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DENISON
UNIVERSITY
CATALOG
2003-2004
NondiscriminationPolicy
DenisonUniversitydoesnotengageindiscriminationinitseducational,studentlife,
andemploymentpoliciesagainststudents,employeesorprospectiveemployees,on
the basis ofrace, color, religion, ethnicornationalorigin, age, disability, gender,
sexualorientationorveteranstatus.
TheUniversitycomplieswithrequirementsofTitlesVIandVlloftheCivilRights
Actof1964, theAgeDiscriminationinEmploymentActof1967 asamended, the
RehabilitationActof1973,TitleIXoftheEducationalAmendmentsActof1972,
the Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, and all other applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, and
regulations.
PleaseNote
The policies and practices outlined in thispublication maybe revised, revokedor
supplemented at the discretion ofthe University subject to reasonable time
notifications. Theyareinnowaytobeconsideredcontractualobligations.
The illustrationonthefrontcoverwasdrawnbyLisaM. Drake.
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Table of Contents
HistoryandPurposes 3
HistoryofDenison 3
DenisonUniversityMissionStatement 3
AccreditationandRecognition 4
HousingandResidentialLife 4
DenisonataGlance 4
TheAcademicProgram 6
DepartmentalandInterdepartmentalMajors 6
TheIndividuallyDesignedMajor 6
TheMinor 7
TheConcentration 7
GraduationRequirements 7
AssessmentofAcademicPrograms 8
DegreesAvailableatDenison 8
GeneralEducationRequirements 9
EducationalPlanningandAdvising 1
SpecialAcademicProjects 12
SpecialAcademicHonors 13
Registration 14
StatementofPetitionPolicy 16
SpecialAcademicRegulations 18
Library,ComputingServicesandInformationResources 21
CoursesofStudy2003-2004 22
Arabic 22
ArtStudio 23
ArtHistory 29
Astronomy 33
Biology 35
BlackStudies 42
ChemistryandBiochemistry 46
Chinese 51
Cinema 54
Classics 56
Communication 58
ComputerScience 65
Dance 68
EastAsianStudies 74
Economics 79
Education 86
EducationalStudies 91
English 94
EnvironmentalStudies 101
First-YearProgram 106
French 107
Geography 110
Geology 112
German 116
Greek 119
History 121
HonorsProgram 128
Interdepartmental 135
InternationalStudies 136
Japanese 138
LatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudies(concentrationonly) 140 f
Latin 141 [;i
Mathematics 143 Ri
MediaTechnologyandArts 147
Music 150
Neuroscience(concentrationonly) 158
Philosophy : 159
Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics(PPE) 165
PhysicalEducation 168
Physics 176
PoliticalScience 180
Portuguese 188
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Psychology 190
QueerStudies(concentrationonly) 197
Religion 199
Sociology/Anthropology 204
Spanish 210
Theatre 214
Women'sStudies 219
SpecialCoursesandOpportunities 227
CertificationinOrganizationalStudies ...227
CulminatingAcademicExperience 229
Off-CampusStudyPrograms 229
Pre-ProfessionalPrograms 231
SummerResearchOpportunitiesforStudents 233
DenisonInternshipProgram 234
Admissions,CostsandFinancialAid 235
Admissions 235
AnnualCosts 238
FinancialAidInformation 243
AdministrativeandFacultyDirectory 260
TheBoardofTrustees 260
Faculty/StaffEmeriti 266
Faculty 270
Administration 281
Index 289
HistoryandPurposes
History and Purposes
History ofDenison
DenisonUniversity is an independentresidential collegeofsome2,000students, 187 faculty membersand
morethan26,000alumni.Itattractstoitsspacioussmall-towncampusanationalstudentbody,togetherwith
agrowingnumberofinternationalstudents.Denisonisacoeducationalcommunityofintellectualexcellence
andmoralideals.
TheDenisonoftodaybearslittlephysicalresemblancetotheinstitutioninitsearliestyears, yetthereisan
importantcontinuityfromthose times tothe present. From its beginning, the Collegehas been committed
toserving society'sneedforeducation. Ithas endeavoredto be, in the words ofits firsttrustees, "auseful
Institutionsuitedtothewants,andcalculatedtopromotethewelfare,ofarapidlygrowingandfreecountry."
FoundedinDecember 1831 bytheOhioBaptistEducation Society,theschoolwasoriginallyknownasthe
GranvilleLiteraryandTheologicalInstitution;ithelditsfirstclassesinthelocalBaptistchurch.Ayearlaterit
wasabletomovetoitsintendedfarmsiteamilewestofthevillage,anditsfirstthreestudentsweregraduated
in 1840.ThenamewaslegallychangedtoGranvilleCollegefiveyearslater.By 1854thetrusteeshadagreed
notonlytomovetheschooltothepresentsiteonahilloverlookingthevillage,butalsotonameitDenison
UniversityinhonorofWilliamS.Denison,aresidentofneighboringMuskingumCountywhohadpledged
$10,000toacrucialendowmentcampaign.
Bytheterm "university"thetrusteesthenmeantthatDenisonwouldofferseveraldifferentcoursesofstudy,
includingworkinthesciencesleadingto"thedegreeofBachelorofScience,alreadyadoptedinsomeofthe
easterncolleges."Graduateprogramsleadingtoamaster'sdegreewereadoptedin 1887,butbythelate1920s
Denisonbecame,bychoice,solelyanundergraduateinstitution.
Coeducationcameaboutgraduallyaswell.InDecember1832GranvillesaddlerCharlesSawyerhadfounded
the Granville Female Seminary on what is now Denison's Lower Campus. In 1861 those buildings were
soldtotheYoungLadies' Institute,atwo-year-oldBaptist-sponsoredenterprise,andby 1866someInstitute
women were welcomed in classes "on the hill." Renamed Shepardson College for Women in 1886 at the
retirementofthe Institute's beloved president, the Rev. Daniel Shepardson, this old "Upper Sem" became
partofDenisonUniversityin 1900.In 1927thetwoweremergedunderoneboardof36trustees.
Denison University Mission Statement
Ourpurposeistoinspireandeducateourstudentstobecomeautonomousthinkers,discerningmoralagents
andactivecitizensofademocratic society.Throughanemphasisonactivelearning, weengagestudentsin
theliberalarts,whichfostersself-determinationanddemonstratesthetransformativepowerofeducation.We
envision ourstudents' lives as baseduponrational choice, a firm beliefin human dignity andcompassion
unlimitedbycultural,racial,sexual,religiousoreconomicbarriers,anddirectedtowardanengagementwith
thecentralissuesofourtime.
Ourcurriculumbalancesbreadthwithdepth,buildingacademicspecializationuponaliberalartsfoundation
inthe arts, the sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. Responsive to new ways oflearning, we
continuetodevelopinterdisciplinaryintegrationofthemanyformsofknowledge.Whileourstudentspursue
specializedlearningintheirchosenmajors,theyalsodeveloptheframeworkforanintegratedintellectuallife,
spirituallyandmorallyinformed.
Ourfaculty is committed to undergraduate education. As teacher-scholar-advisers, their principal respon-
sibility is effective teaching informed by the best scholarship. Faculty members place a priority on close
interactionwith students, interactive learning, andpartnerships with students inoriginal research. Ourlow
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HistoryandPurposes
student/faculty ratio allows forclose supervision ofindependentresearch and collaborative work in small
groupsandclasses.
Weseektoensureanever-broaderrangeofracial,ethnic,internationalandeconomicbackgroundsinastudent
body ofabout 2,000 students. We offerdifferent kinds offinancial aid to meet the different needs ofour
students.
The focus ofstudent life at Denison is aconcern forthe whole person. The University provides aliving-
learningenvironment sensitive to individual needs yetgroundedin aconcern forcommunity, in whichthe
principles ofhuman dignity and ethical integrity are paramount. Students engage in a wide range ofco-
curricularactivitiesthataddressthemultidimensionalcharacteroftheirintellectualandpersonaljourney.
Denisonisacommunityinwhichindividualsrespectoneanotherandtheirenvironment.Eachmemberofthe
communitypossessesafullrangeofrightsandresponsibilities. Foremostamongtheseisacommitmentto
treateachotherandourenvironmentwithmutualrespect,toleranceandcivility.
ApprovedbytheBoardofTrusteesofDenisonUniversityApril24, 1999
Accreditation and Recognition
Denison is accreditedbytheCommissionon InstitutionsoftheNorthCentralAssociation ofColleges and
SecondarySchools,whichwasformedin 1913.NCAislocatedat30NorthLaSalleSt.,Chicago,111.60602
(Ph. 312-263-0456). Denison iscertifiedbytheOhioBoardofRegentstograntthreedegrees: Bachelorof
Arts,BachelorofScience,andBachelorofFineArts.
Denison's program in Education is approved by the State ofOhio Board ofEducation, and the American
ChemicalSocietyaccreditstheprograminchemistry(seepage46).
Denison'spre-medicalprogramisrecognizedbyallmedicalschoolsaccreditedbytheAssociationofAmer-
icanMedicalColleges.
Denison is amemberofthe GreatLakes Colleges Association, the Association ofAmerican Colleges and
Universities, the Ohio Colleges Association, the Association ofIndependent Colleges and Universities of
Ohio,andseveraladditionalnationalandstateassociations.
Housing and Residential Life
Denisonisaresidentialcollegeandseekstopreservethataspectofitsliberalartsexperience.Livingwithin
Universityresidencehallsisanintegralandexpectedcomponentofeachstudent'sDenisonexperience.
Denison at a Glance
TypeofCollege:Coeducational,residential,four-yearindependentcollegeofliberalartsandsciences
Foundedin 1831
Location:Granville,Ohio,27mileseastofColumbus
Campussize: 1200acreswitha350-acreBiologicalReserve
Academicyear:Semestersystem
Coursesofstudy:43
SummerScholarProgram: 100students
Optional MayTerm: Internshipsandtravelseminars
Degreesoffered: B.A.,B.S.,B.F.A.
HistoryandPurposes
PhiBetaKappachapter:Established 1910
Averageclasssize:20;Student/teacherratio: 11:1
Totalfull-timeequivalentfaculty: 190
Totalundergraduates:Approximately2,000
Totalalumni:27,000
Endowmentandsimilarfunds:$410,000,000
GraduationRequirements
The Academic Program
Theconceptofliberalartsembodiescertainfundamentalgoals,amongthembreadth,depth,andindependent
thinking. Ourcommitmenttoabroadliberal arts education isexpressedintheformofGeneral andMajor
Requirementsdesignedtostructurethestudent'spursuitoftheseeducationalgoals.Breadthreferstoasetof
experiencesthatintroducesstudentstoawiderangeofcontentandmodesofinquiry,offersabroadexposure
tohumanculture,andcultivatesamoreinformedunderstandingofourworldfrommanyperspectives.Depth
referstothedevelopmentofthehigher-orderintellectualcompetenciesthatcomeprimarilyfromtheintensive
study ofaparticular discipline, principally from the pursuit ofamajor. Independent thinking denotes the
development ofthe capacity, embodied in the "liberal" or "free" person, to challenge assumptions and to
createnewideasandmeanings.
Departmental and Interdepartmental Majors
TheDenisonfacultybelievestheachievementofsomecompetencewithinaparticularfieldorincombined
fieldsorsomestudyofaparticularissueorproblemindepthisessentialforaneducatedperson.Forsome
majorsthismayrequirecompletionofacomprehensiveexaminationorculminatinglearningexperience.In
discussionswiththeiradvisers,studentsshouldlookaheadtopossiblemajorsandmaketheirchoicesbefore
enteringthejunioryear.
ArtHistory(seepage29) EducationalStudies(seepage91) Music(seepage 150)
ArtStudio(seepage23) EnglishLiterature(seepage94) Philosophy(seepage 159)
Biochemistry(seepage46) EnglishWriting(seepage94) Philosophy,Politicsand
Biology(seepage35) EnvironmentalStudies Economics(PPE)(seepage165)
BlackStudies (seepage42) (seepage 101) PhysicalEducation(seepage 168)
Chemistry(seepage46) French(seepage 107) Physics(seepage 176)
Cinema(seepage54) Geology(seepage 112) PoliticalScience(seepage 180)
Classics(seepage56) German(seepage 116) Psychology(seepage 190)
Communication(seepage58) History(seepage 121) Religion(seepage 199)
ComputerScience(seepage65) InternationalStudies(seepage 136) Sociology/Anthropology
Dance(seepage68) Latin(seepage 141) (seepage204)
EastAsianStudies(seepage74) Mathematics(seepage 143) Spanish(seepage210)
Economics(seepage79) MediaTechnology Theatre(seepage214)
Education (seepage86) andArts(seepage 147) Women'sStudies(seepage219)
The Individually Designed Major
A Denison studentmaydesignhis/herown major. Approvalofaproposalforamajorwillbebasedon the
followingcriteria:
Atleast20%ofthetotalnumberofhourstakenbythestudentmustbeintheprogramdeclaredasamajor.
Whilethereisnoupperlimitonthetotalnumberofcourseswhichmaybetakeninanindividuallydesigns
major,astudentmaytakenomorethan40hoursinonedepartmentfortheBAandBSdegree.
The choice ofthe individually designed majoris subject to the approval ofthe adviserand the Academi
AffairsCouncil.Thestudentshouldbesponsoredbyanadviserandotherfacultyconsultantsastheydee
necessary.Themajorshouldincludeatleastfivecoursesthatareotherthandirectedorindependentstudies.
Themajorshouldalsoincludeatleastonedirectedorindependentstudysuitabletotheareaofthepropose
program.
Individually DesignedMajorsapprovedin the lastfewyears includethefollowingtitles: "HealthScience,'
"Psychobiology," "LanguageinitsSocialContext," "TheRhetoricofPhysicalScience,"and"ExercisePhys
iology."
GraduationRequirements
StudentswishingtodesigntheirownmajorsshouldconsuhwiththeregistrarearlyintheirDenisoncareers.
ApprovalfortheproposalmustbecompletedbyMay 1 ofthestudent'ssophomoreyear.
The Minor
Astudentmayundertakeaplanofstudyforaminor.Mostdepartmentsofferingmajors,aswellasseveralar-
easofconcentration,havedevelopedaminorprogram.AreaswithminorsapprovedbytheAcademicAffairs
Councilareasfollows:
ArtHistory(seepage29) Economics(seepage79) Philosophy(seepage 159)
ArtStudio(seepage23) EducationalStudies(seepage91) PhysicalEducation(seepage 168)
Astronomy(seepage33) EngHsh(seepage94) Physics(seepage 176)
Biology(seepage35) EnvironmentalStudies(seepage 101) PoliticalScience(seepage 180)
BlackStudies(seepage42) French(seepage 107) Psychology(seepage 190)
Chemistry(seepage46) Geology(seepage 112) Religion(seepage 199)
Cinema(seepage54) Greek(Ancient)(seepage 119) Sociology/Anthropology
Classics (seepage56) German (seepage 116) (seepage204)
Communication(seepage58) History(seepage 121) Spanish(seepage210)
ComputerScience(seepage65) Latin(Classical(seepage 141) Theatre(seepage214)
Dance(seepage68) Mathemathics(seepage 143) Women'sStudies(seepage219)
EastAsianStudies(seepage74) Music(seepage 150)
Eachdepartmentdetermineswhatconstitutesaminorinitsprogramwithinthefollowingguidelines:
1. Aminorshallhavetwo-thirds thenumberofcourses thatarerequiredforamajor, ornofewerthan 19
credit-hours.
2.Thereshallbestructurefortheminorasdeterminedbythedepartment. Inotherwords,aminorshallnot
bemadeupofrandomlyselectedcourses.
3. Ifpossible, a department shall have some special requirement for students electing the minor, such as
participation in the senior seminar, special comprehensive examination questions, or similarrequirements
correspondingtotherequirementsforthemajor.
AccordingtotheAcademicAffairsCouncil,nodepartmentorprogramisrequiredtodevelopaprogramof
minors.
The Concentration
DenisonUniversityalsooffersconcentrationsinafewuniqueareas.Aconcentrationisacollectionofcourses
prescribedbythefacultyonaparticulartopicortheme.Itcomplementsamajorfieldofstudyandisaffixed
tothatmajoronthestudent'sofficialtranscript.
Concentrationsareofferedinthefollowingareas:Geophysics,LatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudies,Neu-
roscienceandQueerStudies.Studentsinterestedinthesefieldsshouldtalkwithappropriatefacultysoonafter
theyhavebeguntheirDenisoncareers.
Graduation Requirements
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Earn 127semesterhoursofcredit;
Earnacumulativegrade-pointaverageofatleast2.0,bothoverallandinthemajorandminorfields;
Take approximately 13 courses from a variety ofareas ofknowledge as a part ofthe General Education
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program;
GraduationRequirements
Majorinsomearea-eitherinadepartment,aprogram,oranindividually-designedarea;
Successfullycompleteacomprehensiveexperienceincertainmajorfields;
ResideatDenisonforthetwosemestersofthesenioryear.TobeacandidateforaDenisondegree,astudent
must complete at least one-halfofthe required 127 credithours in residence atDenison. To satisfactorily
complete a major at Denison, at least one-halfofthe credit hours that fulfill majorrequirements must be
completed in residence atDenison. To satisfactorily complete aminoratDenison, atleastone-halfofthe
credithoursthatfulfillminorrequirementsmustbecompletedinresidenceatDenison.Generally,allstudents,
exceptthoseenrolledinrecognizedpre-professional3-2programs,mustcompletethelasttwosemestersin
residence at Denison. Exceptions to these requirements may be made by the Registrar's Advisory Board.
A course taken "in residence" is defined as any course scheduled by the Denison registrar and taught on
the Denison campus, or any course scheduled by the Denison registrar and taught off-campus by a full-
time Denison faculty member. This policy prescribes a university-wide minimum residence requirement;
individualdepartmentsmayhavestricterrequirements.
Please note that qualifications and further clarification ofthese requirements appear in various following
sections. These requirements apply to all students, unless otherwise noted in the following sections. Note
exceptions,inparticular,forBachelorofFineArtscandidates.
Assessment ofAcademic Programs
UndertheguidelinessetforthbytheNorthCentralAssociationofColleges,Denisonisestablishingasetof
programstoevaluatetheachievementofoureducationalgoals. Theseprograms willcontinually assessthe
outcomesofstudentlearningintermsofthestatedobjectivesofthegeneraleducationprogramandthemajor.
Degrees Available at Denison
Bachelor ofArts
A candidate forthe BachelorofArts degree who majors in one department must successfully complete a
minimumof24semester-hours ofwork. Themaximumnumberofcredithours whichmaybetakeninthe
majorbytheendofthejunioryearis32.Hoursinthemajorinexcessof32attheendofthejunioryearwill
notcounttowardthedegree.
Thesemaximumsdonotapplytoaninterdepartmentalorindividuallydesignedmajor. Maximumsinthese
casesaretobeworkedoutwiththestudent'sadviserandothers.
BachelorofArtscandidates shallbefreetoplantheirseniorprogram, inconsultationwiththeiradviser,to
suitindividualneedsastodepthandbreadthofstudy.
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Bachelor ofScience BM
AcandidatefortheBachelorofSciencedegreemaypursuecourseworkinanyofthefollowingfields: As-
tronomy(seepage33),Biology(seepage35),Chemistry(seepage46),Biochemistry(seepage46),Geology
(seepage 112),Mathematics(seepage 143)orComputerScience(seepage65),Physics(seepage 176),and
Psychology,(seepage 190)
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AcandidatefortheBachelorofSciencedegreemayearnamaximumof70semester-hoursinthemajorfield^ls
andspecifiedrelatedarearequirements.Atleast24hoursmustbeearnedinthemajorfield
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