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About Boston College
Introduction ........................................................................5
The University.....................................................................5
Mission Statement ...............................................................5
Brief History of Boston College ...........................................5
Accreditation of the University ............................................6
The Campus........................................................................6
Academic Resources.............................................................6
Academic Development Center ...........................................6
Art and Performance............................................................6
Language Laboratory ...........................................................7
The Libraries .......................................................................7
Student Learning and Support Computing Facility..............8
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THE UNIVERSITY: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
the foreign language requirement and should consult with the
Associate Dean. Fulfillment of the proficiency requirement by the
examinations listed above does not confer course credit.
James A. Woods, S.J., College of Advancing Studies
Woods College of Advancing Studies students must demonstrate proficiency at the intermediate level in a foreign language or
pursue two foreign literature in English translation courses.
Foreign Language Requirement Graduate
In the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences each department
shall decide the extent and nature of the language requirements for
its students. Nursing students in the doctoral program must demonstrate proficiency in at least one language other than English or
demonstrate computer literacy through completion of required
courses.
Good Standing
Undergraduate
To continue enrollment in a full-time program of study, a student must ordinarily ma
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Incoming students can expect to find major Greek and Latin
authors and genres taught on a regular basis. In Greek these include
Homer, lyric poets, 5th century dramatists (Aeschylus, Sophocles,
Euripides, Aristophanes), the historians Herodotus and Thucydides,
Plato, and 4th century orators. In Latin they include Plautus and
Terence, the late republican poets Catullus and Lucretius, Cicero,
Augustan poetry (Virgil, Horace, Elegy, and Ovid), the historians
Livy and Tacitus, and the novel. The Departments of Philosophy,
Theology, and Slavic and Eastern Languages also offer courses in relevant areas of the ancient world.
Undergraduate Course Offerings
Note: Future course offerings and courses offered on a periodic
basis are listed on the World Wide Web at http://www.bc.edu/courses/.
CL 010-011 Elementary Latin (Fall/Spring: 3)
This course will introduce the fundamentals of Latin grammar
and vocabulary to prepare s
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Richard Blake, S.J., Professor; A.B., M.A., Ph.L., Fordham
University; M.Div., Woodstock College; Ph.D., Northwestern
University
John Michalczyk, Professor; Chairperson of the Department; A.B.,
A.M., Boston College; M.Div., Weston College School of
Theology; Ph.D., Harvard University
Nancy D. Netzer, Professor; B.A., Connecticut College; M.A.,
Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
John Steczynski, Professor; B.F.A., Notre Dame University; M.F.A.,
Yale University
Sheila S. Blair, Norma Jean Calderwood Professor of Islamic and
Asian Art; A.B., Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Jonathan Bloom, Norma Jean Calderwood Professor of Islamic and
Asian Art; A.B., Harvard University; A.M., University of Michigan;
Ph.D., Harvard University
Jeffery W. Howe, Professor; A.B., Carleton College; Ph.D.,
Northwestern University
Claude R. Cernuschi, Associate Professor; B.A., University of
Verm
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HS 888 Interim Study (Fall/Spring: 0)
The Department
HS 997 Dissertation Workshop (Fall/Spring: 1)
All history graduate students, except non-resident students,
who have finished their comprehensive examinations are required to
enroll in the Dissertation Workshop.
The Department
HS 998 Doctoral Comprehensives (Fall/Spring: 0)
The Department
HS 999 Doctoral Continuation (Fall/Spring: 0)
The Department
The Honors Program
Contacts
Director of the Honors Program: Dr. Mark OConnor,
617-552-3315, oconnoma@bc.edu
Administrative Secretary: Pat Dolan, 617-552-3315,
patricia.dolan@bc.edu
Web Site: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/honors/
The Structure of the Honors Program
All Boston College undergraduates are required to do an extensive Core curriculum in the humanities and the natural and social
sciences. The Honors Program provides students with the opportunity to complete most of this Core in a four-year sequence of courses and academic challeng
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PO 081 Introduction to International Politics (Fall: 3)
Robert Ross
Undergraduate Electives
PO 200 Internship Seminar: Policy and Administration in State
and Local Government (Fall/Spring: 6)
Prerequisite: Admission to this course is by application only.
A program of study based upon work experience in legislative,
executive, and administrative offices in Greater Boston. The formulation of policy, the nature of responsibility, and the role of bureaucracy in state and local communities will be examined with the help
of public officials of those communities. Junior and senior majors
are selected on a competitive basis, based on their fitness for assignment to public offices.
Marie Natoli
PO 201 Environmental Law (Spring: 3)
This course is designed to introduce students to the intricacies
and structure of legal mechanisims and remedies available in the
important and expanding field of environmental law. Environ
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SL 280 Society and National Identity in the Balkans (Spring: 3)
Cross Listed with SC 280
Satisfies Cultural Diversity Core Requirement
Offered Periodically
An overview of ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity among
peoples of the Balkans (Albanians, Bosnians, Bulgarians, Croats,
Greeks, Macedonians, Romanians, Serbs, Slovenes, Jews, Turks, and
gypsies {Roma}). It is a study of what constitutes the various parameters
of
identity:
linguistic
typologies,
religious
diversity
(Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Islam, and Judaism), culture, and social
class. An analysis of the origins of nationalism, the emergence of
nation-states, and contemporary nationalism as a source of instability and war in the Balkans will be considered.
Mariela Dakova
SL 288 Literature and Revolution (Spring: 3)
Cross Listed with EN 254
Offered Periodically
All readings will be in English translation
This course will explore the enc
| volunteer work in community, business, or human service agencies
or programs, and a weekly seminar are strongly recommended. The
handbook lists field placement opportunities.
The Human Development major has six core courses and three
foci or concentrations: human services; organizational studies
human resources, and community advocacy and social policy. Each
focus has an additional required course and several electives from
which to choose.
SECOND MAJORS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY
MAJORS FOR LYNCH SCHOOL STUDENTS
All students in the Lynch School pursuing an Education major
leading to licensure are required to complete a second major in Arts
and Sciences or an interdisciplinary major as outlined below.
Human Development students are required to carry a minor of six
courses in a single subject in Arts and Sciences, a major or an interdisciplinary minor in Arts and Sciences, or a second major or interdisciplinary major in the Lynch School. Acceptable interdisciplinary
majors a
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M.B.A. Curriculum
Full-Time Program
Management Practice Courses
MM 720 Management Practice I: Leading Organizations
(6 credits)
MM 730 Management Practice II: Acting in Organizations
(5 credits)
MD 740 Management Practice III: Strategy and Information
Systems (3 credits)
MD 750 Management Practice IV: Managing in a Changing
World (3 credits)
Core Courses
MA 713 Accounting (2 credits)
MB 712 Managing People and Organizations (2 credits)
MD 701 Economics (2 credits)
MD 714 Statistics (2 credits)
MD 716 Modeling and Decision Analysis (1 credit)
MD 723 Operations Management (2 credits)
MD 725 Managing in the Global Environment (1 credit)
MF 722 Financial Management (2 credits)
MK 721 Marketing (2 credits)
Core Electives
Two of the following courses (2 credits e
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NURSING
Deferral of Admission
Masters Program applicants wishing to be considered for deferral must submit a written request to the Office of Graduate
Admission.
Applicants who do not enter the program the semester following the semester for which the deferral was granted will need to reapply to the program. This can be accomplished by submitting a letter
requesting that their application be reactivated in addition to one
updated letter of reference. No additional application fee will be
required for applicants who reactivate within one year of the original application date.
Applicants who apply more than one year from their original
application date will need to submit a new application packet and
pay the application fee. Files that remain in deferral status for over
one year will become inactive.
Housing
The Boston College Off-Campus Housing Office offers assistance to graduate students in procuring living arrangements.
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Scientific Computation ................................................................................49
Scholar of the College...................................................................................46
Secondary Education ..................................................................................249
Slavic and Eastern Languages......................................................................209
Small Business Development Center.............................................................11
Social Welfare Research Institute ..................................................................12
Social Work, Graduate School of ................................................................330
Clinical Social Work.........................................................................331
Community Organization, Planning, Policy and Administration......331
Continuing Education......................................................................332
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