Why Changing Your Master’s Dissertation Topic Midway can be a Disaster


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About this video

In this video I discuss changing the Master’s dissertation topic partway through the research period. As a law professor and the Master’s Degree Expert, who’s supervised hundreds of Master’s students, I explain how topic-switching can derail your progress.

I detail how this decision can force you to restart from scratch with less time, suffer potentially misaligned supervision, and reduced preparation time.

This countdown series provides you with my expert tips based on my experience of helping  many hundreds of Master’s students succeed at top UK universities. Please make sure that you check the guidance and guidelines within your own university as they apply to your Master’s degree programme. Whether you’re just starting your dissertation or feeling overwhelmed partway through, these practical insights will help you stay on track. 

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Worried about ‘failure’ at the dissertation stage, or even your entire Master’s degree? Very few Master’s students understand (reasonably enough) what a ‘fail’ actually means. Check out Dr Nicky’s blogpost ‘Let’s Talk About Failing on a Master’s Degree Programme

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