17 ◆ Catalog 2016 S MITH C OLLEGE 2 016–17C ATALOG Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 S MITH C OLLEGE B ULLETIN 2 0 1 6 -1 7 C ATALOG Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 413-584-2700 2 Contents Inquiries and Visits 4 Advanced Placement 36 How to Get to Smith 4 International Baccalaureate 36 Academic Calendar 5 Interview 37 The Mission of Smith College 6 Deferred Entrance 37 History of Smith College 6 Deferred Entrance for Medical Reasons 37 Accreditation 8 Transfer Admission 37 The William Allan Neilson Chair of Research 9 International Students 37 The Ruth and Clarence Kennedy Professorship in Renaissance Studies 10 Visiting Year Programs 37 The Academic Program 11 Readmission 37 Smith: A Liberal Arts College 11 Ada Comstock Scholars Program 37 The Curriculum 11 Academic Rules and Procedures 38 The Major 12 Requirements for the Degree 38 Departmental Honors 12 Academic Credit 40 The Minor 13 Academic Standing 41 Concentrations 13 The Age of Majority 42 Student-Designed Interdepartmental Majors and Minors 13 Leaves, Withdrawal and Readmission 42 Five College Certificate Programs 13 Graduate and Special Programs 44 Advising 13 Admission 44 Academic Honor System 14 Residence Requirements 44 Special Programs 14 Leaves of Absence 44 Accelerated Course Program 14 Degree Programs 44 The Ada Comstock Scholars Program 14 Nondegree Studies 46 Community Auditing: Nonmatriculated Students 14 Housing and Health Services 46 Five College Interchange 15 Finances 47 Smith Scholars Program 15 Financial Assistance 47 Study Abroad Programs 15 Changes in Course Registration 47 Smith College Study Abroad Programs 15 Policy Regarding Completion of Required Course Work 47 Smith Consortial and Approved Study Abroad 16 Directory 48 Off-Campus Study Programs in the U.S. 16 The Board of Trustees 48 The Campus and Campus Life 18 Faculty 49 Facilities 18 Administration 65 Student Residence Houses 21 Alumnae Association 67 Athletics Program 21 Standing Committees 67 Intercollegiate Athletics 21 Courses of Study 68 Recreation and Club Sports 22 Deciphering Course Listings 70 Career Development 22 African Studies 72 Health Services 22 Africana Studies 75 Religious Expression 22 American Studies 82 The Student Body 24 Ancient Studies 86 Summary of Enrollment 24 Anthropology 88 Geographical Distribution of Students by Residence 25 Archaeology 92 Majors 26 Archives Concentration 95 Recognition for Academic Achievement 27 Art 97 Prizes and Awards 28 Arts and Technology 107 Fellowships 30 Astronomy 108 Fees, Expenses and Financial Aid 31 Biochemistry 111 Your Student Account 31 Biological Sciences 115 Fees 31 Book Studies Concentration 124 Institutional Refund Policy 32 Buddhist Studies Minor 126 Contractual Limitations 33 Chemistry 128 Payment Plans and Loan Options 33 Classical Languages and Literatures 131 Financial Aid 33 Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration 134 Admission 36 Comparative Literature 136 Secondary School Preparation 36 Computer Science 141 Entrance Tests 36 Dance 146 Applying for Admission 36 East Asian Languages and Literatures 152 3 East Asian Studies 158 Asian/Pacific/American Studies, Five College Certificate 353 Economics 161 Buddhist Studies, Five College Certificate Program 353 Education and Child Study 166 Coastal and Marine Sciences, Five College Certificate 353 Engineering 171 Cognitive Neuroscience, Five College Certificate 353 English Language and Literature 176 Culture, Health and Science, Five College Certificate 353 Environmental Concentration in Climate Change 187 Ethnomusicology, Five College Certificate 353 Environmental Concentration in Sustainable Food 189 Film and Media Studies, Five College Major 354 Environmental Science and Policy 191 International Relations, Five College Certificate 354 Ethics 196 Languages, Five College Center for Study of World Languages 354 Exercise and Sport Studies 197 Latin American Studies, Five College Certificate 354 Film and Media Studies 205 Logic, Five College Certificate 354 First-Year Seminars 209 Middle East Studies, Five College Certificate 354 French Studies 213 Native American Indian Studies, Five College Certificate 355 Geosciences 218 Queer and Sexuality Studies, Five College Certificate 355 German Studies 222 Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Five College Certificate 355 Global Financial Institutions Concentration 226 Global South Development Studies 228 Class Schedule inside back cover Government 230 History 238 History of Science and Technology 247 Interterm Courses Offered for Credit 248 Italian Language and Literature 249 Jewish Studies 252 Landscape Studies 256 Latin American and Latino/a Studies 260 Linguistics 263 Logic 264 Marine Science and Policy 265 Mathematics and Statistics 266 Medieval Studies 271 Middle East Studies Minor 274 Museums Concentration 280 Music 282 Neuroscience 287 Philosophy 291 Physics 295 Poetry Concentration 298 Psychology 299 Public Policy 306 Quantitative Courses for Beginning Students 308 Religion 310 Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 315 Sociology 319 South Asia Concentration 323 Spanish and Portuguese 325 Statistical and Data Sciences 331 Theatre 334 Translation Studies Concentration 340 Urban Studies 342 Study of Women and Gender 343 Women’s Education Concentration 348 Interdepartmental and Extradepartmental Course Offerings 349 Five College Academic Departments, Majors and Certificate Programs 353 African Studies, Five College Certificate 353 4 Inquiries and Visits Visitors are always welcome at the college. Student guides are available for tours Alumnae Association of the campus Monday through Friday and some Saturdays. Please visit www. Jennifer Chrisler, Vice President for Alumnae Relations and Executive smith.edu/admission/visitcampus for more information. Administrative of- Director of the Alumnae Association; Alumnae House, 413-585-2020 fices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the academic year. (Refer to the college calendar, p. 5, for the dates that the college Career Planning and Alumnae References is in session.) In the summer, offices are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may be Stacie Hagenbaugh, Director of the Lazarus Center for Career Development; able to make appointments to meet with office staff at other times. Any questions Drew Hall, 413-585-2570 about Smith College may be addressed to the following officers and their staffs by mail, telephone, email or appointment. College Relations Laurie Fenlason, Vice President for Public Affairs and Strategic Initiatives; Admission Garrison Hall, 413-585-2170 Audrey Smith, Vice President for Enrollment Debra Shaver, Dean of Admission Development 7 College Lane, 413-585-2500; 800-383-3232 Beth Raffeld, Vice President for Development; Alumnae House, 413-585-2020 We urge prospective students to make appointments for interviews in advance Disability Services with the Office of Admission. The Office of Admission schedules these appoint- Laura Rauscher, Director of Disability Services; College Hall, 413-585-2071 ments from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. From mid-September through mid-January, appointments can also be made on Saturdays from 9 a.m. Graduate and Special Programs to noon. General information sessions are also held twice daily and on Satur- Danielle Carr Ramdath, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Director of days from mid-July through January. Please visit www.smith.edu/admission for Graduate Study; College Hall, 413-585-3000 details. Medical Services and Student Health Financial Aid, Campus Jobs and Billing for Undergraduates Pamela McCarthy, Director of Health Services; Schacht Center for Health and David Belanger, Director of Student Financial Services; College Hall, Wellness, 413-585-2800 413-585-2530; email: [email protected] Religious and Spiritual Life Academic Standing TBA, Dean of Religious Life; Helen Hills Hills Chapel, 413-585-2750 Donna Lisker, Dean of the College and Vice President for Campus Life; College Hall, 413-585-4900 School for Social Work Marianne Yoshioka, Dean; Lilly Hall, 413-585-7950 Jane Stangl, Dean of the First-Year Class; College Hall, 413-585-4910 Andrea Rossi-Reder, Dean of the Sophomore Class and Ada Comstock Scholars; Student Affairs College Hall, 413-585-4930 Julianne Ohotnicky, Dean of Students; College Hall, 413-585-4940 Frazer D. Ward, Dean of the Junior Class, 413-585-4930 Transcripts and Records Margaret Bruzelius, Associate Dean of the College and Dean of the Senior Class; Gretchen Herringer, Registrar, College Hall, 413-585-2550 College Hall, 413-585-4920 How to Get to Smith By Car: Northampton is on Route I-91. Take Exit 18, and follow Route 5 north By Train: Amtrak provides north-south train service to Northampton once a into the center of town. Turn left onto Route 9. Go straight through four sets of day. East-west service runs through Springfield, Massachusetts, which is 20 traffic lights, turning left into College Lane shortly after the third set. The Office miles south of Northampton. From the Springfield train station, you can reach of Admission is on your right, overlooking Paradise Pond. Parking is available Northampton by changing trains, or by taxi, rental car or bus. The Springfield next to the office and along Route 9. bus station is a short walk from the train station. By Air: Bradley International, located about 35 miles south of Northampton By Bus: Greyhound and Peter Pan bus lines serve the area. Most routes go to in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, is the nearest airport and is served by all major the main bus terminal in Springfield,