The Senior Thesis consists of a research paper 40–50 pages in length. It is a year-long project, and students writing a thesis should register for C3997x–C3997y. Normally the fall semester is devoted to research, the spring semester to writing. All thesis writers are required to participate in occasional meetings of a thesis colloquium led by faculty.
A new procedure has been established for the Senior Thesis. Students are now required to submit an application and a selection process similar to the one currently used for Seminars will be instituted. The student is asked to identify a topic for the Senior Thesis and an Advisor among the Faculty of the Art History and Archaeology Department. The student is then asked to submit an application, with an indication of the subject of the thesis and the name and the signature of the advisor, followed by a one-page statement (400 words) outlining the subject, the goals, and the methodology of the Thesis. The deadline for the submission is set at the end of the second week of the Senior Year. The submissions are made in the Department's Office, and are addressed to the DUS. The DUS, in consultation with the Thesis Advisor, will evaluate the applications and decide on their approval or rejection.
Students intending to write a thesis should begin formulating a research topic and approaching potential faculty sponsors during the spring of the junior year.
Download Application Form due September 17, 2007
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