Guidelines for Examinations

Oral examinations

What to do in case of illness before or during an oral examination?

Written examinations / team research reports

How to write a team research report

Written examinations / MA thesis

Guideline for writing a Master thesis in the European Studies Master Programme

Formalities of a Master thesis

Instruction for submitting a Master thesis

Written examinations / general guidelines

Declaration of authorship

References and bibliography

How to extend the submission deadline of a written examination (term paper, thesis) in case of illness

Further regulations

Examination rules in study programmes at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

Weighting of examination grades for the final grade of the master degree

• first oral examination        1/7
• second oral examination   1/7
• team project                    2/7
• master thesis                  3/7

Calculating the final grade of the master degree

The arithmetic average of the individual examinations will be calculated according to their weight described above. The result will not be rounded and only the first decimal will be considered to determine the final grade.

Evaluation of your final grade:

• up to 1,5: very good (sehr gut)
• 1,6 to 2,5: good (gut)
• 2,6 to 3,5: satisfactory (befriedigend)
• 3,6 to 4,0: sufficient (ausreichend)