Skidmore College Catalogue

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College Calendar ...... 3 Honors...... 112 History of Skidmore College ...... 4 Interdisciplinary ...... 112 Skidmore College Today ...... 6 International Affairs ...... 113 Academic Environment ...... 10 Law and Society ...... 114 Academic and Cocurricular Facilities ...... 19 Liberal Studies ...... 115 Cocurricular Environment ...... 22 Mathematics ...... 123 Admission ...... 29 Music ...... 125 Fees and Expenses ...... 34 Philosophy ...... 128 Financial Aid ...... 38 Physics ...... 130 Academic Requirements and Regulations...... 47 Psychology ...... 131 Academic Standards and Review ...... 51 Religious Studies ...... 133 Degree Programs ...... 57 Social Work ...... 135 Sociology ...... 136 Courses of Study Theater ...... 139 American Studies ...... 58 Women’s Studies ...... 141 Anthropology ...... 61 Interdepartmental Majors ...... 143 Art (Studio) ...... 63 Self-Determined Major ...... 146 Art History ...... 66 Preparation for Professions and Affiliated ...... Programs ...... 146 Asian Studies ...... 69 Study Abroad Programs ...... 149 Biology ...... 71 Higher Education Opportunity Program/ ...... Business...... 74 Economic Opportunity Program ...... 149 Chemistry ...... 77

Classics ...... 79 Enrollment Statistics...... 150 Computer Science ...... 80 Board of Trustees ...... 151 Dance ...... 82 Faculty ...... 152 Economics ...... 83 Administration ...... 161 Education ...... 85 Alumni Association...... 161 English ...... 88 Map of the Campus ...... 162 Environmental Studies ...... 92 Directory of Offices and Academic Departments .... 164 Exercise Science...... 93 Statements of Policies and Procedures ...... 165 Foreign Languages and Literatures ...... 96

Geology ...... 103 Index ...... 167 Government ...... 105 History...... 108 2 College Calendar 2000-2001

SUMMER SESSIONS 2000 May 30-June 30 ...... Session I July 3-August 3 ...... Session II

FALL SEMESTER 2000 September 3 ...... Sunday...... New Students Arrive September 4 ...... Monday ...... Returning students arrive September 6 ...... Wednesday ...... Classes begin October 9 ...... Monday ...... Yom Kippur (no classes) October 13-15 ...... Friday-Sunday ...... Family Weekend October 20 ...... Friday ...... Study Day November 22-26 ...... Wednesday-Sunday...... Thanksgiving Break December 13 ...... Wednesday ...... Classes end December 14-17 ...... Thursday-Sunday ...... Study Days December 18-21 ...... Monday-Thursday ...... Final Exams December 22 ...... Friday ...... Fall Semester ends

SPRING SEMESTER 2001 January 18 ...... Thursday ...... New students arrive January 20 ...... Saturday...... Returning students arrive January 22 ...... Monday ...... Classes begin March 10-18 ...... Saturday-Sunday ...... Spring Vacation May 1...... Tuesday ...... Classes end May 2-6 ...... Wednesday-Sunday...... Study Days May 7-11 ...... Monday-Friday ...... Final Exams May 12...... Saturday...... Spring Semester ends May 12-18 ...... Saturday-Friday...... Senior Week May 19...... Saturday...... Commencement

SUMMER SESSIONS 2001 May 29-June 29 ...... Session I July 2-August 2 ...... Session II

3 History of Skidmore College

An independent, liberal-arts institution with an Henry T. Moore, Skidmore’s second president, arrived enrollment of approximately 2,100 men and women, in 1925 from the chairmanship of the Dartmouth Skidmore was founded by Lucy Skidmore Scribner. College psychology department, ready to take on the challenge of developing the young college both In 1903 Mrs. Scribner, responding to what she saw as an academically and physically. His thirty-two-year absence of practical educational opportunity for women presidency brought the College to a position of in Saratoga Springs, opened the Young Women’s leadership in women’s education. Under his tenure, Industrial Club of Saratoga. With a few teachers and a academic programs were developed and refined, and an handful of promising students, she initiated classes in excellent faculty recruited. A library, infirmary, residence the fine and practical arts, which were designed to give halls, and dining halls were built, and further property young women the means to make a living while learning acquisitions allowed for enrollment growth, as old to appreciate the more aesthetic experiences in life. homes became student dormitories, and carriage houses Mrs. Scribner, who had been widowed only four years became classrooms, studios, and laboratories. Even more after her 1875 marriage to J. Blair Scribner (the eldest significant than his administrative and financial abilities son of Charles Scribner, founder of the publishing was his influence on a generation of Skidmore students company bearing his name), had arrived in Saratoga in whom he inspired to intellectual and creative achieve- 1900 from New York City hoping to improve her failing ment. The young college had grown to an enrollment of health through the famous spa’s invigorating air and more than 1,100 by his retirement in 1957. medicinal waters. The treatment was apparently effec- Val H. Wilson, formerly of Colorado Women’s College, tive, and she joined the city as a permanent resident. became Skidmore’s third president that year, bringing Her inherent concern for others soon brought about the with him buoyant enthusiasm, boundless energy, and an establishment of the industrial club, which rapidly informal style that further personalized the Skidmore developed into a thriving enterprise, chartered in 1911 community. He concentrated on strengthening the by the New York Board of Regents as the Skidmore faculty and academic programs, initiated inroads in the School of Arts. The school was named for Mrs. creation of interdepartmental offerings, and encouraged Scribner’s father, Joseph Russell Skidmore, the elder son more and more students to enter graduate school. of Jeremiah Skidmore, a New York City coal merchant. Under Dr. Wilson, Skidmore’s growth strained its Sensing the promise of the young institution, Mrs. campus at the seams. Enrollment had risen to 1,300, Scribner sought a new president with the educational and many of the turn-of-the-century buildings were vision and prominence to direct its development. With growing obsolete, requiring increased maintenance and the help of Columbia University President Nicholas renovation. The adequacy of the physical plant also was Murray Butler, she recruited Charles Henry Keyes, a threatened by the loss of fifty acres of athletic fields to a well-known educator from Teachers College, as new superhighway as Interstate 87 worked its way Skidmore’s first president. His vision and energy proved northward. as effective as Mrs. Scribner had hoped, giving the It was at this critical time in Skidmore’s history that a school the momentum it needed. In 1922 Dr. Keyes generous gift brought about a courageous decision by fulfilled his avowed ambition of having the school the Skidmore College Board of Trustees. Board member chartered as Skidmore College, a four-year degree- J. Erik Jonsson and his wife, Margaret, offered an granting institution. alternative to the difficulties of maintaining and In addition to developing a liberal arts curriculum that restoring the campus. The Jonssons donated sufficient became the basis for Skidmore’s present curriculum, Dr. funds to purchase a 650-acre tract on the outskirts of the Keyes pioneered the formation of a baccalaureate city — a tract Mrs. Scribner had sought fifty years nursing program and began the more active shaping of a earlier — and challenged the board to begin the campus. By the time of his death in 1925, Dr. Keyes had construction of a completely new campus for the played a key role in acquiring several of the Victorian College. In a historic move many now believe was the mansions overlooking Congress Park, which began to only hope for Skidmore’s continued health and survival, give the College a more precise physical identity. the board voted October 28, 1961, to purchase the land and begin the construction of what is now known as the Jonsson Campus.

4 By the time his tenure was cut short by his sudden death $86.5 million, enabling the College to substantially in 1964, Dr. Wilson saw construction begin on the Lucy increase its endowment and providing funds for the Scribner Library and on the first residential and dining Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery. complex. Skidmore’s sixth president, Jamienne S. Studley, took Joseph C. Palamountain Jr., Skidmore’s fourth office in June 1999. A graduate of Barnard College and president, took office in July 1965. A political scientist Harvard Law School, she was associate dean of Yale with a doctorate from Harvard, Dr. Palamountain came Law School for five years. She came to the College from to Skidmore from Wesleyan University, where he was the United States Department of Education, where as provost. He guided Skidmore through a period of deputy and then general counsel from 1993-99 she was dynamic growth and change. Under his leadership, the involved in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary development of the College’s new physical plant policy and legal issues (including student financial aid progressed rapidly. Currently, the Jonsson Campus has a and access to college and civil rights) and initiatives to total of forty-nine buildings. enhance public participation and departmental management. Dr. Palamountain’s twenty-two-year presidency was characterized by impressive growth in the academic and During her first year at the College, President Studley financial areas of the College. Skidmore experienced the has focused much of her energy on the advancement of doubling of the student body and major increases in the student learning-living experience, including the applications, the near doubling of the faculty, the partnership of students and faculty, the balance of transition from a women’s college to a coeducational academic and cocurricular pursuits, the quality of institution, and the creation of the first external degree student life, and the importance of social responsibility program in New York State (University Without Walls). and communication. To explore these and other campus During his presidency there were two innovative isssues, she has initiated a wide range of campus curriculum changes and the chartering of a Phi Beta discussions and open forums. Kappa chapter. The financial health of Skidmore was bolstered by growth in the endowment and in the There has been a continuity of purpose underlying the College’s net worth, due in part to the launching of the change and growth at Skidmore. The College has $25-million Celebration Campaign in 1985. consistently espoused the goal of liberal education as the best means of preparing for a life of continuing personal David H. Porter, the College’s fifth president, came to growth and of responsible and significant service to the Skidmore in 1987 from Carleton College, where he community. The College’s programs, both those in the taught classics and music. Early in his presidency, Dr. traditional liberal arts and those of a professional nature, Porter established the Commission on the ’90s to help represent liberal education in their common pursuit of chart Skidmore’s course to the twenty-first century. The academic excellence and their concern with sensibilities, commission recommended new institutional priorities, values, and qualities that distinguish educated persons. with an emphasis on enhancing the academic tone on campus, ensuring long-term financial stability, and promoting greater diversity within the campus community and curriculum. During the Porter presidency Skidmore launched an Honors Forum and a program of scholarships in science and mathematics. The campus landscape changed dramatically, as Skidmore renovated and expanded Scribner Library, constructed an outdoor athletic complex, upgraded computer and telecommunications capabilities, built an addition to the Sports and Recreation Center, and expanded Dana Science Center. In addition, Dr. Porter helped lead the largest fund- raising effort in Skidmore’s history, the Skidmore Journey: A Campaign for Our Second Century, launched in 1993. The five-year campaign raised 5 Skidmore College Today

Mission The Setting The principal mission of Skidmore College is the A lively city combining historical charm with modern education of predominantly full-time undergraduates, a culture and a cosmopolitan atmosphere, Saratoga diverse population of talented students who are eager to Springs is a popular place among Skidmore students engage actively in the learning process. The College year round. seeks to prepare liberally educated graduates to continue their quest for knowledge and to make the choices Ceded to the Dutch by the Indians in 1694, the city required of informed, responsible citizens. Skidmore takes its name from the Indian “Saraghtoga” (place of faculty and staff create a challenging yet supportive swift water). Its reputation as one of the world’s leading environment that cultivates students’ intellectual and spas grew steadily through the nineteenth century, as it personal excellence, encouraging them to expand their increasingly became known as the home of the nation’s expectations of themselves while they enrich their oldest thoroughbred racetrack and social center for elite academic understanding. society. In keeping with the College’s founding principle of Today Saratoga is best known as a resort, cultural, linking theoretical with applied learning, the Skidmore convention, and entertainment center revolving around curriculum balances a commitment to the liberal arts horse racing, outdoor recreation, classical and popular and sciences with preparation for professions, careers, music, dance, and theater. The city is well known for its and community leadership. Education in the classroom, restored Victorian mansions, which attract students laboratory, and studio is enhanced by cocurricular and of art and architecture. The Saratoga Spa State Park, field experience opportunities of broad scope. with its springs and mineral waters, is of more than recreational interest to biology students, and the wealth Underpinning the entire enterprise are the faculty’s of rock formations in the region brings geologists from scholarly and creative interests, which inform their around the world. The city’s convention facility brings teaching and contribute, in the largest sense, to the conferences and exhibitions from across the state advancement of learning. and nation. As a result of a commitment to the principles affirmed With the growth over the past two decades of the in the Mission Statement cited above, faculty and Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the city has greatly students are engaged in a variety of initiatives focused on increased its offerings as an important cultural center. collecting information about both teaching and student Located in the state park, SPAC is the summer home learning. Student work is periodically collected and used of the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia anonymously for assessment purposes. Information Orchestra, as well the venue for top rock and jazz gathered from reviews of student work helps faculty musicians. Distinguished theater companies and members determine if their pedagogical methods are chamber music groups perform in SPAC’s Little effective, if students are learning what is expected, and Theater. what improvements might be considered in future classes. Data gathered are aggregated and used, Saratoga Springs is also known for the variety of its therefore, to improve the Skidmore experience for both revitalized downtown area, a collection of shops, students and faculty. restaurants, galleries, and coffeehouses with an appeal to people of virtually all interests. In 1996, the city was The College also embraces its responsibility as an honored with a “Great American Main Street Award” educational and cultural resource for alumni and for a by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. host of nontraditional student populations, and for providing educational leadership in the Capital District The area’s historical tradition includes the Saratoga and beyond. Battlefield, scene of the pivotal 1777 clash between the Colonial and British armies that led directly to the end of the American Revolution. Dozens of landmarks celebrate the area’s role in American history. The Saratoga Historical Society and Walworth museums, housed in the Canfield Casino in Congress Park, feature exhibits and period rooms highlighting the city’s fascinating past. 6 The Campus goals; and to preparing them for lives of productive contribution to society and of continuous study and Set in what was at the turn of the century a beautiful inquiry. The abilities to think and analyze clearly, to park of summer residences, Skidmore’s campus express oneself effectively through speaking and writing, encompasses more than 850 acres of wooded land at the to discern and value excellence, and to serve society are northwest edge of Saratoga Springs. Land for the the hallmarks of a Skidmore education. campus — now named the Jonsson Campus — was given to the College by Trustee J. Erik Jonsson and his The members of the Skidmore faculty are well known wife, Margaret, in the early 1960s, when it became for the range of education, research, and experience they apparent that Skidmore was outgrowing its original bring to the classroom. Though they are prolific in their Scribner Campus in downtown Saratoga Springs. Since writing, productive in their research, and outstanding in 1964, when ground was broken for the first new their artistic endeavors, their emphasis is always on structure on the Jonsson Campus, forty-nine buildings teaching, on translating that excellence of experience have been constructed on this site. While strikingly into meaningful learning for their students. contemporary in architectural style, the campus buildings honor human scale and reflect Skidmore’s Numbering 182 full-time, Skidmore’s teaching faculty Victorian heritage in numerous aesthetic details. represent some of the top graduate schools in the nation and the world. Over 95 percent of the Skidmore faculty Among the College’s more recent construction projects hold the Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field. are the 1995 renovation and expansion of Scribner Library and the 1996 Dana Science Center addition. Beyond their academic interests, the Skidmore faculty The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery was are known for taking a personal interest in their slated to open in fall 2000. students, offering the added word of encouragement, the extra time outside the classroom, or the open mind for Carefully planned to preserve the natural beauty of the questions — all of which contribute to the extra setting, the campus was designed to provide for both incentive a student needs. These attitudes have helped students and teachers a feeling of freedom and wide create a campus known for its warmth and sense of horizon. From the covered walkways uniting the community. residential, academic, and social centers on campus, the prevailing views are to the mountains, woods, and fields, The Academic Program and into the center campus “green.” Like other small, highly selective liberal arts colleges, The Jonsson Campus maintains the advantages of a Skidmore is firmly committed to providing men and small college where students and teachers meet often women with a superior education in the humanities, and informally and where academic resources are readily sciences, and social sciences. What sets Skidmore apart at hand. is its integration of the liberal arts with opportunities for intensive study in more career-specific fields such as the The Faculty fine and performing arts, business, education, and social work. This distinctive blend of the theoretical and the Skidmore’s size and its student-faculty ratio are two of practical makes Skidmore uniquely responsive to both the keys to creating an academic environment that student needs and those of the increasingly interdepen- fosters close associations and the exchange of ideas dent world we live in. among faculty and students. About 2,100 full-time students bring an unusually wide range of academic and Skidmore offers more than sixty degree programs, cultural experiences to the campus, and a student-faculty including majors in both traditional liberal arts ratio of 11:1 assures each student the chance for the disciplines and preprofessional areas. The curriculum’s close faculty attention that enhances the liberal arts flexibility allows students to major in one field and experience. minor in another (an English major with a business minor, for example), pursue an interdepartmental major Teaching, at Skidmore, is not merely the imparting of combining two disciplines, or design self-determined knowledge. It is the key to helping students develop majors. their abilities, talents, and values; to enriching them as human beings; to integrating scholarship with career

7 Facility with contemporary digital technologies and with A Message to Skidmore Students from the the retrieval and interpretation of information is fostered President through a series of courses that incorporate computer resources in the learning process and through special You are holding an invitation to adventure. This volume workshops. contains the raw material from which you will craft your education and prepare for the decades and challenges The internship program complements this flexibility ahead of you. through “exploratory” and “professional” learning opportunities off campus. Students are encouraged to This catalogue reflects Skidmore College’s educational test their skills through internships in government, philosophy. Skidmore has a distinctive commitment to industry, communications, and nonprofit organizations embracing education through what our founder, Lucy at the local, state, and national levels. Many students Skidmore Scribner, called “the mind and the hand.” intern with alumni, who are generous with their time The dual strands of theory and practice are evident and support of the internship program. throughout both our history and this catalogue. Skidmore strives to prepare our students for creative, Beyond the Skidmore campus, students may take effective, personal and public lives of continued advantage of courses offered at other Capital District exploration. To achieve that goal you can find here the colleges through the Hudson-Mohawk Association of ingredients for a strong foundation in the liberal arts, Colleges and Universities, which includes such innovative study of interdisciplinary connections, and institutions as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union thoughtful preparation for the professions. College, and SUNY’s University at Albany. Cooperative programs include one in engineering with the Thayer The changes of our era demand that both the College School at Dartmouth College; a Washington Semester and its students be imaginative, resilient, and well- coordinated through American University; a semester at prepared. The College has adapted enthusiastically and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole; creatively to change. Milestones in Skidmore’s history of M.B.A. programs with Clarkson University and bold choices include the 1960 decision to move from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and an M.A.T. downtown Saratoga to a new campus and the 1971 affiliation with Union College. decision to become coeducational. The College has also been immensely strengthened by the imaginative Liberal The Office of International Programs organizes a wide Studies curriculum developed in the 1980s and range of opportunities abroad for students and faculty. significant enhancements to the library, Dana Science The office provides administrative oversight for Center, athletic facilities, and endowment in the 1990s. Skidmore’s Paris, London, and Madrid programs and This year we will dedicate the spectacular Tang provides support to other Skidmore programs abroad Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, the latest of our and Skidmore affiliations in many regions of the world. bold steps to enrich the learning experience and share Skidmore’s resources with the widest possible audience. The College operates under a semester calendar with fifteen-week fall and spring semesters. Skidmore’s Your personal challenge is to construct an education summer program includes two five-week academic for a lifetime of change. The course offerings in this sessions and other study options. catalogue are your building blocks. Rich and exciting, they include formats that bring together students and our remarkable teachers in creative ways to take advantage of the best of technology, collaborative research opportunities, practical experience, and independent work. Moreover, many of the lessons and rewards of your time at Skidmore will come from your engagement in cocur- ricular activities, residential life, athletics, and volunteer work. Thanks to student imagination and energy, these organizations and projects are thriving. From student government to the performing arts, from comedy and singing groups to social action and athletics, Skidmore’s 8 vibrant and diverse activities contribute significantly to and sciences are being debated and reshaped. The College life and learning. faculty at Skidmore are engaged in such conversations among themselves and hope to share the excitement and The more independence, energy, and engagement you challenges of contemporary discussions with you. bring to your educational journey, the more you will get from your years here. At the same time, many members We do not believe that you are here only to demonstrate of the Skidmore community are eager to help you chart what you already know; rather, the aim of education your course. Your teachers and faculty advisors want to might better be expressed as the acquisition of the ability challenge and guide you, to engage and encourage you, to question all that you have thought and believed to and ultimately to help you take responsibility for your this point, all that you will discover at Skidmore, education and your future. Department chairs, student and indeed all that you will encounter in the future. services staff, and peer tutors can help you use the Thus, you will be challenged within and outside your College’s rich resources to achieve your goals. classrooms — not so much to rehearse old information and skills, as to learn to comprehend and evaluate the I am eager to get to know you and hear about your new; to understand things in their local and global dreams, interests, concerns, and suggestions. I look contexts; and to recognize the interdependency of forward to collaborating with you and the rest of the subject, object, and context. Beginning with courses Skidmore community to make this the most successful in Liberal Studies, your faculty will help provide possible environment in which to learn, live, and work. you with a sense of those contexts and with an — Jamienne S. Studley understanding of the varying perspectives afforded by multi- and interdisciplinary study. Liberal Studies courses are specifically aimed at demonstrating the cross-disciplinary habits of mind you will need to A Message to New Students from the acquire in order better to appreciate your major field of Dean of the Faculty study and to create coherence of your disparate experiences in college and beyond — in other words, in If you are a new student about to begin your Skidmore order to understand the human experience in all its career, let me take this opportunity to welcome you to richness and complexity. what should be a college experience of great excitement and pleasure, serious reflection and self-reflection, and Together with your cocurricular life, the more formal determined inquiry. Everyone at Skidmore is eager to learning environment of classroom, studio, laboratory, provide the most conducive environment in which you or rehearsal hall will set you challenges and create may learn and grow. While, in the final analysis, you confusions, will produce failures and successes alike, alone can insure the quality of the education you receive, all of which constitute a full college education. Your we are all prepared to offer you both warm support and faculty and advisors look forward to fostering your provocative challenges. productive confusion and uncertainty as well as to applauding your increased confidence and ultimate You will find here a faculty committed to sharing with success. I wish you the most rewarding of experiences you the knowledge and methods of their disciplines, to during your years at Skidmore. providing you the opportunity for applying interdisci- — Phyllis A. Roth plinary perspectives to a host of issues, as well as to helping you understand how knowledge is acquired and how it can be tested. Moreover, you will be able to employ the latest information technologies to your searches for answers — and for new questions. Do not hesitate to question and seek assistance from the faculty in class or conference. You are particularly fortunate to be in college at a time when received assumptions and categories are themselves under scrutiny, a time when our ideas about nature, culture, and, in fact, education in the liberal arts

9 Academic Environment

The Curriculum Liberal Studies 1: The Human Experience. This course initiates all first-year students into the most significant FOUNDATION questions we raise about ourselves: what is the origin As the foundation of their college experience, Skidmore and nature of the universe, and where did human beings students strengthen their writing proficiency and come from? what purpose do we have? what is the demonstrate competence in quantitative reasoning. The nature of our minds, of the social world we have created, ability to read critically, to write clearly and precisely, of our creative processes? In LS1, faculty from the and to reason quantitatively lie at the heart of a liberal humanities, social sciences, sciences, arts, and arts education. Skidmore students thus acquire, during preprofessional disciplines address these questions with their first years of study, the indispensable tools of first-year students through a set of common texts and intellectual discourse and discovery. lectures and through small seminar discussions. Expository Writing. Students are required to complete In addition to LS1 in the first year, students must complete successfully one designated expository writing course by by the end of the sophomore year one additional LS2 course. the end of the sophomore year. Students placed in Liberal Studies 2: Integrative Topics. These courses EN103, “Writing Seminar I,” must complete this pre- make explicit connections to LS1 and are interdisci- requisite course by the end of the first year. Designated plinary in nature. Topics vary but all courses emphasize writing courses offered by the English Department the continued development of cognitive skills. and in various disciplines can be taken to fulfill the expository writing requirement. Skidmore’s writing Liberal Studies Capstone: A senior-year opportunity program includes tutorial help at the Writing Center. encouraged (but not required) as a logical extension of interdisciplinary work, capstone courses round out the Quantitative Reasoning. Quantitative skills are not student’s intellectual growth with a major academic or only promoted through a wide range of mathematics, creative project. computer, economics, and statistics courses, but also are reinforced by peer and professional support services EXPLORATION directed by the Department of Mathematics and Com- puter Science. All students will demonstrate competence Exploration courses, built upon foundation and in basic mathematical and computational principles by integration requirements, lead students into a broader the end of the sophomore year. This may be demon- academic and creative community. Discipline-centered strated by attaining a sufficiently high score on the studies complement the interdisciplinary emphasis in the MSAT I exam (630) or any mathematics SAT II exam Liberal Studies courses. Other courses in the exploration (570), by passing the College’s quantitative reasoning category move students toward an understanding of a examination or by successfully completing MA100. By non-Western culture and the acquisition of intermediate the end of the junior year, all students must successfully competence in a foreign language. complete a designated course in mathematics, statistics, BREADTH or other numerical operations in various academic dis- ciplines, or in the use of computers for the manipulation Students choose two courses each in the fields of nature, of mathematical, social scientific, or scientific data. society, and the arts from the list of approved offerings. Nature. Course options explore the construction of the INTEGRATION physical world and principles that inform its operations. A distinctive feature of intellectual activity at Skidmore Students take two courses, at least one of which includes is our attention to integrative learning. The ability to a laboratory experience (B), in areas such as biology, integrate ideas from several different disciplines lends chemistry, computer science, exercise science, geology, coherence to the student’s entire college education and mathematics, physics, and psychology. may be applied to many areas of life. Liberal Studies courses of a unique nature make up the integration Society. Course options focus on patterns of human component of the curriculum. (See course descriptions behavior and the social structures that human beings for LS2 course options.) have created. Students choose two courses, one from a group (A) including economics, sociology, anthropology, and government, and one course from a group (B) including American studies, history, philosophy, and religion. 10 The Arts. Course options consider the arts as modes of and promoting our common interests as an academic creativity, expression, and discovery. Students take two community, and invites the participation of all highly courses, one of which (A) engages students actively in motivated Skidmore students. the creation or presentation of an artistic work (studio art, dance, music, theater or creative writing), and the Special sections of regular course offerings and courses other of which (B) analyzes and interprets an art form developed especially for the Honors Forum expect a (art history, dance history, literary studies, music theory high degree of involvement from participants, employ and history, or theater history). more sophisticated materials and pose more complex questions, and provide an unusually challenging WORLD CULTURES academic experience. In a typical semester, Honors Forum courses might be offered in art history, chemis- Foreign Language. Students explore a foreign language try, economics, geology, literature, and mathematics. through the intermediate level of competence, as measured by test scores or by performance in a variety INTERNSHIPS of course options. Depending on their language backgrounds and their choice of a foreign language, Skidmore’s long experience in combining liberal arts students may need up to four courses in this area. While education with career preparation has established strong one or two courses beyond the high-school experience connections between the life of the mind and the life of is the common pattern, a number of students satisfy the practicality and action. This twofold understanding of requirement with the results of their foreign language higher education is brought to focus through internships competency exam. offered for academic credit. Non-Western Culture. Choosing one from among a Internships can be particularly rewarding to students as diverse range of courses, students are introduced to a an application of their academic work to other life way of life and a set of cultural assumptions situations, as an exercise of their liberal arts skills and significantly different from Western perspectives. perspectives, and as a bridge between college and career. In recent years Skidmore students have earned valuable THE MAJOR: FOCUS AND DEPTH experience and academic credit in government agencies, retail and industrial organizations, publishing houses, The core curriculum described so far provides the banks, law firms, radio and television networks, and art, foundation that students need to choose a major music, and theater organizations. Internship affiliations appropriate to their academic and career interests. can be arranged by students themselves or be made This choice usually occurs at the end of the sophomore available through alumni and friends of the College. year, allowing time for students to explore a variety of major and minor options. Skidmore offers the bachelor The Office of the Dean of Studies organizes the intern- of arts and bachelors of science degrees in more than ship guidelines and application criteria at Skidmore. sixty areas, including traditional liberal arts disciplines, An electronic library of internship opportunities is paraprofessional fields, interdepartmental combinations, maintained by the Office of Career Services. Qualified and interdisciplinary programs. Qualified students may students may apply for internship experience, and define a self-determined major when their educational academic credit, during any semester of the academic interests lie outside Skidmore’s established majors. All year, including both summer sessions. areas of concentration at Skidmore, including those The course IN100: Exploration Internship is available as most oriented toward careers and professions, thrive an introductory experience to qualified students in any within a liberal arts and humanistic environment. academic discipline and at any stage in their college Students electing two majors must plan course selections studies. IN100 applications are reviewed by the College very carefully and should seek assistance from a faculty Curriculum Committee. advisor as early as possible. Many departments at Skidmore offer “professional” HONORS FORUM CURRICULUM internships at the 299 or 399 level. These opportunities The Honors Forum offers a supportive intellectual are centered on a specific academic discipline, are community for all highly motivated Skidmore students, offered at a more advanced level than IN100, and often and especially encourages the academic aspirations of carry prerequisites. Grading may be on a satisfactory/ first-year and second-year students. The “forum,” as the unsatisfactory basis. Consult the course descriptions in name suggests, is intended as a structure for organizing the departmental listings for details. 11 ACADEMIC GUIDANCE CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES The Office of the Dean of Studies assigns each entering Information technologies are an active part of academic student to a member of the faculty who can advise the life at Skidmore. The Center for Information Technol- student about course scheduling, about the College’s ogies (CITS), with its offices in Harder Hall, supports general academic requirements, and about the student’s services that include the World Wide Web, electronic particular field of interest. Students may seek further mail, newsgroups, educational software, voice and data advice on these and other issues from the office. Questions network support, printing and faxing services, and about leaves of absence, academic standing, choice of administrative information databases. major, study abroad, internships, peer tutoring, study skills, learning disabilities, academic integrity, honors and While Skidmore encourages computing across the prizes, graduate fellowships, and other academic oppor- curriculum — the appropriate use of computers in tunities and difficulties may be referred to this office. all academic disciplines — CITS focuses on making information technologies accessible to all students, including those who may not be comfortable with Information Resources traditional computing environments. While CITS does not teach any credit courses, it employs student assistants SCRIBNER LIBRARY to help novices utilize computers more effectively, Scribner Library houses nearly 400,000 volumes and conducts workshops, and distributes user guides and 1,700 journals and periodicals, augmented by electronic other training materials. access to online digital collections. In addition, the library houses the College archives, collections of rare General purpose microcomputer rooms are available in books, sound recordings, videotapes, and art repro- several locations across campus, some of which are open ductions and slides. Scribner Library is a United States twenty-four hours a day during the semesters. All and New York State government-documents depository. facilities are open to any interested students, faculty, and staff including areas with either Windows and If students need materials not available in the collection, Macintosh computers. Student assistants are on duty in they have access to collections in other libraries through several locations to assist with user problems. Most of Skidmore’s interlibrary loan arrangements, which allow the public microcomputer rooms are equipped with high us to borrow from academic and research library quality laser printers. Students are welcome to use these collections both regionally and throughout the United printers, provided they refrain from printing multiple States. copies or otherwise wasting paper. The library is continuing to expand its electronic library, Electronic mail has become a popular communication which is available through computers that are connected medium for students and faculty. Skidmore College is a to the campus network. While students and faculty can member of the Internet for electronic mail and data use these resources on any of the seventy workstations in communication with colleges and universities world the library, most of the resources can be accessed from wide. All electronic mail is handled by the Unix systems. dorm rooms and offices. In addition to “Lucy2,” the Before participating, a student must obtain a username online catalogue, Scribner Library provides access to and password from CITS. These are free and remain major bibliographic databases for all subject areas valid as long as the student is enrolled at the College. through its Web pages and through its CD-ROM network. The library also subscribes to over 1,000 online CITS operates a multimedia development center in journals including Project Muse, JSTOR, and Academic Palamountain Hall. This facility provides public access Press’s IDEAL library. These collections significantly to advanced tools for both analog and digital media enhance the library’s paper and microform holdings. production. Typical resources include audio and video editing facilities as well as scanners, CD-ROM writers, The librarians, who are subject specialists, teach research and computers optimized for image editing. techniques and are available for consultation about an individual’s research.

12 Affiliated Programs SEMESTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

VISITING STUDENT PROGRAMS AT AMERICAN COLLEGES Skidmore College is one of ten liberal-arts colleges that participate in a program for undergraduates offered While students do the majority of their work at by the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Skidmore, the College offers the opportunity to take a Mass. Held for fourteen weeks each fall at MBL’s semester or full-year program at another school in the Ecosystems Center on Cape Cod, the Semester in United States. Many colleges in the state of New York Environmental Science program emphasizes measuring and in other states have visiting student programs, and and understanding biogeochemical cycles and processes students should write to the registrar of the college in in terrestrial, fresh water, and marine ecosystems. which they are interested to get information about Skidmore nominates students, usually biology-chemistry programs and deadline dates. Prospective visiting majors in their junior year, for this collaborative research students should then apply for an official academic leave program. Applications are made through the Office of of absence. Applicants should have reasonably strong the Dean of Studies. academic records, though grade averages below 3.0 may be accepted by the Committee on Academic Standing. RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS

HUDSON-MOHAWK ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND Skidmore students interested in participating in Reserve UNIVERSITIES Officer Training Corps programs may do so through the Hudson-Mohawk consortium. With the permission To extend and enrich their collective educational of the Committee on Academic Standing, a limited resources, the following institutions have participated in amount of credit (typically, six or fewer hours) may be the Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges and counted toward the degree for academic courses taken Universities: Adirondack Community College, Albany in the ROTC program. College of Pharmacy, Albany Law School, Albany Medical College, College of Saint Rose, Columbia- Students pursuing an ROTC program through cross- Greene Community College, Empire State College, registration must plan their courses and their academic Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Hartwick major with care due to the time requirements of the College, Hudson Valley Community College, Maria ROTC program and the commuting time (thirty to College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, forty minutes) involved. Because of the scheduling Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Sage Colleges, requirements of some majors, full participation in an Schenectady County Community College, Siena ROTC program may not be possible. Accepted College, Skidmore College, SUNY-Cobleskill, Union candidates are advised to discuss their plans both with College, and the University at Albany (SUNY). the ROTC program of interest and the Office of the Students may choose individual courses at any of the Registrar at Skidmore before enrolling at Skidmore. member institutions through a cross-registration All cross-registering students must provide their own agreement by consulting their respective registrars. transportation. For information on ROTC programs and/or WASHINGTON SEMESTER scholarships, interested students should contact the Skidmore, along with more than seventy other colleges proper ROTC program. Rensselaer Polytechnic and universities, participates in the Washington Semes- Institute, (Troy, N.Y. 12181) has Air Force, Army, and ter Program for juniors and seniors. This program offers Marine Corps programs. Siena College (Loudonville, intensive experience through course work, seminars, N.Y. 12211) has an Army ROTC office. research projects, and internships with committees, agencies, and interest groups in Washington, D.C., where students live at American University. Applica- tions are made through the departments of Government and American Studies. Credits earned at American University are denoted as transfer credit, and grades earned do not affect the Skidmore GPA. Courses at the 300 or 400 level qualify for maturity level credits.

13 Study Abroad SEMESTER IN LONDON Skidmore offers academically qualified students a wide Skidmore offers a variety of study programs in the heart range of opportunities to further their global education. of London each spring semester. Students may elect Students must have 3.0 (sometimes higher) cumulative programs from the following institutions: Regent’s averages, appropriate course background and class-year College, Westminster University (a broad range of standing, and the endorsement of Skidmore College in humanities, social science, and business courses), order to participate in programs abroad. Resources are University College and King’s College (a broad range of organized by the Office of International Programs in disciplines). The program is accompanied by Skidmore partnership with the Dean of Studies Office. faculty.

SKIDMORE PROGRAMS IN PARIS AND MADRID Applicants must have strong Skidmore faculty references and normally an achievement record of 3.0 Any Skidmore sophomore with at least a B average and or higher. Courses in the London program are the required language skills is eligible to apply for the preapproved for transfer credit. Total cost is equivalent Skidmore programs in Paris or Madrid through the to tuition, room, and board in Saratoga Springs and Office of International Programs. Applications must be includes partial airfare to London. Skidmore students filed no later than March 1 for full-year or fall-semester on financial aid may apply their loans and scholarship programs and by October 1 for the spring-semester awards to the program. Information and application program. Admission to the program may be limited forms are available from the Office of International by space availability. Each program has a resident Programs. director, who is concerned with housing, classes, and administering the program. SEMESTER IN INDIA The total cost of the Skidmore in Paris and Skidmore in Through consortial arrangements with Bard, Hartwick, Madrid programs is that of tuition, board, and room at St. Lawrence, and Hobart and William Smith colleges, the apartment rate in Saratoga Springs, plus air fare to Skidmore offers a one-semester academic program in the host country. Skidmore students on financial aid India every fall. The program is designed to utilize field may continue to receive their scholarship awards while settings and important sites to introduce students to in the program. They must apply for scholarships, loans, India in its varied manifestations — the richness of its grant aid, and work awards in advance at the Office of history, philosophy, and culture; the diversity of its Student Aid and Family Finance. peoples and languages; the complexity of its economic, social, and political processes. Skidmore students with Skidmore has two programs in Paris, one for the entire strong academic records and personal qualities, and year (for advanced French students) and another for fall with appropriate academic preparation, may apply to or spring semester for those whose knowledge of French the program. For specific information, consult Professor is limited. Applicants must demonstrate appropriate Robert Linrothe, Director of the Asian Studies proficiency in the language. Both programs in Paris Program. begin with a required intensive preliminary session to enable students to become familiar with French life and SHAKESPEARE PROGRAMME the French educational system. This fall-semester program affords students the The program in Madrid is a full-year or spring-semester opportunity to study theater, literature, and program of academic study at the Universidad Auto- Shakespeare in England, where they study with noma. Because all work in the program is offered in internationally respected British faculty members and Spanish, students must have demonstrated competence professional theater artists. The program is affiliated in the language at the advanced level and some under- with the British American Dramatic Academy and the standing of the literature and culture prior to the Birmingham University Shakespeare Institute. beginning of the program, normally by the successful For twelve weeks, students live and study in the completion of Spanish 208, 211, and 212 or their Bloomsbury section of London, where the academic equivalent. program includes courses in theater history, English literature, playwriting, dramatic criticism, directing, and acting. Master classes and weekly trips to the theater are included in the program. The final week is spent at 14 Stratford-upon-Avon, where students attend Royal ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENGLAND Shakespeare Company productions, study with RSC This humanities program is centered for twelve weeks in artists, and attend classes arranged by the Shakespeare Bath, with an additional week at University College, Institute and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Oxford, and a concluding week in Stratford. The diverse Admission to the program is highly selective. Students offerings in British literature, history, philosophy, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and at least 3.2 in classical studies, art history, politics, and women’s their major. For additional information, consult studies are taught primarily by faculty from Oxford Professor Lary Opitz, Theater Department. A sample University. Additional courses are offered in a five-week listing of courses is on page 149. summer session from June to July. For specific information, consult the Dean of Studies Office. INSTITUTE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS (IES) MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN RUSSIA Skidmore’s affiliation with IES provides opportunities This affiliation allows qualified Skidmore students to for Skidmore students to participate in high quality spend a semester or year at three university sites in academic programs at twenty-one sites throughout the Russia: Moscow State, Voronezh State, and Yaroslavl world. Students with strong academic records, and State University. For more information, contact the appropriate academic background, may apply to Office of International Programs. programs at the Courtauld Institute, the Slade School of Fine Art, the School of Oriental and African Studies, OTHER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS and to other programs centered in Beijing, Berlin, Through a host of other formal and informal affiliations, Dublin, Freiburg, La Plata, London, Milan, Nagoya, and the leave of absence process, Skidmore students Nantes, Tokyo, Vienna, and Australia. study at many British and Irish institutions, as well as in Australia, African countries, Germany, Italy, Greece, While preparation in a foreign language is usually Israel, and in other locations throughout the world. A required for the European and Asian programs, a few of library of such opportunities and informed counsel are them are presented in English. Program standards are available in the Office of International Programs and in rigorous. Students must normally have a cumulative the Office of the Dean of Studies, both located in GPA of 3.0 or higher and must obtain academic Starbuck Center. endorsement from Skidmore. Information is available from the Office of the Dean of Studies and the Office Note: All affiliated and nonaffiliated study-abroad programs hold to of International Programs. competitive academic standards. Skidmore approval for study abroad — approval that must precede acceptance into any study program — requires an academic record of 3.0 or higher. THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CENTER FOR CLASSICAL STUDIES IN ROME Higher Education Opportunity Program/ The ICCS, a consortium of sixty-three colleges and Academic Opportunity Program universities, is administered through Duke University. Through affiliation with the center, qualified Skidmore The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) students can study ancient history and archaeology, recruits and admits talented and motivated students from Greek and Latin literature, and ancient art for a New York State who otherwise, owing to academic and semester or year in Rome. The program is thus financial circumstances, would be unable to attend particularly appropriate for students majoring in Skidmore. The Academic Opportunity Program (AOP) classics, art, or art history. recruits and admits students who are HEOP-like in their academic and economic profiles, yet are not eligible for The normal semester load is four courses, including a support from the program because they reside in states broadly integrative course on “The Ancient City” which other than New York or have income levels slightly above counts for half the normal schedule. Remaining course the HEOP economic eligiblity guidelines. Holistic in selections might include Latin and Greek Literature, approach to student development, both programs provide Renaissance and Baroque Art History, Elementary developmental, tutorial, financial, and counseling Italian, or an independent study. Application should be services, beginning with a required, pre-freshman, on- made through Leslie Mechem, Department of Classics. campus summer session. The Summer Academic Institute strengthens students’ academic and study skills and prepares them for an academically and personally 15 successful college experience. Community Education Program University Without Walls Skidmore College demonstrates its accessibility to UWW is Skidmore’s undergraduate degree program the surrounding localities through the Community for adult students. Founded in 1971, UWW is a pioneer Education Program. Offering a variety of noncredit in adult education. The program currently serves over courses, seminars, and workshops that meet evenings 275 students who use UWW’s flexible framework to and weekends throughout the academic year, programs develop individually tailored undergraduate degree focus on topics of current concern and interest to the programs. community. In addition, continuing education programs for local corporations, small businesses, and nonprofit UWW shapes undergraduate programs to fit the organizations are individually designed in response to learning options available to people residing throughout a growing demand for professional and personal the country and overseas. UWW students are able to: development. Certificates awarding continuing • transfer past credits from accredited colleges education units may be earned in the program. • earn credit for prior experience • pass competency exams for credit Skidmore College Computer Career Institute • arrange independent studies with Skidmore faculty • enroll in UWW courses offered at the Skidmore Located in Queens, Brooklyn, and White Plains, N.Y., campus the Computer Career Institute offers programs • enroll in UWW online Web-based courses designed to provide a solid foundation for continuous • take classes at nearby colleges and universities career growth and advancement in the field of computer • enroll in courses offered at a distance by major technology. Currently, seven noncredit certificate universities programs are offered: Client/Server Programming and • participate in internships. Web Development, Computer Graphics and Web Design, development, LAN Administration CNE From its beginning, Skidmore has sustained a dual Training, Microsoft Office Specialist, Microsoft commitment to the liberal arts and the professions. Windows NT Administration, Oracle Certified Working closely with advisors, students develop Database Administrator, and PC Service and Support programs appropriate to their backgrounds and goals. Specialist with A+Certification. Programs typically run Students’ individualized studies may focus on liberal six to ten weeks on a full-time basis, and four to six arts areas such as English, history, psychology, and months for part-time, evening classes. Course materials biology, preprofessional areas such as business, or are continuously revised to reflect changes in the field. interdisciplinary combinations. Some examples of interdisciplinary fields are human behavior, religion External Master’s Program in Liberal Studies and culture, arts management, organizational behavior, and public administration. The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program is an external, nonresidential program designed for adult Students earn a B.A. or B.S. degree from Skidmore learners. The M.A.L.S. emphasizes a broad range of College. The program is registered with the State of disciplines, allowing students to integrate knowledge New York and, as a division of Skidmore, is accredited in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social by the Middle States Association of Colleges and sciences. Students develop individualized programs of Secondary Schools. study — a combination of courses, independent study, First Year Enrollment Fee ...... $3,600 internships, and a final project. Near the beginning of Subsequent Annual Enrollment Fee ...... $3,000 their program, students attend a one-week seminar on the Skidmore campus in which they study multi- For further information, contact: disciplinary approaches, research methods, and computer applications. The program leads to a master University Without Walls of arts degree. Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York 12866-1632 Phone: 518-580-5450 Fax: 518-580-5449 E-mail address: [email protected] 16 UNIVERSITY WITHOUT WALLS STAFF SUMMER SIX ART PROGRAM The Summer Six art program runs concurrently with the CORNEL J. REINHART KIRSTEN E. MISHKIN Director Academic Advisor two summer academic sessions. Since its beginning in B.A., Parsons College; A.B., Harvard University 1968, Summer Six has been distinguished as an M.A., University of South (Classics); intensive learning experience that provides special Dakota; Cambridge University (Anglo- opportunities for students to explore and further develop Ph.D., University of Saxon Studies); their artistic talents. The two five-week sessions feature Oklahoma (History) J.D., Yale Law School nationally known visiting artists and lecturers who MARY E. COGAN MARY P. MONIGAN provide critiques, workshops, and seminars. Course Assistant to the Director; Administrative Assistant offerings include: drawing, painting, printmaking, Coordinator of Academic B.A., SUNY Buffalo lithography, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, Records sculpture, two- and three-dimensional design, graphic MARY K. MOORE B.S., Skidmore College design, watercolor, and art history. Assistant for Student Services ELLEN ELDREDGE AIMEE K. PAQUIN Classes are small and individualized, and students have Staff Assistant Financial Aid Officer; round-the-clock access to large, well-lit studios. KENNETH KLOTZ Budget Manager Graduate credit may be earned in cooperation with the Academic Advisor B.S., Skidmore UWW Office of General Studies and Summer Sessions at the B.A., Yale University University at Albany, State University of New York. (Russian Studies); SARAH STEBBINS M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale Academic Advisor In addition, noncredit workshops are offered in a variety University (Comparative B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of media. These intensive workshops include: painting Literature) of California, Berkeley (Philoso- and drawing, ceramics, raku and sagger firing, fiber arts, phy) DEBORAH MEYERS videography, computer imaging, and monotypes. Academic Advisor CHRISTOPHER A. WHANN A.B., Harvard University Academic Advisor SUMMER WRITERS INSTITUTE (History); B.A., University of Delaware The New York State Writers Institute, sponsored by (International Relations); M.A., New York University Skidmore and the University at Albany, State University (Psychology) M.A., University of Delaware (Political Science); of New York, offers an annual summer program for Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, writers. The four-week program features workshop Madison (Political Science) courses in creative writing and editing taught by an extraordinary staff of professional writers, including Summer Programs winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Through the Office of the Dean of Special Programs, Award. Courses are offered for undergraduate and Skidmore’s summer programs draw thousands of people graduate credit, and a small number of noncredit of different ages and backgrounds to the campus for students may be enrolled. credit and noncredit courses, seminars, workshops, and other events, many of which incorporate the city’s AP/ART (ACCELERATION PROGRAM IN ART) cultural activities into their offerings. The Skidmore AP/Art is a program designed for mature and skilled College Summer Term Catalogue, issued in January, high-school students who have completed their fresh- provides further details on all programs. man year. Presented in conjunction with the Summer SIX art program, AP/Art offers students an opportunity SUMMER ACADEMIC SESSIONS to work in a college art department for credit as well as There are two five-week summer sessions at Skidmore noncredit options. Students may also cross register in during which students may register for up to eight liberal arts courses offered through the Pre-College semester hours in each session. The first session is ideal for Program for High School Students. Each student those who wish to combine study with summer work or enrolls in two courses during the five-week session. travel. Students wishing to fulfill all-College requirements Scholarships may be awarded on the basis of artistic or accelerate their college programs can earn additional merit and need. In addition, AP/Art students take credits by attending either or both sessions. Introductory advantage of the rich and varied cultural activities and advanced courses in the humanities, the natural and available both on campus and in the community of social sciences, and business are offered. Skidmore also Saratoga Springs. offers summer programs in foreign countries. 17 PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS JAZZ INSTITUTE This program offers college-level courses for credit to This is a two-week residential institute for jazz high school students with strong academic records. musicians — including high school and college students, Enrollment is open to those who have completed their music educators, and professional musicians — focusing sophomore year in high school. Students take two on theory and improvisation. Master classes are taught courses chosen from among those offered during the by top jazz artists. The program coincides with Frei- second summer session in the humanities, natural hofer’s Jazz Festival at the Saratoga Performing Arts sciences, and social sciences. Students may also cross Center. This program may be taken for academic credit. register in courses or workshops offered through AP/Art. In addition, Pre-College Program students take CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH advantage of a variety of cultural and recreational The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented activities that are unique to Skidmore College’s summer Youth offers qualified adolescents specially developed campus and the Saratoga Springs area. courses in the sciences, mathematics, and humanities on the Skidmore campus. A talent search is conducted by SUMMER LIFE SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOR GIRLS JHU/CTY in conjunction with school systems across Two week-long residential programs for seventh, eighth, the country. and ninth grade girls are offered in an effort to expose them to the fascinating world of the life sciences. JUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM Students study the basic concepts of modern biology and Skidmore College offers a series of three one-week also actively participate in modern biotechnology and residential seminars for serious adults who wish to the use of advanced equipment. Special field trips enable explore issues in Jewish history, literature, and ideas. students to explore first hand a wildlife population/ The seminars feature lectures by well-known scholars, recapture and nighttime tracking program and will visit challenging class discussions, many opportunities for a veterinary hospital to observe surgeries. informal personal exchange among teachers and students, and other experiences intended to deepen CAMP $TART-UP students’ understanding and knowledge of Jewish texts Skidmore College has partnered with Independent and concepts. Means Inc. to offer a two-week experience to teen women during late August. The program helps teen SUMMER DANCE WORKSHOPS women achieve economic self-reliance by introducing Skidmore College hosts modern dance companies them to the fundamentals and vocabulary of business during the summer months and offers serious dance and entrepreneurship, as well as builds leadership skills students the opportunity for intensive study with as the students work in small groups to construct a full academic credit. Over the past years, the José Limon business plan. The skills taught at Camp $tart-Up help Company, Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation, Dan empower girls to take charge of their lives, both in Wagoner and Dancers, Trisha Brown Company, Bill T. school and throughout their professional lives. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Mark Morris Dance Group, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Martha INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WRITING GUILD CONFERENCE Graham Dance Company, and Garth Fagan Dance have The IWWG hosts a week-long conference at Skidmore been in residence. In addition, public dance events pre- for women writers of all levels of experience. Through sented by the companies provide added cultural attrac- dozens of workshops, women refine their skills and learn tions for members of the surrounding communities. more about a variety of writing genres, including nonfiction, fiction, romance, mystery, poetry, film, SUMMER THEATER WORKSHOP television scripts, and journals. Word processing and the Led by Anne Bogart and company members of the business aspects of writing, such as dealing with literary Saratoga International Theater Institute (SITI), an agents, are also covered. Several guild members’ works intensive four-week training program is offered to have been published as a result of the annual conference. actors, directors, designers, dancers, and choreographers. Training in the Suzuki method of acting, Bogart’s Viewpoints, and an interdisciplinary approach to composition are the features of the program. The program may be taken for academic credit. 18 Academic and Cocurricular Facilities

Academic Facilities DANA SCIENCE CENTER

SCRIBNER LIBRARY Charles A. Dana Science Center houses the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and Skidmore’s renovated and expanded library opened to Geology. The facility offers classrooms, teaching labs, the public at the start of the 1995-96 academic year. individual research labs and preparation rooms, and The current library is some 75,000 net square feet. It plant and animal tissue culture, microbiological, brings together both traditional library spaces and the radiation biology, and radiation chemistry units. infrastructure to support increasingly sophisticated technology. The building contains more than 600 seats Equipment available for student use includes a JEOL in spaces designed to take advantage of natural light, 1010 transmission electron microscope, Reichert Ultra- twenty-two individual study rooms, and eighteen cut ultramicrotomes, Balzer’s freeze jet, Olympus BX-60 group-study rooms. There are over seventy computers light microscope, LKB ultracentrifuge, high-pressure distributed throughout the library and in a large cluster liquid chromatography equipment, and specialty on the fourth floor. Students can also bring in laptops equipment for PCR and DNA sequencing. Also and connect to the campus network at carrels and study available are a 200 MHz high-field nuclear magnetic rooms located on each floor. resonance spectrometer (NMR), computer interfaced x-ray fluorescence spectrometer, Fourier transform Named for Lucy Skidmore Scribner, the College’s infrared spectrometer (FTIR), inductively coupled founder, Scribner Library houses nearly 400,000 plasma spectrometer (ICP), and PC-based multi- volumes and 1,700 journals and periodicals, augmented channel analyzer with nuclear spectroscopy equipment. by electronic access to online digital collections. In addition, the library houses the College archives, On the top floor of the building are a greenhouse, a collections of rare books, sound recordings, video tapes, plant-cell culture lab, and an ornithology lab. and art reproductions and slides. Scribner Library is a To keep pace with the growing demand for study in the United States and New York State government- sciences, Skidmore built a 30,000 square-foot addition documents depository. to the science center in 1996. The new wing connects Both teaching and library faculty teach in the Schaffer Dana to nearby Harder Hall and significantly increases Bibliographic Instruction Room, an electronic classroom lab and teaching space in the sciences. The addition’s equipped to allow students to learn research methods glass-fronted three-story atrium provides lounge areas incorporating both print and online sources. for students and faculty on each floor. The visual resources area on the second floor is devoted BOLTON HALL to the library’s extensive art book and visual resources Bolton Hall, a classroom building honoring Skidmore collections, including more than 100,000 slides and professors Joseph and Dorothy Bolton, houses eleven digital images. One wall is devoted to the display and classrooms and the Foreign Language Resource Center, study of art reproductions. An arts librarian is available which offers a variety of audiovisual and electronic to assist with questions regarding art, music, film, resources to students and faculty of foreign languages. theater, and dance. The offices of the Art History Program faculty are also located on the second floor. PALAMOUNTAIN HALL On the third floor, students will find the Pohndorff Named in honor of Skidmore’s fourth president, Room, which serves as the reading room for special Joseph C. Palamountain Jr., this building features three collections and as a reception room for lectures and lecture halls, the largest of which, Gannett Auditorium, readings. seats 300. Located in the center of the building, the lecture halls are ringed by smaller, hexagonally shaped classrooms that reflect the building contours and accommodate thirty-five students each in a seminar-like atmosphere. The departments of English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Management and Business, and Education are located here. Palamountain Hall also houses the Skidmore Early Childhood Center. Administrative offices are on the fourth floor. 19 SAISSELIN ART BUILDING FILENE MUSIC BUILDING Saisselin Art Building links the academic buildings on A center for musical activities during the academic year, campus with those of the fine and performing arts. the Therese W. Filene Music Building hosts groups of Constructed on three levels, Saisselin houses painting young performing artists during the summer season. and drawing studios on its third level, all with skylights A distinctive feature of Filene is a fan-shaped lecture- to allow natural light into the studios. On the second recital hall seating approximately 240 people. The floor are the photographic studios and the jewelry and building also houses faculty offices and studios, class- metalsmithing studio. On the first level are studios for rooms, a music library, practice and listening rooms, sculpture, ceramics, weaving, textile design, serigraphy, and an electronic studio. printmaking, graphic design, and computer imaging. TISCH LEARNING CENTER Schick Art Gallery is located at the main entrance to the building. In addition to special and faculty exhibits, art Tisch Learning Center provides space for classes, students hold an annual exhibition of their works as do faculty, and programs. The building houses six seminar Summer Six students. rooms; ten classrooms; laboratories for psychology and anthropology; the departments of Psychology, History, TANG TEACHING MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY American Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work; and thirty-four faculty and departmental offices. Opened in fall 2000 and named in honor of Frances Young Tang ’61, the 39,000-square foot museum- LADD HALL gallery is designed to facilitate cross-disciplinary communication between all areas of study through the Three-story Ladd Alumni Hall, which adjoins Case visual arts. The experimental nature of the Tang’s Center, contains faculty offices, classrooms, and an programming integrates multiple mediums and auditorium for lectures and film showings. The offices disciplines to explore a common theme — as seen in its of Skidmore’s University Without Walls and Master of inaugural exhibition, S.O.S./Scenes of Sound, and the Arts in Liberal Studies program are located on the first complementary exhibit titled Scenes of Science. floor of Ladd. It also houses the departments of Classics, Government, and Philosophy and Religion. The building houses a 150-seat interdisciplinary space; classrooms for lectures, receptions, events, and film HARDER HALL screenings; flexible galleries accommodating several F. William Harder Hall contains classrooms, faculty temporary exhibitions at the same time; and storage for offices, the departments of Economics and Mathematics Skidmore’s permanent collection of over 7,000 works. and Computer Science, and the Center for Information Technology Services. BERNHARD THEATER Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater includes a main auditorium seating 345 people, two rehearsal rooms, a design studio, a large studio theater, a scene shop, paint shop, construction and repair shop, and all other facilities appropriate to a modern college theater program.

20 Cocurricular Facilities FALSTAFF’S

CASE CENTER Opened in 1986, this one-story facility contains small alcoves for eating and relaxation and a large open area Josephine Young Case College Center connects the for dancing and entertainment. A committee of academic and residential areas on campus. It includes a students, faculty and administrators sets policy for book store, a central information desk, the Office of the Falstaff’s and sponsors a variety of cocurricular Dean of Student Affairs, mail facilities, a large lounge activities. and exhibit area, and a snack bar. Case Gallery, a student-directed gallery of student-created art works, SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTER provides opportunities for students to sell their works The Sports and Recreation Center adjoins playing and to gain experience in gallery management. The fields and the Dance Center. The facility accommodates Skidmore Shop sells textbooks, general and reference a comprehensive program of sports and physical books, gifts, clothing, and sundries. education. The center includes two gymnasiums, a WILSON CHAPEL competition swimming and diving pool, racquetball/ handball courts, squash courts, weight-training and Val H. Wilson Memorial Chapel honors Skidmore’s conditioning rooms, and an athletic training room. The third president and is intended primarily for meditation, facility also houses classrooms and a human performance though it is at times used for various religious laboratory for the study of human movement and sport. ceremonies and events at the College. Set in a wooded A recent addition serves as home to an intramural area, it purposely lacks religious symbolism in the gymnasium, varsity team rooms, a weight room, and an architecture or decor, emphasizing that it is for use by aerobic equipment area. all members of the community, regardless of faith. In 1994 Skidmore opened its outdoor athletic complex STARBUCK CENTER featuring a lighted, artificial-turf field; an all-weather Named for Kathryn Starbuck, this building houses the track; and a grandstand. offices of the College that provide nearly all of the Other sports facilities include practice and playing fields administrative services for students, including the offices for hockey, baseball, lacrosse, soccer and other field of the Registrar, Dean of Studies, International sports; cross country ski trails; and nine outdoor tennis Programs, Student Aid and Family Finance, Student courts. Accounts, Career Services, Residential Life, and the Higher Education Opportunity Program. VAN LENNEP RIDING CENTER The Van Lennep Riding Center offers excellent facilities JONSSON TOWER for riding, a stable of horses for student use, and space This twelve-story building houses students on its top for students to board their own horses. In addition to a seven floors. A lounge on the top floor is used for social large heated indoor riding ring, there is an outdoor ring, functions. Health and Counseling Services, the paddocks for turnouts, and an outdoor hunt course. The Chaplain’s Office, Security, the Skidmore News, and heated stable accommodates sixty-eight stalls, ten by ten WSPN radio can be found on the lower floors. feet each, tack rooms, feed storage, a blacksmith shop, a lounge, and a classroom. AIKINS AND MURRAY DINING HALLS Facing Case Green, these adjacent dining halls serve DANCE CENTER nineteen cafeteria-style meals a week (brunch and dinner The Dance Center adjoins the Sports and Recreation only on Saturdays and Sundays) to students living in the Center. It consists of three units including two spacious residence halls on the Jonsson Campus. dance studios; a large dance, sport, and recreational area; and the fully equipped Dance Theater with adjoining dressing rooms. This is the center for dance activities during the academic year. The Dance Theater hosts professional dance companies throughout the year.

21 Cocurricular Environment

Students choose their life experience outside the International Programs classroom just as they do their courses, major, and academic schedule. Many Skidmore men and women The Office of International Programs works closely with join clubs and organizations that serve their interests and the Dean of Studies Office to organize a wide range of add dimension to their academic interests. opportunities abroad for students and faculty. The office maintains a study-abroad library, advises students on Skidmore recognizes that students’ experiences outside program choices and applications procedures, helps the classroom are as challenging and educational as orient students to the cultural and personal challenges those within. Thus the College offers many services to they will encounter abroad, and helps reintegrate help students make the best use of their cocurricular students into the life of the College when they return time. The Office of the Dean of Student Affairs is from study abroad. The office provides administrative responsible for coordinating these services, which oversight for Skidmore’s Paris and Madrid programs include student academic affairs, international programs, and provides support to other Skidmore programs counseling, multicultural student affairs, health services, abroad and Skidmore affiliations. Higher Education Opportunity Program, residential life, religious life, career planning, student activities, and Multicultural Students volunteer services. Members of the student affairs staff work together to provide effective student-life programs The Multicultural Students Office has primary for the College community. responsibility for providing the support services needed to enhance the curricular and cocurricular experiences of African American, Latino, Asian American, and Native STUDENT SERVICES American (ALANA) students, and for coordinating the development of programs that address the needs and Academic Advising and Programs interests of a culturally diverse population. The Office of the Dean of Studies, in cooperation with The Multicultural Students Office assigns each new the faculty and the student affairs staff, provides ALANA student to an upperclass ALANA mentor, academic guidance to students, contributes to academic who assists them in their first-year assignment. policy and curricular decisions, and coordinates a wide Under the auspices of the dean of student affairs, this range of academic programs. The Dean of Studies office maintains an especially close working relationship Office assigns each first-year and entering advanced- with the Offices of Admissions, Affirmative Action, standing student to a member of the faculty who can Alumni Affairs, Calendar, the Dean for First-year advise the student about course scheduling, about the Students, the Dean of Studies, Career Services, College’s general academic requirements, and about the Counseling, Health Services, the Higher Education student’s particular field of interest. Students may seek Opportunity Program, Residential Life, Student further advice on these and other issues from the office. Activities, and those academic departments and faculty Questions about leaves of absence, academic standing, committees with special interest in interracial and cross- choice of major, study abroad, internships, peer tutoring, cultural concerns. study skills, disabilities, academic integrity, honors and prizes, graduate fellowships, international student This office advises the ALANA culture-focused student activities, and other academic opportunities and organizations and coordinates programs such as the difficulties may be referred to this office. The Dean of Educational Leadership Corps, Mia McCoy Mentor Studies Office also publishes the yearly New Student Project, and the ALANA preorientation program. Guide to Program Planning and the Academic Information Guide, booklets that survey all academic programs and policies at the College.

22 Residential Life The residence halls, central to life on campus, offer a diversity of programs and are supervised by a network of Skidmore is committed to a cocurricular environment trained upperclass students. Hall councils, comprising that enhances and enriches the academic program while both residence hall staff members and elected student providing students with opportunities for personal and representatives, develop a variety of events and programs social growth, self-discovery, and an appreciation of for the halls. one’s responsibilities to others. To those ends, Skidmore sees residential living as an integral part of the student’s MOORE AND KEYES QUADRANGLES education. At its best, residential living fosters a sense of community; facilitates the integration of the individual Moore Quad consists of Kimball, Penfield, Wilmarth, into campus activities and organizations; exposes and McClellan residence halls. Each hall houses students in a direct and personal way to a pluralistic approximately 140 students on three floors in single, community of people with divergent points of view, double, or triple rooms. In addition, each of the halls has values, lifestyles, and background experiences; a large living room. There are kitchenette facilities, a encourages an atmosphere of free and wide-ranging study room, and a small lounge on each floor. expression of ideas; and develops in each person Keyes Quad has comparable facilities. Howe, Rounds, capacities for self-direction and deep concern for others. and Wait residence halls accommodate 340 students, Clearly, residential living does not always meet the while Jonsson Tower houses another 280. The latter, a ideals outlined above. Residential life is not always twelve-story building, is the tallest on campus. Atop comfortable, supportive, or secure. Interpersonal Jonsson Tower is the Penthouse, with lounge and tensions, serious value conflicts, and discomfort caused kitchen facilities for hall use and other College activities. by living in close proximity with large numbers of MOORE HALL students are not unusual. Learning to respond maturely, responsibly, and creatively to adversity are important Moore Hall is a residence hall and dining facility located elements in self-growth. Skidmore provides resources on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, approximately through its residence-hall staff, Counseling Center, two miles from campus. This structure accommodates Chaplain’s Office, and other student affairs staff, to help 160 students on five floors. There are the traditional students adjust to residential life. “double-loaded corridors,” lavatory facilities, and lounge areas on each floor. A glass-enclosed, circular dining Ultimately, Skidmore regards its students as maturing room serves the residents of the building. A Skidmore individuals and expects them to accept a large measure bus provides transportation to the campus for residents of responsibility for their personal and social lives. of Moore Hall. Skidmore’s room-change and off-campus living policies reflect the belief that students often learn more about SKIDMORE HALL themselves and others by working through difficult This facility, located just south of McClellan and situations rather than escaping them. Penfield, accommodates 128 students on three floors of All continuing full-time students and students returning single and double rooms. By design, the building’s from leaves of absence are required to participate in the flexible arrangement provides opportunities for both room selection process, held each spring semester privacy and social interaction. The seminar area on the (Moore Hall is considered “on campus”). Room first floor is designed to integrate academic and selection is a random-drawing procedure giving residential life. preference to class (seniors choose first, juniors choose second, etc.). The procedure provides students with a SCRIBNER VILLAGE APARTMENTS wide range of living options including College- Intended for upperclass men and women, Scribner supervised residence apartments. All freshmen students Village houses 283 students. There are fifteen houses are required to live in College-supervised housing, containing fifty-six units that accommodate four, five, except those living at home with a parent or guardian at six, or seven students. Each apartment is fully furnished the start of their freshman year. All students living in and has an appropriately equipped kitchen. Students the residence-hall system sign a room and board living in Scribner Village may elect to join the meal plan agreement that outlines their rights and responsibilities. or to prepare their own food in the apartment kitchen.

23 OFF CAMPUS because of religious obligations the opportunity to In consideration of Skidmore’s commitment to an make up any missed coursework, exams, or course educational philosophy that supports the importance of requirements. Because College calendar policy prohibits living in campus housing and in consideration of its scheduling activities during study and exam periods, financial obligations, all freshman full-time students student clubs and organizations desiring to schedule must live in College-supervised housing. However, for a religious observances during these periods may do so limited number of upperclassmen, the option of living only by notifying the dean of the faculty in writing and off campus is available through the room selection by following the scheduling procedures of the Office of process. (See the Room Section Guide for specific Leadership Activities. options and requirements.) Preference is first given to seniors, and then to juniors. Exceptions to this policy Health Services may be made in the following situations: student living with a parent and/or guardian and commuting daily, The Skidmore Health and Wellness Center recognizes student who turns twenty-two years old before the start that physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual of the academic year, married students, and student health significantly influence the ability of a student to with child(ren). function optimally in a college community. It is the philosophy of the College’s Health and Wellness Center to care for the whole person by providing a wide range Religious Life of clinical services, as well as education that focuses on The College is respectful of and responsive to those in increasing health awareness, health maintenance, and the community who practice the religion of their choice, illness prevention. All visits are confidential; no providing, as often as possible, options to the Skidmore information is shared without a student’s written or community that are inclusive both in tone and content. verbal permission. Skidmore welcomes student religious groups whose Many clinical services are provided at no charge to purposes are in harmony with the educational goals of Skidmore students; however, a nominal fee is charged the College and whose activities are open to the College for some services, e.g., immunizations, oral contra- community. Indeed, Skidmore embraces religious ceptives, or laboratory testing. A complete listing of pluralism in its desire to be a vitally diverse community, services with fees and non-fee services can be obtained though its practices and policies are secular in nature and from the center. its imperative is to ensure that students can meet the academic requirements of the New York State All students are required by New York State law to Department of Education. complete a health form and immunization record in order to register for classes. Proof of medical insurance is Throughout the academic year there are services of mandatory. Insurance, which covers students while “out various denominations on campus; the Christian of network” (away from home), may be purchased Fellowship, the Jewish Student Union, the Catholic through the College at a nominal fee. Newman Club, and SEEK (a multi-faith group) are vibrant and active student organizations. The Office of The Health and Wellness Center staff includes a the Chaplain includes chaplains for both the Newman receptionist, a licensed practical nurse, registered nurses, Club and the Jewish Student Union and a full-time nurse practitioners (certified in the areas of adolescent/ interfaith chaplain. All chaplains work with campus and adult health, women’s health, and health education), and local religious groups and offer counseling on both a substance-abuse prevention educator. The consulting religious and nonreligious concerns. Saratoga Springs physician sees students by appointment only. communities of faith welcome students as well. The center is located in Jonsson Tower and operates Faculty and administrators exercise the fullest measure weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from 10 of good faith to insure that students will be able to fulfill a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic year. In case of their religious obligations and practices without illness or injury that requires immediate evaluation suffering any loss of grade or programmatic access. during the hours the center is closed, members of the Absences for religious observances will not be counted residence hall or security staff will obtain assistance as among the number of “allowed absences” per course. needed, and may consult with the nurse practitioner, Faculty members have the responsibility to make who is “on call” when the College is in session and the Health Center is closed. 24 available to each student who is absent from class Counseling In addition to subscribing to numerous job listing resources, the office regularly publishes several of its own The Counseling Center provides consultation, newsletters to keep the entire student body aware of assessment, and short-term therapy on an individual pertinent opportunities and their deadlines. Students and group basis without charge. Provisions for who register with the office will also receive targeted substance-abuse assessment, treatment, education, and mailings regarding job/internship opportunities that fall referral can be arranged through this office. Students within their specific areas of interest. requiring long-term counseling may be referred to private community resources when appropriate and Our Alumni/Parent Career Advisor Network has over feasible. The office is staffed by mental health 2,300 volunteers prepared to help people explore the professionals from several disciplines (clinical social world of work and identify appropriate job and work, psychology, and psychiatry). All consultations internship leads. Many career advisors volunteer to are fully confidential. sponsor students who participate in our annual Job Shadowing Program. Students can spend up to one full Career Services day on the job, shadowing a sponsor with whom they have been matched. The Office of Career Services offers a wide array of services that help all students and alumni clarify their Networking programs in regions like New York City career goals and pursue career or graduate school and on-campus events like the "Real World" program opportunities. The following services are available to link students with alumni. These events are useful for Skidmore students and alumni. both gathering information about potential career fields and identifying job and internship leads. Career counseling and career assessment are provided in individual appointments during which a professional Our recruiting program for seniors includes on- and off- career counselor facilitates exploration of personal campus interview opportunities and recruiting events, values, interests, skills, aspirations — the building blocks such as the Boston and New York City career days. of satisfying work-related decisions. Advising regarding Virtual Career fairs, sponsored in cooperation with the relationship between graduate/professional school groups of colleges, exposed Skidmore students to and careers is available. Trained paraprofessionals called opportunities at more than 200 employers during the Career Services Assistants get people started and insure past year. that they take full advantage of all appropriate resources Services and programs for underclass students include and services. the internship registration e-mail service, job shadowing An extensive collection of printed resources such as program, advising regarding choice of majors/career, and books, directories, periodicals, and resource files are special promotional programs to introduce students to available in the Career Services library to support an the office. The staff are happy to talk with all students individual’s research efforts. and encourage early involvement with the office. It is wise to initiate contact during a student’s first year. A World Wide Web site on the campus computer network (www.skidmore.edu/administration/career/) has been established to post internships, jobs, and recruiting opportunities to students and alumni. A database of over 20,000 internship opportunities has been developed through internship-sharing initiatives with other colleges. Links to additional job/internship leads, employment databases, and graduate school links are found on our page.

25 COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Student Organizations Many special or regularly scheduled events are Student Government Association conducted by organizations sponsored through SGA. Students may participate in the governance of the The Student Entertainment Company is responsible for College through active involvement in the Student concerts, parties, and other all-College social activities. Government Association. This organization, which Swing Fever provides ballroom-dance instruction, while includes all members of the student body, is dedicated Pure Energy offers dancing to techno as an alternative. to the principles of democratic self-government and The Student Speakers Bureau brings to campus responsible citizenship. SGA operates under authority stimulating lecturers, columnists, entertainers, artists, granted by the College’s board of trustees. and authors. The four classes that comprise Interclass Council organize four major weekends throughout the The SGA Senate is made up of students elected from year: Oktoberfest, Ring Weekend, Winter Carnival, and the residential units and the student body at large. It is Spring Fling. the major legislative body for the students. The Interhall Board, also elected from the residences, reviews College In addition, many special-interest groups representative policies relevant to campus services and student life of such areas as multicultural diversity, health and issues, and deals with functions of residence hall wellness, the environment, voluntary community service, governance and cocurricular programming. The All and the visual and performing arts contribute to a rich College Council, made up of students, faculty, and variety of programs and to the college experience. administrators, and chaired by the president of the Many academic departments are affiliated with a student College, studies and acts upon recommendations for academic club, which sponsors a variety of activities policy reform that affect campus life and the College relevant to the academic discipline. In addition, SGA community at large. Academic Council is comprised of supports a number of athletic and recreation clubs such two student representatives from every academic as the Outing Club, as well as the Aerobics, Cycling, department who serve as liaisons between the majors/ Kung Fu, Men’s Volleyball, Sailing, Skiing, Women’s minors and the faculty of the various departments; the Ice Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee, and Polo clubs. council initiates proposals and reviews policies related to academic life. Media Opportunities In addition to these major bodies, students serve as representatives to faculty committees, administrative Student media opportunities include the student committees, and College task forces. There are also all- newspaper, the Skidmore News, the College’s FM stereo student SGA committees concerned with traditional radio station, WSPN, and closed-circuit TV station, events, student elections, SGA budget, and public TV-3. The yearbook, Eromdiks, long regarded as the relations. senior’s chronicle of events, is published by students. Folio, an arts and literary journal, and Politeia, a journal Disciplinary concerns are handled through the College of opinion in the social sciences and philosophy, are tripartite judicial committees: the Social Integrity Board, published annually. Skoop on Skidmore, a guide for new the Academic Integrity Board, and the Board of Review. students, is produced by the Orientation Committee. The Student Handbook outlines student and campus services, College policies, and the Skidmore Honor Code. Performing Opportunities In addition, SGA sponsors more than eighty-five student clubs and organizations representing a broad MUSIC and diverse range of interests. Skidmore’s musical organizations accommodate a variety of musical preferences. They are open to all interested Falstaff’s, the Skidmore social pavilion on campus, is students, regardless of major, and faculty by audition. managed and funded by the SGA. This facility, separ- ately incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, is The fifty-voice Skidmore Chorus performs a repertoire directed by a board of students, faculty, and staff. Events of works from the Middle Ages to the present. The such as Lively Lucy’s Coffeehouse, DJ nights, band Vocal Chamber Ensemble, a small select subgroup of jamborees, hall dinners, special luncheons, receptions, the chorus, performs a wide variety of a cappella and and leadership retreats are frequently held at Falstaff’s. accompanied music. The Skidmore Opera/Musical 26 Theater Workshop presents scenes and complete works DANCE from classical through modern operatic repertoire and Dance at Skidmore has a long and distinguished from American musical theater. tradition. Offering academic as well as technical study, The Skidmore Orchestra, a seventy-member orchestra it encompasses a variety of interests including ballet, of Skidmore’s best instrumentalists supplemented by modern/contemporary dance, ethnic dance, jazz, professional musicians, performs major symphonic improvisation and choreography, history and repertory repertoire from the Baroque period to the present. of dance, dance production, independent study, Skidmore chamber ensembles, which are comprised of seminars, and special dance forms of both the Western pianists, brass, woodwind, and string players, are and Eastern worlds (such as pointe, character, dance for coached weekly by faculty. Each group performs at the the child, music for dancers, yoga, Bharata Natyam, and end of the semester. African). There is also an active student dance club, Terpsichore. The Skidmore Jazz Ensemble, a big band, and several small jazz ensembles rehearse weekly and perform on The Dance Program invites visiting artists to offer and off campus. The Guitar Ensemble and the Flute workshops, master classes, performances, and lectures Ensemble perform in midday and evening concerts. In throughout the year. addition, string and wind chamber ensembles perform every semester. Collegiate Athletics

The West African Drum Ensemble is devoted to the MISSION STATEMENT performance of the traditional music of Ghana, focusing on hand-drumming techniques. Students play on drums The mission of the Skidmore College intercollegiate and bells imported from Africa in a select ensemble of athletic program is to offer a competitive athletic around eighteen members. experience as an integral part of a liberal arts education. Maintaining equity of treatment for all intercollegiate Four a cappella singing groups, the Sonneteers, the programs, Skidmore College believes that an inter- Accents, the Bandersnatchers, and the Dynamics are collegiate athletic program is an important part of a total student-directed SGA organizations specializing in educational program and subscribes to the National barbershop, jazz, and popular songs from the 1920s to Collegiate Athletic Association Division III philosophy the present. The Sonneteers and the Accents are all- and the concept of student-athlete. Consequently, the women groups, the Bandersnatchers is a men’s group, athletic program is grounded in an educational and the Dynamics is a coed group. philosophy that emphasizes the importance of physical activity as a medium for individual growth and THEATER development, and the program seeks to create a Members of the Skidmore campus community, challenging, yet supportive competitive environment including faculty, theater majors, and interested which cultivates intellectual, personal, and athletic nontheater majors have numerous opportunities to gain excellence. Consonant with the College's commitment experience in design, production, and acting. The to the process of active learning, the intercollegiate Theater Department’s production activity includes fully athletic program offers students the opportunity to mounted productions in the large thrust theater as well participate on a wide range of athletic teams recognizing as in the more flexible studio theater of Bernhard that participation promotes goals that are compatible Theater. Throughout the year many workshops are with academic pursuits and community life, including presented in the two rehearsal studios. On occasion, the teamwork, health, fitness, camaraderie, and competition. department hosts visiting professional productions and various training workshops in areas that are of concern Based on the principle that athletics can bring pride in to our students. success, the intercollegiate program also provides a valuable community experience by promoting school Student-directed SGA organizations include the Ad- spirit and by unifying the campus. The athletic program Liberal Artists, a group of eight to ten students, who represents Skidmore across the state, region, and write, improvise, and perform their own comedy country, enhancing the College's reputation and prestige material, and the Cabaret Troupe, which produces in the eyes of prospective students, alumni, and the musical-theater works. community in general. In the end, the goals of the 27 intercollegiate athletic program are to assist the student- CLUBS athlete to meet challenge with determination and Students who share similar enthusiasms also join inspiration, hard work and dedication, to understand together to form activity clubs. Clubs in the recent past that it is the quality and consistency of effort that have focused on aerobics, cycling, indoor soccer, polo, defines the outcome, and to learn that the quality of kung fu, ultimate frisbee, and women’s ice hockey. communal life is dependent on individual contributions. INFORMAL AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAMS The Sports and Recreation Center is open from 7 a.m. Skidmore College is affiliated with the NCAA, ECAC, to 10 p.m. for students to pursue informal activities such UCAA, and NYSWCAA. Intercollegiate athletic teams as jogging, swimming, weight training, racquetball, compete against Northeast area colleges in appropriately squash, basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer, and aerobics. challenging schedules, as well as encountering teams from across the country on regional tours. Skidmore is a Complementing the facilities especially designed for member of the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, sports — the sports center, tennis courts, playing fields, which provides conference play among the nine member the outdoor athletic complex, and the Van Lennep institutions. Riding Center — are the natural recreation grounds of the campus itself. Set among woods and hills and Skidmore fields intercollegiate men’s teams in baseball, open fields, the campus is alive at all seasons with basketball, crew, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, unstructured sports activity, as hikers, joggers, and cross- swimming and diving, and tennis; and women’s teams in country skiers set their courses along the trails that wind basketball, crew, field hockey, lacrosse, riding, soccer, through the wooded campus. Backpacking, rock softball, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball. climbing, and wilderness weekends are popular, with the Consult page 160 for the names of head coaches and Outing Club organizing trips and providing camping athletics personnel. equipment. In compliance with the Equity on Athletics Disclosure Act, Skidmore College publishes an annual report that THE SURROUNDING AREA includes participation rates, financial support, and other The city of Saratoga Springs offers additional opportu- information on men’s and women’s intercollegiate nities for golf, bowling, racquet sports, and ice skating. athletic programs. The report is available upon request. Nearby areas offer a wide range of recreational activity. Located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, Intramurals, Clubs, and Recreation Skidmore is only one hour from major ski resorts, while Lake George and Saratoga Lake are available for sailing Like intercollegiate athletics, intramural and recreational and water sports. State parks with trails for cross- activities are an important part of the Skidmore country skiing, biking, and hiking are readily accessible. experience. Faculty, students, and administrators have joined in a cooperative effort to provide a program that serves the needs of students of all levels of skills and abilities. On campus and beyond, recreational opportunities abound for the individual enthusiast as well as for the student seeking group activities in intramural or club sports.

INTRAMURALS A thriving intramural program provides a wide variety of coeducational sports activities at a nonvarsity level. Among the current intramural sports are flag football, golf, racquetball, running, softball, and volleyball.

28 Admission

Skidmore seeks students who demonstrate strong Required supplementary forms and instructions are academic ability, intellectual curiosity, open- included with the application materials sent to the mindedness, and an energetic commitment to learning. candidate from the Admissions Office. Students filing Since students learn not only from the faculty but from the Common Application must submit a recommend- each other, Skidmore also seeks diversity in its student ation from their guidance counselor, assessments from body, looking for a wide geographical distribution and a two teachers, and the Skidmore supplement to the variety of talents, interests, and backgrounds. Common Application. All supplementary forms should be returned to the Admissions Office by January 15. Because the number of qualified students applying for admission exceeds the limited size of each entering class, Skidmore College encourages applications from it is not possible to admit all candidates who could be economically and academically disadvantaged students. expected to succeed at Skidmore. The Admissions Those who are eligible New York State residents will be Committee strives to admit those students whose referred to the Higher Education Opportunity Program abilities, interests, character, and background give them (HEOP) for consideration. Those who are ineligible for the greatest promise of profiting from and contributing HEOP will be referred to the Academic Opportunity to Skidmore College. Program (AOP) for consideration. To obtain information about HEOP/AOP, contact: The committee’s primary emphasis is on the strength of a student’s academic record, as evidenced by quality of Director, HEOP/AOP secondary school courses, classroom achievement, and Skidmore College standardized test scores. Personal qualities, accomplish- 815 North Broadway ments, interests, and capacity for growth are also Saratoga Springs, New York 12866-1632 strongly considered, so careful attention is paid to 518-580-5770 recommendations, the student’s personal statement, and, where applicable, the interview. Early Decision Application Guidelines Skidmore’s Early Decision (ED) Plans are designed for qualified high school seniors who have examined their The admissions staff welcomes communication with college preferences thoroughly and have decided that prospective candidates, their parents, and school Skidmore College is their first choice. Although advisors. Correspondence should be addressed to: candidates for Early Decision at Skidmore may initiate Director of Admissions, Skidmore College, Saratoga applications to other colleges, it is understood that they Springs, NY 12866-1632, or via e-mail at will immediately withdraw them and enroll at Skidmore [email protected] if accepted under an Early Decision Plan. Students apply for admission by completing the Skidmore offers both a Round I and a Round II Early application and returning it to the Admissions Office Decision Plan. Applications for the Round I Early accompanied by the application fee of $50. No Decision Plan may be submitted any time up to application can be processed until this fee is received. December 1, with notification by January 1. The Round The fee is a service charge and is not refundable, nor is II application deadline is January 15, with notification it credited on any subsequent bill. In cases of economic by February 15. hardship and on the recommendation of the high school principal or guidance counselor, the application fee may Most Early Decision candidates who are not admitted be waived. Requests for a fee waiver should be sent to under an ED plan will be deferred for reconsideration the director of admissions. without prejudice during the “regular” admissions process. ED applicants who clearly would be inadmis- Skidmore College participates in the Common sible in the spring are given a final negative decision at Application in use by more than 200 colleges and the time of Early Decision. universities in the United States. Applicants may submit the Skidmore application obtained directly from Early Decision candidates who are applying for financial the Admissions Office or the Common Application aid should carefully follow the filing instructions given available at most secondary schools across the country. on page 33. The Admissions Committee does not give preference For further information on Early Decision, contact the to one form over the other. Admissions Office. 29 Requirements for Admission Admissions Interviews and Campus Visits Candidates for admission are expected to complete a Although an interview is not mandatory, a personal secondary school program with a minimum of four interview allows the Admissions Committee to learn academic subjects each year, or the equivalent of sixteen more about the candidate as an individual and enables college-preparatory credits. Qualified juniors may be the candidate to learn more about Skidmore. For those considered for early admission. For further information, reasons, prospective candidates are urged to visit see Early Admission. Skidmore for an interview by February 1 of their senior year. Interviews are typically preceded or followed by a Preparation for Skidmore should include four years of tour of the campus with a student guide. Interviews and English, three or more years of mathematics, three or tours are offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and more years of social science, two or more years of on Saturday mornings from September through February laboratory science, and three or more years of a foreign 1 Summer interviews are available on weekdays for rising language. seniors from May 1 to August 31. Appointments should The Admissions Committee, recognizing that school be made well in advance by contacting the Admissions curricula vary, is always willing to consider the Office at 1-800-867-6007 or 518-580-5570. If a campus application of an able student whose preparation, while visit is impossible, the Admissions Office can help differing from the plan suggested, nevertheless gives candidates arrange to be interviewed by an alumni evidence of continuity in the study of fundamental admissions representative in their area. Candidates can subjects and readiness for college. also visit Skidmore on the World Wide Web at: www.skidmore.edu. Applications should be submitted as early as possible in the senior year but no later than January 15. High While students and parents are welcome to visit school transcripts and teacher recommendations should academic departments when the College is in session, also be on file in the Admissions Office by January 15. they are asked to remember that the faculty have primary commitments to teaching, advising, and scholarship. An informational brochure and instruction sheet on Accordingly, if a meeting with a faculty member in a financial aid are included with the application packet. particular department is desired, prospective candidates For details in this catalogue, see Financial Aid. are requested to make arrangements through the Students seriously interested in art, music, dance, Admissions Office well in advance of the intended visit. theater, or creative writing may want to submit brief representations of their work or supplementary Information for Students with Disabilities recommendations. Prospective studio art majors are not required to submit a portfolio. However, students with Applicants who identify themselves as having a disability a serious interest in studio art are welcome to send ten during the admissions process are considered for to twenty 35mm slides of their work to the Admissions admission on the same competitive basis as other Office no later than January 15. Slides should be encased applicants. The Office of the Dean of Studies is glad to in 9-by-11-inch plastic slide sheets and clearly labelled review available services with and provide advice to with name, medium, size, date, and “top” of work. students with disabilities. Although no formal program Applicants who wish their slides, tapes, video, or exists at the College, Skidmore does employ a part-time writing to be returned should include a stamped, self- disabilities specialist who acts as a resource for students addressed envelope. in need of modification and accommodations on campus and in the classroom. If a student anticipates requesting Although a decision on each application is given by services from the disabilities specialist, he/she should be the Committee in late March, all offers of admission prepared to provide the following information at the are contingent upon the satisfactory completion of time of enrollment: the senior year at an academic and personal level comparable to that on which the acceptance was based. 1. Documentation and diagnosis of a specific The Admissions Committee reserves the right to handicapping condition that is not older than three rescind an offer of admission if subsequent evidence years. The evaluation should be completed by a specialist is presented that a candidate has misrepresented in the area of the handicapping condition (e.g., himself or herself, has purposely violated application educational psychologist, certified school psychologist, procedures, or has failed to complete his or her senior psychiatrist). 30 year in a satisfactory manner. 2. Specific recommendations from the professional either the College Board Scholastic Assessment Test conducting the evaluation, which list reasonable (SAT I) or the ACT examination of the American accommodations and modifications that would benefit Testing Service, and strongly recommends (but does not the student on a college campus. require) three SAT II: Subject Tests, including Writing. A foreign language subject test is recommended for All enrolled students receive an application for placement purposes. If a student does not take a foreign accommodation for students with disabilities. Students language subject test, he or she will be asked to take a with a documented disability should complete the similar placement examination during first-year student application and return it with the required document- orientation. Students for whom English is not their first ation to the disabilities specialist in the Dean of Studies language should submit the results of the Test of English Office. Using the information from the application and as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in addition to either the diagnostic materials provided, the disabilities the SAT I or ACT. All testing should be completed by specialist will assist the student in developing an December of the applicant’s final year of high school. individualized system of support that is specific to the student’s needs. After their arrival at Skidmore, SAT I, ACT, SAT II: Subject Tests, and TOEFL students will then meet with the disabilities specialist. registration forms are available in high school guidance offices. The College Entrance Examination Board and Among the most commonly requested accommodations the American College Testing Service will also send free are extended time on tests, alternate testing locations, of charge to any school or applicant a copy of its permission to use tape recorders and laptop computers bulletin, which contains all information on test fees and in class, peer tutors, and assistance with skills such as examination centers. The CEEB booklet may be time management and organization. obtained by writing to the College Board, ATP, Box Skidmore also provides an excellent range of academic 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08541. The ACT booklet is support services for the general student population, available at P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. services that may also be of help to students with For credit granted by Skidmore for Advanced Placement disabilities. These academic supports include a writing Tests administered by CEEB, see page 50. center, a math and computer science laboratory, a foreign language laboratory, peer tutoring for most The Admissions Office requests that the results of all courses offered by the College, and a counseling center. standardized testing be sent directly to the College from the appropriate testing service. Applicants should bear in mind that all students must fulfill foreign language, expository writing, mathe- matics, laboratory science, and other requirements of the Midyear Admission Skidmore curriculum. Since the curriculum represents Skidmore welcomes applications on a space available Skidmore’s definition of a sound liberal arts education, basis for midyear admission from students who will be requirements are never waived. However, under a few beginning their college careers in the spring semester exceptional circumstances, the College may consider and from transfer students who have at least one full substituting a course or courses for a curriculum semester of transferable credit from another college. requirement. In such instances, students must submit Students interested in midyear admission should submit diagnostic documentation that confirms the presence of their applications by November 15. a specific disability that would prohibit them from achieving the goals of this requirement. Early Admission For more information, contact the disabilities specialist in the Office of the Dean of Studies: 518-580-5727. The Admissions Committee will consider applications for fall admission from candidates who wish to enter college prior to the normal completion of a secondary Standardized Testing school program of study, i.e., at the end of the junior While the Admissions Committee considers a student’s year of high school. In such a case, the committee gives classroom performance in a rigorous academic program special consideration to the reasons for the candidate’s to be the best indicator of potential for success at desiring such admission, the recommendation of Skidmore, standardized test scores may also provide secondary school guidance officials, and the candidate’s useful measures of academic promise. Skidmore requires maturity and potential for dealing with both the 31 academic and social demands of college life. An At least sixty semester hours of the 120 semester hours interview with a member of the admissions staff is required for graduation from Skidmore must be earned strongly recommended for all candidates seeking through enrollment in Skidmore College courses. admission under the Early Admission Plan. Admission of International Students* Transferring to Skidmore Applications from international students and U.S. Each year the College admits students who wish to citizens studying abroad are welcomed and receive transfer from other accredited colleges or universities. special attention throughout the evaluation process. Such students should have maintained a strong record of achievement in liberal arts courses taken at colleges International students must submit transcripts of all previously attended. Transfer applicants should have secondary- and university-level work undertaken as well taken the SAT I or the ACT, but SAT IIs are not as records of all official university matriculation exami- required. nations taken in their own country. Those taking the General Certificate of Examination must successfully A candidate for admission with advanced standing complete “O” Level Examinations in at least five subject should complete and return the application, areas, including English language. (For further informa- accompanied by a fee of $50, to the Office of tion regarding transfer of credit for university level study Admissions by November 15 for admission in January and examinations, see page 50.) They must also take or by April 1 for admission in September. either the SAT I or the ACT examination. Those for whom English is not their first language must also An official transcript (or transcripts) of all college-level submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign work done through the most recently completed Language (TOEFL). Arrangements for these semester must be submitted. A midterm report of examinations should be made at least two months in college work currently in progress is required and a advance of the test date. transcript of such work should be sent as soon as one is available in the event that the Admissions Committee English is the language of instruction at Skidmore, and feels it is necessary to review final grades for those it is necessary that all students be proficient in reading, courses before rendering a decision. Applicants should writing, and speaking English. (Generally, a score of also submit a high school transcript, two recommend- 240 on the computer administered, or 590 on the paper ations from professors who have taught the applicant in administered TOEFL examination is regarded as an academic courses, and the Dean’s Report included in the indicator of minimal proficiency for study at the application packet. College.) Skidmore does not offer English as a Second Language or other special courses for students who are Transfer candidates will be notified of the Admissions not proficient in English. Committee’s decision as soon after the pertinent deadline as possible. The committee expects that final Skidmore is not able to offer financial assistance records will be consistent with the record available at the to students who are not United States citizens or time an offer of admission is made. permanent residents of the United States. Certification that financial obligations can be met will be required by A limited number of financial aid packages are available Skidmore and also by the United States agency issuing a to transfer students applying for September admission. visa. The United States Immigration Form I-20 will be Students are required to file the Free Application for issued after the enrollment deposit has been paid. Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the PROFILE form of the College Scholarship Service (CSS) no later than The academic year at Skidmore is made up of two April 1. semesters, one running from the beginning of September to late December, and the second from mid- A tentative evaluation of transfer credit will be available January to the beginning of May. Summer recess runs upon request at the time of an acceptance; the definitive from May through August and may be utilized for travel evaluation is done by the Office of the Registrar and is or study. During this period, students must pay their not available until after the student has enrolled at own expenses. Housing is not available during breaks Skidmore. Only courses in which a student has received between semesters, and students taking summer courses a grade of “C” or better are transferable. (See page 50, will be charged additional tuition, room, and board fees. Transfer of Credit.) 32 *Skidmore College is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students. Application Deadlines aid awards. Candidates accepting awards must submit a copy of their latest IRS tax returns. To qualify for APPLICATIONS financial aid consideration, applicants must be U.S. First-year student applications should be filed by citizens or hold permanent resident status in the U.S. january 15 for regular decision and by December 1 First-year students who elect to enroll at Skidmore (Round I) or January 15 (Round II) for early decision. without financial assistance from the College may Transfer applications should be filed by April 1. apply for consideration for aid beginning with the first Midyear applications should be filed by November 15. semester of their junior year. Transfer students who All applications must be accompanied by a $50 fee. enroll without grant assistance from the College are SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS eligible to apply for grant assistance after two semesters of matriculated enrollment at Skidmore or when they The Secondary School Report form should be become juniors, whichever comes later. submitted to the Admissions Office by the appropriate application deadline and midyear grades as soon as they NOTIFICATION are available. The appropriate forms are included in the Early Decision candidates are notified in accordance application packet. with the timetable outlined under “Early Decision.” TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS Regular decision candidates hear from the College in late March. Notification of financial aid eligibility/ Two teacher evaluation forms are included with the awards is mailed simultaneously with notification of application and should be submitted as early as possible, admission. but no later than the appropriate application deadline. KEY DATES FOR CANDIDATES TO REMEMBER STANDARDIZED TESTING November 15 Application deadline for midyear The SAT I or ACT must be taken no later than admission. December of the senior year. The SAT I or ACT is required; three SAT II: Subject Tests, including December 1 Application deadline for Round I Writing and one in a foreign language, are strongly Early Decision Plan. recommended but not required. Students for whom January 1 Mailing of Round I Early Decision English is not their first language should submit results notifications. of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The Admissions Committee requires that January 15 Application deadline for regular the official score reports be sent directly from the admission; deadline for financial aid appropriate testing service. Skidmore’s CEEB code is application. 2815, the ACT code is 2906. January 15 Application deadline for Round II FINANCIAL AID Early Decision Plan. A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), February 15 Mailing of Round II Early Decision and the PROFILE form of the College Scholarship notifications. Service must be submitted no later than February 1. Late March Mailing of admission and financial aid New applicants obtain the FAFSA and the registration decisions to regular decision for the PROFILE form from their high school candidates. guidance office. Financial aid applicants who are applying for admission under either Early Decision April 1 Application deadline for fall transfer Plan must file the PROFILE form of the College admission. Scholarship Service by the appropriate early decision May 1 Deadline for receipt of enrollment application deadline. Transfer applicants should file the deposits from accepted first-year PROFILE and FAFSA forms by April 1. Skidmore’s candidates. (This is the uniform FAFSA code is 002814, the PROFILE code is 2815. Candidates’ Reply Date.) Only those accepted candidates whose financial aid applications are complete will be considered for financial 33 Fees and Expenses

Nonmatriculated Students Fees for the academic year 2000-01 are stated below. Checks for fees should be made payable to Skidmore VISITING STUDENTS College. Students from other institutions may spend a year or a Annual fees (which include health care as outlined on a semester at Skidmore College as visiting students while following page) are as follows: concurrently maintaining enrollment at their own colleges. For information write to the registrar at Tuition ...... $ 25,190 Skidmore College. Residence Hall Room ...... $ 4,060 (College Apartment...... $ 4,800) SPECIAL STUDENTS Board ...... $ 3,200 Special students are not matriculated at Skidmore but may take a partial or full load of courses each semester, Schedule of Payments up to a maximum total of ten courses. Special students register on a space-available basis through the Registrar’s BALANCE OF PAYMENTS Office and pay a fee for each semester hour of credit. An application form may be obtained from the Office of the Payments are due to the College in accord with the Registrar. A $25 application fee is charged annually. following schedule: Tuition, Room, and Board Fee* CONTINUATION STANDARDS FOR NON-MATRICULATED August 1, 2000 STUDENTS Returning students who have paid All students enrolling on a non-matriculated basis are a $400 returning deposit pay ...... $15,825 expected to complete their academic work in a satis- (Entering students who have paid factory manner according to the chart below. Failure to an enrollment deposit pay $16,125) meet these standards will result in a review by the December 15, 2000 ...... $16,225 Committee on Academic Standing and possible withdrawal from the institution. Tuition and Apartment Fee After course number: Cumulative GPA required: August 1, 2000 Returning students who have paid 1 ...... 1.50 a $400 returning deposit pay ...... $14,595 (Entering students who have paid an 2 ...... 1.67 enrollment deposit pay $14,895) 3 ...... 1.85 December 15, 2000 ...... $14,995

4 - 10 ...... 2.00 Tuition Fee After 10...... must matriculate August 1, 2000 or withdraw Returning students who have paid a $400 returning deposit pay ...... $12,195 enrollment deposit pay $12,495 Students who fall below these standards may apply for December 15, 2000 ...... $12,595 a one-time nonrenewable waiver in order to continue enrollment. Petitions will be reviewed by the Committee on Academic Standing, and the decision of the commit- * Students residing in triple rooms will receive a reduced schedule of payments as will students who choose a fourteen- tee will be based on academic evidence indicating the meal plan. student’s potential for success. Students living in Scribner Village apartments or off campus Employees taking course but not interested in obtaining may elect a board plan or purchase meals individually in the a degree may petition the Committee on Academic dining halls or the Spa (the College-operated lunch and snack Standing for a waiver of the ten course limit. facility).

34 LATE PAYMENTS Fees

Fees are payable at the Bursar’s Office on the dates OVERLOADS/UNDERLOADS indicated above. Incidental charges and miscellaneous fees (i.e., extra course fees) are due upon receipt of bills. The standard course load for a full-time student is Students must pay their fees on schedule or make fifteen credit hours each semester. An overload is definite arrangements with the Bursar’s Office for late defined as any program registration over eighteen hours. payment, before being permitted to attend class or There is an additional fee assessed for programs over occupy a room in a subsequent term. Special payment eighteen semester hours. arrangements are made on a case-by-case basis and may Full-time students must be enrolled in programs with a be extended to families experiencing an unexpected minimum of twelve credit hours each semester. There is medical or financial hardship or other extenuating no refund for those students who are carrying at least circumstances. Any special arrangements must be agreed twelve but less than the standard load of fifteen hours. upon in writing between the Bursar’s Office and the student at least one week before the payment is due. Matriculated students who wish to take fewer than twelve credit hours (an underload) must request part- When an account is in arrears, registration for a time status. Part-time students pay for each credit hour subsequent semester will be denied and transcript and and an application fee. diploma will be withheld. Delinquent accounts will be assessed a late fee each month equal to 1.5 percent of the Credit hour fee ...... $ 840 past due balance. Application fee ...... $ 25

MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN GENERAL DEPOSIT...... $ 200 The College offers a monthly payment plan whereby Deducted from $300 nonrefundable enrollment deposit students may pay all or part of their anticipated 2000-01 paid at time of acceptance. Refund of general deposit annual charges (tuition, room, board, and fees less will be made to students withdrawing or following financial aid and deposits) in up to ten equal monthly graduation. The College will deduct from the deposit installments. Payments are due the 15th of each month, any charges not previously paid. with final payment due February 15, 2001 There are no REQUIRED FEES income requirements or credit qualifications to participate, and there are no finance charges. The only Application for Admission...... $ 50 cost of participation is a nonrefundable application fee Payable by entering students at the time of application, which ranges from $50 to $75 depending on when one nonrefundable joins the plan. Detailed information on the Skidmore Student Activity Fee (estimate) ...... $ 275 College Installment Plan (SCIP) is sent to all students Determined each spring by the Student Government in April. Association and used to cover costs for student TUITION PREPAYMENT (TUITION STABILIZATION PLAN) publications, speakers, organizations, and other activities for the following year. Payable August 1. A student may prepay tuition charges, thus guaranteeing against future increases for two, three, or four years of SPECIAL FEES full-time academic study. The amount will be at the Off-Campus Study Fee ...... $ 800 prevailing tuition charge for the following semester There is a per-semester fee for study abroad and for times the number of semesters being prepaid. Details of certain other designated off-campus programs. These this plan are sent to all students in June. Please contact fees support the Office of International Programs the Bursar's Office for more information. (consult with the Dean of Studies Office for details on fee structure and financial aid). Practicum Fee...... $ 100 Payable by students enrolled in student teaching and also by students in social work field practicum as contribution toward expenses for travel of supervisors and cooperating teachers or agency heads. 35 Special Art, Music, and Physical Activity Fees Other Expenses Listed under respective departments. Tuition Insurance (Optional) Special Art, Music, and Physical Activity Fees A tuition insurance refund plan is offered by the College Listed under respective departments. through A.W.G. Dewar Inc. to insure that 100 percent of a semester’s tuition and room fees are returned to a Room Change Fee ...... $ 15 student when the student has to withdraw from school Summer School for a medical reason. The cost of the insurance is Fees available from the Office of Special Programs. approximately 1 percent of tuition and room fees. Details of this plan are sent to all students in May. Transcript of Academic Record Arrangements to participate in the plan should be One copy ...... $ 5 made directly with A.W.G. Dewar Inc. Credential File Each set ...... $ 3 Health Insurance Estimate ...... $ 475/year Students and alumni have the option of paying a flat fee All students must be covered by medical insurance. The of $75 to cover mailing of transcripts and credential College offers a plan that must be subscribed to unless files. Students who elect to pay this one-time fee will alternate coverage is in place. Details of this plan will be not be subject to the per copy fees assessed each time a sent to all students in June. Payment is due in August. transcript or file is requested. Additional information Linen Rental Service (Optional) can be obtained from the Registrar’s Office (transcript) Estimate ...... $ 75/year or the Career Services Office (credential file). This service, offered by a linen supply company, sends SPECIAL STUDENTS application forms to students in late summer. Payment is made directly to the company. The service provides, Special students are not matriculated at the College, but each week the College is in session, two sheets, a may take a partial or full load of courses each semester pillowcase, and three towels. Pickup and delivery made up to a maximum total of ten courses while holding to residences. special student status. They pay an application fee and a fee for each semester hour of credit. Books and Supplies (estimate)...... $ 650-750/year These items may be purchased with cash, VISA or Application Fee ...... $ 25 MasterCard at the Skidmore Shop. Payable once every academic year by non-matriculated or part-time matriculated students at the time of initial HOUSING registration for one or more courses taken for credit or All residence hall rooms carry the same charge, except audit. when students reside in triple accommodations. Each Credit Hour Fee student is furnished with a bed, desk, chair, and chest of Credit hour fee ...... $ 840 drawers. Bed linens, blankets, and towels must be Payable at the time of course registration. supplied by the individual. Students are responsible for the care and cleaning of their rooms. Audit Fee One course ...... $ 125 The student rooms in the Scribner Village apartments One course in studio art, dance, or theater...... $ 310 are similarly furnished. Students have the responsibility Payable at the time of course registration for courses for for the care and cleaning of their rooms and the which no credit will be received. commonly shared areas of their apartments. Senior Citizen Audit Fee Skidmore requires that students accept responsibility for One course in studio art...... $265 damage done to College property, whether caused by individuals or by groups. Information on financial Student Activity Fee responsibility for damages may be found in the Student The amount equal to approximately one-half the full Handbook in the “Student Life” section. student activity fee payable when registering for twelve The College does not carry fire, theft, or other or more credit hours per semester. insurances to cover personal possessions. Such coverage may be included in policies carried by parents. 36 Room assignments for returning students are processed Withdrawal from the College shall entitle any student during the spring semester. Room assignments for who is not a first-time student to a refund of tuition, entering students are based upon the date the enroll- room and/or board and student activity fee, less the ment deposit is received. Final confirmation of one’s advance deposit for that semester and any prepayments housing preference will be made after receipt of the first already made for successive terms, according to the semester charges. Entering students are notified of following schedule: specific assignments in August. Room change requests, Prior to the second day of classes ...... 100% refund for which there is a $15 service fee, are honored by the Within second day of classes to 10% of enrollment ...... Office of Residential Life when possible. period ...... 90% refund BOARD Within 10% and 25% of enrollment period...50% refund Within 25% and 50% of enrollment period...25% refund Students living in the residence halls contract for a board Over 50% of enrollment period...... No refund plan that provides nineteen meals per week served in the College’s dining halls. Enrollment period is defined as the first day of classes to the last day of final exams within a semester. The College also offers a fourteen-meal plan to residents who may wish to eat in the dining halls on a regular Any first-time student who receives Title IV (federal basis but less frequently than provided by the full board student) aid and withdraws from the College will have plan. If a student chooses this meal plan his or her the tuition, room and/or board and student activity fee account is credited. prorated for up to 60 percent of the enrollment period (ninth week of classes). Students living in Scribner Village apartments or off campus may elect a full board plan or may purchase No reduction in the charge for board is made to students meals individually in the dining halls or the Spa, the who are absent from the College. College-operated lunch and snack facility. In addition, Leaves of Absence there is a lunch plan available that provides four meals A student granted an academic or personal leave of per week. absence will be given a refund for prepaid tuition, room, REFUNDS and board charges in accordance with the College refund policy for the semester or semesters the student Since faculty and staff salary commitments must be will not be in attendance at Skidmore. The advance made in advance and the costs of plant operation are returning deposit of $400 will be deducted from the fixed, the College must follow a very limited refund refund to reserve a place for the student’s return. policy. Refunds for a student enrolled and attending classes will be issued only after the registrar has received Medical Leave of Absence written notice of withdrawal from the student. In Students granted a medical leave of absence will be given extraordinary circumstances, notice may be accepted a refund in accordance with the College refund policy. A from a parent or guardian. The receipted date by the tuition insurance plan is offered by the College to insure registrar will be considered as the withdrawal date. that 100 percent of a semester’s tuition and room fees are returned to a student when the student has to The Bursar's Office will determine the billed charges for withdraw from school due to a medical reason. Please the period of attendance, while the Office of Student refer to the “Other Expenses” section for additional Aid and Family Finance will determine the refund and/ information on this plan. or repayments to the federal, state, and College aid programs when the student is receiving financial aid. The order of refunding federal aid is: Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Pell Grant, and Federal SEOG. (For information concerning housing, academic requirements, and financial responsibilities, please refer to the current Information on Leaves of Absence bulletin.) The College’s refund policy is the same as the federal refund policy for all students. 37 Financial Aid

Off-Campus Programs Financial aid at Skidmore is administered by the Office Refund policies for all programs of study conducted of Student Aid and Family Finance. The primary at sites other than Skidmore’s Saratoga campus are purpose of financial aid at Skidmore is to give those governed by the refund policies of the host institution students who could not otherwise afford it the oppor- or program. These policies will often be more limited tunity to attend the College. Financial aid also serves to than those described in the preceding sections. At a attract and retain qualified, talented, and diverse minimum, funds already expended or committed by students, who in turn are expected to contribute to the Skidmore for the purposes of off-campus study will not academic and social life of the community. The office be refunded to the student. Students and parents should makes every effort to distribute available funds in a fair check carefully on the refund policies of such off-campus and equitable way. opportunities. Currently approximately 39 percent of Skidmore students Appeals are receiving College-administered scholarships, grants, Appeals for exceptions to the financial policies of the loans, and/or work awards, which are offered singly or in College, because of unusual circumstances, may be made various combinations. In total, 49 percent of the students in writing to the director of financial services. at Skidmore receive some form of assistance from the College or from outside sources. Numerous financing ADVANCE DEPOSITS FOR 2001-02 ACADEMIC YEAR plans and options are available to families not eligible for 1. A nonrefundable enrollment deposit of $300 is need-based financial aid. (See page 35 for monthly required from entering students upon acceptance. $100 payment and tuition prepayment plans.) is credited against tuition at the time of initial billing and $200 is credited to the General Deposit. The largest contributor of student financial aid funds is the College, although federal and state programs and 2. A deposit of $400 is required in the spring semester private donors assist significantly. Skidmore participates from all returning students. The $400 deposit will be in the following federal programs: Federal Pell Grants, billed February 2001, payable March 15, 2001, and will Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants be credited against tuition at the time of initial billing; (SEOG), Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Stafford $200 of this deposit will be refunded to withdrawing Loans, and Federal Work-Study Program. students notifying the registrar in writing by June 15, 2001 after which there will be no refund. Federal funds are administered by the College in accordance with government regulations and the 3. A late fee of $25 will be assessed for advance deposit College’s general policies relating to financial aid. payments received after March 15, 2001. Students from New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont may be eligible for state financial aid funds that can be used at Skidmore, and they are required to apply for these funds when seeking Skidmore financial aid. For further information about financial assistance from Skidmore College, see Financing Your Education folder and the Skidmore Financial Aid Application instructions. These are included in the application packet that is mailed from the Admissions Office and from the Office of Student Aid and Family Finance upon request.

Application All first-year students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States are eligible to apply for all forms of financial aid. Those students admitted without Skidmore grant assistance are normally first eligible to receive such aid, if need is demonstrated, in their junior year. This policy includes 38 transfer students unless they are admitted as juniors, in which case they may receive Skidmore assistance for the senior year if need is demonstrated. Starting in 1999-2000, Students must reapply for aid each year, and the need-based institutional grant assistance will be available amount of the award will reflect yearly changes in for up to five transfer students per academic year. Skidmore costs as well as in a family’s financial circum- stances. Returning students who have received Skidmore Student aid recipients are selected on the basis of grant aid, who have submitted complete aid renewal demonstrated financial need, determined through applications on time, who meet satisfactory academic Skidmore College’s analysis of the Free Application for progress conditions, and who continue to demonstrate Federal Student Aid and the PROFILE form of the need will continue to receive financial aid. Late applica- College Scholarship Service. tions by returning students may result in an unmet need. The confidential financial statements known as the Free Skidmore aid resources are not available for summer Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and the study. In some cases, students may be able to utilize the PROFILE form must be filed each year. Entering Federal Stafford Loan to pay for summer classes. students obtain the FAFSA and the registration for the PROFILE form from their high school guidance office. Freshman financial aid notifications are mailed in early Current students obtain the FAFSA and the registration April. Transfer financial aid letters are mailed on a rolling for the PROFILE form from the Office of Student Aid basis usually in April and May. Returning-student aid and Family Finance. notices are usually sent in late June. Conditions of financial aid awards information is provided with the Skidmore requires that copies of the federal U.S. income notification of aid, along with a request for any missing tax returns be submitted to verify the financial figures items needed to credit aid money. reported on the aid application. Applicants whose parents operate a business or farm will need to file a Business/Farm Supplement. Student Aid Programs and Financing Options Applicants whose parents are separated, divorced, or never married will need to have their noncustodial SKIDMORE COLLEGE PROGRAMS parent file a Noncustodial Parent’s Statement. While the College strives to be understanding in circumstances SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS where a divorce or separation has occurred, Skidmore’s limited financial aid resources require that all possible Scholarships/grants are awarded without any repayment sources of support be considered. Accordingly, the obligation to students who have demonstrated need resources of a remarried parent’s spouse are also and are made as a part of a financial aid package that considered in every case regardless of any private normally also includes a loan and employment on campus. family agreements. Scholarships/grants awarded through state and federal programs are explained at the end of this section. Candidates for Early Decision admission must file the PROFILE form with the College Scholarship Service The contributions of alumni, foundations, and friends by the appropriate admission deadline. At a later date, of the College also provide funds for students who the FAFSA is to be filed with the federal processor. demonstrate need. Named scholarships are as follows: The financial aid application deadline is January 15 George I. Alden Trust Endowed Scholarship (prior to the academic year for which assistance is Marjorie Maynard Allabough ’38-Patricia Allabough ’72 requested) for prospective first-year students and the Scholarship financial aid application deadline is March 1 for current Alumni Clubs Scholarship students and April 1 for prospective transfer students. Vera Lane Andrews ’25 Scholarship Prospective candidates receive consideration for financial Arkell-Hall Scholarship assistance if all required financial information is at the David M. and Barbara McIlveen Baldwin ’61 Scholarship College at the time funds for aid awards are allocated. Barry, Bette, Led Duke Endowed Scholarship Since funds may not be sufficient to meet the needs of Carl Bauer Scholarship all admitted students who demonstrate financial need, Baxter, DeWitt, Milow Scholarship aid is offered to as many well qualified applicants as Harriet More Betts Endowed Scholarship possible, with preference given to those students with Melissa Mosher Bilodeau ’76 Endowed Scholarship demonstrated financial need whom the Admissions Frances VanKeuren Blish ’44 Scholarship Edna Butler Briggs ’40 Scholarship Committee determines to be the strongest applicants 39 among those admitted to the College. Lucille Hogan Burkhardt ’36 Scholarship John A. Butler Endowed Scholarship Howard F. Hoffman Endowed Scholarship Sarah C. Campbell ’33 Endowed Scholarship Sabra J. Hook Endowed Scholarship Coleman B. Cheney Scholarship Jean Lawton Horka ’43 Endowed Scholarship Class of 1919 Liberty Bonds Scholarship Lois Hollister Howk Endowed Scholarship Class of 1926 Endowed Scholarship Jefferson Huff ’88 Scholarship Class of 1936 Endowed Scholarship Barbara Hume ’67 Scholarship Class of 1946 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Dr. H. Dunham and Virginia Waner Hunt ’47 Scholarship Margo Cleveland ’68 Endowed Scholarship Lillia Babbitt Hyde Scholarship Barbara Underhill Collyer ’52 Endowed Scholarship Lesley Templeton Johnson ’42 Scholarship Elizabeth Doody Cook ’67 Endowed Scholarship Jonathon Scholarship Helene and Frank Crohn Scholarship John Wiley Jones Jr. Scholarship Helen Corbitt ’28 Scholarship Jacqueline Jung ’61 Endowed Scholarship Creasy Endowed Scholarship K V Scholarship Charles S. Dake Scholarship Dorothy Madden Kalley ’41 Scholarship Richard and Marjorie Dammann Scholarship Marion Walton Kanna ’38 Music Scholarship Robert and Maryetta ’41 Davidson Scholarship Marjorie Keenoy ’44 Scholarship E. Davis Scholarship Kettering Scholarship Davis Family Endowed Scholarship Charles Henry Keyes Endowed Scholarship Patricia Landis Dehlendorf ’53 Endowed Scholarship Keyes-Olcott Scholarship Patricia Landis Dehlendorf ’53 Annual Memorial Theophile S. Krawiec Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Paul A. Korody Jr. Memorial Scholarship John and Rose DeNadal Scholarship Linda Liebig ’62 Memorial Scholarship Mary Shaffer Dennis Endowed Scholarship Lipinsky Family Scholarship Mary Pelton Devenback ’23 Scholarship Rodney and Patrica Burgett Longman ’58 Scholarship Dibble Scholarship Marguerite Bates Loranger ’34 Music Scholarship Dr. Scholl Endowed Scholarship Charles and Tillie Lubin Scholarship Harriet Morrison Don Scholarship Estelle Kopp Lustberg ’46 Memorial Scholarship Mae Huntley Eagleson ’28 Scholarship M.A.L.S. Scholarship Eissner Family Scholarship MLB Endowed Scholarship Fred L. Emerson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Neva Mahoney ’36 Scholarship Fiftieth Anniversary Alumnae Scholarship Pauline and Ora Eggleston Mandigo Scholarship Margaret Fletcher Filburn ’28 Scholarship Adm. and Mrs. Gene Markey Endowed Scholarship Lincoln and Therese W. Filene Foundation Inc. Maslowski Scholarship Scholarship Maureen McCabe ’76 Endowed Scholarship Fisher Endowed Art Scholarship McClare Family Scholarship Five Boroughs Endowed Scholarship Irene Ward McClellan Scholarship Charles Kennedy Freeman and Laura Bellini Music Mary McClellan Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Don and Judy McCormack Jazz Scholarship Frueauff Foundation Scholarship McDermott Scholarship Ilene G. Gansberg ’73 Memorial Scholarship Margaret Postley Mendell ’45 Scholarship Ida Virginia Gibson ’19 Scholarship Marguerite Lowrey Mersfelder ’37 Endowed Scholarship Gilbert Family Endowed Scholarship Henry T. and Marie B. Moore Scholarship Giordano Family Scholarship Wallace B. Moore ’74 Theater Scholarship Goldfarb Family Endowed Scholarship Adele Whitney Morrison ’26 Scholarship Stanley Gonick Scholarship Gail Moran Morton ’60 Scholarship Jonathan Lindley Harris ’76 Endowed Scholarship Harvey H. and Catharine Allis Moses Trust Scholarship Gladys Haupt ’31 Scholarship E. Alice Moshier ’22 Art Scholarship Elizabeth Bucholz Haven ’54 Memorial Scholarship Multicultural Scholarship Health and Human Services Scholarship Emily Richards Nasher ’34 Scholarship Nancy L. Healy ’70 Endowed Scholarship Frances Eggers Newhouse ’33 Endowed Scholarship W. R. Hearst Foundation Scholarship for Underserved Margaret Walker Nilsson ’37 Scholarship Students Mitsi Tokioka Nishimura ’53 Endowed Scholarship 40 Anna L. Hobbs Endowed Scholarship Jennie and Morris Nortman Scholarship Miriam D. and Harold E. Oberkotter Scholarship Kathryn Wiecking ’53 Scholarship Claire M. Olds Scholarship Louise Smith Wilcox ’40 Scholarship Joseph C. and Anne T. Palamountain Scholarship Ann Wildman Scholarship Gilberto S. and Lennetta D. Pesquera Fund of the Glens Mary Williams Scholarship Falls Foundation F. Ernestine Rist Willyoung ’35 Scholarship Platt-Hartley Scholarship Val H. Wilson Scholarship Porter Scholarships in Science and Mathematics Windhover (Quadracci Family) Scholarship David and Helen Porter Scholarship Louise Beinetti Wise ’40 Scholarship John Reed Scholarship Joyce Burstein Witmondt ’59 Scholarship Anne Reid ’76 Scholarship Marjorie Saisselin Woodbury ’35 Scholarship Dan and Ada Rice Endowed Scholarship Harry and Anita Yates Scholarship Roberts Sisters Endowed Scholarship Zankel Family Scholarship Hadley Sillick Robertson ’60 Scholarship Saratoga Springs Rotary Club Scholarship in memory of MERIT AWARDS Paul Harris Lincoln and Therese W. Filene Foundation Scholarship Leslie R. Rounds Scholarship Awards are granted on the basis of a special competition SKW Scholarship to provide gifted young musicians the opportunity to Marjory and Charles Sadowsky Scholarship further their musical studies in a liberal-arts setting. Catharine Boyden Saxton ’31 Scholarship Schupf University Without Walls Student Scholarship Porter Presidential Scholarships in Science and Senior Parents Scholarship Mathematics are awarded on the basis of superior Beverly Everest Shaw ’57 Scholarship accomplishment and exceptional promise in the sciences Barbara Sheldon ’38 Endowed Scholarship or mathematics. A faculty committee determines Frances Simches Endowed Scholarship awardees from the applicant pool each spring. Skidmore Endowed Scholarship Together, the Filene and Porter scholarship programs Margaret Walker Sloan ’33 Scholarship reflect the special balance between the arts and sciences Sybil Small ’31 Scholarship that distinguishes Skidmore’s curriculum. For more Irene Dwinell Smith ’17 Scholarship information about either of these programs, contact the Margaret Mountfort Smith ’48 Scholarship Office of Admissions. Margery W. Smith ’22 Scholarship Marion L. Smith ’30 Scholarship Julia Sorg Scholarship LOANS Alfrida Storm Scholarship In addition to the federal and state loan programs Student Government Association Scholarship described at the end of this section, the College Lewis Swyer Scholarship participates in another loan program. Mariel Macklin Talbot ’47 Memorial Scholarship Nancy Garlick Taylor ’42 Endowed Scholarship THE GATE FAMILY LOAN (GATE) Fred and Paula Hartsock Thomas ’53 Endowed Scholarship Fund This long-term loan allows parents to borrow up to the Jack Tinker Scholarship cost of education each academic year at market interest Tisch Family Scholarship rates, subject to credit qualifications. Payment may be Ruth Forster Traxel ’36 Endowed Scholarship deferred while the student is enrolled or parents may Patricia B. Trbovich ’85 Memorial Scholarship begin making payment immediately extending up to Ruth Godfrey Tucker ’29 Scholarship fifteen years. University Without Walls Scholarship Fund Wachenheim Family Scholarship CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT Betty Lewis Wachenheim ’31 Scholarship Initial work placements are in the dining halls, Sheila Schmidt Warshawsky ’65 Endowed Scholarship housekeeping, or other essential services. All work is Louise Lockridge Watkins ’26 Scholarship scheduled to avoid conflict with the student’s academic Louise S. Westemeyer ’30 Scholarship program and averages nine to twelve hours a week. Jobs Joan Fredericks Whetstone ’49 Scholarship are also available in the surrounding geographic area. Whitman Family Scholarship Work opportunities are also available to students not on 41 C.V. Whitney Scholarship financial aid. FEDERAL PROGRAMS LOANS

To be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, Federal FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study, or Federal Perkins Loan, the student These loans are for undergraduate students enrolled at must: least half time. The loan amount is determined by the college, within federal limits of up to $4,000 per year for • Study at least half time in an approved program. a total of no more than $20,000 for undergraduate • Meet the educational institution’s satisfactory academic study. There is no interest charged during school and for progress standards (see pages XX) six months afterward or during military service. During • Be a United States citizen or meet a citizenship repayment, interest is 5 percent on the unpaid balance. requirement. Repayment of the amount borrowed plus interest begins • Have no debt from a defaulted education loan for six months after the student is no longer at least half which a satisfactory repayment plan has not been time in college. Deferment or cancellation is available to established. students who enter specified types of service. • Not owe a refund on a Federal Pell Grant or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. WORK STUDY • Demonstrate compliance with applicable Selective Service requirements. FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM Campus-Based Aid: Federal Supplemental Educational This program provides jobs for undergraduate students Opportunity Grants, Federal Work-Study, and Federal enrolled at least half time. Earnings must be used solely Perkins Loans are administered by the school or college. for educational purposes. The funds are allocated by the financial aid office. Less than Half-Time Study: Under some circumstances, OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS a student studying less than half time can receive aid from the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental VETERANS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS Educational Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work- This program is for veterans who were in the United Study programs. States armed forces between 1955 and 1977. There is also aid for children, spouses, and survivors of veterans GRANTS who suffered a service-connected death or disability.

FEDERAL PELL GRANT GI BILL A student can receive up to $3,300 per year for tuition Enlistees must contribute $100 a month for the first year and other educational costs, such as room and board. enlisted. The government will then contribute up to Awards depend on both college costs and an aid $9,600 based on length of service. The Army Reserve eligibility index. This index is based on factors such as offers a noncontributory program that provides up to family income and assets, family size, and number of $5,040 for an enlisted student. postsecondary students in the family. FEDERAL AID TO NATIVE AMERICANS The student must submit a Federal Pell Grant This program is for American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut application by July 1 in each academic year using the tribes, bands, or groups recognized by the Bureau of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Indian Affairs. Application may be obtained from: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY Bureau of Indian Affairs GRANT (SEOG) Federal Building Room 523 An undergraduate student with financial need can get 100 S. Clinton Street from $200 to $4,000 yearly. Priority is given to Syracuse, NY 13260-0043 exceptionally needy students who are Federal Pell Grant recipients.

42 NEW YORK STATE PROGRAMS For the purpose of federal student financial assistance, including the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Students who receive Tuition Assistance Program Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study, (TAP) assistance from New York State for the first time Federal Perkins Loan, and Federal Stafford Loan, the must meet the requirements below for academic minimum standards of academic progress must also be performance and progress toward the degree. Failure to achieved. meet these standards results in the termination of financial assistance from New York State. The College does not substitute its resources for funds that are WAIVER OF PURSUIT OF PROGRESS AND/OR withdrawn by New York State. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIPT OF STATE FINANCIAL AID NEW YORK STATE REQUIREMENTS A Skidmore student who does not maintain either the A Skidmore College student must be registered for a Program Pursuit or Satisfactory Progress standards may minimum of twelve semester hours of credit in the fall qualify for a one-time waiver if: semester and a minimum of twelve semester hours of (1) the student can document that the reason for the credit in the spring semester, and must meet the failure to maintain standards was as a result of following regulations, established by the state Board of extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the Regents, in order to remain eligible for payments: individual; and 1) Approved Program — a student must formally (2) the student receives permission for such a waiver declare a major not later than the beginning of the from the Committee on Academic Standing. A waiver is junior year. not automatically granted for any student and is not 2) Program Pursuit — a student must receive a intended to provide an additional semester of aid to a passing or failing grade in a minimum of: student who has used poor judgement or has been Six semester hours in each semester of study in the academically irresponsible. Procedures for granting first year in which an award is made; waivers follow the institution’s established academic Nine semester hours in each semester of study in review process. Documentation of the extenuating the second year in which an award is made; circumstances will be maintained in the Registrar’s Twelve semester hours in each semester of study Office. Students will be expected to meet prescribed in each succeeding year. standards thereafter. Grades of W (withdrawal) or I (incomplete) will not satisfy this requirement. 3) Academic Progress — students must meet the GRANTS following minimum standards: semester hours cumulative TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND SUPPLEMENTAL by end of semester completed grade-point average TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1 6 1.50 The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is an 2 18 1.67 entitlement grant program for New York State residents 3 30 1.85 attending a postsecondary institution in the state. 4 45 2.00 5 60 2.00 Undergraduate students are eligible for up to four years 6 72 2.00 of assistance for full-time study or up to five years in 7 84 2.00 certain programs. Undergraduate students who are 8 96 2.00 educationally disadvantaged and require remedial 9 108 2.00 courses may be eligible for up to one additional year of 10 120 2.00 aid under the Supplemental Tuition Assistance Program (STAP). Graduate or professional students may also Note: Starting with the Class of 2002, students must receive up to four years of TAP for a combined meet revised semester criteria for the first two years of undergraduate-graduate total of eight years. study (see page 56). To be eligible, the student must: • Study full time (twelve credits per semester) at a college or school in New York State. 43 • Meet income requirements. SCHOLARSHIPS • Be a resident of New York State. • Be either a United States citizen, permanent resident ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS alien, refugee, or conditional entrant. This is a federal program. These scholarships are • Be matriculated in an approved program and be in awarded to academically talented high school seniors good academic standing. who plan to attend an institution of higher education in • Be charged a tuition of $200 or more per year. the United States. Scholarships are awarded by the state • Have no debt from a defaulted student loan for which Education Department based on SAT or ACT scores a satisfactory repayment plan has not been established. and high school grades. Award winners receive one Awards vary according to tuition and New York State payment of $1,500. The scholarship is nonrenewable. family net taxable income. The award, including any other state award, cannot exceed tuition. Undergraduate PAUL DOUGLAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS awards for financially dependent students and for Formerly designated as Congressional Teacher financially independent students who are married or Scholarships, these are awarded to outstanding high who have tax dependents range from $100 (income of school graduates to pursue teaching careers at the $50,500) to $4,125 (income of $7,000 or less) at degree- elementary or secondary level in one of the following granting institutions. shortage fields: mathematics, science, bilingual The award is based on the prior year’s New York State education, teaching English to speakers of other family net taxable income. Family net taxable income languages, foreign languages, occupational education, means income (less deductions and exemptions) of the and teaching children with handicapping conditions. student, parents, and student’s spouse, if any. Scholarships are awarded by the state Education Department to students who graduate in the top 10 There is an adjustment to income if one or more other percent of their high school class. Award winners may dependents are also full-time postsecondary students in receive up to $5,000 per year. Upon completion of study, or out of state. For one additional dependent student, recipients must teach at the elementary or secondary $3,000 is subtracted from net taxable income. For each school level for two years for each year of assistance. additional dependent student, another $2,000 is Recipients who teach in elementary or secondary schools subtracted. Net taxable income after any adjustment with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged becomes net taxable balance. Net taxable balance is used students or handicapped children or children with to calculate the award. limited English proficiency are obligated to teach only If the student is financially independent of the parents, one year for each year of assistance. Recipients who fail their income is not used. The award is based on the to complete a service obligation must repay the award student’s (and spouse’s) income. Financial independence and any interest penalty. Study must be at a college or is granted to: school in New York State. • Students age thirty-five or older. • Students age twenty-two to thirty-four who have not been claimed as a tax dependent for two years and have neither lived with their parents nor received more than $750 yearly from their parents for three years. • Undergraduates under age twenty-two who meet the above conditions and certain very specific additional conditions. The student must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and a Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application for each academic year.

44 AWARDS • Enroll in an approved undergraduate program in a degree-granting institution or in an approved AID FOR PART-TIME STUDY vocational school in New York State. The Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) Program • Apply for Tuition Assistance Program and Federal Pell provides awards of up to $2,000 (or tuition, whichever is Grant awards for full-time study or apply for a less) for New York State residents studying part time in Federal Pell Grant award for part-time study. an undergraduate program at participating degree- AWARDS FOR CHILDREN OF DECEASED AND DISABLED granting schools in New York State. Recipients apply to VETERANS and are selected by the participating institution. To be eligible, the student must: These awards are for children of veterans who served in the United States armed forces during specified periods • Be a resident of New York State. of war or national emergency and, as a result of service, • If claimed (or eligible to be claimed) by parents as a either died, suffered a 50 percent or more disability, tax dependent, have a New York State net taxable were prisoners of war, or are classified as missing in family income lower than $50,550. action. The award provides $450 per year for up to four • If not eligible to be claimed as a tax dependent by years of full-time undergraduate study or up to five years parents, have a combined (student’s and, if married, in certain programs. Study must be at a college or school spouse’s) income not in excess of $34,250. in New York State. The specified periods of service are: • Not have exhausted Tuition Assistance Program eligibility. • Vietnam Era: Oct. 1, 1961, through May 7, 1975 • Be matriculated in an approved undergraduate degree • Korean Conflict: June 27, 1950, through Jan. 31, 1955 or certificate program at a participating institution. • World War II: Dec. 7, 1941, through Dec. 31, 1946 • Be enrolled for at least three but less than twelve credits per semester, or at least four but less than AWARDS FOR CHILDREN OF DECEASED POLICE eight credits per quarter or the equivalent. OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND CORRECTION OFFICERS • Retain good academic standing. These awards are for children of police officers, • Have tuition of at least $100 per year. firefighters, and correction officers who served in New York State and who died as a result of injuries sustained VIETNAM VETERANS TUITION AWARDS (VVTA) in the line of duty. The award is $450 per year for up to Vietnam veterans who are New York State residents four years of full-time undergraduate study or up to five are eligible for an award to help pay the tuition at an years in certain programs. Study must be at a college or undergraduate degree-granting institution or in an school in New York State. approved vocational program in New York State. Awards are $1,000 per semester or tuition, whichever is RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) less, for full-time study (twelve or more credits), or $500 The Army, Navy, and Air Force offer financial per semester or tuition, whichever is less, for part-time assistance to qualified students. The Army offers up to study (three to less than twelve credits). If a Tuition $7,000 toward costs; the Navy and Air Force offer Assistance Program award is also received, the combined scholarships that may cover full tuition, plus fees and academic year award cannot exceed tuition. To be books. A monthly stipend may also be awarded. eligible, the student must: Students incur an active-duty obligation and a reserve • Have served in the United States armed forces in obligation in return for a four-year scholarship. Indochina between January 1, 1963, and May 7, 1975. • Establish eligibility by applying to New York State Higher Education Services Corporation NYSHESC) on or before September 1, 1990. • Have received other than a dishonorable discharge. • Have resided in New York State on April 20, 1984, or at the time of entry into service and resume residency by September 1, 1990.

45 FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOANS borrowed. The fees are prorated for each installment. They are due when the student receives the loan checks. Federal family education loans administered by New The bank may reduce the loan checks by the amount of York State Higher Education Services Corporation the fees. (NYSHESC) may be used to pay a student’s tuition and fees, room and board, books, travel, and personal Repayment of the amount borrowed plus interest begins expenses. These loans have lower interest rates than six months after the student either leaves school or drops most other types of consumer loans. below half-time attendance. The minimum monthly payment is $50. Repayment must be completed within To be eligible for a guaranteed education loan, the five to ten years, depending on how much was student must: borrowed. • Study at least half time at an approved educational institution. FEDERAL STAFFORD LOANS — UNSUBSIDIZED • Be a New York State resident for one year if attending school out of state. This loan has the same features as the subsidized loans • Be either a United States citizen or an eligible except that the federal government will not pay the noncitizen. interest on the loan while the student is in school. • Meet the educational institution’s satisfactory academic Interest begins when the loan check is disbursed, but progress standards. payment may be deferred. The insurance and origination • Demonstrate eligibility (or ineligibility) for a Pell fees are 4 percent of the amount borrowed. Grant. Independent undergraduate students may borrow an • Demonstrate compliance with applicable Selective additional unsubsidized loan of up to $5,000 per year. Service requirements. The college financial aid administrator may authorize additional unsubsidized loan eligibility for dependent Applications are also available from banks, savings and undergraduate students when parents have an adverse loan associations, credit unions, or pension and welfare credit history. Any Federal Pell or Federal Stafford funds. Applications for any additional guaranteed eligibility will be considered in determining education loans must be made to the same (first) lender. unsubsidized loan eligibility amount.

FEDERAL STAFFORD LOANS — SUBSIDIZED All loans will be paid in multiple disbursements (as described above for Federal Stafford Loans). The loan The student may borrow up to $2,625 a year for the check is sent directly to the school. The school will freshman year, up to $3,500 for the sophomore year, up contact students to negotiate their checks. to $5,500 for junior and senior years, up to $23,000 in total for undergraduate study, and up to $8,500 per year Annual interest will not exceed 8.25 percent and may be for graduate-professional study. less, based on the U.S. Treasury bill rate. Interest payments are made while in school. An insurance fee up All students must provide a Free Application for Federal to 4 percent of the amount borrowed is due when the Student Aid (FAFSA) to their school to apply for the student receives the loan check. The bank may reduce Federal Stafford Loan. the loan check by the amount of the fee. All loans will be paid in multiple installments. The first Repayment of the amount borrowed plus interest begins installment may be paid thirty days before the start of sixty days from the disbursement of the loan, unless the the enrollment period. The second installment may be borrower qualifies for an in-school or other deferment. paid after one-third of the loan period has passed. The minimum monthly payment is $50. Repayment Checks are sent directly to the school. The school will must be completed within five to ten years, depending contact students to negotiate their checks. on how much was borrowed. The interest rate is variable, tied to U.S. Treasury bill rates plus 3.1 percent, with a cap of 8.25 percent for FEDERAL PARENT LOANS FOR STUDENTS (PLUS) first-time borrowers. There are no interest payments Parents may borrow up to the cost of attendance minus while in school and for six months afterward. There is an financial aid per year for each financially dependent insurance fee of up to 1 percent of the amount borrowed undergraduate student if there is no adverse credit and an origination fee of 3 percent of the amount history. Annual interest will not exceed 9 percent and 46 may be less, based on the U.S. Treasury bill rate. Academic Requirements and Regulations

There is an insurance fee of up to 4 percent of the REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE amount borrowed. The bank may reduce the loan check by the amount of the fee. Repayment of the amount It is the responsibility of the student to meet all borrowed plus interest begins within sixty days after the requirements for graduation. loan is received. 1. Successful completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours of course work. A minimum of sixty semester OTHER PROGRAMS hours must be completed at Skidmore College, including all work taken in the senior year. HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (HEOP) 2. Satisfaction of the grade-point standards: a New York State provides funds for students who are cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 in all course both academically and economically disadvantaged. work completed at Skidmore College and a 2.0 in all Financial aid is combined with special counseling, course work in the major field. tutoring, and remedial course work. Assistance is limited and is awarded at the discretion of the College. Awards 3. Fulfillment of the liberal arts requirement: candidates vary with financial need. HEOP assists undergraduate for the bachelor of arts degree must complete a students who are state residents and who are enrolled in minimum of ninety semester hours of course work independent colleges and universities in New York designated as liberal arts. Candidates for the bachelor of State. science degree must complete a minimum of sixty semester hours of course work designated as liberal arts. STATE AID TO NATIVE AMERICANS 4. Fulfillment of the maturity-level requirement: This program provides up to $1,350 per year for four successful completion of a minimum of twenty-four years to enrolled members of Indian tribes in New York semester hours of course work on the 300 level at State for half- or full-time study in the state. Skidmore College. Twelve semester hours of 300-level course work must be taken in the senior year, six of these VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION twelve in the major field. The New York State Department of Vocational 5. Fulfillment of the Foundation requirements. For all Rehabilitation provides assistance for college expenses to classes: quantitative reasoning and expository writing. state residents with a mental or physical impairment that places limitations upon future employment. Information 6. Successful completion of the Integration is available from an Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. requirements: LS1 and LS2.

MAYOR’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 7. Fulfillment of the Exploration requirements: breadth component courses in nature, society, and the arts; world This is a student financial aid program established by cultures courses in foreign language and non-Western the mayor’s office of the City of New York and culture. sponsored by the federal agency for Housing and Urban Development. The scholarships are administered by the 8. Declaration and satisfaction of requirements for a New York Urban League, ASPIRA of New York Inc., major program. and the Admission Referral and Information Center. To In addition, students are responsible for the fulfillment be eligible, students must reside in certain designated of all financial obligations to the College. areas of New York City and be registered for at least twelve credits per semester. The amount of each award ($100-$650) is based on financial need as indicated by LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENT the student’s Federal Pell Grant Student Aid Index and Courses designated as “non-liberal arts” in the course the cost of education. listings are of a professional nature and do not carry liberal arts credit. All B.A. degree candidates must complete a minimum of ninety semester hours of course work designated as liberal arts. All B.S. degree candidates must complete a minimum of sixty semester hours of course work designated as liberal arts. Students fulfilling two majors should consult with the Office of the Registrar to determine the appropriate 47 number of liberal arts hours required. MATURITY-LEVEL REQUIREMENT Quantitative Reasoning: Courses designated in the catalogue by numbers in the All students must fulfill the OR1 requirement, demon- 100s and 200s are intended mainly for first-year students strating competence in basic mathematical and computa- and sophomores, and those in the 300s for juniors tional principles, in any one of the following four ways: (1) and seniors. All degree candidates must successfully scoring 630 or better on the MSAT I exam, (2) scoring complete a minimum of twenty-four semester hours of 570 or better on any mathematics SAT II exam, (3) course work on the 300 level at Skidmore College. passing the College’s quantitative reasoning examination Twelve semester hours of 300-level course work must be before the end of the first year, or (4) successfully taken in the senior year, at least six of these twelve in the completing MA100 before the end of the sophomore year. major field. Students with double majors are expected to In addition, by the end of the junior year, all students complete at least six hours at the 300 level in each major must have fulfilled the QR2 requirement by successfully during their senior year. completing a designated course in mathematics, statistics, The minimum of twenty-four 300-level course credits or other numerical operations in various academic dis- must be earned in Skidmore courses, not at other ciplines, or in the use of computers for the manipulation colleges and universities. The Committee on Academic of mathematical, social-scientific, or scientific data. All Standing adheres closely to this minimum expectation, QR2 courses have QR1 as a prerequisite. The following in the belief that some substantial core of the student’s courses fulfill the QR2 requirement: advanced, culminating academic work should be BI110, 170; CH101, 103, 105, 107, 107H, 111, 112; completed at the institution, Skidmore, which is CS102A, 103, 106; EC103, 104, 237; ES105 GE101; awarding the student’s baccalaureate degree. Under a MA101, 102A,B,C, 105, 107, 111H,W, 113H,W, few compelling circumstances (e.g., for the purpose of 200, 204, 214; MC115; MS104; MU255; PH207; study abroad), the CAS may approve as many as eight PS306; PY103, 108, 109, 207; SO225(L), 226 semester hours of maturity-level credit for study at another institution — a maximum of four maturity INTEGRATION REQUIREMENTS: LIBERAL STUDIES credits for each semester spent at the other institution. The Liberal Studies sequence provides an integrative Students wishing to make such application should educational experience for all students at the beginning of obtain a “Request for Maturity-Level Credit” from the their college years. LS1: Human Experience, a single, team- Office of the Registrar. taught course taken by all first-year students, introduces the ways in which different academic disciplines raise questions FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS and seek answers concerning human experience. LS2 course Expository Writing: options extend and focus the inquiries begun in LS1. Students are required to develop their proficiency as All students are required to complete successfully LS1 writers by successfully completing one designated during the fall semester of the first year; one LS2 course writing course. This requirement must be fulfilled by the must be completed successfully by the end of the end of the sophomore year. Those students who need to sophomore year. take EN103, “Writing Seminar I,” as preparation for meeting this requirement, must do so by the end of their EXPLORATION REQUIREMENTS first year. Breadth Component: Students must complete Such courses may be English Department writing successfully two courses in each of the following fields. courses (EN105 or 105H) or specially designated Nature. Of the two required courses, at least one must writing-intensive courses in other disciplines. The include a laboratory experience. Students may choose following courses fulfill the expository writing from the following courses: requirement: Subcomponent A (non lab): BI175, CH 101, 109, BI155; EN105, 105H; HI107, A,B; LS2 101H, 102, 111; GE103, 104, 113(H), 114, 115, 207; PS231; 104, 107, 128, 129, 144, 150, 150H, 152, 159, 168, 169, PY108, 192, 221(H) 170, 171, 175, 178, 180, 181, 187, 188 203; MA111W, 113W, MU208W Subcomponent B (lab): BI110, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 170, 180, 190, 237; CH103, 105, 106, 107(H), 110, 112; ES105; EX111, 126, 127; 48 GE101, 102, 112; PS216, 306; PY103, 104, 107, 109, 194, 207, 208. Society. From the following courses, students must Non-Western Culture. All students are required to choose one from subcomponent A and one from complete successfully one course in non-Western culture, subcomponent B. chosen from among the following: Subcomponent A: AN100, 101N (H), 102, 105, AH103, 104, 203, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211, 309, 205, 242, 243; EC103, 104; ED215; EX119; 310, 311, 312, 314, 376E, F; AH200; AN100, GO101, 103; SO101(H), 202, 202C; SW212, 222. 101N(H), 205, 206, 227, 228, 242, 243, 251N, 252C, Subcomponent B: AM101/102, 201/202, 250A-D, D, 260; AR121, 123; AT202; EN231, 232, 243; 260A,B,E,F; FF224; HI103, 104, 105, 106, 107, FC202, 363; FF223; FJ202, 363; FL257, 267; 107A, 201W, 202, 210, 211, 221, 222, 223, 235, GO239, 240, 344, 355; HI216A-C, 234, 235, 236, 236, 241, 242, 247, 261; PH103, 203, 204, 230A-E; 238, 241, 242, 247, 343, 347, 357, 362A-D, RE103, 211, 213, 214. 375G,H,K; MU309, 318, 321, 345N; PH213, 214, 215; PR323, 325, 326; RE213, 214, 220. Arts. Students must choose either one two- or Students from non-Western cultures may apply to the three-credit course or two one-credit courses from Committee on Academic Standing for an appropriate subcomponent A; and they must choose one course substitution. from subcomponent B. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS Subcomponent A: AR101, 103, 105, 107, 108, 111, 115; DA210/211, 212/213; DB101/102, 111-142, A major field of study selected from the Skidmore College 211-242; DM111-142, 211-242; EN281, 282; degree programs (page 57) must be formally declared by the MP181/182, 191, 193, 195, 198, 273, 275/276, 279/ beginning of the junior year. Requirements in a department 280, 281/281X, 285/286, 287/288, 289/290, 293/ are stated in the departmental announcements. 294, 297/298; TH101, 104, 198, 216, 228, 250. Descriptions of interdepartmental majors, designed for students whose interests lie in subjects overlapping Subcomponent B: AH101/102(H), 103, 104, 111, departmental boundaries, begin on page 143. 203, 204, 207, 209, 222, 223, 241, 265; CL220, 222, 223, 224; DA227, 228, 230; EN201, 211(H), 213, A student may propose a self-determined major, which 215, 234; FF210, 213, 214, 216, 219, 221; FG213, must contain a core of at least ten courses pertinent to the 214; FI210, 211, 212; FL252, 257, 323; FS210, 211, student’s central interest. Procedures for designing such a 212; MU100, 101, 103, 106; 151, 208W, 220, 304, program are described on page 146. 307; PH210; TH103, 229/230. General major examinations or final projects may be required in the senior year at the discretion of major World Cultures: All students are required to demon- departments. strate competence in a foreign language at the inter- mediate level. One non-Western culture course must be MINORS completed successfully. A minor field of study in a department or interdisciplinary Foreign Language. Students may fulfill this require- program may be elected no later than the beginning of the ment by receiving a score of 3 or above on an AP foreign senior year. See departmental announcements for specific language test (scores of 4 or 5 may receive credit toward requirements. Interdisciplinary minors may be elected in the degree), a score of 570 or above on a foreign Asian studies, environmental studies, international affairs, language SAT II test (ETS), or an equivalent score on a law and society, and women’s studies. A grade-point test administered by the Skidmore College Department average of 2.0 is required in the minor field. of Foreign Languages and Literatures, or by completing successfully one of the courses at the following level(s) or Acceleration and Reclassification at a more advanced level: Students are classified according to their expected date FC202; FF202 or 203 or 205; FG202; FI202; of graduation at time of admission. Permission to FJ202; FS202 or 203; FX272; CL202 or 206 accelerate and graduate with an earlier class may be given to students in good academic standing with the approval Students whose first language is not English may meet of their major departments and the Committee on this requirement by presenting a TOEFL score of 550 Academic Standing. Applications to accelerate must be or above. submitted in writing to the Committee on Academic 49 Standing not later than one year prior to the anticipated granted through subject examinations of the College Level date of graduation. The Office of the Registrar offers Examination Program. All such examinations presented assistance to students contemplating acceleration. must be taken prior to enrollment at Skidmore. Students who do not complete a full-time course load each semester may be reclassified to a later class by the Transfer of Credit Office of the Registrar in consultation with the The College may grant credit toward the degree for Committee on Academic Standing. work taken at another accredited institution for which a grade of C or better was received, to a maximum of Course Loads sixty semester hours. Transcripts from students who are transferring from a non-U.S. institution will be The standard course load for a full-time student is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. All transferrable fifteen semester hours each semester, and students are courses must generally correspond to courses offered at encouraged to balance their commitment to quality and Skidmore. Matriculated students should receive rigor with realistic expectations of the workload involved approval for credit from the Office of the Registrar with specific course enrollments. An overload is defined before registering at another institution. as any program registration over eighteen hours. Eighteen hours allows students registered in four four- credit classes to continue to participate in one- and two- Leaves of Absence credit performance classes. It is not recommended that Leaves of absence may be granted for one semester or students would use the eighteen semester hours to an entire academic year, but not for a period shorter attempt to complete six three-credit classes. than one semester or longer than one continuous year. There is an additional fee assessed for programs over Leaves fall into three categories: eighteen hours. The Committee on Academic Standing Academic Leaves of Absence for full-time study reviews all applications for overloads to determine elsewhere may be granted to qualified students through academic eligibility, based on stated criteria. A the Office of the Dean of Studies with the approval of minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for an overload. the Committee on Academic Standing. Students must A full-time student must be enrolled in a minimum of have a strong academic background (generally a 3.0 twelve semester hours each semester. Requests for cumulative GPA and course work appropriate to their permission to change to part-time (fewer than twelve study proposal) to be eligible for an academic leave. hours in the fall or spring semester) status must be filed Information on leaves and program opportunities is with the Office of the Registrar and approved by the available in the Office of the Dean of Studies. Study Committee on Academic Standing. abroad opportunities are also orchestrated by the Office of International Programs. Application should be made Credit by Examination well in advance of the anticipated leave, but no later than November 1 for spring-semester leaves and March The College will grant up to six semester hours of credit 1 for fall-semester or full-year leaves. toward graduation to those achieving a grade of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement Test of the College Entrance Personal Leaves of Absence without academic credit Examination Board. Such credit will count as elective and for personal reasons may be granted through the credit toward the degree. Individual departments may Office of the Dean of Studies with the approval of the award credit toward the major. Inquiries should be Committee on Academic Standing. Application should directed to the chairperson of the department in question. be made in writing to the Office of the Dean of Studies well in advance of the anticipated leave. The College will grant six semester hours of credit for each examination taken at the Advanced (“A”) Level of Medical Leaves of Absence may be granted through the the British General Certificate of Education on which Office of the Dean of Studies with the approval of the the student received a grade of “C” or better. Also, six Committee on Academic Standing, upon receipt of the semester hours of credit will be granted for each Higher student’s application and a statement by either a Level Examination in the International Baccalaureate personal physician or the College physician. Before Program on which a student earned a score of 5, 6, or 7. returning to the College, the student must submit a A maximum of twelve semester hours of credit may be statement of approval from the physician. See page 37 50 for information on refunds. Academic Standards and Review

(For information concerning housing, academic The Honor Code requirements, and financial responsibilities, please refer to the current Information on Leaves of Absence bulletin.) The Skidmore Honor System was established at the request of the student body in 1921. Each student, in accepting enrollment at Skidmore College, agrees to the Registration following code: Students are required to register officially by the I hereby accept membership in the Skidmore College published deadlines for each course for which they community and, with full realization of the responsibilities expect credit. A student who does not register for inherent in membership, do agree to adhere to honesty and courses in any semester by the end of the first week of integrity in all relationships, to be considerate of the rights of classes will be considered to have officially withdrawn others, and to abide by the College regulations. from the College. All members of the Skidmore College community, Students are required to officially withdraw by the including students, faculty, and staff, are parties to the published deadlines from any course for which they do honor contract and are expected to abide by its not expect or want credit, through College procedures provisions. The Honor Code covers all aspects of administered by the registrar. Failure to withdraw from integrity, whether academic or social; the Student a course will result in a grade of F or WF. Students Handbook attends particularly to codes of social behavior matriculating in fall 1999 or after may withdraw from a and outlines the college judicial system and procedures; maximum of two courses in their careers. both the Student Handbook and the Academic All students registering for six or more hours must Information Guide define academic integrity regulations. comply with New York State immunization laws. Every Skidmore student is required by the Honor Code Specific information may be obtained from the Student to become thoroughly conversant with the standards of Health Service. academic and social integrity that prevail at the College. The Academic Integrity Board, Social Integrity Board, and Appeals Board will not regard claims of ignorance, Attendance of unintentional error, and of academic or personal Regular class attendance and participation have a major pressures as an adequate defense for violations of the effect on the quality of student performance. Students are Honor Code. expected to meet their instructors’ attendance policies, return from vacations at designated times, and remain on Academic Integrity campus for their entire examination period. Students are not automatically entitled to a certain number of absences. Because the College functions as a tightly integrated Each instructor will make known to the class his or her policy community of curricular and cocurricular experiences, a concerning the effect of absence on the student’s grade. Students strict allegiance to its standards of conduct is essential who become ill remain responsible for the work missed for every student’s well-being and intellectual growth. and should consult with course professors. Students must Students should make certain they understand the high either complete this work during the regular semester of value Skidmore places on honesty, cooperation, and study or apply for a course withdrawal (W or WF), an consideration, and the penalties the College imposes for incomplete (I), or a medical leave of absence. infractions in these areas. Skidmore not only promotes intellectual honesty vigorously but severely punishes The Faculty Handbook establishes the College’s such offenses as plagiarism and cheating on exams. Any minimum expectation that “any students who miss more Honor Code violation may affect the student’s graduate than a third of the [class] sessions may expect to be school or transfer recommendations and the student’s barred from final examination. In such cases, the course eligibility for academic prizes and awards, for Dean’s List or grade will be recorded as F.” Faculty may, and graduation honors, and for membership in Skidmore or frequently do, establish even more stringent attendance national honor societies. policies, and the student is obliged to adhere to the attendance policies announced for each course. Requests for exceptions to any academic regulation must be filed with the Office of the Dean of Studies or the Office of the Registrar, and approved by the Committee on Academic Standing. 51 Social Integrity AU, Audit: Students may officially audit a course with the approval of the instructor. An AU grade does not The Basic College Regulations outlined in the Student affect the student’s grade-point average; it reflects Handbook are considered vital to community welfare, approved participation for no credit. Students may student safety, and high standards of moral and social enroll for a maximum of two audits per semester. integrity. The list of regulations is not exhaustive. In all areas of Skidmore life, members are expected to conform W, Withdrawal: Prior to the last three weeks of classes to high standards of fair play, integrity, and honor. (exclusive of final exams) in the fall or spring semesters, Careless abuses and violations of these regulations are students may request withdrawal without penalty from a considered major breaches of the College Honor Code course with the permission of the instructor and and may involve the withdrawal of the privilege of approval from the Committee on Academic Standing. membership in the Skidmore College community. In Withdrawal, W, is not figured in the grade-point addition to these Basic College Regulations, the actions of average. No credit is earned. Beginning with students members of the College community are governed by and entering fall 1999, a student is limited to a maximum subject to the laws and ordinances of the local, state, and of two withdrawals (W) while completing the federal governments. baccalaureate degree. WF, Withdrawal Failing: A student who departs from a Academic Standards course at any time during a semester without permission In order to qualify for a degree from the College, a to withdraw or who departs from a course during the student must attain a cumulative grade-point average of last three weeks of classes may be given a WF grade. 2.0 in all course work and 2.0 in the major field. The Students may also petition for a WF grade, which must student’s academic record includes: be approved by the instructor and the Committee on Academic Standing. WF is figured in the grade-point 1. an indication of each course for which the student average as an F. No credit is earned. was officially registered at the College; 2. an indication of credit earned; I, Temporary Incomplete: A grade of I may be given a 3. the grade assigned for each course; student who has diligently completed a substantial 4. both the semester and cumulative grade-point amount of the course work but who, because of averages. unforeseen academic, medical, or personal difficulties, has been unable to complete the work for the course. Grades In such cases, an I may be submitted by the instructor if both the instructor and the student agree that Grades are assigned on the following basis: exceptional circumstances warrant an extension of A+, A Distinguished work time beyond the normal deadlines of the term. (An A-, B+, B Superior work incomplete grade will make the student ineligible for B-, C+, C Satisfactory work Dean’s List Honors for the term if the student C-, D+, D Passing, poor-quality work completes fewer than fourteen semester hours by the F Failure, no credit earned regular grading deadline.) The student is responsible for making arrangements for completing the course with the S/U, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory: S/U grades do not instructor and the Office of the Registrar. The extension affect the student’s grade-point average, but a student period may not be longer than six weeks after the end of receiving an Unsatisfactory will not receive credit for the the fall or spring semesters, or more than six weeks after course. The College criterion for Satisfactory is the either of the summer terms. At the end of the extension equivalent of a C or better. A student may take no more period, the instructor may submit a grade based on the than one course in a semester for an S/U grade. A work completed. student may take a maximum of sixteen semester hours IF, Incomplete Failing: If the instructor does not for an S/U grade, excluding internships. The S/U option submit a grade by the end of the extension period, the is offered at the discretion of the department. The I becomes a permanent grade of IF, figured in the semester schedule will indicate which courses may be grade-point average as F. taken for an S/U grade. Students must indicate their choice of the S/U grade option at the time of registration. No change may be made after the end 52 of the first week of classes. Grade Change Academic Review All grades are considered final once they are submitted At the end of each semester, the Committee on to the Office of the Registrar. An instructor may request Academic Standing reviews the status of all students to a change in the student's grade if the instructor has determine academic standing. It determines, upon the made a computational or clerical error. No grade may be basis of achievement, who will be given Honors or changed on the basis of reexamination, reevaluation, or Highest Honors on the Dean’s List, who will be placed supplementary work. Petitions to change grades must on probation, who is eligible for continuation, and who originate with the faculty members concerned and be will be disqualified. brought before the Committee on Academic Standing for consideration. Honors The function of the Committee on Academic Freedom All academic honors and memberships are subject to and Rights (CAFR) is to receive inquiries and com- Skidmore’s Honor Code: thus eligibility for honors plaints concerning academic freedom and rights and requires a clear integrity record. to consider formal charges of violations of academic freedom and rights from any faculty member or student. DEAN’S LIST The Dean’s List is computed for the fall and spring Grade-Point Average (GPA) semesters as of the established date for submitting Each grade is assigned a point value as follows: semester grades. Grade Points Honors are awarded to each matriculated student who A+, A 4.00 satisfactorily completes at least fourteen semester hours A- 3.67 of credit by the regular grading deadline and who B+ 3.33 achieves a 3.4 to 3.66 GPA for that semester. Highest B 3.00 Honors are awarded to each student who satisfactorily B- 2.67 completes at least fourteen semester hours of credit by C+ 2.33 the regular grading deadline and who achieves a 3.67 or C 2.00 higher GPA for that semester. (A grade of Incomplete C- 1.67 which temporarily places the credits earned below D+ 1.33 fourteen makes the student ineligible for the Dean’s List, D 1.00 even if the Incomplete is resolved successfully.) F, WF, IF 0.00 GRADUATION HONORS No points are assigned for S, U, AU, W, or I. The GPA College Honors: Seniors with distinguished academic is calculated by multiplying the points assigned to each records may graduate cum laude (3.4-3.66 GPA), grade received by the number of semester hours the magna cum laude (3.67-3.79 GPA), or summa cum laude course carries, then totaling these products and dividing (3.80-4.00 GPA) upon the recommendation of the by the total number of semester hours considered. Committee on Academic Standing and with the The GPA for the semester is computed at the end of approval of the faculty. each semester. The cumulative GPA for all courses Departmental Honors: Departmental Honors will be taken at the College is also computed at the end of each awarded to any student who graduates from Skidmore semester. College after no fewer than three semesters and who As a general principle, courses for which a grade of D or meets the following conditions: a GPA of 3.5 or higher higher has been earned may not be repeated for academic for all work in the major; the completion of any other credit; the exceptions to this regulation are noted in academic criteria established by the department and individual course descriptions. If a course for which the described in the Catalogue, and a favorable recommend- student received a grade of F is repeated at the College, ation by the department; a GPA of 3.0 or higher based both grades remain on the record and both are included in on all work taken at Skidmore; and approval by the the GPA. With the exception of designated programs and College faculty upon recommendation by the cross registrations, credit granted by Skidmore College for Committee on Academic Standing. work taken at another institution or by examination is not included in the GPA. 53 Double majors must meet the above criteria for each of Outstanding students are thus encouraged to pursue a the majors. (The student may earn Departmental program that is not only liberal but diversified and Honors in one, both, or neither major.) challenging.

These criteria also apply to interdepartmental and to ACADEMIC PRIZES self-determined majors. The 3.5 or higher GPA applies to the interdepartmental course work considered as a The recipients of academic prizes are determined by the whole. faculty, and the following prizes are awarded at the annual Honors Convocation and/or at Commencement. Honors Forum: Seniors will graduate as members of the Honors Forum if they have maintained Dean’s List American Studies Faculty Award status as a full-time student (with no two consecutive O. Roger Gallagher Memorial Prize (Anthropology) semesters of a GPA below 3.4); demonstrated exemplary S. Michael Eigen ’87 Prize in Art History academic and social integrity; completed a minimum of Barbara Green Wilde ’55 Award (Ceramics) three Honors Forum courses by the end of the junior Marguerita Mergentime Award (Textile Design) year and a senior-year capstone experience; and engaged Dorothy Dryfoos Olsan ’41 Prize in Jewelry and in forum events during each academic year of Metalsmithing membership. Jesse Solomon Memorial Award (Painting) Pamela Weidenman ’72 Memorial Prize (Lithography/ PERICLEAN Printmaking) Whitman Family Art History Prize The Skidmore academic honor society, Periclean, was Dowd-Lester Award (Biology) formed in 1956 to stimulate intellectual curiosity, to Donald W. Pyle Memorial Award (Biology) encourage creative activity, and to honor academic Joseph Garrison Parker Prize achievement. Seniors whose cumulative GPA is 3.4 or Seymour and Sylvia Goldman Memorial Prize higher, and juniors whose cumulative GPA is 3.6 or (Business) higher, are eligible for membership. Periclean nominees Jefferson Huff ’88 Prize in Business and members must also sustain a good record of Gail Moran Morton ’60 Prize (Business) academic and social integrity. Elections are held in the Wall Street Journal Award fall of each year and prior to graduation for graduating Charlotte W. Fahey Prize (Chemistry) seniors. The society sponsors the Periclean Scholar American Institute of Chemists Award Awards for outstanding senior projects. Jo C. Hebard ’69 Memorial Prize PHI BETA KAPPA Helga B. Doblin Prize in Classics Margaret Paulding Prize in Dance Skidmore College was granted a charter by the national William E. Weiss Memorial Award in Economics honor society of Phi Beta Kappa in 1970, and the Phi Edwin Moseley Prize in English Chapter was installed in February 1971. Candidates for Frances Steloff Poetry Prize the bachelor of arts degree are eligible for election on Denise Marcil ’74 Prize for Fiction Writing the basis of academic standing and rules of eligibility Sara Bennett ’92 Prize for Fiction established by the chapter, in accordance with the Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Prose Awards regulations of the national society. Sally Chapman Thompson ’48 Prize in Literature Students who qualify for consideration on the basis of Margaret Paulding Prize in Exercise Science grade-point average must also demonstrate breadth of Alliance Française de Schenectady Award (French) distribution in their college program by choosing courses Consulate General Prize in German beyond the introductory level in at least two of the three Sonja P. Karsen Prize in Spanish academic areas (humanities, social sciences, and natural Istituto Italiano di Cultura Award (Italian) sciences and mathematics), while maintaining high Roy T. Abbott III ’78 Memorial Prize (Geology) academic achievement and academic integrity. Adequate Mente et Malleo Award (Geology) preparation in a foreign language and mathematics Henry C. Galant Prize (Comparative Politics) (though not necessarily at Skidmore), competence in Susan Riley Gunderson ’64 Prize (American writing, and fulfillment of certain Skidmore residency Government) requirements are also necessary. Erwin L. Levine Prize in Government Henry T. Moore Prize in Government 54 Jerome Solomon Ginsberg Memorial Award in Probation European and International Integration Studies Alice Farwell Warren Prize (History) Students whose semester GPA falls below 2.00 will be Lee History Prize considered on academic probation. A second semester on Alan M. Turing Prize in Mathematics and Computer probation will prompt a review of the student’s record by the Science Committee on Academic Standing and may lead to the Gladys Gillman Taylor ’48 Prize in Mathematics student’s disqualification. Students should consider Barbara Gruntal Allen ’35 Prize (Voice) probation a serious warning and seek out all resources to Louis Edgar Johns Award (Music) improve academic work. A student on probation should Herman Joseph Muller Prize (Music) eliminate or greatly diminish cocurricular and athletic Cooper Barnett Prize in Philosophy participation in order to focus on his or her studies. At Eleanor A. Samworth Prize in Physics the discretion of the College administration, a student Amy Eisenberg ’72 Memorial Award (Educational on probation may be denied participation in such Psychology) activities. Michelle Kelly ’72 Memorial Award (Psychology) Instructors are encouraged to notify students of their Krawiec Psychology Prize class standing at midsemester, but it is the responsibility Krawiec Scholar (Psychology) of individual students to be aware of their standing and Caren Lane Sass ’35 Psychology Prize to meet all academic obligations. Hilda Bashevkin Betten ’39 and Morris H. Betten Award in Social Work Standards for Continuation Everett V. Stonequist Award (Sociology) Nancy Beth Rautenberg ’83 Memorial Award A student is not in good academic standing and is not (Sociology) making satisfactory progress toward the degree when: Margaret Ellen Clifford Memorial Prize in Theater Theater Prize a. The Committee on Academic Standing has E. Beverly Field Women’s Studies Award determined that the student has not earned a sufficient number of semester hours and GPA to continue as a NOTE: Any violation of the academic Honor Code may matriculated student at the College (see chart below). affect a student’s eligibility for the distinctions described in the preceding “Honors” section. b. The student does not complete the all-College Foundation, Integration, and Exploration requirements STUDENT OPPORTUNITY FUNDS in a timely and successful fashion; students must complete the Foundation requirements (expository writing and the From its own resources and through the generosity of first level of quantitative reasoning) by the end of the alumni and friends of the College, Skidmore offers small sophomore year and the Integration requirements (Liberal grants to help students complete special academic and Studies 1 and 2) by the end of the junior year. The cocurricular projects and to present the results of their Exploration requirements must be completed prior to research at professional conferences. Petitions for graduation. Student progress in this areas is reflected in academic funds should be submitted to the dean of the degree audit, which students receive from the Office studies; cocurricular requests are handled by the dean of of the Registrar. student affairs. Funds are limited and are awarded on a competitive basis. c. By the end of the junior year or thereafter, the student has not earned a 2.00 GPA in the major. d. The student earns a second semester of “probation” status. e. The student has been granted a “waiver” of minimal continuation standards in order to improve his or her academic standing.

55 Students in the Class of 2001 must meet the following Withdrawal minimal standards for continuation (and see additional criteria above): Any student who wishes to withdraw from the College should notify the Registrar’s Office in writing at once. semester hours cumulative (See Refund Policy, page XX) With faculty permission a by end of semester completed grade point average grade of W may be assigned for courses in which the 1 6 1.50 student is officially enrolled, except if the date of 2 18 1.67 withdrawal is during the last three weeks of classes, 3 30 1.85 when a grade of WF is assigned. 4 45 2.00 5 60 2.00 Students who do not register for courses in any semester 6 72 2.00 by the end of the first week of classes will be considered 7 84 2.00 to have withdrawn officially from the College. 8 96 2.00 9 108 2.00 Dismissal 10 120 2.00 The College reserves the right to dismiss any student who does not meet its academic standards, whose Starting with the Class of 2002, in addition to the continuation, in the opinion of College authorities, is minimal continuation standards described above not contributing to the best development of the student, regarding a second “probation” semester and the or whose behavior is inconsistent with the ideals and necessity of having a 2.00 GPA in the major by the end standards of the College. of the junior year, students must meet revised criteria for the first two years of study as follows: Any student receiving notice of dismissal shall vacate the College residence within forty-eight hours and return all semester hours cumulative College-owned property. Refund of fees for tuition, by end of semester completed grade point average room, and board will be in accordance with the policy 1 6 1.67 for withdrawals found on page 37. 2 18 1.85 3 30 2.00 Readmission 4 45 2.00 (Subsequent semesters require the same criteria as for Students who have withdrawn from Skidmore or been previous class years.) disqualified may apply for readmission, providing all financial obligations to the College have been met. A Students who do not meet the minimal criteria will be student who has been academically disqualified must disqualified. Students receiving TAP assistance must earn a full year of strong grades (generally “B” or better) meet New York State requirements for academic per- at another institution before being considered for formance and progress toward the degree. See page 43. readmission. Readmission is never automatic and depends on competitive academic standards and the Disqualification overall enrollment priorities of the College. Students dismissed or disqualified from the College may not Students who do not meet the minimal standards for participate in any regular or affiliated Skidmore continuation or the other criteria for adequate progress academic program without first being officially toward the degree, as determined by the Committee on readmitted to the College. Information regarding Academic Standing, will be disqualified from further readmission procedures should be obtained from the study at the College. Office of the Dean of Studies. In some cases, the Committee may offer the student one nonrenewable waiver that allows the student to work toward an acceptable level of academic quality. The waiver decision will be based on academic evidence indicating the student’s potential for success.

56 Skidmore College Degree Programs

Skidmore College is chartered by the Regents of the Government-Spanish 2299 Bachelor of Arts State of New York and accredited by the Middle States Government-History 2207 Bachelor of Arts Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. All Government-Philosophy 2207 Bachelor of Arts degree programs are registered with the New York State Government-Sociology 2299 Bachelor of Arts Education Department. History 2205 Bachelor of Arts History of Art 1003 Bachelor of Arts Hegis History-Philosophy 2205 Bachelor of Arts Major Code Degree Individualized Studies 4901 Bachelor of Arts or (UWW) Bachelor of Science American Studies 0313 Bachelor of Arts Liberal Studies 4901 Master of Arts Anthropology 2202 Bachelor of Arts Mathematics 1701 Bachelor of Arts Art (Studio) 1002 Bachelor of Science Music 1006 Bachelor of Arts Asian Studies 0301 Bachelor of Arts Philosophy 1509 Bachelor of Arts Biology 0401 Bachelor of Arts Physics 1902 Bachelor of Arts Biology-Chemistry 0414 Bachelor of Arts Political Economy 2207 Bachelor of Arts Biology-Philosophy 0499 Bachelor of Arts Psychology 2001 Bachelor of Arts Biology-Psychology 0499 Bachelor of Arts Psychology-Sociology 2099 Bachelor of Arts Business 0501 Bachelor of Science Religious Studies 1510 Bachelor of Arts Business-Economics 0599 Bachelor of Arts Self-Determined Major 4901 Bachelor of Arts or Business-Mathematics 0599 Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Business-Government 0599 Bachelor of Arts Social Work 2104 Bachelor of Science Business-French 0599 Bachelor of Arts Sociology 2208 Bachelor of Arts Business-German 0599 Bachelor of Arts Sociology-Anthropology 2299 Bachelor of Arts Business-Spanish 0599 Bachelor of Arts Spanish 1105 Bachelor of Arts Chemistry 1905 Bachelor of Arts Theater 1007 Bachelor of Science Classics 1504 Bachelor of Arts Women’s Studies 4903 Bachelor of Arts Computer Science 0701 Bachelor of Arts Dance 1008 Bachelor of Science TRANSCRIPTS AND CREDENTIAL FILES Dance Theater 1008 Bachelor of Science Official transcripts of a student’s entire academic record at Economics 2204 Bachelor of Arts Skidmore College are issued by the Registrar’s Office at the Economics-French 2299 Bachelor of Arts student’s written request. There is a fee of $5 for each copy. Economics-German 2299 Bachelor of Arts Students and alumni who elect to pay a one-time fee of $75 Economics-Spanish 2299 Bachelor of Arts are not subject to the per-copy fees assessed each time a Economics-Mathematics 2204 Bachelor of Arts transcript or credential file is requested. Economics-Philosophy 2204 Bachelor of Arts Economics-Sociology 2299 Bachelor of Arts Students have the option of establishing credential files Education Studies 0802 Bachelor of Science by completing the appropriate paperwork through the Provisional Certifi- Career Services Office. Files will be maintained for a cation in Elementary period of five years after graduation unless the office Education (pre K-6) receives written instructions by the registrant to continue English 1501 Bachelor of Arts maintenance of the file. Credential services are provided English-French 1599 Bachelor of Arts only to those students wishing to maintain a file of English-German 1599 Bachelor of Arts confidential references. Official copies of credential files English-Spanish 1599 Bachelor of Arts are mailed by Career Services directly to a college, English-Philosophy 1599.10 Bachelor of Arts university, government agency, employer or other outside Exercise Science 1299.30 Bachelor of Science organization. Copies will not be sent to the registrant French 1102 Bachelor of Arts given the confidential status of the letters. Credentials are French Area Studies 1102 Bachelor of Arts forwarded only upon written request by the student. Geology 1914 Bachelor of Arts There is a fee of $3 for every request made. German 1103 Bachelor of Arts Government 2207 Bachelor of Arts Skidmore reserves the right to withhold transcripts/ Government-French 2299 Bachelor of Arts credentials if an outstanding balance is owed the College. Government-German 2299 Bachelor of Arts 57 THE AMERICAN STUDIES MINOR: The Courses of Study American Studies American studies minor consists of five courses, including: 1) AM101, 102 or 201, 202 (depending on the department’s perception of Chair of the Department of American Studies: the student’s preparation); 2) AM221, Gregory M. Pfitzer, Ph.D. American Studies: Methods and Approaches; and two additional American studies courses, Professors: Joanna S. Zangrando, Ph.D., at least one of which must be at the 300 level. Douglas Family Professor of American An interested student should apply to the Culture, History, Literary and Interdisciplinary department chair for acceptance as an Studies; Mary C. Lynn, Ph.D. American studies minor and for assignment to Course Credit Associate Professor: Gregory M. Pfitzer, Ph.D. a faculty advisor, who will work with the Visiting Associate Professor: *Wilma B. Hall, Ph.D. student to devise a minor program suited to his The number of semester hours of credit or her interests and needs. Students must earned by satisfactory completion of a course Lecturer: *Adorna R. Nelson, M.Phil. maintain at least a 2.0 average in minor is indicated after the course title. courses and must file a declaration of minor American studies is an interdisciplinary major form with the registrar’s office before the Course Numbering that focuses upon life and culture in the United beginning of their last semester at Skidmore. States, past and present, using the resources, Students should elect the minor by the second The level of the course is indicated as follows: techniques, and approaches of a variety of semester of their junior year. disciplines. The major examines the diversity 100 — Introductory of Americans as well as their commonly- AM 101. INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN 200 — Intermediate shared experiences, and incorporates race, CULTURE: PRE-CIVIL WAR 4 300 — Advanced gender, class, and ethnicity as categories for A study of the development of American life and cultural analysis. Students majoring in culture up to the Civil War. Topics include utopian Course Notations American studies plan, with faculty advisors, visions of the new world, religious settlements, the a program of study that reflects their interests creation of a national iconography, the social implica- Courses designated by a single number are in American society and culture: history, the tions of slavery, racial and ethnic conflict, gender one-semester courses. arts, music, literature, government, economics, roles, and the rise of American intellectual traditions. Resources include fiction, folklore, satire, sermons, social structures, sociology and anthropology, maps, journals, captivity narratives, trial transcripts, Double numbers separated by a comma (101, institutions, education, and philosophy and 102) are courses in which grades are given autobiography, art, architecture and material culture. religion. Their combination of a core of (Fulfills society-B component of breadth require- separately for each semester, but in which one interdisciplinary American studies courses ment.) G. Pfitzer, the Department semester ordinarily follows the other. on specific topics, themes, eras and ways to study American culture together with American AM 102. INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN An “H” following a course number indicates subject courses from different disciplines CULTURE: POST-CIVIL WAR 4 that the course will always be taught as an provides both breadth and in-depth knowledge An examination of American life and culture from honors course. of the development of American culture. With the Civil War to the present. Topics include social the encouragement of the American studies movements, westward expansion, immigration, If a course is not offered annually, the year in faculty students often include study abroad, urbanization, the Horatio Alger myth, the rise of labor, which it will next be offered is noted where Washington semester, or internship experi- economic growth and class differences, the role of possible. ences in their programs. the federal government, racial and ethnic conflict, gender roles, war and peace, and criticism of Ameri- can culture. Various resources, such as popular Due to scheduling, faculty leaves of absence, THE AMERICAN STUDIES MAJOR: Students culture, music, film, sermons, diaries, trial transcripts, sabbaticals, and other factors, every course must fulfill the requirements designated in listed may not be given in any particular year. literature, historical studies, art and architecture, and the three areas below as well as satisfy the various primary documents are used. (Fulfills society- The College reserves the right to withdraw general college requirements for the degree B component of breadth requirement.) any course for which there is insufficient of bachelor of arts. To qualify for honors in G. Pfitzer, the Department enrollment. American studies, students must complete the honors thesis. AM 200. ISSUES IN AMERICAN CULTURE 1 Faculty are listed with their respective A series of one-credit course that focus on specific departments. A listing of the entire teaching 1. Prerequisites: AM 101, 102; or HI 221, 222 topics of relevance to American culture (either faculty (as of April 15, 2000) for the academic (American History). historical or contemporary), such as recent books of year 2000-2001 begins on page 153. Part-time significance, film genres, documentary series, or faculty are indicated by an asterisk(*). 2. American Studies Courses: six courses current affairs. May or may not be associated with above the 100 level, to be selected in three-credit courses being offered simultaneously by consultation with the student's advisor. These the department (see specific course descriptions). The Department must include AM 221, American Studies: Methods and Approaches, and AM 374, Senior AM 201. AMERICAN IDENTITIES: PRE-1870s 3 Seminar. A study of the changing ways Americans have defined themselves, from colonization to the mid- 3. American Subjects: two courses about the nineteenth century. Relying heavily on primary United States taken in at least two other sources, the course examines critical issues and departments and above the 100 level. Courses periods including race, ethnicity, gender, class, meeting this requirement must be approved by culture contact, revolution, reform, and war, as well the American Studies Department. as men and women whose lives and work reveal the cultural temper of their time. (Fulfills LS II require- ment and society-B component of breadth require- ment; designated a culture and difference in the United States course.) M. Lynn

58 AM 201L. AMERICAN IDENTITIES: PRE-1870s AM 232H. NEW ENGLAND BEGINS 3 D. New England 3 WITH WORKSHOP 4 A critical examination of the evolution of culture and A study of the growth and development of regional Taken in conjunction with AM201, the workshop society in New England during the seventeenth culture in the northeastern United States from the complements AM201 class sessions. Classic texts century. After considering the origins of the Puritan eighteenth century to the present. Beginning with a and documents in American culture from 1620 to community, the course will explore the ways in which consideration of the heritage of the Puritan settlers, 1877 are examined in depth. The workshop includes that society changed over the course of the first the course proceeds to an examination of the Revolu- additional reading, journal writing, oral presentations, seventy-five years of settlement, using the resources tionary experience, the industrial revolution, the New a field trip, and assignments in the American Studies- and methods of a variety of disciplines. By a culmi- England Renaissance of the nineteenth century, and History Lab. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth nating investigation of the events of the Salem the transforming impact of immigration and migration requirement.) M. Lynn witchcraft crisis of 1692, questions will be raised as to on the region’s population. It ends with a study of the the impact of those changes and some of the ways in literature, politics, and economy of New England in AM 202. AMERICAN IDENTITIES: POST-1870s 3 which New Englanders responded to them. Finally, the twentieth century. (Fulfills society-B component A study of the changing ways Americans have by studying several historical and literary treatments of breadth requirement.) M. Lynn defined themselves, from the mid-nineteenth century of the witch trials, we will gain a greater understand- to the present. Relying heavily on primary sources, ing of the interconnections between the past and the AM 260. THEMES IN AMERICAN CULTURE the course examines the impact of modernization, present. (This is an Honors course; it fulfills society-B Interdisciplinary examinations of critical themes in the war, and depression, and considers the impact of component of breadth requirement.) M. Lynn development of American culture and American life. race, gender, class and ethnicity on American culture (The course may be repeated for credit with focus on and society, emphasizing the ways in which writers, AM 250. REGIONAL CULTURE a different theme.) critics, and reformers have responded to and shaped Exploration of the development of distinctive regional A. Civil Rights in Twentieth Century United their society. (Fulfills LS II requirement and society-B cultures in the United States. Using a broadly based States 3 component of breadth requirement; designated a interdisciplinary approach, these courses focus on An examination of the interactions of individuals, culture and difference in the United States course.) the interaction between people and their environ- groups, institutions and agencies seeking to achieve, M. Lynn, J. Zangrando ments, the way people develop attachments to their enforce, or dismiss those civil rights guarantees own regions, and the tensions between regional and contained primarily in the 13th, 14th, and 15th AM 202L. AMERICAN IDENTITIES: POST-1870s national cultures. (The course may be repeated for amendments to the Constitution of the United States WITH WORKSHOP 4 credit with a different topic.) and in subsequent twentieth century legislation. Taken in conjuction with AM202, the workshop A. The Hudson River 4 Although a major focus of the course is on the complements AM202 class sessions. Classic texts An introduction to the history, literature, and art of the attempts of women and African-Americans to secure and documents in American culture from 1877 to the Hudson River Valley. The Hudson River is consid- full civil rights protections, students are encouraged present are examined in depth. The workshop ered as an environmental entity, an economic and to investigate civil rights issues that range beyond includes additional reading, journal writing, oral political concern, and especially as a cultural symbol. these two groups. The course uses a variety of presentations, a field trip, and assignments in the The course considers four centuries of American materials including legislative histories, autobiogra- American Studies-History Lab. (Fulfills society-B experience on the Hudson, but focuses on the phies, executive orders, judicial decisions, biogra- component of breadth requirement.) nineteenth century, when the Hudson had its greatest phies, histories of specific aspects of the civil rights M. Lynn, J. Zangrando influence on regional and national culture. (Fulfills struggle, journalistic accounts, documentary films, society-B component of breadth requirement.) works of fiction, and oral histories. (Fulfills society-B AM 221. AMERICAN STUDIES: METHODS G. Pfitzer component of breadth requirement.) J. Zangrando AND APPROACHES 4 B. The West 4 An introduction to American studies scholarship, B. The Machine in the Garden 3 An examination of the mythic, historical, and contem- methodologies, and approaches to the study of An introduction to the impact of industrialism on the porary West, western heroes and themes and what society and culture in the United States. Course American pastoral ideal. The course focuses on the they reveal about American values and culture. Using materials include “classics” in American studies as cultural themes of agrarian paradise, the geopolitics film, literature, social and intellectual histories and the well as the most recent scholarship: the “myth and of land use, sentimental glorifications of the past, the arts, the course considers discrepancies in the symbol” school, the culture concept, psychoanalytic image of the American farmer, and the transformation images and realities of western exploration and methodologies, new literary and feminist critiques, of the American pastoral landscape. The central settlement. After considering the colonial period, the material culture and oral history resources, mass and theme of the course is the inability of nineteenth and course then explores nineteenth century conflicts popular culture analyses, with attention to issues of twentieth century Americans to hold onto the vision of over property, natural preservation, mineral and race, gender, class, and ethnicity throughout. The an American Arcadia in the face of rampant industri- water claims, and the rights of native Americans and intent of the course is to offer students a variety of alization and unrestricted technology. (Fulfills society- concludes with an examination of contemporary opportunities to sharpen their analytical, research, B component of breadth requirement.) G. Pfitzer images and issues. (Fulfills society-B component of and writing skills from interdisciplinary and historio- breadth requirement.) W. Hall C. African-American Experience, graphic perspectives. Required of majors and minors 1860s–1980s 3 C. The South 3 in their sophomore or junior years. A study of the African-American experience, 1860s- G. Pfitzer, J. Zangrando, the Department An exploration of the development of the distinctive 1980s. Using both primary and secondary source culture of the southern region of the United States. material, the course examines the critical issues and The course examines myths and legends of the Old AM 231. ETHNIC AND IMMIGRANT period relevant to the African-American struggle EXPERIENCE 3 South including those surrounding the origins of the toward freedom and equality. Topics include slavery, plantation system, southern womanhood and the An introduction to the historical experiences of emancipation, and Reconstruction; the woman’s era; several American ethnic and immigrant groups, development of the slave and free communities of the the age of Jim Crow and the new Negro; the civil region in the antebellum period. Topics include the including Native Americans, African Americans, rights movement; and the post-reform period. myths and legends of the New South, the legacy of and people from Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Sources include narratives, documents, photographs, Emphasizing both the larger society’s view of a the Civil War and Reconstruction, the imposition of and films. The Department particular ethnic group and that group’s perception segregation, modernization of agriculture and indus- of its own experiences, the course examines the try, and the migration of African Americans north- processes of assimilation and acculturation, racism, ward. The course culminates in a study of the civil nativism, ethnic conflict, and cultural survival mecha- rights movement, and recent demographic, eco- nisms as found in historical monographs, films, nomic, and political changes. (Fulfills society-B novels, biographies and autobiographies, demo- component of breadth requirement.) graphic materials and oral histories. (Fulfills the LS II The Department requirement; designated a culture and difference in the United States course.) W. Hall, J. Zangrando

59 D. Living with the Machine: Technology and AM 360. AMERICAN CULTURAL PERIODS AM 363. WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE 4 Cultural Adaption 3 Examination of specific cultural periods, each of An examination of the changing position of women in An exploration of the development of technology in which has had a particular significance for the American culture and society from the seventeenth the United States. Beginning with the adaptation of development of American culture. The course will century to the present. Topics will include the devel- Native American skills, and extending to the growth explore the major social, political, economic, intel- oping familial, economic, sexual, educational, and of the Internet, the course considers technology for lectual, and aesthetic issues of the period, using the political roles of women, as well as consideration of its usefulness but also considers the social and resources of literature, history, music, art, govern- the suffragist and feminist movements. Issues of cultural changes that occur in its wake. Topics will ment, sociology, and popular culture. (The course race, class, and ethnicity will be included, and re- include the development of mills, railroads, and may be repeated for credit with a different period.) sources from a variety of disciplines will be used, computers; in addition broader themes such as the including material culture, history, literature, politics, A. 1920s 3 possible regulation of technology will be examined. sociology, and economics. M. Lynn An intensive examination of the “roaring twenties,” (Fulfills society-B component of breadth require- with special attention to the impact of class, race, ment.) The Department AM 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 and gender on the development of American culture A program of individual reading, research, and writing E. The Environment in American Culture 3 in the period. The course focuses on a series of which qualified majors design in consultation with and An examination of the importance of nature and the controversies illuminating some of the conflicting under the direction of the American studies faculty. environment in American culture. The course will forces at work in American society, including de- An independent study allows an in-depth examination analyze the role nature has played in American life bates over immigration, Prohibition, evolution, of a topic not treated extensively in regular depart- from the early human settlement in North America sexuality, and the role of women in society. It will mental course offerings. Students meet with faculty to the present. Topics will include the evolution of examine some of the major intellectual, social, and on a regularly scheduled basis to discuss and ana- environmental consciousness in the United States, cultural issues of the era. M. Lynn lyze readings and research in primary and secondary the development of national parks, the Adirondack B. 1950s 3 sources. The Department Park in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and An interdisciplinary analysis of the decade of the the impact and future role of the contemporary 1950s in America. Using a wide variety of primary AM 374. SENIOR SEMINAR 4 environmental movement. (Fulfills society-B compo- and secondary sources, including fiction, film, Exploration of primary and secondary sources in the nent of breadth requirement.) The Department music, biography, autobiography, poetry, sociology, interdisciplinary examination of a particular topic in drama, and social criticism, the course explores the American culture. Students will pursue a major AM 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN distinctive culture of this decade. It focuses on the research project or prepare an honors thesis pro- AMERICAN STUDIES 3 ways different groups of Americans experienced the posal. Required of all senior majors. Open to majors Internship opportunity for students whose academic period, studying conformity and consumerism, the only; normally taken in fall semester of senior year. and cocurricular work has prepared them for profes- beatniks, rock and roll, and the silent generation, as W. Hall, M. Lynn, the Department sional work related to the major. With faculty spon- well as the roots of the protest movements and the sorship and department approval, students may counterculture of the 1960s. M. Lynn AM 375. HONORS THESIS 4 design internships at museums and historical societ- Independent study and research leading to a thesis ies, newspapers, radio and television stations, C. 1960s 3 examining a topic relevant to American civilization museums and historical societies, newspapers, radio A consideration of the major events of the 1960s, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Required of and television stations, planning and architectural including the New Frontier, the Cuban missile crisis, candidates for department honors. Participation by firms, schools, government agencies, and other the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the war in invitation of the department to students with strong appropriate sites. No more than three semester hours Vietnam, the civil rights movement, the sexual and records in the major or by petition of a student with may count toward the major. Prerequisite: two gender revolutions, the rise of rock and roll, the special research interests. Prerequisite: AM 374. courses in American studies. Must be taken S/U. counterculture, the moon landing and other land- marks of the decade. The course considers not only Open to majors only. The Department AM 340. WOMEN AND WORK IN AMERICA 3 what happened during those climactic years, but why AM 376. TOPICS IN AMERICAN CULTURE Examination and analysis of the role and status of such events were so important to American develop- Interdisciplinary seminars exploring a substantial women in the economy, particularly the paid work ment, and how perceptions about the 1960s have aspect of the development of American culture. force, from the colonial era to the present. Topics changed over time. G. Pfitzer These courses involve in-depth analysis using the considered are: the perceptions and the realities of resources and techniques of several different disci- women's participation in the work force, “women’s AM 361. AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE 4 plines and requires a major research paper. (It may work,” and working women’s conscious efforts to Introduction to the material aspects of American be repeated for credit with a different topic.) improve their economic status. A variety of sources culture and the variety of ways in which artifacts— provide insights into the myths and realities of three-dimensional objects, the built environment, A. War 3 working women’s experiences; the impact of tech- design and architectural styles, technological pro- An examination of the experience of war and its nology on women’s work; the demands of family on cesses and production, decorative and folk arts— impact on American culture over the course of the working women; the socialization of women’s work; serve as social and cultural documents. The course last two centuries. The course concentrates on the legislation and working women’s status; the influ- centers on the cultural attitudes and values embodied American Revolution, the Civil War, Indian Wars, ence of class, race, and ethnicity on women work- in as well as shaped by the production, utilization, World War II, and the Vietnam War, using various ers and women’s work; the job segregation of and conservation of material objects. Readings, resources including fiction, history, film, oral history, women; and women workers and the organized discussions, museum and other field trips, and and autobiography to explore the changing nature of women’s movement. J. Zangrando object-oriented research projects assist students in war and its effects on American society and culture. enhancing their visual literacy and in making connec- War and politics, the morality of war, military strategy tions between material culture and the larger culture. and tactics, war and gender roles, class, race and J. Zangrando ethnicity, the home front experience, and war’s impact on the larger culture are some of the issues AM 362. AMERICAN AUTOBIOGRAPHY 3 considered. M. Lynn An examination of American culture through the B. City 3 lives of specific people as recorded in their autobiog- An examination of the growth and impact of urban life raphies. The course explores autobiography both as on American culture. Using fiction, film, histories, an act of self-creation and as a reflection of culture. sociological studies and material culture, the course Various autobiographies are examined for their examines the relation between the perceptions of revelations about choices, crises, values and experi- urban life and the actualities of that experience. By ences of representative people in particular periods focusing on how varying reactions to the urban of the American past. W. Hall experience result from economic, ethnic, or gender differences, the course explores such topics as: the effect of industrialization, the waves of rural migration and overseas immigration, the concentrations of wealth and poverty, the impact of architecture, and the parks and planning movements. W. Hall 60 C. America on the Couch 3 H. Vernacular Landscape: Exploring the A consideration of selected topics in the fields of American Sense of Place 3 Anthropology cultural studies and psychohistory. Through interdis- A study of the cultural meaning of the everyday ciplinary materials, students will explore the rich landscape in the United States. Cultural geography literature of psychohistorical interpretation, attempting and landscape history provide the method for inter- Chair of the Department of Sociology, to understand personal motivation, emotional charac- preting and understanding basic forms of North Anthropology, and Social Work: William Fox, ter, and abnormal behavior in both prominent Ameri- American landscape, which students will then utilize Ph.D. can figures and in the nation at large. Topics include in their own projects. This course will give primary conversion theory in the Salem witchcraft trials, consideration to the vernacular landscape but will Anthropology Faculty: infantilism and paternal authority in the age of Jack- also consider national patterns on the land. These Professors: Gerald M. Erchak, Ph.D.; Jill D. son, sentimental regression in the Civil War era, forms will reveal cultural details, including: gender Sweet, Ph.D George Custer and the schizophrenic personality, ideals, ethnic diversity, social hierarchies, economic neurasthenia in Victorian America, paranoia in the motives, cultural mythology, and political ideas. Associate Professor: Susan Bender, Ph.D. Nixon years, and narcissism in the “me” decade of The Department Assistant Professor: Michael C. Ennis- the 1970s. G. Pfitzer I. The Homefront During World War II 3 McMillan, Ph.D. D. Religion 4 A study of the impact of World War II on the Ameri- Visiting Assistant Professor: Renée B. An examination of the institutions of religion and the can homefront during the early 1940s. Using diverse Walker, Ph.D. roles religion has played in the development of materials — letters, government documents, social American society, from the seventeenth century to histories, material culture, popular film, music, litera- the present. Beginning with a study of the Puritan ture — this course examines the interconnection The primary purpose of the anthropology “city on a hill,” proceeding to the Great Awakening, between images and messages of war and American program is to facilitate the crosscultural study the Revolutionary separation of church and state and values and behavior. This assessment of the impact of human groups and social behavior. The designation of religious toleration, the course will of WWII on American society includes such topics as program's curriculum includes archaeological continue to explore the development of an increas- mobilization; labor and manufacturing; the experi- explorations of past cultures, human bio- ingly diverse society of belief and unbelief. Using a ences of women, children, minorities; the manipula- cultural development, and studies of diverse variety of interdisciplinary sources, the course fo- tion of information by government and the press; and lifeways of the world's populations. The cuses on nineteenth century nativist attacks on the models for heroic behavior presented by film, anthropology courses, designed to serve Catholicism, the role of religion in the slave commu- theater, music, and advertising. W. Hall students with a general interest in the nity, revivalism, fundamentalism, the social gospel, discipline as well as those who plan to pursue and contemporary controversies over evolution, AM 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN graduate training, provide a background for prayer in the public schools, and the impact of race, AMERICAN STUDIES 3 or 6 professional training in international relations, gender, and class. M. Lynn Professional experience at an advanced level for multinational corporations, environmental juniors or seniors with substantial academic and E. Disorderly Women 3 cocurricular experience in the major. With faculty impact studies, social service, education, An examination of women characterized by the larger sponsorship and departmental approval, students museums, and historic preservation. society as unruly, disruptive, radical, militant, unfemi- may extend their educational experience into such nine—just generally disorderly—and what this char- areas as historic preservation, museum administra- THE ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR: The acterization reveals about American society. The tion and education, journalism and communications, anthropology major must successfully course will consider types of women as well as the urban planning, teaching, public administration, and complete at least thirty-two credits in anthro- experience of individual, so-called disorderly, women other related fields. No more than three semester in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century United pology. As a foundation for the major, students hours may count toward the major. Open to junior States. Questions will include: What defines women must take AN101 and 102. Courses of and senior majors and minors. Must be taken S/U. as disorderly in specific times and places; how do exploration must include AN270 and at least women deviate from the roles and behavior expected one geographic-area course (AN205, 206, of all women; what has motivated disorderly women, 227, 228, 242, 243, or 260). Students must from their perspectives, to act as they have, and what also take either AN326 or 327 or SO375 as has been the psychic cost? The central focus is on well as AN366 as courses of synthesis and "disorderly women" as actors within and upon their application. Courses listed under sociology- society and on the responses of that larger society to anthropology may be taken for either sociology their actions. J. Zangrando or anthropology credit, but not both. F. America and the Sea 3 An exploration of the role ocean has played in Ameri- THE SOCIOLOGY-ANTHROPOLOGY can life. Beginning with the view of the sea as an MAJOR: Students who major in sociology- ecosystem, the course uses literary and historical anthropology must successfully complete forty sources to trace the sea’s importance in the develop- to forty-three credits including foundation ment of American culture. After studying the cultural, courses SO101 and either AN101 or 102; one social, and economic importance of the sea in Ameri- methods course (AN326, 327, SO226 or 227); can life, the course returns to the biology of the sea either AN366 or SO375; twelve elective credits through student research projects on current environ- in anthropology and twelve elective credits in mental problems, as well as national and interna- sociology. Courses listed under sociology- tional laws and regulations, which protect the ocean anthropology may be taken for either sociology as a commons for the world. The Department or anthropology credit, but not both. G. The American Suburb: Identity, Meaning, and Place, 1850-2000 3 HONORS: Students desiring departmental An exploration of one of the most ordinary portions of honors in anthropology must meet the the American landscape: the suburb. The course will requisite grade-point average and must consider the historical evolution of this form as a complete a senior thesis under the supervision cultural and social construct and consider its implica- of a member of the anthropology faculty. tions for the future. Beginning with the growth of parks and other planned areas, the suburb will be Students desiring departmental honors in defined through the elite culture of the nineteenth sociology-anthropology must meet the century; federal support and contemporary culture requisite grade-point average and must then combine to make this form of housing the most complete a thesis under the supervision of a ubiquitous in the United States after World War II. member of the anthropology or sociology Topics will include politics, gender, plurality, planning, faculty. economics, environmental implications and regula- tion, consumer culture, and material culture studies. 61 The Department THE ANTHROPOLOGY MINOR: Students AN 206. ARCHAEOLOGY OF EASTERN AN 260. SOUTHWEST INDIANS 3 who minor in anthropology must successfully NORTH AMERICA 3 An examination of the cultures, histories, and current complete eighteen credits in anthropology Archaeological sites located throughout the eastern socioeconomic situation of Native Americans in the including foundational AN101 and 102. United States are analyzed to reveal the history of Southwest region of the United States. Groups such Students must also complete ten credits of human-land and human-human interactions over a as the Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache will be studied anthropology electives including at least one 15,000-year period. Special attention is given to within the context of Spanish and Anglo contact to course at the 300 level. The student should changes in aboriginal culture effected by the estab- better understand issues of diversity, resistance to lishment of gatherer-hunter lifeways in the East and domination, and cultural change. Prerequisite: select a minor advisor who will assist the the later transition to village horticulture. (Fulfills non- AN101, 242, or permission of instructor. (Fulfills non- student in constructing a program of study. Western culture requirement.) S. Bender Western culture requirement.) J. Sweet Students are encouraged to declare the anthropology minor by the end of the junior AN 227. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN AN 270. HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL year. CULTURES 3 THOUGHT 4 A survey of the peoples and cultures of Africa south Examination of major debates in the history of anthro- AN 100. ANTHROPOLOGICAL of the Sahara in tradition and change. Special atten- pology and a look at central figures whose work PERSPECTIVES 3 tion is given to key social organizing principles and helped to fuel these debates. The careers of people A survey of anthropological problems drawing from institutions such as secret societies, lineage systems, like Boas, Mead, or Malinowski are studied within the cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, age set organizations, and despotic political struc- context of the developing discipline of anthropology. linguistics, and archaeology. This exploration course tures. Prerequisite: AN101. (Fulfills non-Western The relationship between past and current anthropo- introduces students to humans as biocultural beings culture requirement.) G. Erchak logical ideas, fieldwork practices, and anthropological who evolve physically and culturally as they adapt to writing are considered. Prerequisite: AN101 or a wide range of natural and sociocultural environ- AN 228. MEXICAN CULTURES 3 permission of instructor. J. Sweet ments. The course is not a prerequisite for other A survey of the peoples and cultures of Mexico. The anthropology courses and is generally not counted course examines the changes in Mexican cultures in AN 303. ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN toward the anthropology major or minor. (Fulfills non- relation to European conquest and colonization, SKELETON 3 Western culture and society-A component of breadth national independence, the Revolution, and relations Analysis of the human skeletal system as a record of requirements.) G. Erchak with the United States. Topics include social move- individual life history. Major topics include identifica- ments of principal indigenous groups (such as tion of skeletal anatomy and manifestations of age, AN 101. INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL Nahuatl, Maya, and Zapotecs), contemporary re- sex, health, and nutrition. Modes of analysis of the ANTHROPOLOGY 4 gional politics, environmental change, and the ongo- information and meaning embedded in prehistoric An introduction to the basic concepts and problems ing construction of Mexican identities. Prerequisite: burial contexts are also considered. Prerequisite: of sociocultural anthropology. The culture concept is AN101 or 205 or 243 or permission of instructor. AN102 or permission of instructor. S. Bender explored as a central theoretical and empirical (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) concern. Students learn about cultural diversity as M. Ennis-McMillan AN 325. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY 4 well as recurrent patterns of cultural adaptation. Applying the anthropological perspectives to the (Fulfills non-Western culture and society-A compo- AN 242. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 3 analysis of national and international sociocultural nent of breadth requirements.) The Department A survey of indigenous peoples and cultures of North issues. Topics include cultural brokerage, advocacy, America. The course examines the history of contact community development, evaluation, ethics, and the AN 102. ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE between Indian and non-Indian populations; the difficulties facing indigenous peoples and ethnic HUMAN PAST 4 development of U.S. Federal Indian policies; and the minorities within nation-states today. Prerequisite: An introduction to the biological and cultural evolution contemporary social problems related to the reserva- AN101. J. Sweet of humans. In learning about evolutionary theory and tion system and urban migration. (Fulfills non-West- process, students come to understand concepts of ern culture and society-A component of breadth AN 326. FIELD METHODS IN CULTURAL time and space as critical factors in our ability to requirements.) J. Sweet ANTHROPOLOGY 4 reconstruct the human past. Students engage a An introduction to field methods employed by cultural variety of biological and archaeological data in AN 243. LATIN AMERICAN INDIANS 3 anthropologists in their collection of primary data. laboratory sessions to clarify how this reconstruction A survey of indigenous peoples and cultures in Students will conduct field projects in local commu- occurs. (Fulfills society-A component of breadth Mexico, Central America, and South America. The nity settings. These projects call for pure observation, requirement.) S. Bender course examines the persistence and change of mapping, formal and informal interviewing, participant indigenous cultures as they have intersected with observation, and photo elicitation. Students will gain AN 175. INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEO- broader social forces since European conquest and experience in formulating research problems, devel- LOGICAL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS 5 colonization. Topics include contemporary indigenous oping a protocol, as well as organizing and communi- An introduction to the process of locating, identifying, movements as they influence regional politics, cating findings. Central concerns include the and excavating archaeological sites. The focus of economic development, environmental change, establishment of rapport and research ethics. Prereq- class activity is actual participation in an archaeologi- nationalism, and the construction of racial ethnic, and uisite: AN101 and permission of instructor. J. Sweet cal excavation and related activities. Offered summer gender identities. (Fulfills non-Western culture and only. S. Bender society-A component of breadth requirements.) AN 327. ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD AND M. Ennis-McMillan LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 4 AN 205. MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY 3 An introduction to the processes of archaeological A survey of the culture history of Mesoamerica, AN 251. THEMES IN ANTHROPOLOGY 1-4 excavation and primary data analysis. Course including primarily the states of Mexico and Guate- Examination of a geographic or subject area not requirements include active participation in a local mala. Inquiry focuses on the origin of New World available in existing course offerings. For example, excavation and the description and interpretation of agriculture as well as the development of highland the course may focus on post-colonial Australia, excavated materials. Prerequisite: AN102 or Mexican and Aztec and lowland Mayan civilizations. contemporary Ireland, or studies in primate behavior. permission of instructor. S. Bender The course considers the interpretation of the ar- The course in a different subject area may be re- chaeological remains at major Mesoamerican site peated for credit. Prerequisite: permission of the AN 339. PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 4 complexes. (Fulfills non-Western culture and society- instructor. The Department An exploration of the relationships among the con- A component of breadth requirements.) S. Bender cepts of culture, the self, personality and behavior, AN 252. NON-WESTERN THEMES IN examining crosscultural evidence and major theoreti- ANTHROPOLOGY 1-4 cal models. Brain and mind evolution is investigated. Examination of a non-Western geographic or subject Descriptive case studies are supplemented by recent area not available in existing course offerings. For theoretical and empirical work. Both non-Western example, the course may focus on aboriginal Austra- and Western (including U.S.) cultures are discussed. lia or the music of New Guinea tribal groups. The Prerequisite: Two courses from among cultural course in a different subject area may be repeated for anthropology, sociology, or psychology, or permis- credit. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. sion of instructor. G. Erchak (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) 62 The Department AN 345. ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 AN 352. TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY 1-4 Exploration of the principles by which the environ- Examination of a theoretical or area specialization not Art (Studio) ment shapes human culture and human culture available in existing course offerings. For example, shapes the environment. Topics include the process the course may focus on zooarchaeology or lithic of human adaptation, the analysis of human eco- technology. The course, in a different subject area, Chair of the Department of Art and Art History: systems, and the explanation of cultural diversity and may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission Peter Stake, M.F.A. change from an ecological perspective. Prerequisite: of instructor. The Department. AN101 or 102 or permission of instructor. Studio Art Faculty: M. Ennis-McMillan SA 355. LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY 3 Professors: Regis Brodie, M.F.A.; John Examination of the varied aspects of the social Cunningham Jr., M.F.A., Robert Davidson AN 346. SYMBOLIC THEORY AND organization of language using techniques from Professor of Art; David J. Miller, M.S., Ella Van PERFORMANCE 4 sociological, anthropological, psychological, and Dyke Tuthill ’32 Professor of Studio Art; An examination of symbolic theory as a vehicle for linguistic theory. Special attention is given to regional, Doretta Miller, Ed.D., M.F.A analyzing expressive forms found in ritual, festival, social, and individual variation; nonstandard dialects myth, and theater. The human need to seek, con- and their social impact; the relationship of language, Associate Professors: Richard Linke, M.F.A.; struct, and communicate meaning particularly regard- thought, and culture; the role of language in socializa- Peter Stake, M.F.A.; Janet Sorensen, M.F.A.; ing space, time, the supernatural, the self, and the tion and in the maintenance of social structures; and Joanne Vella, M.F.A.; David Peterson, M.F.A. cultural other will be explored. Attention will be given the type and extent of cultural variation in language to dance, drama, and music as complex symbolic use. Prerequisite: SO101 or AN101 or permission of Assistant Professors: Kate Leavitt, M.F.A.; systems employed by groups in their search for instructor. (May be taken for either sociology or Paul Sattler, M.F.A.; Margo Mensing, M.F.A.; meaning. Not open to students who have taken anthropology credit.) J. Devine Deborah Hall, M.F.A. AN350 or AN360. Prerequisite: AN101. J. Sweet Visiting Assistant Professor: Deborah Morris, AN 366. SENIOR SEMINAR IN M.F.A AN 347. WOMEN AND GENDER IN ANTHROPOLOGY 3 EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE 3 Advanced readings in theoretical or applied anthro- Senior Artist-in-Residence: John L. Moore, M.A. A critical examination of the evolutionary reconstruc- pology, with special focus on current developments in Visiting Assistant Professors, part time: tion of human behavior from feminist perspectives. the discipline. The course is designed as a capstone *Patricia B. Lyell, M.F.A.; *John Galt, M.F.A.; Using information from primate studies and anthro- experience for senior anthropology majors. Prerequi- pological ethnography, students investigate how site: AN270 or permission of instructor. *D. Leslie Ferst, M.F.A.; Victoria Palermo, assumptions about gender have shaped traditional The Department M.F.A. observations and interpretations of archaeological Lecturer: *John Danison, B.A. remains. Feminist reconstructions of human pre- AN 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY OR FIELD history are given close attention in an attempt to RESEARCH 3, 3 Shop Supervisor and Building Safety uncover a human past that incorporates women as Individual reading and/or field research in anthropol- Coordinator: Paul Davis active historical agents. Prerequisites: AN101 and ogy under the guidance of a member of the depart- 102 or permission of instructor. S. Bender ment. Students must be self-motivated and have a Skidmore is a Charter Member, National written proposal in hand. This proposal must be Association of Schools of Art and Design, AN 348. POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 approved by a member of the anthropology faculty. 1970. Accredited, 1982, 1992. The cultural, symbolic, and ritual aspects of political Students who plan on writing a senior thesis in behavior, organization, expression, and change. A anthropology will use AN371 as independent prepa- The Department of Art and Art History offers consideration of the political systems of bands, tribes, ration for the thesis. During this preparation period, two degrees: the bachelor of science degree in and chiefdoms will be used to compare and highlight students must develop a thesis statement, construct studio art and the bachelor of arts degree in art aspects of political life in state-governed societies an outline, and document a literature search. history. and provide a comprehensive perspective on the The Department political behaviors of human beings. Topics will include: culture and politics, meaning of political AN 373. SENIOR THESIS IN The studio art program offers a rich and action, structures of agreement and antagonism ANTHROPOLOGY 3 diverse range of investigations across the between political entities, and ritual construction of Required of anthropology and sociology-anthropology disciplines of art making and art history. political realities. Prerequisite: AN101. majors who plan to graduate with departmental Integrating extensive liberal arts offerings with M. Ennis-McMillan honors (sociology-anthropology majors may substi- a broad studio experience, majors may choose tute SO 373). Recommended for students who want to balance exploration with focus in a particular AN 349. MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 4 the challenge of writing a formal in-depth thesis on a area as preparation for graduate school or A survey of the field of medical anthropology that particular anthropological question. Students writing a future work in an art-related field. Critical introduces students to the cross-cultural study of the senior thesis in anthropology should use AN371 in thinking, imaginative problem solving, and self- body, health, disease, illness, suffering, and healing. preparation for AN373. Prerequisite: AN371 and reflective evaluation are key components in The course examines several theoretical perspec- permission of instructor. The Department the development of the theoretical and tives (ethnomedical, biocultural, interpretive, and technical aspects of art making. Through art political economic). Topics include birthing, maternal AN 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS IN courses students gain competency in visual and child health, infectious diseases, death and ANTHROPOLOGY 3, 6, or 9 language, an increasingly important skill in dying, and other issues across the life cycle in Professional experience at an advanced level for diverse geographic settings. Prerequisite: AN101 and juniors and seniors with substantial academic and contemporary culture. Visual and verbal 270 or permission of instructor. M. Ennis-McMillan cocurricular experience in anthropology. With faculty analytical and organizational skills learned in sponsorship and department approval, students may the studio apply to thoughtful practice in many AN 351. TOPICS IN CULTURAL OR extend their educational experience into such areas arenas of our complex world. BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1-4 as museum studies or work within appropriate state, Examination of a theoretical or subject specialization federal, or human service agencies. Prerequisite: at All studio art courses meet for six hours per (with a strong theoretical component) not available in least three courses in anthropology. Non-liberal arts. week. A cumulative grade of C or better is existing course offerings. For example, the course The Department required for all work in the major. may focus on the behavior of macaques or the anthropology of tourism. The course, in a different There are two areas of studio art for which subject area, may be repeated for credit. Prerequi- Advanced Placement (AP) credit can be site: Permission of instructor. The Department. awarded: Studio Art: General and Studio Art: Drawing. A score of 4 or 5 in any one area earns the student six college credits. It is the department’s policy that up to three of the six

63 AP credits can be used toward an elective in AR 103. DESIGN (two-dimensional) 3 AR 209. COMMUNICATION DESIGN I 3 the student’s major or minor. The remaining An explorative sequence of problems involving line, An introduction to visual design and communication three credits may be treated as general shape, color, and value. The aim of the course is to theory. Emphasis is on developing a strong founda- elective credit toward the Skidmore degree. An develop an understanding of visual phenomena on tion in visual perception, design principles, and exception to this policy must have approval a two-dimensional surface.(Fulfills arts-A compo- typography. Students will undertake studio problems from the Department of Art and Art History nent of breadth requirement.) Lab fee: $15 aimed at developing visual awareness, analytical chair in consultation with appropriate faculty. Studio Art Faculty thinking, craftsmanship, and use of hands-on media and digital techniques. Prerequisites: AR103, 105, AR 105, 106. DRAWING I, II 3, 3 106. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $100 D.Hall THE STUDIO ART MAJOR: A minimum of Beginning studies in freehand drawing with stress fifteen studio art courses within the major field given to observation, organization, and the develop- AR 214. KINETIC SCULPTURE 3 and four art history courses. Requirements for ment of manual control. AR 105 is prerequisite for Exploration of artworks which use motion and time as the bachelor of science degree in studio art: 106. (Fulfills arts-A component of breadth require- elements of creative expression. Complementing 1. Foundation Program: Five foundation ment.) Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty hands on studio experience will be an exposure to courses are required of all studio art selected elements of basic physics as well as an AR 107. DESIGN (three-dimensional) 3 exposure to the historical development of kinetic majors: AR103, 105, 106, 107, 201. Form organization in three dimensions employing sculpture as experienced through slides, lectures, 2. Studio Art Exploration: Of the remaining various easily worked materials, such as paper, and, in some classes, assigned readings. Individual ten studio art courses required for the wood, clay, and metal. (Fulfills arts-A component of initiative and invention will be encouraged. Non- studio art major, one must be chosen from breadth requirement.) Lab fee: $40 Studio Art Faculty liberal arts. Lab fee: $60 J. Cunningham the two-dimensional disciplines (graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, AR 108. LIFE MODELING: SCULPTURAL AR 215. TEXTILE STRUCTURES 3 or fiber arts) and one from the three- STUDY OF THE HUMAN FORM 3 Exploration of the sculptural properties of planes dimensional disciplines (ceramics, jewelry/ A study of the human figure through the medium of based on building single and multiple-element metalsmithing, sculpture, or fiber arts). life modeling in clay. Slide lectures dealing with surfaces. Studies in fused and single-element struc- contemporary as well as traditional attitudes toward ture (felting, netting, knotting, plaiting, hand and 3. Four art history courses that must include the figure will complement studio activity and offer a machine knitting) will be followed by the focus of AH101, 102, and two electives. perspective on humankind’s fascination with its own the course—loom weaving (including the use of the 4. It is recommended that the five foundation form. Initial course meetings will deal with elementary computer-assisted loom). Students will construct courses, the two exploration courses, and concepts in wax and clay as they relate to the figure. three-dimensional structures based on individual Students will be instructed in armature-building as expression. Readings in textile history and con- AH101, 102 be completed by the end of the well as mould-making techniques; finished works will temporary art issues, writing, and discussion will second year. be cast in plaster or bronze. (Fulfills arts-A compo- complement technical grounding in traditional textile 5. Successful participation in the Senior Show. nent of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal arts. processes. Prerequisite: AR115 or permission of the Lab fee: $75 J. Cunningham instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee $50 M. Mensing The Department of Art and Art History reserves the privilege of keeping a part of the work of AR 111. BASIC CERAMICS 3 AR 216. TEXTILE SURFACE DESIGN 3 any student. Basic issues of aesthetics and technique developed Theoretical and practical textile surface design through the direct manipulation of clay. A variety of employing screen-printing, direct painting, and resist- STUDIO ART MINOR: Any student choosing forming techniques will be explored and demon- dyeing techniques. Projects may take the form of flat studio art as a minor must consult the chair strated, including pinching, coiling, slab constructing, pattern design, wall hangings or costume. Students of the Department of Art and Art History for and throwing. In addition to group and individual will be introduced to the use of computers in design- program approval. It is recommended that critiques, weekly lectures will provide a working ing selected projects. Prerequisite: AR115 or permis- students begin work for the minor not later than knowledge of kiln firing (both gas and electric) and sion of instructor. Non-liberal arts Lab fee: $50 clay and glaze formulation. (Fulfills arts-A component M. Mensing the beginning of the second year. Students of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal arts. electing to minor in studio art are required to Lab fee: $70 R. Brodie AR 217. INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS 3 take any six studio art courses The continued development of aesthetic concepts and any two courses in art history. AR 113. METAL SCULPTURE 3 and techniques. Individual exploration and expres- Introduction and expansion of three-dimensional sion will be encouraged. Through a structured ap- STUDIO FEES: All studio courses including concepts utilizing metal and direct metal working proach with demonstrations, lectures, weekly Advanced Studio Problems and Independent techniques. The student will be exposed to a variety assignments, and group and individual critiques, the Study carry laboratory fees (see course of metal-working techniques while creating sculp- student will be exposed to hand-building and throw- descriptions). In addition, students must ture. The techniques will include oxy-acet., Tig and ing, as well as raku, salt-glazing, and stoneware purchase consumable materials and personal Mig welding. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $75 reduction techniques. Prerequisite: AR111 or permis- supplies. J. Cunningham sion of instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $95 R. Brodie COURSE AVAILABILITY: The department is AR 115. INTRODUCTION TO FIBER ARTS 3 committed to having students experience a An introduction to the fiber arts. Projects will allow AR 219. JEWELRY AND METALS I 3 students to explore off-loom woven structure, loom Sequence of problems employing various techniques variety of media. However, space is limited, weaving, resist-dyeing and screen-printing. Stu- in metal. Emphasis upon structural design and and, therefore, students cannot be guaranteed dents will work with flat pattern and composition as creative use of materials. Prerequisite: AR103 or 107 enrollment in specific courses during any given well as three-dimensional fiber construction. Histori- or permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. semester. As soon as students are confident cal works will be studied as well as the contempo- Lab fee: $50 D. Peterson about their choice of program, they should rary evolution of this art form. (Fulfills arts-A declare their major. component of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal AR 223, 224. DRAWING III, IV 3, 3 arts. Lab fee: $50 M. Mensing An extensive investigation of drawing as a visual AR 101. INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING 3 communicative act with emphasis on the develop- An introduction to painting as a medium of visual AR 201, 202. PAINTING I, II 3, 3 ment of individual vision and skill. Drawing from the expression. Emphasis is placed upon exploration of Basic studies employing various media. Emphasis is life model will be a major concern in AR224. Prereq- formal and technical concerns. Basic studies include given to the formal and technical process as it relates uisites: AR103, 105, 106. AR223 is prerequisite for drawing and will explore a variety of subject matter to the organization of color, shape, line, texture, and 224 or permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. and media directed toward the organization of the space on the two-dimensional plane. Prerequisites: Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty two-dimensional plane. Summer only. Not open to AR103, 105, 106. AR201 is prerequisite for 202. Non- Skidmore art majors. Non-liberal arts. (Fulfills arts-A liberal arts. Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty component of breadth requirement.) Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty 64 AR 227. COMMUNICATION DESIGN II 3 AR 311, 312. PAINTING III, IV 3, 3 AR 330. ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY 3 Further development of the concepts and skills A continuation of painting concepts designed to A continuation of problems of expression and introduced in Communication Design I. Emphasis is further acquaint students with technical processes. techniques encountered in beginning photography. placed on integrating the symbolic and communica- Emphasis will be on individual creativity as it pertains Students continue to develop skills in black and white tive aspects of typography with visual elements. to problems that focus on compositional elements. printing and are introduced to black and white and Through the application of design principles and Direct observa-tion exercises including use of the color transparencies. Prerequisite: AR229. Non- typography, studio projects will stress strong visual figure will be explored. Other assignments will refer to liberal arts. Lab fee: $75 (does not include film and concepts while exploring hands-on media and digital historical and contemporary trends, and painting paper). R. Linke techniques. Prerequisite: AR209. Non-liberal arts. methods. Prerequisites: AR103, 105, 106, 201, and Lab fee: $100 D. Hall 202 or 234. AR311 is a prerequisite for 312. Non- AR 331, 332. PAINTING V, VI 3, 3 liberal arts. Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty Formal and expressive processes in painting. Em- AR 229. BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY 3 phasis is placed upon more individual exploration of An exploration of the varied aesthetic and mechanical AR 315. ADVANCED FIBER ARTS 3 assigned formal problems in the studio. Prerequi- aspects of the photographic process. Emphasis is A continued exploration and development of personal sites: AR103, 105, 106, 201, 202 or 234, 311, 312. placed on using the camera as a tool to increase interpretations of traditional and nontraditional meth- AR331 is prerequisite for 332. AR332 may be taken one’s visual sensitivity and personal awareness. ods of textile design and fiber construction. Students for credit three times with permission of the instructor. Each student must own a camera. Prerequisite: may elect to concentrate in the area of weaving or Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty AR103. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $75 (does not textile design, or may develop skills in both areas include film and paper) R. Linke concurrently. Advanced weaving will include multi- AR. 337. ADVANCED COMMUNICATION harness weave structure on jack-type, computer, and DESIGN 3 AR 234. WATERCOLOR 3 dobby looms. Advanced textile design will include A continuation and development of the formal and Exploration of the materials and methods used in printed resists, photo screen-printing, lacquer sten- technical aspects of designing with type and image. watercolor painting. Included will be dry and wet cils, gouache rendering, and computer-aided design. Students will be introduced to recent developments in paper techniques, resist processes, and experimental It is strongly recommended that students intending to visual communication theory and practice, including painting. Conventional methods of illustrating the work in both areas complete both AR215 and 216 multimedia and interactivity. Readings in design figure and landscape will also be stressed. Pre- prior to electing this course. Personal initiative and history and criticism as well as independent research requisites: AR103, 105, 106, 201. Non-liberal arts. creative self-expression are emphasized in this will complement studio work. May be taken for credit Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty course. Prerequisite: AR215 or 216. May be taken for three times with permission of instructor. Prerequi- credit three times with permission of instructor. Non- sites: AR103, 105, 106, 209, 227 or permission of AR 251. ELEMENTARY SCULPTURE 3 liberal arts. Lab fee: $50 M. Mensing instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $100. D. Hall Three-dimensional investigations utilizing casting, carving, and metal processes. The student will be AR 318. ADVANCED CERAMICS 3 AR 341. PRINTMAKING: RELIEF 3 exposed to a variety of materials such as clay, wood, A further intensification of the use of clay as a An investigation and development of the woodcut metal, stone, and wax. Prerequisite: AR107 or per- medium and a continuation of the development of the and collagraph processes including color-printing mission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $60 forming processes of hand-building and throwing. techniques—with emphasis placed on personal J. Cunningham Also included will be the formulation of clay bodies growth and vision. Prerequisites: AR105, 106. Rec- and the investigation of kiln firing techniques. Prereq- ommended: AR223, 224. May be taken for credit AR 253. CARVING PROCESSES IN WOOD 3 uisite: AR217. May be taken for credit three times three times with permission of instructor. Non-liberal An exploration of carving processes and concepts with per-mission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab arts. Lab fee: $60 K. Leavitt related to wood in sculpture. Studio activity will fee: $95 (includes clay, glazes, firings). R. Brodie concentrate on wood carving. Slides and studio AR 342. PRINTMAKING: INTAGLIO 3 presentations will provide the basis for study of the AR 319. METALSMITHING 3 An investigation and development of the etching technical and historical development of stone carving. An advanced studio course in the jewelry and processes including color printing techniques—with Students will gain practical experience with drawing metalsmithing sequence. Students explore the plastic emphasis placed on personal growth and vision. as it relates to carving processes, conceptual think- potential of precious and nonprecious metals through Prerequisites: AR105, 106. Recommended: AR223, ing, and the realization of three-dimensional form. the process of raising, forging, hollow-forming, and 224, 341. May be taken for credit three times with Prerequisites: AR107 or 113, 214 or permission of repousse. Inventiveness, personal initiative, and permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $60 creative self-expression are particularly emphasized Lab fee: $60 J. Sorensen J. Cunningham in this course. Prerequisite: AR219. May be taken for credit three times with permission of instructor. Non- AR 350. PRINTMAKING: LITHOGRAPHY 3 AR 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN liberal arts. Lab fee: $50 D. Peterson An investigation and development of the lithographic STUDIO ART 3 or 6 process including color-printing techniques with Internship opportunity for students who have com- AR 320. JEWELRY AND METALS II 3 emphasis placed on personal growth and vision. pleted their first year and whose academic and A continuation of concepts and methods explored in Prerequisites: AR105, 106, Recommended AR223, cocurricular work has prepared them for professional AR 219 with an emphasis on casting. Weekly group 224, 341. May be taken for credit three times with work related to the major. With faculty sponsorship critiques will focus upon individual aesthetic growth, permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $60 and department approval, students may design technical exploration, and both historical and con- K. Leavitt internships in studio assistance to professional temporary issues to the art-metals discipline. Prereq- artists, in artist cooperatives, graphic design studios, uisite: AR219. May be taken for credit three times AR 352. ADVANCED SCULPTURE 3 advertising design studios, galleries, museums, and with permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. A process oriented course emphasizing the develop- printing houses, or in other art-related projects. No Lab fee: $50 D. Peterson ment of individual attitudes and involvements with more than three semester hours in any internship three-dimensional form. The techniques and materi- may count toward the studio art major or minor. AR 325, 326. DRAWING V, VI 3, 3 als utilized will include casting, carving, metalworking, Prerequisites: three courses in studio art. Non-liberal A further investigation of drawing as a visual com- and plastics. Prerequisite: AR251. May be taken for arts. No laboratory fee. mun-icative act. The development of images through credit three times with permission of instructor. Non- individual exploration of form, structure, and space liberal arts. Lab fee: $60 J. Cunningham AR 305. ADVANCED COLOR 3 with emphasis being placed upon the growth of A studio approach to the study of color both as a personal vision and skill. Prerequisite: AR105, 106, AR 355. COMPUTER IMAGING I 3 perceptual phenomenon and an artistic medium. The 223, 224 or permission of instructor. AR325 is pre- Development of computer animation and graphic course is designed to act as a source of visual ideas requisite for 326. AR326 may be taken for credit three design skills. Projects may include such diverse areas and to complement work in other areas of studio art. times with permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. as video animation, photomontage, scientific visual- Major concerns of the course will include: color as a Lab fee: $15 J. Moore ization or advertising design. Prerequisite: AR337 or relative medium, color action other than graphic permission of instructor. Open only to juniors and action, optical mixture and physical mixture, design seniors. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $100 J. Danison and color, color and composition. Prerequisite: AR202 or permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $15 Studio Art Faculty 65 AR 356. COMPUTER IMAGING II 3 ART THEORY Individual and group problems using computer Art History imaging. Projects may include work in either fields of AT 205. THE PHILOSOPHY, THEORY, AND video animation or publishing. Prerequisite: AR355 PRACTICE OF CHINESE BRUSH or permission of instructor. May be taken for credit PAINTING 3 Chair of the Department of Art and Art History: three times with permission of instructor. Open only A theory and praxis course on Chinese brush paint- Peter Stake, M.F.A. to juniors and seniors. Non-liberal arts. Lab fee: $100 ing. The course will first survey the primary scholar- Director of Art History: Lisa Aronson, Ph.D. J. Danison painters of the literati tradition and the contemporary landscape painters of the Nanjing and Southern Professor: Penny Jolly, Ph.D. AR 358. ART FOR CHILDREN 3 schools (from the Tang Dynasty to the 1970s), then Associate Professors: Lisa Aronson, Ph.D.; Introduction to the basic materials, methods and turn to those fundamental principles that frame techniques used in the classroom as related to the traditional Chinese calligraphy, poetry, and painting. Robert Linrothe, Ph.D. elementary school curriculum and children’s needs, Students will learn to paint with brush and ink on Assistant Professors: Katherine Hauser, Ph.D.; interests and development. The role of art in a untreated, single-layer, Chinese rice/bamboo paper. Michael Clapper, Ph.D.; Amelia Rauser, Ph.D. humanities program will also be considered. Non- (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.)Liberal arts liberal arts. Lab fee: $50 Doretta Miller credit. J. Ling Lecturers: *Robert Carter, M.A.; *Leslie Mechem B.A.; Rebecca Tucker, M.A.; Natasha AR 365, 366. ADVANCED STUDIO AT 361. ART AND SOCIETY 3 Goldman, M.A. PROBLEMS 3, 3 An examination of how the visual arts are defined, Individual problems in a given discipline within the funded, displayed, and make available to the public. Art history is distinctive in its direct engage- department: i.e., painting, sculpture, ceramics, This course will explore the role of artists in contem- ment with art objects through visual analysis jewelry, weaving, textiles, graphics, photography, etc. porary cultures and will investigate information about and historical study. We use art objects to To qualify, the student must have completed the most artists' education, resources, opportunities, and the understand history and culture, and history advanced 300-level course in an area, e.g., Drawing skills required for professional development. Open to and culture to understand art objects. VI (AR326). Offered in the studio, at a time arranged juniors and seniors or by permission of instructor. Students earning a bachelor of arts in art by instructor, the student must petition for the course Liberal arts credit. Doretta Miller in spring for fall semester, and in fall for spring history explore the varied roles of artists, their art, and their patrons across diverse cultural semester. Special permission forms available in AT 375. CURRENT ISSUES IN ART 3 chair’s office must be completed by the student, A lecture-discussion course open to junior and senior and historical contexts. In addition, they signed by advisor, instructor, and chair, and returned art majors working in any media. With group critiques experience the creative process of making to the Registrar's Office by the dates indicated. Open of student work as the central focus, the seminar art. Students gain a breadth of knowledge to qualified junior and senior art majors and other explores individual work, processes, methodology, spanning both Western and non-Western qualified juniors and seniors. Permission of instructor and other areas of individual or group interest. Slide subfields of the discipline. Art history majors and department chair is required. Non-liberal arts. presentations, lectures, oral reports, and visits to develop skills in analyzing images and texts Lab fee: courses carry the fee as noted in the indi- galleries and artists’ studios provide a context for the that are applicable to a wide range of per- vidual course description. May be repeated either in a student critiques and introduce historical, social, sonal, civic, and professional endeavors; they given discipline or more than once. Studio Art Faculty literary, and aesthetic perspectives related to devel- may also go on to graduate work in art history opments in the visual arts. Liberal arts credit. and professional work in art-related fields. AR 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3,3 J. Moore Individual work in a given discipline, in most cases following its AR366 level of sequence. Open to senior THE ART HISTORY MAJOR: Each student art majors and other qualified seniors. Permission of major is required to take a minimum of twelve instructor and department chair is required. Non- courses according to the following guidelines. liberal arts. Lab fee: courses carry the fee as noted in the individual course description. Studio Art Faculty 1. Foundation (four courses) a. AH101 and 102 AR 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN STUDIO ART 3, 6, or 9 b. Two studio art courses of your choice Professional experience at an advanced level for (note prerequisites where necessary). juniors and seniors with substantial academic and 2. Breadth (five courses) — Choose one cocurricular experience in the major. With faculty course from each of the following areas: sponsorship and department approval, students may design internships in studio assistance to profes- a. Ancient and Medieval Art in the West: sional artists, in artist cooperatives, graphic design AH212, 222, 223, 232, 233, 330 studios, advertising design studios, galleries, muse- b. Renaissance and Baroque Art in the ums, and printing houses, or in other art-related West: AH241, 252, 264*, 342, 343, 347, projects. Open to junior and senior majors and 348 minors. No more than three semester hours in any internship may count toward the studio art major or c. Modern and Contemporary Art in the minor. Non-liberal arts. No laboratory fee. West: AH215, 217, 256, 261, 264*, 265, 313, 321, 353, 354, 364 d. Arts of Africa and the Americas: AH103, 203, 207, 309, 310 e. Asian Art: AH 104, 204, 209, 210, 211, 311, 312, 314, AH/RE200 3. Exploration (at least three courses) — Besides the foundation and breadth courses, each student must take a minimum of three additional art history courses including at least one seminar or colloquium but not including the senior thesis. (The senior thesis is an option students may take beyond the ten required art history courses.) *AH264 fulfills breadth areas “b” or “c” 66 NOT both Because advanced research in any aspect AH 200. HINDU RELIGION AND ART 3 AH 211. TIBETAN ART 3 of art history requires foreign languages An introduction to the thought and art of India through A survey of Tibetan Buddhist art, from its origins in the (generally French or Italian and/or German, the study of its dominant religious and artistic tradi- eighth century to the present. Attention is given to plus any language appropriate to your area, tion, Hinduism. The course emphasizes the evolu- Indian Buddhist art which provided the foundation for e.g., Chinese), we recommend language tionary history of texts and ideas, rituals, devotional Tibetan integration of formal and ritual influences from study. We also recommend additional art literature, symbols and architecture of Hinduism, a number of Asian cultures. Painting and sculpture will history courses (including independent studies, taking note of the religious underpinnings of the be considered, both as markers of cultural and period tradition, as well as its popular manifestations. The style, and as expressions of Buddhist ideals. (Fulfills museum/gallery internships, and the senior interdisciplinary nature of the course will highlight non-Western culture requirement.) R. Linrothe thesis) and/or courses in related fields, such the necessity to understand the religious experience as literature, history, philosophy, anthropology, behind the works of art, and to witness the translation AH 212. ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL religion, and studio art. into concrete expressions of abstract ideas and ARCHITECTURE 3 religious emotions. (Fulfills non-Western culture History of architecture and urban design from the ART HISTORY MINOR: Students electing a requirement.) R. Linrothe oldest civilizations associated with the Western tradi- minor in art history are required to include a tion to the end of the European Middle Ages. The minimum of six courses in the minor field. AH 203. NATIVE AMERICAN ART 3 course considers the following periods of architectural They should consult the director of the Art A study of the prehistoric, historic, and contemporary history: Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Aegean, Greek, History Program for approval. (Please note: a arts of Native American peoples of North America. Roman, Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque and total of six studio art and two art history This course will study the arts of mainly Southwest, Gothic. Recommended: AH101 or 111. courses constitutes a minor in studio art.) Woodlands, Great Plains, and Northwest Coast Art History Faculty cultures with particular attention to their historiogra- Students may receive AP (Advanced Place- phy, style, technique, symbolic meaning, and place in AH 215. AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE 3 ment) credit in art history. A score of 4 or 5 ritual. A wide range of media will be covered includ- The architecture of the United States. Recommended: ing sculpture, painting, architecture, pottery, textile AH101, 102 or 111 or 217. Art History Faculty earns the student six college credits. It is the arts, jewelry, and body decoration. Recommended: department’s policy that three of the six AP AH103 (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement; AH 217. AMERICAN ART 3 credits can count as AH101 or AH102 fulfills arts-B component of breadth requirement.) A survey of art produced in the United States from the (determined following consultation with the L. Aronson Colonial period to the present. Recurring themes will director of the Art History Program) and may include the roles of artists in American society, the be applied toward a major or minor in art AH 204. JAPANESE ART 3 relationship of U.S. and European cultures, the con- history. The remaining three credits may be A chronological survey of Japanese arts (painting, trast and connection between popular and elite artistic treated as general elective credit toward the prints, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, architecture, and traditions, the building of an infrastructure of art institu- Skidmore degree. An exception to this policy gardens) from the neolithic period to the present. The tions, and government involvement in art patronage. must have approval from the director of Art course emphasizes historical, religious, and aesthetic M. Clapper History in consultation with appropriate faculty. contexts. Special attention will be given to the stimu- lus of contacts with China and Korea in the evolution AH 222. GREEK ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY 3 AH 101, 102. SURVEY OF WESTERN ART 3, 3 of Japanese visual art, and to Buddhist art. (Fulfills An exploration of the major developments in archi- Survey of Western art from ancient times to the non-Western culture requirement; fulfills arts-B tecture, sculpture, and painting from Minoan and present. AH101 is a prerequisite for 102. (Fulfills component of breadth requirement.) R. Linrothe Mycenaean civilizations through the Hellenistic period. arts-B component of breadth requirement.) Attention is given to the influences on Greek art from Art History Faculty AH 207. AFRICAN ART 3 the East and to the influence of Greek art on other A survey of the arts of sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing cultures. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth require- AH 103. THE ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND on selected groups from the sub-Saharan region, ment.) L. Mechem THE AMERICAS 3 this course considers a wide range of media giving A survey of the arts of Africa (south of the Sahara), primary attention to sculpture and masquerades but AH 223. ROMAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY 3 Oceania (the South Sea Islands), and native North, also including ceramics, metallurgy, textiles, body An examination of architecture, sculpture, and painting Central and South America. This course examines a arts and architecture. These arts will be examined in beginning with the Villanovan and Etruscan cultures variety of styles, techniques and socioreligious terms of their styles, symbols, technologies, histories, and continuing through the Republic and Empire functions of the arts and architecture of these non- and socioreligious importance. (Fulfills non-Western (fourth century A.D.). Topics covered include wall Western cultural areas. (Fulfills non-Western culture culture requirement; fulfills arts-B component of painting, narrative sculpture, and city planning. (Fulfills requirement; fulfills arts-B component of breadth breadth requirement.) L. Aronson arts-B component of breadth requirement.) requirement.) L. Aronson L. Mechem AH 209. ISLAMIC ART 3 AH 104. ASIAN ART 3 Survey of the history of visual arts in Islamic cultures. AH 232. LATE ANTIQUE, EARLY MEDIEVAL, Survey of the arts of India, China, Korea, and Japan. The course will examine architecture, painting, AND BYZANTINE ART 3 These arts will be examined with an emphasis on ceramics, and textiles in Arab, North African, Turkish, An examination of the origins of Christian art in the style as cultural expression, the meaning of the arts Persian and Indian contexts. Special consideration Late Antique world and its subsequent development in in a religious context, and the impact of the cross- will be given to the interaction between local visual the Byzantine world and early Medieval Europe. Areas cultural exchange. (Fulfills non-Western culture traditions and Islamic values. (Fulfill non-Western studied include the Early Christian catacombs, requirement; fulfills arts-B component of breadth culture requirement; fulfills arts-B component of Ravenna mosaics, the animal style and Hiberno-Saxon requirement.) R. Linrothe breadth requirement.) R. Linrothe manuscripts, Carolingian Europe, and Byzantine mosaics, icons and decorative arts. Prerequisite: AH 111. INTRODUCTION TO ART 3 AH 210. CHINESE PAINTING 3 AH101 or 111 or permission of instructor. P. Jolly A focus on a variety of monuments and traditions of Chronological survey of Chinese painting from fourth art and architecture, with the goal of exploring issues century B.C. to eighteenth century A.D. Topics may AH 233. ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC ART 3 concerning style, function, technique, and meaning. include technical issues, ornament and pictorialism, European art from the tenth through the fourteenth Attention will be paid to topics such as creativity, the figure painting, landscape, calligraphy, ink painting centuries, with a focus on painting, manuscript illumi- artist and society, sacred and secular art, gender and and its relationship with Chan (Zen), social back- nation, sculpture, stained glass, and the decorative art, crafts and popular art vs. the fine arts, and the grounds of artists, painting and poetry, and Chinese arts. Prerequisite: AH101 or 111 or permission of body in art. May not be counted toward a major in art critical writings. Prerequisite: AH104 or permission of instructor. P. Jolly or art history. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) requirement.) Art History Faculty R. Linrothe

67 AH 241. RENAISSANCE EUROPE 3 AH 309. THE ARTS OF MESOAMERICA AND AH 330. LATE GOTHIC SCULPTURE AND Renaissance art in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century SOUTH AMERICA 3 PAINTING 3 Italy, Flanders, and Germany. Artists include Architecture, sculpture, painting, and textiles from Sculpture and painting in fourteenth century Europe, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Michelangelo, selected cultures in Mesoamerica and the Andean with special focus on the “Proto-Renaissance” Leonardo, and Raphael, as well as Jan van Eyck, region from the thirteenth century B.C. up to the time painters in Italy and manuscript illumination and Bosch, Dürer, and Brueghel. Recommended prepara- of European intervention in the sixteenth century A.D. sculpture in France and Germany. Topics include the tion: AH101 or 102 or 111. (Fulfills arts-B component Prerequisite: AH101 or 102 or 103 or 111 or permis- revolutionary art of Giotto, the rise of late Medieval of breadth requirement.) P. Jolly sion of instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture devotional art, Art and the Black Death, and the requirement.) L. Aronson Limbourg Brothers and International Gothic art. AH 252. BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ART 3 Prerequisite: AH101 or 111 or 233. P. Jolly A survey of European art of the seventeenth to mid- AH 310. THE ARTS OF NIGERIA 3 eighteenth centuries. Through an examination of An in-depth study of the arts of Nigeria (West Africa) AH 342. ART OF EARLY RENAISSANCE artists such as Bernini, Velazquez, Rembrandt, and from its earliest archaeological sites through the post- ITALY 3 Hogarth, the course aims to develop an understand- Colonial period. The course considers the breadth An exploration of the origins of Italian Renaissance ing of the historical and social conditions and stylistic and range of Nigeria’s artistic traditions from tradi- art in the fifteenth century, from Ghiberti, Masaccio features that characterize the diverse artistic manifes- tional masquerades, textiles, ceramics, and body arts and Donatello, to Botticelli and the Bellini. Prerequi- tations of the period. Prerequisite: AH101 or 111 or to contemporary urban trends in painting, print- site: AH101 or 111 or 241. P. Jolly permission of instructor. M. Clapper making, and sculpture. Prerequisite: AH103 or 207 or permission of instructor. (Fulfills non-Western AH 343. ART OF THE HIGH RENAISSANCE 3 AH 256. NEOCLASSICISM TO culture requirement.) L. Aronson Painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy in the IMPRESSIONISM 3 sixteenth century. Recommended preparation: A survey of European art, from the mid-eighteenth AH 311. BUDDHIST ART OF EAST ASIA 3 AH101, 102 or 111. Art History Faculty through the nineteenth centuries. Through an exami- Buddhist art (sculpture, painting, architecture, callig- nation of artists such as David, Delacroix, Constable, raphy, graphic arts, and ritual implements) between AH 347. NORTHERN RENAISSANCE Courbet, Monet, and Van Gogh, this course will the third and fifteenth centuries in East Asia. The PAINTING 3 explore artistic responses to the social, political, and course examines the religious and aesthetic prin- Painting in France, Flanders and Germany in the economic changes of the period. We will discuss ciples underlying Buddhist art of East Asia, and fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with particular such topics as neoclassical portraiture, romantic analyzes works of art as expressions of Buddhist emphasis upon the art of Jan van Eyck, Rogier van landscape painting, art displays at world’s fairs, and values interacting with local cultures. Special atten- der Weyden, Dürer and Brueghel. Prerequisite: the origins of the “avant-garde.” Prerequisite: AH101 tion is paid to the site of Dunhuang, and to three AH101 or 111 or 241. P. Jolly or 111 or permission of instructor. A. Rauser modes of Buddhist art: Esoteric, Pure Land, and Zen Buddhist. Prerequisites: AH104 or 204 or 210 or 211 AH 348. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY DUTCH AH 261. TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART 3 or consent of the instructor. (Fulfills non-Western PAINTING 3 A survey of European and American modern and culture requirement.) R. Linrothe A study of the images produced during the “golden contemporary art beginning in the late nineteenth age” of Dutch painting and the social, economic, and century and concluding with contemporary trends. AH 312. ANCIENT CHINESE ART 3 cultural conditions from which these images spring. In We will consider a range of movements including A focused study of a small number of Chinese examining the lives and works of artists such as postimpressionism, cubism, surrealism, abstract archaeological sites distributed between the Neolithic Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, and Ruisdael, the course expressionism, minimalism, and conceptual art in (ca. 3000 BCE) and the end of the Han dynasty (220 seeks to understand the relationship between Dutch their cultural and art historical contexts. Prerequisite: CE). The sites and the works of art found in the sites painting and Dutch society. Prerequisite: AH102 or AH101 or 111 or permission of instructor. K. Hauser will be placed within their aesthetic, social, and 111 or 252 or permission of instructor. M. Clapper political contexts. These sites are mainly newly AH 264. HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING 3 discovered tombs, and special attention will be paid AH 353. ART AND REVOLUTION 3 Historical consideration of the development and use to the evolving attitudes to the afterlife in ancient A study of the visual culture of the revolutionary of various printmaking processes including woodcut, China. Prerequisite: any of the following: AH104, 210, decades 1770-1820 in Europe and America. This engraving, etching, aquatint, lithography, and screen HI 241, or permission of instructor. (Fulfills non- course seeks to explore such themes as the meaning printing. The course concentrates on European and Western culture requirement.) R. Linrothe and role of political art, the emerging ideals of mod- American prints from the fifteenth century to the ern subjectivity and the Romantic artist, the origins of present. Prerequisite: AH101 or 111 or a studio AH 313. MODERN ARCHITECTURE 3 political caricature, and the differences in status and printmaking course or permission of instructor. The history of the art of architecture from 1875 to the ambition between such “public” artists as Jacques- (Fulfills either Renaissance and Baroque or Modern present. The content of the course includes the Louis David and “private” artists such as William and Contemporary breadth requirement toward an art development of industrial architecture, the later Blake. Prerequisite: AH102 or 111 or 256 or permis- history major.) M. Clapper Victorian period, the Arts and Crafts movement, sion of instructor. A. Rauser organic architecture in the Frank Lloyd Wright tradi- AH 265. HISTORY OF MODERN DESIGN 3 tion, the International Style, Late-Modern, and Post- AH 354. NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART: A history of modern design from 1750 to the present, Modern. Recommended preparation: AH101, 102 or LONDON AND PARIS 3 with an emphasis on design movements in the 212, 213 or 215. Art History Faculty A study of the artistic cultures of the two capitals of twentieth century. We will focus on modern European imperial power in the nineteenth century, London and American design, surveying objects made from a AH 314. BUDDHIST ART OF SOUTH ASIA 3 and Paris. We will focus on artistic developments that wide range of materials, including textiles, metals, A study of the evolution of Buddhist art in its original both supported and critiqued this imperialist age, ceramics, and the print media. We will situate move- context of India. The course will survey the primary including the art competitions at the world’s fairs of ments such as Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and sites of Buddhist art production, with an emphasis on 1855 and 1889, the fashion for orientalism, the Bauhaus in their cultural and art-historical contexts. sculpture within architectural settings. Issues include medieval nostalgia of the pre-Raphaelite brother- Recommended preparation: AH 101 or 102 or 111. aniconism, patronage, the impact of ritual practice on hood, and the self-conscious modernity of the Im- (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth requirement.) artistic format, pilgrimage, narrative, internationalism, pressionists. Prerequisite: AH102 or 256 or 261 or K. Hauser and the relationship between texts and images. Pre- permission of instructor. A. Rauser requisite: AH104 or permission of instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) R. Linrothe

AH 321. HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY 3 An introduction to the history of the medium from its “invention” in 1839 to the present. This course looks at such forms of photography as pictorialism, straight- photography, montage, documentary, and photojour- nalism, situating them in their social, cultural, and art-historical contexts. A significant theme of the course will be how, or even whether, photographs 68 depict reality. Prerequisite: AH 102 or 111. K. Hauser AH 364. CONTEMPORARY ART 3 D. Other Topics. The topics of these seminars, Recent developments in American and European art to be announced each year, and to be presented Asian Studies from the 1960s to the 1990s. We will situate a range within the following subject areas, reflect particular of contemporary art movements and practices, problems or themes of current interest to the faculty including pop, earthworks, performance, video, and of art history, and may be different from year to year. Director of the Asian Studies Program: Robert the more traditional forms of painting, sculpture, and Specific topics may be offered in one or more of the Linrothe, Ph.D. photography, in their cultural and art historical con- following subject areas: Ancient; Medieval; Renais- texts. The course will explore such issues as the sance and Baroque; Modern; Africa, Oceania, and Affiliated Faculty: status of art institutions, the connections between the Americas; Far Eastern; Architecture; Decorative Art and Art History: Robert Linrothe high art and popular culture, theoretical readings of Arts; Prints; Photography; the Literature and Philoso- art works, and the new trend toward artists’ self- phy of Art History. Prerequisite: Open to junior or English: Rajagopal Parthasarathy conscious expression of an identity politics. Pre- senior majors or minors in studio art or art history. All Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics: requisite: AH102, 111, 217, 261, or 263. K. Hauser others by permission of instructor. Art History Faculty Isabel Brown Foreign Languages and Literatures: Mao Chen, AH 369. WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS 3 AH 376. COLLOQUIUM IN ART HISTORY 3 Mary Hong-Yu Chen, Masako Inamoto A consideration of women as artists and as subjects An in-depth study of an area of the visual arts. Government: Steven Hoffmann in the visual arts, mainly in the Western world but Specific topics, varying from year to year, may be History: Margaret Pearson also in non-Western cultures. Viewed from a offered in one or more of the following areas: Liberal Studies: Jack T. F. Ling sociohistorical perspective, the course considers A. Ancient Music: Veena Chandra, Gordon Thompson such issues as art vs. craft, art as a construction of B. Medieval Philosophy and Religion: Joel Smith gender, female vs. male aesthetic, and why women C. Renaissance and Baroque artists have traditionally been excluded from the art D. Modern The student majoring in Asian studies history canon. Prerequisite: AH102 or 111 or permis- * E. Africa, Oceania, and/or the Americas examines multiple facets of the cultures, sion of the instructor. K. Hauser * F. Asian traditions, and contemporary realities of Asian G. Architecture AH 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 H. Decorative Arts countries and peoples. The Asian Studies Guided by the instructor, the student does indepen- I. Prints Program (major and minor) is interdisciplinary, dent reading and research in a specific area of art J. Special Issues in Art History with a significant linguistic component, and history. Permission of the instructor required. Prerequisite: Open to junior or senior majors or opportunities for direct experience with an Art History Faculty minors in studio art or art history. All others by Asian culture. For the major, a student may permission of instructor. choose a concentration in either East Asia AH 375. SEMINAR: THEORY AND (China and/or Japan) or South Asia (India). *Fulfills non-Western culture requirement. METHODOLOGY 3 The director of the program serves as the An advanced study of theories and methodologies of AH 381. SENIOR THESIS IN ART HISTORY 3 advisor to all majors and minors. art historical analysis. Seminars need not necessarily An advanced research and writing project for quali- be area, culture, or medium specific. fied senior art history majors, on any topic of special THE ASIAN STUDIES MAJOR A. Literature of Art History and Criticism. interest within the discipline of art history, supervised East Asia Concentration A critical examination of the contributions of selected by a member of the art history faculty and a second (a total of at least thirty-four credit hours) art historians and critics to our understanding of art. reader. The student will further develop and refine Individual attitudes toward art historical methodology a substantial research project that he or she had 1. Language. At least four semesters of and questions of judgment, value, and interpretation previously begun in a 300-level art history course. Chinese or Japanese at Skidmore or will be discussed. Prerequisite: Open to junior or The final project should be a rigorous critical analysis, approved programs. Students are senior majors or minors in studio art or art history. All incorporating original research and/or insights. encouraged to spend a year in an others by permission of instructor. Art History Faculty Recommended for those working toward graduate approved program in China or Japan, and study in the field of art history. Those students B. Museum Studies. Dealing with original works to continue their language studies interested in pursuing a senior thesis should obtain of art in the Skidmore College Collection and from throughout the major. further information from the Art History office. other sources, the course will consider the following Prerequisite: Approval of the faculty sponsor and 2. Foundation. One course in each of two of problems: care and preservation; handling and the director of Art History. the following categories, focusing on China moving; critical evaluation; the establishing of correct or Japan: attributions and market values; and issues pertaining to the preparation of catalogues and exhibits. Prereq- AH 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN ART i. one historical survey (FL258, 259, 267, uisite: Open to junior or senior majors or minors in HISTORY 3 or 6 HI241, 242, 247, LS2 113); Professional experience at an advanced level for studio art or art history. All others by permission of ii. one introduction to art or music (AH104, instructor. R. Carter juniors and seniors with substantial experience in art history. With faculty sponsorship and department 204, 210, AT 205, FL 257, LS2 164, 165, C. Meaning in the Visual Arts. An examination of approval, students may extend their educational MU 321); how artists have introduced meaning into their art, experience into such areas as museums, art galler- iii. one introduction to religion or philosophy and how the viewer interprets that meaning. A variety ies, art auction houses, private art collections, arts (RE214, PH215). of artistic devices will be explored, such as number administration, art conservation, and architecture and symbolism, color symbolism, allegory and metaphor, historic preservation. Unless prior permission is given Recommended: Completion of all-college disguised symbolism, and symbolic landscape and by the department, only three credits will count requirements and disciplinary prerequisites architecture. Analytical methodologies will also be toward a major in art history. Prerequisite: AH101, for advanced courses by the end of the discussed, such as Freudian and Jungian analyses, 102, plus adequate preparation for the proposed sophomore year. Semiotics, Iconology, and Feminist Criticism. Prereq- internship through advanced course work in the 3. Junior Year. uisite: Open to junior or senior majors or minors in history of art. studio art or art history. All others by permission of i. Study in China or Japan: continuing instructor. P. Jolly language instruction and practice; varying culture courses and internships, for at least three 300-level courses on China or Japan. Or ii. At Skidmore: At least three credits at the 300 level in Asian studies; electives will continue language study and develop comparative and disciplinary focus.

69 4. Senior Year. At least six credits at the 300 HONORS: For honors in Asian studies, a student AH 104. Asian Art level, three of which are to be an indepen- must earn a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA in all AH 200. Hindu Religion and Art dent study during the spring semester, courses taken at Skidmore, a 3.5 or better in all AH 204. Japanese Art taken in conjunction with AS375, Asian courses taken for the Asian studies major, and a AH 209. Islamic Art Studies Seminar, where the research paper grade of A or A- on an approved senior thesis. AH 210. Chinese Painting written in the independent study and a With the approval of the Asian studies director and AH 211. Tibetan Art range of issues will be discussed. Some faculty, a student may write a thesis in the senior AH 311. Buddhist Art of East Asia AH 312. Ancient Chinese Art students who have done prior research may year to be directed by a member of the Asian AH 376. F. Colloquia in Art History: “Asian” submit the independent study research studies faculty, with one additional reader. AT 205. Chinese Brush Painting paper as a thesis. DA 230. Introduction to Dance History, South Asian Concentration THE ASIAN STUDIES MINOR consists of Literature, and Repertory (a total of at least thirty-four credit hours) eighteen credit hours approved by the director of DA 303, 304. Non-Western Dance Forms Asian studies from the designated Asian studies A. Bharata Natyam I C. Kathak 1. Language. Students are encouraged to courses listed below, including at least three B. Bharata Natyam II F. T’ai Chi participate in Skidmore’s Semester-in-India credits at the 300 level. Up to eight credit hours of EN 231. Non-Western Literature: The Classical Program or another approved program in an Asian language (Chinese or Japanese) may World South Asia, and to continue their language count toward the minor. Approved courses taken EN 232. Non-Western Literature: The Modern study throughout the major. Students in the programs in China and Japan, and all World choose one of the following three options: courses taken in the Semester-in-India Program, FC 101, 102, 201, 202, 363, 371, 372. Chinese Language i. eight credit hours of Hindi in Skidmore’s and other preapproved courses taken abroad can be counted toward the minor. FC 208. Advanced Chinese Conversation and Semester-in-India Program, plus two Composition courses of self-instructional Hindi at Asian Studies Curriculum FJ 101, 102, 201, 202, 204, 206, 363, 371, 372. Skidmore. Japanese Language ii. eight credit hours of Hindi in Skidmore’s FL 257. Modern Chinese Literature in AS 101, 102. LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Translation Semester-in-India Program, plus two IN INDIA 4, 4 culture courses on India (in addition to FL 258, 259. Chinese Civilization Introduction to the Hindi language as a social artifact FL 267. Modern Japanese Culture and Society courses that fulfill other requirements for through study of basic grammar, composition, con- the major) at Skidmore from the list of FX 171, 172, 271, 272. Self-Instructed Hindi versation, and readings. After a three-week period of GO 240. Political Modernization: The Case of approved courses for the major. traditional intensive classroom study, students will India iii. two courses of self-instructional Hindi at supplement continuing classroom study with GO 344. Comparative Politics and Culture: Skidmore, plus two culture courses on homestays, field trips, and the use of Hindi in every- India and Japan India (in addition to courses that fulfill other day life and travel. Offered each fall in India. HI 241. Introduction to Imperial China requirements for the major) at Skidmore HI 242. Introduction to Modern China AS 201. HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND HI 247. Rise of Japan from the list of approved courses for the SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF INDIAN major. HI 343. The Chinese Revolution DEVELOPMENT 3 HI 347. Japan: Samurai, Weavers, Writers, and 2. Foundation. One course in each of the two An overview of the historical development of contem- Prostitutes following categories: porary India with emphasis on the interaction of the HI 362. A. Topics in History: Non-Western diverse strands that have formed modern India. In i. one introduction to art and society (AH/ “Topics in Chinese History” addition to the study of the literature of various HI 362. B. Topics in History: Non-Western RE200, AH211, GO240, MU309, LS2 127, periods, the course will draw on the historical and 153, MP281); “Topics in Japanese History” cultural resources of Jaipur and other sites in India. HI 375. G. Colloquia in History: ii. one introduction to religion or philosophy Offered each fall in India. “Colloquium in Chinese History” (RE213, 220, PH215). HI 375. H. Colloquia in History: “Colloquium in AS 202. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INDIAN Recommended: Completion of all-college Japanese History” SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LS2 113. Change in Early China requirements and disciplinary prerequisites DEVELOPMENT 3 for advanced courses by the end of the LS2 153. The Politics of Reading Non-Western Introduction to contemporary Indian society, eco- Literature: The Example of India sophomore year. nomics, and politics by examining such issues as the LS2 163. China and the West 3. Junior Year. relationship between rural and urban life, the role of LS2 164. Factual and Fictional: History and the caste, the status of women, the changing character of Novel in China i. Study in India in Skidmore’s Semester-in- the family, the role of science and technology, and India Program or another approved LS2 165. Modern China and Japan in Narrative the legacy of Gandhian thought and practice. Offered and Film program; language study and practice; each fall in India. MP 281. Private Musical Instruction: Sitar and varying culture courses, for at least three Tabla 300-level courses on South Asia. AS 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3,3 MU 309. Music in South Asia Or Individual study under the direction of Asian studies MU 321. Music in East Asia faculty. PH 215. Buddhist Philosophy ii. At Skidmore: At least three credits at the PR 325. Japanese Religious Philosophies 300 level in Asian studies; electives will AS 375. ASIAN STUDIES SEMINAR 1 PR 326. Tibetan Buddhism continue language study and develop A seminar required of all Asian studies majors in the RE 213. Religious Traditions of India comparative and disciplinary focus. spring semester of their senior year. The course will RE 214. Religions of China and Japan involve discussion of the theoretical underpinnings of RE 220. Encountering the Goddess in India 4. Senior Year. At least six credits at the 300 Asian studies, reflection on methods, and exchange level, three of which are to be an indepen- of perspectives across disciplinary and regional dent study during the spring semester, concentration. Specific topics and readings will vary Approved courses taken at Beijing Normal taken in conjunction with AS375, where the from year to year. Asian Studies Program Director. University, China; at universities in Tokyo and research paper written in the independent Nagoya through the Institute of Asian Studies study and a range of issues will be AS 376. DIRECTED FIELD STUDY IN INDIA 3 programs in Japan; and all courses in the discussed. Some students who have done An independent research project designed by the Semester-in-India Program can be counted prior research may submit the independent student to be executed in India with guidance from toward the minor. study research paper as a thesis. one or more Indian advisors. The project must be designed before leaving for India in consultation with appropriate Skidmore advisors, and the project design must be approved by the resident faculty 70 advisor in India. Offered each fall in India. II. Chemistry courses: CH105 and 106 (or EXPLORATION COURSES Biology 107) (usually taken in the first year) The following courses are designed for students who wish to fulfill the College laboratory science Chair of the Department of Biology: Monica III. Mathematics course: MA111 requirement with the study of biology. These Raveret Richter, Ph.D. (usually taken in the first year) courses are generally not counted toward the Professors: Elaine C. Rubenstein, Ph.D.; Roy IV. Seminar courses : BI377 and 378 biology or any biology-combined major. Students S. Meyers, Ph.D.; David Domozych, Ph.D.; (taken in the senior year) who wish to major or minor in biology after completing one or two exploration courses should Bernard Possidente, Ph.D. Concentration Requirements consult the department chair concerning the Associate Professor: Monica Raveret Richter, appropriate choice of courses; some exploration Ph.D. courses may be substituted for requirements in General Biology the major or minor at the discretion of the Assistant Professors: Phillip A. Ortiz, Ph.D.; A. The general requirements. department. Christina K. Eddy, Ph.D.; Corey R. Freeman- Gallant, Ph.D. B. Six 300-level biology courses. BI375 (Research in Biology) or BI371 (Indepen- BI 110. BIOLOGY OF THE MIND 4 An introductory level examination of the basic biology Senior Teaching Associates: Loretta M. dent Study) can substitute for one of these Parsons, M.S.; Catherine Domozych, Ph.D.; of the human brain and nervous system. A sufficient requirements. Students may take additional depth of biological perspective is developed to allow Sue S. Van Hook, M.A. BI371 courses as electives but they do not the student to consider the biological underpinnings Visiting Teaching Associate: Donald Bibby, M.S. substitute for 300-level biology courses. of a wide variety of brain related topics including pathology (select mental and nervous system dis- Research Associates: *Sheila Tuttle, M.S.; Molecular and Cell Biology eases), socially significant issues (drugs, alcohol), *Wayne Richter, M.S. A. The general requirements. higher function (language, sleep, memory, conscious- ness), and philosophical issues (mind-body problem, B. Foundation course: BI343 The Biology Department offers instruction in artificial intelligence, ethical issues). Three hours of many diverse areas of modern biology. In C. Supportive courses: three courses selected lecture, two hours of lab per week. (Qualifies as nature consultation with a faculty advisor, students from BI308, 311, 314, 323, 337, 345, 346, A or B [lab] course for breadth requirement; fulfills QR2 requirement.) R. Meyers design programs of study to meet individual 347, 348, 351M D. CH221 and 222 interests and goals. The biology major offers BI 120. THE HUMAN ORGANISM 4 three intradepartmental concentrations: (1) Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior An introduction to the study of life processes, focused general biology, (2) molecular and cell biology, on our species. This course will help the student A. The general requirements and (3) ecology, evolution, and behavior. The acquire an understanding of basic biological prin- major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. B. Foundation courses: two courses selected ciples, using humans as illustrative material. Topics from BI316, 317, 324. will include genetics, reproduction, and physiology of Students who major in biology and plan to C. Supportive courses: two courses selected humans. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab per week. (Qualifies as nature A or B [lab] course for attend professional schools (medical, dental, from BI307, 308, 316 (if not breadth requirement.) E. Rubenstein veterinary, and others) are encouraged to take already taken as a foundation course), two semesters of organic chemistry (CH221 317 (if not already taken as a foundation and 222) and two semesters of calculus-based BI 125. THE LIVING CELL: ANIMAL BIOLOGY4 course), 324 (if not already taken as a An introduction to the structure and function of a living physics (PY207 and 208). See Health Profes- foundation course), 325, 326, 327, 344, sions. mammalian cell. Emphasis will be placed upon under- 351E, 370. standing cell function in the context of the whole D. Elective biology course: one additional organism. The course will introduce the student to THE BIOLOGY MAJOR: Students who major human biology at the cellular level. Topics of major in biology must meet the College requirements course from the supportive courses or from any of the department’s other 300-level relevance for nutrition, health, medicine, and disease for the degree, complete the general biology at the basic science level will be addressed. Three offerings including BI351A,E,M. requirements, and complete the requirements hours of lecture, two hours of lab per week. The lab for one of the intradepartmental concentra- E. MS104 or PS217 or EC237. sessions combine hands-on lab work and discussions tions. Each concentration requires fifteen of relevant topics and assigned readings. (Qualifies as courses. INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In nature A or B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) P. Ortiz conjunction with the relevant departments, the Majors are encouraged to gain research ex- Biology Department offers majors in biology- perience by taking BI371 or 375 as an elective. BI 130. INVESTIGATING HUMAN-MICROBE chemistry, biology-philosophy, and biology- INTERACTIONS 4 psychology.See Interdepartmental Majors. General requirements for all biology majors An introductory investigation of the diverse interac- or concentrations tions of humans and microbes. From the moment of HONORS: Departmental honors are awarded our birth, we have an intimate relationship with mi- to a senior major who has maintained the crobes. Although death and disease caused by I. Core courses: BI190, 237, 233, and 236. required College and department averages microbes are reported in the news, most microbes are BI190 introduces the major and serves as a and has completed a research project in not harmful. Most of the bacteria inhabiting our bodies core course in population biology. Three more BI375. Other factors, such as academic integ- actually keep us healthy by helping with the digestion 200-level courses provide a foundation in plant rity, will bear on the decision to award honors. of food and deterring the growth of dangerous organ- biology, cell and molecular biology, and multi- isms. Humans exploit beneficial microbes to produce cellular animal biology. These four courses THE BIOLOGY MINOR: Students who want to foods like cheese, yogurt, and sauerkraut, and medi- constitute a core curriculum for the major, and minor in biology must take five courses from cines such as antibiotics, insulin, and growth hormone. should be completed by the end of the sopho- Students will investigate the biological reasons behind among those offered in the department. These more year. BI190 should be taken in the fall the different roles microbes play in our lives and will must include BI 190; two courses from the semester of the first year, followed by BI237, in explore how the growth of microbes can be controlled following: BI233, 236, 237; and two additional the spring. In the fall semester of the sopho- by designing their own experiments. Three hours of biology courses at the 300 level. CH103 or 105 more year BI233 should be taken, followed by lecture, two hours of lab per week. (Qualifies as nature is also required and should be taken prior to or BI236 in the spring. A or B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) at the same time as BI233. Note: BI375 and C. Eddy 377, 378 cannot fulfill the two additional biol- ogy course requirements. 71 BI 135. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 4 BI. 160. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 4 BI 236. COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE Environmental science is an interdisciplinary study The biology of species, communities, and ecosys- PHYSIOLOGY 4 of the interaction between humans and the environ- tems that are perturbed or threatened by human The function and structure of major systems in ment chiefly in relation to ecology, resources, and activities. This course will examine the principles and vertebrates considered principally from the perspec- population. The course will show how humans are a tools for preserving biological diversity. Topics to be tive of their ability to meet environmental demands. force now posing a serious threat to the long-term covered include principles of ecology, geographic Prerequisite: BI233, completion of or concurrent sustainability of natural life-support systems. Three distribution, animal and plant classification, and registration in CH106, or permission of instructor. hours of lecture, two hours of lab per week. (Qualifies population dynamics. Three hours of lecture, two Three hors of lecture, three hours of laboratory a as nature A or B [lab] course for breadth require- hours of lab per week; one all-day field trip. (Qualifies week. Offered in spring semester. R. Meyers ment.) The Department as nature A or B [lab] course for breadth require- ment.) The Department BI 237. PLANT BIOLOGY 4 BI 140. MARINE BIOLOGY 4 A laboratory, field and lecture course which studies An examination of the intricate and delicate nature BI 170. HUMAN GENETICS 4 the following topics: anatomy, morphology, physiol- of plant, animal, fungal and microbial life beneath An introduction to the principles of genetics and their ogy, development, and spring flora. Three hours of Earth’s oceans and on its shorelines. Lecture topics application to human biology. Topics include the lecture, three hours of lab a week. Prerequisite: include ocean chemistry and biochemistry, physiol- history of genetics, the structure, function and inherit- BI190 or permission of instructor. Offered in the ogy of marine organisms, evolution and diversity of ance of genes, medical genetics, and genetic engi- spring semester. (Fulfills a lab science requirement; the marine world, marine ecosystems and human- neering. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab per qualifies as nature-B [lab] course for breadth ocean interactions. The lab will include experimental week. (Qualifies as nature A or B [lab] course for requirement.) The Department manipulations of marine plants and animals, survey breadth requirement; fulfills QR2 requirement.) of various life forms, culture techniques, ecological B. Possidente BI 275. INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL sampling and mariculture. Three hours of lecture, two RESEARCH 1 hours of lab per week. Lab fee $60. (Qualifies as BI 175. INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL An introductory exploration of research in the biologi- nature A or B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) CLOCKS 3 cal sciences. Students plan, design, and implement a D. Domozych An introduction to biological mechanisms that adapt small research project from the laboratory or field in to night and day: tides, phases of the moon, and coordination with a faculty member. This experience BI 145. UNDERSTANDING BIOTECHNOLOGY: seasons in a variety of organisms, with an emphasis will allow students at various stages of their careers RECOMBINANT DNA AND ETHICAL on human biological rhythms. Topics include general to sample research methodologies in particular ISSUES 4 principles, structure, function, and significance of subdisciplines of biology. Students may only take four An investigation of the structure, function, and biological clocks, including medical applications in BI275 courses in their careers and no more than two manipulation of DNA. Recent advances in decoding psychiatry and cancer treatment, jet lag, and shift in any given semester. If more than one is taken in the genome of any organism and in recombining the work. Three hours of lecture per week. (Qualifies as one semester, each BI275 must be in a different DNA into functional units within the cell have impor- nature-A course for breadth requirement.) section. Prerequisites: Completion of one 100-level tant ethical, economic, environmental, political, and B. Possidente course in biology or requirements set forth in indi- social implications, which will have major impacts on vidual sections plus permission of instructor. society, health care, insurance, environmental BI 180. ECONOMIC BOTANY 4 regulations, business, and the economy. This course An introduction to the concepts of plant and fungal BI 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN will explore the science and technology of manipulat- biology with special emphasis on how they are BIOLOGY 3 ing DNA and the potential social, ethical, and envi- utilized by humans. Lectures will focus on the struc- Internship opportunity for students whose curricular ronmental consequences. Three hours of lecture, ture and role of plant and fungal systems, their foundations and experience have prepared them for two hours of lab per week. (Qualifies as nature A or B evolution and importance in human-based applica- professional work related to the major field. With [lab] course for breadth requirement.) C. Eddy tions such as agriculture, medicine, and horticulture. faculty sponsorship and department approval, stu- Labs will include field trips to sites of botanical and dents may extend their educational experience into BI 150. BIOLOGY: THE SCIENTIFIC mycological interest, hands-on horticultural exercises, such areas as laboratory or field research, or clinical STUDY OF LIFE 4 and a survey of the plant-fungal kingdoms. Three medicine. Does not count toward the major. Offered An introduction to the basic principles underlying the hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Prerequisite: study of life. Topics may range from the origin and (Qualifies as nature A or B [lab] course for breadth completion of at least one related 200-level course evolution of life to the molecular basis of heredity and requirement.) D. Domozych (as determined by the department). development, to the structure and function of the global ecosystem. The lectures and labs emphasize COURSES FOR THE MAJOR BI 305. CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY 4 the diversity of life, the unifying characteristics shared A thorough consideration of cardiovascular physiol- by all organisms, and an understanding of life based BI 190. POPULATION BIOLOGY 4 ogy including cellular physiology of the heart, mam- on scientific methods of analysis. Three hours of The basic principles of ecology, behavior, and malian cardiovascular dynamics, aspects of lecture, two hours of lab per week. (Qualifies as evolution will be examined as they affect individuals, comparative cardio-physiology and human clinical nature A or B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. cardiology. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab The Department This course is designed for potential majors. Three a week. Prerequisites: BI236 or 239, CH106 or hours of lectures, three hours of lab per week. permission of instructor. Offered in alternate years. BI 155. EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 4 Offered in the fall semester. (Qualifies as nature A or R. Meyers An introduction to evolution as the central organizing B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) principle of the biological sciences. This writing- C. Freeman-Gallant, M. Raveret Richter BI 306. MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY 4 intensive course explores the mechanisms of evolu- An intensive study of selected topics in mammalian tionary change and introduces the academic and BI 233. CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 physiology. These will vary from year to year, but will applied issues that challenge modern evolutionary A study of living processes on a cellular and be drawn from among cellular, renal, respiratory, theory. Topics include: human origins, Darwinian molecular level. Cell ultrastructure and the regulation cardiac, endocrine, thermoregulatory, adaptive, medicine, adaptation, and sexual selection. Three of information flow and biochemical reactions in both sensory, and neural physiology. Prerequisites: BI236 hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week. eucaryotes and procaryotes will be examined. or 239, CH106 or permission of instructor. Three (Fulfills expository writing requirement and qualifies Prerequisite: BI237, completion of or concurrent lectures, three hours of lab a week. Offered in as nature A or B [lab] course for breadth require- registration in CH105, or permission of instructor. alternate years. R. Meyers ment.) C. Freeman-Gallant Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. Offered in fall semester. E. Rubenstein BI 307. ORNITHOLOGY 4 Birds as model organisms for an integrative study of biology. This course explores avian form and function, the ecology, evolution, and behavior of birds, and avian conservation. Prerequisites: BI190 and any 200-level biology course. Three hours of lecture, three hours of fieldwork or lab a week. One Saturday field trip. C. Freeman-Gallant 72 BI 308. PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS 4 BI 325. TROPICAL ECOLOGY 3 BI 345. TOPICS IN CELLULAR A study of the principles underlying the structure and An introduction to the ecology of tropical regions, with METABOLISM 4 function of hereditary mechanisms. Topics include an emphasis on Central and South American forests. This course will concentrate on the molecular classical genetics, DNA structure and function, tran- In this course, we will take an ecological approach to structure and function of major cellular components. scription, translation, regulation of gene expression, investigating the patterns, processes, and organisms Topics include the structure of cellular proteins, and recombinant DNA methods. Prerequisites: characterizing tropical ecosystems. We will study the functional diversity of proteins within the cell, carbo- CH106, BI233, or permission of instructor. Three forces that gave rise to tropical biodiversity, and hydrate physiology, plasma membranes, and cellular hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. discuss both the preservation and the destruction of metabolism. The lab will include the use of live cell B. Possidente tropical ecosystems. Prerequisites: BI 190 and 237. cultures. Prerequisites: BI236, CH106. Three hours M. Raveret Richter of lecture, three hours of lab a week. P. Ortiz BI 311. BIOLOGICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 4 BI 326. BEHAVIORAL GENETICS 4 BI 346. ENDOCRINOLOGY 3 Practical and theoretical study of the operation and An introduction to the study of genetic mechanisms A study of the hormonal systems at work within application of electron microscopes and the prepara- that regulate the development and expression of mammals. Particular attention will be paid to the tion of samples for electron microscopy. Topics behavior and the relationships between genetic organization and function of the human endocrine include: chemical fixation, cryofixation, cytochemistry, variation and variation in behavioral traits. Model system. Topics to be covered include sexual differen- immunolabeling, ultramicrotomy, transmission elec- systems examined will emphasize analysis of genetic tiation, cellular signaling systems, reproductive tron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and components of phenotypic variation and covariation, function, regulation of water and calcium balance, electron microscopic photography. Prerequisite: and mapping of genes involved in regulation and and growth and development. Three hours of lecture BI233 or permission of instructor. Two hours of expression of behavior. Three hours of lecture, three per week. Prerequisites: BI233 and 236. P. Ortiz lecture and four hours of lab a week D. Domozych hours of lab per week. Prerequisites BI 233 and BI 236. B. Possidente BI 347. RENAL PHYSIOLOGY 4 BI 314. GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 4 The structure and function of the human kidney and The study of metabolism, growth, and genetics of BI 327. CONSERVATION ECOLOGY 3 urinary system. Many ideas and concepts (such as microorganisms in order to understand how cellular Focuses upon developing an understanding of the muscle contraction, hemodynamics, osmotic gradi- processes are involved in determining interactions diversity of life, in an ecological and evolutionary ents, and solute transport) developed in other biology between microbes and their environments. The context, and applying that understanding to critical courses will be employed to understand the function interactions of microorganisms with living hosts, analyses of issues and problems in conservation of the kidney. Topics to be covered in this course such as humans, and non-living environments, such biology. Prerequisites: BI190 and either BI236 or 237. include renal anatomy, blood flow, solute mainte- as toxic waste dumps will be discussed. The valu- M. Raveret Richter nance, acid-base and calcium balance, regulation of able properties of microorganisms will be contrasted plasma volume and osmolarity, and renal disease to their roles in causing disease. Prerequisite: BI 337. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 4 states. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab per BI233, CH106 or permission of instructor. Three The behavior, growth, transport processes, and week. Prerequisites: BI236 and CH106. P. Ortiz lectures, three hours of lab a week. C. Eddy environmental response of plants. Topics include membrane dynamics and function, plant cell develop- BI 348 IMMUNOBIOLOGY 3 BI 316. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 4 ment and polarity, solute and water transport, mineral A study of the ways in which the immune system Behavior is a product of evolution and a means of and vitamin nutrition, respiration photosynthesis, recognizes and responds to cells or molecules that animal adaptation. This course considers the mecha- hormone action, photoperiodism, taxes and stress are non-self. The course will explore the basic nisms, proximate causes and ultimate origins of biology. Two lectures, four hours of lab a week. biological processes that underlie the function of the behavior. Prerequisite: BI236 Three lectures, three Prerequisites: BI237 and CH106. D. Domozych immune system in health and disease. Prerequisite: hours of lab or fieldwork a week. One Saturday field BI233. E. Rubenstein trip. M. Raveret Richter BI 338. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY 4 A modern analysis of humankind’s use of plants and BI 351. TOPICS IN BIOLOGY 3 BI 317. ECOLOGY 4 fungi and their derived products. Major subjects This course gives students an opportunity to study A field, laboratory, and lecture course in which the covered include: ethnobotany, plant genetic engi- topics that are not offered on a regular basis. The interactions among organisms and between organ- neering, plant biochemistry, techniques of plant specific topics will vary each time the course is isms and their physical-chemical environment are production, agricultural practices, horticulture, and taught. All courses fulfill the 300-level requirements explored. Prerequisite: any 200-level BI course or medicinal botany/mycology. Three hours of lecture, for the general biology major. May be repeated for permission of instructor. Three lectures, three hours three hours of lab a week. Prerequisite: BI237 or credit. Prerequisite: permission of department. of lab or fieldwork a week. One Saturday field trip. permission of instructor. D. Domozych BI351A fulfills the 300-level elective course require- M. Raveret Richter ment of the ecology, evolution, and behavior concen- BI 343. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 tration. BI 323. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 4 A study of biological function on a molecular level. The study of the progressive, sequential changes that Several representative macromolecules will be BI351E fulfills the 300-level supportive course or occur within cells, tissues, and organisms over time. explored on levels ranging from the genetic control elective course requirement of the ecology, evolution, The study of development encompasses molecular, of their synthesis to their functional architecture. and behavior concentration. biochemical, cellular, morphological, and physiologi- Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab per week. BI351 M fulfills the 300-level supportive course cal organizational levels. Course topics range from Prerequisites: BI233, CH106 or permission of instruc- requirement of the molecular and cell biology concen- gametogenesis and embryonic development to tor. C. Eddy tration or the 300-level elective course requirement of molecular mechanisms of gene regulation. Pre- the ecology, evolution, and behavior concentration. requisite: BI 233 or permission of instructor. Three BI 344. BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS 4 lectures, three hours of lab a week. E. Rubenstein Organisms in all the major taxonomic groups have BI 370. COMPUTER MODELING OF internalized geophysical and other periodicities in the BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 3 BI 324. EVOLUTION 4 form of endogenous biological mechanism that An introductory course in the methods, procedures, A survey of topics in evolutionary theory: the evi- function as clocks. Theoretical, molecular, cellular, uses, and implications of digital computer modeling of dence for evolution, mechanism of evolutionary physiological, behavioral, ecological, and biomedical biological processes from the molecular through the change, species concepts, and speciation. Introduc- aspects of biological clocks will be examined with an population level of organization, with particular focus tion to the concepts of variability, adaptation, neutral- emphasis on circadian clocks. Three hours of on the systems level. Prerequisite: BI190 and a 200- ity, and phylogeny through discussion and lab work. lecture, three hours of lab per week. B. Possidente level biology course or permission of instructor. Two Prerequisite: BI 236 or permission of instructor. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab a week. R. Meyers hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. C. Freeman-Gallant

73 BI 371. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3 education of students concentrating in other An opportunity for students to pursue in depth spe- Business disciplines. cialized topics not available through regular course offerings. This is offered without a laboratory/field As a component of the curriculum, students component. Prerequisite: agreement of a faculty Chair of the Department of Management and have regular interaction with the business member to serve as tutor, a topic acceptable both to Business: Roy J. Rotheim, Ph.D. world in part through the department's Busi- student and tutor, and permission of the department. ness Advisory Council. The introductory cor- Biology majors may take either B!371 or 375 only Professors: William Edwards, M.B.A., F. Will- nerstone course and others involve integral once to substitute for a 300-level biology course iam Harder Professor of Business; Pushkala requirement. The Department participation by visiting business executives in Prasad, Ph.D., Zankel Professor of Manage- course exercises. The department encourages ment for Liberal Arts Students; Roy J. study abroad, internships, and involvement in BI 375. RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY 4 Rotheim, Ph.D., Professor of Economics An opportunity for students to engage in laboratory community projects to provide integrative or field research under the guidance of a faculty Associate Professors: Betty V. Balevic, M.S.; learning experiences. Students who wish to member. The emphasis is on the development of Susan Belden, Ph.D; Martin J. Canavan, prepare in the area of public accounting may analytical and technical expertise in biological re- C.P.A., M.S.; Paul Corr,C.P.A., Ph.D.; Mary take courses toward the satisfaction of the search. Students present their results in the form of a Elizabeth Correa, Ph.D.; K. Gary McClure, Ph.D. academic requirements for the examination. written thesis and an oral presentation. Prerequisite: agreement by a faculty member to serve as a tutor, Assistant Professors: James J. Kennelly, completion of the 200-level course requirements, and Ph.D.; Elzbieta Lepkowska-White, Ph.D.; Eric THE BUSINESS MAJOR: All business majors permission of the department. Biology majors may E. Lewis, Ph.D.; Christine Page, Ph.D.; Mary must take the basic business core, plus four take either BI371 or 375 only once to substitute for a Elizabeth Taber, Ph.D.; Mark A. Youndt, Ph.D. 300-level elective courses. BU399, Profes- 300-level biology requirement; however, with depart- Lecturers: Timothy Harper, M.B.A, Trustee sional Internship in Business, may not be mental approval, BI375 may be repeated once for Visiting Scholar; *Christine Kopec, J.D.; counted as satisfying the four 300-level elec- credit toward all-College requirements. tive requirement of the business major. The Department Jeanette L. Lippitt, M.S. Research Associate: *Benjamin Gordon, A.M. The basic business core is composed of the BI 377, 378. SENIOR SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1, 1 following courses: BU107, 205, 214, 224, 234, A seminar course designed to teach research skills The role of the Department of Management in the biological sciences. The course includes 235, 338, 349, EC103, 104, and 237. The and Business at Skidmore College is to pro- suggested course sequence is: BU107, 205, presentations by students and guest speakers, vide a distinctive undergraduate program in and instruction and practice in the use of library EC103, 104, BU234, 235, 224, 214, EC237, management and international business that resources, research design and execution, and BU338, BU 300-level electives (four); BU 349 writing of scientific papers. Offered on a satisfactory/ builds on and enhances the liberal arts curricu- (senior year only.) unsatisfactory basis only. The Department lum. Our aim is to prepare students to be committed to a process of life-long learning Students preparing to major in business are BI 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN and to pursue rewarding careers in a techno- expected to be proficient in English composi- BIOLOGY 3 or 6 logically changing and culturally diverse world. tion and grammar, mathematics, economics, Professional experience at an advanced level for To this end, the Department of Management and computer applications. In addition to those juniors and seniors with substantial academic experi- and Business has created a learning environ- courses already required for the major that are ence in the major field. With faculty sponsorship and ment that encourages the integration of man- out of the discipline, these proficiencies may department approval, students may extend their agement theory, research, and practice within be strengthened by taking the following educational experience into such areas as laboratory a well-balanced program of study in the arts, courses: MA105, MA111, and CS105. or field research, or clinical medicine. Does not count sciences, and humanities. toward the major. Offered satisfactory/unsatisfactory INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In con- only. Prerequisite: completion of at least one related The department provides a foundation in core 300-level course (as determined by the department). junction with other departments, the Manage- functional areas, advanced courses, and a ment and Business Department offers wide variety of cocurricular learning opportuni- interdepartmental majors in business-econom- ties. While all courses take into account the ics, business-French, business-German, linkages across management disciplines, the business-Spanish, business-government, and cornerstone and capstone courses utilize an business-mathematics. See Interdepartmental explicitly integrative approach. Permeating our Majors. The department participates in the educational offerings is an emphasis on international affairs minor. international dimensions, discernment of ethical values, and development of communi- HONORS: To be eligible for departmental cation skills. Flexibility in the program enables honors, a student must, in addition to fulfilling students to concentrate within a management the college requirements for honors, attain a discipline or pursue joint programs with other grade point average of 3.5 or higher for all departments to prepare for careers and work completed in the major, and receive at graduate education. least an A- on an honors thesis.

The program serves the larger Skidmore THE BUSINESS MINOR: For a business community by offering all students a concep- minor, the student is required to complete tual basis for managing fiscal and human BU107, 205, 214, 234, and two additional resources in scientific, artistic, human service, courses, at least one at the 300 level. and business undertakings. Both in its presen- tation of foundation courses and in its upper- COOPERATIVE M.B.A. PROGRAMS: Quali- level courses, departmental offerings provide fied students have the opportunity to earn a avenues for exploring the relationship between baccalaureate degree from Skidmore and a business and society. In addition, departmen- master’s degree in business administration tal faculty develop and contribute to a variety through cooperative programs with Clarkson of interdisciplinary courses and programs. University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Thus, the Department of Management and Institute. In the 4 +1 M.B.A. Program with Business serves not only its own majors but Clarkson, students earn the master’s degree adds depth, breadth, and value to the liberal 74 in the year following Skidmore graduation. The 3/2 Bachelor’s M.B.A. Program with BU 235. FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING II 3 BU 314. ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY 3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, School of Continuation of the study of financial accounting The development of alternative concepts, models, Management, is designed to facilitate the begun in BU234. The course addresses international and theories of organizing as a basis for determining transfer of students from Skidmore to accounting issues and emphasizes the effective use strategy and structure in both domestic and interna- Rensselaer. Qualified students receive a and interpretation of corporate financial statements. tional organizations. The course provides the applica- bachelor’s degree from Skidmore and an Approximately two-thirds of the course focuses on tion of theory to organizations in the public, private, M.B.A. from Rensselaer within five to five-and- the use of accounting information by managers for and not-for-profit sectors. Prerequisite: BU224 or planning, control, and decision making. It introduces permission of instructor. M. Correa and P. Prasad one half years. These programs are described key management accounting concepts and tech- on page 146. niques including manufacturing accounting, cost SB 315. WORK, FAMILY, AND systems, budgeting, and responsibility accounting. ORGANIZATIONS 3 Prerequisite: BU234. Non-liberal arts. The analysis of various white-collar and blue-collar BU 107. BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND occupations and their relationship to work and family MANAGEMENT 3 BU 301. TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS AND life. Topics include the changing nature of work; A broadly based introduction to the field of business PARTNERSHIPS 3 professionalization; working within organizations; and that can serve either as the first course in the depart- Reviews the basic concepts of corporate and partner- occupational socialization, careers, and mobility. mental sequence or as an only course for a student ship taxation. The course focuses on tax research Prerequisite: SO101 or BU224 or permission of desiring an overview of the business world from a and emphasizes the importance of taxation in busi- instructor. C. Berheide manager’s perspective. Topics include strategic ness decisions. Students look at the rationale behind analysis and planning, marketing, financial manage- provisions of the tax laws and discuss landmark and BU 316. DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP 3 ment, control, organizational design, human behavior, current court decisions that give insight into the work- Integrates traditional theories of leadership with and communications. Students present individual ings of the income tax system. Prerequisite: BU234 contemporary approaches to group dynamics in order written analyses and engage in group oral presentations. or permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. P. Corr to provide a framework for the leadership roles encountered in modern organizations, both public BU 205. FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS IN THE BU 303. COST ACCOUNTING FOR and private enterprises. The course provides an INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT 3 MANAGEMENT DECISIONS 3 intensive workshop to allow students to assess their Examines the problems and issues that emerge as A review of the various methods of cost accumulation personal strengths and challenges as leaders. There nations and firms operate internationally. Macro- for product costing and the analysis of cost data for is also a required practicum, which provides an economic determinants of trade will be analyzed in a planning and control. The course focuses on man- opportunity to apply theory and to further develop and global context. Emphasis will be placed on the effects agement systems and emphasizes the application of practice leadership skill. Prerequisites: BU214, 224, this environment has on the decision making of management accounting concepts and principles to and 338. Non-liberal arts. M. Correa general managers. Prerequisite: BU107 or permis- decision making. Prerequisite: BU235 or permission sion of the instructor. of the instructor. Non-liberal arts. BU 317. MARKETING RESEARCH 3 Focuses on fundamental issues in research design BU 209. PERSONAL INCOME TAX 3 BU 307. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I 3 and analysis. Topics include problem formulation, A study of the federal tax structure and current laws Examines the generally accepted accounting data collection, sample selection, data analysis and and regulations as applied to the individual taxpayer. principles related to the preparation of financial interpretation. Special topics include issues on the Topics include income inclusions, exclusions, capital statements, with particular emphasis on balance use of the Internet for research purposes (such as gains, deductions, and special tax devices. Non- sheet valuations and their relationship to income data collection) and those raised by global research. liberal arts. determination. The course also examines the concept Prerequisites: BU214 and EC237 or its equivalent. of time-value of money; the application of present E. Lepkowska-White BU 214. FOUNDATIONS OF MARKETING 3 value techniques to accounting valuations, and the A comprehensive assessment of marketing’s valuation and disclosure problems associated with BU 324. AUDITING 3 dynamic role in contemporary global society. The cash, temporary investments, receivables, invento- A study of auditing concepts and procedures includ- course emphasizes the development of marketing ries, plant assets, intangible assets, and long-term ing professional ethics and legal liability methods of strategies which reflect domestic and cross-national investments. Prerequisite: BU235. Non-liberal arts. verification and analysis as applied to asset, liability, competitive structures and diverse market place equity, revenue, and expense accounts; and prepara- realities. Topics include consumer analyses, target BU 308. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II 3 tion of working papers and reports. Prerequisite: market identification, positioning, e-commerce, and Advanced course continuing the study of financial BU308. Non-liberal arts. coordination of marketing mix elements. Prerequisite: accounting begun in BU307. Students analyze the BU107 or permission of instructor. problems arising in the application of accounting BU 333. BUSINESS LAW I 3 theory to specific business situations. The course A study of the origin of laws, the court system, and BU 224. FOUNDATIONS OF explores financial reporting and disclosure topics legal procedures with emphasis on their impact in ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3 including intercorporate investments, equity and debt business and economic situations, in-depth study of The theoretical and experiential basis for the analysis financing, leases, and pensions. It also addresses the laws of contracts, agency, corporations, partner- of individual, group and organizational behavior in problems in income determination and reporting, ships, employment and labor law. Examination and both domestic and international contexts. Pre- including income tax allocation and earnings per briefing of existing case law in these fields. requisite: BU107 or permission of instructor. share. Prerequisite: BU307. Non-liberal arts. BU 334. BUSINESS LAW II 3 BU 234. FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING I 3 BU 310. ADVANCED ACCOUNTING THEORY 3 A study of the laws of real property, sales, wills and An introductory course in financial accounting exam- Examines the financial reporting issues of multi- estates, trusts, security instruments, mortgaging and ining the process of accumulating accounting infor- national corporations. Included are international leaseholds, personal property, and bailments. Pre- mation for decision-makers outside the organization. accounting standards, accounting for foreign ex- requisite: BU333. It introduces the accounting process, reviews the change transactions, and issues relating to the preparation of financial statements, examines the preparation of consolidated statements with foreign BU 335 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW 3 accounting for assets and liabilities, and concludes subsidiaries. The course also focuses on not-for- A study of the legal aspects of international business with an examination of accounting for corporations. profit accounting including governmental and other transactions, including international legal institutions The course focuses on the interpretation and effec- nonprofit institutions and agencies. Prerequisite: and the business law of different countries. Topics tive use of financial statements and other financial BU308. Non-liberal arts. E. Lewis covered include international sales contracts, foreign data. Prerequisite: BU107 or permission of instructor. investment, licensing copyrights, trademarks, and BU 313. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR 3 patents, employment law, nationalization, and Examination of the psychological, sociological, and methods of dispute resolution. Prerequisite: BU333 or anthropological theories related to consumer deci- GO306. sion-making. Among the separate topics covered in the course are motivation, memory, cognition, atti- tude formation and change, persuasion, learning, and value systems of cultures and subcultures, all inter- related with the formation of marketing strategies. 75 Prerequisite: BU214 or permission of instructor. C. Page and E. Lepkowska-White BU 337. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 3 BU 346. GLOBAL SALES AND BU 359. GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 Examines advertising and promotion principles from MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT 3 Extends BU338 to the role of private and public an integrated marketing communications perspective, This course examines the historical, societal, legal, financial institutions in the global environment includ- emphasizing the planning, design, and implementa- and technological framework that affects the planning ing the U.S. Federal Reserve System, International tion of advertising campaigns. Topics include con- and implementation of strategies in professional Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Union Central sumer and market analysis, creative strategy, media sales and merchandising within specific industrial, Bank, and Bank for International Settlements. The selection, promotional budgeting, campaign evalua- institutional, and international environments. Prereq- course examines the history, role, and functions of tion, and agency relations. Prerequisites: BU107 and uisite: BU 107 or permission of instructor. B. Balevic these financial institutions and the important services 214. Non-liberal arts. provided by financial institutions in the conduct of C. Page and E. Lepkowska-White BU 347. COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT 3 both domestic and international money and capital Contemporary issues in comparative management, market activities and funds transfers. Special empha- BU 338. FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE 3 addressed through the paradigms of cultural anthro- sis is placed on the role and contributions of commer- Examines the fundamentals of business finance as pology, organizational theory, and area studies. This cial banks in the economic growth and development influenced by political, cultural, economic, and course focuses on two questions: the extent to which of nations and the world economy. Prerequisite: physical environmental forces. Attention is given to management theory is influenced by cultural and BU338 or permission on instructor. G. McClure the implications of entrepreneurial and international regional variables, and the extent to which key activities on financial decisions. Topics include an management processes can transcend cultural BU 364. MANUFACTURING STRATEGY overview of the financial environment including boundaries. Open to juniors and seniors. Prerequi- AND INTERNATIONAL investments, capital markets and institutions, corpo- sites: BU224 or permission of instructor. M. Correa COMPETITIVENESS 3 rate financial theory, asset pricing, financial analysis Analyzes the critical role that manufacturing strategy and planning, corporate capital structure and costs, BU 349. BUSINESS STRATEGY 3 plays in determining the overall competitiveness of a and corporate investment decisions. Prerequisites: Provides the final, integrating experience for the business and of a nation. Macro and micro economic BU235 and EC237. student. The course covers all of the functional are variables such as exchange rates and industrial as the student has studied—marketing, finance, financial systems will be examined along with techno- BU 339. INVESTMENTS 3 control systems, organizational behavior—but views logical and scientific policies of business and govern- An investigation of the concepts of security analysis them from the integrating perspective of a general ment. Prerequisites: BU205, 214. J. Kennelly and valuation and of the fundamentals of market manager operating in a global environment. Pre- analysis. Special attention will be paid to securities requisites: BU205, 214, 224, 235, and 342. Open BU 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 and security markets, risk-return characteristics of only to seniors. W. Edwards and M. Youndt Research or special project in business. Independent investment types, and investment strategies including study provides an opportunity for a student already the use of convertible securities and options. Prereq- BU 350. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND well grounded in an area to pursue an interest which uisites: BU235 and 342. S. Belden SMALL BUSINESS 3 falls outside the domain of courses offered by the Designed to present problems faced by entrepre- department. The student should carefully define a BU 343. CORPORATE FINANCIAL neurs in developing, organizing and managing small semester’s work that complements his or her back- MANAGEMENT 3 businesses. The course will consider all functions ground, initiate a proposal with a study sponsor, and Extends the knowledge gained in BU338 to more relating to small business decisions. The case obtain formal approval from the student’s sponsor advanced corporate financial management subjects. method will be used extensively. Student projects and the department chair. Application to do such Topics include multinational financial activities, corpo- relating to the formation and/or management of small work in any semester should be made and approved rate dividend policy, advanced forecasting and cash business units will be required, primarily through prior to registration for that semester. A student may management, debt and equity financing including the group analysis and presentations. These group or may not receive liberal arts credit for an indepen- role of investment bankers, and corporate mergers projects will require field consultation exercises with dent study, at the discretion of both the department and acquisitions. Prerequisite: BU338. G. McClure owners/managers at small businesses. Prerequisite: chair and the registrar (and, in exceptional instances, Management and business majors/minors or permis- the Curriculum Committee of the College). Prerequi- BU 344. INTERNATIONAL MARKETING 3 sion of instructor. Non-liberal arts. sites: BU205,214, 224, 235, 342, and permission of Examines the influence of cultural, political, legal, department. technological, socioeconomic, and physical environ- BU 351, 352. SPECIAL TOPICS IN BUSINESS AND ments on international marketing decisions. The MANAGEMENT 3, 3 BU 373. SENIOR THESIS 3 course also covers the theory and practice of interna- Advanced and special topics in business which Advanced research paper in business. All completed tional marketing strategies. Topics include interna- reflect areas of current relevance. This course allows theses must be defended before the Management tional planning, implementation and control decisions, the student to study in depth an area only briefly and Business Department faculty. international market research, international product covered in the regular curriculum or to study an decisions, global pricing, distribution, international advanced, currently relevant topic which would not BU 376. BUSINESS ISSUES 3 advertising, and sales promotion. Special topics normally be covered in the regular course offerings. Discussion, investigation, and analytical report on include green marketing, international e-commerce, Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be contemporary business issues. and global marketing ethics. Prerequisite: BU214 or repeated for credit with permission of department permission of instructor. E. Lepkowska-White chair. Prerequisites: Will vary each time the course is BU 382. RETAIL MANAGEMENT 3 offered; there will always be some of the business The study of retailing strategy and its implementation BU 345. GLOBAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 3 core required for this course. from the perspective of the chief executive office and An extension of BU338 to the financial management her/his management team. Topics normally include of corporations in the global environment. Topics BU 355. BUSINESS, ETHICS AND SOCIETY 3 retail mergers and acquisitions, vertical integration include the role of multinational industrial corporations An interdisciplinary approach to the role of business and specialty chain stores, global and transnational in world trade, an overview of international capital in American society including ethical obligations to expansion, private-label sourcing and merchandising, markets and institutions, international financial analy- employees, consumers, stockholders and others, and supply chain management, and other relevant topics. sis and planning, international debt and equity financ- corporate responsibility in the community. Emphasis Prerequisite: BU 235. Non-liberal arts. B. Balevic ing, international corporate investment decisions, the will be on application of ethics to actual business influence of foreign currency on finance decisions, and situations. Although readings in philosophy, govern- BU 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP the relationship between business development and ment, and social issues will be assigned, this is a IN BUSINESS 3 or 6 the global physical environment. Prerequisite: BU 338 case-study course. Prerequisite: BU107 or permis- Professional experience at an advanced level for or permission of instructor. G. McClure sion of instructor. J. Kennelly juniors and seniors with substantial academic experience in business. With faculty sponsorship and BU 358. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3 department approval, students may extend their Explores the history, theory, and practice of human- educational experience into areas of business related resource management. The course focuses on to their academic course work. BU399 cannot be thinking systematically, strategically, and ethically counted as one of the 300-level elective courses about managing employees. It examines the impor- required of the management and business major. No tance of recruitment, selection, diversity, job design, student may earn more than six semester hours of performance appraisals, training, and compensation BU399. Non-liberal arts. 76 to both the worker and the organization. Prerequisite: BU224 or PS201 or SO101. M. Taber *Students with advanced preparation in high- CH 106. CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES II 4 Chemistry school chemistry may enter the CH107, 214 Both theoretical and descriptive aspects of the sequence rather than the CH105, 106 se- chemistry of electrolytic solutions will be explored. quence. The lecture material will be applied in the lab to the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and problems of inorganic synthesis, quantitative chemis- Physics: Raymond J. Giguere, Dr. rer. nat. Students planning to pursue graduate work try, and analytical separations. Prerequisite: CH105. should also take MA202. Three hours of lecture-discussion and three hours of Chemistry Faculty: American Chemical Society certification is lab a week. Professors: Raymond J. Giguere, Dr. rer. nat.; available for both of the above courses of Vasantha Narasimhan, Ph.D. CH 107H. INTENSIVE GENERAL CHEMISTRY 4 study.Interested students should consult the Basic concepts of chemistry will be presented with Associate Professor: Judith A. Halstead, Ph.D. department chair concerning any additional emphasis on atomic and molecular structures, requirements. Assistant Professors: Steven T. Frey, Ph.D.; periodicity of properties, structure-property relation- David Weis, Ph.D. ship, basic principles and laws governing solid, liquid, INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJOR: In conjunc- gas phase as well as solution reactions, chemical Senior Teaching Associates: Janis S. Ritorto, tion with the Biology Department, the depart- kinetics, and equilibria. The lab experiments provide B.A.; Anne M. Wagner, M.A. ment offers a biology-chemistry major. See practical applications of the basic principles of Interdepartmental Majors. chemistry.Three hours of lecture-discussion and Chemistry is often characterized as “the three hours of lab a week. Prerequisites: two years of The majors lead to a bachelor of arts degree. central science” because of its interaction high-school chemistry and QR1. (This is an Honors with physics and mathematics on one hand, course. It fulfills QR2 and qualifies as nature-B [lab] THE CHEMISTRY MINOR: Students minoring and with biology, medicine, environmental course for breadth requirement.) in chemistry are required to complete seven sciences, and business and commerce on the courses in the department including: CH105, other. Modern chemistry is a vast field with CH 109. CHEMISTRY OF FOODS AND 106 (or 107 and 214*), 303 and four from FLAVORS 3 potential for numerous professional applica- among 221, 222, 315, 332, 333, 341 and 342. A study of the chemical makeup of food and nutri- tions. Training in chemistry is required for a The four elected courses must be approved by ents, and their biochemical functions. Different food wide variety of positions in academia, industry, the student’s chemistry advisor before they processing techniques and their effects on the and health care, ranging from research and can be counted toward the minor program. chemical, physical, and biological properties of food development to management and administra- will be discussed. The chemical basis of flavor, tion. The undergraduate preparation in chem- ES 105. FIELD STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL composition of some common flavor ingredients, and istry at Skidmore College provides students SCIENCE the role of flavor in nutrient assimilation will be with a broad framework upon which they can See environmental studies minor for description. explored. Prerequisite: QR1. (Qualifies as a nature-A build further toward graduate studies and [non-lab] course for breadth requirement.) specific career goals. CH 101. FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY 3 V. Narasimhan An introductory course for students with little or no The department offers both a major and a background in chemistry. It will emphasize the CH 110. CHEMISTRY OF FOODS AND minor in chemistry, and a major in chemistry “language of chemistry” and will develop an ability to FLAVORS WITH LAB 4 with a biochemistry concentration. The require- visualize processes on an atomic and molecular A study of the chemical makeup of food and nutri- ents, and their biochemical functions. Different food ments are listed below. The department also level. The problem sessions will further the students’ processing techniques and their effects on the offers an interdisciplinary biology-chemistry skills in solving algebraic problems. While the course is primarily designed for those who wish to continue chemical, physical, and biological properties of food major in collaboration with the Biology will be discussed. The chemical basis of flavor, Department. in science, it would also be appropriate for those who wish a one-semester survey of the subject. May not composition of some common flavor ingredients, and be used to satisfy major or minor requirements in the role of flavor in nutrient assimilation will be THE CHEMISTRY MAJOR: Students majoring chemistry or biology-chemistry. Prerequisite: QR1. explored. Three hours of lecture and three hours of in chemistry are required to: (Fulfills QR2 requirement; qualifies as nature-A [non- lab per week. Prerequisite: QR1. (Qualifies as a 1. Fulfill the general College requirements. lab] course for breadth requirement.) nature-B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) V. Narasimhan 2. Complete the following: CH 103. FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY a. a core curriculum consisting of CH105, WITH LAB 4 CH 111. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 3 106 (or 107 and 214*), 221, 222, 303, 332, This course supplements the lectures of Chemistry A study of fundamental chemical principles as they 333; one course from among 371, 372, 101 with a lab experience. Experiments are per- relate to environmental issues such as air pollution, formed which illustrate the concepts presented in the acid rain, global warming, destruction of the ozone 375; 377 and 378; and two 300-level layer, the production and consumption of energy, and electives. lecture and problem sessions. May not be used to satisfy major or minor requirements in chemistry or water pollution. A basic understanding of chemical b. MA111, 113. biology-chemistry. Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills QR2; principles and practices is necessary to fully appreci- c. PY207, 208. qualifies as nature-B [lab] course for breadth require- ate the scope and complexity of current global ment.) environmental issues. Specific examples of interna- tional environmental problems are presented as case THE CHEMISTRY MAJOR WITH CH 105. CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES I 4 studies to reinforce the course material. Chemical BIOCHEMISTRY CONCENTRATION: Fundamental concepts of chemistry are presented. concepts such as atomic structure, bonding, Students choosing the biochemistry concentra- Emphasis is placed upon atomic and molecular themodynamics, nuclear chemistry, and chemical tion within the chemistry major are required to: structure, physical and chemical properties related to reactivity are introduced as they pertain to particular environmental issues. Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills 1. Fulfill the general College requirements. structure, periodic relationships, mass relationships, thermochemistry, and properties of solutions. The lab QR2 and qualifies as a nature-A [non-lab] course for 2. Complete the following: experiments provide applications of the principles. breath requirement.) S. Frey a. a core curriculum consisting of CH Prerequisite: high-school algebra (two years) and 105, 106 (or 107 and 214*), 221, 222, chemistry (one year), or CH101 or 103; and QR1. 330 or 332, 341, 342, 377, 378; 371 or Three hours of lecture-discussion and three hours of 372; and one 300-level elective. lab a week. (Fulfills QR2; qualifies as nature-B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) b. BI190 and two additional biology courses at or above the 200 level. c. MA111, 113. d. PY207, 208. 77 CH 112. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY CH 301. POLYMER CHEMISTRY 3 CH 333. MOLECULAR DYNAMICS AND WITH LAB 4 Introduction to all types of polymers with emphasis on STRUCTURE WITH LAB 5 A study of fundamental chemical principles as they organic polymers. Mechanisms of polymerization The fundamental principles of kinetic theory, reaction relate to environmental issues such as air pollution, reactions, the characterization of products, and the kinetics, statistical thermodynamics, chemical appli- acid rain, global warming, destruction of the ozone technological application of polymers will be dis- cation of quantum mechanics, bonding, molecular layer, the production and consumption of energy, and cussed. Additionally, the student will be introduced spectroscopy and structure. Lab and computer based water pollution. A basic understanding of chemical systematically to the historical and current literature experiments provide an opportunity for quantitative principles and practices is necessary to fully appreci- in the field. Prerequisite: CH222. V. Narasimhan experimental investigation of phenomena such as ate the scope and complexity of current global reaction rates, transport properties, bonding, and environmental issues. Specific examples of interna- CH 303. MODERN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 5 spectroscopy. Three hours of lecture-discussion, four tional environmental problems are presented as case This course describes modern analytical chemistry hours of lab a week.Prerequisite: CH332 or permis- studies to reinforce the course material. Chemical techniques for the separation and identification of sion of the department. J. Halstead concepts such as atomic structure, bonding, chemical entities with an emphasis on instrumental themodynamics, nuclear chemistry, and chemical methods. Sampling techniques and statistical treat- CH 341. BIOCHEMISTRY: MACROMOLECULAR reactivity are introduced as they pertain to particular ment of data are also discussed. Prerequisites: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 5 environmental issues. Laboratory exercises that CH222 and PY208. Three hours of lecture-discussion A study of the organic, physical, and biological relate to the environmental issues presented in and four hours of lab a week. chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic lectures serve to reinforce students' understanding of acids, and enzymes. The biosynthesis of nucleic the underlying chemical principles. Prerequisite: CH 315. ADVANCED INORGANIC acids and proteins is also discussed. The lab in- QR1. (Fulfills QR2 and qualifies as a nature-B [lab] CHEMISTRY 3 cludes modern techniques for the purification and course for breath requirement.) S. Frey Modern theories of chemical bonding will be applied identification of biomolecules. Prerequisite: CH222. to explain the structures and properties of inorganic Three hours of lecture-discussion and four hours of CH 214. DESCRIPTIVE INORGANIC systems. Extensive discussion of current fields of lab a week. V. Narasimhan CHEMISTRY 4 inorganic research will illustrate the theories. Pre- A systematic study of the chemical and physical requisite: CH303 and 332. Three hours of lecture a CH 342. BIOCHEMISTRY: INTERMEDIARY properties of the elements. Emphasis will be on week. S. Frey METABOLISM 3 structural and electronic correlations as predictors. Intermediary metabolism, bioenergetics, and the The role of metal atoms in systems of industrial and CH 324. ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 5 nature of enzyme-catalyzed reactions are discussed. biological significance will be discussed. Three hours Advanced synthetic methodology and mechanistic Prerequisite: CH341. Three hours of lecture-discus- of lecture-discussion per week and three hours of lab. theory of organic chemistry will be studied. Pre- sion a week. V. Narasimhan Prerequisite: CH106 or 107 or permission of the requisite: CH222. Three hours of lecture and four instructor. S. Frey hours of lab a week. R. Giguere CH 351, 352. SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY3, 3 Advanced topics in chemistry will be offered to either CH 221. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 5 CH 330. THERMODYNAMICS 3 small groups of students or on an individual basis, The structures, physical properties, reactivity, and The fundamental principles and concepts of equilib- allowing the student to study in depth areas of the reaction mechanisms of aliphatic and aromatic rium thermodynamics including entropy, energy, science which are not covered in the regular course hydrocarbons are investigated. The lab introduces temperature, heat, work, and chemical potential. offerings. Prerequisite: CH222 and permission of the the student to synthesis, purification, and chemical Applications include chemical reactions, phase department. and spectroscopic methods of characterizing organic changes, environmental science, and biochemical compounds. Prerequisite: CH106 or 107. Three systems. Three hours of lecture-discussion per week. CH 371, 372. RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY 3, 3 hours of lecture-discussion, and four hours of lab a This nonlab course may be used to satisfy a require- An opportunity for qualified students to pursue week. R. Giguere, J. Ritorto ment for the biochemistry major but may not be used research in any field of chemistry under the super- to satisfy any requirements for the chemistry major. vision of a member of the department. Prerequisite: CH 222. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 5 CH330 is the same as the lecture-discussion compo- permission of the department. The structure, physical properties, reactivity, and nent of CH332. Prerequisites: CH106, MA113, reaction mechanisms of important organic functional PY208. J. Halstead CH 375. LITERATURE INVESTIGATION IN groups are investigated. The lab work focuses on CHEMISTRY 3 structure determination and synthesis projects. CH 331. MOLECULAR DYNAMICS AND Students prepare an in-depth written report on a Prerequisite: CH221. Three hours of lecture- STRUCTURE 3 current topic in chemistry or biochemistry. The discussion and four hours of lab a week. The fundamental principles of kinetic theory, reaction chemical literature is investigated by both traditional R. Giguere, J. Ritorto kinetics, statistical thermodynamics, chemical appli- methods and modern computer-based techniques. cation of quantum mechanics, bonding, molecular Individual and group conferences throughout the CH 230. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 3 spectroscopy and structure. Three hours of lecture- semester, as well as oral presentations are required. The structure of matter in the gaseous, liquid, and discussion a week.Prerequisite: CH332 or permission Prerequisite: Permission of the department. solid states, the energy changes accompanying of the department. J. Halstead chemical reactions, and the rates of reactions will be CH 377, 378. SENIOR SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY studied. Particular emphasis will be given to the CH 332. THERMODYNAMICS WITH LAB 5 AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1,1 application of physical chemical principles to systems The fundamental principles and concepts of equilib- Seminar courses designed to teach communication of interest in the life sciences. Prerequisite : CH106 rium thermodynamics including entropy, energy, skills relating to scientific research. The courses or 107. Three hours of lecture-discussion and a one- temperature, heat, work, and chemical potential. include presentations by guest speakers, faculty and hour problem session each week. Applications include chemical reactions, phase students, as well as discussions of the current changes, environmental science, and biochemical chemical literature. These courses are offered on CH 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN systems. Lab experiments provide opportunities for a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only and are CHEMISTRY 3 quantitative experimental investigation of thermody- required of all senior chemistry majors. Each of these Internship opportunity for students whose curricular namic systems, including studies of heat exchange, courses may be repeated once for credit. foundations and cocurricular experience have pre- chemical equilibrium, and phase equilibrium. Three pared them for professional work related to the major hours of lecture-discussion and four hours of lab a CH 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN field. With faculty sponsorship and departmental week. Prerequisites: CH222 or 303, MA113, PY208. CHEMISTRY 3 or 6 approval, students may extend their educational J. Halstead Professional experience at an advanced level for experience into such areas as chemical research, juniors and seniors with substantial academic and environmental or material science, or chemical cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty engineering. Prerequisite: complete CH106 or 214. sponsorship and department approval, students may extend their educational experience into such areas as chemical research, environmental or material science, or chemical engineering. Only three semes- ter hours may count toward the major. Prerequisites: CH303 and one additional 300-level course in 78 chemistry. THE CLASSICS MAJOR: A minimum of nine CL 202. INTERMEDIATE LATIN II 3 Classics courses beyond the elementary language level Readings from Vergil’s Aeneid or Ovid’s Metamor- are required for the major. They must include phoses. Prerequisite: CL201 or permission of the the following: chair. Chair of the Classics Department: Leslie Mechem, B.A. 1. Reading proficiency of Greek or Latin at the CL 301. SEMINAR IN LATIN POETRY AND advanced level, demonstrated by comple- DRAMA 3 Visiting Professor: *David H. Porter, Ph.D. tion of two of the following: CL301, 302, Advanced reading and critical examination in Latin of 307, or 308. Study in both Greek and Latin the works of one of the following Latin poets or Associate Professor: Michael Arnush, Ph.D. is highly desirable. dramatists: Catullus, Horace, Juvenal, Lucretius, Plautus, Ovid, Terence, or Vergil. This course may be Visiting Assistant Professor: Daniel Curley, 2. CL200 Ph.D. taken more than once. Prerequisite: CL202 or per- 3. Two courses in area studies, neither from mission of the chair. Lecturer: Leslie Mechem, B.A. the same cluster: Affiliated Faculty: A. Classical Literature in Translation: CL 302. SEMINAR IN LATIN PROSE LITERATURE 3 CL220, 222, 223, 224, 226. Art and Art History: Penny Jolly Advanced reading and critical examination in Latin of English: Kate Greenspan B. Ancient Art History: AH212, 222, 223, the works of one of the following Latin prose authors: Foreign Languages and Literatures: Marc- 232. Caesar, Cicero, Livy, Petronius, Pliny, Suetonius, or André Wiesmann C. Greek and Roman History, Philosophy Tacitus. This course may be taken more than once. Prerequisite: CL202 or permission of the chair. Government: Timothy Burns or Religion: HI201, 202; LS2 124, 156, 180; History: David Baum PH203; RE201, 202 Philosophy and Religion: Nicola Denzey, Francisco Gonzalez 4. Two 300-level courses: GREEK A. CL365 CL 103. ELEMENTARY GREEK I 4 The mission of the Classics Department is to B. One from CL371, 372, 390; AH376A; An introductory course in the essentials of the Greek help shape the future of our students through GO303; HI301, 361F, 375F; PH327A, language, with emphasis upon mastery of grammar, the study of the past. By using interdisciplinary 327B. syntax, and vocabulary. methodologies, students examine and expli- cate the languages, literatures, histories, CL 104. ELEMENTARY GREEK II 4 HONORS: To be considered for honors in religions, cultures, art, and artifacts of the A continuation of CL103, completing the study of classics, a student must, in addition to fulfilling peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. grammar and syntax and reading selected prose of College requirements for departmental honors, Students apply multi- and cross-cultural Plato or Xenophon. Prerequisite: CL103 or permis- receive a grade of at least an A-on an honors sion of the chair. perspectives to gender, ethnic, and social research paper in either CL365 or in an issues in order to gain insight into the cultures advanced Greek or Latin course. Specific CL 205. INTERMEDIATE GREEK I 3 of the classical world. In reading Greek and requirements for the paper are established by A review of Greek syntax, complemented by reading Latin prose and poetry, both in the original the department. selected dialogues by Plato. Prerequisite: CL104 or languages and in translation, students permission of the chair. contextualize works of literature in their larger THE CLASSICS MINOR: A minimum of seven cultural and historical settings and recognize CL 206. INTERMEDIATE GREEK II 3 courses beyond the elementary language level their significance in the past and their rel- Readings from at least two books of Homer’s Iliad or are required for the minor. They must include evance for the present and future. Students Odyssey. Prerequisite: CL205 or permission of the the following: conduct research by traditional and digital chair. methods in order to present oral and written 1. Reading proficiency of Greek or Latin at the arguments supported by primary sources, advanced level, demonstrated by comple- CL 307. SEMINAR IN GREEK POETRY AND theoretical constructs, and established schol- tion of either CL301, 302, 307, or 308. DRAMA 3 arship. In acquiring these critical and analytical Advanced reading and critical examination in Greek 2. Four courses from the group listed in (3) of the works of one of the following Greek poets or skills, classics majors prepare themselves for above. dramatists: Aeschylos, Aristophanes, Bacchylides, life beyond college both on the personal and Euripides, Hesiod, Homer, Pindar, Sophocles, or professional level. Professional opportunities 3. Two of the courses must be on the 300 level (a second semester of advanced Latin Theocritos. This course may be taken more than can include careers in education, communica- once. Prerequisite: CL206 or permission of the chair. tion, arts, law and government, and library or Greek may be used to satisfy one of the 300 level requirements). sciences. CL 308. SEMINAR IN GREEK PROSE LITERATURE 3 Both a major and a minor are available in Majors and minors are encouraged to study Advanced reading and critical examination in Greek classics. Skidmore is a member of the Intercol- the modern languages (French, German, and of the works of one of the following Greek prose legiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, Italian) in which there is an abundance of authors: Aristotle, Demosthenes, Herodotos, Lysias, which offers juniors the opportunity to study scholarship available in classics. Plato, Thucydides, or selections from the New classical antiquity in Italy. Other semester and Testament. This course may be taken more than summer study programs in Italy, Greece, and once. Prerequisite: CL206 or permission of the chair. other countries may be arranged with the help LATIN of the chair of classics. Students may fulfill the CL 105. ELEMENTARY LATIN 4 foreign language requirement by successfully Intensive study of grammar and syntax designed to completing Intermediate Latin II or Intermedi- prepare the student to read Latin. This course meets ate Greek II. five hours per week and covers one year of elemen- tary Latin in one semester. This course will be offered every fall semester.

CL 201. INTERMEDIATE LATIN I 3 A review of Latin syntax, complemented by reading selected works by such authors as Caesar, Cicero, or Livy. Prerequisite: CL105, or permission of the chair. 79 CLASSICAL STUDIES CL 226. GREEK AND ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY 3 Computer Science CL 100. ENGLISH VOCABULARY FROM Readings in translation of the great chroniclers of GREEK AND LATIN 1 history from the Greek and Roman worlds: Greek, An exploration of the heritage of Greek and Latin in the works of Herodotos (the father of history), Chair of the Department of Mathematics and the English language, with particular emphasis on Thucydides and Xenophon; Roman, the works of Computer Science: Mark Hofmann, Ph.D. Livy, Polybius, and Tacitus. The course will focus on technical terminology from a variety of disciplines. Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty: Students will learn how to break down English words the methodology of writing history, comparative into their Greek and Latin components, and to gener- studies, and modern interpretations. Professors: Robert DeSieno, Ph.D.; R. Daniel ate English words from these same elements. This Hurwitz, Ph.D.; Mark E. Huibregtse, Ph.D. course is of interest to all students in the humanities, CL 365. TOPICS IN CLASSICAL STUDIES 3 sciences, and social sciences, who wish not only to Selected aspects of classical antiquity that embrace Associate Professors: Richard Speers, Ph.D.; expand their vocabularies but also to understand the both the Greek and Roman worlds. Topics will vary Pierre von Kaenel, Ph.D.; Mark Hofmann, ongoing evolution of English. D. Curley from year to year based upon the instructor’s special- Ph.D.; Una Bray, Ph.D.; Alice M. Dean, Ph.D.; ization and interests. Courses may include such Gove W. Effinger, Ph.D.; David C. Vella, Ph.D. CL 200. THE CLASSICAL WORLD 3 topics as women in antiquity, sex in the ancient Lecturer: *Frank Clark, M.S. An introduction to classical antiquity for students world, classical poetics, and ancient historiography. interested in ancient Greece and Rome, the impact of THE COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR: antiquity on Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and CL 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3,3 Students majoring in computer science fulfill a general background in the Western tradition. This Individual research in any aspect of classics not interdisciplinary course taught by a team of faculty available in existing course offerings, which results the departmental requirements by completing members from several departments and programs in a written work. Supervised by a member of the the following: includes studies in literature (epic, dramatic, and lyric classics faculty. Prerequisite: Approval of the 1. Required computer science courses: poetry, rhetoric, and fiction), history and historiogra- director. CS106, 206, 318, and 330 phy, art and architecture, philosophy and political theory, and science and mathematics. (Fulfills LS2 CL 390. THESIS 3 2. Required mathematics courses: Any one of requirement.) The senior student will undertake a substantial the following chosen in consultation with advanced research project in any aspect of classics the student's advisor: MA111, 113, 200, or CL 220. CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY 3 which will result in a written thesis of approximately MS104. fifty pages. Supervised by a member of the classics A study of the important myths in Greek and Roman 3. Required MC courses: MC115 and 306 culture, with attention to their religious, psychological, faculty. Prerequisite: Approval of the chair. and historical origins. Comparative mythology, 4. Electives: Three CS or MC courses at the structural analysis, modern psychological interpreta- CL 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN 200 level or above. (Currently this includes tions and the development of classical myths in CLASSICS 3 or 6 CS276, 321, 340, 371, 372, 381, 382, 399, Western literature and art receive attention. (Fulfills Professional experience at an advanced level for and MC302, 316. CS276 and 376 may be arts-B component of breadth requirement.) juniors and seniors with substantial academic and taken more than once for credit if offered cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty with different topics.) For one of the three CL 222. GREEK TRAGEDY 3 sponsorship and departmental approval, students electives the student may instead take, with Readings in translation of some of the tragedies of may extend their educational experience into such permission of the department, a course in areas as education, communication, the arts, librar- Aeschylos, Sophocles, and Euripides in the context another discipline that has substantial ies, and law and government. Does not count toward of Athenian society in the fifth century B.C. Students computer science content (for example, will have the opportunity to write, produce, and the major. Must be taken S/U. PY207 Workshop Physics). perform an original tragedy based on Greek myth. (Fulfills the arts-B component of the breadth require- Courses counting toward the major may not be ment.) D. Curley taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

CL 223. SOCIETY ON THE STAGE: GREEK HONORS: Students wishing to qualify for AND ROMAN COMEDY 3 departmental honors in the computer science Readings in translation of the plays of Aristophanes, major must: 1) complete all departmental Menander, Plautus, and Terence. Students explore requirements for the computer science major both the origins and the fate of ancient comedy within and have a grade point average of 3.5 or the context of Greek and Roman society. Further- higher for all course work (MA, MC, and CS) more, students will have the opportunity to produce and perform one of the plays on the course reading taken in the department, together with PY207 list. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth require- if taken as an elective with permission of the ment). D. Curley department; 2) have a grade-point average of 3.0 for all course work taken at Skidmore; CL 224. THE HERO(INE)’S TALE: TRADITIONS 3) file with the department, by the end of the OF GREEK AND ROMAN EPIC 3 official add-drop period of the spring semester Readings in translation of the great epic poets of the of the senior year, a declaration of intention to Greek and Roman worlds, focusing on a comparative qualify for honors; and 4) submit an honors study of the works of Homer and Vergil. (Fulfills arts- thesis or project to be read by a review com- B component of breadth requirement.) mittee, and give an oral presentation of the thesis or project to the department. The review committee will evaluate the thesis or project to determine if it is of the exceptional quality which merits honors; the committee’s recom- mendation will be submitted to the department for final adjudication.

80 THE COMPUTER SCIENCE MINOR: MC 115. INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE CS 330. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 3 Students minoring in computer science fulfill MATHEMATICS 3 An introduction to different programming language the departmental requirements by completing An introduction to the study of discrete (as opposed paradigms: functional, logic, and object-oriented CS106, 206, MC115, and three additional CS to continuous) mathematical systems.These include programming. Students will also study language or MC courses, at most one of which may be systems that are essential in computer science as concepts such as regular expressions, syntax gram- at the 100 level, and at least one of which well as in more advanced mathematics courses. mars, and semantics. Specific topics may include must be at the 300 level. For one of the three Mathematical reasoning and algorithms are funda- Perl, egrep, Scheme, Lex & Yacc, Java, C++ and mental themes of the course. Topics include logic Prolog. Prerequisite: CS206. The Department additional courses the student may instead and sets, complexity of algorithms, computer arith- take, with permission of the department, a metic, arrays, mathematical proofs and induction, CS 340. COMPUTER MODELING OF course in another discipline that has substan- elementary combinatorics, and discrete probability, PHYSICAL SYSTEMS 3 tial computer science content (for example, graphs, and trees. Prerequisite: high school prepara- The study of physical systems and natural law PY207 Workshop Physics). tion including intermediate algebra or consent of with the aid of computers and simulation software. department. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) Students explore the relationships between theoreti- Students interested in learning how to use The Department cal scientific expression and behavior in nature by computers to solve problems in the quantita- designing algorithms that probe experimental data, tive disciplines should consider the courses: CS 206. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER by examining cause and effect relationships in CS102A, 103,106, MS104. SCIENCE II 4 physical systems, and by examining the conse- Continuation of CS 106: study of recursion, pointers, quences of diverse variation in simulated conditions NOTE: Courses numbered CS102 through CS382 development strategies for large software projects, for ideal and non-ideal systems. Prerequisites: and MC115, 302, 306, and 316 have as a prerequi- and introduction to data structures, analysis of PY207, 208, CS106. The Department site QR1 or permission of the department. algorithms, and program verification. Prerequisite: CS106 or permission of instructor. The Department CS 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 CS 102. COMPUTING IN CONTEXT 3 Special study in computing outside of the regular A set of courses exploring interesting applications of CS 276. SELECTED TOPICS IN COMPUTER departmental offerings. Prerequisite: consent of computing in a variety of disciplines. These courses SCIENCE 3 department. Non-liberal arts. The Department are primarily intended for students who wish to satisfy Topics that complement the established lower level the QR requirement and enhance their abilities to course offerings in computer science will be selected. CS 376. ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER apply computing to the solution of quantitative prob- May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: permission SCIENCE 3 lems. Courses including the following are offered of instructor. The Department Advanced topics that complement the established periodically depending on faculty availability. (Fulfills course offerings in computer science will be selected. QR2 requirement.) MC 302. GRAPH THEORY 3 May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: permission An introduction to the theory and application of of instructor. The Department A. Electronic Spreadsheets in the Sciences. graphs. Topics may include graphs and digraphs, In this course, students use electronic spreadsheets connectivity, trees, Euler and Hamiltonian cycles, CS 381, 382. SENIOR THESIS 3,3 to build quantitative models of natural systems and graph embeddings. Prerequisite: MC115 or Optional for computer science majors. Recom- studied in biology, chemistry, and physics. This MA200 or permission of the instructor. Fall 2000 and mended for those working toward professional course helps students understand quantitative alternate years. The Department careers or graduate study in computer science, and description of natural phenomena, develop ability to those seeking to satisfy the criteria for departmental use computational methods for describing those MC 306. THEORY OF COMPUTATION 3 honors. phenomena, enhance their understanding of experi- A study of the major theoretical models of computa- mental design, and become aware of the limitations tion. Topics include automata, nondeterminism, CS 399. INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTER in modeling of natural systems. regular and context-free languages, Turing machines, SCIENCE 3 or 6 unsolvability, computational complexity, and NP- Professional experience at an advanced level for CS 103. STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING IN completeness. Prerequisite: MC115 and CS106, or juniors and seniors with substantial academic experi- BASIC 3 permission of instructor. The Department ence in computer science and mathematics. Introduction to the use of computer programming as With faculty sponsorship and departmental approval, a problem-solving tool. Students learn to design and MC 316. NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS 3 students may extend their educational experience in implement their own Windows software applications An introduction to using computation to obtain ap- computer science, software engineering, or applied using the Visual BASIC language. The course proximate solutions to mathematical problems. A mathematics. This course may not be used to satisfy stresses the logic of software design and the careful variety of algorithms are studied, as are the limita- the requirements of any major or minor in the depart- implementation and testing of programs. Primarily for tions of using computational methods. Topics include ment. Prerequisites: MC115, CS206, one additional students with little or no programming experience. algorithms for solving equations, systems, and course in mathematics or computer science at the Not open to students who have taken or are taking differential equations; approximating functions and 200 level or above, and permission of the depart- CS106. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) The Department integrals; curve fitting; round-off errors, and conver- ment. Non-liberal arts. gence of algorithms. Prerequisites: CS106 and CS 106. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER MA111 or permission of instructor. Offered in 2001 SCIENCE I 4 and alternate years. The Department Design and testing of algorithms for the solution of problems with the aid of a computer using C++ CS 318. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER language. The course guides students through ORGANIZATION 4 syntax, semantics, design procedures, control struc- An introduction to multi-level machines, including tures, data structures and testing of conditions with basic components of a computer, digital circuits, Boolean expressions. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) microprogramming, machine and assembly lan- The Department guages, and operating systems. Prerequisite: CS206 and MC115. The Department

CS 321. DATA STRUCTURES 3 The study of advanced data structures such as trees, multi-linked lists, hash tables, and graphs. Additional topics may include searching, sorting, and the con- cepts of object-oriented programming. Prerequisite: MC115 and CS206. The Department

81 Areas of Study DA 210, 211. WESTERN DANCE FORMS I † 1,1 Dance Studies of various Western dance forms and tech- General Dance: niques. The following courses are offered periodically 1. Eighteen semester hours of technique to depending on faculty availability: Chair of the Department of Exercise Science, include at least four semester hours out- A. Pointe I Dance, and Athletics: Jeffrey Segrave, Ph.D. side the primary discipline. B. Character I C. Jazz I Mary DiSanto- Director of the Dance Program: 2. Sixteen semester hours of theory to include D. Modern Special I/II Rose, Ed.D. DA227, 228 and 230. E. Ballet Special I/II F. Pre-Classical Dance Forms Dance Faculty: Performance/Choreography: Associate Professors: Isabel H. Brown, M.S.; G. Dance for Children Mary DiSanto-Rose, Ed.D.; Debra 1. Sixteen semester hours of technique to H. Spanish Dance Fernandez, B.A.; Denise Warner Limoli include at least four semester hours out- I. Tap side the primary discipline. Pointe class may only be taken along with a Ballet II, Lecturers: *Adriana Markovska, M.M.; *Tina III, or IV technique class. Non-liberal arts. Baird, B.A.; *Lisa Hoffmaster, M.F.A.; *Patricia 2. Twelve semester hours of theory to include Henderer DA227, 228, and 230. DA 212, 213. NON-WESTERN DANCE 3. Six semester hours of workshop/production. FORMS I † 1,1 Artist-in-Residence: Yacub Addy Studies of various non-Western dance forms and Visiting Artist-in-Residence: *Yoel Cassell, B.F.A. Dance History/Criticism: techniques. The following courses are offered peri- odically depending on faculty availability and may Dance Musicians: Stacey Fox, M.M.; Patricia 1. Eighteen semester hours of technique to include at least four semester hours out- include: Hadfield, B.M.; Carol Ann Elze, B.A. A. Bharata Natyam I (South India—Classical side the primary discipline. Dance Theater Technical Director: Lori Dance) Dawson, M.F.A. 2. Sixteen semester hours of theory to include B. Kathak (North India—Classical Dance) DA230, 335, and 376. C. Hawaiian Dance D. African Dance The Department of Exercise Science, Dance, E. T’ai Chi INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJOR: In and Athletics provides a range of curricular F. Yoga Non-liberal arts. and cocurricular programs for students, conjunction with the Theater Department, including: the Department of Exercise Science, Dance, DA 301, 302. WESTERN DANCE FORMS II † 1,1 and Athletics offers a major in dance-theater. 1. Opportunities to major or minor in exercise The following courses are offered periodically de- See Interdepartmental Majors. science or dance, or pursue an interdepart- pending on faculty availability: mental major in dance-theater; A. Pointe II THE MINOR IN DANCE: B. Character II 2. Experiences through which majors and 1. Required courses in department: DA230; C. Jazz II nonmajors can develop an appreciation for and fourteen semester hours to include at D. Modern Special III/IV and an understanding of human least one experience outside the primary E. Ballet Special III/IV movement, performance, and the art of discipline; and an additional theory or dance; workshop/production course (totaling 19-20 Pointe class may only be taken along with a Ballet II, III, or IV technique class. Non-liberal arts. 3. Opportunities to develop competence in semester hours). various individual, lifetime, and team 2. Two of the required courses in dance must DA 303, 304. NON-WESTERN DANCE sports; and be at the 300 level. FORMS II † 1,1 4. A variety of intercollegiate, intramural, and 3. Students should declare their minors by fall The following courses are offered periodically de- club opportunities. semester of the junior year. pending on faculty availability and may include: Bharata Natyam II (South India—Classical Dance) Non-liberal arts. THE MAJOR IN DANCE: The technical and GUEST ARTISTS: Each year outstanding theoretical study of classical ballet and mod- artists are brought to the campus to teach, ern/contemporary dance provides the neces- lecture, conduct workshops and set dance BALLET TECHNIQUE COURSES — sary foundation for the major in dance. This pieces on the dance students. Ballet Faculty study is supported by opportunities for techni- cal and theoretical training in a number of DB 101, 102. INTRODUCTION TO BALLET Western and Eastern dance forms. Students DANCE TECHNIQUE COURSES — 2 or 3, 2 or 3 select a specific area of study within the major: Dance Faculty Applied basic vocabulary of ballet for the beginner general dance, performance/choreography, or Arts requirement (Class of 2000): One three- student. The class stresses proper body alignment, dance history/criticism. The major leads to a semester-hour course or two dance courses coordination and conditioning. Non-liberal arts. bachelor of science degree. (ballet, improvisation, modern, Western, and/or Course numbers for the following courses are non-Western) in successive terms totaling two- determined by class standing. , three-, or four-semester hours will meet the arts requirement, as will DA228 or 328. DB 111/112, 121/122, 131/132, 141/142. BALLET I Breadth requirement (Classes of 2001, 2002, — ELEMENTARY 2 or 3, 2 or 3 2003): DA210-213, DB101/102, DB111-142, Expanded study in basic vocabulary and technique of DB211-242, DM111-142, DM211-242 may be ballet with the prerequisite of Introduction to Ballet or taken to fulfill arts-A component of breadth previous training. Non-liberal arts. requirement. DA227, 228, or 230 may be taken to fulfill arts-B component of breadth DB 211/212, 221/222, 231/232, 241/242. BALLET II requirement. — INTERMEDIATE 2 or 3, 2 or 3 Students at this level should have complete knowl- edge of the basic ballet terminology and technique with the ability to properly execute barre, adagio, pirouettes, small and large allegro. Non-liberal arts.

82 † May be repeated for credit DB 311/312, 321/322, 331/332, 341/342. BALLET III DANCE THEORY — ADVANCED 2 or 3, 2 or 3 Economics Students must have acquired full command of the DA 227. IMPROVISATION I 2 ballet vocabulary and technique with the capability to Experiences in the spontaneous use of movement sustain increasingly difficult work. The class may in structures derived from movement concepts, Chair of the Department of Economics: include pointe work at the discretion of the instructor. imagery, props, and media sources. Designed to help Mehmet Odekon, Ph.D. Non-liberal arts. students discover and develop their own movement Professors: Roy J. Rotheim, Ph.D.; Sandy potential and apply it in dance performance. Non- Baum, Ph.D. DB 351/352, 361/362, 381/382, 391/392. BALLET liberal arts. (Partially fulfills arts requirement.) IV-ADVANCED-POINTE 2 or 3, 2 or 3 M. DiSanto-Rose Associate Professors: Robert J. Jones, Ph.D.; This class is designed to develop artistic awareness Tim Koechlin, Ph.D.; Mehmet Odekon, Ph.D. of students who have already reached a high degree DA 228. CHOREOGRAPHY I 3 of technical proficiency. They should be prepared to Deals with solo and group choreographic techniques Assistant Professors: Ngina S. Chiteji, Ph.D.; perform the entire class on pointe. By permission. and related musical and production resources. Non- Lynda D. Vargha, Ph.D. Non-liberal arts. liberal arts. (Fulfills arts requirement.) D. Fernandez Students majoring in economics learn analytical skills and methods of the field, including deduc- DA 230. INTRODUCTION TO DANCE HISTORY, tive reasoning, decision-making techniques, MODERN DANCE TECHNIQUE COURSES— LITERATURE, AND REPERTORY 3 quantitative analysis, and modeling principles, Modern Dance Faculty Introduction to dance history of the Eastern and Western traditions. Using film, slides, videos, demon- and apply these skills in analysis of the ways in Course numbers for the following courses are strations, and discussion, the course introduces which economic forces affect national and determined by class standing. students to the literature and repertory of the great international policies and issues. In keeping classical and modern dance forms. with the liberal arts tradition and goals of the DM 111/112, 121/122, 131/132, 141/142. MODERN I. Brown, M. DiSanto-Rose College, the economics major supports the DANCE I 2 or 3, 2 or 3 students' growth in critical thinking, problem Study of technique stressing unique quality of mod- DA 274. SPECIAL STUDIES IN DANCE THEORY solving, global understanding and appreciation, ern dance, beginning level. Non-liberal arts. AND APPRECIATION 2 and communication skills. In core courses, Liberal arts studies in dance theory and appreciation students learn analytical and quantitative skills. DM 211/212, 221/222, 231/232, 241/242. MODERN designed to broaden student awareness and under- In upper-level courses, students apply these DANCE II 2 or 3, 2 or 3 standing of dance and its related disciplines. analytical, quantitative, and writing skills and Theory and style — continuation of technical study, Dance Faculty focus on a variety of domestic and international low intermediate and intermediate level. Non-liberal DA 327. IMPROVISATION II 2 policy-oriented issues and engage in indepen- arts. Advanced study in the spontaneous use of dent research. movement in structures derived from movement DM 311/312, 321/322, 331/332, 341/342. MODERN concepts, imagery, props, and media sources. DANCE III 2 or 3, 2 or 3 Designed to help students further discover and THE ECONOMICS MAJOR: Requirements for Continued theory and style, high intermediate techni- develop their own movement potential and apply it a major in economics are: EC103, 104, 235, cal study. Non-liberal arts. in dance performance. Prerequisite: DA227 or 236, 237, and at least fifteen additional credit permission of instructor. Non-liberal Arts. (Partially hours in economics. DM 351/352, 361/362, 381/382, 391/392. MODERN fulfills arts requirement.) DANCE IV 2 or 3, 2 or 3 HONORS: To be considered for honors in Advanced theory and style, technical study. By DA 328. CHOREOGRAPHY II 3 economics, students must meet the college permission. Non-liberal arts. Advanced study of the solo and group choreographic requirements of a grade point average of 3.0 techniques and related musical and production overall and 3.5 in the major. They must receive resources. Prerequisite: DA228 or permission of a grade of at least A-on an independent-study WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION instructor. Non-liberal arts. (Fulfills arts requirement.) paper, which they must defend orally before the department. DB 393, 394. BALLET WORKSHOP † 2, 2 DA 335. MAJOR PERIODS IN DANCE Students apply their technique to rehearsal and HISTORY 3 INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In performance of choreographic material created by The study of major periods in dance history with conjunction with relevant departments, the particular emphasis on the societies out of which the faculty members and qualified students, with an Economics Department offers majors in emphasis on learning basic production elements. By dance developed. I. Brown business-economics, political economy, permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. D. Fernandez, D. Limoli DA 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 economics-French, economics-German, Advanced research or technical study under the economics-Spanish, economics-mathematics, DM 393, 394. MODERN DANCE WORKSHOP † 2, 2 guidance of a faculty member. A student may or may economics-philosophy, and economics- Style, repertory, production, advanced choreography. not receive liberal arts credit at the discretion of both sociology. See Interdepartmental Majors. The emphasis of the workshop may vary according the director of the Dance Program and the registrar The department participates in the Interna- to the style and experience of the teacher. Extra (and, in exceptional instances, the Curriculum Com- tional Affairs, Environmental Studies, Law and rehearsals to be arranged as needed. By permission mittee of the College). Dance Faculty Society, Women's Studies, and Asian Studies and/or audition. Non-liberal arts. M. DiSanto-Rose Programs. DA 376. SEMINAR 4 A study of the style and technique of the main THE ECONOMICS MINOR: The department schools of classical dancing (Russian, French, Italian, offers a minor in economics that consists of Danish). The impact of these schools on the develop- the following: EC103, 104, 235 or 236 and at ment of classical dancing in England and America will least six additional credit hours at the 300 provide a topic for discussion and debate. The course level. also will examine the style and technique of the main schools of American and European modern dance and their respective impacts on the development of theatrical dance in the twentieth century. I. Brown

83 OMICRON DELTA EPSILON, ALPHA ZETA EC 237. STATISTICAL METHODS 4 EC 320. LAW AND ECONOMICS 3 CHAPTER: Omicron Delta Epsilon is an eco- An introduction to summarizing and interpreting Students will analyze the law from an economic nomics honor society that was initially formed quantitative information: central tendency and disper- perspective and will examine the effects of various in 1915 and became an international honor sion, probability, significance tests, regression and aspects of law on the economy. Topics of discussion society in 1969. Omicron honors academic correlation, time series analysis, and the use of index may include economic analysis of criminal behavior; achievement in economics and encourages numbers. An introduction to the use of the computer determining optimal punishments; the costs and devotion and advancement in the field. The as a tool for handling large amounts of data. Pre- benefits of alternative law enforcement strategies; the requisites: QR1, EC103, 104 or permission of the pros and cons of legalizing drugs and prostitution; eligibility requirements include: (1) a strong instructor; prerequisites may be waived for interde- labor law; immigration law; utility regulation; and rent interest in economics, (2) completion of at partmental business majors by permission of the control laws. Prerequisite: EC104, or permission of least four economics courses and a 3.40 or instructor. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) instructor. S. Baum higher average in economics, and (3) a GPA S. Baum, R. Jones, T. Koechlin of 3.40 or higher in all college courses taken. EC 321. LABOR ECONOMICS 3 EC 261. INTERMEDIATE TOPICS IN Analysis of labor as a human activity and an economic EC 100. INEQUALITY, RACE, AND GENDER 3 ECONOMICS 3 resource. Critical examination of the structure and Designed for nonmajors, this course uses political- This course will give students an opportunity to study functioning of the American labor market. Topics economic principles to analyze social issues. Using a one or a few related current topics in economics at an include determinants of labor force participation, the variety of theoretical perspectives, the course ad- intermediate level. While the topic(s), instructor, and level and structure of wages, and the allocation and dresses the gender, race, and class inequalities that specific prerequisites will vary each time the course is utilization of workers; the roles of labor unions and characterize the United States economy. Other topics offered, there will be at least one 100-level course collective bargaining; and the changing situations of may include the economics of the environment, the required. May be repeated once with permission of women and minorities in the labor market. Pre- implications of increasing economic interdependence, department chair. Prerequisite: EC103 and/or 104. requisites: EC 236, 237. The Department the relationship between capitalism and democracy. The Department Does not count toward the major. T. Koechlin EC 334. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL EC 314. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 3 ECONOMY 3 EC 103. INTRODUCTION TO An analysis of international economic relations with an An examination of the interplay of international MACROECONOMICS 4 emphasis on policy issues. Topics include: commodity economics and politics. The course contrasts main- An introduction to national income analysis, money composition and direction of trade, tariffs, U.S. stream theories of international trade and investment and banking, and balance of payments. The course commercial policy, international and regional trade with theories highlighting class relations, power, and deals with theory and policies of a mixed economy— agreements, and international financial relations. market imperfections. Among the subjects to be using the United States as a prime example. Empha- Prerequisites: EC103 and 104. The Department addressed are: multinational corporations, capital sis is placed upon the determination of public policies flight, theories of imperialism, and the prospects for to solve the problems of unemployment, inflation, and EC 315. OPEN ECONOMY national economic policy. Prerequisites: EC235 or stable economic growth. Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills MACROECONOMICS 3 permission of instructor. T. Koechlin QR2 and society-A component of breadth require- Integration of closed economy macroeconomics ments.) The Department with foreign trade and payments balances. Topics EC 335. ADVANCED MACROECONOMIC include: exchange rate systems, asset markets, price THEORY AND POLICY 3 EC 104. INTRODUCTION TO and income effects, and monetary and fiscal policies Domestic monetary and fiscal policies of advanced MICROECONOMICS 4 for internal and external balance. Prerequisite: EC234 capitalist economies with emphasis on the United An introduction to the study of markets. The course or 235 or permission of instructor. M. Odekon States’ historical experience. Topics include: busi- develops the basic economic model of supply and ness cycle theories; Neoclassical, Keynesian, and demand to illustrate how choices regarding the EC 316. ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT 3 post-Keynesian theories of money and the state; production and distribution of goods and services are The theory and practice of economic development in industrial policy, monetary and fiscal intervention made by firms and households in a market economy. the third world. Topics include: analysis of world considered theoretically and historically. Prerequisite: The course also examines the possibility of market income distribution and causes of world income EC235. R. Rotheim failure and the appropriate government response. inequalities; the contribution of social change, politics, Policy topics may include poverty and homelessness, economics and economic planning to the process of EC 336. INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND health care, the environment, antitrust, discrimination, development; means of improving the quantity and PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMY 3 international trade, unions, and minimum wage laws. quality of domestic and international economic re- A study of changing market structures in the United Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills QR2 and society-A sources; methods for improving sectoral output and States economy and their impact on its performance. component of breadth requirements.) productivity; policies for redistribution and basic needs The specific topics covered in this course include the The Department and for combating the equity-efficiency trade-off in determinants of market structure and oligopolistic development strategies. Prerequisites: EC 103 and behaviors of large corporations in such areas as EC 235. MACROECONOMIC THEORY 4 104, or permission of instructor. M. Odekon pricing, profits, and technological innovations. Also A study of the forces determining the levels of na- considered are public policies concerning monopolis- tional income and employment, with emphasis upon EC 319. ECONOMICS OF INCOME tic and oligopolistic business enterprises. Prerequi- public policy to attain basic economic goals such as DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY 3 site: EC236. The Department economic growth, stable prices, and full employment. The definition and measurement of economic The course also addresses issues concerning inter- inequality and poverty and the investigation of eco- EC 339. APPLIED ECONOMETRICS 3 national macroeconomic relations Prerequisites: nomic factors determining the distribution of income Theory and practice of econometrics applied to EC103 and 104. The Department and wealth. On the macro level, the course examines economic models. Topics include: econometric the dynamics of input markets, including productivity techniques for analyzing economic relationships, EC 236. MICROECONOMIC THEORY 4 and technological change. The micro level focuses on methods for handling economic data, empirical Develops the basic models of behavior that econo- the personal distribution of income and poverty in the testing of theoretical models, and techniques for mists use to study market relations. Discussion of United States. Alternative theories are examined. developing testable models. Prerequisites: EC235 or how consumer choices determine demand and how Other topics include the role of the government 236; 237. R. Jones profit-maximizing firms, operating in different market through policies such as taxes, transfers, and public structures, determine supply. Within this framework, education. Prerequisites: EC103 and 104 or permis- EC 343. ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE the course considers a variety of real-world problems, sion of instructor. S. Baum, M. Odekon ECONOMICS 3 which may include job market discrimination, busi- Analysis of contemporary environmental and re- ness pricing policy, minimum wages, taxation, anti- source problems (e.g., air, water, noise and aesthetic trust policy, international trade, and environmental pollution, extinction of animal and plant species) and safety regulation. Prerequisites: EC103 and 104. through the use of economic theories and techniques The Department of evaluation. Environmental policies dealing with these problems will also be considered. Prerequisite: EC 104 or consent of instructor. The Department 84 EC 344. PUBLIC FINANCE 3 EC 376. SENIOR THESIS 3 Study of government expenditures and taxation Advanced research paper in economics. Open to all Education policies from both institutional and theoretical per- seniors with departmental approval. All completed spectives. The course will focus on the economic theses must be defended before the economics roles of federal, state, and local governments in faculty. The Department Chair of the Department of Education: Ruth implementing decisions about defense spending, Andrea Levinson, Ph.D. social programs, income, sales, property, and Social EC 399. INTERNSHIP IN ECONOMICS 3 Security taxes. Prerequisite: EC236. S. Baum Professional experience at an advanced level for Professor: Susan S. Lehr, Ph.D. juniors and seniors with substantial academic experi- EC 345. MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY 3 ence in economics. With faculty sponsorship and Associate Professor: Ruth Andrea Levinson, Ph.D. Foundations of money, financial markets, and central department approval, students may extend their Assistant Professor: Paul Michalec, Ph.D., banking within a capitalist framework. Theoretical educational experience into areas such as economic Director of Student Teaching emphasis will be placed on monetarist and post research and consulting, forecasting, regulation, and Keynesian explanations for money, interest, employ- policy analysis. Work will be supplemented by appro- Lecturers: *Karen Brackett, M.S.; Joyce Rubin, ment, and prices. Policy discussions will focus on the priate written assignments. Only three semester-hour M.S.; *Richard Lyman, M.A.; *Donna Brent, relationship between money market instruments and credits may count toward the requirements for the Ph.D. central bank policies in the context of the above major, and none toward the minor. Prerequisites: two theoretical frameworks. A major term paper, which of the following: EC235, 236, 237, and at least two Director of Skidmore Early Childhood Center: compares the recent monetary policies of the Federal 300-level economic courses. Karen Brackett, M.S. Reserve System with those of another central bank, is expected of all students. Prerequisites: EC 103 and The Education Department's content core and 104. Open only to juniors and seniors. R. Rotheim pedagogy build upon the knowledge base and core abilities gained from studies in the liberal EC 351. WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY 3 arts and sciences. Education studies majors This course examines the ways in which the eco- and early childhood minors are prepared to nomic experiences of women in the United States enter careers in education and/or to continue differ from those of men. Topics include labor on to graduate studies. The department's markets and wages, discrimination, poverty, the mission is to develop competent, knowledge- economics of the household, and the economics able, and reflective educators, who are of reproduction. The particular situations of various capable of meeting the diverse learning and ethnic groups and occupational groups are dis- developmental needs of students within varied cussed. The economic experiences of women are learning contexts. Education studies graduates analyzed in their social, political, and historical context. Prerequisite: EC104. S. Baum will be able to teach the New York State Learning Standards, to think through complex EC 355. HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT 3 educational situations, to make effective teach- The development of Western economic thinking ing decisions, and to communicate ideas to from Adam Smith to the present, stressing in its students, colleagues, parents, and concerned historical context the conflict between the mainstream citizens. of economic thought and important alternatives such as the Marxist, institutional, and anarchist traditions. A constructivist philosophy informs and directly Emphasis is on the works of a few major writers. affects the teaching of the Education Depart- Prerequisites: EC 235 and 236, or permission of ment faculty. Students are challenged to instructor. R. Rotheim construct, to participate in, and to take respon- sibility for their own learning and continued EC 361. ADVANCED TOPICS IN ECONOMICS 3 professional development. Students integrate This course will give students an opportunity to study theory into practice at increasing levels of one or a few related current topics in economics at an advanced level. While the topic(s), instructor, and responsibility and sophistication during field specific prerequisites will vary each time the course placement experiences. is offered, there will be at least one 200-level course required. May be repeated with permission of depart- The education studies curriculum is designed ment chair. The Department to foster the following core knowledge, abili- ties, and commitments: delivering the content EC 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 knowledge of childhood education programs; An opportunity for qualified students to engage in utilizing a constructivist model in instruction; in-depth reading and research in any field of econom- applying critical thinking and problem solving ics. Project should be based on work in a 300-level skills; practicing communication and social course the student has taken. Each student works interaction skills; integrating assessment and closely with a faculty advisor and participates in a evaluation into reflective teaching practice; weekly independent study seminar. Prerequisite: promoting cross cultural perspectives; facilitat- permission of the department required. ing social justice and equity for all students; The Department EC. 375 SENIOR SEMINAR 3 and contributing as professional leaders. A capstone experience for senior economics majors, this course builds on the theoretical framework The successful completion of a major in developed in other economics courses to analyze education studies prepares students as candi- current economic-policy issues. Specific topics differ dates for an initial New York State certification from year to year. Representative topics include in childhood education (grades 1-6). Students inequality in the U.S., the Social Security debate, may also choose to minor in early childhood unemployment and public policy, the economics of education. higher education, and economic and political reforms in Mexico. The Department

85 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: The Department of Education requires that all ED 103. INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING 3 Admission: Students must apply for admis- candidates for student teaching placements Consideration of the role of the teacher, the nature of sion to the major during their sophomore year must earn a C or better in each of the junior the learner, conceptions of teaching, factors affecting and are selected on the basis of demon- block courses, including the recommendation instructional decisions, philosophies of education that strated competence in academic subjects and of the department. guide the practice of teaching, curriculum innovations communication skills, and demonstrated and trends, and the school as an institution. Includes suitability for teaching. Students planning to Students must demonstrate proficiency during observation and field work in local schools, K-12. (Not open to students who have completed ED203. go abroad should talk to the department chair the student teaching experience in knowledge J. Rubin in their first year. and performance skills with a grade of C or Students who successfully complete the better in each placement in order to be recom- ED 104. HUMAN INTELLIGENCE(S) AND teacher education program, the Drug Educa- mended for certification. LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS 3 tion Workshop, and are recommended by the The investigation, analysis, and evaluation of re- College will, upon graduation, be eligible for The nature of the program requires that the search, theory, and history concerning human New York State certification. The New York department reserve the right to limit the num- intelligence(s) and giftedness. Students will learn that how and why we measure intelligence is related to State Teacher Certification Examinations ber of students accepted. If interested in the major, students are urged to obtain material the needs of a changing society. They will become (liberal arts and sciences, written assessment familiar with procedures for measuring intelligence of teaching skills) are also required by the New from the Education Department office provid- ing information concerning application proce- and educational practices that respond to intellectual York State Education Department for issuance diversity. They will also develop an appreciation for of a Certificate of Qualification. The Certificate dures, acceptance criteria, and a detailed program description. what it is like to possess exceptional or unusual of Qualification is effective for five years, or potential and better understand the unique character- until either initial employment or a request by istics, needs, and concomitant problems of gifted HONORS: To be eligible for departmental the holder that the Provisional Certificate be learners. Students will examine qualities of learning issued, whichever comes first. If the individual honors, a student must (1) complete all depart- environments that are responsive to these needs and is employed in the public schools of New York mental requirements for the education major abilities. Readings and audiovisual materials will be State, the Certificate of Qualification must be and have a grade-point average of 3.5 or used to demonstrate how theory informs practice. exchanged for the Provisional Certificate. Pro- higher for all course work taken in the depart- J. Rubin visional certification is effective for five years. ment; (2) complete ED350 with a grade of A- or better; (3) complete ED351 with a grade of ED 200. CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING 3 Pending approval by the New York State A for the research paper or project, which must also be presented to the faculty; and (4) have Development of the child to age twelve with a focus Legislature, students in the Class of 2004 and on learning, factors affecting learning potential, and beyond, who successfully complete the a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for all course work taken at Skidmore. recent research on cognitive development. Students teacher education program, the Drug Educa- engage in systematic observations of children tion Workshop, an additional New York State attending the Greenberg Child Care Center on the Teacher Certification Examination (content EARLY CHILDHOOD MINOR: Students wish- ing to pursue this minor should consult with the Skidmore campus. Required of majors. Must be specialty test), and are recommended by the completed before the second semester of the junior Education Department. Required courses College, will upon graduation be eligible for the year. R. A. Levinson New York State Initial Certificate. The initial include ED200 or PS207, ED213, 222, 231A, certificate will be in childhood education 322, and one of the following: PS305, AR358, ED 213. THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD IN THE (grades 1-6). ED371, SB315, or ED314. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3 A comprehensive survey of the field of special Changes in regulations enacted by the New EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER: The center is education with special emphasis on individual differ- York State Board of Regents and the State a lab school affiliated with the Education ences and the strategies for adapting programs to educationally handicapped and gifted children. Legislature modify and take precedence over Department. As a lab school, its mission Topics will include the impact of PL 94-142 and the above certification procedures. includes service to children and their families, the education of college students, and Section 504 on the elementary school program. Fall semester. D. Brent THE EDUCATION STUDIES MAJOR (Classes research. The faculty and staff have expertise of 2001, 2002, 2003) in the supervision of college students’ lab experiences and in the design and imple- ED 215. SCHOOL AND SOCIETY 3 The education studies major must successfully mentation of learning experiences for young An introduction to the social, historical, and philo- sophical foundations of the issues involved in educat- complete the following courses: children. Skidmore students, who may partici- ing young people in the United States. The social 1. ED 200, 215, 231A or B, 233, 335, 336, pate through academic programs, the Work context of education in the U.S. is explored, including 342, 344, 350 Study Program, or volunteerism, have the the influence of the courts, politics, multiculturalism, opportunity to observe academic theory ap- and recurring controversy over issues of race, class, 2. A concentration or a major in one of the plied and tested in the real world. The center and gender. In addition, this course will help students liberal arts or sciences. operates a prekindergarten class and classes develop the skills necessary for interpreting and for three- and four-year-old children. resolving new issues as they arise, including a The education studies major supports the New critical, reflective perspective toward the public York State Education Department guidelines, SECONDARY EDUCATION: Skidmore’s debate of educational issues. (Fulfills society-A and it is approved by the New York State affiliated program with Union College leads to component of breadth requirement.) P. Michalec Education Department. Prospective majors the master of arts in teaching degree. See should consult with Skidmore’s Department of page 148. ED 216. HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE Education during the spring of their first year to UNITED STATES 3 discuss the major and plan a course program. An examination, from a historical perspective, of the Formal application for acceptance to the pro- ED 100. EXPLORATION OF EARLY CHILD- role of formal and informal education in the United gram is made in the sophomore year. Students HOOD CLASSROOM TEACHING 1 States with particular attention to the origins and going abroad should explore the possibility of Observation and participation in the teaching evolution of the common school, the changing status of children, and related social issues. Prerequisite: going abroad during the sophomore year or in programs of the Skidmore Early Childhood Center. Students are required to participate a minimum of two one course in United States history or American the summer in order to take ED233 and the studies, or permission of instructor. Not open to junior block on schedule. hours per week in one of the assigned classrooms under the supervision of the classroom teacher and students who have taken ED315. (Fulfills LS2 meet one hour a week with other participants and a requirement.) P. Michalec faculty member to discuss observation, experiences, and issues. Non-liberal arts. J. Rubin 86 ED 217. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION IN THE ED 314. EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ED 344. PRACTICUM IN TEACHING AND UNITED STATES: POLITICAL AND THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD 3 INSTRUCTION 4 SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES 3 The study of educational assessment procedures and Prepares students to make decisions related to Alternative education models have historically been a instruments and their interpretation and application in planning, methods of instruction, classroom manage- vital component of the educational environment of the preparing educational environments for children who ment, evaluation, and teaching strategies. Super- United States. Students will investigate a variety of are disabled and nondisabled. Students will develop vised observation and participation in elementary alternative education models from at least three comprehensive evaluation plans, design criterion school classrooms. Taken concurrently with ED335, perspectives: historical, political, and social. Students referenced tests and observational systems, and 336, and 342. Open only to juniors admitted to the in this course will study the origins and motivations to assess individual children. Prerequisite: ED213. professional sequence or permission of instructor. create alternative education models and the effects Spring semester. Non-liberal arts. D. Brent Non-liberal arts. J. Rubin that implementation of these models may have on the learning and policy decisions related to education at ED 322. LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ED 350. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION the local, state, and national levels. (Fulfills LS2 SETTINGS 4 STUDENT TEACHING 16 requirement.) The Department The application of developmental curricula to Student teaching integrated with methods and learning settings for young children. Students will materials of teaching in the elementary school using ED 222. THE YOUNG CHILD AND THE participate two half-days each week in a classroom a full-time semester block plan. Seniors who have EDUCATIONAL PROCESS 3 setting within the Skidmore Early Childhood Center or satisfactorily completed the junior year program and The study of child development and educational in an early-childhood program within the community have demonstrated professional attitudes and prac- practice as it pertains to young children from birth to at the N-3 level. The course will focus on planning tices included in the program description are eligible. eight years. The course includes a history of early strategies, teaching styles and techniques, manage- Fall semester only. Non-liberal arts. childhood programs and a consideration of different ment, relevant legislation, issues and trends in the The Department program models. Students will engage in extensive fields of education, as well as observation and observation at the Skidmore Early Childhood Center, assessment. Prerequisite: ED222. Spring semester. ED 351. ISSUES IN EDUCATION 3 as well as selected off-campus environments, to Non-liberal arts. K. Brackett A colloquium in which students research and discuss strengthen understanding of models of early educa- current issues in education. A major paper reporting tion. Prerequisite: ED200 or PS207. Fall semester. ED 323. ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 3 the results of library or empirical research is required. K. Brackett Examination of the adolescent period to determine While students are encouraged to pursue topics what characteristics distinguish this stage of life from which integrate work in the major or concentration ED 231. CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 3 that of childhood and adulthood. Readings from and educational issues, other topics may be consid- A survey of children’s literature. Students will be anthropological, historical, sociological, biological, ered, especially for those students with a double introduced to a variety of genres, authors, and psychological, and literary perspectives are used to major. Meets the department requirement that senior illustrators with an emphasis on selection criteria and investigate the adolescent experience and to deter- majors complete a major paper and culminating implementation of literature-based programs in the mine whether it is universal or particular. Not open to experience. Required of senior majors. Note: Begin- elementary classroom. A consideration of trends and students who have taken ED202. Prerequisites: ning with the Class of 2001, required only of those issues in children’s literature. Exploration of topics ED200, PS201 or PS207 or permission of instructor. senior majors seeking departmental honors. related to censorship, gender roles, violence, and R. A. Levinson The Department political and social themes. A. Literature for the young child, or B. Literature for the older child. Both ED 335. TEACHING READING IN THE ED 361. ADVANCED TOPICS IN EDUCATION 3 sections are not open to first-year students. S. Lehr ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4 Advanced study of selected topics in education. An advanced reading course which includes the Such topics may differ from year to year and might ED 233. EMERGENT LITERACY 4 effective teaching of reading in the content areas, include: “The Classical Roots of Western Education,” A general introduction to children’s emergent literacy constructing and administering informal reading “From Orbis Pictus to Alice in Wonderland: The using a sociopsycholinguistic framework. Topics inventories, exploring current models of remediation History of Children’s Books,” and “A History of include children’s language acquisition; the nature of and implementing thematic webbing in the elemen- Women in Education.” This course may be repeated language; language variations and implications for tary classroom. Taken concurrently with ED336, 342, with a different topic. The Department teaching the history of the English language as a and 344. Prerequisite: ED233. Open only to juniors basis for exploring the history of reading instruction in admitted to the professional sequence or permission ED 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY IN THE the United States; basic linguistic concepts and their of instructor. Non-liberal arts. S. Lehr FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION 3, 3 relation to controversial phonics instruction in the An opportunity for study in depth of an educational United States; models of reading and an understand- ED 336. TEACHING ELEMENTARY problem. The topic is chosen by the student. One or ing of the reading process; writing development in MATHEMATICS 4 more investigative approaches may be utilized, such young children; the writing process and spelling A course designed to introduce students to current as selected readings, field projects, and case studies. development; the use of literature as the basis of the principles and methods for teaching mathematics as Students should consult the chair of the department reading program. Prerequisite: Open only to juniors a creative discipline in the elementary school. Topics to plan their study. These units are or are not credited admitted to the professional sequence or permission in mathematics will be addressed utilizing manipula- as units in liberal arts, at the discretion of both the of instructor. Fall semester. S. Lehr tive materials, cooperative learning strategies, department chair and the registrar (and, in excep- questioning techniques, assessment techniques, and tional instances, the Curriculum Committee of the ED 261. THEMES IN EDUCATION 3 current research of interest and relevance to educa- College). The Department Introductory exploration of selected topics in educa- tors. Taken concurrently with ED335, 342, and 344. tion. Such topics may differ from year to year and Open only to juniors admitted to the professional AR 358. ART FOR CHILDREN 3 might include: “Technology and Education,” “The sequence or permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. Introduction to the basic materials, methods, and Image of the Child in Literature,” “The Art of Picture The Department techniques used in the classroom as related to Book Illustration,” and “Comparative Studies in elementary school curriculum, children’s needs, Education.” This course may be repeated with a ED 342. INTEGRATED TEACHING 4 interests, and development. The role of art in a different topic. The Department Provides students with the knowledge and the humanities program will also be considered. Non- experiences to make teaching decisions which liberal arts. Doretta Miller ED 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN facilitate children’s learning in the classroom environ- EDUCATION 3 ment. Integration and applications of methods used Internship opportunity for students whose curricular to teach science and social studies curricula are foundations and cocurricular experiences have illustrated and practiced. Taken concurrently with prepared them for professional work related to the ED335, 336, and 344. Open only to juniors admitted major field. With faculty sponsorship and departmen- to the professional sequence or permission of instruc- tal approval, students may extend their educational tor. Non-liberal arts. R. A. Levinson experience into specialized educational programs such as preschool, gifted and talented, special needs students, or educational administration. Does not count toward the major. Non-liberal arts. The Department 87 THE ENGLISH MAJOR INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In English conjunction with the relevant departments, the The English major requires a minimum of thirty English Department offers majors in English- credit hours in one of the two following con- philosophy and English-French, English- Chair of the Department of English: Sarah centrations: German, and English-Spanish. Students Webster Goodwin, Ph.D. I. Literary Studies — a total of at least nine wishing to declare an interdepartmental major Associate Chair of the Department: Philip chould consult with the chairs for specific Boshoff, Ph.D. courses (four at the 200 level and five at the 300 level), including the core and at program planning. See Interdepartmental Majors. Professors: Robert Boyers, M. A., Tisch least two other courses, one from the categories Advanced Courses in British Professor of Arts and Letters; Thomas S. W. HONORS: Departmental honors are awarded and American Literature or Senior Tutorial Lewis, Ph.D., Quadracci Professor of Social to a senior major who has maintained the Studies. The major requires completion of Responsibility; Murray J. Levith, Ph.D.; Phyllis required college and department grade aver- A. Roth, Ph.D.; Barry Goldensohn, M.A.; *Char- at least thirty credit hours. Normally, this means that at least one course in addition ages and who, by the end of the first semester lotte M. Goodman, Ph.D.; Regina M. Janes, of the senior year, has filed with the depart- Ph.D.; Terence Diggory, D. Phil., Courtney to EN201 and 202 must carry four credit hours. ment a Declaration of Intention to Qualify for and Steven Ross Professor of Interdiscipli- Honors or who has enrolled in Senior Thesis. nary Studies; Steven Millhauser, B.A.; Susan II. Creative Writing — a total of at least eleven In addition to the necessary grade averages, Kress, Ph.D., Class of 1948 Professor for courses (five at the 200 level and six at the qualification requires work of exceptional merit Exellence in Teaching; Sarah Webster 300 level), including the core and four in a Senior Thesis, Senior Project, or Senior Goodwin, Ph.D.; Kathryn Davis, B.A.; Victor L. selected from: EN281 or 282; EN379 Honors Plan, specified in the student’s Decla- Cahn, Ph.D. (which may be taken twice for credit); ration, that will represent a culmination of the Associate Professors: James Kiehl, Ph.D.; EN380 (which may be taken twice for student’s work in the major. *Jon R. Ramsey, Ph.D.; Joanne Devine, credit); EN381; Independent Study (EN371, Ph.D.; Rajagopal Parthasarathy, Ph.D.; 372) in creative writing; Senior Projects THE ENGLISH MINOR: Students wishing to Catherine Golden, Ph.D.; Philip Boshoff, (EN373, 374) in creative writing. declare a minor in English should conslut with Ph.D.; Michael S. Marx, Ph.D.; Kate Green- the chair for specific program planning. The The Core (required of all majors): span, Ph.D.; Barbara Black, Ph.D.; Linda minor normally includes six courses in one of Simon, Ph.D. I. Introductory requirement: FOUR courses at three areas of concentration: the 200 level: Visiting Associate Professors: *Wilma Hall, Ph.D.; Literature: Six courses in the department, Alan Wheelock, Ph.D. A. Evolving Canon requirement: EN201, including two chosen from the category 202: Evolving Canon I and II, in that order. Advanced Courses in British and American Assistant Professors: Mason Stokes, Ph.D.; Literature (other than EN371 and 372), and Ann Seaton, Ph.D. B. Genre requirement: one course from among EN211, 213, 215 three from the categories Genre Courses, Writer-in-Residence: Steve Stern, M.F.A. C. Topics requirement: one course from General Courses, and Literature in Translation. Visiting Writer-in-Residence: Douglas Glover, among EN205, 206, 207, 208, 217, 223, Creative Writing: Six courses in the depart- M.F.A. 225, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234, 243. ment, including EN281 or 282; 211 or 213; at Lecturers: *Marc Woodworth, M.A.; Francois II. Advanced requirement: THREE literature least two from the category Advanced Courses Bonneville, Ph.D.; *Sandra Welter, M.A. courses at the 300 level from the catego- in British and American Literature (other than ries Advanced Courses in British and EN371 and 372); and one of the following Research Associate: Deborah Cadman, Ph.D. American Literature or Senior Tutorial combinations: (a) 379 and 380; (b) two semes- Studies: ters of either 379 or 380; (c) 380 and either 381 or an Independent Study in writing; The English Department offers various A. Early Period requirement: ONE of the perspectives on the study of language and (d) 379 and either 381 or an Independent three must be EN341, 342, 343, 344, 345, Study in writing. literature. In consultation with a faculty advisor, 346, 347, 348, 350, 363A or, when indi- students design their programs to meet indi- cated in departmental prospectus copy, Expository Writing: Six courses in the depart- vidual interests and goals. The major offers 377, 378. ment, including EN205 or 206; 207; 303 or an students the option of concentrating in literary advanced writing project developed within the studies or creative writing. The concentration B. Later Period requirement: ONE of the guidelines of EN373, 374, or 399; and two three must be EN315, 316, 351, 352, 356, in literary studies entails a minimum of nine courses from the categories Genre Courses, 363B or, when indicated in departmental courses; the concentration in creative writing General Courses, Literature in Translation, prospectus copy, 377, 378. entails at least eleven courses. Both concen- and Advanced Courses in British and Ameri- trations require seven core courses. While the C. ONE other 300-level course in literature. can Literature (other than EN371 and 372). core gives students an understanding of genres, a foundation in literary history, and Students wishing to complete a minor in training in close reading, the concentration English should file a Declaration of Minor with Before enrolling in any 300-level course, the Registrar before the last semester of the allows students a chance to pursue individual majors must complete EN201 and EN202 in interests. senior year at Skidmore and maintain at least sequence, and EN211, or 213, or 215. In a 2.0 grade average in their concentration for addition, students must also fulfill the general the minor. Courses at the 100 level may not be College requirements for the B.A. degree. credited toward the minor.

The ability to write is fundamental to the NOTE: 200-level courses in English are open English major. The department strongly to first-year students unless prerequisites or recommends that all majors complete at least restrictions are stated in the description. one of the following writing courses: EN205, 206, or 303.

88 COURSES IN COMPOSITION B. Personal Experience and the Critical Voice. EN 208. LANGUAGE AND GENDER 3 Intensive practice in the writing of polished essays Investigates the interaction of language and gender EN A. WRITING CLINIC that begin with the writer’s experiences and move on by raising questions about society and culture in For those students in the College who are having to explore the relationship of the self to the larger relation to language use. Systematic examination of difficulty writing essays and term papers. The student world. Emphasis will be placed on finding a personal the following topics: the historical roots of both attends private tutorial sessions with an English voice, exploring a variety of contemporary issues, beliefs and practices related to gendered-language instructor. No credit. The Department developing one’s ideas, and effectively revising one’s differences in speech and writing; differing structural work. Readings include personal essays by both and functional characteristics of the language used EN 100. ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS 3 classic and contemporary writers such as Montaigne, by women and men; the development of these Basic skills of the English language for special Lamb, Didion, and Gates. differences in early childhood and their personal and interest students requiring such a course. Non-liberal social purposes; and the language behavior of men arts. The Department C. The Arts Review. Intensive practice in writing and women in cross-cultural contexts. J. Devine arts reviews on topics such as art exhibits, music performances, dance, films, public lectures, and EN 103. WRITING SEMINAR I 4 GENRE COURSES Introduction to expository writing with weekly current literature. Writing assignments focus on forms writing assignments emphasizing skills in developing such as the short review, the essay review, and the EN 211. FICTION 3 ideas, organizing material, and creating thesis profile. Reading of selected reviews by accomplished Designed to enhance the student’s capacity to read statements. Assignments provide practice in descrip- writers and critics, and analysis of writing from the novels and short stories. Explores fundamental tion, definition, comparison and contrast, and argu- popular press, scholarly journals, and arts maga- techniques of fiction, such as symbol and myth, irony, mentation. Additional focus on grammar, syntax, and zines. Requirements for the course include atten- parody, and stream-of-consciousness, within both usage. Students and instructor meet in seminar three dance at arts events on the Skidmore campus and conventional and experimental forms. Recommended hours a week; students are also required to meet throughout the Capital District. preparation for advanced courses in fiction. (Fulfills regularly with a Writing Center tutor. This course arts-B component of breadth requirement.) does not fulfill the all-College requirement in exposi- D. Special Topics in Nonfiction Writing. The Department tory writing. The Department Intensive practice in a particular form of expository writing or intensive exploration of a subject with EN 213. POETRY 3 EN 105. WRITING SEMINAR II 4 special attention to style and the development of the Designed to bring the general student into a familiar This seminar immerses students in the process of writer’s voice. Topics may include, for example, relationship with the language and structure of producing finished analytical essays informed by biography, technical writing, or writing and the poetry. General readings from the whole range of critical reading and careful reasoning. Special atten- Internet. English and American poetry—from early ballads to tion is given to developing ideas, writing from contemporary free forms—introduce students to sources, organizing material, and revising drafts. EN 206. WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE 3 representative poets and forms. Recommended Additional emphasis is on grammar, style, and formal Writing and revising short critical essays on literary preparation for all advanced courses in poetry. conventions of writing. Students respond to one topics in various genres: drama, verse, prose fiction. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth requirement.) another's work in workshops or peer critique ses- Instruction in ordering ideas and in focusing a topic The Department sions. Weekly informal writing complements assign- by assessing purpose and audience and by making EN 215. DRAMA 3 ments of longer finished papers. This course fulfills an acute thesis and choosing a voice for effect. Also The study of drama as literature. Reading of plays the all-College requirement in expository writing. instruction in supporting the thesis and managing from different historic periods, focusing on modes of The Department secondary sources: qualities of evidence and reason- comedy, tragedy, romance, tragicomedy, and melo- ing; methods of persuasive demonstration and drama. Introduction to the varied possibilities of form, EN 105H. WRITING SEMINAR II 4 explanation; manners of citation. Primarily for sopho- such as expressionism, naturalism, and the absurd. The honors sections of EN105 offer highly motivated more and junior English majors, this course assists Recommended preparation for advanced courses in students with strong verbal skills the opportunity to students already competent at writing explanatory drama. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth require- refine their ability to analyze sophisticated ideas, to essays to develop the more specialized skills ment.) The Department hone their rhetorical strategies, and to develop demanded for writing about literature. Prerequisite: cogent arguments. Toward these goals, students EN105 or 105H and either 211, 213, or 215; or EN 217. FILM 3 write and revise essays drawing upon a variety of permission of instructor. The Department Study of selected films that demonstrate the develop- challenging readings and critique each other's work ment of various rhetorical or expressive techniques in with an eye to depth and complexity of thought, logic EN 303H. PEER TUTORING PROJECT IN the history of the movies. The course offers practical of supporting evidence, and subtleties of style. The EXPOSITORY WRITING 4 approaches to film as a medium of communication English Department places some students in Examination of rhetoric, grammar, and composition and as an art by examining a historical and interna- EN105H and encourages other students to consult theory essential to writing, collaborative learning, and tional array of films — both English language and with their advisors, the director of the Honors Forum, peer tutoring. Students practice analytical writing and subtitled — by such masters as: Griffith, Eisenstein, or the director of the Expository Writing Program to critique expository essays. Weekly writing assign- Chaplin, Stroheim, Lubitsch, Murnau, Pabst, Lang, determine if this level of Writing Seminar is appropri- ments and a term project explore composition theory Clair, Sternberg, Renoir, Carne, Hitchcock, Wells, ate. Each section of EN105H focuses on a topic that and tutoring practices and analyze EN 103 assign- Ford, DeSica, Rossellini, Ozu, Bergman, Antonioni, is listed in the master schedule and described in the ments. Participation in a weekly supervised peer Ray, Truffaut, Resnais, Tanner, and others. Lab fee: English Department's prospectus and on its Web tutoring practicum with EN 103 students. Prerequi- $25. R. Boyers, J. Kiehl, or A. Wheelock page. This course fulfills the all-College requirement site: EN 201 and 202 (in sequence); and EN 211, or in expository writing. The Department 213, or 215; and upperclass standing; and permis- sion of instructor. (This is an Honors course.) GENERAL COURSES EN 205. NONFICTION WRITING 4 P. Boshoff, C. Golden, M. Marx, or L. Simon Intensive practice in writing nonfiction prose, with emphasis on expanding the writer’s options, finding EN 201. EVOLVING CANON I 4 The first of a coordinated pair of courses offering a distinctive voice, and using strategies of inquiry, COURSES IN LANGUAGE description, exposition, argumentation, and persua- instruction in key writers, important texts, and the historical sequence of literary movements from sion. Prerequisite: completion of College expository EN 207. THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE 3 classical, continental, British, and American literature. writing requirement. (This course may be repeated A general introduction to language with special for credit with a different topic.) The Department emphasis on the nature and structure of linguistic Evolving Canon I extends chronologically through systems, the representation of meaning in language, the first half of the seventeenth century. Intended as A. Argumentation. Instruction in classical and and social and biological aspects of human language. a foundation for the English major, this course contemporary argumentative writing. Practice in Topics include study of the origins and defining establishes a shared experience of texts and con- cepts. Required of all majors as preparation for 300- taking a stand and building a case. Analysis of characteristics of language; the relationship between arguments from the perspective of logic, rhetorical language and culture; the causes and impact of level courses. EN 201 is a prerequisite for EN 202. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth requirement.) appeals, and audience. language variation; children’s acquisition of language; and the manipulation of language, especially in the The Department media and in advertising. J. Devine 89 EN 202. EVOLVING CANON II 4 EN 231. NON-WESTERN LITERATURE: EN 281. INTRODUCTION TO FICTION The second of a coordinated pair of courses offering THE CLASSICAL WORLD 3 WRITING 3 instruction in key writers, important texts, and the Hebrew, Sanskrit, Chinese, and Japanese literatures An introduction to the writing of short stories. Writing historical sequence of literary movements from in translation; readings may include books from the and reading assignments are geared to the beginning classical, continental, British, and American literature. Hebrew Bible; selections from the Mahabharata, the writer of fiction. Workshop format with the majority of Evolving Canon II extends chronologically from the works of Kalidasa, Somadeva, Li Po, Tu Fu, Po class time devoted to discussions of student writing. second half of the seventeenth century through the Chu-i, Wu Ch’eng-en, and Murasaki Shikibu. Prerequisite: EN211. (Fulfills arts-A component of early twentieth century. Intended as a foundation for Students read the texts in an interdisciplinary and breadth requirement.) K. Davis, S. Millhauser, the English major, this course establishes a shared cross-cultural context. (Fulfills non-Western culture S. Stern, or T. Tolstaya experience of texts and concepts. Required of all requirement.) R. Parthasarathy majors as preparation for 300-level courses. Prereq- EN 282. INTRODUCTION TO POETRY uisite: Evolving Canon I. The Department EN 232. NON-WESTERN LITERATURE: WRITING 3 THE MODERN WORLD 3 An introduction to the writing of poetry. Writing and EN 223. WOMEN AND LITERATURE 3 Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Chinese, and Japa- reading assignments are geared to the beginning An introduction to the study of women and literature, nese literatures in translation; readings may include poet. Workshop format with the majority of class time with particular attention to the various ways literary selections from the works of Agnon, Amichai, Oz, devoted to discussions of student writing. Prerequi- works have helped construct and also question Megged, Yizhar, Premchand, Manto, Tagore, Lu Xun, site: EN213. (Fulfills arts-A component of breadth differences between femininity and masculinity. Zhang Jie, Kawabata, Mishima, Enchi Fumiko, and requirement.) B. Goldensohn or R. Parthasarathy Matters considered include defining basic terms Hayashi Fumiko. Students read the texts in an (character, plot, genre, author, sex, gender) and interdisciplinary and cross-cultural context. (Fulfills EN 379. POETRY WORKSHOP 3 exploring the relations among those terms. non-Western culture requirement.) R. Parthasarathy Intensive practice in the writing of poetry. May be The Department repeated once for credit . Workshop format with most EN 234. WESTERN LITERATURE: class time devoted to discussion of student writing. EN 225. INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE 3 THE MODERN WORLD 3 Reading and weekly writing assignments aimed at Selected comedies, histories, and tragedies. Prima- Books of the New Testament; selections from increasing the poet’s range and technical sophistica- rily for nonmajors. M. Levith, V. Cahn, or the works of St. Augustine, Apuleius, Dante, tion. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and K. Greenspan Rabelais, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Cervantes, EN282; or permission of instructor. B. Goldensohn Swift, Nietzsche, and Dostoyevsky. (Fulfills arts-B EN 227. INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN- component of breadth requirement.) The Department EN 380. FICTION WORKSHOP 3 AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 Intensive practice in the writing of fiction. May be A chronological exploration of literature by African- EN 335. THE CONTINENTAL NOVEL: repeated once for credit. Workshop format with most Americans from the early 1700s to the present, NINETEENTH CENTURY 3 class time devoted to discussion of student writing. focusing on changes in the content and style and the The continental novel as an expression of nineteenth- Readings and weekly writing assignments aimed at reasons for those changes, as well as on specific century social, intellectual, and artistic problems; not increasing the fiction writer’s range and technical writers. A. Seaton, M. Stokes an historical survey. Goethe, Stendhal, Flaubert, sophistication. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Zola. Pre- sequence); and EN281; or permission of instructor. EN 229. SPECIAL STUDIES IN LITERATURE 3 requisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, K. Davis, S. Millhauser, S. Stern, or T. Tolstaya Introduction to a selected topic in literature and/or or 213, or 215; or permission of the instructor. language. May be repeated with a different topic. R. Boyers or S. Goodwin EN 381. ADVANCED PROJECTS IN WRITING 3 The Department Workshop format concentrating on discussion of EN 336. THE CONTINENTAL NOVEL: projects. The instructor determines whether the EN 243. NON-WESTERN ENGLISH TWENTIETH CENTURY 3 course will be offered in fiction or in poetry. Prepara- LITERATURE 3 The continental novel as an expression of twentieth- tion of manuscript to be considered for departmental A study of the literatures in English from the Third century social, intellectual, and artistic problems; not honors, in support of application for graduate writing World (India, Africa, and the Caribbean) since the an historical survey. Readings include Proust, Gide, programs, and/or for publication. Prerequisite: Two end of colonialism. Major writers studied include Mann, and other major novelists. Prerequisite: EN201 sections in the workshop of the appropriate genre Narayan, Rao, Anand, Achebe, Ngugi, Aidoo, Head, and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or (EN379 for Advanced Projects in Poetry, EN380 for Naipaul, Walcott, and Rhys. Students read the texts permission of the instructor. R. Boyers or S. Goodwin Advanced Projects in Fiction); or permission of in an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural context. The instructor. The Department course examines the implications of the emergence EN 339. MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA 3 of English as a global lingua franca, the conditions of Modern writers and principal modes (realism, expres- ADVANCED COURSES IN BRITISH AND societies caught up between the opposing pressures sionism, absurdism) of the European drama since the of tradition and modernity, and the displacement of late nineteenth century. Readings in such figures as AMERICAN LITERATURE the oral by the written tradition. (Fulfills non-Western Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, culture requirement.) R. Parthasarathy Ionesco, Genet, Beckett. Prerequisite: EN201 and EN 310. THE AMERICAN NOVEL 3 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or Critical approaches to the American novel. Readings permission of the instructor. T. Diggory or V. Cahn may vary from one year to the next, but usually LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION include works by Hawthorne, Melville, James, Twain, Dreiser, Cather, Hemingway, Faulkner, Bellow, and EN 230. THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE 3 COURSES IN CREATIVE WRITING Morrison.Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); Acquaints students with the contents of the Bible, and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of the introduces them to its history (dates of composition, Students considering a concentration in instructor. C. Goodman, S. Kress, establishment of canon, history of translations , creative writing should start with EN281, Intro- A. Wheelock, or M. Stokes especially in English), and provides practice in duction to Fiction Writing or EN282, Introduc- identifying and interpreting Biblical allusion in literary tion to Poetry Writing, the course prerequisites EN 311. RECENT FICTION 3 works. Some attention will also be given to doctrines for the workshops. Admission to EN381, Ad- Studies of selected works of fiction published since and theological controversy. R. Janes vanced Projects in Writing, and, in special the 1960s, with particular reference to the expanding cases, to EN371, Independent Study, is based possibilities of the genre. The readings feature upon the requirement that the student will have authors such as Donald Barthelme, Heinrich Boll, taken two workshops. Jorge Luis Borges, Margaret Drabble, John Fowles, John Gardner, William Gass, Gabriel Garciá Márquez, and Joyce Carol Oates. Prerequisite: EN201and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of instructor. The Department

90 EN 312. MODERN ENGLISH NOVEL 3 EN 344. SPECIAL STUDIES IN SIXTEENTH- EN 352. VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND Study of generic, thematic, and cultural relationships CENTURY, NON-DRAMATIC CULTURE 3 among selected novels of early twentieth-century LITERATURE 3 A study of nineteenth-century English literature and writers such as Conrad, Ford, Joyce, Lawrence, Topics, genres, traditions and authors selected from thought, featuring such principal prose writers as Forster, Woolf, and Huxley. Prerequisite: EN201 and the wide range of sixteenth-century non-dramatic John Stuart Mill, Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or literature, poetry and/or prose. Topics studied may Thomas Carlyle, Walter Pater, and William Morris, permission of the instructor. draw on such authors as More, Sidney, Spenser, and such poets as Alfred Tennyson, Robert Brown- T. Lewis, J. Kiehl, or P. Boshoff Shakespeare, and Queen Elizabeth. Selections will ing, and Christina Rossetti. Emphasis is given to a vary depending upon the area of interest emphasized wide range of topics including political reform, EN 313. MODERNIST POETRY: 1890-1940 3 in a given semester. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 evolution, the rise of liberalism, the hero in history, A study of major British, Irish, and American poets as (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permis- the meaning of literary ideas, and conceptions of exponents of modernity—Yeats, Lawrence, Moore, sion of the instructor. Offered alternate years. beauty. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); Frost, Eliot, Pound, and Stevens.Prerequisite: EN201 M. Levith or R. Janes and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of instructor. and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or R. Boyers or B. Black permission of the instructor. R. Boyers, EN 345. SHAKESPEARE: COMEDIES, T. Diggory, B. Goldensohn, or R. Parthasarathy HISTORIES AND ROMANCES 3 EN 356. AMERICAN ROMANTICISM 3 A study of selected comedies, histories, and ro- Studies in American literature in the first half of the EN 314. CONTEMPORARY POETRY 3 mances. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 nineteenth century, with particular attention to the New A study of British, Irish, and American poets since the (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or England Transcendentalist movement. Readings may 1930s—Auden, Thomas, Larkin, Heaney, Lowell, permission of the instructor. M. Levith or V. Cahn vary from one year to the next, but usually include Berryman, Plath, and Rich. Prerequisite: EN201 and works by Irving, Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson, 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or EN 346. SHAKESPEARE: THE TRAGEDIES 3 Thoreau, Fuller, Melville, Stowe, Douglass, and permission of the instructor. R. Boyers, T. Diggory, A study of ten tragedies. Prerequisite: EN201 and Whitman. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); B. Goldensohn or R. Parthasarathy 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of instructor. permission of the instructor. M. Levith or V. Cahn C. Goodman, S. Kress, T. Lewis, or M. Stokes EN 315. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY NOVEL 3 A generic, thematic, and cultural consideration of EN 347. SPECIAL STUDIES IN EN 357. THE RISE OF MODERN AMERICAN selected romances and novels by Behn, Defoe, Swift, SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY, LITERATURE 3 Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Goldsmith, Burney, and NON-DRAMATIC LITERATURE 3 Studies in American literature extending from the Austen. The study begins with the formulae of fic- Topics, genres, traditions and authors selected from Civil War to World War I and remarking the disinte- tional romance and examines the development of the the non-dramatic literature of the seventeenth cen- gration of Romanticism. Readings may vary from one more sophisticated, psychological novel as it rises to tury, poetry and/or prose. Selections will vary de- year to the next, but usually include works by Twain, eminence in English literature. Prerequisite: EN201 pending upon the area of interest emphasized in a Howells, Dickinson, James, Chopin, Crane, Dreiser, and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or given semester. Topics studied may draw on such Wharton, Frost, and Robinson. Prerequisite: EN201 permission of the instructor. J. Kiehl or R. Janes authors as Donne, Jonson, Bacon, Burton, Locke, and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or Newton, and others. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 permission of instructor. C. Goodman, S. Kress, EN 316. NINETEENTH-CENTURY NOVEL 3 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permis- A. Wheelock, or M. Stokes A generic, thematic and cultural consideration of sion of the instructor. EN213, 230, 234. Offered selected novels by Austen, the Brontes, Thackeray, alternate years. M. Levith or B. Goldensohn EN 358. TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN Dickens, Eliot, Trollope, and others. Prerequisite: LITERATURE 3 EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or EN 348. MILTON 3 Studies in literature extending from World War I 215; or permission of the instructor. Milton’s English poetry, the vision it expresses, and its through the 1960s, with particular attention to the C. Golden, or B. Black stylistic range. The course focuses on a measured, distinctive forms and movements of twentieth-century close examination of Paradise Lost—especially writing in America. Readings may vary from one year EN 341. SPECIAL STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL noticing its heritage, its structural genius, and its to the next, but usually include works by Cather, LITERATURE 3 psychologizing—and indicates the ways in which this Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Porter, Eliot, Stevens, Investigation of a special topic in medieval English epic anticipates the succeeding ages of great English Faulkner, Hurston, O’Connor, Bellow, and Ellison. literature with special attention to medieval literary fiction. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and conventions and to the cultural context in which they and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of instruc- EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of instructor. developed. Topics studied may draw on the works of tor. Offered alternate years. M. Levith or J. Kiehl C. Goodman, S. Kress, or M. Stokes the Gawain-poet, Langland, Malory, and others, and may focus on a genre, a theme, or a period. Pre- EN 350. RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH- EN 359. MODERN BRITISH AND AMERICAN requisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, CENTURY LITERATURE 3 DRAMA 3 or 213, or 215; or permission of the instructor. With Literature in the ages of Dryden, Congreve, Swift, Major English, Irish, and American dramatists since permission of the department, the course may be Addison, Pope, Johnson, and Sheridan. Plays, the late nineteenth century, selected with attention to repeated once for credit. K. Greenspan essays, and the tradition of derivative-epic poems, opposing trends in the theater of the time (realism vs. studied with regard to major social and intellectual expressionism, verse drama vs. prose drama, com- EN 342. CHAUCER 3 dispositions of culture: humanism, the new science, edy of manners vs. folk comedy). Readings in such Chaucer’s dream visions and The Canterbury Tales individualism, psychology, mercantilism, urbanization, figures as Wilde, Shaw, Yeats, Synge, O’Casey, (ca. 1370-1400). The social, economic, religious, and and sentimentality. The study appreciates the vigor- O’Neill, Williams, Miller, Albee, Osborne, Pinter. literary background of the High Middle Ages will ously renewed dramatic tradition from the reopening Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and clarify the satiric aspects of individual tales. of the theaters in 1660. It also recognizes the shift EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of instructor. Chaucer’s innovative handling of the conventions of from patrician verse toward bourgeois prose manner T. Diggory, V. Cahn, or C. Goodman frame and link-between-tales leads to speculation in literature. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in se- about the structure of the fragment as a competitive quence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of EN 360. WOMEN WRITERS 3 sequence and about the formal correlatives to a the instructor. J. Kiehl or R. Janes Advanced studies in selected women writers. justice if not judicial at least poetic. Prerequisite: Students will read a group of women writers in the EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or EN 351. ENGLISH ROMANTICISM 3 context of recent literary criticism and feminist theory. 215; or permission of the instructor. K. Greenspan Studies in English romanticism, its philosophic and Issues addressed may include the relations among psychological departures from neoclassic poetry, gender and style, psychological constructs, genre, EN 343. ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN and its consequences for modern literature. Empha- literary history, audience, and social context. Prereq- DRAMA 3 sis on the major works of Blake, Coleridge, Words- uisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or Study of the drama of the late sixteenth and early worth, Byron, Keats, and Shelley. Prerequisite: 213, or 215; or permission of instructor. The Department seventeenth centuries, exclusive of Shakespeare, but EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or including such writers as Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, 215; or permission of the instructor. Beaumont and Fletcher. Prerequisite: EN201 and S. Goodwin, J. Ramsey, or B. Black 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of the instructor. Offered alternate years. 91 M. Levith or R. Janes EN 361. THEORIES OF LITERARY CRITICISM 3 EN 377, 378. RESEARCH SEMINAR 4, 4 An examination of modern literary methodologies, A seminar in which students explore a topic, author, Environmental Studies including new criticism, structuralism, archetypal or text while progressing through the stages of writing criticism, and psychoanalytic criticism. The course a research paper. Common discussion of individual explores both the theories and their practical applica- projects and reading of published scholarship Director of the Environmental Studies tion, with a concentration on a particular literary emphasize research as a process of shared inquiry. Program: Judith Halstead, Ph.D. problem of significance, such as the question of Students practice research methods, present work in Lecturer: Karen Kellogg, Ph.D. meaning, the nature of the text, or the contribution of progress, and complete a substantial paper. Out- reader response. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in standing work may qualify the senior for departmental sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission honors. May substitute for EN389. Recommended for Affiliated Faculty: of instructor. The English Department will accept seniors and advanced juniors. Prerequisite: EN201 American Studies: Wilma Hall, Gregory Pfitzer PH330E as the equivalent of EN361. and 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; Biology: David Domozych, Roy Meyers, T. Diggory or S. Goodwin and permission of instructor. The Department Monica Raveret Richter, Corey Freeman- Gallant EN 363. SPECIAL STUDIES IN LITERARY EN 389. PREPARATION FOR THE SENIOR Business: James Kennelly HISTORY 3 THESIS 3 Chemistry and Physics: Steven Frey, Studies in one or two authors of the British and Required of all second-semester junior or first- Raymond Giguere, Judith Halstead, American traditions, or in a specific literary topic, semester senior English majors who intend to write Vasantha Narasimhan, Janis Skog Ritorto, genre, or question in literary history or theory. Pre- a thesis (EN390). Under the direction of a thesis Anne Wagner requisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and two advisor, the student reads extensively in primary and Education: Paul Mihalec additional courses at the 200-level; or permission of secondary sources related to the proposed thesis Geology: Kenneth Johnson, John Thomas, instructor. Meets specific major requirements as topic, develops his or her research skills, and brings Richard Lindemann, designated: the thesis topic to focus by writing an outline and A. Meets Early Period literature requirement. series of brief papers which will contribute to the Government: Roy Ginsberg B. Meets Later Period literature requirement. thesis. Offered only with approval in advance by the Library: Jane Graves C. Meets other 300-level literature requirement. department. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in se- Mathematics and Computer Science: Una The Department quence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of Bray, Robert DeSieno instructor. The Department Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work: EN. 364. ADVANCED SPECIAL STUDIES IN Susan Bender, Michael Ennis-McMillan LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE 3 EN 390. SENIOR THESIS 3 Advanced study of a selected topic in literature and/ Intensive writing and revising of a senior thesis under The Skidmore College Environmental Studies or language. May be repeated with a different topic. the close guidance of the student’s thesis committee. Program builds upon and enhances the mis- The Department The thesis provides an opportunity for English majors sion of the College. First, the program helps to develop sophisticated research and writing skills, students become environmentally literate EN 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 read extensively on a topic of special interest, and citizens. Such citizens as consumers, parents, Research in English or American literature and produce a major critical paper of 40 to 80 pages. Not voters, and community leaders will serve special projects in creative writing. Independent study required for the English major but strongly recom- society by acting responsibly as we face the provides an opportunity for any student already well mended as a valuable conclusion to the major and grounded in a special area to pursue a literary or as preparation for graduate study. Prerequisite: environmentally related challenges of the creative writing interest that falls outside the domain Either EN377, or 378, or 389; and approval in ad- coming century. Secondly, the program pro- of courses regularly offered by the department. The vance of the thesis proposal by the department. vides an understanding of the connections student should carefully define a term’s work which The Department between academic fields and an interdiscipli- complements her or his background, initiate the nary perspective in the preparation of students proposal with a study-sponsor, and obtain formal EN 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN interested in environmentally oriented career approval from the student’s advisor and the depart- ENGLISH 3 or 6 paths in a wide diversity of disciplines. All ment chair. Application to do such work in any Professional experience at an advanced level for Skidmore College students may enroll in the semester should be made and approved prior to juniors and seniors with substantial academic and Environmetnal Studies Program. preregistration for that semester or, at the very latest, cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty before the first day of classes for the term. English sponsorship and department approval, students may Students and faculty in the program investi- majors may take only one Independent Study to meet extend their educational experience into such areas gate the interrelationships among cultural requirements in Advanced Courses in British and as journalism, publishing, editing, and broadcasting. traditions, social change, and institutions, and American Literature. Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 Work will be supplemented by appropriate academic the physical and biological environment in (in sequence); andEN 211, or 213, or 215; or permis- assignments and jointly supervised by a representa- sion of the instructor. The Department tive of the employer and a faculty member of the which we live. Because of their increasing department. Only three semester hours credit may complexity, emerging environmental issues SENIOR TUTORIAL STUDIES count toward the 300-level requirement of the major. require knowledge, methods, and responses Prerequisite: EN201 and 202 (in sequence); and that flow from many disciplines. Hence the EN 373, 374. SENIOR PROJECTS 3, 3 EN211, or 213, or 215; or permission of instructor. program depends heavily on a balanced un- This offering allows a senior the opportunity to Must be taken S/U. derstanding of many perspectives drawn from develop a particular facet of English study that he or the natural and social sciences, humanities, she is interested in and has already explored to some arts, and preprofessional programs. The pro- extent. It could include such projects as teaching, gram culminates with an individually structured creative writing, journalism, and film production as capstone project, frequently in the student's well as specialized reading and writing on literary major, which merges theory into practice by topics. Outstanding work may qualify the senior for employing the student's environmental skills departmental honors. All requirements for a regular and knowledge in the examination and presen- independent study apply. Prerequisites: EN201 and tation of an environmental issue. 202 (in sequence); and EN211, or 213, or 215; and permission of department. The Department THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MINOR The minor consists of seven courses including: 1. A foundation course, ES100: Environmental Concerns in Perspective. 2. Two courses selected from sciences cluster. 3. Two courses selected from policy cluster. 92 4. One additional course selected from either ES 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN the sciences cluster or policy cluster. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 3, 6. Exercise Science Interdisciplinary professional experience at an ad- 5. An environmentally focused independent vanced level for juniors or seniors with substantial study/research/ internship (chosen from academic experience in environmental studies. With Chair of the Department of Exercise Science, courses numbered 371, 372; 375, 376; faculty sponsorship and Environmental Studies Dance, and Athletics Jeffrey Segrave, Ph.D. or 399 in the respective department; or Committee approval, students may extend their ED351), approved by the Environmental educational experience in environmentally related Exercise Science Faculty: Studies Committee, and upon completion, interdisciplinary areas, such as environmental con- presented to the committee. Upperclass sulting, environmental advocacy, environmental law, Professors: P. Timothy Brown, P.E.D.; Jeffrey research or a senior thesis required for and environmental outreach. Offered S/U only. Segrave, Ph.D. the student’s major may satisfy this Associate Professors: Denise Smith, Ph.D.; requirement. Sciences Cluster Patricia Fehling, Ph.D.; Paul Arciero, Ph.D. Excluding the capstone course, no more than AN 102. Anthropology of the Human Past two courses from either cluster may be taken BI 135. Environmental Science Teaching Associates in Athletics: Michael in a single department. No more than two BI 140. Marine Biology Garcia, M.S.; Erika Gillis, M.S.; Ron Plourde, courses from the student’s major may count BI 160. Conservation Biology M.S.; John Quattrochi, M.A.; James P. Tucci, B.S; for the minor, and these must be approved by BI 180. Introductory Botany Stacie L. Wetzel, M.A.. the Environmental Studies Committee in con- BI 190. Populations and Adaptations sultation with the student’s major department. BI 237. Plant Biology The Department of Exercise Science, Dance, BI 307. Ornithology and Athletics provides a range of curricular BI 312 . Field Zoology of Vertebrates and cocurricular programs for students, includ- Environmental Studies Curriculum BI 316. Animal Behavior ing: BI 317. Ecology ES 100. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN BI 324. Evolution 1. Opportunities to major or minor in exercise PERSPECTIVE 3 BI 325. Tropical Ecology science or dance, or pursue an interdepart- An interdisciplinary, multiple-perspective approach to BI 327. Conservation Ecology mental major in dance-theater; the study of environmental concerns. In this course, BI 370. Computer Modeling of Biological 2. Experiences through which majors and students study the interaction of human beings and Systems nonmajors can develop an appreciation for their social, political, and economic institutions with CH 103. Fundamentals of Chemistry with Lab and an understanding of human the natural environment. Issues such as air pollution, CH 105. Chemical Principles I water pollution, and land management are discussed movement, performance, and the art of CH 106. Chemical Principles II dance; from the perspectives of both the natural sciences CH 303. Analytical Chemistry and the social sciences. Local, regional, national, ES 104. Ecological Studies in Environmental 3. Opportunities to develop competence in international, and historical perspectives on these Science health-related physical fitness activities and issues are also discussed. Prerequisite: QR1. ES 105. Field Studies in Environmental various sports; and J. Halstead Science 4. A variety of intercollegiate, intramural, and GE 101. Physical Geology club opportunities. ES 104. ECOLOGICAL STUDIES IN GE 102. Historical Geology ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 4 GE 112. Oceanography — Introduction to the This course provides an introduction to basic ecologi- Marine Environment THE MAJOR IN EXERCISE SCIENCE: cal concepts using the North Woods as a laboratory GE 207. Environmental Geology Exercise science comprises the study and to explore these concepts. Topics range from natural GE 304. Geomorphology expansion of knowledge concerning the rela- community structure and function to ecosystem GE 315. Sedimentology tionship between physical activity and human interactions. The course will also include an examina- health. Course work and research emphasize tion of historical and present-day land-use patterns Policy Cluster as a means of synthesizing ecological concepts and an understanding of the effects of acute and demonstrating the interplay of society, economics, AM 250. Regional Culture: chronic exercise on human function and and the environment. Three hours of lecture, three B. "The West" health, and the physiological and biochemical hours of lab per week. Offered in the fall semester. AM 260. Themes in American Culture: mechanisms that underlie the response and (Qualifies as Nature-B [lab] component of breadth B. “The Machine in the Garden” adaptations to exercise. Underlying the cur- requirement.) K. Kellogg F. “Environment in American Culture” riculum is a commitment to physical fitness, AM 376 Topics in American Culture: health promotion, and disease prevention. ES 105. FIELD STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL F. “America and the Sea ” SCIENCE 4 AN 345. Ecological Anthropology The bachelor of science degree in exercise An interdisciplinary approach to the study of environ- EC 316. Economics of Development science is designed to prepare students for mental issues. The primary focus of this course is the EC 343. Environmental and Resource Economics graduate study and careers in exercise drinking water supply for Saratoga Springs, Lough- science and allied health fields. The exercise berry Lake. The source of the lake's water, chemical GO 222. State and Local Government science major serves as the academic founda- characteristics of the lake, and the nature of the land GO 305. Interest Groups and Public Policy surrounding the lake are considered from a geologic LS2 103. Science, Technology, and National tion for advanced studies in several sub- and chemical perspective. The course involves field Security disciplines of the field, including: exercise work and emphasizes the scientific method, tech- LS2 137. Business and the Natural Environment physiology, bioenergetics, nutrition, sports niques, and theories used to measure and analyze LS2 146. Environmental Issues medicine, biomechanics, and kinesiology. changes in the environment. The course also ex- LS2 160. A Green World: Human/Plant The major can also serve as the academic plores energy use and conservation and the effects Coevolution foundation for advanced study and careers in of an individual's lifestyle on the environment. Three LS2 166. Human Interaction with the Land — allied health fields, including physical therapy, hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. Prerequi- Attitudes and Impacts athletic training, cardiac rehabilitation, and site: QR1. (Qualifies as a nature-B [lab] component of PH 230. Topics in Philosophy: occupational therapy. breadth requirement; fulfills QR2 requirement.) A. “Philosophy of Science” J. Thomas, J. Halstead, S. Frey SO 322. Environmental Sociology

ES 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 An opportunity for qualified students to pursue independent study or research in environmental studies under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member. The written study proposal must be approved by the Environmental Studies Committee. 93 Students who major in exercise science must GUEST LECTURERS: Outstanding special- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY II (1) fulfill the general College requirements; (2) ists are brought to the campus each year to A. Aquatics complete nine courses in exercise science as lecture and conduct clinics or workshops in an PA201A Intermediate Swimming listed below; (3) complete two physical activity area of exercise science. PA202A Swim for Fitness courses as listed below; (4) complete CH103, PA203A Scuba 105, 107H, or 110 (preferably in the first year); ACTIVITY COURSES B. Sports and (5) have CPR certification by the end of PA201/202B Intermediate Tennis the second year. Courses are designated 100 level (beginning), 200 PA203/204B Intermediate Gold level (intermediate), 300 level (advanced). PA220B Intermediate Racquetball The nine courses in exercise science must The department expects students to enroll for PA221B Intermediate Squash include EX111, 119, 126, 127, 241, 311, 355, the appropriate level based on their previous PA222B Intermediate Handball 361, and 374 or 375. The two physical activity experiences and skills levels; the department C. Conditioning (Includes Martial Arts) courses must include one semester hour in reserves the right to make adjustments as PA201/202C Intermediate Jogging weight training,* and one semester hour in an needed. Physical activity courses may not be PA210C Intermediate Aerobic Dance repeated for credit but may be repeated as audits. PA211C Intermediate Self-paced Fitness aerobic fitness activity.** Students are allowed one credit per level per PA212C Intermediate Weight Training activity toward graduation. Riding courses carry PA213C Intermediate Rowing Students interested in professional courses of prerequisites. Courses may be added or deleted PA214C Marathon Training study at the graduate level should consult with as appropriate. Course series are half-credit F. First Aid the chair of the department so that the neces- offerings. Non-liberal arts. PA201F First Aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary sary biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, resuscitation) and other prerequisites become part of the PHYSICAL ACTIVITY I R. Riding four-year curriculum plan. PA201R Intermediate Equitation I A. Aquatics PA202R Intermediate Equitation II PA101A Beginning Swimming HONORS: To be considered for honors in PA203R Advance Equitation B. Sports PA204R Combined Training I exercise science students must meet the PA101/102B Beginning Tennis College grade-point average requirement of PA205R Combined Training II PA103/104B Beginning Golf PA206R Introduction to Dressage 3.0 overall and 3.5 in the major. Students must PA105/106B Mountain Biking PA207R Schooling also receive a grade of at least A- in EX374 or PA107/108B Indoor Soccer PA 106R is prerequisite for PA201R and PA201R is PA109/110B Softball 375, Senior Research, a capstone experience prerequisite for 202R, or permission of instructor for PA111/112B Lacrosse required of all majors. both. PA203R-207R require permission of instructor. PA113/114B Flag Football PA115/116B Fly Fishing THE MINOR IN EXERCISE SCIENCE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY III The minor consists of five courses to include PA120B Beginning Racquetball EX111, 119, 126, 127, 311; one physical PA121B Beginning Squash A. Aquatics activity course in weight training,* and one PA 122B Beginning Handball PA302A Advanced Swim for Fitness PA304A Lifeguard Training physical activity course in an aerobic fitness PA123B Volleyball PA124B Badminton PA305A Water Safety Instructor activity.** PA125B Small-sided Soccer B. Sports PA126B Basketball PA301/302B Advanced Tennis * chosen from beginning weight training, inter- PA127B Group Games PA303/304B Advanced Golf mediate weight training, bodybuilding, or C. Conditioning (includes Martial Arts) PA320B Advanced Racquetball power lifting PA101/102C Jogging PA321B Advanced Squash PA110C Aerobic Dance PA322B Advanced Handball ** chosen from swim for fitness, advanced PA111C Self-paced Fitness C. Conditioning (includes Martial Arts) swim for fitness, marathon training or self- PA112C Beginning Weight Training PA308C Power Lifting paced fitness PA113C Beginning Rowing PA309C Body Building PA114C Judo R. Riding PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT FOR ALL: PA115C Karate PA301R Applied Schooling Instructional classes focus on increasing the PA116 C Self Defense PA302R Applied Dressage level of skill in an activity, understanding the R. Riding PA303R Stable Management Independent Study: basic principles of movement involved, and PA101R Introduction to Riding I PA102R Introduction to Riding II PA304R Introduction to Teaching applying them in a particular situation. Courses PA103R Position and Control I PA305R Intermediate Teaching are sectioned according to ability level. PA104R Position and Control II PA306R Advanced Teaching PA105R Novice Equitation I The 300-level riding courses require permission of Classes meet for two hours a week. Seasonal PA106R Novice Equitation II instructor; PA304R-306R are taught one-on-one. sports are limited to a six-week period. Each of these riding courses has the course before it as a prerequisite or permission of instructor. Some activities, e.g., SCUBA diving and riding carry an instructional fee (listing of fees posted at registration).

The Department of Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics and the Athletic Council work closely together to provide a well balanced program of recreational and interest group activities. The Athletic Council provides oppor- tunities for all students to engage in competi- tive and recreational sport activities within the College community.

94 THEORY EX 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN E. Neuromuscular Aspects of Human Perfor- EXERCISE SCIENCE 3 mance. Advanced exploration of the neural, muscu- EX 111. INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE An internship opportunity for students whose curricular lar, and skeletal aspects of human physical SCIENCE 4 foundations and cocurricular experience have pre- performance and fitness. Students will acquire an An introduction to the scientific basis of physical pared them for professional work related to the major understanding of both the exercise response and activity. Emphasis is placed upon the study of the field. With faculty sponsorship and department ap- training adaptations of the neuromuscular systems to physiological change and adaptations that occur as a proval, students may extend their educational experi- exercise stress, and will explore ways of enhancing result of the stress of exercise. Students will be active ence into such areas as sports medicine, physical performance via structured resistance training and participants in laboratory experiments that examine therapy, and related fields. Prerequisite: CPR certifi- the usefulness of various nutritional supplements. the body's response to exercise. Three hours of cation may be required depending upon the nature of Prerequisites: EX111, 126, 127. D. Smith the internship. Non-liberal arts. Must be taken S/U. lecture, two hours of laboratory per week. (Qualifies F. Body Composition. Advanced study of the as a nature-B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) human body composition. Students will study the EX 311. PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE 4 P. Fehling or P. Arciero various constituents of the body, as well as the Exploration of the physiological changes in the human assumptions and violations of those assumptions body that occur during physical activity as well as the EX 119. SPORT AND SOCIAL ISSUES 3 associated with various methodologies of determining structural and physiological adaptations that occur as An introduction to the academic study of sport and body composition. Additionally students will analyze a result of a training program. Students will be active the use of sociological, psychological, historical, and the changes that occur in body composition with participants in laboratories that investigate the physi- philosophical tools for the study of critical issues aging weight-reduction or weight-gaining programs, surrounding the cultural phenomenon of sport. ological mechanisms responsible for the exercise and certain disease states. Prerequisites: EX111, response and training adaptations. Prerequisites: (Fulfills society-A component of breadth require- 126, 127. P. Fehling ment.) J. Segrave EX111, 126, 127, 241 and CPR certification. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab. D. Smith EX 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 EX 126. HUMAN ANATOMY AND Advanced research under guidance of a faculty PHYSIOLOGY I 4 EX 355. RESEARCH DESIGN 3 member. A student may receive liberal arts credit at Students will actively study the structure and function An examination of the fundamental concepts of the discretion of both the department chair and the of the human body. Students will acquire an under- research design in the field of exercise science. Students registrar. Prerequisite: Permission of the department; standing of fundamental principles of biochemistry, will develop the skills necessary to systematically investi- CPR certification may be required depending upon cell biology, and histology, as well as the integumen- gate, describe, and interpret events required for a thesis the nature of the research. The Department tary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. research proposal. Primary emphasis will be on the Students will explore the interdependence of struc- design, execution and writing of original research. This EX 374, 375. SENIOR RESEARCH 3, 3 ture and function at both the cellular and system course prepares students for EX374 and 375. Prerequi- A capstone experience required of all exercise level. Three hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory sites: two EX theory courses. The Department science majors. Study involves research in the a week. (Qualifies as a nature-B [lab] course for discipline of exercise science. Students work on a breadth requirement.) D. Smith EX 361. TOPICS IN EXERCISE SCIENCE 3 specialized topic chosen during the fall semester in Advanced study in special topics or current issues. consultation with a member of the department faculty EX. 127. HUMAN ANATOMY AND The specific topic will vary each time the course is who agrees to serve as advisor. This course will PHYSIOLOGY II 4 offered. May be repeated for credit with a different include a written and oral presentation of the com- A continuation of the study of the structure and topic. pleted thesis to a research committee. Prerequisite: function of the human body. Students will study the EX355 and CPR certification. Non-liberal arts. circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrine, A. Nutrition and Bioenergetics. An investigation of The Department immune, and reproductive systems. Emphasis is the many specific aspects of nutrition in health and placed on understanding the interrelationships exercise. Students will acquire an understanding of EX 376. SEMINAR 3 among the body systems and their role in maintaining the biochemical and physiological adaptations This course provides an exploration of a variety of homeostasis. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab following nutritional manipulation and supplementa- perspectives and issues in exercise science. a week. Prerequisites: EX126. (Qualifies as a nature- tion. Primary focus will be on recent research exam- The Department B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) D. Smith ining nutrient metabolism in exercise and disease prevention. Prerequisites: CH103, EX111, 126, 127. EX 212. INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS P. Arciero MEDICINE AND ATHLETIC TRAINING 3 B. Cardiorespiratory Aspects of Human Perfor- An introduction to the field of sports medicine in mance. Advanced study of the cardiovascular, general and athletic training in particular. Through respiratory, and metabolic aspects of human physical lectures and labs students will learn basic evaluation, performance and fitness. Students will acquire an management, and prevention of athletic injuries as understanding of both the acute and chronic adapta- well as current methods of sports conditioning. tions of the cardiorespiratory system to exercise Prerequisite: EX126, 127, or permission of instructor. stress and will explore the neural control mechanisms Non-liberal arts. M. Garcia responsible for regulating the cardiorespiratory response to static and dynamic exercise. Prerequi- EX 241. EXERCISE TESTING AND sites: EX111, 126, 127, and CPR certifications. PRESCRIPTION 4 D. Smith Exploration of the theoretical and applied aspects of exercise testing and exercise prescription. Students C. Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology. Advanced will study the role of exercise testing in predicting study of the anatomical and mechanical principles of disease, assessing fitness level, and prescribing human movement. Emphasis will be placed on the exercise programs. Attention will be given to the analysis of health-related movements, i.e., sitting, development of appropriate exercise prescriptions to standing, and transitional postures, walking and various populations. Prerequisites: EX111 and CPR running gaits and low-back problems. Students will certification. Non-liberal arts. P. Arciero or P. Fehling learn to apply these kinesiological principles to special populations including children, aged, and injured. Prerequisites: EX126,127. P. Fehling D. Advanced Sports Medicine and Athletic Training. Exploration of the current issues and research in sports medicine and the application of this research to athletic training. Students will study a variety of topics, which may include rehabilitation, preventative measures, the effects of ingesta, and controversial training practices. Prerequisites: EX212 and CPR certification. M. Garcia 95 The department supports academic and extra- approved by the department, that should Foreign Languages and curricular programs both on the campus and include two courses from among FF213, 214, abroad in order to enhance understanding of 216, 219 or 221; at least four courses on Literatures foreign languages and cultures. Department French topics from four other departments; at faculty are key advisors in such self-deter- least three courses in French on the 300 level Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages mined majors as Italian, and they are commit- as well as 374 (Thesis), or 376 (Seminar) in and Literatures: Giuseppe Faustini, Ph.D. ted to participating in such College inter- which the written project integrates materials Professors: Lynne Gelber, Ph.D.; John disciplinary programs as Liberal Studies, Asian drawn from several disciplines in the particular Anzalone, Ph.D.; Juan-Carlos Lértora, Ph.D.; Studies, International Affairs, Classics, and area of interest. Students in this program may Giuseppe Faustini, Ph.D.; Patricia Rubio, Ph.D. Women’s Studies. The department is commit- elect a concentration in a particular period or a ted to the delivery of the all-College non- particular topic, for example: France in the Associate Professors: Grace Burton, Ph.D.; Western requirement, and to offering less nineteenth century, the status of women, the Hédi A. Jaouad, Ph.D.; Mary-Elizabeth O’Brien, commonly taught languages through the self- role of money, or the tradition of revolution in Ph.D.; Shirley Smith, Ph.D.; Mao Chen, Ph.D.; instructional language program. France. Marc-André Wiesmann, Ph.D.; Michael Mudrovic, Ph.D.; Adrienne Zuerner, Ph.D Since the department offers a rotation of INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In Visiting Associate Professor: Reinhard Mayer, Ph.D. advanced courses in French, German, and conjunction with the relevant departments, Spanish, students desiring a major in one of the Department of Foreign Languages and Assistant Professor: Viviana Rangil, Ph.D. these languages should begin as sophomores Literatures offers majors in business-French, Lecturers: Charlene Grant, M.A.; Cynthia to plan their programs for their junior and business-German, business-Spanish; econom- Evans, M.A.; Masako Inamoto, M.S.; Diana senior years. ics-French, economics-German, economics- Barnes M.A.; Richard Bonanno, M.A.; Patricia Spanish; English-French, English-German, Han, M.Phil.; Regina Schroeder, M.A.; Daren Students majoring in the department are English-Spanish; government-French, govern- Snider, M.A. expected to acquire fluency and accuracy in ment-German, and government-Spanish. one or more of the modern languages; a See Interdepartmental Majors. The department Study-Abroad Lecturers: Angel Berenguer, general knowledge of the civilization and participates in the international affairs minor. D.es L.; Joan Berenguer, D. es L.; Alain culture that the language expresses; an ability Matthey de l’Etang, Ph.D. to interpret texts linguistically, stylistically, and HONORS: To be eligible for departmental Foreign Language Resource Center Director: historically; and an intensive knowledge of honors, a student must write a thesis in the Cynthia Evans, M.A. certain, defined periods of literature. foreign language and pass an oral defense of Students with a score of 570 or above on the the thesis, complete courses 374 in German Self-Instructional Languages Coordinator: foreign language Achievement Test (ETS) or and Spanish and 373 and 374 in French with a Adrienne Zuerner, Ph.D. who receive an Advanced Placement score of grade of A- or better, and have at least a 3.5 Self-Instructional Language Assistants: *Manoel at least 3 should register for courses num- average in the major. Outstanding students Cartagenes, A.A.; *Veena Chandra, M.M.; *Sonia bered 206 or higher. Students who earn 540 to are also eligible for nomination to the Omicron- Goldman, M.S.; *Regina Hartmann, Ph.D.; *Sang 560 in the Achievement Test should register Omicron chapter of Phi Sigma Iota, the na- Lee, M.S.; *Polina Shvartsman, M.S.M.E. for 202 , 203, or, in the case of French, 205. tional foreign language honor society, and Those with scores of 500 to 530 should regis- Sigma Delta Pi, the national Spanish honor The principal aims of the Department of For- ter for 201 or 203 in the cases of French and society. eign Languages and Literatures are to develop Spanish, and those with scores of 0 to 490 in the student an ability to understand, speak, should register for 103. Students with scores THE FRENCH MINOR: A student electing to and write the languages of his or her choice, on an A.P. test of 4 or 5 may receive credit minor in French, upon acceptance by the and to read with appreciation literary and toward graduation. department, chooses an advisor in the Depart- cultural texts in the foreign languages. The ment of Foreign Languages and Literatures to study of a foreign language enables students THE FRENCH MAJOR: Students majoring in assist in working out a program suitable to that to understand a foreign culture and to broaden French fulfill the departmental requirements by person’s aims and needs. The minor program perspectives on their own culture. completing a minimum of eleven courses consists of six courses beyond the 205 inter- above the intermediate level, including FF208 mediate level in French language, literature, or The department is the primary resource for the and 210; two from among FF213, 214, 216, civilization, including FF208 and 210; and two College’s requirement of intermediate compe- 219, or 221; and 376. As many as two courses courses from among FF213, 214, 216, 219 or tency in a foreign language. Advanced litera- designated FL may be taken. 221; one may be a course designated FL. ture courses provide students with the skills Exceptions to these requirements must be needed to interpret texts linguistically, stylisti- THE GERMAN MAJOR: Students majoring in approved by the department. At least three of cally, and historically and enable them to gain German fulfill the departmental requirements the courses that are counted toward the minor knowledge of major periods, authors, and by completing a minimum of eleven courses must be taken at Skidmore. genres of literature. Courses in culture and above the intermediate level, including FG213, civilization explore major achievements in art, 214, and 376. As many as two courses desig- THE GERMAN MINOR: A student electing a history, politics, economics, media, and intel- nated FL may be taken. LS2109 and 110 may minor in German, upon acceptance by the lectual history as well as issues of gender and be used to meet the requirements. department, chooses an advisor in the Depart- race. Advanced language courses provide ment of Foreign Languages and Literatures to practical skills for specific purposes such as THE SPANISH MAJOR: Students majoring in assist in working out a program suitable to that translation, business, and other professional Spanish fulfill the departmental requirements person’s aims and needs. The minor program applications. by completing a minimum of eleven courses consists of six courses beyond the 202 inter- above the intermediate level, including FS208, mediate level in German language, literature, 211, 212, and 376. As many as two courses or civilization, including 213 and 214; one may designated FL may be taken. be an FL-designated course. LS2 109 and 110 may be used to meet the requirements. Excep- FRENCH AREA STUDIES PROGRAM: tions to these requirements must be approved Students may elect a program designed to by the department. At least three of the incorporate several aspects of French culture courses that are counted toward the minor in order to develop in-depth knowledge of the must be taken at Skidmore. country and civilization. Each student will work 96 out an individual eleven-course program, as THE ITALIAN MINOR: A student electing a Supérieur de Français des Affaires offered by FRENCH minor in Italian, upon acceptance by the the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de department, chooses an advisor in the Depart- Paris. Both the Certificat and the Diplôme attest Courses in Language ment of Foreign Languages and Literatures to to students’ knowledge of business French and assist in working out a program suitable to that to their ability to express themselves orally and FF 101. ELEMENTARY FRENCH I 4 person’s aims and needs. The minor program in writing. The department gives these Paris Basic grammar, composition, conversation, and consists of six courses beyond the 202 inter- Chamber of Commerce examinations annually. readings. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. mediate level in the Italian language, literature, Presupposes no previous study of French. The Department and civilization, including 211 and 212; one GERMAN FOR BUSINESS CERTIFICATION: may be a course designated FL. Exceptions to The department encourages qualified students FF 102. ELEMENTARY FRENCH II 4 these requirements must be approved by the of economics and business to take the Zertifi- Continuation of FF 101. Basic grammar, composition, department. At least three of the courses that kat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB). This exami- conversation and readings. Four hours of class, one are counted toward the minor must be taken at nation, jointly developed by the Goethe hour of lab. Prerequisite: FF101. The Department Skidmore. Institute and the Deutscher Volkshochschul- verband, attests to students' knowledge of FF 103. INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY FRENCH 4 THE SPANISH MINOR: A student electing a business German and their ability to express Intensive review of introductory reading, speaking, minor in Spanish, upon acceptance by the themselves orally and in writing. The depart- oral comprehension, writing, and grammatical struc- department, chooses an advisor in the Depart- ment administers the ZDfB examination annually. tures of the language for those with some experience ment of Foreign Languages and Literatures to in the fundamentals but who still need to acquire the assist in working out a program suitable to that PROGRAMS ABROAD: The department competency expected at the completion of the person’s aims and needs. The minor program encourages qualified students to participate in equivalent of 102. Four hours of class, one hour of shall consist of six courses beyond the 203 Skidmore’s programs in Paris or Madrid and to lab. The Department intermediate level in Hispanic language, litera- take advantage of accredited programs in FF 201. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I 3 ture, or civilization, including 208, 211 and Germany, Italy, and Spanish America. Review of grammar, reading of selected texts, 212; one may be a course designated FL. practice in conversation and writing. Three hours of Exceptions to these requirements must be Courses offered in English are designated class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FF102 or 103 or approved by the department. At least three of FL. permission of instructor based on placement test. the courses that are counted towad the minor The Department must be taken at Skidmore. CHINESE FF 202. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II 3 Continuation of FF201. Review of grammar, reading CLASSICAL LANGUAGES: Instruction in FC 101. ELEMENTARY CHINESE I 4 of selected texts, practice in conversation and writing. classical Greek and Latin is offered through An introduction of modern Mandarin. Basic grammar, Three hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: the advanced level. For the course listings and conversation, reading, and writing. Four hours of FF201 or permission of instructor based on place- requirements for the classics major and minor, class, one hour of lab per week. M. Chen see Classics. ment test. The Department FC 102. ELEMENTARY CHINESE II 4 FF 203. INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 4 SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGES: In- Continuing study of basic grammar and conversation Continuing intensive study of the structures of the with an increased emphasis on reading and writing. struction in Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, French language. Extensive practice in conversation Four hours of class, one hour of lab per week. Portuguese, and Russian is offered on an and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading M. Chen independent study basis. The student works of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. Four FC 201. INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I 4 with textbooks and tapes and meets with a hours of class and one hour of lab. The Department native tutor for two hours a week of oral prac- Review of grammar, practice in conversation and translation, preparing the student to read vernacular tice. A final examination is given by an outside FF 205. INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL style Chinese (baihuawen) and to write simple FRENCH 3 examiner approved by the National Association essays. Four hours of class, one hour of lab per Development of nonliterary, informal spoken vocabu- of Self-Instructional Language Programs from a week. M. Chen neighboring university. Students interested in lary, and expressions used in everyday situations. Extensive practice in conversational idioms and work pursuing these courses should consult with FC 202. INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II 4 on accent and intonation. Prerequisite: two years of Professor Zuerner in the Department of Foreign Continuing review of grammar, practice in conversa- high-school French or equivalent or permission of Languages and Literatures before spring regis- tion, writing and translation, readings of selected instructor. The Department tration for the following academic year. texts concerning Chinese history and culture. Discussion in Chinese on assigned materials. Four The following courses satisfy major requirements. FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER: hours of class, one hour of lab per week. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) M. Chen The FLRC accommodates a twenty-station Mac FF 208. ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND lab-classroom network providing access to COMPOSITION 3 FC 208. ADVANCED CHINESE multimedia materials developed by Skidmore Review of grammar, idioms, and vocabulary. Inten- CONVERSATION AND faculty, commercially produced language sive practice in writing short essays. Prerequisite: COMPOSITION 4 software, foreign-language word processing FF202, 203, or 205 or permission of instructor. This Intensive practice in daily use of Chinese in a cultural course is required for the major. The Department programs, as well as access to the Internet and context. Review of grammar, idioms, vocabulary, and World Wide Web. An additional videodisc writing skills. Prerequisite: FC202 or permission of FF 210. INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY station supports the use of multimedia pro- the instructor. M. Chen grams. A scanning workstation enables users ANALYSIS 3 Reading and discussion of literary texts in the major to digitize materials for multimedia lessons and FC 363. SPECIAL STUDIES IN CHINESE 3 genres—poetry, theater, and prose—through close Web pages. Audio equipment provides support Advanced literary or critical study in an author, a textual analysis. This course emphasizes the devel- for cassette-tape programs in all genre, a period, or a topic. Texts may include litera- opment of the analytical skills involved in doing a languages. The center receives and tapes ture, newspaper articles, television dramas, films, close reading and the critical skill needed for writing poetry, painting, and music. Prerequisite: permission foreign satellite broadcasts and maintains a explications de texte. Regular papers required. of instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture require- permanent video collection. Prerequisite: FF202, 203 or permission of the instruc- ment.) Course must enroll at least five students to be tor. This course is required for the major in French. offered. M. Chen PARIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXAMI- (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth requirement.) NATIONS: The department encourages quali- The Department fied students of economics and business to FC 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3 Individual study projects under the guidance of the take the Certificat Pratique de Français Com- department. M. Chen mercial et Economique or the Diplôme 97 FF 301. BUSINESS FRENCH 3 FF 216. FRENCH LITERATURE OF THE FF 318. FRENCH DRAMATIC LITERATURE 3 Study of communication and cultural understanding EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 3 Study of dramatic techniques and themes through in commercial transactions of everyday French life. Study of the social, intellectual and artistic develop- careful examination of representative texts and The course covers such topics as real estate, man- ment of the Enlightenment in the works of such attention to the role of the theater in French culture. agement, advertising, marketing, insurance, person- authors as Montesquieu, Mme. de Graffigny, Voltaire, Prerequisite: FF214 or 216, 219 or 221 or consent of nel relations, banking, imports and exports, and doing Rousseau, Diderot, Lesage, Marivaux, Beau- instructor. Offered alternate years. The Department business in France. These topics will be considered marchais, Mme. Roland, and Olympe de Gouges. in the context of the geography of France, its Spring semester. Prerequisite: FF210 or permission FF 332. SURREALISM 3 agriculture and industrial production, its trade, of instructor. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth Study of surrealism as an historical and ontological transportation and taxation systems. Students will be requirement.) M. Wiesmann or A. Zuerner movement through analysis of poetry, novel, cinema, encouraged to take the Paris Chamber of Commerce theater, and painting. The course examines the exam at the end of the semester. Required for FF 219. ROMANTICISM, REALISM, impact of surrealism on current literary, critical, and business-French major. Prerequisite: FF 208 or NATURALISM, AND SYMBOLISM 3 artistic expressions. Prerequisite: FF210 or permis- permission of instructor. M. Wiesmann Introduction to the social, intellectual, and artistic sion of the instructor. H. Jaouad developments of the nineteenth century through FF 304. ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND study of the literary masterpieces of such poets, FF 363. SPECIAL STUDIES IN FRENCH 3 PRONUNCIATION 3 playwrights, and novelists as Chateaubriand, Mme. Advanced literary or cultural study in an author, a Development of oral skills to increase active vocabu- de Staël, Lamartine, Hugo, Vigny, Balzac, Sand, genre, a period, or a topic. Prerequisite: permission lary, fluency, and use of authentic French structures Baudelaire, Flaubert, Zola, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé. of instructor. The Department and intonation through reading and discussion of Fall semester. Prerequisite: FF210 or permission of issues in contemporary French society such as instructor. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth FF 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 immigration, unemployment, gender distinctions, requirement.) J. Anzalone or L. Gelber Individual study projects under the guidance of the changing family patterns, education, and political department. The Department parties in the "hexagon," and the influence of the FF 221. TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE 3 European community on French life. L. Gelber Introduction to the poetry, novels and plays of France FF 373. PREPARATION FOR SENIOR THESIS 3 through study of the works of such writers as Gide, Required for all second-semester junior or first- FF 306. TRANSLATION AND STYLISTICS 3 Apollinaire, Proust, Cocteau, Mauriac, de Beauvoir, semester senior French majors who intend to write a A translation course for the study of the structure of Sartre, Beckett, Aragon, Duras, Sarraute, and thesis (FF374). Under the direction of a thesis advi- the French language through comparative examina- Robbe-Grillet. The course will also focus on contem- sor, the student reads extensively in primary and tion of vocabulary, grammar, and cultural influences. porary artistic, social, and intellectual trends since secondary sources related to the proposed thesis The course provides extensive practice of the tradi- 1890. Spring semester. Prerequisite: FF210 or topic, develops research skills, and brings the thesis tional exercise of thème et version (translations back permission of instructor. (Fulfills arts-B component of topic into focus by writing an outline and a series of and forth of texts from a variety of disciplines) to breadth requirement.) L. Gelber brief papers that contribute to the thesis. Prerequi- develop an awareness of the idiomatic distinctions of sites: FF208, FF210, and second-semester junior or French and English, the variety of written styles and FF 223. INTRODUCTION TO ISSUES IN THE first-semester senior status. The Department what constitutes one’s own prose expression. FRANCOPHONE WORLD 3 Prerequisite: FF208 or consent of instructor. Study of aspects of the Francophone world (Carib- FF 374. THESIS 3 J. Anzalone bean, Africa, Canada) with particular emphasis on An extended research project culminating in a paper historical, political, and social problems. Reading and based on readings and extensive individual confer- Courses in Literature and Civilization discussion of texts and documents from a variety of ences. Required of all majors who wish to be consid- sources. Practice in writing critical and literary ered for departmental honors. Prerequisite: FF376, FF 213. MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE essays. Prerequisite: FF210 or permission of instruc- senior standing, permission of instructor, and 3.5 FRENCH LITERATURE 3 tor. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) grade-point average in the major. The Department A survey of medieval and Renaissance French H. Jaouad literature focusing on the origins and development of FF 376. SEMINAR 3 epic and lyric poetry, theater, and prose, including the FF 224. FRENCH CIVILIZATION FROM GAUL TO A detailed study of an author, a period, or theme essai. Readings will include such works and authors 1815 3 prominent in France, Africa, Canada, or the French as La Chanson de Roland, Chrétien de Troyes, Marie French culture and civilization from the Gallo-Roman speaking countries of the Caribbean. Frequent oral de France, Christine de Pisan, Villon, La Farce de period to the 1789 revolution and its immediate reports. Close attention to development, organization, Maître Pathelin, Le Roman de la Rose, Marguerite de aftermath. This course will trace the succession of and writing of an extensive paper. Prerequisite: Navarre, Ronsard, Du Bellay, Louise Labé, Rabelais, broad political and societal phenomena defined by Senior status. The Department and Montaigne. Prerequisite: FF210 or permission of traditional historians, employing a spectrum of the instructor. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills arts- documents representative of social, gender and B component of breadth requirement.) M. Wiesmann religious diversity. These documents will draw equally from music, painting, science, philosophy, and FF 214. FRENCH LITERATURE OF THE literature. Through a series of films we will question SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 3 the interplay between “history” and its representa- Introduction to the concepts of classic and baroque, tions. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth re- including social, artistic, and intellectual develop- quirement.) M.Wiesmann ments in the seventeenth century through study of the masterpieces of such authors as Corneille, FF 316. FRENCH POETRY 3 Racine, Moliere, Pascal, Descartes, Mme. de Study of fundamentals and development of the Sévigné, La Fontaine, La Rochefoucauld, and Mme. French poetic form through close textual analysis of de Lafayette. Prerequisite: FF210 or permission of representative poets and major movements. Pre- instructor. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth requisite: FF214 or 216, 219 or 221 or consent of requirement.) A. Zuerner instructor. Offered in alternate years. J. Anzalone

FF 317. FRENCH NARRATIVE PROSE 3 Exploration of major themes and techniques of narrative fiction as it has developed in French- speaking cultures. Prerequisite: FF214 or 216, 219 or 221 or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. M. Wiesmann

98 GERMAN FG 214. POETIC REALISM TO THE PRESENT 3 FG 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 An introduction to the development of German Individual study projects under the guidance of the Courses in Language literature from Poetic Realism to the present focusing department. The Department on major authors (Keller, Hauptmann, Mann, Kafka, FG 101. ELEMENTARY GERMAN I 4 Brecht, Sachs, Seghers, Wolf) and literary move- FG 374. THESIS 3 Basic grammar, composition, conversation, and ments. Prerequisite: FG202 or permission of instruc- An extended research project culminating in a paper readings. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. tor. This course is required for the major in German. based on readings and extensive individual confer- Presupposes no previous study of German. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills arts-B component ences. Required of all majors who wish to be consid- The Department of breadth requirement.) M.E. O’Brien ered for departmental honors. Prerequisite: FG376, senior standing, permission of instructor, and 3.5 FG 102. ELEMENTARY GERMAN II 4 FG 341. THE AGE OF GOETHE 3 grade-point average in the major. The Department Systematic studies of the structure of the language, An examination of the artistic, intellectual, and exercises in composition and conversation, reading cultural trends of the period 1749-1832 through the FG 376. SEMINAR 3 of selected literary texts. Four hours of class, one study of the works of Goethe, Schiller, and their The study of an author, a period, or topic prominent hour of lab. Prerequisite: FG101 or permission of the contemporaries. Prerequisite: FG213 or 214 or in the literature of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. department. The Department permission of instructor. R. Mayer Close attention to the development, organization, and writing of an extensive paper. Prerequisite: Senior FG 103. INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY GERMAN 4 FG 343. THE GERMAN NOVEL 3 status. M.E. O’Brien Intensive review of introductory reading, speaking, An exploration of great German novels from Goethe oral comprehension, and grammatical structures of to the present. Students will encounter a variety of the language for those with some experience in the critical approaches for the study of major texts from GREEK fundamentals but who still need to acquire the authors such as Goethe, Kafka, Mann, Döblin, Boll, competency expected at the completion of FG102. and Grass. M.E. O’Brien For complete course listings, see Classics. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: one year of high-school German or permission of FG 356. THEATER IN THE GERMAN- department. The Department SPEAKING WORLD 3 Theater and its cultural impact in the nineteenth and FG 201, 202. INTERMEDIATE GERMAN 3, 3 twentieth centuries. Topics include social drama, Review of grammar, extensive practice in conversa- operatic spectacles, epic theater, cabaret, post-war tion, writing, and reading of selected texts. Three and contemporary experimental theater and perfor- hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FG101, mance art. Works from such dramatists as Buchner, 102, or two years of high school German. Wagner, Brecht, Weiss, Handke, and Müller will be The Department examined. R. Mayer

FG 208. GERMAN CONVERSATION AND FG 357. GERMAN LITERATURE OF THE COMPOSITION 3 TWENTIETH CENTURY 3 Intensive practice in daily use of German in a A critical study of German poetry, drama, and prose cultural context. Review of idioms, vocabulary, and in the twentieth century with emphasis on major writing skills. Prerequisite: FG202 or permission of artistic and sociopolitical movements. Readings vary instructor. R. Mayer from year to year but usually include works by Mann, Brecht, Sachs, Hesse, Boll, Grass, Bachmann, and FG 301. COMMERCIAL GERMAN 3 Wolf. Prerequisite: FG213 or 214 or permission of An introduction to business institutions in Germany. instructor. M.E. O’Brien The course focuses on economic geography, correspondence, and government requirements for FG 358. THE CONTEMPORARY GERMAN- business, as well as vocabulary used in banking, SPEAKING WORLD 3 advertising, stock market, insurance, communica- An exploration of life and art in the contemporary tions, and export and import. Primarily for students German-speaking world. Aesthetic, political, and majoring in German and business. R. Mayer social issues to be considered include the relationships between politics and art, the status and cultural productivity of women, Gastarbeiter, FG 304 ADVANCED GERMAN COMPOSITION the Greens, and the ever-pertinent issue of AND CONVERSATION 3 Vergangenheitsbewältigung (coming to terms with Intensive practice of oral and written German to the past). Texts will include journalism, literature, increase active vocabulary and fluency in German video, film, painting, and music. M.E. O’Brien and to develop further and refine writing skills. Three hours of class. Prerequisite FG208 or permission of FG 359. GERMANY FROM THE MIDDLE AGES instructor. M. O’Brien TO THE REFORMATION AND THE THIRTY YEARS’ WAR 3 Courses in Literature and Civilization A study of the culture of the Middle Ages. Topics include the artistic legacy, court life and the realities FG 213. ENLIGHTENMENT TO PRE-MARCH 3 of serfdom, cities and modern capitalism, the role of An introduction to the development of German women in business and the home. We will also literature from the Enlightenment to the revolutionary examine prevailing intellectual and religious attitudes Pre-March period of 1848 focusing on major authors and debates, culminating in Luther’s Protestant (Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Hoffmann, Heine, Reformation, the Catholic Counter-Reformation and Büchner) and literary movements. Prerequisite: the Thirty Years’ War. The Department FG202 or permission of instructor. This course is required for the major in German. Offered in alternate FG 363. SPECIAL STUDIES IN GERMAN 3 years. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth require- Advanced literary or cultural study in an author, a ment.) R. Mayer genre, a period, or a topic. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The Department

99 ITALIAN Courses in Literature and Civilization JAPANESE

Courses in Language FI 210. INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY FJ 101. ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I 4 ANALYSIS 3 Basic grammar, conversation, reading, and writing. FI 101. ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I 4 Reading and discussion of literary texts in the major The emphasis is upon thorough mastery of the basic Basic grammar, composition, conversation, and genres—poetry, theater, and prose—through close structure of Japanese through aural-oral exercises readings. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. textual analysis. This course emphasizes the devel- and practice. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. R. Bonanno, S. Smith opment of the analytical skills involved in doing a M. Inamoto close reading and the critical skills needed for writing FI 102. ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II 4 critical literary analysis. Regular papers required. FJ 102. ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II 4 Continuing study of basic grammar, composition, Prerequisite: FI202 or permission of instructor. Not Continuation of FJ 101. Basic grammar, conversa- conversation, and readings. Four hours of class, one open to students who have taken FI207. (Fulfills arts- tion, reading, and writing. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FI101 or permission of B component of breadth requirement.) S. Smith hour of lab. Prerequisite: FJ101 or permission of department. R. Bonanno, S. Smith instructor. M. Inamoto FI 211. MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN FI 103. INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY ITALIAN 4 LITERATURE I 3 FJ 201. INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I 4 Intensive review of introductory reading, speaking, Study of modern Italian literature from the Enlighten- Continuation of systematic study of low-intermediate oral comprehension, and grammatical structures of ment period to the Futurist Movement focusing on Japanese linguistic structures. Practice in conversa- the language for those with some experience in the major authors and movements from the eighteenth tion and writing. Reading of selected texts. Four fundamentals but who still need to acquire the century to the mid-twentieth century. Prerequisite: hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FJ102. competency expected at the completion of the FI202 or permission of instructor. Offered in alternate M. Inamoto equivalent of FI102. Four hours of class, one hour of years. (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth require- lab. R. Bonanno, S. Smith ment.) G. Faustini FJ 202. INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II 4 Review of grammar. Further development of oral, FI 201. INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I 3 FI 212. MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN reading, and writing skills. Reading of selected texts. Review of grammar, extensive practice in conversa- LITERATURE II 3 Four hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: tion, writing, and reading of selected texts. Three Study of the most important literary movements from FJ201. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FI102 or the precursors of the Italian Renaissance to the end M. Inamoto permission of department. R. Bonanno, S. Smith of the seventeenth century with particular emphasis on the writings of Dante, Boccaccio, the Humanists, FJ 204. ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE FI 202. INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II 3 Lorenzo de Medici, Michelangelo, and Machiavelli. JAPANESE I 3 Continuing review of grammar, extensive practice in Prerequisite: FI202 or permission of instructor. Systematic study of advanced intermediate Japanese conversation, writing, and reading of selected texts. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills arts-B component linguistic structures. Reading of selected texts con- Three hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: of breadth requirement.) G. Faustini cerning Japanese culture/society. Discussion in FI201 or permission of department. G. Faustini Japanese based on the reading. Intensive practice FI 301. BUSINESS ITALIAN 3 in writing short essays. Prerequisite: FJ202 or per- FI 208. ITALIAN CONVERSATION AND Study of commercial transactions in the context of mission of instructor. M. Inamoto COMPOSITION 3 social and economic life in Italy today. The course Intensive practice in daily use of Italian in a cultural focuses on management, advertising, marketing, FJ 206. ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE context. Review of idioms, vocabulary, and writing agricultural and industrial relations, banking, imports JAPANESE II 3 skills. Prerequisite: FI202 or permission of instructor. and exports, and the stock market in Italy. These Continuation of FJ204. Further study of grammar, G. Faustini, S. Smith topics will be considered in both the private and idioms, and vocabulary. Reading of authentic materi- public sectors, focusing on vocabulary and forms of als such as newspapers/magazine articles. Aural-oral FI 304. ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND correspondence, employment applications, business exercises and intensive practice in writing short COMPOSITION 3 procedures, and government agencies. S. Smith essays. Prerequisite: FJ204 or permission of the Intensive practice of oral and written Italian to in- instructor. M. Inamoto crease active vocabulary and fluency in spoken FI 303. STUDIES IN MODERN ITALIAN Italian and to develop and refine writing skills. Three LITERATURE 3 FJ 363. SPECIAL STUDIES IN JAPANESE 3 hours of class, one hour of discussion. Selected readings from the Italian Unity to the Advanced literary or cultural study in an author, a G. Faustini, S. Smith present. A study of modern Italian novels, plays, and genre, a period, or a topic. Prerequisite: permission short stories from the historical period to the neo- of instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture require- realistic period: from Manzoni to Moravia. Prerequi- ment.) Course must enroll at least five students to be site: FI202 or permission of instructor. G. Faustini offered. M. Inamoto

FI 363. SPECIAL STUDIES IN ITALIAN 3 FJ 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3 Advanced literary or cultural study in an author, a Individual study projects under the guidance of the genre, a period, or a topic. Prerequisite: permission department. M. Inamoto of instructor. G. Faustini, S. Smith

FI 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 Individual study projects under the guidance of the LATIN department. The Department For complete course listings, see Classics.

100 SPANISH FS 304. ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND FS 320. STUDIES IN SPANISH AMERICAN COMPOSITION 3 POETRY 3 Courses in Language Intensive practice of oral and written Spanish to A study of the development of Spanish American increase active vocabulary and fluency in spoken poetry from Modernismo to the present in the work of FS 101. ELEMENTARY SPANISH I 4 Spanish and to develop further and refine writing poets such as Darío, Nervo, Valencia, Mistral, Torres Basic grammar, composition, conversation, and skills. Three hours of class. Prerequisite: FS208 or Bodet, Neruda, Paz. Prerequisite: FS211 or 212 or reading. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. 209 or permission of instructor. The Department permission of instructor. Offered every third year. Presupposes no previous study of Spanish. J. Lértora The Department Courses in Literature and Civilization FS 321. STUDIES IN SPANISH AMERICAN FS 102. ELEMENTARY SPANISH II 4 FS 210. INTRODUCTION TO THE READING OF DRAMA 3 Basic grammar, composition, conversation, and LITERARY TEXTS 3 A study of the development of Spanish American readings. Four hours of class, one hour of lab. Reading and introduction of Hispanic literary texts to drama from the seventeenth century to the present The Department develop skills in literary analysis and critical writing including such authors as Alarcón, Sor Juana, Goros- using examples from the three main literary genres. tiga, Eichelbaum, Usigli, Garro, Carballido, Wolf, FS 103. INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY SPANISH 4 Recommended for those planning to take FS211 or Gambaro, and Sánchez. Prerequisite: FS211 or 212 Intensive review of introductory reading, speaking, 212. Three hours of class. Prerequisite: FS202, 206, or permission of instructor. J. Lértora, P.Rubio oral comprehension, and grammatical structures of or permission of instructor. Not open to students who the language for those who still need to acquire the have taken FS 207. (Fulfills arts-B component of FS 323. SPANISH IN THE MEDIA 3 competency expected at the completion of the breadth requirement.) The Department A study of the Spanish-speaking world within its equivalent of 102. Four hours of class, one hour of contemporary cultural context, especially as lab. The Department FS 211. SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE 3 manifested in the media (newspapers, magazines, A study of the main currents of Spanish literature radio, television). This course is designed to give FS 201. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I 3 from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. students a more complex understanding of Hispanic Review of grammar, practice in conversation, writing, Representative works of such major literary move- culture. We will study such topics as political, social, and reading of selected texts. Three hours of class, ments as the Golden Age, Neoclassicism, Romanti- and economic trends in the Spanish-speaking world, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FS102 or permission of cism, Realism, the Generation of ’98, and the the relationship between language and society, and department. The Department twentieth century will be studied. Prerequisite: FS208 dialect as an expression of culture. Prerequisite: or permission of instructor. (Fulfills arts-B component FS 208. V. Rangil FS 202. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II 3 of breadth requirement.) G. Burton Continuing review of grammar. Extensive practice in FS 330. SPANISH AMERICAN ESSAY 3 conversation, writing, and reading of selected texts. FS 212. SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN A study of the development of Spanish American Three hours of class, one hour of lab. Prerequisite: LITERATURE 3 thought from Independence to the present. Special FS201 or permission of department. A study of the main currents of Spanish American attention will be given to the intellectual trends The Department literature from Colonial times to the present. Such contributing to independence, to the foundations of authors as Sor Juana, Gallegos, Darío, Carpentier, the new republics and their relationships to Europe, FS 203. INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 4 Mistral, Neruda, Paz, and Cortázar will be studied. and to the definition of Spanish-American identity and Continuing intensive study of the structures of the Prerequisite: FS208 or permission of instructor. culture. Particular consideration will be afforded to Spanish language. Extensive practice in conversation (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth requirement.) the writings of Bolívar, Sarmiento, Bello, Lastarria, and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading P. Rubio, J. Lértora Rodó, Mariátegui, Martí, Zea, and Paz, among of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. others. J. Lértora, P. Rubio Four hours of class and one hour of lab. FS 313. LITERATURE OF THE GOLDEN AGE 3 The Department A study of the novel, drama, and poetry, centering on FS 331. THE CULTURE OF SPANISH FS 206. SPANISH CONVERSATION 3 the picaresque novel, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, AMERICA I 3 Development of Spanish oral skills at the advanced Tirso de Molina, Calderón de la Barca, Góngora, and An exploration of the historical, cultural, and artistic intermediate level. Extensive practice in conversa- Quevedo. Prerequisite: FS211, 212 or consent of development of Spanish America from discovery to tional idioms. Development of nonliterary, informal department. Offered every third year. G. Burton independence. Students will also assess the impact spoken vocabulary; of reading skills necessary to of the encounter and development of the colonial comprehend authentic news materials; of aural FS 314. SPANISH LITERATURE OF THE empire on native American populations and the comprehension essential for understanding oral NINETEENTH CENTURY 3 environment, from diaries and letters of conquerors speech at native speed. Prerequisite: FS202, 203 or A study of poetry, drama, and the novel of the nine- and settlers. Particular attention will be given to the permission of department. The Department teenth century, centering on Espronceda, Duque de Jesuit missions in Paraguay, to the environmental Rivas, Zorrilla, Pérez Galdós, Valera, Pardo Bazán, expeditions through the period, and the impact of the FS 208. SPANISH COMPOSITION 3 and Clarín. Prerequisite: FS211, 212, or consent of slave trade. Prerequisite: FS211 or 212 or permission Review of grammar, idioms, and vocabulary. department. Offered every third year. M. Mudrovic of instructor. Offered in alternate years. P. Rubio Intensive practice in writing short essays. Prerequi- site: FS 202 or 203 or permission of instructor. FS 317. SPANISH LITERATURE OF THE FS 332. THE CULTURE OF SPANISH The Department TWENTIETH CENTURY 3 AMERICA II 3 A study of the drama, novel, and poetry of the An exploration of Spanish America's historical, FS 301. COMMERCIAL SPANISH 3 Generation of ’98 as well as selected novels and cultural, and artisitic development from independence An introduction to business institutions in the His- dramas since the Civil War. Prerequisite: FS211, to the present. Students will focus on issues of nation panic world. The course focuses on economic geog- 212, or consent of the instructor. Offered every third building and identity as expressed in fiction and raphy, correspondence, and government year. M. Mudrovic nonfiction, and on the impact of both revolutionary requirements for business, as well as vocabulary movements and dictatorial regimes on the develop- used in banking, advertising, stock market, insur- FS 319. SPANISH AMERICAN NARRATIVE OF ments of literature and art. Prerequisite: FS212 or ance, communications, and export and import. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 3 permission of instructor. Offered in alternate years. Primarily for students majoring in Spanish and A study of the main characteristics of the contempo- P. Rubio business. P. Rubio rary Spanish-American novel and short story in the work of authors such as Borges, Asturias, Carpentier, FS 334. CERVANTES 3 FS 303. SPANISH PHONETICS 3 Cortázar, García Márquez, Onetti, Vargas Llosa, A study of the prose, drama, and poetry of Miguel de Intensive work on phonetics, intonation, and diction. Fuentes. Prerequisite: FS210, 211 or 212 or permis- Cervantes in the light of the social and intellectual Phonetic transcriptions of spoken Spanish and sion of instructor. Offered every third year. currents of early seventeenth-century Spain. Particu- practice in oral reading. Three hours of class, one P. Rubio, J. Lértora lar attention will be paid to Don Quijote. G. Burton hour of discussion. Offered on demand.

101 FS 363. SPECIAL STUDIES IN SPANISH 3 FL 253, 254. ITALIAN CIVILIZATION IN C. The Fascist Aesthetic. The emergence and Advanced literary or cultural study in an author, a TRANSLATION 3, 3 significance of the fascist aeesthetic are explored via genre, a period, or a topic. Prerequisite: permission Study of the development of Italian civilization with close study of the fundamental ideology of totalitari- of instructor. The Department emphasis on the historical, artistic, philosophical, anism in twentieth-century Europe. Concepts such as literary, musical, and sociopolitical background. Fall the soldierly male, the leader principle, racial eugen- FS 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 semester: late Medieval period to the Baroque. ics, community, modernity, and the fascination with Individual study projects under the guidance of the Spring semester: seventeenth century to the present. violence will be examined in film, literature, and the department. The Department G. Faustini visual arts. Readings from among writer such as Drieu la Rochelle, Celine, Tournier, Junger, and FS 374. THESIS 3 FL 257. MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE IN D’Annunzio, and from such theorists of totalitarianism An extended research project culminating in a paper TRANSLATION 3 as Adorno, Freud, Zhelev, and Arendt. M.E. O’Brien based on readings and extensive individual confer- A critical survey of twentieth-century Chinese litera- ences. Required of all majors who wish to be consid- ture up to the present. Readings include short stories, D. The Fate of Forbidden Knowledge in ered for departmental honors. Prerequisite: FS376, novels, poetry, music, painting, and drama. Special Literature and Science. An investigation of the senior standing, permission of instructor, and 3.5 emphasis is placed on Chinese thought and culture perplexing ethical questions raised by this renais- grade point average in the major. compared to the Western tradition. (Fulfills non- sance shift in attitude toward the Faust legend. The Western culture requirement; fulfills arts-B compo- flirtation with forbidden knowledge will be studied by FS 376. SEMINAR 3 nent of breadth requirement.) M. Chen drawing on religious, mythological, literary, philo- A detailed study of an author, a period, or theme sophical, and scientific texts. Taking recent develop- relevant to the understanding of Spanish and Span- FL 258, 259. CHINESE CIVILIZATION 3, 3 ments in genetic engineering as a case in point, we ish-American literature and culture with special A survey of Chinese civilization from the Shang will ask to what extent the pursuit of knowledge can attention to the essay. Frequent oral reports. Close dynasty to the present with emphasis on the enhance or be damaging to human experience. attention to development, organization, and writing of historical, artistic, philosophical, literary, musical, These and other questions will be explored to show an extensive paper. Prerequisite: Senior status. sociopolitical, literary, musical, sociopolitical back- how literary texts can contain moral issues of lasting The Department ground. Fall semester: Shang dynasty (1766 B.C.) to concern for the scientific community and for society early tenth century. Spring semester: tenth century to at large. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) R. Mayer the present. Need not be taken in sequence. M. Chen FL 265. LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES 3 SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGE An examination from an interdisciplinary perspective COURSES FL 263. SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOREIGN of Hispanic society in the United States. Major Latino LITERATURE AND CULTURE 3 groups (e.g., Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans) FX 171, 172. TUTORIAL BASIC STUDY 3, 3 Study of a special topic in which the interrelatedness will be studied and special attention will be given to Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian. of literature and other cultural representations is the interaction between these groups and United explored from a comparative and/or theoretical States mainstream society. We will focus on the FX 271, 272. TUTORIAL INTERMEDIATE STUDY3, 3 perspective. Interdisciplinary in nature, the course will historical, sociological, literary, and political aspects Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian. bring together works of different cultural origin and of cultural change in contact situations. Particular background. Intended for majors or minors in the attention will be paid to issues of prejudice and department. Prerequisites: Completion of department discrimination. V. Rangil courses numbered 202, 203 or 205; or by permission LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION of instructor. FL 266. IMAGES OF REVOLUTION COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH AND SOCIAL UPHEAVAL: A. The Fantastic in Fiction. An introduction to FRANCE 1789-1939 3 the Fantastic in literature and art as a mode of These courses are open to all students. Knowledge Study through literary and historical texts, and via representation whose ambiguous structure oscillates of a foreign language is not a prerequisite, with the artistic representation of the experience and conse- between the real and the imaginary. The magical is exception of FL 399. quences of social change in France over a century ingrained in ordinary experience thus expanding the and a half of upheaval. Beginning with the outbreak concept of reality, and emphasizing literary discourse FL 250. AN OUTLINE OF GERMAN of revolution in 1789, we will analyze the effects on as the locus of indeterminacy. Specific attention will CIVILIZATION: THE EIGHTEENTH French culture of the long and tormented path lead- be focused on selected writers and theorists, but the CENTURY TO THE PRESENT 3 ing to the establishment of Republicanism. Particular course will also provide a diachronic and theoretical An exploration of German life, culture, and politics attention to the trials and tribulations of the Third background for the discussion of the Fantastic. from the eighteenth century to the present. The Republic during the Dreyfus Affair and in the period Readings from authors such as E.T.A. Hoffmann, course focuses on Germany’s quest for national between the world wars in order to discern the Kafka, Borges, Cortazar, Garcia Marquez, Torrente unity, emphasizing the relationship between evolution of specific cultural tendencies over time. Balester, Calvino, Buzzati, Gautier, Nerval, Germany’s political development and its cultural life. Taught in English. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) Maupassant, Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, and theorists Course materials include historical readings, political J. Anzalone essays, musical compositions, art works, films, and such as Freud, Bessier, T. Todorov, and Roh. (Fulfills literary texts. Offered in alternate years. LS2 requirement.) J. Anzalone FL 267. MODERN JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY 3 M. E. O’Brien B. Exoticism. This course will examine the Introduction to modern Japanese culture and society, cultural construction of the “exotic” as it emerges emphasizing the period 1945 to the present, and FL 252. ITALIAN CINEMA: FROM FICTION primarily, but not exclusively, in nineteenth- and considering topics including education, family and TO FILM 3 twentieth-century literary texts. The course will neighborhood, gender and work, and discrimination. An examination of the literary and sociopolitical address questions such as: How are the relationships The course analyzes social change in Japan over trends of Italian culture as portrayed by the media of between colonialism, imperialism, and exoticism time in the course of Japan's modernization and literature and film. The course will focus on the dramatized via literature? How does the hegemonic internationalization, paying attention to the interplay literary works of Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Moravia, De (i.e. France) and the non-hegemonic (i.e. Spain, or between Japan's traditional cultural values and Filippo, Bassani, and the cinematographic adapta- Latin America) positioning of a culture shape its modern society. (Fulfills LS2 and non-Western tions of those works by such directors as Pasolini, particular notion of the exotic? How do cultures that culture requirements.) M. Inamoto Lattuada, Visconti, and De Sica. The course also are viewed as exotic exoticize other cultures? What specifically examines the role in Italian cinema of role do other derminants such as gender, race, or FL 268. ITALY TODAY: ON THE CUSP OF such director-authors as Fellini and Wertmuller and class play in the construction of the exotic? Readings THE YEAR 2000 3 the importance of Italian cinematic Neorealism in the from authors such as Baudelaire, Flaubert, Nerval, An exploration of life, culture, and politics in Italy today. films of Rossellini, De Sica, and Visconti. Offered in Gautier, Dario, Casal, Tablada, Villaespesa, and Topics include tangentopoli, Mafia, multiculturalism, 1999-2000 and alternate years. (Fulfills arts-B com- Valle-Inclan. H. Jaouad ponent of breadth requirement.) G. Faustini and the European Union. Materials include readings in cultural history as well as selections from Calvino, Sciascia, and Ginzburg. S. Smith

102 FL 321. WOMEN IN FRANCE SINCE THE GE 101. PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 4 REVOLUTION 3 Geology The nature, formation, and change of Earth’s materi- Analysis of women writers and female stereotypes als and the major features of Earth’s crust and since the French Revolution as seen primarily topography. Topics include minerals, rocks, igneous through novels and plays of such writers as de Staël, Chair of the Department of Geology: Richard activity, earthquakes, mountain building, oceans, and Sand, Flaubert, Stendhal, Colette, Claudel, de H. Lindemann, Ph.D. shorelines, erosion, and deposition, glaciers, deserts, Beauvoir, Duras, and Sarraute. Historical, sociologi- and environmental geology. Three hours of lecture, Professors: Kenneth G. Johnson, Ph.D.; John cal and artistic documents will also be examined for two hours of lab a week, and one full-day field trip on what they reveal of the changing consciousness of J. Thomas, Ph.D. a weekend. Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills QR2 require- women in France. Offered every third year. L. Gelber Associate Professor: Richard H. Lindemann, ment; qualifies as nature-B [lab] course for breadth Ph.D. requirement.) J. Thomas FL 322. THE FRENCH FILM 3 Study of some of the key features of the cinema of Lecturer: Katharine Cartwright, M.S. GE 102. HISTORICAL GEOLOGY 4 France, beginning with an historical overview of the Teaching Associate: Kimberly Marsella, M.S. The origin of Earth and its various parts. Topics development of the idiom, from the silent films of the include the histories of the oceans and continents, Surrealists and René Clair, to the Golden Age of By its very nature geology has a broad per- the rise and decay of mountain chains, the origin and sound in the thirties and concluding with the New evolution of life, and the major steps and crises in the spective, one that permits an undergraduate Wave and its posterity. The course will also study film history of life on Earth. Three hours of lecture, two as a language and use it as a means for exploring program in geology to provide not only for the hours of lab a week. (Qualifies as nature-B [lab] cultural identity. Students will view a selection of films needs of the student preparing for a career in course for breadth requirement.) R. Lindemann, by Clair, Dali/Bunuel, Vigo, Renoir, Carne, Duvivier, professional geology, but also for students K. Cartwright Truffaut, Godard, Eustache, Tanner, and Rohmer, interested in such diverse fields as marine among others, and read criticism by directors, critics, science, environmental preservation, physical GE 103. THE HISTORY OF LIFE 3 and theorists. Prerequisite: for credit in the French geography, and the environmental aspects of Introduction to the major events in the 3.6 billion-year major, FF202 or 205. J. Anzalone archeological research. history of life on Earth. Primary topics include the origins of life, the origins and evolutionary/extinction FL 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 THE GEOLOGY MAJOR: The major, which responses of the biosphere to environmental Individual study projects under the guidance of leads to a bachelor of arts degree, entails changes over time. Also considered are the intellec- department. The Department eleven required courses. The requirements tual history of paleontology, the processes of fossil- include GE101, 102, 201, 202, 204, 304, 310, ization, the origin of sex, ecologic survival strategy, FL 374. THESIS 3 315, 316, a field geology course (GE 309, and the meaning of life from a deep time perspective. An extended research project culminating in a paper (Qualifies as nature-A course for breadth Field Techniques, or a summer field course based on readings and extensive individual confer- requirement.) R. Lindemann ences. Primarily for interdepartmental majors who approved by the department), and a capstone wish to be considered for honors. Prerequisite: senior project consisting of a GE371 or 372 Indepen- GE 104. DINOSAURS: EVOLUTION TO standing, permission of an instructor, and at least a dent Study research project that will focus on EXTINCTION 3 3.5 grade-point average. The Department the geologic interest of the student. Additional Investigation into recent scientific theories about elective courses to consider including in the dinosaurs in an attempt to answer: who were they? FL 376. SEMINAR 3 geology major are GE207, 303, and 399. The how did they live? where did they live? how did they A detailed exploration of a theme reflected in the courses GE114 and 115 cannot be applied become extinct? what significance was their death to cultures of French, German, Italian, and Spanish toward the major. our own evolution? Topics include: dinosaur death, speaking civilizations. Frequent oral reports in burial, and preservation; evolution, ecology, and English by members of the class. Close attention to The student who is going to go on to graduate extinction; and dinosaur myths in the media. (Quali- development, organization, and writing of an exten- school will have to take MA111 and 113, fies as nature-A course for breadth requirement.) sive paper. Required of all majors not enrolled in 374. CH105 and 106, and PY207 and 208. Others K. Cartwright should consider strengthening their program FL 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN GE 112. OCEANOGRAPHY — INTRODUCTION by taking these courses or integrating the FOREIGN LANGUAGES 3, 6 or 9 TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 4 Professional experience at an advanced level for geology major with a minor in a cognate Introduction to the interaction of physical, chemical juniors and seniors with substantial academic and discipline. and biological processes operative in the great water cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty bodies that cover nearly three-quarters of the earth’s sponsorship and departmental approval, students may THE GEOLOGY MINOR: The geology minor surface. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab a extend their educational experience into such areas as includes six geology courses. At least two of week. (Qualifies as nature-B [lab] course for breadth the communications fields, the media, pedagogy, and these six courses must be at the 200 level and requirement.) K. Johnson translation. Primarily but not exclusively for students at least two at the 300 level. participating in Skidmore’s Junior Year Abroad pro- GE 113H. DANGEROUS EARTH: gram. Prerequisite: advanced standing in the language CLIMATOLOGIC AND GEOLOGIC appropriate to the internship. Non-liberal arts. ES 105. FIELD STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS 3 SCIENCE 4 Introduction to the diverse ways in which climatologic An interdisciplinary approach to the study of environ- and geologic phenomena influence human lives and mental issues. The primary focus of this course is the activities, the root cause of disaster phenomena, and drinking water supply for Saratoga Springs, the principles that render seemingly random natural Loughberry Lake. The source of the lake's water, disasters comprehensible and predictable. Students chemical characteristics of the lake, and the nature of will read eye witness accounts of natural disasters the land surrounding the lake are considered from a such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, volcanic erup- geologic and chemical perspective. The course tions, and earthquakes and will explore the extent to involves field work and emphasizes the scientific which disasters and ephemeral events are regulated method, techniques, and theories used to measure by cyclic and/or periodic earth processes. This will and analyze changes in the environment. The course enable students to make predictions and develop also explores energy use and conservation and the scenarios to mitigate against potential effects of effects of an individual's lifestyle on the environment. future natural disasters. Open to first- and second- Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. year students only. (This is an Honors course; it Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills nature-B [lab] component qualifies as nature-A [non-lab] course for breadth of breadth requirement; fulfills QR2 requirement.) requirement.) K. Cartwright, R. Lindemann J. Thomas, J. Halstead, S. Frey

103 GE 114. GREAT THEORIES OF THE EARTH 3 GE 204. STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY 4 GE 316. STRATIGRAPHY 4 The study of the formulation, modification, and The recognition, origin, and interpretation of the Study of lithologic and biologic units of sedimentary application of the major theories and principles of the various structures present in the earth’s crust. Study strata, their classification, correlation, and use in earth sciences including the origins of mountain of structure is directed toward reconstruction of environmental and geographic reconstructions. chains and ocean basins, the origin and extinction of stresses involved in ancient periods of tectonism. Emphasis placed on the respective roles of organ- species, the causes of climate change and ice ages, Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. isms, geosynclines and tectonic events in the devel- and the origin, age, and history of Earth itself. These Prerequisite: GE101 or permission of instructor. opment of continents and sedimentary basins. topics are pursued through readings of excerpts from Offered 2000-01 and alternate years. J. Thomas Prerequisite: GE315. Three hours of lecture, four the primary literature in which observations of Earth hours of lab a week. Offered 2001-02 and alternate phenomena were first recorded and used in the GE 207. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY 3 years. R. Lindemann development of theories as well as from derivative An introduction to the application of geological literature. Subsequent study examines the modifica- information to human problems encountered in the GE 351, 352. SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOLOGY 3, 3 tion and refinement of theories as new observations physical environment. (Qualifies as a nature-A course Advanced topics in geology offered to either small are made as well as how the theories themselves for the breadth requirement.) K. Johnson groups of students or on an individual basis, allowing reshape concepts of the very nature of change and the student to study in depth areas of the science thereby redirect research programs. The course also GE 303. REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF NORTH which are not offered on a regular basis. Specific considers the historic context within which the major AMERICA 3 topics will vary each time the course is taught and theories we first postulated and the histories of the Study of such regions as the Canadian Shield, might include hydrology, glaciology, micropaleontol- acceptance or rejection of the ideas that they engen- Appalachians, Rocky Mountains, and western coastal ogy, or computer applications in geology. Prerequi- der. This course cannot be applied toward the geol- ranges from the standpoint of interpretation of geo- site: permission of department. The Department ogy major. (Qualifies as nature-A [non-lab] course for logic history using present structural and lithologic breadth requirement.) R. Lindemann configurations. Prerequisite: GE101. J. Thomas GE 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 An opportunity for qualified students to pursue GE 115. CLIMATOLOGY 3 GE 304. GEOMORPHOLOGY 4 independent research in the earth sciences under Introduction to the basic components of Earth’s Analysis of the geologic and climatic factors that the supervision of a member of the department. climate system: the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, control the evolution of topography. Lab study is Emphasis is placed on coordinated field, lab, and lithosphere, and biosphere. The course nvestigates concentrated on the physical character of the United library research. Prerequisite: departmental approval the basic physical processes that determine climate States and on the geologic configurations which of a written research proposal. The Department and the links among the components of the climate determine landform distribution and therefore are the system, including the hydrologic and carbon cycles basis for physical subdivision. Two hours of lecture, GE 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN and their roles in climate, climate stability, and global three hours of lab a week. Prerequisite: GE101. Not GEOLOGY 3 or 6 change. Topics also include climate patterns and open to first-year students. Offered in 2000-01 and Professional experience at an advanced subject level forecasting climate, as well as their applications and alternate years. K. Johnson for juniors and seniors with substantial academic and human impacts. This course cannot be applied cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty toward the geology major. (Qualifies as a nature-A GE 309. FIELD TECHNIQUES 4 sponsorship and department approval, students may [non-lab] course for breadth requirement). An advanced course in the techniques used for extend their educational experiences by working on R. Lindemann, K. Cartwright field mapping. The course concentrates on the specialized research projects with outside profes- instruments of mapping and how to use them, includ- sional earth scientists. Must be taken S/U. GE 201. MINERALOGY 4 ing pace and compass, altimeter, plane table and The Department Fundamentals of crystallography, crystal chemistry, alidade, topographic map and air photo base. In and systematic mineralogy with the study of mineral addition there is the study of some basic subsurface associations, occurrences, genesis, and phase geologic techniques such as structural contour maps, relationships; hand sample identification, introductory isopach maps, and well log analysis and correlation. optical mineralogy, and thin section identification of Two hours of lecture, three hours of lab, and one minerals. Prerequisites: GE101 or permission of hour of discussion a week. R. Lindemann instructor. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. J. Thomas GE 310. PALEOBIOLOGY 4 An advanced study of the morphology, taxonomy, GE 202. IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC and evolution of fossil organisms; the major events in PETROLOGY 4 the 3.6 billion-year history of Earth’s biota; and the Petrology and petrography of igneous and metamor- processes of fossil preservation/destruction. The phic rocks; origin, crystallization, and differentiation of ecology of fossil organisms, reconstruction of paleo- magmas; metamorphism, metamorphic facies and environments and paleocommunities, as well as the the factors controlling metamorphism. The study of forcing mechanisms that perpetually alter Earth’s rocks in hand sample and thin section. Intermediate marine and terrestrial environments are emphasized optical mineralogy. Prerequisite: GE201.Three hours throughout. Laboratory and field work provide first- of lecture, three hours of lab a week. J. Thomas hand experience in the application of the fundamental concepts and principles of paleobiology to the obser- vation, analysis, and interpretation of ancient life forms. Offered 2000-01 and alternate years. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. R. Lindemann

GE 315. SEDIMENTOLOGY 4 Introduction to terrigenous clastic, carbonate and evaporite sedimentary rocks. Topics include weather- ing, erosion, transport and deposition of particle systems. Emphasis on Holocene depositional models and their use in recognition of ancient sedimentary environments. Prerequisite: GE101, 102. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. Offered 2001-02 and alternate years. R. Lindemann

104 PI SIGMA ALPHA, Tau Gamma Chapter. GO 209. INTRODUCTION TO LATIN Government Founded in 1920 as the national political AMERICAN POLITICS 3 science honor society, Pi Sigma Alpha An introductory analysis of Latin American political receives into membership students of political processes and governmental institutions, including Chair of Department of Government: Aldo C. science and related disciplines who attain the study of political, economic and social variables. Vacs, Ph.D. high standards of scholarship and academic Emphasis is given to the study of political phenom- ena such as populism, democracy, authoritarianism, Professors: Aldo C. Vacs, Ph.D., Joseph C. distinction. Eligibility requirements include: revolt and revolution in Latin America as a whole (1) six government and/or government/history Palamountain Professor of Government; as well as in specific national cases (Mexico, Cuba, Steven A. Hoffmann, Ph.D.; Roy H. Ginsberg, courses; (2) a 3.5 grade-point average in these Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Central American Ph.D courses; and (3) a 3.25 cumulative grade-point countries). Prerequisite: GO103 or permission of average. Associate Professors: Stuart K. Witt, Ph.D.; instructor. A. Vacs Ronald P. Seyb, Ph.D. GO 211. COURTS, POLITICS, AND JUDICIAL Assistant Professors: Pat Ferraioli, Ph.D.; GO 101. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROCESS IN THE UNITED STATES 3 Beau Breslin, Ph.D.; Timothy W. Burns, Ph.D.; INSTITUTIONS 3 A survey of the role of courts in contemporary Katherine E. Graney, Ph.D.; Robert C. Turner, An analysis of United States national government American politics and society. Students will explore Ph.D. with emphasis on constitutionalism, the Presidency, the organization and functions of state and federal Congress, and the Judiciary. Reference will also be courts and their relation to other political institutions Lecturers: *Donald J. McCormack, Ph.D.; made to the impact of political parties and pressure and to society generally. Topics will include the *Christopher Whann, Ph.D. groups on the contemporary political system. (Fulfills decision-making processes of judges, attorneys and society-A component of breadth requirement.) litigants in various judicial settings, the role and THE GOVERNMENT MAJOR: Requirements R.Turner, B. Breslin, R. Seyb, P. Ferraioli impact of courts as policy-makers, the selection and for a major in government are a minimum of recruitment of judicial personnel, access to judicial ten courses including GO101, 103 and at least GO 103. CRITICAL ISSUES IN WORLD power, courts and the media, and contemporary one course from each of the following four POLITICS 3 trends in litigation. B. Breslin areas: An introduction to critical issues in comparative (1) American Government: LS II 053, government, international relations, and political GO 212. INTRODUCTION TO THE BILL OF GO211, 212, 213, 222, 223, 224, 234, 251C, theory. Three broad issues will be featured: dictators RIGHTS 3 and democrats, individuals and communities, and 252, 305, 311, 312, 313, 316, 333, 334, 352, An analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions war and peace. The course covers the workings of 353, 362; interpreting our civil liberties, civil rights, guarantee of dictatorships, parliamentary and presidential democ- due process of law and equal protection of the laws. (2) Comparative Government: GO203, 209, racies, and such major political ideologies as liberal- D. McCormack, B. Breslin 227, 235, 237, 239, 240, 251A, 327, 328, 344, ism, socialism, conservatism, and those of the 355, 365; “radical right.” The course deals with such interna- GO 213. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE 3 (3) International Relations: GO201, 219, tional relations topics as collective security, conflict An exploration of criminal justice systems in the 221, 225, 251B, 301, 306, 309, 318, 320, 336, management, the Cuban missile crisis, and Vietnam. United States with emphasis on governmental power 337, 338, 366, 367; (Fulfills society-A component of breadth requirement.) to define, investigate, and punish criminal activity. (4) Political Theory: GO236, 251D, 303, S. Hoffmann, R. Ginsberg, A. Vacs, K. Graney Topics will include aspects of the substantive law 304, 308, 351, 354; GH322 concerning crimes against persons and property, GM 201. GLOBAL SECURITY IN AN AGE OF requirements of proof of legal guilt, insanity and INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In INVENTION 3 related defenses, and the politics of criminal justice conjunction with the relevant departments, The evolution of two twentieth-century technological reform. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. the Government Department offers majors achievements, nuclear weapons and digital comput- B. Breslin ing. This course explores the roles of scientists and in political economy, government-history, the institutions that foster these achievements, and government-philosophy, government- GO 219. POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EUROPEAN examines the cooperation of scientists and policy INTEGRATION 3 sociology, business-government, government- makers who convert these technologies into instru- An introductory survey of how economics, history, French, government-German, and govern- ments of international politics and global competition. law, and politics together help explain the growth and ment-Spanish. See Interdepartmental Majors. The course is intended to help students understand development of the European Union over time. The The department participates in the interna- the relationships between technological develop- course focuses on common institutions and decision- tional affairs minor. ments and selection of policies that shape interna- making, internal and external policies, issues of tional affairs. Prerequisites: GO103, QR1, and one national and European identities, and place of HONORS: To be recommended for honors in course in computer science or lab science. Europe in the wider world. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) the department, a student must have received R. DeSieno R. Ginsberg at least an A- on an honors research paper in any 300-level course. Specific requirements GO 201. PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL GO 221. UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY 3 for the paper are established by the depart- POLITICS 3 Theory and practice of contemporary United States ment. An honors research paper in govern- A survey of the patterns of relations among nation- foreign policy. The influence of idealism and realism ment is also required for interdepartmental states from the Congress of Vienna to the 1960s. The and the democratic formulation and execution of course will introduce key concepts and frameworks to majors. policy; relations with major world regions and powers; explain international politics, and identify major issues of foreign aid, disarmament, and defense. factors that cause and prevent war. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: GO101, or HI222, or permission of THE GOVERNMENT MINOR: The govern- GO103 or permission of instructor. R. Ginsberg instructor. The Department ment minor consists of six courses to be determined in consultation with the department GO 203. COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF GO 222. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 3 chair. At least two courses must be taken at WESTERN EUROPE 3 The study of state and local government, politics, and the 300 level. An introduction to the basic concepts of comparative policies within the United States federal system. politics with a focus on the European Union, France, Emphasis on connections between government Germany, and the United Kingdom. Prerequisite: structure, politics, and the economy, with special GO101 or 103 or permission of instructor. attention to questions of public policy. R. Turner R. Ginsberg

105 GO 223. CURRENT ISSUES IN PUBLIC GO 236. AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 GO 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN POLICY 3 An examination of the writings of selected thinkers in GOVERNMENT 3 An analysis of the public policy process through an the American political tradition. The course will place Internship in government, political, or legal offices for examination of several current policy issues. The particular emphasis on the thought of the framers and students with appropriate academic preparation. The course will begin with a study of the fundamentals of on the response of succeeding political leaders and intern is required to produce a substantial research policy formation, and will then investigate such policy thinkers to the framers’ principles. Prerequisites: paper related to the area of the internship, on a topic issues as freedom of speech and expression, AIDS GO101 or 103, or permission of instructor. T. Burns approved by the faculty sponsor and the on-site (including public education and mandatory HIV supervisor. Prerequisite: GO101 or 103 (depending testing initiatives), privacy issues (particularly abor- GO 237. THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT 3 on the area of the internship) and one other govern- tion and sodomy laws), affirmative action, and A survey of attempts made by different political ment course in the area of the internship (American, welfare. Prerequisite: GO101. P. Ferraioli regimes to bring about economic and social develop- comparative, or international). ment in the Third World. Each year the course will GO 224. AMERICAN INDIAN POLITICS focus on a specific region such as Africa, Latin GO 301. CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL AND POLICY 3 America, or the Far East. Topics will include the POLITICS 3 A study of the contemporary politics and policy of strategies for development pursued by authoritarian An analysis of changes in the international system American Indian tribes and nations, as well as the (military, single party, personalistic) and pluralist from the 1960s to the present. Topics include the politics and policy of federal-tribal relations. Using a (parliamentary, presidentialist) regimes; the role arms race, arms control, regional warfare, human variety of public documents, academic analyses and played by the state in the context of market, planned, rights, economic sanctions, multilateral peacekeep- personal accounts, the course will consider such and mixed economies; the political aspects of the ing, and the structure and function of the United topics as: treaty rights, sovereignty, gaming, religious controversy on economic growth and redistribution; Nations, the European Union, the North Atlantic freedom and the relationships between “traditional and the problems posed by political, cultural, and Treaty Organization, and other major international councils” and “tribal councils.” Prerequisite: GO101. linguistic pluralism. Prerequisite: GO103 or organizations. This course may be taken in connec- (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) P. Ferraioli permission of instructor. A. Vacs tion with participation in the Model United Nations, the Model European Union, or other intercollegiate GO 225. MILITARY AND POLITICAL LESSONS GO 239. NATIONALISM AND POLITICS IN simulations. Prerequisite: GO103 or permission of FROM WORLD WAR II 3 THE MIDDLE EAST 3 instructor. R. Ginsberg A selective study of the crucial events of the twentieth Introduction to the basic problems and trends of the century aimed at finding appropriate lessons for major “confrontation” and oil states of the Middle GO 303. CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 people who will live in the twenty-first century. Topics East, including leadership, instability, modernization, Political thought of Plato and Aristotle. This course include: importance of incorporating technological nationalism, and war. Covers Egypt, Israel, Syria, will treat the character of the political thought that advances into military doctrine, how “blitzkrieg” Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Turkey, and Socrates initiated. Consideration will be given to the offensives work and how to defeat them, and ad- the Palestinians. In-depth coverage of the Arab- reasons for the original tension between wisdom and vances in aerial and undersea warfare from 1939 to Israeli conflict. Prerequisite: GO103 or permission of politics and to the manner in which theory can inform the present day. Interprets WW II as what military instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) practice. Selected Greek comedies and tragedies, as planners now call a “Revolution in Military Affairs” S. Hoffmann well as Roman and medieval political thought may (RMA), shows how that RMA still governs strategy also be considered. Prerequisite: GO103 or permis- and tactics today, and how the next RMA is already GO 240. POLITICAL MODERNIZATION: THE sion of instructor. T. Burns visible on the horizon. Prerequisites: One of the CASE OF INDIA 3 following: GO101, 103, 201, HI105, 106, 222, SO101, A study of problems inherent in modernizing political GO 304. MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 or permission of instructor. S. Hoffmann systems, as exemplified by the development of mass Political thought of the Renaissance to that of the late politics in India, the relationship of political to nineteenth century. Selected thinkers include GO 227. RUSSIA: A CENTURY OF CHANGE 3 economic development in this major “third world” Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstone- A comparison of traditional Russian society with nation, and the rise of Indian nationalism under the craft, Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche. Particular empha- Soviet society after 1917. The course will focus first nonviolent concepts of Mahatma Gandhi. The course sis will be placed on the aspirations of liberalism and on the political, economic, and social characteristics provides background necessary for a sound under- the criticism these aspirations inspired. Prerequisite: of the authoritarian tsarist empire. Then we will turn standing of India’s movement to independence as a GO103 or permission of instructor. T. Burns to the revolutionary changes initiated by Lenin, the modern nation-state. (Fulfills non-Western culture terror of Stalin, the reforms of Khrushchev, and the requirement.) S. Hoffmann GO 305. INTEREST GROUPS AND PUBLIC stagnation under Brezhnev. Three areas of change POLICY 3 will be examined in detail: (1) political structures and GO 251. TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 An examination of political theories and contempo- participation; (2) economic organization and equality; Topically organized courses focused on selected rary practices of interest groups in the making of (3) gender roles, both public and private. Readings problems, areas, and issues of special interest in public policy in the United States. The course will include novels, memoirs, and press translations. political science at the intermediate level. Topics vary includes a review of theoretical approaches to inter- (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) K. Graney from year to year, depending upon specialization and est groups, models of policy-making, a survey of research interests of the instructor. Students may groups active in selected policy areas, and GO 234. AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS IN take the course more than once, with the approval of techniques of influence. Prerequisite: GO101 or THE UNITED STATES 3 the department, if the topic is different each time. permission of instructor. R. Turner A study of the individuals, organizations, and Prerequisite: for A, B, and D, GO103 or permission of movements that have struggled to ensure the imple- the instructor; for C, GO101 or permission of the GO 306. INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL mentation of the democratic principles of the U.S. for instructor. LAW 3 all its citizens. The study includes an analysis of the A. Comparative Politics Principles of public international law, their sources degrees of effectiveness of various philosophies, B. International Relations and nature, and the extent of their contemporary strategies, and tactics used to achieve social justice. C. American Politics authority in governing the relations and behavior of Prerequisite: GO101 or permission of instructor. D. Political Theory states. Prerequisite: GO103 or permission of instruc- The Department tor. The Department GO 252. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICS 3 GO 235. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND THE An examination of how citizens’ and public officials’ GO 308. CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL POLITICS OF POWER 3 attitudes, values, beliefs, experiences, and cognitive THOUGHT 3 An analysis of the characteristics of authority and the capacities shape political behavior and influence the Political thought of the twentieth century. Primary exercise of political power. The course examines the actions of American political institutions. Topics attention will be given to the influence of Nietzsche as techniques of political leadership in the context of include political socialization, political personality, reflected in existentialism, post-modernism, and post- twentieth-century democracy and totalitarianism. attitude formation and change, and political decision- modern feminism. Additional topics might include the The Department making. Prerequisite: GO101 or permission of influence of Freudianism on political thought, the instructor. R. Seyb debate between Rawls and Nozick on social justice, and the claims of communitarianism. Prerequisite: GO103 or permission of instructor; recommended preparation: GO303 or 304. T. Burns 106 GO 309. LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED GH 322. THE HISTORY AND POLITICAL GO 339. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY STATES 3 THOUGHT OF THE AMERICAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3 An examination of the relations between Latin REVOLUTION 3 Explores changes in international politics that lend America and the United States, including their politi- The creation of a new nation, 1763-1789. This more weight to economic and environmental issues cal, strategic, and economic aspects. The course course will give special attention to the political and analyzes the responses to those changes of reviews some of the major theoretical interpretations ideas which gave direction to the American Revolu- developed and developing countries and regional, of these relations and analyzes some crucial histori- tion and the Constitution. Prerequisite: GO101 or international, and nongovernmental organizations. cal events and developments before focusing on permission of instructor. T. Kuroda Students examine different theoretical perspectives crucial contemporary topics including collective on international political economy issues, engage in security, revolutionary change, imperialism and GO 327. POLITICS IN RUSSIA AND THE problem-solving exercises, and conduct a major nationalism, economic issues, human rights and SOVIET SUCCESSOR STATES 3 research paper or prepare for participation in Model democracy, drug traffic, and migration. Prerequisite: An analysis of politics in Russia and in the post- United Nations, Model European Union, or other GO 103 or permission of instructor. A. Vacs communist republics of the former Soviet Union. simulation exercises. Prerequisite: GO103 or permis- After analyzing the disintegration of the U.S.S.R. sion of instructor. R. Ginsberg, A. Vacs GO 311. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 3 under Gorbachev, the course will focus on the A survey of the American constitutional system attempts since 1991 to create democratic political GO 344. COMPARATIVE POLITICS AND emphasizing sources and uses of governmental systems. Special attention will be paid to elections, CULTURE: INDIA AND JAPAN 3 power, the political role of the Supreme Court, the constitutions, political party formation, parliaments, A comparison of the political systems of the two Court’s jurisdiction, and the allocation of powers leadership strategies, and nationalism. Prerequisite: major Asian democracies, India and Japan, with an between the federal government and the states. GO103 or permission of instructor. K. Graney emphasis on the role of culture in explaining political Prerequisite: GO 101 or permission of instructor. be havior and economic development. Special B. Breslin GO 328. NATIONALISM, COMMUNISM, AND attention is paid to the problems being experienced DEMOCRACY: POLITICS IN EAST by the Indian and Japanese versions of parliamentary GO 312. CONTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL EUROPE 3 democracy, and to the economic policies favored by PROBLEMS 3 East European politics from 1918 to the present. The the two governments. Prerequisite: GO103 or permis- An examination of selected constitutional issues, course analyzes democracy and fascism before sion of the instructor. Not open to students who have including the proper role of the Supreme Court in our World War II, the rise and fall of communism, and the taken GO 345 or 346. (Fulfills non-Western culture political system. The course covers theories of rebirth of democracy and nationalism after 1989. requirement.) S. Hoffmann judicial review, as well as many of the complexities of Major topics include modernization and political modern civil rights and civil liberties. Prerequisite: GO development, nationalism and political culture, one- GO 351. TOPICS IN POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 212 or permission of instructor. B. Breslin party dictatorships and multi-party presidential and A seminar devoted to a particular issue or a particular parliamentary democracies. Prerequisite: GO103 or thinker. Topics will vary from year to year. Recent GO 313. POLITICS OF CONTEMPORARY permission of instructor. K. Graney topics have included “The ’Public’ and ’Private’ in UNITED STATES SOCIAL Modern Political Thought,” “Machiavelli’s Political MOVEMENTS 3 GO 333. AMERICAN POLITICAL RESEARCH 3 Thought,” and “Shakespeare’s Rome."The course A study of the civil rights, women’s, and lesbian/ A senior seminar in which each student will conduct may be repeated with the approval of the department. bisexual/gay movements in the United States. This individualized research into a topic or question in Prerequisite: GO103 or permission of instructor. interdisciplinary course will look at the history, contemporary American politics. Each student will Recommended additional preparation: GO303 or 304. development, and impact of these movements and prepare a research design, class progress reports, The Department the social/political communities they create. Particu- and a final paper. Special attention will be given to lar consideration will be given to the relationships of primary sources, such as government documents, GO 352. WOMEN AND THE LAW 3 these movements to social change in the arenas of and to computer-based research techniques and The rights of women under constitutional and statute public policy, social institutions, and culture. Open resources, such as internet and data bases. Prereq- law in the United States. Examines changing patterns to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. P. Ferraioli uisite: Senior government major status, or permission in the legal status of women, legal protection against of the instructor. R.Turner public and private discrimination, and the effective- GO 316. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 3 ness of law as an instrument of social change. An examination of the administration of public policy GO 334. THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY 3 Prerequisite: GO101 or permission of instructor. in the United States, with attention to government An analysis of the Presidential role in United States P. Ferraioli organization, budgeting, personnel, procurement, politics. The course will examine the expansion of the regulation, due process, intergovernmental rela- constitutional and political powers of the President in GO 353. SEX AND POWER 3 tions, and reform. Students will select one federal the light of contemporary politics. Prerequisite: A theoretical and policy consideration of “sex” as an agency or program for study in depth. Prerequisite: GO101 or permission of instructor. R. Seyb instrument of power. The course will explore a range GO101 or permission of instructor. R. Turner of theoretical perspectives, as well as representations GO 338. INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC of sex found in statutes, court cases, film, novels, GO 318. COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY 3 NEGOTIATIONS 3 and music. Attention will be focused on how these A comparative examination of the foreign policies of An exploration of the techniques and practice of perspectives and/or representations support or France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other diplomatic negotiations as a peaceful way of resolv- challenge power relationships. Prerequisites: GO101 European states within the contexts of United ing international disputes. The course addresses a and 103 or permission of instructor. P. Ferraioli States-European relations, the North Atlantic Treaty variety of international negotiating problems (political, Organization, and the European Union. Prerequisite: strategic, environmental, and economic) that involve GO 354. FEMINIST POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 GO103 or permission of instructor. R. Ginsberg different kinds of actors (great, intermediate, and A critical exploration of contemporary feminist politi- small powers; intergovernmental and nongovernmen- cal thought. The course will focus on the different GO 320. CASES IN TWENTIETH CENTURY tal organizations; and private groups) from various conceptions of subjectivity found within feminist SUPERPOWER RELATIONS 3 parts of the world in diverse settings (global, regional, thought and the implications of those conceptions for An analysis of Cold War and post-Cold War interna- and local). Theoretical materials and case studies are political society. Readings will come from a wide tional politics focusing on United States-Russian used to gain insight into the issues and questions range of approaches including postmodernism, confrontations with each other and with their allies. involved in diplomatic negotiations. Prerequisite: psychoanalytic theory, and standpoint theory. Pre- Students will use cases to examine the evolution of GO103 or 201 or permission of instructor. A. Vacs requisite: GO101 or 103, or permission of instructor. international security issues including arms control, P. Ferraioli regional conflicts from Cuba to Vietnam to Afghani- stan, and the new challenges of the post-1989 era such as the wars in the Persian Gulf and the former Yugoslavia. Prerequisite: GO103 or permission of instructor. K. Graney

107 GO 355. AFRICAN POLITICS 3 GO 375. SENIOR THESIS 3 An analysis of states and societies of Africa during Optional for government majors. Particularly recom- History the colonial and independent periods. Topics to be mended for majors wishing to develop a problem or covered include: the effect of colonialism on state theme in depth and for those working toward profes- structures, social groupings and ethnic identities, the sional careers or in preparing for graduate work. The Chair of the Department of History: Margaret J. impact of the international political economy on student’s work is supervised by a member of the Pearson, Ph.D. Africa, and the impact of military and civilian gover- department. Individual and, if appropriate, group Professors: *Patricia-Ann Lee, Ph.D.; nance on domestic politics. Prerequisite: GO103, or conferences will be held during the term. Written Tadahisa Kuroda, Ph.D. permission of instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture work and regular periodic discussion meetings are requirement.) C. Whann required. Proposals for the senior thesis must be Associate Professor: Margaret J. Pearson, Ph.D. prepared in consultation with a government faculty GO 362. POLITICS OF THE CONGRESS 3 thesis-sponsor, approved by the sponsor and the Assistant Professors: David E. Baum, Ph.D.; A seminar devoted to the examination of the student’s advisor, and submitted to the chair for Jennifer Delton, Ph.D.; Matthew D. Hockenos, congressional system through research, class approval during the semester preceding the one in Ph.D. discussion, and written work. Prerequisite: GO101 which the student wishes to work on the thesis. Visiting Instructor: Jordana Dym, M.A. or permission of instructor. R. Seyb Application deadlines precede registration periods; see the see the department calendar for specific Lecturer: David Eyman, Ph.D. GO. 365. TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS 3 dates. The Department Selected issues, regions, and research in compara- “An unexamined life is not worth living.” tive politics. Topics will vary from year to year, GO 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN Socrates depending upon specialization and research GOVERNMENT 3, 6, or 9 interests of the instructor. Possible topics: post- Internship experience at an advanced level in History is a way by which men and women authoritarian transitions in Eastern Europe; party government, political, or legal offices for students come to understand who they are as human politics in Israel. Students may take the course with substantial academic preparation. The intern beings. The study of history is a vital part of a more than once, with the approval of the depart- must produce a major research paper related to the liberal arts education. Encompassing the ment, if the topic is different each time. Prerequisite: area of the internship, on a topic approved by the whole range of human experience, the disci- GO103 or permission of the instructor. faculty sponsor and the on-site supervisor. Prereq- The Department uisite: GO101 (if internship is in the area of national pline of history employs established methods politics or a legal office), or GO103 (if internship is of investigation and research to deal critically GO 366. TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL in the area of comparative or international politics), with processes of change. The Skidmore RELATIONS 3 and at least two advanced courses in the appropri- History Department expects its students to Selected issues, regions, and research in interna- ate field for the internship. acquire a broad knowledge of the past and to tional relations. Topics will vary from year to year, be able to work in depth in areas and at topics depending upon specialization and research interests of an individual's particular interest. Students of the instructor. Possible topics: Commonwealth of should develop the capacity to identify major Independent States (former Soviet Union), conflict historical problems, interpret varying bodies of and compromise; United States and Japan, allies in knowledge, deal critically with a range of collision. Students may take the course more than historical sources and present their ideas in a once, with the approval of the department, if the topic clear, vigorous, and graceful form. Courses is different each time. Prerequisite: GO103 or permis- offered by the department explore the pasts of sion of the instructor. The Department the United States, England, Europe, Asia, and GO 367 TOPICS IN AMERICAN POLITICS 3 Latin America, and range from the ancient Selected issues, periods, and research in American world to the present. History students are politics. Topics will vary from year to year, depending encouraged to develop areas of interest in upon the specialization and research interests of the related disciplines and programs such as instructor. Possible topics include: urban government, international relations, American and Asian politics of AIDS, political role of the labor movement, studies, government, and philosophy as well etc. Students may take the course more than once, as to study abroad. with the approval of the department, if the topic is different each time. Prerequisite: GO101 or permis- THE HISTORY MAJOR: A major requires sion of the instructor. The Department thirty-two credits in history, including the collo- quium and nine additional credits at the 300 GO 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 level. Students should take additional colloquia An opportunity for qualified majors to do special if possible. studies in the field of political science beyond or outside of the regular departmental offerings. The student’s study program is supervised by a member In cooperation with the advisor, a student of the department. Written work and regular periodic majoring in history should construct a program discussion meetings are required. The Department to include a broad knowledge of history in general, as well as specific knowledge of one area of history in greater depth. The program should include a variety of approaches to the study of history and should demonstrate the ability to work at different levels.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In conjunction with the relevant departments, the History Department offers majors in government-history and history-philosophy. See Interdepartmental Majors. Other interde- partmental majors can be arranged. The department participates in the Asian studies major and minor, the international affairs minor, and the law and society minor. 108 THE HISTORY MINOR: A minor in history HI 106. TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE: AGE HI 215. TOPICS IN HISTORY 3 consists of twenty credits in history including OF CONFLICT 4 Topically organized courses based on problems and the colloquim and six additional credits at the An intensive examination of the political, economic, issues of special interest at the introductory level. The 300 level. social, and cultural history of Europe from World War specific themes to be examined may differ from year I. Emphasis on world wars, fascism, Nazism, commu- to year. Recent offerings include “The History of Credits toward the major: Courses success- nism, the Holocaust, new nations and nationalism, Science from Newton to the Present,” “Victorian fully completed through Advanced Placement, the Cold War, and the collapse of Soviet commu- People,” “Electing the President,” and “Europe: nism. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth re- courses completed at other accredited institu- Politics and Culture 1870-1914.” This course with a quirement.) M. Hockenos different topic may be repeated for credit. tions, and course credit received in programs A. Topics in American HistoryJ. Delton, T. Kuroda abroad may, with the permission of the HI 107. WRITING ABOUT HISTORY 3, 4 B. Topics in English History P.A. Lee chairperson, be counted toward history A brief study of a number of significant issues in C. Topics in Medieval History D. Baum requirements. Of the work submitted for the history. Students will be introduced to the discipline of D. Topics in Modern European History M.Hockenos major, interdepartmental majors, and the history and will have an opportunity to develop and E. Topics in Russian History minor, the department requires that at least improve writing skills. (Meets expository writing F. Topics in Ancient History M. Arnush half be courses taught in the Skidmore History requirement for students who placed at EN105 level G. Topics in Literature and Philosophy of History Department and listed in the Skidmore cata- or who have completed EN103; fulfills society-B logue. component of breadth requirement.) HI 216. TOPICS IN HISTORY: A. The Liberal Arts College in America from NON-WESTERN 3 The department will treat as equivalent to one Harvard to Skidmore 4 Topically organized courses based on problems and course toward the major or minor in history six T. Kuroda issues of special interest at the introductory level. The credits of Advanced Placement in either B. United States Environmental History 3 specific themes to be examined may be different from T.Kuroda American or European history accepted by year to year. This course with a different topic may be repeated for credit. Skidmore College. HI 201. GREEK HISTORY 3 A. Topics in Chinese History M. Pearson A study of Greece from the Mycenaean age to the B. Topics in Japanese History M. Pearson The following courses provide both Liberal Trojan War to Alexander the Great. The course C. Topics in Islamic History Studies credit and credit toward the history focuses on the heroic age, the development of the D. Other major or minor: LS2 113, 124. city-state, the origins of democracy, the nature of (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) imperialism, intellectual and cultural achievements, PHI ALPHA THETA: Alpha Delta Tau Chapter. economic conditions, and family life. Special empha- HI 221. AMERICAN HISTORY TO THE Founded in 1921, Phi Alpha Theta is an inter- sis is given to the study of the ancient sources: CIVIL WAR 4 national history honor society and a profes- literary, historiographic, archaeological, and numis- An exploration of major issues and problems of the sional society for students and historians. Phi matic. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth American past: the colonial experience to the Civil Alpha Theta recognizes academic excellence requirement.) M. Arnush War. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth in the study of history. Eligibility requirements requirement.) J. Delton include: completion of a minimum of four HI 202. ROMAN HISTORY 3 A study of Rome from its foundation by Romulus to courses in history; a 3.10 cumulative grade- HI 222. AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE the principate of Justinian and the end of antiquity. THE CIVIL WAR 4 point average in history; and a 3.0 cumulative The course focuses on the Etruscan world, the rise of An exploration of major issues and problems of the grade-point average in two-thirds of all other Rome in Italy, the impact of Hellenism, social and American past: from the Civil War to the present. courses. political institutions in the Republic, imperialism under (Fulfills society-B component of breadth requirement.) Augustus, the evolution of Roman culture and the J. Delton First-year students are welcome in all courses spread of Christianity. Special emphasis is given to numbered 103 through 247. the study of the ancient sources: literary, historio- HI 223. AMERICA AND THE WORLD: A graphic, archaeological, and numismatic. (Fulfills HISTORY OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY 3 HI 103. MEDIEVAL EUROPE 4 society-B component of breadth requirement.) America’s interactions with the rest of the world from The formation of Europe: from the breakdown of M. Arnush the 1870s, when the United States first began to Roman political authority in the West in the fourth question its traditional posture of aloofness and century to the rise of national states and their con- HI 210. CREATING A NATION — MEDIEVAL define a new role for itself in international affairs. flicts in the fourteenth. (Not open to students who ENGLAND: KINGS, LORDS, AND Course will trace the development of the U.S. from have previously taken HI203; fulfills society-B compo- PEOPLES 3 its position as a peripheral force in world affairs to its nent of breadth requirement.) D. Baum Out of the mingling of different peoples, laws, role as an international superpower: how and why languages and cultures, an English state was forged did American leaders devise policies to protect, HI 104. EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN in the middle ages and ideas of rights, constitutional- manage, and extend U.S. interests abroad, who HISTORY 4 ism, and the rule of law emerged which have opposed these policies, and what factors inhibited The evolution of modern European politics, society, profoundly affected the American experience from the implementation of these policies. (Fulfills soci- and thought: from the Renaissance and Reformation the colonial period to the present day. Through ety-B component of breadth requirement.) J. Delton to the French Revolution. (Fulfills society-B compo- documents, readings, discussion, and writing assign- nent of breadth requirement.) D.Baum ments, the class will reflect upon processes of change HI 232. MODERN RUSSIAN HISTORY 3 which were social and cultural, as well as political. An introduction to Russian and Soviet history in the HI 105. NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE: (Fulfills society-B component of breadth require- nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics include IDEOLOGY AND REVOLUTION 4 ment.) P.A. Lee emancipation of the serfs, political reform in the An intensive examination of the revolutions in eco- 1860s, economic advance and political reaction, war nomics, politics, and society in Europe from 1789 to HI 211. STATE AND PEOPLE: ENGLISH and revolutions, war communism, new economic 1914. Emphasis on the French and industrial revolu- REVOLUTIONS, 1485-1832 4 policy, Stalinist Russia, World War II, Krushchev to tions; the rise in nationalism, liberalism, socialism, Between 1485 and 1832 England (Britain) underwent Gorbachev. The Department imperialism, and the women's movement; interna- a series of revolutions—religious, political, and tional rivalry and diplomacy culminating in World economic. This process transformed a society that War I. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth was still feudal in many respects into a modern state requirement.) M. Hockenos with increasingly broad representation and one which was poised for the move toward democracy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students will examine processes of change which were social, cultural, and economic, as well as political. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth requirement.) P.A. Lee 109 HI 234. THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH HI 247. THE RISE OF JAPAN 3 HI 304. RENAISSANCE DIPLOMACY AND LITERATURE 3 An introductory survey of Japanese history and THE FORMATION OF THE EARLY An examination of the historical forces shaping culture from its beginnings through World War II. MODERN STATE 3 gender politics, modernity, tradition, and its reinven- Focus is on ways in which Japanese women and The emergence of early modern political practice and tion in the light of the postcolonial experience of the men have transformed borrowings from other cul- theory. This course traces the development of Re- Middle East. Through historical texts, novels, short tures to create their unique forms of government, naissance diplomacy from its origins among the stories, and poetry, this course reviews and analyzes society, and the arts. Sources include a diary, short Italian city-states of the early fifteenth century to its a range of social and political experiences in Middle stories, legal documents, and films. (Fulfills non- maturation in the courts of the great seventeenth- Eastern societies. (Fulfills non-Western culture Western culture requirement; fulfills society-B century monarchs, including Louis XIV. The course requirement; fulfills LS2 requirement.) component of breadth requirement.) M. Pearson will also examine the relationship between the development of diplomatic cultures and practices HI 235. FROM TRIBE TO DYNASTY: HI 254. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY — (which includes a consideration of the Renaissance INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC MODERN EUROPE 3 archetypes of prince, courtier, and diplomat) and the HISTORY 3 The principal currents of modern European thought: formation of the first modern states. D. Baum Early political, socioeconomic, and intellectual devel- the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. opments from the rise of Islam in seventh-century M. Hockenos HI 305. SCIENCE AND THE CHURCH: EUROPE Arabia to the fall of the Abbasid dynasty in Baghdad FROM LUTHER TO VOLTAIRE 3 in 1258, with emphasis on internal conflicts, political HI 261. AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIFE AND The emergence in early modern Europe (1500-1800) revolts, religious schisms, and the consolidation of POLITICS, 1619 TO THE PRESENT 3 of two competing world views: Christianity and lasting cultural institutions. (Fulfills non-Western A history of black people in America from slavery scientific rationalism. The course will examine the culture requirement.) through emancipation to the present. The course competition between these two ideologies for control examines such topics as: slave culture, black resis- of the political, economic, and social machinery of HI 236. CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ORDER tance, the Harlem Renaissance, the development of European culture, especially as represented by the IN MEDIEVAL ISLAM 3 jazz, blues, and soul music, the civil rights movement modern state, and for the right to define the principal The development of Islamic civilization in the Middle and its aftermath, and the crisis of the inner cities to modes of cultural expression—the literary, plastic, East, North Africa, Spain, Iran, and India from the understand how black people have defined their and performing arts. D. Baum Abbasid revolution through the Mongol invasions to place in American life. (Fulfills society-B component the rise of Ottoman, Safavid, and Timurid empires of breadth requirement.) J. Delton HI 306. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND (750-1500). Giving equal emphasis to individual NAPOLEON, 1789-1815 3 figures, institutions, and movements, the course HI 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN A study of the causes and course of the Revolution in underscores first, the interplay of religion and society HISTORY 3 France, the reign of Napoleon, and the effects of the in the formation of Islamic culture under the caliphs Internship opportunity for students whose curricular Revolution and Napoleon on other European states. and sultans; and second, the resilience of Islamic foundations and cocurricular experience have pre- D. Baum institutions challenged by internal dissent, regional pared them for professional work related to the major rebellion, and foreign invasions. (Fulfills non-Western field. With faculty sponsorship and department HI 310. AGE OF THE TUDORS 3 culture requirement and society-B component of approval, students may extend their educational A detailed examination of the political, economic and breadth requirement.) experience into such areas as archives, museums, social process which transformed late medieval galleries, libraries, historical societies, preservation, England into the bureaucratic state and secular HI 238. THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST 3 and other professional areas. Prerequisite: previous society which are the basis of the modern British The historical transformation of Middle East in the study related to the area of the internship experience. system. Attention will be given to social change and light of the colonial experience and encounters with to the iconography and ideology of kingship. P.A. Lee the West and modernization since the early twentieth century. The course focuses on the rise of national- NOTE: Courses on the 300-level are open to HI 311. AGE OF THE STUARTS 3 ism, the modern nation-state, the Arab-Israeli conflict, sophomores only with permission of instructor. Political, economic and social change in the period of and Islamic revivalism. (Fulfills non-Western culture the early and later Stuarts, with emphasis on the requirement.) HI 301. EARLY MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION 3 remaking of the English Constitution and emerging The culture and society of Europe: 300 to 1100. concepts of political and social rights. Attention will HI 241. INTRODUCTION TO IMPERIAL CHINA3 Special emphasis upon the development of the early be given to the developments of this period as a An introductory survey of the major cultural, political, Christian church, the thought of Augustine of Hippo, background for American ideas and institutions. and ideological developments in China from earliest the rise of Charlemagne’s Frankish Empire, and the P.A. Lee times to the fall of the last Chinese dynasty, with economic revival of Europe in the eleventh century. focus on several important eras and their contribu- D. Baum HI 312. MODERN ENGLAND: WHIGS AND tions to Asian civilizations. (Fulfills non-Western TORIES 3 culture requirement; fulfills society-B component of HI 302. THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES 3 An intensive examination of the early industrial state breadth requirement.) M. Pearson European civilization: 1100 to 1400. Special empha- in its political and economic development but also sis upon the Renaissance of the twelfth century; the with reference to its appearance in art and literature. HI 242. INTRODUCTION TO MODERN CHINA 3 rediscovery of Aristotle; the thought of Peter Abelard, Attention will be given not only to the development of An introductory survey of the major political, Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham; the Roman party government and the emergence of an industrial economic, and social developments in China, from Church at its height; the breakdown of Christian unity. society but to diverse impulses toward reform. the foundation of the last imperial dynasty in 1644 to D. Baum P.A. Lee the present. Emphasis is on the major stages of the revolution, from the Opium War to the present. HI 303. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY — HI 321. AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY 3 (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement; fulfills MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE 3 From the age of discovery to 1763. This course society-B component of breadth requirement.) The principal currents of Western European thought: examines the evolution of mature American societies M. Pearson the Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance, and the from their European origins, and gives special atten- Renaissance of the North.(Not open to students who tion to the increasingly shared experiences, ideas, have previously taken HI252.) D. Baum and institutions of the thirteen diverse colonies which later became the United States. T. Kuroda

GH 322. THE HISTORY AND POLITICAL THOUGHT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 3 The creation of a new nation: 1763-1789. This course will give special attention to the political ideas which gave direction to the American Revolution and the Constitution. T. Kuroda 110 HI 323. THE NEW AMERICAN REPUBLIC 3 HI 347. JAPAN’S MODERNIZERS: SAMURAI, HI 375. COLLOQUIA IN HISTORY 3 From Washington through Jackson, 1789-1840. This WEAVERS, WRITERS, AND Each year the department will offer colloquia in course will examine the United States as an emerging PROSTITUTES 3 several of the areas listed below, the specific theme nation in search of security and stability in the face of The lives and works of men and women who trans- in an area to be announced before registration. Each political, economic, social, and international pres- formed nineteenth-century Japan from feudalism to colloquium will require readings for the weekly sures, and study how that republic evolved to become modernity, and from weakness and isolation to discussion meetings, oral reports, and a paper based the democracy of the Jacksonian age. international prominence. Autobiographies, novels, on the student’s research. All colloquia are open to T. Kuroda films, and conventional histories will be used to show any student meeting the prerequisite of twelve how Japan was able to change so rapidly. (Fulfills semester hours in history. At least six semester hours HI 324. CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 3 non-Western culture requirement.) M. Pearson of prior work should be in the same area (i.e., Ameri- Division and reunification, 1840-1877. This course will can, English, Medieval, etc.) as the colloquium examine the importance of sectionalism, the break- HI 355. CASE STUDIES IN LEADERSHIP 3 chosen. By permission of the instructor only. down of national institutions, the revolutionary impact This course will use case studies to examine the A. Colloquium in American History J. Delton, of the war, and the dilemmas attending reconciliation. nature of leadership in its social, political, and histori- T. Kuroda Special attention will be given to the role of race in cal contexts over time and in a number of different B. Colloquium in English History P.A. Lee shaping popular attitudes and public policy before, cultural/historical frameworks. Participants will C. Colloquium in Medieval History D. Baum during, and after the war. T. Kuroda examine models, successful and unsuccessful D. Colloquium in Modern European History leaderships, as they occur in situations of national M. Hockenos HI 328. AMERICA IN THE AGE OF REFORM: and international crisis. P.A. Lee E. Colloquium in Russian History 1876 TO THE NEW DEAL 3 F. Colloquium in Ancient History M. Arnush The United States' response to industrialization, HI 357. WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY 3 * G. Colloquium in Chinese History M. Pearson immigration, urbanization, and economic crisis in the An examination of the social status of women as * H. Colloquium in Japanese History M. Pearson late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This course envisioned by the Qur’an and its interpreters, as I. The Literature and Philosophy of History use a variety of primary and secondary materials to conditioned by the diverse historical realities of J. Colloquium in Early Modern Europen History examine how Americans deal with the problems of Muslim cultures, and as reflected in the modern D. Baum modernity. J. Delton discourse on feminism in Muslim society. (Fulfills * K. Colloquium in Islamic History HI 329. THE AMERICAN CENTURY 3 non-Western culture requirement.) * Fulfills non-Western culture requirement. A cultural and political study of the United States' years as a world power, from the Second World War HI 361. TOPICS IN HISTORY: WESTERN 3 HI 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN to the end of the cold war. The course uses a variety Topically organized courses based on problems and HISTORY 3 of primary and secondary source material (including issues of special interest at the advanced level. The Professional experience at an advanced level for films, music, and novels) to examine how Americans specific themes to be examined may differ from year juniors and seniors with substantial academic and fought over the changing meaning of affluence, world to year. Recent offerings include “The Historian as cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty power, gender, race, and democracy in the last half of Detective,” “Utopias and Science Fiction,” and “The sponsorship and department approval, students may the twentieth century. J. Delton Fifties.” This course with a different topic may be extend their educational experience into such areas repeated for credit. as archives, museums, galleries, libraries, historical HI 332. RUSSIA TO 1855: FROM TSAR TO A. Topics in American History J. Delton, societies, preservation, and other professional areas. EMPEROR 3 T. Kuroda Prerequisite: previous study related to the area of the Course deals with origins of Russia, growth of Mus- B. Topics in English History P.A. Lee internship experience. covy; establishment of absolutism and serfdom; the C. Topics in Medieval History D. Baum Russian empire to the nineteenth century; reforms D. Topics in Modern European History and counterreforms; and cultural changes. M. Hockenos The Department E. Topics in Russian History F. Topics in Ancient History M. Arnush HI 333. HISTORY OF SOVIET SOCIETY 3 G. Topics in Literature and Philosophy of History The evolution of Soviet society from just before the 1917 revolutions to the present with concentration on HI 362. TOPICS IN HISTORY: economic and social changes, the history of nationali- NON-WESTERN 3 ties, the cultural revolution of the 1930s, and social Topically organized courses based on problems and changes to the present. The Department issues of special interest at the advanced level. The specific themes to be examined may differ from year HI 335. GERMAN HISTORY SINCE 1814 3 to year. Recent offerings include “The Middle East in The German Confederation, the revolutions of 1848, the Twentieth Century,” “Islamic 'Fundamentalism' unification, the German Empire, Weimar Germany, and Revolution,” “The Han Dynasty.” This course with Nazi Germany, the postwar period. M. Hockenos a different topic may be repeated for credit. A. Topics in Chinese History M. Pearson HI 343. THE CHINESE REVOLUTION 3 B. Topics in Japanese History M. Pearson An examination of the major issues and events in the C. Topics in Islamic History Chinese Revolution, from the foundation of the D. Other Republic in 1911 to the present, with emphasis on the (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) relationships between social, economic, and political goals; the methods used to gain them; and the impact HI 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 of changes on personal and intellectual freedom. Research in any period or topic in history not avail- (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) able in existing course offerings. Consent of the M. Pearson department is required.

111 HF 101. FIRST-YEAR HONORS Honors Forum COLLOQUIUM 1 Interdisciplinary Studies A weekly discussion group for first-year members of the Honors Forum. Topics might include the evolving Each semester the faculty offer ten to twenty goals and methods of higher education, the nature of IN 100. EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP 3 designated sections of courses as Honors. research and the ethics of scholarship in the acad- Internship experience for students in all classes who The courses come from the full spectrum of emy, competing and complementary modes of wish to gain professional or vocational experience the curriculum, are often introductory in nature, inquiry, the intellectual demands of collaborative and within an educational context at an entry level, or who and are usually open to first-year students. interdisciplinary learning, and the myriad forces that wish to have educational and work experience in a With prior approval, students may design seek expression and balance as we create a college field not directly related to an academic department at Skidmore. Proposals require faculty sponsorship independent projects to investigate further community. The course will focus on four objects of and are reviewed for credit by the Curriculum topics introduced in prior courses. Recent study drawn from the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Materials may include readings from Committee. Not for liberal arts credit. Honors Forum course offerings have included: various fields of study, films, performances, lab demonstrations, case studies, exhibits, historical ID 201H. LIBERAL STUDIES I TUTORING AH 101, 102. Surveys of Western Art artifacts, and site visits. Student work will include PROJECT 3 AH 265. History of Modern Design participation in panel discussions, and writing four An introduction to the theory and practice of collabo- AM 232. New England Begins essays that address aspects of the four major disci- rative learning as they relate to the interdisciplinary AN 101. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology plinary foci. issues raised in Liberal Studies 1. The course exam- AN 242. North American Indians ines the role of tutors, the ethics of tutoring, and AR 115. Fiber Arts HF 200. HONORS FORUM WORKSHOP 1 common tutoring problems. Students engage in an BU 224. Foundations of Organizational A topical workshop, seminar, discussion group or intensive reconsideration of the readings and topics Behavior lab/studio experience sponsored through the Honors in LS1, placing them in wider intellectual and peda- CH 107. Intensive General Chemistry Forum. HF200 may be offered as an optional gogical contexts, and undertake a term project on an CL 200. The Classical World "honors" credit linked to a regular course offering at LS1 topic. Required for all students as preparation for CL.220. Classical Mythology the 200 level, or as a freestanding academic experi- serving as an LS1 tutor. (This is an Honors course.) DA 230. Introduction to Dance, History, ence open to Honors Forum and other highly moti- M. Marx, English Literature, and Repertory vated students. Prerequisites: as determined by the C. Berheide, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work EC 104. Introduction to Microeconomics instructor and the Honors Forum Council, concurrent ED 200. Child Development and Learning enrollment in a particular 200-level course, or com- ID 271, 272. INTERDISCIPLINARY EN 105. Expository Writing: “America, pletion of a prerequisite course. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 In Extreme,” “Conceptions ofthe Self,” Independent work for sophomores or more advanced and “Utopian Vision” HF 271, 272. HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-4 students with an approved self-determined major, EN 211. Fiction An independent research or project opportunity for and whose plan of study requires an interdisciplinary EN 213. Poetry unusually well qualified first-year or sophomore approach beyond the academic structures available EN 303. Peer Tutoring in Expository Writing students working at honors level. In consultation with through established departmental courses. The EN 351. English Romanticism a sponsoring faculty member, the student proposes student must have background appropriate to the FF 221. Twentieth Century French Literature to the Honors Council a project that builds upon the proposed study, must have completed LS1 and at FL 263A. The Fantastic in Literature student’s academic background and interests and least one other interdisciplinary course at Skidmore, GE 113. Dangerous Earth concludes in an honors paper or project to be shared must carefully define a plan of study, and must enlist HI 221. American History to the Civil War with the wider student community. The Honors the guidance of one or more faculty as appropriate. ID 201. LS 1 Tutoring Project Independent Study may not be substituted for avail- Proposals for ID271 and 272 are reviewed by the LS2 150. Literacy and Social Power able Honors courses. chair of the Self-Determined Majors Subcommittee. LS2 194. Genocide, War Criminals, and Justice MA111, 113. Calculus I, II HF 300. HONORS FORUM SEMINAR 1 ID 301. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MA125, 225, 325. Problem Solving in Mathematics An honors seminar for more advanced students SOCIAL CHOICES 3 PH 103. Introduction to Philosophy centered on a topic, research project, or other aca- An interdisciplinary examination of the role of science PY 221. Galaxies and Cosmology demic activity pertinent to one of the academic and technology in our lives and in our culture. SO 101. Sociological Perspectives disciplines. Prerequisites: open to junior and senior Through an examination of the development and use Honors Forum students and other highly motivated of the atomic bomb, the growth of the space program, students with advance standing, appropriate course and the evolution of modern medical science, this HF 100. HONORS FORUM WORKSHOP 1 background, or permission of the instructor. course examines the growing collaboration between A topical workshop, seminar, discussion group or lab/ government and the scientific enterprise, and some studio experience sponsored through the Honors HF 371, 372. HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-4 of the social, moral, and cultural implications of Forum. HF100 may be offered as an optional honors An independent research or project opportunity for crucial twentieth-century development in technology. credit linked to a regular course offering at the 100 well-qualified junior or senior students working at Students and faculty, drawn from a variety of majors level, or as a free-standing academic experience honors level. In consultation with a sponsoring faculty in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, will open to Honors Forum and other highly motivated member, the student proposes to the Honors Council collaborate in exploring the public policy issues students. Prerequisites: as determined by the instruc- a project that builds upon the student’s academic resulting from recent scientific endeavors. tor and the Honors Forum Council, concurrent background and interest and concludes in an honors Prerequisite: permission of instructor. enrollment in a particular 100-level course, or paper or project to be shared with the wider student R. DeSieno, Mathematics and Computer Science completion of a prerequisite course. community. Honors Independent Study may not be M. Lynn, G. Pfitzer, American Studies substituted for available honors courses. ID 302. SARATOGA LANDSCAPES 4 An interdisciplinary approach to the examination and writing of local history focusing on changes in the Saratoga landscape wrought by successive interac- tions among humans and the natural world they inhabit. Through the use of original source materials, field trips and seminar discussion, students will be introduced to alternative or nontraditional histories of the Saratoga region. Drawing on the perspectives and methods of archaeology, human ecology, geol- ogy, folklore, and social and architectural history, students will be mentored through the processes of gathering data and writing original, topically oriented Saratoga histories. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. S. Bender, J. Azzarto, 112 Sociology, Anthropology, and Socia Work; K. Johnson, Geology ID 303. INDIVIDUALITY: BODY, MIND, AND THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MINOR: CULTURE 3 International Affairs The minor consists of eight international- The concept of individuality explored from an inter- affairs-designated courses. One core course disciplinary perspective and raising such issues as: (IA101) is required as a common experience (1) the ways in which the body and mind contribute Director of the International Affairs Program: for all minors, five international affairs courses to a sense of self; (2) the extent to which one’s K. Gary McClure, Ph.D. from outside the student's major (in addition to individuality is a given (biologically constrained, fixed, the core course), and two international affairs unitary) or is constructed (culturally and cognitively Affiliated Faculty: courses from within the major. driven, changing, multidimensional); (3) the role played by temporal (past, present, future) and spatial Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work: (inside/outside, personal/social space) features in Catherine White Berheide, Gerald Erchak, These eight courses must include: support, or not, of a sense of self; (4) the reasons Michael Ennis-McMillan, Jill Sweet 1. The core course, “Introduction to Interna- tional Affairs” (IA101); that the very notion of the individual has changed Art and Art History: Lisa Aronson over time; and (5) the ways in which the notion of the 2. One language course in which the student individual differs crossculturally. Readings, discus- Classics: Michael Arnush demonstrates competence in a foreign sions, and research will draw upon the resources of Economics: Tim Koechlin, Mehmet Odekon language at a level at least one semester various disciplines including biology, psychology, beyond the College language requirement; literature, literary criticism, history, sociology, and English: Regina Janes, Rajagopal Parthasarathy 3. One course from at least three disciplines philosophy. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. outside the major (in addition to core course); T. Diggory, English Environmental Studies: Judith Halstead 4. One course from each of three clusters: M. Foley, Psychology Foreign Languages and Literatures: John International Politics, Diplomacy, and Conflict; B. Possidente, Biology International Political Economy and Business; J. Zangrando, American Studies Anzalone, Grace Burton, Mao Chen, Cynthia Evans, Giuseppe Faustini, Lynne and Comparative/Contextual Analysis. ID 304. THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION Gelber, Masako Inamoto, Hedi Jaouad, 5. Two 300-level international-affairs courses An interdisciplinary examination of the effects of the Juan Carlos Lertora, Reinhard Mayer, among the five outside the major; "information revolution" on the human material and Mary-Elizabeth O’Brien, Patricia Rubio, 6. Two international-affairs courses from within cultural environment. The information revolution, Shirley Smith, Marc-André Wiesmann the major. brought on by rapid advances in information tech- Geology: Kenneth Johnson nology, is changing humans in profound ways. The Students are also required to attend and course will consider the technological changes that Government: Timothy Burns, Roy Ginsberg, participate in twice-yearly international-affairs led to the information revolution, as well as the Katherine Graney, Steven Hoffmann, Aldo colloquia and are strongly encouraged to study psychological, social, economic, and political implica- Vacs, Christopher Whann abroad or in Washington, do internships with tions of the revolution. K. Szymborski, Library History: David Baum, Jennifer Delton, David an international focus, and participate in on- Eyman, Matthew Hockenos, Tadahisha and off-campus internationally related ID 351. TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY Kuroda, Patricia-Ann Lee, Margaret cocurricular activities. STUDIES 3 Topically organized courses based on themes or Pearson problems that bring together the perspectives of Management and Business: Betty Balevic, International Affairs Curriculum multiple disciplines. The specific themes or problems Mary Correa, Elzbieta Lepkowska-White, may differ from year to year. Examples include "the James Kennelly, Gary McClure IA 101. INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL family” as a biological, psychological, sociological, AFFAIRS 3 and artistic construct; science and music; and creativ- Mathematics and Computer Science: Robert An introduction to the field of international affairs. The ity in the arts and in the sciences. The course with a DeSieno course explores the relationships among the disci- different theme/topic may be repeated for credit. Philosophy and Religion: Joel Smith plines within international affairs. Examines key concepts that describe and explain international Theater: Lary Opitz relationships and issues, explores the diversity of ID 371, 372. INTERDISCIPLINARY INDEPENDENT The international affairs minor introduces perceptions of international issues across national STUDY 3, 3 students to the study of relations between and and cultural boundaries, and engages students in in- Independent work for juniors and seniors with an among nation-states, regions, and other inter- class global problem-solving exercises. (Fulfills LS2 approved self-determined major, and whose plan of national actors as influenced by business, requirement.). International Affairs Faculty study requires an interdisciplinary approach beyond culture, economics, geography, history, and the academic structures available through estab- Language Component lished departmental courses. The student must have politics. The minor, which is open to any student majoring in anthropology, business, background appropriate to the proposed study, must FC 371, 372. Independent Study have completed all Liberal Studies courses, must economics, government, history, or foreign FF 208. Advanced Grammar and Composition carefully define a plan of study, and must enlist the languages and literatures, or to interdepart- FF 301. Business French guidance of one or more faculty as appropriate. mental majors in at least one of the above FF 304. Advanced Conversation and Proposals for ID 371 and 372 are reviewed by the departments, stresses the importance of an Pronunciation chair of the Self-Determined Majors Subcommittee. international education in an increasingly FF 306. Translation and Stylistics interdependent world and enhances students’ FG 208. German Conversation and LI 100. ELECTRONIC INFORMATION preparation for further work or study in the field Composition RESOUCES 1 of international affairs. FG 301. Commercial German An introduction to electronic information retrieval and FI 208. Italian Conversation and Composition evaluation. A team-taught course aimed at the Self-determined majors may also minor in FI 301. Business Italian refinement of online searching skills using a variety of international affairs with the consent of their FI 304. Advanced Conversation and electronic data bases. Although primarily tool-ori- advisor and the director of the International Composition ented, the course will address the issues of the Affairs Program. Self-determined majors FJ 204. Advanced Intermediate Japanese I structure of disciplinary information systems, the FJ 206 Advanced Intermediate Japanese II should consult with their advisor and the selection of proper information resources, and the FJ 371, 372. Independent Study evaluation of search results. Some of the social program director early in the self-determined FS 206. Spanish Conversation implications of the information revolution will also be major application process in order to take into FS 208. Spanish Composition discussed. Library Faculty account the requirements of both the major FS 301. Commercial Spanish and the minor. FS 304. Advanced Conversation and Composition

113 International Politics, Diplomacy, and Conflict BU 314. Organizational Theory BU 347. Comparative Management Law and Society CL 365. Topics in Classical Studies: FF 223. Introduction to Issues in the Franco- “International Affairs in Antiquity” phone World GM 201. Global Security in an Age of Invention FF 321, 322. French Civilization Director of the Law and Society Program: GO 103. Critical Issues in World Politics FG 358. The Contemporary German-Speaking Sandy Baum, Ph.D. GO 201. Principles of International Politics World Affiliated Faculty: GO 301. Contemporary International Politics FG 359. Germany from the Middle Ages to the GO 309. Latin America and the United States Reformation and the Thirty Year’s War American Studies: Joanna Zangrando GO 318. Comparative Foreign Policy FL 250. An Outline of German Civilization Economics: Sandy Baum GO 320. Cases in Twentieth Century Super- FL 253, 254. Italian Civilization in Translation power Relations FL 258, 259. Chinese Civilization Government: Beau Breslin, Pat Ferraioli, GO 338. International Diplomatic Negotiations FL 266. Images of Revolution and Social Ronald Seyb, Aldo Vacs GO 366. International Environmental Politics Upheaval: France 1789-1939 History: Patricia-Ann Lee, Matthew Hockenos HI 104. Early Modern European History FL 267. Modern Japanese Culture and Society HI 105. Europe 1815 to the Present: Nations FL 268. Italy Today: On the Cusp of the Year Management and Business: Christine Kopec and Peoples 2000 Philosophy and Religion: Eric Weller HI 106. Twentieth Century: Age of Conflict FS 331, 332. The Culture of Latin America HI 201. Greek History GO 203. Comparative Politics of Western Psychology: Mary Ann Foley HI 202. Roman History Europe Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work: HI 215. A. Topics in History: “Transatlantic GO 209. Introduction to Latin American Politics Jacqueline Azzarto, David Karp, Margaret Communication” GO 227. Russia: Century of Change Tacardon HI 216. C. Topics in History: Non-Western: GO 237. The Politics of Development The law and society minor involves students in “Introduction to Islamic History” GO 239. Nationalism and Politics in the Middle the interdisciplinary study of law and justice, HI 223. America and the World: A History of East focusing on the interaction of law and legal United States Foreign Policy GO 240. Political Modernization: The Case of HI 304. Renaissance Diplomacy and the India institutions with social, economic, and political Formation of the Early Modern State GO 327. Politics in Russia and Soviet systems. Students in the program examine the HI 306. The French Revolution and Napoleon, Successor States historical and philosophical foundations of law 1789-1815 GO 328. Nationalism, Communism, and and the social forces influencing the making, HI 307. Europe in the Nineteenth Century, Democracy: Politics in East Europe interpretation, and enforcement of laws. The 1815-1914 GO 344. Comparative Politics and Culture: law and society minor is designed to help HI 308. Europe in the Twentieth Century India and Japan students gain an understanding of the role of HI 355. Studies in Leadership GO 355. African Politics law in society, approach questions from an HI 361. A. Topics in History: Western “World War GO 365. Topics in Comparative Politics: interdisciplinary perspective, and think critically II and the Origins of the Cold War” “Establishing Democracies” about issues of social justice. HI 362. C. Topics in History: Non-Western HI 210. Creating a Nation—Medieval England: “Islamic Movements” Kings, Lords, and Peoples THE LAW AND SOCIETY MINOR: The minor LS2 103. Science, Technology, and National HI 211. State and People: English Revolu- consists of a minimum of eighteen credit hours Security tions, 1485-1832 including: LS2 119. South Africa and Race HI 216. C. Topics in History: Non-Western “Medieval Islam: Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century” 1. LW 200. Law and Society. International Political Economy and Business “Middle East Through Literature” 2. Twelve additional credit hours from the HI 242. Introduction to Modern China courses listed below as part of the Law and BU 205. Foundations of Business in the HI 247. The Rise of Japan Society Program. These courses must come International Environment HI 306. The French Revolution and Napoleon, from at least three different disciplines and at BU 335. International Business Law 1789-1815 least two of the courses must be at the 300 BU 344. International Marketing HI 312. Modern England, Whigs and Tories BU 345. Global Financial Management HI 343. The Chinese Revolution level. No more than one course in the minor BU 359. Global Financial Institutions HI 347. Japan’s Modernizers: Samurai, may also count toward the student's major. BU 364. Manufacturing Strategy and Weavers, Writers, and Prostitutes 3. A capstone experience, usually taken in the International Competitiveness LS2 106. Latin America: Stability and Change student's senior year, which may be either an EC 315. Open Economy Macroeconomics LS2 109. The Image of the Enemy in German independent study or an internship: EC 316. Economics of Development Film, 1919-45 The independent study may be either in EC 334. International Political Economy LS2 124. Athenian Democracy: Tradition and Law and Society (LW371 or LW372), or EC 361. Advanced Topic in Economics: Social Change from 560 to 399 B.C. within a specific department participating in “Economics of Religious LS2 132. African Arts from the Old World to the Fundamentalism” New the law and society minor. Designed by the GO 219. Political Economy of European LS2 147. Art and Politics in Weimar Germany, student in consultation with a faculty advi- Integration 1918-1933 sor participating in the program, the inde- LS2 137. Business and the Natural Environment LS2 153. Politics of Reading Non-Western pendent study will consist of intensive SO 331. Women in the Global Economy Literature research from an interdisciplinary perspec- LS2 164. Factual and Fictional: History and the tive on an aspect of law and society. Comparative and Contextual Analysis Novel in China An internship may be substituted for the LS2 165. Modern China and Japan in Narrative independent study as a capstone experi- AN 101. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Film ence. The internship must involve a sub- AN 227. Ethnology of Sub-Saharan Africa LS2 166. Human Interaction with the Land: AN 228. Mexican Cultures Attitudes and Impacts stantive work experience as well as a AN 251. Themes in Anthropology: “Ireland” LS2 169. Auschwitz: Image and Reality significant academic component. AN 325. Applied Anthropology LS2 171. The French Revolution: The First Students must obtain prior permission from AN 349. Medical Anthropology Revolution the director of the program for either an LS2 193. Spanish American Women independent study or an internship to count LS2 197. Images of Contemporary Italian toward the minor. Women SO 316. Women in Modern Society 114 The following courses may be used to satisfy LS2 101H. THE VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED the requirements of the minor. Liberal Studies BOOK: A MARRIAGE OF IMAGE AND WORD 3 Law and Society Curriculum A study of the wedding of literature to the visual arts Director: Joanna Schneider Zangrando, Ph.D. in the Victorian period, focusing on exemplary illus- An introduction to law as a cultural system and social LS1 Coordinator: Terence Diggory, Ph.D. trated novels, picture-poems, and critical studies in institution. The course addresses the nature of legal aesthetics and literature which either discern how a reasoning, the historical development of and cultural All Liberal Studies courses are interdisciplinary poem is like and different from a picture (the “ut variations in legal processes and institutions, the in perspective. Faculty participate not only as pictura poesis” tradition) or comment upon the connections between law and other social institu- specialists in particular fields of knowledge, but collaboration of image and word as an art form. tions, and the use of law in keeping order and pro- as models of people who have themselves Special attention will be given to the poem and moting change. Required for law and society minors. been liberally educated, and are thus able to painting pairs of D.G. Rossetti, the illustrated fiction apply basic patterns of thought and sensibility of Dickens, Carroll, Thackeray, and Potter, the essays of Horace and Lessing, and current criticism LW 251. SPECIAL TOPICS IN LAW AND to a variety of new as well as familiar experi- SOCIETY 3 by Meisel and Steiner. Weekly writing assignments ences. Readings in major primary texts play a will encourage students to “read” illustrations and An examination at the intermediate level of special significant role in Liberal Studies courses. topics, methods, and areas in law and society. texts much like their Victorian audience once did and Specific topics vary by instructor, discipline, program, to explore different modes of exposition. (Meets and semester. expository writing requirement for students who LS1: HUMAN EXPERIENCE placed at EN105 level or who have completed LW 351. ADVANCED SPECIAL TOPICS IN (4 semester hours) EN103.) C. Golden, English LAW AND SOCIETY 3 An introduction to integrative, interdisciplinary An examination at the advanced level of special learning and a foundation and context for LS2 102. ROMANCE AND GENDER topics, methods, and areas of law and society. future college studies, including LS2 courses. DIFFERENCES 3 Weekly team-planned and team-taught pre- This course will focus on one literary genre, the LW 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY IN sentations (lectures, panels, performances, or modern romance narrative, as a means to explore LAW AND SOCIETY 3 films) for the entire course and small group how gender differences have been and are con- Advanced level reading and research in law and discussion sections deal with several perspec- structed in America in the twentieth century. It reaches back to the tradition of the British romance society under the guidance of a faculty member. tives on human beings, as, for instance, bio- Prerequisite: LW 200 and two additional courses from novel and the history of romantic love in Britain as logical organisms, socially-constituted beings, important background; and it incorporates fiction, the law and society curriculum. Requires approval of and creators of culture. Written assignments law and society director. criticism, and social theory as part of its study of the include personal reaction and formal argumen- contemporary patterns of heterosexual romance tation. Required of all first-year students in LW 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN within which (or against which) many of us shape our LAW AND SOCIETY 3 or 6 their first semester. This course must be taken personal relationships. Our guiding questions: To Professional experience at an advanced level in law for a letter grade. what extent and to what ends are gender differences and society. With faculty sponsorship and approval of culturally constructed in such fictional paradigms? the program director, students may extend their law- What other cultural differences interconnect with related liberal arts experience into work in profes- LS2: INTEGRATIVE TOPICS gender? How have the paradigms changed over sional settings such as law firms, the criminal justice These courses make explicit connections to time? To what extent are they still with us? system, and relevant social service and governmen- LS1 by applying the key questions and the (Meets expository writing requirement for students tal agencies. No more than three semester hours of interdisciplinary skills learned in LS1 to a more who placed at EN105 level or who have completed LW 399 may be used to satisfy the minor requirements. closely focused topic or problem. Every stu- EN103.) S. Goodwin, English Prerequisite: LW200 and two additional courses from dent must take one LS2 course. In addition to the law and society curriculum. Non-liberal arts the LS courses described below, these LS2 103. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY 3 courses fulfill the LS2 requirement: In the second half of the twentieth century, the United AM 260. Themes in American Culture: “Civil CL 200. The Classical World States accelerated its dependence upon science and Rights in Twentieth Century U. S.” ED 216. History of Education in the United technology in the service of national security. Starting BU 333. Business Law I States with World War II, basic research, technological BU 334. Business Law II ED 217. Alternative Education in the United achievement, and public policy have delivered BU 335. International Business Law States: Political and Social nuclear weapons, radar, ballistic missiles, satellite EC 320. Law and Economics Perspectives surveillance, and many other technologies that have GO 211. Courts, Politics, and Judicial Process ES 100. Environmental Concerns in renewed the means and definition of national secu- in the United States Perspective rity. In the late 1980s, the nation departed the cold GO 212. Introduction to the Bill of Rights FL 263. Special Topics in Foreign Literature war and moved on to a new international order, still GO 311. Constitutional Law and Culture: influenced heavily by technological accomplishment. GO 312. Contemporary Constitutional Problems A. “The Fantastic in Fiction” Now our nation encounters new challenges in the GO 352. Women and the Law D. “The Fate of Forbidden Knowledge definition of national security. Nonproliferation of GO 362. Politics of the Congress in Literature and Science” nuclear weapons, environmental safety, and techno- HI 210. Creating a Nation—Medieval England: FL 266. Images of Revolution and Social logical competitiveness are examples of challenges Kings, Lords, and Peoples Upheaval: France 1789-1939 that summon new means for assuring national HI 311. Age of the Stuarts FL 267. Modern Japanese Culture and Society security. Beginning with nuclear weapons, this course LS2 111. Poor Law to Welfare State GO 219. Political Economy of European explores several examples of scientific and techno- LS2 194. Genocide, War Criminals, and Justice Integration logical achievements that serve national security and PH 314. Philosophy of Law GO 224. American Indian Politics and Policy examines the public policy that guides and supports SO 213. Criminology GO. 227. Russia: A Century of Change the role of these achievements. Prerequisites: QR1 SO 314. Deviance HI 234. The Middle East Through Literature and EN103. R. DeSieno, SW 218. Prisons in America IA 101. Introduction to International Affairs Mathematics and Computer Science SW 338. Social Policy and Social Justice RE 205. Women, Religion, and Spirituality RE 220. Encountering the Goddess in India SW 214. Death and Dying SW 217. Obsessions and Addictions SW 218. Prisons in America WS 101. Introduction to Women’s Studies

115 LS2 104. THE NEW YORK SCHOOL: PAINTING, LS2 108. COMING OF AGE 3 LS2 112. HUMAN SEXUALITY: INTERACTIVE POETRY, CRITICISM 3 This course considers how the process of coming of EFFECTS OF KNOWLEDGE AND Cases in the interaction of painting, poetry, and age has been documented by psychologists and how BEHAVIOR 3 criticism from the beginnings of abstract expression- it has been portrayed imaginatively in short stories, Human sexual behavior is determined in an inter- ism to its apparent repudiation in the sixties move- novels, and films. Students will be required to active fashion by biological structure and functioning ments of Pop and “post-painterly abstraction.” respond to the readings and films in writing and will as well as by societal beliefs and customs and Special attention will be paid to such painters as analyze the techniques employed by psychologists, individual preferences. Within the last 100 years, a Pollock, deKooning, Hartigan, Rivers, and Newman, writers, and film makers to describe the journey from body of knowledge has been generated about human such poets as O’Hara and Ashbery, and such critics adolescence to adulthood. C. Goodman, English sexuality through investigations from social science as Greenberg and Rosenberg during the period J. Douglas, Psychology and natural science perspectives. The resulting body 1945-1965. Weekly assignments will explore the of scientific knowledge about human sexuality has in differences and similarities between expository and LS2 109. THE IMAGE OF THE ENEMY IN turn affected sexual behavior. Similarly, the presence creative discourse. (Meets expository writing require- GERMAN FILM, 1919-45 3 of certain sexual behaviors in human societies has ment for students who placed at EN105 level or who Focusing on the capacity of mass media to simulta- influenced what knowledge we seek to obtain from have completed EN103.) T. Diggory, English neously reflect and shape public opinion, this course study. In this course, we will learn what constitutes examines the changing image of the enemy in human sexuality from anthropological, historical, LS2 105. MOTION AND EMOTION IN THE German Cinema from 1919 to 1945. Viewing film as biological, and social science perspectives. We will TEMPORAL ARTS 3 a symbolic language which inscribes cultural identity, then investigate with a case study (e.g., birth control How do works of art express feelings that “move” us? we will explore anti-semitism, xenophobia, jingoism, use) what are the interactive effects of knowledge, And how do we experience “movement” in particular misogyny, and fascism as well as changes in the technology, and sexual behaviors. Individual re- art forms and works of art? This course explores public perception of the enemy that contributed to search papers will allow students to study in depth a major examples of those art forms—literature, film, World War II and the Holocaust. M. E. O’Brien, current societal issue related to human sexuality. drama, dance, and music—that reveal their structures Foreign Languages and Literatures R. A. Levinson, Education sequentially, demanding that the reader or audience experience them in a specific order in time. By LS2 110. METROPOLIS BERLIN 3 LS2 113. CHANGE IN EARLY CHINA 3 (1) directly examining selected works, (2) under- An examination of Berlin as a fiercely unique city, This course examines a period of Chinese history standing through these works how each art form which typifies change and growth in European (551-221 BC), during which China changed from creates feeling, and (3) analyzing the pattern of society. Berlin has housed the major forms of gov- many feudal states into one centralized bureaucracy. feeling in each work as it unfolds in time, we will ernment: a monarchy, a republic, a fascist dictator- Profound social, economic and political changes of explore the nature of aesthetic experience—how the ship, a divided government, and a united capital of a this period were influenced by and reflected in the “movement” of particular art forms “moves” us. The new order. Culturally, Berlin has served not only as a writings of Confucius, Mencius and rivals. These course’s major critical question is not so much what a center of European Romanticism, but as the mecca works continue to influence the cultures of East Asia. novel or dance or concerto is as how it works and of the avant-garde. After an introduction to the (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) what it does. The course integrates close analysis of concept of city, the course will study Berlin through M. Pearson, History the works of art with readings in aesthetics and the lenses of literature, film, architecture, and politics. criticism that specifically focus these issues of feeling The course focuses on 1800 to the present and LS2 114. CRISES IN LIFE: THEORY AND and movement in each of the arts. incorporates representative personalities and their PRACTICE OF MASS EXTINCTION 3 J. Rogoff, Liberal Studies images of Berlin. Included are eighteenth-century Extinction of the dinosaurs and other terrestrial saloniere Rahel Varnhagen, author Theodor giants, such as the ice age mammoths, has fasci- LS2 106. LATIN AMERICA: STABILITY AND Fontane, actress Marlene Dietrich, dictator Adolf nated people for more than a century, resulting in CHANGE 3 Hitler, poet Wolf Biermann, and artist Christo. theories of proximal cause ranging from terminal An introduction to societal change in post-colonial R. Mayer, Foreign Languages and Literatures stupidity to death star radiations. Recently it has Latin America. The course will examine the impact of become evident that mass extinctions are common- urbanization, industrialization and revolution on LS2 111. FROM POOR LAW TO WELFARE place, possibly even cyclic, in the history of life on various groups, including women, intellectuals and STATE: AMERICAN SOCIAL Earth and extinction theories have proliferated. This Indians, and on institutions, such as the church and WELFARE FROM 1647 TO THE course explores the context within which the reality of state. It also will attempt to explain the underlying PRESENT 3 extinction events was originally realized, social stability and continuities which mark the political This course will acquaint each student with: (1) the influences on the formulation of extinction theories, culture, social structure and intellectual climate of philosophical principles and social values repre- the test of these theories against the record of life’s Latin American countries and regions caught in the sented in social welfare decisions, (2) the history and history, and the contemporary role of Homo sapiens dynamics of change. A. Vacs, Government structure of the social welfare system in the U.S., (3) as agents of mass extinction. contemporary critiques of the social welfare system, R. Lindemann, Geology LS2 107. CHANGE IN SPORT AND SOCIAL and (4) life on “welfare.” This course begins with a INSTITUTIONS 3 philosophical consideration of social welfare. It then LS2 117. CLASS, RACE, AND A reflective examination of American sport since the considers how history, cultural beliefs, and economic LABOR HISTORY 3 seventeenth century. Focusing initially on the classi- conditions have interacted to create the U.S. social A critical investigation of several crucial, defining cal roots of the Western conception of sport, the welfare system, and how that system affects both moments in United States labor history. Special course will explore ways in which the structure and recipients and society. T. Oles, attention will be given to issues related to class and culture of American sport have changed over the last Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work race. Between 1900 and the mid-twentieth century, a four-hundred years. Focusing on the relationship number of dramatic social conflicts erupted that between sport and a variety of other social institu- reconfigured fundamental political, economic, and tions, the course will address the significance of sport social relationships. The course will begin with a as a personal endeavor and as a feature of American critique of capitalism, encompassing an investigation society. Finally, by studying historical, literary, philo- of the roles of capital, labor, and the state. Students sophical, and sociological treatments of sport, we will also investigate the sources and implications of hope that students will not only see the connections racial antagonism in the context of class conflict, between past and present, but will also learn to view examining the factors that contribute to interracial sport as a subject for serious academic study. (Meets accord and solidarity among workers versus interra- expository writing requirement for students who cial strife. Historical events such as the Great Steel placed at EN105 level or who have completed Strike of 1919, the Panhandle War of 1927, and the EN103.) J. Segrave, Memorial Day massacre of 1937 will provide compara- Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics tive contexts for such investigation. The theoretical or P. Boshoff, English and methodological tools of several social scientific fields will be utilized to investigate these issues. J. Brueggemann, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work 116 LS2 118. PARALLEL UNIVERSES: THE RISE LS2 123. JAZZ: A MULTICULTURAL LS2 127. MUSIC AND POLITICS IN INDIA: AND FALL OF EUCLIDEAN EXPRESSION 3 THE HISTORICAL STRUGGLE FOR GEOMETRY 3 Jazz music, often referred to as the only truly IDENTITY AND ART IN THE WORLD’S In the first third of the last century, the science of American art form, has a rich and unique history of LARGEST DEMOCRACY 3 geometry was revolutionized by the discovery that interaction among many diverse cultures, classes, An examination of the relationship between musical Euclidean geometry was not the only possible model ethnicities, and geographically distant peoples. The change and social, economic, and political change in of physical space. This discovery had earthshaking emergence of Jazz in the first decade of this century, India. Special reference will be given to the sweeping implications, since Euclidean geometry had for as a separate, unique and profound musical expres- changes since the 1980s, including the opening up of centuries reigned supreme as the paragon of abso- sion is a direct result of the combination of African, India's economy and the resulting changes in Indian lute truth, the prime example of indubitable knowl- African-American, European, Latin-American and culture. Of particular interest is the longstanding edge of the universe—if Euclidean geometry were in American folk influences. These combinations rivalry between Hindus and Muslims and the effects doubt, then the very possibility of certain knowledge continued to feed Jazz through each decade and of this rivalry on Indian music and Indian identity. about anything was in doubt. This realization led to a “era” that followed. This course will explore the most (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) deep reappraisal of the relationships among math- vivid demonstrations of these multicultural interac- G. Thompson, Music ematics, natural science, and physical reality, and tions as they contributed to the development of what changed the way we view the world. The purpose of is now considered to be “American Classical Music.” LS2 128. THE AESTHETICS OF SCIENCE this course is to study the non-Euclidean revolution in L. Rosengarten, Liberal Studies FICTION 3 mathematical, philosophical, and historical perspec- An examination of significant works of science fiction tive, and, in so doing, to explore the nature of, and LS2 124. ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY: as well as examples of critical responses such works the human search for, truth. Prerequisite: QR1. TRADITION AND SOCIAL CHANGE have generated. Among authors and critics studied M. Huibregtse, FROM 560 TO 399 B.C. 3 are Asimov, Clarke, Wells, Zamyatin, Lem, Smith, Mathematics and Computer Science The literary, artistic, political, and social climate of the Blish, Capek, and LeGuin. The course will also first seat of democracy from the mid-sixth century examine a number of science fiction films. (Meets LS2 119. SOUTH AFRICA AND RACE 3 until the death of Socrates in 399 B.C. provides the expository writing requirement for students who The course traces the origins and evolution of race framework for a multidisciplinary study of the pro- placed at EN105 level or who have completed and ethnicity in the history of South African society. found changes in ancient Athens. The theme of the EN103.) A. Wheelock, English Discussion moves from an examination of the pre- course will focus upon the representation and self- European cultures of southern Africa to the arrival of awareness of the individual in classical Athens LS2 129. MIND: METAPHORS AND THEORIES 3 the first European settlers, and then considers the against the background of traditional Greek ways of Explores the major metaphors and analogies which segregationist policies of 1652-1948 that ultimately thought and expression, and subsequently the have informed different theories of the mind’s nature resulted in the apartheid government of 1948-90. The changing relationship between the individual and and functions. The mind has, for example, been course concludes with an analysis of present-day history’s first democracy over a span of 160 years. described as a clock, a switchboard, an aviary, a South Africa, and the problems it faces in building a M. Arnush, Classics mechanical robot, an iceberg, and a cow’s belly. post-racial society. Throughout the course, the major Personal biases, social values, and research findings ethnic groups that comprise modern South Africa are LS2 125. SALOME VERSUS ST. JOHN 3 have not only promoted these and other metaphors studied separately as well as in their interaction. A study of John the Baptist and Salome: his decapita- but have been heavily influenced by such explanatory (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) G. Erchak, tion, her dance, their strange and violent story as it images. Our goal is to see how society and scientific Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work appears in stories, painting, and music. Told and inquiry interact, shaping our theories of mind. (Meets retold for 2000 years, the story seems to have served expository writing requirement for students who LS2 120. SEXUAL SCIENCE: CONTROVERSIES different purposes for different audiences, and can placed at EN105 level or who have completed IN THESCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HUMAN serve as a model for the ways key stories in Western EN103.) M.A. Foley, Psychology SEXUALITY 3 culture have changed over time and in different Human sexuality derives from both biology and media. In this case, the media range from Gospel LS2 130. THE SYMBOLIC HUMAN OTHER 3 culture. This dual nature gave rise to the “nature vs. narratives to Renaissance painting and nineteenth- Both in art and in social and institutional life humans nurture,” “learned vs. inborn” controversy which century music and literature. We want to see what create symbolic representations of what is acceptable bedevils scientific studies of human nature, including some of those purposes and audiences have been, or unacceptable human form and behavior. The human sexuality, to this day. The course explores what is at stake in the different accounts, and positive model tends to be “me and my group,” the this and other controversies, proposing that the whether this story, with so much past, has a future. negative example is “the other.” Because of the nature vs. nurture opposition is a false one, and that R. Janes, English complementary relationship of self and other, we are scientific understanding of human sexuality can only both attracted to and repelled by, fearful of and be achieved by utilizing the methods of both the LS2 126. LOVE IN ART AND IDEA 3 fascinated by society (e.g., the disabled hunchback natural and the social/behavioral sciences. Topics An examination of the various ways that love has or demonized Ethnic) and attempts to understand the explored include the evolution of sexuality, primate been represented and accounted for in Western connection of those symbols to the individual psyche sexuality, sex and gender, culture and sexuality, culture. From the dialogues of Plato to contemporary and particular cultures over time. For our examination heterosexuality, homosexuality, and other topics theories of rhetoric, myth, evolution, psychology, and and analysis, we will draw upon sources from litera- varying each semester. G. Erchak, biochemical interactions, we will study conceptual ture and film, and also from anthropology, psychol- Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work explanations for what may or may not have anything ogy, and cultural history. W. Hall, American Studies to do with ideas. Having established theoretical LS2 122. MAJOR STYLISTIC SIMILARITIES approaches, we will consider this possible dishar- LS2 131. DARWIN AND DARWINISM 3 BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUAL ART mony between analytical method and subject matter An examination of the scientific method underlying OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 3 by exploring artistic forms which have sought to the theory of evolution by natural selection presented This course will examine major twentieth-century represent more than interpret love. Artistic forms will in Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, and of the styles in both music and visual art which display include Toni Morrison's novel Beloved, the films scientific and social contexts that were affected by similar aesthetic inclinations. Direct comparisons will Dangerous Liaisons and The Fisher King, short and/or serve to illuminate Darwin’s theory. be made among the Expressionists: Munch, stories from Tolstoy and Kundera, rock music, a T. Diggory, English Kandinsky, Schoenberg, Berg; the Dadaists/Surreal- Beethoven sonata, selections from operas by Puccini ists: Duchamp, Magritte, Satie, and Cage; the Ab- and Wagner, and The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. stract Expressionists: Pollack, DeKooning, Cage, and F. Bonneville, English Brown; the Minimalists/1960’s: Judd, Warhol, Reich, Adams; and the Postmodernists/Neo- Romantics: Anderson, Andrejevic, Gorecki, Pärt. An understanding will be developed of these styles and their expressive relationship to the concerns and focus of the twentieth century. L. Rosengarten, Liberal Studies

117 LS2 132. AFRICAN ARTS FROM THE OLD LS2 138. NUMERACY: LITERACY LS2 144. AMERICANS AT PLAY: WORLD TO THE NEW 3 IN NUMBERS 3 ENTERTAINMENT AND AMUSEMENT An examination of continuities and changes in visual, This course will focus on numeracy or literacy in IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, 1850-1960 3 verbal, and musical arts transmitted from Africa to the numbers. Students will explore their own histories This course will explore popular adult amusements New World through the transatlantic slave trade. The with numbers, the cognitive basis and developmental and entertainments in nineteenth- and twentieth- course compares the arts in a traditional African sequence which are the foundations of numeracy, the century American society. These entertainments will context with those assimilated in New World cultures relationship of numbers and language, and the social include family and community celebrations and of the United States, Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil to and cultural context of the use of numbers. Special festivals, carnivals and exhibitions, popular literature demonstrate constraints particular to each of the four attention given to uses of numeracy in the manipula- and music, and other amusements in the public arena. areas. The question of change relative to the type tion of time and money, in music, dance, poetry, art The course will analyze these within the context of and function of each medium will also be addressed. and architecture, and in gameplaying. Also consid- social change in the United States from 1850-1960, a (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) ered is the problem of innumeracy and its personal period during which leisure time increased dramati- L. Aronson, Art and Art History and social impact. J. Devine, English cally, the country changed from a rural agricultural society to an urban industrial one, and its citizens’ LS2 133. THE OLYMPIC GAMES 3 LS2 139. MUSIC AND CONTEMPORARY identities shifted from being members of local com- An interdisciplinary study of the Olympic Games: their AMERICAN SOCIETY 3 munities to participants in mass culture. Changes in history, ideology, problems, and future. One of the This course will explore the rich variety of music’s gender, class, ethnicity, education, and technology most visible expressions of modern sport, the Olym- role in contemporary America while considering the will be examined as factors creating and promoting pics represent the zenith of accomplishment for the impact on, and place it has in, various dimensions of diverse forms of entertainment. (Meets expository world’s athletes. The Olympics are distinct in that our society. Music has many functions in contempo- writing requirement for students who placed at they boast a rich history and unique ideology. This rary American society. It provides popular entertain- EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) course begins with an examination of the ancient ment, is of aesthetic value, and also is connected to P. Hardy, Liberal Studies Games and their place in both Greek and Roman various specific events and practices. There is music culture. It then considers the re-establishment of the that induces us to buy, that aids in religious expres- LS2 145. GENDER AND THE SCIENTIFIC Games in the late nineteenth century and examines sion, and that reconfirms our sense of patriotism. PROCESS 3 their successful yet troubled history throughout the These various musics will be considered from princi- The course will examine (1) the use of the scientific twentieth century. J. Segrave, pally sociological and musicological perspectives. method in social science investigations of the laws of Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics L. Rosengarten, Liberal Studies behavior, (2) widely held cultural assumptions about gender, and (3) the ways in which cultural expecta- LS2 135. LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO LS2 140. CHANGES IN FAMILIES 3 tions about gender have influenced the use of the CINEMA 3 This course examines changes in the family as an scientific method in social science. This course is a historical survey of a unique cin- institution in the United States over the past half- H. Hodgins, Psychology ematographic movement,” the new Latin American century as well as how individual families experience cinema,” and a study of its repercussions/manifesta- widespread changes in family structures, roles, and LS2 146. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 3 tions in the United States through Latino film. We will relationships. These topics are explored using both An exploration of the interaction between humans study the political, ideological, formal, and theoretical empirical studies and expressive narratives about and the environment with special emphasis on factors that contributed to the emergence and devel- family transformations. Differences and points of differing points of view toward solutions of environ- opment of a movement that rejected the Hollywood intersection between social scientific and literary mental problems. Issues such as population, the studio and European commercial movies, and that approaches to families undergoing transition are environment and technology, global warming, biologi- gave rise to a cinema engaged within cultural and analyzed throughout the course. S. Walzer, cal diversity, and economic survival will be addressed historical specificities. V. Rangil, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work through the perspectives of economics and ecology. Foreign Languages and Literatures Prerequisite: QR1. W. Brown LS2 142. GENETICS AND GENERATION 3 LS2 136. AMERICAN WOMEN Explanations of the generation of organisms will be LS2 147. ART AND POLITICS IN WEIMAR ENTREPRENEURS 3 examined from historical and scientific perspectives. GERMANY, 1918-1933 3 A historical and sociological examination and The course begins with ancient Greek accounts of An examination of the artist, focusing on the arts in analysis of the entrepreneurial accomplishments of generation, considers a variety of ideas about gen- the Weimar Republic during the rise of Nazism. American women from 1776 to the present in the eration in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, Movements (such as DaDa and Expressionism) and broad categories of agriculture and mining; construc- and shows how these eventually led to the discovery artists (such as Brecht, Mann, and Grosz) responded tion; communications; manufacturing; service, both of genes in the nineteenth century. The course ends to a period of perpetual crisis due to war, revolution, for profit and not-for-profit; transportation; and whole- with a consideration of changing perspectives in and counterrevolution; economic and governmental sale and retail trade. Their contributions to the United twentieth-century biology on the role of genes in the failure; massive unemployment; and political strife States and global economies will be assessed development of organisms. B. Possidente, Biology abroad. Students will study the works and lives of through the critical lens of the social, political, and selected artists in music, dance, painting, literature, legal constraints within which they lived. theater, film, and architecture in relationship to the B. Balevic, Management and Business LS2 143. MADE TO MOVE: THE HUMAN BODY political, economic, and social history of this period. IN A PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL L. Opitz, Theater LS2 137. BUSINESS AND THE NATURAL CONTEXT 3 ENVIRONMENT 3 This course will explore the human body as a biologi- LS2 148. KNOWING TIBET: MAPPERS, This course broadly examines and appraises the role cal entity and study how human movement is deter- MOUNTAINEERS, AND MILITARISTS 3 of business enterprise in relation to the current, and mined and defined by late twentieth-century culture. A history of the inscription of Tibet onto the maps and future, state of the global natural environment. It aims Emphasis is placed on the physiological functions imaginations of Euro-Americans. The course will to foster awareness, sensitivity, and literacy regard- necessary to produce human movement and the explore the Himalayas from multiple perspectives: ing the major forces and challenges that bear upon cultural influences that determine patterns of physical geography, geology, and their histories (explorations, these multiple and complex relationships. Environ- activity. Pathological conditions resulting from anthropological surveys, and mapping); mountaineer- mental issues are examined in relation to managerial inadequate or excessive physical activity will be ing; and colonial history (British and Chinese inva- decision making in the areas of manufacturing, considered in relation to contemporary cultural sions). The course will consider the narratives of marketing and advertising, strategic planning, general expectations. P. Arciero, P. Fehling, French, British, and American explorers, seekers, management, and other business disciplines. Topics Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics scientists, soldiers, and mountaineers who, in the include a review of sustainable development, indus- course of scientific, political, and sporting excursions, trial ecology, total quality environmental manage- imposed on Tibet a symbolic image as a sacred ment, “green” marketing, and others. J. Kennelly, place. In turn, the romantic image of Tibet in novels Management and Business and films is exposed with the help of the Orientalist discourse theory of Edward Said. The political and economic consequences of Euro-American fascina- tion with Tibet and the Tibetan culture will also be explored. R. Linrothe, Art and Art History 118 LS2 149. ART AND IDEAS IN ITALY: ANCIENT LS2 154. MOVING THE PUBLIC: RHETORIC, LS2 158. SELF AND DESIRE: A STUDY OF ROME TO THE RENAISSANCE 3 MEDIA, AND MANIPULATION IN DON JUAN 3 Continuity and change in Italian culture from the AMERICAN POLITICS 3 This course will study the figure of Don Juan as a Classical Age of the Roman Empire in the first An examination of the development of “media poli- representation of the desiring self. The general aim of century through the rise of Christianity during the tics” in the United States and its impact on public this course is to examine the nature and modalities of Middle Ages to the synthesis of the classical world opinion, political campaigns, political debate, and desire and its role in the constitution of the human and Christianity during the Renaissance of the public policy. The course traces the history of politi- subject. An examination of the figure of Don Juan will sixteenth century. Central ideas expressed by Italian cians’ efforts to influence public opinion or “move the serve to question the relation of the self to self, of self art, literature, and philosophy, such as the changing public,” touching on changes in the nature of public to the other, of desire to (self) mastery, of pleasure to conception of human and divine beings, the relative opinion, in understandings of the public’s proper pain, and of imagination to reality. Readings and impor tance of the physical world versus the meta- influence on government, in the preferred techniques examples drawn from various artistic media will physical, and the influence of Aristotle and Plato on for communicating with the public, and in the effec- provide the foundation for the study. R. Lilly, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, will be explored. tiveness of those techniques. Students will be en- Philosophy and Religion The course culminates with a close examination of couraged to assess critically the proposition that the the Sistine Chapel ceiling. P. Jolly, Art and Art History growing presence of television, pollsters, speech- LS2 159. VICTORIAN CHILDHOOD: CHANGES writers, and political consultants on the American IN IDEALS AND SOCIETY 3 LS2 150H. LITERACY AND SOCIAL POWER IN political scene has had lamentable consequences for This course studies changes in ideals of childhood THE UNITED STATES 3 political debate and public policy. in Victorian England in relation to the evolution of This course is based on an observation and a ques- R. Seyb, Government society's institutions, work place, laws, and literature tion. The observation: different social/cultural groups for children. The course examines literature and (racial, ethnic, socioeconomic) historically have had, LS2 155. AFRICA THROUGH ITS CHANGING historical, religious, sociological, and artistic works and continue to have, different ‘access’ to literacy CINEMA 3 that emphasize continuing tension between conflict- and this access has important social, educational, This course explores through film and other visual ing ideologies of childhood and the reality of and personal repercussions. The question: why is documents the causes of colonialism on the African children's lives. Attention is given to how the notion this so? By focusing on literacy as a social achieve- people, their society, and their culture. The colonial the sinful child is challenged by the romantic ideal of ment, this course both explores important questions experience, in all its political and psychological innocence and how childhood gradually becomes a of difference among racial, ethnic, and socioeco- aspects, provides a historical, economic, social, and more secure and happy time for the young of Victo- nomic groups in the United States and continues to aesthetic context in which to study and understand rian England and the following generations. (Meets develop a number of themes and topics introduced in African film. Although our main focus is sub-Saharan expository writing requirement for students who LS1, specifically, those of culture and social context. Africa from the Second World War to the present, we placed at EN105 level or who have completed (Meets expository writing requirement for students will refer, whenever pertinent, to the North African EN103.) C. Golden, English who placed at EN105 level or who have completed filmmaking experience in our discussions. We will EN103.) J. Devine, English also examine the practice of filmmaking in Africa and LS2 160. A GREEN WORLD: HUMAN/PLANT the factors and forces that shape and influence the COEVOLUTION 3 LS2 152. WOMEN AND MUSIC 3 direction of this practice, and discuss a number of This course will deal with the ways humans have A survey across time and cultures of the ways in theories and strategies of reading this creative derived invaluable resources from plants and fungi which women have participated in music. The course medium. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) such as the agricultural staffs of life and other impor- will take a historical approach to the development of H. Jaouad, Foreign Languages and Literatures tant commodities (e.g. paper, cotton, coffee). The European art music (musicology), and an anthropo- thrust of the course will be to display how the em- logical approach to music-making in non-Western LS2 156. THE GOOD LIFE IN ANCIENT GREEK ployment of constantly evolving scientific methodol- cultures and European folk music (ethnomusicology). PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE 3 ogy in plant/fungal studies has led to important, Special attention will be given to gender-based An examination of ancient Greek views of what it symbiotic interactions between humans, plants, and divisions of musical activity, and to the assumptions means to live a morally good and happy life from the fungi. Topics to be covered include: humankind’s and values underlying those divisions. The readings distinct perspectives of the poet and of the philoso- early botanical experimentation, the development of and discussions will address a variety of related pher. Some of the basic questions explored in this the sciences of botany and mycology, agricultural issues, including the conflict between public and course are: What is the relationship between human methods and practice and the diverse methods of private spheres for women, and cultural beliefs about excellence and human happiness? To what extent is applied technologies to production of botanical women and musical creativity. (Meets expository living a good life something within our power? What commodities for human use. D. Domozych, Biology writing requirement for students who placed at role do external factors play in the good life? The EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) authors studied are Homer, Plato, Aristotle, LS2 161. RADICAL VISIONS: THE THIRTIES 3 D. Rohr, Music Aristophanes, Sophocles, and Aeschylus. A study and an exploration of literature and the arts F. Gonzalez, Philosophy and Religion in a time of political upheaval in America, 1929-41. LS2 153. POLITICS OF READING The course focuses on those writers and artists NON-WESTERN LITERATURE: LS2 157. COMPUTERS, ETHICS, AND SOCIETY 3 whose work laid bare the contradictions of industrial- THE EXAMPLE OF INDIA 4 The intrusion of computers into almost every aspect ism, capitalism, and the misery of the Great Depres- The literature of India has traditionally been read of our modern lives raises many interesting and sion, but which also envisioned an America in terms of Western aesthetics, an inappropriate difficult ethical, legal, and social issues. By examining structured on approach originating with the political aims of Pax some aspects of computer science and some specific a more equitable and human sociopolitical basis. Britannica. This course attempts to set right the incidents and circumstances (such as the 1988 Videos, slide shows, and films supplement course imbalance by reading Indian literature in terms of “Internet worm” incident, the 1988 stock market readings. Prerequisite: EN105 or 107. Indian aesthetics, and in the context of the Hindu crash, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the F.B.I. A. Wheelock, English worldview, including mythology, religion, philosophy, National Crime Information Center), the course will and politics. It will then examine the possibilities of provide a better understanding of how computers LS2 162. FAITH AND SCIENCE 3 using the insights offered by Western aesthetics. This work, the impact they have on human lives, the many An examination of historically changing relationships bifocal approach will help the reader see the literature difficult issues which they raise, and finally the between religion and science in crosscultural per- with greater clarity, and prepare the ground for a new limitations which society, in turn, puts on their further spective, but with an emphasis on Western culture. literary history of India. (Fulfills non-Western culture development. G. Effinger, The course focuses on two questions: (1) Why did requirement.) R. Parthasarathy, English Mathematics and Computer Science modern science originate in Western Europe and not elsewhere? and (2) What is the fundamental nature of contemporary relationships between science and religion? The questions are addressed from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing upon the history of science, sociology, psychology, and religion. K. Szymborski, Library

119 LS2 163. CHINA AND THE WEST: LS2 170. MEMORY AND THE SELF 3 LS2 174. SOCIETY AND SOCIAL THE MYTH OF THE OTHER 3 Memory, and the images that make up our memories, RESPONSIBILITY 3 This course will introduce and examine the experi- may be the primary component of what we call In this course, we will ask what makes a “good ence/images of the Other from both Chinese and selfhood. In this course we will read about memory society”? Central to this question is the problem of Western standpoints. The image of the Other has and study memories, exploring the role of the image promoting both individual freedom and preserving always been historically shaped to represent values in storing and releasing remembered time. Among social order. Should individuals sacrifice their own that are considered different from one's own. Our the questions we will consider: What are the aspects interest in service of the collective good? To what perception of the Other is often affected by historical of memory that elude analytic writing? What do we extent does our contemporary liberal democracy and ideological givens. In this course, we will look at learn about ourselves and our pasts if we study the depend on the socially responsible action of its China as an idealized utopia in the eyes of some process of memory analytically? How are individual members? To make the readings and class discus- eighteenth-century Europeans, or as a land of igno- memories and images embedded in collective ones? sions concrete, students will be required to volunteer rance as described in some English literature. We will Students will write both analytic and creative papers in the community and reflect on their role in the larger also explore various Chines responses to the West. about memory, exploring different mental processes society. D. Karp, Sociology, Anthropology, and In discussing such issues as Orientalism vs. and trying to understand them. Authors read will Social Work Occidentalism, we will examine the polemics of include Jung, Freud, Plato, Locke, Hume, the cultural difference in relation to ethical judgment. Wordsworths, Hardy, E. Bronte, and Shakespeare. LS2 175. LIBERTY AND ENLIGHTENMENT 3 (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) M. Chen, We also will examine paintings by Constable. An examination of the various ways the critical Foreign Literatures and Languages (Meets expository writing requirement for students concept of “liberty” was evoked by European (particu- who placed at EN105 level or who have completed larly English and French) writers, artists, and thinkers LS2 164. FACTUAL AND FICTIONAL: HISTORY EN103.) S. Goodwin, English during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. AND THE NOVEL IN CHINA 3 Liberty was a hallmark slogan of the Enlightenment, This course will examine several Chinese novels in LS2 171. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: THE the justification for political revolutions, scientific terms of their special narrative modes and the history FIRST REVOLUTION 3 exploration, the rejection of established religion, and that each mode implies. The course will consider how The revolution that began in France in 1789 changed the publication of erotica. Above all, liberty meant each novel reveals the changing history of modern the meaning we assign to the word “revolution.” First freedom for individuals outside social and govern- China. At the same time, it will also explore how each used to describe the movement of the planets and mental constraints. We will investigate this concep- novel makes its unique contribution to Chinese the seasons, “revolution” had to come to mean a tion of the free Enlightenment self primarily through literature. Students will discuss such issues as: momentous change in any sphere, and in politics, the an examination of the concept of social, political, history in literature, history outside literature, literary replacement of one set of rulers by another. But with sexual, and artistic liberty in the seventeenth and histories, factual and fictional as literary categories, the revolution in France, the word took on its modern eighteenth centuries. Through the close reading of and the historical novel. M. Chen, sense of a fundamental alteration in the form of political theory such as Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Foreign Languages and Literatures government, coupled with social and economic (1651), erotic novels such as John Cleland’s Fanny innovation. So contemporaries saw it, and so histori- Hill (1745), and the close observation of political LS2 165. MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN IN ans have seen it since. But while everyone agrees caricature and portraits, we will attempt to define NARRATIVE AND FILM 3 the event was momentous, there was at the same liberty and understand the multiple freedoms this This course will introduce masterworks of modern time and there has been since considerable dispute concept entailed for Enlightenment Europeans. Chinese and Japanese literature and film to students as to whether it was momentously good or moment- (Meets expository writing requirement for students who possess no knowledge of East Asian languages. ously evil. The course will explore some of the who placed at EN105 level or who have completed The intrinsic value of individual works will be exam- contradictory and conflicting interpretations of this EN103.) A. Rauser, Art and Art History ined in the light of both East Asian and Western first modern revolution through works of political literary traditions. We will read novels and novellas theory (e.g., Burke and Paine), literature (e.g., LS2 176. THE ASIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 3 from modern China and Japan and, besides studying Wordsworth, Buchner, Carpentier), painting (e.g., An examination of the social, political, economic, and each text’s distinct literary features, we will discuss David, Goya, Delacroix) and film. (Meets expository cultural experiences of Asian Americans in the United questions concerning the individual’s relationship to writing requirement for students who placed at States and their encounters with Americans of society during a given historical moment. We will EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) European descent. Beginning with an analysis of the also focus on the study of cinema as a narrative art, R. Janes, English experiences of the Chinese and Japanese immi- and its interrelations with disciplines such as painting, grants before World War II, the course continues with music, psychology, and cultural history. There will be LS2 172. THEORIES OF THE UNIVERSE 3 a critical and interdisciplinary look at the international a film screening and a discussion session each week. Western speculations on the origin and structure of context of one or more of the more recent waves of (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) the cosmos and the place of thought/mind within it Asian immigration (which may include Korean, M. Chen, Foreign Languages and Literatures from early Greek beginnings to modern times. The Filipino, East Indian, Vietnamese, and Cambodian course will provide an introduction to cosmological migrants, in addition to whose who continue to arrive LS2 166. HUMAN INTERACTION WITH THE reasoning and the impact of ideals of natural order on from China and Japan) and proceeds to an explora- LAND — ATTITUDES AND IMPACTS 3 both its form and content. E. Weller, tion of the causes and legacies of anti-Asian senti- An introduction to the interrelationships between Philosophy and Religion ments in the U.S. and Asian American responses to human attitudes and values and human management violence and assimilatory pressures from prejudice of the land and its essential resources. The class will LS2 173. ITALY, FASCISM, AND JEWS 3 and institutional racism. Systemic connections examine the historical patterns of ways in which This course examines the Fascist takeover of the between stereotyping past and contemporary Asian various societies have substantially modified the Italian government in 1922 from several disciplinary Americans, the vicissitudes of a contested American natural landscape—sometimes with a sense of perspectives and based upon a variety of sources. identity, and the struggle for cultural and political stewardship, sometimes with a sense of anthropo- Crucial to this examination is the civil war against expression in a multicultural America will also be centric arrogance. K. Johnson, Geology fascism, the Partisan Resistance movement initiated considered. J. Ling, Liberal Studies during World War II, and the changing status of Jews LS2 169. AUSCHWITZ: IMAGE AND REALITY 3 in Italy from their integration into Italian life and LS2 177. HUMAN COLONIZATION OF SPACE 3 The extremity of the Nazi assault on European Jews culture beginning in 1861 to their dis-integration, and Our exploration of space points to eventual extra- in World War II strains our imagination and intellect. ultimately their mass deportation to Auschwitz in terrestrial human colonies. In fact, much of the Critical analysis and artistic form provide two distinct 1943. Course materials for investigating Italian technology to begin small colonies already exists, yet complementary ways to attempt to understand fascism, the resistance against it, and the attempts and some anthropologists argue that it is the nature Auschwitz. By comparing historical, literary, and by Jews to survive the fascist government’s mass of humankind to explore and settle new “lands,” even philosophical analyses with literary memoirs, films, deportation policy include diaries of witnesses, when that means leaving the earth. This course novels, and oral testimonies, we will examine how history texts, memoirs, novels, films, and political surveys the issues involved in making policy deci- Auschwitz was experienced, survived, and remem- documents. S. Smith, sions in this area, including technological limitations, bered. Offered in alternate years. (Meets expository Foreign Languages and Literatures political and economic motives, the possible cata- writing requirement for students who placed at strophic destruction of earth, and the biological and EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) psychological development of individuals within a J. Smith, Philosophy and Religion small, extremely isolated society. M. Crone, Chemistry and Physics 120 LS2 178. BORN IN AMERICA 3 LS2 182. AVANT-GARDE AND TECHNOLOGY IN LS2 186. BEGINNINGS OF MODERNISM: THE An exploration of the changing ways in which Ameri- THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 3 TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE AND can women have experienced contraception, abor- This course will address the notion of the Avant- JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER 3 tion, pregnancy, and childbirth, from 1587 to the garde in twentieth-century art and its interface with In the mid-nineteenth century, a new mood began to present. The course examines developments in technology. Film, television, sound recording, photog- sweep through Europe giving rise to strong chal- technology, law, medicine, the economy, and the role raphy, computers, etc. are just a few of the most lenges to the status quo in science, religion, philoso- and position of women and the family in society as significant innovations of the past century — techno- phy, and art. What began as "outsider" movements they influenced the reproductive lives of American logical advancements greatly altering almost every gradually impinged on the social order at large and women, using sources from the history of medicine, aspect of daily life. These varied technologies have eventually challenged the prevailing values. In the social history, literature, legal and constitutional also been important in numerous art movements of early days of the Modernist movement, the establish- studies, government, and sociology. (Meets exposi- the twentieth century — Dada, Futurism, Pop Art, ment found their experiments amusing, but in time tory writing requirement for students who placed at Fluxus — shifting the notion of artistic production they were seen to present a serious and dangerous EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) from the easel to any number of possibilities. This challenge. The break between nineteenth-century M. Lynn, American Studies course will place the Avant-garde in the context of the conservatism and twentieth-century openness is dramatic shifts in our culture that have also been symbolized by the two great aesthetic trials of James LS2 179. THE KU KLUX KLAN IN AMERICAN affected by (and affect) human interaction and McNeill Whistler and Oscar Wilde. Although both SOCIETY 3 perception. C. Stainback, Liberal Studies artists suffered as a result of their trials, their A study of the Ku Klux Klan in American society. In struggles were instrumental in freeing the twentieth- the course we will examine variation in the strength LS2 183. AMERICAN RADICAL THEATER IN century modernist from moral and aesthetic restric- and the popularity of the Ku Klux Klan over time and THE 1930S, 1960S, AND 1990S 3 tions. Students will examine and analyze materials across space. The central question that will be A study of American social and political activist from art, literature, music, philosophy, psychology, addressed has to do with determining what leads performance in the 1930s, 1960s, and 1990s from and social history. L. Ries, Liberal Studies people to act upon their prejudices through collective the perspectives of history and performance. Major action with other like-minded individuals. The course events and issues in three decades of American LS2 187. THE ART OF ECSTASY 4 is explicitly interdisciplinary. Particular attention will history will be examined along with the various types This course explores the literature and visual art be given to the theoretical and methodological of theatrical performance that emerged to move produced and inspired by medieval visionaries, contributions of history, psychology, economics, social and political agendas forward. Through close focusing on representations of ecstatic experience in political science, and sociology. R. McVeigh, readings from history, performance theory, primary medieval mystical literature, manuscript illumination, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work sources such as play texts, theater reviews, diaries, painting and sculpture, and on analytical discussions letters, and speeches, as well as videos and films of of ecstasy in theology, literature and history, and in LS2 180. IMAGES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS: performance, we will address the concepts of activ- the social and natural sciences. Medieval mystics PERSPECTIVES OF THE EMPEROR IN ism as performance and performance as activism ventured into a realm inaccessible to the normal EARLY IMPERIAL ROME 3 C. Anderson, Theater processes of sensation and reasoning and well The lives of the twelve Caesars have been romanti- beyond the grasp of faith itself. In order to communi- cized by biographers, artists, playwrights, novelists, LS2 184. STRAVINSKY AND BALANCHINE: cate their experiences they and their followers and filmmakers from antiquity to recent times. We will A UNION OF MINDS 3 “reinvented” language or turned away from verbal examine the nature of Roman society and the chang- Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine emerged expression in favor of the visual arts. (Meets exposi- ing depiction of these twelve Roman emperors, their as two of the most powerful forces in shaping the tory writing requirement for students who placed at wives, and children, as represented in literature, the direction of music and ballet in the twentieth century. EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) fine arts, and cinema. The course begins with the This course will explore the close collaboration of K. Greenspan, English tradition embodied by Julius Caesar of the rule of these two men through study of selected composi- might and virtue. It then examines the deification of tions and prose writings by and about each artist. LS2. 188. THE DEBATE ABOUT WOMEN IN THE Caesar for political purposes by his successor Special attention will be given to the nature of their MIDDLE AGES 3 Augustus, the degradations of the imperial throne by collaborations, including their similar views about The medieval debate about women had enduring the depraved Caligula, the even-handed reign of the creativity, movement, the rhythm of time, and the impact upon Western ideas about gender and author- stammering idiot Claudius, the violent excesses of balance of visual and aural events. Analyses of the ity. In this course, we will study questions raised by Nero, the restoration of the honor of the emperor structural and stylistic elements of music and chore- medieval theologians, philosophers, poets, artists, under Vespasian, and then finishes with the brutal, ography, especially as they are linked to one another, and critics about the nature of women, their abilities, repressive tyranny of his son Domitian. (Meets will also be examined. The historical roots of the virtues and vices, their power, and their proper expository writing requirement for students who musical and balletic styles of the Ballets Russes, relation to men. We will explore the implications of placed at EN105 level or who have completed from which their partnership emerged, will also be these questions both in medieval terms and in the EN103.) L. Mechem, Classics explored. Emphasis will be given to the writings of light of modern critical, historical, and especially both men, with discussion of their individual and feminist discussions. (Meets expository writing LS2 181. HOW DO WOMEN LOOK?: shared artistic philosophies. Ballets to be viewed and requirement for students who placed at EN105 level WOMAN AS OBJECT/SUBJECT IN studied include The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of or who have completed EN103.) CONTEMPOR-ARY AMERICAN Spring, Apollo, Jewels, Violin Concerto, Orpheus, K. Greenspan, English VISUAL CULTURE 3 and Agon. A field trip to New York City for a perfor- In this course we will examine how women appear in mance of a Stravinsky-Balanchine ballet will normally LS2 189. THE SEARCH FOR SYMMETRY a range of visual culture, including high art, mass be arranged. C. Joseph, Music AND PATTERN 3 culture (magazines and television), and films in I. Brown, Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics This course examines the role and significance of contemporary United States (1950s-90s). While we symmetry and pattern in diverse domains of nature will be concerned with how women look — images LS2 185. HOLLYWOOD GOES TO WAR: and of human endeavor. It is surprising how broad a might present women as objects for consumption, for HISTORY VERSUS ART IN THE variety of disciplines share a common canon of example — we will also consider how women look at WORLD WAR II COMBAT FILM 3 criteria for a “good” design: repetition, harmony, and these images, speculating whether they do so in Motion pictures about periods of war are as much a variety. The study of examples from the earth and the active or passive ways. (Meets expository writing reflection of the culture in which they are produced as heavens, from human visual and auditory art, from requirement for students who placed at EN105 level they are portrayals of the armed conflict. This course language and literature, and from rhetoric and rea- or who have completed EN103.) will examine attitudes toward World War II as re- soning will show symmetry (or a lack of it) as a K.Hauser, Art and Art History flected in motion pictures produced during and after crucial component of form and content. D. Hurwitz, the war, looking at such issues as historical accuracy, Mathematics and Computer Science the use of propaganda, treatment of characters, and the overall artistic impact of the films. D. Eyman, Liberal Studies

121 LS2 190. THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE LS2 194. GENOCIDE, WAR CRIMINALS, LS2 197. IMAGES OF CONTEMPORARY OF EXILE 3 AND JUSTICE 3 ITALIAN WOMEN 3 This course will explore, through appropriate texts An examination of the genesis of international human An exploration of contemporary Italian women as and from the interdisciplinary perspective, five areas rights, the legal mechanisms and institutions devel- portrayed through both the words and images of which each relate in an exemplary way to exile oped to enforce these rights, and the strategies used women artists. A first grouping of artistic works experience, highlighting both the different and unify- by societies to come to terms with massive human- (novels and films) illustrates some of the themes ing aspects of this multifaceted topic. Using as a rights abuses. We explore how individual societies particularly relevant to Italian women’s lives: family, point of departure the traditional understanding of and international bodies have struggled to balance socialization, sexual politics, Catholicism, friendship, exile as persecution and banishment from home the need for justice and stability when confronting and solitude. This first heading shows women either (exemplified in the Jewish suffering from exile perpetrators of human-rights abuses. Using a variety as perpetrators of a system of morality or as individu- throughout the course of history), we will examine the of sources and engaging texts from the intersecting als who either accept the status quo or propose U.S. as a country of refuge and as one of forced exile and overlapping fields of law, history, politics, sociol- alternatives. A second grouping shows women as within its expansion (slavery). Further, exile experi- ogy, and religion, we analyze several countries artists: women shapers of cultures. One of the topics ence will be explored in relation to existentialism. We (Germany, Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and South explored under the second thematic heading is will then look at specific manifestations of exile Africa) where systematic and unspeakable crimes “women as writers"; the critical work directs attention experience in humans' "normal" life cycles. Connec- were committed and examine how the United Na- to the debate on “gender and genre.” S. Smith, tions between exile and creativity will also be exam- tions, the international courts, domestic legal sys- Foreign Languages and Literatures ined. This course, in its multifaceted approach, tems, and truth and reconciliation commissions suggests that exile experience, in its different mani- sought to come to terms with these atrocities. LS2 198. IMAGES OF LATINAS 3 festations, has significance in our everyday lives, M. Hockenos, History This course will focus on the experience of Latinas even if we may not be aware of it. U. Giguere as portrayed in their literary work. In studying the Liberal Studies LS2 195. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE interplay of cultural, historical, political, and socio- HOLOCAUST 3 economic factors affecting Latinas’ roles and gender LS2 191. DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY 3 An examination of the problems and controversies relationships, we will be able to identify the unique- An examination of Dante’s Divine Comedy from an surrounding the depiction of the Nazi period in ness of their experiences and its expression within interdisciplinary perspective, including literature, German history from the perspectives of historians, the diverse multicultural society of the United States. history, politics, philosophy, and theology. Course playwrights, poets, film directors, and artists con- Interdisciplinary perspectives include literature, topics will include concerns of the medieval world structing memorials in commemoration of the Holo- literary criticism, history, and cultural studies. such as allegory, love, justice, secular and spiritual caust. Students will analyze significant works, V. Rangil, Foreign Languages and Literatures authority, images of women, education, and the including the historians Maier on the Historians’ relationship between philosophy and religion. Supple- Debate in Germany in the 1980s; Finkelstein, Birn, LS2 199. ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WOMEN 3 mentary readings will provide a context for the and Browning on Goldhagen’s Hitler’s Willing Execu- Changes in the lives and activities of Italian women medieval world, its life and literature, and will also tioners: Stannard and Katz on the question of the from the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance. demonstrate how Dante’s text reflects the Zeitgeist of uniqueness of the Holocaust; and Novick on the role Considering the period from 1400 to 1600, the course the Middle Ages. The course will also take into of the Holocaust in American life. They will also study uses materials from different disciplines (literature, art account Dante’s Divine Comedy in relation to the playwrights Brecht and Frisch; poets Celan, Sachs, history, philosophy, music, and economic history) to visual arts by viewing several illustrations from Fried, et al.; film makers Renais, Wertmuller, Chaplin, show the new activities of women in the Italian Botticelli and Renaissance illustrators to Gustave Spielberg, and Benigni; and philosophers Habermas, Renaissance. Change is documented by examining Dore, and selected modern and contemporary Adorno, and Nietzsche. R. Mayer, such figures as the sainted writer-of-histories in the paintings inspired by Dante’s poem. G. Faustini, Foreign Languages and Literatures nunnery in the medieval period and the empowered Foreign Languages and Literatures patrician patroness of the arts in the mid-1500s. The material is separated into three large categories: LS2 192. THE CHAOTIC UNIVERSE 3 LS2 196. READING AND SEEING: THE VISUAL women as makers of culture (writers, poets, artists, A careful study of chaos theory and of discrete IN THE WRITTEN 3 and musicians), women as shapers of culture (reli- dynamical systems is made in an interdisciplinary In the Western world, there exists a long tradition of gious women and the relationship with the bourgeois setting, requiring a background of only high school written literary texts that describe visual works of art culture in the earlier and later periods), and women algebra. The ultimate goal of the course is to get to a and compel their readers to reflect upon the differ- as participants in socio-economic structures (bour- working definition of chaotic behavior, and to under- ences of reading and seeing as interpretive activities. geois women, their dowries, and new property laws). stand the reasons why chaotic behavior is so perva- This course will use a variety of disciplines to explore Finally, the question of whether or not there was a sive in our world. Indeed chaotic behavior is inherent thematically and historically such written representa- Renaissance for Italian women is treated. S. Smith, in population dynamics, in the weather, in the stock tions of visual representations, and to determine the Foreign Languages and Literatures market, and in the motion of the planets in our solar complex implications of such a verbal-visual interac- system, to cite just a few instances of its occurrence. tion for early twenty-first century readers. We will LS2 200. GROWTH AND RESPONSIBILITY IN Secondary goals include looking at the reasons why closely examine the Greek and Roman foundations COLLEGE 4 chaotic behavior was neglected by the scientific of this tradition and the Antique theories associated An examination of theoretical and research ap- community until recently, and using discrete dynami- with it. We will then move to the Renaissance, an age proaches to understanding the factors that influence cal systems as a window to understanding the more deeply marked by the ancient texts and literary adjustment and achievement during the college years complicated continuous dynamical systems. Prereq- theories. In turn, this background will allow students by reviewing how various disciplines have considered uisite: QR1. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) D. Vella, to explore the phenomenon in the nineteenth- and the following questions: What does it mean to be Mathematics and Computer Science twentieth-century literatures of Europe and America, educated? Why be educated? And, What makes for and to come to conclusions about the characteristics personal growth during young adulthood? Answers LS2 193. SPANISH AMERICAN WOMEN 3 of the modes of knowledge seeing and reading imply. will contribute to formulating a model of the ideal An examination of the changing situation of women in M. Wiesmann, Foreign Languages and Literatures college experience. In addition to considering the three distinct periods of Spanish American history: views of psychologists, historians, and economists, the Inca Empire, Spanish conquest and colonialism, the scientific method and quantitative approaches to and the post-Independence era, with an emphasis on understanding adjustment and growth will be empha- the twentieth century. Students will study the ways in sized. Students will conduct a quantitative assess- which male-dominated social and political institutions ment of contemporary student life at Skidmore have affected the status and development of Span- College. Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills QR2 require- ish American women; and the ways in which women ment.) P. Colby, Psychology have responded to such pressures and sought to counteract them. P. Rubio, Foreign Languages and Literatures

122 LS 201. RACE-ING TO HARLEM: THE ROLE PI MU EPSILON, New York Alpha Theta THAT RACE PLAYED DURING THE Mathematics Chapter: Incorporated in 1914, Pi Mu Epsilon HARLEM RENAISSANCE 3 is a national honorary society whose purpose An examination of the social construction of race is the promotion of scholarly activity in math- within the context of the period known as the Harlem Chair of the Department of Mathematics and ematics. Undergraduate students are qualified Renaissance (1920s). The Harlem Renaissance is Computer Science: Mark Hofmann, Ph.D. for membership if they meet one of the follow- best characterized by aesthetic expressions mani- Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty: ing criteria: 1) upperclassmen who have fested in many forms (visual art, music, literature, and completed at least two years of college math- dance). Active political involvement and a "great Professors: Robert DeSieno, Ph.D.; R. Daniel ematics, including calculus, with at least a B migration" from the rural south to the urban center of Hurwitz, Ph.D.; Mark E. Huibregtse, Ph.D. Harlem also distinguishes its renaissance. The average and who are in the top third of their unifying feature was race: art by and about Black Associate Professors: Richard Speers, Ph.D.; class in general college work; 2) sophomores, people. How were issues of race expressed by Pierre von Kaenel, Ph.D.; Mark Hofmann, majoring in or intending to major in mathemat- Harlem's artists? How were migrants to Harlem Ph.D.; Una Bray, Ph.D.; Alice M. Dean, Ph.D.; ics, who have completed at least three semes- affected by and participants in the Harlem Renais- Gove W. Effinger, Ph.D.; David C. Vella, Ph.D. ters of college mathematics, including one sance? Answering these and other questions will Lecturer: *Frank Clark, M.S. year of calculus, with a straight A record and require an analysis of the complexities of race in who are in the top quarter of their class in 1920s Harlem. M.Minor, Liberal Studies THE MATHEMATICS MAJOR: Students general college work. majoring in mathematics fulfill the departmen- LS2 202. PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS: SCIENTIFIC Note regarding mathematics and science AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS 3 tal requirements by completing eight courses in mathematics or computer science at the 200 majors: Most frequently, prospective math- This course will trace the interaction between ematics or science majors elect MA111 in the scientific knowledge and social responses to such level or above, to include MA200, 202, 215, fall semester and 113 in the spring semester of knowledge regarding the use of psychoactive drug 303, 319, 376, and two additional courses, at substances. After a consideration of the nature of least one of which is at the 300 level. Under their first year. Prospective mathematics or consciousness, and introduction to the structure and exceptional circumstances, and only with the science majors with weak preparation in math- the function of the nervous system, and exposure to consent of the department, MA371, 372, 381, ematics may choose to take MA105 in the fall some basic pharmacological concepts, we will study or 382 may be counted as the additional 300- semester followed by 111 in the spring. First- the specific psychological and physiological effects of level course. CS318 may not be counted year students with advanced placement who various psychoactive substances (e.g., caffeine, toward the major. Courses counting toward take MA113 in the fall should register for 200 nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and the major may not be taken satisfactory/ at the same time if they plan to continue into LSD). Psychological, historical, and cultural influ- unsatisfactory. 202 in the spring. ences of drug use and the social regulation of drug use will then be examined to demonstrate that the HONORS: Students wishing to qualify for Students interested in learning how to use distinction between legal and illegal substances is computers to solve problems in the quantita- social rather than pharmacological, and that social departmental honors in the mathematics major must: 1) complete all departmental require- tive disciplines should consider the courses: attitudes and legal proscriptions of drug substances CS102A, 103, 106, and MS104. are not based on scientific and/or pharmacological ments for the mathematics major and have a concerns. Finally, the general nature of the social use grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for all (or in this case, nonuse) of scientific knowledge will course work (MA, MC, and CS) taken in the MA 100. QUANTITATIVE REASONING 3 be explored. G. Goodwin, Psychology department; 2) have a grade-point average of Study of practical arithmetic and geometry, data 3.0 for all course work taken at Skidmore; gathering and analysis, introductory probability and LS2 203. SEXUALITIES/TEXTUALITIES 4 3) file with the department, by the end of the statistics, size and bias in sampling, hypothesis An exploration of the centrality of the written word to official add-drop period of the spring semester testing, confidence intervals and their use in statisti- the creation, promulgation, and enforcement of of the senior year, a declaration of intention to cal analysis, linear relationships, interpolation and human sexualities. The course examines the text as qualify for honors; and 4) submit an honors extrapolation, correlation, linear and exponential a place where an otherwise amorphous network of thesis or project to be read by a review com- growth with practical applications. The course is desires gets clarified and organized, deployed and primarily intended to fulfill the first part of the quanti- policed. The main focus will be nineteenth- and mittee, and give an oral presentation of the tative reasoning requirement (QR1). Prerequisite: twentieth-century America, although this period will thesis or project to the department. placement by department or permission of instructor. be positioned in the context of its Classical and The Department European influences, as well as its early-American The review committee will evaluate the thesis prehistory. Topics may include: the textual emer- or project to determine if it is of the exceptional gence of gender; the creation of hetero- and homo- quality which merits honors; the committee’s NOTE: Courses numbered MS104, MC115, 302, sexuality; the literary romance; the scientific treatise; recommendation will be submitted to the 306, 316, and MA101 through MA382 have as a guidebooks for the young; sex laws; the psychology department for final adjudication. prerequisite QR1 or permission of the department. of sex; health manuals; love poems; sex and the memoir; and sex and the church. (Meets expository INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: The MA 101. ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICAL writing requirement for students who placed at department offers an economics-mathematics MODELING 3 EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) major in cooperation with the Department of An introduction to mathematical topics applicable in M. Stokes, English Economics and a business-mathematics business, behavioral and social sciences. Finite sets major in cooperation with the Department of and counting principles, systems of linear equations, LS2 251. SPECIAL TOPICS 3 matrices, linear programming, probability and statis- Special Topics courses are interdisciplinary and Business. See Interdepartmental Majors. tics. Offered fall semester. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) make explicit reference to the themes and issues The Department considered in LS1. They are typically offered on a THE MATHEMATICS MINOR: Students minor- one-time-only basis. ing in mathematics fulfill the departmental requirements by completing MA113 and 200 or the equivalent; MA215; MA303 or 319; and two more courses in mathematics at the 200 level or above. MC306 may be substituted as one of the elective courses.

123 MA 102. MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT 3 MA 111. CALCULUS I 4 GM 201. GLOBAL SECURITY IN AN AGE OF A set of courses exploring interesting questions from Derivatives, integrals and their applications. Tech- INVENTION 3 a variety of disciplines with the aid of mathematics; niques of differentiation. Integration and differentia- The evolution of two twentieth-century technological primarily intended for students seeking to fulfill the tion of exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric achievements, nuclear weapons and digital comput- College’s requirement in Quantitative Reasoning functions. Prerequisite: high school preparation ing. This course explores the roles of scientists and (QR2). Courses including the following are offered including trigonometry or consent of department. the institutions that foster these achievements, and periodically depending on faculty availability. A (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) The Department examines the cooperation of scientists and policy student may take more than one of these courses for makers who convert these technologies into instru- credit (further options are under development). MA 111W. CALCULUS I 4 ments of international politics and global competition. Derivatives, integrals and their applications. Tech- The course is intended to help students understand A. Statistical Controversies. It is often said that niques of differentiation. Integration and differentia- the relationships between technological developments one can prove anything using statistics. Indeed, the tion of exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric and selection of policies that shape international reading of any newspaper or news magazine pre- functions. Prerequisite: high school preparation affairs. Prerequisites: GO103, QR1, and one course in sents one with bold statements about important including trigonometry or consent of department. computer science or laboratory science. R. DeSieno topics (economic, political, and health issues, etc.) (Fulfills QR2 requirement; also fulfills expository based on statistical studies, together with strong writing requirement.) The Department MA 202. CALCULUS III 4 opposition to those statements – in a phrase, statisti- Multivariable calculus. Prerequisite: MA111, 113, and cal controversies. This course aims to study many MA 113. CALCULUS II 4 200 or consent of department. Offered spring such controversies to try to understand how they Inverse trigonometric functions and hyperbolic semester. The Department arise, what statistics lie behind them, and how at functions. Systematic study of integration. Series least some of them might be avoided by proceeding and Taylor series. Polar coordinates. Indeterminate MA 204. PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 3 with greater care. Intended for students with little or forms, L’Hôpital’s rule and improper integrals. Pre- Elementary probability, discrete and continuous no experience with statistics. requisite: MA 111 or consent of department. (Fulfills random variables, theory of expectation, analysis of B. Modeling Epidemics. This course uses QR 2 requirement.) The Department distribution functions. Prerequisite: MA111 or consent several mathematical techniques for modeling of department. Spring 2001 and alternate years. epidemics, including differential equations and MA 113W. CALCULUS II 4 (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) The Department statistical methods. Inverse trigonometric functions and hyperbolic functions. Systematic study of integration. Series MA 214. THEORY OF NUMBERS 3 C. Serious Games: Conflict, Voting and Power. Mathematics is often applied to situations where the and Taylor series. Polar coordinates. Indeterminate Topics in classical and modern number theory forms, L’Hôpital’s rule and improper integrals. Pre- including congruencies, Diophantine equations, players (which can be individuals, teams, corpora- tions, or entire nations) have conflicting interests. requisite: MA 111 or consent of department. (Fulfills quadratic residues. Prerequisite: MA111 or 200 or Players attempt to determine the best course of QR2 requirement; also fulfills expository writing consent of department. Spring 2002 and alternate requirement.) The Department years. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) The Department action without knowing what their opponent(s) will do. In this course, students study game theory, a field of MC 115. INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE MA 215. BRIDGE TO ADVANCED mathematics that was developed to analyze conflict and competition. Game theory can be applied in a MATHEMATICS 3 MATHEMATICS 3 wide variety of situations, such as choosing a location An introduction to the study of discrete (as opposed An introduction to mathematical proof and to con- to continuous) mathematical systems. These include cepts of abstract mathematics, including elementary to open a business or understanding tactical choices made in the Cuban missile crisis and the Yom Kippur systems that are essential in computer science as logic, methods of proof, set theory, functions, and well as in more advanced mathematics courses. relations. Prerequisite: one mathematics course war. In addition to game theory, students explore other social and political issues susceptible to math- Mathematical reasoning and algorithms are funda- numbered MA113 or above, or permission of the ematical analysis, such as the assessment of the mental themes of the course. Topics include logic instructor. Offered spring semester. The Department and sets, complexity of algorithms, computer arith- fairness of various voting schemes or the measure- ment of political power. metic, arrays, mathematical proofs and induction, MA 225,226. PROBLEM SOLVING elementary combinatorics, and discrete probability, IN MATHEMATICS 1,1 MS 104. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS 4 graphs, and trees. Prerequisite: high school prepara- Intermediate level. Students will work collaboratively An introduction to fundamental concepts in statistical tion including intermediate algebra or consent of on problems posed in various undergraduate math- department. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) ematics journals and other sources. Solutions to reasoning. Students will consider contexts, both historical and modern, in which statistical approaches The Department journal problems will be submitted to the journal editors for acknowledgment and possible publication. arose and methodologies developed. Topics consid- ered will include organization and analysis of data, MA 125,126. PROBLEM SOLVING Problems are taken from all areas of specialty within the drawing of inferences from these data, and the IN MATHEMATICS 1, 1 mathematics. During fall semesters, students will Introductory level. Students will work collaboratively have an opportunity to compete in the annual William careful presentation of these inferences. Examples will be drawn from a variety of disciplines. (Fulfills on problems posed in various undergraduate math- Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Prerequi- ematics journals and other sources. Solutions to site: QR2. Offered S/U only. The Department QR2 requirement.) The Department journal problems will be submitted to the journal MA 105. PRE-CALCULUS MATHEMATICS 4 editors for acknowledgment and possible publication. MA 270. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 4 Problems are taken from all areas of specialty within An introduction to the theory and applications of Study of the real number system, elementary func- tions and their graphs, and coordinate geometry. mathematics. During fall semesters, students will differential equations. Prerequisite: MA113 and 200. have an opportunity to compete in the annual William Offered spring semester. The Department Primarily for students who intend to take calculus but who have not had sufficient preparation. (Fulfills QR2 Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Prerequi- requirement.) The Department site: QR1. Offered S/U only. The Department MA 276. SELECTED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS 3 MA 107. CONCEPTS OF MATHEMATICS 3 MA 200. LINEAR ALGEBRA 4 Topics that complement the established lower level Vector spaces, matrices and linear transformations, course offerings in mathematics will be selected. An introductory course for liberal arts and education majors or anyone seeking a general, nontechnical determinants, solution of linear equations. Prerequi- Emphasis will be on the nature of mathematical overview of mathematics. Topics covered include site: high school preparation including trigonometry or thought. May be repeated for credit. Offered on consent of department. Offered fall semester. (Fulfills sufficient demand. The Department set theory, review of number systems, geometry concepts, basic concerns of probability and statistics, QR2 requirement.) The Department MC 302. GRAPH THEORY 3 and introductory number theory. (Fulfills QR2 require- ment.) The Department An introduction to the theory and applications of graphs. Topics may include graphs and digraphs, connectivity, trees, Euler and Hamiltonian cycles, and graph embeddings. Prerequisite: MC115 or MA200 or permission of instructor. Fall 2000 and alternate years. The Department 124 MA 303. ADVANCED CALCULUS 4 MA 325, 326. PROBLEM SOLVING Rigorous treatment of foundational issues in analysis. IN MATHEMATICS 1,1 Music Topics may include set theory, the real number Advanced level. Students will work collaboratively on system, sequences, series, limits and continuity, problems posed in various undergraduate mathemat- theory of differentiation and integration, and elemen- ics journals and other sources. Solutions to journal Chair of the Department of Music: Richard tary notions of topology. Prerequisite: MA113 and problems will be submitted to the journal editors for Hihn, D.M.A 215 or consent of the department. Offered fall acknowledgment and possible publication. Problems semester. The Department are taken from all areas of specialty within mathemat- Professor: Charles M. Joseph, Ph.D., Kenan ics. During fall semesters, students will have an Professor of Liberal Arts MC 306. THEORY OF COMPUTATION 3 opportunity to compete in the annual William Lowell A study of the major theoretical models of computa- Putnam Mathematical Competition. Prerequisite: Associate Professors: Thomas Denny, Ph.D.; tion. Topics include automata, nondeterminism, QR2. Offered S/U only. The Department Anthony Holland, D.M.A.; Gordon R. regular and context-free languages, Turing machines, Thompson, Ph.D.; Deborah Rohr, Ph.D. unsolvability, computational complexity, and NP- MA 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 Artists-in-Residence: Pola Baytelman, D.M.A.; completeness. Prerequisite: MC115 and CS106, or Special study in mathematics outside the regular Joel Brown, M.M.; Richard Hihn, D.M.A.; Anne permission of instructor. The Department department offerings. Prerequisite: consent of depart- Turner, M.M.; John Nazarenko, M.S.; Jan ment. The Department Vinci, D.M.A. MA 309. ELEMENTS OF MODERN GEOMETRY4 Study of various topics in modern geometry, with MA 376. SEMINAR 3 Lecturers: *Yacub Addy; *Ann Alton, D.M.A.; emphasis on the axiomatic method. Fall 2000 and Research, discussion, and presentation of selected *Christopher Brubeck; *Veena Chandra, M.M.; alternate years. Prerequisite: MA113 and 215 or topics at an advanced level, to provide a capstone *Nancy Jo Davidsen, B.A.; *Carol Ann Elze, consent of instructor. The Department experience for the mathematics major; primarily B.A.; *Michael Emery, M.M.; *Mark Foster, intended for seniors. Prerequisites: MA303 and 319 B.M.; Andrea Goodman, D.M.A.; *Gene Marie MA 310. HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS 3 or consent of the department. This course may be Green, B.M.; *Elizabeth Huntley. M.M.; *Eric Study of the development of mathematical ideas. repeated for credit with permission of the department. Latini, B.M.; *Patrice Malatestinic, M.M.; *Su- Prerequisite: MA113 and 215 or permission of the The Department instructor. Offered on sufficient demand. san Martula. M.M.; *David Rives, D.M.A.; The Department MA 381, 382. SENIOR THESIS 3, 3 *Rich Syracuse, B.A.; *Benjamin Van Wye, Optional for mathematics majors. Recommended for D.M.A.; *Mark Vinci MA 311. DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY 3 those working toward professional careers or gradu- Accompanists: * Michael Clement, B.M.; Carol An introduction to differential geometry in a classical ate study in mathematics, and required for those Ann Elze, B.A.; *Patricia Hadfield, B.M. setting: the study of n-surfaces, embedded in Euclid- seeking to satisfy the criteria for departmental ean space. Offered on sufficient demand. Prerequi- honors. The Department The Department of Music offers courses in site: MA200, 202, 215, or consent of the department. MA270 recommended. The Department MA 399. INTERNSHIP IN MATHEMATICS 3 or 6 four areas of musical study: music technology, Professional experience at an advanced level for musicology (ethnomusicology as well as music MA 313. INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY 3 juniors and seniors with substantial academic history and literature), performance, and Selected topics in topology such as metric spaces, experience in mathematics. With faculty sponsorship theory-composition. Courses are offered to point set topology of Euclidean spaces, introduction and departmental approval, students may extend meet the needs of music majors and minors to algebraic topology. Prerequisite: MA113 and 215 their educational experience in pure or applied and students whose concentration lies in or consent of the department. Spring 2001 and mathematics. This course may not be used to satisfy another discipline. alternate years. The Department the requirements of any major or minor in the department. Prerequisites: MA200, two additional THE MUSIC MAJOR: Students majoring in MC 316. NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS 3 courses in mathematics numbered 115 or higher, and music receive a bachelor of arts degree. An introduction to using computation to obtain ap- permission of the department. Non-liberal arts. Students contemplating a major should consult proximate solutions to mathematical problems. A as early as possible with the department chair variety of algorithms are studied, as are the limita- and with an instructor in the musical area of tions of using computational methods. Topics include greatest interest to formulate a course of study. algorithms for solving equations, systems, and differential equations; approximating functions and integrals; curve fitting; round-off errors and conver- Students majoring in music are required to gence of algorithms. Prerequisites: CS106 and complete the following: (1) MU151, 152, 251, MA111 or permission of instructor. Offered in 2001 252, normally to be completed by the end of and alternate years. The Department the sophomore year; (2) MU208 and 255; (3) any two MU surveys chosen from: MU304, MA 319. ALGEBRA I 4 306, 307, 309, 312, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, Survey of algebraic structures; groups, rings, fields, 320; (4) two Junior Seminars (MU344 and/or vector spaces, and linear transformations. Prerequi- 345); (5) MU363; (6) eight semester hours of site: MA200 and 215 or consent of the department. private musical instruction in one area of Offered fall semester. The Department performance (MP281, 281H, 282, 282H, 283, 283H, 284, 284H); and (7) four semester hours MA 320. ALGEBRA II 3 of ensembles selected from course offerings Selected topics in advanced algebra. Prerequisite: listed under Skidmore Ensembles. MA319 or consent of department. Spring 2002 and alternate years. The Department To enroll in MU151, students must pass a MA 323. REAL ANALYSIS 3 diagnostic exam administered during the Selected topics in real analysis. Prerequisite: MA303 first week of the fall semester. The department or consent of department. Spring 2002 and alternate strongly urges majors to acquire keyboard years. The Department skills as early as possible in their musical studies. Before enrolling in MU251, students MA 324. COMPLEX ANALYSIS 3 must demonstrate keyboard proficiency by Analytic functions, complex integration, complex passing a departmental exam or by success- sequences and series, and conformal mapping. fully completing MP197. Students lacking the Prerequisite: MA303 or consent of department. required proficiency must enroll in MP197 Spring 2001 and alternate years. The Department concurrently with MU251. 125 During the spring semester of the junior year, MU 205. SPECIAL STUDIES IN MUSIC 3 MU 315. MUSIC IN THE BAROQUE AND PRE- each music major will meet with a committee LITERATURE † The Department CLASSICAL ERAS 3 of the department faculty. These interviews will A survey of major compositional genres and stylistic consist of: (1) a comprehensive oral review of MU 208. MUSIC AND CULTURE 3 trends in Western music from about 1600 to 1750. all course work completed; (2) a discussion of An intercultural introduction to music as culture. Prerequisite: MU152 or consent of instructor. curricular options for the senior year, including Topics include voice types, instrument categoriza- C. Joseph recommended course work and possible tions, pitch and time systems, musical structure, transcription/notation, and ethnography.Prerequisite: MU 316. MUSIC IN THE CLASSICAL AND independent study, composition, recital or MU151 (or current enrollment in MU151) or permis- ROMANTIC ERAS 3 thesis projects. sion of instructor. (Fulfills the arts-B component of A survey of the major compositional genres and breadth requirement; meets expository writing re- stylistic trends in Western music from 1750 to 1900. HONORS: Departmental honors for senior quirement for students who placed at EN105 level or Prerequisite: MU152 or consent of instructor. music majors are recommended on the who have completed EN103.) G. Thompson T. Denny basis of a distinguished academic career docu- mented by department GPA (3.5 or higher for MU 220. BRITISH ROCK AND POPULAR MU 317. MUSIC IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY3 all work in MP courses; 3.5 or higher for all work MUSIC IN THE 1960S 3 Beginning with the major composers of the turn of the in MU courses), faculty recommendation, and a An introduction to the musicians and musical styles of century, such as Debussy, Mahler, and Ives, the high level of accomplishment on a department British rock and roll and pop music in the 1960s. course examines the important trends before 1950: approved senior project (recital, thesis, compo- Subjects will include the antecedents of British rock, impressionism, neoclassicism, and twelve-tone sition, or music-technology project). the social contexts in which it flourished, and the technique; also more recent developments in elec- evolution of the musical styles and forms in this tronic, serial and “theater” music. Prerequisite: THE MUSIC MINOR: Students are required to milieu. (Fulfills the arts-B component of the breadth MU152 or consent of instructor. C. Joseph requirement.) G. Thompson complete the following: (1) MU151, 152; (2) MU 318. MUSIC IN SUBSAHARAN AFRICA 3 MU208; (3) two additional MU offerings from MU 304. AMERICAN MUSIC 3 A survey of traditional music in SubSaharan Africa the following: MU100, 103, 106, 220, 255, 304, A survey of American music from its beginnings to its with emphasis on performance practice and the role 306, 309, 312, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320, contemporary developments; includes study of the of music within the society. Topics to be covered 344, 345, and all LS II and LS III courses influence of folk music, jazz, and rock upon the include the study of families of instruments, rhythm taught by Music Deparment faculty; (4) six mainstream of American musical life. (Fulfills the arts- and groups, such as the women singers of the semester hours of private musical instruction B component of the breadth requirement.) C. Joseph Sudan. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) in one area of performance (MP281, 281H, The Department 282, 282H, 283, 283H); (5) three semester MU 306. HISTORY OF JAZZ IN AMERICA 3 hours of ensemble selected from course offer- A study of the evolution of jazz in America from its MU 319. TOPICS IN MUSICOLOGY † 3 ings listed under Skidmore Ensembles. roots in various types of black folk music to its even- Selected topics and issues in musicology, to be tual emergence as an eclectic, contemporary art announced when offered. Prerequisite: Consent of PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN MUSICAL form. Special emphasis will be placed on the socio- instructor. The Department PERFORMANCE: Private instruction in logical implications of jazz as a genre of serious black music. Some consideration may be given to gospel, MU 320. POPULAR MUSIC IN THE AGE OF instrumental or vocal performance is available soul, and rock music, all of which are close relatives ROCK AND ROLL 3 to all students on an audition/interview basis of jazz. Prerequisite: MU101, equivalent knowledge A selective survey and analysis of the musical forms, and as studio space permits. The fee for of music notation and theory, or permission of styles, and figures associated with rock and roll in the private instruction is $440 per semester for instructor. T. Denny 1950s and 1960s. Included is a discussion of the forty-five-minute lessons, $585 per semester musical antetypes of rock and the impact and import for one-hour lessons. Students majoring in MU 307. MUSIC AND SOCIETY 3 of sociocultural and technological change on the music are exempt from these fees during their An introduction to interdisciplinary approaches to the popular music of this era. Class involves extensive four required semesters of private instruction. study of music including the sociology, anthropology, listening assignments, musical analyses, and essays. and psychology of music. These approaches will be Prerequisite: MU101, equivalent knowledge of music applied in selected areas such as education, religion, notation and theory, or permission of instructor. MUSICOLOGY non-Western music, and popular music. (Fulfills arts- G. Thompson B component of breadth requirement.) G. Thompson MU 100. INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC 3 MU 321. MUSIC IN EAST ASIA 3 An introduction to concepts of musical style and MU 309. MUSIC IN SOUTH ASIA 3 An introduction to the traditional dramatic, court, structure in compositions representative of different An examination of the major musical phenomena of religious, and chamber musics of China, Korea, and historical periods with an aim to deepen the musical the Indian subcontinent and their historical and Japan with reference to the historical and cultural listening experience. Examination of the relationship cultural background. Topics include Hindustani and contexts of performance and the development of their of music to the humanities. Primarily for nonmajors. Karnatak classical musical styles, religious music, interrelated theory systems. Prerequisite: MU101 or (Fulfills the arts-B component of the breadth require- popular music, and selected regional genres. Prereq- permission of instructor. (Fulfills non-Western culture ment.) The Department uisite: MU 101 or permission of instructor. (Fulfills requirement.) G. Thompson non-Western culture requirement.) G. Thompson MU 103. THE SYMPHONY 3 Major symphonic works from Haydn, Mozart, and MU 312. A HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN THEORY-COMPOSITION Beethoven to Brahms, Mahler, and composers of the MUSIC 3 twentieth century. (Fulfills the arts-B component of An examination of the role, development, and perfor- MU 101. RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC 3 the breadth requirement.) The Department mance of African-American music. Aspects of its An introduction to musical notation, sightsinging and history and style are traced beginning with its African ear training, and rudimentary concepts of music MU 106. GREAT COMPOSERS † 3 heritage and continuing from its newly found home in theory. Mastery of this material is a prerequisite to A course focused on the music of one or two great the colonial era into the contemporary period. further study in music theory (MU151), some areas of composers. Recent offerings have included Mozart, The Department performance, and other courses. Open to students Bach, Debussy and Ravel, and Schubert. (Fulfills the with no prior musical experience. (Fulfills arts-B arts-B component of the breadth requirement.) MU 314. MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND component of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal arts. T. Denny RENAISSANCE 3 The Department Major compositional genres and stylistic trends in MU 107. AURAL SKILLS † 1 Western music from its beginnings through the Development of ear training skills by means of sixteenth century. Prerequisite: MU152 or consent of exercises in singing (prepared and at sight) and aural instructor. D. Rohr, T. Denny analysis (including dictation). Will require extensive practice outside of class and performance in class. Prerequisite: MU101; or completion or current 126 enrollment in MU151; or permission of the instructor. † This course may be repeated for credit at the Non-liberal arts. A. Turner discretion of the department. MU 151, 152. MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES MU 357, 358. COMPOSITION 3, 3 MP 375. SENIOR RECITAL 3 OF WESTERN MUSIC I 3, 3 Writing in smaller forms for various media. Prerequi- Independent study and musical preparation culminat- An exploration of fundamental compositional tech- site: MU252 or consent of instructor. A. Holland ing in a public recital, a written discussion of the niques of Western European music literature from the repertoire performed, and an oral symposium presen- Middle Ages through the Baroque, viewed within a MU 359, 360. ADVANCED COMPOSITION 3, 3 tation regarding some aspect of the recital. Includes historical context. Analytical and compositional Continuation of MU357, 358 including writing in larger weekly one-hour lessons. Approval for presenting projects utilizing the compositional techniques of forms. Prerequisite: MU357, 358 or consent of senior recitals is determined by audition, normally each stylistic period. Correlative studies in sight- instructor. A. Holland held in the semester preceding the recital before the singing and ear training. (Fulfills arts-B component of department faculty. Students may not enroll concur- breadth requirement.) D. Rohr, C. Joseph MU 361. TOPICS IN RECORDING rently for MP Private Instruction. Prerequisite: ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER MU363, may be taken concurrently Lesson fee: MU 251, 252. MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES MUSIC TECHNOLOGY † 3 $585.Non-liberal arts. OF WESTERN MUSIC II 3, 3 The study and practical application of advanced An exploration of compositional techniques of music technology topics chosen at the discretion of MU 376. SENIOR PROJECT IN MUSIC Western European music literature from 1750 to the the instructor. Topics may include advanced MIDI TECHNOLOGY 3 present, viewed within an historical context. Empha- applications; recording engineering, production, and Independent project culminating in a substantial sis placed upon structural analysis of selected marketing; digital synthesis, recording, and editing; product in an appropriate medium and format, and an representative works from the Classic, Romantic, and intelligent synchronization; programming languages oral symposium presentation. Project proposal must Contemporary literature. Analytical and compositional for synthesis and studies in psychoacoustics. Course be submitted to the chair for departmental approval projects designed to further the understanding of the may be repeated for credit with the permission of the by November 15 of the senior year. Prerequisite: stylistic techniques of each period. Advanced studies department. Prerequisites: MU255, 353. Studio fee: MU363. Non-liberal arts. The Department in sightsinging and ear training. Prerequisite: Key- $35.Non-liberal arts. A. Holland board proficiency or concurrent enrollment in MU 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN MP197. C. Joseph, D. Rohr MUSIC 3, 6, 9 SEMINARS AND INDEPENDENT PROJECTS Professional experience at an advanced level for MU 255. MUSIC TECHNOLOGY I: juniors and seniors with substantial academic and INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MU 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty MUSIC, COMPOSITION, AND MUSIC † 3 sponsorship and department approval, students may RECORDING STUDIO TECHNIQUES 3 Internship opportunity for students whose curricular extend their educational experience into such areas Introduction to basic music technology, electronic foundations and cocurricular experience have as arts administration, recording, and archival work. music, and professional recording studio techniques prepared them for professional work related to the Prerequisite: Previous study related to the area of the and equipment. Study of elementary acoustics, MIDI, major field. With faculty sponsorship and department internship experience. Permission of the supervising synthesizers, microphones, analog and digital multi- approval, students may extend their educational faculty member and approval by the department. track recording, sound mixing, and processing. experience into such areas as arts administration, Non-liberal arts. Introduction to works in various styles by established recording, and archival work. Prerequisite: Permis- electronic composers. Weekly studio/lab work. sion of the supervising faculty member and approval Prerequisites: ability to read music and QR1. (Fulfills by the department. Non-liberal arts. PERFORMANCE QR2 requirement.) Studio fee: $35. A. Holland MU 344, 345. JUNIOR SEMINAR † 3, 3 The following courses may be applied toward MU 353. MUSIC TECHNOLOGY II: ADVANCED Specialized studies in topics to be announced each fulfillment of the visual and performing arts ELECTRONIC MUSIC, COMPOSITION, semester. Primarily for juniors and qualified sopho- requirement for the Class of 2000. AND RECORDING STUDIO mores. Prerequisite: MU152 or permission of instruc- TECHNIQUES 3 tor. (The topic “Music of North India” fulfills MP 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188. Development of original compositions using non-Western culture requirement.) The Department CLASS STUDY OF VOICE 1, 1 advanced studio techniques. Areas of study include Use of the singing voice. Study and application of the advanced MIDI projects, computer algorithms for MU 363. SENIOR SEMINAR 3 principles and techniques of singing: breathing, tone composition and sound synthesis, synthesizer Offered in the fall semester. Advanced group study production, resonance and diction, pronunciation, programming, audio (SMPTE) and video (VITC) time of a topic to be identified by the department in the articulation, intonation, attack of tone, legato and code synchronization, digital sampling, digital multi- preceding spring semester. Intensive work on indi- sostenuto, flexibility, dynamics, and phrasing. track recording, automated digital mixing, digital vidual research, which may serve as the foundation Repertory chosen to illustrate different stylistic mastering for compact disk, and audio for video. for a Senior Project or Thesis. Preliminary discussion periods. Students participate in a recital at the end of Study of works in various styles by established of the self-determined research area will begin in the the semester. (MP181 and 182 fulfill arts-A compo- electronic composers. Weekly studio/lab work. preceding spring semester. nent of breadth requirement.) N. Davidsen Prerequisite: MU255 or permission of instructor. Studio fee: $35. A. Holland MU 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY † 3, 3 MP 191. CLASS STUDY OF PIANO 2 An opportunity for qualified students to pursue For students with no special background in music or MU 354. ANALYSIS OF TONAL MUSIC 3 independent study, under the supervision of a mem- piano. Emphasis is on reading skills and develop- Development of analytical techniques relevant to ber of the department, in any field of music. Prereq- ment of keyboard technique. Fundamental concepts music of the tonal era. Prerequisite: MU252 or uisite: Consent of the instructor and approval of the of music theory (rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, consent of instructor. C. Joseph department. The Department keys) will be included. (Fulfills arts-A component of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal arts. MU 355. ORCHESTRATION 3 MU 373. SENIOR THESIS 3 P. Baytelman, R. Hihn Study of the capabilities of orchestral instruments and Independent study and research culminating in an ways they may be combined. Detailed examination of extensive paper and an oral symposium presentation. MP 193. CLASS STUDY OF GUITAR 2 scores. Orchestration projects. Prerequisite: MU252 Thesis proposal must be submitted for departmental For those with little or no guitar experience, this or consent of instructor. A. Holland approval by November 15 of the senior year. Prereq- course is designed to prepare the student for private uisite: MU363. The Department lessons. The course covers all aspects of guitar MU 356. TONAL COUNTERPOINT 3 technique including scales, arpeggios, chords, and Study of the contrapuntal style of J. S. Bach and his MU 374. SENIOR COMPOSITION PROJECT 3 right hand styles. Musicianship skills including note contemporaries. Analysis and writing of inventions, Independent creative project culminating in one or and rhythm reading will be stressed. Each student chorale preludes, and fugues. Prerequisite: MU252 or more compositions and an oral symposium presenta- must provide her or his own acoustic guitar. (Fulfills consent of instructor. C. Joseph tion (with performance, if possible). Project proposal arts-A component of breadth requirement.) Non- must be submitted for departmental approval by liberal arts. J. Brown November 15 of the senior year. Prerequisite: MU363. Non-liberal arts. The Department

127 MP 195. CLASS STUDY OF JAZZ PIANO 2 SKIDMORE ENSEMBLES Study of jazz piano voicings, scales, and modes for The following courses may be applied toward fulfill- Philosophy improvisation. Left-hand chording patterns, harmonic ment of the visual and performing arts requirement structures, and accompanying scales will be empha- for Class of 2000. sized. Other areas of study will include diatonic and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and chromatic voice leading, phrasing and solo develop- MP 271, 272. STUDIO PIANO ACCOMPANYING † 1, 1 Religion: Reginald Lilly, Ph.D. ment, functional harmony, bass lines, and solo jazz Piano accompaniment of vocal and instrumental reper- Philosophy Faculty: piano technique. Class will read selected jazz charts tory; sight reading; discussion of style and performance and listen to and analyze contemporary and historical practices; experience in public performance. Open by Associate Professors: Eric J. Weller, Ph.D.; jazz pianists. (Fulfills arts-A component of breadth audition. Non-liberal arts. R. Hihn Joel R. Smith, Ph.D.; Francisco Gonzalez, requirement.) Non-liberal arts. J. Nazarenko Ph.D.; Reginald Lilly, Ph.D. MP 273. OPERA/MUSICAL THEATER MP 197. KEYBOARD SKILLS 1 WORKSHOP † 1 Assistant Professor: Suma Rajiva, Ph.D. Application of fundamental theoretical concepts at the A course/performing ensemble designed to equip singers Visiting Assistant Professor: Brian Schroeder, keyboard. Functional skills to include control of with acting and movement skills for the stage. Classes Ph.D. simple diatonic and chromatic chordal harmony, and rehearsals will culminate in public performance of independent voicing, modal and scalar patterns, scenes or complete works from the opera/musical theater The earliest endeavors of the Western intellec- elementary transposition and sight-reading. Course repertoire. Open by audition and interview only. (Fulfill tual tradition were concerned with understand- materials are keyed to concepts covered in MU151 arts-A component of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal ing nature, understanding the human and 152. Successful completion of MP197 will satisfy arts. A. Turner encounter with the divine, understanding the department’s keyboard proficiency requirement human nature, and understanding the whole— for all music majors. Prerequisite: MU151 or permis- MP 275, 276. SMALL JAZZ ENSEMBLE † 1,1 the cosmos —within which each of these sion of instructor. P. Baytelman, R. Hihn Jazz improvisation and performance in a small combo encounters occurred. Accordingly, philosophy setting. Open by audition. (MP275 fulfills arts-A compo- and religion were among the central concerns MP 198. CLASS STUDY OF INSTRUMENTAL nent of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal arts. of intellectual life, and indeed the first academy PERFORMANCE 1 J. Nazarenko was a philosophical institution that brought Group instruction in instrumental performance areas, including jazz improvisation, not covered by MP181- MP 277, 278. VOCAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE † 1,1 these endeavors under one ‘roof.’ Thus the 188 or 191-197. To be announced when offered. A select ensemble, drawn from members of the Skidmore Department of Philosophy and Religion hark- Permission of instructor required. College Chorus, performing a wide range of repertoire ens to a mission that quite literally was at the from all periods, including madrigals, part-songs, choral historical origin of the academy (indeed, of MP 281, 282, 283, 284, 381, 382, 383, 384. works, and operatic ensembles. Limited to twelve singers; Western civilization) and proves, no less today PRIVATE MUSICAL INSTRUCTION 2, 2 open by audition only. than 2,500 years ago, to be an animating Individual forty-five-minute weekly instruction in principle of intellectual life and culture. Today voice, piano, harpsichord, organ, fortepiano, guitar, MP 279, 280. WEST AFRICAN DRUM ENSEMBLE † this traditional mission has been broadened to orchestral instruments, sitar, tabla, and jazz improvi- 1,1 include philosophy and religion as they have sation. Prospective students accepted by audition / An ensemble devoted to the performance of traditional developed in East Asia and South Asia. interview. (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement drum music from Ghana. (For Class of 2000 only: fulfills when the sitar and tabla are the instruments of non-Western culture requirement; MP279 fulfills arts-A Given this broad mission and the inherent instruction; MP281 fulfills arts-A component of component of breadth requirement.) Fee: $50. Non-liberal difficulty of accomplishing it, we see the follow- breadth requirement.) The fee for forty-five-minute arts. Y. Addy ing objectives as crucial: the development of private instruction is $440 per course. MP 285, 286. SKIDMORE GUITAR ENSEMBLE † 1, 1 critical, analytical habits of mind in our stu- MP 281H, 282H, 283H, 284H, 381H, 382H, 383H, An ensemble devoted to the performance of classical dents through the close reading of major works 384H. guitar music in combination with other instruments and in the history of philosophical and religious PRIVATE MUSICAL INSTRUCTION 2, 2 voice. Open by audition only. (MP285 fulfills arts-A thought and contemporary reflections upon Individual sixty-minute weekly instruction in voice, component of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal arts. them; the development of communicative piano, harpsichord, organ, fortepiano, guitar, orches- J. Brown skills—both oral and written—that produce the tral instruments, sitar, tabla, and jazz improvisation. self-confidence to engage in sustained exami- At least one semester of sixty-minute lessons is MP 287, 288. SKIDMORE CHORUS † 1, 1 nation of difficult ideas, through classroom required for any student preparing a full recital. A large ensemble open to men and women singers. engagement in discussion and extensive Prospective students accepted by audition /interview. Annual tours and invitational concerts provide opportuni- writing assignments, whether through essay (For Class of 2000 only: fulfills non-Western culture ties to sing major choral works with other colleges and examinations, response papers, journals, term requirement when the sitar and tabla are the instru- universities. Open by audition. (MP287 fulfills arts-A papers, extensive research papers, or senior ments of instruction.) The fee for sixty-minute private component of breadth requirement.) Non-liberal arts. theses; the development of a sense of con- instruction is $585 per course. text—historical and conceptual—that saves MP 289, 290. SKIDMORE ORCHESTRA † 1, 1 MP 385. CONDUCTING 3 One three-hour rehearsal per week. Open by audition. critical analysis from becoming historically Basic techniques of orchestral and choral conducting. (MP289 fulfills arts-A component of breadth requirement.) irrelevant or idle logic-chopping, through the Prerequisite: MU 152. A. Holland A. Holland requirement that all courses be grounded in and make ready reference to the historical MP 293, 294. SKIDMORE JAZZ ENSEMBLE † 1, 1 intellectual concerns of the two disciplines; the One two-hour rehearsal per week. Open by audition. development of the capacity to synthesize (MP293 fulfills arts-A component of breadth requirement.) ideas and to create new wholes in response to M. Vinci new (and/or renewed) intellectual concerns through assignments that engage students MP 295, 296. SKIDMORE COLLEGIUM MUSICUM † where they are in their own lives, while recog- 1, 1 nizing that this entails sharing the responsibil- An ensemble devoted to the performance of early and ity for the choice of those assignments with the rarely-heard music, using replicas of authentic instru- students themselves as epitomized in the † This course may be repeated for credit at the ments of the Renaissance. Open by audition. Senior Thesis course; and the development in discretion of the department. MP 297, 298. CHAMBER MUSIC † 1, 1 each student of a critical appreciation of her or Qualified students in piano, harpsichord, strings and his own intellectual growth through the building woodwinds may participate in smaller ensembles: trios, of a portfolio of essays and term and research quartets, quintets, etc. Open by audition. (MP297 fulfills papers written under the direction of the de- arts-A component of breadth requirement.) partment faculty and accumulated from the 128 M. Emery, G.M. Green, J. Vinci moment of declaration of the major through the senior capstone experience. THE PHILOSOPHY MAJOR: Minimal require- PH 206. CRITICAL REASONING 3 PH 307. TWENTIETH-CENTURY ments for a major in philosophy are the gen- An introduction to the principles and methods of CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY 4 eral College requirements, plus nine courses informal logic including the study of fallacies, induc- An examination of a selected number of twentieth- in philosophy, including PH203, 204, either tive forms of reasoning, syllogistic logic, and critical century reponses to Hegel. Representative thinkers 206 or 207, 329, 375, and PR200. The remain- writing. Emphasis will be placed on learning these include Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger, Lyotard, skills and techniques through practical application to and Foucault. Prerequisite: PH204 or permission of ing three courses must be chosen from 300- everyday issues. The Department instructor. R. Lilly level philosophy offerings (PH or PR). At least five of the total courses for the major must be PH 207. LOGIC 4 PH 311. EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY 4 at the 300 level, with at least two at the 300 A study of the principles and methods of modern A study of the central concepts of existential philoso- level taken in the senior year. Courses must logic for determining the validity and invalidity of phy as found in the writings of such thinkers as total at least thirty credit hours. arguments and a discussion of the philosophical Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, and Marcel. basis and use of those principles. (Fulfills QR2 Concepts such as freedom, facticity, dread, nothing- INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In requirement.) The Department ness, the absurd, being-for-itself, being-in-itself will conjunction with the relevant departments, the be examined. Prerequisite: PH204 or permission of Department of Philosophy and Religion offers PH 210. AESTHETICS 3 instructor. Offered alternate years. J. Smith majors in biology-philosophy, economics- A study of the aesthetic dimension of life in relation to philosophy, English-philosophy, government- the artist, the art object, the audience, and human PH 314. PHILOSOPHY OF LAW 3 philosophy, and history-philosophy. See experience in general. Several important and diverse Analysis and discussion of various topics and ap- Interdepartmental Majors. theories of the aesthetic will be analyzed, discussed, proaches to the philosophy of law or jurisprudence. and used in examining examples of art. Prerequisite: Readings may be chosen from classic philosophers one course in philosophy, or a course in one of the as well as from modern legal positivists and realists. HONORS: Majors are encouraged to write a arts, or permission of the instructor. (Fulfills art-B Prerequisite: junior or senior standing or permission thesis in the second semester of their senior component of breadth requirement.) The Department of instructor. Offered alternate years. E. Weller year. A grade of A- or better on such a thesis is required for departmental honors. PH 215. BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY 3 PR 324. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 4 An introduction to selected themes, schools, and An investigation of the fundamental paradoxes of Courses in religion are offered in the Depart- thinkers of the Buddhist philosophical tradition in religious belief. Questions to be considered will ment of Philosophy and Religion as electives India, Tibet, China, and Japan. Buddhist metaphysics include the arguments for the existence of God, the for the entire student body and may count and ethics are examined with reference to the nature problem of suffering and evil, the nature of mystical toward a major in religious studies but may not of reality and the person, causality and action, knowledge, and the rise of modern religious skepti- be counted toward a philosophy major. wisdom and compassion, emptiness and nihilism. cism. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or Comparisons are made to Western philosophers, religion or permission of instructor. Offered alternate THE PHILOSOPHY MINOR: Requirements for especially regarding the Buddhist critique of sub- years. J. Smith a minor in philosophy are PH203, 204, and stance and the Buddhist ideal of compassionate openness to the world. Offered alternate years. PR 325. JAPANESE RELIGIOUS PR200, plus three additional courses in phi- (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) J. Smith PHILOSOPHIES 4 losophy at least two of which must be at the A study of selected classical and contemporary 300 level. The philosphy minor must total at PH 230. TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY 3 Japanese thinkers who see philosophy as intertwined least eighteen credit hours. The study of a selected topic in philosophy. with religious praxis. Emphasis will be on Buddhist A. Philosophy of Science thinkers such as Kukai, Dogen, Shinran, and Nishi- PH 103. INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 4 B. Philosophy of Education tani. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religion A study of some of the basic questions of philosophy C. Medieval Philosophy or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. such as: the nature of the self and one's relation to D. Environmental Ethics (Fulfills non-Western culture requirement.) J. Smith others, the value and meaning of existence, the E. Bio-Medical Ethics status and extent of knowledge, and the nature of Course may be repeated with a different topic. PR 326. TIBETAN BUDDHISM 4 reality. Selections from both classical and contempo- (Fulfills society-B component of breadth require- A study of selected classical and contemporary rary authors are read and discussed. Open to first- ment.) The Department Tibetan thinkers who see philosophy as intertwined and second-year students only. (Fulfills society-B with religious praxis. The course focuses on the component of breadth requirement.) The Department PH 303. ETHICS 4 Vaj-rayana form of Mahayana Buddhism that is the A critical examination of the nature and principles of central element in the culture of Tibet, as well as its PR 200. RESEARCH METHODS 1 some of the major ethical theories proposed in the Mahayana Buddhist background in India. Emphasis Introduction to research methods in philosophy and history of Western thought. Theories studied may is on the central ideas of wisdom, compassion, religious studies. Topics will include identifying and include virtue ethics, natural law, deontological emptiness, dependent arising, and the two truths in focusing a research topic, conducting library re- ethics, social contract, and utilitarianism. The course such thinkers as the Prajhaparamita, Nagarjuna, search, using correct scholarly form, and maintaining may also include some consideration of the applica- Candrakirti, and the Dalai Lama. Prerequisite: one academic integrity. Required for majors and minors in tion of the theories studied to selected contemporary course in philosophy or religion or permission of philosophy and religious studies; open to others by moral issues. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy instructor. Offered alternate years. (Fulfills non- permission of the instructor. The Department or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Western culture requirement.) J.Smith The Department PH 203. HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY: GREEK PHILOSOPHY 3 PH 304. SOCIAL-POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 4 A basic grounding in the history of Western philoso- A study of the nature of political community and of phy through reading and discussion of selected social institutions. Topics to be discussed include the works of Plato and Aristotle. (Fulfills society-B com- nature and purposes of political community, the ponent of breadth requirement.) F. Gonzalez relation of ethics to political life and social institutions, the notions of equality, liberty, power, and justice, PH 204. HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY: and the nature of rights. Prerequisite: one course in EARLY MODERN 3 philosophy or permission of instructor. Offered A study of the ideological foundations of the modern alternate years. The Department world as developed in the period from the Renais- sance through Kant. Discussion will concentrate on PH 306. NINETEENTH-CENTURY metaphysics and epistemology, covering such topics CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY 4 as the debates between dualism and materialism and An examination of the philosophy of G. W. F. Hegel between rationalism and empiricism. Will include and a selected number of nineteenth-century re- readings from such philosophers as Hobbes, sponses to his legacy, such as Schopenhauer, Marx, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Prerequisite: PH204 or and Kant. (Fulfills society-B component of breadth permission of instructor. R. Lilly 129 requirement.) F. Gonzalez, S. Rajiva PH 327. GREAT PHILOSOPHERS 4 PY 107. LIGHT AND COLOR 4 A course in depth in the philosophy of a single great This course traces the evolution of our understanding philosopher: Physics of light and color from the earliest recorded ideas to A. Plato the present. It will emphasize the crucial roles of B. Aristotle Chair of the Department of Chemistry and experimentation and mathematical modeling in the C. Aquinas Physics: Raymond J. Giguere, Dr. rer. nat. creation and refinement of the contemporary theory D. Descartes of light, and will give students the opportunity to E. Locke Physics Faculty: observe and to experiment with many of the impor- F. Hume Associate Professors: David Atkatz, Ph.D.; tant properties of light and color. The course will also H. Hegel William J. Standish, Ph.D. give students a sense of the importance of light as a I Marx technological tool in the modern world. Three hours J. Kierkegaard Assistant Professor: Mary Crone, Ph.D., of lecture, two hours of lab a week. (Qualifies as a K. Whitehead Charles Lubin Family Professor for Women in nature-B [lab] course for breadth requirement. This L. Heidegger Science course may not be applied toward the major in M. Dewey physics.) W. Standish Visiting Assistant Professor: Gerardo N. Sartre O. William James Rodriguez, Ph.D. PY 108. SOUND AND MUSIC 3 P. Wittgenstein Teaching Associate: Jill A. Linz, M.S. The physical principles of sound—how it is produced, Q. Merleau-Ponty propagated, and perceived. Illumination of principles R. Nietzsche THE PHYSICS MAJOR: Students majoring in will emphasize examples from music. Mechanisms S. Spinoza physics are required to: used to produce different types of musical sounds will T. Leibniz be discussed as well as the physical principles be- U. Shankara 1. Fulfill the general College requirements. hind the reproduction of music in its many forms such V. Nargarjuna 2. Complete the following: as radio, tape recorders, and CD players. (Fulfills W. Nishitani QR2 requirement; qualifies as a nature-A [non-lab] X. Levinas a. a minimum of ten courses in physics course for breadth requirement.) J. Linz Y. Husserl including PY207, 208, 210, 341, 345, 346, Course may be repeated with a different philosopher. 348, 373 or 374, and two additional PY 109. SOUND AND MUSIC WITH LAB 4 Prerequisite: PH203 or permission of instructor. courses from among PY211, 212, 213, The physical principles of sound—how it is produced, The Department 351, 352 or 399. propagated, and perceived. Illumination of principles b. MA111, 113, 200, 202, and 270. will emphasize examples from music. Mechanisms PH 329. SEMINAR IN KANT 4 used to produce different types of musical sounds will A study of Immanuael Kant, the pivotal thinker of be discussed as well as the physical principles modern Western philosophy. Kant offers a critique Students planning to pursue graduate work behind the reproduction of music in its many forms and synthesis of the preceding rationalist (Descartes, should also take a two-course sequence in such as radio, tape recorders, and CD players.The Leibniz, Spinoza) and empiricist (Locke, Berkeley, another lab science. laboratory component will include measurement of Hume) traditions and sets the agenda for nineteenth- the speed of sound, frequency analysis of musical and twentieth-century philosophers, all of whom For a physics major combined with an engi- instruments, and sound recording. (Fulfills QR2 respond to his critique of theoretical and practical neering program, see Preparation for Profes- requirement; qualifies as a nature-B [lab] course for reason in one way or another. Prerequisite: PH 204 sions: Engineering for additional requirements. breadth requirement.) J. Linz or permission of instructor. S. Rajiva PY 192. ASTRONOMY 3 THE PHYSICS MINOR: Students minoring in PH 330. ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY 4 Presented in this course are the modern ideas The study of a selected topic in philosophy. physics are required to complete six courses: concerning the origin of the solar system and the A. American Philosophy PY207, 208, 210, and three elective courses in nature and evolution of stars. Lesser celestial bodies B. Philosophy of Language physics, two of which are at the 300 level. also are described. The instruments and methods C. Freedom and Necessity These electives must be approved by the used by astronomers are discussed. Both day and D. Feminist Philosophy student’s physics advisor before they can be night telescopic observing sessions are held. (Quali- E. Philosophy of Literature (The Philosophy and applied toward the minor. fies as nature-A [non-lab] course for breadth require- Religion Department will accept EN361 as the ment.) M. Crone equivalent of PH330E.) Course may be repeated with a different topic. PY 103. PHYSICAL SCIENCE I 4 PY 194. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission A course designed for the nonscience student. ASTRONOMY 4 of instructor. E. Weller, R. Lilly The fundamentals of physics are presented. Applica- This course supplements the lectures of PY192 with tions are made to our common experience. Topics a lab experience. Experiments are performed which PH 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 discussed include: gravity, tides, orbits, the properties illustrate the concepts presented in lecture. Emphasis A reading course in an area or a philosopher not of matter, and musical sounds. Three hours of will be placed on observation, analysis and interpre- available in this depth in other courses. Prerequisite: lecture, two hours of lab a week. Prerequisite: tation of data. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab permission of department. The Department QR1. (Fulfills QR2; qualifies as nature-B [lab] course a week. (Qualifies as a nature-B [lab] course for for breadth requirement.) M. Crone, J. Linz breadth requirement.) M. Crone, J. Linz PH 375. SENIOR SEMINAR 4 A close study of comparative overviews of the sever- PY 104. PHYSICAL SCIENCE II 4 PY 207. GENERAL PHYSICS I 4 ally different modes, methods, and systems of A continuation of Physics103. Topics studied A calculus-based introduction to the concepts and philosophy possible. Offered each spring. include: electricity, magnetism, light, and atomic principles of mechanics, emphasizing translational The Department energy. Prerequisite: PY103 or permission of and rotational kinematics and dynamics, special instructor. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab a relativity, work and energy, conservation laws, and PH 376. SENIOR THESIS 3 week. (Qualifies as nature-B [lab] course for breadth gravitation. Prerequisite: QR1. Corequisite: MA111. Individual conferences with senior majors in the requirement.) J. Linz Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab a week. areas of their research projects. The Department (Fulfills QR2; qualifies as a nature-B [lab] course for breadth requirement.) The Department

PY 208. GENERAL PHYSICS II 4 A continuation of PY207 into the areas of oscillations, wave motion, reflection and refraction, electricity and magnetism. Prerequisite: PY207. Corequisite: MA113. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab a week. The Department 130 PY 210. FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN PY 341. ADVANCED THEORY AND METHODS PHYSICS 4 IN PHYSICS RESEARCH 4 Psychology The significant historical discoveries leading to the A series of experiences involving the lab and development of atomic theory and quantum mechan- mathematical techniques used by practicing physi- ics. Topics include discovery of the electron, black- cists. Areas covered will include familiarization with Chair of the Department of Psychology: Joan body radiation, the photoelectric and Compton information resources, methods of measurement, Delahanty Douglas, Ph.D. effects, spectra, the Rutherford-Bohr atom, deBroglie data recording and analysis, instrumentation and Professors: Robert M. Oswalt, Ph.D.; Joan waves, and Schrödinger’s equation. Three hours of mathematical techniques in theoretical physics lecture, two hours of lab a week. Prerequisite: research. Two hours of lecture, four hours of lab a Delahanty Douglas, Ph.D.; Sheldon Solomon, PY208. The Department week. Prerequisite: PY210. D. Atkatz, W. Standish Ph.D.; Mary Ann Foley, Ph.D. Associate Professors: Hugh Foley, Ph.D.; PY 211. THERMAL AND STATISTICAL PY 345. MECHANICS 4 Holley Hodgins, Ph.D. PHYSICS 3 Classical mechanics at the advanced level. Emphasis A study of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics is placed on the mathematical formulation of physical Assistant Professors: Patricia M. Colby, Ph.D.; (both classical and quantum), and kinetic theory from problems and on the physical interpretation of the Denise L. Evert, Ph.D.; Grant Gutheil, Ph.D.; a modern perspective. Using statistical concepts and mathematical solutions. Topics include Newton’s Flip Phillips, Ph.D.; Gregory A. Goodwin, Ph.D.; stressing the microscopic point of view, the relation- laws of motion, gravitation, kinematics and dynamics Jennifer Mistretta Hampston, Ph.D. ships among pressure, volume and temperature of of a particle and of systems of particles, rigid-body systems are discussed, as well as the transfer of motion, introduction to generalized coordinates, and Visiting Assistant Professor: Cay Anderson- energy among thermal systems. Prerequisite: PY210. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. Three hours Haley, Ph.D. Offered in spring 2000 and every third year there- of lecture, one hour of discussion a week. Pre- Lecturer: Amy Jo Stavnezer, M.S. after. The Department requisites: PY210, MA270. The Department Lab Assistant: Susan Sherwood PY 212. OPTICS 4 PY 346. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 4 A survey of geometrical, physical, and quantum A study of the theory of classical electromagnetism. The mission of the psychology major is to optics. Topics include reflection and refraction of light Topics include electrostatics, boundary-value provide students with a foundation of con- by plane and spherical surfaces, ray tracing, interfer- problems, dielectrics and conductors, steady cur- cepts, issues, discoveries, and methodologies ence, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, the electro- rents, magnetostatics, magnetic materials, electro- for the scientific study of psychological pro- magnetic character of light, polarization, absorption, magnetic induction, Maxwell’s equations and their cesses. In part, this foundation is achieved by scattering and dispersion of light, photons, lasers, solutions. Three hours of lecture, one hour of discus- exploring a number of perspectives within the magneto-optics and electro-optics. Prerequisite: sion a week. Prerequisites: PY208. Co-requisite: field including biopsychological, perceptual, PY210. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab a MA270 W. Standish cognitive, developmental, social, and clinical week. Offered in spring 2001 and every third year phenomena. Faculty expect that Skidmore thereafter. The Department PY 348. QUANTUM MECHANICS 4 The basic postulates of quantum mechanics and their psychology majors will acquire basic knowl- PY 213. ELECTRONICS 3 meaning, Schrödinger’s equation and its solutions for edge about several areas and gain quantitative An introduction to solid-state electronics. Discrete finite and infinite square well and spherical well and research skills necessary to make in- circuit elements and integrated circuits are discussed potentials, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen formed judgments about psychological re- and employed in both digital and analog applications. atom. The structure and behavior of simple molecu- search. In addition, students will learn to Circuit analysis, amplifiers, signal processing, logical lar, atomic, and nuclear systems are studied . Three evaluate, integrate, and think critically about networks, and practical instrumentation are studied. hours of lecture, one hour of discussion a week. theoretical and applied issues and to commu- Prerequisite: PY210. Six hours of lab a week. Offered Prerequisites: PY210, MA270. D. Atkatz nicate their knowledge of psychology effec- in spring 2002 and every third year thereafter. tively through written and oral forms. Thus, The Department PY 351, 352. ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICS3, 3 students are encouraged to take writing- A variety of physics topics at the advanced level. intensive courses as preparation for the major. PY 221H. GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY 3 Possible options include biophysics, condensed- An overview of large-scale structure and modern matter physics, nuclear and particle physics, and Faculty encourage students to distinguish cosmological models, from nearby galaxies to the advanced quantum mechanics. The selection of a between the minimum requirements for a entire observable universe. Topics include galaxy particular topic will be adjusted to student interest surveys, quasars, dark matter, and the early and background. Prerequisite: PY210 and permission major in psychology and the preparation nec- universe. Prerequisite: PY192 or PY194. (This is an of the department. The Department essary for graduate study in psychology. honors course; it qualifies as nature-A [non-lab] Those students who plan to pursue graduate course for breadth requirement.) M. Crone PY 373, 374. SENIOR RESEARCH IN work in psychology should also consider PHYSICS 3, 3 choosing to complete a significant laboratory PY 251, 252 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS 3 An opportunity for qualified seniors to pursue re- experience in addition to PS306. Several A variety of topics at the intermediate level, available search in physics under the supervision of a member opportunities for this lab experience are avail- to students with an interest in physics. Some of the department. Prerequisite: PY341 and permis- able to majors including advanced lab courses examples of topics are: exploring the universe, sion of the department. (e.g., PS304, 320), advanced statistics astronomy beyond the Milky Way, atomic and mo- (PS318), independent study, or a summer lecular physics, and particle physics. Specific choice PY 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN collaborative research experience. A course in of topics will depend on student interest and back- PHYSICS 3, 6, or 9 mathematics or computer programming might ground. Prerequisite: prior physics course and Professional experience at an advanced level for be particularly helpful. permission of the department. The Department juniors and seniors with substantial academic and cocurricular experience in physics. With faculty PY 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN sponsorship and department approval, students may THE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR: To complete a PHYSICS 3 or 6 extend their educational experience into such areas major, students must take a minimum of thirty Internship opportunity for students whose curricular as physics research, environmental or material credits in psychology. Only three of these may foundations and cocurricular experience have pre- science, or electrical engineering. Only three semes- be taken at another institution. Included among pared them for professional work related to the major ter hours may count toward the major or minor in the thirty credits are the following required field. With faculty sponsorship and department physics. Prerequisite: PY210 ones: PS101, 217, 306, and at least ten credits approval, students may extend their educational from three different clusters listed below: experience into such areas as physics research, 1. Biopsychology: PS216, 231 environmental and material science, or electrical engineering. Prerequisites: PY207, 208. 2. Social-Developmental Psychology: PS205, 207

131 3. Perceptual-Cognitive Processes: PS305, PS 205. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 4 PS 231. NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 3 323, 324, 325 A survey of theory and research on the nature and An introduction to the relationship between the brain 4. Clinical-Applied Psychology: PS204, 211, causes of individual behavior (thoughts, feelings, and mind through the assessment of human patients (and animals) with brain damage. This focus will 221, 308 actions) in social situations. Prerequisite: PS101. H. Hodgins, S. Solomon, P. Colby show how scientists are better able to understand Of the thirty credits presented toward the components of the mind (i.e., processes related to major, these credits should include at least PS 207. INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN attention, perception, cognition, personality, emotion, four at the 300 level. DEVELOPMENT 4 memory, language, consciousness) and behavior, Theories and research evidence as well as method- and how this information can be used to refine Students majoring in psychology must take at ological problems will be re viewed as they relate to theories of psychological functioning. A case-study least one lab science course in a discipline physical, psychological, and social development of approach of humans with brain damage will be other than psychology. We particularly recom- the individual from birth through adolescence. adopted in this course. Prerequisite: PS101. (Quali- mend 100-level courses in biology. Prerequisite: PS101 or consent of instructor. fies as nature-A option for breadth requirement.) J. Douglas, G. Gutheil D. Evert

Only one regular semester course taken on a PS 210. PERSONALITY 4 PS 302. ADULT DEVELOPMENT 4 satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis may count Considers major theories of personality to gain an Psychological aspects of human growth and function toward the major. None of the required understanding of how genetic and environmental from maturity to senescence, with consideration of courses or any 300-level psychology course, factors interact to influence human behavior. Prereq- research procedures and problems as well as recent except PS399, may be taken by majors on a uisite: PS101. S. Solomon, P. Colby findings and relevant theory. A field project is re- S/U basis. quired. Prerequisites: PS207 and 217, or permission PS 211. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY 3 of instructor. J. Douglas The grade-point average for the thirty credits The application of the principles of psychology to presented toward the major must meet the individual and social problems in such areas as PS 304. PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 4 minimum requirement of 2.0. Of these credits, business and industry, law, health, the environment The study of physiological structures of the central only one course may have been completed and consumer behavior. Prerequisite: PS101. nervous system, muscles and glands in humans with a grade of D. The Department and animals with emphasis on their role in emotion, learning, perception, and basic drives. Prerequisites: PS216 and 306. Three lectures, three hours of lab a INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In PS 212. THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY 3 week. G. Goodwin conjunction with the relevant departments, Introductory exploration of selected themes in the Psychology Department offers majors in contemporary psychology with special attention to PS 305. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 4 biology-psychology and psychology-sociology. major trends of theoretical interest and research The systematic study of the development of intellec- See Interdepartmental Majors. activity. Such themes might include decision-making, tual capacities in the child. Current theories and narratives in psychology, health psychology, environ- research relevant to the child’s development and use HONORS: To be eligible for departmental mental psychology. (This course may be repeated for of symbolic, mediational, and linguistic processes will honors in psychology, a student must meet the credit with focus on a different theme.) Prerequisite: be surveyed. Prerequisites: PS101 and 207, or requisite grade point average, complete a PS101. The Department consent of instructor. G. Gutheil research project in Senior Research Project I and II or a major paper in Senior Seminar, and PS 216. INTRODUCTION TO PS 306. EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 4 be recommended for departmental honors by BIOPSYCHOLOGY 4 A theoretical and empirical introduction to psychology the department. An introduction to the biological bases of behavior. as a natural science. Emphasis will be on the basic Topics include the structure and functioning of the phenomena in physiological psychology, cognition, perception, and social psychology and the principal PSI CHI: Psi Chi is the national honor nervous system, brain-behavior relationships, and hormonal and genetic effects on behavior. Three experimental paradigms employed in their investiga- society in psychology, founded in 1929 for hours of lecture and two hours of lab. Prerequisite: tion. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a the purpose of encouraging scholarship and PS101. (Qualifies as a nature-B [lab] course for week. Prerequisites: QR1, PS101, 217. (Fulfills QR2 advancing the science of psychology. Eligibility breadth requirement.) D. Evert, G. Goodwin requirement and qualifies as nature-B [lab] course for requirements include major interest in psychol- breadth requirement.) H. Foley, M. Foley, F. Phillips ogy, completion of at least four psychology PS 217. STATISTICAL METHODS IN courses, a grade-point average of 3.5 or PSYCHOLOGY I 4 PS 307. ADVANCED PERSONALITY 3 higher in psychology, and a grade-point aver- A survey of methods used to describe, correlate, and A detailed examination of factors that influence age of 3.3 in all college courses. make inferences about frequency distributions, personality development. Attention is devoted toward including the use of binomial distribution, normal understanding how different aspects of human There is no formal program for a minor in distribution, t-distribution, chi-square, sign tests, and personality can account for the development of psychology. Those interested in taking some the analysis of variance. Three hours of lecture, two various social institutions. The development and psychology courses without actually complet- hours of lab a week. Prerequisite: PS101 or consent evaluation of hypotheses to understand personality ing a major are encouraged to select a set of of instructor. J. Douglas, H. Foley, F. Phillips processes, and strategies to induce change are also considered. Includes some lab work but does not courses relevant to their needs. Members of PS 222. PSYCHOANALYSIS AND SIGMUND qualify as a nature-B course. Prerequisites: PS210 the department are happy to assist in this FREUD 3 and 306. S. Solomon, P. Colby selection process. An introduction to Sigmund Freud and his theory of personality psychoanalysis. The course will examine PS 308. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 PS 101. INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL cultural, social, and intellectual antecedents; entail An introduction to the history and study of abnormal PSYCHOLOGY 3 readings by and about Sigmund Freud; and explore behavior including neurosis, psychosis, character An introduction to the science of psychology through ways in which Freud’s ideas have had a profound disorders, addiction, sexual dysfunction, mental a survey of theories, methods, facts, and principles of influence on other disciplines. Prerequisite: PS101 or retardation, brain damage, psychological assess- behavior. Open to first-year students. The Department consent of the instructor. R. Oswalt ment, and psychotherapy. Prerequisite: PS 201 or consent of instructor. R. Oswalt PS 204. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 The application of psychological principles to prob- PS 309. MODERN PSYCHOLOGY IN lems of student learning, student achievement, HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 3 teaching methods, and educational assessment. The genesis and development of the fundamental Prerequisite: PS101 or consent of instructor. problems of modern psychology, as well as some G. Gutheil specific fields of research which constitute the chief chapters of experimental psychology. Prerequisite: PS101. The Department 132 PS 312. ADVANCED SEMINAR IN MAJOR PS 326. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 3 ISSUES OF PSYCHOLOGY 3 A study of the relationships between psychological Religious Studies A critical examination of fundamental areas of contro- factors and well-being using biopsychosocial per- versy in current theories, research findings, and spectives. This multidisciplinary approach integrates applications of psychology. Such topics might include knowledge from physiology, psychobiology, personal- Chair of the Department of Philosophy and consciousness, autobiographical memory, or nonver- ity, social psychology, and sociology to understand Religion: Reginald Lily, Ph.D. health, illness, and well-being. The primary objective bal behavior. (This course may be repeated for credit Religion Faculty: with focus on a different issue.) Prerequisites: three of this course is to familiarize students with the courses in psychology and consent of instructor. conceptual basis, research methods, and research Associate Professors: Joel R. Smith, Ph.D.; A. Infant Development G. Gutheil 4 findings in the field of health psychology. Pre- Mary Zeiss Stange, Ph.D. requisites: PS101 and 217. P. Colby PS 315. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Assistant Professor: Nicola Denzey, Ph.D. An introduction to the history and methods of clinical PS 331. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN 3 Lecturer: *Kathleen Buckley, M.Div. diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behavior Examination and analysis of a number of important including Freudian psychoanalysis, client centered ideas regarding women’s psychological experience. The earliest endeavors of the Western intellec- therapy, group psychotherapy, and behavior modifi- Topics to be studied include theories of female tual tradition were concerned with understand- development, self-concept, sexuality, psychological cation. Prerequisite: PS308. R. Oswalt ing nature, understanding the human disorders, violence against women, and mother- encounter with the divine, understanding PS 317. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING 3 daughter relationships. Prerequisite: PS207. An introduction to the history, theory, administration J. Douglas human nature, and understanding the whole— and interpretation of psychological tests, including the cosmos—within which each of these en- tests of intelligence, achievement, interests and PS 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 counters occurred. Accordingly, philosophy personality. Prerequisite: PS101 or consent of Individual reading and/or research under the and religion were among the central concerns instructor. R. Oswalt guidance of a member of the staff. Prerequisites: of intellectual life, and indeed the first academy PS101 and consent of instructor. The Department was a philosophical institution that brought PS 318. STATISTICAL METHODS IN these endeavors under one ‘roof.’ Thus the PSYCHOLOGY II 4 PS 375. SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT I 3 Department of Philosophy and Religion hark- A study of advanced techniques and controversial Students will work with an individual faculty member ens to a mission that quite literally was at the issues in experimental design and analysis. The to develop a major research project. This develop- historical origin of the academy (indeed, of course will emphasize computer analysis of a range ment will include definition of topic, review of the Western civilization) and proves, no less today of experimental designs. Three hours of lecture, two scientific literature, the learning of any necessary than 2,500 years ago, to be an animating research techniques, execution of any necessary hours of lab a week. Prerequisites: PS 217 and 306. principle of intellectual life and culture. Today H. Foley preliminary research, and submission of a written proposal to the faculty supervisor. Each student will this traditional mission has been broadened to PS 320. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH make an oral presentation of the proposal to other include philosophy and religion as they have LABORATORY 4 senior thesis students. Prerequisites: PS306 and developed in East Asia and South Asia. This course offers an opportunity to acquire hands-on consent of instructor. research experience and experimental skills in a Given this broad mission and the inherent small laboratory group. Students will read journal PS 376. SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT II 3 difficulty of accomplishing it, we see the follow- articles on selected topics in social psychology, Students will work with an individual faculty member ing objectives as crucial: the development of design a study, collect data, and use a computer data to complete the major research project developed in critical, analytical habits of mind in our students analytic statistical package to analyze their data. Senior Research Project I. A final project will be through the close reading of major works in the Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab a week. submitted in thesis form to the faculty supervisor at history of philosophical and religious thought Prerequisite: PS306, or consent of instructor. least two weeks before the end of the term. Prereq- and contemporary reflections upon them; the H. Hodgins uisite: PS375. May not be taken concurrently with development of communicative skills—both PS378. Senior Research Project II may be used to oral and written—that produce the self-confi- fulfill the thesis requirement for departmental honors PS 321. MOTIVATION AND EMOTION 3 dence to engage in sustained examination of An examination of the principal constructs employed in psychology. difficult ideas, through classroom engagement in theories of motivation and emotion. The current status of both biologically based and psychologically PS 378. SENIOR SEMINAR 3 in discussion and extensive writing assign- based theories will be reviewed. Prerequisites: Students work with course instructor to complete a ments, whether through essay examinations, PS101 and 306 or consent of instructor. H. Hodgins major, written project. The project can be a synthe- response papers, journals, term papers, exten- sis of the literature in a particular topic area of sive research papers, or senior theses; the PS 323. PSYCHOLINGUISTICS 4 psychology, or an original theoretical formulation. development of a sense of context—historical An examination of the acquisition of language in the The final project should demonstrate a conceptual and conceptual—that saves critical analysis light of milestones in sensorimotor and cognitive integration of the material, and should demonstrate from becoming historically irrelevant or idle development. The relationship of language to thought both originality and independence of work. In logic-chopping, through the requirement that all will be of central concern. Also covered will be addition to the written project, each student will courses be grounded in and make ready refer- bilingualism and disturbances of linguistic develop- make an oral presentation summarizing the project. ence to the historical intellectual concerns of ment. Prerequisite: PS101. J. Devine The written version of the project will be submitted the two disciplines; the development of the at least two weeks before the end of the spring capacity to synthesize ideas and to create new semester. Prerequisite: PS306. This course may be PS 324. COGNITION 3 wholes in response to new (and/or renewed) The study of the way in which people acquire and used to fulfill the thesis requirement for departmen- intellectual concerns through assignments that use information in a variety of circumstances. Topics tal honors in psychology. May not be taken concur- include attention, pattern recognition, language, rently with PS376. engage students where they are in their own memory, skill acquisition, problem solving, decision lives, while recognizing that this entails sharing making, and artificial intelligence. Prerequisite: PS 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN the responsibility for the choice of those as- PS101 . M. Foley PSYCHOLOGY 3 signments with the students themselves as Professional experience at the advanced level for epitomized in the Senior Thesis course; and PS 325. PERCEPTION 4 juniors and seniors. This experience may include the development in each student of a critical The study of the way in which people use sensory work-study projects in one of several professional appreciation of her or his own intellectual input to identify and interpret information in the world. settings, including mental hospitals, nursing homes, growth through the building of a portfolio of The course will examine contributions of sensory, schools, developmental centers, advertising agen- essays and term and research papers written neural, and cognitive factors to perceptual experi- cies, laboratories, and communication agencies. under the direction of the department faculty ence. Discussions will cover general perceptual Requires faculty sponsorship and department principles, but will emphasize visual and auditory approval. Prerequisites: five courses in psychology processes. Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab a (specified by the faculty according to the nature of week. Prerequisite: PS101. H. Foley, F. Phillips the internship). Must be taken S/U. 133 and accumulated from the moment of declara- RE 202. CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES 3 RE 303. RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY tion of the major through the senior capstone An introduction to the New Testament and the AMERICAN SOCIETY 4 experience. statements of the early church councils. In addition to A study of the backgrounds and contemporary forms the primary sources, commentaries and special of American religions. Attention will be given to the The Department of Philosophy and Religion studies will be used. Particular attention will be given institutional, liturgical, and doctrinal patterns of these offers students the opportunity to major or to the Christian ideas of theology, history, and ethics. religions and the application of their principles to such minor in religious studies. Courses in religion Offered alternate years. N. Denzey social problems as the state, education, the family, sex, human rights, and war. Prerequisites: two are offered as electives for the entire student RE 204. RELIGIOUS ETHICS: JUDEO- courses in the following: philosophy, religion, history, body but may not be counted toward a major CHRISTIAN 3 economics, psychology, and sociology, or permission in philosophy. Majors are encouraged to focus A survey of the development of Western religious of instructor. Offered alternate years. their studies around particular themes, such as ethics. Areas studied will include Biblical ethics, The Department investigating the relationship of religion to art, Monastic and Talmudic ethics, the ethics of Augustine culture, or women. and Aquinas, Reformation ethics, Puritan ethics, PR 324. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 4 nineteenth-century frontier church ethics, and the An investigation of the fundamental paradoxes of THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES MAJOR: Minimal modern ethical systems of American Protestantism, religious belief. Questions to be considered will requirements for a major in religious studies Roman Catholicism, and Judaism. Offered alternate include the arguments for the existence of God, the are the general College requirements, plus years. The Department problem of suffering and evil, the nature of mystical completion of nine courses, seven of which knowledge, and the rise of modern religious skepti- must be selected from the religion offerings RE 205. WOMEN, RELIGION, AND cism. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or (RE or PR), and must include RE103, 241, SPIRITUALITY 3 religion or permission of instructor. Offered alternate 375, and PR200. The remaining two courses An exploration of women’s religious experience in years. J. Smith crosscultural and historical terms with primary em- may be chosen from RE or PR offerings or phasis on images and roles of women in the Western PR 325. JAPANESE RELIGIOUS may be selected from a list of courses from cultural traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. PHILOSOPHIES 4 other disciplines that has been authorized by Considering religious mythology, belief, and practice A study of selected classical and contemporary the religion faculty. At least five of the total against the background of broader social and political Japanese thinkers who see philosophy as intertwined courses for the major must be at the 300 level realities, the course devotes special attention to with religious praxis. Attention will be given to Motoori with at least two at the 300 level taken in the contemporary developments in feminist theology and Norinaga’s Shinto view, but emphasis will be on senior year, one of which must be in religion. the tension between traditional and alternative modes Buddhist thinkers such as Kukai, Dogen, Shinran, Courses must total at least thirty credit hours. of spirituality. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) and Nishitani. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy M. Stange, N. Denzey or religion or permission of instructor. Offered alter- HONORS: Students wishing to qualify for nate years. (Fulfills non-Western culture require- honors in the department must successfully RE 213. RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF INDIA 3 ment.) J. Smith complete RE376, Senior Thesis, and earn a An introduction to the thought and culture of India grade of A- or better. through its religious traditions. The course empha- PR 326. TIBETAN BUDDHISM 4 sizes the history, beliefs, rituals and symbols of Hindu A study of selected classical and contemporary traditions and gives attention to the Jain, Buddhist, Tibetan thinkers who see philosophy as intertwined THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR: Require- Islamic, and Sikh traditions in India. (Fulfills non- with religious praxis. The course focuses on the ments for a minor in religious studies are Western culture requirement and society-B compo- Vajrayana form of Mahayana Buddhism that is on RE103, 241, 375, and PR200 plus two addi- nent of breadth requirement.) J. Smith central element in the culture of Tibet, as well as its tional course in religion designated RE or PR, Mahayana Buddhist background in India. Emphasis is at least one of which must be at the 300 level. RE 214. RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF CHINA on the central ideas of wisdom, compassion, empti- The religious studies minor must total a least AND JAPAN 3 ness, dependent arising, and the two truths in such nineteen credit hours. An introduction to the thought and cultures of China thinkers as the Prajhaparamita, Nagarjuna, and Japan through their religious traditions. The Candrakirti, and the Dalai Lama. Prerequisite: one RE 103. RELIGION AND CULTURE 4 course emphasizes the history, beliefs, rituals, and course in philosophy or religion or permission of An introductory study of the nature of religion, the symbols of Buddhist traditions and gives attention to instructor. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills non- interaction of religion and culture, and the function of the Confucian, Taoist, and Shinto traditions. (Fulfills Western culture requirement.) J. Smith religious belief in the life of the individual. Considera- non-Western culture requirement and society-B tion will be given to such phenomena as myth and component of breadth requirement.) J. Smith RE 330. ADVANCED TOPICS IN RELIGION 4 ritual, sacred time and space, mysticism, evil, conver- The study of a selected special topic in religion. May sion, and salvation. Readings will be drawn from RE 220. ENCOUNTERING THE GODDESS be repeated with the approval of the department. classical and modern sources. (Fulfills society-B IN INDIA 3 Prerequisite: one course in religion or the approval of component of breadth requirement.) The Department An introduction to the Hindu religious culture of India the instructor. The Department through a study of major Hindu goddesses. The PR 200. RESEARCH METHODS 1 vision (darsan) of and devotion (bhakti) to the femi- RE 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 Introduction to research methods in philosophy and nine divine image will be explored. An interdiscipli- A reading course in a religious topic, tradition, or religious studies. Topics will include identifying and nary approach will explore the meaning of the thinker not available in this depth in other courses. focusing a research topic, conducting library re- goddess in literature, painting, poetry, religion, and Prerequisite: permission of department. search, using correct scholarly form, and maintaining sculpture. (Fulfills non-Western culture and LS2 The Department academic integrity. Required for majors and minors in requirements.) J. Smith philosophy and religious studies; open to others by RE 375. SENIOR SEMINAR 4 permission of the instructor. The Department RE 230. TOPICS IN RELIGION 3 Advanced study of a topic that reflects upon religion The study of a selected special topic in religion. May and the study of religion. Prerequisite: senior standing RE 201. HEBREW SCRIPTURES 3 be repeated with the approval of the department. in religious study major. An introduction to the Old Testament and the begin- The Department J. Smith, M. Stange, or N. Denzey nings of the Talmud. In addition to the primary sources, commentaries and special studies will be RE 241. THEORY AND METHODOLOGY IN THE RE 376. SENIOR THESIS 3 used. Particular attention will be given to the Jewish STUDY OF RELIGION 3 Individual conferences with senior majors in the areas ideas of theology, history, and ethics and to their effect An introduction to the theory and methodology of the of their research projects. Prerequisite: senior stand- on later Christian thought. Offered alternate years. study of religion. The course will provide an overview ing in religious study major. N. Denzey of basic theoretical approaches such as the historical, J. Smith, M. Stange, or N. Denzey sociological, anthropological, phenomenological, philosophical, and comparative. Issue identified by theorists from traditionally marginalized groups will be explored, as well as strategies for examining religion 134 in relation to various forms of cultural expression such as literature and the arts. The Department HONORS: Students desiring departmental SW 224. SPECIAL STUDIES IN SOCIAL WORK3 Social Work honors in social work must meet the requisite One topic of current interest in an area of social work. grade-point average and must be recom- Topics will vary from year to year depending on mended by their agency field instructors and interests of faculty and needs of students, and might Chair of the Department of Sociology, the faculty coordinator of field instruction. include social work practice with alcoholism and Anthropology, and Social Work: William Fox, narcotic addiction, social work in correctional set- Ph.D. (Sociology) SW 212. SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND tings, social work with the developmentally disabled, POPULATIONS-AT-RISK 3 social work with the aged, advocacy in social work, or Director of the Social Work Program: the dynamics of racism in social work practice. Jacqueline Azzarto, Ph.D. This course introduces social work values; it provides students an opportunity to identify and clarify conflict- The Department Social Work Faculty: ing values and ethical dilemmas; and, it examines the SW 225. SOCIAL WORK WITH CHILDREN Associate Professors: Margaret N. Tacardon, impact of discrimination, economic deprivation, and oppression on groups distinguished by race, AND ADOLESCENTS 3 M.S.W.; Thomas P. Oles, M.S.W.; Jacqueline ethnicity, culture, class, gender, sexual orientation, Reviews conceptions of and approaches to working Azzarto, Ph.D. religion, physical or mental ability, age, and national with troubled children and adolescents. Topics include divorce, child abuse, learning difficulties, Visiting Assistant Professor: Carla J. Sofka, Ph.D. origin. Students learn assessment and intervention skills that enable social workers to serve diverse substance abuse, delinquency, foster care, and parent-child conflict. T. Oles The Social Work Program is accredited by the populations and to promote social and economic Council on Social Work Education at the bac justice. (Meets society-A component of breadth requirement.) M. Tacardon SW 241. RESEARCH FOR THE HUMAN calaureate level. The major has two primary SERVICES 4 objectives: to prepare students for beginning- SW 214. DEATH AND DYING 3 Examination of the research process used by human level generalist social work practice; and to Analyses of death and dying from historical, cultural, service professionals. Students learn about social prepare students for graduate study in social and religious perspectives. Examination of theories of science methodology from the perspective of a future work. The social work curriculum stresses grief and mourning processes and of death-related practitioner and research consumer. Topics include: integrating knowledge of human behavior, practices such as wills and funerals. Review of problem formulation, measurement, design, qualita- social welfare policy and services, and re- approaches to and strategies for working with the tive and quantitative modes of observation, data search, with the values and skills of the social dying and their families. Students may examine their collection and analysis. The course addresses work profession. own attitudes toward death and dying. (Fulfills LS2 practical issues such as single-subject design, requirement.) J. Azzarto program evaluation and the ethical dilemmas in- volved in conducting human subject research. Labo- THE SOCIAL WORK MAJOR: The major SW 217. OBSESSIONS AND ADDICTIONS 3 ratory time is used for students to work directly with leads to a bachelor of science degree. The instruments and data. J. Azzarto or C. Sofka social work major must successfully complete Approaches to individual situations and cultural variations in compulsive and addictive behaviors the following ten courses in social work for a SW 253. HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL total of thirty-nine credit hours: SW212, 222, related to such matters as drugs, gambling, love, work, and material success. This course uses a ENVIRONMENT 4 241, 253, 333, 334, 338, 340, 381, and 382. comprehensive view of human addictions that A multidisciplinary examination of theories and involves a person’s expectations, values, sense of knowledge of human bio-psycho-social development POLICIES AND PROCEDURES self-worth, and alternative opportunities for gratifica- from birth through later years. The course draws on Admission: Students must apply for admission tion and treatment. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) research from biology, psychology, sociology, anthro- to the social work major during their sopho- M. Tacardon pology, and political science to study the impact of more year. Selection is based on demon- biological, psychological, social, and cultural systems strated academic competence, a willingness to SW 218. PRISONS IN AMERICA 3 on health and well-being. Students explore the range abide by the profession’s code of ethics, and An examination of the American prison system. The of social systems in which individuals live (families, suitability for beginning professional practice. course presents an historical review of prisons, as groups, communities, and organizations) and study the importance of ethnicity, culture, gender, disability, Applications for admission are available from well as theoretical and practical perspectives on the current state of penal institutions. Specific topics and other elements of diversity in human develop- social work faculty. Students planning on going ment. J. Azzarto abroad should talk with the program director in include prison reform, the purpose of incarceration, their first year. and a variety of criticisms currently directed at the prison system. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) M.Tacardon SW 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN Senior-Year Field Experience. The social work SOCIAL WORK 3 or 6 Internship opportunity for students whose academic major culminates in a field experience in the SW 219. VOLUNTEERISM 3 and cocurricular work has prepared them for profes- spring semester of the senior year. Students A course designed to involve the students in commu- sional activity related to social work. With faculty must complete all course prerequisites prior to nity service and to encourage reflection on their sponsorship and department approval, students may experiences. Students volunteer their services in enrolling in the field practicum. In addition, the design experiences in such areas as direct work with local nonprofit agencies for six to eight hours a week. nature of the field experience requires that the specific populations, community organizations, and Students learn to assume the role of a volunteer: to department reserves the right to deny enroll- social welfare management, administration, and understand the history of the voluntary sector; to ment in the field practicum to any student, if in research. Prerequisite: SW333 or 334 or permission examine the role of voluntary activity on American the judgment of the faculty that student’s of faculty sponsor. Non-liberal arts. The Department academic or personal preparation for begin- life; to research the needs and problems of the population they serve; and, to demonstrate an ning professional practice is insufficient. SW 333. SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH awareness of the salience of race, ethnicity, gender, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES 4 Students serve as beginning social workers four and class in the performance of community service. Course designed to prepare students for entry-level J. Azzarto days per week. This experience provides them generalist social work practice with diverse individu- with opportunities to apply knowledge and skills als and families. Students will gain the knowledge, SW 222. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK gained in the classroom in an agency setting. skills, and values needed for beginning practice AND SOCIAL WELFARE 3 They are integrated into the field experience as during all phases of the helping process. Critical Introduction to social welfare and the field of social regular staff and assume the functions of begin- thinking skills and the use of research-based knowl- work from a historical, educational, and theoretical ning social work practitioners in such roles as edge will also be emphasized. The additional credit perspective. The course explores the values, knowl- counselors, advocates, and researchers. They hour will provide students with opportunities to edge and skills required in the profession, along with observe micro social work practice in a field setting receive supervision from agency field instruc- their practical application in the field, and factors and complete integrative assignments. Prerequisites: tors and support through ongoing monitoring of affecting social work practice, e.g., class, gender, SW 212, 222, and permission of instructor. Non- the placement by the social work program. race. (Meets society-A component of breadth liberal arts. C. Sofka Students also meet in a weekly seminar to requirement.) J. Azzarto or C. Sofka discuss their field experiences and professional development. 135 SW 334. SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH HONORS: Students desiring departmental GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND Sociology honors in sociology must meet the requisite COMMUNITIES 4 grade-point average, receive a grade of at Course designed to prepare students for entry-level least A- in SO375, and present a senior semi- generalist social work practice with treatment and Chair of the Department of Sociology, nar project for approval by the sociology fac- task groups, organizations, and communities. Stu- Anthropology, and Social Work: William Fox, ulty. Students desiring departmental honors in dents will gain the knowledge, skills, and values Ph.D. sociology-anthropology must meet the requi- needed for beginning practice during all phases of site grade-point average and must complete a the helping process. Critical thinking skills and the Sociology Faculty: senior thesis under the supervision of a mem- use of research-based knowledge will also be em- Professors: William Fox, Ph.D.; Catherine ber of the department. phasized. The additional credit hour will provide White Berheide, Ph.D. students with opportunities to observe social work practice in a field setting that facilitates observation of Associate Professor: John Brueggemann, Ph.D. ALPHA KAPPA DELTA, the international practice at mezzo and macro levels and completion Assistant Professors: Susan Walzer, Ph.D.; Rory sociology honor society, encourages and of integrative assignments. Prerequisites: SW212, M. McVeigh, Ph.D.; David R. Karp, Ph.D. recognizes academic achievement in sociol- 222, and permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. ogy. Founded in 1920, the society has over C. Sofka Sociology is the scientific study of the way 300 chapters at colleges and universities throughout the world. Eligibility requirements SW 338. SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL groups are organized, how they function, how they change, and how they influence and are for membership in Alpha Kappa Delta include JUSTICE 4 a demonstrated interest in sociology, comple- The study of social policy, welfare program planning, influenced by human behavior. The sociology curriculum analyzes both small-scale social tion of at least four sociology courses, a and social service implementation, evaluation, and grade-point average of 3.2 or higher in sociol- analysis. Included are reviews of selected policies on interaction and large-scale social structures. ogy, and a cumulative grade-point average of federal, state, and local levels. Students will compare The sociology major includes course work in the social policies of the United States with those in both social theory and research methods and 3.0 or higher in all college courses. other countries. The value, political, and societal statistics. Seniors carry out empirical research issues that underpin policies and programs are projects in the Senior Seminar offered each THE SOCIOLOGY MINOR: The sociology questioned and specific attention is given to the fall. A sociology major prepares students for minor must successfully complete at least evaluation of policies by using research skills and by graduate education in sociology, law, busi- eighteen credit hours in sociology or sociology- applying the principles of social justice. The addi- ness, criminal justice, urban planning, social anthropology, including SO101 and at least tional hour provides students with the experience of work, and other fields requiring knowledge of two courses at the 300 level. One of the participating in a research study. Prerequisite: social science as well as for careers in teach- courses must be SO226, 227, 324, or 325. SW222 or permission of instructor. J. Azzarto ing, research, business, law, and other profes- The student should select a minor advisor who sional fields related to the graduate programs will assist the student in constructing a pro- SW 340. FIELD PREPARATION SEMINAR 1 gram of study. Students are encouraged to Provides historical and current context for under- cited. Most importantly, though, a sociology major increases students' awareness of social declare the sociology minor by the end of the standing the requirement of field instruction in social junior year. work programs. The course answers questions about forces affecting their lives, thereby increasing student preparation for the field practicum, the competence in dealing critically and construc- partnership with social service agencies, supervision, tively with personal as well as public issues. EXPLORATIONS IN SOCIOLOGY: Selected finding and selecting a placement, and provides 200- and 300-level sociology courses each information and suggestions for enriching the THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR: The sociology semester incorporate exploration in sociology practicum experience. Prerequisite: Permission of major must successfully complete at least through special emphasis on service learning, instructor. Open only to senior social work thirty-two credit hours in sociology, including collaborative learning, research, or writing. majors. Non-liberal arts. M. Tacardon SO101, 226, 227, either 324 or 325, and 375. Courses integrating an exploration in sociology SO226, 227, and 324 or 325 should all be carry four rather than three credit hours. SW 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 taken before the end of the junior year. SO375 Individual reading and/or research in social work Service Learning under the guidance of a member of the department. is taken in the fall of the senior year. Courses This exploration in sociology requires that Open with consent of the department to qualified designated sociology-anthropology may be students spend three hours in addition to class students. Individual conferences to be arranged. taken for either sociology or anthropology time volunteering work for a campus or com- The Department credit, but not both. munity nonprofit organization for a minimum total of thirty-nine hours of community service. SW 381. SOCIAL WORK FIELD PRACTICUM THE SOCIOLOGY-ANTHROPOLOGY Faculty expect that some of these hours at the SEMINAR 3 MAJOR: The sociology-anthropology major beginning and end of the course will be spent Provides discussion and analysis of practicum- must successfully complete SO101; either on logistics such as identifying and interview- related experiences and professional issues. A major AN101 or 102; either SO324, 325, or AN270; ing prospective service opportunities. Students purpose of the seminars is the development of either AN326 or 327 or SO226 or 227; either will maintain time sheets signed by agency professional judgment through examination of cases either AN 366 or SO375; and twelve credit personnel to account for the completion of and practice situations encountered in field instruc- hours of electives in sociology and twelve hours. This module assumes that students' tion. Prerequisites: all required social work courses credit hours of electives in anthropology. service work will be integrated with the aca- and permission of instructor. Open only to senior Courses designated sociology-anthropology social work majors. Non-liberal arts. J. Azzarto or demic component of the course. Service work M. Tacardon may be taken for credit in either sociology or will be assessed by faculty through various anthropology, but not both. strategies requiring students to reflect on their SW 382. SOCIAL WORK FIELD PRACTICUM 9 service work in light of course materials and Thirty-five hours per week spent in social service INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In related academic projects such as (a) research agencies and related organizations in Saratoga conjunction with relevant departments, the papers that respond to service issues, (b) County and the surrounding area. Specific place- Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and journals or field notes analyzing service work ments made according to academic interests and Social Work offers majors in economics- to be turned in to the instructor, (c) integrative needs of individual students. Prerequisites: all re- sociology, government-sociology, and psychol- essay questions on exams, (d) in-class oral quired social work courses and permission of instruc- ogy-sociology. See Interdepartmental Majors. presentations, or (e) combinations of the tor. Offered only to senior social work majors. above. Non-liberal arts. J. Azzarto or M. Tacardon

136 Collaborative Learning SO 201. SOCIAL ISSUES 3 SO 220. SOCIOLOGY OF CITIES AND TOWNS 3 This exploration in sociology requires that Analysis of contemporary social issues such as racial Sociological study of urban places ranging from small students spend three hours each week in and gender inequalities, environmental protection, towns to large metropolitan areas. Topics include addition to class time in small group activities, and crime. Attention is given to the roots and dimen- development of cities, historical and crosscultural working collectively or independently to con- sions of these issues by introducing core sociological variations in cities, uses of urban space, and pro- tribute to group products. This time will be theories and methodologies. The course also in- cesses by which people create urban environments devoted to group meetings, independent work, cludes critical examination of current social policies that in turn affect social behavior and relationships. that address these issues. (Meets society-A compo- Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of instructor. and meetings with the instructor to advance nent of breadth requirement.) D. Karp W. Fox group projects. Products of this work will be assessed by the instructor via group presenta- SO 202. THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIETY 3 SO 222. POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY 3 tions, project papers written collaboratively, in A variety of social psychological approaches to the Focus upon the causes and consequences of power aggregation (each student writes a section of experiences of individuals as they influence or are distributions within and between societies and the the paper), or independently (each student influenced by social interactions and structures. The factors leading to stable or changing allocations of writes an independent paper based on the course introduces a sociological orientation known as power. Some concepts to be considered: state and group project). This module accommodates a "symbolic interactionism," which assumes that among civil society; the structure, distribution, operation, and wide array of cooperative group structures the key elements in the social environment are the conflict over power; ruling class; class struggle; varying by length, membership, and size, as symbols and understandings possessed by people in pluralism; democracy—formal and/or substantive. well as varying formats for assessment includ- the group. (Meets society-A component of breadth Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of instructor. ing individual and group grades. One example requirement.) S. Walzer R. McVeigh of a collaborative project is the assignment of a different research article to each group, with SO 206. COMMUNITIES 3 SO 222R. POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY WITH Comparative analysis of different types of communi- RESEARCH 4 each group developing and offering a presen- ties and their relationships to each other—from rural Students spend three hours each week in addition to tation to the class based on its article. Another towns and communes to the crowded metropolis. SO222 class time engaging in independent or col- example is a semester-long group assignment Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of instructor. laborative research projects that are related to the in which rotating team leaders are responsible W. Fox course material. Prerequisite: SO101 or permission for delivering discrete project reports (oral and/ of instructor. R. McVeigh or written) based on various concrete tasks SO 208. SOCIAL INEQUALITY 3 (e.g., Web-based research, off-campus inter- Analysis of social classes, power, and status groups, SO 225. QUANTIFYING WOMEN 3 views, data analysis, and field trips). and their origins and functions, within a historical, An introduction to the empirical study of changes in comparative, and contemporary framework. Pre- women’s experiences in areas such as work, family, Research requisite: SO101 or permission of instructor. health, religion, and politics. The diversity of women’s This exploration in sociology requires that J. Brueggemann attitudes, behaviors, and experiences in the United students spend three hours each week in States are explored using the logic and mathematics addition to class time engaging in independent SO 210. MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY 3 of social research. Students use microcomputers and or collaborative research projects that are A study of disease and the sick person including the statistical software to analyze sociological data sets related to the course material. This time will be epidemiology of disease, an analysis of health that investigate a series of issues related to women, spent developing research questions, review- practices, beliefs, and practitioners, the hospital as such as the gender gap in politics, pay differences ing relevant literature, collecting data, analyz- an organization, and the cost, financing, and politics between men and women, and attitudes toward ing data, and presenting research findings in of health care. Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of abortion rights. Prerequisite: QR1. (Fulfills QR2 written reports, oral presentations, or other instructor. The Department requirement.) C. Berheide media. Courses incorporating this module may provide more intensive introductions to specific SO 212. SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND SO 226. SOCIAL RESEARCH ANALYSIS 4 elements in the research process or particular OCCUPATIONS 3 Examination of quantitative analysis in the social An analysis of the nature and conditions of work and research process. This course involves the study methodologies such as content analysis or the relationship between work and the individual and application of statistics for solving problems in data analysis. Students will meet regularly with worker. Issues covered include the meaning of work the social sciences. Students use computers as tools the instructor to report on their progress and to and leisure, alienation, and job satisfaction. Selected for social research as they analyze sociological data receive advice and feedback from the instruc- occupations and professions are considered in terms sets. Prerequisites: QR1 and two courses in the tor. Students' research will be evaluated based of such factors as their social origins, how the occu- social sciences, or permission of instructor. (Fulfills on their finished products (research papers, pation became a profession, typical career patterns, QR2 requirement.) W. Fox oral presentations, etc.). and social characteristics of members. Discrimination Writing on the basis of sex, race, education, and social class SO 227. SOCIAL RESEARCH DESIGN 3 are examined. Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of Examination of methods employed in the investiga- This exploration in sociology requires a fourth instructor. C. Berheide tion of sociological problems. This course analyzes classroom contact hour each week. Students the research process as an integral whole including will undertake writing assignments integrated SO 213. CRIMINOLOGY 3 political and ethical issues in conducting research. with the subject matter of the course. Writing An introduction to the sociology of crime. This course Topics include conceptualization, measurement assignments and their evaluation will be con- examines contemporary crime trends and problems approaches, design of surveys, and methods of sistent with guidelines for the Skidmore's in the measurement of crime; major theories that interviewing and observation. Students design writing-intensive courses. explain criminal behavior; and topical foci on various studies using various methodological techniques. types of crime such as homicide, sexual assault, Prerequisite: Two courses in the social sciences or organized crime, white collar crime, property crime, permission of instructor. S. Walzer SO 101. SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 3 or juvenile delinquency. Prerequisite: SO101 or The basic concepts and principles of major socio- LW200. D. Karp SO 251. SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY 3 logical perspectives. Attention is given to how these An examination at the intermediate level of special perspectives have been developed and used by SO 218. ETHNICITY AND INEQUALITY 3 topics, methods, and areas in sociology, such as social scientists to explain social phenomena. Examination of the emergence and maintenance of population dynamics, collective behavior, juvenile Recommended as an introduction to the discipline. ethnic identities such as African American, Hispanic justice system, and social control. Specific topics to (Meets society-A component of breadth requirement.) American, Italian American, and Jewish American. vary by instructor and semester. The course, in a The Department This course analyzes the dynamics of relations different subject area, may be repeated for credit. among ethnic communities with special attention to Prerequisite: SO101 or instructor’s permission. issues related to inequality. Prerequisite: SO101 or The Department permission of instructor. J. Brueggemann, R. McVeigh 137 SO 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN SO 313. SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 SO 324. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOLOGY 3 or 6 Analysis of social institutions as interrelated com- SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT 3 Internship opportunity for students whose curricular plexes of social structure, social behavior, and social Analysis of the philosophical foundations, central foundations and cocurricular experience have pre- meaning. This course focuses on relationships principles, and historical development of sociological pared them for professional work related to sociology. between individuals and such institutional patterns theory from its origins in late 19th century Europe to With faculty sponsorship and department approval, as religion, economy, and education. Although the the present. The course critically examines the students may extend their educational experience course emphasizes current institutional patterns sociological theories of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and through internships in human service agencies, the in the United States, it also uses historical and Mead and their relationship to a number of more criminal justice system, business, governmental, and crosscultural examples to illuminate how such pat- contemporary social theories. Prerequisite: SO101 other formal organizations, community groups, and terns are culturally embedded. Prerequisite: Two and two other social science courses. related areas. Prerequisite: SO101. Non-liberal arts. sociology courses. The Department J. Brueggemann The Department SO 314. DEVIANCE 3 SO 325. CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY 3 SO 303. SOCIOLOGY OF POPULAR An introduction to the sociology of deviance. This An examination of contemporary social theories such CULTURE 3 course examines sociological theory and evidence as functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict and Analysis of sociological bases, impact, and implica- that explain deviant and/or nonconforming behavior social exchange theory. In addition, recent theoretical tions of popular culture. Social bases of taste in society. Attention is given to forms of deviance that trends in sociology such as the feminist and environ- cultures and publics. Interrelationships of popular generate conflicts over values or between groups in mental perspectives, and the biosocial and humanist culture, major social institutions, and social change. society and to the mechanisms of social control that approaches are discussed. Prerequisite: SO101 and Prerequisite: two social science courses. W. Fox increase conformity to social norms. Prerequisite: two courses in the social sciences or permission of SO101 or LW200. D. Karp instructor. J. Brueggemann, R. McVeigh SO 304. SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS 3 Analysis of how human emotions influence and are SB 315. WORK, FAMILY, AND SO 328. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND influenced by the social and cultural environment. ORGANIZATIONS 3 COLLECTIVE ACTION 3 The course examines the physiological and social The analysis of various white-collar and blue-collar An exploration of the causes and consequences of psychological components of human emotion, the occupations and their relationship to work and family social movements and episodes of collective action. crosscultural and historical variability of emotions, life. Topics include the changing nature of work; Many people are dissatisfied with existing economic, emotional socialization and the emotional aspects of professionalization; working within organizations; and political or social arrangements, yet relatively few social interaction, relationships and institutions. occupational socialization, careers, and mobility. individuals attempt to bring about social change by Prerequisite: SO101 and one other social science Prerequisite: SO101 or BU224 or permission of participating in organized social protest. What is it course. S. Walzer instructor. C. Berheide that differentiates those who participate from those who do not? In this course we will be approaching SO 305. SOCIOLOGY OF FOLKLORE 3 SO 316. WOMEN IN MODERN SOCIETY 3 this central question from a variety of theoretical Analysis of the social context of folklore, with special An interdisciplinary examination of the changing perspectives. Movements as diverse as the civil emphasis on contemporary American folklore. Social social status of women in the United States since rights movement and the Ku Klux Klan will be exam- scientific theories of folklore, the social bases and World War II using theoretical perspectives primarily ined. Prerequisite: SO101. R. McVeigh dynamics of folk groups, folklore and processes of from sociology and economics. The course analyzes social change, and folklore research methodologies. the intersection of race, class, and gender in women’s SO 329. CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3 Prerequisite: two social science courses. W. Fox lives. Particular emphasis is placed on women’s roles Sociological analysis of the criminal justice system, as workers and such economic issues as occupational including policing, the courts, and corrections. This SO 306. SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 3 segregation and unequal pay. Prerequisite: SO101 course examines criminal justice responses to crime An examination of the sources, meanings, and or WS101 or permission of instructor. C. Berheide problems, and alternative perspectives. Topics vary implications of religious phenomena. This course by semester and may include critical analysis of explores myth, ritual, and symbol in social contexts SO 321. AMERICAN SOCIAL CHANGES 3 police use of force, racial disparities in sentencing, with special consideration for the contemporary An examination of the structure and process of social the death penalty, juvenile justice, the prison experi- American scene. Attention is given to religious change by comparing changes in several areas, such ence, or community justice. Prerequisite: SO 213 or evolution in the light of social modernization; how as economic structure and relations, race, gender, LW 200. D. Karp religious organizations are related to other social urban community, education, the state. The specific institutions will also be considered. Prerequisite: historical periods covered in the course will vary SO 331. WOMEN IN GLOBAL ECONOMY 3 SO101 or instructor’s permission. J. Brueggemann according to the changes under consideration. A comparative analysis of women’s roles in global American social changes will be addressed from a economy. The course considers both how global SO 312. MODERN ORGANIZATIONS 3 variety of theoretical perspectives within sociology, economic transformations are affecting women and Analysis of modern organizations using theories of including Marxist and other conflict approaches, how women affect these processes. Key topics bureaucracy. Issues covered include formal and world-systems, functionalist, cultural, and social- include the effect of economic development on informal structure, functions and dysfunctions, the psychological perspectives. Prerequisite: SO101 and women’s participation in various forms of economic tension between democracy and hierarchy within two other social science courses or permission of activity, including agriculture, micro enterprises, complex organizations. The behavior of individuals in instructor. W. Fox, R. McVeigh manufacturing, and on gender relations in families organizations is examined in relation to the groups throughout the world, with particular emphasis on within which they interact and the organization’s SO 322. ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY 3 countries in the Southern Hemisphere. National and structure. Specific organizations including factories, Examination of the impact of human societies on their regional emphasis may vary among and within Latin public agencies, corporations, and total institutions physical environment and of physical environments America, Asia, and Africa. Prerequisite: SO101 or are considered. Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of on human societies. This course explores sociologi- WS101. C. Berheide instructor. C. Berheide cal perspectives on environmental issues as well as the history of the environmental movement in the SO 351. ADVANCED SPECIAL TOPICS IN United States. This course emphasizes the political SOCIOLOGY 3 economy of consumption, production and regulation, An examination at the advanced level of special and the relative effects of technology, social change, topics, methods, and areas in sociology. Specific and social organization on environmental degrada- topics vary by instructor and semester. The course in tion. Specific topics include the resource scarcity, a different subject area may be repeated for credit. pollution, fossil fuel dependence, disasters, and risk Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of instructor. assessment. Prerequisite: SO101 or permission of The Department instructor. D. Karp

138 SA 355. LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY 3 Directing: TH104, 203, 204, 231, 332, 333, Examination of the varied aspects of the social Theater 375. organization of language using techniques from Design and Technical Theater: TH216, 228 sociological, anthropological, psychological, and or 238, 337, 305; AR 103, 105. linguistic theory. Special attention is given to regional, Chair of the Department of Theater: Gautam social, and individual variation; nonstandard dialects Dasgupta, M.F.A. and their social impact; the relationship of language, HONORS: Departmental honors are based on thought, and culture; the role of language in socializa- Professors: Gautam Dasgupta, M.F.A.; a quality point average of 3.5 in all major tion and in the maintenance of social structures; and Carolyn Anderson, M.A. courses, satisfactory completion of “Senior the type and extent of cultural variation in language Project” (TH376), and high quality work on Associate Professor: Lary Opitz, B.A. (mem- use. Prerequisite: SO101 or AN101 or permission of other departmental projects. instructor. J. Devine ber of United Scenic Artists) Artists-in-Residence: Alma Becker; *Philip INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJOR: In conjunc- SO 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 Soltanoff, B.A.; *Scott Feldsher, B.A. tion with the Department of Exercise Science, Individual reading and/or research in sociology under the guidance of a member of the department. Open Lecturers: *Patricia Culbert, M.F.A.; *Barbara Dance, and Athletics, the Theater Department with the consent of the department to qualified Opitz, M.A.; *Patricia Pawliczak, B.S.; *David offers a major in dance-theater. See Interde- students. Individual conferences to be arranged. Yergan, B.S.; *Garrett Wilson, B.A. partmental Majors. The Department Theater Manager, Technical Director: David THE THEATER MINOR: A minor in theater is SO 375. SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY 4 Yergan, B.S. available for students interested in a general A research practicum in which students draw on their Theater Management Coordinator: Joan Lane education in theater but not necessarily inten- acquired knowledge of the discipline to develop Costume Manager: Patricia Pawliczak, B.S. sive training in a single concentration. Twenty- independent research projects. Students writing the Assistant Technical Director: Garett Wilson, B.A. five semester hours are required: TH103, 129, Senior Thesis may, with the approval of the instructor Dance Theater Advisor: Isabel H. Brown, 231, 235, 250; one of the following courses: and thesis advisor, begin thesis research in the M.S., Associate Professor of Dance 229, 230, 341; one additional course in theater Seminar. Prerequisites: SO101; SO226, PS217, or beyond the introductory level; and two courses EC237; SO227 or PS306; and SO324 or 325; or The Theater Department offers an opportunity in dramatic literature. permission of the instructor. Open only to sociology to pursue a serious study of the theater arts majors and sociology interdepartmental majors. within a liberal arts setting. Courses within The Department Those students interested in combining a the department afford training in the basic study of theater with art, dance, literature, or demands of the discipline — physical and SO 376. SENIOR THESIS IN SOCIOLOGY 3 music should consult with the Theater Depart- Independent research leading to a thesis examining a vocal control, technique in acting and direct- ment and their advisors in the formulation of a sociological question in depth. Students work under ing, technical and design skills—as well as the self-determined major. the direction of a thesis advisor and a second reader. opportunity for advanced study, practical Required of candidates for department honors. production experience, and off-campus intern- Prerequisite: SO375 and permission of instructor. ships. The liberal arts requirements help the THEORY, HISTORY, AND PLAYWRITING Open only to sociology majors and sociology interde- student to understand the moral, intellectual, partmental majors. The Department and political context in which any artist TH 103. INTRODUCTION TO THEATER 3 practices. An introduction to the art of the theater that seeks to SO 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN answer the question, “Why theater?” Topics will SOCIOLOGY 3, 6, or 9 All theater majors take certain basic courses include: analysis of significant play texts, examination Internship experience at the advanced level for in each of the department’s areas of study. of theater structures, forms and styles, and study of juniors and seniors with substantial academic and For the best possible training, students in the responsibilities of the theater artist within the context cocurricular experience related to sociology. With upper divisions are urged to concentrate in of collaboration and production. (Fulfills arts-B faculty sponsorship and department approval, stu- performance, directing, or design and techni- component of breadth requirement.) dents may extend their educational experience C. Anderson, L. Opitz, and the Department through internships in human service agencies, the cal theater. Students with specific interests criminal justice system, business, governmental, and that fall outside these concentrations may TH 229, 230. THEATER AND CULTURE I, II 3, 3 other formal organizations, community groups, and develop a specialized course of study in TH 229: Theatrical Foundations: related areas. Prerequisite: nine credit hours in consultation with their advisors and the de- Classical to 1800; TH 230: Genesis of sociology. Non-liberal arts. The Department partment. Such interest might include Theatrical Modernisms: Nineteenth playwriting, special studies in dramatic theory and Twentieth Centuries and criticism, theater management, or arts A study of major periods of Western theater which administration. explores how theater’s components—plays, acting, design, theory, management—combine to express an THE THEATER MAJOR: Requirements for a idea of theater that reflects its culture’s dominant major in theater are: values. Architecture, painting, sculpture, music, and dance—the constituent arts of the theater—will be 1. The following eight courses: TH103, 129, examined both within and outside the theatrical 229, 230, 231, 250, 235, and 335. context to explore the aesthetic, socioeconomic, and 2. At least two courses in dramatic literature: political values that shape a culture’s idea of theater. EN215, 339, 343, 345, 346, 359; FF318; (Fulfills arts-B component of breadth requirement.) FG356; FS 321; or CL222. Other courses G. Dasgupta may be acceptable with permission of the TH 325. PLAYWRITING 3 department. A workshop course in the making of theater scripts in 3. Eighteen additional semester hours in the preparation for public readings. This course may be Theater Department. repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. C. Anderson and Guest Playwrights AREAS OF CONCENTRATION: The following is a recommended sequence of study in each area. Acting: TH101, 104, 198, 203, 204, 211 or 298, 303 or 304. 139 TH 334. SPECIAL STUDIES IN THEATER TH 203. INTERMEDIATE ACTING 3 TH 332. ADVANCED DIRECTING 3 HISTORY AND THEORY † 3 Emphasis on deepening of the actor’s imagination, An exploration of the director’s interpretive task An in depth examination of a specific topic drawn from concentration, awareness, and presence through through the process of conceptualization and design the related fields of history and theory. Topics might rigorous physical improvisation. Students experience with various play and production styles. Designed as include a specific period or trend in theater history (for the integration of physical improvisation with textual an advancement of the skills and knowledge acquired example, the avant-garde) or key artists (for example, work as the semester progresses. Students are in TH231, special emphasis is placed on the collabo- women in the American theater) or exploration of exposed to a variety of theatrical approaches. Pre- rative process. Interpretive and formal skills are theater in relationship to other arts or media (for requisites: TH101 or 198, and TH104. Corequisites: shaped in such studio projects as the collaboration example, from theater to film) or writing about perfor- TH101 or 198, or permission of instructor. Non-liberal with a playwright to stage a reading or an original mance and art. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. arts. S. Feldsher, P. Soltanoff script, and shaping through improvisation with an C. Anderson, G. Dasgupta acting ensemble an unscripted performance. Not TH 204. INTERMEDIATE ACTING 3 open to first-year students. Prerequisite: TH231 and TH 341. THE AMERICAN THEATER: Through textual analysis, object exercises, and scene permission of instructor. Recommended: TH129. CRITICAL ISSUES 3 work, students experience the development of a role Non-liberal arts. C. Anderson, A. Becker, An intensive study of key themes and issues in the through the exploration of text and its relationship to S. Feldsher, P. Soltanoff, development of the American theater and their direct the body in space. Students will develop their ability relation to evolving concerns and practices in the to read theatrical texts as they plan for their spatial, TH 333. THE DIRECTOR AS COLLABORATIVE contemporary theater. Discussions and readings will rhythmic and emotional work as performers. Students ARTIST 3 focus on such topics as, the American theater’s quest are exposed to a variety of theatrical approaches. An advanced seminar course stressing the relation- for realism and its affects on contemporary casting Prerequisites: TH101 or 198, and TH104. Corequi- ship of the director’s insights to the insights and work and production; the relationship of the American sites: TH101 or 198, or permission of instructor. Non- of actors, designers, stage managers, composers, theater to experimentation on Broadway to Off-Off liberal arts. S. Feldsher, P. Soltanoff and musicians. Students examine a variety of directo- Broadway; decentralization of the American theater rial models and theories. Students also analyze their from New York to regional theater, and economic and TH 211. VOICE FOR THE ACTOR 2 own collaborative efforts and directorial strategies in social life as it relates to the American theater. Recom- Students explore the power of language through the various workshop productions. Prerequisite: TH230 mended preparations: TH103, 229 or 230 or permis- reading of prose and verse. Exercises learned in this or 231, or permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. sion of instructor. C. Anderson, G. Dasgupta course continue to move the student toward a cen- G. Dasgupta or the Department tered, natural placement of the instrument, and the TH 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 development of standard non-regional speech, articu- TH 375. ADVANCED DIRECTING Independent study and production projects under the lation, and flexibility. Introductory tools are learned in PRACTICUM † 3 guidance of the department. Hours to be arranged. the reading of verse and standard dialect work. Independent work on a theatrical production. Under Prerequisite: permission of department. This course Rehearsal-specific warm-up programs are developed faculty supervision, the student will choose, cast, and may or may not be credited in liberal arts, at the with students and used regularly. Written evaluations, mount a dramatic work which will be presented to the discretion of both the department chair and the regis- critiques, and observations by the student are as- public. Prerequisite: TH332 and permission of the trar (and, in exceptional instances, the Curriculum signed to increase awareness of the voice and use of department. Recommended: TH333. Non-liberal arts. Committee of the College). The Department vocal vocabulary. Prerequisite: TH101 or permission The Department of instructor. Non-liberal arts. P. Culbert

PERFORMANCE TH 298. ADVANCED MOVEMENT FOR THE DESIGN AND TECHNICAL THEATER THEATER 2 TH 101. VOICE AND SPEECH IN THE THEATER 2 A course designed for the acting-concentration TH 129. DESIGN AND PRODUCTION 3 The student will learn voice-production techniques and student. This course builds on skills developed in An introduction to the principles and techniques of theories principally for the actor. This course seeks to TH198 and deals more specifically with character and theater production and design for the stage. Theater develop a free and natural speaking voice in the style. Non-liberal arts. B. Opitz production is explored through the study of organ- student and will provide the fundamentals of natural ization, the physical plant, scenic construction, stage voice placement. Extensive exercises in breathing, TH 303. ACTING STYLES 3 lighting, stage management, painting, and the use of support, resonance, flexibility, and projection will be Concentrated scene study from major periods in plans. Half of the course is devoted to investigating learned toward the development of a personal vocal theatrical history. Emphasis on the knowledge and the process by which the designer interprets plays warm-up. (Fulfills arts-A component of breadth re- discovery of each particular period through the study and develops effective designs. Students will fulfill a quirement.) P. Culbert and use of masks, costumes, and props. Prerequi- two hour lab requirement and will work on at least sites: TH203, 204 or permission of instructor. Non- one Skidmore Theater production. Theater majors TH 104. INTRODUCTION TO ACTING 3 liberal arts. A. Becker are required to complete this course by the end of the The student is exposed to exercises designed to free sophomore year. Prerequisite: TH103. the imagination through improvisation and theater TH 304. SPECIAL STUDIES IN ACTING † 3 G. Wilson, D. Yergan games. Secondarily, training is offered in the basic An open series of acting studies capable of ranging skills of physical and vocal mastery, analytical insight from Shakespearean scene study to musical comedy, TH 216. THEATER GRAPHICS 3 into the text, and the ability to synthesize techniques, from Grotowski training to acting for the epic theater. A studio course which explores the graphic tech- so that the student may acquire discipline in each The specific area of study could be determined by the niques involved in theater design and technology. area. Prerequisite: TH 103. (Fulfills arts-A component opportunities of a particular production season, by Topics include drawing, painting, drafting, and model- of breadth requirement.) A. Becker, P. Soltanoff the training of a visiting artist, or by the interests of making. Non-liberal arts. (Fulfills arts-A component of faculty or a given group of students. May be repeated breadth requirement.) L. Opitz TH 198. MOVEMENT FOR THE THEATER † 2 three times for credit. Prerequisites: TH203, 204 or Physical training for the actor-performer taught from permission of instructor. Non-liberal arts. A. Becker TH 228. STAGE LIGHTING 3 varying points of view depending on the instructor. A study of the theory, equipment, and technique Work in this course might include physical training, DIRECTING involved in stage lighting. Topics include optics, dance for actors, mime, stage combat, circus tech- vision, electricity, color, aesthetics, and design niques. Instructors also direct students in the develop- TH 231. DIRECTING FOR THE THEATER 3 procedures. This course consists of lectures, working ment of a personal, physical warm-up. This course An intensive introduction to the craft of directing for labs, and assigned responsibilities on Skidmore may be repeated for a maximum of eight semester the stage. The fundamentals of script analysis and Theater productions. Non-liberal arts. (Fulfills arts-A hours. Non-liberal arts. (Fulfills arts-A component of interpretation, and production research and prepara- component of breadth requirement.) L. Opitz breadth requirement.) B. Opitz tion will be explored in a seminar setting, while the studio will be the laboratory for developing clear lines of action and the world of play through composition, † This course may be repeated for credit at the picturization, and improvisation, as well as exploring discretion of the department the collaborative process with actors and designers. By semester’s end students will be prepared to undertake the staging of a workshop production. 140 Prerequisites: TH103, 129, and permission of instructor. C. Anderson, A. Becker, P. Soltanoff TH 238. COSTUME DESIGN 3 TH 299. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN A studio course in the principles and practice of stage THEATER 3 or 6 Women’s Studies costume design, including an historical survey of Internship opportunity for students whose curricular clothes, moral conventions, and theatrical costume. foundations and cocurricular experience have pre- The process of design development from concept to pared them for professional work related to the major Director of the Women’s Studies Program: completed plates will be encountered through a field. With faculty sponsorship and department Patricia Rubio, Ph.D. approval, students may extend their educational series of assigned projects. Offered every other fall Affiliated Faculty semester. Prerequisite: TH129. Alternates with experience into such areas as stage managing; TH337 in fall semester. Non-liberal arts. P. Pawliczak lighting; scene design and construction; costume American Studies: Wilma Hall, Mary Lynn, design, construction, and restoration; sound design Joanna Schneider Zangrando TH 305, 306. SPECIAL STUDIES IN DESIGN AND and implementation; acting; directing; and theater Art and Art History: Lisa Aronson, Katherine TECHNICAL THEATER † 3, 3 management and promotion. Prerequisite: one of the Hauser, Penny Jolly A series of specialized and advanced level courses in following courses pertinent to the chosen area of the Classics: Leslie Mechem design and technical theater. The opportunities internship: TH103, 129, 231, 228, or 235, or 335. Economics: Sandy Baum offered in a particular production season, the exper- English: Barbara Black, Joanne Devine, tise of available visiting artists, and the needs of TH 335. THE SKIDMORE THEATER Catherine Golden, Charlotte Goodman, qualified students will determine the offering(s) each COMPANY † 2 term. Permission of instructor required. Non-liberal Participation for theater majors and non-majors Sarah Webster Goodwin, Kate Greenspan, arts. interested in theater production. Advanced level work Susan Kress, Phyllis Roth, Ann Seaton, is usually: working as a designer, as a director, Linda Simon, Mason Stokes A. Scenic Painting D.Scenic Projection performing in a substantial role, in a leadership Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics: Mary B. Make-up E.Advanced Scenic Design capacity or specialist on crews or management DiSanto-Rose C. Costume F.Advanced Lighting areas. All company members are a part of the pro- Foreign Languages and Literatures: Lynne Construction Design duction process from concept to design to execution Gelber, Viviana Rangil, Patricia Rubio, G.Advanced Costume and evaluation. This course may be repeated for a Design Shirley Smith, Adrienne Zuerner, maximum of four semester hours. (Normally this L. Opitz, P. Pawliczak, D. Yergan, and Guest Artists Government: Pat Ferraioli, Katherine Graney course is only open to seniors.) Prerequisite: TH235. Library: Ruth Copans Non-liberal arts. D. Yergan and the Department TH 336. ADVANCED THEATER PRODUCTION3 Music: Deborah Rohr This course, structured on an individual basis, pro- Philosophy and Religion: Joel Smith, Mary TH 376. SENIOR PROJECT † 3 vides leadership experience in the areas of stage Zeiss Stange This course provides a culminating experience for the management, properties, sound, and technical theater major. In consultation with faculty, each Psychology: Joan Douglas, Holley Hodgins direction. Theories and strategies are studied, then student will submit a project proposal during the Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work: applied to work on a major production assignment. junior year. Projects should be based upon the Susan Bender, Catherine White Berheide, Prerequisite: TH129 and permission of instructor. student’s past work and provide an appropriate next Gerald Erchak, Michael Ennis-McMillan, Non-liberal arts. L. Opitz or D. Yergan challenge for the student’s development as a theater Jill Sweet, Susan Walzer artist. Projects will be supervised by an appropriate Theater: Carolyn Anderson TH 337. SCENIC DESIGN 3 faculty member. Possible projects include: A studio course in advanced theories and practices a. Preparing a thesis (research paper, design THE WOMEN’S STUDIES MAJOR: Women’s of scenic design. Study and projects will involve the project, etc. development of conceptual approaches, research, studies is an interdisciplinary academic field b. Performing in a seminar or faculty directed sketches, and preservation techniques. Students will that draws on feminist theories and scholar- studio production serve as assistant designers on Skidmore Theater ship by and/or about women to analyze the c. Directing a studio production productions. Prerequisites TH129 and 216, or permis- experiences, perspectives, and contributions d. Designing a studio or seminar production sion of the instructor. Non-liberal arts. L. Opitz of women and systems of gender relations in e. Serving in one of a number of approved pro- various cultural settings and time periods. duction positions such as general manager, produc- The women’s studies major is a multi- PRODUCTION tion manager, technical director, etc. Students unable to accomplish projects due to the casting or disciplinary program that involves students in TH 235. THE SKIDMORE THEATER nature of available production will revise proposal the exploration of topics such as the social COMPANY † 1 during the senior year. Prerequisites: TH250; construction of gender, women’s historical and Participation for theater majors and non-majors senior status as a theater major; senior minors may contemporary experiences, and their roles interested in theater production. Each company participate with permission of department. within various societies. member will acquire a breadth of training across all The Department areas of theatrical production, as well as make Completion of the major strengthens students’ essential contributions to the ongoing work of the TH 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN preparation for further work in fields including company. All company members are a part of the THEATER 3, 6, or 9 women’s studies, law, public and international production process from concept to design to execu- Professional experience at an advanced level for affairs, social sciences, the humanities, com- tion and evaluation. This course may be repeated for juniors and seniors with substantial academic and munications, and the arts. Through the major, a maximum of six semester hours. Non-liberal arts. cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty students also gain a foundation for under- sponsorship and department approval, students may D. Yergan and the Department standing the social, intellectual, and political extend their educational experience into such areas forces that shape their personal and profes- TH 250. PRODUCTION SEMINAR † 3 as stage managing; lighting; scenic design and All students enrolled in this course will have major construction; costume design, construction, and sional lives. The major leads to a bachelor of responsibilities on the Skidmore Theater seminar restoration; sound design and implementation; acting; arts degree. production to be presented near the end of the directing; and theater management and promotion. semester. In addition to fulfilling specific production Prerequisite: student must have completed all inter- responsibilities, all students will participate in a mediate level theater courses appropriate to the area weekly seminar class through which the production of the internship and be recommended by an instruc- work will be synthesized with the liberal arts. These tor in the chosen area of study. The Department seminars will deal with the study of pertinent theatri- cal, literary, philosophical, social, political, and economic aspects of the play. This course may be repeated for credit at the discretion of the department and may include other departmental productions. Prerequisite: permission of department. Non-liberal arts. (Fulfills arts-A component of breadth require- ment.) The Department † This course may be repeated for credit at the discretion of the department 141 Students majoring in women’s studies must Women’s Studies Curriculum The following list may be revised with the approval of successfully complete ten courses in women’s the director as departments offer additional courses studies, including: WS 101. INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S in women’s studies and as appropriate Liberal STUDIES 3 Studies courses become available. I) An Introduction to Women’s Studies. This An introduction to the origins, purpose, subject requirement may be fulfilled in one of two ways: matters, and methods of women’s studies. Through AH 369. Women in the Visual Arts 1. WS101: Introduction to Women's Studies an interdisciplinary investigation of the evolving body AH 375.D. Seminar: Theory and Methodology of scholarship by and about women, this course “Gender Issues in Late Medieval and 2. In exceptional cases and only with per- presents a survey of women’s social, psychological, Renaissance Art“ mission of the director of the Women’s Studies historical, political, and cultural experiences. The goal AH 376. E. Colloquia in Art History Program, two entry-level courses in the of the course is to help students develop a critical “Issues of Gender in African Art" women’s studies curriculum in different areas framework for thinking about gender and sexuality, AM 340. Women and Work in America (social sciences, humanities, or the sciences). with special attention to issues of class, race, and AM 363. Women in American Culture Students who take this option must success- ethnicity. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) AN 242. North American Indians fully complete eleven courses for the major. AN 260. Southwest Indians WS 201. FEMINIST THEORIES AND AN 351. Topics in Anthropology II) WS 201: Feminist Theories and Methodolo- METHODOLOGIES 3 “Kinship and Gender” gies. Prerequisite: WS101. A critical exploration of the history, development, AN 352. Topics in Archaeology impact, and implications of feminist theory. Beginning “Women in Prehistory” III) At least one course from the women’s with seventeenth- and eighteenth-century proto- CL 365. Topics in Classical Studies: studies curriculum including works by or about feminism, the course moves through the “first and “Sex in the Ancient World” women of color or women from other cultures. second waves” of the women’s movement in the “Family in Antiquity” This category includes courses with a non- nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and looks toward “Women in Antiquity” Western focus (e.g., “Issues of Gender in the future through consideration of current trends in EC 351. Women in the Economy African Art,” “Latin American Women”) as well feminist theory and method. Emphasis is placed on EN 208. Language and Gender as those that deal centrally with culturally the crossdisciplinary nature of feminist inquiry, and EN 223. Women and Literature diverse groups within the United States. the specific ways in which particular methodologies EN 316. Nineteenth-Century Novel arise from or relate to specific theoretical positions. EN 360. Women Writers IV) Six additional courses in the women’s Prerequisite: WS101 or permission of instructor. EN 363. Special Studies in Literary History studies curriculum. Courses should reflect the B. "The James Circle" interdisciplinary nature of women’s studies by WS 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 C. "Manhattan in the Twenties" drawing from at least three different disciplines. A program of individual reading and research under GO 223. Current Issues in Public Policy Electives should be selected in consultation the direction of the women’s studies faculty. Prerequi- GO 313. Politics of Contemporary United States with the program director so as to constitute site: approval of the director of women’s studies. Social Movements both exploration and concentration. A concen- GO 352. Women and the Law tration, normally three courses at least one of WS 375. SENIOR SEMINAR IN WOMEN’S GO 353. Sex and Power which is at the 300 level, may be designed to STUDIES 3 GO 354. Feminist Political Thought focus on a discipline, a theme, a time period, or Exploration of primary and secondary sources in the LS2 102. Romance and Gender an issue. interdisciplinary examination of a particular theme or LS2 108. Coming of Age topic in women’s studies. The focus is on advanced LS2 120. Sexual Science V) Of the ten courses presented toward the research, and close attention is paid to the develop- LS2 136. United States Women Entrepreneurs major, at least three must be 300-level courses. ment, organization, and production of a major project. LS2 140. Changes in Families VI) WS375: Senior Seminar in Women’s Stud- Students will present their research to the seminar; LS2 145. Gender and the Scientific Process those intending to write an honors thesis will present LS2 152. Women and Music ies. Prerequisites: WS101 and WS201. their thesis proposals. Prerequisite: WS101 and LS2 178. Born in America WS201. LS2 181. How Do Women Look? Woman as HONORS: Students desiring honors in Object/Subject in Contemporary women’s studies must meet the requisite WS 376. SENIOR THESIS 3 American Visual Culture grade-point average and must complete a Independent study and research leading to a thesis LS2 188. The Debate About Women in the Middle senior thesis under the supervision of a examining, from an interdisciplinary perspective, a Ages women’s studies faculty member. The thesis topic relevant to women's studies. Students will work LS2 193. The Forgotten Half: Latin American must be approved for honors by the Women’s under the direction of a faculty advisor as well as a Women Before and After Spanish Studies Advisory Board. second reader. Open to women's studies majors Colonization only, and required of candidates for program honors. LS2 197. Images of Contemporary Italian Women THE WOMEN’S STUDIES MINOR: A minor LS2 198. Images of Latinas consists of six courses (at least eighteen se- WS 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN LS2 199. Italian Renaissance Women mester hours), including: WOMEN’S STUDIES 3 PS331. Psychology of Women Internship opportunity for students whose academic RE205. Women, Religion, and Spirituality 1. WS101: Introduction to Women’s Studies and cocurricular experience has prepared them for RE 220. Encountering the Goddess in India 2. WS201: Feminist Theories and Methodolo- professional work related to women’s studies. With RE 330. Advanced Topics in Relgion: “Feminist gies. faculty sponsorship and approval of the director of Theologies” 3. WS375: Senior Seminar in Women’s the Women’s Studies Program, students may extend SB 315. Work, Family, and Organizations Studies. their educational experience into such areas as SO 203. Femininity and Masculinity 4. Three additional courses chosen from the counseling, education, crisis intervention, health care SO 217. The Family women’s studies curriculum. delivery, business and management, and other areas SO 225. Quantifying Women relevant to women’s studies. Academic assignments SO 316. Women in Modern Society will be determined by the faculty sponsor in consulta- SO 331. Women in Global Economy tion with the on-site supervisor. Prerequisites: Two TH 334. Special Studies in Theater History and courses in women’s studies, at least one of which is Theory: “Women in American Theater” at the 200 or 300 level.

142 BIOLOGY-PSYCHOLOGY BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT Interdepartmental Majors The major will complete a minimum of six The major will complete a minimum of sixteen courses in each department. Biology courses courses, eight in business (BU107, 205, 214, must include BI190, 233, 236, and three 300- 224, 234, 235, 342, 349) plus EC237 and BIOLOGY-CHEMISTRY level courses, one of which must be a physiol- seven in government (GO101, 103 and five The combined major in biology-chemistry ogy course (BI305 or 306), BI316, or 326. other courses chosen in consultation with the provides a foundation in both disciplines for BI377 or 378 cannot substitute for these government faculty advisor, at least two of students who have a serious academic interest courses. No more than one lab/field research which shall be at the 300 level). To be eligible in each of the two areas, or an interest in opportunity (BI371 or 375) may substitute for a for honors, a student must have received at preparation for graduate study or professional required 300-level course. Psychology courses least an A- on an honors research paper in a training in biology or biochemistry. The major must include PS101, 216, 217, 304, 306 and 300-level business or government course that leads to a bachelor of arts degree. one other psychology course. CH105 and 106 integrates the two disciplines. The major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. Course requirements for the major: are required. In the senior year, the student may undertake a tutorial research project with 1. Biology requirements include six courses a research advisor chosen from either depart- BUSINESS-MATHEMATICS selected in consultation with the student's ment and a thesis reader chosen from the The following courses are required for the biology faculty advisor. At least two courses other department (see BI375 and PS375, 376 major: BU107, 205, 214, 224, 234, 235, 342, must be chosen from the Biology course descriptions for requirements). Suc- 349; MA111, 113, 200, 204; CS106; and one Department's core curriculum of BI190, cessful completion of a tutorial study is a re- additional 300-level course in mathematics or 233, 236, and 237. The remaining four quirement for consideration for honors in the computer science. In addition, the student courses may include any combination of major. An academic advisor is to be chosen must elect two other courses at the 300 level core courses not already taken and/or 300- from each department upon entering the major. relating to this major and approved by the level biology courses; some students may The major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. chair of each department. To be eligible for wish to study the full breadth represented in honors, a student must have received at least the core, and others may wish to take only BUSINESS-ECONOMICS an A- on a thesis that integrates the two disci- the core courses that prepare them for The requirements for a business-economics plines and is acceptable to both departments. pursuit of a specialized interest at the 300 major are: BU107, 205, 214, 224, 234, 235, The major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. level. For example, a student might take all 342, 349, and one 300-level elective in busi- four core courses, and then choose two ness; and EC103, 104, 235, 236, 237, and at BUSINESS-SPANISH additional courses at the 300 level. Or, a least six additional credit hours at the 300 level student wishing to focus on animal physiol- in economics. To be eligible for honors, a The major requires sixteen courses, seven in ogy might take BI233 and 236, followed by student must receive at least an A- on a thesis Spanish and nine in business. In Spanish BI305, 306, 323, and 346 to complete the acceptable to both departments. The thesis these include FS211, 212, 301, 331, 332, 376 six-course requirement. must be defended before a joint committee and one other Spanish course at the 300 level 2. Chemistry requirements include CH105, from the two departments. The major leads to or a course designated FL. The major will also 106 (or 107, 214), 221, 222, 341, and one a bachelor of arts degree. include: BU107, 205, 214, 224, 234, 235, 342, 300-level elective chosen in consultation 349, and EC237. To be considered for honors, with the student's chemistry faculty advisor. BUSINESS-FRENCH the student must receive at least an A- in FS374 "Thesis," to be written in Spanish,which 3. Minimum of one semester of capstone The major requires sixteen courses, seven in integrates the two disciplines and is accept- research in either biology or chemistry French and nine in business. In French these able to both departments. The major leads to a (BI375 or CH371 or CH372). include two from among FF213, 214, 216, 219, bachelor of arts degree. 4. Two credit hours of seminar in biology and/ 221, and five courses at the 300 level that or chemistry (BI377, 378, CH377, 378). must include FF 301 and 376 (one FL course DANCE THEATER may also be included). The major will also 5. MA111, 113 and PY 207, 208 are strongly include: BU107, 205, 214, 224, 234, 235, 342, The qualified student of dance wishing to recommended. For students preparing to 349, and EC237. To be considered for honors, pursue a liberal and technical education may attend health professional schools, these the student must receive at least an A- in do so, beginning in the first or sophomore are required courses. FF374 "Thesis," to be written in French, which year, in an interdepartmental dance-theater To be eligible for honors in this major, a stu- integrates the two disciplines and is acceptable program leading to a bachelor of science dent must maintain the required College and to both departments. The major leads to a degree. The basis for dance study is modern department averages and sucessfully com- bachelor of arts degree. dance and ballet. Requirements are as follows: plete a BI375, CH372 or CH 372 project. Other factors, such as academic integrity, will bear BUSINESS-GERMAN 1. In dance—(a) Technique—eighteen on the decision to award honors. semester hours of technique including four The major requires sixteen courses, seven in semester hours outside primary discipline; German and nine in business. In German BIOLOGY-PHILOSOPHY (b) Theory—DA230 and one course from these include FG213, 214, 301, 376, and three among the following: DA227, 228, 335, The major will complete a minimum of six more German courses above FG202, at least 376M or 376B courses in each department and a total of one of which is at the 300 level. One FL 2. In theater— TH103, 129, 231, 250 and any two fifteen courses in both. The courses chosen course may be included. The major will also of the following courses: TH229, 230, 341 from philosophy must include PH203, 204, and include: BU107, 205, 214, 224, 234, 235, 342, 375. Students seeking honors in the major 349, and EC237. To be considered for honors, 3. TH376 (senior project combining dance must complete either BI375 or PH376 in the the student must receive at least an A- in and theater) or two courses from among senior year with a grade of A- or better (these FG374 "Thesis," to be written in German, DB393, 394, DM393, 394. will be counted toward the requisite total of 15 which integrates the two disciplines and is courses). Honors distinction also requires a acceptable to both departments. The major positive recommendation from both depart- leads to a bachelor of arts degree. ments. The major will have an advisor from each department, and the program must be approved by both chairs. The biology-philoso- phy major leads to the bachelor of arts degree. 143 ECONOMICS-FRENCH ECONOMICS-SOCIOLOGY ENGLISH-GERMAN In constructing the major, the student, with the The economics-sociology major must success- The major requires fourteen courses in English help of an advisor in each department, should fully complete at least twenty-one credit hours and German equally divided between the two select complementary courses from the two in sociology, including SO101, 226, 227, 324 disciplines. The seven courses required by the fields to facilitate the integration of the two or 325, and 375. Students may substitute English Department must be above the 100 disciplines. Required among the seven EC237 for SO226, but must still complete a level and must include EN201 and 202 (in courses in French are two from FF213, 214, minimum of twenty-one hours of course work sequence) taken before 300-level courses in 216, 219, or 221, and five courses at the 300 in sociology. The economics requirements are English. At least four must be taken on the 300 level to include FF376 (one FL course may be EC103, 104, 235, 236, 237 (or SO226) and at level in the junior or senior years, but no fewer included). Students are also urged to include least six credits in 300-level economics than two in the senior year, and two of the four FF301. Requirements in economics are: courses. Courses are to be selected in consul- must be from the categories Advanced EC103, 104, at least two 200-level courses tation with advisors in each discipline. In con- Courses in British and American Literature or chosen from EC235, 236, and 237, and at structing the major program, the student Senior Tutorial Studies. Of the seven courses least six additional credit hours at the 300 should select complementary courses as a taken in German, at least five must be in the level. To be eligible for honors in economics- step toward integration of the two disciplines. German language beyond the intermediate French, a student must receive at least an A- To be eligible for honors, the student must level, and at least three of the five on the 300 on a thesis acceptable to both departments that earn at least an A- on a thesis acceptable to level. The seven must include FG213, 214, integrates the two disciplines. The major leads both departments (EC371 or 372 or SO376). and 376. Two courses may be from the to a bachelor of arts degree. The thesis must be defended before a joint department’s offerings designated FL. Majors committee determined by the thesis advisor. seeking honors must write a thesis while ECONOMICS-GERMAN The major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. enrolled in either F374 or EN390 and must In constructing the major, the student, with the receive at least an A- for the thesis, a portion help of an advisor in each department, should ECONOMICS-SPANISH of which must be in a foreign language. Only select complementary courses from the two In constructing the major, the student, with the students with a cumulative average of 3.5 or fields to facilitate the integration of the two help of an advisor in each department, should higher are eligible to write a thesis. Each disciplines. Required among the seven select complementary courses from the two student will have advisors in both departments courses in German are FG213, 214, 376, and fields to facilitate the integration of the two who will pay particular attention to the intellec- four other courses at the 300 level, one of disciplines. Required among the seven tual coherence of his or her work in English which may be designated FL. Students are courses in Spanish are FS211, 212, and 376, and German literatures. The major leads to a also urged to include FG301. Requirements in and four other courses at the 300 level, one of bachelor of arts degree. economics are: EC103, 104, at least two 200- which may be designated FL. Students are level courses chosen from EC235, 236, and also urged to include FS301, 331, and 332. ENGLISH-PHILOSOPHY 237, and at least six additional credit hours at Requirements in economics are: EC103, 104, The major will complete a minimum of twelve the 300 level. To be eligible for honors in eco- at least two 200-level courses chosen from courses, six in English and six in philosophy. nomics-German, a student must receive at least EC235, 236, and 237, and at least six addi- The six course required by the English Depart- an A- on a thesis acceptable to both depart- tional credit hours at the 300 level. To be ment (totalling a minimum of twenty semester ments that integrates the two disciplines. The eligible for honors in economics-Spanish, a hours) must be above the 100 level and must major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. student must receive at least an A- on a thesis include EN201 and 202 (in sequence) taken acceptable to both departments that integrates before 300-level courses in English. At least ECONOMICS-MATHEMATICS the two disciplines. The major leads to a bach- three must be taken on the 300 level in the The requirements for an economics-math- elor of arts degree. junior or senior year but no fewer than two in ematics major are: EC103, 104, 235, 236; and the senior year. Two of the three must be from at least nine additional credit hours in econom- ENGLISH-FRENCH the categories Advanced Courses in British ics, at least six of which are at the 300 level. The major requires fourteen courses in English and American Literature or Senior Tutorial The mathematics-computer science courses and French equally divided between the two Studies; one must be either EN361 or must include MA111, 113, 200, 202, 204; disciplines. The seven courses required by the PH330E. The six course required by the De- either MA316 or MC302; and one additional English Department must be above the 100 partment of Philosophy and Religion (totalling 300-level course in mathematics or computer level and must include EN201 and 202 (in a minimum of nineteen semester hours) must science. A senior thesis or project integrating sequence) taken before 300-level courses in include PR200, PH203, 204, and three 300- both disciplines (presented to both depart- English. At least four must be taken on the 300 level courses, including PH375 and either ments) is required for honors. The major leads level in the junior or senior years, but no fewer PH330E or EN361. Both PH330E and EN361 to a bachelor of arts degree. than two in the senior year, and two of the four may be taken for credit toward the interdepart- must be from the categories Advanced mental major. Approval of the program is ECONOMICS-PHILOSOPHY Courses in British and American Literature or required by the chairs of both departments. To be eligible for honors, a senior major who has In philosophy, students must take PR200, Senior Tutorial Studies. Of the seven courses taken in French, at least five must be in the maintained the College required grade-point PH203, 204, and three 300-level philosophy average for departmental honors must also courses, including PH375. Requirements in French language beyond the intermediate level, and at least three of the five on the 300 achieve at least an A- on a senior thesis, economics are EC103, 104, at least two 200- senior project, or research-seminar paper, by level courses chosen from EC235, 236, and level. The seven must include two from among FF213, 214, 216, 219, or 221, and 376. Two agreement of an appropriate faculty reader 237, and at least six additional credit hours at from each department, or as designated by the the 300 level in economics. To be eligible for courses may be from the department’s offer- ings designated FL. Majors seeking honors respective chairs. The major leads to a bach- honors, a student must receive a grade of at elor of arts degree. least A- on an honors thesis that integrates the must write a thesis while enrolled in either two fields. The thesis must be defended before FF374 or EN390 and must receive at least an the faculty. Approval of the program is required A- for the thesis, a portion of which must be in by the chairs of both departments. The major a foreign language. Only students with a leads to a bachelor of arts degree. cumulative average of 3.5 or higher are eligible to write a thesis. Each student will have advi- sors in both departments who will pay particu- lar attention to the intellectual coherence of his or her work in English and French literatures. 144 The major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. ENGLISH-SPANISH GOVERNMENT-HISTORY HISTORY-PHILOSOPHY The major requires fourteen courses in English The major will complete fourteen courses, The major will complete a minimum of fourteen and Spanish equally divided between the two equally divided between government and courses equally divided between history and disciplines. The seven courses required by the history, including a history colloquium and at philosophy. In constructing the major program, English Department must be above the 100 least one 300-level government course. To be the student should select complementary level and must include EN201 and 202 (in eligible for honors, the student must have courses from the two fields as a step toward sequence) taken before 300-level courses in received at least an A- on an honors research integrating the two disciplines. The major is English. At least four must be taken on the 300 paper in a 300-level government course. In required to take PH203, 204, a history collo- level in the junior or senior years, but no fewer constructing the major, the student should quium, and the senior seminar in philosophy. than two in the senior year, and two of the four select complementary courses from the two Approval of the program by the chairs of both must be from the categories Advanced fields as a step toward integrating the two departments is required. The major leads to a Courses in British and American Literature or disciplines. Approval of the program by the bachelor of arts degree. Senior Tutorial Studies. Of the seven courses chairs of both departments is required. The taken in Spanish, at least five must be in the major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. POLITICAL ECONOMY Spanish language beyond the intermediate Required among the seven government level, and at least three of the five on the 300 GOVERNMENT-PHILOSOPHY courses is at least one 300-level government level. The seven must include FS211, 212, The major will complete a minimum of fourteen course. In economics, students must take and 376. Two courses may be from the courses, equally divided between government EC103, 104, at least two 200-level courses department’s offerings designated FL. Majors and philosophy. Required among the seven chosen from EC234, 235, 236, and 237, and at seeking honors must write a thesis while courses in government are GO303 and 304. least six additional credit hours at the 300 level enrolled in either FS374 or EN390 and must Required among the seven courses in philoso- in economics. To be eligible for honors in receive at least an A- for the thesis, a portion phy are PH203, 204, and four 300-level political economy a student must have re- of which must be in a foreign language. Only courses, including the PH375 "Senior Semi- ceived at least an A- on an honors research students with a cumulative average of 3.5 or nar." To be eligible for honors, the student paper in a 300-level government course. In higher are eligible to write a thesis. Each must have at least an A- on an honors re- addition the student must submit a paper to student will have advisors in both departments search paper in a 300-level government the Economics Department that integrates the who will pay particular attention to the intellec- course or in PH376: Senior Thesis. In con- two disciplines, and must successfully defend tual coherence of his or her work in English structing the major, the student should select that paper before the economics faculty. In and Spanish literatures. The major leads to a complementary courses from the two fields as constructing the major program, the student bachelor of arts degree. a step toward integrating the two disciplines. should select complementary courses from the Approval of the program is required by the two fields as a step toward integrating the two GOVERNMENT-FRENCH chairs of both departments. The major leads disciplines. The major leads to a bachelor of The major requires fourteen courses, seven in to a bachelor of arts degree. arts degree. each department. In constructing the major, the student, with the help of an advisor in each GOVERNMENT-SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY-SOCIOLOGY department, should select complementary The government-sociology major must suc- The psychology-sociology major must suc- courses from the two fields to facilitate the cessfully complete at least twenty-one credit cessfully complete twenty-one credit hours in integration of the two disciplines. Required hours in government, including at least two psychology and twenty-one credit hours in among the seven courses in French are two courses at the 300 level, and twenty-one credit sociology, including PS101; SO101 and 375; from among FF213, 214, 216, 219, 221. One hours in sociology, including SO101, 226, either PS205 or SO 202; either SO324 or 325; may be a course designated FL, four other 227, either 324 or 325, and 375. SO222 and either PS217 and 306 or SO226 and 227. To French courses at the 300 level and FF376. 328 are strongly recommended. To be eligible be eligible for honors, the student must com- Among the courses in government are GO103, for honors, the student must have at least an plete a senior thesis in psychology or sociol- 203, 318 and four other courses chosen in A- on an honors research paper in a 300-level ogy (PS375 and 376, or PS378 or SO376) or consultation with the advisor. To be eligible for government course, complete a senior thesis receive at least an A- in SO375.. The student honors, a student must receive at least an A- in government or sociology (GO375 or selects courses in consultation with advisors in in FF374: Thesis and an A- on an honors SO376), or earn at least an A- in SO375. The each discipline. In constructing the major, the research paper in a 300-level government student selects courses in consultation with student should select complementary courses course. The major leads to a bachelor of arts advisors in each discipline. In constructing the as a step toward integration of the two disci- degree. major, the student should select complemen- plines. The major leads to a bachelor of arts tary courses as a step toward integration of the degree. GOVERNMENT-GERMAN two disciplines. The major leads to a bachelor The major requires fourteen courses, seven in of arts degree. each department. In constructing the major, the student, with the help of an advisor in each GOVERNMENT-SPANISH department, should select complementary The major requires fourteen courses, seven in courses from the two fields to facilitate the each department. In constructing the major, integration of the two disciplines. Required the student, with the help of an advisor in each among the seven courses in German are department, should select complementary FG213, 214, and 376 and four other German courses from the two fields to facilitate the courses at the 300 level, one of which may be integration of the two disciplines. Required designated FL. Among the seven courses in among the seven courses in Spanish are government are 103, 203, 318, and four other FS211, 212, and 376 and four other Spanish courses chosen in consultation with the advi- courses at the 300 level, one of which may be sor. To be eligible for honors, a student must designated FL. Among the seven courses in receive at least an A- in FG374: Thesis and an government are 103; either 203 and 318, or A- on an honors research paper in a 300-level 209 and 309; and four other courses chosen in government course. The major leads to a consultation with the advisor. To be eligible for bachelor of arts degree. honors, a student must receive at least an A- in FS374: Thesis and an A- on an honors re- search paper in a 300-level government course. 145 The major leads to a bachelor of arts degree. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Self-Determined Major Preparation for Professions and The 4 + l M.B.A. Program with Clarkson Affiliated Programs University A student may pursue an interest through a program not necessarily contained within or The undergraduate program at Skidmore In this program, students earn a baccalaureate related to a major department. The self-deter- affords preparation for graduate work either in from Skidmore and a master’s degree in busi- mined major is neither a double major nor an the liberal arts or in the professions. Students ness administration from Clarkson in the year interdepartmental major. In recent years, self- interested in advanced degrees should consult following Skidmore graduation. Normally, the determined majors have included such areas the appropriate department as soon as pos- M.B.A. requires two or more graduate years to as medieval studies, arts administration, sports sible in their undergraduate careers. A number complete. management, environmental studies, law and of preprofessional programs, such as premed society, and Italian studies. The degree pro- and prelaw, are supported by special advisors Under special agreement, students plan their gram must contain a core of not fewer than ten at the College. undergraduate programs to include certain courses pertinent to the student’s central foundation courses normally taken in the first interest, one of these being an independent Catalogues of graduate and professional year of study in an M.B.A. program. study project that integrates this core of schools are available on microfiche in the courses, or a senior seminar or colloquium in Scribner Library. Notices of graduate fellow- Foundation requirements include satisfactory which a main project achieves the same goal. ships and assistantships from many institu- completion of a total of twenty-seven semester Self-determined majors must meet the all- tions are on file in the Office of The Dean of hours in each of the following subjects: College requirements, including the maturity- Studies and are posted on departmental level requirement. bulletin boards. Foundation Skidmore Courses Requirements (or Clarkson equivalent) The student proposes a course of study to Most graduate schools require an appropriate Business and Society BU 333. Business Law I the Subcommittee on Self-Determined Majors entrance exam: the MCAT for medical school, through the chair of the subcommittee. Nor- the LSAT for law school, the GMAT for busi- Economics EC 103. Introduction to mally, a student will apply during the spring of ness school, and the GRE for most other Macroeconomics the sophomore year. A self-determined-major graduate programs. Information on specific EC 104. Introduction to proposal must be submitted no later than entrance requirements and application forms Microeconomics October 15 of the junior year or its equivalent. are available in the Office of Career Services. Management BU 224. Foundations Many graduate programs in an academic Principles of Organizational Students seeking departmental honors at discipline leading to an M.A. or Ph.D. require Behavior graduation may submit their final project to the competence in one or two foreign languages. Accounting BU 234. Foundations of subcommittee for evaluation. There are two Accounting I conditions for giving a final project honors: Most professional schools advise students to BU 235. Foundations of (1) the advisors assess it to be excellent and obtain a sound foundation in the liberal arts, in Accounting II of honors caliber; addition to the necessary preprofessional (2) the Self-Determined Majors Subcommittee, Computer CS 102. Computing in courses, as the best preparation for admission. Programming Context based on the advisors’ assessments and its This holds true for engineering, law, medicine, members’ judgments, deems it worthy of social service, and teaching certification. Statistics and EC 237. Economic and honors. In instances when the subcommittee Probability Business Statistics; or is not sufficiently knowledgeable about the MA 204. Probability and subject of a final project to assess it, a faculty Statistics member knowledgeable in the subject will PS 217. Statistical advise them. Methods of Psychology I Calculus MA 111. Calculus I Detailed procedures for establishing a self- Marketing BU 214. Foundations of determined major may be obtained from the Marketing Office of the Dean of Studies or from the chair of the subcommittee. Finance BU 338. Foundations of Finance

In addition to completing the foundation equivalents, students will meet Clarkson’s prescribed admission standards.

146 The 3/2 Bachelor’s M.B.A. Program with ENGINEERING Mathematics/Engineering Major Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, School of Physics/Engineering Major Management Skidmore College offers qualified students the opportunity to earn dual degrees in liberal arts First Year MA 111. Calculus I In this program, students earn a baccalaureate and engineering through its cooperative 3/2 MA 113. Calculus II from Skidmore and a master’s degree in busi- Program with Dartmouth College or its 3 + 2 PY 207. General Physics I ness administration from Rensselaer. Students Program with Clarkson University. These are PY 208. General Physics II spend generally three to three and one-half challenging programs designed for the student LS1. Human Experience years at Skidmore completing their particular who has strong preparation in mathematics LS2. Integrative Topics major as well as the undergraduate equivalent and physical sciences, and above average EN 105 or 107. Writing Seminar II or III; or a M.B.A. course requirements for which problem solving skills. writing-intensive course Rensselaer grants credit. Then one and one- Foreign language or breadth component course half to two years are spent at Rensselaer It is desirable to select either the 3/2 or the Second Year completing the M.B.A. requirements. 3+2 program at the earliest possible date, MA 200. Linear Algebra preferably during the first year, to ensure MA 202. Calculus III Under special agreement, students plan their meeting the prerequisite requirements. There- MA 270. Differential Equations (for physics undergraduate programs to include certain fore, interested students are encouraged to major) courses normally taken in the first year of discuss the engineering programs with the MA 215. Bridge to Advanced Mathematics (for study in an M.B.A. program. engineering coordinator as soon as possible. mathematics major) PY 210. Foundations of Modern Physics Courses taken at Skidmore that may substitute Skidmore Engineering Advisory Committee: Physics Elective (for physics major) as undergraduate equivalent courses in this Professors William J. Standish, Coordinator; Junior Year at Dartmouth M.B.A. program are: Richard L. Speers, Pierre von Kaenel. During the junior year, while in residence at Thayer School, Dartmouth College, students are required to EC 103, 104. Macro, Micro Economics 3/2 Program with Dartmouth College take: BU 214. Marketing ENGS 21. Introduction to Engineering BU 224. Organizational Behavior Through a cooperative arrangement with the ENGS 22. Systems I BU 234, 235. Financial, Managerial Accounting Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Seven additional engineering courses, science and/or EC 237, PS 217. Statistics College, students majoring in mathematics or mathematics electives should be chosen in consulta- CS 102. Computing in Context physics at Skidmore may earn both the bach- tion with the student’s advisor at Skidmore and with BU 343, 345. Financial Management elor of arts degree from Skidmore at the end of the Thayer School at Dartmouth. BU 355. Business Ethics the fourth year and, at the end of the fifth year, MA 105, 111. Pre-Calculus, Calculus I Senior Year (Mathematics/Engineering) the bachelor of engineering degree from MA 303. Advanced Calculus Admission to the program will normally be Dartmouth. MA 319. Algebra I made during the first semester of a student’s MA 376. Seminar Two additional mathematics courses (at least one of third year at Skidmore. To qualify for admis- An additional one or two years may lead to which is at the 300 level) selected in consultation with sion (without GMAT tests) applicants must the master of engineering and/or the master of business administration degree from the student’s advisor. have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point Electives average and will have met the following mini- Dartmouth. mal prerequisites: MA105, 111, EC 103, 104, Senior Year (Physics/Engineering) CS102, and one other course in computer REQUIREMENTS PY 341. Advanced Theory and Methods in science or computer applications approved by A student entering this combined program Physics Research Rensselaer. The chair of the Management and must major in mathematics or physics, must PY 345. Mechanics PY 346. Electricity and Magnetism (equivalent to Business Department, in consultation with have a grade point average of at least 3.0 in science and mathematics, and must have ENGS 23) appropriate faculty of the department, and a PY 348. Quantum Mechanics faculty member from the student’s major approval of the Engineering Advisory Commit- tee. PY 373. Senior Research in Physics department may admit as many as six stu- One additional physics course selected in consulta- dents each year to the graduate program. Any Students interested in this program must tion with the student’s advisor. qualified applicants beyond the six admitted Electives may, with Management and Business Depart- have the necessary course background before Fifth Year at Dartmouth ment support, also apply to the program, and entering Dartmouth in the junior year. There- During this year engineering courses are their admission will be at the discretion of fore it is desirable to select the program at the available that will allow the student to concen- Rensselaer. earliest possible date, preferably during the first year, to ensure meeting the prerequisite trate in a particular area of engineering sci- ence and/or to prepare for graduate study in In addition to the course and formal program requirements. The Engineering Advisory advanced engineering or business. These requirement, 3/2 students are required to Committee does not recommend students courses should be selected in consultation complete a summer work-internship at a accelerate in the program. with the student’s Dartmouth advisor. company or agency. At the end of the fall semester of the sopho- more year the student shall apply to the Engi- neering Advisory Committee for consideration. The Committee will recommend to Dartmouth only those students whom it believes are likely to profit from the program.

Outlined below is the course of study required for the 3/2 program comprising first, second, and senior years at Skidmore and the junior and fifth year at Dartmouth.

147 The 3 + 2 Program with Clarkson University The law and society minor involves students The Health Professions Advisory Committee at in the interdisciplinary study of law; the cur- Skidmore offers counseling to pre-health The 3 + 2 Program in Engineering, offered in riculum for the minor includes courses from professions students in their undergraduate cooperation with the School of Engineering at the Departments of Management and curriculum planning and application process to Clarkson University, combines three years of Business; Economics; Government; History; health professional schools. Students who are study at Skidmore with two years of additional Philosophy and Religion; and Sociology, interested in health professions must contact study at Clarkson. During their senior year in Anthropology, and Social Work. the chair or any member of the Health Profes- absentia, while continuing their studies at sions Advisory Committee to discuss their Clarkson, students fulfill the bachelor of arts Practically all law schools require the Law interests and seek advice regarding their requirements (including major and all-college School Admission Test (LSAT) of the Educa- academic and cocurricular planning. requirements) and receive their degrees from tional Testing Service. Students should submit Students with an interest in the health profes- Skidmore at the end of the fourth year of the several applications early in the fall of their sions should register with the HPAC commit- program. Upon successful completion of the senior year. tee. The HPAC office is located in Dana additional year of prescribed study, qualified Science Center, room 172. students will be eligible for the bachelor of A prelaw advisor counsels students preparing science degree in engineering from Clarkson. for law, assisting them in evaluating law schools and in preparing effective applica- SECONDARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS tions. A student entering this combined program The 4 + 1 M.A.T. Program with Union must major in either mathematics, chemistry, The Accelerated Law School Program College or physics, have a grade-point average of at least 3.0 in science and mathematics, have Through a cooperative arrangement with the Students accepted into the program earn a approval of the Engineering Advisory Commit- Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University, baccalaureate degree from Skidmore and a tee, and be accepted for admission by qualified Skidmore students may obtain a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Union Clarkson. Students interested in this program bachelor’s degree from Skidmore and a law College. Admission is competitive and must have the necessary course background degree from Cardozo in six years rather than students are selected according to the follow- before entering Clarkson in the senior year. To the average time of seven years for comple- ing criteria: undergraduate major in a discipline ensure meeting the prerequisite requirements, tion of both degrees. Students admitted to the represented in the Union M.A.T. Program; students should take the following courses program complete a full first year of profes- ED203, 323 and PS204; 3.0 grade point aver- during their first year at Skidmore. sional legal education during the summers age in the major and overall; and demon- before and after their final year of undergradu- strated interest and suitability for teaching. MA 111. Calculus I ate study. With careful course selection and MA 113. Calculus II departmental and Committee on Academic The Union program includes the following CH 105. Chemical Principles I Standing approval, Skidmore will accept up to secondary (grades 7-12) subjects: biology, CH 106. Chemical Principles II fifteen hours of Cardozo credit toward the chemistry, earth science, English, French, PY 207. General Physics I Skidmore degree. The student then becomes general science, German, Latin, mathematics, PY 208. General Physics II a second year law school student during the physics, social studies, and Spanish. LS1. Human Experience fall semester after graduation from Skidmore. EN 105. Writing Seminar II Students interested in the program should consult with the chair of the Education Depart- Courses for the sophomore and junior years at HEALTH PROFESSIONS ment. Skidmore will be chosen by the student in consultation with the engineering coordinator, Health Professions Advisory Committee: based on the student's engineering interests Professors Raymond Giguere, Roy S. Meyers, (e.g., electrical, mechanical, civil). Vasantha Narasimhan, Bernard Possidente (chair), Jon R. Ramsey, Elaine C. Rubenstein, At the beginning of the junior year, the student and Philip Ortiz. applies to the Engineering Advisory Committee for consideration. The committee will recom- Students who plan to apply to medical, dental, mend only those students it believes are likely veterinary or other health professional schools to profit from the program and who have met should consult with a member of the Health all prerequisite requirements. Professions Advisory Committee early in their college careers and before registration each semester so that they can plan their courses LAW at Skidmore to include those that will help them succeed in the standardized admissions The law school admissions process is highly tests required by various health professional competitive. While there is no prescribed schools. The following courses are recom- course of study for the undergraduate who mended by the majority of health professional plans to attend law school, a strong academic schools as minimum requirements: record is the best preparation. 1. Two courses in English Law schools emphasize the importance of a 2. Two courses in biology (most successful broad liberal arts education. The ability to applicants complete four to six courses) analyze critically, and synthesize material, and 3. Two courses in general chemistry the power of organization, clear expression 4. Two courses in organic chemistry and sound judgment are desirable. Well-devel- 5. Two courses in calculus oped skills in reading, speaking, and writing 6. Two courses in physics are essential. Students are encouraged to Students should be aware that additional choose courses widely, concentrating in an specific requirements may be set by individual area that is of most interest to them. medical, dental, veterinary, and osteopathic schools and physician’s assistant and physical 148 therapy programs. SEMESTER IN INDIA Skidmore Study Abroad Programs Higher Education Opportunity The New York State Independent College Consortium for Study in India (Skidmore, Program Many program opportunities are coordinated Bard, Hartwick, St. Lawrence, and Hobart and Academic Opportunity Program through the Office of International Programs William Smith Colleges) offers a one-semester and the Dean of Studies Office. Skidmore academic program in India every fall that Director: Susan Layden, M.S. offers foreign-study programs in Madrid, carries seventeen semester hours of credit. Spain; Paris, France; Stratford-upon-Avon and Students live and study in two locations — London, England; and Jaipur and Mussoorie, The Higher Education Opportunity Program Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalaya, and (HEOP) recruits and admits talented and India. The programs are designed to develop a the city of Jaipur. deeper understanding of cultures different from motivated students from New York State who otherwise, owing to academic and financial one’s own and to broaden perspectives on Courses offered (see page 69 for descriptions): one’s own culture through daily contact with circumstance, would be unable to attend AS 101, 102. Language and Culture in India Skidmore College. foreign teachers, students, and institutions. AS 201. Historical, Cultural, and Social Background of Indian Development The Academic Opportunity Program (AOP) AS 202. Contemporary Issues in Indian recruits and admits students who are HEOP- SKIDMORE IN PARIS Social and Cultural Development AS 376. Directed Field Study in India like in their academic and economic profiles, Coordinator: Office of International Programs yet are not eligible for support from the pro- gram because they reside in states other than Director: Alain Matthey de l'Etang, Ph.D. Information on the Semester in India may be obtained from Professor Robert Linrothe, in New York or have income levels slightly above Representative courses: the HEOP economic eligibility guidelines. AH 371, 372. Studies in the History of French Art the Department of Art and Art History and the Office of International Programs. BU 385, 386. Topics in Business Holistic in the approach to student develop- A. Marketing ment, both programs provide developmental, B. Investments tutorial, financial, and counseling services, C. Management SEMESTER IN LONDON D. Accounting beginning with a required, prefreshman, on- E. Production Skidmore offers a variety of study programs in campus summer program. The Summer Aca- EC 381, 382. Studies in Economics the heart of London each spring semester. The demic Institute strengthens students' academic FF 280. French Conversation and Phonetics program is accompanied by a Skidmore faculty and study skills and prepares them for an FF 309, 310. French Composition director. Applicants must have strong Skid- academically and personally successful col- FF 381, 382. Advanced Language Study more faculty references and normally an lege experience. FF 383, 384. Studies in French Literature achievement record of 3.0 or higher. Courses FF 385, 386. Theater in Paris in the London program are pre-approved for FF 323 Contemporary French Society transfer credit. The total cost of the program is SUMMER COURSES FF 377. The City of Paris equivalent to tuition, room, and board in Sara- FF 378. The French Cinema toga Springs. Skidmore students on financial HE 100. ACADEMIC WRITING 3 FL 323. Contemporary French Society A course designed for HEOP/AOP students that FL 391, 392. Field Experience Abroad aid may apply their loans and significant por- tions of their scholarship awards to the pro- includes work on grammar, sentence structure, GO 381, 382. Studies in Politics paragraph development, and ESL concerns. It will gram. Information and application forms are HI 381, 382. Topics in History introduce interpretation and documentation of aca- MU 335, 336. Studies in Music available from the Office of International Pro- demic texts from a variety of disciplines. Students will SO 381, 382. Topics in Sociology grams. move from short papers and revisions to a final analytical five-page paper.

SKIDMORE IN MADRID SHAKESPEARE PROGRAMME MA 100. QUANTITATIVE REASONING 3 Study of practical arithmetic and geometry, data Coordinator: Office of International Programs This fall semester program offers in-depth gathering and analysis, introductory probability and Shakespeare studies in London and Stratford- Director: Joan Berenguer, D. es L. statistics, size and bias in sampling, hypothesis upon-Avon. Students earn from twelve to Assistant Director: Angel Berenguer, D. es L. testing, confidence intervals and their use in statisti- eighteen semester hours of credit. Admission cal analysis, linear relationships, interpolation and is selective. For additional information, consult extrapolation, correlation, linear and exponential Representative courses: Professor Lary Opitz, Theater Department. growth with practical applications. This course is AH 371, 372. Studies in the History of primarily intended to fulfill the first part of the quanti- Spanish Art tative reasoning requirement. BU 385, 386. Topics in Business Courses offered: A. Marketing EN 314. Contemporary Poetry HPB. BASIC MATHEMATICS B. Investments EN 316. Nineteenth Century Novel EN 343. Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama This course addresses quantitative skills such as: C. Management number relations, computations, percents, word D. Accounting EN 345. Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Romances problems, statistics, and the interpretations of graphs. E. Production It is intended to prepared students for MA100. EC 381, 382. Studies in Economics EN 346. Shakespeare: The Tragedies FL 391, 392. Field Experience Abroad TH 230. Theater and Culture II: Genesis of Theatrical Modernism HPE. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FS 381, 382. Advanced Language Study EXPLORATION WORKSHOP FS 383, 384. Studies in Spanish Literature TH 231 Directing TH 303. Acting Styles This course uses a discussion/seminar format to FS 385, 386. Contemporary Spanish Civilization discuss a variety of topics related to the college GO 381, 382. Studies in Politics TH 304. Special Studies in Acting: experience. Using a problem-solving paradigm, HI 381, 382. Topics in History Shakespeare TH 325 Playwriting students will explore the challenges inherent in MU 335, 336. Studies in Music making the transition from high school to college. SO 381, 382. Topics in Sociology TH 334. Special Studies in Theater History TH 381, 382. History of Spanish Theater and Theory: Criticism

For more information, consult the study-abroad brochure. 149 HPG. PRE-LIBERAL STUDIES/ GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION – FALL 1999 STUDY SKILLS WORKSHOP Enrollment Statistics Alabama...... 1 This course follows the format of Liberal Studies1: Arizona ...... 3 The Human Experience. Students are introduced to California...... 40 a variety of classroom settings, including lectures, RETENTION Colorado...... 21 guest lectures, discussion meetings, and perfor- Connecticut...... 237 mances. The study skills component of this course Information on retention is available from the Delaware...... 2 uses the content of the pre-LS readings and discus- Office of the Registrar. District of Columbia ...... 9 sions to help students improve reading comprehen- Florida...... 21 sion, time-management, note taking, analytical, and Retention rates for the 1998-99 academic year (fall to fall): Georgia...... 8 library skills. Guam ...... 1 Junior Class — 95% Hawaii ...... 2 HPC. LANGUAGE SKILLS Sophomore Class — 91.4 % Illinois ...... 36 This is a remedial course that includes both basic First-year Class — 91.4% Indiana...... 4 grammatical skills and the writing of one- and two- All-College Average — 92.6% Iowa...... 2 page essays. The instructor reviews sentence Kansas...... 5 structure, usage, some ESL techniques, and para- Kentucky ...... 5 graph development. The student progresses to DEGREES CONFERRED IN 1998-99 Louisiana...... 3 longer essays and the creation of a portfolio of his/ Maine ...... 64 her best work. Skidmore College conferred 322 B.A. and 192 Maryland...... 47 B.S. degrees from August 1998 through May Massachusetts...... 430 1999. In addition, 35 B.A. and 15 B.S. degrees Michigan...... 8 ACADEMIC YEAR COURSES were conferred on graduates of the Skidmore Minnesota...... 17 College University Without Walls program. Mississippi...... 1 HE 100. ACADEMIC WRITING 3 Sixteen M.A. degrees were awarded gradu- Missouri...... 7 A course designed for HEOP students that includes ates of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies New Hampshire...... 91 work on grammar, sentence structure, paragraph program for 1998-99. New Jersey...... 194 development, and ESL concerns. It will introduce New Mexico...... 3 interpretation and documentation of academic texts New York...... 597 from a variety of disciplines. Students will move from GRADUATION RATES** North Carolina...... 9 short papers and revisions to a final analytical five- Ohio...... 48 page paper. Initial Cohort, Fall 1993 Oregon...... 5 Total full-time first-year students 588 Pennsylvania...... 84 HPF. STUDY SKILLS Graduates by June 1997 414 Puerto Rico ...... 1 This course is offered to first-year students as a Additional graduates by June 1998 22 Rhode Island...... 36 continuation of the study skills workshop offered Additional graduates by June 1999 5 South Carolina...... 3 during the summer program. The focus of this Total graduates by June 30, 1999 441 South Dakota...... 1 course remains the development of time- manage- Tennessee...... 3 ment, note-taking, test-taking, and reading-compre- Percentage of students receiving Texas...... 16 hension skills; however, the content of the course baccalaureate degrees within period of Utah...... 1 will be based upon first semester courses. six academic years: 75 percent Vermont...... 87 Virginia ...... 20 **UWW students not included Virgin Islands ...... 1 Washington...... 8 Wisconsin...... 4

Andorra ...... 1 Algeria ...... 1 Austria ...... 2 Bermuda ...... 1 Brazil...... 3 Canada...... 4 Ecudor ...... 1 Egypt ...... 2 England ...... 7 France...... 4 Germany ...... 2 Greece ...... 2 Haiti...... 1 Hong Kong ...... 3 Kenya...... 1 Korea ...... 1 Mexico ...... 1 Netherlands...... 1 Philippines ...... 1 Singapore...... 3 Sri Lanka ...... 1 Taiwan ...... 1 Thailand ...... 1 Turkey...... 1

TOTAL...... 2232

150 ROBERT M. LADD JOAN ROYTER WALSH ’61 Tucson, Arizona Sonoma, California Board of Trustees B.A., Bard College; B.A., Skidmore College; 2000-2001 M.A., Trinity College; M.A., Cornell University Ed.D., University of Virginia JANET LUCAS WHITMAN ’59 JOAN LAYNG DAYTON ’63, Chair KIM P. MACALISTER ’76 Summit, New Jersey Wayzata, Minnesota New York, New York B.S., Skidmore College, University Without Walls B.S., Skidmore College B.S., Skidmore College SUSAN KETTERING WILLIAMSON ’59 FLORENCE ANDRESEN ’57 SCOTT M. MARTIN ’79 L.H.D. ’98 Saratoga Springs, New York Los Angeles, California Lyme, New Hampshire B.A., Skidmore College; B.A., Skidmore College; Skidmore College M.S., Hofstra University M.A., J.D., American University; LL.M., Columbia University BARBARA McILVEEN BALDWIN ’61 Short Hills, New Jersey BEVERLY HARRISON MILLER ’67 Emeriti B.A., Skidmore College Concord, Massachusetts CARLETON A. CLEVELAND JR. B.A., Skidmore College; ROSEMARY BOURNE ’60 Marco Island, Florida M.A., Fairfield University Oyster Bay, New York GEORGE H. COLTON LL.D. ’86 B.A., Skidmore College; JOHN S. MORRIS Litt. D. ’91 Peterborough, New Hampshire New York University Graduate School of Business Hamilton, New York B.A., University College of South Wales JUDITH PICK EISSNER ’64 LL.D. ’95 CHARLES B. BUCHANAN and Monmouthshire; Marblehead, Massachusetts Glenmont, New York M.A., The University of Cambridge; B.A., Dartmouth College; IRVING HARRIS M.A., Colgate University; M.B.A., Harvard Business School Cincinnati, Ohio Ph.D., Columbia University JEAN BERNHARD BUTTNER JAMES H. INGERSOLL DAVID J. MURPHY ’93 Westport, Connecticut Belleair, Florida Brighton, Massachusetts B.A., Vassar College; B.A., Skidmore College; Certificate of Business Administration, Harvard- PENNY KANICLIDES ’59 J.D., Georgetown University Law Center New York, New York Radcliffe Program of Business Administration SARA LUBIN SCHUPF ’62 BARBARA UNDERHILL COLLYER ’52 ESTHER ANDERSON LACEY ’48 New York, New York Binghamton, New York Ithaca, New York B.A., Skidmore College, University Without Walls B.S., Skidmore College; ROBERT P. LARSON M.S., Smith College JAMIENNE S. STUDLEY Yarmouthport, Massachusetts Saratoga Springs, New York DALE OWEN COXE ’64 B. A., Barnard College; CATHERINE MATHER Marblehead, Massachusetts J.D., Harvard Law School Haverford, Pennsylvania B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Brown University KAY YEE TAI ’72 JAMES E. McCABE LL.D. ’91 Singapore Palm City, Florida WILLIAM P. DAKE B.A., Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York KATHERINE SCRANTON ROZENDAAL B.M.E., Cornell University KRISTIN A. TANG ’92 L.H.D. ’71 Vail, Colorado Schenectady, New York ANN MOSES DOUGLAS ’56 B.A., Skidmore College; Princeton, New Jersey JEAN POSKANZER RUDNICK ’44 M.A., New York University B.A., Skidmore College; Brookline, Massachusetts M.S., Bank Street College of Education SUZANNE CORBET THOMAS ’62 INEZ ZAGOREOS SCRIBNER ’62 Summit, New Jersey NANCY E. FISHER ’66 Princeton, New Jersey B.A., Skidmore College New York, New York M.S.W., Columbia University JESSICA WEIS WARREN ’48 B.A., Skidmore College Pittsford, New York M. ELIZABETH TIDBALL L.H.D. ’84 LINDA JACKSON-CHALMERS ’73 Washington, D.C. Albany, New York B.A., Mount Holyoke College; B.S., Skidmore College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., University at Albany, State University M.T.S., Wesley Theological Seminary of New York WILMA STEIN TISCH ’48 LL.D. ’90 PENELOPE DAMMANN JOHNSTON ’63 New York, New York Riverside, Connecticut B.S., Skidmore College B.A., Skidmore College; CA Teaching Credentials, San Francisco State EDGAR WACHENHEIM III College Rye, New York B.A., Williams College; PAMELA SCHICK KELSEY ’70 M.B.A., Harvard Business School Princeton, New Jersey B.S., Skidmore College CHARLES V. WAIT Saratoga Springs, New York PAULINE SKOGSBERG KISIEL ’62 B.A., Cornell University; Sherborn, Massachusetts Stonier School of Banking, Rutgers University B.S., Skidmore College 151 ALVIN F. GAMAGE, M.L.S. JOHN L. REED, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus, Library Professor Emeritus of Education Faculty MARGARET K. GUYDER, Ph.D. ELEANOR A. SAMWORTH, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematics Professor Emerita of Chemistry EDWARD G. HAUSMAN, M.S. STANLEY SAXTON, M.M. Emeriti Professor Emeritus of Music Professor Emeritus of Music DANIEL BALMUTH, Ph.D. WARREN J. HOCKENOS, Ph.D. JOAN C. SIEGFRIED, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of History Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Associate Professor Emerita of Art History PETER B. BARUZZI, M.F.A. J ARTHUR HONEYWELL, Ph.D. BARBARA E. SMITH, M.L.S. Professor Emeritus of Art Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Professor Emerita, Library PARKER B. BAUM, Ph.D. HAROLD H. HOWARD, Ph.D. FELIX SMITH Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology Technical Director and Lecturer in Dance Emeritus BEVERLY J. BECKER, Ph.D. DOUGLAS C. HUSTON, Ph.D. ROBERT F. SMITH, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Physical Education Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics Professor Emeritus of Government WILLIAM S. BROWN, Ph.D. SONJA P. KARSEN, Ph.D. FREDERICK A. SPEAR, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology Professor Emerita of Spanish Professor Emeritus of French WILLIAM BRYNTESON, Ph.D. JAMES K. KETTLEWELL, M.A. RUDOLF STURM, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of History Professor Emeritus of Art History Professor Emeritus of Slavic Languages JEAN H. CAMPBELL, R.N., Ed.D. ALLEN F. KIFER, Ph.D. RICHARD UPTON, M.F.A. Professor Emerita of Nursing Associate Professor Emeritus of History Professor Emeritus of Art ELISABETH CARROLL RUTH C. LAKEWAY, M.M. PAUL H. L. WALTER, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Dance Professor Emerita of Music Professor Emeritus of Chemistry REGINA CASALLS, Ph.D. KIE BOK LEE, Ph.D. ISABELLE WILLIAMS, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Spanish Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics Professor Emerita of Music RALPH A. CIANCIO, Ph.D. WILLIAM LeFURGY, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of English Professor Emeritus of Psychology DENTON W. CROCKER, Ph.D. ERWIN L. LEVINE, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Biology Professor Emeritus of Government NANCY B. DAVIS, M.S. VICTOR LIGUORI, M.F.A. Associate Professor Emerita of Physical Education Professor Emeritus of Art THOMAS R. DAVIS, Ph.D. GEORGE W. LOWIS, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Religion Professor Emeritus of Sociology Chaplain Emeritus AUGUSTUS R. LUMIA, Ph.D. DORIS DILLER, R.N., M.A. Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology Professor Emerita of Nursing ROBERT P. MAHONEY, Ph.D. HELGA B. DOBLIN, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Biology Professor Emerita of Foreign Languages ROBERT A. McGILL, Ph.D. JEFFREY L. ELGIN, M.F.A. Associate Professor Emeritus of English Professor of Art SHIRLEY S. MURPHY, M.S. ANNE R. FAIRBANKS, M.S. Assistant Professor Emerita of Business Associate Professor Emerita of Physical Education ANTHONY M. NAZZARO, Ph.D. ALBERTA LEE FEYNMAN, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of French Professor Emerita of English MADELAINE ORTOLEVA, Ph.D. E. BEVERLY FIELD, A.M. Professor Emerita of French Associate Professor Emerita of Biology RICHARD H. PAGE, Ph.D. MARY ELLEN FISCHER, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology Professor Emeritus of Government DAVID H. PORTER, Ph.D. ROBERT FOULKE, Ph.D. President Emeritus Professor Emeritus of English HARRY PROSCH, Ph.D. HENRY C. GALANT, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Professor Emeritus of Government EDWARD REAGEN, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Economics

152 Teaching Faculty 2000-2001 DIANA BARNES PHILIP BOSHOFF Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Literatures Associate Professor of English; B.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Associate Chair, Department of English; * YACUB ADDY M.A., Washington State University Director, Writing Center Lecturer in Music B.A., State University of New York College DAVID E. BAUM at Oneonta; * ANN ALTON Assistant Professor of History M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University Lecturer in Music B.A., University of Dallas; B.M., M.M., The Juilliard School; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University ROBERT BOYERS D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music Professor of English SANDY BAUM Tisch Professor of Arts and Letters CAROLYN ANDERSON Professor of Economics; B.A., Queens College; Professor of Theater Director, Law and Society Program M.A., New York University B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., University of Illinois M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University 2 KAREN BRACKETT CAY ANDERSON-HANLEY Lecturer in Education; POLA BAYTELMAN Director, Skidmore Early Childhood Center Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Artist-in-Residence, Music B.S., Skidmore College; B.S., Gordon College; B.M., University of Chile; M.S., University at Albany, State University M.S., Ph.D., University at Albany, State M.M., Artist’s Diploma, New England of New York University of New York Conservatory of Music; JOHN ANZALONE D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin UNA BRAY Professor of French Associate Professor of Mathematics ALMA BECKER B.A., City College of New York; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston; Artist-in-Residence, Theater M.A., Ph.D., Tufts University M.A., Brooklyn College of City University SUSAN BELDEN of New York; PAUL J. ARCIERO Associate Professor of Management and Business Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York Associate Professor of Exercise Science B.S., Ph.D., University of Utah B.S., Central Connecticut State University; * DONNA BRENT M.S., Purdue University; SUSAN BENDER Lecturer in Education M.S., University of Vermont; Associate Professor of Anthropology; B.A., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University at Albany, Ph.D., Springfield College Associate Dean of the Faculty State University of New York B.A., Goucher College; 2 BEAU BRESLIN MICHAEL F. ARNUSH M.A., Ph.D., University at Albany, State Assistant Professor of Government Associate Professor of Classics; University of New York Director, Honors Forum B.A., Hobart College; B.A., Stanford University; * ANGEL BERENGUER M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Lecturer in Spanish; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania REGIS C. BRODIE Assistant Director, Skidmore in Madrid Professor of Art; LISA ARONSON Lic., University of Grenada; Director, Summer Six Art Program Associate Professor of Art History; D. es L., University of Paris III Director, Art History Program B.S., M.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Wayne State University; * JOAN BERENGUER M.F.A., Tyler School of Art of Temple M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University Lecturer in Spanish; University Director, Skidmore in Madrid ISABEL H. BROWN DAVID ATKATZ L. es L., M. es L., University of Paris III; Associate Professor of Dance Associate Professor of Physics D. es L., University of Barcelona B.S., M.A., Ph.D., State University of A.B., Vassar College; New York at Stony Brook CATHERINE WHITE BERHEIDE M.S., Smith College Professor of Sociology JOEL BROWN JACQUELINE AZZARTO B.A., Beloit College; Artist-in-Residence, Music Associate Professor of Social Work; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University Director, Social Work Program B.M., Philadelphia College of Performing Arts; B.A., St. Joseph College; DONALD BIBBY M.M., Ithaca College Visiting Teaching Associate in Biology M.S.W., University at Albany, State University of 4 P. TIMOTHY BROWN A.B., St. Michael’s College; New York; Professor of Exercise Science; M.S., University at Albany, State University of Ph.D., Rutgers University Director of Athletics New York * TINA BAIRD B.S., Keene State College; Lecturer in Dance BARBARA BLACK M.S., P.E.D., Indiana University Associate Professor of English B.A., University at Albany, State University of * CHRISTOPHER BRUBECK A.B., Bryn Mawr College; New York Lecturer in Music M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia BETTY V. BALEVIC JOHN BRUEGGEMANN Associate Professor of Management and Business RICHARD BONANNO Associate Professor of Sociology Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Literatures B.S., Syracuse University; B.A., Earlham College; B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.S., University at Albany, State University of M.A., Ph.D., Emory University New York M.A., Rutgers University KATHLEEN BUCKLEY * FRANCOIS BONNEVILLE Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion; Lecturer in English and Liberal Studies College Chaplain Key to symbols B.A., University of Massachusetts; 1 B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Absent on leave fall semester 2000 M.A., Colorado State University; 2 Absent on leave spring semester 2001 M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 3 Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of Absent on leave for the year 2000-01 New York 4 Late fall-early spring leave * Part time 153 TIMOTHY W. BURNS * FRANK CLARK 3 JENNIFER DELTON Assistant Professor of Government Lecturer in Mathematics Assistant Professor of History B.A., Boston College; B.S., Siena College; B.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto M.S., University at Albany, State University M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University of New York GRACE M. BURTON THOMAS DENNY Associate Professor of Spanish 2 PATRICIA M. COLBY Associate Professor of Music B.A., Bucknell University; Assistant Professor of Psychology B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., Duke University B.A., University of Houston; M.A., Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Davis University of Rochester DEBORAH CADMAN Research Associate in English RUTH COPANS NICOLA F. DENZEY B.A., Syracuse University; Associate Librarian, Humanities Librarian Assistant Professor of Religion M.A., College of St. Rose; B.A., M.A., University of Massachusetts; B.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts M.L.S., University at Albany, State University of M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University New York VICTOR L. CAHN * ROBERT P. DESIENO Professor of English PAUL J. CORR, C.P.A. Professor of Computer Science; A.B., Columbia College; Associate Professor of Management and Business Assistant to Dean of Faculty for Faculty Development M.A., Ph.D., New York University B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; and Sponsored Research M.S., University at Albany, State University of B.S., M.S., Union College; 2 MARTIN J. CANAVAN, C.P.A. New York; Ph.D., University of California, Davis Associate Professor of Management and Business M.A., Ph.D., Washington University B.B.A., Siena College; JOANNE DEVINE M.S., University at Albany, State University MARY ELIZABETH CORREA Associate Professor of English of New York Associate Professor of Management and Business B.A., Trinity College; B.S., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University * ROBERT E. CARTER M.S.N., Yale University, School of Nursing; Lecturer in Art History; Ph.D., Purdue University TERENCE DIGGORY Curator, Permanent Art Collection Professor of English, A.B., University of Pennsylvania 3 MARY M. CRONE Courtney and Steven Ross Professor of Inter- M.A., Williams College Assistant Professor of Physics disciplinary Studies; Charles Lubin Family Professor for Women in Science Coordinator, Liberal Studies 1 KATHARINE CARTWRIGHT B.S., College of William and Mary; B.A., Yale University; Lecturer in Geology Ph.D., University of Michigan D. Phil., Oxford University B.A.. College of Charleston; M.S., Syracuse University * PATRICIA CULBERT MARY DISANTO-ROSE Lecturer in Theater Associate Professor of Dance; * YOEL CASSELL B.A., Tufts University; Director, Dance Program Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Dance M.F.A., Boston Univeristy B.S., St. Lawrence University; B.F.A., Boston Conservatory M.Ed., Ed.D., Temple University JOHN CUNNINGHAM JR. * VEENA CHANDRA Robert Davidson Professor of Art CATHERINE DOMOZYCH Lecturer in Music B.A., Kenyon College; Senior Teaching Associate in Biology B.T., M.A., Agra University; B.F.A., M.F.A., Yale University B.A., Glenville State College; M.M., Prayay Sangit Samiti Ph.D., Miami University DANIEL CURLEY MAO CHEN Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics DAVID DOMOZYCH Associate Professor of Chinese B.A., Beloit College; Professor of Biology B.A., Beijing Second Foreign Languages A.M., Ph.D., Washington University, Seattle B.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Institute; Ph.D., Miami University M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at * JOHN DANISON Stony Brook Lecturer in Art JOAN DELAHANTY DOUGLAS B.A., Empire State College Professor of Psychology; * MARY HONG-YU CHEN Chair, Department of Psychology Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Literatures GAUTAM DASGUPTA B.S., Cornell University; Advanced Teaching Certification for College Professor of Theater; M.S., State University of New York Level, Beijing; Chair, Department of Theater College at Brockport; M.A., Queens College of City University B.S., Jadavpur University; Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York; M.F.A., M.A., University of Connecticut of New York Certificate of Advanced Study in Music * NANCY JO DAVIDSEN Education, New York Univeristy BARBARA T. DOYLE-WILCH Lecturer in Music College Librarian B.A., Barnard College NGINA S. CHITEJI B.A., M.A., Jordan College of Music, Butler Assistant Professor of Economics 3 University; A.B., Brown University; KATHRYN DAVIS Professor of English M.A., Graduate School of Librarianship and Ph.D., University of North Carolina B.A., Goddard College Information Service, University of Denver 3 MICHAEL CLAPPER LORI A. DAWSON JORDANA DYM Assistant Professor of Art History Technical Director of Dance Theater Visiting Instructor in History B.A., Swarthmore College; B.A., University of Akron; B.A., M.A., Stanford University; M.F.A., Washington University; M.F.A.,University of Massachusetts at Amherst M.Phil., New York University M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University ALICE M. DEAN CHRISTINA K. EDDY Associate Professor of Mathematics Assistant Professor of Biology B.A., Herbert H. Lehman College of the City B.A., Cornell College; 154 University of New York; Ph.D., Marquette University M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts WILLIAM EDWARDS HUGH J. FOLEY CATHERINE GOLDEN Professor of Management and Business, Associate Professor of Psychology Associate Professor of English F. William Harder Professor of Business B.A., St. John Fisher College; A.B., Brown University; M.B.A., Wharton School of Business, University Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Ed.D., Harvard University; of Pennsylvania Brook Ph.D., University of Michigan GOVE W. EFFINGER MARY ANN FOLEY BARRY GOLDENSOHN Associate Professor of Mathematics Professor of Psychology; Professor of English B.A., Williams College; Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Research Lecturer, 2000-01 B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., University of Oregon; B.A., Nazareth College of Rochester; M.A., University of Wisconsin Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook NATASHA GOLDMAN * CAROL ANN ELZE Lecturer in Art History Lecturer in Music * MARK FOSTER B.A., Syracuse University; B.A., Crane School of Music, State University of Lecturer in Music M.A., University of Rochester New York at Potsdam B.M., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester FRANCISCO GONZALEZ * MICHAEL EMERY Associate Professor of Philosophy Lecturer in Music WILLIAM FOX B.A., Northern Illinois University; B.S., College of St. Rose; Professor of Sociology; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto M.M., Manhattan School of Music Chair, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and ANDREA GOODMAN Social Work C Lecturer in Music; MICHAEL C. ENNIS-M MILLAN B.A., University of Michigan; Assistant Professor of Anthropology Choral Director and Director of Vocal Chamber M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University B.S., Northern Michigan University; Ensemble M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University COREY R. FREEMAN-GALLANT B.F.A., M.M., New York University; Assistant Professor of Biology D.M.A., University of Cincinnati College GERALD M. ERCHAK A.B., Bowdoin College; Conservatory of Music Professor of Anthropology Ph.D., Cornell University B.A., Ohio State University; 3 CHARLOTTE M. GOODMAN A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University 2 STEVEN T. FREY Professor of English Assistant Professor of Chemistry B.A., Wellesley College; CYNTHIA A. EVANS B.S., Ithaca College; M.A.T., Harvard University; Lecturer in French; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University Director, Foreign Language Resource Center B.A., Central Washington University; * JOHN GALT GREGORY A GOODWIN M.A., Arizona State University Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Assistant Professor of Psychology

2 B.A., State University of New York College at B.A., Rhodes College; DENISE L. EVERT Cortland M.A., Wake Forest University; Assistant Professor of Psychology M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., State University of New York, B.A., Gettysburg College; Binghamton M.A., Wesleyan University; MICHAEL J. GARCIA M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University Teaching Associate in Athletics, SARAH WEBSTER GOODWIN Athletic Trainer Professor of English; DAVID H. EYMAN B.A., State University of New York College at Chair, Department of English Professor of Liberal Studies; Potsdam; A.B., Harvard University; Lecturer in History M.S., Alfred University M.A., Ph.D., Brown University A.B., M.A., Ohio University; A.M.L.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan 2 LYNNE L. GELBER BENJAMIN GORDON Professor of French Research Associate in Management and Business GIUSEPPE FAUSTINI B.A., M.A., Bryn Mawr College; B.A., Carleton College; Professor of Italian; Ph.D., University of Colorado A.M., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures RAYMOND GIGUERE KATHERINE E. GRANEY B.A., Immaculate Conception College; Professor of Chemistry; Assistant Professor of Government M.A., Middlebury College; Chair, Department of Chemistry and Physics B.A., College of the Holy Cross; Ph.D., Harvard University B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison Dr. rer. nat., University of Hannover PATRICIA FEHLING CHARLENE GRANT Associate Professor of Exercise Science * UNDINE GIGUERE Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Literatures B.S., M.S., Northern Illinois University; Lecturer in Liberal Studies B.A., M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Illinois Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of M.B.A., Eastern Washington University New York SCOTT A. FELDSHER JANE S. GRAVES Artist-in-Residence, Theater ERIKA GILLIS Associate Professor,Viusal Resources/Arts Librarian B.A., University of California, San Diego Teaching Associate in Athletics B.A., University of Kansas;

2 B.A., Connecticut College M.L.S., University at Albany, State University DEBRA FERNANDEZ of New York Associate Professor of Dance ROY H. GINSBERG B.A., University of South Florida Professor of Government * GENE MARIE GREEN B.A., Bradley University; Lecturer in Music PAT FERRAIOLI M.A., Ph.D., George Washington University B.M., Oberlin College Conservatory Assistant Professor of Government B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University at Albany, State * DOUGLAS GLOVER KATE GREENSPAN University of New York Visiting Writer-in-Residence Associate Professor of English B.A., York University; B.A., Skidmore College; * D. LESLIE FERST M.Lit., University of Edinburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art M.F.A., University of Iowa Amherst 155 B.A., Skidmore College; M.F.A., Boston University 1 GRANT GUTHEIL STEVEN A. HOFFMANN CHARLES M. JOSEPH Assistant Professor of Psychology Professor of Government Professor of Music, B.A., State University of New York College at B.A., Harpur College, State University of Kenan Professor of Liberal Arts Geneseo; New York at Binghamton; B.M., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Michigan M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania M.M., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati College- DEBORAH R. HALL LISA HOFFMASTER Conservatory of Music Assistant Professor of Art Lecturer in Dance B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; B.A., Elmira College; DAVID KARP M.F.A., Vermont College B.S., Russell Sage College; Assistant Professor of Sociology M.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; B.A., University of California, Berkeley; * WILMA B. HALL M.F.A., University of Utah M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington Visiting Associate Professor of American Studies, Visiting Associate Professor of English MARK HOFMANN * KAREN KELLOGG B.A., Bucknell University; Associate Professor of Mathematics; Lecturer in Environmental Studies M.A., Columbia University; Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer B.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Science Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University B.S., Bates College; JUDITH A. HALSTEAD M.S., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire JAMES J. KENNELLY Associate Professor of Chemistry; Assistant Professor of Business Director, Environmental Studies Program ANTHONY HOLLAND B.S., Montclair State College; B.A., State University of New York at Associate Professor of Music M.B.A., Ph.D., New York University Binghamton; B.M., Baldwin-Wallace College; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute M.M., D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music JAMES KIEHL Associate Professor of English and Case Western Reserve University JENNIFER MISTRETTA HAMPSTON B.A., Washington and Jefferson College; Assistant Professor of Psychology MARK E. HUIBREGTSE Ph.D., Syracuse University B.A., State University of New York, Binghamton; Professor of Mathematics M.S., Ph.D., University at Albany, State University B.A., Haverford College; TIM KOECHLIN Associate Professor of Economics of New York Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, PATRICIA HAN * ELIZABETH HUNTLEY Amherst Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Literatures Lecturer in Music B.A., Haverford College; B.A., Union College; * CHRISTINE KOPEC Lecturer in Business M.A., M.Phil., Columbia University M.A., Boston University; A.B., Ripon College; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music * PHILIP J. HARDY J.D., Albany Law School Lecturer in Liberal Studies R. DANIEL HURWITZ B.A., Otterbein College; Professor of Mathematics SUSAN KRESS Professor of English, M.A., Ohio University; B.A., Macalester College; Class of 1948 Professor for Excellence in Teaching Ph.D., Bowling Green State University M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois B.A. Manchester University; TIMOTHY L. HARPER 3 MASAKO INAMOTO Ph.D., Cambridge University Lecturer in Management and Business, Lecturer in Japanese Trustee Visiting Scholar B.S., Kwansei Gakuin University; TADAHISA KURODA Professor of History B.S., M.B.A., Bowling Green State University M.S., University at Albany, State University B.A., Yale College; of New York 3 KATHERINE HAUSER M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University Assistant Professor of Art History REGINA M. JANES B.A., University of California, Davis Professor of English * ERIC LATINI Lecturer in Music M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles A.B., University of California, Berkeley; B.M., New England Conservatory of Music M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University * PATRICIA HENDERER * SUSAN B. LAYDEN Lecturer in Dance HÉDI A. JAOUAD Lecturer in Liberal Studies; Associate Professor of French Director, Higher Education Opportunity Program and RICHARD HIHN B.A., University of Tunis; Artist-in-Residence, Music; Academic Opportunity Program M.A., La Sorbonne Nouvelle; Chair, Department of Music B.A., Siena College; Ph.D., Temple University B.M., Eastman School of Music M.S., College of St. Rose M.M., University of Michigan; 3 KENNETH G. JOHNSON D.M.A., University of Colorado Professor of Geology KATE LEAVITT Assistant Professor of Art B.S., Union College; B.F.A., University of Southern Maine; MATTHEW D. HOCKENOS M.S., Michigan State University, Assistant Professor of History M.A., M.F.A., University at Albany, State Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.A., Connecticut College; University of New York M.A., Ph.D., New York University PENNY JOLLY Professor of Art History * PATRICIA-ANN LEE Professor of History; HOLLEY S. HODGINS B.A., Oberlin College; Associate Professor of Psychology B.S., Kean College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University M.A., St. Bonaventure University; ROBERT J. JONES Ph.D., University of Rochester Associate Professor of Economics SUSAN S. LEHR Professor of Education B.A., St. John’s University; B.A., Concordia Teachers College; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University M.A., St. Louis University; Ph.D., Ohio State University 156 ELZBIETA LEPKOWSKA-WHITE * PATRICIA LYELL * LESLIE MECHEM Assistant Professor of Management and Business Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Liberal Studies Lecturer in Classics, B.S., M.S., University of Olsztyn; B.S., Skidmore College; Lecturer in Art History; M.S., University of Florida; M.F.A., Maryland Institute of Art Chair, Department of Classics Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst B.A., Douglass College, Rutgers University * RICHARD F. LYMAN 2 JUAN CARLOS LÉRTORA Lecturer in Education MARGO MENSING Professor of Spanish B.S., State University of New York, Brockport; Assistant Professor of Art Prof. de Castellano, Valparaiso; M.A., Syracuse University B.A., M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Ph.D., University of Alberta M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago MARY C. LYNN RUTH ANDREA LEVINSON Professor of American Studies ROY S. MEYERS Associate Professor of Education; B.A., Elmira College; Professor of Biology Chair, Department of Education Ph.D., University of Rochester A.B., Brown University; B.A., Sarah Lawrence College; Ph.D., State University of New York, M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education; * PATRICE MALATESTINIC Downstate Medical Center Lecturer in Music Ph.D., Stanford Graduate School of Education B.A., University at Albany, State University PAUL MICHALEC MURRAY J. LEVITH of New York; Assistant Professor of Education Professor of English M.M., College of St. Rose B.S., Cornell University; B.A., Washington and Jefferson College; M.A., Mankato State University; * ADRIANA MARKOVSKA M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder Lecturer in Dance Ph.D., Syracuse University Diploma, Conservatory of Music, Kosice; DAVID J. MILLER ERIC ELLIOTT LEWIS M.M., Charles University, Prague Ella Van Dyke Tuthill '32 Professor of Studio Art; Assistant Professor of Management and Business Director, Schick Art Gallery KIMBERLY A. MARSELLA B.S., Siena College; B.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago; Teaching Associate in Geology M.B.A., Ph.D., Union College M.S., University of Wisconsin B.S., Bates College; THOMAS S. W. LEWIS M.S., University of Vermont DORETTA MILLER Professor of English, Professor of Art Quadracci Professor of Social Responsibility * SUSAN MARTULA B.A., Ripon College; Lecturer in Music B.A., University of New Brunswick; M.A., Ed.D., M.F.A., Northern Illinois B.A., Smith College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University University M.M., Manhattan School of Music REGINALD LILLY STEVEN MILLHAUSER Associate Professor of Philosophy; MICHAEL S. MARX Professor of English Associate Professor of English Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religion B.A., Columbia College B.A., Columbia University; B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan M.A., Ph.D., Duquesne University JOHN L. MOORE Senior Artist-in-Residence, Art ALAIN MATTHEY de l’ETANG DENISE WARNER LIMOLI B.F.A., M.A., Kent State University Lecturer in French; Associate Professor of Dance Director of Study Abroad Program, Paris DEBORAH MORRIS RICHARD H. LINDEMANN B.A., University of Paris VIII; Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Associate Professor of Geology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Paris I Sorbonne B.F.A., Arizona State University; Chair, Department of Geology M.F.A., California State University REINHARD MAYER B.S., State University of New York College Visiting Associate Professor of German at Oneonta; W. MICHAEL MUDROVIC B.A., Tufts University; Associate Professor of Spanish M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute M.A., Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen; B.A., University of Missouri; * JACK TAK FOK LING Ph.D., Northwestern University M.S., Washington University; Lecturer in Liberal Studies; Ph.D., University of Kansas K. GARY MCCLURE Director, Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action Associate Professor of Management and Business; 2 B.A., M.A., Indiana University; VASANTHA NARASIMHAN Director, International Affairs Program Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Duquesne University B.S., United States Naval Academy; B.S., M.S., Madras University; RICHARD LINKE M.B.A., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., University at Albany, State University Associate Professor of Art Ph.D., University of Central Florida of New York B.S., B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.F.A., Ohio University * DONALD J. MCCORMACK JOHN NAZARENKO Associate Professor of Government; Artist-in-Residence, Music 2 ROBERT LINROTHE Dean of Special Programs B.A., Skidmore College; Associate Professor of Art History B.A., Bucknell University; M.S., University at Albany, State University B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University at Albany, State of New York M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago University of New York ADONDRA R. NELSON JILL A. LINZ JULIA MCGINNIS Lecturer in American Studies Teaching Associate in Physics Assistant Librarian B.A., University of California, San Diego; B.S., Stockton State College; B.A., Wellesley Collge M. Phil., New York University M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute M.I.L.S., University of Michigan BARBARA NORELLI JEANETTE L. LIPPITT 1 RORY M. MCVEIGH Assistant Librarian, Social Science Librarian Lecturer in Management and Business Assistant Professor of Sociology B.A., M.L.S., University at Albany, State B.B.A., Siena College; B.A., University of Arizona; University of New York M.S., Graduate Management Institute, Union M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, College Chapel Hill 157 1 MARY-ELIZABETH O’BRIEN DAVID PETERSON WAYNE RICHTER Associate Professor of German Associate Professor of Art Research Associate in Biology B.A., California State University, Long Beach; B.A., State University of New York College B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los at Geneseo; M.S., University of Iowa Angeles M.F.A., Indiana State University * LAWRENCE R. RIES MEHMET ODEKON GREGORY M. PFITZER Lecturer in Liberal Studies Associate Professor of Economics; Associate Professor of American Studies; B. A., Thomas More College; Chair, Department of Economics Chair, Department of American Studies M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University B.A., Bogazici University; A.B., Colby College; JANIS SKOG RITORTO M.A., Ph.D., University at Albany, State A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University Senior Teaching Associate in Chemistry University of New York FLIP PHILLIPS B.A., Skidmore College * THOMAS P. OLES Assistant Professor of Psychology Associate Professor of Social Work; B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University * DAVID M. RIVES Lecturer in Music Dean of Student Affairs B.M., Florida State University; B.A., Utica College of Syracuse University; RONALD PLOURDE Teaching Associate in Athletics M.M., Cincinnati Technical College; M.S.W., Syracuse University B. A., St. Joseph’s College; D.M.A., Ohio University * BARBARA OPITZ M.S., Frostburg State University Lecturer in Theater GERARDO RODRIGUEZ * DAVID H. PORTER Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics B.A., Queens College, City University of President Emeritus; B.S., M.S., University of Puerto Rico; New York; Visiting Professor of Classics Ph.D., Cornell University M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University B.A., Swarthmore College; * JAY ROGOFF LARY OPITZ Ph.D. Princeton University Lecturer in Liberal Studies Associate Professor of Theater B.A., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Queens College, City University of BERNARD POSSIDENTE Professor of Biology M.A., D.A., Syracuse University New York B.A., Wesleyan University; DEBORAH ROHR PHILLIP A. ORTIZ Ph.D., University of Iowa Associate Professor of Music Assistant Professor of Biology B.A., Bennington College; B.S., State University of New York at PUSHKALA PRASAD Professor of Management and Business, M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Binghamton; Zankel Professor of Management for Liberal Arts Students Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, University of Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony B.A., Stella Maris College, University of Madras; Rochester Brook M.B.A., Xavier University (India); * LEWIS ROSENGARTEN ROBERT M. OSWALT Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Lecturer in Liberal Studies Professor of Psychology B.A., Colgate University; B.A., DePauw University; JOHN QUATTROCHI Teaching Associate in Athletics M.M., Ithaca College; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University B.A., M.A., University at Albany, State D.M., Indiana University 1 CHRISTINE M. PAGE University of New York 3 Assistant Professor of Managment and Business PHYLLIS A. ROTH Professor of English B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Colorado at SUMA RAJIVA Assistant Professor of Philosophy A.B., Clark University; Boulder B.A., M.A., Concordia University, Montreal; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut * VICTORIA PALERMO Ph.D., University of Toronto Visiting Assistant Professor of Art ROY J. ROTHEIM Professor of Economics; B.S., Skidmore College; * JON R. RAMSEY Associate Professor of English; Chair, Department of Management andBusiness M.F.A., Bennington College Dean of Studies B.A., Ohio University; LORETTA M. PARSONS B.A., San Diego State University; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University Senior Teaching Associate in Biology M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside B.A., College of St. Catherine; ELAINE C. RUBENSTEIN Professor of Biology M.S., Case Western Reserve University VIVIANA RANGIL Assistant Professor of Spanish B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; RAJAGOPAL PARTHASARATHY B.A., Insituto Padre Gabriel Tommasini; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor of English M.A., Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; B.A., M.A., Bombay University; Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of JOYCE RUBIN Lecturer in Education Postgraduate Diploma, Leeds University; New York B.A., M.S., Hunter College; Ph.D., University of Texas 3 AMELIA RAUSER Professional Diploma in Administration/ * PATRICIA PAWLICZAK Assistant Professor of Art History Supervision, City University of New York Lecturer in Theater B.A., University of California, Berkeley; B.S., College of St. Rose M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University PATRICIA RUBIO Professor of Spanish; MARGARET PEARSON MONICA RAVERET RICHTER Director, Womens Studies Program Associate Professor of History; Associate Professor of Biology; Prof. de Castellano, Valparaiso; Chair, Department of History Chair, Department of Biology Ph.D., University of Alberta B.A., Smith College; B.A., M.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington Ph.D., Cornell University PAUL SATTLER Assistant Professor of Art JOANNE E. REGER B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology M.F.A., Indiana University B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University 158 BRIAN SCHROEDER 2 PETER STAKE JOHN J. THOMAS Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy Associate Professor of Art; Professor of Geology B. A., Edinboro University of Pennyslvania; Chair, Department of Art and Art History B.A., Williams College; M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Ph. D., State University of New York at M.F.A., California State University Ph.D., University of Kansas Stony Brook CHARLES STAINBACK 3 GORDON R. THOMPSON REGINA SCHROEDER Professor in Liberal Studies; Associate Professor of Music Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Literatures Dayton Director,Tang Teaching Museum and Art B.M., University of Windsor; B.A., Iberoamerican University, Mexico City; Gallery M.M., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; M.A., University of Maryland at College Park B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles M.F.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; ANN SEATON JOSEPH THORNTON Assistant Professor of English WILLIAM J. STANDISH Assistant Librarian B.A., Wellesley College; Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., Harvard University B.A., Harpur College; M.L.S., University at Albany, State University of M.A., Ph.D., State University of New New York JEFFREY O. SEGRAVE York, Binghamton Professor of Exercise Science; * ROGER TRIENENS Chair, Department of Exercise Science, Dance, and MARY ZEISS STANGE Research Associate in Library Athletics Associate Professor of Religion, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University; B.Ed., University of Exeter; A.B., M.A., Ph.D, Syracuse University M.A. in L.S., University of Michigan M.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University AMY JO STAVNEZER JAMES P. TUCCI Lecturer in Psychology Teaching Associate in Athletics RONALD P. SEYB B.S., Allegheny College B.S., Jacksonville University Associate Professor of Government M.S., University of Connecticut B.A., University of California, Irvine; REBECCA TUCKER Lecturer in Art History M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University * SARAH STEBBINS Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion A.B., Bryn Mawr College; LINDA L. SIMON B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, M.A., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Associate Professor of English; Berkeley Director, Expository Writing Program ANNE Z. TURNER Artist-in-Residence, Music B.A., Queens College; STEVE STERN Writer-in-Residence, English B.A., Eastman School of Music, M.A., New York University; B.A., Southwestern at Memphis; University of Rochester; Ph.D., Brandeis University M.F.A., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville M.A., California State College 3 DENISE L. SMITH Associate Professor of Exercise Science MASON STOKES ROBERT C. TURNER Assistant Professor of English Assistant Professor of Government B.S., Houghton College; B.A., University of South Carolina; B.A., Middlebury College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison JOEL R. SMITH Associate Professor of Philosophy JILL D. SWEET * SHEILA TUTTLE Professor of Anthropology Research Associate in Biology B.A., Carleton College; B.A., M.F.A., University of California, Irvine; B.A., George Mason University; M.A., Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico M.S., Antioch New England Graduate School SHIRLEY SMITH Associate Professor of Italian * RICH SYRACUSE ALDO C. VACS Lecturer in Music Joseph C. Palamountain Professor of Government; B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin; B.A., Manhattan School of Music Chair, Department of Government M.A., Ph.D.; Harvard University B.A., Universidade de Sao Paulo; KRZYSZTOF SZYMBORSKI DAREN SNIDER M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Associate Professor, Science Librarian Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Literatures M.S., Warsaw University; B.A., University of California, Riverside; SUE VAN HOOK M.L.S., University of Illinois; Senior Teaching Associate in Biology M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences B.A., M.A., Humboldt State University CARLA J. SOFKA MARY ELIZABETH TABER * BENJAMIN VAN WYE Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work Assistant Professor of Management and Business Lecturer in Music B.S., University of Illinois; A.B., Vassar College; B.Mus., University of Texas; M.S.W., Ph. D., Washington University M.P.P.M., Yale School of Management; M.A., Ohio State University; 3 SHELDON SOLOMON Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana M.M., University of London, King’s College; Professor of Psychology; D.M.A., University of Illinois B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; MARGARET N. TACARDON Associate Professor of Social Work M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence LYNDA D. VARGHA B.A., State University of New York College Assistant Professor of Economics PHILIP SOLTANOFF at Plattsburgh; A.B., Wellesley College; Artist-in-Residence, Theater M.S.W., University at Albany, State M.Ed.,Harvard University; B.A., Kenyon College University of New York M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison JANET SORENSEN JENNIFER ROSS TAXMAN DAVID C. VELLA Associate Professor of Art Associate Librarian, Head of Public Services Associate Professor of Mathematics B.F.A., Kansas State University; B.A., Purdue University; B.A., American International College; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa M.S., University of Illinois Ph.D., University of Virginia 1 RICHARD L. SPEERS Associate Professor of Mathematics 159 B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas JOANNE M. VELLA GARETT WILSON PAIGE FAUBEL Associate Professor of Art Lecturer in Theater Assistant in Riding B.F.A. (Art Education), B.F.A. (Painting), B.A., University at Albany, State University of B.A., Hamilton College M.F.A., University of Illinois New York SONIA GOLDMAN JAN VINCI STUART K. WITT Language Assistant (Hebrew) Artist-in-Residence, Music Associate Professor of Government B.A., Brooklyn College; B.M., Bowling Green State University; B.A., Columbia University; M.S., Sage Graduate School M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University D.M.A., The Juilliard School PATRICIA HADFIELD * MARC WOODWORTH Accompanist in Music * MARK VINCI Lecturer in English B.M., Crane School of Music, State University of Lecturer in Music B.A., Skidmore College; New York at Potsdam M.A., Ohio University PIERRE vonKAENEL REGINA HARTMANN Associate Professor of Computer Science; * DAVID YERGAN Language Assistant (Arabic) Director, Mathematics-Computer Science Laboratory Lecturer in Theater; Ph.D., University of Erlangen B.A., Hamilton College; Technical Director, Theater M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University B.S., Skidmore College SANG LEE Language Assistant (Korean) ANNE M. WAGNER MARK A. YOUNDT B.S., M.S., University of Saskatchewan Senior Teaching Associate in Chemistry Assistant Professor of Management and Business B.S., Marymount College; B.A., Gettysburg Collge; SUSAN SHERWOOD Assistant in Psychology M.A., State University of New York at M.B.A., Rollins College; Binghamton Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University POLINA SHVARTSMAN Language Assistant (Russian) RENEE B. WALKER JOANNA SCHNEIDER ZANGRANDO B.S., M.S.M.E., Odessa Institute of Technology Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology Professor of American Studies; B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Douglas Family Professor of American Culture, M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee History, Literary and Interdisciplinary Studies; Athletics Personnel Director of Liberal Studies SUSAN WALZER B.A., M.A., Wayne State University; Athletics Director: P. Timothy Brown Assistant Professor of Sociology Ph.D., George Washington University Assistant Athletics Director: Katharine A.B., Brown University; DeLorenzo M.S.W., Smith College; SUSAN H. ZAPPEN Athletic Trainer: Michael Garcia Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of Associate Librarian Assistant Athletic Trainer: Stacie L. Wetzel New York B.A., M.A., University of Missouri Facilities Coordinator: Paul Dion DAVID WEIS ADRIENNE ZUERNER Equipment Manager: Sherry Ankeny Assistant Professor of Chemistry Associate Professor of French; B.A., Earlham College; Coordinator, Self-Instructional Languages Program Head Coaches: Ph.D., Indiana University A.B., University of California, Santa Barbara; PAUL ARCIERO M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan ERIC J. WELLER Men’s Tennis Associate Professor of Philosophy B.A., Hofstra College; Department Assistants * HILDA ARRECHEA Women’s Volleyball Ph.D., University of Rochester TIMOTHY BROWN * SANDRA WELTER SHERRY ANKENY Men’s Golf Lecturer in English Assistant in Athletics B.A., Elmira College; B.A., Pace University TERRANCE CORCORAN M.A., University at Albany, State University of KAREN ARCIERO Men’s Lacrosse New York Assistant in Exercise Science KATHARINE DELORENZO STACIE L. WETZEL M.S., Springfield College Women’s Field Hockey, Women’s Lacrosse Teaching Associate in Athletics HILDA ARRECHA B.S., Lock Haven University; PAUL DION Assistant in Athletics M.Ed., University of Virginia Men’s Ice Hockey, Women’s Soccer B.S., University of Puerto Rico ALAN WHEELOCK CINDY FORD MANOEL CARTAGENES Director of Coed Riding Program Visiting Associate Professor of English Language Assistant (Portuguese) A.B., Queens College; A.A., Rio De Janeiro Industrial College ERIKA GILLIS A.M., Hunter College; Women’s Basketball, Softball Ph.D., University at Albany, State University CHRIS CASERTINO of New York Assistant in Biology and Psychology JOHN E. QUATTROCHI Men’s Basketball MARC-ANDRÉ WIESMANN VEENA CHANDRA Associate Professor of French Language Assistant (Hindi) RONALD PLOURDE B.A., University of California, Berkeley; B.T., M.A., Agra University; Baseball M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los M.M., Prayay Sangit Samitri JEFFREY SEGRAVE Angeles MICHAEL CLEMENT Women’s Tennis Accompanist in Music JAMES TUCCI B.M., University of Arizona Men’s and Women’s Crew CAROL ANN ELZE TBA Accompanist in Music and Dance Men’s Soccer 160 B.A., Crane School of Music, State University of Men’s Swimming and Diving New York at Potsdam Women’s Swimming and Diving MICHAEL PROFITA, M.A. Administration Director, Career Services Alumni Association JON R. RAMSEY, Ph.D. Office of the President Dean of Studies The Skidmore College Alumni Association promotes the interests of the College and JAMIENNE S. STUDLEY, J.D. KARA SHELDON, M.A. encourages a lifelong relationship between President Director, Office of International Programs Skidmore and its alumni. Membership includes JAMES D. GETTE, J.D. ANITA L. STEIGERWALD, M.S. all graduates and former students and numbered Director, Office of the President Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Leadership over 24,000 in 1999-2000. Through an elected Activities and Dean for First-Year Students board of directors, the association functions as a JACK TAK FOK LING, Ph.D. department of the College and conducts class Director, Diversity and Affirmative Action PATRICIA ROLLINS TROSCLAIR, B.A. Assistant to the Dean for Multicultural Students and club programs, the Annual Giving program, and programs (on and off campus) that address Academic Affairs educational and/or social issues. Enrollment and College Relations TBA Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the MARY LOU W. BATES, A.B. Board of Directors 2000-2001 Faculty Director, Admissions Beverly Harrison Miller ’67 SUSAN BENDER, Ph.D. ROBERT S. KIMMERLE, M.A. President Associate Dean of the Faculty Director, College Relations Jeffrey Anderson ’93 ROBERT P. DESIENO, Ph.D. ROBERT D. SHORB, M.S. Chair, Alumni Admissions Assistant to the Dean for Faculty Development and Director, Student Aid and Family Finance Sponsored Research Florence Andresen ’57 Alumna Trustee and Vice President, Annual Giving BARBARA T. DOYLE-WILCH, M.A. Institutional Advancement Neil Astmann ’00 College Librarian TBA Chair, Young Alumni and Undergraduate Activities ANN L. HENDERSON, M.A. Vice President for Institutional Advancement Registrar; Director of Institutional Research TRACY W. BARLOCK, B.A. Vincent Catalano ’83 Chair, Awards CHARLES STAINBACK, M.F.A. Director, Leadership Gifts George Constant ’86 Director, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery DONALD L. BLUNK, B.A. Chair, Alumni Clubs Director, Planned Giving Business Affairs Ann Moses Douglas ’56 STEPHEN CLARK, Ph.D. Alumna Trustee KARL W. BROEKHUIZEN, M.B.A. Director, Annual Fund and Parent Relations Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer TBA Sibyl Waterman Haley ’71 Chair, Reunion Giving BARBARA E. BECK, M.A. Director, Advancement Services Director, Human Resources Spencer Goldin ’93 MARNY KRAUSE, B.A. Chair, Young Alumni Giving PHILIP L. CIFARELLI, B.S., C.P.A. Director, Development Director, Financial Services Pamela Schick Kelsey ’70 BARRY M. PRITZKER, M.A. Alumna Trustee MICHAEL F. HALL, B.S. Director, Foundation and Corporate Relations Director, Financial Planning and Budgeting MARY SOLOMONS, B.A. Anthony Llano ’97 Chair, Diversity CHRISTINE KACZMAREK, M.S. Director, Alumni Affairs Director, Business Services Scott Martin ’79 TBA Alumnus Trustee MARK STRUSS 'Director, College Events and Stewardship Director, Facilities Services Amy O’Leary ’92 TBA Special Programs Chair, Alumni Reunion Director, Center for Information Technology Services DONALD J. McCORMACK, Ph.D. Barbara Sabia ’80 Dean of Special Programs Chair, Nominating Student Affairs SHARON ARPEY Carol Strickland ’72 THOMAS P. OLES, M.S.W. Director, Community Education and Summer Chair, Friends of the Presidents Dean of Student Affairs Conferences Terrill Tiffany Sullivan ’62 KATHLEEN BUCKLEY, M.Div. BETH BRUCKER-KANE, B.A. Vice President, Alumni Programs College Chaplain Development Associate Jeffrey Treuhaft ’91 DONALD HASTINGS, M.S. JAMES CHANSKY, Ph.D. Member-at-Large Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Director, Summer Sessions and Summer Special Jeanne Shipp Waldinger ’62 Director, Residential Life Programs Vice President, Board Relations SONIA A. KISZKA, A.N.P.C., M. Ed. DAVID P. GLASER, Ph.D. Director-Nurse Practitioner, Health and Wellness Director, External Master’s Program in Liberal Center Studies SUSAN B. LAYDEN, M.S. CORNEL J. REINHART, Ph.D. Director, Higher Education Opportunity Program and Director, University Without Walls Academic Opportunity Program TBA JUDY McCORMACK, M.S.W. Director, Continuing Education and Summer 161 Director, Counseling Center Facilities Map of Skidmore Campus

Barrett Center (25) Bernhard Theater (6) Bolton Hall (31) Case Center (13) Castle Baseball Diamond/Ingram Park/ Jarvis Pavilion (41) Clinton Street Entrance (39) Colton House (37) Dana Science Center (32) Dance Center (9) Eissner Admissions Center (1) Falstaff’s (34) Filene Music Building (4) Greenberg Child Care Center (7) Harder Hall (33) Haupt Pond/South Park (10) Hoge Heating Plant (36) Howe Hall (26) Jonsson Tower (23) Kimball Hall (19) Ladd Hall (14) Main Entrance (3) McClellan Hall (16) Moore Hall (42) Murray and Aikins Dining Halls (21) North Hall (35) Palamountain Hall (30) Penfield Hall (18) Rounds Hall (27) Saisselin Art Building (5) Scribner House (38) Scribner Library (12) Parking Lots Scribner Village Apartments (22) Skidmore Hall (17) A West Lot A (v) Sports and Recreation Center (8) B West Lot B (v) Starbuck Center (20) C West Lot C (v) Surrey Williamson Inn (2) D Lodge Lot Tang Museum (11) E Sports Center Lot Tisch Learning Center (29) F Case Lot Van Lennep Riding Center (40) G Filene Lot (v) Wait Hall (24) H Trades-only Lot Wilmarth Hall (15) I North Hall Lot Wilson Memorial Chapel (28) J North Woods Lot K Palamountain Lot L Wait Lot M Tower Lot N Scribner Village Lots

(v) denotes visitor parking

Handicapped parking areas are designated in all parking lots. 162 163 Directory of Offices and Academic Departments

Academic Affairs: Geology Department–Dana Science Center Office of the Dean of the Faculty–Palamountain Hall; Office Government Department–Ladd Hall of Dean of Studies–Starbuck Center Gymnasiums–Sports and Recreation Center Admissions Office–Eissner Admissions Center Health and Wellness Center–Jonsson Tower Alumni Affairs Office–North Hall Higher Education Opportunity Program/Academic American Studies Department–Tisch Learning Center Opportunity Program–Starbuck Center Apartments (student)–Scribner Village History Department–Tisch Learning Center Archives–Scribner Library Honors Forum–Ladd Hall Art Collection, Permanent–Tang Museum Human Resources Office–Barrett Center Art and Art History Department, art studios–Saisselin Art International Programs Office–Starbuck Center Building Library–Scribner Library Art Gallery, Schick–Saisselin Art Building Management and Business Department–Palamountain Hall Art History offices–Scribner Library Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Progam–Ladd Hall Biology Department–Dana Science Center Mathematics and Computer Science Department–Harder Hall Bookstore (Skidmore Shop)–Case Center Media Services–Palamountain Hall Business Affairs Office–Barrett Center Multicultural Lounge–Case Center Career Services–Starbuck Center Multicultural Students Office–Ladd Hall Center for Information Technology Services–Harder Hall Museum–Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery Chapel–Wilson Chapel Music Department–Filene Music Building Chaplain, Office of–Jonsson Tower Pavilion, Student–Falstaff’s Chemistry and Physics Department–Dana Science Center Philosophy and Religion Department–Ladd Hall Child Care Center–Greenberg Child Care Center Post Office–Case Center Classics Department– Ladd Hall President’s Office–Palamountain Hall College Events Office–North Hall Psychology Department–Tisch Learning Center College Relations Office–Dana Science Center Recital Hall–Filene Music Building Counseling Center–Jonsson Tower Registrar’s Office–Starbuck Center Dance Theater and Studios–Dance Center Residence Halls–Kimball, Penfield, McClellan, Wilmarth, Development Office–North Hall, Colton House Wait, Howe, Rounds, Moore, Skidmore, and Jonsson Dining Halls–Murray and Aikins Dining Halls Tower Diversity and Affirmative Action–Palamountain Hall Residential Life Office–Starbuck Center Early Childhood Center–Palamountain Hall Salmagundi Magazine–Palamountain Hall Economics Department–Harder Hall Security–Jonsson Tower Education Department–Palamountain Hall Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Department– English Department–Palamountain Hall Tisch Learning Center Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics Department–Sports The Spa–Case Center and Recreation Center Special Programs Office–Palamountain Hall Facilities Services–North Hall Stables–Van Lennep Riding Center Faculty, Office of the Dean–Palamountain Hall Student Affairs Offices–Case Center Financial Services–Barrett Center Student Aid and Family Finance Office–Starbuck Center Food Services–Murray Dining Hall Student Accounts Office–Starbuck Center Foreign Languages and Literatures Department–Palamountain Theater Department–Bernhard Theater Hall University Without Walls–Ladd Hall Foreign Language Resource Center–Bolton Hall

164 Statements of Policies and Procedures

Procedure for Filing Administrative Complaints Statement of Nondiscrimination

Skidmore College provides a procedural framework for It is the policy of Skidmore College to prohibit discrimination students and parents who are dissatisfied with some aspect of for or against any individual or group of its students, prospec- the cocurricular or curricular experience at the College. When- tive students, employees, or prospective employees on the ever students and parents have questions about College policy basis of race, color, religion, gender, disability, age, national or practice regarding student residence, student life, finance, or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. The College has academic requirements, or any other aspect of the college established mechanisms to provide prompt, fair, and impartial experience, the first course of action is to initiate a conversation consideration of any complaint of discrimination. Inquiries with members of the staff of the appropriate office. For concerning application of this policy should be directed to the example, student housing and student life questions should be director of diversity and affirmative action initiatives in the directed to the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, working President’s Office: 518-580-5943. with staff first and then, if difficulties remain, progressing to a conversation with the dean of student affairs. The same steps pertain to questions involving fees or financial aid — the staffs The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of the Office of Financial Services or the Office of Student Aid Policies of Skidmore College and Family Finance are the first points of contact, then the directors of these offices. (A listing of administrative offices can The 1974 Family Education Rights and Privacy Act detailed be found on page 161.) students’ rights of access to their official educational records. If students and parents find that their concerns are not being The legislation gives current and former students of Skidmore adequately addressed, they have recourse with the President’s College the right to inspect, review, and copy their own Office via the assistant to the president. Students and parents permanent records. At Skidmore, the permanent records should call or write the assistant to the president, explaining covered by the Act include: the student’s application for their circumstances and describing the conversations that have admission; high school and/or former college transcript(s); taken place with other College staff. (If the President’s Office is SAT scores; correspondence with the Skidmore Office of the first point of contact, students and parents will be directed Admissions; documents pertaining to grade reports; dates of to the appropriate office for resolution.) The assistant to the attendance; approval of leaves of absence; correspondence with president, and the president if necessary, will assess each case the Deans; senior audits; and the materials contained in the and then respond promptly to the student or parent — in student’s career planning file. written correspondence, with a phone call, or both. Students The Act includes a list of types of records not open to student and parents should expect complaints to be resolved within inspection. These are parents’ financial statements; confidential forty-five days. No adverse action will be taken against a letters and recommendations written before January 1, 1975; student or parent for filing a complaint. Neither the president letters and recommendations written after January 1, 1975 but nor his staff is prepared to change policy, but contact with the specifically designated as confidential; ancillary records of President’s Office may help facilitate resolution in difficult cases. instructional, supervisory and administrative personnel; confidential law enforcement records; and records written by Any individual who believes he or she has been aggrieved by physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other recognized Skidmore College may file a written complaint with the New professionals or paraprofessionals. Students and former students York State Education Department. may request a doctor of their choice to review their medical records. Campus Security Report Colleges are allowed to publish “directory information” Skidmore College publishes an annual Campus Security Report including the student’s name, address, telephone number, to inform the Skidmore community, campus visitors, and the e-mail address, date and place of birth, major field of study, general public of the College’s policies and procedures for participation in officially recognized activities and sports, campus safety. This report follows the guidelines of Public weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of Law 101-542, the “Student Right-to-Know and Campus attendance, enrollment status, degrees and awards received, and Security Act,” and related amendments. Skidmore distributes the most recent previous educational institution attended. If any this information to all current students and employees, and current Skidmore student does not want such directory infor- makes it available upon request to anyone applying for admis- mation to be disclosed he or she must notify the Registrar’s sion or employment at College, and to the general public. Office in writing of the specific information not to be released. 165 Such notification is necessary within ten days of the first day of 4. If registration, classes, examinations, study or work require- classes of the fall semester annually. ments are held on Friday after four o’clock post meridian or on Except for parties identified as having legitimate access as Saturday, similar or makeup classes, examinations, study or defined by the Act, Skidmore College must obtain the work requirements or opportunity to register shall be made written consent of the student before disclosing personally available on other days, where it is possible and practicable to identifiable information from the educational records. Specifics do so. No special fees shall be charged to the student for these related to the disclosure process are available upon request in classes, examinations, study or work requirements or registra- the Registrar’s Office. Students or former students may gain tion held on other days. access to their credential files in the Career Services Office only 5. In effectuating the provisions of this section, it shall be the if they have established a non-confidential (or open) file. duty of the faculty and of the administrative officials of each Upon request, their open file will be made available for their institution of higher education to exercise the fullest measure of inspection. Copies of the file are available for a nominal fee. good faith. No adverse or prejudicial effects shall result to any A student or former student who believes that information student because of his or her availing himself or herself of the contained in the permanent record is inaccurate, misleading, provisions of this section. or in violation of his or her privacy may request Skidmore to 6. Any student who is aggrieved by the alleged failure of any amend the record. Such a request must be made in writing and faculty or administrative officials to comply in good faith with must contain specific information. Details related to this appeal the provisions of this section, shall be entitled to maintain an process are available through the Registrar's Office. action or proceeding in the supreme court of the county in (Printed in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and which such institution of higher education is located for the Privacy Act Policies) enforcement of his or her rights under this section. 6-a. It shall be the responsibility of the administrative officials of each institution of higher education to give written notice to Regulations Regarding Students Unable to Register students of their rights under this section, informing them that or Attend Classes Because of Religious Beliefs each student who is absent from school, because of his or her religious beliefs, must be given an equivalent opportunity to Effective July 30, 1992, the People of New York State, repre- register for classes or make up any examination, study or work sented in the Senate and Assembly, amended the Education requirements which he or she may have missed because of such Law as follows: absence on any particular day or days. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for making available to each 1. No person shall be expelled from or be refused admission as student such equivalent opportunity. a student to an institution of higher education for the reason that he or she is unable, because of his or her religious beliefs, 7. As used in this section, the term “institution of higher to register or attend classes or to participate in any examination, education” shall mean any institution of higher education, study or work requirements on a particular day or days. recognized and approved by the regents of the university of the state of New York, which provides a course of study leading to 2. Any student in an institution of higher education who is the granting of a post-secondary degree or diploma. Such term unable, because of his or her religious beliefs, to attend classes shall not include any institution which is operated, supervised on a particular day or days shall, because of such absence on the or controlled by a church or by a religious or denominational particular day or days, be excused from any examination or any organization whose educational programs are principally study or work requirements. designed for the purpose of training ministers or other religious 3. It shall be the responsibility of the faculty and of the functionaries or for the purpose of propagating religious administrative officials of each institution of higher education doctrines. As used in this section, the term “religious belief” to make available to each student who is absent from school, shall mean beliefs associated with any corporation organized because of his or her religious beliefs, an equivalent opportunity and operated exclusively for religious purposes, which is not to register for classes or make up any examination, study or disqualified for tax exemption under section 501 of the United work requirements which he or she may have missed because of States Code. such absence on any particular day or days. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for making available to the said student such equivalent opportunity.

166 Index

Academic integrity, 51 Computer services (CITS), 12 Family Educational Rights and Academic program, 7 Correspondence, inside front cover Privacy Act Policies, 165 Academic requirements and Counseling, 25 Federal aid programs, 42 regulations, 47-51 Course credit, 58 Fees and expenses, 34-38 Academic standards and review, 51-56 Course loads, 50 Financial aid, 38-47 Acceleration, 49 Course numbering, 58 Skidmore College, 39 Accreditation, 57 Credit by examination, 50 Federal, 42 Administration, 161 Credit hour fee, 35 New York State, 43 Admission, 29-34 Curriculum, 10-12 Foreign Languages and Literatures, 96 Deadlines, 33 Foreign language requirement, 11, 49 Early admission, 31 Dance, 82 Foreign Language Resource Center, 93 Early decision, 29 Dean of the Faculty message, 9 Foundation requirements, 10, 48 Guidelines, 29 Degree programs, 57 French, 97 Midyear admission, 31 Degrees, requirements for, 47 Requirements for, 30 Directory of offices and academic Geology, 103 Standardized testing, 31 departments, 164 German, 99 Advising services, 22 Directions to campus, inside back Government, 105 Affiliated programs, 13, 146 cover Grades, 52 Alumni Association, 161 Disabilities, students with, 30 Grants, 39, 42, 43 American Studies, 58 Dismissal, 56 Greek, 79 Anthropology, 61 Disqualification, 56 Art (Studio), 63 Health insurance, 36 Art History, 66 Early Childhood Center, 86 Health professions, preparation for, 148 Arts requirement, 11, 48 Economics, 83 Health services, 24 Asian Studies, 69 Education, 85 Higher Education Opportunity Athletic facilities, 21 Early Childhood minor, 86 Program (HEOP), 15, 149 Athletics, 27, 160 Education Studies major, 86 History, 108 Attendance, 51 M.A.T. program, 148 History of the College, 4 Audit, 36, 52 Employment on campus, 41 Honor code, 51 Engineering, 147 Honor societies, national Bachelor of arts degree, 47, 57 English, 88 Alpha Kappa Delta (sociology), 136 Bachelor of science degree, 47, 57 Enrollment statistics, 150 Omicron Delta Epsilon (economics), 84 Biology, 71 Environmental Science Semester, 13 Phi Alpha Theta (history), 109 Board fee, 34 Environmental Studies, 92 Phi Beta Kappa, 54 Breadth requirements, 10, 48 Exercise Science, 93 Phi Sigma Iota (foreign language), 106 Buildings, key to, 162 Expenses, 34-38 Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics), 123 Business, 74 Exploration requirements, 10, 48 Pi Sigma Alpha (political science), 114 Expository writing requirement, 10, 48 Psi Chi (psychology), 131 Calendar, college, 3 External degree programs Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), 106 Campus Security Report, 165 Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, 16 Honors, 53 Career Services, 25 University Without Walls, 16 Honors Forum, 11, 54, 112 Credentials file, 57 Housing, 23, 36 Chemistry, 77 Facilities Hudson-Mohawk Association, 13 Chinese, 97 Academic, 19 Classics, 79 Academic departments, 164 India, semester in, 14, 149 Cocurricular activities, 26 Administrative offices, 164 Information resources Community education, 16 Cocurricular, 21 Scribner Library, 12, 19 Complaint procedure, 165 Sports and recreational, 21 Center for Information Technology Computer Career Institute, 16 Residence, 23 Services, 12 Computer Science, 80 Faculty, 152-160 Integration requirements, 10, 48

167 Intercollegiate teams, 28, 160 Mission statement, 6 Shakespeare Programme, 14, 149 Interdepartmental majors, 143 Multicultural students, 22 Social integrity, 52 Interdisciplinary courses, 112 Museum, Tang, 20 Social Work, 135 Interdisciplinary programs Music, 125 Society requirement, 10, 49 Asian Studies, 69 Sociology, 136 Environmental Studies, 92 Nature requirement, 10, 48 Spanish, 101 International Affairs, 113 New York State aid programs, 43 Special students, 34, 36 Law and Society, 114 Nondiscrimination statement, 165 Student Government Association, 26 Liberal Studies, 115 Nonmatriculated students, 34 Student life, 26-28 Women’s Studies, 141 Non-Western culture requirement, 11, 49 Student opportunity funds, 55 International Affairs, 113 Student services, 22-25 International programs, 14, 22, 149 Off-campus programs, 13 Study abroad, 14, 22, 149 International students, 32 Overload fee, 34 Summer programs, 17-18 Internships, 11, 112 AP/Art, 17 Intramurals, 28 Paris, study abroad, 14, 149 Camp $tart-Up, 18 Italian, 100 Part-time status, 50 Center for Talented Youth, 18 Payment plans, 35 International Women’s Writing Japanese, 100 Performing opportunities, 26 Guild, 18 Periclean, 54 Jazz Institute, 18 Latin, 79 Philosophy, 128 Judaic Studies Program, 18 Law, preparation for, 148 Physics, 130 Pre-College Program for High Law and Society, 114 Policies and procedures, 165 School Students, 18 Leaves of absence, 37, 50 President’s message, 8 Summer academic sessions, 17 Liberal arts requirement, 47 Prizes, academic, 54 Summer Six, 17 Liberal Studies Probation, 55 Summer dance workshops, 18 LS1, 10, 115 Psychology, 131 Summer Life Science Institute for LS2, 10, 115 Girls, 18 LS Capstone, 10 Quantitative reasoning requirement, Summer theater workshop, 18 Tutoring project (ID201H), 112 10, 44 Summer writers institute, 17 Library, Scribner, 12, 19 Loans, 41, 42,46 Readmission, 56 Theater, 139 London, semester in, 14, 149 Reclassification, 49 Transcripts, 57 Recreation opportunities, 28 Transfer of credit, 50 Madrid, study abroad, 14, 149 Refunds, 37 Transfer applicants, 32 Majors, 57 Registration, 51 Trustees, board of, 151 Interdepartmental, 143 Religious Studies, 133 Tuition fee, 34 Self-determined, 146 Religious life, 24 Tuition insurance, 36 Requirements for, 11, 49 Requirements for degrees, 47 Management and Business, 74 Reserve Officer Training Corps, 13 Underloads, 35 M.B.A. programs, 146 Residential life, 23 University Without Walls, 16 Maps, 162, inside back cover Riding center, 21 Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, 16 Room fee, 34 Visiting student programs, 13 Mathematics, 123 Visiting students, 34 Maturity level requirement, 48 Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, 52 Meal plans, see Board, 34 Science center, 19 Washington Semester, 13 Media opportunities, 26 Science requirement Withdrawal, 56 Medicine, preparation for, 142, 148 Nature, 10, 48 Women’s Studies, 141 Merit awards, 41 Self-determined major, 146 Work Study, 42 Minors, 49 Self-instructional languages, 102 World cultures requirement, 11, 49

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