\documentclass[oneside,12pt]{scrbook}

\pagestyle{empty}

\begin{document}

\begin{titlepage}
 \centering
 \vspace*{1in}
 \begin{Large}\bfseries
  A Sample PhD Thesis\par
 \end{Large}
 \vspace{1.5in}
 \begin{large}\bfseries
  A. N. Other\par
 \end{large}
 \vfill
 A Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
 \par
 \vspace{0.5in}
 School of Something
 \par
 University of Somewhere
 \par
 \vspace{0.5in}
 July 2013
 \par
\end{titlepage}

\end{document}
