Pre-Thesis Seminar and Senior Seminar

The Pre-Thesis Seminar and the Senior Seminar are "capstone" courses which have two purposes: to provide guidance and assistance in the writing of the senior thesis; and to provide a general review of the theories, methods and substantive conclusions covered in Sociology courses.

The fall semester pre-thesis course helps students settle on a thesis topic and to refine that topic as much as possible within the limits of the short time available. The spring semester Senior Seminar provides an intensive research and writing environment so that the students can develop a senior thesis that is both theoretically-driven and empirically-based. The senior thesis experience gives the graduating sociology major an opportunity to bring together course work, internships, volunteer work, and other experiences in a final academic product.