Academic Honesty and Integrity
This website provides information on guidelines, rules, and regulations concerning good scientific practice and academic conduct, as well as (formal) criteria for academic writing and master's/doctoral theses.
Help & Tips
Are you looking for general information on how to write a thesis or academic writing processes?
- The SPL Philosophy prepared a helpsheet, including a checklist for writing academic abstracts, as well as information on organisational matters regarding master's thesis topics and supervision, for you. This information document is meant to help you initiate and structure your writing process by writing an academic abstract, which you can use to contact potential supervisors.
- You can use u:search to look up and access literature on academic writing. The University's library provides access to various kinds of books, papers, articles, data bases, etc. Using u:search, you can access many online resources for free!
- The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers information, mentoring, and guidance regarding academic writing. More detailed information can be found at the CTL website.
Formal criteria
Time frame | Topic and scope should be chosen in a way that allows for completion of the thesis within six months time |
Title page (appendices, images, etc.) | As specified in the title page template (in English and German, font size and style as specified in the template) |
Font | - |
Font size | - |
Line spacing | 1,5-spaced |
Single-sided/double-sided | Double-sided |
Declaration of authorship | Please append such a declaration to your thesis |
Digital/hard copy | Digital and hard copy versions of the thesis need to be handed in |
Quantity | Two hard copies (hardbound) and one digital version (PDF) have to be handed in |
Other specifications | DIN-A4 portrait format, an abstract has to be included in the appendix, hardcover binding |
You can contact the SSC in case you are unsure about your title page layout
Master's thesis title page template
Regulations relating to good scientific practice
Doctoral thesis
All information regarding doctoral theses can be found at the website of the Center for Doctoral Studies.