Quick Intro

LaTeX allows you to create beautifully typeset and consistent looking documents with only a little learning at the beginning. Using a template means using LaTeX is even easier as the formatting and layout is already set for you, so you just need to supply the content.

There is a LaTeX thesis template that you can use to write your own academic thesis with. The template provides a powerful framework for organising and writing your work and a lot of subtle formatting at the finest level of detail that will produce the most beautiful looking thesis.

Get the LaTeX Thesis Template

You can obtain the most up-to-date version of the LaTeX Thesis Template from LaTeX Templates:

https://www.latextemplates.com/template/masters-doctoral-thesis

Note: This links to an external web site, which will open in a new tab.

Features

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
• Table Contents (automatically generated)
• List of figures (automatically generated)
• List of tables (automatically generated)
• Abbreviations
• Physical constants
• Symbols
• Dedication
• Example chapter as help and showcase
• Example appendix
• Bibliography (automatically generated)

You can remove any sections you do not require.

Description

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 all the sections listed above. An example chapter is also included, which explains the basics of LaTeX and this template. It contains everything you need to know to begin writing your academic thesis using this template.

Important Note: this template comes as a zip file with multiple files and folders within it. It is worth reading the “Chapter 1 Introduction to the Thesis Template” to get an idea of what they do.

History

The original LaTeX Thesis Template was created by Steve R. Gunn of Southampton University. It was built-on and expanded by Sunil Patel (yes, this site’s author) when he used Steve’s original template for writing his own PhD thesis.

The LaTeX Thesis Template was later given to LaTeX Templates and significantly reworked by Vel to introduce modern standards and best practices to the framework while maintaining its flexibility, power and ease of use.

The current LaTeX Thesis Template is the second major version of this template, made by Vel.