HIST 4961 Honors Seminar

Name: Honors Seminar
Rating: 4.8 (90 reviews)

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 overview

Department: History
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Approval through the Honors Committee or Permission of Department

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.80 / 5

Based on 90 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Michael Glass
Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.95/5
Robert J Savage
Fall 2026, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.50/5
Penelope Ismay
Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.96/5
Sylvia Sellers-Garcia
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.91/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Michael Glass · Stokes Hall 131S M 03:00PM-05:25PM · Offered
Section 02
Fall 2026 · Robert J Savage · Stokes Hall 141N W 03:00PM-05:25PM · Offered