An MSc dissertation is a long, original, research-based document that a university student writes as the final project in earning a Master of Science (MSc) degree. MSc dissertations may be known at some universities as MSc theses. In most cases, there is no difference between an MSc dissertation and an MSc thesis. Both should be distinguished from a Ph.D. dissertation, which is the culminating project of a doctoral degree and is typically required to be much longer and more in-depth than an MSc dissertation or thesis.
Because an MSc dissertation is composed for a Master of Science degree, the majority of MSc dissertations will take the form of research studies.
The introduction provides background information about the dissertation topic and asserts the researcher's reasons for investigating the topic. The introduction section will also present the researcher's hypotheses regarding the study's outcomes and briefly describe the study methods that will be used to test these hypotheses. Information regarding the study methods should merely be overview information.
