Catalog: Boston College 2004-2005 Catalog | |
| into a national institution of higher learning that is regularly listed among the top ... by publications such as Barrons and U.S. News and World Report. The ... enrolls 8,851 full-time undergraduates and 4,760 graduate students, hailing from ... all 50 states and more than 90 foreign countries. Boston ... body state-of-the-art facilities for learning: a full range of computer services ... business, economics, social sciences, and law, and a library system with over 2 ... million books, periodicals, and government documents, and more than 3.7 ... units. Boston College awards bachelors and graduate degrees in more than 50 ... subjects and interdisciplinary areas within the ... College of Arts and Sciences, as well as undergraduate and ... School of Nursing, founded in 1947; and the Lynch School of Education, founded ... | |
| COLLEGE The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences began programs at the doctoral ... doctorate are offered by thirteen Arts and Sciences departments. The Schools of ... Education and Nursing, the Carroll Graduate School of ... Management, and the Graduate School of Social Work also ... conferred one earned bachelors degree and 15 masters degrees on women through the ... of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Evening College, and the ... limit, as in the cases of Father Fulton and Father Michael Walsh (1958-1968). ... , in applications to undergraduate and graduate programs, in financial ... stability and strength, and in efficient management has reached an ... , the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, the Institute of European ... the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma ... | |
| Swingin Eagles Stage Band, and the Community Concert Band. The ... Boston College Chorale and the Boston College Symphony The ... contemporary artists in rock, rap, R B, and folk. Language Laboratory The Boston ... of English as a foreign language, and the Boston College community at large, ... to its 32 listening/recording stations and teacher consoles, the facility includes ... carrels for TV/video/DVD viewing, and one CD listening station. The Labs ... multimedia software, other audio-visual learning aids, and print materials including ... mono- and bilingual dictionaries, as well as ... language textbooks and activity manuals for elementary through ... language courses, directly support and/or supplement the curriculum ... in international language, literature, and music. Students (undergraduate and ... | |
| the lower level of the Trinity Chapel and open when classes are in session, ... work theses, doctoral dissertations, and videotapes. The collection covers the ... history and philosophy of social work, its ... methodology, and all aspects of social welfare services ... . The Librarys collections and services support the masters and ... offered at the Chestnut Hill campus, and masters programs offered at off-campus ... approximately 225,942 volumes of legal and related materials in a variety of media ... consisting of reports of decisions and statutory materials with a broad ... materials in the form of textbooks and treatises, legal and related ... periodicals, legal encyclopedias, and related reference works. The library ... possesses substantial and growing collections of international ... | |
| which offers educational and commercial programming on its 59 cable ... the link between modern technologies and teaching/learning. For more information ... edu/mts. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTERS Research is an important part ... . Faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates collaborate in a range ... strategies across the disciplines and professional schools including ... laboratory studies, quantitative and qualitative research, archival and ... textual research, theory development, and field and basic research. In addition ... to the work of individual faculty and units, Boston College supports the ... collaborative work of faculty and students across the University through ... the following centers and institutes: Boisi Center for Religion ... and American Public Life The Boisi Center ... | |
| to conducting educational research and to offering programs, both in the ... university and the wider community, in which ... Christians and Jews explore their traditions together ... an institutional resource for faculty and students in the Connell School of ... Nursing, the Boston College community, and the greater Boston nursing and health ... , (2) to increase intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and ... scholarship, and (3) to communicate research findings to ... utilization in nursing practice and in educational settings. The Center ... Research Collection as well as books and other materials related to quantitative ... and qualitative research methods, data ... analysis, grant-seeking, and grant-writing. Center for Retirement ... new findings to the policy community and the public, to help train new scholars ... | |
| Harry W. Smith, a leader in corporate and community philanthropic work, to honor ... has been accepted to a medical school and who has been outstanding in character, ... loyalty, leadership, and scholarship at Boston College. Dr. ... has been accepted by a medical school and who has been outstanding in character, ... loyalty, leadership, and scholarship at Boston College. Stotsky ... exhibits superior leadership, academic, and innovative qualities, and demonstrates ... excellence in professional and personal commitment, with a genuine ... concern for the needs and values of others. General Excellence ... of study during four academic years and qualifies for teaching licensure. Saint ... the theories of child development and learning into the practice of teaching young ... | |
| ARTS AND SCIENCES 122 The Boston College Catalog ... sciences, five courses in education, and six credits are for supervised ... internship teaching. For experienced teachers, a thirty ... refer to Masters Programs in Secondary Teaching section in the Lynch School of ... two courses from Exploring the Earth I and II or Structural Geology I, and one ... , Oceanography, or Astronomy; and (3) Petrology, Structural Geology I or ... graduate courses within the Geology and Geophysics Department with approval. ... one part is oral in the earth sciences, and the other part is given by the Lynch ... Offerings Note: Future course offerings and courses offered on a periodic basis are ... Earth is not finished, but is now being and will forever be remade, C.R. Van Hise ( ... is to describe the history of the Earth and the development of life on Earth during ... | |
| ARTS AND SCIENCES 186 The Boston College Catalog ... 2004-2005 in normal and gifted populations; the acquisition of ... a theory of mind and the relationship between theory of mind ... and communication skills; adolescent sexual ... behavior; and mental health in later life. Children ... and families from both Western and non-Western communities are studied. In ... addition to the resources in the department, students may also ... take advantage of the courses and faculty in the Lynch School of ... Russell, Diane Scott-Jones, Mick Smyer, and Ellen Winner Social and Personality ... Psychology Faculty and students in the Social and Personality ... levels, ranging from the individual and interpersonal to the group, intergroup ... , and organizational levels. Areas of ... of emotion; how nonverbal behavior and discourse processes reflect and affect ... | |
| Development majors. It is open to Arts and Sciences, Carroll School of Management ... , and Connell School of Nursing majors and provides students with an introduction ... minor in Organizational Studies Human Resources Management is open to Lynch School ... is open to Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education majors. See the ... Education prepares students for teaching children without disabilities and ... through grade 2, in nursery schools, and in early intervention programs. A ... obtained from the Offices for Students and Outreach (Campion 104/106). Courses in ... cover the following: child development and learning including their applications ... to the classroom; curriculum and models in early education; teaching ... diverse learners and children with special needs; the ... | |
| Offerings Note: Future course offerings and courses offered on a periodic basis are ... .bc.edu/courses /. PY 030 Child Growth and Development (Fall/Spring: 3) First part ... dimensions of child development, and the place of education in promoting ... , social, cognitive, linguistic, and emotional development from birth ... through adolescence. Both typical and atypical patterns of development will ... be examined. Discusses and analyzes classic theories, contemporary ... issues, and key research in child development in ... of their application to educational and other applied settings. The Department ... PY 031 Family, School, and Society (Spring: 3) Prerequisite: PY ... dimensions of child development, and the place of education in promoting ... . This course considers the social and cultural contexts that shape ... | |
| Needs (Fall: 3) Focuses on observation and description of learning behaviors, with ... the relationship of teacher behavior and student motivation. Prepares teachers ... serves moderate special needs students and to select, organize, plan, and promote ... strategies that support positive learning. Also considers theoretical models of ... discipline and classroom management strategies, and ... requires students to propose and develop a rationale for selection of ... increasingly independent as a learner and as an individual. It views the teacher ... as one who is able to construct learning environments in which students acquire ... and generalize many of the problem-solving ... that are needed for independent learning. Students in this course will develop a ... strategic instructional rationale and demonstrate entry level skills in using ... | |
| at their work sites using the concepts and metaphors developed in the course, and ... realities. The Department ED 451 Human Resources Administration (Spring/Summer: 3) ... , retention, socialization, rewards and sanctions, and performance appraisal. ... in a broader approach to the human and professional development of school ... personnel in a learning organization. Situates human resource ... agenda of increased quality of student learning and teacher development. The ... Department ED/PY 460 Interpretation and Evaluation of Research (Fall/Spring/ ... research literature in education and psychology. Concentrates on developing ... conceptual understandings and communication, skills needed by the ... competent reader and user of research reports. Particularly ... . Larry Ludlow ED/PY 462 Assessment and Test Construction (Fall: 3) This course ... | |
| for two years for the M.B.A. program and one year for the M.S. in Finance ... Assistance Graduate Assistantships and Scholarships The Carroll School of ... offers a number of assistantships and scholarships to full-time M.B.A., M.S. ... in Finance, and dual M.B.A./M.S. in Finance students. ... Assistantships and scholarships are merit-based awards. ... , 3.33 or above grade point average, and a strong set of application materials. ... with their application a current resume and a cover letter describing their skills ... and areas of interest. These materials must ... September 2005 entrance to the M.B.A. and M.S. in Finance programs. Graduate ... are available to both domestic and international applicants and can be ... are awarded on the basis of merit and vary in amount. Decisions regarding ... | |
| 47 Assistant and Associate Deans ... 12 Awards and Honors, University ... 12 Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships ... 9 Center for Christian-Jewish Learning ... 9 Center for East Europe, Russia, and Asia ... 9 Center for International Partnerships and Programs ... for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP ... 10 Center for Work and Family ... of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology ..259 Department ... of Educational Administration and Higher Education ............257 ... of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation .........261 Department of ... Teacher Education/Special Education and Curriculum Instruction ... 2 55 Developmental and Educational Psychology ... 346 Directory and Office Locations ... 252 Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships ... | |
