Senior Thesis / Units arranged
Thesis
A multi-term program of research, exhibit design, or written thesis arranged with a faculty advisor. The thesis is the academy's principal scholarly product: a sustained argument about strength, style, food, wellness, movement, or campus culture.
Thesis Milestones
- Question, scope, and advisor agreement
- Literature, archive, and field-source map
- Methods plan — interview, exhibit, essay, or hybrid
- Mid-thesis colloquium with the senior cohort
- Draft, revise, and committee review
- Public defense in the THI assembly hall
Assessment
15% proposal, 15% methods plan, 20% mid-thesis colloquium, 50% final thesis and defense.