Category:AMST Senior Work
AMST0700/AMST0710
SENIOR WORK IN AMERICAN STUDIES
ONLINE TUTORIAL
Click here for a complete list of American Studies essay and thesis deadlines.
HOW TO BEGIN:
- Choose a topic
- Complete a topic questionnaire.
- Next steps
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH:
- The Library maintains an online research guide for students completing senior work
- Other research aids
- Consult a reference librarian (This can be extremely helpful!):
- Arrange an appointment with Andrew Wentink, Library liaison for American Studies
- Or, complete a Research consultation request form
WRITE A PROSPECTUS:
- Formulate an argument
- Situate your argument relative to existing scholarship
- Explain how you will use primary sources
- Explain how you will organize the body of your essay or thesis
- Compile a preliminary bibliography
- See prospectus guidelines.
- See a sample prospectus.
COMPLETING YOUR ESSAY OR THESIS:
- Completing your essay:
- Completing your thesis:
FORMATTING YOUR COMPLETED ESSAY OR THESIS
- Style guides
- Title page template
- Sample table of contents page (for thesis writers only)
- Bibliography guide
POSTER SESSION
After you have completed your essay (or a substantial portion of your thesis) you will be asked to present a poster representing your project in an evening poster session with other AMST seniors. Scheduling details will follow.
Pages in category "AMST Senior Work"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Media in category "AMST Senior Work"
This category contains only the following file.
- This page was last edited on 26 August 2009, at 23:12.
- Privacy policy
- About Library & ITS Wiki
- Disclaimers