The most important basis for your degree programme is the Bachelor's examination regulations. You can find these online on the pages of the Examinations Office under the relevant degree and degree programme, as well as in your personal Stud.IP account under Studies > My courses > Overview of study modules at the bottom of the left-hand column.

In general, the examination regulations or subject-specific annex of your degree programme valid at the start of your studies apply to you.

The regulations governing the Bachelor’s thesis can be found in Section 21 et seq. of the Bachelor’s Examination Regulations (BPO).

You may register for the Bachelor’s thesis at any time, provided you have attained at least 120 credit points and, where applicable, met any specific requirements (e.g. proof of language skills, etc.).

Applications for admission to the Bachelor’s thesis must be submitted to the Examinations Office; please use only the application form (PDF download available on the Examinations Office website https://uol.de/studium/pruefungen/abschlussarbeiten). As part of the paperless procedure, the proposal may currently be submitted by email (as of 2021).

Certain preparations are required before submitting the proposal. You may need to decide in which subject area or specialisation the thesis is to be written and whether it will be a group or individual project. The choice of a topic for the thesis and the question of who you wish to have as your examiners are of central importance. You must make a choice and establish contact with these individuals.

You will need a first and a second supervisor (at least one of whom must be a member of the professors' group – professor, associate professor or postdoctoral lecturer) and must obtain their (verbal) consent to act as supervisors. You will receive this once the proposed topic has been accepted; their signature serves as approval. You must also enter this agreed proposal on the form.

Please note Section 22(1) of the BPO: “The Bachelor’s thesis should demonstrate that the student is capable of independently addressing a problem from one of their chosen subjects within a specified deadline, using academic methods.”
Work on the Bachelor’s thesis may only commence once admission has been granted .

A maximum period of 4 months is allowed for the completion of the Bachelor's thesis after the topic has been issued. The workload should not exceed 12 CP

We recommend 40-60 pages (approx. 1500 characters/page, font size e.g. Times New Roman 12 pt or Arial 11 pt, 1 ½ line spacing).