The MIT thesis template in LaTeX
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The current MIT thesis template was developed in 2023, using up-to-date LaTeX coding, to meet the current formatting requirements of the MIT Libraries. The title and abstract pages are automatically laid out from information provided by the user. This template includes options to use a variety of fonts, and it is compatible with either pdfTeX or unicode engines such as luaLaTeX. When using LaTeX formats dated November 2022 or later, the resulting pdf file meets the PDF/A-2b archivability standard. A standard TeX Live installation includes all other packages required by the template.
This template was written by John Lienhard at the request of the MIT Libraries.
- Documentation: Documentation for the template is available in pdf format here .
- Download: The most current LaTeX files for this template are distributed through the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN): https://ctan.org/pkg/mitthesis Download
- Overleaf.com: A copy of the thesis template is also present in Overleaf.com's template gallery, here . Overleaf includes all the packages in TeX Live, so no additional downloads are needed. Learn more about Overleaf at MIT .
Specifications for MIT theses
The formatting requirements for MIT theses are set by the MIT Libraries, as described at this url: http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/thesis-specs/ . Questions regarding these specifications should be directed to [email protected] .
The original LaTeX 2.09 template was written by Stephen Gildea in the late 1980s (also in CTAN, here ). That template was edited by many later students, leading to the files archived here.
LaTeX has changed greatly since the original MIT thesis template was written. LaTeX 2.09 was replaced by LaTeX2e in 1994. New engines were developed, particularly pdfTeX during the 1990s and Unicode-aware engines in the decades that followed. Many packages and fonts were developed to accompany the original platform, particularly after 2000; and major updates to the LaTeX kernel began in 2018. Over the years, the MIT Libraries have changed the required format several times, especially as electronic thesis submission has become the norm. The original template served MIT well; but by the early 2020s, it was substantially out of date. That situation motivated the creation of this new template.
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How to get started writing your thesis in LaTeX
Writing a thesis or dissertation in LaTeX can be challenging, but the end result is well worth it - nothing looks as good as a LaTeX-produced pdf, and for large documents it's a lot easier than fighting with formatting and cross-referencing in MS Word. Review this video from Overleaf to help you get started writing your thesis in LaTeX, using a standard thesis template from the Overleaf Gallery .
You can upload your own thesis template to the Overleaf Gallery if your university provides a set of LaTeX template files or you may find your university's thesis template already in the Overleaf Gallery.
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An academic thesis, also known as a dissertation, is a substantial work produced by a graduate student to communicate their research and earn a degree. A thesis will typically include a review of the current state of research in the field of study followed by a central hypothesis to be investigated. The bulk of the thesis will then focus on the methods and results of the research performed, followed by a discussion on how the results add to the field in general. Theses are long, highly structured and include a lot of advanced document elements.
This template is designed for writing books and graduate-level theses and provides numerous examples and documentation to enable complex requirements. The design features a relatively narrow main text column with an adjacent wide margin to house notes, figures, tables, citations and captions.
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Masters/Doctoral Thesis
This template provides a full framework for writing a graduate level thesis. It is carefully structured and separated into multiple parts for easy editing. Included are the following pages/sections: a cover page, declaration of authorship, quotation, abstract, acknowledgements, contents page(s), list of figures, list of tables, abbreviations, physical constants, symbols, dedication, example chapter, example appendix and bibliography.
Classicthesis Typographic Thesis
This template has been designed as a homage to the Elements of Typographic Style. As such, it has an air of efficiency and optimal design. It is suitable for any high-level degree thesis such as for a PhD, Masters or Honors. Sections within the thesis are clearly separated in a consistent way, as are sections within each chapter. The default structure of the thesis proceeds in the following order: title page, dedication, abstract, publications, acknowledgements, contents, list of tables/figures/listings, acronyms, content chapters, appendices, bibliography, colophon and declaration.
Maggi Memoir Thesis
This template uses the memoir document class to beautifully typeset a thesis. It is suitable for any high-level degree thesis such as for a PhD, Masters or Honors. The layout of the content is in a thin format to promote easy reading and the template features advanced specification of margins and trimming. The thesis boasts a professional look which is immediately obvious from the title page itself and carries through the design of the rest of the document. Three custom fonts are used in the template to match the design and beautifully display your content.
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A LaTeX / XeLaTeX / LuaLaTeX PhD thesis template for Cambridge University Engineering Department (CUED)
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A LaTeX template for academic monographs (e.g., dissertations and thesis). This template serves both beginners and proficient LaTeX users.
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A LaTeX template for Master/PhD Thesis of NUDT
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A comprehensive LaTeX template with examples for theses, books and more, employing the 'latest and greatest' (UTF8, glossaries, fonts, ...). The PDF artifact is built using CI/CD, with a Python testing framework.
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Thesis Latex Template for Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
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agude / UMN-PhD-Thesis-Template
The LaTeX thesis template provided by the University of Minnesota, with various improvements.
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latextemplates / uni-stuttgart-dissertation-template
Unofficial LaTeX template for a PhD thesis at University of Stuttgart, Germany
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holgern / TUB_PhDThesisTemplate
An unofficial PhD Thesis template for pdflatex, lualatex and xelatex for the Technical University of Berlin. The pdf-files are following the PDF/A-1b standard.
- Updated Nov 10, 2017
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The daily life of a PhD student may differ significantly from that of an undergraduate or Masters student. There will be much more independence and very few 'taught' elements. A typical week will almost certainly include the same number of PhD study hours as a full-time job.
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valentjn / uni-stuttgart-phdthesis-template
Unofficial LuaLaTeX template for PhD theses at the University of Stuttgart, Germany; used e.g. for my PhD thesis: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.05379
- Updated Aug 23, 2019
Veerachart / Thesis-template
A template (example) for Master/PhD thesis in LaTeX for The University of Tokyo.
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University of Exeter PhD in Computer Science thesis template
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This is a generic LaTeX template for dissertations (layout according to Imperial College London).
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A thesis template compliant with King's College London and UCL rules
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Unofficial bookdown template for a doctoral thesis at Karolinska Institutet (KI)
- Updated Dec 6, 2017
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University of Chicago electronic dissertation LaTeX class and template
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A LaTeX template for Masters (M.Sc.) and Doctorate (Ph.D) theses in the Tel-Aviv University.
- Updated Feb 4, 2021
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This is a Utrecht University dissertation template for LaTeX
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A LaTeX template using the OSCOLA referencing system, intended for law theses, articles, and books.
- Updated Aug 9, 2022
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This Thesis LaTeX template is an ideal starting point for writing your PhD thesis, masters dissertation or final year project. The style is appropriate for most universities, and can be easily customised. This LaTeX template includes a title page, a declaration, an abstract, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of figures/tables, a ...
This LaTeX template is used by many universities as the basis for thesis and dissertation submissions, and is a great way to get started if you haven't been provided with a specific version from your department. This version of the template is provided by Vel at LaTeXTemplates.com, and is already loaded in Overleaf so you can start writing ...
The thesis template site mostly just links to available external sites with templates. It provides links to ready-to-go thesis templates of various universities worldwide. There's even a google map for viewing the templates origins on the world map. Besides LaTeX templates there are also LyX thesis templates.
The current MIT thesis template was developed in 2023, using up-to-date LaTeX coding, to meet the current formatting requirements of the MIT Libraries. The title and abstract pages are automatically laid out from information provided by the user. This template includes options to use a variety of fonts, and it is compatible with either pdfTeX ...
Enter Dissertate. Dissertate is a set of beautiful LaTeX templates for a thesis or dissertation. To date, the software provides everything needed to support the production and typesetting of a PhD dissertation at Harvard, Princeton, NYU, and UC Berkeley, though it will be adapted to meet the requirements of other schools — eventually all of them.
Writing a thesis or dissertation in LaTeX can be challenging, but the end result is well worth it - nothing looks as good as a LaTeX-produced pdf, and for large documents it's a lot easier than fighting with formatting and cross-referencing in MS Word. Review this video from Overleaf to help you get started writing your thesis in LaTeX, using a ...
BibTeX is a file format used for lists of references for LaTeX documents. Many citation management tools support the ability to export and import lists of references in .bib format. Some reference management tools can generate BibTeX files of your library or folders for use in your LaTeX documents. LaTeX on Wikibooks has a Bibliography ...
Masters/Doctoral Thesis. This template provides a full framework for writing a graduate level thesis. It is carefully structured and separated into multiple parts for easy editing. Included are the following pages/sections: a cover page, declaration of authorship, quotation, abstract, acknowledgements, contents page (s), list of figures, list ...
Dissertate provides a beautiful LaTeX template for a thesis or dissertation. This template has been uploaded into Overleaf so you can get started simply by clicking the button above. It currently provides everything needed to support the production and typesetting of a PhD dissertation at Harvard, Princeton, and NYU.
PhD/MPhil Thesis - a LaTeX Template. A new version of this, by Krishna Kumar, is available. Features include -. Title page with both College and University crests. A separate abstract with thesis title and author name, along with the titlepage can be generated by passing the argument abstract to the document class.
The vutinfth document class is a LaTeX2e-based template for all theses written at the Faculty of Informatics at the TU Wien. This package includes the document class and its documentation as well as an example document that includes a short introduction to LaTeX. The vutinfth document class is developed using a GitLab-supported Git repository.
4. I wrote my PhD thesis in LyX, so I know how to build on such templates. (In my experience you also occasionally need to type LaTeX in Ctrl+L environments, but you can cross that bridge when your document is set up.) I recommend you start by creating a new LyX file and adjusting the Settings in the Document menu.
31. Aaron Turon created a beautiful thesis. His colophon: This document was typeset using LATEX, with a mixture of classicthesis developed by André Miede and tufte-latex, which is based on Edward Tufte's Beautiful Evidence. The bibliography was processed by Biblatex. Robert Slimbach's Minion Pro acts as both the text and display type-face.
This template is based on commit ff9d073 of TU Delft's template (dissertation template from July 2nd, 2015, strangely referred to in the TeX document as '2013/07/08 v1.0 TU Delft dissertation class'), which was the latest available on 13-11-2018. Unfortunately, I did not have access to their repository.
This template uses the memoir document class to beautifully typeset a thesis. It is suitable for any high-level degree thesis such as for a PhD, Masters or Honors. The layout of the content is in a thin format to promote easy reading and the template features advanced specification of margins and trimming. The thesis boasts a professional look ...
Unofficial LaTeX template for PhD theses at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. For a template for master, bachelor and other thesis, please head to the scientific thesis template. Features; Example PDFs; Prerequisites; Usage; Renaming the template; VSCode configuration. LTeX tips and tricks; Using with your git repository. Initialization
PhD Thesis format of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay An online LaTeX editor that's easy to use. No installation, real-time collaboration, version control, hundreds of LaTeX templates, and more.
IISc research students are welcome to use these templates in preparing their theses. Final, approved versions of these templates will be made available in due course. Your comments and suggestions regarding these templates are welcome. Please send these to the etd@IISc Administrator . MS-Word Template. LATEX Template. Style Files for LATEX ...
BibTeX template files for @phdthesis: • author • title • school • year. The quick BibTeX guide All you ever need to know about BibTeX. Format; Styles; Converters; BibTeX Format Templates. BibTeX phdthesis template. The phdthesis entry type is intended to be used for a PhD thesis. Minimal template. Minimal template with required fields ...
An unofficial PhD Thesis template for pdflatex, lualatex and xelatex for the Technical University of Berlin. The pdf-files are following the PDF/A-1b standard. The daily life of a PhD student may differ significantly from that of an undergraduate or Masters student. There will be much more independence and very few 'taught' elements.
PhD Thesis template for VIT university This is the template offered by university An online LaTeX editor that's easy to use. No installation, real-time collaboration, version control, hundreds of LaTeX templates, and more.
There's no .cls file in the repository and you need to compile yourself. For VS Code and LaTeX Workshop, run the commands as extract_dtx before running build_mythesis. Then you get the documentation and sample theis. For command line users: xetex hkustthesis.dtx. LaTeX3 Template for HKUST Thesis (Ph.D. or MPhil.)
\hypersetup{% pdfsubject={Template for writing MIT theses with the mitthesis class}, % Change this to briefly state topic of your thesis % pdfkeywords={Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT}, % Add keywords that will help search engines and libraries to find your work.