MSc Dissertation
Posted on March 7th, 2008

So, you have decided to continue your study and to pass on to the postgraduate degree in social studies. To receive a degree in Master of Science you are to write the MSc dissertation. What does MSc dissertation writing presupposes? This article gives the description of the MSc dissertation writing format.

  1. Your MSc dissertation should be 15.000 words long;
  2. The pagination of the MSc dissertation starts from the second page;
  3. Your MSc dissertation should be printed only on one side of the paper;
  4. The second page of your MSc dissertation contains the abstract of your dissertation, describing its main points;
  5. The third page of the MSc dissertation is the outline;
  6. Then comes the text of the MSc dissertation as such.

Still, it is highly recommended to consult the advisors’ committee first on all the requirements for MSc dissertation writing. Remember that your MSc dissertation will be treated as a book, so, it will not be edited. That is why you are to check spelling, grammar and punctuation by yourself, if you are not going to give your MSc dissertation for checking to special editing services.
 
Besides, you should always keep in mind the deadlines of the MSc dissertation submission. This is very important.
 
Apart from this you should be ready to the fact that you will have to defend you MSc dissertation, otherwise, it cannot be considered as MSc. To succeed in it, you should be well prepared. This means that you should be ready that the committee will ask you some questions concerning the subject of your dissertation or some arguable points of it and you will have to answer.
 
In conclusion, I would like to mention that writing your MSc dissertations is a very serious task and you should pay special attention to it.

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