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Departmental Independent Study Courses

Many academic departments at Brown offer independent research or reading courses.  Each department handles this type of course differently: some departments allow as much flexibility as a student-initiated Independent Study Project (ISP); others reserve independent research and reading course for concentrators or thesis projects.  Students in departments that do not offer independent study options may want to consider doing an ISP (Independent Study Project) or a GISP (Group Independent Study Project).