S.L. 327.561 Art. 8Dissertation.

(1) Students who obtain an average of grade D or above in the taught study-units with at least 75% of the units passed at grade E or better shall be allowed to proceed to the dissertation study-unit.

(2) Students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board of Studies.

(3) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the final semester of the course. Students shall submit for approval a title and a detailed research proposal by the deadline and in the format specified by the Board of Studies.

(4) Students shall seek approval from the Board of Studies for any substantial modification in the title or content of the dissertation.

(5) Dissertations shall include a declaration signed by the students that it is their own original work.

(6) Before graduating, students shall present one hard bound copy of the dissertation to the Board of Studies, and an electronic version to each of the Partner Institutions, which shall include a signed declaration of authenticity. The electronic version must conform to the standards set by each of the Partner Institutions.