Bachelor’s Thesis and Final Modules

Students in the major program complete a research seminar (9 ECTS) and the compulsory module Bachelor’s Thesis (15 ECTS) by the end of their studies. These two modules are closely linked. The research seminar lays the foundation for the Bachelor’s thesis, which is written in the following semester. Research seminars are only offered in the fall semester; Bachelor’s theses are only written in the spring semester.

The submission date for the Bachelor’s thesis is June 1.

Detailed information on completing your Bachelor's degree and the Bachelor's thesis can be found on the website of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Please read the information carefully.

In their final year of study, major students take a research seminar from the "Final Modules" module group. These are offered each fall semester. In the seminar, students work individually or in teams on their own research project related to the research seminar topic. They develop a scientific research question and prepare its empirical implementation – as a basis for the Bachelor’s thesis in the spring semester. Part of the assessment is a research report, which includes:

• Introduction to the topic, theory and state of research, research questio
• Justification and planning of the methodological / empirical approach

The Bachelor’s thesis is an individual project in which you demonstrate that you can independently work on a scientific question within the specified time limit. It is written during the spring semester and supervised by the lecturer of the research seminar.

• Prerequisite: successfully completed research seminar
• After the research seminar, you prepare a proposal (exposé) for your Bachelor’s thesis, which serves as the basis for supervision.
• The Bachelor’s thesis must be booked independently during the regular booking period (make sure to select the correct booking group).
• After booking, you will be contacted by the Dean of Studies office via email to enter your supervisor and thesis title in the theses tool.
• The submission deadline is: June 1

Extension of deadline: Information can be found on the Assessments page.

You can track and review your study progress at any time via the "Study Progress & Graduation" app in the student portal. Register for graduation only once you have met all the requirements for successful completion. Please note the following registration deadlines:

• Spring semester: March 16 to October 15
• Fall semester: October 16 to March 15

For graduation in the fall semester, registration must be completed by March 15 (in the following semester); for graduation in the spring semester, by October 15 (in the following semester).
Further information about the "Study Progress & Graduation" app is available on the Student Services website.

Would you like to continue with a Master's degree at IKMZ after completing your Bachelor's? You can find information about our Master's programs and about the admissions process on the page Application & Admission.

If you are currently enrolled in a Bachelor's program at UZH, you can submit a request to change your degree (from Bachelor to a Master’s program) via the "My Requests and Invoices" app in the student portal. The deadlines for changing study programs apply.

We recommend attending the Master Information Days, which take place in March.

Students enrolled in a Bachelor’s program at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (PhF) who have earned at least 120 ECTS credits (as per their transcript of records) may take up to 30 ECTS worth of Master’s modules in the following semester while still enrolled in the Bachelor’s program. These modules can be booked independently during the regular booking period.

Suitable pre-Master’s modules in our program are:

• Multivariate Statistics
• Theory of Science and Principles of Research
• Elective lectures from the module group Research Areas Communication Science