q eb r kfsbopfqv lc q eb r kfsbopfqv lc ` ef`^dl ` ef`^dl d o^ar^qb m oldo^jp fk qeb a fsfpflkp d o^ar^qb m oldo^jp OMMT=J=OMMU fk qeb a fsfpflkp ^ kklrk`bjbkqp OMMTJOMMV 00 Front Matter:University of Chicago 9/10/2007 3:00 PM Page i THE UNIVERSITY of CHICAGO GRADUATE PROGRAMS in the DIVISIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS Fall 2007 00 Front Matter:University of Chicago 9/10/2007 3:00 PM Page ii THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO James Crown, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert J. Zimmer, President of the University Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Provost Candidates for admission to graduate programs at the University of Chicago should address their inquiries, including requests for application materials, to the Dean of Students of the relevant graduate division or school to which appli- cation is being made. All of the information in this volume, as well as in the Announcements of each of the professional schools, is available in electronic form over the World Wide Web at http://catalogs.uchicago.edu. These electronic documents are updat- ed periodically as new information becomes available. Using the World Wide Web you may also be able, depending on your computer and software, to request an application or more detailed information about a program that interests you. The statements contained in these Announcements are subject to change without notice. Division of the Biological Sciences Divinity School 924 East 57th Street 1025-35 East 58th Street Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 834 2105 (773) 702-8217 email: biosci grad email: [email protected] [email protected] http://divinity.uchicago.edu http://gradprogram.bsd.uchicago.edu Law School Division of the Physical Sciences 1111 East 60th Street 5747 Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702-9484 (773) 702-8789 email: [email protected] email: individual departments http://www.law.uchicago.edu http://physical sciences.uchicago.edu Irving B. Harris Graduate School Division of the Humanities of Public Policy Studies 1115 East 58th Street 1155 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702-8512 (773) 702-8401 http://humanities.uchicago.edu http://www.HarrisSchool.uchicago.edu Division of the Social Sciences School of Social Service Administration 1130 East 59th Street 969 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702-8415 (773) 702-1250 email: ssd [email protected] email: ssa [email protected] http://social sciences.uchicago.edu http://www.ssa.uchicago.edu Graduate School of Business The University of Chicago central 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave. switchboard: (773) 702-1234. Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702-7369 [email protected] http://gsb.uchicago.edu 00 Front Matter:University of Chicago 9/10/2007 3:00 PM Page i CONTENTS 1GENERAL INFORMATION 6INTERDIVISIONAL PROGRAMS 6 Council on Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences 6 Graduate Workshops 24 Interdisciplinary Opportunities 24 Committee on African and African-American Studies 26 Archaeological Studies 28 Center for Gender Studies 31 Medieval Studies 32 Area Studies Centers 32 Center for International Studies 34 Center for East Asian Studies 36 Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies 38 Center for Latin American Studies 40 Center for Middle Eastern Studies 42 Committee on Southern Asian Studies/South Asia Language & Area Center 45 THE DIVISION OF THE HUMANITIES 48 Master of Arts Program in the Humanities 50 Master of Arts in Latin American Studies 53 Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies 56 Department of Art History 59 Committee on Cinema and Media Studies 63 Department of Classics 69 Department of Comparative Literature 73 Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations 78 Department of English Language and Literature 84 Committee on Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities 85 Department of Germanic Studies 96 Committee on the History of Culture 97 Committee on Jewish Studies 101 Department of Linguistics 109 Department of Music 116 Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 120 Department of New Testament and Early Christian Literature 125 Department of Philosophy 132 Department of Romance Languages and Literatures 136 Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 142 Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations 155 Department of the Visual Arts 00 Front Matter:University of Chicago 9/10/2007 3:00 PM Page ii ii The Divinity School 159 THE DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 161 Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences 166 Master of Arts in Latin American Studies 169 Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies 172 Department of Anthropology 181 Department of Comparative Human Development 188 Committee on Conceptual and Historial Studies of Science 191 Department of Economics 196 Department of History 200 Committee on International Relations 203 Department of Political Science 209 Department of Psychology 220 Committee on Social Thought 225 Department of Sociology 231 The Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine 233 Committee on Geographical Studies 236 NORC 239 THE DIVISION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND THE PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 242 Programs of Graduate Study in the Basic Biological Sciences 245 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 249 Graduate Program in the Biophysical Sciences 252 Committee on Cancer Biology 255 Committee on Cellular and Molecular Physiology 260 Committee on Computational Neuroscience 265 Committee on Developmental Biology 269 Department of Ecology and Evolution 274 Committee on Evolutionary Biology 286 Commitee on Genetics 289 Department of Health Studies 293 Department of Human Genetics 295 Committee on Immunology 297 The Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program 299 Committee on Medical Physics 304 Committee on Microbiology 308 Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology 311 Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition 313 Committee on Neurobiology 317 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science 321 Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy 325 Department of Pathology 329 Clinical Departments in the Biological Sciences 334 The Pritzker School of Medicine 00 Front Matter:University of Chicago 9/10/2007 3:00 PM Page iii The University of Chicago iii 341 THE DIVISION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES 344 Divisional Master’s Program in the Physical Sciences 345 Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics 249 Graduate Program in the Biophysical Sciences 350 Department of Chemistry 356 Department of Computer Science 360 Department of the Geophysical Sciences 370 Department of Mathematics 380 Department of Physics 385 Department of Statistics 390 The Enrico Fermi Institute 392 The James Franck Institute 393 Institute for Biophysical Dynamics 395 THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 395 The Graduate School of Business 400 The Law School 402 Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies 406 The Pritzker School of Medicine 407 The School of Social Services Administration 409 The Divinity School 411 The Graham School of General Studies 413 ACADEMIC CALENDAR vvv 00 Front Matter:University of Chicago 9/10/2007 3:00 PM Page iv 01 General Information:University of Chicago 9/10/2007 3:02 PM Page 1 The University of Chicago 1 GENERAL INFORMATION nnouncements: Graduate Programs in the Divisions provides an overview of all graduate programs at the University of Chicago in the Divisions of the Humanities, the Social Sciences, the Physical Sciences, and the Biological Sciences, professional schools in the University are closely Aintegrated into the wider University, their programs are briefly described here. An individual issue of the Announcements is available from each professional school, describing its programs and requirements in detail. This volume is organized in a way that reflects the organization and function- ing of the University. Each department or degree granting committee in the divi- sions of the University conducts its own admissions and aid competition, and sets its own degree requirements within a framework that is set by the University and by each division. However, divisions and departments engage in a substantial number of cooperative efforts, as evidenced by the large number of interdepart- mental and interdivisional programs, committees, centers, and research groups in the University. Therefore, this volume contains a section for each division, and a separate section for interdivisional programs, centers, committees, and other organizations in which students may participate and, in some cases, earn a degree. The introductory section, which you are now reading, contains information about the University that is relevant to all students and applicants. A final section contains information for those interested in one of the professional schools. Readers of these Announcements are advised that the policies and degree requirements of academic units that are set forth herein may change at any time without prior notice, or may represent a summary of more detailed policies and requirements. Students and applicants who wish the most up to date information regarding courses and degree requirements should contact the department or the dean of students in the relevant division. The provisions of these Announcements are for informational purposes only and are not intended to create a contract or agreement between the University and any applicant or student. HISTORY AND PURPOSE The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, coeducational insti- tution of higher learning and research. It is located in the community of Hyde Park South Kenwood, a culturally