Master degree

Implementation provisions master thesis and graduation

(Master thesis, PDF 40 kb)
(Master graduation,  PDF 31

Principle

Master studies are terminated by 2 events:

• presentation Master thesis
• poster exhibition / graduation
  

The poster exhibition/graduation is the prominent event. It aims to demonstrate to the public the competence and the wide range of knowledge the graduates have acquired at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences.

Cycle Master thesis

Regulations stipulate the following:

•   subject can be selected after 30 CP of the Master program have been obtained
•   workload accounts for 6 months (30 CP); time may be extended
•   subject, aims and objectives are predefined by the examiner
  

As soon as the 90 CP have been obtained, application for a Master’s degree can be made to the Sekretariat, where it is checked and the certificates printed (in German and English) and then forwarded to the rectory. The rectory issues diplomas periodically (approx. twice/semester). Upon demand the Sekretariat prints an actual status report, stamps and signs it. It is an acceptable to complete the documentation for job applications.

The date for the parallel presentations on Master thesis topics are defined by the Department. Each student presents facts and figures available at the moment to an expert audience. The presentation is autonomously worked out by the student. Since future employers expect our graduates to have the skills to appear in public, the presentation counts for 20% of the overall grading of the Master thesis.