The staff of the department are happy to discuss and assist you with topics of your choice from the following areas:

• Regional planning and spatial planning in Germany and Europe
• History of regional planning and development
• Climate-friendly regional planning and development, regional planning and transformation
• Energy transition and transformation
• Transformation in lignite mining regions
• Border areas
• Rural development and rural areas in general
• Securing public services

A detailed overview of the respective subtopics and contact persons can be found here.

An overview of the theories and methods used at the Department can be found here.

A checklist for writing academic papers can be found here.

When submitting your thesis, you must submit a declaration of authenticity. Please use the template here (pdf) or here (word).

Further information on the formalities for submitting your thesis can be found here.