Prof. Dr. Claudia Landwehr is an authorized supervisor for all examinations in Political Science.
Authorized supervisor for M.Ed.: Dr. Cornelia Frings, Dr. Annette Schmitt
Authorized supervisor for B.A./ B.Ed. theses: Dr. Cornelia Frings, Dr. Eva Krick, Dr. Annette Schmitt, Julian Frinken, Lea Stallbaum and Kevin Walz.
Prof. Landwehr supervises master’s theses on topics in the fields of political theory, political economy and empirical democracy research. A prerequisite for the supervision of final theses is attendance of the Political Theory colloquium. To discuss the supervision of master’s theses, please attend consultation hours.
The supervision of B.A. theses can be arranged during consultation hours. Students should submit a short research proposal (1-2 pages) in advance, stating in particular the research question and approach. B.A. students are not required to attend the colloquium.
A handout from the Institute on the formal design of final theses can be found here.
The acceptance of second evaluators can be arranged by e-mail. Please name the first reviewer and the title of the thesis and briefly outline your research question.
Prof. Landwehr takes over the second evaluators for all B.A. theses supervised by employees of the department without separate agreement.
Dates for the oral examination in the B.A. and M.A. can be arranged with the examiners as soon as the supervisor’s reports for the B.A. or M.A. thesis have been received by the examination office. Examination dates agreed with the examiners must then be logged in to the examination office by the students themselves.
In the examination, candidates first present the research question, approach and results of their B.A. or M.A. thesis in 5-7 minutes (oral presentation without slides etc.). The examiners then ask questions and further questions about the work. This part of the examination lasts a total of 15 minutes. Afterwards, the examiner will examine the B.A. candidates on one topic and the M.A. candidates on two other topics for 15 minutes each, which have been discussed with the examiners in advance.
