All regulations regarding the Master's thesis can be found in the study and examination regulations (“Studien- und Prüfungsordnung”).
The application for admission to the Master's thesis must be submitted to the Examination Office (“Prüfungsamt”). The student chooses the topic and examiners, who must both be members of the University of Tübingen. The Master's thesis can be officially registered if at least 70 ECTS are achieved. For this, you need a Transcript of Records.*
When you finished your Master thesis, the Examination office will receive two copies of your thesis (adhesive binding). The Examination Office forwards these copies to your supervisors. Moreover, you must send your thesis as PDF (incl. the signed Eigenständigkeitserklärung) via e-mail to the person in charge at the Examination Office so they can save it for their records. You can also have the Examination Office confirm the receipt of your thesis with a stamp and bring it personally to your supervisors. You will receive a notification from your supervisors when they have submitted the reviews.
In this checklist for a successful completion of MAFIP/MAPIR you can see and tick all steps necessary to complete your final module.
Regulations starting with examination regulations 2020 (MAPIR)
You have 18 weeks for finalizing the thesis. The language of the thesis is English. The thesis may not extend 25,000 words, exclusive of the cover, list of content, bibliography and, if applicable, appendix.
Regulations until examination regulations 2018 (MAFIP)
You have 18 weeks to finalize the thesis. The language of the thesis is either German or English. The work must be at least 115,000 characters (approx. 50 pages) and may not exceed 184,000 characters (approx. 80 pages).
For further questions, please see also the FAQs.
* For students studying with course registrations prior to the introduction of ALMA, Gabi Schlag issues these Transcripts during her office hours. Please complete the Transcript of Records template (Version 2013 or Version 2018 of the study program) and send it by email in advance to Gabi Schlag. Please bring the corresponding certificates (“Scheine”) with you to the office hours, you can then take the Transcript of Records with you directly after all your certificates are reviewed.
