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Admission to Candidacy
Admission to Candidacy is a milestone in a Doctorate student’s journey for the degree. It is achieved after the student has
successfully completed the Comprehensive Examination and, in some cases, the Research Proposal. Admission to Candidacy is
recorded on the student’s academic transcript.
Thesis and Dissertation
Master Thesis
A Master Thesis presents scholarly work produced by a student who is pursuing a Master’s degree with the thesis option. The
thesis also demonstrates the student’s familiarity with the literature of the field of study and reflects the student’s reasoned
selection and careful execution of research methodology. If the thesis is based on empirical research, it will show the student’s
ability to analyze and interpret research data.
Doctorate Dissertation
A Doctorate Dissertation presents the results of the student’s individual inquiry in a written document that demonstrates
the student’s acquaintance with the literature of the field of study and the proper selection and execution of research
methodology. A dissertation for a PhD programmust comprise a genuine contribution to knowledge in the particular field.
While a dissertation for a professional Doctorate programmust make a practical/applied contribution to knowledge in the
particular field of specialization.
Both thesis and dissertation documents must conform to the Guidelines for Thesis and Dissertation Preparation, which are
available on the CGS Intranet.
Copyright
The Copyright of a thesis or dissertation is by the student, who is the author of the document. However, students are required
to grant rights to the University to distribute their theses/dissertations to users of the UAEU Library and to make limited copies,
as well as make digital copies for library exchange or circulation. A complete “Declaration of Copyright License” statement is
provided in the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Guidelines document. The signed original Copyright License is submitted as a
separate sheet to the CGS at the time of submitting the final thesis/dissertation.
Declaration of Original Work
Every author of a thesis/dissertation is required to declare that the thesis/dissertation is an original research work that was
done and prepared by the student under the guidance of his/her faculty advisor. A complete “Declaration of Original Work”
statement is provided in the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Guidelines document.
