Bowdoin College Bowdoin Digital Commons Bowdoin College Catalogues 1-1-1988 Bowdoin College Catalogue (1987-1988) Bowdoin College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues Recommended Citation Bowdoin College, "Bowdoin College Catalogue (1987-1988)" (1988). Bowdoin College Catalogues. 269. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues/269 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Bowdoin Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bowdoin College Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Bowdoin Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BOWD O I N C O L L E CATALOGUE FOR 1987-1988 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1987 BOWD OI N COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1987-1988 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1987 In its employment and admissions practices Bowdoin is in conformity with all applicablefederal and state statutes and regulations. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, ancestry, national and ethnic origin, physical or mental handicap. The information in this catalogue was accurate at the time ofpublication. However, the College is a dynamic community and must reserve the right to make changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regulations, proce- dures, and charges. Bowdoin College supports the efforts of secondary school officials and governing bodies to have their schools achieve regional ac- credited status to provide reliable assurance of the quality of the educational preparation of its applicants for admission. Contents COLLEGE CALENDAR V THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE I HISTORICAL SKETCH 3 OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT 7 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 16 ADJUNCT FACULTY 30 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 32 CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS 39 GENERAL INFORMATION 56 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 64 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL AID 7 1 THE CURRICULUM 77 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 90 AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 90 ART 95 ASIAN STUDIES 104 BIOCHEMISTRY 1 10 BIOLOGY 1 10 CHEMISTRY 11$ CLASSICS 120 COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION STUDIES 125 ECONOMICS 126 EDUCATION 133 ENGLISH i34 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 142 FOREIGN LANGUAGE LITERATURE COURSES IN TRANSLATION 146 GEOLOGY i47 GERMAN 149 GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL STUDIES 152 iv Contents I HISTORY 5 7 INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE STUDY 171 INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES I 72 INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS I 72 MATHEMATICS 1 74 MUSIC 182 PHILOSOPHY 186 PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 1 92 PSYCHOBIOLOGY 1 97 PSYCHOLOGY 1 97 RELIGION 202 ROMANCE LANGUAGES 207 RUSSIAN 213 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 2l6 THEATER ARTS 225 WOMEN'S STUDIES 227 DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 231 HAWTHORNE-LONGFELLOW LIBRARY 233 BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUMS 237 LANGUAGE MEDIA CENTER 241 PERFORMING ARTS 242 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES 246 CAREER SERVICES 253 LECTURESHIPS 254 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 257 RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES 273 DEGREES CONFERRED 276 APPOINTMENTS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS 281 ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS 291 INDEX 295 CAMPUS MAP 302 College Calendar 1987 186th Academic Year August 31, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 3 1 -September 3, Monday-Thursday. Orientation. September 4, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. September 4, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 7, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. October 9-10, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 10, Saturday. Homecoming. October 14, Wednesday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 19, Monday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. October 23, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 24, Saturday. Parents Day. November 25, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morning classes. November 30, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 30, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the spring semester. December 12-15, Saturday-Tuesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 16-22, Wednesday-Tuesday. Fall semester examinations. 1988 January 20, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 4-5, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 18, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. April 4, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. April 4, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 198 8- 1989 academic year. April 29, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. vi College Calendar May 7-12, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). May 13-19, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 27, Friday. Meeting of the Governing Boards. May 28, Saturday. The 183rd Commencement Exercises. 1988 187th Academic Year August 29, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 29-September 1, Monday-Thursday. Orientation. September 2, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. September 2, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 5, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. October 7, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 8, Saturday. Parents Day. October 21, Friday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. October 26, Wednesday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. October 28-29, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 29, Saturday. Homecoming. November 23, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morning classes. November 28, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 28, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the spring semester. December 10-14, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). December 15-21, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1989 January 18, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 3-4, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 17, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. April 3, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. April 3, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the 1989-1990 academic year. College Calendar vii April 28, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. May 6-1 1, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period (at the option of each instructor). May 12-18, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 26, Friday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 27, Saturday. The 184th Commencement Exercises. 1989 188th Academic Year August 28, Monday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 28-31, Monday-Thursday. Orientation. September 1, Friday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Freshman and upperclass registration. September 1, Friday. Opening of College Convocation. September 4, Monday. First classes of the fall semester. October 13, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 14, Saturday. Parents Day. October 20-21, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 21, Saturday. Homecoming. October 27, Friday. Fall vacation begins at the end of morning classes. November 1, 1987, Wednesday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 22, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at the end of morning classes. November 27, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 27, Monday. Last day for filing applications for scholarship aid during the spring semester. December 9-13, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period. December 14-20, Thursday-Wednesday. Fall semester examinations. 1990 January 17, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 2-3, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 16, Friday. Spring vacation begins at the end of morning classes. April 2, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. viii College Calendar April 2, Monday. Last day for riling applications for scholarship aid during the 1 990-1 991 academic year. April 27, Friday. Last day for filing applications for graduate scholarships. May 7-12, Saturday-Thursday. Reading period. May 13-19, Friday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 25, Friday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 26, Saturday. 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