Research Proposal

Oct 14, 2012 17:50

Hello everyone,

I would like to apply for PhD program in Psychology and I'm interested in how should I choose my future research topic. Does it have to base on my previous research or I can choose something that I'm just interested in and haven't enough research experience in this sphere?

Thank you in advance.

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tisiphone October 14 2012, 16:06:48 UTC
You can choose either, though it's best not to go over the same ground too much and you need to make sure it's something you're prepared to do, or can be prepared to do in the time allotted for a PhD program. The main thing is that it generally needs to be consistent with some research that's going on at your target program, so that you can get advisors, lab time, etc.

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lola_vanila October 21 2012, 08:26:05 UTC
Thank you for the answer:)

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alegria_dreams October 14 2012, 21:33:14 UTC
I'm in architectural history and not psychology, but I've been told that the research proposal that my department requires is used more to see if you can conceive of a project and its execution. The actual topic doesn't matter quite as much, so I think as long as you can make it your best work then that will be enough. Personally I'd do whatever you're passionate about- passion really shows in these sort of things. Good luck!

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lola_vanila October 21 2012, 08:26:40 UTC
Thank you:)

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roseofjuly October 21 2012, 23:07:12 UTC
Hi! I'm in psychology.

My future research was only somewhat related to my previous research experience. When I was in undergrad, I did research on child motor development and on coping with discrimination, but my research proposal was on the effects of media on adolescent psychology and health behavior. (I have since gone back to being interested in coping with stress, which is funny.) But admissions committees understand that you can't always find someone at your undergrad institution who does what you are truly interested in; undergrad research experience is more for the experience of learning whether or not you like research.

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lola_vanila October 22 2012, 08:48:37 UTC
Thank you:)

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