2007-2008 Undergraduate Announcements

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School of Arts and Sciences

School of Arts and Sciences

Officers of Instruction

Faculty

Lawrence R. Poos, Ph.D.	Dean; Professor of History
Hanna Marks, Ph.D.	Associate Dean, Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of German
Glen M. Johnson, Ph.D.	Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies; Professor of English
Alyce Ann Bergkamp, M.A., M.M.	Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Anca Nemoianu, Ph.D.	Assistant Dean, Study Abroad Programs
Andrew Abela, M.B.A., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
M. Sophia Aguirre, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Business and Economics
Lourdes M. Alvarez, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Spanish
Jon W. Anderson, Ph.D.	Professor of Anthropology
Diane B. Arnkoff, Ph.D.	Professor of Psychology
Joy Banks, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Education
Aaron Barkatt, Ph.D.	Professor of Chemistry
Sandra Barrueco, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Psychology
Gail Beach, M.F.A.	Associate Professor for Professional Practice in Drama
Kiran R. Bhutani, Ph.D.	Professor of Mathematics
Maxwell H. Bloomfield III, Ph.D., J.D.	Professor Emeritus of History
Uta-Renate Blumenthal, Ph.D.	Professor of History
Victor M. Bogdan, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
August C. Bolino, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Business and Economics
Claudia Bornholdt, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of German
James F. Brennan, Ph.D.	Provost of the University; Professor of Psychology
Gregory A. Brewer, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Chemistry
Frederick C. Bruhweiler, Ph.D.	Professor of Physics
Kirk Buckman, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Politics
Rev. Harold A. Buetow, Ph.D., J.D.	Professor Emeritus of Education
Diane Bunce, Ph.D.	Professor of Chemistry
Ronald S. Calinger, Ph.D.	Professor of History
Ying-Nan Chiu, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Phyllis P. Chock, Ph.D.	Professor Emerita of Anthropology
Deborah M. Clawson, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Psychology
Lucy M. Cohen, Ph.D.	Professor of Anthropology
Thomas M. Cohen, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of History; Curator, Oliveira Lima Library
John J. Convey, Ph.D.	St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Professor of Education
Anita G. Cook, Ph.D.	Professor of Anthropology
Ann K. Corsi, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Biology
Dennis Coyle, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Politics
Hall L. Crannell, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Physics
Martha Cruz-Zuniga, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
Bruno M. Damiani, Ph.D.	Professor of Spanish
Charles R. Dechert, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Politics
Rev. George T. Dennis, S.T.L., S.Eccl.D.D.	Professor Emeritus of History
Thomas F. Donahue, Ph.D.	Professor of Drama
E. Catherine Dunn, Ph.D.	Professor Emerita of English
Biprodas Dutta, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Physics
Sherif El-Helaly, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Mathematics
Sarah Brown Ferrario, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Greek and Latin
John G. Figura, M.F.A.	Assistant Professor for Professional Practice of Art
Kevin F. Forbes, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Business and Economics
Richard M. Frank, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures
Rona Frederick, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Education
Rebecca L. M. Fuller, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Psychology
Kerstin T. Gaddy, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor for Professional Practice of German
Alexander Giampietro, M.F.A.	Professor Emeritus of Art
Lisa Gitelman, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Media Studies
Carol R. Glass, Ph.D.	Professor of Psychology
Paul G. Glenn, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Mathematics
Marcie Goeke-Morey, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Psychology
John E. Golin, Ph.D.	Professor of Biology
Matthew N. Green, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Politics
James J. Greene, Ph.D.	Professor of Biology
Tobias Gregory, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of English
Rev. Sidney H. Griffith, Ph.D.	Professor of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures
Joan Tasker Grimbert, Ph.D.	Professor of French
David Guillet, Ph.D.	Professor of Anthropology
Rev. Thomas P. Halton, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Greek and Latin
Sandra L. Hanson, Ph.D.	Professor of Sociology
Marietta Hedges, M.F.A.	Assistant Professor of Drama
Nora M. Heimann, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Art
Jean-Michel Heimonet, Ph.D.	Professor of French
Philip Henderson, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Politics
Dean R. Hoge, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Jennifer Horne, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Barbara J. Howard, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Biology
James H. Howard, Jr., Ph.D.	Professor of Psychology
Katherine L. Jansen, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of History
Guangyong Ji, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Biology
David A. Jobes, Ph.D.	Professor of Psychology
Margaret Ann Kassen, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of French and Spanish
Chisup Kim, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Michael C. Kimmage, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of History
Franz Klein, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Physics
K. Jon Klein, M.F.A.	Assistant Professor of Drama
William E. Klingshirn, Ph.D.	Professor of Greek and Latin
Vadim Knyazev, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Chemistry
Lilla Kopár, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of English
Ildiko M. Kovach, Ph.D.	Professor of Chemistry
Steven Kraemer, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Physics
John A. Kromkowski, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Politics
Jack R. Leibowitz, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Physics
Alexander Levin, Ph.D.	Professor of Mathematics
Guoyang Liu, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Mathematics
Thomas J. Long, Ed.D.	Associate Professor of Education
Maryann Cusimano Love, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Politics
Stefania Lucamante, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Italian
Rev. John E. Lynch, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of History and Canon Law
Lisa Lynch, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Pedro B. Macedo, Ph.D.	Professor of Physics
Michael Mack, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of English
Robert Mahony, Ph.D.	Professor of English
Frank A.C. Mantello, Ph.D.	Professor of Greek and Latin
Kirsten Martin, M.B.A., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
Leopold May, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Laura E. Nym Mayhall, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of History
William J. McCarthy, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Greek and Latin
Stephen J. McKenna, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Media Studies
Farzana McRae, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Mathematics
Timothy Meagher, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of History; University Archivist
Paul H.E. Meijer, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Physics
Ingrid Merkel, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of German
Nelson H. Minnich, Ph.D.	Professor of History and Church History
Bronislaw Misztal, Ph.D.	Professor of Sociology
Jean Dietz Moss, Ph.D.	Professor Emerita of English
Jerry Z. Muller, Ph.D.	Professor of History
J. Michael Mullins, Ph.D.	Professor of Biology
Agnes Nagy-Rado, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Education
Thomas V. Nakashima, M.F.A.	Professor Emeritus of Art
Roland M. Nardone, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Biology
Virgil P. Nemoianu, Ph.D.	William J. Byron, S.J., Professor of Literature
Leonora A. Neville, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of History
C. Joseph Nuesse, Ph.D., LL.D.	Professor Emeritus of Sociology
James P. O’Connor, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Sister Anne O’Donnell, Ph.D.	Professor Emerita of English
Leon Ofman, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Physics
John K.C. Oh, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Politics
James P. O’Leary, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Politics
Mario A. Ortiz, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Spanish
Ian L. Pegg, Ph.D.	Professor of Physics
Kathleen Perencevich, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Education
John F. Petruccione, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Greek and Latin
John Philip, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Physics
Sarah M. Pickert, Ph.D.	Professor of Education
Alberto M. Piedra, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Business and Economics
Rev. Raymond H. Potvin, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Enrique Pumar, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Sociology
Venigalla B. Rao, Ph.D.	Professor of Biology
Boris Z. Reichstein, Ph.D.	Professor of Mathematics
Lorenzo L. Resca, Ph.D.	Professor of Physics
James D. Riley, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of History
Mario A. Rojas, Ph.D.	Professor of Spanish
Bruce M. Ross, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Alexander Russo, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Claes G. Ryn, Ph.D.	Professor of Politics
Martin A. Safer, Ph.D.	Professor of Psychology
Reza Saidi, M.B.A., Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Business and Economics
Parfeny P. Saworotnow, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Stephen Schneck, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Politics
Merylann J. Schuttloffel, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Education
Marc M. Sebrechts, Ph.D.	Professor of Psychology
Joseph M. Sendry, Ph.D.	Professor of English
Caroline R. Sherman., M.A.	Instructor in History
Mona B. Shevlin, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Education
Peter Shoemaker, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of French
Jeffrey Sichel, M.F.A.	Associate Professor
Irene Slagle, Ph.D.	Professor of Chemistry
Gary Sloan, M.F.A.	Associate Professor of Drama
Daniel I. Sober, Ph.D.	Professor of Physics
Lawrence Somer, Ph.D.	Professor of Mathematics
Owen Stanwood, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of History
Rachel Storey, B.A.	Clinical Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Ernest Suarez, Ph.D.	Professor of English
Donald Paul Sullins, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Sociology
Antanas Suziedelis, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Leslie Woodcock Tentler, Ph.D.	Professor of History
Wallace J. Thies, Ph.D.	Professor of Politics
Joan Thompson, Ph.D.	Associate Professor for Professional Practice of Education
Patrick Tuite, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Drama
Pamela L. Tuma, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Biology
Herbert M. Überall, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Physics
Jamshed Y. Uppal, M.B.A., Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Business and Economics
Joan B. Urban, Ph.D.	Professor of Politics
Barry Wagner, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Psychology
Shavaun Wall, Ph.D.	Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Professor of Education
Rev. William A. Wallace, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy
David Walsh, Ph.D.	Professor of Politics
Pamela S. Ward, Ph.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor of English
Carl W. Werntz, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Physics
Stephen A. West, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of History
Christopher J. Wheatley, Ph.D.	Professor of English
John K. White, Ph.D.	Professor of Politics
Gary J. Williams, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus of Drama
John R. Winslow, M.F.A.	Professor Emeritus of Art
Rosemary Winslow, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of English
Chad C. Wright, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Spanish
Stephen K. Wright, Ph.D.	Professor of English
Frank R. Yekovich, Ph.D.	Euphemia Lofton Haynes Professor of Education
James E. Youniss, Ph.D.	Professor of Psychology
Ernest M. Zampelli, Ph.D.	Professor of Business and Economics

Associates of the Faculty

Mohammad Adel-Hadadi, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Arthur Aikin, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Sabine Albersmeier, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Greek and Latin
Boncho Bonev, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Cynthia Brewer, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemistry
Jeffrey Brosius, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Carole W. Brown, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Education
Steven J. Brust, Ph.D.	Visting Assistant Professor of Politics
Ronald Carlson, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Mario E. Cerritelli, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology
Peter C. Chen, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor of Physics
Pamela Clark, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Edward Colbert, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics
Dana Hurley Crider, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor of Physics
Leonard DeFiore, Ed.D.	Research Assistant Professor and Brother Patrick Ellis Chair of Education
Duilia de Mello, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Lawrence W. Fagg, Ph.D.	Research Professor of Physics
Ralph B. Fiorito, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Michael Goodman, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Natchimuthukonar Gopalswamy, Ph.D.	Adjunct Professor of Physics
Pamela M. Greenwood, Ph.D.	Research Professor of Psychology
Jeffrey Hayes, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Jasper Ingersoll, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology
Rosina Iping, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Stuart Jordan, Ph.D.	Adjunct Professor of Physics
Shrikanth Kanekal, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Gunther Kletetschka, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Glabys Vieira Kober, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Yoji Kondo, Ph.D.	Adjunct Professor of Physics
Maxim Kramar, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Vladimir Krasnopolsky, Ph.D.	Research Professor of Physics
Alexander Kutepov, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Alejandro Lara-Sanchez, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Sandra R. Leavitt, Ph.D.	Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
Mark J. Leson, Ph.D.	Visiting Assistant Professor of Semitics
James Loewen, Ph.D.	Adjunct Professor of Sociology
Allen Lunsford, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Walter M. Madigosky, Ph.D.	Research Professor of Physics
James McAteer, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Donald J. Michels, Ph.D.	Research Professor of Physics
Ryan Milligan, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Robert K. Mohr, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Thomas Moran, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor of Physics
Isabelle Müller, Ph.D.	Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics
Norman F. Ness, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Krister Nielson, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
James T. O’Brien, Ph.D.	Research Professor of Physics
Vladimir Osherovich, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Anthony Pogorelc, Ph.D.	Adjunct Professor of Sociology
Charles R. Proffitt, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Lutz Rastaetter, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Nelson Reginald, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Michael Reiner, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Raffaele Resta, Ph.D.	Adjunct Professor of Physics
Eugenia Robinson, Ph.D.	Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Thomas W. Seed, Ph.D.	Research Professor of Physics
Robin Selinger, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics
Malgorzata Selwa, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Leszek J. Sibilski, Ph.D.	Adjunct Professor of Sociology
Jack Singal, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Myron A. Smith, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Sandra Smith, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Education
Andrea Sobel, Ph.D.	Clinical Associate, Education
Orville Chris St. Cyr, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics
Johannes Staguhn, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Richard Starr, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Guillermo Stenborg, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
David Steyert, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Janet A. Timbie, Ph.D.	Adjunct Associate Professor of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures
Cheryl Y. Trepagnier, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Psychology
Ekaterina Verner, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Glen M. Wahlgren, Ph.D.	Research Associate Professor of Physics
Gerald Williger, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Hong Xie, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics
Seiji Yashiro, Ph.D.	Research Associate, Physics

Objectives

By vocation, the Universitas magistrorum et scholarium is dedicated to research, to teaching and to the education of students who freely associate with their teachers in a common love of knowledge. With every other University it shares that gaudium de veritate, so precious to Saint Augustine, which is that joy of searching for, discovering and communicating truth in every field of knowledge. A Catholic University’s privileged task is “to unite existentially by intellectual effort two orders of reality that too frequently tend to be placed in opposition as though they were antithetical: the search for truth, and the certainty of already knowing the fount of truth.”

Ex Corde Ecclesiae

We who are dedicated to teaching and learning here in the School of Arts and Sciences at The Catholic University of America share some simple convictions.

We believe that despite the increasing complexities of a globalizing world, the traditional core of humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences still provides the best educational launching pad for our undergraduates, and still constitutes the most dynamic, most essential core of higher research. We maintain that our Catholic mission and identity enable us to marry reason and faith in a way that enriches every discipline. We are convinced that the best teachers are the best researchers, and we seek to attract and retain the best faculty dedicated to primary research as well as graduate and undergraduate teaching. We know from experience that our location in the nation’s capital allows us to offer students a stunning array of cultural experiences, work, research, and internship opportunities, and quality of life.

By far the biggest school at CUA, arts and sciences currently enrolls more than 1,800 undergraduates and nearly 600 graduate students. The school encompasses 18 departments and several more nondepartmental programs, with a regular faculty of more than 165. We currently list almost 60 undergraduate majors and approximately 70 graduate degree programs.

Administration

In 1975, the Graduate School and the College of Arts and Sciences were combined to form the present School of Arts and Sciences.

The Academic Council, composed of the heads of departments with the dean as chair, is the standing committee of the faculty, with the primary responsibility for the administration of the school. The Academic Council operates under the supervision of the chancellor, president, provost, and dean. Its recommendations are made to these and other proper authorities, as well as to the faculty. Such recommendations include, among others, the approval of candidates for degrees. The faculty is represented, proportionally to its size, along with the other schools of the university, in the Academic Senate, a combined administration-faculty body having primary responsibility for academic policies and procedures, and in the graduate and undergraduate boards, faculty committees, which oversee university-wide academic matters.

Degree programs within the school are provided through the various departments of instruction.

Curricula

Major Programs

The following departmental and interdepartmental majors are offered:

Accounting/B.S.B.A.
Anthropology
Art/Art History
Art/Studio Art
Art/Studio Art and Secondary Education
Biochemistry/B.A.
Biochemistry/B.S.
Biology/B.A.
Biology/B.S.
Chemical Physics
Chemistry/B.S.
Classical Civilization
Classics (Greek and Latin)
Drama
Drama and Secondary Education
Early Childhood Education
Economics/B.A.
Economics/B.S.B.A.
Education Studies
Elementary Education
English Language and Literature
English and Secondary Education
Environmental Chemistry/B.S.
Finance/B.S.B.A.
French
French and Secondary Education
German
German and Secondary Education
History
History and Secondary Education
International Business/B.S.B.A.
International Economics and Finance/B.S.B.A.
Latin and Classical Humanities
Management/B.S.B.A.
Management Information Systems/B.S.B.A.
Marketing/B.S.B.A.
Mathematics/B.A.
Mathematics/B.S.
Mathematics and Secondary Education
Mathematics/Physics/B.S.
Media Studies
Medical Technology
Medieval and Byzantine Studies
Music
Philosophy
Philosophy/Pre-Law
Physics/B.A.
Physics/B.S.
Politics
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Spanish and Secondary Education
Spanish for International Service
Theology and Religious Studies

1.   Students interested in computer science should consult the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Engineering section of these Announcements.
2.   While majors are not offered in the following subjects, course sequences are provided, making it possible in most instances to meet the requirements for graduate study or for professional certification:

a.   Italian
b.   Library and Information Science
c.   Semitic and Egyptian Languages

3.   The Department of Education offers programs leading to teacher certification at the early childhood and elementary levels, and—through joint programs with subject-area departments—at the secondary level. Secondary education programs are available in art, drama, English, French, German, history, mathematics, and Spanish. (For music education programs, see the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music section of these Announcements.) For more information on certification programs, contact the director of teacher education in the Department of Education.

Accelerated Degree Programs

For additional information on the accelerated programs described below, the student should consult the associate dean for undergraduate studies in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program

Students of exceptional achievement may earn the bachelor’s degree in three years. This may be accomplished by over-electing six courses each semester after the first (a 3.0 grade-point average is required to over-elect), plus completing five courses during summer sessions. Special recognition at commencement is accorded to students who complete this accelerated degree program. This recognition is not available for students who transfer to CUA from other institutions. The number of transfer courses after CUA matriculation is also limited for students seeking this recognition; see the assistant dean for details.

B.A.-M.A./B.S.-M.S. Program

The School of Arts and Sciences offers to students with outstanding academic records (minimum 3.5 grade-point average) the possibility of beginning work toward a master’s degree during both semesters of their senior year. In such cases, up to four courses may, with approval, be applied to both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. However, all requirements for the bachelor’s degree must be completed before credits toward the master’s degree may be applied, and all M.A. or M.S. requirements must be completed within five years of matriculation. Application should be made at the beginning of the junior year and must be completed by the end of the junior year. A 3.5 cumulative grade-point average is required at the time of application.

Six-Year B.A.-J.D. Program (Law)

A cooperative program of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Columbus School of Law allows undergraduates to apply for admission to the Columbus School of Law after three years in the School of Arts and Sciences. The program is open to all undergraduates regardless of major field, but enrollment is limited. Acceptance depends upon a superior undergraduate academic record, success on the Law School Admission Test, and an estimate of the student’s ability to pursue the study of law after the junior year. Initial steps to enter the program should be taken before the end of the sophomore year, when a 3.6 grade-point average is required, and application made to the law school in the second semester of the junior year. Successful candidates receive the B.A. degree at the end of the fourth year and the J.D. degree two years thereafter.

Study Abroad Programs

The university offers study-abroad options throughout the world. CUA-approved programs include:

1.   Humanities and social sciences in Fremantle, Australia; Oxford, Essex, and Leeds, England; and Rome, Italy;
2.   Language, literature, and cultural studies in Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Chile, and Poland;
3.   Parliamentary internships in the Irish, English, and European Union Parliaments, with courses in culture, society, and history.

For a regularly updated list of available CUA‑sponsored study abroad programs, as well as eligibility criteria and application materials, go to http://studyabroad.cua.edu .

Professional Education

Accounting

The Department of Business and Economics offers programs in accounting to prepare the student who intends eventually to take the examination for Certified Public Accounting, CPA, or the examination for Certified Management Accounting, CMA. The educational and experience requirements of the boards of accountancy vary from state to state. It is the student’s responsibility to determine the requirements that must be met in his or her state to sit for the examination and request changes in the program to meet those requirements. The department maintains a current directory of the requirements for all states, territories, and the District of Columbia and can assist the student in meeting the requirements. Students have the advantages of small classes for greater individual attention as well as of advising from faculty with professional experience. Internships and part-time employment at offices of private firms and federal government agencies are also available.

Education

Preparation for teaching certification is provided for those planning to enter the teaching profession at the early childhood, elementary or secondary school level. (For specific secondary programs, consult the Department of Education section of these Announcements and item 3 under Major Programs, above.) The teacher education unit is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, NCATE, and most programs are nationally recognized by NCATE’s Specialized Professional Associations. All programs are currently approved by District of Columbia Public Schools. A standard teaching certificate may be obtained from the District of Columbia upon completion of a teacher education program. At this time, the District of Columbia has reciprocity agreements with 44 states.

Social Work

Adviser: Lynn Milgram Mayer, Ph.D.,
National Catholic School of Social Service

Undergraduate preparation for social work is best accomplished within the framework of a liberal arts curriculum. Courses selected from the social and behavioral sciences (including psychology, sociology, politics, economics, anthropology, and history) and from biology comprise the broad knowledge base on which the more specialized courses in social work theory and practice draw. A series of courses specific to the field of social welfare and to the practice of social work is offered by the National Catholic School of Social Service to the student majoring in social work. Theory and practice courses include sustained field education experiences.

A major in social work is preparation for direct entry into practice at the first professional level. It may also serve as preparation for graduate professional social work education.

Students interested in social work should communicate with the social work adviser as early as possible for advice or information concerning a program of study.

For further information consult the Program in Social Work section of these Announcements.

Preprofessional Advising

Law

Prelegal education is mainly concerned with the development of

1.   comprehension and verbal expression,
2.   the critical understanding of human institutions and the values with which the law deals, and
3.   creative power of thinking.

These goals have led the committee on Prelegal Education of the Association of American Law Schools to conclude that college education that emphasizes the development of these basic skills and insights is far more important than “mere education for later professional training and practice.” This means that colleges serve the need of later legal training best by stressing the ends of liberal education. While, therefore, thorough learning in any wide cultural field will meet the above mentioned requirements, the special background acquired in one of the following areas of concentration may prove particularly helpful: economics, English, history, philosophy, politics, or sociology. For further information on preparing for law school, interested students may contact the undergraduate office of the School of Arts and Sciences or the Office of Career Services.

Library and Information Science

Preparation for practice in information fields usually requires a graduate degree, and for librarians the basic requirement is a master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association. Although no specific academic background is required for graduate study in the field, CUA’s ALA-accredited M.S. in Library Science program seeks applicants with a broad background in the arts and sciences, plus depth in a major field. The ideal applicant is comfortable with information technology and able to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing. Analytical and problem-solving abilities and an understanding of the research process in a specific discipline are also highly valued. For more information, contact the assistant dean of the School of Library and Information Science.

Medicine—Dentistry, Allopathic and Osteopathic Medicine, Optometry, Podiatric Medicine, Veterinary Medicine

Premedical Advisory Committee:

Premedical Advising at The Catholic University of America includes students preparing for all of the medical fields noted above. The advisement is designed to provide the education, as well as the guidance, that will best enable students to pursue their goals as practitioners or medical researchers.

In accordance with the concept of undergraduate study at a liberal arts institution, there is no separate curriculum for premedical instruction. Students choose an area of concentration suited to their interests and talents. Most premedical students follow a program of concentration in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, medical technology, or psychology; however, any area of concentration may be chosen. Another option is biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering. The required premedical courses are incorporated into the requirements in certain of the science programs and are taken as electives in other areas of concentration. All of the undergraduate programs in the School of Arts and Sciences are designed to provide a well‑balanced liberal education, strongly preferred for premedical students.

Students interested in Premedical Advising should communicate with the premedical coordinator. CUA also welcomes students who have earned degrees and are interested in pursuing premedical courses.

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

A total of 40 credit-bearing courses of at least three semester hours each are required, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 for courses taken at this university. The number of transfer courses after matriculation at CUA is limited to two times the number of years in residence. This limit does not apply to courses from other institutions brought in at the time of matriculation; nor does it apply to courses taken during CUA study abroad programs.

The normal course load is five courses per semester; students who earn a 3.0 semester grade-point average or have a 3.0 cumulative average may overelect a sixth course in the following semester.

Distribution Requirements

For more detailed information on the seven categories summarized below, consult the Advising Handbook (available online at http://arts-sciences.cua.edu) or the undergraduate office of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Major Program

Normally, 12 courses (but not more than 14). See departmental requirements. Each course in the major must be passed with a grade of C‑ or higher. Courses in the major simultaneously fulfill the distribution requirement in the area corresponding to that discipline.

Electives

Courses other than distribution and major requirements are free electives. A department may require, beyond specific courses in the concentration, as many as eight courses in a closely related and necessary secondary field; therefore, the number of electives will vary, depending upon the field of concentration, from none to eight courses.

Prior to the published date (see the Class Schedule), free electives may be taken on a pass/fail basis. Approval of the associate or assistant dean is required to make this change. Neither pass nor fail for a course taken on this basis will affect the student’s cumulative average, but fail will earn no degree credit. Courses taken pass/fail may not be used to fulfill major, minor, or distribution requirements.

Senior Comprehensive Assessment

During the senior year, each undergraduate degree student must pass a Senior Comprehensive Assessment, designed and administered by the major department or program. The comprehensive assessment evaluates majors’ ability to synthesize the subject matter and methods of the discipline.

Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

The departments of biology, business and economics, chemistry, mathematics, and physics, as well as the programs in biochemistry and medical technology, offer the degree Bachelor of Science. (The B.S. in Computer Science is offered by the School of Engineering.) Students pursuing this degree are required to take more courses in mathematics and science and, to compensate, have the number of free electives and distribution requirements reduced.

Each B.S. program is arranged differently, so students must consult the specific department involved for special requirements of the particular program.

Rules Concerning Probation and Dismissal

Any student who falls below a 2.0 cumulative grade-point average is on academic probation. A student on academic probation may register for a maximum of four courses (of three or more credits each) and cannot participate in extracurricular activities, including student government and intercollegiate athletics.

The following are the grounds for academic dismissal from the School of Arts and Sciences:

1. Failure to gain a 2.0 cumulative grade-point average after two semesters on academic probation.
2. Failure in three courses in any given semester.
3. At the end of any academic year, a cumulative grade-point average (for all semesters undertaken) below 1.5.
4. Failure to gain acceptance into a program of concentration after the fourth semester of full-time college work (or after the semester in which the student completes his or her 17^th course).

A student on probation may not graduate until he or she has gained a 2.0 cumulative grade-point average.

Minor Programs

A student in the School of Arts and Sciences may choose to complete one or more optional minors. Most minors consist of six courses, as specified by the appropriate department. No substitutions are permitted and no course may be taken on a pass/fail basis. A maximum of two courses may be transferred from other institutions, provided that these courses are evaluated as equivalent to the courses specified in the minor. Information and applications are available in the undergraduate office, School of Arts and Sciences.

Department of Anthropology

Professors	Jon W. Anderson, Chair; Lucy M. Cohen; Anita Cook; David Guillet
Faculty Associates	Jasper Ingersoll; Eugenia Robinson
Lecturers	David T. Clark; Patricia S. Maloof; Marilyn Merritt; Tadeusz Mich; Raul Sanchez Molina; Sandra Scham

Anthropology is the study of human biological and cultural similarities and differences throughout the last four million years. Anthropologists employ a global perspective to understand human nature and culture in human evolution and contemporary ways of life in the natural situations where people live or have lived, such as an archaeological site, a village, or an urban metropolis. The aim of this research is also to compare present or past ways of life with others separated in space and time in order to find regularities. Students in anthropology acquire a broad perspective on social and cultural dimensions of diverse ways of life, including our own, and tools for integrating specialized knowledge into perspectives on global processes that shape our world.

Courses for anthropology majors leading to a B.A. include four courses in the foundational disciplines of cultural anthropology (101), archaeology (108), human biology and evolution (105), and linguistic anthropology (110), a pair of core courses in anthropological perspectives (200) and research design and conduct (201), five topical electives, and a Senior capstone seminar (451), internship/practicum (453), or independent research (493) directed by a faculty member. HSSS 101 may be substituted for ANTH 101, and other courses in the HSSS sequence count as social science or free electives for majors. A joint B.A.–M.A. is available to qualified students.

The distribution requirements in the natural sciences may be fulfilled in part by ANTH 105, 108, 218, and 354.

The requirement in social sciences for non-anthropology majors may be fulfilled in part by ANTH 101, 110, 136, 200, 201, 202, 214, 215, 217, 220, 240, 250, 254, 259, 260, 270, 310, 313, 315, 320, 322, 334, 355, 366, 371, 390, 505, 506, 518, 541, and 590.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

ANTH	Course Title
101	Introduction to Anthropology: Cultures in a Global Society
105	Human Evolution
108	Introduction to Archaeology
110	Speech and Experience: Anthropology of Language
136	Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
200	Core Perspectives in Anthropology
201	Research Design and Conduct in Anthropology
202	Sex and Culture in Modern World
214	The Anthropology of Food
215	Archaeology of the Biblical Lands
217	Migrants, Refugees and the Homeless
218	End of Nature? Environmental Degradation in a Globalizing Society
220	Technology and Society
240	Ethnicity
250	Political Anthropology
254	Ancient Cultures of South America
259	Ancient Art and Architecture
260	Religion, Thought and Moral Imagination
270	The Information Society
310	Islam in the Modern World
313	Environment and Society
315	Globalization and the Culture of Capitalism
320	Eastern North American Archaeology
322	Lost Cities and Ancient Empires
334	The Incas
354	Archaeology of Settlements and Landscapes
355	Latinos and Latinas in the U.S.
366	Identity and Community in America
371	Latin America in the New Millennium
390	Politics and Religion in Middle East
451	Senior Seminar
452	Senior Seminar
453	Practicum/Internship in Anthropology
454	Senior Thesis in Anthropology
493	Student-Faculty Research
498	Student-Faculty Research
501	Introduction to Anthropology
505	Applied Anthropology
506	Applied Archaeology
507	Applied Anthropology in the Ministry
508	Anthropology and Salvadoran Migration: Ethnography and Policy
518	Andean Symbolism and Iconography
520	Eastern North American Archaeology
541	Health Society and Culture
560	Method and Theory in Archaeology
580	Selected Topics in Area Studies
590	Ethnohistory
595	Independent Study

Department of Art

Professors Emeriti	Alexander Giampietro; John R. Winslow; Thomas Nakashima
Associate Professor	Nora M. Heimann,
Assistant Professors	John G. Figura, Acting Chair
Lecturers	Jeffrey Andrews; Rob Barnard; Matthew Barrick; John Carmody; Mary Frank; Frances Gage; David Gariff; Kurt Godwin; Candace Keegan; Kevin Mitchell; Manuel Navarrete; Giancarla Periti; Gary Pierpoint; Erik Sandberg

 

"Between the world of men and transcendent divinity there exists art. Art is the will to truth made physically manifest."

—Andre Malraux

The Department of Art is devoted to nurturing the production and understanding of artistic expression, one of the oldest, most vital, and most human of endeavors. The department offers programs in art history and studio art leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. An interdisciplinary B.A. in studio art and secondary education is also offered in cooperation with the Department of Education. Together, these programs are dedicated to the proposition that art and culture are one, and that exposure to the visual arts is an essential component of every liberal education. Our goal of fostering a greater appreciation of the arts is especially fitting at The Catholic University of America, given both the historic tradition of brilliant art patronage by the Catholic Church, and the outstanding resources of Washington, D.C. Among the many nearby institutions that offer world-class art collections are the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Phillips Collection, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, Hillwood, and Dumbarton Oaks. Students in the department are encouraged to utilize these resources through study, institutional internships and sponsored research, whenever possible.

Through courses both within and outside the department, art majors are provided with a broad introduction to the humanities, as well as a sophisticated initiation into the practice, theory, and appreciation of the arts. The major in the studio art program takes two courses each in the fundamentals of design, drawing and composition, and art history, followed by a three-course sequence in either painting, sculpture or digital arts, plus one additional studio art elective. Studio art majors are also required to take contemporary art history. The major in the art history program takes survey courses in the history of art and architecture, one studio course, and a selection of specialized courses from each of the following three periods: ancient and medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, modern and contemporary. Majors in both programs take the Senior Seminar. Studio Art majors also take the Junior Seminar. Art history majors take comprehensive examinations in their senior year. Studio art majors produce a creative project under the direction of an art faculty member to fulfill this requirement. Seniors in art history who qualify for honors have the opportunity to earn further distinction by writing a senior honors thesis under the supervision of their faculty adviser.

To be accepted as a concentrator, an applicant for the program in Studio Art must have a B average in ART 101 and 102, 201 and 202, and 211 and 212. An applicant for the program in art history must have a B average in ART 211 and 212, and in one other art history course. Students who have not completed these courses by the end of their sophomore year may be accepted conditionally until the courses are completed.

Double concentrations (the B.A. in Art plus another disciplinary area) are encouraged and may be arranged through the Department of Art, the other department and the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Subconcentrations in studio art and art history are also available.

Please Note: Due to space restrictions, certain courses have limited enrollments. Students who wish to enroll in these courses (labeled "departmental approval required" [DA]) should contact the department office at the time of registration to receive permission to enroll.

B.A. with Major in Studio Art

Required art courses: ART 101, 102, 201, 202, 211, 212, 332, 353, 451, and any three courses in the following areas: painting, sculpture or digital arts; one course in one of the remaining two areas and one studio art elective.

B.A. with Major in Art History

Required art and art history courses: ART 211, 212, 332,451, and one course from each of the following three periods: Ancient and Medieval: ART 317, 318; Renaissance and Baroque: ART 319, 320, 321, 322, 327, 365, 368; Modern and Contemporary: ART 323, 324, 325, 326, 331, 334, 357, 367, 420; in addition, four electives to be drawn from the three categories of period courses above, or from other art history courses; and one of the following studio courses: ART 201, 202, 303 or 304.

Departmental Honors in Art History

Students with honors level grade point averages who wish to receive departmental honors in art history may apply to write a senior honors thesis by submitting a two-page proposal for their thesis (including a description of topic and an annotated bibliography). To qualify, these students first must have evidenced a superior performance in the major, as well as the ability to complete the proposed paper topic. The thesis proposal must also be approved by the student’s faculty adviser and one outside reader before the start of the student’s senior year. Progress in completing the Senior Honors thesis will be guided through the student’s enrollment in ART 481 (Senior Honors Tutorial). Awards will be given to thesis projects that successfully demonstrate a high degree of scholarly achievement and self-motivation.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

ART	Course Title
101, 102	Fundamentals of Design I, II
112	Foundations of Art
201, 202	Drawing and Composition I, II
205, 206	Watercolor Painting
211	History of Art: Prehistory to the Middle Ages
212	History of Art: From the Renaissance to the Modern Age
221	The Enlightenment and the Modern World
231	Introduction to Digital Arts
303, 304	Painting I, II
305, 306	Sculpture I, II
307	Sculpture in Digital Space
308	Metal Sculpture
309	Introduction to Photography
311	Introduction to Digital Photography and Photoshop
312	Introduction to Web Design
314	Art Concepts and Studio Skills
315	Web Design and Flash
317	Greek Art and Architecture
318	Roman Art and Architecture
319	Renaissance Art
320	Baroque Art
321	Venetian Renaissance Art
322	The Visual Culture of Renaissance Rome
323	Nineteenth Century Art: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism
324	Realism and Impressionism (Later Nineteenth Century Art)
325	Neoclassicism and Romanticism
326	American Art and Culture: From the Colonial Period to the Civil War
327	Art of Baroque Rome
328	The Art and Literature of Paris
330	Rembrandt van Rijn: Paint and Graphic Work
331	Modern Art: From Post-Impressionism to Modernism (1880s-1945)
332	Contemporary Art (1945-Present)
333	Digital Arts II
334	History of Photography
336	Seventeenth Century Dutch Painting
338	Love and Ecstasy in Renaissance Art
339	Intermediate Photography
340	Women in Art
341	Islamic Art and Architecture
342	Advanced Web Design
344	Multimedia Art
345	Art and Power
351	Art in the Museums
353	Junior Studio Art Seminar
354	American Pop Art in the 1960’s
355	Selected Topics in Art, Religion, and Social Change
357	DaDa and Surrealism
364	Advanced Multimedia Art Using Final Cut Pro
365	Selected Topics in 18th, 19th and 20th Century Art
367	Van Gogh and His Circle
368	Michelangelo: Painter, Sculptor, Architect
370	Selected Problems in Chinese and Japanese Art
371	Modern Manner: Italian Art from Bellini to Raphael
381	Figure Drawing
382	Figure Painting
383	Video Art
401	Advanced Painting
406	Advanced Sculpture
408	Advanced Metal Sculpture
410	Introduction to Digital Photography
411	Advanced Digital Photography
420	Art and Critical Theory
422	Introduction to Sound Production and Design
439	Advanced Photography
446	Painting
451 (01)	Senior Art History Coordinating Seminar
451 (02)	Senior Studio Art Coordinating Seminar
456	Advanced Studio Problems
462	Twentieth Century Art
471	Ceramics Art
474	Seeing is Believing
481	Senior Honors Tutorial
498, 499	Internship
508	Drawing and Painting
528	Ceramics Art
533	Western Medieval Art and Architecture
571	Advanced Ceramics
585	Methods and Concepts: Art Ed
595, 596	Independent Study

Program in Biochemistry

Program Committee

John Golin, Biology; Ildiko Kovach, Chemistry

An interdepartmental committee (biology and chemistry) administers the program of concentration in biochemistry. Students following this program will fulfill the course requirements for entrance to most medical schools. Undergraduate research is encouraged. Further information can be obtained from the chair of the committee.

Prerequisites. BIO 105, 106; CHEM 103, 113, 104, 114, 203, 213, 204, 214; PHYS 215 (or 205), 216 (or 206), 225, 226; MATH 121, 122, 221.

Required. CHEM 351, 353, 508, 518, 571, 572, 596; two of the following: BIO 207, 518, 549, 538, 586 or another advanced BIO course with the approval of the biochemistry committee.

Department of Biology

Professors	John E. Golin; James J. Greene; J. Michael Mullins; Venigalla B. Rao, Chair
Professor Emeriusi	Roland M. Nardone
Associate Professors	Ann K. Corsi; Barbara J. Howard; Guangyong Ji
Assistant Professor	Pamela L. Tuma
Adjunct Associate Professor	Mario E. Cerritelli
Assistant to the Chair and Premedical Coordinator	Marion B. Ficke
Lecturer	Lori Estes

The Department of Biology offers programs leading to the degrees Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. Students may pursue the honors track in biology by selecting a research experience and advanced electives.

Undergraduate course offerings in the Department of Biology are intended to provide both concentrators and nonconcentrators with current information necessary for the understanding of life processes and their bearing on contemporary problems and objectives. A concentrator in biology, or medical technology, automatically fulfills requirements for most schools offering postgraduate studies in medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine, as well as for graduate studies in various disciplines within biology and related fields. Preparation for postgraduate employment in biological and biomedical research is available through selected offerings.

The distribution requirements in natural science may be fulfilled in part by BIOL 103 and 104. Certain other biology courses may be taken by a limited number of nonconcentrators, with the permission of the instructor, to complete the requirement or for a subconcentration in biology.

Prerequisites for program of concentration in biology. BIOL 105, 106, 207, 210, 218; CHEM 103, 113, 104, 114, 203, 213, 204, 214; MATH 111, 112. Required. BIOL 452, 518, 549, 554, 556, two other biology courses; PHYS 205, 206, 225, 226; and two natural science electives. Students electing the B.S. will select additional science courses.

For information on the concentration and courses in medical technology, see the Medical Technology Program section in these Announcements.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

BIO	Course Titles
103, 104	General Biology I, II
105	Mechanisms of Life I, II (4,4)
114	Field Biology for Non-Science Majors
207	Genetics (4)
210	Molecular Cell Biology
218	Molecular Cell Biology Lab (1)
223	Microbiology
232, 233	Human Anatomy and Physiology I, II (4,4)
341	Ecology
452	Coordinating Seminar
471	Medical Technology Orientation (0)
473, 474	Clinical Chemistry I, II
475, 476	Hematology I, II (4,3)
477, 478	Immunohematology I, II (4,3)
479, 480	Clinical Microbiology I, II (4,3)
484	Lab Management and Education (1)
485	Clinical Chemistry Practicum
487	Hematology Practicum (2)
488	Immunohematology Practicum (2)
489	Clinical Microbiology Practicum
491	Clinical Lab Instrumentation
497	Urinalysis and Body Fluids
518	Physiology (4)
538	Gene Organ and Expression
540	Mechanisms of Gene Mutation and Gene Transformation
549	General Microbiology (4)
554	Biological Chemistry
556	Biological Chemistry Lab (1)
559	Cell Structure and Function
563	Developmental Biology
565	Model Organisms and Human Disease
566, 569	Immunology
571	Immunopathology
574	Virology
577, 578	Research Problems in Biology I, II
584	Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
586	Molecular Genetics and Recombinant DNA Methodology
588	Advanced Immunology
592	Biochemical Physiology
596	Bioinformatics
598	Membrane Trafficking and Disease

Department of Business and Economics

Professor	Ernest M. Zampelli
Professors Emeriti	August C. Bolino; Alberto M. Piedra
Associate Professors	M. Sophia Aguirre; Kevin F. Forbes, Chair; Reza Saidi; Jamshed Y. Uppal
Assistant Professors	Andrew Abela; Martha Cruz-Zuniga; Kirsten Martin
Adjunct Assistant Professor	Jean-Claude Léon
Distinguished Lecturer	Ziaeddin Mafaher; Raymond J. Wyrsch
Senior Lecturer	Alan Goodman; Emilio Iodice; Margaret McGuire; Paul Radich; Amy Stone;Sharon Virga
Lecturers	Don George; V. R. Nemani; Maria Viola

The Department of Business and Economics offers a B.S. in Business Administration, B.S.B.A. Within this degree program, students may choose from among the following majors: accounting, economics, finance, international business, international economics and finance, marketing, management, and management of information systems. The department also offers a B.A. in Economics. See the advising coordinator for information about the B.A. in Economics.

	B.S.B.A. Degree Core Courses
ECON 101	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 102	Principles of Microeconomics
MGT 218	Computer Applications in Business
MGT 240	Management of Information Systems
ECON 241	Intermediate Macroeconomics (or ECON 543)
ECON 242	Intermediate Microeconomics (or ECON 546 Managerial Economics depending on the major)
ACCT 305	Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT 306	Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ECON 323	Introduction to Statistics I
ECON 324	Introduction to Statistics II and Econometrics
MGT 423	Management Theory and Practice
MGT 426	Financial Management
MGT 501	Ethics in Business and Economics
MGT 521 or 522	Business Law I or Business Law II
MGT 545	Marketing Management
MGT 575	Strategic Management (Senior Capstone)

 

Additional Requirements for Each Major
Accounting
ACCT 410	Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 411	Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 509	Cost Accounting
ACCT 511	Auditing
	Two courses approved by the department
Economics
ECON 548	Industrial Organization
ECON 549	Regulatory Economics
ECON 559	Public Finance
	Three courses approved by the department
Finance
MGT 532	Investment Analysis
MGT 534	Corporate Finance I
MGT 536	Corporate Finance II
	Three courses approved by the department
International Business
MGT 590	International Business
MGT 562	International Marketing
MGT 589	International Corporate Finance and
	Three courses approved by the department
International Economics and Finance
MGT 532	Investment Analysis
MGT 534	Corporate Finance I
MGT 589	International Corporate Finance
ECON 580	The Economics of International Trade
ECON 581	The Economics of International Finance
	One course approved by the department
Marketing
MGT 548	Sales Management
MGT 547	Consumer Behavior
MGT 546	Marketing Research
	Three courses approved by the department
Management
MGT 530	Human Resources Management
MGT 510	Leadership and Organization
MGT 515	Organizational Behavior
	Three courses approved by the department
Management of Information Systems (MIS)
MGT 327	Systems Analysis and Design
MGT 338	Introduction to the Internet and E-commerce
MGT 431	Database Management
MGT 565	Quantitative Methods and Decision Support Systems

All departmental courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better. A student may repeat only one of the three following courses: ECON 101, Principles of Macroeconomics; ECON 102, Principles of Microeconomics; and ACCT 305, Introductory Accounting. Other courses in the department may be repeated only once. Students must maintain a 2.3 grade-point average within the department.

A total of six courses in mathematics, computer science, and statistics are required for all programs in the department. MATH 111, Calculus for Social‑Life Sciences I, is required for all students. Specific majors such as economics, finance, and MIS have additional math/computer science requirements. See the advising coordinator for details. All mathematics and computer science courses must be passed with at least a C-.

All students must pass a Senior Year Comprehensive Assessment administered twice a year, independently of any course. Students take this examination in their last year in residence at CUA, by which time they must have completed all core courses plus all required courses for their major.

The department also offers a minor in the areas of economics, accounting, finance, management, and MIS. These programs are only open to nonmajors.

Students majoring in accounting who intend to eventually take the Certified Public Accounting, CPA, examination need to recognize that the educational and experience requirements of the boards of accountancy vary from state to state. In some states, the number of credit hours needed to sit for the exam exceeds the number of credit hours that a student would typically earn in an undergraduate program. It is the student’s responsibility to determine the requirements that must be met in his or her state to sit for the examination and request changes in their program so as to best meet those requirements. The department maintains a current directory of the requirements for all states, territories, and the District of Columbia and can assist the student in meeting the requirements.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

Accounting

ACCT	Course Title
305	Introductory Accounting
306	Introductory Managerial Accounting
410	Intermediate Accounting I
411	Intermediate Accounting II
494	Contemporary Accounting Issues
500	Internship
509	Cost Accounting
511	Auditing
518	Advanced Accounting
519	Federal Taxation I
520	Income Tax Accounting II
525	Accounting and Budgeting Systems
575	International Accounting

Economics

ECON	Course Title
101	Principles of Macroeconomics
102	Principles of Microeconomics
103	Principles of Economics I (University Honors)
104	Principles of Economics II (UH)
241	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
242	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
309	Money and Banking
323	Introduction to Statistics I
324	Statistics II: Introductory Econometrics
334	Capitalism, Globalization, and Consumption
461	Math Economics
463	Econometric Models
493	Public Policy Issues in Economics
500	Internship
528	Labor Economics
534	Economic Sociology
540	Economics of Development
543	Applied Macro
546	Managerial Economics
548	Industrial Organization
549	Antitrust and Regulatory Economics
551	Economic Development of Latin America
552	European Economic Environment and Integration (Leuven)
559	Public Finance
561	Mathematical Economics
563	Econometric Models
580	International Economics
581	International Finance
582	Economic Integration Movements

Management

MGT	Course Title
218	Microcomputer Business Applications
240	Management of Information
347	System Analysis
375	The Business of Music
423	Management—Theory and Practice
426	Financial Management
431	Database Management
444	Management of Personal Finance
450	Directed Study in Management Information Systems
451	Management Seminar—Senior
491	Issues in Financial Management
492	Trends and Issues in Human Resource Management
500	Internship
501	Ethics in Business and Economics
510	Leadership and Organization
521	Business Law I
522	Business Law II: Business Organizations and Property Rights
527	Human Resource Information Systems and Communications
529	Financial Management/Health Care Resources
530	Management of Human Resources
532	Investment Analysis
534	Corporate Finance I
536	Corporate Finance II
538	Options and Futures
542	Financial Markets and Institutions
543	Labor-Management Relations
545	Marketing Management
546	Market Research
547	Consumer Behavior
555	Financial Statement Analysis
556	Services Marketing
557	Marketing Strategy
558	Marketing and Community
559	Direct Response Marketing
560	Business and Ecommerce Management
562	International Marketing
564	Benefits and Compensation
565	Quantitative Methods in Decision Making
571	Government and Business
572	Entrepreneurship and Capital Venturing
573	Global and Strategic Human Resource Management
575	Business Strategy
584	International Banking and Financial Markets
589	International Corporate Finance
590	International Business
591	International Management
593	Portfolio Management

Program in Chemical Physics

An undergraduate program of concentration designed to meet the increasing need for scientists with strong backgrounds in both chemistry and physics, the chemical physics program is administered by an interdepartmental committee (chemistry and physics). Further information can be obtained from the chair of the Department of Chemistry or the Department of Physics.

Prerequisites. CHEM 103, 113, 104, 114, 203, 213; PHYS 215, 216, 225, 226, 506; MATH 121, 122, 221, 222.

Required. CHEM 351, 352, 531; PHYS 535, 536; CHEM 535, 536, or PHYS 531, 532; three additional courses in chemistry, physics or mathematics.

Concentrators are encouraged to participate in the ongoing chemical physics research at the university.

Department of Chemistry

Professors	Aaron Barkatt; Diane Bunce; Ildiko M. Kovach; Irene Slagle;
Professors Emeriti	Ying-Nan Chiu; Leopold May
Associate Professors	Gregory Brewer, Chair; Vadim Knyazev
Adjunct Associate Professor	Cynthia Brewer
Research Assistant Professor	Mohammad Adel-Hadadi

The Department of Chemistry offers several programs that lead to the B.A. or B.S. degree. The curricula are designed to prepare the student for a career in industry, for admission to a graduate program in chemistry or biochemistry, or for admission to medical school.

Prerequisites. CHEM 103, 113, 104, 114, 203, 213, 204, 214; PHYS 205 or 215, 225, 206 or 216, 226; MATH 121, 122 or 111, 112 Minimum grade requirements for acceptance as a concentrator are a C- average in chemistry courses, a C- average in physics courses, and a C- average in mathematics courses.

B.S. in Chemistry

This option, certified by the American Chemical Society, is designed to prepare students for graduate study or for employment as practicing chemists.

B.A., B.S. in Biochemistry (see Biochemistry)

The B.A. and B.S. programs are administered by an interdisciplinary committee made up of professors from the departments of biology and chemistry.

B.S. in Chemical Physics (see Chemical Physics)

This interdisciplinary concentration is administered jointly by the departments of chemistry and physics.

B.S. in Environmental Chemistry

For students interested in environmental issues, this option emphasizes environmental chemistry and related topics.

Four-Year B.S./M.S. Program

For students with exceptional aptitude and some advanced placement credits, this program offers the opportunity to complete the requirements for the M.S. degree simultaneously with the B.S.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

CHEM	Course Title
101, 102	Chemistry—Health Sciences I, II
103, 104	General Chemistry I, II
107, 108	General Chemistry for Engineers I, II
111, 112	Chemistry for Health Science Laboratory (1,1)
113, 114	General Chemistry Laboratory I, II (2,2)
125	Chemistry in Our Lives
126	Chemistry in Modern Times
202	Science Under Oath
203, 204	Organic Chemistry I, II
213, 214	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I, II (2,2)
311	Analytical Chemistry
317	Principles of Environmental Science
318	Seminar in Environmental Science (1)
351, 352	Physical Chemistry I, II
353	Physical Chemistry Laboratory
395	Materials Science and Engineering
491, 492	Undergraduate Research
500	Technical Writing and Information Retrieval (1)
501	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
502	Bioinorganic Chemistry
503	Survey of Organic Reactions
504	Mechanistic Chemistry
508	Instrumental Analysis and Chemical Spectroscopy
518	Chemical Instrumentation Laboratory
525, 526	Synthetic Organic Chemistry I, II
530	Chemical Thermodynamics
532	Symmetry and Chemical Bonding in Solids and on Surfaces
534	Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics
535	Introductory Quantum Chemistry
536	Advanced Quantum Chemistry
538	Introduction to Environmental Engineering
540	Chemistry of Materials
542	Environmental Chemistry Lab
545	Introduction to Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemistry
571, 572	Biochemistry I, II (4,4)
591	Research Seminar
592	Research Seminar (1)
593	Readings in Chemical Education
596	Biochemical Techniques (4)

Program in Comparative Literature

Program Director: Joseph M. Sendry, English

Though there is no undergraduate concentration in comparative literature, the courses listed below are open to qualified undergraduates. They may be used to fulfill the humanities requirements and, with a few exceptions (e.g., 525), the distribution requirements for literature.

Courses Offered

CLIT 207	Masterpieces of Western Literature I
CLIT 208	Masterpieces of Western Literature II
CLIT 525	Image, Myth and Democracy

Department of Drama

Professor	Thomas F. Donahue
Professor Emeritus	Gary J. Williams
Associate Professor	Gail Beach, Chair; Jeffrey Sichel; Gary Sloan
Assistant Professors	Marietta Hedges; K. Jon Klein; Patrick Tuite
Lecturers	Susan Cohen; Mary Mitchell – Donahue; Melissa Flaim; Rosalind Flynn; Robb Hunter; Paul Morella; Thomas Morra; Sybil Roberts; Christopher Swanson
Web address	http://drama.cua.edu

The goal of the Department of Drama is to offer opportunities for intellectual growth and cultural enrichment and for the development of imaginative, disciplined expression in the theater. It seeks to provide undergraduates with practical skills in their respective fields and a sound knowledge of the history and literature of the theater. The faculty is committed to providing both productions and academic programs of high quality, believing that each enriches the other.

The undergraduate program leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree, the goal of the Department of Drama being to offer study and training in the theater within the full curriculum of a liberal arts education. This program differs from conservatory type training.

The Bachelor of Arts program in drama consists of 10 required courses (101, 104, 201, 202, 206, 207, 305, 306, 312, 451) and four electives, chosen from among the other courses listed below. Students declaring an interest in concentrating in drama must attend a required number of Theatre Labs and are required to take two courses in history and a course in Shakespeare among their distribution courses.

Students concentrating in drama are required to earn 140 crew hours by working on approved department productions. A crew credit is earned by working satisfactorily for a minimum of 60 clock hours on one or more approved productions on set construction, costume construction, light, sound, property, running or house crews. Transfer students must earn one crew credit for each year in the drama program. Complete regulations are available from the Department of Drama.

A student must repeat any concentration course in which the grade awarded is below C-.

In sum, to graduate with a concentration in drama, the student must have completed 14 drama courses (10 required courses plus four drama electives) and have fulfilled his or her crew credits and theater lab requirements. To be admitted to the comprehensive examinations, students must have completed or be in the process of completing all required drama courses and crew credits. Comprehensives are normally taken in the second semester of the senior year.

The department offers a subconcentration to students in other concentrations. The drama subconcentration requires six courses: 101 or 110; 104; 201, 202, or 305; 206; 207; and one elective. Students in this subconcentration should consult the department about available electives. Drama concentrators may do a subconcentration in the Department of Media Studies.

Drama concentrators may follow a joint program in the Department of Education that leads to certification for teaching drama at the secondary level. This entails 11 required drama courses, three drama electives, and 21 hours of education courses. The latter includes a practice teaching segment, normally done in the first semester of the senior year. Early planning is important for this option.

Courses Offered

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DR	Course Title
101, 104	Theatre I, II
102	Introduction to the Alexander Technique
201, 202	Theatre Topics
205	Introduction to Speech Communications
206, 415	Acting I, II
207	Introduction to Design
300	Performance 300
305	Theatre Topics III – Shakespeare on Film
306	Theatre Production
307	Speech for the Actor
312	Directing I
320	Improvisation Workshop
341	Costume Construction
403	Public Speaking
407	Advanced Speech for the Actor: Dialects
451	Coordinating Seminar
505	Acting III
507	Drama Beyond the Theatre
524	Acting/Directing Workshop
526	Teaching Theatre
540	Scene Design
541	Scene Painting
543	Stage Lighting
549	Introduction to Costume Design
566	Playwriting I
566	Screenwriting
570	Theatre Internship

Department of Education

Professors	John J. Convey, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Chair; Sarah Pickert; Shavaun Wall, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Frank R. Yekovich, Euphemia Lofton Haynes Chair
Professor Emeritus	Rev. Harold A. Buetow
Associate Professors	Thomas J. Long; Merylann J. Schuttloffel, Chair
Associate Professor for Professional Practice	Joan Thompson
Assistant Professors	Joy Banks; Rona Frederick; Agnes Nagy-Rado; Kathleen Perencevich; Mona Shevlin;
Research Associate Professor	Carole W. Brown
Research Assistant Professor	Leonard DeFiore, Brother Patrick Ellis Chair
Director of Teacher Education	Agnes Nagy-Rado
Director of Field Experiences	Elsie Neely

The Department of Education, a scholarly community of faculty and students, shares in the general mission of The Catholic University of America. Through instruction, research and service, the department contributes to knowledge and practice in education and prepares graduates to assist in the academic, personal and social development of students. The department prepares teachers and other practitioners to work in Catholic, private, and public schools and other settings. It is the governing unit for the accredited education programs. The faculty of the Department of Education, the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, and the School of Library and Information Science provide the professional education courses in early childhood, elementary, secondary and music education and school library media services. The Council on Teacher Education is the advisory board for the department.

The governing objectives of all teacher education programs are:

1. knowledge of educational goals and values and their social/historical roots;
2. competence in the content areas of specialization and in the other fields of knowledge pertinent to the individual program;
3. understanding of the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs of children;
4. skill in selecting and using appropriate teaching methods and instructional materials;
5. development of effective strategies for evaluating student learning and growth;
6. development of a reflective capacity for continual reappraisal of one's teaching philosophy, objectives, methods and materials.

Teacher education candidates are expected to have a thorough understanding of students, school context and subject matter, and the ability to make informed decisions about teaching issues. See the Teacher Education Handbook for further information.

Teacher Education Program

The overall purpose of teacher education at The Catholic University of America is to help candidates acquire the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and reflective qualities essential for the professional practice of teaching. By developing a reflective, problem-solving orientation toward teaching, graduates of this program are empowered to examine critically their own actions and the context of these actions for the purpose of a more deliberative mode of professional activity. The outcome should be self-directed teachers who use professional knowledge to actively, persistently, and carefully improve their practice.

A program of studies in education includes the basic general education and professional courses required by the certifying authorities of most states. It is designed to provide candidates with opportunities for study in the liberal arts and sciences, educational foundations, learning theories, and teaching methods with internship experiences across a four-year sequence. Attention is also given to curricular and instructional strategies for exceptional students and students in varied cultural settings, as well as to increased demand for technology integration.

The early childhood, elementary, and secondary education programs offer candidates the opportunity to acquire essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions for beginning teachers. Candidates who plan to teach children in preschool, kindergarten, or grades one through three should major in early childhood education. Candidates who plan to teach grades one through six should major in elementary education. Elementary education majors may choose to minor in a subject area such as history, math or science. Joint programs in secondary education are offered in art, drama, English, French, German, history, mathematics, and Spanish. Consult the Department of Education and the department in which you wish to specialize for information about specific programs. Students from other majors may also minor in early childhood and elementary education.

The B.A. programs in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education provide coursework leading to state teaching licenses. Completing a teacher preparation program does not automatically certify a teacher. A formal application to each state in which a candidate wants to be licensed has to be made and testing, such as the Praxis, may be required.

Students may minor in secondary education with an option to complete a one-year M.A. program in teacher education. Students may also pursue teaching certification in music education. (Contact the school of music for further information.)

The Teacher Education Unit is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) dating from 1975. The following programs have received national recognition by the specialty professional associations: early childhood education, elementary education, and most secondary education programs.

Early Childhood and Elementary Education

• General education requirements (religion, philosophy, humanities, language/literature, behavioral/social sciences, math/natural sciences).
• A sequence of education courses (for early childhood: 590, 567-569; for elementary: 590-593) including a full-time, 14-week student teaching assignment during the senior year. Application to the director of teacher education must be made in the second week of the semester prior to student teaching. Candidates may not take more than one other course while student teaching.

Secondary Education

• General education requirements (religion, philosophy, humanities, language/literature, behavioral/social sciences, math/natural sciences).
  
• An approved 10-course sequence (minimum) in a content area. See respective departments.
  
• A minimum of four education courses are required in an approved sequence: 251, 361, 586, and content methods. EDUC 582 Reading in the Content Areas is required for English and social studies majors and encouraged for all other candidates. Practicum experience is required with methods courses.
  
• A full-time, 14-week student teaching assignment (EDUC 597, 598, 599) occurs during the senior year. Application to the director of teacher education must be made in the second week of the semester prior to student teaching. Candidates may not take more than one other course while student teaching.

Initial Acceptance to the Teacher Education Program

• Completion of the Teacher Education Application and submission of essay by April 1 of the sophomore year.
  
• A 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
  
• A 2.75 GPA in the major. For secondary education candidates, the GPA is based on major requirements and any additional courses required for licensure.
  
• Two education faculty letters of recommendation (from sophomore level education faculty). For secondary education candidates, a letter of recommendation from the major department is required.
  
• A passing score on each part of the Praxis I tests in mathematics (177), reading (177), and writing (173) or a composite score of 527 – with no score being lower than the individual score required by the District of Columbia.
  
• Successful completion of specified requirements such as key assessments and various assignments during field experiences (tutoring journals and observation papers).
  
• If almost all the admission requirements are met, the Teacher Education Committee may allow the candidate to enter the program on a provisional status for one semester. If the candidate does not meet all the requirements by the end of the provisional semester, the candidate will be denied admission.

Continuance or Application for Student Teaching

• A 2.5 cumulative grade point average and a 2.75 in the major in every semester. If the candidate's GPA is below the established minimum of 2.5 cumulative and 2.75 in the major every semester, the candidate has one semester to increase his/her GPA to remain in the Teacher Education Program. Candidates cannot student teach without attaining the required GPAs. If a candidate's GPA drops below the established minimum after admission to Teacher Education, the candidate will be placed on probation for one semester and has to meet the minimum GPA requirement before the student teaching semester. Also, approval to student teach is not automatically granted upon completion of academic requirements. If weaknesses or deficiencies are noted in subject matter knowledge, pedagogy, communications, interpersonal skills or dispositions, the director of teacher education may put the candidate on probation and require the candidate to take additional coursework, do an additional practicum or obtain personal counseling. Each candidate is allowed to have only one provisional and one probationary semester.
  
• Elementary and secondary education candidates must take PRAXIS II content test before student teaching.
  
• Successful completion of specified requirements such as key assessments and various assignments during field experiences (lesson plans, thematic unit, mini Action Research Project, and satisfactory grades in methods courses). A C- minimum is required for all education courses as well as general education/ distribution requirements to be eligible for a license.

Graduation

• At least a grade of C- in each course required for licensure. Successful completion of the Teacher Education program (i.e., education courses, courses in the major, and courses related to the major).
  
• Successful completion of specified requirements such as key assessments and various assignments during field experiences (Action Research Paper, student teaching evaluation).

Licensure

• Completion of Electronic Portfolio, EP. The EP is also presented to Education faculty.
  
• Completion of the District of Columbia Application for Licensure Form.
  
• Passing scores on both content and pedagogy PRAXIS II tests (#0012 Elementary Education: Content Area Exercises and #0014 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge). Secondary education candidates should see the Coordinator of Secondary Education for Praxis II requirements.

Transportation Responsibility

Transportation to and from agencies or schools used for practicum, field experiences, and student teaching is the personal responsibility of the candidate.

EDUCATION STUDIES PROGRAM

This program does not lead to a teacher license. Instead, it provides majors in Education Studies the skills they need for employment in a variety of settings. These settings include local, state or federal government education positions; industry and/or trade association education positions; or education positions in hospitals, museums, foundations, professional associations, or charitable organizations. This is the most flexible undergraduate major offered by the Department of Education at The Catholic University of America. Programs of study are designed by the candidate and the candidate’s adviser to satisfy the wants of the candidate, and his or her hopes for employment upon graduation.

The Education Studies Program informs majors who want to work with or for children in nonschool settings. It prepares majors to understand the ways schools function and to gain firsthand knowledge of how outside agencies may enhance or impede the work of schools. Candidates majoring in education studies gain knowledge enabling them to be informed citizens and parents who understand how to interact constructively with schools. Through its several foci, this program may also teach majors how to enter, manage, or begin businesses related to education; how to design educational products; or how to obtain employment in educationally related mass media, including public relations, advertising, or print journalism. Education Studies majors can also focus on education issues relevant to the workplace or the United States justice system or those of concern to special populations.

Each major's program must be approved by the coordinator of Education Studies; every program will contain at least one special focus. Advising about focus and course selection will take into consideration the candidate’s personal needs and career goals. Usually, candidates enroll in a practicum or internship that serves to draw together their coursework in a culminating experience that serves to acquaint the candidate with the real world of work.

In order to be accepted as an Education Studies major, candidates must have at least a 2.0 cumulative average and must apply to and be accepted by the School of Arts and Sciences with the approval of the Department of Education. Application forms for admission to this program are obtained from the department. Candidates whose grade point average falls below 2.0 may be dropped from this major.

Bishop Spence Learning Resource Center

The Bishop Spence Center serves the candidates, teachers, and administrators in schools throughout the Archdiocese of Washington and at Catholic University. Candidates and other professionals have access to print and nonprint curriculum materials available for elementary and secondary classrooms, catalogues, bibliographies, curriculum guides, and facilities for in-service workshops. Contact the teacher education office, 218 O’Boyle Hall, 202-319-5801, for access to the Bishop Spence Center.

Courses Offered

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EDUC	Course Title
101	Introduction to Teaching (1)
251	Foundations of Education
261	Human Growth and Development
351	Teaching Early Childhood and Elementary Science, Health, and Physical Education
361	Psychology of Education
464	Modern Japan
498	Independent Study
503	Human Relations and Interpersonal Communication
522	Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in Education
525	Psychology of Learning—Diverse Populations
530	Language and Literacy in Multicultural Contexts
541	Mental Health Principles
554	Instructional Design
555	Classroom Management for Regular and Special Needs Children
556	Practicum in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
557	Advanced Practicum in Secondary Education
560	Practicum in Non-school Educational Settings
561, 562	Practicum in Early Childhood/Elementary Education (1,1)
563	Internship in Non-school Setting II
564, 565	Practicum in Secondary Education (1,1)
567 - 569	Supervised Internship and Seminar: Early Childhood (4,4,4)
570	Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood and Elementary School
571	Teaching Early Childhood and Elementary School Social Studies
574	Methods and Materials in Modern Elementary Mathematics
576	Children’s Literature in Curriculum
577	Reading and Lang Arts in the Elementary School
578	International and Multicultural Education
580	Teaching English in Secondary Schools
581	Educating Diverse Learners
582	Reading in the Content Areas: Learning to Learn from Text
583	Models in Early Childhood Education
584	Curriculum and Strategies in Early Child Education
585	Teaching High School Social Studies
586	Curriculum and Methods in Adolescent Education
590	Reflective Teaching Tutorial (1)
591 - 593	Student Teaching and Seminar: Elementary (4,4,4)
594	Independent Study (1)
595, 596	Independent Study
597 - 599	Supervised Internship and Seminary: Secondary Education (4,4,4)

Department of English Language and Literature

Professors	Glen M. Johnson; Robert Mahony; Virgil Nemoianu; Joseph M. Sendry; Ernest Suarez, Chair; Christopher J. Wheatley; Stephen K. Wright
Professors Emeriti	E. Catherine Dunn; Jean Dietz Moss; Sister Anne O’Donnell
Associate Professors	Michael Mack; Rosemary Winslow
Assistant Professors	Lilla Kopár; Tobias Gregory
Clinical Assistant Professor	Pamela S. Ward
Lecturers	Christina Mahony; Anca Nemoianu

The program of concentration in the Department of English centers on the study of literature as the focal point of a liberal education. To encounter some of the best writing in English is to engage some of the most significant operations of the language itself, as well as to trace the development of traditions in thought and expression that link us to the past and guide us into the future. Core courses for the concentrator provide extensive reading in the history of English and American literature, at least two literary genres (in the junior reading courses), and the work of a major author (in the senior seminar). The departmental faculty seeks to develop in the student a progressively more differentiated sense of literary history, a more discriminating sense of literary value, and a more sophisticated understanding of the cultural and social roles of literature. At the same time they strive to make students aware that literature, while a strenuous test for the intellect, is also a deeply satisfying, lasting source of enjoyment.

Increased sensitivity to literature is inevitably accompanied by increased sensitivity to language. To bring students maximum benefit from this reciprocal growth, the department systematically cultivates their powers of written expression. Writing and learning, language and thought, are linked not only in courses explicitly devoted to composition and rhetoric but also in the core literature courses required of all English concentrators, where the essay becomes a principal means for exploring and developing ideas.

Besides a mind well nurtured and well informed, the English concentrator can expect to leave college with distinct advantages in approaching a career. Those most directly related to the undergraduate study of English include teaching at the secondary level or (after graduate study) the college and university levels and work in fields such as editing, publishing or writing. But because a broad cultural background and a command of clearly conceptualized, well-written prose are increasingly valued as preparation for advanced professional studies—as, for example, those in law or business—and indeed for the professions themselves, the study of English is a promising point of entry to a variety of careers.

Required. 231 and 232; two courses from the group 331, 332, and 333; 351 or 352; 431 and 432; 461 or 462; and four other upper-division courses in English or American language and literature. Besides courses in English and American language and literature numbered 300 and above, two of the following courses carrying lower numbers may be used to fulfill part of the requirement for “four upper-division courses”: ENG 235 and 236 (American Literature) and HSHU 102, 203, and 204 (University Honors). One upper‑division course in writing (e.g., ENG 301, 302, 326, 327) may be included among the courses for the program of concentration. ENG 331, 332, 333, 431, and 432 are open only to English concentrators.

For admission to the program of concentration in the junior year, a minimum average of 2.5 is required in 231 and 232. Concentrators who have received a grade of C or lower in a 100-level writing course (101, 103, 105) are required to include among their upper-division English offerings a course in expository or argumentative writing (326 or 327).

English concentrators are required to pass a comprehensive examination given in the second (spring) semester of senior year. Details are available from the undergraduate adviser.

Six courses are required for a subconcentration in English: 231, 232, and four other courses at the level of 300 or above, no more than one of which may be in writing; 235 and 236 may be counted among the four other courses.

An interdisciplinary subconcentration is offered in rhetoric and writing for students whose concentration is outside the Department of English. For details see Stephen McKenna, professor and chair of the Department of Media Studies.

In collaboration with the Department of Education, English concentrators may follow a joint program in secondary education as preparation for teaching English at the high school level. English concentrators who wish to avail themselves of this choice should consult the undergraduate advisers for both departments as soon as possible in their undergraduate careers, so as to ensure that they leave room in their schedules for all the required courses in both fields. Special attention should be paid to the regulations of the two departments where courses in writing are concerned. See also the Department of Education section of these Announcements.

The Thomas O’Hagan Prize of $100 is offered for the best poem written by an undergraduate in a competition held during the second semester of each academic year. Details on this prize are available from the Department of English.

Courses Offered

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ENG	Course Title
101	Rhetoric and Composition
102	Composition and Literature
103	English Composition for International Students
104	Literature and Composition for International Students
105	Honors Composition Seminar
111	Rhetoric and Composition
201	Form and Value in Poetry
202	Elements of Drama
203	Varieties of the Modern Novel
205	The Literature of Fantasy
208	Highlights of Irish Literature
209	Studies in Short Fiction
231, 232	The History of English Lit I, II
235, 236	American Literature I, II
301	Creative Writing: Fiction
302	Creative Writing: Poetry
311	Greek and Roman Mythology
324	Introduction to Linguistics
325	Contemporary English Grammar
326	Workshop: Writing Improvement
327	Argumentative Writing
331	Intensive Readings: Lyric
332	Intensive Readings: Drama
333	Intensive Readings: Narrative
341	The World of Anglo-Saxons
345	Epic Tradition From Homer to Joyce
351, 352	Chaucer and His Age I, II
356	Arthurian Literature
364	Milton
369	Renaissance Poetry
371	Readings in 18th Century English Literature
372	Restoration and 18th Century Drama
375	On the Road: A Journey into the Literature and Music of the American South
376	Theatre Topics
381	Poetry and Rock in the Age of Dickey and Dylan
383	Children's Literature
384	Short Fiction by Women
385	Literature of the Family
386	British Women Novelists
387	American Women Novelists
388	American Women Writers
389	American Literature and Culture since 1945
390	Literature of the American South
391	Highlights of African‑American Literature
397	Modern American Poetry
398	Contemporary American Novel
399	Modern American Drama
430	Art of Rhetoric
431, 432	Coordinating Seminar I, II
461, 462	Plays of Shakespeare I, II
464	Modern Japan
501, 502	Introduction to Old English I, II
503	Beowulf
520	American Political Rhetoric
524	The Rhetoric of Advertising
526	Workshop: Writing Improvement
530	The Rhetoric of Propaganda
541	Irish Women Writers
565	Renaissance Drama
570	Seminar: Contemporary Irish Society
573	Irish Drama—17th and 18th Century
583	The Modern Irish Short Story
585	Women in Modern Irish Literature
586	Irish Poetry After Yeats
587	Modern Irish Drama
588	Contemporary Irish Drama
589	American Tradition in Poetry
592	Modern American Drama
595, 596	Independent Study

Department of Greek and Latin

Professors	Frank A.C. Mantello, Chair; William E. Klingshirn
Professor Emeritus	Rev. Thomas P. Halton
Associate Professors	William J. McCarthy; John F. Petruccione
Assistant Professor	Sarah Brown Ferrario
Adjunct Associate Professor	Sabine Albersmeier
Web site	http://greeklatin.cua.edu

The field of classics comprises the whole of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, a period of more than a thousand years, and of supreme importance and enduring fascination for the modern world. Emulated and exploited in innumerable ways over the centuries, Greco-Roman culture is considered the most significant formative influence in the development of Western civilization. "The study of that distant but not completely alien world can allow us to understand that there are alternatives to our own ways and assumptions, and so it can help to liberate us from the tyranny of the present" (Jasper Griffin, The Oxford History of the Classical World).

The Department of Greek and Latin provides students with opportunities to study the world of antiquity and to acquire a broad perspective for understanding the formative Greek and Roman era within the context of Western civilization. It offers courses in Greek and Latin language and literature and in various aspects of classical culture. Students are encouraged to pursue an interdisciplinary approach and to cross the limits of traditional subjects. In their search for an intimate understanding of the ancient Greeks and Romans and their society, specialists will wish to read and study what they wrote as they wrote it. But students who are interested in Western culture and its foundations in the classical world are encouraged to avail themselves of those departmental courses that do not presuppose or require knowledge of either Greek or Latin. These "nonlanguage" courses, listed below under the rubric “Classics,” make use of modern translations of basic writings and documents to permit nonmajors to study classical literature, mythology, history, arts, and culture.

A classical education has always been highly esteemed, and is frequently recommended to those who intend to pursue careers in any of the professions or to proceed to graduate school. The department's programs have been designed not only to provide an excellent preparation for a professional career, but also to meet the needs of students who wish to work toward graduate degrees in the field of classical studies. They value their practical mastery of one or both of the world's most influential languages and literatures, as well as the habits of firm, critical judgment, precise, and articulate expression, and intelligent, responsible reflection that derive from the careful and dedicated study of the sources of our Western literary, philosophical, and artistic civilization.

Major Programs

Classics (Greek and Latin)

This major emphasizes competence in both ancient languages. It consists of six or seven courses in Greek, six or seven in Latin, and four in ancient history and art history, and requires in the senior year a thesis and translation examinations in both languages based on a reading list of selected primary works.

Prerequisities. Elementary Greek (GR 101-102) and Latin (LAT 101-102) or the equivalent.

Required. Intermediate Greek (GR 103-104) or two Greek electives beyond 104, Greek 465 (Senior Seminar), GR 511 (Greek Prose Composition), and two other courses in Greek authors; Intermediate Latin (LAT 103-104) or two Latin electives beyond 104, LAT 465 (Senior Seminar), LAT 511 (Latin Prose Composition), and two other courses in Latin authors; one Greek or Latin elective; CLAS 205-206 (History of the Ancient Mediterranean I and II), CLAS 317‑318 (Greek and Roman Art and Architecture), CLAS 425 (Senior Tutorial), and CLAS 426 (Senior Thesis).

Latin and Classical Humanities

This major requires competence in Latin and selected areas of classical civilization, as well as a senior thesis and a translation examination based on a reading list of selected primary works.

Prerequisite. Elementary Latin (LAT 101-102).

Required. Intermediate Latin (LAT 103-104) or two Latin electives beyond 104, LAT 465 (Senior Seminar), LAT 511 (Latin Prose Composition), and three courses in Latin authors; CLAS 205-206 (History of the Ancient Mediterranean I and II), CLAS 211 (Greek and Roman Mythology), CLAS 312 (Greek Literature in Translation), CLAS 317-318 (Greek and Roman Art and Architecture), CLAS 425 (Senior Tutorial), and CLAS 426 (Senior Thesis). Students who wish to teach Latin and Classical Antiquity at the high school level may complete this major, CLAS 531 (The Teaching of the Classics), and the remaining five courses that constitute the minor in Secondary Education offered by the Department of Education.

Classical Civilization

This major makes the systematic study of classical civilization accessible to students who do not wish to major in the Greek and/or Latin languages. It is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the history, thought, and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world from the Bronze Age to the rise of Islam. The program requires students to examine the ancient Mediterranean from a variety of perspectives: literary, historical, and art historical. By studying the cultures of Greece and Rome from diverse points of view, students will be able to place these in wider geographical, sociological, ethnographic, and cultural contexts. This major thus offers students the opportunity to examine in their totality civilizations that are not only intrinsically interesting, but have left an indelible imprint on the modern world.

Prerequisities. None. Majors are strongly encouraged to fulfill their language requirement in Greek or Latin and to take Greek or Latin courses beyond the 102 level, but they are not required to do so.

Required. The program begins with seven required core courses in ancient history (CLAS 205, 206), classical literature in translation (CLAS 312, 313), Greek and Roman art and architecture (CLAS 317, 318), and classical mythology (CLAS 211), plus CLAS 425-426 (Senior Tutorial and Senior Thesis). The four remaining courses may be chosen from among the “Classics” offerings of the department and, with approval, from courses offered by other departments. Up to three of these four courses may be approved Greek and/or Latin courses beyond the 102 level. A final written examination on classical literature and history and a senior thesis are required.

Minor Programs

1. Minor in Greek: GR 103, 104; four other courses in Greek beyond the 104 level.
   
2. Minor in Latin: LAT 103, 104; four other courses in Latin beyond the 104 level.
   
3. Minor in Classical Civilization: Any six approved courses chosen from among the "Classics" courses of the department; one or two Greek and/or Latin courses beyond the 102 level may be substituted for one or two of the classics courses.

Foreign Language Requirement

The foreign language requirement for degrees in the School of Arts & Sciences may be fulfilled by satisfactorily completing the intermediate level (103-104) in Greek or Latin. Depending on placement, elementary-level language courses may be required to reach the intermediate level. Elementary language courses are numbered 101 and 102 and count as free electives only. GR 509 and LAT 509 are 6-credit accelerated equivalents to 101-102 that can serve as prerequisites to the 103 level in each language; GR 509 and LAT 509 are open by departmental permission and, as elementary-level courses, do not fulfill the foreign language requirement and count as free electives. In addition to placement, a prerequisite for 102, 103, and 104 is a minimum grade of C- in the previous course in the sequence.

Courses Offered

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Courses listed under the rubric "Classics" do not presuppose or require knowledge of either the Greek or Latin language. All may be used to satisfy the humanities requirement for the B.A. degree. CLAS 205, 206, 572, and other courses in ancient history also may be used to satisfy the social science requirement. CLAS 211, 312, 313, and other Greek and Roman literature courses in translation may be used to satisfy either the literature or the humanities requirement. For prerequisites, consult the department chair.

Classics

CLAS	Course Title
205, 206	History of the Ancient Mediterranean I, II
211	Greek and Roman Mythology
224	Etymology
251	Ancient World in Cinema
300	Greek Tragedy and Opera
302	Greek and Roman Religion
305	The Roman Family
312	Greek Literature in Translation
313	Roman Literature in Translation
317	Greek Art and Architecture
318	Roman Art and Architecture
325	Archaeology of Ancient Life
425	Senior Tutorial
426	Senior Thesis
531	The Teaching of the Classics
546	Augustan Rome
560	Greek Art and Architecture
561	Roman Art and Architecture
563, 564	Topics in Ancient History/Culture
565, 566	Directed Reading
567, 568	History of Ancient Mediterranean I, II
572	Mediterranean World of Late Antiquity
593, 594	Topics in Classical Literature
595	Independent Study
596	Independent Study
597	Directed Research
598	Directed Research

Greek

GR	Course Title
100A - B	Practice in Greek
101, 102	Elementary Greek I, II
103, 104	Intermediate Greek I, II
465	Senior Seminar
509	Intensive Elementary Greek
510	Readings in Greek Prose
511	Greek Composition Prose
512	Advanced Grammar and Prose Style
515	Greek Historiography
518	Greek Tragedy
519	Intensive Intermediate Greek
528	Greek Lyric
529	Greek Choral Lyric
532	Greek Comedy
535	Greek Epic
541	Introduction to Later Greek Language and Literature
548	Greek Pastoral
553	Greek Oratory
565-568	Directed Reading
576	Greek Philosophical Works
581	The Greek Novel
587	The Athenian Empire
593, 594	Topics in Greek Literature
595	Independent Study
596	Independent Study
597	Directed Research
598	Directed Research

Latin

LAT	Course Title
100A - B	Practice in Latin
101, 102	Elementary Latin I, II
103, 104	Intermediate Latin I, II
465	Senior Seminar
509	Intensive Elementary Latin
510	Readings in Postclassical Latin
511	Latin Prose Composition
512	Advanced Grammar and Prose Style
515	Roman Historiography
519	Intensive Intermediate Latin
520	Roman Drama
528	Roman Lyric
529	Roman Elegy
530	Ovid
533	Virgil’s Eclogues and Georgics
535	Latin Epic
541, 542	Introduction to Medieval Latin Language and Literature I, II
548	Roman Pastoral
553	Roman Oratory
558	Roman Satire
565 - 568	Directed Reading
576	Roman Philosophical Works
579	Roman Epistolography
581	The Roman Novel
587	The Roman Revolution
588	The Age of Nero
589	Christian Church in the Roman Empire
593, 594	Topics in Latin Literature
595	Independent Study
596	Independent Study
597	Directed Research
598	Directed Research

Department of History

Professors	Uta-Renate Blumenthal; Ronald S. Calinger; Nelson H. Minnich; Jerry Z. Muller; Lawrence R. Poos; Leslie Woodcock Tentler
Professors Emeriti	Maxwell H. Bloomfield; George T. Dennis; John E. Lynch; William A. Wallace
Associate Professors	Thomas Cohen; Katherine Ludwig Jansen; Laura E. Nym Mayhall; Timothy J. Meagher; Leonora A. Neville; James D. Riley, Chair; Stephen A. West
Assistant Professors	Michael C. Kimmage; Caroline R. Sherman; Owen Stanwood
Instructor	Caroline P. Sherman

At every level of education today teachers are under pressure to help students improve their understanding of modern society and their place within it and to deepen a sense of values. As M. Bloch observed, historians have always sought to provide their students and readers of history with a perspective on the development of the modern world. The serious problems of contemporary urban societies and of advanced or underdeveloped countries have led to a heightened study of history with a focus on elements of continuity, change and revolution, with their effects on the lives of nations and their international relations.

A concentration in history provides a useful preparation for careers in government service, business, journalism, law, library science, the ministry, and politics. The course offerings are geared to meet the needs and stimulate the interests of specialists and nonspecialists. With the exceptions noted, no prerequisites are demanded for admission to undergraduate courses.

The fields offered are Middle Ages, Modern Europe, United States, and Latin America. A grade average of 2.5 in HIST 101 and 102 is necessary for acceptance into the program of concentration. Concentrators who intend to pursue history as a profession are urged to acquire competence in the foreign language(s) necessary to their chosen field: for example, Latin for medieval, French or German for modern Europe, Portuguese or Spanish for Latin America. The B.A./M.A. program is available to qualified students.

In collaboration with the Department of Education, history concentrators may follow a joint program in social studies/secondary education to prepare themselves to teach history at the high school level. History concentrators who wish to enter this program should consult the undergraduate advisers in both departments as soon as possible in their undergraduate studies, in order to make room in their schedules for all the required courses in both fields. See also the Department of Education section of these Announcements.

Program of Concentration

The history major requires a minimum of 11 courses in history. These include five core courses, which must ordinarily be taken in this order: HIST 101 and 102 (History of World Civilizations, ideally in the freshman year); HIST 387 and 388 (Junior Seminar, in the junior year); and HIST 401 (Senior Thesis Seminar, in the first semester of the senior year).

In addition, every history major must take a minimum of six more elective courses in history. These six courses must be chosen according to the following rules. No more than four of the six courses can be in the same area of history (that is, United States, Latin America, medieval Europe, or modern Europe). At least two of the six courses must deal with “pre-modern” periods of history (before the era of the French Revolution for European history, before the era of the American Revolution for U.S. history, before the era of nationalist revolutions for Latin American history). The six courses should ordinarily be taken at the 300 level; but the department offers occasional survey courses at the 200 level and history majors may count a maximum of two 200 level courses among the six electives within the major.

Courses Offered

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HIST	Course Title
101	World Civilization to 1700
102	World Civilizations Since 1700
211	The Medieval World: Culture, War, Religion in the Middle Ages
216	Beyond the "Fall" of Rome
221	Early Modern Europe 1450–1750
222	Europe: 1720 -1871
223	Europe: 1848 -1918
257, 258	American History Survey I, II
281	Colonial Latin America
282	Modern Latin America
283	Latinos in America: 1848–1990
300	Age of Discovery: Iberian World
303	Medieval Society and Culture in the Early Middle Ages
304	Cultural History of Food in the Middle Ages
305	History of the Ancient Mediterranean
306	Women and Gender in Middle Ages, 500–1500
307	Comparative Colonial Systems, 1500–1800
308	History of Byzantium and the Creation of the Orthodox World, 500–1200
309	Islamic Origins
310	Religion and Society: Medieval Europe
311	The Crusades
312	Medieval Japan, Medieval Britain
313	Carolingian Society and Culture
314	History of the Ancient Mediterranean II
315	Crime in England, 1200–1800
316	England After the Black Death
317	Medieval Italy
318	Anglo-Saxon England
320	Gilded Culture and Progressive Politics: U.S., 1875–1920
322	English Society under the Tudors and Stuarts, 1485–1660
323	The Renaissance, 1300–1530
324	Medieval Pilgrimages
325	Europe in the Reformation Era, 1500–1648
326	Nineteenth-Century Britain
326A	Britain and the Second World War
327	Twentieth-Century Britain
329	History Of British Cinema
330	Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft, 1400 to the Present
331A	Early Modern Europe, 1450–1750
332	The French Revolution
333	Modern Japan
35	American Indian History
336	Women in Modern Europe
337	The Science of Man: Great Works of Modern Social Thoughts
338	Europe, 1945–1995
340, 341	Modern European Intellectual History I, II
345, 346	Imperial Austria I, II
348	America and the World
349	Washington: Symbol and City
350	Europe Since 1945
351	U.S., 1918–1948
352	U.S., 1949–1989
353	Era of Civil War and Reconstruction
355	Social History of the Early American Family
357	History of Old South 1607–1865
358	U.S. South Since the Civil War
359	Women in U.S. History: 1750–Present
360	U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity
361	War and Society Middle Ages
362	Nazism
364	Catholicism in America Since 1945
366	Devotionalism in U.S. Catholicism
367	Colonial North America
369	U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1945–Present
371	Latin America: 20th Century
373	America in World Affairs: 1775–1898
374	Slavery in America
375	Revolutionary America, 1746–1880
378	Immigrants in America: 1820–1940
379	The Cold War: 1945–1975
380	The Irish in America
381	Border Culture: Mexico and the Southwestern United States, 1776–1930
382	World War II: Military and Diplomatic
383	Latin America and U.S. History
384	Race, Family, and Social Change in Latin America, 1800–1930
385	Culture and Society in Modern Latin America
386	Modern Mexico
387, 388	Junior Seminar
393	The Scientific Revolution
394	History of Modern Science and Medicine
399	Non‑Western World: 1500–1900
401	Senior Thesis Seminar
409	From Empire to Kingdom: Romans and Barbarians in the Early Middle Ages
493	Internship
495	Independent Study
497, 498	Directed Readings
534	Modern Irish History
539	Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and New England
540	Famine, Irish Immigrants, and their Children: A Case Study in Immigration
550	Reformation
551	Nationalism and Consequences in 20th Century
552	Modern European Intellectual History
568	History of European Cooperation (Leuven)
569	Europe: A Cultural Entity (Leuven)
571	Latin America: Culture and Politics
572	Church in Colonial Latin America
585	Religion and Society in 19th and 20th Century Latin America

Intensive English Program

Anca M. Nemoianu, Ph.D., Director

The Intensive English Program is for international students whose applications to the university need the support of further training in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing English.

While most courses in the program do not grant academic credit toward a degree, they can be counted towards the students' full-time status. Qualified students may also take coursework in an academic subject along with part-time study in the program.

The Intensive English Program follows the semester system of the university: courses are 15 weeks in duration. For full-time students, instruction is for an average of 20 hours per week. There is one summer session starting the first Monday in June and lasting nine weeks. Each semester is preceded by a placement testing period. The placement testing fee is $35. All the classes in the Intensive English Program have limited enrollment; registration for any of the classes requires departmental approval. For more information about the program and the testing days preceding each semester, call 202-319-4439 or 5229.

The Intensive English Program issues I-20 forms necessary for obtaining a Student Visa (F-1). Students on an F-1 visa must be enrolled full time in the program.

Courses Offered

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IENG	Course Title
30, 31	English Oral Skills-Workplace I, II
50	Language Lab
54	Basic Oral Communication
55	Basic Writing
56	Basic Grammar
70	ESL Independent Study
72, 75	ESL Writing I, II
73, 76	ESL Reading/Grammar I, II
74, 77	ESL Listening/Speaking I, II
79	ESL Reading/Writing
84	ESL: Listening I
86	ESL Reading/Grammar II
87	Basic Oral Communication
88	Basic Writing
89	Basic Grammar
90	Skills for Academic Study
91	ESL Grammar/Writing
92	ESL Conversation/Reading
93	ESL Reading/Writing
94	ESL Listening/Speaking
95	Pronunciation of American English
96	ESL Reading/Listening
97	Patterns of Spoken American English
99	ESL Independent Study
100	ESL Writing/Grammar
110	Listening/Speaking
111	Ecclesiastical English
112	Conversation

Program in Latin American and Latino Studies

Program Director: Mario Rojas, Modern Languages and Literatures

The university offers an undergraduate minor in Latin American and Latino Studies, LALSP. The course of study in the minor program is designed to introduce students to the wide range of disciplines in LALSP, and to encourage students to pursue intensive studies in their particular fields of interest.

The program consists of three core courses and three electives, for a minimum of 18 credit hours. Students will select one core course from each of the following departments or schools: anthropology, history, modern languages, music, politics, and theology and religious studies. Major courses may not be used in the LALSP.

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

Core courses:

ANTH 371	Latin America in the New Millennium
ANTH 254/554	Ancient Cultures of South America
ANTH 355	Latinos and Latinas in the US
HIST 281	Colonial Latin America
HIST 282	Modern Latin America
HIST 283	Latinos in America
MUS 335	Survey of Latin American Music
POL 250	Introduction to Latin American Politics
SPAN 320/321	Translation
SPAN 410/411	Survey of Latin American Literature
TRS 326	Hispanic Catholicism
TRS 328	Makers of Hispanic Catholic History
TRS 370	Theologies of Liberation
TRS 374	Hispanic/Latino Theology and Spirituality

Elective courses:

Students may choose from a number of electives approved by the program. Currently approved courses include the following:

ANTH 217	Migrants, Refugees, and the Homeless
ANTH 322	Lost Cities and Ancient Empires
ANTH 332/532	Andean Society and Culture
ANTH 334/534	The Incas
ANTH 508	Anthropology and Salvadoran Migration: Ethnology and Policy
HIS 370	Religion, Politics, and Society in Early Modern World
HIS 383	Latin America and U.S. History
HIS 384	Race Family, Social Change in Latin America 1800-1930
HIS 386	Modern Mexico
HIS 572	The Church Colonial Latin America
MUS 585	Latin American Musis: Regional Studies
POL 406	Environment and Development in the Americas
POL 490	Politics of Reconstruction and Reparation
POL 552/SOC 561	Migration and Development in the Americas
POL 580	Grassroots Politics and Development in the Americas
SPAN 205	Cultural Perspectives of Spain and Latin America
SPAN 210/211	Spanish for Bilingual Students
SPAN 310	Contemporary Latin America in Dialog
SSS 326	Diversity in a Multicultural Society
TRS 358	Mission Latin America

Department of Mathematics

Professors	Kiran R. Bhutani; Alexander Levin; Boris Reichstein; Lawrence Somer
Professors Emeriti	Victor M. Bogdan; Parfeny P. Saworotnow
Associate Professors	Sherif El-Helaly, Chair; Paul G. Glenn; Guoyang Liu; Farzana McRae
Assistant Professor	Chisup Kim

Mathematics is the language of science and is an essential part of work done in the natural sciences, engineering, economics, and other areas. Since ancient times, and in many civilizations, mathematics has been central in human thought and critical to many aspects of intellectual development and progress. The Department of Mathematics offers courses and degree programs reflecting mathematics’ place and various roles in modern civilization.

For students majoring in the humanities or the social sciences, the department offers MATH 168, 187, 110, 111, 112, and 114; 111 is a prerequisite for 112.

For students in the natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics (and any student with an interest in and aptitude for mathematics), the department offers a sequence in calculus and differential equations: MATH 121, 122, 221, and 222.

Upon entering the university, all students requiring calculus or precalculus must take a Mathematics Placement Test, which helps determine placement relative to the two calculus choices, MATH 111 and 121. Students who aim to take calculus but need additional preparation take either MATH 101 or 120 before calculus.

Students who have prior coursework in calculus may obtain advanced placement in calculus determined in consultation with the department. Students who have scored sufficiently high on the AB or BC Advanced Placement Test in Calculus should inquire about receiving course credit for MATH 121-122.

Degree Programs

The department offers four undergraduate degree programs: a B.A. in mathematics, a B.S. in mathematics, a B.S. in mathematics/secondary education, and a B.S. in mathematics/physics. Depending on their emphasis, the programs prepare students for graduate studies, for work in industry, or for teaching. Students interested in graduate studies in mathematics should consider taking MATH 520, 522, 524, and 551. Students interested in applications of mathematics should also consider choosing from MATH 507, 515, 516, 527, 528, 531, 532, 533, 537, 540, 541, 561, 562, and 584.

Students interested in industrial or applied mathematics careers should consider taking 524, 531, 532, 537, 540, 561, and 562. Students are encouraged to include courses from mathematically related disciplines in addition to PHYS 215 and 216. All the programs require MATH 121, 122, 221, 222, and 305 (or placement out of these courses) and PHYS 215 and 216. Freshmen and sophomores who have obtained a 2.5 or better grade point average in 121, 122, 221, and 222 will be accepted into the program. An average of at least 2.0 in the upper-level (500 and above) courses is required for graduation.

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

Required mathematics courses. The calculus sequence (121, 122, 221, 222). MATH 305, 501, 505, 506, 521, and four mathematics electives at the 500-level, chosen with departmental approval. Also, PHYS 215 and 216.

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Required mathematics courses. The calculus sequence (121, 122, 221, 222). MATH 305, 501, 505, 506, 521, and four mathematics electives at the 500‑level, chosen with departmental approval. Also, PHYS 215 and 216, CSC 123, and 124, and four other courses in computer science, natural sciences, or mathematics, chosen with departmental approval.

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Secondary Education

This program is designed for those who plan a career in teaching at the secondary level. Interested students should consult the undergraduate advisers in both the departments of mathematics and education early in the major in order to plan a schedule of required courses from both fields.

Required mathematics courses. 121, 122, 221, 222, 305, 501, 503, 505, 521, and two additional mathematics elective at the 500-level, chosen with departmental approval. In addition: CSC 123 and 124 (or any two of CSC 104, 105, and 113), PHYS 215 and 216, and two statistics courses, chosen with departmental approval.

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Physics

Required mathematics courses. The calculus sequence (MATH 121, 122, 221, 222); MATH 305, 501, 505, 506, 521, and one more course at the 500 level.

Required physics courses. PHYS 215 (with lab 225), PHYS 216 (with lab 226), 506, 511, 512, 525, 531, 532, 535, and 536. It also requires PHYS 451, 452 (Senior Seminar in Physics).

Required computer science courses. CSC 123 and 124.

Minor in Mathematics

The subconcentration in mathematics is designed for those students with an interest in mathematics either for its own sake or as it relates to their major field. Certain programs of concentration have mathematics requirements, which already fulfill a considerable portion of the requirements for the math minor.

The requirements are two courses in calculus (ordinarily MATH 121 and 122), MATH 305, and three other courses in mathematics (other than 101, 168, 187, 114, and 120) of which two must be at the 500-level. The computer science course CSC 210 and other courses with sufficient mathematical content and level may be accepted. For those, the approval of the Department of Mathematics is required.

The following is a list of some disciplines and the mathematics courses (after MATH 121 and 122) relevant to them:

Major	Math Courses
Biology	531, 532
Chemistry	221, 222, 531, 532
Computer Science	501, 505, 506, 507, 515, 516, 531, 532, 537
Economics	221, 222, 501, 531, 532
Engineering	221, 222, 501, 505, 506, 507, 516, 521, 522, 524, 527, 528, 531, 532, 537, 541, 542
Physics	221, 222, 501, 505, 506, 507, 515, 516, 521, 522, 524, 527, 528, 531, 532, 537, 541, 542

Courses Offered

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MATH	Course Title
101	Review of Basic Mathematics
111, 112	Calculus for Social-Life Sciences I, II
114	Probability and Statistics
120	Elementary Functions
121, 122	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I, II (4,4)
168	Mathematics in Modern World
187	Introduction to Mathematical Thought
221	Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (4)
222	Calculus IV Differential Equations (4)
230	Mathematics of Politics (UH)
305	Fundamentals of Advanced Mathematics
309	Probability and Statistics for Engineers
330	Topics in Mathematical Social Sciences (UH)
501	Linear Algebra
503	Euclidean and Non-Euclidian Geometry
505, 506	Abstract Algebra I, II
507	Graph Theory
508	Elementary Number Theory
509	Algebraic Number Theory
511, 512	Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering
513	Rings and Modules
515	Combinatorics
516	Coding and Information Theory
520	Topology
521, 522	Introductory Analysis I, II
524	Complex Variables
527	Chaotic Dynamics
528	Fractal Geometry
531, 532	Probability and Statistics with Applications I, II
533	Stochastic Processes
537	Introduction to Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic
540	Ordinary Differential Equations
541	Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
542	Introduction to Difference Equations
550	Foundations of Mathematics
551	Introduction to Mathematical Logic
552	Formal Languages and the Theory of Computation
561, 562	Numerical Analysis I, II
584	Numerical Linear Algebra
595	Directed Reading
596	Independent Study

Department of Media Studies

Associate Professors	Lisa Gitelman; Stephen J. McKenna, Chair
Assistant Professors	Jennifer Horne; Lisa Lynch; Alex Russo
Clinical Assistant Professor	Rachel Storey

Television, cinema, newspapers and the Internet all profoundly influence our lives. The Department of Media Studies provides students with tools to analyze critically the forms and contents of mass media. An interdisciplinary field, media studies at Catholic University is rooted in traditions of rhetorical and historical criticism across the humanities.

Core courses promote understanding of film, television and related media in their varied aesthetic, social, historical, and cultural contexts. After completing the core, majors choose either the "critical studies" track (beginning their electives with a course in cinema studies) or the "production track" (beginning their electives with a course in video production). Students in each track may still take electives in both, and majors in the program also have opportunities to gain professional experience through internships. With its liberal arts commitment, the department emphasizes writing and critical thinking skills. By requiring rigorous study of the humanities while providing access to state-of-the-art digital production equipment, the program engages students as both critics and creators. Students learn how to read cultural texts critically, partly by gaining firsthand knowledge of how such texts are produced. CUA students develop a relationship to mass media that is both aware and socially responsible, one that prepares them for a wide variety of careers in the fields as diverse as film and video, broadcasting, journalism, public relations, advertising, law, or teaching and scholarship in the humanities.

Majors take MDIA 201, 202, 303, 304, 401, and 499; one advanced writing course; and five additional courses, including an elective to anchor the critical studies track or the production track. See the adviser for specific information. To be accepted as a major, a student must complete both MDIA 201 and 202 with a C+ average.

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Freshman	MDIA 201, 202
Sophomore	MDIA 303, 304, 401
Junior	Advanced writing course, MDIA344 or 402, electives in critical studies or production, and an internship
Senior	MDIA 499, electives in critical studies or production, and an internship

Courses Offered

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MDIA	Course Title
201	Introduction to Media Studies
202	Media and History
303	Media and Rhetoric
304	Junior Seminar in Media Studies
321	Legal Issues in Communications
330	Introduction to Journalism
331	Television Reporting
333	Advanced Journalism
334	Ethics and Journalism
336	Investigative Reporting
335	Polemic Pens: Editorials, Commentary & Columns
337	Media and the Underclass
344	Introduction to Cinema Studies
352	Museum Studies
353	Television and American Culture
360	Popular Culture
380	Video Production: The Short Subject
381	Photography in the Digital Age
390	Visual Culture Studies
394	Signs and Symbols in American Life
401	Media Rhetoric and Aesthetics (4)
402	Media Composition
403	Advanced Video Production
412	Special Projects in Media Production
420	Intro to Sound Production and Design
450	Film Narrative: The Coen Brothers
451	Film Narrative: Hitchcock
452	Film Narrative: Stanley Kubrick
453	American Film Comedy
455	The Crime Film
456	Science Fiction Media
457	Media Audiences: Reading and Reception
458	Religion and Media
459	The Documentary
460	Film and History
461	New American Film Directors
470	International New Wave Cinema
471	Food and Media
499	Senior Seminar: Topics in Media Studies
502	Communication Internship
503	Media Internship
520	American Political Rhetoric
524	The Rhetoric of Advertising
530	The Rhetoric of Propaganda
532	Visual Rhetoric
595	Independent Study
596	Independent Study in Media

Program in Medical Technology

Program Director: Barbara J. Howard, Biology

The university offers a four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology. The curriculum for the B.S. program is as follows:

First Year. BIOL 105, 106; MATH 111, 112; CHEM 103, 104, 113, 114; ENG 101; PHIL 201, 202; two courses in language (intermediate level).

Second Year. BIOL 207; CHEM 203, 204, 213, 214; PHYS 205, 206, 225, 226; REL 201, one religion elective; one social behavioral science elective; two literature electives.

Third Year. BIOL 518, 549, 554, 566; two social behavioral science electives; one philosophy elective; one religion elective; one humanities elective; one computer science elective.

Fourth Year. Twelve months of clinical studies including a series of courses and supervised hospital laboratory rotations in clinical chemistry, hematology, immuno-hematology, and microbiology.

Year of Clinical Studies. The fourth year or year of clinical studies is spent at Washington Hospital Center. Because the number of positions at this affiliate is limited, the following criteria are used to evaluate admission into the fourth year: a minimum grade-point average of 2.5 overall and in the sciences, minimum TOEFL score of 500 (if applicable), three letters of recommendation and an interview. Students in the B.S. program who do not meet the minimum academic standards for admission into the clinical year but do meet those required by biology may elect to complete a baccalaureate degree in biology with some additional coursework.

The specific requirements for academic good standing in the clinical year differ from those of the university and are available from: Program Director, Room 111, McCort-Ward Biology Building, The Catholic University of America. In addition to the course requirements, students must successfully complete a comprehensive examination. Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Science program are eligible to take any of the medical technology certifying examinations.

Students following this program fulfill the course requirements for entrance into Class A medical schools.

Program in Medieval and Byzantine Studies

Program Director: Timothy Noone, Philosophy

Program of Concentration

The university's Center for Medieval and Byzantine studies offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate major. Majors in this program must qualify for the University Honors Program. The major consists of the following:

1. HSHU 101, Jesus to Muhammad; and HSHU 102, Charlemagne to Chaucer.
   
2. A subconcentration (five approved courses) in one area of medieval studies—history, literature, philosophy, art, and architecture, or another area approved by the director.
   
3. Five additional courses relevant to medieval studies and selected to enhance the interdisciplinary nature of the major program.
   
4. Two senior seminars, MDST 451 and 452. In the fall semester the seminar includes participation in MDST 601, Introduction to Medieval Studies, as well as a final examination and preliminary work toward a senior thesis. (Preliminary thesis work includes an annotated bibliography and a 10-to-15-page preliminary draft.)

In addition to these requirements, majors should observe the following guidelines for fulfilling distribution requirements in arts and sciences:

1. The foreign language requirement must be fulfilled by Latin. Substitution of Greek is permitted for those seeking a focus on Byzantine culture.
   
2. The humanities requirement must include HSHU 101 and 102.
   
3. The course in Philosophy, Area II, may be fulfilled by PHIL 354, History of Medieval Philosophy.
   
4. Majors should include some religion classes relevant to medieval theology or religion.

Majors should consult the advising coordinator for course selection and the sequence of courses.

Program of Subconcentration

Six courses in medieval or Byzantine studies, which may include HSHU 101 and 102. At least two, but no more than three, of these courses may be in the same department. Students are encouraged to fulfill language requirements in Latin or another pertinent language. For additional information, consult the program director.

Courses Offered

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MDST	Course Title
451, 452	Senior Seminar

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Professors	Bruno M. Damiani; Joan Tasker Grimbert, Chair; Jean-Michel Heimonet; Mario A. Rojas
Associate Professors	Lourdes M. Alvarez; Margaret Ann Kassen; Stefania Lucamante; Hanna Marks; Ingrid Merkel; Peter Shoemaker; Chad C. Wright
Assistant Professors	Claudia Bornholdt; Mario Ortiz
Assistant Professor for Professional Practice	Kerstin T. Gaddy

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers Bachelor of Arts majors in the following fields: French, German, Spanish, Spanish for International Services, and in modern languages and secondary education. In addition to the three major language specializations, the department offers courses in Italian, which may lead to a minor.

Undergraduate programs in modern languages and literatures stress both practical and humanistic goals. A series of graduated language courses permits acquisition of oral, aural, and written mastery of a foreign language. A comprehensive program of courses in literature and civilization, ranging from introductory surveys through period and genre offerings to seminars treating individual major authors, provides the experience of another culture and of its modes of thought and expression.

A major in modern languages and literatures provides its graduates with both specific skills and competence and a sense of the relationship between their particular discipline and other liberal arts. Majors learn to express themselves clearly and correctly through required advanced language courses (200 through 400 level). They acquire a general knowledge of the literature as a whole in survey courses and a deeper knowledge of special areas in the courses that follow, including a number of 500-level electives. The final course taken by the concentrator, the senior seminar, coordinates all knowledge and skills acquired. A joint B.A.-M.A. program is available to qualified students in Spanish.

Students may choose to develop a minor in French, German, Italian or Spanish. Consult the individual language programs below for further details.

For students not majoring in languages, distribution requirements in literature as well as in humanities, as outlined under B.A. degree requirements, may be fulfilled by a number of courses offered by the department.

Note: All entering students and transfer students with one year of college French, German, Italian, or Spanish, who wish to continue in that language, are required to take a placement examination. The resulting placement will be valid up to one semester after the date of the examination.

Study Abroad Programs

The department recommends that language majors spend at least a semester in a country in which the language is spoken in order to increase their language proficiency and to broaden their cultural horizons.

Any CUA undergraduate student may apply for the Study Abroad Program. Priority will be given, first, to majors in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and, second, to minors in the Department. The Study Abroad Programs are especially designed for juniors. To qualify, the applicant must comply with the following two minimum requirements:

1. Have a current minimum GPA of 3.00 in courses taken in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and an overall minimum GPA of 3.00.
   
2. Have completed the 203-204 language sequence or have the equivalent language proficiency. A few programs accept students for beginning and intermediate language studies or cultural studies in English.

CUA students must have the approval of (1) the undergraduate adviser of the language program; (2) the adviser for the particular study abroad program; and (3) the director of the Study Abroad Program.

Applicants from other universities should contact the director of the specific program in which they are interested and the director of the Study Abroad Program directly.

Foreign Language Requirement

The foreign language requirement for degrees in the School of Arts and Sciences may be fulfilled by satisfactorily completing the intermediate level (103–104) in French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Spanish 113 (6 credits) is an accelerated intermediate-level equivalent to 103–104, open by departmental permission only to highly-qualified students. In addition to placement, a prerequisite for 102, 103, 113, and 104 is a minimum grade of C- in the previous course in the sequence.

Depending on placement, elementary-level language courses may be required to reach the intermediate level. Elementary language courses are numbered 101 and 102; the four-credit French or Spanish 112 is an accelerated elementary‑level equivalent to 101-102, open by placement to students with some previous experience of the language. Except for certain majors in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, elementary language courses 101, 102, and 112 count as free electives only.

French

Students acquire language proficiency and are introduced to the literatures and cultures of France and the Francophone world.

Required Courses

FREN	Course Title
203	Advanced French Grammar and Composition
204	Advanced French Grammar and Composition
300	French Civilization
301	Writing, Reading, and Talking about Literature in French
401	Practical Stylistics
452	Senior Seminar

Electives (Choose six)

FREN	Course Title
306	Contemporary France
309	Business French
315	Literature and Film
317	Versailles: The Architecture of Power
321	Survey of French Literature I: Middle Ages and 16th Century
322	Survey of French Literature II: The King and his Subjects
323	Survey of French Literature III: From Romanticism to “Nouveau Roman”
329	French Conversation
330	Practical Phonetics
341	Francophone Cultures and Literatures
503	The Fundamentals of French Linguistics
535	The Romance of King Arthur
553	French Romanticism

Students are also required to take two other courses from the elective options list (above), in a second foreign language, or in a related discipline in consultation with the French adviser.

Ideal Sequence of Courses

Year	Fall	Spring
First	FREN 203	FREN 204
Second	FREN 300, FREN 329	FREN 301, FREN 330
Third	FREN 306, 309, 315, 317, 321, 322, 323, 341, 503, 535, or 553	TWO from FREN 306, 309, 315, 321, 322, 323, 341, 503, 535, or 553
Fourth	FREN 452	FREN 401 and FREN 306, 309, 315, 317, 321, 322, 323, 341, 503, 535, or 553

Minor

FREN 203, 204 plus any combination of four courses in language, literature, and civilization from the following: 300, 301, 306, 309, 315, 317, 321, 322, 323, 329, 330, 341, 503. Students should consult the adviser in French concerning combinations of courses that best suit their needs and interests.N.B. Native speakers of French (francophones) may not enroll in FREN 203‑204 (Advanced Grammar and Composition), 301 (Introduction to Analysis of Literary Texts), 329 (French Conversation), or 330 (Practical Phonetics). Upper‑level literature courses are open to qualified native speakers with permission of the instructor.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

FREN	Course Title
101, 102	Elementary French I, II
103, 104	Intermediate French I, II
112	Review of Elementary French (4)
203	Advanced French I: Literature and Culture
204	Advanced French II: Introduction to French Cinema
300	French Civilization
301	Writing, Reading, and Talking about Literature in French
306	Contemporary France
309	Business French
315	French Literature and Film
317	Versailles: The Architecture of Power
321	French Literature I: Middle Ages and 16th Century
322	French Literature II: The King and His Subjects
323	French Literature III: 19th and 20th Century
329	French Conversation
330	Practical Phonetics
341	Francophone Cultures and Literatures
401	Practical Stylistics
452	Senior Seminar
500	Reading for Comprehension
503	The Fundamentals of French Linguistics
535	The Romance of King Arthur
552	French Romanticism
553	French Romanticism
595	Independent Study

German

Students acquire language proficiency in four advanced language courses taught at CUA and in our programs in Germany. They follow two introductory sequences in literature and culture. They complete degree requirements with elective courses, and integrate knowledge and skills in the Senior Seminar. Study of a second foreign language is strongly recommended. Area studies courses in history, politics, art, etc., may be chosen in consultation with the adviser.

Required Courses

GER	Course Title
203, 204	German Composition and Conversation I, II
301	German Civilization I: Culture and Religion
302	German Civilization II: Culture, Politics, and National Identity
351	Introduction to German Literature I: From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century
352	Introduction to German Literature II: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
401, 402	Advanced German I, II
452	Senior Seminar

Electives[1]

GER	Course Title
206	Kafka—The Endless Quest
207	German Drama in Translation
208	Thomas Mann in Translation
250	Berlin in Literature and Film
360	Writing in the 1990s
531	Postwar Literature in German-Speaking Countries
551	German Poetry

Four courses in related area studies to be approved by the adviser, or a second foreign language through the intermediate level are also part of the degree.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

GER	Course Titles
101, 102	Elementary German I, II
103, 104	Intermediate German I, II
203, 204	German Composition and Conversation I, II
206	Kafka-The Endless Quest
207	German Drama in Translation
208	Thomas Mann in Translation
250	Berlin in Literature and Film
301	German Civilization I: Culture and Religion
302	German Civilization II: Culture, Politics, and National Identity
351, 352	Intro to German Literature I, II
360	Writing the 1990s
401, 402	Advanced German
452	Senior Seminar
500	Reading for Comprehension (0)
531	Postwar Literature in German-Speaking Countries
541	Modern German Drama
542	German Comedy
547	The German Novelle
549	The German Novel
551	German Poetry
595	Independent Study

Minor

GER 203, 204, plus any combination of four courses in language, literature, and civilization from the following: 206, 207, 208, 250, 301, 302, 351, 352, 360, 401, 402, 531, 551. Students should consult the adviser in German concerning combinations of courses.

Italian

Minor

This program is designed for students who have a strong interest in Italian culture. Courses give students a wide knowledge of Italian current literary and cultural phenomena. A course in Italian American studies is also offered to provide an ideal bridge between Italian traditional studies and more current ones.

This program ranges from introductory surveys through period and genre offerings to seminars treating individual major authors. Italian minors are encouraged to take courses in areas such as fine arts, government, and history that may help prepare them for successful careers in government, law, international business, medicine, education, or the arts. Students are required to complete six courses toward the minor in Italian studies after the completion of the 101-04 sequence.

Required

ITAL	Course Title
203	Advanced Italian I: Talking About Culture
204	Advanced Italian II: Talking About Culture
AND four or more courses in literature and culture, either taught in English or in Italian (or both if placed above the intensive basic level), from among the following:
301	Survey in Italian Culture and Literature
302	Survey in Italian Culture and Literature
306	The Italian American Experience: A Survey
310	Italian Women Writers
320	The Splendor of Rome in Film and Literature
327	The Contemporary Italian Novel
331	The New Italian Cinema
With the approval of the academic adviser of the Italian program, two courses from among the following may replace electives listed above:
ITAL	Upper-level courses (taught in either Italian or English)
HIST	222, 317
ART	212, 307, 319, 320
CLAS	318

Other courses related to the Italian studies program can be chosen with the approval of the academic adviser of the Italian program.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

ITAL	Course Title
101, 102	Elementary Italian I, II
103, 104	Intermediate Italian I, II
203, 204	Advanced Italian I, II: Talking About Culture
301, 302	Survey of Italian Literature I, II
306	The Italian American Experience: A Survey
310	Italian Women Writers
320	Rome in Literature and Film
327	The Contemporary Italian Novel
331	New Italian Cinema: 1980-2005
494	Independent Study
500	Reading for Comprehension
511	Dante in Translation - Inferno
512	Dante in Translation – Purgatory and Paradise
515	Petrarch and the Lyric Tradition
523	From Manzoni to Verga: Romanticismo and Verismo
526	Pirandello and 20th Century Italian Theatre
532	The Book and the Film: Adaptation and Film Theory in Modern Cinema
595	Independent Study

Spanish

Spanish Literature

This program has been designed to improve language proficiency and to introduce students to the literatures and literary context of Spain, Latin America and Hispanic United States.

Required Courses

SPAN	Course Title
203, 204	Advanced Conversation and Composition I, II
205	Culture/Spain and Latin America
300	Introduction to Literature
310,	Contemporary Latin America in Dialogue with the World
311	Mastering Spanish Through Theater
410	Survey of Latin American Literature: Modern
411	Survey of Latin American Literature: Colonial
420	Survey of Peninsular Literature: 1700 to Present
421	Survey of Peninsular Literature: Medieval Spanish Literature to Golden Age
448	Undergraduate Seminar/Cervantes
450	Internship[2]
452	Senior Seminar

Ideal Sequence of Courses

Year	Fall	Spring
First	SPAN 203 or 210	SPAN 204 or 211
Second	SPAN 205, 310	SPAN 300, 311
Third	SPAN 410, 420	SPAN 411, 421
Fourth	SPAN 448	SPAN 450, 452

Spanish for International Services

Spanish for International Services is a pre-professional, career-oriented program to prepare students for service in government or private agencies and business in Spanish language-related fields. SIS offers a viable and flexible alternative to the traditional literature-oriented B.A. The Spanish component of SIS consists of 12 courses (36 semester credit hours), and has been designed to develop language proficiency and to acquaint the student with the Spanish world.

Required Courses

SPAN	Course Title
203, 204	Advanced Conversation and Composition I, II
205	Culture/Spain and Latin America
210, 211[3]	Spanish for Bilingual Students
300	Introduction to Literature[4]
301	Phonetics
310,	Contemporary Latin America in Dialogue with the World
311	Mastering Spanish Through Theater
320, 321	Translation I, II
410	Survey of Latin American Literature: 20th Century*
411	Survey of Latin American Literature: Colony and Independence*
420	Survey of Peninsular Literature: 1700 to Present*
421	Survey of Peninsular Literature: Medieval Spanish Literature to Golden Age
450	Internship
462	Senior Seminar

Ideal Sequence of Courses

Year	Fall	Spring
First	SPAN 203 or 210	SPAN 204
Second	SPAN 205, 310	SPAN 301, 311
Third	SPAN 410, 420 or 300, 320	SPAN 321, 411 or 421
Fourth	SPAN 450	SPAN 462

In addition to these core courses, students must take six courses (18 credit hours) selected from regular offerings in the departments of anthropology, history, politics, and economics. These courses must focus on the Spanish-speaking world. If needed as a prerequisite, one introductory course in each discipline is acceptable. To fulfill this requirement, students must use two of their electives. The 18 credit hours will be distributed in a logical sequence and according to these options:

1. Six credit hours in each of three of the following disciplines: anthropology, history, politics, and economics.
   
2. Twelve credit hours in one of these disciplines and six credits in another.

Minor

Students planning to have a minor in Spanish have a flexible sequence of courses: Spanish 203, 204 plus any combination of four courses from the following: Span 205, 300, 301, 310, 311, 410, 411, 420, 421, 448. Students should consult the adviser in Spanish concerning the combination of courses.

Native speakers planning a minor in Spanish should consult with the adviser in Spanish to arrange a sequence of courses according to their needs.

Modern Languages/Secondary Education Joint Program

In collaboration with the Department of Education, modern languages majors may follow a joint program in modern languages/secondary education to prepare themselves to teach French, German or Spanish at the secondary school level. Students in the joint program will complete the major program in their chosen language and a minor program in education (seven courses, including a student‑teaching internship). Courses in language, literature, conversation, civilization, linguistics, and methodology, along with the appropriate education courses, will help students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for successful teaching. Modern languages majors who wish to avail themselves of this program should consult the undergraduate advisers in both departments as soon as possible in their undergraduate careers in order to ensure that they make room in their schedules for all the required courses in both fields. See secondary education requirements in the Department of Education section of these Announcements.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

ML	Course Title
504	Topics in Applied Linguistics
520	Technology Enhanced Language Teaching
521	Principles and Practices of Second Language Teaching
522	Theories of Language Acquisition

 

SPAN	Course Title
101, 102	Elementary Spanish I, II
103, 104	Intermediate Spanish I, II
107	Spanish for Health Services
108	Spanish for Health Services II
112	Review of Elementary Spanish (4)
113	Intensive Intermediate Spanish (6)
203, 204	Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition I, II
205	Cultural Perspectives of Spain and Latin America
210, 211	Spanish for Bilingual Students I, II
250	Contemporary Spanish Fiction in Translation
300	Introduction to Literature
301	Spanish Phonetics
310	Contemporary Latin America in Dialogue
311	Mastering Spanish Through Theater
320, 321	Translation I, II
350	Medieval Spanish Literature
370	Spanish Civil War in Literature, Art, and Film
371	Spanish and Latin American Literature in English
380	Film, Culture, and History
410	Survey of Modern and Contemporary Latin American Literature
411	Survey of Latin American Literature: Colony and Independence
420	Survey of Peninsular Literature
421	Survey of Peninsular Literature: Medieval Spanish Literature to Golden Age
448	Cervantes and Spanish Golden Age
450	Internship
452	Coordinating Seminar for Literature Majors
462	Coordinating Seminar: Spanish for International Service
500	Reading for Comprehension (0)
501	Spanish Language and Culture for Health Profession
514	The Libro de Buen Amor and Medieval Discourses on Love
515	Medieval Iberian Prose
516	Medieval Iberian Lyric Poetry
517	Medieval Iberian Narrative
518	The Journey in Spanish Literature
522	Prose of the Golden Age
523	Golden Age Poetry
524	Pastoral Novel
525	Survey of Golden Age Drama
533	The Spanish Picaresque Novel
534	Prose of the Spanish Mystics
541	18th Century and Romanticism in Spain
542	Realism in Spain
543	Generation of 1898 and Modernism
544	Generation of 1927-Vanguardism
545	Modern Spanish Short Story and Novella
546	Spanish Literature of the Turn of the Century 1880-1920
551	Latin American Essay
553	Latin American Short Story
554	Spanish American Poetry
555	Social Conflicts in Latino and Spanish American Literature
556	Latin American Popular Song: Socio-Political Movements
557	Theater, Social Issues, and Politics in Latin America
558	Indigenismo
571	Hispanic Caribbean Literature
572	Literary Works by Hispanic Authors in the U.S.
595	Independent Study
596	Independent Study

Program in Music

Program Coordinator: Amy Antonelli, Assistant Dean, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music

Major Program

In cooperation with the faculty of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, the School of Arts and Sciences offers the B.A. degree with a major in music.

Prerequisities. MUS 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222, 223, 224; four semesters of private instruction (MUPI 169, 169, 169, 169; 3 semester hours each).

Required. MUS 321, 322, 325, 326, 327[5]; four additional semesters of private instruction (MUPI 169, 169, 169, 169; 3 semester hours each); instrumental ensembles, chorus or orchestra each semester; one-hour senior recital. Upon successful completion of a proficiency audition or, in the case of an applicant in composition, and audition and the submission of original compositions, an undergraduate student may be admitted provisionally as a music concentrator. At the completion of the student’s fourth semester of study, the faculty adviser in music will evaluate the student’s records and recommend whether the student should or should not be accepted formally as a music concentrator. In questionable cases, the adviser is permitted to recommend that the decision be delayed for a maximum of one additional semester, in order to evaluate further the student’s progress. This recommendation is subject to the approval of the dean of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music and the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Specific requirements for acceptance as a music concentrator include (1) successful completion of prerequisite courses in music as listed above; (2) an average of at least 3.0 in Major Private Instruction (169, 169, 169, 169) and appropriate performing level where applicable, and (3) an average rating of at least 85 in the applied jury at the end of the sophomore level.

In order to graduate, piano concentrators must complete Level IX. Requirements for each level appear in the music school section of these Announcements.

Note: Courses for non-concentrators are offered on a rotational basis each semester. Consult the current class schedule. Qualified students, however, may choose courses in music theory or applied music to fulfill the humanities requirement or as electives; permission of the dean of the music school is required. Performing organizations (see below) are open to qualified non-concentrators for credit.

Transfer students must successfully complete a minimum of eight semester credits in music (two semesters of private instruction and two semesters of performing organizations) in addition to the graduation recital.

For course listings or for information concerning the Bachelor of Music degree, see the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music section in these Announcements.

Peace and Justice Studies Program

Program Director: William Barbieri, Theology and Religious Studies; Web site: pjsp.cua.edu

The School of Arts and Sciences offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate sub-concentration in peace and justice studies. The purposes of the program are to enable students to explore the complex set of issues surrounding violent and nonviolent approaches to resolving conflicts and to promote an interdisciplinary approach to the study of peace, justice, and world order. The program is administered by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies in cooperation with the program director.

Six courses (18 credit hours) are required to complete the minor. Three of these are core courses in politics, sociology, and religious studies. Students further choose three electives from one of three thematically defined tracks: Peacemaking in Theory and Practice, Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation, and World Conflict and Cooperation. In addition, students are expected to complete a senior thesis in consultation with the director.

Core Courses

POL 226	Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
SOC 102	Social Problems
SOC 331	Globalization and Social Movements
TRS 334	War, Peace, and Revolution
TRS 381	Ways of Peace in World Religions

Sample Elective Courses:

Track I	Peacemaking in Theory and Practice
ANTH 250	Political Anthropology
ECON 501	Ethics in Economics and Social Responsibility
EDUC 503	Human Relations and Interpersonal Communications
POL 425	Just War: Morality and International Conflict
SSS 225	Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Track II	Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation
ANTH 366	Identity and Community in America
EDUC 522	Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in Education
POL 312	The Civil Rights Movement
PSY 225	Psychology of Aggression and Violence
SSS 326	Diversity in a Multicultural Society
Track III	World Conflict and Cooperation
ANTH 217	Migrants, Refugees, and the Homeless
ENG/MDIA 452	Film Narrative: Stanley Kubrick
HIST 361	War and Society in the Middle Ages
IRST 599	Northern Ireland: Conflict and Culture
POL 406	Environment and Development

Courses taken in accredited study abroad programs may be accepted on application. The list of eligible courses is updated periodically. In putting together a course program, students should consult with the director.

Students electing to take the minor must fill out an Application for Minor (subconcentration) form, available at the dean’s office. The director may be contacted at: barbieri@cua.edu.

Program in Philosophy

Program Coordinator: Jean De Groot, Associate Dean, School of Philosophy

Distribution Requirements

In cooperation with the faculty of the School of Philosophy, the School of Arts and Sciences offers the B.A. degree with a major in philosophy. The Philosophy faculty also provides courses to fulfill the distribution requirement in philosophy.

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences taking courses in philosophy must observe the following procedures:

1. PHIL 201 and 202 are prerequisites for all philosophy courses in the areas listed below and are required of all undergraduates enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences, except for participants in the University Honors Program philosophy sequence.
   
2. In addition to 201 and 202, students in the School of Arts and Sciences who are pursuing a B.A. degree, in order to fulfill the four-course philosophy requirement, must elect two additional courses: one from the area Logic, Morality, and Action and one from the area Nature, Knowledge, and God.
   
3. Students are free to elect additional courses from the two areas and any 500-level course, except 557 and 558.

Required

PHIL	Course Title
201	The Classical Mind: The Origin and Growth of Western Philosophy
202	The Modern Mind: Philosophy from Descartes to the Present
Area I. Logic, Morality, and Action
PHIL	Course Title
301	Reasoning and Argumentation
303	Biomedical Ethics
309	Ethics
310	Philosophy of Art
311	Contemporary Moral Issues
332	Political Philosophy
333	Philosophy of Natural Right and Natural Law
351	Introduction to Symbolic Logic
403	Morality and Law
Area II. Nature, Knowledge, and God
PHIL	Course Title
305	Metaphysics
308	Philosophy of God
313	Philosophy of Human Nature
315	Philosophy of Language
317	Philosophy of Religion
328	Philosophy of the Social Sciences
329	Philosophy of Science
331	Philosophy of Knowledge

Major Programs

Students who wish to enter a major program in philosophy must have a 3.0 overall grade point average.

Concentration Program

This program is designed to provide students with a broad philosophical background and the opportunity to do upper-division work in related disciplines. It is appropriate for those students who wish to use philosophy as a preparation for careers in business, industry, government, etc. It can also be used as a preparation for work in theology.

Requirements for students enrolled in the major program are:

1. 309, 331, 351, 353, 354, 355, 356, 453, 454, 557, 558.
   
2. One other course in philosophy, to be selected from 310, 311, 313, 315, 317, 329, 332 or a 500-level course.
   
3. Other courses to fulfill distribution requirements.
   
4. Comprehensive examination.

Pre-Law Program

This program is designed for students who wish to prepare for a career in law or related fields. The curriculum emphasizes those philosophical topics and skills pertinent to the study of law.

Requirements for students enrolled in the pre-law program are:

1. 301, 353, 354, 355, 356, 453, 454, 557, 558.
   
2. Two of the following: 332, 333, 403.
   
3. One elective from the following: 309, 310, 311, 313, 315, 317, 329, 331 or a 500-level course.
   
4. Other courses to fulfill distribution requirements.
   
5. Comprehensive examination.

For course descriptions and for information concerning the Bachelor of Philosophy and the Bachelor of Arts program in the School of Philosophy, see the School of Philosophy listings in these Announcements.

Subconcentration

The subconcentration in philosophy consists of two courses in addition to the four-course distribution requirement. One of the additional courses must be from Area I and the other from Area II.

Department of Physics

Professors	Frederick C. Bruhweiler; Pedro B. Macedo; Ian Pegg; Lorenzo Resca; Daniel I. Sober, Chair
Professors Emeriti	Hall L. Crannell; Jack R. Leibowitz; Paul H. E. Meijer; Herbert M. Überall; Carl W. Werntz
Adjunct Professors	Natchimuthukonar Gopalswamy; Stuart Jordan; Yoji Kondo; Raffaele Resta
Research Professors	Lawrence W. Fagg; Vladimir Krasnopolsky; Walter Madigosky; Donald J. Michels; James T. O’Brien; Thomas W. Seed
Associate Professors	Biprodas Dutta; Franz J. Klein; Steven B. Kraemer; Leon Ofman
Adjunct Associate Professors	Edward Colbert; Orville Chris St. Cyr; Robin Selinger; Johannes Staguhn
Research Associate Professors	Pamela Clark; Ralph B. Fiorito; Michael Goodman; Shrikanth Kanekal; Robert Mohr; Charles R. Proffitt; Myron A. Smith; Richard Starr; Glenn M. Wahlgren
Assistant Professor	John Philip
Adjunct Assistant Professor	Isabelle Müller
Research Assistant Professors	Peter C. Chen; Dana Hurley Crider; Thomas Moran
Research Associates	Arthur Aikin; Boncho Bonev; Jeffrey Brosius; Ronald Carlson; Pamela Clark; Duilia de Mello; Jeffrey Hayes; Rosina Iping; Gunther Kletetschka; Gladys Vieira Kober; Maxim Kramar; Alexander Kutepov; Alejandro Lara-Sanchez; Allen Lunsford; Malgorzata Selwa; James McAteer; Ryan Milligan; Norman F. Ness; Krister Nielsen; Vladimir Osherovich; Lutz Rastaetter; Nelson Reginald; Michael Reiner; Richard Schwartz; Jack Singal; Guillermo Stenborg; David Steyert; Ekaterina Verner; Gerald Williger; Hong Xie; Seiji Yashiro

The study of physics is an attempt to understand the physical universe in as fundamental a way as possible. It examines the mathematical relationships that exist among the physical entities of the world and, in particular, tries to discover the general principles that govern the behavior of the microscopic and macroscopic universe. Concentrators are prepared to enter graduate work with a firm grasp of the fundamentals. Introductory and special purpose courses are provided for students specializing in a wide variety of disciplines.

Program of Concentration

Prerequisities. PHYS 215, 216, 225, 226, 506; MATH 121, 122, 221, 222.

Required. PHYS 451, 452, 511, 512, 525, 531, 532, 535, 536. Additional courses in mathematics, physics, and allied fields are selected with approval of the student’s adviser. The exact number of such courses depends upon whether the student is pursuing a B.A. or a B.S. curriculum.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

PHYS	Course Title
101	20th Century Physics I
103	Astronomy
104	Search for Extraterrestrial Life
122	Sound and Light in Nature and Arts
177	Freshman Seminar: The Atomic Age
191	The Newtonian Revolution
192	The Einstein, Bohr Revolution
194	Space, Time, and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity (UH)
197	The Universe: The First 15 Billion Years (UH)
199	Newton to Einstein and Beyond (UH)
205, 206	College Physics I, II (4,4)
215, 216	University Physics I, II (4,4)
225	Introductory Mechanics Laboratory (1)
226	Introductory Electricity Laboratory (1)
240	Sun and Earth: Concepts and Connections
451	Senior Seminar (0)
452	Senior Seminar II (0)
506	Introduction to Modern Physics
511, 512	Mathematical Physics I, II
521	Advanced Research Practice
522	Advanced Research Practice II
523	Readings in Physics
524	Readings in Physics II
525	Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
528	Optics
531, 532	Quantum Theory I. II
534	Advanced Physical Laboratory
535	Analytical Mechanics
536	Electricity and Magnetism
537	Nuclear Physics
540	Materials Science: Solids
543	Introduction to Astrophysics
562	Space Weather I: Solar Physics
563	Space Weather II: Earth/Sun Interactions
564	Space Weather III: Magnetospheric Physics
565	Intermediate Solid State Physics
591	Solar Data Analysis (1)

Department of Politics

Professors	Claes G. Ryn; Wallace Thies; Joan B. Urban; David Walsh; John Kenneth White
Professors Emeriti	Charles R. Dechert; John K.C. Oh
Associate Professors	Dennis Coyle; Maryann Cusimano Love; Philip Henderson, Chair; John A. Kromkowski; James P. O’Leary; Stephen Schneck
Adjunct Associate Professor	William Heaton
Assistant Professor	Kirk Buckman; Matthew Green
Lecturers	John Hurley; Lee Edwards; Justin Garrison
Visiting Assistant Professor	Steven Brust, Sandra Leavitt

The study of persons in the political setting, in the broadest sense, is the fundamental substance of political science. The Department of Politics recognizes the breadth and the diversity of this classical discipline. The department offers a core curriculum and a selection of electives, which reflect the heritage and the contemporary nature of political science.

The study of the political setting encompasses the American and other political systems. It also includes the relations between states and traditional and contemporary political philosophy. The concentrator in politics is provided with the essentials of each of these areas.

Program of Concentration

Admission to the department as a concentrator normally occurs in the sophomore year after successful completion of the three introductory courses: 111, Introduction to American Politics; 112, Introduction to Comparative Politics; and 211, Introduction to Political Theory. In addition, 212, Introduction to International Relations, is required for all students specializing in world politics.

Each concentrator takes at least 12 but not more than 14 courses in politics. Students are encouraged to take a broad range of courses and must pass a senior comprehensive examination covering all of the areas of politics. In addition, each concentrator will select an area of specialization within the department, from which the second part of the senior comprehensive examination will be drawn. The specialization will be one of the following fields of political science: American government, world politics, or political theory. The department also offers special programs within these areas, including the programs in pre-law, public communication, and political economy.

In the senior year, a politics concentrator must demonstrate a capacity for systematic writing and thinking in a substantial research paper, normally completed within an advanced course in the student’s specialization. Qualified students may satisfy this requirement by writing a senior honors thesis. Students who are interested in the thesis option should, after consultation with a prospective director, submit a proposal to the department in September of their senior year.

Parliamentary Internships and International Studies

The department offers a variety of opportunities for internships and study abroad. These include programs in British politics in London, Irish society and politics in Dublin, and European studies in Leuven, Belgium. The British and Irish programs include internships within the respective parliaments, together with regular coursework in politics and other subjects. The European Studies Program focuses on European political and economic integration, comparative government, the institutions of the European community, and European culture.

Washington Area Internships

Students who wish to undertake academically supervised field work in Congress, one of the executive agencies, a political party or an association having an impact on public life may register for an internship (593 or 594). An undergraduate student may take two internships for credit, which may be applied to the 12-course concentration in politics.

The student identifies an internship opportunity through the faculty, personal contact or the notices posted in the department. After negotiating duties with the sponsor and obtaining the written approval of the department’s internship coordinator, the student is eligible for credit. The student’s progress will be monitored by a member of the department. The grade is assigned on the basis of the sponsor’s assessment, review of the intern’s work on the job, assignment of written reports, short papers, and/or an examination. In special circumstances an internship may be made available to students not concentrating in politics.

Pre-Law

Students planning a career in law may wish to complete the department’s pre-law sequence. In addition to the regular specialization requirements in American government, world politics or political theory, students complete a four-course sequence in public law. Each course in this sequence also counts for one of the other specializations. Pre-law students may take additional public law courses and count them toward their specialization.

In addition to the department’s three introductory courses (see above), pre-law students are strongly encouraged to take POL 220, Introduction to Law and Politics. POL 220 should be taken first, but may be taken concurrently with or after another public law course. If a student is not able to fit POL 220 into his or her schedule when it is offered, an additional public law course at the 300 or 400 level may be substituted with department approval.

Pre-law students must also take two public law courses at the 300 or 400 level, including at least one semester of Constitutional Law (POL 323 or 324). Eligible courses will vary depending upon faculty offerings, and will be designated at the beginning of the registration period for the following semester.

Finally, pre-law students must take an approved 500-level seminar course, typically during the senior year. Courses may include POL 507 The Supreme Court, POL 553 Constitutional Theory and Interpretation, POL 578 Advanced Topics in Public Law, or other courses designated at the time of registration. This course may be used to fulfill the departmental seminar-paper requirement.

For further information, or for advice on preparing and applying for law school, contact the department’s pre-law sequence adviser, Professor Dennis Coyle.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester. The courses below are designated as belonging to one of the three fields of specialization offered by the department. However, many of the courses cut across the boundaries within the discipline of politics and can be applied toward more than one field. Students should consult their adviser as to how particular courses may satisfy requirements in their program.

POL	Course Title
111	Introduction to American Government
112	Introduction to Comparative Politics
211	Introduction to Political Theory
212	Introduction to International Relations
220	Introduction to Law and Politics
226	Introduction to Peace Studies
250	Politics of Latin America
300	Introduction to Asian Politics
302	Contemporary Issues of U.S. Policy
305	Person and Polity
307	Global Issues
310	The U.S. Presidency
311	Changing Western Europe
312	The Civil Rights Movement
313	Urban Government and Politics
314	American Ethnic Politics
315	Modern China and the World
316	The Congress
317	American Public Opinion
319	Politics of Canada, Belgium and Germany
320	Comparative World Media
321	Legal Issues in Communications
323, 324	Constitutional Law I, II
331	Globalization and Social Movement
359	Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
360	Modern Political Thought
362	Christian Political Thought
363	Politics of the 60’s
364	Cold War Politics
370	Russian Politics: Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin
371	Politics of New East Europe
400	American Political Parties
401	Media and American Politics
402	The Values Divide: American Politics and Culture in Transition
403	Poverty, Social Welfare and Public Policy
404	Law and Morality
405	National Elections
406	Environment and Development
407	U.S. Political Leadership to 1912
408	The Separation of Powers
410, 411	American Political Thought I, II
412	National Policy-Making Processes
413	Power, Morality, and Culture
414	Reading Marx
415	International Organizations
416	Comparative Political Development
417	Politics of Development
418	Ecology and Political Theory
419	Interest Groups and American Politics
420	Contemporary Issues in Congress
422	Religion and Public Policy
423	Politics and Military Strategy
424	Contemporary Issues in State and Local Government
425	Just War: Morality and International Conflict
427	U.S. Leadership Since 1912
428	Conservatism and American Politics
430	Chinese Government and Politics
433	Politics of Food
435	Constitutional Politics Europe
445	U.S. Foreign Policy
446	European Integration
447	War and Peace in Nuclear Age
448	Varieties of Capitalism
452	The American Federal System
455	Intro into American Political Development
462	Principles of American Founding
464	Topics in Congressional Politics
465	American Political Culture
466	From Riots to Revolution
478	Environmental Politics
479	Iran since Islamic Revolution
489	Comparative Politics: Non-Western Politics and Culture
490	Politics of Reconstruction and Reparation
498, 499	Senior Honors Thesis
501	Globalization
502	Democracy and Its Critics
505	Comparative Politics (Leuven)
506	Politics and the Imagination
507	The Supreme Court
508	The United States Presidency
509	Contemporary Issues in Urban and Ethnic Politics
510	Property Rights and Environmental Policy
511	Irish Society and Politics (Dublin)
513	Bureaucratic Politics and Administration
514	The New Political Anthropology
516	Irish Parliament Internship (Dublin)
518	American Political Parties and the Political Process
519	Science Policy Issues: Environment
520	U.S. Political Leadership
521	The Presidency and the Congress
523	Voting and Elections
524	The War on Terrorism
527	Parliamentary Studies (London)
528	Congressional Internship
529	Liberalism and Its Critics
530	Classics of Political Economy
531	Introduction to the Institutions and Policies of the European Community (Leuven)
533	Elements of Political Analysis: The Policy Approach
534	Security after the Cold War
535	U.S Foreign Policy
536	Comparative Politics (Leuven)
537	International Political Economy
538	Topics in International Political Economy
540	New Issues in Old Europe
541	British Parliamentary Studies (London)
542	British Politics
545	Contemporary Issues in the U.K.
548	Contemporary Political Theory
549, 550	European Parliamentary Internship
553	Constitutional Theory and Interpretation
554	Constitutional Political Economy
555	Conservatism
556	The Moral Problem of Politics
557	Contemporary Military Strategy
558	Just Peace
559	The Media and Foreign Policy
560	Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy
561	War Crimes
562	Seminar: American Political Development
563	Politics of Post-Soviet Russia
570	Contemporary Irish Society
572	Political and Military Problems of Developing Nations
573	United States-Latin American Relations
575	International Politics: Atlantic Alliances
576	Ethics and Public Policy
577	Political Theory of the American Framing
578	Advanced Topics in Public Law
579	Capitalism
580	Grassroots Politics in Latin America
583	Comparative Political Development
584	Jurisprudence
585	Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective
590	Contending Civilizations
591 A	State-Minority Relations in Asia
593, 594	Washington Internship
595, 596	Independent Study
599	Northern Ireland: Conflict and Culture

Department of Psychology

Professors	Diane B. Arnkoff; James F. Brennan; Carol R. Glass; James H. Howard Jr.; David A. Jobes; Martin A. Safer; Marc M. Sebrechts, Chair; James E. Youniss
Professors Emeriti	James P. O’Connor; Bruce M. Ross; Antanas Suziedelis
Research Professor	Pamela Greenwood
Associate Professors	Deborah M. Clawson; Barry M. Wagner
Research Associate Professor	Cheryl Y. Trepagnier
Assistant Professors	Sandra Barrueco; Rebecca Fuller; Marcie Goeke-Morey
Lecturers	Anita Boss; Rolando Díaz; Paul Fedio; D. David Missar; Jonathan Segal

The Department of Psychology, one of the first established in this country, was founded in 1891 by Edward Pace upon his return from study with Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig.

The B.A. program in psychology is designed to give students a thorough background in psychological theory and methodology and to acquaint them with a variety of content areas such as developmental, social, personality, clinical, perception, and cognition. This program gives the major an excellent preparation for graduate training in psychology. It also provides preparation for graduate work in other social science domains such as education, sociology, and political science, as well as for professional training in medicine, business, social work, and law. Finally, there are many areas of employment for psychology majors with a B.A. degree, including advertising, management, mental health, child development, forensics, communications, education, marketing, personnel, human resources, and government.

Psychology majors are required to take a total of 12 courses in psychology, including General Psychology (201), Introductory Statistics (322, includes lab), General Research Methods in Psychology (350, includes lab), and Senior Seminar (451). Out of the eight remaining electives in psychology, one course must be selected from each of four content areas: experimental, clinical, developmental, and social/personality psychology. In addition, one of these eight electives must be a 370-level course together with its corresponding 470-level laboratory section, to be taken after completing PSY 322 and 350.

Students have the opportunity to earn course credit for hands-on research experience (Research Apprenticeship, Independent Study) and for Psychology Internships.

Students must maintain a 2.0 overall grade point average, and earn grades of C- or better in all psychology courses. Undergraduate psychology requirements and information on the department and on careers in psychology are given in the Psychology Undergraduate Handbook, available from the Department of Psychology and on the departmental Web site: http://psychology.cua.edu . Courses are numbered as most appropriate for, but not limited to, the following students: 200 level, all students, no prerequisites; 300 level, all students, sometimes with PSY 201 as prerequisite; 400 level, juniors and seniors with PSY 201 as prerequisite; 500 level, juniors and seniors (and also masters-level students) with PSY 201 as prerequisite; 600 level, most appropriate for masters-level students but open to juniors and seniors by permission of instructor.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

PSY	Course Title
201	General Psychology
220	Psychology of Visual Art
222	Psychology and Technology
223	Death and Dying
224	Psychology of Women and Men
225	Psychology of Aggression and Violence
226	Close Interpersonal Relationships
228	Modern Look at Freudian Psychology
232	Psychology of Stress and Coping
240	The Aging Mind
243	Sport Psychology
301	Theories of Personality
302	Forensic Psychology
304	Brain and Behavior
305	Social Psychology
306	Psychology of Group Behavior
307	Child Development
308	Social Development
309	Psychology of Adolescence
322	Introductory Statistics
341	Psychology of Memory
350	General Research Methods in Psychology (4)
360	Social Psychology
371	Sensation and Perception
373	Cognitive and Behavior Therapy
374	Personality Psychology
376	Cognitive Psychology
379	Life Span Development
380	Abnormal Psychology
381	Clinical Psychology
382	Abnormal Child Psychology
383	Health Psychology
384	Community Psychology
385	Psychology of Brain Injury
410	Psychological Testing and Measurement
421	Positive Psychology
423	Culture and Human Development
451	Senior Seminar
471	Laboratory in Sensation and Perception (1)
473	Laboratory in Cognitive and Behavior Therapy (1)
474	Laboratory in Personality (1)
476	Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology (1)
479	Laboratory in Life Span Development (1)
495–498	Research Apprenticeship for Undergraduates (1)
510	Forensic Psychology
522	Psychotherapy: Theory and Research
523	Death, Grief and Loss
534	Theories of Cognitive Develop.
536	Human-Computer Interaction
570	Visualization and Virtual Reality
590, 591, 592	Readings in Psychology
593, 594	Psychology Internship
595, 596	Independent Study

Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures

Professors	Rev. Sidney H. Griffith, S.T., Chair
Professor Emeritus	Richard M. Frank
Associate Professor	Douglas M. Gropp
Adjunct Associate Professor	Janet A. Timbie
Visiting Assistant Professor	Mark J. Leson

The Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures is basically a graduate department. Introductory language courses, however, are open to interested undergraduates. In particular, the two courses entitled “Introduction to Arabic” (211, 213) are designed to accommodate undergraduate students; these two courses, each six credits, together fulfill the requirement for “two semesters of a classical or modern foreign language at the intermediate level,” i.e., they are the equivalent of four semesters of the usual introductory and intermediate language instruction. The other 500-level courses are also open to undergraduates. Undergraduate students who have completed the introductory language courses may take the more advanced courses that follow in sequence, for which they should consult the Graduate Studies Announcements.

Foreign Language Requirement

The foreign language requirement for degrees in the School of Arts and Sciences may be fulfilled by satisfactorily completing SEM 242 (6 credits), Introduction to Arabic II. Prerequisite for SEM 242 is SEM 241 (6 credits), with a grade of at least C-, or departmental placement. SEM 241 does not fulfill the foreign language requirement but counts as a free elective.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

SEM	Course Title
241	Introduction to Arabic (6)
247	Arabic Literature in Translation (6)
505	History of Christians in the Islamic Near East
511, 512	Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
517	Readings in Biblical Hebrew
521, 522	Introduction to Aramaic
531, 532	Introduction to Syriac I, II
533	Basic Syriac
541, 542	Introduction to Arabic (6,6)
545, 546	Arabic Literature I, II
547	Arabic Literature in Translation
551, 552	Introduction to Classical Ethiopic
611, 612	Biblical Hebrew Prose I, II
613	Mishnaic Hebrew
622	Biblical Aramaic
631, 632	Syriac Literature
641, 642	Readings: Islamic and Christian Arabic
651, 652	Readings in Classical Ethiopic
661, 662	Introduction to Akkadian
671, 672	Middle Egyptian
675, 676	History and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt I, II
681, 682	Introduction to Coptic Studies
683	Basic Coptic

Program in Social Work

Program Chair: Lynn Milgram Mayer, Assistant Professor, National Catholic School of Social Service

The undergraduate program in social work prepares students for beginning professional practice in the field of social work and prepares them for graduate school. The undergraduate program is offered as a major in the School of Arts and Sciences; the required social work courses are taught by faculty of the National Catholic School of Social Service. The baccalaureate program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Mission

Derived from the mission of The Catholic University of America, the needs of people, and the goals and values of the social work profession, the mission of the National Catholic School of Social Service is to prepare generalist and advanced practitioners, scholars and educators whose work is grounded in the social justice and charity foundation of Catholic intellectual tradition and Judeo-Christian values as well as in the tradition of a modern university, which welcomes all forms of human inquiry and values. In keeping with the teachings and values of the Roman Catholic Church, NCSSS embraces as its special responsibility the education of social workers who promote the dignity of all people as bio-psycho-social-spiritual beings, and who serve the Catholic community, the neighboring community, and beyond. Its goals are:

1. To advance professional social work knowledge, values, and skills through the development and dissemination of social work research and theory, multidisciplinary collaboration, and other scholarly activities relevant to the times.
   
2. To educate students to become ethical social work practitioners and leaders imbued with an understanding of cultural diversity and the intellectual and professional competencies capable of promoting both individual and social change.
   
3. To educate students to address the basic needs of all people with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of vulnerable, oppressed, and impoverished people and communities.
   
4. To contribute responsibly to social justice and to promote individual and societal well-being in the context of the Catholic and general communities on the local, national, and global levels.

Goals

Derived from both the mission of NCSSS and the university, the baccalaureate program has established eight goals:

1. Integrate a broad liberal arts perspective with social work education and field education.
   
2. Prepare beginning level social workers for generalist social work practice in a variety of settings and with diverse client populations.
   
3. Develop competent social work practitioners who are steeped in respect for human diversity and in the values and ethics of the social work profession.
   
4. Provide content that prepares students to become critical consumers of social work research and active participants in research efforts applicable to generalist social work practice.
   
5. Provide content that enables students to recognize the dynamics of oppression and discrimination on all populations, with a special emphasis on populations-at-risk.
   
6. Prepare generalist practitioners to use theories of human behavior and theories of human growth and development in order to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
   
7. Challenge students to develop a deep commitment to the promotion of social and economic justice: the elimination of poverty, discrimination, and oppression in the context of the tradition of Catholic social teachings and the mission of The Catholic University of America.
   
8. Prepare social work practitioners to analyze current social policy, critique federal, state, and local agency social programs; and examine them in the context of American social welfare history and contemporary society.

Admission

Admission to the School of Arts and Sciences is necessary to enter the undergraduate program in social work. Students are encouraged to seek advisement with the program chair, as soon as they have identified an interest in social work. Students may enter the undergraduate social work program during freshman and sophomore years. Formal declaration as a social work major and acceptance into the program takes place during the second semester of the sophomore year, at which point students will:

1. Have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (after admission into the social work program, students are required to maintain a 2.7 average in the major).
   
2. Have earned at least a C grade in each social work course previously taken.
   
3. Have taken the following required courses: (a) a course in public speaking (DR 102, 403 or 205), (b) introductory level course in biology (BIOL 103), (c) a statistics course.
   
4. Submit a typewritten personal statement, two or three pages in length, addressing the following questions:
1. Why do you want to concentrate in social work?
   
2. What experiences have you had that relate to this interest (in your personal and family life, in classes and activities as a student, and in volunteer or paid jobs)? Give examples.
   
3. At the present time, what do you see as your strengths and limitations in working with people as a social worker? Give examples.
   
4. Describe one situation in which you either helped or were helped by another individual.
   
5. After graduating what are your professional goals as a social worker?
   
5. Submit a list with dates of paid and/or volunteer experiences that relate to social work activities.
   
6. Submit two written recommendations, one from the program chair and one from a supervisor at a volunteer experience, a supervisor at a paid experience, a high school counselor, or a professor in a social work course.
   
7. Complete an application form, which can be obtained at the Office of the Chair, Undergraduate Program in Social Work.

Student Transfer Policy

Students majoring in social work may transfer up to 21 social work credits from a CSWE-accredited undergraduate social work program. These credits may include content from Introductory Social Work, Human Behavior, Social Work Policy, Research Methods, and one three-credit elective. All course syllabi submitted for transfer consideration will be reviewed before a final decision is made by the B.A. program chair. All theory and practice coursework, field practicum/internships and comprehensive seminar coursework must be completed at the National Catholic School of Social Service.

Advanced Standing

Qualified social work majors may apply for advanced standing within NCSSS and should consult with their adviser on admission policy during their senior year. If accepted, students are able to complete the M.S.W. in one year instead of two.

The criteria for advanced standing status shall include:

1. A bachelor’s degree in social work from a CSWE accredited program (received within five years of enrollment in the M.S.W. Program); course descriptions submitted as part of the admissions packet.
   
2. A cumulative average of at least 3.2 in the social work courses of the undergraduate program;
   
3. A cumulative average of at least 3.0 in all courses applied toward the bachelor’s degree;
   
4. A minimum of B minus (B-) in each social work course to be considered for waiving of credit (approved by NCSSS faculty February 1999);
   
5. A recommendation from the chair of the undergraduate program, explicitly supporting admission directly to the advanced year of the M.S.W. program, as one of the three reference letters;
   
6. An undergraduate practicum experience that is comparable to that expected in NCSSS foundation practicum, as evidenced in the final field evaluation. Applicants are invited to submit their first semester field evaluation with their application prior to receipt of their final field evaluation.

Academic Requirements

The National Catholic School of Social Service affirms its right to require its students to meet accepted academic requirements that consist of scholastic and behavioral components. Consistent with Catholic social teaching, and social work values, NCSSS respects the worth and value of all persons regardless of age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, handicapping conditions, or diversity of opinion. Students’ behavior should reflect the core values of the social work profession: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. Standards for professional performance require that students adhere to ethical standards as outlined in the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. Please refer to NCSSS Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Student Handbook for specific scholastic and behavioral requirements and for information on review committees.

Curriculum

The curriculum is designed to prepare students for (1) direct entry into social work practice, under supervision, in public welfare agencies, general and mental health hospitals, courts and probation departments, family and children services agencies, neighborhood and community action agencies, and other settings; (2) graduate social work education; and (3) participation and leadership in the community to benefit the most disadvantaged.

Students begin learning about social welfare and social work in the introductory courses through reading, research projects, and field observation. They are encouraged to seek opportunities in the community to test their interests in social work since to be accepted as majors they must give evidence of an aptitude for working with people. During the second semester of the junior year, students spend four hours each week observing in community social welfare agencies in a supervised field education practicum. During the senior year, all students spend two days each week in community social welfare agencies in a supervised field education practicum. This practicum enables students to test theories and develop beginning skills in the practice of social work.

Distribution requirements of the School of Arts and Sciences for the baccalaureate degree must be fulfilled. Students should consult their adviser for specific courses that are recommended within the distribution requirements.

Students majoring in social work are required to take the major and support courses diagrammed in the NCSSS Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Student Handbook Some courses may be substituted or added with the permission of the program chair. However, no credit is given for life or previous work experience, in whole or part, in lieu of the field practicum or of the courses in the professional foundation specified by the Curriculum Policy Statement of the Council on Social Work Education.

Distribution electives are to be taken during the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years. These electives will be chosen in the areas of sociology, psychology, history, and politics. The student and adviser will determine other electives that are appropriate for entry-level professional practice as a social worker.

Students should choose electives in their area of interest, because social workers holding the baccalaureate degree have a variety of employment opportunities open to them. They work with children in foster and adoptive homes and shelters and day care centers; with teenagers and young adults wherever the young need help (for example, in community centers and clubs, on the streets and in other informal settings, in juvenile courts, youth councils, detention homes, treatment centers, reformatories, and parole departments); with community leaders, groups, and self-help organizations; with the physically disabled as part of the health and rehabilitation team in hospitals, centers, workshops, and homes; with families troubled by faltering personal relationships and such problems as alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, and imprisonment; and with the aged in recreational and care centers and in their homes and communities.

Field Education

Undergraduate field education enables students to test theories and develop beginning skills in the practice of social work. Field education provides an opportunity for students to put into practice the knowledge, principles, values and skills that are essential as the foundation for social work. This learning experience is planned to be a generalist one in order to prepare graduates either to work under supervision in a variety of social work settings or to continue on to graduate social work education.

Each student will have the opportunity for supervised field education in the second semester of the junior year and both semesters of the senior year. All field education is taken concurrently with social work practice courses (352 in the junior year and 453 and 454 in the senior year.)

The junior year field practicum consists of a four-hour-per-week observational experience in a supervised practicum in a social agency or social service system in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. Discussion about the experience occurs in the student’s practice course. Successful completion of the junior year practicum and practice course (352) earns the student four credit hours.

In the senior year, the student is assigned a field placement in one of the designated field placement agencies in metropolitan Washington, D.C. Placement consists of 16 hours per week of supervised social work practice experience in the same agency throughout the academic year taken concurrently with 465 and 466, Integrative Seminar. Students earn four credit hours each semester for the senior practicum and integrative seminar combined. In addition they earn three credit hours each semester for the senior year practice courses 453 and 454. Grades for field education are based on the recommendations of the field instructor with the final grade assigned by the CUA faculty. Agencies and students are expected to arrange field learning experiences so they are in harmony with the academic calendar. Students in junior and senior year field placements are required to pay an additional fee for malpractice insurance.

Senior Comprehensive Assessment

In the Program in Social Work, the senior comprehensive assessment required by the university takes the form of a senior comprehensive paper. By university regulations, students receive pass, fail, or honors on the comprehensive. The comprehensive is designed to allow students to integrate content from their social work courses as well as their liberal arts education. A student who fails to pass the senior comprehensive assessment must repeat the assessment, no earlier than 60 days following the most recent failure, until it is passed. No student may receive an undergraduate degree from the School of Arts and Sciences until the senior comprehensive assessment is satisfactorily completed.

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

SSS	Course Title
101	Introduction to Social Work
223, 225	Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, II
302, 303	Social Welfare Policy I. II
326	Diversity in a Multicultural Society
340	Research Methods in Social Work
352, 453, 454	Social Work Practice I, II, III
465, 466	Undergraduate Concurrent Field Instruction I, II
490	Coordinating Seminar
497, 498, 499	Reading and Research in Soc Work
533	Feminist Issues in Social Work Intervention
545	An Introduction to the DSM-IV
547	Issues and Strategies in Serving Persons with Disabilities
554	Homelessness: Individual and Social Concerns
557	Catholic Social Thought and Contemporary Social Issues

Department of Sociology

Professors	Sandra L. Hanson; Bronislaw Misztal, Chair
Professors Emeriti	Dean R. Hoge; Raymond H. Potvin
Adjunct Professors	James Loewen; Anthony Pogorelc; Leszek J. Sibilski
Associate Professors	Enrique Pumar; Rev. Donald Paul Sullins

The Department of Sociology, one of the oldest in the United States, was founded in the mid-1890s. William J. Kerby and Paul Hanly Furfey were early chairs of the department. Programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department of Sociology offers qualified students a five-year B.A-‑M.A. degree. See the Accelerated Degree Programs section under Arts and Sciences.

Undergraduate Program, like its graduate equivalent, is organized around three principal areas:

1. Public Policy Analysis (offering courses on poverty eradication; educational processes in various societies; ethnicity and race as major forces that hold society together or split it apart; urban America; disability, sports and gender policies; as well as economic sociology and social change);
   
2. Criminology and Criminal Justice (offering courses on the sociology of law; international crime and terrorism; global threats and threat management; surveillance and penology; and sociology of organizations and law enforcement); and
   
3. Global Processes (offering courses on various models of globalization and on fragmentation of modern markets, development of European cities; political and religious change, especially in the areas adjacent to the United States; civil society and social justice; and comparative analyses of contemporary societies, which focuses on Latin American and European societies).

In each of these areas students receive basic training in research methods and theory. In the past six years the department has had a 100 percent job placement rate. Undergraduate education at the sociology department serves as an excellent conduit to professional positions in law enforcement, public policy, and social research, as well as a conduit for successful application to law schools, graduate programs in sociology and social work, and professional schools. Within two years all our undergraduate students who wish to do so usually enter into advanced educational institutions.

Eight core courses are required of all concentrators. Assisted by the adviser, students develop interesting variations of curriculum compositions to suit their status attainment strategies.

Each concentrator is expected to complete the core curriculum of 101, 102, 202 or 501, 352, 451, 452, and 301 or 503 with a grade of C or better in each course. Students are expected to take 202 in the sophomore year; 301 and 352 in the junior year; and 451 and 452 in the senior year. Each concentrator must complete five other courses offered in the Department of Sociology or related departments. Course requirements for a minor in sociology include 101, 102, 202, 352, and two electives in other sociology courses.

Each student concentrating in sociology will be assigned a departmental adviser who must approve each semester’s course selections. Students may elect one or two semesters of Independent Research (495, 496) in order to provide individually tailored programs. Advisers may approve the crediting of related courses in other departments toward the total of 12 courses required for concentration in sociology. Up to six hours may be earned in supervised internships. Students planning to pursue graduate studies in sociology are strongly encouraged to enroll in Data Handling in Social Science (513).

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

SOC	Course Title
101	Introduction to Sociology
102	Social Problems
202	Research Methods
204	Introduction to International Crime
205	Sociology of Crime
206	Marriage and the Family
208	Sociology of Delinquency
235	Sociology of Media
241	Religion in the Modern World
316	Poverty Eradication Policy
301	Statistical Analysis for Social Science I
305	Deviance
324	Social Stratification
328	Death and Dying
331	Globalization and Social Movements
334	Capitalism, Globalization and Consumption
345	Sociology of Sports
350	Sociology and Cyberspace
351	Critical Issues in Cyberspace Media
352	Contemporary Sociological Theory
383	Global Disability Policies
365	Controlling America’s Borders: Issues and Problems
371	Sociology of Deviance
373	Cross Cultural Gender Studies
401	Sociology of Organization
413	Sex and Society
423	Social Change
424	War and Conflict Resolution
430	The Cities of Europe
450	Race Relations in Complex Society
451, 452	Senior Coordinating Seminar
460	Political Sociology
473	Gender Across Societies
480	Sociology Internship
495–497	Independent Research
499	Selected Topics in Sociology
501	Research Design and Methods
503	Social Statistics
506	Statistical Analysis of Categorical Data
512	Comparative Theories of Societies
513	Data Handling in Social Science
528	Social Stratification and Mobility
530	Family Problems
534	Economic Sociology
549	Social Fragmentation
556	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong
562	Formal Organizations
563	Modern Social Movements
583	Global Policies of Disability

Program in Theology and Religious Studies

Program Coordinator: Rev. James Wiseman, Professor, School of Theology and Religious Studies

In cooperation with the faculty of the School of Theology and Religious Studies, the School of Arts and Sciences offers the B.A. with a major in theology and religious studies. For more information on the School of Theology and Religious Studies, its faculty and graduate programs, see the School of Theology and Religious Studies section of the Graduate Studies Announcements.

History.  From its foundation The Catholic University of America has given priority to theology and religious studies. It has emphasized programs that explore the Roman Catholic tradition of humanistic learning and that study its relevance to the needs of society and the Church. The Apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae (1990) insists that an authentically Catholic university in its study of theology carry on a dialogue with the cultures of the world as well as with the sciences and world religions. In 1929, Rev. John Montgomery Cooper founded the Department of Religion and Religious Education as part of the School of Arts and Sciences to introduce undergraduates to the critical and interdisciplinary understanding of religious beliefs and practices in world cultures. For 70 years, the curriculum has provided courses in the Catholic theological tradition and practices. In addition, it has also examined Orthodox and Protestant traditions of Christianity together with studies of Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Taoism, and Confucianism in the context of global societal developments.

After a review of programs and structures, the Board of Trustees approved a recommendation by the Academic Senate to establish a School of Religious Studies in September 1973. The department became part of this new school while continuing to offer courses to all undergraduates in the university. In 2002, the Board of Trustees, after the recommendation of the Academic Senate, voted to convert the departments of the School of Religious Studies into programs in a School of Theology and Religious Studies. By thus coordinating existing units, The Catholic University of America established a School of Theology and Religious Studies as a national center of academic research, instruction, and service. This school continues to provide courses for undergraduates who need to fulfill distribution requirements as well as for those wishing to major or minor in theology and religious studies.

As a result, the academic areas in the school introduce students to the liturgical, theological, and magisterial tradition of the Church and emphasize an interdisciplinary approach and collaboration with other schools of the university. The school’s programs include an ecumenical and inter‑religious dimension to all theological studies and engage in the exploration of relations between religion and culture. The school is committed to the promotion of informed efforts to work for justice and peace, both within the Church and in the world, in the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Distribution Requirements. To fulfill the distribution requirements for the bachelor’s degree, undergraduate students in the School of Arts and Science must take four courses in theology and religious studies. Students in the professional schools must take three such courses. All students must take at least two introductory level courses (i.e., a TRS 200 level course), at least one of which must be within the Catholic tradition (a course from TRS 200 to TRS 262 or TRS 291). Further, students must take at least one course at the 300 level.

All students should develop patterns of courses that fit their academic interests and program, in consultation with their advisers. The 200 level courses serve as introductory courses in the areas of specialization within the School of Theology and Religious Studies: Biblical Studies; Church History; Moral Theology and Ethics; Liturgy and Sacrament; Spirituality, Ministry and Religious Education; Systematic Theology; and Religion and Culture. Upper level (300) courses treat more specialized questions within these same areas. The course numbering system reflects this arrangement—see chart under Course Numbering System below.

Professional Curriculum.  Courses in theology and religious studies are regularly offered that comment upon the professional fields, such as nursing, the arts, business, economics, ecology, and public life. Undergraduates in the schools of architecture and planning, engineering, music, and nursing should consult their advisers to discuss appropriate sequences for their distribution requirements. Undergraduates who are considering vocations to the priesthood, religious life or lay ministry in the Catholic Church may find courses relevant to their anticipated goals. Campus ministry offers internships in social service, which complement the academic program. Some courses in the department also include reflective internships as a part of the course requirements.

Transfer Students. Students who transfer from other accredited institutions are welcome to apply prior courses in theology and religious studies to their distribution requirements in theology and religious studies here at CUA. They must apply for transfer credit through the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences who consults with the School of Theology and Religious Studies.

PROGRAMS FOR MAJORS AND MINORS

The School of Theology and Religious Studies offers programs that lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree in theology and religious studies through the School of Arts and Sciences. It also offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Qualified students who major in theology and religious studies may, with the approval of the deans of the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Theology and Religious Studies, anticipate entry into the Master of Arts program in their fourth year of undergraduate study. The bachelor’s/master’s degree sequence is recommended for those who wish to teach at the secondary school level. Consultation with the associate dean for undergraduate programs in the School of Theology and Religious Studies is necessary for entrance into the program.

Programs for Majors. In the context of a humanist education in the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree in theology and religious studies provides students with both a wide exposure to the areas of specialization within theology and religious studies, and an opportunity to delve more deeply into areas of special interest to them.

Admission. In order to be accepted as a major in theology and religious studies, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better. In addition, at the completion of their sophomore year, they must have an average 2.7 GPA in theology and religious studies courses.

Courses. Students majoring in theology and religious studies must take TRS 101, a one-credit course that examines the differences between theology and religious studies and surveys the various types of scholarship within these fields. Beyond this, majors are required to complete at least 12 courses (36 credits) in theology and religious studies. At least five of these courses must be at the introductory (200) level. These must be chosen from five different areas of specialization within the School of Theology and Religious Studies: Biblical Studies; Church History; Moral Theology and Ethics; Liturgy and Sacrament; Spirituality, Ministry and Religious Education; Systematic Theology; and Religion and Culture. Majors are also expected to take a senior capstone seminar that will involve a substantial research paper. This allows for six further courses that the student may chose, depending on his or her interests.

Comprehensives. Students who conclude the major course sequence must successfully finish two bachelor’s comprehensive exams. These must be completed by April 1 for spring graduation and November 1 for January graduation. The first day of exams will cover material from the introductory level courses taken by the student (200 level). The second day of exams will cover the coursework that students have done at the upper levels (300 level and higher).

Double Majors. The school encourages students to pursue a double major in theology and religious studies along with another discipline, whether through the School of Arts and Sciences or other schools of the university. Double majors at the bachelor’s level permit preparation for graduate work or professional occupation in interdisciplinary areas. In collaboration with the Department of Education, students concentrating in religion may take a major in secondary education, preparatory to teaching religion and theology at the high school level.

Peace Studies and Latin American Studies Minors. A major in theology and religious studies may be fruitfully combined with a minor either in peace and world order studies or in Latin American and Latino Studies. The school offers courses that contribute to both programs. Further information is available from the undergraduate office of the School of Theology and Religious Studies.

Honors Students. Honors students who complete the entire sequence of three concentrations in humanities, philosophy, and the social sciences are expected to complete three further courses in theology and religious studies. One of these must be at the introductory (200) level and another must be an upper (300) level course. There is also a four-course Honors concentration specifically in the field of theology and religious studies.

Programs for Minors. Students can complete a minor in theology and religious studies by completing six courses in this field. At least three of these courses must be from the introductory (200) level. A minor in theology and religious studies provides an appropriate complement to majors in philosophy, history, english, politics, and music.

Graduate Programs.  Information about graduate programs and courses in the School of Theology and Religious Studies is available in the Graduate Studies Announcements.

Undergraduate Certificate in Pastoral Ministry.  The School of Theology and Religious Studies offers a two-year Certificate Program of coursework and supervised ministry that prepares CUA students for future ministry as catechists, religion teachers, youth ministers or campus ministers, in social concerns and other ecclesial ministries. The certificate from The Catholic University of America meets the requirements for lay ministry certification in most dioceses of the United States. Students who undertake this program will take six theology and religion courses, including TRS 355: The Mission of the Contemporary Catholic; TRS 357: Foundations of Religious Education; and TRS 453: The Practice of Pastoral Ministry. As a seventh course they must complete a one semester, three-credit internship in a local parish or church agency.

Course Numbering System. The course numbering system is designed to give a “decade” at each level (200, 300, 400) to an area of specialization within theology and religious studies. The numbering system is as follows:

00–19	Biblical Studies
00–09	Old Testament
10–19	New Testament
20–29	Church History
30–39	Moral Theology/Ethics
40–49	Liturgy and Sacraments
50–59	Spirituality/Ministry/Religious Education
60–79	Systematic Theology
80–99	Religion and Culture
80–89	Religious Studies
90–99	World Religions

Courses Offered

Please consult the Web site https://cardinalstation.cua.edu for descriptions of courses offered in the current semester.

TRS	Course Title
101	Theology and Religious Studies (1)
200	Introduction to the Old Testament
210	Introduction to the New Testament
220	Church Through the Ages: Paul to Luther
221	Church Through the Ages: Trent to Vatican II
222	Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes
230	Character, Choice, and Community
240	Christian Liturgy Prayer Sacrament
251	The Dynamics of Christian Spirituality
260	Christianity and Culture
261	Enduring Questions in Catholic Theology
280	The Religious Quest
290	World Religions
291	Introduction to Christianity
300	Narrative in the Old Testament
310	The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
311	The Gospel of John
312	The Letters of Paul
313	Sexual Ethics and New Testament
314	The New Testament and the Contemporary Church
315	Narrative in Synoptic Gospels
320	Reformation 1500–1648
321A	The Church in Africa
322	Christian Beginnings
323	The History of the Church from Constantine to the Great Schism
325	American Catholicism Since 1945
326	Hispanic Catholicism
327	American Catholic History: Catholic Identities 1800–1970
328	Makers of Hispanic Catholic History
329	Devotionalism in U.S. Catholicism, 1850–1970
330	The Church and Social Issues
332	Contemporary Moral Issues and the Catholic Tradition
333	Biomedical and Health Care Issues
334	War, Peace, and Revolution: Christian Perspectives
335	Moral Dimensions of Family Life
337	Church and State in Catholic Theology
340	Christian Celebration: The Mass
341	Sickness, Death, and Christian Ritual
342	The Sacraments of Initiation
343	Christian Feasts and Devotions
350	The Bible in Worship and Spirituality
351	Contemporary Christian Spirituality
352	Christian Marriage and Family Life
353	Religion and the Life Cycle
354	Religious Experience: Psychological and Theological Perspectives
355	The Mission of the Contemporary Catholic
356	Francis of Assisi: Prophet of Peace and of Creation
357	Foundations for Religious Education
358	Mission Latin America
359	Teenagers: The Church Today and Tomorrow
360	The Catholic Church Today
361	Vatican II: The Church in Council
362	God’s Love and Human Freedom
363	Jesus as the Christ: Contemporary Perspectives
365	The Triune God
366	Continuity and Change in Catholicism
367	Abelard, Aquinas, Dante: Theology in the Middle Ages
368	Women in the Christian Tradition
369	The Protestant Experience
370	Theologies of Liberation
371	Marriage and Annulments in the Catholic Church
372	Canon Law and Current Events
373	Theology, Science, and Technologies
374	Hispanic/Latino Theology and Spirituality
375	The Creeds
380	Religion in American Culture
381	Ways of Peace in World Religions
382	Religion and Public Policy
383	Issues in Religious Studies
384	Sects/Cults/New Religious Movements
385	Religion and Ecology
386	Apocalypse: Religious and Cultural Meaning
387	Playing God: Genetics, Ecology, and Religion
390	Taoism and Confucianism
391	Intro to Buddhism
392	Hinduism: Religion and Art
393	Classic Texts of World Religions
395	Christianity and the Challenge of Islam
396	Basic Jewish Texts
397	Introduction to Judaism
398	Introduction to Islam
399	Islamic Thought: Selected Tops
400	Special Topics in Old Testament
410	Special Topics in New Testament
420	Special Topics in Church History
430	Special Topics in Moral Theology/Ethics
440	Special Topics in Liturgy/Sacraments
450	Internship in Pastoral Ministry
451	Special Topics in Religious Ed
452	Special Topics in Spirituality
453	The Practice of Pastoral Ministry
454	Introduction to Hispanic Ministry
460	Special Topics in Theology
480	Special Topics in Religious Studies
490	Special Topics in World Religions
495	Capstone Seminar in Theology and Religious Studies
499	Independent Study in Theology and Religious Studies

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[1] Students choose a minimum of three upper‑division German electives.

[2] Span 450 is an addition to the core program in literature. Those students who elect this option must use one of their electives.

[3] Bilingual students should take Spanish 210 and 211 instead of Spanish 203 and 204.

[4] Majors will take ONE Latin American survey and ONE Peninsular survey, not both. They may replace one of these courses with Spanish 300.

[5] MUS 325, 326, 327 are offered in a three-semester sequence and may be taken in any order.