Bachelor of Arts (BA)
British and American Studies; German Literature; French, Italian as well as Spanish and Ibero-American Studies; Classics and the Ancient Near East, Literature-Art-Media, Philosophy, Slavic Literatures
Winter semester:
registration: 15 - 30 October (also registration for oral examination)
start of the 6-week writing period: 15 November
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 May (also registration for oral examination)
start of the 6-week writing period: 1 June
History, Sociology, Sport Science for Health (BA)
Winter semester:
registration: 15 - 30 October (also registration for oral examination)
start of the 6-week writing period: 15 November OR 1 February
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 May (also registration for oral examination)
start of the 6-week writing period: 1 June OR 1 August
Politics and Public Administration
In the bachelor's programme Politics and Public Administration, please register via your department.
Linguistics
Winter semester:
registration: 15 - 30 October
start of the 6-week writing period: 15 November
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 May
start of the 6-week writing period: 1 June
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Computer Science
Winter semester:
1. registration period: 15 October - 02 November
start of the 3-month writing period: 15 November
2. registration period: 1 - 15 February
start of the 3-month writing period: 1 March
Summer semester:
1. registration period: 1 - 15 May
start of the 3-month writing period: 1 June
2. registration period: 15 July - 01 August
start of the 3-month writing period: 15 August
Motor Neurorehabiliation; Sport Science for Health (BSc)
Winter semester:
registration: 15 - 30 October
start of the 12-week writing period: 15 November OR 1 February
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 May
start of the 12-week writing period: 1 June OR 1 August
Psychology
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 December
start of the 6-month writing period: beginning of February
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 May
start of the 6-month writing period: beginning of June
Natural sciences (all other programmes)
Registration possible at any time
Economics
In the bachelor's programme Economics, please register via your department.
Bachelor of Education (BEd)
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Registration possible at any time
History, Computer Science, Philosophy/Ethics, Political Science, Sports, Linguistics (German, English, French, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish)
Winter semester:
1. registration period: 15 - 30 October
start of the 6-week writing period: 15 November
2. registration period: 1 - 15 December
start of the 6-week writing period: 1 February
Summer semester
1. registration period: 2 - 15 May
start of the 6-week writing period: 1 June
2. registration period: 1 - 15 July
start of the 6-week writing period: 1 August
Economics
Winter semester:
1. registration period: 15 - 30 October
start of the 4-week writing period: 15 November
2. registration period: 1 - 15 December
start of the 4-week writing period: 1 February
Summer semester
1. registration period: 2 - 15 May
start of the 4-week writing period: 1 June
2. registration period: 1 - 15 July
start of the 4-week writing period: 1 August
Master of Arts (MA)
Anthropology and Sociology, Sociology, Sociology of Inequality
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 February
start of the 6-month writing period: end of March
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 July
start of the 6-month writing period: end of September
Political Science
In the political science master's programmes, please register via your department.
Humanities (all other programmes)
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 February
start of the 4-month writing period: end of April
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 July
start of the 4-month writing period: end of October
Master of Science (MSc)
Computer and Information Science
Winter semester:
1. registration period: 15 October - 2 November
Start of the 6-month writing period: 15 November
2. registration period: 1 - 15 February
Start of the 6-month writing period: 1 March
Summer semester
1. registration period: 1 - 15 May
start of the 6-month writing period: 1 June
2. registration period: 15 July - 01 August
Start of the 6-month writing period: 15 August
Master's programme Early Childhood (in cooperation with PH Thurgau)
Winter semester:
Registration (via email) must have been received at the latest by: 1 December
Summer semester:
Registration (via email) must have been received at the latest by: 1 May
Important: Please request the registration form from PH Thurgau.
Political Science, Economics
In the Departments of Politics and Administrations as well as Economics, please register via your department.
Psychology
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 December
start of the 6-month writing period: beginning of February
Summer semester
Registration: 1 - 15 May
start of the 6-month writing period: beginning of June
Psychology, Forensic Psychology Specialization (continuing education master's programme)
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 December
start of the 9-month writing period: beginning of January
Summer semester
Registration: 1 - 15 May
start of the 9-month writing period: beginning of June
Sport Science and Sport Science for Health
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 February (also registration for oral examination)
start of the writing period: 1 April
(Sport Science writing period: 4 months; Sport Science for Health writing period: 6 months)
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 July (also registration for oral examination)
start of the writing period: 1 October
(Sport Science writing period: 4 months; Sport Science for Health writing period: 6 months)
Natural sciences (all other programmes)
Registration possible at any time
Master of Education (MEd)
Educational Sciences, Philosophy/Ethics, Sports
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 February
start of the 4-month writing period: 1 April
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 July
start of the 4-month writing period: 1 October
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Registration possible at any time
History, Linguistics (German, English, French, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish)
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 February (also registration for oral examination)
start of the 4-month writing period: 1 April
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 July (also registration for oral examination)
start of the 4-month writing period: 1 October
Computer Science
Winter semester:
1. registration period: 15 October - 2 November
start of the 4-month writing period: mid November
2. registration period: 1 - 15 February
start of the 4-month writing period: beginning of March
Summer semester
1. registration period: 1 - 15 May
start of the 4-month writing period: mid June
2. registration period: 15 July - 1 August
start of the 4-month writing period: mid August
Political Science
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 February
start of the 3-month writing period: 1 April
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 July
start of the 3-month writing period: 1 October
Economics
Winter semester:
registration: 1 - 15 February
start of the 12-week writing period: 1 April
Summer semester:
registration: 1 - 15 July
start of the 12-week writing period: 1 October
Magister and Master of Laws (LLM)
Comparative Studies of German, European, and Chinese Law
Please apply for admission to the master's thesis at the end of the lecture period of the third semester.
Graduate LLM programme in German law for graduates from abroad
Please register at the end of the lecture period of the second semester.
Deadlines for theses
The deadline for submission as well as instructions are included in the letter confirming your thesis registration, which was sent to you by postal mail (in some programmes also via email to your university email address).
You can submit your thesis as follows:
1. Send your thesis by registered mail (the date of the dispatch postmark applies!)
2. Hand your thesis in at the central post room of the University of Konstanz (A 531). Please note that the internal forwarding and registration process of your thesis may take 1-2 working days.
Please put your thesis in an envelope and also include all the required documents mentioned in your letter of admission. Write the name of your contact person on the envelope and send it to the following address:
Universität Konstanz
Abteilung Studium und Lehre
Zentrales Prüfungsamt / Fach 70
Universitätsstr. 10
78464 Konstanz
GERMANY
Withdrawal or extension of the allotted time
During the final exam period, you are required to immediately (i.e. on the first day of illness!) inform your contact person in the Central Examination Office by email or phone and go to the doctor if you want to request the following because of your illness:
- extension of the allotted time for writing your thesis
- return of the topic of your written thesis or
- postponement of your final oral examination.
To document your illness, it is mandatory that you use the form for withdrawal from an exam and extension of the thesis deadline. The original medical certificate has to be sent to the Central Examination Office as soon as possible via postal mail. You can send it via email attachment (pdf) in advance.
Important: The extension period will only start the day you announce your illness to the Central Examination Office. If you submit the medical cetificate later, the days already passed before your announcement will not be recognized. The inability to take the exam due to illness cannot be recognized in retrospect. Please also note the information included with the medical certificate.
Exceptions: In the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Statistics as well as the subjects in the Department of Economics, you have to submit the medical certificate and, if applicable, the extension request, to the department. Please contact your department directly for more information.