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Students who wish to request supervision for their Master’s thesis must follow the updated procedure outlined below.

Before contacting the supervisor, you are required to prepare a short, structured, and properly formatted proposal. Supervision is significantly more effective when based on a clear and realistic research project: vague requests (e.g. “I would like to write about international politics”) cannot be evaluated and will not lead to productive meetings.

INITIAL REQUESTS MUST BE SENT BY EMAIL ONLY: A meeting will be scheduled only after the submitted materials have been reviewed. Please use your official university email address and include the following subject line: Subject: Thesis request – Name Surname – Topic

Required Attachments
1. Student Information Sheet
Include the following details:

Full name

Student ID number

Degree programme

Year of study

Provisional thesis topic

Remaining exams (if any)

Current grade average

Languages spoken/read (especially for research purposes)

Expected graduation session

Contact details (email)

2. Short Thesis Proposal (approx. 1–2 pages)
The proposal must include:

Provisional title

Research question(s): one main question (or two closely related questions)

Short abstract (150–200 words): topic, objectives, and relevance

Preliminary outline (table of contents)

Preliminary bibliography: key academic sources (books and journal articles)

Proposed methodology: brief description (e.g. case study, comparison, interviews, statistical analysis, document analysis)

Requests that do not follow these instructions or include incomplete documentation will not be considered.

For detailed guidelines, please refer to the document: "Master’s Thesis Guidelines - International Relations - Prof. Edoardo Baldaro - University of Palermo”