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In [[academia]], '''specialization''' ([[American and British English spelling differences#-ise.2C_-ize_.28-isation.2C_-ization.29|or]] '''specialisation''') may be a course of study or [[Academic major|major]] at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a [[specialist (disambiguation)|specialist]] practices in. |
In [[academia]], '''specialization''' ([[American and British English spelling differences#-ise.2C_-ize_.28-isation.2C_-ization.29|or]] '''specialisation''') may be a course of study or [[Academic major|major]] at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a [[specialist (disambiguation)|specialist]] practices in. |
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As the volume of knowledge accumulated by humanity became too great, increasing specialization in academia appeared in response.<ref>{{cite book|title=Yale Forest School News, Volumes 77-78|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7AP0AAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22specialization%22|year=1990|publisher=Yale Forestry Alumni Assn.|page= 5}}</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*{{Cite web|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/02/18/adventures-in-academia-the-dangers-of-overspecialization/|title=Adventures in Academia: The Dangers of (Over)Specialization|last=Crichton|first=Danny|website=Stanford Daily|access-date=2017-03-04}} |
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/02/18/adventures-in-academia-the-dangers-of-overspecialization/|title=Adventures in Academia: The Dangers of (Over)Specialization|last=Crichton|first=Danny|website=Stanford Daily|access-date=2017-03-04}} |
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Revision as of 01:35, 4 March 2017
In academia, specialization (or specialisation) may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a specialist practices in.
As the volume of knowledge accumulated by humanity became too great, increasing specialization in academia appeared in response.[1]
Further reading
- Crichton, Danny. "Adventures in Academia: The Dangers of (Over)Specialization". Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
References
- ^ Yale Forest School News, Volumes 77-78. Yale Forestry Alumni Assn. 1990. p. 5.
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