Master's Degree Exam
The Master’s Degree Exam is an oral, comprehensive subject examination by committee conducted in a single examination procedure. Further information on the master’s degree examinations is available in the respective curricula as well as in the Laws Governing University Studies (§§ 27, 28, 29 and 31).
Examination Dates
Three examination dates are offered for each semester, so that six examination dates are available per year. The Dean of Studies determines examination weeks for each academic year in which the master’s degree examinations are held.
Exam Registration
Registration is only possible within the registration period specified for this purpose and in compliance with the registration requirements according to the curriculum. The registration period lasts at least two weeks and ends one week before the examination date.
Registration for the master’s degree exam is done using the appropriate form in the Student Services Center of the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.
Examination Committees
Examination Committee
The examination committee consists of the supervisor of the master’s thesis, the co-supervisor of the respective other university and at least one further member who is nominated by the governing body responsible for study law and is appointed as the chairwoman/chairman.
The subject of the Master’s Degree Exam is the presentation (maximum 25 minutes) and defense of the master’s thesis (discussion). The total duration of the Master’s Degree Exam is usually 60 minutes.
The Master’s Degree Exam can only be taken after all courses and examinations of the chosen specialization, the free elective courses and the Master's thesis colloquium have been positively completed and the master’s thesis has been positively assessed and graded.
Examination Committee
The examination committee shall consist of at least three persons, one of whom shall be appointed as the chairwoman/chairman. One examiner must be provided for each subject (cf. § 26 Laws Governing University Studies). As a rule, the examiners shall be university teaching staff with a teaching qualification pursuant to § 98 para. 12 or § 103 UG, for those subjects in which they hold their teaching qualification (cf. § 31 Laws Governing University Studies).
The master’s degree exam can only be taken after all other examinations have been passed and the master’s thesis has been positively assessed and graded.
The subject of the master’s degree exam is the master’s thesis. For further information on the master’s degree exam, please refer to § 5 para. 2 of the curriculum of the Master’s Program Sociology.
Examination Committee
The examination committee shall consist of at least three persons, one of whom shall be appointed as the chairwoman/chairman. One examiner must be provided for each subject (cf. § 26 Laws Governing University Studies). As a rule, the examiners shall be university teaching staff with a teaching qualification pursuant to § 98 para. 12 or § 103 UG, for those subjects in which they hold their teaching qualification (cf. § 31 Laws Governing University Studies).
The master’s degree exam can only be taken after all courses and examinations provided for in the curriculum have been positively completed and the master’s thesis has been positively assessed and graded.
The subject of the master’s degree exam is the public presentation and defense of the master’s thesis, Module A and, depending on the chosen specialization, Module E or Module F with the corresponding specialization in Module H.
For further information on the master’s degree exam, please refer to § 5 para. 2 of the curriculum of the Master’s Program Business Education and Development.
Examination Committee
The examination committee shall consist of at least three persons, one of whom shall be appointed as the chairwoman/chairman. One examiner must be provided for each subject (cf. § 26 Laws Governing University Studies). As a rule, the examiners shall be university teaching staff with a teaching qualification pursuant to § 98 para. 12 or § 103 UG, for those subjects in which they hold their teaching qualification (cf. § 31 Laws Governing University Studies).
The master’s degree exam can only be taken after all other examinations have been passed and the master’s thesis has been positively assessed and graded.
The subject of the master’s degree exam is the master’s thesis. For further information on the master’s degree exam, please refer to § 5 of the curriculum of the International Graduate Study Programme in Cultural Sociology.
Period between submission of the thesis and the examination: at least 4 weeks
The period between the submission of a scientific paper and the examination concluding the study program or the completion of the program may not be less than four weeks.
Period between expert review and examination: at least 2 weeks
If the study program is completed with an examination that concludes the study program, this examination can be taken no earlier than two weeks after the assessment has been submitted to the Examination Office or the Dean’s Office.
Period between registration for the Master's degree exam and the examination: at least 2 weeks
Registration for the Master's degree exam must take place at least two weeks before the planned examination date.
Completion of program in the summer semester by 31.10.
If you complete your program in the summer semester by 31.10., it is no longer necessary to enrol for the winter semester.
Completion of program the winter semester by 31.3.
If you complete your studies in the winter semester by 31.3, it is no longer necessary to enrol for the summer semester.
Announcement of Master's Degree Exams
Master's Program Computational Social Systems
Master's Program Sociology
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Master's Program in Business Education
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International Graduate Study Programme in Cultural Sociology
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