INTEGRATED GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
MSc Project Dissertation
Submission of Project Proposal
Full-time students
Students are required to submit the project proposal after their completion of at least 3 modules and before their starting the 7th module.
Part-time students
Students are required to submit the project proposal during their second year of registration.
Project proposal form and related documents
Project Proposal Form for Full-time Students [DOC / PDF]
Project Proposal Form for Part-time Students [DOC / PDF]
Academic Supervisor List [PDF]
Dissertation Template for Full-time Students [DOC]
Dissertation Template for Part-time Students [DOC]
Delegated Ethical Approval Process for IGDS MSc Projects
The ethical approval process applies to all WMG students (including Hong Kong students) on taught MSc programmes who are planning to conduct research for the purposes of their dissertation. Students are required to follow the instruction to complete and submit the form [Click to Download] to your approved project supervisor in conjunction with a draft of your Research Methodology chapter before any interaction with humans as research participants takes place. Details of the approval process and the associated forms can be found here:- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/overseas/common/ethics/
Steps in the Process
  1. When students have defined their research methodology, and BEFORE they conduct any data collection, students must fill in the form [Click to Download] and send it to their supervisor. With the form they should include a description of their methodology, GDPR training certificate, draft survey / interview question, a participant information leaflet, and a participant consent form (where needed).
  2. The supervisor should discuss the methodology with the student and seek clarification where required.
  3. If the supervisor is happy that:-
    • the project only involves secondary research (Section 4.2) or
    • the project meets the criteria for Supervisor delegated ethical approval (Section 14.2)
    they should sign the form, and send it the IGDS Office.
  4. The overseas programmes coordinator will then issue the formal ethical approval registration number to the supervisor and the student by email.
  5. The student should bind the email into their finished dissertation as an Appendix as evidence that they have gone through the ethical approval process.
  6. If a supervisor feels that the project is NOT suitable for delegated ethical approval they should seek additional advice. In the first instance they should contact Tanya Carey (wmg-ft-projects@warwick.ac.uk) or Mike Newton (J.M.Newton@warwick.ac.uk)
Exam Boards
Deadline for Receipt of Marked Projects for November 2023 Exam Board
Finalized Project Online Submission Deadline:
18 September 2023
Oral Exam Deadline:
11 September 2023
Time for Collection of Transcript of Studies:
Late January or early February 2024
Time for Collection of MSc/PgD Parchment:
Mid April 2024
Deadline for Receipt of Marked Projects for May 2024 Exam Board
Finalized Project Submission Deadline:
Late March 2024 (to be confirmed)
Oral Exam Deadline:
Late March 2024 (to be confirmed)
Time for Collection of Transcript of Studies:
Late July or early August 2024
Time for Collection of MSc/PgD Parchment:
Mid August 2024
Requirements for IGDS Project Submission
Document to be submitted to the IGDS Office:
Full-time students Part-time students
1. Project report
- One finalized soft copy (upload to Warwick Tabula and email to: ch.leung@polyu.edu.hk)
1. Project report
- One finalized soft copy (upload to Warwick Tabula and email to: ch.leung@polyu.edu.hk)
2. Submission Pro-forma [Download template]
Please insert into project report
2. Submission Pro-forma [Download template]
Please insert into project report
3. A Declaration [Download template]
Please insert into project report

Please do justify the relevance of your project report to the MSc degree definition for which you are registered
3. A Declaration [Download template]
Please insert into project report

Please do justify the relevance of your project report to the MSc degree definition for which you are registered
4. Project report, full Turnitin report & presentation file for oral exam arrangement
Email to: sc.ip@polyu.edu.hk)
4. Project report, full Turnitin report & presentation file for oral exam arrangement
Email to: sc.ip@polyu.edu.hk)