DISSERTATIONS

Year 2

In Year 2 you identify your topic and supervisor, and submit a research proposal that contributes 25% of the module mark towards your Research Methods and Field School module: EGM303 (Environmental Science), EGM350 (Geography)

or EGM351 (Marine Science).

2024 Dissertation topics

Session 1: The dissertation process (Dr Rory Quinn)

Session 2: Research ethics and risk (Dr Sara McDowell)

Sessions 3 and 4: The dissertation proposal (Dr Rory Quinn)

01. Identify a dissertation topic

The key to a successful dissertation is to choose a project with clear focus and one that will sustain your interest for a minimum of 12 months. The project should be designed to either collect primary data or use existing (secondary) data to address a clear research question.

To help in the process, we have compiled a list of dissertation projects with two key references per project to get you started. If none of these topics suit, you can design your own project with input from your supervisor.

Deadline: Midnight 18.02.2024

Submit: E-mail dissertation topic and supervisor to Rory Quinn.

Topics

02. Submit a dissertation proposal

Your research proposal should be informed throughout by the scientific literature. The research proposal contains: a section on the research context, a clear statement of aims and objectives, an outline of the methodology you propose to use in the study, a timeframe for the study in the form of a Gantt chart, a completed risk assessment, and an ethics approval form.

Download this Research Proposal Template and use the guidelines in the Dissertation Handbook to complete.

Deadline: Midnight 10.03.2024

Submit: Blackboard, GES Dissertation Support Area

Proposal template

DISSERTATIONS Year 2

DISSERTATIONS

Year 2