The FOCUS Program is a voluntary, interdisciplinary academic curriculum for freshmen at Duke University. FOCUS is an acronym that stands for "First-year Opportunity for Comprehensive, Unified Study."

Duke students who register for FOCUS will be registered in Writing 20, several seminars, and an elective of their choice. FOCUS allows students to take part in small classes and those in the same topic also live in the same dormitory on Duke's East Campus.

Past and current programs include such topics as:

• 20th Century Europe
• Arts in Contemporary Society
• Athens in the Golden Age
• Changing Faces of Russia: Redefining Boundaries
• Evolution and Humankind
• Exploring the Mind
• Forging Social Ideals
• The Genome Revolution and its Impact on Society
• Global Americas
• Global Health: Disease in Time and Space
• Memory & Invention: Medieval and Renaissance Worlds
• Visions of Freedom

External links

• FOCUS homepage
• Duke website

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