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Dissertations & Theses: Home
Finding dissertations and theses at the UW and beyond.
Worldwide
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses GlobalMore than 2 million full-text dissertations. For those dissertations not available in full-text, submit an interlibrary loan request to get a printed copy.
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Global Electronic Thesis and Dissertation SearchSearch approximately 4 million theses from more than 200 universities worldwide
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Theses Canadarecent dissertations can be downloaded in pdf format for free
At the UW
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ResearchWorks Archive at the UWFull text dissertations completed at UW. Full coverage from 1997-2008 and 2012 - present; sporadic coverage prior to 1997.
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UW Libraries Search - Advanced SearchSearch for hard copies of dissertations & master's theses written at the UW. Prior to 2012, not all master's theses were submitted to the Libraries collection. As of 2012, no hard copy dissertations or theses will be added to the collection. Many will be available via ResearchWorks Archive or Proquest Dissertations & Theses.
Search by author: Change the drop-down to "author/creator"
Search by title: Change the drop-down to "in the title"
Search by subject or department: Change the drop-down to "in subject"; use the heading "theses" followed by the department:
- theses anthropology
- theses computer science
- theses pharmacology
Search by topic: Use the keywords search and combine the phrase "theses and" followed by a topical keyword(s):
- theses and salmon habitat
- theses and shakespeare
- theses and japan and history