Regulations on Bachelor’s and Master’s Theses
(Based on the Organizational and Operational Regulations of the University of Miskolc, Volume III – Student Requirements, Chapter III – Study and Examination Regulations, Appendix for the Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering – Ad. §61 (1)–(12) – KSz. §25)

1. At the Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, students in bachelor’s programs are required to prepare a Bachelor’s Thesis, while students in master’s programs must prepare a Master’s Thesis.

2. The topic of the Master’s Thesis must be related to the specialization curriculum and, where possible, to a practice-oriented task linked to the supplementary specialization.

3. The purpose of preparing a Bachelor’s Thesis is to deepen the student’s professional knowledge. Both the Bachelor’s Thesis and the Master’s Thesis must include independently conducted measurements or research by the student, whose results must be processed, analyzed, and evaluated in the thesis.

4. Thesis topics are announced by the Faculty’s institutes. In the case of Master’s Theses, the heads of specialization must also be involved. Topics are prepared by departments in full wording during the registration week of the semester preceding thesis preparation. Departments may announce any number of topics, but at least as many as the number of students in the given specialization. Announcements must also be posted in writing on institute notice boards.

5. Students may participate in selecting the industrial partner for their thesis, thereby supporting future employment opportunities. From the announced topics, students select one in line with their program and interests. Students have four weeks to make their choice.

6. A prerequisite for the personalized assignment of a thesis is that the student must submit a request to the head of department or institute director during the semester prior to thesis preparation. Additional requirements for registering the thesis include completing the relevant course requirements and holding at least 135 credits for BSc or 60 credits for MSc at the beginning of the semester.

7. The allocation of topics to students is decided by the heads of departments or institutes based on student applications. Information is compiled by the academic administrator and submitted to the Faculty Council, including the student’s name, thesis title, industrial partner (if applicable), and names of supervisors (academic/industrial). The Faculty Council discusses the topics in weeks 4–10 of the semester preceding thesis preparation. The Council either approves or modifies them and authorizes their issuance.

8. Enrolment in the final semester designated for thesis preparation requires, in addition to completing the previous semester, the necessary credits and possession of a valid thesis assignment. The assignment is issued by the institute director, who ensures the feasibility of the tasks. The assignment must be handed over to the student in printed form by the last week of the teaching period of the preceding semester. Receipt must be confirmed by the student’s signature.

9. The formal requirements of the thesis “Assignment” include:

• thesis title and student’s name,

• list of tasks to be solved,

• name of the industrial partner (if applicable),

• name of the industrial supervisor (if applicable),

• specification of supplementary specialization tasks (if relevant),

• institute director’s signature, date, and official stamp.

10. The submission deadline for theses is determined by the model curricula. According to the academic timetable published annually on the University of Miskolc website, the deadlines are typically the first working day of week 48 (autumn semester) and week 18 (spring semester).

11. Only students with no more than three uncompleted subjects may submit their thesis. If a thesis does not meet quality requirements, the institute director, with supervisors’ agreement, may refuse its submission for evaluation.

12. Students failing to achieve the required credits (BSc: minimum 195; MSc in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering: minimum 100; MSc in Chemical Engineering: minimum 90) may not defend their thesis. Theses must follow Faculty traditions, with bound pages that cannot be replaced. The assignment sheet must be bound into the thesis. A minimum of two identical copies must be submitted, signed by the student.

13. If a thesis contains confidential information, the industrial partner may request a Confidentiality Agreement, signed by the company’s representative, the institute director, and the student. The original agreement must be bound into the thesis as its first page. Confidential theses must be stored securely and may not be given to the Library or third parties. The student must declare this in the Statement on the Partial Transfer of Copyright attached to the thesis.

14. If the thesis does not contain confidential information, the student declares, through the same Statement on the Partial Transfer of Copyright, that the thesis may be submitted to the University Library and uploaded to designated repositories. The student is obliged to upload the thesis content to the repository specified by the Library.

15. Institute directors, heads of specialization, supervisors, and delegated departmental staff evaluate the theses, preferably involving at least one external reviewer. Reviews must be requested with at least one week allowed for evaluation. An evaluation form with assessment criteria (Annex II) may be provided to support the review process.

16. The written evaluation must be made available to the student at least three days before the defense. The thesis is defended before the final examination committee. If the defense is unsuccessful, the student may not proceed to the final examination.

17. The credit value of a successfully defended thesis is:

• 20 credits in the MSc in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering,

• 30 credits in the MSc in Chemical Engineering,

• 15 credits in the BSc program.

18. In case of unsuccessful thesis preparation, the student must choose a new topic from those announced in the following academic year.