Are you a student in the Master of Arts in English program? Find information you need to know about your thesis, as well as other helpful information for graduate students.
Thesis
The proposal should be developed in consultation with the chair and thesis advisory committee; the thesis advisory committee will signify its approval of the proposal in its final form by each committee member signing a cover sheet and giving a copy of the approved proposal and signed cover sheet to the Graduate Coordinator, who will place it in the student's master folder.
Format
The format of the proposal is as follows:
Proposals are generally three to five pages long and include a statement of the research question; a description of the theoretical approach and/or methodologies employed; and some indication of the anticipated structure/organization of the finished thesis.
The proposal should also stipulate the form that the project will take.
Finally, the proposal should explain to readers clearly and succinctly what the student hopes to demonstrate through writing the thesis.
A working bibliography of appropriate length that includes relevant secondary as well as primary sources.
Please consult the Graduate Handbook for more information about writing the thesis.
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