The following guidelines apply for a MSc seminar paper to be handed in at the Chair of Banking and Behavioral Finance:

In the Master program, we offer a seminar once a year in the winter term. Details (incl. dates and procedure) will usually be provided in May. (for the following term).

1. Students can only participate after having registered via STiNE within the relevant deadlines. In case of unassigned topics, late applications can be considered as an exception (case by case decision).
2. A due registration, however, is no guarantee for a seminar topic!
3. In case you would like to withdraw after having been assigned a topic, please note that the seminar will be registered as "not passed" due to assignments of topics being immediately communicated to the examination office (Prüfungsamt).
4. As a prerequisite for the seminar you should have successfully passed at least one exam in the area of FinVers.
5. Assignment of topics follows the ordering of grades achieved in the area of FinVers so far, i.e., students with grade 1.0 will be receive topics first.
6. You will be notified of the assignment of a topic either via eMail or via postings.
7. In case you have not been assigned a seminar topic you cannot participate in the seminar at that time.

Further guidelines:

• Usually topics need to be worked on indiviudally (group topics will be announced separately).

• Grading: (a grade of minimum 4.0 in all 3 parts is required to pass!)
  50% seminar paper, 25% presentation, 25% oral exam

Differing rules for students of the "Diplom"-track:

• Withdrawal from a topic after assignment: 6 MP
• Some seminar topics may be preferrably assigned to MSc-students (see announcements) -- in this case the BSc-seminar will be opend to "Diplom"-track students.