2014-15 CATALOG Lewisburg, PA 17837 bucknell.edu Table of Contents About Bucknell ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Academic Calendar ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Policy Statements ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Accreditations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Contacts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 University Educational Goals ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 College of Arts and Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Curricula Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 College Core Curriculum ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Bachelor of Arts Majors ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Bachelor of Science and the Professional Degree Majors .................................................................................................................................. 15 Optional Minors .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Areas of Study ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 African Studies Minor ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 African-American Studies Minor ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19 American Studies Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Animal Behavior ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Anthropology ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Art and Art History ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Art History ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Studio Art ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Arts Entrepreneurship Minor ................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Astronomy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Biology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Black Studies Minor ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Caribbean Studies Minor ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Cell Biology/Biochemistry ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Chemistry .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Children’s Studies Minor ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Chinese Language ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 College Major ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Computer Science ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Dance Minor ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 East Asian Studies ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Economics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Education .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 English .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 Environmental Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Foundation Seminar ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 65 Geography ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 Geology and Environmental Geosciences ........................................................................................................................................................... 66 Greek .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72 History 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