Candidates for honors are required to complete an honors thesis or other approved project.
In consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Honors and other pertinent faculty, the candidate will select a topic, a thesis advisor, and a second reader. Candidates for honors will normally register for POBS 1990 ("Research and Preparation of Honors Projects") in Semesters VII and VIII, but these independent study units may not be used to satisfy the minimum course requirement for the concentration.
A candidate for honors must submit a proposal for approval by the thesis advisor and second reader no later than October 10th. It is expected that the student will meet regularly with his/her advisor(s) throughout the semester. On December 1st, the student must submit a written report on the project to be signed by the thesis advisor(s) and filed with the concentration advisor.
The project must be completed in time for the readers to evaluate it and for possible corrections to be made before a final copy is submitted. The final draft of the thesis should be submitted to the committee by April 5th. An oral presentation of the project will follow.
A final copy prepared according to a format approved by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies should be submitted to the faculty advisor by April 20th.
Honors Thesis Requirements
- Minimum of 50-75 double-spaced pages, 12 point Times New Roman (depending on the project)
- Can be in English or Portuguese
- MLA formatting
- Footnotes (Footnotes should be in 10-point font and also in Times New Roman, single-spaced)
- Include: Title, table of contents, bibliography
Timeline
October 10th
- Form a committee (an advisor and one committee member)
- Provide a short description of the honors project (2-5 sentences)
December 1st
- Turn in the abstract of the project consisting of a research question, thesis statement, and description of the project's importance (250-300 words)
- Turn in the outline of thesis, including chapters and short description of chapters (2-5 sentences)
April 5th
- Turn in the final draft of the thesis to the committee
April 20th
- Submit the final version of the thesis to the committee