Catalog Issue 2020-2021 August 19, 2020

Trinity College Bulletin Catalog Issue 2020-2021 August 19, 2020 Trinity College 300 Summit Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106-3100 (860)297-2000 www.trincoll.edu Trinity College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.). Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the Commission should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals may also contact: New England Commission of Higher Education 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 100, Burlington, MA 01803-4514 (781) 425 7785 E-Mail: [email protected] NOTICE: The reader should take notice that while every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided herein, Trinity College reserves the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. The College provides the information herein solely for the convenience of the reader and, to the extent permissible by law, expressly disclaims any liability that may otherwise be incurred. Trinity College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, handicap, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other College-administered programs. Information on Trinity College graduation rates, disclosed in compliance with the Student Right- to-Know and Campus Security Act, Public Law 101-542, as amended, may be obtained by writing to the Office of the Registrar, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106. In accordance with Connecticut Campus Safety Act 90-259, Trinity College maintains information concerning current security policies and procedures and other relevant statistics. 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Contents College Calendar 1 History of the College 4 Trinity College Mission Statement5 The Curriculum 6 Special Curricular Opportunities 8 The Individualized Degree Program 18 Graduate Studies 19 Advising 25 Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree 28 Admission to the College 46 College Expenses 53 Financial Aid 57 Key to Course Numbers and Credits 59 College Academic Accommodations in Response to COVID-19 61 Interdisciplinary Minors 65 African Studies.................................................... 66 African American Studies.............................................. 67 Architectural Studies................................................. 68 Asian Studies..................................................... 69 Classical Antiquity.................................................. 70 The Classical Tradition............................................... 71 Cognitive Science................................................... 72 Community Action.................................................. 73 Film Studies..................................................... 75 Formal Organizations................................................ 76 French Studies.................................................... 77 German Studies.................................................... 78 Human Rights Studies................................................ 79 Italian Studies.................................................... 80 Jewish Studies.................................................... 81 Latin American Studies............................................... 82 Legal Studies..................................................... 83 ii CONTENTS CONTENTS Literature and Psychology.............................................. 84 Marine Studies.................................................... 85 Medieval and Renaissance Studies......................................... 87 Middle East Studies................................................. 88 Models and Data................................................... 89 Mythology....................................................... 90 Rhetoric, Writing, and Media Studies....................................... 91 Russian Studies.................................................... 92 Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Minors..................................... 93 Urban China Studies................................................. 94 Urban Studies..................................................... 95 Women, Gender, and Sexuality........................................... 96 First-Year Seminar Program 97 Academic Disciplines 105 African Studies.................................................... 106 American Studies................................................... 107 Anthropology..................................................... 123 Art History...................................................... 132 Asian Studies..................................................... 140 Biochemistry..................................................... 141 Biology........................................................ 143 Caribbean and Latin American Studies...................................... 155 Chemistry....................................................... 156 Classical Studies................................................... 162 Classics..................................................... 164 Greek...................................................... 164 Latin....................................................... 165 Classical Civilization.............................................. 167 College Courses.................................................... 171 Community Action Gateway Program....................................... 173 Community Learning................................................. 174 Comparative Development Studies......................................... 177 Computer Science.................................................. 178 Interdisciplinary Computing............................................. 184 The Cities Program................................................. 188 Economics....................................................... 190 Educational Studies Program............................................ 206 Engineering...................................................... 213 English........................................................ 223 Environmental Science................................................ 248 Film Studies..................................................... 258 Global Health Humanities Gateway......................................... 265 Global Programs (Study Away)........................................... 266 History........................................................ 271 Human Rights.................................................... 288 Humanities Gateway Program............................................ 293 InterArts Program.................................................. 296 Interdisciplinary Science Program.......................................... 297 International Relations................................................ 298 International Studies Program........................................... 300 African Studies................................................. 314 Asian Studies.................................................. 314 Caribbean and Latin American Studies.................................... 315 Global Studies................................................. 315 iii CONTENTS CONTENTS Middle East Studies.............................................. 316 Russian and Eurasian Studies......................................... 317 Jewish Studies Program............................................... 318 Liberal Arts Action Lab............................................... 321 Language and Culture Studies........................................... 322 Arabic...................................................... 331 Chinese..................................................... 333 French...................................................... 335 German Studies................................................. 340 Hebrew..................................................... 344 Hispanic Studies................................................ 346 Italian Studies................................................. 356 Japanese..................................................... 362 Linguistics.................................................... 365 Russian..................................................... 365 World Literature and Culture Studies.................................... 369 Mathematics..................................................... 371 Middle East Studies................................................. 382 Music......................................................... 383 Neuroscience..................................................... 392 Philosophy...................................................... 405 Physical Education.................................................. 415 Physical Sciences................................................... 419 Physics........................................................ 420 Political Science................................................... 425 Psychology...................................................... 444 Public Policy and Law................................................ 459 Quantitative Literacy Program........................................... 472 Religious Studies................................................... 473 Research Courses Related to the Social Sciences................................. 482 Russian and Eurasian Studies...........................................

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