Your topic or assignment must be selected in such a way that you can complete the paper within a six-month period. Please observe the principles of good scientific practice.

As soon as you know the topic of your thesis, register it in good time using the appropriate form in the Examination and Recognition Service.

You must obtain the signature of the supervisor.

Additional information in individual degree programs is available here.

• Master's Degree in Medicine
  Master's Thesis Guidelines, opens a file
• Master's Degree in Civic Studies
  A Master's thesis topic will not be allocated until you have completed a minimum of half of the subject area in question.
• Master's Degree in Sociology
  You can begin your Master's thesis once you can show proof of completing a minimum of 30 ECTS credits in the mandatory subjects and the subject area of Sociological Practices. See the curriculum for detailed information.
• Master's Degree in Business Informatics
  You can start begin on your Master's thesis once you have completed subjects that are thematically relevant for your thesis. The thesis supervisor will decides what is relevant..
• Diploma Degree in Business Education
  Students in the Diploma degree program of Business Education must have passed the subject of Forschungsmethodik (two certificates).

Please use the appropriate of the following templates for the cover sheet of your  Diploma Degree or Master's thesis and make sure to

• state the name of the degree program correctly in full according to the study handbook and
• list the supervisor and any co-supervisors (after consultation with the supervisor) with all academic titles (source: JKU homepage).

Master's Thesis:

• Sample Cover Sheet - Master's Thesis DE, opens a file
• Sample Cover Sheet - Master's Thesis EN, opens a file
• Sample Cover Sheet LaTeX, opens an external URL in a new window

Diploma Degree Thesis:

• Sample Cover Sheet - Diploma Degree Thesis DE, opens a file
• Sample Cover Sheet - Diploma Degree Thesis EN, opens a file

From March 1, 2022 the submission of your academic paper to the Examination and Recognition Service will be exclusively in electronic form.

• Before uploading your work, please first send the cover sheet to the Examination and Recognition Service by email (pas(at)jku.at) to check the formal requirements.
• After receiving positive feedback from the Examination and Recognition Service, upload the academic paper in pdf format at the following address: forms.jku.at/pas/thesis, opens an external URL in a new window.
• The PDF file must be saved in such a way that the text of the thesis can be further processed digitally. In particular, it must not contain scanned image files. The file must also not be encrypted or password protected and should be saved in ISO 19005-1 compatible format (PDF/A) for long-term archiving.
• If your master thesis or diploma thesis is to be excluded from publication, you must obtain the confirmation of the supervisor, fill out the “Sperrantrag” and send both by email to hochschulschriften.bibliothek@jku.at, opens an external URL in a new window. According to 86 para. 4 UG, the blocking request will only be granted if you can credibly demonstrate that important economic or legal interests are at risk.

Register a Diploma/Master's Degree Thesis, opens a file
(Please note: Please print both sides of the form, double-sided if possible)

Register a Master's Thesis, opens a file (Degree Program in Human Medicine)
(Please note: Please print all sides of the form, double-sided if possible)

Application to Suspend Access to the Thesis (Sperrantrag), opens a file in a new window
In accordance with the Austrian Universities Act § 86 Para. 4, the request will only be approved by the responsible authority providing the student can credibly justify that he/she/they have important legal or economic interests at risk. If this is the case, please make sure to include this information in the application!