2018 - 19 Course Catalog bucknell.edu | Lewisburg, PA 17837 TABLE OF CONTENTS About Bucknell .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Mission Statement ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Academic Calendar ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Policy Statements ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Accreditations ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Contacts ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 University Educational Goals ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 College of Arts & Sciences ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Curricula Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 College Core Curriculum .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Bachelor of Arts Majors ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Bachelor of Science & the Professional Degree Majors ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Optional Minors ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Areas of Study ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Africana Studies (AFST) .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 American Studies Minor .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Animal Behavior (ANBE) .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Anthropology (ANTH) ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Art & Art History (ART) ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Art History (ARTH) ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Studio Art (ARST) .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Arts Entrepreneurship Minor ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Astronomy (ASTR) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Biology (BIOL) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Cell Biology/Biochemistry (BICH) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 Chemistry (CHEM) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Children’s Studies Minor .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Chinese Language (CHIN) ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CLAS) ................................................................................................................................................... 47 College Major (COLL) ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Comparative Humanities (HUMN) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Computer Science (CSCI) ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Dance Minor (DANC) .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Digital Humanities Minor ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 East Asian Studies (EAST) .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Economics (ECON) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Education (EDUC) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 English (ENGL) .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66 Creative Writing (ENCW) ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Film & Media Studies (ENFS) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 68 Literary Studies (ENLS) ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 70 Environmental Studies (ENST) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Food Systems Minor .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Foundation Seminar (FOUN) 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