Requirements Bachelor- and Mastertheses
General and further information can be found in the Bachelor’s examination regulations
Length: approx. 30 pages without figures, tables, literature and appendix, approx. 6,000 words
Papers can be written in both German and English (by agreement)
Formalities
| Line Spacing | 1.5 |
| Font | Times New Roman |
| Font Size | 12 point |
| Paragraph | justify text, hyphenation,
indent 1st line: 1.25 |
| Margins | Right: 3cm
Left, Top, Bottom: 2cm |
| Headings | Numbered
(1 – 1.1 – 1.2 – 2 – 2.1 – 2.2 – 3 etc.) |
Citation Standard: APA Guidelines
All tables and figures must also be presented according to APA format
Submission:
2 copies (bound, DIN A4, printed on both sides) and additionally in electronic form on data medium to the examination office.
For empirical theses, the syntax and output of the statistics program used and, if applicable, the data set (as the results of theses must be replicable).
Please also send your Bachelor’s thesis as a PDF document via e-mail to Prof. Handke (lisa.handke@fau.de)
provided format templates:
General and further information can be found in the Master’s examination regulations
Length: approx. 60 pages without figures, tables, literature and appendix, approx. 12,000-15,000 words
- Exception: Paperstil
Papers can be written in both German and English (by agreement)
Formalities
| Line Spacing | 1.5 |
| Font | Times New Roman |
| Font Size | 12 point |
| Paragraph | justify text, hyphenation,
indent 1st line: 1.25 |
| Margins | Right: 3cm
Left, Top, Bottom: 2cm |
| Headings | Numbered
(1 – 1.1 – 1.2 – 2 – 2.1 – 2.2 – 3 etc.) |
Citation Standard: APA Guidelines
All tables and figures must also be presented according to APA format
Submission:
2 copies (bound, DIN A4, printed on both sides) and additionally in electronic form on data medium to the examination office.
For empirical theses, the syntax and output of the statistics program used and, if applicable, the data set (as the results of theses must be replicable).
Please also send your Master’s thesis as a PDF document via e-mail to Prof. Handke (lisa.handke@fau.de)
provided format templates: