1. Senior Project Fields of Study: or HELP ME! What Am I Going To Do!?!?
Mr. Falls and Mrs. LaRoue

2. Selecting a Research Area
Make it MATTER! To you, to your audience.
Select something you are passionate about, something you are involved in, something you want to change, or something you REALLY want to learn about.
YOU have to live with this for the rest of the year. Choose well. Good luck. We’re all counting on you.

3. Fields of Study
A field of study is the primary area of research for your project. The categories and possible topic areas are listed on the next slides
All categories may be somewhat flexible. Discuss this with your teacher
Choose the one you think your research paper/action matches or the best fit

4. Art & Design Painting, sculpture, Photography Architecture
Graphic Design / Use of color
How impacted by cultures/societies, environment, etc.
How do they impact cultures /societies, the environment

5. Business & Economics Comparing/studying economic systems Finance
Economic Development
Practical applications in a country / region or between countries
Leadership Styles
Globalization / Anti-globalization issues

6. Education & Global Issues
US or other specific education systems: differences, similarities
Awareness of or involvement in specific issues
Career paths
Instructional strategy
Functions of schools: education or indoctrination

7. Environment & Energy Environmental studies
Saving the whales or other critters
Recycling/Global waste
Oil dependence/Energy use/Green or Alt energy
Deforestation/Reforestation
Global climate change

8. Ethics & Belief Systems
Studying/comparing world religions
Religion in the 21st century
Religions colliding/blending
Philosophical/cultural glue
Actions & reactions (as a result of the belief systems)
Reconciling differing Ethical Systems

9. History & Literature Historical Analysis Comparative Literatures
Genres
Historical Process (do you use narrative?)
Concepts, themes, patterns

10. Language & World Cultures
Development of language(s)
Death of language(s)
Comparative cultural studies / When cultures collide
Roots of culture
Cultural Domination or Imperialism
Impact of Social or Technological change on language/culture
Blending of Culture

11. Media & Communication Global media analysis
Intercultural communication and mis-communication
Visual/Cultural interpretations
Nike symbol, American flag, Got Milk
Decline of newspapers / Rise of Social Media & Web
Media’s influence on:
Politics
Economics
Society, etc.

12. Political Science Campaigning strategy
Voter turnout / Involvement or Apathy?
Political systems
Political theory
Event analysis
Terrorism
Action & reaction (is politics a reaction to society or a creator of society?)

13. Science & Technology
Medical advances / resource allocation / government involvement or subsidies / globalization of care providers
Effects of technology on education
Technology of tomorrow
Growing division between the haves and have nots
Leapfrogging
Scientific theory

14. Assignment
Choose your field of study, discuss with your teacher, potential faculty advisor, parents/guardians
Confused?
For all of the categories above, there are numerous possibilities
Considering two? Pick the one that most relates to the base of knowledge necessary for your project or the area you are most interested in learning about in more depth