Step One: Topic
Reading sample theses
As you prepare for your thesis, you might want to get a sense of
what you can accomplish in your finished product. Reading past
theses can show you the scope and nature of well-done
undergraduate projects. Because theses in different areas of
psychology often look quite different, it will help you to examine
several in the same general area you plan to conduct your
research in. A critical examination of several past theses will help you when you
come to write up your own project, and can help you now as you
being to shape your upcoming research and prepare a feasible proposal.
The Psychology Undergraduate Office has several prize-winning
theses from past years. You may sign these out to see what
the best undergraduate work looks like. The Undergraduate Office
also has lists of titles for all past undergraduate theses in psychology.
You may even find titles related to your intended topic. You can find
copies of most of these theses in the Sociology / Social Relations
Library on the first floor of William James.
Richard E. Kaufman, Librarian in the Department of Psychology,
has provided information on the theses held in WJH libraries: "Anyone who wishes to consult a thesis should start with HOLLIS
and see if it is in the archives, or in the Social Relations Library. If we
have the thesis people should send me e-mail: kaufman at wjh dot harvard dot edu requesting the thesis by the call # listed in HOLLIS; the call# format is
usually Th P (number). Use of any thesis is restricted to the Library, and,
no thesis less than 5 years old may be photocopied at all, without express
written permission from the author. Theses are kept in the Social Relations
Library., except for some Psychology theses that were transferred to
Archives some years back, though we have noted those in catalog cards
for the theses in question."
Note: The department does not release undergraduate theses while
they are under review. Inquirers should contact the authors of theses that
are not yet in the Social Relations Library.
Past thesis lists
Class of 1999 (PDF) / 2000 (PDF) / 2001 (PDF) / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
Prize Theses 2001-2008
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