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《Guide for Preparing a Thesis/Dissertation》
. Substance and Composition of a Thesis/DissertationⅠ
A. Requirements for Producing a Thesis/Dissertation
A thesis/dissertation is a report that is prepared in accordance with the prescribed style and
format by systematically and logically putting together results of academic research on a selected
topic. Many widely ranging materials can be covered in a thesis/dissertation. These materials
could be collected through a literature review, experiments and observations, field investigations,
and/or interviews. The collected materials are analyzed and digested, which could lead to
proposing a new theory, proving/disproving findings, criticizing others, and/or suggesting
alternate explanations. A thesis/dissertation must be written such that the results reported in it are
sufficiently valid and accurate to the readers. It must be also written in a commonly acceptable
style and format. In addition, although it may vary somewhat depending on the nature of a
thesis/dissertation, there are the following basic requirements for preparing a thesis/dissertation:
a. Clear Objective: Research objectives along with the background of the research topic
must be clearly presented.
b. Creativity of Research: Research results must provide new information and/or a
creative outcome.
c. Consistent Logic: Theoretical logic, opinions, critics, and ideas must be consistent
one another throughout a thesis/dissertation.
d. Objective Results: Although the selection of a topic for a thesis/dissertation is
subjective, research results must be objective. Experimental data and analytical
results must be sufficiently accurate to maintain the objectivity.
e. Methods Verification: All methods, processes, literature sources, and references used
in research must be clearly described in such details that the results can be
scientifically validated and duplicated.
f. Brevity: A thesis/dissertation must be concise and easy to read.
B. Research Papers versus Theses/Dissertations
a. Research Paper
A research paper is prepared to describe results of a research work, in which a given
problem is analyzed and solved to draw a scientifically defensible conclusion. Research
papers are published in journals, conference proceedings, or thematic collections of
research papers (in a single or serial volume), which also include in-house publications.
b. Theses/Dissertations
A thesis/dissertation is different from a research paper because a degree candidate
prepares and submits a thesis/dissertation to fulfill a partial requirement for obtaining a
master’s or doctoral degree. Before submitting a thesis/dissertation, each academic
department requires each degree candidate to present a certain number of research papers
at a conference(s) and publish them in an acceptable journal(s) (Please check with rules
developed by each appropriate department to find out the number of papers that is
required to be presented and/or published.). It is part of the core activity for a candidate to
conduct research and prepare a thesis/dissertation. In the process, the candidate learns
new and relevant knowledge and how to analyze it.
A thesis is different from a dissertation. They are both required for obtaining a degree.
However, the former is used for obtaining a master’s degree whereas the latter is used for
obtaining a doctoral degree. Both must be prepared in accordance with the required
format and style with respect to title, abstract, main text, footnotes, references, etc. In the
areas of arts and physical education, a creative artwork or fashion show could be used to
prepare a thesis/dissertation. However, it must follow the same required format and style.
C. Seven Steps for Preparing a Thesis/Dissertation
Step 1 - Selection of a Topic
A topic will have to be selected first for a thesis/dissertation. The topic represents what
the thesis/dissertation deals with and often determines the success or failure of the
research that follows. Three factors will have to be considered in selecting a topic. First,
the topic has to be the one that a degree candidate is deeply interested in and familiar
with. Second, if possible, the topic needs to be original. Last, the selection of the topic
needs to lead to a problem that is solvable by the candidate under given conditions. The
outcome must be clear conclusions that are obtained through data collection and
experimental validation.
Step 2 – Collection of Materials
Materials needed for research vary widely depending on a candidate’s specially area and
interest. They include not only the literature but also experimental data or observations,
field data, and individual or collective interviews. In collecting materials needed for
research, the literature relevant to the selected topic will have to be searched and closely
examined first. A literature review will help the candidate confirm the originality of the
selected topic, provide him/her with new research ideas, and help him/her conduct the
objective analysis of research results. In addition, it is important to set the direction and
objective for systematically collecting materials.
Step 3 – Evaluation of Materials
A candidate will have to evaluate whether or not collected materials are relevant to the
selected topic. It would be a waste of time and efforts and lower the value of a
thesis/dissertation if the evaluation of collected materials is not done correctly. Therefore,
the information collected from the literature, experimental observations, field
investigations, and interviews will have to be continuously evaluated until they are
synthesized, summarized, and finally included in the thesis/dissertation.
Step 4 – Organization of Materials
Once evaluated, collected materials need to be logically analyzed, grouped, synthesized,
and systematically compiled considering the relationship among them. The compiled
materials will become a major portion of a thesis/dissertation and need to be efficiently
managed because they could be a guide for developing the structure of the
thesis/dissertation. The compiled materials can be stored on index cards or in a computer
file so that the information in the materials can be easily searched and retrieved when
needed.
Step 5 – Composition of a Thesis/Dissertation
The composition of a thesis/dissertation is developed as part of formulating an outline to
maintain logical consistency before beginning to actually write. A summary should
contain the contents, the sequence of presentation, detailed methods used for research,
sources of materials, and relevant references. In some cases, the framework of a
thesis/dissertation can be developed first in order to determine the direction of collecting
materials. Step 2 through 5 can be repeated as well if necessary.
Step 6 – Development of the Main Text
Using the summary and compiled materials, the main text can be developed. This process
is carried out by critically evaluating the research results and logically presenting the
resulting outcome. Here, the presentation including the format and style must be kept
consistent and also in accordance with the guideline throughout the entire
thesis/dissertation.
Step 7 – Finishing a Thesis/Dissertation
After the main text is completed, necessary parts of a thesis/dissertation that come before
and after the main text need to be developed to complete the thesis/dissertation. The parts
that go before the main text include a cover page, a thesis/dissertation submittal form, a
signed approval form, acknowledgement, a table of contents, a list of figures, a list of
tables, and a Korean abstract. The abstract must be prepared in accordance with the
guideline described in Chapter II. Reference materials, which come after the main text,
include a list of references, an English abstract, and appendices.
. Format and Style Requirements of a Thesis/DissertationⅡ
1. Size and General Requirements
There is no length requirement. Theses/dissertations must be written in either Korean or English.
However, those who are majoring in a foreign language are allowed to write their
theses/dissertation in that language. Regardless, each thesis/dissertation must be accompanied
with two abstracts, one in Korean and the other in English. Other requirements are as follows.
a. Size: Refer to the attachments on the requirements.
b. Cover Page
1) Master’s Thesis: Dark blue page with gilt letters, bound in western style
2) Doctoral Dissertation: Black page with gilt letters, bound in western style
c. The paper used for main text must be pale-yellow colored vellum?(미색 모조지) at
80 g/m2.
d. Printing
1) The Ming-Style font group (Ming Style, New Ming Style, and Human Ming
Style) must be used.
2) Black ink must be used. (Materials included in a thesis/dissertation can be in
color.)
3) The font size must be 11 points, and the number of words per line must be
approximately 45.
4) The number of line per page must be approximately 30 with a line spacing of
200%.
5) Printing can be either one-sided or both-sided (when both-sided, the paper
must weigh 90~100 g/m2.)
6) Good resolution must be used for printing.
2. Format and Style
A thesis/dissertation consists of a front section, the main text, and reference materials as shown
below.
a. Front Section
1) Cover Pages
The cover pages consist of an outer cover page, a side cover page, and an inner
title page. The title of a thesis/dissertation needs to be designed to be succinct but
substantive enough to tell the content of research. It must be centered on the cover
pages. An optional auxiliary title could be added when additional clarification is
required. Special letters, equations, or symbols should be avoided in a title. When
a thesis/dissertation is written in a foreign language, the title and the name of
author must be shown in both the foreign language and Korean on both the outer
cover page and inner title pages.
2) Submittal Form
The form is shown in Attachment 3, and the month and year of submittal of a
thesis/dissertation need to be shown on the form.
3) Approval Form
The form is shown in Attachment 4, and the month and year of approval of a
thesis/dissertation need to be shown on the form. Signatures of three and five
evaluation committee members are needed for a master’s thesis and a doctoral
dissertation, respectively.
4) Acknowledgement
A section of acknowledgement is sometimes needed to express appreciation for
help or acknowledge an input from either a thesis/dissertation advisor or any other
individuals (individually or collectively). This section is optional and typically
short and succinct.
5) Table of Contents
A table of contents is added to describe the structure of a thesis/dissertation. A
thesis/dissertation can be divided into chapters, and each chapter can be divided
into several sections with headings and subheadings. The headings and
subheadings can be numbered. For example, for Chapter 1, Section A (or a),
heading numbers can be 1, 가, 1), 가), or (1), (가) in a Korean thesis/dissertation
or 1, A, 1), a), (1), (a) in an English thesis/dissertation. Chapter headings,
subheadings, sub-subheadings, and so on must exactly match those listed in the
table of contents.
Example (This is just an example.):
Table of Contents ◀ ▶
List of Figures ⅰ
List of Tables ⅱ
Korean Abstract ⅲ
Chapter 1 Introduction
A. Research Objectives 1
B. Methods and Scope 5
Chapter 2 Main Subject (Note: A different, appropriate heading can be used.)
A. Theoretical Background 15
B. Results 60
C. Analysis and Results 80
Chapter 3 Conclusions
A. Conclusions 95
B. Suggestions 98
References 100
English Abstract 110
Appendices 112
6) Lists of Figures and Tables
When there are multiple figures and tables, their lists need to be provided
separately as indicated in the above example. Each list must list figures or tables
in the order they appear in the main text along with figure or table numbers, such
as Figure 1, Figure 2, …. or Table 1, Table 2, … also with figure or table titles. In
the main text, a figure title must be shown below its respective figure whereas a
table title must be shown above its respective table.
7) Korean Abstract
An abstract contains the overall flow and important points of a thesis/dissertation
and helps the readers understand its contents and research direction. The length of
an abstract is expected to be one page for a master’s thesis and one page or more
for a doctoral dissertation.
b. Main Text
As shown in Attachment 7, the main text is prepared by following a guideline of
approximately 45 characters per line and approximately 30 lines per page.
1) Introduction
Introduction is the first chapter of a thesis/dissertation, and the first page of
Introduction becomes the first page of the thesis/dissertation. In Introduction,
objectives, scope, background, and methods of the research conducted are briefly
introduced. In addition, basic materials and special terms used in the
thesis/dissertation must be clearly explained. In some cases, research methods can
be described in a separate chapter.
2) Main Subject (Note: A different, appropriate heading can be used here.)
This chapter is the core part of a thesis/dissertation. Therefore, in the chapter, the
degree candidate’s discovery, claims, opinions, and critics must be logically and
systematically introduced through clear and sufficient evidence so that the value
of the research is clearly evident to the readers. In order to support and facilitate
this, necessary figures, tables, and footnotes can be used. This chapter can consist
of sections of theoretical background, experiments (measurements), surveys,
results, discussion, etc.
3) Conclusions
In this chapter, the findings described in the previous chapter need to be
summarized, and any conclusions derived from the findings need to be stated.
Thoughts, opinions, suggestions about the research can be made along with its
future directions and needs.
c. Reference Materials
1) References
At the end of a thesis/dissertation, a list of all publications that were referred to in
the thesis/dissertation must be added. It should be avoided to list those
publications that were not referred to.
2) Appendices
When there are appendices, they are added after the English abstract separated by
a page with “Appendices” written on it. Appendices are supplementary materials
for the main text. They can include supplementary explanations, investigation
forms, survey forms, statistical data, data figures, legal provisions, chronological
tables, maps, and documents.
3) English Abstract
An English abstract is a translation of the corresponding Korean abstract. The
abstract needs to start with a title, the name of the candidate, his or her department
name, and his or her school name.
d. Miscellaneous
1) Description of Symbols and Abbreviations
If needed, a section of symbols and abbreviations with explanation used for the
thesis/dissertation can be added after the table of contents (or lists of tables and
figures if they are used).
2) Page Number
Arabian numerals must be used to number pages of the main text and reference
materials. Letter of ⅰ, ⅱ, ⅲ, … must be used to number pages in the front section
(cover pages, submittal form, approval form, and a table of contents), in which
pages are numbered backward starting from Acknowledgement or the table of
contents. Excluding the front section, hyphens should be added to both sides of a
page number, e.g., - 5 - page numbers.
3. Using Reference Notes, Content Notes, and References
a. Reference Notes
Referenced notes are used to show the source of a cited or referenced material in the main
text. This can be done by adding the source in a parenthesis or placing the superscript of a
serial number at the end of a sentence where the referencing occurred. Then, the
description of the source materials is added to the reference section at the end of the
thesis/dissertation. Reference notes are added using one of three methods that are
commonly used by professional societies. Each department should select or develop one
method and make it a standard for its students.
1) For the case where sources are mentioned as part of sentences.
Example: According to Park (1990)… ; Okun (1975/1988 : 61-69) as the central
figure … ; Kim and Ahn (1989 : 79) … ; following the classification by Perry and
Wise (1990) … ; Hwang (1987) and Shin (1985) were among them …; … also in
the study by Brownet al. (1982) … ; ……. under Article 1 of Clause 2 of the
Board of Audit and Inspection Law … ; … suggested in 『'93 Science and
Techology Yearbook』 (1994 : 35) …
2) For the case where sources are separated in parentheses.
Example: … could be concluded (Board of Audit and Inspection Law §2 ① ;
『Chosun Ilbo』 1993; Ahn 1990; Office of Science and Technology
과학기술처 1987). ; … was suggested (Lee et al. 1990; Thomas 1976:
900; Hempel 1965: 258-264).
3) For the case where the superscript of a serial number is added to the end of a
sentence.
An Arabian numeral is added in a square bracket, which is smaller than the main-
text letters, to the upper right corner of the end of the sentence where the
referencing occurred. However, when an asterisk is used to denote a content note,
a parenthesis can be used instead.
Example: The research results of Jeong et al.[1] and … ; … according to Choi et
al.[2] … ; … suggested[3-5], ….. ; … reported.[6, 7]
b. Content Notes
1) Content notes are used to provide supplementary explanations by adding the
subscript of a serial number or asterisks (*, **, etc.) to the end of a section where
the explanations are needed. The serial numbers can be reset for each chapter or
page. The explanations are given as footnotes of the page where content notes are
added.
Example: … heavy investment to intelligent traffic systems2) … ; … various
businesses were needed .*
2) Footnotes should be given with the same serial number or asterisk used on the text
in the lower left side of the same page. A horizontal line should be drawn in to
separate footnotes from the main text such that the length of the line is about ¼ of
the width of a page.
(i) Each footnote should not exceed 3 lines.
(ii) If a footnote is longer than two lines, the first line of footnotes
should be pushed to the right by five spaces.
Example:
--------------------
2) N. A. Flanders, Teacher Influence, Pupil Attitude and Achievement,
U.S. Office of Education Cooperative Research Project, 1960, pp.
214~217.
(iii) Footnotes should be separated by a blank line.
c. Notes for Figures and Tables
Notes for a figure or table, such as explanations of the figure, definitions of abbreviations
in the table, sources of materials, etc., must be given below the figure or table in the order
of individual notes, general notes, and sources of materials. Individual notes are denoted
as a), b), c), … or *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001, … for statistics, whereas ‘Notes: ’ is
used for general notes.
d. References
The style of listing references in a thesis/dissertation or a paper varies from one
professional society to another. However, if the style is not consistent within each
department, it could be confusing for the readers including those who evaluate
theses/dissertations. Therefore, it is recommended for each department to develop a
standard for its students to use. In general, there are two ways of listing references
depending on how they are referred to in the main text.
1) For the case where references were mentioned in parentheses in the text.
References are divided into two groups, Korean publications first followed by foreign
ones. Korean publications are listed on the basis of the author’s last name following
the order of Korean alphabets whereas foreign publications are listed following the
order of English alphabets. When listing a publication, the relevant information
should be given in the following sequence: the name(s) of author(s) (publication
year), the title of the publication, the name of a journal or a book, volume (number)
(for a book, a Roman numeral for the volume, e.g., Vol. IV.), beginning and ending
pages (for a book, the page number that was referred to), the place of publication, and
the name of publisher. For foreign publications, the name of a journal or a book is
shown in Italic. When the publication information, such as the total number of
volumes, printing number, and series title, needs to be listed, this should be listed in a
parenthesis right before the place of publication. When a relatively large number of
publications are to be listed, they can be grouped into books, papers, and others
separately for Korean and foreign publications.
Example:
감사원법 (개정 1995. 1. 5, 법률 제 4937 호).
『'93 과학기술연감』(1994), 서울: 과학기술처.
김창준․안병만 (1989),「입법부와 행정부의 관료행태 비교」, 박동서․김광웅 (
공편),『의회와 행정부』, 77-115, 서울 : 법문사.
박동서 (1990),『한국행정론』, 서울: 과학기술처.
신무섭 (1985),「한국행정부의 예산안 결정과정에 있어서 점증주의 행태에 관한
연구」, 서울대학교 행정대학원 박사학위 논문.
안병영 (1990),「관료부패는 고질병인가」,『한국일보』, 6. 28: 5.
이종범․김준한․정용덕 (1990),「행정학과 교육프로그램 개발에 관한 연구」,『
한국행정학보』, 24(1): 367-426.
『조선일보』(1993), 「통상전담기구 만들어야」, 1. 30: 3.
Brown, Richard E., Gallagher, Thomas P. & Williams, Meredith C. (1982), Auditing
Performance in Government: Concepts and Cases, New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Hempel, Carl G. (1965), Aspects of Scientific Explanation, New York: The Free Press;
강신택, 『사회과학연구의 논리: 정치학․행정학을 중심으로』, 129-130, 서울:
박영사, 1995 에서 재인용.
Hwang, Yun-Won (1987), "An Analysis of Local Government Expenditures in Korea",
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
Okun, Arthur M. (1988),『평등과 효율』, 정용덕 (역), 서울: 성균관대학교 출판부;
Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff, Washington, D. C.: The Brookings Institute,
1975.
Perry, James L. & Wise, Lois R. (1990), "The Motivational Bases of Public Service",
Public Administration Review, 50(3): 367-426.
Thomas, Kenneth (1976), "Conflict and Conflict Management", Dunnette, Murvin D.
(ed.), Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Behavior, 889-935, Chicago: Rand
McNally College Publishing Co.
2) For the case where the superscript of a serial number is added to the end of a
sentence. (Here references are listed in the order they are referred to.)
(i) For single-book publications
The information on a reference is introduced in the following sequence:
name(s) of the author(s), title: 『name of a book or publication』for Korean
publications or a title of a book or publication in italic for English publications
(publication information: total number of volumes, printing number, series
title, name of publisher, location of publication, publication year - for the
areas of science and engineering, name of publisher and then location of
publication), volume, and page number.
Examples:
[1] H. J. Hovel, Semiconductors and Semimetals (Academic Press, New
York, 1975), Vol. ?, pp. 126-134.
[2] B. D. Cullity,『자성 재료학』(김희중외 공역, 제 3 판, 반도출판사,
서울, 1996), 제 9 장, p. 446.
[3] C. You, "Non-line of Sight Sound Propagation Outdoors", Ph.
D. dissertation, University of Mississippi, May (1993).
(ii) For periodicals
The information on a reference is introduced in the following sequence:
name(s) of the author(s), title: 「title of an article」or『name of a
periodical』for Korean articles or “a title of an article” for English articles, an
italic title of a periodical, volume (number), and beginning page number –
ending page number (publication year).
The title of an article is optional, but when a title is listed for a reference, titles
of all articles must be listed.
Examples:
[1] J. Jeong, H. Y. Lee and K. E. Pyun, J. Kor. Phys. Soc. 29(4), 526-
532 (1996).
[2] 최용범, 장희석, 조형석, 「저항 점용접에서 인공신경회로망을
이용한 용융부 추정에 관한 연구」,『대한기계학회 논문집』33(2),
393-406 (1993).
[3] C. J. Dodds and J. D. Robson, "The Description of Road
Surface Roughness", J. Sound & Vibration 31(12), 175-183 (1973).
3) For the case where a referred publication is referred again
(i) When a referred reference is consecutively referred to but on a
different portion of the reference, the second-time referencing can be
stated as 상게서(上揭書), 상동서(上同書) or ibid. (in the same
place).
Example:
[1] H. J. Hovel, Semiconductors and Semimetals (Academic Press,
New York, 1975), Vol. , p. 48.Ⅰ
[2] 상게서, p. 114. (It refers to a different page of the above reference.)
[3] ibid. , p. 52. (It refers to Vo. II of the above reference.)Ⅱ
(ii) When a previously referred reference is referred to again (not
consecutively), the name(s) of the author(s) of the reference (just last
name(s) if appropriate and clear) is listed followed by 전게서(前揭
書), op. cit. or loc. cit.
“․op. cit. (in the work cited)” is used when a different portion (a
different volume, page, etc.) of a previously referred single-book
publication is referred to again.
“ loc. cit. (in the place cited)” is used when the same volume or page․
of a previously referred single-book publication is referred to again or
a different portion (a different volume, page, etc.) of a previously
referred periodical or a series is referred to again.
Example:
[1] J. M. Lee, Biochemical Engineering (Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1992), pp.
51-53.
[2] C. E. Lin, C. L. Cheng, C. L. Huang and J. C. Yeh, "Investigation
of Magnetizing Inrush Current in Transformers", IEEE Trans. on
PWRD. 8(1), 246-254 (1993).
[3] J. M. Lee, op. cit., pp. 60-62. (Note: This represents different pages of
reference [1].)
[4] Lin et al., loc. cit., 255-263. (Note: This represents different pages of
periodical [2].)
. Preparation of a Thesis/DissertationⅢ
I. Setting up of a Word Processer
Programs for text input: commonly used word processers, e.g., 글, MS-Word, etc.
a. Paper: A4 (210 mm*297 mm)
b. Margins
Margins (for A4)
top 25.0 mm
bottom 25.0 mm
header 10.0 mm
footer 10.0 mm
left 30.0 mm
right 25.0 mm
binding 0.0 mm
c. Fonts and paragraph styles
◎ Font: The Ming-Style font group
(Ming Style, New Ming Style, and Human Ming Style)
◎ Paragraph Style: Indentation – 3 spaces; line spacing for text - 200%,
Text alignment - mixed
◎ Style:
▷ Major heading: 16 points, bold and centered
▷ subheading: 14 points, bold
▷ main text: 11 points
▷ footnote: 9 points
d. Language for the text: The text can be prepared in either Korean or English. However,
those who are majoring in a foreign language are allowed to write their
theses/dissertations in that language.
II. Binding
a. Size: A4 size (210 mm*297 mm)
b. Cover
1) Master’s Theses: Dark blue page with gilt letters, bound in western style
2) Doctoral Dissertation: Black page with gilt letters, bound in western style
c. Paper: pale-yellow colored vellum?(미색 모조지) at 80 g/m2
d. Printing: Except for the side of the cover page, the text must be printed horizontally.
Printing can be either one-sided or both-sided (when both-sided, the paper must weigh
90~100 g/m2.)
III. Order of the Contents in a Thesis/Dissertation (See the attached forms.)
I. Front Section
Cover Page – Inner Cover Page – Submittal Form – Approval Form –
Acknowledgement (optional) - Table of Contents – List of Tables (optional) – List of
Figures (optional) – Korean Abstract
II. Main Text
- Liberal Arts and Social Sciences: Introduction – Main Subject - Conclusions
- Science and Engineering: Introduction – Materials and Methods – Results –
Discussion - Conclusions
III. Reference Materials
References – Appendices – Abstract (English)
a. Cover Pages (Outer and Inner Pages)
1) The title of a thesis/dissertation should be in Korean or a mixture of Korean and
Chinese. However, the title can be in English if it cannot be written in Korean.
2) In the case where the length of a title is longer than one line, the second and following
lines must be centered.
3) When there is a supplementary title, it must be placed and centered below the main
title.
4) The same format and style must be used for both the outer and inner cover pages.
b. Side of the Outer Cover Page
1) Only the main title must be printed.
2) The expected graduation date must be printed vertically.
c. Submittal Form: This must be prepared in accordance with Attachment 3. Only the month
and year of submittal need to be shown on the form.
d. Approval Form: The form is shown in Attachment 4, and only the month and year of
approval need to be shown on the form. For a master’s thesis, signatures of Chair and two
thesis evaluation committee members are required. For a doctoral dissertation, signatures
of Chair and 4 evaluation committee members are required.
e. Korean Abstract: All theses/dissertations must be accompanied with a Korean abstract (1
page for a master’s thesis and 2 pages or more for doctoral dissertations.
f. Main Text
1) The main text must be prepared by following a guideline of approximately 30 lines
per page and approximately 45 characters per line.
2) Page numbers must be shown centered below the text near the bottom of each page.
g. English Abstract
1) All theses/dissertations must be accompanied with an English abstract (1 page for a
master’s thesis and 2 pages or more for a doctoral dissertation).
2) Theses/dissertations, which are written in an approved foreign language other than
English, must also be accompanied with an English abstract.
h. Submission of a Thesis/Dissertation
1) Submission of Printed Copies of a Thesis/Dissertation
For both master’s and doctoral degrees: 5 copies (including two copies with
signatures of all guidance committee members)
2) Submission of an Electronic file of a Thesis/Dissertation
(i) Connect to the web site (http://dcollection.mju.ac.kr) for submission
using the following information on user ID and password:
ID: candidate’s school identification number and
PW: last four digits of the candidate’s resident registration number.
(ii) Submit an electronic file on line (Up to five files are allowed to be
uploaded.)
(iii) Within 24 hours after submission, obtain a copyright transfer form (
저작물이용허락서) and a submittal form confirmed by the manager
of the web site from the site, and submit them along with a required set
of printed, hard-cover copies of a thesis/dissertation to the office of
Graduate School.
Attachments ◇Attachment 1. Cover Page (Outer and inner pages are identical.)
Attachment 2. Side of the cover page
Attachment 3. Submittal Form
Attachment 4. Approval Form
Attachment 5. Table of Contents
Attachment 6. Korean Abstract
Attachment 7. Main Text
Attachment 8. Appendices
Attachment 9. English Abstract
(Attachment 1) Cover Page (Outer and inner cover pages are identical.)
Fill out this form.
○ Thesis or Dissertation (14 points)
Thesis or Dissertation Title (22~26 points)
- Supplementary Title (16~18 points) –The title(s) must be in both Korean and English.
Graduate School, Myongji University
Department of ○○ (18 points)
Name (18 points)The names must be in both Korean and English.
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor ○ ○ ○ (18 points)
○ (month), 20○○ (year)(18p)
(Attachment 2) Side
↕3 cm
Thesis/Dissertation Title
↕1.5 cm
Nam
e
↕1.5 cm
○ (month), 20
○○
(year)
↕3cm
The size of characters (e.g., points) can be adjusted depending on the thickness of a※ thesis/dissertation.(Attachment 3) Submittal Form
Thesis/Dissertation Title (22~26p)- Supplementary Title (16~18p) –
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (or Arts) in ○○ (specific
degree field) (18p)or
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in ○○ (specific degree field) (18p)
○ (month), 20○○ (year) (16p)
Graduate School. Myongji UniversityDepartment of ○○ (18p)
Name (18p)
(Attachment 4) Approval Form
Thesis/Dissertation Title (22~26p)- Supplementary Title (16~18p) -
Graduate School, Myongji UniversityDepartment of ○○ (18p)
Name (18p)
We hereby recommend that the thesis (or dissertation) by the above candidate for the degree of Master of Science (or Arts) or the Ph.D. degree in ○○ (specific degree field) be accepted.
(18p)
Chair, Evaluation Committee Name Signature
Member, Evaluation Committee Name Signature
Member, Evaluation Committee Name Signature
Member, Evaluation Committee Name Signature
Member, Evaluation Committee Name Signature
For a master’s degree, remove the bottom two rows of committee members.
○ (month), 20○○ (year) (16p)
(Attachment 5) Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Korean Abstract
Chapter 1 Introduction
A. Background
(Attachment 6) Korean Abstract
Thesis/Dissertation Title
John Smith
Department of ○○, Graduate School, Myongji University
Advisor ○ ○ ○
The Abstract starts here. (1 page for a master’s degree and 2 pages or more for a doctoral
dissertation)
(Attachment 7) Main Text
Chapter 1 Introduction (16p)
1. Research Objectives and Methods (14p)
A. Research Methods
The main text starts here. ? (현재 서식은 본문 조판 서식입니다.) The main text is
written using a Ming-Style font (11 points) with a line spacing of 200%, approximately 30
lines per page, and approximately 45 characters per line.
The main text and each paragraph should start with three blank spaces.
Formats for footnotes1) and reference materials vary from one field to another. Therefore,
please follow the guideline set by each department.
A chapter heading must start with one blank line above the heading. Two blank lines must
be added between the chapter heading and the following subheading. One blank line must be
added between the subheading and the following sub-subheading or the main text.
1 ) Each footnote is written using a Ming-style font with a size of 9 points.
(Attachment 8) Appendices
Appendices (16 points, bold)
<Appendix 1 > Title (14 points, bold)
<Appendix 2 > Title (14 points, bold)
(Appendix 9) English Abstract
Thesis/Dissertation Title
Smith, John
Department of ○○, Graduate School, Myongji University
Advisor ○ ○ ○
The Abstract starts here. (1 page for a master’s degree and 2 pages or more for a doctoral
dissertation)
