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Our Academic Departments for finding a thesis topic

Finding a topic and supervisor for your final thesis is an essential part of your degree program. There are several ways to achieve this goal:

• Apply for an advertised topic at a chair. To make the process easier, please find the contact information, requirements for supervising a thesis and available topics of each chair of TUM School of Management by following the links below.
• Develop your own topic based on your interests and classes and proactively contact a potential supervisor from a chair in a related research area. For this purpose, please familiarize yourself with the requirements for supervision of the chair.
• Pitch a work-related topic offered by a company to a potential supervisor at a chair in a related research area.
• Plan to do your thesis abroad. 

Last, but not least, we recommend to check the provided information sheets in our Download Center and the module description of the final thesis. We wish you the best of luck!

Thesis Guideline

Phase 0: finding a topic and application.

• Topic selection
• Look at our available topics for Bachelor’s Thesis, Master’s Thesis, Project Studies, or IDP at the Chair for Strategy and Organization
• Choose your own topic

In case you want to apply with your own topic, directly proceed to the application. However, make sure that the topic is aligned with our research.

• Application
• Application for a topic offered by the CSO

Please send your complete application as described on the respective offer page to the contact person stated. Usually, this includes your CV and a current transcript of records . If required, also include a tentative research idea (exposé) including the research question, hypotheses, data, methods, and possible outcomes with a tentative outline.

• Application with your own topic

Please send the application to a supervisor that fits your research idea. Include your CV and a current transcript of records as well as an exposé with the tentative research idea, including the research question, hypotheses, data, methods, possible outcomes, and a tentative outline. Please note that your proposed topic should be in line with one of the research topics of the CSO. Inform yourself and integrate a clear argument on why your topic fits with the CSO in your exposé.

Further information can be found in the guidelines on how to write a research proposal:

• Acceptance / Rejection

We will usually come back to you within 2 weeks. If you do not hear anything, please kindly remind us of your outstanding application by email.

Phase 1: Registration

• Once your application is approved, your supervisor will send you the link to the application form. We will then register you in the online portal of the TUM School of Management. By filling out the application form, you accept the ❗ Non-Disclosure Agreement .
• The official thesis registration  is approved by grade management  - not by our chair - it will take up to four weeks. If you have not received a confirmation after two months, please briefly contact Mrs. Eva Pongracz ( [email protected] ). However, you can already start working on it!

Phase 2: Writing the thesis

Thesis seminar.

It is compulsory for all students to study the materials in the thesis seminar of our chair when writing your thesis here. If you have questions beyond the provided material, you can attend the monthly Q&A sessions.

No registration is necessary for the thesis seminar as you will not receive extra ECTS credits Furthermore, no attendance is required for the Q&A sessions and you do not need to present your thesis.

You can find all information about the thesis seminar here:

Regular updates to your supervisor

In our team and in collaborations, we highly value conscientiousness, autonomy, and proactivity. Please send regular (about once per month) updates per email which concisely and shortly summarize the following points:

• what are you working on right now
• are you within your predefined timeline
• what challenges do you face at the moment
• what will you be working on until the next update
• questions that only your supervisor can answer

As a format we suggest attaching a PowerPoint presentation or Notion page so that we can effectively make comments.

Important milestones for updates are typically the following:

• Topic definition (if not specified through predefined topics)
• After you have read and know the literature:
• summary of what we already know about this topic
• what we don’t know about this topic and why it would be important to know
• your research question
• Your research model and empirical approach (that is: how do you want to answer your research question) . If you work (quantitative) empirical, your research model, hypotheses, and empirical approach.
• Your results and conclusions

For all other questions, please ask them in the Q&A sessions of our  thesis seminar .

Formatting guidelines

Being able to format your thesis according to the given specifications is an important skill. Therefore, we will not provide you with a word template or similar. Here are our guidelines:

For everything not specified, please refer to the APA Manual:

The cover page should look like this:

Template for declaration of authorship:

  https://www.ie.mgt.tum.de/fileadmin/w00cem/tim/Abschlussarbeiten/8_Declaration_of_Authorship_Master_s_Thesis.pdf

Optionally, a template for LaTeX incorporating the guidelines of our chair is available here: Thesis Template Chair for Strategy and Organization (APA7). To create a project, you have to log in with your TUM-ID (e.g. "ab12asdf") and your password. Documentation is available under  https://sharelatex.tum.de/learn .

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Phase 3: Submission

The faculty has allowed solely digital submissions!

On the day of the submission deadline , send your thesis to [email protected] by 23:59 pm at the latest (and CC your supervisor). Of course, you are allowed to submit your thesis before the deadline. If the submission date falls on a public holiday or a weekend, you may submit your thesis on the next working day.

The following documents should be added to the submission:

• Signature to the page Declaration of Authorship
• Filled form Permission to View My Final Thesis

The subject of the email should be Thesis Submission Name/Matriculation Number: xxxxxx . You may choose the file names for the thesis and all the other documents. You can find more information in the information sheet in the download center on the website of TUM School of Management ( https://www.mgt.tum.de/download-center ).

All other supplementary files (codes, excel lists, power point slides, etc.) should be sent directly to the supervisor : Discuss with your supervisor how these files should be submitted.

Here is a list of all documents required to submit for your thesis:

• Final Thesis : Thesis (as word and pdf)
• All data, articles/chapters, statistics, literature, etc. – thus the whole input and all sources and references you used
• References of scientific literature compiled in an Excel-File
• Your project file from the literature management software, such as Citavi, Endnote, Mendeley, etc.
• Executive summary * : a short summary of your thesis (3-5 pages) (as word and pdf)

Optional: Prepare your executive summary as an article on medium ( https://medium.com/ , or any other free publication medium) and include a word document with the link to the article in the shared folder.

• Presentation on your thesis topic  (as ppt)
• Infographic on your thesis topic* (as ppt and PDF/JPEG)
• Notion page on your thesis topic* (should also contain your infographic and a link to the article if available)

For more details about submissions 2 to 5, please refer to the  thesis seminar.

Designation of documents:

• All non-literature documents (Word, Excel, PPT, etc): YYYYMMDD_name (e.g. 20200301_Mustermann_Report.ppt)
• Literature: Author(s)_(Year)_ Journal abbreviation_Title keyword (more than 2 Authors: 1. Author and et al.: e.g. Mustermann et al. .pdf)

In case some files are too large, you can send them via Dropbox, LRZ Sync&Share, Wetransfer or similar. Submit the files marked with a star (*) in addition  to this form:  https://forms.gle/qJBv4adescNZfEQn9

Please make sure to adhere to the formatting guidelines.

Phase 4: Assessment and next steps

Once you have submitted your thesis, we will grade it as soon as possible. The supervisor / examiner has 2 months to grade your thesis. We will enter your grade in the online portal of the TUM School of Management. Once your examiner has confirmed the grade in the portal, you are informed of the grade by the portal. After that, grade management will be publish you grade in TUMonline within 3-5 working days. The grade management will contact you regarding all further actions.

Congratulations!

What’s next?

If you wrote an excellent thesis, please consider publishing your thesis in Junior Management Science   in consultation with your supervisor . You can find more information at  https://jums.academy/ .

Please also consider the following resources that reward prices for excellent theses:

• GfHf-Nachwuchspreis  (Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung)
• Preise der GI (Gesellschaft für Informatik), z.B.  der Fachgruppe Bildungstechnologien
• Nachwuchspreis GP  (Gesellschaft für Prozessmanagement)
• Diploma Thesis Award der SERES Unit  (Area: Enterprise Systems)
• Stiftung Industrieforschung  (Scholarship for theses)
• Schmalenbach Gesellschaft
• Global Student Innovation Challenge  by PDMA
• MLP Nachwuchspreis VHB  (Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft)
• Additional  TUM Information on prices and awards

You can download a suggested cover page and the Declaration of Authorship form from our website on http://www.wi.tum.de/programs/downloads/.

If the title of your thesis changes significantly while you are writing it, agree with you supervisor on a new title and get his/her agreement to the change. Once you got your supervisor’s agreement, write an e-mail to Grade Management (CCing you supervisor) where you inform them about the change of the title. If the change in title is only minor, you do not have to write to the Grade Management. Remember that the title of your thesis as per your original registration document will otherwise be printed on your final certificate.

• Fill in the registration form (Anmeldung_Fakultät_Formular.pdf)
• Send the registration form for final approval to your adviser at the Chair for

Strategy and Organization

• Hand in the signed registration form to the office management the Chair for

Strategy and Organization.

• After the successful registration you receive a registration mail by the TUM

School of Management (this process may take up to 4 weeks).

Yes. The Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) (NDA_Formular.pdf) should be read carefully, signed, and brought to the first or second meeting at the latest. Note that signing the NDA is required for a collaboration with our chair.

Our chair’s general rule is that it is not forbidden to use AI within your thesis – but: AI is an aid you are using and therefore you have to label for what you used AI. Please cite the AI in your text and clarify in the Appendix of your work, how you got that result from the AI (e.g., by sharing the link to your chat with ChatGPT or by sharing the prompts you used and the outcome the AI generated). But when you plan to use AI, please talk to your supervisor, if he/she allows that and if he/she wants a different documentation of your AI usage than stated here - your supervisors specifications are deciding if and how you can use AI.

Formal Requirements :

We would like to point out that in the background of the general internationalization of science and the economy, we highly recommend you write your thesis in English. Check with your supervisor if a German thesis is possible in your case.

• Most important information regarding the format and layout is included in the official guidelines of our chair and the thesis guidelines.
• Use the font style Times New Roman (font size 12) for the text. Write with a line spacing of 2.0. All margins should be 1 inch.

You should use the citation guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) in your thesis. You can access the APA Publication Manual in the library.

• Bachelor thesis 30 (+/- 10%) pages of written text (not including tables, cover sheet, references, graphs, pictures, and appendix).
• Master thesis 50 (+/- 10%) pages of written text (not including tables, cover sheet, references, graphs, pictures, and appendix).

Following APA, a table of content is not necessary. However, we ask you to include a table of contents in your final thesis.

The thesis begins with a cover sheet, followed by an abstract, which is followed by your actual text. After the text follow the references, figures and tables and then possibly the appendix. At the very end you should attach your declaration of authorship. Current samples for the cover page and declaration of authorship can be found in the download

area of the faculty homepage (Guidelines_ScientificManuscripts.pdf).

Submission :

You can submit your thesis digitally to the Grade Management Team. A printed version is not required.

No. A scanned signature is not valid.

Yes, you are allowed to submit your thesis before the deadline.

If the submission date falls on a public holiday or a weekend, you may submit your thesis on the next working day (Monday to Friday) at the latest.

• Please check the respective mail address of the Grades and Examinations Office
• Printed copies may be handed in: At the Service Point of the TUM School of Management (room 1554). Mon - Fri from 9 am – 12:30 pm & 1:30 – 4 pm. On no account should you hand your thesis in to your supervisor, office management or the Examination Office. The Grade Management Team will pass on copies to your supervisor.

Please put it in a suitable envelope and hand it in at the main gate on Arcisstrasse 21, Munich. Use the address label which you can obtain on request from the Service Point or via mail from the relevant person in the Grade Management Team. In advance, get a “Permission to view this thesis" declaration form from the relevant person at the Service Point or in the Grades and Examinations Office, fill it in, and put it in the envelope together with your thesis.

Yes. A special authorization is not required.

Yes, but we advise you to hand it in digitally. If you do submit by post, you should send your thesis to the following address:

Technische Universität MünchenTUM School of Management Grade Management Bachelor or Master Arcisstrasse 2180333 Munich

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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Management and Technology (am Campus München)

The Bachelor’s program in Management and Technology combines management courses with a specialization in technology.

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• 6 Semesters (Full Zeit)

Winter semester: 15.05. – 15.07.

• Aptitude Assessment for Bachelor
• Winter Semester (October)
• Student Fees: 85.00 €
• Tuition fees for international students

Information on Degree Program

Program profile.

Many companies today are looking for managers with a background in engineering – natural or life sciences. They need passionate individuals who combine entrepreneurial skills and a detailed knowledge of business with a solid understanding of innovation and technology. Our Bachelor in Management & Technology (TUM-BWL) gives you the interdisciplinary focus you need, putting you at a distinct advantage when it comes to shaping your career. 

The program combines courses in management (70% of your studies) with options in engineering – natural or life sciences (30%). We also leave you plenty of room for specialization and pursuing the areas that interest you most. Our teaching draws on the latest research and state-of-the-art industrial practice. As well as lectures, we run regular tutorials and small-group seminars. Practical experience is ensured through project work. When you are nearing graduation, our excellent Career Service Center is at your disposal to help you launch your professional career. We have strong connections to many leading firms, including BMW, BCG, Commerzbank, E.ON, Siemens and Telefónica O2 Germany.

Optional fields for specializations in Management or/and Technology: 

Optional fields for specialization in management are:

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Marketing, Strategy & Leadership
• Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Finance & Accounting
• Economics, Law & Policy

and/or additional electives in the chosen specialization in Technology: 

• Electrical and Information Technology
• Informatics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Engineering

After successful completion of the Bachelor’s degree program, you’ll be able to take over a leading position in an international acting company at the interface of management & technology. As such, you’ll be capable of connecting technological issues with economical aspects, which enables you to successfully establish yourself at companies such as e.g. BMW, Siemens, or Allianz.

Program structure

The first 4 semesters communicate you the basic knowledge of the disciplines Management, Mathematics, Law and Economics.

Starting in the second semester, students get insights into their chosen specialization in technology (Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Informatics, Electrical and Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Medicine).

The specialization in Computer Engineering is the only specialization taught 100 % in English. There is a special selection procedure for the specialization of medicine. The specialization medicine has a limited capacity.

Within the upper terms, our students get the chance to prove their team working skills during the module “Project Studies” and can choose a specialization in the Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Strategy & Leadership, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Finance & Accounting, Economics & Policy or/and Technology area depending on their personal interests. 

Moreover, the modules “International Experience” & “Communication Skills” give students the possibility to acquire important soft skills, extend their language proficiencies and collect experience abroad.

Through the mobility window, we give our students the possibility to complete a semester abroad at one of our partner universities.

Finally, the sixth semester is devoted to the Bachelor’s thesis.

• Overview degree program structure (PDF 96 KB)
• Module Catalog

Language of instruction

Required language skills for admission:

You need sufficient German or English language skills if you wish to apply for this program. Evidence of your language proficiency has to be submitted before the end of the application deadline. A German higher education entrance qualification (e.g. the Abitur) is accepted as proof of German language skills.  Learn more about recognized certificates and other ways to prove your language skills.

This evidence of your language proficiency confirms that you comply with the minimum language requirements for admission to the program. Depending on the program and your individual background, it may be necessary for you to keep working on your language skills during your studies.  Be sure to take a look at the services of our Language Center.   

Language of instruction:

The language of instruction for this program is either English (available only for the specialization in "Computer Engineering") or English and German. The language of instruction for each module is detailed in the course overview.     

Information on study organization

• Information on exams
• Information on studying abroad
• Information on internships

Fees for the program

The tuition fees for international students from third countries for this degree program are 2,000 euros per semester .

Many international students can have their fees waived or receive scholarships to finance them. You can find all information on waivers and scholarships here.

Please note: The semester fee as a contribution to the student union must be paid additionally. It varies depending on where you are studying. You can find all information on the semester fee here.

Academic Regulations: Application, Studying and Exams

• General Academic and Examination Regulations
• Academic and Examination Regulations (PDF 357 KB)
• All regulations and legal framework concerning studies

Application and Admission

Application process.

Admission requirements and the application procedure vary depending on the type of higher education entrance qualification you hold.

During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents.

If you receive an offer of admission, you will additionally have to submit individual documents as notarized hardcopies by post to be enrolled .

Generally, applicants with an international higher education entrance qualification must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist .

• What are the steps of the application process?
• What admissions requirements do I need to fulfill?
• Important information about your application from the TUM school or department

Documents required for the online application

• Higher Education Entrance Qualification
• Proof of German or English Language Proficiency
• Letter of Motivation
• Complete and Current Résumé
• Preliminary Documentation (VPD) if the qualification for graduate studies (e.g. a bachelor's) is obtained outside the EU/EEA

We may require additional documents depending on your educational background and your  country of origin . Complete the online application to receive a comprehensive list of the required documents. 

Documents required for enrollment

• Application for Enrollment (signed)
• Higher Education Entrance Qualification (certified copy)
• Most Current Photo (as for ID)
• Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)

We may require additional documents depending on the type of educational background you earned and your country of origin . After accepting an offer of admission in TUMonline, you will receive a list of documents you must submit to TUM in hardcopy for enrollment.

Application deadlines

Application period for the winter semester: 15.05. – 15.07.

Information about applying for a higher subject semester

During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents. Please be aware that we can only process your application if you upload all required documents within the application period .

We will review your application as soon as it is complete. Please check your TUMonline account regularly, to see if we have any queries to your documents or if you have to amend one or more documents.

After receiving admission, you will see in TUMonline which documents you have to submit for enrollment , and in which form. Please note that you always have to send the signed application for enrollment and all notarized hardcopies by post .

We recommend that you submit the documents for enrollment as soon as possible after receiving admission. If individual documents are not available by then, you can submit them up to 5 weeks after the start of the lecture period. You will, however, only be enrolled once we have received all documents .

You can check the status of your application at any time in your TUMonline account .

Admission process

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. Aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure evaluating your ability to successfully manage the particular qualitative requirements of the Bachelor’s program.

In the first stage, your overall secondary shool grades and your grades in subject-specific courses will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated , applicants are either immediately admitted  or invited to an admissions interview .

We assess your application considering your final Abitur grade (or GPA) and your four individual half-year grades (Halbjahresnoten) in German or English, Mathematics and an Advanced Natural Science. Applicants who do not provide the individual grades in the mentioned subjects, we will assess your application considering the final grade (GPA) of your university entrance qualification and your performance in the admission interview. 

In detail: 

• Description of the Aptitude Assessment (German) (PDF 181 KB)

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Information for Prospective Students and Admission: Silvana Rueda und Kerstin Dax-Huber Arcisstr. 21, Room 3550 80333 München Tel. +49 89 289 25543 [email protected]

Student Academic advising for enrolled students : Michaela Krieger Tel. +49 89 289 25071 studentcounseling_bachelor(at)mgt.tum.de  

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FINAL THESIS AT THE CHAIR OF PSYCHOLOGY (BACHELOR/ MASTER)

Are you interested in psychology and looking for an exciting topic for your final thesis ( bachelor/master )? Then apply to the Chair of Psychology! We offer an open and constructive work atmosphere in a young, dynamic, and international team.

We conduct both basic and applied research on the intersection of motivational, industrial, and organizational psychology. Here, we deal with questions regarding implicit and explicit motives, volition (willpower), intrinsic motivation, flow experiences, action regulation, (romantic) workplace relationships, and transformational leadership.

APPLICATION PROCESS

STEP 1: Find your topic and supervisor

Check out all ongoing research projects at the Chair by inspecting each team member’s profile and research interests. Our  team page  can help you in finding the right supervisor with the right topic!

STEP 2: Prepare your application documents and contact us

If you already have a topic for your thesis in mind or are interested in a particular research area offered, please send an email directly to the team member involved in this research field.  Please note:  Your email should include a few setences on your motivation  ("what made you apply?"), how you fulfill the hard criteria stated under "WHAT WE EXPECT" as well as your CV and  transcript of records (one PDF). We will get in touch with you as soon as possible!

STEP 3: "Meet & Greet" with your potential supervisor

Depending on the team member’s capacity, she/he will either send you a rejection email or schedule a “Meet & Greet”-appointment in which you receive more information on her/his research field and the Chair’s thesis procedure. Please note:  In preparation for the meeting, thoroughly read our guidelines and policies made on final theses at the Chair of Psychology (see here ). Since we now encourage manuscript-style theses instead of "classical" theses, some parts might be obsolet (ask your potential supervisor!). However, the document still provides you with a good overview!

STEP 4: Agreement on the topic and type of your thesis

After you have spent some time reading on the topic(s) that aroused your interest, you will meet again with your supervisor and agree not only on your thesis topic but also on the type of thesis (empirical/theoretical and manuscript-style or classic).

STEP 5: Write a short proposal

Before registering your thesis, we want you to write a short thesis proposal of max. 3 pages (see here  for more information). In it, you will refine your research question, build the thesis structure, and organize/schedule milestones for your research work in the form of a timeline. It will also serve as a “contract” for the thesis content after you have registered for your thesis in the next step.

STEP 6: Registration of your thesis

In the last step, your supervisor officially registers your thesis at the Examination Office. Once your thesis is registered, you must submit your bachelor’s/master’s thesis within the next 3/6 months. Please note:  Please read, sign, and send the following  declaration  to your supervisor via email. In case of manuscript-style theses, please read, sign, and send the following additional document .

WHAT WE EXPECT

1) Hard criteria (mandatory):

Prior experience with/knowedlege of  empirical research methods  including basic quantative statistics (descriptive statistics, regression, mediation/moderation, etc.) and their implementation with a software of your choice (SPSS, R, JASP, etc.).

In your first email to your potential supervisor, you need to inform him/her how you fulfill this requirement. Either by providing him/her with convining information on your statistical background or by referring to one of the courses listed below:

• Bachelor's thesis: Successful participation (min. grade 2.3) in the module “ Empirical Research Methods ” (WI000261)
• Master's thesis:  Successful participation (min. grade 2.3) in the module “ Introduction to Statistics Using R ” (MGT001243)  

2)   Soft criteria (desirable):

• Empirical or theoretical/conceptual thesis in manuscript style suitable for publication
• Preferred language: English
• Time: 3/6 months full time for bachelor’s/master’s theses
• Pages: 20-30 pages for bachelor’s/master’s theses (rule of thumb) in manuscript style suitable for publication
• APA (7 th  Edition) formatting
• Presentation of your thesis in our research colloquium
• Prior experience with psychological/motivational/statistical topics - for instance, gained in one of our seminars/lectures offered by the Chair of Psychology
• Access to rare populations/samples - for example, companies

WHAT WE OFFER

• Insights into psychological/motivational/statistical topics, highly relevant for your future career in or outside of academia
• One-to-one mentoring including regular feedback
• Our greatest attention because your thesis directly supports our research – your success is our goal (win-win situation)
• Access to the Chair’s research laboratory “MotivaTUM” with 20 experimental PCs for empirical research studies
• A challenging but supportive work environment in which having fun never falls too short (see point 6)
• Table soccer and best coffee at TUM

DOWNLOAD SECTION

• Richtlinien zur Erstellung von Abschlussarbeiten
• APA Guidelines
• APA Word Template
• APA Sample Paper
• Cover Page Thesis
• Declaration of Authenticity and Data Usage
• Declaration of Authorship
• Manuscript-Style Thesis
• Information Sheet - Registering your thesis at TUM SOM
• Information Sheet - Submitting your thesis at TUM SOM

In case you should have general questions concerning final theses at the Chair of Psychology, please do not hesitate to contact us by email!

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Final theses

Application Process

To apply for a thesis, please send the following information to Aida Cehajic ( [email protected] ):

• Curriculum Vitae
• Current Transcript of Records
• A preference list indicating your preferred research area in one of our  competence fields

In the case of applying for a bachelor or master thesis please include Bachelor thesis - Application or  Master thesis - Application  in the subject. Please refrain from preliminary inquiries and always send all the documents listed above.

We do not explicitly post current topics of bachelor's and master's theses on the webpage. If you are interested in writing a thesis at the chair, please send us your preference list (see above). We will try to find a topic that fits your interests. A list of exemplary topics from the past can be found here .

Note:  If you want to work on a self-selected topic or if you want to write your thesis in cooperation with an industry partner, you are asked to hand in a short two-pager with a thesis proposal. This proposal should (at least) (i) define the research question, (ii) indicate the data and methodology to be used and (iii) discuss the related literature.           

NOTE: New bachelor's theses will start in September 2024. The application deadline is September 20, 2024. Please send your application to [email protected] .  After the registration is confirmed, the students will be invited to an info session, where the supervisor will provide all the details regarding the topic. The info session will take place in October 2024.

Afterwards, new bachelor theses will only be available as of February 2025. In the meantime, you can apply on a rolling basis since in exceptional cases, there might be topics available to be supervised individually.

Who can apply?

All students that have passed the course Corporate Finance can apply for bachelor theses.

For master's theses, students must have a specialization in "Finance & Accounting" from the Master in Management and Technology (TUM-BWL), or Finance and Information Management (FIM) degree program or should have passed two of the following four courses: Asset Management, Derivatives, International Capital Markets and Investment Practice or Advanced Seminar Finance & Accounting . If the grade of any of these courses is not in your transcript yet, please include it in the email body. In exceptional cases, students who passed only one of the four courses can apply for a master thesis at the department  (i.e., students should then explain why they could not pass two of these courses or demonstrate that they passed comparable courses). We will then see whether we can find a suitable topic for you. 

Additional requirements

It is expected that all students writing their bachelor or master thesis at our Chair visit our Finance Research Seminar  series. In this way, the students can familiarize themselves more with the current state of research in their respective fields. 

• Bachelor: 3 months
• Master thesis (MBA/EMBA): 3 months/6 months
• Master thesis (TUM-BWL/TUM-WIN): 6 months                        

A final thesis has to adhere to scientific standards. It is the duty of the student to become familiar with those standards. Guidelines concerning the thesis itself (formal requirements, layout, etc) can be found  here .

On a regular basis, there are workshops on Refinitiv Workspace and Datastream (see  TUMonline ). Students who wish to write their final thesis at our department are highly recommended to participate in these workshops in order to be able to handle financial data necessary for their thesis.

An overview of accessible databases is provided here : 

For other helpful student resources have a look at our  Student Resources section.

Please notice that legally binding are only the examination regulations that can be found on the website of the  TUM business faculty .

Forschungsinstitut für Unternehmensführung, Logistik und Produktion TUM School of Management Technische Universität München

Final theses

Our research institute offers the supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses on the topics listed below, as well as some of our own topics in cooperation with companies.

Application

The following application documents should be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address stated in the advertisement or to [email protected] :

• Transcript of records
• Curriculum vitae

Please understand that we only supervise selected theses due to limited capacities at the research institute. If no supervisor has responded to your application within two weeks, we will unfortunately not be able to supervise your thesis. Please refrain from contacting the secretariat of the Research Institute by telephone!

Guidelines, deadlines and formal requirements

The General Academic and Examination Regulations Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs at the Technical University of Munich as well as the subject examination and study regulations of your respective degree program apply.

Please note the information on theses from the TUM School of Management regarding deadlines and formal requirements. These can be found at: http://www.wi.tum.de/programs/downloads/.

Citation, scope and other guidelines for the design of the thesis can be found here: Formvorschriften für Abschlussarbeiten . Please discuss any deviations from this with your supervisor.

The TUM University Library provides information on citation methods at:  https://www.ub.tum.de/zitierleitfaden .

Registration and submission

After consultation with your supervisor, please complete the relevant registration forms. After confirmation by the student, the supervisor registers the thesis with degree management.

To submit your application, please note the following steps as well as our information sheet in the Download Center on the TUM School of Management website ( https://www.mgt.tum.de/download-center ).

• Signature in the sworn declaration/declaration of authorship
• Completed form Permission to View My Final Thesis
• The subject of the email should be: Thesis submission name/matriculation number: xxxxxx. Students are free to choose the file names for the thesis and all other documents.
• Grade Management is responsible for forwarding the work to the supervisor. Students do not have to do anything else here.
• Students send all other additional files (codes, Excel lists, etc.) directly to the supervisor or discuss with the supervisor how these files should be submitted.
• If the supervisor requires printed copies of the thesis, students should submit these directly to the chair.

Cooperations with other Chairs

Erfolgsfaktoren und Gestaltungsfelder zur Einführung von Generativer KI (Contact partner: Benedikt Blümelhuber)

Data und Analytics in KMU: Erfolgreiche Strategien für Einführung und Betrieb (Contact partner: Benedict Langer)

Roadmapping zur Implementierung von modularen Produktionssystemen in der Pharmaindustrie (Contact partner: Philipp Möller)

Data Analytics | Maschinelles Lernen | KI (Contact partner: Sebastian Junker)

Masterarbeit: Street-level Carbon Tracking in Real-time (RT) using Power Grid Simulator (Contact partner: Niklas Stepanek)

Bachelorarbeit: A comprehensive study of certification schemes for energy consumption (Contact partner: Niklas Stepanek)

Entwicklungsprozess datenbasierter Dienstleistungen (Contact partner: Lukas Schild)

Befähigung von KMU zur Nutzung von Potenzialen von Machine Learning in der Produktion und Entwicklung einer Einführungsstrategie (interne & externe Arbeiten) (Contact partner: Niklas Stepanek) Digital Health Interventions & Applied AI in Healthcare: Predicting Overcrowding in the Emergency Department (Contact partner: Cornelius Born) Innovation 5.0: Design and Impact of (generative) artificial intelligence as co-pilot for the innovation management of the future (Contact partner: Felix Müller ) Corporate Purpose und Leadership in the 21st Century (Contact partner: Jürgen Hamann )

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Horst Wildemann

Leopoldstr. 145 80804 München Fon: +49 (0)89 289-24000 Fax: +49 (0)89 289-24011 E-Mail: [email protected]

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• Chair of Production and Supply Chain Management
• TUM School of Management
• Technische Universität München

Thesis work at the Production and Supply Chain Management group is an intensive study of a scientific topic. You can work with theory and methods, often in close collaboration with partners from industry. The thesis is usually based on quantitative models and is written in English. The topic of the thesis should be one of the research priorities and areas of interest of the chair. 

The duration of the thesis work is six months for a Master thesis, and three months for a Bachelor thesis. This applies for the program Management & Technology. Students from other programs have to check the rules at their department.

Open Projects: We are always looking for good students who would like to join our group. We offer thesis assignments related to our current research projects. An overview can be found here .

Requirements: We are looking for students that have a particular interest in Operations & Supply Chain Management (OSCM) and thus have participated in several lectures and seminars within this field. It is also required that students have taken the course “ Modeling, Optimization and Simulation in Operations Management ” (6 Credits) before starting their thesis.  

Application: If you are interested in doing a thesis (Bachelor or Master) at our group, then please send an e-mail (in English) to  [email protected]  with the following information:

• Transcript of records ( Bachelor and Master )
• Preferred starting time
• Description of the topic
• Application form (only for Master thesis applications)

If you don't have a topic, it is also possible to find a topic for you. Please send us then a short description of the field of research or industry you are interested in. If you have any questions, please send an email to  [email protected]  

Please note: Since we have a high load of ongoing theses, we will favor students who have already conducted their project study/seminar at our chair. You may only apply at one group of the OSCM department (see list below) at a time. However, you can indicate your alternative preferences in the application form.

Chair of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Chair of Operations Management Chair of Operations Research Chair of Production and Supply Chain Management Assistant Professorship of Operations and Supply Chain Management

Guidelines: Guidelines for how to write a thesis (Bachelor, Master) are available here . You are required to use the following  LaTeX template or Word template .

Please make sure to check all formal requirements of the TUM School of Management with regard to writing, formatting and submitting your final theses. An information sheet can be found in the Downloads section of the School of Management.

Registration of the thesis to the TUM School of Management administration:  Following an approval of a topic at the group, the thesis needs to be accepted by the TUM School of Management administration. Registration is as follows: 1) Fill out the registration form that applies to you ( available here ) with your information (Thema, Anmeldedatum, Abgabedatum, Betreuer, Name, Vorname, Matrikelnummer, Studiensemester). 2) Send the application form by e-mail to your supervisor review. 3) If your supervisor confirms the information, then you print out the form, sign it and send it to the secretary of our group ( monika.wagner(at)tum.de ). We will then forward the application to the examinations office. 

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Final Thesis

Students working on their final thesis for graduation should show and improve their ability to work on a recent, scientific, or practice-oriented research topic.

Requirements

For Bachelor Theses we highly recommend the successful participation in Empirical Research Methods and Technology and Innovation Management: Introduction.

For Master Theses we highly recommend the successful participation in Empirical Research Methods in Management and Economics and one of our Advanced Seminars.

Application

There are two ways to write your final thesis at our chair:

Research Proposal

In case you intend to write a thesis on a self-selected topic at our chair, we further require you to submit a proposal. This proposal should be about 1-2 pages (single-spaced), and clearly specify (1) your research question, (2) how this research question ties into an ongoing academic debate, (3) how, for this debate, your question is at least to some degree novel, interesting, and relevant, and (4) how you plan to answer your research question. Accordingly, we expect to see engagement with academic literature already in the proposal.

You will find further instructions on how to write a proposal in this document ( Link ).

We accept both empirical and conceptual theses, but please note that the amount of work will be approximately the same for both. Even if you want to focus on a topic particularly relevant for practitioners your thesis needs to have a sound theoretical basis and must fulfill the requirements of a scientific thesis. Please note accordingly that you cannot submit a practice-only topic, e.g., a business plan, as your thesis.

Topic Areas for self-selected topics

Please make sure that your self-selected topic fits to one of our team members‘ research areas. You find further information about each one’s research interests in the “ About Us – Team section ” of our homepage.

If you suggest an own topic, please provide a research proposal . 

Open Topics

Please find a list of open topics below. Follow the link for detailed information. If you are interested in one of the topics, please directly contact the respective supervisor and send a brief description (half a page) how you would tackle the respective topic.

Currently no topics available.

• Analyzing the Patterns of Smartphone Innovation

NOTE:  We publish all available topics on this page as soon as they become available. Please refrain from further inquiries -- emails asking about open topics will not be answered.

Please do not contact us for preliminary requests without sending your complete application. The final decision regarding theses at out chair are made only based on complete applications. 

Applications for a final thesis at the Chair of Technology and Innovation Management can be submitted at any time. Every two months we will review the applications and assign supervisors to successful applicants. The application deadlines are therefore as follows:

In case you have questions concerning open topics, please contact the potential advisor named in the topic description directly. In case you have questions concerning the application process please contact Pietro Fantini .

• Bachelor thesis: 3 months
• Master thesis: 6 months

Hand-in of the final thesis (bachelor and master)

• You must submit your thesis in purely digital form to Grade Management ( [email protected] ), who will forward it to your supervisor.
• Permission to view my thesis (extra document)  https://www.mgt.tum.de/download-center
• All other files can also be attached, and Grade Management will forward them to your supervisor, or you can send them to your supervisor on your own. 
• Submissions to Grade Management and direct submissions to your supervisor must be on time, by the due date indicated upon registration of your thesis.
• Further information on digital submission can be found in the corresponding information sheet in the download area of the Grade Management homepage  https://www.mgt.tum.de/download-center .
• You must check with your supervisor if you also have to submit a hard copy.  In case your supervisor requests a hard copy, you must still submit the digital version to Grade Management and the hard copy directly to your supervisor.
• A signed declaration of authorship/"ehrenwörtliche Erklärung"
• Stata/R files (data, syntax)
• Interview transcripts
• Literature file (e.g., Endnote/Citavi file)
• Please ensure you comply with the TIM Chair style guidelines
• Information sheet
• TIM Chair style guidelines (English only)
• Sample cover page
• Declaration of authorship ("Ehrenwörtliche Erklärung")

If you are looking for additional forms or German versions of these forms, please refer to the faculty website .