S.L. 327.588 Art. 9Dissertation.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation of approximately 30,000 words, excluding references and appendices, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board of Studies.

(2) Dissertations shall normally be written in English. However, the Board of Studies may allow students to write their dissertation in any other language, provided that the Board of Studies has ascertained, to the satisfaction of Senate, that the Partner Institutions have the necessary expertise to supervise and examine the work. In such cases, students shall be required to include a translation of the abstract in English.

(3) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the fourth semester of the Course. Students shall submit for approval a title and a detailed research proposal by the deadline and in the format specified in the NOHA Master Thesis Guide and other relevant documents as drawn up 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.