Supervision of Master Theses

Supervision of Master Thesis in EFL Education

Students wishing to write their Master thesis in EFL education are very welcome to do so. For the summer term of 2025, the first supervisor of your thesis can only be Prof. Dr. Thorsten Merse. Master theses are allocated and need to be completed per semester.

If you are planning to write your MA thesis in EFL education in the upcoming summer term of 2025 so as to conclude your studies in order to begin your Referendariat in November 2025, please complete the following survey by no later than 21 February 2025. The details you provide with your proposal will be helpful to plan and allocate the supervision capacities for MA theses in the summer term of 2025. 

Link to survey: https://limesurvey.uni-due.de/index.php/639277?lang=de

When planning to write your thesis with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Merse, please, sign up and attend his respective Kolloquium in the Masterbegleitmodul (-> i.e. the research colloquium for Master candidates; sign up for this via LSF during the official registration periods starting on 4 March 2025). There is no need to contact Prof. Merse in his regular office hours as all questions pertaining to your thesis and participation in the colloquium will be answered in class. This also applies to students writing their thesis in other disciplines or students yet undecided which disciplines they will write their thesis in.

In case you did not get a spot for a Masterbegleitmodul with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Merse via the LSF during the official registration period, please, contact Platzvergabe EFL Education for help: platzvergabe.efl@uni-due.de