Informatics 499T - Honors Thesis
Spring
2026
01
6.00
1:00AM 1:00AM
UMass Amherst
79210
Honors Thesis expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional research manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all theses:
- are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters.
- begin with creative inquiry and systematic research.
- include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor.
- culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.
Contact COMCOL (CHC Paths) To add this course, find a faculty sponsor with whom to plan your work. Submit your proposal through CHC PATHS (https://honorspaths1.honors.umass.edu/chc-paths ) for online approval by your sponsor and other reviewers, including the Academic Standards Committee of the Faculty Senate's Commonwealth Honors College Council. Once fully approved it will be registered in SPIRE by Commonwealth Honors College.
Varies from 3 to 6 credits