Create thesis cover

Question

I am trying to write a thesis from scratch. How can I develop a cover page like this?

This is my LateX source.

\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\title{
{Thesis Title}\\
{\large Institution Name}\\
{\includegraphics[scale=0.10]{logo.png}}
}
\author{Author Name}
\date{Day Month Year}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\chapter*{Abstract}
Abstract goes here

\chapter*{Dedication}
To mum and dad

\chapter*{Declaration}
I declare that..

\chapter*{Acknowledgements}
I want to thank...

\tableofcontents

\chapter{Introduction}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Literature Review}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Methodology}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Discussion and Analysis}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Conclusion}
Lorem ipsum...

\appendix
\chapter{Questionnaire}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Regression Output}
Lorem ipsum...

\end{document}

My code will result into something like this.

Welcome to TeX.SX. Have you had a look around before asking? Please glance at https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/209993/how-to-customize-my-titlepage and https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/519192/title-page-layout — Johannes_B, Dec 05 '19 at 04:58
See also https://www.oxfordechoes.com/oxford-thesis-template/ — user94293, Dec 05 '19 at 07:07
Try using a \documentclass{book} environment for something closer to this look. \documentclass{report/article} will help too but then you have to play a little with the positioning of the logo and text on the title page. Also, for a thesis, I will always recommend a book environment, if that matters. — tachyon, Dec 05 '19 at 13:48

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '19 at 10:38

As @js bibra already pointed out, you can define your titlepage quite easily.

I'd suggest you should check the KOMA-Script classes. Markus Kohm wrote scrreprt and scrbookas replacements for the standard LaTeX report and book classes. I suggest it, because KOMA classes have very mighty commands, to create titlepages, including pretitle, dedications and lots more. Have a look at the english handbook, especially chapter 3.7.

In general, you can choose to use an predefined layout, which is generated by the command \maketitle or you could design your own titlepage environment by begin{titlepage} ... \end{titlepage}.

Your thesis might start this

\documentclass{scrbook}

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}

%% Definitions for the titles
%\titlehead{Not in use}
%\subject{Also not in use}
\title{Codimension-Two\\
  Free Boundary Problems}
\subtitle{School of Atlantis}
\author{
  \includegraphics[scale=0.3]{example-image-a}\\
  {\huge\bfseries Keith Gillow}\\
  St Catherine College\\
  University of Oxford}
\date{}
\publishers{A thesis submitted for the degree of\par 
  \textsc{Doctor of Philosphy}\\
  Trinity 1998\\[3ex]
  \today}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\end{document}

Resulting in

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '19 at 08:31

Does this meet the requirement?

Please tick the check mark on the left of the answer if meets the requirement--if anything else required put out in a comment.

\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}


\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
    \LARGE
    {\bfseries Codimension-Two\\Free Boundary Problems\par}
    School of Atlantis\par
    \vspace{4cm}
    \includegraphics[scale=0.3]{example-image-a}\\
    {\huge\bfseries Keith Gillow\par}
    {\small St Catherine College\\University of Oxford}
    \vspace{3cm}
    \par
\begin{minipage}{.5\linewidth}
        \normalsize\centering
        A thesis submitted for the degree of\par
        \textsc{Doctor of Philosphy}\par
        Trinity 1998
    \end{minipage}
    \vfill
    \today
\end{center}
    \newpage
\chapter*{Abstract}
Abstract goes here

\chapter*{Dedication}
To mum and dad

\chapter*{Declaration}
I declare that..

\chapter*{Acknowledgements}
I want to thank...

\tableofcontents

\chapter{Introduction}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Literature Review}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Methodology}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Discussion and Analysis}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Conclusion}
Lorem ipsum...

\appendix
\chapter{Questionnaire}
Lorem ipsum...

\chapter{Regression Output}
Lorem ipsum...

\end{document}

Create thesis cover

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