Bachelor thesis

• According to the study plan, the bachelor’s thesis is part of the 6th semester and is written within a period of three months.
• The processing time is 3 months from the date of registration. 
• The date of topic assignment entered on the registration form is decisive for the start of the processing period.
• An extension of the processing period can only be requested at the examination office by stating valid reasons.
• The primary supervisor of a bachelor’s thesis must be a university professor.
• The bachelor’s thesis is written in the student’s primary subject. Upon application to the examination office, it is possible to write the bachelor’s thesis in the secondary subject.

• General information on the modalities of the Bachelor’s thesis can be found on the website of the Examination Office of the Faculty of Philosophy .
• Information on the formal requirements for a bachelor’s thesis, the assignment of topics, the extension of the processing time, submission and evaluation can be found in the currently valid “General Study and Examination Regulations”   .
• Specific requirements are regulated by the examination regulations for the Bachelor’s degree program “Digital Humanities and Social Sciences” .

• The registration of the bachelor’s thesis takes place in consultation with the supervisor.
• Registration is only possible using the form “Application for Bachelor’s Thesis Registration” .
• The form must be signed by the primary caregiver and submitted to the office of the institution where the primary caregiver works.

• The “ General Study and Examination Regulations for the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs of the Faculty of Philosophy and the Department of Theology of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg ” stipulate the following for the submission of the Bachelor’s thesis:

 “The work must be submitted to the examination office during opening hours in two printed copies and in a machine-readable electronic version  . The examination office will immediately inform the supervisor of the submission date and forward the work to them.” (§ 32 para. 7 or § 38 para. 5)

The written copies must be bound.

The machine-readable electronic form can be stored on a USB stick or a CD.

• Please also note the information on the contact pages of your supervisors – some additionally require submission via email or web form.
• Please also inform the study program coordinator Christian Sandig (MA) about the submission of your work (including the title and supervisor(s) of your bachelor’s thesis).

• The bachelor’s thesis should be 38-42 pages long. Pages shorter or longer than this can result in a grade deduction.
• Consistency must be ensured when citing sources!

• Formal design of the work:
  • Cover page, table of contents, abstract, main text, bibliography, appendices, truthful declaration.
  • The page numbering begins on the first page of content with the page number “1”.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman (12 point) or Arial (10 point),
  • Line spacing in the text (1.5 times), line spacing in the footnote (1 cm)
  • Side margins: 3 cm left and right, 2 cm top and bottom.
  • Justified text with automatic hyphenation.
  • Headings are hierarchically separated; all headings are listed in the table of contents.

• Formal design of the cover page:
  • Name, Student ID, University Email Address
  • Title of the Bachelor thesis
  • Examiner (Supervisor)
  • Date of submission of the examination performance
  • The cover page is visible when the work is closed. Please use a transparent cover on the front that clearly identifies the work. Colored cardstock is only permitted on the back.