• completion of 150 ECTS from semesters 1-5 and
• your internship papers are approved by the BIB Administration Office and the internship is finished (85 working days) before you write the thesis 

You can also apply if you still need to acquire up to six ECTS (semesters 1-3 must be complete). These must be completed during the 7th semester. Admission forms will be sent to you via email to your HTW Berlin email address on one of the two official admission days.

Checklist

Thesis Template

You choose the topic and the supervisor yourself. Only professors at HTW Berlin can serve as first supervisors. The thesis should address a business-related topic and investigate it both theoretically and empirically. Second supervisors can either be a professor or an associate lecturer from HTW Berlin.

You have eight weeks in which to write the thesis. 

Submission to the BIB Administration

Thesis Submission Details:

• Please submit ONLY ONE PDF file containing all components (cover sheet, affidavit, etc.). The affidavit has to be signed manually
• The thesis may only be submitted once (final version) and not in multiple versions.Please refrain from sending paper copies or CDs.
• Send your thesis only to the e-mail address of your department:  fachbereich3@htw-berlin.de ,Subject Line: BIB Thesis Submission

You must submit all documents to the faculty administration by the published and communicated date.

Should you unexpectedly encounter problems with your thesis topic, you may change the topic once within the first four 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.

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 using the application form [PDF] and submit it to the BIB Administration Office.

Sickness during the writing period has to be communicated to the BIB Course Administration immediately. A sick note/certificate of illness must be handed in within 3 days from the day of sickness to the BIB course administration office. A maximum of 7 calendar days is granted once. If the sick note exceeds 7 calendar days, an official request has to be send to the Head of the Examination Board. Complete Documentation has to be attached to the request.

You do not have to re-register if:

• 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 (Bachelor) can be downloaded here. It has to be submitted within the Deadline via email to: Fachbereich3@htw-berlin.de, Subject Line: BIB 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.