Master's thesis
General |
Every master programme is concluded by the writing of a Master's thesis. In this Master's thesis, a student should show his/her command of academic skills in such a way that he/she, with the knowledge provided during the programme, is able to:
The study load of the Master's thesis is arranged for in the Teaching and Examination Regulations of your programme and can also be found in the Thesis Regulation. |
Brightspace page |
All master students will be granted automatic access to the Faculty’s Master’s thesis page in Brightspace. This page holds all information about the Master’s thesis process, rules, time lines, etc. |
Enrolment |
Because the Master’s thesis process is organised as a course, all students are required to enrol for the Master’s thesis writing process in the semester before they start the actual research. There are two starting moments for the Master’s thesis writing process each academic year. The enrolment and writing periods are as follows:
Students will have to stick to all deadlines in the Thesis writing process to be able to finish their Master’s thesis within the stated time. The time lines per starting moment are set. The thesis writing process takes careful planning. Keep in mind which other tasks or responsibilities you have in the same semester, because enrolment means that you will receive a grade. Feel free to contact a study adviser at the International Office to help you plan.
Master’s
thesis Research Master
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Compulsory elements Master’s thesis process |
The Master’s thesis writing process consists of several (compulsory) elements:
The Thesis class is offered twice a year and can be found in the list of courses available in the schedule generator. At the start of each academic year, the International Office arranges for all students to participate in a library instruction. Only students who have taken their bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen can be exempt from this library instruction. |
Thesis coordinators |
Each LLM programme has its own thesis coordinator:
The first point of contact for students for questions of an academic nature is their supervisor. For questions of an organisational nature, students may consider approaching the programme thesis coordinator or the Faculty thesis coordinator. Issues of planning may be discussed with the study advisers of the International Office. |
Thesis Regulations |
The faculty has set Thesis Regulation which amongst others hold guidelines for thesis writing and information about:
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Paper |
A student can choose to write a paper instead of taking an optional course. All arranged for above is not applicable to such a paper. Please contact a lecturer with a supervision request if you wish to write such a paper. The paper should at least be 3 ECTS and can be 7 ECTS maximum. The Thesis Regulation indicates which articles are applicable to the writing of a paper. |
Last update: 08-07-2025 |