A major research project is the culmination of the undergraduate planning program. The form of the project is most conventionally a written thesis. The option of incorporating a significant multi-media (e.g. CD-ROM) component may be approved. The thesis project is a individual study taken with the object of allowing students to acquire more specialised knowledge. The range of topics and the methodology is flexible, but a rigorous approach is required. A thesis proposal is developed in the complementary course PLAN4031. While most research, analysis and final preparation may be done off-campus, students are required to maintain close contact with their advisers.