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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.
doctoral thesis
Dissertation and Doktorarbeit refer to the same academic work for a doctoral degree. Dissertation is the formal academic term; Doktorarbeit is the more common and often less formal term. The choice therefore depends mainly on the conversational situation.
Die Universität hat ihre Dissertation offiziell angenommen.
The university officially accepted her dissertation.
Sie erzählt Freunden, dass sie ihre Doktorarbeit endlich abgegeben hat.
She tells her friends that she has finally submitted her doctoral thesis.
