Below, you will see examples of dissertations and theses cited in the APA style. For more information on how to read these examples, see the Getting Started page of this LibGuide (see the tabs to the left.)
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of Dissertation [Type of Dissertation, Name of Institution Awarding Degree]. Database or Archive Name. DOI or URL if available.
EXAMPLE:
Long, S.A. (2008). The chanted mass in Parisian ecclesiastical and civic communities, 1480--1540: local liturgical practices in manuscripts and early printed service books [Doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]. Music and Performing Arts Library at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Long, 2008)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Long (2008)
Example Item
Online resource; accessible on campus or with NetID
TEMPLATE:
Author Last Name, Author First Name (Publication Year). Title of Dissertation (Accession or Order Number) [Type of Dissertation, Name of Institution Awarding Degree]. Database or Archive Name. DOI or URL if available.
EXAMPLE:
Villanueva, C. A. O. (2023). Last Dance, Lost Dance: Strategizing Indeterminacy Toward Live and Emergent Choreographies (Order No. 30522127) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/em-last-dance-lost-strategizing-indeterminacy/docview/2874165626/se-2
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(Author Last Name, Publication Year)
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(Villanueva 2023)
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Author Last Name (Publication Year)
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Villanueva (2023)
