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Difference between "Thesis" and "Dissertation"

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Anonymous, 2 yr 280 days ago

A Thesis is a scholarly written document of a smaller study on a particular topic in consistent with every details of Research Methodology. It's written usually for obtaining a Masters Degree.

A Dissertation is a scholarly document of a larger study on a particular topic in consistent with every details of research Methodology. It's wriiten usually to obtain a Doctoral Degree.

Tanit  +  331513 Tue, 20 Feb 07 09:31 PM
 Anonymous wrote:

A Thesis is a scholarly written document of a smaller study on a particular topic in consistent with every details of Research Methodology. It's written usually for obtaining a Masters Degree.

A Dissertation is a scholarly document of a larger study on a particular topic in consistent with every details of research Methodology. It's wriiten usually to obtain a Doctoral Degree.

That's exactly what I was told by friend of mine who obtained both a MA and a PhD in the United States.

However, that's not true in the UK. See, for instance:

"Phd Thesis": http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/c.clack/phd.html

"PhD Dissertation": http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/graduate/postgrad/GSO_Planning_PhD.html

"Master Thesis": http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Rebholz/students.html

"Master Dissertation": http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/philosophy/awaymave/onlineresources/dissertations.htm

(all from official websites of universities in the UK)
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Anonymous, 1 yr 305 days ago
A thesis is for an M.S.

A dissertation is written for a PhD.
Anonymous, 1 yr 302 days ago
I thesis may be cited but not referenced. A dissertation may be cited and referenced. Also a dissertation is always printed (I think).
Anonymous, 1 yr 285 days ago
American English speakers are being a bit pedantic and stubborn in this thread. The words are used fairly interchangeably if you are not a bookish American (and if you are only considering the sense of "long essay for a university", which is the only sense the word dissertation has).
Anonymous, 1 yr 244 days ago

 

The carry the same meaning . PhD thesis = PhD dissertation ( interchangability).

Anonymous, 1 yr 226 days ago
 I think every study has its originality at their setting.
Anonymous, 1 yr 226 days ago
 But I think though dissertation is comprehensive speech but also it starts with research question or hypothesis

 

Suresh

 Zhengzhou University, China

Anonymous, 1 yr 60 days ago
I can assure you, as a person who has written a thesis and is currently in the process of completing a dissertation (for a Ph.D.), that the two are not completely the same.  With the thesis, there was much less work and stress.  In general, a thesis is a farely long piece of written work that demonstrates an individual's competency as part of the completion of a Master's Degree while the dissertation is a similarly long (often longer and more detailed) piece of written work that demonstrates competency at research and writing as part of the completion of a doctorate (i.e. Ph.D.) degree.  Another part of it's purpose is to contribute to the existing literature and research..but trust me when I say that I would not wish a dissertation on my worst enemy! ugh!!!      
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