Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis Seminar

Senior Honors Thesis Seminar supports honors students in writing their political science senior thesis through a seminar focused on conceptualization, research design, and writing.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Amy Gangl3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 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

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POLI SCI 683, senior standing only, and declared in an Honors program

    • POLISCI 683
    • senior standing only
    • declared in an Honors program
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POLISCI 684

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  • All of
    • POLISCI 683
    • senior standing only
    • declared in an Honors program

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMY GANGL is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction0 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Conceptualization and research design
  • Thesis writing
  • Relevant issues of political science

Skills

  • Formulating research questions and developing central arguments
  • Analyzing and synthesizing scholarly sources
  • Applying disciplinary conventions to produce and organize research
  • Providing constructive peer feedback

Grades

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POLISCI 684 · Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis Seminar

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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