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At the point where you have finished (most of) our lectures and exams it is time to read the Examination rules again in order to prepare for the final phase of your studies.

Please follow the following outline:

1. Look for a topic (institutes´ webpages, black boards etc.) and
2. get a supervising Prof. of our Department,
3. have the supervisor download the Mini thesis form from the department´s webpage, have it signed by yourself and the supervisor and have it send to ZPA by the institute,
4. carry out your thesis,
5. submit the thesis,
6. give a presentation to your supervisor,
7. have your supervisor send the completed registartion form to ZPA to get your credits.

Duration: The mini thesis consists of approx. 200 hours, i. e. roughly 6 weeks in full time. It has to be carried out within 6 months, with a maximum extension of 6 weeks. Tipp: If you apply for an extension please ask for 6 weeks. Should you submit earlier this is no problem, whereas a second extension is impossible.

Please follow the following outline:

1. Look for a topic (institutes´ webpages, black boards etc.) and
2. get a supervising Prof. of our Department,
3. have the supervisor download the Master thesis form from the department´s webpage, have it signed by yourself and the supervisor and have it send to ZPA by the institute,
4. carry out your thesis,
5. submit the thesis,
6. give a presentation to your supervisor,
7. have your supervisor send the completed registartion form to ZPA,
8. present your signed and stamped workbook to your academic counsellor to have it signed,
9. present your workbook to ZPA to get your credits.

Duration: The Master thesis duration is 6 months, with a maximum extension of 6 weeks. Tipp: If you apply for an extension please ask for 6 weeks. Should you submit earlier this is no problem, whereas a second extension is impossible. The thesis may be submitted earlier than the deadline but not earlier than after 4 months. Thus, the maximum time frame starting with registration date is 4-7.5 months.

Any supervisor must be listed at RWTH administration (ZHV) as examiner. All Profs. are examiners by definition. Professors may have PostDocs of their institutes be appointed as second examiners. Formally, the directly supervising person (mostly Ph. D. students) is of no relevance.

Profs. outside the department can also be first supervisors. In this case the second supervisor should be a regular Prof. of the department, he will be in charge of all formal issues with regard to ZPA.

The official date for the end of your study on your diploma will be the submission date of your Master thesis. The presentation date is not relevant (see below).

Presentations need to be given in front of the supervising Professor. This may be done in person or via video meetings. Most relevant in this context is your internal siupervisor from the department, not the external supervisors. Please negotiate the appointment for the presentation well ahead with your supervisor. The presentation date needs to be within the first six weeks after submission. This is for the students´ protection and can be modified if both, the student and the Prof. agrees.