12. Theses and dissertations

In this chapter:
Published thesis
Unpublished thesis
Online thesis
1. PUBLISHED THESIS
  • For a published thesis, the title should be in italics, similar to a book
In-text

(Author Surname Year, p. Page No.)

Example:

Recent studies (Dudley 2012, p. 288) include …

Reference

Author Surname, Initial Year, Title, Level of thesis, Institution issuing degree, Institution Location.

Example:

Dudley, DA 2012, Evidence to inform effective physical education policy, pedagogy and practice in New South Wales secondary schools, PhD thesis, University of Wollongong.

2. UNPUBLISHED THESIS
  • Reference List – for unpublished theses, the title is in quotation marks and is not italicised.
In-text

(Author Surname Year, p. Page No.)

Example:

Humans entered the northern forests in… (Bouchert-Bert 2002, pp. 4-6).

Reference

Author Surname, Initial Year, ‘Title’, Level of thesis, Institution issuing degree, Institution Location.

Example:

Bouchert-Bert, L 2002, ‘When humans entered the northern forests: an archaeological and palaeoenvironmental perspective’, MA dissertation, University of Calgary.

3. ONLINE THESIS
In-text

(Author Surname Year)

Example:

Recent studies (McDonald 2007, pp. 198-99) suggest …

Reference

Author Surname, Initial Year, Title, Level of thesis, Institution issuing degree, Institution Location, viewed Day Month Year, <URL>.

Example:

McDonald, J 2007, The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education, PhD dissertation, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, viewed 3 July 2019, <https://eprints.usq.edu.au/3588/2/McDonald_2007_whole.pdf>.

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