Forms of study & supervision
The thesis must be supervised by a Faculty member at the home university, and/or an external expert entrusted by a Faculty member in agreement with the European master Program Coordinator. Under guidance of the supervisor, the student shall develop a research proposal, complete a scientific study and submit an independent thesis following given guidelines. The student will be responsible for maintaining a good relationship with the supervisor. The student should inform the supervisor regularly about the progress of the thesis work as well as possible problems or challenges that may arise during the study period.
The master thesis has to be written as an individual project. However, the student can use data from a research project that they have been given access to. If the master thesis is part of a bigger project, this project should be described as part of the method. The students independent study within the project should be explained, and sampling procedures, data collection methods and statistical tools used to analyze data should be reported in full details.
Thesis format
The 30 ECTS credits master thesis should not exceed 80 pages, but be no less than 60 pages. Double line, Times New Roman as font, and 12 as point size (or Arial 10); A4 as the page format and one-sided printing; The page number should be located at the top right corner of each page; Left and right margins should be of about 2 ½ inches (about 4 cm); Top and bottom margins should be of about 1 ½ inches (about 3 cm); The front page of the document should include the complete title, name and surname of the student, name and surname of the Supervisor, and the academic year; A second page should include a 300-word abstract of the work; A third page (plus any additional pages, as needed) should include a detailed table of contents of the thesis; The list of References has to comply with APA guidelines. |