UWI THESIS GUIDE: at-a-glance for the Faculty of Medical Sciences (UWISTA): PRELIMINARY PAGES

1. Title page

• Title page is the first; it is not numbered
• Left margin: 2 inches/ 5cm
• Right, top, bottom margins: 1 inch/ 2.5 cm
• Single spacing 
• Bold
• All text are centred except "Department... Faculty...Campus" which are left justified
• No full stop at the end of the title
• The word 'by" (candidate) is not used for the Taught Masters. see pages 24-27 for the distinctions between the title page formats for the MPhil &PhD theses and the Taught Masters theses
• Requirements NOT requirement (erratum in UWI Thesis Guide)

2. Thesis / Dissertation/Research/ Project deposit Licence Agreement

• To be completed and added to the final version of the thesis at the end fo the process

3. Abstract

• Heading: the word ABSTRACT is bold, centred, all capital letters 
• Thesis title – sentence case or title case i.e. the first letter of major words capitalized, except for articles, prepositions and conjunctions 
• 300 words or less
• The abstract page is numbered in roman numerals starting with [ i ]
• Single spacing
• 1 paragraph
• In-text citations are not included
• Spell out abbreviations
• Keywords: not less than 6; separate with a semi-colon and place a period at the end
• Keywords: do not bold; place in alphabetical order
• Keywords: add as necessary Caribbean area; Trinidad (Trinidad & Tobago); Trinidad & Tobago
• Keywords: add any variation of the author’s name  

4. Acknowledgements

• Acknowledgements not Acknowledgement 
• Heading – bold, centred
• Acknowledgement must be made of any special (UWI etc] funding received, grants, copyright agreements and the supervisor's name

5. Dedication

• Heading – bold, centred

6. Table of contents

• 1.5 spacing in each section
• sub-headings should go to 3 levels only e.g. 2.3; 2.3.1; 2.3.1.1
• Rows of text for Headings and sub-headings must not  run under columns assigned to chapter numbers and page numbers
• Do not repeat Table of Contents in the listing

7. Table of cases

• If any

8. Table of statues

• If any

1. Table of constitutional Instruments 

• If any

10. List of Figures followed by List of Tables, List of Illustrations etc (with pagination)

• Best layout achieved with borderless tables 
• List number, title and page number
• Number tables separately from Figures
• Double numeration by chapters can be used e.g. Table 1.1, Table 1..2, Table 1.3

11. Glossary 

• If any

       l.   List of Abbreviations/ Acronyms                

• Not the difference between abbreviations and acronyms and apply accordingly
• Left justify
• Include meanings (if any)

13. Preface (if any)

• If any
• 1.5 spacing 
• Tone must be academic and written at an appropriate scholarly level
• Precludes the introduction