MA Thesis (dissertation) (EMMMAS)

In the 4th semester of the MA programme Migration and Intercultural Relations students will write their Master dissertation (30 ECTS). Students design their dissertation based on self-conducted research projects, applying and connecting methodological, theoretical and empirical knowledge.

Preparatory phase: Students define their research question, prepare the literature review, choose the methodology and write their research proposal (4 weeks)

Presentation phase: all students present their research proposal to a group of students and teachers/professors for approval

The preparatory and the presentation phase will be accompanied by colloquia (incl. video-conferences)

Realisation phase: in the final phase students focus on writing their individual thesis, tutorials on request

The dissertation is to be reviewed by two teachers from the consortium.

Students are expected to apply theoretical, methodological and empirical knowledge and competences they have obtained in the study programme. The Master dissertation should present findings of students own research work: choosing research topic, developing research design, conducting research, analysing, writing.

The dissertation should reflect student's specialisation within the field of migration studies and prove student's competence of scholarly work, integrating trans-cultural and self-reflective perspectives as well as international research results.

Independent work, tutorials, taking part in dissertation collocium.

Students formulate the research question for their dissertation in consultation with their supervisor. Supervisors are to be selected from lecturers/ professors on the programme who are authorised to examine. The candidate is entitled to propose a supervisor for her/his dissertation. There is no guarantee that such a proposal will be accepted. Persons authorised to examine must be staff members of the national university or one of the partner universities. Proposed supervisors must sign a written statement that they commit themselves to supervising the student. Team work may be allowed, if each individual contribution can be defined based on chapters, numbers of pages or other objective criteria, and thus evaluated. Students are required to present the research question and design of their MA.