The majority of print dissertations in the UC Berkeley Libraries are from UC Berkeley. The libraries have a nearly complete collection of Berkeley doctoral dissertations (wither online, in print, or both), and a large number of Berkeley master's theses.
Online:
UC Berkeley PhD Dissertations
Dissertations and Theses (Dissertation Abstracts)
UCB access only
1861-present
Index and full text of graduate dissertations and theses from North American and European schools and universities, including the University of California, with full text of most doctoral dissertations from UC Berkeley and elsewhere from 1996 forward. Dissertations published prior to 2009 may not include information about the department from which the degree was granted.
UC Berkeley Master's Theses
UC Berkeley Digital Collections
2011-present
Selected UC Berkeley master's theses freely available online. For theses published prior to 2020, check UC Library Search for print availability (see "At the Library" below).
UC Berkeley dissertations may also be found in eScholarship, UC's online open access repository.
Please note that it may take time for a dissertation to appear in one of the above online resources. Embargoes and other issues affect the release timing.
At the Library:
Dissertations: From 2012 onwards, dissertations are only available online. See above links.
Master's theses: From 2020 onwards, theses are only available online. See above links.
To locate older dissertations, master's theses, and master's projects in print, search UC Library Search by keyword, title or author. For publications prior to 2009 you may also include a specific UC Berkeley department in your search:
berkeley dissertations <department name>.
Examples:
berkeley dissertations electrical engineering computer sciences
berkeley dissertations mechanical engineering
Dissertations and Theses (Dissertation Abstracts)
UCB access only
1861-present
Index and full text of graduate dissertations and theses from North American and European schools and universities, including the University of California.
WorldCatDissertations
UCB access only
Covers all dissertations and theses cataloged in WorldCat, a catalog of materials owned by libraries worldwide. UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students may use the interlibrary loan request form for dissertations found in WorldCatDissertations.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
An index of over 3.5 million electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). To the extent possible, the index is limited to records of graduate-level theses that are freely available online.