Thesis and Dissertation Guidance
See the dissertation and thesis templates and digital submission info from the Grad School Links to an external site. and the JSG Graduate Student Handbook Links to an external site..
Find examples of past theses and dissertations on Scholarworks: Geosciences Masters Theses and Dissertations on Texas Scholarworks
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Regarding style, it's recommended that you pick a style guide that is common to your field and use apply it uniformly in the preparation of your thesis. See: APA
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The doctoral dissertation at JSG is generally three peer-reviewed papers included as separate chapters of the entire dissertation.
It is now recommended that the Masters Thesis be written in such a way that it would be suitable for publication in a peer reviewed journal. Data and supporting analytical work which may be too detailed or not be immediately relevant for the journal article can be included as annexes or supplements.