S.L. 327.293 ст. 8Dissertation.

(1) (a) In mainly taught programmes of study, students shall submit a provisional title and a detailed research proposal for the dissertation within six months of their registration for the course, in the format specified in the guidelines which the Board sets out for the purpose.

(b) Students shall be required to submit a dissertation of approximately 25,000 and 30,000 words.

(c) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the third semester of the course. Each student shall be assigned a supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.

(2) (a) In mainly research programmes of study, students shall submit a provisional title and a detailed research proposal for the dissertation by the beginning of the second semester, in the format specified in the guidelines which the Board sets out for the purpose.

(b) Students shall be required to submit a dissertation of approximately 50,000 words.

(c) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken at any time during the course after approval of the research proposal. Each student shall be assigned a supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.

(3) All dissertations shall be either a record of original work or an ordered and critical expression of existing data with regard to a particular subject, and must satisfy the Faculty as regards language and presentation.