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Other than for exams there is no general mandatory registration for courses, i. e. lectures, exercises. This is due to the fact that there is no mandatory presence for these in the German universitary system. Thus, we may not confirm that you have taken part in courses unless you have passed the exam. On the other hand you may take part in any course if you like to.

For lab courses this is different and registration and presence IS mandatory. Despite these facts most courses offer registration which allows for the entry into the respective moodle learning room to get the learning materials. It is hence recommended to register, if possible.

Should you have difficulties in registration for courses or exams the institute offering the course is your first contact. Please note that the guidance counselors are generally not able to interfere with the institutes in RWTH Online. In case the problem cannot be solved please contact your administrative student counsellor.

First you need to find a topic and a supervizing Professor. Naturally this should be a supervisor of the MuW department. However, thesis works in other faculties are possible, but need an application to the Examination Board. The application has to be signed by an internal Professor of MuW department acting as your internal supervisor. A mini thesis outside RWTH is generally not permitted.

Please note:
Supervisors may only be Professors or Ph D.´s which are promoted supervisores by the faculty. Thus, Ph. D. students must not be supervisors in this sense (though they may act as direct advisers). The supervisor is responsible for all registration issues with ZPA and in case of extra-faculty or industrial thesis work has to make sure that the thesis is equivalent to a regular internal thesis.

For a Master thesis the same rules apply. However, a Master thesis may (upon application to the Examination Board) be carried out in industry. You need a supervizing Professor (see above).