Examination Module

Infoveranstaltung zum BA-Examensmodul im Sommersemester 2026

Für alle Studierenden des Ein-Fach- und Zwei-Fach-Bachelors, die planen, im Sommersemester 2026 ihre Bachelorarbeit zu schreiben, findet am 22. Oktober 2025 (16-18 Uhr) eine Infoveranstaltung statt. Dort wird der Ablauf des Examensmoduls erklärt und Sie haben die Möglichkeit, Ihre Fragen zu stellen.

• Zeit: 22.10.2025, 16-18 Uhr

• Ort: Hörsaal F5, Fürstenberghaus

Es ist keine vorherige Anmeldung erforderlich.

(Last updated: 18. July 2025)

1. Exam module and prerequisite for registration
2. Procedure of the exam module
3. Schedule and dates

Info flyer for the exam module SoSe 2026
Info flyer for the exam module WiSe 2025/26
Form: Topic proposal for the B.A. thesis
Notes on the design of the exposé
Guidelines for writing the B.A. thesis
Form: Registration for the B.A. thesis
Declaration of plagiarism

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I. Exam module and registration requirements

In the Two-Subject Bachelor's program, the final grade is calculated based on the performance in both major subjects, the General Studies, and the Bachelor's thesis, weighted in a 4:4:2:1 ratio.
Please note that you must successfully complete certain modules before you can register for the Bachelor's thesis. You can find the module-specific requirements for the final module in the examination regulations that apply to you. The examination regulations are available on the Two-Subject Bachelor program website under "General Forms and Downloads".

II Procedure of the exam module

1. Submission of the topic proposal

Firstly, you submit a topic proposal for the Bachelor's thesis and your transcript of records (overview of grades from QISPOS). With this proposal, only the idea for the topic is formulated, the elaboration takes place later in an exposé. With your topic proposal, you can also suggest a first and second examiner for your thesis. All professors at the department and all research assistants are authorised examiners. Please note that this is only a suggestion. The department will determine the allocation of first and second examiners.
  You must send your topic proposal and the transcript of records by email to kowi.pruefungsanmeldung@uni-muenster.de before the deadline.

2. Feedback on the allocation of examiners

After the deadline, the proposals will be reviewed by the IfK and the Bachelor's theses will be allocated to the first and second examiners. Approximately one to two weeks later, you will be notified of your supervisor.

3. Consultation phase and submission of the exposé

The counselling phase for the preparation of the exposé then begins. The exposé is a brief description of the Bachelor's thesis in which the research question and structure of the planned thesis are concretized in consultation with the first examiner. The exposé should provide a helpful working basis for the first examiner and the examination candidate. It should be submitted by the deadline by email to the first examiner. The first examiner will also inform you about the dates and requirements of the colloquium.
After submitting the exposé, the first examiner can provide further information on narrowing down or elaborating the topic. Under certain circumstances, the acceptance of the exposé is not only linked to revision requirements, but even to a completely new draft. If your first examiner agrees with your exposé, only then may you register bindingly to the Examination Office.

4. Registration of the Bachelor’s thesis at the Examinations Office

After the exposé has been accepted by the first examiner, you must register for the exam module. To do this, fill out a registration form and send it by email to the first examiner for a signature. The registration form is then sent to the Examinations Office by the first examiner. The eight-week processing period begins when the first examiner sends the email. The Examinations Office will confirm the topic and the exact submission deadline in writing. It is not necessary to register for the exam module in QISPOS.

5. Submission of the Bachelor’s thesis

After the eight-week processing period, the Bachelor's thesis must be submitted to the Examinations Office by the deadline. Two printed copies (typewritten, bound, paginated) including a declaration on plagiarism are required. In addition, a digital version must be submitted. The digital copy can be sent directly to the reviewers via email. It must be accompanied by a signed statement confirming that the submitted printed copies are identical to the submitted digital PDF version.

The Bachelor's thesis must not exceed 30 pages of text, excluding the title page, table of contents, bibliography and appendix.

Please note: If the deadline is not met, the work is graded as "insufficient" and is therefore failed. After that, the work can only be repeated once. Deadline extensions must be clarified with the Examinations Office and are generally only possible in case of illness with a medical certificate.

6. Assessment

The first and second examiners have six weeks after submission of the Bachelor's thesis to assess it. The grade of the Bachelor's thesis is calculated from the arithmetic mean of the grades of the first and second examiners.

Schedule and dates