GRI 451 - Senior Thesis I

(3 units)

Directed research on a focused topic in the Gender, Race, and Identity major; concludes with a thesis proposal to guide work in GRI 452: Senior Thesis II.

Prerequisite(s): GRI 103 or 12 units in GRI/WMST; and Junior or Senior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply critical thinking skills to issues of gender, race, and/or other facets of social and cultural identity, inequality, and difference.
2. develop and articulate an original research question to pursue in a research project.
3. develop and communicate appropriate knowledge in the theories, methods, contexts, and/or other scholarly fields necessary to inform their research project.
4. write a research proposal explaining a research question, methods, and knowledge in a format appropriate to the academic discipline(s) that inform the student’s project.

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