Table of Contents History and Purposes ....................................................................................... 3 Denison: A Rich History ................................................................................ 3 Denison: Character, Philosophy and Mission ........................................................... 4 The Value of Diversity to a Liberal Arts Education at Denison ......................................... 6 Mission Statement on Campus Sustainability ........................................................... 6 Accreditation and Recognition .......................................................................... 7 Residential Education & Housing ....................................................................... 7 Denison at a Glance ..................................................................................... 8 The Academic Program .................................................................................... 9 An Overview ............................................................................................ 9 Degrees Offered and Graduation Requirements ........................................................ 9 The General Education Program ....................................................................... 10 Academic Majors ...................................................................................... 11 Electives ................................................................................................ 12 Educational Planning and Advising .................................................................... 12 The Gilpatrick Center for Student Research and Fellowships ......................................... 13 Special Academic Projects ............................................................................. 14 Special Academic Honors .............................................................................. 15 Registration ............................................................................................ 16 Statement of Petition Policy ........................................................................... 18 Privacy Policy .......................................................................................... 21 Special Academic Regulations ......................................................................... 21 Library, Information Resources, and Information Technology Services .............................. 23 Assessment of Academic Programs .................................................................... 24 Courses of Study 2014-2015 .............................................................................. 25 Arabic .................................................................................................. 25 Art History and Visual Culture ......................................................................... 28 Art Studio .............................................................................................. 32 Astronomy ............................................................................................. 38 Athletic Training ....................................................................................... 40 Biology ................................................................................................. 40 Black Studies ........................................................................................... 50 Chemistry and Biochemistry ........................................................................... 57 Chinese ................................................................................................. 63 Cinema ................................................................................................. 65 Classics ................................................................................................. 68 Communication ........................................................................................ 71 Computer Science ...................................................................................... 80 Dance ................................................................................................... 85 Denison Seminars ...................................................................................... 93 East Asian Studies ..................................................................................... 94 Economics ............................................................................................. 99 Education ............................................................................................. 105 English ................................................................................................ 108 Environmental Studies ................................................................................ 116 First-Year Program ................................................................................... 123 French ................................................................................................. 124 1 Course Catalog 2014-2015 Geosciences ........................................................................................... 127 German ............................................................................................... 133 Greek ................................................................................................. 137 History ................................................................................................ 139 Interdepartmental ..................................................................................... 148 International Studies .................................................................................. 149 Japanese ............................................................................................... 151 Latin American and Caribbean Studies (concentration only) ........................................ 154 Latin .................................................................................................. 156 Lugar Program ........................................................................................ 158 Mathematics .......................................................................................... 159 Music ................................................................................................. 164 Neuroscience (concentration only) ................................................................... 176 Off-Campus Study .................................................................................... 178 Organizational Studies ................................................................................ 183 Philosophy ............................................................................................ 185 Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) ........................................................... 192 Physical Education ................................................................................... 194 Physics ................................................................................................ 200 Political Science ...................................................................................... 204 Portuguese ............................................................................................ 213 Psychology ............................................................................................ 216 Queer Studies (concentration only) ................................................................... 225 Religion ............................................................................................... 231 Sociology/Anthropology ............................................................................. 237 Spanish ................................................................................................ 242 Theatre ................................................................................................ 249 Women©s Studies ...................................................................................... 255 Writing Program ...................................................................................... 263 Special Courses and Opportunities ..................................................................... 264 Pre-Professional Programs ........................................................................... 264 Denison Internship Program .......................................................................... 265 Denison Museum ..................................................................................... 266 Service-Learning ..................................................................................... 266 Project Startup, an Entrepreneurship Education Program ............................................ 267 Advising Seminars .................................................................................... 267 Admissions, Costs and Financial Aid ................................................................... 268 Admissions ........................................................................................... 268 Annual Costs .......................................................................................... 271 Financial Aid Information ............................................................................ 276 Index ...................................................................................................... 279 2 History and Purposes Denison: A Rich History Denison holds a storied place in American higher education. Among