Long Essay, Dissertations & Thesis (HND, B.A. (Hons.) & Masters)


Academic Year 2023/24 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 - 2023-2024 (fillable-pdf)

BA Dissertation proposal - 2023-2024 (fillable-pdf)

Masters thesis proposal form -  2023-2024 (fillable-pdf)

ALL Proposals are to be emailed to arpb.proposals@its.edu.mt

Guidelines with Templates

HND TG Long Essay Guidelines with Template 2023_24 (word format)

BA Dissertation Guidelines with Template 2023_24 (word format)

Guidelines for the Masters in heritage Interpretation (MAHI) 2023_24 (word format)

MBA in International Hospitality Management Handbook 2023_24 (word format)


Ethics Forms

Undergraduate (B.A. Hons.) Dissertation Ethics Form 2023/24 (fillable-pdf)

Masters Ethics Considerations Form (word format) - (All Courses)

ALL Ethics Forms are to be emailed to ethics.arpb@its.edu.mt

Consent Form Templates

Consent Form (Word format) - All Courses

Information Letter (Word format) - All Courses

Permission 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.

Research Support

For a list of potential supervisors of long essays, dissertations and theses check the database in this file 

List of supervisors/tutors for academic year 2023 & 2024 (excel)


Key Deadlines:

2023 / 2024 - Submission dates for research proposals

Semester 2 – 2023/24

FINAL Submission dates for actual long essays and dissertations:

  • UG BA dissertations                                      3rd June 2024 @ 12:00 Noon
  • MBA Masters thesis                                      3rd June 2024 @ 12:00 Noon
  • Masters in heritage interpretation     3rd June 2024 @ 12:00 Noon
  • HND Tour Guides  Long Essay                   3rd  February 2025 @ 12:00 Noon

Authorised Extensions & RESITS FINAL Submission dates for actual dissertations:

  • HND Tour Guides Long Essay                   3rd  June 2024 @ 12:00 Noon
  • UG BA dissertations                                        16th  September 2024 @ 12:00 Noon
  • MBA Masters thesis                                        16th  September 2024 @ 12:00 Noon
  • Masters in heritage interpretation         16th  September 2024 @ 12:00 Noon
2024 / 2025 - Submission dates for research proposals

Semester 1 – 2024/25

Proposal Submission dates for long essays and dissertations:

  • UG BA dissertations Draft Proposal     22nd November 2024
  • UG BA dissertations Final Proposal      6th December 2024

Semester 2 – 2024/25

Proposal Submission dates for long essays and dissertations:

  • HND Tour Guides Long Essay Draft Proposal    2nd May 2025
  • HND Tour Guides Long Essay Final Proposal     16th May 2025
  • Master thesis Draft Proposal                                       23rd May 2025
  • Master thesis Final Proposal                                        20th June 2025
FINAL Submission dates for actual long essays and dissertations:

  • UG BA dissertations                                        2nd June 2025 @ 12:00 Noon
  • MBA Masters thesis                                        2nd June 2025 @ 12:00 Noon
  • Masters in heritage interpretation       2rd June 2025 @ 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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