HAVERFORD ACADEMIC CATALOG 2009-2010 Printed on RollandEnviro 100 Print, which contains 100% post-consumer fibre, is Environmental Choice, Processed Chlorine Free and manufactured in Canada by Cascades using biogas energy. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2009-2010 SEMESTER I Aug 26 (Wed) First year and transfer students arrive Aug 29/30 (Sat/Sun) Returning students arrive Aug 30 (Sun) Non-academic registration Aug 31 (Mon) Classes begin at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Sep 4 (Fri) Last day to uncover NNG - CR/NO CR from previous semester Sep 7 (Mon) Labor Day — Classes not in session Sep 8 (Tue) Final academic verification at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Sep 8 (Tue) Last day to register - Class of 2013 Sep 18 (Fri) Last day to request NNG, First Quarter courses only Sep 18 (Fri) Last day to drop a credit at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Oct 9 (Fri) Last day to request NNG, Full Semester courses only Oct 9 (Fri) Fall break begins at 4:00 p.m. Oct 19 (Mon) Classes resume at 8:30 a.m. Oct 23 (Fri) End of 1/2 semester courses Oct 26/30 (Mon-Fri) Faculty reports of concern to CSSP due Oct 30 (Fri) Academic flexibility proposals due Oct 30/Nov 1 (Fri-Sun) Family Weekend and Homecoming Nov 12/13 (Thu/Fri) Registration for spring semester Nov 13 (Fri) Last day to request NNG, Second Quarter courses only Nov 25 (Wed) Thanksgiving break begins at 4:00 p.m. Nov 30 (Mon) Classes resume at 8:30 a.m. Dec 11 (Fri) Classes end at Haverford; optional Reading Day Dec 11 (Fri) All papers (except those in lieu of exams) due Dec 12/13 (Sat/Sun) Reading Period Dec 14/18 (Mon/Fri) Final Examinations for all students through Friday at 12:00 Noon Dec 18 (Fri) Semester I ends at 12:00 Noon Jan 4 (Mon) Final grades due in Registrar's Office by 12:00 noon SEMESTER II Jan 19 (Tue) Classes begin at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Jan 22 (Fri) Last day to uncover NNG - CR/NO CR from previous semester Jan 26 (Tue) Final academic verification at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Feb 5 (Fri) Last day to request NNG, First Quarter courses only Feb 5 (Fri) Last day to drop a credit at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Feb 26 (Fri) Last day to request NNG, Full Semester courses only Mar 5 (Fri) End oft Semester courses Mar 5 (Fri) Spring break begins at 4:00 p.m. Mar 15 (Mon) Classes resume at 8:30 a.m. Mar 15/19 (Mon-Fri) Faculty reports of concern to CSSP due Mar 19 (Fri) Academic flexibility proposals due Apr 2 (Fri) Last day to request NNG, Second Quarter courses only Apr 16 (Fri) Returning students' Financial Aid Applications due Apr 15/16 (Thu/Fri) Registration for Semester I, 2010 Apr 16 (Fri) Sophomore Major Work Plans due in Registrar's Office Apr 30 (Fri) Classes end at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Apr 30 (Fri) All papers (except those in lieu of exams) and lab notebooks due May 1/4 (Sat-Tue) Reading Period - self-scheduled exams may be taken Mon/Tues only May 3/5 (Mon-Wed) Senior Comprehensive Examinations May 5/8 (Wed-Sat) Final Examinations for Seniors through Saturday at 5:00 p.m. May 10 (Mon) Senior Grades due in the Registrar's Office by 5:00 p.m. May 5/14 (Wed-Fri) Final Examinations for Underclassmen through Friday at Noon May 14 (Fri) Semester II ends at Noon May 16 (Sun) Commencement - A.M. at Haverford; P.M. at Bryn Mawr May 21 (Fri) Final grades due in the Registrar's Office by 12:00 Noon May 28/30 (Fri-Sun) Alumni Weekend CONTENTS THE COLLEGE 7 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 8 HISTORY 8 FACILITIES 9 ACADEMIC CENTERS 14 HURFORD HUMANITIES CENTER 14 KOSHLAND INTEGRATED NATURAL SCIENCES CENTER 14 CENTER FOR PEACE AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 15 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 16 CURRICULUM 17 GUIDELINES FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION 17 FIRST-YEAR WRITING REQUIREMENT 17 FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT 17 DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT 17 QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENT 17 DEPARTMENTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENT 18 SPECIAL MAJORS 18 CREDIT REQUIREMENT 19 PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT 19 AREAS OF CONCENTRATION 19 MINORS 19 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 20 FIRST-YEAR PROGRAM 20 COURSE LOAD AND CREDIT 20 NO NUMERICAL GRADE OPTION (PASS/FAIL) 20 INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES 20 SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 22 INTERCOLLEGIATE COOPERATION 22 POST-GRADUATE STUDY 22 ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT 23 ADMISSION 24 ADMISSION 25 EXPENSES 26 FINANCIAL AID 26 RATE OF GRADUATION 26 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 27 LIST OF DEPARTMENTS 28 NUMBERING SYSTEM AND SYMBOLS 29 AFRICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES 30 AFRICANA STUDIES 30 AFRICANA STUDIES REQUIREMENTS 30 AFRICAN STUDIES FACULTY 30 AFRICAN STUDIES 30 AFRICAN STUDIES REQUIREMENTS 30 AFRICAN STUDIES COORDINATORS 30 AFRICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES COURSES 30 ANTHROPOLOGY 33 ANTHROPOLOGY FACULTY 33 ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 33 ANTHROPOLOGY MINOR REQUIREMENTS 33 ANTHROPOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 33 ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES 34 ARABIC 39 ARABIC FACULTY 39 ARABIC COURSES 39 ARTS PROGRAM AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 40 ARTS PROGRAM FACULTY 40 ARTS PROGRAM COURSES 40 ARTS IN EDUCATION 40 CREATIVE WRITING 40 DANCE 43 THEATER 45 ASTRONOMY 47 ASTRONOMY FACULTY 47 ASTRONOMY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 47 ASTROPHYSICS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 47 ASTRONOMY MINOR REQUIREMENTS 47 ASTRONOMY REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 48 ASTRONOMY COURSES 48 ATHLETICS 50 ATHLETICS STAFF 50 INTERCOLLEGIATE VARSITY PROGRAM 50 CLUB SPORT PROGRAM 50 INTRAMURAL, INSTRUCTIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS 50 REGISTRATION/CREDIT 50 BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS 52 BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS FACULTY 52 BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS REQUIREMENTS 52 BIOLOGY 54 BIOLOGY FACULTY 54 BIOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 54 BIOLOGY COURSES 55 CHEMISTRY 62 CHEMISTRY FACULTY 62 CHEMISTRY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 62 CHEMISTRY MINOR REQUIREMENTS 63 CHEMISTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 63 CHEMISTRY COURSES 63 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 68 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY FACULTY 68 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 68 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY MINOR REQUIREMENTS 68 GEOARCHAEOLOGY CONCENTRATION 68 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 68 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 69 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY LANGUAGES 69 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY STUDY ABROAD 69 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY FIELDWORK 69 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM INTERNSHIP 69 CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY COURSES 69 CLASSICS 74 CLASSICS FACULTY 74 CLASSICS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 74 CLASSICS MINOR REQUIREMENTS 74 CLASSICS REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 74 COURSES IN GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 74 COURSES IN LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 75 COURSES IN CLASSICAL STUDIES NOT REQUIRING GREEK OR LATIN 76 COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 78 COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 78 COMPARATIVE LITERATURE TEACHING FACULTY 78 COMPARATIVE LITERATURE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 78 COMPARATIVE LITERATURE,MINOR REQUIREMENTS 79 COMPARATIVE LITERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 79 COMPARATIVE LITERATURE COURSES 79 COMPUTER SCIENCE 83 COMPUTER SCIENCE FACULTY 83 THE COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR 83 THE COMPUTER SCIENCE CONCENTRATION FOR MATHEMATICS MAJORS 83 THE COMPUTER SCIENCE CONCENTRATION FOR PHYSICS MAJORS 83 THE CONCENTRATION IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING 83 THE COMPUTER SCIENCE MINOR 83 COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES 83 THE CONCENTRATION IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING 86 THE CONCENTRATION IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING COORDINATORS FOR 2009-2010 86 2 THE CONCENTRATION IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING REQUIREMENTS 86 EAST ASIAN STUDIES 88 EAST ASIAN STUDIES FACULTY 88 EAST ASIAN STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 88 EAST ASIAN STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS 88 LANGUAGE PLACEMENT TESTS 88 EAST ASIAN STUDIES REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 88 STUDY ABROAD 89 EAST ASIAN STUDIES COURSES 89 EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES 92 ECONOMICS 94 ECONOMICS FACULTY 94 ECONOMICS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 94 ECONOMICS MINOR REQUIREMENTS 95 ECONOMICS REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 95 ECONOMICS COURSES 95 EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES 99 EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY 99 COORDINATOR 99 REQUIREMENTS 99 THE PORTFOLIO 100 EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES COURSES 100 FOR THE AREA OF CONCENTRATION IN EDUCATIONAL STUDIES 102 ENGLISH 103 ENGLISH. FACULTY 103 ENGLISH MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 103 ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 103 ENGLISH COURSES 103 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 111 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE FACULTY 111 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS 111 FILM STUDIES AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 113 FILM STUDIES FACULTY 113 FILM STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS 113 FILM STUDIES COURSES 113 FINE ARTS 114 FINE ARTS FACULTY 114 FINE ARTS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 114 FINE ARTS COURSES 114 FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES 118 FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES FACULTY 118 FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 118 FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS 119 HONORS AND THE SENIOR EXPERIENCE 119 TEACHER CERTIFICATION 119 A.B./M.A. PROGRAM 119 FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES STUDY ABROAD 119 FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES COURSES 119 GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES 123 GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES COORDINATORS 123 CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS 123 GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS 123 COURSES IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES OFFERED AT HAVERFORD COLLEGE 2009-2010 123 COURSES IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES OFFERED AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 125 GEOLOGY AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 126 GEOLOGY FACULTY 126 GEOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 126 GEOLOGY MINOR REQUIREMENTS 126 GEOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS 126 CONCENTRATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 126 CONCENTRATION IN GEOARCHAEOLOGY 126 CONCENTRATION IN GEOCHEMISTRY 127 GEOLOGY COURSES 127 GERMAN AND GERMAN STUDIES