Theses
The following pages summarise all relevant information on the topic of theses. Please read these pages carefully.
We offer final theses (Bachelor's/Master's) for students of economics, industrial engineering, business mathematics and spatial planning. Please note the programme-specific regulations and requirements for registering a thesis:
Requirements BT Requirements MT Application & Forms
Application for a thesis
Applications are only accepted via the online form. Please select the correct formular from the table below:
| For who? | Online form | Application phase? |
| BSc. WiWi, WIng, Wirtschatsmathematik | Link | ja |
BSc./MSc. Raumplanung MSc. WiWi, WIng, Wirtschaftsmathematik | Link | nein |
For students of the Bsc. Business Administration & Economics, Business Engineering and Business Mathematics the following application phases apply:
| Term | Application phase | Confirmation* | Exposé | Registration* |
| Summer term | 01.02-28.02 | 07.03 | 08.03-31.03 | 01.04 |
| Winter term | 01.08-31.09 | 07.09 | 08.09-30.09 | 01.10 |
Only applications that have been submitted via the online form, are complete and fit into the research field of the chair will be considered for the awarding of the final thesis.
Please note: Students of the Bachelor of Business Administration and Economics must additionally attend the project seminar and the academic writing at our chair. Students of the Bachelor of Business Informatics and Bachelor of Business Engineering must also take the Academic Writing.
*at the latest. Earlier confirmation or registration possible.
Themen für Abschlussarbeiten
Themen für Ihre Abschlussarbeit können sein:
- International trade - policy making, digitisation and impact on cities and regions
- Topics of urban and regional economy - innovation clusters, smart cities, regional disparities
- Economy & production in cities - determinants and challenges (digitisation, globalisation, urbanisation)
- Topics of labour economics - migration, human capital formation, time allocation
Please note that the choice of topics should have an economic focus and the thesus should entail an empirical exercise.
You can find out more about the individual research priorities of the team here.
If you do not yet have a well-developed research question, we will be happy to help you develop a rough idea for a research question.
Occasionally we post specific topics for theses, these can be found at the bottom of the page (if current).
Writing Guide
You can find more information about writing a thesis at our department in our Writing Guide.
Available Topics
Financial Services and Lending
What is the impact of the removal of a bank's headquarters on local lending and other financial services in a region? Empirical work using American data, prior knowledge of Stata an advantage.
For your request to our team, please contact:
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Location & approach
The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen" (closer to Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dortmund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.
To get from Campus North to Campus South by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus North and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.
TU Dortmund University has its own train station ("Dortmund Universität"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station ("Dortmund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.
You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop "Dortmund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dortmund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dortmund Universität S".
The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dortmund Universität S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.
The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.
The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".
Street navigation from and to the TU Dortmund University:
The document and the graphic represent the motorways and federal highways around the TU Dortmund University in a very simplified way:
This interactive map helps you find and navigate between facilities and buildings on campus:
This document contains a simple campus map in German and English: