Major Requirements for Students Pursuing Latin Honors
Core:
GLOS 3144H Honors Knowledge, Power, and the Politics of Representation in Global Studies
GLOS 3145H Honors: Global Modernity, the Nation-State, and Capitalism
Methods/Readiness:
STAT 3021H Honors Introduction to Probability and Statistics
BIOL 3272H Applied Biostatistics
Human Rights:
SOC 4101V Honors Sociology of Law
SOC 4104H Honors Crime and Human Rights
GLOS 3985V (Cum and Magna) or GLOS 3105H (Summa)
Honors students must do the following four things to successfully complete their capstone project:
- Consult with a faculty expert on their topic
- Do "original research" – whether that means collecting and analyzing new data or offering new interpretations of primary texts.
- Evidence strong writing skills – sentence level mastery, clear organization, correct style and citation, etc.
- Organize a thesis committee to oversee your work
Students pursuing magna cum laude honors must do the above things at a superior level, producing work that is close to publishable in an undergraduate journal. Summa cum laude students must declare their intention to graduate summa two semesters prior graduation. The summa thesis should be 45-60 pages long.