Submit a thesis
This page contains information on Masters and Doctorate thesis submissions. If you are submitting an Honours thesis, please contact your faculty office.
Submitting your thesis to the library
The Library provides access to your thesis in three ways:
Archival copy
A full electronic version of your thesis is loaded into the University’s records management system for archival purposes. This occurs for all theses. Access to the records management system is only available to ECU staff.
Local copy
A full electronic copy is added to the Library catalogue. This copy can only be accessed by ECU staff and students.
Research Online
An electronic copy will be added to Research Online to provide worldwide access to your thesis via the web. This will be done for all theses but you need to indicate the level of access you wish to provide on the thesis submission form when sending in your thesis. To find out more about the issues you need to consider see our Thesis preparation page.
Submitting your completed thesis
Submit an electronic file of your completed thesis to Research Assessment by sending it to researchassessments@ecu.edu.au
Format requirements
- Microsoft Word or PDF for the main text component of your thesis
- No security placed on the files
- Create a single file for your thesis
- Supporting documents may be provided in alternative formats, for example Excel spreadsheets for raw data, movie files etc.
What to provide
- one full electronic copy
- an additional adjusted version if required for copyright or confidentiality issues
- a completed Thesis Submission Form outlining the level of access you are authorizing
- any copyright permissions you may have source
Help!
Need some assistance? Contact the Research Online team at researchonline@ecu.edu.au