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EMMANUEL COLLEGE 400 The Fenway Boston, Massachusetts 02115 1992 1993 Catalog - 5 2 Contents General Information 9 Curriculum 9 Programs 11 Undergraduate Admissions 15 International Admissions 18 Transfer Admissions 19 Non-matriculating Student Admissions 21 Adult Learner Admissions 22 Academic Regulations 26 Academic Support Services 37 Student Services 39 Interinstitutional Programs 41 Finances 44 Financial Aid 51 Department Requirements: Division of Graduate and Professional Studies 57 Division of Language and the Arts 89 Division of Natural Sciences 103 Division of Social Science, Behavior, and Thought ...11 Course Numbering Structure 130 Undergraduate Course Descriptions 131 Graduate Course Descriptions 201 Appendix 225 College Calendar 231 Map/Directions 232 Index 233 - 3 Emmanuel College Telephone Listing All with area code (617) Academic Resource Center 735-9755 Admissions Office 735-9715 Adult Learner Services 735-9918 Advising Office 735-9712 Alumnae Affairs 735-9946 Alumnae Archives 735-9901 Associate Vice President for 735-9748 Business Administration Athletics 735-9985 Bookstore 735-9575 Business Office 735-9938 Campus Ministry 735-9777 Career Development and Internships 735-9930 College Resources 735-9771 Counseling and Health Services 735-9920 Conference Center 735-9954 Dean for Academic Affairs 735-9713 Dean ofStudents 735-9722 Dining Hall 735-9952 ECAP 735-9757 Environmental Services 735-9950 FAX Number 735-9877 Financial Aid 735-9725 Infirmary 735-9957 International Student Office 735-9942 Library 735-9927 Mail Room 735-9933 Management Information Systems 735-9966 Personnel 735-9990 Plaza Cafe 735-9943 President 735-9825 Program Resources 735-9796 Public Relations 735-9760 Purchasing 735-9894 Registrar 735-9960 Residence Life 735-9746 Security 735-9710 Senior Vice President 735-9989 Student Activities 735-9963 Student Government 735-9986 Transcripts 735-9962 Treasurer's Office 735-9822 Vice President For Institutional Advancement 735-9771 4 Departments: Art 735-9794 Biology 735-9948 Business Management 735-9770 Chemistry 735-9956 Economics 735-9770 Education 735-9779 Educational and Pastoral Ministry 735-9936 English 735-9823 Foreign Languages 735-9974 Health Care Administration 735-9827 History 735-9728 Human Resource Management 735-9770 Mathematics 735-9956 Music 735-9934 Nursing 735-9935 Philosophy 735-9787 Physics 735-9979 Political Science 735-9785 Psychology 735-9978 Sociology 735-9987 Religious Studies 735-9973 Urban Pastoral Program 735-9937 5 Emmanuel At A Glance The College: A four-year Catholic liberal arts college for undergraduate women. Location: A 1 6-acre, self-contained residential campus located on the Fenway in Boston. Overall Enrollment: 1280 students (including undergraduate, graduate, and adult learner students). Faculty: More than 80 percent hold doctoral or other terminal degrees. Library: 134,000 volumes; 600 periodicals. Membership in the Fenway Library Consortium offers students the use of 12 area library facilities. Admission: Emmanuel College admits qualified women at the undergraduate level, and qualified women and men overthe age of23 as adult learners and graduate students, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or handicap. Accreditation: Emmanuel College is accredited by the New England Association ofSchools and Colleges. Financial Aid: 70 percent of undergraduate students receive some form offinancial assistance. Degrees and Certification Offered: Bachelor ofArts Bachelor ofScience Bachelor of Fine Arts Master ofArts Master of Education Master of Education in School Administration Master of Education in Special Education Technology I Education Certification 6 Areas of Study - Undergraduate: Accounting Art: Education; History; Studio; Therapy; Visual Communication and Graphic Design Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Computer Literacy Economics Education: Elementary; Secondary; Multicultural Engineering (Interinstitutional) English: Communication Arts; Literature Foreign Languages: French; German; Italian; Spanish Health Administration Intercultural Studies Liberal Studies (Adult Learners only) Management: International Studies Mathematics Medical Technology Music Education Nursing (Registered nurses only; an undergraduate nursing program is available through a joint program with New England Baptist Hospital) Philosophy (Minor only) Physics (Interinstitutional) Political Science Pre-medical/Pre-dental/Pre-veterinary/Pre-law/Pre-engineering Psychology: Experimental; Gerontology; Rehabilitation Counseling Religious Studies Sociology Speech Communications/Theater Arts (Minor only) 7 Areas of Study - Graduate: Clinical Pastoral Counseling Education and Pastoral Ministry Pastoral Counseling Urban Pastoral Program Education: Administration; Elementary; Secondary; Multicultural- Special Education Technology Foreign Languages (Abroad) Health Service Administration Human Resource Management Psychology: Counseling and Rehabilitation Counseling The information contained in thiscatalog isaccurateasofJuly 1992. However, Emmanuel College reserves the rightto makechangesatitsdiscretion affectingpolicies,fees, curricula, orothermattersannouncedin thiscatalog. It isthepolicyofEmmanuel College nottodiscriminateon thebasisofrace, color, religion, sex, national origin, orthepresenceofany handicap in the recruitmentandemploymentoffacultyand staffand theoperation ofanyofitsprogramsand activities, asspecifiedbyfederal lawsand regulations. Emmanuel College Mission Statement EmmanuelCollegeopenedin 1919asthefirstCatholiccollegeforwomen in NewEngland. The Sistersof Notre Damefounded Emmanuel Collegeto provide an excellent liberal arts education based on Catholic principles to women in the Boston area who might not otherwise have had that opportunity. The founding mission remains vital as the college educates students for today and for the next century. The college's mission reflectsthe religious and educational mission ofa Catholicchurch committed to human rights, social justice, and world peace. As part of its religious identity, thecollegeencouragesstudentsand facultyofall religious backgroundsto learn and to teach in an environment that is shaped by an engagement with intellectual and moral issues. As a liberal arts college, Emmanuel enables students to cultivate both the means of acquiring and evaluating knowledge and the imagination to shape new and alternative ways of perceiving, thinking, and creating. By offering a variety of career-oriented programs, informed by the liberal arts disciplines, the college prepares students for professional fields, and develops the skills and knowledge that can be applied to diverse and changing circumstances. This link between the liberal arts and career-oriented programsat Emmanuel reflectsthecollege'ssense ofresponsibilitytostudentsforthe lives they will create and for their lifelong need to identify changing talents and concerns, to maintaintheanalytical,communicative,andcreativeskillsnecessaryforgrowth,todiscern worthwhile work, and to bring ethical standards and moral sensitivitiesto all endeavors. Emmanuel is situated in the city of Boston at the intersection of the city's educational, cultural, and medical centers. Thecollege'surban location providesspecial opportunities as well as responsibilities. Through its presence and its programs, Emmanuel College strives to serve the community from which it receives so much enrichment. As a women's college, Emmanuel has maintained a continuing commitment to educate women ofall ages in an environmentthat supports the conviction that women have the right to pursue the full range of academic experiences and professional opportunities. Buildinguponthecritical abilitiesdeveloped bya liberal artseducation and religiousand ethical perspectives, Emmanuel College assists studentsto reflect upon theirexperiences as women. In Emmanuel College's adult and graduate programs, men are admitted and encouraged toshare in and benefitfromthiseducational mission. Courses, programs, flexibleformats, and institutes havebeen developedthatofferwomen and men adultlearnersandgraduate studentstherichnessofthe iberalsartstraditionaswell ascareerpreparationandreflection I on critical contemporary issues.