Getting to Know the Journalism and Media Studies Thesis at AAU! Introduction to the course; syllabus review; and first discussion of AAU’s Journalism and Media Studies thesis requirements.

Discussion of the components of the academic thesis, including literature review, theories and methods; chapters; sources, etc. We will use real-life examples of AAU academic theses to break down the components and discuss strengths and weaknesses.

Please note: you will be required to attend the following workshops. These workshops will replace the class meeting on Friday, November 27. First Workshop – September 11 Facilitator: Steve Borg Topic: Getting Started, Starting Early – Getting into a graduating student mindset; How to prepare and study for the State Exam. Second Workshop – October 2 Facilitator: Dean’s Office (Nur) Topic: Administrative (Information on AAUNet, submitting application and thesis forms, downloading state exam questions, Q&A).

We will discuss the components of investigative journalism thesis and review examples and strategies in the context of past AAU theses.

This session will meet in the library and will be facilitated by AAU's librarians. It will involve a short introduction to research practices followed by free time for you to research the topic of your choice in preparation for the preliminary project presentations.

Students will briefly present their ideas for their thesis topics and receive feedback from peers and professor.

This week, we will discuss theories and methods in various approaches to media analysis, as well as the section of the thesis called "literature review." Students are required to choose and read two academic, peer-reviewed articles or book chapters on their preliminary topics before the class.

We will continue our discussion of theories and methods. Students will present one article from their research discussing its theories and methods, continuation of previous week.

There is no in-person class meeting during this session. You should complete and submit your thesis proposal document to me through NEO by the end of the day.

Students will present a detailed discussion of their potential thesis topic, meeting the distributed guidelines.

Students will present a detailed discussion of their potential thesis topic, meeting the distributed guidelines.

Students will meet with professor one-on-one to discuss their project ideas.

This is the free class period to compensate for the two training sessions.

Students will meet with professor one-on-one to discuss their project ideas.

There is no in-class meeting during this session. Complete your final thesis proposal and submit through NEO by the end of the day.