The Study in Depth is designed to complement the breadth of your learning in the knowledge areas: humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and administrative leadership. It provides an opportunity to study a topic of interest in some depth. At the same time, it should demonstrate your ability to think in interdisciplinary terms by including ideas and/or material relating to more than one academic area. For example: One study examined the effect of government regulatory policies (political science) on waterfowl populations (biology); another analyzed the art of contemporary male and female artists in 19th century Vienna (art, history) as they reflected societal attitudes toward women (sociology); a third discussed manipulative human reproduction (biology, medicine) and the religious, ethical, and political implications it raises. In effect, the Study functions as a capstone experience of your liberal studies education, where you draw together and apply all the knowledge and academic skill you have acquired. You can also use the Study as an example of your writing, research, and/or creative skills for prospective employers or prospective programs for graduate study. The College will also use your Study to assess the ability of students completing the program. Such assessment is a University program review process on collective student achievement and has no bearing on your graduation.