Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis

Senior individual study for Biology majors to complete an Honors thesis under faculty supervision.

offering recorded3 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Aleks Stanic-Kostic Alexander Birbrair Barak Blum +5 more

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

Conduct a research project
Maintain accurate research records
Analyze and interpret data
Communicate research progress
Write a biological thesis
Demonstrate professional research practices

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Grade history

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Professors

Spring 2027

Aleks Stanic-Kostic

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Alexander Birbrair

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Barak Blum

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David Andes

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Jill Barnes

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Junsu Kang

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Ryan Coller

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William Murphy

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALEKS STANIC-KOSTIC is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ALEXANDER BIRBRAIR is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BARAK BLUM is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID ANDES is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JILL BARNES is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JUNSU KANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RYAN COLLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM MURPHY is recorded teaching in Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
IND 001	Classroom Instruction	0 / 2	0
IND 002	Classroom Instruction	0 / 2	0
IND 003	Classroom Instruction	0 / 1	0
IND 004	Classroom Instruction	0 / 2	0
IND 005	Classroom Instruction	0 / 1	0
IND 008	Classroom Instruction	0 / 1	0
IND 009	Classroom Instruction	0 / 0	0
IND 006	Classroom Instruction	0 / 1	0

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

Independent undergraduate research and thesis completion in Biology.
Professional research practices and academic integrity in laboratory settings.

Skills

Conducting independent research projects and maintaining accurate scientific records.
Analyzing and interpreting biological research data.
Communicating research progress to faculty advisors.
Writing a comprehensive biological thesis document.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records

BIOLOGY 682 · Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis

Recorded 2026-10-14

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B

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Model & dataset provenance

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