Provision of Coursework/Master's Thesis hard copy is not required. All documents must be uploaded to the LMS.
Updated lists of Coursework Topics and Master's Thesis Topics.
Topics 2023-24 (XLSX, 33 Кб) (new)
Updated Coursework (Term Paper) and Master's Thesis Programme.
Methodological Guidelines for Implementing Thesis Works (PDF, 436 Кб)
Coursework (term paper)
Coursework (term paper) is a compulsory element of the curriculum. To accomplish the term paper students are to follow the steps listed below:
1. Choose a topic
You can choose one from the list of suggested topics.
2. Get in touch with the supervisor and discuss the topic.
3. Before November 17, 2025:
- Apply for a topic - Fill out the yandex-form
- Submit the application, ask the supervisor to sign it and send it to the study office.
Coursework (Project) application form (DOC, 56 Кб)
4. If your coursework topic or your academic supervisor was changed please let us know before April 20, 2026 and:
- To make changes, you need to fill out the form (will be sent later) and attach the application via the link (will be sent later).
Application for change coursework topic
Application for change of academic supervisor (DOC, 51 Кб)
5. Upload your coursework to LMS. The form will be closed June 20, 2026 (Study office check your thesis in our own system. If you have more than 20% of borrowing you supervisor have to check the report write an explanatory note and apply it to Study office)
6. Submit the final text of your coursework with the supervisor's review and borrowing report before June 13, approximately.
Coursework title
Supervisor's review (DOCX, 18 Кб)
7. Coursework should be uploaded (link will be provided) by June 20, approximately.
Master's Thesis
1. Deadlines to follow unconditionally:
Before November 17, 2025:
- Apply for a topic - Fill out the yandex-form
- Submit the application, ask the supervisor to sign it and send it to the study office though the yandex-form.
before April 22 there is a chance to change the topic of Master Thesis, if needed (do everything in your power to use such possibility in case of real emergency only!)
before March 22 there is a chance to change the supervisor of Master Thesis, if needed (do everything in your power to use such possibility in case of real emergency only!)
To make changes, you need to fill out the form (will be sent later) and attach the application via the link (will be sent later).
Application for change coursework topic
Application for change of academic supervisor (DOC, 51 Кб)
before May 06 a student must submit the full text of the work (report) to his/her supervisor (in printed or electronic form as agreed with supervisor in person)
by May 23, till 18:00 a student must upload Master Thesis (report) to LMS and SmartLMS (detailed information was sent to students by email).
by June the full set of Master Thesis documents* must be submitted to the Study Office (SmartLms) *The full set of documents includes { (A) + (B) + (C) + (D) as indicated below
June 2026 – Master Thesis Defence
Master Thesis application form (DOC, 52 Кб)
(A) The text of Master Thesis
Master's Thesis Title
(B) Review form filled in by thesis’ supervisor
Supervisor's review (DOC, 43 Кб)
(C) Annotation – a brief characteristics of student’s Master Thesis
(D Second reader's review. A student can contact appointed by his/her Supervisor reviewer personally and discuss with him/her the procedure to hand over the work (and all supplementary materials, if any), but whatever the case is, the review form (report) must find itself in the Study Office before June.
Second reader's review (DOC, 26 Кб)
Please, be informed that Study Office doesn’t accept under no circumstances incomplete set of documents!
2. Plagiarism checking of submitted Master Theses
Plagiarism checking of submitted Master Theses is done by representatives of the Study Office using Turnitin system. In case the system reveals more than 20% of borrowing in the work (text), student’s supervisor should re-check the text once again and write explanatory note. The latter is submitted to the Study Office without delays and reminding.
3. The dates for Master thesis defense (June 09-10).
4. The guidelines for Master Thesis defense procedure are as follows:
- up to 20 minutes (15 min. for presentation + 5 min. for questions) are set aside for Specialist or Master’s Thesis defense;
- a student should present clearly and accurately, without reading from any pre-prepared written text, key points of his/her Thesis. Computer presentations, graphic material (tables, pictures, diagrams, etc.) or other visual accompanying sources can be used in the presentation to illustrate the work done and the results attained. After the presentation is completed, SCB members usually ask some questions that are related to both Thesis’ topic and respective domain of study (research). A student can advert to the text of his/her Thesis to answer the questions raised. To defend the thesis, a student shall obtain a review from his/her supervisor;
- after the discussion, a student shall present concluding remarks (closing speech) that embrace answers to issues summarized in the external reviewer’s report. Once the closing speech is over, the defense procedure of the Thesis is considered completed;
- SCB shall then make a decision on student’s final grade; such decision takes into account opinions and grades provided by (A) academic supervisor (quality of the work done, the text of the Thesis and its adherence to requirements), (B) external reviewer (quality of the work done, innovativeness of the topic/approaches used, their real-life applicability, as well as reasonability of the conclusions and recommendations, put forward by the Thesis’s author), and (C) SCB members concerning contents of the presented work thesis, defense qualification, quality of visual materials utilized, both completeness and exactness of answers to questions asked, and (A)+ (B) nuances expressed.
NOTE: The procedure that relates to Master Thesis’ preparation and defense is regulated by the document ‘Regulations for Term Papers and Theses Prepared by Students at the Bachelor’s, Specialist and Master’s level at HSE’
