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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VISTEC Thesis Template (Academic year 2025 onwards) This is the official template (two-side printing) for the final report/dissertation of the MEng and PhD programs at the Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC). The official guideline is available on (internal access): GRA Guideline Version: 2.1.0 Note: This project is publicly available on GitHub

ISEL Thesis – LaTeX template for BSc and MSc theses at ISEL LaTeX template for BSc project reports and MSc dissertations, project reports and dissertation plans at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. It follows ISEL’s guidelines for final course work, as set out in “Normas de escrita e apresentação de trabalhos finais de curso” (https://www.isel.pt/informacoes-academicas/normas-trabalhos-finais), and supports Portuguese and English. Version 4.1 adds PDF/A-2b output with metadata generated automatically, the Verdana font, per-language keywords, no blank pages in screen mode, single spacing in appendices and the bibliography, Gantt chart support, and glossary, acronym and symbol lists that are printed only when used. Source, documentation and changelog: https://github.com/matpato/iselthesis

2024 Norms updated Template for coursework and reports.

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.
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