Find your thesis supervisor(s) and examiner

This page helps students who study Political Science (incl. Cultural Studies, PPE, CPEL, Global Studies, and the Dual Degree MA) or LUMACSS find a suitable match for thesis supervision as well as oral and written final exams. We kindly ask students to follow the steps indicated below, check the list of potential supervisors and examiners in the relevant section, and learn about their availability, topical interests, methodological specialisations, and specific requirements.

Please note

  • Regular external lecturers can also act as thesis supervisors and, in some cases, as examiners. You can find them in the lists under your study program below.
  • More details on how the procedure for the thesis and examinations (Abschlussverfahren) works at the KSF can be found here.

First steps

  • Check in their profile below whether the person mentions a topic of interest and methodological specialization that overlaps with your interests.
  • Check whether the potential supervisor/examiner is still available for supervision or exams by consulting THIS GOOGLE SHEET. Note that, currently, only external lecturers indicate their availability as we are testing this system.

Next steps for thesis supervision

  • Contact a potential supervisor who is available and overlaps with your interests by sending them the specific materials they request, which are indicated in their profile below.
  • For the Master thesis, limit your first contact to the first supervisor and then discuss with that supervisor who would be a suitable second supervisor.

Next steps for oral and written exams

  • Contact a potential examiner who is available and overlaps with your interests by sending them the specific materials they request, which are indicated in their profile below.

What to do if cannot find anyone

  • Please contact the study advisor of your degree programme.
  • Do this as early as possible, as we cannot guarantee that we can help find a match when dealing with last-minute requests before the registration deadline.