Theses

  • General information

    Conditions

    According to Regulations on the organisation of studies (RegOrg):

    • The Bachelor Thesis must be written on a subject corresponding to the chosen orientation in one of the courses followed by the candidate (art. 5 al. 1).
    • The lecturer of the corresponding semester course may establish guidelines on the subject, development and presentation of the Bachelor thesis (art. 5 al. 3).
    • The candidate cannot submit his/her Bachelor thesis until he/she has successfully completed his/her second year of studies (art. 5 al. 4).
    • The Bachelor thesis must be submitted before the expiry of the deadline set for the maximum duration of studies (art. 5 al. 11), that is before the twelfth semester of studies.
    • The Master thesis should be written in a specific research area of the chosen Master of Arts. In special cases, the decision is taken by the examinations delegate (art. 6 al. 11).
    • Master study plans of the department of communication and media research (DCM) require participation in a colloquium during the preparation of the Master thesis. This colloquium is worth 3 ECTS and

      must be validated before submitting the Master's thesis to the Dean's office. The registration for the colloquium must be made on MyUnifr.

    • The Master Thesis must be submitted before the expiry of the deadline set for the maximum duration of studies (art.6 al.11), that is before the eighth semester of studies.
    • Plagiarism: Guidelines of the University of Fribourg and  Anti plagiat-Software (limited version for students)

    Formatting

    • The thesis must be printed in A4 size and bonded by heat sealing (spirals are not accepted).
    • Each copy must include a declaration on honor signed by the author and bound as the last page of the thesis.
    • The declaration is required by the Directives of 13 May 2008 of the University of Fribourg which punish the violation of the rules of scientific integrity.
    • The cover page of the thesis must contain at least the name of the author, the name of the lecturer who must evaluate the author (and the second rapporteur, if applicable), whether this is a Bachelor's or Master's thesis, and the title of the thesis. If the work is confidential, this should also be indicated.
    • The title of the thesis may not be written entirely in capital letters.
    • The cover page may include the University logo, the envisaged Master or Bachelor as well as the Chair or Department concerned, non-copyright images, place and year of printing (not the date of submission).
    • The Department, Chair or lecturer who supervises the thesis may issue editorial requirements for formatting the internal pages.

    Submission

    1. Students must deposit their Bachelor or Master thesis via their MyUNIFR portal. They will have to fill in the title and language of the thesis as well as attach its electronic version. To be able to validate this online registration, the fee of CHF 120.- must be paid via e-payment. A bank transfer, payment slip or cash is not accepted.  Tutoriel en ligne (french)Tutorial online (german)
    2. To validate the deposit, the original documents of the Bachelor and Master theses must be submitted personally to the staff of the Dean’s Office during business hours. 
    3. Mailing by post, or deposit in the Dean's Office’s mailbox or with the professor is not permitted. The document can be submitted via another person selected by the student; a letter of authorisation is not necessary.
    4. There is no confirmation of receipt, the registration being visible on on MyUnifr.

    Deadlines

    Please consult the examination dates

  • Bachelor thesis

    Formal requirements

    • 1 copy (2 copies if there is a second supervisor)

    • Signed declaration (to be inserted after the last page and bound in each copy of the thesis)

    • CHF 120.-, to pay before the submission of the thesis (please pay the amount per E-Banking on MyUnifr)

    • The thesis must be in heat sealed binding form (spirals are not allowed).

    • The title of the thesis must be written in small form letter (capital letters for the entire title are not allowed).

    • Some chairs also require 1 electronic copy in pdf and word, please ask the professor.

    • The Title may not be over 255 characters.
  • Master thesis

    Formal requirements

    • 2 original copies, among which 1 intended to the university library, (if the master thesis is confidential, 1 copy is sufficient), 1 more copy if there is a second supervisor

    • Signed declaration (to be inserted after the last page and bound in each copy of the thesis)

    • CHF 120.-, to pay before the submission of the thesis (please pay the amount per E-Banking on MyUnifr)

    • The thesis must be in heat sealed binding form (spirals are not allowed).

    • The title of the thesis must be written in small form letter (capital letters for the entire title are not allowed).

    • Some chairs also require 1 electronic copy in pdf and word, please ask the professor.

    • The Title may not be over 255 characters.
  • Doctoral thesis

    Formal requirements

    • 4 copies of the thesis, printed on A4 (no edition requirements)

    • An Abstract in pdf or printed A4

    • A brief biographical note (curriculum vitae) with references to completed studies, printed on A4

     

    • A list of scientific publications published by the author, A4 (can be integrated in the curriculum)

    • A photo (portrait) in jpeg, png or pdf format

    • CHF 400.-, to pay before submission (CHF 300.- for thesis submission, CHF 100.- for the defense). Please pay the amount per E-payment on myUnifr

    • A declaration stating that the author wrote the thesis himself, A4, to be signed, will be prepared at the Dean's Office. Please contact the responsible person at the Dean’s office (026 300 8393) and check out the guidelines point 3

    • The Title may not be over 255 characters.