ILAS 494 - St. Mary’s Project

Credit Hours: 8
Frequency of Offering: Offered in each semester

A student-initiated and student-executed project of eight credit hours is the senior capstone experience. While the thesis can be written in English, a significant Spanish language component is expected. The project may be a research project in literary or cultural studies, a creative-expressive project involving arts, or a pedagogical project involving teaching applications. Also, depending on the focus of the student’s interests, the project can be single or multi-disciplinary based. Whatever the nature of the project, students must demonstrate in it: 1) linguistic competence equal to the task, 2) a method of approach and execution appropriate to the task, 3) adequate knowledge of the particular area of research or endeavor, 4) an ability to analyze and reflect upon this knowledge in order to integrate it with knowledge in other areas of inquiry or performance, and 5) the readiness to critically discuss and publicly share the results of the project.This course is repeatable for up to eight credit hours. NOTE: Students whose projects are to be based on material collected “in the field” while studying abroad during their junior year or while engaged in off-campus apprenticeships or internships should discuss their plans with a faculty adviser as early as the second semester of their sophomore year.

Prerequisite(s): ILCT 393; approval of a faculty project mentor; approval of the department chair.