Offered Topics
Dear students,
thank you for your interest in writing a thesis with us.
If you are looking for a topic:
We have compiled a short overview below with topics that we are increasingly researching in the department. We would be pleased if you would like to write your thesis on one of these topics. As we believe that it is part of writing a thesis to concretize the research question itself, you will find an introductory description of the topics as well as references to already published papers. Please inform yourself accordingly and contact us if you are interested in one of the topics.
Some topic descriptions are written in English and others in German. Regardless, papers can always be written in either German or English.
If you already have a topic you would like to work on:
In this case, please contact us directly and describe in about 3-5 sentences what your paper should be about. Depending on your topic, we will decide whether we can supervise you or whether it might be advisable to turn to another department.
The following list includes thematic suggestions for media projects. If you are interested in one of the following topics, please contact the respective contact person indicated. The list will be supplemented from time to time. But your own suggestions are also welcome at any time.
The Thesis Process
In order to earn your Bachelor in Applied Media and Communication Studies” or Master degree in “Media and Communication Science” at TU Ilmenau, you need to submit and defend a thesis, which needs to be approved by two supervisors (one of them must be a Professor or a Dr. habil.). The thesis consists of an exposé, the thesis itself and the defense. These three elements together correspond to 16 credit points in the case of the bachelor thesis, and 30 credit points in the case of the master thesis.
If you are interested in writing your thesis in the Research Group of Empirical Research and Political Communication, please follow these steps:
Hinweise zur Erstellung von Qualifikationsarbeiten / Guidelines for scientific work
Guide for preparing seminar, bachelor and master theses, and presentations
Example Exposé for a Master Thesis (English)
Evaluation criteria for a thesis (English)
Leitfaden für mündliche und schriftliche Präsentationen
Kommentiertes Beispielexposé (Deutsch)
Software für qualitative Arbeiten
Die Universität bietet Ihnen die Möglichkeit, für die Auswertung qualitativer Abschlussarbeiten MAXQDA in der Version 18 zu nutzen. Dafür können Sie sich im Uni RZ Notebooks ausleihen. Auf diesen Notebooks wird wird Ihnen das Team der Abteilung "IT und Mediendienste" der Fakultät MAXQDA installieren.
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