Table of Contents History and Purposes ....................................................................................... 3 Denison: A Rich History ................................................................................ 3 Denison: Character, Philosophy and Mission ........................................................... 4 The Value of Diversity to a Liberal Arts Education at Denison ......................................... 6 Mission Statement on Campus Sustainability ........................................................... 6 Accreditation and Recognition .......................................................................... 7 Residential Education & Housing ....................................................................... 7 Denison at a Glance ..................................................................................... 8 The Academic Program .................................................................................... 9 An Overview ............................................................................................ 9 Degrees Offered and Graduation Requirements ........................................................ 9 The General Education Program ....................................................................... 10 Academic Majors ...................................................................................... 11 Electives ................................................................................................ 12 Educational Planning and Advising .................................................................... 12 The Gilpatrick Center for Student Research and Fellowships ......................................... 13 Special Academic Projects ............................................................................. 15 Special Academic Honors .............................................................................. 16 Registration ............................................................................................ 17 Statement of Petition Policy ........................................................................... 18 Privacy Policy .......................................................................................... 21 Special Academic Regulations ......................................................................... 22 Library, Information Resources, and Information Technology Services .............................. 24 Assessment of Academic Programs .................................................................... 25 Courses of Study 2015-2016 .............................................................................. 26 Arabic .................................................................................................. 26 Art History and Visual Culture ......................................................................... 29 Art Studio .............................................................................................. 33 Astronomy ............................................................................................. 40 Athletic Training ....................................................................................... 41 Biology ................................................................................................. 42 Black Studies ........................................................................................... 52 Chemistry and Biochemistry ........................................................................... 59 Chinese ................................................................................................. 65 Cinema ................................................................................................. 68 Classical Studies ....................................................................................... 71 Communication ........................................................................................ 75 Computer Science ...................................................................................... 84 Dance ................................................................................................... 89 Denison Seminars ...................................................................................... 97 East Asian Studies ..................................................................................... 98 Economics ............................................................................................ 103 Education ............................................................................................. 110 English ................................................................................................ 114 Environmental Studies ................................................................................ 121 First-Year Program ................................................................................... 129 French ................................................................................................. 130 1 Course Catalog 2015-2016 Geosciences ........................................................................................... 133 German ............................................................................................... 139 History ................................................................................................ 143 Interdepartmental ..................................................................................... 152 International Studies .................................................................................. 152 Japanese ............................................................................................... 154 Latin American and Caribbean Studies (concentration only) ........................................ 157 Lugar Program ........................................................................................ 159 Mathematics .......................................................................................... 161 Music ................................................................................................. 165 Neuroscience (concentration only) ................................................................... 178 Off-Campus Study .................................................................................... 180 Organizational Studies ................................................................................ 184 Philosophy ............................................................................................ 187 Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) ........................................................... 193 Physical Education ................................................................................... 195 Physics ................................................................................................ 201 Political Science ...................................................................................... 206 Portuguese ............................................................................................ 215 Psychology ............................................................................................ 217 Queer Studies (concentration only) ................................................................... 227 Religion ............................................................................................... 233 Sociology/Anthropology ............................................................................. 239 Spanish ................................................................................................ 244 Theatre ................................................................................................ 252 Women©s and Gender Studies ......................................................................... 258 Writing Program ...................................................................................... 266 Special Courses and Opportunities ..................................................................... 267 Pre-Professional Programs ........................................................................... 267 Denison Internship Program .......................................................................... 268 Denison Museum ..................................................................................... 269 Service-Learning ..................................................................................... 269 Advising Circles ...................................................................................... 269 Admissions, Costs and Financial Aid ................................................................... 271 Admissions ........................................................................................... 271 Annual Costs .......................................................................................... 274 Financial Aid Information ............................................................................ 279 Index ...................................................................................................... 283 2 History and Purposes Denison: A Rich History Denison holds a storied place in American higher education. Among the earliest colleges to be established in the original "Northwest Territory" beyond the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Ohio River, it held its first classes during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Its founders were ambitious frontier people, determ- ined to nurture leadership for education, commerce, religion,