Thesis topics

About the thesis from choosing your topic to handing it in

Topic Selection, Supervisor, and Topic Announcement
The deadline for registering your thesis topic is 15 October (autumn semester) and 15 May (spring semester). The topic must be registered at least one semester before you plan to defend your thesis. The chosen research topic or area has to align with the spirit of the Social Integration program, incorporating a broadly interpreted intercultural perspective in the context of social integration. In addition to personal motivations and areas of interest, the thesis writer must also be capable of applying the knowledge acquired during their studies in independent, empirically based work.
A supervisor (thesis supervisor) must be chosen for the preparation of the thesis, and the topic should be discussed with them before filling out and submitting the topic announcement form via the Neptun system. The supervisor can be a university instructor, researcher, or, with the Head of IIPE’s consent, a non-university employee or external expert. Beyond the supervisor's approval, the Head of IIPE’s approval is also required, which occurs after the topic announcement via the Neptun system.
When selecting a supervisor, it is advisable to consider the domains of their professional activities and the thesis topics currently offered by them. For this purpose, it is worth studying the faculty members’ pages available on the IPPI website, where the main research areas and currently suggested topics are also listed: here.

Ethical approval for your research
According to the current regulations at PPK, any research work that involves the analysis of data derived from humans can only commence and be conducted with an existing research ethics approval. For psychological, educational, and related research, the approval is issued by the Faculty Research Ethics Committee (KEB). Information regarding the ethics application, necessary forms, frequently asked questions, and answers can be found and downloaded from the PPK KEB website: https://www.ppk.elte.hu/en/research-ethics-committee/requests
Obtaining the ethics approval is the sole responsibility of the thesis writer (with supervision from the supervisor). The student fills out the ethics application in consultation with the supervisor; however, only the supervisor may submit it to the KEB via email.

The initial evaluation of the submitted application officially takes 2-4 weeks. It should be submitted to the KEB no later than 1 December for the autumn semester and no later than 1 June for the spring semester.

Consultation
In the process of preparing and completing the thesis, from selecting the topic to conducting the empirical work, writing the thesis, and submitting it,, regular consultations with the supervisor are not only important but also mandatory. It is advisable to consider that the supervisor is responsible for the professional questions necessary for the thesis completion, not for the specific execution of technical tasks. The completion of a minimum of six consultations will be confirmed by the supervisor's signature on the Consultation Confirmation form. This document must be attached to the thesis.

The thesis
The thesis can only be submitted after the supervisor has checked it with a plagiarism detection program and confirmed that it meets the officially prescribed requirements in this regard.

The deadline for thesis submission is determined by the annual faculty regulations: April 20 (spring semester) and November 20 (autumn semester). Therefore, the thesis must be submitted in the semester during which the defense takes place. The thesis must include the aforementioned Consultation Confirmation form signed by the supervisor, as well as the Originality Statement, which the student must sign. In the originality statement, the student must confirm, under legal responsibility, that the submitted thesis is their own original work. The Consultation Confirmation form and the Originality Statement can be downloaded from the following PPK website: https://www.ppk.elte.hu/en/student_administration/forms

Thesis must be uploaded electronically to Neptun exclusively. The thesis, together with all its attachments, attached declarations and certificates, must be uploaded in a pdf or a single file compressed in the .zip file format.

Knowledge of the rules, adherence to deadlines, and obtaining and submitting the appropriate documents are the responsibilities of the thesis writer!

Suggested deadlines for the thesis