Programs
Undergraduate Program - Other Information
Pass-Fail
Students may take two concentration courses pass/fail (not tutorials).
Core Requirements
Students in the History and Science concentration are exempt from Historical Study A, Historical Study B, Quantitative Reasoning, and either Science A or Science B (depending on the student’s science area). Please consult the Handbook for Students for more information, or speak with the Manager of Student Programs or the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Language Requirement
There is no language requirement for the History of Science concentration.
Student/Faculty Committee
The concentration has a Student/Faculty Committee, which includes the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the Department Chair (ex officio), and representatives from each undergraduate class. The undergraduates volunteer for this position. This committee deals with specific problems and issues that arise in the undergraduate program. For example, this committee helps evaluate tutorials and arranges social gatherings of faculty and students. Students in the concentration should talk to members of the committee if they wish to raise an issue of general concern or if they prefer not to talk to the Director of Undergraduate Studies directly. The student members of the committee are also primarily responsible for organizing FaUST, the annual undergraduate student conference.
Prizes and Awards
History and Science students have done extremely well in winning fellowships, including the Marshall, Rhodes, Mellon, Fulbright, Rockefeller, Rotary, Sheldon, Hoopes, and Ford Foundation Research grants, and are encouraged to apply for these and others. The Guide to Grants is available from the Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster Street (495-2595). We strongly recommend picking up a copy to familiarize yourself with the broad range of opportunities available.
Senior theses will be considered as well for a Rothschild prize, the Departmental award for the two best written theses. The Robert and Maurine Rothschild Prize of three hundred dollars was established in 1992 by Robert Rothschild '39 and his wife Maurine Rothschild, Radcliffe '40. It is awarded to two seniors who have written an outstanding honors thesis in either the Philosophy of Science or the History of Science.
The Undergraduate Teacher Education Program (UTEP)
Concentrators may be eligible to obtain certification to teach in middle or secondary schools in Massachusetts and in states with which Massachusetts has reciprocity. For more information, see the Handbook for Students.
