Thesis Proposal seminar

Catalog description

In this seminar, you will draft and complete your M.A. thesis proposal while establishing an ongoing, productive dialogue with your peers who are doing the same. You will learn about the structure and content of the thesis proposal as we (1) consider ways of articulating a core problem and well-defined research questions; (2) discuss the conventions of scholarly discourse, documentation, and argumentation; and (3) formulate goals that are ambitious but also achievable in a reasonable amount of time and in accordance with the availability of resources. Separate sections of this course are offered for students in the Social Sciences, the Humanities, and the Arts. In some weeks the course sections will meet separately, while in other weeks all sections will come together for plenary sessions that may include events and activities such as guest lectures, library visits, and human subjects research instruction. After completing this course, students must submit the final thesis proposal to the program by May 15. To learn more about the Approval Process for the Thesis Proposal, visit this webpage: https://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/graduate/thesis/proposal.html