The Capstone experience allows students to explore substantive areas of scholarship and creative works within their major. Students are given the opportunity to create knowledge within the context of the ideas, perspectives, and research of others in the discipline. The Capstone further provides students the opportunity to integrate and compare knowledge gained from their major with that which was learned in the domain area and core courses of the Liberal Studies Program. In this culminating experience, students create, under the mentorship of a faculty member, a final project of their own design.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Apply one or more theories or concepts from courses within their major to an analysis of a particular issue relevant to the major.
- Identify an idea, method, or concept from a discipline outside their major field of study and be able to apply it within the context of their major field of study.
- Examine how their previous coursework, including Liberal Studies courses, has contributed to their intellectual development and/or their post-graduation plans.
Courses
Below please find examples of courses previously offered for Capstone credit. For information on current offerings, please consult Campus Connect.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| African and Black Diaspora Studies | ||
| ABD 391 | CAPSTONE | 4 |
| American Studies | ||
| AMS 301 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| Animation | ||
| ANI 395 | ANIMATION PROJECT II | 4 |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANT 396 | SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 |
| Applied Diplomacy | ||
| DPL 350 | APPLIED DIPLOMACY SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| The Art School | ||
| ART 392 | SENIOR STUDIO SEMINAR | 4 |
| ART 393 | SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO | 4 |
| Biology | ||
| BIO 395 | BIOLOGY CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 |
| Business | ||
| BUS 392 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHE 330 | SENIOR CAPSTONE IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 4 |
| Communication Studies | ||
| CMN 396 | CAPSTONE IN COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| Computer Games Development | ||
| GAM 395 | GAME DEVELOPMENT PROJECT II | 4 |
| Computer Science | ||
| CSC 394 | SOFTWARE PROJECTS | 4 |
| Criminology | ||
| CRIM 395 | CAPSTONE IN CRIMINOLOGY | 4 |
| Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering | ||
| CSE 394 | CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTICUM II | 4 |
| Data Science | ||
| DSC 394 | DATA SCIENCE PROJECT | 4 |
| Economics | ||
| ECO 395 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS | 4 |
| Education | ||
| ECE 387 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 2 |
| Kinesiology | ||
| KNES 384 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION CAPSTONE | 4 |
| KNES 387 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION & EXERCISE SCIENCE | 2 |
| Secondary Education | ||
| SEC 384 | CAPSTONE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
| Middle Grades and Secondary Education | ||
| TCH 387 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION | 2 |
| TCH 390 | CAPSTONE: INTEGRATING EDUCATION & DISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| English | ||
| ENG 390 | SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 |
| Environmental Science | ||
| ENV 350 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND STUDIES CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Film and Television Production | ||
| FILM 398 | DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 300 | GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY | 4 |
| Graphic Design | ||
| GD 395 | CAPSTONE PROJECT II | 4 |
| History | ||
| HST 390 | CAPSTONE IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING | 4 |
| History of Art and Architecture | ||
| HAA 390 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Information Systems | ||
| IS 376 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT | 4 |
| Information Technology | ||
| IT 395 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE | 4 |
| International Studies | ||
| INT 301 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| Journalism | ||
| JOUR 396 | JOURNALISM CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | ||
| LST 390 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MAT 398 | SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 |
| Modern Languages | ||
| MOL 396 | CAPSTONE: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE | 4 |
| Neuroscience | ||
| NEU 390 | NEUROSCIENCE CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Nursing | ||
| NSG 380 | UNDERGRADUATE NURSING SYNTHESIS | 4 |
| Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies | ||
| PAX 350 | CAPSTONE IN PEACE, JUSTICE & CONFLICT STUDIES | 4 |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHL 391 | SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 |
| Physics | ||
| PHY 330 | SENIOR CAPSTONE PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Political Science | ||
| PSC 390 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY 361 | HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| PSY 389 | PSYCHOLOGY SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| Public Policy Studies | ||
| PPS 393 | CAPSTONE: GENTRIFICATION | 4 |
| PPS 394 | CAPSTONE: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE | 4 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | ||
| PRAD 396 | CAPSTONE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING | 4 |
| Religious Studies | ||
| REL 390 | INTEGRATING SEMINAR | 4 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC 395 | CAPSTONE IN SOCIOLOGY | 4 |
| Software Engineering | ||
| SE 392 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING STUDIO II | 4 |
| User Experience Design | ||
| UXD 395 | USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN CAPSTONE II | 4 |
| Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| WGS 395 | WOMEN'S STUDIES ADVANCED SEMINAR | 4 |
| Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse | ||
| WRD 390 | RHETORIC AND PUBLIC WRITING | 4 |