Bowdoin College Bowdoin Digital Commons Bowdoin College Catalogues 1-1-1990 Bowdoin College Catalogue (1989-1990) Bowdoin College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues Recommended Citation Bowdoin College, "Bowdoin College Catalogue (1989-1990)" (1990). Bowdoin College Catalogues. 271. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/course-catalogues/271 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Bowdoin Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bowdoin College Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Bowdoin Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. B OWD OIN COLLEGE CATALOGUE FOR 1989-1990 BRUNSWICK, MAINE August 1989 In its employment and admissions practices Bowdoin is in conformity with all applicablefederal and state statutes and regulations. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, creed, ancestry, national and ethnic origin, physical or mental handicap. The information in this catalogue was accurate at the time ofpublication. However, the College is a dynamic community and must reserve the right to make changes in its course offerings, degree requirements, regulations, procedures, and charges. Bowdoin College supports the efforts ofsecondary school officials and governing bodies to have their schools achieve regional accredited status to provide reliable assurance of the quality of the educational preparation of its applicants for admission. Contents COLLEGE CALENDAR V THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE 1 HISTORICAL SKETCH 3 OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT 7 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 16 ADJUNCT FACULTY 30 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 32 CAMPUS AND BUILDINGS 40 GENERAL INFORMATION 57 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 64 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL AID 71 THE CURRICULUM 77 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 89 AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 89 ART 93 ASIAN STUDIES 101 BIOCHEMISTRY 108 BIOLOGY 108 CHEMISTRY 113 CLASSICS 117 COMPUTER SCIENCE 123 ECONOMICS 125 EDUCATION 131 ENGLISH 132 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 141 FOREIGN LANGUAGE LITERATURE COURSES IN TRANSLATION 146 GEOLOGY 146 GERMAN 150 GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL STUDIES 153 iv Contents HISTORY 159 INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES 173 INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS 174 LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 176 MATHEMATICS 178 MUSIC 185 NEUROSCIENCE 189 PHILOSOPHY 190 PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 197 PSYCHOLOGY 201 RELIGION 208 ROMANCE LANGUAGES 212 RUSSIAN 218 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 221 THEATER ARTS 231 WOMEN'S STUDIES 233 HAWTHORNE-LONGFELLOW LIBRARY 237 BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUMS 241 LANGUAGE MEDIA CENTER 244 PERFORMING ARTS 245 DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 248 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES 250 CAREER SERVICES 257 LECTURESHIPS 258 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS 260 RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES 276 DEGREES CONFERRED 278 APPOINTMENTS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS 283 ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS 293 INDEX 297 CAMPUS MAP 308 College Calendar 1989 188th Academic Year August 27, Sunday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 27-29, Sunday-Tuesday. Orientation. August 30, Wednesday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Registration. August 30, Wednesday. Opening of College Convocation. August 31, Thursday. First classes of the fall semester. September 21-23, Thursday-Saturday. Alumni Council, fall conference. October 13, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 14, Saturday. Parents Day. October 20-21, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 21, Saturday. Homecoming. October 27, Friday. Fall vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. November 1, Wednesday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 22, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. November 27, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 7-11, Thursday-Monday. Reading period. December 12-19, Tuesday-Tuesday. Fall semester examinations. 1990 January 14, Sunday. Rooms ready for occupancy. January 17, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. February 2-3, Friday-Saturday. Winter's Weekend and Alumni Council. March 2-3, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 16, Friday. Spring vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. April 2, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. May 4-5. Friday-Saturday. Ivies Weekend. May 5-9, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period. May 10-17, Thursday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 25, Friday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 26, Saturday. The 185th Commencement Excercises. vi College Calendar May 31-June 3, Thursday-Sunday. Reunion Weekend. 1990 189th Academic Year* August 26, Sunday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 26-28, Sunday-Tuesday. Orientation. August 29, Wednesday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 A.M. All students required to be in residence. Registration. August 29, Wednesday. Opening of College Convocation. August 30, Thursday. First classes of the fall semester. September 21-22. Friday-Saturday. Alumni Council, fall conference. October 12, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. October 13, Saturday. Parents Day. October 19, Friday. Fall vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. October 24, Wednesday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. October 26-27, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 27, Saturday. Homecoming. November 21, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at 1:00 P.M. November 26, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 6-10, Thursday- Monday. Reading period. December 11-18, Tuesday-Tuesday. Fall semester examinations. 1991 January 13, Sunday. Rooms ready for occupancy. January 16, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 A.M. February 8-9, Friday-Saturday. Winter's Weekend and Midwinter Meeting, Alumni Council. March 1-2, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 15, Friday. Spring vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. April 1, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. May 3-4. Friday-Saturday. Ivies Weekend. May 4-8, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period. May 9-16, Thursday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 24, Friday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 25, Saturday. The 186th Commencement Excercises. May 30-June 2, Thursday-Sunday. Reunion Weekend. vii College Calendar 1991 190th Academic Year* August 25, Sunday. Rooms ready for occupancy. August 25-27, Sunday-Tuesday. Orientation. August 28, Wednesday. Fall semester begins at 8:00 a.m. All students required to be in residence. Registration. August 28, Wednesday. Opening of College Convocation. August 29, Thursday. First classes of the fall semester. September 27, Friday. James Bowdoin Day. September 28, Saturday. Parents Day. October 11-12, Friday-Saturday. Alumni Council, fall conference. October 18-19 Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. October 19, Saturday. Homecoming. October 25, Friday. Fall vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. October 30, Wednesday. Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. November 20, Wednesday. Thanksgiving vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. November 25, Monday. Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. December 5-9, Thursday-Monday. Reading period. December 10-17, Tuesday-Tuesday. Fall semester examinations. 1992 January 12, Sunday. Rooms ready for for occupancy. January 15, Wednesday. First classes of the spring semester, 8:00 a.m. March 6-7, Friday-Saturday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. March 13, Friday. Spring vacation begins at 1:00 p.m. March 30, Monday. Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m. May 2-6, Saturday-Wednesday. Reading period. May 7-14, Thursday-Thursday. Spring semester examinations. May 22, Friday. Meetings of the Governing Boards. May 23, Saturday. The 187th Commencement Exercises. May 28-30, Thursday-Sunday. Reunion Weekend. * Subject to change. 1989 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S ] 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 1990 JANUARY FEBRUARY APRIL S M T W T S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 12 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 JUNE JULY 4 5 1 2 5 6 12 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 12 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 1991 JANUARY APRIL S M T W T F S S M T W T F S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 1 2 12 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 JUNE JULY 12 3 4 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 The Purpose of the College Bowdoin College believes strongly that there is an intrinsic value in a liberal arts education, for the individual student, for the College as an institution, and for society as a whole.