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mals@skidmore.edu

518-580-5480

Master of Arts Program
Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs,
New York, 12866


The Master of Arts program operates under the auspices of the Office of the Dean of Special Programs

 

The Final Project

“Now that I’m finishing my master’s I realize that I’m the one who created this degree.” Maureen Lafferty, Portland, ME
After completing most of their coursework, students return to campus to meet with the program’s steering committee, a group of six faculty drawn from departments across the College. Students discuss with the committee the courses they’ve taken and the final project they propose to complete as the culmination of their work. The majority of these projects are research papers between 50 and 75 pages in length; however, many also incorporate a range of other media, including documentary films, short stories, and visual art.

Throughout the proposal, development, and revision of their final projects, students work closely with two final project readers whose areas of expertise overlap with those explored in the project.



Recent Final Projects:

Light, Movement, and Sound: An Approach to Kinesthetic Education
The Language of Sport and the Social Construction of Gender
The New Church: Community and Feminist Spirituality
How the Finnish Jews Survived: A Socio-historical Approach
Teaching the Adirondacks: A Pilot Curriculum
People, Land, and Time: An Anthropological and Environmental Study of the Southwest
Character at Work: The Development of Temperament and Ego in Response to Ethical Issues in Business
Social Facilitation or Social Loafing: A Study of Team Influence on Trained Athletes
The Challenge of Cultural Diversity: A Study of New Managers Beginning Overseas Assignments
Human Landscapes: A Cultural and Environmental Study of Greene County, Virginia
Control Techniques for Eurasian Watermilfoil in Adirondack Lakes: An Evaluation & Cost-Benefit Analysis
His Brother's Keeper: James the Just & the Jewish Roots of Early Christianity
High Heels & High-Tech: A Study of Women in the Workplace
Modern Drama & Culture: A Dramaturgy of August Strindberg's 'A Dream Play'
Glens Falls, New York: An Industrial Perspective
In the Name of the Rule: A Study of the French Middle Ages
Moving On: Early Bereavement, Grief, and the Acceptance of Death
Tzel Koratainu: Programmatic Attempts to Mitigate the Effects of Child Abuse
The Politics of the Ivory Trade: A Comparative Study of Elephant Ecology in Botswana, Kenya, and Japan
One Grand Park: Remaking New Hampshire Farms into Summer Homes, 1870-1930
Chullus in Cusco: Hats and Identity in the Andes
Paolo Sarpi's Art of Thinking Well: An Annotated Translation
Family Dynamics and Birth Order: A Study of Sibling Relationships
Material Vision: The Evolution of American Portraiture from the Victorian to the Modern Era
The Penn School Experiment: A Study of Gullah Culture and Community
Breaking the Sound Barrier: The Role of Music in EFL Learning in Malaysian Classrooms
The Diffusion of British Steam Technology and the Creation of America's First Urban Proletariat
Literature of Loss and Place: An Illustrated View
Fiction and Fact: Incorporating Historical Novels in the Middle School Social Studies Curriculum
The Moroccan Jewish Piyyut: Judeo-Arabic Music and Culture
Artist and Audience: The Individual in the Museum
Anthropogenic Influences on Avian Life, Past and Present, within the Adirondack Park
Detours and Syncopations: In Search of Lost Time through Proust's "Les Intermittences du Coeur"
Telling Stories, Creating Selves: Processes of Life Review among the Elderly
Worthy is the Lamb: Pastoral Symbols of Salvation in Christian Art and Music
The Uses of Play: Enhancing Corporate Culture and Organizational Effectiveness











































































Creative Thought Matters.

Master of Arts Program
Skidmore College · 815 North Broadway · Saratoga Springs, NY · 12866
mals@skidmore.edu · 518-580-5480

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