IDIS 491 - Honors Thesis Sem

1 Credits

Prerequisite(s): Written Approval of Honors Program Director. This course enables intensive reading and research under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to the writing and defense of an honors thesis and reading and constructive criticism of other students’ thesis. Theses successfully completed are deposited in the Thurgood Marshall Library. This course is intended for students who will also use the thesis to complete a major research requirement of another course. Seniors in good standing in the Honors Program may write a thesis in any discipline, provided that they can obtain the agreement of a faculty mentor in that discipline. Seniors who are members of the honor society in a particular discipline must write a thesis in that discipline. No student may receive credit for this course and for IDIS 493. Permission is granted only to students who have already obtained the agreement of a faculty mentor and who submit a preliminary proposal at the time they request entrance to the seminar.