S.L. 327.605 чл. 12Dissertation 

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation of approximately 15,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board:

provided that students registered on the 30 ECTS credits programme may be allowed by the Board to submit three research papers of 10 ECTS credits each in lieu of the dissertation..

(2) Work on the dissertation may be undertaken after approval of the proposal. Each student shall be assigned a supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.