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BOSTON COLLEGE BULLETIN 2005-2006
Volume LXXV, Number 18, April 2005
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| students record and 0.0 is still computed into the grade point average
even if the course is repeated with a passing grade; the later grade is also
computed into the grade point average.
Grades will be posted on Agora at the close of each semester. Any
student who believes there is a grade discrepancy on a semester grade
report should resolve the discrepancy within the first six weeks of the
following semester.
Graduate
In each graduate course, in which a student is registered for graduate credit, with the exception of those noted below, the student will
receive one of the following grades at the end of the semester: A, A-,
B+, B, B-, C, F, W, J, U, P or I. The high passing grade of A is awarded for superior work. The passing grade of B is awarded for work that
clearly is satisfactory at the graduate level. The low passing grade of C
is awarded for work that is minimally acceptable at the graduate level.
The failing grade of F is awarded for work that is unsatisfactory.
| will transfer communication electives, the eight required classes must
be taken at Boston College. The requirements for the major are
as follows:
Common Requirements (4):
CO 010 The Rhetorical Tradition
CO 020 Survey of Mass Communication
CO 030 Public Speaking
CO 350 Research Methods
Distributed Requirements (4):
Cluster Area Requirements Choose one of the following
courses: CO 249 Communication Law, CO 250 Mass
Communication Ethics, CO 251 Gender and Media, CO 253
Interpersonal Communication, CO 255 Media Aesthetics, CO
260 American Public Address, CO 263 Media, Law and Society
Theory Requirement Choose one of the following courses:
CO 372 Mass Communication Theory, CO 374 Human
Communication Theory, CO 375 Argumentation Theory, CO
377 Visual Communication Theory, CO 378 Rhetorical Theory
Writing-Intensive Seminars Choose two of the following
courses: CO 425 Broadcast Century Issues, CO 426 Television
and Society, CO 427 Culture, Communication, and
| Fine Arts
Undergraduate Course Offerings
Note: Future course offerings and courses offered on a periodic
basis are listed on the at http://www.bc.edu/courses/.
FA 101 Art from Prehistoric Times to the High Middle Ages (Fall: 3)
Satisfies Arts Core Requirement
A fundamental course for understanding the visual arts in the
Western World: painting, sculpture and architecture. Major monuments in the history of art will be discussed in historical and cultural
context beginning with Paleolithic cave art through the art of the
medieval period. This course will examine some of the ancient material from an archaeological perspective, but its main emphasis will be on
style and meaning in art. Assignments will include museum visits and
the study of significant works of art in greater Boston. (Art from the
Renaissance to Modern Times is taught in FA 102 in the spring.)
Pamela Berger
Kenneth Craig
FA 102 Art from the Renaissance to Modern Times (Spring: 3)
Satisfies Arts Core Requir
| HP 032 Western Cultural Tradition VI (Fall: 3)
Corequisite: HP 031
See course description under HP 001.
The Department
HP 033 Western Cultural Tradition VII (Spring: 3)
Corequisite: HP 034
Satisfies Social Sciences Core Requirement
See course description under HP 001.
The Department
HP 034 Western Cultural Tradition VIII (Spring: 3)
Corequisite: HP 033
See course description under HP 001.
The Department
HP 133 Twentieth Century and the Tradition I (Fall: 3)
This is a continuation of the Western Cultural Tradition course
into the twentieth century, and it is required of all Honors Program
juniors. The course describes what happened to the tradition in the
twentieth century, how it got criticized and rethought, and how it
absorbed new forms of knowledge and new points of view. The first
semester deals with the period up to World War II and focuses on both
the excitement engendered by the cultural movement called
Modernism and the darker forces that accompanied
| PO 447 The Modern State (Spring: 3)
The class explores the rise of the modern state as the dominant form
of political organization in world politics. It traces the development from
premodern stateless societies, medieval states, and finally the modern
nation-state. The class also examines the contemporary processes of globalization and their effect on the survival of the modern state.
Gerald Easter
PO 448 The Political Development of Western Europe (Fall: 3)
This course explores the development of modern politics in Britain,
France, Germany and Italy. Readings and discussions during the first part
of the semester will examine the ideas and social forces behind the
English, French and Industrial revolutions. The second portion of the
course will cover German and Italian national unification and democratization in France and Britain. Finally, we will consider the breakdown of
democratic politics in Germany and Italy in the first half of the
twentieth century and institutio
| Lynda Lytle Holmstrom, Professor; B.A., Stanford University; A.M.,
Boston University; Ph.D., Brandeis University
David A. Karp, Professor; A.B., Harvard College; Ph.D., New York
University
Ritchie Lowry, Professor; A.B., A.M., Ph.D., University of California
at Berkeley
Stephen J. Pfohl, Professor; B.A., The Catholic University of
America; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Catherine Kohler Riessman, Research Professor; B.A., Bard College;
M.S.W., Yeshiva University; Ph.D., Columbia University
Paul G. Schervish, Professor; A.B., University of Detroit; A.M.,
Northwestern University; M.Div., Jesuit School of Theology at
Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Juliet Schor, Professor; Chairperson of the Department; B.A.,
Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Diane Vaughan, Professor; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State
University
John B. Williamson, Professor; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; Ph.D., Harvard University
Sarah Babb,
| Students who are pursuing Human Development as their primary
major within the Lynch School, regardless of class year, are required to
carry one of the following:
a minor of six courses in a single subject in Arts and Sciences,
a major or an interdisciplinary minor (e.g., Black Studies,
Womens Studies) in Arts and Sciences, or
a second major or interdisciplinary major in the Lynch School.
The minimum number of courses acceptable for a minor is six
and Core courses may be included. The minor in Special Education is
an excellent option for Human Development majors interested in special needs settings. The minor in Organization Studies Human
Resources Management offered with the Carroll School of
Management is an important resource for students planning to work in
business or industry. Students who have a second major automatically
fulfill the minor requirement. Specific acceptable areas of study for
both majors and minors are listed under the College of Arts and
Scien
| rigorous ten-course curriculum providing advanced financial skills; and
the Ph.D. in Management with a concentration in Finance and the
Ph.D. in Management with a concentration in Organization Studies,
offering doctoral-level education for individuals interested in research
and teaching. The Carroll School of Management Graduate Programs
have developed many exciting options that enable students to individualize their management education. Among these are 18 dual degree programs, including the Master of Business Administration/Master of
Science in Finance (M.B.A./M.S. in Finance); the Master of Business
Administration/Juris Doctor (M.B.A./J.D.); and the Master of Business
Administration/Master of Social Work (M.B.A./M.S.W.).
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM
The full-time and evening Master of Business Administration
(M.B.A.) programs at Boston College help position students for career
success by offering the management skills and perspectives most needed in todays
| Program of Study
Master of Science with a Major in Nursing
Electives or Thesis: *3 credits
NU 415 Conceptual Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice:
3 credits
NU 416 Ethical Reasoning and Issues in Advanced Nursing
Practice: 3 credits
NU 417 Advanced Practice Nursing within Complex Health
Care Systems: 3 credits
NU 420/426 Pharmacology/Psychopharmacology: 3 credits
NU 430 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Life Span:
3 credits
NU 520 Research Theory: 3 credits
Options following NU 520, prerequisite choose one:
NU 523 Computer Data Analysis: 3 credits*
NU 524 Masters Research Practicum: 3 credits*
NU 525 Integrative Review of Nursing Research: 3 credits*
NU 672 Physiologic Life Processes: 3 credits
Two Specialty Theory Courses: 6 credits (Nurse Anesthesia:
21 credits)
Total: 45 credits (Nurse Anesthesia: 56 credits)
*Optional, following 6 credits of research:
NU 801 Masters Thesis: 3 credits
The elective courses must be at the graduate level
| Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational
Policy (CSTEEP) ...............................................................................10
Center for Wealth and Philanthropy...................................................10
Center for Work and Family...............................................................11
Institute of Medieval Philosophy and Theology..................................11
Institute for the Promotion of Race and Culture ................................11
Institute for Scientific Research ..........................................................11
Irish Institute......................................................................................11
Jesuit Institute ....................................................................................12
The Lonergan Center .........................................................................12
Mathematics Institute.................................................................
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