Below is a list of potential topics for your Master's thesis. The list is not exhaustive and is intended as a guide to possible topics. You are welcome to submit your own topic suggestions.

Strategic Management

If you have relevant contacts to companies, there is a possibility of preparing a practice-related Master’s thesis. In this case, it is necessary to contact the chair at an early stage so that arrangements can be made with the company involved. Candidates must provide the chair with the contact details of a specific contact person at the company and ensure that all data used is fully made available to the supervising employee and the head of the chair. It is advisable to discuss a topic with the company and then submit it as a topic proposal to the chair. The final topic will be determined by the chair, possibly in consultation with the specified contact person. In terms of examination law, the practical partner has no say in the evaluation of the work. Contractual agreements between students and companies are also irrelevant in terms of examination law and are the sole responsibility of the students.

Registration at the Chair

Before registering at the examination office, please first apply to our chair by contacting Kim Vanessa Bröker, specifying the starting quarter and initial topic suggestions. After your application, you will discuss the topic in more detail with the potential supervisor. To start working on your thesis, you need to fill out the candidate section of the guide card and submit it to your supervisor (download from PAM).

Registration at the Examination Office

Registration for Master's theses for the Master of Management is centralized via the Examinations Office of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Münster. The registration periods for the Master's theses can be found on the website of the Examination Office.

Theses can be written in English or German. You can find more detailed explanations on the formal requirements for theses on our download page.

Topics for Master's theses can be submitted digitally or - after prior consultation - directly with the supervisor. The processing period of five months begins when the thesis topic is issued. Public holidays during the processing period are counted as credit accordingly. Nevertheless, the submission date is decisive for the allocation to the respective quarter, regardless of any public holidays credited. Please take this into account when calculating your desired submission date. You can find the online calculator here.

If you need to extend the processing time, for example, due to illness, please inform your supervisor and submit an official application directly to the Examination Office.

The thesis must be submitted digitally no later than the last day of the processing period. At the end of the document, please include the consent form for the plagiarism check (download from PAM).

Faculty 04 provides an application, the Thesis Uploader, which must be used for submission. After uploading your thesis, please notify us by sending a brief email to uf@wiwi.uni-muenster.de. Additionally, consult with your supervisor to determine if a printed copy of your thesis is needed.

A brief guide and FAQ can be found here.