Master's Thesis
General Information on the Master's Thesis
Master’s theses are scientific papers that serve to demonstrate the ability to work on scientific topics independently and in a way that is justifiable in terms of content and methodology.
The topic and the supervisor of the Master’s thesis have to be announced by means of a form at the Student Services Center of the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences before starting the work. The completed form has to be submitted by email. Approval of the topic and supervisor is given by the Dean of Students.
The topic and/or the supervisor can be changed until the submission of the master’s thesis. However, the change must be announced by means of a form with a new request in the Student Services Center via email.
Master's Program in Computational Social Systems:
The topic of the chosen Master’s thesis must be written within the framework of the chosen specialization and thus has an interdisciplinary character. The Master’s thesis is supervised by a supervisor from the University of Graz and a co-supervisor from TU Graz.
You will have to present your research concept in the seminar Master’s thesis colloquium, before submitting the finished Master’s thesis.
For the Master's thesis, please use the appropriate template for the title page:
Political and Empirical Economics
Business Education and Development
Cover Page Template in Englisch
Note: Please do not print logos on the cover and the cover page.
The Affidavit is only to be confirmed electronically at the time of submission and may not be included in the Master's Thesis.
Theses must only be submitted electronically. Your supervisor (and your co-supervisor) may additionally request a printout of your Master’s thesis. This printout must be submitted directly to your supervisor (and co-supervisor).
Step 1: Electronic submission in UNIGRAZonline
- Application “My Theses“ on your Business Card
- Fill in all required fields
When entering the title of the thesis, do not use a line break (Enter) – this will cause problems during data transfer. - Entry of the German and English abstracts (min. 1,700 to max. 2,000 characters incl. spaces)
- Consent to the Affidavit
- Upload the full text as a PDF-A
The file size of the pdf file must not exceed 40 MB. - Click “Complete and notify supervisor now“ (Submit now) (a change is no longer possible)
- Your supervisor and co-supervisor will receive an automated notification for abstract release.
- Request for Master's Thesis Embargo (if necessary)
This request must be approved by the respective supervisor from the University of Graz prior to the electronic submission of the thesis in UNIGRAZonline. The form has to be emailed to the Student Services Center.
Step 2: Plagiarism Check
Your thesis will be subject to a plagiarism check after electronic submission.
The following applies to the Master's Program in Business Education and Development:
After the electronic submission in UNIGRAZonline, a printed, hardbound copy of the Master’s thesis must be submitted to the Department of Business Education and Development.
The following applies to the Master's Program Computational Social Systems:
After succesfull electronic submission of your Master's thesis via UNIGRAZonline, you will have to submitt your thesis via TUGRAZonline as well. Please inform your self for further instructions at the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering.
The supervisor must assess and grade the thesis within two months of submission.
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.
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.
