Detailed Rules for Granting Postgraduate Degree in Hunan University:
Article 16 Requirements of the paper
Master's degree thesis should have a new view on the research topic, which shows that it has reached the academic level of master's degree.
The master's degree thesis is independently completed by the master students under the guidance of the tutor. The number of words in the text of the paper is generally not less than 30 thousand words. The tutor shall not sign more than two dissertations at most.
Postgraduates should make the opening report in the department (teaching and research section) before the thesis work begins.
Master students generally spend no less than one year researching and writing papers.