Final theses

As a student at the LMU School of Management, you have the opportunity to write your thesis at our professorship. We offer a range of topics from our research and teaching areas on how digital technologies are changing the world of work.

Topics, assignment, and recommendations

  • We supervise only empirical work for bachelor's and master's students; requests for purely literature-based work will not be accepted.
  • The number of theses supervised depends on the capacity of the professorship. If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of the professorship, a selection will be made based on previous academic achievements and specialization subjects.
  • Prior participation in a main seminar of the professorship (for bachelor's students) and successful completion of the relevant courses in a specialization are recommended.
  • Possible topics lie within the research and teaching areas of the professorship:

Deadlines

Bachelor

  • Latest possible request for graduation in the same semester: June 15 (summer semester) and December 15 (winter semester).
  • With participation in the academic graduation ceremony (not guaranteed!): May 15 (summer semester) and November 15 (winter semester).

Master

  • Latest possible request for graduation in the following semester: March 1 (summer semester) and September 1 (winter semester).
  • With participation in the academic graduation ceremony (not guaranteed!): January 15 (summer semester) and July 15 (winter semester).

Chronological sequence

Receipt of your request
– Processing time within the professorship
approx. 2 weeks
First meeting
– Exposé process with confirmation or scheduling of interviews, if applicable
Bachelor's degree: 4 weeks | Master's degree: 6 weeks (+ acquisition, if applicable)
Registering your thesis with the ISC
– Writing period and
– Colloquium (after 2/3 of the writing time)
Bachelor: 8/10 weeks | Master: 22 weeks
Submission to the ISC
– internal correction time

Colloquium

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BachelorMaster (from PStO 2024)
Approximately six weeks after the start of processingApproximately twelve weeks after the start of processing
30 minutes (15 minutes presentation + 15 minutes feedback and questions)35 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 15 minutes feedback and questions)

Form requirements

Application

In addition to personal details, the following documents must be submitted via the form by the end of the respective application deadline:

  • Transcript of grades (which, for bachelor's students, must include proof of successful participation in a main seminar)
  • Short CV
  • Information about your desired topic area or a topic proposal of your own
  • If you would like to propose your own topic, please provide a detailed description of the topic, the methodology, and the academic literature to which your topic relates (maximum two pages).