Mannheim Master in Social Data Science

The examination committee may decide to extend certain deadlines, provided there is a valid reason why you are unable to meet the deadline in question. This might include deadlines for

• the preparation period for your final thesis
• the limit to the maximum period of study

As a rule, extensions will only be granted if you cannot be held accountable for missing the deadline in question. Valid reasons for missing a deadline might include:

• a long period of illness
• a permanent disability
• family obligations

For further details, please see the examination regulations for the Mannheim Master in Social Data Science program.

Extension requests must be submitted to the examination committee in writing. Please make sure to indicate your address, student ID number and e-mail address in case we need to contact you for follow-up questions. We also ask you to state the semester in which you started your master's program so that we know straight away which examination regulations apply to you.

The examination regulations stipulate that students need to resit any examinations they fail or did not take due to illness at the earliest opportunity. If this is the case, you will be automatically registered by Student Services (mandatory registration). Further information is provided by Student Services.

Your request must include a detailed justification explaining why you should be granted an extension of the applicable deadline.

Please make sure to attach any documents justifying your claim (if applicable to the individual case). Documents of this kind may include:

• medical certificates
• (birth) certificates
• official letters from public authorities / agencies / institutions

The examination committee will then consider your request and either grant or deny you the extension. You will receive an official notification outlining the reasons for the decision.

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The module catalog 2024/2025 (and Appendix) gives an overview of the course and contents of the program.

Please read the examination regulations of your program carefully.

Student representative: 

You can contact the examination committee via pruefungsausschuss.wimmail-uni-mannheim.de           

Tasks of the central examination committee

We are responsible for the following topics:

• Advice on examination regulations
• Advice on module changes
• Advice in individual cases (such as extension of deadlines)
• Approval of reasons for withdrawal or delay
• Extension of examination deadlines
• Serious cases of cheating and breaches of regulations
• Determination of definitive failure with no option to re-sit
• Identification of missed deadlines
• Invalidity of examinations
• Appeal procedure
• Recognition of coursework and examinations
• Semester recognition certificates for BAföG, form 5 according to § 48 BAföG (also for LAG WPO)

Finding a supervisor and a topic for your master’s thesis requires early planning and initiative on your part. It is primarily your responsibility as a student to contact a chair that fits your study profile. This means that you need to contact several chairs or professors on your own initiative in order to find someone who will agree to supervise your master's thesis. It is the norm that students contact the chairs personally, and something we expect from students at our school. 

Who can supervise my master's thesis?

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