Lafayette College Catalog 2014-2015
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Lafayette College Catalog 2014 - 2015 INTRODUCTION Contents Government & Law and Foreign Language .... 96 Contents ............................................................ 1 Government and Law ...................................... 96 History .......................................................... 101 Introduction ...................................................... 2 International Affairs ...................................... 107 Mission Statement............................................. 2 International Economics and Commerce ....... 108 Profile ............................................................... 2 Mathematics .................................................. 108 Vision ............................................................... 2 Mathematics and Economics ......................... 111 History .............................................................. 2 Military Science ............................................ 111 Lafayette Today ................................................ 3 Music ............................................................ 113 Diversity and Inclusiveness Statement .............. 3 Neuroscience ................................................. 116 Accreditation..................................................... 3 Philosophy..................................................... 117 Physics .......................................................... 119 Policy Studies ................................................ 122 Academic Programs .......................................... 4 Psychology .................................................... 123 Degrees ............................................................. 4 Religion and Politics ..................................... 126 Graduation Requirements ................................. 4 Religious Studies ........................................... 126 The Major ......................................................... 5 Russian and East European Studies ............... 129 The Minor/Certificate ....................................... 5 Theater .......................................................... 130 Five-Year, Two-Degree Programs .................... 6 Women's and Gender Studies ........................ 132 Attendance and Standing .................................. 6 Interdisciplinary Studies ................................ 133 Course Registration........................................... 7 Interim Session/On Campus .......................... 135 Advising............................................................ 8 Interim Session/Study Abroad....................... 136 Academic Services ............................................ 9 Part-Time Studies ........................................... 10 Honors ............................................................ 10 The Board of Trustees 2014-2015 ................. 140 Special Academic Opportunities ..................... 14 Trustees Emeriti 2014-2015 .......................... 140 Library Resources ........................................... 16 Faculty .......................................................... 141 Information Technology Services ................... 16 Faculty Emeriti .............................................. 148 Admissions and Costs ..................................... 18 Officers of Administration ............................ 150 Admissions ..................................................... 18 Preparation ...................................................... 18 Index ............................................................. 159 Advanced Placement ....................................... 18 Non-Discrimination Policy ........................... 161 Transfer Students ............................................ 18 Disclaimer ..................................................... 161 International Students ..................................... 19 Equity in Athletics Disclosure ....................... 161 Fees ................................................................. 19 Courses and Majors ........................................ 21 First-Year Seminar .......................................... 21 Values and Science/Technology Seminar ....... 32 Africana Studies .............................................. 39 American Studies ............................................ 41 Anthropology and Sociology .......................... 42 Art ................................................................... 47 Asian Studies .................................................. 50 Biochemistry ................................................... 51 Chemistry........................................................ 55 Computer Science ........................................... 57 Economics ...................................................... 58 Education ........................................................ 62 Engineering ..................................................... 63 A.B. in International Studies/B.S. Engineering64 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ....... 64 Civil and Environmental Engineering ............. 66 Electrical and Computer Engineering ............. 69 Engineering Studies ........................................ 72 Mechanical Engineering ................................. 73 English ............................................................ 76 Environmental Science and Studies ................ 81 Film and Media Studies .................................. 83 Foreign Languages and Literatures ................. 84 French ............................................................. 87 German ........................................................... 89 Spanish ........................................................... 91 Geology and Environmental Geosciences....... 93 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction MISSION STATEMENT VISION In an environment that fosters the free exchange of ideas, Lafayette In the coming decade, Lafayette expects to strengthen its position College seeks to nurture the inquiring mind and to integrate among liberal arts colleges and engineering programs of the first rank; intellectual, social, and personal growth. The College strives to through judicious commitment of its considerable resources, it seeks develop students' skills of critical thinking, verbal communication, to advance the quality of its students, its faculty, and its programs. and quantitative reasoning and their capacity for creative endeavor; it Lafayette will continue to enroll students who show evidence not only encourages students to examine the traditions of their own culture and of academic achievement but of intellectual curiosity, and who show those of others, to develop systems of values that include an promise of becoming engaged citizens within and beyond the College understanding of personal, social, and professional responsibility, and community. It will continue to recruit and support a faculty of to regard education as an indispensable, life-long process. teacher/scholars of high quality who see undergraduate teaching as their primary goal and who are committed to scholarship and to an active professional life. Lafayette will continue to shape its academic PROFILE program with the goal of assuring that a clear, consistent, and demanding curriculum is in place for all students, requiring study in Lafayette College was founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, the arts, the sciences, and technology, and encouraging such study Pennsylvania, as an all-male liberal arts institution. Throughout its beyond the introductory level. In addition, it will continue to work history, the College has continually shaped itself in ways that best toward greater integration of A.B. and B.S. programs so that all serve its educational purpose, remaining supportive of the tradition of students may be the beneficiaries not only of specialized inquiry but of liberal art education while being responsive to changes and challenges connected, interdisciplinary inquiry as well. And it will continue to of society and the times. For example, in 1838, it became one of the develop a curriculum that furthers the traditional values of a liberal first colleges to implement a teacher-training program, thus education while remaining responsive to emerging societal needs. As recognizing the connections within education at all levels. In 1854, the part of its commitment, Lafayette will seek ways to assure that ethical College formed a mutually supportive association with the studies are a regular component of each student's course of study. Presbyterian Church. In 1866, as industrialism was changing the Western world, it established courses in engineering, chemistry, and The College will strengthen its honors and independent study mining. At a local level, it acknowledged the educational needs of the programs, with the goal of engaging more students in scholarly Easton area by introducing a part-time evening degree program in projects and involving more faculty and students in collaborative 1953. More recently, as the role of women in society underwent learning. Individual attention to students and faculty-student redefinition, in 1970 the College, began coeducation to prepare both interaction outside the classroom, always goals of the College, will be men and women to lead the nation into a new century. Today, encouraged through an increasingly favorable student-faculty ratio Lafayette is an independent, coeducational, residential, undergraduate and small class size. At the same time, the College, understanding the institution with a faculty of distinction