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Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology

Master thesis

Veranstaltungsnummer: 07-MT-1
ECTS: 25
Sprache: Deutsch/Englisch
Prüfungsart: Thesis/Kolloquium

Supervisor: Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Jochen Krauß, Andrea Holzschuh, Marcell Peters, Thomas Hovestadt, Thomas Schmitt, Jörg Müller, Alice Claßen

Lerninhalte: Students are qualified to scientifically work on a topic on their own. They are competent to discuss the current research in the field. They are competent to work according to good practice and to document, interpret and to discuss their results. They are competent to discuss and to defend their data in the scientific community.

Content

A defined scientific question is addressed by adequate techniques. Students plan and perform experiments to solve problems or summarize and interpret existing data. The students have to develop a research plan and apply advanced and novel techniques in the context of a given research project according to good scientific practice. The results are summarized in a written thesis. The project lasts six month.

Note

Zuvor bestandene Module:

Usually F2 internship is preparation for the final thesis.

The start of the thesis in a topic requires the F1 in the same topic and the lecture series associated with the module area.

The thesis must be registered prior to commencement. A completed and signed registration form (see website of the Examinations Office) must be handed in to the Dean of Studies Office or the Examinations Office in good time.

Please observe the relevant instructions for the thesis.

Aim

Students are qualified to scientifically work on a topic on their own. They are competent to discuss the current research in the field. They are competent to work according to good practice and to document, interpret and to discuss their results. They are competent to discuss and to defend their data in the scientific community.