• MyOxy
  • Offices & Services
  • Alumni
  • Newsroom
  • Calendars

Occidental College

Our StoryAdmission & AidAcademicsLife at OxyLos AngelesOxy VoicesGivingGo Tigers!

International Programs Office

  • International Programs Office
  • Research Abroad
  • Proposal Process
  • Part I

Part I

The Getting Started Stage

Student Information

You will be required to submit your basic student information

Literature Review
A literature review is an opportunity for you to explore your research idea. 
A literature review is a short paper that critically analyzes a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research. It offers an overview and assessment of the current state of knowledge on a topic and will help you insure that research on your topic has not already been done. Unlike an annotated bibliography, a literature review is presented as a structured critical paper rather than a listing and description of bibliographical works researched.

Tips for Doing Research

For additional information on the literature review, please click here.

Project Overview

Discuss the following parts of your research project:
1. Summarize your proposed research
2. Describe the methods you will use to carry out your research
3. Describe previous coursework or experience that has prepared you for this project
4. Describe how your project will engage with local culture

Know your Country
Demonstrate that you know your country through a series of basic questions.

Supervisor Approval
You will be required to turn in a supervisor approval as a part of your proposal.

Apply!

International Programs Office

  • Calendar
  • Semester Abroad
    • Explore
      • Latin America
      • Oceania
      • Europe
      • Asia
      • Africa & Middle East
    • Finances
    • Apply
    • Prepare
    • Return
  • Research Abroad
    • Literature Review
    • Independent Research
    • Explore - Richter
      • New Richter Opportunities
    • Budget Guidelines
    • Proposal Process
      • Part I
      • Part II
      • Part III
      • Apply
    • Policies & Procedures
    • Prepare
  • Summer Abroad
  • Courses Abroad
    • Costa Rica
    • Italy
    • Turkey
  • Faculty Resources
    • Faculty Led Courses
    • Faculty Recommendations
  • International Students
    • Current International Students
      • Forms for International Students
      • Getting Around
      • Programming
      • Work Options
      • Maintaining Visa Status
    • Exchange & Visiting Students
    • New International Students
      • Arrival
      • Pre-Arrival
      • Living at Oxy
    • Visas
    • Programming
    • Multinational Students
    • Exchange
  • About IPO
    • Staff
    • Initiatives
    • Emergencies
    • Assessment
  • Email: ipo@oxy.edu
  • Phone: (323) 259-2533
  • Visit: South Bungalows
  • :

Occidental College

  • For Parents
  • Employment
  • Contact Us
  • Maps & Directions

1600 Campus Road Los Angeles, California 90041