a truly charming sight when seen from a distance. The system of instruction at Harvard is particularly distinctive. Rather than concentrating on a single department, incoming freshmen select courses from the core curriculum, which is designed to provide an awareness of the methods and fundamental assumptions of the major fields of study.
哈佛大學部的教學制度尤其特殊，大一新生入學是不分科系的，只要從五大「核心課程」入手，培養學生對學術範圍和研究方法的初步概念，這也是哈佛大學部標榜「通識教育」的精神所在。