Master/Bachelor Thesis
Available Topics
Our Chair announces the following new topics for master and bachelor theses. These topics focus specifically on the current research of the Chair, part of the TUM SEED Center. Please read carefully before you apply.
Up to date as of: 29.01.2024
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Mini-Grid Developers
| Topic 1: | Mini-Grid Developers in the Global South: Investigating Outcomes and Impacts | Limited places | |
| Topic 2: | Mini-Grids and Off-grid Solutions: Investigating Narratives of Categorization | Limited places | |
| Topic 3: | Mini-Grids and Off-grid Market Categories: Investigating Legitimacy | Limited places | |
| Topic 4: | Mission Drift: A systematic literature review | FULL! | |
| Topic 5: | Social Impact Measurement: Reconciling multiple visual perspectives | FULL! |
Electric Mobility
| Topic 6: | Entrepreneurship and e-mobility: Outcomes and Impacts | Full! |
| Topic 7: | Entrepreneurship and e-mobility: Shaping the Ecosystem | Full! |
Community Entrepreneurship
| Topic 8: | Community-based Mini-Grids: Challenges and Impacts | FULL! |
| Topic 9: | Community-based Mini-Grids: Challenges and Impacts (India) | FULL! |
| Topic 10: | Energy communities: Literature Review | FULL! |
Requirements
If you are interested in writing your Master's or Bachelor's thesis at the Chair of Corporate Sustainability on one of these topics, please send an email to the contact mentioned in the description of the respective topic. Your email should contain a CV and a current transcript of records in English. Please explain in the email your interest in writing your thesis about a specific topic.
Please note: We are looking forward to supervising Master’s and Bachelor's Theses in cooperation with companies if they fit with the announced topics (on top of this page). We do not supervise Master’s theses in cooperation with companies that are not related to the announced ones.
If you want to write a Bachelor's Thesis at the Chair of Corporate Sustainability
The attendance and successful completion of the Course “Corporate Sustainability” is required, with a minimum grade of 2.0. This Course is offered by Dr. Codita Roxana each summer term.
If you want to write a Master's Thesis at the Chair of Corporate Sustainability
The attendance and successful completion of the Advanced Seminar “Sustainable Entrepreneurship – Theoretical Foundations” is required, with a minimum grade of 2.0. This Advanced Seminar is offered by Dr. Alessia Argiolas and Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz in the winter and summer terms.
Application and further process
Generally, we supervise theses related to our current projects and research areas, and topics are announced and updated on the Chair's website. As part of the application process, a Research Proposal has to be written. The contact mentioned in the description of the respective topic will provide you with further information about the proposal. If the application process is successful, the Master's or Bachelor's thesis will be registered with the Chair.
If you have general inquiries, please write an email to carina.seidl@tum.de with your questions.