Master Thesis and Phd Thesis

Master thesis is requirement in order to earn a master’s degree while PhD thesis is known to be the highest form of thesis since PhD is a doctoral degree.  You cannot have a PhD degree without a master’s degree.  Master’s degree takes 2 to 3 years to complete depending on field and other applied experience. It depends to the programs whether to submit a thesis or take a comprehensive exam. Doctoral degree is more advance degree since it takes 4 to 8 years to complete.

Thesis is also known as dissertation but in some universities thesis and dissertation is treated differently. Thesis is submitted at the end of master’s degree while dissertation is submitted at the end of doctoral degree.

Thesis is compose of about 100 plus pages and does not need a long time and requires the students to perform a hypothesis based on their research. A dissertation is usually had about 300 plus pages and written in form of a book for academic purpose.

PhD dissertation is strictly more examined by the advisory board than master’s thesis.  Also, in master’s thesis, you can easily obtain help from your professors and advisers but in PhD dissertation you will work independently.

How to Pick up Thesis Topic

I have many friends who are finished in academic requirement but not for their thesis requirement because of difficulty in choosing the right topic for their thesis.  Finding a thesis topic is difficult and frustrating. They can’t even think the best topic that will get an approval that’s why I would like to give tips on how to pick up thesis topic.

The following are some tips on selecting thesis topics according to my adviser.

  • Know your major interest based on your personal experiences that are important and meaningful to you. Select a topic you always love.
  • Identify the kind of data or information you would like to study. Also, make sure that your adviser is knowledgeable about your chosen topic.
  • Think of some theories you want to prevent and also some literature you are intrigue or curious.
  • Recognize the career goals you want to pursue. Select a topic that will helpful in your career path or in your field of specialization.
  • Narrow your selected topic.  If the topic is too broad, you will be spending too much time gathering piles of information but not sure if these data will be used. Let your topic manageable.
  • Make sure that the topic you selected is unique and original.
  • Select a topic that can be used in future studies and advancement.