Timeline for KSCA698 Bachelor’s thesis seminar


8.10 Introductory meeting for the master's diploma seminar (selection of supervisor and topic,
deadlines)

The student approaches the staff members and figures out a thesis topic by Friday 25 Oct. Once you
reach an explicit agreement with the staff member, s/he will manually enroll you into his/her
seminar group. (updated 8 October 2024)


31.10. Creation of thesis topics in the IS (by the Department Secretary, based on the information
provided by the staff members, not the students).

The student works on the thesis proposal under the guidance of the supervisor (regular meetings
recommended).

Please approach your supervisor and take a proactive approach; it is your own thesis work so you
should be the driver of your own project!


5.1.2025 Thesis proposal (first draft) uploaded to IS (Homework Vault of the course)


5.1. - 31.1. The supervisor may freely decide whether to organize a presentation session for all
the projects that s/he supervises. The supervisor gives the student feedback by 31.1.


1.2.- 9.2. The student uploads the final version of the thesis proposal for the supervisor’s check
(for the credits of KSCA698).


In the semester in which the student plans to take the state exam (fall or spring), he/she enrolls
in 3 courses:

KSCA699 Master's Thesis Seminar II

KSCDM19 Master's Thesis in Chinese Studies

KSCZkM Master's State Final Exam


End of April - Submission of completed thesis to IS in case of June state examinations (the exact
date can be adjusted by the supervisor according to his/her preferences).


End of June - Submission of completed thesis to IS in case of September state examinations.