Doctoral dissertation - Definition and Overview

This article is about the thesis in dialectics and academia. For the 1996 Spanish film Thesis, see Thesis (film).

A thesis (literally: 'position' from the Greek θέσις) is an intellectual proposition. In dialectics, its combination with an antithesis produces a synthesis.

An academic thesis is a treatise written upon either a student's original research or a review of literature produced by others upon a topic. Either one is typically written to fulfill requirements for a higher degree, though usually the term refers to a graduate degree. At some universities, the doctoral thesis is officially called dissertation.

See also

• college
• graduate student
• thesis committee
• university

Famous theses

• Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (1517). Otherwise known as Dr. Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

External links

• electronic theses and dissertations (http://www.thesis.biz/)
• Examples of Various Theses and Dissertations (http://www.ponyal.net/)
• The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is a digital archive for thesises and dissertations (http://www.ndltd.org)