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WRIT5002: Writing a Thesis 2: The Middle Chapters
2025 unit information
This unit aims to foster the thesis writing and English language skills of Arts and Social Sciences students who are writing postgraduate theses. As the sequel to 'Writing a thesis chapter: Starting a thesis', it further supports students with their own writing by focusing on the middle chapters (or components) of the thesis, specifically theoretical frameworks, methodology, background chapters, main chapters and discussions. The course will be particularly useful for students who need to develop their English language proficiency and/or understanding of the requirements of thesis writing in English.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | English and Writing |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Write a good draft of one of the middle chapters of your thesis, specifically the theoretical framework, methodology or findings/ main chapter.
- LO2. Think and write critically in order to create new ways of understanding.
- LO3. Display familiarity with and discuss the literature on your topic.
- LO4. Write in a manner appropriate to the disciplinary or inter-disciplinary nature of your thesis.
- LO5. Write in English with a clear and appropriate structure, referencing, style, grammar and presentation.
- LO6. Provide feedback on thesis writing and revise writing in response to feedback.
- LO7. Use resources which develop thesis writing skills in English, including a good model of a thesis, The Write Site, the MASUS (Measuring the Academic Skills of University Students) writing criteria and library training in literature searches.
- LO8. Give an oral presentation on your expanded chapter draft, which addresses the criteria of the unit.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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