Senior Thesis

Catalog description

This course builds upon HIS 497 by challenging students to take their mastery of a body of secondary literature and proposal and produce an original piece of scholarly research which utilizes primary sources and secondary sources, makes an original argument, and adds to the historiography of their faculty approved topic. Students will practice skills such as a paper organization, writing, revision, and critical thinking as they work to produce their capstone paper due by the semester’s conclusion. Prerequisites: HIS 497 , Senior standing, History major student. honors