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The bachelor thesis concludes the Bachelor phase. The thesis is either an article in which you report on a literature research or the thesis reports on a study that you carried out yourself (empirical thesis), under supervision of a staff member. As preparation for the bachelor thesis you can read the Handbook Writing Skills, the APA Cookbook and the information pages on AskPsy.   

Entry requirement: 90 ECTS on 1 September.

Starting academic year 2022-2023,  you may only write your thesis in an academic year if you have at least 90 ECTS at the start of that academic year (always September 1st).   Source: Exam and Education Regulation . We observed that writing a thesis, while also taking part in new courses and having to work on deficiencies (failed courses), leads to unrealistic workloads. This new rule will hopefully prevent this. Contact us if you have questions about this requirement.  

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Handbook Writing Skills v001 of 27 Aug. 2019 For APA guidelines we suggest to follow APA 7 (Cookbook) instead of APA 6 (Handbook Writing Skills). The handbook writing skills will be updated to APA 7.  The manuals show APA differences, for example for line spacing, use of horizontal indent, and keyterms. You can follow the cookbook APA 7 guidelines, except for: -use of keyterms. It is suggested to use keyterms in the abstract, -the supervisor's name and academic title. For the bachelor thesis it is  not  allowed to provide the supervisor's name and academic title, because of the anonymous second assessor. MaRBLe students provide the supervisor's name and academic title on the title page. APA cookbook  v001 of 12 Dec. 2020

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T1 - ET-BE Rules and Guidelines for Writing a Thesis

AU - Halfwerk, F.R.

AU - Kalpathy Venkiteswaran, V.

AU - Keemink, A.Q.L.

PY - 2023/9/11

Y1 - 2023/9/11

N2 - This document lays down the requirements, options and best practices for ET-BE students writing a BSc or MSc thesis. Doctoral candidates are also recommended to follow these guidelines when writing papers or theses. It comprises several sections that describe the `rules' (requirements) and some advice for different aspects of a thesis. This document is not a template.Note that the requirements in this document are specific to the ET-BE department and might deviate from rules in other departments, faculties or study programs. It is obligatory that you investigate whether your study program has any specific thesis document requirements (often on a Canvas page). Program specific requirements supersede anything stated in this document. However, if program and department requirements are not in conflict, it is required to incorporate both. Supervisors are allowed to be more strict and specific, but not lenient with respect to the requirements given in this document.This document was adapted from the work of Prof. H. Vallery. It has been modified and extended by Frank Halfwerk, Venkat Kalpathy Venkiteswan and Arvid Keemink.Version: June 4, 2024

AB - This document lays down the requirements, options and best practices for ET-BE students writing a BSc or MSc thesis. Doctoral candidates are also recommended to follow these guidelines when writing papers or theses. It comprises several sections that describe the `rules' (requirements) and some advice for different aspects of a thesis. This document is not a template.Note that the requirements in this document are specific to the ET-BE department and might deviate from rules in other departments, faculties or study programs. It is obligatory that you investigate whether your study program has any specific thesis document requirements (often on a Canvas page). Program specific requirements supersede anything stated in this document. However, if program and department requirements are not in conflict, it is required to incorporate both. Supervisors are allowed to be more strict and specific, but not lenient with respect to the requirements given in this document.This document was adapted from the work of Prof. H. Vallery. It has been modified and extended by Frank Halfwerk, Venkat Kalpathy Venkiteswan and Arvid Keemink.Version: June 4, 2024

KW - General writing advice

KW - Thesis structure requirements

KW - Structuring the text

KW - Citations and referencing others

KW - Math & units

U2 - 10.3990/1.9789036551557

DO - 10.3990/1.9789036551557

M3 - Other contribution

PB - University of Twente

CY - Enschede, The Netherlands

Master thesis overview

This website, the graduation web, provides you with all information on procedures and guidelines with regard to the graduation phase of your Psychology master’s (MPS) degree programme.  We wish you success while completing your master's degree progamme! In case there are questions left, please do not hesitate to contact Anneke Laarhuis of the Educational Affairs Office in Ravelijn ( [email protected] ) or your study adviser ( [email protected] )

On behalf of the Psychology-staff, Christina Bode (programme director), Manon te Vaarwerk (programme coordinator) and the study advisers

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Undergraduate Honours Theses

Students enrolled in Psychology 4880 complete independent research under the direction of a faculty member. For undergraduate theses completed prior to 2014 please consult the Catalogue.

Submissions from 2022 2022

The Influence of Environmental Sounds on Cognition and Mood , Huda Ahmed

The Impacts of Researcher Attire on Participant Performance in Psychological Experiments , Jesse S. Basi

ABSTRACT VS. CONCRETE MINDSETS IN MORAL INJURY , Paige J. Hallman

The Effects of Peer Connectedness and Popularity in Predicting Adolescent E-Cigarette and Binge Drinking Patterns Across the COVID-19 Pandemic , Kyla N. Lamb

Exploring Parent and Peer Support as a Predictor of Adolescent Adjustment During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Madeleine M. MacDonald

The Cross-Modal Relationship Between Language and Mathematics: A Bi-Directional Training Paradigm , Urvi Maheshwari

Mismatched Music: How Conflicting Musical Information Impacts Emotional Judgements , Matthew W. Tiplady

Mindsets for Goal Attainment and Experiences of Unethical Transgressions , Hallie Wiltzer

Are Conspiracy Beliefs Induced by Thinking Disposition and Economic Uncertainty? , Sean E. Yilmaz

Submissions from 2021 2021

Interactions between Brief Virtual Exposure to Natural Environments and Psychological Well-Being , Giuliana GN Brancato

Values Affirmation in The Treatment of Moral Injury: A Pilot Study , Eve G. Chapnik

To Sing Or To Speak: Closeness Between Mother-Infant Dyads In Different Contexts , Aislinn M. Connor

Examining the role of Diverted Attention on Musical Motion Aftereffects , Hannah D. Cormier

Defining Mother-Infant Synchrony in a Speech and Song Context , Roisin A. Delaney

Social Media as a Predictor of Depression Rates Among Male Versus Female Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Kaylee A. Fishback

Do Social Media Usage and The Endorsement of Collective Values Predict Loneliness? , Caoyu Cy Pan

Submissions from 2020 2020

A Nature Walk a Day, Keeps Unhappiness Away: Restorative Campus Environments and Student Well-Being , Justine Albert

DOES WATCHING OTHER PEOPLE PLAY VIDEO GAMES PROMOTE AGGRESSION , Kimberly M. Clarke

The Relationship Between Extracurricular Activities and the Well-Being of Undergraduate Students , Angelica C. Galluzzo

Evaluating Success in Addictions Treatment , Cole G. Granger

Parental Marital Status and Perceived Parental Marital Stability as Predictors of Avoidant Attachment Style in Young Adult Romantic Relationships , Eden G. C. Jacobson

“Send Me Your Location”: Examining Cyber Dating Abuse Victimization and Self-Esteem in Adolescents , Grace K. Millett

Conformity and Persuasion: The Moderating Roles of Interpersonal Closeness and Interaction Partner Sex , Christianne Morrison

There is More to Snapchat than Snapping: Examining Active and Passive Snapchat Use as Predictors of Anxiety in Adolescents , Nicole A. Orlan

Narcissism and Attachment Anxiety Predicting the Impact of Hiding Instagram “Likes” In Canada , Madeleine T. Visca

Who's to Blame? How Attributions of Blame Impact Perceptions of Effective Leaders , Emily M. Wildeboer

DEPTH PERCEPTION IN VIRTUAL PERIPERSONAL SPACE: AN INVESTIGATION OF MOTION PARALLAX ON PERCEPTION- VS ACTION-ESTIMATIONS , Hongyao Zhu

Submissions from 2019 2019

Moral Perceptions in the Workplace , Leonid V. Beletski

Influences on Early Creativity: Examining the Role of Affect, Movement and Autonomy During Play on Divergent Thinking Skills of Preschool Children , Taylor S. Boyd

A Safe Place for Morally Corrupt Judgements: The Effect of Trust on Moral Decision Making , Robin C. Doyle

"Challenge Accepted": Exploring Predictors of Risky Online Behaviour in Emerging Adults , Shannon Ward

The Role of Extraversion, Sensitivity to Music Reward, and Music Tempo on Word Recall , Mingyang Xu

Submissions from 2018 2018

Examining the Effects of Framing on Probability Discounting , Owen M. Chevalier

The Effects of Aromatherapy on Stress in a University Population , Theresa L. Flagler

The Effects of Fantasy Role-Play on Bravery, Motivation, and Physiological Fear Responses While Playing Horror Video Games , Paul A. Giulietti

Every Other, Every Time - Rat Imitative Pattern Learning , Peter A. Khouri

Me or We? The Effect of Team and Individual Sports Activity on Executive Functioning , Alexander I. McKenzie

Snapchat and its Relationship to Alcohol Consumption and Associated Behaviours , Kellie S. Thomas

The Impact of Age and Social Media Preference on Facebook and Instagram Users Reactions to Social Media , L. E. Taylor Trelford

Submissions from 2017 2017

Cognition and Commerce: The Impact of Intuitive Judgment and Rational Analysis on Business Decisions , Bridget A. Bicknell

The Relationship Between Self Perceived Versus Peer Perceived Popularity and Alcohol Consumption in University Students , Dayna A. Blustein

Improving Workplace Commitment to Change: A Test of Impact Reflection and Motivation on Perceived Commitment Constructs , Trenton J. MacDuff

Attention to Melodic versus Phonetic Cues in 8-Month-Old Infants , Alexandra M. Ryken

The Effects of Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace on Cognitive Performance: Does Working with Irritating People Decrease your Performance? , Kristin Skritek

The Effects of Conformity on Eyewitness Testimony and Confidence , Kaitlyn B. Sluys

Submissions from 2016 2016

Stress Interventions for First-Year Undergraduate Students , Shawna N. Allen

Speech to the Beat: Infants' Processing , Alix Altow

Peer Group Belonging, Group Norms and Alcohol Consumption in Emerging Adulthood , Angelica Bell

The Effects of Video Feedback on Public Speaking Anxiety , Nicole M. Donovan

The Effect of Past Experiences on Forgiveness Intentions in Romantic Relationships , Morgane E. Lashkari-Moghaddam

Guilt as a Mediator in the Relationship between Transgression Severity and Transgressors’ Feelings of Forgiveness in Romantic Relationships , Laura Matias

Effects of Visual and Geometric Cues in Rat Foraging , Kyle Rubini

The Effects of Self-Care Meditation Behaviour on Undergraduate Students’ Reported Stress , Anna Smallwood

Resting State fcMRI in the Social Cognition Network as a Predictive Measure for Scores of Socialization of Preterm Neonates , Angela Westgate

Submissions from 2015 2015

Do Our Perceptions Affect Our Decision Making in Legal Contexts? , Scott Benedict

Infants' Memory for Melody and Words in Sung Songs , Leanna De Lucia

The Effects of Visual Cue Facilitation in Spatial Pattern Learning in Rats , Sachia M. Grogan

Infants' Sensitivity to Fine Durational Cues in Speech Perception , Alyssa K. Kuiack

Rhyming versus Repetition in Children's Stories: The Role of Reading Strategies in New Word Recognition , Katherine Stover

Submissions from 2014 2014

Observational Pattern Learning In Rats , Tristan J. Bell Knowlton

Reach-to-Grasp Actions Under Direct and Indirect Viewing Conditions , Ashley C. Bramwell

The Role of Future Time Perspective on Forgiveness: A Study of Transgressions Among Undergraduate University Students , Emily B. Briggs

The Effects of Arousal Induction on Infants' Tempo Preferences , Erin G. Eisen

The Role of Native Language Acquisition in Infant Preferences of Speech and Song , Emma J. Fogel

Working Memory and Music Perception and Production in an Adult Sample , Keara L. Gillis

Singing Competency and Language Abilities in Children , Rebecca Herbert

The Effect of Mood Context on the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony , Ashley R. Lanys

Music-induced mood improves retention in visuomotor adaptation , Kristina Waclawik

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As you prepare for your thesis, you might want to get a sense of what you can accomplish in your finished product. Reading past theses can show you the scope and nature of well-done undergraduate projects. Because theses in different areas of psychology often look quite different, it will help you to examine several in the same general area you plan to conduct your research in.

The Psychology Undergraduate Office has hard copies of several prize-winning theses from the past five years that you may sign out to see what the best undergraduate work looks like. Above, you can browse the titles of past undergraduate theses to give you an idea of the topics of theses students typically write.

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Please note: Recent theses stored in the Social Relations Library (which recently closed) are unavailable. Inquirers needing a thesis that is not listed in HOLLIS should contact the authors of theses directly to attempt to obtain a copy.  

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Modules 11 and 12 of the programme focus on the final assignment. In the last two modules of your Bachelor Civil Engineering, you will have to do your Bachelor Thesis. Module 11 is a preparation for your bachelor final assignment and in module 12 students do their final assignment.

During your 10- or 11-week assignment, you will proof to have enough content knowledge, but also your capability to work systematically and report your work. You execute your assignment within in a Civil Engineering company/institution either in the Netherlands or abroad; this hands-on experience is the only way to link your obtained knowledge and skills with practice. You will have 2 supervisors; an external and an internal. The supervisor at the company you execute your assignment at, will supervise your daily work, whereas the supervisor at the UT will monitor the progression with regards to writing the thesis. The product you hand in at the end of the assignment, contains (among other things) a report in which the execution and results are described.

Before you can start with these modules, you are obliged to have finished ALL other parts of the Bachelor, meaning you need to have 150EC assigned in your Osiris-account.

Important contacts:

• Ellen van Oosterzee , Overall Bachelor thesis coordinator
• Peter Jansen  and Cor van den Berg , module coordinators Module 11
• Mark van Buiten , Construction Bachelor thesis coordinator
• Baran Ulak , Traffic Bachelor thesis coordinator
• Martijn Booij , Water Bachelor thesis coordinator

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Currently, several parts of the whole procedure, such as the timeline and the set up of Module 11, are being revised. The information presented on this webpage is more general information. For the most up-to-date information, please check the Programme's website on the Bachelor thesis .

On this website, you find:

• More information on what a Bachelor Thesis entails,
• Information on what is expected of you and the supervisors ,
• The Bachelor Thesis Manual ,
• A checklist for Mobility Online,
• An overview of all completed theses ,
• An overview of some available theses ,
• Information on going abroad with the Bachelor Thesis ,
• The current timeline of Module 11 and Module 12 .

Furthermore, you can check essay.utwente.nl for more inspiration with full reports of passed theses in civil engineering.

Below, certain phases in the timeline are discussed.

Starting with your Bachelor thesis

You have to undertake several steps during the preparation of your Bachelor thesis. These are listed below.

• Register in Mobility Online *
• Choose a field of specialisation (Construction, Traffic or Water)
• Wait for an email by the Bachelor thesis coordinator
• Work through the first steps of Mobility Online
• Intake meeting with the specialisation's Bachelor thesis coordinator
• Start looking for a Bachelor thesis position 
• Once you have found a position, write an introductory research proposal. The specialisation's Bachelor thesis coordinator uses this to assign an internal supervisor.
• Plan a meeting with your internal supervisor to discuss further steps
• During Module 11 (or before), you can start developing your research proposal. This is an iterative process between you and your supervisors.
• Once your research proposal is far enough and has been approved by the internal supervisor, you can start at the external location. Normally this is in week 9 of Module 11. Important note: if you start at the external location BEFORE your proposal has been approved, you are at risk of having your proposal and position at the external location declined.  

​* Mobility Online:  All internships at other educational institutes both in the Netherlands and abroad, graduation assignments and courses abroad must be registered in Mobility Online. You can see this as some sort of tracking application the UT uses to know where each UT-student is (if not at the UT) and what he is doing. You can find a manual on Mobility Online  here .

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