Catalog: Boston College 2003-2004 Catalog | |
| English, B.A., M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D. Film Studies, B.A. Fine Arts, B.A. French,B.A., M.A ... : Geology and Geophysics, B.S. German Studies, B.A. Greek: Classical Studies, M.A. ... Hispanic Literature, Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, B.A., M.A., M.B.A./M.A. History, B.A., ... M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D. International Studies, B.A. Irish Literature and Culture: ... English, M.A. Irish Studies: History, Ph.D. Italian, B.A., M.A., M.A ... .T., M.B.A./M.A. Latin: Classical Studies, B.A., M.A. Law, J.D., J.D./M.B.A., J.D ... .A., M.A., M.A./M.B.A., M.S.T. Medieval Studies: History, M.A., Ph.D. Medieval Studies: ... B.A., M.A., M.A./M.B.A., M.A.T. Slavic Studies, B.A., M.A., M.B.A./M.A., M.A.T. Social ... degrees. Interdisciplinary Programs American Studies American Heritages Ancient ... Civilization Asian Studies Black Studies Child in Society East European Studies ... | |
| A. Woods, S.J., College of Advancing Studies, McGuinn 100, Boston College, Chestnut ... receiving a 4 or 5 on the A.P. exam in American History are considered to have ... fulfilled the American Civilization requirement for the ... History major. The A.P. exam in American History does not fulfill the History ... , or Spanish exam (4 or 5 on the A.P. Latin or A.P. Greek exams) or a score of 500 ... foreign language exam (600 or better in Latin or Greek) have fulfilled the language ... AHANA is an acronym for African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American ... . AHANA Student Programs (African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American) ... | |
| abroad or in programs sponsored by American colleges and universities or ... focusing on Chinese language, culture studies, and business courses. Undergraduate ... across the disciplines, including Latin American and environmental studies. ... . Undergraduate only. England Advanced Studies in England Semester program (with full- ... year option for LSOE students) for American students based in Bath and run in ... | |
| to the Woods College of Advancing Studies. Leave of Absence Graduate Masters ... are available in the following fields: American Heritages (LSOE), American Studies ( ... , Environmental Geosciences, Film Studies, French, Hispanic Studies, Perspectives ... (WCAS), Geology, Geophysics, German Studies, History, International Studies, Italian ... , Latin, Linguistics, Mathematics, Math/Computer ... , Secondary Education (LSOE), Slavic Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Studio Art ... Sciences. The minor in Organizational Studies-Human Development, offered in conjunction ... only may pursue an International Studies for Management minor. Students choose a ... | |
| the individual program descriptions. American Studies American Studies is an ... to a wide range of approaches to American culture. The general focus of this ... interdisciplinary minor is on American culture past and present, specifically ... analyzing how American culture has been shaped by the ... have included the following: race in American culture, gender in American culture, ... ethnicity in American culture, media and race, media and ... gender, colonialism and American culture, poverty and gender, diversity ... designated in the previous year as the American Studies seminar. For further ... information on the American Studies minor and for application forms, see ... (617-552-1655). Also consult the American Studies website http://www.bc.edu/ ... | |
| Boston College Catalog 2003-2004 Irish Studies Irish Studies, an integral part of ... to the twentieth centuries. For Irish Studies Minors, the Irish Studies Program ... or Professor Robert Savage, Irish Studies Program. The Abbey Theatre Summer ... only. Students minoring in Irish Studies are eligible for the Maeve OReilly ... will be awarded annually to an Irish Studies Minor. Students interested in the Irish ... Studies Program should contact Prof. Robert ... Savage, Irish Studies Program, 617-552-3966, or Prof. Kevin ... . Students may also consult the Irish Studies website at http://www.bc.edu/ bc_org/ ... avp/cas/irish/. Latin American Studies The Latin American Studies program ... faculty, students can shape the Latin American Studies minor to fit usefully with ... | |
| the dissertation. The Department Black Studies Departmental Notes Director: Frank F ... Undergraduate Program Description Black Studies at Boston College is an ... also offers a minor. In addition, Black Studies sponsors a four (4) week summer study ... who have completed at least one Black Studies course. Undergraduate Course Offerings ... www.bc.edu/courses /. BK 104-105 Afro-American History I and II (Fall/Spring: 3) Cross ... the history and culture of African-Americans from the pre-colonial period to the ... Miller BK 106 Introduction to Afro-American Literature (Fall: 3) Cross listed with ... 418 This course is a survey of African-American literature from its oral beginnings to ... BK 155 Introduction to African-American Society (Fall: 3) Cross listed with SC ... BK 210 Survey of the African-American Societies (Spring: 3) This course will ... | |
| C. Evans BK 266 Rhythm and Blues in American Music (Fall: 3) Cross listed with MU ... of rhythm and blues in the Afro-American sense and traces the influence of these ... elements on American popular and classical music from the ... opposing racism. Horace Seldon BK 281 American Labor and Civil Rights Issue (Spring: 3 ... is a historical survey of the African-American community in Boston from its inception ... movements, relationships with Euro-American groups, and the diversity within the ... movements in Africa, Asia, and Latin America will also be explored. Analysis ... . James Woodard BK 350 Racism and American Law (Spring: 3) This is a survey course ... of the legal underpinnings of racism in American law. Specifically, it will examine the ... BK 373 Slave Societies in Caribbean and Latin America (Fall: 3) Cross listed with HS ... | |
| interpretation. Katherine Nahum Film Studies Undergraduate Course Offerings FM 171 ... for more advanced work in film studies. It provides some familiarity with the ... . James Ferguson Carl Schmidt FM 280 American Film History I: Early Years (Fall: 3) ... for more advanced work in film studies. It provides some familiarity with the ... today. Richard Blake, S.J. FM 281 American Film History II: Studio Years (Spring: ... to write their own screenplays. Film Studies majors and minors will be given ... origin and in the West. Bo Smith FM 380 Latin American Cinema (Spring: 3) This course ... will focus on contemporary film of Latin America from the Sixties to the present ... , social, gender, religious) of several Latin American countries. These films will be ... and often stereotypical image of Latin America and Hispanics fabricated by ... | |
| to take a two-semester sequence in American Civilization (HS 181-182). Students ... History Core in their freshman year and American Civilization in their sophomore year. ... and a similar score on the A.P. test in American history fulfills the two-semester ... American Civilization requirement. In addition ... of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. No more than two courses completed in ... . Since specialists in European, American, Latin American, African, and South and ... History Core before embarking on such studies. All the Core history courses numbered ... this with the Director of Undergraduate Studies after they complete the course. In ... | |
| Spagnoli, Director of Undergraduate Studies, at 617-552-3878 or by e-mail at ... history, Modern European history, American history, and Latin American history. ... to Masters degrees in European National Studies and in Medieval Studies. The Masters of ... Finally, all students concentrating in American history must take the yearlong American ... professors and the Director of Graduate Studies, students file a plan of study leading ... advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies, students may offer, as one of the two ... advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies. Language Requirements: Ph.D. candidates ... examinations. Students concentrating in American history may substitute competency in a ... language exams, one of which must be Latin or Greek. The Comprehensive ... approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. It must also be defended at a public ... | |
| fields for the M.A. are the following: American History Medieval History Early ... , Eastern European, and Russian) Latin American History The minor field is made up of a ... faculty advisor. European National Studies The M.A. in History is also offered in ... , French, German, Irish, and Russian Studies. Except as noted below, students in ... European National Studies must complete 36 credits of approved ... . Except for those in British and Irish Studies, students must complete at least 12 ... toward the degree. Students in Irish Studies, in addition to 30 credits in history, ... Irish Gaelic. Students in British Studies must take a total of 30 credits in ... foreign language requirement. Medieval Studies Students interested in a M.A. in ... Medieval Studies will be expected to take at least nine ... | |
| Russian History Soviet Polish Latin American History Colonial Latin ... America Modern Latin America Central American/Caribbean Other Areas minor only) ... | |
| Eyckman HS 161 Biographies of Power in Latin America (Fall: 3) Prerequisites: Any ... , social, and cultural history of Latin America from the colonial regime to the ... be to analyze the ideas and deeds of Latin American men and women who had a ... Americas. John Rosser HS 173 Colonial Latin America (Fall: 3) Prerequisites: Any ... cultures and races, to the birth of Latin Americas independent culturally and ... colonial experience upon all Colonial Latin Americas peoples are emphasized. ... slaves. Sergio Serulnikov HS 174 Modern Latin America (Spring: 3) Prerequisites: Any ... in 1910; the consolidation of the American empire after World War II; and the ... Diversity Core Requirement African-American freedom struggles and campaigns for ... and exuberance of both the African American struggle for civil rights and the ... | |
| Cuba is, in Fidel Castros words, a Latin African country, some attention will be ... Slave Societies in the Caribbean and Latin America (Fall: 3) Prerequisites: Any ... approach. Frank Taylor HS 376 Latin American Women/Themselves (Fall: 3) ... general history of women and gender in Latin America, students will read testimonies ... by Latin American women. We will deal with the problem of ... of family, and of gender relations in Latin America. The testimonies will be used ... | |
| 2003-2004 141 HS 676 Perspectives in Latin American History (Spring: 3) ... and interpretations in the field of American history up to Reconstruction. David ... and interpretations in the field of American History since Reconstruction. We will ... and traditional approaches to modern American histor y. Seth Jacobs HS 896 Core ... | |
| in two of its more remote forms in Latin American with F reire, and in Africa ... , in two forms closer to home, in Afro- American consciousness, male (Malcolm X) and ... as revealed by quantum theory. The new studies of chaos theory and complexity will ... | |
| over immigration. Peter Skerry PO 344 American Legal System (Fall: 3) Topics include ... origins and basic philosophy; American courts and legal procedure; lawyers and ... David R. Manwaring PO 345 Groups in American Politics (Spring: 3) In this course we ... will examine the role of groups in the American political process. We will begin with ... through the use of specific case studies the dilemmas that occur when political ... slavery, Randolph Bournes critique of American entry into World War I, the response of ... thematically rather than by case studies drawing on diverse political systems in ... Latin America, Africa, and Europe, we will ... , and will include a series of case-studies of revolutions from around the world ... | |
| Easter PO 428 Protest Politics in Latin America (Fall: 3) Satisfies Cultural ... social movements in contemporary Latin America, focusing on the relationship ... PO 500 Introduction to International Studies (Spring: 3) Cross listed with IN 500 ... course description in the International Studies Department. Donald Hafner PO 503 ... new ones. Timothy Crawford PO 515 U.S.-Latin American Relations (Fall: 3) This ... between the United States and Latin America before, during, and after the ... who have completed PO 041 and 042, Latin American Studies minors, and others ... with a strong interest in Latin America. Jennie Purnell PO 516 American ... the distinctive ways in which the American public and policy-makers have ... | |
| 2003-2004 contextual theologies (Latin American, Asian, African and feminist) as well as ... practice of pastoral counseling. Case studies and concrete situations help to ... | |
| majors and minors in French, Hispanic Studies, and Italian, each of which affords a ... Literature RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French RL 309 Topics in French ... and the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Four advanced courses in French ... Literature, RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French, or RL 309 Topics in French ... the 300 or 400 level Major in Hispanic Studies Requirements: Ten three-credit courses ... literature and culture Pre-1800 Latin American literature and culture Post-1800 ... literature and culture Post-1800 Latin American literature and culture Five electives ... and Literatures. Minor in Hispanic Studies Requirements: Six three-credit courses ... | |
| ) in a year-long program. Hispanic Studies requires students who earn credit ... toward a Hispanic Studies major while abroad to take at least one ... and the Director of Undergraduate Studies will evaluate the courses taken abroad ... rieures (IECS Strasbourg). Hispanic Studies BC Partner P rograms: Universidad Aut ... For credit towards Hispanic Studies Minors only BC Partner Programs: ... , and Hispanic (Peninsular and Spanish American) literatures, offering a Ph.D. in ... Hispanic Literature (Peninsular and Latin American) and French Literature. In the ... literatures. The Ph.D. in Medieval Studies is unique in the Boston area and one of ... Master of Arts is available in Hispanic Studies, French, and Italian. The Master of ... and national boundaries. Medieval Studies: Given the particular strengths of ... | |
| be required. A reading knowledge of Latin is required of all candidates and ... only for candidates in Medieval Studies. One year of residence is required, in ... in writing to the Director of Graduate Studies which two semesters will satisfy the ... student and the Director of Graduate Studies, to form the Dissertation Committee. A ... , and with the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee, up to six credits may be ... in related areas of study. Hispanic Studies students must take a minimum of nine ... credits in Peninsular Spanish Studies and nine credits in Spanish American ... Studies. Entering M.A. students in French and ... in writing to the Director of Graduate Studies their intention to take the written and ... | |
| -2004 199 RL 302 Racism: French and American Perspectives (Spring: 3) French ... magnet attracting disillusioned African-American artists, musicians and writers in ... (Fall) RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French (Fall: 3) Prerequisite: 4 ... as an elective toward the Hispanic Studies Major and Minor and the Perspectives ... on Spanish American inter-disciplinary major. Borders are ... these frontiers where the U.S. meets Latin America. Will address both oral and ... | |
| as an elective toward the Hispanic Studies Major and Minor and the Perspectives on ... in Spanish. Fulfills the pre-1800 Latin American requirement for Majors in ... Hispanic Studies This course will examine the aesthetic ... requirement for Majors in Hispanic Studies. Don Quijote is universally recognized ... requirement for Majors in Hispanic Studies This course examines notions of evil ... | |
| . Dwayne E. Carpenter RL 955 Baroque Latin America (Fall: 3) Conducted in Spanish ... RL 982 The Art of the Short Story: The Latin American Trajectory (Fall: 3) Conducted ... in Linguistics, Russian, and Slavic Studies, as well as minor programs in Asian ... Studies, Russian, and East European Studies. Each major program requires at least ... | |
| May be taken as part of the Womens Studies minor. This course analyzes ... This can be taken as part of the Womens Studies minor. This course explores the ... May be taken as part of the Womens Studies minor. This course draws on ... . The course is struc tured around case studies, both clinical and from fiction and film ... May be taken as part of the Womens Studies minor. This course explores the social ... processes of Southeast Asia and Latin America in relation to the development ... SC 043 Introduction to African-American Society (Fall/Spring: 3) Cross listed ... requirement This is an introduction to studies of African peoples in the Americas as ... sciences. This survey of African-Americans is not chronological, but topical. ... | |
| and Graduate Course Offerings SC 310 Studies in Crime and Social Justice (Spring: 3 ... theoretical initiatives in cultural studies, neo-Marxism, post-structuralism, and ... theology; and (3) current research studies on religion. Students in theology and ... religious studies are encouraged to participate. Eva ... events in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This course ties together ... are also presented. Detailed case studies are drawn from Rwanda, Afghanistan, and ... and physical danger are promoted in the American media. How can the public distinguish ... | |
| , Enlightenment, modernity, American Christianity, and Jewish history). ... dissertation topic. Thus, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew may well be required for ... of two languages. A minor in Biblical Studies is also offered, with a specialization ... | |
| repeatedly show that, at first glance, Americans find little connection between their ... TH 485 From Diatribe to Dialogue: Studies in the Jewish- Christian Encounter ( ... Spring: 3) This course will examine the Latin American liberation theology movement, ... themes, and implications for North American Christianity. Roberto S. Goizueta TH ... ethical foundations and implications of Latin American liberation theology. Readings ... -making, the role of Scripture, and Latin American feminist ethics. Roberto ... , Jr. TH 504 Seminar in International Studies (Fall: 3) Cross listed with IN 504 Open ... to Seniors in International Studies and others with the permission of one ... course description in the International Studies Department. Donald J. Dietrich TH 506 ... | |
| Pope John Paul II and conclude with the Latin American liberationists, North American ... of Aquinas. Both texts will be taken in Latin. Michael J. Buckley, S.J. Michael Himes ... in the Doctoral Program in Theological Studies in their first year of residency. All ... consult with the Director of Graduate Studies, prior to registration, about the ... | |
| Placement Program for Graduate Studies The Lynch Schools International and ... Arizona, Maine, or North Dakota Native American Reservations, and a school in ... based upon original research. Doctoral studies are supervised by the Associate Dean. ... advisor. The Doctoral Program of Studies should be designed by students in ... of course work. A formal Program of Studies must be filed with the students advisor ... C.A.E.S. involves a planned Program of Studies consisting of at least 30 credit hours ... (Earth Science), physics, English, Latin and classical humanities, history, ... | |
| inquiry learning, integrating social studies, and evaluation. Requires students to ... and content. The integration of social studies content with other early childhood ... models of reform and innovation in American middle schools, as well as contemporary ... only to students who are candidates for Latin honors Students who have the approval ... | |
| of Management is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of ... www.bc.edu/msa Ph.D. in Organization Studies: Department of Organization Studies, ... opportunity in Asia, Europe, or Latin America. While abroad, students meet ... | |
| 22 Advancing Studies, Woods College of ... 22 American Studies ... 45 American Studies ... 46 Asian Studies ... 49 Black Studies ... 45 East European Studies ... 47 Environmental Studies ... 47 Faith, Peace, and Justice Studies ... 48 Film Studies ... 47 German Studies ... 46 International Studies ... 4 7 Irish Studies ... 48 Latin American Studies ... 49 Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies ... 45 Womens Studies ... 52 Black Studies ... 65 Classical Studies ... 115 German Studies ... 141 International Studies ... | |
| 52 Black Studies ... 65 Classical Studies ... 115 German Studies ... 141 International Studies ... 115 German Studies ... 124 German Studies Minor ... 23 International Studies ... 11 Irish Studies ... 48 Italian Studies ... 7 Latin American Studies ... with a Concentration in Organization Studies ... | |
