Undergraduate Bulletin 2000–2003 (Pdf)
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1 Brooklyn College Bulletin Undergraduate Programs 2000 – 2003 2 Brooklyn College Bulletin Undergraduate Programs 2000–2003 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences School of General Studies Volume 67, Number 1 June, 2000 The Brooklyn College Bulletin is published by Brooklyn College of The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11210-2889. The Bulletin is produced by the Office of College Information and Publications. 3 Contents General Information Brooklyn College College Facilities, Centers, and Institutes Special Programs Adult Degree Programs Admission Tuition and Fees Financial Assistance Academic Standing Academic Services Counseling and Campus Services Student Activities Student Rights and College Regulations Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes Programs and Courses of Instruction The Core Curriculum Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology and Archaeology Art Biology Caribbean Studies Chemistry Classics Comparative Literature Computer and Information Science Economics Education Educational Services English Environmental Studies Film General Science Geology Health and Nutrition Sciences History Integrated Science Interdisciplinary Studies Journalism Judaic Studies Linguistics Mathematics Modern Languages and Literatures Music Philosophy Physical Education and Exercise Science Physics Political Science Psychology 4 Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Religion: Studies in Religion Sociology Speech Communication Arts and Sciences Television and Radio Theater Women’s Studies Adult Degree Programs Instruction-Related Departments Inventory of Registered Programs at Brooklyn College Administration Faculty and Staff Index Accessible Facilities for Persons with Disabilities Campus Map 5 Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a member unit of the City University of New York, the nation’s leading public urban university. The university comprises eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges, one technical college, a graduate school, a law school, and a medical school. More than 200,000 students are enrolled in the academic programs offered at campuses located throughout the five boroughs of New York City. A historical view It is more than seventy years since Brooklyn saw the establishment of the first public coeducational liberal arts college in the City of New York. The Board of Higher Education authorized the establishment of Brooklyn College in 1930, merging the Brooklyn men’s branch of City College and the women’s branch of Hunter College. The Division of Graduate Studies was instituted in 1935. Brooklyn College was a large institution from the day it opened its doors in rented quarters in the borough’s downtown business area. Acquisition of a permanent site in the residential Midwood section of Brooklyn provided a spacious campus; on October 2, 1935, Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia used a silver-plated shovel to break ground for the new campus—twenty-six acres of broad lawns bounded by handsome Georgian- styled buildings. On November 4, 1999, that same shovel was used in the groundbreaking ceremonies that launched the $54.4 million expansion of the college’s library. Since its opening, Brooklyn College has distinguished itself as one of the nation’s leading public institutions of higher education. In 1989 the college was cited in a report by the National Endowment for the Humanities for developing “a core that has led to revitalization of Brooklyn College and drawn much public attention and praise.” In 1987, when the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching surveyed academic deans from across the country and asked them to name institutions where general education was succeeding, Brooklyn College was among the five most frequently cited. In 1992 Brooklyn College was one of six colleges and the only public institution to have students receive both a Rhodes Scholarship and a Marshall Scholarship. The college’s innovative programs continue to win national recognition. Its Freshman Year College received the Theodore M. Hesburgh Award in 1998 and the Noel-Levitz Retention Excellence Award in 1999. The college was cited in 1999 for leadership by The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development. Brooklyn College’s reputation has attracted an outstanding faculty. Known throughout the nation and the world for their scholarly achievements, more than 90 percent of the college’s faculty members hold the highest degree in their fields. Its professors include Academy Award–winning actor F. Murray Abraham, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Edwin G. Burrows, novelist and screenwriter Carey Harrison, composer Tania Léon, computer theorist Rohit Parikh, and nuclear physicist Carl Shakin. The tradition of academic excellence is reflected in the accomplishments of Brooklyn College graduates. Four hundred Brooklyn College alumni are listed in Who’s Who in America and 150 alumnae, in Who’s Who in American Women. More than 300 Brooklyn College alumni are presidents, vice-presidents, or chairpersons of the boards of major corporations. Each year the college’s graduates receive more than 350 acceptances to law schools and medical schools, including such institutions as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania. An outstanding faculty, highly praised academic programs, and distinguished graduates—these are the hallmarks of success at Brooklyn College. The college is continuing to develop programs and curricula that will train forthcoming generations of students. Today, under the administration of its eighth president, Dr. Christoph M. Kimmich, Brooklyn College is building on the traditions that have given it a place among the nation’s most distinguished institutions of higher education. 6 The mission of the college Brooklyn College is a comprehensive, state-funded institution of higher learning in the borough of Brooklyn, a culturally and ethnically diverse community of two-and-one-half million people. As one of the eleven senior colleges of the City University of New York, it shares the mission of the university, whose primary goals are access and excellence. Within the context of this broader mission, the particular mission of Brooklyn College is to provide a superior education in the liberal arts and sciences. The college offers a wide variety of programs, both in the liberal arts and in professional and career-oriented areas, leading to the baccalaureate and master’s degrees and to undergraduate and advanced certificates. In addition, the college participates in the doctoral programs of the Graduate Center of The City University of New York, including campus-based programs in the sciences. Distinctive in this liberal arts education is the core curriculum, which is required of all baccalaureate students. The core has long been a national model for general education programs and for faculty and curriculum development. The ten Core Studies courses expose students to the principal branches of learning—the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences—and provide a rigorous foundation for study in a major field. Through its distinguished faculty, the college promotes excellence in teaching, advances the frontiers of knowledge through research and scholarship, and stimulates creative achievement and intellectual growth. The overarching goal of the educational experience at Brooklyn College is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to live in a globally interdependent world and the support services to help them succeed. The college also seeks to develop a sense of personal and social responsibility by encouraging involvement in community and public service. It fosters a campus environment hospitable to multicultural interests and activities. Moreover, as an urban institution, it is able to draw upon the myriad resources of the city to enhance its educational mission. Accreditation Brooklyn College is accredited by the New York State Department of Education; the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 (telephone: 215-662-5606); the Association of American Universities; the American Association of University Women; the American Dietetic Association; and the American Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Documentation is available in the Office of the Provost, 3137 Boylan Hall. Student enrollment Student enrollment for the past three academic years has been as follows: 15,007 students in fall, 1997; 14,973 students in fall, 1998; and 15,057 students in fall, 1999. Undergraduate degree programs Brooklyn College offers more than ninety-five undergraduate programs leading to bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of music, or bachelor of science degrees. Additional degree programs are described in the chapter “Special Programs.” Degree requirements and course descriptions are published in this Bulletin. Undergraduate divisions The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the day session of the college; the School of General Studies (SGS) is the evening session. Weekend College offers courses on Saturday and Sunday. Students may enroll in CLAS, SGS, or Weekend College and may study full time or part time in any division. They may transfer from one division to the other or take courses in other divisions without transferring. Classes are offered in fall, spring, and summer terms. 7 Graduate study The Division of Graduate Studies offers more than eighty programs leading to the degrees of master of arts, master of fine arts, master of music, master of science, master of science in