Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
Senior Honors Thesis Seminar is a seminar-format course for honors students writing their senior honors thesis, focusing on conceptualization, research design, thesis writing, and political science issues.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2007: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2008: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2009: 3.85 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Formulate and revise a focused research question; develop and defend a central argument (thesis) that is arguable and evidence-based.
Identify, summarize, compare, and integrate your argument within broader scholarly conversations in the field of political science.
Locate, assess, analyze, and synthesize scholarly sources to support, refine, or challenge your thesis.
Generate, design, and construct original arguments and ideas that demonstrate creative and independent thinking.
Apply disciplinary conventions to produce, organize, and present your research in a format that meets professional political science standards.
Critique, evaluate, and articulate constructive feedback on the work of peers to advance collaborative learning.
Interpret, respond to, and implement feedback from your faculty advisor and peers to revise and improve your writing and argumentation.
Reflect on, monitor, and evaluate your own learning progress by identifying which research, writing, and analytical skills you are developing at each stage.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapJunior standing and declared in an Honors program
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- Junior standing and declared in an Honors program
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2007: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2008: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2009: 3.85 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
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Topics
- Conceptualization and research design
- Thesis writing
- Relevant issues of political science
Skills
- Formulating and revising research questions and developing defensible arguments
- Locating, assessing, analyzing, and synthesizing scholarly sources
- Applying disciplinary conventions to produce and organize research
- Integrating arguments within broader scholarly conversations in political science
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