URB 499 - Urban and Community Studies Capstone (4 Credits)

Prerequisite: Permission of the Academic Director
In the Capstone course, students sum up and synthesize the body of knowledge they have acquired in courses leading to completion of the B.A. in Urban and Community Studies. Working with the instructor, students will develop an interdisciplinary or multi-disciplinary project that demonstrates an understanding of subjects and literature covered in the major. The project may take various forms, including group or individual research and presentations. Each student in a Capstone project will be required to submit an analytic research paper, including a bibliography. As part of each project, students will present 10-minute summaries of their final papers at an end-of-semester forum open to JSMI students and faculty.