HIST4961 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course, required for seniors doing an honors thesis or an advanced independent research project, will guide thesis writers through the art and mechanics of writing a thesis. In the seminar, students will regularly report on their progress, master citations and bibliographies, learn how to structure and outline a project of this length, and by semester's end will prepare a draft of the introduction and first chapter.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.8 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.7 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.4 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.7 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor, History Department
4.9 / 5
4.8 / 5
Professor, History Department
4.9 / 5
4.8 / 5
Professor of the Practice, History Department
4.8 / 5
4.7 / 5
Assistant Professor, History Department
4.9 / 5
4.5 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Fall 2024
2 sectionsFall 2023
2 sectionsFall 2022
2 sectionsFall 2021
2 sectionsFall 2020
2 sections