History and Philosophy of Science Theses

Theses, also known as dissertations, are written to fulfil the requirements of a diploma or degree, and are the result of independent and original research.

University of Sydney Theses
Printed copies of University of Sydney Ph.D. and Masters (by Research) theses are kept in the Rare Book Library. These are all listed in the Online Catalogue, see How to find a thesis.
Theses that have been digitised may be viewed from the SETIS server and are part of the ADT.
Masters by coursework dissertations are kept by the department.

ADT (Australian Digital Theses)
A database of digital versions of theses produced by postgraduate research students at Australian Universities (including the University of Sydney). It is searchable by author, title, subject, keyword, etc. Still small, this database will eventually become an important tool for searching Australian theses in full text.

Dissertation & Theses Full Text (Dissertation Abstracts)
Contains more than 1.6 million entries. An authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. The database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities. 47,000 new dissertations and 12,000 new theses are added to the database each year.
Electronic full text available from 1997- .
Note: Very large files; may be slow to download off-campus.

Index to Theses
An index to theses (many with abstracts) awarded by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland from 1970+.