The senior project must include a written paper and an oral presentation. More information about the Senior Project is available in the Honors Office. An intensive examination of some chronologically bound period or identifiable controversy involving a limited number of primary works of enduring importance in the humanities. An intensive examination of selected primary works of a number of authors generally regarded as the seminal figures in the history of social thought. An examination, aimed at the non-scientist, of a limited number of scientific and technical concepts or developments which are of general intellectual or social interest.
Special seminars concentrate on specialized topics within one of three areas.
These seminars emphasize student initiative and presentation. The topics are specialized in that their range is narrower than topics in the core courses. A high degree of technical expertise is not required. One seminar offered each year on a rotating basis. All projects require a written paper and an oral presentation.