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Master's Thesis (MT)

A Master's Thesis is a documentation of an application‑oriented scientific research project. Its primary purpose is to systematically investigate a well‑defined problem by applying established research methods, analyzing relevant data, and deriving sound, academically grounded conclusions and recommendations.

The last component of the Transfer Project is the Master's Thesis. It documents an application-oriented scientific research paper in which the knowledge and skills acquired during the course of study are applied to a project from the student's professional environment (i.e., companies, industries, etc.).

The table below contains the most important formal requirements for the Master's Thesis.

  MBA and M.A. 60 ECTS M.Sc. and M.A. 90 ECTS

Size

60 Pages
(from the introduction to the beginning of the bibliography)

 80 Pages
(from the introduction to the beginning of the bibliography)

Tolerance for size

Deviation up to +/- 10% without point deductions
Deviation from +/- 20% failed 

Format

 Word Template Word Template

ECTS-Points

15 ECTS

20 ECTS

Registration

  via the Transfer Project Registration Page

Processing time

4 month

6 month

Form of
submission

As PDF, file name: Last Name-First Name_Master-Thesis

Method of
submission

Transfer Project Submission Page

If an upload is not possible for larger attachments, the Master's Thesis, including its attachments, can be sent to the Study Management Team by email.

Additional document
to submit

A 3- to 5-page summary as a separate PDF document

There are no strict guidelines for the structure of the Master's Thesis. However, the current scientific conventions should be observed. As a rule, the following chapters can be found in a Thesis:

  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Methodology
  • Results: answer to the research question/guide for the addressee of the thesis
  • Discussions
  • Conclusions and Recommendations

Students sometimes ask whether the literature and theory in the Master's Thesis are still necessary, as they are outlined within the Study Work (SW). Some students believe that further elaboration of the literature and theory in the Thesis is not possible at all. This is not the case. The literature and theory work begins with the SW. It can and should be deepened or supplemented by new topics in the Master's Thesis.

Together with the Master's Thesis, a 3- to 5-page summary in the language of the Master's Thesis must be submitted in electronic form by the deadline. This separate summary is mandatory but is not included in the evaluation. It can be created without citation from the elements of the introduction and the conclusion of the Master's Thesis. The separate summary does not require any indexes or references.

You may refer to this Evaluation Report for Master's Thesis template to gain a clear understanding of the expectations for your written work.