Undergraduate Catalog 2006–2007 Mills College Undergraduate Catalog 2006Ð2007

MAKING THE WORLD MORE . . .

This catalog provides information on undergraduate admission and financial aid, student life, and academic opportunities for undergraduates at Mills College. Information for graduate students is provided in a separate Graduate Catalog.

This catalog is published by: Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613 www.mills.edu

Printed on recycled paper. Printed in the U.S.A.

Table of Contents Mills...... 3 Graduation ...... 31 Transcripts and Enrollment Verifications . . 32 Academic Calendar ...... 4 Advising and Registration ...... 33 About Mills College ...... 6 Academic Advising ...... 34 Overview ...... 6 Accessing Student Records on the Web. . . 34 Academic Environment ...... 6 Check-In...... 34 Academic Programs ...... 6 Registration ...... 34 The Liberal Arts Curriculum ...... 7 Campus Life...... 8 Courses of Instruction ...... 38 Campus Resources ...... 8 Introduction to Departmental Listings. . . . 39 History ...... 9 American Studies ...... 40 Anthropology ...... 41 Academic Requirements ...... 10 Arabic...... 44 The Mills College Philosophy of General Education . . . . . 11 Art History ...... 45 General Education Requirements Art (Studio) ...... 50 for the Bachelor’s Degree ...... 11 Asian Studies ...... 54 Bachelor of Arts (BA) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology . . . . 55 Degree Requirements...... 13 Biology...... 57 Bachelor of Science (BS) Biopsychology ...... 62 Degree Requirements...... 14 Book Arts ...... 64 Pre-Nursing Certificate (PNC) Business Economics...... 67 Requirements ...... 15 Chemistry ...... 68 Major Field of Study ...... 16 Child Development ...... 72 Minor Field of Study ...... 16 College Seminar...... 75 Departments and Programs ...... 16 Comparative Literature ...... 79 Special Courses ...... 17 Computer Science ...... 80 Application for Graduation ...... 18 Dance ...... 85 Academic Opportunities Off Campus . . . . 18 Economics ...... 91 Academic Regulations ...... 21 Education ...... 96 Academic Credit...... 22 Engineering ...... 102 Advanced Academic English ...... 103 Standing on Entrance ...... 22 Environmental Science...... 112 Placement Tests ...... 22 Environmental Studies ...... 115 Transfer Credit ...... 23 Ethnic Studies...... 117 Declaring a Major ...... 25 Film Studies ...... 123 Declaring a Minor ...... 25 French and Francophone Studies...... 124 Residency Requirement ...... 25 Government ...... 128 Student Status...... 26 History ...... 132 Grading...... 27 Institute for Civic Leadership ...... 138 Academic Standing ...... 29 Intermedia Arts...... 140 Academic Standing Committee (ASC) . . . 30 International Relations ...... 143 Recognition of Academic Achievement. . . 30 Journalism ...... 144 Courses of Instruction (continued) Undergraduate Admission ...... 213 Latin American Studies ...... 145 Applying for Admission...... 214 Law, Preparation for the Study of ...... 146 Application Deadlines ...... 214 Letters Division ...... 147 First-Year Students...... 214 Literature and Cultural Studies ...... 151 Admission from International Schools . . 215 Mathematics ...... 153 Early Admission Option...... 216 Music ...... 157 Transferring from Other Colleges ...... 216 Nursing...... 167 Nontraditional/Resuming Students . . . . . 217 Philosophy ...... 169 Visiting Students ...... 217 Physical Education...... 173 Auditors ...... 217 Physics ...... 179 Deferrals...... 217 Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis . 180 Due Before Enrollment ...... 217 Psychology ...... 182 Public Policy ...... 186 College Expenses...... 219 Social Sciences Division ...... 190 2006–2007 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees...... 220 Sociology ...... 191 Residence and Meal Plan Rates...... 221 Spanish and Spanish American Studies. . 197 Special Course Fees and Summer Academic Workshop ...... 200 Additional Program Fees ...... 221 Women’s Studies ...... 201 Other Administrative Fees and Charges ...... 222 Graduate Degree, Certificate, Tuition Adjustment Policy ...... 222 and Credential Programs ...... 204 Residence Facilities for Financial Aid ...... 224 Graduate Students ...... 205 General Information...... 225 Degree Programs ...... 205 Merit-Based Mills Scholarships Certificate and Non-Degree Programs. . . 205 for Entering Students ...... 226 Teaching Credentials, Need-Based Scholarships and Grants . . . 228 Permits, and Specializations ...... 206 State and Federal Student Aid ...... 228 Student Life ...... 207 Student Loans...... 229 Student Standards...... 208 Student Employment ...... 230 Athletics and Recreation ...... 208 Rules and Regulations ...... 230 Student Career Services (SCS) ...... 209 Rosters ...... 233 Commuting Life...... 209 Faculty ...... 234 Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) ...... 209 College Officers ...... 240 Health Services...... 210 Board of Trustees ...... 241 International Students...... 210 The Alumnae Association ...... 242 Residential Life and Housing...... 210 Administrative Offices ...... 243 Resuming Student Life...... 211 Alumnae Admission Representatives. . . . 244 Services for Students Directions to Mills ...... 245 with Disabilities (SSD) ...... 211 Spiritual and Religious Life (SRL) . . . . . 211 Index ...... 248 Student Activities ...... 212 Student Diversity Programs (SDP) . . . . . 212 misleading data through informal or formal proce- Mills dures. FERPA also protects student privacy rights by setting strict limits on disclosure of their educa- Accreditation tional records without their consent. Students can Mills College was founded in 1852 and is fully seek enforcement of their FERPA rights by filing accredited by the Western Association of Schools complaints with the Family Policy Compliance and Colleges (WASC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Mary- Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501, 510.748.9001. land Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20202-5901. Documents describing the most recent accreditation Information about this office is available on the review by WASC are available on request from Internet at www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco. the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty at 510.430.2096. Copies of federal regulations governing student privacy rights are available from the website Nondiscrimination Statement named above or the Division of Student Life at Mills College does not discriminate on the basis Mills. A statement on procedural steps for seeking of race, color, marital status, age, religious creed, to correct inaccurate or misleading data in student national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, or records also is available from DSL on request at disability (in accordance with the Americans with 510.430.2130. Disabilities Act, 1973 Rehabilitation Act Section 504, and implementing regulations) in its admis- Campus Photography sion policies, scholarship and loan programs, or Mills College reserves the right to photograph in the educational programs or activities which it students for the purpose of institutional promotion. operates. Nor does Mills discriminate on the basis Whenever possible, Mills observes the common of sex in its graduate programs. Mills enforces practice among colleges of obtaining individual against unlawful discrimination through its Campus permissions for the use of campus photographs in Policy and Procedure on Discrimination, which is which students are prominently featured. However, available by request from the Division of Student permissions are not obtained for the use of student Life (DSL) at 510.430.2130. images in photographs of public events on campus, such as rehearsals, performances, lectures, readings, Mills is an equal opportunity employer and seeks athletic events, student life events, and College to comply with all applicable state and federal ceremonies. Academic departments, such as but laws and local ordinances prohibiting employment not limited to dance, music, and art, also reserve discrimination. All aspects of employment are the right to photograph students and their work based on merit, qualifications, and job compe- for institutional use. Questions about this policy tence. Mills does not discriminate against anyone should be directed to [email protected]. regarding employment practices, compensation, or promotional or educational opportunities on the Student Graduation and basis of race, color, marital status, age, religious Persistence Rates creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orien- In compliance with federal law, Mills reports a tation, disability, or veteran status. It is Mills policy 69 percent graduation rate for students who began to provide reasonable job accommodations to dis- as freshwomen in fall 1999 and earned four-year abled employees who can perform essential func- degrees by spring 2005. The return (persistence) tions of jobs for which they are otherwise qualified. rate for Mills freshwomen who began their studies Inquiries regarding compliance with various in fall 2004 and returned in fall 2005 is 75 percent. employment laws and regulations should be directed to Legal Counsel Robin Isenberg, Mills Changes College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, The information in this catalog is current as of CA 94613, 510.430.2228. March 2006. The College reserves the right to make changes affecting policies, fees, curricula, Student Privacy Rights or any other matters announced in this catalog. Mills complies with the provisions of the 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA assures students attending a postsecondary educational institution that they have the right to inspect and review certain of their educational records and to seek corrections of inaccurate or

3 Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2006 Tuesday, Aug. 1 Tuition and fees due (a late tuition payment fee of $250 will be charged to students whose payments are not received by this date) Monday, Aug. 14 Online Check-In available for all students except new international students Saturday, Aug. 19 Check-In and Orientation for new and readmitted undergraduate students Check-In for new residential graduate students Residence Halls open for new and readmitted students Monday, Aug. 21 Check-In for new graduate commuting students and all continuing students (students checking in after this date will incur a $250 late Check-In fee) Orientation for new graduate students Residence Halls open for continuing students Tue–Fri, Aug. 22–25 Online registration for new and readmitted students (students registering after August 25 will incur a $250 late registration fee) Wednesday, Aug. 23 Instruction begins at 8:00 am Monday, Sept. 4 Labor Day Holiday Wednesday, Sept. 6 Last day to add a class Last day to increase credit for a variable-credit course or undergraduate 1.0-credit course Last day to register for a course with an audit grade option or to change an existing course from graded or pass/no pass to audit or from audit to graded or pass/no pass Friday, Sept. 15 Convocation Friday, Oct. 13 Mid-Semester Holiday Wednesday, Oct. 18 Last day to drop a class Last day to decrease credit for a variable-credit course or an undergraduate 1.0- credit course Last day to change grade option from graded to pass/no pass or pass/no pass to graded Wednesday, Nov. 1 Last day to withdraw from a class Last day to file graduation applications for undergraduate degrees to be conferred January or May 2007 Last day for students graduating in January 2007 or May 2007 to declare a minor Friday, Nov. 3 Last day to file graduate Petitions for Candidacy for master’s or doctoral degrees to be conferred May 2007 Mon–Wed, Nov. 13–22 Online registration for continuing and returning student registration for spring 2007 (continuing and returning students not registered by November 22 will incur a $250 late registration fee) Wednesday, Nov. 22 Classes end at 2:30 pm Thur–Fri, Nov. 23–24 Thanksgiving Holidays Monday, Nov. 27 Master’s and doctoral theses for degrees to be conferred January 2007 due in the Office of Graduate Studies Monday, Dec. 4 Instruction ends Tue–Wed, Dec. 5–6 Reading Days Thur–Tue, Dec. 7–12 Final Exams Wednesday, Dec. 13 Residence Halls close Friday, Dec. 15 Grades due

4 Spring Semester 2007 Tuesday, Jan. 2 Tuition and fees due (a late tuition payment fee of $250 will be charged to students whose payments are not received by this date) Monday, Jan. 8 Online Check-In available for all except new international students Monday, Jan. 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Tuesday, Jan. 16 Check In (a late check-in fee of $250 will be charged to students checking in after this date) Orientation for new and readmitted students Residence Halls open Tue–Fri, Jan. 16–19 Registration for new and readmitted students (students registering after January 19 will incur a $250 late registration fee) Wednesday, Jan. 17 Instruction begins at 8:00 am Wednesday, Jan. 31 Last day to add a class Last day to increase credit for a variable-credit course or undergraduate 1.0-credit course Last day to register for a course with an audit grade option or to change an existing course from graded or pass/no pass to audit or from audit to graded or pass/no pass Monday, Feb. 19 Presidents’ Day Holiday Wednesday, March 14 Last day to drop a class Last day to decrease credit for a variable-credit course or an undergraduate 1.0- credit course Last day to change grade option from graded to pass/no pass or pass/no pass to graded Mon–Fri, March 19–23 Spring Break Wednesday, March 28 Last day to withdraw from a class Friday, March 30 Last day to file graduate petitions for candidacy for master’s or doctoral degrees to be conferred January 2008 Mon–Wed, April 9–18 Continuing and returning student registration for fall 2007 (continuing students not registered by April 18 will incur a $250 late registration fee) Friday, April 20 Master’s and doctoral theses for degrees to be conferred May 2007 due in the Office of Graduate Studies Wednesday, May 2 Instruction ends Thur–Fri, May 3–4 Reading Days Sat–Thur, May 5–10 Final Exams Thursday, May 10 Graduating student grades due by 4:00 pm, except for Thursday finals Friday, May 11 Residence Halls close for non-graduating students Graduating student grades due by 12:00 pm for Thursday finals Saturday, May 12 119th Commencement Sunday, May 13 Residence Halls close Wednesday, May 16 Non-graduating student grades due

5 About Mills College Overview Historically a college for women only, Mills contin- Nestled in the midst of the urban San Francisco Bay ues that proud tradition today at the undergraduate Area, Mills College is a hidden gem. It’s an idyllic level. To provide enhanced professional opportu- setting that might—at first glance—belie the pulse nities for all students, Mills also offers renowned of activity that beats within the gates. As many graduate programs open to both women and men. have discovered, Mills is home to one of the most Consistently ranked one of the top 75 liberal arts dynamic, creative liberal arts educations available colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, to women today. Mills College is also recognized as one of the 20 most diverse colleges in the country, with women of For more than 150 years, Mills College has enjoyed a color representing 33 percent of the undergraduate reputation as a vibrant center of academic excellence. student body. Academic Environment Inspired by a teaching philosophy that grows out of a long-standing dedication to women’s education, Mills provides a dynamic learning environment that encourages intellectual exploration. The faculty of nationally and internationally respected scholars and artists is dedicated to developing the strengths of every student, preparing them for lifelong intellectual, personal, and professional growth. With an impressive student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1, Mills women are assured access to and support from these inspiring and committed professors. The hallmark of a Mills education is the collaboration between dedicated students and distinguished faculty that goes beyond the classroom and into meaningful work and innovative research.

Mills encourages openness to experimentation in the context of established academic disciplines. Programs are designed to reflect the importance of global issues, provide an understanding of the natural world, and enhance opportunities for women throughout society. The curriculum combines traditional liberal arts with new educational initiatives that value cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity. Academic Programs Mills offers the bachelor of arts degree in more than 35 majors and the bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and molecular biology, biology, biopsychology, chemistry, and environmental science. At the foundation of these academic programs is the belief that an education in the liberal arts and sciences should offer the opportunity to explore and master a varied set of skills, perspectives, and disciplinary experiences.

The Mills General Education program is guided by a set of learning outcomes, not simply a generic list of required courses. Each student designs her own general education with the guidance of her

6 faculty advisor, tailored to her specific needs and Students are not required to select a major until the interests. The program places the student’s work end of their sophomore year, and they are encour- in her major in a larger context, and allows her to aged to add non-major subjects to their programs explore and appreciate knowledge beyond her field. even after deciding on an area of concentration. General Education requirements fall into three Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and, in some circum- outcome categories: skills (written, quantitative, stances, freshwomen may cross-register for one and information literacy/information technology); course per semester at UC Berkeley, California perspectives (interdisciplinary, women and gender, College of the Arts, or one of several other Bay and multicultural); and disciplines (the arts, histor- Area colleges. ical, natural sciences, and human institutions and behavior). Students may also choose to pursue a subject as an independent study project with the supervision of The Liberal Arts Curriculum a Mills professor. Mills has exchange or visiting The curriculum at Mills offers students a range of programs with many American colleges and univer- options in planning a course of study. Mills offers sities and affiliations with study abroad programs more than 40 majors in such areas as: in more than 60 countries. These relationships • English offer additional avenues to experience different • Psychology teaching styles and learning environments. For • Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis students with unique visions of what they want • Anthropology and Sociology to study, the College Major provides a valuable • Ethnic Studies option. With the guidance of three faculty advisors, • Creative Writing students may plan an individual program of study • Natural Sciences to create their own major. • Modern Languages • Women’s Studies Mills offers preprofessional programs in nursing, • Fine Art medicine and health sciences, law, education, and • Mathematics business. Off-campus internships connect academ- • Computer Science ic studies and career plans with on-the-job experi- • Child Development ence. Students learn from and work with women

ABOUT MILLS COLLEGE 7 who are community, national, and international Coalition. Outside the campus gates, students have leaders in science, economics, mathematics, the access to the urban Bay Area with Berkeley, San arts, literature, education, government, and many Francisco, Napa, and Silicon Valley nearby. Students other fields. can enjoy educational and professional opportunities afforded through stimulating cultural, artistic, and Campus Life political events or simply reap the benefit of the Located in the foothills of Oakland, California on social and recreational activities and climate of the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, Mills offers the beautiful Bay Area. students access to the diverse metropolitan centers that make up the greater Bay Area. Amid the green Campus Resources rolling hills and the century-old eucalyptus trees Mills students enjoy an educational environment of the Mills campus, students find haven—a great enriched by a wide variety of exhibits, concerts, place to live and learn—with new friends and new performances, and lectures that support intellectual ideas at every turn. The campus is heavily accented exploration and growth. The physical environment with Mediterranean-style buildings, many designed of the campus itself provides a source of inspiration by architectural innovator Julia Morgan. Paths and with historic cultural resources such as the Concert streams wind their way through tree groves and Hall, Lisser Theatre, the Center for Contemporary meadows, adding to the lush feeling that pervades Music, and the Mills College Art Museum. the 135-acre campus. Students can also experience one-of-a-kind resources Our students say that campus life is as important as such as the Eucalyptus Press, home to the interna- the curriculum itself. Residential and commuting tionally renowned Book Arts Program, or the Chil- students alike participate in a variety of dynamic dren’s School, the first laboratory school founded events that enhance learning and provide inspira- west of the Mississippi. The Special Collections tion beyond the classroom. Typical offerings might of the F.W. Olin Library contain more than 20,000 include an African art exhibit, a lecture on alternative rare books and manuscripts, including a First Folio political models, a modern dance performance, a of William Shakespeare, a Mozart manuscript, and cause-related rally, a poetry slam, or an evening of an edition of Alice in Wonderland illustrated by experimental music. Mills also offers an eclectic Salvador Dali. The Trefethen Aquatic Center and list of student clubs and organizations that runs the the Haas Pavilion offer a wide variety of options gamut from the Art Club to the Women of Color for athletics, physical fitness, and recreation, while the campus chapel provides a peaceful environment for spiritual reflection and renewal.

Please visit www.mills.edu for more information on each of these special resources: • Aron Art Center • Art Museum • Center for Contemporary Music • Chapel • Children’s School • Concert Hall • Diversity Programs • Eucalyptus Press • F.W. Olin Library • Haas Pavilion • Health & Counseling Services • Institute for Civic Leadership • Lisser Theatre • Mills Community Link • Special Collections, Heller Room • Student Career Services • The Place for Writers • Trefethen Aquatic Center • Women’s Leadership Institute • Writing Center

8 History choreographer Trisha Brown, artist Elizabeth Founded in 1852 as the Young Ladies’ Seminary Murray, business leader Bonnie Guiton Hill, and in Benicia, California, Mills College boasts a rich Congresswoman Barbara Lee. history as a leader in women’s education. Mills was founded the same year California was admitted to For more than 150 years, Mills has continued to draw statehood and the city of Oakland was established. people interested in experimentation, leadership, The University of California and Stanford had yet social responsibility, and creativity—the hallmarks to exist, and newly prosperous miners, farmers, of a 21st-century Mills education. and merchants wanted to educate their daughters without sending them on the perilous journey to East Coast schools.

Over the decades, Mills “firsts” have been numerous: the first women’s college west of the Mississippi (1852); the first West Coast laboratory school for aspiring teachers (1926); and the first women’s college to offer a Computer Science major (1974), and a 4+1 MBA degree (2001).

Always a leader in the arts, Mills was among the first liberal arts colleges to offer a modern dance degree (1941), and it became the national center for modern dance outside New York City. The Center for Contemporary Music, dedicated in 1967, is a preeminent center for electronic music.

Many of the world’s foremost artists, politicians, and scholars have taught, lectured, and performed at Mills, including Gertrude Stein, Mark Twain, Darius Milhaud, Alfred Neumeyer, John Cage, and Isabel Allende. Notable alumnae of the College include: media personality Renel Brooks-Moon, dancer/

ABOUT MILLS COLLEGE 9 Academic Requirements

The Mills College Philosophy of General Education

General Education Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree Requirements

Pre-Nursing Certificate (PNC) Requirements

Major Field of Study

Minor Field of Study

Departments and Programs

Special Courses

Application for Graduation

Academic Opportunities Off Campus

10 The Mills College Philosophy Electronic Collaborative Learning Center offers students and faculty opportunities for innovative of General Education teaching that emphasizes technology and computer Done well, a liberal arts education is a gymnasium literacy. The ENG 001 program has been devel- for the mind—opposed to a narrowly focused oped as an intensive first-year writing course training program for a single sport. Fitness for introducing students to college-level writing, citizenship, one might say, is the goal. It produces while the COLL 060 interdisciplinary seminar . . . citizens who value knowledge beyond their program gives each student the chance to work specialties, and who want to learn all the things closely with one or two professors in an intensive there isn’t enough time to learn, rather than asking, collaborative classroom. “Why do I need to know that?” —Dan Ryan, Associate Professor of Sociology Numerous other courses throughout the curriculum reflect our general education outcomes; students General education is the hallmark of a true liberal can also gain GE credit through AP credit or prior arts education, distinguishing it from an education college-level course work. focused solely on a specialized field. At Mills, we understand the importance of a student’s major for developing focused skills and knowledge in a spe- General Education cific field; however, we also know that our students Requirements for the come to us to gain a breadth of experiences, ideas, Bachelor’s Degree and skills. At the foundation of this program is our Each of the requirements listed below can be ful- belief that a liberal arts education should offer the filled in a number of ways, including Mills courses, opportunity to explore and master a varied set of transfer credit, and/or relevant AP courses. The ad- skills, perspectives, and disciplinary experiences. visor will help the student set up a GE plan tailored The General Education (GE) program ensures that to her specific academic needs and interests. The each Mills woman will graduate with confidence GE requirements fall into three outcome categories: in her intellectual abilities, a broad awareness of skills, perspectives, and disciplines. Each outcome diverse ideas and perspectives, and an apprecia- is listed below with a descriptive rationale and tion of and capacity for lifelong learning. how it can be fulfilled. A list of courses meeting these requirements is available at the M Center, Our GE program is guided by a set of learning and can also be found at: outcomes, rather than a strict list of courses or a www.mills.edu/academics/undergraduate/ single generic curriculum. Each student designs catalog/gened_courses.php her general education plan in consultation with her A given course may meet no more than two GE faculty advisor, ensuring that she achieves a specific requirements. set of learning outcomes and also tailors a program suited to her own unique needs and interests. To 1. Skills this end, some of the courses a student takes to Written Communication (2 credits) fulfill her GE requirements may be in her major. Graduates of a liberal arts institution should The program also places the work a student does be able to write papers in a variety of contexts, in her major in a larger context by permitting her using generally accepted grammar and forms to the opportunity to explore realms of learning that convey ideas, research findings, and arguments. fall outside a specific discipline. ENG 001 (or equivalent) and a second writing- intensive course. Infused with the principles of the College’s mission, the GE program emphasizes that all Quantitative and Computational Reasoning Mills College graduates should be able to write (1 credit) clearly, think across disciplines, work in produc- Facility with quantitative and computational tive collaboration with others, and offer critical methods of reasoning and analysis is an impor- analysis and logical reasoning in a variety of con- tant skill for all citizens in our society. It also texts; be technically competent in a computerized prepares students for a broader spectrum of world, artistically sensitive, and adept in scientific career options in a rapidly changing world. and historical thinking; and be educated about the In addition to understanding and developing multicultural dimensions of our world, the influ- cogent logical arguments, students should be ence of social institutions, and crucial issues fac- able to translate problems into the language of ing women in contemporary society. The Mills mathematics and computer science, and to use

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 11 mathematical and computational tools to a significant impact at both the national and organize and analyze information. international levels. An understanding of multiculturalism, racial formation and stratifica- Information Literacy/Information tion, and exposure to challenges to dominant Technology Skills (0 credit) discourses will enable students to comprehend In a society of rapid technological change and and analyze these processes. proliferating information resources, individuals are confronted with an abundance of informa- 3. Disciplinary Experiences tion in a variety of formats. Students should have Creation and Criticism in the Arts (1 credit) the skills needed to evaluate the authenticity, Creation in the arts is an intuitive process that validity, and reliability of information. Being combines personal vision with specific knowl- information literate is a critical component in edge of different media and genres, specific establishing a pattern of lifelong learning, and skills in construction and presentation, and an the ability to effectively communicate informa- awareness of the history of the medium. Criticism tion using computers is an essential aspect of a in the arts attributes meaning to creative works well-rounded liberal arts education. Information through interpretation, which combines an literacy requires basic knowledge of the nature understanding of the creative act with analyses of computers and information systems; ability of its historical, political, and cultural contexts. to apply information technology in written com- Because the creation and critique of art are munication and in conducting research; under- central to a liberal arts education, students standing the capabilities and limitations of tech- should have a critical or creative relationship nology; and understanding strategies and stan- to art in at least one medium (including painting, dards in the evaluation of information sources. photography, sculpture, and literature). COLL 005 Information Literacy-Information Technology Skills fulfills this requirement. This Historical Perspectives (1 credit) course is P/NP only. The past matters. It informs the present and shapes current affairs in complex and often 2. Perspectives obscure ways. Memories of the past are con- Interdisciplinary Perspectives (1 credit) tinually contested both in public discourse and One of the essential elements of a liberal arts within the academy. Learning to analyze criti- education is the ability to understand the world cally and participate in these conversations is a from a variety of perspectives—over time and core element of a liberal arts education. distance, and across cultures and academic dis- Natural Sciences (1 credit) ciplines. Interdisciplinary study provides a means Study of the natural sciences and their methods to recognize the different perspectives disciplines is critical for many reasons; among them are: provide on specific topics. Collaborative work gaining knowledge about how the natural world is an essential part of interdisciplinary study, is structured and how it behaves; evaluating the allowing students to exchange perspectives role knowledge of the natural world plays in the and learn more productively. development of technologies; understanding the COLL 060 Sophomore Seminar fulfills this role scientific knowledge plays in setting many requirement. governmental policies and in dealing with health Women and Gender (1 credit) and environmental issues; and appreciating the Students graduating from a women’s college design and value of scientific methods. should demonstrate the ability to think clearly Human Institutions and Behavior (1 credit) and constructively about the most crucial issues The realm of human behavior manifests patterns that relate to women in contemporary society. that can be studied, understood, and predicted, They should also have an understanding of similar to those found in nature as a whole. Both current and past ideas about women and gender. responsible citizenship and wise leadership de- Multicultural Perspectives (1 credit) pend on an understanding of how individuals Globalization, migration patterns, and changing behave and interact within social institutions. demographics in the United States and around The findings, logical paradigms, and techniques the world have highlighted the political, social, of the social sciences provide essential insights and cultural contributions of people of color. into understanding these interactions. At the same time, social movements based on racial, ethnic, and national identities have made

12 Bachelor of Arts (BA) field, and may include transfer or AP credits. Elective credits may also include courses taken Degree Requirements to fulfill the general education requirements or, A student’s degree requirements, including the major if applicable, courses taken to fulfill a minor and minor sequence requirements, are those stated and/or a second major. in the catalog in the year in which she is admitted to Mills. To be eligible for graduation, students 6. Upper Division Credits (9 credits) must complete all the requirements listed below: Each student must complete a minimum of 9 100-level semester course credits in their junior 1. Total Semester Course Credits (34 credits) or senior year. Each student must complete a minimum of 34 semester course credits including transfer credits 7. Letter Grades in the Major and Minor and/or Advanced Placement (AP) credits. All courses in the major and minor sequence must be completed with letter grades. Pass/No 2. General Education (GE) Requirement Pass grades are not permitted in the major or (11 courses; 10 credits) minor. The 11 course (10 credit) GE requirement can be fulfilled through numerous courses through- 8. Residency Requirement (12 credits) out the curriculum which reflect our general Students must be in attendance at Mills during education outcomes; students can also gain GE the last two semesters immediately prior to credit through AP credit or prior college-level graduation and must complete a minimum course work. Courses required for the major of 12 semester course credits at Mills, which may also count toward the GE requirement. requires a minimum of three semesters of A single course may count for up to two GE study. Courses taken through international requirements. COLL 005 (0 credit) is required study, domestic exchange/visit, cross-registra- of all entering undergraduates. ENG 001 is tion, or concurrent enrollment do not count required of all entering undergraduates unless toward the residency requirement. they have transfer or AP credit or receive a 9. Minimum 2.0 Cumulative GPA score of 5 on the English Placement Test. No student may graduate with a cumulative Both ENG 001 and COLL 005 must be taken Mills GPA of lower than 2.0. during the first year of the student’s attendance. COLL 060 must be taken as a sophomore. 10. Credit Restrictions (See General Education Requirements for Physical Education (PE) Courses the Bachelor’s Degree.) A maximum of 1 semester course credit (four courses) in physical education activities, in- 3. Major (10 to 15.5 credits) cluding competitive sports, is allowed toward the Majors confined to a single discipline will degree. Students wishing to enroll in additional require 10 to 13 semester course credits; a PE courses must register for these courses as divisional or interdivisional major requires Audit (AU) and will receive no credit for them. 13 to 15.5 semester course credits within the A student may receive credit for no more than combined fields of concentration. Students two .25-credit activity or competitive sport par- may major in no more than two fields; each ticipation classes in any one semester. (Activity field requiring at least 10 unduplicated semes- courses are numbered PE 001–049; competitive ter course credits. Refer to the “Course Listings” sports courses are numbered in the 100s.) section of the catalog for specific major requirements. (See Declaring a Major.) Dance Technique Courses Students who do not major in dance may apply 4. Minor (Optional) (5 to 6 credits) no more than 2 semester course credits (eight A minor consists of 5 to 6 semester course courses) of dance technique toward the degree. credits. Students may minor in no more than two fields. No courses taken for the minor may Music Performance Courses be counted in the major or in a second minor. Students who do not major in music may apply Refer to the “Course Listings” section of the no more than 2.5 semester course credits (ten catalog for specific minor requirements. (See courses) in individual instrument instruction, Declaring a Minor.) individual voice instruction, or performance and composition toward the degree. 5. Electives Outside the Major Field (17 credits) Students must complete 17 semester course credits in subject areas outside their major

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 13 Bachelor of Science (BS) ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) Degree Requirements MATH 004 Discrete Mathematics I (1) A student’s degree requirements, including the MATH 049 Multivariable Calculus (1) major and minor sequence requirements, are those stated in the catalog in the year in which she is MATH 050 Linear Algebra (1) admitted to Mills. To be eligible for graduation MATH 102 Probability and Statistics (1) with a BS degree, students must complete all of the requirements listed below: MATH 104 Differential Equations (1) 1. Total Semester Course Credits (34 credits) MATH 141 Real Analysis I (1) Each student must complete a minimum of 34 PSYC 084 Analytical Methods in semester course credits including transfer credits Psychology (1) and/or Advanced Placement (AP) credit. 4. Major (9 to 13 credits) 2. General Education (GE) Requirement Students may major in no more than two (11 courses; 10 credits) fields, with 10 unduplicated semester course The 11 course (10 credit) general education credits required in each field. BS degrees are requirement can be fulfilled through numerous offered in biology, chemistry, biochemistry courses throughout the curriculum which and molecular biology, biopsychology, and reflect our general education outcomes; stu- environmental science. These majors offer dents can also gain GE credit through AP both a BA and BS track; to be eligible for the credit or prior college-level course work. BS degree, students must complete the require- Courses required for the major or Natural ments for the BS major. Refer to the “Courses Science and Mathematics Core, or taken to of Instruction” section of the catalog for spe- fulfill the Liberal Arts requirement, may also cific major requirements. count toward the GE requirement. A single course may count for up to two GE require- 5. Independent Experience (1 credit) ments. COLL 005 (0 credit) is required of all Students must complete 1 course credit of entering undergraduates. ENG 001 is required independent work related to the major, which of all entering undergraduates unless they have can be in the form of Directed Research or an transfer or AP credit or receive a score of 5 Academic Internship, as agreed upon by the on the English Placement Test. Both ENG 001 student and her advisor. This is not part of the and COLL 005 must be taken the first year of major sequence. attendance. (See General Education Require- 6. Liberal Arts Electives (10 credits) ments for the Bachelor’s Degree.) Students must complete 10 course credits out- 3. Natural Science and Mathematics Core side of natural science and mathematics (biolo- (10.75 credits) gy, chemistry, computer science, environmental To be eligible for graduation with a BS degree, science, mathematics, or physics), not including students must complete the following courses: physical education courses. This will include all appropriate general education courses BIO 001 General Biology I with Lab (1.25) (including ENG 001). For majors that require CHEM 017–018 General Chemistry I and II courses outside of natural science and mathe- with Lab (1.25; 1.25) matics, such as Environmental Science and Biopsychology, students can only count two CS 063 Introduction to Computer Science (1) courses in the major toward the liberal arts MATH 047–048 Calculus I and II with requirement. Workshop (1.25; 1.25) 7. Minor (Optional) (5 to 6 credits) PHYS 061–062 General Physics I and II Students are encouraged to consider a minor in with Lab (1.25; 1.25) a humanities, social science, or fine arts field. A minor consists of 5 to 6 semester course credits, And one course chosen from the following and is not required for the BS degree. Students (majors may recommend or require specific may minor in no more than two fields. No courses): courses in the minor may be counted in the CS 064 Computer Concepts and major or in a second minor, but courses count- Intermediate Programming (1) ed in the Liberal Arts and Natural Science and

14 Mathematics Core may also be counted in a students must complete all the requirements listed minor. Refer to the “Courses of Instruction” below and should refer to the departmental listing section of the catalog for specific minor for specific course requirements: requirements. (See Declaring a Minor.) 1. Total Semester Course Credits (17 credits) 8. Letter Grades in the Major, Minor, and Core Each student must complete a minimum of All courses completed in the major and minor 17 semester course credits including transfer sequence and in the Natural Science and Mathe- credits and/or Advanced Placement (AP) credit. matics Core must be completed with letter These credits are to be completed over two grades. Pass/No Pass grades are not permitted years of study. in these areas. 2. General Education (GE) Requirement 9. Residency Requirement (12 credits) (5 courses; 4 credits) Students must be in attendance at Mills during The five course (4-credit) general education re- the last two semesters immediately prior to quirement can be fulfilled through a selection graduation and must complete a minimum of of courses which reflect our general education 12 semester course credits at Mills, which re- outcomes; students can also gain GE credit quires a minimum of three semesters of study. through AP credit or prior college-level course Courses taken through international study, work. COLL 005 (0 credit) is required of all domestic exchange/visit, cross-registration, entering undergraduates. ENG 001 is required or concurrent enrollment do not count toward of all entering undergraduates unless they have the residency requirement. equivalent transfer or AP credit or receive a score of 5 on the English Placement Test. Both 10. Minimum 2.0 Cumulative GPA ENG 001 and COLL 005 must be taken during No student may graduate with a cumulative the student’s first year of attendance. Mills GPA of lower than 2.0. 3. Science Core (5 credits) 11. Credit Restrictions Pre-Nursing students must complete four 1.25- Physical Education (PE) Courses credit science core courses as part of the major. A maximum of 1 semester course credit (four At least two of these courses must be completed courses) in physical education activities, in- at Mills. cluding competitive sports, is allowed toward the degree. Students wishing to enroll in additional 4. Remaining Major Requirements (8 credits) PE courses must register for these courses as Students must also complete the eight additional Audit (AU) and will receive no credit for them. courses specified by the department as part of A student may receive credit for no more than the major. two .25-credit activity or competitive sport par- 5. Residency Requirement (8.5 credits) ticipation classes in any one semester. (Activity Students must be in attendance at Mills during courses are numbered PE 001–049; competitive the last two semesters immediately prior to com- sports courses are numbered in the 100s.) pletion of the certificate and must complete a Dance Technique Courses minimum of 8.5 semester course credits at Mills. Students who do not major in dance may apply no more than 2 semester course credits (eight 6. Minimum GPA of 3.0 courses) of dance technique toward the degree. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in order to transfer to Samuel Merritt Music Performance Courses College for their final two years of study. Students who do not major in music may apply no more than 2.5 semester course credits (ten 7. Nursing Entrance Test (NET) courses) in individual instrument instruction, A score of at least 55 on the Nursing Entrance individual voice instruction, or performance Test is required to be accepted into Samuel and composition toward the degree. Merritt. 8. Background Check Pre-Nursing Certificate All nursing students must pass a level one criminal background check before they will (PNC) Requirements be allowed to transfer to Samuel Merritt. A student’s Pre-Nursing Certificate requirements are those stated in the catalog in the year in which she is admitted to Mills. To be eligible for graduation,

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 15 Major Field of Study Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major Mills believes that studying one field in depth (BA and BS) gives shape and purpose to a student’s educational Biology major (BA and BS), minor program. As soon as she chooses a major, a student is encouraged to plan her course of study for the Biopsychology major (BA and BS) full program to graduation. A few disciplines Book Arts minor require a sequence of courses that begins in the freshman year. Many majors also require that the Business Economics major student select a particular emphasis within the Chemistry major (BA and BS), minor major which will determine the exact course requirements for that major. Courses in the major Child Development major, minor must be completed with letter grades. College Major major A major field of study most often lies within a Comparative Literature major single department, but divisional and interdivi- Computer Science major, minor sional majors bring together related materials from several disciplines. A single discipline major Dance major, minor will typically require 10 to 13 semester course credits within the discipline. In some cases, related Economics major, minor courses in other disciplines will be required and English with Emphasis in Creative Writing major elective courses outside the major field may be suggested. A divisional or interdivisional major English with Emphasis in Literature major, minor requires 13 to 15.5 major semester course credits Environmental Science major (BA and BS) within the combined fields of concentration. In addition, all departments plan for their seniors a Environmental Studies major, minor capstone experience that provides a synthesis of Ethnic Studies major, minor the material in the major field. This experience might be a comprehensive examination, a senior Film Studies minor seminar, a thesis, a performance, a project, or a French and Francophone Studies major, minor combination of exercises. (See Declaring a Major.) Government major, minor A student may also create her own college major. History major, minor (See College Major.) Intermedia Arts major, minor Minor Field of Study International Relations major Minor programs, consisting of 5 to 6 semester Journalism minor course credits, are authorized in certain fields or disciplines. Courses in the minor sequence may Latin American Studies major, minor not be duplicated in the student’s major sequence. A student may not major and minor in the same Literary and Cultural Studies major, minor discipline. Courses in the minor must be completed Mathematics major, minor with letter grades, with the exception of AP credit. (See Declaring a Minor.) Music major, minor Philosophy major, minor Departments and Programs Physics minor Majors and Minors American Studies major, minor Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis major Anthropology and Sociology major Psychology major, minor Anthropology minor Public Policy major, minor Art History major, minor Sociology major, minor Art (Studio) major, minor Spanish and Spanish American Studies major, minor Asian Studies minor Women’s Studies major, minor

16 Cooperating Programs study courses are offered for a maximum of 1 credit Pre-Nursing and are officially numbered 095 for sophomores and 195 for juniors and seniors. An independent Dual Degree Programs study may be undertaken only upon the recommen- Mills offers six dual degree programs that enable dation of the head of the department concerned undergraduates with clear career goals in these after departmental discussion, and may not be used fields to streamline their college and continuing to fulfill GE requirements. Petitions for independent undergraduate or graduate school programs: study can be obtained from the M Center and online. • 4+1 BA/MBA Business Administration These courses are graded or P/NP. • 3+2 BA/BS Engineering Program • 4+1 BA/MA Interdisciplinary Computer Directed Research Science Program Advanced students of proven ability and sufficient • 4+1 BA/MA Mathematics Program background in a given subject may apply to assist a • 4+1 BA/MA Psychology: Infant Mental Health faculty member to do advanced research. Directed • 4+1 BA/MPP Public Policy research is offered to students in the major for a maximum of 1 credit which may not count toward Preparation for Professional the major. Directed research may be taken twice for Graduate School credit. Directed research may be undertaken only Mills offers students in any major additional upon the recommendation of the faculty research guidance in shaping their curriculum to conform supervisor and the head of the department after de- to entrance requirements for professional graduate partmental discussion. Directed research courses schools in: are numbered 179 in the department concerned. • Law Directed Research forms are available in the M • Medicine Center and online. These courses are P/NP only. • Professional Health Sciences Internships College Major Continuing juniors and seniors who have been Students who want to undertake a major not stated at Mills for at least one semester and who have a in the catalog may select an advisory committee of semester and cumulative grade point average of 2.0 three faculty members in relevant disciplines and or higher are eligible for internships for academic with them plan a course of study that will usually credit. No more than two internships will count take an interdisciplinary approach to either a single toward graduation credits for the Mills degree, period or a specific topic. A minimum of 10 semes- and all internships must require an active academic ter course credits within the field of concentration, encounter that includes some aspect of research, plus a senior seminar or project with the value of learning, and intellectual growth. Clerical duties 1 to 2 semester course credits, are to be selected may never comprise the majority of the experience. with the approval of the advisory committee and All credit internships must be completed off campus; the Academic Standing Committee (ASC). A stu- assisting faculty with research does not qualify as dent must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 at the time an internship for academic credit. Internships must of petition. Some recent College Majors include be approved in advance by a faculty supervisor, the Cultural Studies and Narrative Forms; Civic Leader- faculty advisor, and the ASC; therefore, retroactive ship and Social Analysis; and Social Justice in approval is not permitted. Education. Samples of College Major proposals are available in the M Center. Students must sub- Students enrolled in internships are not permitted mit a petition to the ASC for approval of College course overload. Internships are numbered 197 Majors. Due to the length of time required for in the department concerned. All required forms approval of a College Major, students should and guidelines are available from Student Career begin the process of declaring a college major Services in the Division of Student Life. These well before the end of their sophomore year. courses are P/NP only.

Teaching Practica Special Courses These courses cover a variety of directed and super- Independent Study vised experiences in classroom teaching. They are Students with proven ability and sufficient back- restricted to students who have appropriate background in a given subject may apply for an inde- ground and proven ability, as determined by the pendent study course in that subject. Independent faculty supervisor, and require approval of the

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 17 head of the department in which they are under- • Graduate Theological Union taken. Students enrolled in Teaching Practica are • Holy Names University not permitted course overloads. Teaching Practica • Laney College are numbered 177 in the department concerned. • Merritt College Students must submit a Teaching Practicum enroll- • Saint Mary’s College ment form, available in the M Center and online. • Skyline College These courses are P/NP only. • Sonoma State University • University of California at Berkeley Individual Music Instruction These courses, open to all undergraduate students, The following limitations apply to cross- are available for individual instruction in voice and registration: on any of a number of instruments. Placement in 1. The course must not be offered at Mills during these courses requires an audition with the Music the semester the student intends to cross-register. Department. Individual instruction courses are numbered MUS 007, 009, 057, 059, 107, and 109. 2. Only one course may be taken per semester. These courses are graded or P/NP. 3. No more than 4 semester course credits may be applied toward the degree; however, exceptions Application for Graduation to this policy may be granted by the ASC in cases Undergraduates who are anticipating completing where it is beneficial to the student’s program. their degree or certificate requirements must submit 4. Students may not enroll in independent study, an Application for Graduation to the M Center. tutorial, or individual instruction courses. The application requires the approval of the student’s advisor; therefore, students are asked to work with 5. Acceptance in any course depends upon space their advisor to complete their application. availability, the instructor’s approval, and compliance with the guidelines of both schools. The deadline to submit the application is 6. A 3-semester unit or 4-quarter unit course, November 1 of the academic year in which the while calculated as a .85 Mills credit, will be requirements will be completed: rounded to the nearest .25, making the course equivalent to a .75 Mills credit. Expected Term Graduation of Graduation Application Due Date 7. A cross-registration course does not count Fall 2006 November 1, 2006 toward the residency requirement of 12 credits at Mills; however, students who have reached Spring 2007 November 1, 2006 the transfer credit limit will still receive credit Summer 2007 November 1, 2006 for the course. 8. Cross-registration is not available during the Contact [email protected] for further information. summer term. 9. While students may cross-register during their Academic Opportunities final semester at Mills, it is not recommended because the time required to receive and review Off Campus the student’s transcript will delay the posting of Cross-Registration the student’s degree and release of the diploma. Mills sophomores, juniors, and seniors with satisfactory academic standing are eligible to Cross-registration permits are available at the M enroll in courses at the following institutions Center and online. Students are required to obtain through cross-registration: the signature of their advisor, the Mills registrar • Berkeley City College or assistant registrar, the course instructor, and • California College of the Arts the registrar of the host institution, in that order. • California State University, East Bay • Chabot College Concurrent Enrollment • City College of San Francisco Sophomores, juniors, and first-semester seniors may, • College of Alameda under exceptional circumstances, enroll at Mills • Contra Costa College and another institution not under a cross-registration • Diablo Valley College agreement. A maximum of 1 semester course credit

18 equivalent may be taken per semester. Concurrent en- Mills students who are receiving financial aid may rollment must be approved by the ASC before the continue to receive financial aid while on an approved student registers at the other institution if the credit international study program, although award amounts earned elsewhere is to be applied toward the Mills will be revised. Payment to the study abroad pro- degree. Concurrent enrollment will not be approved gram is processed through the M Center/Student for a student’s final semester at Mills, nor will ap- Accounts. While all deposits required by the study proval be granted retroactively. Concurrent enroll- abroad program are the responsibility of the student ment is not included in the student’s enrollment and should be paid directly to the program, the status at Mills for the purposes of financial aid. invoice for tuition and housing will be sent by the program to Mills College, which will pay the pro- Domestic Exchange/Visit gram. Once this invoice has been received, the Continuing undergraduate students seeking a Mills amount billed by the program is posted to the stu- degree who have a GPA of 3.0 or above, and who dent’s account and the student must then arrange have no Incomplete grades on their record, may par- to make payments directly to Mills. Students participate in a Mills domestic exchange or domestic ticipating in the Mills international exchange pro- visit program during their junior year. These program pay their regular Mills tuition. Costs for grams provide an opportunity for students to study room and board vary by exchange institution. at participating institutions within the United States (see the following list). Students participating in the Students who wish to participate in an international domestic exchange program pay regular tuition, study program not approved by Mills may take a room and board, and incidental fees to Mills while leave of absence from Mills to do so. Mills finan- attending the exchange institution. Students partici- cial aid is not available in these cases, and students pating in the domestic visit program pay the host are strongly advised to check on the transferability institution’s tuition, room and board, and incidental of the credit for these programs. fees through Mills. Students may not go on a domestic exchange or visit immediately following a For further information, contact the International leave of absence from Mills. Study Resource Center at 510.430.2357 or [email protected]. Exchange programs are available with: • Agnes Scott College Study Abroad • Howard University Worldwide opportunities currently exist for stu- • Manhattanville College dents to study abroad through one of many pro- • Mount Holyoke College grams approved by Mills. Programs currently • Simmons College approved by Mills are: • Spelman College • Academic Programs Abroad: Paris • Swarthmore College • American Institute for Foreign Study • Wheaton College • American University Center of Provence Visiting programs are available with: • Antioch University Education Abroad • American University’s Washington Semester • Arcadia College Program in Washington, DC • Boston University International Programs, • Barnard College except International Honors Program • Wellesley College • Butler University Institute for Study Abroad • Center for Cross-Cultural Study For further information, contact the M Center at • Central College–Mérida, Mexico only 510.430.2000 or [email protected]. • Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) International Study • Denmark’s International Study Program Degree-seeking continuing undergraduate students • Foundation for International Education (FIE) who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 at the time of • Institute for American Universities application, and who have no Incomplete grades • Kansai Gaidai University Center for on their record, may arrange to spend part or all International Education (Japan) of their junior year (or, in some cases, the first • Konstanz University Program in Germany semester of their senior year) in a study abroad through Rutgers University or international exchange program. Students must • Lewis and Clark College be enrolled in classes at Mills in the semester prior • Marymount College, London; drama only to participation in international study. • Middlebury College Language Program

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 19 • New York University cations often include forms that need to be com- • Sarah Lawrence College pleted by Mills College faculty or administration. • School for Field Studies Students are advised to start the application process • School for International Training early and to allow ample time for the faculty or • St. Olaf’s College: Budapest Semester in administrator to complete and return forms to the Mathematics student. Students are responsible for submitting their program applications by the deadline pub- Students do not need to major in a language to lished by the program. qualify for study abroad. However, those intending to study in a foreign language must have at least International Exchange two years of college-level study in that language Additional opportunities for international study or its equivalent. exist through Mills International Exchange programs. These programs allow students to study at Students should plan to start the application process participating institutions in Hong Kong, Japan, at least one full semester prior to the desired term and Korea without satisfying a college-level lan- of participation. Because the application process guage requirement as intensive language instruc- requires detailed information regarding the student’s tion is available at each institution. chosen program, costs, and courses, students are advised to obtain information about courses and Academic Year and Semester Exchange Programs course descriptions, as well as associated costs, are available at: before completing the application. Applications • Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea can be found online or at the M Center. • Lingnan University, Hong Kong

The Mills study abroad application procedure is Summer Individual Research programs are as follows: available at: • Research the programs to decide on the • Bunkyo Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan program provider and location for the study. • Musashino Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan • Complete the Mills College International • Nara Women’s University, Nara, Japan Study Application; fill out the first part; complete the Statement of Purpose. To apply to participate in the International Exchange • Contact the appropriate study abroad advisor Program, students complete the International Study to review the Statement of Purpose and Application and a supplemental International Ex- discuss the selected program. change Application. Students are selected for par- • Meet with the academic advisor to finalize ticipation in the program by the International Study course selection. Committee in November (for the spring semester • Obtain the appropriate signatures in the order or summer research programs) and February for that they appear in the application. the following fall semester or academic year. • Submit the completed Mills application to the Students participating in academic year or semester M Center. exchange pay regular tuition, room and board, and • Receive the Mills College notification of incidental fees to Mills while attending the exchange eligibility. institution. Students participating in summer individual research programs pay fees to the host Once the Mills College International Study Appli- institution through Mills. Students pursuing indivi- cation is submitted to the M Center and the student dual research should check with the International receives her official approval letter for international Study Resource Center for details of the current study, she may begin the application process for agreement with each host school as some programs the particular program in which she hopes to partici- waive either housing or board costs or both. Mills pate. Students may obtain the program application has agreements with these schools and is guaran- from the Mills College International Study Resource teed a set number of spaces for those students Center or from the program itself. Program appli- selected and recommended by Mills.

20 Academic Regulations

Academic Credit

Advanced Academic Standing on Entrance

Placement Tests

Transfer Credit

Declaring a Major

Declaring a Minor

Residency Requirement

Student Status

Grading

Academic Standing

Academic Standing Committee (ASC)

Recognition of Academic Achievement

Graduation

Transcripts and Enrollment Verifications

21 Academic Credit History Definition of Mills Semester American, European 5 2 Course Credit 4 1 A typical academic course at Mills is offered for 1 Mathematics semester course credit. These courses usually meet Calculus AB or for 150 minutes per week for 14 weeks, and require AB sub-score of BC 4, 5 1 a minimum of 9 hours of outside work per week. Calculus BC 4, 5 2 Statistics 4, 5 1 A Mills course credit is equivalent to 3.5 semester units, or 5 quarter units. Music Listening & Literature 4, 5 1 Advanced Academic Theory 4, 5 1 Physics Standing on Entrance B 5 1.25 Advanced Placement (AP) 41 The College participates in the Advanced Placement C 4, 5 1 Program of the College Entrance Examination Psychology 4, 5 1 Board. Any student who has taken college-level work at her official secondary school may take AP International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations and submit her test results for con- Mills College awards credit for the higher level of sideration to the dean of undergraduate admission. the IB. Up to 1 course credit is granted for a score A maximum of 8 AP credits will be accepted toward of 5 and 2 course credits for scores of 6 and 7. The the Mills bachelor’s degree. Advanced Placement student must have taken the examination and must courses do not usually count toward major course submit official documentation to qualify for credit. requirements but a student may be exempt from certain lower division requirements upon the College-Level Examination Program approval of the academic department involved. (CLEP) The College-Level Examination Program is admin- Students needing to request AP scores should istered by the College Board. It was designed to contact the College Board or visit http://www. test the knowledge of resuming or reentry students collegeboard.com. to award credit for “life learning.” Thus, Mills Advanced Placement credit is awarded as follows: accepts CLEP credit only for resuming students.

Subject AP Score Credit Mills does not award credit for the general examinations, but only for the subject examinations with Art History 4, 5 1 departmental approval, and uses the American Art (Studio) 4, 5 1 Council on Education (ACE) guidelines for award- Biology 51.25ing credit. A maximum of 4 credits through CLEP 4 1 examinations will be applied toward the Mills Chemistry 51.25bachelor’s degree. CLEP examinations taken 4 1 while a student is at Mills will not be accepted for college credit. Computer Science (A) 4, 5 1 Computer Science (AB) 4, 5 1 Economics Placement Tests Macro/Micro 4, 5 1 Chemistry English All students enrolling in chemistry are required to Language & Composition 4, 5 1 take a test to determine their placement. Students Literature & Composition 4, 5 1 should contact the Chemistry Department for additional information. Environmental Science 4, 5 1 Foreign Languages English French, Spanish 5 2 All entering freshwomen, all entering undergraduate 41foreign students, and all entering transfer students Government & Politics who have not completed an acceptable college- American, Comparative 4, 5 1 level English composition course are required to

22 take an English essay examination. The examination who will administer the examination, the department is evaluated by the English Department. Students concerned, and the ASC. The examination fee is receiving a score of 5 on the examination may be $200 for each semester course credit for all waived out of the English composition require- full- and part-time students. The total number ment. Students with a score of 4 may be required of semester course credits earned in any semester, to enroll in ENG 001. Students with a score of 3 either in class or by examination, may not exceed or lower may be required to enroll in ENG 001 5 without the approval of the ASC. A maximum of and concurrently in a course or workshop in writ- 3 credits earned by examination may be included ing (usually ENG 005). Students should contact among the courses required for the degree. the English Department for additional information.

Foreign Language Transfer Credit All entering students who have had some prepara- Transfer Credit Policy tion in French or Spanish, and who plan to continue Credit for work completed at other accredited insti- studying in the language, or who plan to study tutions before enrollment at Mills College must abroad in a foreign language, are required to take be submitted during the admission process and is a placement test. Students should contact the subject to approval by the College. Credit earned at appropriate department for additional information. other institutions of higher education is evaluated by the M Center/Academic Records when a student Math Assessment applies to Mills. The following conditions must All entering freshwomen and transfers must take apply for the credit to be transferable: the web-based Math Assessment Test offered dur- • A grade of “C-” or better is earned for the ing fall and spring orientation. This test will help course. academic advisors suggest appropriate courses to • The course was not used as part of a student's fulfill the General Education program’s quantitative high school requirements. skills requirement. • The course is from an institution of higher education accredited by the regional accrediting Credit by Examination board for the area (Western Association of A regularly enrolled Mills student who has prepared Schools and Colleges, New England Asso- herself, subsequent to graduation from high school, ciation of Schools and Colleges, Northwest in the subject matter of a semester or year course Association of Schools and Colleges, etc.) listed in this catalog may petition the Academic or by the Ministry of Education for a foreign Standing Committee (ASC) to take a special university. examination covering that material without having • Online courses which are considered as regular attended the Mills course. Certain restrictions apply courses in a degree program at a regionally to courses for which students can attain credit by accredited institution are acceptable at Mills examination. College. Regular courses are those which are numbered according to that institution’s Courses for which credit by examination is not official numbering system for courses which permitted include: satisfy degree requirements. • Any course that the student has previously audited. Grades associated with transfer credits are not cal- • Courses for which AP credit has been granted. culated in the student’s Mills grade point average • Courses from which the student is exempted (GPA). Specific limitations on transfer credit are on the basis of a placement examination. listed below, and guidelines are also available in • Courses that can be repeated for credit. the M Center/Academic Records. • Laboratory, fieldwork, or skills courses (e.g., workshops, foreign language, creative writing) Transfer Credit Equivalents in which participation and skill improvement Mills College is on the semester course credit (SCC) are primary objectives, as opposed to the system, as opposed to the semester or quarter unit acquisition of a specified and measurable systems commonly used by other colleges and body of knowledge. universities. Therefore, transfer credit from institutions not on the semester course credit system must In addition, petitions for credit by examination be converted upon transfer to Mills. Student work must have the approval of the academic advisor, transferred from other institutions may not always the instructor who regularly teaches the course and equate to the standard 1 Mills course credit, but a

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 23 transfer course which is equivalent to at least .75 Committee (ASC). (See Transfer Credit for Con- Mills credit will satisfy a General Education, major, current Enrollment.) or minor requirement. The student must provide the M Center/Academic Semester and quarter units will be converted to Records with an official transcript from the out- Mills semester course credits using the following side institution immediately upon completing equivalents: any course to be evaluated for transfer credit. Transcripts will be accepted only until the end of Semester Quarter Mills Or = the term immediately following the term in which Units Units SCC the work was completed. The same transfer equiv- 3.5 5 1.0 alencies apply to these credits as to any transfer 34 .85credit, and these credits are included in the transfer limits stated above. 23 .57 12 .28Transfer Credit for Concurrent Enrollment The sum of the converted credit for a given institu- Under exceptional circumstances and with the tion is rounded to the nearest .25 semester course approval of the Academic Standing Committee credit. (ASC), sophomores, juniors, and first-semester seniors may enroll concurrently at Mills and another institution not under a cross-registration Transfer Credit Limitations agreement. A maximum of one semester course The maximum transfer credit the College will credit equivalent may be taken per semester. Con- accept for degree-seeking undergraduates is 22 current enrollment must be approved by the ASC semester course credits. Within this maximum, before the student registers at the other institution if no more than 19 semester course credits may be the credit earned elsewhere is to be applied toward from a community or junior college. No more than the Mills degree. Approval is not granted retroac- 3 semester course credits of extension or correspon- tively. Students must promptly arrange to have an dence work will be accepted for transfer. Credits official transcript sent from the other institution obtained through international study or domestic ex- directly to the M Center/Academic Records. Tran- change/visit are included in the 22 credit maximum. scripts for concurrent enrollment will be accepted Credit for courses taken through cross-registration only until the end of the semester following the is not included in the 22 credit maximum. term in which the course was taken. The same transfer equivalencies apply to these credits as to The maximum transfer credit the College will any transfer credit, and these credits are included accept for students enrolling in the Pre-Nursing in the transfer limits stated above. Concurrent Certificate program is 8.5. Only 2 credits of the enrollment will not be included as a part of the nursing science core courses may be accepted student's enrollment status for the purposes of on transfer. Students who are interested in trans- financial aid. Concurrent enrollment is not permit- ferring to Mills with a major in science should ted during a student's final semester of enrollment. refer to the Guidelines for Junior Transfer Stu- dents Interested in Science Majors located on Transfer Credit for Domestic the Mills website. Exchange/Visit, International Study Students who participate in Mills domestic ex- Transfer Credit for Current Students change/visit or international study programs will Credit for work completed elsewhere after a stu- have their transfer credit evaluated upon receipt of dent has enrolled at Mills is subject to approval the official transcript provided by the program or by the College. Students are encouraged to submit institution. The same transfer policies, equivalents, a Preliminary Evaluation of Transfer Credit form to and limitations apply to these credits as to any the M Center prior to enrolling in the course. The transfer credit. These credits are included in the evaluation includes whether or not the course(s) transfer limits stated above. will transfer and the equivalent amount of Mills credit that will be earned. Students who plan to Transfer Credit for Cross-Registration take courses outside of Mills, not through cross- Students who participate in Mills Cross-Registration registration, during a regular term of enrollment program will have their transfer credit evaluated at Mills must petition the Academic Standing upon receipt of the official transcript provided by

24 the program or institution. Any course taken either between the minors or between the major(s) through cross-registration will appear on the Mills and the minor(s). transcript regardless of the grade received and the grade will be calculated into the student's GPA. To declare a minor, students must complete and sub- Cross-registration courses are not included in the mit a Declaration of Minor form, available in the M transfer credit limit; however, the student must Center and online, no later than November 1 of their still complete the residency requirement of a senior year. The Declaration of Minor form requires minimum of 12 Mills credits. a listing of the course sequence for that minor and must be signed by the student’s chosen minor sequence advisor. Students who plan to minor in two Declaring a Major areas must submit a separate form for each area. A All students are required to formally declare a major minor advisor must be from the minor department. whether or not they specified a major on the admissions application. The Declaration of Major must be submitted by the end of a student’s sophomore Residency Requirement year or, if the student entered as a junior, by the end Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of of the student’s first semester of enrollment. A dec- Science (BS) laration or change of major after the beginning of To satisfy the residency requirement at Mills, the junior year may require some work beyond degree-seeking students must: four years to complete the bachelor’s degree. • be in attendance at Mills for a minimum of three semesters; A student may choose to major in a maximum of • be in attendance at Mills during the last two two fields provided she fulfills the major require- semesters before they graduate; and ments in both areas. Students must take at least • complete at least 12 semester course credits in ten unduplicated courses in each field. attendance at Mills, or more if needed for major and degree requirements. Declaration of Major forms are available in the M Center and online. Each student and her proposed Courses taken through cross-registration, concurrent advisor must complete the form and return it to enrollment, domestic exchange/visit, or interna- the M Center. Many majors have more than one tional study do not count toward the residency possible concentration; students must list their in- requirement. tended concentration on the form. Students who plan to pursue a double major may list both majors With the approval of the Academic Standing Com- and both advisors on the same form. Any transfer mittee (ASC), students may be allowed to spend credit to be placed in the major must be included the first semester of their senior year on exchange on the Declaration of Major form and approved by or study abroad when their academic program jus- the major advisor. The major advisor must be from tifies an absence. The requirement of a minimum of the major department. 12 semester course credits in attendance at Mills still applies in these cases. Students who wish to change their major may do so by completing another Declaration of Major In exceptional circumstances, a student may petition form. Students who are changing the concentra- the ASC to complete up to 2 final semester course tion of their major must follow the same proce- credits of work outside the major at another insti- dure. Students who are changing their major or tution, provided she has completed a total of at their major concentration may find that they need least 32 credits before leaving Mills, has no more additional time beyond the four years to complete than 2 credits remaining to fulfill the degree, and all of their major requirements. has met the residency requirement of 12 semester course credits in attendance at Mills. (See Degree Completion “In Absentia.”) Declaring a Minor Students have the option of declaring a minor. Pre-Nursing Certificate Minors are listed on a student’s transcript but do To satisfy the residency requirement at Mills, not appear on the student’s diploma. A student students enrolled in the Pre-Nursing Certificate may choose to minor in a maximum of two fields Program must: provided she fulfills the minor requirements in both • be in attendance at Mills for a minimum of areas. All minor requirements must be unduplicated two semesters;

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 25 • be in attendance at Mills during the last two Class Standing Completion of semesters before they graduate; and • complete at least 8.5 semester course credits Freshwoman Fewer than 8.5 credits in attendance at Mills, at least 2 of which are Sophomore 8.5–16.75 credits science core courses, or more if needed to Junior 17–25.25 credits complete the requirements for the certificate. Senior 25.5 credits or more Courses taken through cross-registration or concurrent enrollment do not count toward the residency Leave of Absence requirement. Students in good standing may take a leave of absence from the College for a period not exceed- Student Status ing two consecutive semesters or a total of four semesters. A student wishing to take a leave of ab- Course Load sence should contact the Division of Student Life While a minimum of 3.5 semester course credits is to complete the required paperwork. An enrolled considered full-time, a regular full-time course load student who wishes to apply for a leave of absence consists of 4.25 semester course credits per semester or a withdrawal before the end of the term must file or a total of 8.5 semester course credits each year. paperwork by the last day of instruction. Students Thirty-four semester course credits are required for should contact the M Center to explore the financial the BA and BS degrees. Students receiving financial ramifications of taking a leave of absence. (See assistance must be enrolled in a minimum of 3.5 Tuition Adjustment Policy.) semester course credits, and are typically expected to earn a minimum of 8.5 semester course credits A student who has been placed on academic proper year. The maximum course load for fresh- bation is ineligible for a leave of absence. She women in their first semester is 4.75 semester may apply for a withdrawal and then apply for course credits. The maximum course load for all readmission if she wishes to return to Mills. other undergraduates is 5 semester course credits. Students who wish to complete college work Overload elsewhere while on leave from Mills are advised Any semester course schedule with more than to submit a Preliminary Evaluation of Transfer 5 semester course credits constitutes an overload. Credit form to the M Center to confirm that the Overloads must be approved by the ASC and are course(s) will transfer to Mills. Upon completion generally only granted to students with a Mills of the courses, the student should request official College cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Fresh- transcripts to be mailed to the M Center/Academic women in their first semester at Mills are not eligible Records. These transcripts must be received by the to take an overload. Students enrolled in Teaching end of the student’s first semester of return to Mills. Practica or academic internships are not permitted course overloads. The maximum overload credit Withdrawal allowed is 5.75 semester course credits in any A student wishing to terminate her enrollment in semester. There are no exceptions. the College should contact the Division of Student Life to complete the required paperwork. Students Course Credits ASC Petition should contact the M Center to explore the financial Load Required Required ramifications of withdrawing from the College. Full-time 3.5–5 No (See Refund Policy.) Part-time Fewer than 3.5 No Overload 5.25–5.75 Yes Withdrawal without Notice A student who fails to check in or register at the beginning of a given term without filing the required Class Standing paperwork for a leave of absence or withdrawal is Students who are candidates for the bachelor’s considered to have terminated her enrollment in degree are classified as freshwomen, sophomores, the College as of the end of the last semester in juniors, or seniors. The following chart indicates which she was enrolled, and will be withdrawn the credit range for each classification: without notice. (See Check-In.)

26 Readmission D Passing, but unsatisfactory 1.0 A student who has withdrawn, has been withdrawn D- .67 without notice, or has been disqualified and who wishes to be readmitted to Mills must contact the F Failure 0 M Center/Academic Records to request an application for readmission. This application should be The grade point average of each student is obtained submitted with a $40 readmission application fee by by dividing the number of grade points earned by the end of the term preceding the term for which the number of semester course credits carried. To the student is requesting readmission. Transcripts qualify for the bachelor’s degree or certificate, the for any course work completed while away from student must have obtained a minimum cumulative Mills must be submitted with the application. GPA of 2.0. Grades for transferred courses are not calculated into the GPA, with the exception of A student who has been away from Mills for a grades for courses taken through cross-registration. period of five or more years must provide, in addition to the readmission application and fee, Other grades used to report student progress are: her high school transcript and transcripts of all college-level course work completed elsewhere P Pass (minimum of C- 0 (Not computed either before her initial enrollment at Mills or work required) into GPA) during her subsequent absence from Mills. NP No Pass 0 (Not computed into GPA) A student who wishes to be readmitted following academic disqualification must submit the applica- W Official Withdrawal (after 0 (Not computed eighth week of term) into GPA) tion and application fee with an official transcript of at least one full-time semester of transferable I Incomplete 0 (Not computed course work from a regionally accredited college into GPA) or university. IE Incomplete Extended 0 (Not computed into GPA) All readmission applications are reviewed by the AU Audit 0 (Not computed ASC. The student’s prior Mills record and, in the into GPA) case of disqualified students, subsequent course AW Audit Withdrawal 0 (Not computed work will be considered by the ASC in making its (registered as auditor, into GPA) decision regarding readmission. but failed to attend) UW Unofficial Withdrawal 0 (Not computed (registered, but failed into GPA) Grading to attend) Letter grades are recorded by the registrar as A, A-, RD Report Delayed 0 (Not computed B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, or F. Students into GPA) must complete all of the requirements in their major sequence with letter grades, with the exception of internships or fieldwork required within that major, Final grades are not subject to change by reason of to be eligible to graduate. Equivalents of letter grades a revision of judgment on the instructor’s part or are as follows: on the basis of a second trial; e.g., a new examination or additional work undertaken or completed Grade Description Points after the date of the semester report. A Excellent 4.0 Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Limit A- 3.67 Students may elect to take 2 semester course credits B+ 3.33 outside their major or minor using the P/NP option B Good 3.0 in courses that are normally graded. Grades are then reported in terms of a P (Pass) or NP (No Pass); B- 2.67 a standard of “C-” work is required for a passing C+ 2.33 grade. Course credit earned is included in the total C Satisfactory 2.0 required for the degree, but a P/NP grade is not in- C- 1.67 cluded in the calculation of the grade point average. Courses normally offered for P/NP are not counted D+ 1.33 in this 2-credit limit.

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 27 Students select the P/NP option when registering. No undergraduate student may be excused from After registration and before the drop deadline, final examinations. Graduate students registered students may change from a letter grade to P/NP in undergraduate courses submit to the same and vice versa by completing an Add/Drop form examinations required of undergraduates. indicating a drop for the course with the original grading option and an add for the course with the All assignments, projects, and term papers are due new grade option. If, under exceptional circum- no later than 5:00 pm on the last day of instruction. stances, a student wishes to change a course from No examinations may be given by instructors dur- a letter grade to P/NP or vice versa after the drop ing the last five teaching days of the semester. deadline, she must petition the ASC. Failure to take the final examination, or submit a Note: Because all courses in the major and minor paper or report that has been substituted for it, is sequence are to be taken for a letter grade, any counted as a failure in the examination. Exceptions student who has not yet declared a major or minor are made for reasons beyond the student’s control, should avoid electing the Pass/No Pass option for at the discretion of the instructor. In such cases, any course in a major or minor field that she is students may submit an Incomplete Grade Request/ likely to choose. Students are reminded that a grade Report form for the course. The course will be of Pass is considered to be “C-” level, at best, by graded “I” until the examination has been taken, most graduate schools. If a student is seriously which must occur by the end of the next semester. considering graduate work, she would be better (See Incomplete Work.) advised to enroll in a course for a letter grade rather than a P/NP. Incomplete Work When, for reasons beyond her control, a student is Class Attendance unable to complete the final portion of her work in Students are expected to attend all classes for which a course, she may request to receive the temporary they are registered. Academic work proceeds up to grade of Incomplete (“I”). Once the outstanding the date and hour of the beginning of holidays and work is submitted, the instructor will grade the semester breaks and resumes promptly at the end of work and the final grade will be recorded by the such breaks at the time specified in the academic registrar with a notation of “Inc Grade Removed,” calendar. Students are accountable for any work which will appear on the student’s transcript. missed by absence from classes. For a student to receive an Incomplete, she must Mid-Semester Deficiency Notices obtain an Incomplete Grade Request/Report form If a student’s work and/or attendance is unsatisfac- and file it with the appropriate information and tory, a Mid-Semester Deficiency Notice is filed by signatures. The form documents the percentage of the instructor with the M Center/Academic Records work completed, the grade for this work, the work midway through the semester. A copy of this defi- remaining to be completed, and the date by which ciency notice is sent to the student, and also to the the remaining work is due. This form must be filed dean of students and to the student’s advisor, who by the last day of instruction, or, in the case of a confer with the student regarding improvement of student’s inability to take the final examination, by her studies. the end of the final examination period. Without this form filed in the M Center/Academic Records, Final Examinations the instructor is required to assign a letter grade. An examination period occurs at the end of each sem- A student applying for an Incomplete should refer ester. Each faculty member decides whether an ex- to the Academic Standing portion of this catalog amination is to be given in a particular course. The to determine how the Incomplete will affect her final examination, if given, may be one of two types: academic standing. • A take-home examination with time and regulations determined by the faculty member Faculty members may not assign an Incomplete • A scheduled examination–the class meeting at will; nor may students simply elect to take an time determines the time at which the Incomplete without sufficient cause. An Incom- examination is scheduled plete is not intended to permit a student more time for the work of a course than is normally allowed, Final examinations must be completed during the and will not be approved unless the student has days designated as the final examination period on already completed a minimum of two-thirds of the Mills Academic Calendar. the course work.

28 The student must complete the remaining work Academic Standing no later than the last day of instruction of the fol- Students’ academic progress is reviewed by lowing semester, or the date agreed upon with the the Academic Standing Committee (ASC) each instructor, whichever is earlier, whether or not she semester to determine their academic standing as is enrolled at Mills. If the remaining course work defined below. The ASC will examine students’ is not completed within the required time, the records based on Mills academic work, including Incomplete will become an “F.” courses completed through cross-registration. All other transfer courses including domestic exchange/ In extraordinary circumstances, a student may pe- visit and international study courses are not con- tition the ASC for an extension of the Incomplete sidered in determining academic standing. deadline. If approved, the existing “I” grade will be replaced by an “IE” grade indicating that an exten- Satisfactory Academic Standing sion was granted. Students may petition for only one Satisfactory academic progress is defined as: extension. Further extensions will not be granted. • Minimum cumulative and term GPA of 2.0 The same policy applies to graduate students • Full-time students: completion of at least enrolled in undergraduate courses. 3 semester course credits attempted • Part-time students: completion of all credits Grade Reports attempted Students may access their semester grades online via myMILLS with their Mills ID and PIN. Grade Warning reports are not mailed; however, upon written re- Students whose term GPA is at least a 2.0 are issued quest of the student, grade reports can be mailed a “warning” if they fall into one of the following to the student. Grade reports are not sent to the categories: parents of students. Students who have not fulfilled • Full-time students with a cumulative GPA their financial or other obligations to the College of 2.5 or higher and completion of fewer than will not be able to access their grades until the 3.5 semester course credits attempted obligations are met. • Part-time students with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and not completing all courses Grade Appeal Procedure attempted Any appeal of a grade must be undertaken before the end of the following semester or, in the case “Warning” is not a permanent notation on the of seniors, before graduation. Reasons for appeal transcript. are to correct an actual error in computation or an error in entering the grade, or to address cases Probation where some part of the student’s work has been Conditions under which a student may be placed unintentionally overlooked. The first step in the on probation include: procedure is an informal consultation between • Cumulative or term GPA is lower than 2.0 the instructor and student. If the matter remains • Full-time students with a cumulative GPA of unresolved, the next steps involve an appeal to lower than 2.5 and completion of fewer than the department head and to the academic dean 3.5 semester course credits attempted of the division. If the matter still remains unre- • Part-time students with a cumulative GPA of solved, an appeal may be made to the provost/ lower than 2.5 and not completing all courses dean of the faculty, who will make a final attempted disposition of the appeal. Students who are placed on probation will have Repeating a Course the permanent notation of “Probation” placed on Students who have received a passing grade in their transcript for the specific semester in which a course are not allowed a reexamination therein, their academic progress was not satisfactory. nor may they repeat the course (with certain exceptions). Students may repeat any course Removal from Probation in which they receive an “F.” Although the “F” Undergraduate students placed on probation are remains on the record, the second grade is also required to earn a semester and cumulative GPA recorded and calculated into the GPA. of 2.0 or higher and to complete at least 3.5 credits if full-time and all course work attempted if part- time to be considered in good academic standing the following semester. The student normally has

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 29 one semester in which to bring the GPA to the Recognition of Academic required level to avoid disqualification. Achievement Disqualification Mills College encourages students to work toward All students who were admitted on probation or their full intellectual potential in many ways. One placed on probation after their first semester in is by recognizing students' outstanding achieve- attendance, whose progress for the following term ments through honors, awards, and nominations meets the definition of probation (see above), are for national recognition. The following awards subject to disqualification. are open to all students regardless of major. Awards are also given at the departmental level. Any undergraduate student who fails to complete See Student Awards on the Mills website for a at least 1 course credit of work can be automatically complete listing. dismissed without first being placed on probation. Furthermore, students whose GPA is so low that Honors at Entrance there is little or no prospect of meeting the terms The award of Honors at Entrance is made to a small of satisfactory academic progress the next semester number of entering freshwomen each year to give may be dismissed by the ASC without first being recognition to women of exceptional ability and placed on probation. promise. The award carries no monetary grant and no application is made for it; all candidates for Students who are disqualified will have the perma- admission are considered. nent notation of “Disqualified” on their transcript. Academic Honors Appeal of Disqualification Full-time students completing all Mills work for- To appeal a disqualification, students may write to mally attempted with at least three regularly graded the ASC with an explanation of the circumstances semester courses and a semester GPA of 3.75 or that led to their academic performance. Letters of above (3.55 or above for freshwomen) are awarded support from two faculty who have worked with academic honors at the end of each semester as a the student are also required. Appeals must be re- recognition of achievement. ceived no later than the deadline for the first ASC meeting of the semester immediately following Phi Beta Kappa Society the disqualification. Members of the Phi Beta Kappa Society are elected in acknowledgment of their high scholarly Students who successfully appeal the disqualifi- achievements, breadth of liberal learning, and in- cation will have the notation of “Disqualified” tellectual integrity and curiosity. Selection for replaced by the notation of “Probation.” This membership takes place each spring, and courses notation is permanent. taken during that spring semester are not taken into consideration. The charter for the Mills College chapter was granted on September 12, 1928, and Academic Standing our chapter—the Zeta Chapter—was installed Committee (ASC) soon after, on March 16, 1929. Students who wish to request an exception to academic policy or procedure must petition the ASC, Honors in the Major which meets each week during the term. Completed The degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor of sci- petitions, medical documentation, etc., must be de- ence with honors in the major field is awarded to livered to the M Center two business days before students who demonstrate unusual ability in the the next scheduled meeting. Students should not major sequence. Departments may recommend petition a member of the ASC directly. Students outstanding students to the ASC for consideration. should not assume that an exception will be approved and are advised to continue with their Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Faculty Purse current program in the meantime. Students wishing This award, established in 1949 and announced at to appeal a grade should not petition the ASC. the Commencement ceremony, provides a mone- (See Grade Appeal Procedure.) tary award to an outstanding graduate to support graduate study abroad or in the U.S. No applica- For more information, including the meeting tion is made; all members of the senior class are schedule, contact the M Center. Academic Standing considered for the award, decided by the faculty Petition forms are available on the Mills website. as a whole.

30 Elizabeth Mudd Senior Prize Students completing their degree requirements This monetary award was established in 1927 “In Absentia,” must provide the M Center with an for excellence in scholarship and is announced at official transcript of their remaining requirements. Commencement. No application is made; all mem- The graduation date will be that which most closely bers of the senior class are considered for the award, corresponds to the term the work was completed. decided by the faculty as a whole. Graduation “In Absentia” First-Year Academic Achievement In exceptional circumstances, a student may com- Award plete up to 2 semester course credits of work at Announced at Convocation, this monetary award another institution, provided she has completed recognizes the returning freshwoman who achieved at least 32 credits before leaving Mills and has no the highest cumulative GPA during her first year. No more than 2 credits outside the major remaining application is made; all returning freshwomen are to fulfill the degree. A student wishing to graduate considered for the award, decided by the faculty “In Absentia” must complete and submit a Petition as a whole. to Complete Undergraduate Degree Requirements “In Absentia” form, which specifies when and where Mary Wetmore Sophomore Prize the credits will be completed. Payment must be Established in 1926 and announced at Convocation, submitted with the petition. The fee is $100 for this monetary prize is awarded to the returning the initial semester with a $100 increase for each sophomore who achieved the highest cumulative subsequent semester ($200, $300, $400). This fee GPA during her sophomore year. No application is subject to change. This petition is reviewed by is made; all returning sophomores are considered the Academic Standing Committee (ASC). If for the award, decided by the faculty as a whole. approved, the student's status will be changed to “IA.” This status will be updated each semester Mary Atkins Merit Scholarship and the student charged the “In Absentia” fee until This scholarship, announced at Convocation, was the student has provided the M Center with an established in 1987 to recognize the academic official transcript of the completed course(s). achievement of a continuing resumer student. No application is made; all returning resumer students A student has a maximum of two years to complete are considered for the award, decided by the faculty the degree. A student who does not complete the as a whole. degree within two years must apply for readmission to the College. In no case will the degree be granted unless the student has completed all degree Graduation requirements. Students are required to complete all requirements and at least 34 credits to receive their bachelor of Graduation Application arts (BA) or bachelor of science (BS) degree, or A Graduation Application is required of all under- 17 credits to receive their Pre-Nursing Certificate. graduate students who anticipate completing their Mills College confers degrees three times per year. requirements. The application must be submitted Those who complete all requirements for the BA to the M Center by November 1 of the academic or BS degree in the fall will have an official grad- year in which the student plans to finish. The uation date of January 2 of the following year. application, available online or at the M Center, Students who complete all requirements at the end requires the student and advisor signatures. It is of the spring semester will have an official gradu- extremely important that this form be submitted ation date that corresponds to the date of the Com- on time and complete. Incomplete or late mencement ceremony. Students who complete work Graduation Applications may result in the student during the summer term will have a graduation date not being included in Commencement. For further of September 1. information, contact [email protected].

Requirements Completed Graduation Date Expected Term Graduation of Graduation Application Due Date Fall Semester 2006 January 2, 2007 Fall 2006 November 1, 2006 Spring Semester 2007 May 12, 2007 Spring 2007 November 1, 2006 Summer Term 2007 September 1, 2007 Summer 2007 November 1, 2006

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 31 Commencement Transcripts and The Commencement ceremony, which takes place Enrollment Verifications each May, includes formal conferral of the degree for students who have completed all requirements Transcripts either in the fall semester or the spring semester. Students may order copies of official transcripts Conferral of the degree is signified by the awarding through the M Center by completing the Transcript of the bachelor of arts or bachelor of science hood Request Form or by writing a letter to the M Center and presentation of the diploma. requesting an official transcript. A $10 fee is charged for each transcript to be mailed within five working Students who have completed at least 32 credits days of the written request. For rush service, an ad- toward their bachelor of arts or bachelor of science ditional $25 is charged per recipient. Rush requests degree and who have no more than 2 credits remain- will be processed within 24 hours of receipt and ing to fulfill all major and minor requirements are mailed for next-day delivery to the address(es) also eligible to participate in the Commencement provided. International express mail delivery stan- ceremony, but will not receive their diplomas at dards vary. The M Center is not responsible for graduation. Students who wish to participate must any delays in the receipt of transcripts processed notify the registrar in writing of their intent. It is and mailed. Please contact the M Center for details. expected that these students will complete their re- All fees must be paid at the time of the request. maining requirements at Mills, or petition the ASC Current students may print an unofficial tran- to complete their degree “In Absentia” provided the script at any time through their myMILLS account. remaining credits are not major requirements. After Commencement, students who have received their degrees are sent one complimentary official Seniors who are not eligible to participate in Com- transcript. mencement are encouraged to join other activities planned during the Commencement weekend. Con- During any period that a student is in default on tact the Division of Student Life for additional any obligation to the College, including financial, information. contractual, and academic obligations, or compliance with disciplinary sanctions, the College may Formal academic regalia is required of all students withhold, at its discretion, the processing of an participating in the graduation ceremony. The re- official transcript. galia may be purchased at the College Bookstore approximately six weeks before graduation. Degree and Enrollment Verifications Current Students Diplomas Students are able to print their own enrollment veri- Diplomas for students who have completed their fication by logging into their myMILLS account requirements either in the fall or in the spring are and clicking on the link to the National Student presented at Commencement in May. The diploma Clearinghouse (NSC). Verifications through NSC bears the major and the date of the student's actual will not include GPA information. To obtain an graduation. enrollment verification with GPA information, submit an Enrollment Verification Request Form Diplomas will not be released at Commencement to the M Center. under certain conditions: • If a student is in financial default, the College Third-Party Requests may withhold her diploma until her financial Mills College has authorized the NSC to provide obligations are cleared. degree and enrollment verifications for its students. • If a student has any outstanding grades the dip- Students who receive requests from third parties loma will be held until all grades are received for enrollment verifications may refer them to: and recorded. National Student Clearinghouse • If a student attended another institution through www.studentclearinghouse.org cross-registration or concurrent enrollment Phone: 703.742.4200 • Fax: 703.742.4239 during the final spring semester, the diploma E-mail: [email protected] will be held until an official transcript from Mail: 13454 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300 the institution is received and reviewed and Herndon, VA 20171 credit is granted. Please contact the M Center/Academic Records for further information.

32 Advising and Registration

Academic Advising

Accessing Student Records on the Web

Check-In

Registration

33 Academic Advising Check-In The advisor is the student’s principal connection All Mills students must check in at the beginning to the academic programs of the College and is of each semester. Dates for check-in are on the the first person to whom the student should turn Mills Academic Calendar. Check-in requires that for advice on academic questions. The primary a student fulfill her financial obligation to the responsibility of the advisor is to offer appropriate College by making all required payments by suggestions for a sound and balanced academic their deadlines. program, and to guide the student toward meeting the degree requirements. The advisor should also Online Check-In assist the student in defining educational goals; All students except entering international students provide direction, criticism, and praise as needed to may check in via the Mills web portal for students help the student achieve those goals; and help the (myMILLS). Check-in is a two-part process. The student see the relationship between educational first step is to log in to myMILLS, “check in,” and goals and longer-range personal and career goals. print out the data sheet. The second step is to take the data sheet to the Office of Housing Management and Entering freshwomen are assigned to pre-major Dining Services (HMDS) to complete the process. (first-year) faculty advisors who will assist them in planning their courses of study, counsel them In-Person Check-In about College regulations and procedures, and In-person check-in is available to all students, but provide information about campus resources that mandatory for new international students. Check-in support the academic program. Entering transfer must take place at the M Center, where students students are assigned to advisors in their area will be given a check-in card authorizing them of interest who, in addition to general advising, to proceed to HMDS to complete the process. will help students plan their majors. Students are encouraged to consult with other faculty as they Late Check-In weigh their interests and academic goals. Once a Students who do not check in, even if registered, student has selected her major, she will choose a will be withdrawn without notice. Students who faculty advisor in her major department. (See check in after the published deadlines must pay a Declaring a Major.) Ordinarily, she will have the $250 late check-in fee. same major advisor throughout the remainder of her college career, although she may later change her major and/or advisor if such a change better Registration meets her needs. Students may change advisors All students may register online via myMILLS. by submitting a Change of Advisor form, available Continuing students will have access to online in the M Center and online. registration on the days designated for their class level during Continuing Student Registration. All Students share in the responsibility for ensuring new and readmitted students will have access to that their academic needs are met. To this end, each online registration during Final Registration. student is expected to read the College Catalog, keep track of her own academic program, and be Prior to registering, all students must consult with well prepared with relevant notes, plans, or ques- their advisors regarding their course selection. The tions when seeking the help of her advisor. advisor must approve the student’s course selection prior to registration. Accessing Student Records Registration Deadlines on the Web New Students: End of Final Registration Entering undergraduate students are assigned a Readmitted Students: End of Final Registration PIN by the Office of Admission. A student will Continuing Students: End of Continuing use her PIN to access her myMILLS account Student Registration where she can check in, register, and access her general student information, schedule of classes, Returning Students: End of Continuing academic transcript, transfer credit report, grades, Student Registration student account, and financial aid information online at any time. Students who have forgotten Refer to the Academic Calendar for registration their PIN should contact the M Center. dates and deadlines.

34 Late Registration Exact dates are available on the Academic Calen- Students who register after the published dead- dar in this catalog and on the Mills website. lines will incur a $250 late registration fee. Late registration does not excuse a student from the reg- Special Courses ular assigned work of a course. Students wishing to In addition to courses listed in the course schedule, register after the deadline to add courses must peti- students may register for independent study, directed tion the Academic Standing Committee (ASC). research, teaching practica, and internship course Students who do not register by the add deadline, credits. For a description of these opportunities, even if they have checked in, will be withdrawn see the Academic Requirements section of this without notice from the College. catalog. Registering for any of these course options requires a separate form, available in the M Center Course Selection and online, or, in the case of internships, at Student Students are free to choose undergraduate courses Career Services in the Division of Student Life. from any academic department as long as prerequi- Forms must be submitted to the M Center by the sites are met. The spring course schedule is available add deadline. Internship petitions are reviewed on the Mills website beginning in early November; by the ASC. Refer to the Academic Calendar for the fall course schedule is available on the Mills exact dates. website beginning in late March. Before students can register online, they must consult with their Students who wish to enroll in individual instrument assigned advisor to finalize their schedule and ob- or voice instruction should register for the course tain approval of their course selection. Students may as listed in the Schedule of Classes at the appro- access Student Records/View Student Information priate level. The student must then contact the on their myMILLS account to confirm the appro- Music Department to be placed with an instructor. priate advisor for this approval. Once placements are confirmed by the Music Department, the specific course and instructor will Class Meeting Times be added to the student’s schedule and the generic Course schedules are posted on the Mills website course removed. Since auditions are a part of the in early November and late March for the following process, students should not assume that they will semester, and incorporate changes in course offer- be enrolled in the class. ings approved after the publication of the catalog. Classes that meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Students who are not placed or who no longer wish Friday are scheduled for 50 minutes, or a total of to take an individual instruction must formally drop 150 minutes of instruction per week. Classes that the course by the drop deadline. meet Tuesday and Thursday are scheduled for 75 minutes, for a total of 150 minutes of instruction Cross-Registration per week. Seminars are scheduled for one class Students who wish to participate in cross-registra- meeting per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, or tion must complete the Cross-Registration form, Thursday, for 150 minutes. Evening classes are which requires that the student attend the first generally scheduled for one meeting per week for class session at the host institution and secure the 150 minutes, although occasionally a class may instructor’s signature. (See Cross Registration meet for 75 minutes two evenings per week. under Academic Requirements.) Registration for Continuing Students Adding a Course Continuing Student Registration takes place in Students who wish to add a course to their schedule mid-April for the following fall semester and in after registration may do so without penalty up to mid-November for the subsequent spring semester. the add deadline. Exact dates are available on the Exact dates for registration are included on the Mills Academic Calendar. Students may add courses Mills Academic Calendar. Continuing students, online during the period of time that they have including those studying off campus or on a leave access. Students wishing to add a class after their of absence, must register by the end of Continuing access has expired must complete an Add/Drop Student Registration or incur a late fee. form and secure the signatures of the advisor and, if the course is closed, the signature of the instructor. Registration for Entering and After the add deadline, no course may be added Readmitted Students except under extraordinary circumstances, in which Entering and readmitted students register during case the student must petition the ASC. If the peti- Final Registration at the beginning of the term. tion is approved, the course will be added to the

ADVISING AND REGISTRATION 35 student’s schedule and a late add fee of $150 will case of courses that have both grade options, be charged to the student. Add/Drop forms are students select the option when they register. available in the M Center and online. Students who then wish to change the grading option of a course may do so within the first eight Dropping a Course weeks of the semester by completing an Add/Drop Students may drop a course during the time they form and securing the signatures of their advisor have access to online registration. Once their and, beginning the third week of the term, the access has expired, students who wish to drop signature of the instructor. The course with the a course must complete an Add/Drop form and original grading option is listed as a drop and the secure the signature of their advisor, and, begin- same course with the new grading option is listed ning the third week of courses, the signature of as an add. Beginning the ninth week of the term, the instructor. Students may drop courses at any no change in grading status may be made except time during the first eight weeks of the semester for an extraordinary reason and with the approval and these courses will not appear on their tran- of the ASC. Students should refer to the Academic script. Students are advised to refer to the Tuition Calendar for the exact deadline dates. Adjustment schedule if the drop will change their enrollment status to part-time. After the first eight Changing a grade option to or from “Audit” must weeks of the semester but not beyond the last day be done within the first two weeks of the term. of the withdrawal period, students may drop a (See Auditing a Course.) course only with the approval of the ASC and will be charged a $150 late drop fee. Add/Drop forms Credit Value Changes are available in the M Center and online. Mills undergraduate academic courses are set at a standard 1 semester course credit. However, Withdrawing from a Course students may elect to enroll in an academic course During the ninth and tenth weeks of the semester, for between .25 and 1.25 semester course credits. students may withdraw from a course by complet- In these cases, students need to complete and sub- ing an Add/Drop form, securing the signatures of mit a Credit Value Change form, available in the the advisor and instructor, and submitting the form M Center and online. to the M Center. Courses from which a student has withdrawn will appear on the transcript with a “W” This form requires a description of the work that grade, which is not calculated in the student’s GPA. will be completed in addition to the normal course After the first 10 weeks of the semester but not work, in the case of an increase in credit; or the beyond the final day of instruction, students may course work that the student will not be required withdraw from a course only with the approval to complete, in the case of a reduction of credit. of the ASC and will be charged a $150 late with- Credit Value Change forms require the signature drawal fee. Add/Drop forms are available in the of the instructor and must be submitted by the M Center and online. add deadline for a credit increase and by the drop deadline for a credit decrease. Courses that are Students should refer to the Mills Academic listed in the catalog with credit greater than or Calendar for the exact dates for dropping and less than 1 semester course credit are not eligible withdrawing from courses. for credit value changes. After the first eight weeks, no change in credit status may be made, Unofficial Withdrawal except for an extraordinary reason and with the Students who do not formally drop a course and approval of the ASC. who have not attended the course may receive either an “F” grade or a “UW” (Unofficial Withdrawal) Variable Credit at the discretion of the instructor. Courses that are listed in the catalog with a range of credit give the student the option to choose Students should refer to the Mills Academic the amount of credit they wish when registering. Calendar for the exact dates for dropping and Changing the amount of credit after registration withdrawing from courses. is done through the add/drop process and does not require the Credit Value Change form. Requests Changing Grading Options for adding credit for these courses must be done by Most Mills academic courses are offered with two the add deadline; requests for reducing credit must grading options: graded or pass/no pass (P/NP). be done by the drop deadline. Refer to the Academic Other courses are offered for P/NP only. In the Calendar for exact dates.

36 Auditing a Course Auditors Students may formally audit a course with per- Individuals who are not regular degree-seeking mission from the instructor and faculty advisor. Mills students are welcome to audit Mills courses. Auditors do not participate in class work, take ex- An Application for Auditor Status is available in aminations, or receive credit, and they may not sub- the M Center. This application requires the signa- sequently request to receive credit by examination. tures of the student, the instructor, and the head of Full-time students do not pay an additional fee to the applicable department. Once these signatures audit a course; part-time students pay one-half the are obtained, the form is submitted directly to the regular cost per course. If she chooses to audit a registrar, who will enroll the student in the course after registration but before the add dead- course(s). The auditor may attend the class only line, the student must obtain an Add/Drop form after the form is submitted. The cost of auditing is from the M Center, secure the appropriate signa- one-half the regular per-credit tuition rate. Mills tures, and submit it to the M Center no later than does not provide transcripts for auditors. the add deadline. Under no circumstances will a student be allowed to enroll to audit a course after Cancelled Courses the add deadline. In addition, students will not be Courses may be cancelled at the College’s discre- allowed to change a grading option to or from an tion. In the case of a course cancellation, students audit option after the add deadline. Students who who have registered for the class are dropped from drop all course work except an audited course the class and notified by mail. must complete an Application for Auditor Status available at the M Center. (See Auditors.)

ADVISING AND REGISTRATION 37 Courses of Instruction

Introduction to Departmental Listings

Courses

38 Introduction to division courses, which are generally introductory courses without prerequisites, designed for fresh- Departmental Listings women and sophomores or students with no prepa- The following sections of the catalog describe ration in the field. Courses numbered 100–199 are all of the undergraduate courses offered by Mills upper-division courses and offer more advanced College. This section is divided into major programs work designed for juniors or seniors. Courses num- and describes the requirements for the academic bered 200–499 may be taken only by graduate stu- majors and minors (if applicable) in each area. dents for graduate credit. (See the Graduate Cata- Highlighted at the top of the curriculum pages are log for full information on graduate programs.) headings denoting the academic programs and departments. Cross-references under academic subject The semester and year in which a course is offered headings indicate other academic areas relevant to is indicated by “Fall” or “Spring” at the end of the the field. Faculty names and professional interests course description, followed by a statement of the are listed at the beginning of each academic depart- next year in which the course is expected to be ment section. (A complete list of tenure-track and offered if the course is not offered every year. long-term faculty and their earned degrees appears While the College makes every effort to offer the at the back of the catalog.) Course titles appearing courses when specified, circumstances may require in major and minor requirement lists are identified that courses are not offered as planned. by abbreviations representing the academic discipline within which they fall—ANTH, for example, Courses meeting the General Education program represents anthropology. The description of each requirements are marked with a footnote following course will be found in the Course Description sec- the course. Prerequisites and corequisites, if any, tion of the catalog listed by academic discipline. are listed below each course description. Specific limits to the grading options for the courses are Course Listings listed after the description as well. The information in this catalog is accurate as of March 2006, but changes may be made in course Courses may be listed at more than one academic offerings or content in any semester as circum- level—for example, upper-division and graduate. stances require. Final information about class Students registering in one level will meet in the offerings and class schedules is available in printed same class as those registering at another level. form from the M Center and on the Mills website Undergraduate students registering in courses that just prior to each registration period. The course are also offered on the graduate level should expect schedule found on the Mills website will contain the graduate students, both male and female, to be part most accurate listing of courses for each semester. of the class. Course Descriptions Courses numbered 001–199 are undergraduate courses. Those numbered below 100 are lower-

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 39 American Studies 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests American Studies Major Marianne B. Sheldon (13 semester course credits) Colonial and revolutionary America, U.S. immi- Required: gration history, history of women and the family ENG 063 Survey of American Literature I (1) in the U.S., American South, U.S. urban history or ENG 064 Survey of American Literature II (1) American studies has evolved as a field over the past 25 years in response to a growing recognition HIST 031 American History I (1) and by both academics and professionals of the need for HIST 032 American History II (1) the educated public to understand our variegated, Majors are expected to choose an area of concen- heterogeneous culture in more complex and inclu- tration from among the following: sive ways. It is easier to understand the literature Ethnic Studies of this country if you know something about polit- Fine Arts ical and social history. It is easier to understand History or Government political and social history if you know something Literature about the development of religious sects and doc- Sociology or Social Science trines. It is easier to understand government if you know something about the relations between race, Four courses should be taken in the area of con- class, gender, and power. It is easier to understand centration, two in one other area, and one course policy making if you understand the economics in each of the remaining areas. and politics of mass communication—and so on. Senior Requirement: An understanding of any area of collective life A senior project to be carried out under the super- modifies our understanding of all other areas. vision of two faculty members in disciplines rep- This major is designed to address recurrent issues resenting the student’s areas of concentration. (1) in American life from a variety of disciplinary per- American Studies Minor spectives, including some cross-cultural compar- (6 semester course credits) isons that help us to understand some of the ways Select six courses in consultation with the American in which the United States has affected and been Studies faculty advisor from offerings in at least affected by its neighbors to the north and south— two of the disciplines described above. Canada and Latin America. To give focus to their studies, majors choose a concentration that determines the major and minor course sequences. The American Studies Program provides a good basis for careers in law, education, government, business, urban development, and communications.

40 Anthropology 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests SOC 091 Methods of Social Research (1) Robert Anderson SOC 116 History of Sociological Thought (1) Public schools, religion, medical anthropology, or human evolution ANTH 115 Anthropological Theory (1) Ann Metcalf Senior Requirement: Cultural anthropology; culture, gender, and the ANTH 192 Senior Seminar (1) or family; Native American cultures; gender, culture, SOC 191 Senior Seminar (1) and drug use And select 6 additional semester course credits in For success in the contemporary world, no matter anthropology or sociology numbered above 100; what profession is chosen, it is essential that stu- at least 3 must be in anthropology. dents learn how to live and work in diverse com- Recommended: Students intending to pursue grad- munities. What better preparation for life than to uate study in anthropology or sociology should study how people are alike and yet different? note that proficiency in statistics, computer skills, It is difficult in our time to clearly identify how and a foreign language is highly desirable. anthropologists and sociologists differ when it Anthropology Minor comes to the study of people, since their work (6 semester course credits) overlaps extensively. That is why the Anthropology and Sociology major, combining both fields, makes Required: such good sense. ANTH 057 Human Evolution (1) ANTH 058 Cultural Anthropology (1) Anthropologists often live in remote parts of the And select four additional upper-division courses world to learn about daily life in distant commu- in anthropology. nities. Students at Mills study with professors who have done fieldwork in many foreign lands as well as with immigrants in the Bay Area. Research in Courses these communities is combined with service to ANTH 057 (157) Human Evolution (1) them. Many students elect to do a semester of Human ancestors, with an emphasis on prehistoric study abroad. apes, apelike humans, the Neanderthals, and the The emphasis of sociology is on urban-industrial Cro-Magnon people as revealed by research in societies. In sociology courses, students learn how physical anthropology. Prehistoric styles of life to conduct research by developing questionnaires or reconstructed by workers in archaeology. Fall by conducting first-hand participant observation. Instructor(s): Robert Anderson. Sociologists on the Mills faculty introduce students Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical to an understanding of issues relating to social life, Perspectives. human behavior, and society. Courses explore ANTH 058 (158) Cultural Anthropology (1) social problems such as failing schools, racism, Cultural anthropology is the study of the peoples poverty, and criminality. Community service is of the world with special emphasis on non-Euro- emphasized. american tribal and traditional societies. Includes Sociologists, like anthropologists, also do research family and social organization, language, ecology in distant parts of the world, just as anthropologists, and economics, political structure, life cycle, per- like sociologists, work in urban-industrial American sonality, art, and symbolic and religious systems. societies, which is why it is almost useless now to Examples will be drawn from native societies in attempt to sharply differentiate the two disciplines. Africa, South and North America, Australia, Asia, and the Pacific. The latter part of the course will Anthropology and Sociology Major focus on culture change and modernization. Spring (12 semester course credits) Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. Required: Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human ANTH 057 Human Evolution (1) Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural ANTH 058 Cultural Anthropology (1) Perspectives. SOC 055 Introduction to Sociology (1)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 41 ANTH 105 Cultural and Political Ecology (1) ANTH 115 Anthropological Theory (1) This course will explore the interrelationship be- The works of leading anthropological theorists, tween the natural environment and cultural forms. the historical-ideological setting of each theorist, How people respond to climate, terrain, and the and major trends in the development of anthropo- flora and fauna of given ecosystems will be exam- logical thought, including current feminist and ined. Examples will be drawn from traditional, non- postmodernist ideas. Fall technological societies in such geographic zones Instructor(s): Robert Anderson. as the Arctic, mountain highlands, arid regions, ANTH 116 Traditional Native American Cultures grasslands, and rain forests. In turn, cultural influ- (1) ences on ecosystems, especially under conditions This course is a survey of the cultures of the native of modernization, will be considered. Fall peoples of North America, including their aboriginal Instructor(s): Juliet Erazo. habitats, economics, societies, arts, and beliefs. ANTH 107 The Ethnography (1) Tribes to be studied include representatives from A critical analysis of major ethnographic texts in major culture areas, e.g., Plains, Southwest, Cali- anthropology. Texts will be examined within their fornia, Northwest, Great Basin, Woodlands, the intellectual and historical context and from the Arctic, and the Southeast. Spring perspective of the authors’ theoretical frameworks Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. and personal experiences. How have these factors Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. influenced the presentation of data and the Offered in alternation with: ANTH 108. authors’ conclusions about the people in the cul- ANTH 130 Ethnicity, Race, and Child tures studied? How has ethnographic writing Development (1) changed over time? How have these changes An exploration from a sociocultural perspective influenced the academic discipline of anthropolo- of the effects of ethnicity and race on African gy? Spring American, Latino/a, Asian American, and Native Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. American children in the United States. Topics to Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and be examined include cultural differences in child graduate students. rearing; children’s acquisition of racial categories; Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. bilingualism and cognitive development; race, cul- Note(s): The seminar format requires a cap on ture, and IQ; the effects of ethnic identity on the enrollment. development of self-image; segregation, desegre- Recommended course(s): ANTH 058. gation, and educational achievement; transracial Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human adoption; and health and physical development of Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural minority children. Fall Perspectives. Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. ANTH 108 American Indians in Contemporary Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Society (1) graduate students. An examination of the position of Native Recommended course(s): ETHS 051, ANTH 058. Americans in the contemporary United States, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human including an overview of Indian-White relations, Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural the establishment of the reservation system, the Perspectives. importance of the concepts of sovereignty and ANTH 150 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion (1) treaty law, and the impact of urban relocation. The Similarities and differences in beliefs and practices influence of traditional cultures on the current throughout the world relating to the supernatural. socioeconomic status of Indians will be explored, Understanding religion in our own society as well with consideration given to such factors as ethnic as in the rest of the world. Spring identity, pantribalism, and religious and cultural Instructor(s): Robert Anderson. activities. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. Institutions & Behavior. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: ANTH 116.

42 ANTH 157 (057) Human Evolution (1) ANTH 175 Medical Anthropology (1) See ANTH 057 in Anthropology. Cultural factors in susceptibility to illness, in the identification of symptoms, in the ways in which ANTH 158 (058) Cultural Anthropology (1) individuals behave when ill; the practice of profes- See ANTH 058 in Anthropology. sions that offer treatment, whether based upon ANTH 161 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on supernatural or naturalistic assumptions. Spring Women (1) Instructor(s): Robert Anderson. An exploration of the diversity of women’s experi- Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. ences throughout the cultures of the world. Using Offered in alternation with: ANTH 172. ethnographic data, the course emphasizes the position and status of women in hunter/gatherer, horti- ANTH 180 Special Topics in Anthropology (.5Ð1.5) cultural, pastoral, and agrarian societies. Women’s Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as life cycles and their relative positions within the part of the regular curriculum. Course content to economic and political systems of their respective be determined by the instructor. May be repeated cultures are examined. Fall for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. Instructor(s): Staff. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Open to undergraduates only. graduate students. This course may be taken four times. Recommended course(s): ANTH 058. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human ANTH 183 Advanced Seminar in Anthropology Institutions & Behavior, Women and Gender. (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a ANTH 172 Alternative Medicine (1) specific subject through shared readings, discus- Anthropological methods and theories provide sion, and written assignments. Course content to a basis for exploring the cultural, historical, and be determined by the instructor. May be repeated contemporary contexts in which complementary for credit when topics differ. Fall and alternative forms of healing are practiced. Instructor(s): Staff. Therapies such as herbalism, body work, healing Open to undergraduates only. touch, and aromatherapy will be investigated. Traditional systems of medicine from Europe ANTH 192 Senior Seminar (1) (homeopathy), the U.S. (osteopathy and chiro- Reading, discussion, and research. Fall practic), India (Ayurveda), China, and Native Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. America (curanderismo) will be explored. Spring Instructor consent required. Instructor(s): Robert Anderson. Open to majors only. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 091. Offered in alternation with: ANTH 175. Recommended course(s): ANTH 190. ANTH 174 Visual Anthropology (1) This course is about the observation, documentation, and preservation of cultural diversity. It explores ways to accomplish a holistic vision in field anthropology through photography, cine- matography, and videotaping. It emphasizes the potential of using one or another kind of camera as a critical eye and as an essential tool to achieve greater accuracy in the ethnographic observation of how people live. Fall Instructor(s): Robert Anderson. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 43 Arabic 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Courses Nabil Abdelfattah ARBC 001 Elementary Arabic I (1) Arabic linguistics, Arabic language and culture This beginning Arabic course adopts a commu- The program of instruction in beginning Arabic nicative approach where emphasis is placed on adopts a communicative approach where empha- the functional use of the Arabic language. The sis is placed on the functional use of the Arabic introduction of various components of the lan- language. The introduction of various components guage, i.e., sounds, letters, grammar, vocabulary, of the language serves the ultimate goal of enabling etc. serves the ultimate goal of enabling students students to communicate in Arabic at a level that to communicate in Arabic at a level that conforms conforms to the general proficiency guidelines of to the general proficiency guidelines of the the Intermediate Low–Intermediate Mid level, as American Council on the Teaching of Foreign defined by the American Council on the Teaching Languages (ACTFL). Fall of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). The courses will Instructor(s): Nabil Abdelfattah. also deal periodically with aspects of Arab culture. ARBC 002 Elementary Arabic II (1) This second semester of the beginning Arabic course adopts a communicative approach where emphasis is placed on the functional use of the Arabic language. The introduction of various components of the language serves the ultimate goal of enabling students to communicate in Arabic at a level that conforms to the general proficiency guidelines of the Intermediate Low level, as defined by ACTFL. The course will deal periodically with aspects of Arab culture. Spring Instructor(s): Nabil Abdelfattah.

44 Art History 510.430.2117 Faculty: Professional Interests Museum provides interested students with experi- JoAnne G. Bernstein ence in all phases of museum work, including Italian Renaissance art, women in European art curatorial duties, installation, and cataloging. To and society support students’ research interests, the slide library offers over 130,000 images illustrating arts and Mary-Ann Milford cultures worldwide. Contemporary Asian art, specializing in women’s art of South Asia, Indian, Chinese, and Art History Major Japanese art (12 semester course credits) Moira Roth Required: Modern and contemporary art, performance art, ARTH 018 Introduction to Western Art (1) U.S. multicultural and contemporary women’s ARTH 019 Art of the Modern World (1) art, feminist criticism ARTH 081 Introduction to Asian Art: India and The Art Department at Mills College includes the Himalayas (1) both art history and studio art. The Art History ARTH 082 Introduction to Asian Art: China (1) Program, which offers a wide range of European, And one beginning studio art course (1) American, and Asian art history courses, incorpo- Senior Requirement: rates broad cultural and historical perspectives. ARTH 199 Senior Seminar (1) The major prepares students for graduate study and for careers in museums, galleries, arts admin- And select two seminars from the following: istration, and art criticism. ARTH 190–195 (1) In addition to a lively and diverse curriculum in Four upper-division semester course credits; at art history, students benefit from several endowed least one course must be taken in each of the fol- programs. Each year, a special course is given lowing areas: under the auspices of the Denise Beirnes Studies European Renaissance and Baroque Art in Art History Endowment (since 1993–1994, European and American Modern and offerings have surveyed African American, Contemporary Art Chicano, Latin American, Asian American, and Chinese, Japanese, and Indian Art lesbian art history). The Jane Green Endowment Majors must take at least 6 credits in art history for Studies in Art History and Criticism each year courses at Mills. brings a distinguished speaker to campus to give public lectures as well as classroom presentations Art History Minor (speakers to date have included Lucy R. Lippard, (6 semester course credits) Linda Nochlin, Vishakha Desai, Elizabeth Cropper, Courses must be chosen in consultation with an Alberto Manguel, Apinan Poshyananda, Whitney art department advisor; 2 must be lower-division Chadwick, Deborah Willis, and Wu Hung). The and 2 must be upper-division art history credits. Art Department also offers the Correnah W. Wright Four of the 6 credits must be taken at Mills College. Lecture Series on Contemporary Art, which features prominent artists and writers (speakers to date have Select two courses from the following: included Dave Hickey, Fred Wilson, Catherine ARTH 018 Introduction to Western Art (1) Opie, May Stevens, Komar and Melamid, Dinh ARTH 019 Art of the Modern World (1) Q. Le, and Shahzia Sikander). ARTH 034 (134) Museum Studies Workshop (1) ARTH 121 Art of the Early Italian Renaissance Internships are offered by major museums and (1) galleries in the Bay Area to students who are inter- ARTH 122 Art of the Later Italian Renaissance ested in exploring careers as curators, preparators, (1) designers, and teachers. Study-abroad programs ARTH 123 (223) Northern European Art (1) in Europe and Asia and exchange programs with colleges on the East Coast provide Mills students ARTH 124 Baroque Art (1) with opportunities to study art in various cultural ARTH 137 Art of the 20th Century (1) environments and to enrich their aesthetic under- ARTH 138 Contemporary Art (1) standing. On campus, the Mills College Art ARTH 139 (239) History of Performance Art (1)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 45 ARTH 140 New Directions in Art History and ARTH 034 (134) Museum Studies Workshop (1) Criticism (1) This course will engage students in basic questions ARTH 180 Special Topics in Art History (1) about the nature of art museums and curatorial ARTH 183 Advanced Seminar in Art History (1) practices. In addition to weekly readings and written ARTH 190 Seminar: Contemporary U.S. assignments, students will be expected to attend Women Artists and the Feminist Art exhibitions and lectures in the San Francisco Bay Movement (1) Area. The final project will be a group curated ARTH 191 Seminar: Contemporary Art of Asia exhibition that will be on view in the museum dur- (1) ing the Fall Semester. Students will be trained in ARTH 192 Seminar: Women in European Art the proper handling and care of works of art. Fall and Society, 1400–1700 (1) and Spring ARTH 199 Senior Seminar (1) Instructor(s): Staff. And select two courses from the following: Limit nine students. ARTH 081 Introduction to Asian Art: India and Instructor consent required. the Himalayas (1) Open to undergraduates only. ARTH 082 Introduction to Asian Art: China (1) This course may be taken two times. ARTH 181 The Art of Mughal India (1) ARTH 081 Introduction to Asian Art: India and ARTH 185 (285) Painting of China (1) the Himalayas (1) ARTH 186 (286) Japanese Painting and Prints This course covers Buddhist art that was the inspi- (1) ration for the early monuments at Sanchi and the ARTH 188 Early Japanese Art (1) cave temples at Ajanta. Exoteric Buddhist art of Nepal and Tibet including painted mandalas will be In addition, select any two other art history courses. studied. We will also look at Hindu art including Recommended: the early rock-cut monuments of Elephanta, Ellora, Related history, literature, mythology, music, and Mamallapuram; the medieval temples of Khaj- and dance courses; courses in French for those uraho and Orissa; and the Chola bronze images of planning graduate study; internships in muse- South India. Online course materials. Fall ums and galleries. Instructor(s): Mary-Ann Milford/Staff. Open to undergraduates only. Courses Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. ARTH 018 Introduction to Western Art (1) ARTH 082 Introduction to Asian Art: China (1) Beginning with the legacy of the ancient Greeks Recent archaeological excavations in China are and Romans, this course explores European art of providing new evidence for reinterpreting the past. the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Fall We will study bronze vessels, jades, paintings, and Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein. sculptures found in the Qin, Han, and Tang tombs Open to undergraduates only. that reveal the spiritual values of China’s ancestors. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating We will also study Buddhist art which came to & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. China over the Silk Road. And, we will look at ARTH 019 Art of the Modern World (1) landscape scroll paintings from the Tang, Sung, In later 18th-century Europe, the cultural and and Yuan dynasties. Online course materials. Spring political upheavals of the American, French, and Instructor(s): Mary-Ann Milford. Industrial Revolutions provoked daring new work. Open to undergraduates only. From then on, the world and the arts changed rap- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating idly, as did the nature of art audiences, art criticism, & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. and art history, together with the evolution of ARTH 121 Art of the Early Italian Renaissance (1) museums, galleries, and expanding art markets. The course outlines developments in Italian art The course ends with the increasingly “global” art beginning in the 13th century with the transforma- scene, and the recent questionings of established tion of medieval style associated with Nicola and art practices, history, and art institutions. Spring Giovanni Pisano, Duccio, and Giotto. The Early Instructor(s): Moira Roth. Renaissance innovations of the 15th-century Open to undergraduates only. Florentine artists Brunelleschi, Masaccio, and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Donatello are carefully considered. The course & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. ends in the late 15th century with the art of Piero

46 della Francesca, Botticelli, Pollaiolo, Andrea Man- Republic, the American Depression, and the rise tegna, Cosme Tura, and Giovanni Bellini. Fall of European fascism were contexts of further artis- Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein. tic movements. The course ends with late 20th- Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and century art in various media and geographical graduate students. locations. Spring Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Moira Roth. Offered in alternation with: ARTH 123. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating graduate students. & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: ARTH 138. ARTH 122 Art of the Later Italian Renaissance (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating The course examines 16th-century Italian art in & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. Florence, Rome, and Venice. Among the artists studied in depth are Leonardo da Vinci, Michel- ARTH 138 Contemporary Art (1) angelo, Raphael, and Titian. Spring In the context of the Cold War, the McCarthy Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein. period, and the explosive ’60s, American art and Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and the American art market were dominant interna- graduate students. tionally. Over the next decades, however, a far Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. more global picture of art making has evolved, Offered in alternation with: ARTH 124. partly through the expansion of international Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating exhibitions in different parts of the world, in Asia, & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. Africa, and South America, for example. This course will examine selected “chapters” of this ARTH 123 (223) Northern European Art (1) complex history of contemporary art. Spring This course examines painting and printmaking in Instructor(s): Moira Roth/Staff. the Low Countries and Germany from about 1400 Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and to 1550. Fall graduate students. Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Offered in alternation with: ARTH 137. graduate students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. Offered in alternation with: ARTH 121. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating ARTH 139 (239) History of Performance Art (1) & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. Performance art developed in the ’60s, a highly theatrical as well as political decade. The course ARTH 124 Baroque Art (1) examines work by contemporary performance This course explores European art of the 17th cen- artists, primarily in the United States, and earlier tury. Major consideration is given to art produced performance history beginning with the European in Italy and Holland, including paintings by women personality and theatrical experiments of the artists. Spring Dada, Surrealist, Futurist, and Russian revolution- Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein. ary art movements. Performance art is also placed Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and in a wider context of experimental theater, dance graduate students. and music, and the Dandy tradition. Online course Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. materials. Fall Offered in alternation with: ARTH 122. Instructor(s): Moira Roth. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. graduate students. ARTH 134 (034) Museum Studies Workshop (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating See ARTH 034 in Art History. & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. ARTH 137 Art of the 20th Century (1) ARTH 140 New Directions in Art History and The course explores primarily European and Criticism (1) American art beginning in pre-war Paris, Moscow, This course, supported by the Denise Beirnes En- Munich, Milan, Vienna, London, and New York. dowment for Studies in Art History and Criticism, Internationally, artists were intrigued with the pos- explores current issues and new methodological sibilities of abstraction. World Wars I and II, the and/or interdisciplinary approaches. Each year a Mexican and Russian Revolutions, the Weimar visiting professor will present a different topic.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 47 Past topics include African American, Chicano, the People’s Republic of China today. Critical Latin American, Asian American, and Lesbian art texts on calligraphy, painting styles and forms, history. Spring together with writings on theory and methodology, Instructor(s): Staff. will be read. Fall Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Instructor(s): Mary-Ann Milford/Staff. graduate students. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating graduate students. & Critiquing Arts. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating This course may be taken three times. & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. ARTH 180 Special Topics in Art History (1) ARTH 186 (286) Japanese Painting and Prints (1) Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as This course traces the persistence of tradition and part of the regular curriculum. Course content to be the development of an aesthetic that prevails in determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Japan’s visual arts. Heian court paintings that credit when topics differ. Spring include the Tale of Genji, which were to influence Instructor(s): Staff. Japanese aesthetics to the present day, will be Limit 15 students. studied. Ukiyo-e, woodblock prints of Floating Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and World, that reflect the popular tastes of Edo’s graduate students. merchants, will also be studied. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Instructor(s): Mary-Ann Milford/Staff. & Critiquing Arts. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and This course may be taken two times. graduate students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating ARTH 181 The Art of Mughal India (1) & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. The painting and architecture of the Sultanate and Mughal periods in India. Includes the study of ARTH 188 Early Japanese Art (1) miniature painting and brilliant manuscript illus- The art of pre-modern Japan. This course studies trations introduced by the Moslem rulers of India, Shinto art, the indigenous art of Japan, and focuses and the architecture of the Red Forts at Delhi and on the Ise and Izumo shrines and Buddhist art, Agra, the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri, and the with emphasis upon the early temples of Nara Taj Mahal. We also study the influence of the and Kyoto and the Shingon temples of the Heian Mughal ateliers on Hindu painting for the Rajput period. It concludes with an examination of Zen kings. Spring Buddhism and its profound effect upon painting, Instructor(s): Mary-Ann Milford/Staff. ceramics, gardens, and the tea ceremony. Spring Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Instructor(s): Mary-Ann Milford/Staff. graduate students. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating graduate students. & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. ARTH 183 Advanced Seminar in Art History (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into ARTH 190 Seminar: Contemporary U.S. Women a specific subject through shared readings, discus- Artists and the Feminist Art Movement (1) sion, and written assignments. Course content to After a brief study of artistic grandmothers, the be determined by the instructor. May be repeated course traces the growth from the 1960s of feminist for credit when topics differ. Fall activities and concerns in the realm of contemporary Instructor(s): Staff. art, and the reestablishment of a history of past Limit 15 students. women artists. From the onset of the contemporary Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and women’s movement, California has been a major graduate students. center, and thus, many of the artists, art movements, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating and art institutions examined are Californian. & Critiquing Arts. Spring This course may be taken two times. Instructor(s): Moira Roth. Limit 15 students. ARTH 185 (285) Painting of China (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and The painting of China from the Han to the Qing graduate students. Dynasty is studied and concludes with discussions Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating of painting during the Cultural Revolution and & Critiquing Arts, Women and Gender. contemporary works that are being produced in

48 ARTH 191 Seminar: Contemporary Art of Asia (1) ARTH 199 Senior Seminar (1) Asia has experienced severe ruptures with the This seminar explores the historical development past, and cultural values formed over millennia of European, U.S., and Asian art history, criticism, have been discarded. China replaced its dynastic and theory by studying selected examples of writ- tradition with Communism; Japan emerged from a ings from the 4th to the 20th centuries. We will feudal period of isolation to become a leading eco- examine various approaches including formulist, nomic power; India and Indonesia cast off colonial iconographic, social and new art histories, and fem- ties and declared their independence. The focus of inist interventions together with postmodernism, this seminar will be on the work of artists as critical post-colonialism, and the politics of identity. This observers of contemporary Asian society. Fall seminar is team-taught, and the topics vary Instructor(s): Mary-Ann Milford/Staff. according to the specialties of the faculty. Fall Limit 15 students. Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein, Mary-Ann Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Milford, Moira Roth. graduate students. Note(s): Prerequisites: Declared art history Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating majors or minors and senior standing or consent & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. of instructors. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical ARTH 192 Seminar: Women in European Art and Society, 1400Ð1700 (1) Perspectives. This seminar studies women, intellectual notions about women, and representations of women in art. It examines texts and images including works by Christine de Pizan, Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Judith Leyster. Spring Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein. Limit 15 students. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives, Women and Gender. ARTH 194 Seminar: Studies in 19th-Century Visual Culture (1) The late 18th and 19th centuries are filled with cultural, political, social, and technological changes; the painting, sculpture, quilts, artifacts, photography, and architecture of the period vary- ingly express, reflect, support, challenge, and comment on these. The century, too, witnesses the growth of women’s movements in both Europe and North America. Equally, it is also the age of empires and colonialism, including the wholesale European invasion of Africa in the later part of the century. Each time the seminar is taught there will be a different emphasis. There is an Intranet site for students enrolled in this course. Fall Instructor(s): Moira Roth. Limit 15 students. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 49 Art (Studio) 510.430.2117 Faculty: Professional Interests Studio Art Major Hung Liu (15.25 semester course credits) Painting, drawing, print making, installation, Required: public art projects ARTH 018 Introduction to Western Art (1) Anna Valentina Murch ARTH 019 Art of the Modern World (1) and Sculpture, installation, public art, ecological ARTH 137 Art of the 20th Century (1) or design, collaborative projects ARTH 138 Contemporary Art (1) Ron Nagle ARTS 005 (105) Basic Composition (1) Ceramics, painting, sculpture, songwriting, ARTS 007 (107) Three-Dimensional Concepts record production, sound design (1) Catherine F. Wagner Senior Requirement: Photography, art and science, conceptual art, ARTS 189 Senior Seminar: Studio Art (1) contemporary art philosophy ARTS 190 Senior Exhibition (.25) The Art Department at Mills College includes both Both courses must be completed during the same studio art and art history. The Studio Art Program academic year. is idea-based and intended to balance formal and And select nine courses from three or more of the conceptual approaches. The program focuses on following areas: the creative process, critical thinking, and visual Art History ideas. Students learn the use of materials and tech- Ceramics niques to facilitate their creative ideas. Historical Electronic Arts and contemporary art are studied so that the stu- Painting dent understands the context of her own work. Photography Students work with professional, internationally Sculpture recognized artists and teachers in the areas of Video painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and A maximum of two independent studies may be electronic arts. The Art Department also offers applied toward the Studio Art major. the Correnah W. Wright Lecture Series on Con- temporary Art, which features prominent artists Majors must take at least 6 credits in studio art and writers (speakers to date have included Dave courses at Mills. Hickey, Fred Wilson, Catherine Opie, May Stevens, Courses accepted for transfer students (at the junior Komar and Melamid, Dinh Q. Le, and Shahzia and senior level) to the major in Studio Art may Sikander), and the Jane Green Endowment for depend on a portfolio review by the art department. studies in Art History and Criticism (speakers to date have included Lucy R. Lippard, Linda Studio Art Minor Nochlin, Vishakha Desai, Elizabeth Cropper, (6 semester course credits) Alberto Manguel, Apinan Poshyananda, Whitney Courses must be chosen in consultation with an Chadwick, Deborah Willis, and Wu Hung). Art art department advisor. Four of the 6 credits must students can enrich their academic experience be taken at Mills College. through participation in Mills-affiliated study- Required: abroad programs in Europe and Asia, or through ARTH 137 Art of the 20th Century (1) or exchange programs with colleges on the East ARTH 138 Contemporary Art (1) Coast. On campus, the Mills College Art Museum provides students with experience in all phases And select two lower-division courses from the of museum work, including curatorial duties, following: installation, and cataloging. To support students’ ARTS 005 Basic Composition (1) research interests, the slide library offers over ARTS 007 Three-Dimensional Concepts (1) 130,000 images illustrating arts and cultures ARTS 009 Painting (1) worldwide. ARTS 011 Contemporary Art: Ideas and Practice (1) Mills also offers a Master of Fine Arts Degree in ARTS 039 Contemporary Photographic Studio Art, described in the Graduate Catalog. Concerns I (1)

50 ARTS 041 Introduction to Digital Imaging (1) ARTS 007 (107) Three-Dimensional Concepts (1) ARTS 091 Ceramics (1) This course addresses the development of three- dimensional perception from both physical and In addition, select three upper-division courses conceptual points of view. Through a series of from the following: assignments introducing a variety of construction ARTS 105 Basic Composition (1) methods utilizing plaster, wood, metal, and mis- ARTS 107 Three-Dimensional Concepts (1) cellaneous found materials, students engage in the ARTS 109 Painting (1) manipulation of form to understand the relationships ARTS 111 Contemporary Art: Ideas and between mass, space, and time. Fall Practice (1) Instructor(s): Anna Valentina Murch. ARTS 116 Contemporary Photographic Limit 15 students. Concerns II (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating ARTS 139 Contemporary Photographic & Critiquing Arts. Concerns I (1) This course may be taken two times. ARTS 141 Introduction to Digital Imaging (1) ARTS 009 (109) Painting (1) ARTS 156 Contemporary Photographic Beginning painting introduces students to painting Concerns III (1) concepts, methods, and techniques on canvas, board, ARTS 161 Advanced Painting (1) and unconventional surfaces. Issues of scale and ARTS 164 Advanced Ceramics (1) size, illusion and reality, framing and expanse, ARTS 173 Advanced Sculpture (1) monochrome and color, and object and subject IART 119 (219) Electronic Arts (1) will be addressed. By exploring the historical, IART 120 (220) Advanced Electronic Arts (1) cultural, social, and personal aspects of painting, IART 141 (241) Constructing the Technological students will gain confidence in the art-making “Other” (1) process and become better prepared for further IART 143 (243) History of Intermedia and study in art. Spring Electronic Arts (1) Instructor(s): Hung Liu/Staff. IART 147 (247) Video I (1) Limit 15 students. IART 148 (248) Video II (1) Prerequisite(s): ARTS 005. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts. Courses This course may be taken two times. ARTS 005 (105) Basic Composition (1) ARTS 011 (111) Contemporary Art: Ideas and This studio course in basic composition is designed Practice (1) to allow students to improve their understanding The class addresses how studio work develops a of the structural components in drawing, as well as vocabulary of images and ideas that can incorpo- their ability to render them effectively in drawing, rate cross-disciplinary approaches and different painting, and other media. The class will feature scales. How does one pick the appropriate media regularly scheduled demonstrations, slide lectures, for the concept? Students will participate in class and critiques. Students will be introduced to tradi- critiques and attend art events, shows, and lectures tional drawing techniques as well as to aspects of to explore the wide range of subjects and material- the contemporary art-making process. Fall and ity available to contemporary artists. Students may Spring work in any media, e.g. drawing, electronic arts, Instructor(s): Hung Liu/Staff. installation, painting, photography, sculpture, Limit 15 students. sound, and video. Fall Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Instructor(s): Anna Valentina Murch. & Critiquing Arts. Limit 16 students. This course may be taken two times. Open to undergraduates only. Offered 2006–2007. This course may be taken two times.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 51 ARTS 039 (139) Contemporary Photographic ARTS 116 Contemporary Photographic Concerns I (1) Concerns II (1) The photographic process as a creative expression: A further investigation into the formal and con- the use of cameras, darkroom technique, critical ceptual strategies of photography (both color and evaluation of historical and contemporary photog- black and white with an introduction to the digital raphy, and discussion of photography in relation to lab). The course emphasizes the exploration of the other arts. Instruction covers black and white individual projects and the development of a port- materials. Fall and Spring folio around a central idea. While the main focus Instructor(s): Catherine Wagner/Staff. of the course is on practice, students will view Limit 15 students. exhibitions and read both historical and contem- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating porary articles in order to situate photography in & Critiquing Arts. an art historical and cultural context. Fall This course may be taken two times. Instructor(s): Catherine Wagner/Staff. Limit 15 students. ARTS 041 (141) Introduction to Digital Imaging (1) Prerequisite(s): ARTS 139. Digital imaging has added a new dimension to the This course may be taken two times. interpretation as well as practice of photography. ARTS 139 Contemporary Photographic This course provides the technical and theoretical Concerns I (1) foundation needed for work in the more conceptu- See ARTS 039 in Art (Studio). ally based advanced classes. Students will learn ARTS 141 (041) Introduction to Digital Imaging (1) digital imaging technologies and methods including See ARTS 041 in Art (Studio). image-capture and scanning, photoshop techniques for image processing, as well as output methods ARTS 156 Contemporary Photographic including printing on large format inkjet printers. Concerns III (1) Fall This studio is designed to integrate contemporary Instructor(s): Adjunct staff. conceptual concerns of the photographic medium Limit 16 students. with practice and readings as a foundation for the- Prerequisite(s): ARTS 039. oretical class discussions. The class will utilize both This course may be taken two times. the darkroom and the digital lab (color and black and white), while incorporating new camera formats ARTS 091 (191) Ceramics (1) 1 (4x5, 2 ⁄4) and studio lighting. The incorporation Introductory course dealing with conceptual, formal, of contemporary photography into installation, traditional, and technical issues using clay as the sculpture, and mixed media works will be explored. primary medium. The class will feature regularly Students will develop a portfolio relating to a central scheduled demonstrations, slide lectures, and cri- idea. Spring tiques. The course is idea-based and will focus on Instructor(s): Catherine Wagner/Staff. ceramics as it fits into the art mainstream as well as Limit 15 students. traditional ceramics and pottery concerns. Three Instructor consent required. assigned projects and work outside of class are Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and required. Fall and Spring graduate students. Instructor(s): Ron Nagle. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 116. Limit 15 students. This course may be taken three times. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts. ARTS 161 Advanced Painting (1) This course may be taken two times. This course is designed to develop additional competence in individual aesthetic style, especially as it ARTS 105 (005) Basic Composition (1) may relate to one’s cultural, social, and historical See ARTS 005 in Art (Studio). background. The interrelation of painting and ARTS 107 (007) Three-Dimensional Concepts (1) drawing with other media and disciplines will See ARTS 007 in Art (Studio). be encouraged. Fall Instructor(s): Hung Liu/Staff. ARTS 109 (009) Painting (1) Limit 15 students. See ARTS 009 in Art (Studio). Prerequisite(s): ARTS 005 and ARTS 009. ARTS 111 (011) Contemporary Art: Ideas and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Practice (1) & Critiquing Arts. See ARTS 011 in Art (Studio). This course may be taken three times.

52 ARTS 164 Advanced Ceramics (1) ARTS 189 Senior Seminar: Studio Art (1) An extension of ARTS 091 (191) with a greater Allows upper-division students to produce a body emphasis on individually selected projects in addi- of work in a variety of mediums (ceramics, digital tion to class assignments. The format will include media, installation, painting, photography, sculpture, technical demonstrations, slide lectures, class dis- video) in preparation for the Senior Exhibition. cussions, assigned readings, and critiques, with This class provides a forum for the art major to opportunities for a wide range of projects including develop her critical skills in relation to graduate installation and collaborative efforts. Spring portfolio application and the development of lan- Instructor(s): Ron Nagle. guage as it relates to the articulation of visual Limit 15 students. ideas. Fall Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Instructor(s): Rotating Studio Art faculty. graduate students. Letter grade only. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 091. Limit 15 students. This course may be taken three times. Open to undergraduates only. Note(s): ARTS 189 and ARTS 190 must be ARTS 173 Advanced Sculpture (1) completed during the same academic year. An extension of ARTS 007, in which the development of three-dimensional physical and conceptual ARTS 190 Senior Exhibition (.25) points of view are emphasized. After the first This course is restricted to senior studio art majors assignment students can generate their own projects or senior students invited by studio art faculty. All and the class will meet as a seminar to discuss their work exhibited must be completed in studio art work. Spring courses at Mills College. Spring Instructor(s): Anna Valentina Murch. Instructor(s): Stacie Daniels, Staff. Limit 15 students. Pass/No Pass only. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Open to majors only. graduate students. Note(s): ARTS 189 and ARTS 190 must be Prerequisite(s): ARTS 007. completed during the same academic year. This course may be taken three times. ARTS 191 (091) Ceramics (1) ARTS 180 Special Topics in Studio Art (1) See ARTS 091 in Art (Studio). Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as part of the regular curriculum. Course content to be determined by the instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Limit 15 students. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. This course may be taken two times. ARTS 183 Advanced Seminar in Studio Art (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a specific subject through shared readings, discussions, and written assignments. Course content to be determined by the instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Limit 15 students. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. This course may be taken two times.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 53 Asian Studies 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests Asian Studies Minor Wah Cheng (5 semester course credits) Quest for the people’s voice in modern China, Select, in consultation with a faculty advisor, five early Chinese periodical press, emergence of courses from the list below. No more than three the public realm in late Qing China, Western of these five courses should come from a single missionaries and construction of China, state department: and national formation in modern China, ARTH 081 Introduction to Asian Art: India and literature and society in modern China the Himalayas (1) Mary-Ann Milford ARTH 082 Introduction to Asian Art: China (1) Contemporary Asian art, specializing in ARTH 181 The Art of Mughal India (1) women’s art of South Asia, Indian, Chinese, ARTH 185 Painting of China (1) and Japanese art ARTH 186 Japanese Painting and Prints (1) ARTH 188 Early Japanese Art (1) Asia plays a strategic role in the balance of world power. It is also the fastest growing area of the ARTH 191 Seminar: Contemporary Art of Asia (1) world in terms of both population and technology. The Asian Studies minor is designed to give stu- ETHS 144 Asian/Pacific American and Asian Diasporic Literature (1) dents an understanding of the peoples of China, Japan, and India through the study of Asian history, GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) culture, and literature, and to provide a background HIST 061 China and Japan to 1800 (1) for those wishing to pursue careers in international HIST 062 China and Japan since 1800 (1) relations or graduate work in Asian studies. HIST 148 Communist China, 1949–1989 (1) HIST 153 Traditional China (1) HIST 154 Modern China (1) HIST 155 Modern Japan (1) LET 150 Reconfiguring South Asian Diasporic Identity (1) PHIL 079 (179) Chinese Philosophy (1)

54 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 510.430.2317 Faculty: Professional Interests trometer, a fluorometer, and a 96-well plate reader. Barbara Bowman The Scheffler Bio-Imaging Center in the current Molecular evolution of fungi, group I introns Life Sciences Building contains a Leica DMLR research-quality fluorescence microscope with both John S. Brabson film-based and digital cameras, and a research- Pine genome structure and evolution, quality Nikon dissecting scope with phototube and sphingolipid metabolism in Pichia Ciferrii camera. Standard laboratory equipment is also Lisa Urry available, such as clinical and high-speed centri- Developmental biology of sea urchin embryos fuges and micro-centrifuges, bacterial cell shakers and larvae, cell-cell and cell-extracellular and incubators, electrophoresis equipment, dissect- matrix interactions ing and compound microscopes, and culturing John J. Vollmer facilities for embryos and algae. Natural product chemistry, isolation and identification of toxic constituents of plants, The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program chemical education, science writing offers excellent preparation for graduate study in biochemistry and molecular biology, molecular Biochemistry and molecular biology encompasses genetics, developmental biology, and other newly the study of biological systems at the molecular emerging disciplines such as genomics and systems level. These systems have the capacity to transform biology. It also provides valuable training for stu- energy, to make cellular components, to sense their dents wishing to pursue careers in medicine, den- environments, to reproduce, and to regulate these tistry, and other health science professions. The molecular processes. The Biochemistry and Molec- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Committee, ular Biology Program explores these aspects of composed of Biology and Chemistry faculty mem- biology using concepts and methods that have bers, administers this program and advises majors. been adapted from chemistry, physics, and biology. Entering students considering this major are urged Therefore, a firm grounding in these disciplines is to take General Chemistry in their first year at Mills. central to success in this major. Students wishing to pursue careers in research are further urged to obtain laboratory research experi- The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program ence; opportunities are available both on and off at Mills has generous laboratory facilities, and also campus. uses equipment located in the Chemistry and Physics and the Biology Departments. These Note: To declare a major in Biochemistry and departments and their facilities will be joined Molecular Biology, a student must have completed together in the new Natural Sciences Building, BIO 001 and 002, General Chemistry (CHEM 017 construction of which is expected to be completed and 018), and at least one semester of Organic by fall 2007. Notable in the selection of equipment Chemistry (CHEM 105). The grade average for are a DNA sequencing apparatus, thermal cyclers these courses must be at least B-. Some exceptions for polymerase chain reactions, a digital gel imag- may be made upon the recommendation of the ing system, nucleic acid hybridization ovens, an program committee. Students required to declare ultraviolet (UV) wavelength cross-linker, a table- a major before completing these courses may top ultracentrifuge, UV-visible spectrophotometers, provisionally declare the major. The provisional both gas-liquid and high-performance liquid chro- declaration may be revoked if the student does matographs, a nuclear magnetic resonance spec- not earn a B- average or better in these courses.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 55 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major—BA Major—BS (15 semester course credits) (10.75 semester course credits) and Required: general BS requirements BIO 001–002 General Biology I and II with Required: Lab (1.25; 1.25) BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) BIO 133 Molecular Cell Biology with Lab (1) BIO 133 Molecular Cell Biology with Lab (1) BIO 135 Genetics with Lab (1) BIO 135 Genetics with Lab (1) CHEM 017–018 General Chemistry I and II One additional upper-division biology course with Lab (1.25; 1.25) credit. CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II with Lab (1.25; 1.25) with Lab (1.25; 1.25) CHEM 167–168 Biochemistry I and II with CHEM 136 Physical Chemistry II (1) Lab (1; 1) CHEM 167–168 Biochemistry I and II with PHYS 061–062 General Physics I and II with Lab (1; 1) Lab (1.25; 1.25) Senior Requirement: Senior Requirement: BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) or BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) or CHEM 191 Senior Seminar (1) CHEM 191 Senior Seminar (1) Note: Students are urged to complete two upper- Note: Students are urged to complete two upper- division biology courses prior to taking BIO 191. division biology courses prior to taking BIO 191. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology majors may elect additional upper-division biology and chemistry courses to emphasize a specific area of biology or chemistry.

56 Biology 510.430.3274 Faculty: Professional Interests for the teaching of modern biological techniques. Barbara Bowman Notable facilities in the Life Sciences Building Molecular evolution of fungi, group I introns include the Scheffler Bio-Imaging Center, with a transilluminating fluorescence microscope with John Harris digital camera and imaging software, and a labora- Behavorial and community ecology, wildlife tory for undergraduate research, equipped with conservation standard low-speed, high-speed, and ultracen- Bruce Pavlik trifuges, a PCR machine, a Beckman DU50 Establishing a major research center for spectrophotometer, walk-in warm and cold ecological restoration in California, developing rooms, and a marine culture system. scientific approaches to restoring plant populations and ecosystems, ecology of rarity in The Barrett Research Program provides an invalu- vascular plants, photosynthesis and water stress able opportunity for advanced students to carry acclimation in perennial plants out a sophisticated research project. Students may Susan Spiller apply for a Barrett Award for 10 weeks of summer Physiology and molecular biology of plants and work; awardees should complete 1 credit of directed photosynthetic bacteria research during the preceding school year. Lisa Urry Students who major in Biology at Mills pursue Developmental biology of sea urchin embryos many different careers after graduating. Many and larvae, cell-cell and cell-extracellular enter professional schools in medical or health matrix interactions fields. Others enter graduate school in a wide Jared Young variety of biological or biomedical sciences. Genetics and pharamocology of learned Mills graduates also pursue careers in environ- behaviors in the nematode C. elegans mental consulting, science journalism, scientific illustration, science teaching, and biotechnological In the belief that a firm grasp of the scientific and industrial research. method is of utmost importance to all liberal arts students, our basic biology courses expose students Biology Major—BA to the fundamental questions and concerns of the (15.5 semester course credits) field and provide training in logical, analytical Required: thinking. BIO 001–002 General Biology I and II with Upper-division courses offer advanced study and Lab (1.25; 1.25) rigorous training in the various fields of biology. BIO 125 Principles of Ecology with Lab (1) All courses are taught in a highly personalized envi- BIO 135 Genetics with Lab (1) ronment of encouragement, support, and guidance, CHEM 017–018 General Chemistry I and II and students have opportunities to work directly with Lab (1.25; 1.25) with professors in the laboratory and field. Students CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II also have the opportunity to participate in faculty- with Lab (1.25; 1.25) directed research on campus; the William Joseph Note: Students are encouraged to take CHEM McInnes Botanical Garden on campus is available 105–106 (Organic Chemistry I and II with Lab) in for research and independent study. In addition, the sophomore year; these courses must be taken the resources of the Bay Area are utilized for field no later than the junior year. trips; through the Mills internship program, majors MATH 047 Calculus I (1) or have opportunities to expand their research experi- ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) ences by working in various industrial firms and laboratories in the Bay Area. Complete 4 additional upper-division biology course credits plus BIO 191. The Biology Department is located in White Hall until fall 2007, when construction of the new, Note: PHYS 061–062 (General Physics I and II state-of-the-art Natural Sciences Building will be with Lab) may be substituted for one upper-divi- complete. The teaching and research laboratories sion biology course. are located in the current Life Sciences Building, and are equipped with up-to-date instrumentation

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 57 Senior Requirement: BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) Principles of biological science underlying the Note: Students are urged to take at least two upper- structure and function of living things. Lecture, division biology courses before taking BIO 191. laboratory, and discussion section. The origins and diversity of life. An evolutionary survey of Biology Major—BS viruses, bacteria, plants, and animals using com- (10.75 semester course credits) and parative anatomy, morphology, physiology, and general BS requirements development. Spring Required: Instructor(s): Barbara Bowman, John Harris, BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) Susan Spiller. Note(s): Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 004 or BIO 125 Principles of Ecology with Lab (1) 017 or pass placement exam. This course not BIO 135 Genetics with Lab (1) recommended for non-majors. CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural with Lab (1.25; 1.25) Sciences. Complete 4 additional upper-division biology BIO 004 Introduction to Biology (1) course credits plus BIO 191, below. An exploration of biology by examination of cur- Note: PHYS 061–062 (General Physics I and II rent issues and fundamental questions regarding with Lab) may be substituted for one upper-divi- the structure, function, and diversity of living sion biology course. things. Recommended for students without a previous course in biology or chemistry, or Senior Requirement: students requiring additional preparation before BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) taking General Biology. Fall Note: Students are urged to take at least two upper- Instructor(s): Lisa Urry. division biology courses before taking BIO 191. Open to freshwomen and sophomores only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural Note: The additional math course in the natural Sciences. science and mathematics core for the BS must be a course in statistics. BIO 018 Exploring the World of Plants (1) Explores the diversity, form, and function of Biology Minor plants, from algae to orchids. Includes a beginner’s (5.5 semester course credits) introduction to plant structure, identification, Required: ecology, and propagation techniques with hands- BIO 001–002 General Biology I and II with on experience. Fall Lab (1.25; 1.25) Instructor(s): Staff. BIO 125 Principles of Ecology with Lab (1) or Open to undergraduates only. BIO 135 Genetics with Lab (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural And select two additional upper-division biology Sciences. courses. BIO 031N Human Anatomy for Nurses (1.25) Study of the organs and tissues of the human body. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship Courses between anatomical structures and their biological BIO 001 General Biology I with Lab (1.25) functions. Students should have had high school Principles of biological science underlying the biology and chemistry. Students without this structure and function of living things. Lecture, preparation should enroll in BIO 004. Fall laboratory, and discussion section. Cells and Instructor(s): Staff. organelles, enzymes, respiration, photosynthesis, Letter grade only. genetics, populations, and evolution. Fall Offered 2006–2007. Instructor(s): Barbara Bowman, John Harris, Note(s): This course is open to nursing students Susan Spiller, Lisa Urry. only. Note(s): Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 017 and pass placement exam. This course not recommended for non-science majors. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural Sciences.

58 BIO 033 Genetics: Human Aspects (1) BIO 041N Introduction to Microbiology for An analysis of current topics in human genetics Nurses (1.25) affecting the individual and society. Among the A survey of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, focusing topics to be considered are: the fundamentals of on those of medical relevance. Will include tech- human genetics, genetic disease, the implications niques for isolating, culturing, and identifying of recombinant DNA genetic engineering, and the microorganisms. Fall social, legal, and ethical implications raised by the Instructor(s): Staff. emerging technologies. Designed for students who Letter grade only. are not biology majors. Lectures. Spring Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Staff. Note(s): This course is open to nursing students Open to undergraduates only. only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural BIO 100 Microbiology (1) Sciences. The study of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microor- BIO 034N Human Physiology for Nurses (1.25) ganisms and viruses. Topics include cell structure, The study of the functions of major organs and mechanisms of energy generation, growth and organ systems. The course emphasizes integration metabolic regulation, viral replication, the rela- and aspects of regulation of physiological pro- tionship of microorganisms to their environment, cesses. Spring food microbiology, and pathogenesis. Lecture and Instructor(s): Staff. laboratory. Fall Letter grade only. Instructor(s): Susan Spiller. Open to undergraduates only. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered 2006–2007. Note(s): Prerequisites: BIO 001–002 and CHEM Prerequisite(s): CHEM 037N. 105–106 (which may be taken concurrently). Note(s): This course is open to nursing students BIO 110 California Flora and Vegetation (1) only. Diversity and origin of the native plants of BIO 037 California Natural History (1) California with an emphasis on evolutionary A holistic treatment of natural ecosystems, focus- trends and ecological relationships. Includes ing on California’s diverse natural environment. identification, classification, endangered species Topics include climate, geology, geography, and biology, and trips to the north coast and Sierra adaptations and community relations of plants Nevada. Field and laboratory work. Spring and animals. Lectures and optional field trips. Instructor(s): Bruce Pavlik. Designed for majors and non-majors. Fall Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): John Harris. Offered in alternation with: BIO 112. Open to undergraduates only. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Recommended course(s): CHEM 106. Offered in alternation with: BIO 039. BIO 112 Plant Physiology (1) BIO 039 Birds and Birding (1) A study of the principal physiological processes A study of the lives of birds, focused on diversity, of higher plants, including photosynthesis, gas ecology, and behavior. Topics include flight, mi- exchange, water and nutrient transport, mineral gration, bird sounds, feeding adaptations, mating, metabolism, plant hormone action, and environ- nesting and care of the young, and conservation. mental responses. Lecture and laboratory. Spring Emphasis on building observational skills and Instructor(s): Bruce Pavlik. finding, recognizing, and studying birds via sight Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. and sound. Lectures, field trips, field projects. Fall Offered in alternation with: BIO 110. Instructor(s): John Harris. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002 and CHEM Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. 018. Offered in alternation with: BIO 037. Recommended course(s): CHEM 106.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 59 BIO 118 Biology of Plants (1) BIO 148 Principles of Evolution and Adaptation A study of the structure and function of plants (1) at the cellular and organismal levels, including a A study of the evolution of life as we know it: phylogenetic survey of the plant kingdom. Lecture its precursors, its adaptations and complexity, the and laboratory. Fall mechanisms by which change comes about in Instructor(s): Staff. organisms, and the concept of natural selection. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Spring Offered in alternation with: BIO 149. Instructor(s): John Harris. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: BIO 161. BIO 125 Principles of Ecology (1) Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002. The basic principles governing the relationships of plants and animals to their environment, ecosystem BIO 149 Conservation Biology (1) structure and function, the characteristics of popu- The genetics and ecology of declining populations lations, intra- and interspecific interactions, and and degraded natural ecosystems. Emphasis on the physiological adaptations to the surroundings. properties of biological diversity, processes of Field and laboratory work. Spring depletion and extinction, and the biology of preser- Instructor(s): John Harris. vation, recovery, and management. Lab will fea- Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002. ture techniques of genetic inventory, demographic modeling, database structure and access, and the BIO 133 Molecular Cell Biology (1) use of GIS technology. Field trips and hands-on A study of the molecular biology of the cell, in- projects required. Fall cluding how cells are investigated, how cells are Instructor(s): Bruce Pavlik. organized at the molecular level, how cells com- Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. municate intra- and intercellularly, and the evolution Offered in alternation with: BIO 118. of cells. Lecture and laboratory. Spring Prerequisite(s): BIO 125, BIO 135, or BIO 148. Instructor(s): Barbara Bowman. Recommended course(s): BIO 110, BIO 161. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002 and CHEM 167. BIO 153 Human Physiology (1) The study of the functioning of the human body. BIO 135 Genetics (1) Topics include basic cell functions, the control An examination of transmission genetics and the systems, and the coordinated body functions per- molecular biology of the genetic material. Topics formed by the cardiovascular, respiratory, excreto- include patterns of heredity, bacterial and viral ry, digestive, and reproductive systems. Emphasis genetics, the structure and replication of DNA, is on the interaction of body functions involved in gene expression, regulation of gene expression, homeostasis. Fall and recombinant DNA technology. Lecture, dis- Instructor(s): Staff. cussion section, and laboratory. Fall Prerequisite(s): BIO 001, BIO 002, and CHEM 018. Instructor(s): Barbara Bowman. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001. BIO 158 Marine Biology (1) Note(s): Corequisite CHEM 105–106 or Description of basic physical, chemical, geological, permission of the instructor. In exceptional and geographical characteristics of the marine cases, may be taken concurrently with BIO 002 environment. Subsequent focus on the diversity of with permission of the instructor. marine life—animals and plants will be considered from both an organismal perspective (form and BIO 136 Developmental Biology (1) function), and an ecological perspective (their Morphological and molecular aspects of the devel- habitats and interactions with each other/their opment of multi-cellular organisms. Topics include environment). Communities studied will include gametogenesis, fertilization, morphogenesis, pat- coral reefs, deep sea benthos, plankton, nekton, and tern formation, cell-extracellular matrix and cell- intertidal assemblages. The impact of humanity on cell interactions, induction and regulation of gene the world’s oceans will also be considered. Spring expression. Lecture and laboratory. Spring Instructor(s): Lisa Urry and John Harris. Instructor(s): Lisa Urry. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and CHEM 017. Recommended course(s): BIO 135.

60 BIO 161 Vertebrate Biology (1) BIO 181 Immunology (1) Anatomy, evolution, physiology, behavior, ecology, A survey of the cellular and molecular mechanisms and natural history of the various classes of the of the immune response. Emphasis on antibody vertebrates. Lecture and laboratory. Fall structure; the basis of antibody diversity; the Instructor(s): John Harris. functions of B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, and Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. macrophages; transplantation; and immunological Offered in alternation with: BIO 148. diseases. Lecture and laboratory. Spring Prerequisite(s): BIO 001 and BIO 002. Instructor(s): Lisa Urry. Prerequisite(s): BIO 001–002 and CHEM BIO 175 Neurobiology (1) 105–106 (which may be taken concurrently). Nervous system function at the gross anatomical, cellular, and subcellular levels. Topics include BIO 183 Advanced Seminar in Biology (1) organization of the nervous system and its circuitry, In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a physiological mechanisms underlying synaptic specific subject through shared readings, discussion, transmission, transduction of sensory information, and written assignments. Course content to be developmental neural plasticity, and emotions, determined by the instructor. May be repeated for sex, and disease. Lecture, computer lab, and wet credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring lab demonstrations. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Staff. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Prerequisite(s): BIO 001–002 and CHEM graduate students. 105–106 (which may be taken concurrently), or BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) consent of instructor. Designed to help senior major students attain BIO 180 Special Topics in Biology (1) proficiency in scientific analysis, writing, and Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as oral presentation. Guides preparation of the part of the regular curriculum. Course content to senior thesis. Fall be determined by the instructor. May be repeated Instructor(s): Lisa Urry, Barbara Bowman. for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Open to seniors only. Instructor(s): Staff.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 61 Biopsychology 510.430.3274 Faculty: Professional Interests of genetic and environmental effects on behavior, Elizabeth A. Bachen personality, and mood). Clinical psychology, women’s health, how psycho- The Biopsychology major is an excellent choice for logical stress affects health, psychosocial and students who have interests in both the biological biological mechanisms of stress and health, and psychological sciences. The majority of course psychoneuroimmunology work comes from the two main disciplines of the Carol C. George major, psychology and biology, and includes courses Developmental psychology, social and emotional from chemistry. The combination of courses across development, trauma and loss, attachment disciplines provides students with a foundation for John Harris understanding the intersection of biology and psy- Behavioral and community ecology, wildlife chology at an optimal level. Students may also conservation gain research experience working with faculty in Dean M. Morier the Psychology and Biology Departments. Social psychology, personality and social Students in this major will be prepared to pursue behavior, social cognition graduate studies in psychology, biology, or related Bruce Pavlik fields. Establishing a major research center for ecological restoration in California, developing Students interested in graduate studies in biology scientific approaches to restoring plant popu- should complete the full organic chemistry series lations and ecosystems, ecology of rarity in and are urged to obtain additional laboratory vascular plants, photosynthesis and water research experience in the biological sciences. stress acclimation in perennial plants Some students may wish to use this major in their preparation for health-related careers. Students John C. Ruch who are interested in medicine and nursing should Visual thinking and problem solving, computer- expand their course work by completing the based multimedia strategies in education organic chemistry series, physics, and calculus. Susan C. Spiller Physiology and molecular biology of plants and Biopsychology Major—BA photosynthetic bacteria (15.5 semester course credits) Lisa Urry Required: Developmental biology of sea urchin embryos BIO 001–002 General Biology I and II with and larvae, cell-cell and cell-extracellular Lab (1.25; 1.25) matrix interactions BIO 033 Genetics: Human Aspects (1) or John J. Vollmer BIO 135 Genetics (1) Natural product chemistry, isolation and identi- BIO 175 Neurobiology (1) fication of toxic constituents of plants, chemical CHEM 017–018 General Chemistry I and II education, science writing with Lab (1.25; 1.25) Elisabeth Wade CHEM 105 Organic Chemistry with Lab (1.25) Chemical kinetics, atmospheric pollutants, atmo- PSYC 084 Analytical Methods in Psychology (1) spheric and combustion chemistry PSYC 132 Physiological Psychology (1) Jared Young PSYC 151 Research Methods in Psychology Genetics and pharmacology of learned behaviors (1.25) in the nematode C. elegans Senior Requirement: Biopsychology is an interdisciplinary major apply- BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) or ing the perspectives and techniques of biology and PSYC 192 History and Issues in Psychology (1) psychology to understand interactions between Electives: mind/body, environment, and behavior. Biopsycho- Select one of the following: logy is a rapidly expanding discipline with exciting PSYC 109 Health Psychology (1) advances in areas such as psychoneuroimmunology PSYC 110 Stress and Disease (1) (the exploration of brain, behavior, and immune PSYC 118 Psychopathology (1) function) and behavioral genetics (the exploration

62 And select one of the following: Senior Requirement: BIO 136 Developmental Biology (1) BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) or BIO 153 Human Physiology (1) PSYC 192 History and Issues in Psychology (1) BIO 181 Immunology (1) Electives: And select one of the following: Select one of the following: PSYC 140 Life-Span Developmental PSYC 109 Health Psychology (1) Psychology (1) PSYC 110 Stress and Disease (1) PSYC 148 Theories of Personality (1) PSYC 118 Psychopathology (1) PSYC 155 Social Psychology (1) And select one of the following: PSYC 156 Cognitive Psychology (1) BIO 136 Developmental Biology (1) Biopsychology Major—BS BIO 153 Human Physiology (1) (13 semester course credits) and BIO 181 Immunology (1) general BS requirements And select one of the following: Required: PSYC 140 Life-Span Developmental BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) Psychology (1) BIO 135 Genetics with Lab (1) PSYC 148 Theories of Personality (1) BIO 175 Neurobiology (1) PSYC 155 Social Psychology (1) CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II PSYC 156 Cognitive Psychology (1) with Lab (1.25; 1.25) Note: The additional math course in the natural PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) science and mathematics core must be PSYC 084 PSYC 132 Physiological Psychology (1) Analytical Methods in Psychology. PSYC 151 Research Methods in Psychology (1.25)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 63 Book Arts 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Book Arts students at Mills can track contemporary Janice Braun trends through the many visiting professionals and History of books and printing, illustrated books, scholars who come to campus or who visit the Bay artists’ books, the avant-garde Area. We recently welcomed artist Helen Mirra, who inaugurated our new Artist-in-Residence Julie Chen Program with a two-week residency culminating Traditional and experimental bookbinding, in a concert for guitar, percussion, and letterpress. artists’ books, letterpress printing The Mills College Center for the Book, while not Kathleen A. Walkup affiliated with the Book Arts Program, does spon- Nineteenth- and 20th-century women printers, sor exhibitions, lectures, and panels throughout history and practice of typography, women and the year that students can attend. Recent guest literacy, moveable books artists include the pre-eminent type designers Grounded in history and fostered by experimen- Hermann Zapf and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse, actor tation, Book Arts at Mills offers an unprecedented and printer Gloria Stuart, paper engineer Andrew opportunity for students to explore and create tra- Baron, and members of the Kelsey Street Press. ditional and contemporary books in this rapidly Programs at San Francisco Center for the Book, evolving field. Mills has offered pioneering cur- the Grabhorn Institute, and many other Bay Area riculum in book arts since the early 1980s; today institutions also give students the opportunity to students receive grounding in the conceptual, meet outstanding professionals in the field of book theoretical, and historical foundations of contem- arts along with scholars in print culture. Field trips, porary artists’ bookmaking through classes that internships, and exhibitions abound in the Bay combine scholarly study and studio work. Area, which has a long and rich history in the Mills students can choose from a broad array of practice of book arts. classes in various studio aspects of book arts, from Book Arts Minor letterpress printing and experimental printmaking (6 semester course credits) to the study of traditional and contemporary book structures. The facilities of the Eucalyptus Press Required: and the Florence Walter Bindery provide ample BOOK 027 Introduction to Book Arts (1) equipment and materials for hands-on work. In the BOOK 117 Visible Language: Typography, Olin Library students can examine books that range Books, & Printing (1) or from the Nuremberg Chronicle and the Kelmscott BOOK 118 The Book in an Edition (1) Chaucer to the most contemporary bookworks as BOOK 121 Bookbinding: Building the context and inspiration for their own creative works. Contemporary Book (1) or BOOK 122 Bookbinding: Traditional Forms & Undergraduate women can take individual classes, Modern Variations (1) complete the Book Arts minor, or choose to com- And select three from the following: bine Book Arts with another field of study by cre- BOOK 111 Introduction to Printmaking (1) ating an interdisciplinary College Major. Recent college majors have incorporated subjects as BOOK 113 Artists’ Books: Concept, Content, Form (1) diverse as studio art, anthropology and sociology, and creative writing. BOOK 117 Visible Language: Typography, Books, & Printing (1) Graduate women and men in creative writing, BOOK 118 The Book in an Edition (1) literature, visual arts, music, and dance can enroll BOOK 121 Bookbinding: Building the in book arts classes as a way of integrating their Contemporary Book (1) interests in the complex form of the book, publish- BOOK 122 Bookbinding: Traditional Forms & ing their own writing and images, or exploring the Modern Variations (1) possibilities for alternative means of expression. BOOK 124 Private Lives, Public Editions: MFA students in Creative Writing have the oppor- Women Writers and Artists in Paris (1) tunity to apply for graduate teaching assistantships BOOK 128 The Artist’s Book in a Gendered in Book Arts after their first year of study. Space (1)

64 BOOK 130 Inventions and Transitions: History will explore mark-making and the development of the Book, Origins–18th Century (1) of visual content and composition for both books BOOK 135 Revivals & Innovations: History of and two-dimensional works. Fall the Book in the 19th–21st Centuries (1) Instructor(s): Julie Chen. ETHS 090 Comparative Ethnic Literature and Letter grade only. Cultural Production (1) Limit 12 students. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Note(s): No auditors. Courses Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating BOOK 022 (122) Bookbinding: Traditional & Critiquing Arts. Forms & Modern Variations (1) BOOK 113 (213) Artists’ Books: Concept, This course begins with the construction of several Content, Form (1) traditional hardcover bindings before moving to What are some conceptual building blocks for more complex techniques such as multi-section artists’ books? How do form and content interact exposed-sewing, and basic leather binding. Students in their creation? By what critical standards are will design their own variations on traditional tech- they judged? To explore these questions, students niques and materials. Students will also learn box will create their own artists’ books. We will read construction and methods of surface decoration. from literature, visual studies, and the history and Spring practice of bookmaking, and curate small exhibi- Instructor(s): Julie Chen. tions to document concepts and working methods Letter grade only. of contemporary book artists as an exploration of Limit 12 students. current professional practice. Fall Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Instructor(s): Kathleen Walkup. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Letter grade only. Note(s): No auditors. Limit 12 students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and & Critiquing Arts. graduate students. This course may be taken two times. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. BOOK 027 Introduction to Book Arts (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating This course offers the beginning student an intro- & Critiquing Arts. duction to the techniques, structures, tools, materials This course may be taken two times. and processes used in creating artists’ books. Stu- BOOK 117 Visible Language: Typography, dents will explore a broad range of studio practice, Books, & Printing (1) including letterpress printing, hand and computer This course explores the language of type and its typography, simple book structures, and basic relief relevance to our own written and visual creations. printmaking as they examine the relationship of Students can produce printed books of their writ- verbal, visual, and structural content in books. ing or explore the use of type as image. We will Students will complete group and individual examine contemporary trends in visual poetics and projects. Field trips, guest artists. Fall and Spring legibility and study typographic history and cul- Instructor(s): Julie Chen, Kathleen Walkup. ture. Students will learn studio techniques that Letter grade only. range from letterpress printing to the creation of a Limit 12 students. web “zine.” Workshops, guest artists, field trips. Open to undergraduates only. Fall Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Instructor(s): Kathleen Walkup. & Critiquing Arts. Letter grade only. BOOK 111 Introduction to Printmaking (1) Limit 12 students. This course will cover a wide variety of printmak- Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. ing techniques and processes including woodcut, Note(s): No auditors. linoleum block, monoprinting, paper lithography, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating and etching. Students will learn how to translate & Critiquing Arts. their drawings and ideas for images into prints This course may be taken two times. that can be made both on and off the press. We

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 65 BOOK 118 (218) The Book in an Edition (1) recognize and honor racial, ethnic, and gender Producing books in editions is a complex and diversity? We will use primary documents in the challenging undertaking. Students will create or College archives to answer these and other ques- compile content of their choosing, then edit, design, tions about Mills women and their reading through- and produce their own books in small editions. out the College’s 150-year history, placing our We will focus on the interdependence of form and findings within the general history of women and content through studio work, readings, and the literacy. Spring examination of historical and contemporary models, Instructor(s): Kathy Walkup. while we explore contemporary publishing practice. Limit 15 students. Especially suitable for students in creative and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical performing arts and those who are interested in Perspectives, Women and Gender. Spring publishing. BOOK 130 Inventions and Transitions: History Instructor(s): Kathleen Walkup. of the Book, OriginsÐ18th Century (1) Letter grade only. Survey of the evolution of the manuscript and Limit 12 students. printed book from the invention of the alphabet Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate through the dawn of the industrial age, including students. book design, typography, bookbinding, illustra- Note(s): No auditors. tion, and papermaking. We will study the impact Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating of books on society as well as economic, political, & Critiquing Art. and cultural influences on reading, censorship, and This course may be taken two times. publishing practices. Writing, printing, and paper- BOOK 121 Bookbinding: Building the making demonstrations. Seminar format incorpo- Contemporary Book (1) rates extensive use of the Library’s rare book col- Students will develop a strong working knowledge lections. Fall of the tools and materials used in contemporary Instructor(s): Janice Braun. bookbinding while learning how to integrate struc- Limit 15 students. ture with content in the development of their own Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and one-of-a-kind artists’ books. We will move from graduate students. simple non-adhesive structures through various Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. hardcover bindings and on to innovative three- Note(s): Pass/No Pass or Audit by permission of dimensional book forms. Students will use various instructor. binding methods to explore the structure of artists’ Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical books. Spring Perspectives. Instructor(s): Julie Chen. BOOK 135 Revivals and Innovations: History of Letter grade only. the Book in the 19thÐ21st Centuries (1) Limit 12 students. Addresses trends relating to printing, publishing, Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. and book production in the 19th–21st centuries, Note(s): No auditors. primarily in the West. Examines the machine press Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating period, the revival of fine press printing, the & Critiquing Arts. avant-garde, artists’ books, digital media, and the This course may be taken two times. future of publishing. Considers social, technologi- BOOK 122 (022) Bookbinding: Traditional cal, and aesthetic issues relating to book produc- Forms & Modern Variations (1) tion and literacy in the Industrial Revolution and See BOOK 022 in Book Arts. the two World Wars. Fall Instructor(s): Janice Braun. BOOK 126 Women Reading as a Necessity of Life (1) Letter grade only. What was the reading life of Mills women in 1875? Limit 12 students. What did Mills women read for pleasure in the Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. 1940s? When did the Mills curriculum begin to

66 Business Economics 510.430.2113 Faculty: Professional Interests Business Economics Major Mark Bichsel (13 semester course credits) Finance, human resources Required: Eirik Evenhouse ECON 050 Introduction to Economics (1) Economics of transfer programs, economics of ECON 073 Financial Accounting (1) the family, health economics, behavioral ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) economics, statistics, econometrics ECON 100 Microeconomic Theory (1) Siobhan Reilly ECON 136 Managerial Economics (1) Public economics, labor economics, economics ECON 164 Econometrics and Business of the family, health economics, urban Forecasting (1) economics, international economics ECON 187 Internship in Business Economics (1) Lorien Rice Senior Requirement: Labor economics, public policy, education ECON 190 Senior Seminar in Business economics Economics (1) David Roland-Holst And select five additional courses from: International trade and finance, economic ECON 101 Macroeconomic Theory (1) development, environmental economics ECON 113 Money and Financial Institutions (1) Roger Sparks ECON 114 Principles of Individual Investment Applied microeconomics, banking, energy (1) economics, labor economics ECON 115 Managerial Accounting (1) Nancy Thornborrow ECON 116 Corporate Finance (1) Labor, macroeconomics, statistics, econometrics ECON 117 Women and the Economy (1) The Business Economics major is designed to ECON 118 Financial Derivatives (1) meet the needs of women who seek careers in ECON 121 Labor Economics (1) business, government, or nonprofit institutions ECON 134 Public Sector Economics: The immediately upon graduation from Mills. The Economics of Government (1) program prepares students for positions in fields ECON 142 Industrial Organization and Public such as finance, economic analysis, information Policy (1) management, and human resources management. ECON 155 International Trade (1) Students of business economics are afforded the ECON 158 International Finance (1) opportunity to study and to develop an under- GOVT 101 Organizational Theory (1) or standing of the goals, operation, and management GOVT 102 Administrative Behavior (1) of business firms. In addition, students develop PHIL 062 Ethics (1) analytic and technical skills useful in solving busi- SOSC 122 Legal Aspects of Business (1) ness problems. Students are encouraged to enroll in mathematics courses and to develop their written For information about the Mills 4+1 BA/MBA and oral communication skills. Mills’ location in Program, see Economics and/or the Mills the San Francisco Bay Area provides opportunities Graduate Catalog. for internships with major corporations and financial institutions, as well as with federal, state, and local government agencies.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 67 Chemistry 510.430.2317 Faculty: Professional Interests chromatographs, and numerous smaller instruments. Sandra M. Banks The departmental computer lab supports our Chemical education, organic chemistry- emphasis on the use of computers in chemistry. spectroscopy and organic chemistry reaction Opportunities to carry out undergraduate research mechanisms are available in the department during the academic John S. Brabson year. Employment and internships may be arranged Pine genome structure and evolution, for the summer at local scientific laboratories. sphingolipid metabolism in Pichia Ciferrii Kristina Faul Chemistry Major—BA Oceanography, climate change, the chemistry of (13.5 semester course credits) past oceans, paleoceanography Required: David Keeports CHEM 017–018 General Chemistry I and II Molecular spectroscopy, physics and chemistry with Lab (1.25; 1.25) education, software development CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II with Lab (1.25; 1.25) John J. Vollmer CHEM 109 Analytical Chemistry with Lab (1) Natural product chemistry, isolation and identification of toxic constituents of plants, CHEM 135–136 Physical Chemistry I and II (1; 1) chemical education, science writing PHYS 061–062 General Physics I and II with Elisabeth Wade Lab (1.25; 1.25) Chemical kinetics, atmospheric pollutants, CHEM 162 Inorganic Chemistry (.5) atmospheric and combustion chemistry CHEM 134 Physical Chemistry Lab (.5) Chemistry is the study of matter: its structure, Senior Requirement: composition, physical properties, and reactivity. CHEM 191 Senior Seminar (1) Education in chemistry prepares our students for And select 1 additional semester course credit work as chemists in industrial or government lab- from the following: oratories, or for postgraduate training in a variety of fields such as chemistry, medicine, dentistry, CHEM 164 Nuclear Chemistry (.5) pharmacology, toxicology, and veterinary medi- CHEM 165 Bioorganic Chemistry (1) cine. The combination of a Chemistry major and a CHEM 172 Spectroscopic Analysis (.5) Computer Science minor provides a strong back- CHEM 179 Directed Research (.5) ground for work or further study in the new field Recommended: of cheminformatics. A Chemistry major also pro- Additional study in physics, biology, computer vides excellent preparation for becoming a science science, and mathematics. teacher in primary or secondary schools. Chemistry occupies such a central position among the natural Chemistry Major—BS sciences that it is essential training for many other (9.5 semester course credits) and disciplines. For example, it provides the founda- general BS requirements tions of biochemistry, molecular biology, material Required: science, environmental science, and geology. CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II with Lab (1.25; 1.25) The study of chemistry is being extended to new levels of detail by the use of sophisticated instru- CHEM 109 Analytical Chemistry with Lab (1) mentation and computers. Successful study of CHEM 134 Physical Chemistry Lab (.5) chemistry requires access to this instrumentation, CHEM 135–136 Physical Chemistry I and II and Mills is very well equipped. Instruments avail- (1; 1) able for student use include an atomic absorption CHEM 162 Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (.5) spectrophotometer, a Fourier transform infrared CHEM 167 Biochemistry I with Lab (1) spectrometer, a Fourier transform nuclear magnetic Senior Requirement: resonance spectrometer, ultraviolet-visible spec- CHEM 191 Senior Seminar (1) trophotometers, electrochemistry apparatus, high- performance liquid chromatographs, gas-liquid

68 Electives: CHEM 018 General Chemistry II (1.25) Select 1 additional upper division semester course A continuation of an overview of chemical princi- credit in chemistry. ples and reactivity. Topics include thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base theories, solubility, Students may choose one 1-credit course or two electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Spring .5-credit courses. Instructor(s): Elisabeth Wade and Sandra Banks. Chemistry Minor Prerequisite(s): CHEM 017. (6 semester course credits) CHEM 037N Survey of Chemistry for Nurses Required: (1.25) A survey of topics in organic chemistry and bio- CHEM 017–018 General Chemistry I and II with Lab (1.25; 1.25) chemistry with a focus on aspects relevant to human health and nutrition. Topics include structures of CHEM 105–106 Organic Chemistry I and II with Lab (1.25; 1.25) organic compounds, reactions of common functional groups, study of biochemical compounds And select 1 additional course credit in chemistry and polymers, catalysis, and major metabolic above the 100 level. pathways. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Courses Letter grade only. Open to undergraduates only. CHEM 004 Introduction to College Chemistry (1) Prerequisite(s): CHEM 004. Fundamental principles of general chemistry. Rec- Note(s): CHEM 004 as a prerequisite is intended ommended for students who have not previously for students without a strong high school taken a course in chemistry. Fall chemistry background. This course is open to Instructor(s): Kristina Faul. nursing students only. Open to undergraduates only. Prerequisite(s): MATH 003 or high school algebra. CHEM 038N Survey of Chemistry II: Principles Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural of Nutrition for Nurses (1) Sciences. This course covers the basic chemical principles of the science of nutrition, including a survey of CHEM 010 Chemistry of Nutrition (1) the nutrients in food and their influence of the A study of the chemical components of food, both promotion of good health and disease prevention. natural and synthetic, and how these substances Nutrient recommendations, diet planning guide- change during food preparation and subsequent lines, and assessment throughout the human life biochemical breakdown. Discussion of how nutri- cycle are covered. Fall ents and vitamins function in human metabolism. Instructor(s): Diane Jassawalla. Spring Letter grade only. Instructor(s): John Brabson. Open to undergraduates only. Open to undergraduates only. Offered 2006–2007. Note(s): Not intended for students planning to Prerequisite(s): CHEM 037. take CHEM 167–168. Note(s): This course is open to nursing students Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural only. Sciences. CHEM 105 Organic Chemistry I (1.25) CHEM 017 General Chemistry I (1.25) Study of the chemistry of carbon compounds, A broad overview of chemical principles. Topics especially the relationship between molecular include atomic structure, chemical bonding and structure and chemical and physical properties. molecular structure, chemical periodicity, sto- Emphasis is placed on stereochemistry, reaction chiometry, and nuclear chemistry. Fall mechanisms, and the chemistry of hydrocarbons. Instructor(s): Sandra Banks. Laboratory work illustrates the principles discussed Prerequisite(s): CHEM 004 or one year of high in the lecture course and provides practical experi- school chemistry coupled with satisfactory ence in the isolation, purification, and analysis of performance on a placement test. organic chemicals. The use of modern equipment Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural and instrumentation is stressed. Fall Sciences. Instructor(s): John Vollmer. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 017.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 69 CHEM 106 Organic Chemistry II (1.25) CHEM 135 Physical Chemistry I (1) A continuation of the study of the chemistry of Quantum mechanics and the theory of atomic and carbon compounds and their properties. Emphasis molecular spectroscopy. Topics include the experi- is placed on the chemistry of various functional mental foundations of quantum theory, postulates groups, relevant reaction mechanisms, and meth- of quantum mechanics, solution of the Schrvdinger ods of instrumental analysis, especially infrared equation for simple systems, the hydrogen atom, spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spec- angular momentum, selection rules and atomic trometry. Laboratory work illustrates the reactions spectroscopy, Hückel molecular orbital theory, discussed in the lecture course and provides prac- symmetry and group theory, rotational, vibrational, tical experience in the synthesis of organic chemi- and electronic spectroscopy. Fall cals and their analysis using modern spectroscopy. Instructor(s): David Keeports. Spring Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Instructor(s): John Vollmer. Offered in alternation with: CHEM 136. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 105. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 017–018, PHYS 061–062, MATH 047–048. CHEM 109 Analytical Chemistry (1) Principles, techniques, and instruments used in CHEM 136 Physical Chemistry II (1) quantitative chemical analysis. Principles of Thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and chemical equilibria, diffusion-limited reactions, chemical kinetics. Topics include real gases, the spectrophotometry, and chromatography. Appli- laws of thermodynamics, thermochemistry, phase cations to gravimetric, titrimetric, spectrophoto- equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, electrochem- metric, chromatographic, and electrochemical istry, the Boltzmann distribution law, statistical analyses. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics. Spring gas and high-pressure liquid chromatographs, Instructor(s): David Keeports. and microprocessor-controlled electrochemical Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. analyzer used in analyses. Introduction to statisti- Offered in alternation with: CHEM 135. cal treatment of data. Lecture and laboratory. Fall Prerequisite(s): CHEM 017–018, PHYS 061–062, Instructor(s): Elisabeth Wade. MATH 047–048. Limit 16 students. CHEM 162 Inorganic Chemistry (.5) Open to undergraduates only. Spectroscopy and reactivity of inorganic elements Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. and compounds, including semiconductors, coordi- Offered in alternation with: CHEM 162. nation compounds, and organometalics. Introduction Prerequisite(s): CHEM 018 and ENG 001. to group theory and ligand field theory. Laboratory Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written will include an introduction to inorganic analysis Communication. and synthesis. Meets for half of semester. Spring CHEM 134 Physical Chemistry Laboratory (.5) Instructor(s): Elisabeth Wade. An introduction to experimental physical chemistry, Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. including experiments in thermodynamics, kinetics, Prerequisite(s): CHEM 018. molecular structure, and spectroscopy. The focus Recommended course(s): CHEM 105. is on applications of modern instrumentation to CHEM 164 Nuclear Chemistry (.5) physical chemistry. This is a half-course that meets Nuclear stability and reactivity. Radioactive decay. over the full semester, for one hour of lecture and Interactions of radiation with matter. Applications three hours of laboratory each week. Spring of nuclear processes, including nuclear chemistry Instructor(s): Elisabeth Wade. and nuclear tracers. Meets for half of semester. Limit 12 students. Spring Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Elisabeth Wade. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106 and PHYS 062. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 018. Recommended course(s): CHEM 109.

70 CHEM 165 Bioorganic Chemistry (1) CHEM 179A Directed Research (1) A study of the structure, reactivity, and synthesis Advanced students of proven ability and sufficient of compounds occurring in nature. Topics include background in chemistry may apply to assist a fac- carbohydrates, steroids, terpenes, and alkaloids. ulty member with advanced research. Fall and Use of the scientific literature is an integral part Spring of the course. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): John Vollmer. Pass/No Pass only. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106. This course may be taken two times. CHEM 167 Biochemistry I (1) CHEM 180 Special Topics in Chemistry (1) A study of the relationship between the chemical Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as structure and reactivity of molecules and their part of the regular curriculum. Course content to biological functions; bioenergetics. Introduction be determined by the instructor. May be repeated to the chemistry of nucleic acids, proteins, carbo- for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring hydrates, lipids; study of protein folding, protein Instructor(s): Staff. function, enzyme kinetics, and regulation of activity; Open to juniors and seniors. intermediary metabolism and energy extraction. Letter grade only. Lecture and laboratory. Fall Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106. Instructor(s): John Brabson. This course may be taken two times. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106. CHEM 183 Advanced Seminar in Chemistry (1) CHEM 168 Biochemistry II (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a Study of additional elements of intermediary specific subject through shared readings, discus- metabolism: biosynthesis of carbohydrates, sion, and written assignments. Course content to biosynthesis and biodegradation of lipids and be determined by the instructor. May be repeated nitrogenous compounds such as amino acids, for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring nucleotides, etc.; and integration of metabolism. Instructor(s): Staff. Chemical aspects of biological information pro- Open to juniors and seniors. cessing: synthesis of the biopolymers DNA, RNA, Letter grade only. and proteins. Regulation of these processes. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106. Lecture and laboratory. Spring This course may be taken two times. Instructor(s): John Brabson. CHEM 191 Senior Seminar (1) Prerequisite(s): CHEM 167. Literature research with an emphasis on recent CHEM 172 Spectroscopic Analysis (.5) developments in chemistry and biochemistry/ The analysis and identification of organic com- molecular biology. Familiarizes the student with pounds using infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnet- the structure and funding of the scientific enter- ic resonance spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry, prise, the structure of scientific literature, and the including simultaneous use of all three methods. format of scientific publications. Articles from the Proton and carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy will be scientific literature are read, presented orally, and emphasized. Modern NMR techniques such as discussed. A paper and oral presentation constitute APT, COSY, and HETCOR will be explored. This the final project. Fall is a half-course that meets once a week over the Instructor(s): John Brabson. entire semester. Fall Letter grade only. Instructor(s): Sandra Banks. Limit 16 students. Limit 12 students. Prerequisite(s): Declared major in Chemistry or Prerequisite(s): CHEM 105 and CHEM 106. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and senior Recommended course(s): CHEM 109. standing.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 71 Child Development 510.430.3190 Faculty: Professional Interests Richard P. Mesa Jane B. Bowyer School and school district leadership Science education, teacher education, research development, exploring links between leadership in cognitive development, adolescent learning, and student learning, teacher leadership and research methods, issues of diversity in class- student learning, leadership and maximizing the rooms, technology enhanced learning in science conditions for teacher development and student (TELS) learning Ruth Cossey Linda Perez Preservice and inservice mathematics and At-risk children and families, the application of science education, sociology of education in developmental theory to special education urban environments, mathematics reform in issues, mental health and developmental elementary and secondary schools disorders of infancy and early childhood David Donahue Anna Richert English and social studies education, service Teacher learning and school reform, teacher learning, literacy, human rights education knowledge, professional education/development, teacher research Delaine Eastin Educational leadership, civic education and In cooperation with the Psychology Department, democracy, globalization and the educational the School of Education offers a major and a imperatives that arise from it, public policy and minor in Child Development. The study of children education, universal preschool, hands-on has special significance at Mills, which in 1926 learning opened the first campus nursery school on the Tomás Galguera West Coast as a laboratory for child study and pro- Teacher education for language-minority fessional training of teachers. Child Development students, bilingual education and English- is an interdisciplinary major grounded in the language development programs, ethnolinguistic study of human growth and development. Students diversity in education observe and participate in the Children’s School Joseph E. Kahne and other programs, and may choose to emphasize Democracy and education, urban educational either early childhood education or, if they have change and school policy, sociology of special interests in chronically ill children and education, service learning and youth those considered “at risk,” child life in hospital development or community settings. Diane Ketelle The major in Child Development meets the re- Administrator knowledge, administrator stories, quirements for a state child development permit narrative inquiry, fictionalizing real experience for teaching in preschool and day-care centers, Linda Kroll and provides a strong basis for graduate school Cognitive development, development of literacy, and for many other careers. application of developmental theory to educational issues, teacher education, teacher Child Development Major development including development of teachers (14 semester course credits) from their training throughout their careers Required: Vicki LaBoskey EDUC 114 Diversity in Children with Special Self-study of teacher education practices, Needs: Cultural and Family Systems (.5) reflection in teaching, narrative in teaching and EDUC 133 Curriculum and Environments in teacher education, teacher research Early Childhood Education Programs (1) EDUC 134A/B Research Methodology for Catherine Lewis Observing Young Children (1; 1) One Japanese elementary education, pre-social semester required; two semesters development, science education, educators’ recommended. professional development, lesson study, school EDUC 136 Introduction to Development and reform Learning in Young Children (1) EDUC 137 Child Language Acquisition (1)

72 EDUC 138 The Relationship between Social, EDUC 134A/B Research Methodology for Emotional, and Moral Development and Observing Children (1; 1) One semester Learning in Children (1) required, two semesters recommended. EDUC 160 History and Theories of Play EDUC 138 The Relationship Between Social, in Human Development, Culture, and Emotional, and Moral Development and Education (1) Learning in Children (1) EDUC 191A/B Theory and Practice of Early EDUC 142 The Hospitalized Child (1) Childhood Education (1–1.5; 1–1.5) EDUC 153 Administration of Early Childhood PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology (1) Programs (1) Senior Requirement: EDUC 154 Medical Information: Children in EDUC 192 Senior Seminar: Child Development Hospitals and Clinics (.5) (.5) EDUC 155 Children with Special Needs (1) And select additional courses from the following EDUC 156 Topics in Child Health and the to complete the major in consultation with your Exceptional Child (.5) advisor: EDUC 160 History and Theories of Play in Human Development, Culture, and Education EDUC 101 Social Foundations of Education (1) (1) EDUC 103 Public Policy: Children, Youth, and EDUC 173A or B Internship: Child Life in Family Issues (1) Hospitals (.5–1) EDUC 134B Research Methodology for EDUC 191A/B Theory and Practice of Early Observing Young Children (1) Second Childhood Education (1–1.5; 1–1.5) semester recommended. PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) or EDUC 142 The Hospitalized Child (1) PSYC 165 Infancy (1) EDUC 153 Administration of Early Childhood Programs (.5) PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology (1) EDUC 155 Children with Special Needs (1) Senior Requirement: EDUC 156 Topics in Child Health and the EDUC 192 Senior Seminar: Child Development Exceptional Child (.5) (.5) EDUC 158 Early Childhood Curricula for And select at least one course from the following: Children with Special Needs (.5) EDUC 103 Public Policy: Children, Youth, and ETHS 130 Race, Ethnicity, and Child Family Issues (1) Development (1) EDUC 133 Curriculum and Environments in PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) Early Childhood Education Programs (1) PSYC 165 Infancy (1) EDUC 136 Introduction to Development and HIST 158 Growing up in America (1) Learning in Young Children (1) Note: Up to the equivalent of 6 Mills semester EDUC 137 Child Language Acquisition (1) course credits of early childhood education courses ETHS 130 Ethnicity, Race, and Child taken at community colleges may be applied toward Development (1) this major with the approval of the advisor. ANTH 175 Medical Anthropology (1) SOC 142 Medical Sociology (1) Flexibility to substitute a new course, or a course SOC 147 Social Aspects of Cancer (1) not on the list but offered in the department, is SOC 148 Sociology of Death and Dying (1) an option available with the approval of a departmental advisor. PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) PSYC 165 Infancy (1) Child Development Major with Focus And select additional courses to complete the on Child Life in Hospitals and in the major in consultation with your advisor. Community (14 semester course credits) Note: No more than the equivalent of 3 Mills semester course credits of early childhood educa- Required: tion courses taken at community colleges may be EDUC 114 Diversity in Children with Special applied toward this major. Needs: Cultural and Family Systems (.5) or EDUC 158 Early Childhood Curricula for Children with Special Needs (.5)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 73 Child Development Minor EDUC 191A Theory and Practice of Early (6 semester course credits) Childhood Education (1–1.5) Required: And select courses from the following: PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) or EDUC 099 Teaching and Learning: An Introduction to Education (1) PSYC 165 Infancy (1) EDUC 101 Social Foundations of Education (1) PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology (1) EDUC 114 Diversity in Children with Special EDUC 134 Research Methodology for Needs: Cultural and Family Systems (.5) Observing Children (.5) EDUC 142 The Hospitalized Child (1) EDUC 136 Introduction to Development and Learning in Young Children (1) EDUC 155 Children with Special Needs (1) EDUC 137 Child Language Acquisition (.5) or ETHS 130 Ethnicity, Race, and Child Development (1) EDUC 138 The Relationship Between Social, Emotional, and Moral Development and Note: Flexibility to substitute a new course, or a Learning in Children (1) course not on the list but offered in the depart- EDUC 160 History and Theories of Play in ment, is an option with the approval of a depart- Human Development, Culture, and Education mental advisor. (.5) and an approved field experience with children or

74 College Seminar Interdisciplinary study occupies a key position in a COLL 060C Degas and the Dance (1) liberal arts education. While other General Educa- This seminar will explore the 19th-century artist tion (GE) requirements explore differences across Degas and 19th-century ballet from a cross-disci- cultures and time, interdisciplinary courses exam- plinary perspective. Areas of study include gender, ine the very ways in which different academic dis- sociological, and historical issues in art history ciplines frame and answer questions about human and ballet history, as they intersect with this enterprises or the natural world. As a reflection of artist’s work within the world of ballet. Fall the importance of this undertaking, College 60 Instructor(s): Judith Rosenberg. courses are taught in seminar style, and class size Letter grade only. is limited to 20 students. Although College 60 Open to undergraduates only. courses do not count toward a student’s major, Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. as with all GE courses, a College 60 may fulfill Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. a second GE requirement in addition to the inter- Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. disciplinary requirement. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts, Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Courses COLL 060D European Women from Antiquity to COLL 005 Information LiteracyÐInformation Early Modern Times (1) Technology Skills (0) The course introduces students to issues concerning Exploration of aspects of information technology gender, the history of European women, and repre- as they relate to liberal arts education. Students sentations of women in art, science, and literature develop an understanding of the basic operations from antiquity to the early 20th century. Spring of computers and computer networks, an ability Instructor(s): JoAnne Bernstein. to search databases and the Internet as sources for Letter grade only. reliable information, skill in evaluating resources, Limit 15 students. and an appreciation of ethical and legal issues Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. related to the use of these technologies. Skills for Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. incorporating information into documents (facility Offered in rotation with: ARTH 199. with word processing, spreadsheet, and presenta- Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. tion software) will be assessed. Fall and Spring Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Instructor(s): Staff. To build oral and written skills the students need Pass/No Pass only. to participate actively and often throughout the Note(s): Required of all entering undergraduate semester; therefore the course needs to be students during their first year; open to graduate limited in size. students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Meets the following GE requirement(s): Info Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Women and Literacy & Tech. Skills. Gender. COLL 060A Tribal Cultures in Fact and Fiction (1) COLL 060E Adaptations: Intersections of This course examines the ways in which tribal Literature and Cinema (1) and indigenous people have been portrayed in This seminar explores creative techniques of cinema anthropological and literary texts. Through critical and literature and the interactive encounters when readings, students will seek to uncover the cultural literary works are adapted to film. Class discussions assumptions, personal perspectives, and theoretical will be enhanced by guest lectures from faculty of biases that have influenced the authors’ represen- the Letters Division; topics will include fiction and tations of native peoples. Spring nonfiction, works in English and in translation, and Instructor(s): Ann Metcalf. evaluations of each medium’s ability to achieve the Letter grade only. goals of the various authors and filmmakers. Spring Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Ken Burke. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Letter grade only. Offered in alternation with: ANTH 107. Open to undergraduates only. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Interdisciplinary Perspectives. & Critiquing Arts, Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 75 COLL 060F Images and Icons: American COLL 060J (Dead) Angels: Mothers and Indians in Media, Literature, and History (1) Daughters in Fiction and Theory (1) This course is an examination of American Indians This interdisciplinary course draws on readings and as represented in a variety of disciplines. We will theories of literature and psychology, beginning use literary texts, cinematic images, and historical with Woolf and Freud, as lenses through which to documents to understand topics including the examine and interrogate cultural portrayals of appropriation of native cultures by New Age mothers and daughters and to consider the legacies movements, American Indians as sports mascots, and implications of these fictions and theories for repatriation of burial remains and artifacts, ethnic modern women. Students work independently and identity, and sovereign status. Spring collaboratively. Assignments include response Instructor(s): Melinda Micco. papers and essays, discussions, group presentations, Letter grade only. and a class conference. Spring Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Ruth Saxton. Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Letter grade only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Open to undergraduates only. Perspectives, Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Offered in 2008–2009 and then every other year. Multicultural Perspectives. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. COLL 060H Fads and Fashions: Popular Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Culture and European Modernity (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): This course introduces students to the development Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Women and of popular culture in Europe from the Middle Ages Gender, Written Communication. through the contemporary world of the European COLL 060L Development in Africa (1) Union. It is interdisciplinary, using sources from In this class, students will identify characteristics art, architecture, literature, drama, film, music, of development and obstacles to the development dress, and gastronomy. It also draws upon the lit- process in Africa. We will pay particular attention erature in the field of popular culture to show the to regions now known as the Democratic Republic ways in which shifts in fads and fashions interact of the Congo, Rwanda, the Sudan, Namibia, and with one another over time in the evolving world South Africa. Readings from political science, lit- of European culture. Fall erature, history, and anthropology will be comple- Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. mented by popular fictionalized accounts for a Letter grade only. better understanding of the range of issues affect- Open to undergraduates only. ing and affected by political development. Fall Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Letter grade only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Perspectives, Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Offered 2006–2007. COLL 060I Culture and Thought in Ancient Note(s): COLL 060 is a sophomore seminar. Greece (1) Sophomores have priority in registration. An introduction to Ancient Greek civilization. Ex- Meets the following GE requirement(s): ploration of Greek cultural achievements through Interdisciplinary Perspectives. the study of the fine arts (statuary, architecture, COLL 060M Greening of Mills College: and vase painting) and readings of classical texts Resources for a Sustainable Future (1) (Homer, Sappho, Thucydides, Aeschylus, Plato) The course focuses on issues of environment and and works by modern writers (Friedrich Nietzsche, sustainability at Mills and within Mills’ broader Martha Nussbaum) reflecting on the Greek world. community. Format includes lectures, visiting Examination of the social and political context of speakers, and field trips within the Mills campus, the flourishing of Greek culture, especially the local neighborhoods, and the Leona Creek water- concept of the polis and the position of women in shed. Individual faculty and staff teach modules the classical world. Fall in their areas of expertise. Audiovisual tools will Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. tape events, interviews, and performance pieces Letter grade only. for community and public outreach. Spring Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Susan Spiller. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Letter grade only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Inter- Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. disciplinary Perspectives, Written Communication. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001.

76 Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. neuroeconomics, sociology, psychology, marketing, Meets the following GE requirement(s): and women’s studies. Topics range from the plain- Interdisciplinary Perspectives. ly economic (saving, borrowing, and investing) to those in which economic considerations are taboo COLL 060N Teaching and Learning (1) (love, motherhood, and marriage). The course also An introduction to interdisciplinary (psychological, sketches major features of our economic environ- sociological, and philosophical) perspectives on ment, e.g., transfer programs and tax, lending, and what it means to know and to learn, both alone and child-support law. Fall and Spring in the context of a diverse group. The implications Instructor(s): Siobhan Reilly. of these theories for schooling in general, and Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. classroom teaching in particular, will be considered. Offered in 2006–2007. Three hours per week required as a participant/ Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. observer in an educational setting of the student’s Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. choice. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Instructor(s): Vicki LaBoskey. Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Letter grade only. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. COLL 060Q Science and Pseudoscience (1) Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. A comparison of legitimate methods of scientific Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. inquiry with questionable and even fraudulent Meets the following GE requirement(s): methods of subjects on the fringe of scientific Interdisciplinary Perspectives. credibility. The nature of scientific hypotheses, theories, and laws are examined in the behavioral COLL 060O Inventing the “Other,” Policing Difference (1) and natural sciences. Topics will include belief in Using tools from literary criticism, post-colonial the paranormal, the persistence of pseudoscientific theory, psychoanalysis, philosophy, cultural criti- theories, metaphysical and scientific hypotheses, cism, and film studies, and with attention to his- the evolution and creationism conflict, and anec- torical contexts, this course dissects literature, film, dotal versus systematic empirical evidence. Fall and popular culture in order to better understand Instructor(s): Dean Morier. how these genres invoke, invent, illustrate, and Letter grade only. control the “Other.” From examples drawn from Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. the U.S. and around the world, we will examine a Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. variety of material from a perspective that considers Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. the intersections of race, class, gender, nation, Meets the following GE requirement(s): sexuality, and ability. Fall Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. COLL 060R Robots, Persons, and the Future (1) Letter grade only. An interdisciplinary study of robots, cyborgs, Open to undergraduates only. wearable computers, nanotechnology, and other Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. technologies that challenge our ideas of what it Offered in alternation with: ETHS 144. means to be a human being. Students will gain a Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. solid technical foundation by building, debugging, Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. and programming robots. We will also read a wide Meets the following GE requirement(s): variety of fiction and essays. All students will have Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Multicultural to write evaluative and predictive essays. Fall Perspectives, Written Communication. Instructor(s): Ellen Spertus. COLL 060P Personal Economic Decision Letter grade only. Making (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. This seminar offers an interdisciplinary exploration Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. of personal economic decision making, contrasting Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. economists’ canonical model of rational decision Meets the following GE requirement(s): making with findings from other fields, such as Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Quantitative & Computational Reasoning.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 77 COLL 060T Evolution of the Earth and Life (1) ware to build simulations of phenomena ranging This course covers the evolution of the planet from from pedestrian traffic to ant colonies, from slime a biologic and geologic perspective over Earth’s mold to cities, and will become familiar with cut- 4.6-billion-year history. Topics included are the ting-edge concepts such as: chaos, emergence, development of the theories of evolution and plate self-organization, complexity, dynamical systems, tectonics, the formation of the Earth, the origin of and the butterfly effect. Examples drawn from life, rock dating, fossils, major past and current economics, art, biology, chemistry, physics, soci- extinctions, paleontology, and oscillations from ology, anthropology, public policy, city planning, greenhouse to ice age climates. This course entomology, and mycology. Course assumes no includes several field trips. Spring computer background beyond keyboard and Instructor(s): John Harris and Kristina Faul. mouse skills. Fall Letter grade only. Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Letter grade only. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Note(s): Sophomores have priority in registration. Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Natural Sciences. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior, Interdisciplinary COLL 060V Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software (1) Perspectives. Introduction to intelligent agent modeling (IAM) across the disciplines. Participants will use soft-

78 Comparative Literature 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Comparative Literature Major Carlota Caulfield (13 semester course credits) Contemporary Latin American and Spanish Required: literature (in particular the avant-garde), LET 009 Introduction to Comparative contemporary Hispanic poetry, Hispanic women Literature (1) writers, Hispanic writers in the U.S., Hispanic LET 010 Introduction to Literary Criticism (1) theatre, feminist theory, Spanish mysticism and And select four courses in primary literary field; Hispanic-Jewish literature three courses in secondary literary field; and three Héctor Mario Cavallari related courses in any other area that supports the Contemporary Latin American literature, student’s individual focus for her major, chosen in Hispanic cultures, literary criticism, critical consultation with her academic advisor. theory, Hispanic cinema, cultural studies Senior Requirement: Christian Marouby LET 191 Senior Thesis (1) Seventeenth- and 18th-century French literature Consisting of a topic of substantial length that and culture, with special interest extending to includes at least two different literary traditions, other periods, anthropology and cultural history one of which must be outside mainstream British Brinda Mehta and American literary traditions (for example, Post-colonial African and Caribbean literatures, African, Asian, Latin American, or Caribbean lit- cultural and diaspora studies, transnational eratures written in English). Reading proficiency feminist theory, Francophone studies, post- in a foreign language will be assessed by the colonial theory, psychoanalytic literary theory, major advisor. women and Islam, Indo-Caribbean writers, Arab and Muslim writers from North Africa and the Middle East, 19th-century French, realist fiction Elisabeth Siekhaus German baroque literature, German culture and literature, German poetry and music, age of Goethe and European literature of the 19th century, interdisciplinary studies The Comparative Literature major offers the opportunity to bring together the study of a multiplicity of literary traditions. The demands of this major are challenging and require the ability to read literature written in a language other than English. The reward is a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary perspective on literature. Comparing literatures entails a familiarity with cultural specificities and a variety of methods and theories. Therefore, students are introduced to theoretical issues bearing on comparative literary studies, such as questions of genre, the evolution of literary forms, and literature as an expression of culture. Students choose literatures in which they will specialize in consultation with their advisor.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 79 Computer Science 510.430.2226 Faculty: Professional Interests puter Concepts and Intermediate Programming Almudena Konrad (CS 064), and Data Structures and Algorithms (CS Computer networks, wireless communication, 124). The grade in each of these courses must be modeling, analysis and prediction of network at least a B-. Some exceptions may be made upon measurements the recommendation of the department. Students required to declare a major before completing these Barbara Li Santi courses may provisionally declare the Computer Artificial intelligence applications in education, Science major. The provisional declaration will be cognitive science, intelligent tutoring systems, revoked if the student does not earn at least a B- computer science education, linear algebra in MATH 004, CS 063, CS 064, and CS 124. Ellen Spertus Information retrieval, online communities, social Computer Science Major issues, computer architecture, compilers (12 semester course credits) Susan S. Wang Required: Design and analysis of algorithms, very large- MATH 004 and 006 Discrete Mathematics I scale integrated systems, parallel computation and II (1; 1) CS 063 Introduction to Computer Science (1) In view of the pervasive roles that quantitative analysis and technology play throughout our society, CS 064 Computer Concepts and Intermediate Programming (1) a basic familiarity with the disciplines of mathematics and computer science has become an inte- CS 111 Introduction to Computer Architecture (1) gral part of a liberal arts education. As a college CS 114 Programming Languages (1) for women, Mills recognizes the importance of CS 122 Operating Systems (1) encouraging women to study mathematics and CS 124 Data Structures and Algorithms (1) computer science and of providing them with the CS 125 Theory of Algorithms (1) high-quality instruction they need to succeed in And select three courses (with at least one selected these disciplines. Encouraging mathematical and from the first two) from the following: computer literacy, along with hands-on experience CS 113 Compiler Design and Implementation (1) with computer systems, is part of the College’s con- CS 170 Software Engineering (1) tinued effort to increase the analytical and techni- CS 123 Robots, Persons, and the Future (1) cal competence of its women graduates. CS 127 Linear Optimization (1) Mills has an unusually distinguished record of CS 128 Theory of Computation (1) pioneering in computer science, particularly for a CS 131 Computer Networks (1) liberal arts college. Between 1960 and 1974, the CS 163 Computer Graphics (1) College progressed from a single course in comput- CS 180 Topics in Computer Science (1) Note: ing with one professor and one student to a full- May be repeated with different topics. fledged Computer Science major. Mills was the CS 186 Web Programming (1) first women’s college to offer an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and to establish a De- Recommended: partment of Mathematics and Computer Science. MATH 047 Calculus I (1) MATH 048 Calculus II (1) Today, the major encompasses the core curriculum MATH 050 Linear Algebra (1) recommended by the Association for Computing PHYS 061 General Physics I with Lab (1.25) Machinery. The major is designed to acquaint the student with fundamental concepts and problems And additional courses in mathematics, logic, and in computer science and to prepare her for a career computer science. and/or graduate study in computer science and related fields. To declare a major in Computer Science, a student must have completed Discrete Math I (MATH 004), Introduction to Computer Science (CS 063), Com-

80 Computer Science Minor CS 124 Data Structures and Algorithms (1) (6 semester course credits) CS 214* Programming Languages (1) Required: CS 222* Operating Systems (1) MATH 004 Discrete Mathematics I (1) CS 232* The Interdisciplinary Computer CS 063 Introduction to Computer Science (1) Science Research Process (1) CS 064 Computer Concepts and Intermediate CS 250* Thesis for the Degree of Master of Programming (1) Arts in Interdisciplinary Computer Science (1) CS 111 Introduction to Computer Architecture (1) Three elective computer science courses, at least CS 124 Data Structures and Algorithms (1) two of which must be taken at the 200 level, And select one course from the following: selected from the following: CS 112 Contemporary Computer Architecture (1) CS 112 (212) Contemporary Computer CS 113 Compiler Design and Implementation (1) Architecture (1) CS 114 Programming Languages (1) CS 113 Compiler Design and Implementation (1) CS 122 Operating Systems (1) CS 123 (223) Robots, Persons, and the Future (1) CS 123 Robots, Persons, and the Future (1) CS 125 (225) Theory of Algorithms (1) CS 125 Theory of Algorithms (1) CS 127 (227) Linear Optimization (1) CS 127 Linear Optimization (1) CS 128 (228) Theory of Computation (1) CS 128 Theory of Computation (1) CS 131 (231) Computer Networks (1) CS 131 Computer Networks (1) CS 163 (263) Computer Graphics (1) CS 163 Computer Graphics (1) CS 170 (270) Software Engineering (1) CS 170 Software Engineering (1) CS 180 (280) Topics in Computer Science (1) CS 180 Topics in Computer Science (1) CS 186 (286) Web Programming (1) CS 186 Web Programming (1) An interdisciplinary master’s thesis combining the 4+1 BA/MA Program in outside major with Computer Science. Interdisciplinary Computer Science Residence of at least three years. Mills has a unique five-year joint BA/MA program in Interdisciplinary Computer Science. Under- Courses graduate students enrolled in the program major in a field different from computer science, while CS 062 Contemporary Computing (1) simultaneously working on the degree requirements This course covers different aspects of computer for an MA in Interdisciplinary Computer Science. science and teaches students fundamental pro- They receive a BA upon completion of undergrad- gramming concepts. Students learn the basics of a uate degree requirements, which usually takes four wide range of topics such as computer compo- years, and they receive an MA upon the completion nents, data representation, operating systems, of the graduate degree requirements, which usually applications, computer networking, HTML, takes an additional year. JavaScript, computer security, and the history of computers. At the end of the course, each student Undergraduates at Mills are eligible (and encour- designs and implements a website using HTML aged) to apply for admission to the program after and JavaScript. Fall enrolling in CS 111 or CS 124. Participants keep Instructor(s): Almudena Konrad. their undergraduate status until they have completed Note(s): No previous experience with computers is all of the BA requirements. Thereafter, they switch required. Concurrent lab required. to graduate status. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Requirements: Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. 43 course credits (34 for undergraduate plus 9 for graduate), including: • The requirements for an undergraduate major different from Computer Science. • All other undergraduate degree requirements, including the General Education requirements. • Six required computer science courses: CS 111 Introduction to Computer Architecture (1) *See the Graduate Catalog for course description.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 81 CS 063 Introduction to Computer Science (1) CS 113 Compiler Design and Implementation (1) Problem solving with computers. Problem decom- A study of the basic components of compiler design, position, development of graphical user interfaces, including lexical, syntactic, and semantic analysis; development of simple algorithms, and the design run-time storage organization; code generation; and and construction of computer programs using code optimization. Automatic construction of lexi- object-oriented techniques and the Java program- cal and syntax analyzers will also be discussed. An ming language. Fall essential part of the course will be the construction Instructor(s): Barbara Li Santi, Ellen Spertus, of a compiler for a model language. Spring Susan Wang. Instructor(s): Ellen Spertus. Note(s): No previous experience with computers is Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. required. Concurrent lab required. Offered in alternation with: CS 170. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Note(s): Concurrent lab required. Prerequisites of Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. MATH 006, CS 111, and CS 124 may be waived by the instructor. CS 064 Computer Concepts and Intermediate Programming (1) CS 114 (214) Programming Languages (1) A continuation of problem solving with computers. Theory of and practice in the four main program- Emphasis is placed on static and dynamic data ming paradigms: declarative programming, object- structures. These data structures are used to imple- oriented programming, functional programming, ment various well-known algorithms for searching, and logic programming. Topics include the role sorting, list and string processing, etc. Spring of structure in programming, procedure activation, Instructor(s): Barbara Li Santi, Ellen Spertus, program semantics, and variable binding and Susan Wang. scoping. Languages studied include Java, C++, Prerequisite(s): CS 063. Prolog, ML, and Scheme. Spring Note(s): Concurrent lab required. Prerequisite of Instructor(s): Ellen Spertus. CS 063 may be waived by instructor. Prerequisite(s): MATH 006 and CS 124. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Note(s): Concurrent lab required. Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. CS 122 (222) Operating Systems (1) CS 111 Introduction to Computer Architecture (1) Basic issues in process management, memory A thorough introduction to computer architecture management, protection, and distributed systems. and digital logic. Students gain a deep under- These concepts are illustrated through examples standing of computers by building and micropro- drawn from modern operating systems. Spring gramming their own computer and covering the Instructor(s): Almudena Konrad. following topics: Boolean algebra, binary number Prerequisite(s): CS 111 and CS 124. representation and arithmetic, assembly language, CS 123 (223) Robots, Persons, and the Future (1) microcode, caches, and data paths. Fall An interdisciplinary study of robots, cyborgs, Instructor(s): Ellen Spertus. wearable computers, nanotechnology, and other Prerequisite(s): MATH 004 and CS 064. technologies that challenge our ideas of what it Note(s): Concurrent lab required. Prerequisites of means to be a human being. Students will gain a MATH 004 and CS 064 may be waived by the solid technical foundation by building, debugging, instructor. and programming robots. We will also read a wide Meets the following GE requirement(s): variety of fiction and essays. All students will have Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. to write evaluative and predictive essays. Graduate CS 112 (212) Contemporary Computer students will be required to build a robot of their Architecture (1) own design. Fall Advanced topics in computer architecture and or- Instructor(s): Ellen Spertus. ganization. Topics include analog electronics, digital Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. design, modern processors (including pipelining, Offered in alternation with: CS 112. superscalar parallelism, and branch prediction), Meets the following GE requirement(s): memory hierarchies, and parallel computers and Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. networks. Spring Instructor(s): Ellen Spertus. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: CS 123. Prerequisite(s): MATH 006 and CS 111. Note(s): Concurrent lab required.

82 CS 124 Data Structures and Algorithms (1) CS 128 (228) Theory of Computation (1) The study of fundamental data structures such as An introduction to the mathematical basis for the lists, queues, stacks, heaps, hash tables, and trees. study of computability and to the formal theory An introduction to computational complexity in behind compiler design. Topics include the formal terms of time and space. The implementation and models of computation such as finite state analysis of sorting and searching algorithms, and automata, pushdown automata, and Turing as time permits, some graph algorithms. Fall machines; languages and grammars, such as regu- Instructor(s): Barbara Li Santi. lar languages and grammars, context-free lan- Prerequisite(s): MATH 004 and CS 064. guages and grammars, and recursively enumerable Note(s): Concurrent lab required. languages and grammars; and the problems that a machine can and cannot solve. Spring CS 125 (225) Theory of Algorithms (1) Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Susan Wang. An introduction to general algorithmic techniques Offered in alternation with: CS 127. including divide-and-conquer, dynamic program- Prerequisite(s): MATH 006 or MATH 048. ming, and greedy algorithms. Construction and Note(s): Concurrent workshop required. analysis of some important classes of algorithms prerequisite of MATH 006 or MATH 048 may be such as graph algorithms and string algorithms. An waived by the instructor. introduction to the complexity classes P, NP, and NP-complete (tractable vs. intractable problems). CS 131 (231) Computer Networks (1) If time allows, special topics, such as approximate This course studies the Internet, different types of algorithms, parallel algorithms, computability, and computer networks, and many components that undecidability, may be included. Spring make up these networks. The course addresses Instructor(s): Susan Wang. many important issues of networks, such as con- Offered in 2007–2008 and then every year. gestion control, flow control, routing, quality Prerequisite(s): CS 006 and CS 124. of service, security, and network management. Note(s): Concurrent workshop required. Students will identify the fundamental issues and some of the current network research efforts. Small- CS 127 (227) Linear Optimization (1) scale research will be required, where students Introduction to linear optimization—optimizing a will identify a problem, execute network research, linear function subject to a set of linear constraints, and write and present the results. Fall emphasizing quantitative modeling, methodology, Instructor(s): Almudena Konrad. and the underlying mathematical structures and Prerequisite(s): CS 064. geometrical ideas. Topics include problem formulation, simplex method, sensitivity analysis, and CS 163 (263) Computer Graphics (1) duality theory. Spring Principles of three-dimensional computer graphics Instructor(s): Susan Wang. and their applications, including computer animation. Offered in alternation with: CS 128. Advanced techniques are derived from a minimal Prerequisite(s): MATH 004 or MATH 047 or set of graphics primitives. Coordinate systems, ECON 081. viewing, transformations, and splines are intro- Note(s): Concurrent workshop required. duced in a two-dimensional environment and Prerequisite of MATH 004 or MATH 047 or extended to three-dimensional systems. Algorithms ECON 081 may be waived by the instructor. for line and polygon drawing, clipping, filling, Meets the following GE requirement(s): projection, and hidden-line removal lead to realistic Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. shading, illumination, and object rendering. Fall Instructor(s): Almudena Konrad. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: CS 186. Prerequisite(s): MATH 006 and CS 124.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 83 CS 170 (270) Software Engineering (1) CS 183 Advanced Seminar in Computer A course designed to help students transform them- Science (1) selves into skilled software engineers, able to apply In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a their knowledge of coding, algorithms, and systems specific subject through shared readings, discussion, to write elegant, efficient, and correct programs. and written assignments. Course content to be Topics include techniques and tools for design, doc- determined by the instructor. May be repeated for umentation, collaboration, development, building, credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring testing, debugging, and maintenance, primarily Instructor(s): Staff. using the extreme programming methodology. CS 186 (286) Web Programming (1) Spring This course studies the design and implementation Instructor(s): Ellen Spertus. of web applications. Students will learn HTML, Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Java Applets and graphics, animations, multi- graduate students. threaded programming, network programming, Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. JavaScripts, CGI, Websecurity, multimedia design, Offered in alternation with: CS 113. Perl, XML, and SQL. There will be several pro- Prerequisite(s): CS 122 and CS 124. gramming assignments and a final project, where Note(s): Prerequisite CS 122 (222) may be taken each student will build a web application with concurrently. components covered during the semester. Spring CS 180 (280) Topics in Computer Science (1) Instructor(s): Almudena Konrad. Offers topics that are not offered in the regular Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. curriculum. Topics may include neural networks Offered in alternation with: CS 163. and other specialized topics in artificial intelligence, Prerequisite(s): CS 064. networking, very large-scale integrated systems, multimedia design and development, parallel and distributed computing, and information retrieval. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. This course may be taken two times.

84 Dance 510.430.2175 Faculty: Professional Interests The department also offers graduate work leading Molissa Fenley to both an MFA and an MA in Dance. For informa- Choreography, repertory, modern dance forms, tion on graduate programs, see the graduate catalog. thesis supervision Dance Major Chiao-Ping Li (12 semester course credits) Modern dance technique, new movement Required: techniques (extreme moves) and somatic theories DNC 002 Introduction to Dance Studies: and practices, community dance, multimedia Theory and Practice (1) performance, dance for the camera DNC 034 Making Movement: Improvisation Katherine Mezur and Design (.5) Multimedia performance, contemporary DNC 037 The Art and Craft of Bodies in performance in Japan Motion: Introduction to Choreography (.5) Judith F. Rosenberg DNC 057 (157) Music for the Dancer (1) Composition of music for dance, dance in DNC 074 (174) Ballet History from the 16th relation to the other arts, docent at San through the 19th Centuries (1) Francisco Museum of Modern Art DNC 076 (176) Dance Cultures (1) Located in one of the largest dance centers in the DNC 081 (181) Mapping the Structure A: Solo United States, Mills is at the heart of a dynamic Choreography (.5) urban dance community. As one of the oldest DNC 082 (182) Mapping the Structure B: dance programs in the country, the curriculum is Group Choreography (.5) built upon the development of creative skills in DNC 165 Modern to Contemporary choreography and technique within a broader con- Performance: History, Theory, and Practice (1) text of a liberal arts environment. Students study DNC 185 (285) Sources and Inventions (.5) significant historical and theoretical canons essen- DNC 188 (288) Critical Acts: Dancing tial to the cultivation of a broad understanding of Strategies, Theories, and Contexts (1) the art of dance. We concentrate on the explorations One modern dance technique class per semester of dance as an artistic and communicative form, in selected from: dialogue with the field of dance studies and linked DNC 005 (105) Elementary Modern Technique to the ongoing discourse of art as a crucial contri- (.25) bution to society. DNC 107 Intermediate Modern Dance (.25–.5) The Dance major focuses on developing articulate DNC 109 Advanced Modern Dance (.25–.5) artists through three main areas of study: choreog- And two semesters of: raphy, technique, and history and theory. Courses DNC 001 (101) Elementary Ballet (.25) or in these areas are sequentially arranged: work in DNC 003 (103) Intermediate Ballet (.25) choreography is marked by increasing complexity Senior Requirement: and variety; technique develops from elementary DNC 190–191 Senior Project in Dance to advanced levels in contemporary modern dance, Research (.5; .5) and from elementary to intermediate in ballet; and And select any other courses from the Dance historical and theoretical studies proceed chrono- Department course list (DNC) to complete a total logically and contextually. of 12 course credits. There are many opportunities for students to Note: Majors are required to take a minimum perform their own choreography as well as to par- of four class periods of modern dance per week. ticipate in the repertory dance company’s concerts Class placement will be determined at the begin- and local tours, work in the graduate MFA and ning of the semester. Majors are also required to senior BA concerts, and experience master classes participate in special activities of the department, with visiting artists. We also encourage our students including setting up, crewing, and striking dance to explore interdisciplinary approaches to thinking productions. Majors should expect to incur addi- and creating through interaction with other depart- tional costs related to their senior project. ments in the college.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 85 Dance Minor Open to undergraduates only. (6 semester course credits) Offered 2006–2007. Required: Note(s): Required of all undergraduate dance Theory Track majors in their first year in the department. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating DNC 037 The Art and Craft of Bodies in Motion: Introduction to Choreography (.5) & Critiquing Arts. DNC 074 (174) Ballet History from the 16th DNC 003 (103) Intermediate Ballet (.25) through the 19th Centuries (1) Classical ballet technique for intermediate- and DNC 076 (176) Dance Cultures (1) advanced-level students, with an emphasis on DNC 165 Modern to Contemporary the physics of the technique, stressing musicality, Performance: History, Theory, and Practice (1) clarity of line and movement, and a broad range DNC 188 (288) Critical Acts: Dancing of ballet vocabulary. Fall and Spring Strategies, Theories, and Contexts (1) Instructor(s): Sonya Delwaide. DNC 190 Senior Project in Dance Research (.5) This course may be taken two times. Choreography Track DNC 005 (105) Elementary Modern Dance (.25) DNC 034 Making Movement: Improvisation Introductory studio course in the principals of and Design (.5) modern dance technique and creative movement expression for majors and non-majors. Fall and DNC 037 The Art and Craft of Bodies in Motion: Introduction to Choreography (.5) Spring Instructor(s): Staff. DNC 057 (157) Music for the Dancer (1) This course may be taken two times. DNC 081 (181) Mapping the Structure A: Solo Choreography (.5) DNC 011 (111) Ballet Barre (.25) DNC 082 (182) Mapping the Structure B: This beginning/intermediate-level ballet class will Group Choreography (.5) focus on exercises at the barre to develop strength, DNC 165 Modern to Contemporary flexibility, and efficient alignment, as well as Performance: History, Theory, and Practice (1) confidence in using the physical mechanics and And select any other courses from the Dance De- style of ballet vocabulary. Practicing one aspect partment course list (DNC) to complete a total of of ballet center work, such as pirouettes, adagio 6 course credits. phrases, petite allegro, or the use of port de bras and ipaulement, will be part of each class. Fall and Spring Courses Instructor(s): Sonya Delwaide, Staff. This course may be taken two times. DNC 001 (101) Elementary Ballet (.25) Fundamentals of classical ballet for students with DNC 014 Techniques in International Dance little or no previous dance experience. Fall Styles: Selected Form (.25) Instructor(s): Sonya Delwaide. Different dance techniques will be taught in different years. Students will have the opportunity to DNC 002 Introduction to Dance Studies: Theory explore dance forms from various areas of the and Practice (1) world, e.g. Flamenco from Spain, Odissi from Students experience the world of dance studies India, Tango from Argentina. Fall through hands-on practice and research modules. Instructor(s): Staff. Through introductory studies in technique, chore- This course may be taken four times. ography, and cultural studies in popular and concert dance forms, students investigate such questions DNC 015 Jazz (.25) as: What is dance? What role does dance play in A technique class for the beginning dance student. society? What is “technique”? How are modern Various styles are taught: lyrical, contemporary dance and hip-hop different? What are the gender street funk, and musical comedy show jazz. politics of the dancing body? How do you make Lectures on history, contemporary trends, and a dance? Course includes critical writing and anatomy for the jazz dancer are included. Spring attending performances. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Staff. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year.

86 DNC 016 African-Haitian and Dunham on musical/choreographic forms and procedures, Technique (.25) the elements of music in relation to movement, and Beginning level study of African-Haitian dance the exploration of different kinds of relationships and the Katherine Dunham technique. Course in- between music and choreography. A broad sampling cludes Dunham Center floor warm-up and tradition- of music literature will permeate the course and pro- al dances from the African-Haitian culture. Spring vide the basis for choreographic exploration. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Judith Rosenberg. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered 2006–2007. DNC 034 Making Movement: Improvisation and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Design (.5) & Critiquing Arts. This is an introductory course open to all. Previous DNC 074 (174) Ballet History from the 16th choreographic experience is not necessary. In this through the 19th Centuries (1) course, improvisational explorations of movement Lectures, readings, and videos on the first 300 invention lead to the building of choreographic years of ballet history, its roots in Renaissance phrases. Students experiment with spontaneous court ritual, its professionalization in the 18th organization within the context of location and century, the birth of the Romantic ballet, and the timeframes. Individuals discover artistic expres- classicism of the late 19th-century Imperial sion through making choices. Fall Russian ballet. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Judith Rosenberg. Recommended course(s): DNC 005. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical & Critiquing Arts. Perspectives. DNC 037 The Art and Craft of Bodies in Motion: DNC 076 (176) Dance Cultures (1) An Introduction to Choreography (.5) A study of dance in the contexts of cultures. We Choreography is everywhere, from parades to mall will focus on dance in popular, theatrical, and tra- design to concert dance. This course introduces the ditional cultures, along with performance events in skill of manipulating the elements of time, space, several geographic regions. We will examine and and force in relation to the human body to com- practice the dance forms and study how these forms municate artistic intent. Fall interact with and express the political, social, and Instructor(s): Staff. belief systems of these regions. The course will Limit 16 students. also look at the process of cultural assimilation Note(s): Students registered in choreography and appropriation within the historical and con- courses must also register for a dance technique temporary migration of movement forms. Fall course. Instructor(s): Katherine Mezur. Recommended course(s): DNC 034. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating graduate students. & Critiquing Arts. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. DNC 055 (155) Repertory Dance Company Year Recommended course(s): DNC 014, ETHS 126, (.25) MUS 014. Learning and performing a repertory of dances in Meets the following GE requirement(s): a variety of settings on and off the campus. Admit- Multicultural Perspectives. tance by auditions held at the beginning of fall DNC 079 Laban Studies (.5) term. Students must make a one-year commitment. An introduction to the movement theories of Rudolf Fall and Spring von Laban. Introduction to Labanotation, a nota- Instructor(s): Sonya Delwaide, Staff. tion system for recording movement. Reading and Instructor consent required. writing skills will be developed. Fall and Spring This course may be taken four times. Instructor(s): Staff. DNC 057 (157) Music for the Dancer (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and This course is a study of music and its relation to graduate students. dance. After an in-depth study of rhythm, we focus Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 87 DNC 080 Laban Studies (.5) DNC 107 Intermediate Modern Dance (.25Ð.5) An introduction to the movement theories of Studio classes designed to increase skills, range, Rudolf von Laban. An introduction to Laban and artistry in modern dance techniques. Fall Movement Analysis, Laban’s theories for under- Instructor(s): Sonya Delwaide, Staff. standing movement expression and communication. Instructor consent required. The major areas of Effort, Space Harmony, Shape, Note(s): By audition at the beginning of term. and Bartenieff Fundamentals will be examined. DNC 109 Advanced Modern Dance (.25Ð.5) Fall and Spring This course introduces various modern techniques Instructor(s): Staff. for advanced dance students. Fall Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Instructor(s): Sonya Delwaide, Staff. graduate students. Note(s): By audition at the beginning of term. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. DNC 111 (011) Ballet Barre (.25) DNC 081 (181) Mapping the Structure A: Solo See DNC 011 in Dance. Choreography (.5) This studio course explores movement invention DNC 133 Dance Kinesiology (1) and the craft of choreography using structural Concert dance is the reference model in considering devices such as theme and development, chance anatomy, neuromuscular relationships, and indi- sequencing, retrograde, and variations in space, vidual differences in human movement. Concepts time, and dynamics to build short solo dances. in musculoskeletal anatomy, joint actions, individual Students will use a number of sources as impetus differences in human movement, physiology of for thematic material, including environmental dance, conditioning, and movement behavior are sites, literary characters, visual arts, musical considered. Spring styles, and formal structures. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Staff. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and DNC 153 (253) Theory of Teaching Dance (.5) graduate students. Teaching dance as a human art experience, estab- Prerequisite(s): DNC 034 and DNC 037. lishing a philosophy, and developing material for Note(s): Students taking choreography courses a course of study. Fall must also register for a dance technique class. Instructor(s): Staff. DNC 082 (182) Mapping the Structure B: Group Letter grade only. Choreography (.5) Limit 16 students. This course investigates the use of choreographic Open to majors only. devices such as canon, theme and development, Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. antiphony, and ground bass to construct systems DNC 155 (055) Repertory Dance Company Year for building ensemble dances. Structure of study (.25) may include sectional, narrative, collage, theme See DNC 055 in Dance. and variation, and sonata form and fugue. Students map the unfolding organization of their movement DNC 157 (057) Music for the Dancer (1) phrases while investigating compositional methods See DNC 057 in Dance. such as chance and modular accumulation. Spring DNC 165 Modern to Contemporary Instructor(s): Molissa Fenley. Performance: History, Theory, and Practice (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Students encounter the major moments of dance graduate students. making from the beginning of the 20th century into Prerequisite(s): DNC 037. the 21st century. Students explore these “moments” Note(s): Students who take choreography courses as cultural modules, considering them within a must also register for a dance technique class. global system of modernization, experimentation, DNC 101 (001) Elementary Ballet (.25) urbanization, and commodification. Students ex- See DNC 001 in Dance. amine performance “texts” such as choreographers’ histories, dances, and performance theories. DNC 103 (003) Intermediate Ballet (.25) Students consider the larger performance studies See DNC 003 in Dance. contexts, including art, politics, and technological DNC 105 (005) Elementary Modern Dance (.25) developments. Course includes writing, research, See DNC 005 in Dance. and “practice as research” presentations. Fall

88 Instructor(s): Katherine Mezur. Instructor(s): Staff. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Letter grade only. Perspectives. Limit 15 students. Instructor consent required. DNC 170 Seminar in Interdisciplinary Collaboration (.5Ð1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and This studio seminar will explore the interdiscipli- graduate students. nary nature of the collaborative process. We will Prerequisite(s): DNC 081. focus on aesthetics and cultural concerns in a mul- Note(s): Students who take choreography courses tiplicity of contexts and the development of work must also register for a dance technique class. between dance, music, art, video, and writing. DNC 186 (286) Contemporary Choreography: Movement and its component elements of time, Stylistic and Contextual Investigations (.5) space, and force are central to all art forms, and Students research and use various styles of art provide the means through which life is perceived, making (including Expressionism, Surrealism, experienced, and recreated through art. Fall Dada, Pop, Minimalism, installation art, digital Instructor(s): Staff. art, etc.) to cultivate new structures and movement Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. material. This exploration deepens and challenges Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating the conceptual nature of making dances. Spring & Critiquing Arts. Instructor(s): Staff. Limit 15 students. DNC 174 (074) Ballet History from the 16th through the 19th Centuries (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and See DNC 074 in Dance. graduate students. Prerequisite(s): DNC 082. DNC 176 (076) Dance Cultures (1) Note(s): Students who take choreography courses See DNC 076 in Dance. must also register for a dance technique class. DNC 180 Special Topics in Dance (.5Ð1) DNC 188 (288) Critical Acts: Dancing Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as Strategies, Theories, and Contexts (1) part of the regular curriculum. Course content to This course investigates dance as a performance be determined by the instructor. May be repeated practice, which is an intersection of theory, context, for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring and physical practice. Students study major theories Instructor(s): Staff. in dance and performance studies, which inform DNC 181 (081) Mapping the Structure A: Solo their analysis of contemporary choreography and Choreography (.5) performance. Students consider the complex social, See DNC 081 in Dance. political, and environmental contexts of performers and spectators, and the critical role of dance making DNC 182 (082) Mapping the Structure B: Group in those contexts. Students hone presentation and Choreography (.5) writing skills through exposure to different styles See DNC 082 in Dance. and types of critical writing. Spring DNC 183 Advanced Seminar in Dance (1) Instructor(s): Katherine Mezur. In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and specific subject through shared readings, discussion, graduate students. and written assignments. Course content to be Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating determined by the instructor. May be repeated for & Critiquing Arts, Written Communication. credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring DNC 190 Senior Project in Dance Research (.5) Instructor(s): Staff. Preparation and presentation of a research paper DNC 185 (285) Sources and Inventions (1) that connects the student’s understanding of dance The inner kinetic sources of movement translates as an art form to other perspectives. Fall and formal and intuitive concepts, along with the Spring human experience, into an organically evolving Instructor(s): Staff. form. Inherent meanings that exist in the raw Letter grade only. materials establish a point of view and style. Open to undergraduates only. Looking at the visual arts and music, we inves- This course may be taken two times. tigate the intuitive and critical art processes to understand “process and translation” of ideas into a work. Fall

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 89 DNC 191 Senior Project in Dance Research (.5) theories, feminist film theories, gender studies, and Preparation and presentation of a research paper performance studies, we examine live and mediated that connects the student’s understanding of dance bodies in dance theatre, film, photography, multi- as an art form to other perspectives. Fall and media performance art, video installation, and Spring web-based art. Informed by a theory-in-practice Instructor(s): Staff. model, students create experimental, multimedia Letter grade only. performance works using live action/choreogra- Open to undergraduates only. phy, still projection, video, music/sound, and text. This course may be taken two times. Spring Instructor(s): Katherine Mezur. DNC 196 (296) Live and Media Performance (.5Ð1) Limit 15 students. This interdisciplinary performance seminar com- Offered 2006–2007. bines physical training, multimedia performance Note(s): Enrollment is limited due to use of making, lively theoretical debate, and performance equipment, performance time, and rehearsals. critique. From a variety of readings in new media This course may be taken two times.

90 Economics 510.430.2113 Faculty: Professional Interests Senior Requirement: Eirik Evenhouse ECON 192 Senior Seminar (1) Economics of transfer programs, economics of And select 7 additional semester course credits in the family, health economics, behavioral economics. economics, statistics, econometrics Economics Minor Siobhan Reilly (6 semester course credits) Public economics, labor economics, economics of the family, health economics, urban Required: economics, international economics ECON 050 Introduction to Economics (1) Lorien Rice ECON 100 Microeconomic Theory (1) or Labor economics, public policy, education ECON 101 Macroeconomic Theory (1) economics And select 4 upper-division courses in economics. David Roland-Holst International trade and finance, economic MBA Program The Mills College 4+1 BA/MBA Program allows development, environmental economics majors in Economics and other fields to earn both Roger Sparks a BA and an MBA. The program is designed to be Applied microeconomics, banking, energy completed in five years, with all requirements for economics, labor economics the BA degree completed during the first four years. Nancy Thornborrow Labor economics, macroeconomics, statistics, Four-year Mills Economics majors should declare econometrics their intention to enter the BA/MBA program in their junior year. Transfers and majors in other fields Learning economics prepares students to make more should declare their intention two years before informed choices as citizens of their country and graduation to ensure that they have time to com- the world through understanding how the world’s plete the following foundation courses: scarce resources can be used to satisfy human needs Microeconomics and Macroeconomics and desires. The Economics Program at Mills offers ECON 100 Microeconomic Theory (1) courses in the theoretical foundations of decisions ECON 101 Macroeconomic Theory (1) faced by individuals in the labor market, by business Financial and Managerial Accounting firms in maximizing profits, by governments in choosing and financing public programs, and by ECON 073 Financial Accounting (1) nations in improving their standards of living. ECON 115 Managerial Accounting (1) Statistics and Econometrics The Economics major prepares students for a wide ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) range of careers, as well as graduate study in law, ECON 164 Econometrics and Business economics, or business. The major develops ana- Forecasting (1) lytic skills applicable in many different settings Managerial Economics and helps students develop mathematical, written, ECON 136 Managerial Economics (1) and oral communication skills. Corporate Finance The San Francisco Bay Area offers a wide variety ECON 116 Corporate Finance (1) of internships that enhance the academic program. An intensive summer internship between the fourth Economics Major and fifth years of the program, along with the (12 semester course credits) foundation courses, provides the necessary work Required: and academic experience for the fifth-year MBA ECON 050 Introduction to Economics (1) classes. Undergraduates are not eligible to take ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) graduate courses in this program for credit toward their BA degrees. ECON 100 Microeconomic Theory (1) ECON 101 Macroeconomic Theory (1) For more information about the MBA Program, see the Graduate Catalog.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 91 Courses such as savings and loan firms, credit unions, savings banks, and financial markets in common ECON 050 Introduction to Economics (1) stocks, bonds, and commodities are also examined. An introduction to economic theory and its appli- Spring cation to contemporary economic problems. Fall Instructor(s): Roger Sparks. and Spring Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. Instructor(s): Nancy Thornborrow, Roger Sparks, Offered in rotation with: ECON 148, ECON 153. Siobhan Reilly. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior, Quantitative & ECON 114 Principles of Individual Investment (1) Computational Reasoning. An introduction to securities markets and individual investment in equities, bonds, and options. This ECON 073 Financial Accounting (1) course explores investment principles, fundamental Elementary accounting theory, with emphasis on and technical analysis, and online investment re- the preparation and interpretation of financial sources to develop and maintain model portfolios. statements. Fall and Spring Spring Instructor(s): Mark Bichsel. Instructor(s): David Roland-Holst. Cross-listed with: MGMT 214. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050 and ECON 081. ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) Cross-listed with: MGMT 213. This course covers the following topics: descrip- ECON 115 Managerial Accounting (1) tive statistics, probability, probability distributions, This course describes and analyzes the tools random variables, sampling, estimation, hypothesis available for measurement, control, and planning testing, statistical inference, and linear regression. of business firms. Emphasis will be on the account- Examples used are drawn largely from social ing of costs in business. Spring science. Fall Instructor(s): Mark Bichsel. Instructor(s): Nancy Thornborrow. Prerequisite(s): ECON 073. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Cross-listed with: MGMT 215. Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. Cross-listed with: MGMT 281. ECON 116 Corporate Finance (1) An introduction to the concepts and tools of cor- ECON 100 Microeconomic Theory (1) porate finance, and a discussion of the practical A comprehensive introduction to advanced princi- realities of financial decisions. Topics, among others, ples of microeconomics, including consumer and include present value and the internal rate of return, firm behavior. Conceptual emphasis is on price- portfolio theory, debt versus equity financing, and directed markets and resource allocation, with the efficiency of capital markets. Fall additional treatment of welfare economics and Instructor(s): Roger Sparks. government regulation. Fall Prerequisite(s): ECON 050 and ECON 081. Instructor(s): David Roland-Holst. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. ECON 117 Women and the Economy (1) Cross-listed with: MGMT 200. This course examines the impact of changing economic conditions on the nature of women’s work ECON 101 Macroeconomic Theory (1) and the effect of women’s work patterns on the Theory of income and employment; role of the economy. Because women work in both paid and monetary system; history of business fluctuations; unpaid positions, the class addresses an array of analysis of the “cycle”; and fiscal, monetary, and issues including family, volunteerism, labor force direct measures for mitigating fluctuations. Spring participation, education and training, occupations, Instructor(s): Nancy Thornborrow. discrimination, poverty, and child care. Fall Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Instructor(s): Nancy Thornborrow. Cross-listed with: MGMT 201. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ECON 113 Money and Financial Institutions (1) Offered in alternation with: ECON 121. An introduction to the study of financial institutions. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. The American banking system as an industry and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Women its relationship to the behavior of the economy is and Gender. the primary subject. Other financial institutions,

92 ECON 118 Financial Derivatives (1) Instructor(s): Siobhan Reilly. Covers derivatives markets, including options, Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. futures contracts, and swaps. Explores methods Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human for valuing derivatives and developing risk man- Institutions & Behavior, Quantitative & agement strategies. Develops analytical tools such Computational Reasoning. as binomial trees, the Black-Scholes model, and Cross-listed with: MGMT 237. Spring value-at-risk. ECON 136 Managerial Economics (1) Instructor(s): Roger Sparks. This course develops methods for solving business Open to undergraduates only. and administrative problems. The course provides Prerequisite(s): ECON 116. a link between economic theory and practice by Cross-listed with: MGMT 218. showing—through examples, case studies, and ECON 121 Labor Economics (1) discussion—how economic analysis can be usefully The labor market, labor movement, and employee- applied to managerial decision making. The topics employer relations with emphasis on current issues. to be covered include risk analysis, econometric Fall studies of demand, costs and productivity, the design Instructor(s): Nancy Thornborrow. of optimal pricing schemes, strategic thinking, and Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. global business issues. Spring Offered in alternation with: ECON 117. Instructor(s): Roger Sparks. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Prerequisite(s): ECON 100. Cross-listed with: MGMT 221. Cross-listed with: MGMT 236. ECON 128 Governmental Accounting and ECON 139 Urban Economics (1) Nonprofit Accounting (1) Urban Economics uses economic analysis to This course is a comprehensive examination of explore why and where cities develop, and how the basic accounting concepts and practices used they grow. It also examines important issues cities in governmental and nonprofit agencies. The course face, including land use, transportation, education, is designed to teach the preparation of financial housing, funding local government, crime, concen- statements for nonprofit and governmental organiza- trated poverty, and segregation. Fall tions; the student will gain a thorough understanding Instructor(s): Siobhan Reilly. of the financial activities of nonprofit and govern- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. mental agencies through an analysis of the basic Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. financial statements, specifically, the balance sheet, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human the income statement, and the statement of cash Institutions & Behavior, Quantitative & flows. Spring Computational Reasoning. Instructor(s): Staff. Cross-listed with: MGMT 239. Open to juniors and seniors. ECON 140 Health Economics (1) Offered in 2006–2007. This course applies the tools of microeconomics Prerequisite(s): ECON 073. to the study of the healthcare sector in the United Open to undergraduates only. States, with a focus on issues of equity and effi- ECON 134 Public Sector Economics: The ciency. It analyzes healthcare as a commodity, the Economics of Government (1) demand for health and medical care, the incentives Public Sector Economics explores how government facing care providers, the functioning of insurance can protect our collective well-being when markets markets, and the roles of government and the private fail. It examines market failures and explores poli- sector. It examines current programs as well as com- cies to address the problems they cause, like pollu- peting proposals for reform of the system. Fall tion, congestion, poverty, inequality, and the under- Instructor(s): Siobhan Reilly. provision of public goods such as public safety and Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. scientific research. It examines who really bears Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. the burden of taxes, and analyzes government pro- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human grams like welfare, Food Stamps, Medicare, and Institutions & Behavior, Quantitative & Social Security. It specifically addresses issues of Computational Reasoning. fairness. Spring

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 93 ECON 142 Industrial Organization and Public ECON 158 International Finance (1) Policy (1) A comprehensive introduction to international finan- Microeconomic principles applied to everyday cial markets and international financial strategy for market interactions between firms, consumers, multinational business. Foreign exchange and inter- and public agencies. Emphasis is on real examples national capital markets are discussed in detail, as of business competition and strategy, consumer well as practical issues such as financing interna- welfare, and the role of government in overseeing tional trade, international investment, joint ventures, and regulating market outcomes. Spring and foreign currency management. Spring Instructor(s): David Roland-Holst. Instructor(s): David Roland-Holst. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: ECON 158. Offered in alternation with: ECON 142. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Prerequisite(s): ECON 155. Cross-listed with: MGMT 242. ECON 159 Economic Development (1) ECON 148 (248) Comparative Economic This course deals with the less-developed countries, Systems (1) home to more than two thirds of the world’s popu- The study of economic systems, with particular lation. The first half of the semester examines the- emphasis on the transition from socialist planning ories of development and growth, the second half to a market economy, is the topic of this course. examines practical development experience around We examine the information, decision making, the world. The latter issues include agricultural and incentive structures that characterize different sufficiency and modernization, industrialization, forms of economic organization. Then we evaluate employment, income distribution, project evalua- and compare the economic performance of several tion, national economic planning, and developing countries. Fall countries in a globalizing economy. Spring Instructor(s): Roger Sparks. Instructor(s): David Roland-Holst. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in rotation with: ECON 113, ECON 153. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. ECON 164 Econometrics and Business ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) Forecasting (1) The application of economic analysis to problems A comprehensive introduction to statistical methods of resource depletion and environmental pollution. for economic and business decisions. Emphasis is Fundamental questions will be addressed. Does on practical applications of statistical software and economic growth imply environmental destruction? data interpretation. Spring What are optimal levels of pollution control and Instructor(s): Nancy Thornborrow. energy conservation? What policy options exist Prerequisite(s): ECON 050 and ECON 081. for achieving these goals? Should the government ECON 180 Special Topics in Economics (1) sell permits to pollute, tax polluters, or impose di- Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as rect legal restrictions on the quantities of pollutants? part of the regular curriculum. Course content to What are effects of market structure and uncertainty be determined by the instructor. May be repeated on the rate of resource depletion? Fall for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Roger Sparks. Instructor(s): Staff. Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. Offered in rotation with: ECON 113, ECON 148. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. ECON 183 Advanced Seminar in Economics (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a ECON 155 International Trade (1) specific subject through shared readings, discussion, A comprehensive introduction to the theory and and written assignments. Course content to be institutions of international economic relations. determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Both classical and modern trade theories will be credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring covered, and discussion will focus on current Instructor(s): Staff. issues of U.S. trade and the world economy. Fall Instructor(s): David Roland-Holst. ECON 187 Internship in Business Economics (1) Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Required internship for Business Economics majors. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Pass/No Pass only.

94 ECON 190 Senior Seminar in Business ECON 192 Senior Seminar in Economics (1) Economics (1) Students use the tools of economic analysis to This senior seminar will require students to formu- investigate contemporary issues. Their findings late, conduct, and write a semester-length project are shared with peers throughout the semester and using analytical or quantitative methods to evaluate presented in a formal written thesis. Spring an applied problem in the economy. Spring Instructor(s): Roger Sparks, Nancy Thornborrow. Instructor(s): Roger Sparks, Nancy Thornborrow. Letter grade only. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Prerequisite(s): ECON 050. Note(s): Students interested in attending graduate school in economics or business are encouraged to take MATH 008 and MATH 047–048.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 95 Education 510.430.3190 Faculty: Professional Interests student learning, leadership and maximizing the Jane B. Bowyer conditions for teacher development and student Science education, teacher education, research learning in cognitive development, adolescent learning, re- Linda Perez search methods, issues of diversity in classrooms, At-risk children and families, the application of technology enhanced learning in science (TELS) developmental theory to special education Ruth Cossey issues, mental health and developmental Preservice and inservice mathematics and disorders of infancy and early childhood science education, sociology of education in Anna Richert urban environments, mathematics reform in Teacher learning and school reform, teacher elementary and secondary schools knowledge, professional education/development, David Donahue teacher research English and social studies education, service Teacher preparation, child development, and edu- learning, literacy, and human rights education cational leadership are the primary concerns of the Delaine Eastin School of Education. Educational leadership, civic education and democracy, globalization and the educational The department also offers courses concerning imperatives that arise from it, public policy and historical, socio-cultural, political, economic, and education, universal preschool, hands-on philosophical issues in education that are important learning for any well-educated citizen to understand. Tomás Galguera Our programs offer many opportunities to apply Teacher education for language-minority students, knowledge of how children grow and learn; bilingual education and English-language devel- students are encouraged to work with children opment programs, ethnolinguistic diversity in in the Children’s School (the Mills School of education Education laboratory school) and at other schools Joseph E. Kahne off campus, or with children in hospitals and Democracy and education, urban educational community agencies. change and school policy, sociology of education, The combination of the study of education and service learning and youth development applied experiences is useful for future careers in Diane Ketelle many fields, including medicine, law, politics, Administrator knowledge, administrator stories, publishing, the arts, and social services, as well as narrative inquiry, fictionalizing real experience careers more directly serving children and youth. Linda Kroll The department advises on the interdisciplinary Cognitive development, development of literacy, majors in Child Development and liberal studies. application of developmental theory to Child Development educational issues, teacher education, teacher In cooperation with the Psychology Department, development including development of teachers the School of Education offers a major and a minor from their training throughout their careers in Child Development. The study of children has Vicki LaBoskey special significance at Mills, which in 1926 opened Self-study of teacher education practices, the first campus nursery school on the West Coast reflection in teaching, narrative in teaching as a laboratory for child study and professional and teacher education, teacher research training of teachers. Child Development is an Catherine Lewis interdisciplinary major grounded in the study of Japanese elementary education, pre-social human growth and development. Students observe development, science education, educators’ pro- and participate in the Children’s School and other fessional development, lesson study, school reform programs, and may choose to emphasize either Richard P. Mesa early childhood education or, if they have special School and school district leadership interests in chronically ill children and those con- development, exploring links between leadership sidered “at risk,” child life in hospital or commu- and student learning, teacher leadership and nity settings.

96 The major in Child Development meets the require- Note: Up to the equivalent of 6 Mills semester ments for a state child development permit for course credits of early childhood education courses teaching in preschool and day-care centers, and taken at community colleges may be applied toward provides a strong basis for graduate school and for this major with the approval of the advisor. many other careers. Flexibility to substitute a new course, or a course Child Development Major not on the list but offered in the department, is an (14 semester course credits) option available with the approval of a departmental Required: advisor. EDUC 114 Diversity in Children with Special Child Development Major with Focus Needs: Cultural and Family Systems (.5) on Child Life in Hospitals and in the EDUC 133 Curriculum and Environments in Community Early Childhood Education Programs (1) (14 semester course credits) EDUC 134A/B Research Methodology for Observing Young Children (1; 1) One Required: semester required; two semesters EDUC 114 Diversity in Children with Special recommended. Needs: Cultural and Family Systems (.5) or EDUC 136 Introduction to Development and EDUC 158 Early Childhood Curricula for Learning in Young Children (1) Children with Special Needs (.5) EDUC 137 Child Language Acquisition (1) EDUC 134A/B Research Methodology for EDUC 138 The Relationship between Social, Observing Children (1; 1) One semester Emotional, and Moral Development and required, two semesters recommended. Learning in Children (1) EDUC 138 The Relationship Between Social, EDUC 160 History and Theories of Play in Emotional, and Moral Development and Human Development, Culture, and Education Learning in Children (1) (1) EDUC 142 The Hospitalized Child (1) EDUC 191A/B Theory and Practice of Early EDUC 153 Administration of Early Childhood Childhood Education (1–1.5; 1–1.5) Programs (1) PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology (1) EDUC 154 Medical Information: Children in Hospitals and Clinics (.5) Senior Requirement: EDUC 155 Children with Special Needs (1) EDUC 192 Senior Seminar: Child Development (.5) EDUC 156 Topics in Child Health and the Exceptional Child (.5) And select additional courses from the following EDUC 160 History and Theories of Play in to complete the major in consultation with your Human Development, Culture, and Education advisor: (1) EDUC 101 Social Foundations of Education (1) EDUC 173A or B Internship: Child Life in EDUC 103 Public Policy: Children, Youth, and Hospitals (.5–1) Family Issues (1) EDUC 191A/B Theory and Practice of Early EDUC 134B Research Methodology for Childhood Education (1–1.5; 1–1.5) Observing Young Children (1) Second PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology (1) semester recommended. PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) or EDUC 142 The Hospitalized Child (1) PSYC 165 Infancy (1) EDUC 153 Administration of Early Childhood Programs (.5) Senior Requirement: EDUC 155 Children with Special Needs (1) EDUC 192 Senior Seminar: Child Development (.5) EDUC 156 Topics in Child Health and the Exceptional Child (.5) And select at least one course from the following: EDUC 158 Early Childhood Curricula for EDUC 103 Public Policy: Children, Youth, and Children with Special Needs (.5) Family Issues (1) ETHS 130 Race, Ethnicity, and Child EDUC 133 Curriculum and Environments in Development (1) Early Childhood Education Programs (1) HIST 158 Growing up in America (1) EDUC 136 Introduction to Development and PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) Learning in Young Children (1) PSYC 165 Infancy (1) EDUC 137 Child Language Acquisition (1)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 97 ANTH 175 Medical Anthropology (1) Courses ETHS 130 Ethnicity, Race, and Child EDUC 099 Teaching and Learning: An Development (1) Introduction to Education (1) PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) An introduction to various psychological, socio- PSYC 165 Infancy (1) logical, and philosophical perspectives on what it SOC 142 Medical Sociology (1) means to know and to learn, both alone and in the SOC 147 Social Aspects of Cancer (1) context of a diverse group. The implications of SOC 148 Sociology of Death and Dying (1) these theories for schooling in general and class- And select additional courses to complete the room teaching in particular will be considered. major in consultation with your advisor. Three hours per week required as a participant/ observer in an educational setting of the student’s Note: No more than the equivalent of 3 Mills choice. Fall and Spring semester course credits of early childhood edu- Instructor(s): Vicki LaBoskey. cation courses taken at community colleges may be applied toward this major. EDUC 100 Introduction to Working in the Child Care Field (.5) Child Development Minor Overview of the child care field examining major (6 semester course credits) theorists, approaches, and delivery systems. Defining appropriate practices and identifying the Required: major challenges to working with young children PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology (1) in group settings. Summer PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) or Instructor(s): Staff. PSYC 165 Infancy (1) Letter grade only. EDUC 134 Research Methodology for Limit 15 students. Observing Children (.5) Instructor consent required. EDUC 136 Introduction to Development and Open to majors only. Learning in Young Children (1) Note(s): Must be enrolled in the Early Childhood EDUC 137 Child Language Acquisition (.5) or BA for working professionals. EDUC 138 The Relationship Between Social, Recommended course(s): EDUC 134A. Emotional, and Moral Development and Learning in Children (1) EDUC 101 (201) Social Foundations of Education (1) EDUC 160 History and Theories of Play in Human Development, Culture, and Education Overview of the historical, philosophical, and social (.5) and an approved field experience with influences shaping educational practices, beliefs, children or and goals through history, from the Greeks to the EDUC 191A Theory and Practice of Early present, focusing on major historical events and Childhood Education (1–1.5) selected educational reformers. This course (or an And select courses from the following: approved equivalent) is required for all credential candidates who earn master’s degrees, and is EDUC 099 Teaching and Learning: An Introduction to Education (1) strongly recommended for students in early childhood education. It is also recommended for all EDUC 101 Social Foundations of Education (1) Mills students who are interested in schools and EDUC 114 Diversity in Children with Special their role in society. Fall Needs: Cultural and Family Systems (.5) Instructor(s): Staff. EDUC 142 The Hospitalized Child (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and EDUC 155 Children with Special Needs (1) graduate students. ETHS 130 Ethnicity, Race, and Child Development (1) EDUC 102 (202) Teaching for Diversity (1) Emphasizes the effects of cultural, racial, gender, Note: Flexibility to substitute a new course, or a and social class influences on what children learn course not on the list but offered in the department, and how they are taught. Spring is an option with the approval of a departmental Instructor(s): Jane Bowyer. advisor.

98 EDUC 103 (203) Public Policy: Children, Youth, EDUC 134A Research Methodology for and Family Issues (1) Observing Children (1) Provides an overview of theory and trends in public Focus on systematic techniques of observation policy and federal programs affecting services for and interpretation of children’s behavior and children and families. Examination of the networks development. Four hours of observation laboratory of agencies, the legislative maze and process at both required weekly. Summer state and federal levels, advocacy and lobbying, Instructor(s): Staff. and ways of identifying sources of funding in both Instructor consent required. the public and private sectors. Spring Prerequisite(s): PSYC 140. Instructor(s): Delaine Eastin. EDUC 134B Research Methodology for Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Observing Children (1) graduate students. Focus on systematic techniques of observation EDUC 114 (214) Diversity in Children with and interpretation of children’s behavior and Special Needs: Cultural and Family Systems (.5) development. Four hours of observation laboratory This course examines the significance of cultural required weekly. Fall values, traditions, and practices in childrearing, Instructor(s): Staff. health, and education for young children at risk Instructor consent required. and with special needs. Understanding the special Prerequisite(s): EDUC 134A. needs of children in a multicultural society requires EDUC 136 Introduction to Development and knowledge of child development including expertise Learning in Young Children (1) on a wide range of biomedical factors affecting the Overview of developmental processes related to special-needs child. Equally important is knowledge planning educational programs for young children, of and sensitivity to family culture and the ability with an emphasis on cognitive development. Impli- to communicate with children and parents from cations of physical, cognitive, affective, and social diverse cultures. Spring development for learning will be studied. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Staff. EDUC 133 (233) Curriculum and Environments Letter grade only. in Early Childhood Education Programs (1) Open to undergraduates only. Curriculum to facilitate age-appropriate learning in Offered 2006–2007. each area of development. Creative, thoughtful use Note(s): Required for all Child Development of space and appropriate equipment and activities majors. will be evaluated and explored. The creation and EDUC 137 Child Language Acquisition (1) use of infant and toddler outdoor play areas as an Theories and research on the stages of child extension of the classroom and how to create age- language acquisition, first and second language appropriate constructive and purposeful yard spaces learning, the relationship between language and for the preschool child will be discussed. Fall cognition, and (briefly) the relationship between Instructor(s): Staff. the development of oral and written language. Letter grade only. Students will complete mini-research projects Instructor consent required. in one of these areas. Fall Offered 2007–2008. Instructor(s): Staff. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 134. Instructor consent required. Note(s): Open to majors and graduate students in Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Child Development. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 140. EDUC 134 (234) Research Methodology for EDUC 138 (238) Social, Emotional, and Moral Observing Children (.5) Development and Learning (1) Focus on systematic techniques of observation Theories and research on children’s social, emo- and interpretation of children’s behavior and tional, and moral development and its relation to development. Four hours of observation laboratory school learning. Students will complete mini- required weekly in the Children’s School. Fall research projects in relation to one of these areas. Instructor(s): Jane Bowyer. Spring Prerequisite(s): PSYC 140. Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor consent required. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 140.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 99 EDUC 142 (242) The Hospitalized Child (1) A review of health-related issues and problems Consideration of special problems arising through with implications for educators, professionals in hospitalization of children from infancy through the field of health and child welfare, and parents. adolescence. Designed for, but not limited to, Exemplary health curricula for children and ado- the student interested in a career as a child life lescents is critically examined. Community health specialist. Developmental perspective used has resources most frequently utilized by educators applicability for understanding children’s responses and families will be identified. Spring to other critical experiences. Course includes field- Instructor(s): Staff. work in hospitals, clinics, or community agencies. Letter grade only. Fall Instructor consent required. Instructor(s): Linda Perez. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 142. Instructor consent required. EDUC 158 (258) Early Childhood Curricula for Prerequisite(s): PSYC 140. Children with Special Needs (.5) EDUC 153 (253) Administering Early Childhood Describes major curriculum models developed for Programs (.5) preschool special education. It provides a review Legal, ethical, and practical problems included in of developmental, learning, and behavioral charac- establishing, supervising, and directing preschools, teristics of young children (3–5 years) with special day-care facilities, and other educational programs needs in the context of early intervention strategies for young children. Work with parents, paraprofes- that facilitate optimal development and learning in sionals, and professional teams. Project proposals, the least restrictive environment. Includes specific budgets, and professional reports. Fall topics such as the development of early literacy Instructor(s): Staff. and preacademics, multicultural education for pre- Open to juniors and seniors only. school children, interagency coordination, collaboration with families, and developmentally EDUC 154 (254) Medical Information: Children in Hospitals and Clinics (.5) appropriate practice adapted for children with Medical and physiological details of the chronic disabilities. Spring and acute illnesses for which children are hospi- Instructor(s): Staff. talized, as well as the attendant diagnostic and Letter grade only. treatment procedures, defined and discussed with Instructor consent required. a view toward better understanding the impact of Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and the experiences on children. Fall graduate students. Instructor(s): Staff. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 155. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 142, PSYC 140, or EDUC 160 (260) History and Theories of Play in declared prehealth science majors with consent Human Development, Culture, and Education (1) of instructor. A study of theories of play in historical and contemporary perspectives, including explanations of EDUC 155 (255) Children with Special Needs: Infants and Young Children (1) play in human and animal behavior and the rela- Focus on special education issues that arise in tionships of play to child development and cultural teaching infants and young children. It examines values. Issues about play and learning in child- both diagnosis and identification of special needs hood are explored through research, reading, and and remediation and support available in child observation of children at play. Anthropology, care, schools, and hospitals. Fall psychology, sociology, and education are used as Instructor(s): Staff. interdisciplinary sources for study and discussion. Instructor consent required. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. EDUC 156 (256) Topics in Child Health and the Letter grade only. Exceptional Child (.5) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Selected issues and social problems influencing graduate students. contexts of healthcare in pediatrics. Hospital organizations; perspectives of professionals in children’s healthcare; social dimensions in prema- turity, chronic illness, and adolescent health problems; community interactions associated with pediatric AIDS; and ethnic issues in children’s medical experiences are included for examination.

100 EDUC 161 (261) Interpersonal Communication (1) EDUC 191A (291A) Theory and Practice of Early This course focuses on the theory and practice of Childhood Education (1Ð1.5) dyadic communication, reduction of defensive First of a two-semester series. Survey of theoretical climates as a means of facilitating effective com- bases of early childhood curriculum, examination munication, the role of communication in estab- of current practices, and application of theory lishing and maintaining organizational cultures, through participation in a teaching team under the and multicultural communication issues. Special supervision of the professional staff in the Chil- emphasis on perception, interpersonal dynamics, dren’s School. Three half-days each week with conflict resolution, active listening skills, and daily sessions critiquing practice and a weekly verbal and non-verbal communication. Spring seminar on the theoretical foundations. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Staff. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Prerequisite(s): EDUC 134. graduate students. Note(s): Arrangements must be made in the spring Offered in 2006–2007. prior to enrollment. EDUC 173A (273A) Field Experience in Child EDUC 191B (291B) Theory and Practice of Early Life in Hospitals (.5Ð1) Childhood Education (1Ð1.5) Students work in a hospital or clinic child life pro- Continuation of first semester course. Survey of gram or in a community agency serving children. theoretical bases of early childhood curriculum, Supervision is provided by the hospital staff or by examination of current practices, and application agency staff and Mills faculty. Fall and Spring of theory through participation in a teaching team Instructor(s): Staff. under the supervision of the professional staff in Prerequisite(s): EDUC 142. the Children’s School. Three half-days each week Note(s): Hours individually arranged; time with daily sessions critiquing practice and a weekly required varies according to credit received. seminar on the theoretical foundations. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. EDUC 173B (273B) Field Experience in Child Prerequisite(s): EDUC 134 and EDUC 191A. Life in Hospitals (.5Ð1) Note(s): Arrangements must be made in the fall Students work in a hospital or clinic child life pro- prior to enrollment. Prerequisite 191A/291A or gram or in a community agency serving children. permission of instructor. Supervision is provided by the hospital staff or by agency staff and Mills faculty. Spring EDUC 192 Senior Seminar: Child Development Instructor(s): Staff. (.5) Prerequisite(s): EDUC 142. Each student plans and completes a documentary Note(s): Hours individually arranged; time or field research project that investigates practical required varies according to credit received. or theoretical aspects of the major. Spring Instructor(s): Tomás Galguera. EDUC 180 (280) Special Topics in Education (1) Open to undergraduates only. Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as part of the regular curriculum. Course content to be determined by the instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. EDUC 183 Advanced Seminar in Education (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a specific subject through shared readings, discussion, and written assignments. Course content to be determined by the instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. EDUC 190 Senior Seminar: Liberal Studies (.5) Provides an opportunity for the liberal studies major to synthesize, summarize, and evaluate the interconnections among courses in the multidisciplinary program. Guidelines available in the School of Education. Fall Instructor(s): Jane Bowyer.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 101 Engineering 510.430.2226 Faculty: Professional Interests The advantages of the 3+2 program include the Elisabeth Wade breadth and perspective gained from a liberal arts Chemical kinetics, atmospheric pollutants, education, an education that emphasizes critical atmospheric and combustion chemistry thinking and creativity in a supportive environment with small classes. The program thus combines Susan Wang the benefits of a small liberal arts college with the Design and analysis of algorithms, very large- specialization available at a large university. Another scale integrated systems, parallel computation advantage is that Mills students who complete the 3+2 Dual Degree Engineering Program prerequisites for a particular major with at least a Mills students can take advantage of a special 3+2 3.0 cumulative GPA and who are recommended by dual degree engineering agreement with the School the Mills 3+2 engineering advisors have priority of Engineering at the University of Southern Cali- admission into the USC School of Engineering. fornia (USC). A student in this program spends For more information about specific Engineering three years at Mills fulfilling the requirements for major requirements and suggested Mills majors, a liberal arts degree while simultaneously pursuing contact the faculty advisors for the program. the prerequisite science and mathematics courses needed for engineering. The requirements for a Mills major must be met during this time; typically, the selected Mills major will be one that includes a number of engineering prerequisite courses. The student then transfers to USC’s School of Engineering to complete the requirements for the Engineering major. The available Engineering majors include: aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, industrial, systems, and mechanical engineering. Upon completion of the five-year program, the student will receive a BA from Mills and a BS from USC.

102 English 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Thomas Strychacz Elmaz Abinader American literature, mass culture, political and Creative writing, fiction and nonfiction, theories cultural approaches to literature, science fiction of creativity, teaching creative writing The English Department at Mills offers programs Diane Cady to writers and scholars who come from different Chaucer, late medieval culture, medieval romance, backgrounds, who have different styles, and who medieval and early modern drama, new economic have different dreams. Our programs in Creative criticism, gender studies, cultural studies Writing and in Literature are designed to provide Yiyun Li exciting exposure to works from ancient cultures, Creative writing, fiction and nonfiction classical forms, world literatures, and contemporary Ajuan Mance ideas and to allow the student to flourish as a writer, African American literature, 19th-century to find her voice, and stretch her possibilities and American literature, U.S. popular culture, the her imagination. An English major or minor can oral tradition in U.S. literature, Black feminist explore a variety of authors; experiment with written thought, African American art forms; learn strategies, crafts, and theories; and prepare for graduate school in literature or creative Cornelia Nixon writing. After taking the foundational courses, the Fiction writing, modern British literature, student, along with her advisor, develops a course contemporary fiction of study. This self-designed program allows the stu- Sarah Pollock dent to concentrate on a particular genre, subject, Magazine and newspaper writing and editing, period, or focus, bringing together courses that creative nonfiction, environmental and natural support the major. From Writing Poetry to Fiction history writing by Writers of Color to The Evolution of the Gothic Stephen Ratcliffe Novel, the range of possibilities is endless. Creative writing, modern American poetry, Shakespeare, renaissance poetry, English roman- Workshops in creative writing are offered in poetry, tic poetry, contemporary poetry and poetics fiction, creative nonfiction, and writing for young adults. In literature, we make available a wide Kathryn Reiss choice of periods, authors, and genres, as well as in- Creative writing, fiction for juveniles and young triguing special topic classes like African American adults, historical fiction, suspense fiction, Poetry Since 1965, Characterization in Western literature and time Literature, The Poet’s Voice, Woolf & Morrison, Kirsten Saxton and Fin de 20th Siècle Poetries. Students may also Women and the law, the history of the novel, take courses in journalism (offered through the 18th-century British literature and culture, department) and in book arts. post-colonial literature and culture, theories of sexuality, pedagogy and composition studies The classes in the English Department are intimate Ruth Saxton and rely on discussion among the students. We have Modern British literature, feminist theory, the a lively community-oriented population who get novel, Doris Lessing, Virginia Woolf, American involved in the literary activities at Mills. The women writers, teaching of writing, composition, Place for Writers and the Contemporary Writers contemporary fiction Series support our curriculum with publishing workshops and author presentations. Students also Cynthia Scheinberg have the opportunity to learn about publishing first Victorian literature, emphasis poetry, Anglo- hand by working on our undergraduate literary Jewish literature, women’s studies, religion and magazine, The Walrus. Visiting writers come to literature, feminist theory, genre studies, cinema campus to interact with students and give readings. studies, composition and pedagogy, community Recent visitors include Tobias Wolff, Tamim service/service learning curriculum development, Ansary, Al Young, Barbara Guest, William T. cinema studies Vollman, Claudia Rankine, Khaled Mattawa, Juliana Spahr Dave Eggers, and Anne Lamott. Poetry and poetics, cultural studies, anti-colonial literatures and theory

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 103 Our faculty are published authors and critics, and courses. The plan of study may include relevant each year we enhance our program by having literature courses in the departments and programs important visiting writers teach some of our courses. of English, French, Spanish, Ethnic Studies, and Our most recent distinguished writers include: Book Arts. Daniel Alarcón, Victor LaValle, Justin Chin, Cristina Garcia, Robert Grenier, Ginu Kamani, Note: Transfer students with junior status will and Micheline Aharonian Marcom. complete all of the requirements of the English major, except they must take two surveys in any The department also offers graduate work leading sequence and they will choose seven remaining to a Master of Fine Arts in English and American courses in consultation with their major advisor Literature or a Master of Fine Arts in Creative (total of 12 semester credits). Courses taken outside Writing. For information on these graduate of Mills will be evaluated by the major advisor/ programs, see the Graduate Catalog. department to determine which requirements they may fulfill. English Major (12 semester course credits beyond English Minor ENG 001) (6 semester course credits beyond Required for all majors: ENG 001) ENG 010 Introduction to Literature (1) Required: Three surveys of African American, American, ENG 010: Introduction to Literature (1) or British Literature, two of which must be in Two Surveys from preceding list, any sequence historical and national sequence. Select from: (2) ENG 043 Survey of African American ENG 115 Shakespeare (1) or Literature (1) ENG 174 The Bible as Literature (1) ENG 063 Survey of American Literature I (1) Two upper-division courses in literature (2) ENG 064 Survey of American Literature II (1) ENG 065 Survey of British Literature I (1) ENG 066 Survey of British Literature II (1) Courses Select either: ENG 001 Critical Reading and Expository ENG 115 Shakespeare (1) or Writing (1) ENG 174 The Bible as Literature (1) Provides an introduction to the college-level skills of reading, writing, and critical thinking necessary Senior Thesis Seminar, select either: for students to succeed at Mills and beyond. Stu- ENG 189 Senior Project in Creative Writing (1) dents will read strong expository prose from a or variety of contexts and will develop their ability ENG 191 Senior Seminar (1) to make, support, examine, and defend informed Six remaining courses chosen in consultation with judgements through writing soundly structured major advisor; four of the six must be upper- and carefully reasoned prose. Fall and Spring division courses. Instructor(s): Staff. Letter grade only. A student who has declared an English major with Limit 16 students. an emphasis in Creative Writing or Literature and Open to undergraduates only. who has completed Introduction to Literature and Prerequisite(s): A score of 3 or 4 on the Mills two of the three required surveys, meets with her College English placement exam. This course advisor to develop her plan of study that has as must be completed by the end of the second its guiding focus a theme, topic, genre, historical semester at Mills. period, or national literature. (For examples, see Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written our guide: Developing Your Plan of Study.) For Communication. majors with an emphasis in Creative Writing, three of the six courses must be workshops, two of which must be upper-division. (A student may take more than three workshops but only three will count toward the major.) These six courses prepare the student for her capstone work in the Senior Thesis Seminar, and thus should include both specific areas of study and foundational

104 ENG 001Y Introduction to Prose Composition tions of modern urban myths. Focus on student for ESL students (1) writing to teach students to think analytically and Concentrates on increasing vocabulary, reading to write clearly. Fall comprehension, and understanding of expository Instructor(s): Staff. prose. Acquaints students with academic and Instructor consent required. scholarly writing in many disciplines and helps Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. them to develop fluency in writing English. Fall Offered in alternation with: ENG 045. Instructor(s): Staff. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Limit ten students. Note(s): Preference given to freshwomen and Note(s): Limited to ten students on the basis of the sophomores. placement exam and an interview. ENG 043 Survey of African American Literature ENG 005 Writing Skills Workshop Tutorial (.25) (1) A writing workshop in which students receive The goal of this lower-division course is to famil- individual instruction in grammar and syntax. We iarize students with the major authors, literary move- also seek to strengthen the writer’s ability to use ments, artistic strategies, and social concerns that her personal voice in a public context without have shaped and defined African American literature losing its liveliness. Fall and Spring during its first 300 years. Topics will include the Instructor(s): Staff. antebellum period, the Harlem Renaissance, the Pass/No Pass only. Black Arts Movement, and the postmodern era. Limit eight students. Writers may include Wheatley, Douglass, Dunbar, Open to undergraduates only. Brooks, Walker, Clifton, Bradley, and others. Fall Must be taken with: ENG 001. Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance. Note(s): ENG 005 section must be the same as Open to undergraduates only. concurrent ENG 001 section. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ENG 010 Introduction to Literature (1) ENG 045 World Roots of Literature (1) An introduction to the skills, practices, and theories Texts and philosophies of non-European cultures— of literary study. The course is writing intensive, written, spoken and illustrated—often influenced familiarizing students with skills needed for writing authors who are commonly studied in English- and critical essays about literature and for close analysis U.S.-based literature classes. This course explores of texts. The course includes discussion of the for- works of Indigenous authors and storytellers, Asian, mal conventions of major literary genres as well as African, and Arab literatures and philosophies and discussion of concepts such as: relationships of lit- connects them to the study of British and U.S. literary texts to histories and cultures, the formation erature of the 18th–20th centuries. Topics include of canons, literary movements, and theoretical the influence of Sufiism, transcendentalism, Taoism, perspectives that inform literary analysis. Fall Buddhism, and the ideologies of African, Mayan, and Spring Aztec, and other indigenous cultures. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Elmaz Abinader/Ajuan Mance/Staff. Open to undergraduates only. Open to undergraduates only. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Offered 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Offered in alternation with: ENG 012. & Critiquing Arts, Written Communication. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. ENG 012 Ancient Myth: Greek and Roman ENG 055 Beginning Fiction Workshop (1) Mythology (1) An introduction to techniques of story writing: This course examines the uses of mythology in plot, description, conversation, and points of view. Western literature. We will read Greek and Roman A workshop course with frequent teacher-student versions of ancient myths (Metamorphoses, The conferences. Fall and Spring Oedipus Cycle, The Odyssey) and trace the trans- Instructor(s): Staff. formations and interpretations of those myths in Limit 15 students. literature. Texts vary but include plays by Shake- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating speare and by modern dramatists, modern novels & Critiquing Arts. and poetry, essays on psychoanalysis, and collec-

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 105 ENG 056 Poetry Workshop I (1) provide students with an overview of the develop- An introduction to the writing of poetry. In-class ment of British literature from the Middle Ages to discussion of original poems. Topics may be the 17th century, and to introduce periods, genres, selected to offer more detailed attention to forms and writers that can be studied in more specialized of poetry. Examples of such topics might be: upper-division courses. The approach of the course Performance Poetry, Nature Poetry, Poetic Forms, assumes a connection between historical/cultural Experimentalism, Imitations, Collaboration, events and literary production. Fall Political Poetry. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Diane Cady. Instructor(s): Staff. Open to undergraduates only. Limit 15 students. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating ENG 066 Survey of British Literature II (1) & Critiquing Arts. The Survey of British Literature II is intended to This course may be taken three times. provide students with an overview of the develop- ENG 057 Beginning Fiction for Children and ment of British literature from the 18th to the 20th Young Adults Workshop (1) centuries and to introduce periods, genres, and Workshop/seminar in writing fiction for middle- writers that can be studied in more specialized grade and young adult audiences, developing skills upper-division courses. The approach of the course in plot, character, setting, and dialogue. Students assumes a connection between historical/cultural explore techniques by reading contemporary novels events and literary production. Spring by diverse authors that illustrate a range of subject Instructor(s): Cynthia Scheinberg, Kirsten Saxton. matter, treatment, and style, and serve as models Open to undergraduates only. for students’ own work. Fall Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Instructor(s): Kathryn Reiss. ENG 072 (172) Journalism I (1) Limit 15 students. A grounding in traditional news reporting, writing, ENG 061 Theme and Genre Courses (1) and editing, with an examination of how journalism Discussion courses, each of which is focused on a is evolving online. Both semesters emphasize a particular literary form or issue thematic to the lit- variety of story ideas and lots of writing. Strong erature of a particular period. Designed to introduce critical emphasis on how the major media cover students to methods of literary analysis and to ex- the news of the day; attention paid to who is rep- pand critical reading and writing skills. Approved resented and how their stories are told. A general topics: the Fictions of Gender, Gender and Genre, overview of libel laws and ethical standards is Studies in Lesbian Literature. Fall and Spring included. FALL: Emphasis on beginning reporting Instructor(s): Staff. and interviewing techniques. Fall ENG 063 Survey of American Literature I (1) Instructor(s): Sarah Pollock. A survey of major works in American literature Limit 15 students. from the 17th century to the Civil War, paying Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. particular attention to their historical and cultural Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written contexts. Fall Communication. Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance, Tom Strychacz. ENG 073 (173) Journalism II (1) Letter grade only. A grounding in traditional news reporting, writing, ENG 064 Survey of American Literature II (1) and editing, with an examination of how journalism A survey of works in American literature from the is evolving online. Both semesters emphasize a Civil War to the present. Readings may include variety of story ideas and lots of writing. Strong history, memoir, oral and written poetry, political critical emphasis on how the major media cover writings, speeches, fiction, and other forms by the news of the day; attention paid to who is rep- writers like Twain, DuBois, Pound, Hurston, Plath, resented and how their stories are told. A general Lowell, Harjo, and Morrison. The course pays overview of libel laws and ethical standards is particular attention to the historical and cultural included. SPRING: Emphasis on editing and contexts of these writings. Spring revision. Spring Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance, Tom Strychacz. Instructor(s): Sarah Pollock. Letter grade only. Limit 15 students. Open to undergraduates only. Prerequisite(s): ENG 072 (172) or consent of instructor. ENG 065 Survey of British Literature I (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written The Survey of British Literature I is intended to Communication.

106 ENG 074 (174) The Bible as Literature (1) ENG 106 (206) Medieval and Renaissance The Bible preserves some of the greatest literature Romance (1) of antiquity; it has been an important influence on This course deconstructs the term romance, the literature of England and Europe. In this class exploring some of its decidedly “unromantic” we will consider the major biblical genres—narra- concerns, such as the construction of categories tive, poetry, prophecy, and wisdom—with refer- of race, class, and gender and the consolidation ence to their stylistic features and their literary of national identity. Authors may include: Andreas progeny. Recommended for students of English Capellanus, Jean de Meun, Chrétien de Troyes, and European literature, and for those who wish the Pearl-Poet, Chaucer, Malory, and Marie de to gain a better understanding of the foundations France. Fall of Western civilization. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Diane Cady. Instructor(s): Staff. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. ENG 101 (201) Development of the English Language (1) ENG 109 (209) The Craft of the Young Adult This course examines the development of the Novel (1) English language, from its Anglo-Saxon roots to This course will examine a wide selection of fiction its modern American dialects. We will also explore aimed at readers aged 10–16, focusing on the the larger political and cultural functions of lan- authors’ crafting of the novel, including plot and guage, including the role the English language theme, style, and character development. We will played (and plays) in the development of English consider the historical events, social issues, genres, and American identity, its use in the project of and series that have shaped generations of American colonization and the way language intersects with readers in the 20th century. Fall constructions of class, race, and gender. Fall Instructor(s): Kathryn Reiss. Instructor(s): Diane Cady. Letter grade only. Offered in 2008–2009 and then every other year. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. graduate students. ENG 102 (202) Advanced Composition (1) ENG 115 (215) Shakespeare (1) A course in expository writing for students who This course provides an intensive introduction to feel they need to polish their styles, and for those Shakespeare. Close reading will be augmented by who still need some work on basic problems. examinations of Shakespeare’s social and cultural A good deal of emphasis is placed on sentence context and secondary scholarship. Fall and patterns and paragraph organization. In addition Spring to expository and persuasive writing exercises, Instructor(s): Diane Cady. the student will also practice descriptive and This course may be taken two times. narrative prose. Spring ENG 117 (217) 20th-Century African American Instructor(s): Staff. Literature (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and This course will investigate some of the literary graduate students. forms, artistic strategies, and intellectual concerns Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written that shaped and defined African American literature Communication. during the 20th century. Writers may include ENG 105 (205) The Age of Chaucer (1) DuBois, Hughes, Hurston, Baldwin, Wright, This course provides an intensive introduction Himes, Morrison, Shange, Lorde, and others. to Chaucer, with a focus on the Canterbury Tales. The course will also focus on the socio-political Close reading will be augmented by examinations and historical context for these writers and their of Chaucer’s sources, his social and cultural context, works. Spring and secondary scholarship. Fall Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance. Instructor(s): Diane Cady. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: ENG 106. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 107 ENG 118 (218) Listening to Reading: ENG 132 (232) 18th-Century English Novel (1) Contemporary “Experimental” Poetry (1) This course examines the English novel from its We will examine the interrelation of sound, shape beginning, with Aphra Behn and Daniel Defoe and meaning in contemporary “experimental” through Jane Austen at the end of the century. We poetry. We will look from certain ancestors consider the evolution of the novel’s structure, and (Mallarm, Stein, Zukofsky, Niedecker, Creeley, how the concerns of the age get embedded in the and Cage) to descendants of current writers structure. Texts may include: Roxana, Pamela, (Bernstein, Berssenbrugge, Coolidge, Eigner, Tom Jones, Tristram Shandy, Humphrey Clinker, Guest, Grenier, Hejinian, Howe, Palmer, and Fanny Hill, and Pride and Prejudice. Fall Scalapino, among others). We will read their Instructor(s): Kirsten Saxton. essays in “poetics” to frame our reading of Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and innovative writing and to see how the traditional graduate students. boundaries between criticism and/or theory and Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. poetry might be re-imagined and redefined. Fall Offered in alternation with: ENG 131. Instructor(s): Stephen Ratcliffe. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written graduate students. Communication. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ENG 147 (247) Survey of 19th-Century African Offered in alternation with: ENG 166. American Literature (1) ENG 121 (221) English Renaissance Poetry (1) This course will investigate some of the literary Reading and discussion of 16th- and 17th-century strategies and intellectual concerns of African English poetry, including work by Wyatt, Raleigh, American writers before and after the Civil War. Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, It will examine works by writers such as Equiano, Herrick, Herbert, Marvell, and others. Issues will Jacobs, Douglass, Harper, Hopkins, and Du Bois. include how these poets went about making poems; Fall the (inter) connection between form and content; Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance. the elements of poetry, speaker, and audience; the Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. theory and poetics of English Renaissance poetries; ENG 155 Advanced Fiction for Children and the formation of canon; and attitudes toward love Young Adults Workshop (1) (carnal and divine) and toward women. Spring In this advanced writing workshop focusing on fic- Instructor(s): Stephen Ratcliffe. tion (especially the novel) for children and teenagers, Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and students will read extensively to familiarize them- graduate students. selves with a sampling from the body of children’s Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. literature, and will write chapters and an outline of Offered in alternation with: ENG 175. their own novel for younger readers. Spring Note(s): Junior or senior standing, or sophomore Instructor(s): Kathryn Reiss. standing with consent of instructor. Limit 15 students. ENG 131 (231) 18th-Century Poetry and Prose (1) Instructor consent required. Eighteenth-century England is often referred to as Prerequisite(s): ENG 057. the Age of Reason, a period of seeming political ENG 158 Contemporary Fiction by Women (1) stability and formally elegant literature. However, This course examines short fiction in English the 18th century was also a period of chaos: in a written by women since 1960. We consider form, world seemed turned upside-down, daily life was style, and aesthetics, as well as historical context. dangerous and unpredictable, and women and the We also examine literary representations of identity lower classes—both disenfranchised—posed new with special attention to the intersections of race, threats to the social order. We will read canonical gender, class, nationality, and sexuality. Fall and lesser-known works in light of these views of Instructor(s): Ruth Saxton. that period. Fall Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Kirsten Saxton. Offered in alternation with: ENG 258. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. graduate students. Note(s): Prerequisite: ENG 001 or consent of Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. instructor. Offered in alternation with: ENG 132. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Women Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. and Gender, Written Communication.

108 ENG 159 Feature Writing (1) as the “American Renaissance,” historical context, Writing short features for newspapers, magazines, and national identity. Fall and online publications. This course builds upon Instructor(s): Tom Strychacz, Ajuan Mance. the experience acquired in newspaper journalism Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. with a focus on fact-based writing in personal and Offered in alternation with: ENG 165. critical articles as well as in traditional newspaper- ENG 164 (264) Modern American Fiction (1) style features, profiles, and columns. Strong The course will offer an opportunity to trace formal emphasis on self-criticism and revision. Guest and thematic developments in American fiction speakers. Fall since the 1920s. Discussions will include such Instructor(s): Sarah Pollock. considerations as the effects of the two World Limit 12 students. Wars and the Great Depression on American Instructor consent required. writing, the nature of artistic experimentation Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. and aesthetic reevaluation initiated by the famous Offered in alternation with: ENG 160. “lost generation” of the ’20s, and the increasing Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 and ENG 072 (172) or role of women and writers from ethnic minorities 073 (173), or consent of instructor. in changing the role of literature in the academy Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating and in society. Spring & Critiquing Arts, Written Communication. Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance, Tom Strychacz. ENG 160 Writing for Magazines (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Developing ideas into finished articles through Offered in alternation with: ENG 117. research, interviewing, and writing. Exploration ENG 165 (265) American Literature from 1865 of new techniques, including the fictional approach to 1920: Realism (1) used in nonfiction, and preparation of manuscripts The course focuses on American fiction between for magazines of general and specialized interest. the Civil War and World War I. Readings selected Guest speakers. Fall from: Cather, Chestnutt, Chopin, Crane, Dreiser, Instructor(s): Sarah Pollock. Far, Harper, Howells, James, Johnson, Mourning Limit 12 students. Dove, Twain, Wharton, Zitkala-Sa, and others. Instructor consent required. In addition to analysis of literary form and theme, Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. we will consider the historical context for these Offered in alternation with: ENG 159. works, including urbanization, industrialization, Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 and ENG 072 (172) or the rise of big business, women’s suffrage, and 073 (173); or consent of instructor. post-Civil War race relations. Fall Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Instructor(s): Tom Strychacz. & Critiquing Arts, Written Communication. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. ENG 161 (261) Modern Drama (1) Offered in alternation with: ENG 163. A study of 20th-century drama in America and ENG 166 (266) Modern American Poetry (1) Europe. Includes some discussion of traditions and The focus of this course is modernism in social conditions that have influenced the develop- American poetry. We will try to understand what ment of the theater. Readings from O’Neill, Brecht, modernism was by looking at some 19th-century Ibsen, Hellman, Miller, Beckett, Pinter, Williams, backgrounds (Whitman and Dickinson), by reading and Stoppard. Spring a selection of poems by the classic modernist poets Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance, Tom Strychacz. (Stein, Stevens, Williams, Pound, Eliot, H.D., and Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Moore) and poets writing in traditions that fol- ENG 163 (263) American Literature to 1865: lowed these writers (Objectivist, Black Mountain, Romanticism (1) Confessional, Beat, and New York School). Fall With an emphasis on the years 1830 to 1865, this Instructor(s): Stephen Ratcliffe. course will explore several works that have signif- Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and icantly influenced the study of literature in the U.S. graduate students. Writers include Emerson, Hawthorne, Douglass, Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Stowe, Jacobs, Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, and Offered in alternation with: ENG 118. Melville. Discussions will focus on issues such

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 109 ENG 167 Advanced Creative Nonfiction and East Bay high school students from the Mills Workshop (1) College TRIO programs. Topics include expository This course will explore the techniques and char- and creative writing; educational theory; and race, acteristics of writing that weave creativity into ethnicity, and class identity. We focus on the nonfiction writing. In the workshop setting, the relationships between writing and social action. writers will exchange and discuss their works of Readings by Gloria Anzaldua, Paolo Freire, Richard autobiography, memoir, family history, biography, Rodriquez, June Jordan, John Edgar Wideman, personal essay, writing about travel and place, Virginia Woolf, Jonathan Kozol, and others. Spring and letters. Emphasis will be placed on personal Instructor(s): Cynthia Scheinberg. research, historical reconstruction, representation Letter grade only. of truth, literary license, and the development of Limit 15 students. voice. Fall and Spring Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor(s): Elmaz Abinader, Yiyun Li. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Limit 12 students. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Prerequisite(s): ENG 055. Note(s): Prerequisite: ENG 001 or consent of Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating instructor, junior or senior standing. & Critiquing Arts. Meets the following GE requirement(s): This course may be taken two times. Multicultural Perspectives, Written ENG 168 Advanced Fiction Workshop (1) Communication. Students create a minimum of 40 pages of new fic- ENG 172 (072) Journalism I (1) tion in this class, and they provide critical responses See ENG 072 in English. and support to the work of other students, both in ENG 173 (073) Journalism II (1) writing and in workshop discussion. This class is for See ENG 073 in English. the student who is self-starting but needs a forum in which to present her work. Frequent consultations ENG 174 (074) The Bible as Literature (1) with the instructor. Fall and Spring See ENG 074 in English. Instructor(s): Yiyun Li, Cornelia Nixon, Elmaz ENG 175 (275) English Romantic Poetry (1) Abinader. Close readings of the major English Romantic Limit 15 students. poets (Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Prerequisite(s): ENG 055 or ENG 057. Shelley, and Keats). We will also read The Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Grasmere Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth & Critiquing Arts. and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Spring This course may be taken three times. Instructor(s): Stephen Ratcliffe. ENG 170 Poetry Workshop II (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Intended for the student who is already somewhat graduate students. familiar with the basic forms of poetry. In-class Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. discussion of original poems. Topics may be Offered in alternation with: ENG 121. selected to offer more detailed attention to forms ENG 176 (276) The Victorian Period: Prose, of poetry. Examples of such topics might be: Poetry, and Drama (1) Performance Poetry, Nature Poetry, Poetic Forms, Although the Victorian period (1832–1901) has Experimentalism, Imitations, Collaboration, Political been read as the bastion of prudish conservative Poetry. Fall and Spring British culture, recent approaches cite it as offering Instructor(s): Stephen Ratcliffe, Juliana Spahr. a rich spectrum of divergent voices concerned with Limit 15 students. political, social, and literary reforms. This course Prerequisite(s): ENG 055 or ENG 056. explores writers and poets who transformed genres Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating of the essay, lyric and dramatic poetry, and autobi- & Critiquing Arts. ography in order to engage contemporary issues This course may be taken three times. such as gender identity, political and religious ENG 171 Social Action and the Academic reform, and modernization. Fall Essay (1) Instructor(s): Ruth Saxton, Cynthia Scheinberg. This course focuses on the intersections between Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. writing, education, and community action. The Prerequisite(s): ENG 066. class has equal numbers of Mills undergraduates

110 ENG 180 (280) Special Topics in Literature and ENG 188 (288) The 19th-Century British Novel (1) Culture (1) An examination of the development of the British Topics are selected to offer interdisciplinary or novel, focusing on the transformation of the novel cross-cultural perspectives on literature and culture. from popular to “high” culture, and how writers Examples of such topics are: African American used it as a vehicle for speaking on many of the Poetry Since 1965, Autobiography, Characterization central political and social issues of the day. in Western Literature, Lesbian Literature, and Writers include Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, Literatures of Asian/Pacific Americans and the Gaskell, the Brontes, and Hardy. Topics include Asian Diaspora. Fall and Spring the rise of women writers, the moral and social Instructor(s): Staff. function of the novel, realism, and the art-for- ENG 181 (281) The British Novel in the 20th art’s-sake movement. Spring Century and Beyond (1) Instructor(s): Cynthia Scheinberg. Our century presents special problems for writers Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. of fiction. We shall consider these and explore the Offered in alternation with: ENG 176. new techniques that were used to deal with them. Prerequisite(s): ENG 066 or WMST 071. The early modern experimenters, Virginia Woolf, ENG 189 Senior Project in Creative Writing (1) James Joyce, E.M. Forster, and D.H. Lawrence, Senior English majors in Creative Writing prepare, will be carefully considered. We shall also read refine, and produce their senior theses. Writers of selected texts by Buchi Emecheta, Doris Lessing, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and writing for Zadie Smith, and Jeanette Winterson. Fall young adults share the challenges of their disci- Instructor(s): Ruth Saxton. plines as they exchange work and develop their Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and theses. Discussions on craft and strategy, practice, graduate students. and professionalism accompany the process. Fall Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. and Spring Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Instructor(s): Elmaz Abinader. Note(s): Consent of instructor required for Letter grade only. sophomores. Limit 18 students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written Open to majors only. Communication. Prerequisite(s): ENG 167, ENG 168, or ENG 170. ENG 183 (283) Advanced Seminars in English ENG 191 Senior Seminar (1) (1) Senior majors in English focusing on literature Topics vary from year to year. The following are complete their final theses in this class. The stu- samples: Shakespeare; the Age of Chaucer, Henry dents share and critique each other’s projects James and Edith Wharton; Imperial Fictions: based on their English Major Plans of Study. Empire and the British Novel, 1660–Present; Toni Issues of research, strategy, viability, and profes- Morrison; Virginia Woolf; Doris Lessing; the sionalism are discussed as well as the challenges Gothic, Characterization in Western Literature; of each student’s particular project. Fall and Epistolarity; 19th-Century British Women’s Spring Poetry; Gertrude Stein and Her Descendants; and Instructor(s): Ruth Saxton, Tom Strychacz, Queer Alchemy. Fall and Spring Cynthia Scheinberg. Instructor(s): Staff. Letter grade only. Limit 15 students. Limit 15 students. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or consent of Open to seniors only. instructor. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001, senior standing or consent of instructor.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 111 Environmental Science 510.430.2317 Faculty: Professional Interests Environmental Science majors have access to ex- Kristina Faul cellent laboratory facilities located in the Chemistry, Oceanography, climate change, the chemistry of Physics, and Biology Departments. Notable equip- past oceans, paleoceanography ment includes the Scheffler Bio-Imaging Center, an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, a Fourier John H. Harris transform infrared spectrometer, ultraviolet-visible Behavioral and community ecology, wildlife spectrophotometers, high-performance liquid chro- conservation matographs, gas chromatographs, a photosynthesis Bruce Pavlik system, a marine culture system, environmental Establishing a major research center for chambers, and a greenhouse. Students interested ecological restoration in California, developing in graduate studies are urged to obtain laboratory scientific approaches to restoring plant research experience, which is available both on populations and ecosystems, ecology of rarity in campus and off. Funding is available for on-campus vascular plants, photosynthesis and water stress research. The Environmental Science Committee, acclimation in perennial plants composed of Biology and Chemistry faculty mem- John J. Vollmer bers, administers the program and advises majors. Natural product chemistry, isolation and identification of toxic constituents of plants, Environmental Science Major—BA chemical education, science writing (15.25 semester course credits) Elisabeth Wade Required: Chemical kinetics, atmospheric pollutants, ENVS 022 Introduction to Environmental atmospheric and combustion chemistry Science (1) ENVS 050 Environmental Geology with Lab Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary major (1.25) focused on the application of scientific principles BIO 125 Principles of Ecology with Lab (1) to the study of human interactions with the natural CHEM 017–018 General Chemistry I and II environment. As a science major, it provides a with Lab (1.25; 1.25) solid background in chemistry, biology, and earth CHEM 105 Organic Chemistry I with Lab (1.25) sciences, including many courses with a strong CHEM 109 Analytical Chemistry with Lab (1) environmental emphasis. BIO 001 General Biology I with Lab (1.25) or The Environmental Science major is offered within BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) the tradition of a liberal-arts education, with its MATH 047 Calculus I (1) or emphasis on broadly based explorations of diverse ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) disciplines. Students will have opportunities, both through the major and through additional elective Senior Requirement: courses, to explore environmental issues from a BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) or variety of perspectives. The Environmental Science CHEM 191 Senior Seminar (1) major will prepare students for careers as practicing Electives: scientists in industrial or governmental laboratories Select two courses from the following: or in private consulting firms, where they might BIO 110 California Flora and Vegetation with work to better understand and solve specific envi- Lab (1) ronmental problems. It provides a strong foundation BIO 149 Conservation Biology with Lab (1) for graduate study in environmental science, toxi- BIO 158 Marine Biology (1) cology, ecology, or related fields. It is also excellent CHEM 165 Bioorganic Chemistry (1) preparation for students interested in science writing ENVS 105 Oceanography (1) or in teaching science at various levels. ENVS 107 Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change (1)

112 And select one additional course from the following: Select one course from the following: BIO 100 Microbiology with Lab* (1) ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) BIO 112 Plant Physiology* (1) ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment (1) BIO 161 Vertebrate Biology* (1) ETHS 142 Ethnicity and Environment in CHEM 106 Organic Chemistry II with Lab California (1) (1.25) GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public PHYS 061 General Physics I with Lab* (1.25) Policy (1) SOC 128 Geographic Information Systems and Note: It is recommended that the additional math Sociological Geography (1) course in the natural science and mathematics core And select one course from the following: be a course in statistics. ECON 153 Environmental Economics* (1) ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment (1) ETHS 142 Ethnicity and Environment in Courses California (1) ENVS 022 Introduction to Environmental GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public Science (1) Policy (1) A survey course focused on a scientific understanding of the environment as well as people’s Those who would like to minor in Environmental impact upon the natural world. Emphasis on critical Science are encouraged to choose a minor in Bio- evaluation of environmental issues based on scien- logy or Chemistry, with appropriate electives. tific principles. Topics include biodiversity, global Those interested in environmental policy are warming, the ozone layer, water pollution, and encouraged to consider a minor in Public Policy. alternative energy. Spring Instructor(s): Kristina Faul. Environmental Science Major—BS Prerequisite(s): CHEM 004 or high school (12 semester course credits) and chemistry. general BS requirements Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural Required: Sciences. ENVS 022 Introduction to Environmental ENVS 050 Environmental Geology (1.25) Science (1) An introduction to the composition, structure, and ENVS 050 Environmental Geology with Lab evolution of the earth. Relations of geologic sys- (1.25) tems, interactions, hazards, and resources to our BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) environment. Spring BIO 125 Principles of Ecology with Lab (1) Instructor(s): Kristina Faul. CHEM 105 Organic Chemistry I with Lab (1.25) Prerequisite(s): CHEM 004 or two years high CHEM 106 Organic Chemistry II with Lab (1.25) school science. CHEM 109 Analytical Chemistry with Lab (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural Senior Requirement: Sciences. BIO 191 Senior Seminar (1) or ENVS 105 Oceanography (1) CHEM 191 Senior Seminar (1) An overview of chemical, physical, geological, Electives: and biological aspects of oceanography. Topics Select two of the following Environmental Science will include continental margin and deep ocean courses: basin formation, sedimentation, seawater chemistry, ocean circulation, coastal processes, oceanic BIO 110 California Flora and Vegetation with Lab (1) primary productivity, marine pollution, and paleoceanography. Fall BIO 158 Marine Biology (1) Instructor(s): Kristina Faul. BIO 161 Vertebrate Biology (1) Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. CHEM 165 Bioorganic Chemistry (1) Prerequisite(s): CHEM 018. ENVS 105 Oceanography (1) ENVS 107 Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change (1)

*Course with prerequisite.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 113 ENVS 107 Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate ENVS 180 Special Topics in Environmental Change (1) Science (1) An exploration of the major reservoirs, fluxes, and Topics in environmental science not offered in the processes controlling the distribution of biologically regular curriculum. Fall and Spring and geologically active chemical constituents of Instructor(s): Staff. the Earth, including but not limited to the global Instructor consent required. carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycles. ENVS 183 Advanced Seminar in Environmental Focuses on the importance of these biogeochemical Studies (1) cycles to Earth’s changing climate in the past, In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a present, and future. Simple box modelling methods specific subject through shared readings, discussion, will be employed as a tool to understanding these and written assignments. Course content to be cycles. Fall determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Instructor(s): Kristina Faul. credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Instructor(s): Staff. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: ENVS 105. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 017 or ENVS 050.

114 Environmental Studies 510.430.3274 Faculty: Professional Interests Environmental Studies Major Kristina Faul (15.25 semester course credits) Oceanography, climate change, the chemistry of Required: past oceans, paleoceanography BIO 001 General Biology I with Lab (1.25) John H. Harris BIO 125 Principles of Ecology with Lab* (1) Behavioral and community ecology, wildlife BIO 149 Conservation Biology with Lab* (1) conservation CHEM 004 Introduction to College Chemistry Bruce Pavlik (1) or Establishing a major research center for ecologi- CHEM 017 General Chemistry (1.25) cal restoration in California, developing scientific ECON 050 Introduction to Economics (1) approaches to restoring plant populations and ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) ecosystems, ecology of rarity in vascular plants, ECON 134 Public Sector Economics (1) or photosynthesis and water stress acclimation in ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) perennial plants ENVS 022 Introduction to Environmental Déborah Berman Santana Science (1) Economic sustainability, political sovereignty GOVT 021 The Public Policy-Making Process and environmental justice, theory and practice of (1) community activism, political ecology, historical Senior experience: legacy of racism and colonialism, militarism and Students must enroll in an internship or approved the environment, Latin America, the Caribbean, senior seminar selected from supporting disciplines U.S. Latinas/os (1). Paul Schulman Electives: Bureaucratic organizations and public policy Select three courses from the following: making, science, technology, and public policy ANTH 105 Cultural and Political Ecology (1) Roger Sparks ANTH 116 Traditional Native American Applied microeconomics, banking, energy Cultures (1) economics, labor economics ANTH 158 Cultural Anthropology (1) John J. Vollmer ECON 100 Microeconomics (1) Natural product chemistry, isolation and ECON 164 Econometrics and Business identification of toxic constituents of plants, Forecasting (1) chemical education, science writing ETHS 039 Raíces (Roots): Latin America and Elisabeth Wade the Caribbean (1) Chemical kinetics, atmospheric pollutants, ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment atmospheric and combustion chemistry (1) Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major ETHS 142 Ethnicity and Environment in designed to provide students with an understanding California (1) of ecological processes and environmental problems. GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public This foundation is necessary for the analysis and Policy (1) resolution of conflicts between human activities PHIL 063 Environmental Ethics (1) and the biosphere. Such conflicts not only threaten SOC 128 Geographic Information Systems and the quality of life on Earth, but also raise questions Social Geography (1) concerning values, aesthetics, and social structure in And select two courses from the following: modern civilization. Solutions to environmental BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) problems will require the interaction and cooperation BIO 100 Microbiology with Lab* (1) of people trained in a variety of fields in addition BIO 110 California Flora and Vegetation with to science, including law, public policy, communi- Lab* (1) cations, education, and business. Therefore, the BIO 118 Plant Biology with Lab *(1) major provides an opportunity to explore contribu- BIO 158 Marine Biology* (1) tions from a variety of disciplines, including biology, BIO 161 Vertebrate Biology with Lab* (1) chemistry, government, economics, anthropology, sociology, ethnic studies, and literature. *Course with prerequisite.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 115 CHEM 018 General Chemistry II with Lab BIO 118 Plant Biology with Lab*(1) (1.25) BIO 125 Principles of Ecology with Lab* (1) ENVS 050 Environmental Geology with Lab BIO 158 Marine Biology* (1) (1.25) BIO 161 Vertebrate Biology with Lab* (1) ENVS 105 Oceanography (1) CHEM 017 General Chemistry I with Lab ENVS 107 Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate (1.25) Change* (1) ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) Or any other upper-division environmental ECON 100 Microeconomics (1) science course. ECON 134 Public Sector Economics (1) Environmental Studies Minor ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) (6.25 semester course credits) ECON 164 Econometrics and Business Required: Forecasting (1) BIO 001 General Biology I with Lab (1.25) ENVS 050 Environmental Geology with Lab (1.25) ECON 050 Introduction to Economics (1) ENVS 105 Oceanography* (1) ENVS 022 Introduction to Environmental Science (1) ENVS 107 Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change* (1) GOVT 021 The Public Policy-Making Process (1) ETHS 039 Raíces (Roots): Latin America and the Caribbean (1) And select two additional courses from the fol- ETHS 042 Ethnicity and Environment in lowing: California (1) ANTH 105 Cultural and Political Ecology (1) ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment ANTH 116 Traditional Native American (1) Cultures (1) GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public ANTH 158 Cultural Anthropology (1) Policy (1) BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab (1.25) PHIL 063 Environmental Ethics (1) BIO 100 Microbiology with Lab* (1) SOC 128 Geographic Information Systems and BIO 110 California Flora and Vegetation with Social Geography (1) Lab* (1)

*Course with prerequisite.

116 Ethnic Studies 510.430.2080 Faculty: Professional Interests the juvenile justice system. Students also participate Vivian Chin in hosting events such as Encuentros: Perspectives Asian American, Asian Diasporic, and Pacific on Latina/o History and Culture, and the Brave Islander literature and history, cultural studies, Hearted Women’s Gathering, and have attended race and gender studies, popular culture conferences such as the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India, and in Caracas, Venezuela, and the Melinda Micco United Nations World Conference Against Racism American Indian history, film studies and in Durban, South Africa. literature, multiracial identity studies, ethnic identity in tribal communities, enrolled member Ethnic Studies Major of Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (12 semester course credits) Déborah Berman Santana Required: Economic sustainability, political sovereignty ETHS 051 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (1) and environmental justice, theory and practice ETHS 090 Comparative Ethnic Literature and of community activism, political ecology, Cultural Production (1) historical legacy of racism and colonialism, ETHS 091 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies militarism and the environment, Latin America, (1) the Caribbean, U.S. Latinas/os ETHS 126 Theories of Race and Ethnicity (1) Julia Sudbury Senior requirement: African Diaspora studies; race, gender, and incarceration; women of color organizing ETHS 191 Senior Seminar (1) Multi-ethnic, select two courses from the following: The Ethnic Studies Department is dedicated to ETHS 042 (142) Ethnicity and Environment in developing the highest caliber of intellectual California (1) advancement in its students. By studying the rich ETHS 047 The “Third World”: Colonialism and history of ethnic and racial diversity in the United Globalization (1) States from the perspectives of people of color, ETHS 064 Mixed-Race Descent in the the department seeks to prepare Mills students Americas (1) for leadership and professional achievement in an ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment increasingly multicultural and multi-ethnic society. (1) The department’s curriculum is designed as an ETHS 120 Narratives of People of Mixed Race essential cornerstone of a liberal arts education. Descent (1) It promotes the development of writing, speaking, ETHS 154 Writing the Self: Autobiographies of and critical and creative analysis through study of People of Color in the United States (1) the history, culture, and literature, as well as the ETHS 156 Contemporary Queer Writers of social, economic, and environmental concerns Color (1) of Alaska Natives/American Indians, African ETHS 157 Race, Gender, and the Criminal Americans, Latinas/os and Chicanas/os, Asian Justice System (1) Americans, and Pacific Islanders. The department ETHS 166 Women of Color in Social offers a carefully structured course of study of the Movements with Service Learning (1.25) relationship of these groups to questions of nation- ETHS 180 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies (1) hood (past, present, and future) and an examination ETHS 188 Film, Color, and Culture: Images of of their international and diasporic connections. People of Color in Cinema (1) The faculty in Ethnic Studies enable students to Single ethnic, select three courses from the become involved in research and activism in local following: communities of color, thus making exciting con- ETHS 039 Raíces (Roots): Latin America and nections with the vibrant diversity of the Bay Area. the Caribbean (1) Some student research interests include success for ETHS 052 African American Women’s History black teenage mothers; Latinas/os and California (1) water policy; the construction of South Asian ETHS 054 American Indian History to 1900 (1) American queer identities; multiracial Filipinas/os; ETHS 114 African Diasporic Representations in culture and sustainable economic development on Film (1) the White Earth Reservation; and girls of color in

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 117 ETHS 139 Asian/Pacific American Women ships among natural resource use, economic Writers (1) development, ethnic/race relations, and environ- ETHS 144 Asian/Pacific American and Asian mental issues. Topics include physical environments Diasporic Literature (1) and indigenous societies; the Spanish and Mexican ETHS 150 Womanist Theory (1) periods; the U.S. takeover, gold and agribusiness; ETHS 158 Latino Immigration (1) water politics; immigration, racism, and exclusion; ETHS 159 History of Latinas/os in the United urbanization and the environment; and popular States (1) social movements. Spring ETHS 172 American Indian Women in the U.S. Instructor(s): Déborah Berman Santana. (1) Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. ETHS 173 Celluloid Native: American Indians Offered in alternation with: ETHS 047. in Film (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical ETHS 180 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies (1) Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. COLL 060F Images and Icons: American ETHS 047 The “Third World”: Colonialism and Indians in Media, Literature, and History (1) Globalization (1) COLL 060O Inventing the “Other”, Policing An introductory critical and comparative survey Difference of historical, economic, political, social, and environmental forces shaping (and being shaped Electives, select two additional upper-division eth- by) diverse peoples of color, both in the “third nic studies courses in consultation with the major world” and the U.S. The course will review key advisor. theories and discuss how they influence policies Ethnic Studies Minor affecting millions of people and their environments. (6 semester course credits) Topics include underdevelopment, colonialism, Required: population, resources, trade, immigration, nationalism, human rights, social movements, and sus- ETHS 051 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (1) tainable development. Spring And select five additional ethnic studies courses, at Instructor(s): Déborah Berman Santana. least three of which must be from the core, multi- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ethnic, or single ethnic lists. Three courses must Offered in alternation with: ETHS 042. be upper-division. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives, Courses Multicultural Perspectives. ETHS 039 Raíces (Roots): Latin America and ETHS 051 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (1) the Caribbean (1) An introduction to the history, concepts, and issues This introductory course surveys diverse natural concerning Ethnic Studies. The course compares and human dimensions of Latin America and the the experiences of African Americans, American Caribbean, using the geographical perspective of Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans/Pacific human-environmental relationships. Special atten- Islanders, and Chicanas(os)/Latinas(os) within a tion is given to countries forming the background global context. Historical, social, economic, cul- to Latino communities in the United States. Topics tural, and environmental resources are employed include physical environments, indigenous civi- in analyzing the intersections of race, class, gender, lizations, the European conquest and resultant and sexuality. Class activities include lectures, ecological and social change, African slavery discussion, films, and guest speakers. Fall and resistance, struggles over land and resources, Instructor(s): Déborah Berman Santana. U.S.-Latin America relations, development and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical environment, and popular social movements. Fall Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. Instructor(s): Déborah Berman Santana. ETHS 052 African American Women’s History (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical This course examines the economic, political, Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. cultural, social, and sexual dynamics of African ETHS 042 (142) Ethnicity and Environment in American women’s history. We focus on women’s California (1) lives in West Africa and slavery, Jim Crow segrega- This course emphasizes geographical human- tion, the great migration, the Harlem Renaissance, environment interactions in studying the “Golden the civil rights era, and black nationalism. Three State.” Special consideration is given to relation- themes are explored: the nature of diaspora and

118 the extent of West African sociocultural retentions; ETHS 091 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies the intersection of “race,” class, and gender; and (1) African American women’s resistance and struggles This course will equip students with the skills and for social change. Fall strategies for interdisciplinary research into issues Instructor(s): Staff. of race and ethnicity. It will also enable students to Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. engage with ethical considerations and interrogate Offered in alternation with: ETHS 150. the impact of research on communities of color. In Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical so doing, we will examine socially oriented method- Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives, Women ologies and explore the possibilities of developing and Gender. progressive research agendas that promote social change and seek to empower the subjects of our ETHS 054 American Indian History to 1900 (1) research. Fall An introduction to indigenous populations whose Instructor(s): Staff. history covers thousands of years prior to the Euro- Meets the following GE requirement(s): pean invasion. The focus will be on sovereignty Multicultural Perspectives, Written and the transformation of native traditions including Communication. gender relations, tribal languages, educational institutions, religious practices, sociopolitical structures, ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment (1) environmental assaults, and treaty negotiations. We This intensive reading and discussion seminar will study the methods native people employed to explores how factors such as race, gender, class, fight the changes and how those strategies became colonialism, and concepts of human/environment the foundation for later resistance movements in- relations help shape the often contradictory defini- cluding the Seminole Wars and the Ghost Dance. tions of “environmentalism.” We will explore the Fall ideas and assumptions behind issues and movements Instructor(s): Melinda Micco. such as environmental justice, ecofeminism, deep Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical ecology, biotechnology, the population debate, and Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. sustainable development. Readings include both international and U.S. perspectives, and represent ETHS 064 Mixed Race Descent in the Americas Fall (1) competing viewpoints. Instructor(s): Déborah Berman Santana. This course provides an introduction to the historical Limit 16 students. evolution of racially mixed peoples to understand Open to juniors and seniors only. the present concerns of racial and ethnic typecast- Prerequisite(s): ETHS 051 or ENVS 022 or ing. Topics of interest will include rates of out- WMST 071, or consent of instructor. marriages among and between different groups, Meets the following GE requirement(s): census data, legal definitions, mixed race children, Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender. literature, and film portrayals. Fall Instructor(s): Melinda Micco. ETHS 114 African Diasporic Representations in Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Film (1) Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. This course will examine the changing representations of people of African descent in film. The ETHS 090 Comparative Ethnic Literature and Cultural Production (1) class will explore the historical context and ideological motivation behind stereotypical images of An introduction to the literature of people of color African Americans. Starting with Birth of a Nation, in the U.S. In addition to literature, this course we will undertake a survey of diverse genres of considers other forms of cultural production, such American film including “race movies,” “blax- as film and visual arts. From an Ethnic Studies per- ploitation,” “hood movies,” and emerging inde- spective that attends to transnational and diasporic pendent voices such as Black feminist and gay connections, we will read and interpret literary filmmakers. Other diasporic locations include texts and other forms of cultural production in Britain, France, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Spring order to interrogate the mechanics of culture and Instructor(s): Staff. ideology. Spring Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. Offered in rotation with: ETHS 157, ETHS 166. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Prerequisite(s): ETHS 051 or ETHS 052 or & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives, HIST 151. Written Communication. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 119 ETHS 120 Narratives of People of Mixed Race resistance and compliance to Orientalist depictions Descent (1) of APA women. Spring From the figure of the “tragic mulatto” to Gloria Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. Anzaldua’s more empowered mestiza, people of Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. mixed racial descent have inhabited an American Offered in alternation with: ETHS 120. literary imagination. This course focuses on works Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. of fiction and critical theories of authors of mixed Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating racial descent in order to examine the production of & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives, narratives, social myths, and ideologies of mixed Women and Gender. race identity. Themes include “passing,” racial ETHS 142 (042) Ethnicity and Environment in formation, and notions of hybridity and difference. California (1) Spring See ETHS 042 in Ethnic Studies. Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and ETHS 144 Asian/Pacific American and Asian graduate students. Diasporic Literature (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. A survey of Asian/Pacific American and Asian Offered in alternation with: ETHS 139. Diasporic literature, including fiction and criticism. Prerequisite(s): ETHS 064. We examine major concepts that are vital to the Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating evaluation of Asian/Pacific American and Asian & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives, Diasporic literature, such as Orientalism, ethnic Written Communication. differences, and issues of immigration. By pursuing questions regarding authenticity, audience, and the ETHS 126 Theories of Race and Ethnicity (1) “native informant,” as well as the significance of This course will expose students to the cutting race, class, gender, sexuality, and nation, we will edge of critical thinking around issues of “race” investigate literary and everyday constructions of and ethnicity. It will provide students with the Asian/Pacific America and the Asian Diaspora. Fall analysis they need to unpack “common sense” Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. ideas about “race” and inequality. By using theory Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. as a tool and an opportunity for critical thinking, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating we will develop a new vocabulary and framework & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives, for understanding the history and contemporary Written Communication. impact of “race” within the U.S. and in a global context. Spring ETHS 150 Womanist Theory (1) Instructor(s): Staff. This course has two complementary goals: first, to Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and analyze the continuities between black women’s graduate students. thought in Africa and in the African diaspora; and Prerequisite(s): ETHS 051. second, to explore how the different locations of Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human West African, African American, and other African Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural diasporic women affect their perspectives on these Perspectives. common theoretical concerns. The course is interdisciplinary, utilizing historical, literary, sociological, ETHS 139 (239) Asian/Pacific American Women and autobiographical sources to illustrate diverse Writers (1) womanist voices. Fall Reading works by Asian/Pacific American women, Instructor(s): Staff. we focus on how these writers represent distinctly Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Asian/Pacific American experiences. We explore graduate students. past and present social and political issues of par- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ticular relevance to APA women, and consider how Offered in alternation with: ETHS 052. these issues appear in the texts. Additional topics Prerequisite(s): ETHS 051 or ETHS 052. include the impact of feminist thought, debates Meets the following GE requirement(s): regarding feminism versus cultural nationalism, and Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender.

120 ETHS 154 Writing the Self: Autobiographies of ETHS 158 Latino Immigration (1) People of Color in the U.S. (1) This course examines why people migrate, and This course is an examination of the autobiography how modern international migration differs from genre that focuses on contemporary writers of previous eras; why Latinas/os have comprised the color in the U.S., including African American, majority of U.S. immigrants since 1970; how the Asian American, Chicano/Latino, and Native U.S. government and society have responded, in- American writers. The course investigates the cluding effects on U.S.-born Latinas/os; and how aims of autobiography, with special attention to this growing population is changing both Latin the ways in which representation can construct a America and the United States. Class meetings counterhegemonic self-identity. We will read include lectures, discussions of diverse readings, critical essays as well as a variety of forms of and presentations of student research. Spring autobiographical writing and produce analytical Instructor(s): Déborah Berman Santana. essays as well as autobiographical work. Fall Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: ETHS 159. Offered in alternation with: ETHS 156. Recommended course(s): ETHS 039. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives. Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. ETHS 156 Contemporary Queer Writers of Color ETHS 159 History of Latinas/os in the U.S. (1) (1) Latinas/os are the fastest growing population— This course focuses on works written by contem- and most hotly pursued marketing target and polit- porary queer writers of color. We will consider the ical constituency—in the United States. Yet there is ways in which self-identified gay, lesbian, bisexual, little knowledge of who they are, nor their greatest and transgender authors define such terms of iden- concerns. This course addresses the striking diver- tity, and determine how these definitions are rele- sity and strong commonalities among Latinas/os in vant in their writing. Reading fiction, theory, and the United States, through reviewing their origins, literary criticism, we will place these texts in a distributions, and characteristics; we also discuss theoretical framework that attends to the intersec- contemporary issues such as racial/ethnic identity, tions between race, gender, class, and sexuality. gender/sexuality, bilingual education, and cultural Fall nationalism and transnationalism. Spring Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. Instructor(s): Déborah Berman Santana. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Offered in alternation with: ETHS 154. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Offered in alternation with: ETHS 158. & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives. Recommended course(s): ETHS 039. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical ETHS 157 Race, Gender, and the Criminal Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives, Women Justice System (1) and Gender. Students will explore the historical relations between notions of criminality, colonization, slavery, ETHS 166 Women of Color in Social and immigration control. They will examine the Movements (1) development of criminology as a discipline and This course will examine the role of women of critically engage with the racial and gender dimen- color as grassroots activists, leaders, and thinkers sions of criminological thought. Finally, the course in the new social movements of the post-World will focus on contemporary racial disparities in the War II period. The course will examine the racial criminal justice system including racial profiling, projects and gendered ideologies underpinning historical and contemporary movements, including arrest, pre-trial detention and sentencing, and the class, nation-based, feminist/womanist, and internal death penalty. Spring colonization models. Spring Instructor(s): Julia Sudbury. Instructor(s): Julia Sudbury. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Letter grade only. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Offered in alternation with: ETHS 114, ETHS 166. Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. Prerequisite(s): ETHS 051 or ETHS 052. Offered in alternation with: ETHS 114, ETHS 157. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural Perspectives. Perspectives, Women and Gender.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 121 ETHS 172 American Indian Women in the U.S. (1) ETHS 183 Advanced Seminar in Ethnic Studies This course will examine the contributions of (1) American Indian women to their communities. In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a While it is important to understand the present specific subject through shared readings, discussion, context in which these women struggle for their and written assignments. Course content to be communities, it is also necessary to examine their determined by the instructor. May be repeated for changing roles within a historical situation. The credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring focus will include political situations, literature, Instructor(s): Staff. film, migrations from aboriginal land bases, and Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors,and public policy. Spring graduate students. Instructor(s): Melinda Micco. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Prerequisite(s): ETHS 054. Multicultural Perspectives. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical ETHS 188 Film, Color, and Culture: Images of Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives, Women People of Color in Cinema (1) and Gender. This course examines cinematic stereotypes within ETHS 173 Celluloid Native: American Indians in the framework of a variety of disciplines, including Film (1) history, sociology, literature, political science, psy- This course focuses on images of American Indians chology, feminist theory, and ethnic and race rela- in film. The course will study the political context tions. The depiction of women and people of color and historical background for the development of in film is often a one-dimensional portrayal and yet cinematic images. Issues include non-Indians who remains the most vivid for many in the dominant portray Native people; misinformation about tribal society. To provide a foundation for analysis, film- cultures and practices; and the abuse of Native making both from an artistic and economic per- images for profit. We will closely examine the ways spective will be presented. Spring in which media, particularly film, impacts issues Instructor(s): Melinda Micco. such as self-esteem, interpretation of Native cultures, Letter grade only. and continuation of Native traditions. Spring Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Instructor(s): Melinda Micco. graduate students. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: ETHS 188. Offered in alternation with: ETHS 173. Prerequisite(s): ETHS 054 or ETHS 051. Prerequisite(s): ETHS 047, ETHS 051, or Recommended course(s): ETHS 172. ETHS 052. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Multicultural Perspectives. & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives. ETHS 180 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies (1) ETHS 191 Senior Seminar (1) This course deals with social, political, economic, Advanced directed research to write senior thesis. cultural, and environmental issues of interest to Fall American Indians, African Americans, Asian/Pacific Instructor(s): Vivian Chin. Americans, and Latinos. May be repeated for Letter grade only. credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Open to majors only. Instructor(s): Staff. Prerequisite(s): ETHS 091. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Meets the following GE requirement(s): Multicultural Perspectives. Multicultural Perspectives.

122 Film Studies 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Film Studies Minor Robert T. Anderson (5 semester course credits) Public schools, religion, medical anthropology, Select, in consultation with the faculty advisor, at and human evolution least five courses from the following: Ken Burke ANTH 174 Visual Anthropology (1) Film, communication theory, video production, ETHS 114 African Diasporic Representations in script writing, social effects of mass media Film (1) Héctor Mario Cavallari ETHS 173 Celluloid Native: American Indians in Film (1) Contemporary Latin American literature, Hispanic cultures, literary criticism, critical ETHS 188 Film, Color, and Culture: Images of People of Color in Cinema (1) theory, Hispanic cinema, cultural studies HIST 136 Screening American History (1) Fred Frith LET 071 Classic to Contemporary Cinema (1) Composition, the performance of both composed and improvised music, collaboration in the fields LET 088 Visual Communication (1) of theater, dance, and film LET 168 (268) Women in the Cinema of Spain (1) Melinda Micco LET 169 (269) Hispanic Cinema (1) American Indian history, film studies and literature, multiracial identity studies, ethnic LET 170 Film in American Society (1) identity in tribal communities, enrolled member LET 189 Seminar in Media Criticism (1) of Seminole Nation of Oklahoma MUS 121 Film Music: Mood and Meaning (1) Kirsten Saxton WMST 180 Special Topics in Women’s Studies: Women and the law, the history of the novel, Feminist Film Theory (1) 18th-century British literature, post-colonial literature and culture, theories of sexuality, pedagogy and composition studies Julia Sudbury African diaspora studies; women of color organizing; race, gender, and incarceration Andrew A. Workman Twentieth-century American history, labor, constitution, African American history The minor in Film Studies offers the opportunity to study film from a humanities perspective in a coherent and structured manner. It is designed to develop the student’s cinematic literacy based on a critical understanding of the medium, its relationship to other texts, and a variety of cultural perspectives. By its very nature a mixed medium, film calls for an interdisciplinary and comparative approach. The Film Studies minor meets this goal by drawing from a varied range of faculty expertise across the curriculum.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 123 French and Francophone Studies 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Our advanced-level courses (also taught in Christian Marouby French) expose students to a wide range of critical Seventeenth- and 18th-century French literature approaches to literature such as psychoanalysis, and culture, with special interest extending to deconstruction, post-colonialism, gender, and dias- other periods, anthropology and cultural history pora theory. We seek to engage students in current intellectual debates on identity, cultural represen- Brinda Mehta tation, and transnational feminism. Examples of Post-colonial African and Caribbean literatures, such courses include Orientalism in the Novel and cultural and diaspora studies, transnational femi- Francophone Women Writers from the Caribbean. nist theory, Francophone studies, post-colonial theory, psychoanalytic literary theory, women In addition to courses taught in French, we offer and Islam, Indo-Caribbean writers, Arab and a number of interdisciplinary courses taught in Muslim writers from North Africa and the English (see Letters) that can be taken as electives Middle East, 19th-century French, realist fiction or as part the French and Francophone Studies major. The French and Francophone Studies Program at Mills offers a dynamic, cross-cultural and interdis- Our small size enables us to develop a close work- ciplinary approach to language, culture, and litera- ing relationship with our students at all levels, and ture. This transnational perspective recognizes the gives our program flexibility to accommodate indi- equal importance of the cultural and intellectual vidual needs. At the same time, we believe that the traditions emanating from France and its close Mills experience must be complemented by study neighbors, and from la francophonie: the French- abroad in a French-speaking country of the student’s speaking Diaspora outside of Europe, especially choice. Therefore, students majoring in French are in the Caribbean, Africa, and Southeast Asia. required to spend at least one semester in a Mills affiliated Study Abroad Program in one of the Our program is also unique in its emphasis on the following countries: Belgium, Cameroon, study abroad experience as an integral part of under- Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Morocco, Quebec, standing the richness and complexity of French Senegal, Switzerland, as well as several locations and Francophone cultures. in France. Since this is a requirement, students The first two years of study, conducted exclusively with a declared major and an approved plan of in French, integrate an early exposure to the cultural study are eligible for a Germaine Thompson and literary aspects of French and Francophone Scholarship, which supports the cost of travel. peoples with the acquisition of active linguistic While the minor in French and Francophone Studies skills. From the beginning, students are introduced can usually be completed by taking courses only at to a variety of audiovisual and written documents Mills, we also encourage students electing to minor representative of the French-speaking world, and in our program to study abroad for a semester. as early as the second year, they are immersed in the serious study of literatures written in French. In addition to study abroad, students at an advanced level may also take advantage of cross-registration From the second year of language study, students in the Department of French at UC Berkeley to wishing to practice their conversational skills and enroll in courses complementing those offered in share their interest in Francophone culture can ben- our program. efit from two complementary opportunities. The French Club is open to all students, residential and Many French and Francophone Studies majors non-residential alike, who want to participate in (who are often double majors) go on to graduate conversation and peer-led activities. For students school and pursue successful careers in a wide living on campus, the International Culture and range of fields both in the U.S. and abroad. These Language Community (ICLC) is a residential fields include law, international nonprofit organi- program fostering linguistic exchange and cross- zations, education, and publishing. cultural communication with speakers of French and other languages (see Student Life).

124 French & Francophone Studies Major Courses (10 semester course credits beyond FREN 001 Elementary French I (1) French 4) Intensive introduction to the basic skills of under- Required: standing, speaking, reading, and writing, with the One semester of study abroad in a Mills affiliated aim of progressing toward an active command of program in a French-speaking country (see list the language. Oral and written exercises and weekly under Study Abroad). supervised language laboratory practice. Fall Study abroad courses chosen in consultation with Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. the major advisor should include at least: FREN 002 Elementary French II (1) • one advanced language course (1) Intensive introduction to the basic skills of under- • one French or Francophone culture course (1) standing, speaking, reading, and writing, with the And two of the following three courses: aim of progressing toward an active command of the language. Oral and written exercises and weekly FREN 101 Introduction to French Literature (1) supervised language laboratory practice. Spring FREN 102 Introduction to Francophone Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. Literature (1) Prerequisite(s): FREN 001. LET 010 Introduction to Literary Criticism (1) Plus 3 upper division course credits in French (may FREN 003 Intermediate French III (1) be taken through study abroad or cross-registration). Review and expansion of linguistic skills, combined with an introduction to the reading of literary and Two electives chosen in consultation with the cultural texts. Fall major advisor (may be taken in English). Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. Senior Requirement: Prerequisite(s): FREN 002. FREN 191 Senior Thesis (1) FREN 004 Intermediate French IV (1) French & Francophone Studies Minor Review and expansion of linguistic skills, combined Required: with an introduction to the reading of literary and Completion of two years of study (college level 4 cultural texts. Spring or equivalent) in French or Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. Prerequisite(s): FREN 003. Two upper-division courses offered in French for students who have already achieved second-year FREN 101 Introduction to French Literature (1) language proficiency. Introduction to major themes, genres, and works And four upper-division course credits in French of the French literary tradition from the Middle and Francophone Studies. Ages to the present. Together with the authors widely recognized as part of the canon, the course Courses taught in English (see Letters) emphasizes the distinct contribution of women LET 010 Introduction to Literary Criticism (1) writers throughout the long history of French LET 115 African and Caribbean Literatures (1) literature. Fall LET 142 French and Francophone Women Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. Writers (1) Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. LET 148 (248) Contemporary French Theory (1) Prerequisite(s): FREN 004. LET 149 Post-Colonial Conditions: Contempo- rary Women’s Writings from Africa (1) LET 159 (259) Anthropology and Literature (1)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 125 FREN 102 Introduction to Francophone FREN 162 Aesthetics of the Body in Literature (1) Literature (1) The different representations of the human body Introduction to the major movements of the through significant literary movements in France: Francophone literary tradition, including Négritude, the decadent period and its subversion of sexual/ créolité, indianité, post-colonialism, diaspora, and social categories, surrealism, the women’s move- feminism. While focusing on the transnational scope ment and the inscription of the body within the of Francophone literary studies, this course high- parameters of “l’écriture féminine,” psychoanalytic lights the literatures of North and West Africa, the interpretations of the female body with special Caribbean, Vietnam, and Québec. Authors include emphasis on women writers’ responses to Freud, Aimé Césaire, Kim Lefèvre, Mehdi Charef, Anne and the representation of the lesbian body and its Hébert, among others. Fall revalorization of the feminine. Spring Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. Prerequisite(s): FREN 004. FREN 168 Francophone Women’s Writing from Meets the following GE requirement(s): Martinique, Haiti, and Guadeloupe (1) Multicultural Perspectives. A gendered interrogation of major aspects of FREN 153 Reasons of the Heart (1) Caribbean identity through the writings of women The course will focus on what is perhaps the central authors from Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Haiti. concern of French classicism: the problem of what Major topics for discussion and analysis: the was then called “the passions.” In reading the great impact of colonialism and neo-colonialism in the dramatists, moralists, and novelists of the period, we “creation” of Caribbean identity, mixed-race will seek to understand the psychological insights identification, sexuality, indigenous systems of this literature reveals, and reflect on what Pascal religious affirmation such as Voudun, exile and the meant by the “reasons” of the heart. Includes Mme. formation of diasporic communities (African and de Scudéry, Corneille, Racine, La Bruyère, La South Asian), immigration, Créolité and linguistic Fontaine, Saint Evremont, La Rochefoucauld, empowerment, political repression, and the “state” Mme. de La Fayette. Spring of women’s writing. Spring Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. Prerequisite(s): FREN 101 or FREN 102. FREN 155 The Enlightenment (1) A study of the movement of rational inquiry that FREN 170 Orientalism in the Novel (1) characterizes the Enlightenment from its foundation A critical examination of the representation of non- in the Cartesian critique to its triumph in the natu- European cultures in French novels of the 19th ralistic ideology of the late 18th century. Reading and 20th centuries. We will explore the idea of includes literary (Molière, Cyrano de Bergerac, orientalism or “exotic otherness” in its pluralistic Montesquieu) as well as “philosophical” texts manifestations as a sociopolitical, geographical, (Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau an Condorcet), with and psychosexual construction through the works particular attention to the role played by women in of Flaubert, Nerval, Duras, Leïla Sebbar, Daniel this movement dominated by male thinkers. Spring Maximin, and Cheikh Hamidou Kane. Critical Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. readings will include essays by Saïd, Kristeva, Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. Fanon, Djebar. Spring Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. FREN 157 The 18th-Century Novel (1) Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. A study of the masterpieces of the 18th-century French novel emphasizing two major features of FREN 174 Essays of the Self (1) the genre in that period: the formal dominance of An exploration of the modes of subjectivity in the the epistolary novel and the thematic recurrence French literary tradition. Through major examples of the problem of social mobility. Marivaux, of autobiographical writing, we will examine the Prévost, Diderot, Rousseau, Laclos, and Restif relationship between self-analysis, self-representa- de la Bretonne. Spring tion, and the constitution of the modern subject. Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. Spring Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. Offered 2007–2008 and then every third year.

126 FREN 191 Senior Thesis (1) FREN 192 Senior Thesis (1) An independent research project which focuses An independent research project which focuses on a topic selected in consultation with the major on a topic selected in consultation with the major advisor. Normally completed in conjunction with advisor. Normally completed in conjunction with a regularly scheduled advanced literature course. a regularly scheduled advanced literature course. Fall Spring Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta, Christian Marouby. Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta, Christian Marouby.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 127 Government 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests Senior requirement: Anne Marie Choup GOVT 191 Senior Seminar (1) Grassroots movements in Latin America, Latin And select five government courses from three of American urban politics and poverty these four areas: American government, compara- Fred H. Lawson tive politics, international relations, and public International relations, international political administration. economy, politics of the Middle East and North American Government: Africa, comparative foreign policy GOVT 085 American Government (1) Paul R. Schulman GOVT 115 The American Presidency (1) Bureaucratic organizations and public policy GOVT 116 Court Systems of the San making, science, technology, and public policy Francisco Metropolitan Area (1) Laurie Zimet Comparative Politics: First amendment/constitutional law, business GOVT 131 Transitions to Democracy (1) law, civil litigation GOVT 137 Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (1) Will Rogers once described the political process GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) by asserting that “Those who are in want to stay GOVT 144 Latin American Politics (1) in and those who are out want to get in, and that’s about all there is to the game.” The faculty in the GOVT 145 Latin American Revolution and Revolutionary Movements (1) Government Department takes a more complex view. Government encompasses a wide spectrum of International Relations: subfields of political science, such as comparative GOVT 090 American Foreign Policy (1) politics, international relations, public policy, and GOVT 091 The United States and Latin constitutional development. America (1) GOVT 123 International Political Economy (1) The Government major is appropriate for students GOVT 127 Comparative Foreign Policy (1) planning to enter the fields of law or business GOVT 132 Theories of International administration, as well as for those who wish to Relations (1) pursue graduate work in political science. Mills GOVT 138 International Relations of the graduates in Government have pursued a variety of Middle East (1) careers, including university teaching, the foreign GOVT 149 Diplomacy (1) service, law, and management in both the private Public Administration: and public sectors. GOVT 101 Organizational Theory (1) Also see International Relations. GOVT 102 Administrative Behavior (1) GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public Government Major Policy (1) (13 semester course credits) GOVT 139 Ethical Reasoning in Politics and Required: Public Policy (1) GOVT 016 Comparative Politics (1) And select four courses from three of these areas: GOVT 017 International Relations (1) anthropology, economics, history, psychology, soci- GOVT 021 The Public Policy-Making Process ology, and foreign language above the second year. (1) Government Minor (6 semester course credits) Select three courses from the following: GOVT 016 Comparative Politics (1) GOVT 017 International Relations (1) GOVT 021 The Public Policy-Making Process (1) GOVT 085 American Government (1) And select three more government courses.

128 Courses GOVT 101 Organizational Theory (1) Major theories of organizational structure, leader- GOVT 016 Comparative Politics (1) ship, communication, and control processes will Major analytical approaches to the study of com- be analyzed and “tested” in their application to parative politics. The modern state and its origins. specific cases. Fall Contemporary politics of selected countries. Spring Instructor(s): Paul Schulman. Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. GOVT 102 Administrative Behavior (1) GOVT 017 International Relations (1) Information gathering, decision making, and imple- Basic character and structure of the international mentation processes of modern organizations, and arena. How changes in these patterns determine the possible “pathologies” to which they are subject. outbreaks of war and peace among countries. Fall Spring Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. Instructor(s): Paul Schulman. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written Communication. GOVT 115 The American Presidency (1) An examination of the presidential selection process, GOVT 021 The Public Policy-Making Process (1) the scope and powers of the office, and the major The politics surrounding the formulation and exe- determinants of presidential behavior. Spring cution of public undertakings. Analysis of specific Instructor(s): Paul Schulman. public policies and the political environment within Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. which they operate. Fall Recommended course(s): GOVT 085. Instructor(s): Paul Schulman. GOVT 116 Court Systems of the San Francisco GOVT 085 American Government (1) Metropolitan Area (1) Introduction to the structure and functions of U.S. An introduction to the work of the courts at all levels. government. This class examines the establishment Emphasis on field trips and observation. Spring of the U.S. political system, contemporary political Instructor(s): Staff. behavior and institutions, and current economic, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human social, and foreign policies. Fall Institutions & Behavior. Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public Offered in alternation with: GOVT 091. Policy (1) The political and organizational influences upon GOVT 090 American Foreign Policy (1) scientific research and technological development. Alternative explanations for contemporary American Spring foreign policy. Special reference to policies regard- Instructor(s): Paul Schulman. ing Russia, defense spending and procurement, the international market, and military or other inter- GOVT 121 (221) The Public Policy-Making vention in peripheral conflicts. Spring Process (1) Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. The politics and major institutions involved in the Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. formulation and execution of public undertakings. Analysis of specific public policies and the political GOVT 091 The United States and Latin America environment within which they operate. Students (1) will craft a policy analysis that defines and describes U.S. perceptions of Latin America and Latin a public problem, assesses an existing policy in Americans. Approaches to security concerns of relation to that problem, and proposes a policy the Cold War, including military and development alternative. Fall aid and human rights, and military policies. Latin Instructor(s): Paul Schulman. American responses to U.S. involvement. Contem- porary U.S.-Latin American concerns including GOVT 123 International Political Economy (1) immigration, drug trade, and democratization. Fall Structure and dynamics of contemporary global- Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. ization. Foreign economic policies of industrial Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. states. Multilateral institutions and regional inte- Offered in alternation with: GOVT 085. gration. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. Perspectives. Open to undergraduates only. Recommended course(s): GOVT 017.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 129 GOVT 127 Comparative Foreign Policy (1) GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) Focused comparisons of selected foreign policy Domestic politics of developing nations, and poli- issues involving various countries in the contem- tics between industrialized nations and the devel- porary world. Primary countries covered include oping world. Theories of political development, Russia, France, Japan, India, China, Egypt, problems of human rights and reconciliation, the Argentina, and Tanzania. Spring roles of gender and religion, and the prospects of Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. developing nations in today’s world. Fall Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. GOVT 131 Transitions to Democracy (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Definitions of democracy, transition, and consoli- Offered in alternation with: GOVT 131. dation. Major actors in transitions to democracy. Recommended course(s): GOVT 016. Case studies of transitions from communist, mili- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human tary, and neo-patrimonial regimes in Central Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Fall Perspectives. Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. GOVT 144 Latin American Politics (1) Offered in alternation with: GOVT 141. Contemporary politics in Latin America, focusing Prerequisite(s): GOVT 016. on the role of the elite, the military, political parties, and civil society. Current issues in Latin American GOVT 132 Theories of International Relations (1) politics including neo-liberalism, the politics of Theories that explain the dynamics of world politics. identity, and inter-American politics. Case studies Topics include the quest for power and domination, of selected Latin American countries. Spring imperialism and wealth, international systems and Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. processes, and attempts to create a science of Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. international relations. Spring Offered in alternation with: GOVT 145. Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. Recommended course(s): GOVT 016. Prerequisite(s): GOVT 017. Meets the following GE requirement(s): GOVT 137 Comparative Politics of the Middle Multicultural Perspectives. East and North Africa (1) Political and social structures of Middle Eastern GOVT 145 Latin American Revolution and Revolutionary Movements (1) countries. Legacies of colonial domination and The four major Latin American revolutions. Central nationalist movements. Conflicts between regimes American revolutionary movements and revolts. On- and opposition forces. Sources of potential insta- going revolts in Mexico, Colombia. Implications bility in local affairs. Fall for contemporary politics of the region. Spring Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. GOVT 138 International Relations of the Middle Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. East (1) Offered in alternation with: GOVT 144. Alternative explanations for great/power policies Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human toward the region. Analysis of sources and course Institutions & Behavior. of local conflicts, particularly the Arab-Israeli GOVT 148 Model United Nations (.5) dilemma. Changing pattern of relations among Principles and organization of the United Nations, Arab states. Fall world trends and international power relations as Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. reflected in the organization. Preparation for and Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. participation in simulations of U.N. committee GOVT 139 Ethical Reasoning in Politics and sessions. Spring Public Policy (1) Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. Investigation of major normative disputes in such This course may be taken four times. areas as public assistance and entitlements, the environment, civil rights, and healthcare policy making. An examination of the difficulties of applying ethical argument to policy making. Spring Instructor(s): Carol Chetkovich. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year.

130 GOVT 149 Diplomacy (1) GOVT 183 Advanced Seminar in Government (1) Principles and practice of modern diplomacy. In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a Forms of debate associated with international specific subject through shared readings, discus- organizations. Strategies used in bilateral and mul- sion, and written assignments. Course content to tilateral bargaining. Preparation for participation be determined by the instructor. May be repeated in Model United Nations simulation. Spring for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Fred Lawson. Instructor(s): Staff. GOVT 180 Special Topics in Government (1) GOVT 191 Senior Seminar (1) Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as Research on the senior project, oral reports, and part of the regular curriculum. Course content to the written presentation of the senior project. Fall be determined by the instructor. May be repeated Instructor(s): Anne Marie Choup. for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor(s): Staff.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 131 History 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests Asian Wah Cheng HIST 061 China and Japan to 1800 (1) Quest for the people’s voice in modern China, HIST 062 China and Japan from 1800 (1) early Chinese periodical press, emergence of Other requirements: the public realm in late Qing China, Western All must take HIST 189 and 190 and should do so missionaries and construction of China, state in sequence in the spring of the junior and fall of and national formation in modern China, the senior year, respectively. literature and society in modern China HIST 189 History and Its Methods (1) Bertram M. Gordon HIST 190 Senior Thesis Seminar (1) Modern European history, French history, the And select 8 additional semester course credits in European right, cuisine history, history of travel history. Four of these credits should be inside your and tourism, history of Mills College area of concentration and 2 should be in each of the Marianne B. Sheldon other areas of concentration. One of these elective Colonial and revolutionary America, U.S. immi- courses may be taken outside the department; this gration history, history of women and the family includes courses from disciplines cross-listed in in the U.S., American South, U.S. urban history history. Andrew A. Workman Twentieth-century American history, labor, History Minor constitution, African American history (5 semester course credits) Select five history courses in consultation with a A knowledge of history is both the mark of an edu- History faculty advisor. One of the five courses cated person and a background for understanding must be HIST 189 History and Its Methods. the present. It develops skills that are valuable in all fields—the testing of hypotheses, the evaluation of evidence, and the formation and presentation of Courses sound generalizations. HIST 011 The West and Its Cultural Traditions I (1) The Mills History curriculum is designed to pro- Introduction to the history of the Western world, vide students with a broad background in history focusing on political, social, economic, religious, and a knowledge of historical methods. The faculty and scientific developments. Covers the period in History is composed of specialists in modern from prehistory to the coming of the modern era European history, 19th- and 20th-century U.S. in the late 16th century. Fall history, and East Asian history. Mills graduates Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. in History have continued their study in graduate Open to undergraduates only. and professional schools and have entered careers Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical in law, business, journalism, publishing, teaching, Perspectives, Written Communication. library science, museum curatorship, and govern- HIST 012 (112) The West and Its Cultural ment service. Traditions II (1) Introduction to the history of the Western world, History Major focusing on political, social, economic, religious, (12 semester course credits) and scientific developments. Covers the period Core requirements: from the coming of the modern era in the late Select a concentration in one of three areas listed be- 16th century to the present. Spring low and take its two-semester introductory sequence: Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. European Open to undergraduates only. HIST 011 The West and Its Cultural Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Traditions I (1) Perspectives, Written Communication. HIST 012 The West and Its Cultural Traditions II (1) United States HIST 031 American History I (1) HIST 032 American History II (1)

132 HIST 031 American History I (1) HIST 069 (169/269) Men, Women, and Travel: A survey of the political, social, and economic Tourism in Europe Since the Renaissance (1) development of American society from the early The nature of tourism and its practice, from 17th century through the end of the Civil War era Antiquity to the present, emphasizing the period in 1877. Fall from the middle of the 17th century, with the devel- Instructor(s): Marianne Sheldon. opment of the terms “tourism,” “picturesque,” and Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. “romantic.” Focuses on similarities and differences Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical in the experiences of men and women travelers Perspectives, Written Communication. through the many changes into the late 20th century, when women travel in ever-larger numbers and, HIST 032 American History II (1) for the first time, apply for more American pass- An introduction to the history of the U.S. since the ports than do men. Fall end of Reconstruction. This course analyzes the rise Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. of a mass production/mass consumption economy; Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. the changing nature of ethnic, racial, and gender Offered in alternation with: HIST 111. relations; and the growth of the American state Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human during this era. Spring Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives, Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. Women and Gender. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical HIST 080 Special Topics in History (1) Perspectives, Written Communication. Topics in history not offered in the regular curriculum. Taught by regular staff or visitors. Fall and HIST 058 Ancient History (1) Spring With specific attention to political, intellectual, Instructor(s): Staff. social, and religious considerations, this course Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical examines the rise and development of civilization Perspectives. in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Particular focus will be given to each culture’s con- HIST 100 Europe in the Middle Ages (1) cept of law, gods, and the meaning of the heroic in The Middle Ages from the fall of the Western society. Class reading and discussion will entail Roman Empire in the 5th century through the 14th primary documents and will explore the way century: the Irish and Carolingian Renaissances; historians use such sources. Fall the Viking, Saracenic, and Hungarian invasions Instructor(s): Staff. of the Continent, culminating with the Crusades; Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical the rise of commerce, towns, universities, and Perspectives. great cathedrals; and the culture of the High Middle Ages. Spring HIST 061 China and Japan to 1800 (1) Instructor(s): Staff. An introductory survey of China and Japan from Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical ancient times to 1800, focusing on the political, Perspectives. social, and cultural development of these two traditional societies. Fall HIST 102 The Italian Renaissance (1) Instructor(s): Wah Cheng. The Italian Renaissance from the rise of the city- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical states on the Peninsula, Petrarch and the “redis- Perspectives. covery” of Antiquity; the emergence of Florentine civic humanism and art; Venetian commercial and HIST 062 China and Japan since 1800 (1) naval power; the splendor of the Renaissance A survey of China and Japan from 1800 to the Popes; and, finally, to the beginning of the end middle of the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on with Machiavelli, the foreign invasions of Italy, the abrupt transition of the traditional societies of and the sack of Rome in 1527. Spring China and Japan to the modern age in response to Instructor(s): Staff. the challenge of the West and the quest for modern Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical nationhood. Spring Perspectives. Instructor(s): Wah Cheng. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 133 HIST 104 Early Modern Europe (1) HIST 116 History of the American City (1) Focuses on cultural crises brought about by the Historical development of the American city from shattering of medieval hegemony in Europe. Major its colonial origins to the development of the 20th- consideration is given to the interplay of popular century megalopolis. The emergence of certain culture and high culture in the reformation of contemporary urban issues, such as immigration, European culture from the Italian Renaissance patterns of residence, city planning, and suburban to the French Revolution. Fall development, will be considered by drawing upon Instructor(s): Staff. an interdisciplinary scholarly literature. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Instructor(s): Marianne Sheldon. Perspectives. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human HIST 108 (208) Gender and Society in Early Modern Europe (1) Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives. An examination of the role of gender in early HIST 117 The Immigrant Experience (1) modern Europe from the late Middle Ages to the The introduction of various ethnic groups to the end of the 18th century. Topics include religion, United States through the 20th century, with pri- law, labor, and social and family relations. The mary focus on the great influx of immigrants in course considers the impact on gender of major the 19th century. Spring historical developments such as the Renaissance, Instructor(s): Marianne Sheldon. Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the rise Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. of the modern state. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Instructor(s): Staff. Perspectives. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical HIST 118 The Civil Rights Movement in Perspectives. America, 1941 to the Present (1) HIST 111 Cuisine History (1) The African American civil rights movement since Patterns in cuisine throughout the world, from the the beginning of World War II. Focuses on the emergence of humans to the present. Emphasis is movement’s development and use of protest, and given to cuisine and dining styles as causes and legal, legislative, and direct action tactics on con- reflectors of social change. Fall flicts between advocates of assimilation and sepa- Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. ratism. Fall Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. Offered in alternation with: HIST 169. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives, Women and Gender. Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. HIST 112 (012) The West and Its Cultural HIST 123 England and the British Empire: From Traditions II (1) the Rise of the Tudors to the Present (1) See HIST 012 in History. The development of state and society in Britain from Roman days through the present. Focuses on HIST 113 (213) Left and Right in Modern Europe (1) the Norman conquest, medieval England, the age The development of the political left and right in of Elizabeth I and British overseas expansion, Europe, from their origins through Rousseau and George III and the American Revolution, 19th- the divisions of the French Revolution; with special century industrialism and Victorianism, empire in emphasis on 19th-century Marxism and the left, Africa and India, the 20th-century challenges from and right-wing anarchism; 20th-century divisions Germany and America, the two World Wars of the of the Communist left and the Fascist right and the 20th century, “swinging” London, Thatcherism, ways in which these divisions cross existential, and Tony Blair’s New Labor. Spring psychoanalytical, and feminist theory. Spring Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Offered in alternation with: HIST 125. Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Women and Gender. Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives, Women and Gender.

134 HIST 125 France: From the 1789 Revolution to HIST 135 Worker in American Life: 1877 to the the Present (1) Present (1) The history of France from Charlemagne to the An introduction to the major historical transforma- present with emphasis on the French Revolution; tions affecting American working people since the the era of Napoleon and the Restoration; the rebuild- rise of the modern corporation. This course will ing of Paris under Napoleon III; the turn-of-the- consider the ideas, movements, and organizations century belle époque; the two World Wars and that have defined a collective response to chang- collaboration and resistance; and the struggle to ing conditions in the workplace in terms of four maintain grandeur in today’s world. Spring major themes: gender, ethnic and racial relations, Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. technological change, and radical ideology. Fall Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. Offered in alternation with: HIST 123. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives, Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives. Women and Gender. HIST 136 Screening American History (1) HIST 127 (227) Central Europe in the Modern An inquiry into the relationship between film and Era (1) American history. Examines the construction of Examines Central Europe from the Protestant the American past in a variety of moving image Reformation to the present. Focuses on Germany, formats with attention to accounts of race relations, European Russia, and the lands in between, and the American West, propaganda and war, and other emphasizes the development of the Austrian, topics. Fall Russian, Prussian, and German states. Special Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. attention is given to 19th-century Central European Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. culture, the two World Wars of the 20th century, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Nazism and Communism, the Cold War, and the Perspectives. attempts at European unification in the post-Cold HIST 137 Prosperity, Depression, and War: War years. Fall America from 1920 to 1945 (1) Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. A study of the United States from the boom years Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical of the 1920s through the Great Depression and Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives, Women World War II. Emphasis will be placed on the labor and Gender. movement, the development of the welfare state, HIST 129 Spain: From the Golden Age to the the rise of mass culture, and changes in gender, Present (1) ethnic, and racial relations during this era. Fall Spain from its Germanic, Moorish, Jewish, and Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. Catholic roots through its Golden Age and the loss Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. of its colonial empire; reaction to defeat by America Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical in 1898; the development of dictatorship and the Perspectives. Civil War in the 20th century; and Spain’s recent HIST 138 The United States Since World War II (1) attempts to rejoin the Western European community The American scene from 1945 to the present. since the death of Franco. Spring Spring Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Perspectives. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical HIST 133 The South in American History (1) Perspectives. The formation and evolution of a distinctive HIST 140 Diplomatic History of the United segment of American society from colonial times States Since 1898 (1) through the Civil War and into the 20th century. American foreign relations from the Spanish- Examines some of the main themes and contro- American-Philippine-Cuban War to the present. versies of the history of the South in conjunction Spring with its myths and legends. Spring Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. Instructor(s): Marianne Sheldon. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives. Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 135 HIST 142 The Supreme Court (1) HIST 151 African American History Since The constitutional and political roles of the Supreme Emancipation (1) Court since 1865. Spring A survey of the political and social history of Afri- Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. can Americans since 1863: Reconstruction, the onset Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human of de jure segregation, Garvyite nationalism, the Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives. Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and more recent developments. Throughout, the course will em- HIST 146 The Chinese Communist Movement, phasize the struggle against racial oppression as well 1921Ð1949 (1) as the tension between racial solidarity and intra- This course examines the emergence and growth group differences of class, gender, and region. Fall of the Chinese Communist Movement from the Instructor(s): Andrew Workman. birth of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 to Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949. The Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical spectacular if costly achievements of the CCP can Perspectives. be attributed to the successful domestication of Marxism-Leninism to the revolutionary conditions HIST 153 Traditional China (1) in China. We explore this dynamic fusing of uni- An examination of traditional China from the times versal theory and local practice in both its political of Confucius to the maturing of Chinese absolutism and intellectual dimensions. Spring in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Our investigation Instructor(s): Wah Cheng. is guided by the theme of how the Chinese (elites Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. and commoners alike) addressed and negotiated Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human with, in the realms of politics, culture and ideas, Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives. the growth and concentration of power in the imperial state throughout the ages. Spring HIST 148 Communist China, 1949Ð1989 (1) Instructor(s): Wah Cheng. A critical examination of the history of the People’s Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Republic of China from its birth in 1949 to the Perspectives. student demonstration in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Topics include the historical context of HIST 154 Modern China (1) China’s revolutionary upsurge in the 20th century, An examination of the major issues and events in particularly the theory and practice of Chinese modern Chinese history, from the Opium War to Communism in an epoch of imperialism and war, the founding of the People’s Republic, with special the founding of the People’s Republic and the focus on the interweaving imperatives of reform early attempts at socialist reconstruction, the and revolution in China’s quest for national reju- Cultural Revolution, the Deng era, and the student venation and modernity. Fall demonstration in Tiananmen Square. Spring Instructor(s): Wah Cheng. Instructor(s): Wah Cheng. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Perspectives. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical HIST 155 Modern Japan (1) Perspectives. This course examines the major historical develop- HIST 149 Colonial and Revolutionary America (1) ments of modern Japan, from its reactions to the America in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing on menace of the West in the 19th century to its cele- society and government in the English colonies in brated and bitter triumphs of national formation in North America; the development of the Revolution; the 20th. Spring and the emergence of a new nation. Fall Instructor(s): Wah Cheng. Instructor(s): Marianne Sheldon. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives. Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives. HIST 158 Growing Up in America (1) A study of the changing roles and experiences of children within the family and society in America, from the colonial period to the 20th century. Fall Instructor(s): Marianne Sheldon. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives.

136 HIST 160 History of Women in America (1) HIST 183 Advanced Seminar in History (1) The status and roles of American women, from the In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a colonial period to the present. Demographic trends, specific subject through shared readings, discussion, family life, work, education, reform, race, and eth- and written assignments. Course content to be nicity will be considered. Spring determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Instructor(s): Marianne Sheldon. credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Staff. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives, Women Perspectives. and Gender. HIST 189 History and Its Methods (1) HIST 169 (069/269) Men, Women, and Travel: A seminar to develop historical skills including Tourism in Europe Since the Renaissance (1) the analysis of sources, critiquing of historical See HIST 069 in History. literature, and definition of research projects. HIST 173 Eastern Europe, the Russian Themes vary. Spring Revolution, and Evolution of the European Instructor(s): Staff. Union (1) Open to juniors and seniors only. Focuses on the Eastern European states that joined Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor; the European Union (EU) in 2004. Starting with junior or senior standing; also open to graduate the division of Europe into east and west after the students. defeat of the Hungarians in 955, we trace the devel- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical opment of serfdom in the east, the emergence of Perspectives, Written Communication. modern states after World War I, the Russian HIST 190 Senior Thesis Seminar (1) Revolution, Nazi-Soviet conflict, the Cold War, Students will write a thesis on the basis of research and its end in 1989–91. What kind of unity can begun in HIST 189. Classwork includes oral pre- we expect? Fall sentations of work in progress. Fall Instructor(s): Bertram Gordon. Instructor(s): Staff. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Letter grade only. Perspectives. Prerequisite(s): HIST 189. HIST 180 Special Topics in History (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Topics in history not offered in the regular cur- Perspectives, Written Communication. riculum. Taught by regular staff or visitors. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical Perspectives. This course may be taken three times.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 137 Institute for Civic Leadership 510.430.3234 Faculty: Professional Interests ICL Program Requirements Judith Bishop The program is open to all academic majors. A Women’s history, women’s studies, religion, separate application for admission is required. medieval history and religion The following courses are required and must be Yvete Huginnie taken concurrently. Admission to the Institute for Women’s history, U.S. history, Western history, Civic Leadership is a prerequisite for all courses. and labor history; race; geography ICL 181 Community Internship and Seminar: Ajuan Mance Theory and Practice (1) African American literature, 19th-century ICL 185 Social Science, Civic Participation, American literature, U.S. popular culture, the and Democratic Change (1) oral tradition in U.S. literature, Black feminist ICL 187 Civic Leadership and the Social Text thought, African American art (1) Kristi Schutjer-Mance And an elective in the student’s academic major (1). Women in politics, children’s law, youth development, democracy and civic education Courses The Institute for Civic Leadership (ICL) promotes ICL 051N Nursing Leadership Seminar I (.25) the civic and democratic purposes of education and This course examines leadership principles and the sponsors programs and activities that advance the role of leadership in professional nursing practice. civic leadership capacities and commitments of Students will analyze management strategies (team women. building, conflict resolution, and negotiation) while The semester program in Civic Leadership runs exploring leadership in the context of nursing his- each fall semester and is open to women in their tory and today’s healthcare system. Readings and junior or senior years at Mills and colleges around speaker presentations will form the basis of discus- the country. sion, reflection, and written analytical assignments to support the development of critical-thinking The course of study combines discipline-based skills as well as the personal and professional analysis of civic leadership and social policy with growth of the student. Fall and Spring an internship in which students work on meaningful Instructor(s): Staff. projects linked to public policy and social change. Offered in 2006–2007. Students examine the intellectual foundations of Open to undergraduates only. civic life and democracy while developing knowl- Note(s): This course is open to first-year nursing edge of the skills and strategies needed for civic students only. leadership. Students learn to critically analyze ICL 052N Nursing Leadership Seminar II (.25) social and political issues associated with their This course builds on the groundwork provided in internships and, more generally, the ways academ- the Nursing Leadership Seminar I by demonstrating ic knowledge can inform the design of desirable the relationship between nursing leadership and public policies. healthcare and patient advocacy. Students will identify dominant and emerging leadership styles, The Institute for Civic Leadership also sponsors fostering enhanced leadership capacity. As their civic leadership courses for other departments of final project, students will conduct independent the College. The following courses are part of the research leading to a presentation or position paper Nursing Leadership Program: on a critical healthcare policy issue. Fall and Spring • ICL 051N Nursing Leadership Seminar I Instructor(s): Staff. • ICL 052N Nursing Leadership Seminar II Offered in 2006–2007. Open to undergraduates only. Note(s): This course is open to second-year nursing students only.

138 ICL 181 Community Internship and Seminar: ICL 187 Civic Leadership and the Social Text (1) Theory and Practice (1) This class explores ways that American writers A supervised internship in a civic organization. An have used their novels, poems, and essays to con- examination of theories on gender and of approaches struct, challenge, and revise our understanding of to civic leadership. Students consider ways to the role of the civic leader in a democratic society. expand their capacity for civic leadership and to Authors may include Thomas Jefferson, Frederick promote community goals. Fall Douglass, Margaret Sanger, Abbie Hoffman, Martin Instructor(s): Kristen Schutjer-Mance. Luther King, Jr., Bell Hooks, Frances Harper, Ida Letter grade only. B. Wells-Barnett, Catherine Beecher and Harriet Open to undergraduates only. Beecher Stowe, Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Must be taken with: ICL 185, ICL 187. Abraham Lincoln, Cesar Chavez, W.E.B. DuBois, Note(s): Must be a participant in ICL. and Audre Lorde. Fall ICL 185 Social Science, Civic Participation, and Instructor(s): Ajuan Mance. Democratic Change (1) Letter grade only. This course examines the relationship of civic par- Open to undergraduates only. ticipation to the strength and effectiveness of dem- Must be taken with: ICL 181, ICL 185. ocratic institutions. It highlights declining civic Note(s): Must be a participant in ICL. participation and the challenges that poses for democratic society. Students also consider ways that elections, the media, schooling, unions, social service delivery, and policy analysis support and constrain a just and effective democracy. Perspec- tives on organizing and social change will be considered in light of the contexts surrounding field placements. Fall Instructor(s): Joseph Kahne. Letter grade only. Open to undergraduates only. Must be taken with: ICL 181, ICL 187. Note(s): Must be a participant in ICL.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 139 Intermedia Arts 510.430.3197 Faculty: Professional Interests Attention is paid to the full range of technical Steven Matheson options available to contemporary artists, and an Experimental video and film, interdisciplinary understanding of the strengths and drawbacks of and collaborative art practices, conceptual art, both “low-tech” and “high-tech” means. Within performance art that context, students may utilize practices such as analog electronics, single-channel or installation James Fei video, web-based work, digital sound manipulation, Composition, improvisation, sound installation, image processing, interactive artworks, hypertext, live electronic music, recording, intermedia simulation, and installation, and may explore their Maggi Payne integration with more traditional art forms, includ- Composer, performer, interdisciplinary artist, ing dance, performance, music, sculpture, photog- recording engineer, music editor, creator of raphy, and painting. many works for electronic or visual media Chris Brown Bridging departments in the Fine Arts Division, Composition and improvisation, interactive elec- the Intermedia Arts Program aims to foster cross- tronic and computer music, musical instrument fertilization and collaboration between disciplines building and new instrumental resources, contem- and to encourage artistic explorations that fall porary piano performance, world music outside the boundaries of traditional modes of Katherine Mezur production. Multimedia performance, contemporary perfor- Intermedia Arts Major mance in Japan (13 semester course credits) Anna Valentina Murch Required: Sculpture, installation, public art, ecological IART 119 Electronic Arts (1) design, collaborative projects IART 120 Advanced Electronic Arts (1) Fred Frith Composition; the performance of both composed IART 143 History of Intermedia and Electronic Arts (1) and improvised music; collaboration in the fields of theater, dance, and film IART 147 Video I (1) IART 148 Video II (1) David Bernstein Theorist, musicologist, author, specialist in early MUS 161 (162) Sound Techniques of Recording (1) 20th-century tonal theory and analysis, 12-tone theory, set theory, the aesthetics of the avant-garde Senior Requirement: Pauline Oliveros IART 191 Senior Seminar: Intermedia (1) Composition, the advancement of women in music And select 2 media theory/history semester course and all the arts, frog ponds credits from the following: Patrice Scanlon ARTH 138 Contemporary Art (1) Computer and experimental music, interdiscipli- ARTH 139 History of Performance Art (1) nary and collaborative performances, motion- DNC 165 20th-Century Dance (1) tracking and interactive software IART 049 Challenges to Artistic Traditions (1) The Intermedia Arts Program focuses on conceptual, LET 071 Classic to Contemporary Cinema (1) critical, and aesthetic explorations in artistic pro- LET 189 Seminar in Media Criticism (1) duction, utilizing a variety of current technological MUS 101 20th-Century Styles and Techniques means. In this program, students are encouraged (1) to develop their own individual and diverse MUS 112 Cross-Currents in Rock Music (1) approaches to video, electronic, and digital arts. MUS 121 Film Music: Mood and Meaning (1) This artistic production is supported by the study And select 1 collaboration/performance semester of the history, criticism, and theory of these disci- course credit from the following: plines, with an emphasis on issues of representation, DNC 034 Improvisation (.5) experimental approaches to art practice, changing DNC 037 Introduction to Choreography (.5) notions of the performative, and the impact of technology on the ways we understand, negotiate, DNC 170 Seminar in Interdisciplinary Collaboration (.5–1) and generate social space.

140 IART 113 Intermedia Collaborations (1) Sound MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, MUS 047 (147) Introduction to Electronic Composition, and Improvisation (1) Music (.5–1) And select 3 semester course credits from the MUS 054 (154) Introduction to Computer following, in conjunction with faculty advisor Music (.5–1) (electives may also be chosen from all courses MUS 161 (162) Sound Techniques of listed above): Recording (1) ARTS 007 (107) Three-Dimensional Concepts MUS 164 Advanced Audio Recording (1) (1) Theory/History ARTS 039 (139) Contemporary Photographic IART 143 History of Intermedia and Concerns I (1) Electronic Art (1) BOOK 113 Artists’ Books: Concept, Content, ARTH 138 Contemporary Art (1) Form (1) ARTH 139 History of Performance Art (1) CS 111 Introduction to Computer Architecture (1) Collaboration/Performance DNC 005–006 (105–106) Contemporary Dance DNC 170 Seminar in Interdisciplinary (.25; .25) Collaborations (.5–1) DNC 176 World Dance (1) MUS 049 Challenges to Artistic Traditions (1) DNC 196 Live and Media Performance (.5–1) MUS 113 Intermedia Collaboration (1) IART 141 Constructing the Technological MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, “Other” (1) Composition, and Improvisation (1) LET 088 Visual Communication (1) Electives LET 170 Film in American Society (1) ARTS 107 Three-Dimensional Concepts (1) MUS 014 (114) Musics of the World: The ARTS 139 Contemporary Photographic Pacific, Asia, and India (1) Concerns I (1) MUS 015 (115) Musics of the World: Africa, BOOK 113 Artists’ Books: Concept, Content, the Mediterranean, and the Americas (1) Form (1) MUS 047 (147) Introduction to Electronic BOOK 130 Inventions and Transitions: History Music (.5–1) of the Book, Origins—18th Century (1) MUS 054 (154) Introduction to Computer CS 062 Contemporary Computing (1) Music (.5–1) CS 111 Introduction to Computer Architecture MUS 163 The World of Opera (1) (1) MUS 164 Advanced Audio Recording (1) CS 165 Artificial Intelligence (1) MUS 170 African American Music (1) DNC 005 –006 (105–106) Contemporary SOC 128 Geographic Information Systems and Dance (.25; .25) Sociological Geography (1) DNC 034 Improvisation (.5) Intermedia Arts Minor DNC 037 Introduction to Choreography (.5) The minor in Intermedia Arts consists of 6 course DNC 165 20th-Century Dance (1) credits, with at least one course taken in each of DNC 176 World Dance (1) the following categories: electronic arts, video, IART 141 Constructing the Technological sound, media theory and history, collaboration and “Other” (1) performance, and elective. All students pursuing MUS 014 (114) Musics of the World: The the minor must take IART 119 Electronic Arts, Pacific, Asia, and India (1) which may also be repeated once as an elective. MUS 015 (115) Musics of the World: Africa, The student has the option of choosing from a the Mediterranean, and the Americas (1) range of different courses to fulfill the rest of the MUS 163 The World of Opera (1) requirement. PSYC 134 Visual Thinking (1) Select one course from each category: SOC 128 Geographic Information Systems and Sociological Geography (1) Electronic Arts IART 119 Electronic Arts (1) IART 120 Advanced Electronic Art (1) Courses Video IART 119 (219) Electronic Arts (1) IART 147 Video I (1) This studio course will take a broad look at the ways IART 148 Video II (1) in which computers are affecting contemporary art

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 141 making. Through an investigation of history, current artworks present a fresh and challenging approach discourses, and extensive applications of digital to technology resonant within the art historical media, students will become familiar with basic context. Spring operating systems, software, and peripheral Instructor(s): Steven Matheson/Staff. devices, as well as underlying architectures that Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and comprise the digital terrain. Students are expected graduate students. to use some facet of computer technology in the Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. completion of a final project. Fall This course may be taken two times. Instructor(s): Staff. IART 147 (247) Video I (1) Limit 15 students. This course integrates video production with a Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and critical examination of experimental video as an graduate students. art form, political tool, and social practice. Through Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating substantial production projects, readings, screenings, & Critiquing Arts. analysis, and in-class discussions and critique, this IART 120 (220) Advanced Electronic Arts (1) course will explore contemporary issues in video. This studio course expands the exploration of digital It is designed to introduce students to the technical media in contemporary art with an emphasis on and conceptual aspects of production and develop time-based applications, interactivity, multimedia individual aesthetic, analytic, and critical skills. scripting, and the integration of computers into instal- Fall and Spring lations, environments, and performance. Students Instructor(s): Steven Matheson/Staff. are expected to use some facet of computer technol- Limit 12 students. ogy in the completion of a final project. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Instructor(s): Staff. & Critiquing Arts. Limit 15 students. This course may be taken two times. Prerequisite(s): IART 119. IART 148 (248) Video II (1) This course may be taken three times. This course emphasizes the continued acquisition IART 141 (241) Constructing the Technological and refinement of individual aesthetic, conceptual, “Other” (1) critical, and technical skills in video production Humans, in our search for understanding, have and analysis. In addition to readings, screenings, constructed models of ourselves throughout history. and in-class discussions and critique, students are Mechanical, figurative, responsive, and problem each required to conceive and complete a large- solving, these models take on previously unimag- scale video production project which reflects their ined possibilities as they incorporate new tech- particular interests in the methods and modes of nologies. This course presents introductory meth- video practice. Fall and Spring ods for building our own robots, automata, and Instructor(s): Steven Matheson/Staff. artificial intelligences. Combining an exploration Limit 12 students. of these intriguing disciplines with contemporary Prerequisite(s): IART 147. art theory and practice, science fiction, and popular Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating culture, each student will build on simple methods & Critiquing Arts. to create a unique technological “other.” Fall This course may be taken three times. Instructor(s): Staff. IART 191 Senior Seminar: Intermedia (1) Limit 15 students. This class provides a forum for the Intermedia Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Arts major to develop her critical skills and lan- graduate students. guage as they relate to the articulation of ideas in This course may be taken three times. Intermedia Arts. It helps senior students produce a IART 143 (243) History of Intermedia and body of work (including work that may incorpo- Electronic Art (1) rate a variety of artistic mediums) in preparation This course addresses the recent history of artworks for the Intermedia Arts senior presentations. This that evolved out of experiments with technology. class also helps the student prepare her portfolio Enabled by the emergence of industrial, military, for graduate school. Spring medical, digital, and electronic technologies, artists Instructor(s): Staff. have persistently moved into these new realms of Letter grade only. media, with the history of experimentalism provid- Limit 14 students. ing aesthetic and conceptual continuity. Whether Open to seniors only. utopian or critical, theoretical or functional, these Prerequisite(s): IART 119 and IART 147.

142 International Relations 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests Graduates in the major pursue varied careers in Anne Marie Choup international business, international organizations, Grassroots movements in Latin America, Latin and government. Many pursue graduate study in American urban politics and poverty such disciplines as international relations, business, and the law. Most importantly, graduates in Inter- Fred H. Lawson national Relations are well-informed citizens pre- International relations, international political pared to involve themselves in building a better economy, politics of the Middle East and North future. Africa, comparative foreign policy Paul R. Schulman International Relations Major Bureaucratic organizations and public policy (10 semester course credits) making, science, technology, and public policy Required: Laurie Zimet GOVT 016 Comparative Politics (1) First amendment/constitutional law, business GOVT 017 International Relations (1) law, civil litigation GOVT 132 Theories of International Relations The study of international relations requires not (1) only an understanding of the domestic politics of GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) the nations of the world and their histories, cultures, And select one course from the following: and economic systems, but also, more importantly, GOVT 021 The Public Policy-Making Process how nations interact as they pursue their economic (1) and security interests. This understanding requires GOVT 085 American Government (1) skills beyond those available in other social science GOVT 101 Organizational Theory (1) disciplines. GOVT 102 Administrative Behavior (1) Majors in International Relations examine the his- And select five elective courses from the following: tory and theories of international relations, how GOVT 090 American Foreign Policy (1) foreign policy is formulated in different political GOVT 091 The United States and Latin systems, the role of international organizations, America (1) and the impact of economic development on inter- GOVT 123 International Political Economy (1) national relations. In addition to an introductory GOVT 127 Comparative Foreign Policy (1) course, the major includes specific courses on GOVT 131 Transitions to Democracy (1) American foreign policy, comparative foreign pol- GOVT 137 Comparative Politics of the Middle icy, and theories of international relations. Courses East and North Africa (1) dealing with European democracies, communist GOVT 138 International Relations of the and post-communist political systems, and devel- Middle East (1) oping nations in such regions of the world as the GOVT 144 Latin American Politics (1) Middle East and Latin America also are offered. GOVT 145 Latin American Revolution and Because an adequate knowledge of world politics Revolutionary Movements (1) demands an intimate understanding of foreign cul- GOVT 149 Diplomacy (1) tures, language studies represent an important Note: Completing the equivalent of four semesters component of the study of international relations, of a foreign language may be substituted for two and expertise in a foreign language can, under elective courses. most circumstances, be counted directly as credit toward the major.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 143 Journalism 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Journalism Minor Ken Burke (5 semester course credits) Film, communication theory, video production, Required: script writing, social effects of mass media ENG 072 (172) Journalism I (1) Sarah Pollock ENG 073 (173) Journalism II (1) Magazine and newspaper writing and editing, ENG 159 Feature Writing (1) or creative nonfiction, environmental and natural ENG 160 Writing for Magazines (1) history writing LET 189 Seminar in Media Criticism (1) or Laurie Zimet SOSC 138 Mass Communication Law First amendment/constitutional law, business And select one course from the following: law, civil litigation ECON 101 Macroeconomic Theory (1) Journalism, the gathering, examination, and publi- ECON 139 Urban Economics (1) cation of information vital to social discourse, is ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) one of the oldest human traditions. In U.S. society, ETHS 051 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (1) we value the open exchange of information so GOVT 085 American Government (1) much that the practice of journalism is protected GOVT 101 Organizational Theory (1) under the Constitution: freedom of the press is GOVT 116 Court Systems of the San Francisco included in the First Amendment. Students who Metropolitan Area (1) minor in Journalism will explore the principles HIST 032 American History II (1) and practices of journalism while also engaging in an ongoing critical discussion about how news HIST 142 The Supreme Court (1) is shaped and whose stories are told. Students will SOC 113 American Social Organization (1) study and practice reporting and editing techniques SOC 123 Analysis of Social Structure (1) as well as develop a critical analysis of how the SOC 128 Geographical Information Systems major media cover the news of the day. and Sociological Geography (1) SOC 153 Sociology of Everyday Life (1) SOC 160 Political Sociology (1)

144 Latin American Studies 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Required: Chris Brown Background (3) Composition and improvisation, interactive elec- ETHS 039 Raíces: Latin America and the tronic and computer music, musical instrument Caribbean (1) building and new instrumental resources, contem- GOVT 144 Latin American Politics (1) porary piano performance, world music LET 131 Aspects of Hispanic American Carlota Caulfield Cultures (1) Contemporary Latin American and Spanish lit- Language requirement (2) erature (in particular the avant-garde), contem- Two courses in Spanish language or porary Hispanic poetry, Hispanic women writers, Students who have achieved a Spanish profi- Hispanic writers in the U.S., Hispanic theatre, ciency level higher than fourth-semester college feminist theory, Spanish mysticism and Spanish may fulfill this requirement by taking Hispanic-Jewish literature two courses taught in Spanish. Héctor Mario Cavallari Senior thesis (1) Contemporary Latin American literature, His- The senior thesis will be read by a committee panic cultures, literary criticism, critical theory, of three faculty members: a chair or primary Hispanic cinema, cultural studies reader (the student’s faculty advisor) and two Anne Marie Choup secondary faculty readers. One of the secondary Grassroots movements in Latin America, Latin committee members may be appropriate faculty American urban politics and poverty not in the Latin American Studies Program. Déborah Berman Santana Historical/Political, select two courses from the Economic sustainability, political sovereignty following: and environmental justice, theory and practice ETHS 158 Latino Immigration (1) of community activism, political ecology, ETHS 159 History of Latinas/os in the U.S. (1) historical legacy of racism and colonialism, GOVT 091 United States and Latin America (1) militarism and the environment, Latin America, GOVT 145 Latin American Revolutions (1) the Caribbean, U.S. Latinas/os Cultural, select two courses from the following: The Latin American Studies Program offers the LET 161 Women Writers of Spain, Latin student a variety of courses on the peoples, cultures, America, and U.S. Latinas (1) literature, music, history, politics, and geography LET 162 U.S. Latino Literature and Culture (1) of Latin America and the Caribbean. It brings LET 166 National Literatures of Latin America together disciplines that span the social sciences (1) and the humanities, and also touches the fine arts, LET 168 Women in the Cinema of Spain (1) in a cohesive plan of study. The program provides LET 169 Hispanic Cinema (1) students with a broad understanding of this chang- LET 171 Fantastical Writings (1) ing region. MUS 015 World Music: Africa, Europe, and the The major offers a well-rounded introduction to Americas (1) Latin American culture, history, and politics along Electives, two additional upper-division courses in with providing students with Spanish speaking consultation with the major advisor (2). skills. The major combines a core of common courses dealing with Latin America and U.S. Latin American Studies Minor Latinos with a field of concentration of the student’s (6 semester course credits) choosing and a closely supervised senior thesis. Required: The minor gives an overview of culture, literature, ETHS 039 Raíces: Latin America and the history, and politics, while allowing the student to Caribbean (1) emphasize the aspect of Latin American studies LET 131 Aspects of Hispanic American most relevant to her needs and interests. Cultures (1) GOVT 144 Latin American Politics (1) Latin American Studies Major (12 semester course credits) Choose three courses from the two distribution lists above, at least one course from each list.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 145 Law, Preparation for the Study of 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests The development of these fundamental capacities is Laurie Zimet not peculiar to any one subject matter area, depart- First amendment/constitutional law, business ment, or division. Rather, they are developed by law, civil litigation an individual student through the purposeful and rigorous pursuit of whatever course of study best In advising a growing number of students who plan serves these objectives for her. The Pre-Law to enter law school, Mills College is guided by the Program is thus flexible in terms of courses and Statement on Prelegal Education of the Association majors and should be planned with the student’s of American Law Schools. The Association rec- faculty advisor in light of her background and pro- ommends no specific major or courses, but stresses fessional goals. Mills offers a law-related interdis- the development of basic skills and insights con- ciplinary major in Political, Legal, and Economic sidered essential for legal competence. These fac- Analysis (PLEA). The student may be referred for ulties include perception and skill in the use of the additional assistance to a faculty member who is English language, a critical understanding of the knowledgeable about the profession. human institutions and values with which the law deals, and the development of creative powers of thinking, reasoning, and analysis.

146 Letters Division 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests Guérillères. Theme is devoted to exile, with works Ken Burke by Hamidou Kane, Kenzaburo Oé, Nadine Film, communication theory, video production, Gordimer, and Amos Oz. Fall scriptwriting, social effects of mass media Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. Carol Jarvis LET 010 Introduction to Literary Criticism (1) Library reference, resources and methods A basic introduction to some of the most important Elisabeth Siekhaus contemporary schools of literary criticism: struc- German baroque literature, German culture and turalism and post-structuralism; psychoanalytic and literature, German poetry and music, age of feminist criticism; Marxism and post-colonialism; Goethe and European literature of the 19th hermeneutics and reader-response theory. Primary century, interdisciplinary studies focus on providing students with the concepts and arguments necessary for understanding literary Majors and minors are offered in the departments criticism by showing the points of contact between of English and Ethnic Studies. English also offers “literature” and “theory” through a process of two graduate Degrees: the Master of Arts degree in methodological plurality. Fall English and American Literature, and the Master Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001. Majors and minors are also offered in Comparative LET 011 Introduction to Cultural Studies (1) Literature, French and Francophone Studies, Latin An introduction to the key concepts, theories and American Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies, practices associated with the broad and diverse Spanish and Spanish American Studies, and field of cultural studies. The course emphasizes Women’s Studies. issues and approaches relevant to the study of language, literature, and culture, and surveys some The division offers minors only in Book Arts, Film of the important debates taking place in cultural Studies, and Journalism. studies, especially those surrounding language, In addition, Letters offers required and elective subjectivity, and cultural identity. Spring courses for programs and departments outside the Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. division including American Studies; Intermedia LET 020 (120) Theatre Arts in January (1) Arts; Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis Travel during the January “break” offering a full (PLEA); and Public Policy. survey of current theater or communication through a variety of exposures to professional activities. Degree Requirements: Spring Also see Comparative Literature, Literary and Instructor(s): Richard Battle. Cultural Studies, Film Studies, French and Franco- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. phone Studies, Latin American Studies, Spanish Note(s): No additional tuition for full-time students, and Spanish American Studies. Divisional Letters but travel and other expenses are extra. courses are all conducted in English. Students This course may be taken two times. majoring in a foreign language are encouraged to do reading in the original language. LET 071 Classic to Contemporary Cinema (1) Discussion of the aesthetics, critical values, techniques employed, and dynamics of foreign and Courses American films from the 1890s to present, including LET 009 Introduction to Comparative Literature American narrative, German Expressionism, Russian (1) montage, French Realism, Italian Neo-Realism, An introduction to the study of genres, influences, various “new waves,” varieties of “third world” and themes across national literatures, expanded cinema, and recent films of all types. May include to a multicultural and global perspective. Genre visits to commercial screenings in the Bay Area for examines the emergence of the epic from oral tra- the purpose of examining these concepts in action. ditions, with Son-Jara, Gilgamesh, the Ramayana, Fall and The Odyssey. Influence studies modern re- Instructor(s): Ken Burke. writings and transformations of this classic genre, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating including Walcott’s The Odyssey and Wittig’s Les & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 147 LET 088 Visual Communication (1) United States. Theoretical grounding for the analysis Light, space, motion, and time—the key elements of cultural production will also be provided. Spring of television, film, and graphic images. How they Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario influence the viewer emotionally and psychologi- Cavallari. cally and how media producers use them to create Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and effective and aesthetically pleasing messages. The graduate students. course also examines conditions of visual perception Note(s): Consent of instructor needed for that influence the interpretation of pictorial material. freshwomen. Emphasis is on investigation of mass-communicated Meets the following GE requirement(s): visual messages in print, broadcast, and film Multicultural Perspectives. Fall media. LET 141 (241) Faust Through the Centuries (1) Instructor(s): Ken Burke. An interdisciplinary study of the evolution of the Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. Faust theme through four centuries in literature, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating music, on the stage, and in film, with emphasis on & Critiquing Arts, Written Communication. the discussion of literature. Consideration given to LET 101 Library Resources and Methods (.5) related theological, philosophical, and sociological Introduction to library research; use of printed questions. Spring works and electronic databases in the search for Instructor(s): Elisabeth Siekhaus. source material; individual project in the bibliog- Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. raphy on a topic of the student’s choice. Spring Offered in rotation with: LET 106, LET 143. Instructor(s): Carol Jarvis. LET 142 French and Francophone Women LET 106 (206) An die Musik: German Poetry Writers (1) and Music (1) A study of major French and francophone fictional The relationship between music and German poetry and theoretical texts written by women in the 19th from the 13th century to the present, climaxing in and 20th centuries. Focuses on the issues involved the 19th-century lied. Analysis of texts and music in the psychosexual and historical construction of through team-taught lectures, discussions, and per- gender and gender roles as reflected in the theory formance. For the liberal arts curriculum, but may and practice of “l’écriture féminine.” Fall be an elective for the music major. Spring Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. Instructor(s): Elisabeth Siekhaus, Belle Bulwinkle. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Offered in rotation with: LET 141, LET 143. Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender. LET 115 African and Caribbean Literatures (1) LET 143 (243) European Realism (1) A study of African oral tradition and its impact on Literature in the wake of romanticism in its devel- written forms of literary expression. The course opment towards naturalism. Readings will include will focus on the political, literary, and cultural German, Russian, French, and Scandinavian writers importance of the “nigritude” movement and the of the 19th century. Spring Harlem Renaissance. Readings will be based on Instructor(s): Elisabeth Siekhaus. selected works by Caribbean, West and North Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. African, and African American authors. Fall Offered in rotation with: LET 106, LET 141. Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. LET 148 (248) Contemporary French Theory (1) Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. Introduction to the most influential theoretical con- Meets the following GE requirement(s): tributions of contemporary French thought, from Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender. structuralism to deconstruction and postmodernism. LET 120 (020) Theatre Arts in January (1) Selected writings from Lévi-Strauss, Barthes, Lacan, See LET 020 in Letters. Derrida, Foucault, Bourdieu, and others. Spring Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. LET 131 (231) Aspects of Hispanic American Cultures (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Intellectual, social, and political factors will be Offered in alternation with: LET 159. considered in this critical examination of selected LET 149 Post-Colonial Conditions: periods and aspects in the cultural formation of His- Contemporary Women’s Writings from Africa (1) panic peoples, from pre-Columbian America and Exploration of contemporary social issues in Africa early Spain to present-day cultural developments through the work of contemporary women writers in Latin America and Hispanic communities in the from francophone and anglophone traditions, includ-

148 ing Ken Bugul (Senegal), Flora Nwapa (Nigeria), include texts from Columbus’ travel narratives Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana), Nawal El Saadawi (Egypt), to Malinowski’s journals, Lévi-Strauss’ Tristes Bessie Head (Botswana), Farida Karodia (South Tropiques, Rousseau’s second discourse, Freud’s Africa), and Calixthe Beyala (Cameroon/France). Totem and Taboo, and Bachofen’s theory of Issues include women’s education, women and Mother Right. Spring nation-building, female sexuality, spirituality, exile Instructor(s): Christian Marouby. and expatriate writing, indigenous African femi- Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. nisms, and changing gender roles. Students will Offered in alternation with: LET 148. also be introduced to post-colonial theory. Fall LET 161 Women Writers of Spain, Latin Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. America, and U.S. Latinas (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. A study of major works written by Spanish, Latin Offered in alternation with: LET 115. American, and U.S. Hispanic-Latina women writ- Meets the following GE requirement(s): ers who have come to prominence in the last fifty Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender. years, studied in the light of contemporary literary LET 150 Reconfiguring South Asian Diasporic criticism. Focuses on issues of historical culture Identity (1) and identity. Spring A literary, theoretical, and cinematic exploration of Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield. how South Asian diasporic communities in Britain, Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. East and South Africa, and the Anglophone Carib- Offered in alternation with: LET 171. bean reconfigure themselves around “migrating” Meets the following GE requirement(s): notions of race, class, gender, and nationhood. Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender. Issues discussed will include the tension between LET 162 (262) U.S. Latino Literature and Culture assimilation and cultural resistance, immigration (1) and its impact on shifting gender ideologies, exile A study of U.S. Latino literature and culture with and historical rupture, and hybridized forms of special emphasis on the 20th century. Works by cultural and literary production resulting from the Chicano, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, Domini- inevitable “clash of cultures.” Fall can, and other authors writing in the U.S. will be Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. analyzed. By examining works of fiction, poetry, LET 155 (255) Reading War in Post-Colonial theater, and popular culture, attention will be Literature from Africa and the Middle East (1) given to gender, class, and ethnicity in the repre- This course will focus on representations of war in sentations of the experience of U.S. Latinos. The post-colonial novels from Nigeria, Algeria, Rwanda, course will introduce critical concepts for the Somalia, Lebanon, and Iraq. We will explore the study of Latino/a literature and culture. Spring historical contexts of war in literature, creative Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario resistance to military and political oppression, the Cavallari. link between trauma and memory, women’s efforts Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and to “wage peace,” and war and sexuality in novels graduate students. by Assia Djebar, Nuruddin Farah, Buchi Emecheta, Offered 2006–2007 and then every other year. Hanan Al-Shaykh, Nuha Al-Radi, Boris Diop, Recommended course(s): LET 131. among others. Spring LET 166 (266) National Literatures of Latin Instructor(s): Brinda Mehta. America (1) Pass/No Pass only. The literary expression of a particular region Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and through a variety of authors, genres, and periods, graduate students. concentrating on literary accounts of historic Offered 2007–2008 and then every third year. events, political crises, and the phenomena of Meets the following GE requirement(s): mass media and transculturation since the ‘30s. Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender. Areas of study include the Caribbean (Cuba and LET 159 (259) Anthropology and Literature (1) Puerto Rico), Mexico, and the Cono Sur Exploration of the imaginary or speculative (Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile). Fall dimension of the Western vision of the primitive. Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario We will seek to define the specular space between Cavallari. anthropology and literature in which Western civi- Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. lization, from Antiquity to the present, has projected Offered in alternation with: LET 169. its (mis)conceptions, fascinations, and prejudices Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical about those peoples it once called savages. Readings Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 149 LET 168 (268) Women in the Cinema of Spain (1) dinary” experiences as a challenge to some of the Analysis and discussion of films by or about women fundamental assumptions underpinning realist fic- and gender issues in the cinema of Spain. Topics tion, and as a way to engage in critical considera- include gender roles, the woman as “Other,” the tion of philosophical, literary, and other humanistic construction of the female subject, women in/and questions. Topics include the nature of reality, being relations of power, traditional and canonical repre- and existence, time and space, death, humor, the sentations of women’s social practices, and the power of words and imagination, and the limits of role of cinema in women’s practices of resistance human knowledge. Spring and critical opposition. Spring Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and LET 180 Special Topics in Literature (1) graduate students. Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. part of the regular curriculum. Course content to Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating be determined by the instructor. May be repeated & Critiquing Arts, Women and Gender. for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring LET 169 (269) Hispanic Cinema (1) Instructor(s): Staff. Structural and historical analysis of major exponents Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. in contemporary Hispanic film, including the cinema LET 183 Advanced Seminar in Literature (1) of Latin America, Spain, and U.S. Spanish-speaking In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a communities. Drawing from both formal and soci- specific subject through shared readings, discussion, ocultural models of description, the course exam- and written assignments. Course content to be ines the film production of well-known directors. determined by the instructor. May be repeated for A grounding in film theory is concurrently provided credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring and developed throughout the semester. Films in Instructor(s): Staff. original language with English subtitles. Fall Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. LET 189 Seminar in Media Criticism (1) Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Critical approaches to the analysis of films and graduate students. television programs. The course examines such Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. diverse perspectives as Marxist criticism, feminist Meets the following GE requirement(s): criticism, and semiotics—the study of signs and Multicultural Perspectives. symbols. Students employ these methods in their own analysis of media content. Special emphasis LET 170 Film in American Society (1) on the development of standards of evaluation and Focuses on relationships between popular arts, clear and well-reasoned critical writing. Spring audience needs and expectations, and socioeco- Instructor(s): Ken Burke. nomic factors within a culture that sustains these Limit 15 students. arts. Primary concerns will be: social and personal Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. myths of entertainment films, traditional roles of Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating heroes, and how a superhero-archfiend spectrum & Critiquing Arts, Written Communication. emerges for the major genres of American film. Representative films will be screened and studied LET 191 Senior Thesis (1) in detail, analyzing their cinematic values, use of An independent research project that focuses on a the hero myth, and appeal in relation to historical topic selected in consultation with the major advisor. conditions. Spring Normally completed in conjunction with a regularly Instructor(s): Ken Burke. scheduled advanced literature course. Fall and Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Spring & Critiquing Arts. Instructor(s): Staff. Open to seniors only. LET 171 (271) Fantastical Writings: 20th- Century Latin American Fiction (1) The focus emphasizes short narrative texts which designate “uncanny,” “abnormal,” and/or “extraor-

150 Literature and Cultural Studies 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests colonial, and border studies. The program of courses Carlota Caulfield addresses contemporary topics and theoretical issues Contemporary Latin American and Spanish lit- in the study of cultures, focusing on the intersec- erature (in particular the avant-garde), contem- tions between questions of race, class, gender, and porary Hispanic poetry, Hispanic women writers, nation at an inclusive level of articulation, rather Hispanic writers in the U.S., Hispanic theatre, than centering narrowly on only one cultural tradi- feminist theory, Spanish mysticism and tion as a “universal” tool for reading a culture. Hispanic-Jewish literature The major and minor incorporate cultural contents Héctor Mario Cavallari (representations in different kinds of texts such as Contemporary Latin American literature, His- film and popular culture), critical methodology, panic cultures, literary criticism, critical theory, and contemporary concepts and theories of cultural Hispanic cinema, cultural studies study in conjunction with key notions for an under- Christian Marouby standing of cultural formations. These notions Seventeenth- and 18th-century French literature include historical, social, and political systems and culture, with special interest extending to of power. The reflection on national and cultural other periods, anthropology and cultural history identities and intellectual traditions, and the diver- Brinda Mehta sity of human thought and experience, are at the Post-colonial African and Caribbean literatures, core of the critical enterprise of cultural studies. cultural and diaspora studies, transnational Literature and Cultural Studies Major feminist theory, Francophone studies, post- (12 semester course credits) colonial theory, psychoanalytic literary theory, women and Islam, Indo-Caribbean writers, Arab Required: and Muslim writers from North Africa and the LET 010 Introduction to Literary Criticism (1) Middle East, 19th-century French, realist fiction LET 011 Introduction to Cultural Studies (1) Elisabeth Siekhaus Language requirement: German baroque literature, German culture and Completion of two years of study (college level 4 literature, German poetry and music, age of or equivalent) in French or Spanish by the time of Goethe and European literature of the 19th graduation. century, interdisciplinary studies Senior requirement: The major and minor in Literary and Cultural LET 191 Senior Thesis (1) Studies focus on the critical study of cultures and And, in consultation with the major advisor, seven literatures across linguistic and national traditions, upper-division credits chosen from letters, French, and require only two years of language study by or Spanish courses. the time of graduation. All other requirements may In addition, select two electives from among be satisfied through courses taught in English (see courses in related disciplines. Letters). One of the main objectives of the major and minor is to address the study of cultures other Completion of two years of study in a second lan- than those which belong to the English and North guage offered at Mills or through cross-registration American traditions, while acquiring an appropriate may be substituted for two upper-division credits. level of foreign language proficiency. An interdisciplinary field, cultural studies establishes connections between language, literary, post-

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 151 Literature and Cultural Studies Minor LET 010 Introduction to Literary Criticism (1) (6 semester course credits, which LET 011 Introduction to Cultural Studies (1) may include two language courses LET 106 (206) An die Musik: German Poetry at the second-year level) and Music (1) Required: LET 115 African and Caribbean Literatures (1) LET 010 Introduction to Literary Criticism (1) LET 131 (231) Aspects of Hispanic American or Cultures (1) LET 011 Introduction to Cultural Studies (1) LET 141 (241) Faust Through the Centuries (1) Language requirement: LET 142 French and Francophone Women Completion of two years of study (college level IV Writers (1) or equivalent) in French or Spanish by the time of LET 143 (243) European Realism (1) graduation. LET 148 (248) Contemporary French Theory (1) And two courses in second-year language study LET 149 Post-Colonial Conditions: Contempo- (French III-IV or Spanish III-IV) or two upper- rary Women’s Writings from Africa (1) division courses offered in French or Spanish for LET 150 Reconfiguring South Asian Diasporic students who have already achieved second-year Identity (1) language proficiency. LET 159 (259) Anthropology and Literature (1) And three upper-division course credits from let- LET 161 Women Writers of Spain, Latin America, and U.S. Latinas (1) ters, French, or Spanish courses. LET 166 (266) National Literatures of Latin Courses taught in English: America (1) ETHS 039 Raíces (Roots): Latin America and LET 168 (268) Women in the Cinema of Spain the Caribbean (1) (1) HIST 125 France: From the 1789 Revolution to LET 169 (269) Hispanic Cinema (1) the Present (1) LET 171 (271) Fantastical Writings: 20th- LET 009 Introduction to Comparative Century Latin American Fiction (1) Literature (1)

152 Mathematics 510.430.2226 Faculty: Professional Interests a prerequisite for, and leads directly into, first- Steven R. Givant semester Calculus I (MATH 047) in the spring. Logic and foundations of mathematics, model To determine which basic sequence is appropriate, theory, general algebra, theory of relations the student should take the self-placement quizzes offered by the department and consult with Mathe- Barbara Li Santi matics advisors. Students who plan to do further Artificial intelligence applications in education, work in mathematics, science, or engineering are cognitive science, intelligent tutoring systems, advised to continue the calculus sequence by taking computer science education, linear algebra Linear Algebra (MATH 050) and Multivariable Ellen Spertus Calculus (MATH 049). Information retrieval, online communities, social issues, computer architecture, compilers Before declaring a major in Mathematics, a student Zvezdelina Stankova must have completed Calculus I (MATH 047), Algebraic geometry, representation theory, Calculus II (MATH 048), and Linear Algebra combinatorics (MATH 050). The grade in each of these courses should be at least a B-. Some exceptions may Susan S. Wang be allowed upon the recommendation of the Design and analysis of algorithms, very large- department. Students required to declare a major scale integrated systems, parallel computation before completing these courses may provisionally In view of the pervasive roles that quantitative declare the Mathematics major. The provisional analysis plays throughout our society, a basic declaration will be revoked if the student does not familiarity with the disciplines of mathematics has earn at least a B- in MATH 047, MATH 048, and become an integral part of a liberal arts education. MATH 050. Proficiency in basic logical and prob- As a college for women, Mills recognizes the lem-solving skills, as determined by the instructor, importance of encouraging women to study math- is required for enrollment in advanced courses. ematics, and of providing them with the high-quality instruction they need to succeed in these disciplines. Mathematics Major Encouraging mathematical literacy is part of the (12 semester course credits) College’s continued effort to increase the analytical Required: competence of its women graduates. MATH 047–048 Calculus I and II (1; 1) MATH 049 Multivariable Calculus (1) Mathematics is an excellent field both for lifetime MATH 050 Linear Algebra (1) intellectual interest and for career preparation. Women are becoming increasingly prominent in MATH 141–142 Real Analysis I and Real Analysis II (1; 1) the field. Recent presidents of both the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical MATH 151–152 Abstract Algebra I and II (1; 1) Association of America have been women. Mathe- And select four courses from: matics also serves as an excellent basis for business, CS 064 Computer Concepts and Intermediate finance, engineering, sciences, teaching, actuarial Programming (1) work, and fields that need highly developed ana- CS 125 Theory of Algorithms (1) lytical skills, such as law. CS 127 Linear Optimization (1) CS 128 Theory of Computation (1) Small, interactively taught classes provide students with an ideal environment for learning mathematics. MATH 006 Discrete Mathematics II (1) The cross-registration program with UC Berkeley MATH 102 Probability and Statistics (1) enables outstanding students to take advantage of MATH 104 Differential Equations (1) a wide range of mathematics courses not usually MATH 154 Foundations of Geometry (1) available at a small college. MATH 160 Complex Analysis (1) MATH 180 Topics in Mathematics (1) Note: The basic calculus sequence (MATH 047– Note: May be repeated with different topics. MATH 048) begins in the fall. Students who need additional preparation before taking calculus should Other computer science upper-division courses enroll in Pre-Calculus (MATH 003) along with a may be used as electives in the Mathematics major workshop (MATH 003L) in the fall; this course is at the discretion of the department.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 153 Recommended: Instructor(s): Steven Givant. PHIL 051 Introduction to Logic (1) Note(s): Concurrently, students must enroll in a PHYS 061–062 General Physics I and II with pre-calculus workshop, MATH 003L (.5), Laboratory (1.25; 1.25) designed to strengthen their algebraic skills. Additional courses in mathematics, logic, and Meets the following GE requirement(s): computer science, and a reading knowledge of Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. French, German, or Russian, are useful. MATH 004 Discrete Mathematics I (1) Students intending to pursue graduate study are The Discrete Mathematics I–II sequence studies the encouraged to give an oral presentation on an fundamental mathematical ideas that are used in advanced topic. various disciplines of computer science. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving techniques. Topics Mathematics Minor are selected from: logic, Boolean algebra, proof (6 semester course credits) techniques such as mathematical induction and Required: proof by contradiction, sums, sets, and counting MATH 008 Linear Algebra (1) methods. Spring MATH 047–048 Calculus I and II (1; 1) Instructor(s): Barbara Li Santi, Susan Wang. MATH 049 Multivariable Calculus (1) Prerequisite(s): Strong background in high school mathematics and consent of instructor, or MATH 141 Real Analysis I (1) MATH 001 or MATH 003 and their associated And select one course from: workshop MATH 003L. CS 125 Theory of Algorithms (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): CS 127 Linear Optimization (1) Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. CS 128 Theory of Computation (1) MATH 006 Discrete Mathematics II (1) MATH 101 Complex Analysis (1) This course is a continuation of Discrete Mathe- MATH 104 Differential Equations (1) matics I. Topics are selected from: functions, the MATH 142 Real Analysis II (1) Halting Problem, counting methods, probability, MATH 151–152 Abstract Algebra I and II (1; 1) statistics, recursion, recurrence relations, graph MATH 154 Foundations of Geometry (1) theory, matrices, finite state automata, grammars, MATH 180 Topics in Mathematics (1) and languages. Fall Instructor(s): Barbara Li Santi, Susan Wang. Prerequisite(s): MATH 004. Courses MATH 047 Calculus I (1) MATH 001 Introduction to Mathematics (1) Calculus I–II and Multivariable Calculus (MATH Mathematical reasoning and problem solving. 049) are designed to build a solid foundation in Emphasis on building mathematical intuition and calculus. Topics in Calculus I include: limits; con- analytical skills via simplification of problems and tinuity; derivatives, techniques for differentiation; inductive discovery methods. Topics are selected linearization and differentials; the Mean Value from logic, number theory, set theory, geometry, Theorem; interpretations of derivatives in geome- probability, statistics, and graph theory. Fall try and science; extreme values of functions, with Instructor(s): Barbara Li Santi, Zvezdelina Stankova. applications to graphing and optimization problems Note(s): Intended for students with little technical in economics, life sciences, and physics; and an background who wish to acquire a mathematical introduction to integrals. Fall and Spring perspective or prepare for a more advanced Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova. course such as MATH 004. (Those taking MATH Note(s): Concurrently with MATH 047, students 001 in preparation for MATH 004 must enroll must enroll in a calculus workshop, MATH 047L concurrently in MATH 003L.) (.25). Meets the following GE requirement(s): Prerequisite(s): MATH 003 or high school Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. equivalent. MATH 003 Pre-Calculus (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): A streamlined course designed to prepare students Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. for the calculus sequence (MATH 047–048). Properties and graphs of elementary functions. Emphasis on developing conceptual understanding and problem solving skills. Fall

154 MATH 048 Calculus II (1) MATH 102 Probability and Statistics (1) This course is a continuation of Calculus I. Topics An introduction to the concepts and applications of include: the notion of integral; the Fundamental probability and statistics, with a strong foundation Theorem of Calculus; techniques of integration, in theory as well as practice, including the use of including substitution and integration by parts; technology. Topics include fundamentals of proba- numerical integration; concrete interpretations of bility, random variables, distributions, expected the integral in geometry and science; applications values, special distributions, sampling, tests of of the integral to problems of measurement and of significance, statistical inference, regression, and physics; improper integrals; infinite series and tests correlation. Fall of convergence; the algebra and calculus of power Instructor(s): Staff. series; and Taylor series approximations. Spring Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova. Offered in alternation with: MATH 104. Prerequisite(s): MATH 047. Prerequisite(s): MATH 047 and MATH 048. Note(s): At the discretion of the instructor with MATH 104 Differential Equations (1) MATH 048, students must enroll in a calculus Ordinary differential equations of first and second lab, MATH 048L (.25). order as well as systems of such equations. More Meets the following GE requirement(s): general techniques for finding solutions are devel- Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. oped gradually. Applications to physical and social MATH 049 Multivariable Calculus (1) sciences. Fall The theory of calculus in higher dimensional spaces. Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova. Vector functions and scalar functions of several Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. variables. The notions of derivative and integral Offered in alternation with: MATH 102. appropriate to such functions. In particular, partial Prerequisite(s): MATH 048 and MATH 050. derivatives, gradient, multiple integration, extrema, MATH 141 Real Analysis I (1) and applications of these notions. Line and surface The Real Analysis sequence is a rigorous presenta- integrals, Green’s theorem, and Stoke’s theorem. tion of the basic concepts of real analysis, including Spring methods of proof used throughout mathematics, Instructor(s): Steven Givant. e.g. direct proof, proof by contradiction, and the Prerequisite(s): MATH 048. method of induction. Topics for Real Analysis I MATH 050 Linear Algebra (1) include: the real number system, suprema and Matrix algebra and determinants, and the theory infima, and completeness; estimations and approx- of vector spaces, including: the notion of subspace, imations; sequences, subsequences, and conver- independence, basis and dimension, linear transfor- gence; cluster points, limits of sequences, and the mations, and eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Appli- Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem; Cauchy sequences; cations to geometry, systems of linear equations, infinite series and the convergence tests; and and the theory of approximations are given. Fall power series. Fall Instructor(s): Barbara Li Santi, Steven Givant, Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova. Zvezdalina Stankova. Prerequisite(s): MATH 048. Prerequisite(s): MATH 047 and MATH 048. MATH 142 Real Analysis II (1) Note(s): Prerequisites of MATH 047 and MATH Continuation of Real Analysis I. Topics include: 048 may be waived by instructor consent. elementary properties of functions of a single vari- Meets the following GE requirement(s): able; local and global behavior of functions; conti- Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. nuity and limits; Intermediate Value Theorem; properties of continuous functions on compact intervals; Rolle’s Theorem, Mean Value Theorem, and l’Hospital’s rule for indeterminate forms; linearization and applications to convexity; theory of Taylor polynomials; the Riemann integral; Fun- damental Theorems of Calculus; improper integrals; and sequences and series of functions. Spring Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Prerequisite(s): MATH 141.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 155 MATH 151 Abstract Algebra I (1) MATH 160 (260) Complex Analysis (1) The Abstract Algebra sequence studies fundamental An introduction to the calculus of functions that concepts concerning the abstract algebraic structures: have complex numbers as arguments and values. groups, rings, fields, and vector spaces. Topics in Topics include algebra and geometry of complex Abstract Algebra I include: arithmetic and modular numbers; elementary functions of a complex vari- congruence in the integers and in polynomial rings; able; differentiation and integration of complex the Chinese remainder theorem; criteria for reduci- functions; Cauchy’s Integral Theorem; Taylor’s and bility and irreducibility in polynomial rings over Laurent’s (infinite) series for complex functions; the rational, the real, and the complex numbers; residues; and conformal mapping. Spring the quotient of a polynomial ring; abstract rings, Instructor(s): Steven Givant. subrings, and ring homomorphisms and isomor- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. phisms; ideals and quotient rings. Fall Offered in alternation with: MATH 154. Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova, Prerequisite(s): MATH 141. Barbara Li Santi. MATH 180 (280) Topics in Mathematics (1) Prerequisite(s): MATH 050 and MATH 141. Offers topics that are not offered in the regular Note(s): The instructor may waive the curriculum from the following fields: algebra, prerequisites for exceptional students. algebraic geometry, algebraic logic, analysis, MATH 152 (252) Abstract Algebra II (1) applied linear algebra, combinatorics, geometry, Topics include groups, subgroups, group homo- linear algebra, mathematical logic and foundations morphisms and isomorphisms, Lagrange’s theorem, of mathematics, number theory, representation the- normal subgroups, quotient groups, fundamental ory, and topology. Fall group isomorphism theorems, symmetric and Instructor(s): Staff. alternating groups, direct products, classification of Meets the following GE requirement(s): finite abelian groups, integral domains, Euclidean Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. domains, principal ideal domains, unique factor- This course may be taken two times. ization domains, factorization of quadratic integers, MATH 183 Advanced Seminar in Mathematics (1) and the field of fractions of an integral domain. In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a Additional topics include Sylow theorems, structure specific subject through shared readings, discussion, of finite groups, abstract vector spaces, subspaces, and written assignments. Course content to be linear independence, bases, simple and algebraic determined by the instructor. May be repeated for field extensions, splitting fields, separability, and credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring finite fields. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Prerequisite(s): MATH 151. MATH 154 (254) Foundations of Geometry (1) A survey of various systems of geometry from a modern point of view, using techniques from algebra and logic. Possible topics include Euclidean geometry, non-Euclidean geometries (such as elliptic, hyperbolic, and parabolic geometry), affine geometry, projective geometry, and finite geometries. Spring Instructor(s): Steven Givant, Zvezdelina Stankova. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: MATH 160. Prerequisite(s): MATH 050. Note(s): Prerequisite of MATH 050 may be waived by the instructor. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Quantitative & Computational Reasoning.

156 Music 510.430.2187 Faculty: Professional Interests but also place musical activity within the broader David Bernstein context of intellectual history and global culture. Theorist, musicologist, author, specialist in early Second, the Music Department offers a unique 20th-century tonal theory and analysis, 12-tone undergraduate major in Music that promotes a theory, set theory, the aesthetics of the avant-garde dynamic interaction between performance and Chris Brown improvisation, historical and theoretical studies, Composition and improvisation, interactive elec- composition, and music technology. The music tronic and computer music, musical instrument student at Mills also learns that Western musical building and new instrumental resources, contem- culture is only one of the world’s many musical porary piano performance, world music traditions—a fact accentuated by the cultural Fred Frith diversity of the Bay Area as well as its position Composition, the performance of both composed on the Pacific Rim. and improvised music, collaboration in the fields The Music major revolves around a core curriculum of theater, dance, and film of music history, theory, and performance that pro- Nalini Ghuman Gwynne vides knowledge and skills basic to all musicians. Nineteenth- and 20th-century western classical In addition, Music majors select one of four areas music and opera; solo and chamber piano of emphasis: performance, theory/history, compo- performance; ethnomusicology (particularly sition, or composition with an emphasis in media North Indian vocal music and Welsh folk music); technology or electronic music. Performance cultural studies; post-colonial perspectives on students work with top San Francisco Bay Area musical orientalism, nationalism, and cross- musicians and various performing musical groups, cultural musical exchange such as the Early Music, Performance Collective Joëlle Léandre (Chamber), Vocal, Gamelan, Kongolese Drumming, Acoustic bass, improvisation, and composition; Music Improvisation, and Contemporary Perfor- composed extensively for dance, theatre, and mance Ensembles. Our program in composition multidisciplinary performance provides undergraduate women the opportunity to Hilda Paredes assume roles in music technology, recording engi- Composer for solo instruments, ensembles, neering, and composition that have traditionally chamber operas, orchestral works, and works been inaccessible to them. for dance All music students at Mills can also work at Mills’ Maggi Payne Center for Contemporary Music, a world-renowned Composer, performer, interdisciplinary artist, facility for electronic and computer music that has recording engineer, music editor, creator of played an influential role in the development of many works for electronic or visual media contemporary musical culture and is an important For well over half a century, the Music Department link in a long tradition of musical innovation at at Mills College has enjoyed an international repu- Mills. tation. Because of its strong faculty and history of Finally, just as all musical activities should be in- innovation, the department is in a unique position terrelated, music should not be isolated from other to enable its students to participate in some of the disciplines in the arts, humanities, and sciences. most exciting areas of development for music- The Music Department therefore offers several making in our time. All music students at Mills, interdisciplinary courses and is committed to whether they are music majors, music minors, creating interdisciplinary programs that fit the or those who simply wish to take music courses, needs of students with special interests. benefit from this stimulating, creative atmosphere. Prospective students: See Financial Aid, Music The curricular emphasis of the Music Program is Awards for reference to information regarding the twofold: Carroll Donner Commemorative Scholarship in First, in keeping with the liberal arts mission of the Music and the Barbara Hazelton Floyd Scholarship. College, courses for non-majors not only expose students to a wide variety of styles and repertory,

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 157 Music Major Plus two electives and a senior recital (with no (14.5 semester course credits) more than 1 additional credit in individual in- Undergraduate core (9.5 credits): struction in performance applied as an elective to the major requirements). MUS 001 Exploring Music: Performance, Creation, and Cultural Practice (1) Specialization in Composition: MUS 003 Musicianship (Levels II, III, and IV) MUS 124 Contemporary Instrumentation and (1.5) Orchestration (1) MUS 005 Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, I (1) Composition, and Improvisation (1) MUS 006 Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint Plus three electives and a senior project. II (1) Specialization in Composition with an empha- MUS 056 Musical Form: Analysis and sis in Media Technology or Electronic Music: Performance (1) MUS 147 Introduction to Electronic Music (1) MUS 101 20th-Century Styles and Techniques: MUS 154 Introduction to Computer Music (1) 1900–1945 (1) or MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, MUS 102 20th-Century Styles and Techniques: Composition, and Improvisation (1) 1945 to the Present (1) MUS 161 Sound Techniques of Recording (1) MUS 118 Classic and Romantic Music (1) MUS 164 Advanced Audio Recording (1) And select one course from the following: Plus a senior project. MUS 014 (114) Musics of the World: The Pacific, Asia, and India (1) Specialization in Theory/History: MUS 015 (115) Musics of the World: Africa, MUS 117 History of European Music to the Mediterranean, and the Americas (1) 1750 (1) Must be selected within the core curriculum. MUS 020 (120) American Music (1) MUS 137 Seminar in Music Literature and MUS 117 History of European Music to 1750 (1) Criticism (1) Individual instruction in performance (1), includ- And select one course from the following: ing at least one semester in: MUS 148 Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis MUS 026 (126) Music Improvisation Ensemble (1) or (.25) MUS 156 Tonal Analysis (1) MUS 027 (127) Contemporary Performance Ensemble (.25) Plus three electives and a senior project. MUS 028 (128) Gamelan Ensemble (.25) Music Minor MUS 029 (129) Kongolese Drumming (.25) (6 semester course credits) MUS 030 (130) Vocal Jazz Improvisation Prerequisites: Ensemble (.25) MUS 003 Musicianship I (May be waived by ex- MUS 031 (131) Performance Collective (.25) amination; does not count toward credit total.) MUS 032 (132) Early Music Vocal Ensemble— Required: beginning (.25) MUS 005–006 Diatonic Harmony and MUS 033 (133) Early Music Vocal Ensemble— Counterpoint I and II (1; 1) intermediate (.25) MUS 056 Musical Form: Analysis and MUS 034 (134) Early Music Instrumental Performance (1) Ensemble—Renaissance (.25) MUS 118 Classic and Romantic Music (1) MUS 035 (135) Early Music Instrumental Ensemble—Baroque (.25) And two credits in music electives, including at Areas of specialization: least .5 credit in performance (individual instruc- Besides completing the core program, the student, tion or ensemble). in consultation with her advisor, selects one of the following four areas of specialization: Courses for non-majors Specialization in Performance: Music is an important component of a liberal arts MUS 137 Seminar in Music Literature and education. The department offers courses specifi- Criticism (1) cally designed for non-majors each year. These MUS 156 Tonal Analysis (1) courses are intended to help make the student a MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, culturally informed and active participant in a Composition, and Improvisation (1) wide variety of musical experiences. Students

158 engaged in discourse about music also acquire verbal MUS 002 Music in Western Culture (1) and analytical skills that will be useful throughout An examination of selected U.S. and European their scholarly and/or professional careers. musical literature in the context of the arts, culture, and society. Students study genres and styles from The core courses in the non-major curriculum— the Middle Ages to the present (chant, symphony, MUS 001 Exploring Music Performance, Creation, folk song and spiritual, opera, and electronic music), and Cultural Practice; MUS 002 Music in Western and consider how the evolution of instruments, Culture; and MUS 014 and 015 Musics of the musical forms, and performance practices reflects World—introduce a broad range of music and culture, time, and place. The course aims to make demonstrate that music is a part of a vast social, more informed and engaged listeners for a wide political, and intellectual perspective. These courses range of musical experiences. Fall also concentrate on the development of the non- Instructor(s): Staff. musician’s musical perceptions; students learn that Open to undergraduates only. the ability to understand and appreciate music, and Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. even to participate in creative musical activity, is Note(s): Designed for non-majors. not the sole property of those with a formal musical training. Non-majors are also encouraged to enroll MUS 003 Musicianship IÐIV (.5) in several of our courses in electronic music and Musicianship I–IV provides practical training music technology: MUS 047 Introduction to Elec- in basic musical skills including reading music tronic Music; MUS 054 Introduction to Computer notation; understanding elementary music theory; Music; and MUS 161 Sound Techniques of performing sight-singing, melodic, rhythmic, and Recording. Other courses designed for the non- harmonic dictation; and basic keyboard skills. Fall major include MUS 112 Cross-Currents in Rock and Spring Music; MUS 121 Film Music: Mood and Meaning; Instructor(s): David Bernstein, Nalini Gwynne, MUS 163 The World of Opera; MUS 020 American Chris Brown, Staff. Music; MUS 049 Challenges to Artistic Traditions; Note(s): Students will be placed in one of four and MUS 170 African American Music: The different groups to practice at the appropriate Meaning and the Message. skill level, from beginning through advanced. Students must pass a proficiency test for level I The Music Department also offers individual to declare a Music major, and must complete a instruction in voice and most instruments—even for proficiency test for level IV to graduate as a beginners—and various musical ensembles that Music major. attract the College community, including the Per- This course may be taken eight times. formance Collective, Vocal Jazz Improvisation, Gamelan, Kongolese Drumming, Music Improvi- MUS 005 Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint I sation, Contemporary Performance, and Early (1) Music Ensembles. A study of melodic writing, elementary counterpoint, and diatonic harmony as practiced during the 18th and 19th centuries through analysis and the de- Courses velopment of written and aural skills. Music majors must register concurrently for Musicianship II and MUS 001 Exploring Music: Performance, III. Designed for music majors and non-majors who Creation, and Cultural Practice (1) have a working knowledge of musical notation. Fall An introduction to music from the perspectives of Instructor(s): David Bernstein. performer, composer, improvisor, instrument-maker, and scholar. Music will be studied as a social art, MUS 006 Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint II as a performance practice, as acoustic architecture (1) and spontaneous creation, and as historical artifact A study of melodic writing, elementary counter- and cultural signifier. Projects for the class include point, and diatonic harmony as practiced during the playing music, listening and analysis, composing, 18th and 19th centuries through analysis and the de- recording, and writing. No knowledge of music, velopment of written and aural skills. Music majors notation, or instrumental skill is necessary. Fall must register concurrently for Musicianship II and Instructor(s): Staff. III. Designed for music majors and non-majors who Open to undergraduates only. have a working knowledge of musical notation. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Spring & Critiquing Arts. Instructor(s): Chris Brown. Prerequisite(s): Equivalent of MUS 005 or consent of instructor.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 159 MUS 007 Individual Instruction in Performance music traditions are examined. This course surveys (.25) traditional music in Africa, the Mediterranean, and Lessons are not covered by tuition and must be the Americas. Fall arranged in person through the Music Department’s Instructor(s): Chris Brown. administrative assistant prior to the first day of Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. classes. Students may audition for lesson scholar- Offered in rotation with: MUS 014, MUS 020. ships which must be applied for through the Music Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Department’s administrative assistant prior to the & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives. first day of classes. Fall and Spring MUS 016 (116) Women and Creative Music (1) Instructor(s): Staff. A study of the contribution of women composers Note(s): See individual lesson instructors in and performers to the evolution of creative music, faculty roster. with emphasis on the last hundred years. Fall This course may be taken four times. Instructor(s): Pauline Oliveros. MUS 009 Individual Instruction in Voice (.25) Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Lessons are not covered by tuition and must be MUS 020 (120) American Music (1) arranged in person through the Music Department’s Selected topics in the musical and cultural history administrative assistant prior to the first day of of American music, with emphasis on the multi- classes. Students may audition for lesson scholar- cultural sources of American folk, popular, and art ships which must be applied for through the Music music traditions. This course concentrates on lis- Department’s administrative assistant prior to the tening to, reading about, and writing on American first day of classes. Fall and Spring music from literary, historical, cultural, and musi- Instructor(s): Staff. cal perspectives. Music majors are required to Note(s): See individual lesson instructors in write an extensive musical analysis, while non- faculty roster. music majors can focus instead on the literary, his- This course may be taken four times. torical, and sociological aspects of the music MUS 014 (114) Musics of the World: The Pacific, under discussion. Fall Asia, and India (1) Instructor(s): Chris Brown. A survey of music from a variety of the world’s Limit 18 students. cultures providing a global perspective on music Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. making. Music is studied as a phenomenon of cul- Offered in rotation with: MUS 014, MUS 015. tural evolution in order to discover concepts that Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating bind musical cultures together, as well as to identify & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives, the features that characterize particular musical Written Communication. practices. Both art music and folk music traditions are examined. This course examines musics from MUS 022 (122) Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology (1) Hawaii, Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, An in-depth study of one non-Western musical tra- Japan, and India. Fall dition, to be selected each year from one of the Instructor(s): Chris Brown. music/cultural areas studied in MUS 014 (114) Open to undergraduates only. or 015 (115) Musics of the World. The selected Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. tradition will be studied in both theory and prac- Offered in rotation with: MUS 015, MUS 020. tice, with special emphasis placed on its cultural Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating and historical context. Previous enrollment in & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives. MUS 014 (114) or MUS 015 (115) is recommend- MUS 015 (115) Musics of the World: Africa, the ed, but not required. Suitable for both majors and Mediterranean, and the Americas (1) non-majors. Spring A survey of music from a variety of the world’s Instructor(s): Staff. cultures providing a global perspective on music Offered in 2006–2007. making. Music is studied as a phenomenon of cul- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating tural evolution in order to discover concepts that & Critiquing Arts, Multicultural Perspectives. bind musical cultures together, as well as to identify the features that characterize particular musical MUS 026 (126) Music Improvisation Ensemble (.25) practices. Both art music and indigenous folk Even if you’ve never improvised before, you’re welcome in this multi-instrumental/vocal ensemble devoted to intensive work on non-idiomatic (and pan-idiomatic) improvisation. Some basic instrumen-

160 tal or vocal experience is required. Auditions for Through participation in weekly master classes new members of the Ensemble will be held during given by Professor Nalini Gwynne and guest the first session in fall and spring. Fall and Spring musicians, you will enhance your skills as a Instructor(s): Fred Frith. chamber musician, develop your interpretation Open to undergraduates only. of a variety of musical styles and periods, as well Offered 2006–2007. as prepare for and perform in concerts held in Mills This course may be taken eight times. Hall and the Concert Hall. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Nalini Gwynne. MUS 027 (127/227) Contemporary Performance Ensemble (.25) This course may be taken eight times. Undergraduate and graduate performers, as well MUS 032 (132) Early Music Vocal Ensemble— as community musicians, are welcome in this Beginning (.25) multi-instrumental/vocal ensemble devoted to the The purpose of this vocal ensemble is to study and study and performance of a wide range of contem- perform early music. Emphasis is on the musical porary scores. Auditions for new members of the styles and forms of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Ensemble will be held during the first session in and Baroque periods. Students will develop their fall and spring. Fall and Spring ability to perform in small ensembles and improve Instructor(s): Steed Cowart. such aspects of singing as intonation, articulation, Open to undergraduates only. phrasing, balance, and interpretation. This course This course may be taken eight times. is geared toward students and faculty who have not had much vocal or choral experience and have MUS 028 (128) Gamelan Ensemble (.25) beginning sightreading skills. Fall and Spring Learn the art of improvisation and chamber music Instructor(s): Cindy Beitmen. in this traditional Indonesian percussion ensemble This course may be taken eight times. using the famed American gamelan built by composer Lou Harrison with William Colvig. All levels MUS 033 (133/233) Early Music Vocal of musical expertise are welcome. Fall and Spring Ensemble—Intermediate (.25) Instructor(s): Danni Redding Lapuz. The purpose of this vocal ensemble is to study and This course may be taken eight times. perform early music. Emphasis is on the musical styles and forms of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, MUS 029 (129) Kongolese Drumming (.25) and Baroque periods. Students will develop their Join Capoeira Angola drumming master Terry ability to perform in small ensembles and improve Baruti in the popular Kongolese drumming such aspects of singing as intonation, articulation, ensemble for beginning and skilled percussionists. phrasing, balance, and interpretation. This course Fall and Spring is designed for students and faculty with choral ex- Instructor(s): Terry Baruti. perience and sightreading skills who are interested This course may be taken four times. in working on more advanced repertoire. Fall and MUS 030 (130) Vocal Jazz Improvisation Spring Ensemble (.25) Instructor(s): Cindy Beitmen. The ability to sing in tune is required; an adven- This course may be taken eight times. turous spirit is suggested. This class explores the MUS 034 (134/234) Early Music Instrumental boundaries of vocal ensemble through an array Ensemble—Renaissance (.25) of improvisational exercises and “lesser-known,” The recorder ensemble invites both experienced yet expanded, jazz choral arrangements. Voice and beginning recorder players to play 17th- and technique; ensemble blend and balance; and jazz 18th-century music. (The Music Department has rhythms, song forms, and scat-singing are also some recorders available for loan to ensemble integral to this work which often yields greater members.) Fall and Spring personal and creative freedom. Informal group Instructor(s): Louise Carslake. audition at the first rehearsal. Culminates in a This course may be taken eight times. “salon” performance. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Molly Holm. MUS 035 (135/235) Early Music Ensemble— This course may be taken eight times. Baroque (.25) The ensemble brings players of strings, woodwinds, MUS 031 (131) Performance Collective (.25) recorders, keyboard, and singers together in playing This is a class devoted to the practice and per- 17th- and 18th-century music. Fall and Spring formance of vocal and instrumental chamber Instructor(s): Louise Carslake. music from the Baroque era to the 20th century. This course may be taken eight times.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 161 MUS 047 (147) Introduction to Electronic Music MUS 056 Musical Form: Analysis and (.5Ð1) Performance (1) Introduction to the techniques and theory of electro- An introduction to the analysis of musical forms, acoustic music, musique concrhte, and basic record- such as binary, rondo, sonata, theme and variations, ing techniques. Introduction to acoustics, the oper- and fugal and concerto structures, involving further ation of standard analog electronic audio modules, study of tonal and chromatic harmony. Repertory and a survey of the compositional and artistic includes selections from major orchestral, keyboard, developments of the last 50 years. Hands-on expe- chamber, and vocal works of the 18th and 19th rience in electronic music composition, recording, centuries. Studies involve the import of analysis on multi-tracking, signal processing, mixing, and performance practice, including the application of creation of short compositions and studies using analytical knowledge to the performance of key- these resources. Fall board, instrumental, and vocal repertoires. Fall Instructor(s): Maggi Payne. Instructor(s): Nalini Gwynne. Limit 17 students. Prerequisite(s): MUS 006. Note(s): Open to non-majors. No previous music MUS 057 Individual Instruction in Performance experience is required. (.25) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Lessons are not covered by tuition and must be & Critiquing Arts. arranged in person through the Music Department’s MUS 049 Challenges to Artistic Traditions (1) administrative assistant prior to the first day of An interdisciplinary survey of the contributions of classes. Students may audition for lesson scholar- composers, writers, and artists who have challenged ships which must be applied for through the Music prevailing artistic traditions. Topics include studies Department’s administrative assistant prior to the of specific works from a variety of cultural and first day of classes. Fall and Spring historical contexts and writings that discuss the Instructor(s): Staff. meaning of tradition, modernism, experimentalism, Note(s): See individual lesson instructors in and the avant-garde. Designed for non-majors, no faculty roster. previous training in music or any other fine arts This course may be taken four times. discipline is necessary. Fall MUS 059 Individual Instruction in Voice (.25) Instructor(s): David Bernstein. Lessons are not covered by tuition and must be Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. arranged in person through the Music Department’s Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating administrative assistant prior to the first day of & Critiquing Arts. classes. Students may audition for lesson scholar- MUS 054 (154) Introduction to Computer Music ships which must be applied for through the Music (.5Ð1) Department’s administrative assistant prior to the Introduction to the theory, techniques, and litera- first day of classes. Fall and Spring ture of computer music via a hands-on, practical Instructor(s): Staff. studio approach. Course includes a music- and art- Note(s): See individual lesson instructors in oriented guide to computers: their architecture, faculty roster. programming, data structures, real-time control, This course may be taken four times. and input-output techniques. Students will learn MUS 101 20th-Century Styles and Techniques I: basic programming techniques on computer music 1900Ð1945 (1) systems. In addition, the course includes a survey This course provides students with a solid founda- of developments in computer music, and special tion in the history of 20th-century music from 1900 activities in and around the Center for Contempo- to 1945. It includes an introduction to the theoretical rary Music. Spring and analytical techniques associated with that Instructor(s): John Bischoff. repertory and supporting lectures on movements Note(s): No previous music or computer in the other arts and the intellectual history of the experience is required. period. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Instructor(s): David Bernstein. & Critiquing Arts. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: MUS 102. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives.

162 MUS 102 20th-Century Styles and Techniques self-confidence. Students should have at least II: 1945 to the Present (1) intermediate instrumental or vocal skills. Fall This course focuses on major developments in 20th- Instructor(s): Joelle Leandre. century musical style and compositional techniques Instructor consent required. from World War II to the present. It includes an Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and introduction to the theoretical and analytical tech- graduate students. niques associated with that repertory and support- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ing lectures on movements in the other arts and the Offered in alternation with: MUS 210. intellectual history of the period. Spring MUS 112 Cross-Currents in Rock Music (1) Instructor(s): David Bernstein. This seminar examines the vitality of rock music Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. from musical and sociohistorical perspectives. It Offered in alternation with: MUS 101. includes an overview of the reciprocal relationship Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating between rock and contemporary art music and an & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives. assessment of the cross-fertilization between rock, MUS 107 Individual Instruction in Performance jazz, and world music. It also addresses the impact and Composition (.25Ð.5) of new music technologies on traditional music in Lessons are not covered by tuition and must be North Africa and India, and the links between mu- arranged in person through the Music Department’s sical innovation and cultural identity in rock music administrative assistant prior to the first day of of Quebec, Eastern Europe, and Japan. Spring classes. Students may audition for lesson scholar- Instructor(s): Fred Frith. ships which must be applied for through the Music Open to undergraduates only. Department’s administrative assistant prior to the Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. first day of classes. Fall and Spring Note(s): Graduate students may participate at the Instructor(s): Staff. discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): MUS 101 and MUS 159. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Note(s): May be taken for .5 credit only during the & Critiquing Arts, Historical Perspectives, last semester of the senior year in conjunction Multicultural Perspectives. with preparation for the senior recital. See individual lesson instructors in faculty roster. MUS 114 (014) Intermedia Collaborations (1) This course may be taken four times. This interdisciplinary course is focused on late 20th- century creativity, improvisation, and interactive MUS 109 Individual Instruction in Voice (.25Ð.5) media. Students from different arts disciplines will Lessons are not covered by tuition and must be survey significant collaborative works and current arranged in person through the Music Department’s technologies and engage in collaborative projects administrative assistant prior to the first day of for live performance, internet broadcast, and other classes. Students may audition for lesson scholar- performance technologies. Students will also iden- ships which must be applied for through the Music tify and interview Bay Area professional women in Department’s administrative assistant prior to the creative music, visual arts, literature, and theater first day of classes. Fall and Spring and create a website linked with the existing Bay Instructor(s): Staff. Area Women in Creative Music website. Fall Note(s): May be taken for .5 credit only during the Instructor(s): James Fei last semester of the senior year, in conjunction Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. with preparation for the senior recital. See individual lesson instructors in faculty roster. MUS 114 (014) Musics of the World: The Pacific, Asia, and India (1) This course may be taken four times. See MUS 014 in Music. MUS 111 (211) Improvisation Workshop (1) MUS 115 (015) Musics of the World: Africa, the This course will offer practical experience of non- Mediterranean, and the Americas (1) idiomatic or pan-idiomatic improvisation in small See MUS 015 in Music. and large group contexts. Emphasis will be on listening, understanding social structures and how MUS 116 (016) Women and Creative Music (1) they affect improvisation, basic ear-training to See MUS 016 in Music. improve rhythmic and melodic skills, and building

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 163 MUS 117 History of European Music to 1750 (1) MUS 121 Film Music: Mood and Meaning (1) A survey of music and music making from early An overview of the use of music in international Christian chant to the late baroque period, ending cinema, from silent film to current emphasis on with the music of J.S. Bach. Emphasis is placed the use of popular songs, and through them the on the study of musical forms and compositional manipulation of shared memory. We’ll examine and performance styles through the examination the development of sound “conventions” through of a broad range of musical repertory and readings which we recognize what is about to happen and in music history and performance practice. The how we’re expected to feel; the development of course will also consider the larger cultural context film music style; and the current prevalence of for music making. Fall “sound design” and how it has shifted the film Instructor(s): Sandra Soderlund. industry’s gender demographic. Spring Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Fred Frith. Offered in alternation with: MUS 119. Open to juniors and seniors only. Prerequisite(s): MUS 005. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Note(s): Designed for music majors and non- Offered in alternation with: MUS 112. majors with a working knowledge of musical Note(s): Graduate students by consent of notation. Strongly recommended for all students instructor only. intending to pursue graduate studies in music. MUS 124 (224) Contemporary Instrumentation MUS 118 Classic and Romantic Music (1) and Orchestration (1) A survey of music and music making from 1750 to Historical, analytical, and practical study of instru- 1914. Emphasis on the study of the major musical mentation and orchestration, with emphasis on genres—especially the symphony, sonata, character gaining advanced facility in writing for the orches- piece, chamber music, song, opera, and music tral instruments. The course surveys fundamental drama—and compositional styles from Haydn and and advanced techniques for writing for each Mozart to post-Romanticism. The course examines instrument. The course also covers the basics of a wide selection of musical repertory, readings in score reading, notation, and copying. Focus will music history and performance practices, analysis be on instrumentation and orchestration from the of selected works, and a consideration of the standpoints of 20th-century and world musics. broader cultural context for music making. Spring Students are required to turn in several small and Instructor(s): Nalini Gwynne. one large orchestrational assignments, as well as Prerequisite(s): MUS 006. analytical projects. Spring Note(s): Designed for music majors and non- Instructor(s): Staff. majors with a working knowledge of musical Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. notation; open to seniors and graduate students Offered in alternation with: MUS 266. without musical backgrounds who wish to MUS 125 Workshop in Performance and conduct interdisciplinary research. Literature (.5Ð1) Recommended course(s): MUS 056. Fall and Spring MUS 119 (219) Performance Practice of Instructor(s): Visiting Artist. Baroque and Classical Music (1) MUS 126 (026) Music Improvisation Ensemble A study of historical performance practices of (.25) baroque and classical music, with emphasis on See MUS 026 in Music. both research and performance. A survey of the musical forms and compositional and performance MUS 127 (027/227) Contemporary Performance styles of each period through music examples and Ensemble (.25) source readings. Small ensemble work with class See MUS 027 in Music. performances and guest lectures by prominent early MUS 128 (028) Gamelan Ensemble (.25) music specialists. The course concludes with a See MUS 028 in Music. final concert. Fall MUS 129 (029) Kongolese Drumming (.25) Instructor(s): Sandra Soderlund. See MUS 029 in Music. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: MUS 117. MUS 130 (030) Vocal Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (.25) MUS 120 (020) American Music (1) See MUS 030 in Music. See MUS 020 in Music. MUS 131 (031) Performance Collective (.25) See MUS 031 in Music.

164 MUS 132 (032) Early Music Vocal Ensemble— MUS 154 (054) Introduction to Computer Music Beginning (.25) (.5Ð1) See MUS 032 in Music. See MUS 054 in Music. MUS 133 (033/233) Early Music Vocal MUS 156 (256) Tonal Analysis (1) Ensemble—Intermediate (.25) An intensive study of a single analytical method See MUS 033 in Music. or a comparative survey of various 20th-century MUS 134 (034/234) Early Music Instrumental analytical techniques, such as Schenkerian analysis, Ensemble—Renaissance (.25) Schoenbergian tonal theory, and Lehrdahl and See MUS 034 in Music. Jackendoff’s generative theory for tonal music, as applied to a selection of tonal music. Readings MUS 135 (035/235) Early Music Ensemble— from older treatises may also serve as possible Baroque (.25) guides to analysis and the formulation of histori- See MUS 035 in Music. cally tempered analytical methodologies. Fall MUS 137 (237) Seminar in Music Literature and Instructor(s): David Bernstein. Criticism (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. This seminar is devoted to the intensive examination Offered in alternation with: MUS 148. of a major topic in musical literature (recent topics MUS 157 (257) Seminar by Visiting Professor include Beethoven, chamber music literature, (.5Ð1) Wagner’s music dramas, and music and culture Fall and Spring in fin-de-siècle Vienna), with exploration of Instructor(s): Visiting professor. appropriate research methods and bibliographical Open to undergraduates only. resources. Students are free to choose a focus for their research depending on their individual MUS 159 (259) Seminar in Musical Performance, emphasis, whether historical studies, analysis, Composition, and Improvisation (1) compositional style, or performance practice. A seminar in creative music making and improvi- Emphasis on developing advanced skills in oral sation for composers and performers, including and written communication. Fall students from other disciplines. Emphasis is placed Instructor(s): Nalini Gwynne. on developing individual styles in composition Open to seniors only. and performance. Students work individually and Prerequisite(s): MUS 056 and MUS 118. collaboratively. Interdisciplinary collaborations are Note(s): The senior project may be completed in highly encouraged. Improvisation across disciplines conjunction with this seminar for students with is part of this exploration. We also evaluate com- an emphasis in history/theory. positions and interdisciplinary works from the last This course may be taken two times. 30 years. The senior project may be completed in conjunction with this seminar. Fall MUS 147 (047) Introduction to Electronic Music Instructor(s): Maggi Payne. (.5Ð1) Limit 15 students. See MUS 047 in Music. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and MUS 148 (248) Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis graduate students. (1) Note(s): Open to non-majors with permission of An intensive study of theoretical issues associated instructor. with music from the early 20th century to the most Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating recent experimental works. Emphasis is placed on & Critiquing Arts. developing and learning analytical methods and MUS 160 (260) Composition Practicum (.5) compositional techniques applicable to post-tonal Bi-weekly private instruction in composition. Fall music (such as pitch-class sets, centricity and and Spring important referential collections, invariance, Instructor(s): Fred Frith, Chris Brown, Joelle combinatoriality, and integral serialism). The Leandre. structure of the course may vary from a focus on Prerequisite(s): MUS 101 and MUS 159. a specific analytical method to analyses of a series Note(s): For advanced undergraduates, with of works approached through different theoretical permission of instructor. perspectives. Spring This course may be taken two times. Instructor(s): David Bernstein. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: MUS 156.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 165 MUS 161 (261) Sound Techniques of Recording MUS 165 (265) Sound Art (1) (1) An introduction to the history and practice of This course in recording engineering covers basic Sound Art, an interdisciplinary field with influences acoustics, the design and use of microphones, from music, sculpture, and interactive electronic mixing consoles, tape machines (analog and digital), arts. This course will survey groundbreaking work compressors, limiters, equalizers, reverb units, done by sound artists during the last three decades, noise reduction, and other peripheral equipment. and discuss the critical responses to it. Technologies Students will become proficient in our professional relevant to the practice will be introduced and recording studios. No previous music experience used in directed projects. Students will create and is required. Fall and Spring install their own sound artworks as the final out- Instructor(s): Maggi Payne. come of the course. Fall Limit 17 students. Instructor(s): Staff. Note(s): Enrollment priority to upper-level music Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and majors, graduate students in music, upper-level graduate students. Intermedia Arts majors, then other upper-level Offered 2006–2007. students. Recommended course(s): MUS 047, MUS 054, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating MUS 161. & Critiquing Arts. MUS 170 African American Music: The Meaning This course may be taken two times. and the Message (1) MUS 163 The World of Opera (1) This course is an exploration through discussion An interdisciplinary seminar that applies the meth- into the ideology of “African American” music, ods and critical perspectives of various disciplines, encouraging participants to reflect on how and including musicology, literary and film criticism, in- why this music came to be so labeled. We will tellectual history, women’s and gender studies, and concentrate on pivotal periods in the evolution of ethnic studies, to the study of opera. Presentations this concept—highlighting the Harlem Renaissance by guest lecturers, attendance at one production of and the black nationalism movement and their the San Francisco Opera. Guided research encour- influence on America and world cultures. Spring ages the student to engage in original critical work Instructor(s): India Cooke. on opera from the perspective of her major or MUS 180 Special Topics in Music (.5Ð1) other field of interest. Fall Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as Instructor(s): Nalini Gwynne. part of the regular curriculum. Course content to Note(s): No previous study of music required. be determined by the instructor. May be repeated Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status; for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring sophomores with permission of instructor. Instructor(s): Staff. MUS 164 (264) Advanced Audio Recording (1) This course may be taken two times. This course will concentrate on the 24-track record- MUS 183 Advanced Seminar in Music (1) ing studio, utilizing multi-track recording and In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a overdubbing, advanced microphone, equalization specific subject through shared readings, discussion, and compression techniques, mixing and the use and written assignments. Course content to be of digital signal processors. Digital recording and determined by the instructor. May be repeated for editing will also be covered as well as CD-burning credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring techniques. No previous music experience is Instructor(s): Staff. required. Spring Instructor(s): Maggi Payne. Limit 17 students. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Prerequisite(s): MUS 161, 261, or consent of instructor. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating & Critiquing Arts.

166 Nursing 510.430.3274 Faculty: Professional Interests Pre-Nursing John Brabson (17 semester course credits) Pine genome structure and evolution, sphingo- Required: lipid metabolism in Pichia Ciferrii BIO 031N Human Anatomy for Nurses with Lisa Urry Lab (1.25) Developmental biology of sea urchin embryos BIO 034N Human Physiology for Nurses with and larvae, cell-cell and cell-extracellular Lab (1.25) matrix interactions BIO 041N Introductory Microbiology for Diane Jassawalla Nurses with Lab (1.25) Organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry CHEM 037N Survey of Chemistry for Nurses with Lab (1.25) Mills offers a Pre-Nursing Program, in conjunction CHEM 038N Survey of Chemistry II: with Samuel Merritt College, which provides spe- Principles of Nutrition for Nurses (1) cific training in nursing. The program consists of COLL 005 Information Literacy (0) two years of general education and basic science ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) or courses taken at Mills, followed by two years of PSYC 084 Analytical Methods in Psychology nursing theory and clinical experience offered at (Statistics) (1) Samuel Merritt College. The Pre-Nursing Program ENG 001 Critical Reading and Expository offers a special Nursing Leadership Program com- Writing (1) ponent designed to help students develop the skills HIST 011 The West and Its Cultural Traditions and knowledge they will need to pursue leadership I (1) or positions in the nursing profession. Completion of HIST 012 The West and Its Cultural Traditions the combined program leads to a Bachelor of II (1) or Science Degree in Nursing. HIST 031 American History I (1) or The Pre-Nursing Program provides students with a HIST 032 American History II (1) strong foundation in the natural and social sciences, PHIL 009 Introduction to Philosophy (1) or and it fosters exploration of the fine arts and letters. PHIL 062 Ethics (1) This program consists of a total of 17 course credits. PSYC 040 Life-Span Development Psychology Students who complete their academic work at (1) Mills with a 3.0 grade point average and attain a PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) specified, minimum score on the Nurse Entrance SOC 055 Introduction to Sociology (1) Test (NET) are guaranteed admission to the pro- EDUC 161 Interpersonal Communication (1) fessional portion of the program at Samuel Merritt College. Creation and Criticism in the Arts (1), select one course from: ARTH 018 Introduction to Western Art (1) ARTH 019 Art of the Modern World (1) ARTH 081 Introduction to Asian Art: India and the Himalayas (1) ARTH 082 Introduction to Asian Art: China (1) (or another Art History course with the consent of instructor) MUS 001 Exploring Music: Performance, Creation, and Cultural Practice (1) MUS 014 Musics of the World: The Pacific, Asia, and India (1) MUS 015 Musics of the World: Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Americas (1)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 167 Multicultural Perspectives (1), select one course ENG 158 Contemporary Fiction by Women (1) from: ETHS 052 African American Women’s History ANTH 058 Cultural Anthropology (1) (1) ETHS 039 Raíces (Roots): Latin America and ETHS 139 Asian/Pacific American Women the Caribbean (1) Writers (1) ETHS 042 Ethnicity and Environment in ETHS 150 Womanist Theory (1) California (1) ETHS 157 Race, Gender, and the Criminal ETHS 051 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (1) Justice System (1) ETHS 052 African American Women’s History ETHS 172 American Indian Women in the U.S. (1) (1) ETHS 139 Asian/Pacific American Women LET 115 African and Caribbean Literatures (1) Writers (1) HIST 160 History of Women in America (1) ETHS 150 Womanist Theory (1) SOSC 120 Women and the Law (1) ETHS 157 Race, Gender, and the Criminal WMST 071 Introduction to Women’s Studies Justice System (1) (1) ETHS 172 American Indian Women in the U.S. WMST 094 Feminist Social Ethics (1) (1) (or any other course approved to meet the HIST 160 History of Women in America (1) Women and Gender requirement, with the MUS 014 Musics of the World: The Pacific, consent of the academic advisor) Asia, and India (1) Recommended: MUS 015 Musics of the World: Africa, the ICL 051N Nursing Leadership Seminar (.25) Mediterranean, and the Americas (1) ICL 052N Nursing Leadership Seminar (.25) (or any other course approved to meet the Multicultural Perspectives requirement, with Students are strongly encouraged to take a Nursing the consent of the academic advisor) Leadership Seminar every semester they are in residence at Mills. Women and Gender (1), select one course from: ANTH 161 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women (1)

168 Philosophy 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests Philosophy Major Marc A. Joseph (10 semester course credits) Metaphysics, the philosophy of mind and Required: language, logic and the philosophy of logic, the PHIL 051 Introduction to Logic (1) philosophy of mathematics, the history of PHIL 062 Ethics (1) philosophy, and classical studies PHIL 081 Ancient Philosophy (1) Elizabeth Potter PHIL 082 Early Modern Philosophy (1) Gender and science, intersections of feminism Senior requirement: and epistemology, philosophy of science PHIL 191 Advanced Seminar (1) The philosopher Wilfred Sellars describes the aim And select five upper-division philosophy courses of the discipline as trying “to understand how things in consultation with the Philosophy faculty. in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest possible sense of the term.” Note: Students planning graduate study in philo- In pursuit of this understanding, philosophy students sophy are strongly advised to select a second lan- examine the nature of human values, the scope and guage for study in consultation with Philosophy limits of human knowledge, and our most basic Department staff. assumptions about reality in courses on ethics, Philosophy Minor political theory, aesthetics, the theory of knowledge, (5 semester course credits) metaphysics, logic, and the history of philosophy. Classes are small, allowing for intensive examina- Required: tion of philosophical ideas and a high degree of PHIL 051 Introduction to Logic (1) interaction among students and faculty. PHIL 062 Ethics (1) PHIL 081 Ancient Philosophy (1) or The student majoring in Philosophy develops her PHIL 082 Early Modern Philosophy (1) abilities to analyze problems and evaluate their solutions, to distill complex data, to organize And select two upper-division philosophy courses ideas and issues, and to communicate clearly and in consultation with the Philosophy faculty. persuasively. The study of philosophy provides a broad acquaintance with some of the greatest Courses achievements of human civilization, and it is an excellent preparation for many professional careers, PHIL 009 Introduction to Philosophy (1) especially law, business, teaching, medicine, jour- A critical examination of works by classical and nalism, and public administration. Recent Mills contemporary philosophers and the questions they graduates in Philosophy have gone on to post- raise. Topics vary, but include the problem of graduate studies in literature, law, and the fine social organization and the nature of justice; the arts, as well as in philosophy. scope and limits of human knowledge; the fundamental nature of the cosmos; the concepts of art Many students may arrive at Mills with little pre- and beauty; and the Socratic question: What is the vious exposure to philosophy and be uncertain best kind of life for a human being to lead? Fall where to begin exploring the subject. Any lower- Instructor(s): Staff. division course can serve as an introduction to Open to undergraduates only. the discipline, especially courses in the history of Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. philosophy (Ancient Philosophy, Early Modern Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Philosophy, and Chinese Philosophy) and value Institutions & Behavior, Written Communication. theory (Ethics and Political Philosophy). Upper- division courses, too, may be appropriate for students beyond their first year if they have an interest or background in the specific area. For example, many students contemplating a career in law or public service enroll in Philosophy of Law, students in psychology and computer science enroll in Philosophy of Mind, and literature and fine arts students enroll in Aesthetics.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 169 PHIL 025 Political Philosophy (1) PHIL 063 Environmental Ethics (1) An examination of fundamental concepts and issues A critical introduction to theories of value of the in political theory, such as the relationship between natural world. Topics include the relation between power and justice, the nature of freedom and obli- scientific and moral principles; theories of the gation, and the relationship between the individual moral worth of persons, animals, plants, and other and the community. Attention is given to contem- natural objects; historical and cultural influences porary concerns such as race and gender. Spring on conceptions of nature; alternative accounts of Instructor(s): Staff. human relationships and responsibilities to nature, Open to undergraduates only. including deep ecology and ecofeminism; and the Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. connection between moral and political values and Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. economic policies. Fall Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Instructor(s): Staff. Institutions & Behavior, Written Communication. Open to undergraduates only. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. PHIL 051 Introduction to Logic (1) An introduction to the study of inference and truth. PHIL 079 (179) Chinese Philosophy (1) Topics covered include modeling natural language An introduction to the history and development of arguments in formal languages of increasing classical Chinese philosophy. The focus is on major strength, such as Aristotle’s theory of categorical figures in the Confucian and Daoist traditions, propositions, sentential logic and predicate logic; including Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Laozi, and constructing and testing arguments using different Zhuangzi. Topics include the Confucian doctrine proof procedures, such as natural and axiomatic of moral self-cultivation and its critique by Mohist deduction systems and Venn diagrams; and elemen- and Daoist philosophers, the Daoist concept of tary metalogical results, including the soundness spontaneity, the debate between Mencius and Xunzi and completeness of fragments of first-order logic. over the character of human nature, and the role of Spring historical and social forces in shaping Chinese Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. philosophy. Fall Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Open to undergraduates only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. Note(s): Enrollment for upper-division credit only requires permission of instructor. PHIL 060 Philosophy of Religion (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical An introduction to metaphysical and epistemological Perspectives, Written Communication. issues associated with theism. Topics covered include the contrast between theistic and atheistic PHIL 081 (181) Ancient Philosophy (1) explanations of natural phenomena; the existence History of European philosophy from the pre- and attributes of God, such as omnipotence, omnis- Socratics through the Stoics, with primary emphasis cience, goodness, and timelessness; the problem on Plato and Aristotle. Topics include the relation of of evil; mysticism and religious experience; the philosophy to mythology; early scientific specula- relation between faith and reason; and the problem tion on the origin of the cosmos; the problem of of how we can speak meaningfully of God using the One and the Many; Socratic irony; Platonic human language. Fall and Aristotelian theories of the Forms; the nature Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. of the Good and the Beautiful; Aristotle’s theory Open to undergraduates only. of science; and the role of social and historical Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. forces in shaping Greek philosophy. Fall Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. Communication. Open to undergraduates only. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. PHIL 062 Ethics (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical An introduction to the problems of moral philoso- Perspectives, Written Communication. phy. Moral precepts, moral reasoning, human rights, the justice of institutions, and determinism versus free will are the main topics covered. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Open to undergraduates only.

170 PHIL 082 (182) Early Modern Philosophy (1) PHIL 143 Existentialism (1) History of European philosophy from the Atheistic and theistic forms of existential philoso- Renaissance through Kant. Topics include the phi- phy. Primary emphasis on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, losophical foundations of the scientific revolution, and Sartre. Fall the relation between subjectivity and the objectivity Instructor(s): Staff. of knowledge, human freedom and the existence of Open to undergraduates only. evil, and the self. In addition to metaphysical and Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. epistemological issues, we examine the influence of Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written modern philosophy on the development of classical Communication. liberalism and the Enlightenment view of humanity. PHIL 144 Language, Meaning, and More extensive work expected of students taking Understanding (1) the course for upper-division credit. Spring A critical examination of fundamental questions Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. about the nature of communication and language, Open to undergraduates only. with special attention paid to the concepts of Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. meaning and linguistic understanding. Topics Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. covered include the social character of language, Meets the following GE requirement(s): Historical the relation between meaning and use, the nature Perspectives, Written Communication. of truth and reference, the concept of rule and PHIL 125 Philosophy of Law (1) convention, the nature of metaphor, and the Analytical and normative investigation of legal con- interdependence of thought and language. Fall cepts, emphasizing the application of those concepts Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. in the U.S. legal system. Analysis and evaluation Open to undergraduates only. of the relation between laws and morals; the role Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. of liberty and justice in constitutional decisions Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. regarding free speech, privacy, and forms of dis- Recommended course(s): PHIL 051. crimination; and the relation between legal systems Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written and persons subject to those systems, focusing Communication. especially on the nature of criminal responsibility PHIL 145 Philosophy of Mind (1) and the moral justification of punishment. Fall Examination of questions raised by the existence Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. of mental states. Topics include the relation between Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. psychological states and physical states of a person’s Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human neural system; the adequacy of computer models of Institutions & Behavior, Written Communication. mind and the possibility of artificial intelligence; PHIL 131 Aesthetics (1) the nature of consciousness; naturalistic theories The history of aesthetic theory combined with of mental representation; the role of social factors conceptual examinations of basic problems in the in determining the contents of mental states; and interpretation of the arts. Spring the implications of different theories of mind for Instructor(s): Staff. our understanding of ourselves as moral beings. Open to undergraduates only. Spring Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Marc Joseph. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. & Critiquing Arts. Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. Recommended course(s): PHIL 144. PHIL 142 Epistemology (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written A survey of rationalist, empiricist, pragmatist, and Communication. feminist approaches to the traditional problems of knowledge including justification, objectivity, and PHIL 156 American Philosophy (1) the nature of knowledge itself. Fall A survey of the principal themes in American phi- Instructor(s): Elizabeth Potter. losophy from Emerson to the present; emphasis Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. on those pragmatists and feminists who have questioned the nature of nature, knowledge, self, freedom, and equality. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Open to undergraduates only.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 171 PHIL 162 Philosophy of Science (1) PHIL 184 19th- and 20th-Century Philosophy (1) The structure and methods of empirical science History of Western philosophy after Kant. Study of and the connections between science and human representative figures from the Idealist, 20th-century values. Fall continental, and 20th-century analytic traditions, Instructor(s): Elizabeth Potter. with emphasis varying in different years. Fall Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Staff. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Open to undergraduates only. Recommended course(s): PHIL 182. PHIL 179 (079) Chinese Philosophy (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written See PHIL 079 in Philosophy. Communication. PHIL 180 Special Topics in Philosophy (1) PHIL 187 (287) Historical Studies (1) Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as Thematic study of a single problem in the history part of the regular curriculum. Course content to be of philosophy. Topic to be announced. Spring determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Instructor(s): Staff. credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Instructor(s): Staff. graduate students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written This course may be taken two times. Communication. PHIL 191 Advanced Seminar (1) PHIL 183 Advanced Seminar in Philosophy (1) Topic to be announced. Fall Topic to be announced. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Staff. Limit 15 students. Open to juniors and seniors only. Open to majors only. Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing and consent of Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing in philosophy instructor for undergraduate students. or consent of instructor. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written Communication.

172 Physical Education 510.430.3376 Faculty: Professional Interests the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, Themy Adachi and Recreation. No matter which programs you Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and choose, our incredible educators will help you Recreation extend beyond your limits and develop a passion for putting your body into motion. Catie Anderson APER Operations Coordinator; Summer Arts Our intercollegiate athletic teams include volleyball, Director soccer, cross country, swimming, tennis, and rowing. Carol Berendsen Mills is a member of the California Pacific Con- Aquatics Coordinator, Physical Education ference, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Coordinator; Water Safety, Lifeguard Training, (Division III), and the National Association of Lifeguard Leadership Intercollegiate Athletics. Our mission is to help Colette Bowler student-athletes achieve excellence in their aca- Recreation Coordinator; Soccer Coach demic, athletic, and personal pursuits. We teach life skills that transcend athletics. Exceptional role Becky Conway models come to speak to our student-athletes, such Compliance Officer, Sports Information Director, as Olympic soccer gold medalist Tiffany Milbrett Assistant Director of Summer Arts and renowned author and gymnast Dan Millman. Jan Crosbie-Taylor Students who have never competed on a team Sailing before can transform into athletes at Mills. Mothers, Jeanne Dowell women over traditional college age, and working Hatha yoga women have found ways in this supportive envi- Wendy Franklin-Willis ronment to balance their academics, personal obli- Crew Coach; Strength Training gations, and Mills athletics. Go Cyclones! Harold Hayes Although we have no physical education require- Fencing ment at Mills, our classes are so popular that over Karen Maggio, RD half of our students enroll in a PE activity course Nutrition for Health each semester. We offer over 25 activity courses Bridget Mansell for academic credit per semester. Some of our Head Athletic Trainer; First Aid, CPR, course offerings include massage, personal defense Prevention and Treatment of Athletic Injuries for women, cardio-kickboxing, basketball, core Tracie McCants strength, fencing, sailing, cardio-samba, yoga, Turbo Kick/Kickboxing water exercise, nutrition, and women’s wellness. Our instructors are highly qualified, engaged with Tanya Rae Miner their courses, and are always happy to see both Water Exercise Instructor beginning and experienced participants. PE courses Jen Resnick like hiking and trail running offer students the Karate chance to experience some of the amazing parks Tedje Rose and trails in the Bay Area, as well as an opportunity Cardio-samba to get off campus for some sunshine and stress Neil Virtue relief. Other classes offer students the chance to im- Swim Coach; Beginning Swimming, Intermediate prove or acquire skills for the intercollegiate teams. Swimming, Fitness Swimming Our recreation program offers a wide range of Marc Weinstein activities, including a walking fitness club, an out- Tennis Coach; Beginning and Intermediate Tennis, door adventures program, off-campus excursions, Advanced Tennis and a multitude of campus-wide events. These get- Vanessa Wilson aways give students opportunities to escape to the Personal Defense for Women natural wonders of northern California or explore exciting San Francisco Bay Area culture. Whether At Mills, we offer a broad spectrum of outstand- you join us for a serene hike on Mt. Tamalpais or ing opportunities in a unique environment focused for an A’s game complete with a tailgate party, on women. You can become a competitive inter- you’re sure to find a great time. collegiate student-athlete or a fitness enthusiast in

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 173 There is no physical education requirement at Mills PE 010 Trail Running (.25) College. Physical education activity courses are This class provides runners with a noncompetitive offered on a pass/no pass basis. opportunity to train on challenging, scenic trails in the East Bay hills. Workouts are designed to meet individual fitness levels. Out and backs, loop trail, Courses and drop off runs will be incorporated. Class PE 004 Hiking (.25) meets rain or shine. Spring In this class students will hike the trails of the local Instructor(s): Staff. regional parks, hiking a different trail each week. Pass/No Pass only. Trail maps will be distributed, and highlights of Limit 12 students. the trail will be discussed. Fall and Spring PE 011A Strength Training (.25) Instructor(s): Staff. This course focuses on basic strength training Pass/No Pass only. concepts, different types of conditioning programs, Limit 12 students. and how to utilize the equipment in the fitness PE 004B Advanced Hiking (.25) center. Students learn to safely strength train Advanced Hiking meets once every two weeks for following programs designed to meet individual four hours. Class participants should feel comfort- needs and provide lifelong enjoyment. Fall and able walking up to two hours on trails in the greater Spring Bay Area. Hikes will vary from moderate to stren- Instructor(s): Wendy Franklin-Willis. uous depending on individual fitness levels. Spring Pass/No Pass only. Instructor(s): Staff. Limit 15 students. Pass/No Pass only. PE 011C Cardio-Fitness and Circuit Training (.25) Limit ten students. This introductory circuit training course focuses PE 005 Personal Defense for Women (.25) on developing core strength using free weights, This course teaches verbal and physical skills, as medicine balls and physio-balls. Students learn well as emotional strategies for dealing with a single to design conditioning programs to meet their unarmed attacker. The class is built around four individual needs. The aerobic fitness component basic principals: awareness, personal safety and of the class will teach the students how to improve prevention; assertiveness and self-esteem; physical their cardio-respiratory endurance. Spring techniques; and emotional recovery. A “padded Instructor(s): Wendy Franklin-Willis. attacker” may be used to facilitate learning of self- Pass/No Pass only. defense skills. Fall and Spring Limit 12 students. Instructor(s): Vanessa Wilson. PE 011D Roller Work & Core Strength (.25) Pass/No Pass only. Fall and Spring PE 007A Karate (.25) Instructor(s): Janet Welsh. This class is an introductory opportunity to practice Pass/No Pass only. martial arts, more specifically Kajukenbo. Kajuk- PE 012A Cardio-Samba (.25) enbo is a mind/body/spirit practice. It helps to Fall and Spring build physical strength and flexibility as well as Instructor(s): Tedje Rose. confidence, self-esteem, and emotional resiliency. Pass/No Pass only. We will learn the basics of kicking, punching, rolling and falling, basic self-defense drills, intro- PE 012B Cardio-Kickboxing (.25) ductory forms or “kata,” and learn some basic This aerobics course uses kickboxing movements sparring drills. The class is also appropriate for and upbeat music in high-energy workouts designed continuing Kajukenbo students. Fall and Spring to improve cardio-respiratory conditioning and Instructor(s): Vanessa Wilson. muscular strength. Fall and Spring Pass/No Pass only. Instructor(s): Staff. Pass/No Pass only. PE 007B Intermediate Karate (.25) Fall and Spring PE 012C Turbo Kick/Kickboxing (.25) Instructor(s): Staff. Fall and Spring Pass/No Pass only. Instructor(s): Tracie McCants. Pass/No Pass only.

174 PE 012E Core Flow (.25) PE 022A Elementary Equitation (.25) This class is a unique blend of Pilates-based Beginning through advanced courses in English exercises, yoga, and ballet/dance techniques for riding technique are offered. At the organizational centering and body conditioning. Fall and Spring meeting during the first week of classes, the riding Instructor(s): Janet Welsh. instructor will help determine the appropriate class Pass/No Pass only. level for each student. Classes are available morn- ings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. The fee PE 013 Water Exercise (.25) for eight one-hour group lessons is $300, payable Students learn how to utilize water resistance to at the organizational meeting. Students must pro- increase cardiovascular endurance, muscle tone, vide their own transportation or carpool to the rid- flexibility, and range of movement, while mini- ing academy located 20 minutes from campus. mizing stress on joints. Excellent workout for all Fall and Spring people, including those recovering from injuries Instructor(s): Carol Berendsen. or surgery, or managing back or knee soreness, Pass/No Pass only. but still want a full cardiovascular workout. No swimming skills required. Fall PE 022B Intermediate Equitation (.25) Instructor(s): Tanya Miner. Beginning through advanced courses in English Pass/No Pass only. riding technique are offered. At the organizational meeting during the first week of classes, the riding PE 016 Yoga (.25) instructor will help determine the appropriate class Basic yoga postures and mind work are introduced. level for each student. Classes are available morn- Emphasis is placed on integrating yoga principles ings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. The fee into daily life. Fall and Spring for eight one-hour group lessons is $300, payable Instructor(s): Jeanne Dowell. at the organizational meeting. Students must pro- Pass/No Pass only. vide their own transportation or carpool to the rid- PE 017 T’ai Chi (.25) ing academy located 20 minutes from campus. This class teaches how to integrate breath work, Fall and Spring movement, and meditation to reclaim the fullness Instructor(s): Carol Berendsen. of the present moment and recognize our connection Pass/No Pass only. to all things and all beings. Students discover how PE 022C Equitation Elementary Jumping (.25) to create and maintain optimum health and vitality Beginning through advanced courses in English through the ancient Taoist practice of t’ai chi chuan riding technique are offered. At the organizational (Yang style). Fall meeting during the first week of classes, the riding Instructor(s): Staff. instructor will help determine the appropriate class Pass/No Pass only. level for each student. Classes are available morn- PE 018 Massage (.25) ings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. The fee Various massage techniques are taught in this class for eight one-hour group lessons is $300, payable including: Swedish, sports massage, trigger points, at the organizational meeting. Students must pro- shiatsu, acupressure, and energy work. Students vide their own transportation or carpool to the rid- explore new ways to relate to their bodies and dis- ing academy located 20 minutes from campus. cover how to create and maintain optimum health Fall and Spring and vitality through the art of massage. Spring Instructor(s): Carol Berendsen. Instructor(s): Staff. Pass/No Pass only. Pass/No Pass only. PE 019 Personal Fitness & Wellness (.25) Students learn the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health-related components of personal fitness and wellness. Topics include cardiovascular training, muscular strength and endurance, body image, nutrition, and recreation in addition to muscular relaxation, yoga, t’ai chi, and body massage. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Pass/No Pass only. Limit 10 students.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 175 PE 022D Equitation Intermediate Jumping (.25) PE 026C Advanced Tennis (.25) Beginning through advanced courses in English Tennis strokes are refined, strategy and footwork riding technique are offered. At the organizational are emphasized, and sport psychology techniques meeting during the first week of classes, the riding are introduced. Improving and enjoying tennis is instructor will help determine the appropriate class the goal. This class is excellent preparation for the level for each student. Classes are available morn- intercollegiate tennis team at Mills. Racquets are ings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. The fee available. Fall for eight one-hour group lessons is $300, payable Instructor(s): Marc Weinstein. at the organizational meeting. Students must pro- Pass/No Pass only. vide their own transportation or carpool to the rid- Limit 12 students. ing academy located 20 minutes from campus. PE 027A Elementary Swimming (.25) Fall and Spring The purpose of this class is to help the nonswimmer Instructor(s): Carol Berendsen. become more comfortable in the water. Basic skills Pass/No Pass only. such as breath control, floating, treading, front and PE 023 Fencing (.25) back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, and elementary This course is designed to teach the fundamentals backstroke will be taught in a safe, fun, and sup- of foil fencing as a lifetime recreational sport. portive learning environment. Each student pro- Fencing equipment provided. Athletic shoes gresses at her own rate. Fall and Spring required. Spring Instructor(s): Neil Virtue. Instructor(s): Harold Hayes. Pass/No Pass only. Pass/No Pass only. Limit 10 students. Limit 12 students. PE 027B Intermediate Swimming (.25) Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. The purpose of this class is to help students become PE 024 Golf (.25) more confident in the water and improve stroke This course provides an introduction to basic golf efficiency. Fall and Spring skills, rules, and etiquette. Students have an oppor- Instructor(s): Neil Virtue. tunity to learn and practice the golf swing, putting Pass/No Pass only. stroke, long and short game skills, and chipping. Limit 10 students. Spring Note(s): Student should be able to swim four Instructor(s): Colette Bowler. lengths of the pool with relative comfort. Pass/No Pass only. PE 027C Fitness Swimming (.25) Limit 12 students. The goal of this class is to teach students to swim PE 026A Elementary Tennis (.25) for fun and fitness. Students use fins, paddles, Tennis stroke fundamentals, strategy, and scoring kickboards, pull-buoys, and other swim equipment are taught in a fun-filled environment. Individual to increase cardio-respiratory endurance. In addition strengths, challenges, and learning styles are taken to working on stroke technique, interval training, into consideration. Rackets and balls are provided. set training, and components of a workout are Fall and Spring introduced. This class is excellent preparation for Instructor(s): Marc Weinstein. the intercollegiate swim team at Mills. Fall and Pass/No Pass only. Spring Limit 12 students. Instructor(s): Neil Virtue. Pass/No Pass only. PE 026B Intermediate Tennis (.25) Limit 12 students. Stroke fundamentals are reviewed. Skills and Note(s): Student should be able to swim strategies are practiced in game situations. Tennis comfortably for a period of ten minutes. as a sport, the broader social perspective, and the physical and mental challenges of competition will PE 028 Sailing (.25) be discussed. Racquets and balls are provided. Fall Spring and Spring Instructor(s): Jan Crosbie-Taylor. Instructor(s): Marc Weinstein. Pass/No Pass only. Pass/No Pass only. Limit 10 students. Limit 12 students.

176 PE 029 Soccer (.25) PE 041 Basketball (.25) Basic soccer skills, including passing, trapping, The purpose of this class is to develop and improve heading, slide tackling, and more are taught in this fundamental basketball skills including shooting, course. Strategy and rules of both outdoor and passing, rebounding, dribbling, setting screens, indoor soccer are included. This class is excellent and blocking out. We will employ both drills and preparation for the intercollegiate soccer team at courtplay in order to allow students to practice of- Mills. Spring fensive and defensive strategies and learn to work Instructor(s): Colette Bowler. together while achieving physical fitness. Spring Pass/No Pass only. Instructor(s): Staff. Pass/No Pass only. PE 032 Footbag, Juggling, & Other Unique Sports (.25) PE 047 Rugby (.25) This course focuses on three unique sports: free- Basic skills of rugby including passing, kicking, style footbag, juggling, and snakeboarding. In tackling, and forward and back row plays are freestyle footbag, students learn the basic kicks taught. Strategy and rules of rugby are used in and delays that build the foundation of the sport. game situations. Cleats and mouth guards are Students also learn three-ball juggling and club recommended but not mandatory. Spring juggling and are introduced to other props like Instructor(s): Colette Bowler. scarves and boxes. Snakeboarding will familiarize Pass/No Pass only. the student with the world of wheel sports. This PE 050 Women’s Health Issues (1) class helps develop hand- and foot-eye coordination, This course explores the social, economic, political, balance, discipline, and patience. Fall and Spring and personal aspects of women’s health. The major Instructor(s): Staff. focus of the course is to enable women to effectively Pass/No Pass only. navigate the present-day healthcare system and Limit 15 students. empower them to take charge of their own health. PE 035 Ultimate Frisbee (.25) Students will be challenged to engage in class Throwing and catching skills, rules and strategies, discussions, critique the readings, ask questions, game play, and vigorous exercise are all a part of listen to others, and participate fully in the inter- this course. All levels of skill and experience are active learning process. Papers, projects, and a welcome. Cleats or running shoes with good trac- final exam are required. Spring tion are recommended. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Marc Weinstein. PE 061 Nutrition for Health (.5) Pass/No Pass only. This introductory course provides a foundation in PE 036 Bowling (.25) nutrition and a practical, hands-on look at nutrition Instruction in basic bowling techniques, rules, and and eating habits. Topics will include nutrients and strategies are taught in this course. Bowling shoes nutrition guidelines, carbohydrates, protein, fat are provided at the bowling alley. Spring and cholesterol, and vitamins and minerals as they Instructor(s): Colette Bowler. relate to weight control, eating disorders, sports Pass/No Pass only. nutrition, food preparation, and eating on the go. Limit 12 students. Student projects will include analyzing their diet, PE 040 Volleyball (.25) reading food labels, and health-risk assessment. The purpose of this class is to develop and improve Spring fundamental volleyball skills including passing, Instructor(s): Karen Maggio, RD. setting, digging, serving, spiking, and blocking. Pass/No Pass only. Students practice offensive and defensive strategies and utilize these skills and strategies during game play. This class is excellent preparation for the intercollegiate volleyball team at Mills. Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Pass/No Pass only.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 177 PE 065 CPR, First Aid, and Prevention and PE 102 Crew Team (.25) Treatment of Athletic Injuries (.5) The intercollegiate athletic program consists of The course includes first aid for breathing and car- varsity competition in six sports. Students are diac emergencies, bleeding, bone and joint injuries, encouraged to try out. Travel is extensive. Contact and sudden illness. Students are taught how to diag- the appropriate coach for more information. Fall nose and care for athletic injuries. Topics include and Spring taping techniques and use of therapeutic modalities Pass/No Pass only. and rehabilitation procedures. Successful completion PE 103 Tennis Team (.25) of skills and written tests leads to Red Cross First The intercollegiate athletic program consists of Aid/CPR/AED certification. Spring varsity competition in six sports. Students are Instructor(s): Bridget Mansell. encouraged to try out. Travel is extensive. Contact Pass/No Pass only. the appropriate coach for more information. Limit 12 students. Spring PE 073 Lifeguard Training (.5) Pass/No Pass only. Lifeguard Training, CPR/AED for the Professional PE 104 Volleyball Team (.25) Rescuer, Standard First Aid, Oxygen Administration, The intercollegiate athletic program consists of and Prevention of Disease Transmission skills are varsity competition in six sports. Students are taught according to American Red Cross guide- encouraged to try out. Travel is extensive. Contact lines. Students who pass the written and skills the appropriate coach for more information. Fall tests in each of these areas will receive Red Pass/No Pass only. Cross certification. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Carol Berendsen. PE 105 Cross Country Team (.25) Pass/No Pass only. The intercollegiate athletic program consists of Limit 12 students. varsity competition in six sports. Students are Note(s): Students must pass a water skills pretest. encouraged to try out. Travel is extensive. Contact the appropriate coach for more information. Fall PE 074 Water Safety Instructor (.5) Pass/No Pass only. The purpose of the Water Safety Instructor (WSI) course is to teach the skills and knowledge needed PE 106 Soccer Team (.25) to instruct 12 different American Red Cross swim- The intercollegiate athletic program consists of ming and water safety classes. The course content varsity competition in six sports. Students are and activities prepare instructor candidates to teach encouraged to try out. Travel is extensive. Contact aquatic skills, address issues common in the teaching the appropriate coach for more information. Fall environment, develop and improve teaching skills, Pass/No Pass only. develop course planning skills, and learn course PE 107 Swim Team (.25) and program administrative procedures. Spring The intercollegiate athletic program consists of Instructor(s): Carol Berendsen. varsity competition in six sports. Students are Pass/No Pass only. encouraged to try out. Travel is extensive. Contact Limit 10 students. the appropriate coach for more information. Fall Note(s): Students must pass a swimming skills test and Spring and a water safety written test. Pass/No Pass only. PE 075 Lifeguard Leadership (.5) Upon completion of this course students will have the skills and certification to become a head lifeguard and instruct the following American Red Cross classes: Lifeguard Training, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, Standard First Aid, Oxygen Administration, and Prevention of Disease Transmission courses. Fall Instructor(s): Carol Berendsen. Pass/No Pass only. Limit 10 students. Note(s): Students must pass the lifeguard training skills and written test.

178 Physics 510.430.2317 Faculty: Professional Interests Courses David Keeports PHYS 010 Physics as a Liberal Art (1) Molecular spectroscopy, physics and chemistry A one-semester survey of physics intended for education, software development students not majoring in the natural sciences. This Mills College offers a calculus-based two-semester course focuses on the concepts of physics and does physics course with laboratory for science majors. not emphasize numerical problem solving. Spring PHYS 010 is an introductory course intended pri- Instructor(s): David Keeports. marily for non-science students. A Physics minor Meets the following GE requirement(s): Natural is available for interested students. Sciences. PHYS 061 General Physics I (1.25) Physics Minor Calculus-based general physics with lecture and (5.5 semester course credits) laboratory. PHYS 061: Newtonian mechanics. Required: PHYS 062: Fluids, waves, electricity, magnetism, CHEM 135–136 Physical Chemistry I and II and optics. Fall and Spring (1; 1) Instructor(s): David Keeports. MATH 008 Linear Algebra (1) or Prerequisite(s): MATH 047 and MATH 048. MATH 049 Multivariable Calculus (1) or PHYS 062 General Physics II (1.25) MATH 104 Differential Equations (1) Lecture and laboratory. Mechanics, wave motion, PHYS 061–062 General Physics I and II with electricity, magnetism, and optics. Fall and Spring Lab (1.25; 1.25) Instructor(s): David Keeports. Prerequisite(s): MATH 047 and MATH 048. Note(s): MATH 048 may be taken concurrently with PHYS 061.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 179 Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests Political, Legal, and Economic Anne Marie Choup Analysis Major Grassroots movements in Latin America, Latin (13 semester course credits) American urban politics and poverty Note: A student majoring in Political, Legal, and Fred H. Lawson Economic Analysis may not double-major in a International relations, international political social science. economy, politics of the Middle East and North Entry level: Africa, comparative foreign policy Required for all: Siobhan Reilly ECON 050 Introduction to Economics (1) Public economics, labor economics, economics Note: Required prerequisite for upper-division of the family, health economics, urban courses in economics economics, international economics And select two courses from: David M. W. Roland-Holst CS 063 Introduction to Computer Science (1) International trade and finance, economic ENG 102 Advanced Composition (1) development, environmental economics ETHS 051 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (1) Paul R. Schulman GOVT 085 American Government (1) Bureaucratic organizations and public policy making, science, technology, and public policy MATH 003 Pre-Calculus (1) PHIL 051 Introduction to Logic (1) Roger Sparks Applied microeconomics, banking, energy PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) economics, labor economics SOC 055 Introduction to Sociology (1) Nancy Thornborrow Second level: Labor, macroeconomics, statistics, econometrics Required for all: Laurie Zimet GOVT 101 Organizational Theory (1) or First amendment/constitutional law, business GOVT 102 Administrative Behavior (1) law, civil litigation Required for emphasis in Economic Analysis: This interdisciplinary major provides students the ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) opportunity to acquire knowledge and understand- ECON 100 Microeconomic Theory (1) ing of the operations, goals, and impact of large- Required for emphasis in International scale organizations, of decision-making processes Analysis: at various levels, and of the social context in GOVT 017 International Relations (1) which our legal institutions operate. The program develops analytical skills and abilities as well as ECON 155 International Trade (1) creative approaches to problem solving that will Required for emphasis in Legal Analysis: enable women to act independently and construc- GOVT 021 Public Policy-Making Process (1) tively in whatever field they choose. SOSC 093 Law and Society (1) Students majoring in Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis (PLEA) may specialize in economic analysis, international analysis, or legal analysis; each meets the needs of women who are interested in public and private administration careers, and each has slightly different requirements.

180 Third level: ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) Required for all: ECON 155 International Trade (1) Select three courses from the following with no ECON 164 Econometrics and Business more than two from the same discipline: Forecasting (1) ECON 073 Financial Accounting (1) GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) ECON 101 Macroeconomic Theory (1) SOSC 120 Women and the Law (1) ECON 117 Women and the Economy (1) SOSC 122 Legal Aspects of Business (1) ECON 134 Public Sector Economics (1) Required for emphasis in International GOVT 016 Comparative Politics (1) Analysis: GOVT 090 American Foreign Policy (1) Select four courses from: GOVT 091 The United States and Latin ECON 148 Comparative Economic Systems America (1) (1) GOVT 131 Transitions to Democracy (1) ECON 158 International Finance (1) GOVT 139 Ethical Reasoning in Politics and ECON 159 Economic Development (1) Public Policy GOVT 127 Comparative Foreign Policy (1) HIST 116 History of the American City (1) GOVT 132 Theories of International HIST 138 The United States since World War Relations (1) II (1) GOVT 137 Comparative Politics of the HIST 160 History of Women in America (1) Middle East and North Africa (1) MATH 047 Calculus I (1) GOVT 138 International Relations of the PHIL 062 Ethics (1) or Middle East (1) PSYC 155 Social Psychology (1) GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) SOC 103 Women and Work (1) GOVT 144 Latin American Politics (1) SOC 116 History of Sociological Thought (1) GOVT 145 Latin American Revolution and Revolutionary Movements (1) SOC 158 Sociology of Gender Roles (1) HIST 140 Diplomatic History of the United Note: International Analysis students may States since 1898 (1) substitute a third year of foreign language for HIST 169 Men, Women, and Travel: Tourism two of the above courses. in Europe since the Renaissance (1) Fourth level: Required for emphasis in Legal Analysis: Required for emphasis in Economic Analysis: Select four courses from: Select four courses from: ECON 142 Industrial Organization and Public Policy (1) ECON 113 Money and Financial Institutions (1) ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) ECON 114 Principles of Individual GOVT 115 The American Presidency (1) Investment (1) GOVT 116 Court Systems of the San ECON 115 Managerial Accounting (1) Francisco Metropolitan Area (1) ECON 116 Corporate Finance (1) GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public Policy (1) ECON 121 Labor Economics (1) HIST 142 The Supreme Court (1) ECON 136 Managerial Economics (1) SOSC 120 Women and the Law (1) ECON 139 Urban Economics (1) SOSC 122 Legal Aspects of Business (1) ECON 140 Health Economics (1) SOSC 138 Mass Communication Law (1) ECON 142 Industrial Organization and Public Policy (1) SOC 134 Social Inequality (1)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 181 Psychology 510.430.2176 Faculty: Professional Interests school use their majors in a variety of careers, Elizabeth A. Bachen including personnel work and counseling. Clinical psychology, women’s health, how psycho- The department has a strong research emphasis. logical stress affects health, psychosocial and Students have the opportunity to carry out inde- biological mechanisms of stress and health, pendent research under the guidance of a faculty psychoneuroimmunology member or to participate in a faculty member’s Carol George own research. One measure of the department’s Developmental psychology, social and emotional strength in teaching research techniques is that many development, trauma and loss, attachment theory Mills Psychology majors present their research at Dean Morier professional and student research conferences. Social psychology, personality and social behavior, social cognition Research in Psychology Track (12.25 semester course credits) John C. Ruch Visual thinking and problem solving, computer- Required: based multimedia strategies in education PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) PSYC 084 Analytical Methods in Psychology (1) The Psychology Department at Mills integrates PSYC 151 Research Methods in Psychology scientific approaches to human behavior and its (1.25) development with immediately practical issues of PSYC 109 Health Psychology (1) or working with people and addressing their problems. PSYC 118 Psychopathology (1) Each student devises, in consultation with her aca- PSYC 110 Stress and Disease (1) or demic advisor, a study plan for her own version of PSYC 142 Attachment and Loss (1) the major that is the most appropriate preparation PSYC 148 Personality (1) or for her particular goal. Each plan includes psychol- PSYC 155 Social Psychology (1) ogy courses along with course work in other aca- PSYC 132 Physiological Psychology (1) or demic areas. Qualified students may cross-register PSYC 156 Cognitive Psychology (1) at other nearby institutions for specialized courses PSYC 140 Life-Span Developmental not taught at Mills. Students who intend to go on Psychology (1) or to doctoral level graduate school in psychology PSYC 165 Infancy (1) are advised to follow the Research in Psychology Track. Students who are interested in graduate work And select at least three additional psychology or community practice that focuses on infants and courses (3). young children may select the Infant Mental Health Senior Requirement: Track. Eligible students in this track can apply at PSYC 192 History and Issues in Psychology (1) the end of their junior year for the Infant Mental Health 4+1 accelerated master’s degree program General Psychology Track (BA in Psychology, MA in Early Childhood Edu- (12 semester course credits) cation—Infant Mental Health emphasis). It is rec- Required: ommended that advising for Infant Mental Health PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) begin in the sophomore year. And select at least six courses from the following During their final two years, many Psychology (6): majors enroll in internships that serve as career PSYC 084 Analytical Methods in Psychology (1) tryouts, giving them actual experience in the field PSYC 109 Health Psychology (1) and making them better prepared for graduate PSYC 110 Stress and Disease (1) school. Approximately half of Mills Psychology PSYC 118 Psychopathology (1) majors go on to graduate work in psychology, PSYC 132 Physiological Psychology (1) counseling, or social work. Others go to law PSYC 134 Visual Thinking (1) school or medical school, able to use their knowl- PSYC 140 Life-Span Developmental edge in family medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, or Psychology (1) family law. Those who do not continue to graduate PSYC 142 Attachment and Loss (1)

182 PSYC 148 Personality (1) PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) PSYC 151 Research Methods in Psychology The subject matter, methods, and current status (1.25) of psychology, including brain function, child PSYC 155 Social Psychology (1) development, perception, learning and thinking, PSYC 156 Cognitive Psychology (1) motivation and emotion, personality, abnormality, PSYC 161 Clinical Psychology (1) and social psychology. The focus is on human PSYC 165 Infancy (1) behavior, with only limited reference to animal research, and includes cross-cultural issues where And select at least four additional psychology applicable. Fall courses (4). Instructor(s): John Ruch. Senior Requirement Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human PSYC 192 History and Issues in Psychology (1) Institutions & Behavior. Accelerated 5-Year Curriculum PSYC 070 Psychology and Language (1) Psychology: Infant Mental Health Track Basic linguistic definitions, evolution of language(s) (12.25 semester course credits) and the acquisition of one or more languages, lan- Required: guage use in both communication and thought, sociocultural issues including gender differences, PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) and physiological issues including brain localization PSYC 084 Analytical Methods in Psychology (1) and traumatic loss of language. Spring PSYC 118 Psychopathology (1) Instructor(s): John Ruch. PSYC 132 Physiological Psychology (1) Open to undergraduates only. PSYC 140 Life-Span Developmental Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Psychology (1) Offered in alternation with: PSYC 156. PSYC 142 Attachment and Loss (1) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. PSYC 151 Research Methods in Psychology PSYC 080 Adolescence (1) (1.25) Physical, cognitive, and social-emotional aspects of PSYC 155 Social Psychology or human development from puberty to maturity. Fall PSYC 161 Clinical Psychology (1) Instructor(s): Carol George. PSYC 165 Infancy (1) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. And select at least two additional psychology PSYC 084 Analytical Methods in Psychology (1) courses (2). Quantitative methods in psychology with an Senior Requirement emphasis on applications and statistical reasoning. PSYC 192 History and Issues in Psychology (1) Fall Note: EDUC 191A is required in fall of junior year Instructor(s): Elizabeth Bachen. for students in the 4+1 Early Childhood Education: Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Infant Mental Health Master’s Degree Program. graduate students. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Psychology Minor Quantitative & Computational Reasoning. (6 semester course credits) PSYC 109 Health Psychology (1) Required: Examination of the links between mind and body, PSYC 049 Fundamentals of Psychology (1) focusing on the ways in which psychosocial fac- And select at least five additional psychology tors influence the prevention of, course of, and courses (5). adaptation to illness. Review of physiological mechanisms, health behaviors, stress and coping, and therapeutic techniques. Fall Courses Instructor(s): Elizabeth Bachen. PSYC 040 (140) Life Span Developmental Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. Psychology (1) Note(s): May be taken for 1.25 credit with Normative characteristics and developmental addition of Service Learning component. processes of human development from prenatal infant development through old age. Spring Instructor(s): Carol George. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 183 PSYC 110 Stress and Disease (1) PSYC 148 Personality (1) Impact of stress on psychological and physical A comparison of the major theoretical approaches health. Stressors pertaining to family, work, social in personality including psychoanalytic, biological, transitions, and traumatic events are explored. The dispositional, cognitive, behavioral, and sociocul- effects of stress on growth and aging, major medical tural. Contemporary personality issues and illnesses, depression, and post-traumatic stress are research findings are examined. Spring addressed. The role of individual differences in Instructor(s): Dean Morier. moderating health effects are underlying themes Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. throughout the course. Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Instructor(s): Elizabeth Bachen. Institutions & Behavior. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and PSYC 151 Research Methods in Psychology graduate students. (1.25) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. Experimental and research methodology in contem- Recommended course(s): PSYC 109, PSYC 132, porary psychology. Specific topics from many areas BIO 153. of psychology are employed to teach basic concepts PSYC 118 Psychopathology (1) and methods of observation, measurement, hypoth- Abnormal behavior, including neuroses, psychoses, esis formation, experimental design, data collection, and character disorders, in which psychological, data analysis, and generalization. Spring genetic, biochemical, and stress-diathesis theories Instructor(s): Dean Morier. of causation are reviewed and treatment modalities Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049 and PSYC 084. studied. Spring PSYC 155 Social Psychology (1) Instructor(s): Elizabeth Bachen. How people think about, influence, and relate to Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. one another. Topics include prejudice, conformity, Note(s): Not recommended for freshwomen. persuasion, altruism, stereotyping, group processes, PSYC 132 Physiological Psychology (1) and close relationships. Fall Aspects of human physiology, primarily the evo- Instructor(s): Dean Morier. lution, development, and functioning of the central Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. nervous system and endocrines, that determine Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human behavior, e.g., perception, sexuality, and states of Institutions & Behavior. consciousness. Spring PSYC 156 Cognitive Psychology (1) Instructor(s): John Ruch. Human thinking and problem solving as “infor- Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. mation processing,” based on the processes of PSYC 134 Visual Thinking (1) perception, learning, memory, language, and Theories and research on modes of visual thinking. reasoning. Spring Annotation techniques for external storage of visual Instructor(s): John Ruch. ideas, both formal (e.g., storyboards) and informal Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. (e.g., “idea sketching”). Application of visual and Offered in alternation with: PSYC 070. verbal strategies to a variety of problems. Spring Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. Instructor(s): John Ruch. PSYC 161 Clinical Psychology (1) Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. Theories and interventions, including interviewing PSYC 140 (040) Life-Span Developmental and assessment, of clinical psychology. Overview Psychology (1) of the diverse roles and settings (such as hospital, See PSYC 040 in Psychology. private, legal, and academic) that clinical psychol- ogists occupy in their careers. Spring PSYC 142 (242) Attachment and Loss (1) Instructor(s): Elizabeth Bachen. John Bowlby’s seminal work in attachment, Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049 and PSYC 118. separation, and loss. Explores the influence of separation and loss on normative and pathological PSYC 165 (265) Infancy (1) development. Fall Theories and research in physical growth, percep- Instructor(s): Carol George. tion, cognition, social-emotional, and language Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and development in infants. Spring graduate students. Instructor(s): Carol George. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049 and a grade of C or Open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. better in PSYC 140. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049.

184 PSYC 180 Special Topics in Psychology (1) PSYC 192 History and Issues in Psychology (1) Topics in psychology not offered in the regular Origins and historical development of psychology curriculum. Taught by regular staff or visitors. as a scientific discipline, including some major Fall and Spring theorists and how their theories have influenced Instructor(s): Staff. the discipline of psychology. Discussion of some Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. issues that these theorists have considered and that Note(s): Some topics may be of interest to non- remain important in psychology. Fall majors. Instructor(s): Elizabeth Bachen, Carol George, Dean Morier, John Ruch. PSYC 183 Advanced Seminar in Psychology (1) Open to seniors only. In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. specific subject through shared readings, discussion, Note(s): Must be a declared major in Psychology and written assignments. Course content to be or have consent of instructors. determined by the instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 049. Note(s): Some topics may have other prerequisites. PSYC 191 Senior Project (1) Design and execution of an original experiment or other research work in conjunction with a Psychol- ogy faculty member’s research. Each student must plan her own project in consultation with a Psychol- ogy faculty member and must obtain the faculty member’s agreement to supervise her project. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Letter grade only. Limit 14 students. Instructor consent required. Open to majors only. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 084 and PSYC 151.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 185 Public Policy 510.430.2147 Core Faculty: Professional Interests • opportunities to secure employment in gov- Carol Chetkovich ernment, the private sector, and the nonprofit Social identity and public policy, public sector, or to gain admission to graduate pro- participation, organizational culture and grams in public policy, management, law, and change, nonprofit management business. Marc A. Joseph One unique feature of a Public Policy degree is the Metaphysics, the philosophy of mind and interdisciplinary nature of its curriculum, which language, logic and the philosophy of logic, the draws from government, economics, ethics, law, philosophy of mathematics, the history of and public policy making. philosophy, and classical studies In addition, the Public Policy Program often serves Elizabeth Potter as the campus portal for involvement in the wider Gender and science, intersections of feminism Oakland community and policy-related speakers and epistemology, philosophy of science and events. Siobhan Reilly Public economics, labor economics, economics Public Policy Major of the family, health economics, urban (14.25 semester course credits) economics, international economics Required: Dan Ryan Seven core courses and the Senior Seminar (rec- Organizational features of communities, ommended in the following order, when possible): sociology of information, sociological uses of GOVT 121 The Public Policy-Making Process geographic information systems (1) Paul Schulman ECON 050 Introduction to Economics and Bureaucratic organizations and public policy PPOL 050 Economic Policy Analysis (1; .25) making, science, technology, and public policy One Ethics course from the following: Bruce Williams PHIL 125 Philosophy of Law (1) Economic development and social change, WMST 094 Feminist Social Ethics (1) comparative race and ethnic relations, historical GOVT 139 Ethical Reasoning in Politics and sociology, urban sociology, rural sociology Public Policy (1) Laurie Zimet SOSC 093 Law and Society (1) First amendment/constitutional law, business ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) law, civil litigation ECON 134 Public Sector Economics (1) PPOL 100 Methods of Policy Analysis (1) The Mills Public Policy Program offers an undergraduate major and minor in Public Policy and in PPOL 191 Senior Seminar (1) fall 2007 will offer a 4+1 program which allows a Four context courses: student to earn a Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Public In collaboration with the major advisor, Policy as well as a Master’s Degree in Public students select one from each of the four Policy (MPP) in the span of five years. The aim of context areas shown below. the Public Policy Program is to involve many more Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class, and women as leaders in traditionally male-dominated International Issues (select one): policy careers. Public policy students most often ANTH 161 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on seek careers in policy making as future leaders, Women (1) decision makers, and policy analysts. ECON 117 Women and the Economy (1) At Mills, Public Policy students acquire: ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment (1) • the quantitative and qualitative methods, per- ETHS 126 Theories of Race and Ethnicity (1) spectives, and approaches needed for women to assess and better address policy issues in GOVT 127 Comparative Foreign Policy (1) the United States and beyond; GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) HIST 118 The Civil Rights Movement in • familiarity with all phases of policy develop- America, 1941 to the Present (1) ment, implementation, and evaluation; and

186 HIST 135 Workers in American Life, 1877 to GOVT 118 Science, Technology, & Public the Present (1) Policy (1) HIST 160 History of Women in America (1) SOC 142 Medical Sociology (1) PPOL 025 Gender and Public Policy (1) SOC 147 Social Aspects of Cancer (1) SOC 103 Women and Work (1) International Policy: SOC 110 Poverty and Public Policy (1) ECON 159 Economic Development (1) SOC 129 Race and Ethnic Relations in the ECON 155 International Trade (1) U.S. (1) GOVT 127 Comparative Foreign Policy (1) SOC 145 Sociology of Education (1) GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) SOSC 120 Women and the Law (1) HIST 140 Diplomatic History of the U.S. Organizations (select one): since 1898 (1) GOVT 101 Organization Theory (1) SOC 132 Comparative Race and Ethnic GOVT 102 Administrative Behavior (1) Relations (1) Domestic History/Policy (select one): Institutions and Public Policy: HIST 135 Workers in American Life, 1877 to ECON 142 Industrial Organization and the Present (1) Public Policy (1) HIST 138 The United States Since WW II (1) GOVT 115 The American Presidency (1) HIST 142 The Supreme Court (1) GOVT 116 Court Systems of the San Francisco Metropolitan Area (1) SOC 129 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. (1) HIST 118 The Civil Rights Movement in America, 1941 to the Present (1) SOC 134 Social Inequality (1) SOSC 122 Legal Aspects of Business (1) Comparative Politics/International Relations SOSC 138 Mass Communication Law (1) (select one): Ethnicity, Race, and Public Policy: GOVT 016 Comparative Politics (1) ETHS 052 African American Women’s GOVT 017 International Relations (1) History (1) GOVT 131 Transitions to Democracy (1) ETHS 158 Latino Immigration (1) GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations (1) ETHS 166 Women of Color in Social Lastly, majors select a minimum of two additional Movements (1) courses in a policy concentration area, in collabo- HIST 118 The Civil Rights Movement in ration with the student’s major advisor and the America, 1941 to the Present (1) Public Policy director. Sample concentrations and HIST 159 Latinas/os in the U.S. (1) possible courses are as follows: SOC 104 Sociology of the Chicana/o and Environmental Policy: Mexican American (1) ECON 153 Environmental Economics (1) SOC 129 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. (1) ENVS 022 Introduction to Environmental Science (1) Science, Technology, and Public Policy: GOVT 118 Science, Technology, & Public ANTH 172 Alternative Medicine (1) Policy (1) GOVT 118 Science, Technology, and Public BIO 048 Ecology and Environmentalism (1) Policy (1) SOSC 122 Legal Aspects of Business (1) BIO 033 Genetics: Human Aspects (1) PHIL 063 Environmental Ethics (1) BIO 048 Ecology and Environmentalism (1) Urban Policy: SOC 142 Medical Sociology (1) ECON 139 Urban Economics (1) Education and Public Policy: HIST 116 History of the American City (1) ECON 134 Public Sector Economics: The Economics of Government (1) SOC 108 Urban Sociology (1) ECON 139 Urban Economics (1) SOC 113 American Social Organizations (1) EDUC 101 Social Foundations of Education Health Policy: (1) ECON 134 Public Sector Economics: The EDUC 103 Public Policy, Children, Youth, Economics of Government (1) and Family Issues (1) ECON 140 Health Economics (1) SOC 108 Urban Sociology (1) ANTH 172 Alternative Medicine (1) ANTH 175 Medical Anthropology (1)

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 187 Journalism and Public Policy: Ethics (one course from the following selection): ENG 072 (172) Journalism I (1) GOVT 139 Ethical Reasoning in Politics and ENG 073 (173) Journalism II (1) Public Policy (1) or ENG 159 Feature Writing (1) or WMST 094 Feminist Social Ethics (1) or ENG 160 Writing for Magazines (1) PHIL 125 Philosophy of Law (1) Institute for Civic Leadership: SOSC 093 Law and Society (1) ICL 181 Community Internship and Seminar: ECON 081 Introduction to Statistics (1) Theory and Practice (1) ECON 134 Public Sector Economics: The ICL 185 Social Science, Civic Participation, Economics of Government (1) and Democratic Change (1) PPOL 100 Methods of Policy Analysis (1) ICL 187 Civic Leadership and the Social These foundation courses provide the necessary Text (1) work and academic experience for the fifth-year Public Policy Minor MPP classes. Undergraduates will not be eligible (6.25 semester course credits) to take graduate courses in this program for credit toward their BA degrees. Required: Five core courses (recommended in the following For more information about the MPP Program, see order, when possible): the Mills Graduate Catalog. GOVT 121 The Public Policy-Making Process (1) ECON 050 Introduction to Economics and Courses PPOL 050 Economic Policy Analysis (1; .25) PPOL 025 Gender and Public Policy (1) One Ethics course from the following: Students examine a series of policy issues of par- PHIL 125 Philosophy of Law (1) ticular concern to women, learning to approach WMST 094 Feminist Social Ethics (1) each from multiple perspectives (legal, historical, GOVT 139 Ethical Reasoning in Politics and economic, and cultural). Issues are drawn from Public Policy (1) the general topic areas of family, culture, social And then: services, and work; they include court cases, SOSC 093 Law and Society (1) legislation, and case studies of individual decision- PPOL 100 Methods of Policy Analysis (1) makers wrestling with difficult choices. The course affords students an opportunity to analyze policy Senior Requirement: and to consider the ways in which public problems PPOL 191 Senior Seminar (1) and policy making are gendered. Fall MPP Program Instructor(s): Carol Chetkovich. The Mills College 4+1 BA/MPP program allows Open to undergraduates only. majors in Public Policy and other fields to earn Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human both a BA and an MPP. The program is designed Institutions & Behavior, Women and Gender. to be completed in five years, with all require- PPOL 050 Economic Policy Analysis (.25) ments for the BA degree completed during the This course is a supplement to ECON 050, first four years. Introduction to Economics, and should be taken concurrently with ECON 050 unless ECON 050, Four-year Public Policy majors should declare or its equivalent, has already been satisfied. PPOL their intention to enter the BA/MPP program in 050 workshops study the relevance of economic their junior year. Transfers and majors in other theory and its application to policy analysis. PPOL fields should declare their intention two years before 050 is a core course requirement for the Public graduation to ensure that they have time to complete Policy major and minor, though it is open to any- the following foundation courses: one with ECON 050 or equivalent. Fall and Spring GOVT 121 The Public Policy-Making Process Instructor(s): Staff. (1) Instructor consent required. ECON 050 Introduction to Economics and Notes: Must be taken with ECON 050, unless PPOL 050 Economic Policy Analysis (1; .25) course has already been satisfied.

188 PPOL 100 Methods of Policy Analysis (1) PPOL 180 Special Topics (1) Introduction to the principal methods and Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as approaches to policy analysis and the techniques part of the regular curriculum. Course content to in conducting a policy analysis. Students become be determined by the instructor. May be repeated familiar with standard and online data used in policy for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring formulation and analysis with a focus on issues in Instructor(s): Staff. real policy situations. Students learn hands-on how PPOL 183 Advanced Seminar (1) to perform data analysis and statistical tests, using In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a software applications and online tutorials. Fall specific subject through shared readings, discussion, Instructor(s): Carol Chetkovich. and written assignments. Course content to be Open to juniors and seniors only. determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 or consent of instructor. credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Recommended course(s): GOVT 021, ECON 050, Instructor(s): Staff. PPOL 050. Meets the following GE requirement(s): PPOL 191 Senior Seminar (1) Quantitative & Computational Reasoning, A one-semester capstone course for Public Policy Written Communication. majors and minors to be completed by the end of the senior year. Students will investigate a specific PPOL 110 Advanced Methods and Approaches public policy problem in their major concentration of Policy Analysis (1) area or minor field. The Public Policy Senior Introduction to advanced methods and approaches Seminar involves on-site fieldwork and in-class to the analysis of highly complex, uncertain, and analysis, under the supervision of the Public conflicting public policy issues, or, as they are Policy Program Director. A research project will commonly known, “wicked policy problems.” be completed, drawing upon issues associated The methods include narrative policy analysis, with the student’s fieldwork. Spring discourse analysis, triangulation, Q-methodology, Instructor(s): Staff. and other qualitative/quantitative approaches. The Letter grade only. course is organized around one large case study of Instructor consent required. a wicked policy problem to which these methods Open to undergraduates only. are applied. Spring Note(s): Open to non-majors by consent of Instructor(s): Staff. instructor. Instructor consent required. Open to undergraduates only. Prerequisite(s): PPOL 100. PPOL 120 Participatory Action Research & Neighborhood Development in Oakland (1) Teaches the basic concepts and principles of participatory action research and prepares students to apply its philosophy, values, approaches and methods to an empowering collaboration between “community members” and “researchers.” Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Open to undergraduates only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior, Multicultural Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 189 Social Sciences Division 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests rights, contracts, various business entities including Laurie Zimet corporations and partnerships, employment and First amendment/constitutional law, business agency law, and real estate law. Fall law, civil litigation Instructor(s): Laurie Zimet. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Also see Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis Offered in alternation with: SOSC 138. (PLEA) and Law, Preparation for the Study of. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Institutions & Behavior. The Social Sciences Division houses courses for studies in Sociology; PLEA; and Law, Preparation SOSC 138 Mass Communication Law (1) for the Study of. Legal and regulatory issues involving broadcasting and the print media; key historical developments Social Sciences does not have a major or minor that helped shape the legal and regulatory environ- component. Please see Political, Legal, and Eco- ment of mass communications. Includes issues of nomic Analysis (PLEA) and Law, Preparation for libel and right-to-privacy laws, and First Amend- the Study of. ment rights and constraints. Fall Instructor(s): Laurie Zimet. Courses Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: SOSC 122. SOSC 093 Law and Society (1) Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human The dynamic relationship between law and the Institutions & Behavior, Historical Perspectives. society it serves and controls, with an emphasis on the judicial and legislative roles in the legal process. SOSC 180 Special Topics in Social Science (1) Special consideration of some of the more difficult Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as social goals and problems confronting the legal part of the regular curriculum. Course content to system. Fall be determined by the instructor. May be repeated Instructor(s): Laurie Zimet. for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Instructor(s): Staff. Institutions & Behavior, Written Communication. SOSC 183 Advanced Seminar in Social Science (1) SOSC 120 Women and the Law (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a The legal status of women, with special attention specific subject through shared readings, discus- to the progression of American laws and judicial sion, and written assignments. Course content to decisions relating to women’s rights. Spring be determined by the instructor. May be repeated Instructor(s): Laurie Zimet. for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human Instructor(s): Staff. Institutions & Behavior, Women and Gender. Open to undergraduates only. SOSC 122 Legal Aspects of Business (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every third year. An examination of legal issues involved in business. Special emphasis on product liability, consumer

190 Sociology 510.430.2338 Faculty: Professional Interests Students who want to learn more about the city as Dan Ryan a central feature of modern social life can plan an Organizational features of communities, sociology urban concentration, with courses such as Urban of information, sociological uses of geographic Sociology and Geographic Information Systems information systems (GIS) and Sociological Geography. GIS, Computer Applications in the Social Sciences, and Ants, Bruce B. Williams Brains, Cities, and Software might form the core Economic development and social change, com- of a concentration in computational social science. parative race and ethnic relations, historical Students interested in law and society take Social sociology, urban sociology, rural sociology Control, Law and Society, and Women and the Rapid social change powered by the information Law. Under the individual and society concentration revolution has, in our lifetime, transformed the we offer courses such as Sociology of Everyday world into a “global village.” The sociological Life and The Social Control of Deviant Behavior. imagination—an awareness of the connections While some majors choose to go on in the field between personal experiences and the structures to pursue an MA or PhD degree in sociology, our of the surrounding social world—offers a way to program is also designed to provide preparation make sense of life in the information age. Sociology for students entering fields such as law, public at Mills teaches the sociological imagination health, urban and regional planning, business, through systematic study of empirical research public policy, or social work. And, regardless results, theory, and method. Mills students gain a of one’s career plans, the Sociology major is an rich appreciation of their own and other societies excellent foundation for lifelong learning and as they learn to think critically, grow intellectually, citizenship in the global village. and discover their potential roles as change agents in the modern world. Sociology Major Our courses serve both majors and non-majors. (12.25 semester course credits) Students who major in Sociology acquire a breadth Required: of knowledge and a set of skills that will enable SOC 055 Introduction to Sociology (1) them to achieve a variety of career and life goals. SOC 091 Methods of Social Research (1.25) Many of our courses complement work in other SOC 116 History of Sociological Thought (1) social science disciplines. And, as a part of a liberal SOC 190 Proseminar* (1) arts education, sociology courses offer exciting, Senior Requirement: insightful experiences for all students. SOC 191 Senior Seminar (1) The Sociology Program offers a diverse array of And select seven additional sociology courses substantive, methodological, and theoretical courses in consultation with the major advisor. Up to 2 that fit with a wide range of student interests. By semester course credits in closely allied fields can combining these courses and, sometimes, related be included as part of these seven courses with courses in other departments, students have the approval of major advisor. option of organizing their studies into one of several areas of concentration: social inequality, Fieldwork study in a variety of settings can be computational social science, race and ethnic arranged through instructors. A maximum of two relations, law and society, urban sociology, and semester courses of pass/no pass may be earned individual and society. through supervised fieldwork study. These courses do not count toward completion of the major. Students interested in social inequality, for example, take courses such as Social Inequality, Poverty Sociology majors are encouraged to take related and Public Policy, Women in Contemporary Society, courses in anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States, or government, history, psychology, and women’s Sociology of Gender Roles. Students interested in studies. race and ethnicity can build a concentration around courses such as Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States and Comparative Race and Ethnic *Proseminar requirement may be waived for stu- Relations. dents studying abroad during junior year.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 191 Students intending to pursue graduate study in SOC 091 Methods of Social Research with Lab sociology should gain proficiency in statistics, (1.25) computer use, and a foreign language. An introduction to the techniques social scientists use to answer empirical questions. Topics include Sociology Minor how to read published research; collect and analyze (6 semester course credits) qualitative and quantitative data; communicate Required: research results; distinguish between empirical, SOC 055 Introduction to Sociology (1) ideological, theoretical, and ethical questions; for- SOC 091 Methods of Social Research (1.25) or mulate research questions; and use computers to SOC 116 History of Sociological Thought (1) access, organize, analyze, and display social science data. Actual research methods covered vary from And select four additional courses, at least three of year to year but generally include social observation, which must be upper-division. interviewing, and surveys. Fall Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. Courses Prerequisite(s): SOC 055. SOC 055 Introduction to Sociology (1) SOC 094 (194) Sociology of Mass An introduction to basic sociological concepts, Communication (1) theories, and methods. Students in the course will be This course is designed as an introductory socio- encouraged to develop “sociological imagination,” logical study of mass communications. It is intended that is, an understanding of the connection between to provide: an understanding of the interaction personal biography and history. Course content between individuals, media and society; analytic will include an examination of social structure and insight into how media content is created and dis- culture (and the relationship between these two seminated; and knowledge of the organizational concepts), the socialization process, the major structures of various mass media. Advertising, social institutions and their impact, the nature of news, politics, gender, class, and race issues are inequality in society, and deviant behavior and examined. Spring social problems. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Laura Nathan. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Human SOC 101 Sociology of the Family (1) Institutions & Behavior. The forces shaping personal meanings of marriage, SOC 058 Social Problems (1) family, and kinship. Diversity in marriage and This course acquaints students with theoretical family structure and function, both over time and and empirical aspects of some of the major social cross-culturally. Options and alternatives to the problems afflicting American society and the world. American nuclear family. Selected issues in the Topics may include crime and delinquency, poverty, study of family life. Fall unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse, family Instructor(s): Staff. violence, prejudice and discrimination, and envi- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ronmental pollution. Emphasis is placed on the SOC 103 Women and Work (1) objective and subjective aspects of social problems The sociology of work (occupations and professions) and their proposed remedies and solutions. Students with a special emphasis on women. Employment are exposed to the roles that power and influence trends, occupational socialization, the social psy- play in defining social problems, in maintaining chological processes of working, and the structural existing conditions, and in promoting social dynamics of work. The roles and statuses of working change. Fall women. Issues of special concern to women such Instructor(s): Bruce Williams. as the dual-career family and the occupation of Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. “housewife.” Fall Note(s): Service Learning is optional. Instructor(s): Staff. SOC 061 Women in Contemporary Society (1) Instructor consent required. An introductory course designed to acquaint stu- Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and dents with the available facts on the position of graduate students. women in the United States and elsewhere, drawing Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. on materials from sociology, anthropology, psychology, and literature. Fall Instructor(s): Staff.

192 SOC 104 Sociology of the Chicana/o and of capitalism in America. A holistic, interdiscipli- Mexican American (1) nary approach is used to introduce students to the This course explores several avenues to the socio- dynamic evolution and development of America’s logical analysis of Chicana/os in the United States, primary institutions, including those of the political, focusing on the political, economic, and social economic, and cultural subsystems. Using a his- dimensions of these individuals’ lives. Special torical sociological orientation, students explore attention is directed towards the intersections of the basic patterns and processes of capitalist insti- race, ethnicity, class, and gender. The course pro- tutional change intrinsic to America. Fall vides theoretical insights into the racial and social Instructor(s): Bruce Williams. ideologies faced by Chicana/os as well as the vari- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. ous components of this group’s identity. Fall SOC 116 (216) History of Sociological Thought Instructor(s): Staff. (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. The works of leading sociological theorists, the SOC 108 Urban Sociology (1) historical-ideological setting of each theorist, and The process of urbanization, with special refer- major trends of development of sociological ence to the evolution of cities in the United States thought, with particular reference to the 19th and and Canada. Social, economic, and political forces 20th centuries. Intensive reading in the primary that have shaped cities will be considered. Major sources. Spring concerns of urban residents, and the role of local, Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. state, and federal governments in addressing these Prerequisite(s): SOC 055 or ANTH 058. Spring concerns will be examined. SOC 119 Computers and Society (1) Instructor(s): Bruce Williams. This class uses sociological theories and methods Offered in 2008–2009 and then every third year. to study the impact of information technology on SOC 110 Poverty and Public Policy (1) human societies. Topics range from the social psy- The sociology of welfare. A critical analysis of the chology of cyber-social relations and virtual com- prevalence of poverty in the United States and munities to electronic communication, changing Canada. The characteristics of poverty populations labor markets, privacy, new forms of stratification, —urban/rural, young/old, male/female, ethnicity/ and e-commerce. Our emphasis throughout will be race, etc. Case studies of specific federal, state, to cut through the hype and sweep aside the hoopla and local policies aimed at the housing, employment, to distinguish how the computer revolution is rev- schooling, and health needs of the poor. Philosophy olutionary from how it merely recapitulates social and politics of entitlement programs. The bureau- changes we’ve seen before. Spring cratization of the “helping” professions. Fall and Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. Spring Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Staff. SOC 123 Analysis of Social Structure (1) Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Attention to social structure distinguishes the SOC 112 The Social Control of Deviant social from the other human sciences; different Behavior (1) conceptualizations of social structure distinguish A sociological inquiry into how human groups the various social sciences from one another. This define and react to “deviant” behavior. Topics advanced course will examine and compare sever- include how law, violence, threats, hostage-taking, al approaches to the study of social structure and banishment, restitution, ridicule, gossip, etiquette, social organization. An interdisciplinary approach science, and conscience are used to keep individu- will consider institutions, networks, hierarchies and als and organizations “in line” in realms such as bureaucracies, collective choice systems (voting), art, business, religion, language, diplomacy, com- and markets, examining their explanatory strengths munity life, schools, personal relationships, con- and weaknesses, how they combine in actual cases, versation, families, scientific research, the profes- the conditions and consequences of their failures, sions, and the workplace. Spring and what this reveals about the relationship between Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. sociology and the other social sciences. Fall Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. Recommended course(s): SOC 055. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. SOC 113 Sociology of Capitalism (1) Note(s): Intro courses in two or more social This course offers students a comprehensive knowl- sciences recommended. edge of the development of the social institutions

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 193 SOC 125 Computers in the Social Sciences (1) forms of social inequality, such as gender and class. In this advanced class students are introduced to a Special attention is given to the federal system of number of applications of computer technology to government and other major societal institutions as the doing of social science. Topics include sophis- they influence processes of elite and subordinate ticated exploitation of word processors and spread- group formation and maintenance in American sheets; using relational database programs to store life. Fall and analyze data; and running statistical software, Instructor(s): Bruce Williams. network analysis software, and other applications Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. for qualitative and quantitative analysis of eco- Meets the following GE requirement(s): nomic, historical, political, anthropological, and Multicultural Perspectives. Spring sociological data. SOC 132 Comparative Race and Ethnic Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. Relations (1) Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. This course examines the relationship between race Prerequisite(s): Basic computer skills and course and ethnic stratification and the creation and main- work in social sciences beyond introductory tenance of centralized national devotion or social course. stability in five heterogeneous nations: the U.S., Cross-listed with: MGMT 225. Mexico, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, and Switzerland. SOC 127 Sociology of Knowledge and Canada’s Quebec Province and the former U.S.S.R. Information (1) will also be used as comparative examples. A com- How is what we (think we) know socially condi- parative macro-sociological approach will focus tioned? How do social structures channel the trans- on the conflict management roles of federal gov- mission and attenuate the meaning of information? ernmental and non-governmental systems. Spring How does culture determine what we remember Instructor(s): Bruce Williams. and forget? This course brings together ideas from Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. sociology of knowledge, social constructionism, Meets the following GE requirement(s): cognitive sociology, and the new sociology of Multicultural Perspectives. information to investigate questions such as these, SOC 134 Social Inequality (1) which surround the idea that we know and remem- Theories examining the dimensions, sources, and ber not as individuals, but as members of thought consequences of social inequality. The multidi- communities. Fall mensional nature of the U.S. stratification system. Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. Pluralist and elitist views of the power structure. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. Sociological differences in life chances, lifestyles, SOC 128 Geographic Information Systems and and cultural values. Fall Sociological Geography (1) Instructor(s): Staff. A multidisciplinary course about mapping the social Instructor consent required. world. Theoretically challenging and hands-on, the Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and course material will draw from cartography, demog- graduate students. raphy, epidemiology, geography, urban design, Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. human ecology, marketing, sociology, statistics, SOC 142 Medical Sociology (1) and urban studies. In addition to the sociology of Use of the sociological perspective in understand- spatial distribution, students will use geographic in- ing the nature of disease, health, and medical care. formation system (GIS) software to make, interpret, Topics will include culturally based notions of and critique maps and other displays of spatial health and illness, social roles of patients and data and to apply such skills to practical community, healthcare providers, physician socialization, the commercial, or scientific problems. Spring distribution of diseases and medical resources, Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. ethical issues in healthcare, and women in the Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. health system. Fall SOC 129 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. Instructor(s): Staff. (1) Instructor consent required. A holistic approach to race and ethnic relations in Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and the U.S., emphasizing macro-sociological issues graduate students. of race and ethnic group assimilation and discrim- Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. ination. Examines the creation and maintenance of Offered in alternation with: SOC 148. institutional racism and its relationship to other Note(s): Service Learning is optional.

194 SOC 144 Sociology of Childhood (1) ered as it relates to dying, and perceptions of An examination of the impact of social structure death in various contexts will be discussed. The on children and how children are active interpreters course will examine human response to death and of their own lives. A review of the socialization dying, and the social functions of grief and process with an emphasis on the development of mourning will be addressed. Fall gender identity. The diversity of childhood experi- Instructor(s): Staff. ences will be explored, as will social issues/policy Instructor consent required. associated with children and childhood. Spring Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and Instructor(s): Staff. graduate students. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Offered in alternation with: SOC 147. Offered in alternation with: SOC 142. SOC 145 Sociology of Education (1) SOC 153 The Sociology of Everyday Life (1) This course highlights diversity, acculturation, and In this course in microsociology with a structural quality in educating children and adults in the slant, we will examine the ways in which society United States. It explores the dynamics of formal “happens” at the seemingly private and personal education as they reflect the norms, values, mores, levels of the self, face-to-face interaction, and and traditions of the society. Utilizing structural- small gatherings. Topics include face, identity, functionalist, symbolic interaction, and conflict embodiment, situated action, lived time and space, theories, we explore processes of social control stage fright, multiple realities, and the social foun- and social change within educational systems and dations of thinking. We will combine insights their attendant institutions. Additionally, U.S. from Schutz’s phenomenological sociology, educational policies are critically assessed using Simmel’s formal sociology, and Goffman’s cross-national comparisons with Canada, Japan, symbolic interaction with the work of Natanson, and Germany. Spring Sacks, Zerubavel, and others to open the world of Instructor(s): Bruce Williams. everyday life to sociological understanding. Spring Instructor consent required. Instructor(s): Dan Ryan. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and SOC 158 Sociology of Gender Roles (1) graduate students. The origins of sexism, the reasons for its perpetua- Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. tion, its relationship with racism and capitalism, Note(s): Limited to 25 undergraduate and 6 and the prospects for its eradication. Spring graduate students. Instructor(s): Staff. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Instructor consent required. Multicultural Perspectives. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. SOC 147 Social Aspects of Cancer (1) Prerequisite(s): SOC 055 and SOC 061. An examination of the psychosocial and sociode- Meets the following GE requirement(s): Women mographic factors associated with cancer. This and Gender. course is designed to explore cancer’s myths and SOC 160 Political Sociology (1) realities. It will focus on factors that contribute to Introduction to the dynamics of power in society, cancer incidences, as well as consequences of the from small group interactions to national and disease for individuals, families, and society. international actions and interactions. Emphasis is Cancer will be used as a basis for understanding on the binding realities of symbolic meanings and major issues generally associated with chronic the cultural processes of American political develop- and terminal illness. Spring ment and participation. Special attention is placed Instructor(s): Staff. on the interactive affects and effects of the economy, Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. race/ethnicity, gender, nation-building, and feder- Offered in alternation with: SOC 144. alism on modern political processes. Spring Note(s): Service Learning is optional. Instructor(s): Bruce Williams. SOC 148 Sociology of Death and Dying (1) Offered in 2008-2009 and then every third year. A multidisciplinary approach to the subjects of Prerequisite(s): SOC 055. death and dying, with an emphasis on dying as a Meets the following GE requirement(s): social and cultural process. Aging will be consid- Multicultural Perspectives.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 195 SOC 161 Comparative Sociology: Canadian SOC 188 Fieldwork Study in Sociology (1) Society (1) Supervised fieldwork study for advanced students. An examination of contemporary Canadian society Arranged through instructors. Spring with special emphasis on the development of social Instructor(s): Staff. institutions since 1867. Political, social, economic, Pass/No Pass only. and cultural developments will be compared and Instructor consent required. contrasted with developments in the United States Prerequisite(s): SOC 091 and SOC 116. and Britain. The roles of bilingualism, religious This course may be taken two times. dualism, multiculturalism, monarchism and parlia- SOC 190 Proseminar (1) mentary democracy, regionalism and federalism, This course builds upon the skills and knowledge and nationalism and continentalism on the devel- gained in the earlier sociology and anthropology opment of Canadian society will be analyzed courses and lays the groundwork for conducting critically. Fall original research for the senior thesis. Students Instructor(s): Staff. will select topics for their research, construct Instructor consent required. research questions, review and analyze the existing Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and literature, and develop proposals detailing the graduate students. strategies that they will use in conducting original Offered in 2007–2008 and then every third year. research. Spring SOC 166 Women of Color in Social Movements Instructor(s): Staff. (1.25) Letter grade only. See ETHS 166 in Ethnic Studies. Instructor consent required. SOC 180 Special Topics in Sociology (1) Prerequisite(s): SOC 091 or ANTH 091. Exploration of themes and/or topics not offered as Note(s): Junior standing. part of the regular curriculum. Course content to SOC 191 Senior Seminar (1) be determined by the instructor. May be repeated Directed original research and senior projects. Fall for credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor(s): Staff. Letter grade only. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Open to juniors and seniors only. SOC 183 Advanced Seminar in Sociology (1) Prerequisite(s): SOC 091 and SOC 190. In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a Notes: Senior standing; consent of instructor for specific subject through shared readings, discussion, juniors and non-majors. SOC 190 not required and written assignments. Course content to be for Anthropology and Sociology majors. determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Meets the following GE requirement(s): Written credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring Communication. Instructor(s): Staff. SOC 194 (094) Sociology of Mass Open to undergraduates only. Communication (1) Prerequisite(s): SOC 190. See SOC 094 in Sociology. Note(s): Consent of instructor needed for juniors and non-majors only. SOC 187 Fieldwork Study in Sociology (1) Supervised fieldwork study for advanced students. Arranged through instructors. Fall Instructor(s): Staff. Pass/No Pass only. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite(s): SOC 091 and SOC 116. This course may be taken two times.

196 Spanish and Spanish American Studies 510.430.2217 Faculty: Professional Interests exceptional skills in Spanish and an understanding Carlota Caulfield of Hispanic culture. For the non-majors, we offer Contemporary Latin American and Spanish several options. Our basic offering is, of course, literature (in particular the avant-garde), our lower-division courses. All our language classes contemporary Hispanic poetry, Hispanic women emphasize, from the very beginning, learning to writers, Hispanic writers in the U.S., Hispanic use Spanish to communicate. Conversations in theatre, feminist theory, Spanish mysticism and class are lively as students learn to communicate Hispanic-Jewish literature in their new language. From the second year of language study, students wishing to practice their Héctor Mario Cavallari conversational skills and share their interest in Contemporary Latin American literature, Hispanic culture can benefit from two comple- Hispanic cultures, literary criticism, critical mentary opportunities. The Spanish Club is open theory, Hispanic cinema, cultural studies to all students, residential and non-residential Stressing the value of language and cultural study alike, who want to participate in conversation and at the college level, we centralize the importance of peer-led activities. For students living on campus, developing a comprehensive linguistic exploration the International Culture and Language Community within a multicultural, woman-centered liberal arts (ICLC) is a residential program fostering linguistic environment. In accord with the mission of Mills, exchange and cross-cultural communication with the Spanish and Spanish American Studies Program speakers of Spanish and other languages (see offers an ideal academic setting and numerous Student Life). opportunities to sharpen your skills and broaden your understanding of the language, literatures, and To ensure that our students become as fluent as cultures of the world’s Spanish-speaking peoples. possible, we encourage them to study in Latin America or Spain for one or two semesters through Our program is guided by the notion that socially various study abroad programs with which Mills responsible women in today’s world must be able is affiliated. This gives the student an invaluable to cross linguistic and cultural boundaries. Conse- opportunity to perfect language skills and to obtain quent with this principle, lower- and upper-division firsthand knowledge of the areas which she is courses offer you a unique educational experience studying. We also encourage all of our students to to help you meet the complex challenges that increase their knowledge of Hispanic cultures by characterize today’s globalized world. taking advantage of a wide variety of events in the In a country which now has more than 20 million Bay Area. These are complemented by our own native Spanish speakers, with a large percentage of annual Speaker Series, Film Series, and guest lec- them right here in California, the study of Spanish is turers. Recent topics include “Images of Women rapidly becoming an essential part of virtually any in Cuban Literature,” “Rethinking Cultural and field of learning. Here in the San Francisco Bay National Identity,” “Images of Hispanic Women in Area, for example, there is an acute need in schools, Film,” and “Memory and Imagination.” Additionally, hospitals, and local government for professionals who a wealth of monographs, serials, and online speak Spanish and who are sensitive to the many resources are available to support students’ work layers and complexities of Spanish, Latin American, in Spanish and Spanish American Studies. The and Latino/a cultures. To meet this growing need, our Special Collections of Olin Library include the Spanish and Spanish American Studies curriculum Arturo Torres-Rioseco collection of 20th-century has been redesigned to offer a flexible course of Latin American literature, and early 20th-century study for both the major and non-major. limited editions with original etchings, including Ovid, illustrated and signed by Pablo Picasso. For the major, courses in Latin American literature and culture and in the history of Hispanic and For those who envision training in Spanish lan- pre-Hispanic civilizations are offered. In upper- guage and culture as an auxiliary skill to be cou- division courses, the Spanish and Spanish American pled with another field of study, we offer a very Studies student has the opportunity to acquire a interesting minor in Spanish requiring only a total solid knowledge of the richness of Hispanic literary of 6 Mills credits to complete. The two second- and cultural traditions. The program faculty’s main year (intermediate level) Spanish courses, SPAN objective is to prepare the student for graduate 003 and SPAN 004, do count as part of the credit studies in Spanish or for work in any field requiring for a Spanish minor.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 197 Spanish and Spanish American SPAN 002 Elementary Spanish II (1) Studies Major Introduction to basic elements of the language; (10 semester course credits) development of skills in reading, writing, and Language requirement: conversation through use of texts and language Completion of two years of Spanish (college level laboratory. Equivalent to two years of high school 4 or equivalent) before beginning the sequence of Spanish. Spring upper-division requirements Instructor(s): Staff. Instructor consent required. Required: Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 001 with a LET 131 Aspects of Hispanic American grade of C+ or higher or consent of instructor. Cultures (1) SPAN 101 Composition and Conversation (1) SPAN 003 Intermediate Spanish III (1) SPAN 140 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures Readings in contemporary Hispanic culture and (1) literature; conversation, grammar review, and the development of writing skills. Fall Senior requirement: Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. SPAN 191 Senior Thesis (1) Instructor consent required. Four upper-division courses offered in Spanish Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 002 with a (may be taken through study abroad or cross-reg- grade of C+ or higher or consent of instructor. istration). SPAN 004 Intermediate Spanish IV (1) And, in consultation with major advisor, select Readings in contemporary Hispanic culture and two electives (may be taken in English). literature; conversation, grammar review, and the Spanish and Spanish American development of writing skills. Spring Studies Minor Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario (6 semester course credits) Cavallari. Instructor consent required. Required: Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 003 with a Completion of two years of study (college level 4 or grade of C+ or higher, or consent of instructor. equivalent) in Spanish or two other Spanish courses for students who have already achieved second- SPAN 051 Spanish for Spanish Speakers: year language proficiency before beginning their Language, Culture, and Identity (1) course work in the minor. A course designed for Spanish speakers who LET 131 Aspects of Hispanic American demonstrate an ability to understand and produce Cultures (1) or Spanish but who lack significant previous formal SPAN 140 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures instruction in the language. The main goal is to (1) capitalize upon students’ home-background and And 3 upper-division course credits in Spanish existing language skills, expanding the knowledge and Spanish American Studies base and developing reading and writing skills. Special attention is given to the diverse cultural Students, in consultation with their advisor, may contexts and dimensions of Spanish as components replace one of the three upper-division courses in the recovery and development of students’ with a course in a related discipline. identity-formation process. Fall Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. Pass/No Pass only. Courses Limit 15 students. SPAN 001 Elementary Spanish I (1) Instructor consent required. Introduction to basic elements of the language; Open to undergraduates only. development of skills in reading, writing, and Note(s): Open to all Heritage/Home Background conversation through use of texts and language Spanish speakers only. laboratory. Equivalent to two years of high school Recommended course(s): SPAN 101. Spanish. Fall Instructor(s): Staff.

198 SPAN 101 Composition and Conversation (1) SPAN 175 The 20th-Century Hispanic Novel (1) Improvement of oral and written skills, including A study of the major trends in the contemporary vocabulary building, use of idioms, and syntactical Latin American and Spanish novel and novela and stylistic problems, through contemporary corta, through the best-known texts of representa- readings and composition. Emphasis on developing tive authors such as Arenas, Bombal, Carpentier, the student’s ability to write clear, coherent, and Cela, Fuentes, Glantz, Goldenberg, Martin Gaite, authentic Spanish prose. Spring Martin Santos, Mastretta, Poniatowska, and Riera. Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario Spring Cavallari. Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield. Limit 15 students. Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 004 with a Prerequisite(s): SPAN 140. grade of C+ or higher, or consent of instructor. SPAN 180 Special Topics in Hispanic SPAN 140 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures (1) Literatures (1) Emphasizes the acquisition of skills for enhancing This course is designed to provide a well-defined reading literacy in a wide format of Hispanic texts. framework for the study of special themes that are Special regard is given to the implicative power of relevant to a deeper understanding of diverse aspects words at the expository, figurative, and literary of Hispanic literatures. Topics include: Surrealism, levels of each work. Through the commentary of visual arts and literature, and contemporary His- meaning, form, and structure, the course provides panic theater. Fall basic analytical tools and historical background Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. for approaching the formal study of Hispanic Prerequisite(s): SPAN 140. literature. Fall Meets the following GE requirement(s): Creating Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario & Critiquing Arts. Cavallari. SPAN 183 Advanced Seminar in Spanish Prerequisite(s): Completion of SPAN 004 with a Literature (1) grade of C+ or higher, or consent of instructor. In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a Meets the following GE requirement(s): specific subject through shared readings, discussion, Multicultural Perspectives. and written assignments. Course content to be SPAN 172 Voices in Hispanic Poetry (1) determined by the instructor. May be repeated for Presents the development of the major movements credit when topics differ. Spring and exponents that have shaped and defined His- Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario panic poetry. Topics include contemporary women Cavallari. poets from Spain, Latin America, and U.S. Latinas; Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. Spanish post-Civil War poetry; the vanguardias in Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Spain and Latin America; and U.S. Latino SPAN 191 Senior Thesis (1) Caribbean Poets. Spring An independent research project that focuses on a Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield. topic selected in consultation with the major advisor. Offered in 2006–2007 and then every other year. Normally completed in conjunction with a regularly Prerequisite(s): SPAN 140. scheduled advanced literature course. Fall SPAN 173 The Latin American Short Story (1) Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario Study of major Latin American literary movements Cavallari. and systems of textual representation as reflected SPAN 192 Senior Thesis (1) in the development of short fiction from the early An independent research project that focuses on a 1900s to the present. Spring topic selected in consultation with the major advisor. Instructor(s): H. Mario Cavallari. Normally completed in conjunction with a regularly Instructor consent required. scheduled advanced literature course. Spring Offered in 2007–2008 and then every other year. Instructor(s): Carlota Caulfield, H. Mario Prerequisite(s): SPAN 140. Cavallari. Note(s): Consent of instructor for non-majors. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Multicultural Perspectives, Women and Gender.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 199 Summer Academic Workshop 510.430.3165 Faculty: Professional Interests Courses Ellen Spertus SAW 001 Summer Academic Workshop (1) Information retrieval, online communities, social The four-week course focuses on the intersection of issues, computer architecture, compilers race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual preference. Ajuan Mance At-risk students are introduced to college-level African American literature, 19th-century work through 76 hours of rigorous classroom American literature, U.S. popular culture, the instruction. The course has three integrated, logi- oral tradition in U.S. literature, Black feminist cally connected modules of Sociology, English, and thought, African American art Mathematics and Computers. The English instructor Bruce B. Williams uses the primary text from the Sociological Inquiry Economic development and social change, module, and the Mathematics/Computer module comparative race and ethnic relations, historical incorporates the unifying theme as a basis for sociology, urban sociology, rural sociology enhancing mathematics, logic, and computer skills. Summer The SAW program offers selected students an Instructor(s): Staff. intensive three-module, four-week course of soci- Pass/No Pass only. ological inquiry, English, and mathematics and Note(s): Limited to SAW students. logic. The program is framed around the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation. This theme is used as the basis for developing critical thinking skills, enhanced reading and writing skills, leadership skills, and an appreciation and respect for diversity. The SAW program includes lectures, readings, videos, class discussions, computer lab assignments, a vocabulary workshop, papers, and final examinations. Course activities are graded on a pass/no pass basis that is determined by summer performance and attendance and participation in the SAW academic year support program run by the Division of Student Life.

200 Women’s Studies 510.430.2233 Faculty: Professional Interests Women’s Studies Major Elizabeth Potter (12 semester course credits) Gender and science, intersections of feminism Required: and epistemology, philosophy of science WMST 071 Introduction to Women’s Studies (1) Kirsten Saxton WMST 182 Feminist Theories (1) Women and the law, the history of the novel, WMST 187 or 188 Field Work Study in 18th-century British literature, post-colonial Women’s Studies (1) literature and culture, theories of sexuality, Senior Requirement: pedagogy and composition studies WMST 192 Senior Project (1) Changes in women’s roles throughout the world Cultural Perspectives, select one course: are among the most deeply transforming forces in ANTH 161 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on contemporary society. The social movement of wo- Women (1) men has a long and rich history, yet it is in recent ENG/ETHS 117 20th-Century African decades particularly that we have witnessed an American Literature (1) explosion of knowledge about the roles, status, ETHS 139 Asian/Pacific American Women experiences, and achievements of women. Writers (1) The interdisciplinary field of women’s studies ETHS 150 Womanist Theory (1) integrates the perspectives and methods of many ETHS 156 Contemporary Queer Writers of research disciplines with the aim of providing a Color (1) cohesive understanding of the complex interactions LET 142 French and Francophone Women between gender and social structure, personality, Writers (1) behavior and cognition, historical development, LET 149 Post-Colonial Conditions: and creative expression. Some of the specific issues Contemporary Women’s Writings from addressed in women’s studies courses include the Africa (1) roles of women in their communities—both their LET 161 Women Writers of Contemporary individual contributions and their function as a Spain, Latin America, and U.S. Latinas (1) class in the economy and in society; the nature of Historical Perspectives, select one course: the family; the recovery of women’s distinctive ARTH 190 Seminar: Contemporary Women intellectual and artistic achievements; the nature Artists and the Feminist Art Movement (1) and extent of the commonalities as well as the ARTH 192 Seminar: Women in European Art racial, class, and national differences in women’s and Society, 1400–1700 (1) experiences; the origin and perpetuation of sex ARTH 193 Seminar: The Female Nude in roles; and the dynamics of change. Western Art (1) Mills was one of the first colleges to offer a major in ETHS 052 African American Women’s History (1) Women’s Studies. A special feature of the major is a fieldwork project with one of the many women’s ETHS 054 American Indian History to 1900 (1) organizations in the Bay Area. While a student’s academic courses will address the position of ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the women from a variety of standpoints, she will be Environment (1) expected to focus primarily on one discipline, such ETHS 159 History of Latinas/os in the U.S. as sociology, history, visual arts, or literature. This (1) focus will be reflected in the senior project, a major ETHS 166 Women of Color in Social investigative or creative work undertaken with the Movements (1) guidance of two faculty members. ETHS 172 American Indian Women in the U.S. (1) The student who chooses to concentrate in women’s HIST 160 History of Women in America (1) studies by majoring or minoring in this field prepares herself to make significant contributions to any of these aspects of contemporary life affecting and affected by women: politics, law, government and administration, social service and counseling professions, and intellectual and cultural life.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 201 In consultation with advisor, select two courses ETHS 042 (142) Ethnicity & Environment in from two of the following three areas; courses California (1) are selected from the List of Approved Courses ETHS 051 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (1) (total of four): ETHS 052 African American Women’s History Arts: ARTH, MUS (1) Literature: ENG, ETHS, LET, FREN, SPAN ETHS 054 American Indian History to 1900 (1) Social Science: ANTH, ETHS, HIST, PSYC, ETHS 064 Mixed Race Descent in the SOC, SOSC Americas (1) In consultation with advisor, select two additional ETHS 090 Comparative Literature and Cultural courses from the List of Approved Courses (2). Production (1) ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment No course may fulfill more than one requirement. (1) List of Approved Courses: ETHS 117 20th-Century African American Literature (1) ANTH 161 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women (1) ETHS 120 Narratives of People of Mixed Race Descent (1) ARTH 137 Art of the 20th Century (1) ETHS 139 Asian/Pacific American Women ARTH 139 (239) History of Performance Art (1) Writers (1) ARTH 190 Seminar: Contemporary U.S. Women ETHS 150 Womanist Theory (1) Artists and the Feminist Art Movement (1) ETHS 154 Writing the Self: Autobiographies of ARTH 192 Seminar: Women in European Art People of Color (1) and Society, 1400–1700 (1) ETHS 156 Contemporary Queer Writers of ART 193 Seminar: The Female Nude in Color (1) Western Art (1) ETHS 157 Race, Gender, and the Criminal BOOK 126 Women Reading as a Necessity of Justice System (1) Life (1) ETHS 159 History of Latinas/os in the U.S. (1) COLL 060B Private Lives, Public Editions: Women Writers and Artists in Paris (1) ETHS 166 Women of Color in Social Movements with Service Learning (1) COLL 060C Degas and the Dance (1) ETHS 172 American Indian Women in the COLL 060D European Women from Antiquity United States (1) to Modern Times (1) ETHS 188 Film, Color, and Culture: Images of COLL 060J (Dead) Angels: Mothers and People of Color in Cinema (1) Daughters in Fiction and Theory (1) FREN 132 Introduction to Francophone ECON 117 Women and the Economy (1) Cultures (1) ENG 065 Survey of British Literature (1) FREN 162 Aesthetics of the Body in Literature ENG 066 Survey of British Literature (1) (1) ENG 074 (174) The Bible as Literature (1) FREN 168 Francophone Women’s Writing from ENG 117 20th-Century African American Martinique, Haiti, and Guadeloupe (1) Literature (1) FREN 170 Orientalism in the Novel (1) ENG 131 18th-Century Poetry and Prose (1) HIST 111 Cuisine History (1) ENG 132 18th-Century English Novel (1) HIST 158 Growing Up in America (1) ENG 158 Contemporary Fiction by Women (1) HIST 160 History of Women in America (1) ENG 171 Social Action and the Academic HIST 169 Men, Women, and Travel (1) Essay (1) LET 115 African and Caribbean Literatures (1) ENG 176 The Victorian Period: Prose, Poetry, LET 126 Women Reading as a Necessity of and Drama (1) Life (1) ENG 181 The British Novel in the 20th Century LET 142 French and Francophone Women (1) Writers (1) ENG 183 Advanced Seminars in English (1) LET 149 Post-colonial Conditions: Contemporary Approved Topics: Virginia Woolf; Clarissa; Women’s Writings from Africa (1) The Gothic; Women in American Fiction LET 161 Women Writers of Contemporary ENG 188 The 19th-Century British Novel (1) Spain and Latin America and U.S. Latinas (1) ETHS 039 Raíces (Roots): Latin America and LET 166 National Literatures of Latin America the Caribbean (1) (1)

202 LET 168 Women in the Cinema of Spain (1) WMST 180 Special Topics in Women’s Studies (1) LET 169 Hispanic Cinema (1) Topics will address women’s and gender issues. MUS 016 (116) Women and Creative Music (1) Recent topics include Gender and Science, Femi- PE 005 Personal Defense for Women (.25) nist Film Theory, Western Religious Traditions and PE 050 Women’s Health Issues (1) the Role of Women, Feminist Theories/Feminist Theologies, and World Religions: Women’s PHIL 142 Epistemology (1) (W)Rites/Rights. Fall and Spring PPOL 25 Gender and Public Policy (1) Instructor(s): Staff. SOC 061 Women in Contemporary Society (1) Letter grade only. SOC 101 Sociology of the Family (1) WMST 182 (282) Feminist Theories (1) SOC 103 Women and Work (1) An examination of contemporary theories of SOC 158 Sociology of Gender Roles (1) women’s identities and oppression, with particular SOSC 120 Women and the Law (1) attention to the mutual construction and the inter- SPAN 172 Voices in Hispanic Poetry (1) sections of gender, class, race, nationality, and SPAN 175 The 20th-Century Hispanic Novel (1) sexuality. Fall WMST All courses Instructor(s): Elizabeth Potter. Instructor consent required. Women’s Studies Minor Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and (6 semester course credits) graduate students. Required: Prerequisite(s): WMST 071 or WMST 094. WMST 071 Introduction to Women’s Studies (1) WMST 183 Advanced Seminar in Women’s One course from among the Cultural Studies (1) Perspectives list (1) In-depth examination of and critical inquiry into a One course from among the Historical specific subject through shared readings, discussion, Perspectives list (1) and written assignments. Course content to be In consultation with your advisor, select three addi- determined by the instructor. May be repeated for tional courses from the List of Approved Courses. credit when topics differ. Fall and Spring You are encouraged to select WMST 187 or 188 Instructor(s): Staff. Fieldwork Study as one of your additional courses. WMST 187 Fieldwork Study in Women’s Studies (1) Courses Supervised fieldwork study for advanced students. Arranged through instructors. Fall WMST 071 Introduction to Women’s Studies (1) Instructor(s): Staff. An introduction to basic women’s studies concepts Pass/No Pass only. and theories, drawing on methodologies and content This course may be taken two times. of multiple disciplines. The course will explore differences as well as commonalities of women’s WMST 188 Fieldwork Study in Women’s Studies experiences, and provide a foundation for more ad- (1) vanced work in women’s studies. Fall and Spring Supervised fieldwork study for advanced students. Instructor(s): Judith Bishop, Kirsten Saxton, Staff. Arranged through instructors. Spring Open to undergraduates only. Instructor(s): Staff. Note(s): Not open to seniors. Pass/No Pass only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Women This course may be taken two times. and Gender. WMST 191 Senior Project (1) WMST 094 Feminist Social Ethics (1) Advanced independent investigative or creative An analysis of ethical issues of current concern work building on the student’s courses and aca- including preferential hiring, sexual harassment, demic focus, undertaken with the guidance of two pornography, rape, and reproductive issues such as faculty members. Fall abortion, sterilization, and surrogacy. Spring Instructor(s): Elizabeth Potter. Instructor(s): Elizabeth Potter, Staff. Letter grade only. Meets the following GE requirement(s): Women Open to majors only. and Gender.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 203 Graduate Degree, Certificate, and Credential Programs

Residence Facilities for Graduate Students

Degree Programs

Certificate and Non-Degree Programs

Teaching Credentials, Permits, and Specializations

204 Mills offers graduate degrees or certificates in the Master of Fine Arts programs listed below and post-baccalaureate study Studio Art: with emphasis in ceramics, painting, in several areas; it also recommends qualified stu- photography, sculpture (includes installation), dents for teaching credentials in California and or intermedia (electronic arts and video arts) other states. Graduate students in these programs Dance: with emphasis in choreography and per- may participate in undergraduate classes. Contact formance the Office of Graduate Studies for a catalog and English: with emphasis in creative writing detailed information on admission requirements, Music: with emphasis in performance and literature fees, and specific courses. The application dead- or electronic music and recording media line for fall is February 1; applications for spring are due November 1. Master of Public Policy

Note: Some programs do not accept applications Doctor of Education in Educational for spring admission. Leadership

Residence Facilities for Certificate and Non-Degree Graduate Students Programs Graduate women have the option of living in any Post-baccalaureate certificate programs in upperclass residence hall, the Ross House, Prospect Computer Science offer courses of study tailored Hill Apartments, or in the Courtyard Townhouses. to individual needs and prepare students to enter careers in the computing field or to gain admission Graduate men will be assigned to Ege Hall or the to, and succeed in, strong graduate schools of com- Courtyard Townhouses. Graduate students with puter science. children may apply for the Underwood Apartments. Post-baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program offers undergraduate courses in an encouraging and sup- Degree Programs portive setting to women and men with a BA or Master of Arts BS degree who lack the science background needed Interdisciplinary Computer Science: with em- to pursue graduate studies and careers in the health phasis in a chosen liberal arts discipline—drama, sciences. linguistics, music, etc. Dance: with emphasis in dance history and criticism Second baccalaureate degrees: Students who hold Education: with emphasis in early childhood edu- the bachelor of arts degree and wish to enroll for cation, the hospitalized child, early childhood additional undergraduate courses may be admitted special education, or teacher certification either as candidates for a second bachelor’s degree Educational Leadership or as special graduate students (see below). Indivi- English and American Literature duals pursuing a second undergraduate degree are Infant Mental Health not eligible for scholarship/grant assistance, but Integrated BA/MA Program in Mathematics: they may apply for Federal Stafford Loans. Infor- with emphasis in graduate/research mathematics mation and application forms are available at the in algebra, algebraic geometry, analysis, biosta- M Center or by calling 510.430.2000. tistics and mathematical biology, combinatorics, computational mathematics, geometry, linear Special graduate students may take Mills courses algebra, logic, number theory, representation in the graduate or undergraduate curriculum on a theory, or topology space-available basis, with departmental approval, Music: with emphasis in composition and must complete the application process outlined in the graduate catalog. Master of Business Administration

GRADUATE DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, AND CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS 205 Teaching Credentials, Early Childhood Special Education Specialist Credential for working with high-risk infants and Permits, and preschool-aged children in early intervention and Specializations preschool special education. Mills College prepares and recommends qualified students for a variety of California teaching cre- Children’s Center Instructional and/or dentials. Information regarding these programs Supervisor Permits for teaching in and/or admin- can be obtained from the Office of Graduate istration of state children’s centers. Studies at 510.430.3309. Specialization of Competence for Child Life in Multiple Subjects and/or Single Subject Hospitals including Child Life Worker and Child Teaching Credentials for teaching in California Life Specialist, leading to certification with the elementary, junior high, and secondary schools. Child Life Council.

206 Student Life

Student Standards

Athletics and Recreation

Student Career Services (SCS)

Commuting Life

Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS)

Health Services

International Students

Residential Life and Housing

Resuming Student Life

Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)

Spiritual and Religious Life (SRL)

Student Activities

Student Diversity Programs (SDP)

207 Dedicated to assisting students in becoming a force Drug-Free Campus Policy for positive change in the campus community and Each student at Mills is considered an adult who the greater society, the Division of Student Life assumes personal responsibility for her own con- is committed to engaging students beyond the duct. Mills students are expected to comply with classroom to assume responsibility for their own all state and federal laws as well as College poli- behavior, experientially develop their own skills, cies regarding alcoholic beverages and other drugs, and become aware and cultivate their own strengths. prescription or illicit.

Through active participation in diverse co-curricular The Student Handbook provides a complete opportunities and by taking advantage of services description of the alcohol policy and regulations, offered through the Division of Student Life, stu- guidelines, and procedures for student-sponsored dents become engaged in student life and enhance events that may include alcohol and the sanctions their learning, exploration, and sense of community. regarding alcohol or illegal drugs on campus.

Student Standards Athletics and Recreation As members of the Mills College community, Intercollegiate Athletics students share responsibility for maintaining an At Mills, participation in the athletics program is environment in which the rights of each individual not the peak of one’s sports career—it is the begin- are respected. The personal and academic integrity ning of a new way of life. Here, all women can dis- of every person strengthens and improves the quali- cover how to find self-satisfaction by challenging ty of life for the entire community. This is vital themselves to do things that they did not think were in striving towards a welcoming and supportive possible, to be resilient, and to enjoy the process. climate in which all people are respected and free to express differing ideas and opinions. The two things that all Cyclones have in common are a desire to grow as people and a willingness The Honor Code and Student Code to make a commitment to a team. Cyclones are of Conduct traditional-age students, mothers, people new to Mills College expects students to recognize the a sport, seasoned athletes, Cal Pac All-Conference strength of personal differences while respecting Award winners, national championship qualifiers, institutional values. Students are encouraged and NAIA Scholar-Athlete All-Americans. to think and act for themselves; however, they must do so in a manner consistent with the Six intercollegiate sports are offered at Mills: behavioral standards established for the Mills cross country, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, College community. and volleyball. Mills College is affiliated with the NCAA Division III, and therefore does not offer The purpose of the Student Honor Code and Student athletic scholarships. Code of Conduct is to communicate these values and standards to the College community and pro- For more information, visit the Athletics, Physical mote an environment conducive to education, Education, and Recreation (APER) website, call work, recreation, and study. Consult the Student 510.430.2172, or drop by the APER department Handbook for complete information on the Honor offices in Haas Pavilion. Code and other College policies affecting students. Recreation Campus Computing Policy The recreation program at Mills offers something Students are encouraged to use Mills computing sys- for everybody. Opportunities include outdoor tems for academic work as well as communication adventures and recreational excursions, as well on and off campus. Such open access is a privilege, as special events and classes that can be enjoyed and it requires that individual users act responsibly on campus. Outdoor adventures may include sea in using Mills computing facilities, following elec- kayaking, horseback riding, camping, day hiking, tronic copyright laws and respecting the intellectu- rock climbing, backpacking, and snowshoeing. al property rights of others. Consult the Student Handbook for complete information on the Mills The recreation program also offers a wide variety Computing Agreement. of relaxing and entertaining opportunities, like the Walk/Run Club, the Health Fair, trips to a Calistoga spa, or an Oakland A’s baseball tailgate party.

208 Students are encouraged to use the recreational Suzie’s Community Lounge facilities, including a well-equipped fitness center, Suzie’s, located in the Student Union adjacent to six outdoor tennis courts, an aquatic facility with Adams Plaza, provides a great space for the Mills a 10-lane swimming pool and outdoor spa, and a community to come together. The lounge has multipurpose gymnasium, soccer field, and walk/ areas for resting, studying, meeting friends, or run trail. Lockers can be rented at the Fitness Center. holding small gatherings. It also has a pool table, Entrance keys for the tennis courts can be purchased television, telephone, and a bulletin board with at Haas 103 or the Aquatic Center for a nominal fee. information about campus events.

For more information about recreational oppor- Conveniently located nearby are a kitchen, com- tunities and facilities, check our website, call puter room, and lockers designated just for our 510.430.2172, or visit the APER Department commuting students. Commuters may obtain a key in Haas Pavilion. to these spaces from the Department of Public Safety. Proof of current registration is required.

Student Career Services The Lounge Manager holds an orientation meeting (SCS) at the beginning of each semester. This manager Located in the Cowell Building, SCS offers a vast also arranges other social events throughout the array of resources and services that include: individ- year to engage commuters in the Mills community. ual career counseling, career exploration seminars, campus work study jobs, internship opportunities, Commuting students can purchase Mills Points graduate school presentations, job search work- from Housing Management and Dining Services shops, employment listings, Internet and print re- (HMDS) in Sage Hall, Room 138. Points may be sources, and access to the Alumnae Career Network. used at Founders Commons, other residence hall dining rooms, the Tea Shop, or Café Suzie. Whether you are a first-year, transfer, continuing undergraduate student, or a graduate student, early Commuters may arrange to stay overnight in a and continued use of SCS is highly encouraged. guest room for a fee. These are particularly useful during midterms and finals, or when they want to Individual career counseling is available for per- stay on campus until late in the evening. Guest sonalized exploration of your interests, values, rooms should be reserved one week in advance experience, and skills. This information can be through HMDS, 510.430.2063. invaluable in choosing a major and considering career options for your future. Counseling and The varied skills and interests of a liberal arts Psychological Services student will be an asset in the workplace of the future. Use SCS to help identify talents and skills (CPS) and determine how and where to use them. College life poses numerous challenges to students inside and outside the classroom—developing For more information about Student Career friendships and intimate relationships; balancing Services, check the website, visit SCS in the academic, work, and social commitments with Cowell Building, or call 510.430.2069. self-care; changing relationships with family of origin; adjusting to group life in the residence halls; or coping with the pressures of a daily Commuting Life commute. Mills actively encourages commuting students to become full participants in campus life. Commuters Students may be at a point in their lives when can be highly involved in campus life and take they are exploring aspects of personal identity, advantage of numerous opportunities to enrich core values, sexuality, career interests, and social their college experience. Mills provides a variety roles. Resuming women and graduate students of special services and opportunities to students may experience both similar and different pres- who commute to campus. Commuters can make sures, as they balance personal and family needs full use of Suzie’s Community Lounge and con- and return to an academic environment after a sider it their “living room” on campus. period of absence.

STUDENT LIFE 209 When concerns interfere with students’ academic challenges when they enter college, international achievement and sense of well-being, the staff at students face additional adjustments when they first CPS is here to help. CPS offers brief individual, come to the United States. couple, and group therapy to all students and provides educational workshops and discussion groups The International Student Advisor is available to on a periodic basis. CPS staff also provides referrals help students make this transition. Mills College to off-campus resources for ongoing psychotherapy offers a variety of services to international students and/or psychiatric medication. including immigration advising and compliance, work permission, personal support and advocacy, Counseling and Psychological Services is located and workshops. in the Cowell Building. Hours are Monday–Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Students can call 510.430.2119 The advisor also works closely with all members or drop by to make an appointment. of the Mills community to ensure quality programming that fosters global awareness, promotes respect, and facilitates understanding of the many Health Services cultures represented at Mills. Further information All full-time registered undergraduate students at is available online and by calling the Division of Mills, resident and nonresident, are entitled to basic Student Life at 510.430.2130. medical services at the Tang Center Health Service on the UC Berkeley campus. Residential Life and The Tang Center provides comprehensive primary Housing clinical services, and students are eligible for addi- Living on campus with other students is a valu- tional services in health promotion and social able part of the Mills educational experience. By services. Highly qualified medical clinicians at the choosing to live on campus, students immerse Tang Center can provide most of the medical serv- themselves in a learning environment in which ices students will need during their time at Mills. they can focus on academic work, clubs, athletics, and student activities. And when they participate The cost of this service is included in the Campus in the community in which they live—by joining Comprehensive Fee. In addition, students are a club or becoming a resident assistant—they are automatically assessed for and enrolled in the able to practice in their daily lives the leadership UCB Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), also skills that they cultivate in their classes. known as major medical insurance, which provides for catastrophic medical care. Students living on campus often plan and attend programs on educational topics to continue their SHIP provides for year-round specialty and emer- learning outside the classroom. They organize gency care, and hospitalization. Students have the dances, movie nights, and other social activities. option to waive out of SHIP if they show evidence Classroom discussions are frequently continued of comparable major medical insurance coverage in the halls, and there is plenty of time to ponder by the stated deadlines. questions of life with friends.

The Mills shuttle provides regularly scheduled trans- Mills also provides some apartment and coopera- portation to the UC Berkeley campus on a daily tive housing options for both undergraduate and basis for appointments at the Tang Center. graduate students who prefer an independent living arrangement. For further information, the Health Program Director can be contacted at 510.430.2130. Students can Housing assignments for entering students are also call 510.642.5700 to reach the Student Insur- made on a first-come, first-served basis, so ad- ance Office at UC Berkeley, or visit the Mills Health mitted students should return their housing forms Program website. and housing deposit as soon as possible. Although requests are considered and often granted, it is not always possible to accommodate everyone’s International Students preferred choice. Mills College welcomes international students and is proud to have them as part of our global learning Traditional-aged first-year students live together environment. While all students experience new within Living Learning Communities within des-

210 ignated first-year halls. Students living in these Services for Students with halls enjoy special programming and guidance that facilitate their adjustment to college life. Disabilities (SSD) Mills College is committed to ensuring that all The residence hall staff assists in all aspects of students thrive and are able to achieve their high- College life. They live in the halls to help students est potential and goals, both academic and personal. understand how the College works and to link students with Mills resources. The director of SSD provides a wide range of support services Residential and Commuting Life and Student such as notetakers, readers, extended time on Life Coordinators oversee educational and social exams, distraction-reduced test environments, programming, day-to-day operations, and respond and class relocations. to emergencies. They are assisted by specially trained students who work in each hall as Resident Mills College does not discriminate against quali- Assistants (RAs). Email housing@mills or call fied individuals with disabilities (in accordance 510.430.2127 for more information. with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and regulations thereunder) and provides reasonable Resuming Student Life accommodation(s), as required by law, in all edu- The Mills student body is a richly diverse popula- cation programs, activities, services, employment, tion including many resuming students. Resuming and practices, including application procedures, students are very involved in campus activities admissions, student assignments, course assign- and participate in ASMC government boards and ments, the awarding of degrees, and discipline. committees, as well as social events and educational programs. The director of Residential and Students with disabilities are encouraged to con- Commuting Life serves as the advisor for all com- tact the SSD Director before or soon after matricu- muting and resuming students. Mary Atkins is the lation to ensure accommodation and equal access organization for commuting students and residen- to housing, classes, programs, activities, facilities, tial resuming students 23 or older. and employment. Further information is available online or by calling the Division of Student Life Mary Atkins Lounge at 510.430.2130. Undergraduate students who are 23 or older are considered “resumers” and are members of the Mary Atkins Association. These are often women Spiritual and Religious who are returning to college after a break in their Life (SRL) formal education. This office provides opportunities for spiritual and ethical development in multiple ways. Programs The Mary Atkins Lounge, located in the Student include worship services, the annual baccalaureate Union, serves many of the functions of a residence service for graduating students, and an interfaith hall for nonresident students and provides a center celebration of winter holidays. Special program- for resuming resident students who wish to interact ming is held throughout the academic year, and with other resumers. The Lounge provides an area students are invited to suggest and to help plan to study quietly and another space for social activ- these events. ities. Mary Atkins women have a bulletin board with information about campus events, a telephone, The director of Spiritual and Religious Life is also computers, lockers, showers, and a kitchen. available to support the College community through life transitions by assisting with rituals of passage A Lounge Manager for Mary Atkins is selected by such as weddings, memorial services, baptisms, the Office of Residential and Commuting Life to blessings, and other celebrations. assist in planning programs and to serve as a liaison with campus administrators. The Lounge Manager Students are encouraged to explore religion and and the Mary Atkins student government hold an spirituality both as an intellectual discipline and orientation meeting at the beginning of each semes- as a personal dimension of human experience. ter and many social events throughout the year. Resources for the academic study of religion are Resuming students may obtain a key to the lounge also available. from the Department of Public Safety. Proof of current registration is required.

STUDENT LIFE 211 The director also advises student groups, such as Mills College provides community service and the Mills Interfaith Council, and is available to volunteer service learning opportunities through provide information and referral regarding major both curricular and co-curricular programs such as faith traditions and their local places of worship. working with local community-based organizations, workshops and seminars, and short-term immersion experiences. Student Activities Student Government In 1915, the College delegated to students the power Student Diversity Programs to establish their own government and the ability to (SDP) participate in the process of setting regulations that SDP sponsors initiatives to enhance awareness and govern their co-curricular lives. The Associated appreciation of cultural and racial diversity and to Students of Mills College (ASMC) was formed, promote a campus climate that supports multicul- and all undergraduate students are members. turalism and social justice. The director of SDP serves as an advocate and advisor for identity- The ASMC provides a variety of leadership oppor- based students and their organizations. tunities. The Executive Board is composed of approximately 15 elected and appointed positions, Student Diversity Programs collaborates with other and the Legislative Congress is constituted by the campus and community resources to address the elected class presidents and four at-large elected needs for both individuals and student groups. For members. In addition, ASMC sponsors nearly 40 more information about Student Diversity Programs, student organizations that offer ample leadership students can contact the director at 510.430.3165. opportunities and serve a range of student interests and passions. The ASMC plays a key role in student Solidarity Lounge life both outside and inside the classroom. They Mills College is one of the most racially and eth- represent students at Board of Trustee meetings nically diverse liberal arts colleges in the country. and on campus-wide planning and faculty com- Approximately 33 percent of the total student mittees. The ASMC represents the voice of the population is composed of Black, Latina/o, Asian/ student body to the administration. Pacific Islander, and Native American undergraduate and graduate students. Active participation in the ASMC develops personal and professional skills that are useful in life at The Solidarity Lounge was established as a com- Mills and after graduation. The Student Activities munal space for women of color and their allies. Office works closely with the ASMC, providing It is available for club meetings, retreats, dialogues, advising at meetings and assistance with program- and study. The Lounge is open from 8:00 am– ming and activities. 12:00 am Sunday through Thursday, and 8:00 am– 1:00 am on Friday and Saturday. To reserve, call Events and Programs 510.430.3165. Mills provides a calendar of events that offers students a wide array of co-curricular activities. One can enjoy a movie night, dance in the historic Greek Theatre, or take a study break at Finals Snacks. Students have had the opportunity to attend inspiring lectures given by notables such as: Isabel Allende, Chilean author; Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund; and Dolores Huerta, labor activist.

212 Undergraduate Admission

Applying for Admission

Application Deadlines

First-Year Students

Admission from International Schools

Early Admission Option

Transferring from Other Colleges

Nontraditional/ Resuming Students

Visiting Students

Auditors

Deferrals

Due Before Enrollment

213 Applying for Admission Application Deadlines Mills College is looking for students who possess November 15: Fall Early Action the potential and desire to succeed in a rigorous academic environment. We seek a diverse group February 1: Fall priority scholarship consideration of individuals who exhibit intellectual potential, March 1: Fall entrance, regular decision strength of character, and a love of learning. April 1: Priority fall transfer entrance Entrance is determined by a student’s overall record. While the greatest weight is placed on November 1: Spring entrance academic records, we also consider leadership skills, character, and special talents. First-Year Students The purpose of our personalized application Early Action Program and admission process is to find students who A nonbinding Early Action program is available will gain the most from the programs and oppor- to first-year candidates. Applications are due tunities that Mills offers. We look for students who November 15. Applicants will be notified of want a college that will empower them and expand admission decisions in mid-December and have their horizons. We seek students who are ready to until May 1 to respond. work hard to achieve their goals, women who will bring a wide variety of interests and backgrounds If you are applying for financial aid, you must to the Mills community so that they can educate submit your aid application and your admission each other. (Each year we also welcome a few application by the appropriate application deadline. male students, who may be participants in our cross-registration programs with local colleges Admission decisions will be sent on a rolling basis and universities or our own graduate students, beginning in December to fall applicants and in into some of our undergraduate classes.) November to spring applicants.

We have found that a student’s high school or All offers of admission are contingent upon main- college record is generally the most reliable pre- tenance of the standard of performance upon which dictor of her academic ability. The application, admission was based for the balance of the appli- writing sample, test scores, recommendations, cant’s academic year. and an optional (but strongly encouraged) interview give further evidence of scholastic ability In addition to the application for admission, the and personal promise. It is the combination of these following credentials are required: factors that determines admission to the College. Secondary School Record We are most interested in understanding the pro- Candidates must submit an official high school spective student as she is—as an individual—so we transcript that includes courses in progress. All can determine whether Mills can meet her needs candidates must have a secondary school diploma and goals. Therefore, all credentials submitted or be eligible for one from an approved high school. by the student should present her background, Students with a General Educational Development strengths, thoughts, and interests in the clearest (GED) diploma or a state-approved high school possible manner. equivalency are also eligible for admittance and must submit evidence of successful completion. While our subject requirements are flexible, we strongly recommend a full college preparatory Secondary School Report course which includes: four years of English; two All candidates applying from secondary school or more years of social sciences; two or more years should submit this form to their guidance coun- of foreign languages; three or more years of mathe- selor, college advisor, or principal. matics; and two or more years of science. Secondary school alternative study programs of an academic Recommendations nature, such as independent study and pass/no pass Forms are provided with the application for a courses, are given positive consideration if evidence recommendation from at least one teacher of an is presented that confirms their value in preparation academic subject. for college. Entrance Examinations The College Board Scholastic SAT Reasoning Test

214 or the ACT is required for first-year applicants. college records, if any, and school certificates or A student’s overall record may be enhanced by matriculation examination scores. For records in the presentation of SAT Subject Tests. other languages, we require the original and a certified translation. The secondary school transcript Activities should include courses in progress. A student’s extracurricular activities, including community service and/or work experiences, Entrance Examinations are considered as additional information. We Entrance examinations required are the SAT particularly value students who have assumed Reasoning Test and Test of English as a Foreign leadership roles. Language (TOEFL), both administered by the College Board. The SAT is required of all inter- Interviews national first-year and transfer applicants. The A non-evaluative on-campus interview with an TOEFL is required of all students who are non- admission officer is recommended as an oppor- native speakers of English. The TOEFL is also tunity for the College to become acquainted with recommended for any student who has been in the applicant and to acquaint the applicant as a non-English-speaking culture for the previous thoroughly as possible with Mills. three or more years. A minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 CBT or 79-80 IBT) is necessary to Students living 50 miles or more from campus may be considered for regular admission. (For infor- request an interview with an Alumna Admission mation on provisional admission, please see Representative (AAR) in her area. below.) However, it is not necessary for any student who earns a 600 or above on the SAT I Students considering Mills are always welcome Critical Reading to submit the TOEFL. SAT to visit the campus. Arrangements for an interview, Subject Tests are optional. tour, class visits, and, if desired, overnight accommodations in a residence hall, can be made by The College makes every effort to determine writing or calling the Office of Admission. Over- if a candidate is able to do successful college- night visits are arranged Monday through Thursday level work in English. If, after the student arrives, when classes are in session. Special visiting pro- it appears that she needs special help in English, grams are held throughout the academic year she may have to obtain the services of a tutor at from September to April. Contact the Office of her own expense. Admission for dates. Financial Statement Office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm weekdays. In- A Certification of Finances form and supporting terviews are offered between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm, bank documentation are required for admission; it Monday through Friday. should document that the applicant is able to meet the cost of tuition, fees, room, board, and expenses To contact the Office of Admission: in the United States for all years of attendance. 800.87.MILLS 510.430.2135 (for international or local students) Provisional Admission for 510.430.3298 (fax) International Students International applicants with a TOEFL score between 500 and 550, and who are otherwise aca- Admission from demically qualified, may be admitted to Mills on a International Schools provisional basis. Provisional status enables students International students and U.S. citizens applying to take a maximum of 2 course credits at Mills from schools abroad must submit the following while they take specialized English courses at the credentials in addition to the items noted in the English Center for International Women. (See section titled Applying for Admission. ECIW.) After successful completion of the ECIW courses with a grade of C or better and submittal School Records of the results of the TOEFL with a score of 550 A candidate must be eligible for a diploma from or higher, the student will be reviewed for formal an approved high school and should be recom- admission to Mills. Students participating in this mended for admission by her school. Students option pay for their Mills and ECIW classes on a should submit certified copies of secondary school per-course basis. Students are responsible for pay- records and of all internal and external test results, ing tuition both to Mills and to ECIW.

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION 215 ECIW: English Language Courses for In addition to the application for admission, the International Students following are required: The English Center for International Women (ECIW), located on the Mills College campus, Secondary School Record offers an intensive English program to prepare Applicants should submit an official secondary students for academic study. Beginning, inter- school transcript indicating the student’s high mediate, and advanced students study grammar, school graduation. Proof of high school graduation reading, writing, conversation, listening compre- or equivalency is normally required. Applicants hension, and academic skills on four proficiency with an AA degree, but without a secondary levels for 21 hours each week. In addition to the school diploma or equivalent, may also be con- skill-based core curriculum, there are elective sidered for admission. classes such as Web Design, California Writers, Business Writing, and Idioms and Pronunciation. College Record Provisional Mills students study at least nine hours Students currently enrolled in college should pres- weekly on the University Preparation level, learning ent a transcript that includes all subjects completed skills necessary for success in the interactive classes and courses in progress. An official transcript must at the College. Students may also take an optional be sent from each college attended. TOEFL preparation class. The ECIW administers the TOEFL test twice each semester. ECIW students Up to two years of a normal course load at an live on campus and participate in campus activities. accredited community or four-year college is acceptable for transfer and usually will result in For further information, contact the English junior standing if all work is in the liberal arts Center for International Women, P.O. Box 9968, curriculum. Not all course work taken at other Mills College, Oakland, CA 94613 at colleges may be counted toward fulfillment of 510.430.2234 or 510.430.2259 (fax). the Mills major or degree requirements; this will be determined by the Office of the Registrar in consultation with relevant Mills academic depart- Early Admission Option ments. A preliminary evaluation of transferable An Early Admission plan is offered to students who credit is provided upon admission. have exhausted the course offerings at the high school level and wish to enter Mills after completing Entrance Examinations three years of secondary school. Early Admission Transfer applicants must present the official results candidates should follow the regular fall first-year of the SAT Reasoning Test or ACT taken during admission procedure. In addition, a letter from the the high school or college years if they have fewer principal of the secondary school indicating course than 24 transferable semester hours. Students pre- acceptance and agreeing to award the high school senting 24 or more transferable semester hours diploma upon successful completion of the first may omit this requirement. International transfer year at Mills must accompany the student’s appli- applicants must present the SAT results, regardless cation. Please note that federal and state financial of the number of transferable semester hours earned. aid is not available to students who have not com- Exceptions to the standardized test requirement pleted high school graduation requirements. will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Recommendations Transferring from Other Students are required to submit recommendations Colleges from two college instructors. Appropriate forms are Transfer applicants have different deadlines for fall included with the application. entrance. Priority consideration is given to applicants who submit required materials by April 1 for fall Interviews entry and November 1 for spring. Applicants will be An interview is expected and is useful to the appli- considered on a space-available basis after priority cant in determining her eligibility for college study deadlines. Please call the Office of Admission for and in formulating her academic plans. additional information. For financial aid purposes, California residents applying for a Cal Grant should file the FAFSA and GPA Verification form by the March 2 deadline.

216 Nontraditional/Resuming Office. Transcripts of summer session work should be forwarded to the M Center/Office of Academic Students Records as soon as available. Students who are Resuming students are women aged 23 and older studying abroad must submit official results of all and comprise one quarter of our undergraduate final and leaving examinations. Students should students. Resuming students apply for admission request that these documents be sent to Mills prior as transfer students if they have taken college to leaving their country of study. These results must classes or as first-year students if they have not. be received before a student will be allowed to enroll or before financial aid funds will be disbursed. Resuming students who experience difficulty in All offers of admission are contingent upon main- obtaining the required letters of recommendation tenance of the standard of performance on which are encouraged to call the Office of Admission to admission was based. Final official transcripts discuss possible alternatives. must be received by August 1 (earlier if possible) for students enrolling in the fall and by January 10 for students enrolling in the spring. Students may Visiting Students not be allowed to enroll if their final documents A student may, by mutual institutional agreement, are not on file at Mills. take courses at Mills as a visiting student to complete the course work necessary to obtain a degree Enrollment Deposit from her home institution. A visiting student com- An enrollment deposit of $300 is required of all pletes the admission application and submits all entering students by the date stated in the letter of required credentials by the fall or spring semester admission. The fee will be applied toward the first deadlines for transfer admission. payment of tuition and fees, and is nonrefundable.

Room and Board Agreement Auditors Students who will live in campus housing are Non-matriculated persons may be accepted as audi- also required to submit a $150 security/reservation tors in a course during any academic term. Auditors deposit to the College prior to June 15 (earlier if must obtain the consent of the department head possible). The security/reservation deposit may be and the instructor involved and pay one half of the refunded in accordance with the provisions stated fee for 1 course credit. The student is under the in the College Expenses section. authority of the instructor, but no grade or credit for the course is given and no record kept. Inquiries College Credit for Work Completed regarding auditor status should be addressed to Prior to College the M Center/Academic Records. Up to one year of credit may be awarded upon completion of the courses and the national examination for advanced high school work, the equivalent of Deferrals the thirteenth year of school. A final evaluation An admitted student may request, in writing, to of credit is subject to receipt of official documents delay entrance for up to one year provided she and information about the courses of study com- does not take any courses elsewhere. A $300 non- pleted. Credit may be given upon approval by the refundable enrollment deposit is required to hold Mills College M Center/Academic Records. a place in the class. If a student defers she is in no way guaranteed that she will receive the same Advanced Placement (AP) financial aid in subsequent semesters of entry. Any student who has taken college-level work at Similarly, offers of merit scholarship are not her secondary school may take the College Board guaranteed in subsequent semesters of entry. The Advanced Placement examinations and submit her student must inform the Office of Admission of test results for consideration. Generally, a student her intent to enroll at least three months before will receive 1 course credit for a score of 4 or 5 the semester of entrance. on the AP Examination. AP credit usually does not count toward major course requirements, Due Before Enrollment but a student may be exempt from certain lower- division course requirements upon the approval Final Transcript of the department. AP credit will count toward The student’s final secondary school or college the 34 course credits required for graduation. transcript must be submitted to the Admission

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION 217 International Baccalaureate (IB) College Course Work Previously Mills College participates in the International Completed Baccalaureate program. One course credit per Students who have completed college course work subject is awarded for a grade of 5, and 2 course at another institution while concurrently enrolled credits per subject are awarded for grades of 6 or in high school may receive Mills College credit 7 at the Higher Level. Credit is not awarded for subject to the approval of the M Center/Academic passes at the Subsidiary Level. Records. Students must submit official copies of the college transcripts to the Office of Admission Note: A student who has taken A-level examina- for consideration. Generally, if the completed course tions and participated in the IB program will not work has been counted towards graduation require- receive credit for both A-level grades and IB grades. ments for high school, it will not also receive Mills College credit. College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) An applicant may submit a maximum of four CLEP examinations for consideration prior to enrolling. Credit will only be granted for single-subject tests passed at or above the 65th percentile. No more than 2 credits may be accepted in any field; Mills academic departments may specify which examinations each will accept.

218 College Expenses

2006Ð2007 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Residence and Meal Plan Rates

Special Course Fees and Additional Program Fees

Other Administrative Fees and Charges

Tuition Adjustment Policy

219 2006Ð2007 Undergraduate College shuttle and on-campus parking. Each Mills student is allowed one parking permit and Tuition and Fees the use of the Mills College shuttle free of any All undergraduate tuition and fees (or first install- additional charge. ment payment) must be paid or postmarked by August 1, 2006 for the fall semester and January 4. Major Medical Insurance: The fee for major 2, 2007 for the spring semester. Failure to pay the medical insurance, also known as the Student appropriate tuition and fees by the specified date Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), is mandatory for will result in a late payment fee of $250. The all undergraduate students. The major medical fee College reserves the right to change fees at the may be waived if proof of comparable insurance beginning of any semester. coverage and a completed major medical waiver form are submitted to the M Center by August 1, Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition & Fees 2006, for the fall semester and January 2, 2007, Semester Annual for the spring semester. Absolutely no waivers Cost Cost will be accepted after the first day of the term. Non-immigrant international students’ major Tuition 1 $15,150 $30,300 medical insurance fee is $1,988 per year. ASMC Fee 2 $65 $130 Campus Note: Students who waive the major medical Comprehensive Fee 3 $380 $760 insurance for the fall semester are not required to Major Medical Fee 4 $917 $1,834 submit another major medical waiver form for the spring semester. Information regarding the healthcare fee and instructions for submitting proof of Part-Time Undergraduate Tuition & Fees comparable coverage will be included with your Semester Annual student bill. Cost Cost 5. Network Student Tuition and Fees: The Per Course Credit 1 $5,090 Varies tuition rate for Network students is $1,930 per ASMC Fee 2 $65 $130 course credit. The Network Comprehensive Fee Campus supports the technology infrastructure and some Comprehensive Fee 3 $380 $760 public safety services such as the Mills College Major Medical Fee 4 $917 $1,834 shuttle and on-campus parking. Each Mills student is allowed one parking permit and the use of the Mills College shuttle free of any additional charge. Network Student Tuition & Fees 5 Payments and Balances Semester Annual Cost Cost If you would like to pay your tuition in full, you can pay by cash, check, or wire transfer. To pay in Per Course Credit $1,930 Varies full, please make checks payable to Mills College. Network All fees are payable in U.S. dollars. Failure to pay Comprehensive Fee $220 $440 the appropriate tuition and fees by the specified date will result in a late payment fee of $250. 1. Tuition: Students enrolled in 3.5 or more credits will be charged the full-time tuition rate. Students Students will not be allowed to register and/or enrolled in fewer than 3.5 credits will be charged occupy a room in a residence hall until after the the lesser of the full-time tuition rate or the per- student account is paid in full from the prior semes- course credit rate. ter and the appropriate payment/installment(s) for the current semester have been made. Similarly, 2. ASMC Fee: The Associated Students of Mills all bills must be paid before a diploma, transcript, College (ASMC) collects this fee to support student or certificate is issued. activities. Installment Plan 3. Campus Comprehensive Fee: The Campus If you prefer to pay your balance in installments, Comprehensive Fee supports basic medical services you can contact Tuition Management Systems to at the Tang Center, the technology infrastructure, set up a payment plan for the semester. You can and some public safety services such as the Mills pay in five equal payments, plus an enrollment

220 fee, by automatic bank withdrawal, check, or credit 19 Meal Plan: 19 meals per week. Daily snack card. Details of the payment plan are included in swipe in the Tea Shop counts as a meal and will the first billing of each semester (July for fall and be deducted from your 19 Meal Plan. This plan is December for spring). Failure to make your first good for students who plan to attend all meals and installment payment by the specified date will want to eat most of their meals in the all-you-can- result in a late payment fee of $250. eat dining halls.

15 Meal Plan: 15 meals per week. Daily snack Residence and Meal Plan swipe in the Tea Shop counts as a meal and will Rates be deducted from your 15 Meal Plan. This plan is A year-round contract for the Courtyard Townhouses a good all-around plan for students who know and the Underwood Apartments requires the submis- they will miss some meals and who would still sion of the first month’s payment for the contract like to have a daily snack swipe in the Tea Shop. to be considered valid. The two-month summer “rollover” period is required for Underwood Apart- 10-Plus Meal Plan: 10 meals per week. $500 ment residents who plan to stay for the following in points each semester. No snack swipe in the academic year. Applicants for 12-month residency Tea Shop. This plan is a good all-around plan for in the Courtyard Townhouses will be given priority students who want to eat some meals in the tradi- over nine-month applicants. Summer housing is not tional all-you-can-eat dining halls but also need the covered by financial aid. most flexibility possible. With this plan students can use their points at any time in the Tea Shop Meal plans are required for residents living in Ege, or Café Suzie. Ethel Moore, Mary Morse, Orchard Meadow, and Warren Olney Halls. 12 Meal Plan: 12 meals per week. No snack swipe in the Tea Shop. This plan is good for those who Residence Rates for the 2006Ð2007 know they will not need three meals per day. Residential Agreement

Plan Rate Special Course Fees and Single $5,460 Additional Program Fees Double $4,810 Art Double (1 person—super single) $6,560 An additional materials fee is required for each studio art class. The fee varies for each area of Larsen House (9 months) $7,210 concentration ($100–$300). Ross House (9 months) $7,210 Prospect Hill (9 months) $7,210 Auditor Tuition Non-enrolled persons or part-time students enrolled Courtyard Townhouses 9 months $9,090 in a course for non-credit pay one-half of the regu- Courtyard Townhouses 10 months $10,100 lar tuition cost for 1 course credit per semester. No 2-month rollover $2,020 auditor’s fee is charged for full-time students. (rollover not covered by financial aid) Underwood Apartments 10 months $14,017 Book Arts 2-month rollover $2,803 All book arts studio classes have a $125 materials (rollover not covered by financial aid) fee.

Meal Plan Rates for the 2006Ð2007 Dance Residential Agreement Dance majors should expect to incur additional costs related to performances and their senior recital. Plan Rate Music 19 Meal Plan $4,830 Individual instruction fees, which are in addition 15 Meal Plan $4,480 to the course credit fee, provide for one lesson a 10-Plus Meal Plan $4,650 week (a total of 14 per semester). Fees range from 12 Meal Plan $4,240 $700 to $2,000, depending on the instructor. A list of instructors and their fees is available from the

COLLEGE EXPENSES 221 Music Department. Practice rooms may be rented for insufficient funds, the College will only accept for $60 per semester. payment via guaranteed funds (cash, cashier’s check, money order, or electronic transfer) for the remainder of the academic year. Other Administrative Fees and Charges Tuition Adjustment Policy Late Fees Withdrawal or Leave of Absence Late Add, Drop or Withdrawal Fee up to $250 All students considering a leave of absence or Late Check-In Fee $250 withdrawal should see the Leave of Absence and Withdrawal sections in the Academic Regulations Late Installment Plan Payment Fee $250 part of this catalog. All financial aid recipients Late Major Medical Waiver Fee $150 considering a leave of absence or withdrawal Late Payment Fee $250 should review the federal regulations regarding (first payment of semester) the Return of Title IV Aid and other financial aid impacts in the Financial Aid section of this catalog. Late Registration Fee $250 Once a student has completed the procedure for a Other Fees leave of absence or withdrawal from the College, a tuition adjustment will be applied to her student Undergraduate Application Fee $40 account which, in turn, may or may not result in a Credit by Examination Fee $200 refund to the student. A student will receive a refund Enrollment Deposit $300 only if there is a credit balance on the student’s Housing Damage Charge Varies account after the tuition adjustment has been made and after federal, institutional, and/or state 1 “In Absentia” Fee–first term $100 financial aid has been returned to the programs, Mills Official Transcript (Standard) $10 if applicable. The Leave of Absence/Withdrawal Mills Official Transcript (Rush) $35 Date is the date the student notifies the Division of Student Life of her intent to take a leave of absence Parking Citation Varies or withdrawal from the College. The adjustment to Readmission Application Fee $40 the student’s account for tuition and/or room and Repatriation Charge 2 $25/semester board will be made according to the schedules below. 3 Returned Check Charge $25 Tuition Adjustment Schedule Leave of Absence/ Credit 1. “In Absentia” Fee: The fee for “In Absentia” Withdrawal Date Applied status is $100 for the initial semester with a $100 increase for each subsequent semester (e.g., $200, During first week of term 100% $300, $400). This fee is subject to change. During second week of term 80% During third week of term 60% 2. Repatriation Charge: All international students, exchange visitors, and other persons with a student During fourth week of term 50% visa who are temporarily residing outside their home During fifth week of term 30% country while actively engaged in educational During sixth through eighth week of term 25% activities are required to pay for a Repatriation, Medical Evacuation, and Accidental Death and After eighth week of term 0% Dismemberment Insurance Plan for Foreign Students sponsored through the University of Room and Board Adjustment Schedule California. International students must sign up for the program at the beginning of each academic Leave of Absence/ Credit year by completing an Enrollment Form in the Withdrawal Date Applied International Advisor’s Office in the Division of First day of term 100% Student Life. Second day through first week of term 90% 3. Returned Check Charge: There is a $25 charge During second week of term 80% for each returned check. After a check is returned During third week of term 60%

222 During fourth week of term 50% ment arrangements for any outstanding balance with the College. All college services, including During fifth week of term 30% transcripts and readmission, will be withheld until During sixth through eighth week of term 25% the student account is paid in full. After eighth week of term 0% Change in Enrollment Status from Full-Time to Part-Time A week is defined as Wednesday through Tuesday. When a student drops from full-time to part-time, The semester break is considered a week of the term. her tuition will be adjusted to reflect her new enrollment status according to the tuition adjustment The ASMC fee, campus comprehensive fee, major schedule above. The drop date used for the adjust- medical insurance fee, special class fees, late fees, ment calculation is the date the completed Drop and installment fees are nonrefundable. Form is received by the M Center.

Students taking a leave of absence or withdrawing from the College are responsible for making pay-

COLLEGE EXPENSES 223 Financial Aid

General Information

Merit-Based Mills Scholarships for Entering Students

Need-Based Scholarships and Grants

State and Federal Student Aid

Student Loans

Student Employment

Rules and Regulations

224 General Information Non-Custodial Parent Statement February 15 Mills College offers a comprehensive financial (required for dependent students aid program of scholarships and grants, loans, and whose parents are divorced or part-time employment to achieve several goals: to separated or were never married) assist excellent scholars who could not otherwise afford to attend Mills, to enhance the existing cul- Fall Transfer Applicants tural and economic diversity of the College, and to increase the opportunities for higher education Application Form When to Apply available to low-income students. Free Application for Federal March 2 Student Aid (FAFSA) In 2005–2006 the College awarded $10.3 million Mills College Financial Aid Form March 2 in scholarships from its own funds. Over 80 percent Cal Grant GPA Verification March 2 of Mills students receive assistance directly from Form (CA residents only who the College. In addition, many students also receive do not currently have a Cal Grant) assistance from federal and state aid programs, civic Note: Submit form to most recently groups, private foundations, and other charitable attended college, not to Mills organizations. While most scholarships and grants Non-Custodial Parent Statement March 2 are awarded based on demonstrated financial need, (required for dependent students others are based solely on academic achievement, whose parents are divorced or ability, and promise. From all sources, 98 percent of separated or were never married) our students received more than $20 million in aid in 2005–2006. An installment payment plan and a Spring Freshwomen Applicants federal parent loan program are also available to help meet educational expenses. Application Form When to Apply Free Application for Federal November 1 The M Center makes financial aid decisions each Student Aid (FAFSA) spring for freshwomen and transfer applicants Mills College Financial Aid Form November 1 who are admitted for the upcoming fall semester. Financial aid decisions for the spring semester are Cal Grant GPA Verification Form March 2 of the (CA residents only) year preceding made later in the year. Applications from continuing spring term undergraduates are reviewed following the freshwomen and transfer review process. Appeals of Non-Custodial Parent Statement November 1 financial aid decisions can be made to the Financial (required for dependent students whose parents are divorced or Aid Appeal Committee. separated or were never married) How to Apply for Need-Based Financial Aid Spring Transfer Applicants To be considered for all financial aid programs Application Form When to Apply administered by Mills, including institutional Free Application for Federal Nov. 1 (CA res- scholarships, students must file the applicable Student Aid (FAFSA) idents applying forms listed by the deadlines shown. for a Cal Grant must file FAFSA These forms may be obtained from high schools by March 2) and colleges, online, or directly from the M Center. Mills College Financial Aid Form November 1 Cal Grant GPA Verification Form March 2 of the Aid Application Forms and Deadlines (CA residents only who do not year preceding Fall Freshwomen Applicants currently have a Cal Grant) spring term Note: Submit form to most Application Form When to Apply recently attended college, not Free Application for Federal February 15 to Mills Student Aid (FAFSA) Non-Custodial Parent Statement November 1 Mills College Financial Aid Form February 15 (required for dependent students Cal Grant GPA Verification March 2 whose parents are divorced or Form (CA residents only) separated or were never married)

FINANCIAL AID 225 Continuing and Returning Students A California resident who also is awarded a Cal Grant will have a portion of her Trustee Scholarship Form Required When to Apply reduced to remain in compliance with government Free Application for Federal March 2 student aid regulations. Student Aid (FAFSA) Cal Grant GPA Verification March 2 Presidential/Provost/Faculty/ Form (CA residents only who Eucalyptus Scholarships do not currently have a Cal Grant) These scholarship programs recognize entering Signed copies of prior year April 20 fall-term freshwomen who have demonstrated federal tax return(s), including all scholastic achievement. These scholarships are schedules, or a Certification of Non-Filing Form: awarded in the amount of $7,000–$16,000 each • Independent students: student and ($3,500–$8,000 per semester) to contribute spouse (if applicable) tax return(s) toward tuition charges of full-time freshwomen. • Dependent students: parent tax returns These awards, based on merit, are renewable annually as long as the recipient maintains full- Application forms and deadlines (subject to annual time enrollment and remains in good academic change) for continuing undergraduates are avail- standing. Eligibility is limited to a maximum of able at the M Center each January for aid consid- eight semesters. To qualify for consideration, a eration for the next academic year. student must apply for admission by February 1. There are no special applications for these scholarships. Merit-Based Mills A California resident who is also awarded a Cal Scholarships for Grant may have a portion of her merit scholarship Entering Students reduced to remain in compliance with government Financial aid based solely on merit is awarded upon student aid regulations. entrance to Mills. Awards are renewed on the basis of satisfactory academic progress and, in the case of Dean’s Scholarships some scholarships, contingent on continued studies The Dean’s Scholarship program recognizes enter- in music or science. There is no requirement to file ing transfer students who have demonstrated out- a financial aid application for renewal of merit-based standing scholastic achievement, leadership ability, financial aid. Scholarship aid is applied to College and/or significant contributions to their previous fees in two equal installments—one half at the educational institutions or community. Dean’s beginning of each semester. The College reserves Scholarships of $7,000–$12,500 each ($3,500– the right to remove or adjust financial aid at any $6,250 per semester) are awarded to contribute time if the recipient’s personal or academic record toward the tuition charges of full-time transfer is unsatisfactory or if her financial resources change. students entering in the fall semester. These awards, based on merit, are renewable annually as long as Financial aid recipients who withdraw for any reason the recipient maintains full-time enrollment and are subject to the College’s Tuition Adjustment remains in good academic standing. The number Policy. of semesters of eligibility for transfer students is established by the initial graduation date defined Trustee Scholarships by the M Center upon entrance to Mills. The Trustee Scholarship program recognizes up to ten entering fall-term freshwomen who have Osher Scholarships demonstrated superior scholastic and extracurricular The Osher Scholarship program recognizes entering achievements. The Trustee Scholarship, in combi- transfer resuming students who have demonstrated nation with other federal, state, and Mills grants, financial need and academic promise. Four to eight covers full tuition costs for up to four years of study Osher awards of $7,000–$12,500 each ($3,500– at Mills. This award, based on merit, is renewable $6,250 per semester) are awarded to entering annually as long as the recipient maintains full- transfer resuming students each year to contribute time enrollment and remains in good academic toward full-time tuition charges. These scholar- standing. To qualify for consideration as a Trustee ships are renewable annually as long as the recipi- Scholar, a student must apply for admission by ent has documented financial need, maintains full- February 1. There is no special application for the time enrollment, and remains in good academic Trustee Scholarship. standing. The number of semesters of eligibility

226 for transfer students is established by the initial Music Awards graduation date defined by the M Center upon Carroll Donner Commemorative entrance to Mills. Scholarship in Music The Carroll Donner Commemorative Scholarship International Students in Music recognizes an entering student who has In order to be considered for merit-based Mills schol- demonstrated superior musical talent and prospect arships awarded to international first-year students for achievement as well as scholastic ability. The who enter in the fall semester, a student must have merit scholarship of up to $8,000 (up to $4,000 combined SAT scores of 1800 or higher, a GPA of per semester) is awarded to a full-time student 3.5 or higher, and an exceptional extracurricular entering each fall, based upon an audition and a record. Applicants must complete an admission review of the applicant’s admission file. application by February 1 prior to the fall entry. The scholarship is renewable annually if the stu- Science Awards dent continues her music study with satisfactory Arthur Vining Davis Science Scholarship academic progress, has Music faculty recommen- This scholarship recognizes an entering student dation, has declared a major in Music by the end who has demonstrated strong ability and interest of her sophomore year, maintains full-time enroll- in science, mathematics, and/or computer science. ment, and remains in good academic standing. Two scholarships of up to $10,000 each (up to $5,000 per semester) are awarded to contribute To be considered for this award, a candidate must toward the tuition charges of a full-time student submit a continuous tape recording, free from any entering in the fall semester. This award, based on splicing, and is required to perform three represen- merit, is renewable annually, providing the student tative compositions pertaining to her particular continues her study in science, mathematics, and/or instrument. The repertoire must be chosen from computer science; maintains full-time enrollment; three different periods, including one work in and remains in good academic standing. The num- contemporary idiom, each work totaling at least ber of semesters of eligibility for entering fresh- 15 minutes in length. Singers must include at least women is limited to eight semesters, while eligi- two languages in their repertoire. Candidates in bility for transfer students is limited to the initial composition are required to submit three examples graduation date established by the M Center upon of their work in score or tape form. entrance to Mills. To qualify for consideration for the Arthur Vining Davis Science Scholarship, a A student submitting a recording in fulfillment of student must apply for admission by February 1. the audition requirement must send her recording There is no special application for this scholarship. directly to the Office of Admission, postmarked no later than February 1. Live auditions are preferred; Scheffler Pre-Medical Science Scholarships auditions are held in late January. Students should The Scheffler Pre-Medical Science Scholarship pro- contact the Office of Admission by January 15 to gram recognizes entering students based on academic reserve an audition time. achievement and demonstrated interest in pre- medical science. Up to five Scheffler Scholarships Barbara Hazelton Floyd Scholarship in Music of up to $5,000 each (up to $2,500 per semester) The Barbara Hazelton Floyd Scholarship in Music are awarded to contribute toward the tuition charges recognizes an entering student of good, sound char- of full-time students entering in the fall semester. acter who has demonstrated superior musical talent This award, based on merit, is renewable annually, and prospect for achievement as well as scholastic providing the student continues her study in pre- ability. Preference is given to freshwomen and stu- medical science, maintains full-time enrollment, dents of piano. The scholarship, of up to $10,000 and remains in good academic standing. The num- (up to $5,000 per semester), is based on merit and ber of semesters of eligibility for entering fresh- is awarded to a full-time entering student. It is re- women is limited to eight semesters, while eligi- newable annually, subject to certain conditions set bility for transfer students is limited to the initial forth below, for up to four years throughout her graduation date established by the M Center upon pursuit of musical studies leading to the bachelor’s entrance to Mills. To qualify for consideration for degree. Selection is made based upon an audition the Scheffler Scholarship, a student must apply for and review of the applicant’s admission file. admission by February 1 and self-identify her pre- medical interest on her admission application. The scholarship is renewable annually if the student There is no special application for this scholarship. continues her music study with satisfactory aca-

FINANCIAL AID 227 demic progress, has music faculty recommendation, Eligibility has declared a major in music by the end of her Eligibility for need-based financial aid depends sophomore year, maintains full-time enrollment, on a student’s financial need, which is defined and remains in good academic standing. as the difference between estimated expenses and estimated resources. Financial need for each appli- To be considered for this award, a candidate must cant is determined after a careful review of the submit a continuous tape recording, free of any information submitted as part of the financial aid splicing, and is required to perform three represen- application (see required forms under Aid tative compositions from three different periods, Application Forms and Deadlines). including one work in contemporary idiom, each work totaling at least 15 minutes in length. In establishing eligibility, expenses related to attendance are considered: fees payable to the A student submitting a recording in fulfillment of College, plus an allowance for books, supplies, the audition requirement must send her recording and personal expenses. Living expenses are con- directly to the Office of Admission, postmarked sidered in determining financial need for com- no later than February 1. Live auditions are pre- muters, but the Mills award will not cover the ferred; auditions are held in late January. Students often higher costs of living off campus. should contact the Office of Admission by January 15 to reserve an audition time. If no award is made, it could be because the financial information indicates that it would be possible Need-Based Scholarships for the expenses to be met by the student and her family, because a student’s overall academic and and Grants personal record was not competitive with other General Information applicants, or because the student did not meet the For most students, the financial aid packages usu- appropriate deadline for application for financial ally consist of gift (grant or scholarship) assistance aid. The awarding of Mills scholarships may also and a student loan. In addition, a part-time employ- consider academic achievement and promise as ment opportunity is offered to most students who well as financial need. All factors that have influ- reside on campus. Recipients may accept or reject enced a student’s record are carefully considered. any portion of the offer. Mills institutional funds (scholarship, loan, work- Financial aid is renewed on the basis of need and study) are awarded only to full-time students pur- satisfactory academic progress. A financial aid suing their first undergraduate degree. Although application must be filed each year in which institutional financial aid is not available for part- renewal is requested, and priority for Mills schol- time study, students may apply for government arship consideration is given to those applicants financial assistance. who meet the published application deadlines. The amount of a student’s scholarship will be Students pursuing a second baccalaureate degree reviewed annually and may be adjusted to reflect are eligible to apply for merit scholarships and any significant change in financial circumstances. government student loans.

Recipients of financial aid may be required to submit income verification, income tax forms, or other doc- State and Federal Student uments that confirm income sources and amounts. Aid The number of semesters of eligibility for entering In order to qualify for any of the following state or freshwomen is limited to eight semesters. Transfer federal grant or loan programs, a student must be students are assigned a date of anticipated gradua- a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or an eli- tion after review of transferable credit toward a gible non-citizen. first baccalaureate degree. Financial aid eligibility continues only to this expected date of graduation. State Programs California State Grants Limited financial aid is available to students entering Any California resident who intends to apply to the College in the spring semester, including loans, the College for financial aid must also apply for a part-time employment, and Federal Pell Grants. Cal Grant. The current eligibility deadline for the Also, limited Mills scholarship assistance may be Cal Grant application is March 2 in order to be awarded depending on mid-year availability of funds. considered for the following academic year.

228 Cal Grant A may have up to ten years for repayment. The These grants are available to California residents required quarterly repayment amount is $120, or from middle-income and low-income families to $40 per month. assist with tuition. Cal Grant A recipients are selected on the basis of financial need, grade point aver- Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan age, and other criteria. Recipients whose computed This government program provides loans of up to financial need exceeds the state grant will be con- $2,625 a year for freshwomen, $3,500 a year for sidered for additional aid. sophomores, and up to $5,500 a year for juniors and seniors, with an undergraduate aggregate limit of Cal Grant B $23,000. These loans are available from banks, These grants are available to California residents savings and loan associations, and other author- from very low-income families. The program is ized lenders. The borrower must be enrolled in a designed generally for disadvantaged students but degree program. Students must demonstrate finan- is not entirely so restricted. cial need as determined by Mills and in keeping with government regulations in order to qualify. Federal Programs Federal Pell Grant Repayment begins six months after the borrower This is a federal program for undergraduates with graduates or drops below half-time, and payments exceptional financial need who have not received are made in installments over a period of up to ten a baccalaureate degree. A student’s eligibility for years with a standard repayment plan. a Pell Grant is determined by the information provided on the student’s FAFSA each year. Amounts Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan range from $400 to $4,050. Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans are available to students who do not qualify for the Federal Sub- Federal Supplementary Educational sidized Stafford Loan, or who qualify for only a Opportunity Grant (SEOG) portion of the annual Subsidized Stafford Loan This is a federally funded grant program for under- maximum. A student loan of last resort, this pro- graduates who have not received a baccalaureate gram is available to students who have first applied degree. Funding is very limited. Applicants with for other financial aid, including the Federal Pell exceptional financial need who file for financial Grant and the Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan aid at Mills are considered. These federal grants programs. Unlike the Federal Subsidized Stafford range from $100 to $4,000 per year. Loan, however, interest for the Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan begins to accrue immediately, and the borrower must make monthly or quarterly Student Loans interest payments (depending on lender policy), Funds for the loan programs described below come or have the interest added to the principal. No from the federal government or from private lend- repayment of the principal is required when the ing institutions. All applications are made through student is in school at least half-time, or during the M Center, which must certify to the lender a grace or deferment periods. Regular monthly pay- student’s enrollment and eligibility for the loan. ments begin six months after the student graduates or drops below half time. A student does not have Federal Perkins Loan to demonstrate need for a Federal Unsubsidized This long-term federal loan program is jointly Stafford Loan except to the extent that total finan- funded by the federal government and Mills cial aid (including the unsubsidized loan) cannot College. The borrower must be enrolled in a exceed the student’s cost of attendance for the given degree program. Funds are very limited and are academic year. awarded by the M Center to the neediest students. The maximum annual loan limit for individual Undergraduate annual borrowing limits for this undergraduate students is $4,000, with a maxi- program, including any Federal Subsidized mum aggregate loan limit of $20,000. No interest Stafford Loans, are as follows: accumulates for this loan as long as the borrower Dependent first-year students: $ 2,625 is enrolled at least half-time in a degree program. Dependent sophomores: $ 3,500 Repayment at 5 percent interest begins nine Dependent juniors and seniors: $ 5,500 months after the student graduates or is no longer Independent first-year students: $ 6,625 enrolled at least half-time in a degree program. Independent sophomores: $ 7,500 Depending on the amount of the loan, borrowers Independent juniors and seniors: $10,500

FINANCIAL AID 229 The aggregate borrowing limit is $23,000 for Resident Assistants dependent undergraduates (including subsidized Resident assistants are paraprofessional staff mem- Federal Stafford Loan amounts) and $46,000 for bers who work in the residential community to independent undergraduates (including subsidized promote responsible community living. Students Federal Stafford Loan amounts). who have completed one full academic year and transfer students who have prior residence hall liv- Federal Parent Loan for ing experience are eligible to apply. Applications Undergraduate Students (PLUS) and information are available through the Division This federal loan program enables parents of of Student Life. dependent students to borrow for what they find to be an unrealistic family contribution or to cover Off-Campus Employment a student’s need (which may not have been met by Off-campus employers also offer part-time job other financial aid). Parents who have no adverse opportunities; these are posted in the Office of Stu- credit history may borrow up to the full cost of dent Career Services in the Division of Student Life. attendance minus other financial aid. Repayment begins immediately and is made in installments over a period of up to ten years. Rules and Regulations Return of Title IV Aid (for financial aid recipients only) Student Employment If a student withdraws before 60 percent of the General Information enrollment period (semester) has passed, federal On-campus resident students with demonstrated regulations require that Title IV funds be returned financial need are given priority for part-time to the programs according to a prorated schedule. employment on campus. Payment for hours Title IV funds include Stafford Loans, Perkins worked is funded through the Federal College Loans, PLUS Loans, Pell Grants, and Supplemental Work-Study Program and/or institutional funds. Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG). The On average, students offered on-campus jobs work withdrawal date used to determine the return of 12 to 15 hours a week. The wide range of part-time federal funds is the date the student notifies the jobs includes office work, data entry, reception and Division of Student Life of her intent to take a library duties, computer support, lifeguards, and leave of absence or withdraw from the College. instructor assistants. Campus jobs enable students However, if a student leaves without beginning to earn up to $3,700 a year. The amount that can the Mills official withdrawal process or providing be earned will depend upon individual eligibility notification of her intent to withdraw, the with- and program funding. drawal date will be the 50 percent point in the semester unless Mills determines the last date of Students without aid may also apply for campus an academically related activity of the student. employment eligibility, although priority will be given to students who have on-campus work The percentage of Title IV funds to be returned eligibility as part of their financial aid award. All is calculated by the number of calendar days not employment is contingent upon the student’s job completed within a semester, as defined by the performance, and all student employees must meet withdrawal dates above, divided by the total num- the standards established by the employer. ber of calendar days in the semester (from the first day of classes for the semester to the last day of Applications for Student Employment finals). For example, if there are 100 calendar days All students seeking employment on campus must in a semester and the student withdraws on the 25th file a financial aid application. If on-campus work day, 75 days have not been completed. This may eligibility is awarded, the student must pick up her result in the return of 75 percent of Title IV funds student employment contract from the M Center received by the student. However, if a student and present this form to prospective employers as withdraws after 60 percent of the enrollment peri- proof of eligibility to work on campus. Campus od has passed, no Title IV funds need be returned. job listings are available in the Office of Student Career Services in the Division of Student Life. Both Mills and the student may be responsible for Students may use these listings to contact employers returning federal funds to their source. Mills will for an interview. return the lesser of the institutional charges times the percentage of unearned Title IV aid or the total of Title IV aid disbursed minus the amount of

230 Title IV aid earned by the student. The student is to receive financial aid during the first semester of responsible for returning the difference between academic probation, but will lose it if she is not the amount of Title IV aid returned by Mills and removed from academic probation at the end of the total amount of unearned Title IV aid. In each that semester. case, funds must be repaid to the following sources, in order, up to the amount received A student denied financial aid due to lack of satis- from each source: factory academic progress will not be considered 1. Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for reinstatement until minimum grade point aver- 2. Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan age and/or credit completion standards have been 3. Federal Perkins Loan met. The student must also meet satisfactory pro- 4. Federal PLUS Loan gress standards during semesters in which she does 5. Federal Pell Grant not receive aid. Appeals regarding decisions made 6. Federal SEOG according to the above policy should be addressed to 7. Other Title IV programs the Financial Aid Appeals Committee. Circumstances that may warrant an exception to the satisfactory Although Mills will return loan amounts directly to academic progress standards include serious illness, the lender, amounts to be returned by the student injury, or death of a family member. are repaid in accordance with the terms of the promissory note i.e., a student would begin making Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic payments on her student loan after the grace period, Progress Requirement if applicable, has expired. Students must repay only Course Load 50 percent of any grant amounts scheduled for The normal undergraduate course load at Mills return by the student. College is 4.25 credits per semester. Accordingly, students will be expected to complete: If there is a credit balance on the student’s account • 8.5 credits by the end of the first year, after the adjustment for tuition and/or room and • 17 credits by the end of the second year, board is made and the amount of unearned Title IV • 25.5 credits by the end of the third year, and aid due from Mills is returned to the Title IV aid • 34 credits by the end of the fourth year. programs, any institutional or state funds received by the student will be returned to the aid programs A student who falls below this cumulative schedule in the order listed below, up to the amounts received will be allowed a semester’s probation in which to for each source and for as long as there is an amount restore herself to these benchmark requirements. to refund: Exception: students who fail to complete a given 1. Mills College Loan semester and/or fail to receive at least one passing 2. Institutional scholarships and/or state grants grade in a given semester will be disqualified from financial aid eligibility for subsequent semesters If there is a credit balance remaining on the student’s without the benefit of a semester of financial aid account after institutional and state funds have been probation. A financial aid recipient can enroll for returned, a refund for the remaining credit balance less than 4.25 credits for a given semester without will be issued to the student. jeopardizing aid eligibility as long as: • the above annual benchmarks can be The federal formula for the return of Title IV funds maintained; and is available upon request from the M Center in • the student enrolls for a minimum of Carnegie Hall. 3.5 credits.

Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Grades of “Incomplete” cannot be counted as Progress Policy work completed for the purpose of determining In keeping with government regulations and Mills satisfactory academic progress for financial aid. policy, financial aid recipients must make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certifi- Note: An aid recipient enrolling in fewer than 3.5 cate in order to receive institutional, federal, and/or credits will jeopardize eligibility for Federal Pell state aid. Progress is monitored each semester in Grant, Cal Grant, Mills scholarship funds, and accordance with the policy outlined below. possibly loan funds; therefore, students giving any consideration to enrolling in fewer than 3.5 credits The M Center will notify all students who are placed must submit a written explanation of their circum- on financial aid probation. A student may continue stances to the M Center and should meet with a

FINANCIAL AID 231 financial aid staff member to ensure that they equivalent of eight semesters of course work. understand how their aid eligibility would be For transfer students, the number of semesters of affected. Students who are planning to take a aid eligibility is based upon the graduation date reduced course load due to disability will need to originally established by the transcript evaluator submit an academic plan (forms available in the upon entrance to Mills. The M Center reviews Division of Student Life). Any changes in the aca- each transfer student’s previous college course demic plan should be submitted prior to the begin- work and establishes an anticipated degree date ning of the semester. Other issues, such as leaves for the student. A transfer student is eligible for of absence during a semester, will be reviewed by financial aid for only the number of semesters the Financial Aid Appeals Committee upon receipt remaining to the original anticipated degree date of a petition from the student. for a first baccalaureate degree. Changes in anticipated degree date do not automatically mean a Academic Standing student’s financial aid will be continued to the As defined by the Academic Standing Committee, revised anticipated degree date. an undergraduate whose cumulative and/or semester grade point average is lower than 2.0 will be placed Note: All transfer students are strongly advised to on academic probation. meet with their faculty advisors and visit the M Center during their first semester of enrollment to Enrollment Status confirm their anticipated degree date. Mills College scholarship assistance is awarded only to full-time students pursuing a first bacca- Financial aid eligibility for all undergraduate stu- laureate degree. dents continues only to the original expected date of graduation for a first baccalaureate degree. For All part-time undergraduate students ineligible for example, a request to extend a graduation date in Mills scholarship funds will be expected to complete order to complete a second major is not a basis for all credits for which they are enrolled and maintain extending financial aid eligibility an additional a minimum 2.0 semester and cumulative grade semester(s). point average.

Duration of Undergraduate Student Aid Eligibility Entering freshwomen who receive financial aid are expected to graduate after completing the

232 Rosters

Faculty

College Officers

Board of Trustees

The Alumnae Association

Administrative Offices

Alumnae Admission Representatives

233 Faculty Caulfield, Carlota; Professor of Spanish and Tenured, tenure-track, and multiple-year-contract Spanish American Studies. faculty of Mills College are listed alphabetically. Licenciatura, University of Havana; MA, San Francisco State University; PhD, Tulane University. Abinader, Elmaz; Professor of Creative Writing. At Mills since 1992. BA, University of Pittsburgh; MFA, Columbia University; PhD, University of Nebraska. At Mills Cavallari, Héctor Mario; Professor of Spanish since 1993. and Spanish American Studies. BA, San Francisco State University; MA, PhD, Anderson, Robert; Professor of Anthropology. UC Irvine. At Mills since 1986. BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley; Certificate of Advanced Studies, University of Copenhagen; Cheng, Wah K.; Associate Professor of History. Docteur en Sociology, Sorbonne, Université de BA, University of Hong Kong; MA, University of Paris, France; MD, University of Juarez, Mexico. Wisconsin at Madison; PhD, University of Chicago. At Mills since 1960. At Mills since 1999.

Bachen, Elizabeth; Lee Mirmow Professor; Chetkovich, Carol; Davidson Professor; Associate Professor of Psychology. Associate Professor of Public Policy Program. BS, UC Davis; MA, San Diego State University; BA, Stanford University; MPP, PhD, UC Berkeley. PhD, UC San Francisco. At Mills since 1997. At Mills since 2006.

Bernstein, David; Professor of Music. Chin, Vivian F.; Associate Professor of Ethnic BA, Queens College; MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia Studies. University. At Mills since 1989. BA, Mills College; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2000. Bernstein, JoAnne; Lynne T. White Professor; Professor of Art History. Choup, Anne Marie; Assistant Professor of BA, University of Pennsylvania; MA, PhD, New Government. York University. At Mills since 1974. BS, Georgetown University; MA, George Washington University; PhD, University of North Bowyer, Jane Baker; Professor of Education. Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Mills since 2001. BS, Miami University; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1975. Cossey, Ruth; Professor of Education. BA, San Francisco State University; MA, PhD, Brabson, John S.; Scheffler Pre-Health Science Stanford University. At Mills since 1993. Chair; Professor of Chemistry. BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; PhD, Donahue, David; Associate Professor of Education. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At BA, Brown University; MA, PhD, Stanford Mills since 1985. University. At Mills since 2000.

Brown, Christopher; Professor of Music. Eastin, Delaine; Distinguished Visiting Professor BA, UC Santa Cruz; MFA, Mills College. At of Education. Mills since 1987. BA, UC Davis; MA, UC Santa Barbara. At Mills since 2004. Burke, L. Ken; Professor of Film Studies. BFA, MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin. At Evenhouse, Eirik; Assistant Professor of Mills since 1987. Economics. BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; DEA, Cady, Diane; Assistant Professor of English. Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris; MA, Johns BA, Portland State University; MA, Portland State Hopkins University (SAIS); PhD, UC Berkeley. At University and Cornell University; PhD, Cornell Mills since 2006. University. At Mills since 2005.

234 Faul, Kristina; Richard and Rhoda Goldman Ketelle, Diane; Assistant Professor of Education, Chair; Assistant Professor of Geochemistry and Educational Leadership and Administrative Environmental Geology. Services Credential. SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD, BA, MA, Mills College; MA, Saint Mary’s UC Santa Cruz. At Mills since 2002. College of California; Doctor of Public Administration, University of Southern California. Fenley, Molissa; Associate Professor of Dance, At Mills since 2003. part-time. BA, Mills College. At Mills since 1999. Konrad, Almudena; Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. Frith, Fred; Marchant Professor; Professor of BS, MS, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2003. Music. BA, MA, Cambridge University. At Mills since Kroll, Linda; Professor of Education. 1999. BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1988.

Galguera, Tomás; Associate Professor of LaBoskey, Vicki K.; Professor of Education. Education. BA, Occidental College; PhD, Stanford University. BS, California State University at Hayward; PhD, At Mills since 1988. Stanford University. At Mills since 1996. Lawson, Fred H.; Rice Professor of Government. George, Carol C.; Professor of Psychology. BA, Indiana University; MA, PhD, UCLA. At BA, University of Southern California; MA, PhD, Mills since 1985. UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1986. Li, Chiao-Ping; Professor of Dance. Givant, Steven Roger; Professor of Mathematics BA, UC Santa Cruz; MFA, UCLA. At Mills and Computer Science. beginning 2007. BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1975. Li, Yiyun; Assistant Professor of English. Gordon, Bertram M.; Professor of History. BA, Peking University; MS, University of Iowa; BA, Brooklyn College; MA, PhD, Rutgers MFA, University of Iowa. At Mills since 2005. University. At Mills since 1969. Li Santi, Barbara; Professor of Mathematics and Gwynne, Nalini Ghuman; Assistant Professor Computer Science. of Music. BA, Vassar College; MA, PhD, UC Santa Barbara. BA, MA, The Queens College, Oxford University; At Mills since 1981. MMus, King’s College, University of London; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2003. Liu, Hung; Professor of Studio Art. BFA, Beijing Teachers College; MFA, Central Harris, John; Professor of Biology. Academy of Fine Art, Beijing; MFA, UC San BS, Stanford University; PhD, UC Davis. At Mills Diego. At Mills since 1990. since 1986. Mance, Ajuan; Wert Professor; Associate Joseph, Marc; Associate Professor of Philosophy. Professor of English. BA, University of Pennsylvania; MA, PhD, BA, Brown University; MA, PhD, University of Columbia University. At Mills since 1999. Michigan at Ann Arbor. At Mills since 1999.

Kahne, Joseph E.; Abbie Valley Professor of Marouby, Christian; Professor of French and Education. Francophone Studies. BA, Wesleyan University; MA, PhD, Stanford License and Maitrise, l’Université de Paris; MA, University. At Mills since 1999. PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1982.

Keeports, David D.; Professor of Physical Science. Matheson, Steven; Assistant Professor of Video BS, University of Delaware; MS, Yale University; Art. PhD, University of Washington. At Mills since BA, UC Berkeley; MFA, UC San Diego. At Mills 1982. since 2001.

ROSTERS 235 Mehta, Brinda J.; Professor of French and Perez, Linda M.; Holland Professor; Associate Francophone Studies. Professor of Education. BA, Elphinstone College; MA, University of PhD, UC Berkeley/California State University. At Bombay; PhD, Brown University. At Mills since Mills since 1996. 1992. Pollock, Sarah; Professor of Journalism, part-time. Metcalf, Ann; Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1987. BA, University of Chicago; PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1984. Potter, Elizabeth; Alice Andrews Quigley Professor of Women’s Studies. Mezur, Katherine; Assistant Professor of Dance. BA, Agnes Scott College; MA, PhD, Rice BA, Hampshire College; MA, Mills College; PhD, University. At Mills since 1992. University of Hawaii at Manoa. At Mills since 2005. Ratcliffe, Stephen R.; Professor of English. Micco, Melinda; Associate Professor of Ethnic BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1984. Studies. BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1993. Reilly, Siobhan; Associate Professor of Economics. Licence, Université Catholique de Louvain, Milford, Mary-Ann; Provost and Dean of the Belgium; MA, Johns Hopkins University; PhD, Faculty; Carver Professor in Far Eastern Studies; UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2001. Professor of Art History. BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1982. Reiss, Kathryn; Assistant Professor of English, part-time. Morier, Dean; Associate Professor of Psychology. BA, Duke University; MFA, University of BA, Hope College; PhD, University of Minnesota. Michigan. At Mills since 1989. At Mills since 1989. Rice, Lorien; Assistant Professor of Economics. Murch, Anna Valentina; Danforth Professor of BA, Oberlin College; PhD, UC San Diego. At Studio Art. Mills since 2006. MA, Royal College of Art, London; Graduate Diploma, Responsive Environment Architectural Richert, Anna; Trefethen Professor of Education. Association, London. At Mills since 1992. BS, Skidmore College; MA, Syracuse University; MA, PhD, Stanford University. At Mills since 1987. Nagle, Ron; Metz Professor of Studio Art. BA, San Francisco State University. At Mills since Roland-Holst, David Mercer Wells; Professor of 1978. Economics. BA, BS, Case Western Reserve University; MA, Nixon, Cornelia; Professor of English. PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1986. BA, UC Irvine; MA, San Francisco State College; PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 2000. Rosenberg, Judith F.; Artist/Lecturer in Dance. BM, MM, Eastman School of Music, University Oliveros, Pauline; Milhaud Professor of Music. of Rochester. At Mills since 1973. BA, San Francisco State College. At Mills since 1996. Roth, Moira; Eugene E. Trefethen, Jr. Professor; Professor of Art History. Pavlik, Bruce M.; Professor of Biology. BA, Washington Square College, New York BA, California State University at Northridge; University; MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills MS, PhD, UC Davis. At Mills since 1985. since 1985.

Payne, Maggi; Associate Professor of Music. Ruch, John Clifford; Professor of Psychology. BMus, Northwestern University; MMus, BA, Harvard University; PhD, Stanford University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MFA, University. At Mills since 1973. Mills College. At Mills since 1972. Ryan, Dan; Associate Professor of Sociology. BA, New College of Sarasota; MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale University. At Mills since 1998.

236 Santana, Déborah Berman; Kathryn P. Hannam Strychacz, Thomas; Professor of English. Professor; Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies. BA, University of Warwick; MA, PhD, Princeton BA, San Francisco State University; MA, PhD, University. At Mills since 1988. UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1998. Sudbury, Julia; Professor of Ethnic Studies. Saxton, Kirsten; Sarlo Professor; Associate BA, MA, University of Cambridge; MA, PhD, Professor of English. University of Warwick. At Mills since 1997. BA, Mills College; MA, PhD, UC Davis. At Mills since 1996. Thornborrow, Nancy; Glenn and Ellen Voyles Professor in Business Education; Professor of Saxton, Ruth Olsen; Professor of English. Economics. BA, Wheaton College; MA, Mills College; PhD, BA, Northwestern University; MA, PhD, UC San UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1974. Diego. At Mills since 1980.

Scheinberg, Cynthia; Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Urry, Lisa; Letts-Villard Professor in the Natural Professor; Professor of English. Sciences; Associate Professor of Biology. BA, Harvard-Radcliffe College; PhD, Rutgers BS, Tufts University; PhD, Massachusetts Institute University. At Mills since 1992. of Technology. At Mills since 1994.

Schulman, Paul R.; Professor of Government. Vollmer, John Jochen; Professor of Chemistry. BA, Tulane University; MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins BS, UCLA; PhD, University of Southern University. At Mills since 1977. California. At Mills since 1970.

Sheldon, Marianne Buroff; May Treat Morrison Wade, Elisabeth; Gibbons-Young Professor; Professor; Professor of History. Associate Professor of Chemistry. BA, Douglass College, Rutgers University; MA, BS, Harvey Mudd College; PhD, UC Berkeley. At PhD, University of Michigan. At Mills since 1975. Mills since 2000.

Siekhaus, Elisabeth; Professor of German Studies. Wagner, Catherine; Professor of Art. BA, MA, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1977. BA, MA, San Francisco State University. At Mills since 1978. Spahr, Juliana; W. M. Keck Professor in Creative Writing; Associate Professor of English. Walkup, Kathleen A.; Professor of Book Arts. BA, Bard College; PhD, State University of New BA, Temple University. At Mills since 1978. York, Buffalo. At Mills since 2003. Wang, Susan; Associate Professor of Computer Sparks, Roger; James Irvine Professor of Science. Economics. BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MA, BA, UC Riverside; PhD, UC Davis. At Mills since PhD, Princeton University. At Mills since 1992. 1989. Williams, Bruce Burnette; Fletcher Jones Spertus, Ellen; Associate Professor of Computer Professor of Sociology. Science. BA, Wayne State University; MA, PhD, BS, MS, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of University of Chicago. At Mills since 1997. Technology. At Mills since 1998. Workman, Andrew A.; Edward Hohfeld Chair; Spiller, Susan; Assistant Professor of Biology, Associate Professor of History. part-time. BA, New College; MA, PhD, University of North AB, PhD, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1988. Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Mills since 1993.

Stankova, Zvezdelina; Associate Professor of Young, Jared; Assistant Professor of Biology. Mathematics. BA, UC Berkeley; PhD, UC San Diego. At Mills BS, AM, Bryn Mawr College; AM, PhD, EdC, since 2006. Harvard University; EdC, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1999.

ROSTERS 237 Zimet, Laurie B.; Professor of Social Sciences, Goldberg, Ben; Clarinet part-time. BA, State University College of New York at Goodheart, Matthew; Piano Buffalo; JD, Hastings College of the Law. At Mills since 1984. Goodwin, Samuel; Piano

Individual Lesson Instructors Gottlieb, Karen; Harp Abel, David; Violin Holm, Molly; Voice; Director, Vocal Abondolo, Gianna; Cello Improvisation Ensemble

Abramowitsch, Miriam; Voice Hull, Douglas; French Horn

Adams, Stephen; Saxophone Jeanrenaud, Joan; Cello

Barber, Gregory; Bassoon Kobialka, Daniel; Violin

Baruti, Terry; Director, Kongolese Drumming Koregelos, Angela; Flute Ensemble Levine, Mark; Jazz Piano Beitman, Cynthia; Director, Early Music Vocal Ensemble London, Larry; Clarinet

Belove, David; Bass Mann, Sharon; Piano

Binkley, Paul; Director, Plucked Strings Ensemble; Marshall, Eddie; Percussion Guitar and Mandolin Nugent, Thomas; Oboe Bulwinkle, Belle; Piano and Fortepiano Olivier, Rufus; Bassoon Caimotto, Michelle; Flute Ortega, Janice; Harp Carslake, Louise; Director, Early Music Instrumental Ensemble Pankonin, Kristin; Vocal and Instrumental Coach

Cooke, India; Violin Pardo, Brian; Guitar

Cowart, Steed; Composition; Co-Director, Petersen, Donna; Voice Contemporary Performance Ensemble Picchi, Carla; Violin Custer, Beth; Composition Redding Lapuz, Danni; Gamelan; Director, Dunlap, Larry; Jazz Piano Gamelan Ensemble

Dutt, Hank; Viola Reed, Elizabeth; Viola da Gamba

Emerson, Dina; Voice Reid, Wendy; Composition

Eshleman, Elizabeth; Voice Raskin, Jon; Saxophone

Evans, Bill; Banjo Rizzetto, Jay; Trumpet

Ganz, Sara; Voice Rose, Thomas; Clarinet

Gelb, Phil; Shakuhachi Shapiro, Marc; Piano

238 Soderlund, Sandra; Organ, Clavichord, and Maybee, Clarence; Information Literacy and Harpsichord Public Services Librarian. MLIS, San Jose State University. At Mills since 2000. Tamis, Wendy; Harp McKay, Nancy; Head of Technical Services and Thebom, Blance; Voice Electronic Resources. MLIS, UC Berkeley. At Mills since 1989. Tomita, Toyoji Peter; Trombone Tang, Stella; Serials Librarian. AMLS, University Tramontozzi, Stephen; Double Bass of Michigan. At Mills since 1995.

Wahrhaftig, Peter; Tuba President Emerita Metz, Mary S.; At Mills 1981–1990. Welcomer, Paul; Trombone Faculty Emeriti Winant, William; Percussion Bowers, Darl Eugene; Professor Emeritus of Biology. At Mills 1954–1986. Winthrop, Faith; Voice Bronson, Gordon; Research Professor Emeritus Faculty on Leave of Psychology. At Mills 1956–1989. The following Mills College faculty members will be on leave for the indicated term during academic Cardozo, Martha Allan; Associate Professor year 2006–07. Emerita of Spanish. At Mills 1944–1969.

Fall Semester 2006 Clegg, Jerry; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. Abinader, Elmaz; English At Mills 1962–2006. Caulfield, Carlota; Spanish Perez, Linda M.; Education Cottam, Martha Lemaire; Associate Professor Scheinberg, Cynthia; English Emerita of French. At Mills 1956–1985. Wade, Elisabeth; Chemistry Dennison, Doris Adele; Assistant Professor Spring Semester 2007 Emerita of Dance. At Mills 1941–1973. Chin, Vivian F.; Ethnic Studies Joseph, Marc; Philosophy Dhaemers, Robert; Professor Emeritus of Art. At Saxton, Ruth; English Mills 1957–1990.

Academic Year 2006Ð2007 Fuller, Rebecca; Professor Emerita of Dance. At Donahue, David; Education Mills 1954–1988. Pavlik, Bruce; Biology Wang, Susan; Mathematics Kinkead, Mary Ann; Professor Emerita of Dance. At Mills 1966–2005. Department of the Library Jadushlever, Renée; Vice President for Lutz, Charles A.; Professor Emeritus of Information Resources. MS, Columbia University. Chemistry. At Mills 1963–2001. At Mills since 1991. Malpas, E.R. Howard; Professor Emeritus of Beller, Michael; Reference and Access Services Dramatic Arts. At Mills 1966–1987. Librarian. MLIS, San Jose State University. At Mills since 2002. McClintock McCormick, Kathleen; Professor Emerita of Dance. At Mills 1979–2006. Braun, Janice; Special Collections Librarian; Director of the Center for the Book. MLIS, UC Milowicki, Edward; Professor Emeritus of Berkeley. At Mills since 1995. English. At Mills 1968–2004.

Jarvis, Carol; Head of Reference. MLS, Mitchell, Edna Steiner; Professor Emerita of University of Texas. At Mills since 1981. Education. At Mills 1973–2004.

ROSTERS 239 Nathan, Laura; Professor Emerita of Sociology. College Officers At Mills 1982–2005. Janet L. Holmgren President O’Hehir, Diana Farnham; Professor Emerita of American Literature. At Mills 1961–1992. Mary-Ann Milford Provost and Dean of the Faculty Regan, Eda Mendels; Reference and Instructional Services Librarian Emerita. At Mills 1970–1997. Elizabeth Burwell Vice President for Finance, Reynolds, Flora Elizabeth; Librarian Emerita. At Administration, and Treasurer Mills 1955–1976. Ramon Torrecilha Ross, Marion; Professor Emerita of Economics. Executive Vice President At Mills 1959–1992. for Institutional Advancement

Russell, Diana Elizabeth Hamilton; Professor Joanna Iwata Emerita of Sociology. At Mills 1969–1991. Dean of Student Life

Sargent, J. Roussel; Professor Emerita of Renée Jadushlever English. At Mills 1958–1985. Vice President for Information Resources

Shrader, Lawrence L.; Professor Emeritus of Giulietta Aquino Government. At Mills 1963–1989. Dean of Undergraduate Admission Smith, Elbert George; Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. At Mills 1958–1978.

Swearingen, Karen; Professor Emerita of Biology. At Mills 1973–2002.

Thomas, Theodore; Professor Emeritus of Sociology. At Mills 1965–2002.

Wendt, Allan Edward; Professor Emeritus of English. At Mills 1956–1983.

Wik, Reynold Millard; Professor Emeritus of American History. At Mills 1951–1975.

240 Board of Trustees Pauline Langsley, ’49 Mills College is incorporated under the laws of the State of California and is controlled by a board of Tina Lee, ’01, Robert Half Technology trustees that is responsible for all its business and affairs. The board appoints the president of the Stephanie Levin, ’00, Jewish Community Center College, who is the executive and educational of San Francisco head of the College and the chief executive officer of the faculty. The president is a member of the Lorry Lokey, Founder, Business Wire board and all its standing committees. The board, on recommendation of the president, also appoints Sara McClure, ’81, Alumnae Trustee; Omaha principal officers of the College and members of Symphony the faculty. Alexandra Moses, ’64, Businesswoman

Board of Trustees Member List Helen Muirhead, ’58, Lifetime Trustee ’05 Vivian Stephenson, Chair, Mills Board of Trustees; Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jane Newhall, ’36, Lifetime Trustee ’89

James Andrasick, Matson Navigation Company, Thoraya Obaid, ’66, UN Population Fund Inc. (UNFPA)

Katherine August-deWilde, First Republic Bank Susan Penrod, ’71, Alumnae Trustee

Mara-Michelle Batlin, ’83, NGO Alliance Patricia Pineda, ’74, Toyota Motor of North America Earl Cheit, Lifetime Trustee ’01; University of California G. Robert Powell, PG&E

Joan Danforth, ’53, Honorary Lifetime Trustee ’98 Cristine Russell, ’71, Health Correspondent

Lois De Domenico, East Bay Community Barbara Sandoval-Terrazas, ’73, Tiburcio Foundation Vasquez Health Center, Inc.

Lauriann Delay, Goldman, Sachs & Company Lauren Speeth, ’81, elfenworks.com

Thomas Ehrlich, Carnegie Foundation Clare Springs, ’66, Honorary Lifetime Trustee ’03; Titchell, Maltzman, Mark & Ohleyer Jill Fabricant, ’71, Vasix Corporation Myra Strober, Stanford University Marc Fairman, Counselor-at-Law Roselyne Swig, Art Advisor, ComCon James Fowler, Bingham McCutchen LLP Sharon Tatai, ’80, Alumnae Trustee; PG&E Nan Gefen, Chochmat HaLev Corazon Tellez, ’72, Sterling HSA Elihu Harris, Peralta Community College District Evelyn Thorne, ’48; Lifetime Trustee ’01 Sabrina Hellman, Community Philanthropist Toni Renee Vierra, ’98, Vierra Consulting Group Maryellen Cattani Herringer, Retired Corporate Executive Glenn Voyles, Loomis, Sayles & Co. L.P.

Janet L. Holmgren, Mills President Margaret Wilkerson, Ford Foundation

Merrill Kasper, ’83 Barbara Wolfe, ’65, Retired Corporate Executive

ROSTERS 241 The Alumnae Association Regional Governors Board of Governors 2006Ð2007 Julia Almanzan, ’92 Officers Adrienne Bronstein Becker, ’86 Thomasina S. Woida, ’80 President Carolyn Chapman Booth, ’63 Anita Aragon Bowers, ’63 Brandy Tuzon Boyd, ’91 Vice President Ann Cavanaugh, ’65 Diana Birtwistle Odermatt, ’60 Vice President Elaine Chew, ’68 Beverly Johnson Zellick, ’49, MA ’50 Louise Hurlbut, ’75 Treasurer Candace Brand Kaspers, ’70 Albertina Padilla, ’78 Alumnae Trustees Sara Ellen McClure, ’81 Nancy Pallesen, ’64 Susan Brown Penrod, ’71 Gayle Rothrock, ’68 Sharon K. Tatai, ’80 Colleen Almeida Smith, ’92 Judith Smrha, ’87 Board Members Lila Abdul-Rahim, ’80 Linda Cohen Turner, ’68 Michelle Balovich, ’03 Joyce Menter Wallace, ’50 Micheline A. Beam, ’72 Professional Staff Lynda Campfield, ’00 Sheryl J. Bizé-Boutté, ’73 Executive Director Cecille Caterson, MA ’90 David M. Brin, MA ’75 Harriet Fong Chan, ’98 Director of Communications and Vivian Chin, ’89 Mills Quarterly Editor Beverly Curwen, ’71 Doreen Bueno, ’97 Records Administrator Suzette Lalime Davidson, ’94 Erinn House Cynthia Guevara, ’04 Administrative Specialist Kathleen Janes, ’69 Chris Kramer Director of Alumnae Relations Linda Jaquez-Fissori, ’92 Laurie Krane Krishen Laetsch, MA ’01 Executive Assistant/Office Manager Nangee Warner Morrison, ’63 Valerie Moore Alumnae Relations Special Assistant Michele Murphy, ’89 Pat Soberanis Ramona Lisa Smith, ’01, MBA ’02 Associate Editor, Mills Quarterly Karlin Sorenson, ’92 William White Lynette Williamson, ’72, MA ’74 Staff Accountant

242 Administrative Offices Computing Services Academic Records/M Center Lucie Stern 21, 510.430.2005 Carnegie Hall 101, 510.430.2000 [email protected] [email protected] Conference Services Accounts Payable Sage Hall, 510.430.2145 Sage Hall, 510.430.2121 [email protected] [email protected] Controller’s Office Admission (Undergraduate) Sage Hall, 510.430.3322 Mills Hall 222, 510.430.2135 [email protected] [email protected] Dining Services Athletics Sage Hall 138, 510.430.2042 Haas Pavilion, 510.430.2172 [email protected] [email protected] Directions to Mills College (recording) Art Museum 510.430.3250 Aron Art Center, 510.430.2164 [email protected] Division of Student Life Cowell Building, 510.430.2130 Audio-Visual Technical Services [email protected] Fine Arts Annex, 510.430.2211 [email protected] Financial Aid/M Center Carnegie Hall 101, 510.430.2000 Café Suzie [email protected] Rothwell Center, 510.430.3101 [email protected] Founders Commons Dining Hall 510.430.2061 Campus Facilities [email protected] Corporation Yard, 510.430.2146 [email protected] Graduate Studies Mills Hall 226, 510.430.3309 Cashier [email protected] Sage Hall, 510.430.3205 [email protected] Housing Management and Dining Services Sage Hall 138, 510.430.2127 Central Systems & Administrative Computing [email protected] Lucie Stern 33, 510.430.2241 [email protected] Human Resources Sage Hall 128, 510.430.2282 Chapel [email protected] 510.430.3123 [email protected] Institutional Advancement Carnegie Hall 150, 510.430.2097 Children’s School [email protected] Education Center, 510.430.2118 [email protected] Institutional Research and Planning Mills Hall 119, 510.430.2084 College Events/Master Calendar [email protected] Sage Hall 135, 510.430.3230 [email protected]

ROSTERS 243 Library Residential and Commuting Life F.W. Olin Library, 510.430.2196 Cowell Building 117, 510.430.2130 [email protected] [email protected]

Lost & Found Student Accounts/M Center Sage Hall 141, 510.430.3151 Carnegie Hall 101, 510.430.2000 [email protected] [email protected]

M Center Switchboard Carnegie Hall 101, 510.430.2000 Sage Hall 115, 510.430.2255 [email protected] [email protected]

Mail & Copy Center Tea Shop Sage Hall 115, 510.430.2149 Rothwell Center, 510.430.3262 [email protected] [email protected]

Marketing Telephone Services Mills Hall 122, 510.430.3239 Lucie Stern 32, 510.430.3265 [email protected] [email protected]

Payroll Transcripts/M Center Sage Hall 102, 510.430.2122 Carnegie Hall 101, 510.430.2000 [email protected] [email protected]

Personnel Vice President/Treasurer Sage Hall 128, 510.430.2282 Mills Hall 115, 510.430.2125 [email protected] [email protected]

Pool Web Publishing Trefethen Aquatic Center, 510.430.2170 Lucie Stern 24, 28, 30 [email protected] [email protected]

President’s Office Mills Hall 109, 510.430.2094 Alumnae Admission [email protected] Representatives Applicants who are not able to travel to our campus Provost for an admission interview may wish to arrange for Mills Hall 202, 510.430.2096 an interview with one of our alumnae admission [email protected] representatives. Please call the Office of Admission at 800.87.MILLS or 510.430.2135 for the name of Public Safety an alumna representative near you. Sage Hall 138, 510.430.2124 [email protected]

Registrar/M Center Carnegie Hall 101, 510.430.2000 [email protected]

244 Directions to Mills

Mills College Directions

Transit Information

Additional Transportation Information

245 Mills is located immediately off Highway 580 in From Oakland International Airport Oakland at the junction of 580 (MacArthur Freeway) and Points South and Highway 13 (Warren Freeway), approximately Take I-880 (Eastshore Freeway) north to High St., seven miles from the Bay Bridge. There are three about two miles past the Oakland Airport exit. MacArthur Blvd. exits from 580 east, so please Turn right onto High St. and continue about two follow the directions carefully. miles. Go under the freeway overpass and turn right onto MacArthur Blvd. Go under the freeway again, bearing right, to the stoplight. Mills’ front Mills College Directions gate is ahead on your left. • www.mills.edu/maps • 510.430.3250 From Berkeley and Points North Take I-80 south to I-580 east (MacArthur Freeway) toward Hayward/Stockton. Take the MacArthur Transit Information Blvd. exit between the High St. and Seminary Ave. 511ª Bay Area Travel Guide exits. Bear right onto MacArthur Blvd.; Mills’ front 511 is a phone and Web service that provides gate is immediately ahead on your left. information on traffic conditions; detailed public Alternate route transportation schedules, routes, and fares; car- Take Ashby Ave. to Tunnel Road and onto Highway pools; and bicycling information. 13 south (Warren Freeway). Change to I-580 west • www.511.org and take the immediate MacArthur/High St. exit. • Dial 511 or 510.817.1717 Turn left at the stop sign and proceed under the freeway overpass. Turn left at the stoplight onto MacArthur Blvd.; Mills’ front gate is immediately By Bus ahead on your left. The following AC Transit buses stop at Mills’ front gate: 57, 805, NL, NX, and NX3. From Hayward and Points East Take I-580 west to the MacArthur Blvd./High St. exit just past the junction with Highway 13. Turn By BART left at the stop sign and proceed under the freeway Take a train to the Coliseum/Oakland Airport overpass. Turn left at the stoplight onto MacArthur station. Transfer to AC Transit bus 805, which Blvd.; Mills’ front gate is immediately ahead on will stop at Mills’ front gate. your left.

From Concord and Walnut Creek By Car Take I-680 south to Highway 24 west. Past the From San Francisco and San tunnel get on Highway 13 south (Warren Freeway). Francisco International Airport Follow the signs for I-580 west and take the im- Take 101 north to the Bay Bridge. From the east mediate MacArthur/High St. exit. Turn left at the end of the Bay Bridge, take I-580 east (MacArthur stop sign and proceed under the freeway overpass. Freeway) toward Hayward/Stockton. About eight Turn left at the stoplight onto MacArthur Blvd.; miles from the bridge, take the MacArthur Blvd. Mills’ front gate is immediately ahead on your left. exit between the High St. and Seminary Ave. exits. Bear right onto MacArthur Blvd.; Mills’ front gate is immediately ahead on your left. Additional Transportation Information From Downtown Oakland Alameda-Contra Costa Transit (AC Take I-580 east (the MacArthur Freeway) toward Transit) Hayward/Stockton. Take the MacArthur Blvd. exit • www.actransit.org between High St. and Seminary Ave. exits. Bear • Call 511 and ask for AC Transit. Call right onto MacArthur Blvd.; Mills’ front gate is 510.891.4777 if you are outside the local area. immediately ahead on your left. Amtrak • www.amtrak.com • Call 800.872.7245 for information on Oakland’s Amtrak station.

246 Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) San Mateo County Transit (SamTrans) • www.bart.gov • www.samtrans.org • Oakland/Berkeley/Orinda: 510.465.2278 • Call 511 and ask for SamTrans. Call • San Francisco/Daly City: 415.989.2278 800.660.4287 if you are outside the local area. • South San Francisco/San Bruno/San Mateo: 650.992.2278 Shuttles • Concord/Walnut Creek/Lafayette/Antioch/ Shuttles to and from Bay Area airports should be Pittsburg/Livermore: 925.676.2278 reserved one to two days in advance. • Hayward/San Leandro/Fremont/Union City/Dublin/Pleasanton: 510.441.2278 San Francisco International Airport service: • Richmond/El Cerrito: 510.236.2278 BayPorter Express, 415.467.1800; M & M Luxury Airport Shuttle, 415.552.3200. San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) • www.sfmuni.com Oakland International Airport service: BayPorter • Call 511 and ask for Muni. Call 415.673.6864 Express, 510.864.4000; East Bay Connection, if you are outside the local area. 800.675.3278.

247 Index A Athletics, Intercollegiate, 208 Academic Attendance, Class, 28 Achievement, Recognition of, 30 Auditing a Course, 37 Advising, 34 Auditors, 37, 217 Credit, 22 Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Faculty Purse, 30 Environment, 6 B Honors, 30 Baccalaureate, International (IB), 22, 218 Opportunities Off Campus, 18 Programs, 6 Bachelor of Arts (BA), Residency Regulations, 21 Requirement for, 25 Requirements, 10 Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree Workshop, Summer, 200 Requirements, 13 Academic Calendar, 4 Bachelor of Science (BS), Residency Academic Standing, 29 Requirement for, 25 Advanced, on Entrance, 22 Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree Appeal of Disqualification, 30 Requirements, 14 Committee (ASC), 30 Bachelor’s Degree, General Education Disqualification, 30 Requirements for, 11 Probation, 29 Barbara Hazelton Floyd Scholarship in Removal from Probation, 29 Music, 227 Satisfactory, 29 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 55 Warning, 29 Biology, 57 Accessing Student Records on the Web, 34 Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular, 55 Accreditation, 3 Biopsychology, 62 Adding a Course, 35 Board of Trustees, 241 Additional Program Fees, 221 Book Arts, 64 Administrative Business Economics, 67 Fees and Charges, 222 C Offices, 243 Calendar, Academic, 4 Admission California State Grants, 228 Applying for, 214 Campus Early Admission Option, 216 Computing Policy, 208 From International Schools, 215 Life, 8 Representatives, Alumnae, 244 Photography, 3 Undergraduate, 213 Resources, 8 Advanced Academic Standing on Entrance, Cancelled Courses, 37 22 Career Services, Student (SCS), 209 Advanced Placement (AP), 22, 217 Carroll Donner Commemorative Advising and Registration, 33 Scholarship in Music, 227 Advising, Academic, 34 Certificate Programs, 205 Alumnae Admission Representatives, 244 Certificate Requirements, Pre-Nursing, 15 Alumnae Association, 242 Changing Grading Options, 36 American Studies, 40 Check-In Anthropology, 41 In-Person, 34 Appeal Procedure, Grade, 29 Late, 34 Application Deadlines, 214 Online, 34 Application for Graduation, 18 Chemistry, 68 Applying for Admission, 214 Chemistry Placement Tests, 22 Arabic, 44 Child Development, 72 Art (Studio), 50 Children’s School, 8 Art History, 45 Civic Leadership, Institute for, 138 Arthur Vining Davis Science Scholarship, Class Attendance, 28 227 Class Meeting Times, 35 Asian Studies, 54 Class Standing, 26

248 Code of Conduct, Student, 208 Master of Fine Arts, 205 College Master of Public Policy, 205 Course Work Previously Completed, Degree Requirements 218 Bachelor of Arts, 13 Credit for Work Completed Prior to Bachelor of Science, 14 College, 217 Departments and Programs, 16 Expenses, 219 Deposit, Enrollment, 217 Major, 17 Diplomas, 32 Officers, 240 Directed Research, 17 Seminar, 75 Directions to Mills, 245 College-Level Examination Program Discrimination, 3 (CLEP), 22, 218 Disqualification, 30 Commencement, 32 Disqualification, Appeal of, 30 Commuting Life, 209 Diversity Programs (SDP), Student, 212 Comparative Literature, 79 Doctor of Education in Educational Computer Science, 80 Leadership, 205 Computing Policy, Campus, 208 Domestic Exchange/Visit, 19 Concurrent Enrollment, 18 Dropping a Course, 36 Continuing Students, Registration for, 35 Drug-Free Campus Policy, 208 Cooperating Programs, 17 Dual Degree Programs, 17 Counseling and Psychological Services Due Before Enrollment, 217 (CPS), 209 Course E Adding a, 35 Early Action Program, 214 Auditing a, 37 Early Admission Option, 216 Cancelled, 37 ECIW: English Language Courses for Credit, Definition of, 22 International Students, 216 Dropping a, 36 Economic Analysis, Political, Legal, and, Load, 26 180 Repeating a, 29 Economics, 91 Selection, 35 Education, 96 Special, 17, 35 Elizabeth Mudd Senior Prize, 31 Withdrawing from a, 36 Employment, Student, 230 (see Student Credit by Examination Placement Tests, 23 Employment) Credit Engineering, 102 Academic, 22 English, 103 Value Changes, 36 English Placement Tests, 22 Variable, 36 Enrollment Cross-Registration, 18, 35 Deposit, 217 Cultural Studies, Literature and, 151 Due Before, 217 D Status, Change in, from Full-Time to Dance, 85 Part-Time, 223 Deadlines Verifications, Degree and, 32 Application, 214 Verifications, Transcripts and, 32 Financial Aid Application, 225 Entering Students, Registration for, 35 Registration, 34 Environmental Science, 112 Dean’s Scholarships, 226 Environmental Studies, 115 Declaring a Major, 25 Equal opportunity employer, 3 Declaring a Minor, 25 Ethnic Studies, 117 Deferrals, 217 Eucalyptus Press, 8 Deficiency Notices, Mid-Semester, 28 Eucalyptus Scholarships, 226 Degree Programs, 205 Events, 212 Degree Programs Examination Program, College-Level Doctor of Education in Educational (CLEP), 218 Leadership, 205 Examinations, Final, 28 Master of Arts, 205 Exchange Programs 19 Master of Business Administration, 205 Exchange, International, 20

INDEX 249 F Graduation and persistence rates, 3 F.W. Olin Library, 8 Grants, Need-Based Scholarships and, 228 Faculty, 234 H Faculty Scholarships, 226 Health Services, 210 Fees and Charges, Other Administrative, History, 132 222 Honor Code, 208 Fees Honors Undergraduate Tuition and, 220 At Entrance, 30 Additional Program, 221 In the Major, 30 Special Course, 221 Housing, Residential Life and, 210 Field of Study Major, 16 I Minor, 16 Incomplete Work, 28 Film Studies, 123 Independent Study, 17 Final Examinations, 28 Individual Music Instruction, 18 Financial Aid, 224 Installment Plan, 220 Financial Aid Institute for Civic Leadership, 138 Application Forms and Deadlines, 225 Intercollegiate Athletics, 208 Dean’s Scholarship, 226 Intermedia Arts, 140 Federal Programs, 229 International Merit-Based, for Entering Students, 226 Baccalaureate (IB), 22, 218 Music Awards, 227 Exchange, 20 Need-Based Scholarships and Grants, Relations, 143 228 Schools, Admission from, 215 Need-Based, How to Apply for, 225 International Students, 210 Osher Scholarship Program, 226 ECIW: English Language Courses for, Presidential/Provost/Faculty/Eucalyptus 216 Scholarships, 226 Provisional Admission for, 215 Rules and Regulations, 230 International Study, 19 Science Awards, 227 Internships, 17 State Programs, 228 J Student Employment, 230 Journalism, 144 Student Loans, 229 Trustee Scholarship Program, 226 L First-Year Academic Achievement Award, 31 Latin American Studies, 145 First-Year Students, 214 Law, Preparation for the Study of, 146 Foreign Language Placement Tests, 23 Leave of Absence, 26 Forms, Financial Aid Application, 225 Letters Division, 147 French and Francophone Studies, 124 Liberal Arts Curriculum, 7 G Literature and Cultural Studies, 151 Literature, Comparative, 79 General Education Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree, 11 M Government, 128 Major Field of Study, 16 Government, Student, 212 Major, Declaring a, 25 Grade Appeal Procedure, 29 Mary Atkins Lounge, 211 Grade Reports, 29 Mary Atkins Merit Scholarship, 31 Grading, 27 Mary Wetmore Sophomore Prize, 31 Grading Options, Changing, 36 Master of Arts, 205 Graduate Degree, Certificate, and Master of Business Administration, 205 Credential Programs, 204 Master of Fine Arts, 205 Graduate School, Preparation for Master of Public Policy, 205 Professional, 17 Math Assessment Placement Tests, 23 Graduate Students, Residence Facilities Mathematics, 153 for, 205 Meal Plan Rates, Residence and, 221 Graduation, 31 Medical Insurance, 220 “In Absentia,” 31 Meeting Times, Class, 35 Application for, 18, 31 Mid-Semester Deficiency Notices, 28

250 Mills College R About, 6 Readmission, 27 Directions, 245 Readmitted Students, Registration for, 35 History, 9 Recreation, 208 Overview, 6 Refunds, 222 Minor Field of Study, 16 Registration, 34 Minor, Declaring a, 25 Adding a Course, 35 Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and, 55 Advising and, 33 Music, 157 Check-In, 34 Music Awards, 227 Class Meeting Times, 35 Music Instruction, Individual, 18 Continuing Students, 35 N Cross-Registration, 35 Non-Degree Programs, 205 Deadlines, 34 Nondiscrimination statement, 3 Entering Students, 35 Late, 35 Nontraditional Students, 217 Readmitted Students, 35 Nursing, 167 Special Courses, 35 O Regulations, Academic, 21 Off-Campus Academic Opportunities, 18 Religious Life, Spiritual and (SRL), 211 Off-Campus Employment, 230 Removal from Probation, 29 Officers Repeating a Course, 29 College, 240 Research, Directed, 17 Administrative, 243 Residence and Meal Plan Rates, 221 Osher Scholarships, 226 Residence Facilities for Graduate Students, Overload, 26 205 P Residency Requirement, 25 Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students Resident Assistants, 230 (PLUS), Federal, 230 Residential Life and Housing, 210 Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Limit, 27 Resuming Student Life, 211 Pell Grant, Federal, 229 Resuming Students, 217 Perkins Loan, Federal, 229 Return of Title IV Aid, 230 Phi Beta Kappa Society, 30 Room and Board Agreement, 217 Philosophy, 169 Rosters, 233 Philosophy of General Education, Mills S College, 11 Satisfactory Academic Standing, 29 Physical Education, 173 Scheffler Pre-Medical Science Physics, 179 Scholarships, 227 Placement Tests, 22 Scholarships Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis, Merit-Based, for Entering Students, 226 180 Need-Based, 228 Pre-Nursing Certificate Science Awards, 227 Requirements, 15 Semester Course Credit, Definition of, 22 Residency Requirement for, 25 Services for Students with Disabilities Preparation for Professional Graduate (SSD), 211 School, 17 Social Sciences Division, 190 Presidential Scholarships, 226 Sociology, 191 Probation, 29 Solidarity Lounge, 212 Probation, Removal from, 29 Spanish and Spanish American Studies, Programs, 212 197 Programs, Departments and, 16 Special Course Fees, 221 Provisional Admission for International Special Courses, 17, 35 Students, 215 Spiritual and Religious Life (SRL), 211 Provost Scholarships, 226 Stafford Loan, Federal Psychological Services, Counseling and Subsidized, 229 (CPS), 209 Unsubsidized, 229 Psychology, 182 Standards, Student, 208 Public Policy, 186

INDEX 251 Standing, Academic, 29 (see Academic Title IV Aid, Return of, 230 Standing) Transcripts, 32 Student Transcripts and Enrollment Verifications, 32 Activities, 212 Transfer Credit, 23 Aid, Federal, 228 Equivalents, 23 Aid, State, 228 Concurrent Enrollment, 24 Career Services (SCS), 209 Cross-Registration, 24 Code of Conduct, 208 Current Students, 24 Diversity Programs (SDP), 212 Domestic Exchange/Visit, International Government, 212 Study, 24 Graduation and persistence rates, 3 Limitations, 24 Life, 207 Policy, 23 Life, Resuming, 211 Transferring from Other Colleges, 216 Loans, 229 Transit Information, 246 Privacy rights, 3 Trustee Scholarships, 226 Student Employment, 230 Trustees, Board of, 241 Applications, 230 Tuition Adjustment Policy, 222 Resident Assistants, 230 Tuition and Fees, 220 Off-Campus Employment, 230 Student Records, Accessing on the Web, U 34 Undergraduate Admission, 213 Student Standards, 208 Unofficial Withdrawal, 36 Student Status, 26 V Student-to-teacher ratio, 6 Variable Credit, 36 Students with Disabilities, Services for Visiting Programs, 19 (SSD), 211 Visiting Students, 217 Students W First-Year, 214 Warning, Academic Standing, 29 Nontraditional, 217 Web, Accessing Student Records on the, Resuming, 217 34 Visiting, 217 Western Association of Schools and Study Abroad, 19 Colleges, 3 Summer Academic Workshop, 200 Withdrawal, 26 Supplementary Educational Opportunity Withdrawal Without Notice, 26 Grant (SEOG), Federal, 229 Withdrawal, Unofficial, 36 Suzie’s Community Lounge, 209 Withdrawing from a Course, 36 T Women’s Studies, 201 Teaching Credentials, 206 Permits, 206 Practica, 17 Specializations, 206

252 NOTES NOTES MAKING THE WORLD MORE . . .

Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613

800.87.MILLS www.mills.edu

6.6M/0806