References for dissertations and theses should include the following elements: author, title of work, descriptive label (Diss., MA thesis, MS thesis), name of institution, year.
Dissertation/Thesis, unpublished
Kelly, Mary. “Factors Predicting Hospital Readmission of Normal Newborns.” Dissertation, U of Michigan, 2001.
Dissertation/Thesis, published, accessed from the web
Young, Robert Fredrick. Crossing Boundaries in Urban Ecology: Pathways to Sustainable Cities. Dissertation, University of Hong Kong, 2007. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 2007.