Please include the following information in your application email: Use the following sentence as the subject of your email: Application Bachelor-/Master Thesis – (Your Topic) Further information on formal requirements regarding the thesis contents and examination can be found below. Feel free to contact us!
Application and Topics for Bachelor and Master Theses
Supervisory slots for bachelor’s theses are usually allocated via a central procedure.
Further information on the general procedure can be found here:
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/697857.html
If you are interested in writing a bachelor’s thesis at our chair, we welcome a separate contact in advance.
Students who aim to complete their thesis with top grades are especially encouraged to get in touch early.
Applications for master’s theses at the Chair of Smart Services can be submitted at any time. There is no central allocation procedure.
Capacity is usually limited and requires planning, so we recommend applying early. We accept applications up to 3 months before the desired start date.
Application via email
To apply, please send an email to the respective supervisor. If you do not have a specific supervisor in mind, please email Tom Wolf:
tom.wolf@uni-goettingen.de
GENERAL INFORMATION
Bachelor’s thesis
Master’s thesis
Duration
12 weeks
20 weeks
Written thesis requirements
~30 pages
~60 pages
ECTS
12
30
Prerequisites
90 ECTS, all B.WIWI-OPH modules and mandatory seminar
None; preferably completed “Master Seminar” (12 ECTS) and “Project Studies” (18 ECTS)
Degree programs
Business Information Systems B.Sc.
Business Administration B.Sc.
others upon request
Business Information Systems M.Sc.
Management M.Sc.
Applied Statistics M.Sc.
others upon request
Language
German or English (recommended)
German or English (recommended)
Examination
Written thesis
Written thesis and presentation
Application deadlines
See official allocation procedure
Any time
General information on doctoral studies
Curious about doing a PhD at our chair? Feel free to contact us for an informal chat:
smartservices@uni-goettingen.de
Below you will find open topics that are particularly interesting for our current research.
Scope, methodology, and content will be adapted depending on the type of thesis, the current requirements, and the student’s motivation. The topics are suitable for both Bachelor and Master students.
OPEN TOPICS
Topic
Possible Methods
Supervisor
From Tool to Companion: How Does the Perceived Relationship With AI Change Over Time?
Diary Study
Annika Walter
That Stings: Emotional Responses to AI Criticism Compared to Human Criticism
Online Experiment
Annika Walter
Compassionate AI and Employee Well-Being: A Daily Diary Approach
Daily Diary Study
Jon Gorlo
Privacy in the Age of Agentic AI
Literatur Review, Online Experiment
Lynn Oesterwind
The Role of Social Media in Zero-Day Vulnerability Communication and Mitigation
Literatur Review, Data Analysis
Lynn Oesterwind
Teammate, Advisor, or Oracle? How Perceptions of AI Roles Shape Human–AI Interaction
Literatur Review, Online Experiment
Tom Wolf
Asking, Telling, or Confronting: How AI Shapes Reflective Thinking
Literatur Review, Online Experiment
Tom Wolf
Didn’t find a topic that interests you? Then make us curious and share your ideas and suggestions for a topic with us.
We also have a proven record of successful collaborations with other chairs and practice/industry partners within theses.
Therefore, we are very open to such collaborations, as long as they are compatible with the chair’s research. Just ask us!
Do you have any questions?
Professorship of Smart Services
Faculty of Business and Economics
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5
(Blue Tower)
Secretariat in room MZG 7.142
37073 Göttingen
Tel. +49 (0)551 / 39-26091
smartservices@uni-goettingen.de