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Thesis committee

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounCore term

In academic english & research, thesis committee means: A group of academics, including the supervisor, who guide and assess a graduate student's thesis and usually examine it at the final defense.

In Turkish: tez izleme komitesi, tez jürisi, tez komitesi

How it is used

In the US, the committee follows the student from the proposal to the defense. Turkish doctoral programs have a thesis monitoring committee that meets regularly and a defense jury that includes its members. In the UK, the thesis is examined by internal and external examiners in an oral exam called a viva.

Example sentences

  1. I need to send the draft to my thesis committee two weeks before the meeting.

  2. One member of the thesis committee asked for an additional analysis.

Common collocations

  • thesis committee meeting
  • committee member
  • form a committee
  • committee approval
  • supervisorAn academic who guides a student's thesis or research project, giving feedback on plans, drafts and progress.
  • thesis defenseAn oral examination in which a candidate presents a thesis and answers questions from a committee of examiners, who then decide the result.
  • PhDDoctor of Philosophy: the highest university research degree, awarded after several years of original research and a thesis.
  • research proposalA document that describes a planned study, including its aims, research questions, background, methods, timeline and expected contribution.

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