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Preparing a Master's Thesis

Starting the thesis work:.

• Familiarize yourself with SCI's instructions and thesis process ; these instructions and process descriptions are valid with the exception that you do not have to give a presentation of your thesis
• Agree upon the thesis topic with your supervisor .
• Apply for the approval of the topic 

Preparing your thesis:

• Primary guidance comes from your advisor.
• Discuss the thesis structure with your supervisor already in the early phase of the process.
• Remember that all theses are public documents.
• The Systems Analysis Laboratory maintains an archive of all master's theses online. If you add the text below in Finnish or in English to the cover page of your thesis, your thesis can be made openly available in this archive: "Työn saa tallentaa ja julkistaa Aalto-yliopiston avoimilla verkkosivuilla. Muilta osin kaikki oikeudet pidätetään. " "The document can be stored and made available to the public on the open internet pages of Aalto University. All other rights are reserved. " If the text has not been added, the thesis will be password-protected but still available in the laboratory.

Finalizing the thesis:

• You will need to give a presentation of on your thesis (about 15 minutes). Unless you have agreed otherwise with your supervisor, you can give this presentation in the weekly seminar of the Systems Analysis Laboratory, held on Mondays at 15.15 in RIIHI (Y225a, Otakaari 1). Once your supervisor has agreed that you are ready to present your thesis in this seminar, please contact Leevi Olander to reserve a time. After giving the presentation, please fill in the thesis presentation form on your part and ask your supervisor to sign and submit it to the student services of the MSc programme . 
• Deliver the thesis to the supervisor for feedback and guidance. Note that the supervisor may need up to a month to read your thesis. You may also need time to edit and correct your thesis. 
• Once the thesis has been submitted, the supervisor typically contacts the advisor before preparing the assessment statement. 

Submitting the thesis:

• Follow the SCI-level instructions and links
• Email a pdf copy of the thesis to Minna Westerlund .  
• If you choose to have your thesis bound as a hard copy, it is common to give a bound copy to your advisor and supervisor.

Evaluation of the thesis:

• The supervisor proposes a grade for your thesis in the assessment statement. See evaluation principles .
• The Master's Programme Committee accepts all theses and decides on the grades.

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Economics MSc Thesis Information

Department of economics - aalto university school of business, thesis topics and research questions.

Research is motivated by questions. Whether you are doing a literature review or producing original research, it is crucial to be clear about what the research question is. (Usually one is the right number of research questions in an MSc thesis). To determine whether a question is interesting, it is worth considering what would be the use of a credible and precise answer if you (or the literature that you review) obtained it? The hypothetical "user(s)" may be firms, governments, other organizations, or consumers.

The thesis must allow you to show learnedness in Economics . ("Opinnäyte" = "Demonstration of learnedness"). It is not meant to show your learnedness in all aspects and all fields of economics. In particular, there is no need to include both theory and empirical sections in every thesis. Original research and original literature reviews are equally meritorious. However, there needs to be some part in every thesis that addresses the main research question while going deeper into the subject from at least one angle in a way that requires MSc-level Economics.

It is valuable to pick a topic that you find interesting, so that working on the thesis feels less like work. However, not all interesting questions in economics make for good MSc thesis topics. It would be wise to discuss the topic with a faculty member before becoming invested in it.

Examples of thesis topics

List of examples of topic areas and specific thesis topics suggested by faculty.

If you are interested in working on a listed topic, contact the faculty member who suggested it. However, students may be reassigned between advisors in order to keep their numbers balanced across advisors, and also due to faculty leaves of absence.

The list contains also topic areas, which are broader than thesis topics and where you could discuss many types of potential research questions suited for various levels of ambition. It would result in a literature review or in original research in some subset of the topic area.

One purpose of the list is to help students formulate their own research questions by showing what is a proper depth and breadth of a thesis topic. If you have a potential topic, you can simply approach a faculty member with an email that includes an informal description (a couple of paragraphs). If you would like to get started on your thesis, but have no idea for a topic, you can simply ask a faculty member for a topic of their choice in some broad area of economic interest. If you don't know which faculty member to turn to, don't worry, the first one will forward you to a more appropriate one if necessary.

Resources for choosing a thesis topic

Enrolling in the 2023-24 seminars.

To enroll in the thesis seminar a student must have a topic accepted by a faculty member at the Department of Economics. The deadline for the Fall 2023 seminar is May 31st and November 15th for the Spring 2024 seminar. Adjusting the topic to be suitable for approval may require some back-and-forth between the student and the faculty, so students should make sure to begin the process several weeks before the deadline. The student must then notify Kristiina Huttunen (for participation in the Fall seminar) or Marko Terviö (Spring seminar) by email about the topic in the form of a provisional title for the thesis with the faculty member who approved it in cc. After that the student can enroll in the seminar just like in any other course (code 31E99905). The initial approved topic is not set in stone: it can be changed subject to the same approval procedure as the initial topic.

The purpose of the MSc thesis seminar is to learn to present, critique, and comment economic research. When the seminar begins the participants must therefore have already made some progress on their thesis, and need to be ready in the second week of the seminar to give their first presentation (in which the research question is introduced in the context of a broader topic). In the second seminar period students give their main presentation, accompanied by the main paper. These focus on communicating the results of economics research, either your own or the research that your review. The main paper is max 30 pages and the presentation 20-25 minutes. For more information, see the seminar page at MyCourses. The seminar is not meant to substitute for thesis supervision, for which purpose each thesis writer has an individual faculty advisor.

Further information

The seminar is organized by Kristiina Huttunen in Fall 2023 and Marko Terviö in Spring 2024. See the seminar page at MyCourses (search for "31E99905") for current information on seminar work. The official course descriptions for the new academic year won't be published in Oodi until August.

The working language of the seminar is English. The main paper can be written in either Finnish or English, but presentations and discussions in the seminar will be in English.

General advice for the Economics MSc Thesis Seminar -->

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The master’s thesis is a 30-credit entity that also includes the maturity test and presentation of the thesis. The master's thesis is a piece of applied research and is written on a topic related to the advanced studies of the degree programme. The key goal of the master’s thesis is solving a problem relevant to the field of study based on existing scientific knowledge in compliance with the principles of responsible conduct of research.

Master's thesis process

You will find detailed information, instructions and deadlines related to the master's thesis process from this section. 

How to get started

• Read thesis guidelines. You can find the pdf of versions of the guide in English and Finnish at the end of this page. 
• Search for thesis topic. If you are planning to do your thesis for a company, more information:  Study and educational projects – contracts with organisations outside Aalto University | Aalto University
• Discuss the thesis topic with the supervisor and ask for a written approval. The written approval can be either a screenshot of an email conversation (containing full topic of thesis) or a topic agreement form completed by the supervisor. You can find a template for the form at the end of this page. 
• Submit the application for the thesis topic in eAge system . After you have supervisor's approval for thesis topic, you can apply thesis topic approval. You can find the deadlines to submitting thesis topic applications under Thesis deadlines.  The thesis topic, thesis language and the thesis supervisor and advisor(s) are approved by the degree programme committee. The thesis topic and the completed thesis cannot be approved at the same degree committee meeting. The approved topic is always valid for one year.

Writing the master's thesis

• Attend the master’s thesis seminar, if one is organised by your programme. Participation is usually voluntary but recommended.
• Get to know the thesis evaluation criteria. You can find the evaluation criteria and guidelines ( in English and Finnish ) at the end of this page.
• Thesis template. You can use this template for the thesis:  Word Thesis template for all Aalto University schools .
• Submit the completed thesis to the Turnitin system and to your supervisor. Turnitin is an online platform that reviews the thesis text for originality. Ask your supervisor about their Turnitin practices. For more information see:  Turnitin an originality checking and feedback software .
• Prepare thesis presentation.  The thesis process also includes a final thesis presentation which is agreed with the supervisor. The presentation must be held at the latest when applying for the approval and evaluation of thesis.
• Thesis abstract as a maturity test.  The thesis process involves demonstrating conversance with the field and the student's knowledge about the topic, which is done by completing a "maturity test".   

Thesis presentation and maturity test

As part of the thesis process, you are required to present the final thesis and write a maturity test. 

• Thesis presentation . See the programme specific requirements and instructions for the thesis presentation. The presentation must be held at the latest when applying for the approval and evaluation of thesis.
• Maturity test . The abstract of the thesis will serve as a maturity test. The maturity test aims to prove your expertise in the field and topic area of your thesis. Agree the completion of the maturity test with your thesis supervisor before applying for the approval of the thesis. The maturity test is graded either pass or fail. Note: If you have been educated in Finnish or Swedish and have not demonstrated language proficiency previously in a maturity test for a Bachelor's degree, you have to write the maturity test in the language in which you have been educated at the primary and secondary levels (Finnish or Swedish). For more information, please see  Maturity demonstration (in the language of education)  and contact the planning officer of your programme. 

Get your thesis approved

• Once you have permission to publish from the supervisor, submit the thesis approval and evaluation application in eAge . 
• Attach the completed, corrected and final version of the thesis to the application and make sure it is the correct PDF/A format . See Aalto University instructions for converting and checking the file format . The thesis file cannot be corrected or changed after the approved thesis has arrived in Aaltodoc publication archive.
• Check the thesis deadlines and the processing dates in the table below. These deadlines are absolute, and no late applications will be processed. You will be notified via eAge once the thesis has been approved and evaluated by the degree committee meeting.

Thesis deadlines

*Deadline 31.7.2024 : If you are applying for MSc thesis approval and evaluation on deadline 31st of July, contact your thesis supervisor well before mid-June to agree on the schedules during summer holiday season. Also, check that your personal study plan is up-to-date. Contact your programme coordinator or planning officer in any unclear situations. **Deadline 31.12.2024 : Notice the holiday season. Contact your thesis supervisor well before Christmas (24.12.2024) .

Are you also graduating?

If you have completed all your studies and master's thesis is your final study attainment, you can submit a request for the degree certificate at Sisu at same time with your application for the approval of your master's thesis.

Before requesting the degree certificate, check that your personal study plan is up-to-date and accepted . Contact your programme coordinator or planning officer in any unclear situations. You can find the specific guidelines and timetables on programme's webpage, under "Graduating".

If you have any questions, please select the contact based on your programme: 

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Additional information

Aaltodoc publication archive.

Aaltodoc publication archive consists of full text materials produced in the university, such as theses, journal articles, conference publications and research materials produced by the schools of Aalto University.

Errors in approved theses are corrected on an errata page

Instructions on the use of errata page

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How to publish a BA/MA thesis?

The master's and bachelor's theses are collected in the Aaltodoc publication archive via the eAge electronic service delivery system. Instructions for submitting your thesis to the Aaltodoc database: •    Convert your thesis to PDF/A form. The work is archived as one document, please attach the abstract and the possible attachments as one document. •    If you wish, you can save the cover page as a separate file (png image file format). •    Login to eAge with Aalto username. •    Fill in the form in the Thesis information sheet and click Save. •    Add the PDF/A file of your thesis to the Thesis sheet. •    You can add the image file of the cover page on the sheet Thesis cover. The cover picture will be shown in the Aaltodoc publication archive together with the metadata of your thesis. •    In case the documentation of artistic component is not included in the appendices of the written component, please add the image and media appendices on the Image and Media Appendices sheet (acceptable file formats are listed in the eAge form) •    Submit your thesis by clicking Submit in the Case details sheet. •    Details can be found on the instructions tab of the eAge form for submitting the thesis.

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Theses by ARTS

The Aaltodoc publication archive serves as an e-repository of theses accepted at the Aalto University (more comprehensive from 2014). This database contains reference information, as well as abstracts and full text files published on the permission of the author.

The reference information of the older printed ARTS/ TaiK theses (prior 2019) can also be checked on Aalto-Primo website. The reference information for all theses of architecture (made either in ARTS or in TKK) can only be retrieved in Aaltodoc.

Older theses are kept in a closed archive of the Learning Centre. All printed master’s theses by Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture are in the closed archive of the Learning Centre. You can request any theses by sending a message to [email protected]. Mention the title of the thesis, author’s name and publication year in the request. The material is available at the Learning Centre on the next working day after 12 noon, unless otherwise agreed. Theses cannot be borrowed. Since 2020, all theses made at Aalto University have been published only in electronic form.

Theses from other universities

The reference information on Other Finnish universities’ theses and dissertations can be found in Finna database.

Proquest´s Dissertations & Theses database, OATD and Ebsco Open Dissertations contain open access theses and dissertations from around the world.

How to publish a dissertation?

ARTS Theses assists ARTS doctoral candidates in their dissertation production.

Contact ARTS Theses to arrange the publishing costs, print run and delivery for the books: Annu Ahonen.

Read more:  ARTS Theses' instructions for doctoral candidates | Aalto University

At Aalto University, it is recommended that all doctoral dissertations are included in Aalto University's dissertation series:

Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS

All doctoral dissertations are also recommended to be stored in the Aaltodoc publication archive maintained by the Aalto University Learning Centre. The Learning Centre is responsible for storing the electronic version of dissertations in Aaltodoc  publication archive, with the permission of the doctoral candidate. 

Research projects and dissertations:  Research Information Portal

Open access

Aalto University provides a university-maintained  Aaltodoc publication archive  as a platform for open access publication and requires its researchers to deposit their scientific publications in it.

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Master of Architecture Thesis Presentations

Please join us on Wednesday May 1st for final thesis presentations by our Master of Architecture and dual degree candidates.

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11:40-12:25pm Jamie Jang, MArch Informal Regeneration

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10:50-11:35am Emmit Varitimos, MArch 3D Printed Houses: Addressing America’s Housing Challenges

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3:05-3:50 pm Victoria Gitto, MArch/MLA Preserving Farm Connections

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