The supervision can be carried out by all full-time professors at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel or at the Institute of Economics of the University of Bern. The examination board decides on exceptions. Requests must be submitted by the student in writing to the Dean of Studies, stating the reasons for the request.

The student has the right to have at least one personal discussion with the supervising lecturer about the structure of the thesis or any open questions during the writing of the master's thesis.

The title page of the master's thesis must contain the following information:

• Title of the thesis
• Name of the student
• Matriculation number of the student
• Name of the supervising lecturer(s)
• Date of submission

Students must also submit the following signed Declaration of Authorship at the end of the thesis:

„I hereby declare - that I have written this master’s thesis without any help from others and without the use of documents and aids other than those stated in the references, - that I have mentioned all the sources used and that I have cited them correctly according to the established academic citation rules, - that the topic or part of it are not already the object of any work or examination of another course unless explicitly stated,- that I am aware of the consequences of plagiarism at the Business and Economics Faculty of University of Basel.“

We recommend you to contact the potential supervisor(s) at an early stage and clarify whether supervi-sion in the desired area is possible in terms of time and content. Please inform your supervisor(s) that you are a MIME student.

If the supervisor(s) agree(s), please report your topic and the name of your supervisor(s) to the Dean of Studies’ Office (master-thesis-wwz@clutterunibas.ch) and the program coordinator (beat.spirig@clutterunibas.ch). You will receive a short notice if you can proceed with your thesis as intended.

Afterwards, make an appointment with the supervising lecturer(s) to discuss the topic in more detail. Following the meeting, complete the registration form and send it, dated and signed by both parties, to master-thesis-wwz@clutterunibas.ch and a copy to the supervisor(s). The form can be signed electronically or by hand and scanned.

The 20-week period runs from the date of the interview noted on the registration form. The Dean of Studies’ Office will confirm the deadline by e-mail after receiving the registration.

Registration can be done on an ongoing basis. However, with regard to graduation, students should take into account the relevant deadlines (processing time: 20 weeks, correction deadline: two months).

Please note that the evaluation of the master's thesis including the grade must be submitted to the Dean of Studies’ Office one week before the start of lectures in the subsequent semester so that the degree can be awarded in the current semester and that enrollment in the following semester is not required. The precise deadlines are published by the Dean of Studies’ Office.

A master's thesis that is graded as failed will be assessed and graded by another member of the faculty or an external expert selected by the examination committee. The final grade of the master's thesis is the average of these two grades. A failed master's thesis may be repeated once. A second “fail” will result in exclusion from the master’s program of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel.