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Directed Study Guidelines


Directed Study Forms  


PRWR 7950: MAPW Directed Study (Repeatable once)

3-0-3. Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW program, or permission of the Graduate Program Director, PRWR 6000, and a graduate course in the field of the directed study.

An intensive and advanced investigation of a  selected topic determined  by the instructor and the student. The proposal is submitted to Terri Brennen during the Early Registration Period. Once she has the proposal it is routed to the registrar's office who will program the course and email the student with a CRN computer registration number so they can register. support for the proposed directed study, students must submit a proposal for approval of the directed study to the Terri Brennen.


The MAPW Directed Study must meet the following criteria:

  1. The content in the directed study will not substantially overlap an existing course in the MAPW curriculum.
  2. Because the directed study is an "advanced" course, the student must demonstrate how it relates to his or her previous course work in the MAPW program.
  3. Because it carries three hours of graduate credit, the content and writing and reading requirements of the directed study must be equivalent to those of other courses in the MAPW curriculum.
  4. The directed study may not be undertaken for thesis or portfolio preparation per se.

   Proposal contents:

The proposal should look like a course syllabus and must include the following:

  1. Identifying information: Student's name, course and number, semester hours credit, KSU instructor, and a descriptive title. The title will appear on the transcript.
  2. Reading list: Complete bibliographic entries
  3. Description of the course: Detailed description of the course
  4. Objectives, rationale, and justification for the course: In addition to a list of specific writing and reading objectives, this section should explain how the directed study relates to the student's previous course work, fits into the student's MAPW program of study, and extends it.
  5. Detailed weekly schedule of activities, readings, projects, and writing assignments.
  6. Basis for evaluation and final grade determination. The final product of the course should be of a quality that could be presented to faculty and students at a colloquium.