Study Guide - Hochschule Regensburg

Bachelor, what now? YOUR STUDIES
Bachelor, what now?
If your bachelor studies are about to end, don’t forget to think about what you want do
to later on and that there are deadlines to meet if you want to enroll in a master degree
course afterwards!
One crucial point is the fact that you are required to hold already your bachelor degree
at the beginning of the first master semester. Delaying your final thesis into the new
semester means that you run the risk not to be able to anything else in this semester.
Luckily the examination board is able to use wordings of the law (Art. 43 Sec. 5 Par. 3
BayHSchG i.V. m. § 20a APO 2 ). But unfortunately there is no guarantee that they really
do so.
Please be concerned about these pros and cons of a master degree course:
• Is a bachelor degree enough for what I want to do?
• What exactly do I want to do after my studies?
• Can I cope with the financial and psychological challenges for 3-4 more semesters
full-time-study?
• Do I pursue a PhD degree after my master? If yes, a master at university eases the
promotion considerably.
• Do the contents of the master degree course fit to what I want to do later on? - If
not, many master courses at different universities and university colleges focus on
different areas.
• Will I get a job for certain with my bachelor degree? - If not, use a master course as
some kind of bridging…
2 In special cases the university’s administration might allow that your studies have ended even
before aquiring the admission requirements according to paragraphs 1 and 2. Prerequisite: admission
requirements are proven within one year after starting your studies
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