Thesis Topics
To get successfully awarded with their Master-degree the students should submit and defend their Master thesis. The Master thesis and project work can and most probably will be of the close topic. The project work is much shorter, practical oriented and contains smaller research. The students can have the same person supervising both their project and Master thesis. The applications for Master thesis topic should be submitted in November of the second year of studies.
Important Deadlines
October 10 - November 01. Application for the Master Thesis topic
Student should upload the Thesis topic indicating the name and surname of the Supervisor into the LMS System. Academic Council of the Educational Programme should verify the copliance of the thesis topic with the direction of the Programme.
April 1. Change of the topic / Supervisor
In case of change of the thesis topic/Supervisor, the student should upload the new title into LMS system ( block 'Course Themes")
April. Assignment of the reviewers
the following information about the reviewrs provided to the Study Office:
- Full name
- Place of work
- Contact information
May 15. Submission of the Master Thesis paper
Students should upload the final version of the thesis into the LMS System to inspect for the plagiarism.
Beginning of June. Master Thesis Defense
End of June. Graduation Ceremony
You can find coursework and master thesis topics for selection in the 2023/2024 academic year offered by the HSE faculty in the LMS system.
The choice of an initiative topic is also made through the LMS system, where you can declare an initiative topic by agreeing its wording with the selected supervisor at the same time. You can download application templates for approving and changing coursework and master thesis topics, as well as find out the deadlines for submitting applications for topics and other rules of the coursework and master thesis here:
Thesis Regulations
Rules App 5: Statement MT Topic Exchange
Rules App 8: MT Supervisor Review Form
Rules App 9: MT 2-nd Review Form
Thesis Topics
| Topic | Supervisor HSE |
| The study of creativity among teachers | |
| The study of the relationship between values and creative behavior | |
| The role of values and motivation in creative behavior | |
| Intergenerational study of values | |
| Relationship between alternative and hybrid identities of migrants and their acculturation orientations | |
| Relationship between perceived acculturation expectations and ethnic minority youth's acculturation and adaptation | |
| Perceived discrimination and ethnic minority youth's acculturation: the mediating role of perceived identity incompatibility | |
| Relationship between perceived intergroup difference and intercultural attitudes | |
| Social identification and acculturation of migrants in Russia | |
| Intergenerational transmission of values and identities in different socio-cultural context | |
| Impact of values and identities on intergroup attitudes in cross-cultural comparison | |
| Impact of values, age and gender on creative behavior in different domains | |
| Multicultural ideology and integration of migrants in different countries | |
| Impact of intercultural contacts on intergroup attitudes | |
| Ethnic and religious identity as predictor of intergroup relations | |
| Individual social capital of migrants as a resource of their acculturation | |
| The relationship between social-psychological capital and acculturation expectations of the host population | |
| Basic Personal Values, Core Political Values, and Voting | |
| Gender differences of the values among entrepreneurs | |
| Verification of three multicultural hypothesis in Russia |
To learn more about potential research supervisors and their research interests, visit the Center for Sociocultural Research website.