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formal requirements for theses

Students must be able to demonstrate a high level of academic achievement in synthesising the knowledge acquired during their studies. They must also show that they have acquired the expertise in writing a longer piece of scientific work in the field of their choice. All this must be achieved using the appropriate methodological and stylistic apparatus required in an English academic setting.

BA theses

  1. The thesis must include a certificate of research before the title page. You may use any of these DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, PDF, or that supplied by the Fac.
  2. The front cover should look like this:
  3. The title page should look like this:\\
  4. The thesis must be produced electronically. The required length is minimally 40000n (characters) including spaces, that is, approximately 20 pages with double line spacing. The certificate of research, title page, abstract, table of contents, notes, references and appendices are not included in this length. The language of the Thesis is English. The technical apparatus should be consistent and should conform to the English or American norms, and to the conventions of the particular subject. The latter are to be discussed with the supervisor. (For further details also consult the specific requirements of the Departments.)
  5. Use an appropriate 12pt font, 1in (2.5cm) margins.
  6. In the hard copy the color of the hard cover is usually black, the colour of the writing on hard cover is usually gold. The hardcover layout is compulsory, being set by the Faculty.
  7. The title page is to be followed by the table of contents, and abstract (if required by host department).

MA theses

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