Senior Thesis/Capstone

Catalog description

Offered in both the fall and spring. This course is designed to be a culminating experience in which the student will demonstrate skills and knowledge garnered from his/her experience within the Spanish Option. We will offer two possibilities for the Capstone: 1) The student can research, write and revise an extensive research paper under the supervision of a Spanish faculty member. The capstone topic selected will directly relate to the language, literature, culture, history and/or civilization of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the world. 2) The student can fulfill a high impact field experience or internship experience as the culminating activity in the program. In this case, students can demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and values in a wide variety of ways. Field experiences and internships may be evaluated by both a faculty member and a field supervisor under whom the student is working. Evaluations may consist of check sheets and evaluation forms that the supervisor and faculty complete both during and at the end of the experience, notes from advisory meetings with the student during the experience, and materials that the student produces during the experience, perhaps gathered into a portfolio. Level: Undergraduate