*Updated as of Jan. 6, 2026: Since the Spring 2026 dissertation deadline to hold the defense lands during Spring Break, we modified the dissertation deadlines for Spring 2026 in an effort to make the ...

Writing and defending a dissertation or thesis is the culmination of a research-based graduate degree. The steps below will assist students in completing this stage of their education. Please ...

Masters level history students should be willing to engage in detailed historical research. In preparing a dissertation, students are provided with guidance about how to choose an appropriate topic, ...

This web page describes the required submission process for your thesis or dissertation. Every term has firm deadlines related to each part of the thesis and dissertation submission process. The ...

When the University announced last November that doctoral dissertations and masters dissertations from some engineering disciplines would be made available in a digital format, it was unclear how many ...

Visit the ETD Administrator website to begin. In addition to submitting the required PDF, you must submit your document in Word or HTML/EPUB format as an administrative document.

A thesis, which may be research or expository, critical, or creative work, is required of every master’s degree candidate under Plan I. Every thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the ...

Congratulations to Razan Elshazali (Department of International Development) and Sally Itani (Department of Geography and Environment) for their prize-winning dissertations! Every year, the LSE Middle ...