Bachelor of Art in History and Science

Most students havent heard of History and Science before they arrive at Harvard, but the ones who choose us end up being among the most satisfied and well-rounded students in the College. We are the only concentration that gives students credit for courses that cross the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. We offer extensive special opportunities for students who choose to concentrate with us, including museum internships, funded research and travel abroad through our Rosenkrantz Discovery Grant program, and the chance to edit and publish the country's only undergraduate journal in the history of science. In their coursework and research, students focus on many topics and time periods: the Darwinian revolution, the rise of biotechnology, climate change science and environmentalism, global health, science and medicine in Latin America, physics, including quantum physics and relativity theory, race, social inequity and medicine, computer science and the new wired world, the history of psychiatry, the rise of neuroscience, space travel, and much more. Students can pursue the concentration in several ways. They can choose our Science and Society track, and take science courses (in any discipline taught in the College) and courses in the history of science and its allied fields in the social sciences or humanities. They can choose our History of Science track, and take a larger number of courses in history of science and its allied fields. They can also pursue one of our three special focus options: Mind, Brain, Behavior (thesis required), Medicine and Society (thesis required), and Technology, Information and Society.

All first-year applicants-both international and U.S. candidates-must complete the Common Application or the Coalition Application, Powered by Scoir, along with the required supplements.
SAT or ACT (with or without writing) - optional for 2022-2026 application cycles.
Optional: AP or other examination results.
School Report (which includes a counselor letter) and high school transcript.
Teacher Report (2).