Master’s Thesis

All information regarding the Master’s thesis can be found in the General Study and Examination Regulations as well as in the Subject-Specific Study and Examination Regulations (German).

There are extensive opportunities for Master’s theses at the Geozentrum, ranging from purely research-oriented projects to industry-based projects. The Master’s degree programs in Geosciences and GeoThermie/GeoEnergie at the GeoZentrum prepare students both for careers in industry and for subsequent doctoral studies.

The Master’s thesis is generally to be written in English.

After Section 34 of the General Examination Regulations for the Bachelors Degree in Geoscience (BSc) and Masters Degree in Geoscience (MSc) and GeoThermics/GeoEnergy (MSc) the following guidelines for the implementation and assessment of the Master’s Thesis in the Masters Degree in Geoscience:

  • A Master’s Thesis in the Geoscience Masters Degree can be assigned by all full-time professors and habilitated full-time workgroup heads at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern.
  • The students must ensure that they have a topic for their Master’s Thesis. Topic and date of issue have to be confirmed by the supervisor and registered by the student with the added formular at the examinations office.
  • The maximum period for a Master’s Thesis is 6 months (an extension of max. 3 months can be permitted by the examination board in well founded exceptional cases).
  • The Master’s Thesis should follow the rules of scientific publishing and contain the chapters Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, poss. Conclusion, Discussion and a list of the References (guideline by the examination board).
  • The Master’s Thesis can be written German or English (with approval of the supervisor).
  • The model title page is required at the start of the thesis.
  • The Master’s Thesis must be submitted to the examination office by the deadline in three casebound copies alongside an electronic form (PDF document on external data storage device) together with the Erklärung des Studierenden zur Offenlegung (declaration of disclosure) and the BAföG-Erklärung (declaration on Federal Law on Support in Education).
  • The Selbständigkeitserklärung (statement of authorship) must also be incorporated into the Master’s Thesis.
  • Two copies of the thesis will be forwarded to reviewers by the examination office.
  • The review of the Master’s Thesis will be done in equal parts by the supervisor and another reviewer. The examination board comprises all full-time professors and habilitated full-time work group heads at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern. (possible grades: 1.0 /1.3/1.7/2.0/2.3/2.7/3.0/3.3/3.7/4.0/5.0 = inadequate).

The text above is only an excerpt from the General Examination Regulations for the Bachelors Degree in Geoscience (BSc) and the Masters Degree in Geoscience (MSc) and GeoThermics/GeoEnergy (MSc). You will find all further guidelines and rules for the Geoscience Masters and the Master’s Thesis in the document.
Latest version: February 2016

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