Study KAM: Fact sheet on written theses

All content-related options and formal requirements are formulated in the study/examination regulations. The registration deadlines are set by the Examination Office.

The processing time for the Bachelor's degree is six months and begins with the confirmation of the topic by the Examination Office. Registration takes place in February for the summer semester and in July for the winter semester. Students are requested to register by the Examinations Office.

The processing time for the Master's degree is two semesters and begins in the third semester. Registration takes place at the beginning of the lecture period of the third semester. Students are requested to register by the Examinations Office.

Written theses must be submitted by the deadline. If the deadline is missed, the thesis is deemed to have been "failed". An extension of two weeks may be granted if the student applies in writing to the Examinations Office before the deadline, stating a reason.

In the course of narrowing down the thematic areas, students contact one of the supervisors in good time, but no later than two weeks before the registration deadline, to discuss the further procedure.

Once a specific topic and a final supervisor have been agreed upon, registration takes place at the Examination Office.

In discussions with the supervising lecturers, students explore a topic in which their own interests and previous knowledge are placed in a research context. They receive advice on appropriate academic working methods and suitable literature.

Possible topics can relate to further developments from courses attended, but can also go beyond the courses offered by the HfMDK.

For all topics, the state of research must be taken into account appropriately and the research content must be developed and reflected upon independently.

The basis is formed by working techniques such as those developed in the course "Fundamentals and Methods of Musicological Work" and deepened in other courses. If required, such courses can also be attended and credited as part of the elective catalog.

The thesis must be accompanied by a written declaration that it was written independently and that no sources and aids other than those listed in the bibliography were used.