A senior defense is an opportunity for you to share your thesis with your advisor, secondary advisor and reader(s). The purpose of a defense is to celebrate your work, reflect upon your creative and ...

The Ph.D. thesis is based upon original research and shows mature scholarship and critical judgment, as well as familiarity with tools and methods of research. The Ph.D. thesis differs from a M.S.

Preparing and defending a thesis is a pivotal milestone in both master's and PhD programs, marking the culmination of a student’s academic journey and original research. This section provides ...

Everyone’s Zoom box looks to be on mute. All eyes in the virtual space are focused attentively on the student presenter. The last five years of coursework and long nights writing have come down to ...

The Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University follows all of the Graduate College policies regarding the doctoral dissertation procedures. The doctoral dissertation: Is an unpublished ...

The final examination for a Ph.D. candidate is an oral defense which includes a presentation of the student's thesis research and is followed immediately by a meeting with the student's thesis ...