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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Department of Entomology

Distance Education

Entomology 888: Masters Degree Project


This course serves as a capstone experience for students in the UNL Distance MS Degree Program in Entomology. The course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge they have gained from their course work to create an original body of work focusing on an area of personal or professional interest.

This course is a requirement of the Distance MS Degree in Entomology.

What will you be producing?

Students in Entomology 888 will be creating original works that reflect a scholarly understanding of entomology. Projects can take many forms such as scholarly reviews, teaching or training materials, multimedia, surveys, and other items that represent a substantial intellectual contribution to the field of entomology. Projects will be submitted in portfolio format and will contain a written summary and products (eg. photographs, Web-pages, graphics, or written materials). While MS projects are expected to be of substantial intellectual contribution, they are not theses.

When should you take this course?

This course is designed for students who have completed 24 credit hours in the Distance MS Degree Program in Entomology.The project needs to be completed within 4 semesters (summer sessions count as one semester) of the term in which you enroll in this course.

 

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Department of Entomology Distance Masters Degree Program