Regional & Comparative Studies (RCST)

Permission of SFS Dean's Office required.

This one-credit workshop course is offered for all senior majors in Regional and Comparative Studies (RCST) who are not writing an Honors Thesis. The course is designed to provide a capstone experience to senior RCST majors. It will allow students to reflect on and synthesize what they have learned in the course of their studies as regional experts.

Writing a thesis requires hard sustained work but can be the most rewarding intellectual experience of your undergraduate tenure. This year-long workshop is designed to guide you through writing your thesis in Regional and Comparative Studies (RCST). We will meet weekly in the fall and every other week in the spring. The workshop will provide a combination of practical tips for making steady progress on your thesis and will introduce a variety of disciplinary lenses for your research areas. Topics of discussion will include setting an agenda, developing a research design method, determining most applicable methodologies, utilizing sources, and writing a literature review. The workshop is also intended to build a community of like-minded thesis writers with whom you can develop and sharpen your ideas through peer feedback. In addition to producing an original thesis, a desired goal is to cultivate an affinity for research and writing.

Writing a thesis requires hard sustained work but can be the most rewarding intellectual experience of your undergraduate tenure. This year-long workshop is designed to guide you through writing your thesis in Regional and Comparative Studies (RCST). We will meet weekly in the fall and every other week in the spring. The workshop will provide a combination of practical tips for making steady progress on your thesis and will introduce a variety of disciplinary lenses for your research areas. Topics of discussion will include setting an agenda, developing a research design method, determining most applicable methodologies, utilizing sources, and writing a literature review. The workshop is also intended to build a community of like-minded thesis writers with whom you can develop and sharpen your ideas through peer feedback. In addition to producing an original thesis, a desired goal is to cultivate an affinity for research and writing. This course is a continuation of RCST 304.

Permission of SFS Dean's Office required.

Permission of SFS Dean's Office required.