SOCI 420 - Senior Thesis

(4cr) Students will design and conduct original research, which entails forming a focused research question, engaging in a literature review, identifying an appropriate source of data and accompanying methodology, compiling results and analyses, and organizing each component into a formal research paper. Proper sampling techniques, ethical practices, and social scientific technical writing skills will be vigorously applied. A complete report of the research will be submitted and findings will be presented in a public forum. This course serves as a capstone option for both Sociology (B.S.) majors. 

  Prerequisites: SOCI 322 , AND SOCI 323 ; Junior or Senior standing, and 2.5 GPA.  
CORE CODES Tier Three: CP