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 rules and regulations under copyright law BGBl.Nr. 111/1936 in regard to the choice of your topic and supervision.

After the institute has assigned a topic, register the topic immediately by submitting the appropriate form to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services.

You must obtain the evaluator's signature (professor or academic faculty member).

Additional information in individual degree programs is available here.

• Master's Degree in Medicine
  Master's Thesis Guidelines, opens a file in a new window
• Master's Degree in Informatics
  In accordance with the guidelines, opens an external URL in a new window, a minimum of one copy must be submitted.
• 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).

The cover sheet must contain the following information:
 

• Name and location of the university
• Institute
• Diploma degree/Master's thesis title and subtitle
• Master's degree thesis for the acquisition of an academic degree (name of degree)
• Enrolled in the Master's degree program (name of program)
• Name of the thesis supervisor
• Name of the author
• Month and year of submission

You can also opt to use the following templates:

Master's Thesis:

• Sample Cover Sheet - Master's Thesis, opens a file in a new window
• Sample Cover Sheet - Master's Thesis (Law), opens a file in a new window
• Sample Cover Sheet, opens a file in a new window
• Sample Cover Sheet LaTex, opens a file in a new window

Diploma Degree Thesis:

• Sample Cover Sheet - Diploma Degree Thesis, opens a file in a new window
• Sample Cover Sheet - Diploma Degree Thesis (Law), opens a file in a new window
• Sample Cover Sheet, opens a file in a new window
• Sample Cover Sheet LaTex, opens a file in a new window

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 in a new window
(Please note: Please print both sides of the form, double-sided if possible)

Register a Master's Thesis, opens a file in a new window (Degree Program in Human Medicine)
(Please note: Please print both 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!