Master's Thesis
The thesis consists of a written part and an oral part (colloquium/defense) and allows the candidate to proof that he/she is able to independently work on a narrowly defined task with scientific methods within a given period of time.
Below you will find brief information on the Master-Thesis-Module (Agrobiotechnology, Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources, Transition Management). Please also note the regulations in paragraphs 15, 16 and 17 of the Special Regulations and the paragraphs of the General Regulations mentioned there. The Special Regulations and the General Regulations can be found online in the "MUG" >> Mitteilungen der Universität Gießen (MUG)
Topics are often announced on the >> institute's website or can be requested directly from the professors. Students may also suggest a topic themselves. The choice of the first and second supervisor (examiner) shall be based on the topic. One of the examiners must be a professor, or an associate professor (Privatdozent), or a a permanently employed academic staff member with a doctorate, or a junior group leader with a doctorate (Nachwuchsgruppenleiter).
It is possible to write your master thesis in cooporation with a company. Your first examiner must be a member of JLU and a professor, or an associate professor (Privatdozent), or a doctoral researcher permanently employed at JLU, or a doctoral junior research group leader. The second examiner can be a person of the company with academic qualification, who will then need a teaching assignment. This has to be requested by the first examiner. The whole registration process for the master thesis is the same as with two examiners of the university and has to be submitted to the examination office.
In case you want to complete your internship (MP 196) and the Master Thesis in the same company, this has to take place in succession. It is not possible to complete an internship (MP 196) and at the same time write and register the master thesis in the same company.
Prerequisites
Master Thesis: at least 6 completed core modules
Registration
The thesis must be registered using the registration form, which has to be forwarded to the examination office. The examination office determines the submission date and informs the candidate and both examiners by email (University Email Address).
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Period of processing
six months (workload 720 hours)
Layout
The layout shall be designed in consultation with the supervisors. The JLU Logo may be used for the master theses of JLU students.
Avoiding plagiarism and fraud during scientific writing
Before you start working on your thesis please inform yourself about how to use sources and how to cite properly.
On the >> JLU website (German language) you will find information on academic work, tips on how to avoid plagiarism and fraud, and sanctions applicable at JLU in the event of plagiarism and fraud during studies.
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Submission of the written thesis
Upon submission of the paper, the examinee must assure that the paper was written independently, that all sources and tools used are indicated in the paper and that a check using anti-plagiarism software is tolerated. All parts of the work which have been taken literally or analogously from publications or other external communications must be individually marked as such. Furthermore, it must be declared that the work has not yet been used as an examination paper in another course of study.
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The thesis must be handed in to the supervisor within the deadline:
1. including the signed Declaration of Authorship
2. as hardcopy and in electronically searchable form according to the supervisor's specifications
The submission date must be recorded by the supervisor.
If the work is not handed in on time, it will be considered "insufficient" (failed)
Assessment
The assessment must be made no later than six weeks after submission.The grade of the written part is the arithmetic mean of both assessments. If the written part was graded at least sufficient , the main results of the work must be presented in a colloquium.
If the written part was graded at least sufficient , the author must present the main results of the work in a colloquium.
Duration of the colloquium
at least 30 minutes, maximum 45 minutes
The overall grade of the thesis is the arithmetic mean of the grades for paper and colloquim which are weighted as follows:
- Written Part: three times
- Colloquium: simple
The thesis is successfully passed if paper and colloqium are respectively graded at least
sufficient
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Registration Form
Agrobiotechnology, Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources, Transtition Management
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Declaration of Authorship
The Declaration of Authorship has to be attached to each copy.
The topic can be rejected once by the mid-point of the regular processing time. A new topic must be registered upon rejection of the previous topic and then cannot be rejected again. The processing period starts again.
A failed thesis can be repeated once (Gen. Reg. §19 (1)).
Should a written part be graded as failed, it can be revised within three months or a second thesis can be edited on a new topic. The new topic has to be applied for within three months in the examination office. After this deadline the right to examination expires unless the students is not to blame for the delay. A second repitition of the thesis is not possible. (Spec. Reg. §17(5))
If the colloquium was not passed, the colloquium can be repeated once. A repetition of the thesis is excluded in this case (Spec. Reg. §17 (4)).