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2016-2018

CATALOGUE

HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES

2016-2018 Catalogue

This Catalogue has been prepared for the benefit of students, faculty, and administrators of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and others wishing to know more about the Colleges' programs and activities. This Catalogue is the primary reference for information about the curriculum, academic policies, majors and minors, and courses. Updated and supplemental information can be found in these additional publications:

? The Handbook of Community Standards: a full listing of institutional policies--academic, social, and residential. Available online and from the Deans Offices. Published annually.

? The Hobart and William Smith Colleges website, hws.edu: the Colleges' presence on the World Wide Web, with a variety of information about the Colleges and their programs, particularly upcoming activities and events, and links to departments, programs, students, and faculty. Updated regularly.

? Crime statistics: The HWS Advisory Committee on Campus Safety will provide upon request all campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education. To access this information, visit http:// hws.edu/studentlife/pdf/clerystats.pdf or, contact Martin Corbett, Director of Campus Safety at 315781-3000. Additionally, the United States Department of Education's website for campus crime statistics is located here:

The information in this Catalogue is accurate as of the date of publication (September 2016) but this information is constantly being updated. For the most up-to-date information available, view the catalogue online at . hws.edu/catalogue. The Colleges reserve the right to make additional changes at any time, with or without prior notice, including, but not limited to, changes in rates and fees, deadlines, program offerings, course offerings, and course and program descriptions and requirements.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to providing a non-discriminatory and harassment-free educational, living, and working environment for all members of the HWS community, including students, faculty, staff, volunteers, and visitors. HWS prohibits discrimination and harassment in their programs and activities on the basis of age, color, disability, domestic violence victim status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected under the law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment, sexual violence, sexual assault, other forms of sexual misconduct including stalking and intimate partner violence, and gender-based harassment that does not involve conduct of a sexual nature.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The 2016-2017 Calendar

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The 2017-2018 Calendar

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Hobart and William Smith Colleges

3

The Campus

7

The Curriculum

17

Academic Policies

23

Off-Campus Study

32

Off-Campus Programs

34

Honors and Awards

36

Student Life

39

Admissions, Expenses & Financial Aid

47

Course Codes

59

Foreign Language Listing

60

Courses of Instruction

First-Year Seminars

61

Bidisciplinary Courses

69

Aesthetics

72

Africana Studies

76

American Studies

80

Anthropology & Sociology

89

Art & Architecture

101

Arts and Education

113

Asian Languages and Cultures

116

Athletics, Phys. Ed. And Recreation

122

Biochemistry

125

Biology

126

Chemistry

133

Child Advocacy

137

Chinese

139

Classics

141

Cognition, Logic and Language

147

Comparative Literature

149

Computer Science

151

Critical Social Studies

155

Dance

157

Development Studies

162

Economics

165

Education

174

English

188

Entrepreneurial Studies

199

Environmental Studies

201

European Studies

210

Fisher Center

214

French and Francophone Studies

215

Geoscience

222

German Area Studies

229

Health Professions

232

History

237

Holocaust Studies

251

Individual Major

253

International Relations

254

Japanese

257

Latin American Studies

258

Law and Society

261

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual and

Transgender Studies

263

Less Commonly Taught Languages

268

Mathematics

270

Media and Society

274

Men's Studies

283

Middle Eastern Studies

284

Music

286

Peace Studies

291

Philosophy

294

Physics

299

Political Science

303

Psychology

317

Public Policy Studies

323

Religious Studies

330

Russian Area Studies

338

Social Justice Studies

342

Spanish and Hispanic Studies

347

Sustainable Community Development 353

The Sacred in Cross-Cultural Perspective 356

Theatre

358

Urban Studies

365

Women's Studies

368

Writing and Rhetoric

374

Writing Colleagues Program

380

Directories

Board of Trustees

381

Honorary Trustees

383

Faculty

384

Students Geographical Distribution

392

Endowed Funds and Awards

408

Scholarship and Loan Program

413

Appendix A

Policies and Procedures

417

for Students with Disabilities

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ACADEMIC CALENDARS

2016?2017 CALENDAR

FALL SEMESTER August 26-28, 2016 August 28 August 29 September 2 September 16-18 October 7 October 8-11 October 12 October 24-28 Oct. 31 - Nov. 11 November 22 November 23-27 November 28 December 9 December 10-12 December 13-16 December 16 December 17 Dec. 18-Jan. 16, 2017

New Student Orientation Campus residences open First day of classes Last day to drop/add courses Homecoming and Family Weekend Last day of classes before recess Fall recess First day of classes after recess Spring Sem. `17 Advising Week Spring Sem. `17 Registration Last day of classes before recess Thanksgiving recess First day of classes after recess Last day of classes Reading Days Final examinations Semester ends after last exam Residences close at noon Winter Break

SPRING SEMESTER January 15, 2017 January 17 January 23 March 10 March 11-19 March 20 March 27-31 April 3-12 April 21 April 28 May 2 May 3-5 May 6-9 May 9 May 10 May 14 May 15 June 2-4

Campus residences open First day of classes Last day to drop/add courses Last day of classes before break Spring break First day of classes after break Fall Sem. `17 Advising Week Fall Sem. `17 Registration Charter Day Moving Up Day Last day of classes Reading Days Final examinations Last day for senior grades Residences close at noon Commencement Senior residences close Reunion

2017-2018 CALENDAR

FALL SEMESTER August 25-27, 2017 August 27 August 28 September 1 September 15-17 October 6 October 7-10 October 11 October 23-27 Oct. 30 - Nov. 10 November 22-26 December 8 December 9-11 December 12-15 December 15 December 16 Dec. 17-Jan. 15, 2018

New Student Orientation Campus residences open First day of classes Last day to drop/add courses Homecoming and Family Weekend Last day of classes before recess Fall recess First day of classes following recess Spring Sem. `18 Advising Week Spring Sem. `18 Registration Thanksgiving recess Last day of classes Reading Days Final examinations Semester ends after last exam Residences close at noon Winter Break

SPRING SEMESTER January 14, 2018 January 16 January 22 March 16 March 17-25 March 26 April 2-6 April 9-18 April 21 April 27 May 1 May 2-4 May 5-8 May 8 May 9 May 13 May 14 June 1-3

Campus residences open First day of classes Last day to drop/add courses Last day of classes before break Spring break First day of classes after break Fall Sem. `18 Advising Week Fall Sem. `18 Registration Charter Day Moving Up Day Last day of classes Reading Days Final examinations Last day for senior grades Residences close at noon Commencement Senior residences close Reunion

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HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES

Overview

Since Hobart's founding in 1822 and William Smith's founding in 1908, Hobart and William Smith Colleges have stayed true to their mission of providing a student-centered, residential learning environment, globally focused, and grounded in the values of equity and service. Located on 320 acres on the shore of Seneca Lake in a setting of incomparable beauty, Hobart and William Smith Colleges enjoy a rich heritage based on a two-college system now unique in higher education.

As an institution of higher education, we are dedicated to educating young men and women to lead lives of consequence. In all our work, the Colleges are bolstered by the dedication and philanthropy of loyal alumni, alumnae, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends. Through a challenging liberal arts curriculum, the Colleges prepare students to think critically and make astute connections. In partnership with the Geneva and global communities and through robust programs in career development, study abroad, service, leadership and athletics, the Colleges foster an environment that values global citizenship, teamwork, ethics, inclusive excellence, social justice and cultural competence.

The Colleges offer three degrees ? Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching. The Master of Arts is designed exclusively for HWS graduates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program. Our student body includes 2,344 undergraduate students and seven graduate students. We have 223 full-time faculty members and a studentfaculty ratio of 10:1. The average class size is 16 students.

Sixty percent of HWS students study abroad on six continents and we have ranked in the top 15 nationally among liberal arts colleges for the percentage of students participating in off-campus study. With nearly every student taking part in community service projects, the Colleges have been consistently named to President's Higher Education Community Service Honor. . In 2007, President Mark D. Gearan signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, making HWS a charter member of a national effort to reduce emissions of the gases responsible for global warming. The Colleges have more than 22,000 alumni and alumnae with distinguished careers around the globe.

In the past decade, our students have been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Scholarship, six Ernest F. Hollings Scholarships, three Morris K. Udall Scholarships, nine Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships and 31 Fulbrights. Students have received FBI internships, a Pfizer Fellowship, an EPA internship, American Chemical Society Scholarships and Merck Fellowships. Recent graduates are teaching English in Brazil, working for NGOs, and have accepted assignments in the Peace Corps and Teach for America. Others are working on Wall Street, Capitol Hill, or attending prestigious graduate and professional schools.

Through strategic planning initiatives instituted by President Gearan, the Colleges have benefited from a clear road map to achieve academic excellence, intensify student engagement, advance financial stability and expand access.

History

When John Henry Hobart, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, visited Geneva in 1818, he knew that the bustling lakeside village was the perfect place to build what he called an, "outpost for civilized and learned behavior." He founded Geneva College, and its first building, Geneva Hall, was completed in 1822.

Known as Geneva College until 1852 when it was renamed in memory of its most forceful advocate and founder, Hobart College offered a classical education, requiring that students pass courses in geometry, Latin grammar and Roman history. After 1834, students were also able to earn a medical education.

Notable 19th-century graduates included Albert James Myer, Class of 1847, a military officer who created the United States Weather Bureau; General E. S. Bragg of the Class of 1848, who was a commander in the Iron Brigade, served one term in Congress and later was ambassador to Mexico; two other 1848 graduates, Clarence Steward and Thomas M. Griffith, who were assistant secretary of state and builder of the first national railroad across the Mississippi River, respectively; and Charles J. Folger, Class of 1836, who was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1881 to 1884.

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