Smith College Catalogue

2010·37.9 MB·English

by  Smith College

SMITH COLLEGE
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2010-11
Catalogue
Bulletin
NoticeofNondiscrimination JeanneCleryDisclosureofCampusSecurityPolicy
andCampusCrimeStatisticsAct
SmithCollegeiscommittedtomaintaininga
diversecommunityinanatmosphereofmutual Thecollegeisrequired bylawtopublishanannual
respectandappreciationofdifferences. reportwithinformation regardingcampussecurity
SmithCollegedoesnotdiscriminatein its and personalsafetyontheSmithCollegecampus,
educationalandemploymentpoliciesonthebases educational programsavailableandcertain
ofrace, color,creed, religion, national/ethnic crimestatisticsfromthepreviousthreeyears.
origin, sex, sexualorientation, age, orwith Copiesoftheannual reportareavailablefrom
regardtothebasesoutlined intheVeterans theDepartmentofPublicSafety,TillyHall,Smith
ReadjustmentActandtheAmericanswith College, Northampton, Massachusetts01063.
DisabilitiesAct. Pleasedirectallquestionsregardingthesematters
Smith'sadmission policiesand practicesare tothedirectorofPublicSafetyat(413) 585-2491.
guided bythesameprinciple, concerningwomen
applyingtotheundergraduateprogramandall
applicantstothegraduateprograms.
Formoreinformation, pleasecontactthe
adviserforequitycomplaints, CollegeHall 103,
[phone], orvisitwww.smith.edu/diversity.
SMITH COLLEGE BULLETIN
(USPS499-020) Series103 September2010
Number
III
Printed monthlyduringJanuary, April,September
(twoissues). OfficeofCollege Relations, Garrison
Hall,SmithCollege, Northampton, Massachu-
setts01063. Periodical postagepaidat
Northampton, Massachusetts. Postmaster:send
addresschangestoSmithCollege, Northampton,
Massachusetts, 01063
Allannouncementshereinaresubjecttorevision.
ChangesinthelistofOfficersofAdministration
and Instruction maybemadesubsequenttothe
dateofpublication.
Thecourselistingson pp. 67-440aremaintained
bytheOfficeoftheProvost/DeanoftheFaculty.
Forcurrentinformationoncoursesofferedat
Smith, visitwww.smith.edu/catalogue.
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SMITH COLLEGE BULLETIN
2010-11 CATALOGUE
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts 01063
[phone]

Contents
Howto(JettoSmith iv
InquiriesandVisits v
AcademicCalendar vi
TheMissionofSmithCollege 1
HistoryofSmithCollege 1
TheAcademicProgram 7
Smith:ALiberalArtsCollege 7
TheCurriculum 7
TheMajor 9
TheMinor 9
Student-DesignedInterdepartmentalMajorsandMinors 10
FiveCollegeCertificatePrograms 10
Advising 10
AcademicHonorSystem 11
SpecialPrograms 11
AcceleratedCourseProgram 11
TheAdaComstockScholarsProgram 12
CommunityAuditing:NonmatriculatedStudents 12
FiveCollegeInterchange 12
DepartmentalHonorsProgram 12
IndependentStudyProjects/Internships 12
SmithScholarsProgram 13
StudyAbroadPrograms 13
SmithCollegeJuniorYearAbroadPrograms 14
SmithConsortialandApprovedStudyAbroad 15
Off-CampusStudyProgramsintheU.S 16
TheCampusandCampusLife 17
Facilities 17
StudentResidenceHouses 21
IntercollegiateAthletics, IntramuralsandClubSports 21
CareerDevelopment 22
HealthServices 22
ReligiousExpression 23
TheStudentBody 24
SummaryofEnrollment 24
GeographicalDistributionofStudentsbyResidence 25
Majors 26
RecognitionforAcademicAchievement 27
PrizesandAwards 28
Fellowships 32
Fees,ExpensesandFinancialAid 33
YourStudentAccount 33
Fees 34
InstitutionalRefundPolicy 36
ContractualLimitations 36
PaymentPlansandLoanOptions 36
FinancialAid 36
Admission 42
SecondarySchoolPreparation 41
EntranceTests 4_!
ApplyingforAdmission 43
AdvancedPlacement 43
InternationalBaccalaureate 43
Interview 43
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DeferredEntrance 43
DeferredEntranceforMedicalReasons 43
TransferAdmission 44
InternationalStudents 44
VisitingYearPrograms 44
Readmission 44
AdaComstockScholarsProgram 44
AcademicRulesandProcedures 46
RequirementsfortheDegree 46
AcademicCredit 49
AcademicStanding 52
TheAgeofMajority 53
Leaves,WithdrawalandReadmission 53
GraduateandSpecialPrograms 55
Admission 55
ResidenceRequirements 55
LeavesofAbsence 56
DegreePrograms 56
NondegreeStudies 58
HousingandHealthServices 59
Finances 60
FinancialAssistance 60
ChangesinCourseRegistration 6l
PolicyRegardingCompletionofRequiredCourseWork 6l
CoursesofStudy 62
DecipheringCourseListings 64
AfricanStudies 67
Afro-AmericanStudies 69
AmericanEthnicities 73
AmericanStudies 76
AncientStudies 82
Anthropology 84
Archaeology 90
Art 92
ArtsandTechnology 106
Astronomy 108
Biochemistry 112
BiologicalSciences 119
Chemistry 134
ClassicalLanguagesandLiteratures 139
ComparativeLiterature 143
ComputerScience 150
Concentrations 158
Dance 164
EastAsianLanguagesandLiteratures 174
EastAsianStudies 181
Economics 187
EducationandChildStudy 195
Engineering 203
EnglishLanguageandLiterature 211
EnvironmentalScienceandPolicy 223
Ethics 229
ExerciseandSportStudies 230
FilmStudies 240
First-YearSeminars 244
ForeignLanguageLiteratureCoursesinTranslation 251
FrenchStudies 252
Geosciences 258
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Contents Hi
GermanStudies
Government
History
Program intheHistoryofScienreandTechnology 293
IntertemiCoursesOfferedforCredit
ItalianLanguageandLiterature 2%
JewishStudies 301
LandscapeStudies 306
LatinAmericanandLatino/aStudies 310
Linguistics 314
Logic 316
MarineScienceandPolicy 317
MathematicsandStatistics 318
MedievalStudies 325
MiddleEastStudiesMinor 327
Music 332
Neuroscience 339
Philosophy 344
Physics....' 350
PresidentialSeminars 354
Psvchology 356
PublicPolicy 364
QuantitativeCoursesforBeginningStudents 367
Religion 371
RussianLanguageandLiterature 377
ScienceCoursesforBeginningStudents 380
Sociology 381
SpanishandPortuguese 386
Statistics 394
Theatre 395
ThirdWorldDevelopmentStudies 402
UrbanStudies 404
StudyofWomenandGender 406
InterdepartmentalandExtradepartmentalCourseOfferings 414
FiveCollegeCourseOfferingsbyFiveCollegeFaculty 420
FiveCollegeCertificateinAfricanStudies 435
FiveCollegeCertificateinAsian/Pacific/AmericanStudies 436
FiveCollegeBuddhistStudiesCertificateProgram 438
FiveCollegeCoastalandMarineSciencesCertificateProgram 439
FiveCollegeCertificateinCognitiveNeuroscience 440
FiveCollegeCertificateinCulture,HealthandScience 441
FiveCollegeCertificateinEthnomusicology 442
FiveCollegeCertificateinInternationalRelations 443
FiveCollegeCertificateinLatinAmericanStudies 444
FiveCollegeCertificateinLogic 445
FiveCollegeCertificateinMiddleEastStudies 447
FiveCollegeCertificateinNativeAmericanIndianStudies 448
FiveCollegeCertificateinRussian,EastEuropeanandEurasianStudies 449
FiveCollegeFilmStudies 450
FiveCollegeSelf-InstructionalLanguageProgram 451
TheAthleticProgram 452
Directory 4^4
TheBoardofTrustees
Faculty
Administration 48
StandingCommittees
AlumnaeAssociation
Index
GassSchedule insidebackcover
How
to Get to Smith
ByAir:BradleyInternational,locatedabout35miles ByBus:Greyhound,VermontTransitandPeterPan
southofNorthamptoninWindsorLocks,Connecticut, buslinesservethearea.Mostroutesgotothemainbus
isthenearestairportandisservedbyallmajorairlines. terminalinSpringfield,whereyoucancatchanother
Limousines,busesandrentalcarsareavailableatthe bustoNorthampton.Busesrunalmosthourlybetween
airport.FlyingintoBradleyratherthanintoBoston's SpringfieldandNorthampton.Smithisa10-minute
LoganAirportgivesyouashorterdrivetoNorthampton walkorashorttaxiridefromthebusstation.
andsparesyoucitytrafficcongestion.
ByCar:NorthamptonisonRoute1-91.TakeExit18,
ByTrain:AmtrakservesSpringfield,Massachusetts, andfollowRoute5northintothecenteroftown.Turn
whichis20milessouthofNorthampton.Fromthe leftontoRoute9-Gostraightthroughfoursetsoftraffic
trainstation,youcanreachNorthamptonbytaxi, lights,turningleftintoCollegeLaneshortlyafterthe
rentalcarorbus.TheSpringfieldbusstationisashort thirdset.TheOfficeofAdmissionisonyourright,over-
walkfromthetrainstation. lookingParadisePond.Parkingisavailablenexttothe
officeandalongRoute9-
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
1.AcademyofMusic
2.CollegeHall
3.OfficeofAdmission
4.Northamptonbusstation
SmithCollegeisaccreditedbytheNewEnglandAssociationofSchoolsandColleges,Inc.throughitsCommissionon
InstitutionsofHigherEducation.AccreditationofaninstitutionofhighereducationbytheNewEnglandAssociation
indicatesthatitmeetsorexceedscriteriafortheassessmentofinstitutionalqualityperiodicallyappliedthrougha
peerreviewprocess.
and
Inquiries Visits
Visitorsarealwayswelcomeatthecollege.Student ErikaJ. Laquer,DeanoftheSophomoreandFirst
guidesareavailabletoallvisitorsfortoursofthecam- SemesterJuniorClasses, andAdaComstock
pus;arrangementscanbemadethroughtheOffice Scholars
ofAdmission.AdministrativeofficesareopenMonday CollegeHall, [phone]
throughFridayfrom8:30a.m.to4:30p.m.duringthe
AlumnaeAssociation
academicyear. (Refertothecollegecalendar,p.vi,for
CarrieCadwellBrown,ExecutiveDirector
thedatesthatthecollegeisinsession.) Inthesummer,
officesareopenfrom8a.m.to4p.m.Youmaybeable AlumnaeHouse, [phone]
tomakeappointmentstomeetwithofficestaffatother CareerPlanningandAlumnaeReferences
times,includingholidays.AnyquestionsaboutSmith StacieHagenbaugh,DirectorofCareer
Collegemaybeaddressedtothefollowingofficersand DevelopmentOffice
theirstaffsbymail,telephone,e-mailorappointment. DrewHall, [phone]
Admission CollegeRelations
AudreySmith,DeanofEnrollment LaurieFenlason,ExecutiveDirectorofPublic
DebraShaver,DirectorofAdmission AffairsandSpecialAssistanttothePresident
7CollegeLane, [phone]; [phone] GarrisonHall, [phone]
Weurgeprospectivestudentstomakeappointments
Development
forinterviewsinadvancewiththeOfficeofAdmission.
PatriciaJackson, VicePresidentforDevelopment
TheOfficeofAdmissionschedulestheseappointments
from9am.to3p.m.MondaythroughFriday.From AlumnaeHouse, [phone]
mid-SeptemberthroughJanuary,appointmentscan DisabilityServices
am
alsobemadeonSaturdaysfrom9 tonoon.Gen- LauraRauscher,DirectorofDisabilityServices
eralinformationsessionsarealsoheldtwicedailyand
onSaturdaysfrommid-JulythroughJanuary.Please GraduateStudy
visitwww.smith.edu/admissionfordetails. DanielleCarrRamdath,Director
CollegeHall, [phone]
FinancialAid,CampusJobsandBillingfor
Undergraduates MedicalServicesandStudentHealth
DavidBelanger,DirectorofStudent LeslieR.Jaffe,CollegePhysicianandDirector
FinancialServices ofHealthServices
CollegeHall ElizabethMasonInfirmary, [phone]
[phone]
ReligiousLife
E-mail:[email protected] JenniferWalters,DeanofReligiousLife
AcademicStanding HelenHillsHillsChapel, [phone]
MaureenA.Mahoney,DeanoftheCollege SchoolforSocialWork
CollegeHall, [phone] CarolynJacobs,Dean
TomRiddeW,AssociateDeanoftheCollegeandDean LillyHall, [phone]
oftheFirst-YearClass
StudentAffairs
MargaretBruzelius,DeanoftheSeniorandSecond- JulianneOhotnicky,DeanofStudents
SemesterJuniorClasses CollegeHall, [phone]
Transcriptsand Records
PatriciaO'Neil,Registrar
CollegeHall, [phone]
Academic Calendar 2010-11
Fall Semester 2010 Interterm 2011
Tuesday,August31-Monday,September6 Monday,January3-Saturday,January22
Orientationforenteringstudents
Monday,August30,andTuesday,August31 Spring Semester 2011
Centralcheck-inforenteringstudents
Monday,September6, 7p.m. Thursday,January20-Sunday,January23
OpeningConvocation Orientationforenteringstudents
Tuesday,September7,8a.m. Monday,January24,8a.m.
Classesbegin Classesbegin
Tobeannouncedbyth—epresident Wednesda—y,February23
MountainDay(holiday) Classesscheduledbefore7 RallyDay Allclassesarecanceled.
p.m.arecanceled. Saturday,March 12-Sunday,March20
am
Saturday,October9-Tuesday,October 12 Springrecess(Housescloseat10 onMarch12and
Autumnrecess openat1p.m.onMarch20.)
Friday,October22-Sunday,October24 Monday,April4-Friday,April 15
FamilyWeekend Advisingandcourseregistrationforthefirstsemester
of2011-12
Tuesday,October26—
OteliaCromwellDay Afternoonandeveningclasses Friday,April29
arecanceled. Lastdayofclasses
Monday,November8-Friday,November 19 Saturday,April30-Monday,May2
Advisingandcourseregistrationforthesecondsemester Pre-examinationstudyperiod
Wednesday,November24-Sunday,November28 Tuesday,May3-Friday,May6
Thanksgivingrecess (Housescloseat10a.m.onNo- Finalexaminations
vember24andopenat1p.m.onNovember28.) Saturday,May7
Tuesday,December14 Housescloseforallstudentsexcept'11graduates,
Lastdayofclasses CommencementworkersandthosewithFiveCollege
finals.
Wednesday,December 15-Friday,December 17
Sunday,May15
Pre-examinationstudyperiod
Commencement
Saturday,December 18-Tuesday,December21
Monday,May16
Examinations
Allhousescloseatnoon.
Wednesday,December22-Sunday,January2
Winterrecess(HousesandFriedmanapartmentsclose Thecalendarfortheacademicyearconsistsoftwo
am
at10 onDecember22andopenat1p.m.on semestersseparatedbyanintertermofapproximately
January2.) threeweeks.Eachsemesterallowsfor13weeksof
classesfollowedbyapre-examinationstudyperiodand
afour-dayexaminationperiod.Pleasevisitwww.smith.
edu/academiccalendarforfurtherdetails.