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APA 6th Edition Referencing: Thesis example

This is a Wintec guide to help you with referencing in the American Psychological Association (APA) style.

Thesis

 Author, A. (Date of publication).Title of doctoral dissertation or master's thesis (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesisName of Institution, Location). Retrieval information


Example—reference list entry 

Stewart, A. (2017). Critical thinking in nursing: A critical discourse analysis of a perpetual paradox (Master's thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10292/10838  

Note: Include the full URL for the thesis/dissertation and the full name of the degree-granting institution/university

Note: Also include the location of the university, if outside the United States.

Example—in-text citation

Stewart (2017) notes that ... (p. 10). 
or
 … (Stewart, 2017, p. 10).

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