A thesis is a large report written to describe the process and outcomes of a research project.
Theses are written by higher education students and are often a major (or sole) assessable component for admission to a higher degree. Theses are often written for PhDs, but can also be for honours, masters and other degrees.This guide shows you how to find Masters and PhD theses, online from Australian and overseas.
Why use theses?
Theses can be a valuable source of information, especially for topics where there are fewer published works available.
The references or works cited in a thesis can also be useful to find further published sources on a topic.
If you are currently writing a thesis (Honours, Masters or PhD) you may want to:
- check if anyone has recently completed a PhD thesis in your area of research internationally
- look at PhD theses from your faculty to get an idea of how to format your thesis and/or liaise with your lecturer to be sure.
