Museum Studies 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. Museum Studies students are expected to produce a 12,000 word dissertation.

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. For more information see Theses@Sydney.
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)
Also known as ProQuest Digital Dissertations, this database includes citations of US theses from 1861 to the present, and internationally from 1988 onwards. Lengthy abstracts of theses are available from 1980, while complete copies may be purchased online
NB The database can only be accessed by current University of Sydney staff and students using the University as their Internet Service Provider.

For more help with finding theses from other universities worl-dwide see Theses@Sydney.