Theses

At the icmb, Bachelor theses can be written on communication science issues. Further information on Bachelor theses can be found in the corresponding Information sheets. If you are interested in writing a Bachelor’s thesis at our institute, please contact Prof. Silke Adam.

Suggested topics for bachelor theses

  • Political persuasion
  • Motivated reasoning and biased information processing
  • Social (and/or) protest movements on social media (organization, mobilization, representation, and other aspects)
  • Algorithmic curation of information on online platforms (fairness, transparency, implications)
  • How contemporary and historical wars and mass atrocities are portrayed in media
  • Media framing during elections: What media frames are most prevalent during elections and how these have an effect on the electorate
  • Communication concept for the Biological Risks Network and its key topics such as diagnostics and vaccines
  • Engagement with opposing political opinions
  • Personality differences in political information processing
  • Content analysis (quantitative/qualitative) of the representation of gender/sexuality in journalistic (newspapers, online, TV, etc.) and popular culture media (comics, video games, films/series, memes)
  • Questions on the role of emotions in political communication (e.g., content analysis of emotions in political texts/speeches/images/campaigns)
  • Secondary analyses of comparative survey data regarding the relationship between media trust, media usage, political attitudes, etc.
  • Investigation of the use/application of artificial intelligence in journalism (e.g., content analysis of AI-generated news, survey/experiment on the perception of AI in journalism)
  • How artificial intelligence is used in different societal spheres (governance, news media, heritage)
  • Political communication on social media
  • (Dis)information campaigns
  • Election and referendum campaigns
  • Political communication in authoritarian regimes (especially China and Russia)