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BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN OF YALE BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Periodicals postage paid New Haven ct 06520-8227 New Haven, Connecticut Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Policies 2013–2014 Graduate School ofGraduate Arts and Sciences 2013–2014 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 109 Number 5 July 15, 2013 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 109 Number 5 July 15, 2013 (USPS 078-500) The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, is published seventeen times a year (one time in May and October; three times in June and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and a∞rmatively and September; four times in July; five times in August) by Yale University, 2 Whitney seeks to attract to its faculty, sta≠, and student body qualified persons of diverse back- Avenue, New Haven CT 0651o. Periodicals postage paid at New Haven, Connecticut. grounds. 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Individual copies may also GRADUATE STUDENT ASSEMBLY 203.432.8893, http://gsa.yale.edu be purchased on a print-on-demand basis; please contact Yale Printing and Publishing GRADUATE STUDENT DOSSIER SERVICE 203.432.8850, 320 York St. (HGS), Services, 203.432.6560. www.yale.edu/graduateschool/careers/dossier.html OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS 203.432.2305, 421 Temple St., www.yale.edu/oiss STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OFFICE 203.432.0167, 246 Church St., www.yalestudentjobs.org UNIVERSITY POLICE 203.432.4400, Headquarters–Rose Center, 101 Ashmun St. YALE HEALTH 203.432.0246, 55 Lock St., http://yalehealth.yale.edu Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Policies 2013–2014 bulletin of yale university Series 109 Number 5 July 15, 2013 Contents The President and Fellows of Yale University 7 The O∞cers of Yale University 8 The Administration of the Graduate School 9 Schedule of Academic Dates and Deadlines 10 A Message from the Dean 14 The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 15 Mission Statement 15 Yale and the World 15 The Dean 17 Associate and Assistant Deans for Academic A≠airs 17 Directors of Graduate Studies (DGS) 18 Diversity and Equal Opportunity 18 McDougal Graduate Student Center 19 Admissions 21 Business Operations 21 Financial Aid 22 Registrar’s O∞ce 22 Teaching Fellow Program 22 Committees 22 Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) 23 Graduate-Professional Student Senate (GPSS) 23 Degree-Granting Departments and Programs 25 African American Studies 26 African Studies 33 American Studies 40 Anthropology 50 Applied Mathematics 64 Applied Physics 67 Archaeological Studies 72 Architecture 77 Astronomy 81 Biomedical Engineering 85 Cell Biology 86 Cellular and Molecular Physiology 91 Chemical & Environmental Engineering 96 Chemistry 97 Classics 103 Comparative Literature 115 Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 127 Computer Science 131 East Asian Languages and Literatures 137 East Asian Studies 143 4 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2013–2014 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 146 Economics 151 Electrical Engineering 161 Engineering and Applied Science 162 English Language and Literature 180 European and Russian Studies 188 Experimental Pathology 192 Film Studies 198 Forestry & Environmental Studies 203 French 211 Genetics 216 Geology and Geophysics 222 Germanic Languages and Literatures 229 Global A≠airs 233 History 243 History of Art 260 History of Science and Medicine 268 Immunobiology 273 International and Development Economics 280 Investigative Medicine 282 Italian Language and Literature 286 Law 290 Linguistics 292 Management 304 Mathematics 309 Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science 312 Medieval Studies 313 Microbiology 316 Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry 319 Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 327 Music 335 Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 340 Neurobiology 351 Neuroscience 361 Nursing 367 Pharmacology 372 Philosophy 376 Physics 382 Political Science 388 Psychology 401 Public Health 412 Religious Studies 421 Renaissance Studies 430 Slavic Languages and Literatures 439 Contents 5 Sociology 444 Spanish and Portuguese 452 Statistics 457 Non-Degree-Granting Programs, Councils, and Research Institutes 463 Atmospheric Science 463 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Combined Program in the 464 The Cowles Foundation 467 The Economic Growth Center 468 Humanities: Mellon Program 469 Institution for Social and Policy Studies 471 International Security Studies 472 Judaic Studies 473 The MacMillan Center 479 African Studies, Council on 484 East Asian Studies, Council on 486 European Studies Council 487 Jackson Institute for Global A≠airs 490 Latin American and Iberian Studies, Council on 493 Middle East Studies, Council on 496 South Asian Studies Council 498 Southeast Asia Studies, Council on 502 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 505 Yale Center for the Study of Globalization 510 Yale Climate and Energy Institute 512 Yale Initiative for the Study of Antiquity and the Premodern 513 Policies and Regulations 515 Admissions 515 Programs of Study 516 Full-Time Degree Candidacy Part-Time Study Nondegree Study Interdisciplinary Study Combined and Joint-Degree Programs Exchange Scholar Program International Graduate Student Exchange Agreements Summer Study Degree Requirements 520 Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science Requirements for Joint-Degree Programs Responsible Conduct in Research Petitioning for Degrees Commencement 6 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2013–2014