1. Students: Choice of supervisor, choice of topic and preparation of the exposé.

·        The supervision has to be done by a university professor. In exceptional cases, joint supervision by a university professor and a qualified research assistant is possible.

·        In a first step you have to contact the university professors of the institute or the study representative in order to find a supervisor.

·        Narrowing down of the topic and the research question in consultation with the supervisor

·        Preparation of an exposé

2. Students: Registration of the master thesis

Please note: § 24 Statutes (study regulations): https://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten-servicestelle/pruefungsreferate/recht/
gesamtfassung_satzungsteil-studienrechtliche-bestimmungen_stand-04.09.2020.pdf

• Download the form for the registration of the master thesis from: https://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten-servicestelle/pruefungsreferate/forms/anmeldung_da_geiwi_natwi_rewi.doc
• Filling in the form
• Registration should be done at the time when the topic will not change.
• Obtaining the signature of the supervisor of the master's thesis and possibly of the collaborating supervisor or a second supervisor in the case of (interdisciplinary) master's theses.
• Obtain the signature of the responsible study supervisor/authorized representative.
• The form will be forwarded by the secretariat to the examination office.

Examinations Office: Registration of the master's thesis

• Obtaining the signature for the approval of the topic and the supervisor from the responsible body (dean of studies and/or study representative)
• Registration of the topic and the supervisor in vis:online
• Students see the entry of the topic in their mailbox on lfu:online and can thus extend the loan period of literature at the ULB

3. Students: Assessment of the module "Preparation of master Thesis

Obtaining the assessment and signature of the supervisor of the master's thesis - the form can be downloaded from the study profile page: https://www.uibk.ac.at/
fakultaeten-servicestelle/pruefungsreferate/forms/vorbereitung-masterarbeit.docx

Examination office: processing of the submitted documents

4. Students: Graduation - submission of master thesis and registration for defensio:

Submission of the documents → at latest eight weeks before the start of the defensio/defense of the master thesis at the Examinations Office - location Innrain 52d by mail (Pruefungsreferat@uibk.ac.at) or in person (appointment booking required: https://appointments.uibk.ac.at/ea/fakultaeten-servicestelle).

• Have two copies of the master thesis bound
• Upload master thesis at https://diglib.uibk.ac.at/upload and print out confirmation of successful upload
• Electronic submission – information at: https://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten-servicestelle/pruefungsreferate/aktuelles
• Completion of the examination protocols

Submission of the above-mentioned documents and, if applicable, recognition notices of examinations to the Examinations Office, location Innrain 52d (Note: Timely recognition of examinations is necessary!)

Examination office: Processing of the submitted documents

5. Students: registration for the defensio, at the latest four weeks before the examination date 

Please note: §§ 13 and 20 of the statutes (study regulations): The https://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten-servicestelle/pruefungsreferate/recht/
gesamtfassung_satzungsteil-studienrechtliche-bestimmungen_stand-04.09.2020.pdf

• Agreement on an examination date with the examination senate (must consist of at least three persons). One member of the examination senate must be habilitated
• Fill in the application form
• Obtain the signatures of the members of the examination senate or if appointment confirmations are available by mail, print them out
• Obtain the signature of the authorized study representative(s)

Submitting the form for the registration of the defensio/defense of the master thesis to the Examinations Office at location Innrain 52d

Examination office: processing of the submitted documents

·         Students will be informed per mail from pruefungsreferat@uibk.ac.at that the final study documents are ready for collection

6. Students: Pick up documents in person

·         Appointment booking required: https://appointments.uibk.ac.at/ea/fakultaeten-servicestelle

·         Collection in person upon presentation of a valid photo ID or by mail via registered mail at the student's request.