Public Health SYE Honors Application

Majors wanting to achieve Honors in Public Health must complete a two-semester individual research project mentored by a Public Health faculty member. Students need to register for both 498 (fall) and 499 (spring).

Before registering, students should work with a faculty mentor to prepare a research proposal, including a brief review of relevant literature and proposed methods. The proposal should be submitted to the Public Health Department for approval before the end of the add/drop period in the fall.  Honors will be granted to students who complete and defend a thesis before a departmental committee in the spring semester. 

Prerequisites: 3.5 major GPA, PH 216,  PH 231, and at least one other PH course.  

1. Proposed title
2. Introduction
   • What is your topic? What brings you to this topic?
   • What makes this an important and relevant area of research?
3. Preliminary literature review and theoretical underpinnings of your project
   • What literature, research or body of work is relevant? What theoretic outlook drives your project?
   • How does your research fit with and add to existing work in the relevant field(s)?
4. Research design and methodology
   • Describe your research design and proposed methodology?
   • Note that if IRB approval is required, you will be required to complete the appropriate training and work with your faculty mentor to submit an application to the IRB and receive approval to proceed with your research.
5. Conclusion
   • What do you hope to accomplish? How will you benefit from engaging in this research process?
   • What will the final product be (for example, a paper, poster presentation, conference presentation, essay, drawing, installation, play, movie, workshop)?
6. References.

Badly organized, poorly written, unclear or incomplete proposals are unlikely to be approved.