Journalism Theses and ProjectsJOUR 70980 In the first semester of the thesis, the graduate student should register for JOUR 70980, choose the faculty member who will direct the thesis, select the committee comprising three members from the Schieffer School and one outside the school, complete a proposal for the thesis and submit it to the committee for approval. Then the student must complete a literature review and a research methodology and submit both to the committee for approval. JOUR 70990 In the second semester of the thesis, the student should register for JOUR 70990, complete the research and meet with the committee to share the results, complete the thesis and submit it to the committee at least one month before the deadline for final submission to the committee for a defense. After the committee votes, the student must finalize the work, obtain the committee's signatures and include the signature page with the initial hard copy of the thesis. Once approved, the thesis is to be submitted in electronic form to the college. University instructions for the electronic submission are located at lib.tcu.edu/NDLTD. Students must be registered for this thesis course the semester the degree is granted. Projects (JOUR 60153, JOUR 60163, JOUR 60173) All projects involve original research and written presentation of the project so that these efforts will add to the body of knowledge in the discipline. Students must choose a professor to work with on the project. Once that decision is made, the Project Approval Form must be signed by the major professor and two other faculty members (Project Committee). The student will then carry out the project under the direction of the major professor. Upon completion, the project is defended orally in front of the Project Committee.
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