BACHELOR OF ARTS AND
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS

VIII. DEPARTMENTAL AND
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM

African American Studies is a vibrant and vital field of critical inquiry. The African American Studies Program is consistent with the mission of Georgetown University as it seeks also through its "commitment to justice and the common good" to engender "serious and sustained discourse among people of different faiths, cultures, and beliefs [in order to promote] intellectual, ethical, and spiritual understanding," particularly concerning African Americans in the United States. A minor in African American Studies allows undergraduate students to examine from numerous disciplinary perspectives the experiences and contributions of people of African descent in the United States. The minor affords students the opportunity to broaden their academic experience by studying the historical, cultural, economic, political, religious, literary, and social contributions and developments of African Americans. The minor's interdisciplinary methodology encourages students to make connections and think critically and creatively across traditional disciplinary boundaries. The Program is open to all Georgetown University students, especially those students interested in pluralism, social justice and diversity. The Program is especially appropriate for students who are interested in pluralism, social justice, and diversity as well as for students preparing to work and to interact with diverse communities and cultures in the United States and abroad in such fields as education, business, government, journalism, health care, law and public policy. Through its rigorous academic offerings, the minor helps to prepare students for entry into an increasingly diverse work force and society where diversity is a valuable resource.

Requirements for the minor in
African American Studies

Students electing the minor program in African American Studies must successfully complete six (6) courses, totaling a minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours. More specifically, the minor is comprised of one required course, one course from each of the three concentrations of study, and two electives. Eligible courses deeply and significantly examine African American culture, history and experience in the United States. Eligible courses also include courses engaging African culture, history, people, and politics as pretext and context as well as courses exploring the Black Atlantic diaspora. Students are encouraged to select at least nine hours of course work specifically related to African American experience in the United States. To minor in African American Studies, a student must successfully complete:

• One required course: Introduction to African American Studies
• One course in History and Culture (HC)
• One course in Literatures, Languages, and the Arts (LLA)
• One course in Behavioral and Social Inquiry (BSI)
• Two elective courses from eligible courses

African American Studies Courses

Required course: Introduction to African American Studies (currently IDST 208)

This introductory course, both intensive and extensive, provides an interdisciplinary overview of the important themes and topics central to the study of the experiences of African Americans in the United States. This course also provides the theoretical foundation for the further study of African American experience. Students will learn about the development of the discipline by exploring theoretical questions, methodological approaches, and major themes that have shaped the study of African American life and culture in the United States (offered fall semesters only)

Electives courses (from which minor distribution may be completed as defined parenthetically)

Anthropology

• ANTH-232 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (BSI, HC)
• ANTH-245 Class and Culture in America (BSI, HC)
• ANTH-380 African Cultures in the Americas (BSI, HC)

• ARTM-020 Race, Politics and Identity in American Music (HC, LLA)
• ARTM-021 Jazz History (HC, LLA)
• ARTH-178 African Art and Material Culture (cross listed as INAF 325) (HC, LLA)
• AMTH-024 Race/Politics/ American Music (HC, LLA)
• AMTH-123 The Blues (LLA)
• AMTH-124 Rap Music (LLA)
• AMTH-142 Jazz Theory and Improvisation (LLA)
• AMTH-180 American Jazz (LLA)
• AMTH-287 Seminar in Modern Jazz (LLA)

• ENGL-168 Empire and Slavery in the Eighteenth Century (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-179 Staging Anti-Slavery (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-212 Race/Class/Culture in Twentieth-Century America (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-213 Is Hip-Hop Useful? (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-214 Survey of African American Literature (HC, LLA)
• ENGL-215 Twentieth-Century Black Women Writers (LLA)
• ENGL-215 Twentieth-Century Black Men Writers (LLA)
• ENGL-227 Black Speculative Fiction (LLA)
• ENGL-230 Literature and Culture of Black Nationalism in the US (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-234 Black Atlantic Connections (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-236 Contemporary African American Fiction (LLA)
• ENGL-237 Modern and Contemporary African American Poetry (LLA)
• ENGL-260 Poetry of the African Diaspora (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-399 Black and Anonymous (LLA)
• ENGL-403 Black British Literature (LLA)
• ENGL-414 Reading Race in American Literature (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-415 African American Autobiography (LLA)
• ENGL-421 Reading Toni Morrison (LLA, HC)
• ENGL-424 Slavery and the American Literary Imagination (LLA, HC)

• FREN-268 Black Playwrights (LLA)
• FREN-331 French Speaking Africa (LLA, HC)
• FREN-375 African Play Production (LLA, HC)
• FREN-439 Tradition and Modernity in Francophone Africa (HC, LLA)
• FREN-440 Memory and Orality in the Literature of Francophone Africa (LLA)
• FREN-454 African Self-Perceptions (HC, LLA)
• FREN-490 Language Education and Development in Francophone Africa (HC, LLA)

• GOVT-259 Politics of Race (BSI)
• GOVT-366 Minority Representation in Congress (BSI)
• GOVT-475 Politics of North Africa (BSI)
• GOVT-478 Race, Ethnicity and Governance (BSI)
• GOVT/INAF-395 African Political Economy (BSI)
• GOVT/INAF-396 Contemporary South Africa (BSI)

• HIST-003 History of the Atlantic World (HC)
• HIST-112 History of Africa I (HC)
• HIST-112 History of Africa II (HC)
• HIST-180 Studies in US History until 1865 (HC)
• HIST-181 US since the Civil War (HC)
• HIST-213 History of Southern Africa (HC)
• HIST-264 History of Modern Egypt (HC)
• HIST-276 Modern North Africa (HC)
• HIST-286 Slavery in North America (HC)
• HIST-288 African American History (HC)
• HIST-289 Radicalism in American History (HC, BSI)
• HIST-291 The American South (HC)
• HIST-293 Black History and Black Culture (HC)
• HIST-295 Civil Rights, 1860-1960 (HC, BSI))
• HIST-299 The United States in the 1960s (HC, BSI)
• HIST-310 Comparative History of US and South Africa (HC, BSI)
• HIST-311 African Societies after Slavery (HC, BSI)
• HIST-312 History of African Jihads in the Old and New Worlds (HC, LLA)
• HIST-314 Culture and Politics of African Cities (HC, BSI)
• HIST-318 Pan-Africanism: Africa & US (HC, BSI)
• HIST-383 What is an American? Cultural Identity in the United States (HC)
• HIST-387 Black Radicalism (HC, BSI)
• HIST-388 Themes/Currents in African American History (HC)
• HIST-392 The Black Atlantic and the African Diaspora (HC)
• HIST-393 Black History Through Black Culture (HC)
• HIST-394 Race, Philosophy, and History in African American Life (HC)
• HIST-395 Jefferson's America (HC)
• HIST-414 Resistance Movements in Colonial Africa (HC)
• HIST-416 Ethnicity in African History (HC, BSI)
• HIST-417 Gender and Generation in Twentieth-Century Africa (HC)
• HIST-462 History of Islam in Africa (HC, BSI)
• HIST-464 Modern North Africa (HC)
• HIST-495 W.E.B. DuBois and the Souls of Black Folk (HC, BSI)
• HIST-498 The Reconstruction Era (HC)

• INAF-100 Slavery in World History (HC, BSI)
• INAF-103 United States-African Relations (HC, BSI)
• INAF-104 Beginning Swahili (LLA)
• INAF-146 African Film and Fiction (HC, LLA)
• INAF-337 Religious Organization and Experience in African Religions (BSI, HC)
• INAF-357 African Politics and Government (HC, BSI)
• INAF-358 African International Relations (HC, BSI)
• INAF-373 African Military: Conflict/Resolutions (HC)
• INAF-395 African Political Economy (BSI)
• INAF-443 New African Diaspora: Culture and Immigration (BSI, HC)
• INAF-487 African Politics and the Novel (HC, LLA)

• PHIL-162 Class/Race/Gender (BSI)

• PSYC-140 Cross-Cultural Pyschology (BSI)
• PSYC-252 Introduction to Community Psychology (BSI)
• PSYC-372 Multiculturalism/Democracy/Intergroup Relations (BSI)

• SOCI-044 Race and Ethnic Relations in America (BSI)
• SOCI-132 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (HC, BSI; cross-listed with ANTH 232)
• SOCI-140 Social Inequality (BSI)
• SOCI-280 African Cultures in the Americas (HC, BSI)
• SOCI-305 African Culture and Global Economy (BSI)

• THEO-041 Struggle and Transcendence (BSI)
• THEO-047 Womanist Theology (BSI)
• THEO-086 Race/Class/Gender/Religion (BSI)
• THEO-122 The Church and the Poor (BSI)
• THEO-154 African Ideas of God (BSI, HC)
• THEO-169 Religions of the African Diaspora (BSI, HC)
• THEO-176 Black Liberation Theology (BSI)

• WSTP-200 Feminist Theory (BSI)
• WSTP-228 Black Women in the US (HC, BSI)
• WSTP-264 Black Women in the African Diaspora (HC, BSI)
• WSTP-265 Questioning Inequalities: Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality (BSI)
• WSTP-266 Women in American Politics (HC, BSI)

AMERICAN STUDIES

The American Studies major seeks, through the relation and interaction of traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, to develop an integrated and intensive understanding of the social, historical, material, and aesthetic aspects of American cultures.

American Studies majors are required to complete 14 courses for the major. All students take the four semester sequence of American Civilization, normally begun in the fall term of their sophomore year and completed by the spring term of their junior year. In their senior year they take the thesis seminar in the fall and spring. To supplement the American Civilization courses, each student in the major is required to take two courses in American history, preferably the two-semester sequence "Studies in United States History" (HIST-180/181).

Each student is also expected to complete a major concentration of six upper division electives drawn from disciplines related to the program. The concentration is developed by each student in consultation with the faculty and should represent an interdisciplinary approach to an area of primary interest to the student. Late in his or her junior year each student will submit to the committee a proposal detailing his or her course of study for the junior and senior years. The course of study will be subject to the approval of the committee.

Senior Thesis: (AMST-304/305). This is a year-long seminar which all American Studies must complete to graduate. In the context of the seminar, each student pursues a topic in depth. Students have the option of drafting an original essay of approximately 50-75 pages, or completing a significant project, such as a short documentary film, website, or a digital story. The thesis is interdisciplinary in nature and relates primarily to the student's area of concentration. As part of the thesis project, all students will participate in an informal instructional workshop, which will begin meeting as early as CIV I.

(For course listings for American Studies see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

ANTHROPOLOGY

See Sociology and Anthropology

ART, MUSIC & THEATER

The Art, Music and Theater Department offers majors in Art History and Studio Art (with concentrations in Drawing/Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture, and Digital Art/Photography), and offers new major programs in American Musical Culture and in Theater and Performance Studies.

American Musical Culture

A major in American Musical Culture consists of ten music courses and one senior capstone project. Designed for students interested in American Studies, arts management, cultural criticism, entertainment law, media studies, music journalism or musicology, the program offers a range of classes in music history, theory, and performance. [Requirements for the degree include: Writing About the Performing Arts (MUSC-161); two music theory courses (MUSC-141 and an additional course that falls within course number range MUSC 240-259 or MUSC 340-359); at least three of the four Core Courses in Music (MUSC-114, 115, 116, 117), which cover the department's general areas of music history distribution (Western European Tradition, Multi-cultural Traditions, Jazz, and Popular Music); three upper-level courses in music history and culture or music theory; and one course credit based on four terms in a single section of MUSC-100 Music Performance. To complete the Senior Capstone Project, students may choose between a research project (i.e. a thesis, documentary, or lecture recital) or a semester/summer internship related to their academic interests (i.e. Lauinger Library; NPR, Library of Congress, Smithsonian, The Washington Post).

Potential majors are advised to take Writing About the Performing Arts (MUSC-161), Diatonic Harmony (MUSC-141) and at least one of the three core courses during the first two years, since these are prerequisites for most upper-level courses.

Art History

A major in Art History consists of ten courses; nine in Art History, and one studio course. ARTH-101, 102 or an AP score of 4 or 5 are prerequisites for advanced courses.

Studio Art

A major in Studio Art (Drawing/Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture, and Digital Art/Photography) consists of eleven courses; ten courses in the studio discipline (including a one credit Senior Project) and one course in art history. A Studio Art major's specific course requirements depend on the area of concentration (See Required Courses). Studio Art majors have the option of taking a second art history course in place of one of their studio art electives, with permission of the department. All Studio Art majors are required to take the one credit Senior Seminar course during the spring semester of their senior year in order to produce portfolios of work reflecting their capabilities in their declared area of concentration.

Theater & Performance Studies

A major in Theater & Performance Studies consists of eleven courses that combine critical and creative inquiry in addition to a production lab requirement. Eight to ten of these courses are offered directly by the program, depending on the student's interest, including the one-credit Major's Colloquium; one course must be interdisciplinary, fulfilled from a list of pre-approved courses offered by English, French, Music, Spanish, or other disciplines as approved by the Program Director.

A minor in Art History or Studio Art consists of any six courses in that discipline. Music and Theater minor requirements are described below and require a combination of scholarly and creative courses. An Inter-arts minor may be earned by taking three courses in any one of the four disciplines mentioned, and three additional courses from any area in the department, including Public Speaking. It is possible to major in one discipline and minor in another single discipline within the department. However, it is not permitted to combine a major or minor in one discipline area with an Inter-arts minor. For any minor, at least four courses must be taken within the department.

Required Courses for the Major

Art History
(30 hours; 10 courses)

• 2 Introductory courses, ARTH-101, 102
• 4 Introductory or Intermediate (ARTH 000-200 level) courses from at least three of the following groups: Ancient/Medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, Modern/American, and Non-European art.
• 1 Studio Art course
• 3 Advanced (400 level) courses. Two courses must be art history seminars. ARTH-430 (Museum Internship) or ARTH-490 (Senior Thesis) may be taken with prior premission of supervising professor.

• 1 Design: A Visual Foundation
• 1 Drawing I
• 1 Art History (ARTH-101 Ancient to Medieval, ARTH-102 Renaissance to Modern, or ARTH-104 Modern Art)
• 1 Senior Project: Seminar
• 2 Studio Art Electives (or 1 Studio Art and 1 Art History with department permission.)
• 5 Courses in one Concentration (Students must choose one concentration from four areas below.)

• Drawing Concentration:
  5 classes from ARTS 110-129, 210-229, 310-329, 410-429
• Sculpture Concentration:
  5 classes from ARTS-003, 140-149, 240-249, 340-349, 440-449
• Painting Concentration:
  5 classes from ARTS-210-219, 150-159, 250-259, 350-359, 450-459
• Digital Art/Photography Concentration:
  5 classes from ARTS-123, 130-139, 160-169, 230-239, 260-269, 330-339, 360-369, 430-439, 460-469

• Writing About the Performing Arts (MUSC-161)
• 2 music theory courses: Diatonic Harmony (MUSC-141) and a second course numbered 240-259 or 340-359
• 3 of the 4 core courses in music history and culture (MUSC-114 Western European Tradition, MUSC-115 Music in a Multicultural World, MUSC-116 Jazz History, MUSC-117 History of Rock)
• 3 upper-level courses, numbered 200 or higher, in music history and culture (220-239, 320-339, 420-439) or music theory/composition (240-259, 340-359, 440-459)
• 1 course credit based on 4 semesters in a section of MUSC-100 Music Performance.
• Senior Capstone Project

• 2 of 3 Methods Courses, selected from TPST-105, TPST-130, TPST-200
• Intro Acting, TPST-020
• 1 Technical Theater or Design Class from TPST-160, TPST-165 or TPST-170
• 2 Intermediate elective courses selected from 201-299
• 1 Advanced elective course selected from 300-499
• 1 cognate course from another discipline selected from ENG-042, ENG-130, ENG-179, ENG-335-7, ENG-353, FREN-325, FREN-263-70, HIS-235, IDST-010-07, MUSC-161, MUSC-231, MUSC-260, MUSC-268, SPAN-446, SPAN-471 or as approved by Program Director
• 1 elective at any level
• TPST-300 or TPST-499 or approved professional senior apprenticeship
• TPST 410 Majors Colloquium (1 credit)

In addition, all students are required to fulfill the Production Practicum of 80 hours Davis Center technical labs, supervised by faculty, plus one run-crew practicum with TPST. Coordinate with department for signature completion along the way.

Note: Up to three authorized courses may be fulfilled outside the Theater & Performance Studies Program, whether approved transfer credits, study abroad, or cognate courses, including the required interdisciplinary elective course.

Minor Requirements in Art, Music & Theater

6 Art History courses

• 1 course dealing with art before 1600
• 1 course dealing with art after 1600
• 4 other art history or approved cross-listed courses

6 Studio Art courses

Music
(6 Music courses; 18 credit hours)

• Diatonic Harmony (ARTM-141)
• 1 course in musicology (music history and culture) numbered 110 or higher higher (MUSC 114-117, 220-239, 320-339, 420-439)
• 4 additional course credits in music, which may include one course credit based on 4 terms in a single section of MUSC-100 Music Performance, but may not include MUSC-041 Elements of Music

6 courses in Theater & Performance Studies

• 1 of 3 Methods Courses, selected from TPST-105, TPST-130, TPST-200
• 3 courses at whatever level
• 2 courses 200 or higher

40 hours of Davis Center production lab, supervised by faculty/staff

Up to two courses may be fulfilled by cognate courses in other fields or study abroad, if approved by Program Director.

Inter-Arts

• 3 courses from any one major area (as above)
• 3 courses chosen from the four areas, or Public Speaking, on an elective basis

BIOCHEMISTRY

An undergraduate major in Biochemistry is offered by the Chemistry Department. Please refer to the Chemistry section in this Bulletin.

BIOLOGY

The major in Biology is designed to educate students in both the breadth of subject matter encompassed by the biological sciences and the rapidly advancing knowledge at the forefront of this discipline. Graduates will be well prepared for advanced study in biological sciences, medicine, business or law, as well as professions in education and biotechnology.

Normally, the first year includes Introductory Biology, First-year Seminar in Biology, General Chemistry, and Calculus I (MATH-035), a second semester of math [either Calculus II (MATH-036) or Probability and Statistics (MATH-040)], along with courses in the liberal arts. Alternatively, Probability and Statistics may be taken in a leter semester.

In succeeding years, the program requires Genetics, Senior Thesis, and additional course work for a total of 44 credits of Biology. Students also must select a minimum of eight credits of additional science courses from Organic Chemistry, Physics, and/or Computer Science. Students should plan a program in close consultation with their faculty advisors to ensure that they have taken any pre-requisites for desired upper level Biology courses. Biology courses successfully completed while studying abroad may count toward the credit requirements for the major and minor in Biology when specifically approved by the department, preferably in advance.

Comprehensive Examination. A Biology major is required to pass (50th percentile or higher) a comprehensive examination in the fall of senior year. This examination consists of the Biology section of the Graduate Record Examination.

Advanced Placement Credit. For Biology majors, one credit is awarded for an AP score of 4. Two credits are awarded for a score of 5. However, all biology majors are required to complete BIOL-103 and 104.

Senior Thesis. A senior thesis is a departmental degree requirement. Each Biology major conducts an independent laboratory research project, an intensive library investigation of a specific area of biology, or a three-semester program that involves teaching biology. The thesis is conducted over two semesters in the senior year and is awarded a total of four credits. However, many students begin research earlier, some as early as the first year. The teaching thesis begins in the third year with a course on pedagogy. Thesis advisors must be selected no later than the middle of the third year. With approval of the Department, thesis research may be conducted in research laboratories in the GU Medical School. Laboratory thesis research is listed as BIOL-321 in the fall and BIOL-322 in the spring term. Library thesis research is listed as BIOL-311 for the fall and BIOL-312 for the spring. Teaching thesis research is listed as BIOL-331 for the fall and BIOL-332 for the spring.

Biology Research Tutorial Credit. Students who start their senior theses earlier than their senior year can earn a maximum of four additional credits for their research and apply these credits towards the major. Tutorial thesis research is listed for both fall and spring semesters as BIOL-300 with a section number designating the thesis advisor.

Additional tutorial research, either thesis or non-thesis, is taken as BIOL-304 for fall and spring semesters. Credits earned cannot be applied to the major but count towards credit requirements for graduation.

One credit option. Students may apply one credit of one non-biology course to the major when the course explores the interface between biology and another discipline. Examples include ethics or public policy. Courses must be approved in advance by the Department. A list of approved courses and an application for approval are found on the Department website.

Concentrations Within the Major. In addition to the required core courses (First-year Seminar, Introductory Biology I and II, Genetics), students have the option to pursue a program of study within the major leading to concentrations in either of two areas:

1. Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
2. Ecology, Evolution and Behavioral Biology

A concentration requires completion of five courses from one of the lists below, a Senior Thesis in the area of the concentration and free electives from the full biology course menu to reach the required total of 44 credits of Biology. Each concentration should be devised by careful consultation with a faculty advisor. The area of the concentration will appear on the student's transcript.

Courses in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

• BIOL-151 Biological Chemistry
• BIOL-211 Cytology and Histology
• BIOL-352 Human Comparative Genetics
• BIOL-358 Immunobiology
• BIOL-363 Cell Biology
• BIOL-364 Microbiology
• BIOL-373 Developmental Biology
• BIOL-379 Bioinformatics
• BIOL-390 Molecular Biology
• BIOL-402 Advanced Cell Biology
• BIOL-404 Advanced Biochemistry
• BIOL-408 Electron Microscopy
• BIOL-410 Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
• BIOL-480 Topics in Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
• BIOL-482 Topics in Cell Regularion
• BIOL-484 Topics in Signal Transduction
• BIOL-486 Topics in Immunobiology
• BIOL-488 Topics in Vertebrate Development

• BIOL-217 Marine Mammal Behavioral Ecology
• BIOL-226 Animal Behavior
• BIOL-251 Evolutionary Processes
• BIOL-280 Ecology
• BIOL-355 Forest Ecology
• BIOL-356 History of Life
• BIOL-360 Molecular Evolution
• BIOL-364 Microbiology
• BIOL-365 Conservation Biology
• BIOL-367 Population Genetics
• BIOL-375 Plant-Animal Interactions
• BIOL-379 Bioinformatics
• BIOL-403 Marine Biology

Georgetown Howard Hughes Undergradute Research Scholars Program. The Department presently offers a research-intensive four-year curriculum that provides advanced course work and extensive undergraduate research opportunities. The program is offered through the cooperative efforts of research scientists in the College and Medical School at Georgetown with resources provided by the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute. Students with strong academic backgrounds and substantial interests in the pursuit of careers in biological research are encouraged to contact Joseph Neale for further information about the Georgetown Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Scholars Program as early as possible.

Requirements for Pre-medical Biology Majors . In addition to fulfilling the requirements for the major in Biology, medical schools also require one year of organic chemistry with laboratory (CHEM-115/117 and 116/118) and one year of Physics (PHYS-041, 042). Many schools also want a student to take a course in biological chemistry (BIOL-151).

Required Courses for the Major

• BIOL-101 First-year Seminar in Biology
• BIOL-103 and 104 Introductory Biology I and II
• BIOL-152 Genetics
• BIOL-311 to 332 Senior Thesis
• Additional courses for a total of 44 credits of Biology

• General Education Courses (excepting social science)
• 2 General Chemistry with Lab (CHEM-001/009, 002/010)
• 1 Calculus I (MATH-035)
  and either
  1 Calculus II (MATH-036)
  or
  1 Probability and Statistics (MATH-040)

And at Least 8 Credits from the following areas:

• CHEM-115/117 Organic Chemistry I and Lab
• CHEM-116/118 Organic Chemistry II and Lab
• PHYS-041, 042 Principles of Physics, or another higher level course
• COSC-071, 072 Computer Science I and II

Requirements for the Minor in Biology

A minor in Biology will require a minimum of five Biology courses and eighteen credits excluding BIOL-101. Biology courses designed for nonmajors cannot be included. Introductory Biology I and II are required and Genetics is strongly recommended. The one-credit option course credits may not be applied to the credit requirements for the minor.

New Majors in the Biology Department

Neurobiology Major: Given our increased understanding of the interactions between genes and experience in brain function, the study of the cells that make up the nervous system is considered one of the great frontiers in science today. This major will include coursework and research in molecular, cellular, developmental, cognitive and behavioral neurobiology, coupled with corresponding thesis research. The Neurobiology major will meld Georgetown's historic strength in Neuroscience research with our proven ability to educate undergraduates. Neurobiology majors will be well prepared for graduate education and subsequent careers in science, medicine, policy, biotechnology, and law.

Biology of Global Health Major: An underlying motivator of scientific endeavor is the impact that discoveries have on human health across the globe. This major will address the biology behind the largest public health concerns today and will include coursework and research spanning the basic sciences (genetics, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, evolution, ecology, mathematics, and computational sciences), while also integrating perspectives from policy, economics, ethics, law and sociology. Georgetown University is especially strong in infectious and genetic disease research and is in the forefront of interdisciplinary work in applications of policy, law and ethics to global health issues. The Biology of Global Health major will prepare students for graduate education in research, medicine, and public health, and will help them become leaders in the search for solutions to global health challenges.

Course requirements for a major in Biology, Neurobiology, or Biology of Global Health are identical for the first three semesters. While all science students at Georgetown begin their studies in their major department during the first year, formal declaration of academic major occurs in the fourth semester. At this time, students will be asked to indicate their preference for a specific major within the Biology Department. Students considering any of these majors need to take no specific action now. Rather, each student will be assigned a faculty advisor from the Biology Department who will assist them with future academic decisions.

Please contact Professor Joseph Neale, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Biology and Director of the Neurobiology major (nealej@georgetown.edu or 202-687-5574), with general questions, or questions related to the Neurobiology major. For questions on the Biology of Global Health major, please contact Professors Heidi Elmendorf (hge@georgetown.edu) or Anne Rosenwald (rosenwaa@georgetown.edu).

(For course listings for Biology see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

CATHOLIC STUDIES

The Catholic Church is both a religious institution and a body of believers. Over the centuries its members have involved themselves in the many different worlds in which they live. Artists, workers, philosophers, the poverty stricken, political leaders, tradespeople and farmers: Catholics have tended to interconnect what they believe with what they do. Their impact upon cultures throughout the world has been immense. At the same time, the Catholic Church as a formalized institution has developed a variety of approaches to God, the tangible world, and the nature and meaning of human existence and experience. The story of this church and its members, and the story of their interactions with history, the arts and sciences, human thinking and belief, all these together, in the dynamism and richness of their interplay, form the substance of the human culture which is Catholicism. That culture is the subject matter of Catholic Studies.

The goal of Catholic Studies at Georgetown is to develop an intellectual and academic approach to Catholicism that does justice to its full human reality and integrity as a culture. This goal both explains the reason for having a Catholic Studies Program within a University that identifies itself as a whole as Catholic, and also dictates the interdisciplinary approach that the program takes. Because Catholicism is not just an institution, a set of moral or ritual practices, a body of doctrine, or an individual or even communal experience, but all of these together and more, no one discipline or many disciplines functioning separately can properly understand it as a culture. An approach that not only collects but integrates the findings of the many academic disciplines which offer crucial perspectives on Catholic culture is required. The Catholic Studies Program is the location within the University where Georgetown consciously pursues its proper goal of offering students and faculty the opportunity to pursue an understanding of Catholicism through the type of genuinely interdisciplinary approach that its subject matter requires.

For these same reasons, Catholic Studies at Georgetown strives to be inclusive: it welcomes students and professors from widely divergent intellectual and religious backgrounds. Its goal is not to proselytize or to justify, but to study, explore, and understand.

Minor Requirements

To earn a minor in Catholic Studies, undergraduate students must complete: the introduction to Catholic Studies course, one additional Catholic Studies core course, four electives within the various academic departments, and the senior capstone course (Readings in Catholic Studies).

A. Introduction to Catholic Studies

Minor candidates are required to take the introduction to Catholic Studies course: CATH-111 Explorations in Catholic Culture

B. Core Courses

Minor candidates should take one additional Catholic Studies course. Each course is not offered every semester; students should check availability on the department web site.

C. Electives

After the completing the first two requirements, minor candidates should work with the program's Director to select elective courses within the various academic departments--typically with a limit of two courses from any one department--which logically connect with the issues and themes encountered in their Catholic Studies Courses. Each semester the Catholic Studies Department compiles a list of courses that meet elective qualifications and can be used to meet the requirement. These "cross-listed" courses can also be found on the website.

D. Senior Capstone Course

As a sixth course in the senior year, minor candidates are required to take an independent reading course called Catholic Studies Minor Senior Tutorial. Each student will choose from a list of titles a classic text from the Catholic tradition. The student will work with this and related texts under the direction of a tutor drawn from faculty members interested in Catholic Studies. Much of the semester's work will be done individually and independently. However, at certain times during the semester students doing this work will gather to describe to each other what they have been reading individually and to reexamine through discussion some of the topics which they considered in their previous Catholic Studies courses. The program's Director will chair these discussion sessions. The semester will conclude with each student writing an extended essay on his or her chosen subject.

(For course listings for Catholic Studies see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

CHEMISTRY

The Chemistry program is fully accredited by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The department offers two separate major programs: a Chemistry major leading to a B.S. degree with ACS certification, and a Biochemistry major. Honors programs in both Chemistry and Biochemistry are offered (see below). A minor in Chemistry is also available.

The Chemistry major curriculum qualifies the student for graduate study in Chemistry or Biochemistry at any university, or for industrial, academic, or research careers. Students who have earned a Georgetown B.S. degree in Chemistry are well prepared for entry to most law schools and graduate schools of business. Also, with the inclusion of Introductory Biology, the curriculum provides the basic requisites for admission to medical and dental schools.

The Biochemistry major curriculum is particularly well suited for students aiming for a joint M.D./Ph.D. program, or for graduate study in Biochemistry or any of the basic medical sciences, or for employment in biotechnology, as well as for admission to the various professional schools.

The Chemistry Major

Normally General Chemistry (or General Chemistry for Majors), Language (German is strongly recommended), and Calculus are taken in the first year, along with Literature, Philosophy, and Theology.

In the succeeding years, the Chemistry major takes a semester of Multivariable Calculus; one year each of Physics with laboratory (Mechanics PHYS-105 or Principles of Physics PHYS-041; Vibrations, Fluids, and Waves PHYS-108 or Principles of Physics PHYS-042), Organic Chemistry, and Physical Chemistry; one semester each Analytical Chemistry with laboratory, Inorganic Chemistry, Synthetic Methods Laboratory, Physical-Chemical Measurements, Chemical Instrumentation, Biochemistry I, and one elective advanced science course. Chemistry courses which can be used in fulfilling the requirement are 361, 362, or any of the courses above 400 described below. Biology, Physics, Mathematics or Computer Science classes may count as electives with prior approval of the Chemistry Department.

Required Courses

• General education courses
• 2 Intermediate Language
• 2 Calculus (MATH-035, 036)
• 1 Multivariable Calculus (MATH-137)
• 2 Physics with Lab (PHYS-105 or 041, 108 or 042)
• 2 General Chemistry Lecture,
• 2 General Chemistry Lab or advanced placement
• 2 Organic Chemistry Lecture
• 2 Organic Chemistry Lab
• 2 Physical Chemistry Lecture
• 1 Analytical Chemistry Lecture
• 1 Analytical Chemistry Lab
• 1 Inorganic Chemistry Lecture
• 1 Physical-Chemical Measurements
• 1 Synthetic Methods Lab
• 1 Chemical Instrumentation
• 1 Biochemistry I
• 1 Advanced science elective

The Biochemistry Major

For the first two years, the Biochemistry program is the same as the Chemistry program except for the inclusion of Introductory Biology 103, 104 and the deferral of two semesters of Language or Literature courses. In subsequent years, Biochemistry 419, 520, and Experimental Methods in Biochemistry 408 substitute for Inorganic Chemistry, Synthetic Methods Laboratory, and Chemical Instrumentation.

Required Courses

• General education courses
• 2 General Chemistry Lecture
• 2 General Chemistry Lab or advanced placement
• 2 Organic Chemistry Lecture
• 2 Organic Chemistry Lab
• 2 Calculus (MATH-035, 036)
• 1 Multivariable Calculus (MATH-137)
• 2 Introductory Biology (BIOL-103, 104)
• 2 Physics with Lab (PHYS-105 or 041, 108 or 042)
• 2 Physical Chemistry Lecture
• 1 Analytical Chemistry Lecture
• 1 Analytical Chemistry Lab
• 1 Physical-Chemical Measurements
• 2 Biochemistry (CHEM-419, 520)
• 1 Experimental Methods in Biochemistry
• 2 Electives (CHEM-228, 366, 368, 503, 515, 517, 525, 533, 572; three credits of 361 or 362. Upper-level courses in the Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Departments may count as electives with prior approval of the Chemistry Department. Acceptance into the program may be limited by the space available.)

Chemistry and Biochemistry Honors Programs

The Honors Programs in both Chemistry and Biochemistry require a significant research experience which leads to both oral presentation of the research results in a seminar deemed satisfactory by the faculty members in attendance, and completion of a research-based thesis deemed acceptable by the faculty. Students in the Honors Program are required to maintain an average of at least B both in their major and overall. They complete the requirements of the chemistry or biochemistry major, plus take at least two semesters of Honors Research 364 and 365, a final semester of Honors Thesis, and one graduate chemistry elective chosen in consultation with the research mentor to complement the experience gained in research. They are required to take only one advanced science elective and are exempt from either Synthetic Methods Laboratory or Chemical Instrumentation.

Students will be invited by the Department to participate in the program. Others may apply after the end of the sophomore year.

Minor in Chemistry

Two additional courses are required after Organic Chemistry, chosen from among: Physical Chemistry lecture, Analytical Chemistry with laboratory, Synthetic Methods Laboratory, and Inorganic Chemistry. One of the two must include laboratory.

A minor in Chemistry, when combined with an appropriate major, qualifies a student for a variety of science-related post-graduate activities, such as graduate work in art conservancy, a career in environmental or patent law, and many jobs in industry.

(For course listings for Chemistry see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

CLASSICS

COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Cognitive Science is the study of the mind, i.e., of how knowledge is acquired and used. Cognitive scientists use theories and methods drawn from many disciplines including cognitive psychology, neuroscience, philosophy of mind, linguistics, computer science, artificial intelligence, physics, mathematics, biology, and anthropology. They ask questions such as: How do people acquire language? What are the neural bases of perceiving, learning and remembering? What is the nature of knowledge? Can machines think? How do experts differ from novices? Are there innate ideas? How did human intelligence evolve?

Cognitive Science at Georgetown

The Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science offers a Minor in Cognitive Science, and courses open to all students. More than fifty faculty members participate in the program. They come from several departments on the Main and the Medical Center campuses. We have close ties with the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, a Ph.D. program based in the Medical Center. We encourage undergraduate students to learn about faculty and graduate student research projects at Georgetown, and to work as partners in that research.

We foster student involvement in research in several ways. Both of our core courses, which are open to all students, are team-taught and interdisciplinary. This offers the chance to experience an unusually large range of perspectives and disciplines, all in a single course. In our spring core course (Research Modules in Cognitive Science, ICOS-202), students spend time in several faculty laboratories, during which they read about, discuss, and experience first-hand the research projects underway at Georgetown. Students undertaking our Minor may choose to conduct a senior thesis in Cognitive Science, though a thesis is not required.

We also encourage undergraduate students to meet and learn from Georgetown graduate students on the Main and Medical Center campuses. Our home page contains a list of graduate students who have volunteered to act as advisors, mentors, or contact people for students who are thinking about careers and graduate school. Every fall we offer a course, Disorders and Diseases of the Brain (ICOS-325) which was initiated and is taught by a team of advanced Ph.D. students from Georgetown's Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience. Students taking this course learn about brain disorders from enthusiastic young scientists who are doing their dissertation research on these topics.

Summary of Requirements for the Minor

The Minor in Cognitive Science normally requires that you have a Major (planned or declared) in one of the following participating disciplines: Biology, Computer Science, Linguistics (including specialists in linguistics from the foreign language departments), Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, or Psychology. Students undertaking other majors may seek permission to take the Minor by contacting the Director of the Program.

To complete the Minor, you must earn a minimum of 18 credits distributed as follows:

• 6 credits for the two core Cognitive Science courses: Introduction to Cognitive Science (ICOS-201), and Research Modules in Cognitive Science (ICOS-202)

• 12 credits consisting of four designated distribution courses in at least two of the participating disciplines outside the Major (see the list of designated courses on the Cognitive Science home page, cognitivescience.georgetown.edu.)

The Cognitive Science Senior Thesis Option

Students who are not writing a thesis for their Major are encouraged to exercise the Cognitive Science Senior Thesis option. They should enroll for the Senior Thesis in Cognitive Science (ICOS-391, 392), for a minimum of four credits distributed across the two semesters. The number of credits and their distribution across semesters must be approved by the thesis mentor. Regardless of the number of credits, the senior thesis substitutes for one of the four distribution courses. Thus, students undertaking a thesis in Cognitive Science need take only three, instead of four, designated distribution courses.

A list of Faculty in Cognitive Science who are interested in mentoring Cognitive Science theses may be found on the Cognitive Science home page. Students considering the thesis option (ICOS-391, 392) should identify a senior thesis mentor as early as possible, preferably no later than the early spring of the junior year, and they should plan to work on the thesis throughout the senior year.

Theses in some disciplines might require preparatory work during the junior year, which can be started within the context of an ICOS tutorial (ICOS-301, 302). All students undertaking ICOS-391-392 should notify the Director at the beginning of the senior year, at the latest. The student must submit an abstract outlining the proposed thesis to the Director no later than October 15 of the senior year. This abstract must be signed by the faculty mentor, thereby indicating the mentor's approval of the abstract, and the mentor's willingness to advise and grade the thesis. The deadline for submitting the final draft of the thesis to the mentor is the final day of classes in the spring semester. Upon completion of the thesis, the student must submit the thesis title, an abstract outlining the completed work, and an electronic version of the complete thesis to the Director.

Some students (e.g., Biology majors) will be undertaking a thesis to fulfill the requirements of their major. The thesis information in the paragraphs above does not apply to them. Such students are encouraged, but not required, to conduct the thesis for their major in an area related to Cognitive Science. However, they should not enroll for any thesis credits other than those required for the major. Students completing a thesis in their major should take a total of four distribution courses approved for the ICOS Minor.

The Distribution Requirement

The purpose of the distribution requirement is to give the student a broad background in Cognitive Science. This is why students are required to take at least one designated course in each of two departments outside of their major field. For purposes of this distribution requirement, Cognitive Science (ICOS) counts as a department. Therefore, if the student takes a course offered (or cross listed) by Cognitive Science--other than the two core required courses (ICOS-201 and 202)--this counts as one of the two departments outside the student's Major. In addition, it is possible for a course taken in the student's Major department to count toward fulfilling the Cognitive Science Minor if, and only if, (1) that course is not counting toward the Major for that student, and (2) the student has taken at least one designated course in two different departments other than the Major.

The list of courses fulfilling the distribution requirement is updated at least once a semester. The latest version may be found on the Cognitive Science home page.

(For course listings for Cognitive Science see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

The Computer Science Department offers three degree options: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BS), Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science (BA), and a Minor in Computer Science. The BA program is broader than the BS program and more technical than the Minor. Broadly speaking, all universities design their undergraduate computer science BS programs to be in conformance with the ACM-IEEE guidelines on undergraduate computer science education, as does Georgetown University. The BS program has 18 required courses, the BA 12, and the Minor six. The difference in requirements between the BS and BA comes from reducing the number of required mathematics courses from five to three, and reducing the number of required computer science courses from ten to six.

Both BA and BS programs share the core sequence of Computer Science I and II, Data Structures, and Advanced Programming. This sequence will prepare the BA/BS student to take almost any upper-level computer science elective. At this point the two programs diverge. The BA student now chooses from essentially three different tracks by taking one of Hardware Fundamentals, Programming Languages, or Algorithms; while the BS student must take all these and in addition, System Fundamentals and Operating Systems. The effect is to release the BA student from the more engineering-oriented breadth required of the BS student. Students intending to do postgraduate studies or seeking employment in most traditional areas of computer science are encouraged to pursue the BS option. In addition, BS students are encouraged to do a senior thesis.

Both the BA and BS programs require four technical elective courses. While they share the same list of computer science electives, the BA program allows up to two of the four electives from an approved list of external courses offered in other departments. Students may also petition to use courses not on the list by seeking special approval from the department's curriculum committee. The approved external electives are courses for majors in other programs that have a strong computational or computer science component. The BA student may opt to do a senior thesis, but unlike the BS, the thesis will not count as an elective.

BA students who begin their computer science program with Introduction to Computer Science (COSC-010) may elect to use that course as a substitute for an external elective for the major. COSC-010 represents an alternative teaching approach to the discipline in that it covers a representative range of computer science topics, introducing the essential concepts and foundational methods in each area. Within this context, the department feels it is appropriate to allow BA students the option of beginning their program with this course, and then continuing on to Computer Science I and the rest of the usual sequence.

The Minor in Computer Science includes Computer Science I and II, and any four Computer Science courses listed for the BS degree.

BS Program Sequence

• Calculus I and II (MATH-035, 036)
• Computer Science I and II (COSC-071, 072)
• Mathematical Methods for Computer Science (COSC-127)

• Data Structures (COSC-173)
• Advanced Programming (COSC-175)
• and two additional Mathematics courses from (MATH-040, 137, 150, 203, 211, 212, 223, 224, 225, 234 and 235, 264, PHIL-378)

• Computer Hardware Fundamentals (COSC-250)
• Computer Systems Fundamentals (COSC-251)
• Programming Languages (COSC-272)
• Algorithms (COSC-330)
• Operating Systems (COSC-374)
• and any 4 Computer Science electives from (COSC-286, 345, 346, 350, 352, 372, 380, 381, 385, 387, 388, 390, 393, 420, 511, 545)
• Optional: Senior Thesis Seminar (COSC-300) and Senior Thesis Independent Study (COSC-301)

The senior thesis option consists of taking two semesters of the Senior Thesis Seminar (COSC-300), producing a thesis proposal, writing a substantial senior thesis, and giving an oral presentation of the thesis. While the seminar is open to all students, to be accepted to write a senior thesis the student must apply to individual faculty members. If the application is accepted, the faculty member will act as thesis advisor, determine the acceptability of the thesis proposal, and present the completed thesis to the general faculty for approval. Senior Thesis Independent Study (COSC-301) is intended to be the directed research portion of the thesis project and may substitute for an elective.

BA Program Sequence

• Calculus I (MATH-035)
• Computer Science I and II (COSC-071, 072)
• Mathematical Methods for Computer Science (COSC-127)

• Data Structures (COSC-173)
• Advanced Programming (COSC-175)
• and one additional Mathematics course from (MATH-036, 040, 137, 150, 203, 211, 212, 223, 224, 225, 234 and 235, 264, PHIL-378)

One of the following:

• Computer Hardware Fundamentals (COSC-250)
• Programming Languages (COSC-272)
• Algorithms (COSC-330)

2-4 Computer Science electives from any of the required or elective courses for the BS, and up to two external electives from an approved list, for a total of four electives.

Optional: Senior Thesis.

Minor Program

Computer Science I and II (COSC-071, 072), and any four Computer Science electives from any of the required or elective courses for the BS.

(For course listings for Computer Science see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

ECONOMICS

Departmental degree requirements are as follows: ten courses which must include Principles of Microeconomics (ECON-001), Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON-002), Microeconomic Theory (ECON-101 or 103), Macroeconomic Theory (ECON-102 or 104), Economic Statistics (ECON-121), Introduction to Econometrics (ECON-122). Most courses beyond Micro and Macro Principles require, as a prerequisite, Calculus I (MATH-035). The balance of courses--i.e., the electives--are chosen from the department's fields of specialization according to the students' interests and long-term goals, but must include at least two 400-level courses.

First and second year students who are considering an economics major should meet with the Undergraduate Coordinator early in their careers at Georgetown to develop a plan to meet requirements and accommodate their own interests as they pursue their major. Students can, however, discuss their plans with any professor in the department.

Preparation for a career in economics requires a strong foundation in theory and quantitative methods. Students who anticipate doing graduate work in economics should take the Calculus sequence in the Mathematics Department (MATH-035, 036, 137, 150), the Honors courses in Microeconomic (103) and Macroeconomic Theory (104), and Mathematics for Economics (425).

Honors Program. Students can graduate with honors in economics by: (1) taking Honors Microeconomic Theory (ECON-103) and Honors Macroeconomic Theory (ECON-104), or attaining an A or A- in each of Microeconomic (ECON-101) and Macroeconomic (ECON-102) Theories; (2) attaining a 3.67 grade average in economics courses; and (3) taking a third 400-level course. A thesis is not required to graduate with departmental honors. The professors teaching ECON-103, ECON-104 and the 400-level courses will act as advisors to Honors students.

400 Level Courses. All College majors must take at least two 400-level courses. The department expects to schedule five to seven 400-level electives each semester.

Study Abroad. Students may receive credit for up to two economics electives taken while studying abroad. However, except at institutions approved by the department, they may not substitute courses taken abroad for Microeconomic Theory (ECON-101 or 103), Macroeconomic Theory (ECON-102 or 104), Statistics (ECON-121), Econometrics (ECON-122), or their 400-level courses. To ensure credit, all economics courses taken abroad must be approved prior to departure.

Major in Economics

Principles of Microeconomics (ECON-001)

Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON-002)

Microeconomic Theory (ECON-101 or 103)

Macroeconomic Theory (ECON-102 or 104)

Economic Statistics (ECON-121)

Introduction to Econometrics (ECON-122)

4 electives, including at least two 400-level courses

Minor in Economics

The requirements for a minor in Economics are Principles of Microeconomics (ECON-001), Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON-002), Microeconomic Theory (ECON-101 or ECON-103) or Macroeconomic Theory (ECON-102 or ECON-104), Economic Statistics (ECON-121) (may be substituted with MATH-040 Probability and Statistics or OPIM-174, Business Statistics), and two Economics electives. To earn a minor in Economics, at least 50% of the courses must be taken at Georgetown.

(For course listings for Economics see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

ENGLISH

In the English major, students have the opportunity to explore an extraordinary range of texts and diverse critical methods for engaging and analyzing those texts. The major allows students to select from a large variety of courses that attend to the complexity of texts in their historical, cultural, and formal contexts.

All English courses have as a goal the development of students' abilities as close readers and cogent writers. The major includes and values a variety of theoretical models. With the help of their departmental advisor, majors develop a coherent course of study that accords with their personal interests and that serves their goals for the future. To this end, the major serves two purposes: (1) to introduce students to the different approaches, methodologies, and topics of importance in the study of English, and (2) to assist students to focus their studies according to their own developing interests.

Students will find in the English major a focus on those personal, social, and cultural concerns that are central to the goals of an undergraduate education, that enhance their personal growth, and that prepare them for responsible participation as citizens in a democracy. Courses often encourage students to connect their study in English to other disciplines at Georgetown. Students will also find a strong grounding for continued study in graduate school as well as valuable preparation for those professions and professional schools--for example, law, medicine, business--that require critical thinking, interpretive sophistication, awareness of cultural issues, and effective speaking and writing.

The English major program begins with the sophomore year. First-year students interested in the program should consult their first-year English professors. Departmental advisors are available to all English majors.

All students should familiarize themselves with the information on the department website. The website will always contain the most current and accurate listing of course descriptions and information on the major: http://english.georgetown.edu.

Any student who wishes to take electives in the English department, regardless of major or minor, must take one Gateway before taking any further English elective. Students may take the Gateway and the elective at the same time.

THE ENGLISH MAJOR

Requirements

The ENGLISH MAJOR will require a minimum of one of the following combinations:

1. HUMW-011 + 2 Gateways + 7 electives
2. HUMW-009 + 2 Gateways + 7 electives
3. Lib Arts Sem + 1 Gateway + 7 electives
4. 3 or 6 hrs/credit AP + 2 Gateways + 7 electives
5. any approved combination of Transfer courses + Gateways + electives equaling 10 courses

GATEWAYS:
Introduction to Issues in Literary and Cultural History

English majors are required to take one Gateway from ENG-040/041 and one from ENG-042/043, preferably as early in their academic career as possible. All students are required to take at least ONE of the following four courses as a prerequisite to taking any further English courses. Non-majors are not required to take more than one Gateway or Gateway equivalent. Majors may take no more than two Gateways. These courses will continue to help students with their skills in critical writing and close reading.

ENGL-040 Gateway: Medieval and/or Renaissance Literatures and Cultures

ENGL-041 Gateway: Eighteenth and/or Nineteenth Century Literatures and Cultures

ENGL-042 Gateway: Modern and/or Post-Modern Literatures and Cultures

ENGL-043 Gateway: Introduction to Critical Methods

Electives

In addition to two Gateway courses, majors are required to take seven electives (courses numbered 100-499). Of these seven electives, three elective courses are required for the English major: one from Field 1, one from Field 2, and one from either Field 3 or Field 4:

1. Medieval and/or Renaissance Literatures & Cultures (courses numbered 100-149)
2. Eighteenth and/or Nineteenth Century Literatures & Cultures (150-199)
3. Modern and/or Postmodern Literatures & Cultures (200-299)
4. Critical, Scholarly, and Creative Practices (300-499)

English majors are encouraged to take one or more seminars in their junior or senior year. These courses will have a limited enrollment and will give students the opportunity to do advanced work in a seminar setting. Students who are interested in applying to do a Senior Honors Thesis are especially encouraged to take one or more of these seminars in their junior year.

After completing their gateway courses, English majors are encouraged to consider, in consultation with their faculty advisor, the following areas during their junior and senior years. The department has already attempted to introduce students to such areas within its gateway courses. By choosing electives from different areas, students will be able to experience further the wide diversity of texts, topics, and methodological approaches that characterize the field of English studies today. By choosing courses from a single area, students will be able to concentrate their field of study in an area of special interest to them. Suggested areas of interest:

1. British & American Literary Periods and Authors
2. Postcolonial, Ethnic, and Critical Race Studies
3. Genre Studies
4. Creative Writing
5. Studies in Gender & Sexuality
6. Cultural, Media, & Performance Studies

Additional Information

Except for extraordinary reasons and upon petition to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in English by the individual student, electives offered by other Georgetown departments will not count as electives towards the English Major.

AP credit will be given towards HUMW-011, not towards Gateways or major/minor electives. At this time, a score of "4" yields three credits and will count as HUMW-011; a score of "5" yields six credits. Three credits are awarded as the equivalent of HUMW-011, and three additional credits are awarded as free elective credit towards the degree. Students in the College wishing to take further English courses and receiving either 3 or 6 credits of AP English should proceed directly to a Gateway course for their first course in English at GU. Students who have AP credit and choose to take HUMW-011 will receive credit for the course counting toward the Humanities and Writing I requirement, but they will also have to forfeit their AP credit.

Honors in English

To graduate with honors in English, a student must earn a grade of A- or better in a thesis project, as determined by the department Honors Committee in consultation with the mentor(s), and must complete the English major. Admission to candidacy for Honors in English is competitive and usually occurs in the spring of the student's junior year. Details and the application are on the department website. In their senior year, students take two additional upper-division courses beyond those required of all majors. One course is a thesis research tutorial; the other is a colloquium in which students collaboratively develop and critique each other's work.

Transfer Students. During the August orientation, transfer students meet with departmental advisors. At that time and in subsequent meetings, students have the opportunity to discuss their individual programs.

Junior Year Abroad. Students must fulfill all requirements and take at least five upper division courses in this Department. Their study abroad requires the approval of the departmental study abroad advisors. Students are strongly encourged to have their program of study approved before they go abroad.

Summer School. Students taking summer courses elsewhere must fulfill all requirements and take at least five upper division courses in this Department. Their summer program requires the chair's approval or the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Minor in English. Students are required to take six courses: HUMW-011 or its equivalent; one Gateway; and four upper-division electives. At least four courses of these six must be taken within the English department.

Accelerated BA/MA Program in English. Qualified students enroll in up to two graduate English seminars in their senior year, each of which will count toward the undergraduate Major in English. If a student is subsequently accepted into the MA Program, those two courses will also count toward the MA degree. Application for the program should be made in the second semester of the applicant's junior year, though students may apply later under certain circumstances. To apply, see the Accelerated BA/MA Program description on the English Department web site, or contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator in the English Department.

(For course listings for English see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

The Environmental Studies Minor (ESM) is an interdisciplinary program designed to allow an undergraduate of the College, majoring in any discipline, to focus on environmental issues. Environmental Studies (ES) provides a framework for the study of fundamental ecosystem properties and mechanisms and human interaction with our Earth. Three courses in science and three courses in humanities are required, plus a capstone seminar course integrating both approaches. Environmental Studies encompasses the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences and, therefore, the program is not a science program per se (although science is an important part of it).

The ESM integrates knowledge in addition to increasing knowledge within a given field. Students focus on the concepts of whole systems, seeking to identify and understand the connections and interactions of issues beyond the boundaries of traditional disciplines. The ESM emphasizes problem solving, including the context as well as the substance of a given issue. Further the ESM incorporates analyses of institutional behavior, value differences, and socioeconomic disparities in access to justice and power.

Humans' effective social responses to the challenges of environmental change require scientific understanding (modeling and analysis), technological expertise and innovation, creative thinking and problem-solving, an understanding of economics, and the ability to critique and cooperate with business and industry, awareness of the ethical implications of various issues, and an appreciation of the policy process. New interdisciplinary work in fields such as biotechnology, ethics, economics, energy research, ethics, information technology, policy, and social research enables opportunities to address some of the environmental problems.

The ESM allows science majors to gain a broad understanding of human-social factors affecting environmental change. Humanities and social-science majors who are ESMs strengthen their quantitative reasoning and skills and gain knowledge about specific scientific aspects of our global environment as well. These students expand their experiences at Georgetown by being part of a community that joins students and faculty in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

As the study of relationships and interrelationships among organisms and their environments, ecology is central to ES. For this reason, the ecology and evolution part (BIOL-004) of the introductory-biology sequence (BIOL-003, 004) is a requirement for the ESM. Note that this is the same course required for biology majors; thus it satisfies one semester of the College science requirement.

Students should understand the fundamentals of the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and the hydrosphere; air, water and soil pollution; biogeochemical cycles; and energy resources. These subjects are studied in Introduction to Environmental Science (STIA-102) required of all ESMs.

Students should be familiar with the concepts of policy processes and tools, the laws and regulations that affect land use, resource management, environmental ethics, and international aspects of environmental policy. These subjects are studied in an introductory environmental policy and management course (STIA-201) also required of all ESMs, and may also be featured more in depth in students' elective courses and in their seminar courses.

Further, students should be able to use economic arguments effectively with respect to environmental issues. For this reason, Microeconomic Theory (ECON-101) and Environmental Economics (ECON-375) are strongly recommended for the ESM.

Required Courses for the Minor

1. Introduction to Environmental Science (STIA-102)
2. Introductory Biology II (ecology, evolution, and behavior) (BIOL-104)
3. Environmental Politics (GOVT-354)
4. Approved Electives
5. Environmental Seminar

According to College rules, students cannot double count courses towards a major and a minor. Because a minor is defined as a minimum of six courses, the College allows for the ESM, that six of the seven required courses must not count towards a student's major.

Particular outlines of study for each student will be developed for coherence, balance and rigor in consultation with a faculty advisor from the core-faculty group. This will occur typically by the end of a student's sophomore year.

There are five models for completing the ESM.

Students who pursue Model 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 all take the same four required courses (listed above) plus 3 elective courses.

Model 1

This model is for a science major who desires to earn an ESM with a science-policy emphasis. Requirements: Courses 1-4 (list above); 3 courses from ECON-475; STIA-305, 310, 311, 370, 375, 407, 412, 425, 445, 458, 490, others to be announced.

Model 2

This model is for a non-science major who desires to earn a ESM with a science-policy emphasis. Requirements: Courses 1-4 (list above); 1 course from BIOL-005, 007, 008, 016, 251, 280, 355, 365, 375, 380, 403, CHEM-020, others to be announced; 2 courses from ECON-475, STIA-305, 310, 311, 370, 375, 407, 412, 416, 425, 445, 458, 490, others to be announced.

Model 3

This model is for a Chemistry Major who desires to earn an ESM emphasizing environmetal science. Requirements: Courses 1-4 (list above); 3 courses from BIOL-005, 007, 008, 016, 251, 280, 355, 365, 375, 380, 403, others to be announced.

Model 4

This model is for a Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics Major who desires to earn an ESM emphasizing environmental science. Requirements: Courses 1-4 (list above); 3 courses from BIOL-005, 007, 008, 016, 251, 280, 355, 365, 375, 380, 403, CHEM-020, others to be announced.

Model 5

This model is for a Biology Major who desires to earn an ESm emphasizing environmental science. Requirements: Courses 1-4 (list above); 3 courses from BIOL-251, 280, 355, 365, 375, 380, 403, others to be announced.

(For course listings for Environmental Studies see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

GOVERNMENT

Requirements for the Major of Government

Government majors are required to take ten courses: four introductory courses and six electives. The required introductory courses are:

• U.S. Political Systems (008)
• Elements of Political Theory (117)
• International Relations (006)
• Comparative Political Systems (121)

The electives are organized into four subfields: American Government, International Relations, Comparative Government, and Political Theory. Students may take no more than four of the six electives in any one subfield, and must include at least one in political theory. The Department provides information on which courses count toward which subfields both in the office and imbedded within each course description in the on-line course catalog.

During the junior or senior year, students are required to take one Department Seminar, a small class with a full-time faculty member that centers on research and writing skills. These seminars, which count as one of the six electives, will be indicated in the semester course listings.

Students can credit no more than two courses taken outside the Department to the government major. Transfer students who major in government may receive credit for up to five political science courses taken at another college or university.

The Department's Director of Undergraduate Studies assigns an advisor to students upon declaration of the major.

Declaration of Major in Government

In order to declare a major in government, students must complete at least two of the four introductory courses in Government (GOVT-006, 008, 117, and 121) and obtain a grade no lower than a C+ in each. The g.p.a. in all Government courses taken prior to declaration must be a C+ or higher. Similarly, transfer students must have completed at least two courses in political science with a grade no lower than a C+ in each. Please check the schedule each semester for a list of courses and prerequisites.

Minor in Government. Students who minor in government must take the four introductory courses of the Government major and any two electives.

Government Honors. The Government Honors Program is an intensive, three-semester program of closely mentored research and writing that culminates in a Senior Honors Thesis. As part of the program, students take an advanced seminar in Political Theory and a course on Scope and Methods of Political Science in the spring of the junior year. Students then prepare a thesis proposal in the fall of their senior year (as participants in the Honors Research Seminar) and complete the thesis (in consultation with their mentor) in the spring. Students defend their work in an oral examination at the conclusion of their last semester. Aside from a waiver of the elective in political theory, students are expected to meet all the normal requirements for the major. Prerequisites for the program include a declared government major and a minimum GPA of 3.5 overall and in government courses. A call for applications from interested Juniors is issued in the fall.

(For course listings for Government see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

HISTORY

History majors are required to complete at least eleven, but no more than fourteen, semester courses in history: normally the two general education courses, and at least nine semester courses in history electives (courses numbered 101 and above) chosen with the approval of the department. Students exempted from the general education requirement, but without advanced standing, are still required to take eleven history courses (see the section on general education requirements for specifics).

To help insure that there is breadth and depth in a student's selection of courses, History majors must take a minimum of three electives in one region in Group A and three electives in one region in Group B. Group A consists of: Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Group B consists of Europe, Russia/Eastern Europe, and North America. Several comparative or global courses can be applied to one of several regions.

In addition to geographic distribution, History majors must fulfill the following level distribution requirements: at least four history courses must be numbered 200 or above, including at least two numbered 300 or above. One of the courses numbered 300 or above must be a fourth course in one of the two regions on which the student is concentrating.

Note: Students may propose to replace one of their two geographic regions of concentration with a thematic area. Interested students should present to their advisors a short definition of the rationale of the thematic area, and a list of planned courses. Examples of thematic areas may be environmental history, women's history, labor history, or economic history. The thematic area may consist of three or four courses. The thematic area must reach geographically well beyond the other region of concentration in the major. Advisors, if they approve the proposal, will take care of all necessary communication with the Dean's office and the Registrar's.

As students in the College, History majors are required to demonstrate foreign language proficiency through the intermediate level. The department encourages study abroad and is flexible in facilitating the transfer of credit for bona fide history courses.

Students interested in majoring in History register with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the department, normally during their sophomore year. They should bring a Declaration of Major form, which can be obtained from the College Dean's Office. The Director of Undergraduate Studies will help the student select an advisor, and sign the Declaration of Major form for the College.

History Minor. Eighteen hours of History courses, of which at least six (two courses) must be 200 or above, and no more than six credits from the 001-099 level, are required for the History Minor.

History Honors. The Department of History encourages potentially excellent students to participate in its Honors Program. Admission to the History Honors Program is by invitation of the Department and is decided in February/March of each year. Interested junior History majors may also contact the Department's Director of Undergraduate Studies. Ordinarily, the minimum requirement for admission to the Program is a ranking in the top one-third of each Class and a GPA of 3.67 in the major. Students need to maintain the GPA of 3.67 in the major to receive History Honors at graduation. Students who are accepted into this Program take a two-semester Senior Honors Seminar, for which they produce a distinguished piece of research. This Seminar (HIST-408-409) fulfills the requirements for two courses numbered 300 or above.

Independent Study and Internships. Students with a 3.5 average or better in their History courses may enroll in an independent study or an internship in History under the supervision of a faculty member who has some expertise in the area in which the student wants to concentrate.

The independent study elective can be fashioned as either a reading or a research tutorial. The internship elective includes both the internship and a supplementary reading or research project.

All applications for independent study and internships must have the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. It is advisable that students consult with the Director early when planning for one of these options.

Required Courses

11 Semesters of History, normally including:

• 2 Semesters of general education History courses: World History I (HIST-001), History of the Atlantic World (HIST-003), or European Civilization I (HIST-033); and World History II (HIST-002), The Pacific World (HIST-006), or European Civilization II (HIST-034); or other applicable courses (see the section on general education requirements for specifics).
• A total of 9 History electives (101 or above) of which at least 4 must be 200 or above (including at least 2 at 300 or above) and which meet the Department's regional or thematic distribution requirement.

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Georgetown College has established a majors program in interdisciplinary studies that affords a limited number of qualified students the opportunity to pursue a course of major studies that integrates several disciplines. As Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Father General of the Society of Jesus, has noted, the interdisciplinary approach is "the only significant way to heal the fracture of knowledge" that results from the separation and isolation of the work of the disciplines.

The Interdisciplinary Studies (IDST) Major is normally developed during the second semester of the sophomore year with the aid of faculty from the disciplines to be integrated. The major is restricted to students with a cumulative QPI of 3.5 and the program presupposes that most general education requirements of the College have been fulfilled.

A viable proposal for an IDST major must demonstrate true interdisciplinarity by spanning two or more departmental programs. An ordinary faculty member from each of the anchoring departments must be involved as a major advisor and thesis reader. The applicant should select a balance of coursework from each discipline and must show that the proposed major cannot be accommodated within an existing departmental major or through the combination of an existing major plus minor. Students who wish to build an IDST major from an approved program or departmental minor must receive approval from the relevant program director or departmental chair.

The proposal should include a brief 1-2 page introduction to the proposed topic that justifies the major and outlines an intellectual question that guides the course of study. In consultation with the faculty advisors, the student should identify 12-14 courses of instruction that deliver breadth and depth in the disciplines to be explored. The curriculum structure should include 1-2 introductory survey courses appropriate for the proposed major, 3-5 upper-level courses (including both theoretical and practical approaches) for each of the disciplines involved, and a capstone course or senior seminar. Permission for study abroad must be received from the faculty mentors and the Dean's office. A maximum of 2 courses per semester of study abroad may be applied to the major. A senior thesis that integrates the curriculum pursued is required and may be part of the capstone course or may be independent.

Applications for the Interdisciplinary Major Program should be made in the spring of the sophomore year to the office of the Dean of the College with the final proposal due by March 15. The student should submit the proposal with signatures of the ordinary faculty advisors as well as the appropriate department chairs. Application forms are available in the office of the Dean, ICC 303.

JEWISH CIVILIZATION

The minor in Jewish Civilization allows undergraduate students in Georgetown College to obtain an interdisciplinary perspective on the global and historical dimensions of Judaism with special emphasis on the ethical aspects of Jewish civilization and its interrelationship with other peoples and polities. This new center is innovative for its focus not only on Jewish religion and history, but also on the wider cultural, political, philosophical, and literary accomplishments of the Jewish people. Courses represent a broad range of disciplines including; government, history, theology, language and the arts. This is a program for students of all religious backgrounds. It is appropriate for individuals with either a strong background in Judaism or none at all who are eager to grow intellectually in this area.

Course Requirements. Students accepted into the minor program must successfully complete the following courses.

Required:

• Introduction to Jewish Civilization: This course provides a foundation for the study of Jewish civilization, and is required for all minor candidates.
• Senior Essay (completed during a student's final semester in the minor program). Minor candidates are required to write an essay of 25-30 pages on a topic related to Jewish civilization. Upon completion, the students will present their papers in a colloquium to be moderated by a leading scholar in the field of Jewish Civilization
• Electives Minor candidates must take a minimum of four electives from the following categories. Courses listed below are offered Fall 2007. Spring 2008 courses will be posted on the website (pjc.georgetown.edu) in December.

• FREN-271 Jewish Visions: Fr Theater Wkshp
• HEBR-001 Intro Modern Hebrew I
• HEBR-021 Interm Modern Hebrew I
• HEBR-101 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
• HEBR-231 Intro to Israeli Culture
• HEBR-310 Hebrew Literature
• INAF-199 Intro to Jewish Civ
• INAF-261 Jewish Law & Ethics
• INAF-290 Jewish-American Lit
• THEO-001 The Problem of God
• THEO-011 Intro to Biblical Literature
• THEO-061 Judaism in America
• THEO-062 Judaism: Anc Trad & Cont Pract
• THEO-103 Judaism Under Xtianity/Islam
• THEO-130 Jewish Mysticism
• THEO-148 Religion & Globalization
• THEO-258 Hebrew Script Sem: Prophets

• GOVT-382 Diaspora's in Intl Affairs
• GOVT-444 Arab-Israeli Conflict/peace Proc
• GOVT-477 Israeli Society & Politics

• HEBR-021 Interm Modern Hebrew I
• HEBR-101 Advanced Modern Hebrew I

Additional electives may be approved by the program director, but must make a significant contribution to the understanding of Jewish civilization.

Applicants are required to complete an application form available online at http://pjc.georgetown.edu. It is recommended that candidates submit their applications by the end of spring semester their junior year. However, applications will still be accepted until the end of the following fall semester.

(For course listings for Jewish Civilization see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

JUSTICE AND PEACE STUDIES

Georgetown College offers a minor in Justice and Peace Studies; the School of Foreign Service, the School of Nursing and Health Studies, and The McDonough School of Business offer a Certificate in Justice and Peace Studies. The emerging interdisciplinary field of Peace Studies--known variously as "peace studies," "peace and conflict studies," "conflict analysis and resolution," or "peace and justice studies"--is concerned with practical normative questions of peace and justice. The ultimate goal is to produce practical and useful scholarship on how to create a more just and peaceful world. Such scholarship requires theoretical reflection on what makes a society or cross-social relations just; social scientific accounts of the causes of war, violence, and injustice; and practical understanding of the efficacy of various steps that can be taken to prevent such harmful social conditions. Each of these investigations can take place at all levels of social organization, from the individual, to the family, the small group, the nation, or the international community.

Many specific questions arise as central to this study, perhaps the most basic of which is the nature of our subject matter. Students are exposed to a rich and contentious literature on the nature of peace and justice, a literature which has been a part of the Western debate as far back as Socrates. Other questions of central interest to the field concern the material and psychological determinants of aggression, the role of families and other institutions in producing aggressive or peaceful societies, the origins of social inequality, techniques of representing others and the role of such representations in the building of communities. Justice and Peace Studies also asks questions about the role of religious identity in forming the social conscience, the causes of war, the definitions of just and unjust war, the legitimacy or efficacy of international norms of conduct, and the effectiveness of various techniques of resolving conflict in different settings.

Such questions draw essentially on a large range of existing disciplines including psychology, economics, philosophy, theology, history, political science, sociology, anthropology, literary and cultural studies, women's studies, and linguistics. Equally essential is that the field requires an active collaboration and dialogue between all these elements to form a useful synthesis with an eye to methods of improving the world around us.

The minor or certificate requires students to take JUPS-124 Introduction to Justice and Peace, four electives (of which two must be core), and a senior seminar (JUPS-303) in Justice and Peace. Students also must complete a service learning requirement.

(For course listings for Justice and Peace see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics major. The mathematics major normally takes Calculus I and II (MATH-035-036), and Introduction to Computer Science I (COSC-071) or an equivalent in the first year; Multivariable Calculus (MATH-137), Linear Algebra (MATH-150), and Foundations of Mathematics (MATH-200) in the sophomore year. Foundations (MATH-208) is a gateway course and should be taken before other 200 level or higher courses, preferably by the end of sophomore year, with Linear Algebra deferred if necessary to the fall of junior year.

Required upper level courses for the B. S. include: Analysis I (MATH-310), Abstract Algebra (MATH-215), Mathematical Statistics I (MATH-233), Complex Variables (MATH-326), and four one-semester mathematics electives. One of the four can be a mathematically intensive course in another discipline (approved by the Department Chair) such as one of those listed in the next paragraph. Students should consult with their advisor or the Department Chair about electives corresponding to their interests. For example, a student contemplating graduate work in mathematics or a related area should take Analysis II (MATH-311). A mathematics A.B. major may omit COSC-071, MATH-233, and MATH-326, but must take all electives within the Mathematics Department.

In order that each mathematics major see some significant applications of mathematics from the point of view of another discipline, the Department recommends but does not require that the student take two or more courses such as Physical Chemistry Lectures (CHEM-219-220), Efficient Computing Methods (COSC-504), Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Theory (Honors) (ECON-103-104), Applied Game Theory (ECON-459), Relativity and Quantum Physics (PHYS-211), Electricity and Magnetism (PHYS-214), Classical Mechanics (PHYS-231), Electrodynamics and Optics (PHYS-234), or Quantum Mechanics (PHYS-253).

Mathematics minor. Students must complete the three semester Calculus sequence (MATH-035, 036, 137), Linear Algebra (MATH-150), and three other one-semester courses at the level of MATH-040 or above.

Mathematics honors. A junior majoring in mathematics may apply to perform a research project in the senior year with a mathematics faculty mentor leading to a substantial paper and an oral presentation. A committee of three mathematics faculty members will decide whether to approve the initial application, and whether to approve the final paper prior to the oral presentation. Normally an applicant should have a B+ average in mathematics courses to participate, and will take an independent study tutorial (MATH-301) during senior year.

Prospective students are encouraged to qualify for advanced placement by taking the Advanced Placement Examination in Mathematics. A student who scores either four or five on the Calculus BC examination may omit MATH-035-036 and take MATH-137 as a first-year student. In this case the student is awarded eight semester hours credit. A student who scores four or five on the Calculus AB examination may omit MATH-035 and is awarded four hours credit. A student scoring three on either examination is awarded three semester hours credit but may not omit MATH-035. Students who have not received credit or advanced placement by means of these examinations, but who believe that their preparation in high school is substantially equivalent to MATH-035-036, may petition the Chair for advanced placement. In such cases the Department will administer an examination to determine if such placement is warranted. The examination will be administered during the registration period at the beginning of the fall term. Further information may be obtained from the Mathematics Department or from the office of the Dean of the College. See page 8 of this Bulletin for information about advanced placement in statistics.

Required Courses for the B.S. (See above for the A.B.)

General education courses

Mathematics courses

• 2 Calculus
• 1 Multivariable Calculus
• 1 Linear Algebra
• 1 Foundations of Mathematics
• 1 Abstract Algebra
• 1 Analysis
• 1 Mathematical Statistics
• 1 Complex Variables
• 4 Mathematics electives

• 1 Computer Science

MEDIEVAL STUDIES

The Medieval Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate major and minor focused on the period from roughly the fall of Rome (5th century A.D.) to the year 1500. It also offers a certificate in the School of Foreign Service. The program focuses on a historical and cultural period in which Georgetown University has particular strengths, not only in Western but also in Middle Eastern and Asian cultures, across many disciplines, ranging from art and music to philosophy, from literature and history to theology, from China to the Middle East to Europe.

The Middle Ages in Europe and the corresponding periods in the Middle East and Asia were seminal periods in the narrative of modern culture, and eras of extraordinary interchange between East and West, especially in technology, literature, science, education, and trade. The Middle Ages saw the codification of common law; the development of business law and ethics; the establishment of the first secular schools of medicine and law; the invention of banking; the rediscovery of Aristotle; the growth of Christianity and rise of Islam; the rise of vernacular literature, art, and music; and the establishment of the university, among many other developments that have had a lasting impact on the world's cultures.

For a minor in Medieval Studies, students in the College are required to take Introduction to Medieval Studies: The Age of Dante (MVST-201) and five additional electives from the list of cross-listed courses that appears in the Schedule of Classes every semester. Students should consult with the director of Medieval Studies about their course of study. Minors are encouraged, but not required, to write a Medieval Studies thesis. Latin is not a requirement for the minor.

Students in the School of Foreign Service may earn a Certificate in Medieval Studies, rather than a minor. SFS students are required to take Introduction to Medieval Studies: The Age of Dante (MVST-201) and five additional electives approved by the director. They must also write a thesis, in conjunction with MVST-349: Thesis Seminar, under the direction of faculty approved by the director. For more details, consult Dean Maura Gregory in the School of Foreign Service or the Director of Medieval Studies, Professor Carol Dover.

Medieval Studies majors may choose either of two tracks. Both are concentrations within the Interdisciplinary Studies program of the College:

I. Medieval Studies Major

Majors are required to take Introduction to Medieval Studies: The Age of Dante (MVST-201). It is normally taken in the spring semester of either their sophomore or junior year. In their senior year, they take a two-semester Senior Seminar that introduces more advanced methodologies of doing research in Medieval Studies and results in a required Senior Thesis (MVST-348 and 349). In addition, each student must complete 8 other electives drawn from disciplines related to the program. These courses should be planned in consultation with the director of Medieval Studies.

II. Honors Medieval Studies Major

For the Honors track, students must complete the normal requirements for the major. In addition, they must also achieve competence in Medieval Latin, normally demonstrated by completing or testing out of 001, 002, and 101, and by taking a one-semester course in Medieval Latin texts (CLSL-109). Finally, their Senior Thesis must earn an A- or better.

Required Courses

• General education courses
• Introduction to Medieval Studies: The Age of Dante (MVST-201)
• 8 electives in related disciplines
• 2 semester Senior Seminar (MVST-348, 349) culminating in a Thesis

• All the above plus
• Latin I, II, Intermediate Latin (CLSL-001, 002, 101 or equivalent)
• 1 course in Medieval Latin texts (CLSL-109)

PHILOSOPHY

All students in Georgetown College are required to take two courses in philosophy, normally one in the first year and one in the second year. One course must be in ethics and one in non-ethics (an area other than ethics). The first class should be PHIL-010 or 020. If the first class is PHIL-010, the second should be PHIL-150-199 or PHIL-020. If the first class is PHIL-020, the second should be PHIL-100-149 or PHIL-010. The department strongly advises students to take their second philosophy course at the 100-level, especially if they are considering majoring in philosophy.

Major in Philosophy. Students who elect philosophy as a major must fulfill the following requirements. They must:

1. Complete at least 33 credits of philosophy altogether, of which at least 30 must be at the 100-level or above, and of which at least 21 must be at the 200-level or above;
2. Complete the four-credit History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy course (PHIL-384) and the four-credit History of Modern Philosophy course (PHIL-385);
3. Complete at least one four-credit Text Seminar by the end of the junior year; and
4. Complete at least one course in logic by the end of the junior year.

A major who takes a Bridge course as one of his or her general education courses can satisfy the requirements for the major in as few as ten courses; a major who takes two First Philosophy courses as his or her general education courses will require eleven courses to satisfy those requirements

Advising for majors. When declaring a major in philosophy, a student should meet with the Undergraduate Director, who is the faculty advisor to all philosophy majors. Each semester a student's course selections must be approved by the Undergraduate Director. Majors interested in pursuing graduate studies in philosophy are encouraged to meet with the Undergraduate Director by the middle of junior year. Special circumstances--for example, difficulties resulting from study abroad, or from double majors, or from late declaring, or any other considerations that might call for exceptions to requirements for majors--should be brought to the attention of the Undergraduate Director.

Honors in philosophy. In order to receive honors in philosophy, majors must complete the honors program. To qualify for the program, a major must have, at the end of his or her junior year, a 3.5 GPA in philosophy courses taken at Georgetown. Moreover, he or she must have taken at least six philosophy courses at Georgetown, at least three of which are at the 200-level or above. (Transfer students and students participating in study abroad may petition the Undergraduate Director for exceptions to this requirement.) Once admitted to the program, a student spends the entire year writing an honors thesis. Typically during the fall semester, he or she takes a one-credit pass/fail research tutorial, during which he or she writes a detailed thesis proposal, which at the end of the semester is submitted to the Undergraduate Committee. If the Undergraduate Committee approves the proposal, the student proceeds to take a three-credit tutorial in the spring, during which he or she writes the honors thesis. (Students who intend to apply to graduate school in philosophy may take the one credit thesis proposal tutorial in the spring of their junior year and the three-credit thesis tutorial in the fall of senior year.) The thesis must be defended at the end of the semester before a committee appointed by the Undergraduate Director, and if this defense is successful, the student will receive honors (or honors with distinction) in philosophy. Interested students can see the department web page for details, and can contact the Undergraduate Director for further information.

Interdisciplinary study. Courses outside the department may sometimes be counted toward a student's major, but only with the permission of the Undergraduate Director. Such permission should be requested before registering.

Minor in philosophy. For a minor in philosophy, a student must complete six courses in philosophy: two general education courses and four additional courses, of which at least one must be a course in the history of philosophy. At least two of these six courses must be at the 200-level or above.

(For course listings for Philosophy see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)

PHYSICS

The Physics Department offers two programs for majors, one leading to an A.B. degree and the other to a B.S. degree. The A.B. major is designed for students planning graduate study or employment outside the sciences proper (in fields such as medicine, law, business, journalism, government service, or pre-college teaching). The B.S. major is designed for students planning further study or employment in physics or a related area of science or technology. Both majors are built around a set of five core courses. The core courses and their recommended sequence, for students in either major, are as follows:

First Year (of the major; either first or second year at Georgetown)

Mechanics (105, Fall)

Vibrations, Fluids, and Waves (108, Spring)

Second Year

Relativity and Quantum Physics (211, Fall)

Electricity and Magnetism (214, Spring)

Third Year

Methods of Experimental Physics (215, Fall)

The A.B. Physics Major requires a minimum of five courses in addition to the core sequence, while the B.S. Physics Major requires a minimum of seven courses in addition to the core sequence. Calculus at the level of MATH-035 and 036 is used freely in PHYS-105, 108, and 211; facility with vector calculus at the level of MATH-137 is essential for PHYS-214; students considering a physics major should complete these mathematics prerequisites as soon as possible. A minor in physics consists of the first four courses of the core sequence plus one additional physics course. Any student contemplating a physics major or minor, and whose faculty advisor is not in the Physics Department, is strongly urged to consult with Professor Joseph A. McClure, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Physics, as soon as possible.

A.B. Physics Major

Students considering the A.B. major should begin the core sequence no later than the first term of their second year, and during the first year if possible, to allow more flexibility in choosing electives for the major.

Required Courses

• Mechanics (105)
• Vibrations, Fluids, and Waves (108)
• Relativity and Quantum Physics (211)
• Electricity and Magnetism (214)
• Methods of Experimental Physics (215)
• Either The Structure of Matter (217), plus one elective physics course numbered above 100, excluding 202, 203, 220, and 300 or Quantum Mechanics (253) and Statistical and Solid State Physics (254)
• One physics elective of at least 3 credits numbered 150 or above, excluding 202 and 203
• Two additional electives, which c