Master's thesis and certificate
There are several important pieces of information and application forms to be observed when writing your master's thesis.
Before your master's thesis:
As soon as the topic has been agreed with the supervisor of the respective master's thesis, an application form for approval for the selected topic must be submitted to us. The following options are available:
- as a scan to diglaw@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
- per mail to Lehrstuhl für Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht und Medienstrafrecht, LL.M. Digitalization & Law, Domerschulstraße 16, 97070 Würzburg
- personal delivery to Lehrstuhl für Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht und Medienstrafrecht, Alte IHK, Raum 02.006-02.008, Josef-Stangl-Platz 2, 97070 Würzburg
The application form can be downloaded from the website of the Examination Office here under "Forms" - "Form Request Master Thesis Topic".
This application must be submitted before the start of the master's thesis. As soon as approval is granted, we will forward the application to the examination office, which will register the master's thesis and inform you about the next steps (via your @stud-mail.uni-wuerzburg e-mail address).
Please note: The topic entered in the form must correspond exactly to the title of the Master's thesis submitted. Even the capitalization of the individual words must not differ!
During your master's thesis:
The master's thesis consists of approximately 50-60 pages. The master's thesis must have page numbers, a title page, a table of contents and a written assurance that the work was written independently. The written assurance can be downloaded on the website of the Examination Office here under "Forms" - "declaration of authorship'". Important: In the section " Topic assigned by" of the declaration of authorship you have to write down your first supervisor.
You have 6 months to complete the master's thesis. If you do not meet the deadline, the work will be deemed "failed".
Submission of your master's thesis:
The work must be submitted in the form of a file in one of the generally accessible, machine-readable, and unalterable file formats on a standard storage medium (e.g., USB stick, CD, other data carriers, etc.). Two copies are required, i.e., for example, two USB sticks, each containing one file. The “declaration of authorship” must be submitted in duplicate with original signatures in paper form. The master's thesis must be submitted exclusively to the examination office! Postal address:
Prüfungsamt der Universität Würzburg
Sanderring 2
97070 Würzburg
You can also drop the documents off yourself at the address mentioned above. The mailbox is located at the back of the new university. Please note that the master's thesis must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on the day of submission at the latest.
After your master's thesis:
After the master's thesis has been assessed, there will be an oral examination in which the master's thesis must be defended. The date for this must be agreed on with your first supervisor. The oral examination lasts a total of 45 minutes and consists of a 30-minute presentation on the content of your master's thesis and a subsequent discussion, which may also include areas of law that were not directly the subject of your master's thesis.
In order to receive the master's certificate, an application for the master's certificate must be submitted to the examination office after the oral examination or after completing all other examinations. The application can be downloaded from the website of the Examination Office here under "Forms" - "Request to be issued with graduation documents". On the line "The following assessment is the last one that I have taken", "Oral Examination" must be entered with the corresponding date, unless there are other examinations still pending. The application must be submitted to the examination office in paper form with an original signature. Postal address:
Prüfungsamt der Universität Würzburg
Sanderring 2
97070 Würzburg
You can also drop the documents off yourself at the address mentioned above. The mailbox is located at the back of the new university.
