All students must have completed HUM 216-219 or have taken either ECS 209, 301 or 302.  In addition, students must also take two 300-level seminars, and they are encouraged to enroll in a 400-level ECS seminar.  The majority of these seminars are cross listed with other departments in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

The program has two final requirements.  In their junior year, students will take part in an ECS-related excursion, and participate in the visit of the program’s annual Faber lecturer. 

In their senior year students will participate in a thesis writers’ colloquium.  Although they write their thesis under the direction of their home departments, they will meet together one evening a week throughout the early spring to discuss common problems of research, conceptualization, organization, and writing.  Each student will submit a chapter to the group for criticism.  The thesis writers’ colloquium is supervised by the director of the program.

Certificate of Proficiency

Students who fulfill all the requirements will receive a certificate upon graduation.

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