McMaster University master's thesis and dissertation
Academic
Follows McMaster University's thesis rules (community template McMaster University Thesis Template (2025) by Feyi Adesanya, CC BY 4.0; not an official template of the University), after the Guide for the Preparation of Master's and Doctoral Theses of the School of Graduate Studies (October 2023). A master's thesis or a doctoral dissertation in English on US Letter paper: the half-title page, the title page in capitals and small capitals with the copyright line, the Descriptive Note with the number of pages, the Lay Abstract, the Abstract, a dedication, the acknowledgements, the table of contents, the lists of figures and tables, Notation, Definitions, and Abbreviations, the Declaration of Academic Achievement, chapters "Chapter 1", sections 1.1 and 1.1.1, figures, tables and equations numbered within the chapter, the bibliography (IEEE) and appendices A, B. A left margin of 1.5 inches, Computer Modern 12 pt, double or single spacing, a running head with the degree, your name, the University and the department on every page from the first chapter on, the preliminary pages in Roman numerals; without the University's logo.
- Format
- US Letter portrait
- Language
- EnglishENEnglish (default)
- Margins
- left 3.81 cm, right 2.54 cm, top 4.32 cm, bottom 3.05 cm
- Body text
- Computer Modern (Latin Modern) 12 pt, dvojité řádkování (24 pt) nebo jednoduché (14,5 pt), do bloku, odstavce odsazené
- Headings
- Computer Modern tučně, kapitoly 24,88 pt, oddíly 17,28 pt, pododdíly 14,4 pt
- Numbering
- Chapter 1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1
- Page number
- no page numbers
- Citations
- IEEEcan be changed
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