How to cite an honors thesis in Harvard
To cite an honors thesis in a reference entry in Harvard style include the following elements:
- Author(s) of the honors thesis: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J.) of up to three authors with the last name preceded by 'and'. For four authors or more include the first name followed by et al., unless your institution requires referencing of all named authors.
- Year of submission: Give the year in round brackets.
- Title of the honors thesis: Give the title as presented in the source. Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
- Degree description: Type of degree.
- Degree-awarding institution: Give the name of the institution.
Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of an honors thesis in Harvard style:
. (Year of submission) Title of the honors thesis. Degree description. Degree-awarding institution.
Take a look at our reference list examples that demonstrate the Harvard style guidelines in action:
Examples
An honors thesis with one author
. (2019) Iron Complexs for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. Undergraduate honors thesis. William & Mary University.
An unpublished honors thesis
. (2018) Evil Geniuses at Work: Does Intelligence Interact with the Dark Triad to Predict Workplace Deviance?. Unpublished undergraduate honors thesis. Western University.
This citation style guide is based on the Cite Them Right (10th edition) Harvard referencing guide.