Where can I find dissertations and theses?
Answer
Electronic dissertations and theses
UT Dallas students, faculty and staff have online access to three dissertation and thesis databases:
- Dissertations and Theses at University of Texas at Dallas - All papers authored by UT Dallas alumni
- Dissertations and Theses Global - Authors not affiliated with UT Dallas
- Open Dissertations - Hundreds of thousands of publicly available dissertations dating back to 1933
Links to dissertation databases are listed here
Dissertation access for our community visitors
Dissertations in print
McDermott Library has a selection of dissertations in print, searchable in Discover and available by request at the Service Desk on the 2nd floor.
Publishing timeframe
It can take about 6 months after The Office of Graduate Studies releases a dissertation before it is published in the ProQuest database. These documents are sometimes available sooner at Treasures @ UT Dallas. You can search there, or use the Discover tab on our homepage to search by title or author in our familiar catalog view.