At this point you should ask your thesis director to form a thesis committee, which will consist of your director and two other graduate faculty. Your thesis director will submit the thesis committee to the Graduate Director. The proposal should detail the nature and scope of your project, and should include a preliminary bibliography. It is important to consult with your thesis director about any problems you encounter in the writing. You must defend your thesis at least one week before the thesis is due in the Dean's office.
Any thesis is a work of considerable research and ambition.
It should address its limited topic fully, accounting for all previous relevant scholarship. It should be at least fifty pages in length.