Master Theses

Master’s thesis positions in the focus field Finance, Banking & Insurance are allocated through a centralized procedure in which all chairs within the focus field participate. Applications for a Master’s thesis position outside this procedure are not possible. Allocation of positions occurs on fixed deadlines. The relevant application date for you depends on your desired starting date. In principle, Master’s theses can begin in any calendar week of the respective quarter, except during official university holidays at the University of Hamburg. The desired starting date must be indicated at the time of application and cannot be changed afterward.

Please take these deadlines into account when planning your studies. The number of available Master’s thesis positions per application period depends on the supervision capacities of the individual chairs. Therefore, it may not be possible to offer a Master’s thesis position to all applicants.

As part of the allocation process, you apply for a Master’s thesis position at one of the chairs within the focus field Finance, Banking & Insurance. You must indicate your preferred chair in the application. Direct applications for advertised thesis topics are not possible. The selection of the chair should reflect the topic area you aim to pursue for your thesis. The chairs within the focus field generally supervise topics in the following areas:

In case of capacity constraints, students who have already successfully completed a course at their chosen chair as well as a Master’s seminar in the focus field Finance, Banking & Insurance will be given priority. In addition, you may indicate other chairs of the focus field in your application alongside your first preference. Indicating additional chair preferences is solely to your advantage and does not affect the consideration of your first preference.

If you wish to apply for a Master’s thesis position in the focus field Finance, Banking & Insurance, please submit your application by the deadline 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 entering your correct email address, as all communication will be conducted via email. In addition to your personal details, please attach a current transcript of records (a STiNE grade overview is sufficient) and your bachelor’s degree certificate as PDFs. Name the files as follows:

• Bachelorzeugnis_LastName_FirstName_StudentID.pdf
• Notenauszug_LastName_FirstName_StudentID.pdf

and upload them via the application form.

In the form, under "Preferred Topic Areas," indicate your preferred topic areas from the table above, ordered according to your specified chair preferences. Define your desired start date by selecting the corresponding calendar week. If your chosen week falls within an official 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 does not confirm that your application meets the requirements. If you do not receive an email after submission, please contact the staff member responsible for the allocation process (see contact information).

Additionally, please submit your completed and signed application for admission to the Master’s thesis—or the equivalent for your program (e.g., HWI)—stamped by the Academic Office via email to Bettina Kourieh at finance.bwl"AT"uni-hamburg.de
by the deadline.

• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Business Mathematics
• Information Systems

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

1. Submission via the online application form
2. Submission of the application for admission to the Master’s thesis via email to Ms. Kourieh

You will receive notification of the outcome no later than one working week after the end of the application period, and in any case in time before your intended start date. If your application is successful, you will be informed of your assigned chair and the next steps. In case of rejection, you may reuse your application for admission to apply to another focus field.