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^mmmmmm^^w^ ECKERD COLLEGE PETERSBURG, FLORIDA ST. C19ATALOG 9 2 1 9 9 4 CONTENTS Introduction Page 1 Commitments ofEckerd College 2 Academic Program 5 Descriptions of Courses and Majors ... 27 Autumn Term and Winter Term .... 109 Campus and Student Life 110 Admission 115 Financial Aid 118 Expenses 127 Faculty 131 Administration 135 On the Cover Board ofTrustees 136 The Trumpet Triton shell, Charonia tritonis Index 138 linne, is a fitting symbol for the waterfront Calendar ofEvents 140 home of the Eckerd College Tritons. Correspondence Directory 145 AN INTRODUCTION Eckerd College is accredited bythe Commis- sion on Colleges of the Southern Association ofCollegesandSchoolstoawardtheBachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. A coeducational college of the liberal arts and sciences, itisrelatedbycovenanttothe Pres- byterianChurch(U.S.A.).Thecampusislocated on267 acresoftropicalwaterfrontpropertyin a suburban area of St. Petersburg, Florida. The school was founded in 1958 as Florida Presbyterian College, and admitted its first students in 1960. In 1972 the college's name waschangedtohonorJackM.Eckerd,aprom- inent Florida civic leader and businessman whose giftsandcommitmentstotheinstitution havehelpedtoinsureitscontinuingexcellence. Morethan4,500 graduatesareseekingtolead livesofleadership andserviceincommunities throughout the world. ECKERD COLLEGE atmosphere of free and open inquiry into all BASIC COMMITMENTS aspects offaith and knowledge. Our aim is to assist students to clarify their beliefs, assess This catalogis designedto give a comprehen- their values, and learn to act responsibly on sive picture ofEckerd College. We are proud the basis of their convictions. of what we have achieved, and welcome the readertojoinus inanexcitingand continuing THE COMMITMENT OF educational adventure. As you read this doc- FACULTY TO STUDENTS ument, you should be aware of certain basic commitments that have guided the college's history and planning. These commitments TherelativelysmallsizeoftheEckerdstudent and the efforts to achieve them have enabled bodyallows numerous opportunitiesforclose Eckerd College to be distinctive among the personal relationships between students and 3,000 colleges and universities in the United faculty. Each Eckerd student has a faculty States. academic adviser, known as a "Mentor," who seeks tofacilitate the totalgrowthofstudents and helps them to get the most out of their THE COMMITMENT TO college years. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT Because the faculty is committed to the pri- The primary purpose of the educational pro- maryimportanceofteaching,ithasdeveloped gramis to fosterthe personal developmentof a reputation for excellence in the teaching of eachstudent.We seektoprepare studentsfor undergraduates.ManyEckerdCollegefaculty thebasicresponsibilitiesoflife,andespecially members are engaged in primary scholarship for competent, humane leadership and ser- and artistic creativity and wherever possible vice. We are vitally concerned with the de- seek to involve students in these enterprises. velopment of whole persons, and therefore The intention of the faculty is to provide an encourage the intellectual, spiritual, cultural, educationalenvironmentcharacterizedbyhigh social, emotional and physical growth ofeach expectation, personal attention and enthusi- student. While educationisalifelongprocess, asm for learning. the Eckerd experience is designed to assist studentstogobeyondthelimitationsimposed THE COMMITMENT TO by ignorance, narrowness, conformity, self- GENERAL EDUCATION centeredness, and irresponsibility. Our aims are to help individuals achieve excellence in WhileEckerd Collegeiscommittedtohelping thoughtandconduct; andto sparktheirimag- studentsdevelopcompetenceinaspecificfield ination aboutfuture possibilities. of study, it is equally committed to general education. THE COMMITMENT TO The generaleducationprogramisdesignedto CHRISTIAN VALUES provide a foundation for lifelong learning by helpingstudentstodevelopaloveforlearning, Eckerd College seekstocombinethe Christian acquire an informed awareness of the major faith and liberal education inthe beliefthata elements of their cultural heritage, explore Christiancollegeisbetterabletocontributeto various perspectives on the central concerns individualdevelopmentthananyothertypeof ofhumanexistence,assumeincreasedrespon- college. To give focus to its Christian com- sibility for their own growth, and master the mitment, the college maintains an active cov- skills that are necessary to understand and enant relationship with the Presbyterian deal with a rapidly changing and increasingly Church, (U.S.A.); however, the college com- complex world. munity is not narrowly sectarian. It includes among its faculty, students and staff individ- The general education program for entering ualsofmanydenominations,faithsandpoints Freshmenismade upoftheautumntermpro- of view. ject, composition, computation, foreign language, and the Western Heritage sequence in As a church-related college community, we thefirstyear;one courseineachoffourvalue- seektogivethe Christianfaithafullhearingin oriented perspectives inthe second and third a setting where students are free to accept or year; and a course in the Judaeo-Christian reject,butnotignoreit. Confidentinthebelief perspective and anintegratingissue-oriented thatall truth is ofGod, we seek to develop an seminar in the Senior year. THE COMMITMENT TO THE THE COMMITMENT TO HUMAN INTEGRATION OF LIBERAL ARTS RELATIONSHIPS IN COMMUNITY AND CAREER PREPARATION There is a rich diversity among Eckerd Col- The commitment to individual development legestudentswhichiseducationallydesirable. includesacommitmenttohelpingstudentspre- Students come to campus from more than 40 parethemselvesforavocation.Throughmore states and 30 foreign countries. They enroll thanthirtyformalmajorsandpre-professional from urban, suburban and rural areas; from programs,opportunitiesareavailabletodevelop developedanddevelopingcountries;andfrom the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary avarietyofcultural,ethnicandreligiousback- for successful careers. In addition, through grounds. The cosmopolitan nature of the independent study and individually designed Eckerdcampusenrichesthetotaleducational areas of concentration, students are encour- experience as students learn from each other. aged to supplement and adapt the formal Built upon this diversity is a sense of com- curriculum to their particular interests and munity based upon common objectives, con- aspirations. cerns and experiences. Academic interests Thecollegerecognizesthatsignificantlearning provide the basis for a sense of community, can occurin a varietyof settings. Internships, which is enhanced by worship, student activ- jobs, and other off-campus learning experi- ities, athletic events, concerts, lectures and ences both in this country and abroad enable other opportunities for shared experiences. studentstointegrate theoryand practice, and Becausemoststudentsreside oncampus,they help them to clarify their values and career havetheenrichedexperiencesthatoccurwhen choices. Becausetheyare committedtoapar- peopleare learningbothhowtolearnandhow ticipatoryeducationalprocess,facultyengage to live together. students in the learning of science, theatre, management and other disciplines by doing. The aim is to assisteach studentto become a self-directed,competent,humanepersoncap- able of making a significant contribution to society. THE COMMITMENT TO BE A 3. To conduct oneself with integrity in aca- PACE-SETTING INSTITUTION demic work and as a citizen of the college community. Eckerd College is nationally known for pio- neeringnewprogramsdesignedtodealdirectly 4. To respectthe rights and propertyofother studentsandtheirneedforanenvironment with the varying needs of college students. It has shown the will to improve education, and conducive to scholarly work. the vision and courage to take steps that will 5. TorespecttherightsandpropertyofEckerd facilitate the growth of students. Many of its College and to protect its reputation as a programs ofinterdisciplinary study, indepen- college ofdistinctionwithastudentbodyof dent study, international education, values high quality. ihnaqvueiryb,ecanodmestmuodednetlsorifeonrtaottihoenraendducaadtviiosnianlg 6. Torespectandlearnfromhumandifferences and the diversity ofideas and opinions. institutions.Withinthecontextofitsobjectives as a church-related college of the liberal arts 7. To seek out opportunities to prepare for a and sciences, itcontinues to seekbetterways life of leadership and service. ofmeeting its commitments. Each student's commitment to these ideals obligates that student to abide by college re- A SHARED COMMITMENT gulations and to work with others to prevent thefollowingbehaviorsthatthreatenthefree- Every student upon entering Eckerd College dom and respectthatmembers ofthe Eckerd isaskedtosignapromisetoupholdthefollow- community enjoy: ing statement of Shared Commitment: 1. Academic dishonesty The choice tojoin the community ofscholars 2. Chronic interference with the right to study of Eckerd College commits each student to the values embodied in the mission and ob- 3. Willful destruction of property jectives ofthischurch-related college ofliberal 4. Theft artsand sciences.Inherentinthis commitment 5. Personal violence is the responsibility: 6. Bigotry 1. To use one's abilities and opportunities to 7. Disruptive intoxication pursue personal and academic growth and excellence. Thus all students share a commitment to excellence and to the creation of a college 2. To exercise respect for human dignity in community in which they can take pride. attitudes and relationships. THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AT ECKERD COLLEGE Since Eckerd College (then known as Florida of you will continue to plan your academic Presbyterian College) opened itsdoors, ithas program, includingindependentand directed earnedareputationforcreatingnewandbetter studies, internships, off-campus programs, opportunities for learning. Eckerd has been workexperience,careerplanning,foreignstudy, consistently rated among the foremost of and the many otheroptions thatEckerd offers. American colleges and universities. The college looks for superior methods of THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR educating its students, not in order to be dif- ferent,buttoofferamorerewardinganduseful Eckerd College follows a modified 4-1-4 cal- educational experience. endar.Thefallandspringsemestersarefourteen weeks in length, and are each followed by For example, you have probably come across examinationperiods. Coursesduringthesem- suchexpressionsas "4-1-4," "winterim," "mini- ester are offered for the full fourteen weeks, mteeramn,"e"sisnetnetriiaml,l"yotrh"ewisnatmerettehrimn.g":(sAlelpoafratthienmg and ordinarily a full-time student will enroll for four ofthese courses each semester. the two terms ofanacademicyearwitha one- month period of study on a single topic.) The The three-week autumn term for Freshmen winter term is an Eckerd College concept. occurspriortothebeginningofthefallsemester, This innovation was created and tested first whilethefourweekwinterterm(January)falls on the Eckerd College campus; then other between the two regular semesters. During collegesfounditsoexcitingthattheyadopted these shorterterms, studentswillenrollforno it. morethanoneacademicprojectatatime.This formatprovidesforindependentinvestigation Since the creation ofthe wintertermin 1960, ofa topic in a concentrated manner. Eckerdhasdiscoveredandimplementedother innovative ways ofteaching. Perhapsthe best wayofprovidingyouwithanunderstandingof THE AUTUMN TERM the Eckerd experience is to take you on a "verbal tour" ofthe academic program. As a Freshman, you will start your Eckerd College experience in mid-August, when you enrollforautumnterm.Incontrasttotheusual THE MENTOR Freshman orientation of two or three days, autumn term lasts three weeks. Itis designed Shortly after you have been accepted as an for Freshmen only, and provides an intensive Eckerdstudent,youwillreceivematerialabout foretaste ofcollege living and academic work. selectionofaMentor.TheoriginalMentorwas the guideandcompanionofOdysseus.Asyou Duringautumntermyouwilltakeoneacademic are,inasense,embarkingonyourodyssey,itis project, for credit, from your Mentor. This fitting that you have your own Mentor. projectisstimulatingincontent,teachesbasic academic skills, and focuses on the interdis- Throughout your career at Eckerd, you will ciplinary nature of learning. The course will have continuing support and counsel from a giveyouaclearideaofwhatisexpectedofyou facultyMentor, who is more thanthe conven- atEckerd.Autumntermprovidesanexcellent tional faculty adviser. Mentors are faculty opportunity for certain kinds of interest and members who have been specially trained to competencytestingthatwillallowyoutobegin help you in your academic program, career your academic program in courses that are planning, and personal growth. You choose best suited to your current stage of develop- your own Mentor before you enter Eckerd, ment. fromadescriptivelistofMentorsandprojects. In your Freshman year you will take at least You will also learn a great deal about living, one course from your Mentor, and together working and playing in a college community. you will work out the rest of your academic ThestudentResidentAdviserinyourresidence program for the first academic year. hall will be on hand during autumn term to Whenyoubecome anupperc—lass student,you Ihnelfpacyt,outhmeaeknetitrheesttraaffnsoiftitohneicnotlolecgoellaegnedltifhee. may choose a new Mentor a specialist in autumn term facultywill participate with you yourareaofacademic concentration.The two in periods ofinquiry, reflection and fun. The wintertermforoneofthe 32 coursesrequired sense of community that develops will assist for graduation. The winterterm in the Senior youtotakefulladvantageoftheopportunities year is usually spent working on a compre- and resources available on campus. By the hensive examination or seniorthesis orproject time the upperclass students return in Sep- required for completion ofa major. tember,youwillbewellestablishedincampus ManycollegeshavefollowedEckerdCollege's life. example in adopting a winter term program, Formore informationaboutautumn term see makingitpossibletoexchangestudentsandto page 109. increasethe range ofprojectsoffered.Eckerd College also cooperates with other 4-1-4 col- GENERAL EDUCATION legesinsponsoringwintertermprojectsabroad or in major cities and interesting locations in Animportantpartofyour studies throughout the United States. Manywinterterm projects include atleasteight contacthours perweek, yourcareeratEckerdCollegewillbeingeneral whichmeetstheVeteran'sAdministrationstan- education. dards for full tuition benefits. During your Freshman year you will take two For more information about winter term see classwide interdisciplinary courses called page 109. WesternHeritageIandIIthatwillexplorethe cultural riches of the past. Your discussion sections in these courses will be led by your THE COLLEGIUM CONCEPT Mentor. In addition you will be expected to demonstratewritingcompetencybyassembling Duringthepastfewyears, educatorshave be- aportfolioofyourcollegiate writingforevalu- come aware that the traditional division of ation by the faculty; take one college level learning into academic "departments" is not computation course or demonstrate compe- necessarily the best way to organize the edu- tency by examination; and take one year ofa cational process. Increasingly popular among foreign language or demonstrate competency collegesisthe interdisciplinarymajor,inwhich atthe firstyearby evaluation ofthe language the student combines courses from two or faculty. more departments to form an individual aca- demicprogram.AtEckerd,wehaveestablished DuringyourSophomore andJunioryearsyou interdisciplinary "collegia," which encourage will choose four courses, one from a list of newcombinationsofstudiesanddemonstrate options in each offour broad perspectives on the interrelatedness ofknowledge. humanexistence:theaesthetic,cross-cultural, environmentalandsocialrelations.Thecourses The word "collegium" goes back to medieval will be distributed over four collegia so as to days,whenitmeantafellowshipofequals (i.e.; provide involvementwithsignificantlydifferent persons communicating without artificial modes ofinquiry. obstacles to discourse) pursuing a common Seniors will take a course that will focus on Tobhjeecwtoirved(vwivhiidclhyidneEsccrkiebreds'swhcaatsewiesalreaertnriynig)n.g contemporary issues from the Judaeo-Chris- to do: tobringyou (the student) togetherwith tianperspective,and a Seniorseminarfocusing ahighlyknowledgeableperson (theprofessor) onthe searchforsolutionstoimportantissues inanatmospherewhereyoucandebatefreely, thattheyarelikelytofaceduringtheirlifetimes. challenge one another's viewpoints, learn together. WINTER TERM Inacollegium,subjectsaregroupedaccording Winter term is a special four-week period in totheintellectualdisciplinerequiredtomaster them. You learn mathematics and physics in January that emphasizes independent study. You may enroll in projects designed by pro- similarways,forexample;butyoulearndance fessors,ordesignyourownwiththesponsorship differently,andaforeignlanguageinstillanother way. ofa professor. All winter term projects must have strong Eckerd faculty members choose to affiliate academicmerit.Atypicalprojectrequiresyou with a particular collegium, depending upon theirapproachtotheirsubject.Youwilldothe toselectasubject,gatherinformation,organize same. At the end of your Freshman year you it, and present it as a paper, a short story, a painting, a performance, or a piece of equip- willfocusuponamajororareaofconcentration ment. Freshmen may take a winter term in and affiliate withthe collegiumthatbestsuits additiontoautumnterm,andsubstituteafifth your perception ofthat study. 6 Your concentration does not have to lie in a Duringthistime,theyalsocompletetheirtesting, singlefield,suchashistoryorbiology.Youcan orientation, and registration. Freshmen choose create your own concentration by combining from 18 projects limited toabout20 students those studies that will help you achieve your each. The professorforthatcourse willbe the careerorprofessionalgoal.Forexample,ifyou Mentor for those students. wish to become an environmental economist, 2. The Mentorship. Eckerd College has ex- you can combine economics and biology,thus panded the notion ofthe academic adviserto creating your own concentration to fit your allow more help, care, and encouragement to own goal. The collegium concept makes this its students. Each Freshman has a Mentor interdisciplinaryapproachtolearninganatural fromthe facultywhohelpstoguide himorher one that is easy to accomplish. — through the Freshman year. Eckerd sees the members o—f a collegium 3. Western Heritage. All freshmen are re- students and faculty alike as partners in quired to take Western Heritage I (fall) and learning. Professorsbringhigh expectationto Western Heritage II (spring). These courses thelearningprocess; studentsareexpectedto explore central concepts and materials of becomeindependentlearnersandresearchers, able totake maximumadvantage oftheirpro- Western civilization and introduce Freshmen to the themes ofEckerd College's general ed- fessors' strong qualifications. Each collegium ucationprogram,theaesthetic,cross-cultural, hasitsowndecision-makinggroup, composed environmental,andsocialrelationsperspectives. of professors and students, which gives stu- WesternHeritage coursesare interdisciplinary, dents an important voice in the academic usinglectureanddiscussionformats.The dis- decisions ofthe college. cussionsectionsarethe samegroups,withthe same instructor, as the autumn term groups. THE FOUNDATIONS COLLEGIUM 4. Skills Development. Everystudentmust demonstrate proficiency, or take courses to Eckerd College provides a special, perhaps develop skills, in composition, computation and foreign language. For more details see unique,programforallFreshmenthroughthe page16underDegreeRequirements,andunder Foundations Collegium. This is the first-year homeforstudents,helpingthemtoestablisha Compositioninthecourselistings.Foundations also provides a Writing Center to assist stu- foundation for their upper-level studies. The dents with their writing. collegium's program includes four important parts: At the end of the Freshman year, students 1. Autumn Term. Freshmen arrive in mid- choose an upper-level collegium and a new Augusttotakeathree-weekcourse beforethe Mentor; any students still unsure of what to choosecangethelpfromtheFoundationsoffice openingofthefallsemesterearlyinSeptember. and/or Career Counseling. THE COLLEGIUM OF THE UPPER DIVISION CREATIVE ARTS COLLEGIA CreativeArts Collegiumfacultyarededicated THE COLLEGIUM OF to promotingthe developmentofcreativityin BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE each person and the integration of the physical, emotional,intellectual,and spiritual Members ofthe Behavioral Science Collegiu—m dimensions ofthe self. Sharing a beliefin the believe that the urgent problems of today value ofexperientiallearning,membersofthe racism, environmental pollution, overpopula- Collegium recognize that students learn as tion, world hungerand crime — are problems much through experiencing the creative pro- of human behavior. Therefore, there is much cess as in the completion of a product. In to be gained by developing methodological additiontotheprogramsinart,music,theatre, andconceptualtoolstounderstandbetterboth and creative writing, where students are en- individual and collective behavior. Students couraged to explore and express theirtalents willtakeintroductorycoursesinpsychologyor within the context of freedom with responsi- sociology as well as a course in statistical bility, the Collegium includes the human de- methods. In addition, courses are available in velopment and education disciplines where thefieldsofeconomics,sociology,psychology, learning to help others realize their full po- management,politicalscience,businessadmin- tential is the primary goal. Interdisciplinary istration, finance, accounting and marketing. study, independent work, and application of knowledge in the community are fostered in the Creative Arts Collegium. THE COLLEGIUM OF COMPARATIVE CULTURES THE COLLEGIUM OF The CollegiumofComparativeCulturesseeks LETTERS topromoteanunderstandingofthebreadthof human cultural achievements through lan- The Collegium ofLetters is composed of stu- guages, area studies, anthropology, inter- dents and faculty who have in common a—n nationalbusiness,andrelateddisciplines.The interestinhuman beings, pastandpresent Collegium serves as both a window and a their history, literary and artistic products, gatewaytothe culturesoftheworld: awindow religious commitments, politicalinvolvements, forthose wholearninthe classroomfrompro- andphilosophicalgroupings.Thestudyofwho fessors who have lived and studied in other wearebylookingatwhatwearedoingandthe cultures; a gatewayforthose whowishtovisit works and institutions created by our prede- theseculturesafterpreparatorystudyoncam- cessors provides the relevance, vitality, and pus.LanguagestudyinFrench,German,Italian, excitement of our program. This humane in- Japanese,Spanish,orRussiancanbeintegrated teresthas value in and ofitself. Inaddition, it intoamajorprogram,aninterdisciplinarycon- providesafundamen—talbackgroundforawide centration with another discipline (such as variety of futures vocational or—through management, political science, or comparative professional and graduate schools as the literature),oritmaysimplyserve toroundout experience ofour graduates attests. astudent'sliberalartsprogram.Anthropology allowsstudentstolearnaboutthepeoplesand THE COLLEGIUM OF cultures ofthe world, past and present, while NATURAL SCIENCES becomingwellversedinthe researchmethods, theoretical perspectives (such as culture The Collegium ofNatural Sciences brings to- change) and practice applications of anthro- gether biologists, chemists, environmentalists, pology in today's world. Some students may earth scientists, marine scientists, computer decide toplantheirstudiesaroundaparticular scientists, mathematicians, physicists, and area of the world. In such cases, the Inter- those interested in the health professions, in- national Education office gives assistance in cluding medicine, veterinary medicine, den- planning appropriate study-abroad experi- tistry and medical technology. ences. Comparative Cultures graduates have chosencareersinteaching,interpreting,foreign Themajoremphasisofthe Collegiumisonthe service, religious vocations or international development of the skills of observation, ex- business. perimental design, problem-solving, research and the study of the principles and concepts