• Doctoral dissertations and masters' theses submitted between 1989 and 2009 are listed in LibrarySearch.

  • Search by author, title or subject.

  • Browse theses and dissertations by doing an advanced search and selecting 'Thesis' from the format dropdown menu.

• Doctoral dissertations and master's theses from 1972-1989 are also available on microform in the Media Commons, 3rd floor, Robarts Library.

• Search for doctoral dissertations and theses submitted between 1930 to 1997 in the card catalogue in the Reference Department, 4th floor, Robarts Library.

  • Search by author, department, or subject.

• For University of Toronto masters and doctoral theses in the sciences consult the library catalogue. Theses can be searched in the catalogue by author, title, or department.

• Ask at the Gerstein Information Desk for assistance.

Where do I find a paper copy in Gerstein?

• microfiche copies of U of T masters theses in the sciences are held in the Media Commons (4th Floor), Robarts Library

• All theses are shelved by author name on 2-Below at the end of the Z call number range.

Please note that the Engineering & Computer Science Library no longer keeps print theses in the library.  Some theses are located at Gerstein Science Information Centre and others at Downsview. For information on a thesis is located see below.

If you have the citation information for a print thesis, you can search the UTL catalogue:

• By the title of the thesis
• By the author of the thesis

If you would like to browse UofT's theses holdings, use the following instructions:

1. Go to the UTL Catalogue.
2. Select Call number from the drop-down list.
3. Type in the appropriate code (i.e. AEROS for aerospace science and engineering).
4. Optional: Type in the year, if you know the year you are looking for

• Example: AEROS 1985 

List of Engineering and Computer Science Theses Codes:

• AEROS (aerospace science and engineering)
• IBMEN (biomedical engineering/biomaterials and biomedical engineering)
• CHENG & CHEMG (chemical engineering)
• CIENG (civil engineering)
• COMPS (computer science)
• ELENG (electrical engineering/electrical and computer engineering)
• INENG (industrial engineering)
• METAL (metallurgy, materials science and engineering)
• MEENG (mechanical engineering/mechanical and industrial engineering)

• Finding theses from OISE

  • All OISE theses & dissertations submitted after November 2009 are available on TSpace

  • Pre 2009 theses are located on the 2nd floor of the OISE library and are filed alphabetically by author's last name

  • Theses are searchable in the library catalogue

• The University of Toronto Archives holds master's theses from 1897 to 1989 & doctoral theses from 1900 to 1985