Trinity College Bulletin Catalog Issue 2013-2014 August 1, 2013 Trinity College 300 Summit Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106-3100 (860)297-2000 www.trincoll.edu Trinity College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc NOTICE: The reader should take notice that while every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided herein, Trinity College reserves the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. The College provides the information herein solely for the convenience of the reader and, to the extent permissible by law, expressly disclaims any liability that may otherwise be incurred. Trinity College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, handicap, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other College-administered pro- grams. 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Contents College Calendar 1 History of the College 4 The Mission of Trinity College 8 The Curriculum 9 The First-Year Program 10 Special Curricular Opportunities 11 The Individualized Degree Program 21 Graduate Studies 22 Advising 28 Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree 30 Admission to the College 40 College Expenses 46 Financial Aid 50 Key to Course Numbers and Credits 53 Distribution Requirements 55 Interdisciplinary Minors 56 African Studies.................................................... 57 African American Studies.............................................. 58 Architectural Studies................................................. 59 Asian Studies..................................................... 60 Classical Antiquity.................................................. 61 The Classical Tradition............................................... 62 Cognitive Science................................................... 63 Community Action.................................................. 64 Film Studies..................................................... 65 Formal Organizations................................................ 67 French Studies.................................................... 68 German Studies.................................................... 70 Human Rights Studies................................................ 71 Italian Studies.................................................... 72 Jewish Studies.................................................... 74 ii CONTENTS CONTENTS Literature and Psychology.............................................. 76 Marine Studies.................................................... 77 Medieval and Renaissance Studies......................................... 79 Middle East Studies................................................. 80 Models and Data................................................... 81 Mythology....................................................... 82 Russian Studies.................................................... 84 Studies in Progressive American Social Movements................................ 85 Urban Studies..................................................... 86 Women, Gender, and Sexuality........................................... 89 Writing, Rhetoric, and Media Arts......................................... 91 First-Year Seminars 93 Academic Disciplines 102 African Studies.................................................... 103 American Studies................................................... 104 Anthropology..................................................... 123 Asian Studies..................................................... 130 Biochemistry..................................................... 131 Biology........................................................ 132 Caribbean and Latin American Studies...................................... 144 Chemistry....................................................... 145 Classics........................................................ 150 Classics..................................................... 152 Greek...................................................... 152 Latin....................................................... 153 Classical Civilization.............................................. 154 College Courses.................................................... 157 Community Learning Initiative........................................... 161 Comparative Development Studies......................................... 163 Computer Science.................................................. 164 The Cities Program................................................. 171 Economics....................................................... 173 Educational Studies Program............................................ 190 Engineering...................................................... 198 English........................................................ 207 Environmental Science................................................ 236 Film Studies..................................................... 245 Fine Arts....................................................... 252 Art History................................................... 252 Studio Arts................................................... 259 Global Programs (Study Away)........................................... 262 Guided Studies Program: European Cultures................................... 280 Genomics Research Program............................................ 282 History........................................................ 284 Human Rights.................................................... 301 InterArts Program.................................................. 304 Interdisciplinary Computing............................................. 305 Interdisciplinary Science Program.......................................... 308 International Relations................................................ 309 International Studies Program........................................... 311 African Studies................................................. 322 Asian Studies.................................................. 323 Caribbean and Latin American Studies.................................... 324 Global Studies................................................. 326 iii CONTENTS CONTENTS Middle East Studies.............................................. 327 Russian and Eurasian Studies......................................... 329 Jewish Studies Program............................................... 330 Language and Culture Studies........................................... 334 Arabic...................................................... 339 Chinese..................................................... 341 French...................................................... 342 German Studies................................................. 347 Hebrew..................................................... 352 Hispanic Studies................................................ 353 Italian Studies................................................. 361 Japanese..................................................... 364 Linguistics.................................................... 366 Russian..................................................... 366 World Literature and Culture Studies.................................... 370 Lesbian and Gay Studies............................................... 372 Mathematics..................................................... 373 Middle East Studies................................................. 380 Music......................................................... 381 Neuroscience..................................................... 389 Philosophy...................................................... 397 Physical Education.................................................. 406 Physical Sciences................................................... 409 Physics........................................................ 410 Political Science................................................... 415 Psychology...................................................... 430 Public Policy and Law Program........................................... 442 Religion........................................................ 452 Research Courses Related to the Social Sciences................................. 460 Russian and Eurasian Studies............................................ 461 Sociology....................................................... 462 Theater and Dance.................................................. 467 Urban Studies..................................................... 476 Women, Gender, and Sexuality Program...................................... 479 Writing and Rhetoric Program........................................... 485 Fellowships 488 Scholarships 489 Prizes 506 Endowed Lectures 522 Corporation 523 Presidents of the College 527 Faculty 528 Administration 546 Codes for Faculty Leaves 562 iv College Calendar 2013 August 16 All bills for fall 2013 term must be paid in full. 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