Undergraduate Bulletin 2017–2018 2016–201 Brooklyn College Bulletin Undergraduate Programs 2017–2018 Disclaimer The 2017–18 Undergraduate Bulletin represents the academic policies, services, and course and program offerings of Brooklyn College that are in effect through August 2018. The most current information regarding academic programs and course descriptions, academic policies and services available to students can be found on the Brooklyn College website. For matters of academic policy (e.g., applicable degree requirements), students are also advised to consult the Center for Academic Advisement and Student Success, the Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs, their major department adviser and/or the registrar for additional information. For policies and procedures related to administrative and financial matters (e.g., tuition and fees), students are advised to consult with the Enrollment Services Center. The City University of New York reserves the right, because of changing conditions, to make modifications of any nature in the academic programs and requirements of the university and its constituent colleges without advance notice. Tuition and fees set forth in this publication are similarly subject to change by the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. The City University regrets any inconvenience this may cause. Students are advised to consult regularly with college and department counselors concerning their programs of study. 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin Table of Contents College Information and Procedures About Brooklyn College ................................................................. 3 Film ................................................................................................242 Admission ...................................................................................... 5 Finance ..........................................................................................251 Special Programs and Opportunities ............................................. 11 General Science .............................................................................255 Tuition and Fees ............................................................................ 21 Health and Nutrition Sciences .......................................................257 Financing Your Education .............................................................. 27 History ...........................................................................................268 Scholarships, Awards and Prizes .................................................... 40 Honors Academy ...........................................................................283 Academic Regulations and Procedures ......................................... 41 Interdisciplinary Studies ................................................................286 Student Rights and College and University Rules .......................... 62 Judaic Studies ................................................................................288 Co-curricular Programs and Activities ........................................... 68 Kinesiology ....................................................................................297 Academic Resources ...................................................................... 71 Library ...........................................................................................309 Additional Campus Services and Facilities ..................................... 74 Linguistics ......................................................................................310 Programs and Courses of Instruction Mathematics .................................................................................313 Modern Languages and Literatures ...............................................324 Accounting ..................................................................................... 88 Music .............................................................................................363 Africana Studies ............................................................................. 94 Philosophy .....................................................................................378 American Studies ...........................................................................103 Physics ...........................................................................................392 Anthropology and Archaeology .....................................................109 Political Science .............................................................................400 Art..................................................................................................120 Psychology ....................................................................................415 Biology ...........................................................................................133 Business Management ..................................................................142 Puerto Rican and Latino Studies ...................................................426 Caribbean Studies .........................................................................153 Religion ..........................................................................................436 Chemistry ......................................................................................155 School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership .............................440 Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education ..................................164 Secondary Education .....................................................................441 Children and Youth Studies ...........................................................169 SEEK ...............................................................................................448 Classics ..........................................................................................175 Sociology .......................................................................................449 Communication .............................................................................186 Speech Communication Arts and Sciences ....................................459 Computer and Information Science ..............................................188 Television and Radio ......................................................................466 Early Childhood Education/Art Education .....................................203 Theater ..........................................................................................474 Earth and Environmental Sciences ................................................208 Urban Sustainability ......................................................................484 Economics .....................................................................................215 Women’s and Gender Studies .......................................................488 English ...........................................................................................222 Inventory of Registered Programs .................................................498 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin About Brooklyn College 3 About Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is an innovative liberal arts institution Brooklyn College offers a rich student life within an urban with a history of more than 80 years of academic environment. excellence. Approximately 17,000 students are enrolled Each academic program at Brooklyn College is administered in 125 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in by one of five schools. The deans have primary responsibility the humanities; social, behavioral and natural sciences; for administrative and academic oversight of undergraduate education; business; and the arts. The college is renowned and graduate programs. The departments within each school for its rigorous academics, study abroad programs, diverse are listed below. Details of degree programs, including student body, award-winning faculty and highly affordable majors, minors and interdisciplinary programs, are listed tuition. Located on a beautifully landscaped 35-acre campus, under their respective departments in the Programs of Courses and Instruction portion of this Bulletin. 1. Leonard & Claire Tow Center BUILDING for the Performing Arts 14 (opening 2018) DIRECTORY 8 All buildings are ADA accessible. 2. Whitman Hall 3. Brooklyn College Library 9 4. Ingersoll Hall 7 10 5. Ingersoll Hall Extension 6. Newman Catholic Center 5 7. Roosevelt Hall and 4 Roosevelt Hall Extension 11 8. West End Building 16 9. West Quad Center 10. James Hall 3 17 11. Boylan Hall 12. Whitehead Hall 12 13 13. Student Center 2 14. Heater and Chiller Plants 15. Alexander and Brenda Tanger 1 Hillel at Brooklyn College 16. Lily Pond 17. Morton and Angela Topfer Library Café 15 18. Residence Hall 6 18 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 4 About Brooklyn College Accreditation School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Brooklyn College is accredited by the Middle States Kenneth A. Gould, Acting Dean Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, • Africana Studies Philadelphia, PA 19104; 267.284.5000; [email protected]), the • Classics Council on Education for Public Health, the American Dietetic Association and the National Council for Accreditation • English of Teacher Education. The master’s program in school • History counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of • Judaic Studies Counseling and Related Educational Programs, the