masters thesis
Advanced degree paper
A master's thesis is a substantial research paper required for completion of a master's degree.
It demonstrates the student's ability to conduct independent research and contribute original analysis to their field.
The thesis typically requires months of work and must be defended before a faculty committee.
Usually spelled with an apostrophe: master's thesis.
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- defenseProtection against harm
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- research questionQuery guiding systematic investigation
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- scholarly workstreatises, dissertation, dissertations, journal article, monograph
- Thesesdissertation, oral defense, dissertation committee, proposal, prospectus
- researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
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Extended scholarly work for doctorate
PhD thesis · bachelor's thesis · senior thesis · honors thesis · term paper
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Student assignments for outside class
blog post · informal essay · journal entry · reading response · peer-reviewed article
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Extended scholarly work for doctorate
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