In the context of a Bachelor's or Master's thesis, you should demonstrate your ability to work independently on a research question in the field of accounting and auditing within a specified period of time. Within the framework of this scientific work, you should pursue the goal of dealing in depth with one or more research question(s) on a scientifically sound basis and with recourse to scientific methods.

Regarding the choice of topic, you can make your own suggestions or find a topic together with your supervisor. Please note that due to limited capacity, only a limited number of papers can be supervised.

If you have any questions regarding the choice of topic, please do not hesitate to contact the scientific staff of the chair.

In order to allow you to plan your studies as flexibly as possible, you can start your thesis - once you have been approved for supervision (please note the application deadlines listed below) - during the course of the relevant term.

You will be assigned to a research assistant for supervision and will determine the topic of your thesis in consultation with him or her. Within a familiarization period of usually three (Bachelor's thesis) or four (Master's thesis) weeks, an exposé must be prepared, which includes a rough outline, a two-page written presentation of the planned content and procedure of the thesis, and a bibliography of the relevant literature read up to that point. The exposé forms the basis for the registration of the thesis, from which the official eight-week (Bachelor's thesis) or four-month (Master's thesis) processing period begins.

The formal requirements of the examination regulations that apply to you must be fulfilled.

We recommend that you write your Bachelor thesis in the 6th term (Bachelor) or in the 4th term (Master). Deviations from this are possible in justified exceptional cases.

In your own interest, we expect you to be able to demonstrate adequate knowledge for the successful completion of a thesis at the chair. You can provide this evidence, for example, by successfully attending courses offered by the Chair of Accounting and Auditing.

When writing the thesis, please pay attention to the  guidelines for writing a scientific paper. There, in particular, the scope of the thesis is also regulated.

The registration of your thesis is done by the chair and will be carried out directly after the presentation and discussion of your exposé. Please bring the following documents with you to your exposé meeting:

• Completed and signed application for admission application for admission
• HISQIS extract
• Certificate of enrollment

Further information can be found on the website of the  Examination Office. 

The duration of the correction of your thesis is specified in the respective examination regulations. You will be informed in writing by the examination office about the result of your thesis. Please refrain from inquiring in the meantime before the end of the correction period.

Summer term:      

Application deadline at the chair: 31.01.
Application deadline at the examination office: 30.09.

Winter term:         

Application deadline at the chair: 31.07.
Application deadline at the examination office: 31.03.

Due to the current situation, it is currently not possible to submit the documents in person. Therefore, please send your complete application documents in one pdf file (lastname_surname.pdf) to:sekretariat.accaud@uni-passau.de.

Please note that all communication must take place via the student e-mail address! We therefore recommend you to check your mailbox regularly.

After the application deadline, you will be informed as soon as possible by e-mail whether you have received a confirmation of supervision. If you do not wish to take advantage of a confirmation of supervision that you have received, please deregister immediately at the chair.