Senior Thesis Seminar

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Required of all history majors in their junior or senior year, the senior thesis seminar provides an opportunity for students to produce a senior thesis reflecting original research. Working in cooperation with fellow history majors and under the joint supervision of the history faculty, students will learn how to choose an appropriate research topic, make use of bibliographic tools, develop an argument, and organize and write a research paper. Students will work on their own projects and serve as peer critics for other projects. Offered spring term each year. One semester hour.