Comprehensive Requirement

The Comprehensive Requirement is a multi-step process. In Spring of their Junior Year, students are expected to enroll in a Junior Directed Research Course (BLST 393), in which they work with a faculty member to do research preparation for their comprehensive project. In Fall of Senior Year, students are expected to enroll in the Senior Seminar (BLST 490) and a Senior Comps Directed Research course (BLST 493). While BLST 490 provides students a cohort experience, BLST 493 provides time to write their comps based on the research began in BLST 393.

Students will complete their comprehensive requirement by submitting a 25-page thesis-driven paper that responds critically to current Black Studies scholarship and primary evidence in the Fall, combined with a Comprehensive Presentation in the Spring.