GEOG 481 - Research Practicum

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring

A seminar course in which upper-division students undertake a research project under faculty supervision and guidance. The student will be responsible for the project selection, a literature review, research design, analysis and a final report. Students will be required to submit a formal written paper and to present an overview of their project through an oral presentation to a faculty committee. In addition to the research project requirements, students must also formally submit a Portfolio consisting of original copies of substantive papers, maps and other work produced through assignments completed in other upper-division geography courses.

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and permission of instructor.