In a Mentored Advanced Project (MAP), you’ll work closely with a faculty member on a research or creative project that integrates the knowledge and skills you’ve gained at Â鶹´«Ã½. Many MAPs result in papers, presentations, performances, and exhibits that share the results of the project regionally, nationally — even internationally. In general, at least 40 percent of Â鶹´«Ã½ students complete at least one MAP.
A MAP can be the capstone of your academic major or a concentration, or it can serve to integrate a separate sequence of study or inquiry not recognized as a formal program. The MAP may be independent or conducted with a research team. In many fields, MAPs are connected with a faculty member's scholarship and may contribute to ongoing faculty research.
MAPs are faculty-directed and approved, and are made available by specific programs and individual faculty members at their discretion. In other words, students should not expect to set the terms for a particular MAP. If you seek to cap your undergraduate career with a research paper, performance, portfolio, intellectual journal, or other creative or scholarly work, you’ll need to plan ahead. Discuss your MAP interests with your faculty adviser at the time you declare a major, and then watch for available MAP opportunities.
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