The Senior Thesis

The interdisciplinary studies course of study has a strong thesis component, and students are expected to plan their program with an increased emphasis on how their coursework will ultimately influence their research topic.

Recent senior theses are listed below:

• "Strategic Rhetorical Visions Extending Bormann: Governor-Elect George Allen and the 1993-94 Virginia Gubernatorial Transition" (rhetoric and communication and political science)
• "Postmodern Music and Art" (art history and music)
• "The Evolution of American Public Opinion & Hollywood's Depiction of the Vietnam War" (English and history)
• "Medical Sociology and Medical Ethics" (biology and sociology)
• "Comparative Indo-European Linguistics" (modern literatures and cultures and English)