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Citation Help for MLA, 9th Edition: Master's Thesis or Project

Example

From a print thesis:

Panasuk, Noel. What Variables Appear to Work in Stress Management Programs in the Workplace and How Effective are These Programs? 2018.

     The College of St. Scholastica, MS thesis.

Or from an online database from the Library:

Panasuk, Noel. What Variables Appear to Work in Stress Management Programs in the Workplace and How Effective are These Programs? 2018.

     The College of St. Scholastica, MS thesis. ProQuest, search.proquest.com/docview/3948389274.

Explanation

Author: Panasuk, Noel.
Last name first, followed by first and middle names. End with a period.   

Title & subtitle of the book: What Variables Appear to Work in Stress Management Programs in the Workplace and How Effective are These Programs?
The title and subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize all important and proper words. Place in Italics and end with a period or if it has a question mark in the title, that is sufficient.   

Year of Publication: 2018.
List the year of publication, which appears on the title page or the title page verso (back side of title page). End with a period.

Name of Institution Where Degree was Granted: The College of St. Scholastica,
The full name of the college or university followed by a comma.

Status of Publishing: MA Thesis.
Use the words MA Thesis followed by a period. If it is a project, then use the words MA project. If it is a doctoral dissertation, use the word Dissertation.

OR from an online database from the Library such as Proquest: 
Database name: Proquest,
Give the name of the database you used to find the thesis or dissertation in italics followed by a comma.

Website address: search.proquest.com/docview/3948389274.
Give the address of the website for the thesis or dissertation and end the citation with a period.