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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. W£8 : "-:. 7 - T'?"* .>c>^3 1-20 2 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/americanuniversi2001amer American University Catalog 2001-2002 Edition effectiveFall2001 Washington, D.C. Correspondence Directory AmericanUniversity EaglePhone:(202)274-0310 4400MassachusettsAvenueNW Studentcourseschedules,semestergrades,andaccount Washington,DC20016 informationfromanytouch-tonetelephone. AmericanUniversityon-line:www.american.edu GeneralInformation:(202)885-1000 CollegeofArtsandSciences (202)885-2446 fax(202)885-2429 SchoolofCommunication (202)885-2060 MaryGraydonCenter fax(202)885-2099 KogodSchoolofBusiness (202)885-1900 EqualOpportunity fax(202)885-1992 AmericanUniversityprovidesequalopportunityforallqual- ifiedpersonsinitseducationalprogramsandactivities.Theuni- SchoolofInternationalService (202)885-1600 versitydoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,religion, fax(202)885-2494 nationalorigin,sex,age,disability,maritalstatus,personalap- pearance,sexualorientation,familyresponsibilities,politicalaf- SWcahrodolBuoiflPduibnlgicAffairs fax((220022))888855--22395430 fciolniaftoiornm,sswoiutrhceallofapipnlcicoambel,eofredeVriaeltananmd-setraatevneotne-radnissctraitumsi.naI-t WashingtonCollegeofLaw (202)274-4000 tionlaws.Thepolicyofequalopportunityappliestoeveryas- 4801MassachusettsAve.NW fax(202)274-4130 pectoftheoperationsandactivitiesoftheuniversitygenerally, andincludesadmissionsandemployment. DevelopmentOffice (202)885-5900 ConstitutionBuilding,TenleyCampus fax(202)895-4998 AlumniRelations (202)885-5960 fax(202)885-5964 AmericanUniversityCatalogispublishedby EnrollmentServices theOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrar AdmissionsOffice (202)885-6000 DonaldW.Bunis,UniversityRegistrar HamiltonBuilding fax(202)885-6014 Mary-EllenJones,AssistantUniversityRegistrar/Editor FinancialAid (202)885-6100 KatherineBertone,SeniorPublicationsAssistant FinancialAidBuilding fax(202)885-1129 incooperationwithUniversityPublications MediaRelations (202)885-5950 ConstitutionBuilding,TenleyCampus fax(202)885-5959 LimitationsonCatalogProvisions Theeducationalprocessnecessitateschange.Thispublica- Registrar (202)885-2200 tionmustbeconsideredinformationalandnotbindingonthe AsburyBuilding2ndfloor fax(202)885-1052 university. Eachstepoftheeducationalprocess,fromadmissionthrough graduation, requiresappropriate approval by universityoffi- StudentAccounts (202)885-3541 cials.Theuniversitymust,therefore,reservetherighttochange AsburyBuilding300 fax(202)885-1139 admissionrequirementsortorefusetograntcreditoradegreeif astudentdoesnotsatisfytheuniversity,initssolejudgment,that StudentServices (202)885-3310 heorshehassatisfactorilymetitsrequirements. ButlerPavilion401 fax(202)885-1769 1 Academic Calendar 2001-2002 Fall2001 Spring2002 August27 Fallclassesbegin September3 LaborDay;noclasses,university officesclosed September1 Lastdaytoaddafallcourse October8-9 Fallbreak October13 EnglishCompetencyExamination October26-28 FamilyWeekend October19 Lastdaytodropafallcourse (mid-term) October29 Advancedregistration(withbilling) forspring2002begins November21-25 Thanksgivingholiday;noclasses; universityofficesclosedThursday andFriday December10 Fallclassesend;directregistration (withpayment)forspring2002 begins December11-12 Studydays;noclasses December13-19 Fallfinalexaminations December24-25 Winterholiday;universityoffices closed December3 NewYearholiday;universityoffices closed University Administration Board ofTrustees BenjaminLadner,President GeorgeJ.Collins,*Chair CorneliusM.Kerwin,Provost LeslieE.Bains,* ViceChair GaryM.Abramson* AlbertR.Checcio,VicePresidentofDevelopment SondraD.Bender GailS.Hanson,VicePresidentofStudentServices AbbeyJ.Butler* MaryE.Kennard,VicePresidentandUniversityCounsel DavidM.Carmen DonaldL.Myers,VicePresidentofFinanceandTreasurer EdwardR.Carr* TomMyers,VicePresidentofEnrollmentServices GaryD.Cohn* PamelaM.Deese* WalterD.Broadnax,Dean,SchoolofPublicAffairs DavidF.Eisner* IvyE.Broder,DeanofAcademicAffairs HaniM.S.Farsi* LouisW.Goodman,Dean,SchoolofInternationalService ThomasA.Gottschalk ClaudioM.Grossman,Dean, WashingtonCollegeofLaw RBoegnejramWi.nRI.reJsaoncobs* LarryKirkman,Dean,SchoolofCommunication WilliamIJacobs* KayJ.Mussell,Dean,CollegeofArtsandSciences LeonardR.Jaskol* MyronJ.Roomkin,Dean,KogodSchoolofBusiness BenjaminLadner WeldonH.Latham DonaldW.Bunis,UniversityRegistrar G.DouglassLewis PatriciaA.Wand,UniversityLibrarian AnnRobynMathias* BishopFeltonE.May JohnR.Petty RobertP.Pincus* MatthewS.Pittinsky* A.W."Pete"Smith PaulMartinWolff *Alumna/alumnusofAmericanUniversity Contents CorrespondenceDirectory ii AudioTechnology 83 AcademicCalendar iii Biology 84 UniversityAdministrationandBoardofTrustees . . . iv CChoemmpiustterryScienceandInformationSystems 9817 Introduction 1 Economics 96 UniversityProfile 5 SchoolofEducation 103 Enrollment,2000-2001 7 EnglishLanguageInstitute Ill DegreesConferred,1999-2000 7 HealthandFitness 112 History 114 UndergraduateStudy 9 JewishStudies 117 Admission 9 LanguageandForeignStudies 118 UniversityDegreeRequirements 13 LiberalStudies 124 AcademicStandardsandRegulations 16 Literature 125 FieldsofStudy 20 MathematicsandStatistics 127 PerformingArts 134 GeneralEducationProgram 21 PhilosophyandReligion 139 GraduateStudy 29 Physics 141 AdmissionRequirements 29 Pre-engineering 143 Prelaw 143 UniversityDegreeRequirements 31 Premedical 144 AcademicStandardsandRegulations 33 Psychology 146 FieldsofStudy 35 Sociology 150 InternationalStudentInformation 37 TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages. .154 Women'sandGenderStudies 156 Tuition,Expenses,andFinancialAid 39 SchoolofCommunication 158 Tuition,ResidenceHallandMealPlanCharges .... 39 UndergraduateFinancialAid 43 KogodSchoolofBusiness 169 GraduateFinancialAid 49 SchoolofInternationalService 184 Veterans'Benefits 52 SchoolofPublicAffairs 203 Government 205 StudentServices 53 StudentLearningandDevelopmentServices 53 JPuusbtliicce,ALdmaiwniasntdraStoicoinety 221106 CampusLifeCenters 54 InterculturalProgramsandServices 57 WashingtonCollegeofLaw 222 CareerServices,Internships,andMeritAwards 59 InterdisciplinaryPrograms 224 AcademicInformationandRegulations 63 WashingtonSemesterandWorldCapitalsPrograms . . . 239 AcademicIntegrityandStudentConductCode 63 CourseDescriptions 245 RegistrationandClassSchedules 64 Faculty 377 StudentRecordsandGraduation 67 Full-timeFaculty,2000-2001 377 AdjunctFaculty,2000-2001 395 CollegeofArtsandSciences 71 AmericanStudies 73 Index 413 Anthropology 74 CampusMap insidebackcover Art 77 Introduction • Academic Facilities,Athletics, and On-Campus Services • University Profile • Enrollment AmericanUniversitywascharteredbyanActofCongressin Theresourcesofacapitalcityareunlikeanyotherinthe 1893andfoundedundertheauspicesoftheUnitedMethodist world.Nexttogovernment,educationisthelargestindustryin Church. Today it isan independentcoeducational university theDistrictofColumbia.Washingtonhasbecomeanimportant tweirt'sh,mdoocrteortahla,na1n1d,p0r0o0fesstsuidoennatlsdenergorleleepdriongurnadmesr.grOanduaante8,4-maacsr-e borugsainniezsastainondsftihnaanncNiaelwceYnotrerk,Cwiittyh.Smoomreea1s4s0ocfioarteiiognnseamnbdastsriaedse residentialcampusinaquietneighborhoodinuppernorthwest andchanceriesandtheheadquartersofmanyinternationalorga- Washington,D.C.,theuniversityattractsstudentsfromall50 nizationsarelocatedinthecity. states,theDistrictofColumbia,PuertoRicoandtheterritories, Butmost important, Washington is acity oflearningre- andnearly150foreigncountries. sourcesineverydiscipline,fromtheartstothesciencestopublic AmericanUniversityoffersawiderangeofundergraduate affairs.TheSmithsonianInstitution,theJohnF.KennedyCenter andgraduateprogramsthroughitssixmajordivisions:College forthePerformingArts,theNationalInstitutesofHealth,the ofArtsandSciences;SchoolofCommunication;SchoolofPub- National Library ofMedicine, the Library ofCongress, the licAffairs;SchoolofInternationalService;KogodSchoolof WorldBank,theNationalArchives,theBrookingsInstitution, Business;andWashingtonCollegeofLaw. andtheChamberofCommerceoftheU.S.A.arealllocatedin ThedistinguishedfacultyofAmericanUniversityincludes theWashington,D.C.area. renownedexpertsandscholarsofnationalandinternationalrep- Thelibraries,museums,andartgalleriesofWashingtoncon- utationinpublicaffairs,law,history,economics,business,inter- tainunsurpassedcollections.Theseresourcesbecomesitesof nationalrelations,education,scienceandthearts. research, field trips, internships, cooperative education, and Toitsfull-timefacultyof566,theuniversityaddsovereight part-timejobs.Becauseoftheseresources,AmericanUniversity hundredadjunctfaculty membersdrawn from Washington's studentscanputtheireducationtoworkastheycouldnowhere professionalcommunity, includingpolicymakers,diplomats, elseinthecountry. journalists,artists,writers,scientistsandbusinessleaders. University Campus MassachusettsAvenuerunsfromthebustleofdowntown The37buildingsonthecampusincludetheuniversityli- Washington,throughEmbassyRow,bytheWashingtonCathe- brary,administrativeandacademicbuildings,residencehalls, dral,throughwoodedGlover-ArchboldPark,toWardCircle. aninterdenominationalreligiouscenter,andasportsandconvo- HereonthehillwhereMassachusettsandNebraskaAvenues cationcenter.Facilitiesinclude24-hourcomputerlaboratories, meetsitsthemaincampusofAmericanUniversity.Inabeauti- radioandTVstudios,sciencelaboratories,artstudios,recital fulresidentialarea,thecampusisatranquilsettingforstudy. halls,andatheatre.TheWashingtonCollegeofLawislocateda Apartfrom,yetapartofthecity,AmericanUniversityisa halfmilefromthecampusonMassachusettsAvenue.Thesatel- shortdistancefromWashington'scentersofgovernment,busi- liteTenleyCampus,locatedamilefromtheuniversity'smain ness,research,commerceandart.Theuniversityisservedby site,isthelocationoftheWashingtonSemesterprogram. majorcitybusroutesandacampusshuttletoanearbysubway stop. . 2 Introduction ArtFacilities MediaCenter TheArtDepartmentishousedintheWatkinsBuilding,with TheMediaCenteroperatestheMarkWechslerTheater,a additionalclassroomsandstudiospaceintheNebraskaandMc- 107-seatscreeningroomthataffordsanintimatesettingforclas- KinleyBuildings.Thereareclassroomswithspecialequipment sicandcontemporarycinema.Thecenterisalsoafull-scaleau- to handle drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, design, dio-visual resource facility providing administrative and computergraphics,multimedia,andceramicsclassesaswellas technicalsupportforthefilmstudiesandproductioncoursesof- arthistoryclasses.IndividualstudiosareprovidedforallM.F.A. feredbytheDepartmentofLiteratureandtheSchoolofCom- students,andsemi-privateworkspacesareprovidedforunder- munication.Housedwithinthecenterareaselectivefilmand graduatestudioartmajors.Thedepartmentalsomaintainsthe videocollection,referenceworks,filmcatalogues,andfilesof Watkins Gallery with changingexhibitions, includingthe film-relatedmaterial. WatkinsCollection(works byAvery, Chagall, Dove, Klee, Thecenterfrequentlysponsorsspecialeventssuchasfilm Kokoshka,Marin,Matisse,andPicasso)andworksbyfaculty, festivals,guestfilmmakers,seminars,premierscreenings,and students,andotherartists. theannualStudentVisualMediaFestival,andfacilitatesevents sponsoredbyembassies,filmsocieties,andnonprofitorganiza- Dance,Music,andTheatreFacilities tions and associations. The projection facilities are fully The KreegerBuilding, housingthe DepartmentofPer- equippedfor16-and35mmfilm,aswellaslargescreenvideoin formingArts,hasachamber-musicrecitalhallseating 130,a fiveformats,laserdiscDVD,andcomputermultimediaprojec- largerehearsalspace,and25practicerooms.Italsohasfacilities tion.TheMediaCenterislocatedinMaryGraydonCenter316. forTVtapeviewingandrecord,CD,andtapelistening.Avail- ScienceLaboratories ablethroughtheuniversitylibraryandmusiclibraryareover r1e0c,o0r0d0invgosl.uTmheesboufimludsinigcaslcsoorecsonatnadinbsoaoklsaragnedcoolvleerct1i0o,n0o0f0cdhios-c cheTmhiecalDeipnasrttrmumeennttaotfioCn,heimnicslturdyingissepqeucitprpoemedtewristhansdtancdharor-d ral,orchestral,jazz,andsymphonicscores. matographic equipment. Laboratory facilities inthe Beeghly Buildingincludemodernteachingandresearchlaboratoriesas TheExperimentalTheatre,whereplays,musicals,anddance wellasacomputerroom,adarkroom,acontrolledtemperature concertsareperformed,servesasthemainstagefacilityforthe room,andinstrumentrooms.Specializedlaboratorieshavebeen DepartmentofPerformingArts.Downstairsinthesamebuild- established forresearch in biochemistry, polymerchemistry, ingaretheproductionofficeandthesceneshop.Thecostume andcarbohydratechemistry,andforworkrequiringaninertat- office, shop, andstorage facilities are locatedtotherearof mosphere.Graduateandundergraduatestudentsareinvolvedin AsburyBuilding,wherecostumesaredesignedandcreatedfor avarietyofresearchprojectsusingthefacilitiesofthedepart- alldepartmentproductions. mentorthroughcooperativeagreementswith manygovern- TenleyCenterishometomostdanceandtheatreclassesand mentallaboratories. the dance office. Dance classes are also held in Butler ResearchfacilitiesoftheDepartmentofPhysics,housedin InstructionalCenter104,whichisequippedwithadancefloor, theMcKinleyBuilding,includegeneralandadvancedlaborato- mirrors,andbarres. ries,electronicsandaudiotechnologyequipment,arecording LanguageResourceCenter studio,alaboratoryclassroomfordigitalaudioandmultimedia workstations,andamachineshop.OtherlaboratoriesinMcKin- TheLanguageResourceCenter(LRC)oftheDepartmentof leyareavailableforfacultyandstudentresearchinphysicsedu- LanguageandForeignStudiesisacomprehensive,multi-media cation,Mossbauerspectroscopy, laserphysics,computational facilitywhichsupportsstudentsandfacultyinthestudyand physics, neural computing, electronic music, anddigital and teachingofforeignlanguagesandculturesthroughtheuseofad- multimediatechnology. vancedtechnologiesinaudio,video,film,computer,andsatel- TheDepartmentofBiology has both undergraduate and litetelecommunications. graduateteachinglaboratoriesaswellasfacultyresearchlabora- Thecenter'sservicesincludeself-paced instructional pro- toriesinwhichstudentsareencouragedtolearn.Theteaching gramsinChinese,English,French,German,Hebrew,Italian, labsarewell-equippedandcontinuallyupgraded.Studentshave Japanese,Russian,andSpanish,tutoringforstudentsenrolledin theopportunitytogainexperiencewithawidevarietyoftech- foreign language courses, and state-of-the-artcomputerized niquesincludingnucleicacidandproteinisolation,DNAanaly- teachinglabsprovidinginteractivelearning. sisandelectrophoresis,bacterialandprimarycellculture,stereo, reaTchheedLvRiaCthiessltorceaette-dlevineltehnetArsanbcuertyoBtuhielndoirntghbwaisnegmoefnAtsabnudryis cpuotmerp-ogeunnedra,tedanmdeasfulrueomreenstcsewnitthmdiactaroansaclyospiys.,Thaendfacicloitmie-s Formoreinformationcall(202)885-2396. vinartihoeuDsegpoavretrmnemnetnotfBlaiboolroagtyoraiensdmcoaokpeeraptoissviebalgeroepepmoernttusniwtiitehs forresearchinenvironmental,ecological,marine,andbiomedi- calsciences.

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