What is the Honours Research Paper (ANTH 4900)?

ANTH 4900 is a full year (1.0 credit) course that allows Anthropology students to design and carry out their own independent ethnographic research project and to present it in a long research paper or through a multi-media option. Normally the Fall term is built around research design, culminating in a research proposal, and the Winter term is spent carrying out the research and writing it up or representing it through some sort of multimedia format under the guidance of an Anthropology professor. In this course, students will develop and use skills such as how to create a research question from a topic of interest, design research methodology, think through ethical questions and submit an application to Carleton Research Ethics board if required, practice project-appropriate research methods, apply and critically engage with analytical concepts and theory, and represent the research findings and the pertinent scholarly literature as a long research essay (or also through a creative media). The course uses activities to guide Anthropology students through the research process – from research design to the final honours research paper/thesis/project – and help organize each student’s projects through to completion.

When in doubt, please meet with the Undergraduate Administrator or the Anthropology Undergraduate Program Coordinator. Their contact information can be found here.

To find more information on some of the past honours  research papers, please go to this link.