August 20, 2006 ale university 2007 – Number 10 bulletin of y Series 102 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Policies 2006 bulletin of yale university August 20, 2006 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Periodicals postage paid New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8227 ct bulletin of yale university bulletin of yale New Haven Bulletin of Yale University The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employ- ment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and affirmatively seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons of diverse backgrounds. 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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Policies 2006–2007 bulletin of yale university Series 102 Number 10 August 20, 2006 Contents The President and Fellows of Yale University 7 The Officers of Yale University 8 The Administration of the Graduate School 9 Schedule of Academic Dates and Deadlines 10 A Message from the Dean 14 The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 15 Yale and the World 15 Resources for Research and Study 17 The Dean 17 The Associate and Assistant Deans 17 Directors of Graduate Studies 19 Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity 19 Teaching 19 The McDougal Graduate Student Center 20 Office of Finance and Administration 22 Office of Financial Aid 23 Office of Graduate Admissions 23 Registrar’s Office 23 Committees 23 Graduate Student Assembly (GSA)24 Graduate-Professional Student Senate (GPSS)25 Degree-Granting Departments and Programs 26 African American Studies 27 African Studies 34 American Studies 42 Anthropology 51 Applied Mathematics 61 Applied Physics 63 Archaeological Studies 64 Astronomy 69 Biomedical Engineering 73 Cell Biology 74 Cellular and Molecular Physiology 78 Chemical Engineering 81 Chemistry 82 Classics 87 Comparative Literature 97 Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 106 Computer Science 109 East Asian Languages and Literatures 115 East Asian Studies 120 4 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 123 Economics 129 Electrical Engineering 138 Engineering and Applied Science 139 English Language and Literature 156 Environmental Engineering, Program in 162 Epidemiology and Public Health 163 European and Russian Studies 183 Experimental Pathology 186 Film Studies 190 Forestry & Environmental Studies 194 French 197 Genetics 202 Geology and Geophysics 206 Germanic Languages and Literatures 213 History 218 History of Art 234 History of Science and Medicine 242 Immunobiology 247 International and Development Economics 252 International Relations 253 Investigative Medicine 264 Italian Language and Literature 268 Linguistics 271 Management 279 Mathematics 283 Mechanical Engineering 285 Medieval Studies 286 Microbiology 289 Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry 293 Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 300 Music 307 Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 312 Neurobiology 322 Neuroscience 330 Nursing 336 Pharmacology 341 Philosophy 344 Physics 350 Political Science 357 Psychology 372 Religious Studies 383 Renaissance Studies 392 Contents 5 Slavic Languages and Literatures 395 Sociology 399 Spanish and Portuguese 405 Statistics 410 Urban Education Studies 417 Non-Degree-Granting Programs, Councils, and Research Institutes 419 Atmospheric Science 419 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Combined Program in the 420 The Cowles Foundation 422 The Economic Growth Center 423 Institution for Social and Policy Studies 423 International Security Studies 424 Judaic Studies 425 The MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies 430 African Studies Council 431 European Studies, Council on 432 International Affairs Council 436 Latin American and Iberian Studies, Council on 439 Middle East Studies, Council on 441 South Asian Studies, Council on 443 Southeast Asia Studies, Council on 446 Organismal and Integrative Biology 447 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 448 Yale Center for the Study of Globalization 454 Policies and Regulations 456 Admissions 456 Programs of Study 457 Full-Time Degree Candidacy Part-Time Study Nondegree Study