Selecting a Thesis Topic: Specific (part 3)

The third significant characteristic of a thesis topic pertains to its precision and explicitness.

Do justice with your study. At best, a general topic will tend to spread over too many sections, thus, only tapping the surfaces of your paper. Quite the opposite of that, the thesis project must be able to comprehensively delve with the issues of your topic. And this becomes more easily possible if the subject matter itself is focused and exact enough.

Now, some students acquire the misconception that since the dissertation will last for about a year, it’s safer to pick a subject matter that’s a bit broad. What if you lose steam mid-year of the thesis? What if there’s nothing to write after a few months because you chose a topic that’s too specific? No worries. No matter what topic you settle on, it will always expand over your supposed expectations. So, stop overthinking the topic development and choose something that’s focused and specific.