Steven H. Biel, director of studies for the committee on History and Literature, says the tutorial program--where students are paired with a tutor who shares their interests-- offers its students an invaluable experience.
Since, like Social Studies, the tutorials are the only courses offered by the concentration, Biel says both the tutors and students are dedicated to them.
"It's a very intimate teaching and learning experience," Biel says, "There's no place to hide. You are never distracted by anyone else's agenda. It can be extremely exciting."
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Foote says that economics, for instance, will be rating its courses on the degree of math required, according to a one-to-three scale. The rating will not appear on transcripts, but is intended to help concentrators select the right course for them.
Schor says that Women's Studies will likely conduct a formal review of its program next year to see how the recent changes have worked.
Kosslyn says psychology would love to mount a junior tutorial program, but has resource issues to work through first.
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