Special Concentrations
Faculty of the Committee on Degrees in Special Concentrations
Julie A. Buckler, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures (Chair)
Deborah D. Foster, Senior Lecturer on Folklore and Mythology
Byron J. Good, Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Department of Social Medicine (Medical School)
Mary-Jo Del Vecchio Good, Professor of Social Medicine (Medical School)
David A. Haig, Harvard College Professor, George Putnam Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (on leave 2009-10)
Jerold Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design (Design School)
Karel F. Liem, Henry Bryant Bigelow Professor of Ichthyology; Curator of Ichthyology (on leave spring term)
Elizabeth Dyrud Lyman, Assistant Professor of English and American Literature and Language (on leave 2009-10)
Stephen A. Marglin, Walter S. Barker Professor of Economics
Robb Moss, Rudolf Arnheim Lecturer on Filmmaking
Sandra Naddaff, Senior Lecturer on Literature and Comparative Literature
Peter P. Rogers, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering (FAS), Professor of City and Regional Planning, Professor of Environmental Engineering (Kennedy School)
Richard K. Wolf, Professor of Music
Application forms and information on completing petitions for Special Concentrations may be obtained from the Committee’s office, located in Warren House (near the Barker Center).
Primarily for Undergraduates
*Special Concentrations 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2815
Deborah D. Foster and members of the Committee
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open to Special Concentrations concentrators who wish to pursue supervised study for graded credit in an area not covered by courses currently offered by regular Departments and Committees. Students must secure the written approval of the faculty member with whom they wish to study and the signature of the Faculty Adviser and the Director of Undergraduate Studies of Special Concentrations.
*Special Concentrations 96r. Senior Projects
Catalog Number: 0829
Deborah D. Foster and members of the Committee
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Designed for seniors in their final term completing their senior project to meet the Basic (rather than Honors) requirements for concentration. May be repeated with the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Faculty Adviser. Students must secure the written approval of the faculty member with whom they wish to study and the signature of the Faculty Adviser and the Director of Undergraduate Studies of Special Concentrations.
*Special Concentrations 97r. Tutorial — Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 2660
Deborah D. Foster and members of the Committee
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Ordinarily taken by honors sophomores.
*Special Concentrations 98r. Tutorial — Junior Year
Catalog Number: 2497
Deborah D. Foster and members of the Committee
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Successful completion two terms of *Special Concentrations 98r are ordinarily required of all honors concentrators in their junior year. Exceptions to this can only be granted with the consent of the Faculty Adviser and the Director of Undergraduate Studies of Special Concentrations.
*Special Concentrations 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 3294
Deborah D. Foster and members of the Committee
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Ordinarily taken by honors seniors as a full course. Either half year may be taken as a half course only with the consent of the Faculty Adviser and the Director of Undergraduate Studies of Special Concentrations. Graded Sat/Unsat.