Research Submission Zones
Long Essay, Dissertations & Thesis (HND, B.A. (Hons.) & Masters)
Academic Year 2025/26 Documents (some documents are in the process of being updated)
Please click on the following documents to download them as necessary:
Proposal Forms
HND Tour Guides Long Essay proposal - 2024-2025 (fillable-pdf)
BA Dissertation proposal - 2024-2025 (fillable-pdf)
Masters thesis proposal form - 2024-2025 (fillable-pdf)
ALL Proposals are to be emailed to arpb.proposals@its.edu.mt
Guidelines with Templates
Undergraduate (B.A. Hons.) Dissertation Ethics Form2025/26 (word format)
Masters Ethics Considerations Form 2025/26 (word format) - (All Courses MAHI/MBA)
Academic Writing - Ethics Consideration Form 2025/26 (word format)
ALL Ethics Forms are to be emailed to ethics.arpb@its.edu.mt
AI Use Declaration (to be included in all research) 2025/25 (word format)
Consent Templates
Consent Form (Word format) - All Courses
Information Letter (Word format) - All Courses
Permission Letter (Word format) - All Courses
Covering Letter (Word format) - All Courses
Application for an EXTENSION (word format) - (All Courses)
Tutor log book for long essay and UG dissertations (word format)
Sample completed Tutor meeting Log Book(pdf)
The above Forms may be filled in electronically using Adobe Acrobat Reader, other documents are uploaded in word format so that you may use the templates to complete your research.
Key Deadlines:
Authorised Extensions & RESITS FINAL Submission dates for actual dissertations:
- UG BA dissertations 15th September 2025 @ 12:00 Noon
Semester 1 – 2025/26
Proposal Submission dates for dissertations:
- UG BA dissertations Draft Proposal 28th November 2025
- UG BA dissertations Final Proposal 12th December 2025
Semester 2 – 2025/26
Proposal Submission dates for long essays, and thesis' (Post Grad):
- HND Tour Guides Long Essay Draft Proposal 30th April 2026
- HND Tour Guides Long Essay Final Proposal 15th May 2026
- Master
thesis Draft Proposal 22nd May 2026
- Master thesis Final Proposal 19th
June 2026
- HND Tour Guides Long Essay 2nd February 2026 @ 12:00 Noon
- UG BA dissertations 1st June 2026 @ 12:00 Noon
- MBA Masters thesis 1st June 2026 @ 12:00 Noon
- Masters in heritage interpretation 1st June 2026 @ 12:00 Noon
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