Key topics at IPS
We offer thesis supervision (in English and German) to Bachelor and Masters students, who are interested in topics such as urban change, planning, and governance; as well as mobilities, infrastructure and housing. The geographical focus is open.
Our interdisciplinary perspective opens a variety of methodological approaches; in principle, theoretical and empirical material should be combined. The main topics listed in the PDF have a guiding propose only.
- List of Thesis Topic Proposals (02/2024) PDF (363 KB)
Selected student projects from recent years
![Two male figures kissing at night in the city centre of Dortmund](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/2/4/csm_GRAPHIC_2024_Coverpicture_Julius_Korekt_student_e368945f30.jpg)
BA-Thesis - Queere Liebe in der Stadt
![Netherlands A large-scale charging station for e-vehicles in the Netherlands](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/5/5/csm_Netherlands_2020_Charging_Station_for_E-Vehicles_Uwe_Gruetzner_ReproZentrum_7a9fab21c2.jpg)
BA-Thesis - Elektroautos als Energiespeicher
![Auf dem Weg zur Smart City, Graphic Pie chart showing the proportion of the population by city and municipality size in Germany](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/c/4/csm_GRAPHIC_2022_Bevoelkerungsanteil_Gemeindegroesse_Leonie_Schiermeyer_student_d02402ffd7.jpg)
BA-Thesis - Auf dem Weg zur Smart City
![Project developers and modes of operation; German only Graphic visualization of types of project developers and their modes of operation; German only](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/f/3/csm_GRAPHIC_2022_Projektentwickler_Nathalie_Hueppen_student_e52fe2012a.png)
MA-Thesis - Hand in Hand durch die Wohnungsnot?
![Dortmund, Germany Several people on chairs who partcipate in a public discussion as part of a student project on so-called 'Trinkhallen' in Dortmund](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/b/a/csm_Dortmund_2021_Diskussionsrunde_Trinkhalle_Adler_TU_Dortmund_4573001dc2.jpg)
A-Project - Dortmunder Kiosk-Kultur
![A 03: There is an app for that, Graphic Graphic representation of a design of a bicycle street as part of a student project on 'smart mobility' (2021)](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/8/a/csm_GRAPHIC_2021_Reallocated_Street_Design_Kreuzviertel_TU_Dortmund_062a6d790f.jpg)
F-Project - There is an app for that
A-Projekt - Dortmunder Kiosk-Kultur
F-Projekt - There is an app for that
The interdisciplinary diversity of the department is reflected in previous theses. These are often characterised by a multi-scalar perspective, examining global issues (such as migration) in terms of their local impacts. The geographical focus ranges from Dortmund to various cities and regions in the global South.