Written dissertation

The master’s dissertation is a written report of the scientific research the student has conducted.

General guidelines

• View the general guidelines here
• Academic writing style and language, logically structured text and clean layout
• Language: see art. 59 §1 5° of the Education and Examination Code
• Lay-out: there are no specific requirements regarding font type, font size, spacing or citation style at FBE. However, the typographic choices must give the text a neat and well-organized look. Appropriate font types are Arial, Calibri, UGent Panno Text, Times New Roman; appropriate font size is 11 or 12 pt.
  For the international joint programmes specific lay-out rules may apply at your current institution. Check and comply specific rules, as well as specific master dissertation programme guidelines!
• Do you use ChatGPT or another AI tool when writing your dissertation, then mention it in the "Materials and Methods" section (even if you don't use it, you can also mention this in your report)
• You yourself submit your Master's dissertation to the jury members of the reading committee and your promotor(s)

Cover page per programme

Print appropriate version (listed below) on white slightly thicker paper, do not add or delete logos

• Cover page MSc in Food Technology
• Cover page International MSc in Health Management in Aquaculture
• Cover page International MSc in Rural Development
• Cover page International MSc in Environmental Technology and Engineering
• Cover page International MSc in Sustainable and innovative natural resource management
• Cover page International MSc in Soils and Global Change
• Cover page for all other Master programmes (UGent, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering)
• Cover page exchange students

Master's dissertation of two students with the same subject

A Master's dissertation by two students with the same subject is possible under following conditions:

• The work must be submitted in separate volumes.
• The defense is individual, so separated in space and time.
• For each master's dissertation, a separate Board of Examiners is appointed, so a separate written assessment is required.
• If a common title is used, this has to be complemented with a separate and different subtitle.
• In the introduction of each masters dissertation, the cooperation should be mentioned and the similarities and specificity of the work have to be described.