2013 – 2014 Undergraduate Bulletin 1536 Hewitt Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104-1284 www.hamline.edu Table of Contents About the Bulletin ..........................................................................................................................................1 Mission, Values, Vision .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Academic Calendar ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Connection Education to Life .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 The Hamline Experience .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Admission to Hamline University ...............................................................................................................................................................5 Educational Goals: The Hamline Plan .......................................................................................................................................................5 The Hamline Tradition ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Academic Standards and Policies ............................................................................................ 8 Graduation Requirements: The Hamline Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Other Academic Standards and Policies ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Curriculum ...................................................................................................................................... 23 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 African-American Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Anthropology ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Art (Studio Arts) and Art History ............................................................................................................................................................ 26 Biochemistry .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Biology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Chemistry ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Communication Studies ............................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Computational Science ............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Computer Science ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Conflict Studies ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Creative Writing ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Criminal Justice and Forensic Science ................................................................................................................................................. 43 Digital Media Arts ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 East Asian Studies........................................................................................................................................................................................ 48 English ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 Environmental Studies................................................................................................................................................................................ 53 Exercise Science .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Global Studies ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 History ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 International Journalism ............................................................................................................................................................................ 58 Latin American Studies .............................................................................................................................................................................. 59 ii Legal Studies .................................................................................................................................................................................................60 Mathematics .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 65 Modern Languages and Literatures ....................................................................................................................................................... 67 Music ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70 Philosophy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Physics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 72 Political Science ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Psychology ......................................................................................................................................................................................................77 Public Health Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................... 79 Religion ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Social Justice .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 81 Social Studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 83 Sociology ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 84 Theatre Arts 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