Understanding how to structure your dissertation requires an understanding of disciplinary expectations in your field. On this page you will find external resources that provide advice and examples of how to structure your overall dissertation as well as individual chapters. Start by accessing The Faculty of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations link, as it contains recent dissertations from every field/program. Find the dissertations in your field of study, and review them to get a sense of how they are structured and what kinds of features they include.  Some dissertations may be written in the traditional monograph style, others in the three-paper model. The additional links offer detailed breakdowns of these dissertation styles and of individual chapters.
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