History of Science

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>Does anyone know how large this concentration is? I would really, really, really love to pursue it. It involves all of my favorite subjects (history, psychology, hard sciences) and the write-ups on professors match exactly with what I want to accomplish in my studies.</p>

<p>Question #2: should I write to Harvard and express my enthusiasm for this particular department? I don't want to bulk up my application, but on the other hand I'm confident I have found my calling and want to express that.</p>

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<p>It's actually a small-ish department, and the concentration itself is called "History and Science." I am very seriously pursuing it currently.</p>

<p>If you would like more info about it, I would suggest emailing the coordinator of the Dept (blanking on her name), or Peter Buck, the head of the concentration, who loves talking to students.</p>

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<p>Yay! I emailed Allie Belser about it this morning. Was that the woman I was supposed to? I hope it finds its way to the right person, no matter.</p>

<p>This is great: a real person in CC with experience. How do you like it, Sunglasses? Is it very demanding (in relation to other majors, I mean)? Are the classes small-ish like the department as a whole? Is it difficult to schedule in Core classes and all plus the requirements for the concentration? Do you study History and Science in general, or do they prefer you choose a set area (by academic area--physics, medicine, more math-oriented or nature-oriented sciences--or geographic area) to study?</p>

<p>I ordered Professor Anne Harrington's book on Holism in Germany (I'm in fourth year German; this is so cool!) to read whether I get in to Harvard or not. I am totally psyched to find this area.</p>

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<p>Tkm256--</p>

<p>Check out this site, which describes the requirements of the concentration:
<a href="http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/ugrad_handbook/current/PDF/Chapter%203/hist_sci.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/ugrad_handbook/current/PDF/Chapter%203/hist_sci.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>And this one, which shows the classes offered within the department:
<a href="http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses/HistoryofScience.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses/HistoryofScience.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Woohoo! I'm so stoked! Thank you Phoenixy and Sunglasses.</p>

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<p>yeah, i saw that major in the book of courses they sent out and was rather interested also.</p>

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<p>(just thought you should know.)</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for this info. I listed History of Science as my first choice major in my Harvard application. I've also been accepted EA at Chicago, and they have this major as well.</p>

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<p>This is, hands down, my favorite department at Harvard, and I definitely would have majored in it had I been there as a freshman. I took one of Anne Harrington's (understandably) very popular classes as a Psychology elective; it was WONDERFUL. She is such a great professor and the subject matter is fascinating. For what it's worth, I also had a really great TF in that class who made the sections valuable.</p>

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<p>Some classes are big, but the tutorials are always small, and concentrators have priority to take as many seminars as they'd like.</p>