Basic principles
   The M.Sc. thesis must introduce an actual scientific problem in the field of biology and, moreover, it must include all the results obtained by the student’s own studies with the help of the supervisor. The thesis must prove that the student has become familiar with modern experimental techniques and methodologies and by applying these techniques has personally obtained scientific results. Results could originate from laboratory experiments, field measurements, observations, modeling or development and analyses of a new theoretical hypothesis that contribute to the understanding of the given scientific problem. Importantly, in all cases the thesis must contain personally obtained results! The language of the thesis is English. 
 

Format and length requirements 
   The thesis must be written with a text editor. On the cover indicate the term „Thesis”, the name of the writer and the year of thesis. The electronic version of the thesis must be uploaded as a PDF file to the Neptun and to the Moodle server of the Institute (tem.elte.hu). At the end of the thesis the writer must declare that the submitted work is his/her own intellectual product (not plagiarized).
   The main text should be written using a font size of 12 points (in case of Times font type). Font sizes of the headings and subheadings could be different. The text must be written using 1.5 line-spacing with justify alignment and a normal page-size (A4, 2.5 cm margins on all sides). A voluminous thesis should be printed double-sided. All pages, except the cover page, must be numbered; the table of contents should be the 1^st page. Figures and Tables must be numbered and inserted in the text and should also have a title and a brief description. Large images and tables that cannot be inserted into the text, must be presented in separate pages or in an appendix at the end of the thesis.
   The length of the thesis is not strictly restricted and depends on the investigated topic (e.g. it is possible that the student shows results that are obtained in a novel scientific field, which has only a limited literature background). In general, the minimum and maximal expected lengths are 25 and 50 pages, respectively (not including the table of contents, list of abbreviations, summary, references, acknowledgments and declarations). The student must to prove that he/she is an expert in the topic of the thesis by refereeing to a minimum of 20 scientific publications. References must be listed at the end of the thesis.