Bachelor Theses

Bachelor theses in the focus field Finance, Banking & Insurance are allocated through a centralized procedure in which all chairs of the focus field participate. Applying for a bachelor thesis position outside this procedure is not possible. The allocation of bachelor thesis positions takes place on fixed deadlines. The relevant application date for you depends on your intended starting date. In principle, bachelor theses can be started in any calendar week of the respective quarter, except during official holiday weeks of the University of Hamburg. The desired starting date must be indicated in the application and cannot be changed afterward.

Please take these deadlines into account when planning your studies.
 

As part of the allocation procedure, you apply for a bachelor thesis position at one of the chairs within the focus field Finance, Banking & Insurance. You must indicate your preferred chair in the application. A direct application for pre-announced topics is not possible. Within the procedure, however, you may submit your own topic proposal. For this purpose, you must upload an exposé via the online application form. The exposé should present the proposed topic clearly and in a structured manner, include an appropriate number of relevant and citable sources, and have a length of at least one and no more than three pages (plus cover sheet and bibliography). The choice of chair should be guided by the field of research you intend to pursue in your thesis. The chairs of the focus area generally supervise theses in the following areas:

In addition to indicating your first preference, please also state your preferences for the other chairs within the Finance, Banking & Insurance focus area in your application. This information is mandatory—alongside a complete and timely application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you wish to apply for a bachelor thesis position in the focus field Finance, Banking & Insurance, please submit your application on time via the online application form below. The deadline ends at 23:59 CET/CEST. All fields in the form are mandatory. Please pay particular attention to providing a correct email address (only University of Hamburg email addresses are accepted), as all communication will be conducted via email. In addition to your personal information, please attach a current transcript of records (a STiNE grade overview is sufficient) in PDF format. Name the file as Transcript_LastName_FirstName_StudentID.pdf and upload it via the application form.

Please indicate your preferred topic areas in the "Topic Preference" fields of the form. Your desired start date should be defined by selecting the corresponding calendar week. If your chosen calendar week falls within an official university holiday week, the following week will automatically be considered your start week. Please note that the information provided in your application cannot be changed afterward. After submitting the online form, you will receive an automatically generated confirmation email, indicating that your application has been received. This email is not confirmation that your application meets the requirements. If you do not receive a confirmation email after submission, please contact the responsible academic staff member for the allocation procedure (see contact persons).

In addition, please submit your completed and signed application for approval of your bachelor thesis—or the equivalent for your degree program (e.g., Industrial Engineering and Management)—with the official stamp from your academic office via email to Bettina Kourieh (finance.bwl"AT"uni-hamburg.de) by the deadline.

The respective “Applications for Approval of Bachelor Thesis” can be found at the following links:

• Business Administration
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Business Mathematics
• Information Systems

For the application for approval of the bachelor thesis in Business Administration, please fill out only the following fields:

• Name / Family Name
• Vorname / First Name
• Matrikelnummer / Student ID
• Datum und Unterschrift Studierende:r / Date and Signature of Student

All applications that are fully submitted by the deadline will participate in the allocation procedure. A complete application consists of two parts:

1. Submission via the online application form
2. Submission of the application for approval of the bachelor thesis via email to Ms. Kourieh

You will receive information no later than one working week after the application phase ends—and in any case before your desired start date—on whether your application was successful, and if applicable, which chair you have been assigned to, along with further instructions. If your application is rejected, you may reuse your application for approval to apply to a different focus field.