Honors/Independent Study in Gender and Women's Studies
As a Gender and Women's Studies major, in your senior year you can bring it all together through writing an honors thesis advised by a GWS professor, or by doing a four-credit internship with a community organization, or doing an independent study or reading on a particular area of interest or desired expertise, such as organizing the production of The Vagina Monologues.
The senior seminar also provides a capstone experience in the last semester of your college career. (Although juniors, too, can also take the seminar, which is a good idea for those interested in honors work.)
Honors Study offers students who meet the standards set by the College and by their major departments the opportunity to combine independent work with regular courses of study. Here's how to go about it:
As a junior Gender and Women's Studies major who has maintained a 3.5 average in your major courses for the sophomore and junior years, you may at the end of the junior year request permission of your department to be admitted to Honors Study. At this time, in consultation with your major department, you'll formulate a tentative plan for a senior project that has a scope of a year-long project in your declared major and find a faculty member to supervise your work. The two-semester honors course provides the opportunity to hone research and writing skills and produce original work in gender and feminist studies. It is highly recommended for students considering graduate school.
An example of a recent GWS honors project:
Learn more about Honors Study guidelines.
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