2015–2016 The Bulletin BULLETIN OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY http://uss.tufts.edu/bulletin ARTS, SCIENCES, AND ENGINEERING 2015–2016 BULLETIN Academic Year 2015–2016 SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES College of Liberal Arts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 7/24/15 9:21 PM Through this bulletin, announcement is made of the general rules, regulations, fees, and schedules in effect as of the date of publication. This bulletin is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between the university and any applicant, student, or other party. The university reserves its right to make changes, without notice, in any course offerings, requirements, policies, regulations, dates, and financial or other information contained in this bulletin. Published by the Trustees of Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155. Printed in the USA. TUFTS UNIVERSITY 2015 43995cvr.indd 2 The Bulletin BULLETIN OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY | 2015–2016 School of Arts and Sciences COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES School of Engineering 43995txt001-082.indd 1 7/24/15 9:27 PM 43995txt001-082.indd 2 7/24/15 9:27 PM Presidents of Tufts University ............................... 4 Contents About Tufts University ......................................... 4 Financial Information Expenses and Policies ...................................... 6 Financial Aid ................................................... 8 School of Arts and Sciences Mission Statement ........................................ 11 College of Liberal Arts .................................. 11 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences........... 26 College of Special Studies ............................. 26 School of Engineering Mission Statement ........................................ 27 School of Engineering Information ............... 28 General Undergraduate Information Undergraduate Policies .................................. 37 Tufts Programs Abroad ................................. 43 Tufts European Center .................................. 46 Tufts Summer Session ................................... 47 Combined-Degrees Programs ....................... 47 Teacher Licensure Programs.......................... 49 Health Professions Programs ......................... 50 Pre-Law and Pre-Business ............................ 54 Experimental College .................................... 54 Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service .................................... 57 Institute for Global Leadership ..................... 62 Academic and Support Services .................... 69 Departments, Programs, and Research Centers All Departments, Programs, and Research Centers .......................................................... 83 University Administration and Faculty Organization ............................................... 266 Faculty ......................................................... 268 School of the Museum of Fine Arts ............ 287 Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Librarians . 287 Accreditation ............................................... 288 Scholarship Funds ........................................... 290 Prize Scholarships and Academic Awards ...... 314 Index ................................................................ 325 For course descriptions, see Tufts Courses at http://go.tufts.edu/sis 3 43995txt001-082.indd 3 7/24/15 9:27 PM ABOUT TUFTS UNIVERSITY > PRESIDENTS OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY About Tufts University Anthony P. Monaco President, 2011–present International, student-centered, Tufts University is dedicated to academic rigor and interdisciplinary Lawrence S. Bacow research that addresses the most critical issues President, 2001–2011 facing our world. Rooted in the best traditions of Emeritus, 2011–present learning and scholarship, Tufts is committed to John DiBiaggio educating tomorrow’s global leaders in all disciplines President, 1992–2001 and fields through innovation in its teaching and Emeritus, 2001–present research. Since its founding in 1852 by members of the Jean Mayer Universalist Church, Tufts has grown from a small President, 1976–1992 liberal arts college into a nonsectarian university of Chancellor, 1992–1993 approximately 10,800 students on four campuses. Burton Crosby Hallowell The trustees of Tufts College voted to make Tufts President, 1967–1976 coeducational in 1892, and the first women were graduated in 1896. Although women applied to Leonard Chapin Mead Tufts almost immediately after its founding in Acting President, 1966–1967 1852, they were denied admission until the 1890s. Nils Yngve Wessell With the founding of Jackson College for Women Acting President, 1953 in 1910—named for Cornelia Maria Jackson, the President, 1953–1966 benefactor who did the most to promote women’s education at Tufts—women’s education gained Leonard Carmichael security at the institution. President, 1938–1952 At Tufts, creating excellence in education is George Stewart Miller forged through a philosophy that is forward- Acting President, 1937–1938 thinking, imaginative, and responsive to the fast-paced evolution of technology, politics, the John Albert Cousens sciences, our global society, and the arts. Acting President, 1919–1920 President, 1920–1937 Our Schools Hermon Carey Bumpus The largest division of the university is the Faculty President, 1914–1919 of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. This division comprises the College of Liberal Arts, the School William Leslie Hooper of Engineering, the Graduate School of Arts and Acting President, 1912–1914 Sciences, the College of Special Studies, and Reverend Frederick William Hamilton Summer Session. The university’s graduate and Acting President, 1905–1906 professional schools are the Fletcher School of Law President, 1906–1912 and Diplomacy, the School of Medicine, the School of Dental Medicine, the Cummings School of Reverend Elmer Hewitt Capen Veterinary Medicine, the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. President, 1875–1905 Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Reverend Alonzo Ames Miner and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical President, 1862–1875 Sciences. The schools are located on Tufts’ campuses in John Potter Marshall Medford/Somerville, Boston, and North Grafton, Acting President, 1861–1862 Massachusetts. Students may also study at the Tufts Reverend Hosea Ballou II European Center, located in an eleventh-century President, 1853–1861 monastery in Talloires, France. Tufts is also 4 43995txt001-082.indd 4 7/24/15 9:27 PM ABOUT TUFTS UNIVERSITY > affiliated with the School of the Museum of Fine “partial credit” courses will be worth 1 or 2 credits Arts and New England Conservatory of Music, in the new system. Students will be required to earn providing joint graduate and undergraduate a minimum of 120 credits for the baccalaureate programs and flexible cross-registration. degree (though some degree programs may require more credits) and a minimum of 30 credits for the The Undergraduate Experience master’s degree (though some degree programs may Undergraduate study is on Tufts’ Medford/ require more credits). Students who matriculate Somerville campus, situated on a hill about five prior to the implementation of the new credit miles northwest of Boston. It is a tranquil New system will see a change in the way in which course England setting within easy access by subway and credits appear, but Tufts will make every effort to bus to the cultural, social, and entertainment keep degree requirements consistent with informa- resources of Boston and Cambridge. tion provided in the Bulletin of the student’s year Tufts is a student-centered institution, where of matriculation. The University is actively develop- support for students’ personal and academic ing a petition process for students who, upon development is embedded into the organization reaching their scheduled graduation dates, believe and ethos of the university. The Faculty of Arts, that this change may have prevented them from Sciences, and Engineering is committed to meeting their degree requirements in a timely scholarship of the highest order and teaching of manner. Information regarding the petition process exacting quality, while equally dedicated to will be made available through the Registrar’s providing a friendly, open, and intellectually rich Office. and stimulating environment. This environment is The new credit-hour system will make transfer one of the reasons Tufts is one of the most highly of credit easier for students and will make the Tufts competitive universities in the country. transcript more self-explanatory to most graduate Tufts has programs abroad in Britain, Chile, and professional schools. Because the credit hour China, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, generally reflects the amount of time required for Japan, and Spain. More than 40 percent of under- the course, students may find it easier to create a graduates choose to spend their junior year abroad balanced course-load each semester. For example, to add a strong international dimension to their a 3 credit course generally requires 3 hours of class education. This experience adds to the international or instructional contact per week. flavor of the Tufts campus when they return for In 2011, the United States Department of their senior year. Education instructed all accreditation agencies to More than 98 percent of enrolling students review university credit policies and ensure that expect to pursue graduate or professional studies, universities use a common standard for awarding and annually Tufts students are the recipients