Searching for theses
Theses are shelved on level -2. Bachelor’s theses are not included in the collection. You can search for theses written at WU using the WU catalog. Use the filter to restrict your search to WU theses.
Use the advanced search options to filter your results for thesis papers (see example below). You can search by the names of assessors, supervisors, departments, and institutes.
Please note: You cannot search for title or author using this field. For that you need to use the field title or author in combination with the field WU theses.
Examples
Example 1
Search for WU theses, with the last name Schuster as author and which are classified as diploma theses.
Example 2
Search for WU theses supervised by someone with the last name Franke and which contain the term innovation in the metadata (may include title, abstract, topic, etc.).
Example 3
Search for WU theses written at a department or institute featuring the search term in its name.
Here: Theses written at the Institute for International Business.
Please note that the names of departments and institutes may have changed over time, and include the unit’s English name in your search.
Use the following terms and abbreviations to search for different types of thesis:
| Published before 2015 | Published after 2015 |
| Dip.-Arb. | Diplomarbeit |
| Diss. | Dissertation |
| Habil.-Schr. | Habilitationsschrift |
| Mag.-Arb. | Magisterarbeit |
| Master-Arb. | Masterarbeit |
| Masterthesis | Masterarbeit |
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