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Key areas
- Media events
- Use of public diplomacy and agenda setting
- Opposition research
Other areas of academic interest
- Digital Medicine
- Medical rejuvenation research
- Space medicine / Space travel & disability
Guidance on final-year projects
Proposals: Only proposals accompanied by a synopsis of at least two pages containing the following information will be considered:
- Proposed title
- An explanation of why you consider the topic to be academically relevant and what the current state of the art is in this field ā in broad terms, of course.
- Statement and explanation of the research question.
- An explanation of the research methodology you have in mind, with a brief justification, as well as a description of the approach you plan to take.
- Your initial idea for the outline/structure of the thesis.
- Literature you have already researched during your preliminary work.
- Name of your second supervisor, including their academic background, as they are responsible for supervising the content of your thesis. Your first supervisor, on the other hand, is primarily responsible for guiding you on the methodological and academic aspects of your work.
Formatting of the thesis: The simplest option is to use the Word template provided by Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (see website). Of course, you may also use any other word processing programme. Please bear in mind, however, that I can only accept open (non-copy-protected) Word and PDF documents!
Citation style: Please use (preferably) the APA citation style! You can find a good explanation of this citation style here, for example: https://www.unicum.de/de/erfolgreich-studieren/hausarbeit-co/apa-zitieren
Gender-neutral language: The official spelling rules apply.
Tips on academic writing: You will find helpful information in the lecture notes for the āAcademic Writingā module (see Drive R, Prof. GĆ¼ntherās lecture notes)
Assessment of your work: To help you get an early idea of the criteria against which your work will be assessed, it is advisable to take a look at the assessment form (see the Faculty website) now.