'Steering Your Own Ship': Committee Concentrations Forge Unique Paths for Students and Faculty | News
Behind the scenes, however, these concentrations are not all alike in structure and administration. In addition to the full departments under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 10 nondepartmental degree programs overseen by Standing Committees of the FAS offer undergraduate concentrations. Each curricular committee has been established by a vote of the faculty to perform a specific continuing function, according to Harvardâs Office of the Secretaryâs website. These curricular committees are not structured like ordinary departments. The committees consist of professors and Head Tutors...
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