HSOC 420 Research Seminar in HSOC
Cross-listed as STSC 420
Offered:Spring 2010
Cowan W 2-5
Capstone Course
[Required for students who plan to write a senior thesis for honors]
This research methods seminar helps students develop skills crucial to independent research and to senior thesis development. The course combines focused reading, critical analysis of key texts, small-group projects, and writing and research exercises. Students can use this course to develop a plan for a senior research project, and to produce a polished thesis prospectus and literature review that can guide their thesis work over their senior year. They carry out a literature review and research plan for a thesis topic. This course fulfills the Capstone research requirement for students writing a senior thesis.
