EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES HONORS CAPSTONE
Develop a capstone project reflecting expertise in existing research on an issue or question of interest. Engage in interdisciplinary conversations, consider pressing issues in education, explore potential professional and academic trajectories, and prepare for future careers and graduate education. Requires declaration in Educational Policy Studies BS Honors in the Major.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Honors - Honors Only Courses (H) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Synthesize previous course work and themes through discussion of pressing issues in education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore fellow honors students epistemologically, methodologically, and topically diverse research interests. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop, through a series of scaffolded assignments, a rigorously researched capstone project such as literature review paper or policy brief that reviews relevant research. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Write a personal statement describing your learning and future directions in education. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Synthesize previous course work and themes through discussion of pressing issues in education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore fellow honors students epistemologically, methodologically, and topically diverse research interests. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop, through a series of scaffolded assignments, a rigorously researched capstone project such as literature review paper or policy brief that reviews relevant research. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Write a personal statement describing your learning and future directions in education. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027