Master's Thesis
Students of the Master’s Program "Politics. Economics. Philosophy" are expected to submit and defend a Master's Thesis at the end of the 2nd year of studies after the successful completion of all the other components of the Program. The Master's Thesis is a part of the Final State Certification.
| Module | Activity | Dates |
| Module 2 | Topic Application Term Paper/Master’s Thesis (submission to the Study office) | before 9th of November 2025 |
| Module 3
Module 4
| Preliminary defense Master’s Thesis | To be conducted during Research Seminar/Mentor's Seminar |
| Supervisor change (through the study office) | no later than mid-March 2026 | |
| Thesis topic change (through the study office) | no later than mid-April 2026 | |
| Finalized Master’s Thesis | mid-May 2026 (dates to be identified) | |
| Defense of Master’s Thesis | beginning of June 2026 (dates to be identified) |
Necessary documents:
| General documents | |
| Requirements | |
| Cover Page Draft | Standard Cover Page |
| Thesis documents | |
| Thesis topic application | Thesis topic submission |
| Thesis topic change | |
| Thesis supervisor change | |
| Thesis review template | |
Politics.Economics.Philosophy Practical training regulations 2025/2026
The thesis defense is a mandatory part of the final state certification (FSC). More information about the thesis defense in the final state certification is available on the following website: Final Assessment
Antiplagiat system
All students must submit not only their thesis with a written review of the supervisor, but also a printed registration form confirming that the text of the thesis has undergone the Anti-Plagiarism system.
Instructions for uploading works to the LMS are here. You can check your work in the Anti-plagiarism system.