PHSC 4998 — Senior Thesis Continuation
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WIusually offered: springNo campus, no room neededOne-On-One
Offers students an opportunity to execute a project as described in PHSC 4997, which involves laboratory work; skill development; and the ability to generate, analyze, and report valid and reproducible data with the highest level of honesty and integrity. Students write and defend a thesis project to a public audience that describes the scientific background and context of the research, the hypothesis tested, methods utilized, and experimental results obtained. The thesis also includes interpretation of data, its contribution to the field, and future directions for the research. Students are expected to demonstrate motivation and initiative and to develop skills necessary to work cooperatively with a faculty mentor and other lab personnel.
Prerequisites
- PHSC 4997 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 25% | 7.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 22 | 35 | 63% | 6.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 26% | 13.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Leigh Plant (86% of students) · reviews
- Hideaki Yano (14% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PHSC course descriptions) · All PHSC courses · Plan it at numap.app