MSc Project Dissertation
Submission of Project Proposal
Full-time students
Students are required to submit the project proposal after their completion of at least 3 modules and before their starting the 6th module.
Part-time students
Students are required to submit the project proposal during their second year of registration.
Project proposal form and related documents
Project Proposal Form for Full-time Students [
DOC /
PDF]
Project Proposal Form for Part-time Students [
DOC /
PDF]
Academic Supervisor List [
PDF]
Dissertation Template for Full-time Students [
DOC]
Dissertation Template for Part-time Students [
DOC]
Delegated Ethical Approval Process for IGDS MSc Projects
The ethical approval process applies to all WMG students (including Hong Kong students) on taught MSc programmes who are planning to conduct research for the purposes of their dissertation. All students must submit an online WMG student ethics form on Qualtrics to their supervisor to delegate an approval or a waiver. Data MUST not be collected without first obtaining ethics approval for your research, or this being formally waived for your project. If students submit a project that includes data gathered from or about people without ethical approval this may be treated as academic misconduct and could lead to a mark of zero being awarded for your project. Details of the approval process and the link for online studnet ethics form can be found
here.
To support you to conduct ethical research, here are resources for support:
- You must use university-supported tools to conduct your research. Software/tools supported by the University of Warwick can be found here.
- If you plan to conduct a survey, you can find guidance on creating a Qualtrics account using your Warwick IT log-in here.
- If you plan to conduct interviews, you can record these on Microsoft Teams. Note that you are not to video record or photograph human participants. Therefore, if using Microsoft Teams, ensure you and your participant(s) turn off your video when recording.
- You can access a Word-version of the student ethics form at the end of the WMG Student Ethics Training, available here.
Exam Boards
Deadline for Receipt of Marked Projects for May 2025 Exam Board
Finalized Project Submission Deadline: 12:00noon (UK time) on 17 April 2025
Time for Collection of Transcript of Studies: Late July or early August 2025
Time for Collection of MSc/PgD Parchment: Mid August 2025
Deadline for Receipt of Marked Projects for November 2025 Exam Board
Finalized Project Online Submission Deadline: Late September 2025 (to be confirmed)
Time for Collection of Transcript of Studies: Early February 2026
Time for Collection of MSc/PgD Parchment: Mid April 2026
Requirements for IGDS Project Submission
Full-time students |
Part-time students |
1. Project report- One finalized soft copy (upload to Warwick Tabula) |
1. Project report- One finalized soft copy (upload to Warwick Tabula) |
2. Submission Pro-forma [Download template]Please insert into project report |
2. Submission Pro-forma [Download template]Please insert into project report |
3. A Declaration [Download template]Please insert into project reportPlease do justify the relevance of your project report to the MSc degree definition for which you are registered |
3. A Declaration [Download template]Please insert into project reportPlease do justify the relevance of your project report to the MSc degree definition for which you are registered |
4. Confirmation Email of Ethical ApprovalPlease insert into the appendix of project report |
4. Confirmation Email of Ethical ApprovalPlease insert into the appendix of project report |