Master's Seminar | Faculty of Business and Economics

Master's Seminar (Module Research Design | Preparation Master Thesis)

As part of your master's study, at least one seminar paper with presentation must be written in a master's seminar.

The coordinated registration for the master's seminar via the Dean of Studies' Office is intended to guarantee the most efficient distribution of students to the various master's seminars. This means first and foremost that the "right" students are assigned to the various seminars, i.e. you should have acquired the appropriate basic knowledge and a minimum of credit points. If you have achieved good grades in the foundation courses, this will also be taken into account and you will receive some preference in the allocation.

Registration for seminars take place before the start of the semester and usually begins on the same day that the course directory for the new semester is published.

For seminars in spring semester
Registration runs from early December to early January.

For seminars in fall semester
Registration runs from mid-May to mid-June each year.

You will find the link to the online registration during the registration period on this page.

Seminar participation will be allocated only after all examination results from the present semester have been received.

Fall Semester 2025
Registration begins on 12 May and ends on 10 June 2025! After that date, no more registrations can be accepted.

Seminar participation will be allocated during the first two weeks of July - after all examination results from the previous semester have been received. You will be notified by e-mail of your allocated seminar. You must confirm or cancel this by e-mail. Only then is your seminar allocation final.

After evaluating all registrations, the seminar seats are allocated according to the following criteria and priorities, which have been determined by the lecturers in advance:

Relevant degree program or specialization module
The seminar is assigned to your degree program or specialization module or is a compulsory course.

Number of credit points already earned

The more credit points you have already acquired, the higher the probability (ceteris paribus) of obtaining a seminar seat.
Core subjects or Fundamentals & Core Courses:
You should have already successfully completed some courses from the modules Fundamentals and Core Courses.

Grades:
The better your grades in the prerequisite courses, the more likely you will be accepted into the desired seminar.

Alternative seminar preferences:
By indicating more than one desired seminar (ideally: 3 priorities), you may increase your chances of getting a seminar seat.

Further criteria:
For some seminars, the following criteria are also taken into account:

If you have already had discussions with the lecturer and have shown an interest in taking part in the seminar, you can indicate this in the registration under remarks.
The Dean of Studie's Office will contact the lecturer before the definitive assignment.
Further, individual requirements according to the information in the course catalogue.

You can not register for the master's seminars via Online-Services. The registration will be excecuted by the Dean of Studies' Office - once the seminar allocation is completed and the enrollment period expired.

Jenny Klaus, lic.rer.pol.
Studiendekanat Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät Universität Basel
Peter Merian-Weg 6
4002 Basel
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Tel: +41 61 207 33 65

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Seminar offered in the fall semester 2025

In the medium-term curricula you will find a yearly overview of the seminars usually offered. However, this listing may change to some extent in the upcoming semester due to research semesters, etc.

The following seminars will be offered in the fall semester 2025:

Supervised by: Dr. Jacqueline Henn and Prof. Dr. Paolo Vanini