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

Other Forms

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
2025 / 2026 - Submission dates for research proposals

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
FINAL Submission dates for actual long essays and dissertations:

Semester 1 – 2025/26

  • HND Tour Guides  Long Essay                   2nd  February 2026 @ 12:00 Noon
Semester 2 – 2025/26
  • 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

In case of difficulty contact your Programme Coordinator or the Academic Research and Publications Board on arpb@its.edu.mt

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