Degree programs at Duke University

Degree programs at Duke University include 39 arts and sciences majors in addition to 5 engineering majors, and 46 additional majors have been approved under Program II. Program II allows students to design their own interdisciplinary major. Sixteen certificate programs are also available. Students may pursue a combination of a total of three majors/minors/certificates. Eighty percent of undergraduates enroll in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, while the rest are in the Pratt School of Engineering. [ [http://www.pratt.duke.edu/about About Pratt] . "Pratt School of Engineering." Accessed on June 22 2006.]

Trinity's curriculum operates under the revised version of "Curriculum 2006". It ensures that students are exposed to a variety of "areas of knowledge" and "modes of inquiry". The curriculum aims to help students develop critical faculties and judgment by learning how to access, synthesize, and communicate knowledge effectively, acquiring perspective on current and historical events, conducting research and solving problems, and developing tenacity and a capacity for hard and sustained work. Additionally, freshmen can elect to participate in the FOCUS Program, which allows students to engage in an interdisciplinary exploration of a specific topic in a small group setting.

Pratt's curriculum, on the other hand, is narrower in scope, but still accommodates double majors in a variety of disciplines. The school emphasizes undergraduate research—opportunities for hands-on experiences arise through internships, fellowship programs, and the structured curriculum. Furthermore, for the class of 2003, 11% of Pratt undergraduates studied abroad, small compared to the percentage for Trinity undergradutes (46%), but much larger than the national average for engineering students (1.5%). [ [http://www.aas.duke.edu/study_abroad/statistics/statistics.html Duke Study Abroad Statistics] . "Trinity College of Arts and Sciences." Accessed on June 22 2006.] [ [http://www.pratt.duke.edu/students/index.php Pratt Students] . "Pratt School of Engineering." Accessed on June 22 2006.] [Loftus, Margaret. [http://www.prism-magazine.org/jan06/tt_01.cfm A Broader Perspective] . "American Society for Engineering Education." Jan 2006.] [ [http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind96/ch2_undr.htm Undergraduate Science and Engineering Students and Degrees] . "National Science Foundation." Accessed on June 22 2006.]

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=External links=
* [http://www.pratt.duke.edu/index.php Pratt School of Engineering]
* [http://www.aas.duke.edu/ Arts and Sciences and Trinity College]
* [http://www.duke.edu/ Duke University]

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