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We update the documents for the study of religious studies on an ongoing basis and make them available here.

Deadlines for examinations
PDF 67 KB (Currently only available in German)

AGreement for term papers
PDF 79 KB (Currently only available in German)

Manuscript guidelines
PDF 177 KB (Currently only available in German)

Evaluation form for term papers
PDF 211 KB (Currently only available in German)

Students of the Study of Relgions can download a format template for term papers via Moodle. (Currently only available in German)

Agreement on Master's research project
PDF 67 KB (Currently only available in German)

Handout for the research project
PDF 228 KB (Currently only available in German)

Evaluation form For MASTERS'S presentations
PDF 204 KB (Currently only available in German)

Term Papers

The term paper topics must be agreed with the examiner by January 31st in the winter semester and by June 30th in the summer semester and submitted on the Form (Currently only available in German) to the Institute's secretary's office.

In the Master's program, term papers should be approximately 15 pages long (maximum 36,000 characters, including cover page, outline, footnotes, references and spaces).
In the Bachelor's program, the term papers should be 6-8 pages (maximum 20,000 characters, including cover sheet, outline, footnotes, references and spaces).

The number of characters must be stated on the cover sheet of the term paper.

All assignments must be submitted by the end of the current semester (March 31/September 30) by email to relwiss.pruefungen@uni-leipzig.de and then promptly submitted as a hard copy to the secretary's office.


Bachelor's and Master's Theses

A Bachelor's thesis should be 25 - 35 pages long.

The guideline for the length of a Master's thesis is 50 - 80 pages of text. A Master's thesis should not exceed 100 pages.

Bachelor's and Master's theses must be submitted in bound form.

 

cover sheet for theses (Currently only available in German)

Notes on Dealing with AI

Leipzig University is currently developing generally applicable guidelines on the use of AI tools in assignments and other examination formats. Until the final regulation is in place, the Institute of the Study of Religions follows the recommendations of the Faculty of GKR: Teachers may explicitly prohibit the use of AI tools in general or in relation to specific tools. Otherwise, the following rules apply:

  1. In the appendix of your paper, list all AI-based tools that you have used for research and editorial purposes. These must be listed with product names and formulated entries (prompts) in an AI directory.
  2. The appendix must be preceded by a declaration on the use of the tools, stating that you have fully designed the structure and content of the work yourself. You can find a sample for this appendix in the template for term papers on this website; students of the Study of Relgions can download it here via Moodle.
  3. As usual, the appendix does not count towards the required number of characters for the written examination.

 

All you need to know about exams (Currently only available in German)

Student support Services

Studying poses many challenges. To help you cope with these, Leipzig University offers numerous contact points for students. Our short explanatory video gives you an overview of the various services for students at Leipzig University.

The video is a cooperation between the Office for Equality, Diversity and Family Affairs, the Student Advisory Service and the Career Service, the Commisioner for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses, the Student Council and the Academic Lab. 

Easily explained: Counseling services for students at Leipzig University (Video in German with English subtitles available)

 

Contact Points

 

Students can also contact the respective student advisory services and study offices of their faculties.

You can also find further information and contact points via Leipzig University's digital support guide:

 

Digitial Support Guide