Thesis / Dissertation
Complete template for an academic thesis using scrbook.
Overview
A complete template for a master's or doctoral thesis on A4 with clean type area, binding correction, and conventions suitable for academic publishing.
Main document
\documentclass[
paper=a4,
fontsize=11pt,
parskip=half,
twoside=true,
open=right,
numbers=enddot,
BCOR=12mm,
DIV=calc,
bibliography=totoc,
listof=totoc,
captions=tableheading
]{scrbook}
% Recommended compiler: LuaLaTeX (see note at the bottom).
% With LuaLaTeX neither inputenc nor fontenc are needed.
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage{scrlayer-scrpage}
\usepackage{biblatex}
\addbibresource{references.bib}
% Optional: OpenType fonts under LuaLaTeX/XeLaTeX
% \usepackage{fontspec}
% \setmainfont{TeX Gyre Pagella}
\title{A Study on Machine Learning}
\subtitle{Applications in Medical Imaging}
\author{John Doe}
\publishers{%
Example University\\
Department of Computer Science
}
\date{March 12, 2026}
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\mainmatter
\chapter{Introduction}
\input{chapters/01-introduction}
\chapter{Background}
\chapter{Methods}
\chapter{Results}
\chapter{Discussion}
\backmatter
\printbibliography
\end{document}