Faculty I: Registering your Master's thesis
Interdisciplinary M.A. Media and Society
As soon as you meet the requirements, you can register your Master's thesis by the relevant deadlines. Send us the completed and signed form by e-mail. We will confirm receipt and registration by e-mail and send you the letter of admission to your student e-mail address approx. 1 week before the start of writing.
We will ask your first supervisor for the topic. They will also let us know whether your Master's thesis is empirical.
Documents
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- The provided documents are in German. Please contact the Examination Office if you need help.
Registration
Topic and first examinar have been found: Register your thesis at the Examination Office. Note the deadlines!
Writing period
Write your thesis within 18 or (for empirical work) 26 weeks.
Colloquium
Present your Master's thesis in plenary! The colloquium usually takes place 6 weeks after the start of writing.
Submission
Submit your thesis as a PDF by e-mail and in duplicate as a bound printed copy to the Examination Office.
Requirements
Start of studies from winter semester 2011/12
"Admission to the Master's thesis is granted to students who have completed at least 72 CP (four-semester M.A.) of the entire degree program (if an internship has been completed, mandatory including the successfully completed internship) and are enrolled at the University of Siegen for the degree program or at the partner university in the double degree program or are admitted as a second student in accordance with Section 52 (2) HG. Further details can be found in the "Subject-specific provisions" (Framework Examination Regulations for Master's Degree Programs §11 para. 1).
Start of studies from winter semester 2023/24
"Admission to the Master's examination is granted to those who fulfill the requirements according to § 13 RPO-M and have earned at least 63 credit points (seven completed modules) of the total credit points required for successful completion of the degree program (including the nine credit points for the internship in the case of a compulsory internship). In the Social Sciences in Europe degree program, there are no prerequisites for admission to the Master's examination" (PHIL-FPO-M §11 para. 1).
Summer semester 2025
- until 15.02. - Registration
- 02.04. - Start of the writing period
- colloquium: 01.07.2025 from 14:00 hrs
- until 15.03. - Registration
- 02.05. - Start of the writing period
- colloquium: 01.07.2025 from 14:00
Date 3 (last registration option for students after PO 2013)
- until 15.07. - Registration
- 02.09. - start of the writing period
- colloquium: tba
Formalities
The Master's thesis is written and submitted to the Faculty I: Faculty of Arts and Humanities. This also applies to theses by students who have chosen a topic from the subject of Business Management and Media Management. Supervision by a examiner from Faculty III can be listed on the title page.
Writing period
You have 18 or 26 weeks (for empirical theses) to complete your thesis if you are studying full-time. After 2/3 of the processing time, you may hand in your thesis early.
Illness
If you fall ill during the writing period, please contact the Examinations Office with your medical certificate. We cannot request medical certificates from the health insurance company.
Withdrawal
You can withdraw from the Master's thesis at the Examinations Office up to 1 week before the start of the writing period without giving reasons.
You can only return your topic once and only within 1 week of the start of the processing period.
You can also withdraw from the Master's thesis during the writing period for valid reasons. The written request must be submitted to the Examinations Office at least one day before the deadline, together with supporting documents (e.g. medical certificate). If the Examination Board recognizes these reasons, the Master's thesis is deemed not to have been undertaken.
Length
As a rule, the Master's thesis should not exceed 80 pages (excluding lists and appendices) or a total of around 30,000 words. A larger deviation in the scope (more than +/- 10%) can be included in the assessment by the examiners.
Declaration of plagiarism
Include the following signed declaration of plagiarism in the PDF and the printed copies of your Master's thesis:
"I certify that I have completed the written work independently and that I have not used any auxiliary means other than those indicated. All passages that are taken from other works in terms of wording or meaning (including translations) have been clearly marked as taken from other works in each individual case, with precise indication of the source (including the World Wide Web and other electronic data bases). This also applies to attached drawings, images, sketches and similar. In particular, I affirm that I have indicated all literal and semantic adoptions from other works as well as the use of AI-based text generators. I take note that the proven omission of the indication of origins will be considered as attempted fraud."
Submission of the Master's thesis
Submission
Send your Master's thesis as a PDF by e-mail to the Examination Office by the submission date at the latest. Remember the signed declaration of plagiarism. Also submit 2 bound printed copies (no spiral or saddle stitching). You can submit the copies in person at the Examination Office, drop them in the postboy or send them by post. The decisive factor for submission is the receipt of the PDF at the Examination Office. We will forward your Master's thesis to the examiners.
If you would like to provide your examiners with additional data (e.g. for empirical work), please add a separate data carrier (e.g. USB stick).
Assessments
As a rule, the examiners prepare the assessments within 6 or 8 weeks (depending on the Examination Regulations). If it takes longer, you are welcome to ask. However, it is not unusual for examiners to overrun the deadline.
After the result has been announced, you can request to see the assessments.
Colloquium IMuG
The colloquium usually takes place as a group event six weeks after the start of the Master's thesis writing period. You present the theses of your Master's thesis to an interdisciplinary audience.
You are obliged to attend the interdisciplinary examination colloquium for at least two days. Attendance is compulsory for the examination colloquium of those who have started their Master's thesis on the same date. You should also attend the previous semester's examination colloquium so that you get an impression of the expected performance and can better prepare for your own colloquium.
Course
You can attend the "Jour fixe" under 1MEWI3523V. The event provides basic information about the Master's examination and helps you to find a topic by teaching you working techniques. In addition, the concepts for the participants' Master's theses are presented and discussed, most recently in an event open to the public with an interdisciplinary committee made up of representatives from all subjects involved in the degree program.
Everything at a glance
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Next date
01.07.2025 from 2 pm -
Room
AH-A 217/218 -
Certificate of attendance
