Dissertation and Defense
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A. The dissertation, presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Biophysics at the University of Virginia must be based upon original research carried out by the candidate under the guidance of the dissertation advisor(s) and research committee. The dissertation must be authored by the candidate and contain the primary data obtained in the dissertation research. The role of the dissertation advisor will be that of an editor, but not author. Although the document may contain published information, such information should be carefully integrated into the main body of the dissertation. The work of others should be clearly delineated and acknowledged. In all cases the dissertation must include suitable introduction and conclusion sections to unify its contents. In addition, the dissertation must adhere to the criteria set forth by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Any deviations from these guidelines must be approved in advance by the Executive Committee of the Biophysics Program. B. The defense of the dissertation will occur approximately two weeks after a copy of the dissertation has been provided to the Dissertation Defense Committee. The scientific contents of this dissertation should be familiar to the committee members, so that it will not be rejectable on research grounds at this juncture. Matters of style, etc., should be gone over in rough drafts by the committee before the final typing. These guidelines shall not limit the actions of the examining committee which may, at its discretion, require a rough draft earlier and may schedule a preliminary examination prior to the actual defense. C. The defense of the dissertation shall consist of a public dissertation seminar and the oral examination by the examining committee. The time and place of the thesis seminar must be announced in advance, normally the regularly scheduled Biophysics Seminar. The examinations shall be open to the faculty only. continue to information on Guidelines and Deadlines >>> |