Thesis Timeline for Italian
Junior Year
- Identify a topic of interest
- Identify and contact potential faculty advisor
- Write a one-page proposal in consultation with faculty advisor by June 1 to include:
- Topic
- Faculty Advisor
- Brief bibliography of summer research readings
Spring Term
- If funds are needed for research that will be conducted abroad during the summer, submit application along with proposal (before April 1)
- Decide which terms will be your thesis terms (Ideally they will be back to back: either fall and winter or winter and spring)
Summer (good theses are always started in the summer term)
- Research, read, write in consultation with faculty advisor
- Prepare an annotated bibliography of primary or secondary sources as determined with the advisor.
Senior Year
Fall Term
- Meet with your advisor and submit annotated bibliography within the first two weeks of term
- Enroll in Italian 88
- Research, read, write in consultation with faculty advisor
- If funds are needed for research that will be conducted abroad in December, submit application along with proposal (before November 1)
Winter Term
- Enroll in Italian 89 to complete your thesis
- Read, write in consultation with faculty advisor
- Enroll in Italian 88 if you did not take in fall term
- Research, read, write in consultation with faculty advisor
Spring Term
- Enroll in Italian 89 to complete your thesis
- Finish writing, format thesis using MLA guidelines and submit thesis to your advisor by May 1
- Public oral presentation by the end of May
- Titles due to the Department Administrator by April 15th
- Digital copy of final thesis due to the Department Administrator by end of May