PhD申请研究计划怎么写？听听华威大学怎么说,英国华威大学微信公众号文章

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正值PhD申请季，对于所有研究型学位的申请者来说，一份research proposal是不可或缺的申请材料，也是整个申请中占比重最大的部分。那么一篇research proposal到底要涵括什么内容？哪些细节会让你的文章脱颖而出呢？今天主页菌就和大家说一说research proposal该怎么写，内容由华威大学校方提供。

首先，要搞清楚什么是research proposal以及它需要说明哪些问题。

A research propsal is a document explaining what you would like to research for your PhD. The proposal needs to address the following key quesions:

Why your proposed research is important

What gap in current literature you plan to fill

What relevance your proposed research has

整篇research proposal大约2000字，不过有时候院系对篇幅会有特别的要求。

那么一篇完整的research proposal需要包括哪些部分呢？

· Intended area of research

· Core research questions

· Possible methodologies

· Approach proposed

· Timescale

· Potential supervisor (if you have identified one)

接下来一个一个和大家细说。

Intended Area of Research

The intended area of research should provide a general outline of discipline, and sub discipline, into which your project falls. This involves identifying previous literature in the area, and demonstrating your knowledge of current academic debates.

Core Research Questions

Research questions需要涉及到以下几个方面：

· What your research intends to show or find

· What specific questions your research will attempt to answer

· What the relevance is of the topic within the discipline and more widely

· What your research is of academic or practical importance

通过列出关键的研究问题你可以展示为什么你的PhD课题值得研究。

Possible Methodologies and Approach Proposed

主要研究方法需要包括以下部分：

· State what resources you will require (e.g. access to specialist libraries, equipment, proposed fieldwork)

· Highlight any problems you may encounter and how you hope to solve them

· Demonstrate an awareness of planning and the timescale of the research