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...physics and [earth and planetary sciences] and math and decide to concentrate in one of those other fields instead,” said Charbonneau. In order to give the new Astrophysics concentration its own introductory sequence, the revised requirements will be grounded by a pair of introductory level courses??Astronomy 16: “Stellar and Planetary Astronomy,” and Astronomy 17: “Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy”—that resemble the introductory couplings already present in the Physics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Life Sciences concentrations. Both courses...
...Sixteen courses??only one of which was newly created—were approved for Gen Ed credit at the beginning of this month. Jason A. Ur, one of the professors teaching the recently approved Anthropology 1010: “Introduction to Archaeology,” said he was thrilled by the decision because the course previously only counted only for departmental credit. “Harvard students don’t like to waste time,” Ur said. “Now they can take something interesting which is also a requirement and this will hopefully...
...would cover a broad array of thought—like the definition of love by different philosophers—they eventually devolved into more specialized classes, like Humanities 25: “Civilization of Continental and Island Portugal.” Gen Ed’s middle-level courses??which could be replaced with two departmental alternatives for each slot—were even more specialized. After almost 25 years, then-Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky called for a reevaluation of the current system. After much debate, the Faculty moved to eliminate the first Gen Ed program...
...would cover a broad array of thought—like the definition of love by different philosophers—they eventually devolved into more specialized classes, like Humanities 25: “Civilization of Continental and Island Portugal.” Gen Ed’s middle-level courses??which could be replaced with two departmental alternatives for each slot—were even more specialized...
...Faculty grapples with the financial crisis, the imminent implementation of General Education may be the last thing on some professors’ minds. But Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds issued a plea for more professors to develop new Gen Ed courses??especially in the sciences and social sciences, where she said there are “very few courses: almost nothing...