GCH 199A Global and Community Health Senior Thesis

Provides an alternative way to satisfy the capstone requirements in place of GCH 190. Course is designed especially to serve the needs of students who do an individualized practical internship or community service project and who then want to reflect on its lessons and write it up as a form of academic research. To satisfy the DC requirements for the Global and Community Health B.A. degree, it is still necessary to also complete GCH 195. Thesis should be modeled after academic articles published in peer-reviewed journals and make a scholarly contribution based on original research and/or deep review of current literatures in global and community health. Prerequisite(s): GCH 1, and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor and restricted to seniors majoring in global and community health. Please read the instructions for the senior thesis and secure the approval of GCH affiliate faculty mentor before enrolling.