MASTER’S THESIS

INTRODUCTION (No title necessary) (Not numbered either)

Topic: ___
Title: ___
Research Question: ___
Range of the Topic (Topics that will be covered/analyzed): ___
Viability of the Project (What are the resources to cover the topic, also called Feasibility or Probability): ___
Justification (Why this topic?): ___
Methodology (How will you approach [theoretically] this topic?): ___
General Objective: ___
Specific Objectives (Numbered): ___

CHAPTER I (Find a suitable title)

Introduction (Presentation of the Chapter)
I. About the author (A bio-bibliography)
II. About the historical context of the text (if applicable)
III. Scholarly Criticism of the text (also known as “Review of Literature” or “State of the Art”)) (by topics) (finish this
section with your contribution to the field of literature)
IV. Theoretical Framework (it can be Conceptual, Referential or a combination of the three. Be sure NOT to make any
reference to the literary work(s), this is purely “theory”)
Conclusion (Summary of this Chapter and some introduction to next Chapter)

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CHAPTER II (Literary Analysis [make sure you use the theory examined in Chapter I only]: Find a suitable title)
Introduction (Presentation of the Chapter)
I. Topic I
II. Topic II (and so on, as necessary)
Conclusion (Summary of this Chapter and some introduction to next Chapter)

CHAPTER III (Literary Analysis [make sure you use the theory examined in Chapter I only]: Find a suitable title)
Introduction (Presentation of the Chapter)
I. Topic I
II. Topic II (and so on, as necessary)
Conclusion (Summary of this Chapter and some introduction to next Chapter)

CHAPTER IV (Literary Analysis [make sure you use the theory examined in Chapter I only] Find a suitable title)
Introduction (Presentation of the Chapter)
I. Topic I
II. Topic II (and so on, as necessary)
Conclusion (Summary of this Chapter)

(As many Chapters as necessary, but we aware of the length of your project!)

CONCLUSIONS (No title necessary) (No numbered either)

(Review of what you have done in your thesis AND what is left for future/further research [why you did not cover that:
Remember the Feasibility of your project)

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WORKS CITED
(According to MLA, latest edition) (APA may be used, but consistency along the text is the key!)
(COVER PAGE AS FOLLOWS respecting capital as well as lower case letters:)

UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA

SISTEMA DE ESTUDIOS DE POSGRADO

TÍTULO DE LA TESIS (in English)

(Avance de) Tesis sometida a la consideración de la Comisión del Programa

de Estudios de Posgrado en Literatura para
optar al grado y título de Maestría Académica en Literatura Inglesa

NOMBRE DE CANDIDATA O CANDIDATO

Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, Costa Rica

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