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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

  1. ^ Yale Forest School News, Volumes 77-78. Yale Forestry Alumni Assn. 1990. p. 5.
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