Two of the most effective types of searches, department / program title and keyword searches, are explained below.

1. Finding theses by department / program title

Select a title search in the Schaffer Library Catalog and enter the name of the department or program, generally followed by the term dept or program, and ending with the term thesis. You can also use the list of department and program names for theses given below.

Search hint: If you wish to restrict your search to a particular year, add the year after the term thesis. Example:

Department and Program Names Used for Theses

Search hints: Any name listed below can be copied and pasted into the title search box in the Schaffer Library Catalog. Be sure to review the entire list. Department and program names have varied over the years, and you may need to search on more than one name in the title index in order to retrieve all theses in a discipline.

 

Administrative and Engineering Systems Program thesis

Africana Studies thesis

American Studies Program thesis

Anthropology Dept thesis

Arts Dept thesis

Biochemistry thesis

Biology Dept thesis

Chemistry Dept thesis

Civil Engineering Dept thesis

Classics Dept thesis

Comparative Communist Studies Program thesis

Comparative Literature Program thesis

Computer Science Dept thesis

Computer Science Program thesis

East Asian Studies Program thesis

Economics Dept thesis

Educational Studies Program thesis

Electrical Engineering Dept thesis

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dept thesis

English Dept thesis

Environmental Studies thesis

Geology Dept thesis

History Dept thesis

Industrial Administration Program thesis

Industrial Economics Program thesis

Latin American Studies Program thesis

Life Sciences and Systems Program thesis

Mathematics Dept thesis

Mechanical Engineering Dept thesis

Modern Languages and Literatures Dept thesis

Organizing Theme Major thesis

Performing Arts Dept thesis

Philosophy Dept thesis

Physics Dept thesis

Political Science Dept thesis

Psychology Dept thesis

Religion Dept thesis

Russia and Eastern Europe Program thesis

Science Program thesis

Social Sciences Program thesis

Sociology Dept thesis

Sociology and Anthropology Dept thesis

Transdisciplinary Studies Program thesis

Visual Arts Dept thesis

Women’s Studies thesis

2. Finding theses by keyword

If you are not certain of the title or author of a thesis, or you do not know the name of the department in which it was done, select a keyword search in the Schaffer Library Catalog.  Then enter any words, phrases and department information that you know, joined by the term and. Sample keyword searches in the Schaffer Library Catalog:

psychology dept and disabled children

political science dept and election?

blood pump and union