Overview

Graduation with a master’s degree at KDI School requires completion of course work and a research project. This guideline aims to provide essence of research requirement. All students must present their first full draft, to the final paper, to their Program of Study (POS) committee to submit it to the Academic Affairs Division to graduate. Students are able to submit their final draft within 4 years(12 terms) from their first semester. If you are unable to complete the final draft within this period, you may petition to the School for a one-year extension.

To fulfill the research requirement you may select one of the two research project options listed below—the one that you feel will best serve your career objective yet in consideration of the time constraint while at the School. The options are:

• Thesis Project
• Capstone Project

While all options address the same underlying objective—the advancement and application of knowledge and skills for the betterment of public policy and management—each has a shade of different requirements in form and substance.