College Catalog - University of Chicago

1246 Pages·2014·3.66 MB·English

Introduction
Educational Objectives and Enrollment
The College residential and curricular experience is predicated on the community
that students build by attending classes together and by learning from faculty
and each other in academic and social settings. All students enroll in the Core
curriculum, designed with the expectation that in the first two years of study a
student will complete core requirements and introductory courses in a major.
The final two years of enrollment are devoted to advanced work in the major and
elective courses that build on the foundation laid in the first two years.
In order to engage in this structured plan, students must register full time (with
three or four courses) in each quarter of the standard academic year (autumn,
winter, spring) for the first two years. Full-time registration allows for completion of
the core and introductory courses to the major, and enables students to participate
fully in the intellectual life of the College. As young scholars, students test their
understanding and perspective across all disciplines in conversation with peers.
The community that develops in Housing and in co-curricular student life builds on
students’ common experiences in learning and in exploring beyond the classroom.
Further, the elements of the Core curriculum provide cross-disciplinary perspectives
on enduring questions and create the habits of mind that prepare students for
advanced studies.
General Information
The University of Chicago is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
In keeping with its long-standing traditions and policies, the University of
Chicago considers students, employees, applicants for admission or employment,
and those seeking access to programs on the basis of individual merit. The
University, therefore, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an
individual with a disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classes
under the law.
The University official responsible for coordinating compliance with the
University of Chicago nondiscrimination policy is Aneesah Ali, Associate Provost,
Affirmative Action Officer, and Title IX Coordinator for the University. She can be
reached via email at
Cover photo by Robert Kozloff.
Table of Contents
7 The Curriculum
23 Degree Program Worksheet
24 Liberal Education at Chicago
25 Academic Regulations and Procedures
26 Grading and Academic Status
30 Taking Courses
32 Earning a Degree
34 Registration
35 Academic Advising
37 Academic Integrity
38 Examination Credit and Transfer Credit
49 Programs of Study
51 Anthropology
87 Art History
109 Biological Chemistry
112 Biological Sciences
184 Chemistry
204 Cinema and Media Studies
224 Civilization Studies
241 Classical Studies
270 Comparative Human Development
291 Comparative Literature
308 Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
341 Computational and Applied Mathematics
344 Computer Science
369 East Asian Languages and Civilizations
400 Economics
421 English Language and Literature
448 Environmental Science
466 Environmental Studies
488 Fundamentals: Issues and Texts
520 Gender and Sexuality Studies
529 Geographical Studies
535 Geophysical Sciences
556 Germanic Studies
571 History
615 History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and
Medicine
634 Humanities
647 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities
653 International Studies
661 Jewish Studies
680 Latin American Studies
688 Law, Letters, and Society
714 Linguistics
737 Mathematics
771 Medieval Studies
786 Music
803 Natural Sciences
807 Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
848 New Collegiate Division
849 Philosophy
865 Physical Sciences
875 Physics
890 Political Science
910 Psychology
923 Public Policy Studies
942 Religious Studies
959 Romance Languages and Literatures
995 Russian Studies
1004 Slavic Languages and Literatures
1033 Social Sciences
1048 Sociology
1061 South Asian Languages and Civilizations
1085 Statistics
1105 Theater and Performance Studies
1124 Tutorial Studies
1126 Visual Arts
1145 Interdisciplinary Opportunities
1146 Astronomy and Astrophysics
1152 Big Problems
1168 Chicago Studies
1177 Computational Neuroscience
1181 Creative Writing
1193 Education
1199 Human Rights
1208 Molecular Engineering
1213 Joint Degree Programs
1216 Joint BS/MS in Chemistry
1217 Joint BA/MS or BS/MS in Computer Science
1218 Joint BA/MA in the Humanities
1221 Joint BA/MS or BS/MS in Mathematics
1222 Joint BA/MS or BS/MS in Statistics
1223 Joint BA/MA in Social Service Administration
1224 Joint BA/MAT in Urban Teaching
1225 Professional Option: Medicine
1226 Professional Option: Public Policy Studies
1227 International Relations
1229 Study Abroad
1233 Preparation for Professional Study
1241 Research Opportunities
1242 Index
1246
The College 7
The Curriculum
The University of Chicago College curriculum has three components: general
education requirements, a major, and electives.
General education requirements, which are described below, consist of integrated,
often interdisciplinary, sequences. They cannot be replaced by other courses (except
in the sciences as indicated below) and they should be completed by the end of
the second year. Please note that substitutes for general education courses are
rarely approved (1) to accommodate a second major or a minor or (2) to avoid
curricular and scheduling conflicts that result from postponing general education
requirements until a student’s third or fourth year.
Majors are described in detail in the Programs of Study (p. 49) section of the
catalog.
Electives provide scope to a student’s work in the College. Students choose
electives to pursue interests, wherever they fall in the College catalog, that are not
covered by their general education sequences or their major. Depending on other
choices, electives comprise about one-third of the degree program.
Students choose courses across the curriculum in consultation with College
advisers and faculty counselors. Credit for forty-two quarter courses is required for
the undergraduate degree. Students may count each quarter course only once in the
degree program of forty-two courses.
General Education
Humanities, Civilization Studies, and the Arts (6 quarters)
An essential component of general education is learning how to appreciate
and analyze texts intellectually, historically, and aesthetically. Through this
general education requirement, students at Chicago learn how to interpret
literary, philosophical, and historical texts in depth; how to identify significant
intellectual problems posed by those texts; and how to discuss and write about them
perceptively and persuasively. They also learn how to study a visual or performing
art form. Finally, students learn how to study texts and art forms within a specific
cultural and chronological frame. Students may choose from many options to meet
these requirements.
Students take a total of six quarters in humanities and civilization studies,
selecting one of the following three options. The letters in parentheses refer to the
sections below.
1. A three-quarter humanities sequence (A); a two-quarter civilization studies
sequence (C); and one course in the dramatic, musical, and visual arts (B).
2. A three-quarter civilization studies sequence (C); a two-quarter humanities
sequence (A); and one course in the dramatic, musical, and visual arts (B).
3. A two-quarter humanities sequence (A); a two-quarter civilization studies
sequence (C); and two quarter courses in the dramatic, musical, and visual arts
(B).
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A. Interpretation of Historical, Literary, and Philosophical Texts
All humanities courses that meet general education requirements engage students
in the pleasure and challenge of humanistic works through the close reading of
a broad range of literary, historical, and philosophical texts. These are not survey
courses; rather, they work to establish methods for appreciating and analyzing the
meaning and power of exemplary texts. In combination with these courses, students
take HUMA 19100 Humanities Writing Seminars that introduce the analysis and
practice of expert academic writing.
The humanities sequences give students the opportunity to focus on a range of
issues and texts. All HUMA 10000-level sequences that meet general education
requirements are available as either a two-quarter sequence (Autumn, Winter) or as
a three-quarter sequence (Autumn, Winter, Spring). Once students begin a sequence,
they are expected to remain in the same sequence.
A three-quarter sequence in humanities is recommended for students who are
preparing for medical school or for law school. Students who are unable to complete
a three-quarter sequence in their first year should plan to take a writing-intensive
English course when their schedule allows. This English course, however, cannot be
applied to the general education humanities requirement.
NOTE: Students registered in any of the sequences below must attend the first and
second class sessions or their registration will be dropped.
HUMA Readings in World Literature I-II-III 300
11000-11100-11200
HUMA Philosophical Perspectives I-II-III 300
11500-11600-11700
HUMA Greek Thought and Literature I-II-III 300
12000-12100-12200
HUMA Human Being and Citizen I-II-III 300
12300-12400-12500
HUMA Introduction to the Humanities I-II-III 300
13500-13600-13700
HUMA Reading Cultures: Collection, Travel, Exchange I-II-III 300
14000-14100-14200
HUMA Media Aesthetics: Image, Text, Sound I-II-III 300
16000-16100-16200
HUMA Language and the Human I-II-III 300
17000-17100-17200
B. Dramatic, Musical, and Visual Arts
These courses provide an introduction to methods for analyzing, comprehending,
and appreciating works of dramatic, musical, or visual art by examining their formal
vocabularies and how these vocabularies are used to create meaning. This objective
is met either by the intensive study of selected masterpieces or by producing
original works of art, drama, music, or performance.
The College 9
The courses below are not specialized introductions to one single field or creative
practice, but instead are expressly designed to broadly investigate the arts through
study and practice. For that reason, only the courses on the list below can be used
to satisfy the general education requirement in the dramatic, musical, or visual arts.
NOTE: Substitutes will not be approved. Students with expertise in one particular
area of the arts should pursue course work in a different area.
ARTH 10100 Introduction to Art 100
ARTH 14000 through 16999. Art Surveys
ARTH 17000 through 18999. Art in Context
ARTV 10100 Visual Language: On Images 100
ARTV 10200 Visual Language: On Objects 100
ARTV 10300 Visual Language: On Time and Space 100
CRWR 12100 through 12199. Introduction to Genres or Reading As a Writer
MUSI 10100 Introduction to Western Art Music 100
MUSI 10200 Introduction to World Music 100
MUSI 10300 Introduction to Music: Materials and Design 100
MUSI 10400 Introduction to Music: Analysis and Criticism 100
TAPS 10100 Drama: Embodiment and Transformation 100
TAPS 10200 Acting Fundamentals 100
TAPS 10300 through 10699. Text and Performance
TAPS 10700 Introduction to Stage Design 100
TAPS 28400 History and Theory of Drama I 100
TAPS 28401 History and Theory of Drama II 100
C. Civilization Studies
Each sequence provides an in-depth examination of the development and
accomplishments of one of the world’s great civilizations through direct encounters
with some of its most significant documents and monuments. Students who have
completed (or plan to complete) three quarters of a humanities sequence and one
quarter of the dramatic, musical, or visual arts and therefore need only two quarters
of civilization studies, may take any of the three-quarter sequences as a two-quarter
sequence. NOTE: Not all of the sequences that follow are offered every year; consult
departmental course listings.
CRES Colonizations I-II-III 300
24001-24002-24003
EALC Introduction to the Civilizations of East Asia I-II-III-IV 400
10800-10900-11000-15400
GNSE 15002-15003 Gender and Sexuality in World Civilizations I-II 200
HIPS Science, Culture, and Society in Western Civilization I-II- 600
+
17300-17400-17402-17501-17502-17503
II-III-IV-III
HIST 10101-10102 Introduction to African Civilization I-II 200
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+
HIST 300
History of European Civilization I-II-III
13001-13002-13003
HIST History of Western Civilization I-II-III 300
13100-13200-13300
HIST America in World Civilization I-II-III 300
13500-13600-13700
HIST 13900-14000 Introduction to Russian Civilization I-II 200
HIST Ancient Mediterranean World I-II-III 300
16700-16800-16900
JWSC Jewish History and Society I-II-III 300
20001-20002-20003
JWSC Jewish Thought and Literature I-II-III 300
20004-20005-20006
LACS Introduction to Latin American Civilization I-II-III 300
16100-16200-16300
MUSI 12100-12200 Music in Western Civilization I-II 200
NEHC Ancient Near Eastern History and Society I-II-III 300
20001-20002-20003
NEHC Ancient Near Eastern Thought and Literature I-II-III 300
20004-20005-20006
NEHC Ancient Empires I-II-III 300
20011-20012-20013
NEHC Semitic Languages Cultures and Civilizations I-II-III 300
20416-20417-20418
NEHC Islamic History and Society I-II-III 300
20501-20502-20503
NEHC Islamic Thought and Literature I-II-III 300
20601-20602-20603
SALC 20100-20200 Introduction to the Civilizations of South Asia I-II 200
+ This notation indicates sequences with optional courses, and/or those providing
students a choice of courses that fulfill the sequence. Review the description for
more detail about sequence options and requirements.
Students may also complete their civilization studies requirement by participating
in one of the College’s study abroad programs listed below. For more information
about these programs, see the Study Abroad (p. 1229) section of this catalog or
visit study-abroad.uchicago.edu. Eligible Study Abroad programs include:
Rome: Antiquity to Baroque I-II-III
Western Mediterranean Civilization I-II-III
African Civilizations in Paris I-II-III
Offered alternate years
Paris Program: Colonizations I-II-III
Offered alternate years