Thesis for students

Student theses at the Institute of Forming Technology are usually carried out as part of larger research projects. There is always a whole range of interesting topics to choose from in line with the Institute's diverse fields of work. The work can be of an experimental, constructive or theoretical nature. Sometimes combined work is also possible. The work is supervised by a member of the Institute's scientific staff. In order to be able to organise the work, we recommend that you contact the Institute at least 4 weeks before you plan to start your work.

Provided you have the relevant academic achievements, we support our students in carrying out a Master's thesis in industry or at research institutions in the USA, Canada or Romania. Master's theses with an experimental component are generally only carried out at the Institute or at a foreign university.

• Task sheet for student theses
• Format template for student theses (.docx)
• IFU presentation template (.pptx)
• Explanation of the ppt template (.pdf)
• Information on student theses at IFU
• Information sheet of the University

Please Note:

You can only work on a student research project or Master's thesis at the Institute of Forming Technology if you have previously chosen "Forming Technology" or "Car Body Construction" as one of your specialisation subjects by submitting your overview plan. Students without one of these two specialisation subjects cannot carry out student research projects in the Master's programme at the Institute. This also applies if they would receive a declaration of assignment from the professors of their specialisation subjects. The examination in the subject "Fundamentals of Forming Technology" as a specialisation module is also not sufficient to be able to work on a student research project or Master's thesis at the institute.

Bachelor's theses, on the other hand, can be completed without prior examination results in Forming Technology of Stuttgart: external theses