Guidelines for the submission of the dissertation

DOCTORAL THESIS

DATES OF SUBMISSION   CONFERMENT OF DEGREE (a)  End of April for September – Spring Graduation Ceremony (b)  End of August  for   March/April – Autumn Graduation Ceremony

(c)  A student must inform the Faculty Student Administration in writing 3 months before submission:

Name, student number, study leader, title, a paragraph on content of thesis for the information of the examiner.

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES SUBMISSION

Two (2) spiral bound copies and a PDF copy of the thesis must be handed in at the Student Administration of the Faculty of Theology.

Bound

• Title page in front (See General Regulation).
• Ethics clearance letter/confirmation
• A summary of 500 words in English (in front or at the back) must be included in each bound copy (See General Regulation).
• The declaration as stipulated in G.50 d v.
• A list of 10 applicable key terms at the end of the summary. Loose:
• Submission form -signed by the study leader. Obtainable from Administration of Faculty of Theology.
• Citation for the graduation book– (maximum 150 words, see example attached))
• An abstract in English (350 words) and a copy of title page in English (See General Regulation).
• Draft article for publication in collaboration with the study leader (See General Regulation).
• Written proof must be submitted with the thesis that the article has been submitted to an accredited academic journal for publication.
• Ethics statement as per Regulation G50 2 d
• Ten points to be discussed at the oral defense of the thesis.  In collaboration with the study leader. NB: Immediately after the oral defense or confirmation of the conferring of the degree, the thesis is finalized:
• One hard bound copy is handed in at the faculty administration for the library.
• Electronic copies: 2 copies, one in PDF format and the other in MSWord format on a CD are submitted to the Faculty Administration for the library where the thesis will be published on the internet.
• The UP Space form must be completed and also signed by promoter.
• Final dates for submission to library: 15 July for September Graduation Ceremony and 15 February for April Graduation Ceremony.
• Please contact the following email address for more information on how to submit this copy electronically [email protected] or look at the following website http://upetd.up.ac.za

TECHNICAL FINISHING

• Copies are spiral bound with the final copy in hard cover:
• Title of thesis, surname and initials printed on the front.
• Year, surname and initial on the spine of the hard bound copy.
• Copies must be printed on good quality paper and with quality letter print.
• A4 or A5 printed on one side or both sides.