Students from any major can participate in a research or creative project for credit at Mary Washington. Here are a list of the courses and their description. For more information, please consult the UMW catalog

Non-discipline specific research and creativity courses:

URES 000 – Undergraduate Research and Creativity Experience (0 Credits)
URES 197 – Undergraduate Research (1-3 Credits). See the following for instructions on how to sign up for URES 197.

491, 492: These courses numbers for individual study are found throughout most majors.

Discipline-specific research courses:

AMST 485  – Senior Thesis in American Studies (3 Credits)  

ANTH 480  – Senior Research in Anthropology  (3 Credits)  

ARTS 475  – Senior Thesis Seminar in Studio Art (3 Credits)  

BIOL 419 – Neuroethology 

BIOL 427 – Ornithology 

BIOL 430 – Molecular Biology of the Gene 

BIOL 432 – Virology  

BIOL 439 – Developmental Biology   

BIOL 462 – Research Practices in Plant Ecology

BIOL 466 – Research in Endocrinology

BIOL 467 – Research in Molecular Parasitology  

BIOL 472 – Research-Intensive Topics in Biology 

BIOL 481 – Research Design & Proposal Development

CLAS 485  – Guided Research in Classics (3 Credits) 

CPSC 391  – Special Projects in Computer Science  (1-4 Credits) 

CONS 496  – Research in Conservation  (6 Credits)  

EDUC 303  – Scientific Inquiry and Instructional Technology  (3 Credits)  

EESC 493  – Honors Research in Earth and Environmental Science  (4 Credits)  

ENGL 314  – The Literary Journal: Professional Practice in Publishing and Editing  (3 Credits)  

HISP 469  – Laboratory in Preservation Planning  (3 Credits)  

HIST 485  – Historical Research  (3 Credits)  

HIST 486  – Historical Research Abroad  (3 Credits)  

JOUR 380  – Practicum in Journalism  (1-3 Credits) 

MUSC 490  – Music Seminar  (3 Credits)  

PHIL 485  – Research in Philosophy  (3 Credits) 

PSYC 411  – Research Seminar in Psychopathology

PSYC 412  – Research Seminar in Biological Psychology 

PSYC 413  – Research Seminar in Cognition or Learning 

PSYC 414  – Research Seminar in Developmental Psychology 

RELG 401  – Guided Research in Religious Studies (3 Credits)  

THEA 482  – Senior Project in Theatre (3 Credits) 

WGST 485  – Senior Project in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3 Credits)  

Engl 314 – literary Journal

Thea 390