Final Theses

With the final thesis, the knowledge acquired in the courses is deepened. We regularly publish suggestions for topics on this page. We are happy to consider your own suggestions for topics, as long as they are related to the research focus of the professorship and meet the scientific requirements for a thesis.d

Formal requirements

• We recommend that you attend the bachelor seminar or research seminar of our chair in preparation for your thesis. There you will be familiarized with the necessary background knowledge for writing your thesis and with the requirements of our chair. You will also have the opportunity to present the proposal for your thesis and receive valuable feedback from the chair team and other students.
• Admission to attend the research seminar: Participation (successful participation or, if necessary, parallel to the research seminar) in at least one of our events from the Master's elective area is required (Multidisciplinary Perspectives of Sustainability or Managing for Sustainability). Please submit a brief cover letter, your CV, academic transcripts, and a short description of your research topic. You can choose from a list of topics published on our website. Alternatively, you can submit your own topic – however, this involves a certain degree of risk and is only recommended for individuals with sufficient experience in sustainability and management (including sustainability assessment, reporting, transformation, etc.).
• If you are interested in writing a thesis at our chair and do not participate in our bachelor or research seminar, please send your convincing application (research proposal in English with 2-4 pages body text incl. personal motivation for the topic, curriculum vitae, current overview of grades) together with the indication of your preferred supervisor to the office managementWe strongly encourage students to write their theses in English.
• Please note that candidates must also fulfill the formal requirements for a thesis. The requirements as well as the procedure for registration can be found on the website of the examination office of the Faculty of Economic Sciences.
• Please follow our guidelines when writing your thesis.

Topics

Supervision: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Samanthi Dijkstra-Silva (English theses only, preferably Master's and diploma theses)

• Systematic literature review on sustainability performance
• Minimalism and sustainability
• Master Thesis_Impact.pdf
• Systematic literature review on sustainability mindsets
• Sustainability reporting of the DAX30 and FTSE100

Supervision: Sabrina Schmidt

• Completed Sustainability Transitions in Europe: Systematic Identification and Comparison

• more topics to follow; in the meantime please have a look at my research focuses

Supervision:  Emma Lloyd

• Topics are currently being updated

Supervision: Varun Bharadwaj Gurugubelli (English theses only)

• Sustainability assessment of electronics, e.g. sensors