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Master thesis

You can register for the master thesis if you are enrolled in the MAIB and have completed at least 75 ECTS. In particular, you must have completed the mandatory internship. You register for the master thesis using this form via email until 23:59 of the respective registration date in the examination office of the MAIB (ma-int-bez@polsoz.fu-berlin.de),. Documents received after the deadline will not be considered. Please name a lecturer in the registration form whom you propose as first or second referee. The lecturer must document his/her agreement by (digital) signature or by e-mail to the same e-mail address.

Your registration must also include a topic proposal for your Master's thesis that has been agreed upon with your first supervisor. It is your responsibility to arrange an appointment with your first supervisor in good time and to agree with him/her on a topic proposal in the field of international relations. Only fully completed documents including the topic proposal and the signatures of the reviewers and the applicant will be accepted by the examination office of the MAIB.

To be eligible to take the examination, your chosen examiner must hold at least a doctorate in a subject relevant to the MAIB. Furthermore, one of the examiners must hold a professorship or be habilitated.

One of the examiners must also be a member of the MAIB faculty. The second examiner may also come from outside the participating universities. Please make sure that both examiners can be present at your oral examination.

No, you do not have to defend your master thesis.

Yes, scanned signatures, digital signatures or an e-mail of both reviewers are sufficient for the registration. However, an original signature must then be handed in to thecoordination office at a later date.

Yes the recognition of an master thesis, that you've already written in another study program is possible in principle, if the examination conditions and the assignment of the submitted performance do not differ significantly in terms of quality, level, learning outcomes, scope and profile from the examination conditions and the assignment of a master thesis to be completed in the master program MAIB.

If you are prevented from completing your Master's thesis on time due to an acute temporary illness, the examination board may, upon request, extend the deadline for completion by the period of the proven inability. The reason for the inability hand in your thesis on time must be substantiated by submitting a medical certificate. A medical certificate is a document stating why you are unable to take the examination. A simple certificate of incapacity for work is not sufficient for this purpose. Rather, the content of the medical certificate must be a description of the health impairment/symptoms and an indication of the resulting effects on your ability to perform in the examination. The ultimate decision about your request still lies at the examination board.

Please send the request for an extension of the processing time together with the medical certificate digitally by e-mail to the examination office (ma-int-bez@polsoz.fu-berlin.de). You will be informed by e-mail about the new deadline for the submission of your Master's thesis.

In principle, yes. Be aware though, that the title can only be changed once and only within the first four weeks of the processing period. Please contact the information office, asap, if you should wish to change your title.