SO493      One Unit
MSc in Culture and Society Dissertation

This information is for the 2025/26 session.

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This workshop will guide students through the process of conducting an independent dissertation project in the MSc Culture & Society.

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

There will be an expected 6 hours of lectures or seminars dedicated for students on your programme as well as one-to-one meetings with your supervisors in WT and ST.

There will be two sessions during AT for ALL MSc students based in the Sociology department. One of these will be offered in conjunction with LSE Library and provide basic guidance about planning your dissertation, such as selecting a suitable topic, designing the research and reviewing the existing literature.

Students are required to submit a research outline and a research proposal in WT.

This is a workshop and has no specific reading list.

Dissertation (100%, 10000 words) in August

An electronic copy of the dissertation, to be uploaded to Moodle, no later than 4.00pm on Thursday 13th of August 2026.

Dissertations may be up to and no more than 10,000 words, must be Word-processed and be fully referenced using a recognised citation system.

Attendance at all classes and submission of all set coursework is required.