Over the course of my academic career, I had the privilege of supervising an astonishing array of Honours theses, keystone projects, and postgraduate work.1 As a supervisor, I gave students a free hand: the topic was theirs to choose. What I did insist on was rigor, coherence, and clarity, which meant that students had to master their subject, find the the right sources, and not only write, but revise, and rewrite, and rethink.
McColl, Katriona. “Anomie in Alberta: Oil, Identity, and the Climate Crisis.” Keystone thesis. Quest University Canada, 2020.
Pearce, Robert Anthony. “Conscription and Trade Unionism in Australia and New Zealand During the Great War.” MA thesis. University of Adelaide, 2009.
Pearce, Robert Anthony. “The Great War: Manpower, Conscription and Political Machinations: A Comparative Study of Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.” Honours thesis. University of Adelaide: Discipline of History, 2005.
Quick, Belinda. “The Development of Strategic Bombing Doctrine, 1914-1945.” Honours thesis. University of Adelaide, 2007.
Reczka, Adam. “Mexico in Decline : a Comparison of the Rise and Fall of the Spanish and Mexica Empires.” Keystone thesis. Quest University Canada, 2018.
Schlicker, Benno. “Iconoclasm in Tournai, 1550-1565.” Honours thesis. University of Adelaide: Discipline of History, 2009.
Shaff, Anna. “Humans and Fire: How Harnessing Fire Has Shaped the World.” Keystone thesis. Quest University Canada, 2020.
Urand, Benedict. “Swiss Nationalism: The Complexity of Swiss National Identity.” Keystone thesis. Quest University Canada, 2014.
Wood, Tristan. “How Smartphones Have Reshaped Human Interaction.” Keystone thesis. Quest University Canada, 2018.
Zanesco, Nicole. “Poles of Contention: Polar Governance as a Path Towards Peace.” Keystone thesis. Quest University Canada, 2019.
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- “Honours” isn’t a typo or a personal idiosyncrasy; it’s spelled that way because I taught in Australia, and that’s how Australians spell it. (So do the British and Canadians. Americans are out of step with much of the anglophone world on this one.) The typical Australian bachelor’s degree takes three years; honours is a fourth-year program that prepares students for more advanced study. And they write a substantial thesis. ↩︎