LibGuides: Education: Dissertations &amp; Theses

Find Dissertations & Theses

Looking for a specific dissertation or thesis? Here's what we recommend for finding it:

1st Choice

Dissertations & Thesis Global
Subjects: MANY
Description: Dissertations & Theses Global database is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997.
Contents: Dissertations

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Book Request Form - ILLiad
Requesting books (and dissertations) through ILLiad can take up to a few weeks, due to mailing time.
Create an ILLiad account and fill out the book request form to have books that are unavailable at LMU or in LINK+ delivered from another library. Due dates are set by the lending library and can vary. Books delivered to LMU are held at the Circulation Desk.
How-To Video
If you are a new ILLiad user, you may want to watch this video first.

Find a LMU dissertation or thesis

Online Dissertations

Doctoral Dissertations
Browse or search electronic versions of dissertations from LMU's School of Education (2009 - present).
Doctoral Research Symposium
Graduates from the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Social Justice present their dissertation research (2021 - present).

Print Theses

Search for LMU graduate theses in print through OneSearch, the library catalog.

To browse, you can start in the advanced search of our library catalog. The library also has graduate theses from the philosophy, education, and art therapy programs.

In the first box, change the drop-down field to "Author" and type in Loyola Marymount University.
In the second box, type in "thesis."
In the third box, (optional) type in the subject or graduate program.

Submitting Your Dissertation

Submitting Your Dissertation
LMU's Digital Commons is the permanent home for electronic copies of the theses and dissertations filed by masters and doctoral candidates. Follow the link to find out how to file and upload your thesis, and what it means to place your work in a digital commons.