Seminar Option v. Thesis Option - Which would you choose?

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Seminar Option
Core Courses 18 hrs.
Free Electives 15 hrs.
Seminar (TCM 726) 3 hrs.
Total 36 hrs.

Thesis Option
Core Courses 18 hrs.
Free Electives 9 hrs.
Research/ Thesis 6 hrs.
Total 33 hrs.

Thesis Option. 6 hrs

Completion of a satisfactory thesis in the candidate’s discipline is required. The thesis is a complete document that describes the student’s work on a research topic. TCM 798 – Research, is completed prior to the semester of graduation and in any semester the student is working on research. A minimum of 3 hours of TCM 798 must be completed. Students must register for TCM 799 in their final semester and may not count more than a total of 6 semester hours combined, TCM 798 and TCM 799 towards their degree course requirements.

Seminar Option 3 hrs

Completion of two significant graduate-level research papers based upon seminar work and directed research are required. Seminar students must prepare at least one of these papers as part of the course requirements for TCM 726. No more than 3 semester hours of TCM 726 shall be counted towards the degree requirements.

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