Graduation and Master's Thesis

Help & Tips

Do you have questions on how to write your thesis or regarding formal criteria? Information is provided in the section Academic Honesty and Integrity.

Step 1: Approval of thesis topic and supervisor

Before you start working on your thesis, the Directorate of Studies must approve your topic choice and supervisor.

Please note that a thesis topic should be chosen in a way that allows for completion of the thesis within six months time.

The following groups of people qualify for thesis supervision:

  • University professors, habilitated university staff, and associated university professors (Ao. Univ.-Prof., Univ. Prof., Univ. Doz., Priv. Doz., Assoz. Univ.-Prof.,… ): supervision and assessment
  • Tenure Track associated professors (Assoz. Prof.) and/or assistant professors (Ass. Prof.): dependent on qualification agreement – please contact the SSC Philosophy
  • Members of the academic university staff holding a doctoral degree/PhD: in case of master's theses funded by the European Research Council excellence funds, the START or Wittgenstein award, or the WWTF's "Junior GroupLeader" fund

Supervision by university-external experts or academic university staff holding a doctoral degree/PhD may be granted in special cases.

 

A complete announcement of the topic and supervision includes:

  • The signed form "Announcement of the topic of the Master's thesis" (signatures of the supervisor and the student).
  • An exposé of 2-4 pages. The exposé must include: An abstract of the thesis, a table of contents and a list of the literature used.
  • The completed form "Rules of good scientific practice".

All documents can be submitted to the SSC via the Servicedesk.

 

 

Step 2: Handing in your completion record

Please open the completion record form in Adobe Acrobat reader and fill in all information required on your computer, but make sure to not digitally sign it – the completion record form can only be accepted with an original wet ink signature.
You can contact the SSC if you require assistance with the completion record form.

Notice

In case your completion record form contains examinations that have been officially recognised by the University of Vienna, please fill in the date of the recognition for the examination date, and the notice “recognised” for course number and instructor.

The following documents have to be handed in at the SSC during office hours:

  • Filled in and signed completion record form
  • A current transcript of records
  • Official notices regarding the recognition of examinations, if applicable
  • Notice regarding additional ECTS to be acquired during the course of studies, if applicabe