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Graduating Essay Abstracts and Research Projects
The graduating essay is the final requirement for students to complete in order to obtain the Certificate in Liberal Studies. The graduating essay gives the student an opportunity to continue research on one of the topics considered during their course of study. The graduating student will present and lead a discussion of their paper with other certificate participants at an end-of-term seminar.
Follow the links below to see abstracts of graduating essays completed by past UBC Certificate in Liberal Studies students You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view the following pdf documents 
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Ruskin's Social Criticism - Is It Still Relevant Today?, by Judith Gurfinkel, April 2011
A Strategy for Promoting Responsible Thinking by David Watson, May 2010
Why Have Some Women Painters Been Successful While Many Others Have Been Largely Excluded from the History of Art? by Carole Camerson, May 2010
The Hidden Faces of Canada by Patrick Murphy, December 2007
The ALR in my Pantry by Greg Humphrey, December 2007
Cosmological Creations and Clashing Certainties by Karima Pijanka, April 2007
Redefining Sense of Place for Art in the 21st Century by Angelica Sparolin, April 2007
