Seminar papers

  • General information on Bachelor seminar papers at the FCM

    Registration and redistribution:

    • To participate in the seminars, registration at the Examination Office and online registration at the FCM is required.
    • Online registration at the FCM takes place approximately two months before the beginning of the respective semester. The exact registration period will be announced in advance on the FCM homepage. The online registration is binding. If you fail to register online in due time, you cannot be admitted.
    • Bachelor students can credit the seminar for the Wahlpflichtmodul BWL.

    Relevant Work:

    The work to be completed consists of two parts: the written elaboration and the performance at the block event. The latter includes both the defence of one's own work and verbal participation in the discussion of other works.

    Processing:

    The processing time for the written elaboration is 5 weeks. The topics will be assigned at a kick-off event on the first day of the working period. The presentation and defence of the seminar papers takes place as part of a block event. Further information will be published in advance on the FCM homepage.

    The volume of a seminar paper may not exceed 15 pages. Furthermore, scientific work must formally meet certain minimum requirements which must be complied with. The following information sheet serves as an aid in the preparation of a scientific paper.

    Contact person:

    For specific information on the Bachelor seminar, please contact Johannes Kriebel.

  • General information on Master seminar papers at the FCM

    Registration and redistribution:

    • To participate in the seminars, registration at the Examination Office and online registration at the FCM is required.
    • Online registration at the FCM takes place approximately two months before the beginning of the respective semester. The exact registration period will be announced in advance on the FCM homepage. Please indicate a first and a second request when registering. If you do not specify a second request, a seminar place cannot be guaranteed. If the number of applications is too high, a redistribution can be made. The online registration is binding. If you fail to register online in due time, you cannot be admitted.

    • Students who have chosen Finance in both Major and Minor can take two seminars in one semester. For all other students, registration is limited to one seminar per semester.
    • Master students with Major Finance can take the seminar as module FCM09 (Financial Research Seminar). Students with Major and Minor Finance can also have it credited as module FCM16 (Seminar Advanced Finance).

    Relevant Work:

    The work to be completed consists of two parts: the written elaboration and the performance at the block event. The latter includes both the defence of one's own work and verbal participation in the discussion of other works.

    Processing:

    The processing time for the written elaboration is 5 weeks. The topics will be assigned at a kick-off event on the first day of the working period. The presentation and defence of the seminar papers takes place as part of a block event (either in Münster or as part of a seminar trip outside Münster lasting several days). Further information will be published in advance on the FCM homepage.

    The volume of a seminar paper may not exceed 15 pages. Furthermore, scientific work must formally meet certain minimum requirements which must be complied with. The following information sheet serves as an aid in the preparation of a scientific paper.

    Contact person:

    For specific information on the individual seminars, please contact the contact person at the respective chairs:

    For general questions regarding the coordination of the seminars, please contact Jonas Wortmann.

  • Course Offer Summer Term 2024

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the summer term 2024 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 08.01.2024 and 25.02.2024.

  • Course Offer Winter Term 2023/2024

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the winter term 2023/2024 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 12.07.2023 and 27.08.2023.

  • Course Offer Summer Term 2023

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the summer term 2023 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 16.01.2023 and 26.02.2023.

  • Course Offer Winter Term 2022/2023

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the winter term 2022/2023 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 07.07.2022 and 28.08.2022.

  • Course Offer Summer Term 2022

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the summer term 2022 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 17.01.2022 and 27.02.2022.

  • Course Offer Winter Term 2021/2022

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the winter term 2021/2022 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 19.07.2021 and 29.08.2021.

  • Course Offer Summer Term 2021

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the summer term 2021 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 18.01.2021 and 28.02.2021.

  • Course Offer Winter Term 2020/2021

    Master:

    The FCM's seminar program for the winter term 2020/2021 has been finalized. Online registration at the FCM will take place between 17.08.2020 and 20.09.2020.

    Participant information for the FCM skiing seminar can be downloaded here.