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Jul 31, 2025
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PSC 4596 - SENIOR SEMINAR AND THESIS II
credits: 1.0
These courses provide a capstone experience for all political science majors. This experience includes a demonstration of the student’s mastery of the breadth of the subject matter by completing the Major Field Test (MFT) in political science in the Winter Term. The sequence of the two courses also provides the student with an opportunity to demonstrate the mastery of more specialized subject matter in the area of their concentration, their ability to think critically (including understanding how to used appropriate research methodology to address important questions in the field), and to express that critical thinking through written communication of a senior thesis. Term I will be spent developing a thesis topic, a plan of research, and beginning that research. Term II will be spent writing the thesis and preparing for the MFT. Objectives: A) Demonstrate mastery of appropriate research methods; B) Demonstrate student’s ability to integrate critical thinking-analysis with good communications skills; C) Demonstrate mastery of their concentration in the discipline: American Politics, Public Affairs, or World Politics; D) Demonstrate a broader knowledge of the discipline through completion of the MFT in political science. Method of Instruction: Some small amount of lecture, but primarily discussion, group work, and individualized guidance. Method of Evaluation: Evaluations of the individual student’s contribution to the workshops and critiques of the work of other students. Evaluation of the thesis topic, plan of research, and thesis proposal. Evaluation of the completed thesis. Completion of the MFT.
Prerequisite(s): SENIOR STATUS and PSC 4595 - SENIOR SEMINAR AND THESIS I
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