2015-16 CATALOG Lewisburg, PA 17837 bucknell.edu Table of Contents About Bucknell ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Academic Calendar ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Policy Statements ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Accreditations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Contacts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 University Educational Goals ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 College of Arts and Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Curricula Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 College Core Curriculum ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Bachelor of Arts Majors ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Bachelor of Science and the Professional Degree Majors .................................................................................................................................. 16 Optional Minors .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Areas of Study ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Africana Studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 American Studies Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Animal Behavior ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Anthropology ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Art and Art History ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Art History ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Studio Art ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Arts Entrepreneurship Minor ................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Astronomy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Biology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Cell Biology/Biochemistry ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Chemistry .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Children’s Studies Minor ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Chinese Language ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies ...................................................................................................................................................... 49 Comparative Humanities ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 College Major ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Computer Science ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 54 Dance Minor ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 East Asian Studies ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Economics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 60 Education .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 61 English .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 67 Environmental Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Food Systems Minor ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 77 Foundation Seminar ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 78 Geography ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 78 Geology and Environmental Geosciences ........................................................................................................................................................... 80 Greek .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 Interdepartmental 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