Harvard Approves 9 Secondary Concentrations

Beginning this spring, Harvard students will have the option of graduating with a degree reflecting a minor field of study in addition to their primary concentration.

The University's Education Policy Committee has already approved 9 proposals for secondary degree concentrations so far. A total of 15 to 20 secondary concentration programs are expected to be approved before the end of this year.

The fields that have already been approved for secondary concentrations are Earth and Planetary Sciences, Folklore and Mythology, History of Art and Architecture, Linguistics, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy, Romance Languages and Literatures, Sociology, and Visual and Environmental Studies.

To qualify for a secondary concentration, students must take 4 to 6 designated courses. At present, only one course may be used to fulfill both a secondary concentration requirement and the University's core curriculum requirements.

Source: "Nine Secondary Fields Approved," by Peter R. Raymond, the Harvard Crimson, November 17, 2006