Every student at Maryville College completes a year-long research project called the Senior Study, whether the student’s major is Design, Management, Psychology, Biology, Criminal Justice or any of the other 40 major fields of study. These studies vary from laboratory experiments to forms of creative expression, and all Senior Study projects include a student and faculty mentor working together in discipline-specific scholarship. Use the drop-down menu to view examples of Senior Studies chosen by faculty as exemplary. Older versions can be checked out from the Lamar Memorial Library and Newer studies are being stored in the College’s digital archives.
Student
Name
Major
Title
Supervisor
Jonathan Bates '19
Majors
PhilosophyTitle
Metaphysics and the Great Wave: A Study of Henri Bergson, Alfred North Whitehead, and Katsushika HokusaiSuperVisor
Dr. William MeyerDanielle O'Brien '18
Majors
HistoryPhilosophy
Philosophy
Title
Ideals in History: A Comparative Study of Charles S. Peirce and Reinhold Niebuhr
Ideals in History: A Comparative Study of Charles S. Peirce and Reinhold Niebuhr
SuperVisor
Dr. William MeyerAdrian Pierce '25
Majors
CounselingPhilosophy
Philosophy
Title
Finding Unity Within All of Our Parts: Conceptions of Identity and Morality in the Modern WorldSuperVisor
Dr. William "Bill" MeyerGrace Rubel '24
Majors
PhilosophyTitle
Human Dignity and the Moral Imperative to Uphold ItSuperVisor
Dr. Andrew IrvineCaleb Smith '16
Majors
PhilosophyTitle
Brains, Zombies, and Phenomenology: A Critical Analysis of the Philosophy of Daniel Dennett
Brains, Zombies, and Phenomenology: A Critical Analysis of the Philosophy of Daniel Dennett