Senior Honors Research

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 498

This course is designed to support fourth-year students who are working on research and thesis development for mentored research, honors research, or Latin Honors with the Environmental Studies Program. In this pass/fail, one-hour seminar course, instructors will guide students through common elements of the research process and teach skills for thesis writing that cross disciplines, such as goal setting and planning, developing a proposal, outlining methodology and findings, and using bibliographic reference software. Instructors and students will co-create a supportive environment for students to share ideas, feedback, and support as they engage in their independent reserach processes. This course is REQUIRED for all students completing Latin Honors and STRONGLY ENCOURAGED for students conducting mentored "senior" research regardless of GPA. Students graduating in spring or summer should take ENST 498 in fall and ENST 499 in spring of their final year; students graduating in December should take ENST 498 in the fall of their graduating year.
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