No thesis supervision is currently available with Maximilian Schmidt for the 2025/26 winter semester as capacities are already full.

In the 2026 summer semester, bachelor's and master's theses will be offered in the following areas:

 

  • Under the supervision of Maximilian Schmidt
    • Possible topics
      • Forced migration
      • Intergroup processes of residents and refugees, such as metaperceptions and metastereotypes
      • Intergroup contact
      • Flight reason bias
      •   Agency/ self-efficacy of refugees
      • Experiences of discrimination
      • LGBTQ* refugees
      • Psychologically relevant differences between refugees and other migrants
      • Effects of policy changes and media reports on psychological processes of refugees
      • Possibility to discuss students' own ideas (potentially requires more self-management by the student)
    • Available starting dates: September - October 2025
    • Language of thesis: German or English

 

  • Under the supervision of Dr Shaheed Azaad
    • Possible topics
      • Joint action/ coordination
      • Action understanding
      • Shared attention
    • Available starting date: September 2025
    • Language of the thesis: English

 

If you are interested in writing a thesis in one of these areas, please contact the relevant person directly. You will find the relevant email address on the page linked behind the name. We look forward to hearing from you!