Theses PLUS
The PLUS research group supervises master's and bachelor’s theses and semester projects. The list of current topics can be found below (see “Topics”).
We also welcome individual topic suggestions from students within our research areas, including spatial planning, modelling, ecosystem services analysis, virtual reality studies and more (see "Topics").
Students who wish to write their thesis at PLUS must follow the guidelines for theses and semester projects, which can be found under "Useful Documents" as well as the guidelines of their respective departments. Please contact the mentioned supervisor before the beginning of the semester to enquire about the procedure for writing your thesis.
--> List of topics for theses at PLUS (redirected to german website, topics in DE and EN)
You are also welcome to come up with your own topic idea and research question. Here a non exhaustive list of possible thematic areas.
- Ecosystem services / NCPs (Nature’s Contributions to People)
- Landscape design and planning / landscape patterns
- Peri-urbanization / peri-urban landuse conflicts
- Biodiversity conservation
- Settlement and building networks
- Urban form / morphology
- Economic valuation of cultural ecosystems
- Place making / place attachment
- Social-ecological systems
- Ecological infrastructure (EI) / urban green spaces
- Mountain ecosystem services
- Driving forces on landuse change / landscape changes
- Typologies (e.g., urban form, urban green spaces)
- Renewable energy systems / infrastructure
It is strongly recommended that you consult with the supervisor responsible for the respective thesis at an early stage before enrolling for the Bachelor's or Master's thesis and clarify the ideas of both parties regarding the thesis. This also helps to avoid double booking of a topic. If students would like to propose their own idea, please contact the teaching coordinator (), who will forward it to the appropriate person.
- Download Guidelines for theses at PLUS (PDF, 639 KB) (Updated: Oct 2024)
- Download Evaluation framework for theses at PLUS (PDF, 148 KB) (Updated: Oct 2024)
- Download Evaluation framework for theses at PLUS (DOCX, 125 KB) (Updated: Oct 2024)
- Download Evaluation framework for D-USYS Master theses (PDF, 799 KB) (Updated: Oct 2024)
Under this link you will find the successfully completed theses at the IRL (PLUS), which were supervised by our chairs. The page is in German only.