Topics for theses

For selecting and discussion of topics for theses please contact the Student Consultation in quantitative methods.Student Consultation in Quantitative Research.


Prejudice research


  • The development of xenophobic attitudes and Islamophobia in the German Federal Republic
  • Socio-structural backgrounds of authoritarianism among Muslims and the majority society by comparison
  • Socio-structural backgrounds of anti-Semitism among Muslims and the majority society by comparison
  • Determinants of sexism among Muslims and the majority society by comparison
  • Prejudices of persons with migration background towards the majority society




Methodological research


  • Has education an influence on classical questionnaire effects?
  • Social Desirability: How reliable are the tools for the measurement of Social Desirability?
  • Which influence have different modes of questioning on classical questionnaire effects?
  • Top or bottom? A comparison of subjective and objective operationalisations of the social class




University research


  • Which determinants define the transition from bachelor to master studies?
  • Popularity or growth in competence? Analyses to evaluate teaching


  • Attitudes on data protection


    • Who cares about data protection? Which importance has informational self-determination for citizens and EDP-specialists?