Environmental Biology ............................................................... 279 Table of Contents Environmental Science .............................................................. 285 Barnard College .................................................................................... 3 European Studies ....................................................................... 293 Message from the President ................................................................ 5 Film Studies ............................................................................... 298 College .................................................................................................. 7 First-Year English ....................................................................... 304 Admissions ............................................................................................ 9 First-Year Seminar ..................................................................... 306 Financial Information .......................................................................... 11 French ........................................................................................ 315 Financial Aid ....................................................................................... 13 German ...................................................................................... 324 Academic Policies & Procedures ........................................................ 15 History ........................................................................................ 329 Registration .................................................................................. 15 Human Rights Studies ............................................................... 348 Examinations ................................................................................ 17 Italian .......................................................................................... 363 Grading & Academic Honors ....................................................... 18 Jewish Studies ........................................................................... 371 Academic Advising ............................................................................. 21 Mathematics ............................................................................... 372 Student Life & Services ...................................................................... 27 Medieval & Renaissance Studies ............................................... 384 Campus Organizations ................................................................. 27 Music .......................................................................................... 390 Residential Life ............................................................................ 28 Neuroscience & Behavior .......................................................... 420 Information Services .................................................................... 29 Philosophy .................................................................................. 420 Other Student Services ................................................................ 30 Physical Education ..................................................................... 424 Curriculum ........................................................................................... 35 Physics & Astronomy ................................................................. 427 Requirements for the Liberal Arts Degree ................................... 35 Political Science ......................................................................... 437 Requirements for Transfer Students ............................................ 42 Psychology ................................................................................. 459 Other Academic Opportunities ..................................................... 42 Race & Ethnic Studies ............................................................... 474 Courses of Instruction ......................................................................... 47 Religion ...................................................................................... 486 Africana Studies ........................................................................... 48 Science and Public Policy .......................................................... 505 American Studies ......................................................................... 63 Slavic .......................................................................................... 508 Anthropology ................................................................................ 86 Sociology .................................................................................... 522 Architecture .................................................................................. 95 Spanish & Latin American Cultures ........................................... 533 Art History .................................................................................. 100 Statistics ..................................................................................... 545 Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures ............................................ 120 STEM ......................................................................................... 555 Athena Center for Leadership Studies ....................................... 145 Theatre ....................................................................................... 556 Biology ....................................................................................... 156 Urban Studies ............................................................................ 567 Chemistry ................................................................................... 166 Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies ................................... 573 Classics and Ancient Studies ..................................................... 175 Archived Online Course Catalogues .......................................... 586 Comparative Literature ............................................................... 188 Trustees, Faculty & Administration ................................................... 587 Computer Science ...................................................................... 196 Faculty ........................................................................................ 587 Dance ......................................................................................... 211 Administration ............................................................................. 594 Economic and Social History ..................................................... 225 Index ................................................................................................. 595 Economics .................................................................................. 231 Economics & Mathematics ......................................................... 244 Education ................................................................................... 250 English ....................................................................................... 256 Barnard College Bulletin 2014-2015 3 Barnard College This catalogue is intended for the guidance of persons applying for or considering application for admission to Barnard and for the guidance of Barnard students and faculty for the 2014-15 academic year. The catalogue sets forth in general the manner in which the College intends to proceed with respect to the matters set forth herein, but the College reserves the right to depart without notice from the terms of this catalogue. This catalogue is not intended to be and should not be regarded as a contract between Barnard College and any student or other person. In accordance with its own values and with Federal, State, and City statutes and regulations, Barnard does not discriminate in admissions, employment, programs, or services on the basis of race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability. Quick Links Academic Calendar (http://barnard.edu/registrar/calendar) Search for Courses (http://bulletin.columbia.edu/archive/2014-15/ barnard-college/courses-instruction/course-search) CU Directory of Classes (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/ home.html) Current Courses Satisfying GERs (http://snowbird.barnard.edu/pls/ bcapp/mybc_courses_reqmts.courses_reqmts) General Education Requirement Descriptions (http:// bulletin.columbia.edu/archive/2014-15/barnard-college/curriculum/ requirements-liberal-arts-degree) Registrar (http://barnard.edu/registrar) Barnard College Bulletin 2014-2015 5 Message from the President Welcome to Barnard. In the pages that follow, you will find a stunning array of choices – courses in literature and the arts, in anthropology and politics, in biochemistry, neuroscience, and physics. You will find lectures taught by world-renowned scholars and intimate seminars where faculty share their latest research and ideas. You will find classes on topics you have been wanting to study for years, and classes on topics that may never have crossed your mind. The task before you is to choose – to pick, like the proverbial kid in a candy store, from the hundreds of options that lie waiting before you. It can be hard to know where to start, and how best to plot a course that will satisfy your own intellectual cravings. So I urge you to go slowly. Savor the possibilities that are in this catalogue and all of the offerings you will find bursting from the halls of Barnard. Choose