Course Announcement

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by  Brown University

BROWN
Course Announcement 2014–2015
The cover image is from a multi-colored
silk screen print produced in a limited
edition. It represents for the artist, Walter
Feldman, a reflection of the continuing
building and the constant search for new
and constructive ideas embodied at
Brown University.
–Walter Feldman
The Course Announcement is intended to provide only general
information about Brown University; including courses offered,
and it is not in any manner contractually binding.
The information contained herein is subject to revision and
change at any time.
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
Brown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex,
race, color, religion, age, handicap, status as a veteran, national
or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of
its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan
programs, or other school-administered programs.
Table of Contents French Studies ................................................................................. 96
Gender and Sexuality Studies ......................................................... 98
Geological Sciences ....................................................................... 100
Academic Calendar .................................................................................. 3
German Studies ............................................................................. 102
General Regulations ................................................................................. 5
German Studies ...................................................................... 102
Curricular Programs ........................................................................... 7
Swedish ................................................................................... 104
Course Descriptions ............................................................................... 17
Hispanic Studies ............................................................................ 104
Africana Studies ............................................................................... 17
History ............................................................................................ 108
American Studies ............................................................................. 19
History of Art and Architecture ....................................................... 117
Anthropology .................................................................................... 22
Humanities ....................................................................................... 54
Applied Mathematics ........................................................................ 26
International Relations ................................................................... 120
Archaeology and the Ancient World ................................................ 29
Italian Studies ................................................................................ 121
Biology and Medicine ....................................................................... 31
Judaic Studies ................................................................................ 122
Biology ....................................................................................... 31
Center for Language Studies ......................................................... 124
BioMed-Neuroscience ............................................................... 40
American Sign Language ........................................................ 124
Program in Liberal Medical Education ...................................... 41
Arabic ...................................................................................... 125
Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations ............................... 41
Catalan .................................................................................... 125
Chemistry ......................................................................................... 42
English for Internationals ......................................................... 126
Classics ............................................................................................ 44
Haitian-Creole .......................................................................... 126
Classics ..................................................................................... 44
Hindi-Urdu ............................................................................... 126
Greek ......................................................................................... 46
Persian .................................................................................... 126
Latin ........................................................................................... 47
Turkish ..................................................................................... 127
Modern Greek ........................................................................... 48
Latin American Studies .................................................................. 127
Sanskrit ...................................................................................... 48
Literary Arts .................................................................................... 127
Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences ............................ 49
Mathematics ................................................................................... 130
Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences ..................... 49
Medieval Studies ............................................................................ 133
Linguistics .................................................................................. 53
Middle East Studies ....................................................................... 133
Comparative Literature ..................................................................... 55
Modern Culture and Media ............................................................ 135
Computer Science ........................................................................... 59
Music .............................................................................................. 138
Development Studies ....................................................................... 63
Philosophy ...................................................................................... 142
Early Cultures .................................................................................. 64
Physics ........................................................................................... 145
East Asian Studies ........................................................................... 64
Political Science ............................................................................. 147
Chinese ..................................................................................... 64
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies .................................................. 153
East Asian Studies .................................................................... 65
Public Health .................................................................................. 155
Japanese ................................................................................... 66
Public Policy and American Institutions ......................................... 162
Korean ....................................................................................... 67
Religious Studies ........................................................................... 164
Economics ........................................................................................ 68
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies ........................................ 167
Education ......................................................................................... 73
Science and Society ...................................................................... 168
Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies .............................. 76
Slavic Languages ........................................................................... 169
Ancient Western Asian Studies ................................................. 76
Czech ...................................................................................... 169
Egyptology ................................................................................. 77
Polish ....................................................................................... 169
Engineering ...................................................................................... 78
Russian .................................................................................... 169
English ............................................................................................. 85
Slavic ....................................................................................... 171
Center for Environmental Studies .................................................... 93
Sociology ........................................................................................ 172
Ethnic Studies .................................................................................. 95
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies .......................................... 176
University Courses ......................................................................... 181 Geology-Physics/Mathematics ....................................................... 233
Urban Studies ................................................................................ 182 German Studies ............................................................................. 234
Visual Art ........................................................................................ 183 Health & Human Biology ............................................................... 234
Undergraduate Concentrations ............................................................. 186 Hispanic Literatures and Culture ................................................... 235
Africana Studies ............................................................................. 186 Hispanic Studies ............................................................................ 236
American Studies ........................................................................... 186 History ............................................................................................ 236
Anthropology .................................................................................. 187 History of Art and Architecture ....................................................... 237
Applied Mathematics ...................................................................... 187 Independent Concentration ............................................................ 239
Applied Mathematics-Biology ......................................................... 188 International Relations ................................................................... 241
Applied Mathematics-Computer Science ....................................... 189 Italian Studies ................................................................................ 242
Applied Mathematics-Economics ................................................... 189 Judaic Studies ................................................................................ 242
Archaeology and the Ancient World .............................................. 195 Latin American and Caribbean Studies ......................................... 244
Astronomy ...................................................................................... 196 Linguistics ....................................................................................... 245
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology .............................................. 196 Literary Arts .................................................................................... 246
Biology ........................................................................................... 197 Marine Biology ............................................................................... 246
Biomedical Engineering ................................................................. 199 Mathematics ................................................................................... 247
Biophysics ...................................................................................... 200 Mathematics-Computer Science .................................................... 247
Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations ............................. 200 Mathematics-Economics ................................................................ 248
Chemical Physics ........................................................................... 202 Medieval Cultures .......................................................................... 249
Chemistry ....................................................................................... 202 Middle East Studies ....................................................................... 250
Classics .......................................................................................... 204 Modern Culture and Media ............................................................ 250
Cognitive Neuroscience ................................................................. 205 Music .............................................................................................. 251
Cognitive Science .......................................................................... 206 Neuroscience ................................................................................. 252
Community Health ......................................................................... 209 Philosophy ...................................................................................... 253
Comparative Literature ................................................................... 210 Physics ........................................................................................... 254
Computational Biology ................................................................... 211 Physics and Philosophy ................................................................. 256
Computer Science ......................................................................... 212 Political Science ............................................................................. 258
Computer Science-Economics ....................................................... 213 Portuguese and Brazilian Studies .................................................. 258
Development Studies ..................................................................... 215 Psychology ..................................................................................... 259
Early Cultures ................................................................................ 216 Public Health .................................................................................. 260
East Asian Studies ......................................................................... 216 Public Policy and American Institutions ......................................... 262
Economics ...................................................................................... 218 Religious Studies ........................................................................... 262
Education Studies .......................................................................... 219 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies ........................................ 262
Egyptology and Assyriology ........................................................... 220 Science and Society ...................................................................... 263
Engineering .................................................................................... 220 Slavic Studies ................................................................................ 264
Engineering and Physics ............................................................... 223 Social Analysis and Research ....................................................... 264
English ........................................................................................... 224 Sociology ........................................................................................ 265
Environmental Studies ................................................................... 226 South Asian Studies ...................................................................... 266
Ethnic Studies ................................................................................ 228 Theatre Arts and Performance Studies .......................................... 268
French Studies ............................................................................... 228 Urban Studies ................................................................................ 270
French and Francophone Studies .................................................. 229 Visual Art ........................................................................................ 272
Gender and Sexuality Studies ....................................................... 230
Geological Sciences ....................................................................... 230
Geology-Biology ............................................................................. 231
Geology-Chemistry ......................................................................... 232
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Academic Calendar Oct. 17, 2014 Fri. Mid-semester deadline. Last day
to change from credit to audit in a
course (5:00 p.m. deadline).
Oct. 20 - Oct. 31, Mon.- Fri. Advising period for spring pre-
Summer 2014 2014 registration. Students in their first
April 1 - 10, 2014 Tues. - Thurs. Pre-registration for Summer through third semesters will need to
courses. procure their advising PIN from their
April 11 - 22, 2014 Fri. - Tues. Summer registration closed for Fall advisor in order to register.
registration (online via Banner for Oct. 30, 2014 Thurs. Date by which advisors must
continuing students). approve sophomore submitted
April 23 - June 25, Wed. - Wed. Late registration period for Summer concentrations in ASK to avoid
2014 courses. having a No Concentration hold
placed against the student’s Banner
June 22, 2014 Sun. Residence halls open.
registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
June 23, 2014 Mon. Summer Session begins.
Oct. 31, 2014 Fri. Deadline for submission of
June 25, 2014 Wed. Last day to change courses. (All proposals for undergraduate group
students MUST be in their registered study projects (GISPs) for Semester
courses by Thursday, June 26.) II.
July 4, 2014 Fri. Independence Day holiday. No Nov. 4 - 11, 2014 Tues. - Tues. Registration for Semester II. (Note:
University exercises. No student will be permitted to
July 8, 2014 Tues. Last day to change grade options. register for his or her fifth semester
Aug 2 - 5, 2014 Sat. - Tues. Reading period. unless an approved declaration of
concentration has been filed.)
August 5, 2014 Tues. Last day to drop a course.
Nov. 11, 2014 Tues. End of the pre-registration period.
Aug 6 - Aug 8, 2014 Wed. - Fri. Final examination period.
Last day for advisors to approve
August 8, 2014 Fri. Summer Session ends.
second concentrations in ASK
August 9, 2014 Sat. Residence halls close. for students in their 7th semester
August 31, 2014 Sun. Last day to initiate a Course declaring a second/additional
Performance Report via ASK. concentration. (5:00 pm deadline)
Fall 2014 *Any declarations not ‘advisor
approved’ and recorded in Banner
Aug. 1, 2014 Fri. Last day for payment of charges.
by the Office of the Registrar by
Aug. 29, 2014 Fri. Beginning of Graduate School the 5:00 pm deadline will not be
Orientation honored.
Aug. 30, 2014 Sat. Beginning of College Orientation Nov. 26 - 30, 2014 Wed. - Sun. Thanksgiving recess beginning
Sept. 2, 2014 Tues. Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at noon.
Registration of new students for the Dec. 1, 2014 Mon. Classes resume. Deadline for
first semester (7:00 pm to midnight). undergraduates to declare a leave
Sept. 3, 2014 Wed. Classes of the first semester begin. for Semester II.
Web registration begins at 8:00 am. Dec. 5, 2014 Fri. Last day of Fall RISD classes.
Sept. 10, 2014 Wed. First day of RISD Fall Session Dec. 6, 2014 Sat. Midyear Completion Celebration
Sept. 16, 2014 Tues. Last day to add a course without a at 4:00 p.m. in Salomon De Ciccio
fee. (5:00 p.m. deadline) The web Family Auditorium. Reception to
will be taken down for approximately follow in Sayles Hall.
one hour. Once relaunched, all Dec. 7 - 11, 2014 Sun. - Thurs. Reading Period (optional and at the
course adds require Instructor discretion of the instructor.)
override and will be charged late fee
Dec. 11, 2014 Thurs. Classes end for courses not
of $15 per course.
observing the Reading Period.
Sept. 17, 2014 Wed. Last day to register for a Fall RISD Last day to drop a course (5:00
course without a fee or change a pm deadline) or to request an
grade option for a Fall RISD course - incomplete from an instructor.
(5:00 p.m. deadline).
Dec. 12 - 20, 2014 Fri. - Sat. Final Examination Period. (Inclusive
Sept. 30, 2014 Tues. Last day to add a course (includes of Sunday Dec. 14)
late fee), change from audit to credit,
Dec. 31, 2014 Wed. Last day to initiate a Course
or change a grade option declaration
Performance Report via ASK.
(5:00 p.m. deadline).
Spring 2015
Oct. 13, 2014 Mon. Fall Weekend holiday. No University
exercises. Jan. 1, 2015 Thurs. Last day for payment of charges.
Oct. 14, 2014 Tues. Date by which sophomores entering Jan. 19, 2015 Mon. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No
their 5th semester must file their University exercises.
concentration declaration forms Jan. 20, 2015 Tues. Registration of new students for
via ASK to avoid having a No the second semester (4:00 pm to
Concentration hold placed against midnight).
their Banner registration. (5:00 pm
deadline).
Oct. 15, 2014 Wed. Deadline for students currently on
leave to apply for readmission for
Semester II.
For complete, up-to-date course information please see the Banner Schedule or Brown Course Search (http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu).
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Jan. 21, 2015 Wed. Classes of the second semester April 24 - May 5, Fri. - Tues. Reading Period (optional and at the
begin. Web registration begins at 2015 discretion of the instructor).
8:00 am. Theses of candidates for May 1, 2015 Fri. Deadline for undergraduates to
Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May declare a leave for Semester I.
(on Semester I registration fee) are Theses of candidates for Masters
due. and Ph.D. degrees in May due.
Feb. 3, 2015 Tues. Last day to add a course without a May 5, 2015 Tues. Classes end for courses not
fee. (5:00 p.m. deadline) The web observing the Reading Period.
will be taken down for approximately Last day to drop a course (5:00
one hour. Once relaunched, all pm deadline) or to request an
course adds require Instructor incomplete from an instructor.
override and will be charged late fee
May 6 - 15, 2015 Wed. - Fri. Final Examination Period. (No
of $15 per course.
exams on Sunday May 10).
Feb. 14 - 17, 2015 Sat. - Tues. Long weekend. No University
May 24, 2015 Sun. Commencement.
exercises.
May 31, 2015 Sun. Last day to initiate a Course
Feb. 18, 2015 Wed. Classes resume. Last day to add a
Performance Report via ASK.
course (includes late fee), change
from audit to credit, or change a
grade option declaration (5:00 p.m.
deadline).
March 6, 2015 Fri. Mid-semester deadline. Last day
to change from credit to audit in a
course (5:00 p.m. deadline).
Mar. 21 - 29, 2015 Sat. - Sun. Spring Recess.
March 30, 2015 Mon. Classes resume.
Mar. 30 - Apr. 10, Mon. - Fri. Advising period for fall pre-
2015 registration. Students in their first
through third semesters will need to
procure their advising PIN from their
advisor in order to register.
April 1, 2015 Wed. Deadline for students currently
on leave to apply for readmission
for Semester I. Date by which
sophomores entering their
5th semester must file their
concentration declaration forms
via ASK to avoid having a No
Concentration hold placed against
their Banner registration. (5:00 pm
deadline).
April 3, 2015 Fri. Deadline for submission of
proposals for undergraduate group
study projects (GISPs) for Semester
I.
April 9, 2015 Thurs. Date by which advisors must
approve sophomore submitted
concentrations in ASK to avoid
having a No Concentration hold
placed against the student’s Banner
registration. (5:00 pm deadline).
April 14 - 21, 2015 Tues. - Tues. Registration for Semester I,
2015-16. (Note: No student will be
permitted to register for his or her
fifth semester unless an approved
declaration of concentration has
been filed.)
April 21, 2015 Tues. End of the pre-registration period.
Last day for advisors to approve
second concentrations in ASK
for students in their 7th semester
declaring a second/additional
concentration. (5:00 pm deadline)
*Any declarations not ‘advisor
approved’ and recorded in Banner
by the Office of the Registrar by
the 5:00 pm deadline will not be
honored.
For complete, up-to-date course information please see the Banner Schedule or Brown Course Search (http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu).
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General Regulations applied towards their Undergraduate degree requirements by permission
of the instructor.)
Courses numbered above 3000 are strictly for credit in the Alpert
Medical School. Certain MD level courses may be taken for credit for
General academic requirements Undergraduate students enrolled in the PLME program, but such courses
do not count towards quantity, concentration, or Latin honors requirements
Undergraduate degrees: for the Baccalaurate degree.
Maximum Course Load and Auditing
Information regarding general academic degree requirements are listed
under ’The College’ section of the University Bulletin as well as on the No student enrolled in The College or the Graduate School may enroll for
respective websites of the Office of the Registrar (http://www.brown.edu/ more than five Brown credits in a semester. A degree candidate paying
about/administration/registrar/degree-guidelines-0/college) and the Dean full tuition (4 or more enrollment units per semester) and is enrolled in less
of the College (http://brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/ than five academic credits may be permitted to audit (see below section on
degree). auditing) additional course(s). At no time may a student be registered for
Advanced degrees: more than 5 credits/courses including audits.
Enrollment Without Academic Credit
Information regarding Advanced degree requirements for specific
academic programs are listed on the Graduate School (http:// Auditing. An auditor is a student who is registered in a course without
www.brown.edu/academics/degree-granting) website. Information earning academic credit upon successful completion under the following
regarding general and overall guidelines for advanced degrees are also conditions: (1) the student must be properly registered for it; (2) the
listed on the Office of the Registrar (http://brown.edu/about/administration/ student must pay the usual course fee except as indicated in the next
registrar/degree-guidelines-0/graduate-school) website. paragraph; (3) the student is entitled to all instruction in the course,
including conferences, the criticism of papers, tests, and examinations.
Enrollment and course registration
Any student registered on a full-time basis may be permitted to audit
Instructions about enrollment will be sent via e-mail prior to the opening of additional courses in any semester without charge. The total number
each semester to all students. To complete enrollment, all requirements of course registrations, including audits, may not exceed five credits.
of the pertinent administrative offices of the University must be met, Non-degree or student paying less than four enrollment units of tuition
including registration for courses, payment of accounts, and arrangements may choose to audit if they so choose, but the student does so with the
for housing as appropriate. Fees will be charged for failure to meet understanding that they will pay the equivalent rate as if registered for
established deadlines. All students must complete enrollment in order to academic credit.
be eligible to remain at the University. With the concurrence of the instructor, the fact that a course has been
Students are urged to note carefully the instructions provided at audited shall be entered on the permanent record of any student electing
registration in order to assure eligibility for enrollment, proper registration this privilege. The status of a course in which a student has registered may
in courses, and to avoid unnecessary payment of Late Registration and not be changed from audit to credit after the fourth week of classes or from
Change of Course fees. All registration materials and/or processes are credit to audit after midsemester.
considered official university documents. Any falsification of signatures or Vagabonding. A “vagabond” is a student who, with the permission of the
other tampering with such forms/processes constitutes a violation of the instructor involved, visits a given course occasionally or regularly without
Academic Code. payment of fee. It is understood that such a student shall be entitled to
All registration-related deadlines for each semester are listed in the participate in classes and activities, including discussions, conferences,
’Academic Calendar’ section of the Bulletin and also on the Office of the and papers, only at the pleasure of the instructor.
Registrar website as well as answers to common registration-related
questions. Attendance, Grading, Examinations
For the full text on the Academic Regulations and Instructions for
Attendance
Registration, see the Registrar’s Office web site at:
http://www.brown.edu/about/administration/registrar/course-enrollment/ It is in the interest of every student to attend all sessions of the classes
registration in which registered, and each student has an obligation to contribute
to the academic performance of all by full participation in the work of
For a tutorial on registration, see:
each class; however, within such limits as are necessary for the general
https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/display/CISDOC/Screencasts welfare, a student benefits also from exercising discretion and assuming
To access the most up-to-date course information including credit bearing responsibility for his or her educational progress.
summer session offerings (*The course information in the PDF versions of Accordingly, unless the instructor imposes attendance requirements,
the University Bulletin and Course Announcement Bulletin is current as of students are not limited with respect to the number of absences from a
September 2014),see: course. When, in the instructor’s opinion, a student is abusing the privilege
http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu and select ’Brown Course Search’ of voluntary attendance, the appropriate dean’s office should be notified so
that appropriate action may be taken.
Course Credit
A student is always fully responsible for any course work missed because
The semester course is the unit of credit. This is defined as a course taken of absences and will be assigned failing grades in final examinations
for the duration of one semester and, for purposes of evaluation, may be missed without excuse from the dean’s office.
considered the approximate equivalent of four semester hours. No student organization shall make any appointment for undergraduates
Course Numbering which conflicts with college exercises unless permission has been
obtained from the dean.
Courses numbered 0001-0999 are strictly for Undergraduate credit
Grading System
(Graduate students may enroll in such courses with the permission of the
instructor and the Graduate School.) At the end of each semester final grades are given in semester courses.
Courses numbered between 1000-1999 are for both Undergraduate and In all courses, except those designated by the instructor as Mandatory
Graduate credit depending on the level of the student’s degree program. Satisfactory/No Credit, a student may, in consultation with the advisor,
elect to be graded on a basis of either Satisfactory/No Credit or A, B, C/
Courses numbered between 2000-2999 are for Graduate credit
(Undergraduate students may in enroll in such courses and may be
For complete, up-to-date course information please see the Banner Schedule or Brown Course Search (http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu).
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No Credit. A student must for every course taken indicate by the end of the an audit. Exceptions must be approved by both the academic department
fourth week of the semester which basis for grading is elected. and the Committee on Academic Standing.
Any student regularly enrolled in a course, no matter whether for A, Repeating Courses: Unless a course is explicitly approved by either the
B, C/No Credit or for Satisfactory/No Credit, may request from the College Curriculum Council or Graduate Council as being able to be
instructor a more detailed written evaluation of his or her work. (See repeated for credit, Once course credit has been earned with an initial
Course Performance Report below.) Such supplemental evaluations are passing grade A,B,C, or Satisfactory (S) or through Transfer Credit it
intended primarily for the information of the student and do not replace cannot be officially registered for again for in an effort to improve one’s
departmental evaluations. initial grade.
No Credit. This grade is given when courses are not satisfactorily Grade Requirements for Advanced Degrees: A minimum grade of either
completed. The notation No Credit, and the description of the course in Satisfactory or C in a 1000 or 2000 level course carries credit toward all
which it is given, are not entered on the official academic transcript. advanced degrees. Individual departments may, subject to the approval of
1. Courses may be designated to be graded on a Mandatory the Graduate Council, set higher grade requirements.
Satisfactory/No Credit basis for all students enrolled on the initiative Advanced degree candidates may be required to register in courses
of the instructor. The designation of a course by an instructor to primarily for undergraduates (numbered 1–999); these courses do not
be graded S/NC only must be announced no later than the first carry advanced degree credit. On occasion, however, and with approval
day of classes and entails the responsibility for providing Course of the student’s department and the dean, a student may register for such
Performance Report forms to all students who request them. An a course with extra work for advanced degree credit. This course then
asterisk shall accompany the listing on the transcript of any course has the same standing as a 1000-level course and an EX is noted on the
that has been designated by the instructor to be graded on the transcript. This provision for extra work does not apply to courses of the
basis of S/NC only, with an appropriate explanation of the symbol level of 1–999 taken for graduate credit by students in MD program.
provided. Course Performance Reports: Students, regardless of grade option
2. In exceptional circumstances, a course may be left incomplete selected, may request the instructor to complete a Course Performance
(except for a regularly scheduled final examination—see paragraph Report. This request should be by the deadline specified in the Academic
3 below), with the instructor’s consent. In such cases, a grade of Calendar for the semester in which the course is being completed. The
INC will be assigned provided that the student has filed a request instructor may decline to complete such a form if it is believed he or she
for extension of time to complete the work of the course and the has inadequate information to do so. Particular consideration should
instructor has consented to such a request. Unless an earlier date be given to requests from students for whom the course is part of their
is specified by the instructor, grades of INC must be made up as concentration program or the course is taken on the S/NC basis. Copies
follows: for Semester I, by midsemester of Semester II; for Semester of Course Performance Reports will be made available to: (1) the student,
II or the for-credit 7 week Summer Session, by the first day of Fall (2) the dean’s office, and (3) the student’s concentration advisor. While
semester. Extensions beyond semester in which the course left not part of the official record, Course Performance Reports may be sent
incomplete was taken may be granted by the instructor who will out of the University at the student’s request along with an official Brown
indicate this in writing to the registrar. A course not completed by the University academic transcript. In such cases, the student must provide
designated time will be assigned a grade of NC unless the instructor copies of such CPRs to be enclosed at the time the transcript is initially
indicates that sufficient work has been completed to justify course requested.
credit by submitting, as appropriate, a grade change from Inc to
Concentration Evaluations: Undergraduate students may request a
A, B, C, or S. A grade of NC assigned in accordance with these
written evaluation of performance in concentration, which will consist
procedures may be changed subsequently, but no later than one
of the student’s own statement and an evaluation prepared by an
calendar year after the end of the semester in which the course was
appropriate faculty member. The following points may be included in such
taken.
an evaluation: any special characteristics of the concentration program;
3. If a student is absent from a regularly scheduled final examination
information not on the student’s official transcript, such as the interest and
for a course, the instructor will assign a grade of ABS. If the absence
motivation of the student, the probable capacity for more advanced work,
from the examination is excused by the dean, the student will be
the ability to conduct research, and so forth; and a comment describing the
permitted to take a Special Examination. The Special Examination
bases on which the evaluation was prepared. If the student elects to have
will be administered by the Office of the Registrar in accordance with
a concentration evaluation prepared, the student’s statement and request
the provisions in the Faculty Rules for such examinations, unless
for departmental evaluation should be submitted to the concentration
other arrangements are agreed to by the instructor and the student,
advisor by the end of the first week of the student’s final semester. There
and communicated to the registrar. If the absence from the final
is no specific form for concentration evaluations; faculty may use whatever
examination is not excused by the dean, the student will receive no
format they choose.
credit for the course.
4. A grade of INCABS will be assigned if appropriate and will be Transcripts: Requests for transcripts must be made either in writing
resolved in accordance with the provisions of No. 3 and No. 4 above. by completing a Transcript Order Form, or electronically. For further
information please visit the Office of the Registrar’s website (http://
Year Courses: A year course is one in which both halves must be passed www.brown.edu/about/administration/registrar). Transcripts will be issued
in order to get credit for the entire year. The grade at the end of the first only if all financial obligations to the University have been met.
semester is normally a temporary one. Neither semester may be elected
independently without special permission. The final grade submitted at the An official transcript consists of a copy of the permanent record listing
end of the course covers the work of the entire year and is recorded as the courses passed and grades received. A statement is added to all
final grade for both semesters. It is normally expected that the second half transcripts explaining the grading system and indicating that the student
of a year course will be completed in the second semester of the same may elect to include other material with the official transcript. The student
academic year in which the first half was taken. If the second half of the should choose this material in consultation with his or her advisor. The
year course is not completed at the end of that academic year, the grade University will mail this material in one envelope along with the official
for the first semester will become a No Credit. If the student completes transcript.
the second part of the year course during a later academic year, he or she Examinations
may need to notify the Registrar’s Office, in order to reactivate the first part
of the course. A final, written examination (at the end of each semester) shall be given
in each course numbered under 2000 unless the instructor of a particular
In registering for the second half of a year course, students must register
course decides to use some other mode of final evaluation. If the written
for credit if the first half was taken for credit. Similarly, if registered for audit
examination is not to be used, the mode of final examination which is
in the first half, the second half of the course registration must also be as
to be used shall be made known to the students in the course no later
For complete, up-to-date course information please see the Banner Schedule or Brown Course Search (http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu).
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than midterm and, in addition, the department and the registrar shall be Examination Board, may be admitted to advanced courses without the
informed. usual course prerequisites.
Final Examination Schedule: A pre-defined period at the close of
Student Code of Conduct
each semester is provided for final examinations for those courses for
which such an examination is scheduled. Two examination periods are
Academic Code Violations
scheduled for each day. The examination group is determined by, in most
cases, the offering time associated with the course (indicated by the figure All cases of academic dishonesty among undergraduates, graduate, or
in parentheses) and also as displayed on Banner Web. The schedule for medical students, as defined in the Academic Code at Brown University,
2014-2015 is as follows: shall be referred to the dean of the College, Graduate School, or Medical
Semester I, 2014-2015 School, or his or her designated representative. A student accused of
such an offense shall be notified in writing as soon as possible of the
Date 9 am Group 2 pm Group
specific charge or charges against him or her before his or her case
Dec. 12 F 18 6 is considered. The student shall be given the opportunity of a hearing
Dec. 13 Sat 5 16 before the designated representative of the dean of the College, Graduate
Dec. 14 Su 14 2 School, or Medical School, and two members of the faculty, at which all
relevant facts may be presented. A student shall have the right to appeal
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any decision to the dean of the College, Graduate School, or Medical
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School within five business days after receipt of the official letter outlining
Dec. 17 W 1 7 the case and the decision reached. For definitions of offenses against
Dec. 18 Th 17 4 the Academic Code, procedures, policies, and a list of penalties, see the
Dec. 19 F 11 9 pamphlet issued by the Office of the Dean of the College, Principles of the
Brown University Community: The Academic Code and Non-Academic
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Disciplinary System.
Semester II, 2014-2015
Nonacademic Discipline
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Brown strives to sustain a learning environment that supports individual
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exploration. Central to this effort are the four primary Principles of the
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Brown University Community: individual integrity, respect for others,
May 8 F 18 8 respect for University resources, and respect for the values of teaching,
May 9 Sat 14 10 learning and scholarship. Our community believes that adherence to
May 11 M 15 7 these principles supports the overall academic mission of the University.
Violations of these principles will be handled through the procedures
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governing the Academic Code and the Non-Academic Disciplinary
May 13 W 1 5 Procedures. These procedures are designed to address behaviors that
May 14 Th 17 9 impede the educational activity of the University or that infringe upon the
May 15 F 16 3 rights of others.
Exam Excuses: The Office of the Dean of the College is solely Non-academic disciplinary cases are administered by the Office of
responsible for determining whether a student’s absence from a final Student Life, the Peer Community Standards Board, and the University
examination is excused. To ensure equitable treatment of all students, Disciplinary Council. Specific hearing procedures can be found online at
students are excused from exams only for family or medical emergencies www.brown.edu/randr. Printed copies of the Non-Academic Disciplinary
or for religious reasons. Please note that students’ travel plans are never Procedures are available from the Office of Student Life.
an excuse for missing a final exam. Faculty wishing to grant a student an Curricular Programs
exam excuse may contact the appropriate academic deans authorized to
grant exam excuses. In emergency situations, students who are unable to
contact their professors must contact the Office of the Dean of the College, Diverse Perspectives in Liberal Learning
which will determine whether or not an exam excuse is warranted. Course
Brown’s open curriculum challenges students to open their perspective
instructors are notified of exam excuses granted by the Dean of the
on the world by embracing new experiences, new ways of thinking, and
College Office.
new people. One way students can address this expectation is through
Consistent with Brown’s policy on nondiscrimination, students who are challenging coursework. Diverse Perspectives in Liberal Learning courses
unable to take a final examination due to religious observance may offer students the means not only to understand the complex dynamics
arrange to take their final at an alternate time. Consultation is required with of social inequity, exclusion, and difference but also to do something with
the course instructor, the Chaplain’s Office, and the Office of the Registrar, what they learn.
and the arrangements must be made by mid-semester. Students may
Through content, methodology, or pedagogy, DPLL courses seek to:
obtain more information and an application for rescheduling a final due to
religious observance from the Registrar’s Office. • Expose and critique the diverse historical and cultural forces that shape
the construction of knowledge in all disciplines;
Make-up exams for approved exam excuses are administered by the
Registrar in the second week of the subsequent fall or spring term. The • Teach the arts of critical reflection: questioning thoughtfully, listening
Registrar’s Office informs students by email of the date, time, and location openly, and speaking cogently about differing points of view;
of make-up exams. • Develop responsible citizens by examining the ways that power and
Placement and Achievement Tests in Foreign Languages. Placement tests privilege affect human lives and providing pathways to meaningful change.
in the foreign languages are given during Orientation Program in the fall Some DPLL courses may, through their content, focus on questions
and during the first week of classes in each semester. of race, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, gender, age, disability,
All students, before taking college courses in a foreign language in which or socio-economic status. Others may employ creative methods to
they have presented entrance credit, must take either a placement test at investigate how knowledge is constructed and received in different
Brown University or, preferably, a College Board Language Achievement contexts. Still others may feature community-based activities, encouraging
Test in secondary school. Students with outstanding performance on students to become agents of change both locally and globally.
these tests, or on the Advanced Placement Tests of the College Entrance
For complete, up-to-date course information please see the Banner Schedule or Brown Course Search (http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu).
8 General Regulations
A complete list of each semester’s DPLL courses may be viewed in the ANTH 1126 S01 16442 Arch. Ethnographies: Heritage Peter van Dommelen
Brown Course Search by choosing “Diverse Perspectives in LL” in the ANTH 1151 S01 16185 Ethnographies Muslim Mid East Ian B. Straughn
Curricular Programs field. ANTH 1250 S01 14622 Film/Anthro:Ident/Imag Ind Soc Lina M. Fruzzetti
First Year Seminars Classics
First-year seminars ensure close contact between first-year students and CLAS 1160 S01 16434 Classics of Indian Literature David Buchta
faculty members while simultaneously offering a rigorous introduction to
Comparative Literature
the concepts and methods of a particular subject area or department.
Seminars have few if any prerequisites and are offered in all areas of the COLT 1811T S01 16760 Levantine Cities Evangelos Calotychos
curriculum, from anthropology to physics to literary arts. Students receive
Economics
regular feedback on the work they produce for the seminars, and seminar
faculty often serve as informal mentors for their students long after the ECON 1310 S01 15603 Labor Economics Dror Brenner
class has ended. ECON 1485 S01 16376 Social Security Reform Eytan Sheshinski
A complete list of each semester’s seminars may be viewed in the Brown Education
Course Search by choosing “First-Year Seminars” in the Curricular
Programs field. Registration for first-year seminars takes place during EDUC 0610 S01 16224 Brown v. Board of Education Tracy L. Steffes
the summer prior to students’ matriculation to Brown. Depending on EDUC 1700 S01 14775 Asian Americans in Higher Educ Liza D. Cariaga-Lo
availability, first-year students may also add seminars to their course
Egyptology
schedules during pre-registration and shopping periods.
EGYT 1485 S01 16536 Medicine in Ancient Egypt Andreas Winkler
Liberal Learning
English
The Liberal Learning course list was created to assist students in
planning a course of study consistent with the goals of a liberal education. ENGL 0500J S01 15168 Literature of Identity Jacques Khalip
These courses, which are an established part of the Brown curriculum, ENGL 0710E S01 15172 Postcolonial Tales of Transitn Olakunle George
emphasize synthesis rather than survey and focus on methods, concepts, ENGL 1710P S01 15177 Lit and Culture of Black Power Rolland D. Murray
and values. Reflecting Brown’s conviction that liberal education requires ENGL 1760T S01 15299 The Texts of Africa Olakunle George
active student involvement, Liberal Learning courses entail extensive ENGL 1900R S01 15179 Aesthetics and Sexuality Jacques Khalip
student participation through papers, projects, reports, and class
Ethnic Studies
discussion.
A complete list of each semester’s LILE courses may be viewed in the ETHN 0270 S01 15897 Intro to Latinas/os History Monica M. Martinez
Brown Course Search by choosing “Liberal Learning” in the Curricular ETHN 0790D S01 15898 Race and Remembering Monica M. Martinez
Programs field. German Studies
Writing-Designated Courses GRMN 1440R S01 15824 Bertolt Brecht Kristina C. Mendicino
Brown students are expected to work on writing in their general studies Hispanic Studies
and in the concentration. Students may begin to fulfill this expectation
by taking at least one course that carries the WRIT designation. WRIT HISP 0730 S01 15854 Early/Contmp Wrtr of Span Amer Jose R. Ortiz Castillo
courses are offered across the curriculum and help students develop the History of Art and Architecture
ability to write well in styles appropriate to different academic disciplines.
HIAA 0770 S01 14894 Arch Urbanism African Diaspora Itohan I. Osayimwese
A complete list of each semester’s WRIT courses may be viewed in the
Brown Course Search by choosing “Writing-Designated Courses” in the History
Curricular Programs field.
HIST 1553 S01 16027 Slavery-Early Modern World Adam Teller
Diverse Perspectives in Liberal Learning HIST 1970N S01 16026 Christian Muslim Relations Anthony J. Watson
Middle East Studies
Fall 2014
MES 0155 S01 16619 Cultures Contemp. Middle East Sa’ed Adel Atshan
Africana Studies MES 1001 S01 16800 Revolution + Poets:Iran Poetry Mohsen Namjoo
MES 1050 S01 16506 Israel/Palestine:Critical Lexi Adi Ophir
AFRI 0090 S01 16146 An Intro to Africana Studies Francoise N. Hamlin MES 1997B S01 16484 Visualizing the Middle East Amal Sachedina
AFRI 0210 S01 16148 Afro Latin Americans Anani Dzidzienyo MES 1999B S01 16483 Colonialism and Human Rights Nicola Perugini
AFRI 1150 S01 16147 Afro-Caribbean Philosophy Paget Henry MES 1999C S01 16613 Elites in Arab Culture/Society Mayssun Succarie
AFRI 1210 S01 16150 Afro-Brazilns + Braziln Polity Anani Dzidzienyo
AFRI 1620 S01 16152 Black New Orleans: A Research Brenda Marie Osbey Music
AFRI 1630 S01 16153 Modernist Africana Poetry Brenda Marie Osbey
MUSC 1935 S01 16097 Brazilian Music and Society Christopher Joshua Tucker
American Studies
Public Health
AMST 1600A S01 15896 Global Macho: Action Movies Matthew Guterl
PHP 1070 S01 15907 Brdn of Disease in Devel Cntry Stephen T. McGarvey
AMST 1611A S01 15184 20thC US Immigrant Ethnic Lit Richard Alan Meckel
PHP 1100 S01 16377 Comparative Health Care Systms Omar Galarraga
AMST 1901D S01 16352 Motherhood in Black and White Beverly Haviland
PHP 1680I S01 16383 Disability/Health and Communty Sarah E. Skeels
AMST 1905K S01 16366 Asian Americans/Social Justice Robert George Lee
PHP 2170 S01 15914 Injury As A Public Health Prob Megan L. Ranney
Ancient Western Asian Studies
Public Policy and American Institutions
AWAS 0800 S01 15154 Intro to Ancient Near East Ann T. Shafer
PPAI 1701W S01 16690 Race and Public Policy Steven M. White
Anthropology
Religious Studies
ANTH 0200 S01 16171 Culture and Human Behavior Sarah Alexander Chase
RELS 0150 S01 15044 Islam Unveiled Nancy Khalek
ANTH 0300 S01 16173 Culture and Health Alice C. Nye
RELS 0825 S01 16486 African American Theology Andre Willis
ANTH 0800 S01 15110 Intro to Linguistic Anthro Paja L. Faudree
RELS 1325A S01 16072 Educating Bodies in Ancient Ch Susan Ashbrook Harvey
ANTH 1110 S01 15111 Africa in Anthro Perspective Adia Benton
For complete, up-to-date course information please see the Banner Schedule or Brown Course Search (http://selfservice.brown.edu/menu).