MG493      One Unit
Dissertation

This information is for the 2025/26 session.

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This course consists of an academic dissertation in which students explore a research question that is grounded in the academic literature. While students will be assigned a dissertation supervisor, the supervisor will only provide guidance as needed – students are expected to take the lead and demonstrate their ability to conduct independent research. Students can also apply for a Links project and, if accepted, will conduct research on an HR question posed by the Links sponsor. More information about Links projects will be provided in class.

15 hours of lectures in the Autumn Term.

This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Autumn Term.

Lectures in AT will introduce students to planning a research project and to quantitative and qualitative research methods. Students will be expected to work independently on preparing a dissertation proposal, to be submitted at the end of AT. Supervisors will be assigned during the first few weeks of WT.

Students selected for the Links Project will have 1.5 hours of lectures in the Winter Term (WT).

In its Ethics Code, LSE upholds a commitment to intellectual freedom. This means we will protect the freedom of expression of our students and staff and the right to engage in healthy debate in the classroom.

Students will work with their dissertation supervisors in order to gauge their progress.

Students will be instructed on how to conduct literature searches to find readings relevant to their research project.

Dissertation (100%)

Dissertation topics are expected to be related to the broad subject area of the programme. 

For detailed assessment information, including all deadlines and timings, please see the relevant course Moodle page. Assessment timings will be available at the start of each term.