Study Guide - Hochschule Regensburg

YOUR STUDIES Final Thesis & Co.
Final Thesis & Co.
Obviously, this booklet is intended not only to provide useful information for freshman
students, but also assistance for senior level students. Therefore, the following pages
contain info on your final thesis and what else you have to take into account if your studies
in Regensburg are amost done. Most of the hints and supports are based on the
experiencies of former foreign students.
Ultimately you can decide on your own about which
topic you want to write in your final thesis, which
professor should supervise it and whether you
want to perform intern or extern. The onliest restriction
of course is to choose a topic related to
your studies. Primarily the supervisor anyway results
from her / his expertise about the topic and
– needless to say – your anti-/sympathy. Just one
question remains:
Which Topic?
Basically different approaches help you for specifying your topic:
• A godlike inspiration ;-)
• The company, where you write your thesis, passes it to you.
• You find a topic on the professor’s homepages
• Discussing a topic with the supervisor of your choice
Editor’s note: Besides - to avoid difficulties and wounded vanity - only target professors of your own
faculty as the first advisor. If the work definitly has to be supervised by a faculty-external professor,
it is mandatory to either make an application (early) or you look for a first advisor of your own faculty
and arrange an inofficial role reversal with the formal second advisor…
External Final Thesis
For an external final thesis you should apply early to appropiate companies to find a suitable
job and topic. The guidline suggests to do so about 6 months before starting work.
Sometimes theses also arise at short notice, but don’t count on that…
Especially bigger enterprises advertise places for theses. Among them, an unsolicited application
often is a way to succes as well. A professor’s recommendation can also mean a
chance for you to get hold of a place. Don’t be too shy to ask for non-binding opportunities.
Many professors try to keep in touch with the companies this way!
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