PHL 435 Senior Seminar and Thesis
In this course, students hone their skills as philosophical writers and thinkers by (1) studying and employing established methods for advancing and establishing philosophical claims (familiarity with research practices and standards found in professional philosophical writing and presentation); (2) completing and submitting the capstone philosophy project, the senior theses. The course covers both phenomenological and analytic methodology, library research in philosophy, techniques for writing original philosophical articles and critiques, proper citation, etc. These skills are learned for the sake of enhancing the quality of the senior thesis.