Once you have passed your comprehensive exams, the time has come for you to complete the dissertation proposal. In this memo, I give you some of my thoughts on ways to approach the proposal. Also, I ...

A doctoral thesis should be based on extensive research in primary sources, make an original contribution to knowledge, and be presented in acceptable scholarly form. Students entering the program ...

Students should begin to think about possible dissertation topics early on in their doctoral career. Keep a file of topics on which you imagine yourself writing. Over the years of course work and ...

This interdisciplinary workshop seeks to help graduate students at the dissertation proposal and dissertation stage improve the efficiency, consistency, and clarity of their writing. The course ...

Per the School of Graduate Studies’ regulations, each student will form a dissertation committee, consisting of a minimum of four members of the university faculty. Committee Selection – The committee ...

Hadi Amiri (Advisor), Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, UMass Lowell Hong Yu, Professor, Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences, UMass Lowell Anna Rumshisky, Associate ...

Fifth semester exam to assess a Ph.D. student’s knowledge of their research area and to specifically evaluate the research proposal. During the semester in which a student plans to defend the ...

Students take about eight years to complete a doctoral degree -- twice the time of a bachelor’s degree. Also, the average age of a doctoral student is 33. Many doctoral students work full-time and ...