Moving On: Preparing for Your Senior Year
Senior Capstone Project (3-6 hrs)
All Anthropology Majors complete their degree with an Independent Research Project called a Senior Capstone Project. Choose one option below (Honors Thesis (6 hrs), Senior Capstone Seminar, Internship, Study Abroad, Field School, or Laboratory research experience (3 hrs) in consultation with the departmental advisor. Options may differ slightly within each concentration.
Honors Thesis Instructions and Guidelines
- Honors Thesis Application
- Instructions and Deadlines for Honors Thesis
- Levels of Distinctions and Submission Deadlines
- Certification form to be endorsed by cooperating faculty member and department head
| Senior Capstone Project | 3-6 | |
| Choose one option below (Honors Thesis, Senior Capstone Seminar, Internship, Study Abroad, Field School or Research) in consultation with the departmental advisor: | ||
| Honors Thesis- 6 hours. Two consecutive semesters of research resulting in a written thesis | ||
| Honors Senior Thesis I | ||
| Honors Senior Thesis II | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar (Independent Research)- 3 hours | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar | ||
| Internship- 3 hours. A portfolio and report associated with an approved departmental internship | ||
| Individual Study | ||
| Study Abroad- 3 hours. A portfolio and report associated with an approved Study Abroad experience | ||
| Individual Study | ||
| Research and/or Field School- 3-6 hours. Data analysis and a research report associated with one of the following: | ||
| Archaeological Field School and Lab Analysis in Archaeology |
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| Methods in Bioanthropology and Research in Bioanthropology |
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Past Senior Capstone Conferences