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21 results for "Director of Studies"

21 results for "Director of Studies"

Who will approve my courses each semester?

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Your courses should be reviewed and approved by both your Faculty Adviser and the Director of Studies for Special Concentrations. The same is true for any changes you make to your course selection, i.e. drops, adds or withdrawals.  You will be asked to...

Advising

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Most of the advising that Special Concentrators receive comes from their Faculty Advisers. Concentrators should meet at least once a semester with their advisers to discuss their course selection and future plans within the concentration. They should also...

The Application Process

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Students considering a Special Concentration are welcome to (and should!) make an appointment with the Director of Studies well in advance of application deadlines to discuss their academic goals, concentration ideas, and the application process...

History of the Program

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Special Concentrations was established in 1971 by a vote of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Although by design never one of the larger concentrations, Special Concentrations has always had a solid core of students in widely divergent fields. There are...

Deadlines

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Three copies of the thesis must be submitted to the Office of Special Concentrations by the Thursday before Winter Holiday Recess for March degrees, or the Thursday before Spring Break for June degrees. No late theses will be accepted without the approval...

Senior Thesis/Project

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All candidates for honors in Special Concentrations must submit a senior thesis or equivalent project. This thesis usually takes the form of an essay of approximately 40 to 70 pages. You can find more information here about developing and producing the...

I’m interested in Special Concentrations. How do I start?

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Read this website thoroughly!  Then do your research.  Talk to faculty, tutors, and TFs from courses that you liked, and who have some expertise in your proposed field.  Tell them what you are interested in, ask if they think it can be done in an...