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dissertation
An extensive academic work that is written and submitted at a university in order to obtain a doctoral degree. Also called a doctoral thesis.
Sie schreibt ihre Dissertation über die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Alpen.
She is writing her dissertation on the effects of climate change on the Alps.
This word belongs to formal and academic language. It is used mainly in the context of universities, research, and obtaining a doctoral degree.
Für die Dissertation muss man ein Thema mit dem Professor abstimmen.
For the dissertation, you have to agree on a topic with the professor.
A dissertation is associated with certain verbs. You can say 'eine Dissertation schreiben' (to write a dissertation), 'verfassen' (to compose/write), 'einreichen' (to submit), or, at the end of the process, 'verteidigen' (to defend).
Er arbeitet seit drei Jahren an seiner Dissertation.
He has been working on his dissertation for three years.
To state the topic of the academic work, you use the preposition 'über' (about/on) followed by the accusative. This is a fixed structure.
Seine Dissertation über künstliche Intelligenz hat viel Aufmerksamkeit bekommen.
His dissertation on artificial intelligence received a lot of attention.
doctorate / promotion
'die Dissertation' and 'die Promotion' are both connected to the doctoral degree at a university. But they do not mean the same thing. The dissertation is the academic work that you write and submit. The doctorate is the whole path toward the doctoral title, including, for example, research, the dissertation, and an oral examination. Learners can easily confuse the words because the dissertation is an important part of the doctorate. You can say: You write a dissertation, but you do a doctorate.
Nach drei Jahren Forschung gab Maria ihre Dissertation an der Universität ab.
After three years of research, Maria submitted her dissertation to the university.
Für seine Promotion arbeitet Mehmet an einem Projekt zur Klimaforschung.
For his doctorate, Mehmet is working on a climate research project.