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42 results for "Concentration Requirements"

42 results for "Concentration Requirements"

Luke Messac '08

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Emergency Medicine Resident Physician Thesis Title: Lazarus at America's Doorstep: Explaining U.S. Federal Appropriations for Global HIV/AIDS Programs Choosing Social Studies as my concentration was the best academic decision I made during my time at...

A Brief History

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Social Studies admitted eighteen sophomores into the first class in the fall of 1960. The planners of the program, a distinguished array of scholars from the various social sciences, were named as the first Standing Committee on Social Studies, with the...

AI Policy

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Although generative and agentic Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has made great strides, the skills of critical thinking, insightful analysis, persuasive writing, and deep research remain vital to a liberal arts education. Most of our students will never...

Focus Field Guidelines

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What is a Focus Field? A Focus Field is a collection of four to six courses that gives shape to your work in Social Studies. The courses are usually taken in at least two of Social Studies’ constituent departments (History, Economics, Government...

Support

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We provide extensive support for our students over the entire thesis writing process, beginning with planning for the project during junior year and continuing with research, analysis, and writing throughout senior year.  Juniors and seniors benefit from...

Focus Field

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During their junior year, Social Studies concentrators submit Focus Field forms for approval by the Social Studies Board of Instruction. Students develop their Focus Fields in consultation with their academic advisor. A preliminary form is submitted in...

Can I do a secondary field?

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Yes, as long as the secondary field is substantially different from your focus field in Social Studies. Harvard College allows only one course to overlap between the primary and secondary fields.

Abigail Simon '20

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Thesis Title: Mindfulness as the New ‘Spirit of Capitalism:’ A Weberian History of the Rationalization of Mindfulness in America My thesis topic came out of my junior tutorial, Secularism and Its Critics, taught by the wonderful Justin Reynolds who went...

Supervising a Thesis

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Below you will find condensed excerpts from our Thesis Supervisor Handbook. You may reach out to Chris Rominger, Director of Undergraduate Studies, for this document and more details. If you and your student are ready to commit to thesis supervision, you...