Theses & Dissertations
Academic Writing & APA Style Guide – all sections
Citing someone else’s thesis or dissertation as a source — not formatting your own (see Writing Your Final Thesis for that).
Published online (e.g., in a university or database repository)
Template:Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis (Publication No. xxx, if assigned) [Doctoral dissertation or Master’s thesis, Institution Name]. Database or Archive Name, if applicable.
Example:Miranda, C. (2019). Exploring the lived experience of foster youth aging out of care (Publication No. 27621542) [Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
In text:(Miranda, 2019) / Miranda (2019)
Print only, unpublished
Template:Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis [Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis]. Institution Name.
Note: Use this version when the thesis was never uploaded anywhere and you accessed a physical copy — e.g., from a university library’s print archive.