Find Dissertations
Dissertations Resources
- Dissertation Abstracts Online
- Start your search for a dissertation here. Entries and abstracts for more than one million doctoral dissertations and masters theses accepted at accredited institutions are included. Coverage: 1861 - present.
- Start your search for a dissertation here. Entries and abstracts for more than one million doctoral dissertations and masters theses accepted at accredited institutions are included. Coverage: 1861 - present.
- Dissertations from VCU (Current Research @ VCU)
- Search all VCU dissertations/theses submitted to UMI. View 24-page previews; download full-text (PDF format) of those published after 1996. Non-VCU users, use link below.
Search and preview - most recent 2 years. (Full-text is fee-based).
- Search all VCU dissertations/theses submitted to UMI. View 24-page previews; download full-text (PDF format) of those published after 1996. Non-VCU users, use link below.
- Digital Library of ETDs (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
- Collections of electronic theses and dissertations, many of which are available online through their host institutions. Sponsored by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
- Collections of electronic theses and dissertations, many of which are available online through their host institutions. Sponsored by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
- VCU ETD's
How do I get a copy of a dissertation?
- UMI Dissertation Express
- You can purchase copies of dissertations through UMI, the producer of Dissertation Abstracts. Submit your order online or print out a form to mail or fax. Note that the order form allows you to search for dissertations by author or title.
- You can purchase copies of dissertations through UMI, the producer of Dissertation Abstracts. Submit your order online or print out a form to mail or fax. Note that the order form allows you to search for dissertations by author or title.
- Interlibrary Loan (VCU only)
- Interlibrary Loan will attempt to borrow dissertations from other libraries. While there is no charge for this service, it is often difficult to obtain a dissertation through Interlibrary Loan. Other libraries may not be able to lend their dissertations and the only loanable copy might be in microfiche or microfilm format.
How do I get my VCU thesis or dissertation bound?
- Library guidelines for submitting your work (includes checklists and forms)
VCU Dissertations
Masters theses and doctoral dissertations completed at Virginia Commonwealth University are available within the VCU Libraries. To find these through the VCU Library Catalog, search by author, title or keyword. Also note that the Advanced Search option of the catalog provides a format limit for “Thesis - Dissertation”.Dissertations and theses from selected departments and schools, Academic Campus (via the VCU library web catalog):
Art History
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Education
English
Environmental Studies
Justice & Risk Administration
Mass Communications
Mathematical Sciences
Psychology
Physics
Public Policy
Social Work
Sociology & Anthropology
Theater
Urban Studies & Planning
Dissertations and theses from selected departments and schools, Medical Campus (via the VCU library web catalog):
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Biostatistics
Health Administration
Medicinal Chemistry
Microbiology & Immunology
Nurse Anesthesia
Nursing
Pathology
