There are 2 types of advisors for Master's degree theses or thematic papers as follows:
Thesis or thematic paper major advisor
- Qualifications
- must be a regular instructor;
- must be a thesis or thematic paper proposal advisor;
- must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent or have at least an academic title of no less than an associate professor in that particular field or related field of study;
- must have experience in conducting research in addition to the advisor's own graduate studies.
- Duties
- respond to and advise on the thesis or thematic paper with reference to the thesis or thematic paper proposal which passed the thesis or thematic paper proposal defense exam
- nominate the thesis or thematic paper co-advisor
- give students advice on the theoretical concepts, research methodology and analytical processes, and help solve related problems that may occur
- give students advice on the writing of a thesis or thematic paper and the language used
- follow the research process and assess students'progress of thesis or thematic paper every semester until it is completed
- give approval for students' thesis or thematic paper defense schedule
- be a thesis or thematic paper defense committee members
Thesis or thematic paper co-advisor
- Qualifications
- must be a regular instructor or external examiner;
- must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent or have at least an academic title of no less than an associate professor in the particular field or related field;
- must have experience in conducting research in addition to the advisor's own graduate studies.
- Duties
- cooperate in response to and give advice on the thesis or thematic paper with reference to the thesis or thematic paper proposal which passed the thesis or thematic paper proposal defense exam
- cooperate in giving students advice on the theoretical concepts, research methodology and analytical processes, and help solves related problems that may occur
- cooperate in giving students advice on the writing of a thesis or thematic paper and the language used
- cooperate in following the research process and assessing students' progress of thesis or thematic paper every semester until it is completed
- may be part of a thesis or thematic paper defense committee, and must attend every thesis or thematic paper defense exam
- Number of committee members
The Thesis or Thematic Paper Committee must be appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Graduates Studies and consist of one thesis or thematic paper major advisor and at least one co-advisor.
Should it be necessary and suitable, a specialist may be appointed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies to be a thesis or thematic paper committee member.