ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND
CONCENTRATIONS
A program is a sequenced
course of study designed by faculty 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. The required courses
can be either specifically designed courses or menus of courses, and may be
offered by the program or by other programs.
All students must establish their major in a program and transition from
the Lower College to the Upper College through the process of Moderation,
usually by the end of the sophomore year.
A concentration
is an optional course of study consisting of a cluster of related courses on a
clearly defined topic. Concentrations
may only be pursued in conjunction with a primary program of study. To complete a concentration, a student must
moderate, fulfill all course requirements, and produce a Senior Project that
combines the interdisciplinary theories and methods of the concentration with
the disciplinary theories and methods of the program.
PATHWAYS TO GRADUATION
Single major - Students moderate in one program, complete the course
requirements, and complete one Senior Project.
Single major with a
concentration - Students moderate in both
a program and a concentration, complete the course requirements for both,
and complete one Senior Project that combines the interdisciplinary theories
and methods of both the program and the concentration.
Double major - Students moderate in two separate programs, complete
the course requirements for both programs, and complete two Senior
Projects.
Joint major - A joint major allows students to achieve depth in two related
fields of study without requiring two separate Senior Projects (as with
a double major). Students complete the
course requirements for two programs of study and produce one unified,
integrated Senior Project involving ideas from both disciplines. Students moderate into two programs,
ideally in a joint moderation, with members from each program on the moderation
board and on the Senior Project board.
This option requires a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and approval
by the Executive Committee.
Multidisciplinary
Studies major - The Multidisciplinary
Studies Program allows a student to select an area of study or develop an
individual approach to an area and then design a program that integrates
material from different programs and divisions in order to pursue that study. In order to major in the Multidisciplinary
Studies Program, a student must submit a proposal to the Executive Committee
requesting approval for such a program.
The ideal time for the proposal is in the second semester of the
sophomore year, as a substitute for moderation into an existing program during
that semester. For a proposal to be
approved, the student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or
higher, the proposed list of courses must include in-depth study in two or more
disciplines, and the proposed adviser and moderation board members must have
the expertise to supervise the proposed plan of study.
Academic Programs
1. Division of the Arts
Art History
Dance
Film and Electronic Arts
Music
Photography
Studio Arts
Theater and Performance
2. Division of Languages and Literature
Literature (works
written in English and world literature in translation)
Written Arts
Foreign Languages,
Cultures, and Literatures
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Ancient Greek
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Russian
Spanish
3. Division of Science, Mathematics and
Computing
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics
Physics
Psychology
4. Division of Social Studies
Anthropology
Economics
Economics and Finance
Historical Studies
Philosophy
Political Studies
Religion
Sociology
5. Interdivisional Programs
American Studies
Asian Studies
Classical Studies
Environmental and Urban
Studies
French Studies
German Studies
Human Rights (also
available as a concentration)
Italian Studies
Russian and Eurasian
Studies
Spanish Studies
6. Multidisciplinary Studies Program
Programs
initiated and designed by students to integrate material from different
programs and Divisions (requires the support of faculty advisers and approval
by the Faculty Executive Committee).
Interdivisional Concentrations
Africana Studies
Experimental Humanities
Gender and Sexuality
Studies
Global and International
Studies
Human Rights (also
available as a program)
Irish and Celtic Studies
Jewish Studies
Latin American and
Iberian Studies
Medieval Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Mind, Brain & Behavior
Science, Technology, and
Society
Social Policy
Theology
Victorian Studies