uni bonn thesis template

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University of Bonn thesis

This template can be used directly for PhD, master and bachelor theses in physics and astronomy. With small adjustments, it is also possible to write a habilitation thesis using this style. 

The template is intended for the typesetting program LaTeX and can be downloaded as a tar archive or from the University of Bonn Bitbucket. It contains a README, thesis guide, style file and templates for various cover sheets. If you want to create a cover sheet without the rest, you need the corresponding file from the cover directory in addition to ubonn-thesis.sty.

Click on Bitbucket to browse the repositiory.

You can clone the template using the command:

As mentioned in the thesis guide I have written a Python wrapper for the LaTeX package TikZ-FeynHand. This is available from CERN GitLab or the University of Bonn Bitbucket:

The repository also contains a lot of example graphs.

Documentation can be found in the thesis guide .

Files to download

On the right you can find the thesis guide related files. The list contains the latest thesis guide tar file, README and thesis guide pdf as well.

PI members (and only these) can have their master's or doctoral thesis printed as an official publication of the institute. There is no obligation to do so. The whole thing has nothing at all to do with the one copy of the doctoral thesis that is to be handed in to the institute library as part of the doctoral procedure.

To do this, the following "Laufzettel" must be filled out.

laufzettel.pdf

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Guidelines and forms

Term paper and thesis guidelines.

The BAEL guidelines for term papers and theses in linguistics have been updated as of October 1st, 2021. Download them below:

Plagiarism statement form

Download the student plagiarism statement form (required for all project reports, presentations, reports, internship reports, portfolios, term papers and theses) here:

The internship report guidelines for MA students as well as a template for the internship documentation can be downloaded here:

Internship report guidelines                              

Internship documentation template , german-english glossary.

A German-English glossary provided by the University of Bonn, which contains useful translations for terminology relating to the university can be found here:

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Student Guides and Templates

On this page we provide a bunch of writing tips, guidelines and templates for you. These guidelines should help you to structure reports and theses and give nice oral presentations. Hence we recommend you to read the guidelines before starting to write or preparing a talk. However, following all the guidelines is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition to get a good grade, or even to pass the respective module.

There are three different repositories. The first repository contains guidelines for reports, theses and oral presentations.  The other two repositories contain templates for reports and theses. You can find the templates on our github repository or you can directly download them using buttons below.

Student Guide

In the student guide you can find helpful tips and information to consider when writing a report, a thesis or giving an oral presentation. It includes formal aspects (e.g. page limits, correct citations, ...) but also tips for better writing.

Report Template

The report template can be used as a template for lab, seminar and project groups reports. Some modules might require you to use exactly this template, without alterations.

Thesis Template

The thesis template can be used as a template for bachelor and master theses. You may use it as is, or change it to your liking.

Universität Bonn

Examination Office

• Department of Economics

Master Thesis

If you encounter problems when opening one of our PDF forms it may be due to the fact that you are opening it in your browser instead of Acrobat. To change the display behavior, follow the instructions given here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/display-pdf-browser-acrobat-xi.html.

Please check your name, especially the first name(s) on your student ID card or in BASIS for correctness and completeness. If there are any irregularities, please contact the Registrar's Office immediately.

Starting with the day of the registration, you have four months to finish your Master thesis. If you want to submit your Master thesis before the end of the semester, i.e. before 31 March or 30 September, you need to register your thesis no later than 30 November or 31 May respectively, if you plan on using the full four months of writing time for the thesis.

• You may register your Master thesis once your have acquired 30 credit points in Basic Modules, have passed one Advanced Module in the field of study in which you want to write the Master thesis, and have passed one Research Module.
• On written request to the Economics Examination Committee and in reasoned exceptional cases only may the Master thesis be registered before having passed the Research Module. Please contact the Economics Examination Office for further information
• The completed registration form must be filled out by the student and sent to the supervisor by e-mail, cc'ing the Examination Office. The supervisor then informs the student and the Examination Office that they agree with the registration (topic etc.) by reply-all by e-mail.
• After this e-mail, the student has one week to sign (in the original only - no scan, digital signature or copy) and send the form to the Examination Office by post (or by dropping it in the Exam Office mailbox at the Juridicum). The date of the postmark/the day you dropped it in is decisive for meeting the deadline and registering the thesis. The Examination Office will take care of having the thesis registration forms duly signed by the supervisors.
• Please note that you have to register your Master thesis immediately once you have agreed on a topic with your supervisor.
• When registering, you need to specify the exact topic of your Master thesis. You may change your title later, but only with the consent of your supervisor. If you need to change your title, please contact your supervisor and ask them by mail cc'ing the Economics Examination Office so that they can give their consent to the title change, and so that we can implement it.
• Starting with the day of the registration, you have four months to finish your Master thesis.
• If you want to submit your Master thesis before the end of the semester, i.e. before 31 March or 30 September, you need to register your thesis no later than 30 November or 31 May respectively, if you plan on using the full four months of writing time for the thesis.
• Please find the style guide for the Master thesis here: Master thesis style guide .

Note: There is a difference between the allocation process and the registration of the Master thesis. Before registering the Master thesis, students need to find a supervisor and agree on a topic. The four month period you have for writing your thesis starts only once you have registered your thesis with the Examination Office (Prüfungsamt).

The Examination Office informs all supervisors at four specific dates a year about the number of theses allocated to each supervisor. The dates for the winter semester are 1 October and 1 December; for the summer semester they are 1 April and 1 June.

Students may contact a supervisor at any time. There is no longer a central allocation/application process at the Economics Examination Office.

The following supervisors are available for the supervision of theses (01.12.2024)

* The supervisor is available according to the infomation received by the Examination Office (Prüfungsamt) if there is no entry in this column.

Please check for further information on the websites of the supersivors. For contact information see here .

The thesis submitted to the Examination Office must be signed in the original (no scan, digital signature or copy), bound and in triplicate. It is to be sent by post, whereby the postmark (not the date of receipt) is decisive as the date of submission. It can also be dropped into our mailbox at the Juridicum or it can be handed in in person during our presence office hours only. The pdf file must be sent to the Examination Office on the same day by e-mail from your @uni-bonn.de address. Please refrain from cc'ing your supervisors, as the examination procedure is handled exclusively by the Examination Office. Please also note that the special rule that theses submitted in person can still be submitted the following day until 11:00 a.m. after the deadline currently does not apply.

Once you have received your final grade and your final document (diploma and certificate) you may hand in a written application (by e-mail) to the Economics Examination Office in order to inspect the first and second evaluation of your Master thesis (by 6 months after having received your final documents).

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Preparation of the Final Thesis

The mathematics degree programs conclude with a Bachelor's or Master's thesis, in which independent work on a mathematical topic is to be demonstrated. The Examination Board has compiled the most important requirements for theses and some assessment criteria as guidelines.

• Please read the document carefully before you register your thesis.
• When registering the thesis, you confirm with your signature that you have taken note of the requirements in the document.

The teacher training programs also end with a final thesis. This can be completed in the subject mathematics.

Rules for Theses in the Subject-Specific Study Programs

Here you will find the regulations for registering and submitting final theses that apply to both mathematics programs. Specific deadlines and rules are listed under the respective degree program.

As a rule, students find a supervisor for their thesis on their own initiative.

• Every professor of mathematics in Bonn can of course assign topics for theses.
• Many other doctoral lecturers at Bonn Mathematics have been appointed by the Examination Board to supervise theses. You can enquire about this with the person concerned.
• One of the two reviewers must always be a professor of mathematics at Bonn University.
• If you have not found a supervisor yourself, you can also have one assigned to you by the Examination Board . In this case, please contact the Bachelor-Master Office Mathematics.

The thesis must be registered using the form Registration of the Thesis .The form must be signed by both you and the supervisor of the thesis.

• The form must state the topic of the thesis and your first supervisor.
• You also confirm that you have taken note of the requirements for the final theses of your degree program.
• At the same time, you will be registered for the seminar accompanying your thesis.
• The registration form must be submitted to the Bachelor-Master Office Mathematics immediately after the topic has been assigned and within four weeks of the supervisor's signature.
• If the registration form is received in February or August, the thesis can still be assessed in the semester in which it is submitted.
• For the accompanying thesis seminar you earn 6 credit points. It is registered for the semester in which your thesis is due for submission.
• During the time you are working on your thesis, there are usually three presentations in the thesis seminar on the topic of the thesis and the results achieved.
• The examination of the thesis seminar consists of a graded (final) presentation, which should be held shortly before or shortly after the submission of the thesis. 
• The day on which you give the graded presentation is an examination date and is therefore relevant for your degree.
• Therefore, please make sure that the presentation takes place before the end of the semester in which you wish to graduate.
• The deadline for submitting your thesis is calculated from the signature date of your supervisor plus the working time.
• You can see the submission date of your thesis in BASIS.
• The deadline for submitting your thesis is strict. If you submit the thesis after this date, it will be failed.
• Please note that you are responsible for meeting the submission deadline. Your supervisors are not necessarily aware of your submission deadline, and in no case could they change the deadline for you, as this is set by the examination regulations.
• In the event of illness , the deadline can be extended by up to six weeks.

The thesis must be submitted on time in the required number of copies together with the form Submission of the Thesis at the Bachelor-Master Office Mathematics . On the submission form, you confirm that you have written the paper independently and have not used any sources or aids other than those specified and that you have indicated any quotations.

Requirements:

• DIN A4, printed on both sides, with cover page
• in a bound version (no spiral bindings please!)
• If programming code or similar is available, it must be attached to each copy of the work on a CD or a USB stick that is as flat as possible (do not send it by e-mail). The CD or stick must be glued to the last page of a copy.
• A single copy of the submission form must be submitted separately.

Options for submitting the thesis:

• personal delivery during office hours
• personal delivery after making an appointment outside office hours
• by post to the Bachelor-Master Office Mathematics The date of the postmark is decisive for the submission.

The thesis is evaluated by two assessors.

• The first assessor is the person who provided the topic of the thesis.
• The second assessor must be proposed by you when you submit your thesis. You are therefore responsible for finding a suitable second reviewer. On request, the supervisor can of course help you with this.
• Both reviewers must be noted on the title page of the thesis (see templates for the title page).

As a rule, the candidate is notified of the thesis' evaluation six to eight weeks after the submission date.

Bachelor's Thesis (B.Sc. Mathematik)

• The topic of the Bachelor's thesis is usually assigned towards the end of the fifth semester.
• You need to have earned at leat 90 credit points in order to register the Bachelor's thesis.

The working period of a Bachelor's thesis is five months.

• The Bachelor's thesis is estimated to require a workload of 360 hours.
• Therefore it earns 12 credit points.

The text part of the Bachelor's thesis must be between 5 and 50 pages long.

• Deviations from this require the approval of the Examination Board.
• In this case, please obtain the consent of both your advisors.
• Then send an application by e-mail to the Bachelor-Master Office Mathematics .

The language of the Bachelor's degree program is German. You can write your Bachelor's thesis in English if

• your supervisor agrees with it and
• the thesis contains a summary in German.

There is a coursework for the Bachelor's thesis seminar, the training in subject-specific literature research . It will be noted in BASIS when you register your Bachelor's thesis and it is a prerequisite for passing the Bachelor's thesis seminar.

The training courses are offered by the University and State Library in the form of a one-off two-hour course. The course imparts knowledge that is very useful for academic work, especially when writing a Bachelor's thesis, for example the use of the relevant academic online archives.

• The courses are held in the MNL departmental library in the training room on the 1st floor.
• Usually three dates are offered every semester, each on a Monday or Wednesday from 16.15 to 18.00 hrs.
• You can register for a date via an online form.

After you have taken part in a course, we will enter the coursework as passed in BASIS.

• You must complete this training shortly before or during the time you are working on your Bachelor's thesis.

The title page of your Bachelor's thesis must be agreed with your supervisor.

• In particular, make sure that you name the correct institute to which your supervisor belongs.
• Please use our LaTeX-template for the title page of your Bachelor's thesis.

The submission deadline for the Bachelor's thesis is 5 months after the date on which the supervisor signed the application.

• Three copies of the Bachelor's thesis must be submitted.

Master's Thesis (M.Sc. Mathematics)

• The topic of the Master's thesis is usually assigned towards the end of the second semester.
• You need to have earned at leat 30 credit points in order to register the Master's thesis.

The working period of a Master's thesis is twelve months.

• The Master's thesis is estimated to require a workload of 900 hours.
• Therefore it earns 30 credit points.

The text part of the Master's thesis must be between 10 and 100 pages long.

The language of the Master's degree program is English. You can write your Master's thesis in German if

• the thesis contains a summary in English.

The title page of your Master's thesis must be agreed with your supervisor.

• Please use our LaTeX-template for the title page of your Master's thesis.

The submission deadline for the Master's thesis is 12 months after the date on which the supervisor signed the application.

• Four copies of the Master's thesis must be submitted. One copy will be made available to the Mathematics Library.

If you would like to apply for a PhD position at BIGS Mathematics you should find out about the application process at the beginning of the third Master's semester.

Reimbursement of the Printing Costs for the Thesis

The printing costs for the required copies of your thesis can be reimbursed upon application. This also applies to theses in the teacher training programs that were written in mathematics.

• Please fill out the application form and hand it in at the Bachelor-Master Office Mathematics.
• The enclosed original receipt must show the number of copies printed.
• Please attach the receipts to the separately printed page 2 of the form using a glue stick.

Please submit the form promptly, as the original receipts are only valid for 6 months.

Examination Office Mathematics

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University of Bonn Master of Science thesis template!

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• Version: 0.1
• Author: Tomas Cassanelli

The folowing TeX files contains all necessary packages and LaTeX structure for the Uni-Bonn master thesis. The main motivation for this project was the lack of resources and the messy structure for the current Uni-Bonn template. Please notice that the following document is not an official template for the Uni-Bonn master thesis.

The thesis is divided into:

• Dedication (optional)
• Declaration
• Acknowledgements (optional)
• ToC, LoF, LoT
• Bibliography

In Chapter 1 I have written several examples on basic functions, not common for TeX users. If this is your first time using LaTeX, stop reading this and start looking at some introduction, e.g. the not so short introduction to LaTeX (worthwhile giving it a look even though you're an experienced user!).

Recommended LaTeX editor

Once you have installed LaTeX, I strongly encourage you to use Sublime, the editor is great and it works ridiculously good along TeX files. See LateXTools: A LaTeX Plugin for Sublime Text 2 and 3 .

I don't want to make a (LaTeX) package out of this template, I only want to point out what are the useful enviroments and a way to structure text that you'd like. In this sense I'll add some examples, check this webste once in a while and I'll have new stuff and ideas to improve your thesis!

• Table example
• Big table example
• Tikz example
• Image example
• Python scaling figures
• Minipage and placing the caption on the side

LaTeX useful links:

• By far the best LaTeX forum TeX .
• When you know the symbol but you don't know how is it called, then draw it with Detexify .
• Tikz examples, TeXample .
• LaTeX colors .

Bugs, issues & feature requests

Tell me what you think and how to improve the template 😃 !

This template is licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see the LICENSE.md file.

If you have any questions about the code, do not hesitate and raise an issue. You can also send me an email directly:

• tcassanelli at protonmail.com
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Theses in LaTeX

We advise to write your thesis using LaTeX.

To simplify your life we have prepared a template consisting of two files:

• thesis-main.tex
• thesis-section01.tex

The main file thesis-main.tex contains all basic settings and the overall layout specifications.

The section file thesis-section01.tex is an example for a file containing one section of your thesis. It contains some examples and may serve as a basis for all your sections. These files are read by the main template file.

A further file for title stuff shall be added later.

This setup provides already a lot of sophisticated stuff, just look in the code and use whatever seems appropriate.

They are based on the class cc which is part of several distributions and the package computational-complexity available at CTAN . Beyond that we like to use a set of styles providing several often needed functionalities. Some are mentioned in the template, just remove the comment signs to use them.

Most used by ourselves are these styles .

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