After successful completion of the course, students are able to deliver a scientifically correct mater thesis, diploma thesis or dissertation thesis according to international academic standards within the research fields history of architecture and building archaeology, cultural heritage and cultural heritage management.
The students learn within this private seminary, how to entitle academic papers and how to work out proper research questions. Additionally the senior scientist teaches them, how to formulate and which methods within the field are available. If not yet firm in structuring, citing or listing of references, this course is their last chance to learn it. The students improve their abstracts, their scientific introductions and their conclusions by discussing good examples of the research discipline.
Additionally they leran about the academic code of conduct and how to avoid plagiarism.
The students with different academic degrees meet monthly within the small group. Before the meetings, they can ask for specific topics, in which they still feel insecure. Obligatory is to bring in detailed questions, which then are discussed in the round of colleagues under moderation of the professor.
If there are no current questions, the professor opens permanent problematic topics like the code of conduct or the question of the copy. Additionally, it is expected that the students attend further public lectures of experts in their particular field of research.
Only students with an approved master-thesis or dissertation-topic are accepted. Those research topics and the current status of their research work must be presented obligatory to the colleagues in an oral way. Additionally the participants have to contribute actively topics or questions
Ausschließlich für Diplomanden und Dissertanten der Vortragenden, die bereits als solche angemeldet sind.
Pdf-Skriptum: Erstellen einer wissenschaftlich korrekten Diplomarbeit - Masterthesis in Architekturgeschichte
It is recommended to already participate during the bacehlor studies in a seminary in the field of history of art or history of architecture
