Major
In order to ensure that a student’s education involves not simply exposure to many disciplines but also development of some degree of mastery in at least one, she must choose a major subject at the end of the sophomore year. With the guidance of the major adviser, a student plans an appropriate sequence of courses. The following is a list of major subjects:
Anthropology
Astronomy (at Haverford College)
Biology
Chemistry
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Classical Culture and Society (see “Greek, Latin and Classical Studies”)
Classical Languages (see “Greek, Latin and Classical Studies”)
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
East Asian Studies
Economics
English
Fine Arts (at Haverford College)
French and Francophone Studies
Geology
German and German Studies
Greek (see “Greek, Latin and Classical Studies”)
Growth and Structure of Cities
History
History of Art
Italian
Latin (see “Greek, Latin and Classical Studies”)
Linguistics (at Swarthmore College)
Mathematics
Music (at Haverford College)
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion (at Haverford College)
Romance Languages
Russian
Sociology
Spanish
Minor
The minor typically consists of six courses, with specific requirements determined by the department or program. A minor is not required for the degree. The following is a list of subjects in which students may elect to minor. Minors in departments or programs that do not offer majors appear in italics.
Africana Studies
Anthropology
Astronomy (at Haverford College)
Biology
Chemistry
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Classical Culture and Society (see “Greek, Latin and Classical Studies”)
Comparative Literature
Computational Methods
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Dance
East Asian Studies
Economics
Education
English
Film Studies
French and Francophone Studies
Gender and Sexuality
Geology
German and German Studies
Greek (see “Greek, Latin and Classical Studies”)
Growth and Structure of Cities
History
History of Art
International Studies
Italian
Latin (see “Greek, Latin and Classical Studies”)
Linguistics (at Haverford College)
Mathematics
Music (at Haverford College)
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Russian
Sociology
Spanish
Theater Studies
Concentration
The concentration, which is not required for the degree, is a cluster of classes that overlap the major and focus a student’s work on a specific area of interest:
• Environmental Studies (with a major in Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Geology, Growth and Structure of Cities, or Political Science)
• Gender and Sexuality
• Geoarchaeology (with major in Anthropology, Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, or Geology)
• Hispanic and Hispanic-American Studies
• Neural and Behavioral Sciences (with a major in Biology or Psychology)
• Peace and Conflict Studies
Key to Course Letters
ANTH Anthropology
ARAB Arabic
ARTA Arts in Education
ASTR Astronomy
BIOL Biology
CHEM Chemistry
CNSE Chinese
ARCH Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
CSTS Classical Culture and Society
COML Comparative Literature
CMSC Computer Science
ARTW Creative Writing
ARTD Dance
EAST East Asian Studies
ECON Economics
EDUC Education
ENGL English
ARTS Fine Arts
FREN French and Francophone Studies
GNST General Studies
GEOL Geology
GERM German and German Studies
GREK Greek
CITY Growth and Structure of Cities
HEBR Hebrew and Judaic Studies
HIST History
HART History of Art
ITAL Italian
JNSE Japanese
LATN Latin
LING Linguistics
MATH Mathematics
MUSC Music
PHIL Philosophy
PHYS Physics
POLS Political Science
PSYC Psychology
RELG Religion
RUSS Russian
SOCL Sociology
SPAN Spanish
ARTT Theater
Key to Course Numbers
001-099
These course numbers are used by only a few departments. They refer to introductory courses that are not counted towards the major.
100-199
Introductory courses, generally taken in the first and second years.
200-299
Introductory and intermediate-level courses, generally taken in the first two years.
300-399
Advanced courses.
400-499
Special categories of work (e.g., 403 for a unit of supervised work).
Some courses listed together are full-year courses. Students must complete the second semester of a full-year course in order to receive credit for both semesters. Full-year courses are indicated by the phrase “both semesters are required for credit” in the course description. Other courses listed together are designed as two-semester sequences, but students receive credit for completing either semester without the other.
A semester course usually carries one unit of credit. Students should check the course guide for unit listing. One unit equals four semester hours or six quarter hours.
Key to Requirement Indicators
Quantitative Skills: Indicates courses that meet the requirement for work in Quantitative Skills.
Division I: Indicates courses that meet part of the divisional requirement for work in the social sciences.
Division IIL: Indicates courses that meet the laboratory science part of the divisional requirement for work in the natural sciences and mathematics.
Division II: Indicates courses that meet part of the divisional requirement for work in the natural sciences or mathematics, but not the laboratory science part of the Division II requirement.
Division III: Indicates courses that meet part of the divisional requirement for work in the humanities.
Division I or III, II or III, etc.: Indicates courses that can be used to meet part of the divisional requirement for work in either division, but not both.
Neighboring College Courses
Selected Haverford College courses are listed in this catalog when applicable to Bryn Mawr programs. Consult the Haverford catalog for full course descriptions. Students should consult their deans or major advisers for information about Swarthmore College, University of Pennsylvania and Villanova University courses pertinent to their studies. Catalogs and course guides for Swarthmore are available through the Tri-Co Course Guide. Catalogs and course guides for Penn and Villanova are available through each institution’s Web site.
Course Descriptions
In parentheses following the description are the name(s) of the instructor(s), the College requirements that the course meets, if any, and information on cross-listing. Information on prerequisite courses may be included in the descriptions or in the prefatory material on each department. Descriptions for cross-listed courses are listed once in the home department of the cross-listed course.
At the time of this printing, the course offerings and descriptions that follow were accurate. Whenever possible, courses that will not be offered in the current year are so noted. There may be courses offered in the current year for which information was not available at the time of this catalog printing. For the most up-to-date and complete information regarding course offerings, faculty, status and divisional requirements, please consult the Tri-Co Course Guide, which can be found on the College Web site at http://www.trico.haverford.edu.