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'^4 -A'a'.' "i^i^-- nil ^\^ ^Ikft MAWR BRYN COLLEGE MMi!MnatintWiMn9KMMX9WiMWiMKntmi9I9^m.\ BrynMawrCollege CatalogandCalendar,USPS 947720 PublishedApril, July,August and September by Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. MerionAvenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899. Periodical postage paid at Bryn Mawr, PA. All information in this catalog is subject to changewithout notice. © 2007 BrynMawr College Mawr Bryn College Undergraduate Catalog 2007-08 Volume 100, Number September 2007 1, http://www.brynmawr.edu Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/brynmawrundergrad100bryn TableofContents Table of Contents Mission of Bryn Mawr College 6 2007-08Academic Calendars 7 Contact andWeb Site Information 8 Student Responsibilities and Rights 10 TheHonorCode 10 PrivacyofStudentRecords 10 DirectoryInformation 11 CampusSecurityInformation 11 Right-to-KnowAct 11 EqualityofOpportunity 12 AccessServices 12 Fees and Refunds , 13 CostsofEducation 13 ScheduleofPayments 13 RefundPoUcy 14 FinancialAid 16 Academic Program . , 17 TheCurriculum 17 RequirementsfortheA.B.Degree 17 CollegeSeminarRequirement 17 ForeignLanguageRequirement 18 QuantitativeRequirement 18 DivisionalRequirements 19 TheMajor 20 TheIndependentMajorProgram 22 PhysicalEducationRequirement 23 ResidencyRequirement 24 Exceptions 24 AcademicRegulations 24 Registration 24 CooperationwithNeighboringInstitutions 26 ConductofCourses 27 Quizzes,ExaminationsandExtensions 28 GradingandAcademicRecord 29 4 TableofContents CumulativeGradePointAverages 30 Distinctions 30 CreditforWorkDoneElsewhere 31 DeparturefromtheCollege 32 ReadmissionAfterWithdrawal 34 AcademicOpportunities 35 MinorsandConcentrations 35 CombinedA.B./M.A.Degree Programs 36 3-2 PrograminEngineeringandAppliedScience 36 3-2 PrograminCityandRegionalPlanning 36 CombinedMaster'sandTeacherCertificationPrograms. 37 . SummerLanguagePrograms 37 StudyAbroadintheJuniorYear 38 PreparationforCareersinArchitecture 39 PreparationforCareersintheHealth Professions 40 PreparationforCareersinLaw 40 TeachingCertification 40 — AFROTC AirForceReserveOfficerTrainingCorps ... 41 ContinuingEducation Program 42 KatharineE.McBrideScholarsProgram 42 PostbaccalaureatePremedicalProgram 42 SummerCourses 43 Centersfor21stCenturyInquiry 43 PraxisProgram 44 CollegeSeminars 46 AcademicAwards and Prizes 48 Areas of Study 54 Definitions 54 AiricanaStudies 57 Anthropology 59 Arabic 67 ArtsProgram 68 Astronomy 80 AthleticsandPhysicalEducation 83 Biology 84 Chemistry 92 ClassicalandNearEasternArchaeology 98 ComparativeLiterature 105 ComputerScience 110 EastAsianStudies 116 TableofContents Economics '.'.' 124 Education 131 English 137 EnvironmentalStudies 151 FilmStudies 154 FineArts 156 FrenchandFrancophoneStudies 161 GenderandSexuality 168 GeneralStudies 171 Geology 172 GermanandGermanStudies 178 Greek,LatinandClassicalStudies 182 GrowthandStructureofCities 188 HebrewandJudaicStudies 197 HispanicandHispanic-AmericanStudies 198 History 199 HistoryofArt 210 InternationalStudies 218 Italian 221 Linguistics 225 Mathematics 228 Music 233 NeuralandBehavioralSciences 239 PeaceandConflictStudies 241 Philosophy 242 Physics 251 PoliticalScience 258 Psychology 268 Religion 275 RomanceLanguages 283 Russian 284 Sociology 290 Spanish 297 Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College 304 Faculty of Bryn Mawr College 307 Administration 317 Index 321 Mission The Mission of Bryn Mawr College ThemissionofBrynMawrCollegeistoprovidearigorouseducationandto encourage thepursuitofknowledgeaspreparationforlifeandwork.BrynMawrteachesandvalues critical,creativeandindependenthabitsofthoughtandexpressioninanundergraduate liberal-arts curriculum forwomen and in coeducational graduate programs in the arts andsciences andin socialworkandsocial research. Bryn Mawrseeksto sustainacom- munitydiverse in nature and democratic in practice, forwebelieve that onlythrough considering manyperspectives do we gain a deeper understanding ofeach other and theworld. Sinceitsfoundingin 1885,theCollegehasmaintaineditscharacterasasmallresidential communitythat fosters closeworking relationshipsbetween facultyand students. The facultyofteacher/scholarsemphasizeslearningthroughconversationandcollaboration, primaryreading, originalresearch and experimentation. Our cooperative relationship withHaverfordCollegeenlargestheacademicopportunitiesforstudentsandtheirsocial community. Our activetiesto Swarthmore College andthe UniversityofPennsylvania as well as the proximity ofthe city ofPhiladelphia further extend the opportunities availableatBrynMawr. Livingandworkingtogetherinacommunitybasedonmutualrespect,personalintegrity and the standards ofa social and academic Honor Code, each generation ofstudents experimentswithcreatingandsustainingaself-governingsocietywithintheCollege.The academicandcocurricular experiences fosteredbyBryn Mawr,both on campus andin the College's wider setting, encourage students to be responsible citizenswho provide serviceandleadershipforanincreasinglyinterdependentworld. 1 AcademicCalendars Academic Calendars 2007-08 20077 FirstSemester September3 Classesbegin October 12 Fallbreakbeginsafterlastclass October22 Fallbreakendsat8 a.m. November21 Thanksgivingvacationbeginsafterlastclass November26 Thanksgivingvacationendsat8 a.m. December 13 Lastdayofclasses December 14-15 Reviewperiod December 16-21 Examinationperiod 2008J SecondSemester January21 Classesbegin March7 Springvacationbeginsafterlastclass March 17 Springvacationendsat8 a.m. May2 Lastdayofclasses May3-6 Reviewperiod May7-16 Examinationperiod May 18 Commencement 2008-09 2008 FirstSemester September 1 Classesbegin October 10 Fallbreakbeginsafterlastclass October20 Fallbreakendsat8 a.m. November26 Thanksgivingvacationbeginsafterlastclass December 1 Thanksgivingvacationendsat 8 a.m. December 1 Lastdayofclasses December 12-13 Reviewperiod December 14-19 Examinationperiod 2009 SecondSemester January 19 Classesbegin March6 Springvacationbeginsafterlastclass March 16 Springvacationendsat8 a.m. May 1 Lastdayofclasses May2-5 Reviewperiod May6-16 Examinationperiod May 17 Commencement 8 ContactandWebSiteInformation Contact and Web Site Information MailingAddress: BrynMawrCollege 101 N.MerionAvenue Bryn Mawr,PA 19010-2899 Switchboard: 610-526-5000 CollegeWebsite:http://www.brynmawr.edu An online version ofthe Catalogcanbe found on the CollegeWeb site athttp://www. brynmawr.edu/catalog.Inadditiontotheacademicinformationprintedinthispublica- tion,the onlineversion presents information aboutthehistoryofthe college,research facilities,scholarshipfunds,studentlifeandmore. Forinformationregardingacademicprogramsandregulations,academicadvising,study abroad,thecurriculumandspecialacademicprograms,visittheDean'sOfficeWebsite athttp://www.brynmawr.edu/deans. Forinformationregardingcourseschedules,registration,procedures,examsandstudent records,visittheRegistrar'sOfficeWebsiteathttp://www.brynmawr.edu/registrar. For information regarding entrance exams, advanceplacement or admissions,visitthe AdmissionsOfficeWebsiteathttp://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions. Forinformation about applyingforfinancial aid or continuingfinancialaid,visitthe FinancialAidOfficeWebsiteathttp://www.brynmawr.edu/financialaid. ForinformationaboutstudentbUling,refundsandstudentloans,visittheComptroller's OfficeWebsiteathttp://www.brynmawr.edu/comptroller. ForinformationabouttheHealthCenterandhealthinsurance,visittheHealthCenter's Websiteathttp://www.brynmawr.edu/healthcenter. Forinformation about residential life,visitthe StudentLifeOfficeWebsite at http:// www.brynmawr.edu/residentiallife. For information aboutmealplans anddininghalls,visitthe DiningServicesWebsite athttp://www.brynmawr.edu/duiing. Forinformationaboutthelibrariesandtheirspecialcollections,visittheLibrariesWeb siteathttp://www.brynmawr.edu/library.