Examination Board M.A.

Grading criterion

The MA Examination Board has unanimously decided that the criterion of an above-average Bachelor’s degree is deemed to have been met up to a mark of 2.5. Exceptions may be granted in justified cases up to 3.0. The decision to grant an exception is taken by the Chair on the recommendation of the relevant programme coordinator(s).

Scope of empirical modules required to meet the minimum requirement of 30 LP

The MA Examination Board has unanimously decided that a maximum of 12 credit points from methodology modules may be counted towards the minimum requirement of 30 credit points in a political science degree programme. At least 18 credit points must be obtained from subject-specific modules.

Please refer to the guidance issued by the Executive Board of the University of Erfurt on the use of generative artificial intelligence in teaching and examinations, and submit both the AI authorisation declaration, together with your application for the allocation of a Master’s thesis topic, and the extended declaration of originality (including details of any resources used), together with a declaration of conformity with the printed copy(ies) of your Master’s thesis to the Dean’s Office.

You can view the Rules of Procedure of the Master’s Examination Board of the Faculty of Political Science (version dated 26 March 2026)  here

1. The MA Examination Board has decided that, from the 2020/21 winter semester onwards, all Master’s theses must be submitted digitally as PDF files via the WISEFlow platform. The software implemented on the platform will be used to carry out a standardised plagiarism check on all submitted theses. 
2. Accordingly, and in deviation from the M-RPO, the requirement to submit printed copies will be reduced to just one copy from the 2020/21 winter semester onwards, plus any additional copies for the first and/or second examiners where applicable.
3. The date of submission of the Master’s theses shall be deemed to be the date of receipt of the digital submission via WISEFlow. The submission deadline is met if the PDF is uploaded to WISEFlow on the last day of the writing period. The submission deadline can be viewed via WISEFlow; any extensions to the writing period granted upon application will be entered into WISEFlow accordingly.
4. In addition to the Declaration of Honesty, the thesis to be submitted must include a Declaration of Conformity (templates) certifying that the digital version matches the hard copy. The declarations must be signed by hand in the mandatory copy to be submitted.

Supervisors are appointed from amongst those who hold the venia legendi and who teach or have taught at the faculty. In addition to this group, faculty staff or lecturers from other higher education institutions may be appointed as external examiners on the recommendation of the supervisor, as may practitioners, provided they are particularly suitable on the basis of their professional experience. Furthermore, external examiners must hold at least a Master’s degree or an equivalent qualification.

The examination board has decided to extend the coronavirus-related regulations regarding internships – which were previously valid until the 2021 summer semester – to include the 2022 summer semester.

Please note the regulations regarding internships that remain in force for the 2021 summer term

In accordance with the Executive Committee’s decision of 10 December 2020, the submission deadlines for master's theses are to be extended by two weeks in order to compensate for the inconvenience caused by the closure of the University Library between 4 and 10 January 2021.

To the forms in E.L.V.I.S.

• Declaration of Academic Integrity
• Declaration of Consent

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.

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!

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.

The procedure is as follows:

1. Identification of the topic & agreement with the supervisor to be proposed and the second examiner
2. Completion of the form and signature of all parties involved
3. 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!)
4. Issue of the topic by the MA Examination Committee - usually by 01.04. / 01.10.
5. Processing time 5 months & submission of the work via WISEflow as well as to the Dean´s office - usually by 31.08. / 28.02.
6. Evaluation and submission of the expert reports
7. Issue of the grade certificate by the examination board
8. Sending to students & reporting to Department 1: Registrar's Office

Further information can be found in the FAQ's

Information on dealing with deceptions can be found here