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Past Senior Projects

The summaries linked below illustrate the range of topics covered in recent senior honors theses and creative projects. Additional examples and summaries are provided in the Guide to the Senior Thesis/Creative Project, which is available in the Honors College office (Ball Honors House 104).

A Cross-Country Examination of Output Growth and Inflation
Becoming a Photographer: The Study of the Photography Style of Ansel Adams
Condensed Matter Research
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend: An Oral History of Women’s Softball in America
Evelyn Waugh: An Oxonian Life Parallels Brideshead Revisited
Laser Cutting of Nickel-Based Feltmetal
Literary Art
On My Honor: Academic Dishonesty and Honor Codes
Popular Culture Versus the Criminal Justice System
(Re)Orientation Kit: A Collection of the Pieces of My Brain
Senior Composition Recital

Library Archive
Bracken Library also maintains an indexed online archive of all senior honors projects dating back to 1963. You can view a PDF, abstract, and library catalog record of each thesis listed. These projects also are filed in the library’s Archives and Special Collections area.