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Bachelor Thesis

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Bachelor Thesis
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Childhood Education, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019
Module code: PdK-600
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P322-0127, T322-0126
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
3S (3 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
15
Semester: 6
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Bachelor thesis (80%) + oral examination (20%): graded

[updated 01.10.2020]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

PdK-600 (P322-0127, T322-0126) Childhood Education, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 6, mandatory course
PdK-600 (P322-0127, T322-0126) Childhood Education, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 6, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
45 class hours (= 33.75 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 450 hours (equivalent to 15 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 416.25 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
PdK-401 Research Methods and Evaluation


[updated 07.10.2025]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Professor/innen des Studiengangs
Lecturer: Professor/innen des Studiengangs

[updated 02.09.2019]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing their thesis, students will be able to apply scientific methods to independently discuss, process and reflect (in writing)upon knowledge, skills and practices relevant to childhood education.
 
 
 


[updated 01.10.2020]
Module content:
Students will prepare their Bachelor´s thesis and take part in a seminar where they are given the opportunity to discuss and clarify research methodological and content-related questions. They will defend their Bachelor´s thesis in a colloquium (oral exam).
 
 


[updated 01.10.2020]
Teaching methods/Media:
- Short presentations in the seminar on selected aspects of the Bachelor´s Thesis
- Discussions within the framework of the seminar
 
 
 


[updated 01.10.2020]
Recommended or required reading:
Esselborn-Krumbiegel, Helga (2017). Von der Idee zum Text : eine Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben. 5., aktualisierte Auflage. Paderborn : Ferdinand Schöningh. UTB.
 


[updated 01.10.2020]
 
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