Independent Concentration (AB)

About this programme

The Independent Concentration program is for students interested in actively constructing an interdisciplinary concentration, representing a coherent field of study that Brown does not offer and that cannot be studied cohesively within a standard concentration. Such fields may include emerging areas of study in the academy, such as Disability Studies or Educational Neuroscience, and broader interdisciplinary areas, such as Aesthetics, Geography, or Migration Studies. The proposal process consists of the following steps: (1) Meeting with the Curricular Resource Center's IC Peer Coordinators or IC Dean; (2) Completing a draft IC Application and soliciting feedback from the Peer Coordinators; (3) Identifying an approved Faculty Sponsor (an advisor) and obtaining a letter of support; and (4) Submitting the application and letter of support by one of the six deadlines during the academic year. Independent Concentration proposals are reviewed and approved by the College Curriculum Council.