The Master's thesis can only be supervised by a member of the department who holds a doctorate.
At least one of the reviews must come from a professor.
An application must be made to the examination committee for an assessment by a person from outside the subject area and reasons must be given.
With the consent of the chairperson of the examination committee, the Master's thesis can also be written at an institution outside the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. In this case, the topic must be set in consultation with a member of the professorial group of the responsible subject. The external supervisor can be approved by the examination committee as a second examiner for the Master's thesis.
You can find useful advice on how to write your thesis and all nescessary forms in the download area under your field of study.
The following groups of persons are entitled to supervise a thesis in the MA Political Science:
- Professors
- Doctoral research assistants who have been commissioned with the independent performance of teaching duties
- Lecturers with a doctorate and lecturers for special tasks
- Private lecturers with a doctorate
- Associate professors
- Honorary professors
- Emeritus professors
- You can find an Overview of possible topics for theses projects in the download area under your field of study.
