what is master degree thesis ??

Question

can anyone tell me what is thesis in master degree ?
what the difference in the bachelor degree ?
if your major is law for example what do u write for your thesis ?

Answer 1

Thesis is generally one part of the requirements to obtain a master degree. Most MS programs require certain number of classroom hours and a number of research hours. The grade for the research hours will highly dependent on the paper you write - thesis.

Some schools require an oral presentation of the thesis - where the MS degree candidate will present the research in front of all his/her research advisor (generally 3) and other who were invited to the presentation. People in the audience can ask questions after the presentation. The grades for the research hours will depend not only on the quality of the paper but also how well the candidate present and answer questions. This process is sometime being referred to as "Oral Defense".

The topic of MS thesis has to be somehow unique or better than what is out there. So a lot of schools ask that a much shorter version of the thesis be published in professional publication as part of graduation requirements.

There are two main approaches for finding a research topic:
- Think of a unique idea- something you are interested or passionate.
- Take an existing thought and add a different analysis or way to look at it.

My suggestion is that you go to libraries of universities with law school. The school library generally have all student thesis ever published. You can look through them for some idea.

Most Bachelor degree program do not require a thesis, some make it optional. The BS thesis is generally a result of research heavily guided by a professor. There is no oral presentation.

Best of luck.

Answer 2

It's just a research paper. Compared to bachelor degree? I guess the thesis has to be more in depth. Can't help with the example cause I'm an engineering major.

Answer 3

a master's thesis has higher academic merit than a bachelor's one, or should have at least, because otherwise you won't pass. what you write for your thesis is totally up to you, as long as it has a feasible connection with your subject. ideally, it should be an aspect of your subject you feel a real, passionate interest in because you'll work harder on it and hand in a better thesis. it's more fun then, too. so ask yourself what legal matters you feel passionate about and construct your thesis topic from that. your tutor or supervisor should be able to help you with that, it's actually part of their job description. make sure you narrow your topic down to something rather specific because otherwise it would burst the frame of an m.a. thesis. you only have so much time to write it after all, and only a limited number of pages. for instance, if you feel very passionate about gay marriage, you shouldn't write about "gay marriage - its ethical aspects and how these aspects are mirrored in law", but maybe about "gay marriage and civil partnerships - a comparative study of the legal situation in the netherlands and germany", or even narrower "gay marriage - zappone/ gilligan vs. the republic of ireland". does that make sense? i don't know how far advanced in your studies you are, but as you go along you'll find that over time your interests and passions change, and so will your chosen topic. often even one inspiring teacher can make a huge difference there. with myself, i was going to write about contemporary ireland as reflected in its literature at the beginning of my m.a. course, and ended up writing about sean o'casey's and german expressionism, thanks to one great teacher (as you might have guessed, that was not in law, but in irish lit *lol*). don't fret yourself over it, get advice from your teachers and do what interests you most! good luck! :-)