Stellenbosch University e Thesis – Education in South Africa

Stellenbosch University e Thesis, The University offers Semester in Stellenbosch programmes (Exchange; Study Abroad), a Summer School, Postgraduate and PhD programmes in English.Stellenbosch University is a fully accredited classic university with 10 faculties: Arts, Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Science, Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Health Sciences, Military Science, Law, Theology, Engineering.

It has a student body of over 22 000 of which more than one third is postgraduate students. The number of international students has increased substantially since 1993 to over 1900 students from more than 70 countries currently enrolled at the University.Stellenbosch is a research-intensive university with a long history of pure and applied research across a large range of disciplines. It is at the forefront of basic and applied research and through partnering with the industry and government has become a benchmark for research excellence.

Online thesis submission

Please note, the deadline for December 2018 graduation is 28 November 2018.

The following guidelines apply to theses and dissertations:

Step 1:

Supervisor nominates student

Sign on to the Step 2:

Prepare document for submission

Theses and dissertations should be created according to the instructions as set out in the General Yearbook Sections 5.7 and 6.11.

Document layout

Title page: Masters Degree – Doctoral Degree.
SU Crest: The Scholar team will add the SU crest to the accepted PDF. See: General Yearbook 2018 pg. 197
Declaration – Masters Degree / Declaration – Doctoral Degree
English – Abstract (max. 500 words)
Afrikaans – Opsomming (max. 500 words)
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Content (e.g. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc.)
Reference List (Referencing Techniques)
Addenda (e.g. Addendum A, Addendum B, etc.)

Look and feel of document

Font: Arial or Times New Roman
Font size: 10pt or 11pt or 12pt
Font colour: Black
Line spacing: Double, Single or 1.5
Borders: 2cm width open around all text areas
Paper Size: A4

Filename

Save your document in MSWord. Use the following file naming convention:
surname_studentnumber_2015.docx
e.g. dutoit_12345678_2015.docx
All the MSWord files (or other file formats) need to be converted to pdf for submission to SUNScholar.

LaTeX Template

Inquiries: Tel: +27 21 808 4248 | Danie Els

Step 3:

Convert document to pdf

When using MS Word v.2010 and later: Save As >> Save as type >> PDF (*.pdf)
Important

It at all times remains the student’s responsibility to verify the contents of the converted pdf document in order to ensure that no structure or content of the original source document was lost or manipulated during the conversion process.
Please do not add any securities to your pdf document.
Do not add your signature to the bottom of the declaration. No signature is required.

Step 4:

Submit pdf electronically for acceptance by Supervisor

Make sure your document has been prepared correctly for submission and then ask your supervisor to nominate you.

After you have been nominated by your supervisor you will receive an e-mail via your SU webmail account that the electronic submission space has been prepared. The e-mail will contain a link indicating where the submission of the thesis/dissertation must be done. Alternatively submit at SUNScholar Loader.
Click on the link or “handle” in the e-mail and follow the easy instructions.
Once the supervisor has approved your submission and it has been processed by the SUNScholar Office, it will be available online via SUNScholar for others to access, provided that no restrictions apply.
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Enquiries

Contact: Tel: +27 021 808 9046/9489 | E-mail

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