% This is a template for use with the MSU Thesis class % % Class options: % PhD for dissertations; % MA for Master of Arts % MS for Master of Science % MAT for Master of Arts for Teachers % MBA for Master of Business Administration % MFA for Master of Fine Arts % MIPS for Master of International Planning Studies % MHRL for Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations % MMus for Master of Music % MSN for Master of Science in Nursing % MPP for Master of Public Policy % MSW for Master of Social Work % MURP for Master in Urban and Regional Planning % % Default is PhD % % % This template has everything in the right order. % Just add real content and you're done! % \documentclass[]{msu-thesis} \usepackage{lipsum} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % % If the thesis office requires Times, we'll give them Times % You can experiment with other font packages here if you like. \usepackage{mathptmx} % % Load any extra packages here % % You must specify the title of your thesis, your name, the field of study (not department), and the year \title{The syntax and semantics of phonology} \author{Joe Linguist} \fieldofstudy{Linguistics} \date{2010} \renewcommand*{\afterchapternum}{} % If you want a dedication page, specify the text of the dedication here and uncomment the next command. % %\dedication{This thesis is dedicated to someone.} % \begin{document} % All the stuff before your actual chapters is called the front matter \frontmatter % First make the title page \maketitlepage % Next make the abstract \begin{abstract} % Your abstract goes here. Master's 1 page max. PhD 2 page max. \end{abstract} % Force a newpage \clearpage % Make the copyright page %\makecopyrightpage % If you have a dedication page, uncomment the next command to print the dedication page % %\makededicationpage % \clearpage % Your Acknowledgements are formatted like a chapter, but with no number \chapter*{Acknowledgements} \DoubleSpacing % Acknowledgements should be double spaced Your acknowledgements here. % \clearpage % We need to turn single spacing back on for the contents/figures/tables lists \SingleSpacing \tableofcontents* % table of contents will not be listed in the TOC \clearpage \listoftables % comment this out if you have no tables \clearpage \listoffigures % comment this out if you have no figures % % If you have a list of abbreviations/symbols it would go here preceded by a \clearpage % \mainmatter % % The next line removes the dots in chapter headings in the TOC % May violate thesis office rules %\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\renewcommand{\protect\cftchapterdotsep} {\cftnodots}} \chapter{Your first chapter} % % If you have appendices, they would go here. Comment these lines out if you don't % If you have more than one appendix, uncomment the next line %\appendicestrue \makeappendixcover % make the appendix cover page \appendix \chapter{Your first appendix} % \backmatter % The next lines add the dots back into the References/Bibliography heading % of the TOC. Only uncomment this if you need to put the dots back in having % removed them for Chapter headings. % %\addtocontents{toc}{% % \protect\renewcommand{\protect\cftchapterdotsep} {\cftdotsep}} % \makebibliographycover % make the bibliography cover page % Bibliography can be single spaced % \SingleSpacing % Your bibliography command here (e.g. \bibliography{your-bib-file}) if using natbib \end{document}