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 an 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.