Undergraduate Bulletin 2019–2020 Brooklyn College Bulletin Undergraduate Programs 2019–2020
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undergraduate bulletin 2019–2020 Brooklyn College Bulletin Undergraduate Programs 2019–2020 Disclaimer The 2019–20 Undergraduate Bulletin represents the academic policies, services, and course and program offerings of Brooklyn College that are in effect through the 2019–2020 academic year. The most current information regarding academic programs and course descriptions, academic policies and services available to students can be found on the Brooklyn College website. For matters of academic policy (e.g., applicable degree requirements), students are also advised to consult the Center for Academic Advisement and Student Success, the Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs, their major department adviser and/or the registrar for additional information. For policies and procedures related to administrative and financial matters (e.g., tuition and fees), students are advised to consult with the Enrollment Services Center. The City University of New York reserves the right, because of changing conditions, to make modifications of any nature in the academic programs and requirements of the university and its constituent colleges without advance notice. Tuition and fees set forth in this publication are similarly subject to change by the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. The City University regrets any inconvenience this may cause. Students are advised to consult regularly with college and department counselors concerning their programs of study. 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin Table of Contents College Information and Procedures About Brooklyn College ................................................................. 3 Film ................................................................................................246 Undergraduate Admission ............................................................. 5 Finance ..........................................................................................255 Special Programs and Opportunities ............................................. 11 General Science .............................................................................259 Tuition and Fees ............................................................................ 21 Health and Nutrition Sciences .......................................................261 Financing Your Education .............................................................. 27 History ...........................................................................................273 Scholarships, Awards and Prizes .................................................... 40 Honors Academy ...........................................................................288 Academic Regulations and Procedures ......................................... 41 Interdisciplinary Studies ................................................................291 Student Rights and College and University Rules .......................... 63 Judaic Studies ................................................................................292 Academic Resources ...................................................................... 69 Kinesiology ....................................................................................302 Additional Campus Services and Facilities ..................................... 72 Library ...........................................................................................312 Programs and Courses of Instruction Linguistics ......................................................................................313 Mathematics .................................................................................316 Accounting ..................................................................................... 84 Modern Languages and Literatures ...............................................328 Africana Studies ............................................................................. 90 Music .............................................................................................369 American Studies ...........................................................................100 Philosophy .....................................................................................385 Anthropology and Archaeology .....................................................106 Physics ...........................................................................................399 Art..................................................................................................117 Political Science .............................................................................407 Biology ...........................................................................................130 Psychology ....................................................................................422 Business Management ..................................................................139 Puerto Rican and Latino Studies ...................................................433 Caribbean Studies .........................................................................150 Religion ..........................................................................................442 Chemistry ......................................................................................152 School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership .............................446 Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education ..................................161 Secondary Education .....................................................................447 Children and Youth Studies ...........................................................166 Classics ..........................................................................................172 SEEK ...............................................................................................454 Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders ..............................183 Sociology .......................................................................................455 Communication .............................................................................189 Television and Radio ......................................................................464 Computer and Information Science ..............................................192 Theater ..........................................................................................472 Early Childhood Education/Art Education .....................................207 Urban Sustainability ......................................................................482 Earth and Environmental Sciences ................................................212 Women’s and Gender Studies .......................................................485 Economics .....................................................................................219 Inventory of Registered Programs .................................................495 English ...........................................................................................226 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin About Brooklyn College 3 About Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is an innovative liberal arts institution with Each academic program at Brooklyn College is administered a history of more than 80 years of academic excellence. by one of five schools. The deans have primary responsibility Approximately 17,000 students are enrolled in 154 undergraduate for administrative and academic oversight of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the humanities; social, and graduate programs. The departments within each school behavioral and natural sciences; education; business; and are listed below. Details of degree programs, including the arts. The college is renowned for its rigorous academics, majors, minors and interdisciplinary programs, are listed study abroad programs, diverse student body, award-winning under their respective departments in the Programs of faculty and highly affordable tuition. Located on a beautifully Courses and Instruction portion of this Bulletin. landscaped 35-acre campus, Brooklyn College offers a rich student life within an urban environment. 1. Leonard & Claire Tow Center BUILDING for the Performing Arts 14 DIRECTORY 8 2. Whitman Hall All buildings are ADA accessible. 3. Brooklyn College Library 9 4. Ingersoll Hall 7 5. Ingersoll Hall Extension 10 6. Newman Catholic Center 5 7. Roosevelt Hall and 4 Roosevelt Hall Extension 11 8. West End Building 16 9. West Quad Center 3 10. James Hall 17 11. Boylan Hall 12 12. Whitehead Hall 13 2 13. Student Center 14. Heater and Chiller Plants 1 15. Alexander and Brenda Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College 16. Lily Pond 17. Morton and Angela Topfer 15 6 Library Café 18. Residence Hall 18 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 4 About Brooklyn College Accreditation School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Brooklyn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission Kenneth A. Gould, Dean on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, • Africana Studies PA 19104; 267.284.5000; [email protected]), the Council • Classics on Education for Public Health, the Academy of Nutrition • Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders and Dietetics, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Murray Koppelman School • English of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance • History Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The master’s • Judaic Studies program in school counseling is accredited by the Council • Modern