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Bachelor Theses

Each semester, 27 bachelor's theses are assigned within the specialization in International Accounting & Controlling and the specialization in Sustainability Reporting.

Bachelor theses are assigned in a multi-stage process:

General criteria for evaluation of bachelor theses:

BaWiSo: Successful completion of

  • the STEOP,

  • all business-related courses of the CBK,

  • the PI Statistik, and

  • the PI Grundlagen wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens or Forschungsmethoden

BaWiRe: Successful completion of

  • the STEOP,

  • the CBK courses, and

  • the PI Grundlagen rechtswissenschaftlichen Arbeitens

  • Please note: According to §11(3) of the BAWIRE curriculum, the topic of the Bachelor's thesis must be taken from the compulsory and optional law courses of the curriculum!

BBE: Successful completion of

  • the Introductory Phase and

  • the two courses in the area of Academic Skills

For an allocation, successful completion of three courses from the elective/SBWL International Accounting & Controlling or Sustainability Reporting is mandatory.

1

Registration

... via Learn@WU during the registration period

Registration for the electives/SBWL International Accounting & Controlling and Sustainability Reporting takes place in the Learn-Club "Allocation of topics for Bachelor Theses in the electives/SBWL International Accounting & Controlling and Sustainability Reporting" after logging in with your ID.

If you wish to unsubscribe again, you can do so directly at the club within the registration deadline.

The topics are assigned to the three subjects of the supervising academic units:

A - International Accounting

B - Sustainability Reporting

C - Management Accounting

In a survey, you first select your preferred subject (A, B or C). In the second step, you can select four topics within your preferred subject that you would particularly like to work on and deselect two topics that you do not want to work on under any circumstances.

If possible (but not guaranteed!), you will then be assigned a topic from your first four preferences, but you may also be assigned a different topic from the chosen subject. However, under no circumstances will you receive the topics you have deselected (even if it means you may not be assigned a topic at all). 

It is also possible to select the two subjects not chosen as alternatives if you are not allocated a topic in the selected subject. However, no further preferences for topics can be specified for these alternatives. 

By submitting your preferences in the online survey, you are submitting a binding application for the Bachelor's thesis!

If you unsubscribe from this Learn Club before the topic allocation has taken place, you will not be considered for the topic allocation - even if you have completed the online survey.

2

Ranking

... of the students on the following basis:

  • Submitted preferences

  • Grades of courses I to III of the SBWL International Accounting & Controlling OR grades of courses I to III of the specialization Sustainability Reporting (from summer semester 2025 onwards)

  • Academic success (grade point average)

The ranking of the students, according to which the allocation is made, is based on the grades of courses I to III from the elective/SBWL International Accounting & Controlling or courses I to III from the elective/SBWL Sustainability Reporting (beginning with summer semester 2025) and the general GPA.

3

Assignment

... of the Bachelor thesis topics and mandatory kick-off meeting

After the end of the registration period, those students who are assigned a Bachelor thesis will be notified by email. All other students will be placed on a waiting list and, if a Bachelor thesis topic is not assigned, will move up. Students have six months from the date of assignment to work on and submit their Bachelor thesis. The thesis is submitted via Learn@WU.

Schedule for the upcoming term:

September 29th - October 26th, 2025: Registration for the electives/SBWL International Accounting & Controlling and Sustainability Reporting open.

October 20th - October 26th, 2025: The topic proposals are briefly described in the Learn- Club in the corresponding folder. It is mandatory to fill in your preferences via the online survey in the Learn-Club.

November 14th, 2025: If you are assigned a topic, you will be notified about which one and who your supervisor is. You will then contact your supervisor for an initial interview within one week. If you have not been assigned a topic, we will inform you as well.

Further information

  • Our department does not offer a specific course in Academic Writing (Standards wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Zitierens/Grundlagen rechtswissenschaftlichen Arbeitens). It is sufficient to take one of the academic writing courses (Standards wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Zitierens/Grundlagen rechtswissenschaftlichen Arbeitens) in any department (WISO/WIRE), or to complete the Introduction to Academic Writing course (BBE).

  • Once the topics have been assigned, a kick-off meeting takes place in November or April to discuss the requirements for the Bachelor thesis. 

  • If you are having trouble registering, please contact bachelorarbeiten-accounting@wu.ac.at.

  • If you have any further questions about the Bachelor thesis, please contact sbwliamc@wu.ac.at.

Timeframe and lock

  • From the date of allocation, students have exactly 6 months to write and submit their bachelor thesis.

  • In the new allocation system, NO postponement of the bachelor thesis to subsequent terms nor seat reservation is permitted. By registering, you explicitly declare that you want to write your bachelor thesis in winter term 2025/26. If you refuse to accept an assigned topic, you will be automatically blocked from participating in the allocation process in the following term!

  • However, it is possible to unsubscribe from the clubs within the registration period.

  • In the event of unjustified delays, supervision can be withdrawn and the topic may be blocked. In any case, a new registration for the allocation process is required - in a future semester!

Submission

The completed thesis must to be uploaded as a PDF to myWU at which point it will automatically be checked for plagiarism. The file name is assigned according to the pattern "Students ID Number.pdf".

Please note that the time between submission and grading can be up to 4 weeks!

The grading is carried out purely electronically, as soon as the supervisor has entered and signed the grade in the system, it can be viewed by you in the LPIS system.

The submission of any supplied, separate forms, data sets, calculations, illustrations, etc. is usually not done via myWU, but directly to the supervisor and should be discussed directly with them.

General formal regulations and citation rules

Please observe the general formal regulations and citation rules as well as the requirements of your supervisor!

More Information and forms can be found here.