3. Semester

Module	ECTS	Courses	Forms of Active Participation	Module Exam
7 Research Practicum	15	Research Placement*	Presentations, group work, preparation of excerpts and thesis papers, submission of the first draft of the research report	Research report (approx. 10,000 words) in research placement
8 Area of Specialization	15	Specialisation Seminar*	Essay or thesis papers (approx. 1,500 words), perhaps presentation, group work	Seminar paper/Essays (approx. 3,000 words) in one of the Specialisation seminars
		Specialisation Seminar*	Essay or thesis papers (approx. 1,500 words), perhaps presentation, group work

In the third semester, the students are supposed to do their specialization with completing Module 7 and 8.

Module 7 is a research placement, in which the students carry out a small-scale theory-based empirical study. It is required to write a research report of the research placement of about 10,000 words. This report makes up the grade for this module.

In module 8, students attend two specialization seminars. In one of those two seminars, they need to write one seminar paper (~3000 words) or three essays, which is pass or fail.

The final semester focuses on the master’s thesis and its accompanying colloquium. The master’s thesis should be about approx. 24,000 words/80 pages long and is the last examination in the master’s program. More details on the master's thesis can be found here.