If you consider to do your thesis or your research project at this chair, we advise that you take at least one of our seminars. At best, the seminar is already in the context of your thesis topic.

A selection of research interests and topics in horticulture and landscaping is shown below. You can also submit your own ideas and projects. We will work with you to transform your research idea into a suitable topic. It is also possible to redesign one of the topics below or to transfer them into other areas.
Scientific research starts with an exciting idea. Then a suitable research question is developed narrowing the focus of the topic. During this step, you will start reviewing the literature on the topic, including the literature on potential research methods. The preparation of a proposal is an important step on your way to a successful thesis, and absolutely necessary for target-oriented advising.
The amount of time that you spend depends on many factors, some of them personal. It may differ depending on the type of project and whether you are working on a BSc. or a MSc. thesis. However, in general, the same requirements apply to all kinds of scientific research projects. So, there is no special science for bachelor’s theses, which is different from the science for master’s theses or doctorate research. General requirements of rigor apply in all areas and all fields, even if you decide to do a very applied project or to address a management question in collaboration with an enterprise or organization.

At the chair, we use mostly qualitative research approaches as well as the case study method.

• Sustainable food systems
• Sustainability: measurement systems and evaluation across the value chain
• Strategic management and institutional development
• Management skills and competencies, individual action & organizational behavior, development, and change
• Human resource management