PSCI4997 - Political Science Honors

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Political Science Honors
Term
2024C
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
301
Section ID
PSCI4997301
Course number integer
4997
Meeting times
T 12:00 PM-2:59 PM
Meeting location
PCPE 203
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Bess Davis
Description
This is a mandatory seminar for all students planning to submit an honors thesis for the purpose of possibly earning distinction in Political Science upon graduation. The course is aimed at helping students identify a useful and feasible research question, become familiar with the relevant literatures and debates pertaining to that question, develop a basic understanding of what might constitute "good" and "original" research in different subfields, and set up a plan for conducting and presenting the research. The course is also aimed at building a community of like-minded student researchers, which can complement and enrich the honor student's individual experience of working one-on-one with a dedicated faculty thesis advisor. Students apply in the spring of their junior year for admissions to the honors program and enrollment in PSCI497.
Course number only
4997
Use local description
No