English (United Kingdom) 
Russian (Russia) Format
- Paper format A4
- Upper and lower margin 2cm
- Measure 15cm
- Left margin 4cm, right margin 2cm
- Line space 18Pt (1,5 space) for the text area
- Font size 12 Pt. Font: no Script, Symbol or similar
- The master thesis has to be bound in one item. Please use the bounding machine in the POMOR office or at the Otto Schmidt Laboratory
First page
The cover is the first page.
The cover may be designed individually. The following information must be included:
- Title of the master thesis without “ “
- Candidate's name (your name, e.g. Ivan Ivanov)
- Study program (Russian-German Master Program Polar and Marine Sciences POMOR)
- University (Saint Petersburg State University, Hamburg University)
- Place of submission
- Date of submission
Please find a cover sample in the MT leaflet 2019, page 10
Second page
The second page must contain information about your scientific supervisors:
- Full name with academic degree
Please do not translate Russian academic degrees into English. Use Prof. & Dr.
- Affiliation
Write the full name of the institution your supervisor is working for (Saint Petersburg State University, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel etc.)
Table of contents
The items that should be listed on the table of contents include all pages from the abstract through the statement on thesis’ originality. The page numbers listed in the table of contents must match the page numbers of items as they appear in the text. The titles listed in the table of contents must match the titles as they appear in the text.
Last page
The last page of the thesis must include a statement on the thesis' originality, which has to be signed in handwriting. The candidate has to declare the following:
a) He/she wrote the thesis independently and did not use any other resources than those named in the bibliography,
b) And, in particular, did not use any internet resources except for those named in the bibliography;
c) The master’s thesis has not been used previously as part of an examination;
d) The master’s thesis has not been previously published.
Please find a sample of a statement on the thesis’ originality in the MT leaflet 2019, page 13
Structure
- Abstract in English
- Abstract in Russian
Concise synopsis of the thesis' content, providing information about the scientific problem/aim, methods, material, results and the important conclusions.
The format is strictly defined.
Please find the required format sample in the MT leaflet 2019, pp. 11-12
- Introduction
In the introduction, the motivation for the scientific paper is explained. That includes the information about the actual state of research (by means of literature) and, based on that, the derivation of a clearly defined scientific problem. Finally, the approach to the problem has to be mentioned. At the end of the introduction the reader should be aware about the following:
1. What is the scientific problem (the aim)?
2. Why is this scientific problem of interest?
3. How is this scientific problem approached ("strategy")?
If it is not mentioned somewhere else, name the working group which supported the thesis.
- Material and methods
In this part, the methods applied (and possibly their selection criteria) and the material have to be described as concisely as necessary and as shortly as possible. Use flowcharts if applicable. You are not supposed to repeat textbook information for pages! (Volume: about 25% of the total.)
- Results
Concise description of your own results, as far as they are relevant to the following discussion. Please avoid long-winded description of data and use diagrams, graphics and tables where applicable (raw data are documented in the appendix). Graphics should be self-explaining and of sufficient size. Every graphic and table has to be accompanied by a legend explaining the illustration. Mention the possible sources of error also. (Volume: about 25% of the total.)
- Discussion
The discussion of the results is the vital part of the thesis! Your own results have to be assessed and discussed in the context of other works in relation to the scientific problem. (Volume: about 30% of the total.)
- Conclusions
This part should begin with a summary of the discussion. After that, the conclusions arising from the scientific work should be stated clearly. Also appropriate is a specific outlook (not trivial ones like „more data" ...).
- Literature/References
In the framework of a scientific paper it is fundamental to assess own results in the context of the existing literature. Part of that is the concise citation of the literature.
Examples how to cite:
Paper (one author):
Berger, A., 1992. Astronomical theory of paleoclimates and the last glacial-interglacial cycle. Quaternary Science Reviews, 11: 571-581.
Paper (several authors):
Hay, W.W., Shaw, C.A. und Wold, C.N., 1989. Mass-balanced paleogeographic reconstructions. Geologische Rundschau, 78: 207-242.
Chapter of a book:
Schreiber, B.C., 1986. Arid shorelines and evaporites. In: H.G. Reading (Ed.), Sedimentary environments and facies. Oxford, Blackwell Sci. Pub., 189-228.
Book:
Pettijohn, F.J., Potter, P.E. und Siever, R., 1987. Sand and sandstone. Berlin, Springer, 553 p.
Doctoral Thesis:
Altenbach, A.V., 1992. Verbreitungsmuster benthischer Foraminiferen im Arktischen Ozean und in glazialen und interglazialen Sedimenten des Europäischen Nordmeeres. PhD thesis, Univ. Kiel, 111 p.
- Appendix
It is common practice to document your data in a way that other scientists can follow and reconstruct the results. You have to list the measured (raw) data, which constitutes the basis of derived quantities and graphics.
For an extensive amount of data an electronic appendix is advisable (e.g. CD). In this case please specify that the content of the appendix is written on a DVD enclosed to your thesis and add the list of the data folders/tables etc. in this chapter.
- Acknowledgements
Please feel free to mention institutions, and the universities as well as people supporting you.
Acknowledgements might be placed between "Conclusions" and "Literature".