Students work individually and collaboratively to plan and successfully execute extended research projects. The resulting thesis demonstrates the student's abilities to synthesize coursework in the major, to apply skills and knowledge to research on important political questions, and to communicate the analysis and recommendation to appropriate audiences. The Research Seminar provides a process and structure for writing and presenting a senior thesis in an area related to U.S. political institutions. Students work individually and collaboratively to plan and successfully execute extended research projects. The resulting thesis demonstrates the student's abilities to synthesize coursework in the major, to apply skills and knowledge to research on important political questions, and to communicate the analysis and recommendation to appropriate audiences.
Gender is one of the most fundamental influences on human behavior.
Public policy is formed and conducted in political institutions that are, compared to U.S. population, disproportionately male. Seminar students will research and write about institutions of U.S. public policy through the lens of gender to understand these and other questions of political significance. Other materials will be identified individually as they pertain to student projects.