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Purposes of this Catalogue Thiscatalogue istheofficial sourceof Notice of Nondiscrimination Statementon Sexual Harassment information about the University'sunder- graduateacademicprogramsandassociated Itisthe policyof UMass Dartmouth notto Universityof MassachusettsDartmouthasan policiesandprocedures. Itspurposeisto discriminateagainstanyapplicantfor educational institutionandanemployeris guidestudentsinplanninga courseofstudy admissionoremployment,oragainstany committed tothe maintenanceofstandards and in meeting program, department,and employee, orinanyeducational programs,on of conductthatwilltreat individualswith University requirements; and toprovide the basisof race, color, religion, national dignityand respect. Sexual harassment isa informationabout the Universitytostudents, origin,age,veteran'sstatus, handicap, sex,or violation of these principlesand shall notbe employees, applicants, parents, teachers, sexualorientation. toleratedwithin theacademiccommunity. counselors,and thegeneralpublic. Seethe tableofcontentsand indexforanoutlineof Thefollowingperson hasbeen designatedto Statementon the informationprovided. handle inquiriesregarding the nondiscrimina- Gender Discrimination tion policies: SpecialAssistanttothe Theinformation in thiscatalogueshould be ChancellorforAffirmativeAction/Cultural Universityof MassachusettsDartmouth is currentforthetimeofpublication, although Diversity, FosterAdministration Building, committed toensuring equalityandavoiding somechanges mayhaveoccurred between Room 328, Universityof Massachusetts genderdiscrimination.Therefore, it isthe the timeof going topressand theopeningof Dartmouth, OldWestport Road, North Universitypolicytoavoid, inall University theacademicyear. TheUniversityreserves Dartmouth, MA02747. Telephone 508 999- publicationsandcommunications, the useof the righttochangeatanytimethe 8008. language thatperpetuatesgenderbias. degrees, programs,andservicesoffered, Universityemployeesareencouragedtouse the requirements,andthecourses. Inquiriesconcerning theapplicationof gender-neutral language. Inselecting Correctionsoferrorsmayalsobe made. All nondiscriminationpolicies mayalsobe textbooksand readingsoftheveryhighest officialchangesand correctionswillbefiled referredto the Regional Director, Officefor quality,facultyare urged toselectthosethat withthe Officeof the Registrar. Civil Rights, US Departmentof Education,J. arefreeofgenderbias. W. McCormack Building, Room 222, Boston, Suchchargesastuitionandfees,the MA02109-4557. policiesassociatedwith suchcharges, andacademicorgeneral University Statementon Cultural policiesare subjecttochangewithout Diversityand Inclusion notice.Therewill be no refundoftuition, fees, charges,oranyotherpayments madeto UniversityofMassachusettsDartmouth The 1992-1993 the Universityintheeventthattheoperation affirmsitsstrongsupportand deepcommit- GeneralCatalogue oftheUniversity issuspendedatanytimeas menttothecontinueddevelopmentand wasproduced using a resultofanyactofGod,strike, riot,or maintenanceofanacademiccommunityin AldusPageMaker4.01 disruption, orforanyotherreasonsbeyond whichthe individual dignityandpotentialof thecontrolofthe University. eachof its membersaregivenfull respect, in FrutigerLighttype. recognition, andencouragement. Ourgoal is Thebookwasdesigned Theinformation inthispublication isprovided an institution inwhichall maystudy, live, and and prepared solelyforthe convenienceofthe reader,and worksecurelyandproductivelyinan forprinting bythe the Universityexpresslydisclaimsanyliability atmosphere characterizedbycivilityand university's which mayotherwisebe incurred.This opennesstothepursuitofacademic Officeof Publications publication is neithera contractnoran excellenceinthefinesttraditionofacademia. and Media Productions. offertomakea contract. UniversityofMassachusettsDartmouth is Word-processing Accreditation opposed toand condemnsracism. Actsof JudyVeiga harassment, intimidation,orinvasionof AdministrativeAssistant Universityof MassachusettsDartmouth is privacywhich interferewiththe rightsofan accreditedbytheNewEnglandAssociation of individualorgrouptoparticipate in the Production SchoolsandColleges,which accreditsschools activitiesoftheacademiccommunityshall be Michael Mahoney andcolleges inthesix New Englandstates. considered tobe inviolationofthispolicyand Production Manager Membership intheAssociation indicatesthat maybe dealtwithappropriately under the institution hasbeen carefullyevaluated applicable Universitycodesandasregulated Editorial responsibilities andfound to meetstandardsagreed uponby bystatute. forthepublication aqruaelaifliseodaecdcurceadtiotresd.byMapnroyfesspseiciofniaclporrograms We recognizetheaffirmativeobligationofthe rOefsfiidceewoiftAhctahdeemicAffairs. educationalassociations,asstatedin the Universitytofosteradiverseand integrated collegeand departmentalsectionsofthis learning environment.Tothisend,the General Editor publication. Universityhasa responsibilitytovigorously Richard Panofsky pursueeffortstoattract minorities,women, AssociateViceChancellor and membersofotherhistoricallydisadvan- forAcademicAffairs taged groupsasstudents,faculty members, andstaff insufficientnumberstoalleviate EditorialAssistance diisvoelrastiitoyniannadctaodeemniscurleifer.eaWleinatlesgorarteicoongannizde CStaatfhfyAsSsuilsltivaannt ourobligationto nurture community-wide appreciation ofculturaldiversityandwill dedicateappropriate resourcestomeetthis commitmentonanon-goingbasis. Universityof Massachusetts Dartmouth General Catalogue 1992—1993 Undergraduate Programs and University Policies and Procedures ForAdmissions Information DirectorofAdmissions Universityof Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth Massachusetts02747-2300 508 999-8605 1 51 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Collegeof 199 tothe University Businessand Industry Accounting and Finance 203 Listsof Undergraduate 4, 5 Managementand 208 and Graduate Programs Human Resources Marketingand 213 Academic 5 Business Information Systems Calendar Textile Sciences 218 Admission 6 Collegeof 229 to the University Engineering Civil Engineering 232 Expenses and 14 Electrical and Computer Engineering 237 Student Financial Services Electrical Engineering Technology 252 Mechanical Engineering/ 257 TheCampus Experience: 20 Mechanical EngineeringTechnology Services and Support Collegeof 271 Academic Regulations 32 Nursing and Procedures Communityand Institutional Nursing 274 Special Learning 43 CollegeofVisual 287 Opportunities and Performing Arts Art Education 290 University Advancementand 47 ArtHistory 294 Outreach Programs Design 299 Fine Arts 320 Program Requirements 51 Music 325 and Courses Interdisciplinary 339 Collegeof 53 Programs Arts and Sciences African and 340 Biology 56 African-American Studies Minor Chemistry 65 Gerontology Minorand 343 Computerand Information Science 78 Certificate Program Economics 86 International Marketing/ 348 Education 90 French Certificate Program English 99 Judaic Studies Minor 349 Foreign Literatureand Languages 11 LaborStudies Minor 351 History 127 Pre-LawAdvisory Program 353 Humanitiesand Social Sciences 137 Pre-Medical Advisory Program 354 Mathematics 139 University Honors Program 355 Medical LaboratoryScience 147 Women'sStudies Minor 356 Multidisciplinary Studies 156 Philosophy 158 Division of Continuing Studies 362 Physics 165 and Special Programs Political Science 174 Psychology 18 Trustees, Officers, 364 Sociologyand Anthropology 187 and Faculty Index 381 Directions for inside Correspondence backcover 2 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Continuing the land-grant tradition Founded asan agriculture college in They became multipurpose institutions, The university continued to grow Amherst in 1863, the Universityof preparing engineers, health care through the 1970swhen its residence Massachusetts isa uniquelyAmerican workers, teachers, and business leaders. halls were finished and through the '80s institution, a public land-grant univer- as research and studio facilitiescame sity. Such institutions have three basic In 1962 the state legislature agreed to into being. In 1988 the Dion Science characteristics: merge the small colleges in New and Engineering Building wasopened, • Bedford and Fall River, creating South- aswasthe Cedar Dell Townhouse First, theyare "people's universities," eastern MassachusettsTechnological Complex. The Swain merger brought intended toserve all studentswho can Institute. There wasa clear public additional art facilities in New Bedford dothe academicwork. demand for something more, and in to the University. • 969 SMTI became Southeastern 1 Second, theyare committed to practical Massachusetts University. In 1988, the UMass Dartmouth now hasabout 5,600 aswell as theoretical education. Swain School of Design merged with students, more than 2,000 ofwhom live • the University's College ofVisual and on campus. Itoffers more than 40 Third, they put new knowledge towork Performing Arts, strengthening pro- undergraduate majorsand 13 graduate forthe common good. grams in artand artisanry. programs, and has more than 300 full- time faculty. The Dartmouth campus traces its roots Meanwhile, the small agriculture college to 1895. In thatyear the legislature in Amherst had grown to a University chartered the Bradford DurfeeTextile with campuses in Boston and a Medical School in Fall Riverand the New Bedford Center in Worcester. In 1991 a new Textile School. University of Massachusetts structure combined the Amherst, Boston, and Asthe state'seconomic base shifted Worcestercampuseswith Southeastern from agricultureand textilesto more Massachusetts Universityand the diverse manufacturing and service University of Lowell. Thus Southeastern industries, the collegeschanged too. Massachusetts University became the They diversified theircurricula and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. responded tothe needsofthe new generationsof students. By the middle UMass Dartmouth provideseducational ofthe 20th centurytheywere growing programs, research, extension, and rapidly, spurred by such forcesasthe Gl continuing education services in the Bill and the cleareconomic and social liberal and creative artsand sciencesand advantagesofa well-educated citizenry. in the professions. Itoffersa broad range of baccalaureate and master's degreesvital tothe economic and cultural well-being of the region and the Commonwealth. While dedicated to teaching atall levels, the university places significant emphases on graduate education and a majoremphasis upon research and academic creativityon the partoffacultyand students. Mostclasses take place on the 710 acre campus in North Dartmouth, partway between New Bedford and Fall River. Begun in 1964, the dramatic campus design wasthework ofarchitect Paul Rudolph, then dean of Yale's school of Artand Architecture. 3 List of Undergraduate Programs Listedare majorswith thedegree offered andanyformaloptionswithin majors. Approved minorsarealso shown Collegeof Collegeof CollegeofVisual and Arts and Sciences Businessand Industry Performing Arts Biology BS Accounting BS Art Education BFA biology BusinessInformation SystemsBS Art HistoryBA marine biology Finance BS Music BMus Chemistry BS Human Resources Management BS Painting BFA chemistry Management BS Printmaking BFA biochemistry Marketing BS Sculpture BFA pre-medical Textile Chemistry BS Textile Design/FiberArts BFA BS-MSoption TextileTechnology BS Visual Design BFA Computer Science BS textile technology ceramics EconomicsBA dying and finishing graphic design/letterform English BA structural sciences illustration literature jewelry/metals writing/communication Minor in Business Administration photographic/electronic imaging French BA wood/furnituredesign German BA HistoryBA Minorsin Art History, Music Humanitiesand Social Sciences BA Mathematics BSorBA mathematics computer-oriented mathematics Medical LaboratoryScience BS clinical laboratory science cytotechnology Collegeof Collegeof Multidisciplinary StudiesBAor BS Engineering Nursing Philosophy BA PhysicsBS Civil Engineering BS Nursing BS physics Computer Engineering BS generic program materialsscience Electrical Engineering BS RN program Political Science BA Mechanical Engineering BS Portuguese BA Electrical Engineering TechnologyBS Psychology BA Mechanical EngineeringTechnology BS Sociology BA sociology anthropology criminaljustice social services Interdisciplinary Minors Spanish BA Africanand African-American Studies Gerontology Minors inAnthropology, Computer Judaic Studies Science, Economics, English, French, LaborStudies German, History, Mathematics, Philoso- Women'sStudies phy, Physics, Political Science, Portu- guese, Russian, Sociology, Spanish Studentsmaymeetstate teaching accreditation standardsthrough a programofcoursework in the Depart- mentof Education. 4 9 8255 1 List of Academic Graduate Calendar Programs 1992—1993 Graduate programs First Semester are described and TuesdaySeptember 1, 1992 Academic yearcommences courses listed ina Monday September7 Labor Day, noclasses separate publication TuesdaySeptember8 Fall classes begin availablefromthe Monday October 1 Columbus Day, noclasses Officeof Tuesday October 13 FollowMonday'sclassschedule Graduate Programs. ThursdayOctober22 Mid-Semester Wednesday November 1 Veterans' Day, no classes Artisanry MFA Wednesday November25 Thanksgiving recessbegins Art Education MAE (afterlastclassorlab) Biology/Marine Biology MS Monday November 30 Classes resume, 8:00a.m. BusinessAdministration MBA Tuesday December 1 Fall classesend Chemistry MS Wednesday December 16 Study day ComputerScience MS Thursday December 17 Examinations begin Electrical Engineering MS Wednesday December 23 Examinationsend Nursing MS PhysicsMS Wednesday, December 23, through January 10, Mid-YearVacation MA Professional Writing Psychology MA Second Semester Textile Chemistry MS Monday January 11, 1993 Spring classes begin TextileTechnology MS Monday January 1 Martin LutherKing Jr.'s Birthday, Visual Design MFA noclasses Monday February 1 Presidents' Day, noclasses Wednesday March 10 Mid-Semester Friday March 12 SpringVacation begins (after lastclassorlab) Monday March 22 Classes resume, 8:00a.m. MondayApril 1 Patriots' Day, noclasses TuesdayApril 20 FollowMonday'sclass schedule WednesdayApril 21 HonorsConvocation FridayApril 30 Spring classesend Monday May3 Examinations begin Monday May 10 Examinationsend Sunday May 30 Commencement Monday May31 Memorial Day, universityclosed 5 Admission to the University Phone: 508-999-8605 General Application Procedures Application/Processing Fees Admission tothe university isselective, Newfreshmanapplicantsshould Reasonable non-refundablefeesare based onacademic performanceand completetheirapplicationsas soon as charged foreach admissionsapplication, promise. The university isinterested in possible after theconclusionof the first asannounced in the next section ofthis applicantswhosescholastic performance, marking periodofthe senioryear, Catalogue. aptitude, interests, character, and study preferably before theendof December habitsgive promiseofsuccessinthe and atthe latest by March. Transfer Theapplicationfeescan bewaived upon academic subjectsthattheywill study. applicantsshouldapplyassoonas demonstrationofsignificantfinancial theycan aftertheirfall semester grades hardship. Secondaryschool studentswho UMass Dartmouth admitsitsapplicants are available. are eligible for the College Board intoa specificcurriculum, which iseither AdmissionsTesting Program'sfeewaiver a certain majorora clusterof majors. Assoon asa sufficientnumberof should havetheirschool counselors Applicantsareevaluated both bygeneral qualified candidatesfortheavailable attacha copyof thatwaiverform tothe — standardsofqualification todo university space in each pr—ogram andforon- UMass Dartmouthapplication. Transfer workand byspecial standardsfor campushousing have been admitted, and "adult" applicantsshould supporta admission intothe academicareasthat admissions intothat program will be writtenfeewaiver requestwitha letter they request. Accesstoprogramsmay be closed. After March, evenwell-qualified froma social worker, financial aid officer, limited byconstraintsofspaceand candidatesmay be denied entranceto or memberoftheclergy. financing. the universityortotheirfirst-choice program, ortocampushousing. The Eachapplicant'soverall record isassessed general lawsofsupplyand demand have forboth strengthsand weaknessesas a significanteffecton theadmissions indicated bysuch recordsasthe process. Asthe interestsofstudents candidate'ssecondaryschool class change from timetotime, enrollment standing; subjectscompleted, curricular pressures in differentfieldsofstudy levels, and grades received; SATscores; either increaseor diminish. college-level recordsfortransferappli- cants; andotherappropriate indicators. The university requiresfromeach Thisapproach givesattention toeach applicantthe record of priorschooling applicantasan individual. We donot and in manycasesstandardized test makeadmissionsdecisions based on scores. Other information maybe quotasorformulas. requested, and all information submitted will beconsidered. Everyyear, the UMass Dartmouthadmitsapplicants by university'sAdmissionsBulletin givesfull the "rolling admission" plan. Thismeans information and instructions, identifying thatqualified candidateswill be accepted the specific recordsand other informa- up until thetimewhen the university's tion thatmust besubmitted. The Bulletin capacity hasbeen reached inthe alsocontainsanapplication form. Those programofchoice. interested are invited tocall to requesta copy. Interviews and CampusVisits UMass Dartmouth does notrequire interviewsof itscandidates. However, we invite applicantsand family membersto visitthecampusand become acquainted withthe university. Several timeseach week from OctobertoApril, the AdmissionsOffice schedulesinformation sessionsand campustours. Toursare alsoavailable during thesummer according to demand. Individual tours canalso bearranged. Those interested are invited tocall. 6 ApplicantTypes Two MainTypes: Freshman AlternativeAdmission Studentsadmitted tothese programsare andTransferApplicants forAcademically Disadvantaged viewed as having receivedconditional Applicantswho, priortoentrance, will New Freshmen admissiontothe university.To remainat havesecondary school orequivalency The universityrealizesitscommitmentto the universityaftera stipulated trial diplomasandwho have neverattended equal accessthrough alternative period, theymustsatisfyconditionsfor degree-granting post-secondaryeduca- admission programs. Although they may academic performance and progressthat tional institutionsareeligibleforconsid- nothave metentrance standards in prior are stated clearly in the offerofadmis- erationforfreshman admission. schooling orasexpressed in performance sion. on standardized tests, students in these All who haveattended degree-granting programsdoachieve levelsofacademic EarlyAdmissionfor New Freshmen post-secondaryeducational institutions accomplishmentcomparable tothose of Superiorsecondaryschool students areclassified astransferapplicants. otherstudentsatthe university.The sometimesexhaustthecurricular university iscommitted tothe recruiting, offeringsoftheirschoolsbytheendof Whetherapplying forfreshmanor counseling, and special academic services thejunioryear. Thesestudentsmayseek transferadmission, thosewhocompleted which have proveneffective inenabling admission to UMass Dartmouthwithout secondaryschool at leastthreeyearsprior these studentstoachievetheirfull a secondary school diploma. Their high toenteringthe universityare not required potential. school recordsand SATscores must both tosubmitstandardized testscoresfor be superior. They mustalsoobtain from admission. Approximatelyone quarterof Academicallydisadvantaged students an official oftheirsecondary schoola ourentering studentsare inthis "Return- who have theability, desire, and writtenagreementthata secondary-level ing Students" category, and the Admis- motivation to benefitfromthe diplomawill begranted upon satisfactory sionsstaffisavailabletohelpwithany university's programs, butwholack completion ofoneortwo semestersof special circumstanceswhich mayarise. qualificationsforadmission, can applyto collegework. Returning Studentapplicantswhowould enter UMass Dartmouth throughthe liketo discusstheireducational plansare alternative admissions program, called encouragedtotelephonetoarrangean College Now. Applicantsmust meetat appointment. leastone ofthefollowing eligibility criteria: low income status, limited Freshman Applicants English background, ethnic minority for Early Decision status. TheAdmissionsBulletin gives Thosefreshmanapplicantswhose detailed instructions, and the program is secondaryschool freshmanthrough described elsewhere in this Catalogue. junioryeargradesand SATscoresare strong, andwhohavedecided that Applicants unsurewhethertoapplyfor UMass Dartmouth istheirfirstchoicefor College Nowor regularadmission are a university, mayapplyfor Early Decision assured thatthe universitywill identify admission.Theybenefit by receivingan internallyanyapplicantstoeither earlydecision before the numberof programwho might be served better by available spaces beginsto decline; in admission totheother program. return, onceaccepted theymustsubmita Applicants' and school counselors' non-refundable depositandwithdrawall inquiriesarewelcomeaswell. applicationstoothercollegesor universi- ties. For Early Decisionconsideration, the Some applicantsinterested in a scientific completeapplication, includingthefilled- ortechnical majorwho lackthe second- outapplication form, school records ary-level preparation may beoffered through the end ofthejunioryear, and participation in the Start Program official SATscores(taken before the ("StepsToward Abstract Reasoning and senioryear), mustbe received by Thinking"). Women and minorities, as November 15; decisionswill be mailed by groupstraditionally under-represented in December 15. the scientific and technical fields, are eligibleforthisfreshman-year programof special courses. Thosewho indicatea first-choice majorina scienceorengi- neering fieldare considered. 7 Admission Freshman Admission to the University: QualificationsforAdmission Secondary-Level Preparation: include 2 unitsofalgebra; and 2 unitsof Exceptionsto the SATRequirement College-Preparatory Units natural laboratoryscience. Physics is • Itisexpected that the successful strongly recommended forall engineer- Applicantswho have left high school applicant'ssecondaryschool recordwill ing technologyapplicantsandchemistry threeor moreyearsago(orwho have includeat least 16 unitsofcollege forall nursing applicants. completed 30or more transferrable preparatorycourses: • creditsata collegeor university)are not • Businessrequires 3 unitsofcollege- required tosubmit SATscores. 4unitsin English preparatory mathematics, which must • • include 2 unitsofalgebra. Massachusettsresidentswho have been 2 unitsin social science including one in • diagnosed ashaving a learning disabil- U.S. history HumanitiesandSocialSciences majors ityasdetermined byChapter 766or • receivethe degree of BachelorofArts. Chapter 344 maysubmit, insteadofthe 3 unitsin mathematics Thisdegree requiresthatstudentssatisfy SAT, an Individualized Education Plan a foreign language requirement. (IEP)ortheequivalentfrom thesecond- 2 unitsin thesame foreign language Therefore, wespecificallyconsiderthe aryschool. performanceofour humanitiesand social 2 unitsina natural laboratory science sciencesapplicants in theirsecondary Applicantsfroma • school foreign languagecourses. Second-Language Background 3 unitsofcollege-preparatoryelectives. Sensitiveto its location in an areaof College Board ScholasticAptitude ethnic diversity, the university recognizes Oneormoreofthese requirements may Test(SAT) Results the barrierwhich thecultural and bewaived forapplicantswhopresent The university usesSAT resultsasone linguisticassumptionsofstandardized alternative indicationsofacademic meansofassessing applicants' academic tests place between talented studentsfor potential. potential. whom English isa second languageand accesstoacademic programsfromwhich Secondary-Level Preparation: TheAdmissionsBulletin givesfull theycan benefit. Wewill exempt Program-Specific information abouthowtoarrange to studentsforwhom English isa second Certain programswithin the university takethistestand tohavescore reports languagefrom those portionsofour require specificcourse backgrounds in sent. admissionsstandardswhich placethem addition tothe general secondary-level ata disadvantage. requirementsstated above. On theother College Board AchievementTestsare not hand, theAdmissionsOfficewill consider required foradmission. However, the personsofextraordinary promise and university urgesapplicantstosubmit talentforadmission intoa programeven thesetest results in appropriate subject thoughtheydo notmeetall of its prior- matterareas. The achievementtestshave course requirements. significant predictivevalue, especially in • the sciences, andcan beavaluable Chemistry, ComputerScience, Engineer- sourceofdata in the decision process. ing, Mathematics, Physics, andTextile Chemistryrequire 3 and one-half units in college-preparatory mathematicswhich must include at least2 units inalgebra andone-half unit in trigonometry; and either(a) physicsand chemistry, one of which must be a laboratorycourse, or(b) 3 unitsin natural science, oneofwhich must bea laboratorycourse in physicsor chemistry. Physics isstrongly recom- mended forall engineering applicants. • Biology, Engineering Technology, Medical Technology, Nursing, and Textile Technologyrequire 3 unitsofcollege- preparatory mathematics, which must 8

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