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UCC Theses: Print Copies
- Special Collections holds print copies of Masters theses from 1911-2012. To access print copies of Taught Masters theses since 2013 contact the relevant department.
- Special Collections holds print copies of Research Masters / PhDs theses from 1939-2019. To access Research Masters / PhD theses since 2020 search on CORA .
Theses must be requested in advance. For further information see Special Collections & Archives Request Form. All print theses must be consulted in the library and cannot be borrowed.
Scanning, photocopying or photographing theses is not permitted without written permission from the author.
Note: The Call Number has either DP (PhD Thesis) or DM (Masters Thesis).
How Do I Find UCC Theses Through the Catalogue?
Search by Department:
- Go to the UCC Library Catalogue .
- Select 'Theses' under 'Search Options' on the left of the screen, or click here .
- Search for the name of a department/school e.g. 'Department of Physiology' or search with keywords.
- Browse this list of theses theses from specific departments.
Search by Keyword:
- Enter the search term in the Keyword option.
- On the results page click on 'Modify Search' and limit your search to Material Type: Theses
Note: The Call Number has either DP (PhD Thesis) or DM (Masters Thesis). Some have a link to the full text through CORA:
UCC Theses: Electronic Copies
CORA is the central repository for electronic copies of UCC research postgraduate theses. While the aim is to provide full-text access, in certain circumstances theses may not have been provided by the graduate, or may be embargoed in part or in full. Click here to browse theses.
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Central authoritative resource for North American theses with significant European content. This database is the world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day. To note, this database also includes the most comprehensive available record of doctoral theses from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Note that the Inter Library Loans service may be able to source theses from other libraries.
Free resources:
- ETHOS (British Library) : free web resource, aims to provide a 'single point of access' to theses produced by UK Higher Education institutions.
- DART-Europe E-theses Portal : free web-resource, provides links to full-text research theses from over 570 universities sourced from 29 European countries.
- NDLTD : Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Links to full text.
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When can I submit?
Please make sure you are aware of your start date. If you have made changes to your registration (for example leave of absence) this will change your submission date. Research students start in January, April, July or October, and usually agree a registration period of 3 or 4 years from their start date.
Students can submit any time in their last year of study. Students must begin planning for thesis submission 6 months before their submission date.
1. Intention to submit
Student's responsibilities.
- Ensure student registration and fee payments are up-to-date.
- Ensure you have completed any mandatory elements of your programme (example 15 module credit requirement for Doctorate programme).
- At least three months prior to the proposed date of thesis submission, complete the Intention to Submit form .
Helpful Tips
- You can submit this form more than three months in advance.
- You only have to submit this form once and we will await your thesis submission.
- You can submit less than three months in advance but it may delay your examination process.
UCC's Responsibilities
Supervisors should advise their students of the Intention to Submit form and to start planning 6 months in advance to meet their submission deadline.
2. Approval of external and internal examiners
Students do not play a role in the approval of external and internal examiners process.
Graduate Studies Office informs the school/department of student intention to submit and requests the school/department to appoint the examiners. Final approval resides with College Graduate School.
3. E-thesis Submission for Examination
- Check the thesis examination deadlines to see what your next deadline is.
- You must then submit a PDF copy of your thesis ONLINE HERE .
- IMPORTANT: If your Examiner requests a paper copy of your thesis, you will be notified of this and required to submit a paper copy to the Graduate Studies Office.
- Along with your thesis you must upload a completed Submission for Examination Form , where you will choose the level of access required for your final thesis. You must read the Access Options Here , and agree the required level of access with your Supervisory Team. The Submission for Examination Form must be signed by all Supervisors and the Head of School/Department.
- SUBMIT YOUR E-THESIS HERE .
Helpful tips
- You can submit before the deadline.
- There are no exceptions or extensions to the deadline, however, a three-month grace period applies for all students.
What is our three-month grace period?
You must be a registered student to submit your thesis for examination. If your registration period is about to expire you have an additional three months in which you can submit your thesis for examination without being liable for registration fees, but you must register for the next academic year. If you do not submit within the three months, you will be liable for a reduced fee (€1700 per annum/€850 per 6 months) for the remainder of the year.
4. Viva Voce and Post Viva Voce
The internal examiner will arrange the Viva Voce examination required for students and will communicate the details to students and supervisors.
Doctorate students liaise with the internal examinner and supervisor/s on all aspects of Viva Voce.
Students will be given an unofficial recommendation after their Viva Voce.
Doctorate students will undertake a Viva Voce. The internal examiner will arrange this and will communicate the details to students.
5. Examiner Report
An examiners report is generated from the Viva Voce and requires formal approval at the Academic Council Graduate Studies Committee (see deadline dates ).
Students receive an official recommendation after approval at Academic Council Graduate Studies Committee.
- The Internal Examiner should submit a joint examiners report to the Graduate Studies Office using the upload facility within 5 working days of the Viva Voce.
- Graduate Studies Office will submit the report to the next Academic Council Graduate Studies Committee for formal approval.
- The Graduate Studies Office will notify Doctorate students by email regarding your approval and any associated recommendations.
Recommendations Explained
Award, no amendments needed.
- Student progresses to the next step which is final e-thesis submission. See all submission deadline dates .
Award, on condition minor amendments are carried out
- Student liaises with their internal examiner to confirm the amendments needed.
- Student carries out amendments and sends them to both their internal examiner and external examiner for review.
- Internal examiner and the external examiner confirms approval of corrections to the Graduate Studies Office using the upload facility and confirms to the student that they can progress to final e-thesis submission online via CORA
Award, on condition major amendments are carried out
- Internal examiner and the external examiner confirms approval of corrections to the Graduate Studies Office using the upload facility and confirms to the student that they can progress to final e-thesis submission online via CORA .
- The original examiners report along with the emails from examiners regarding major amendment completed are submitted to the next ACGSC meeting ( see deadline dates ) for final approval.
Reject, but permit submission of a revised thesis
- Student is required to undertake a major rewrite of all or a significant part of the thesis.
- This process should be completed within 12 months and the candidate must be registered as a student.
- The new thesis needs to be submitted as a PDF online for a new examination (see step 1).
Reject, but allow the award of a lower degree
A research Masters degree is awarded in lieu of a Doctorate as the thesis stands, or such a degree is awarded subject to minor or major amendments. A recommendation will need to be made on the grade of award of the lower degree (on the original thesis).
No degree is awarded as the thesis is very seriously and inherently deficient.
More Information
For detailed information see the Academic Programme Catalogue.
Students receiving a recommendation of award on condition of major or minor amendments should liaise with their internal examiner and supervisor regarding completion of the amendments.
6. Final e-thesis submission and conferring Research Masters students
- Take a look at the final e-thesis submission deadlines and corresponding conferring deadlines to decide when you will submit and confer.
- Log in to CORA https://cora.ucc.ie/shibboleth-login with your UCC IT account details (@umail.ucc.ie) and submit your abstract and thesis online.
7. Conferring
Once the final e-thesis has been submitted you will be put forward to graduate at the next conferring ceremony and will receive information on this by email.
- UCC Conferring Dates
- Contact: [email protected]
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UCC theses CORA is the central repository for electronic copies of UCC postgraduate research theses. While we aim to provide full-text access, in certain circumstances theses may not have been provided by the graduate or may be embargoed in part or in full. To see details of all UCC theses in the UCC Library collections go to the UCC Library catalogue
Current students Information on procedures for submitting your thesis is available on the Graduate Studies Office web pages. See the UCC Library website for a list of E-theses Frequently Asked Questions
Doctoral and Research Masters' graduates Graduates who have an electronic copy of their thesis which they would like to archive in CORA can contact us at [email protected] for more details.
Contact If you have any queries about UCC e-theses please contact: Gillian Cotter, Research & Digital Services, UCC Library: [email protected]
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2 Structure of Traditional Dissertation (Source: Swales, 2004, p. 107) 25 3 Bunton's (2005) Model for PhD Thesis Conclusion 49 4 Hüttner's (2010) Framework for Move Status 50 5 Description of Moves and Steps 57 6 A Six-Move Pattern in DCC 11 80 7 A Three-Move Pattern in DHC 17 81
ELECTRONIC THESIS SUBMISSION. v.1. This manual is to guide Postgraduate student, to submit the Thesis/Dissertation. Student will be required to upload the following document: Student Main Thesis/Dissertation (MS Word Format) (Without the declaration and Dedication page) Signed Turnitin Report (PDF Format) Student Statement of Result (PDF Format)
From January 2020 onwards, hard copy theses are no longer required by the University. If you are a doctoral or research masters' student approaching your final thesis submission deadline, you will need to: E-thesis Submission Guidelines. These guidelines outline how to upload a final doctoral or research masters' thesis to CORA.
The full title of the thesis. The full name of the author, followed, if desired, by any qualifications and distinctions. The qualification for which the thesis is submitted. The name of the institution: University College Cork; The School or Department in which the research was conducted. Name of the Head of the School or Department concerned.
UCC. Duties and responsibilities of supervisors are outlined in Section 4 of this guideline. (ii) Presentation of Research Proposal Graduate students on ACECoR project shall be required to give a presentation of their thesis/ dissertation proposals during a seminar to faculty members who shall critique and provide feedback on the presentation.
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Guidelines for Article-Based Thesis A. Number of articles and status. A doctoral thesis should have a minimum of three articles, which should be published or accepted for publication. Any other(s) should have been submitted for publication. The articles in the thesis (typically between 3 and 6) must completely address the research problem.
Special Collections holds print copies of Research Masters / PhDs theses from 1939-2019. To access Research Masters / PhD theses since 2020 search on CORA. Theses must be requested in advance. For further information see Special Collections & Archives Request Form. All print theses must be consulted in the library and cannot be borrowed.
Thesis submitted to the Department of Education and Psychology of the Faculty of Educational Foundations, College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master
Students can submit any time in their last year of study. Students must begin planning for thesis submission 6 months before their submission date. Steps. 1. Intention to submit. 2. Approval of external and internal examiners. 3. E-thesis Submission for Examination.
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ENGAGING WITH THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL (RP) AND THESIS. Swales (2004:101), a well-known applied linguist and genre analysis scholar, refers to doctoral research as a "generic chain": Proposal, defense, thesis, approval for the thesis defense, defense of thesis, revisions to thesis, and award of degree. This paper focuses on the RP and thesis ...
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