BUW ESE

Formalities

All formal requirements for BA/MA theses can be found at

Peters, J. H. & Dörfler, T. (2019): Planning, Conducting and Analysing Theses in Psychology and the Social Sciences. (2nd, updated and expanded edition). Pearson.

and

Peters, J. H. & Dörfler, T. (2019): Writing and designing theses in psychology and the social sciences. (2nd, updated and expanded edition). Pearson.

adequately described.

Information on citation rules can also be found here:

Guidelines for manuscript design (standard of the German Psychological Society, 5th edition, full text access from the BUW's Uninetz).

The table below provides an overview of the central guidelines:

Length of BA thesis 30 pages +/- 20 % (incl. cover sheet and literature, excl. appendix)
Scope of MA thesis 60 pages +/- 20 % (incl. cover sheet and literature, excl. appendix)
Scope
Research project
17 pages +/- 20 % (incl. cover sheet and literature, excl. appendix)
Margins left: approx. 3cm (depending on binding), right: 3cm, top/bottom: 2.5cm
Font Arial 11pt, Times New Roman 12pt
Paragraph 1.5 lines
References/
Citation rules
Standard of the German Psychological Society (5th edition), full text access from the university network (see above)

Please refer to the above-mentioned literature for all other requirements. If you have any questions, please contact your supervisor.