The student has to finish a small field research in the field of mental health during this course and should defend it before a committee. This course enables the students to experience doing a research even if they are not registered for a thesis. It is imperative that the graduate student should be competent in conducting research in their field of study. The student who registered for : no thesis: track is not considered a graduate if he or she did  not pass this course. The student has to follow the “thesis guidelines” when writing their project and they need to be supervised by an academic supervisor. The student is not allowed to sit for the comprehensive exam before finishing the graduation project. The student is given “pass” or “fail” for this course.