PSYC 180. Honors Thesis

An honors thesis, a yearlong empirical research project, fulfills the senior comprehensive requirement in psychology as part of an honors major in psychology. It must be supervised by a member of the department and must be taken as a two-semester sequence for 1 credit each semester. Students should develop a general plan in consultation with an adviser by the end of the junior year. When possible, students are encouraged to begin work on their thesis during the summer before their senior year.
This course may not be taken as pass/fail.
Prerequisite: PSYC 001; PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis and permission of a research supervisor.
Social sciences.
Writing course.
1 credit each semester.
Fall 2026. Staff.
Spring 2027. Staff.
Fall 2027 Staff.
Spring 2028 Staff.
Catalog chapter: Psychology
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology

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