Ever stuck in differentiating between Thesis and Dissertation? Here are some clear differences which can help you in understanding what thesis and dissertation are.

1. W H A T A R E T H E D I F F E R E N C E B E T W E E N
THESIS
&
DISSERTATION
BY GULFWRITER

2. As a student you may have written quite a lot of
papers in your courses, in which mostly there were
assignments on a small extent and due at a
particular time.
Overview
WHAT IS THESIS &
DISSERTATION?

3. M O S T L Y S T U D E N T S L E T
T H E M S E L V E S C O N F U S E D I N
D I F F E R E N T I A T I N G A T H E S I S
P A P E R A N D A D I S S E R T A T I O N
P A P E R . E X A M I N E D F R O M A
G E N E R A L P O I N T O F V I E W ,
S O M E I M P O R T A N T A N D
D I S T I N C T D I F F E R E N C E S W O U L D
B E O B S E R V E D .

4. THESIS
A thesis is some research that has been done in the given
field previously.
R E S E A R C H
A thesis must be composed on original ideas and theme.
C O M P O S I T I O N
A hypothesis must be prepared while working on a thesis.
H Y P O T H E S I S

5. A thesis must be supported by original draft.
ORIGINAL
Thesis might require to provide writer’s
opinions based on different studies.
OPINION

6. DISSERTATION
A dissertation is written specifically in a doctorate program
by a doctorate student.
D O C T O R A T E
A student has to come up with an original idea that has not
been researched previously.
O R I G I N A L R E S E A R C H
It consumes more time than a thesis because it is detailed
and lengthy.
T I M E C O N S U M I N G

7. Dissertation is written from student’s studies
therefore there is no need of hypothesis.
NO HYPOTHESIS
Dissertation needs a lot of authentic proof to
claim to support your claim.
PROOF

8. WORDS TO PONDER
- H O L L E Y G E R T H .
Be courageous and try to
write in a way that scares
you a little.