Examinations and downloads

You will find all the information on papers and examinations that have to be written or taken at the Institute of Sociology in the "Introduction to Academic Writing".

At the bottom of this page you will find all the relevant downloads and forms that you will need during your studies.

Term papers, essays, seminar papers, project work

The assessment standards for term papers, essays, seminar papers and project work are determined by the individual examiners themselves. Please speak to your examiner if you would like information on this.

Each piece of work can be discussed with your examiner during a consultation hour. Take advantage of this opportunity to receive feedback on your work.

Information on final theses

Examination Office

Course description and study regulations

• Sociology in the Bachelor's degree program in Humanities, Cultural and Social Sciences (start 10/2023)
• Master's degree program in Sociology (start 10/2017)
• Diploma and (old) Bachelor's degree program in Sociology
  • Information on the cross-module examinations is provided on OPAL.
  • Important information on choosing the compulsory elective subject for students in the 4th semester of the Diploma degree program in Sociology
  • Information on the AQUA modules is summarized on the Institute's website.
  • Theses are discussed with the individual Chairs. However, general information on theses is summarized here.
• Old Master's degree program in Sociology (start before 2017)
• Study regulations and modules in the BA-STG Social Education, Social Work and Welfare Science
  • Sociology in the Bachelor's degree program Social Education, Social Work and Welfare Science (from p.23 of the study regulations)
  • Compulsory module EW BAC Soz-GM1 (written exam)
  • Compulsory elective modules EW BAC-Soz-AM2, EW BAC-Soz-AM3, EW BAC-Soz-AM4 (oral examination)
  • Further information for students in the BA-STG Social Pedagogy, Social Work and Welfare Sciences
• Teacher training courses with participation in sociology

Downloads

The following guidelines and templates are also available:

• Info_Writing a Bachelor's thesis at the IfS_Stand Nov 2024.pdf
• Guidelines for qualitative theses
• Seminar paper template Word
• Seminar paper template LibreOffice
• Bachelor thesis template Word
• Bachelor thesis template LibreOffice

Do not forget: Declaration of independence

AQUA

• Information on the proof of Aqua credits can be found in the AQUA section of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science.
• You can also find the necessary forms in the AQUA section of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science under AQUA forms.

Internship

• You can find all the forms you need for the recognition of your internship on the Internship page.

Cross-module examination

• Registration form for the inter-module examination in the specialization modules SM01, SM02, SM03 and in the specialization modules VM01 and VM02 (on OPAL).

Extension

• The confirmation for an extension of the submission deadline for a written paper can be found on the Examination Office website.