Thesis

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

A capstone of the AFST major is the 6-credit senior project, which may be either a senior internship or senior thesis. Either option provides seniors with an opportunity to reflect upon the larger implications of their Africana course work and, should they desire, to incorporate a service-learning component. A written proposal describing the intended thesis must be submitted to the director of undergraduate studies for formal approval no later than the last working day of September. Each student will solicit a thesis supervisor/advisor and required to write a 30-50 page thesis/project synthesis based on their chosen topic. During the first semester students will work on their research proposals, including, related literature reviews, methodological exploration, service and/or data collection. The second semester students will spend time analyzing their data and writing their formal project synthesis/thesis. The final version of the senior project is due each spring by the common due date assigned by the College of Arts and Letters each year (usually the first week in April). Finally, an oral presentation on the senior project/thesis will be made to the Africana faculty. Minors may undertake a 3-credit internship/capstone project with the permission of the DUS.