Undergraduate Research Course Guide
Undergraduate Research Courses are semester-long, credit-bearing courses that are overseen and graded by a Cornell faculty member and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Independent, not classroom-based.
- Project-based (working on a short or long-term project with a particular outcome).
- Includes for-credit project team experiences (e.g., Engineering project teams, non-classroom-based capstone projects).
- Note: Research may be supervised by individuals in an academic position serving as a PI, co-PI or Project director as outlined by Research & Innovation, excluding undergraduates.
Learn more about Undergraduate Research at Cornell.
Undergraduate Research Courses (CU-UGR)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
AAS 4950 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
AEP 4900 | Undergraduate Research in Engineering Physics | 1-6 |
AEP 4910 | Honors Research in Engineering Physics | 2-6 |
AIIS 4970 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
ALS 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 1-6 |
AMST 4993 | Honors Essay Tutorial I | 4 |
AMST 4994 | Honors Essay Tutorial II | 4 |
ANSC 4020 | Seminar in Animal Sciences | 1 |
ANSC 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Animal Science | 1-6 |
ANTHR 3200 | Heritage Forensics | 3 |
ANTHR 4263 | Zooarchaeological Method | 6 |
ARCH 3197 | Special Investigations in Architectural Design | 1-3 |
ARCH 3397 | Special Investigations in the Theory of Architecture I | 1-3 |
ARCH 4508 | Special Investigations in Visual Representation | 1-3 |
ARCH 4697 | Special Investigations in Construction | 1-3 |
ARCH 4698 | Special Investigations in Environmental Systems and Conservation | 1-3 |
ARCH 4699 | Special Investigations in Structures | 1-3 |
ARCH 4901 | Undergraduate Thesis in the History of Architecture and Urbanism | 4 |
ARCH 5902 | Design X Thesis | 8 |
ARCH 5903 | Design IX Expanded Design Thesis | 6 |
ARCH 5904 | Design X Expanded Design Thesis | 8 |
ARKEO 3200 | Heritage Forensics | 3 |
ARKEO 4263 | Zooarchaeological Method | 6 |
ART 3091 | Directed Readings in Art | 1-2 |
ART 3093 | Directed Research in Art | 1-2 |
ARTH 4991 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
ARTH 4992 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
ARTH 4998 | Honors Work I | 4 |
ARTH 4999 | Honors Work II | 4 |
ASIAN 4401 | Asian Studies Honors Course | 4 |
ASIAN 4402 | Asian Studies Honors: Senior Essay | 4 |
ASIAN 4403 | Supervised Reading | 1-4 |
ASIAN 4404 | Supervised Reading | 1-4 |
ASIAN 4435 | Making Sense of China: The Capstone Seminar | 4 |
ASRC 4900 | Honors Thesis | 4 |
ASRC 4901 | Honors Thesis | 4 |
ASRC 4902 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
ASRC 4903 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
ASRC 6900 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
ASRC 6901 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
ASTRO 4940 | Independent Study in Astronomy | 1-4 |
BEE 4970 | Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering | 1-4 |
BEE 4990 | Undergraduate Research | 1-8 |
BEE 4993 | Honors Thesis | 3-6 |
BENGL 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
BENGL 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
BIOEE 3611 | Field Ecology | 3 |
BIOEE 3780 | Digital Morphology through CT | 1 |
BIOG 1990 | Exploring Research in Biological Sciences | 1 |
BIOG 2990 | Introduction to Research Methods in Biology | 1-3 |
BIOG 3100 | Preparing HHMI-CURT Scholars for Research | 1 |
BIOG 4990 | Independent Undergraduate Research in Biology | 1-8 |
BIONB 3500 | NeuroAI: Bridging Brains and AI | 3 |
BME 4090 | Biomedical Engineering Design II | 3 |
BME 4900 | Independent Undergraduate Project in Biomedical Engineering | 1-6 |
BME 4901 | Honors Thesis | 3 |
BSOC 3751 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
BSOC 4991 | Honors Project I | 4 |
BSOC 4992 | Honors Project II | 4 |
BTRY 4970 | Undergraduate Individual Study in Biometry and Statistics | 1-3 |
BTRY 4990 | Undergraduate Research | 1-5 |
BURM 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
BURM 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
CAPS 4010 | Honors Thesis Tutorial I | 4 |
CAPS 4020 | Honors Thesis Tutorial II | 4 |
CAPS 4030 | Making Sense of China: The Capstone Seminar | 4 |
CAPS 4999 | CAPS Independent Study | 1-4 |
CEE 3090 | Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering | 1-6 |
CEE 4000 | Senior Honors Thesis | 1-4 |
CEE 4090 | CEE Undergraduate Research | 1-4 |
CHEM 4210 | Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Research | 2-4 |
CHEM 4330 | Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Research | 1-4 |
CHEM 4610 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry Research | 2-4 |
CHEM 4770 | Introduction to Physical Chemistry Research | 1-4 |
CHEME 4900 | Undergraduate Projects in Chemical Engineering | 1-7 |
CHIN 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
CHIN 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
CHIN 4455 | Directed Study: CAPS in Beijing | 1-4 |
CHLIT 4421 | Directed Study | 2-4 |
CHLIT 4422 | Directed Study | 2-4 |
CLASS 3391 | Independent Study in Sanskrit, Undergraduate Level | 1-4 |
CLASS 3686 | Independent Study in Classical Civilization, Undergraduate Level | 1-4 |
CLASS 4721 | Honors: Senior Essay I | 4 |
CLASS 4722 | Honors: Senior Essay II | 4 |
COLLS 4990 | Honors Research I | 4 |
COLLS 4991 | Honors Research II | 4 |
COML 4190 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
COML 4200 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
COML 4930 | Senior Essay | 3 |
COML 4940 | Senior Essay | 3 |
COMM 2990 | Directed Research Experience | 1-3 |
COMM 4990 | Independent Research | 1-3 |
CRP 4900 | Student-Faculty Research | 1-4 |
CRP 4920 | Undergraduate Honors Thesis Research | 4 |
CRP 4930 | Undergraduate Honors Thesis Writing | 4 |
CS 1998 | First-year and Nontechnical Team Projects | 1-3 |
CS 4998 | Team Projects | 1-4 |
CS 4999 | Independent Reading and Research | 1-4 |
DEA 2730 | Human Centered Design Methods | 3 |
DEA 4000 | Directed Readings | 1-15 |
DEA 4010 | Empirical Research | 1-15 |
DEA 4020 | Supervised Fieldwork | 1-15 |
DEA 4990 | Senior Honors Thesis | 1-15 |
DEA 5700 | Designing Age Friendly Environments | 3 |
EAS 4910 | Undergraduate Research | 1-4 |
EAS 4920 | Undergraduate Research | 1-4 |
EAS 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Atmospheric Science | 1-4 |
ECE 4998 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Group Projects | 1-4 |
ECE 4999 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Projects | 1-4 |
ECON 3710 | The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors | 4 |
EDUC 4990 | Undergraduate Research | 1-6 |
ENGL 4930 | Honors Essay Tutorial I | 4 |
ENGL 4940 | Honors Essay Tutorial II | 4 |
ENGL 4950 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
ENGRG 1400 | Engineering Project Team Onboarding | 1 |
ENGRG 3400 | Engineering Student Project Teams | 1-3 |
ENGRG 4960 | Entrepreneurial Practicum in Engineering | 1-4 |
ENTOM 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Entomology | 1-6 |
ENVS 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Environment and Sustainability | 1-8 |
FDSC 4940 | Special Topics in Food Science | 0.5-4 |
FDSC 4970 | Individual Study in Food Science | 0.5-3 |
FDSC 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Food Science | 1-4 |
FGSS 3316 | What's in a Sound? Gender and Race in Sound Cultures | 3 |
FSAD 3000 | Special Topics in FSAD | 1-15 |
FSAD 4000 | Directed Reading | 1-15 |
FSAD 4010 | Empirical Research | 1-15 |
FSAD 4990 | Honors Thesis Research | 1-8 |
GDEV 4080 | Demographic Techniques | 3 |
GDEV 4970 | Independent Study in Global Development | 1-3 |
GDEV 4990 | Independent Research in Global Development | 1-4 |
GERST 4510 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
GERST 4520 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
GERST 4530 | Honors Research | 4 |
GERST 4540 | Honors Thesis | 4 |
GOVT 4037 | Making Sense of China: The Capstone Seminar | 4 |
GOVT 4999 | Undergraduate Independent Study | 1-4 |
GOVT 7999 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
GREEK 3185 | Independent Study in Greek, Undergraduate Level | 1-4 |
HADM 4980 | Special Studies Project II | 1-3 |
HADM 4990 | Special Studies Project I | 1-3 |
HD 2930 | Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists | 3 |
HD 4000 | Directed Readings | 1-4 |
HD 4010 | Empirical Research | 1-4 |
HD 4630 | Introduction to Functional MRI Analysis for Human Neuroimaging | 3 |
HD 4990 | Senior Honors Thesis | 1-6 |
HINDI 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
HINDI 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
HIST 2001 | Supervised Reading - Undergraduate | 2 |
HIST 3002 | Supervised Research - Undergraduate | 2-4 |
HIST 8004 | Supervised Reading | 2-4 |
ILRGL 4950 | Honors Program | 3 |
ILRGL 4970 | Field Research, Internship | 4 |
ILRGL 4980 | Internship | 8 |
ILRGL 4990 | Directed Studies | 1-4 |
ILRHR 4950 | Honors Program | 3 |
ILRHR 4970 | Field Research | 4 |
ILRHR 4980 | Internship | 8 |
ILRHR 4990 | Directed Studies | 1-4 |
ILRID 4970 | Field Research, Internship | 4 |
ILRID 4980 | Internship | 8 |
ILRLE 4970 | Field Research | 4 |
ILRLE 4980 | Internship | 8 |
ILRLE 4990 | Directed Studies | 1-4 |
ILRST 4950 | Honors Program | 3 |
ILRST 4970 | Field Research | 4 |
ILRST 4980 | Internship | 8 |
ILRST 4990 | Directed Studies | 1-4 |
IM 4990 | Honors Research I | 4 |
IM 4991 | Honors Research II | 4 |
INDO 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
INDO 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
INFO 1998 | First-year Team Projects | 1-3 |
INFO 4900 | Independent Reading and Research | 1-4 |
INFO 4998 | Team Projects | 1-4 |
JAPAN 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
JAPAN 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
JWST 4998 | Honors Research I | 3 |
KHMER 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
KHMER 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
KOREA 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
KOREA 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
LA 4340 | Material Ecologies | 3 |
LA 4970 | Individual Study in Landscape Architecture | 1-5 |
LA 4990 | Undergraduate Research | 1-5 |
LA 6340 | Material Ecologies | 3 |
LATIN 3286 | Independent Study in Latin, Undergraduate Level | 1-4 |
LING 3390 | Independent Study in Linguistics | 1-4 |
LING 4491 | Honors Research Workshop I | 1 |
LING 4492 | Honors Research Workshop II | 1 |
LING 4493 | Honors Thesis Research | 3 |
LING 4494 | Honors Thesis Research | 3 |
LSP 4210 | Undergraduate Independent Study | 2-4 |
MAE 1900 | First-Year Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering | 1-4 |
MAE 4291 | Supervised Senior Design Experience | 3-4 |
MAE 4900 | Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering | 1-4 |
MATH 4900 | Supervised Research | 1-4 |
MSE 4050 | Senior Experimental Thesis I | 3 |
MSE 4060 | Senior Experimental Thesis II | 3 |
MSE 4950 | Undergraduate Teaching Involvement | 1-3 |
MSE 8000 | Research in Materials Science | 1-12 |
MSE 8020 | Materials Science Research Group Seminars | 1.5 |
MUSIC 3316 | What's in a Sound? Gender and Race in Sound Cultures | 3 |
MUSIC 4911 | Honors in Music | 4 |
MUSIC 4912 | Honors in Music | 4 |
NEPAL 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
NEPAL 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
NES 3204 | Heritage Forensics | 3 |
NES 4991 | Independent Study, Undergraduate Level | 1-6 |
NES 4992 | Independent Study, Undergraduate Level | 1-6 |
NES 4998 | Senior Honors Essay | 4 |
NES 4999 | Senior Honors Essay | 4 |
NS 4010 | Empirical Research | 1-4 |
NS 4990 | Honors Problem | 1-15 |
NTRES 4960 | Internship in Natural Resources | 1-3 |
NTRES 4970 | Individual Study in Environmental Social Science and Resource Policy | 1-4 |
NTRES 4971 | Individual Study in Applied Ecology and Conservation Ecology | 1-4 |
NTRES 4972 | Individual Study in Ecosystem Science and Biochemistry | 1-4 |
NTRES 4990 | Undergraduate Research | 1-6 |
ORIE 4990 | Teaching in ORIE | 1-3 |
ORIE 4999 | ORIE Project | 1-4 |
PHIL 3900 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
PHIL 4900 | Informal Study for Honors I | 3 |
PHIL 4901 | Informal Study for Honors II | 3 |
PHYS 4490 | Independent Study in Physics | 1-4 |
PHYS 4498 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
PLSCI 2301 | Field Lab in Global Plant Biodiversity and Vegetation | 2 |
PLSCI 2302 | Vegetational Analysis of the Patagonian Region | 1 |
PLSCI 2990 | Introduction to Research Methods in Plant Science | 1-3 |
PLSCI 4970 | Individual Study in Plant Sciences | 1-4 |
PLSCI 4990 | Independent Undergraduate Research in Plant Science | 1-4 |
PSYCH 2930 | Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists | 3 |
PSYCH 4700 | Undergraduate Research in Psychology | 1-6 |
PSYCH 4710 | Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology | 1-6 |
PUBPOL 2070 | Big Data for Big Policy Problems | 4 |
PUBPOL 3490 | Housing Equity Lab | 3 |
PUBPOL 3790 | Community Impact Analysis in Development Policy I | 1 |
PUBPOL 3791 | Community Impact Analysis in Development Policy II | 2 |
PUBPOL 4000 | Directed Readings | 1-15 |
PUBPOL 4010 | Empirical Research | 1-15 |
PUBPOL 4030 | Teaching Apprenticeship | 1-15 |
PUBPOL 4080 | Demographic Techniques | 3 |
PUBPOL 4280 | The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors | 4 |
PUBPOL 4990 | Honors Program | 1-6 |
RELST 4990 | Directed Study | 2-4 |
RELST 4991 | Directed Study | 2-4 |
RELST 4995 | Senior Honors Essay I | 4 |
RELST 4996 | Senior Honors Essay II | 4 |
RUSSL 4492 | Supervised Reading in Russian Literature | 1-4 |
SANSK 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
SANSK 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
SHUM 4750 | Senior Capstone Seminar for Humanities Scholars | 1 |
SINHA 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
SINHA 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
SOC 4910 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
SOC 4950 | Honors Research | 4 |
SOC 4960 | Honors Thesis: Senior Year | 4 |
SPAN 4290 | Honors Work I | 4 |
STS 3991 | Undergraduate Independent Study | 1-4 |
STS 4991 | Honors Project I | 4 |
STS 4992 | Honors Project II | 4 |
STSCI 4990 | Undergraduate Individual Study in Statistics | 1-4 |
STSCI 4999 | Undergraduate Dissertation Research | 1-4 |
SYSEN 5500 | Systems Modeling Language: Fundamentals and Practice | 2 |
TAG 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
TAG 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
THAI 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
THAI 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
URDU 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
URDU 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
VIEN 4970 | Individual Study in Viticulture and Enology | 0.5-3 |
VIEN 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Viticulture and Enology | 1-3 |
VIET 4431 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
VIET 4432 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
VTPMD 2990 | Undergraduate Research in Epidemiology | 1-3 |