University of Melbourne theses can be identified in the Library Catalogue. Select the Theses search or limit your search to University of Melbourne Theses. You can search by author or title.
If there is a digital thesis available, there will be a link to it in the catalogue record that says "Connect to thesis".
Digital theses can also be found through a Subject Search in the catalogue under "Internet access to thesis" Use the "Limit this search" option to add another term.
Further help may be found in the Finding Theses library guide.
ph.d. Melbourne OR m.mus melbourne
MAnimat for all Animateuring (Drama) Theses
MFineArt for all Art Theses
MChor for all Choreography Theses
MDancePerf for all Dance Performance Theses
MFT for all Film & Television Theses
MFT(Prod) for all Film & Television Theses (Producing)
MDramaArt(Dir) for all Master of Dramatic Art (Directing)
MMusPerf for all Music Theses
MProd for all Production Theses
MPupp for all Puppetry Theses
MSD for all Master of Sound Design Theses
MThtrDes for all Theatre Design Theses
MThtrPrac for all Theatre Practice Theses
MVisArt for all Master of Visual Art Theses
Masters by Research and PhD theses completed at the University of Melbourne are listed in the Library Catalogue and can be searched by the usual author, title, subject and keyword options, and also by limiting your search to 'University of Melbourne Theses.'
The theses are archival copies that can only be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room in the Baillieu Library. They are not available for loan. Requests to view a thesis should be made in advance. Please give four days' notice for theses that are older than the current 10 years.
For a comprehensive list of music theses completed in all faculties and departments of the University of Melbourne, use a KEYWORD search:
Music PhD and Masters Research theses are also listed and searchable in Minerva-Access, the University's digital repository. See the VCA & MCM Community on Minerva. Links are provided where a thesis is available for open access.
To search for Australian theses use the National Library of Australia’s Trove service.
Finding theses by topic on Trove
Search all Australian theses on Trove by ticking the box labelled Australian content
Search all Australian digital theses on Trove by ticking the box labelled Australian content and then scrolling down to Access and selecting Online by using the drop down menu
Enter keywords in search box. Results will be limited to Australian theses only.
Note: If you search digital theses, results will be limited to digital theses only.