Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis

Senior Honors Thesis in Soil Science: individual study for majors completing theses for Soil Science Honors degrees.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Zac Freedman

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Review and analyze scientific literature

  • Identify and use appropriate research methodologies to address a research question

  • Begin structuring and writing a thesis based on original research

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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SOILSCI 681

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Spring 2027
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ZAC FREEDMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Individual study for majors completing theses for Soil Science Honors degrees as arranged with a faculty member. Requires consent of supervising instructor. Enrolled in CALS Honors Program.

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Topics

  • Soil Science Honors theses
  • Research methodologies

Skills

  • Review and analyze scientific literature
  • Identify and use appropriate research methodologies
  • Structure and write a thesis based on original research

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SOILSCI 681 · Spring 2027

Senior Honors Thesis

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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