Master’s Thesis Supervision. A maximum total of six (6) credit banking points shall be available to Master’s Thesis Committee members to be distributed among not more than five (5) faculty members under the following distribution rules: Each member of the Thesis Committee shall receive one (1) point, except the Chairperson of the Committee, who shall receive two (2) points. In the semester following the written approval of a thesis topic by the Thesis Committee, the supervisor of the master’s thesis student shall receive one (1) point. In the semester in which the master’s thesis is successfully completed, all members of the Master’s Thesis Committee shall receive one (1) credit banking point. At the Committee Chairperson’s discretion, and so long as the total of six credit banking points is not exceeded, one (1) additional member of the Committee (excluding the Chairperson) may receive one (1) additional point for serving as a Methodologist. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be responsible for identifying the Methodologist.
Master’s Thesis Supervision. The Master’s thesis is usually written in the last semester of the program. Each student has to have two supervisors, one from each university. Only professors or associate professors (Germany: junior professors) are eligible for thesis supervision. The topic has to be accepted by both universities. All credits have to be achieved before submitting the proposal for the Master’s thesis to the supervisors. For dual degree students, the thesis defense is allowed to be held via video conference.
