Catalog: Boston College 2006-2007 University Catalog | |
| ................... ...............6 Language Laboratory ... for Appeal ...................53 Departments and Programs ... 216 Romance Languages and Literatures ... 222 Slavic and Eastern Languages ... | |
| 217 Romance Languages and Literatures ... 2 24 Slavic and Eastern Languages................ ...................238 Sociology ... Management............... ..281 English Language Learners (TELL) Certification ... 286 Department of Teacher Education, Special Education ... 287 Department of Educational Administration and ... 290 Department of Counseling, Developmental, and ... 292 Department of Educational Research, Measurement, ... | |
| and Latin classics, English and modern languages, and with more attention to philosophy ... , founded in 1928, was accepted as a department of Boston College in 1947, offering ... | |
| offered by thirteen Arts and Sciences departments. The Schools of Education and Nursing, ... of works from around the world. The Department of Fine Arts offers majors in studio ... history, and film studies. The Music Department and the student-run Musical Guild ... , visit http://www.bc.edu/ctrc/. Language Laboratory The Boston College Language ... Laboratory, serving all the language departments, students of English as a foreign ... language, and the 6 The Boston College Catalog ... | |
| and bilingual dictionaries, as well as language textbooks and activity manuals for ... elementary through advanced language courses, directly support and/or ... requirements in international language, literature, and music. Students ( ... community members who wish to use the Language Laboratory facility and its collection ... for their course-related or personal language needs. Digitized audio programs from ... . For more information about the Language Laboratory, please call (617) 552-8473 ... staff in the Documents and Microforms department. For more information, visit http://www. ... borrowers card at the Reference Department in ONeill Library in order to borrow ... | |
| Work. The collection also serves the departments of Psychology, Political Science, ... values. The University Archives, a department within the John J. Burns Library, ... , accounting, classical and foreign languages, English as a Second Language and ... | |
| , Political Science, Slavic and Eastern Languages, and Theology departments, and offer ... , Cynthia Simmons (Slavic and Eastern Languages, Lyons 210) and Roberta Manning ( ... | |
| , or at http://careercenter.bc.ed u/. Department of Campus Ministry The Department of ... are individualized and may include sign language interpreters, books on tape, extended ... | |
| Core requirements. Each academic department at Boston College determines how ... . Please refer to individual department websites for more information on major ... receiving a 4 on the A.P. English Language exam are required to take one semester ... | |
| foreign language. Students who entered BC prior to the ... SAT subject reading exam in a modern language. By achieving a score of 4 or above on ... on the SAT subject test in a classical language. By having a native language other than ... , or be tested by the appropriate department. By passing one of the language tests ... given by the Boston College language departments (for languages other than Romance ... Language). Carroll School of Management students ... level in a modern or classical foreign language, or one course beyond the intermediate ... reading exam in a modern foreign language. Students who entered prior to the fall ... SAT subject reading exam in a modern language. By achieving a score of 4 or above on ... on the SAT subject test in a Classical language. By having a native language other ... | |
| publishable paper and by satisfying all departmental requirements except the dissertation. ... paper project is determined by the department. Students should consult with their ... department about the nature of this examination ... and the time of administration. Departments use the following grading scale to ... and at a time designated by the department. In case of a second failure, no further ... Graduate School of Nursing must pass a departmental comprehensive examination that may be ... written, or both, as determined by the department. Each candidate should consult his or ... her major department to learn the time and nature of the ... take place directly with the individual departments. Questions on the nature and the exact ... examinations should be directed to the department chairperson or Graduate Program ... | |
| are Graduate Assistants for academic departments, Teaching Fellows, or Research ... with multiple sections may have common departmental final examinations at a date and time ... . If one of the three exams is a common departmental exam, this is the exam that is taken at ... are given in all other courses. Foreign Language Requirement Undergraduate All students ... intermediate level in a modern foreign language or in a classical language. The Lynch ... Connell School of Nursing do not have a language requirement. In the College of Arts and ... level in a modern or classical foreign language, or one course beyond the intermediate ... SAT II reading exam in a modern foreign language. Students who entered prior to the fall ... on the SAT II reading exam in a modern language. By achieving a score of 4 or above on ... | |
| a modern language. By achieving a score of 4 or above on ... or better on the SAT II in a classical language. By having a native language other ... , or be tested by the appropriate department. By passing one of the language tests ... given by the Boston College language departments (for languages other than Romance ... Languages). By passing four years of high ... school language study (which need not be the same ... language, e.g., two years of Latin and two years ... of French would fulfill the language requirement). By taking one year of a ... new language or by completing two semesters of an ... intermediate level language if the Carroll School of Management ... College with three years of a foreign language. Language courses will count as Arts ... may be exempt from the foreign language requirement and should consult with the ... | |
| major, involving courses from several departments, is also available under certain ... satisfied by the offerings of a single department. A student may choose more than one ... the minimum requirements set by the department and the school. Minors College of Arts ... and Sciences Some departments offer a minor for students who wish to ... with intensive study in another area. A departmental minor consists of six or seven courses ... one upper-level course or seminar. Departmental minors are available in the departments ... , Music, Philosophy, Physics, Romance Languages, Russian, Sociology, and Theology. ... consultation with the director of the departments minor program. Students carrying a ... | |
| a major of at least 10 courses, and the language proficiency requirement. Thirty-two of ... the required 38 courses must be in departments of the College of Arts and Sciences. ... by the students Associate Dean or major department. Such exceptions must be communicated in ... for a career in teaching. Wendy Berson Language Award: An award for excellence in the ... area of Romance Languages and the ability to speak one or more ... languages with great expertise. Laetitia M. Blain ... | |
| Theology, Writing, as well as a Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement. Major All ... or add one of the interdisciplinary or departmental minors available to all students in the ... . Students apply through their major departments and ordinarily do Advanced Independent ... Research projects within that department. Interdisciplinary projects require the ... approval of all of the relevant departments, one of which must be the students major ... department. Normally, the Advanced Independent ... of the faculty advisor and a department appointed second reader, must be ... among the nominated student authors. Departmental Honors The designation of departmental ... research project, as determined by each department. Departmental Minors A departmental ... consultation with the director of the departments minor program. The following ... | |
| formal educational programs offered by departments. In rare instances, for students with ... will extend over no more than three departments and will be selected in accordance with ... in depth and coherence to a typical departmental major and should include a plan for a ... from three different Arts and Sciences departments. With the approval of the program, ... two additional members who represent departments included in the minor. One important ... courses to be distributed over three departments. Students interested in the minor should ... in the following areas: humanities (language, literature, music, philosophy, theater ... program run by faculty from several departments to expose students to a wide range of ... major and from at least two different departments. Six courses are required for the minor ... | |
| in Russian or another East European language at or above the intermediate level; ... Economics, Film Studies, literature or language, Philosophy, or Theology. One of these ... Cynthia Simmons, Slavic and Eastern Languages Department, Lyons 210, (617-552-3914). ... may also consult the Slavic and Eastern Languages website at http://www.bc.edu/slavic/ . ... from upper-level offerings in various departments, and a senior seminar. Extensive ... offers students an introduction to the language and cultures of Germany, Austria and ... 242), two additional courses from the Department of German Studies, and three courses ... from other departments. All students minoring in German Studies ... Minor, Professor Rachel Freudenburg, Department of German Studies, Lyons 201F (617-552- ... study and advanced study of a foreign language. It provides a foundation for careers in ... | |
| electives selected from at least three departments within the College of Arts Sciences, ... diversity of Jews. Professors from two departments will be in charge of this course, with ... Minor in Jewish Studies has no specific language requirement, students are encouraged to ... that a maximum of six credits in Hebrew language may be applied to the minor. Students ... , Professor Dwayne E. Carpenter, in the Department of Romance Languages Literatures, 311-E ... consult Professor Maxim D. Shrayer, Department of Slavic Eastern Languages, 210-J ... from at least three different academic departments, selected from among courses approved ... completion of a third-year college language course is required for the minor. ... , Professor Deborah Levenson-Estrada, Department of History, 21 Campanella Way (617-552 ... | |
| Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Sociology Department (617-552-4139), and the Womens Studies ... a five-year B.A./M.A. program in some departments. Application to the program normally ... . program requirements will vary across departments, the program limits to two the number of ... of degree requirements specified by the department. Bachelor of Arts-Master of Social Work ... Admissions Office, McGuinn Hall, the Departments of Psychology and Sociology (McGuinn), ... , Classical Studies, English, a foreign language, History, Mathematics, Geology, Physics ... students to become fluent in a foreign language and to better understand a different ... of the Chairperson of the major department, and (4) have adequate proficiency in ... the language of the country in which he/she plans to ... . For students who have not passed the language proficiency requirement, a minimum of ... | |
| . The Deans decision will be final. Language Proficiency In the College of Arts and ... level in a modern or classical foreign language, or one course beyond the intermediate ... SAT II reading exam in a modern foreign language. Students who entered prior to the fall ... on the SAT II reading exam in a modern language. By achieving a score of 4 or above on ... or better on the SAT II in a classical language. By having a native language other than ... , or be tested by the appropriate department. By passing one of the language tests ... given by the Boston College language departments (for languages other than Romance ... Languages). GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ... School also offers through select departments a Fifth Year Master of Arts (M.A.) and ... may be obtained either from the department in which students hope to study or from ... | |
| week working on the dissertation. The Department Classical Studies Faculty Eugene ... Associate Professor; Chairperson of the Department; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.Phil., Ph. ... through the study, both in the original language and in English, of two literatures, ... the formation of Western culture. The department offers courses under four headings, ... designed to teach a student to read the languages, (2) courses in Greek and Roman ... ancient authors taught in the original languages, and (4) courses in Modern Greek ... language, literature, and culture. Through ... cooperation with other departments, courses are also available in ancient ... Greek and Roman authors in the original languages. It requires a minimum of ten courses, ... long as he/she has the essential eight language courses. The Minor in Ancient ... | |
| of Education in cooperation with the Department of Classics. Requirements for the M.A. ... graduate level, of which six may, with departmental permission, consist of a thesis ... In addition, candidates must complete a departmental reading list of Latin and/or Greek ... the ability to read a modern foreign language (usually French or German), and must ... Lynch School of Education and to the Department of Classics. All masters programs ... the ability to read a modern foreign language (usually French or German), and will ... information on the M.A.T., contact the Department Chairperson and refer to the Masters ... Admissions, LSOE, at 617-552-4214. The department also offers courses in Modern Greek ... language, literature, and culture. These courses ... Livy and Tacitus, and the novel. The Departments of Philosophy, Theology, and Slavic and ... | |
| 311 See course description in Fine Arts department. Kenneth Craig CL 230 Classical ... to the grammar and syntax of the Latin language. Wheelocks Latin textbook is used. The ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages department. M.J. Connolly CL 275 Greece ... the original Greek, with attention to language and style, and an overview of recent ... See course description in the Theology department. Steve Brown ARTS AND SCIENCES The ... | |
| sacrifice, the function of the chorus, language, and style. Dia Philippides Graduate ... Herbeck, Professor; Chairperson of the Department; B.A., Augustana College; M.A., Ph.D., ... Green State University Contacts Department Counselor: Roger Woolsey, 21 Campanella ... , 617-552-6148, roger.woolsey@bc.edu Department Administrator: Mary Saunders, 21 ... Undergraduate Program Description The Department of Communication is concerned with the ... a series of required classes, the department provides all majors with a basic ... | |
| of nonverbal communication (body language, facial expression, physical appearance ... those writing an Honors Thesis. The Department CO 597 Readings and Research ... paper of twenty or more pages. The Department CO 598 Teaching Assistantship (Fall/ ... various aspects of a course. The Department CO 599 Advanced Independent Research ( ... : 6) Prerequisite: Permission of the department This course is for seniors only. The ... Department Computer Science Faculty Peter G. Clote ... | |
| of Massachusetts Amherst Contacts Department Secretary: Jane Costello, 617-552-3975 ... Description The Computer Science Department offers major programs in the College of ... . Consult the Information Systems Department listing under the Carroll School of ... , contact the Computer Science Department at 617-552-3975. Bachelor of Arts in ... as CS 366 Principles of Programming Languages. Bachelor of Science in Computer ... | |
| CS 102). First Year Non-Majors The department offers five introductory courses in ... is taught using the C programming language. It is the first course in the minor in ... using the Visual Basic programming language and is required for Information Systems ... Arts and Sciences. However, because the department serves both the College of Arts and ... the Operations and Strategic Management Department and Information Systems in the Carroll ... the Operations and Strategic Management Department, but it is not primarily management- ... , and CS 366 Principles of Programming Languages. In addition, the following courses are ... and communications technology. The Department CS 031 Computers in Management Honors ( ... write programs in the Java programming language. Good program design methodology will be ... with computers is helpful The Department CS 102 Computer Science II (Fall/Spring ... | |
| these structures. Java is the language students will use for programming. The ... Department CS 127 Introduction to Scientific ... . Students will learn the C programming language in a UNIX or GNU/Linux environment. ... , and data visualization. The Department CS 157 Introduction to Programming for ... in the Visual Basic programming language. James Gips Ed Sciore CS 199 Internship ... (Fall: 1) The Department CS 245 Discrete Mathematics (Fall/ ... relations, and boolean algebra. The Department CS 257 Database Systems and ... See course description in the Sociology Department. Ted Gaiser The Department CS 267 ... will be completed in the procedural language C with comparisons to object-oriented ... languages such as Java. The Department CS 272 Computer Organization (Fall: 3) ... | |
| . Topics include: hardware description languages, combinational and sequential circuits, ... . Topics include: hardware description languages, combinational and sequential circuits, ... for improving their performance. The Department CS 385 Theory of Computation (Spring: 3 ... finite-state automata, context-free languages, turing machines, undecidable problems, ... and computational complexity. The Department 94 The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 ... | |
| supervisor and the permission of the department are required for registration. ... project for students enrolled in the departmental honors program. The Department CS 399 ... supervisor and the permission of the department are required for registration. ... covered in the regular curriculum. The Department Undergraduate and Graduate Course ... that implement high level programming languages by translating programs in such ... languages into machine code or some other easy to ... Kraus, Professor; Chairperson of the Department; B.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., ... | |
| . Students will learn the C programming language in a UNIX or GNU/Linux environment. ... . See course description in the Physics Department. Jan Engelbrecht (Physics) EC 327 ... | |
| , 617-552-8485, ainswor@bc.edu Department Secretary: Julia Langdon, 617-552-3708 ... , langdonj@bc.edu Department Secretary: Tracy Downing, 617-552-8281 ... In an academic milieu fragmented into departments and specialized disciplines, the study ... the diversity of their own experience. Language is the mirror of the human mind and ... The tools used, because they deal with language and the forms of expression, have ... Year Majors and Non-Majors The English Department has primary responsibility for two Core ... Seminar, taught entirely by English Department faculty, and EN 080-084 Literature Core ... | |
| largely by English Department faculty. Students may not take courses ... . English for Foreign Students The department offers core level courses in language ... students should contact the English department for exam dates and locations. Major ... students must take ten courses from the departments offerings. These must include the ... among the thirty or more electives the Department offers each semester in English and ... , specialized themes). Each year the department will offer seminars to enable students ... credit up to two courses taken in other departments. This plan must be approved by the ... chairperson and the students department advisor by the end of the first ... think beyond assumptions of any single department. The over-arching subjects an American ... | |
| and the Irish language. In addition, there are several courses ... offers intensive study in the Irish language for students who have had experience ... with the language. Interested students should apply to the ... or see Professor ONeill of the History Department. Womens Studies Please contact ... Kalpana Seshadri-Crooks in the English Department. Creative Writing Concentration The ... English Department offers a Creative Writing concentration ... Authors one course on the History of Language/Grammar/Linguist ics one course in ... first semester in sophomore year. The Department recommends that English majors ... Program in Linguistics, housed in the Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages, offers ... perspective or to examine the nature of language. Information for Study Abroad While the ... | |
| work under the supervision of Department faculty, resulting in one or more ... must also pass two examinations: a language and a literary studies examination. The ... reading knowledge of a foreign language. The second will gauge the students ... yearly in December and May. The language exam may be taken at any time during ... in anticipation of the examination. The language exam may be taken in a wide range of ... languages and may be waived if either (1) the ... proof of proficiency in a foreign language in the form of an undergraduate ... completes a twelve-week intensive language course administered by the Graduate ... under the auspices of the English Department. Candidates seeking the degree will be ... credits of course work in the Irish language as a step toward achieving reading ... courses offered by other University departments, such as History, where there is already ... | |
| the examination for the student and the Departmental records. Other members of the board may ... can be obtained from the English Department office or from the Graduate Arts and ... in good standing in accordance with Department guidelines set out for the timely ... evolving drafts of class members. The Department EN 080 Literary Forms (Fall/Spring: 3) ... their variety and development. The Department EN 081 Literary Themes (Fall/Spring: 3 ... the historical period and culture. The Department EN 082 Literature and Society (Fall/ ... some of them as literature. The Department EN 083 Literature: Traditions and ... , or class are also possible. The Department EN 084 Literatures of the World (Fall/ ... and assess the shape of their own language and thought by exploring literatures of ... other places and time. The Department EN 093 Introduction to Modern Irish I ( ... | |
| for those with a basic knowledge of the language. Emphasis will be on developing the ... Exclusively for students whose native language is not English. Enrollment by placement ... writing and literature courses. The Department EN 119 The Craft of Writing (for ... Exclusively for students whose native language is not English. Enrollment by placement ... Exclusively for students whose native language is not English. Enrollment by placement ... test only. Sheri Taub EN 123 Language and Ethnicity (Spring: 3) Cross Listed ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Margaret Thomas EN 125 ... lucid interpretative papers. The Department EN 133 Narrative and Interpretation ( ... of taking critical positions. The Department EN 141 American Literary History I ( ... | |
| description in the Classical Studies Department. Meredith Monaghan EN 221 Introduction ... steady production and revision. . The Department EN 226 Nabokov (Fall: 3) Cross Listed ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Maxim D. Shrayer The Boston ... | |
| description in the Slavic and Eastern Language Department. Cynthia Simmons EN 229 ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Mariela Dakova Cynthia ... 384 See course description in Theater Department. Scott T. Cummings EN 246 Introduction ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Cynthia Simmons EN 254 ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Maxim Shrayer EN 255 ... | |
| entirely in English. For a Russian-language version of this course see SL 308. See ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Cynthia Simmons EN 307 ... History of the English Language (Spring: 3) This course reads English ... language and culture through one another over ... of English. We will look at issues of language use, such as the notion of linguistic ... and non-standard English, literary language, simplified or plain language, spelling ... approach to topics within the language itself, such as semantics (meanings), ... | |
| in advanced writing electives. The Department EN 422 The Self and the City: A ... the emancipated woman, and the American language. Our other authors (many championed by ... | |
| appropriate writing strategies, style, language and formats commonly found in a ... 3) EN 600 Honors Thesis (Spring: 3) The Department EN 601 Internship (Fall: 1) Treseanne ... . See course description in the History Department. Department EN 615 Advanced Fiction ... | |
| description in the University Courses Department. Carol Hurd Green EN 628 Capstone: Five ... animal distinction, which is founded in language, ultimately constitutive of a grey zone ... | |
| or in the history of the English language. Cross Listed with SL 323 Fulfills the ... History of the English language requirement for EN/LSOE majors. See ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Language Department. Margaret Thoma EN 175 ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Language Department. Maxim D. Shrayer EN 282 ... description in the German Studies Department. Michael Resler EN 392 Syntax and ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Michael J. Connolly EN 443 ... , and cultural conditions. The Department EN 527 General Linguistics (Fall: 3) ... 311 Fulfills the History of the English Language requirement for EN/LSOE majors. See ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Language Department. M.J. Connolly EN 622 ... Classical, Germanic, Romance or Slavic language beyond the intermediate level. ARTS ... | |
| and in the cases of other languages. See course description in the Slavic ... and Eastern Language Department. Maxim D. Shrayer EN 701 Chaucer: ... | |
| attention is paid to the issues of language and authority, and to representations ... EN 801 Thesis Seminar (Fall: 3) The Department EN 802 Joyces Ulysses (Fall: 3) This ... | |
| / Undergraduate Program Description The department offers three majors: Art History, Film ... . For details, inquire at the Fine Arts Department office. Major Requirements: Art History ... they evolved over the course of time. Departmental courses provide a broad foundation in ... programs in consultation with their department advisors. Students are encouraged to ... in history, literature, and foreign languages, especially German, French, or Italian, ... students choice Double majors in the department must fulfill all requirements for both ... an appreciation of how art is made. The department courses are conceived as an integral ... be worked out in consultation with the department advisor. The Studio Art Major has a ... be worked out in consultation with the department advisor). Required Courses: FS 103 ... | |
| are recommended for enrichment. Consult department advisor. Art History Minor The minor in ... in their chosen area of specialty. The department also encourages students to take: FA ... course to ground the student in film language, history, and criticism. Information for ... course work within a short period. The department tries to assist them in doing so with ... one or two semesters abroad Since our department would like to offer its own stamp on ... or two with the prior approval of the department. The most successful programs have been ... | |
| The department believes strongly that the study of art ... John Michalczyk, Chairperson, are department Study Abroad Advisors and contacts for ... supervision of the advisor within the Department. There are no restrictions on the term ... Professor Richard Blake, S.J. are the department Study Abroad Advisors and the ... Department's contacts for course approval. The co- ... the term(s) abroad. Studio Art The Department believes strongly that study abroad is ... in consultation with their department advisor. Students should have the ... , Assistant Chairperson, is the department Study Abroad Advisor and contact for ... course approvals. The department recommends programs in Italy, England, ... enlivens and renews the ever expanding language of the visual arts. Studio courses ... courses in consultation with their department advisor. Studio courses carry a lab fee ... | |
| formal and aesthetic premises of visual language and the vocabulary of each medium. We ... description in the Classical Studies Department. Gail Hoffman FA 207 Ruins of Ancient ... description in the Classical Studies Department. Gail Hoffman ... | |
| taught by Professors from the History Department, Fine Arts Department and the Romance ... Languages and Literatures Department, the couse considers the connections ... | |
| . See course description in the Romance Languages and Literatures Department. Stephanie ... description in the German Studies Department. Rachel Freudenberg FM 220 Holocaust and ... the filmmaking process. The Department FM 274 Digital Non-Linear Editing (Fall ... /Spring: 3) Prerequisite: Departmental permission Cross Listed with CO 224 ... | |
| course offered annually by the Department on a variety of topics related to ... by permission of the instructors. The Department GE 794 Seminar in Geology (Fall: 3) ... of current interest in geology. The Department GE 795 Seminar in Geophysics (Fall: 3) ... of current interest in geophysics. The Department GE 796 Seminar in Geology (Spring: 3) ... of current interest in geology. The Department GE 797 Seminar in Geophysics (Spring: 3 ... of current interest in geophysics. The Department GE 798 Reading and Research in ... supervision of a faculty member. The Department GE 799 Reading and Research in Geology ... supervision of a faculty member. The Department GE 801 Thesis Seminar (Fall/Spring: 3) ... the guidance of a faculty member. The Department GE 888 Interim Study (Fall/Spring: 0) ... yet finished writing their thesis. The Department German Studies Faculty Christoph W. ... | |
| the following prerequisites: minimum language preparation of two semesters of ... minor) credit. However, as noted in all departmental publications, of the ten semester ... must be taken within the German Studies Department at Boston College. The department ... Program Description Although the Department of German Studies does not offer a ... to graduate students from various departments. GM 061 Intensive Reading in German ( ... the student for either a graduate language reading examination or the standardized ... introduced to the basics of the German language: vocabulary, grammar, communicating in ... introduced to the basics of the German language: vocabulary, grammar, communicating in ... credit or register as auditors. The Department GM 003-004 Elementary German Practicum ... in a smaller, more informal group. The Department GM 050-051 Intermediate German I and II ... | |
| this course satisfies the undergraduate language-proficiency requirement. Required for German majors ... and architecture. In addition, various language learning activities, such as a review ... will examine the fusion of German-language texts with musical expression in the ... . It serves as a bridge between the departments language courses and the various ... to conduct research in the German language, whether in this country or abroad. ... in German (Summer: 1) Although the Department of Germanic Studies does not offer a ... to graduate students from various departments. This course is intended to prepare the ... student for either a graduate language reading examination or the standardized ... | |
| Language Requirement: Ph.D. candidates, with the ... of medievalists, must pass two language exams. Students concentrating in ... for competency in a second foreign language. To do so, students must petition the ... knowledge. Medievalists must pass three language exams, one of which must be Latin or ... comprehensive exams and filed with the department. The completed dissertation must be ... and Latin American history. The department also offers coursework in African, ... and Asian history. In addition, the department sponsors interdisciplinary work leading ... Graduate School of Education and to the Department of History. For further information on ... area is open to the extent that the department offers sufficient courses in the ... area of interest. Students may study in departments outside history, and, with the ... | |
| teaching the first half of the history departments Core course in modern history, which ... and for which they have command of the language. James Cronin HS 971 Seminar: ... | |
| of an advisor from their major department, but many like the challenge of working ... through their studies to work on language acquisition. Depending on the students ... with instructions on registration. The Department HP 002 Western Cultural Tradition II ( ... course description under HP 001. The Department HP 003 Western Cultural Tradition III ( ... with instructions on registration. The Department HP 004 Western Cultural Tradition IV ( ... course description under HP 001. The Department HP 031 Western Cultural Tradition V ( ... course description under HP 001. The Department HP 032 Western Cultural Tradition VI ( ... course description under HP 001. The Department HP 033 Western Cultural Tradition VII ( ... course description under HP 001. The Department HP 034 Western Cultural Tradition VIII ... course description under HP 001. The Department HP 133 Twentieth Century and the ... | |
| and Research (Fall/Spring: 3) The Department HP 252 Senior Seminar: Odysseus to ... . Thomas P. OMalley, S.J. HP 258 The Language of the Liturgy (Spring: 3) Michael J ... Honors Thesis (Fall/Spring: 3) The Department HP 399 Advanced Independent Research ( ... Fall/Spring: 6) The Department International Studies Contacts ... the Program are drawn from nearly all departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. A ... abroad and advanced study of a foreign language. Applying for the International Studies ... which includes faculty drawn from many departments and an associate dean from the College ... personal statement, and foreign language proficiency (where applicable to the ... | |
| Ethnography and Field Research, SL 279 Language and Ethnicity Electives Select ... from at least three different academic departments. The specific courses approved for each ... | |
| the Minor. Advanced study of a foreign language and Principles of Economics (EC 131-132 ... description in the Political Science Department. Hiroshi Nakazato. IN 299 Independent ... | |
| Readings and Research (Fall/Spring: 3) Department permission is required. This is an ... under the supervision of a Mathematics Department faculty member. Interested students ... , S.J., Professor; Chairperson of the Department, and Director of the Jesuit Institute; B ... Professor; Assistant Chairperson of the Department; B.A., Austin College; Ph.D., Harvard ... pursuing their own love of the art, the Department of Music offers courses in theory and ... (as for certain theory courses). The Department offers a variety of courses (MU 070, MU ... focuses on technical aspects of the language of music and serves as a prerequisite ... | |
| for their semester or year abroad. The department recommends the music programs offered ... succeed in the major and to speak the language of music. Those who can test out of MU ... Senior Year Any advanced courses in the department relevant to the particular emphasis the ... | |
| literature will be included. The Department MU 203 Music of the Baroque (Fall: 3) ... melody, and a clarification of harmonic language. While music that served as a ... | |
| examination and meeting the language requirement for masters students. It ... . Graduate Program Description The Department of Philosophy offers M.A. and Ph.D. ... Political Science, Theology, and other departments. If a desired course is not offered, ... credits) Proficiency in one foreign language (Latin, Greek, French, or German) One ... | |
| on a full-time or part-time basis. Departmental financial aid and tuition remission are ... ) Proficiency in two foreign languages (Latin, Greek, French or German) ... of Medieval Philosophy and Theology The Department of Philosophy is linked to the ... members in the Philosophy and Theology Departments who specialize in medieval philosophy ... , and problems of social justice. The Department PL 088-089 Person and Social ... relationship to their service work. The Department PL 090-091 Perspectives on Western ... and theological sources. The Department PL 160 The Challenge of Justice (Fall/ ... | |
| course description under the Sociology Department. William Griffith Graduate Course ... as a way into important theories of language. We will look at theories of metaphor as ... three decades, of the nature, ontology, language, justification, and epistemology of ... | |
| of Education in cooperation with the Department of Physics. It requires admission to ... the Lynch School of Education and the Department of Physics. This program requires at ... from the graduate electives of the department or from other graduate departments with ... of the entire graduate faculty of the department. Students may attempt this examination ... committee consisting of at least three department members (including the students ... application. Students whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL exam ... . General Information Waivers of departmental requirements, if not in violation of ... . Research Information The Physics Department is strongly research oriented with ... are available to our graduate students. Departmental facilities include laser-equipped ... . As part of its ongoing expansion, the Department of Physics will greatly enhance and ... | |
| as well as with the faculty. The Department hopes that the spirit of the Honors ... all our classes and our students. The Department offers special Honors Seminars on a ... In awarding High or Highest Honors, the Department takes into consideration such ... . Study abroad is encouraged by the Department, so long as students have prepared ... that the courses taken abroad meet the Departments expectations with respect to quality ... be filled out in consultation with the Departments study abroad adviser. The purpose of ... academic plans. Students who are in the Departments Honors Program, for example, need to ... rule, he or she may discuss it with the Departments study abroad adviser. However, ... . Some sites lack political science departments or have weak political science ... offerings. Because gaining foreign-language fluency is one of the main benefits of ... | |
| for sophomores. Juniors admitted with departmental permission provided there is an open ... , ambiguity, and potential of language. Using a case-oriented, socratic ... which the candidate is deficient. The Department PO 801 Thesis Seminar (Fall/Spring: 3) ... | |
| School of Social Work, the Psychology Department offers a dual five-year Masters degree ... Program Description The Psychology Department at Boston College offers three graduate ... after the fourth. The Psychology Department offers graduate training in three areas ... , learning and memory, emotion, language, and perception. Investigators in this ... | |
| and quasiexperimental design. The Department PS 125 Introduction to Feminisms (Fall/ ... See course description in the English Department. Connie Griffen PS 206 Independent ... member of his/her choice within the Department. The instructor, working with the ... form of scholarly work required. The Department PS 241 Social Psychology (Fall/Spring: ... -cultural differences in gender roles; language, ethnicity, and religion as bases for ... | |
| Connell School of Nursing. Contact each department for applications and further guidelines ... and Education offered by the Theology Department and the Lynch School of Education. ... are expected to fulfill the foreign language requirement, pass comprehensive ... | |
| these abuses. Theresa OKeefe Romance Languages and Literatures Faculty Vera Lee, ... Associate Professor; Chairperson of the Department; B.A., Columbia University; M.A., Ph.D ... Undergraduate Program Description The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures ... to literature and culture in the target language. Major in French Requirements: Ten three ... of French Literature RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French RL 309 Topics in ... . Four advanced courses in French language, literature, or culture at the 400 level ... Comparative Development of the Romance Languages RL 595 (ED 303) Teaching Foreign ... Languages: Topics in Second Language Acquisition RL 210 French Composition ... | |
| of French Literature RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French RL 309 Topics in ... course Related courses allowed by departmental permission Senior Year Requirement: ... all other courses must be taken in the department. Students who do not study abroad are ... of two related courses outside the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. ... the major) Related courses allowed by departmental permission Senior Year Requirement: ... or minor, please contact the Romance Languages and Literatures Department, Lyons 304, ... proficiency in at least one Romance language and broad insight into the literature ... other nations. Graduates with Romance Languages and Literatures majors are currently ... who plan to major or minor in Romance Languages and Literatures should consult the ... of Undergraduate Studies of the Department in order to be assigned an advisor, ... | |
| Students planning to major in Romance Languages and Literatures, to study abroad during ... to place themselves in advanced-level language courses in French, Italian, and Spanish ... can be made if necessary. The department carefully organizes a program to suit ... who have not already fulfilled the language proficiency requirement through an ... test should sign up for an appropriate language course. Refer to the requirements for ... French and Spanish are offered by the department. For dates, please contact the ... department. The Department offers courses, some taught in the ... target languages and some in English, which count for ... All the courses offered in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures ... Spanish are spoken. In addition, the department has created a number of courses for ... | |
| on case-by-case basis. Romance Languages and Literatures majors and minors ... meet with Professor Jeff Flagg, Romance Languages and Literatures International Study ... M.A., M.A.T., and Ph.D. Programs The Department includes the fields of French, Italian ... and one of the special strengths of the Department. The Master of Arts is available in ... may continue on to a Ph.D. program. The department accepts masters candidates from Boston ... . Prerequisites for Admission The departmental deadline for Ph.D. and M.A. applicants ... aid is January 15. Those not requesting departmental financial aid should apply by May 15. ... the online Graduate Handbook of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures: ... /han dbook/. Doctor of Philosophy The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures ... development of one Romance language, literature, and culture (French or ... | |
| three credits in the History of the Language in French or Spanish, and three credits ... M.A. program did not include a second language examination, then a translation test ... -fall sequence. Teaching fellows of the Department fulfill the residence requirement by ... courses per semester must petition the Department. During the year of residence, the ... program of course work approved by the Department. The residence requirement may not be ... Upon completion of all course work and language requirements, the doctoral student must ... credits (i.e., ten courses) in Romance Languages and Literatures courses. M.A. ... of nine credits for courses taken in languages/literatures other than the primary ... language/literature of study, including courses ... to do so from the head of their language section the semester before actually ... | |
| texts aid students in reinforcing language skills. A group final project at the ... study. Brian OConnor (Coordinator) The Department RL 009 Elementary French I (Fall: 3) ... . Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 010 Elementary French II (Spring: 3 ... . Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 011 Elementary French Practicum I ( ... RL 009. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 012 Elementary French Practicum II ( ... French. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 013 Intermediate French Practicum I ... French and to build a solid base in the language. All concepts presented in this course ... RL 109. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 014 Intermediate French Practicum II ... . Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 015 Elementary Spanish I (Fall: 3) ... . Debbie Rusch (Coordinator) The Department RL 016 Elementary Spanish II (Spring: 3 ... | |
| . Debbie Rusch (Coordinator) The Department RL 021 Elementary Italian Practicum I ( ... of the Portuguese culture. The Department RL 024 Elementary Portuguese II (Spring ... Portuguese, both written and oral. The Department RL 041 Intensive Elementary Spanish for ... an opportunity to study Spanish language and culture in an intensive oral ... that may be put to immediate use. The Department RL 042 Intensive Elementary French for ... students an opportunity to study French language and culture in an intensive oral ... with an opportunity to study Italian language and culture in an intensive oral ... , or participation in the Parma summer language program or in the fall semester at ... course builds on previously acquired language skills and helps prepare students to ... accuracy of expression, and interactive language use. Short literary and cultural ... | |
| minor when taken as first course in language sequence. Admitted by placement test, ... Italy. A review of the elements of language will be supplemented by the reading of ... course builds on previously acquired language skills and helps prepare students to ... accuracy of expression, and interactive language use. Short literary and cultural ... Catherine Wood Lange (Coordinator) The Department RL 116 Intermediate Spanish II (Spring ... Catherine Wood Lange (Coordinator) The Department RL 151 Italianissimo: Intermediate ... minor when taken as first course in language sequence. Admitted by placement test, ... in continuing the study of Italian language, culture, and literature beyond the ... further expand their knowledge of the language and its cultures. It also provides ... I builds on previously acquired language skills. Emphasis is on vocabulary ... | |
| the development of oral and written language skills. Centered on the analysis of ... continue to strengthen and expand their language skills through oral and written ... further development of oral and written language skills. Films, videos, and selected ... ) Kathy Lee (Coordinator) The Department RL 216 Spanish Conversation, ... further development of oral and written language skills. Films, videos, and selected ... ) Christopher Wood (Coordinator) The Department RL 217-218 French CCR Practicum I and ... weekly supplementary practicum. The Department RL 292 Modern Middle Eastern and Arabic ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department. Franck Salameh RL 300 The ... | |
| Ourida Mostefai (Fall) RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French (Fall/Spring: 3) ... . Students will learn advanced French language communication skills, will study the ... grammatical structures of the French language. This course prepares for the Paris ... French is in need of improvement. The Department RL 339 La Espa a estereotipada (Spring ... | |
| based upon real-life situations. The Department RL 384 Heritage Speakers (Spring: 3) ... business world to develop the necessary language skills and cultural-political-econom ic ... in Spanish. In this advanced level language course, students learn vocabulary and ... (Fall/Spring: 3) By arrangement The Department RL 561 Modern Italian Drama (Fall: 3) ... | |
| Comparative Development of the Romance Languages (Spring: 3) Prerequisite: Knowledge of ... one Romance language or Latin Cross Listed with SL 472 ... and cultural contexts in which each language developed. The second part of the ... three early texts, one from each of the languages. Laurie A. Shepard RL 597 Foreign ... Language Pedagogy (Fall: 3) Cross Listed with ED ... students to research in second-language acquisition and assessment while ... State Frameworks for foreign language education. This course is particularly ... students who plan to teach a foreign language and fulfills the Massachusetts ... requirement methods in foreign language education. Catherine Wood Lange RL 680 ... ; especially, phonology and second language acquisition. Emphasis will be placed on ... techniques for the reading of French-language material; and (3) to provide practice ... | |
| and Research (Fall/Spring: 3) The Department RL 807 Tasso and His World (Fall: 3) ... dissertation. Senior Faculty of the Department RL 888 Interim Study (Fall/Spring: 0) ... Classical, Germanic, Romance or Slavic language beyond the intermediate level. ... for undergraduates and for other languages. Cross Listed with SL 427, EN 675 ... the cases of Hebrew, Yiddish and other languages. Literary translation as an art. ... Germanic, Romance, Slavic, or Classical Languages, into English. Maxim D. Shrayer RL 901 ... | |
| structure, characterization and use of language will lead to an understanding of the ... Subthemes will include: the efficacy of language in exilic writing; love and lyric after ... . Harry L. Rosser Slavic and Eastern Languages Faculty Lawrence G. Jones, Professor ... Shrayer, Professor; Chairperson of the Department; Co- Director, Jewish Studies Program; B ... Undergraduate Program Description The Department administers undergraduate majors in ... , as well as minors in Linguistics (departmental), Russian (departmental), East European ... Asian Studies (interdisciplinary). The Department co-administers the interdisciplinary ... minor in Jewish Studies. Departmental honors require successful completion of ... . For information, contact the department at http://fmwww.bc.edu/SL/SL .html. The ... Department maintains listings of related courses ... | |
| and comparative study of ancient languages), psycholinguistics, and language ... SL 344 Syntax and Semantics SL 367 Language and Language Types Two (2) courses of ... nature on the detailed structure of a language Five (5) additional courses drawn ... from departmental offerings, supplemented by approved ... language-related courses in other departments. Linguistics majors should have ... proficiency in one foreign language and competence in at least one other ... language at a level appropriate to their career ... . Some exposure to a non-Indo-European language is desirable (e.g., Chinese, Hebrew, ... taught within the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department). Major in Russian The ... acquiring advanced proficiency in the language and the ability to comprehend and ... are as follows: Track 1. Russian Language and Literature (ten courses) Three (3 ... | |
| faculty members, depending on their language and area of expertise (e.g., students ... /Dostoevsky Museum (Russia) The Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages ... Museum Programs, including a summer language program for all levels of Russian, a ... Turnovo where they study Bulgarian language and culture to supplement our own ... (CIPP) Students taking classes in the Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages ... of English to Foreign Students The Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages offers ... of English to foreign students. The Department of English offers elective and core- ... level undergraduate courses of English language and literature for foreign students ... Description Program Overview The Department administers three different Master of ... Slavic Studies Additionally, the Department participates in a program for the ... | |
| selected illustrative topics from language and literature, history and politics, ... writings. Maxim D. Shrayer SL 279 Language and Ethnicity (Spring: 3) Cross Listed ... An examination of how we use language to regulate power relations among ... geography, Native Americans and US language policy, the Ebonics controversy; and ... for and against maintaining public language standards. Margaret Thomas SL 280 ... ; music, chant and hymnography; languages, social order, and ethnicity; history ... by arrangement and need. The Department SL 398 Advanced Tutorial: Arabic (Fall/ ... by arrangement and need. The Department Undergraduate and Graduate Course ... . Additional conversation practice and language laboratory work required. Fang Lu SL ... | |
| techniques of the scientific study of language in its structures and operations: ... introduction to the study of what languages are and how they operate. M.J. Connolly ... reference to earlier versions of the language: sound system, grammar, structure and ... : Familiarity with an inflected language highly recommended A grammatical ... Armenian grabar, the classical literary language current from the fifth century. Sample ... ) Prerequisite: Prior study of a Slavic language or of a classical language. Offered ... some classic issues at the interface of language and mind. Topics include: the ... of speech; the organization of language in the human brain; the psychological ... communication; the acquisition of language both by children and by adults; the ... students. Analysis of a little-studied language through direct interaction with a ... | |
| SL 390 Advanced Tutorial: Russian Language (Fall/Spring: 3) May be repeated for ... by arrangement and need. The Department SL 427 The Art and Craft of Literary ... Classical, Germanic, Romance or Slavic language beyond the intermediate level. Cross ... the cases of Hebrew, Yiddish and other languages. Literary translation as an art. ... Germanic, Romance, Slavic, or Classical Languages, into English. Conducted entirely in ... for undergraduates and for other languages. Maxim D. Shrayer SL 888 Interim Study ... (Fall/Spring: 0) The Department Sociology Faculty Severyn T. Bruyn, ... Schor, Professor; Chairperson of the Department; B.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., ... : http://www.bc.edu/sociolo gy/ Department E-mail: sociolog@bc.edu Undergraduate ... | |
| forebears. Paul Gray Eve Spangler The Department SC 225 Introduction to Feminisms (Fall/ ... Constitution. Horace Seldon SC 275 Language and Ethnicity (Spring: 3) Cross Listed ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages department. Margaret Thomas SC 299 ... . This is not a classroom course. The Department SC 304 Race, Ethnicity and Popular ... This is not a classroom course. The Department 248 The Boston College Catalog 2006- ... | |
| job market. We will consider images and language describing the poor and how these may ... African and African Diaspora Studies department. Zine Magubane SC 670 Technology and ... | |
| requirements stated by the Theology Department, but it is presumed that students will ... Core course before going abroad. The Department will allow six credits or two courses ... are both recommended by the Theology Department. All Theology majors should contact the ... must be chosen in consultation with the Departments Director of Undergraduate Studies, who ... of theology. Not only is the Theology Department in itself one of the foremost such ... departments in the country, but the city of Boston ... Theological School Boston College Department of Theology Boston University School ... knowledge in an appropriate foreign language is tested. The candidate must pass two ... | |
| include two courses in Biblical language (unless the student already has ... solid, basic knowledge of the original language of the testament of specialization ( ... standard M.A. requirement in one modern language. For the comprehensive examinations, ... joint faculty drawn from the Theology Department, Andover Newton Theological School, and ... and Greek. They may learn other ancient languages and literatures as their research ... | |
| to chosen areas of Christian Theology. Language Requirements Each doctoral student must ... pass examinations in at least two languages (normally, French and German). These ... the students proficiency in reading languages important for his or her research, and ... examinations. Students may take the departmental translation examinations (offered three ... B or better) a 12-week summer intensive language course. Some areas require more than ... the minimum of two languages. For example, students in Systematics ... German. Knowledge of various ancient languages may also be required for students ... in appropriate ancient and modern languages, and those in Comparative Theology are ... an intermediate level of proficiency in languages related to the non- Christian religious ... with the Ph.D. Program in Theology, the Department is also linked to Boston Colleges ... | |
| goal of the Biblical Heritage. The Department TH 016 Introduction to Christian ... this course of special interest. The Department TH 017 Introduction to Christian ... this course of special interest. The Department TH 023 Exploring Catholicism: Tradition ... figures, and social commentators. The Department TH 024 Exploring Catholicism: Tradition ... figures, and social commentators. The Department TH 037-038 Introduction to Hebrew I and ... description in the Slavic and Eastern Languages department. Anat Green TH 088-089 ... problems, prejudice, alienation. The Department TH 090 Perspectives on Western Culture ... and theological sources. The Department 262 The Boston College Catalog 2006- ... | |
| ; music, chant and hymnography; languages, social order, and ethnicity; history ... listed under the Slavic and Eastern Languages department. M.J. Connolly TH 411 ... | |
