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Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts 02167
617-552-8000
Boston College Bulletin 1998-1999
Volume LXVIII, Number 11, April 1998
The Boston College Bulletin contains current information regarding the University
calendar, admissions, degree requirements, fees, regulations and course offerings. It is
not intended to be and should not be relied upon as a statement of the University's
contractual undertakings.
Boston College reserves the right in its sole judgment to make changes of any
nature in its program, calendar or academic schedule whenever it is deemed necessary
or desirable, including changes in course content, the rescheduling of classes with or
without extending the academic term, cancelling ofscheduled classes and other acade-
mic activities, and requiring or affording alternatives for scheduled classes or other
academic activities, in any such case giving such notice thereofas is reasonably practica-
ble under the circumstances.
The Boston College Bulletin is published six times a year in April, May, August,
September; semi-monthly inJuly.
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employment regardless of race, sex, marital or parental status, religion, age, national
origin or physical/mental handicap. As an employer, Boston College is in compliance
with the various laws and regulations requiring equal opportunity and affirmative
action in employment, such as Title VII ofthe Civil Rights Act and Federal Executive
Order #11246. Boston College's policy ofequal educational opportunity is in compli-
ance with the guidelines and requirements ofTitle VI ofthe Civil Rights Act, Title IX
of the Higher Education Amendments Act of 1972, and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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Table of Contents
About Boston College History 110
Introduction 5 Honors Program 126
The University 5 Linguistics 128
Mission Statement 5 Mathematics 128
BriefHistory ofBoston College 5 Music 134
Accreditation ofthe University 6 Philosophy 140
The Campus 6 Physics 148
Academic Resources 6 Political Science 154
Academic Development Center 6 Psychology 160
Audiovisual Facilities 6 Romance Languages and Literatures 177
Language Laboratory 7 French 177
Computing Support/Facilities 7 Hispanic Studies 178
The Libraries 7 Italian 178
Art and Performance 8 Slavic and Eastern Languages 188
University Research Institutes and Centers 8 Sociology 194
Student Life Resources 11 Theatre 203
Disabled Student Services 12 Theology 207
Student Right to Information 13 University Courses 224
Confidentiality ofStudent Records 13 Graduate SchoolofArts andSciences
Enrollment Statistics and Graduation Rate 13 Master's Degree Programs 40
Equity in Athletics 14 M.A. and M.S. Requirements 40
Campus Safety and Security Program 14 Special Programs 41
Notice ofNon-Discrimination 14 Doctoral Degree Programs 41
ResidenceAccommodations 14 Ph.D. Requirements 41
Tuition and Fees 15 Dual Degree Programs 41
Massachusetts Medical Insurance 16 Special Students 42
National Student Loan Clearinghouse 17 Admission 42
Full-Time Enrollment Status 17 Academic Regulations 43
The University: Policies and Procedures Financial Aid 44
UndergraduateAdmission 19 Graduate Programs 44
Financial Aid 20 Biology 47
University Core Requirements 22 Chemistry 57
FirstYear Experience 22 Classical Studies 62
Special Programs 22 Economics 72
Academic Regulations 27 English 80
UniversityAwards and Honors 29 FineArts 94
Geology and Geophysics 103
College ofArts and Sciences
Germanic Studies 109
Undergraduate College ofArts andSciences
History 112
Academic Regulations 32
Mathematics 130
Special Academic Programs 35
Philosophy 142
Interdisciplinary Programs 37
Physics 149
Departments and Programs 44
Political Science 154
Biochemistry 44
Psychology 162
Biology 45
Institute ofReligious Education and Pastoral Ministry 171
Black Studies 53
Romance Languages and Literatures 179
Chemistry 56
Slavic and Eastern Languages 189
Classical Studies 62
Sociology 195
Communication 64
Theology 209
Computer Science 69
Economics 70
English 77
FineArts 92
Art History 93
Studio Art 93
Geology and Geophysics 100
Germanic Studies 108
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School ofEducation Graduate School ofEducation Program and Degree Offerings ..248
Faculty 249
Undergraduate SchoolofEducation
Graduate Course Offerings 255
Mission Statement 229
Law School
Academic Regulations 229
Academic Honors 232 Pre-Legal Studies 272
Majors in Education 233 Admission Requirements 272
Major in Early Childhood Education 233 Application Procedures 272
Major in Elementary Education 233 Registration for Bar Examination 272
Major in Elementary/Moderate Special Needs Education..233 Auditors 272
Major in Elementary/Severe Special Needs Education 233 Advanced Standing 272
Major in Human Development 234 Financial Aid Programs 272
Major in Secondary Education 233 Dual Degree in Business Administration and Law 272
Middle School Certificate 233 Dual Degree in SocialWork and Law 272
FifthYear Programs 234 Dual Degree in Law and Education 273
Second Majors and Minors for Students in Education 234 London Program 273
Interdisciplinary Majors 234 Information 273
Interdisciplinary Minors 235 Faculty 273
College ofArts and Sciences Majors 235 Carroll School ofManagement
Minor in Secondary Education for Students in the Carroll Undergraduate SchoolofManagement
College ofArts and Sciences 235
Mission Statement 275
Minor in General Education 236
Requirements for the Degree 275
Minor in Health Science 236
Academic Regulations 277
Carroll School ofManagement Majors 236
— Special Programs 278
Minor in Organization Studies Human Resource
Management Honors Program 278
Management 236
Pre-Professional Studies for Law 278
Minor in Human Development for
The Ethics Initiative 278
Carroll School ofManagement Students 236
Concentrations and Programs
Undergraduate Course Offerings 250
Accounting 283
Graduate SchoolofEducation
Business Law 286
Introduction 236
Computer Science 288
Mission Statement 236
Economics 290
Policies and Procedures 236
Finance 291
Degree Programs 238
General Management 295
Doctoral Degree Programs 238
Honors Program 296
Certificate ofAdvanced Educational Specialization 239
Marketing 297
Master's Degree Programs 240
Operations and Strategic Management 299
Academic Regulations 241 —
Organizational Studies Human Resources Management.304
Deparment ofCounseling, Developmental and Educational
Carroll Graduate SchoolofManagement
Psychology 241
Master ofBusiness Administration Program 278
Programs in Counseling Psychology 241
M.B.A. Curriculum 279
Dual Degree Program in Counseling and Pastoral Ministry 242
Dual Degree Programs 279
Programs in Developmental and Educational Psychology 243
Department ofEducationalAdministration and Higher Master ofScience in Finance 280
Education 243 Ph.D. in Management with Concentration in Finance 280
Programs in EducationalAdministration 244 Ph.D. in Management with Concentration in
Dual Degree Program in Law and Education 244 Organization Studies 280
Admission Information 281
Certificate ofAdvanced Educational Specialization Degree
Programs (C.A.E.S.) 244 Financial Assistance 281
Department ofEducational Research, Measurement and Career Services 282
Evaluation 245 Accreditation 282
Programs in Higher Education 245 For More Information 282
Department ofTeacher Education/Special Education and
Curriculum and Instruction 246
Programs inTeacher Education/Special Education and Curriculum
and Instruction 246
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Departments and Programs
Accounting 285
Business Law 287
Computer Science 290
Finance 293
Graduate Management Practice/International 282
Marketing 299
Operations and Strategic Management 302
Organization Studies-Human Resources Management 307
School ofNursing
Undergraduate SchoolofNursing
Plans ofStudy 309
Academic Honors 310
Academic Regulations 310
Information 311
Faculty 317
Undergraduate Course Offerings 318
Graduate SchoolofNursing
Doctor ofPhilosophy Degree Program 312
Program ofStudy 312
Master ofScience Degree Program 313
Program ofStudy 315
Information 316
Faculty 317
Graduate Course Offerings 319
Preceptor and Resource Personnel for Graduate Programs 326
Graduate School ofSocial Work
Professional Program: Master's Level 327
Dual Degree Programs 328
Professional Program: Doctoral Level 329
Continuing Education 329
Information 329
Faculty 329
Course Offerings 329
College ofAdvancing Studies
Undergraduate Degree Program 339
Graduate Degree Program 339
Summer Session 340
Administration and Faculty.. 341
Academic Calendar 1998-99 344
Directoryand Office Locations 345
Campus Maps 347
Index 348
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About Boston College
About Boston College
Introduction Boston College fulfills this mission with a deep concern for all
members of its community, with a recognition of the important
The University
contribution a diverse student body, faculty and staffcan offer, with
From its beginnings in 1863 as a small Jesuit college for boys a firm commitment to academic freedom, and with a determination
in Boston's South End, Boston College has grown into a national
to exercise careful stewardship ofits resources in pursuit ofits acad-
institution ofhigher learning that is listed regularly among the top emic goals.
50 universities in the nation, in ratings compiled by publications
BriefHistory ofBoston College
such as Barron's and U.S. News andWorld Report.
The University, now located in the Boston suburb ofChestnut Boston College was founded by the Society ofJesus in 1863
Hill, Massachusetts, enrolls 8,921 full-time undergraduates and and is one of twenty-eight Jesuit college and universities in the
4,719 graduate students, hailing from all 50 states and 92 foreign United States. The founder, FatherJohn McElroy, was thwarted for
countries. Boston College offers its diverse student body state-of- some years by Protestant opposition to his attempt to establish a
the-art facilities for learning: a full range of computer services church and college on property near the North Station. Property
including on-line access to databases in business, economics, social was acquired in the South End in 1859, a college charter granted by
sciences and law, and a library system with nearly 1.8 million the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1863, and, with three
books, periodicals and government documents, and nearly 2.6 mil- teachers and twenty-two students, the school opened its doors on
lion microform units. September 5, 1864. The first president was Father John Bapst, a
Boston College awards bachelor's and graduate degrees in native ofSwitzerland.
more than 50 subjects and interdisciplinary areas within the College The first dean was Father Robert Fulton, who served twice as
ofArts and Sciences, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees president (1870-1880, 1888-1891). When he was president he also
from three professional schools: the Wallace E. Carroll School of held the office of dean, so he was the formative influence on the
Management, founded in 1938; the School ofNursing, founded in College in the Nineteenth Century. At the outset and for more than
1947; and the School of Education, founded in 1952. Boston seven decades ofits first century, the college remained an exclusively
College also awards master's and doctoral degrees from the liberal arts institution with emphasis on the Greek and Latin clas-
Graduate School ofSocial Work, and the Juris Doctor from Boston sics, English and modern languages, and with more attention to
College Law School, which is consistently ranked among the top 25 philosophy than to the physical or social sciences. Religion of
lawschools in the United States. course had its place in the classroom as well as in the nonacademic
The Mission ofBoston College life ofthe college.
Originally located on Harrison Avenue in the South End of
Strengthened by more than a century and a quarter ofdedica-
Boston, where it shared quarters with the Boston College High
tion to academic excellence, Boston College commits itself to the
School, the College outgrew its urban setting toward the end of its
highest standards ofteaching and research in undergraduate, gradu- first fifty years. A new location was selected in Chestnut Hill, then
ate and professional programs and to the pursuit of a just society
almost rural, and four parcels of land were acquired in 1907 by
through its own accomplishments, the work ofits faculty and staff, Father Thomas Gasson, who became president that year. A design
and the achievements of its graduates. It seeks both to advance its competition for the development of the campus was won by the
place among the nation's finest universities and to bring to the com-
firm of Maginnis and Walsh, and ground was broken on June 19,
pany of its distinguished peers and to contemporary society the 1909, for the construction of Gasson Hall. It is located on the site
richness ofthe Catholic intellectual ideal ofa mutually illuminating
of the Lawrence farmhouse, in the center of the original tract of
relationship between religious faith and free intellectual inquiry.
land purchased by Father Gasson, and is built largely ofstone taken
Boston College draws inspiration for its academic and societal from the surrounding property.
mission from its distinctive religious tradition. As a Catholic and
Later purchases doubled the size of the property, with the
Jesuit university, it is rooted in a world view that encounters God in addition ofthe upper campus in 1941, and the lower campus with
all creation and through all human activity, especially in the search
the purchase ofthe Lawrence Basin and adjoining land in 1949. In
for truth in every discipline, in the desire to learn, and in the call to 1974 Boston College acquired Newton College of the Sacred
live justly together. In this spirit, the University regards the contri-
Heart, a mile-and-a half from the main campus. With sixteen
bution ofdifferent religious traditions and value systems as essential buildings standing on forty acres, it is now the site of the Boston
to the fullness ofits intellectual life and to the continuous develop- College Law School and dormitories housing over 800 students,
ment of its distinctive intellectual heritage. Boston College pursues
primarily freshmen.
this distinctive mission by serving society in three ways: Though incorporated as a University since its beginning, it
• by fostering the rigorous intellectual development and the reli- was not until its second half-century that Boston College began to
gious, ethical and personal formation ofits undergraduate, fill out the dimensions of its University charter. The Summer
graduate and professional students in order to prepare them
Session was inaugurated in 1924; the Graduate School ofArts and
for citizenship, service and leadership in a global society
Sciences in 1925; the Law School in 1929; the Evening College
• by producing national and international significant research
(now the College ofAdvancing Studies, 1929) the Graduate School
that advances insight and understanding, thereby both enrich-
of Social Work, 1936; the College of Business Administration,
ing culture and addressing important societal needs
1938. The latter, along with its Graduate School established in
• by committing itselfto advance the dialogue between religious 1957, is now known as The Wallace E. Carroll School of
beliefand other formative elements ofculture through the
Management. The Schools ofNursing and Education were founded
intellectual inquiry, teaching and learning, and the community
life that form the University.
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in 1947 and 1952, respectively. Weston Observatory, founded in The Chestnut Hill campus is tri-level. Dormitories are on the
1928, was accepted as a Department of Boston College in 1947, upper campus; classroom, laboratory, administrative, and student
offering courses in geophysics and geology. service facilities are on the middle campus; and the lower campus
The Graduate School ofArts and Sciences began programs at includes the Robsham Theatre, the Conte Forum, modular and
the doctoral level in 1952. Now courses leading to the doctorate are apartment residences as well as dining, recreational, and parking
offered by thirteen Arts and Sciences departments. The Schools of facilities.
Education and Nursing, the Carroll Graduate School of The Newton campus is situated one and one-half miles from
Management, and the Graduate School of Social Work also offer the Chestnut Hill campus. The Law School is located on this easily
doctoral programs. accessible 40-acre tract that also contains undergraduate classrooms,
In 1927 Boston College conferred one earned bachelor's dormitories, athletic areas, and student service facilities.
degree and fifteen master's degrees on women through the Academic Resources
Extension Division, the precursor of the Graduate School ofArts
and Sciences, the Evening College, and the Summer Session. By Academic Development Center
1970 all undergraduate programs had become coeducational. Today The Academic Development Center (ADC) is designed to
women students comprise more than halfofthe University's enroll- support and enhance academic excellence by helping undergradu-
ment. ates, graduate students, and faculty improve learning quality and
Up to 1970 the president ofBoston College was also rector of teaching effectiveness. The ADC, which opened its doors in
the Jesuit community, appointed by the Father General of the September 1991, is located on the second floor ofO'Neill Library,
Society ofJesus. By canon law a rector served only a six year term, in the Eileen M. andJohn M. Connors Learning Center.
though rare exceptions extended that limit, as in the cases ofFather TheAcademic Development Center is a comprehensive, inclu-
Fulton and Father Michael Walsh (1958-1968). Father Donald sive resource serving all BC students at no charge. The Center
J.
Monan, the twenty-fourth president, elected in 1972, was the first provides tutoring for more than 60 courses in mathematics, physi-
not to be rector of the Jesuit community, hence free from the six- cal and life sciences, management, social work, nursing, social
year limitation in office. He served for twenty-four years, which sciences, history, philosophy, and in classical and foreign languages.
proved to be a golden era in the University's history. In July 1996 The ADC also offers workshops in study skills and learning strate-
Father William P. Leahy succeeded Father Monan as president. gies. In addition, graduate tutors in English help students
Father Leahy is the latest chiefofficer ofan institution that in acad- strengthen their academic writing skills. These services are available
emic prestige, in applications to undergraduate and graduate throughout the regular academic year and during summer school.
programs, in financial stability and strength, and in efficient man- All ADC tutors have been recommended by their relevant academic
agement has reached an elite position in American higher departments; most are graduate students or outstanding upper-divi-
education. sion students.
The ADC offers programs designed to challenge the most aca-
Accreditation ofthe University
demically talented, highest achieving students, as well as programs
Boston College is a member of or accredited by, the following designed to support those who are least prepared and most academ-
educational institutions: The American Association of Colleges of
ically challenged. One member ofADC's full-time professional staff
Nursing, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher
provides academic support services for students with learning dis-
Education, the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of
Business, the American Association of University Women, the abilities, helping to ensure their success at Boston College. WorAkiDnCg
closely with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the
American Bar Association, the American Chemical Society, the
sponsors seminars, workshops, and discussions for graduate teach-
American Council on Education, the American Psychological
ing assistants (TAs) and teaching fellows (TFs) on strategies for
Association, the Association ofAmerican Colleges, the Association
ofAmerican Law Schools, the Association for Continuing Higher imprAoDviCng teaching effectiveness and student learning. Each fall,
the and Graduate School ofArts and Science hold a two-day
ERdeugceanttisono,f tthhee AUsnsiovceirastiitoyn ooff NUrebwanYoUrnki,vertshietieCso,lltehgee BEonatrrdancoef workshop to helpTAs andTFs prepare for teaching. The ADC pro-
vides similar instructional support services to BC's faculty. Through
Examination Board, the Council ofGraduate Schools, the Council
these and other related activities, the Academic Development
on Social Work Education, the Association ofJesuit Colleges and
Center plays an increasingly important role in enhancing the qual-
Universities, the Institute of European Studies, the Institute of
ity of academic life at Boston College. Call 617-552-8055 for
Asian Studies, the International Association of Universities, the
further information.
International Association of Catholic Universities, the Interstate
Certification Compact, the National Catholic Education Audiovisual Facilities
Association, the National League for Nursing, the New England University Audiovisual Services (BCAV) provides media-
Association of Schools and Colleges, the National Council for related products and services to the Boston College community in
Accreditation ofTeacher Education, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma order to enhance research, instruction, and to support BC commu-
Nu, and other similar organizations. nity events.
The Campus These services include access to over thirty types ofclassroom
audiovisual equipment, audioproduction services, film and video
Located on the border between the city ofBoston and the sub-
rentals, television recording and editing, photography, and graphic
urb of Newton, Boston College derives benefits from its proximity — AGORA
design and production. In addition as part of project
to a large metropolitan city and its setting in a residential suburb. BCAV operates BC's Cable Services which offers educational and
Often cited as a model ofuniversity planning, the campus is spread TV
commercial programming on its 52 cable channels to all stu-
over more than 200 acres of tree-covered Chestnut Hill. Yet it is
just a few miles from culturally and socially rich Boston.
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dent dormitories across campus. Several courses are also taught in More specialized assistance is provided by the Help Center in
AV's television studio where students use modern post-production Gasson Hall. It is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to
editing equipment for theirTVprojects. 5:00 P.M. on a walk-in, phone-in, or electronic mail (e-mail) basis.
Finally, BCAV offers instructional design expertise in order to The Help Center phone is 552-HELP, or e-mail to:
make the link between modern technologies and teaching/learning. [email protected].
For more information, ourweb site is: www.bc.edu/av. The SLSC and the Help Center are part of Boston College's
Language Laboratory Information Technology Services Department, which is also staffed
by consultants providing advanced computing and networking sup-
The Boston College Language Laboratory, serving all the lan-
port.
guage departments, students of English as a foreign language, and
the Boston College community at large, is located in Lyons 313. In The Libraries
addition to its 62 listening/recording stations and dual-teacher con- The Boston College Libraries offer a wealth of resources and
sole, the facility includes video viewing rooms, services to support the teaching and research activities of the
miiltimedia-equipped Macintosh workstations, and a short-wave University. The book collections exceed 1.6 million volumes, and
radio/CD listening station. The Laboratory's audio, and almost 20,000 serial titles are currently received.
videotape/laserdisc collection, computer software, other audio- Membership in two academic consortia, the Boston Library
visual learning aids, and print materials including mono-and Consortium and the Boston Theological Institute, adds still greater
bilingual dictionaries, as well as laboratory manuals for elementary dimensions to the resources ofthe Boston College Libraries, provid-
through advanced language courses, directly support and/or supple- ing faculty and students who have special research needs access to
ment the curriculum requirements in international language, the millions ofvolumes and other services of the member institu-
literature, and music. tions. Through membership in New England Library Information
Students (undergraduate and graduate), faculty, and B.C. Network (NELINET), there is on-line access to publishing, cata-
community members who wish to use the Language Laboratory loging and interlibrary loan location from the OCLC, Inc. data
facility and its collection will find the staffavailable during the day, base, which contains over thirty-six million records from the
in the evening, and on weekends to assist them in the operation of Library ofCongress and from more than 25,000 contributing insti-
equipment and in the selection of appropriate materials for their tutions worldwide.
course-related or personal language needs. Boston College was among the first schools in the country to
Computing Support, Service and Facilities offer an on-line public computer catalog of its collections. The
The Student Learning and Support Center (SLSC) (formerly Libraries' Quest computer system provides instant access to infor-
the O'Neill Computing Facility) is the largest public computing mation on library holdings, as well as supporting book circulation
and acquisitions procedures. Students may browse the catalog using
facility on campus. It is open to anyone with a currently valid
Boston College identification card. The SLSC has more than 150 workstations in all the libraries, and from network connections in
homes or offices. In addition, the libraries offer computer searching
workstations available, providing access to a wide variety of hard-
of hundreds of commercial data bases in the humanities, sciences,
ware, software, and peripherals.
CD-ROM
The SLSC has software for many academic courses, as well as business, and social sciences through an in-house net-
work, through access to outside databases, and through the Quest
word processing, spreadsheet, statistical analysis, programming lan-
librarysystem.
guages, graphics production, and database management software
supported at Boston College for each type ofcomputer. Many pro- Information about the libraries is contained in the Guide to
the Boston College Libraries and other brochures available in the
fessors allow electronic filing of class assignments or provide
electronic information for students in folders that are accessible on libraries.
a central file server. Paper output is available from laser printers, The Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Library, the central library of
located within the facility. Boston College, opened its doors to the public in September 1984.
This facility contains the research collection in the humanities,
Workstations can access EagleNet, Boston College's campus-
wide information network that links the IBM mainframe, Alpha, social sciences, education, business, nursing, and the sciences. There
UNIX workstations and more than 2,000 desktop computers on are over one million book volumes, approximately 13,000 active
campus. EagleNet provides access to an ever-increasing variety of serials, 1.7 million microforms and 160,000 government docu-
ments, as well as an extensive media collection. The O'Neill Library
services including: course registration, grades, academic and finan-
cial aid information, electronic mail (e-mail), QUEST (Boston is a leader in the use oftechnology in library services. The Library's
Electronic Information Center offers state-of-the-art computer sys-
College's electronic library catalog), indexes to periodicals, and elec-
tems to assist students and faculty in locating library materials both
tronic services ofother affiliated libraries.
The Boston College InfoEagle (http://www.bc.edu/infoeagle) locallyand throughout the world.
The Resource Center, located in the basement of the Trinity
is a rapidly expanding electronic source of campus information,
Chapel, provides study space for the residents of the Newton
with on-line listings of campus events, telephone numbers, want
ads, research discussions and other information. The EagleNet is Campus as well as PC and Macintosh workstations.
The School ofSocial Work Library, McGuinn Hall, contains
connected to the Internet, a world-wide computer network offering
users a wide variety of interesting resources and research tools. a collection ofover 35,000 volumes, 340 serials, government docu-
ments, social work theses, doctoral dissertations, and videotapes.
Electronic mail accounts are available for students.
The SLSC is staffed with professionals and students who pro- The collection covers the history and philosophy ofsocial work, its
vide assistance. Training tutorials and software documentation area methodology, and all aspects ofsocial welfare services. The Library's
collections and services support the master's and doctoral programs
available for use within the facility. There is also a variety of
resources available on the World Wide Web at offered at the Chestnut Hill campus, and master's programs offered
at four off-campus sites throughout Massachusetts and Maine.
http://www.bc.edu/infotech.
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The Law School Library, located on the Newton Campus, has Art and Performance
a collection ofapproximately 350,000 volumes oflegal and related The cultural offerings on campus are a rich mix, ranging from
materials in a variety of media, most ofwhich are non-circulating. classical to contemporary, presented by artist working alone and in
It includes primary source materials consisting of reports of deci- company, in venues as casual as the McElroy coffee shop, as formal
sions and statutory materials with a broad collection of secondary as RobshamTheater, as elegant as the McMullen Museum ofArt.
research materials in the form of textbooks and treatises, legal and Many events have a spontaneous, comes-as-you-feel: a poetry
related periodicals, legal encyclopedias and related reference works. slam in McElroy, a stand-up comic in the Rat, a French horn recital
The library possesses substantial and growing collections ofinterna- in Gasson Hall. But there are eight campus structures that support
tional and comparative law works. The law library also subscribes to and promote most student art and performance in all their forms
LEXIS and WESTLAW for computer-assisted legal research. Access and variations.
WESTLAW
to LEXIS and is restricted to students currently • The E. Paul Robsham TheaterArts Center annuallyhosts
enrolled in the law school. dance and theater productions on its main stage and many
The Bapst Library, a beautiful collegiate Gothic building other performances in its studio workshops.
which served as the main library for over 50 years, has been restored • Humanities Series has been bringing poets, novelists and crit-
to its original splendor and now houses the resources for library ics to speak at Boston College since 1957.
research in art and art history. A circulating collection ofcontempo- • McMullen Museum ofArt features the permanent BC collec-
rary fiction and non-fiction can be found in Gargan Hall. tion as well as special exhibits ofworks from around the
Approximately five hundred seats are available for quiet study world.
throughout the library. • The Department ofFineArts offers majors in studio art and
The John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special art history as well as courses in filmmaking, history and criti-
Collections, houses some 130,000 volumes and over 12 million cism.
manuscripts in a beautiful, secure and climate-controlled space. • The Music Department and the student-run Musical Guild
Holdings include unique, illuminated medieval manuscripts; exam- sponsor free student and faculty concerts throughout the year.
ples of the earliest printed books; original manuscripts of Nobel • Boston College Bands Program sponsors concerts, festivals,
Prize winning authors William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett and and other events by its lineup offive bands: the "Screaming
Seamus Heaney; the library and archive of Graham Greene; the Eagles" Marching Band, the Pep Band, BC bOp!, the Swingin'
papers ofdistinguished political leaders, such as Thomas P. O'Neill, Eagles Stage Band and the Community Concert Band.
Jr., Speaker ofthe U.S. House ofRepresentatives; and much more. • The Boston College Chorale and the Boston College
The Burns Library also houses the University's Archives. The Symphony
Library supports an ambitious exhibitions program, and hosts vari- • The Undergraduate Government ofBoston College, a stu-
ous lectures and programs to which the public is invited. Students dent group primarilyelected to represent studentviews to the
and researchers are encouraged to visit and make use of these University, also sponsors concerts by contemporaryartists in
R&B
resources. rock, rap, and folk.
University Archives are the official noncurrent papers and University Research Institutes and
records ofan institution that are deemed worthy ofpreservation for
their legal, fiscal, or historical values. The University Archives, a Centers
department within the John J. Burns Library, contain the office Research is an important part ofthe intellectual life at Boston
records and documents of the various University offices, academic College. Faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates
and otherwise, copies ofall University publications, including stu- collaborate in a range of research strategies across the disciplines
dent publications, movie footage of Boston College football, some and professional schools: laboratory studies; survey research;
audiovisual materials, and tape recordings ofthe University Lecture archival and textual research; theory development; field and basic
series and other significant events. research. In addition to the work of individual faculty and units,
A significant collection ofphotographs documents the pictor- Boston College supports the collaborative work offaculty and stu-
ial history ofBoston College. Alumni, faculty, andJesuit records are dents across the university through the following centers and
also preserved. In addition, the Archives are the repository for the institutes:
documents of Newton College of the Sacred Heart (1946-1975); Center for Child, Family, and Community
the Jesuit Education Association (1934-1970); the Catholic
Partnerships
International Education Office (1952-1976); and the documents of
Boston College's Center for Child, Family and Community
theJesuit community ofBoston College (1863-) Partnerships represents the commitment ofBoston College to inte-
The Catherine B. O'Connor Geophysics Library, located at
Weston Observatory, contains a specialized collection ofover 8,000 grate its outreach scholarship resources to address personal and
social issues, challenges, and opportunities affecting the life chances
monographs and journals on earth sciences, particularly seismology.
The Educational Resource Center, located in Campion Hall, of youth and their families. It strives to serve the communities of
Boston and of Massachusetts, and to the broader national and
serves the School of Education's faculty and students. The collec-
international communities served by the university, as a point of
tion includes children's books, curriculum and instructional
access for technical assistance, policy analysis, demonstration pro-
materials, educational and psychological tests, and educationally
jects, youth and family program evaluation, consultation, needs
oriented information technology.
assessment, training and continuing education, and community-
collaborative action research. In turn, the Center acts to coalesce
and further faculty outreach scholarship and undergraduate and
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