Introduction
The purpose of this guide is to set out and clarify the concept of thesis-writing for a doctoral arts degree at MuTri, and to provide authors with answers to the following questions:
This guide is not so much a set of strict instructions to be followed, as an outline of what can (and cannot) be done within the framework of your artistic doctoral thesis – which may come in many different forms. Any instructions here that are more detailed, cover the general or formal requirements for any thesis – such as the way in which other works are referred to.
Other issues touched on in this guide cover the preparatory course, thesis seminars, and postgraduate seminar meetings. The main responsibility for writing the thesis lies with individual doctoral candidates, as their supervisor is only there to guide and help them, but candidates are also encouraged to seek guidance and bounce ideas off other staff at MuTri, such as Kaarina Kilpiö (kaarina.kilpio@uniarts.fi) and her colleague, Saijaleena Rantanen, who together form the Takiaiset ‘hit squad’ that can help you tackle any writing issues that arise.
The main idea here is to provide you with one basic model for structuring a thesis. It is not saying that there is only one specific shape it must take, but it enumerates all the aspects that a doctoral arts thesis should include whatever its final form.