Thesis Supervision
Supervisor: Dr. Steven Denney (s.c.denney@hum.leidenuniv.nl)
Affiliation: Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities
Welcome! This site is your central resource for thesis supervision across all programs I supervise. Here you will find program-specific requirements, assessment standards, an interactive getting-started guide, ethics and policy information, and links to key university resources.
All programs share core evaluative standards — Knowledge & Insight, Application of Knowledge, Reaching Conclusions, and Communication — with expectations calibrated to program level (BA or MA). See the Assessment Standards page for details.
Find Your Program
BAIS
International Studies
BABAKS
Korean Studies
MAMAAS
Asian Studies
MAMAIR
International Relations
At a Glance
| BAIS | BAKS | MAAS | MAIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | BA | BA | MA | MA |
| Word count | 10,000 (±10%) | 10,000 (±10%) | 12,000–15,000 | 15,000 max |
| Citation style | Chicago | Chicago Notes-Bib | Consistent, recognized style | Consistent, recognized style |
| Final deadline | June 23, 2026 | June 1, 2026 | July 1, 2026 | June 5, 2026 |
All dates are for the 2025-2026 academic year. Always confirm deadlines with your supervisor and program coordinator.
Quick Links
- Getting Started Guide — Step-by-step research and writing guide
- Methods Guide — Comparative case studies, process tracing, framing, discourse analysis, corpus building
- Assessment Standards — Criteria, grade descriptors, and expectations
- Ethics & AI — Ethics review, GenAI policy, plagiarism regulations
- Leiden University Library: Writing a Thesis
- Leiden University Library: Citing
- Writing Lab
- Student Thesis Repository