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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  

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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  

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