Designing the Cover Page

Maria Noll — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:11:27 +0000

Info: Here you will find an overview of the overall structure of a Social Science paper.

Elements of a cover page

Authors with student ID and email address
Title, if applicable with subtitle – this does not necessarily have to be the research question
Semester and year of submission
Submission date
Title of the course for which the paper is submitted
Module to which the course belongs
Lecturers of the course
Degree program
Faculty and university
Type of paper, e.g. term paper, project report, bachelor’s thesis, etc.

A cover page does not have a page number.

The cover page is a mandatory part of the structure of an academic paper.

A cover page does not have a page number.

Yes, the cover page is always at the beginning of your academic paper and contains the most important information at a glance.