ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
A program is a course of study designed by faculty members to focus on a particular area of
knowledge or a particular approach to an area. Each program establishes requirements for
Moderation, course work, and Senior projects; each selects from the courses offered at the
College
those courses it considers required, recommended, and related to its particular focus. Every
student is required to declare a major in a program by the end of his or her sophomore year in
order to moderate from the Lower College to the Upper College and to become a candidate for
the bachelor of arts degree.
Academic programs are grouped in the following six areas:
1. Division of the Arts
- Art History
- Drama/Dance
- Film and Electronic Media
- History of Photography
- Integrated Arts
- Music
- Photography
- Studio Art
2. Division of Languages & Literature
- Literature (works written in English and world literature in translation)
- Writing: Fiction and Poetry
Foreign Languages - - Chinese
- - French
- - German
- - Greek
- - Italian
- - Latin
- - Russian
- - Spanish
3. Division of Natural Sciences & Math
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Ecology and Organismal Biology
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Physics
4. Division of Social Studies
- Anthropology
- Economics
- History
- Philosophy
- Political Studies
- Psychology
- Religion
- Sociology
5. Interdivisional Programs
- AADS (African and African Diaspora Studies)
- American Studies
- Asian Studies
- CRES (Community, Regional, and Environmental Studies)
- Classical Studies
- French Studies
- Gender Studies
- German Studies
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Irish and Celtic Studies
- Italian Studies
- Jewish Studies
- LAIS (Latin American and Iberian Studies)
- Linguistics
- Medieval Studies
- MES (Multiethnic Studies)
- Philosophy and the Arts
- Russian and Eurasian Studies
- Victorian Studies
6. Multidisciplinary Studies
- Programs initiated and designed by students to integrate material from different programs and
Divisions.
COURSES APPROPRIATE TO INTERDIVISIONAL
PROGRAMS
African and African Diaspora Studies
- ANTH 208C British Anthropology in Africa
- ANTH 218 Seminar on Civil War in Africa: Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia
- ANTH 311 The Politics of Cultural Identity
- ARTH 270 History of African Art & Architecture
- HIST 115 The African-American Experience I
- LIT 2102 The Harlem Renaissance
- LIT 336 Contemp. African American Women's Narratives
- REL 214 Indigenous Images of the Middle East
- REL 232 Cairo as a Microcosm of the Islamic World
American Studies
- ANTH 212 Historical Archaeology
- ECON 217 Corporation, Society, and Public Policy
- HIST 104 American Bedrock
- HIST 115 African-American Experience I
- HIST 150 The American West in Film, Fiction, and History
- HIST 280A American Environmental History I
- HIST 302 The Age of Roosevelt
- LIT 2102 The Harlem Renaissance
- LIT 258 Literature of the United States II
- MUS 335 Jazz: The Freedom Principle III
- PS 242 The Constitution and the State
- PS 249 Dreams of Perfectibility I
- PS 262 Environment, Law, and Culture
- PS 352 Individual and Community in American Political Life
- SOC 211 The Family
- SOC 226 Melting Pot/Salad/Mosaic/Symphony
- SOC 333 Education and Society
of related interest:
SOC 212 Urban Sociology
SOC 218 Sociology of Religion: From Disenchantment to Reenchantment
Asian Studies
- All courses listed under CHINESE and
- ANTH 312 Buddhist Representations in Global Culture
- HIST 105 Introduction to Chinese History
- HIST 321 Voices of Dissent: China and Human Rights
- HIST 351 Introduction to Classical Chinese
of related interest:
ANTH 311 The Politics of Cultural Identity
Classical Studies
- All courses listed under CLASSICS and
- ARTH 205 Greek Art: Bronze Age -End of the Persian Wars
- HIST 133 From City to Empire: The Rise of Rome
- LIT 396 Language and European Thought
CRES
- ANTH 212 Historical Archaeology
- ECON 101 Introductory Macroeconomics
- ECON 105 Intro to Economics: Analysis and Applications
- ECON 242 Environmental Economics
- ECON 250 Population, Economics, and Demography
- HIST 280A American Environmental History I
- PS 262 The Environment, Law and Culture
French Studies
- All courses listed under FRENCH and
- HIST 239 Background to the French Revolution
- LIT 328 Dada and Surrealism
- LIT 335 Joan of Arc and Medieval Heresy
- PHIL 209A History of Modern Philosophy: The Rationalists
- of related interest:
- ARTH 243 17th Century Southern European Art & Architecture
- LIT 2301 Studies in Comedy
- LIT 264 Comp Lit III: The 19th Century Continental Novel
- LIT 3102 African Short Stories
- LIT 390 Introduction to Critical Theory
- PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy: Problems in Philosophy
- PHIL 103 History of Philosophy
Gender Studies
- LIT 2102 The Harlem Renaissance
- LIT 2790 Emily Dickinson and Her America
- LIT 336 Contemp. African American Women's Narratives
- PSY 354 Eating Disorders: Clinical & Cultural Perspectives
- RUS 275 Women Characters and Women Authors
- SOC 211 The Family
German Studies
- All courses listed under GERMAN and
- PHIL 371 The Philosophy of Kant I
Irish and Celtic Studies
- LIT I E James Joyce
- LIT 327 Irish Poetry
Italian Studies
- All courses listed under ITALIAN and
- ARTH 211 Roman Architecture
- ARTH 231 The High Renaissance
- ARTH 243 17th Century Southern European Art & Architecture
- HIST 133 From City to Empire: The Rise of Rome
- LIT 2103 Don Giovanni
- LIT 2121 Orlando Furioso
- MUS 203 Intermediate Italian/Opera
Jewish Studies
- ANTH 201E Ethnography: The Multiplicity of Jews
- SOC 226 Melting Pot/Salad/Mosaic/Symphony
Latin American and Iberian Studies
- All courses listed under SPANISH and
- ARTH 323 The Art of Medieval Spain
- MUS WKSH Classical Guitar Seminar
of related interest
- ARTH 243 17th Century Southern European Art & Architecture
Linguistics
- LIT 290 History of the English Language
Medieval Studies
- ARTH 323 The Art of Medieval Spain
- HIST 110 The Early Middle Ages
- LIT 204A Comp Lit I: or the Introduction to Medieval Literature
- LIT 2401 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
- LIT 290 History of the English Language
- LIT 335 Joan of Arc and Medieval History
- REL 232 Cairo as a Microcosm of the Islamic World
MES
- ANTH 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 201E Ethnography: The Multiplicity of Jews
- ANTH 218 Seminar on Civil War in Africa: Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia
- ANTH 272 Anthropology through Film
- ANTH 312 Buddhist Representations in Global Culture
- HIST 115 The African American Experience I (core course)
- HIST 242 20th Century Russia: Communism to Nationalism
- HIST 279 East Central Europe since World War II
- LIT 2102 The Harlem Renaissance
- LIT 258 Literature of the United States II
- LIT 336 Contemp. African American Women (core course)
- MUS 211 Jazz in Literature I
- MUS 335 Jazz: The Freedom Principle III
- PS 352 Individual and Community in American Political Life
- PSY 235 School Counseling - A Multicultural perspective
- REL 214 Indigenous Images of the Middle East
- SOC 226 Melting Pot/Salad/Mosaic/Symphony
- of related interest:
- ANTH 208C British Anthropology in Africa from 1920s to 1980s
- HIST 104 American Bedrock
- HIST 321 China and the Question of Human Rights
- LIT 390 Introduction to Critical Theory
- PS 113 Chasing Progress
- PS 262 Environment, Law, and Culture
- PS 383 Colonialism
- SOC 218 Sociology of Religion: from Disenchantment to Reenchantment
Philosophy and the Arts
- ARTH 385 Art Criticism and Methodology
- INTARTS A Body Languages
- INTARTS C Body Languages
- LIT 2103 Don Giovanni
- LIT 390 Introduction to Critical Theory
Russian and Eurasian Studies
- All courses listed under Russian
- HIST 242 20th Century Russia: Communism to Nationalism
- HIST 264 The 19th Century Continental Novel
- HIST 279 East Central Europe since WWII
- HIST 346 Russia under the Last Tsar
- LIT I B Anna Karenina
Victorian Studies
- HIST 316 Industrial Morality
- LIT I A Eliot and James
- LIT 252 English Literature III
- LIT 268 Seven Victorian Myths
- LIT 2790 Emily Dickinson and Her America
- NSCI 316 History of Science After Newton