Humanities II and department recommendation.
In this course, students will learn the skills needed to conduct independent inquiry in order to produce an academic research paper. Students will design, plan, and implement a yearlong investigation to address a research question of their choice. Specific skills will include how to conduct a scholarly literature review, identify a research gap, design a study, collect and analyze data ethically, and use conventions of academic writing. The culminating project will be a 3,000-word research paper and an oral presentation. This is a course that will be taught in tandem with AP Research and may be suitable for students exiting AP Seminar who do not want Research at the AP level, or any grade 11 and 12 students who would like more practice in research prior to going to university.
"Advanced Research was one of the most useful, engaging, and essential class to my high school career. In the classroom, Advanced Research takers follow the same curriculum as AP Capstone Research students, and learn how to conduct primary research, speak in front of the Institutional Review Board, etc. It is a class where you can take ownership of your own interests and investigate it to the fullest extent, whether that be criminology, sociology, or cultural studies. You will learn how to become a highly skilled researcher and writer, which equips you for the heavy level of research and theses you have to write in college. I strongly recommend taking this course!"
- Ariane Lee (Class of 2025)