Final thesis

The registration period (usually one week) is announced by the Examination Office for Humanities and Social Sciences (PAGS). Registration must take place during this period.

Fill in your details on the registration form available on the PAGS website and send it by email as a PDF document to your supervisor or chair office.

The topic of the Bachelor thesis can only be changed once within two weeks of registration if no use was made of this rule on the first attempt.

All students must attend the project module for the Bachelor thesis at the supervising chair, in which an ungraded presentation (assessed as “pass”/“fail”) is held. The project module corresponds to 6 ECTS credits.

More detailed information on the project module can be found on the homepage of the supervising chair.

The cover page of the Bachelor thesis must contain the following information:

• “Bachelor thesis for the Bachelor degree program in Sociology at the LMU Munich”
• Title
• Author's fill name, student ID number, full address, telephone number, email address
• Supervisor's name, current postal and email address

All theses are also reviewes for suspected plagiarism. In the event of plagiarism, submissions are graded as “failed” (TA = Täuschung (plagiarism)).

In serious or repeated cases, the examination board will decide to exclude the student from re-examination!

Every thesis must include a declaration of originality signed by the author. You can download both the German (PDF, 59 KB) and English (PDF, 551 KB) versions.

Students are required to submit two bound copies of their Bachelor thesis (printed double-sided) including a signed declaration of originality by the submission deadline to PAGS. Please note the detailed instructions from PAGS regarding submission, and direct all organizational inquiries (including extensions) to PAGS.

You can submit your Bachelor thesis in person or by mail. If relevant, label the envelope as follows:

LMU München
Prüfungsamt für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
z.H. Phil.L. Hänßler
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München

The postmarked date is the submission date

In addition, Bachelor theses must be submitted by the final deadline to the supervisor as a PDF via email.

Bachelor theses graded as “fail” (5.0) must be assessed by a second examiner. If the thesis is failed, the student can re-submit only once in the following semester with a new topic (with the same or a new supervisor).

A re-examination after the 8th semester is not possible.

The registration period (usually one week) is announced by the Examination Office for Humanities and Social Sciences (PAGS). Registration must take place during this period.

Fill in your details on the registration form available on the PAGS website and send it by email as a PDF document to your supervisor or chair office.

The topic of the Master thesis can only be changed once within two weeks of registration if no use was made of this rule on the first attempt.

All students must attend the project module for the Bachelor thesis at the supervising chair, in which a graded oral exam (20 minutes) is held. The project module corresponds to 6 ECTS credits.

More detailed information on the project module can be found on the homepage of the supervising chair.

The cover page of the Master thesis must contain the following information:

• “Master thesis for the Master degree program in Sociology at the LMU Munich”
• Title
• Author's fill name, student ID number, full address, telephone number, email address
• Supervisor's name, current postal and email address

All theses are also reviewes for suspected plagiarism. In the event of plagiarism, submissions are graded as “failed” (TA = Täuschung (plagiarism)).

In serious or repeated cases, the examination board will decide to exclude the student from re-examination!

Every thesis must include a declaration of originality signed by the author. You can download both the German (PDF, 59 KB) and English (PDF, 551 KB) versions.

Students are required to submit two bound copies of their Master thesis (printed double-sided) including a signed declaration of originality by the submission deadline to PAGS. Please note the detailed instructions from PAGS regarding submission, and direct all organizational inquiries (including extensions) to PAGS.

You can submit your Master thesis in person or by mail. If relevant, label the envelope as follows:

LMU München
Prüfungsamt für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
z.H. Phil.L. Hänßler
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München

The postmarked date is the submission date

In addition, Master theses must be submitted by the final deadline to the supervisor as a PDF via email.

Master theses graded as “fail” (5.0) must be assessed by a second examiner. If the thesis is failed, the student can re-submit only once in the following semester with a new topic (with the same or a new supervisor).

A re-examination after the 6th semester is not possible.