Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University

Requirements for the format of a Master of Arts (Asian Studies) sub-thesis

The purpose of these requirements is to ensure acceptable standards of legibility and presentation.

1. A sub-thesis submitted as a partial requirement for the degree is 20,000- 30,000 words, excluding footnotes, documentary appendices, bibliography, tables, maps etc.
2. Three copies of the thesis, one bound with hard cover, should be submitted, through the Faculty Graduate Administrator, by the required date. The copies must show in gold leaf on the spine the title (shortened if necessary), followed by the candidate's name and initials and the year. If possible lettering should be across the spine, but if it has to be places lengthwise, the wording of the title must run from the top.
3. Theses/sub-theses should be on International Standard Organisation A4 size paper. These containing tables, diagrams etc. which do not fit well on to A4 size should be on I.S.O. B4 size. To ensure ease of reading it is usually advisable to use double-spacing, although one and half-spacing is permitted if the equipment and materials used ensure that clarity is retained. Single spacing is not permitted, except for indented quotations, footnotes and bibliographies.
4. Sheets should be numbered consecutively and clearly; interpolated sheets should be marked distinctly - e.g. 69(a), or as the case may require. Folding diagrams or charts should be arranged to open out to the top and right. To ensure readability after binding, margins should be no narrower than: left-hand 4cm, top 1cm, right-hand 1cm and bottom 2cm.
5. The first page should indicate that the volume is a sub-thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts (Asian Studies) and should give its title, the candidate's name and the month and year of submission. There should follow, on the next page a statement signed by the candidate indicating that the thesis is their own work and that all sources used have been acknowledged.
6. Duplicating by any method giving good permanent copies is permitted. The cost of materials, typing and binding of the three obligatory copies and of any extra copies for the candidate's own use must be met by the candidate themself.
7. Candidates should proof read their theses very carefully before submission as minor and/or typographical errors may distract examiners from the substance of the thesis and lead to delay in admission to the degree.
8. One copy of the thesis is retained by the University and deposited in the library, the other copies are at the disposal of the candidate once the degree is awarded.

Submit to

Administrator of Graduate and Advanced Programs
Faculty of Asian Studies
Australian National University
Canberra 0200 Australia

Email: Graduate.Programs.AsianStudies@anu.edu.au
Phone: + 61 2 6125 3210
Fax: + 61 2 6125 3144

Extensions of time to submit

If you require an extension of time to submit please note that such extensions can only be granted until the first day of a semester following your submission date. If you are requesting an extension of time to submit extending beyond the first day of a new semester, you will be required to re-enrol for another semester. An application for an extension of time to submit should be submitted to the Graduate Administrator before the initial due date of the Sub-thesis.

Best wishes for your research and write-up.

See also

General and Academic Enquiries for Graduate Programs