The curriculum regulates that the Master’s examination consists of two parts: The first part is the student’s successful completion of the mandatory subjects and the elective track according to §§ 4 and 5 of the curriculum. The second part of the Master’s examination is a comprehensive oral exam (1.5 ECTS points).
For this oral exam, the student is supposed to suggest the three members of the examination committee: one committee head (member 1) and two further members (members 2 and 3). This first committee member presides over the thesis defense and may not be the thesis supervisor. The second committee member should examine the subject “Machine Learning and Perception”. The third committee member should examine the chosen elective track. The thesis advisor should be a committee member. While two members may be from the same institute, not all three members should be from the same institute.
The oral exam consists of three parts (20 minutes each): The first part is the presentation and defense of the Master’s thesis (15 minutes presentation plus 5 minutes discussion). This part should be presided over and graded by the head of the committee. The second and third part (20 minutes each) are both dedicated to the examination of the mandatory and the elective track subjects (see previous paragraph) and should be conducted and graded by the respective committee members 2 and 3.
As a basic principle, the Master’s examination may cover all subjects that the student has taken during her/his Master’s degree. Examiners should not narrow down the content of the examination too much beforehand. Additionally, all three examiners are urged to take an active part in all three parts of the examination. Nevertheless, each examiner is formally assigned one part of the examination and responsible for the according grade. The total grade is the rounded average of the three individual grades.
To register for the Master’s examination, students should use this form, opens a file (in the form, the committee head and the first examiner are one and the same person). The first part of the oral exam is already filled in as „Presentation and defense of Master’s thesis“ (in German). Subject two should read “Machine Learning and Perception”, and subject three should name the chosen elective track.
In order to find a suitable date for the Master´s examination, please be informed that all professors of the Institute for Machine Learning save the last Tuesday and Wednesday of each month for this purpose.