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Bachelor of arts, third year : capstone project
The Capstone Project requires the construction of a well-structured, rigorous, and carefully crafted argument based on a heterogeneous corpus of sources. Drawing on the first-year civic internship report and the reflective component of the second-year engaged project, students mobilize the multidisciplinary knowledge, methodological skills, and personal competencies acquired during their bachelor's studies. Specifically, they are expected to:
- Highlight the key learnings from their engagement experiences by making explicit the connections between academic teachings and fieldwork commitments;
- Frame a research question related to their Civic Learning Programme experience, anchoring their reflection in the theoretical knowledge of their chosen major;
- Apply research methodologies and qualitative-quantitative data analysis within a socially situated scientific approach based on structured argumentation.
Formats of the Capstone Project
The written work aims to concisely frame a subject and provide a precise account of the context related to the engagement experience. The student defines a research question in accordance with their academic advisor. The exercise takes one of two possible forms: either a policy-oriented report or an academic-oriented research paper.
Skills developed
- Authenticity in presenting a civic engagement journey, including identifying its strengths and challenges;
- The ability to engage in personal and critical reflection;
- The capacity to present and analyze a topic in language accessible to non-specialists;
- Mastery of multidisciplinary theoretical, scientific, and methodological tools, as well as relevant bibliographic references.
