UCL MSc Economics Thesis Template

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Elliott Christensen
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This is a LaTeX template for the purposes of writing a MSc Economics Dissertation at University College London (UCL).
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% TEMPLATE FOR UCL MSc ECONOMICS THESES
% (c) Elliott Christensen, 2023

% This is a template for a MSc Thesis document based upon a template uploaded by Sofia Feist, 2020.
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% ------------------ DOCUMENT SETUP ------------------ 
% The document class defines the document type (article) and sets the font size (12pt)
\documentclass[12pt]{article}

% Your name
\author{the author}

% Inputs the Document Packages
\input{Packages}

% Controls how many subsections the document can take
%  and how many of those will get put into the contents pages.
%\setcounter{secnumdepth}{2}
% \setcounter{tocdepth}{2}

% Line Spacing
\setstretch{1.5}

% The folder path where the images will be uploaded
\graphicspath{ {./Image/} } 

% Places a dot after Chapter/Section/Subsection number in Table of Contents
% \renewcommand{\cftchapaftersnum}{.}
\renewcommand{\cftsecaftersnum}{.}
\renewcommand{\cftsubsecaftersnum}{}

%  Customize Dot spacing in Table of Contents/List of Figures/Tables
\renewcommand{\cftdotsep}{0.3}

% Numeration Type for Chapters and Sections (Roman I, II, II / Arabic 1, 2, 3)
% \renewcommand\thechapter{\Roman{chapter}}
\renewcommand\thesection{\arabic{section}}

% Line Break Properties
\tolerance=1
\emergencystretch=\maxdimen
\hyphenpenalty=10000
\hbadness=10000


% Formatting Table of Contents/Lists titles
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{\normalfont\bfseries\LARGE{CONTENTS}}
\renewcommand{\listfigurename}{\normalfont\bfseries\LARGE{LIST OF FIGURES}}
\renewcommand{\listtablename}{\normalfont\bfseries\LARGE{LIST OF TABLES}}


% Title Formatting customization
\titleformat{\chapter}{\normalfont\bfseries\LARGE}{\thechapter.}{1em}{\MakeUppercase}
\titlespacing*{\chapter} {0pt} {0pt} {0pt} % left, before, after

\titleformat{\section}{\normalfont\bfseries}{\thesection.}{1em}{\MakeUppercase}
\titlespacing*{\section} {0pt} {0pt} {0pt}

\titleformat{\subsection}{\normalfont\bfseries}{\thesubsection}{1em}{}
\titlespacing*{\subsection} {0pt} {10pt} {10pt}

\titleformat{\subsubsection}{\normalfont\bfseries}{}{1em}{}
\titlespacing*{\subsubsection} {0pt} {10pt} {10pt}


% HEADER AND FOOTER
\pagestyle{fancy}  % Set Page Style (Header and Footer Style)
\fancyhf{}  % Clears the header and footer (from the default info)

% Add a horizontal line by removing the % sign before the renewcommand (or vice versa): 
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.1pt}

% Header
\fancyhead[L]{\textit{Student Name}}
\fancyhead[C]{\textit{MSc Economics}}
\fancyhead[R]{\textit{September 2023}}

% Footer
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage} % Page Number

% Change figure numbering per section
\numberwithin{figure}{section}
\numberwithin{table}{section}




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\begin{document}

% ------------------  TITLE PAGE -------------------
\begin{titlepage}
\begin{center}
    % UCL IMAGE
    \vspace*{-3.5cm}
    % Choose colour from the Image Folder: More can be found here: https://imagestore.ucl.ac.uk/imagestore/start/ucl-banners/For%20PRINT/UNCOATED/DL%20PORTRAIT?fc=browse&column=5
    \makebox[\textwidth]{\includegraphics[width=211mm]{Image/ucl-banner-dl-port-darkred-u.eps}}
    \vfill % Elastic empty space filler
    
    % Title
    {\LARGE\textbf{THESIS TITLE:\\
    % Subtitle
    THESIS SUBTITLE\\}}

    \vspace{0.8cm}
    by\\
    \vspace{0.8cm}

    % Author
    {\LARGE\textbf{Author Name\\}}
    % Date
    \vspace{1.5cm}
    {\Large\textbf{September 2023}}

    \vfill

    \textbf{\setstretch{2.0} 
    Dissertation Supervisor: Insert Name\\
    \vspace{1cm}
    Dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of the\\
    Degree of Master of Science in Economics\\
    \vspace{1cm}
    Department of Economics\\
    University College London\\}

    \vspace{2cm}
\end{center}
\end{titlepage}
% -------------------  Declaration  ---------------------
\newpage
\include{Declaration}

% ------------------  TABLE OF CONTENTS --------------------
\tableofcontents 



% -------------------  LIST OF FIGURES --------------------
\newpage 
%{\let\oldnumberline\numberline       % Uncomment to add the word 'Figure' to figure number in List of Figures
%\renewcommand{\numberline}{\figurename~\oldnumberline}  
\listoffigures%}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Figures} % Add List of figures into contents without any numeration 



% -------------------  LIST OF TABLES ---------------------
\newpage
\listoftables 
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Tables} % Add List of tables into contents without any numeration 



% -----------------  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  -------------------
\newpage
\section*{Acknowledgements}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Acknowledgement}
\blindtext 



% ----------------------  ABSTRACT -----------------------
\newpage
\section*{Abstract} % the Asterix (*) indicates that this section will be added to the table of contents but no number will be present beside it.
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}
\blindtext
\newline
\newline
\textbf{Keywords:} Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics




% ------------------  section START  --------------------
\newpage
\section{Section}
\label{sectionlabel}

\blindtext

\blindtext

% -------------------  INTRODUCTION  ---------------------
\newpage
\include{Introduction} % Section/Chapter entries can be done in the Main.tex file or in a  
                       % separate tex file for longer and more complex documents




% ---------------  REST OF THE DOCUMENT -----------------
\newpage
\section{New Section}
\subsection{New Subsection} 
\subsubsection{New Subsubsection} 

\newpage
\section{New Section}
\subsection{Lorem}

\newpage
\section{Conclusion}
\subsection{Future Work}



% -------------------  BIBLIOGRAPHY ---------------------
%\newpage
% \printbibliography[title = {References}]
% \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References} % Adds References Section to Table of Contents


\end{document}
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