The iProgress Podcast16 Dec 2022

Ep.15: A Masters vs. PhD Thesis Walkthrough

Welcome back to the #iProgress Podcast. Remember to subscribe to the YouTube channel to see all of our content if you find it useful.

In this episode, your hosts - Dr. Dean Fido and Dr. Craig Harper - talk through the differences between a Masters-level and PhD thesis process.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

00:37 - Comparing Project Structures and Expectations

04:46 - How Long are the Projects?

09:40 - How You Are Examined

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CRIB NOTES:

- Welcomes & scope of podcast episode

- Topic 1 - Project Structure

- Master’s single project answering a single specific question

- PhD - Multiple projects which are trying to answer a broader project

- Publication and dissemination expectations

- Topic 2 - Project Length

- Time: 9-18 months (Masters) vs. 3-4 years (PhD)

- Writing: 6,000-8,000 words (though some will be longer) for Masters vs. 50,000-80,000 words for PhD

- Topic 3 - Examination

- Supervisor (and second marker) for a Masters vs. an independent team of internal/external examiners with an oral defense for a PhD

- Closing remarks

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