Masters Research Proposal

The following remarks are intended to help those applying for a place to study for the Ph D, as well as those applying for a place on one of the Faculty’s MPhil courses.They are also intended to help with subsequent applications to funding bodies.

It needs to give those assessing your application an impression of the strength and originality of your proposed research, and its potential to make a contribution to knowledge.

It should be written in clear, jargon-free, and unexceptionable prose.

MPhil - American Literature MPhil - Criticism and Culture MPhil - 18th Century and Romantic MPhil MPhil - Medieval MPhil - Renaissance Ph D 1 Ph D 2 Ph D 3 Ph D 4 It is vital that you show that your research is necessary. You should make clear that it will be of use and interest to others working in your field, or on a particular author, or indeed in neighbouring fields.

You should show how your work will make a contribution to knowledge and to the practice of our subject.

Title: Choose a title for your project that reflects your research question in one succinct phrase. You may find it useful to review some thesis titles in your research area in the UWA Research Repository.

Your title can be revised over the course of your candidature.For further details on available funding see ‘Funding for Home and EU Students’ or ‘Funding for Overseas Students’.An MPhil research proposal should be 500 words long while a Ph D proposal should be 800 words long.For further information, including about cookie settings, please read our Cookie Policy .By continuing to use this site, you consent to the use of cookies.If you have any questions about the application process or funding, please get in touch with us.We use cookies to make interactions with our website easy and meaningful, to better understand the use of our services, and to tailor advertising.The scope and subject of your research must be determined in consultation with your advisor.It is possible to include preliminary results in your proposal.There is a range of support you can access to help you submit a high quality research proposal.Your proposal should follow the GRS Research Proposal Guidelines and should be 15 pages or less in length.