The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.

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.

Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects: - 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.

This course is a peer support group for seniors in their last semester. Meeting every other week, the course is intended to help students enter a career field or obtain their first job directly after graduation. It is also suitable for students applying for fellowships, internships, and graduate or professional schools. Supervised by a History Department faculty member with the assistance of the HFA Career Development Services Team, meetings will also feature alumni guests who will share their career experiences and offer advice.

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

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This course will be an in-depth investigation of China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), in which Mao Zedong urged the people to wrest control away from the Communist Party itself and recreate Chinese culture and society based on revolutionary principles. What motivated people, and particularly youth, to participate in activities that often brought suffering to themselves and their families and destruction to China's cherished cultural sites? What were the ideals they strove to realize, and to what extent can anything they did be considered in positive light?

Some of the world?s largest and longest inhabited cities are to be found in the Middle East. How did these cities originate? What types of social arrangements and ideas did they support? How did they evolve over time? And how were they, and the people who inhabited them, impacted by specific forces such as imperialism, colonialism, tourism, consumerism, war, oil, and political protest? This course uses cities as a lens to explore the history of the Middle East, and the history of how the Middle East has been studied, from the 7 th century to the present day.