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Protocols for History Department Honors Projects
The History Department encourages students with scholarly initiative and advanced research skills the opportunity to pursue History Honors Projects. Students may qualify for an honors course by: 1) earning a GPA of 3.50 for all courses completed at the College to the middle of their junior year and 2) meeting all other requirements as prescribed by the department (e.g. GPA for major courses). 3) Complete the appropriate paperwork at the Registrar’s office. Students will need to obtain the support of a faculty member who will act as the Honors Project Supervisor. Students also need to submit a proposal to the History Department for approval, one semester prior to the commencement of the Honors Project. The deadline for submission of Honors Project Proposals is December 1 in Fall and April 1 in Spring. Students are advised to commence gathering data, and conducting preliminary research immediately thereafter. Honors Projects may begin in the second semester of the student’s junior year, though most students are expected to begin their projects in the Fall semester of their Senior year. Honors Projects sponsored by the Department require 6 credits of project related work earned over two or three credit hours per semester. Only the grades A and B will carry credit. If the honors work is of such high quality as to merit the grade A, the student will graduate with honors in her/his major field, provided she/he has completed six semester hours. The student is also expected to propose an agenda for research, writing, and contact times with the Honors Thesis Supervisor, at the beginning of each semester to the Honors Thesis Supervisor for approval. The Thesis supervisor and Honors student will meet at mutually agreed times during the two semesters. At the end of the first semester, students will submit a paper which will include, but not necessarily confined to, a survey of the literature pertaining to their topic and an annotated bibliography. Students must obtain the Thesis Supervisor’s permission to proceed with their second semester of Honor Thesis related work. Students writing a History Honors Thesis are required to make a Scheduled Public Presentation of their work during the last two weeks of the second semester. The date and time for this Scheduled Public Presentation must be determined at the beginning of the second semester of Honors Project work. Furthermore, a final version the Paper must be submitted to the Thesis Supervisor a week before this Scheduled Public Presentation. A copy of the final revised version of the Honors Project, approximately 25-35 pages in length, must be submitted no later than 10 days after the Scheduled Public Presentation. The Honors Thesis Supervisor will then sign off on the Thesis. Students must submit a hard copy and electronic copy of the Thesis to the Department Secretary, Gina Hale (ghale@messiah.edu, Box 3053, ext. 2025 Boyer 215). Given the intricacies of the process, students considering writing an Honors Thesis Project are encouraged to begin thinking about it early in their undergraduate career. Graduation with honors in a discipline is recognized at Commencement and is noted on the student’s diploma. Sample Honor’s Thesis Proposal. The following could be included in a History Honor’s Thesis proposal. 1. Project Title: Tentative History Honors Project Title. 2. Abstract: A 300-350 word abstract is required. This abstract will consist of a:
4. Literature Survey: A brief survey of the secondary literature relating to the topic. 5. Financial Support: What sources of financial support, if any, does the student hope to obtain. 6. Final Remarks: Any additional comments on any aspect of the research the student would like to bring to the notice of the department (for instance, future plans for public presentation at Messiah, or even professional venues such as conferences, publication in a journal). [SAMPLE OF TITLE PAGE ] TITLE OF HONORS PROJECT AN HONORS THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, MESSIAH COLLEGE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROJECT STATE MONTH YEAR FULL NAME OF STUDENT ____________________________________ Thesis Supervisor Name of Thesis Supervisor (In Print) |
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