The basics of a Reference List entry for an unpublished thesis:
- Author. The surname is followed by first initials.
- Year.
- Title (in single inverted commas).
- Level of Thesis.
- University.
- City.
Example of unpublished thesis:
Kyei-Nimakoh, M 2017, ‘Management and referral of obstetric complications: a study in the upper east region of Ghana’, PhD thesis, Victoria University, Melbourne.

Please note:
- A thesis can come in a number of formats, i.e. they can be published, unpublished or retrieved from a database.
- The principles when referencing a thesis are similar to those employed when referencing a book.
- The example above is for an unpublished thesis, examples for an online or a published thesis can be found below.