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SMF 499AThesis - Part 1

Units
0.75
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Under supervision of a faculty member, students normally will review literature, design a study, present a research proposal, analyze data, write a scholarly research paper, and deliver an oral presentation based on the paper (e.g., at the SMF Research Symposium).

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • ARTS280 - Statistics for Arts Students (0.50)
        • ECON221 - Statistics for Economists (0.50)
        • ENVS278 - Applied Statistics for Environmental Research (0.50)
        • LS280 - Social Statistics (0.50)
        • PSCI314 - Quantitative Analysis (0.50)
        • PSYCH292 - Basic Data Analysis (0.50)
        • REC371 - Quantitative Data Analysis and Mobilization (0.50)
        • SDS250R - Social Statistics (0.50)
        • SMF230 - Introduction to Statistics in Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies (0.50)
        • SOC280 - Social Statistics (0.50)
        • STAT202 - Introductory Statistics for Scientists (0.50)
        • STAT206 - Statistics for Software Engineering (0.50)
        • STAT211 - Introductory Statistics and Sampling for Accounting (0.50)
        • STAT221 - Statistics (Non-Specialist Level) (0.50)
        • STAT231 - Statistics (0.50)
        • STAT241 - Statistics (Advanced Level) (0.50)
        • SWREN250R - Social Statistics (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • LS221 - Research Methods (0.50)
        • PSCI315 - Research Design in Political Science (0.50)
        • PSYCH291 - Basic Research Methods (0.50)
        • SDS251R - Social Research (0.50)
        • SMF220 - Research Methods (0.50)
        • SOC221 - Research Methods (0.50)
        • SWREN251R - Social Research (0.50)
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • Earned a minimum major average of 75.0%
    • Enrolled in H-Sexuality, Marriage, & Family Studies

Antirequisites

None listed.

Notes

  • SMF 499A and SMF 499B can be taken independently of the SMF Intensive Research Specialization.
  • A numeric grade for SMF 499A will be submitted only after completion of SMF 499B.
  • SMF 499A and 499B must be taken in consecutive terms.

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Fall 2017

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