Please send all enquiries and applications to the M.A. Examination Board to the Clerk!
Limits on the possibility of extending the deadline for Master’s theses
The MA Examination Board has decided that the five-month time limit for Master’s theses stipulated in the M-RPO may be extended to up to seven months for valid reasons, such as illness. Extensions of more than two months are not usually granted.
AI for Master's theses
Please observe the guidelines of the Presidential Board of the University of Erfurt on dealing with generative artificial intelligence in teaching and examinations and submit both the Declaration of Consent with the application for the issue of the topic of the Master's thesis and theDeclaration of Academic Itegrity (aids used) together with the declaration of conformity with the printed copy(s) of your Master's thesis to the Dean's Office.
Resolutions
Rules of Procedure of the MA Examination Board
Special regulations regarding internships extended up to and including SoSe 2022
The examination board has decided to extend the corona-related regulations regarding internships - last valid until summer semester 2021 - now up to and including summer semester 2022.
Resolution on the submission of Master’s theses via Wiseflow (from the 2021/22 winter semester onwards)
Special regulations regarding corona-related restrictions on internships
Please note the regulations regarding internships that will continue to apply for the summer semester 2021.
Renewals of the processing time for MA theses in WS 2020/21
Application
Click here for an overview of the Master's programs at the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences. The application deadlines run from April 1 to July 15 for the winter semester and from October 1 to January 15 for the summer semester.
In addition, please refer to the instructions of the MA Review Committee for an application to a 1-focus master 's program.
Click here for the Master-FAQs
Forms
Study requirements
Procedure:
1. If necessary, specify the requirements to be met using the form enclosed with your acceptance letter with the responsible program officer:
- ReWi: Prof. Dr. Michael Riegner
- SoWi: Prof. Dr. Guido Mehlkop
- WiWi: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Rüth
2. Procedure according to form:
- Part A: Completion and submission by the student to the Deanery + enclosure of the admission letter.
- Part B: Pre-confirmation by the M.A. Examination Board
- Part C: Forwarding to instructor for certification.
- Part D: Forwarding to Study and Teaching for admission file.
The fulfillment of the requirements will be checked after the first year of study and is a prerequisite for the issue of the Master's thesis topic.
Recognition
Here you will find general information on the recognition procedure.
Please submit applications to the Deanery of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences; inquiries should be directed to the clerk.
Please note that the processing of these procedures is an administrative procedure, which can take up to four weeks!
Internship
Here you can find information about the internship according to the M-PO-Sta-2020.
Please note the regulations regarding internships that will continue to apply for the summer semester 2021.
Master thesis
The procedure is as follows:
- Identification of the topic & agreement with the supervisor to be proposed and the second examiner
- Completion of the form and signature of all parties involved
- Submission of the complete and signed application together with the certificate of matriculation and the Declaration of Consent to the Deanery - usually by 15.03. / 15.09. (Deviations are only possible in exceptional cases upon request!)
- Issue of the topic by the MA Examination Committee - usually by 01.04. / 01.10.
- Processing time 5 months & submission of the work via WISEflow as well as to the Dean´s office - usually by 31.08. / 28.02.
- Evaluation and submission of the expert reports
- Issue of the grade certificate by the examination board
- Sending to students & reporting to Department 1: Registrar's Office
Further information can be found in the FAQ's
Deceptions
Information on dealing with deceptions can be found here
Postal address
University of Erfurt Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
Deanery / Examination Board M.A.
PO Box 90 02 21
99105 Erfurt
In-house PO Box Number: 17
