Research Capstone: Individual Inquiry and Analysis

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is designed for Global Affairs students who are completing a paper Capstone that focuses on a topic in the field of global affairs. It typically answers a question of practical importance and results in a research paper that draws upon from one or more modes of research with primary sources that could include library, digital, archival, field-based research, data analysis, etc. The class aims to give students an opportunity to conduct independent research while moving as a group through the normal stages of developing, managing, and completing a project and bringing student research into dialogue with trends in the field of Global Affairs.