Before you begin writing your Master’s thesis, the application is to be submitted digitally via Moodle.

Students must use their HTW E-Mail address and login details and self-subscribe in the course.

In the course there are two activities:

1. Thesis Application - first and most important step!
2. Upload of confirmation(s) from your supervisors, the exposé (if required) and further required documents:
• The confirmations if you use an email, need to contain at least your name, the topic of the thesis and the semester in which the thesis is to be completed.
• If you have a second supervisor who is not working at HTW, you have to submit documentation for their education, i.e. degree certificate. They must have earned at least a Master’s degree.
• Note: You may also only suggest a 2^nd supervisor (signature not required in this case) or leave this open. A 2^nd supervisor will then be assigned to you.
• Please submit .pdf files only.
• Even if you use the old application Form instead of the email confirmations you need to enter your application in the Moodle course!

NOTE: If you have to repeat the Thesis please check below!

(1) Candidates are admitted to the Master's thesis if they have successfully completed all modules of the first two semesters of the curriculum totaling 60 credit points (ECTS) and have registered on Moodle by the end of the specified lecture period at the latest. A candidate may also be admitted if he or she has not yet successfully completed modules totaling up to six credit points of the credit points specified in accordance with sentence 1.

(2) The time required to complete the Master's thesis corresponds to 25 ECTS. The processing time for the Master's thesis is 18 weeks.

(3) Enrollment under condition: Students who have been enrolled for a degree programme with conditions must have fulfilled/completed the conditions before applying for the thesis.

An extension of the deadline is only possible in exceptional cases (significant events that were  not  predictable  and  that  were  not  under  the  candidate’s  control  before  the  thesis writing period started). Candidates must apply for the extension at least 4 weeks prior to the deadline

Sickness has to be anounced to the department administration immediately.

A medical  certificate  (Attestation)  must  be  sent  to  the departmental  administration  within  three  days.  If  the  examination  board recognises  your  inability  to  take  the  examination,  the  submission  deadline  will  be extended  by  the  number  of  sick  days. The  medical  certificate  must  contain  a  specific description  of  the  health  impairment  in  accordance  with  §  26  (3)  sentence  3  RStPO, together with confirmation that you attended the medical examination in person.

If your illness does not exceed a total period of three (3) calendar days, it is sufficient to  submit  a  certificate  of  incapacity  for  work  (AU)  for  insured  persons  (i.e. including  a  diagnosis).  The  Certificate  of  illness  (AU)  has  to  be  sent  to  the departmental administration immediately. 

Should you unexpectedly encounter problems with your thesis topic, you may change
the topic once within the first eight (8) weeks of the writing period.

To do so, you have to fill out the Request for Change of the Thesis Topic [PDF]. Minor changes in the
topic (wording) have to be agreed upon by the first supervisor and an email confirmation of the change from the 1st supervisor has to be submitted to the BIB Administration Office .

Please send your thesis together with the written assurance from your HTW email address to  the  email  address  Fachbereich3@HTW-Berlin.de,  subject  line:  MIB  Thesis Submission/Name, Surename, Student ID) by the submission deadline. The thesis must be received by the HTW email server by 23:59:59 on the submission deadline at the latest.

You do not have to re-register if (exception: Public und Nonprofit-Management):

• You have already been admitted to the thesis in the current semester and only the submission of the thesis and the final oral examination are still outstanding and the set submission deadline is in the first four weeks of the following semester.
• the thesis has already been submitted in the current semester and only its defence within the framework of a final oral examination is still due.

Please note:

• De-registration before submitting the thesis may have consequences for insurance issues (in particular the discontinuation of accident insurance when entering the HTW Berlin), child benefit, etc.
• You must re-register in any case if there are other module examinations open apart from the final thesis.
• If you do not re-register, you will automatically be de-registered at the end of the semester.

• Students who do not submit their thesis by the deadline or have failed the attempt will receive a grade of 5.0 (fail
• The thesis must be repeated immediately (without further delay).
• The examination administration - Team Faculty 3 & International Affairs - will inform the students officially of the failed attempt and the new deadline for submitting the application for the Repeat Thesis.
• The Application for the Repeat Thesis (Master) can be downloaded here. It has to be submitted within the Deadline via email to: Fachbereich3@htw-berlin.de, Subject Line: MIB Repeat Thesis Application
• Topic and the signature of the 1st Supervisor are compulsory. If you cannot find a supervisor, please fill out only the 1st page and a Topic and Supvervisor will be appointed.
• In most cases you need to re-enroll for the following Semester!

After the successful evaluation of your written Thesis and if all grades are on LSF you will be invited to the Last Exam of your studies, the Thesis Defense/colloquium.

A pre-liminary document of the Exmatriculation will be handed out to you after the colloquium, your Student Status will end on this day.

It takes approximately 12-16 weeks to prepare the final certificates and documents.
You will be notified by email as soon as they are available. Please provide a current postal address and an alternative email address in LSF.

Please use the HTW Thesis Template as your cover page.

Writing your Thesis in Summer Term 2025

• 1st Session: 10.01.25 - TA A 222, 10:45 - 15:15
• 2nd Session: 30.04.25 - TA A 223, 09:45 - 15:15
• 3rd Session: 25.06.25 - TA A 003, 09:45 - 15:15
• Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Tine Lehmann

Attendance to the Thesis Seminar is mandatory!