BI 4030 - Research Thesis

This course encompasses a significant independent project that can take the form of a research project, community service project, or extensive literature review. Typically spanning an academic year, the course is usually taken for two credits in both spring semester of the junior year and the fall semester of the senior year, although exceptions are made for projects encompassing different time frames. Students will be monitored in the research process from development of a question or thesis, literature review, public presentation of the proposal, collection and analysis of data culminating in a final written report and poster presentation. Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor permission. Offered every fall and spring. Credits: 2 to 4