Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Formal Thesis Proposal (Substance Abuse and Mental Illness)
The Formal Thesis Proposal must be approved before moving forward with any other steps in the literature review. The proposal includes the title, thesis statement, and a description of what you are going to research and why you are researching it. It also includes an explanation of what you anticipate learning, how it applies to your professional interests, and its relevance to the field of psychology.
The Formal Thesis Proposal must be relevant to graduate courses within your concentration at APUS.
The proposal should be between 5-7 pages. A title page, reference page, and general APA formatting are required. Please ensure that current (within the last ten years) scholarly resources are used to support your position.
Please note that once the Formal Thesis Proposal is approved, topic changes are not permitted.
Proposal requirements include the following sections:
1. Statement of Problem
· State the focus of your thesis. What problem will you be addressing?
· Explain the importance of study. Why are you doing it?
2. Context of Problem
· Examine existing literature to establish a brief review of important work done in the field. (3-4 academic sources)
· Define key terms and theories
3. Relevance to field of Psychology
· Explain how this literature review will contribute to the field of psychology and why it is important to study
4. Relevance to Student’s Professional Interests
· Explain how this literature review will contribute to the student’s professional interests
