How to Organize a Master Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Universities may use different rules, but most academic theses follow the same broad organization. The formatter provides Master and Doctorat presets that can be adapted by adding, deleting or reordering files.

Preliminary pages

Cover page
Jury or defense page
Résumé and keywords
Abstract and keywords
Arabic summary when required
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations

Main document

The main content usually begins with the general introduction, followed by numbered chapters. A Doctoral dissertation may include theoretical foundations, state of the art, scientific positioning, system design, experimental implementation, results and discussion.

End matter

General conclusion and perspectives
Bibliography or references
Appendices
Scientific publications, when requested

Use separate files

Keeping every major part in a separate DOCX file makes revision easier. A supervisor can correct one chapter without modifying the entire thesis, and the final merge can be regenerated after each change.

University rules take priority: always compare the generated document with the official faculty template before submission.

Load a standard structure

Choose the Master or Doctorat preset, then customize the list of parts.

Create the Thesis Structure