UNB Theses and Dissertations
For well over 100 years, UNB has offered graduate degrees which have had thesis requirements. Please consult the information below to learn more about how these UNB theses and dissertations are made available in various formats.
Dissertations & Theses Database
The Dissertations & Theses Database (formerly known as Digital Dissertations) is the world's most comprehensive collection of graduate theses. In addition to providing access to the work of authors from over one thousand institutions, it offers the option of limiting search results to UNB authors only.
All PhD dissertations and Master's theses from depositing universities are available in full text from 1997 onwards, except in cases where the author has requested that the document not be made available.
Coverage: 1861 - present. Indexing dates back to 1861; dissertation abstracts are available from 1980-present; and theses abstracts are available from 1988-present
As with our other electronic resources, the Dissertations & Theses Database is licensed to the University of New Brunswick for academic purposes ONLY. The content may not be reproduced, retransmitted, disseminated, sold, distributed, published, broadcast or circulated. Remote access is restricted to members of the University of New Brunswick/St. Thomas University community.
Microforms Collection
The Microforms Department, on the 3rd floor of Harriet Irving Library, holds copies of UNB theses in one of two formats and locations: microfiche (location=HIL-MICF) and microfilm (location=HIL-MIC). Titles are searchable in the Quest library catalogue. Although print copies of theses are searchable in QUEST within 6 months after submission to the School of Graduate Studies, it may be up to two years before a Microforms Collection copy is available.
Theses written before 1973 may not be in microform; however a print copy is available in the UNB Thesis Collection.
UNB Thesis Collection
UNB Thesis Collection, held in Archives & Special Collections (location=HIL-SPECAR) on the 5th floor of the Harriet Irving Library, comprises preservation (i.e. print) copies of more than 7000 Master’s theses and Doctoral dissertations, from c. 1890 to the present, accepted by the School of Graduate Studies, and constitutes an invaluable research resource.
Theses are available for in-house consultation only, and may not be borrowed, or requested on Inter-Library Loan. Only limited photocopying is permitted.
Readers are encouraged to use the fiche copy of a thesis available in the Microforms Collection (3rd floor HIL) or print copies found in other locations.
Other Locations
In some instances print copies of theses are available in our libraries. Please search the Quest catalogue to identify whether a print copy is available to be borrowed.
Undergraduate Theses
The libraries have copies of UNB undergraduate theses, also known as 5th year theses or Senior Reportss, for some of faculties and departments. They can be located using the Quest library catalog as follows,
- Faculty of Computer Science: add the keywords Senior Reports to the other keywords used in your search (limited coverage),
- Faculty of Engineering : add the keywords Senior Reports to the other keywords used in your search (there is limited coverage for some departments),
- Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management: use the Advanced Search feature to limit the Location to SCI-FORF, and add the keyword BSCF to any other keywords used. To browse the collection, search for the keyword BSCF alone.
Please note that UNB undergraduate theses are not routinely available for Inter-Library Loan or for copying.