UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS 2011-2012 MARIST COLLEGE at Istituto Lorenzo de Medici 2011-2012 Undergraduate Programs Questions regarding admissions and information about Marist-LdM should be directed to Marist-LdM Admissions, Marist College, 3399 North Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Marist-LdM programs described in this catalog are offered exclusively at the Marist locations in Italy. For information on Marist College's New York locations, please contact the College. The U.S. telephone number is (845) 575-3330 Country Code USA 001 The Italy telephone number is +39 055 289 200. E-mail: [email protected] www.marist.edu/italy Marist-LdM Undergraduate Catalog 2 CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 STUDENT LIFE ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 STUDENT ACADEMIC SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27 ADMISSIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 ACADEMIC POLICIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Undergraduate Academic Policies ............................................................................................................................................................. 33 Graduate Academic Policies ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39 PROGRAMS OF STUDY ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Art and Art History .................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Fashion and Interior Design ...................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Italian ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY ................................................................................................................................................... 69 ARCHITECTURE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 71 ART AND ART HISTORY ........................................................................................................................................................................... 73 BIOLOGY ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 85 BUSINESS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 86 CHEMISTRY .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 89 COMMUNICATION STUDIES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 89 CONSERVATION STUDIES/RESTORATION ............................................................................................................................................... 95 COMPUTER SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 98 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ................................................................................................................................................................................... 98 CULTURAL STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 98 ECONOMICS ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 98 ENGLISH LITERATURE AND WRITING ...................................................................................................................................................... 99 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................................................... 104 FASHION DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING .............................................................................................................................................. 105 GRAPHIC DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................................................... 110 HEALTH AND NUTRITION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 114 HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 115 ITALIAN LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 120 INTERIOR DESIGN .................................................................................................................................................................................. 126 MATHEMATICS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 130 MUSIC ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 130 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 131 PHILOSOPHY ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 131 POLITICAL SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 134 PSYCHOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 139 RELIGIOUS STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 140 SOCIOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 140 STUDIO ART ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 142 Financing Your Education............................................................................................................................................................................. 152 Undergraduate Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 152 Graduate Programs ................................................................................................................................................................................. 155 Board of Trustees ........................................................................................................................................................................................