Honors
Theses
Writing
an Honors Thesis is about exercising your independence and
your creativity.
Is an Honors Thesis for me?
If you are internally-motivated, enjoy working independently, and would like a taste of being in graduate school, an Honors Thesis is an excellent choice for you.
Is an Honors Thesis written as part of a course?
Yes. Honors Thesis is a 3-credit course that allows a student to design and execute an independent project for college credit. Special permission from the Director of the Academic Honors Program must be obtained before embarking on the project.
Who is my professor for the course?
The Honors Thesis course is overseen by the Director or Assistant Director of the Academic Honors Program. BUT, each individual thesis is supervised by a faculty member who specializes in the area in which the student wants to work. For instance, if a student wanted to write a thesis on the clinical aspects of depression, s/he would choose a supervisor in Psychology.
What form can my thesis take?
Theses vary from discipline to discipline; some are even interdisciplinary in nature. For instance, a thesis in ART can be the creation of a jewelry collection; the documentation associated with making the collection is turned in as the thesis. In MATH, the thesis can be the solution to a problem; a short, written paper that documents the process counts as the thesis. An Honors Thesis in HISTORY can be a long, written paper that analyzes a particular time period. Before starting on the thesis project, the student and his/her supervisor come to an agreement on a format and size for the final thesis.
What do I need to do to get started?
Make
an appointment to see Dr. Kristen Hague, Director of the
Academic Honors Program. She can help you find the right
supervisor for your thesis and get you the paperwork needed
to enroll in the class.
Dr. Kristen Hague
Department of Languages, Literature, and Mass Communication
Lowell Heiny Hall Room 453
970-248-1385
/ khague@mesastate.edu.
