Departmental Theses

Theses submitted to the University of Toronto, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics:

• 2017- theses are uploaded to the University of Toronto TSpace archive
• 1997-2016 (including abstracts and a few full text)
• 1930-1996 (no abstracts)

You can also search for other University of Toronto theses using the UTL catalogue or the Theses Canada Portal.

Graduate Student Guides
Resources for the ambitious undergraduate or beginning graduate researcher in astronomy & astrophysics (Compiled by Professor Chris Matzner)

How to acquire a Canadian thesis

Canadian thesis distribution is managed by the National Library of Canada.
To find a thesis citation, access an electronic version of it, or borrow it from them (through your library), see the Theses Canada Portal.

Full text electronic versions of Canadian theses and dissertations are available in PDF format for those theses published from the beginning of 1998 to August 31, 2002.

To purchase a Canadian thesis go to NLC's licensed distributor PROQUEST (formerly UMI) - their website , or email core_service@umi.com or call tollfree 1-800-521-3042.