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Thesis/Dissertation MLA Works Cited

You can use the abbreviated U for University in the name of the granting university. For example, Monash U or U of Tokyo.

Thesis/Dissertation– Unpublished

• If unpublished title is in quotes

Format:

Last, First M. "Title of Dissertation/Thesis." Diss. [OR] MA thesis. [OR] MS thesis. University, Year Awarded. Print.

Examples:

• Graban, Tarez Samra. "Towards a Feminine Ironic: Understanding Irony in the Oppositional Discourse of Women from the Early Modern and Modern Periods." Diss. Purdue University, 2006. Print.

Thesis/Dissertation– Published

• Italicize the title and put in publication year

Format:

Last, First M. Title of Dissertation/Thesis. Diss. [OR] MA thesis. [OR] MS thesis. University, Year Awarded. Place of Publication: UMI, publication year. Accession Number. Print

Examples:

• Bile, Jeffry. Ecology, Feminism, and a Revised Critical Rhetoric Toward a Dialectical Partnership. Diss. Ohio University, 2005. Ann Arbor: UMI, 2006. AAT 3191791. Print.

Thesis/Dissertation– Commercial database (e.g., ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database)

• blah

Format:

Last, First M. "Title of Dissertation/Thesis." Diss. [OR] MA thesis. [OR] MS thesis. University, Location,Year Awarded. Name of Database. Web. Date

Examples:

• Jones, Marcus Alexander. The impact of public transit on travel behavior in the Atlanta metro region MA thesis. Georgia State University, Atlanta, 2002. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. Web. 21 June 2005.

Thesis/Dissertation – Electronic version

Format:

Last, First M. Title of Dissertation/Thesis. Diss. [OR] MA thesis. [OR] MS thesis. University, Year awarded. Web. Date accessed.

Examples:

• Caprette, Christopher L. Conquering the Cold Shudder: The Origin and Evolution of Snake Eyes. Diss. Ohio State U, 2005. Web. 12 June 2014.