Research and Scholarly Activities
Undergraduate research is an introduction to the culture of learning by doing. It is self-directed inquiry under the guidance of an expert mentor, usually a professor, and directly supervised by the professor, a post-doctoral fellow, a graduate student, or a more senior undergraduate student. Students, their mentors and supervisors collaborate as partners while exploring topics of interest of them. Students may participate in new or ongoing projects intended to provide an original contribution to the discipline.
Research can take place in many places including:
- Research may be conducted almost anywhere, in a laboratory, in the field or community, in a library, in a studio or in a museum.
- Students can travel to other universities, cities, countries to conduct research.
- Research can take place in government laboratories or privately owned corporations and foundations.
- Students can conduct research with and for the community for the betterment of an identified issue.
How do students and faculty get involved
- The Campus Office of Undergraduate Research initiatives (COURI) is a great place to start!
- Students can begin the journey by visiting the Getting Started webpage.
- Faculty can learn more about COURI and available support at the Faculty Resources webpage.
Questions?
Contact us via email at couri@utep.edu or phone at 915-747-8282.
