Guide to develop the research plan

During the first year of doctoral studies, the student must present the research plan that must contain the following sections:

Cover page

  1. Denomination of the Doctoral Program.
  2. Research line of the Doctoral Program in which you want to enroll.
  3. Subline of research or main topic.
  4. Title of the thesis proposal in Catalan, Spanish and English.
  5. Name and surname of the student.
  6. Date (day, month and year).
  7. Type of thesis:
    • TO. Emphasis on theory and history.
    • B. Emphasis on practice.
    • C. Mixed.
  8. Proposal for the thesis supervisor.

Inside

  1. Index
  2. Proposal summary
  3. Motivation
  4. Keywords
  5. Main objectives, secondary objectives and hypotheses.
  6. Background or current status of the issue
  7. Description of the research in its fundamental aspects
  8. Description of the first year work plan
  9. Investigation methodology
  10. General schedule.
  11. Bibliography and most relevant documentation related to the research.

The maximum length of the document must be 25 pages of text, which is equivalent to about 10,000 words. Images do not count as text pages.