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Writing a research proposal
At some stage in your academic life, it is likely that you will need to produce a
research proposal. This could be for your undergraduate dissertation, your
Master’s thesis or for PhD research. Although these types of research project
might end up being very different lengths, the basic rules of writing a research
proposal apply to all of them. This guide runs through the various things you
will need to include in your proposal.
Note that Schools may have particular requirements, so check the guidelines
you’ve been given.
How long does it need to be?
Most research proposals are between 1500 and 2000 words long. You may
have been given different instructions by your tutor, so do check this carefully
before you start.
What’s a research proposal for?
Your proposal gives a relatively brief overview of what you would like to study.
You will demonstrate how and why you have chosen to do this particular
research, so that the University or School can see whether it is a viable
project.
What do I need to include?
A research proposal will include the following (note that this is a general guide
and that you may have been given more specific instructions by your tutors):
• A working title: this might not be the finalised title of your project, but
must show that you have thought about what you are hoping to achieve.
Make sure any key words appear in the working title.
• A general overview: a brief section about the subject area you are
looking at, and how it fits into which discipline(s). This will be most
important in PhD research proposals where you are applying for
funding, as you will need to show how your topic fits into the disciplines
funded by the body.
• A review of relevant literature: this isn’t an enormous literature
review, but you need to show that you are aware of the important
issues, themes and debates in the relevant literature. You must refer to
key texts and briefly show that you understand how they are relevant to
your research area. You are therefore summarising what has been
done before on this topic. Remember that a PhD is original research,
so for PhD proposals you will also need to show that what you’ll be
studying hasn’t been done before.
• Key research questions: the aims and objectives of the research.
What are the questions you’ll be looking to answer? What are you
hoping to find out? If undertaking original research, your hypothesis
can be explained in this section. Be careful not to include an
unachievable number of goals or be over-ambitious. Ambition is good
•

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but you must be able to actually carry out the things you have
described.
Methodology: how are you planning to do this research? What
methods will you use? Are you looking for qualitative or quantitative
data, or both? Will you be carrying out laboratory experiments or
questionnaires? What options are open to you or what different
methods could you use, and why have you chosen the ones you have?
Expected results: obviously you can’t say what the results will be,
because you haven’t done the research yet. You can, however, explain
what kinds of results you hope to achieve, such as a greater
understanding of the way something works, a new method of doing
something and so on. Think about how your research will affect or
impact the subject area.
Timescale: include a timescale, showing that you understand the need
to plan your research carefully and have thought about how long the
different tasks might take you. It doesn’t need to be very detailed and it
may of course change later, but it’s essential that you show you’ve
thought about whether your project is achievable in the time available.
References: include a list of the key texts you’ve referred to, in the
format required by your School (in most cases at the University of
Salford, this will be the Harvard system).

Some things to bear in mind
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Don’t choose something too broad: your research must be
achievable. Your project might feel like it’s going to last a long time,
especially if it is a PhD, but be aware of how long different aspects of
your research might take. You won’t be able to answer every question
about the topic, or look into every single aspect of a subject.
Don’t choose something vague: your proposal needs to be as
defined as possible, as a proposal which is too vague will look like you
haven’t thought it through.
Is there enough University expertise? Make sure there’s somebody
available to supervise your research. Don’t propose to study a topic if
there isn’t a suitable supervisor within the School/University!
Make sure you find it interesting: be sure to choose something you
are interested in and passionate about. You’ll spend an awful lot of
time studying it, so you must be committed to the topic.

Suzanne Waugh, Student Life. Updated 2012

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  • 1. Writing a research proposal Study Basics Series Careers & Employability, Student Life Lower Ground Floor (Level A), University House, University of Salford, M5 4WT. t: 0161 295 5088 e: studyskills@salford.ac.uk w: www.careers.salford.ac.uk/studyskills Twitter: www.twitter.com/UoSStudySkills Blog: salfordstudyskills.wordpress.com
  • 2. Writing a research proposal At some stage in your academic life, it is likely that you will need to produce a research proposal. This could be for your undergraduate dissertation, your Master’s thesis or for PhD research. Although these types of research project might end up being very different lengths, the basic rules of writing a research proposal apply to all of them. This guide runs through the various things you will need to include in your proposal. Note that Schools may have particular requirements, so check the guidelines you’ve been given. How long does it need to be? Most research proposals are between 1500 and 2000 words long. You may have been given different instructions by your tutor, so do check this carefully before you start. What’s a research proposal for? Your proposal gives a relatively brief overview of what you would like to study. You will demonstrate how and why you have chosen to do this particular research, so that the University or School can see whether it is a viable project. What do I need to include? A research proposal will include the following (note that this is a general guide and that you may have been given more specific instructions by your tutors): • A working title: this might not be the finalised title of your project, but must show that you have thought about what you are hoping to achieve. Make sure any key words appear in the working title. • A general overview: a brief section about the subject area you are looking at, and how it fits into which discipline(s). This will be most important in PhD research proposals where you are applying for funding, as you will need to show how your topic fits into the disciplines funded by the body. • A review of relevant literature: this isn’t an enormous literature review, but you need to show that you are aware of the important issues, themes and debates in the relevant literature. You must refer to key texts and briefly show that you understand how they are relevant to your research area. You are therefore summarising what has been done before on this topic. Remember that a PhD is original research, so for PhD proposals you will also need to show that what you’ll be studying hasn’t been done before. • Key research questions: the aims and objectives of the research. What are the questions you’ll be looking to answer? What are you hoping to find out? If undertaking original research, your hypothesis can be explained in this section. Be careful not to include an unachievable number of goals or be over-ambitious. Ambition is good
  • 3. • • • • but you must be able to actually carry out the things you have described. Methodology: how are you planning to do this research? What methods will you use? Are you looking for qualitative or quantitative data, or both? Will you be carrying out laboratory experiments or questionnaires? What options are open to you or what different methods could you use, and why have you chosen the ones you have? Expected results: obviously you can’t say what the results will be, because you haven’t done the research yet. You can, however, explain what kinds of results you hope to achieve, such as a greater understanding of the way something works, a new method of doing something and so on. Think about how your research will affect or impact the subject area. Timescale: include a timescale, showing that you understand the need to plan your research carefully and have thought about how long the different tasks might take you. It doesn’t need to be very detailed and it may of course change later, but it’s essential that you show you’ve thought about whether your project is achievable in the time available. References: include a list of the key texts you’ve referred to, in the format required by your School (in most cases at the University of Salford, this will be the Harvard system). Some things to bear in mind • • • • Don’t choose something too broad: your research must be achievable. Your project might feel like it’s going to last a long time, especially if it is a PhD, but be aware of how long different aspects of your research might take. You won’t be able to answer every question about the topic, or look into every single aspect of a subject. Don’t choose something vague: your proposal needs to be as defined as possible, as a proposal which is too vague will look like you haven’t thought it through. Is there enough University expertise? Make sure there’s somebody available to supervise your research. Don’t propose to study a topic if there isn’t a suitable supervisor within the School/University! Make sure you find it interesting: be sure to choose something you are interested in and passionate about. You’ll spend an awful lot of time studying it, so you must be committed to the topic. Suzanne Waugh, Student Life. Updated 2012