ENG 481 - Senior Project

Students will engage in a semester-long project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Projects will allow students to pursue areas of interest in greater depth; to create substantial work that will serve as a centerpiece for their academic portfolios; and to demonstrate subject knowledge and critical skills in any of the following forms:
1) A traditional thesis of no fewer than 7500 words
2) An archival research project
3) A 45 minute lecture (ENGTalk), to be presented and recorded before a live audience of peers
4) A digital project (blog, podcast, eJournal, etc.)
Students are encouraged, but not required to use the Project to develop an interest arising from previous coursework.
Eligibility Requirements:
–3.5 major GPA
Independent Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 120 /ENG 122 , and ENG 203 , ENG 204 or ENG 212 , ENG 213 or ENG 214 , ENG 314 , senior status, 3.3 Major GPA, permission of department chair and faculty mentor, completed Senior Project Proposal Form
Offered in Fall & Spring
Department Consent Required