What is the difference between the master’s report and master’s thesis? Are we given only the option of doing the report?
The main difference between the master’s report and master’s thesis is that with the thesis, students collect data to answer a specific research question. For reports, students review and critique a body of literature with a focus on the practical implications of an area of research. Students have the option of doing either, but most students choose to do the master’s report. The program has a required course on research design, where the focus is on helping students learn the skills of academic writing, literature reviews, and preparation for the report writing. A thesis usually takes 2 semesters (as opposed to one for the report), and also may require an experimental design or advanced statistical methods course. This will likely extend the program by at least six hours, requiring an extra semester of course work. The thesis is typically done by students in the separate M.Ed. Academic Program which requires only 36 hours and includes the necessary required statistics such as Experime
