LaTeX templates and examples — Theses
LaTeX thesis templates to help you navigate an important step in your career. These thesis templates, many provided by universities as official layout guidelines, include sections to add author information, along with placeholder chapters for your introduction, background, method, results, conclusion / discussion, references, and appendices.
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A LaTeX dissertation template for PhD students in Earth System Sciences at the University of Hamburg, developed in accordance with the department's doctoral regulations and guidelines. Originally designed for cumulative dissertations consisting of multiple research papers, the template can also be adapted for monographic theses. It includes a customizable title page, structured chapters, publication lists, bibliographies, and examples of scientific figures, tables, equations, and formatting. The template is designed for use with pdfLaTeX on Overleaf and follows the department's guidelines, although it is independently maintained and not an official University of Hamburg publication.

Template of a Bachelor's or Master's thesis within Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University (see https://fsi.ujep.cz/zaverecne-prace/)

LaTeX template for digitally accessible Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) for the Auburn University Graduate School Guide: https://graduate.auburn.edu/current-students/academic-resources/etd-guide-samples.php Templates page: https://graduate.auburn.edu/current-students/academic-resources/etd-guide-samples.php#TX

Thesis template of the Chair for Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quantification at the University of Regensburg

Plantilla genérica para Trabajos Fin de Grado de la Escuela Politécnica Superior de Córdoba (EPSC). Universidad de Córdoba (UCO). Versión 3.13

The NEW Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template is compliant with Title II of the American Disabilities Act (ADA), including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. Effective January 2027, all theses and dissertations deposited with Purdue University must comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. Students are responsible for ensuring that their content and compiled thesis or dissertation is ADA compliant. For information and resources, please review the Accessibility Requirements for Theses and Dissertations Deposited with Purdue University section found in the Purdue Thesis and Dissertation Policies and Practices website and Overleaf’s Creating accessible PDFs in LaTeX web page. WARNING: The Purdue LaTeX thesis template CANNOT be used for theses or dissertations that contain Export-Controlled, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and/or Covered Defense Information (CDI) data and are subject to EAR, ITAR, DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, and other controlled data designators due to the increased security required for these types of data. For questions, please contact the Purdue University Thesis & Dissertation office at grm@purdue.edu.

A LaTeX template for dissertations/theses that follows the Rackham Graduate School's formatting guidelines as specified here: https://rackham.umich.edu/navigating-your-degree/formatting-guidelines/ For a full list of contributors and to learn how to help make the template better for everyone, head over to our repository on GitHub: https://github.com/meluso/UMich_Dissertation_Template/ Good luck with dissertating! You're almost there!

This version of the Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template is being discontinued effective January 1st, 2027. Effective January 2027, the NEW Purdue LaTeX Thesis Template must be utilized. WARNING: The Purdue LaTeX thesis template CANNOT be used for theses or dissertations that contain Export-Controlled, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and/or Covered Defense Information (CDI) data and are subject to EAR, ITAR, DFARS Clause 252.204-7012, and other controlled data designators due to the increased security required for these types of data. For questions, please contact the Purdue University Thesis & Dissertation office at grm@purdue.edu.

This template provides the structures and formatting for a Brandeis University Master's thesis.
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