UU 499
Thesis
This two-semester course is an independent thesis under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. Students work with their supervisor to select a topic, design the
project, receive research ethics board permission as appropriate, and collect and
analyze data. The research project culminates in an oral presentation and a formal
report.
Prerequisites: Registration status: Year 4
Minimum cumulative GPA: 9.0
Eligible programs: any Honours major in a FHSS department or program
(Criminology, Community Health, Game Design and Development, Psychology
or Public Safety) or completing a FHSS minor or option (Leadership) in
conjunction with a FHSS major.
Permission of a FHSS full-time faculty member (Criminology, Community Health,
Game Design and Development, Leadership, Psychology, or Public Safety) who
agrees to supervise your thesis.
At the time of registration, students must have completed PS295 and PS296, or
OL/CC/HS 233, or equivalent 200-level or higher research methods/statistics
course as appropriate to the disciplinary focus of their thesis project. Prior
completion of, or concurrent registration in, more advanced methods and/or
statistics courses (e.g., CC327, CC425, CC426, etc.) may prove useful to the
student depending on the thesis project.
Registration Notes: Students wishing to complete a thesis must 1) identify and receive permission
from a full-time FHSS faculty member who will act as their supervisor and then 2)
apply to the FHSS Dean’s office for admission by April 1 of Year 3.
Exclusions: CC420* Advanced Directed Studies in Criminology;
HS401* Current Developments in Health Studies; PS499* Thesis; Thesis
courses offered through other Laurier departments and programs.
This two-semester course is an independent thesis under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. Students work with their supervisor to select a topic, design the
project, receive research ethics board permission as appropriate, and collect and
analyze data. The research project culminates in an oral presentation and a formal
report.
Prerequisites: Registration status: Year 4
Minimum cumulative GPA: 9.0
Eligible programs: any Honours major in a FHSS department or program
(Criminology, Community Health, Game Design and Development, Psychology
or Public Safety) or completing a FHSS minor or option (Leadership) in
conjunction with a FHSS major.
Permission of a FHSS full-time faculty member (Criminology, Community Health,
Game Design and Development, Leadership, Psychology, or Public Safety) who
agrees to supervise your thesis.
At the time of registration, students must have completed PS295 and PS296, or
OL/CC/HS 233, or equivalent 200-level or higher research methods/statistics
course as appropriate to the disciplinary focus of their thesis project. Prior
completion of, or concurrent registration in, more advanced methods and/or
statistics courses (e.g., CC327, CC425, CC426, etc.) may prove useful to the
student depending on the thesis project.
Registration Notes: Students wishing to complete a thesis must 1) identify and receive permission
from a full-time FHSS faculty member who will act as their supervisor and then 2)
apply to the FHSS Dean’s office for admission by April 1 of Year 3.
Exclusions: CC420* Advanced Directed Studies in Criminology;
HS401* Current Developments in Health Studies; PS499* Thesis; Thesis
courses offered through other Laurier departments and programs.
This two-semester course is an independent thesis under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. Students work with their supervisor to select a topic, design the
project, receive research ethics board permission as appropriate, and collect and
analyze data. The research project culminates in an oral presentation and a formal
report.
Prerequisites: Registration status: Year 4
Minimum cumulative GPA: 9.0
Eligible programs: any Honours major in a FHSS department or program
(Criminology, Community Health, Game Design and Development, Psychology
or Public Safety) or completing a FHSS minor or option (Leadership) in
conjunction with a FHSS major.
Permission of a FHSS full-time faculty member (Criminology, Community Health,
Game Design and Development, Leadership, Psychology, or Public Safety) who
agrees to supervise your thesis.
At the time of registration, students must have completed PS295 and PS296, or
OL/CC/HS 233, or equivalent 200-level or higher research methods/statistics
course as appropriate to the disciplinary focus of their thesis project. Prior
completion of, or concurrent registration in, more advanced methods and/or
statistics courses (e.g., CC327, CC425, CC426, etc.) may prove useful to the
student depending on the thesis project.
Registration Notes: Students wishing to complete a thesis must 1) identify and receive permission
from a full-time FHSS faculty member who will act as their supervisor and then 2)
apply to the FHSS Dean’s office for admission by April 1 of Year 3.
Exclusions: CC420* Advanced Directed Studies in Criminology;
HS401* Current Developments in Health Studies; PS499* Thesis; Thesis
courses offered through other Laurier departments and programs.