Not sure if your dissertation topic is too broad or actually viable?
Use this free topic viability check to decide whether your idea is clear, focused, and realistically researchable at undergraduate or masters level. If you’d like expert input, our topics and titles service can help you lock in a strong direction, or we can turn your refined topic into a structured dissertation proposal.
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What makes a good dissertation topic?
A strong dissertation topic is usually one that is relevant, specific, and doable with the time, word count, and resources you actually have. You don’t need to reinvent your subject area, but you do need a clear angle and a reason your study is worth doing.
A quick checklist:
- You can explain why the topic matters (a debate, problem, or gap you can point to)
- It’s narrow enough to answer properly (not “everything about AI”, for example)
- There’s enough existing literature to build a framework and justify your approach
- The methods are realistic (survey/interviews/secondary data) within your timeframe
- You can access the data, sources, or participants you’d need
- You’re motivated to stick with it, and it fits your module/department requirements
How to narrow a topic quickly and make it viable
If your topic feels big, the fastest fix is to add boundaries. Start with a broad theme, then choose one angle and limit it so it becomes researchable. Try this process:
- Write 5–10 keywords, then split them into sub-topics (what part interests you most?)
- Pick one setting: a sector (retail/NHS), organisation type, or stakeholder group
- Add boundaries: where (UK/England/one city), who (managers/students/patients), when (2019–2026), and what (one tool, policy, or decision type)
- Rewrite it as an analytical question (investigate/assess/evaluate), not “to look at…”
- Sanity-check feasibility: can you do it in the time available, within the word count, and with the access you’ll need?
- Run the checker again after narrowing, then sense-check with your supervisor early
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