Capstone

Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The capstone project is the culmination of a student’s studies in the MA program. The capstone project integrates the student’s humanities scholarship with their internship(s) or field research projects. The capstone project is designed to reach a public audience. It should be developed and completed with the active involvement of a faculty advisor or the program director. The capstone project is also meant to be developed during the mentored internship where an industry advisor can provide feedback on feasibility, logistics, effectiveness, and execution. While there is no prescribed format for the capstone, students should take the opportunity to reimagine what humanities scholarship can be when it is public-facing. Capstone projects include but are not limited to: several episodes of a podcast; a documentary; an oral history archive; a digital or physical exhibition; online articles for publication; project proposals; a white paper + social media campaign; a series of performances or events, etc. The capstone must be completed and approved by the program director and the faculty mentor (if there is one) before graduation.