Catalog: Boston College 2004-2005 Catalog | |
| BOSTON COLLEGE About Boston College INTRODUCTION The University From its beginnings in ... 1863 as a small Jesuit college for boys in Bostons South End, Boston College has ... grown into a national institution of higher learning that is regularly ... listed among the top 40 universities in the nation in ratings compiled by ... Report. The University, now located in the Boston suburb of Chestnut Hill, ... : a full range of computer services including on-line access to databases in business ... awards bachelors and graduate degrees in more than 50 subjects and ... interdisciplinary areas within the College of Arts and ... . Carroll School of Management, founded in 1938; the Connell School of Nursing, ... founded in 1947; and the Lynch School of Education ... | |
| Center (Newton Campus), located in the lower level of the Trinity Chapel ... and open when classes are in session, provides study space for the ... volumes of legal and related materials in a variety of media, most of which are ... non-circulating. It includes primary source materials consisting of ... with a broad collection of secondary research materials in the form of textbooks and ... substantial and growing collections of international and comparative law works. Bapst ... and houses the resources for library research in art and art history. The Graduate ... Study and Research Space is located in the mezzanine of Kresge Reading Room. ... Educational Resource Center, located in Campion Hall, is a state-of-the-art ... faculty and students. The collection includes current elementary and secondary ... | |
| of First Year Experience was created in 1990 as a response to the perceived ... of first year and transfer students. Research has strongly indicated that the initial ... are pivotal to overall success in college. The First Year Experience ... College has a dual focus. First, to introduce the new students to the resources of ... so that they might maximize the integration of their gifts and skills with the ... at Boston College. Second, to assist in the inculturation process whereby these ... Boston College as a Jesuit university in the Catholic tradition. The second ... which underpins the efforts of all in the University community. The concept ... development and service to others as integral to our pursuit of excellence. This ... Experience practically come together in the first instance during the seven ... | |
| ARTS AND SCIENCES research. Topics will include the cloning of genes from various ... . The goal of the course is to make the research-oriented student aware of the wealth of ... cell biology course focusing on the integration of gene activity, subcellular structure ... signals, and specialized function in vertebrate cells. The course will ... involve an indepth study of differentiated cell types, ... including erythrocytes, nerve and muscle cells, ... will be discussed. The course will also include recent developments in the area of cell ... and the transformation of normal cells into cancerous cells. Debra Mullikin- ... Endocrinology (Spring: 3) Prerequisite: Introductory Biology or permission of instructor ... Many tissues (e.g., the brain, heart, kidney) as well as the classical ... | |
| on documentary production for students interested in producing their own works. John ... FM 383 Film Criticism (Spring: 3) In essence, we become film critics when we ... explore our opinions about a film in light of the plot, characterization, ... (1915). Today film critiques are found in our daily newspapers and weekly ... screening and discussion of primarily independent films. Students will read extensive ... FM 384 History and Art History into Film (Fall: 3) This course will provide ... an introduction to the creation of authentic historical ... art-historical sources that could be inspirational for scripting, and go on to look at the ... process itself. Then students will be introduced to script breakdown, location scouting ... boards. Each student will undertake a research project related to the props, costumes ... | |
| ARTS AND SCIENCES HS 888 Interim Study (Fall/Spring: 0) The Department ... examinations are required to enroll in the Dissertation Workshop. The ... to do an extensive Core curriculum in the humanities and the natural and ... to complete most of this Core in a four-year sequence of courses and ... academic challenges that offers an integrated liberal arts education of a kind one ... can find in few colleges or universities. On this ... can then build a major concentration in one or more specialized disciplines, or ... add one of the interdisciplinary minors available to all students in the ... , the close personal attention of instructors, and the companionship of bright and ... to each level of their development: in first and second years an overview of ... | |
| , Associate Professor; A.B., Sacred Heart College; L.M.H., Pontifical Institute ... provides the opportunity for open-ended inquiry and reflection on the most fundamental ... offers a broad spectrum of courses in the history of philosophy (ancient, ... present. Faculty also teach and conduct research in metaphysics, philosophy of science, ... , and social and political philosophy. In addition to these areas of ... specialization, provision is made for interdisciplinary programs. The Philosophy department ... of courses allowing for concentration in the following specialized areas: ... the approval of the Chairperson and the individual professor, enroll in certain graduate ... students the opportunity to do independent research under the direction of a ... . The Department also participates in the Scholar of the College Program, ... | |
| towards the French Major. Conducted in French This course is designed to ... to develop oral communication skills in French. Using authentic documents ( ... Students will develop their vocabulary, increase their knowledge of idiomatic ... command of spoken French by engaging in structured dialogues based upon real- ... The Department RL 380 Advanced Studies in Language: Translation Workshop (Spring ... : 3) Offered Periodically Conducted in Italian. Elective for Italian majors ... who wish to improve their proficiency in Italian. Cecilia Mattii RL 391 ... : RL 216 or, with the permission of instructor, the equivalent level of proficiency ... Studies majors and minors. Conducted in Spanish. Requirement for Perspectives ... on Spanish America. This is an intensive, communication-based course with limited ... | |
| College Catalog 2004-2005 325 NURSING research from nursing and other disciplines are ... applied and integrated through seminars, clinical conferences ... Lynn Mandle NU 465 Advance Practice in Gerontological Nursing I (Fall: 6) ... on nursing assessment, diagnosis, and interventions within gerontology based on theoretical ... knowledge, research, and practice. Common health problems of ... long-term care settings are emphasized including care of persons with acute and chronic ... learning experiences focus on the integration of ethical and diagnostic judgments ... Tabloski NU 472 Advanced Theory in Community and Family Health Nursing I ( ... 3) This course is the first of a series in the theory and advanced practice of ... . It focuses on theories, concepts, and research findings in the development and ... | |
