CCSRE Senior Project

Catalog description

This capstone course will support students in the completion of a public-facing research project or research paper that draws upon disciplinary expertise and training in race studies. A public-facing research project will translate social sciences and/or humanities research on race and ethnicity into genres that reach diverse audiences. After developing a research question and consulting with a faculty project mentor, students will conduct research, identify their audience, design a public-facing research project, and compose a substantial writer's memo that includes a literature review, an analysis of genre and audience, a discussion of stakes, and a plan for distribution. The process will require students to explore and justify the parameters of their projects, including their methodologies and academic interlocutors. Note that this course is required for CCSRE majors in their final year of study who are not enrolled in CSRE 201X, including those who opt to write honors theses in departments or programs outside of CSRE.