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Bachelor's Thesis

Bachelor-Arbeit

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Abstract

Students learn (a) to work on a question using scientific methods and concepts, (b) to write a report according to scientific standards and (c) to correctly cite knowledge from the literature. Depending on the orientation of the work, they learn this by means of an empirical investigation, a literature study, a planning task or a practical project.

Objective

With the Bachelor's thesis, students learn (a) to work on a problem using scientific methods and concepts, (b) to write a report according to scientific standards and (c) to correctly cite knowledge from the literature.

Content

The Bachelor's thesis is written either in the area of "Social Sciences and Humanities" or in the area of "Natural Sciences and Technology". It can also be interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. A Bachelor's thesis in the field of "Social Sciences and Humanities" usually deals with a question at the interface of these sciences and the environment and sustainability. Social science and humanities methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation are used. A Bachelor's thesis in the field of "Natural Sciences" deals with a topic at the interface of the natural sciences and the environment and sustainability. Natural science methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation are used. A thesis in the field of "technology" deals with the environmental impact of a use. It can be an analysis, an assessment or the future design of a use. In interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary work, findings from different disciplines are brought together on the basis of an overarching question, or social actors are included in the work.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Voraussetzungen für den Beginn der Bachelor-Arbeit (BA) sind die bestandene Basisprüfung und mindestens 110 KP im BSc-Studium UMNW.Es wird empfohlen, vor Beginn der BA die Prüfungsblöcke 1, 2 und 3 erfolgreich abzuschliessen.Ab dem HS23 ist die Bachelor-Arbeit zeitlich auf maximal 9 Monate (38 Wochen) beschränkt.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
diploma thesis Bachelor-Arbeit
  • By Appointment None-None
300 h semesterly

Offered In

    • Bachelor's Thesis (In principle, all professors and lecturers involved in the teaching of the Environmental Sciences degree programme are entitled to supervise a Bachelor's thesis (BA). BA in the area of social sciences and humanities can only be supervised by lecturers who teach in this area. The same applies to BA in the field of natural sciences and technology.)