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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

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

Music by AlphaGaming | HarrisHeller

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