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Saint Louis University Academic Catalog 2017-2018

College of Arts and Sciences www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences

LEADERSHIP Chr i s t ophe r Duncan , Ph .D .

Dean

Jane t Ba rbe r, Ph .D . Assoc ia te Dean , Gradua te Educa t i on

Gary W. Ba rke r, M .F.A . Assoc ia te Dean f o r Unde rg radua te A f f a i r s

Donna J . LaVo ie , Ph .D . Assoc ia te Dean f o r Facu l t y A f f a i r s

Den i se P. S l ee t , Ph .D . Ass i s t an t Dean f o r Academic Adv i s i ng

DESCRIPTION The Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc i ences , es tab l i shed i n 1818 , i s t he o l des t academic un i t i n t he Un i ve rs i t y. I n keep ing w i t h t he Un i ve r s i t y ' s m i ss i on , t he p r ima ry ob jec t i ve i s t o impa r t a l i be ra l educa t i on w i t h a co re cu r r i cu l um des igned t o educa te t he who le pe r son . Spec i f i ca l l y, t he Co l l ege Cu r r i cu l um i s des i gned so t ha t g radua tes a re ab le t o make va l ue -cen te red , e th i ca l l y -based j udgmen ts , a re academica l l y compe ten t i n t he i r chosen d i sc i p l i nes and p repa red t o en te r a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs , p ro fess i ona l and /o r g radua te schoo l s , and a re i nsp i r ed t o be e f f ec t i ve l eade rs f o r change .

The Co l l ege o f f e r s Bache l o r o f A r t s , Bache l o r o f Sc i ence , ma jo r s , m ino rs , and a ce r t i f i ca te t h rough numerous depa r tmen ts . The Co l l ege i s ce r t i f i ed by t he H ighe r Lea rn i ng Commiss i on o f t he No r t h Cen t ra l Assoc i a t i on o f Co l l eges and Schoo l s .

ACCREDITATION Ar t H is to ry The A r t H i s t o r y p rog ram has been con t i nuous l y acc red i t ed , s i nce 2011 , by t he Na t i ona l Assoc i a t i on o f Schoo l s o f A r t and Des ign .

Biochemis t ry The Bache l o r o f Sc i ence i n B i ochemi s t r y has been con t i nuous l y ce r t i f i ed by t he Amer i can Chemica l Soc i e t y s i nce 1946 .

Chemis t ry The Bache l o r o f Sc i ence i n Chemi s t r y has been con t i nuous l y ce r t i f i ed by t he Amer i can Chemica l Soc i e t y s i nce 1946 .

Cl in ica l Psycho logy The Amer i can Psycho l og i ca l Assoc i a t i on has con t i nua l l y acc red i t ed t he c l i n i ca l psycho logy p rog ram s i nce 1965 . Ques t i ons r e l a ted t o t he p rog ram 's acc red i t a t i on s t a tus shou ld be d i r ec ted t o t he Amer i can Psycho log i ca l Assoc i a t i on ' s Commiss i on on Acc red i t a t i on :

O f f i ce o f P rog ram Consu l t a t i on and Acc red i t a t i on Amer i can Psycho log i ca l Assoc i a t i on 750 1s t S t r ee t , NE , Wash ing ton , DC 20002 Phone : 202 -336 -5979 apa .o rg /ed /acc red i t a t i on

Stud io Ar t The S tud i o A r t p rog ram has been con t i nuous l y acc red i t ed , s i nce 2011 , by t he Na t i ona l Assoc ia t i on o f Schoo l s o f A r t and Des ign .

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AND MAJORS Concen t ra t i ons l i s t ed i n i t a l i c s

Bache lor o f Ar ts Degrees (B .A . ) + A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies + Amer i can S tud ies + An th ropo logy (Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy ) + A r t H i s t o r y (F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ) + B io l ogy + B iochemis t r y (Chemis t r y ) + Chemis t r y + C lass i ca l Human i t i es ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and

Cu l t u res ) + Commun i ca t i on + Adve r t i s i ng and Pub l i c Re la t i ons + Commun i ca t i on , Cu l t u re & Commun i t y + Commun i ca t i on S tud ies + Jou rna l i sm and Med ia S tud ies + Leade rsh ip , O rgan i z i ng & Re la t i ng + Compu te r Sc i ence + Con t rac t Ma jo r (See Con t rac t Deg ree Op t i on

sec t i on ) + Economics + Eng l i sh + C rea t i ve Wr i t i ng + Rhe to r i c , Wr i t i ng , and Techno logy + Resea rch I n t ens i ve + Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c

Sc i ences ) + A tmosphe re + B io l ogy + Chemis t r y + Geosc ience + Env i r onmen ta l S tud i es (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c

Sc i ences ) + Advocacy and D i scou rse + Economics , Po l i t i c s and Pub l i c Po l i c y + Na tu ra l Sc i ences + Ph i l osophy, Re l i g i on and E th i cs + Soc ie t y & t he Env i r onmen t t h rough Space and

Time + F rench (Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + Geo logy (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences ) + Ge rman S tud ies ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and

Cu l t u res ) + Greek & La t i n Language & L i t e ra tu re ( Languages ,

L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + H i s t o r y + I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies (Second Ma jo r On l y ) + I t a l i an S tud ies ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and

Cu l t u res ) + La t i n Amer i can S tud ies ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res ,


and Cu l t u res ) + Ma thema t i cs + Med ieva l S tud ies + Me teo ro l ogy (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences ) + Mus i c (F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ) + Mus i c S tud ies + Pe r f o rmance + Ph i l osophy + Gene ra l + H i s t o r i ca l + Hea l t h Sc iences + Soc ie t y and Law + Phys i cs + Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence + I n t e rna t i ona l A f f a i r s + I n t e rna t i ona l Re la t i ons (Mad r i d ) + Pub l i c Law + Pub l i c Po l i c y + Psycho logy + Russ ian S tud ies ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and

Cu l t u res ) + Soc io l ogy + Gene ra l Soc io l ogy + Gende r, Sexua l i t y, and t he Body + Hea l t h and Med i c i ne + Law, C r ime , and Dev iance + U rban i za t i on , Immig ra t i on , and Demography + Span i sh (Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + S tud io A r t (F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ) + Thea t re (F i ne and Pe r f o rm i ng A r t s ) + Theo l og i ca l S tud i es + Women ’s and Gende r S tud i es

Bache lor o f Sc ience Degrees (B .S . ) + B io l ogy + B io l og i ca l Sc i ence + Ce l l B i o l ogy & Phys io l ogy + Eco logy, Evo lu t i on , and Conse rva t i on + B io l og i ca l Chemis t r y and Mo lecu la r B i o l ogy + P lan t Sc i ence + B iochemis t r y (Chemis t r y ) + Chemis t r y + Chemis t r y - Coope ra t i ve Eng inee r i ng P rog ram + Compu te r Sc i ence + Con t rac t Ma jo r (See Con t rac t Deg ree Op t i on

sec t i on ) + Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c

Sc i ences ) + A tmosphe re + B io l ogy + Chemis t r y + Geosc ience + Fo rens i c Sc i ence (Soc i o l ogy and An th ropo l ogy ) + Geo l ogy (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences ) + Geophys i cs (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences ) + Ma thema t i cs + Me teo ro l ogy (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences ) + Neu rosc i ence + Psycho logy

UNDERGRADUATE MINORS + Ac tua r i a l Ma thema t i cs (Ma thema t i cs and S ta t i s t i c s ) + A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies

+ Amer i can S tud ies + An th ropo logy (Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy ) + A r t H i s t o r y (F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ) + As i an S tud ies (Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence ) + B io l ogy + Ch inese (Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + Ca tho l i c S tud ies (Man resa P rog ram) + Commun i ca t i on + Compu ta t i ona l Geospa t i a l Sc i ence (Soc io l ogy and

An th ropo logy ) + Compu te r Sc i ence + C rea t i ve Wr i t i ng (Eng l i sh ) + C rea t i ve and P ro fess i ona l Wr i t i ng (Eng l i sh &

Commun i ca t i on ) + D rama S tud ies + Eng inee r i ng Ma thema t i cs (Ma thema t i cs and

S ta t i s t i c s ) + Eng l i sh + Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c

Sc i ences ) + F i l m S tud i es (Eng l i sh ) + Fo rens i c Sc i ence (Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy ) + Fo re i gn Se rv i ce (Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence ) + F rench (Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + Geo logy (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences ) + Ge rman (Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + G loba l and Loca l Soc i a l Jus t i ce (Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence ) + Greek (Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + H i s t o r y + I be ro -Amer i can S tud ies (Mad r i d ) + I t a l i an ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + La t i n ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + La t i n Amer i can S tud ies ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res ,

and Cu l t u res ) + Ma thema t i cs + Med i ca l Human i t i es (Eng l i sh ) + Med ieva l S tud ies (Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and

Rena i ssance S tud ies ) + Me teo ro l ogy (Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences ) + M idd le Eas t S tud ies ( I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies ) + Mus i c (F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ) + Ph i l osophy + Phys i cs + Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence + Po l i t i ca l Jou rna l i sm (Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence &

Commun i ca t i on ) + Psycho logy + Russ ian and Eas te rn Eu ropean S tud ies + Russ ian ( Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + Span i sh (Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res ) + Soc io l ogy + U rban Pove r t y S tud ies (M i cah P rog ram) + S tud io A r t (F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ) + Thea t re (F i ne and Pe r f o rm i ng A r t s ) + Theo l og i ca l S tud i es + V i sua l Commun i ca t i on (Commun i ca t i on & F i ne and

Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ) + Women ' s and Gende r S tud ies

UNDERGRADUATE POLICIES Add i t i ona l i n f o rma t i on may be f ound a t t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences Academic Po l i c i es and P rocedu res


webpage .

Degree Programs Studen t s may se l ec t a deg ree p rog ram and ma jo r /m ino r upon admiss i on t o t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . S tuden t s w i l l be ass i gned t o an academic adv i so r i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences and men to r s i n t he ma jo r /m ino r f i e l ds o f s t udy.

To con t i nue i n t he deg ree p rog ram as a s t uden t i n good s tand ing , t he s t uden t i s r equ i r ed t o :

Co l l ege Have a t l eas t a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage f o r a l l cou rsework comp le ted and a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage i n t he ma jo r /m ino r / ce r t i f i ca te .

Depa r tmen t Check p rog ram o r depa r tmen t ca ta l og i n f o rma t i on f o r spec i f i c r equ i r emen ts .

Bache lor ' s Degree Requ i rements + Comp le te a m in imum o f 120 c red i t s ( exc l ud i ng p re -

co l l ege l eve l cou rses [ numbered be low 1000 ] ) . + Comp le te Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences Co re

Cu r r i cu l um Requ i r emen ts + Comp le te Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts : m in imum 30 c red i t s

r equ i r ed . + Comp le te r ema in i ng c red i t s w i t h a second ma jo r,

m ino r, ce r t i f i ca te , o r r e l a t ed e l ec t i ve c red i t s app roved i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he men to r s /adv i so r t o ass i s t t he s t uden t i n r each ing t he m in imum o f 120 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r g radua t i on .

+ Ach ieve a t l eas t a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage , a 2 .00 g rade po in t ave rage i n t he ma jo r ( s ) and a 2 .00 g rade po in t ave rage i n t he m ino r / ce r t i f i ca te , o r r e l a t ed e l ec t i ve c red i t s .

+ Comp le te Dep t /P rog ram spec i f i c academic and pe r f o rmance requ i r emen ts .

+ Comp le te a t l eas t 50% o f t he cou rsework f o r t he ma jo r and 75% fo r t he m ino r / ce r t i f i ca te t h rough Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o r an app roved s t udy ab road p rog ram.

+ Comp le te 30 o f t he f i na l 36 c red i t s t h rough Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o r an app roved s tudy ab road p rog ram.

+ Comp le te an on l i ne deg ree app l i ca t i on by t he r equ i r ed Un i ve r s i t y dead l i ne .

Cont rac t Degree Opt ion : Th i s op t i on i s f o r t he bene f i t o f t he s t uden t who w i shes t o deve lop an academic p rog ram wh i ch i s un i que and i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y i n na tu re . Unde r t h i s op t i on i t i s t he s t uden t ' s r espons ib i l i t y t o o rgan i ze a cohe ren t p l an f o r t he deg ree , and t o en l i s t a f acu l t y adv i so r y commi t t ee wh i ch w i l l mon i t o r t he s t uden t ' s p rog ress .

Requ i r emen ts f o r t he Con t rac t Op t i on a re : + The s tuden t shou l d have a cumu l a t i ve g rade po i n t

ave rage o f 2 . 7 o r be t t e r and have comp le ted a t l eas t one semes te r ' s cou rsework a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

+ Th i s op t i on shou l d no rma l l y be se l ec ted p r i o r t o t he end o f t he sophomore yea r ( o r t he comp le t i on o f 60 c red i t s cou rse wo rk ) . S tuden t s who have comp le ted 90 o r mo re c red i t s o f cou rsework may no t e l ec t a

Con t rac t op t i on . + The s tuden t mus t p repa re a Con t rac t p roposa l t ha t

i nc l udes a de ta i l ed t e rm-by - t e rm deg r ee p l an , wh i ch mus t be app roved by t he adv i so r y commi t t ee and t he Dean ’s O f f i ce .

+ The Con t rac t mus t adhe re t o Un i ve r s i t y gu i de l i nes gove rn i ng Con t rac t ma jo r s .

Fo r f u r t he r i n f o rma t i on con tac t t he Assoc i a te Dean f o r Unde rg radua te A f f a i r s , Ve rhaegan Ha l l , 218 .

The Doub le Ma jor Many s tuden t s f i nd i t poss i b l e t o comp le te t he r equ i r emen ts f o r two (o r more ) ma jo r s w i t h i n t he Co l l ege . The 120 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r g radua t i on may rema in su f f i c i en t , i f t he Co re r equ i r emen ts as we l l as bo th ma jo r r equ i r emen ts can be f u l f i l l ed . I n add i t i on t o f u l f i l l i ng t he gene ra l r equ i r emen ts f o r deg ree comp le t i on , t he s t uden t seek i ng a doub le ma jo r mus t :

+ Comp le te a ma jo r con f i rma t i on /dec l a ra t i on f o rm f o r each ma jo r.

+ Upon accep tance by each depa r tmen t /ma jo r, be ass i gned a men t o r f o r each ma jo r.

+ Sa t i s f y r equ i r emen ts i n each ma jo r.

A s t uden t en ro l l ed i n ano the r schoo l o r co l l ege o f t he Un i ve r s i t y may ea rn a second ma jo r w i t h i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences by sa t i s f y i ng t he Co re r equ i r emen ts o f t he deg ree g ran t i ng schoo l o r co l l ege , t he r equ i r emen ts f o r each ma jo r, and comp le t i ng t he m in imum number o f c red i t s f o r deg ree con fe r ra l r equ i r ed by t he deg ree g ran t i ng schoo l o r co l l ege .

Bo th depa r tmen t s and t he s t uden t make an ag reemen t t o accep t and coo rd i na te t he po ten t i a l p rog ram a t t he ou t se t . No depa r tmen t i s r equ i r ed t o pa r t i c i pa te i n a doub le ma jo r p rog ram when i t i s f e l t t ha t f o r some reason a pa r t i cu l a r comb ina t i on i s imp rac t i ca l .

UNDERGRADUATE CORE CURRICULUM The m i ss i on o f t he Co re Cu r r i cu l um o f t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences i s t o f os te r t he deve lopmen t o f "women and men f o r o the rs " who a re ded i ca ted t o t he common good , soc i a l j us t i ce , and e f f ec t i ve l eade rsh i p . The m i ss i on i s accomp l i shed by a cu r r i cu l um wh i ch :

+ deve lops a b road unde rs tand ing o f e t h i ca l and re l i g i ous p r i nc i p l es and t he i r r e l a t i onsh ip t o t he mora l cha l l enges o f eve ryday l i f e ,

+ p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h p rac t i ca l know ledge and t heo re t i ca l f r ameworks t o unde rs tand and t r ans fo rm t he wo r l d and add ress f o r t h r i gh t l y t he mora l ques t i ons con f ron t i ng t oday ' s soc i e t y,

+ deve lops sens i t i v i t y t o t he po in t s o f v i ew o f t he opp ressed and t he marg i na l i zed ,

+ s t r i ves t o r educe e thnocen t r i c b i ases and encou rages a scho la r l y pe r spec t i ve on c ross -cu l t u ra l i s sues ,

+ exposes s t uden t s t o d i f f e ren t d i sc i p l i nes and t he i r va r i e t y o f app roaches t o t he ques t f o r know ledge ,

+ p rov i des t he t oo l s f o r f u r t he r l ea rn i ng t h rough cou rses i n t he human i t i es , soc i a l s c i ences , a r t s , na tu ra l sc i ences , and ma thema t i cs ,

+ enhances e f f ec t i ve commun i ca t i on t h rough cou rses


i n compos i t i on and f o re i gn l anguage , + i nc reases awareness o f t he imag ina t i ve , a r t i s t i c ,

and a f f ec t i ve capac i t i es o f humank ind , + encou rages an unde rs tand ing o f pas t t r ad i t i ons as

we l l as an o r i en ta t i on t owa rd p resen t soc i a l p rob lems

Such a Co re equ ips s t uden t s w i t h t he i n t e l l ec tua l t oo l s so t ha t t hey can beg in t o unde rs tand t he p resen t and p repa re f o r t he f u t u re .

Bachelor Degree Graduation Requirements + Comp le te a m in imum o f 120 c red i t s ( exc l ud i ng p re -

co l l ege l eve l cou rses [ numbered be low 1000 ] ) . + Comp le te e i t he r t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences

Bache lo r o f A r t s o r Bache lo r o f Sc i ence Co re Cu r r i cu l um Requ i r emen ts

+ Comp le te Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts : m in imum 30 c red i t s r equ i r ed .

+ Comp le te r ema in i ng c red i t s w i t h a second ma jo r, m ino r, ce r t i f i ca te , o r r e l a t ed e l ec t i ve c red i t s app roved i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he men to r s /adv i so r t o ass i s t t he s t uden t i n r each ing t he m in imum o f 120 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r g radua t i on .

+ Ach ieve a t l eas t a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage , a 2 .00 g rade po in t ave rage i n t he ma jo r ( s ) and a 2 .00 g rade po in t ave rage i n t he m ino r / ce r t i f i ca te , o r r e l a t ed e l ec t i ve c red i t s .

+ Comp le te Dep t /P rog ram spec i f i c academic and pe r f o rmance requ i r emen ts .

+ Comp le te a t l eas t 50% o f t he cou rsework f o r t he ma jo r and 75% fo r t he m ino r / ce r t i f i ca te t h rough Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o r an app roved s t udy ab road p rog ram.

+ Comp le te 30 o f t he f i na l 36 c red i t s t h rough Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o r an app roved s tudy ab road p rog ram.

+ Comp le te an on l i ne deg ree app l i ca t i on by t he r equ i r ed Un i ve r s i t y dead l i ne .

Bachelor of Arts Core Curriculum Requirements Core Components and Cred i ts Founda t i ons o f D i scou rse 3 D i ve r s i t y i n t he U .S . 3 G loba l C i t i zensh i p 3 Fo re i gn Language 0 -9 F i ne A r t s 3 L i t e ra tu re 6 Sc i ence 6 Ma thema t i cs 3 Wor l d H i s t o r y 6 Ph i l osophy 9 Theo l ogy 9 Soc ia l Sc i ence 6

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Core Cur r i cu lum Fu l f i l lment Po l i c i es A s i ng l e cou rse may no t f u l f i l l mo re t han one Co re r equ i r emen t , excep t f o r D i ve r s i t y i n t he US and G loba l C i t i zensh ip cou rses , wh i ch may do "Doub le Du t y " by sa t i s f y i ng ano the r Co re , ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te

r equ i r emen t .

Cou rses t ha t mee t bo th r equ i r emen ts o f t he Co re Cu r r i cu l um and a depa r tmen t ’s o r p rog ram ’s r equ i r emen t f o r t he ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te may be rega rded as f u l f i l l i ng bo th r equ i r emen ts s imu l t aneous l y, p rov i ded depa r tmen ta l and p rog ram po l i c i es a re p rese rved . Fo r examp le , Eng l i sh ma jo r s may no t use Co re l i t e ra tu re cou rses t o sa t i s f y t he ma jo r.

Ne i t he r c ross - l i s t ed cou rses , no r cou rses mee t i ng bo th a Co re Cu r r i cu l um and a depa r tmen t ' s o r p rog ram 's r equ i r emen t f o r t he ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te a re coun ted tw i ce f o r deg ree c red i t .

Core Requ i rements fo r Second Bache lor o f Ar ts Degree App l i can ts w i th p r io r Assoc ia te ’s Degree o r Bache lor ’s Degree : The s tuden t mus t comp l e te t he f o l l ow i ng f r om the app roved Bache lo r o f A r t s (BA) Co re Cu r r i cu l um:

+ A t l eas t one app roved t h ree -c red i t cou rse f r om each o f t he BA Co re Cu r r i cu l um requ i r ed a reas o f Founda t i ons o f D i scou rse , Cu l t u ra l D i ve r s i t y, F i ne A r t s , L i t e ra tu re , Sc i ence , Ma thema t i cs , Wor l d H i s t o r y, Soc ia l Sc i ence ;

+ P roo f o f f o re i gn l anguage p ro f i c i ency a t t he second cou rse l eve l ( 1020 ) o r one semes te r ’s s t udy i n a f o re i gn coun t r y a t a co l l ege /un i ve r s i t y whe re a l anguage o the r t han Eng l i sh i s emp loyed i n cou rses t aken ;

+ A t l eas t two app roved t h ree -c red i t cou rses f r om the Bache lo r o f A r t s Co re Cu r r i cu l um requ i r ed Ph i l osophy and Theo logy cou rses .

* *A s i ng l e cou rse may no t f u l f i l l mo re t han one Co re r equ i r emen t ( excep t f o r Cu l t u ra l D i ve r s i t y, wh i ch may do “ doub le du t y ” by sa t i s f y i ng ano the r Co re , ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te r equ i r emen t ) .

Bachelor of Science Core Curriculum Requirements Core Components and Cred i ts Founda t i ons o f D i scou rse 3 D i ve r s i t y i n t he U .S . 3 G loba l C i t i zensh ip 3 Fo re i gn Language 0 -6 F i ne A r t s 3 L i t e ra tu re 3 Sc i ence 8 Ma thema t i cs 4 Wor l d H i s t o r y 6 Ph i l osophy 6 Theo l ogy 6 Soc ia l Sc i ence 6

Addi t iona l In fo rmat ion Deta i l ed i n f o rma t i on can be f ound a t www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences / s tuden t - r esou rces / co re - cu r r i cu l um

Core Cur r i cu lum Fu l f i l lment Po l i c i es A s i ng l e cou rse may no t f u l f i l l mo re t han one Co re r equ i r emen t , excep t f o r D i ve r s i t y i n t he US and G loba l C i t i zensh ip cou rses , wh i ch may do "Doub le Du t y " by sa t i s f y i ng ano the r Co re , ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te r equ i r emen t .


Courses t ha t mee t bo th r equ i r emen ts o f t he Co re Cu r r i cu l um and a depa r tmen t ’s o r p rog ram ’s r equ i r emen t f o r t he ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te may be rega rded as f u l f i l l i ng bo th r equ i r emen ts s imu l t aneous l y, p rov i ded depa r tmen ta l and p rog ram po l i c i es a re p rese rved . Fo r examp le , Eng l i sh ma jo r s may no t use Co re l i t e ra tu re cou rses t o sa t i s f y t he ma jo r.

Ne i t he r c ross - l i s t ed cou rses , no r cou rses mee t i ng bo th a Co re Cu r r i cu l um and a depa r tmen t ' s o r p rog ram 's r equ i r emen t f o r t he ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te a re coun ted tw i ce f o r deg ree c red i t .

Core Requ i rements fo r Second Bache lor o f Sc ience Degree App l i can ts w i th p r io r Assoc ia te ’s Degree o r and Bache lor ’s Degree : The s tuden t mus t comp l e te t he f o l l ow i ng f r om the app roved Bache lo r o f Sc i ence (BS) Co re Cu r r i cu l um:

+ A t l eas t one app roved t h ree -c red i t cou rse f r om each o f t he BS Co re Cu r r i cu l um requ i r ed a reas o f Founda t i ons o f D i scou rse , Cu l t u ra l D i ve r s i t y, F i ne A r t s , Fo re i gn Language , L i t e ra tu re , Wor l d H i s t o r y, Soc i a l Sc i ence ;

+ BS Co re Cu r r i cu l um requ i r ed Ph i l osophy and Theo l ogy cou rses ;

+ Fou r - c red i t Bache lo r o f Sc i ence Co re Cu r r i cu l um Ma thema t i cs cou rse – Ca l cu l us I (MATH 1510 ) o r h i ghe r ;

+ E igh t - c red i t Bache lo r o f Sc i ence Co re Cu r r i cu l um Sc iences cou rses – i n a s i ng l e sc i ence ou t s i de t he s tuden t ’s ma jo r.

* *A s i ng l e cou rse may no t f u l f i l l mo re t han one Co re r equ i r emen t ( excep t f o r Cu l t u ra l D i ve r s i t y, wh i ch may do “doub le du t y ” by sa t i s f y i ng ano the r Co re , ma jo r, m ino r, o r ce r t i f i ca te r equ i r emen t ) .


INTERDISCIPLINARY MINORS MINOR IN CATHOLIC STUDIES www.s l u .edu / ca tho l i c - s t ud i es -p rog ram

LEADERSHIP Chr i s t ophe r Co l l i ns , S . J .

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Overview The Ca tho l i c S tud i es P rog ram i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences o f f e r s i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y and i n t eg ra ted s t udy i n t he Ca tho l i c I n t e l l ec tua l Trad i t i on . The p rog ram i s des i gned t o exp lo re ma jo r ques t i ons t ha t have occup ied Ch r i s t i an ph i l osophe rs and t heo log i ans , a r t i s t s and l i t e ra r y w r i t e r s , po l i t i ca l t heo r i s t s and h i s t o r i ans , as we l l as na tu ra l and soc i a l s c i en t i s t s f o r two m i l l enn ia . I n add i t i on t o a va r i e t y o f cou rses i n t he Ch r i s t i an i n t e l l ec tua l t r ad i t i on , Ca tho l i c S tud ies o f f e r s i n t e res ted s tuden t s oppo r t un i t i es t o exp l o re t he h i s t o r y and m i ss i on o f t he Soc ie t y o f Jesus and t he t r ad i t i ons unde r l y i ng Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y as a Ca tho l i c , Jesu i t i ns t i t u t i on . A l ong w i t h cou rse wo rk , t he p rog ram a l so o f f e r s a va r i e t y o f soc i a l and sp i r i t ua l ac t i v i t i es .

Program Requirements Theo logy (3 c red i ts ) T H E O 2 11 0 O l d Te s t a m e n t 3 T H E O 2 2 1 0 N e w Te s t a m e n t 3 T H E O 2 3 1 0 H i s t o r y o f C h r i s t i a n i t y : T h e F i r s t 2 0 0 0 Ye a r s 3 T H E O 2 5 1 5 S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 T H E O 2 4 1 0 M a k i n g C h r i s t i a n i t y C r e d i b l e 3 T H E O 2 4 1 5 T h e C h u r c h : Ye s t e r d a y & To d a y 3 T H E O 2 4 3 0 J e s u s a n d S a l v a t i o n 3 T H E O 2 5 1 0 C h r i s t i a n E t h i c s : C o n s c i e n c e , C h a r a c t e r a n d C h o i c e 3 T H E O 2 6 1 0 C h r i s t i a n S a c r a m e n t s 3 T H E O 3 3 1 0 R i s e o f C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 T H E O 3 3 2 0 M o d e r n C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 T H E O 3 3 7 0 Te a c h e r s i n M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 T H E O 3 3 7 5 W o m e n i n t h e B i b l e 3 T H E O 3 3 2 5 T h e R e f o r m a t i o n s o f t h e 1 6 t h C e n t u r y 3 T H E O 3 9 0 5 M a r r i a g e & C h r i s t i a n Vo c a t i o n 3 T H E O 3 4 1 5 C h r i s t a n d C o l o r : L i b e r a t i o n T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 T H E O 4 6 1 5 C h r i s t i a n I c o n o g r a p h y 3

Phi losophy (3 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 2 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 3 0 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e H u m a n P e r s o n 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h i e s 3 P H I L 4 8 4 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t 3 P H I L 4 8 6 0 To p i c s i n t h e P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3

Engl i sh (3 c red i ts ) E N G L 3 7 0 0 T h e B i b l e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 2 1 0 B e o w u l f 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 5 0 C h a u c e r : T r o i l u s & t h e S h o r t e r W o r k s 3 E N G L 4 3 0 0 A g e o f E l i z a b e t h 3 E N G L 4 3 3 0 R e n a i s s a n c e D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 3 4 0 R e n a i s s a n c e P o e t r y & P r o s e 3 E N G L 4 3 5 0 S e v e n t e e n t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 6 0 M i l t o n 3 E N G L 4 3 7 0 R e n a i s s a n c e L i t e r a t u r e a n d R h e t o r i c 3

His tory ( 3 c red i ts ) H I S T 3 0 3 0 T h e B y z a n t i n e E m p i r e 3

H I S T 3 0 4 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s t o 11 0 0 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s 11 0 0 t o 1 4 5 0 3 H I S T 3 0 6 0 T h e C r u s a d e s 3 H I S T 3 0 7 0 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n t o 1 5 4 0 3 H I S T 3 0 8 0 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n s i n c e 1 5 4 0 3 H I S T 3 1 5 0 H i s t o f O r t h o d o x & E a s t e r n C h u r c h e s 3 H I S T 3 2 2 0 J e s u i t s i n A s i a 3 H I S T 3 3 5 0 E n g l i s h H i s t o r y : T u d o r s 1 4 8 5 - 1 6 0 3 3 H I S T 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s * 3

Catho l i c S tud ies Caps tone (3 c red i ts ) C AT H 4 9 6 0 C a t h o l i c S t u d i e s C a p s t o n e C o u r s e 3

Catho l i c S tud ies E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) Choose f r om a cou rse above o r f r om be low. A R T H 1 5 0 0 L i f e a n d T i m e o f M i c h e l a n g e l o 3 A R T H 2 1 0 0 A r t o f J e r u s a l e m a n d 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 2 0 0 A r t i n R o m e 3 A R T H 2 4 0 0 M e d i e v a l A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 1 5 0 S a i n t s i n A r t 3 A R T H 3 4 0 0 A r t o f P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s 3 A R T H 3 4 1 0 G o t h i c A r t 3 A R T H 3 5 0 0 E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e A r t & C u l t u r e 3 A R T H 3 5 1 0 H i g h / L a t e R e n a i s s a n c e A r t & C u l t u r e 3 A R T H 3 5 2 0 N o r t h e r n R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 4 0 1 0 C h r i s t i a n I c o n o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 4 4 0 0 I l l u m i n a t e d M a n u s c r i p t s 3 A R T H 4 8 5 0 R e l i g i o u s D i m e n s i o n i n M o d A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 3 0 J e s u i t s a n d t h e A r t s 3 A R T H 4 9 3 3 J e s u s i n A r t & F i l m 3 B I O L 2 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s * 3 C M M 3 4 4 0 M e d i a E t h i c s * 3 G R 3 2 0 0 G e r m a n C u l t u r e S t u d i e s I 3 G K 4 0 2 0 G r e e k F a t h e r s 3 G K 4 7 0 0 R e a d i n g s i n B y z a n t i n e G r e e k 3 L AT N 4 0 1 0 L a t i n F a t h e r s 3 L AT N 4 2 8 0 R e a d i n g s i n S a i n t A u g u s t i n e 3 R U S S 4 9 3 0 R u s s i a n O r t h o d o x : T h e o l o g y & H i s t o r y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a GPA i n cou rsework f o r t he m ino r i n Ca tho l i c S tud ies o f a t l eas t 2 . 0 .

MINOR IN FILM STUDIES www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /academics /deg rees /unde rg radua te / f i lm-s tud i es .php

LEADERSHIP Vince Casa rego la , Ph .D .

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Overview The F i l m S tud i es P rog ram i s an 18 -c red i t i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m ino r deve loped by f i lm scho la r s , t echn i ca l c ra f t s pe r sons , and h i s t o r i ans f r om va r i ous depa r tmen ts o f t he Co l l ege o f A r t s & Sc iences .

F i l m S tud i es o f f e r s s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y t o exp l o re t he c i nema f r om a w ide a r ray o f pe r spec t i ves , as ev i denced by i t s a f f i l i a t i on w i t h A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies , Amer i can S tud ies , Commun i ca t i on , Eng l i sh , F i ne and Pe r f o rm i ng A r t s , H i s t o r y, and Languages , L i t e ra tu res and Cu l t u res . I t a l so c ross - l i s t s cou rses w i t h Ph i l osophy, Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , Theo logy, and Women ’s and Gende r S tud i es . The p rog ram i s des i gned p r ima r i l y f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n f i lm h i s t o r y and


ana l ys i s bu t a l so i nc l udes a p roduc t i on componen t and t he oppo r t un i t y t o execu te i n t e rnsh ips a t l oca l t e l ev i s i on s t a t i ons , such as KETC/Channe l 9 and t he H ighe r Educa t i on Channe l . S tuden t s more exc i t ed by t he bus iness and commerc i a l aspec t s o f f i lm f r equen t l y comp le te i n t e rnsh ips a t C inema S t . Lou i s , S t . Lou i s , MO.

I n t ouch w i t h t oday ’s mu l t i - cu l t u ra l , mu l t i -med ia ted env i r onmen t , t he F i lm S tud ies M i no r encou rages b road v i sua l l i t e racy and connec t s t hese ana l y t i ca l s k i l l s w i t h t he expe r t i se o f va r i ous d i sc i p l i nes . The p rog ram a l so p romo tes s t udy ab road , pa r t i cu l a r l y on t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Mad r i d , Spa in campus .

Career oppor tun i t i es inc lude : + Med ia s t ud i es a t t he g radua te l eve l + Med ia p roduc t i on i n f i lm , t e l ev i s i on , and d i g i t a l

commun i ca t i on + Adve r t i s i ng and p ro fess i ona l w r i t i ng + Law, w i t h spec i f i c emphas i s upon en te r t a i nmen t ,

med ia , and t he i n t e rne t + H igh Tech bus i ness f unc t i ons , such as i n t e rne t

ma rke t i ng and web des i gn

Program Requirements Foundat iona l Courses : ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 1 4 0 0 F i l m C r i t i c i s m 3 E N G L 2 7 5 0 F i l m , C u l t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

Elec t i ves (12 c red i ts ) C M M 2 5 1 0 V i d e o P r o d u c t i o n a n d D e s i g n 3 G R 4 3 5 0 G e r m a n F i l m 3 E N G L 4 1 8 0 A m e r i c a n F i l m G e n r e s 3 F S T D 3 2 0 0 To p i c s : I n t e r n a t i o n a l F i l m 3 S PA N 4 3 7 0 L a t i n - A m L i t e r a t u r e & F i l m 3 F S T D 3 1 2 0 M e d i a S c r i p t w r i t i n g 3 F S T D 3 1 8 0 F i l m 3 F S T D 3 7 7 0 F i l m a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 F S T D 4 0 9 0 S c r e e n w r i t i n g 3 F S T D 4 1 7 0 A m e r i c a n F i l m H i s t o r y 3 F S T D 4 4 3 0 C u l t u r e , Te c h n o l o g y & C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 F S T D 4 6 1 0 F r e n c h C i n é m a 3 F S T D 4 6 5 0 F r e n c h C i n e m a I I ( 1 9 8 0 s - 1 9 9 0 s ) 3

Capstone Exper ience (3 c red i ts ) F S T D 4 9 6 0 F i l m S t u d i e s C a p s t o n e C o u r s e 3 F S T D 4 9 1 0 F i l m S t u d i e s I n t e r n s h i p 3 F S T D 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3 TOTAL CREDITS : 18

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .00 m in imum cumu la t i ve GPA i n F i lm S tud ies cou rses i n o rde r t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

MINOR IN GLOBAL AND LOCAL SOCIAL JUSTICE www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /academics /deg rees /unde rg radua te /g l oba l -and - l oca l - soc i a l - j us t i ce .php

LEADERSHIP Rober t S t r i kwe rda , Ph .D .

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Overview

The m i ss i on s t a temen t o f Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y a f f i rms a commi tmen t t o t he "p romo t i on o f f a i t h and j us t i ce i n t he sp i r i t o f t he Gospe l s . " Because o f t h i s commi tmen t , SLU a t t r ac t s a g rea t many s t uden t s who a re moved t o con f ron t f undamen ta l soc i a l p rob l ems such as pove r t y, i n j us t i ce , o r wa r. I n o rde r t o add ress t hese and o the r p rob lems mean ing fu l l y, s t uden t s mus t unde rs tand t he soc i a l and po l i t i ca l s ys tems t ha t con t r i bu te t o t hem causa l l y and t he cu l t u ra l env i r onmen ts i n wh i ch t hey occu r. The a im o f t h i s un i que i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m ino r p rog ram i s t o p rov i de s t uden t s w i t h such an unde rs tand ing .

The G l oba l and Loca l Soc ia l Jus t i ce i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m ino r i s a coope ra t i ve p rog ram tha t d raws requ i r ed o r e l ec t i ve cou rses f r om seve ra l depa r tmen t s and p rog rams , i nc l ud i ng Amer i can S tud ies , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , Pub l i c Hea l t h , Pub l i c Po l i c y S tud ies , Soc i o l ogy and An th ropo logy, Soc ia l Work , and Women ’s and Gende r S tud ies . The i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m ino r i s open t o a l l ma jo r s . To be admi t t ed , s t uden t s mus t have a t l eas t a 3 .0 GPA and be app roved by t he p rog ram d i r ec to r.

Program Requirements Theor ies o f Jus t i ce Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 9 3 0 T h e o r i e s o f J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 7 1 0 A n c i e n t & M e d i e v a l P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 3 7 2 0 R e n a i s s a n c e & M o d P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 3 7 7 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y : G e n d e r J u s t i c e 3 P U B H 3 1 0 0 P u b l i c H e a l t h a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 S O C 2 1 0 0 C l a s s i c a l S o c i a l T h e o r y 3 W G S T 3 7 2 0 R e n a i s s a n c e & M o d P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 W S T D 3 7 6 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y : G e n d e r J u s t i c e 3

Loca l and Domest ic I ssues Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) A A M 2 0 0 0 I n t r o t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 A S T D 3 2 0 0 T h e U r b a n C r i s i s 3 A S T D 3 0 1 0 E t h n i c G r o u p s i n t h e U S 3 S O C 3 2 2 0 U r b a n S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 3 2 3 0 G e n d e r a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 3 5 0 S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 S O C 3 3 6 0 R a c i a l a n d E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s 3 S O C 3 3 8 0 P o l i t i c a l S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 3 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y 3 S W R K 3 1 0 0 A m e r i c a n S o c i a l W e l f a r e S y s t e m 3 S W R K 3 2 0 0 D i v e r s i t y a n d A n t i - O p p r e s s i o n P r a c t i c e 3 W G S T 1 9 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o W o m e n ' s S t u d i e s 3

Globa l I ssues Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 5 1 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e D e v e l o p i n g W o r l d 3 P O L S 2 5 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 A s i a n M i r a c l e s 3 P O L S 3 5 2 0 C o m m u n i s m , C a p i t a l i s m , a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 5 4 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 P O L S 3 5 7 0 P o l i t i c s o f D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 4 5 0 0 D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 4 6 2 0 G l o b a l D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 4 8 4 0 P o l i t i c s o f H e a l t h 3 P U B H 2 1 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G l o b a l H e a l t h 3 P U B H 2 3 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I s s u e s i n G l o b a l H e a l t h 3 S O C 2 2 2 0 P e a c e a n d C o n f l i c t S t u d i e s 3 S O C 3 4 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t 3

Di rec ted E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) O n e a d d i t i o n a l c l a s s i n e i t h e r L o c a l a n d D o m e s t i c I s s u e s o r G l o b a l I s s u e s

Serv ice Learn ing Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) A p p r o v e d i n t e r n s h i p s 3


A S T D 3 9 1 0 S e r v i c e L e a r n i n g I n t e r n s h i p 3 P O L S 3 8 0 0 T h e S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y : G l o b a l a n d L o c a l 3 P O L S 2 2 1 0 C i v i c R e n e w a l : S e r v i c e L e a r n i n g a n d C o m m u n i t y J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 8 5 0 F e m i n i s m i n A c t i o n 3 S O C 4 0 4 0 S o c i o l o g y P r a c t i c u m : C o m m u n i t y O r g a n i z i n g 3 S W R K 4 2 0 0 S o c i a l W o r k P r a c t i c u m ( h a s p r e r e q u i s i t e s ) 3 W G S T 3 8 5 0 F e m i n i s m i n A c t i o n

Elec t i ve Course (6 c red i ts ) A n y c o u r s e f r o m t h e a n y o f t h e a b o v e c a t e g o r i e s

TOTAL CREDITS: 21

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n G loba l and Loca l Soc i a l Jus t i ce mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he G loba l and Loca l Soc ia l Jus t i ce m ino r.

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LEADERSHIP Franc i sco Garc ía -Se r rano , Ph .D . , Di rec to r

Overview The M i no r p rog ram i n I be ro -Amer i can S tud ies o f f e red on t he Mad r i d Campus p rov i des a r i ch l y i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y app roach t o t he h i s t o r y, po l i t i c s and cu l t u re o f Spa in , Po r t uga l and La t i n Amer i ca . Cou rses - d rawn f r om the f i e l ds o f H i s t o r y, Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , An th ropo logy, A rchaeo logy, Economics , A r t H i s t o r y, Ph i l osophy and Theo logy, as we l l as Span i sh l i t e ra tu re and Po r t uguese - enab le s t uden t s t o exp lo re t he comp lex dynamics o f I be ro -Amer i can soc i e t i es , f r om the p re -h i s t o r i c e ra t o t he p resen t . Mo reove r, by l i v i ng and s t udy i ng i n Mad r i d and t ak i ng pa r t i n t r i ps t o o r expe r i en t i a l oppo r t un i t i es i n La t i n Amer i ca and d i f f e ren t r eg i ons o f t he I be r i an Pen insu la , s t uden t s no t on l y s t udy I be ro -Amer i can i s sues , t hey expe r i ence t hem.

The IAS M i no r r equ i r es s i x cou rses , and cou rses o f s t udy may be t a i l o red based on a s t uden t ’s i n t e res t s and ca ree r asp i r a t i ons . S tuden t s a t t he Mad r i d Campus can comp le te t he IAS M ino r i n 2 semes te r s o r i n 1 semes te r and 1 -2 summer sess i ons . Because t he m ino r i s mu l t i d i sc i p l i na r y, s t uden t s may s imu l t aneous l y pu r sue i t and t he i r ma jo r a rea o f s t udy, a l l wh i l e s t ay i ng on t r ack f o r an on - t ime g radua t i on .

Program Requirements Genera l Requ i rements + S tuden t s mus t comp le te two semes te r s o r one

semes te r and one - two summer sess i ons i n r es i dence on t he Madr i d Campus ;

+ The l anguage o f i ns t r uc t i on o f a t l eas t one o f t he cou rses f r om a reas I and I I (H i s t o r y / Soc i a l Sc i ences and Human i t i es ) mus t be Span i sh ;

+ Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y s t uden t s mus t comp le te a t l eas t 12 o f t he 18 requ i r ed c red i t s on t he Mad r i d Campus .

+ S tuden t s mus t pa r t i c i pa te i n a p re -app roved

expe r i en t i a l l ea rn i ng ac t i v i t y i n o r r e l a t ed t o I be ro -Amer i ca o r i n t he excu rs i on t o La t i n Amer i ca o f f e red pe r i od i ca l l y a f t e r t he sp r i ng semes te r f i na l exam pe r i od , o r mus t have demons t ra ted l i v i ng expe r i ence i n La t i n Amer i ca .

His tory ( 6 -9 c red i ts ) Studen t s mus t t ake a m in imum o f t h ree c red i t s f r om g roup A and t h ree f r om g roup B

Group A : Span i sh H i s t o r y H I S T 3 3 2 0 E a r l y M o d e r n H i s t o r y o f S p a i n : 1 4 6 9 - 1 8 0 8 3 H I S T 3 3 3 0 M o d e r n H i s t o r y o f S p a i n : 1 8 0 8 t o t h e P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 3 4 0 T h e S p a n i s h C i v i l W a r 3 H I S T 3 7 6 0 M e d i e v a l S p a i n : C h r i s t i a n s , J e w s a n d M u s l i m s 3 H I S T 3 7 7 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e J e w s i n S p a i n 3 H I S T 3 3 4 5 N a t i o n a l I d e n t i t y i n S p a i n 3

G roup B : La t i n Amer i can H i s t o r y H I S T 3 1 7 0 H i s t o r y o f C o l o n i a l L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3

Soc ia l Sc iences and Humani t i es (6 -9 c red i ts ) Studen t s mus t t ake a m in imum o f 3 c red i t s f r om g roup A and 3 f r om g roup B .

G roup A : I be r i an S tud i es E C O N 3 7 9 0 T h e E c o n o m i e s o f L a t i n A m e r i c a a n d I b e r i a 3 A R T H 2 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f S p a n i s h A r t 3 A R T H 2 1 9 0 T h e A r t a n d H i s t o r y o f M a d r i d 3 A R T H 3 6 3 0 T h e G o l d e n A g e o f S p a n i s h A r t 3 A R T H 4 2 4 0 J e w i s h a n d M u s l i m A r t i n t h e I b e r i a n P e n i n s u l a 3 P H I L 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h P h i l o s o p h y 3 P O L S 3 6 7 0 P o l i t i c a l D e v e l o p m e n t i n C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a i n 3 S O C 3 3 9 0 C u l t u r a l A n t h r o p o l o g y : S t u d i e s i n S p a n i s h C u l t u r e 3

G roup B : La t i n Amer i can S tud i es P O L S 2 5 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 A R T H 4 8 1 0 A r t i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 E C O N 3 7 9 0 T h e E c o n o m i e s o f L a t i n A m e r i c a a n d I b e r i a 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n T h i n k e r s 3 T H E O 3 4 1 5 L i b e r a t i o n T h e o l o g y 3 E A S 2 9 3 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a n d D e v e l o p m e n t i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3

Language and L i te ra tu re ( 3 -6 c red i ts ) Studen t s mus t t ake a m in imum o f 3 c red i t s f r om g roup B

Group A : Span i sh L i t e ra tu re S PA N 4 2 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o H i s p a n i c L i t e r a t u r e 3 S PA N 4 5 8 0 G o l d e n A g e D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 5 6 0 D o n Q u i x o t e 3 S PA N 4 6 1 0 S p a n i s h R o m a n t i c i s m 3 S PA N 4 6 2 0 N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y S p a n i s h N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 6 6 0 G e n e r a t i o n o f ’ 9 8 3 S PA N 4 6 7 0 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y S p a n i s h T h o u g h t 3 S PA N 4 6 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h S h o r t S t o r i e s 3 S PA N 4 7 0 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y S p a n i s h P o e t r y 3 S PA N 4 7 1 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y S p a n i s h N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 7 2 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y S p a n i s h D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 7 5 0 S p a n i s h N o v e l a f t e r 1 9 7 0 3 S PA N 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m 3 S PA N 4 7 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h W o m e n W r i t e r s 3 S PA N 4 7 9 0 S p a n i s h C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n S PA N 4 8 5 0 1 6 t h a n d 1 7 t h C e n t u r y S p a n i s h P r o s e 3 S PA N 4 8 3 0 E l C i d / E l L i b r o d e B u e n A m o r / L a C e l e s t i n a 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 E l C a m i n o d e S a n t i a g o : L i t e r a t u r e a n d


C u l t u r e 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 M o d e r n Te n d e n c i e s i n 2 0 - C e n t u r y H i s p a n i c D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 N a r r a t i v e s o f t h e S p a n i s h C i v i l W a r 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 S p a n i s h A v a n t - G a r d e L i t e r a t u r e 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 T h e C i t y a n d t h e N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e S p a n i s h L a n g u a g e 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m 3

Group B: La t in Amer ican L i te ra tu re and Por tuguese S PA N 4 2 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o H i s p a n i c L i t e r a t u r e 3 S PA N 4 2 4 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n S h o r t S t o r y 3 S PA N 4 2 6 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n M o d e r n i s m 3 S PA N 4 2 7 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o e t r y 3 S PA N 4 2 9 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 3 1 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 3 3 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n N o v e l A f t e r 1 9 7 0 3 S PA N 4 3 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n Te s t i m o n y 3 S PA N 4 3 6 0 W o m e n ’ s L i t e r a t u r e i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 S PA N 4 3 7 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m 3 S PA N 4 3 8 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n S t e r e o t y p e s i n L i t e r a t u r e 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 M o d e r n Te n d e n c i e s i n 2 0 - C e n t u r y H i s p a n i c D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 9 3 0 H i s p a n i c L i t e r a t u r e i n t h e U S 3 P G 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e P o r t u g u e s e 3 P G 3 0 1 0 W r i t t e n C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards A l l I be ro -Amer i can S tud ies m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

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LEADERSHIP Anne M. S t i l es , Ph .D .

Di rec to r

Overview The Med i ca l Human i t i es Unde rg radua te M i no r p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y i s ded i ca ted t o t he s t udy o f t he human i t i es as f ounda t i ona l d i sc i p l i n es f o r qua l i t y hea l t h ca re educa t i on and p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t . The cou rse o f s t udy i s i n t ended t o p repa re s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n t he hea l t h sc i ences by g i v i ng t hem an expanded awareness o f how d i sease and ca re have been imaged and expe r i enced by peop le i n d i ve r se pe rsona l c i r cums tances , cu l t u res , and e ras , and how peop le ' s va l ues o f t en con f l i c t i n t he hea l t h ca re se t t i ng . Such awareness can se rve as a f ounda t i on f o r compe ten t , e t h i ca l ca re t ha t acknow ledges and respec t s d i f f e r i ng i n t e rp re ta t i ons and me an ings o f i l l ness expe r i ence and su f f e r i ng . Such awareness a l so se r ves as t he g round f o r add ress i ng respons ib l y t he con f l i c t s o f va l ue t ha t a r i se i n endeavo rs o f t r ea tmen t .

Program Requirements In t roduc tory Course (3 c red i ts ) E N G L 3 7 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M e d i c a l H u m a n i t i e s 3

Engl i sh Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) E N G L 3 7 4 0 M e d i c i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

Phi losophy Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3

Theo logy Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) T H E O 2 5 2 5 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y & H e a l t h C a r e 3 T H E O 2 8 2 0 R e l i g i o n a n d S c i e n c e 3 T H E O 2 9 0 5 T h e o l o g y o f D e a t h & S u f f e r i n g 3

His tory Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) H C E 3 2 0 0 F r e a k s a n d t h e M e d i c a l B o d y 3 H C E 4 2 0 0 W a r r i o r s a n d M e d i c s 3 H C E 4 2 5 0 L a w a n d B i o e t h i c s 3 H I S T 3 3 5 0 P l a g u e s a n d P e o p l e s : D i s e a s e a n d S o c i e t y 3

Requ i red E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) C O M M 3 0 9 0 H e a l t h C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C S D I 3 0 0 0 M u l t i c u l t u r a l C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e P o p u l a t i o n 3 E N G L 3 4 9 0 P u b l i c H e a l t h a n d t h e V i c t o r i a n H o m e 3 E N G L 3 7 4 0 M e d i c i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 5 9 0 M e d i c i n e , M i n d , a n d V i c t o r i a n F i c t i o n 3 H C E 3 0 1 0 E t h i c a l I s s u e s i n C l i n i c a l M e d i c i n e 3 H C E 3 2 0 0 F r e a k s a n d t h e M e d i c a l B o d y 3 H C E 3 2 1 0 S u p e r h e r o e s a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 H C E 4 11 0 R a c e , E t h n i c i t y , a n d I d e n t i t y i n H e a l t h 3 H C E 4 2 0 0 W a r r i o r s a n d M e d i c s 3 H C E 4 2 3 0 C o n s e n s u s a n d C o n t r o v e r s y i n R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 3 H C E 4 2 4 0 E t h i c s a n d G e r i a t r i c C a r e 3 H C E 4 2 5 0 L a w a n d B i o e t h i c s 3 H I S T 3 3 5 0 P l a g u e s a n d P e o p l e s 3 H I S T 4 9 0 0 S t u d i e s i n R e n a i s s a n c e M e d i c i n e 3 H I S T 4 9 0 1 H e a l t h a n d S o c i a l P o l i c y i n A f r i c a 3 M U S C 2 3 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M u s i c T h e r a p y 3 P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 T H E O 2 9 0 5 T h e o l o g y o f S u f f e r i n g a n d D e a t h 3 T H E O 2 8 2 5 R e l i g i o n a n d S c i e n c e 3 T H E O 2 5 2 5 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y : H e a l t h C a r e 3

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In te rnsh ip I n t e rnsh ip i n a C l i n i ca l Se t t i ng (ENGL 4910 ) . I n p l ace o f one e l ec t i ve , s t uden t s may op t t o comp le te a 3 - c red i t i n t e rnsh ip i n a c l i n i ca l se t t i ng . Th i s i n t e rnsh ip shou ld i nvo l ve a t l eas t 30 c red i t s o f shadow ing o r o t he r wo rk i n a hea l t h - ca re env i r onmen t . I t mus t be supe rv i sed by t he D i r ec to r o f Med i ca l Human i t i es and by a des i gnee i n a hea l t h ca re se t t i ng . I n t e rnsh ips a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Hosp i t a l s canno t be coun ted t owa rds t h i s r equ i r emen t , bu t i n t e rnsh ips i n o the r hosp i t a l , c l ass room, o r c l i n i c se t t i ngs a re e l i g i b l e .

Capstone Requ i rement I n one o f t he l as t two cou rses t aken , a s t uden t w i l l be r equ i r ed t o comp le te a subs tan t i a l ( 18 -20 page ) r esea rch pape r app rop r i a t e t o t he cou rse on a t op i c chosen i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he i ns t r uc to r. Each sp r i ng , s t uden t s comp le t i ng t he M ino r w i l l p resen t t he i r t e rm pape rs a t a pub l i c f o rum on campus .

Continuation Standards A l l Med i ca l Human i t i es m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

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LEADERSHIP Rober t S t r i kwe rda , Ph .D .

Co-D i rec to r

Mat t Ca r l son , Ph .D . Co-D i rec to r

Overview The Po l i t i ca l Jou rna l i sm i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m i no r p romo tes sk i l l s i n ana l ys i s o f po l i t i ca l phenomena and e f f ec t i ve commun i ca t i on o f i deas t h rough a va r i e t y o f p l a t f o rms . The i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m ino r i s su i t ab l e f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n ca ree rs i n j ou rna l i sm, pub l i c r e l a t i ons i n gove rnmen ta l o r po l i t i ca l o rgan i za t i ons , o r wo rk on po l i t i ca l campa igns .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (13 c red i ts ) C M M 2 1 0 0 J o u r n a l i s m N e w s w r i t i n g 3 C M M 2 5 0 0 M e d i a a n d S o c i e t y L a b 1 C M M 4 1 0 0 M u l t i p l a t f o r m J o u r n a l i s m 3 P O L S 11 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m 3 P O L S 1 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3

Communica t ion E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) C M M 3 0 6 0 P o l i t i c a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 11 0 F e a t u r e W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 1 3 0 E d i t o r i a l a n d O p i n i o n W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 1 4 0 E s s a y W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 4 2 0 L i t e r a r y J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 4 1 6 0 E d i t i n g 3 C M M 4 4 2 0 T h e o r y o f F r e e E x p r e s s i o n 3 C M M 4 4 7 0 M e d i a a n d P o l i t i c s 3

Pol i t i ca l Sc ience E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 2 0 0 I n t r o t o S t a t e a n d L o c a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 1 5 1 0 P o l i t i c s o f a D e v e l o p i n g W o r l d 3 P O L S 2 1 0 0 T h e A m e r i c a n C o n s t i t u t i o n 3 P O L S 2 1 4 0 T h e A m e r i c a n P r e s i d e n c y 3 P O L S 2 1 5 0 B l a c k P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 1 6 0 C a m p a i g n s a n d E l e c t i o n s 3 P O L S 2 2 2 0 U r b a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 3 0 S o v i e t a n d P o s t - S o v i e t P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 4 0 E t h n i c i t y a n d I n t e r n a l W a r 3 P O L S 2 5 5 0 P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m s o f S u b - S a h a r a A f r i c a 3 P O L S 2 5 6 0 P o l i t i c s o f A s i a 3 P O L S 2 5 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 9 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e M i d d l e E a s t a n d N A f r i c a 3 P O L S 2 6 0 0 I n t r o t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 2 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te r r o r i s m 3 P O L S 2 6 6 0 M i d d l e E a s t i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 3 1 3 0 C i v i l L i b e r t i e s a n d C i v i l R i g h t s 3 P O L S 3 1 4 0 P u b l i c O p i n i o n & M a s s C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 2 0 0 W o m e n a n d P o l i t i c a l L e a d e r s h i p 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 E a s t A s i a n P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 2 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n s & M a n a g e m e n t o f W o r l d P r o b l e m s 3 P O L S 3 6 5 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s o f A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 7 4 0 C a p i t a l i s m , R a c i s m , P a t r i a r c h y : T h e o r i z i n g S t r u c t u r a l P o w e r 3 P O L S 3 8 5 0 F e m i n i s m i n A c t i o n 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 25

Continuation Standards Studen t s i n t he Po l i t i ca l Jou rna l i sm m ino r mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n Po l i t i ca l Jou rna l i sm cou rsework .

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LEADERSHIP Dan ie l L . Sch la f l y, J r.

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Overview A l l Russ i an and Eas te rn A rea S tud ies m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 3 1 6 0 H i s t o r y o f E a s t e r n E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 2 9 0 H i s t o r y o f R u s s i a s i n c e 1 9 0 5 3 P O L S 2 5 3 0 S o v i e t a n d P o s t - S o v i e t P o l i t i c s 3 R U S S 3 0 5 0 C o n v e r s a t i o n a l R u s s i a n 3

Elec t i ve Courses (12 hours ) H I S T 3 0 3 0 B y z a n t i n e E m p i r e 3 H I S T 3 2 5 0 W o r l d i n C o n f l i c t S i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 2 8 0 R u s s i a t o 1 9 0 5 3 P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 P O L S 2 5 4 0 E t h n i c i t y & I n t e r n a l W a r 3 P O L S 4 5 0 0 R u s s i a n P o l i t i c a l C u l t u r e 3 P O L S 3 5 2 0 C o m m u n i s m C a p i t a l i s m a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 5 3 0 C o m p a r a t i v e R e v o l u t i o n s 3 P O L S 4 5 1 0 D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3 R U S S 3 0 1 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y i n R u s s i a n I 3 R U S S 3 0 2 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y i n R u s s i a n I I 3 R U S S 3 2 5 0 R u s s i a n C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 24

Continuation Standards Studen t s i n t he Po l i t i ca l Jou rna l i sm m ino r mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n Po l i t i ca l Jou rna l i sm cou rsework .


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OVERVIEW Af r i can Amer i can S tud ies i s an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y, sys tema t i c s t udy o f t he r ac i a l , cu l t u ra l and e thn i c expe r i ences o f peop le o f A f r i can he r i t age . The p rog ram encou rages s t uden t s t o unde rs tand na t i ona l and wo r l dv i ews o f A f r i can Amer i can and A f r i can -wo r l d peop le i n o rde r t o de te rm ine how such v i ews have a f f ec ted pe rcep t i ons o f se l f , f am i l y and commun i t y. The va r i e t y o f cou rses ac ross academic d i sc i p l i nes enab le s t uden t s t o deve lop new ways o f concep tua l i z i ng i s sues re l a ted t o r ace and cu l t u re . A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies o f f e r s bo th a ma jo r and m ino r and i s open t o a l l s t uden t s pu rsu i ng an unde rg radua te deg ree , r ace , e t hn i c i t y o r na t i ona l o r i g i n .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies + M ino r i n A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies

Faculty Facu l ty Jona than Smi th , PhD.

Jo in t appo in ted facu l ty Ste fan B rad ley, Ph .D .

Af r i can Amer i can S tud ies & H i s t o r y

Ka t r i na Thompson , Ph .D . Af r i can Amer i can S tud ies & H i s t o r y

Chry l La i r d , Ph .D . Af r i can Amer i can S tud ies & Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence

Olubuko la Gbadeges in , Ph .D . Af r i can Amer i can S tud ies & A r t H i s t o r y

Af f i l i a ted Facu l ty Stephen Casmie r, Ph .D .

Depar tmen t o f Eng l i sh

Edd ie C la r k , Ph .D . Depar tmen t o f Psycho logy

Nathan Gran t , Ph .D . Depar tmen t o f Eng l i sh

Richa rd D . Ha rvey, Ph .D . Depar tmen t o f Psycho logy

Co l l een McC luskey, Ph .D . Depar tmen t o f Ph i l osophy

George O . Ndege , Ph .D . Depar tmen t o f H i s t o r y

Joya F. U ra i zee , Ph .D . Depar tmen t o f Eng l i sh

Emmanue l Uwa laka , Ph .D .

Depar tmen t o f Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence

Joe We i x lmann , Ph .D . Depar tmen t o f Eng l i sh

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Program Highlights Af r i can Amer i can S tud ies i s t he exp lo ra t i on o f r ac i a l , cu l t u ra l and e thn i c pe rspec t i ves and expe r i ences o f peop le o f A f r i can he r i t age . The p rog ram o f s t udy enab les s t uden t s t o unde rs tand na t i ona l and wo r l d v i ews o f A f r i can Amer i can and A f r i can wo r l d peop le i n o rde r t o de te rm ine how such v i ews have a f f ec ted pe rcep t i ons o f se l f , f am i l y and commun i t y.

S tuden t s en ro l l ed i n A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies cou rses ga in i ns i gh t and know ledge abou t t he cu l t u res and h i s t o r i es o f peop le o f A f r i can he r i t age i n t he U .S . and t h roughou t t he A f r i can d i aspo ra . A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies cou rses comp lemen t i n f o rma t i on a t t a i ned i n a va r i e t y o f academic ma jo r s . Recen t g radua tes i nc l ude s tuden t s who have a l so ma jo red i n commun i ca t i on , ma rke t i ng , po l i t i ca l s c i ence , psycho logy and soc i a l wo rk .

Bo th t he ma jo r and t he m ino r g i ve s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y t o deve lop a deepe r unde rs tand ing o f t he p l u ra l i s t i c soc i e t y i n wh i ch t hey l i ve . S tuden t s w i l l become know ledgeab le abou t t he A f r i can d i aspo ra and be p repa red t o seek ca ree rs o r p ro fess i ona l p rog rams whe re t hey can u t i l i ze know ledge i n t he des i gn and imp lemen ta t i on o f p rog rams f o r, and on beha l f o f , A f r i can Amer i cans .

The A f r i can Amer i can S tud i es ma j o r and m i no r a re bo th i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y. Many o f t he cou rses o f f e red a re c ross -l i s t ed w i t h o the r academic depa r tmen t s , and when t aken f o r t he A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies r equ i r emen ts may a l so f u l f i l l t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences co re r equ i r emen ts . The va r i e t y o f cou rses ac ross academic d i sc i p l i nes enab les s t uden t s t o deve lop new ways o f concep tua l i z i ng i s sues re l a ted t o r ace and cu l t u re .

Curriculum Overview A to ta l o f 30 c red i t s a re r equ i r ed t o comp l e te t he ma j o r i n A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies . S tuden t s comp le te f i ve co re cou rses des i gned t o i n t r oduce t hem to t he goa l s o f t he A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies p rog ram and t o he l p t hem fu r t he r deve lop an unde rs tand ing o f t he A f r i can d i aspo ra and i t s impac t , i n t e r r e l a t i onsh ips and dynamics i n con tempora r y A f r i can Amer i can commun i t i es .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The A f r i can Amer i can S tud i es p rog ram a l so o f f e r s spec i a l academic oppo r t un i t i es such as i n t e rnsh ips and f i e l d se r v i ce p ro j ec t s i n A f r i can Amer i can commun i t i es f o r s t uden t s who a re l ook i ng f o r cha l l enges ou t s i de o f t he c l ass room.

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Bo th t he ma jo r and t he m ino r g i ve s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y t o deve lop a deepe r unde rs tand ing o f t he p l u ra l i s t i c soc i e t y i n wh i ch t hey l i ve . S tuden t s w i l l be p repa red t o wo rk i n ca ree rs t ha t des i gn and imp lemen t p rog rams and po l i c y f o r, and on beha l f o f , A f r i can Amer i cans .

Ca ree r op t i ons i nc l ude :

+ Adve r t i s i ng agen t + Bus iness manage r + Commun i t y p l anne r + Commun i t y r e l a t i ons + Copy ed i t o r + C rea t i ve w r i t e r + Educa to r / p ro fesso r + Hea l t h admin i s t r a t o r + Jou rna l i s t + Lawye r + L i ngu i s t + Psycho log i s t + Soc io l og i s t + Po l i c y ana l ys t + Museum cu ra to r

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .

To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .

Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Scholarships and Financial Aid The re a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y educa t i on :

+ Scho la r sh i ps : awa rded based on academic ach ievemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh ip and f i nanc ia l need .

+ F i nanc i a l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s and

l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i r e r epaymen t .

Fo r p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .

Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho l a r sh i ps and f i nanc i a l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) A A M 2 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 A A M 2 0 1 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y B l a c k A m e r i c a 3 A A M 3 0 0 0 o r 4 0 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s C l a s s 3 A A M 4 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h a n d W r i t i n g 3 A A M 4 9 6 0 C a p s t o n e ( t a k e n t e r m o f g r a d u a t i o n ) 3

Af r ican Amer ican S tud ies E lec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts )

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a ma jo r i n A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he A f r i can Amer i can ma jo r.

MINOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Overview The A f r i can Amer i can S tud i es m i no r can be comp l e ted i n coo rd i na t i on w i t h any ma jo r i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . S tuden t s en ro l l ed i n t he o the r Schoo l s and Co l l eges o f t he Un i ve r s i t y, shou ld r e fe r t o t he i r r equ i r emen ts f o r coo rd i na t i ng t he m ino r.

Program Requirements Up to 6 c red i t s o f e l ec t i ves can be used t o sa t i s f y t he A r t s and Sc iences co re as we l l as t he ma jo r r equ i r emen t .

Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) A A M 2 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 A A M 2 0 1 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y B l a c k A m e r i c a 3 A A M 3 0 0 0 o r 4 0 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s C l a s s 3 A A M 4 9 6 0 C a p s t o n e ( t a k e n t e r m o f g r a d u a t i o n ) 3

Af r ican Amer ican S tud ies E lec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts )

TOTAL CREDITS: 21

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he A f r i can Amer i can m ino r.


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LEADERSHIP He id i A rd i zzone , Ph .D .

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OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f t he Amer i can S tud i es p rov i des a sys tema t i c i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y app roach t o t he h i s t o r i ca l s t udy o f t he cu l t u res o f t he Un i t ed S ta tes , and t o t he c r i t i ca l ana l ys i s o f t he i r ongo ing evo lu t i on . W i t h i n t he f r amework o f t he g rea t Jesu i t human i s t t r ad i t i on , t he Amer i can S tud ies Depa r tmen t t r a i ns s t uden t s i n t he sk i l l s o f c l ea r t h i nk i ng , w r i t i ng and speak ing , as we l l as t he ab i l i t i e s assoc ia ted w i t h i n t e rp re t i ng l i t e ra r y t ex t s , eva lua t i ng h i s t o r i ca l documen ts and a r t i f ac t s , app l y i ng human i s t i c and soc i a l s c i ence me thods and t heo re t i ca l app roaches , and re f l ec t i ng mora l l y abou t t he p rob lems and i ssues t hey add ress i n t he c l ass room. Cu r ren t f acu l t y s t r eng ths i nc l ude : u rban s tud ies ; r ace , gende r and e thn i c i t y i n Amer i can h i s t o r y, cu l t u re and l i t e ra tu re ; A f r i can Amer i can h i s t o r y, t r ansna t i ona l i sm; r e l i g i on ; women ’s l i t e ra tu re ; space , r eg i on , and p l ace ; S t . Lou i s h i s t o r y.

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Amer i can S tud ies + M ino r i n Amer i can S tud ies

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Amer i can S tud ies + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Amer i can S tud ies

Faculty He id i A rd i zzone , Ph .D . Ben jam in Looke r, Ph .D . Emi l y Lu tensk i , Ph .D . Ma t t hew Manc in i , Ph .D . (Emer i t us ) Ka the r i ne Moran , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN AMERICAN STUDIES Program Highlights Amer i can S tud ies uses f i lm , f ood , f ash i on , bu i l d i ngs , spo r t s , popu la r med ia , t he env i r onmen t , a r t , l i t e ra tu re and h i s t o r i ca l t ex t s i n o rde r t o unde rs tand t he d i ve r se cu l t u res o f t he Un i t ed S ta tes and i t s p l ace i n t he wo r l d i n t he pas t and p resen t .

Amer i can S tud ies i s i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y, us i ng a va r i e t y o f sou rces and me thods ( l i t e ra tu re , soc i a l s c i ence , f i lm , commun i t y i ns t i t u t i ons ) t o unde rs tand Amer i can h i s t o r y and cu l t u res .

Amer i can S tud ies i s g l oba l and d i ve r se , pay i ng c l ose a t t en t i on t o i n t e rna t i ona l as we l l as r eg i ona l r e l a t i ons as we l l as t o t he va r i e t y o f r ac i a l , e t hn i c , r e l i g i ous and o the r soc i a l o r cu l t u ra l commun i t i es w i t h i n and a round i t s bo rde rs .

Amer i can S tud ies i s p rac t i ca l , wh i ch means t he eve ryday i s t aken as se r i ous l y as t he eso te r i c , and t he

l essons l ea rned i n t he c l ass room a re app l i ed t o wo rk i n commun i t i es and pub l i c i ns t i t u t i ons .

As a r esu l t , an Amer i can S tud ies educa t i on t r a i ns s t uden t s i n c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng , comp lex p rob lem so l v i ng , and c l ea r w r i t t en and o ra l commun i ca t i on . G radua tes have expe r i ence wo rk i ng i n d i ve r se g roups and app l y i ng t he i r know ledge t o t he wo r l d a round t hem. These a re sough t -a f t e r sk i l l s t r ans fe rab le t o a va r i e t y o f f i e l ds . G radua tes have gone on t o wo rk i n h i ghe r and seconda ry educa t i on , med ia and commun i ca t i ons , nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons , gove rnmen t , po l i t i ca l o rgan i z i ng , soc i a l wo rk , l aw, museums and o the r cu l t u ra l i ns t i t u t i ons .

Curriculum Overview A ma j o r i n Amer i can S tud i es i s 30 c red i t s , i nc l ud i ng t he i n t r oduc to r y cou rse , ASTD 1000 : I nves t i ga t i ng Amer i ca ( t h ree c red i t s ) , an expe r i ence componen t ( a t h ree -c red i t i n t e rnsh ip o r se r v i ce - l ea rn i ng cou rse ) and ASTD 4100 : Sen io r Caps tone ( t h ree c red i t s ) . The rema in i ng 21 c red i t s a re se l ec ted f r om Amer i can S tud ies cou rses . W i t h t he app rova l o f t he s t uden t ' s depa r tmen ta l adv i so r, up t o n i ne o f t hese c red i t s can be t aken i n r e l a ted f i e l ds .

Cou rses f r om o the r depa r tmen ts o r p rog rams w i l l on l y coun t t owa rds t he Amer i can S tud ies ma jo r i f t hey a re no t be i ng coun ted t owa rd ano the r ma jo r o r m ino r.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities I n Amer i can S tud ies ' success fu l i n t e rnsh ip p rog ram, i n t e rnsh ips a re s t uden t -des i gned i n c l ose co l l abo ra t i on w i t h t he depa r tmen t ' s i n t e rnsh ip coo rd i na to r and pa r t i c i pa t i ng o rgan i za t i ons and i ns t i t u t i ons . I n t e rnsh ips coun t as a t h ree -c red i t cou rse , r equ i r i ng 50 hou rs pe r c red i t , o r 10 hou rs pe r week . Pas t s t uden t s have pa r t ne red w i t h t he Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum, Sa in t Lou i s Zoo , M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden , I n t e rna t i ona l I ns t i t u t e , M i ssou r i H i s t o r y Museum, C i r cu i t Cou r t Reco rds P ro j ec t , C i t y Museum and Pu l i t ze r Founda t i on f o r t he A r t s , among o the r s i t es .

Careers Amer i can S tud ies p rov i des a b road educa t i on t ha t p repa res s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs t ha t emphas i ze c rea t i ve t h i nk i ng , s t r ong w r i t i ng , c r i t i ca l ana l ys i s , c l ea r commun i ca t i on , sk i l l ed r esea rch and c i v i c and commun i t y engagemen t .

The f o l l ow i ng l i s t i s j us t a sma l l samp l e o f j obs f o r Amer i can S tud ies g radua tes :

+ Cu ra to r + Ed i t o r + Exh ib i t des i gne r + Founda t i on d i r ec to r + Gran t w r i t e r + Jou rna l i s t + Labo r o rgan i ze r + Lawye r + L i b ra r i an + Nonp ro f i t managemen t + Po l i t i c i an + P ro fesso r


+ Pub l i c po l i c y ana l ys t + Pub l i c r e l a t i ons + Soc ia l wo rke r + Speech w r i t e r + Teache r






+ F i nanc i a l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s and l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i r e r epaymen t .



Program Requirements Requ i red Amer ican S tud ies Courses (3 c red i ts ) A S T D 1 0 0 0 I n v e s t i g a t i n g A m e r i c a 3

Exper ien t i a l Learn ing (3 c red i ts ) A S T D 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3 O r an Amer i can S tud i es cou rse w i t h a Se rv i ce Lea rn i ng des i gna t i on .

Capstone Course (3 c red i ts ) A S T D 4 9 6 0 S e n i o r C a p s t o n e 3

Amer ican S tud ies E lec t i ve Courses (21 c red i ts ) Amer i can S tud ies cou rsework , o r cou rses i n o the r depa r tmen ts as app roved by t he s t uden t ’s f acu l t y men to r, a re r equ i r ed . A t l eas t 12 o f t hese c red i t s mus t be f u l f i l l ed by cou rses i n t he Depa r tmen t o f Amer i can S tud ies . These cou rses shou ld cohe re a round a t hema t i c o r d i sc i p l i na r y emphas i s . Thema t i c emphases may be o rgan i zed a round such t op i cs as Amer i can i den t i t i e s , v i sua l cu l t u re , r e l i g i on , t he Amer i can me t ropo l i s , po l i t i ca l t hough t , o r soc i a l movemen ts . The d i sc i p l i na r y emphas i s i s o rgan i zed a round a f i e l d , such as h i s t o r y, i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es , l i t e ra tu re , soc i o l ogy, po l i t i ca l s c i ence , t heo logy, s t ud i o a r t s , o r women ’s s t ud i es .

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Non-Course Requirements Por t fo l io Studen t s ma jo r i ng i n Amer i can S tud ies bu i l d a po r t f o l i o t ha t i nc l udes se l ec t r esea rch pape rs , exams , essays , c rea t i ve wo rk , i n t e rnsh ip and se rv i ce r epo r t s , no t i ces o f awa rds and c i t a t i ons , eva lua t i ons , and t he caps tone p ro j ec t . S tuden t s bu i l d t he po r t f o l i o ove r t he cou rse o f t he ma jo r i n c l ose consu l t a t i on w i t h t he i r f acu l t y men to r.

Capstone Pro jec t Th i s r equ i r ed p ro j ec t enab les s t uden t s t o pu t f o r t h t he i r bes t scho la r l y and c rea t i ve wo rk as a caps tone t o t he ma jo r. S tuden t s spend one semes te r p l ann ing , deve lop ing , comp le t i ng , and p resen t i ng a sen io r t hes i s p ro j ec t i n c l ose consu l t a t i on w i t h t he Sen io r Semina r i ns t r uc to r.

Continuation Standards Studen t s who pu rsue a ma jo r i n Amer i can S tud ies mus t ea rn a 2 .00 GPA i n t he cou rses app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r o r m ino r. I f a s t uden t ' s ma jo r GPA d rops be low 2 .00 , t he s t uden t w i l l be p l aced on academic p rog ram p roba t i on w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t . A s t uden t may rema in on academic p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s , o r f o r t h ree semes te r s t o t a l , be fo re be ing d i sm issed f r om the ma jo r.

MINOR IN AMERICAN STUDIES Overview The m i no r i n Amer i can S tud ies i s 18 c red i t s , i nc l ud i ng t he i n t r oduc to r y cou rse , ASTD 1000 : I nves t i ga t i ng Amer i ca ( t h ree c red i t s ) . The rema in i ng 15 c red i t s a re se l ec ted f r om Amer i can S tud ies cou rses . W i t h t he app rova l o f t he s t uden t ' s depa r tmen ta l adv i so r, up t o s i x o f t hese c red i t s can be t aken i n r e l a t ed f i e l ds .


Program Requirements


Requ i red Courses (3 c red i ts ) A S T D 1 0 0 0 I n v e s t i g a t i n g A m e r i c a 3

Amer ican S tud ies E lec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) Amer i can S tud ies cou rsework , o r cou rses i n o t he r depa r tmen ts as app roved by t he s t uden t ’s f acu l t y men to r, a re r equ i r ed .

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards Studen t s who pu rsue a m ino r i n Amer i can S tud ies mus t ea rn a 2 .00 GPA i n t he cou rses app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r o r m ino r. I f a s t uden t ' s m ino r GPA d rops be low 2 .00 , t he s t uden t w i l l be p l aced on academic p rog ram p roba t i on w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t . A s t uden t may rema in on acad emic p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s , o r f o r t h ree semes te r s t o t a l , be fo re be ing d i sm issed f r om the m ino r

ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview The Acce l e ra ted Bache l o r ' s /Mas te r ' s P rog ram (ABM) o f f e r s t he oppo r t un i t y f o r ou t s t and ing Amer i can S tud ies ma jo r s t o beg in an M.A . p rog ram i n t he i r sen io r yea r, comp le t i ng t he M .A . w i t h a f u l l t ime f i f t h yea r o f g radua te s t udy a f t e r t he i r success fu l comp le t i on o f bo th t he f i r s t yea r r equ i r emen ts and t he i r unde rg radua te deg ree and ma jo r.

Program Requirements The Amer i can S tud i es ma j o r, l i ke mos t human i t i es ma jo r s , r equ i r es t h i r t y c red i t s o f cou rsework , and t he M .A . a f u r t he r t h i r t y. By coun t i ng two g radua te cou rses , o r s i x c red i t s , f o r bo th deg rees , s t uden t s ea rn t he r equ i s i t e t h i r t y c red i t s i n on l y twe l ve t o f ou r t een mon ths a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r Bache lo r ' s deg ree .

Continuation Standards Studen t s who pu rsue a ma jo r i n Amer i can S tud ies mus t ea rn a 2 .00 GPA i n t he cou rses app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r o r m ino r. I f a s t uden t ' s m ino r GPA d rops be low 2 .00 , t he s t uden t w i l l be p l aced on academic p rog ram p roba t i on w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t . A s t uden t may rema in on academic p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s , o r f o r t h ree semes te r s t o t a l , be fo re be ing d i sm issed f r om the m ino r

MASTER OF ARTS IN AMERICAN STUDIES Program Highlights Amer i can S tud ies s t uden t s have access t o exce l l en t l i b ra r y and compu te r f ac i l i t i e s , t he ex tens i ve aud io and v i sua l equ ipmen t o f t he I ns t r uc t i ona l Med ia Cen te r, t r a i n i ng and ce r t i f i ca t i on by t he Re ine r t Cen te r f o r Teach ing Exce l l ence , and g ran t and scho la r sh i p ass i s t ance f r om the O f f i ce o f Resea rch Se rv i ces .

G radua te s t uden t s a l so bene f i t f r om the r i ch a r ch i va l

and i ns t i t u t i ona l r esou rces ava i l ab l e i n S t . Lou i s i t se l f , i n c l ud i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h s i t es such as t he M i ssou r i H i s t o r i ca l Soc ie t y, t he Je f f e r son Na t i ona l Expans ion Memor i a l , t he C i r cu i t Cou r t Reco rds P ro j ec t , t he Pu l i t ze r Founda t i on f o r t he A r t s , t he She ldon Ga l l e r i es , t he Con tempora r y A r t Museum, t he Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum, t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden and t he H i s t o r i c Landmarks Assoc ia t i on .

Curriculum Overview The Mas te r o f A r t s i n Amer i can S tud i es r equ i r es 30 c red i t s and has two op t i ons f o r comp le t i ng t he deg ree : po r t f o l i o and t hes i s . The po r t f o l i o op t i on i s p r ima r i l y i n t ended f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n pu r su i ng add i t i ona l deg rees , such as a second p ro fess i ona l mas te r ' s o r a doc to ra te . The t hes i s op t i on i s p r ima r i l y i n t ended f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n t e rm ina t i ng t he i r g radua te wo rk a t t he mas te r ’s l eve l

Careers Gradua tes have gone on t o ca ree rs i n l i b ra r i es , museum admin i s t r a t i on and pub l i c human i t i es as we l l as educa t i ona l adm in i s t r a t i on , un i ve r s i t y t each ing o r s t udy o f t he l aw.

Admission Requirements Underg radua te deg ree o r equ i va l en t i n a human i t i es o r soc i a l s c i ence a rea ; add i t i ona l p re requ i s i t e wo rk may be r equ i r ed a t t he d i sc re t i on o f t he Depa r tmen t .

S tanda rd i zed t es t sco res a re cons i de red as we l l as GPA and TOEFL ( i f app l i cab le ) .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + Goa l s t a temen t + Wr i t i ng samp le + I n t e r v i ew ( s t r ong l y r ecommended )

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + A comp l e ted Dec l a ra t i on o f F i nanc i a l Suppo r t

packe t w i t h a l l accompany ing documen ts + TOEFL o r PTE Academic sco re + Check t he Eng l i sh P ro f i c i ency Po l i c y page f o r

spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re r equ i r emen ts . S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s t uden t s page f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on r equ i r emen ts .

Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by ea r l y Feb rua ry.

Amer ican S tud ies App l i ca t ion Rev iew Process A l l app l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by t he en t i r e f acu l t y.

Scholarships and Financial Aid Studen t s may app l y f o r ass i s t an t sh i ps , g ran t s and f e l l owsh ips . Fe l l owsh ips p rov i de a s t i pend and hea l t h i nsu rance f o r t he du ra t i on o f t he f e l l owsh ip .


For more i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) A S T D 5 0 0 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 A S T D 5 x x x C h o s e n f r o m c o u r s e l i s t i n g b e l o w 3 A S T D 6 x x x C h o s e n f r o m c o u r s e l i s t i n g b e l o w 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) A S T D 5 1 0 0 A m e r i c a n P h o t o g r a p h y 3 A S T D 5 3 0 0 C u l t u r e s o f t h e A m e r i c a n S o u t h 3 A S T D 5 4 0 0 To c q u e v i l l e ’ s A m e r i c a 3 A S T D 5 5 0 0 M e m o i r a n d L i f e W r i t i n g i n A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 A S T D 5 7 0 0 M e t r o p o l i t a n A m e r i c a 3 A S T D 5 8 0 0 W o r k s h o p i n t h e A m e r i c a n M e t r o p o l i s 3 A S T D 5 9 0 0 T h e P r a c t i c e o f A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 A S T D 5 0 2 0 C r o s s - C u l t u r a l E n c o u n t e r s o f t h e A m e r i c a n F r o n t i e r 3 A S T D 5 0 3 0 W o m e n ’ s L i v e s 3 A S T D 5 0 1 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s , C u l t u r e , a n d I d e n t i t y 3 A S T D 6 0 0 0 M y t h b u s t i n g a n d M y t h m a k i n g i n R e c e n t A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s S c h o l a r s h i p 3 A S T D 6 2 0 0 V i s u a l C u l t u r e T h e o r y 3 A S T D 6 3 0 0 J a z z a n d A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 A S T D 6 4 0 0 T r a n s n a t i o n a l A m e r i c a 3 A S T D 6 5 0 0 V i s i o n s o f U S E m p i r e 3 A S T D 6 6 0 0 To p i c s i n A m e r i c a n U r b a n i s m 3 A S T D 6 7 0 0 F r o m S a t c h m o t o S t r a n g e l o v e 3 A S T D 6 8 0 0 E d i b l e s a r e F u n t o T h i n k W i t h 3 A S T D 6 9 0 0 P u b l i c A r t a n d M e m o r y 3 A S T D 6 0 1 0 A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s I n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y S e m i n a r 3 A S T D 6 0 2 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 A S T D 6 0 3 0 L e a d e r s h i p a n d C u l t u r e 3

Thes is Opt ion (6 c red i ts ) A S T D 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Por t fo l io Opt ion (6 c red i ts ) Chosen f r om cou rse l i s t i ng above .

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Non-Course Requirements Qua l i f y ing Exam At t he end o f t he second semes te r o f cou rsework , s t uden t s w i l l t ake a t h ree -hou r qua l i f y i ng exam to demons t ra te t he i r g row ing know ledge o f t he f i e l d . The exam cons i s t s o f essay ques t i ons p rov i ded by Amer i can S tud ies cou rse i ns t r uc to r s . S tuden t s mus t answer two o f t he ques t i ons : one cove r i ng ma te r i a l f r om ASTD 5000 , and t he o the r chosen f r om ques t i ons abou t ma te r i a l s cove red c l asses t aken du r i ng t he f i r s t - yea r semes te r when ASTD 5000 was no t o f f e red .

Por t fo l io o r Thes is Af te r success fu l comp le t i on o f t he qua l i f y i ng exam, s t uden t s w i l l pu r sue one o f two caps tone t r acks : a po r t f o l i o pape r o r a t hes i s .

A po r t f o l i o pape r i s a 20–30 page a r t i c l e o r l i t e ra tu re r ev i ew, t yp i ca l l y a r ev i sed and expanded sem ina r pape r mean t t o demons t ra te t he s t uden t ' s ex tens i ve know ledge o f t he i r f i e l d . I t i s deve loped i n con junc t i on w i t h a two -pe rson f acu l t y commi t t ee ( a cha i r and one add i t i ona l r eade r ) ove r t he summer f o l l ow ing t he f i r s t yea r o f t he M .A . p rog ram and du r i ng t he second yea r o f t he M .A . p rog ram.

A t hes i s i s a more deve l oped p ro j ec t w i t h an o r i g i na l

a rgumen t , t yp i ca l l y 60–80 pages i n l eng th , based i n ex tens i ve p r ima ry and seconda ry r esea rch . I t i s deve loped i n con junc t i on w i t h a t h ree -pe rson f acu l t y commi t t ee ( a cha i r and two add i t i ona l r eade rs ) ove r t he summer f o l l ow ing t he f i r s t yea r o f t he M .A . p rog ram and du r i ng t he second yea r o f t he M .A . p rog ram.

Ora l Examina t ion Af te r t he s t uden t ' s commi t t ee has app roved t he f i na l ve r s i on o f t he po r t f o l i o pape r o r t hes i s , t he re w i l l be a one -hou r o ra l examina t i on be fo re t h ree f acu l t y members . Fo r t he po r t f o l i o pape r, t hese w i l l be t he two-pe rson po r t f o l i o commi t t ee p l us an add i t i ona l f acu l t y member, and t he exam w i l l be p r i nc i pa l l y on t he po r t f o l i o pape r. Fo r t he t hes i s , t h i s w i l l be t he t h ree -pe rson t hes i s commi t t ee , and t he exam w i l l be p r i nc i pa l l y de fense o f t he t hes i s .

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve GPA o f 3 . 00 i n a l l r equ i r ed g radua te /p ro fess i ona l cou rses .

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AMERICAN STUDIES Program Highlights Amer i can S tud ies i s t he s t udy o f Amer i can soc i e t y and cu l t u res i n a l l t he i r d i ve r s i t y. Wha t se t s t h i s f i e l d apa r t f r om o the r academic d i sc i p l i nes i s i t s i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y app roach t o ana l yz i ng t he pas t and t he p resen t , comb in i ng t he s tudy o f h i s t o r y, l i t e ra tu re , a r t and v i sua l cu l t u re , and t he ma te r i a l wo r l d . The d i sc i p l i ne i s based on t he i dea t ha t t he cu l t u re a round us — f i lm , f ood , TV, bu i l d i ngs , f i c t i on and t he l andscape — i s as essen t i a l f o r unde rs tand ing t he wo r l d as w r i t t en h i s t o r i ca l t ex t s .

The Amer i can S tud i es cu r r i cu l um has t he f l ex i b i l i t y f o r s t uden t s t o pu rsue t he i r own f ocused i n t e res t s , and t o connec t t he i r wo rk w i t h scho la r l y commun i t i es and pub l i c i ns t i t u t i ons . The Amer i can S tud ies depa r tmen t ma in ta i ns a s t r ong commi tmen t t o t he sound , e t h i ca l and b road p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t o f eve ry s t uden t .

Amer i can S tud ies s t uden t s have access t o exce l l en t l i b ra r y and compu te r f ac i l i t i e s , t he ex tens i ve aud io and v i sua l equ ipmen t o f t he I ns t r uc t i ona l Med ia Cen te r, t r a i n i ng and ce r t i f i ca t i on by t he Re ine r t Cen te r f o r Teach ing Exce l l ence , and g ran t and scho la r sh i p ass i s t ance f r om the O f f i ce o f Resea rch Se rv i ces .

Curriculum Overview The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i s t he t e rm i na l r esea rch deg ree i n Amer i can S tud ies . A t o t a l o f 54 c red i t s o f cou rsework beyond t he B .A . deg ree , p l us 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on w r i t i ng , i s r equ i r ed . S tuden t s w i t h M .A . deg rees may be ab le t o coun t up t o 18 c red i t s o f t he i r p rev i ous r e l evan t cou rsework .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Gradua te s t uden t s bene f i t f r om the r i ch a r ch i va l and i ns t i t u t i ona l r esou rces ava i l ab l e i n S t . Lou i s i t se l f , i n c l ud i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h s i t es such as t he M i ssou r i H i s t o r i ca l Soc ie t y, t he Je f f e r son Na t i ona l Expans ion Memor i a l , t he C i r cu i t Cou r t Reco rds P ro j ec t , t he


Pu l i t ze r Founda t i on f o r t he A r t s , t he She ldon Ga l l e r i es , t he Con tempora r y A r t Museum, t he Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum, t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden and t he H i s t o r i c Landmarks Assoc ia t i on .

Careers Gradua tes have gone on t o ca ree rs i n l i b ra r i es , museum admin i s t r a t i on and pub l i c human i t i es as we l l as educa t i ona l adm in i s t r a t i on , un i ve r s i t y t each ing o r s t udy o f t he l aw.

Admission Requirements Underg radua te deg ree o r equ i va l en t i n a human i t i es o r soc i a l s c i ence a rea ; add i t i ona l p re requ i s i t e wo rk may be r equ i r ed a t t he d i sc re t i on o f t he Depa r tmen t . Re levan t M .A . s may t r ans fe r some c red i t s , bu t a l l Ph .D . s t uden t s w i l l r ece i ve an M .A . as we l l .

S tanda rd i zed t es t sco res a re cons i de red as we l l as GPA and TOEFL ( i f app l i cab le ) .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + Goa l s t a temen t + Wr i t i ng samp le + I n t e r v i ew ( s t r ong l y r ecommended )




Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by ea r l y Feb rua ry.

Amer ican S tud ies App l i ca t ion Rev iew Process A l l app l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by t he en t i r e f acu l t y.


Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (24 c red i ts ) A S T D 5 0 0 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s ; 3 A S T D 5 9 0 0 T h e P r a c t i c e o f A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s ; a n d 3 A S T D 6 1 0 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n C o l l o q u i u m 3 A S T D 5 x x x C h o s e n f r o m c o u r s e l i s t i n g b e l o w 6 A S T D 6 x x x C h o s e n f r o m c o u r s e l i s t i n g b e l o w 6 4 0 0 0 - l e v e l c o u r s e i n f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e t r a n s l a t i o n , l i t e r a t u r e o r t r a n s l a t i o n e x a m i n a t i o n 3

Elec t i ve Courses (30 c red i ts ) A S T D 5 1 0 0 A m e r i c a n P h o t o g r a p h y 3 A S T D 5 3 0 0 C u l t u r e s o f t h e A m e r i c a n S o u t h 3 A S T D 5 4 0 0 To c q u e v i l l e ’ s A m e r i c a 3 A S T D 5 5 0 0 M e m o i r a n d L i f e W r i t i n g i n A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 A S T D 5 7 0 0 M e t r o p o l i t a n A m e r i c a 3 A S T D 5 8 0 0 W o r k s h o p i n t h e A m e r i c a n M e t r o p o l i s 3 A S T D 5 9 0 0 T h e P r a c t i c e o f A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 A S T D 5 0 2 0 C r o s s - C u l t u r a l E n c o u n t e r s o f t h e A m e r i c a n F r o n t i e r 3 A S T D 5 0 3 0 W o m e n ’ s L i v e s 3 A S T D 5 0 1 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s , C u l t u r e , a n d I d e n t i t y 3 A S T D 6 0 0 0 M y t h b u s t i n g a n d M y t h m a k i n g i n R e c e n t A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s S c h o l a r s h i p 3 A S T D 6 2 0 0 V i s u a l C u l t u r e T h e o r y 3 A S T D 6 3 0 0 J a z z a n d A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 A S T D 6 4 0 0 T r a n s n a t i o n a l A m e r i c a 3 A S T D 6 5 0 0 V i s i o n s o f U S E m p i r e 3 A S T D 6 6 0 0 To p i c s i n A m e r i c a n U r b a n i s m 3 A S T D 6 7 0 0 F r o m S a t c h m o t o S t r a n g e l o v e 3 A S T D 6 8 0 0 E d i b l e s a r e F u n t o T h i n k W i t h 3 A S T D 6 9 0 0 P u b l i c A r t a n d M e m o r y 3 A S T D 6 0 1 0 A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s I n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y S e m i n a r 3 A S T D 6 0 2 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 A S T D 6 0 3 0 L e a d e r s h i p a n d C u l t u r e 3

Disser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) A S T D 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

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Non-Course Requirements Qua l i f y ing Exam At t he end o f t he second semes te r o f cou rsework , s t uden t s w i l l t ake a t h ree -hou r qua l i f y i ng exam to demons t ra te t he g row ing know ledge o f t he f i e l d . The exam cons i s t s o f essay ques t i ons p rov i ded by Amer i can S tud ies cou rse i ns t r uc to r s . S tuden t s mus t answer two o f t he ques t i ons : one cove r i ng ma te r i a l f r om ASTD 5000 , and t he o the r chosen f r om ques t i ons abou t ma te r i a l s cove red c l asses t aken du r i ng t he f i r s t - yea r semes te r when ASTD 5000 was no t o f f e red .

Wri t ten Exam Af te r comp le t i ng t he qua l i f y i ng exam, s t uden t s w i l l c r ea te a t h ree -pe rson commi t t ee ( one cha i r and two add i t i ona l f acu l t y r eade rs ) . Work i ng c l ose l y w i t h t he commi t t ee members , s t uden t s w i l l deve lop two pape rs : one l i t e ra tu re r ev i ew and one po r t f o l i o pape r.

L i te ra tu re Rev iew The l i t e ra tu re r ev i ew i s based i n ex tens i ve r ead i ng i n t h ree sub jec t a reas . The po r t f o l i o pape r i s gene ra l l y a r ev i sed and expanded ve rs i on o f a sem ina r pape r, w r i t t en as a pub l i shab le a r t i c l e . Bo th shou ld be connec ted t o t he a rea o f f u t u re d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch , and demons t ra te ex tens i ve know ledge i n t he s t uden t ' s f i e l ds .

Ora l Exam Af te r t he t h ree -pe rson commi t t ee has accep ted f i na l d ra f t s o f t he w r i t t en exam, s t uden t s w i l l s chedu le a 90 -m inu te o ra l exam. I n gene ra l , f u l l - t ime s tuden t s a im t o t ake t he i r o ra l exams a t t he end o f t he i r t h i r d yea r. Funded s tuden t s mus t comp l e te t he comprehens i ve exam w i t h i n one ca l enda r yea r o f comp le t i ng cou rsework .

Continuation Standards


Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve GPA o f 3 . 00 i n a l l r equ i r ed g radua te /p ro fess i ona l cou rses .


BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /b i o i n fo rma t i cs -compu ta t i ona l - b i o l ogy

LEADERSHIP Maureen J . Don l i n , Ph .D .

Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

OVERVIEW The use o f compu ta t i ona l t echn i ques and i n f o rma t i on sys tems has revo lu t i on i zed resea rch i n t he b i o l og i ca l s c i ences — f r om the ana l ys i s o f DNA sequences and t he unde rs tand ing o f gene exp ress i on and regu la t i on , t o t he s t r uc tu ra l mode l i ng o f p ro te i ns and RNAs and t he evo lu t i ona ry r e l a t i onsh ip be tween spec ies . The f i e l ds o f b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy have become an impo r t an t academic d i sc i p l i ne f o r such b reak th roughs and a c r i t i ca l pa r t o f success f o r f i rms i n t he b i o techno logy sec to r.

The b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy p rog ram b r i ngs t oge the r expe r t i se f r om ac ross Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y i n b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, compu te r sc i ence , ma thema t i cs and s t a t i s t i c s , b i ochemis t r y and mo lecu la r b i o l ogy.

The p rog ram o f f e r s t h ree deg ree pa ths :

+ Acce le ra ted Bache lo r ’s t o Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n B i o i n f o rma t i cs and Compu ta t i ona l B i o l ogy

+ Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n B i o i n f o rma t i cs and Compu ta t i ona l B i o l ogy

+ Mas te r o f Sc i ence Pa thway f o r I n t e rna t i ona l S tuden t s

Faculty Tae -Hyuk (Ted ) Ahn , Ph .D Gerado Cami l o , Ph .D . E r i n Chambers , Ph .D . Mau reen Don l i n , Ph .D . B r i an Downes , Ph .D . M i chae l Go ldwasse r, Ph .D . Ha i j ung Gong , Ph .D . Jack Kenne l l , Ph .D . Dav id Le t sche r, Ph .D . Zhenguo L i n , Ph .D . Dapeng Zhang , Ph .D . B ren t Znosko , Ph .D .

ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview Underg radua tes can comp le te an unde rg radua te deg ree i n b i o l ogy, b i ochemis t r y, compu te r sc i ence o r ma thema t i cs w i t h t he Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n B i o i n f o rma t i cs and Compu ta t i ona l B i o l ogy i n a compressed t ime f rame .

S i gn i f i can t advan tages t o t h i s p rog ram i nc l ude :

+ No need t o t ake t he GRE, as s t uden t s w i l l app l y t o t he acce le ra ted p rog ram i n t he sp r i ng o f t he i r j un i o r yea r

+ Doub le coun t i ng up t o s i x c red i t s o f cou rsework s imu l t aneous l y t owa rd unde rg radua te and g radua te deg ree requ i r emen ts

+ Beg inn i ng some o f t he g radua te cou rsework du r i ng t he f i na l unde rg radua te yea r

Program Requirements By coun t i ng two g radua te cou rses , o r s i x c red i t s , f o r bo th deg rees , s t uden t s ea rn t he r equ i s i t e t h i r t y c red i t s i n on l y twe l ve t o f ou r t een mon ths a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r Bache lo r ' s deg ree .

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOINFORMATICS & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Program Highlights The Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy deg ree i s a new i n te rd i sc i p l i na r y p rog ram tha t comb ines t he expe r t i se o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ' s depa r tmen ts o f b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, compu te r sc i ence , and ma thema t i cs and s ta t i s t i c s .

As a s t uden t i n t he b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy p rog ram, s t uden t s w i l l be r equ i r ed t o comp le te e i t he r a r esea rch expe r i ence w i t h f acu l t y o r an i n t e rnsh ip w i t h a b i o t ech f i rm i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea , wh i ch i s home t o one o f t he l a rges t concen t ra t i ons o f b i o t ech compan ies i n t he coun t r y.

Th i s r equ i r emen t g i ves s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y f o r hands -on expe r i ence wo rk i ng w i t h academic r esea rche rs o r p r i va te i ndus t r y. I ndus t r y pa r t ne rs a re :

+ App i s t r y + B ioSTL + Co fac to r Genomics + Con f l uence D i scove ry Techno log ies + Dona ld Dan fo r t h P lan t Sc i ences Cen te r + Ma l l i nck rod t Pha rmaceu t i ca l s + Monsan to + MoGene + S igma-A ld r i ch

Curriculum Overview The 30 -c red i t b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy p rog ram i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s w i t h academic backg rounds i n t he l i f e sc i ences , ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence , hea l t h sc i ences , and s ta t i s t i c s . The cu r r i cu l um cons i s t s o f a m i x o f r equ i r ed cou rses t ha t bu i l d a s t r ong f ounda t i on i n b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy and e l ec t i ve c l asses t ha t a l l ow s tuden t s t o spec i a l i ze t he i r expe r t i se . S tuden t s w i l l be expec ted t o comp le te t he p rog ram i n one -and -a -ha l f t o two yea rs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities A l l s t uden t s a re r equ i r ed t o comp le te an i n t e rnsh ip w i t h a l oca l company, a f acu l t y member o r a member o f an ex te rna l r esea rch o rgan i za t i on . The i n t e rnsh ip shou ld


be a m in imum o f 10 weeks o f f u l l - t ime wo rk .

Careers The re a re many emp l oymen t oppo r t un i t i es f o r t h i s p rog ram ’s g radua tes i n t he b i o t echno logy, pha rmaceu t i ca l , hea l t h ca re and so f twa re i ndus t r i es , as we l l as i n academic , p r i va te and gove rnmen ta l r esea rch l abs . S t . Lou i s i s home t o many l a rge and sma l l b i o t ech f i rms and i s a na t i ona l l eade r i n b i o t e ch s ta r t ups . S t . Lou i s has med i ca l schoo l s a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y and Wash ing ton Un i ve r s i t y and i s home t o t he Dona ld Dan fo r t h P lan t Sc i ences cen te r, a wo r l d l eade r i n p l an t and l i f e sc i ences .

Admission Requirements A bache l o r ' s deg ree i n b i o l ogy, b i oc hemis t r y, compu te r sc i ence , ma thema t i cs , s t a t i s t i c s o r a c l ose l y r e l a ted f i e l d i s r equ i r ed . I dea l l y p repa red s tuden t s w i l l have comp le ted t he f o l l ow ing cou rsework i n b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, mo lecu la r b i o l ogy, compu te r sc i ence and s ta t i s t i c s :

+ P r i nc i p l es o f B io l ogy I and I I (Equ i va l en t t o B IOL 1240 /1245 /1260 /1265 )

+ Gene ra l Chemis t r y I and I I (Equ i va l en t t o CHEM 1110 /1115 /1120 /1125 )

+ Mo lecu la r and Ce l l B i o l ogy (Equ i va l en t t o B IOL 3020 o r 3040 )

+ Gene t i c s (Equ i va l en t t o B IOL 3030 ) + I n t r oduc t i on t o P rog ramming (Equ i va l en t t o CSCI

1300 ) + Da ta S t ruc tu res (Equ i va l en t t o CSCI 2100 ) + Ca l cu l us I and I I (Equ i va l en t t o MATH 1510 /1520 ) + D i sc re te Ma thema t i cs (Equ i va l en t t o MATH 1660 ) + I n t r oduc t i on t o S ta t i s t i c s (Equ i va l en t t o MATH 1300 ,

3850 o r 4860 ) + S tuden t s can comp le te t hese p re requ i s i t es as pa r t

o f t he p rog ram bu t no t f o r g radua te c red i t .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + Résumé + Goa l s t a temen t + GRE sco res + TOEFL / IELTS sco res ( i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s on l y )

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + TOEFL / IELTS sco res a re r equ i r ed . + INTO Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o f f e r s t he Pa thway

P rog ram fo r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s who a re i n t e res ted t h i s cou rse bu t do no t mee t t he d i r ec t en t r y r equ i r emen ts . V i s i t i n t os tudy. com/s l u /p rog rams f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on .

Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Feb . 1 .

The f i na l app l i ca t i on dead l i ne i s March 1 .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons w i l l be r ev i ewed once t hey a re comp le te . A pane l o f t h ree f acu l t y members w i l l r ev i ew each app l i ca t i on and dec i de on accep tance and po ten t i a l ass i s t an t sh i ps . App l i can t s who a re U .S . c i t i zens w i l l

need t o f i l l ou t a FAFSA to be e l i g i b l e f o r suppo r t f r om the Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) B C B 5 2 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o B i o i n f o r m a t i c s I 3 B C B 5 2 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o B i o i n f o r m a t i c s I I 3 B C B 5 3 0 0 A l g o r i t h m s i n C o m p u t a t i o n a l B i o l o g y 3 B C B 5 8 1 0 B i o i n f o r m a t i c s C o l l o q u i u m 1 B I O L 5 0 3 0 G e n o m i c s 3

Bio logy E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) B I O L 5 0 9 0 B i o m e t r y 3 B I O L 5 1 0 0 C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 7 0 0 A d v a n c e d M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s 3

Computer Sc ience (3 -9 c red i ts ) C S C I 5 7 1 0 D a t a b a s e s 3 C S C I 5 7 5 0 M a c h i n e L e a r n i n g 3 C S C I 5 8 5 0 H i g h - P e r f o r m a n c e C o m p u t i n g 3

I n te rnsh ip /Research Exper ience (3 c red i ts ) B C B 5 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n B i o i n f o r m a t i c s 1 - 3 B I O L 4 9 11 I n t e g r a t e d B i o i n f o r m a t i c s I n t e r n s h i p 1 - 3 B C B 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 B I O L 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 C H E M 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 C S C I 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 I A S 6 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3

Bio in format ics & Computa t iona l B io logy ( to reach 30 c red i ts ) B C B 5 1 0 0 A d v a n c e d S c r i p t i n g f o r L i f e S c i e n c e s 3 B C B 5 9 3 0 To p i c s i n B i o i n f o r m a t i c s 3 B I O L 5 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e L a b 3 B I O L 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o l o g i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 5 1 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 C S C I 5 1 5 0 C o m p u t a t i o n a l G e o m e t r y 3 C S C I 5 8 3 0 I m a g e P r o c e s s i n g 3 C S C I 5 9 3 0 To p i c s i n C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e 3 M AT H 4 8 5 0 M a t h e m a t i c a l S t a t i s t i c s 3 C H E M 4 6 1 0 / 4 6 1 5 B i o c h e m i s t r y I + L a b 3 C H E M 4 6 2 0 / 4 6 2 5 B i o c h e m i s t r y I I + L a b 3

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve GPA o f 3 . 00 i n a l l r equ i r ed g radua te /p ro fes s i ona l cou rses .


BIOLOGY www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /b i o l ogy

LEADERSHIP John C . Kenne l l , Ph .D . , Ph .D .


Lau r i e K . Russe l l , Ph .D . Underg radua te Coo rd i na to r

Richa rd L . Mayden , Ph .D . Barn i cke l Endowed Cha i r

Susan Spence r, Ph .D . Gradua te Coo rd i na to r

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f B i o l ogy a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y exp lo res t he dynamic sc i ence w i t h t he a im o f ga i n i ng a be t t e r unde rs tand ing o f t he p rocesses o f l i v i ng o rgan i sms .

B i o l og i s t s sea rch f o r answers t o cu r ren t p rob l ems and ways t o avo id f u t u re d i l emmas . Spec ia l i zed f i e l ds o f b i o l ogy, such as bo tany, zoo logy and mo lecu la r b i o l ogy have made key con t r i bu t i ons t o t he hea l t h and we l f a re o f t he wo r l d ' s popu la t i on . S tuden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o s t udy b i o l ogy beyond t he l im i t s o f t he c l ass room.

The Depa r tmen t o f B i o l ogy owns and ope ra tes t he Re i s B i o l og i ca l F i e l d S ta t i on f o r r esea rch and t each ing , p rov i d i ng un ique oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o exp lo re eco logy and conse rva t i on b i o l ogy. S tuden t s f i nd add i t i ona l oppo r t un i t i es f o r r esea rch and hands -on expe r imen ta t i on a t l oca t i ons t h roughou t S t . Lou i s , i nc l ud i ng t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo and t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n B i o l ogy + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n B i o l ogy + M ino r i n B i o l ogy

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n B i o l ogy + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n B i o l ogy + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n B io l ogy

Faculty Fu l l - t ime Facu l ty Jane t C . Ba rbe r, Ph .D Pe te r B . Be rnha rd t , Ph .D E lena B ray Spe th , Ph .D Gera rdo R . Cami l o , Ph .D L i ndzy F. Dodson , Ph .D . B r i an P. Downes , Ph .D Jona than S . F i she r, Ph .D Kasey D . Fow le r -F i nn , Ph .D . Eva B . Gonza les , Ph .D B l y t he E . Janow iak , Ph .D Jason Knou f t , Ph .D Zhenguo L i n , Ph .D . A l l i son J . M i l l e r, Ph .D Jud i t h M . Og i l v i e , Ph .D

Lau r i e L . Sho rn i ck , Ph .D Susan A . Spence r, Ph .D Wi l l i am S . S ta r k , Ph .D Ju l i e M . Tho le , Ph .D Thomas J . Va l one , Ph .D Yuq i Wang , Ph .D Dan ie l E . War ren , Ph .D Robe r t M . Wood , Ph .D . Wenyan X iao , Ph .D Dapeng Zhang , Ph .D . Feng l i an Zu , Ph .D .

Labora tory S ta f f Timo thy E . Doo ley, MA , D .O . E l i zabe th E . Ba rdon , MS Pau l C . Lega , BA

Af f i l i a ted Facu l ty

Missou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden Thomas B . C roa t , Ph .D Pe te r Go ldba t t , Ph .D Pe te r Raven , Ph .D M ick R i cha rdson , Ph .D

S t . Lou i s Zoo log i ca l Pa rk Che ry l S . Asa , Ph .D Joan E . Bauman , Ph .D S igma-A ld r i ch Co rp . Kev i n Kayse r, Ph .D

Depa r tmen t o f B i ochemis t r y and Mo lecu la r B i o l ogy Do ro ta Skowy ra , Ph .D

Depa r tmen t o f Obs te t r i c s , Gyneco logy, and Women ’s Hea l t h Ge ra l d S . Zavo rsky, Ph .D

Un i t ed S ta tes Depa r tmen t o f Ag r i cu l t u re , ARS Yong -qu iang Cha r l es An , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIOLOGY Program Highlights B io l ogy i s a dynamic sc i ence a imed a t ga i n i ng a be t t e r unde rs tand ing o f l i v i ng o rgan i sms and t he ways t hey i n t e rac t w i t h t he env i r onmen t . B i o l og i ca l r esea rch seeks t o answer a b road range o f ques t i ons , f r om fac to r s t ha t a f f ec t human hea l t h t o eco log i ca l i s sues .

The b i o l ogy p rog ram o f f e r s cou rses t ha t emphas i ze concep t s ove r f ac t s and a im t o p rov i de a f ounda t i on f o r ca ree rs i n t he l i f e sc i ences , hea l t h p ro fess i ons , K -12 educa t i on and advanced pos t -g radua te s t udy i n a b road va r i e t y o f d i sc i p l i nes . The re a re f i ve B .S . deg ree concen t ra t i ons t ha t a l l ow s tuden t s t o f ocus on spec i f i c d i sc i p l i na r y a reas . The B .A . deg ree p rov i des max imum f l ex i b i l i t y i n se l ec t i ng uppe r d i v i s i on cou rses and i s f avo red by s t uden t s seek ing t o have doub le ma jo r s .

The p rog ram i s en r i ched by i n t e rac t i ons w i t h t he Schoo l o f Med i c i ne , t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden , t he Dona ld Dan fo r t h P lan t Sc i ence Cen te r and t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo as we l l as a g row ing number o f S t . Lou i s -based l i f e sc i ence compan ies . Resea rch expe r i ences and i n t e rnsh ips p rov i de s t uden t s w i t h oppo r t un i t i es t o s t udy


b io l ogy beyond t he c l ass room.

The depa r tmen t o f b i o l ogy has a f i e l d s t a t i on t ha t p rov i des un ique oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o exp lo re eco logy, conse rva t i on , and env i r onmen ta l sc i ence i n an Oza rk f o res t ecosys tem. The f i e l d s t a t i on o f f e r s s t uden t s oppo r t un i t i es t o t ake a summer c l ass , conduc t unde rg radua te r esea rch and pa r t i c i pa te i n a semes te r -l ong p rog ram o f f i e l d b i o l ogy cou rsework .

S tuden t s a re encou raged t o pa r t i c i pa te i n co - cu r r i cu l a r ac t i v i t i es . G roups such as Be ta Be ta Be ta ( t he b i o l ogy hono ra r y soc i e t y ) and A lpha Eps i l on De l t a ( t he p re -p ro fess i ona l hono r soc i e t y ) a re soc i a l and academic o rgan i za t i ons t ha t f u r t he r s t uden t s ’ i n t e res t i n b i o l ogy wh i l e expos ing t hem to i t s r e l a t i onsh ip w i t h o the r sc i en t i f i c d i sc i p l i nes .

Curriculum Overview The unde rg radua te cu r r i cu l um i n t he Depa r tmen t o f B i o l ogy i s d i ve r se and w i l l mee t a va r i e t y o f i n t e res t s i n t he rap i d l y expand ing f i e l ds o f t he b i o l og i ca l s c i ences . I t i s a l so des i gned t o p rov i de an i n t ens i ve educa t i ona l expe r i ence f o r s t uden t s i n o the r d i sc i p l i nes who have an i n t e res t i n b i o l ogy. I n add i t i on t o cou rses o f f e red i n Mace lwane Ha l l , t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s cou rses a t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s Re i s B i o l og i ca l S ta t i on l oca ted by t he Huzzah Creek i n t he Oza rks .

The Bache lo r o f A r t s deg ree i n b i o l ogy p rov i des f l ex i b i l i t y i n se l ec t i ng uppe r - l eve l cou rses and i s f avo red by s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n doub le ma jo r s .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he b i o l ogy p rog ram i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Advanced unde rg radua te s t uden t s w i t h good academic r eco rds a re encou raged t o app l y f o r pos i t i ons as t each ing and /o r l ea rn i ng ass i s t an t s . I n add i t i on t o a s t i pend , s t uden t s ga i n t each ing expe r i ence and t he oppo r t un i t y t o he l p o the rs become i n t e res ted i n t he f i e l d o f b i o l ogy.

B i o l ogy ma jo r s can en ro l l i n cou rses t ha t p rov i de c red i t f o r s t r uc tu red i n t e rnsh ips t h rough co l l abo ra t i ons w i t h a va r i e t y o f l oca l o rgan i za t i ons i nc l ud i ng t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden , Sa in t Lou i s Zoo , S i gma A ld r i ch , Monsan to and f i rms i n t he g row ing b i o t echno logy f i e l d .

Careers The b i o l ogy ma j o r deve l ops s t r ong c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng and p rob lem so l v i ng sk i l l s t ha t p rov i de an exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s , such as :

+ Med i ca l schoo l + Ve te r i na r y sc i ence + Den ta l schoo l + Op tome t r y schoo l + Gradua te schoo l i n a b road range o f d i sc i p l i nes

The sk i l l s b i o l ogy ma j o r s ga i n a l so open t he doo r t o a w ide va r i e t y o f ca ree r op t i ons i n a reas such as hea l t h ca re , b i o techno logy, env i r onmen ta l managemen t , conse rva t i on , educa t i on and t he pha rmaceu t i ca l i ndus t r y.

Recen t b i o l ogy ma jo r s have been awarded g ran t s f r om

S igma X i and t he NSF as we l l as p res t i g i ous f e l l owsh ips f r om the Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on (NSF) , Fu lb r i gh t Scho la r P rog ram, Mayo C l i n i c , Sm i t hson ian Ins t i t u t i on , Neu roSURF and t he Amer i can Soc ie t y f o r M i c rob io l ogy.









Program Requirements Requ i red In t roduc tory Courses (32 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 2 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I 3 B I O L 1 2 4 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I L a b 1 B I O L 1 2 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I 3 B I O L 1 2 6 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I L a b 1 B I O L 3 0 1 0 E v o l u t i o n a r y B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 3 0 2 0 B i o c h e m i s t r y a n d M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 3 0 3 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 3 0 4 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n 3


C H E M 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 111 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b 1 C H E M 11 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 11 2 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b 1 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4

Sta t i s t i cs Course (3 -4 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 3 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3 O R B I O L 4 7 9 0 B i o m e t r y 4

Bio logy E lec t i ve Courses (13 c red i ts ) * At l eas t one p l an t sc i ence cou rse and a s t r uc tu red l abo ra to r y cou rse .

Ce l l u l a r, Mo lecu la r & Deve lopmen ta l B i o l ogy B I O L 3 0 6 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 3 1 0 0 E x p e r i m e n t s i n G e n e t i c s L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 3 4 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n a t o m y ( E V, C B & P ) 5 B I O L 3 4 7 0 G e n e r a l P h y s i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 3 4 8 0 E x e r c i s e P h y s i o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 3 4 9 0 P l a n t P h y s i o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 0 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G e n o m i c s 3 B I O L 4 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e s L a b o r a t o r y ( T ) 2 B I O L 4 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o c h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C e l l B i o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 1 5 0 N e r v e C e l l M e c h . i n B e h a v i o r ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y ( T ) 4 B I O L 4 4 1 0 C o m p . A n i m a l P h y s i o l . ( E V, O , C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 4 4 0 Ve r t e b r a t e H i s t o l o g y ( C B & P ) 4 B I O L 4 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y E n d o c r i n o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 5 1 0 B e h a v i o r a l E n d o c r i n o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 5 4 0 H u m a n S y s t e m i c P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 0 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 6 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 6 3 0 I m m u n o b i o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 6 4 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y ( O , C B & P ) 3 B I O L 4 6 5 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 4 7 0 0 M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 7 2 0 C a n c e r B i o l o g y ( C B & P ) 3

Eco logy, Evo lu t i ona ry and Organ i sma l B i o l ogy B I O L 3 2 2 0 B i o l o g y o f I n v e r t e b r a t e s ( O ) 3 B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i ( O ) 4 B I O L 3 2 8 0 E t h n o b o t a n y ( O ) 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y ( O ) 3 B I O L 4 0 1 0 S e x , E v o l u t i o n a n d B e h a v i o r ( E V ) 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y ( E V ) 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y ( E C ) 3 B I O L 4 1 0 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y o f Ve r t e b r a t e s ( O ) 4 B I O L 4 1 2 0 F i e l d B o t a n y ( E V ) 5 B I O L 4 1 3 0 F i e l d M a m m a l o g y ( O ) 5 B I O L 4 1 4 0 F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g y ( E C , O ) 5 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y ( T ) 4 B I O L 4 1 7 0 I n t r o t o G I S ( T ) 3 B I O L 4 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S ( T ) 3 B I O L 4 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y ( T ) 3 B I O L 4 2 0 0 A q u a t i c E c o l o g y ( E C ) 4 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s ( O ) 3 B I O L 4 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s ( O ) 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y o f F i s h e s ( O ) 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i o l o g y o f B i r d s ( O ) 4 B I O L 4 3 2 0 C a v e B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s ( O ) 4 B I O L 4 3 4 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y ( E V ) 3 B I O L 4 3 5 0 B i o l o g y o f P a r a s i t i c O r g a n i s m s ( O ) 3 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r ( E C ) 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 3 8 0 B i o l o g y o f M a m m a l s ( O ) 4 B I O L 4 3 9 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y ( E C ) 3 B I O L 4 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s ( E V ) 3 B I O L 4 6 7 0 P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y ( E C ) 3 B I O L 4 7 5 0 G e n e r a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 7 7 0 C o e v o l u t i o n ( E V ) 3 B I O L 4 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s ( T ) 4 * Cou rses t ha t sa t i s f y t he p l an t r equ i r emen t a re i n

i t a l i c s

I ndependent Research A to ta l o f 4 c red i t s o f I ndependen t Resea rch (B IOL 4960 ) , L i b ra r y P ro j ec t (B IOL 4970 ) , and /o r Advanced I ndependen t Resea rch (B IOL 4980 ) can be coun ted t owa rd t he B .A . deg ree . These cou rses do no t coun t as s t r uc tu red l ab cou rses no r can t hey sa t i s f y e l ec t i ve r equ i r emen ts .

Non-Course Requirements A l l B i o l ogy ma jo r s a re r equ i r ed t o pa r t i c i pa te i n f i r s t and second yea r men to r i ng sess i ons and mee t w i t h t he i r men to r when i n r es i dence .

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (B IOL ) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs & S ta t i s t i c s , Phys i cs e t c . ) by t he conc lus i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (B IOL ) and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY Program Highlights B io l ogy i s a dynamic sc i ence a imed a t ga i n i ng a be t t e r unde rs tand ing o f l i v i ng o rgan i sms and t he ways t hey i n t e rac t w i t h t he env i r onmen t . B i o l og i ca l r esea rch seeks t o answer a b road range o f ques t i ons , f r om fac to r s t ha t a f f ec t human hea l t h t o eco log i ca l i s sues .

The b i o l ogy p rog ram o f f e r s cou rses t ha t emphas i ze concep t s ove r f ac t s and a im t o p rov i de a f ounda t i on f o r ca ree rs i n t he l i f e sc i ences , hea l t h p ro fess i ons , K -12 educa t i on and advanced pos t -g radua te s t udy i n a b road va r i e t y o f d i sc i p l i nes . The re a re f i ve B .S . deg ree concen t ra t i ons t ha t a l l ow s tuden t s t o f ocus on spec i f i c d i sc i p l i na r y a reas . The B .A . deg ree p rov i des max imum f l ex i b i l i t y i n se l ec t i ng uppe r d i v i s i on cou rses and i s f avo red by s t uden t s seek ing t o have doub le ma jo r s .

The p rog ram i s en r i ched by i n t e rac t i ons w i t h t he Schoo l o f Med i c i ne , t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden , t he Dona ld Dan fo r t h P lan t Sc i ence Cen te r and t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo as we l l as a g row ing number o f S t . Lou i s -based l i f e sc i ence compan ies . Resea rch expe r i ences and i n t e rnsh ips p rov i de s t uden t s w i t h oppo r t un i t i es t o s t udy b i o l ogy beyond t he c l ass room.

The depa r tmen t o f b i o l ogy has a f i e l d s t a t i on t ha t p rov i des un ique oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o exp lo re eco logy, conse rva t i on , and env i r onmen ta l sc i ence i n an Oza rk f o res t ecosys tem. The f i e l d s t a t i on o f f e r s s t uden t s oppo r t un i t i es t o t ake a summer c l ass , conduc t unde rg radua te r esea rch and pa r t i c i pa te i n a semes te r -l ong p rog ram o f f i e l d b i o l ogy cou rsework .

S tuden t s a re encou raged t o pa r t i c i pa te i n co - cu r r i cu l a r ac t i v i t i es . G roups such as Be ta Be ta Be ta ( t he b i o l ogy hono ra r y soc i e t y ) and A lpha Eps i l on De l t a ( t he p re -


p ro fess i ona l hono r soc i e t y ) a re soc i a l and academic o rgan i za t i ons t ha t f u r t he r s t uden t s ’ i n t e res t i n b i o l ogy wh i l e expos ing t hem to i t s r e l a t i onsh ip w i t h o the r sc i en t i f i c d i sc i p l i nes .

Curriculum Overview The unde rg radua t e cu r r i cu l um i n t he Depa r tmen t o f B i o l ogy i s d i ve r se and w i l l mee t a va r i e t y o f i n t e res t s i n t he rap i d l y expand ing f i e l ds o f t he b i o l og i ca l s c i ences . I t i s a l so des i gned t o p rov i de an i n t ens i ve educa t i ona l expe r i ence f o r s t uden t s i n o the r d i sc i p l i nes who have an i n t e res t i n b i o l ogy. I n add i t i on t o cou rses o f f e red i n Mace lwane Ha l l , t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s cou rses a t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s Re i s B i o l og i ca l S ta t i on l oca ted by t he Huzzah Creek i n t he Oza rks .

B .S . s t uden t s may choose one o f f i ve concen t ra t i ons :

Bio log ica l Sc ience Th i s concen t ra t i on p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h a s t r ong f ounda t i on i n b i o l ogy and p repa res s t uden t s f o r en t r y -l eve l emp loymen t i n t he l i f e sc i ences , hea l t h p ro fess i ons , K -12 educa t i on and g radua te schoo l .

Bio log ica l Chemis t ry and Mo lecu la r B io logy Th i s concen t ra t i on f ocuses on t he l a t es t advances i n b i ochemis t r y, genomics , mo lecu la r and ce l l b i o l ogy. I t i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n ca ree rs i nvo l v i ng b i omed i ca l r esea rch o r b i o t echno logy.

Cel l B io logy and Phys io logy Th i s concen t ra t i on p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h a s t r ong f ounda t i on i n t he s t r uc tu re and f unc t i on o f o rgan sys tems and t he t i s sues t ha t compr i se t hem. I t i s a good cho i ce f o r s t uden t s p l ann ing ca ree rs i n med i c i ne , pha rmaco logy o r hea l t h ca re .

Eco logy, Evo lu t ion and Conserva t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n va r i ous aspec t s o f o rgan i sma l b i o l ogy. I t i s a good cho i ce f o r s t uden t s p repa r i ng f o r g radua te s t udy o r p l ann ing f o r a ca ree r as a r esea rch b i o l og i s t o r w i l d l i f e spec i a l i s t .

Plan t Sc ience Th i s concen t ra t i on i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n va r i ous aspec t s o f p l an t b i o l ogy and p repa res s tuden t s f o r ca ree rs i n ag r i cu l t u ra l i ndus t r i es , bo tan i ca l r esea rch i ns t i t u t es o r advanced t r a i n i ng i n g radua te deg ree p rog rams .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he b i o l ogy p rog ram i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Advanced unde rg radua te s t uden t s w i t h good academic r eco rds a re encou raged t o app l y f o r pos i t i ons as t each ing and /o r l ea rn i ng ass i s t an t s . I n add i t i on t o a s t i pend , s t uden t s ga i n t each ing expe r i ence and t he oppo r t un i t y t o he l p o the rs become i n t e res ted i n t he f i e l d o f b i o l ogy.

B i o l ogy ma jo r s can en ro l l i n cou rses t ha t p rov i de c red i t f o r s t r uc tu red i n t e rnsh ips t h rough co l l abo ra t i ons w i t h a va r i e t y o f l oca l o rgan i za t i ons i nc l ud i ng t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden , Sa in t Lou i s Zoo , S i gma A ld r i ch , Monsan to and f i rms i n t he g row ing b i o t echno logy f i e l d .

Careers The b i o l ogy ma j o r deve l ops s t r ong c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng and p rob lem so l v i ng sk i l l s t ha t p rov i de an exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s , such as :

+ Med i ca l schoo l + Ve te r i na r y sc i ence + Den ta l schoo l + Op tome t r y schoo l + Gradua te schoo l i n a b road range o f d i sc i p l i nes

The sk i l l s b i o l ogy ma j o r s ga i n a l so open t he doo r t o a w ide va r i e t y o f ca ree r op t i ons i n a reas such as hea l t h ca re , b i o techno logy, env i r onmen ta l managemen t , conse rva t i on , educa t i on and t he pha rmaceu t i ca l i ndus t r y.

Recen t b i o l ogy ma jo r s have been awarded g ran t s f r om S igma X i and t he NSF as we l l as p res t i g ious f e l l owsh ips f r om the Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on (NSF) , Fu lb r i gh t Scho la r P rog ram, Mayo C l i n i c , Sm i t hson ian I ns t i t u t i on , Neu roSURF and t he Amer i can Soc ie t y f o r M i c rob io l ogy.

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve rs i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .


Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.





For p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .

Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho la r sh i ps and f i nanc i a l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red In t roduc tory Courses (32 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 2 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I 3 B I O L 1 2 4 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I L a b 1 B I O L 1 2 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I 3 B I O L 1 2 6 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I L a b 1 B I O L 3 0 1 0 E v o l u t i o n a r y B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 3 0 2 0 B i o c h e m i s t r y a n d M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 3 0 3 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f G e n e t i c s 3 C H E M 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 111 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b 1 C H E M 11 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 11 2 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b 1 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4

Sta t i s t i cs Course (3 -4 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 3 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3 O R B I O L 4 7 9 0 B i o m e t r y 4 B I O L 3 0 4 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n 3

Addi t iona l Sc ience Lab Courses (16 c red i ts ) C H E M 2 4 1 0 / 2 4 1 5 P r i n . o f O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 + L a b 4 C H E M 2 4 2 0 / 2 4 2 5 P r i n . o f O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 + L a b 4 P H Y S 1 3 1 0 / 1 3 2 0 P h y s i c s I + L a b 4 P H Y S 1 3 3 0 / 1 3 4 0 P h y s i c s I I + L a b 4 E A S 1 0 1 0 / 1 0 2 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c E n v i r o n m e n t I + L a b 4 E A S 1 0 3 0 / 1 0 4 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c E n v i r o n m e n t I I + L a b 4

Labora tory Requ i rement A l l B .S . s t uden t s mus t e i t he r ;

1 . Comp le te a t l eas t t h ree s t r uc tu red l abo ra to r y expe r i ences w i t h a t l eas t one f r om the Ce l l u l a r, Mo lecu la r & Deve lopmen ta l B i o l ogy ca tego ry and one f r om the Eco logy, Evo lu t i ona ry and Organ i sma l B i o l ogy ca tego ry o f cou rses ( see be low) .

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2 . Comp le te f ou r s t r uc tu red l abo ra to r y expe r i ences w i t hou t r ega rd t o ca tego ry t ype .

I n add i t i on , B .S . s t uden t s mus t comp le t e a t l eas t one p l an t sc i ence cou rse and one o f seve ra l Sen io r I nqu i r y op t i ons . A l l B i o l ogy ma jo r s a re r equ i r ed t o pa r t i c i pa te i n f i r s t and second yea r men to r i ng sess i ons and mee t w i t h t he i r men to r when i n r es i dence .

I ndependent Research A to ta l o f 4 c red i t s o f I ndependen t Resea rch (B IOL 4960 ) , L i b ra r y P ro j ec t (B IOL 4970 ) , and /o r Advanced I ndependen t Resea rch (B IOL 4980 ) can be coun ted t owa rd t he B .A . deg ree . These cou rses do no t coun t as s t r uc tu red l ab cou rses no r can t hey sa t i s f y e l ec t i ve r equ i r emen ts .

Reduced Co l l ege Core Requ i rements Studen t s pu rsu i ng a B .S . deg ree a re e l i g i b l e t o r educe t he number o f c red i t s i n Ph i l osophy ( f r om 9 t o 6 ) , Theo l ogy ( f r om 9 t o 6 ) , Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re ( f r om 6 t o 3 ) ,

and Language ( f r om 9 t o 6 ) . No te : S tuden t s t ha t d rop ou t o f t he B .S . deg ree p rog ram and seek a B .A . mus t f u l f i l l t he s t anda rd se t o f co l l ege co re r equ i r emen ts .

Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology Concentration Requ i red Upper -D iv is ion B io logy Course (3 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 0 4 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n 3

Bio log ica l Chemis t ry E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) B I O L 4 0 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G e n o m i c s 3 B I O L 4 0 7 0 A d v. B i o c h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 4 7 0 0 M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3

Molecu la r B io logy E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 0 6 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e & F u n c t i o n L a b 1 B I O L 3 1 0 0 E x p e r i m e n t s i n G e n e t i c s L a b 1 B I O L 4 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e s L a b 2 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 6 5 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y L a b 2

Eco logy, Evo lu t ionary and Organ isma l B io logy E lec t i ve w i th Lab (4 -5 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 2 0 B i o l o g y o f I n v e r t e b r a t e s 3 B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i 4 B I O L 3 2 8 0 E t h n o b o t a n y 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y 3 B I O L 4 0 1 0 S e x , E v o l u t i o n a n d B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 0 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y o f Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 1 2 0 F i e l d B o t a n y 5 B I O L 4 1 3 0 F i e l d M a m m a l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 4 0 F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 1 7 0 I n t r o t o G I S 3 B I O L 4 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 B I O L 4 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 2 0 0 A q u a t i c E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y o f F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i o l o g y o f B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 2 0 C a v e B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4 B I O L 4 3 4 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 3 5 0 B i o l o g y o f P a r a s i t i c O r g a n i s m s 3 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 3 8 0 B i o l o g y o f M a m m a l s 4 B I O L 4 3 9 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 4 6 7 0 P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 7 5 0 G e n e r a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 7 7 0 C o e v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 4 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s 4

Plan t Course (3 -4 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i 4 B I O L 3 2 8 0 E t h n o b o t a n y 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4

Sen ior Inqu i ry ( 3 c red i ts ) B I O L 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n C o n s e r v a t i o n 3 B I O L 4 9 11 I n t e g r a t i v e B i o i n f o r m a t i c s I n t e r n s h i p 3 B I O L 4 9 1 2 I n t e r n s h i p i n P l a n t S c i e n c e 3 B I O L 4 9 7 0 L i b r a r y P r o j e c t 3 B I O L 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t R e s e a r c h 3 B I O L 5 0 0 0 - l e v e l c o u r s e 3


B io logy E lec t i ve Courses (up to 35 c red i ts )

Biological Sciences Concentration Requ i red Upper -D iv is ion B io logy Courses B I O L 3 0 4 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n 3

Cel lu la r, Mo lecu la r & Deve lopmenta l B io logy E lec t i ve w i th Lab (6 -10 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 0 6 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 3 1 0 0 E x p e r i m e n t s i n G e n e t i c s L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 3 4 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n a t o m y 5 B I O L 3 4 7 0 G e n e r a l P h y s i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 3 4 8 0 E x e r c i s e P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 3 4 9 0 P l a n t P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G e n o m i c s 3 B I O L 4 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e s L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 4 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o c h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C e l l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 5 0 N e r v e C e l l M e c h . i n B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 4 1 0 C o m p . A n i m a l P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 4 0 Ve r t e b r a t e H i s t o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 1 0 B e h a v i o r a l E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 4 0 H u m a n S y s t e m i c P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 0 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 6 3 0 I m m u n o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 4 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 5 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 4 7 0 0 M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 7 2 0 C a n c e r B i o l o g y 3


Plan t Course (3 -4 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i 4 B I O L 3 2 8 0 E t h n o b o t a n y 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3

B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4


Bio logy E lec t i ve Courses (up to 35 c red i ts )

Cell Biology & Physiology Concentration Requ i red Upper -D iv is ion B io logy Courses B I O L 3 0 4 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n 3 B I O L 4 5 4 0 H u m a n S y s t e m i c P h y s i o l o g y 3

Cel l B io logy Course (1 course ) B I O L 3 0 6 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e & F u n c t i o n L a b 1 B I O L 4 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e s L a b 2 B I O L 4 6 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 6 5 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y L a b 2

Phys io logy Course (1 course ) B I O L 3 4 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n a t o m y 5 B I O L 3 4 7 0 P h y s i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 4 4 0 H i s t o l o g y 4


Cel l B io logy & Phys io logy E lec t i ve ( 6 -8 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 4 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n a t o m y 5 B I O L 3 4 8 0 E x e r c i s e P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 3 4 9 0 P l a n t P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C e l l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 5 0 N e r v e C e l l M e c h . i n B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 4 1 0 C o m p . A n i m a l P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 4 0 Ve r t e b r a t e H i s t o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 1 0 B e h a v i o r a l E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 0 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3


B I O L 4 6 3 0 I m m u n o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 4 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 7 2 0 C a n c e r B i o l o g y 3

Plan t Course (3 -4 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i 4 B I O L 3 2 8 0 E t h n o b o t a n y 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4



Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Concentration Requ i red Upper -D iv is ion B io logy Courses B I O L 4 7 5 0 G e n e r a l E c o l o g y 4 P l a n t C o u r s e 3 - 4 E c o l o g y ( E C ) E l e c t i v e 3 E v o l u t i o n ( E V ) E l e c t i v e 3 O r g a n i s m a l ( O ) E l e c t i v e 3 To o l s e l e c t i v e 2


Eco logy, Evo lu t ionary and Organ isma l B io logy E lec t i ve w i th Lab (4 -5 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 2 0 B i o l o g y o f I n v e r t e b r a t e s 3 B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i 4 B I O L 3 2 8 0 E t h n o b o t a n y 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y 3 B I O L 4 0 1 0 S e x , E v o l u t i o n a n d B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 0 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y o f Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 1 2 0 F i e l d B o t a n y 5 B I O L 4 1 3 0 F i e l d M a m m a l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 4 0 F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 1 7 0 I n t r o t o G I S 3 B I O L 4 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 B I O L 4 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 2 0 0 A q u a t i c E c o l o g y 4

B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y o f F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i o l o g y o f B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 2 0 C a v e B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4 B I O L 4 3 4 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 3 5 0 B i o l o g y o f P a r a s i t i c O r g a n i s m s 3 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 3 8 0 B i o l o g y o f M a m m a l s 4 B I O L 4 3 9 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 4 6 7 0 P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 7 5 0 G e n e r a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 7 7 0 C o e v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 4 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s 4



Plant Science Concentration Requ i red Upper -D iv is ion B io logy Courses B I O L 3 0 4 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n 3 B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i 4 B I O L 3 4 9 0 P l a n t P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3


Eco logy, Evo lu t ionary and Organ isma l B io logy E lec t i ve w i th Lab (4 -5 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 2 0 B i o l o g y o f I n v e r t e b r a t e s 3 B I O L 3 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f P l a n t s & F u n g i 4 B I O L 3 2 8 0 E t h n o b o t a n y 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y 3 B I O L 4 0 1 0 S e x , E v o l u t i o n a n d B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 0 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y o f Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 1 2 0 F i e l d B o t a n y 5 B I O L 4 1 3 0 F i e l d M a m m a l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 4 0 F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4


B I O L 4 1 7 0 I n t r o t o G I S 3 B I O L 4 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 B I O L 4 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 2 0 0 A q u a t i c E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y o f F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i o l o g y o f B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 2 0 C a v e B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4 B I O L 4 3 4 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 3 5 0 B i o l o g y o f P a r a s i t i c O r g a n i s m s 3 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 3 8 0 B i o l o g y o f M a m m a l s 4 B I O L 4 3 9 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 4 6 7 0 P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 7 5 0 G e n e r a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 7 7 0 C o e v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 4 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s 4



Non-Course Requirements A l l B i o l ogy ma jo r s a re r equ i r ed t o pa r t i c i pa te i n f i r s t and second yea r men to r i ng sess i ons and mee t w i t h t he i r men to r when i n r es i dence .

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (B IOL ) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs & S ta t i s t i c s , Phys i cs e t c . ) by t he conc lus i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (B IOL ) and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

MINOR IN BIOLOGY Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (16 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 2 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I 3 B I O L 1 2 4 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I L a b 1 B I O L 1 2 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I 3 B I O L 1 2 6 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I L a b 1 C H E M 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 111 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b 1 C H E M 11 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 11 2 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b 1

Bio logy E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts )

Continuation Standards I n acco rdance w i t h A r t s and Sc iences g radua t i on r equ i r emen ts , a s t uden t mus t ea rn an ove ra l l 2 . 00 g rade po in t ave rage i n a l l m ino r ( ce r t i f i ca te o r r e l a t ed ) cou rses t ha t a re app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he i r deg ree p rog ram

MASTER OF ARTS IN BIOLOGY Program Highlights B io l ogy s t uden t s a t SLU have access t o exce l l en t f ac i l i t i e s on campus and a t t he Un i ve r s i t y ' s Re i s B i o l og i ca l S ta t i on . Co l l abo ra t i ons w i t h ne i ghbo r i ng i ns t i t u t i ons such as Wash ing ton Un i ve rs i t y i n S t . Lou i s , t he Un i ve r s i t y o f M i ssou r i S t . Lou i s , t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden , t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo and t he Dan fo r t h P lan t Sc i ence Cen te r f u r t he r expand poss i b i l i t i e s f o r r esea rch and l ea rn i ng .

The Mas te r o f A r t s i n B i o l ogy i s des i gned t o p repa re g radua tes f o r f u r t he r t r a i n i ng o r f o r ca ree rs i n academic , p r i va te o r gove rnmen t sec to r s . The p rog ram emphas i zes cou r sework and does no t r equ i r e a t hes i s . S tuden t s app l y i ng gene ra l l y des i r e t o b roaden t he i r know ledge and /o r become more compe t i t i ve i n seek i ng emp loymen t o r ga i n i ng admiss i on i n t o a hea l t h sc i ence p rog ram (med i ca l schoo l , den t i s t r y, e t c . ) . The p rog ram requ i r es a t l eas t 30 c red i t s .

Curriculum Overview The M.A . i n B i o l ogy r equ i r es a t l eas t 30 pos t -bacca lau rea te c red i t s . Cou rsework may be chosen f r om a w ide va r i e t y o f f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng ce l l and mo lecu la r b i o l ogy, b i ochemis t r y, m i c rob io l ogy, phys i o l ogy, geog raph i c i n f o rma t i on sys tems , eco logy, evo lu t i on and bo tany.

Careers Pas t s t uden t s have gone on t o ca ree rs as r esea rch sc i en t i s t s , t eache rs , un i ve r s i t y f acu l t y, and i n va r i ous capac i t i es i n pha rmaceu t i ca l compan ies and gove rnmen t agenc ies .

Admission Requirements App l i can t s shou ld possess adequa te unde rg radua te p repa ra t i on i n b i o l ogy w i t h a m in imum 3 .0 GPA i n sc i ence and ma th cou rses .

Sugges ted cou rses i nc l ude : B i o l ogy (a m in imum o f e i gh teen , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s ) ; Chemis t r y ( a m in imum o f e i gh t , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s i nc l ud i ng two semes te r s o f o rgan i c chemis t r y o r one semes te r o f o rgan i c chemis t r y and t he o the r o f b i ochemis t r y ) ; Phys i cs ( two semes te r s ) ; Ma thema t i cs ( t h rough a cou rse i n Ca l cu l us ) . A f o rma l m ino r i s no t pe rm i t t ed .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE o r MCAT + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Résumé + Goa l s t a temen t + I n t e r v i ew (des i r ed )





Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Dec . 15 .

Rev iew Process Facu l t y commi t t ee members exami ne each app l i can t ' s ma te r i a l s and make recommenda t i ons . Cons ide ra t i on i s g i ven f o r ma tch i ng app l i can t i n t e res t s w i t h f acu l t y r esea rch a reas .

App l i can t s shou ld ou t l i ne t he i r r esea rch goa l s i n t he i r p ro fess i ona l goa l s s t a temen t and shou ld i den t i f y and co r respond w i t h f acu l t y members whose a rea o f r esea rch ma tches t he i r i n t e res t s ea r l y i n t he app l i ca t i on p rocess .


Fo r mor e i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses The p rog ram fo r t he Mas te r o f A r t s deg ree requ i r es a m in imum o f 30 c red i t s o f s t r uc tu red cou rsework No t hes i s i s r equ i r ed f o r t he deg ree Cou rses may be chosen f r om uppe r l eve l e l ec t i ves w i t h i n t he Depa r tmen t o f B i o l ogy o r r e l a t ed depa r tmen ts i n consu l t a t i on w i t h s t uden t s ’ adv i so r s

Seminars B I O L 5 8 1 0 D e p a r t m e n t a l S e m i n a r ( e v e r y s e m e s t e r ) B I O L 5 8 2 0 G r a d u a t e S e m i n a r : C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r R e g u l a t i o n ( a t l e a s t o n e s e m e s t e r ) O R B I O L 5 8 4 0 G r a d u a t e S e m i n a r : E c o l o g y, E v o l u t i o n , a n d S y s t e m a t i c s ( a t l e a s t o n e s e m e s t e r )

Elec t i ve Courses B I O L 4 0 2 0 Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i v e P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 0 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y o f t h e Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 11 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y 1 B I O L 4 1 2 0 F i e l d B o t a n y 5 B I O L 4 1 3 0 F i e l d M a m m a l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 4 0 F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 5 0 N e r v e C e l l M e c h a n i s m s i n B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 0 0 A q u a t i c E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y o f F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i o l o g y o f B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 2 0 C a v e B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4 B I O L 4 3 4 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 3 5 0 B i o l o g y o f P a r a s i t i c O r g a n i s m s 4 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 3 8 0 B i o l o g y o f M a m m a l s 4 B I O L 4 4 0 0 A p p l i e d E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 1 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n i m a l P h y s i o l o g y 3

B I O L 4 4 4 0 Ve r t e b r a t e H i s t o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 1 0 B e h a v i o r a l E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 4 0 H u m a n C e l l u l a r P h y s i o l o g y 3 I B O L 4 6 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 4 6 4 0 G e n e r a l M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 4 0 G e n e r a l M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 5 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 7 2 0 C a n c e r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n C o n s e r v a t i o n 3 B I O L 4 9 1 2 I n t e r n s h i p i n P l a n t S c i e n c e 3 B I O L 5 0 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n Ve r t e b r a t e M o r p h o l o g y 2 - 3 B I O L 5 0 1 0 E c o l o g y o f Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 0 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 0 3 0 G e n o m i c s 3 B I O L 5 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e s L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o l o g i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 5 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C e l l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 0 9 0 B i o m e t r y 4 B I O L 5 1 0 0 C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 1 2 0 S i g n a l T r a n s d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 1 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 3 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n Ve r t e b r a t e P h y s i o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 3 4 0 P r o b l e m s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 1 - 2 B I O L 5 3 5 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 2 B I O L 5 4 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n G e n e t i c s 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 1 0 E c o l o g i c a l G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 4 2 0 P r o b l e m s i n E v o l u t i o n a r y B i o l o g y 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 5 0 B i o g e o g r a p h y 3 B I O L 5 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n E c o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 5 5 0 A d v a n c e d E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 6 0 A d v a n c e d E v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 5 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 6 1 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 3 0 C o n c e p t s o f I m m u n o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 4 0 A d v a n c e d M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 7 0 A d v a n c e d P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 0 0 A d v a n c e d M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 6 0 P r o b l e m s i n B o t a n y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s 3 B I O L 5 8 2 0 G r a d S e m i n a r : C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r R e g u l a t i o n 1 – 2 B I O L 5 8 4 0 G r a d S e m i n a r : E c o l o g y, E v o l u t i o n , a n d S y s t e m a t i c s 2 B I O L 6 0 4 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 6 1 5 0 N e u r a l B a s i s o f B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 6 3 0 0 S p e c i a l S t u d i e s i n C o m p a r a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y 1 - 4


MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY Program Highlights B io l ogy s t uden t s a t SLU have access t o exce l l en t f ac i l i t i e s on campus and a t t he Un i ve r s i t y ' s Re i s B i o l og i ca l S ta t i on . Co l l abo ra t i ons w i t h ne i ghbo r i ng i ns t i t u t i ons such as Wash ing ton Un i ve rs i t y i n S t . Lou i s , t he Un i ve r s i t y o f M i ssou r i S t . Lou i s , t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden , t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo and t he Dan fo r t h P lan t Sc i ence Cen te r f u r t he r expand poss i b i l i t i e s f o r r esea rch and l ea rn i ng .

S tuden t s app l y i ng t o t he M .S . p rog ram may do so f o r r easons s im i l a r t o t hose app l y i ng t o t he M .A . p rog ram. Howeve r, t hey a l so des i r e t o ga i n expe r i ence i n l abo ra to r y r esea rch , i nc l ud i ng expe r imen ta l des i gn ,


i n t e rp re ta t i on o f da ta and sc i en t i f i c w r i t i ng . The M.S . deg ree requ i r es a f o rma l r esea rch p ro j ec t and t hes i s and i s exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r con t i nued g radua te s t ud i es a t t he doc to ra l l eve l , o r f o r emp loymen t a t env i r onmen ta l , i ndus t r i a l o r r esea rch compan ies . The p rog ram requ i r es a t l eas t 30 c red i t s , s i x c red i t s o f wh i ch may be t hes i s r esea rch .

Curriculum Overview The M.S . i n B i o l ogy r equ i r es a t l eas t 30 pos t -bacca lau rea te c red i t s , s i x c red i t s o f wh i ch w i l l be t hes i s r esea rch .


Admission Requirements App l i can t s shou ld possess adequa te unde rg radua te p repa ra t i on i n b i o l ogy w i t h a m in imum 3 .0 GPA i n sc i ence and ma th cou rses .

Sugges ted cou rses i nc l ude : B i o l ogy (a m in imum o f e i gh teen , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s ) ; Chemis t r y ( a m in imum o f e i gh t , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s i nc l ud i ng two semes te r s o f o rgan i c chemis t r y o r one semes te r o f o rgan i c chemis t r y and t he o the r o f b i ochemis t r y ) ; Phys i cs ( two semes te r s ) ; Ma thema t i cs ( t h rough a cou rse i n Ca l cu l us ) . A f o rma l m ino r i s no t pe rm i t t ed .

Fo r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n Eco l ogy, Evo l u t i on o r Sys tema t i cs , add i t i ona l cou rsework i n some o f t he f o l l ow ing a reas i s a l so r ecommended : gene t i c s , gene ra l eco logy, evo lu t i on , i n t r oduc to r y s t a t i s t i c s , gene ra l bo tany, and a t axonomica l l y o r i en ted cou rse . Fo r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n Ce l l o r Mo lecu la r b i o l ogy, add i t i ona l cou rsework i n some o f t he f o l l ow ing a reas i s r ecommended : gene t i c s , b i ochemis t r y, ce l l b i o l ogy, phys i o l ogy, mo lecu la r b i o l ogy, m i c rob io l ogy o r immuno logy.










Program Requirements Requ i red Courses The p rog ram fo r t he Mas te r o f Sc i ence deg ree requ i r es a m in imum o f 30 c red i t s , i nc l ud i ng 24 c red i t s o f s t r uc tu red cou rsework and 6 c red i t s o f Thes i s Resea rch . Cou rses may be chosen f r om uppe r l eve l e l ec t i ves w i t h i n t he Depa r tmen t o f B i o l ogy o r r e l a t ed depa r tmen ts ; cou rsework may be t a i l o red t o t he r esea rch i n t e res t s i n consu l t a t i on w i t h adv i so r y commi t t ees o f s t uden t s . B I O L 5 8 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n i n B i o l o g y P r a c t i c u m 1 B I O L 5 8 0 0 R e s e a r c h C o l l o q u i u m 1


Elec t i ve Courses B I O L 4 0 2 0 Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i v e P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 0 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y o f t h e Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 11 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y 1 B I O L 4 1 2 0 F i e l d B o t a n y 5 B I O L 4 1 3 0 F i e l d M a m m a l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 4 0 F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 5 0 N e r v e C e l l M e c h a n i s m s i n B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 0 0 A q u a t i c E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y o f F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i o l o g y o f B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 2 0 C a v e B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4 B I O L 4 3 4 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 3 5 0 B i o l o g y o f P a r a s i t i c O r g a n i s m s 4 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 3 8 0 B i o l o g y o f M a m m a l s 4 B I O L 4 4 0 0 A p p l i e d E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 1 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n i m a l P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 4 0 Ve r t e b r a t e H i s t o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 1 0 B e h a v i o r a l E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3


B I O L 4 5 4 0 H u m a n C e l l u l a r P h y s i o l o g y 3 I B O L 4 6 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 4 6 4 0 G e n e r a l M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 4 0 G e n e r a l M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 5 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 7 2 0 C a n c e r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n C o n s e r v a t i o n 3 B I O L 4 9 1 2 I n t e r n s h i p i n P l a n t S c i e n c e 3 B I O L 5 0 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n Ve r t e b r a t e M o r p h o l o g y 2 - 3 B I O L 5 0 1 0 E c o l o g y o f Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 0 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 0 3 0 G e n o m i c s 3 B I O L 5 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e s L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o l o g i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 5 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C e l l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 0 9 0 B i o m e t r y 4 B I O L 5 1 0 0 C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 1 2 0 S i g n a l T r a n s d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 1 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 3 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n Ve r t e b r a t e P h y s i o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 3 4 0 P r o b l e m s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 1 - 2 B I O L 5 3 5 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 2 B I O L 5 4 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n G e n e t i c s 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 1 0 E c o l o g i c a l G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 4 2 0 P r o b l e m s i n E v o l u t i o n a r y B i o l o g y 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 5 0 B i o g e o g r a p h y 3 B I O L 5 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n E c o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 5 5 0 A d v a n c e d E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 6 0 A d v a n c e d E v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 5 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 6 1 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 3 0 C o n c e p t s o f I m m u n o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 4 0 A d v a n c e d M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 7 0 A d v a n c e d P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 0 0 A d v a n c e d M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 6 0 P r o b l e m s i n B o t a n y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s 3 B I O L 5 8 2 0 G r a d S e m i n a r : C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r R e g u l a t i o n 1 – 2 B I O L 5 8 4 0 G r a d S e m i n a r : E c o l o g y, E v o l u t i o n , a n d S y s t e m a t i c s 2 B I O L 6 0 4 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 6 1 5 0 N e u r a l B a s i s o f B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 6 3 0 0 S p e c i a l S t u d i e s i n C o m p a r a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y 1 - 4

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve GPA o f 3 .00 i n a l l r equ i r ed g radua te /p ro fess i ona l cou rses .

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOLOGY Program Highlights Doc to ra l s t ud i es emphas i ze i n t ens i ve r esea rch t r a i n i ng unde r t he d i r ec t i on o f a member o f t he g radua te f acu l t y. Once a Ph .D . s t uden t success fu l l y comp le tes r equ i r ed cou rsework and t he w r i t t en and o ra l qua l i f y i ng examina t i ons , he o r she i s expec ted t o des i gn and conduc t an o r i g i na l r esea rch p ro j ec t and t o wo rk i ndependen t l y. The s t uden t w i l l be r equ i r ed t o p resen t h i s o r he r wo rk a t l oca l and /o r na t i ona l p ro fess i ona l mee t i ngs and may a l so be expec ted t o seek ex te rna l f und ing t o suppo r t t he r esea rch p ro j ec t . I dea l l y, t he s t uden t ' s r esea rch w i l l r esu l t i n pub l i ca t i on i n pee r -r ev i ewed sc i en t i f i c j ou rna l s . A m in imum o f 36 c red i t s a re r equ i r ed , w i t h a t l eas t 24 c red i t s o f cou rsework and 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch .

Curriculum Overview

The Ph .D . i n B i o l ogy r equ i r es a m i n i mum o f 36 pos t -bacca lau rea te c red i t s , w i t h a t l eas t 24 c red i t s o f cou rsework and 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch .


Admission Requirements Sugges ted cou rses i nc l ude : B i o l ogy (a m in imum o f e i gh teen , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s ) ; Chemis t r y ( a m in imum o f e i gh t , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s i nc l ud i ng two semes te r s o f o rgan i c chemis t r y o r one semes te r o f o rgan i c chemis t r y and t he o the r o f b i ochemis t r y ) ; Phys i cs ( two semes te r s ) ; Ma thema t i cs ( t h rough a cou rse i n Ca l cu l us ) . A f o rma l m ino r i s no t pe rm i t t ed .

Fo r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n Eco l ogy, Evo l u t i on o r Sys tema t i cs , add i t i ona l cou rsework i n some o f t he f o l l ow ing a reas i s a l so r ecommended : gene t i c s , gene ra l eco logy, evo lu t i on , i n t r oduc to r y s t a t i s t i c s , gene ra l bo tany, and a t axonomica l l y o r i en ted cou rse . Fo r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n Ce l l o r Mo lecu la r B i o l ogy, add i t i ona l cou rsework i n some o f t he f o l l ow ing a reas i s r ecommended : gene t i c s , b i ochemis t r y, ce l l b i o l ogy, phys i o l ogy, mo lecu la r b i o l ogy, m i c rob io l ogy o r immuno logy.

P rev i ous l abo ra to r y and resea rch expe r i ence p re fe r red .











Program Requirements Requ i red Courses The p rog ram fo r t he Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy deg ree requ i r es a m in imum o f 36 c red i t s , when pu rsued f r om the bacca lau rea te , i nc l ud i ng 24 c red i t s o f s t r uc tu red cou rsework and 12 c red i t s o f D i sse r t a t i on Resea rch . Cou rses may be chosen f r om uppe r l eve l e l ec t i ves w i t h i n t he Depa r tmen t o f B i o l ogy o r r e l a t ed depa r tmen ts ; cou rsework may be t a i l o red t o t he r esea rch i n t e res t s i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he adv i so r y commi t t ees o f s t uden t s . B I O L 5 8 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n i n B i o l o g y P r a c t i c u m 1 B I O L 5 8 0 0 R e s e a r c h C o l l o q u i u m 1


Elec t i ve Courses B I O L 4 0 2 0 Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i v e P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 4 0 P o l l i n a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 9 0 P l a n t E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 1 0 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y o f t h e Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 11 0 N a t u r a l H i s t o r y 1 B I O L 4 1 2 0 F i e l d B o t a n y 5 B I O L 4 1 3 0 F i e l d M a m m a l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 4 0 F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g y 5 B I O L 4 1 5 0 N e r v e C e l l M e c h a n i s m s i n B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 1 6 0 M i c r o b i a l E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 0 0 A q u a t i c E c o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 1 0 B i o l o g y a n d C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f O r c h i d s 3 B I O L 4 2 6 0 B i o l o g y o f A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y o f F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i o l o g y o f B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 2 0 C a v e B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 3 3 0 S p r i n g F l o r a o f t h e O z a r k s 4 B I O L 4 3 4 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 3 5 0 B i o l o g y o f P a r a s i t i c O r g a n i s m s 4 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 4 3 8 0 B i o l o g y o f M a m m a l s 4 B I O L 4 4 0 0 A p p l i e d E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 1 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n i m a l P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 4 0 Ve r t e b r a t e H i s t o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 1 0 B e h a v i o r a l E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 4 0 H u m a n C e l l u l a r P h y s i o l o g y 3 I B O L 4 6 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 4 6 4 0 G e n e r a l M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 4 0 G e n e r a l M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 5 0 M i c r o b i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 7 2 0 C a n c e r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n C o n s e r v a t i o n 3 B I O L 4 9 1 2 I n t e r n s h i p i n P l a n t S c i e n c e 3 B I O L 5 0 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n Ve r t e b r a t e M o r p h o l o g y 2 - 3 B I O L 5 0 1 0 E c o l o g y o f Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 0 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e Ve r t e b r a t e R e p r o d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 0 3 0 G e n o m i c s 3 B I O L 5 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e s L a b o r a t o r y 2

B I O L 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o l o g i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 5 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C e l l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 0 9 0 B i o m e t r y 4 B I O L 5 1 0 0 C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 1 2 0 S i g n a l T r a n s d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 1 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 8 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 B I O L 5 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 3 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n Ve r t e b r a t e P h y s i o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 3 4 0 P r o b l e m s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 1 - 2 B I O L 5 3 5 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 2 B I O L 5 4 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n G e n e t i c s 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 1 0 E c o l o g i c a l G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 4 2 0 P r o b l e m s i n E v o l u t i o n a r y B i o l o g y 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 5 0 B i o g e o g r a p h y 3 B I O L 5 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n E c o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 5 5 0 A d v a n c e d E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 6 0 A d v a n c e d E v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 5 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 6 1 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 3 0 C o n c e p t s o f I m m u n o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 4 0 A d v a n c e d M i c r o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 7 0 A d v a n c e d P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 0 0 A d v a n c e d M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 6 0 P r o b l e m s i n B o t a n y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 7 8 0 M o l e c u l a r P h y l o g e n e t i c A n a l y s i s 3 B I O L 5 8 2 0 G r a d S e m i n a r : C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r R e g u l a t i o n 1 – 2 B I O L 5 8 4 0 G r a d S e m i n a r : E c o l o g y, E v o l u t i o n , a n d S y s t e m a t i c s 2 B I O L 6 0 4 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 6 1 5 0 N e u r a l B a s i s o f B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 6 3 0 0 S p e c i a l S t u d i e s i n C o m p a r a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y 1 - 4

Non-Course Requirements New Ph .D . deg ree s t uden t s who en te r t he p rog ram w i t h a B .S . o r B .A . deg ree may t ake t he w r i t t en p re l im ina ry exam the f i r s t o r second sp r i ng semes te r t hey a re i n t he p rog ram. New Ph .D . s t uden t s who en te r t he p rog ram w i t h a Mas te r ’s deg ree a re r equ i r ed t o t ake t he w r i t t en p re l im ina ry exam the f i r s t sp r i ng semes te r t hey a re a t SLU.



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LEADERSHIP R. Sco t t Ma r t i n , Ph .D .


Char l es C . K i r kpa t r i c k , Ph .D . Assoc ia te Cha i r

Dana A . Baum, Ph .D . Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

OVERVIEW Es tab l i shed i n 1908 , t he Depa r tmen t o f Chemis t r y a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y houses ac t i ve r esea rch g roups i nvo l v i ng g radua te s t uden t s i n t r ad i t i ona l a reas such as ana l y t i ca l , phys i ca l , o rgan i c and i no rgan i c chemis t r y, as we l l as c ross -d i sc i p l i na r y a reas such as ma te r i a l s , env i r onmen ta l and b i o l og i ca l chemis t r y.

These resea rch g roups regu l a r l y pub l i sh i n t op - ranked j ou rna l s and p resen t a t na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l con fe rences . Resea rch i n t he depa r tmen t i s suppo r t ed by a va r i e t y o f sou rces , i nc l ud i ng t he F r asch Founda t i on , Na t i ona l I ns t i t u t es o f Hea l t h , Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on , Pe t ro l eum Resea rch Fund and Amer i can Hea r t Assoc i a t i on .

The Depa r tmen t o f Chemi s t r y o f f e r s unde rg radua te and g radua te p rog rams des igned t o mee t a w ide r ange o f i n t e res t s .

The depa r tmen t pa r t i c i pa tes i n a dua l deg ree p rog ram i n Chemica l Eng inee r i ng w i t h Wash ing ton Un i ve rs i t y whe re a s t uden t may rece i ve a B .A . i n chemis t r y f r om Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y and a B .S . i n Chemica l Eng inee r i ng f r om Wash ing ton Un i ve rs i t y a f t e r 3 yea rs o f s t udy a t SLU and 2 yea rs a t Wash ing ton Un i ve r s i t y.

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Chemis t r y + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Chemis t r y

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Chemis t r y + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Chemis t r y + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n B io l ogy

Faculty Asmi ra A lag i c , Ph .D . Ch r i s t ophe r A rna t t , Ph .D . Ch r i s t y Bagw i l l , Ph .D . Doug las C rande l l , Ph .D Dana Baum, Ph .D . S teven Buckne r, Ph .D . Pau l A . Je l l i s s , Ph .D . I s t van Z . K i ss , Ph .D . B ruce Kower t , Ph .D . M i chae l Lew i s , Ph .D . Ryan D . McCu l l a , Ph .D . Jenn i f e r Monahan , Ph .D . Da r i a Sok i c -Laz i c , MS (R ) E r i n Wh i t t eck , Ph .D . B ren t M . Znosko , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHEMISTRY Program Highlights The B .A . i n Chemi s t r y p rov i des exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r s t uden t s seek ing emp loymen t i n i ndus t r y ( chemica l , pha rmaceu t i ca l , ag r i cu l t u re , e t c . ) o r t he gove rnmen t (Depa r tmen t o f De fense l abs , r egu la to r y agenc ies , l aw en fo r cemen t ) as we l l as f o r t hose w i sh i ng t o con t i nue t he i r s t ud i es i n p ro fess i ona l schoo l (med i ca l , den ta l , ve te r i na r y, l aw, e t c . ) and g radua te schoo l .

The Depa r tmen t o f Chemi s t r y p l aces a g rea t emphas i s on unde rg radua te r esea rch . Thus , chemis t r y ma jo r s have amp le oppo r t un i t y t o pu r sue resea rch p ro j ec t s unde r t he c l ose men to r sh i p o f a f u l l - t ime f acu l t y member. S tuden t s use a va r i e t y o f spec ia l i zed equ ipmen t and compu te r s i n t he i r l abo ra to r i es and i n t he i r r esea rch . S tuden t s i n uppe r - l eve l chemis t r y cou rses en j oy sma l l c l asses and pe rsona l i zed a t t en t i on .

O the r h i gh l i gh t s i nc l ude :

+ The chemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des a r i go r ous p rog ram, wh i ch makes g radua tes compe t i t i ve f o r emp loymen t i n STEM a reas .

+ The chemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o s t r eng then t he i r s c i en t i f i c commun i ca t i on sk i l l s t h rough resea rch ac t i v i t i e s t ha t pa i r an unde rg radua te w i t h a f acu l t y r esea rche r.

+ We o f f e r a un i que men to r i ng p rog ram f r eshman t h rough sen io r yea r t o p rov i de gu idance and suppo r t s t uden t s i n r each ing t he i r p ro fess i ona l goa l s .

Curriculum Overview + F i r s t yea r : Gene ra l Chemi s t r y 1 and 2 , Ca l cu l us I

and I I + Second yea r : O rgan i c Chemis t r y 1 and 2 , Ana l y t i ca l

Chemis t r y 1 , Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs I and I I + Th i r d yea r : Phys i ca l Chemi s t r y 1 and 2 + Fou r t h yea r : I no rgan i c Chemi s t r y, chemi s t r y

e l ec t i ve , sen io r r es i dency

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Se lec ted unde rg radua te s t uden t s can app l y t o wo rk w i t h f acu l t y i n unde rg radua te l abo ra to r i es as l abo ra to r y ass i s t an t s . Lab ass i s t an t s r ece i ve a s t i pend . I n t e rnsh ips i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea a re a l so ava i l ab l e .

Unde rg radua tes who s tudy chemis t r y a t SLU can a t t end p ro fess i ona l mee t i ngs and p resen t t he i r r esea rch resu l t s . I n r ecen t yea rs , SLU s tuden t s have p resen ted numerous t a l ks and pos te r p resen ta t i ons a t r eg i ona l and na t i ona l mee t i ngs o f t he Amer i can Chemica l Soc i e t y and o the r sc i en t i f i c con fe rences .

Careers Caree r op t i ons i n chemis t r y i nc l ude :


+ Educa t i on + Chemica l r esea rch and deve lopmen t i n i ndus t r y o r

gove rnmen t l abo ra to r i es + Pha rmaceu t i ca l r esea rch and d rug deve lopmen t + Env i r onmen ta l r esea rch + Managemen t and admin i s t r a t i on i n t he chemica l

i ndus t r y + Chemica l and pha rmaceu t i ca l sa l es

O the r g radua tes con t i nue t h rough l aw schoo l and spec i a l i ze i n pa ten t l aw o r env i r onmen ta l l aw. The pub l i c hea l t h sec to r i s a l so a common a rea f o r chemis t s t o wo rk .





+ Scho la r sh i ps : awa rded based on academic ach ievemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh i p and f i nanc i a l need .



Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho l a r sh i ps and f i nanc i a l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t

f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (45 c red i ts ) C H E M 11 3 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 11 4 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 2 2 0 0 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 2 C H E M 2 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 2 C H E M 2 4 3 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 4 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 3 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 2 4 4 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 4 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 3 3 4 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 4 9 5 0 S e n i o r R e s i d e n c y 0 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b o r a t o r y * 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b o r a t o r y * 1

*Eng ineer ing Phys ics I and I I w i th l ab a re recommended fo r ma jors un less they a re p re -med ica l . Phys ics I and I I w i th l ab (PHYS 1310 , 1320 , 1330 , and 1340 ) a lso fu l f i l l t he phys ics requ i rement and a re recommended fo r p re -med ica l s tudents .

Non-Course Requirements A l l unde rg radua te ma jo r s mus t comp le te t he r equ i r emen ts f o r f i r s t yea r and second yea r men to r i ng . A s t uden t who t r ans fe r s i n t o t he depa r tmen t and does no t have oppo r t un i t y t o t ake one o r bo th o f t hese requ i r emen ts mus t t ake t r ans fe r s t uden t men to r i ng t o mee t t he men to r i ng requ i r emen t .

Continuation Standards The f o l l ow i ng s t anda rds app l y t o a l l new f r eshmen and t r ans fe r s t uden t s :

+ S tuden t s mus t ea rn C- o r be t t e r i n Gene ra l Chemis t r y I (CHEM 1110 /1130 ) and a C - o r be t t e r i n Gene ra l Chemis t r y I I (CHEM 1120 , 1140 ) , o r t he equ i va l en t i n t r ans fe r.

+ S tuden t s mus t ea rn a C- o r be t t e r i n Ana l y t i ca l Chemis t r y 1 (CHEM 2200 ) .

S tuden t s who do no t ea rn a C- i n any o f t he i den t i f i ed cou rses mus t r e - t ake t he cou rse a t SLU i n t he f o l l ow ing semes te r. I f a C - i s no t ea rned on t he second a t t emp t t he s t uden t w i l l be d i sm issed f r om the ma jo r. A s t uden t who w i t hd raws f r om one o f t hese cou rses on t he f i r s t a t t emp t t hus has one more a t t emp t t o ea rn a C - .

S tuden t s mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r (CHEM) and requ i r ed re l a ted cou rses (B IOL , PHYS, MATH, e t c . ) I f a s t uden t f a l l s be l ow a 2 .0 ma jo r GPA the s tuden t mus t mee t w i t h t he Unde rg radua te P rog ram D i rec to r t o r ev i ew t he i r academic pe r f o rmance . I f t he s t uden t canno t r a i se t he ma jo r GPA to 2 .0 i n two semes te r s , t he s t uden t w i l l be d i sm i ssed f r om the ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIOCHEMISTRY


Program Highlights The B .A . i n B i ochemi s t r y i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n t he app l i ca t i ons o f chemis t r y t o t he l i f e sc i ences . The p rog ram p repa res s tuden t s f o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as med i c i ne , den t i s t r y, l aw and pha rmacy. The p rog ram p rov i des exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n wo rk i ng i n b i ochemis t r y, mo lecu la r b i o l ogy o r b i o t echno logy.

The depa r tmen t p l aces g rea t emphas i s on pa r t i c i pa t i on i n unde rg radua te r esea rch , and ma jo r s have amp le oppo r t un i t i es t o i nvo l ve t hemse l ves i n r esea rch p ro j ec t s unde r t he c l ose men to r sh i p o f a f u l l - t ime f acu l t y member. S tuden t s w i l l have t he oppo r t un i t y t o use a va r i e t y o f spec ia l i zed equ ipmen t and comp u te r s i n t he i r i ns t r uc t i ona l and resea rch l abo ra to r i es .

Se lec ted unde rg radua te s t uden t s may have oppo r t un i t i es t o wo rk w i t h f acu l t y members as l abo ra to r y ass i s t an t s i n unde rg radua te l abo ra to r i es . The unde rg radua te l ab ass i s t an t r ece i ves a s t i pend f o r t h i s ac t i v i t y.

The depa r tmen t hos t s seve ra l soc i a l even t s each yea r and sponso rs a Chemis t r y C lub f o r i n t e res ted s t uden t s .


+ The b i ochemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des a r i go rous p rog ram, wh i ch makes g radua tes compe t i t i ve f o r emp loymen t i n STEM a reas .

+ The b i ochemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o s t r eng then t he i r s c i en t i f i c commun i ca t i on sk i l l s t h rough resea rch ac t i v i t i e s t ha t pa i r an unde rg radua te w i t h a f acu l t y r esea rche r.

+ We o f f e r a un i que men to r i ng p ro g ram f r eshman t h rough sen io r yea r t o p rov i de gu idance and suppo r t s t uden t s i n r each ing t he i r p ro fess i ona l goa l s .

Curriculum Overview Bache lo r o f A r t s + F i r s t yea r : Gene ra l Chemi s t r y I and I I , Ca l cu l us I

and I I , P r i nc i p l es o f B i o l ogy I and I I + Second yea r : O rgan i c Chemi s t r y I and I I , Ana l y t i ca l

Chemis t r y I + Th i r d yea r : B i ochemi s t r y I and I I , Eng i nee r i ng

Phys i cs I and I I + Fou r t h yea r : P r i nc i p l es o f Gene t i c s , Phys i ca l

Chemis t r y I o r I I , two chemis t r y e l ec t i ves , sen io r r es i dency


Unde rg radua tes who s tudy chemis t r y a t SLU can a t t end p ro fess i ona l mee t i ngs and p resen t t he i r r esea rch resu l t s . I n r ecen t yea rs , SLU s tuden t s have p resen ted numerous t a l ks and pos te r p resen ta t i ons a t r eg i ona l

and na t i ona l mee t i ngs o f t he Amer i can Chemica l Soc i e t y and o the r sc i en t i f i c con fe rences .

Careers Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so seve ra l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Se lec ted unde rg radua te s t uden t s can app l y t o wo rk w i t h f acu l t y i n unde rg radua te l abo ra to r i es as l abo ra to r y ass i s t an t s . Lab ass i s t an t s r ece i ve a s t i pend .

Ca ree r op t i ons i n b i ochemis t r y i nc l ude :

+ Teach ing a t t he un i ve r s i t y, co l l ege o r h i gh schoo l l eve l

+ Chemica l r esea rch and deve lopmen t i n i ndus t r y o r gove rnmen t l abo ra to r i es

+ Pha rmaceu t i ca l r esea rch + D rug d i scove ry and d rug deve lopmen t + B io techno logy + Env i r onmen ta l r esea rch + Managemen t and admin i s t r a t i on i n t he chemica l

i ndus t r y + Chemica l and pha rmaceu t i ca l sa l es + Pa ten t l aw and env i r onmen ta l l aw + Oppo r t un i t i es i n t he pub l i c hea l t h sec to r

A deg ree i n b i ochemis t r y i s good p repa ra t i on f o r s t uden t s w i sh i ng t o con t i nue t he i r g radua te educa t i on i n g radua te schoo l s o f chemis t r y, b i ochemis t r y and hea l t h - r e l a ted a reas such as pha rmaco logy and t ox i co l ogy as we l l as i n p ro fess i ona l schoo l s o f med i c i ne , l aw, pha rmacy o r den t i s t r y.










Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (45 c red i ts ) C H E M 11 3 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 11 4 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 2 2 0 0 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 2 C H E M 2 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 2 C H E M 2 4 3 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 4 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 3 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 2 4 4 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 4 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 3 3 4 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 4 9 5 0 S e n i o r R e s i d e n c y 0 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b o r a t o r y * 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b o r a t o r y * 1

*Eng ineer ing Phys ics I and I I w i th l ab a re recommended fo r ma jors un less they a re p re -med ica l . Phys ics I and I I w i th l ab (PHYS 1310 , 1320 , 1330 , and 1340 ) a lso fu l f i l l t he phys ics requ i rement and a re recommended fo r p re -med ica l s tudents .





S tuden t s who do no t ea rn a C- i n any o f t he i den t i f i ed cou rses mus t r e - t ake t he cou rse a t SLU i n t he f o l l ow ing

semes te r. I f a C - i s no t ea rned on t he second a t t emp t t he s t uden t w i l l be d i sm issed f r om the ma jo r. A s t uden t who w i t hd raws f r om one o f t hese cou rses on t he f i r s t a t t emp t t hus has one more a t t emp t t o ea rn a C - .


BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY Program Highlights The B .S . i n Chemi s t r y p rov i des exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r s t uden t s seek ing emp loymen t i n i ndus t r y ( chemica l , pha rmaceu t i ca l , ag r i cu l t u re , e t c . ) o r t he gove rnmen t (Depa r tmen t o f De fense l abs , r egu la to r y agenc ies , l aw en fo r cemen t ) as we l l as f o r t hose w i sh i ng t o con t i nue t he i r s t ud i es i n p ro fess i ona l schoo l (med i ca l , den ta l , ve te r i na r y, l aw, e t c . ) and g radua te schoo l .

The Depa r tmen t o f Chemi s t r y p l aces a g rea t emphas i s on unde rg radua te r esea rch . Thus , chemis t r y ma jo r s have amp le oppo r t un i t y t o pu r sue resea rch p ro j ec t s unde r t he c l ose men to r sh i p o f a f u l l - t ime f acu l t y member. S tuden t s use a va r i e t y o f spec i a l i zed equ ipmen t and compu te r s i n t he i r l abo ra to r i es and i n t he i r r esea rch . S tuden t s i n uppe r - l eve l chemis t r y cou rses en j oy sma l l c l asses and pe rsona l i zed a t t en t i on .


+ The chemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des a r i go rous p rog ram, wh i ch makes g radua tes compe t i t i ve f o r emp loymen t i n STEM a reas .

+ The chemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o s t r eng then t he i r s c i en t i f i c commun i ca t i on sk i l l s t h rough resea rch ac t i v i t i es t ha t pa i r an unde rg radua te w i t h a f acu l t y r esea rche r.


Curriculum Overview + F i r s t yea r : Gene ra l Chemi s t r y 1 and 2 , Ca l cu l us I

and I I + Second yea r : O rgan i c Chemis t r y 1 and 2 , Ana l y t i ca l

Chemis t r y 1 , Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs I and I I + Th i r d yea r : Phys i ca l Chemi s t r y 1 and 2 ,

B i ochemis t r y, phys i ca l chemis t r y l ab , O rgan i c Spec t roscopy, Chemica l L i t e ra tu re , unde rg radua te r esea rch

+ Fou r t h yea r : Ana l y t i ca l Chemi s t r y 2 and 3 , Gene ra l B i ochemis t r y, I no rgan i c Chemis t r y, i no rgan i c chemis t r y l ab , unde rg radua te r esea rch ,


Mathema t i ca l Techn iques i n Chemis t r y, sen io r r es i dency

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Se lec ted unde rg radua te s t uden t s can app l y t o wo rk w i t h f acu l t y i n unde rg radua te l abo ra to r i es as l abo ra to r y ass i s t an t s . Lab ass i s t an t s r ece i ve a s t i pend . I n t e rnsh i ps i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea a re a l so ava i l ab l e .


Careers Caree r op t i ons i n chemis t r y i nc l ude :

+ Educa t i on + Chemica l r esea rch and deve lopmen t i n i ndus t r y o r

gove rnmen t l abo ra to r i es + Pha rmaceu t i ca l r esea rch and d rug deve lopmen t + Env i r onmen ta l r esea rch + Managemen t and admin i s t r a t i on i n t he chemica l

i ndus t r y + Chemica l and pha rmaceu t i ca l sa l es

O the r g radua tes con t i nue t h rough l aw schoo l and spec i a l i ze i n pa ten t l aw o r env i r onmen ta l l aw. The pub l i c hea l t h sec to r i s a l s o a common a rea f o r chemis t s t o wo rk .



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i ted h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic

pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Accreditation The Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Chemis t r y has been con t i nuous l y ce r t i f i ed by t he Amer i can Chemica l Soc i e t y s i nce 1946 .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (61 c red i ts ) C H E M 11 3 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 11 4 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 2 2 0 0 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 2 C H E M 2 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 2 C H E M 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 3 3 4 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 3 3 4 5 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 2 4 3 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 4 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 3 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 2 4 4 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 3 1 0 0 T h e C h e m i c a l L i t e r a t u r e 1 C H E M 3 9 7 0 U n d e r g r a d u a t e R e s e a r c h * * 3 C H E M 4 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 4 5 0 5 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 4 2 0 0 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 4 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 4 3 0 0 M a t h Te c h n i q u e s i n C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 4 4 0 0 O r g a n i c S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 4 9 5 0 S e n i o r R e s i d e n c y 0 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b o r a t o r y * 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b * 1 * * S t u d e n t s t a k e 3 s e m e s t e r s , 1 c r e d i t p e r s e m e s t e r * E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I a n d I I w i t h l a b a r e r e c o m m e n d e d f o r m a j o r s u n l e s s t h e y a r e p r e - m e d i c a l . P h y s i c s I a n d I I w i t h l a b ( P H Y S 1 3 1 0 , 1 3 2 0 , 1 3 3 0 , a n d 1 3 4 0 ) a l s o f u l f i l l t h e p h y s i c s r e q u i r e m e n t a n d a r e r e c o m m e n d e d f o r p r e - m e d i c a l s t u d e n t s Fo r any o f t he B .S . p rog rams , a comb i na t i on o f MATH 2530 and MATH 3110 can be used as a subs t i t u t e f o r CHEM 4300 .

Non-Course Requirements A l l unde rg radua te ma jo r s mus t comp le te t he


r equ i r emen ts f o r f i r s t yea r and second yea r men to r i ng . A s tuden t who t r ans fe r s i n t o t he depa r tmen t and does no t have oppo r t un i t y t o t ake one o r bo th o f t hese requ i r emen ts mus t t ake t r ans fe r s t uden t men to r i ng t o mee t t he men to r i ng requ i r emen t .

Continuation Standards The f o l l ow i ng s t anda rds app l y t o a l l new f r eshm en and t r ans fe r s t uden t s :





BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY Program Highlights The B .S . i n B i ochemis t r y i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n t he app l i ca t i ons o f chemis t r y t o t he l i f e sc i ences . The p rog ram p repa res s tuden t s f o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as med i c i ne , den t i s t r y, l aw and pha rmacy. The p rog ram p rov i des exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n wo rk i ng i n b i ochemis t r y, mo lecu la r b i o l ogy o r b i o t echno logy.

The depa r tmen t o f chemi s t r y a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y p l aces g rea t emphas i s on pa r t i c i pa t i on i n unde rg radua te r esea rch , and ma jo r s have amp le oppo r t un i t i es t o i nvo l ve t hemse l ves i n r esea rch p ro j ec t s unde r t he c l ose men to r sh i p o f a f u l l - t ime f acu l t y member. S tuden t s w i l l have t he oppo r t un i t y t o use a va r i e t y o f spec ia l i zed equ ipmen t and compu te r s i n t he i r i ns t r uc t i ona l and resea rch l abo ra to r i es .

Se lec ted unde rg radua te s t uden t s may have oppo r t un i t i es t o wo rk w i t h f acu l t y members as l abo ra to r y ass i s t an t s i n unde rg radua te l abo ra to r i es . The unde rg radua te l ab ass i s t an t r ece i ves a s t i pend f o r t h i s ac t i v i t y.

The depa r tmen t hos t s seve ra l soc i a l even t s each yea r and sponso rs a Chemis t r y C lu b f o r i n t e res ted s t uden t s .


+ The b i ochemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des a r i go rous

p rog ram, wh i ch makes g radua tes compe t i t i ve f o r emp loymen t i n STEM a reas .

+ The b i ochemi s t r y p rog ram p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o s t r eng then t he i r s c i en t i f i c commun i ca t i on sk i l l s t h rough resea rch ac t i v i t i e s t ha t pa i r an unde rg radua te w i t h a f acu l t y r esea rche r.


Curriculum Overview + F i r s t yea r : Gene ra l Chemi s t r y I and I I , Ca l cu l us I

and I I , P r i nc i p l es o f B i o l ogy I and I I + Second yea r : O rgan i c Chemis t r y I and I I , Ana l y t i ca l

Chemis t r y I , Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs I and I I + Th i r d yea r : B i ochemi s t r y I and I I , Chemi s t r y

L i t e ra tu re , I no rgan i c Chemis t r y, Phys i ca l Chemis t r y I and I I , Phys i ca l Chemis t r y Lab , unde rg radua te r esea rch

+ Fou r t h yea r : P r i nc i p l es o f Gene t i c s , unde rg radua te r esea rch , one chemis t r y e l ec t i ve , sen io r r es i dency



Careers Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so seve ra l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Se lec ted unde rg radua te s t uden t s can app l y t o wo rk w i t h f acu l t y i n unde rg radua te l abo ra to r i es as l abo ra to r y ass i s t an t s . Lab ass i s t an t s r ece i ve a s t i pend .

Ca ree r op t i ons i n b i ochemis t r y i nc l ude :

+ Teach ing a t t he un i ve r s i t y, co l l ege o r h i gh schoo l l eve l

+ Chemica l r esea rch and deve lopmen t i n i ndus t r y o r gove rnmen t l abo ra to r i es

+ Pha rmaceu t i ca l r esea rch + D rug d i scove ry and d rug deve lopmen t + B io techno logy + Env i r onmen ta l r esea rch + Managemen t and admin i s t r a t i on i n t he chemica l

i ndus t r y + Chemica l and pha rmaceu t i ca l sa l es + Pa ten t l aw and env i r onmen ta l l aw + Oppo r t un i t i es i n t he pub l i c hea l t h sec to r

A deg ree i n b i ochemis t r y i s good p repa ra t i on f o r s t uden t s w i sh i ng t o con t i nue t he i r g radua te educa t i on i n g radua te schoo l s o f chemis t r y, b i ochemis t r y and


hea l t h - r e l a ted a reas such as pha rmaco logy and t ox i co l ogy as we l l as i n p ro fess i ona l schoo l s o f med i c i ne , l aw, pha rmacy o r den t i s t r y.









Accreditation The Bache l o r o f Sc i ence i n B i ochemi s t r y has been con t i nuous l y ce r t i f i ed by t he Amer i can Chemica l Soc i e t y s i nce 1946 .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (69 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 2 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I 3 B I O L 1 2 4 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I l a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 1 2 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I 3

B I O L 1 2 6 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I l a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 3 0 3 0 G e n e t i c s ( o r o t h e r u p p e r d i v i s i o n ) 3 C H E M 11 3 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 11 4 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 2 2 0 0 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 2 C H E M 2 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 2 C H E M 2 4 3 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 4 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 f o r M a j o r s 3 C H E M 2 4 3 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 2 4 4 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y f o r M a j o r s 1 C H E M 3 1 0 0 T h e C h e m i c a l L i t e r a t u r e 1 C H E M 3 9 7 0 U n d e r g r a d u a t e R e s e a r c h * * 3 C H E M 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 3 3 4 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 3 3 4 5 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 4 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 4 6 1 0 B i o c h e m i s t r y 1 3 C H E M 4 6 1 5 B i o c h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 4 6 2 0 B i o c h e m i s t r y 2 3 C H E M 4 6 2 5 B i o c h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 4 9 5 0 S e n i o r R e s i d e n c y 0 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b * 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I * 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b * 1 * Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs I and I I w i t h l ab a re r ecommended f o r ma jo r s un l ess t hey a re p re -med i ca l . Phys i cs I and I I w i t h l ab (PHYS 1310 , 1320 , 1330 , and 1340 ) a l so f u l f i l l t he phys i cs r equ i r emen t and a re r ecommended f o r p re -med i ca l s t uden t s .

* *S tuden t s t ake 3 semes te r s , 1 c red i t pe r semes te r

‡ One o f t he f o l l ow ing i s a r equ i r ed e l ec t i ve : Ma thema t i ca l Techn iques i n Chemis t r y, Ana l y t i ca l Chemis t r y 2 , Env i r onmen ta l Chemis t r y, Med i c i na l Chemis t r y, O rgan i c Spec t roscopy, o r a 5000 l eve l chemis t r y cou rse .






S tuden t s mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r (CHEM) and requ i r ed re l a ted cou rses (B IOL , PHYS,


MATH, e t c . ) I f a s t uden t f a l l s be l ow a 2 .0 ma jo r GPA the s tuden t mus t mee t w i t h t he Unde rg radua te P rog ram D i rec to r t o r ev i ew t he i r academic pe r f o rmance . I f t he s t uden t canno t r a i se t he ma jo r GPA to 2 .0 i n two semes te r s , t he s t uden t w i l l be d i sm i ssed f r om the ma jo r.

MASTER OF ARTS IN CHEMISTRY Program Highlights Gradua te s t uden t s i n t he chemis t r y depa r tmen t have access t o a number o f r esea rch t oo l s , i nc l ud i ng :

+ B ruke r 400 and 700 MHz NMR spec t rome te r s + B ruke r -EMX EPR, UV-Vi s and FT IR spec t rome te r s + Resea rch -g rade spec t r o f l uo rome te r s + GC-MS and LC-MS + E lec t r ochemica l ana l yze rs + Gas ch roma tog raphs + A scann i ng e l ec t r on m i c rog raph + Compu ta t i ona l f ac i l i t i e s w i t h mode rn mo lecu la r

so f twa re + A B ruke r CCD X - ray d i f f r ac tome te r f ac i l i t y

The chemi s t r y p rog ram o f f e r s s t uden t s :

+ C lose men to r i ng r e l a t i onsh ips . + Sma l l r esea rch g roup s i ze . + Oppo r t un i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y

r esea rch .

Curriculum Overview Mas te r o f A r t s i n Chemis t r y o f f e r s spec i a l i za t i on i n ana l y t i ca l , i no rgan i c , o rgan i c , phys i ca l o r b i o l og i ca l chemis t r y, w i t h c ross -d i sc i p l i na r y ac t i v i t y encou raged .

The requ i r emen ts f o r t he non - t hes i s M .A . deg ree i n chemis t r y i nc l ude a m in imum o f 30 c red i t s o f pos t -bacca lau rea te cou rsework and an o ra l examina t i on .

Many g radua te cou rses i n chemis t r y a re schedu led i n t he even ing , a l l ow ing s t uden t s t o comp le te t he deg ree as a pa r t - t ime s tuden t . Th i s f l ex i b i l i t y a l l ows s tuden t s t o t a i l o r a p rog ram o f s t udy t o su i t t he i r needs . Fo r examp le , g radua te cou rses i n bus i ness and managemen t , educa t i on , ma thema t i cs o r o t he r sc i ence d i sc i p l i nes may be i nc l uded .

Fo r s t uden t s who ho l d a bache l o r ’ s deg ree and a re i n t e res ted i n comp le t i ng t he doc to ra l p rog ram i n chemis t r y, t he re i s a mechan i sm to t r ans i t i on i n t o t he Ph .D . p rog ram a f t e r t he mas te r ' s r equ i r emen ts a re comp le ted . A t o ta l o f 39 c red i t s a re r equ i r ed , i nc l ud i ng 12 c red i t s f r om d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch c red i t s . S tuden t s w i l l deve lop an app rop r i a t e cou rsework t r ack w i t h a men to r t ha t w i l l be app roved by t he g radua te p rog ram d i r ec to r and /o r t he depa r tmen t cha i r.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Gradua te s t uden t s a re ac t i ve i n t he r esea rch a reas o f ana l y t i ca l , phys i ca l , s yn the t i c , ma te r i a l s , env i r onmen ta l and b i o l og i ca l chemis t r y. Resea rch g roups r egu la r l y pub l i sh i n t op - ranked j ou rna l s and p resen t a t na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l con fe rences .

Careers Poss ib l e ca ree rs f o r chemis t r y g radua tes i nc l ude pha rmaceu t i ca l sc i en t i s t , c r ime l ab ana l ys t , env i r onmen ta l chemis t , f ue l s and ma te r i a l s sc i en t i s t , and academic r esea rche r.

Admission Requirements App l i can t s shou ld possess su f f i c i en t GPA and TOEFL ( i f app l i cab le ) sco res , and a bache lo r ' s deg ree f r om an acc red i t ed co l l ege o r un i ve r s i t y, usua l l y i n che mis t r y o r b i ochemis t r y, a l t hough o the r sc i ence ma jo r s w i l l be cons i de red .

Admiss i on no rma l l y r equ i r es a m in imum o f 18 semes te r c red i t s (m in imum 2 .8 GPA) o f uppe r -d i v i s i on unde rg radua te chemis t r y cou rses i nc l ud i ng : o rgan i c chemis t r y ( two semes te r s ) , quan t i t a t i ve ana l ys i s ( one semes te r ) and phys i ca l chemis t r y ( two semes te r s ) . S tuden t s who do no t mee t t hese c r i t e r i a may comp le te t hese p re requ i s i t es as pa r t o f t he i r g radua te p rog ram, t hough no t f o r g radua te c red i t .

S tuden t s who have no t comp le ted equ i va l en t cou rsework i n uppe r - l eve l unde rg radua te “ I no rgan i c Chemis t r y ” and “ I ns t r umen ta l Ana l ys i s ” w i l l a l so be requ i r ed t o comp le te t hese cou rses bu t t hey can be t aken f o r depa r tmen ta l g radua te c red i t .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE + Résumé + Goa l s t a temen t + I n t e r v i ew (des i r ed )




Appl ica t ion Dead l ines Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r t he summer and f a l l semes te r s mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 15 . S tuden t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r shou ld app l y by Oc t . 15 .

Rev iew Process A th ree -pe rson commi t t ee vo tes whe the r t o accep t app l i can t s .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses* ( 6 c red i ts )


C H E M 5 2 0 0 I n s t r u m e n t a l A n a l y s i s 3 C H E M 5 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3

Synthes is and Mate r i a ls Chemis t ry Courses (6 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 1 6 0 A d v a n c e s i n S y n t h e t i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 0 0 O r g a n i c S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 4 4 0 B i o o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 6 0 S y n t h e t i c O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 7 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M e d i c i n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y * 3 C H E M 5 5 5 0 O r g a n o m e t a l l i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 6 0 S o l i d S t a t e C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s & D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3 C H E M 5 8 5 0 P o l y m e r C h e m i s t r y 3

Ana ly t i ca l and Phys ica l Me thods Courses (6 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 1 5 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s f o r P h y s i c a l S c i e n t i s t s 3 C H E M 5 1 7 0 A d v a n c e s i n A n a l y s i s a n d M o d e l i n g o f C h e m i c a l S y s t e m s 3 C H E M 5 2 0 0 I n s t r u m e n t a l A n a l y s i s * 3 C H E M 5 2 3 0 M a s s S p e c t r o m e t r y 3 C H E M 5 2 5 0 B i o a n a l y t i c a l M e t h o d s o f A n a l y s i s 3 C H E M 5 2 6 0 A n a l y t i c a l S e p a r a t i o n s 3 C H E M 5 2 7 0 E l e c t r o a n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 2 8 0 C h e m i c a l S e n s o r s 3 C H E M 5 2 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 3 0 A d v a n c e d P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 4 0 A d v a n c e d T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 C H E M 5 3 5 0 E l e m e n t s o f S u r f a c e a n d C o l l o i d S c i e n c e 3 C H E M 5 3 7 0 C o m p u t a t i o n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 7 0 C h e m i c a l A p p l i c a t i o n s o f G r o u p T h e o r y a n d S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 6 2 0 B i o p h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 6 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i c a l B i o l o g y a n d B i o t e c h n o l o g y 3 C H E M 5 7 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s & D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3

Requ i red Research Courses (3 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 3

Fu l l - t ime S tudent Research E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 2 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y t i c a l R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 3 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c a l R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 4 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o O r g a n i c R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 5 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n o r g a n i c R e s e a r c h 3

Par t - t ime S tudents Research Course (3 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 3

Chemis t ry E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) Chemis t r y cou rses l i s t ed above f o r syn thes i s and ma te r i a l s chemis t r y o r ana l y t i ca l and phys i ca l me thods . E l ec t i ves can a l so be f u l f i l l ed by t ak i ng 5000- l eve l cou rses i n o the r d i sc i p l i nes such as b i o l ogy, ma th , compu te r sc i ence , eng inee r i ng , and pha rmaco logy w i t h app rova l by Gradua te P rog ram Coo rd i na to r and s tuden t ’s commi t t ee .

Non-Course Requirements A pub l i c o ra l p resen ta t i on and a p r i va te o ra l examina t i on


MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY Program Highlights Gradua te s t uden t s i n t he chemis t r y depa r tmen t have access t o a number o f r esea rch t oo l s , i nc l ud i ng :

+ B ruke r 400 and 700 MHz NMR spec t rome te rs + B ruke r -EMX EPR, UV-Vi s and FT IR spec t rome te r s + Resea rch -g rade spec t r o f l uo rome te r s + GC-MS and LC-MS + E lec t r ochemica l ana l yze rs + Gas ch roma tog raphs + A scann i ng e l ec t r on m i c rog raph + Compu ta t i ona l f ac i l i t i e s w i t h mode rn mo lecu la r




r esea rch .

Curriculum Overview The Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Chemis t r y o f f e r s spec i a l i za t i on i n ana l y t i ca l , i no rgan i c , o rgan i c , phys i ca l o r b i o l og i ca l chemis t r y, w i t h c ross -d i sc i p l i na r y ac t i v i t y encou raged .

The requ i r emen ts f o r t he t hes i s -based M.S . deg ree i nc l ude :

+ A m i n i mum o f 24 c red i t s o f pos t - bacca lau r ea te cou rsework ( exc l us i ve o f t hes i s r esea rch )

+ S i x c red i t s o f t hes i s r esea rch (CHEM 5990 ) + A t hes i s + A pub l i c o ra l p resen ta t i on and a p r i va te o ra l

examina t i on

Many g radua te cou rses i n chemis t r y a re schedu led i n t he even ing , a l l ow ing s t uden t s t o comp le t e t he deg ree as a pa r t - t ime s tuden t . Th i s f l ex i b i l i t y a l l ows s tuden t s t o t a i l o r a p rog ram o f s t udy t o su i t t he i r needs . Fo r examp le , g radua te cou rses i n bus i ness and managemen t , educa t i on , ma thema t i cs o r o t he r sc i ence d i sc i p l i nes may be i nc l uded .

Fo r s t uden t s who ho ld a bache lo r ’s deg ree and a re i n t e res ted i n comp le t i ng t he doc to ra l p rog ram i n chemis t r y, t he re i s a mechan i sm to t r ans i t i on i n t o t he Ph .D . p rog ram a f t e r t he mas te r ' s r equ i r emen ts a re comp le ted . A t o ta l o f 39 c red i t s a re r equ i r ed , i nc l ud i ng 12 c red i t s f r om d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch c red i t s . S tuden t s w i l l deve lop an app rop r i a t e cou rsework t r ack w i t h a men to r t ha t w i l l be app roved by t he g radua te p rog ram d i r ec to r and /o r t he depa r tmen t cha i r.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Gradua te s t uden t s a re ac t i ve i n t he r esea rch a reas o f ana l y t i ca l , phys i ca l , s yn the t i c , ma te r i a l s , env i r onmen ta l and b i o l og i ca l chemis t r y. Resea rch g roups r egu la r l y pub l i sh i n t op - ranked j ou rna l s and


p resen t a t na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l con fe rences .

Careers Poss ib l e ca ree rs f o r chemis t r y g radua tes i nc l ude pha rmaceu t i ca l sc i en t i s t , c r ime l ab ana l ys t , env i r onmen ta l chemis t , f ue l s and ma te r i a l s sc i en t i s t , and academic r esea rche r.

Admission Requirements App l i can t s shou ld possess su f f i c i en t GPA and TOEFL ( i f app l i cab le ) sco res , and a bache lo r ' s deg ree f r om an acc red i t ed co l l ege o r un i ve r s i t y, usua l l y i n chemis t r y o r b i ochemis t r y, a l t hough o the r sc i ence ma jo r s w i l l be cons i de red .

Admiss i on no rma l l y r equ i r es a m in imum o f 18 semes te r c red i t s (m in imum 2 .8 GPA) o f uppe r -d i v i s i on unde rg radua te chemis t r y cou rses i nc l ud i ng : o rgan i c chemis t r y ( two semes te r s ) , quan t i t a t i ve ana l ys i s ( one semes te r ) and phys i ca l chemis t r y ( two semes te r s ) . S tuden t s who do no t mee t t hese c r i t e r i a may comp le te t hese p re requ i s i t es as pa r t o f t he i r g radua te p rog ram, t hough no t f o r g radua te c red i t .

S tuden t s who have no t comp le ted equ i va l en t cou rsework i n uppe r - l eve l unde rg radua te “ I no rgan i c Chemis t r y ” and “ I ns t r umen ta l Ana l ys i s ” w i l l a l so be requ i r ed t o comp le te t hese cou rses bu t t hey can be t aken f o r depa r tmen ta l g radua te c red i t .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE + Résumé + Goa l s t a temen t + I n t e r v i ew (des i r ed )




Appl ica t ion Dead l ines Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r t he summer and f a l l semes te r s mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 15 . S tuden t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r shou ld app l y by Oc t . 15 .

Rev iew Process A th ree -pe rson commi t t ee vo tes whe the r t o accep t app l i can t s .




Requ i red Courses* ( 6 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 2 0 0 I n s t r u m e n t a l A n a l y s i s 3 C H E M 5 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3

Synthes is and Mate r i a ls Chemis t ry Courses (6 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 1 6 0 A d v a n c e s i n S y n t h e t i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 0 0 O r g a n i c S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 4 4 0 B i o o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 6 0 S y n t h e t i c O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 7 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M e d i c i n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y * 3 C H E M 5 5 5 0 O r g a n o m e t a l l i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 6 0 S o l i d S t a t e C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s & D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3 C H E M 5 8 5 0 P o l y m e r C h e m i s t r y 3

Ana ly t i ca l and Phys ica l Me thods Courses (6 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 1 5 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s f o r P h y s i c a l S c i e n t i s t s 3 C H E M 5 1 7 0 A d v a n c e s i n A n a l y s i s a n d M o d e l i n g o f C h e m i c a l S y s t e m s 3 C H E M 5 2 0 0 I n s t r u m e n t a l A n a l y s i s * 3 C H E M 5 2 3 0 M a s s S p e c t r o m e t r y 3 C H E M 5 2 5 0 B i o a n a l y t i c a l M e t h o d s o f A n a l y s i s 3 C H E M 5 2 6 0 A n a l y t i c a l S e p a r a t i o n s 3 C H E M 5 2 7 0 E l e c t r o a n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 2 8 0 C h e m i c a l S e n s o r s 3 C H E M 5 2 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 3 0 A d v a n c e d P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 4 0 A d v a n c e d T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 C H E M 5 3 5 0 E l e m e n t s o f S u r f a c e a n d C o l l o i d S c i e n c e 3 C H E M 5 3 7 0 C o m p u t a t i o n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 7 0 C h e m i c a l A p p l i c a t i o n s o f G r o u p T h e o r y a n d S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 6 2 0 B i o p h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 6 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i c a l B i o l o g y a n d B i o t e c h n o l o g y 3 C H E M 5 7 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s & D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3

Requ i red Research Courses (9 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 3 C H E M 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Research E lec t i ve Courses (3 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 2 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y t i c a l R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 3 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c a l R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 4 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o O r g a n i c R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 5 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n o r g a n i c R e s e a r c h 3

Chemis t ry E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) Chemis t r y cou rses l i s t ed above f o r syn thes i s and ma te r i a l s chemis t r y o r ana l y t i ca l and phys i ca l me thods . E l ec t i ves can a l so be f u l f i l l ed by t ak i ng 5000- l eve l cou rses i n o the r d i sc i p l i nes such as b i o logy, ma th , compu te r sc i ence , eng inee r i ng , and pha rmaco logy w i t h app rova l by Gradua te P rog ram Coo rd i na to r and s tuden t ’s commi t t ee .

Non-Course Requirements A pub l i c o ra l p resen ta t i on and a p r i va te o ra l examina t i on



DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CHEMISTRY Program Highlights Gradua te s t uden t s i n t he chemis t r y depa r tmen t have access t o a number o f r esea rch t oo l s , i nc l ud i ng :

+ B ruke r 400 and 700 MHz NMR spec t rome te r s + B ruke r -EMX EPR, UV-Vi s and FT IR spec t rome te r s + Resea rch -g rade spec t r o f l uo rome te r s + GC-MS and LC-MS + E lec t r ochemica l ana l yze rs + Gas ch roma tog raphs + A scann i ng e l ec t r on m i c rog raph + Compu ta t i ona l f ac i l i t i e s w i t h mode rn mo lecu la r




r esea rch .

Curriculum Overview The Ph .D . i n B i o l ogy requ i r es a m in imum o f 36 pos t -bacca lau rea te c red i t s , w i t h a t l eas t 24 c red i t s o f cou rsework and 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Ph .D . s t uden t s mus t comp le te i n t ense resea rch cu lm ina t i ng i n a d i sse r t a t i on . Doc to ra l g radua tes pu rsue d i f f e ren t pa ths ; i nc l ud i ng t each ing , pos tdoc to ra l s t ud i es , o r ca ree rs i n i ndus t r y o r w i t h gove rnmen t agenc ies , such as t he FDA.


Admission Requirements Sugges ted cou rses i nc l ude : B i o l ogy (a m in imum o f e i gh teen , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s ) ; Chemis t r y ( a m in imum o f e i gh t , uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s i nc l ud i ng two semes te r s o f o rgan i c chemis t r y o r one semes te r o f o rgan i c chemis t r y and t he o the r o f b i ochemis t r y ) ; Phys i cs ( two semes te r s ) ; Ma thema t i cs ( t h rough a cou rse i n Ca l cu l us ) . A f o rma l m ino r i s no t pe rm i t t ed .

Fo r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n Eco l ogy, Evo l u t i on o r Sys tema t i cs , add i t i ona l cou rsework i n some o f t he f o l l ow ing a reas i s a l so r ecommended : gene t i c s , gene ra l eco logy, evo lu t i on , i n t r oduc to r y s t a t i s t i c s , gene ra l bo tany, and a t axonomica l l y o r i en ted cou rse . Fo r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n Ce l l o r Mo lecu la r B i o l ogy, add i t i ona l cou rsework i n some o f t he f o l l ow ing a reas i s r ecommended : gene t i c s , b i ochemis t r y, ce l l b i o l ogy, phys i o l ogy, mo lecu la r b i o l ogy, m i c rob io l ogy o r immuno logy.

P rev i ous l abo ra to r y and resea rch expe r i ence p re fe r red .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee

+ Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE o r MCAT + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Résumé + Goa l s t a temen t + I n t e r v i ew (des i r ed )







Scholarships and Financial Aid Studen t s may app l y f o r ass i s t an t sh i ps , g ran t s and f e l l owsh ips . Fe l l owsh i ps p rov i de a s t i pend and hea l t h i nsu rance f o r t he du ra t i on o f t he f e l l owsh ip .


Program Requirements Synthes is and Mate r i a ls Chemis t ry Courses (6 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 1 6 0 A d v a n c e s i n S y n t h e t i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 0 0 O r g a n i c S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 4 4 0 B i o o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 6 0 S y n t h e t i c O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 7 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M e d i c i n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y * 3 C H E M 5 5 5 0 O r g a n o m e t a l l i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 6 0 S o l i d S t a t e C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s & D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3 C H E M 5 8 5 0 P o l y m e r C h e m i s t r y 3

Ana ly t i ca l and Phys ica l Me thods Courses (6 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 1 5 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s f o r P h y s i c a l S c i e n t i s t s 3 C H E M 5 1 7 0 A d v a n c e s i n A n a l y s i s a n d M o d e l i n g o f C h e m i c a l S y s t e m s 3 C H E M 5 2 0 0 I n s t r u m e n t a l A n a l y s i s * 3 C H E M 5 2 3 0 M a s s S p e c t r o m e t r y 3 C H E M 5 2 5 0 B i o a n a l y t i c a l M e t h o d s o f A n a l y s i s 3 C H E M 5 2 6 0 A n a l y t i c a l S e p a r a t i o n s 3 C H E M 5 2 7 0 E l e c t r o a n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 2 8 0 C h e m i c a l S e n s o r s 3 C H E M 5 2 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3


C H E M 5 3 3 0 A d v a n c e d P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 4 0 A d v a n c e d T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 C H E M 5 3 5 0 E l e m e n t s o f S u r f a c e a n d C o l l o i d S c i e n c e 3 C H E M 5 3 7 0 C o m p u t a t i o n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 7 0 C h e m i c a l A p p l i c a t i o n s o f G r o u p T h e o r y a n d S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 6 2 0 B i o p h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 6 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i c a l B i o l o g y a n d B i o t e c h n o l o g y 3 C H E M 5 7 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s & D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3

Requ i red Research Courses (18 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 3 C H E M 6 9 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P r o p o s a l W r i t i n g a n d O r a l P r e s e n t a t i o n s 3 C H E M 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

Research E lec t i ve Courses (3 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 2 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y t i c a l R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 3 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c a l R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 4 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o O r g a n i c R e s e a r c h 3 C H E M 5 5 9 9 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n o r g a n i c R e s e a r c h 3

Chemis t ry E lec t i ve ( 6 c red i ts ) Chemis t r y cou rses l i s t ed above f o r syn thes i s and ma te r i a l s chemis t r y o r ana l y t i ca l and phys i ca l me thods . E l ec t i ves can a l so be f u l f i l l ed by t ak i ng 5000- l eve l cou rses i n o the r d i sc i p l i nes such as b i o l ogy, ma th , compu te r sc i ence , eng inee r i ng , and pha rmaco logy w i t h app rova l by Gradua te P rog ram Coo rd i na to r and s tuden t ’s commi t t ee .

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Non-Course Requirements + Comp le t i on o f Resea rch P rog ress Exam + Comp le t i on o f Wr i t t en Comprehens i ve Exam + Comp le t i on o f O ra l De fense o f Resea rch P roposa l

New Ph .D . deg ree s t uden t s who en te r t he p rog ram w i t h a B .S . o r B .A . deg ree may t ake t he w r i t t en p re l im ina ry exam the f i r s t o r second sp r i ng semes te r t hey a re i n t he p rog ram. New Ph .D . s t uden t s who en te r t he p rog ram w i t h a Mas te r ’s deg ree a re r equ i r ed t o t ake t he w r i t t en p re l im ina ry exam the f i r s t sp r i ng semes te r t hey a re a t SLU.



COMMUNICATION www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences / commun i ca t i on

LEADERSHIP Apr i l Trees , Ph .D .


Mat t Ca r l son , Ph .D . , Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Commun i ca t i on o f f e r s bo th a bache lo r ’s and a mas te r ’s deg ree .

The 37 -c red i t unde rg radua te ma jo r (Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Commun i ca t i on ) o f f e r s t h ree concen t ra t i ons : Adve r t i s i ng & Pub l i c Re la t i ons ; Commun i ca t i on S tud ies ; and Jou rna l i sm & Med ia S tud ies . Th rough t he s tudy o f human i n t e rac t i on i n pe rsona l , o rgan i za t i ona l , pub l i c , and med ia ted con tex t s , s t uden t s examine commun i ca t i on p rocesses and app l y commun i ca t i on t heo ry. I n t h i s ma jo r, s t uden t s l ea rn t o c rea t i ve l y des i gn , e f f ec t i ve l y de l i ve r, and c r i t i ca l l y ana l yze messages t o i n f l uence , connec t , and i n f o rm, w i t h a pa r t i cu l a r emphas i s on cu l t u ra l compe tence and e th i ca l p rac t i ce . They deve lop w r i t i ng , speak ing , and d i g i t a l -p roduc t i on sk i l l s . The cu r r i cu l um p repa res s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n pub l i c r e l a t i ons , adve r t i s i ng , and j ou rna l i sm, as we l l as pos i t i ons i n f o r - p ro f i t and no t - f o r - p ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons , such as pa t i en t advoca tes , human -resou rce spec i a l i s t s , t r a i n i ng and deve lopmen t manage rs , and commun i ca t i on d i r ec to r s .

The Mas te r o f A r t s deg ree des i gned t o t each s t uden t s t o be consc ien t i ous t h i nke rs and l eade rs who commun i ca te e f f ec t i ve l y i n a d i ve r se wo r l d . Cou rsework op t i ons a l l ow s tuden t s t o deepen t he i r unde rs tand ings o f commun i ca t i on t heo ry and resea rch w i t h i n a va r i e t y o f a reas o f s t udy, i n c l ud i ng hea l t h commun i ca t i on , i n t e r cu l t u ra l commun i ca t i on , i n t e rpe rsona l commun i ca t i on , med ia s t ud i es , o rgan i za t i ona l commun i ca t i on , r he to r i c and pub l i c d i a l ogue , and s t r a teg i c commun i ca t i on . Work i ng p ro fess i ona l s and t hose seek ing ca ree rs as o rgan i za t i ona l p rac t i t i one rs may be more a t t r ac ted t o t he app l i ed p ro j ec t o r t he comprehens i ve exam deg ree comp le t i on op t i ons , wh i l e s t uden t s an t i c i pa t i ng r esea rch -based ca ree rs o r who m igh t p rog ress t o doc to ra l p rog rams shou ld cons ide r t he t hes i s deg ree comp le t i on op t i on .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Commun i ca t i on + M ino r i n Commun i ca t i on + M ino r i n V i sua l Commun i ca t i on

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Commun i ca t i on

Faculty Rober t Ande rson , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us D iana Ca r l i n , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Ma t t hew A . Ca r l son , Ph .D . Ma ry R . Gou ld , Ph .D . Cyn th i a Grav i l l e -Smi t h , M .Ed .

Amber W. H ins l ey, Ph .D . T im Hu f fman , Ph .D . I lwoo Ju , Ph .D . Dan ie l V. Koz lowsk i , Ph .D . Robe r t K r i zek , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Amber Johnson , Ph .D . Jona than Mabee , M .F.A . Av i s E . Meye r, Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Jenn i f e r E . Ohs , Ph .D . E l i zabe th M . R i cha rd , Ph .D . Ka r l a D . Sco t t , Ph .D . Nancy Wi l son , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION Program Highlights I n a wo r l d whe re i n f o rma t i on i s p l en t i f u l a nd comp lex , t echno logy changes rap id l y and g l oba l i za t i on connec t s cu l t u res , s t udy i ng commun i ca t i on g i ves s t uden t s t he f l ex i b i l i t y t o adap t and t he sk i l l s t o succeed i n t he i r academic , p ro fess i ona l and pe rsona l l i ves . The depa r tmen t o f commun i ca t i on a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y i n t eg ra tes t he s t udy o f human commun i ca t i on , med ia and s t r a t eg i c commun i ca t i on i n i nnova t i ve ways t o p repa re s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n j ou rna l i sm and med ia , adve r t i s i ng , pub l i c r e l a t i ons , and co rpo ra te , gove rnmen t and nonp ro f i t se t t i ngs .

Messages ma t t e r, and an educa t i on i n commun i ca t i on a t SLU t eaches s t uden t s t o des i gn , de l i ve r and ana l yze messages so s t uden t s can i n f l uence , connec t and i n f o rm. S tuden t s deve lop sk i l l s t o be cu l t u ra l l y compe ten t and e th i ca l l y r espons ib l e commun i ca to r s i n t he i r f i e l ds . A t SLU, commun i ca t i on s t uden t s l ea rn t o c rea te , engage and t h i nk c r i t i ca l l y.

Crea te + S tuden t s deve lop w r i t i ng , speak ing and d i g i t a l

p roduc t i on sk i l l s t ha t p repa re t hem fo r p ro fess i ona l success . S tud i es cons i s t en t l y show tha t emp loye rs va l ue t hese sk i l l s i n t he wo rkp lace .

Engage + S tuden t s a re g i ven oppo r t un i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n

se r v i ce endeavo rs as pa r t o f t he i r cou rsework expe r i ences . They exp lo re ways t ha t commun i ca t i on con t r i bu tes t o t he g rea te r good and l ea rn t o use commun i ca t i on p r i nc ip l es t o p romo te soc i a l j us t i ce .

Th ink Cr i t i ca l l y + S tuden t s l ea rn abou t commun i ca t i on t heo r i es and

resea rch t oo l s . They deve lop c r i t i ca l s k i l l s f o r ana l ys i s and app l i ca t i on o f t heo ry t o p rac t i ce . And t hey hone t he i r ab i l i t y t o ga the r and ana l yze da ta i n p ro fess i ona l con tex t s .

The mu l t i med i a r esou rces o f f e r s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y t o exp lo re t he l a t es t commun i ca t i on t echno log ies . Facu l t y members he lp s t uden t s become l i f e l ong l ea rne rs o f t echno logy, ab l e t o adap t t o i nev i t ab l e change and t h i nk c r i t i ca l l y abou t t he soc i a l imp l i ca t i ons o f t echno log i ca l changes .

Add i t i ona l H igh l i gh t s i nc l ude :


+ Sma l l c l ass s i zes and c l ose connec t i ons t o f acu l t y a l ong w i t h many p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t oppo r t un i t i es

+ Emphas i zes t he ro l e commun i ca t i on p l ays i n p romo t i ng soc i a l j us t i ce

+ I n t e rna t i ona l campus connec t i ons

Curriculum Overview Across concen t ra t i ons , s t uden t s deve lop s t r ong o ra l , w r i t t en and d i g i t a l commun i ca t i on sk i l l s . S tuden t s choose f r om one o f t h ree d i f f e ren t concen t ra t i ons :

Adver t i s ing and Pub l i c Re la t ions Studen t s deve lop t he p ro fess i ona l sk i l l s used by adve r t i s i ng and PR p rac t i t i one rs , i nc l ud i ng c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng and s t r a teg i c expe r t i se necessa ry f o r e f f ec t i ve campa ign c rea t i on and imp lemen ta t i on .

Communica t ion S tud ies Studen t s s t udy human i n t e rac t i on i n i n t e rpe rsona l , o rgan i za t i ona l and pub l i c con tex t s . They deve lop sk i l l s f o r commun i ca t i ng e f f ec t i ve l y w i t h i n and ac ross cu l t u res i n a d i ve r se soc i e t y and f o r f unc t i on i ng e f f ec t i ve l y i n bo th i n f o rma l and f o rma l l eade rsh ip r o l es i n a va r i e t y o f se t t i ngs . These sk i l l s i nc l ude wo rk i ng i n t eams , so l v i ng p rob lems , manag ing con f l i c t , engag ing i n advocacy and deve lop i ng re l a t i onsh ips .

Journa l i sm and Med ia S tud ies Studen t s deve lop essen t i a l s k i l l s f o r wo rk i ng i n med ia o rgan i za t i ons , a l ong w i t h t he needed sk i l l s t o eva lua te and adap t t o changes i n med ia du r i ng t he i r ca ree rs . Cou rses expose s tuden t s t o a w ide r ange o f t echno log ies , t heo re t i ca l pe r spec t i ves , e t h i ca l dec i s i on -mak ing p r i nc i p l es and s t o r y t e l l i ng sk i l l s ac ross med ia p l a t f o rms .

Typ ica l Course o f S tudy Studen t s p l ann ing t o ma jo r i n Commun i ca t i on shou ld i dea l l y have t aken CMM 1000 , CMM 1200 , CMM 2400 , CMM 2500 , and CMM 2800 by t he end o f t he i r sophomore yea r. I n t r oduc to r y p ro fess i ona l cou rses , such as CMM 3600 Pub l i c Re la t i ons P r i nc i p l es and P rac t i ces o r CMM 3700 Adve r t i s i ng P r i nc i p l es and P rac t i ces , shou ld be t aken by t he end o f t he j un i o r yea r. S tuden t s shou ld t ake Founda t i ons cou rses du r i ng t he i r j un i o r and sen io r yea rs , a f t e r hav i ng comp le ted t he commun i ca t i on co re . I n t e rnsh ips a re bes t t aken some t ime i n t he l as t t h ree semes te r s o f t he p rog ram. The depa r tmen t a l so encou rage s tuden t s , when app rop r i a t e , t o a t t end c l asses f o r one semes te r a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus . Th i s semes te r ab road no rma l l y t r ansp i r es du r i ng t he i r t h i r d yea r o r a f t e r a t l eas t 60 c red i t s o f ea rned c red i t s .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities To enhance s tuden t s ’ educa t i ona l expe r i ence , t he depa r tmen t o f commun i ca t i on p rov i des an expans i ve i n t e rnsh ip p rog ram. Many s t uden t s t ake advan tage o f Sa in t Lou i s ’ u rban l oca t i on , wo rk i ng a t one o f t he many co rpo ra te , nonp ro f i t o r med ia o rgan i za t i ons i n S t . Lou i s t ha t o f f e r i n t e rnsh ip expe r i ences . I n t e rnsh ips o f f e r s t uden t s a chance t o i den t i f y and re f i ne t he i r ca ree r i n t e res t s and s t r eng ths and p rov i de va l uab le p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence .

I n add i t i on t o i n t e rnsh ips , s t uden t s pa r t i c i pa te i n many ac t i v i t i es and med ia o rgan i za t i ons ou t s i de t he c l ass room, such as :

+ KSLU rad io , SLU-TV and Un i ve r s i t y News and OneWor l d

+ Ad C lub and PR C lub

Careers More t han 90 pe rcen t o f g radua tes f r om the unde rg radua te p rog ram beg in a ca ree r i n t he i r chosen f i e l ds . SLU s tuden t s ma jo r i ng i n commun i ca t i on con t i nue on t o a va r i e t y o f success fu l ca ree rs i n adve r t i s i ng o r pub l i c r e l a t i ons agenc ies , l a rge co rpo ra t i ons , nonp ro f i t s , sma l l bus i nesses and med ia o rgan i za t i ons .

Some o f t he pos i t i ons t hey ho l d i nc l ude :

+ Agency accoun t execu t i ve + B roadcas t news repo r t e r + Commun i t y r e l a t i ons spec ia l i s t + Con ten t deve lopmen t spec ia l i s t / s t r a t eg i s t + Copy w r i t e r / ed i t o r + Co rpo ra te g i v i ng d i r ec to r + Co rpo ra te r espons ib i l i t y manage r + C rea t i ve d i r ec to r + Cus tomer se r v i ce spec ia l i s t + D ig i t a l ma rke t i ng coo rd i na to r + Even t coo rd i na to r + Graph i c des i gne r + Human resou rces spec ia l i s t + Lawye r + Marke t r esea rche r + Med ia r e l a t i ons spec ia l i s t + Mu l t i p l a t f o rm j ou rna l i s t + Pub l i c i n f o rma t i on o f f i ce r + Schoo l d i s t r i c t commun i t y l i a i son + Soc ia l med ia coo rd i na to r + Teache r + Te lev i s i on p roduce r + You th deve lopmen t f ac i l i t a t o r w i t h Peace Co rps



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An


o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Trans fe r s t uden t s f r om reg iona l l y acc red i t ed co l l eges o r un i ve r s i t i es may reques t up t o 15 c red i t s o f p rev i ous cou rse wo rk i n speech , commun i ca t i on , o r mass commun i ca t i on be app l i ed t owa rd t he i r B .A . i n Commun i ca t i on ( s t uden t s o f t en t r ans fe r cou rses such as Human Commun i ca t i on and Cu l t u re , Pub l i c Speak ing , and /o r Newswr i t i ng ) .






Program Requirements Communica t ion Core (13 c red i ts ) C M M 1 0 0 0 H u m a n C o m m u n i c a t i o n & C u l t u r e 3 C M M 1 2 0 0 P u b l i c S p e a k i n g 3 C M M 2 4 0 0 M e d i a & S o c i e t y 3 C M M 2 5 0 0 M e d i a L a b 1 C M M 2 8 0 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n R e s e a r c h 3 Commun i ca t i on ma jo r s may t ake CMM 1000 Human Commun i ca t i on and Cu l t u re t o f u l f i l l t h ree c red i t s o f t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences co re r equ i r emen t i n soc i a l s c i ence . The rema in i ng t h ree c red i t s mus t be t aken i n an a rea ou t s i de commun i ca t i on .

Advertising and Public Relations Concentration Wr i t ing Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 1 0 0 J o u r n a l i s m : N e w s w r i t i n g 3

Wri t ing E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 3 6 1 0 W r i t i n g f o r P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s 3 C M M 3 7 1 0 A d v e r t i s i n g W r i t i n g a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3

Foundat ions Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 3 6 0 0 P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s P r i n c i p l e s a n d P r a c t i c e s 3 C M M 3 7 0 0 A d v e r t i s i n g P r i n c i p l e s a n d P r a c t i c e s 3

Product ion Prac t i ces and App l i ca t ions (6 c red i ts ) C M M 2 5 1 0 V i d e o D e s i g n a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 2 5 5 0 P h o t o j o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 3 1 2 0 M e d i a S c r i p t w r i t i n g 3

C M M 3 5 1 0 S t u d i o P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 5 2 0 S p o r t s D o c u m e n t a r y 3 C M M 3 5 3 0 D o c u m e n t a r y P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 5 6 0 P u b l i c a t i o n D e s i g n 3 C M M 3 7 1 0 A d v e r t i s i n g W r i t i n g a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 4 1 0 0 M u l t i p l a t f o r m J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 4 5 9 0 A d v a n c e d M e d i a P r a c t i c u m 3 C M M 4 7 2 0 N S A C A d v e r t i s i n g C o m p e t i t i o n 3 C M M 4 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3

Research /App l i ca t ions (3 c red i ts ) : C M M 4 6 0 0 I n t e g r a t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s C a m p a i g n s 3 C M M 4 7 0 0 A d v e r t i s i n g R e s e a r c h a n d S t r a t e g i c P l a n n i n g 3

Communica t ion E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) These cou rses may be chosen f r om any Commun i ca t i on cou rse o f f e red i n t he depa r tmen t , as l ong as t hey have no t been used t o mee t o t he r ma jo r r equ i r emen ts .

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Communication Studies Concentration Wr i t ing Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 1 2 0 M e s s a g e D e s i g n 3

Foundat ions Requ i rements (6 c red i ts ) C M M 3 0 0 0 I n t e r p e r s o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 0 7 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d P u b l i c L i f e 3 C M M 3 2 0 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 3 0 0 I n t e r c u l t u r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

Foundat ion E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 3 0 5 0 A r g u m e n t a t i o n a n d D e b a t e 3 C M M 3 0 6 0 P o l i t i c a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 0 8 0 S p o r t C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 0 9 0 H e a l t h C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 8 4 0 A n a l y s i s o f P o p u l a r C u l t u r e 3 C M M 4 0 0 0 F a m i l y C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 4 0 5 0 T h e o r i e s o f P e r s u a s i o n 3 C M M 4 0 7 0 S o c i a l J u s t i c e C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 4 2 0 0 L e a d e r s h i p a n d Te a m s 3 C M M 4 2 2 0 C o n f l i c t , M e d i a t i o n a n d N e g o t i a t i o n 3 C M M 4 2 4 0 T r a i n i n g & D e v e l o p m e n t 3 C M M 4 3 0 0 G e n d e r a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 4 3 2 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g A c r o s s R a c i a l D i v i s i o n s 3 C M M 4 4 3 0 C u l t u r e , Te c h n o l o g y & C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

Product ion Prac t i ces and App l i ca t ions (3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 5 1 0 V i d e o D e s i g n a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 2 5 5 0 P h o t o j o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 3 1 2 0 M e d i a S c r i p t w r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 5 1 0 S t u d i o P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 5 2 0 S p o r t s D o c u m e n t a r y 3 C M M 3 5 3 0 D o c u m e n t a r y P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 5 6 0 P u b l i c a t i o n D e s i g n 3 C M M 3 7 1 0 A d v e r t i s i n g W r i t i n g a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 4 1 0 0 M u l t i p l a t f o r m J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 4 5 9 0 A d v a n c e d M e d i a P r a c t i c u m 3 C M M 4 7 2 0 N S A C A d v e r t i s i n g C o m p e t i t i o n 3 C M M 4 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3

Research /App l i ca t ions (3 c red i ts ) : C M M 4 9 6 0 S e n i o r C a p s t o n e i n C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3


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Journalism and Media Studies Concentration Wr i t ing Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 1 0 0 J o u r n a l i s m : N e w s w r i t i n g 3


Foundat ions Requ i rements (6 c red i ts ) C M M 3 4 2 0 L i t e r a r y J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 3 4 4 0 M e d i a E t h i c s 3 C M M 3 8 4 0 A n a l y s i s o f P o p u l a r C u l t u r e 3 C M M 4 3 5 0 S t e r e o t y p i n g a n d B i a s i n t h e M a s s M e d i a 3 C M M 4 4 1 0 C r i t i c a l P e r s p e c t i v e s o n J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 4 4 2 0 T h e o r y o f F r e e E x p r e s s i o n 3 C M M 4 4 3 0 C u l t u r e , Te c h n o l o g y & C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 4 4 7 0 M e d i a a n d P o l i t i c s 3

Product ion Prac t i ces and App l i ca t ions (3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 5 1 0 V i d e o D e s i g n a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 2 5 5 0 P h o t o j o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 3 1 2 0 M e d i a S c r i p t w r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 5 1 0 S t u d i o P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 5 2 0 S p o r t s D o c u m e n t a r y 3 C M M 3 5 3 0 D o c u m e n t a r y P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 5 6 0 P u b l i c a t i o n D e s i g n 3 C M M 3 7 1 0 A d v e r t i s i n g W r i t i n g a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 4 1 0 0 M u l t i p l a t f o r m J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 4 5 9 0 A d v a n c e d M e d i a P r a c t i c u m 3 C M M 4 7 2 0 N S A C A d v e r t i s i n g C o m p e t i t i o n 3 C M M 4 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3

Research /App l i ca t ions (6 c red i ts ) : C h o o s e t w o ( 6 c r e d i t s ) f r o m c o u r s e s b e l o w ; a t l e a s t o n e ( 3 c r e d i t s ) m u s t b e a w r i t i n g c o u r s e ( * ) C M M 2 5 1 0 V i d e o D e s i g n a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 2 5 5 0 P h o t o j o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 3 11 0 F e a t u r e W r i t i n g * 3 C M M 3 1 2 0 M e d i a S c r i p t w r i t i n g * 3 C M M 3 1 3 0 E d i t o r i a l a n d O p i n i o n W r i t i n g * 3 C M M 3 5 6 0 P u b l i c a t i o n D e s i g n 3 C M M 3 8 0 0 I n t e r v i e w i n g a n d L i s t e n i n g 3 C M M 3 5 1 0 S t u d i o P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 5 2 0 S p o r t s D o c u m e n t a r y 3 C M M 3 5 3 0 D o c u m e n t a r y P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 4 1 0 0 M u l t i p l a t f o r m J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 4 1 6 0 E d i t i n g * 3 C M M 4 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3 C M M 4 5 9 0 A d v a n c e d M e d i a P r a c t i c u m 3 C M M 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p * * 0 - 3 * *w i t h spec ia l app rova l )


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Continuation Standards Af te r comp le t i ng 18 c red i t s i n t he ma jo r, a s t uden t mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he ma jo r. Fa i l u re t o mee t t h i s s t anda rd w i l l r esu l t i n t he s t uden t be i ng p l aced on p roba t i on . I f t he s t uden t ' s GPA i n t he ma jo r does no t r each 2 .0 a f t e r two add i t i ona l semes te r s , t he depa r tmen t may d i sm iss t he s t uden t f r om the p rog ram.

MINOR IN COMMUNICATION Program Requirements Foundat ion Courses (6 c red i ts ) C M M 1 0 0 0 H u m a n C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d C u l t u r e 3 C M M 2 4 0 0 M e d i a & S o c i e t y 3

Wri t ing Course (3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 1 0 0 J o u r n a l i s m : N e w s w r i t i n g 3 C M M 2 1 2 0 M e s s a g e D e s i g n 3

Communica t ion E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) These cou rses may be chosen f r om any Commun i ca t i on

cou rse o f f e red i n t he depa r tmen t , as l ong as t hey have no t been used t o mee t o t he r ma jo r r equ i r emen ts .

A t l eas t 6 c red i t s o f wh i ch mus t be a t t he 3000 o r 4000 l eve l . The e l ec t i ve c red i t s shou ld be chosen i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he s t uden t ’s f acu l t y men to r.

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Continuation Standards Af te r comp le t i ng 12 c red i t s i n t he m ino r, a s t uden t mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he m ino r. Fa i l u re t o mee t t h i s s t anda rd w i l l r esu l t i n t he s t uden t be i ng p l aced on p roba t i on . I f t he s t uden t ' s GPA i n t he m ino r does no t r each 2 .0 a f t e r two add i t i ona l semes te r s , t he depa r tmen t may d i sm iss t he s t uden t f r om the p rog ram.

MINOR IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION Overview The V i sua l Commun i ca t i on I n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y M i no r p rov i des t he t heo re t i ca l f r amework and t he t echn i ca l f ac i l i t y f o r s t uden t s t o unde rs tand and man ipu la te v i sua l e l emen ts e f f ec t i ve l y i n a va r i e t y o f commun i ca t i on modes such as : g raph i c des i gn , web des ign , r ad i o , v i deo , and an ima t i on . The con t r i bu t i ng depa r tmen ts f o r t h i s p rog ram a re t he Depa r tmen t o f Commun i ca t i on , t he S tud io A r t P rog ram o f t he Depa r tmen t o f F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s and t he Depa r tmen t o f Eng l i sh . The p rog ram i s des i gned so t he aes the t i c j udgmen t and unde rs tand ing acqu i r ed i n t he S tud io A r t cou rsework and t he t echn i ca l f ac i l i t y and ana l y t i ca l p rocesses l ea rned i n t he Commun i ca t i on and Eng l i sh cou rsework can be f ocused on d i scove r i ng i nnova t i ve and aes the t i ca l l y p l eas i ng so l u t i ons t o t he spec i f i c p rob l ems i nhe ren t i n t he v i sua l commun i ca t i on p rocess . Th i s comb ina t i on o f a t t r i bu tes w i l l l ead t o a s t uden t equ ipped t o p roduce and add ress t he p roduc t s o f v i sua l commun i ca t i on as bo th a r t i s t i c a r t i f ac t s and t echn i ca l i ns t r umen ts . S tuden t s a re encou raged t o comp le te an i n t e rnsh ip as pa r t o f t he M ino r.

Program Requirements Communica t ion Ma jors A m i n i mum o f 12 c red i t s o f p rog ram mus t be se l ec ted f r om des igna ted S tud io A r t cou rses .

Stud io Ar t Ma jors A m i n i mum o f 13 c red i t s o f p rog ram mus t be se l ec ted f r om des igna ted Commun i ca t i on cou rses .

Other Ma jors A d i s t r i bu t i on o f no l ess t han 6 c red i t s f r om each con t r i bu t i ng d i sc i p l i ne mus t be t aken .

Requ i red Courses (10 c red i ts )

Commun i ca t i on Ma jo r s C M M 2 5 0 0 M e d i a L a b 1 A R T 2 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I 3 A R T 2 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I 3 A R T 3 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I I 3

S tud i o A r t Ma jo r s A R T 2 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I 3


C M M 2 5 0 0 M e d i a L a b 1 C M M 2 5 1 0 V i d e o P r o d u c t i o n & D e s i g n 3 C M M 4 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3

A l l O the r Ma jo r s C M M 2 4 0 0 M e d i a & S o c i e t y 3 C M M 2 5 0 0 M e d i a & S o c i e t y L a b 1 A R T 2 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I 3 A R T 3 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I I 3

Elec t i ve Course (9 c red i ts ) C M M 2 0 6 0 M e d i a & S o c i e t y 3 C M M 2 5 5 0 P h o t o j o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 2 5 1 0 V i d e o P r o d u c t i o n & D e s i g n 3 C M M 3 1 2 0 M e d i a S c r i p t W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 5 2 0 S p o r t s D o c u m e n t a r y 3 C M M 3 5 1 0 S t u d i o P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 3 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3 C M M 4 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3 C M M 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3 A R T 2 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I 3 A R T 3 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I I 3 A R T 3 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I I 3 A R T 3 7 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o W e b D e s i g n 3 A R T 4 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t S t u d i o 3 A R T 4 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n S t u d i o 3 E N G L 4 0 1 0 N e w M e d i a W r i t i n g 3

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Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a GPA i n cou rsework f o r t he M ino r i n V i sua l Commun i ca t i on o f a t l eas t 2 . 0 .

MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION Program Highlights Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ' s mas te r ’s p rog ram i n commun i ca t i on i s des i gned t o t each s tuden t s t o be consc i en t i ous t h i nke rs and l eade rs who commun i ca te e f f ec t i ve l y i n a d i ve r se wo r l d and who unde rs tand t he soc i a l imp l i ca t i ons o f med ia and commun i ca t i on t echno logy.

Cou rsework op t i ons a l l ow s tuden t s t o deepen t he i r unde rs tand ing o f commun i ca t i on t heo ry and resea rch w i t h i n a va r i e t y o f a reas o f s t udy, i nc l ud i ng :

+ Hea l t h commun i ca t i on + I n t e r cu l t u ra l commun i ca t i on + I n t e rpe rsona l commun i ca t i on + Organ i za t i ona l commun i ca t i on + Med ia s t ud i es + Rhe to r i c and pub l i c d i a l ogue + S t ra teg i c commun i ca t i on

Curriculum Overview Studen t s have t h ree op t i ons f o r comp le t i ng t he Mas te r o f A r t s deg ree : comprehens i ve exams , t hes i s and app l i ed p ro j ec t .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The g radua te deg ree i n commun i ca t i on p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es t o exp lo re t he human commun i ca t i on p rocess t h rough a mu l t i - t heo re t i ca l app roach . Cou rsework op t i ons a l l ow s tuden t s t o deepen t he i r unde rs tand ing o f commun i ca t i on t heo ry and resea rch

w i t h i n a va r i e t y o f a reas o f s t udy, i nc l ud i ng : hea l t h commun i ca t i on , i n t e r cu l t u ra l commun i ca t i on , i n t e rpe rsona l commun i ca t i on , med ia s t ud i es , o rgan i za t i ona l commun i ca t i on , r he to r i c and pub l i c d i a l ogue , and s t r a t eg i c commun i ca t i on .

Careers The p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r g rea te r r espons ib i l i t i e s i n a r ange o f p ro fess i ons i nc l ud i ng adve r t i s i ng , co rpo ra te commun i ca t i ons , h i ghe r educa t i on , human resou rces , j ou rna l i sm, po l i t i c s , pub l i c r e l a t i ons , r esea rch , and t r a i n i ng and deve lopmen t . Recen t g radua tes a re wo rk i ng f o r compan ies such as F l e i shmanH i l l a rd , Ma r i t z , Monsan to , Co r i zon Hea l t h , t he Ca ro l i na Hu r r i canes , t he Na t i ona l Ca tho l i c Repo r t e r, SLU and Exp ress Sc r i p t s . I n add i t i on , t he depa r tmen t has an exce l l en t t r ack r eco rd p l ac i ng g radua tes i n s t r ong Ph .D . p rog rams f o r s t uden t s who wan t t o con t i nue t he i r g radua te wo rk i n commun i ca t i on .

Admission Requirements Underg radua te Commun i ca t i on deg ree o r a deg ree i n a r e l a ted d i sc i p l i ne w i t h poss i b l e p re requ i s i t es i n Commun i ca t i on Resea rch .

The re a re no m i n i mum GRE o r GPA requ i r emen ts . Success fu l app l i can t s t yp i ca l l y have GRE sco res i n t he r ange o f 153 Ve rba l , 144 Quan t i t a t i ve and 4 .0 Ana l y t i ca l Wr i t i ng , w i t h an ove ra l l GPA o f 3 . 0 o r above .

App l i can t s whose sco res va ry f r om t hese gu ide l i nes may be admi t t ed based upon f i t w i t h t he p rog ram, pas t expe r i ences o r l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Pe rsona l s t a t emen t + GRE sco res + Résumé

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + A comp l e ted Dec l a ra t i on o f F i nanc ia l Suppo r t


spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re r equ i r emen ts . S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s tuden t s page f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on r equ i r emen ts .

+ The commun i ca t i on p rog ram i s r ead i ng and wr i t i ng i n t ens i ve . I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s who ach ieve success i n t he p rog ram tend t o have IBT TOEFL sco res a t o r above 100 /120 To ta l , 25 /30 Read ing and 25 /30 Wr i t i ng .

Appl ica t ion and Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ines Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on a l ong w i t h t he r eques t t o be cons ide red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p by Jan . 15 . The ass i s t an t sh i p r eques t goes d i r ec t l y t o t he depa r tmen t .


U.S . s t uden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r adm iss i on mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i ons by Ju l y 1 f o r t he f a l l semes te r and Nov. 1 f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r.

I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r adm iss i on mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i ons by May 1 f o r t he f a l l semes te r and Oc t . 1 f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r.

Rev iew Process The Depa r tmen t o f Commun i ca t i on ca re fu l l y r ev i ews each app l i can t ' s ma te r i a l as a package t o ga i n an ove ra l l unde rs tand ing o f h i s o r he r backg round , goa l s and ab i l i t i e s .






Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) C M M 5 0 0 0 G r a d u a t e S t u d y o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 1 0 R e a d i n g F o u n d a t i o n s i n C o m m u n i c a t i o n T h e o r y 3 C M M 5 8 0 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s i n C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

Applied Project Option Communica t ion E lec t i ve Courses (18 c red i ts ) * C M M 5 0 2 0 I n t e r p e r s o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 5 0 R h e t o r i c a l T h e o r y a n d C r i t i c i s m 3 C M M 5 0 7 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y T h e o r i e s i n C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 9 0 H e a l t h C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 2 0 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 3 0 0 C u l t u r e a n d P u b l i c D i a l o g u e 3 C M M 5 3 4 0 L a n g u a g e a n d C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 C M M 5 4 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I s s u e s i n M e d i a 3 C M M 5 4 1 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 5 4 4 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n E t h i c s 3 C M M 5 4 5 0 S t u d i e s i n M a s s M e d i a 3 C M M 5 6 0 0 S t r a t e g i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3 C M M 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 3 * U p t o s i x c r e d i t s o f g r a d u a t e c o u r s e s o u t s i d e o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n * U p t o s i x c r e d i t s o f 4 0 0 0 / 5 0 0 0 l e v e l c o u r s e s

Appl ied Pro jec t ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 5 8 9 0 A p p l i e d P r o j e c t 3

Comprehensive Exam Option Communica t ion E lec t i ve Courses (21 c red i ts ) * C M M 5 0 2 0 I n t e r p e r s o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 5 0 R h e t o r i c a l T h e o r y a n d C r i t i c i s m 3 C M M 5 0 7 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y T h e o r i e s i n C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

C M M 5 0 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 9 0 H e a l t h C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 2 0 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 3 0 0 C u l t u r e a n d P u b l i c D i a l o g u e 3 C M M 5 3 4 0 L a n g u a g e a n d C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 C M M 5 4 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I s s u e s i n M e d i a 3 C M M 5 4 1 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 5 4 4 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n E t h i c s 3 C M M 5 4 5 0 S t u d i e s i n M a s s M e d i a 3 C M M 5 6 0 0 S t r a t e g i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3 C M M 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 3 * U p t o s i x c r e d i t s o f g r a d u a t e c o u r s e s o u t s i d e o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n * U p t o s i x c r e d i t s o f 4 0 0 0 / 5 0 0 0 l e v e l c o u r s e s

Comprehens ive wr i t t en exam

Thesis Option Communica t ion E lec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) * C M M 5 0 2 0 I n t e r p e r s o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 5 0 R h e t o r i c a l T h e o r y a n d C r i t i c i s m 3 C M M 5 0 7 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y T h e o r i e s i n C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 0 9 0 H e a l t h C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 2 0 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 3 0 0 C u l t u r e a n d P u b l i c D i a l o g u e 3 C M M 5 3 4 0 L a n g u a g e a n d C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 C M M 5 4 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I s s u e s i n M e d i a 3 C M M 5 4 1 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f J o u r n a l i s m 3 C M M 5 4 4 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n E t h i c s 3 C M M 5 4 5 0 S t u d i e s i n M a s s M e d i a 3 C M M 5 6 0 0 S t r a t e g i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 5 8 1 0 D i g i t a l S t o r y t e l l i n g 3 C M M 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 3 * U p t o s i x c r e d i t s o f g r a d u a t e c o u r s e s o u t s i d e o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n * U p t o s i x c r e d i t s o f 4 0 0 0 / 5 0 0 0 l e v e l c o u r s e s

Thes is Research (6 c red i ts ) C M M 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Non-Course Requirements Each o f t he t h ree op t i ons r equ i r es a f i na l o ra l examina t i on .



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OVERVIEW The unde rg radua te compu te r sc i ence p rog ram i s des i gned t o g i ve s t uden t s an ove rv i ew o f t h i s b road f i e l d as we l l as t o deve lop l i f e l ong sk i l l s and know ledge re l a ted t o t he many b ranches o f compu te r sc i ence . C lasses a re sma l l and t augh t by en thus i as t i c p ro fesso rs us i ng hands -on p ro j ec t s and g roup wo rk . Bo th t he B .A . and B .S . p rog rams p rov i de a r i go rous , comprehens i ve s t udy t ha t adop t s na t i ona l s t anda rds and a re r egu la r l y upda ted t o r e f l ec t t he r ap i d deve lopmen ts i n t he f i e l d o f compu t i ng .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Compu te r Sc i ence + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Compu te r Sc i ence + M ino r i n Compu te r Sc i ence

Faculty Tae -Hyuk (Ted ) Ahn , Ph .D . E r i n Chambers . Ph .D . B ryan C la i r, Ph .D . F l av i o Espos i t o , Ph .D . Dav id Fe r r y, Ph .D . Jason F r i t t s , Ph .D . Dav id Le t sche r, Ph .D . Kev in Scanne l l , Ph .D . Jacob Sukhodo l sky, Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Program Highlights Compu te r sc i ence i s an exc i t i ng , r ap i d l y deve lop ing f i e l d t ha t has vas t i n f l uence on mode rn soc i e t y. Compu te r sc i ence encompasses a b road range o f t heo ry and app l i ca t i ons . Due t o t he emphas i s on p rob lem-so l v i ng sk i l l s , compu te r sc i ence i s an exce l l en t ma jo r f o r s t uden t s go ing i n t o many f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng t echno logy, bus i ness , med i c i ne and l aw.

The depa r tmen t o f compu te r sc i ence a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o f f e r s a Bache lo r o f A r t s and a Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n compu te r sc i ence . The B .A . cu r r i cu l um i nc l udes a b road l i be ra l a r t s s t udy and can be comb ined w i t h a second ma jo r o r m ino r i n f i e l ds such as a r t , c r im ina l sc i ence o r psycho logy. The B .S . i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s who wan t a g rea te r t echn i ca l dep th o f s t udy, and i t can be pa i r ed w i t h o the r sc i ence , ma thema t i cs and eng inee r i ng p rog rams .

The acce l e ra ted p rog ram a l l ows SLU unde rg radua te compu te r sc i ence ma jo r s t o ea rn bo th a bache lo r ’s deg ree and a mas te r ’s deg ree i n f i ve yea rs . S tuden t s comb ine a B .A . o r B .S . i n compu te r sc i ence w i t h a mas te r ' s deg ree i n b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy.

Compu te r sc i ence cou rses a re t augh t i n sma l l sec t i ons t o a l l ow f o r t he bes t d i a l o gue be tween t he i ns t r uc to r and t he s t uden t s . Cou rses a re t augh t i n compu te r c l ass rooms , emphas i ze p rac t i ce as we l l as t heo ry and o f t en i nvo l ve subs tan t i a l g roup wo rk .


+ We o f f e r s t uden t s a cho i ce o f engag ing i n t r oduc to r y cou rses , a l l ow ing t hem to be t t e r connec t t he app l i ca t i on o f compu te r sc i ence t o own i n t e res t s .

+ Mos t cou rses a re t augh t i n compu te r l abs t o a l l ow f o r hands -on l ea rn i ng and w i t h sma l l c l ass s i zes t ha t a l l ow f o r r i ch s t uden t - f acu l t y i n t e rac t i ons .

+ The pos i t i on w i t h i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences a l l ows s t uden t s t o see t he impac t and app l i ca t i on o f compu t i ng t h roughou t soc i e t y.

Curriculum Overview Studen t s comp le t i ng t he Bache lo r o f A r t s cu r r i cu l um i n Compu te r Sc i ence ob ta i n a r i go rous , comprehens i ve backg round i n t he d i sc i p l i ne . W i t h t h i s cu r r i cu l um they a re a f f o rded t ime t o de l ve i n t o o the r academic i n t e res t s , i nc l ud i ng p re -p ro fess i ona l s t ud i es , o r a m ino r o r ma jo r i n ano the r d i sc i p l i ne . S tuden t s shou ld consu l t w i t h t he i r adv i so r t o t a i l o r t he i r CS e l ec t i ve s t o t he i r i nd i v i dua l goa l s .

Careers I n r ecen t yea rs , SLU compu te r sc i ence s tuden t s have accep ted pa id i n t e rnsh ips and f u l l - t ime j obs w i t h t he f o l l ow ing o rgan i za t i ons :

+ Amazon + Anheuse r -Busch / I nBev + App le + Asynch rony + Boe ing + Booz A l l en Hami l t on + Bu l l ho rn + Cen tene + Cen tu r yL i nk + C i t i + C lea ren t So f twa re + Co fac to r Genomics + Con t ro l M i c rosys tems + D ig i t a l Concep t s + D i s t r i bu t i on Managemen t I nc . + Do tom i + Equ i f ax Work fo r ce So lu t i ons + Exp ress Sc r i p t s + Fac tSe t Resea rch Sys tems + Garm in + Groupon + Hy land So f twa re + L i ckenbo rck Techno log ies + Mas te r ca rd + Monsan to + Na t i ona l I n f o rma t i on Se rv i ces Co rp + Na t i ona l Secu r i t y Agency + Ny las + P in te res t + SLU ' s Cen te r f o r D ig i t a l Human i t i es + SLU ' s I n f o rma t i on Techno logy Se rv i ces


+ Sco t t A i r Fo rce Base + Sco t t r ade + Sosh + S te rneck Cap i t a l Managemen t + Unge rboeck So f twa re









Program Requirements Requ i red Computer Sc ience Courses (24 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 x x I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e * 3 C S C I 1 3 0 0 I n t r o t o O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m m i n g 4 C S C I 2 1 0 0 D a t a S t r u c t u r e s 4 C S C I 2 3 0 0 O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d S o f t w a r e D e s i g n 3 C S C I 2 4 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 C S C I 3 5 0 0 O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m s 3 C S C I 4 9 6 1 C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t I 2

C S C I 4 9 6 2 C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t I I 2 * W h e n c o m p l e t i n g a m a j o r o r m i n o r i n C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e , t h e r e q u i r e m e n t d e s i g n a t e d a s “ C S C I 1 0 x x ” c a n b e m e t u s i n g a n y 3 - c r e d i t c o u r s e n u m b e r e d f r o m 1 0 1 0 t o 1 0 9 0 . W i t h p e r m i s s i o n , a c o m p u t i n g - i n t e n s i v e c o u r s e f r o m a n o t h e r d i s c i p l i n e m a y b e s u b s t i t u t e d . E x a m p l e s o f s u c h c o u r s e s i n c l u d e B M E 2 0 0 0 a n d C V N G 1 5 0 0 .

Requ i red Mathemat ics Courses (11 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h e m a t i c s 3

Requ i red Computer E th ics ( 3 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 4 1 0 C o m p u t e r E t h i c s 3

Computer Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) Tw o a d d i t i o n a l C S C I c o u r s e s a t 3 0 0 0 - l e v e l o r h i g h e r 6

Mathemat ics E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) O n e a d d i t i o n a l M AT H c o u r s e a t t h e 2 0 0 0 - l e v e l o r h i g h e r 3

Appl ica t ions E lec t i ve Courses (3 c red i ts ) C S C I 3 6 5 0 N e t w o r k P r o g r a m m i n g I 3 C S C I 3 7 1 0 D a t a b a s e s 3 C S C I 3 8 2 0 C o m p u t e r G r a p h i c s 3 C S C I 4 5 5 0 A d v a n c e d O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m s 3 C S C I 4 6 5 0 C o m p u t e r S e c u r i t y 3 C S C I 4 8 5 0 H i g h - P e r f o r m a n c e C o m p u t i n g 3

Theory E lec t i ve Courses (3 c red i ts ) C S C I 3 1 0 0 A l g o r i t h m s 3 C S C I 3 2 0 0 P r o g r a m m i n g L a n g u a g e s 3 C S C I 3 2 5 0 C o m p i l e r s 3 C S C I 4 1 3 0 A u t o m a t a 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 53

Continuation Standards Af te r dec l a r i ng a Compu te r Sc i ence ma jo r, s t uden t s mus t ach ieve a m in imum GPA o f 2 . 00 i n Compu te r Sc i ence cou rses by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r second yea r as a ma jo r, and ma in ta i n such a GPA a t t he conc lus i on o f each semes te r t he rea f t e r. Fu r t he rmore , s t uden t s shou ld r equ i r e a t mos t two a t t emp ts t o success fu l l y comp le te any compu te r sc i ence cou rses requ i r ed f o r t he ma jo r (whe re an unsuccess fu l a t t emp t i s cons i de red a D o r F f o r cou rses numbered 2100 and l owe r, and an F i n h i ghe r - l eve l cou rses ) . S tuden t s a re a l so expec ted t o make adequa te p rog ress i n t he ma jo r, t yp i ca l l y by en ro l l i ng i n a t l eas t one compu te r sc i ence cou rse pe r semes te r un t i l comp le t i ng t he i r cou rsework (w i t h excep t i ons made f o r p remed scho la r s du r i ng t he i r f i r s t yea r, and a l l s t uden t s i f s t udy i ng ab road o r f ac i ng o the r such ex tenua t i ng c i r cums tances ) .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Program Highlights Compu te r sc i ence i s an exc i t i ng , r ap i d l y deve lop ing f i e l d t ha t has vas t i n f l uence on mode rn soc i e t y. Compu te r sc i ence encompasses a b road range o f t heo ry and app l i ca t i ons . Due t o t he emphas i s on p rob lem-so l v i ng sk i l l s , compu te r sc i ence i s an exce l l en t ma jo r f o r s t uden t s go ing i n t o many f i e l ds , i n c l ud i ng t echno logy, bus i ness , med i c i ne and l aw.

The depa r tmen t o f compu te r sc i ence a t Sa i n t Lou i s


Un ive r s i t y o f f e r s a Bache lo r o f A r t s and a Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n compu te r sc i ence . The B .A . cu r r i cu l um i nc l udes a b road l i be ra l a r t s s t udy and can be comb ined w i t h a second ma jo r o r m ino r i n f i e l ds such as a r t , c r im ina l sc i ence o r psycho logy. The B .S . i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s who wan t a g rea te r t echn i ca l dep th o f s t udy, and i t can be pa i r ed w i t h o the r sc i ence , ma thema t i cs and eng inee r i ng p rog rams .

The acce l e ra ted p rog ram a l l ows SLU unde rg radua te compu te r sc i ence ma jo r s t o ea rn bo th a bache lo r ’s deg ree and a mas te r ’s deg ree i n f i ve yea rs . S tuden t s comb ine a B .A . o r B .S . i n compu te r sc i ence w i t h a mas te r ' s deg ree i n b i o i n f o rma t i cs and compu ta t i ona l b i o l ogy.

Compu te r sc i ence cou rses a re t augh t i n sma l l sec t i ons t o a l l ow f o r t he bes t d i a l ogue be tween t he i ns t r uc to r and t he s t uden t s . Cou rses a re t augh t i n compu te r c l ass rooms , emphas i ze p rac t i ce as we l l as t heo ry and o f t en i nvo l ve subs tan t i a l g roup wo rk .


+ We o f f e r s t uden t s a cho i ce o f engag ing i n t r oduc to r y cou rses , a l l ow ing t hem to be t t e r connec t t he app l i ca t i on o f compu te r sc i ence t o own i n t e res t s .

+ Mos t cou rses a re t augh t i n compu te r l abs t o a l l ow f o r hands -on l ea rn i ng and w i t h sma l l c l ass s i zes t ha t a l l ow f o r r i ch s t uden t - f acu l t y i n t e rac t i ons .

+ The pos i t i on w i t h i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences a l l ows s t uden t s t o see t he impac t and app l i ca t i on o f compu t i ng t h roughou t soc i e t y.

Curriculum Overview Studen t s comp le t i ng t he Bache lo r o f Sc i ence cu r r i cu l um i n Compu te r Sc i ence ob ta i n a t echn i ca l l y r i go rous and comprehens i ve deg ree , mode led upon recommenda t i ons o f t he ABET Compu t i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss i on . They t ake two add i t i ona l ma thema t i cs and two add i t i ona l compu te r sc i ence cou rs es t han a re r equ i r ed f o r t he BA . The BS deg ree a l so r equ i r es twe l ve c red i t s o f sc i ence , i nc l ud i ng one sequence o f two l ab cou rses .

Careers I n r ecen t yea rs , SLU compu te r sc i ence s tuden t s have accep ted pa id i n t e rnsh ips and f u l l - t ime j obs w i t h t he f o l l ow ing o rgan i za t i ons :

+ Amazon + Anheuse r -Busch / I nBev + App le + Asynch rony + Boe ing + Booz A l l en Hami l t on + Bu l l ho rn + Cen tene + Cen tu r yL i nk + C i t i + C lea ren t So f twa re + Co fac to r Genomics + Con t ro l M i c rosys tems + D ig i t a l Concep t s + D i s t r i bu t i on Managemen t I nc .

+ Do tom i + Equ i f ax Work fo r ce So lu t i ons + Exp ress Sc r i p t s + Fac tSe t Resea rch Sys tems + Garm in + Groupon + Hy land So f twa re + L i ckenbo rck Techno log ies + Mas te r ca rd + Monsan to + Na t i ona l I n f o rma t i on Se rv i ces Co rp + Na t i ona l Secu r i t y Agency + Ny las + P in te res t + SLU ' s Cen te r f o r D ig i t a l Human i t i es + SLU ' s I n f o rma t i on Techno logy Se rv i ces + Sco t t A i r Fo rce Base + Sco t t r ade + Sosh + S te rneck Cap i t a l Managemen t + Unge rboeck So f twa re








For p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Requ i red Computer Sc ience Courses (33 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 x x I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e * 3 C S C I 1 3 0 0 I n t r o t o O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m m i n g 4 C S C I 2 1 0 0 D a t a S t r u c t u r e s 4 C S C I 2 3 0 0 O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d S o f t w a r e D e s i g n 3 C S C I 2 4 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 C S C I 3 1 0 0 A l g o r i t h m s 3 C S C I 3 2 0 0 P r o g r a m m i n g L a n g u a g e s 3 C S C I 3 3 0 0 S o f t w a r e E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C S C I 3 5 0 0 O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m s 3 C S C I 4 9 6 1 C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t I 2 C S C I 4 9 6 2 C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t I I 2 * W h e n c o m p l e t i n g a m a j o r o r m i n o r i n C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e , t h e r e q u i r e m e n t d e s i g n a t e d a s “ C S C I 1 0 x x ” c a n b e m e t u s i n g a n y 3 - c r e d i t c o u r s e n u m b e r e d f r o m 1 0 1 0 t o 1 0 9 0 . W i t h p e r m i s s i o n , a c o m p u t i n g - i n t e n s i v e c o u r s e f r o m a n o t h e r d i s c i p l i n e m a y b e s u b s t i t u t e d . E x a m p l e s o f s u c h c o u r s e s i n c l u d e B M E 2 0 0 0 a n d C V N G 1 5 0 0 .

Requ i red Mathemat ics Courses (11 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h e m a t i c s 3

Requ i red Computer E th ics ( 3 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 4 1 0 C o m p u t e r E t h i c s 3

Computer Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) Tw o a d d i t i o n a l C S C I c o u r s e s a t 3 0 0 0 - l e v e l o r h i g h e r 6

Mathemat ics E lec t i ve (9 c red i ts ) T h r e e a d d i t i o n a l M AT H c o u r s e a t t h e 2 0 0 0 - l e v e l o r h i g h e r 9

Appl ica t ions E lec t i ve Courses (3 c red i ts ) C S C I 3 6 5 0 N e t w o r k P r o g r a m m i n g I 3 C S C I 3 7 1 0 D a t a b a s e s 3 C S C I 3 8 2 0 C o m p u t e r G r a p h i c s 3 C S C I 4 5 5 0 A d v a n c e d O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m s 3 C S C I 4 6 5 0 C o m p u t e r S e c u r i t y 3 C S C I 4 8 5 0 H i g h - P e r f o r m a n c e C o m p u t i n g 3

Sc ience Requ i rements (12 c red i ts ) Tw o - c o u r s e s e q u e n c e i n a l a b s c i e n c e 8 A d d i t i o n a l c r e d i t s o f s c i e n c e 4

TOTAL CREDITS: 77

Continuation Standards Af te r dec l a r i ng a Compu te r Sc i ence ma jo r, s t uden t s mus t ach ieve a m in imum GPA o f 2 . 00 i n Compu te r Sc i ence cou rses by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r second yea r as a ma jo r, and ma in ta i n such a GPA a t t he conc lus i on o f each semes te r t he rea f t e r. Fu r t he rmore , s t uden t s shou ld r equ i r e a t mos t two a t t emp ts t o success fu l l y comp le te any compu te r sc i ence cou rses r equ i r ed f o r t he ma jo r (whe re an unsuccess fu l a t t emp t i s cons i de red a D o r F f o r cou rses numbered 2100 and l owe r, and an F i n h i ghe r - l eve l cou rses ) . S tuden t s a re a l so expec ted t o make adequa te p rog ress i n t he ma jo r, t yp i ca l l y by en ro l l i ng i n a t l eas t one compu te r sc i ence cou rse pe r semes te r un t i l comp le t i ng t he i r cou rsework (w i t h

excep t i ons made f o r p remed scho la r s du r i ng t he i r f i r s t yea r, and a l l s t uden t s i f s t udy i ng ab road o r f ac i ng o the r such ex tenua t i ng c i r cums tances ) .

SECONDARY MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Overview Studen t s comp le t i ng a p r ima ry ma jo r i n ano the r f i e l d may comp le te a seconda ry ma jo r i n Compu te r Sc i ence by f u l f i l l i ng t he ve r s i on o f t hese requ i r emen ts t ha t i s commensu ra te w i t h t he c reden t i a l s o f t he i r p r ima ry deg ree ( i . e . , t he B .A . r equ i r emen ts i f do i ng a p r ima ry B .A . , t he B .S . r equ i r emen ts i f do i ng a p r ima ry B .S . ) . Th i s i nc l udes no t on l y t he CSCI cou rsework , bu t a l l s t a ted Ma th , Sc i ence , and E th i cs r equ i r emen ts .

S tuden t s whose p r ima ry ma jo r s a re ou t s i de o f t he Co l l ege o f A r t s & Sc iences a re no t r equ i r ed t o comp le te t he f o rma l A&S Core . Howeve r, s t uden t s who a re r ece i v i ng a B .S . deg ree w i t h a seconda ry ma jo r i n Compu te r Sc i ence a re r equ i r ed , f o r b read th , t o comp le te a t l eas t 27 c red i t s o f cou rsework ou t s i de o f sc i ence , t echno logy, eng inee r i ng , and ma th .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (14 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 x x I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e * 3 C S C I 1 3 0 0 I n t r o t o O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m m i n g 4 C S C I 2 1 0 0 D a t a S t r u c t u r e s 4 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h e m a t i c s 3

Computer Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) Tw o a d d i t i o n a l C S C I c o u r s e s a t t h e 2 0 0 0 - l e v e l o r h i g h e r 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 20

Continuation Standards Af te r dec l a r i ng a Compu te r Sc i ence ma jo r, s t uden t s mus t ach ieve a m in imum GPA o f 2 . 00 i n Compu te r Sc i ence cou rses by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r second yea r as a ma jo r, and ma in ta i n such a GPA a t t he conc lus i on o f each semes te r t he rea f t e r. Fu r t he rmore , s t uden ts shou ld r equ i r e a t mos t two a t t emp ts t o success fu l l y comp le te any compu te r sc i ence cou rses requ i r ed f o r t he ma jo r (whe re an unsuccess fu l a t t emp t i s cons i de red a D o r F f o r cou rses numbered 2100 and l owe r, and an F i n h i ghe r - l eve l cou rses ) . S tuden t s a re a l so expec ted t o make adequa te p rog ress i n t he ma jo r, t yp i ca l l y by en ro l l i ng i n a t l eas t one compu te r sc i ence cou rse pe r semes te r un t i l comp le t i ng t he i r cou rsework (w i t h excep t i ons made f o r p remed scho la r s du r i ng t he i r f i r s t yea r, and a l l s t uden t s i f s t udy i ng ab road o r f ac i ng o the r such ex tenua t i ng c i r cums tances ) .

MINOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (14 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 x x I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e * 3 C S C I 1 3 0 0 I n t r o t o O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m m i n g 4 C S C I 2 1 0 0 D a t a S t r u c t u r e s 4 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h e m a t i c s 3


Computer Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) Tw o a d d i t i o n a l C S C I c o u r s e s a t t h e 2 0 0 0 - l e v e l o r h i g h e r 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 20

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n Compu te r Sc i ence mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he Compu te r Sc i ence m ino r.


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LEADERSHIP Ben jam in de Foy, Ph .D


Rober t B He r rmann , Ph .D . Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r Geosc i ence

Za i t ao Pan , Ph .D . , Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r Me teo ro l ogy

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences o f f e r s a r ange o f unde rg radua te and g radua te p rog rams i n Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence , Env i r onmen ta l S tud ies , Geo logy, Geophys i cs , and Me teo ro l ogy.

The depa r tmen t has a t r ad i t i on o f comb i n i ng s t r ong c l ass room and f i e l d -based i ns t r uc t i on w i t h i n t e rna t i ona l l y r ecogn i zed resea rch ac ross a b road spec t rum o f t he phys i ca l sc i ences , i nc l ud i ng se i smo logy and so l i d ea r t h geophys i cs , t ec ton i cs , synop t i c me teo ro l ogy, env i r onmen ta l sys tems , and t he s tudy o f mode rn and anc i en t c l ima te change .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Env i r onmen ta l S tud i es + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Geo logy + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Geo logy + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Geophys i cs + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Me teo ro l ogy + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Me teo ro l ogy + M ino r i n Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence + M ino r i n Geo logy + M ino r i n Me teo ro l ogy + Ce r t i f i ca te i n Geog raph i c I n f o rma t i on Sys tems

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Geosc ience + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Me teo ro l ogy + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Geog raph i c I n f o rma t i on

Sc i ence + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Geosc ience + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Me teo ro l ogy + Pos t -Bacca lau rea te Ce r t i f i ca te i n Geog raph i c

I n f o rma t i on Sys tems

Faculty Kar l Chau f f , Ph .D . Dav id C ross l ey, Ph .D . W i l l i am Dannev i k , Ph .D . John Enca rnac i on , Ph .D Ca thy F i n l ey, Ph .D . Jack F i shman , Ph .D . Ben jam in de Foy, Ph .D . Cha r l es Graves , Ph .D . Dan ie l Hanes , Ph .D .

E l i zabe th Hasenmue l l e r, Ph .D . Robe r t He r rmann , Ph .D . Za i t ao Pan , Ph .D . Robe r t Pasken , Ph .D . L i nda War ren , Ph .D . Va lo r i e W i lmo th , Ph .D . Lupe i Zhu , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Program Highlights The env i r onmen ta l s c i ence p rog ram a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y f ocuses on deve lop ing a sc i en t i f i c unde rs tand ing o f Ea r t h ’s na tu ra l sys tems and t he i r i n t e r connec t i ons w i t h human soc i e t y. The p rog ram rep resen t s a co l l abo ra t i ve e f f o r t be tween seve ra l depa r tmen ts t o p rov i de a deg ree oppo r t un i t y t ha t b r i dges t r ad i t i ona l academic bounda r i es . I t i s hos ted by t he depa r tmen t o f Ea r t h and a tmosphe r i c sc i ences , wh i ch p rov i des s t uden t adv i s i ng and men to r i ng .

Env i r onmen ta l sc i ence encompasses t he s t udy o f Ea r t h ’s env i r onmen t , wh i ch i s compr i sed o f t he geosphe re , hyd rosphe re , a tmosphe re and b i osphe re , w i t h emphas i s on human i n t e rac t i ons w i t h t hese sphe res . S tuden t s w i l l l ea rn how these sphe res i n t e rac t w i t h each o the r i n t he na tu ra l wo r l d , how human ac t i v i t i es i n f l uence t he env i r onmen t and how peop le a re a f f ec ted by t he eve r - chang ing env i r onmen t . The env i r onmen ta l sc i ence p rog ram i s des i gned so s t uden t s f i r s t ga i n a t ho rough f ounda t i on o f know ledge i n a l l sphe res and t hen f ocus more on one o r mo re sub -d i sc i p l i nes , f o r examp le : so i l , wa te r, ene rgy o r c l ima te change . The b read th -p l us -dep th s t r uc tu re o f t he p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r advanced s tudy t owa rd M .S . o r Ph .D . deg rees i n sc i en t i f i c d i sc i p l i nes , p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as l aw o r pub l i c hea l t h , o r f o r immed ia te emp loymen t i n i ndus t r y o r gove rnmen t .

The B .A . deg ree i s app rop r i a t e f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n pu rsu i ng an advanced p ro fess i ona l deg ree , o r i n t e res ted i n t he pub l i c po l i c y assoc i a ted w i t h env i r onmen ta l sc i ence .

Curriculum Overview The env i r onmen ta l s c i ence cu r r i cu l um i s bu i l t upon a b read th -p l us -dep th mode l t ha t comb ines a comprehens i ve backg round i n t he na tu ra l s c i ences w i t h spec i a l i zed t r a i n i ng i n a chosen a rea o f i n t e res t . A l l s t uden t s en te r i ng t he env i r onmen ta l sc i ence p rog ram a re r equ i r ed t o comp le te a co re se t o f p repa ra to r y and sk i l l deve lopmen t cou rses t ha t p rov i de a r i go rous i n t r oduc t i on t o t he env i r onmen ta l sc i ences .

S tuden t s t hen choose a spec i a l i zed concen t ra t i on t ha t p rov i des more advanced i ns t r uc t i on i n a spec i f i c d i sc i p l i ne ge rmane t o env i r onmen ta l sc i ence . The concen t ra t i on r equ i r emen ts a re i nd i v i dua l l y de f i ned by t he co l l abo ra t i ve depa r tmen ts and a re r ough l y equ i va l en t t o comp le t i ng a m ino r i n t he spec i f i c a rea o f i n t e res t . A l l s t uden t s mus t a l so comp le te an i n t e rnsh ip


o r a caps tone p ro j ec t .

A l t hough s t uden t s i n t he p rog ram w i l l t ake many o f t he i r uppe r -d i v i s i on c l asses i n o the r depa r tmen ts , a l l s t uden t s w i t h i n t he p rog ram have f u l l access t o depa r tmen ta l r esou rces , i nc l ud i ng exce l l en t compu te r and resea rch l abo ra to r i es , f i e l d - and l abo ra to r y -based resea rch oppo r t un i t i es w i t h depa r tmen t f acu l t y, depa r tmen ta l f i e l d t r i ps , and a s t r eng then ing re l a t i onsh ip w i t h i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea . Oppo r t un i t i es f o r r esea rch and f i e l d expe r i ences i n b i o l ogy and chemis t r y a re a l so ava i l ab l e t o qua l i f i ed s t uden t s .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Weekend f i e l d t r i ps , canoe t r i ps and soc i a l even t s a re schedu led t h roughou t t he yea r. One pe rk assoc i a ted w i t h t h i s ma jo r i s t he oppo r t un i t y t o j o i n o the r f acu l t y and s t uden t s on annua l , week long f i e l d t r i ps ac ross t he coun t r y. V i s i t env i r onmen ta l l y impo r tan t s i t es and ge t t o know the f acu l t y, o t he r s t uden t s and a l umn i who j o i n t he t r i ps .

Unde rg radua te s t uden t s i n t he env i r onmen ta l sc i ence p rog ram have t he op t i on t o pu r sue i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es t h rough t he hos t depa r tmen t o r i n co l l abo ra t i on w i t h o the r depa r tmen ts on campus . S tuden t s a l so have t he op t i on t o pa r t i c i pa te i n a caps tone p ro j ec t des i gned t o p rov i de a r ea l -wo r l d pe r spec t i ve as pa r t o f t he i r unde rg radua te t r a i n i ng . I n add i t i on , s t uden t s may choose t o pa r t i c i pa te i n f acu l t y r esea rch p ro j ec t s , many o f wh i ch i nc l ude f und ing spec i f i ca l l y t o suppo r t t he pa r t i c i pa t i on o f unde rg radua te s t uden t s .

Careers Demand f o r g radua tes w i t h a comprehens i ve know ledge o f na tu ra l sys tems and t he i r i n t e rac t i ons i s s t r ong and p ro j ec ted t o i nc rease i n t he f ace o f g rea te r pub l i c awa reness o f t he i n f l uence o f humans on t he na tu ra l env i r onmen t . W i t h j ud i c i ous p l ann ing , t he p rog ram se rves as exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te deg rees i n med i c i ne , t he sc i ences , l aw and o the r d i sc i p l i nes whe re a s t r ong backg round i n env i r onmen ta l sc i ence i s des i r ab l e .



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App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Scholarships and Financial Aid The re a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y educa t i on :




Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho l a r sh i ps and f i nanc i a l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (56 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 0 4 0 P r i n . O f B i o l o g y I 4 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 C H E M 111 0 / 11 2 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I 4 C H E M 11 2 0 / 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I 4 C M M 1 2 0 0 P u b l i c S p e a k i n g 3 E A S 1 0 1 0 / 1 0 2 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c . E n v i r o n m e n t I 4 E A S 1 0 3 0 / 1 0 4 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c E n v i r o n m e n t I I 4 E A S 2 6 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e S e m i n a r * 3 E A S 3 1 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I s s u e s 3 E N G L 1 9 0 0 S t r a t e g i e s o f R h e t o r i c 3 G I S 4 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 M AT H 1 3 0 0 E l e m . S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3 P H Y S 1 3 1 0 / 1 3 2 0 o r 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 P h y s i c s I 4 P L S 3 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E n v i r o n m e n t a l L a w 3 * S t u d e n t s e n r o l l f o r t h i s 1 - c r e d i t s e m i n a r t h r e e t i m e s , p r e f e r a b l y d u r i n g c o n s e c u t i v e s e m e s t e r s d u r i n g t h e i r s o p h o m o r e a n d j u n i o r y e a r s .

Ph i l osophy E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i t s ) P H I L 3 4 2 0 E t h i c a l I s s u e s C o n c e r n i n g C l i m a t e C h a n g e 3 P H I L 3 6 0 0 S c i e n c e a n d R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 S c i e n c e , Te c h n o l o g y a n d t h e C o m m o n G o o d 3 P H I L 4 0 7 0 R e a s o n i n g : P r o b a b i l i t y a n d U n c e r t a i n t y 3 P H I L 4 0 9 0 To p i c s i n A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 S u r v e y o f P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 1 7 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l E t h i c s 3

Sen io r Expe r i ence (3 c red i t s ) E A S 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3 E A S 4 9 6 0 C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t 3

Env i ronmenta l Sc ience Concent ra t ion (14 -22 c red i ts ) Choose one o r mo re concen t ra t i on . S tuden t s may


pu rsue two concen t ra t i ons , bu t mus t t ake one cou rse l i s t ed exp l i c i t l y i n a t h i r d concen t ra t i on ( exc l ud i ng Ca l cu l us I ) .

TOTAL CREDITS: 70 -78

Atmosphere Concentration Requ i red Courses (22 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 E A S 1 4 2 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f A t m o s p h e r e S c i e n c e 3 E A S 2 4 4 0 A t m o s p h e r e P r o c . A n d S y s t e m s 3 E A S 2 5 3 0 F u n d . O f C l i m a t e S y s t e m s 3 E A S 3 2 5 0 G l o b a l C h a n g e 3 E A S 4 0 3 0 E l e m e n t s o f A i r P o l l u t i o n 3 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n * 3 * S t u d e n t s i n t e r e s t e d i n w a t e r r e s o u r c e i s s u e s s h o u l d c o n s i d e r t a k i n g a c o u r s e i n s u r f a c e w a t e r h y d r o l o g y o r g r o u n d w a t e r . S t u d e n t s i n t e r e s t e d i n a i r p o l l u t i o n i s s u e s s h o u l d t a k e E A S - 2 11 0 c o n c u r r e n t l y w i t h E A S - 2 4 4 0

Biology Concentration Requ i red Courses (10 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 0 1 0 E v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 4 7 5 0 G e n . E c o l o g y 4 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n 3

Bio logy E lec t i ve ( 4 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 2 0 I n v e r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 3 2 6 0 P l a n t s a n d F u n g i 4 B I O L 4 1 0 0 Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 2 4 0 E n t o m o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 6 0 A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 8 0 M a m m a l s 4

Chemistry Concentration Requ i red Courses (14 c red i ts ) C H E M 2 2 0 0 / 2 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y I 4 C H E M 2 4 1 0 / 2 4 1 5 P r i n c i p l e s O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I 4 C H E M 4 7 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n 3

Geoscience Concentration Requ i red Courses (5 c red i ts ) E A S 2 4 0 0 F i e l d Te c h n i q u e s 2 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n 3

Geosc ience E lec t i ve ( 9 c red i ts ) E A S 2 2 0 0 / 2 2 1 0 M i n e r a l o g y w / l a b 4 E A S 3 4 0 0 S o i l s 3 E A S 4 1 0 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s 3 E A S 4 2 5 0 P r o j e c t i n E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e 1 - 3 E A S 4 2 6 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 4 2 8 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o c h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 4 3 5 0 G r o u n d w a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3

Non-Course Requirements Compe tency exam i n compu te r use w i l l be admin i s t e red once each yea r, shou ld p re fe rab l y be comp le ted du r i ng a s t uden t ’s f r eshman o r sophomore yea r.

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc lus i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t

l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Program Highlights Env i ronmen ta l s t ud i es f ocuses on r e l a t i onsh ips be tween t he na tu ra l env i r onmen t and soc i a l , economic , po l i t i ca l , l ega l and human i s t i c aspec t s o f soc i e t y. As g l oba l popu la t i on and consump t i on r i ses , unde rs tand ing t he i n t e rp l ay be tween env i r onmen ta l and soc i a l s ys tems has become an i nc reas i ng l y impo r t an t componen t o f dec i s i on -mak ing and p l ann ing . The p rog ram he lps p repa re s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs t ha t emphas i ze a dua l awa reness o f sc i en t i f i c and soc i a l pe r spec t i ves and t he i r r e l a t i onsh ip t o t he na tu ra l env i r onmen t .

Curriculum Overview The env i r onmen ta l s t ud i es cu r r i cu l um a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y i s bu i l t upon a b read th -p l us -dep th mode l . A l l s t uden t s en te r i ng t he env i r onmen ta l s t ud i es p rog ram a re r equ i r ed t o comp le te a co re se t o f p repa ra to r y sc i ence and sk i l l deve lopmen t cou rses t ha t p rov i de a b road i n t r oduc t i on t o t he env i r onmen ta l sc i ences . S tuden t s t hen choose a spec i a l i zed concen t ra t i on t ha t p rov i des more advanced i ns t r uc t i on i n t he i r a reas o f i n t e res t t o he l p p repa re t hem fo r ca ree rs a f t e r g radua t i on . The p rog ram has been deve loped t h rough co l l abo ra t i on w i t h many o the r depa r tmen ts on campus , and i t p rov i des cons ide rab le f l ex i b i l i t y i n cou rse se l ec t i on w i t h i n t he t r acks . Fo r mos t s t uden t s , t he p rog ram fuses an unde rs tand ing o f env i r onmen ta l s c i ence w i t h t he app rox ima te equ i va l en t o f a se l f -des i gned m ino r i n t he i r spec i f i c a rea o f i n t e res t .

Env i r onmen ta l s t ud i es s t uden t s t ake a m in imum o f 38 c red i t s o f ma th and sc i ence co re c l asses . S tuden t s t hen choose f r om one o f t he f o l l ow ing concen t ra t i ons :

+ Ph i l osophy, r e l i g i on and e th i cs + Economics , po l i t i c s and pub l i c po l i c y

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Weekend f i e l d t r i ps , canoe t r i ps and soc i a l even t s a re schedu led t h roughou t t he yea r. One pe rk assoc i a ted w i t h t h i s ma jo r i s t he oppo r t un i t y t o j o i n o the r f acu l t y and s t uden t s on annua l , week lo ng f i e l d t r i ps ac ross t he coun t r y. V i s i t env i r onmen ta l l y impo r tan t s i t es and ge t t o know the f acu l t y, o t he r s t uden t s and a l umn i who j o i n t he t r i ps .

Unde rg radua te s t uden t s i n t he env i r onmen ta l s t ud i es p rog ram have t he op t i on t o pu r sue i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es t h rough t he depa r tmen t o f Ea r t h and a tmosphe r i c sc i ences o r i n co l l abo ra t i on w i t h o the r depa r tmen ts on campus . S tuden t s a l so have t he op t i on t o pa r t i c i pa te i n a caps tone p ro j ec t des i gned t o p rov i de a r ea l -wo r l d pe r spec t i ve as pa r t o f t he i r unde rg radua te t r a i n i ng .


Careers The env i r onmen ta l s t ud i es p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n bus i ness , l aw, gove rnmen t o r whe reve r know ledge o f sc i en t i f i c and soc i a l pe r spec t i ves on t he env i r onmen t i s impo r t an t . S tuden t s a l so have t he oppo r t un i t y t o p repa re f o r mo re advanced deg rees i n a w ide r ange o f f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng l aw, economics and pub l i c po l i c y.



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes t e r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (38 -43 c red i ts )

Phys ica l Sc iences : ( 8 c red i ts ) E A S 1 0 1 0 / 1 0 2 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c E n v i r o n m e n t I 4

E A S 1 0 3 0 / 1 0 4 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c E n v i r o n m e n t I I 4

Chemis t ry E lec t i ve ( 3 -4 c red i ts ) C H E M 1 0 0 0 C h e m i s t r y a n d t h e E n v i r o n m e n t 3 C H E M 1 x x x A n y c h e m i s t r y c o u r s e 3

L i fe Sc iences (6 -8 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 0 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I 4 B I O L 1 0 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I 4 B I O L 11 4 0 O u r L i v i n g E n v i r o n m e n t 3 B I O L 1 2 0 0 E c o l o g i c a l I s s u e s a n d S o c i e t y 3 B I O L 1 3 4 0 T h e D i v e r s i t y o f L i f e 3 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3

I n tegra t i ve Sc ience Courses (6 c red i ts ) E A S 2 6 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l S e m i n a r 3 E A S 3 1 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I s s u e s 3

Mathemat ics /S ta t i s t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 -4 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 2 0 0 C o l l e g e A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 1 4 0 0 P r e - C a l c u l u s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4

Mathemat ics /S ta t i s t i cs E lec t i ve (3 -4 c red i ts ) D S C I 2 0 7 0 I n t r o : B u s i n e s s S t a t i s t i c s 3 M AT H 1 3 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 P S Y 2 0 5 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s & S t a t i s t i c s 3

Sk i l l Deve lopment ( 6 c red i ts ) C M M 1 2 0 0 P u b l i c S p e a k i n g 3 G I S 4 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3

Sen ior Exper ience (3 c red i ts ) E A S 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3 E A S 4 9 6 0 C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t 3

Env i ronmenta l S tud ies Concent ra t ion (27 c red i ts )

F i r s t T i e r Cou rses ( 15 -18 c red i t s ) One cou rse f r om each o f t he concen t ra t i ons F i r s t T i e r cou rses P h i l o s o p h y, R e l i g i o n , a n d E t h i c s C o u r s e 3 E c o n o m i c s , P o l i t i c s , a n d P u b l i c P o l i c y 3 S o c i e t y a n d t h e E n v i r o n m e n t t h r o u g h S p a c e a n d T i m e 3 A d v o c a c y a n d D i s c o u r s e 3 N a t u r a l S c i e n c e s 3

Second T i e r Cou rses (9 -12 c red i t s ) Any Second T i e r cou rses f r om a s t uden t ’s p r ima ry concen t ra t i on . Add i t i ona l l y, any F i r s t T i e r cou rse i n concen t ra t i ons o the r t han t he p r ima ry concen t ra t i on can be used t o sa t i s f y t h i s r equ i r emen t .

Students w i th two concent ra t ions Studen t s who choose t o se l ec t two ma jo r concen t ra t i ons may app l y a max imum o f 12 c red i t s f r om an i nd i v i dua l depa r tmen t t owa rds comp le t i on o f bo th concen t ra t i ons . One Second T i e r cou rse may be app l i ed s imu l t aneous l y t owa rds t he comp le t i on r equ i r emen ts o f bo th ma jo r concen t ra t i ons .


Co l l ege Core Requ i rements Many cou rses i nc l uded i n t he Env i r onmen ta l S tud ies p rog ram sa t i s f y t he co re r equ i r emen ts o f t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . Depend ing on t he concen t ra t i on o f s t udy and i nd i v i dua l cou rses chosen by a s t uden t , t he number o f co re r equ i r emen ts t ha t need t o be sa t i s f i ed a f t e r comp le t i ng t he r equ i r emen ts o f t he ma jo r m igh t va r y.


Advocacy and Discourse Concentration F i rs t T ie r Courses C M M 2 1 0 0 J o u r n a l i s m : N e w s w r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 2 3 0 B u s i n e s s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 0 5 0 A r g u m e n t a t i o n a n d D e b a t e 3 C M M 3 0 6 0 P o l i t i c a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

Second Tie r Courses C M M 3 0 5 0 A r g u m e n t a t i o n a n d D e b a t e 3 C M M 3 2 0 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 2 3 0 B u s i n e s s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 0 6 0 P o l i t i c a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 3 6 0 0 P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s a n d P r a c t i c e s 3 C M M 4 4 3 0 C u l t u r e , Te c h . , a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 4 6 4 0 P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s C a s e S t u d i e s 3 C M M 4 6 5 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s 3 E N G L 3 8 8 5 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P r o s e N o n f i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 5 8 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e N a t u r a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 9 0 N a t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 P H I L 3 4 5 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3

Economics, Politics, and Public Policy Concentration F i rs t T ie r Courses E C O N 1 9 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f E c o n o m i c s * 3 P O L S 11 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m 3 P L S 3 5 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l L a w 3 * R e q u i r e d w h e n E c o n o m i c s , P o l i t i c s , a n d P u b l i c P o l i c y i s t h e p r i m a r y c o n c e n t r a t i o n .

Second Tie r Courses C M M 3 0 6 0 P o l i t i c a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 4 6 5 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s 3 E C O N 3 1 4 I n t e r m e d i a t e M i c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 0 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 3 3 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A d m i n i s t r a t i v e L a w 3 P O L S 3 5 7 0 T h i r d W o r l d D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a w 3 P O L S 4 7 3 0 S e m i n a r : C o n t e m p . P o l i t i c a l I d e o l o g i e s 3

Natural Sciences Concentration F i rs t T ie r Courses E A S 1 6 0 0 S u s t a i n a b l e E n e r g y 3 E A S 3 2 5 0 G l o b a l C h a n g e * 3 B I O L 11 4 0 O u r L i v i n g E n v i r o n m e n t 3 B I O L 1 2 0 0 E c o l o g i c a l I s s u e s a n d S o c i e t y 3 B I O L 1 3 4 0 T h e D i v e r s i t y o f L i f e 3 B I O L 3 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c B o t a n y 3 B I O L 1 6 4 0 M i c r o b e s , H i s t o r y , a n d S o c i e t y 3 B I O L 1 7 0 0 P l a n t s a n d C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 * R e q u i r e d w h e n N a t u r a l S c i e n c e s i s t h e p r i m a r y c o n c e n t r a t i o n .

Second Tie r Courses A n y B I O L , C H E M , a n d E A S c o u r s e s i n c l u d e d i n t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e p r o g r a m c o n c e n t r a t i o n s a r e a c c e p t e d i n t h i s c o n c e n t r a t i o n . ( N o t e t h a t m a n y u p p e r - d i v i s i o n s c i e n c e c o u r s e s h a v e B I O L 1 0 4 0 a n d 1 0 6 0 , C H E M 111 0 t o 11 2 5 , a n d / o r M AT H 1 5 1 0 a s p r e - r e q u i s i t e s . )

Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics Concentration F i rs t T ie r Courses P H I L 3 4 2 0 E n v i r o n . a n d E c o l . E t h i c s 3 T H E O 2 8 2 0 R e l i g i o n a n d S c i e n c e * 3 T H E O 3 5 1 0 F a i t h a n d P o l i t i c s 3 T H E O 3 5 2 5 G r e e n D i s c i p l e s h i p 3 * R e q u i r e d w h e n P h i l o s o p h y, R e l i g i o n , a n d E t h i c s i s t h e p r i m a r y c o n c e n t r a t i o n .

Second Tie r Courses B I O L 2 5 6 0 E v o l u t i o n a n d C h r i s t i a n T h e o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 0 7 0 P r o b a b i l i t y & U n c e r t a i n t y 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f P h y s i c a l S c i e n c e s 3 S O C 2 2 0 0 C u l t u r a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 S O C 2 2 1 0 B i o l . A n t h r o p o l o g y 3

T H E O 3 5 1 0 F a i t h a n d P o l i t i c s 3 T H E O 4 9 3 0 T h e o l o g y o f N a t u r e 3

Society and the Environment through Space and Time Concentration F i rs t T ie r Courses S O C 11 8 0 W o r l d G e o g r a p h y * 3 S O C 2 2 0 0 C u l t u r a l A n t h r o . ( S O C 1 2 0 w a i v e d ) 3 S O C 3 2 7 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 H I S T 3 6 6 0 N o r t h A m e r i c a n E n v i r o n m e n t a l H i s t o r y 3 * R e q u i r e d w h e n S o c i e t y a n d t h e E n v i r o n m e n t t h r o u g h S p a c e a n d T i m e i s t h e p r i m a r y c o n c e n t r a t i o n .

Second Tie r Courses E A S 3 2 5 0 G l o b a l C h a n g e 3 G I S 4 0 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 P O L S 3 5 7 0 T h i r d W o r l d D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a w 3 P O L S 3 3 3 0 M e t r o p o l i t a n E n v i r o n m e n t 3 P O L S 4 6 2 0 S e m i n a r : I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 4 7 3 0 S e m i n a r : C o n t e m p . P o l i t i c a l I d e o l o g i e s 3 S O C 2 2 1 0 B i o l . A n t h r o p o l o g y ( S O C 1 2 0 w a i v e d ) 3 S O C 4 6 4 0 D e m o g r a p h y : P o p . C h a r a c t . & T r e n d s 3


Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GEOLOGY Program Highlights Geo logy i s t he s t udy o f t he Ea r t h . Vo l canoes , ea r t hquakes , f l oods , l ands l i des , e ros i on and p l a te t ec ton i cs a re some o f t he t h i ngs t ha t geo log i s t s i nves t i ga te and t r y t o unde rs tand . Geo logy i s a f i e l d -o r i en ted sc i ence t ha t i nvo l ves mapp ing and ana l yz i ng rocks , dec i phe r i ng t he Ea r t h ’s h i s t o r y f r om the rock r eco rd , l oca t i ng na tu ra l r esou rces , i den t i f y i ng na tu ra l and man -made haza rds , and unde rs tand ing Ea r t h ’s na tu ra l p rocesses .

S i nce t he unde rg radua te geo logy p rog ram i s r e l a t i ve l y sma l l compared t o l a rge r pub l i c un i ve r s i t i es , s t uden t s have more oppo r t un i t i es t o i n t e rac t w i t h f acu l t y, ge t pe r sona l i zed a t t en t i on and t ake advan tage o f oppo r t un i t i es i ns i de and ou t s i de o f t he Un i ve r s i t y. One h i gh l i gh t o f s t uden t s ’ educa t i on i s t he annua l depa r tmen t f i e l d t r i p i n wh i ch f acu l t y, g radua te and unde rg radua te s t uden t s spend one week exp lo r i ng a r eg i on o f t he coun t r y. Trave l i ng t h rough na t i ona l pa rks , see ing na tu ra l s ys tems no t common l y encoun te red by


s tuden t s and l ea rn i ng f i r s t hand abou t t he Ea r t h and i t s env i r onmen t i s r ewa rd i ng t o a l l who pa r t i c i pa te . The depa r tmen t heav i l y subs id i zes t hese t r i ps so t ha t mos t s t uden t s can pa r t i c i pa te .

Curriculum Overview The geo l ogy cu r r i cu l um i s bu i l t a round a reas o f know ledge f undamen ta l t o unde rs tand ing t he Ea r t h .

Su rvey cou rses i n Ea r t h sys tems a re t he f i r s t two cou rses t ha t s t uden t s t ake . I n t e rmed ia te and uppe r -d i v i s i on cou rses a re f ocused on t he bu i l d i ng b l ocks o f Ea r t h and t he p rocesses t ha t bu i l d and mod i f y t he Ea r t h ’s f ea tu res . These cou rses cove r t he s t udy o f m ine ra l s and rocks , wea the r i ng and e ros i on , sed imen t t r anspo r t and depos i t i on , deve lopmen t o f moun ta i n r anges and de fo rma t i on o f t he Ea r t h , an d t he movemen t o f t ec ton i c p l a t es .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Dur i ng t he annua l geo logy depa r tmen t f i e l d t r i p , f acu l t y, g radua te and unde rg radua te s t uden t s spend one week exp lo r i ng a r eg i on o f t he Un i t ed S ta tes . S tuden t s t r ave l t h rough na t i ona l pa r ks , see na tu ra l sys tems and l ea rn f i r s t hand abou t t he Ea r t h and i t s env i r onmen t . SLU ' s Depa r tmen t o f Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences heav i l y subs i d i zes t hese t r i ps so t ha t mos t s t uden t s can pa r t i c i pa te .

S tuden t s i n t he depa r tmen t may have t he oppo r t un i t y f o r pa r t - t ime wo rk ass i s t i ng f acu l t y members w i t h t he i r r esea rch . Such j obs expose s tuden t s t o va r i ous aspec t s o f sc i ence as we l l as p rov i de t hem w i t h some i ncome . O the r pa r t - t ime j obs may a l so be ava i l ab l e e l sewhe re i n t he Un i ve rs i t y. The c i t y o f S t . Lou i s p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es f o r sc i ence - re l a ted vo l un tee r wo rk i n p l aces such as t he Sa in t Lou i s Sc i ence Cen te r and t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo .

Careers A deg ree i n t he geosc i ences p repa res s t uden t s f o r a va r i e t y o f i n t e res t i ng ca ree rs . Many geosc i en t i s t s wo rk i n i ndus t r y o r f o r gove rnmen t agenc ies conce rned w i t h o i l and na tu ra l gas exp lo ra t i on and p roduc t i on , m in i ng , wa te r r esou rces , c i v i l eng inee r i ng , was te and po l l u t i on managemen t , env i r onmen ta l impac t assessmen t , conse rva t i on and l and managemen t , po l i c y ana l ys i s and imp lemen ta t i on educa t i on . S tuden t s i n t he p rog ram a l so acqu i r e a so l i d backg round i n c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng , e f f ec t i ve commun i ca t i on and compu te r use .


To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t

be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .

Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’ s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (40 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 I n t r o . To C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 I n t r o . To C h e m . I L a b 1 E A S 1 0 1 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I 3 E A S 1 0 2 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I L a b 1 E A S 1 0 3 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I 3 E A S 1 0 4 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I L a b 1 E A S 2 2 0 0 M i n e r a l o g y 3 E A S 2 2 1 0 M i n e r a l o g y L a b 1 E A S 2 4 0 0 F i e l d Te c h n i q u e s i n G e o l o g y 2 E A S 2 4 2 0 C o m p u t e r A p p s i n E a r t h S c i e n c e 1 E A S 4 0 5 0 P e t r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 0 6 0 P e t r o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 1 0 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s 3 E A S 4 11 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s L a b 1 E A S 4 3 0 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 3 E A S 4 3 1 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 3 7 0 E a r t h D y n a m i c s 3 E A S 4 5 0 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 2 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4

Geology E lec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts * ) E A S 1 0 5 0 O c e a n o g r a p h y 3 E A S 1 0 7 0 U n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e W e a t h e r 3 E A S 11 4 0 E a r t h H i s t o r y 3 E A S 11 7 0 P h y s i c a l G e o g r a p h y 3 E A S 1 8 0 0 I n t r o . To E a r t h q u a k e s 3 E A S 2 0 8 0 I n t r o . To E n v i r o n . S c i e n c e 3 E A S 3 0 5 0 G e o m o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 3 3 5 0 S u r f a c e W a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 2 6 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o p h y s i c s 3


E A S 4 2 8 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o c h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 4 3 5 0 G r o u n d w a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3 * A t l e a s t 6 c r e d i t s m u s t b e f r o m E A S 3 x x x / 4 x x x c o u r s e s .

Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (4 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 3 1 0 / 1 3 2 0 P h y s i c s I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s . I a n d L a b 4 B I O L 1 0 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I 4 B I O L 1 0 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I 4

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Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN METEOROLOGY Program Highlights Meteo ro l ogy i s mo re t han j us t t he s t udy o f wea the r ; i t i n c l udes a l l t he cha rac te r i s t i c s , s t r uc tu res and p rocesses o f t he a tmosphe re . Bas i c p r i nc i p l es o f phys i cs and chemis t r y a re app l i ed t o d i scove r wha t makes t he a tmosphe re wo rk . Ma thema t i ca l equa t i ons and t echn iques a re used t o p red i c t wea the r based on p resen t cond i t i ons . Recen t l y, me teo ro l ogy has become i nc reas i ng l y v i t a l t o humank ind ’s conce rns . Ozone dep le t i on and g l oba l wa rm ing have been i den t i f i ed as t h rea t s t o human ex i s t ence on ea r t h . Me teo ro l og i s t s a re on t he f r on t l i nes o f t he ba t t l e t o l ea rn more abou t and mode l t hese phenomena .

Curriculum Overview The me teo ro l ogy cu r r i cu l um a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y emphas i zes bo th t heo ry and p rac t i ca l app l i ca t i on i n f undamen ta l and i nnova t i ve aspec t s o f t he a tmosphe r i c sc i ences . S i nce c l ass s i zes a re r e l a t i ve l y sma l l , an e f f ec t i ve r e l a t i onsh ip deve lops be tween t he s tuden t and t he i ns t r uc to r. Th i s pe r sona l i zed t each ing mode s t imu la tes academic i n t e res t and p ro fess i ona l ded i ca t i on among s tuden t s . Th i s i s f u r t he r s t r eng thened by t he Jesu i t t r ad i t i on o f educa t i on .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s i n t he me teo ro l ogy p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y can t ake advan tage o f t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce (NWS) Fo recas t O f f i ce , wh i ch i s l oca ted nea r t he Un i ve r s i t y and regu la r l y accep t s SLU s tuden t s f o r i n t e rnsh ips . C lasses o f t en t ake f i e l d t r i ps t o t he o f f i ce t o expe r i ence NWS ope ra t i ons . The re a re f ou r commerc i a l TV s ta t i ons i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea t ha t r egu la r l y f ea tu re wea the r r epo r t s . I n t e rnsh ips a re a l so ava i l ab l e w i t h t hese s t a t i ons . S tuden t s can ea rn s i x c red i t s t h rough an i n t e rnsh ip .

Resea rch cen te r s i nc l ude t he Ea r t hquake Cen te r, t he Coope ra t i ve I ns t i t u t e f o r P rec i p i t a t i on Sys tems , t he

G loba l Geodynamics P rog ram, t he Cen te r f o r Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ences and Quan tum Wea the rTM.

Careers The Bache l o r o f A r t s p rog ram emphas i zes t he i n t eg ra t i on o f s t ud i es i n me teo ro l ogy w i t h o the r d i sc i p l i nes , such as commun i ca t i on and compu te r sc i ences .

G radua tes a re emp loyed w i t h p r i va te me teo ro l ogy f i rms , t he Na t i ona l Wea the r se r v i ce , t e l ev i s i on s t a t i ons , and as Un i ve r s i t y f acu l t y.











Requ i red Courses (47 c red i ts ) E A S 1 4 2 0 F o u n d a t i o n o f A t m o s . S c i e n c e 3 E A S 2 11 0 M e t e o r o l o g i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 E A S 2 4 4 0 A t m o s . P r o c e s s e s a n d S y s t e m s 3 E A S 2 5 3 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s o f C l i m a t e S y s t e m s 3 E A S 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 4 1 5 0 I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n / R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 E A S 4 2 0 0 S y n o p t i c M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 4 2 2 0 S y n o p t i c M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 4 4 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f D y n a m i c M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 P H Y S 1 3 1 0 / 1 3 2 0 E n g . P h y s i c s I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 1 3 3 0 / 1 3 4 0 E n g . P h y s i c s I I a n d L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4

Computer Sc ience Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 C S C I 1 3 0 0 I n t r o . t o O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m m i n g 3

Major E lec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) E A S 1 0 5 0 O c e a n o g r a p h y 3 E A S 3 1 5 0 B r o a d c a s t M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 3 1 6 0 B r o a d c a s t M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 3 2 5 0 G l o b a l C h a n g e 3 E A S 3 3 4 0 P h y s i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 3 3 5 0 S u r f a c e W a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 3 5 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M o d e l i n g A p p l i c a t i o n s 3 E A S 3 7 0 0 M e s o a n a l y s i s S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 3 9 0 0 S L U T V P r a c t i c u m 3 E A S 4 0 3 0 A i r P o l l u t i o n 3 E A S 4 2 3 0 M i c r o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 3 3 0 C l i m a t e C h a n g e & Va r i a b i l i t y 3 E A S 4 4 5 0 P r i n . D y n a m i c M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 4 4 7 0 E l e m . T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 5 0 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3 E A S 4 6 5 0 W e a t h e r F o r e c a s t i n g 3 E A S 4 6 8 0 M e s o s c a l e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 7 8 0 C O M E T M o d u l e s 1 - 3 E A S 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 1 - 3 E A S 4 8 8 0 I n q u i r y R e s . P r o j e c t 1 - 3 C H E M 111 0 I n t o . C h e m i s t r y I 3 G I S 4 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3

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Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i o n o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Program Highlights The env i r onmen ta l s c i ence p rog ram a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y f ocuses on deve lop ing a sc i en t i f i c unde rs tand ing o f Ea r t h ’s na tu ra l s ys tems and t he i r i n t e r connec t i ons w i t h human soc i e t y. The p rog ram rep resen t s a co l l abo ra t i ve e f f o r t be tween seve ra l depa r tmen ts t o p rov i de a deg ree oppo r t un i t y t ha t b r i dges t r ad i t i ona l academic bounda r i es . I t i s hos ted by t he depa r tmen t o f Ea r t h and a tmosphe r i c sc i ences , wh i ch p rov i des s t uden t adv i s i ng and men to r i ng .

Env i r onmen ta l sc i ence encompasses t he s t udy o f Ea r t h ’s env i r onmen t , wh i ch i s compr i sed o f t he geosphe re , hyd rosphe re , a tmosphe re and b i osphe re , w i t h emphas i s on human i n t e rac t i ons w i t h t hese sphe res . S tuden t s w i l l l ea rn how these sphe res i n t e rac t w i t h each o the r i n t he na tu ra l wo r l d , how human ac t i v i t i es i n f l uence t he env i r onmen t and how peop le a re a f f ec ted by t he eve r - chang ing env i r onmen t . The env i r onmen ta l sc i ence p rog ram i s des i gned so s t uden t s f i r s t ga i n a t ho rough f ounda t i on o f know ledge i n a l l sphe res and t hen f ocus more on one o r mo re sub-d i sc i p l i nes , f o r examp le : so i l , wa te r, ene rgy o r c l ima te change . The b read th -p l us -dep th s t r uc tu re o f t he p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r advanced s tudy t owa rd M .S . o r Ph .D . deg rees i n sc i en t i f i c d i sc i p l i nes , p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as l aw o r pub l i c hea l t h , o r f o r immed ia te emp loymen t i n i ndus t r y o r gove rnmen t .

S tuden t s ma jo r i ng i n t he B .S . p rog ram a re r equ i r ed t o t ake 14 more c red i t s o f sc i ence and ma th t han s tuden t s i n t he B .A . p rog ram. S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n pu rsu i ng g radua te schoo l i n env i r onmen ta l sc i ence o r wo rk i ng as env i r onmen ta l sc i en t i s t s a re encou raged t o pu r sue t he B .S . deg ree .

Curriculum Overview The env i r onmen ta l s c i ence cu r r i cu l um i s bu i l t upon a b read th -p l us -dep th mode l t ha t comb ines a comprehens i ve backg round i n t he na tu ra l s c i ences w i t h spec i a l i zed t r a i n i ng i n a chosen a rea o f i n t e res t . A l l s t uden t s en te r i ng t he env i r onmen ta l sc i ence p rog ram a re r equ i r ed t o comp le te a co re se t o f p repa ra to r y and sk i l l deve lopmen t cou rses t ha t p rov i de a r i go rous i n t r oduc t i on t o t he env i r onmen ta l sc i ences .

S tuden t s t hen choose a spec i a l i zed t r ack t ha t p rov i des more advanced i ns t r uc t i on i n a spec i f i c d i sc i p l i ne ge rmane t o env i r onmen ta l sc i ence . The t r ack r equ i r emen ts a re i nd i v i dua l l y de f i ned by t he co l l abo ra t i ve depa r tmen ts and a re r ough l y equ i va l en t t o comp le t i ng a m ino r i n t he spec i f i c a rea o f i n t e res t . A l l s t uden t s mus t a l so comp le te an i n t e rnsh ip o r a caps tone p ro j ec t .

A l t hough s tuden t s i n t he p rog ram w i l l t ake many o f t he i r uppe r -d i v i s i on c l asses i n o the r depa r tmen ts , a l l s t uden t s w i t h i n t he p rog ram have f u l l access t o depa r tmen ta l r esou rces , i nc l ud i ng exce l l en t compu te r and resea rch l abo ra to r i es , f i e l d - and l abo ra to r y -based resea rch oppo r t un i t i es w i t h depa r tmen t f acu l t y, depa r tmen ta l f i e l d t r i ps , and a s t r eng then ing re l a t i onsh ip w i t h i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea . Oppo r t un i t i es f o r r esea rch and f i e l d expe r i ences i n b i o l ogy and chemis t r y a re a l so ava i l ab l e t o qua l i f i ed s t uden t s .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Weekend f i e l d t r i ps , canoe t r i ps and soc i a l even t s a re schedu led t h roughou t t he yea r. One pe rk assoc i a ted w i t h t h i s ma jo r i s t he oppo r t un i t y t o j o i n o the r f acu l t y and s t uden t s on annua l , week long f i e l d t r i ps ac ross t he coun t r y. V i s i t env i r onmen ta l l y impo r tan t s i t es and ge t t o know the f acu l t y, o t he r s t uden t s and a l umn i who j o i n t he t r i ps .


Underg radua te s t uden t s i n t he env i r onmen ta l sc i ence p rog ram have t he op t i on t o pu r sue i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es t h rough t he hos t depa r tmen t o r i n co l l abo ra t i on w i t h o the r depa r tmen ts on campus . S tuden t s a l so have t he op t i on t o pa r t i c i pa te i n a caps tone p ro j ec t des i gned t o p rov i de a r ea l -wo r l d pe r spec t i ve as pa r t o f t he i r unde rg radua te t r a i n i ng . I n add i t i on , s t uden t s may choose t o pa r t i c i pa te i n f acu l t y r esea rch p ro j ec t s , many o f wh i ch i nc l ude f und ing spec i f i ca l l y t o suppo r t t he pa r t i c i pa t i on o f unde rg radua te s t uden t s .

Careers Demand f o r g radua tes w i t h a comprehens i ve know ledge o f na tu ra l sys tems and t he i r i n t e rac t i ons i s s t r ong and p ro j ec ted t o i nc rease i n t he f ace o f g rea te r pub l i c awa reness o f t he i n f l uence o f humans on t he na tu ra l env i r onmen t . W i t h j ud i c i ous p l ann ing , t he p rog ram se rves as exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te deg rees i n med i c i ne , t he sc i ences , l aw and o the r d i sc i p l i nes whe re a s t r ong backg round i n env i r onmen ta l sc i ence i s des i r ab l e .



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examine s t he s tuden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (64 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 0 4 0 P r i n . O f B i o l o g y I 4 B I O L 1 0 6 0 P r i n . O f B i o l o g y I I 4 B I O L 4 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 C H E M 111 0 / 11 2 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I 4 C H E M 11 2 0 / 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I 4 E A S 1 0 1 0 / 1 0 2 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c . E n v i r o n m e n t I 4 E A S 1 0 3 0 / 1 0 4 0 E a r t h ’ s D y n a m i c E n v i r o n m e n t I I 4 E A S 2 6 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e S e m i n a r * 3 E A S 3 1 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I s s u e s 3 P H Y S 1 3 1 0 / 1 3 2 0 o r 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 P h y s i c s I 4 M AT H 1 3 0 0 E l e m . S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 E N G L 1 9 0 0 S t r a t e g i e s o f R h e t o r i c 3 C M M 1 2 0 0 P u b l i c S p e a k i n g 3 G I S 4 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 P L S 3 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E n v i r o n m e n t a l L a w 3 * S t u d e n t s e n r o l l f o r t h i s 1 - c r e d i t s e m i n a r t h r e e t i m e s , p r e f e r a b l y d u r i n g c o n s e c u t i v e s e m e s t e r s d u r i n g t h e i r s o p h o m o r e a n d j u n i o r y e a r s .

Ph i l osophy E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i t s ) P H I L 3 4 2 0 E t h i c a l I s s u e s C o n c e r n i n g C l i m a t e C h a n g e 3 P H I L 3 6 0 0 S c i e n c e a n d R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 S c i e n c e , Te c h n o l o g y a n d t h e C o m m o n G o o d 3 P H I L 4 0 7 0 R e a s o n i n g : P r o b a b i l i t y a n d U n c e r t a i n t y 3 P H I L 4 0 9 0 To p i c s i n A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 S u r v e y o f P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 1 7 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l E t h i c s 3

Sen io r Expe r i ence (3 c red i t s ) E A S 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3 E A S 4 9 6 0 C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t 3

Env i ronmenta l Sc ience Concent ra t ion (18 -21 c red i ts ) Choose one o r mo re concen t ra t i on . S tuden t s may pu rsue two concen t ra t i ons , bu t mus t t ake one cou rse l i s t ed exp l i c i t l y i n a t h i r d concen t ra t i on ( exc l ud i ng Ca l cu l us I ) .


Atmosphere Concentration Requ i red Courses (21 c red i ts ) E A S 1 4 2 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f A t m o s p h e r e S c i e n c e 3 E A S 2 4 4 0 A t m o s p h e r e P r o c . A n d S y s t e m s 3 E A S 2 5 3 0 F u n d . O f C l i m a t e S y s t e m s 3 E A S 3 2 5 0 G l o b a l C h a n g e 3 E A S 3 x x x / 4 x x x A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e e l e c t i v e 3 E A S 4 0 3 0 E l e m e n t s o f A i r P o l l u t i o n 3 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n * 3 * S t u d e n t s i n t e r e s t e d i n w a t e r r e s o u r c e i s s u e s s h o u l d c o n s i d e r t a k i n g a c o u r s e i n s u r f a c e w a t e r h y d r o l o g y o r g r o u n d w a t e r . S t u d e n t s i n t e r e s t e d i n a i r p o l l u t i o n i s s u e s s h o u l d t a k e E A S - 2 11 0 c o n c u r r e n t l y w i t h E A S - 2 4 4 0

Biology Concentration Requ i red Courses (16 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 0 1 0 E v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 4 7 5 0 G e n . E c o l o g y 4


B I O L 3 x x x / 4 x x x B I O L e l e c t i v e 6 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n 3

Bio logy E lec t i ve ( 4 c red i ts ) B I O L 3 2 2 0 I n v e r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 3 2 6 0 P l a n t s a n d F u n g i 4 B I O L 4 1 0 0 Ve r t e b r a t e s 4 B I O L 4 2 4 0 E n t o m o l o g y 4 B I O L 4 2 6 0 A m p h i b i a n s a n d R e p t i l e s 4 B I O L 4 2 8 0 F i s h e s 4 B I O L 4 3 1 0 B i r d s 4 B I O L 4 3 8 0 M a m m a l s 4

Chemistry Concentration Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) C H E M 2 2 0 0 / 2 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y I 4 C H E M 2 4 1 0 / 2 4 1 5 P r i n c i p l e s O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I 4 C H E M 4 2 0 0 / 4 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l I I 4 C H E M 4 7 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n 3

Geoscience Concentration Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) E A S 2 4 0 0 F i e l d Te c h n i q u e s 2 E A S 3 4 0 0 S o i l s 3 E A S 4 1 0 0 / 4 11 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s 4 E A S 4 3 5 0 G r o u n d w a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 C o u r s e l i s t e d e x p l i c i t l y i n a n o t h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n 3

Geosc ience E lec t i ve ( 6 c red i ts ) E A S 2 2 0 0 / 2 2 1 0 M i n e r a l o g y w / l a b 4 E A S 3 4 0 0 S o i l s 3 E A S 4 1 0 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s 3 E A S 4 2 5 0 P r o j e c t i n E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e 1 - 3 E A S 4 2 6 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 4 2 8 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o c h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 4 3 5 0 G r o u n d w a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3


Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Co mpu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY Program Highlights Geo logy i s t he s t udy o f t he Ea r t h . Vo l canoes , ea r t hquakes , f l oods , l ands l i des , e ros i on and p l a te t ec ton i cs a re some o f t he t h i ngs t ha t geo log i s t s i nves t i ga te and t r y t o unde rs tand . Geo logy i s a f i e l d -o r i en ted sc i ence t ha t i nvo l ves mapp ing and ana l yz i ng rocks , dec i phe r i ng t he Ea r t h ’s h i s t o r y f r om the rock r eco rd , l oca t i ng na tu ra l r esou rces , i den t i f y i ng na tu ra l and man -made haza rds , and unde rs tand ing Ea r t h ’s na tu ra l p rocesses .

The B .S . deg ree p l aces a s t r onge r emphas i s on chemis t r y, phys i cs , ca l cu l us and f i e l dwo rk . I t i s mo re app rop r i a t e f o r s t uden t s who i n t end t o go on t o g radua te schoo l o r become a p ro fess i ona l geo log i s t .

S i nce t he unde rg radua te geo logy p rog ram i s r e l a t i ve l y sma l l compared t o l a rge r pub l i c un i ve r s i t i es , s t uden t s have more oppo r t un i t i es t o i n t e rac t w i t h f acu l t y, ge t pe r sona l i zed a t t en t i on and t ake advan tage o f oppo r t un i t i es i ns i de and ou t s i de o f t he Un i ve r s i t y. One h i gh l i gh t o f s t uden t s ’ educa t i on i s t he annua l depa r tmen t f i e l d t r i p i n wh i ch f acu l t y, g radua te and unde rg radua te s t uden t s spend one week exp lo r i ng a r eg i on o f t he coun t r y. Trave l i ng t h rough na t i ona l pa r ks , see ing na tu ra l s ys tems no t common l y encoun te red by s t uden t s and l ea rn i ng f i r s t hand abou t t he Ear t h and i t s env i r onmen t i s r ewa rd i ng t o a l l who pa r t i c i pa te . The depa r tmen t heav i l y subs id i zes t hese t r i ps so t ha t mos t s t uden t s can pa r t i c i pa te .

Curriculum Overview The geo l ogy cu r r i cu l um i s bu i l t a round a reas o f know ledge f undamen ta l t o unde rs tand ing t he Ea r t h .

Su rvey cou rses i n Ea r t h sys tems a re t he f i r s t two cou rses t ha t s t uden t s t ake . I n t e rmed ia te and uppe r -d i v i s i on cou rses a re f ocused on t he bu i l d i ng b l ocks o f Ea r t h and t he p rocesses t ha t bu i l d and mod i f y t he Ea r t h ’s f ea tu res . These cou rses cove r t he s t udy o f m ine ra l s and rocks , wea the r i ng and e ros i on , sed imen t t r anspo r t and depos i t i on , deve lopmen t o f moun ta i n r anges and de fo rma t i on o f t he Ea r t h , and t he movemen t o f t ec ton i c p l a t es .

S tuden t s en ro l l ed i n t he Bache lo r o f Sc i ence p rog ram a l so en ro l l i n a s i x -week summer camp du r i ng wh i ch t hey l ea rn t o wo rk i n t he f i e l d .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Dur i ng t he annua l geo logy depa r tmen t f i e l d t r i p , f acu l t y, g radua te and unde rg radua te s t uden t s spend one week exp lo r i ng a r eg i on o f t he Un i t ed S ta tes . S tuden t s t r ave l t h rough na t i ona l pa r ks , see na tu ra l s ys tems and l ea rn f i r s t hand abou t t he Ea r t h and i t s env i r onmen t . SLU ' s Depa r tmen t o f Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences heav i l y subs i d i zes t hese t r i ps so t ha t mos t s t uden t s can pa r t i c i pa te .

S tuden t s i n t he depa r tmen t may have t he oppo r t un i t y f o r pa r t - t ime wo rk ass i s t i ng f acu l t y members w i t h t he i r r esea rch . Such j obs expose s tuden t s t o va r i ous aspec t s o f sc i ence as we l l as p rov i de t hem w i t h some i ncome . O the r pa r t - t ime j obs may a l so be ava i l ab l e e l sewhe re i n t he Un i ve r s i t y. The c i t y o f S t . Lou i s p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es f o r sc i ence - re l a ted vo l un tee r wo rk i n p l aces such as t he Sa in t Lou i s Sc i ence Cen te r and t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo .

Careers A deg ree i n t he geosc i ences p repa res s t uden t s f o r a va r i e t y o f i n t e res t i ng ca ree rs . Many geosc i en t i s t s wo rk i n i ndus t r y o r f o r gove rnmen t agenc ies conce rned w i t h o i l and na tu ra l gas exp lo ra t i on and p roduc t i on , m in i ng , wa te r r esou rces , c i v i l eng inee r i ng , was te and po l l u t i on managemen t , env i r onmen ta l impac t assessmen t ,


conse rva t i on and l and managemen t , po l i c y ana l ys i s and imp lemen ta t i on educa t i on . S tuden t s i n t he p rog ram a l so acqu i r e a so l i d backg round i n c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng , e f f ec t i ve commun i ca t i on and compu te r use .









Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (54 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 I n t r o . To C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 I n t r o . To C h e m . I L a b 1 C H E M 11 2 0 I n t r o . To C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 11 2 5 I n t r o . To C h e m i s t r y I I L a b 1 E A S 1 0 1 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I 3 E A S 1 0 2 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I L a b 1 E A S 1 0 3 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I 3 E A S 1 0 4 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I L a b 1

E A S 2 2 0 0 M i n e r a l o g y 3 E A S 2 2 1 0 M i n e r a l o g y L a b 1 E A S 2 4 0 0 F i e l d Te c h n i q u e s i n G e o l o g y 2 E A S 2 4 2 0 C o m p u t e r A p p s i n E a r t h S c i e n c e 1 E A S 4 0 5 0 P e t r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 0 6 0 P e t r o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 1 0 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s 3 E A S 4 11 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s L a b 1 E A S 4 3 0 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 3 E A S 4 3 1 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 3 7 0 E a r t h D y n a m i c s 3 E A S 4 5 0 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 2 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 S u m m e r F i e l d C a m p 6

Geology E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts * ) C H E M 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 11 4 0 E a r t h H i s t o r y 3 E A S 3 0 5 0 G e o m o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 3 3 5 0 S u r f a c e W a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 2 8 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o c h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 4 3 5 0 G r o u n d w a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3 E A S 5 x x x G r a d u a t e L e v e l G e o l . C o u r s e 3 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 3 * A t l e a s t 6 c r e d i t s m u s t b e f r o m E A S 3 x x x / 4 x x x c o u r s e s .

Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (4 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 3 1 0 / 1 3 2 0 P h y s i c s I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s . I a n d L a b 4

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Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOPHYSICS Program Highlights Geosc ience i s t he s t udy o f t he Ea r t h and i n c l udes t he f i e l ds o f geo logy, geophys i cs and env i r onmen ta l s c i ence . Vo l canoes , ea r t hquakes , f l oods , l ands l i des and p l a te t ec ton i cs a re some o f t he t h i ngs t ha t geosc i en t i s t s i nves t i ga te and t r y t o unde rs tand .

Geophys i cs i s a more quan t i t a t i ve and i ns t r umen t -o r i en ted d i sc i p l i ne t ha t i nves t i ga tes t he Ea r t h ’s i n t e rna l s t r uc tu re and p rocesses by s t udy i ng se i sm ic waves and va r i a t i ons i n t he p l ane t ’s magne t i c and g rav i t a t i ona l f i e l ds as we l l as i t s r o t a t i on .

S tuden t s have access t o t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Ea r t hquake Cen te r. The Ea r t hquake Cen te r i s pa r t o f bo th a r eg i ona l ne two rk t ha t mon i t o r s t he New Madr i d se i sm ic zone and a g l oba l ne two rk t o mon i t o r se i sm ic i t y a round t he wo r l d . SLU i s a l so home t o t he G loba l Geodynamics P ro j ec t , wh i ch r eco rds t he Ea r t h ' s g rav i t y f i e l d a t a number o f wo r l dw ide s t a t i ons and ma in ta i ns s t anda rds f o r t he dep loymen t o f a l l supe rconduc t i ng g rav ime te r s .


Curriculum Overview Studen t s i n t he geophys i cs p rog ram a re g i ven a f i rm f ounda t i on i n so l i d Ea r t h sc i ence t ak i ng cou r ses i n m ine ra l ogy, pe t ro l ogy ( t he s t udy o f r ocks ) and s t r uc tu ra l geo logy. Uppe r l eve l geophys i cs cou rses , w i t h an emphas i s on se i smo logy, bu i l d on t h i s f ounda t i on and ensu re s t uden t s a re we l l p repa red f o r g radua te schoo l o r wo rk i n i ndus t r y.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s i n t he depa r tmen t may have t he oppo r t un i t y f o r pa r t - t ime wo rk ass i s t i ng f acu l t y members w i t h t he i r r esea rch . Such j obs expose s tuden t s t o va r i ous aspec t s o f sc i ence as we l l as p rov i de t hem w i t h some i ncome . O the r pa r t - t ime j obs may a l so be ava i l ab l e e l sewhe re i n t he Un i ve rs i t y. The c i t y o f S t . Lou i s p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es f o r sc i ence - re l a ted vo l un tee r wo rk i n p l aces such as t he Sa in t Lou i s Sc i ence Cen te r and t he Sa in t Lou i s Zoo .

Careers A deg ree i n t he geosc i ences p repa res s t uden t s f o r a va r i e t y o f i n t e res t i ng ca ree rs . Many geosc i en t i s t s wo rk i n i ndus t r y o r f o r gove rnmen t agenc ies conce rned w i t h o i l and na tu ra l gas exp lo ra t i on and p roduc t i on , m in i ng , wa te r r esou rces , c i v i l eng inee r i ng , was te and po l l u t i on managemen t , env i r onmen ta l impac t assessmen t , conse rva t i on and l and managemen t , po l i c y ana l ys i s and imp lemen ta t i on educa t i on . S tuden t s i n t he p rog ram a l so acqu i r e a so l i d backg round i n c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng , e f f ec t i ve commun i ca t i on and compu te r use .









Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (51 c red i ts ) E A S 1 0 1 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I 3 E A S 1 0 2 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I L a b 1 E A S 2 2 0 0 M i n e r a l o g y 3 E A S 2 2 1 0 M i n e r a l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 0 5 0 P e t r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 0 6 0 P e t r o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 3 0 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 3 E A S 4 3 1 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 5 1 0 P r i n . S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n 2 E A S 4 5 2 0 P r i n . S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n L a b 1 E A S 4 5 5 0 P r i n . G r a v. & M a g n e t i c E x p l o r a t i o n 3 E A S 4 6 0 0 I n t r o . To P h y s i c s o f S o l i d E a r t h 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 3 11 0 C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3

Addi t iona l Requ i rement fo r the App l i ed Opt ion E A S 4 5 3 0 P r i n . O f E l e c t r i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n 3


Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed r e l a t ed c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN METEOROLOGY Program Highlights Meteo ro l ogy i s mo re t han j us t t he s t udy o f wea the r ; i t i n c l udes a l l t he cha rac te r i s t i c s , s t r uc tu res and p rocesses o f t he a tmosphe re . Bas i c p r i nc i p l es o f phys i cs and chemis t r y a re app l i ed t o d i scove r wha t makes t he a tmosphe re wo rk . Ma thema t i ca l equa t i ons and t echn iques a re used t o p red i c t wea the r based on p resen t cond i t i ons . Recen t l y, me teo ro l ogy has become


i n c reas i ng l y v i t a l t o humank ind ’s conce rns . Ozone dep le t i on and g l oba l wa rm ing have been i den t i f i ed as t h rea t s t o human ex i s t ence on ea r t h . Me teo ro l og i s t s a re on t he f r on t l i nes o f t he ba t t l e t o l ea rn more abou t and mode l t hese phenomena .

Curriculum Overview The me teo ro l ogy cu r r i cu l um a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y emphas i zes bo th t heo ry and p rac t i ca l app l i ca t i on i n f undamen ta l and i nnova t i ve aspec t s o f t he a tmosphe r i c sc i ences . S i nce c l ass s i zes a re r e l a t i ve l y sma l l , an e f f ec t i ve r e l a t i onsh ip deve lops be tween t he s t uden t and t he i ns t r uc to r. Th i s pe r sona l i zed t each ing mode s t imu la tes academic i n t e res t and p ro fess i ona l ded i ca t i on among s tuden t s . Th i s i s f u r t he r s t r eng thened by t he Jesu i t t r ad i t i on o f educa t i on .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s i n t he me teo ro l ogy p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y can t ake advan tage o f t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce (NWS) Fo recas t O f f i ce , wh i ch i s l oca ted nea r t he Un i ve r s i t y and regu la r l y accep t s SLU s tuden t s f o r i n t e rnsh ips . C lasses o f t en t ake f i e l d t r i ps t o t he o f f i ce t o expe r i ence NWS ope ra t i ons . The re a re f ou r commerc i a l TV s ta t i ons i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea t ha t r egu la r l y f ea tu re wea the r r epo r t s . I n t e rnsh ips a re a l so ava i l ab l e w i t h t hese s t a t i ons . S tuden t s can ea rn s i x c red i t s t h rough an i n t e rnsh ip .

Resea rch cen te r s i nc l ude t he Ea r t hquake Cen te r, t he Coope ra t i ve I ns t i t u t e f o r P rec i p i t a t i on Sys tems , t he G loba l Geodynamics P rog ram, t he Cen te r f o r Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ences and Quan tum Wea the rTM.

Careers The Bache l o r o f Sc i ence p rog ra m p laces more emphas i s on p ro fess i ona l r ecogn i t i on , adm iss i on t o g radua te schoo l s and emp loymen t w i t h t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce .

The Amer i can Me teo ro l og i ca l Soc i e t y r ead i l y accep t s B .S . deg ree ho lde rs as members .



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t s co res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted

f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.



+ F i nanc ia l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s and l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i r e r epaymen t .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (62 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 I n t o . C h e m i s t r y I ( l e c t u r e o n l y ) 3 C S C I 1 0 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 E A S 1 4 2 0 F o u n d a t i o n o f A t m o s . S c i e n c e 3 E A S 2 11 0 M e t e o r o l o g i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 E A S 2 4 4 0 A t m o s . P r o c e s s e s a n d S y s t e m s 3 E A S 2 5 3 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s o f C l i m a t e S y s t e m s 3 E A S 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 3 3 4 0 P h y s i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 4 1 5 0 I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n / R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 E A S 4 2 0 0 S y n o p t i c M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 4 2 2 0 S y n o p t i c M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 4 4 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f D y n a m i c M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 4 4 5 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f D y n a m i c M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g . P h y s i c s I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g . P h y s i c s I I a n d L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3

Mathemat ics /S ta t i s t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 c red i t ) S TAT 1 3 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 3 11 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 1 2 0 I n t r o . L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v. M a t h f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 4 8 8 0 P r o b . & S t a t i s t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 4 3 1 0 I n t r o . C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s 3 M AT H 4 5 5 0 N o n l i n e a r D y n a m i c s & C h a o s 3 M AT H 4 5 7 0 P a r t i a l D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3

Major E lec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) E A S 1 0 5 0 O c e a n o g r a p h y 3 E A S 3 1 5 0 B r o a d c a s t M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 3 1 6 0 B r o a d c a s t M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 3 2 5 0 G l o b a l C h a n g e 3 E A S 3 3 4 0 P h y s i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 3 3 5 0 S u r f a c e W a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 3 5 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M o d e l i n g A p p l i c a t i o n s 3 E A S 3 7 0 0 M e s o a n a l y s i s S e v e r e S t o r m s 3


E A S 3 9 0 0 S L U T V P r a c t i c u m 3 E A S 4 0 3 0 A i r P o l l u t i o n 3 E A S 4 2 3 0 M i c r o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 3 3 0 C l i m a t e C h a n g e & Va r i a b i l i t y 3 E A S 4 4 5 0 P r i n . D y n a m i c M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 4 4 7 0 E l e m . T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 5 0 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3 E A S 4 6 5 0 W e a t h e r F o r e c a s t i n g 3 E A S 4 6 8 0 M e s o s c a l e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 7 8 0 C O M E T M o d u l e s 1 - 3 E A S 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 1 - 3 E A S 4 8 8 0 I n q u i r y R e s . P r o j e c t 1 - 3 G I S 4 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3

Sen ior Exper ience (3 c red i ts ) E A S 4 6 5 0 W e a t h e r F o r e c a s t i n g 3 E A S 4 6 8 0 M e s o s c a l e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 8 8 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y R e s . P r o j e c t 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 77

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses (EAS) and requ i r ed re l a t ed c red i t s (B i o l ogy, Chemis t r y, Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ences , Phys i cs , e t c . ) by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r f r eshman yea r. S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 2 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p roba t i on . I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o ob ta i n a t l eas t a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rses and requ i r ed re l a ted c red i t s by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r t hey w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue i n t he p rog ram.

MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (13 c red i ts ) E A S 1 0 1 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I 3 E A S 1 0 2 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I L a b 1 E A S 1 0 3 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I 3 E A S 1 0 4 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I L a b 1 E A S 2 0 8 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e 3 E A S 2 4 0 0 F i e l d Te c h n i q u e s i n G e o l o g y 2

Minor E lec t i ve Courses (7 -9 c red i ts ) E A S 2 4 2 0 C o m p u t e r A p p l i c a t i o n s i n E a r t h S c i e n c e 1 E A S 3 0 5 0 G e o m o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 3 3 5 0 S u r f a c e W a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 2 6 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 4 2 8 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o c h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 4 3 5 0 G r o u n d w a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3


Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n EAS mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r m ino r cou rsework .

MINOR IN GEOLOGY Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (14 c red i ts ) E A S 1 0 1 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I 3 E A S 1 0 2 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I L a b 1 E A S 1 0 3 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I 3 E A S 1 0 4 0 E a r t h S y s t e m s I I L a b 1 E A S 2 2 0 0 M i n e r a l o g y 3 E A S 2 2 1 0 M i n e r a l o g y L a b 1 E A S 2 4 0 0 F i e l d Te c h n i q u e s i n G e o l o g y 2

Minor E lec t i ve Courses (6 -8 c red i ts ) E A S 11 4 0 E a r t h H i s t o r y 3 E A S 2 4 2 0 C o m p u t e r A p p l i c a t i o n s i n E a r t h S c i e n c e 1 E A S 4 0 5 0 P e t r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 0 6 0 P e t r o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 1 0 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s 3 E A S 4 11 0 S u r f a c e P r o c e s s e s L a b 1 E A S 4 3 0 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 3 E A S 4 3 1 0 S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y L a b 1 E A S 4 3 7 0 E a r t h D y n a m i c s 3


Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n EAS mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r m ino r cou rsework

MINOR IN METEOROLOGY Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (20 c red i ts ) E A S 1 4 2 0 F o u n d a t i o n o f A t m o s . S c i e n c e 3 E A S 2 11 0 M e t e o r o l o g i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 E A S 2 4 4 0 A t m o s . P r o c e s s e s a n d S y s t e m s 3 E A S 2 5 3 0 F u n d . C l i m a t e S y s t e m s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4

Sc ience Requ i rement ( 4 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g . P h y s i c s I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 1 3 1 0 / 1 3 2 0 G e n e r a l P h y s i c s I a n d L a b 4 P H Y S 1 3 5 0 A v i a t i o n P h y s i c s 4

Minor E lec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) E A S 1 0 5 0 O c e a n o g r a p h y 3 E A S 3 1 5 0 B r o a d c a s t M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 3 1 6 0 B r o a d c a s t M e t e o r o l o g y I I 3 E A S 3 2 5 0 G l o b a l C h a n g e 3 E A S 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 3 3 5 0 S u r f a c e W a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 3 5 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M o d e l i n g A p p l i c . 3 E A S 3 7 0 0 M e s o a n a l y s i s S e v e r e S t o r m 3 E A S 4 0 3 0 A i r P o l l u t i o n 3 E A S 4 1 5 0 I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n / R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 E A S 4 2 0 0 S y n o p t i c M e t e o r o l o g y I 3 E A S 4 7 8 0 C O M E T m o d u l e s 3 G I S 4 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 33

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n EAS mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r m ino r cou rsework

CERTIFICATE IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Program Highlights The unde rg radua te ce r t i f i ca te p rog ram i n Geog raph i c I n f o rma t i on Sys tems (G IS ) f ocuses on cu r ren t i s sues , i nc l ud i ng env i r onmen ta l qua l i t y, c l ima te change , sus ta i nab i l i t y o f na tu ra l and non renewab le r esou rces , and t he impac t o f human ac t i v i t i es on t he env i r onmen t .

+ a f ocus on advanced remo te sens ing , G IS , and geospa t i a l me thods

+ use o f t he l a t es t image p rocess i ng t echn iques


+ cove rage o f d i ve r se app l i ca t i ons i n va r i ous d i sc i p l i nes

+ t r a i n i ng w i t h i ndus t r y - l ead ing ha rdware and so f twa re sys tems (A rcGIS , ENVI+ IDL , SARscape ) and Open sou rce p l a t f o rms (e .g . , QGIS , Bound less Desk top )

+ l a t e a f t e rnoon o r even ing c l asses t ha t accommoda te wo rk i ng p ro fess i ona l s

+ i ns t r uc to r s w i t h advanced deg rees who wo rk and conduc t r esea rch i n t he f i e l d

+ s t a te -o f - t he -a r t r esea rch l abs equ ipped w i t h mode rn compu t i ng , commerc i a l and open sou rce so f twa re t oo l s , va r i ous r emo te sens ing senso rs , and manned and unmanned a i r c ra f t s .

Curriculum Overview The G IS ce r t i f i ca te i s an 18 -c red i t p rog ram tha t s t uden t s can pu rsue on a f u l l - o r pa r t - t ime bas i s , usua l l y comp le t i ng t he ce r t i f i ca te i n l ess t han two yea rs .

Cou rses cove r t he l a t es t image p rocess i ng t echn iques f o r op t i ca l , t he rma l , RADAR, L iDAR remo te sens ing . S tuden t w i l l a l so exp lo re geospa t i a l me thods and p r i nc i p l es o f spa t i a l ana l ys i s , da tabase des i gn , ca r t og raph i c r ep resen ta t i on , mach ine l ea rn i ng , compu te r v i s i on , managemen t and da ta -m in i ng w i t h i n t eg ra t i on o f G IS , r emo te sens ing and GPS.=

Theo ry and l ec tu res a re supp lemen ted w i t h hands -on p ro j ec t s i nvo l v i ng r i s k assessmen t and m i t i ga t i on , env i r onmen ta l mode l i ng , r esou rces exp lo ra t i on , sus ta i nab le deve lopmen t , na tu ra l r esou rce managemen t and t r anspo r t a t i on , sub te r ranean mapp ing , and f o res t f i r e managemen t .

Careers Gradua tes have a ve r y good emp loymen t ou t l ook . Acco rd i ng t o t he Geospa t i a l I n f o rma t i on and Techno logy Assoc i a t i on , emp loymen t i n t h i s f i e l d i s g row ing a t an annua l r a t e o f a lmos t 35 pe rcen t , w i t h t he commerc i a l subsec t i on o f t he marke t expand ing by 100 pe rcen t each yea r.

Recen t g radua tes f r om th i s p rog ram have been emp loyed by va r i ous env i r onmen ta l , r emo te sens ing and G IS compan ies , i nc l ud i ng Monsan to , t he Na t i ona l Geospa t i a l - I n t e l l i gence Agency and U .S . Geo log i ca l Su rvey (USGS) .

Admission Requirements Min imum GPA: 3 .0

S tuden t s a l r eady en ro l l ed i n any unde rg radua te p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y do no t need t o r eapp l y and shou ld submi t an App l i ca t i on f o r Ma jo r.

O the r app l i can t s mus t submi t t he f o l l ow ing :

+ G IS Ce r t i f i ca te En ro l lmen t App l i ca t i on + Résumé + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t ( 500 t o 800 wo rds )


+ Scho la r sh i ps : awa rded based on academic ach i evemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh ip and f i nanc ia l need .




Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) G I S 4 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S * 3 G I S 4 0 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 G I S 4 0 4 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 * S t u d e n t s w i t h p r e v i o u s G I S e x p e r i e n c e o r c o u r s e w o r k m a y b e a l l o w e d t o t a k e a n a d v a n c e d e l e c t i v e i n p l a c e o f t h e r e q u i r e d I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S c o u r s e .

Elec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) G I S 4 0 8 0 D i g i t a l C a r t o g r a p h y a n d G e o v i s u a l i z a t i o n 3 G I S 4 0 9 0 P r o g r a m m i n g f o r R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 G I S 4 1 0 0 M i c r o w a v e R e m o t e S e n s i n g : S A R P r i n c i p l e s , D a t a P r o c e s s i n g a n d A p p l i c a t i o n s 3 G I S 4 11 0 I n t e r f e r o m e t r i c S y n t h e t i c A p e r t u r e R a d a r 3 S O C 4 6 7 0 S p a t i a l D e m o g r a p h y : A p p l i e d S t a t i s t i c s f o r S p a t i a l D a t a 3 B I O L 4 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n a l l Ce r t i f i ca te cou rses .

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GEOSCIENCE Program Highlights The geo l ogy r esea rch f ac i l i t i e s i nc l ude a ne two rk o f se i smog raph s ta t i ons su r round ing t he New Madr i d f au l t zone , s t a te -o f - t he -a r t se i sm ic obse rva to r i es t ha t t r ansm i t da ta by sa te l l i t e f r om s i t es d i s t r i bu ted ac ross a b road reg i on o f t he cen t ra l Un i t ed S ta tes ; exce l l en t compu t i ng f ac i l i t i e s cons i s t i ng o f L INUX, So la r i s , MAC and PC wo rks ta t i ons ; r ock p repa ra t i on and m ine ra l sepa ra t i on f ac i l i t i e s ; a s t ab l e i so tope geochemis t r y l ab ; a r emo te sens ing l ab ; and a d i g i t a l image ana l ys i s l ab .

Ex tens i ve r esea rch i s conduc ted a t t he Ea r t hquake Cen te r and t he Se i sm ic Ana l ys i s and Remo te Sens ing Labo ra to r i es .

Curriculum Overview The non - t hes i s op t i on r equ i r es 30 c red i t s t o comp le te ; t he t hes i s op t i on r equ i r es 24 c red i t s t o comp le te , p l us 6 t hes i s c red i t s .

Th ree concen t ra t i ons a re ava i l ab l e :

+ Geo logy + Geophys i cs + Env i r onmen ta l Geosc i ence


Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Ac t i ve r esea rch a reas i n geophys i cs i nc l ude ea r t hquake se i smo logy, t ec ton i cs , t hose i n geo logy i nc l ude t ec ton i cs , r emo te sens ing , sed imen ta r y geo logy and sed imen ta t i on , i gneous and me tamorph i c pe t ro l ogy, geochemis t r y, geoch rono logy, geomorpho logy and f l u i d - r ock i n t e rac t i on , wh i l e t hose i n env i r onmen ta l geosc i ences i nc l ude r i ve r / r ese rvo i r sus ta i nab i l i t y, l and use e f f ec t s on wa te r qua l i t y, con tam inan t t r anspo r t , we t l and b i ogeochemis t r y, hyd ro -geochemis t r y, f l uv i a l geomorpho logy, coas ta l geomorpho logy and p rocesses .

Careers The M.S . p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n p r i va te i ndus t r y and gove rnmen t agenc ies o r f o r f u r t he r advanced s tud i es .

A f t e r g radua t i ng , a l umn i m igh t pu rsue a ca ree r as an ea r t hquake haza rd ana l ys t , env i r onmen ta l consu l t an t o r an exp lo ra t i on geophys i c i s t .

Admission Requirements Success fu l app l i can t s possess su f f i c i en t t es t sco res , a su f f i c i en t GPA and su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco res ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s ) .

Geo logy Concen t ra t i on P re requ i s i t es i nc l ude m ine ra l ogy, pe t ro l ogy, sed imen to l ogy and s t r uc tu ra l geo logy. One yea r each o f ca l cu l us , phys i cs and chemis t r y i s des i r ab l e .

Geophys i cs Concen t ra t i on P re requ i s i t es i nc l ude s t r uc tu ra l geo logy, co l l ege phys i cs , mechan i cs and ma thema t i cs t h rough d i f f e ren t i a l equa t i ons .

Env i r onmen ta l Geosc i ences Concen t ra t i on P re requ i s i t es f o r Mas te r ’s deg ree : an unde rg radua te deg ree i n a STEM d i sc i p l i ne w i t h a t l eas t one semes te r each o f ca l cu l us , phys i cs , b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, and geosc i ence ; a second semes te r o f ca l cu l us o r one semes te r o f s t a t i s t i c s .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + Transc r i p t ( s ) + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t + GRE sco res + Résumé




Appl ica t ion and Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ines Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i ons by Feb . 1 .

U .S . s t uden t s shou ld app l y f o r t he f a l l semes te r by Ju l y 1 and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Nov. 1 . I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s shou ld app l y f o r t he f a l l semes te r by May 1 and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Oc t . 1 .

Rev iew Process Facu l t y commi t t ee members exami ne qua l i f i ed app l i can t s ' ma te r i a l s and make recommenda t i ons .






Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (4 c red i ts ) E A S 4 5 0 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3 E A S 5 9 0 0 G e o s c i e n c e J o u r n a l C l u b 1

Elec t i ve Course (3 c red i ts ) E A S 5 1 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o s c i e n c e s 3 E A S 5 3 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o p h y s i c s 3

Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (23 -24 c red i ts )

Thes i s Op t i on C o n c e n t r a t i o n E l e c t i v e s 1 7 - 1 8 E A S 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Non -Thes i s Op t i on C o n c e n t r a t i o n E l e c t i v e s 2 3 - 2 4


Geology Concentration Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 3 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 6 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e S o l i d E a r t h 3

Concent ra t ion Cho ice (3 c red i ts ) E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m m a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3

Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (17 -18* c red i ts ) * T h e n o n - t h e s i s o p t i o n r e q u i r e s 1 7 - 1 8 c r e d i t s o f E l e c t i v e s ; t h e t h e s i s o p t i o n r e q u i r e s 11 - 1 2 c r e d i t s p l u s 6 c r e d i t s o f t h e s i s r e s e a r c h . E A S 5 0 4 0 P o t e n t i a l T h e o r y 3 E A S 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C o a s t a l P r o c e s s e s a n d M o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 5 0 8 0 D y n a m i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 0 9 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 11 0 C o m p u t i n g i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 2 - 3 E A S 5 1 2 0 T i m e S e r i e s A n a l y s i s i n G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 1 5 0 P r o p e r t i e s o f E a r t h M a t e r i a l s 3 E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m M a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3 E A S 5 1 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o s c i e n c e 2 E A S 5 2 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f P r e d i c t i o n 3 E A S 5 2 2 0 G e o p h y s i c a l D a t a P r o c e s s i n g 3


E A S 5 2 3 0 B o u n d a r y L a y e r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 4 0 T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 6 0 S y n o p t i c s a n d D y n a m i c s o f J e t S t r e a m s 3 E A S 5 2 7 0 M e t e o r o l o g y o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 8 0 D i a g n o s i s a n d P r e d i c t i o n o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 9 0 M e s o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2 E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 3 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f R a d i a t i v e T r a n s f e r 3 E A S 5 3 8 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 9 0 S e m i n a r i n S e i s m o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 0 0 C o n t i n u u m M e c h a n i c s i n W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n 3 E A S 5 4 2 0 A d v a n c e d S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 3 0 I s o t o p e G e o c h e m i s t r y 2 E A S 5 4 4 0 A d v a n c e d S e d i m e n t a r y G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d P e t r o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 6 0 G e o d y n a m i c s 3 E A S 5 4 7 0 T u r b u l e n c e 3 E A S 5 5 1 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 2 E A S 5 5 2 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n L a b o r a t o r y 1 E A S 5 5 4 0 P o t e n t i a l a n d E l e c t r i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 3 E A S 5 6 1 0 S a t e l l i t e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 6 5 0 R a d a r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 7 0 0 C o n v e c t i o n i n t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 7 2 0 S e i s m o l o g i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 E A S 5 7 5 0 L a n d - A t m o s p h e r e I n t e r a c t i o n 3 E A S 5 8 0 0 S y n o p t i c - M e s o s c a l e C i r c u l a t i o n s 3 E A S 5 9 8 1 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n E a r t h a n d A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Geophysics Concentration The Mas te r o f Sc i ence (Thes i s ) i n Geosc i ence w i t h Geophys i cs concen t ra t i on r equ i r es a m in i mum o f 24 c red i t s p l us a w r i t t en t hes i s o f 6 c red i t s . The Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Geosc ience (non -Thes i s ) w i t h a Geophys i cs concen t ra t i on , cou rsework op t i on , r equ i r es a m in imum o f 30 c red i t s and i ndependen t s t udy.

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 3 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 6 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e S o l i d E a r t h 3

Concent ra t ion Cho ice #1 ( 3 c red i ts ) E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m m a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3

Concent ra t ion Cho ice #2 ( 6 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 4 0 P o t e n t i a l T h e o r y 3 E A S 5 4 0 0 C o n t i n u u m M e c h a n i c s i n W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n 3 E A S 5 5 1 0 / 5 5 2 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s w i t h L a b 3

Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (11 -12* c red i ts ) * T h e n o n - t h e s i s o p t i o n r e q u i r e s 11 - 1 2 c r e d i t s o f E l e c t i v e s ; t h e t h e s i s o p t i o n r e q u i r e s 5 - 6 c r e d i t s p l u s 6 c r e d i t s o f t h e s i s r e s e a r c h . E A S 5 0 4 0 P o t e n t i a l T h e o r y 3 E A S 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C o a s t a l P r o c e s s e s a n d M o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 5 0 8 0 D y n a m i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 0 9 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 11 0 C o m p u t i n g i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 2 - 3 E A S 5 1 2 0 T i m e S e r i e s A n a l y s i s i n G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 1 5 0 P r o p e r t i e s o f E a r t h M a t e r i a l s 3 E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m M a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3 E A S 5 1 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o s c i e n c e 2 E A S 5 2 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f P r e d i c t i o n 3 E A S 5 2 2 0 G e o p h y s i c a l D a t a P r o c e s s i n g 3 E A S 5 2 3 0 B o u n d a r y L a y e r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 4 0 T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 6 0 S y n o p t i c s a n d D y n a m i c s o f J e t S t r e a m s 3 E A S 5 2 7 0 M e t e o r o l o g y o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 8 0 D i a g n o s i s a n d P r e d i c t i o n o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 9 0 M e s o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2

E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 3 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f R a d i a t i v e T r a n s f e r 3 E A S 5 3 8 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 9 0 S e m i n a r i n S e i s m o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 0 0 C o n t i n u u m M e c h a n i c s i n W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n 3 E A S 5 4 2 0 A d v a n c e d S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 3 0 I s o t o p e G e o c h e m i s t r y 2 E A S 5 4 4 0 A d v a n c e d S e d i m e n t a r y G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d P e t r o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 6 0 G e o d y n a m i c s 3 E A S 5 4 7 0 T u r b u l e n c e 3 E A S 5 5 4 0 P o t e n t i a l a n d E l e c t r i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 3 E A S 5 6 1 0 S a t e l l i t e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 6 5 0 R a d a r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 7 0 0 C o n v e c t i o n i n t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 7 2 0 S e i s m o l o g i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 E A S 5 7 5 0 L a n d - A t m o s p h e r e I n t e r a c t i o n 3 E A S 5 8 0 0 S y n o p t i c - M e s o s c a l e C i r c u l a t i o n s 3 E A S 5 9 8 1 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n E a r t h a n d A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Environmental Geosciences Concentration Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (23 -24 c red i ts ) * T h e n o n - t h e s i s o p t i o n r e q u i r e s 2 3 - 2 4 c r e d i t s o f E l e c t i v e s ; t h e t h e s i s o p t i o n r e q u i r e s 1 7 - 1 8 c r e d i t s p l u s 6 c r e d i t s o f t h e s i s r e s e a r c h . E A S 5 0 4 0 P o t e n t i a l T h e o r y 3 E A S 5 0 6 0 P h y s i c s o f S o l i d E a r t h 3 E A S 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C o a s t a l P r o c e s s e s a n d M o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 5 0 8 0 D y n a m i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 0 9 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 11 0 C o m p u t i n g i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 2 - 3 E A S 5 1 2 0 T i m e S e r i e s A n a l y s i s i n G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 1 5 0 P r o p e r t i e s o f E a r t h M a t e r i a l s 3 E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m M a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3 E A S 5 1 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o s c i e n c e 2 E A S 5 2 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f P r e d i c t i o n 3 E A S 5 2 2 0 G e o p h y s i c a l D a t a P r o c e s s i n g 3 E A S 5 2 3 0 B o u n d a r y L a y e r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 4 0 T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 6 0 S y n o p t i c s a n d D y n a m i c s o f J e t S t r e a m s 3 E A S 5 2 7 0 M e t e o r o l o g y o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 8 0 D i a g n o s i s a n d P r e d i c t i o n o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 9 0 M e s o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2 E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 3 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f R a d i a t i v e T r a n s f e r 3 E A S 5 3 8 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 9 0 S e m i n a r i n S e i s m o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 0 0 C o n t i n u u m M e c h a n i c s i n W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n 3 E A S 5 4 2 0 A d v a n c e d S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 3 0 I s o t o p e G e o c h e m i s t r y 2 E A S 5 4 4 0 A d v a n c e d S e d i m e n t a r y G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d P e t r o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 6 0 G e o d y n a m i c s 3 E A S 5 4 7 0 T u r b u l e n c e 3 E A S 5 5 1 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 2 E A S 5 5 2 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n L a b o r a t o r y 1 E A S 5 5 4 0 P o t e n t i a l a n d E l e c t r i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 3 E A S 5 6 1 0 S a t e l l i t e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 6 5 0 R a d a r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 7 0 0 C o n v e c t i o n i n t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 7 2 0 S e i s m o l o g i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 E A S 5 7 5 0 L a n d - A t m o s p h e r e I n t e r a c t i o n 3 E A S 5 8 0 0 S y n o p t i c - M e s o s c a l e C i r c u l a t i o n s 3 E A S 5 9 8 1 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n E a r t h a n d A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6



MASTER OF SCIENCE IN METEROLOGY Program Highlights Studen t s who g radua te f r om t he me teo ro l ogy p rog rams a re t r a i ned t o be me teo ro l og i s t s . They s t udy t he dynamics o f a i r mo t i on , phys i ca l p rocesses such as t r ans fe r o f r ad i a t i on , and convec t i on r esu l t i ng i n seve re s t o rms , f l ash f l oods and hu r r i canes . Resea rch i s unde rway a t SLU on heavy p rec i p i t a t i on , r eg i ona l c l ima te and a i r qua l i t y us i ng numer i ca l wea the r p red i c t i on mode l s . Facu l t y co l l abo ra t i on w i t h r esea rch me teo ro l og i s t s a t na t i ona l cen te r s , as we l l as ope ra t i ona l me teo ro l og i s t s a t t he S t . Lou i s Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce f o recas t o f f i ces .

SLU i s a f ound ing member o f t he Un i ve rs i t y Co rpo ra t i on f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch , wh i ch manages t he Na t i ona l Cen te r f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch (NCAR) , i n Bou lde r, Co lo rado , unde r t he sponso rsh ip o f t he Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on and NASA ' s DEVELOP p rog ram.

Curriculum Overview The Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Me teo ro l ogy r equ i r es 24 c red i t s o f cou rsework and s i x c red i t s o f t hes i s r esea rch . I t i s gea red t o s t uden t s p l ann ing t o en te r t he doc to ra l p rog ram a f t e r comp le t i on , as we l l as t hose who wan t t o wo rk i n a r esea rch capac i t y o r enhance t he i r qua l i f i ca t i on f o r f o recas t i ng pos i t i ons .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The Depa r tmen t i s a cha r t e r member o f t he Un i ve r s i t y Co rpo ra t i on f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch (UCAR) wh i ch manages t he Na t i ona l Cen te r f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch , Bou lde r, Co lo rado , unde r t he sponso rsh ip o f t he Na t i ona l Sc i ence Found a t i on . Ex te rna l f und ing f o r r esea rch comes f r om the Na t i ona l Ocean i c and A tmosphe r i c Admin i s t r a t i on (NOAA) , t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce , and t he Na t i ona l Ae ronau t i c s and Space Admin i s t r a t i on (NASA) . The depa r tmen t has a ded i ca ted synop t i c compu te r l ab and rece i ves r ea l - t ime da ta f r om bo th sa te l l i t e down l i nk and t he I n t e rne t .

So f twa re f o r d i sp l ay i ng and ana l yz i ng wea the r da ta comes f r om Un ida ta P rog ram Cen te r, t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce , and l oca l l y w r i t t en code .

Careers SLU me teo ro l ogy g radua tes wo rk f o r f ede ra l and s ta te gove rnmen t agenc ies , such as t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce , Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on , NASA and t he Env i r onmen ta l P ro tec t i on Agency. O the rs a re emp loyed i n t he p r i va te sec to r, conduc t i ng a tmosphe r i c and ag r i cu l t u ra l r esea rch , wea the r f o recas t i ng and a i r qua l i t y assessmen ts .


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Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 8 0 D y n a m i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 0 9 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 3 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 1 E A S 5 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) E A S 5 11 0 C o m p u t i n g i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 2 - 3 E A S 5 2 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f P r e d i c t i o n 3 E A S 5 2 3 0 B o u n d a r y L a y e r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 4 0 T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 7 0 M e t e o r o l o g y o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 9 0 M e s o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3


E A S 5 3 8 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f R a d i a t i o n T r a n s f e r I 3 E A S 5 4 7 0 T u r b u l e n c e a n d c o n v e c t i o n 3 E A S 5 6 0 0 A t m o s p h e r i c C h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 5 6 1 0 S a t e l l i t e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 6 5 0 R a d a r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 7 0 0 C o n v e c t i o n i n t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 9 8 1 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3 E A S 5 8 9 0 R e s e a r c h S e m i n a r 3 E A S 5 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 E A S 6 4 8 0 G e n e r a l C i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 G I S 5 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3

Thes is Research (6 c red i ts ) E A S 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

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POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Program Highlights The unde rg radua te ce r t i f i ca te p rog ram i n Geog raph i c I n f o rma t i on Sys tems (G I S ) f ocuses on cu r ren t i s sues , i nc l ud i ng env i r onmen ta l qua l i t y, c l ima te change , sus ta i nab i l i t y o f na tu ra l and non renewab le r esou rces , and t he impac t o f human ac t i v i t i es on t he env i r onmen t .

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so f twa re sys tems (A rcGIS , ENVI+ IDL , SARscape ) and Open sou rce p l a t f o rms (e .g . , QGIS , Bound less Desk top )

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+ s t a te -o f - t he -a r t r esea rch l abs equ ipped w i t h mode rn compu t i ng , commerc i a l and open sou rce so f twa re t oo l s , va r i ous r emo te sens ing senso rs , and manned and unmanned a i r c ra f t s .

Curriculum Overview The G IS ce r t i f i ca te i s an 18 -c red i t p rog ram tha t s t uden t s can pu rsue on a f u l l - o r pa r t - t ime bas i s , usua l l y comp le t i ng t he ce r t i f i ca te i n l ess t han two yea rs .

Cou rses cove r t he l a t es t image p rocess i ng t echn iques f o r op t i ca l , t he rma l , RADAR, L iDAR remo te sens ing . S tuden t s w i l l a l so exp lo re geospa t i a l me thods and p r i nc i p l es o f spa t i a l ana l ys i s , da tabase des i gn , ca r t og raph i c r ep resen ta t i on , mach ine l ea rn i ng ,

compu te r v i s i on , managemen t and da ta -m in i ng w i t h i n t eg ra t i on o f G IS , r emo te sens ing and GPS.=

Theo ry and l ec tu res a re supp l emen ted w i t h hands -on p ro j ec t s i nvo l v i ng r i s k assessmen t and m i t i ga t i on , env i r onmen ta l mode l i ng , r esou rces exp lo ra t i on , sus ta i nab le deve lopmen t , na tu ra l r esou rce managemen t and t r anspo r t a t i on , sub te r ranean mapp ing , and f o res t f i r e managemen t .

Careers Gradua tes have a ve r y good emp loymen t ou t l ook . Acco rd i ng t o t he Geospa t i a l I n f o rma t i on and Techno logy Assoc i a t i on , emp loymen t i n t h i s f i e l d i s g row ing a t an annua l r a t e o f a lmos t 35 pe rcen t , w i t h t he commerc i a l subsec t i on o f t he marke t expand ing by 100 pe rcen t each yea r.

Recen t g radua tes f r om th i s p rog ram have been emp loyed by va r i ous env i r onmen ta l , r emo te sens ing and G IS compan ies , i nc l ud i ng Monsan to , t he Na t i ona l Geospa t i a l - I n t e l l i gence Agency and U .S . Geo log i ca l Su rvey (USGS) .

Admission Requirements Min imum GPA: 3 .0

App l i can t s w i t h GPA be low t he m in imum GPA w i l l be cons i de red on a case -by - case bas i s . To reques t an excep t i on o f t he m in imum GMAT, LSAT o r GRE sco res , submi t a pe t i t i on t o t he p rog ram d i r ec to r.

S tuden t s a l r eady en ro l l ed i n any g radua te p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y do no t need t o r eapp l y and shou ld submi t a Pe t i t i on f o r Pos t -Bacca lau rea te Ce r t i f i ca te Admiss i on (Fo rm No . 15 ) . O the r app l i can t s mus t submi t t he f o l l ow ing :

+ O f f i c i a l t r ansc r i p t s + One l e t t e r o f r ecommenda t i on + Résumé + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t ( 500 t o 800 wo rds )


packe t w i t h a l l accompany ing documen ts + TOEFL sco re (m in imum: 80 ) o r IELTS sco re

(m in imum: 6 .5 ) + App l i can t s may be asked t o schedu le an on l i ne

i n t e r v i ew be fo re f i na l accep tance .

Appl ica t ion Dead l ines The f i na l dead l i ne f o r f a l l adm i t t ance i s May 1 f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s and Ju l y 1 f o r domes t i c s t uden t s .




Fo r p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and


comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 -12 c red i ts ) G I S 5 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 G I S 5 0 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 G I S 5 0 4 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 G I S 5 0 6 0 G e o s p a t i a l M e t h o d s i n E n v i r o n m e n t a l S t u d i e s 3

Elec t i ve Courses (3 -6 c red i ts ) G I S 5 0 7 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 G I S 5 0 8 0 D i g i t a l C a r t o g r a p h y a n d G e o v i s u a l i z a t i o n 3 G I S 5 0 9 0 P r o g r a m m i n g f o r R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 G I S 5 1 0 0 M i c r o w a v e R e m o t e S e n s i n g : S A R P r i n c i p l e s , D a t a P r o c e s s i n g a n d A p p l i c a t i o n s 3 G I S 5 11 0 I n t e r f e r o m e t r i c S y n t h e t i c A p e r t u r e R a d a r 3 G I S 5 1 2 0 G e o g r a p h i c I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e , S o c i e t y a n d S u s t a i n a b i l i t y 3 B I O L 5 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .0 GPA i n a l l Ce r t i f i ca te cou rses .

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN GEOSCIENCE Program Highlights The geo l ogy r esea rch f ac i l i t i e s i nc l ude a ne two rk o f se i smog raph s ta t i ons su r round ing t he New Madr i d f au l t zone , s t a te -o f - t he -a r t se i sm ic obse rva to r i es t ha t t r ansm i t da ta by sa te l l i t e f r om s i t es d i s t r i bu ted ac ross a b road reg i on o f t he cen t ra l Un i t ed S ta tes ; exce l l en t compu t i ng f ac i l i t i e s cons i s t i ng o f L INUX, So la r i s , MAC and PC wo rks ta t i ons ; r ock p repa ra t i on and m ine ra l sepa ra t i on f ac i l i t i e s ; a s t ab l e i so tope geochemis t r y l ab ; a r emo te sens ing l ab ; and a d i g i t a l image ana l ys i s l ab .

Ex tens i ve r esea rch i s conduc ted a t t he Ea r t hquake Cen te r and t he Se i sm ic Ana l ys i s and Remo te Sens ing Labo ra to r i es .

Curriculum Overview The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Geosc i ences requ i r es a m in imum o f 48 c red i t s o f cou rse wo rk and exac t l y 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch . Up t o 24 c red i t s o f cou rse wo rk l ead ing t o a Mas te r ’s deg ree may coun t t owa rd t he c red i t r equ i r emen t .

Two concen t ra t i ons a re ava i l ab l e :

+ Geophys i cs + Env i r onmen ta l Geosc i ence

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Ac t i ve r esea rch a reas i n geophys i cs i nc l ude ea r t hquake se i smo logy, t ec ton i cs , t hose i n geo logy i nc l ude t ec ton i cs , r emo te sens ing , sed imen ta r y geo logy and sed imen ta t i on , i gneous and me tamorph i c pe t ro l ogy, geochemis t r y, geoch rono logy, geomorpho logy and

f l u i d - r ock i n t e rac t i on , wh i l e t hose i n env i r onmen ta l geosc i ences i nc l ude r i ve r / r ese rvo i r sus ta i nab i l i t y, l and use e f f ec t s on wa te r qua l i t y, con tam inan t t r anspo r t , we t l and b i ogeochemis t r y, hyd ro -geochemis t r y, f l uv i a l geomorpho logy, coas ta l geomorpho logy and p rocesses .

Careers The Ph .D . p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n academic r esea rch , t each ing , gove rnmen t o r i ndus t r i a l r esea rch env i r onmen ts .

A f t e r g radua t i ng , a l umn i m igh t pu rsue a ca ree r as an ea r t hquake haza rd ana l ys t , env i r onmen ta l consu l t an t o r an exp lo ra t i on geophys i c i s t .


Geophys i cs Concen t ra t i on P re requ i s i t es i nc l ude s t r uc tu ra l geo logy, co l l ege phys i cs , mechan i cs and ma thema t i cs t h rough d i f f e ren t i a l equa t i ons .

Env i r onmen ta l Geosc i ences Concen t ra t i on P re requ i s i t es f o r Mas te r ’s deg ree : an unde rg radua te deg ree i n a STEM d i sc i p l i ne w i t h a t l eas t one semes te r each o f ca l cu l us , phys i cs , b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, and geosc i ence ; a second semes te r o f ca l cu l us o r one semes te r o f s t a t i s t i c s .







Rev iew Process Facu l t y commi t t ee members examine qua l i f i ed app l i can t s ' ma te r i a l s and make recommenda t i ons .



+ Scho la r sh i ps : awa rded based on academic ach ievemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh i p and f i nanc i a l need .




Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (5 c red i ts ) E A S 4 5 0 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3 E A S 5 9 0 0 G e o s c i e n c e J o u r n a l C l u b 2

Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (31 -32 c red i ts )

D isser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) E A S 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 1 2


Geophysics Concentration The Mas te r o f Sc i ence (Thes i s ) i n Geosc i ence w i t h Geophys i cs concen t ra t i on r equ i r es a m in imum o f 24 c red i t s p l us a w r i t t en t hes i s o f 6 c red i t s The Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Geosc ience (non -Thes i s ) w i t h a Geophys i cs concen t ra t i on , cou rsework op t i on , r equ i r es a m in imum o f 30 c red i t s and i ndependen t s t udy

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements (3 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 6 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e S o l i d E a r t h 3

Concent ra t ion Cho ice #1 ( 3 c red i ts ) E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m m a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3

Concent ra t ion Cho ice #2 ( 6 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 4 0 P o t e n t i a l T h e o r y 3 E A S 5 4 0 0 C o n t i n u u m M e c h a n i c s i n W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n 3 E A S 5 5 1 0 / 5 5 2 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s w i t h L a b 3

Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (19 -20 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 4 0 P o t e n t i a l T h e o r y 3 E A S 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C o a s t a l P r o c e s s e s a n d M o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 5 0 8 0 D y n a m i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 0 9 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 11 0 C o m p u t i n g i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 2 - 3 E A S 5 1 2 0 T i m e S e r i e s A n a l y s i s i n G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 1 5 0 P r o p e r t i e s o f E a r t h M a t e r i a l s 3 E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m M a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3 E A S 5 1 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o s c i e n c e 2 E A S 5 2 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f P r e d i c t i o n 3 E A S 5 2 2 0 G e o p h y s i c a l D a t a P r o c e s s i n g 3 E A S 5 2 3 0 B o u n d a r y L a y e r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 4 0 T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 6 0 S y n o p t i c s a n d D y n a m i c s o f J e t S t r e a m s 3 E A S 5 2 7 0 M e t e o r o l o g y o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 8 0 D i a g n o s i s a n d P r e d i c t i o n o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 9 0 M e s o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2 E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 3 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f R a d i a t i v e T r a n s f e r 3 E A S 5 3 8 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 9 0 S e m i n a r i n S e i s m o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 0 0 C o n t i n u u m M e c h a n i c s i n W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n 3 E A S 5 4 2 0 A d v a n c e d S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 2

E A S 5 4 3 0 I s o t o p e G e o c h e m i s t r y 2 E A S 5 4 4 0 A d v a n c e d S e d i m e n t a r y G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d P e t r o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 6 0 G e o d y n a m i c s 3 E A S 5 4 7 0 T u r b u l e n c e 3 E A S 5 5 4 0 P o t e n t i a l a n d E l e c t r i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 3 E A S 5 6 1 0 S a t e l l i t e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 6 5 0 R a d a r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 7 0 0 C o n v e c t i o n i n t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 7 2 0 S e i s m o l o g i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 E A S 5 7 5 0 L a n d - A t m o s p h e r e I n t e r a c t i o n 3 E A S 5 8 0 0 S y n o p t i c - M e s o s c a l e C i r c u l a t i o n s 3 E A S 6 1 0 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n S o l i d E a r t h G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 6 1 9 0 A d v a n c e d S e m i n a r i n G e o p h y s i c s 2 E A S 6 2 0 0 A d v a n c e d G e o m a g n e t i s m 3 E A S 6 3 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 1 E A S 6 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d S e i s m o l o g y I 3 E A S 6 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2 E A S 6 3 2 0 A d v a n c e d S e i s m o l o g y I I 3 E A S 6 4 8 0 G e n e r a l C i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 6 5 9 0 S e m i n a r i n N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s 3 E A S 6 9 8 1 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3

Environmental Geosciences Concentration Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (31 -32 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 4 0 P o t e n t i a l T h e o r y 3 E A S 5 0 6 0 P h y s i c s o f S o l i d E a r t h 3 E A S 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C o a s t a l P r o c e s s e s a n d M o r p h o l o g y 3 E A S 5 0 8 0 D y n a m i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 0 9 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 11 0 C o m p u t i n g i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 2 - 3 E A S 5 1 2 0 T i m e S e r i e s A n a l y s i s i n G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 1 5 0 P r o p e r t i e s o f E a r t h M a t e r i a l s 3 E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t a n d C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m M a r g i n s a n d P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3 E A S 5 1 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o s c i e n c e 2 E A S 5 2 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f P r e d i c t i o n 3 E A S 5 2 2 0 G e o p h y s i c a l D a t a P r o c e s s i n g 3 E A S 5 2 3 0 B o u n d a r y L a y e r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 4 0 T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 6 0 S y n o p t i c s a n d D y n a m i c s o f J e t S t r e a m s 3 E A S 5 2 7 0 M e t e o r o l o g y o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 8 0 D i a g n o s i s a n d P r e d i c t i o n o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 9 0 M e s o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2 E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 3 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f R a d i a t i v e T r a n s f e r 3 E A S 5 3 8 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 9 0 S e m i n a r i n S e i s m o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 0 0 C o n t i n u u m M e c h a n i c s i n W a v e P r o p a g a t i o n 3 E A S 5 4 2 0 A d v a n c e d S t r u c t u r a l G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 3 0 I s o t o p e G e o c h e m i s t r y 2 E A S 5 4 4 0 A d v a n c e d S e d i m e n t a r y G e o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d P e t r o l o g y 2 E A S 5 4 6 0 G e o d y n a m i c s 3 E A S 5 4 7 0 T u r b u l e n c e 3 E A S 5 5 1 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 2 E A S 5 5 2 0 S e i s m i c E x p l o r a t i o n L a b o r a t o r y 1 E A S 5 5 4 0 P o t e n t i a l a n d E l e c t r i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n M e t h o d s 3 E A S 5 6 1 0 S a t e l l i t e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 6 5 0 R a d a r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 7 0 0 C o n v e c t i o n i n t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 7 2 0 S e i s m o l o g i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 E A S 5 7 5 0 L a n d - A t m o s p h e r e I n t e r a c t i o n 3 E A S 5 8 0 0 S y n o p t i c - M e s o s c a l e C i r c u l a t i o n s 3 E A S 6 1 0 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n S o l i d E a r t h G e o p h y s i c s 3 E A S 6 1 9 0 A d v a n c e d S e m i n a r i n G e o p h y s i c s 2 E A S 6 2 0 0 A d v a n c e d G e o m a g n e t i s m 3 E A S 6 3 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 1 E A S 6 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d S e i s m o l o g y I 3 E A S 6 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2 E A S 6 3 2 0 A d v a n c e d S e i s m o l o g y I I 3 E A S 6 4 8 0 G e n e r a l C i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 6 5 9 0 S e m i n a r i n N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s 3 E A S 6 9 8 1 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3



DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN METEROLOGY Program Highlights Studen t s who g radua te f r om the me teo ro l ogy p rog rams a re t r a i ned t o be me teo ro l og i s t s . They s t udy t he dynamics o f a i r mo t i on , phys i ca l p rocesses such as t r ans fe r o f r ad i a t i on , and convec t i on r esu l t i ng i n seve re s t o rms , f l ash f l oods and hu r r i canes . Resea rch i s unde rway a t SLU on heavy p rec i p i t a t i on , r eg i ona l c l ima te and a i r qua l i t y us i ng numer i ca l wea the r p red i c t i on mode l s . Facu l t y co l l abo ra t i on w i t h r esea rch me teo ro l og i s t s a t na t i ona l cen te r s , as we l l as ope ra t i ona l me teo ro l og i s t s a t t he S t . Lou i s Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce f o recas t o f f i ces .

SLU i s a f ound ing member o f t he Un i ve rs i t y Co rpo ra t i on f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch , wh i ch manages t he Na t i ona l Cen te r f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch (NCAR) , i n Bou lde r, Co lo rado , unde r t he sponso rsh ip o f t he Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on and NASA 's DEVELOP p rog ram.

Curriculum Overview The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Me teo ro l ogy r equ i r es a t o t a l o f 30 c red i t s beyond t he mas te r ' s deg ree (30 c red i t s ) , i nc l ud i ng 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch , a re r equ i r ed t o comp le te t he Ph .D . p rog ram i n me teo ro l ogy.

The doc to ra te may be pu rsued d i r ec t l y f r om the bacca lau rea te w i t h t he pe rm iss i on o f t he P rog ram D i rec to r.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The Depa r tmen t i s a cha r t e r member o f t he Un i ve r s i t y Co rpo ra t i on f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch (UCAR) wh i ch manages t he Na t i ona l Cen te r f o r A tmosphe r i c Resea rch , Bou lde r, Co lo rado , unde r t he sponso rsh ip o f t he Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on . Ex te rna l f und ing f o r r esea rch comes f r om the Na t i ona l Ocean i c and A tmosphe r i c Admin i s t r a t i on (NOAA) , t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se r v i ce , and t he Na t i ona l Ae ronau t i c s and Space Admin i s t r a t i on (NASA) . The depa r tmen t has a ded i ca ted synop t i c compu te r l ab and rece i ves r ea l - t ime da ta f r om bo th sa te l l i t e down l i nk and t he I n t e rne t .

So f twa re f o r d i sp l ay i ng and ana l yz i ng wea the r da ta comes f r om Un ida ta P rog ram Cen te r, t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce , and l oca l l y w r i t t en code .

Careers SLU me teo ro l ogy g radua tes wo rk f o r f ede ra l and s t a te gove rnmen t agenc ies , such as t he Na t i ona l Wea the r Se rv i ce , Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on , NASA and t he Env i r onmen ta l P ro tec t i on Agency. O the rs a re emp loyed i n t he p r i va te sec to r, conduc t i ng a tmosphe r i c and ag r i cu l t u ra l r esea rch , wea the r f o recas t i ng and a i r qua l i t y assessmen ts .

Admission Requirements

Success fu l app l i can t s possess su f f i c i en t t es t sco res , a su f f i c i en t GPA and su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco res ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s ) .

An unde rg radua te deg ree i n me teo ro l ogy o r a r e l a t ed f i e l d .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + Transc r i p t ( s ) + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a temen t + GRE sco res + Résumé












Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) E A S 5 0 8 0 D y n a m i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 0 9 0 P h y s i c s o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 3 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 1 E A S 5 3 3 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n R e s e a r c h 2

Elec t i ve Courses (9 -39* c red i ts ) * T h e d o c t o r a t e m a y b e p u r s u e d d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e b a c c a l a u r e a t e w i t h t h e p e r m i s s i o n o f t h e P r o g r a m D i r e c t o r .


E A S 5 11 0 C o m p u t i n g i n A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e 2 - 3 E A S 5 2 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s o f P r e d i c t i o n 3 E A S 5 2 3 0 B o u n d a r y L a y e r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 4 0 T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 2 7 0 M e t e o r o l o g y o f S e v e r e S t o r m s 3 E A S 5 2 9 0 M e s o m e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3 E A S 5 3 8 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 3 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f R a d i a t i o n T r a n s f e r I 3 E A S 5 4 7 0 T u r b u l e n c e a n d c o n v e c t i o n 3 E A S 5 6 0 0 A t m o s p h e r i c C h e m i s t r y 3 E A S 5 6 1 0 S a t e l l i t e M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 6 5 0 R a d a r M e t e o r o l o g y 3 E A S 5 7 0 0 C o n v e c t i o n i n t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 5 9 8 1 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3 E A S 5 8 9 0 R e s e a r c h S e m i n a r 3 E A S 5 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 E A S 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 E A S 6 4 8 0 G e n e r a l C i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e A t m o s p h e r e 3 E A S 6 8 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3 E A S 6 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n M e t e o r o l o g y 1 - 3 E A S 6 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 G I S 5 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3

Disser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) E A S 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 30 -60*

Non-Course Requirements Wr i t t en and o ra l p re l im ina ry exam.



ECONOMICS www.s l u .edu /bus i ness /depa r tmen ts /economics .php

LEADERSHIP Ha i l ong Q ian , Ph .D

I n t e r im Cha i r

OVERVIEW Economics i s t he s t udy o f how i nd i v i dua l s , f i rms , and na t i ons make cho i ces when con f ron ted w i t h l im i t ed r esou rces . S tuden t s o f economics l ea rn t he p r i nc i p l es and me thods t ha t i nd i v i dua l s and i ns t i t u t i ons , pub l i c o r p r i va te , u t i l i ze t o i den t i f y t he cos t s and bene f i t s assoc ia ted w i t h a l t e rna t i ve dec i s i ons . I n do i ng so , s t uden t s o f economics mas te r a s t r uc tu red , p ragma t i c app roach t o so l v i ng p rob lems . They ana l yze m i c roeconomic i s sues t ha t a re r e l evan t t o dec i s i on -mak ing i n p r i va te bus i ness and i n f o rmu la t i ng pub l i c po l i c y. S tuden t s a l so cons ide r g l oba l mac roeconomic i s sues such as t he ram i f i ca t i ons o f t he changes i n t he i n t e rna t i ona l economic env i r onmen t on t he g row th and p rospe r i t y o f na t i ons .

The know l edge and sk i l l s t ha t t he s t uden t o f economi cs acqu i r es a re use fu l i n a lmos t a l l p ro fess i ons and a re h i gh l y des i r ab l e f o r emp loymen t r equ i r i ng s t r ong ana l y t i ca l and p rob lem-so l v i ng sk i l l s . S tuden t s o f economics f i nd emp loymen t i n bo t h p r i va te bus i ness and i n gove rnmen t se r v i ce o r pu r sue g radua te deg rees i n bus i ness , economics , l aw, and pub l i c po l i c y, among o the r a reas .

The R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus i ness cu r ren t l y o f f e r s two unde rg radua te op t i ons i n economics : a Bache lo r o f Sc i ence ; o r, i n coope ra t i on w i t h SLU ' s Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc ience , a Bache lo r o f A r t s i n economics .

I n add i t i on , s t uden t s may comp le te an economics ma jo r a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus .

S tuden t s may choose t o pu rsue t he economics m ino r i n add i t i on t o t he i r chosen ma jo r.

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Economics + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Economics + M ino r i n Economics

Faculty Nazmu l Ahsan , Ph .D . Hea the r L . Bedna rek , Ph .D . Muhammad Q . I s l am, Ph .D . Fe i J i a , Ph .D . Ha i l ong Q ian , Ph .D . Dav id E . Rapach , Ph .D . Dav id T. Sande rs , M .A . Fe i Tan , Ph .D . Bonn ie E . W i l son , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS Program Highlights

The Economi cs Depa r tmen t o f f e r s a ma j o r t h rough bo th t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences (B .A . i n Economics ) and t he R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus iness (B .S . i n Economics ) . Mad r i d s t uden t s pu rsu i ng t he B .A . i n Economics may comp le te t he i r deg ree requ i r emen ts a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in Campus .

Curriculum Overview The R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus i ness , w i t h i t s con t i nu i ng m i ss i on t o p rov i de exce l l ence i n bus i ness educa t i on , has deve loped a p rog ram tha t i s one o f a k i nd i n t he r eg i on . He lp i ng s tuden t s deve lop s t r ong e th i ca l , t echn i ca l and p ro fess i ona l sk i l l s , t he p rog ram p rov i des i n -dep th know ledge and expe r t i se i n economics .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Sa in t Lou i s ’ u rban l oca t i on p rov i des many i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es , wh i ch a l l ow s tuden t s t o ga i n ca ree r -r e l a ted wo rk expe r i ence wh i l e app l y i ng c l ass room l ea rn i ng t o p rac t i ce . Mos t a re pa id , and s t uden t s may ea rn academic c red i t . Supe rv i sed by bo th a r ep resen ta t i ve f r om the o rgan i za t i on and a f acu l t y men to r, s t uden t s have i n t e rned w i t h en t i t i e s such as f i nanc ia l i ns t i t u t i ons and gove rnmen ta l agenc ies .

Careers The depa r tmen t has an exce l l en t r eco rd o f p l ac i ng g radua tes i n bo th g radua te and p ro fess i ona l p rog rams , wh i ch l ead t o h i gh -p ro f i l e j obs . G radua tes j o i n a g l oba l ne two rk o f nea r l y 20 ,000 a l umn i f r om the R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus iness .

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams . To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .

Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . Trans fe r s t uden t s mus t have a cumu la t i ve 2 .7 GPA to be admi t t ed t o t he accoun t i ng p rog ram. I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’ s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r


o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Economics Major Requirements Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) E C O N 1 9 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 3 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E c o n o m e t r i c s 3 E C O N 3 1 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e M a c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 3 1 4 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e M i c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 O P M 2 0 7 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y B u s i n e s s S t a t i s t i c s 3 M AT H 1 3 2 0 S u r v e y o f C a l c u l u s 3 O R M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) E C O N 3 7 9 0 E c o n o m i e s o f L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 E C O N 4 0 8 0 I n d u s t r i a l O r g a n d P u b l i c P o l i c y 3 E C O N 4 1 2 0 L a w a n d E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 1 6 0 H i s t o r y o f E c o n o m i c A n a l y s i s 3 E C O N 4 2 0 0 M o n e y a n d B a n k i n g 3 E C O N 4 3 0 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a d e 3 E C O N 4 3 1 0 E x c h a n g e R a t e s & t h e G l o b a l E c o n 3 E C O N 4 4 0 0 L a b o r E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c s o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l M i g r a t i o n 3 E C O N 4 5 0 0 S p o r t s E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 5 6 0 E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 E C O N 4 6 0 0 P u b l i c F i n a n c e 3 E C O N 4 6 5 0 P u b l i c C h o i c e a n d P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 E C O N 4 7 0 0 H e a l t h E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 7 7 0 A d v a n c e d E c o n o m e t r i c s 3 E C O N 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n E c o n o m i c s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 33

Continuation Standards Economics s t uden t s mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum 2 .0 GPA i n a l l economics cou rses used t o f u l f i l l ma jo r r equ i r emen ts .

S tuden t s whose cumu la t i ve SLU g rade po in t ave rage f a l l s be l ow 2 .0 a re r equ i r ed t o app l y f o r p roba t i ona ry s t a tus , wh i ch a l l ows f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s t o imp rove scho las t i ca l l y and t o demons t ra te t he ab i l i t y t o make p rog ress t owa rd a deg ree .

Du r i ng t he p roba t i ona ry pe r i od , adv i so r s he l p s t uden t s ach ieve academic success by c l ose l y mon i t o r i ng t he i r academic pe r f o rmance . S tuden t s on p roba t i on may NOT reg i s t e r f o r more t han 15 c red i t s o f cou rsework as de f i ned by t he t e rms o f t he p roba t i on .

The cond i t i ons unde r wh i ch a s t uden t i s d i sm i ssed f r om the schoo l i nc l ude : 1 ) i nab i l i t y t o e l im ina te p roba t i ona ry s t a tus w i t h i n t he two semes te rs subsequen t t o t he ass i gnmen t o f p roba t i on OR 2 ) a t o t a l g rade po in t de f i c i t o f mo re t han 15 po in t s . Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , see sec t i on unde r Un i ve r s i t y Academic Po l i c i es and P rocedu res .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS Program Highlights Governmen t and bus i ness agenc ies cons tan t l y a l l oca te r esou rces , ana l yze economic t r ends and f o recas t f i nanc ia l changes . Th rough t he R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus i ness economics cu r r i cu l um, you ’ l l l ea rn t o app l y t heo ry and p rob lem-so l v i ng sk i l l s wh i l e ba l anc i ng pub l i c po l i c y w i t h t he cho i ces f aced by t oday ’s soc i e t y.

Curriculum Overview Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus i ness , w i t h i t s con t i nu i ng m i ss i on t o p rov i de exce l l ence i n bus i ness educa t i on , has deve loped a p rog ram tha t i s one o f a k i nd i n t he r eg i on . He lp i ng s tuden t s deve lop s t r ong e th i ca l , t echn i ca l and p ro fess i ona l sk i l l s , t he p rog ram p rov i des i n -dep th know ledge and expe r t i se i n economics .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Sa in t Lou i s ’ u rban l oca t i on p rov i des many i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es , wh i ch a l l ow s tuden t s t o ga i n ca ree r -r e l a ted wo rk expe r i ence wh i l e app l y i ng c l ass room l ea rn i ng t o p rac t i ce . Mos t a re pa i d , and s t uden t s may ea rn academic c red i t . Supe rv i sed by bo th a r ep resen ta t i ve f r om the o rgan i za t i on and a f acu l t y men to r, s t uden t s have i n t e rned w i t h en t i t i es such as f i nanc ia l i ns t i t u t i ons and gove rnmen ta l agenc ies .

Careers The depa r tmen t has an exce l l en t r eco rd o f p l ac i ng g radua tes i n bo th g radua te and p ro fess i ona l p rog rams , wh i ch l ead t o h i gh -p ro f i l e j obs . G radua tes j o i n a g l oba l ne two rk o f nea r l y 20 ,000 a l umn i f r om the R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus iness .

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r imary c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams . To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .

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App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . Trans fe r s t uden t s mus t have a cumu la t i ve 2 .7 GPA to be admi t t ed t o t he accoun t i ng p rog ram. I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y.






Bachelor of Science Requirements The academi c r equ i r emen ts f o r a Bache l o r o f Sc i ence deg ree a re as f o l l ows : (A l l cou rses a re t h ree c red i t s un l ess o the rw i se i nd i ca ted . )

Bus iness Common Body o f Knowledge (CBK) Requ i rements : 45 c red i ts A C C T 2 2 0 0 F i n a n c i a l A c c o u n t i n g 3 A C C T 2 2 2 0 A c c o u n t i n g f o r D e c i s i o n M a k i n g 3 B I Z 1 0 0 0 / 1 0 0 1 B u s i n e s s F o u n d a t i o n s 1 B I Z 1 0 0 2 E x c e l l a b 0 B I Z 3 0 0 0 C a r e e r F o u n d a t i o n s 1 B I Z 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s C a p s t o n e * 1 E C O N 1 9 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 3 1 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e M a c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 3 1 4 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e M i c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 F I N 3 0 1 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f F i n a n c e 3 I B 2 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s 3 I T M 2 0 0 0 I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y w i t h S u p p l y C h a i n s 3 M G T 2 0 0 0 L e g a l E n v i r o n m e n t o f B u s i n e s s I 3 M G T 3 0 0 0 M a n a g e m e n t T h e o r y a n d P r a c t i c e 3 M G T 4 0 0 0 S t r a t e g i c M a n a g e m e n t a n d P o l i c y * 3 M K T 3 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M a r k e t i n g M a n a g e m e n t 3 O P M 2 0 7 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y B u s i n e s s S t a t i s t i c s 3 O P M 3 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M a n a g e m e n t S c i e n c e a n d O p e r a t i o n s M a n a g e m e n t 3

Ar ts and Sc iences Core Requ i rements : 48 c red i ts E N G L 1 9 0 0 A d v a n c e d S t r a t e g i e s o f R h e t o r i c & R e s e a r c h * * 3 E N G L 2 2 5 0 , 2 3 5 0 , 2 4 5 0 , 2 5 5 0 , 2 6 5 0 , 2 7 5 0 , 2 8 5 0 o r F o r e i g n L a n g u a g e L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 0 0 0 ( s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d e d ) E n g . L i t e r a t u r e , o r F i n e A r t s ( A r t , A r t H i s t o r y , D a n c e , F i l m S t u d i e s , M u s i c , T h e a t r e ) * * * 3 C M M 1 2 0 0 P u b l i c S p e a k i n g * * 3

H I S T 111 0 o r 11 2 0 O r i g i n s o f t h e M o d e r n W o r l d 3 P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 Tw o a d d i t i o n a l c o u r s e s f r o m : A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s , A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s , H i s t o r y , P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e , P s y c h o l o g y, S o c i o l o g y, o r W o m e n ' s a n d G e n d e r S t u d i e s 6 M AT H 1 2 0 0 C o l l e g e A l g e b r a * * * * 3 M AT H 1 3 2 0 S u r v e y o f C a l c u l u s * * 3 O n e N a t u r a l S c i e n c e c o u r s e ( B i o l o g y, C h e m i s t r y , E a r t h & A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s , P h y s i c s , o r S O C 2 6 0 0 ) 3 O n e a d d i t i o n a l M a t h * * * * * o r N a t u r a l S c i e n c e c o u r s e 3 P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y : S e l f a n d R e a l i t y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 T H E O 2 x x x T h e o l o g y c o u r s e 3

Bus iness Ma jor : 15 -21 c red i ts * * * * * *

E lec t i ves in Bus iness or Other Areas : 6 -12 c red i ts * * * * * * *

To ta l Requ i red fo r Degree : 120 c red i ts

Spec ia l No ta t i ons *A l l o t he r Bus iness CBK cou rses mus t be comp le ted p r i o r t o t ak i ng B IZ 4000 and MGT 4000 .

* *Mus t be comp le ted by t he end o f t he sophomore yea r i n o rde r t o en ro l l i n bus i ness cou rses j un i o r yea r. MATH 1510 (Ca l cu l us 1 ) o r h i ghe r - l eve l ca l cu l us cou rse may be subs t i t u t ed f o r MATH 1320 .

* * *Uppe r d i v i s i on f o re i gn l anguage may be subs t i t u t ed ; howeve r, s t uden t s f o r whom Eng l i sh i s a second l anguage may no t comp le te t h i s r equ i r emen t i n t he i r na t i ve l anguage .

* * * *S tuden t s who p l ace ou t o f MATH 1200 (based on a SLU Ma th I ndex sco re ) mus t r ep l ace i t w i t h ano the r app roved ma th cou rse .

* * * * * MATH cou rse mus t be app roved .

* * * * * * I n add i t i on t o comp le t i ng l owe r and uppe r d i v i s i on cou rsework i n a l l a reas o f bus i ness , each s tuden t t yp i ca l l y se l ec t s a bus i ness ma jo r be fo re o r du r i ng t he f i r s t semes te r o f t he j un i o r yea r. Requ i red c red i t s va r y be tween 15 -21 c red i t s and a re de te rm ined by t he app rop r i a t e depa r tmen t . To b roaden t he i r expe r t i se , s t uden t s may comp le te more t han one ma jo r i n bus i ness , o r a ma jo r and a m ino r i n bus i ness . Howeve r, whe re cou rses ove r l ap be tween two bus iness ma jo r s , t he cou rse may be coun ted on l y once and c red i t ed t o one f unc t i ona l a rea , i . e . Spo r t s Marke t i ng may be used i n e i t he r t he Marke t i ng ma jo r o r t he Spo r t s Bus iness ma jo r bu t no t bo th .

* * * * * * *E lec t i ves may be se l ec ted f r om any a rea o f s t udy w i t h i n t he Un i ve r s i t y, g i v i ng t he s t uden t t he oppo r t un i t y t o d i ve r s i f y h i s / he r backg round .

Economics Major Requirements E igh teen c red i t s i n add i t i on t o ECON 1900 , ECON 3120 , and ECON 3140 , wh i ch a re t aken as bus i ness CBK requ i r emen ts .

Requ i red Course (3 c red i ts ) E C O N 3 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E c o n o m e t r i c s 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) E C O N 3 7 9 0 E c o n o m i e s o f L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 E C O N 4 0 8 0 I n d u s t r i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d P u b l i c P o l i c y 3


E C O N 4 1 2 0 L a w a n d E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 1 6 0 H i s t o r y o f E c o n o m i c A n a l y s i s 3 E C O N 4 2 0 0 M o n e y a n d B a n k i n g 3 E C O N 4 3 0 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a d e 3 E C O N 4 3 1 0 E x c h a n g e R a t e s a n d t h e G l o b a l E c o n o m y 3 E C O N 4 4 0 0 L a b o r E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c s o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l M i g r a t i o n 3 E C O N 4 5 0 0 S p o r t s E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 5 6 0 E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 E C O N 4 6 0 0 P u b l i c F i n a n c e 3 E C O N 4 6 5 0 P u b l i c C h o i c e a n d P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 E C O N 4 7 0 0 H e a l t h E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 7 7 0 A d v a n c e d E c o n o m e t r i c s 3 E C O N 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n E c o n o m i c s 3

Continuation Standards Economics s t uden t s mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum 2 .0 GPA i n a l l economics cou rses used t o f u l f i l l ma jo r r equ i r emen ts .

S tuden t s whose cumu la t i ve SLU g rade po in t ave rage f a l l s be l ow 2 .0 a re r equ i r ed t o app l y f o r p roba t i ona ry s t a tus , wh i ch a l l ows f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s t o imp rove scho las t i ca l l y and t o demons t ra te t he ab i l i t y t o make p rog ress t owa rd a deg ree .

Du r i ng t he p roba t i ona ry pe r i od , adv i so r s he l p s t uden t s ach ieve academic success by c l ose l y mon i t o r i ng t he i r academic pe r f o rmance . S tuden t s on p roba t i on may NOT reg i s t e r f o r more t han 15 c red i t s o f c ou rsework as de f i ned by t he t e rms o f t he p roba t i on .

The cond i t i ons unde r wh i ch a s t uden t i s d i sm i ssed f r om the schoo l i nc l ude : 1 ) i nab i l i t y t o e l im ina te p roba t i ona ry s t a tus w i t h i n t he two semes te r s subsequen t t o t he ass i gnmen t o f p roba t i on OR 2 ) a t o t a l g rade po in t de f i c i t o f mo re t han 15 po in t s . Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , see sec t i on unde r Un i ve r s i t y Academic Po l i c i es and P rocedu res .

Graduation Requirements Graduat ion Requ i rements To be ce r t i f i ed f o r g radua t i on , a s t uden t mus t comp le te a l l cou rse r equ i r emen ts and mee t a l l o f t he f o l l ow ing cond i t i ons :

+ app l y t o g radua te ; + ea rn a m in imum 2 .00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n a l l SLU

cou rsework ; + ea rn a m in imum 2 .00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n a l l

economic cou rsework t ha t f u l f i l l t he ma jo r r equ i r emen ts ;

+ ea rn a m in imum 2 .00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n a l l bus i ness cou rsework t aken a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ;

+ comp le te t he A r t s and Sc iences co re as spec i f i ed i n t he bus iness schoo l cu r r i cu l um;

+ comp le te 30 o f t he f i na l 36 c red i t s a t t he S t . Lou i s campus o r an app roved S tudy Ab road p rog ram* ;

+ comp le te a t l eas t 50% o f bus i ness cou rsework i n r es i dence a t t he S t . Lou i s campus* ;

+ Comp le te ma jo r cou rse r equ i r emen ts i n r es i dence a t t he S t . Lou i s campus* ;

+ S tuden t s t r ans fe r r i ng f r om t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus mus t comp le te a m in imum o f 40 c red i t s o f cou rsework , i nc l ud i ng a m in imum o f 30 c red i t s o f bus i ness cou rsework i n r es i dence a t t he S t . Lou i s

campus . *

*S tuden t s may pu rsue t he I n t e rna t i ona l Bus iness o r Economics ma jo r s a t t he S t . Lou i s campus and /o r a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus . The res i dency requ i r emen t t hen app l i es t o cou rses t aken a t e i t he r campus .

Graduat ion La t in Honors See sec t i on unde r Un i ve r s i t y Academic Po l i c i es and P rocedu res .

MINOR IN ECONOMICS Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) E C O N 1 9 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 3 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E c o n o m e t r i c s 3 E C O N 3 1 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e M a c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 3 1 4 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e M i c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 O P M 2 0 7 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y B u s i n e s s S t a t i s t i c s 3

Elec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) E C O N 3 7 9 0 E c o n o m i e s o f L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 E C O N 4 0 8 0 I n d u s t r i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d P u b l i c P o l i c y 3 E C O N 4 1 2 0 L a w a n d E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 1 6 0 H i s t o r y o f E c o n o m i c A n a l y s i s 3 E C O N 4 2 0 0 M o n e y a n d B a n k i n g 3 E C O N 4 3 0 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a d e 3 E C O N 4 3 1 0 E x c h a n g e R a t e s a n d t h e G l o b a l E c o n o m y 3 E C O N 4 4 0 0 L a b o r E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 4 5 0 E c o n o m i c s o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l M i g r a t i o n 3 E C O N 4 5 0 0 S p o r t s E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 5 6 0 E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 E C O N 4 6 0 0 P u b l i c F i n a n c e 3 E C O N 4 6 5 0 P u b l i c C h o i c e a n d P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 E C O N 4 7 0 0 H e a l t h E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 4 7 7 0 A d v a n c e d E c o n o m e t r i c s 3 E C O N 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n E c o n o m i c s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 24

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum 2 .0 GPA i n a l l economics cou rses used t o f u l f i l l m ino r r equ i r emen ts .

I f t he m ino r GPA fa l l s be l ow a 2 .0 , s t uden t s w i l l have one semes te r t o i nc rease m ino r GPA to a 2 .0 o r s t uden t s w i l l no t be a l l owed t o en ro l l i n 3000 and 4000 l eve l economics cou rses .


ENGLISH www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /eng l i sh

LEADERSHIP Toby Ben i s , Ph .D .


Joya U ra i zee , Ph .D . Assoc ia te Cha i r and Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

Jenn i f e r Rus t , Ph .D . Underg radua te P rog ram Coo rd i na to r and Coo rd i na to r o f t he Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh Concen t ra t i on

Dev in Johns ton , Ph .D . Coord ina to r o f t he C rea t i ve Wr i t i ng Concen t ra t i on

Pau l Lynch , Ph .D . Coord ina to r o f t he Rhe to r i c , Wr i t i ng and Techno l ogy Concen t ra t i on

Nathan ie l R i ve r s , Ph .D . I n t e rnsh ip Adv i so r

OVERVIEW The SLU Depa r tmen t o f Eng l i sh no t on l y t eaches cou rses on ma jo r au tho rs and i n ma jo r pe r i ods o f B r i t i sh and Amer i can l i t e ra tu re bu t a l so i s home t o c rea t i ve w r i t i ng , r he to r i c , bus i ness and p ro fess i ona l w r i t i ng , c r i t i ca l t heo ry, pos t co l on i a l l i t e ra tu re , A f r i can Amer i can w r i t i ng , Na t i ve Amer i can w r i t i ng , gende r and sexua l i t y, and t he h i s t o r y o f t he Eng l i sh l anguage . The depa r tmen t a l so t eaches new and emergen t a reas o f t he d i sc i p l i ne : f i lm , new med ia , ecoc r i t i c i sm, l i t e ra tu re and t echno logy. Th rough t he s t udy o f l anguage , l i t e ra tu re and f i lm , s t uden t s unde rs tand cu l t u ra l va l ues and mean ings ; t hey unde rs tand pe rsuas i ve a rgumen ta t i on ; t hey deve lop ana l y t i ca l t h i nk i ng and e f f ec t i ve w r i t i ng sk i l l s ; t hey l ea rn abou t l i t e ra r y f o rms , l i t e ra r y gen res , and l i t e ra r y h i s t o r y ( t he cha rac te r i s t i c s o f , f o r examp le , t he M idd le Ages , Rena i ssance , and V i c t o r i an pe r i ods , as we l l as t he d i f f e rences be tween t hem; l i t e ra r y and a r t i s t i c movemen ts such as Roman t i c i sm and Mode rn i sm) ; t hey app rec i a te human c rea t i v i t y ; t hey engage imag ina t i ve l y w i t h t he expe r i ences o f d i ve r se peop le f r om d i f f e ren t t imes and cu l t u res .

A t a p rac t i ca l l eve l , t he depa r tmen t a l so he l ps t o p rov i de unde rg radua tes w i t h a r ange o f sk i l l s necessa ry f o r p ro fess i ona l ca ree rs i n educa t i on , l aw, med i c i ne , pub l i c se r v i ce , med ia , w r i t i ng and o the r f i e l ds .

The h i gh l y r ega rded M.A . and Ph .D .p rog rams p rov i de s tuden t s scho la r l y t r a i n i ng i n Eng l i sh l anguage and l i t e ra tu re . Encoun te r i ng cou rses t ha t span t he f u l l expe r i ence o f wo rks i n t he Eng l i sh l anguage - - f r om O ld No rse t o Shakespea re t o con tempora r y and pos t co l on i a l w r i t i ng - - s t uden t s i n t he p rog ram have t he chance t o pu r sue spec ia l i za t i ons i n a g rea t va r i e t y o f l i t e ra r y f i e l ds and i n t he s t udy o f r he to r i c and compos i t i on . Respons i ve t o i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y i n t e res t s and t o a l l o f t he t heo re t i ca l d i scou rses t ha t connec t t he s t udy o f

Eng l i sh l anguage and l i t e ra tu re t o o t he r l i t e ra tu res and cu l t u res , t he p rog ram i s commi t t ed t o equ ipp i ng s tuden t s w i t h t he d i sc i p l i nes and me thods o f l i ngu i s t i c and l i t e ra r y ana l ys i s t ha t w i l l p repa re t hem p ro fess i ona l l y f o r t he ca ree rs t hey seek .

The d i ve r se f acu l t y have deve l oped w i de - rang ing expe r t i se , exp lo r i ng a wo r l d wh i ch i s equa l l y f u l l o f d i ve r se k i nds o f t ex t s . The me thod i s f o r f acu l t y t o wo rk w i t h s t uden t s i n deve lop ing i nd i v i dua l r esea rch pa thways , o f t en a r i s i ng ou t o f t he i r own resea rch and pub l i ca t i ons , t o enab le t hem to unde rs tand t he wo r l d o f t ex tua l i t y.

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Eng l i sh + M ino r i n C rea t i ve and P ro fess i ona l Wr i t i ng + M ino r i n C rea t i ve Wr i t i ng M ino r + M ino r i n Eng l i sh

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Eng l i sh + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Eng l i sh

Faculty Pau l Acke r, Ph .D . Sahe r A l am, M .A . Toby Ben i s , Ph .D . Ha ro l d Bush , Ph .D . V i ncen t Casa rego la , Ph .D . S tephen Casmie r, Ph .D . Ju l i ana Chow, Ph .D . E l l en C rowe l l , Ph .D . Ru th Evans , Ph .D . Na than Gran t , Ph .D . An tony Has le r, Ph .D . Dev in Johns ton , Ph .D . Pau l Lynch , Ph .D . Ted Ma thys , M .F.A . Jan i ce Mc In t i r e -S t rasbu rg , Ph .D . Na than ie l R i ve r s , Ph .D . Jenn i f e r Rus t , Ph .D . Jona than Sawday, Ph .D . Rache l G reenwa ld -Smi t h , Ph .D . Anne S t i l es , Ph .D . Dona ld S tump , Ph .D . Joya U ra i zee , Ph .D . Phy l l i s We l i ve r, D .Ph i l .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH Program Highlights Wr i t i ng i s cen t ra l t o a l l aspec t s o f t he p rog ram; i t i s t he med ium th rough wh i ch t he f ac i l i t y hone s t uden t s ’ ab i l i t y t o r e f l ec t upon wha t t hey r ead and s tands as an impo r t an t a rea o f c r i t i ca l i nqu i r y un to i t se l f . Thus , a l ong w i t h cou rses i n l i t e ra tu re i n wh i ch w r i t i ng p l ays a p r i nc i pa l r o l e , s t uden t s may t ake cou rses i n va r i ous gen res o f c rea t i ve w r i t i ng and /o r bus i ness and p ro fess i ona l w r i t i ng . These cou rses can enhance bo th pe rsona l c rea t i v i t y and p ro fess i ona l compe tence . Eng l i sh a l umn i cons i s t en t l y c i t e t h i s depa r tmen ta l emphas i s on ana l y t i ca l t h i nk i ng and e f f ec t i ve w r i t i ng


sk i l l s as a ma jo r asse t p repa r i ng t hem fo r a va r i e t y o f academic and nonacademic pos tg radua te pu rsu i t s .


+ The Eng l i sh depa r tmen t sponso rs a s t uden t -ed i t ed on l i ne l i t e ra r y magaz ine , t he K i l n P ro j ec t , wh i ch pub l i shes c rea t i ve wo rk by s t uden t s , i nc l ud i ng f i c t i on , non f i c t i on , poe t r y and v i sua l a r t .

+ The Eng l i sh depa r tmen t a l so p rov i des t he oppo r t un i t y f o r s t uden t s t o pub l i sh t he i r o r i g i na l , c r i t i ca l r esea rch p ro j ec t s du r i ng t he i r unde rg radua te ca ree r t h rough V IA , an on l i ne j ou rna l o f s t uden t scho la r l y r esea rch .

+ The Eng l i sh C l ub , r un by unde rg radua te s t uden t s , ac t i ve l y seeks i nven t i ve ways t o s t r eng then t he commun i t y o f SLU s tuden t s who l ove l i t e ra tu re and w r i t i ng .

Curriculum Overview The Eng l i sh ma j o r i s s t uden t - cen te red , w i t h sma l l c l asses t ha t emphas i ze d i scuss i on and i ndependen t t h i nk i ng . Cou rsework w i t h i n t he ma jo r ba l ances t r ad i t i on and i nnova t i on i n a l l a reas o f l i t e ra r y and rhe to r i ca l s t ud i es , i nc l ud i ng :

+ B r i t i sh and Amer i can l i t e ra tu res + Pos t co l on i a l l i t e ra tu res + Wor l d l i t e ra tu res + L i t e ra r y t heo ry + F i l m s tud i es + Gende r and race s tud i es + H i s t o r y o f t he Eng l i sh l anguage + Rhe to r i c and compos i t i on + C rea t i ve w r i t i ng

Rhetor ic , Wr i t ing , and Techno logy Concent ra t ion Studen t s i n t e res ted i n t he s t udy o f r he to r i c and d i g i t a l w r i t i ng a re i nv i t ed t o pu r sue t he depa r tmen t ’s concen t ra t i on i n Rhe to r i c , Wr i t i ng , and Techno logy (RWT) . I n t h i s concen t ra t i on , s t uden t s s t udy bo th t he h i s t o r y o f r he to r i ca l exp ress i on and t he p resen t poss i b i l i t i e s o f d i g i t a l exp ress i on . Cou rsework i n Rhe to r i c , Wr i t i ng , and Techno logy dove ta i l s w i t h a va r i e t y o f ma jo r s , m ino rs and cou rses o f s t udy ac ross t he un i ve r s i t y : Commun i ca t i on , Hea l t h Managemen t , En t rep reneu rsh ip , Bus iness , Ma rke t i ng , P re -Law, and Env i r onmen ta l S tud i es . RWT ’s f ocus on t he pub l i c w r i t i ng and rhe to r i c l i kew i se f i t s w i t h Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s Jesu i t m i ss i on o f se r v i ce t o human i t y.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he Eng l i sh p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The Eng l i sh depa r tmen t ' s i n t e rnsh ip p rog ram suppo r t s uppe r - l eve l Eng l i sh ma jo r s who w i sh t o supp lemen t t he i r academic cou rse o f s t udy w i t h an educa t i ona l wo rk expe r i ence . The Eng l i sh depa r tmen t seeks t o p l ace i t s s t uden t s i n i n t e rnsh ip env i r onmen ts whe re i n t e rns go beyond pe r f o rm ing c l e r i ca l wo rk and can make mean ing fu l connec t i ons be tween t he i r cou rse o f s t udy and t he p rac t i ca l , soc i a l , and i n t e l l ec tua l demands o f a wo rkp lace .

Careers

Studen t s who s tudy Eng l i sh a t SLU rece i ve a so l i d f ounda t i on f o r any p ro fess i on t ha t r equ i r es exce l l en t ana l y t i ca l and commun i ca t i on sk i l l s . G radua tes have en ro l l ed i n doc to ra l p rog rams t o con t i nue t he i r Eng l i sh s t ud i es . O the rs f i nd emp loymen t i n a r t s , educa t i on , bus i ness , gove rnmen t and nonp ro f i t agenc ies . Some s tuden t s choose t o pu rsue se rv i ce upon g radua t i on t h rough o rgan i za t i ons such as Teach f o r Amer i ca , t he Amer i co rps , t he Jesu i t Vo lun tee r Co rps o r t he Peace Co rps . Many s t uden t s a t t end l aw schoo l , med i ca l s choo l o r MBA p rog rams . O the rs pu r sue t each ing ca ree rs i n seconda ry educa t i on , t he med ia and pub l i sh i ng .



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab l e semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.








2000 - l eve l Course (3 c red i ts ) May se rve f o r bo th CAS Co re Requ i remen ts and Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts . E N G L 2 2 5 0 C o n f l i c t , S o c i a l J u s t i c e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 3 5 0 F a i t h , D o u b t a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 4 5 0 N a t u r e , E c o l o g y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 5 5 0 G e n d e r , I d e n t i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 6 5 0 Te c h n o l o g y, M e d i a a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 7 5 0 F i l m , C u l t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 8 5 0 N a t i o n , I d e n t i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

3000 - l eve l Courses (15 c red i ts ) 3 c red i t s may se r ve f o r bo t h CAS Core Requ i r emen ts and Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts . F o r m a n d G e n r e C o u r s e 3 H i s t o r y a n d C o n t e x t C o u r s e 3 C u l t u r e a n d C r i t i q u e C o u r s e 3 R h e t o r i c a n d A r g u m e n t C o u r s e 3 A d d i t i o n a l c o u r s e t a k e n f r o m a n y o f t h e a b o v e c a t e g o r i e s 3

Fo rm and Gen re - cou rses w i t h t he Fo rm and Gen re a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 0 3 0 T h e W r i t e r a s R e a d e r 3 E N G L 3 0 4 0 W r i t i n g L i t e r a r y N a r r a t i v e s 3 E N G L 3 0 5 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y 3 E N G L 3 0 6 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 0 7 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a 3 E N G L 3 0 8 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 0 9 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y a n d T r a n s l a t i o n 3 E N G L 3 1 0 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 3 11 0 A m e r i c a n S h o r t S t o r y 3 E N G L 3 1 3 0 A m e r i c a n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 1 4 0 P o e t r y 3 E N G L 3 1 8 0 F i l m 3 E N G L 3 1 9 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f R i d i c u l e a n d S a t i r e 3 E N G L 3 2 0 0 D e t e c t i v e F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 2 1 0 F a n t a s y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 2 2 0 F i l m a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 2 3 0 J o u r n a l i s m a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 2 4 0 R e a d i n g t h e F e m a l e B i l d u n g s r o m a n 3 E N G L 3 2 4 1 Yo u n g A d u l t L i t e r a t u r e 3

H i s t o r y and Con tex t – cou rses w i t h t he H i s t o r y and Con tex t a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 2 5 0 B r i t i s h L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s t o 1 8 0 0 3 E N G L 3 2 6 0 B r i t i s h L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s a f t e r 1 8 0 0 3 E N G L 3 2 7 0 A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s t o 1 8 6 5 3 E N G L 3 2 8 0 A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s a f t e r 1 8 6 5 3 E N G L 3 2 9 0 A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 3 3 1 0 W o r l d L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I 3 E N G L 3 3 2 0 W o r l d L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I 3 E N G L 3 3 3 0 W o r l d L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I I 3 E N G L 3 3 4 0 M o d e r n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 3 5 0 S e l e c t e d M a j o r B r i t i s h A u t h o r s 3 E N G L 3 3 6 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I r i s h W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 3 7 0 T h e O x f o r d C h r i s t i a n s : To l k i e n , L e w i s a n d W i l l i a m s 3 E N G L 3 3 8 0 T h e C l a s s i c s a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 3 9 0 L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m o f W o r l d W a r I I 3 E N G L 3 4 0 0 W a r i n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 4 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 3 4 9 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y B r i t i s h L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 4 9 1 P u b l i c H e a l t h a n d t h e V i c t o r i a n H o m e 3 E N G L 3 4 9 2 T h e G o l d e n A g e o f C h i l d r e n ’ s L i t e r a t u r e 3

Cu l t u re and C r i t i que – cou rses w i t h t he Cu l t u re and C r i t i que a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 5 0 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e P o s t c o l o n i a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 1 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I : B e f o r e 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 2 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I : A f t e r 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 3 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 3 5 4 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3

E N G L 3 5 5 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 6 0 E t h n i c A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 7 0 W r i t i n g S e x i n t h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 E N G L 3 5 8 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e N a t u r a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 9 0 N a t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 0 0 W o m e n a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 1 0 T h e C i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 2 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n S p i r i t u a l i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 3 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 E N G L 3 6 4 0 B r i t i s h C u l t u r e a n d T r a v e l 3 E N G L 3 6 5 0 S c i e n c e F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 6 6 0 L G B T Q L i t e r a t u r e a n d C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 0 0 T h e B i b l e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 3 0 I n s t r u c t i o n t o M e d i c a l H u m a n i t i e s 3 E N G L 3 7 4 0 M e d i c i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t– 3 c red i t s f r om cou rses w i t h t he Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 7 5 0 W r i t i n g a b o u t L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 6 0 To p i c s i n R h e t o r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 E N G L 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f R h e t o r i c a n d W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 8 5 4 Te a c h i n g t h e W r i t i n g L i f e 3 E N G L 3 8 6 0 P u b l i c R h e t o r i c 3 E N G L 3 8 7 0 Te c h n i c a l W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 8 8 0 W r i t i n g P e r s o n a l N a r r a t i v e s a n d M e m o i r s 3 E N G L 3 8 9 0 W r i t i n g C o n s u l t i n g : F o r m s , T h e o r i e s , P r a c t i c e 3

4000 - l eve l Courses (15 c red i ts ) Any Eng l i sh cou rse o f f e red a t t he 4000- l eve l may coun t , such as : E N G L 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 0 1 0 N e w M e d i a W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 1 7 3 I r i s h C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 1 7 6 Q u e e r C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 2 1 0 B e o w u l f 3 E N G L 4 2 2 0 I n t r o t o O l d N o r s e 3 E N G L 4 2 3 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e V i k i n g s 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 9 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 0 0 A g e o f E l i z a b e t h 3 E N G L 4 3 1 0 E a r l y S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 4 3 2 0 S h a k e s p e a r e : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 4 3 3 0 R e n a i s s a n c e D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 3 5 0 1 7 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 6 0 M i l t o n 3 E N G L 4 5 0 0 T h e A g e o f R o m a n t i c i s m 3 E N G L 4 5 3 0 M e d i c i n e , M i n d , a n d V i c t o r i a n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 5 8 0 M a j o r V i c t o r i a n A u t h o r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : 1 9 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 6 0 5 M a j o r M o d e r n i s t W r i t e r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 6 1 5 Q u e e r M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 4 0 I r i s h M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 8 0 M a j o r P o s t - C o l o n i a l W r i t e r s 3 E N G L 4 6 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n 2 0 t h / 2 1 s t C e n t u r y B r i t i s h , I r i s h , & P o s t c o l o n i a l L i t e r a t u r e & C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 4 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 6 0 2 0 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 1 0 M a j o r A m e r i c a n A u t h o r s 3 E N G L 4 8 3 0 P o s t - 1 9 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 4 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : A m e r i c a n L i t & C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3

Sen ior Seminar ( 3 c red i ts ) E N G L 4 9 4 0 S e n i o r S e m i n a r 3

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t he CAS Core l i t e ra tu re r equ i r emen t . Th ree c red i t s o f 3000 - l eve l cou rsework i n Eng l i sh may se rve f o r bo th CAS Core Requ i r emen ts and Ma jo r D i s t r i bu t i on Requ i r emen ts .

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 12 c red i ts ) E N G L 3 0 3 0 T h e W r i t e r a s R e a d e r 3 E N G L 3 0 4 0 W r i t i n g L i t e r a r y N a r r a t i v e s * 3 E N G L 3 0 5 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y * 3 E N G L 3 0 6 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : F i c t i o n * 3 E N G L 3 0 7 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a * 3 E N G L 3 0 8 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n * 3 E N G L 3 0 9 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y a n d T r a n s l a t i o n * 3 E N G L 3 1 0 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : S p e c i a l To p i c s * 3 E N G L 3 11 0 A m e r i c a n S h o r t S t o r y 3 E N G L 3 1 3 0 A m e r i c a n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 1 4 0 P o e t r y 3 E N G L 3 1 8 0 F i l m 3 E N G L 3 1 9 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f R i d i c u l e a n d S a t i r e 3 E N G L 3 2 0 0 D e t e c t i v e F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 2 1 0 F a n t a s y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 2 2 0 F i l m a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 2 3 0 J o u r n a l i s m a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 2 4 0 R e a d i n g t h e F e m a l e B i l d u n g s r o m a n 3 E N G L 3 2 4 1 Yo u n g A d u l t L i t e r a t u r e 3

H i s t o r y and Con tex t – cou rses w i t h t he H i s to r y and Con tex t a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 2 5 0 B r i t i s h L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s t o 1 8 0 0 3 E N G L 3 2 6 0 B r i t i s h L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s a f t e r 1 8 0 0 3 E N G L 3 2 7 0 A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s t o 1 8 6 5 3 E N G L 3 2 8 0 A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s a f t e r 1 8 6 5 3 E N G L 3 2 9 0 A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 3 3 1 0 W o r l d L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I 3 E N G L 3 3 2 0 W o r l d L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I 3 E N G L 3 3 3 0 W o r l d L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I I 3 E N G L 3 3 4 0 M o d e r n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 3 5 0 S e l e c t e d M a j o r B r i t i s h A u t h o r s 3 E N G L 3 3 6 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I r i s h W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 3 7 0 T h e O x f o r d C h r i s t i a n s : To l k i e n , L e w i s a n d W i l l i a m s 3 E N G L 3 3 8 0 T h e C l a s s i c s a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 3 9 0 L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m o f W o r l d W a r I I 3 E N G L 3 4 0 0 W a r i n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 4 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 3 4 9 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y B r i t i s h L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 4 9 1 P u b l i c H e a l t h a n d t h e V i c t o r i a n H o m e 3 E N G L 3 4 9 2 T h e G o l d e n A g e o f C h i l d r e n ’ s L i t e r a t u r e 3

Cu l t u re and C r i t i que – cou rses w i t h t he Cu l t u re and C r i t i que a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 5 0 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e P o s t c o l o n i a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 1 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I : B e f o r e 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 2 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I : A f t e r 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 3 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 3 5 4 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 E N G L 3 5 5 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 6 0 E t h n i c A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 7 0 W r i t i n g S e x i n t h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 E N G L 3 5 8 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e N a t u r a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 9 0 N a t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 0 0 W o m e n a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 1 0 T h e C i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 2 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n S p i r i t u a l i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 3 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 E N G L 3 6 4 0 B r i t i s h C u l t u r e a n d T r a v e l 3 E N G L 3 6 5 0 S c i e n c e F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 6 6 0 L G B T Q L i t e r a t u r e a n d C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 0 0 T h e B i b l e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 3 0 I n s t r u c t i o n t o M e d i c a l H u m a n i t i e s 3 E N G L 3 7 4 0 M e d i c i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t– 3 c red i t s f r om cou rses w i t h t he Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t a t t r i bu te , such as :

E N G L 3 7 5 0 W r i t i n g a b o u t L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 6 0 To p i c s i n R h e t o r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 E N G L 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f R h e t o r i c a n d W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 8 5 4 Te a c h i n g t h e W r i t i n g L i f e 3 E N G L 3 8 6 0 P u b l i c R h e t o r i c 3 E N G L 3 8 7 0 Te c h n i c a l W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 8 8 0 W r i t i n g P e r s o n a l N a r r a t i v e s a n d M e m o i r s 3 E N G L 3 8 9 0 W r i t i n g C o n s u l t i n g : F o r m s , T h e o r i e s , P r a c t i c e 3

4000 - l eve l Courses (15 c red i ts ) Any Eng l i sh cou rse o f f e red a t t he 4000- l eve l may coun t , such as : E N G L 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 0 1 0 N e w M e d i a W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 1 7 3 I r i s h C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 1 7 6 Q u e e r C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 0 5 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y * 3 E N G L 4 0 6 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : F i c t i o n * 3 E N G L 4 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a * 3 E N G L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n * 3 E N G L 4 0 9 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : T i m e i n F i c t i o n * 3 E N G L 4 0 9 1 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y a n d T r a n s l a t i o n * 3 E N G L 4 1 2 0 L a n g u a g e S t u d i e s : S p e c i a l To p i c s * 3 E N G L 4 2 1 0 B e o w u l f 3 E N G L 4 2 2 0 I n t r o t o O l d N o r s e 3 E N G L 4 2 3 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e V i k i n g s 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 9 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 0 0 A g e o f E l i z a b e t h 3 E N G L 4 3 1 0 E a r l y S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 4 3 2 0 S h a k e s p e a r e : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 4 3 3 0 R e n a i s s a n c e D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 3 5 0 1 7 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 6 0 M i l t o n 3 E N G L 4 5 0 0 T h e A g e o f R o m a n t i c i s m 3 E N G L 4 5 3 0 M e d i c i n e , M i n d , a n d V i c t o r i a n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 5 8 0 M a j o r V i c t o r i a n A u t h o r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : 1 9 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 6 0 5 M a j o r M o d e r n i s t W r i t e r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 6 1 5 Q u e e r M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 4 0 I r i s h M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 8 0 M a j o r P o s t - C o l o n i a l W r i t e r s 3 E N G L 4 6 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n 2 0 t h / 2 1 s t C e n t u r y B r i t i s h , I r i s h , & P o s t c o l o n i a l L i t e r a t u r e & C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 4 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 6 0 2 0 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 1 0 M a j o r A m e r i c a n A u t h o r s 3 E N G L 4 8 3 0 P o s t - 1 9 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 4 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : A m e r i c a n L i t & C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3

Sen ior Seminar ( 3 c red i ts ) E N G L 4 9 4 0 S e n i o r S e m i n a r 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 36 (o f wh ich 12 a re Crea t i ve Wr i t ing )

Rhetoric, Writing and Technology Concentration Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 15 c red i ts ) T h e R h e t o r i c , W r i t i n g a n d Te c h n o l o g y c o n c e n t r a t i o n r e q u i r e s 1 5 c r e d i t s o f c o u r s e w o r k i n r h e t o r i c , w r i t i n g a n d t e c h n o l o g y. C o u r s e s a r e m a r k e d w i t h a n “ * ” b e l o w .

Requ i r ed Concen t ra t i on Cou rse ( 3 c red i t s ) E N G L 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f R h e t o r i c a n d W r i t i n g 3

Concen t ra t i on Cho i ce ( 3 c red i t s ) E N G L 4 0 2 0 H i s t o r y o f R h e t o r i c f r o m C l a s s i c a l A t h e n s u n t i l 1 7 0 0 3 E N G L 4 0 3 0 H i s t o r y o f R h e t o r i c f r o m 1 7 0 1 u n t i l t h e P r e s e n t 3


2000 - l eve l Course (3 c red i ts ) May se rve f o r bo th CAS Co re Requ i remen ts and Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts . E N G L 2 2 5 0 C o n f l i c t , S o c i a l J u s t i c e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 3 5 0 F a i t h , D o u b t a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 4 5 0 N a t u r e , E c o l o g y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 5 5 0 G e n d e r , I d e n t i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 6 5 0 Te c h n o l o g y, M e d i a a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 7 5 0 F i l m , C u l t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 8 5 0 N a t i o n , I d e n t i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

3000 - l eve l Courses (15 c red i ts ) 3 c red i t s may se r ve f o r bo th CAS Core Requ i r emen ts and Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts . F o r m a n d G e n r e C o u r s e 3 H i s t o r y a n d C o n t e x t C o u r s e 3 C u l t u r e a n d C r i t i q u e C o u r s e 3 R h e t o r i c a n d A r g u m e n t C o u r s e 3 A d d i t i o n a l c o u r s e t a k e n f r o m a n y o f t h e a b o v e c a t e g o r i e s 3



Cu l t u re and C r i t i que – cou rses w i t h t he Cu l t u re and C r i t i que a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 5 0 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e P o s t c o l o n i a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 1 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I : B e f o r e 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 2 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I : A f t e r 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 3 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 3 5 4 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3

E N G L 3 5 5 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 6 0 E t h n i c A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 7 0 W r i t i n g S e x i n t h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 E N G L 3 5 8 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e N a t u r a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 9 0 N a t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 0 0 W o m e n a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 1 0 T h e C i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 2 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n S p i r i t u a l i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 3 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 E N G L 3 6 4 0 B r i t i s h C u l t u r e a n d T r a v e l 3 E N G L 3 6 5 0 S c i e n c e F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 6 6 0 L G B T Q L i t e r a t u r e a n d C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 0 0 T h e B i b l e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 3 0 I n s t r u c t i o n t o M e d i c a l H u m a n i t i e s 3 E N G L 3 7 4 0 M e d i c i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t– 3 c red i t s f r om cou rses w i t h t he Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 7 5 0 W r i t i n g a b o u t L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 6 0 To p i c s i n R h e t o r i c a l A n a l y s i s * 3 E N G L 3 8 5 4 Te a c h i n g t h e W r i t i n g L i f e 3 E N G L 3 8 6 0 P u b l i c R h e t o r i c * 3 E N G L 3 8 7 0 Te c h n i c a l W r i t i n g * 3 E N G L 3 8 8 0 W r i t i n g P e r s o n a l N a r r a t i v e s a n d M e m o i r s 3 E N G L 3 8 9 0 W r i t i n g C o n s u l t i n g : F o r m s , T h e o r i e s , P r a c t i c e * 3

4000 - l eve l Courses (15 c red i ts ) Any Eng l i sh cou rse o f f e red a t t he 4000- l eve l may coun t , such as : E N G L 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g * 3 E N G L 4 0 1 0 N e w M e d i a W r i t i n g * 3 E N G L 4 0 4 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n R h e t o r i c * 3 E N G L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n * 3 E N G L 4 1 2 0 L a n g u a g e S t u d i e s : S p e c i a l To p i c s * 3 E N G L 4 1 7 3 I r i s h C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 1 7 6 Q u e e r C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 2 1 0 B e o w u l f 3 E N G L 4 2 2 0 I n t r o t o O l d N o r s e 3 E N G L 4 2 3 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e V i k i n g s 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 9 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 0 0 A g e o f E l i z a b e t h 3 E N G L 4 3 1 0 E a r l y S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 4 3 2 0 S h a k e s p e a r e : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 4 3 3 0 R e n a i s s a n c e D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 3 5 0 1 7 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 6 0 M i l t o n 3 E N G L 4 5 0 0 T h e A g e o f R o m a n t i c i s m 3 E N G L 4 5 3 0 M e d i c i n e , M i n d , a n d V i c t o r i a n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 5 8 0 M a j o r V i c t o r i a n A u t h o r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : 1 9 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 6 0 5 M a j o r M o d e r n i s t W r i t e r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 6 1 5 Q u e e r M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 4 0 I r i s h M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 8 0 M a j o r P o s t - C o l o n i a l W r i t e r s 3 E N G L 4 6 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n 2 0 t h / 2 1 s t C e n t u r y B r i t i s h , I r i s h , & P o s t c o l o n i a l L i t e r a t u r e & C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 4 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 6 0 2 0 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 1 0 M a j o r A m e r i c a n A u t h o r s 3 E N G L 4 8 3 0 P o s t - 1 9 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 4 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : A m e r i c a n L i t & C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3

Sen ior Seminar ( 3 c red i ts ) E N G L 4 9 6 2 R h e t o r i c , W r i t i n g a n d Te c h n o l o g y C a p s t o n e 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 36 (o f wh ich 15 a re Rhe tor ic , Wr i t ing and Techno logy )

Research Intensive English Concentration Eng l i sh ma jo r s w i t h sophomore s t a tus o r above may app l y f o r t he se l ec t i ve Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh


(R IE ) concen t ra t i on . Th i s concen t ra t i on w i t h i n t he Eng l i sh ma jo r, wh i ch admi t s a max imum coho r t o f 12 s t uden t s pe r academic yea r, o f f e r s oppo r t un i t i es f o r pu r su i ng l i t e ra r y and rhe to r i ca l s t ud i es i n sma l l e r, mo re r i go rous se t t i ngs . A l l Resea rch I n tens i ve Eng l i sh s t uden t s mus t t ake a t l eas t 2 Resea rch I n tens i ve Eng l i sh sem ina rs (wh i l e ma in ta i n i ng a 3 .5 o r h i ghe r GPA i n Eng l i sh ) . To comp le te t he R IE concen t ra t i on success fu l l y, s t uden t s mus t comp le te e i t he r ENGL 4990 : Sen io r Hono rs P ro j ec t o r an add i t i ona l Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh sem ina r a f t e r ach iev i ng sen io r s t a tus . S tuden t s who comp le te t hese requ i r emen ts w i l l g radua te w i t h t he Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh des i gna t i on , and w i l l l eave t he p rog ram we l l p repa red f o r advanced s tudy i n Eng l i sh .

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements The concen t ra t i on r equ i r es t ha t a l l Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh s t uden t s comp le te a t l eas t two (2 ) Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh sem ina rs (ENGL 4XXX) . Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh sem ina rs w i l l be 4000 - l eve l Eng l i sh cou rses des i gna ted w i t h a “Resea rch I n tens i ve Eng l i sh ” a t t r i bu te . The f i na l r equ i r emen t o f t he R IE concen t ra t i on mus t be f u l f i l l ed w i t h one (1 ) o f t he f o l l ow ing op t i ons :

1 . Comp le t i on o f ENGL 4990 : Sen io r Hono rs P ro j ec t a f t e r ach iev i ng sen io r s t a t us . ENGL 4990 i s a r esea rch and w r i t i ng r equ i r emen t t ha t s t uden t s en te r i n t o i nd i v i dua l l y, gu i ded by a f acu l t y men to r. The s t uden t mus t submi t a f o rma l p ro j ec t p roposa l w i t h f acu l t y men to r app rova l t o t he D i rec to r o f t he Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh concen t ra t i on t he semes te r be fo re en ro l l i ng i n ENGL 4990 .

2 . Comp le t i on o f an add i t i ona l 4000 - l eve l Resea rch I n t ens i ve Eng l i sh sem ina r a f t e r ach iev i ng sen io r s t a tus .

The Crea t i ve Wr i t i ng concen t ra t i on r equ i r es 12 c red i t s o f cou rsework i n c rea t i ve w r i t i ng . Cou rses a re marked w i t h an “ * ” be l ow.

Internship Opportunities The Depa r tmen t o f Eng l i sh o f f e r s a va r i e t y o f i n t e rnsh ips t ha t a re a r ranged on a case -by - case bas i s . Examp les i nc l ude :

+ Lega l Ass i s t an t + Museum Pro j ec t D i r ec to r + F i l m Ass i s t an t s + Ed i t o r i a l Wr i t e r + Pub l i sh i ng Ass i s t an t + Magaz ine Ed i t i ng + Ed i t o r i a l Wr i t i ng

Genera l Requ i rements I n t e rnsh ips a re l im i t ed t o Eng l i sh ma jo r s w i t h j un i o r o r sen io r s t a tus . S tuden t s a re r equ i r ed t o wo rk no l ess t han 10 hou rs week l y t o ea rn 3 c red i t s f o r t he semes te r. S tuden t s app roved f o r i n t e rnsh ips r eg i s t e r f o r ENGL 4910 ; g rad ing i s sa t i s f ac to r y / unsa t i s f ac to r y.

Non-Course Requirements Crea t i ve Wr i t ing Concent ra t ion Studen t s ma jo r i ng i n Eng l i sh w i t h a C rea t i ve Wr i t i ng

concen t ra t i on a re r equ i r ed t o submi t a po r t f o l i o o f r ep resen ta t i ve wo rk f o r assessmen t p r i o r t o g radua t i on .

Continuation Standards A l l Eng l i sh cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r Eng l i sh ma jo r r equ i r emen ts and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r.

MINOR IN CREATIVE WRITING MINOR Program Requirements 3000 - l eve l Course (3 c red i ts ) E N G L 3 0 3 0 T h e W r i t e r a s R e a d e r 3 E N G L 3 0 4 0 W r i t i n g L i t e r a r y N a r r a t i v e s 3 E N G L 3 0 5 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y 3 E N G L 3 0 6 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 0 7 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a 3 E N G L 3 0 8 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 0 9 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y a n d T r a n s l a t i o n 3 E N G L 3 1 0 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3

4000 - l eve l Courses (6 c red i ts ) E N G L 4 0 5 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y 3 E N G L 4 0 6 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 0 9 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : T i m e i n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 0 9 1 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y a n d T r a n s l a t i o n 3 E N G L 4 1 2 0 L a n g u a g e S t u d i e s : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3

L i te ra tu re Courses (6 c red i ts ) S ix c red i t s o f comp lemen ta r y cou rses i n Eng l i sh l i t e ra tu re a t t he 3000 o r 4000 l eve l a re t o be chosen i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he coo rd i na to r o f c rea t i ve w r i t i ng .

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

Continuation Standards A l l Eng l i sh cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r Eng l i sh m ino r r equ i r emen ts and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

MINOR IN CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING Overview The i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m i no r i n C rea t i ve and P ro fess i ona l Wr i t i ng o f f e r s s t uden t s an oppo r t un i t y t o ga i n expe r i ence i n many d i f f e ren t k i nds o f w r i t i ng f r om poe t r y and f i c t i on t o j ou rna l i sm and pub l i c r e l a t i ons . The CPW mi no r he l ps s t uden t s deve l op and ma tu r e as w r i t e r s by p rov i d i ng ex tens i ve p rac t i ce i n bo th c rea t i ve and p ro fess i ona l f o rms o f w r i t i ng . Though Eng l i sh and Commun i ca t i on ma jo r s f r equen t l y seek t he C rea t i ve and P ro fess i ona l Wr i t i ng m ino r as an add i t i ona l c reden t i a l , s t uden t s f r om any d i sc i p l i ne may pu rsue i t . The CPW mino r can he lp s t uden t s p repa re d i r ec t l y f o r ca ree rs i n j ou rna l i sm, pub l i c r e l a t i ons , adve r t i s i ng , o r co rpo ra te commun i ca t i ons , as we l l as f o r g radua te s t udy i n c rea t i ve w r i t i ng o r j ou rna l i sm. Any s tuden t who


comp le tes t he CPW mino r w i l l have s t r eng thened h i s o r he r ab i l i t y t o compe te i n t he many p ro fess i ona l se t t i ngs t ha t demand ex tens i ve w r i t i ng .

Program Requirements 4000 - l eve l w r i t i ng cou rses i n t he Eng l i sh depa r tmen t may coun t bo th f o r t he CPW mino r and as e l ec t i ves f o r t he Eng l i s h ma jo r o r m ino r. On l y one 3000 - l eve l cou rse may coun t f o r bo th t he CPW mino r and t he Eng l i sh ma jo r o r m ino r ( as l ong as t he s t uden t has a l r eady comp le ted t he 3000- l eve l l i t e ra tu re cou rse requ i r ed f o r t he CAS Core ) .

Engl i sh Courses (9 c red i ts ) E N G L 3 0 3 0 T h e W r i t e r a s R e a d e r 3 E N G L 3 0 4 0 W r i t i n g L i t e r a c y N a r r a t i v e s 3 E N G L 3 0 5 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y 3 E N G L 3 0 6 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 0 7 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a 3 E N G L 3 0 8 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 0 9 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y a n d T r a n s l a t i o n 3 E N G L 3 1 0 0 C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 0 1 0 N e w M e d i a W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 0 5 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y 3 E N G L 4 0 6 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : N o n - F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 0 9 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : T i m e i n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 0 9 1 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : P o e t r y a n d T r a n s l a t i o n 3 E N G L 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y ; m a y b e a w r i t i n g i n t e r n s h i p 3

Communica t ion Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 1 0 0 J o u r n a l i s m : N e w s W r i t i n g 3 C M M 2 1 2 0 M e s s a g e D e s i g n 3

Communica t ion E lec t i ve ( 6 c red i ts ) P l u s t w o c o u r s e s s e l e c t e d f r o m : C M M 3 11 0 F e a t u r e W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 1 2 0 M u l t i m e d i a S c r i p t w r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 1 3 0 E d i t o r i a l a n d O p i n i o n W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 1 4 0 E s s a y W r i t i n g 3 C M M 3 6 1 0 W r i t i n g f o r P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s 3 C M M 3 7 1 0 A d v e r t i s i n g W r i t i n g a n d P r o d u c t i o n 3 C M M 4 1 6 0 E d i t i n g 3

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MINOR IN ENGLISH Program Requirements 2000 - l eve l Course (3 c red i ts ) May se rve f o r bo th CAS Co re Requ i r emen ts and Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts . E N G L 2 2 5 0 C o n f l i c t , S o c i a l J u s t i c e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 3 5 0 F a i t h , D o u b t a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 4 5 0 N a t u r e , E c o l o g y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 5 5 0 G e n d e r , I d e n t i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 6 5 0 Te c h n o l o g y, M e d i a a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 7 5 0 F i l m , C u l t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 2 8 5 0 N a t i o n , I d e n t i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

3000 - l eve l Courses (9 c red i ts ) 3 c red i t s may se r ve f o r bo th CAS Core Requ i r emen ts and Ma jo r Requ i r emen ts . F o r m a n d G e n r e C o u r s e 3 H i s t o r y a n d C o n t e x t C o u r s e 3 C u l t u r e a n d C r i t i q u e C o u r s e 3 R h e t o r i c a n d A r g u m e n t C o u r s e 3 A d d i t i o n a l c o u r s e t a k e n f r o m a n y o f t h e a b o v e c a t e g o r i e s 3



Cu l t u re and C r i t i que – cou rses w i t h t he Cu l t u re and C r i t i que a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 5 0 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e P o s t c o l o n i a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 1 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I : B e f o r e 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 2 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I : A f t e r 1 9 0 0 3 E N G L 3 5 3 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 3 5 4 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 E N G L 3 5 5 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 6 0 E t h n i c A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 5 7 0 W r i t i n g S e x i n t h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 E N G L 3 5 8 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e N a t u r a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 3 5 9 0 N a t u r e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 0 0 W o m e n a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 1 0 T h e C i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 2 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n S p i r i t u a l i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 6 3 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 E N G L 3 6 4 0 B r i t i s h C u l t u r e a n d T r a v e l 3 E N G L 3 6 5 0 S c i e n c e F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 3 6 6 0 L G B T Q L i t e r a t u r e a n d C u l t u r e 3


E N G L 3 7 0 0 T h e B i b l e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 3 0 I n s t r u c t i o n t o M e d i c a l H u m a n i t i e s 3 E N G L 3 7 4 0 M e d i c i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3

Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t – 3 c red i t s f r om cou rses w i t h t he Rhe to r i c and A rgumen t a t t r i bu te , such as : E N G L 3 7 5 0 W r i t i n g a b o u t L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 3 7 6 0 To p i c s i n R h e t o r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 E N G L 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f R h e t o r i c a n d W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 8 5 4 Te a c h i n g t h e W r i t i n g L i f e 3 E N G L 3 8 6 0 P u b l i c R h e t o r i c 3 E N G L 3 8 7 0 Te c h n i c a l W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 3 8 8 0 W r i t i n g P e r s o n a l N a r r a t i v e s a n d M e m o i r s 3 E N G L 3 8 9 0 W r i t i n g C o n s u l t i n g : F o r m s , T h e o r i e s , P r a c t i c e 3

4000 - l eve l Courses (6 c red i ts ) Two 4000 - l eve l Eng l i sh e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be t aken t o comp le te t he Eng l i sh m ino r. Any Eng l i sh cou rse o f f e red a t t he 4000 - l eve l ( o t he r t han ENGL 4940 , ENGL 4962 , ENGL 4910 and ENGL 4990 ) may coun t as an e l ec t i ve f o r t he Eng l i sh m ino r, such as : E N G L 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 0 1 0 N e w M e d i a W r i t i n g 3 E N G L 4 1 7 3 I r i s h C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 1 7 6 Q u e e r C i n e m a 3 E N G L 4 2 1 0 B e o w u l f 3 E N G L 4 2 2 0 I n t r o t o O l d N o r s e 3 E N G L 4 2 3 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e V i k i n g s 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 9 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 0 0 A g e o f E l i z a b e t h 3 E N G L 4 3 1 0 E a r l y S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 4 3 2 0 S h a k e s p e a r e : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 4 3 3 0 R e n a i s s a n c e D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 3 5 0 1 7 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 3 6 0 M i l t o n 3 E N G L 4 5 0 0 T h e A g e o f R o m a n t i c i s m 3 E N G L 4 5 3 0 M e d i c i n e , M i n d , a n d V i c t o r i a n F i c t i o n 3 E N G L 4 5 8 0 M a j o r V i c t o r i a n A u t h o r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : 1 9 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 6 0 5 M a j o r M o d e r n i s t W r i t e r s a n d M o v e m e n t s 3 E N G L 4 6 1 5 Q u e e r M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 4 0 I r i s h M o d e r n i s m 3 E N G L 4 6 8 0 M a j o r P o s t - C o l o n i a l W r i t e r s 3 E N G L 4 6 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n 2 0 t h / 2 1 s t C e n t u r y B r i t i s h , I r i s h , & P o s t c o l o n i a l L i t e r a t u r e & C u l t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 4 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 7 6 0 2 0 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 1 0 M a j o r A m e r i c a n A u t h o r s 3 E N G L 4 8 3 0 P o s t - 1 9 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 4 0 N a t i v e A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 E N G L 4 8 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : A m e r i c a n L i t & C u l t u r e 3

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MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH Program Highlights Bo th t he mas te r ' s and doc to ra l s t uden t s i n Eng l i sh se l ec t t he i r own examina t i on adv i se r s and have a p rom inen t vo i ce i n shap ing examina t i on and t hes i s boa rds .

Re in fo r c i ng t he vo i ce , s t uden t s have i n impo r t an t e l emen ts o f t he i r p rog ram i s t he Eng l i sh Gradua te Organ i za t i on , an ac t i ve g roup t ha t wo rks w i t h t he f acu l t y t o p romo te t he p ro fess i ona l i za t i on o f g radua te s t uden t s t h rough ac t i v i t i e s such as wo rkshops on ca ree r p repa ra t i on , t r i ps t o l ea rned con fe rences and on -campus sympos ia .

Curriculum Overview M.A . i n Eng l i sh s t uden t s t ake cou rses i n t he me thods o f l i t e ra r y r esea rch and c r i t i ca l t heo ry, as we l l as cou rses i n f ou r ou t o f f i ve r equ i r ed a reas .

The deg ree i s no rma l l y comp l e ted i n two yea rs and i s o f f e red i n two op t i ons : non - t hes i s and t hes i s .

The non - t hes i s op t i on r equ i r es 30 c red i t s o f cou rsework wh i l e t he t hes i s op t i on , wh i ch i s r ecommended f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n even tua l l y pu r su ing a Ph .D . , pe rm i t s s t uden t s t o subs t i t u t e a t hes i s f o r s i x o f t hese c red i t s . Unde r t h i s op t i on , s t uden t s se l ec t a t op i c i n consu l t a t i on w i t h a d i r ec to r and have t he i r comp le ted wo rk r ev i ewed by a commi t t ee cons i s t i ng o f t he d i r ec to r and two o the r f acu l t y r eade rs .

S tuden t s p l ann ing t o t each a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y a re r equ i r ed t o t ake a c l ass i n t he t each ing o f w r i t i ng .

Madr id Campus Bo th t he t hes i s and non - t hes i s op t i ons a re o f f e red a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus . S tuden t s who e n ro l l a t t he Mad r i d campus a re r equ i r ed t o spend one semes te r, du r i ng t he academic yea r o r a s i x -week summer t e rm , i n r es i dence a t t he S t . Lou i s campus . Fo r f u r t he r i n f o rma t i on on t he Mad r i d Campus and t he M .A . p rog ram the re , see spa in . s l u . edu .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The Eng l i sh depa r tmen t i s a f f i l i a t ed w i t h t he Wa l t e r J . Ong Cen te r f o r D i g i t a l Human i t i es . I n add i t i on t o pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n va r i ous w r i t i ng p rog rams , i nc l ud i ng Un i ve r s i t y Wr i t i ng Se rv i ces , t he Eng l i sh f acu l t y and g radua te s t uden t s pa r t i c i pa te i n depa r tmen ta l r esea rch co l l oqu ia and read ing g roups . SLU a l so hos t s t he j ou rna l A f r i can Amer i can Rev iew as we l l as t he New Chauce r Soc ie t y, t he wo r l d ' s l ead ing scho la r l y o rgan i za t i on i n med ieva l l i t e ra tu re and cu l t u re .

Admission Requirements Mos t admi t t ed s t uden t s mee t t he f o l l ow ing c r i t e r i a :

+ C rea t i ve and amb i t i ous w i t h h i gh l eve l s o f academic d i s t i nc t i on and soph i s t i ca t i on , a t we l l - r ega rded co l l eges and un i ve r s i t i es w i t h r i go rous B .A . /M .A . p rog rams .

+ H igh GPA (3 .7 and above i n Eng l i sh ) . + Sco red a t o r above t he 90 th pe rcen t i l e on t he

Ve rba l po r t i on and /o r 4 .5 o r above on t he Essay po r t i on o f t he GRE Gene ra l Tes t .

+ I den t i f i ed f i e l ds /a reas o f i n t ended s tudy, poss i b l e t hes i s / d i sse r t a t i on t op i cs , and spec i f i c f acu l t y i n t he depa r tmen t w i t h whom s tuden t s m igh t w i sh t o wo rk .

+ P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t t ha t a l i gns we l l w i t h t he cu r r i cu l a t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s . The s ta temen t


shou ld be no more t han 750 wo rds and shou ld l ay ou t p ro fess i ona l and i n t e l l ec tua l goa l s as we l l as t he i n t e res t i n g radua te s t ud ies i n Eng l i sh . Wh i l e p l ans may change , t h i s s t a t emen t w i l l he l p t he depa r tmen t assess t he g rasp o f t he f i e l d and t he ab i l i t y t o desc r i be i deas cohe ren t l y and compe l l i ng l y. The s ta temen t shou ld add ress :

+ The spec i f i c f i e l d o f Eng l i sh s t ud ies t ha t s t uden t s a re i n t e res ted i n .

+ How s tuden t s wou ld l i ke t o con t r i bu te t o ex i s t i ng r esea rch and c r i t i c i sm i n t he a rea o f i n t e res t .

+ The c r i t i ca l and scho la r l y app roaches t o l i t e ra tu re s t uden t s have f ound mos t p roduc t i ve .

+ The f acu l t y members s t uden t s wou ld p re fe r t o wo rk w i t h .

+ Su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco re ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s ) .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on assess i ng

po ten t i a l i n g radua te s t ud i es + GRE + Résumé + Wr i t i ng samp le ( 10 pages demons t ra t i ng

compe tence i n ana l yz i ng l i t e ra r y t ex t s ; t h i s can be an exce rp t t aken f r om a l onge r p i ece )

+ P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t




Appl ica t ion Dead l ine Comp le ted app l i ca t i ons a re due by Jan . 15 . App l i ca t i ons t ha t a re comp le ted by Dec . 15 w i l l r ece i ve a r esponse by Jan . 15 . S tuden t s canno t beg in t he p rog ram i n t he sp r i ng semes te r o r a summer sess i on . 1818 i ns t r uc to r s seek ing a g radua te deg ree shou ld consu l t w i t h t he d i r ec to r o f g radua te s t ud i es i n Eng l i sh .

P l ease do no t f o rwa rd any app l i ca t i on ma te r i a l s d i r ec t l y t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Eng l i sh . A l l app l i ca t i on ma te r i a l s mus t be submi t t ed t h rough t he O f f i ce o f G radua te Admiss i on .

Fo r app l i ca t i on f o rms and more i n f o rma t i on , con tac t t he O f f i ce o f G radua te Admi ss i on .

Rev iew Process Members o f t he depa r tmen t ’s g radua te commi t t ee examine app l i can t s ' ma te r i a l s and make ad miss i on and f und ing r ecommenda t i ons .


Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l

se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) E N G L 5 0 0 0 M e t h o d s o f L i t e r a r y R e s e a r c h 3 E N G L 5 11 0 L i t e r a r y T h e o r y 3

Teach ing Requ i rement Requ i red o f t hose who t each w r i t i ng c l asses o f f e red by t he Depa r tmen t . E N G L 5 0 1 0 T h e Te a c h i n g o f W r i t i n g 3

Dis t r ibu t i ve Requ i rements (12 c red i ts ) O n e c o u r s e i n f o u r o f t h e f o l l o w i n g f i v e f i e l d s A n g l o - S a x o n a n d / o r M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 R e n a i s s a n c e / E a r l y M o d e r n L i t e r a t u r e ( c a . 1 5 0 0 - 1 8 0 0 ) 3 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e L o n g 1 9 t h C e n t u r y ( c a . 1 7 8 9 - 1 9 1 4 ) : B r i t i s h , A m e r i c a n , A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n , o r T r a n s a t l a n t i c 3 M o d e r n a n d / o r C o n t e m p o r a r y L i t e r a t u r e : B r i t i s h , I r i s h , A m e r i c a n , A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n , T r a n s a t l a n t i c , o r P o s t c o l o n i a l 3 R h e t o r i c a n d / o r C o m p o s i t i o n ( e x c l u s i v e o f E N G L . 5 0 1 0 ) 3

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts )

Thes i s Op t i on E n g l i s h E l e c t i v e s 6 E A S 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Non -Thes i s Op t i on E n g l i s h E l e c t i v e s 1 2

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Non-Course Requirements Ora l Examina t ion At t he conc l us i on o f t he i r cou rsework , a l l mas te r ’s s t uden t s mus t t ake a one -hou r o ra l examina t i on on wo rks d rawn f r om a l i s t t ha t i s made ava i l ab l e t o t hem a t t he ou t se t o f t he i r p rog ram o f s t udy. S tuden t s who choose t he t hes i s op t i on w i l l a l so be examined o ra l l y on t he i r t heses i n sepa ra te one -hou r examina t i ons .


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH Program Highlights Bo th t he mas te r ' s and doc to ra l s t uden t s i n Eng l i sh se l ec t t he i r own examina t i on adv i se r s and have a p rom inen t vo i ce i n shap ing examina t i on and t hes i s boa rds .

Re in fo r c i ng t he vo i ce , s t uden t s have i n impo r t an t e l emen ts o f t he i r p rog ram i s t he Eng l i sh Gradua te Organ i za t i on , an ac t i v e g roup t ha t wo rks w i t h t he f acu l t y t o p romo te t he p ro fess i ona l i za t i on o f g radua te s t uden t s t h rough ac t i v i t i e s such as wo rkshops on ca ree r p repa ra t i on , t r i ps t o l ea rned con fe rences and on -campus sympos ia .

Curriculum Overview The M.A . I n Eng l i sh i s o f f e red i n two op t i ons : non - t hes i s and t hes i s . Bo th op t i ons a re no rma l l y comp le ted i n two


yea rs .

The non - t hes i s op t i on r equ i r es 30 c red i t s o f cou rsework beyond t he B .A .

The t hes i s op t i on , wh i ch i s r ecommended f o r t hose i n t e res ted i n even tua l l y pu rsu i ng a Ph .D . , pe rm i t s s t uden t s t o subs t i t u t e a t hes i s f o r s i x o f t he 30 requ i r ed c red i t s o f cou rsework . Unde r t h i s op t i on , s t uden t s se l ec t a t op i c i n consu l t a t i on w i t h a d i r ec to r and have t he i r comp le ted wo rk r ev i ewed by a commi t t ee cons i s t i ng o f t he d i r ec to r and two o the r f acu l t y r eade rs .

A l l s t uden t s t ake cou rses i n t he me thods o f l i t e ra r y r esea rch and c r i t i ca l t heo ry, as we l l as cou rses i n f ou r ou t o f f i ve r equ i r ed a reas .

S tuden t s p l ann ing t o t each a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y a re r equ i r ed t o t ake a c l ass i n t he t each ing o f w r i t i ng .

Madr id Campus Bo th t he t hes i s and non - t hes i s op t i ons a re o f f e red a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus . S tuden t s who en ro l l a t t he Mad r i d campus a re r equ i r ed t o spend one semes te r, du r i ng t he academic yea r o r a s i x -week summer t e rm , i n r es i dence a t t he S t . Lou i s campus . Fo r f u r t he r i n f o rma t i on on t he Mad r i d Campus and t he M .A . p rog ram the re , see spa in . s l u . edu .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The Eng l i sh depa r tmen t i s a f f i l i a t ed w i t h t he Wa l t e r J . Ong Cen te r f o r D ig i t a l Human i t i es . I n add i t i on t o pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n va r i ous w r i t i ng p rog rams , i nc l ud i ng Un i ve r s i t y Wr i t i ng Se rv i ces , t he Eng l i sh f acu l t y and g radua te s t uden t s pa r t i c i pa te i n depa r tmen ta l r esea rch co l l oqu ia and read ing g roups . SLU a l so hos t s t he j ou rna l A f r i can Amer i can Rev iew as we l l as t he New Chauce r Soc ie t y, t he wo r l d ' s l ead ing scho la r l y o rgan i za t i on i n med ieva l l i t e ra tu re and cu l t u re .

Careers S ince 2001 , 90 pe rcen t o f doc to ra l s t uden t s f ound j obs , and 73 pe rcen t f ound regu la r academic pos i t i ons . Recen t g radua tes have accep ted t enu re - t r ack f acu l t y pos i t i ons a t C re i gh ton Un i ve r s i t y, Un i ve r s i t y o f Cen t ra l F l o r i da , Un i ve r s i t y o f De t ro i t -Me rcy, M i ssou r i Un i ve r s i t y o f Sc i ence and Techno logy (Ro l l a ) , Truman S ta te Un i ve r s i t y and Un i ve r s i t y o f No r t h Texas , Da l l as . G radua tes who pu rsued non -academic pa ths have accep ted pos i t i ons such as documen t ana l ys t a t t he Na t i ona l Geospace I n t e l l i gence Agency, co rpo ra te t r a i n i ng manage r a t En te rp r i se Ho ld i ngs and t he d i r ec to r o f r esea rch commun i ca t i on a t Wash ing ton Un i ve r s i t y ' s Schoo l o f Med i c i ne .

Admission Requirements Mos t admi t t ed s t uden t s mee t t he f o l l ow ing c r i t e r i a :

+ C rea t i ve and amb i t i ous w i t h h i gh l eve l s o f academic d i s t i nc t i on and soph i s t i ca t i on , a t we l l - r ega rded co l l eges and un i ve r s i t i es w i t h r i go rous B .A . /M .A . p rog rams .

+ H igh GPA (3 .7 and above i n Eng l i sh ) . + Sco red a t o r above t he 90 th pe rcen t i l e on t he

Ve rba l po r t i on and /o r 4 .5 o r above on t he Essay po r t i on o f t he GRE Gene ra l Tes t .

+ I den t i f i ed f i e l ds /a reas o f i n t ended s tudy, poss i b l e t hes i s / d i sse r t a t i on t op i cs , and spec i f i c f acu l t y i n t he depa r tmen t w i t h whom s tuden t s m igh t w i sh t o wo rk .

+ P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t t ha t a l i gns we l l w i t h t he cu r r i cu l a t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s . The s ta temen t shou ld be no more t han 750 wo rds and shou ld l ay ou t p ro fess i ona l and i n t e l l ec tua l goa l s as we l l as t he i n t e res t i n g radua te s t ud i es i n Eng l i sh . Wh i l e p l ans may change , t h i s s t a t emen t w i l l he l p t he depa r tmen t assess t he g rasp o f t he f i e l d and t he ab i l i t y t o desc r i be i deas cohe ren t l y and compe l l i ng l y. The s ta temen t shou ld add ress :

+ The spec i f i c f i e l d o f Eng l i sh s t ud i es t ha t s t uden t s a re i n t e res ted i n .

+ How s tuden t s wou ld l i ke t o con t r i bu te t o ex i s t i ng r esea rch and c r i t i c i sm i n an a rea o f i n t e res t .

+ The c r i t i ca l and scho la r l y app roaches t o l i t e ra tu re s t uden t s have f ound mos t p roduc t i ve .

+ The f acu l t y members s t uden t s wou ld p re fe r t o wo rk w i t h .

+ Su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco re ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s ) .

Trans fe r r ing in to the Doc tora l P rogram App l i ca t i ons by SLU M.A . s t uden t s seek i ng t o t r ans fe r i n t o t he doc to ra l p rog ram a re made by sepa ra te app l i ca t i on a t t he beg inn ing o f t he sp r i ng semes te r o f t he Mas te r ’s cand ida te ' s second yea r f o l l ow ing a p ro toco l desc r i bed i n t he Eng l i sh Depa r tmen t G radua te Handbook .

Bo th i n t e rna l and ex te rna l app l i can t s t o t he Ph .D . p rog ram a re s t r ong l y encou raged t o have comp le ted , o r be i n t he p rocess o f comp le t i ng , a mas te r ’s t hes i s o r t o have unde r t aken ano the r ou t s i zed resea rch p ro j ec t as pa r t o f t he i r M .A . s t ud i es , s i nce t he ab i l i t y t o i ndependen t l y f r ame and conduc t a ma jo r r esea rch p ro j ec t w i l l be demanded o f t hem as doc to ra l s t uden t s .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on assess i ng

po ten t i a l i n g radua te s t ud i es + GRE + Résumé + Wr i t i ng samp le ( 10 pages demons t ra t i ng

compe tence i n ana l yz i ng l i t e ra r y t ex t s ; t h i s can be an exce rp t t aken f r om a l onge r p i ece )

+ P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t




Appl ica t ion Dead l ine Comp le ted app l i ca t i ons a r e due by Jan . 15 . App l i ca t i ons t ha t a re comp le ted by Dec . 15 w i l l r ece i ve a r esponse by Jan . 15 . S tuden t s canno t beg in t he


p rog ram i n t he sp r i ng semes te r o r a summer sess i on . 1818 i ns t r uc to r s seek ing a g radua te deg ree shou ld consu l t w i t h t he d i r ec to r o f g radua te s t ud i es i n Eng l i sh .

P l ease do no t f o rwa rd any app l i ca t i on ma te r i a l s d i r ec t l y t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Eng l i sh . A l l app l i ca t i on ma te r i a l s mus t be submi t t ed t h rough t he O f f i ce o f G radua te Admiss i on .

Fo r app l i ca t i on f o rms and more i n f o rma t i on , con tac t t he O f f i ce o f G radua te Admi ss i on .

Rev iew Process Members o f t he depa r tmen t ’s g radua te commi t t ee examine app l i can t s ' ma te r i a l s and make admiss i on and f und ing r ecommenda t i ons .



Program Requirements Studen t s a re r equ i r ed t o t ake a m in imum o f 24 c red i t s i n Eng l i sh cou rse wo rk beyond t he M .A . S i x c red i t s may be t aken a t t he 4000 - l eve l . ENGL .5000 , ENGL .5010 , and ENGL.5110 a re r equ i r ed o f a l l s t uden t s who have no t t aken equ i va l en t cou rses i n ano t he r p rog ram as pa r t o f t he i r p r i o r t r a i n i ng . S tuden t s a re a l so r equ i r ed t o t ake ENGL.5970 (P ro fess i ona l i za t i on P rac t i cum) i n t he yea r t hey a re beg inn i ng t o seek p ro fess i ona l emp loymen t , whe the r i n an academic o r “ a l t - ac ” se t t i ng .

Dis t r ibu t i ve Requ i rements Beyond t hese cou rses , Ph .D . cand ida tes who have t aken cou rse wo rk i n f ou r o f t he f i ve f o l l ow ing f i e l ds as Mas te r ’s s t uden t s need on l y t ake 9 o f 24 requ i r ed c red i t s i n t h ree o f t he f i ve f i e l ds as pa r t o f t he i r doc to ra l cou rse wo rk . Doc to ra l s t uden t s who have no t me t t he t h resho ld Mas te r ’s l eve l c r i t e r i on mus t t ake 12 c red i t s i n f ou r o f t he f o l l ow ing f i ve f i e l ds :

+ Ang lo -Saxon and /o r Med ieva l L i t e ra tu re + Rena i ssance /Ea r l y Mode rn L i t e ra tu re ( ca . 1500 -

1800 ) + L i t e ra tu re o f t he Long 19 th Cen tu r y ( ca . 1789 -

1914 ) : B r i t i sh , Amer i can , A f r i can Amer i can , o r Transa t l an t i c

+ Mode rn and /o r Con tempora ry L i t e ra tu re : B r i t i sh , I r i sh , Amer i can , A f r i can Amer i can , Transa t l an t i c , o r Pos t co l on i a l

+ Rhe to r i c and /o r Compos i t i on exc l us i ve o f ENGL .5010

I n add i t i on , a l l Ph .D . s t ude n t s , a f t e r t he i r f i r s t yea r, mus t d i s t r i bu te r eg i s t r a t i ons f o r 12 c red i t s o f ENGL .6990 D i sse r t a t i on Resea rch ove r seve ra l t e rms .

Non-Course Requirements Language Requ i rement Be fo re t ak i ng t he i r comprehens i ve exams , a l l Ph .D . cand ida tes mus t d i sp l ay r ead ing p ro f i c i ency i n one mode rn f o re i gn l anguage re l evan t t o t he i r r esea rch .

S tuden t s concen t ra t i ng i n med ieva l o r r ena i ssance l i t e ra tu re a l so need t o demons t ra te compe tence i n e i t he r La t i n o r C lass i ca l G reek .

Doctora l Competency Exam Ph .D . cand ida tes t ake a Doc to ra l Compe tency Exam, t ha t has w r i t t en and o ra l componen t s and i s desc r i bed i n t he Eng l i sh Depa r tmen t Gradua te Handbook .

Publ i c De fense Comp le ted d i sse r t a t i ons a re assessed by t he s t uden t ’s commi t t ee and a re f o rma l l y accep ted a f t e r a pub l i c de fense .



FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences / f i ne -and -pe r f o rm ing -a r t s

LEADERSHIP Lau ra L . F rank l i n , D .M.A .


Cyn th i a S to l l hans , Ph .D . Assoc ia te Depa r tmen t Cha i r

Deborah Doug las , M .F.A . Ar t H i s t o r y P rog ram D i rec to r

Aaron Johnson , D .M.A . , Mus i c P rog ram D i rec to r

Amy Bau t z , M .F.A . Stud io A r t P rog ram D i rec to r

Dan ie l G iedeman , M .F.A . Thea t re P rog ram D i rec to r

OVERVIEW The s tudy o f t he a r t s can p repa re s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n mus i c , t hea t re , a r t , as we l l as o the r p ro fess i ons .

Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ' s Depa r tmen t o f F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s i s made up o f f ou r p rog rams : a r t h i s t o r y, mus i c , s t ud i o a r t and t hea t re . Each emphas i zes a d i f f e ren t d i sc i p l i ne bu t a l l encou rage re f l ec t i on on t he wo r l d a round us t h rough a r t . I n t h i s way, s t uden t s d i scove r an exce l l en t oppo r t un i t y t o s t udy human i t y, aes the t i c s and cu l t u ra l p rac t i ces t h rough t heo ry and p rac t i ce .

Undergraduate Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n A r t H i s t o r y + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Mus i c + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n S tud io A r t + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Thea t re + M ino r i n A r t H i s t o r y + M ino r i n D rama S tud ies + M ino r i n Mus i c + M ino r i n S tud io A r t + M ino r i n Thea t re

Faculty Ar t H is to ry Fu l l T ime Facu l ty Cyn th i a S to l l hans , Ph .D . Te r rence Dempsey, S . J . , Ph .D . Debo rah Doug las , M .F.A . B rad ley Ba i l ey, Ph .D . Ca th l een F l eck , Ph .D . O lubuko la Gbadeges in , Ph .D .

Music Fu l l T ime Facu l ty Lau ra L . F rank l i n , D .M.A . Robe r t L Hughes , J r. , Ph .D . Aa ron E . Johnson , D .M.A . Ka the r i ne Jo l l y, D .M.A .

Music Ad junc t Facu l ty Lo r i Ba r re t t -Pagano , M .M. Aa ron Bounds , M .M.

Pa t r i c i a Eas tman , M .M. W i l l i am Hopk ins I I , M .M. Na te Jackson , D .M.A . Thomas Jos t l e i n , M .M. Dav id Kowa l czyk , M . M. Ju l i e Leonha rd t , B .M . Sue Mar t i n , M .M. Robe r t McN icho l s , D .M.A . Ru th Mue l l e r, Ph .D . James Nacy, M .M. Jenn i f e r N i t chman , M .M. Jona than Reyc ra f t , M .M. A lbe r t Ro to l a , S . J . , Ph .D . Wen Shen , M .M. Mary Gay Spea rs , D .M.A Ru th S t i t h , M .M. Sue S tubbs , M .M. Tom S tubbs , B .S . E r i c War ren , M .M.

Stud io Ar t Fu l l T ime Facu l ty Ted Wood , M .F.A . J im Bu rw inke l , M . A rch Amy Bau t z , M .F.A . Sha r ron Po l l ack , M .F.A . N i l a Pe t t y, M .F.A . Ma r t i n B r i e f , M .F.A I l ene Be rman , M .F.A .

Stud io Ar t Ad junc t Facu l ty Sage Dawson , M .F.A . Peg Fe t t e r, M .F.A . Rebecca Grass , M .F.A . Dav id Johnson , M .F.A . Te r r i Shay, M .F.A .

Thea t re Fu l l T ime Facu l ty J im Bu rw inke l , M . A rch Gary W. Ba rke r, M .F.A . (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) Thomas Mar t i n , M .F.A . (AEA) Lou B i r d , M .F.A . Nancy Be l l , M .F.A . (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) Mark W i l son , M .F.A . Dan G iedeman , M .F.A .

Thea t re Ad junc t Facu l ty L . Pa t t on Ch i l es , M .F.A . (AEA) Pe te r Han rahan , M .F.A . L i ndsay Hawk ins , M .F.A . Ho l l y Se i t z -Marchan t , , M .F.A . La r r y Schmid t , , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ART HISTORY Program Highlights Through Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’ s unde rg radua te p rog ram i n a r t h i s t o r y, s t uden t s l ea rn t he essen t i a l s k i l l s o f c r i t i ca l ana l ys i s , r esea rch and commun i ca t i on t h rough examina t i on o f t he soc i a l con tex t i n wh i ch a r t was h i s t o r i ca l l y — and con t i nues t o be — c rea ted . The a r t h i s t o r y f acu l t y members o f f e r a b road f i e l d o f s t udy t ha t r anges f r om the ea r l i es t c i v i l i za t i ons , t he Wes te rn canon o f a r t and t he a r t o f wo r l d cu l t u res t o t he


beg inn ings o f mode rn i t y and t he mos t cu r ren t movemen ts i n con tempora ry a r t .

A r t h i s t o r y i s an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y f i e l d wh i ch i nco rpo ra te essen t i a l s k i l l s f r om a va r i e t y o f human i t i es d i sc i p l i nes such as h i s t o r y, ph i l osophy, t heo logy and economics , and s t uden t s ana l yze a r two rks and t he soc i e t i es t ha t have a f f ec ted t he d i sc i p l i nes .

Add i t i ona l h i gh l i gh t s i nc l ude :

+ I n t he Jesu i t t r ad i t i on , A r t H i s t o r y f acu l t y a t SLU educa te t he who le pe r son abou t human i s t i c va l ues as exp ressed t h rough t he h i s t o r y o f a r t .

+ A t SLU, a r t h i s t o r y cou rses o f f e r i n t ima te c l ass s i zes w i t h i nd i v i dua l i zed a t t en t i on f r om facu l t y.

+ SLU a r t h i s t o r y s t uden t s engage w i t h a r t s and cu l t u ra l i ns t i t u t i ons l oca l l y and na t i ona l l y t h rough c l ass v i s i t s , f i e l d t r i ps , i n t e rnsh ips and emp loymen t .

Curriculum Overview A Bache l o r o f A r t s i n A r t H i s t o r y f r om Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y p rov i des s t uden t s an i n -dep th s t udy o f t he a r t wo r l d . By des i gn i ng cu r r i cu l um to cove r a w ide -range o f a r t , s t uden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o de l ve deepe r i n t o t he i r spec i f i c pe r i ods o f i n t e res t .

Each s t uden t r ece i ves a s t r ong , ba l anced f ounda t i on i n t he s t udy o f g l oba l t r ad i t i ons i n a r t h i s t o r y t h rough a se r i es o f co re cou rses . Facu l t y have f ash i oned t h i s cu r r i cu l um to deve lop essen t i a l a r t h i s t o r i ca l me thodo log ies such as c r i t i ca l ana l ys i s , soc i a l h i s t o r y and semio t i c s , among o the rs .

To ea rn a B .A . i n A r t H i s t o r y, s t uden t s mus t comp le te 36 c red i t s o f r equ i r ed cou rsework . E i gh teen o f t he 36 c red i t s mus t be f r om the 3000 /4000 - l eve l cou rses .

S tuden t s can a l so m ino r i n a r t h i s t o r y. The m ino r cu r r i cu l um p rov i des a gene ra l i n t r oduc t i on t o Wes te rn a r t h i s t o r y, comp lemen t i ng a ma jo r i n a d i f f e ren t f i e l d t h rough i t s emphas i s on unde rs tand ing t he v i sua l l y based wo r l d .

To ea rn a m ino r i n a r t h i s t o r y, s t uden t s mus t comp le te 18 c red i t s o f cou rsework , w i t h n i ne c red i t s com ing f r om the 3000 /4000 l eve l .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s a re no t l im i t ed t o t he c l ass room. They t ake advan tage o f t he ac t i ve a r t s commun i t y a t t he Un i ve r s i t y and i n t he su r round ing S t . Lou i s a rea . Museums such as t he Cupp les House and t he Museum o f Con tempora r y Re l i g i ous A r t a re l oca ted on t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y campus and o f f e r s t uden t s a hands -on chance t o expe r i ence t he a r t i s t s and pe r i ods t hey d i scove r i n t he c l ass room. The recen t l y r enova ted Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum and numerous o the r ga l l e r i es a re a l l w i t h i n a 10 -m i l e r ad i us o f campus .

Many ma jo r s choose t o exp lo re new pe rspec t i ves i n a r t t h rough i n t e rnsh ips . The p rog ram o f f e r s s t uden t s i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea and ac ross t he coun t r y, i nc l ud i ng many p rom inen t ga l l e r i es and museums . As i n t e rns , s t uden t s wo rk w i t h i n t he

p ro fess i ona l a r t commun i t y. Ou t s i de t he c l ass room, a r t h i s t o r y ma jo r s expe r i ence f i r s t hand wha t a ca ree r i n t he a r t s can ho ld — p repa r i ng exh ib i t i ons , cu ra t i ng co l l ec t i ons and even p l ann ing and p resen t i ng l ec tu res and t ou r s f o r t he pub l i c .

Careers Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . A r t h i s t o r y s t uden t s have g rea t oppo r t un i t i es , bo th on and o f f campus , f o r a va r i e t y o f i n t e rnsh ips , bo th i n t he S t . Lou i s r eg i on and na t i ona l l y. On campus , t he Samue l Cupp les House and t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Museum o f A r t h i r e i n t e rns r egu la r l y. The M i ssou r i H i s t o r i ca l Soc i e t y and t he Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum a re j us t two o f many l oca l i ns t i t u t i ons t ha t wo rk w i t h s t uden t s . SLU s tuden t s have a l so he ld i n t e rnsh ips i n Wash ing ton , D .C . , a t t he Na t i ona l Ga l l e r y o f A r t and a t t he Smi t hson ian . Add i t i ona l l y, r esea rch oppo r t un i t i es ex i s t a t ma jo r l i b ra r i es and a r ch i ves .

Many SLU g radua tes i n a r t h i s t o r y have con t i nued t he i r s t ud i es i n i n t e rna t i ona l l y r ecogn i zed g radua te p rog rams . O the rs wo rk i n a r t - r e l a t ed i ns t i t u t i ons such as ga l l e r i es , auc t i on houses and museums , as we l l as i n ma rke t i ng , adve r t i s i ng , l aw, j ou rna l i sm and o the r f i e l ds t ha t r equ i r e unde rs tand ing o f t he v i sua l l y based cu l t u re and t he ab i l i t y t o exp ress i n t e l l i gen t , we l l -r esea rched op in i ons . A l l have deve loped sk i l l s i n c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng and commun i ca t i on t ha t a i d t hem i n pu r su i ng t he ca ree r o f t he i r cho i ce .




Scholarships and Financial Aid


The re a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y educa t i on :





Program Requirements In t roduc tory course (3c red i ts ) A R T H 1 0 1 0 H i s t o r y o f W e s t e r n A r t 3

Research course (3c red i ts ) A R T H 4 9 0 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s i n A r t H i s t o r y 3

Globa l Ar ts ( 3c red i ts ) A R T H 2 1 0 0 A r t o f J e r u s a l e m & T h r e e F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 S u r v e y o f A r t i n A f r i c a S i n c e P r e h i s t o r y 3 A R T H 2 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 3 5 0 E x c a v a t i n g C u l t u r e o f T h r e e F a i t h s 3 A R T H 3 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3

Stud io Ar t ( 3c red i ts ) A R T 2 0 0 0 - l e v e l s t u d i o e l e c t i v e

Elec t i ve Cred i ts ( 21 c red i ts ) Chosen f r om the f o l l ow ing ca tego r i es w i t h a m in imum o f 9 c red i t s i n e i t he r ca tego ry

A r t p roduced BEFORE 1800 (9 -12 c red i t s ) A R T H 1 0 2 0 H i s t o r y o f A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 A R T H 1 5 0 0 L i f e a n d T i m e s o f M i c h e l a n g e l o 3 A R T H 2 1 0 0 A r t o f J e r u s a l e m a n d 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 A r t o f A f r i c a 3 A R T H 2 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y 3 A R T H 2 1 5 0 S a i n t s i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f S p a n i s h A r t 3 A R T H 2 2 0 0 T h e A r t o f R o m e 3 A R T H 2 3 0 0 A n c i e n t A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 3 5 0 E x c a v a t i n g C u l t u r e o f 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 1 4 5 0 A r t o f P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s 3 A R T H 2 4 1 0 A r t s o f C a t h e d r a l s a n d K i n g s 3 A R T H 2 5 0 0 R e n a i s s a n c e A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y 3 A R T H 2 6 0 0 B a r o q u e a n d R o c o c o A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 3 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 4 5 0 A r t o f P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 4 1 0 A r t s o f C a t h e d r a l s a n d K i n g s : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 0 0 E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 3 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 2 0 N o r t h e r n R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 3 6 3 0 G o l d e n A g e o f S p a n i s h A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : G e n e r a l 3

A r t p roduced AFTER 1800 (9 -12 c red i t s ) A R T H 1 0 2 0 H i s t o r y o f A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 A R T H 2 0 2 0 S c u l p t u r e i n S a i n t L o u i s 3 A R T H 2 0 5 0 C o n t r o v e r s y i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 S u r v e y o f A r t i n A f r i c a S i n c e P r e h i s t o r y 3 A R T H 2 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f S p a n i s h A r t 3

A R T H 2 1 9 0 T h e A r t a n d H i s t o r y o f M a d r i d 3 A R T H 2 2 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n A r t 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I 3 A R T H 2 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t W o r l d W a r I I t o t h e P r e s e n t 3 A R T H 2 7 5 0 N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 8 0 0 M o d e r n A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 8 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t S i n c e 1 9 8 0 3 A R T H 3 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I 3 A R T H 3 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t W o r l d W a r I I t o t h e P r e s e n t : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 7 4 0 A m e r i c a n A r t B e t w e e n t h e W o r l d W a r s 3 A R T H 3 7 5 0 N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 3 8 0 0 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y A r t 3 A R T H 3 8 8 0 H i s t o r y o f P h o t o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 4 8 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t 3 A R T H 4 8 1 0 M o d e r n A r t i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 A R T H 4 8 5 0 R e l i g i o u s D i m e n s i o n s i n M o d e r n A r t 3

Opt iona l In te rnsh ip (3c red i ts ) A R T H 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 36

AP and Transfer Policies No more t han 12 c red i t s o f t r ans fe r c red i t may be app l i ed t o f u l f i l l spec i f i c cou rses o r e l ec t i ves w i t h i n t he 36 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r a ma jo r i n a r t h i s t o r y. No more t han s i x c red i t s o f t r ans fe r c red i t may be app l i ed t o spec i f i c cou rses o r e l ec t i ve cou rses t owa rds t he comp le t i on o f t he 18 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r a m ino r i n a r t h i s t o r y.

Advanced P lacemen t c red i t canno t be coun ted t owa rd t he a r t h i s t o r y ma jo r a t SLU.

S tuden t s w i t h an AP sco re o f f ou r w i l l be ass i gned t h ree c red i t s f o r ARTH 1110 : H i s t o r y o f Wes te rn A r t I . S tuden t s w i t h an AP sco re o f f i ve w i l l be ass i gned s i x c red i t s f o r ARTH 1110 : H i s t o r y o f Wes te rn A r t I and ARTH 1120 : H i s t o r y o f Wes te rn A r t I I .

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a C ave rage i n ma j o r cou rses .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC Program Highlights The depa r tmen t o f f i ne and pe r f o rm i ng a r t s i s an i n t eg ra l pa r t o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y. I n t he a r t s , one f i nds t r u t h , beau t y and t he ce l eb ra t i on o f God ’s c rea t i on . Because t he a r t s r e f l ec t t he wo r l d a round us , t hey p rov i de an exce l l en t oppo r t un i t y t o s t udy human i t y, aes the t i c s and cu l t u ra l va l ues t oge the r w i t h t heo ry and p rac t i ce .

The mus i c p rog ram i s l oca ted i n Xav i e r Ha l l and con ta i ns c l ass rooms , t each ing s tud i os , r ehea rsa l spaces and p rac t i ce r ooms ava i l ab l e t o cu r ren t l y en ro l l ed mus i c s t uden t s . SLU w i l l soon be an a l l -S te i nway schoo l , g radua l l y r ep l ac i ng i t s o l d i ns t r umen ts w i t h an a rmada o f new S te i nway p i anos ove r t he com ing yea rs .

Popu la r pe r f o rm ing ensemb les access i b l e t o t he en t i r e SLU commun i t y i nc l ude t he Un i ve r s i t y Cho ra l e , Mas te r s i nge rs , s t r i ng o r ches t ra , conce r t band , pep band and j azz ensemb le as we l l as sma l l e r ensemb les


f o r gu i t a r i s t s , p i an i s t s and s t r i ng qua r t e t s .

Add i t i ona l pe r f o rmance oppo r t un i t i es f o r advanced s tuden t mus i c i ans i nc l ude t he Sa in t Lou i s You th Orches t ra , Symphony Cho rus , Un ion Avenue Ope ra , W in te r Ope ra Sa in t Lou i s and t he Amer i can Kan to re i .


+ SLU i s on i t s way t o r each ing t he goa l o f becoming an A l l -S te i nway Schoo l .

+ SLU has seve ra l pe r fo rm ing g roups f o r s t uden t s t o j o i n i nc l ud i ng t he Un i ve rs i t y Cho ra l e , Mas te r s i nge rs , s t r i ng o r ches t ra , conce r t band , pep band , j azz ensemb le , gu i t a r ensemb le , p i ano ensemb le and s t r i ng qua r t e t s .

+ Doub le ma jo r i ng i n mus i c i s poss i b l e w i t h mos t o t he r ma jo r s a t SLU.

+ Jus t a sho r t wa l k b r i ngs s t uden t s t o an a r ray o f venues such as t he Fabu lous Fox Thea te r, Cha i f t ez A rena and Powe l l Symphony Ha l l whe re s t uden t s can l i s t en t o t he wo r l d - c l ass S t . Lou i s Symphony Orches t ra .

Curriculum Overview The mus i c p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y awa rds a B .A . i n Mus i c , w i t h a concen t ra t i on i n mus i c pe r f o rmance o r mus i c s t ud i es . Th i s l i be ra l a r t s deg ree enab les SLU g radua tes t o pu r sue f u r t he r deg rees i n mus i c pe r f o rmance , mus i c educa t i on o r mus i co l ogy a t o t he r i ns t i t u t i ons . I n add i t i on , t he mus i c p rog ram o f f e r s pe r f o rmance and s tudy oppo r t un i t i es f o r a l l i n t e res ted SLU s tuden t s t h rough p r i va te l essons , s t ud i o c l asses , cou rses i n mus i c t heo ry and l i t e ra tu re , and pa r t i c i pa t i on i n ensemb les . Eve ry semes te r, t he p rog ram p resen t s a va r i ed se r i es o f conce r t s , r ec i t a l s , l ec t u res and mas te r c l asses by s t uden t s , f acu l t y and gues t a r t i s t s . A l l conce r t s and rec i t a l s a re f r ee and open t o t he pub l i c .

The mus i c cu r r i cu l um p rov i des a so l i d backg round i n t heo ry, h i s t o r y and pe r f o rmance , as we l l as pa r t i c i pa t i on i n Un i ve r s i t y voca l o r i ns t r umen ta l g roups . A l l c l asses , l essons and ensemb les a re open t o t he en t i r e SLU commun i t y, r ega rd l ess o f ma jo r.

A t t he end o f t he second semes te r o f s t udy a t SLU, s t uden t s may se l ec t e i t he r t he mus i c pe r f o rmance o r mus i c s t ud i es concen t ra t i on . Bo th op t i ons requ i r e a m in imum o f 40 c red i t s i n mus i c cou rses f o r g radua t i on . Bo th concen t ra t i ons a re i den t i ca l i n cou rse wo rk w i t h t he excep t i on o f wo rk done i n t he j un i o r and sen io r yea rs . S tuden t s pu rsu i ng t he pe r f o rmance concen t ra t i on wo rk t owa rd a j un i o r and sen io r r ec i t a l . S tuden t s pu rsu i ng t he mus i c s t ud i es concen t ra t i on engage i n r esea rch t he i r j un i o r and sen io r yea rs cu lm ina t i ng i n a sen io r caps tone p resen ta t i on o f t ha t r esea rch .

Careers Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram i nc l ude seve ra l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Du r i ng t he i r t ime i n t he mus i c p rog ram, s t uden t s have f ound pos i t i ons a t summer mus i c camps , i n t e rned a t mus i ca l t hea t re and ope ra compan ies , wo rked i n l oca l box o f f i ce venues , t augh t p r i va te

l essons and pe r f o rmed i n venues ac ross S t . Lou i s .

G radua tes o f t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y mus i c p rog ram have gone on t o g radua te s t udy and ca ree rs i n :

+ Mus i c managemen t and bus i ness + Mus i c educa t i on + Mus i c Pe r f o rmance + Re l i g i ous mus i c p rog ramming + Mus i c t he rapy.




Music Ma jors A l l p rospec t i ve mus i c ma jo r s a t SLU mus t aud i t i on f o r adm iss i on t o t he p rog ram. Admiss i on t o SLU ' s mus i c p rog ram i s based on mus i c i ansh ip , t a l en t and backg round t r a i n i ng .

L i ve aud i t i ons a re schedu led i n November and Feb rua ry, bu t s t uden t s may reques t aud i t i ons a t o t he r t imes . To schedu le an aud i t i on , con tac t t he depa r tmen t a t a r t s@s lu .edu .

S tuden t s who a re unab le t o aud i t i on on-campus may a l so submi t an aud i t i on v i a t he Ge t Accep td app .

Sa t i s f ac to r y pe r f o rmance qua l i f i es app l i can t s f o r a one -yea r awa rd f r om the Fa the r Guen tne r Fund , wh i ch cove rs p r i va te l esson f ees on t he ma jo r i ns t r umen t . Excep t i ona l pe r f o rmance a t t he aud i t i on may qua l i f y app l i can t s f o r t he Mus i c Ta len t Scho la r sh i p .

P l ease b r i ng an upda ted l i s t o f t he r epe r t o i r e s t ud i ed t o t he aud i t i on , as we l l as ex t r a cop ies o f t he aud i t i on mus i c . On t he repe r t o i r e shee t , i nc l ude t i t l e s ,


i den t i f y i ng opus numbers / keys , compose rs , s i gn i f i can t t echn i ca l s t ud i es , r ecen t pe r f o rmances , and t eache rs ' names . Th i s r epe r t o i r e l i s t may f o rm pa r t o f a more comp le te s t uden t r esume .

P ian i s t s P repa re t h ree memor i zed wo rks f r om con t ras t i ng s t y l e pe r i ods ( i . e . , Ba roque , C lass i ca l , Roman t i c , Imp ress i on i s t , 20 th Cen tu r y ) . The p i eces p l ayed shou ld be a t l eas t l a t e i n t e rmed ia te l eve l i n d i f f i cu l t y, such as Bach Two-Pa r t I nven t i ons , C lemen t i sona t i nas , and t he Debussy A rabesques . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n t he deg ree ’s pe r f o rmance op t i on (wh i ch r equ i r es p repa ra t i on o f j un i o r and sen io r r ec i t a l s ) shou ld be p l ay i ng wo rks a t t he ea r l y advanced l eve l , such as Bach ' s F rench /Eng l i sh Su i t es , Moza r t sona tas , and B rahms rhapsod ies .

S i nge rs P repa re t h ree memor i zed songs i n a t l eas t two l anguages f r om con t ras t i ng s t y l i s t i c pe r i ods . An accompan i s t w i l l be p rov i ded .

I ns t r umen ta l i s t s Pe r f o rm t h ree wo rks o f con t ras t i ng s t y l e pe r i ods . An accompan i s t w i l l be p rov i ded , i f necessa ry






Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (22 Cred i ts ) M U S C 2 2 7 0 M u s i c T h e o r y I 3 M U S C 2 2 7 1 A u r a l S k i l l s I 1 M U S C 2 2 8 0 M u s i c T h e o r y I I 3 M U S C 2 2 8 1 A u r a l S k i l l s I I 1 M U S C 2 5 0 0 C l a s s P i a n o I I I * 1 M U S C 2 5 1 0 C l a s s P i a n o I V * 1 M U S C 3 2 7 0 M u s i c T h e o r y I I I 3 M U S C 3 2 7 1 A u r a l S k i l l s I I I 1 M U S C 3 3 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M u s i c I 3 M U S C 3 3 1 0 H i s t o r y o f M u s i c I I 3 M U S C 4 4 1 0 C o n d u c t i n g 2 * M a n y m u s i c m a j o r s m a y n e e d t o t a k e C l a s s P i a n o I a n d I I ( M U S C 1 2 6 0 a n d M U S C 1 2 7 0 ) b e f o r e e n r o l l i n g i n M U S C 2 5 0 0 a n d M U S C 2 5 1 0 . H o w e v e r , s t u d e n t s w i t h s i g n i f i c a n t p i a n o b a c k g r o u n d m a y b e a b l e t o t e s t o u t o f s o m e o r a l l o f t h e p i a n o c l a s s e s l e a d i n g t o t h e p r o f i c i e n c y e x a m . A l l m u s i c m a j o r s m u s t p a s s t h e P i a n o P r o f i c i e n c y E x a m , w h i c h i s t h e f i n a l e x a m i n a t i o n o f M U S C 2 5 1 0 , b y t h e e n d o f t h e i r j u n i o r y e a r .

Music E lec t i ve Courses (6 Cred i ts ) M U S C 11 5 0 H i s t o r y o f J a z z 3

M U S C 11 7 0 W o r l d M u s i c 3 M U S C 11 8 0 M u s i c o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 M U S C 11 9 0 W o r l d M u s i c 3 M U S C 2 2 6 0 M u s i c C o m p u t e r S k i l l s 3 M U S C 2 3 0 0 I n t r o t o M u s i c T h e r a p y 3 M U S C 2 3 6 0 M u s i c L i t e r a t u r e S e m i n a r 3 M U S C 3 3 2 0 M u s i c S i n c e 1 9 0 0 3 T H R 3 5 1 0 M u s i c a l T h e a t r e P e r f o r m a n c e 3

Appl ied Mus ic Cred i ts ( 10 Cred i ts * * ) M U S C 2 0 1 0 / 3 0 1 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : Vo i c e 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 2 0 / 3 0 2 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : P i a n o 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 3 0 / 3 0 3 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : G u i t a r 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 4 0 / 3 0 4 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : W o o d w i n d s 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 5 0 / 3 0 5 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : B r a s s 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 6 0 / 3 0 6 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : S t r i n g s 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 7 0 / 3 0 7 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : P e r c u s s i o n 1 - 2 M U S C 2 1 0 0 / 3 1 0 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : M a j o r s O n l y 1 - 2 * * A t l e a s t 6 c r e d i t s m u s t b e f r o m U p p e r D i v i s i o n ( 3 0 0 0 - l e v e l ) .

Per formance Ensembles (4 semeste rs†) M U S C 3 4 1 0 C h a m b e r M u s i c E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 2 0 U n i v e r s i t y C h o r a l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 4 0 U n i v e r s i t y M a s t e r s i n g e r s 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 5 0 J a z z E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 6 0 S t r i n g E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 7 0 P e p B a n d 0 - . 5 M U S C 3 4 8 0 G u i t a r E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 9 0 C o n c e r t B a n d 0 - 1 M U S C 3 5 0 0 P i a n o E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 † F o u r s e m e s t e r s o f a n e n s e m b l e a r e r e q u i r e d f o r t h e d e g r e e . E n s e m b l e p a r t i c i p a t i o n i s r e q u i r e d e v e r y s e m e s t e r i n o r d e r t o m a i n t a i n m u s i c s c h o l a r s h i p s .

Other Course Requ i rements (2 c red i ts‡ )

Mus i ca l S tud ies Concen t ra t i on M U S C 3 8 4 0 J u n i o r R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 1 M U S C 4 8 4 0 S e n i o r C a p s t o n e 1

Pe r f o rmance Concen t ra t i on M U S C 3 8 5 0 J u n i o r R e c i t a l 1 M U S C 4 8 5 0 S e n i o r R e c i t a l 1

TOTAL CREDITS: 40

Non-Course Requirements Rec i t a l A t t endance (eve ry semes te r )

Continuation Standards To ma in ta i n t he Mus i c Ma jo r, s t uden t s mus t :

+ En ro l l as a t l eas t a ha l f - t ime s tuden t acco rd i ng t o Un i ve r s i t y gu i de l i nes , show ing p rog ress t owa rd t he BA deg ree i n bo th Co re and mus i c cou rses .

+ Ma in ta i n an ove ra l l SLU g rade po in t ave rage o f 2 . 5 . + Ma in ta i n a g rade po in t ave rage o f 3 . 0 o r be t t e r i n

a l l Mus i c cou rsework . + En ro l l i n an ensemb le each semes te r. + Rec i t a l A t t endance i nc l ud i ng a t t endance a t Mus i c

P rog ram even t s . + Pe r f o rm i n a t l eas t one s t uden t r ec i t a l pe r

semes te r.

S tuden t s s t udy i ng ab road o r i nvo l ved i n a SLU-app roved i n t e rnsh ip r equ i r i ng t hem to en ro l l f o r l ess t han ha l f - t ime may be exemp ted f r om the on -campus requ i r emen ts f o r ensemb les , r ec i t a l s , and Rec i t a l A t t endance f o r one semes te r.

I f a s t uden t f a i l s t o mee t t he c r i t e r i a l i s t ed above , he o r she w i l l be on p roba t i on i n t he Mus i c P rog ram. A s tuden t may rema in on p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s and a s t uden t may no t be on


p roba t i on f o r mo re t han t h ree semes te r s t o t a l and rema in a ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN STUDIO ART Program Highlights The s tud i o a r t p rog ram p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h a l ea rn i ng expe r i ence t ha t f os te r s a r tmak ing i n t he con tex t o f t he l i be ra l a r t s . I nvo l vemen t i n t he s t ud i o enhances na tu ra l deve lopmen t as an a r t i s t as s t uden t s exp lo re t he i r i nd i v i dua l ab i l i t i e s and l ea rn abou t t he wo r l d . Connec t i ons ac ross d i sc i p l i nes and cu l t u ra l d i f f e rences he lp s t uden t s t o ga i n a concep tua l and i n t e l l ec tua l f r amework f o r t he i r a r t . S tuden t s l eave w i t h a po r t f o l i o o f wo rk and an app rec i a t i on o f t he deve lopmen t o f t he i r own va lues and c rea t i ve sk i l l s as we l l as an unde rs tand ing o f p rocesses , exp ress i ons and va l ues o f o t he rs .

Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y houses two na t i ona l l y r ecogn i zed a r t museums : t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Museum o f A r t (SLUMA) and t he Museum o f Con te mpora ry Re l i g i ous A r t (MOCRA) . SLU s tuden t s , f acu l t y and v i s i t i ng a r t i s t s d i sp l ay wo rk i n t he McNamee A r t Ga l l e r y, l oca ted on t he g round f l oo r o f h i s t o r i c Cupp les House . SLU i s nea r t he Grand Cen te r A r t s d i s t r i c t whe re t he Con tempora ry A r t Museum and t he Pu l i t ze r a re l oca ted . The Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum, l oca ted i n Fo res t Pa rk l ess t han two m i l es f r om campus , i s one o f t he na t i on ’s l ead ing comprehens i ve a r t museums .


+ S tud io a r t a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y p rov i des an oppo r t un i t y t o ga i n a r t i s t i c sk i l l and know ledge i n a w ide va r i e t y o f a r t i s t i c med ia w i t h i n t he r i go rous and suppo r t i ng f r amework o f a Ca tho l i c , Jesu i t Un i ve r s i t y.

+ A l l cou rses o f f e red i n t he s t ud i o a r t p rog ram a re t augh t by s t uden t - f ocused f acu l t y, no t g radua te ass i s t an t s . Tha t means a l l ma jo r s and m ino rs i n s t ud i o a r t w i l l s t udy and i n t e rac t d i r ec t l y w i t h t he f acu l t y, ac t i ve and p ro fess i ona l members o f t he i r a r t i s t i c f i e l d .

+ A Bache l o r o f A r t s i n s t ud i o a r t a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y may be t aken as a p re -p ro fess i ona l deg ree , w i t h pa ths i n p re -phys i c i an ass i s t an t , p re -med , p re -den ta l , p re -op tome t r y, p re -pod ia t r y and p re - ve te r i na r y med i c i ne .

Curriculum Overview Courses a re o f f e red i n ce ram ics , compu te r a r t , d raw ing , f i be r s , g raph i c des i gn , me ta l s , pa i n t i ng , pho tog rap hy, p r i n tmak ing and scu lp tu re . S tud io a r t ma jo r s can concen t ra te i n t hese emphas i s a reas : ce ram ics , scu l p tu re , compu te r a r t , d raw ing , g raph i c des i gn , pa i n t i ng and p r i n tmak ing .

The s tud i o a r t cu r r i cu l um engages s tuden t s a t t he f undamen ta l l eve l s o f v i s i on , t hough t and p rac t i ce i n t he v i sua l a r t s . Th rough hands -on expe r i ence , s t uden t s deve lop pe rcep tua l sk i l l s and expand t he i r unde rs tand ing o f a r tmak ing . I ns t r uc t i on he lps s t uden t s

enhance t he i r s t ud i o sk i l l s and t he p rocess o f mak ing a r t f os te r s an i nves t i ga t i on o f pe rsona l be l i e f s and sp i r i t ua l r e f l ec t i on . C r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng and p rob lem so l v i ng a re sha red i n a g roup env i r onmen t du r i ng c l ass room c r i t i ques and s tud i o p ro j ec t s , encou rag ing respec t f u l i n t e rac t i on and i n t e l l ec tua l deve lopmen t .

The B .A . i n s t ud i o a r t r equ i r es 36 c red i t s i n f ounda t i ona l cou rses , an emphas i s a rea w i t h uppe r -d i v i s i on s t ud i os , s t ud i o a r t e l ec t i ves , s t ud i o sem ina rs , po r t f o l i o r ev i ews and a r t h i s t o r y c l asses .

A f t e r comp le t i on o f ea r l y cou rsework , s t uden t s ma jo r i ng i n s t ud i o a r t w i l l choose f r om one o f seven emphases :

+ Ce ram ics + Scu lp tu re + Compu te r A r t + D raw ing + Graph i c Des ign + Pa in t i ng + P r i n tmak ing

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . S tuden t s may t ake advan tage o f oppo r t un i t i es f o r r ea l -wo r l d a r t expe r i ence t h rough i n t e rnsh ips a t g raph i c des i gn compan ies , museums , ga l l e r i es , magaz ines , newspape rs and I n t e rne t -based re ta i l e r s . S tuden t s may use Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y ’s ca ree r se r v i ces o f f i ce as a r esou rce f o r i n t e rnsh ips . They may a l so use t he i r s t ud i o a r t f acu l t y men to r as a r esou rce o r f i nd i n t e rnsh ips t h rough t he i r pe r sona l connec t i ons . I n t e rnsh ips may be done so l e l y f o r a s t uden t ’s own expe r i ence o r f o r academic c red i t .

Careers Studen t s w i t h a B .A . i n s t ud i o a r t may pu rsue f u r t he r s t ud i es i n Mas te r o f A r t s o r Mas te r o f F i ne A r t s p rog rams , wo rk i n ga l l e r i es o r museums , and wo rk as des i gne rs , consu l t an t s , p ro fess i ona l a r t i s t s o r a r t educa to r s . G radua tes may a l so app l y t he i r c rea t i ve sk i l l s t o o the r f i e l ds .

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh ip p rog rams .


Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res


a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c re d i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y ex amines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Por t fo l ios Admiss i on as a s t ud i o a r t ma jo r r equ i r es a success fu l po r t f o l i o r ev i ew. App l i can t s r eg i s t e r and submi t t he i r po r t f o l i o on S l i deRoom. Po r t f o l i os shou ld have 12 t o 15 examp les o f a r two rk r ep resen t i ng a r ange o f i n t e res t s and sk i l l s , i nc l ud i ng obse rva t i on -based d raw ing . S l i deRoom cha rges app l i can t s a $10 t r ansac t i on f ee t o submi t a po r t f o l i o .






Program Requirements Foundat ions Courses (12 c red i ts ) A R T 2 0 0 0 D r a w i n g I 3 A R T 2 1 0 0 D e s i g n 3 A R T 2 1 2 0 T h r e e D i m e n s i o n a l D e s i g n 3 A R T 2 1 5 0 C o l o r T h e o r y 3

Stud io Foundat ion Seminars (3 c red i t ) A R T 2 8 0 0 S t u d i o F r e s h m a n S e m i n a r 1 A R T 3 8 0 0 S t u d i o S o p h o m o r e S e m i n a r 1 A R T 4 8 0 0 S t u d i o S e n i o r S e m i n a r 1

2000 - l eve l Outs ide Concent ra t ion (6 c red i ts ) A R T 2 2 0 0 P a i n t i n g I 3 A R T 2 3 0 0 P r i n t m a k i n g 3 A R T 2 4 0 0 C e r a m i c I 3 A R T 2 4 5 0 S c u l p t u r e I 3 A R T 2 4 8 0 F i b e r s a n d Te x t i l e s 3 A R T 2 4 9 0 J e w e l r y a n d M e t a l s m i t h i n g 3 A R T 2 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I 3 A R T 2 6 0 0 P h o t o g r a p h y I 3 A R T 2 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I 3 A R T 2 8 0 0 S t u d i o F r e s h m a n S e m i n a r 1 A R T 2 9 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 1 - 3

Stud io Emphas is ( 9 c red i ts )

Ceramics Emphas i s A R T 2 4 0 0 C e r a m i c I 3 A R T 3 4 0 0 C e r a m i c s I I 3 A R T 4 4 0 0 C e r a m i c S t u d i o 3

Compu te r A r t Emphas i s A R T 2 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I 3 A R T 3 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I I 3 A R T 4 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t S t u d i o 3

D raw ing Emphas i s B e c a u s e A R T 2 0 0 0 i s a l r e a d y r e q u i r e d a s a f o u n d a t i o n c o u r s e , d r a w i n g e m p h a s i s m a j o r s m u s t c o m p l e t e a r e l a t e d s t u d i o a r e a r e q u i r e m e n t A R T 3 0 0 0 D r a w i n g I I 3 A R T 4 0 0 0 D r a w i n g S t u d i o 3

G raph i c Des ign Emphas i s A R T 2 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I 3 A R T 3 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I I 3 A R T 4 7 0 0 G r a p h i c A r t S t u d i o 3

Pa in t i ng Emphas i s A R T 2 2 0 0 P a i n t i n g I 3 A R T 3 2 0 0 P a i n t i n g I I 3 A R T 4 2 0 0 P a i n t i n g S t u d i o 3

P r i n tmak ing Emphas i s A R T 2 3 0 0 P r i n t m a k i n g 3 A R T 3 3 0 0 P r i n t m a k i n g I I 3 A R T 4 3 0 0 P r i n t m a k i n g S t u d i o 3

Scu lp tu re Emphas i s A R T 2 4 5 0 S c u l p t u r e I 3 A R T 3 4 5 0 S c u l p t u r a l I I 3 A R T 4 4 5 0 S c u l p t u r e S t u d i o 3

Ar t H is to ry Courses (6 c red i ts ) A R T H 1 0 8 0 M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 1 0 9 0 G l o b a l M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 1 5 0 0 L i f e a n d T i m e s o f M i c h e l a n g e l o 3 A R T H 2 0 7 0 A r t a n d t h e B o d y 3 A R T H 2 1 0 0 A r t o f J e r u s a l e m a n d 3 F a i t h s : P a s t a n d P r e s e n t 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 S u r v e y o f A r t i n A f r i c a S i n c e P r e h i s t o r y 3 A R T H 2 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y 3 A R T H 2 1 5 0 S a i n t s i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 2 0 0 A r t i n R o m e 3 A R T H 2 3 0 0 A n c i e n t A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 3 5 0 E x c a v a t i n g C u l t u r e o f 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 5 0 0 R e n a i s s a n c e A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y 3 A R T H 2 6 0 0 B a r o q u e a n d R o c o c o S u r v e y 3 A R T H 3 0 1 0 W o m e n i n A r t 3 A R T H 3 0 2 0 C h r i s t i a n I c o n o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 3 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 4 0 0 A r t : P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s : A d v 3 A R T H 3 4 1 0 A r t o f C a t h e d r a l s a n d K i n g s : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 0 0 E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 3 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 2 0 N o r t h e r n R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : G e n e r a l 3 A R T H 1 0 2 0 H i s t o r y o f A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 A R T H 1 0 8 0 M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 1 0 9 0 G l o b a l M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 0 2 0 S c u l p t u r e i n S t L o u i s 3 A R T H 2 0 5 0 C o n t r o v e r s y i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 0 7 0 A r t a n d t h e B o d y 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 S u r v e y o f A r t i n A f r i c a S i n c e P r e h i s t o r y 3 A R T H 2 2 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n A r t 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 8 0 0 M o d e r n A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 8 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t S i n c e 1 9 8 0 3 A R T H 2 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I 3 A R T H 2 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : W W I I t o t h e P r e s e n t 3 A R T H 2 7 5 0 N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y A r t 3 A R T H 2 8 0 0 M o d e r n A r t 3 A R T H 2 8 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t S i n c e 1 9 8 0 3 A R T H 3 0 1 0 W o m e n i n A r t 3 A R T H 3 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : W W I I t o P r e s e n t : A d v a n c e d 3


A R T H 3 7 4 0 A m e r i c a n A r t B e t w e e n t h e W a r s 3 A R T H 3 8 0 5 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y A r t 3 A R T H 3 8 8 0 H i s t o r y o f P h o t o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 4 8 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t 3 A R T H 4 8 5 0 R e l i g i o u s D i m e n s i o n s i n M o d e r n A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3

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Non-Course Requirements A l l S tud i o A r t ma jo r s mus t submi t a po r t f o l i o o f a r two rk f o r f acu l t y r ev i ew du r i ng t he semes te r t ha t 13 c red i t s o f S tud i o A r t cou rses w i l l be comp le ted . These 13 c red i t s shou ld i nc l ude ART 2800 , a t l eas t t h ree o f t he r equ i r ed f ou r cou rses o f ART Founda t i on Co re ( o r ano the r 2000 -l eve l s t ud i o a r t cou rse . ) Po r t f o l i o Rev iew shou ld occu r no l a t e r t han t he second semes te r o f sophomore s t a tus ( o r, i n ex tenua t i ng cases , t he f i r s t semes te r o f j un i o r s t a tus w i t h f acu l t y men to r app rova l ) . I n o rde r t o g radua te w i t h a ma jo r i n S tud io A r t , s t uden t s mus t pass t he Po r t f o l i o Rev iew.

A f t e r success fu l l y pass i ng t he Po r t f o l i o Rev iew, ma jo r s choose an emphas i s a rea and en ro l l i n 3000- l eve l c l asses . The S tud io Emphas i s a reas a re D raw ing† , Pa in t i ng , Ce ram ics /Scu lp tu re , P r i n tmak ing , Compu te r A r t , and Graph i c Des ign .

† S ince D raw ing I i s pa r t o f ART Founda t i on co re , a r e l a t ed s t ud i o cou rse i s added t o t he D raw ing Emphas i s 2000 - , 3000 - , 4000 - l eve l sequence .

Communi ty Par t i c ipa t ion Stud io A r t ma jo r s a re expec ted t o ac t i ve l y pa r t i c i pa te i n t he SLU a r t commun i t y by submi t t i ng wo rk t o a l l s t uden t a r t exh ib i t i ons and he lp i ng t o hos t t hese exh ib i t i ons .

Continuation Standards + Founda t i ons Po r t f o l i o Rev i ew mus t be comp l e ted i n

t he semes te r i n wh i ch t he f i r s t 13 c red i t s o f S tud io A r t cou rses w i l l be comp le ted . These shou ld i nc l ude a t l eas t 3 o f t he Founda t i on Co re cou rses . Th i s r ev i ew mus t be passed i n o rde r t o con t i nue i n t he S tud io A r t Ma jo r.

+ A s t uden t mus t ma i n ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n ma j o r cou rsework .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THEATRE Program Highlights The t hea t re p rog ram w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t o f f i ne and pe r f o rm ing a r t s a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y c rea tes an educa t i on expe r i ence based on t he comb ina t i on o f t heo re t i ca l c l ass room exp lo ra t i ons and t he p rac t i ca l p roduc t i on o f p l ays . The p rog ram spec ia l i zes i n a l l aspec t s o f p roduc t i on , f r om se t des i gn and l i gh t i ng t o cos tume des i gn and ac t i ng . The t hea t re p rog ram p roduces p l ays t ha t cha l l enge s tuden t s t o cons ide r d i ve r se va l ues , v i ewpo in t s and exp ress i ons o f t he c rea t i ve imag ina t i on . The co l l abo ra t i ve a tmosphe re among s tuden t s and f acu l t y members on t he t heo re t i ca l cha l l enges o f c l ass room p ro j ec t s and t he p rac t i ca l r ea l i za t i on o f pub l i c pe r f o rmances p repa re s t uden t s t o

p resen t t he i r imag ina t i ve i deas t o o the r s .

Th rough men to r i ng and adv i s i ng f r om facu l t y, s t uden t s wo rk t oge the r, push ing each o the r t o new l eve l s o f l ea rn i ng . They l ea rn t o c l ea r l y and app rop r i a t e l y p resen t t he i r imag ina t i ve i deas t o o the rs and exp lo re t he i r c rea t i v i t y. Mos t impo r t an t l y, s t uden t s deve lop a co l l ec t i ve r espons ib i l i t y and commi tmen t t o t he i r wo rk .

The co l l abo ra t i ve e f f o r t s don ’ t end i n t he c l ass room. Th rough f acu l t y connec t i ons , many s tuden t s f i nd aud i t i ons among t he 30 p ro fess i ona l t hea t res a round S t . Lou i s , i nc l ud i ng t he Fabu lous Fox Thea t re , l oca ted i n t he Grand A r t s Cen te r one b l ock f r om campus ; t he new l y r enova ted Peabody Ope ra House ; and t he Muny, Amer i ca ’s o l des t and l a rges t ou tdoo r mus i ca l t hea te r. By b ranch ing i n t o t hese commun i t i es , s t uden t s enhance t he i r educa t i on by encoun te r i ng new pe rspec t i ves and new ro l es .


+ The t hea t re p rog ram a t SLU c rea tes an educa t i ona l expe r i ence based on t he comb ina t i on o f t heo re t i ca l c l ass room exp lo ra t i ons and p rac t i ca l p roduc t i on o f p l ays .

+ The t hea t re p rog ram spec i a l i zes i n a l l aspec t s o f a p roduc t i on such as se t des i gn , l i gh t i ng , cos tume des ign and ac t i ng .

+ Each semes te r t he t hea t re p rog ram p roduces a season o f p l ays , cha l l eng ing s tuden t s t o cons i de r d i ve r se va l ues , v i ewpo in t s and exp ress i ons o f t he c rea t i ve imag ina t i on .

Curriculum Overview The p rog ram and co re cu r r i cu l um p rov i de s t uden t s w i t h t he educa t i ona l f ounda t i on f o r success i n ca ree rs i ns i de and ou t s i de o f t hea t re .

I n keep ing w i t h t he l i be ra l a r t s f ocus o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y and a l ong t r ad i t i on o f unde rg radua te t hea t re educa t i on , company members a re expec ted t o deve lop a bas i c l eve l o f p ro f i c i ency and p rac t i ca l know ledge i n a l l aspec t s o f t hea t re wh i l e a l so comp le t i ng t he r equ i r ed co r e cu r r i cu l um w i t h i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . The f o rma t i on o f a company h i gh l i gh t s t he co l l abo ra t i ve na tu re o f t hea t re and t he impo r tance o f sha red commi tmen t and respons ib i l i t y i n pu rsu i t o f a goa l .

The Thea t re ma j o r r equ i r es 36 c red i t s o f spec i a l i zed c l asses t ha t exp l o re t he t heo re t i ca l , t echn i ca l and pe r f o rmance aspec t s o f t he d i sc i p l i ne . S tuden t s t ake t h ree c l asses i n t hea t re f undamen ta l s , s i x c l asses i n p rac t i ca l t hea t re sk i l l s and an add i t i ona l t h ree c l asses i n advanced and app l i ed sk i l l s . The app l i ed sk i l l s cou rses can i nc l ude c l asses i n mus i c pe r f o rmance and dance .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The Un i ve r s i t y Thea t re s t ages f ou r f u l l - l eng th p l ays on t he 400 -sea t p roscen ium ma in s t age and a va r i e t y o f p l ays i n t he 70 -sea t s t ud i o t hea t re . Eve ry t hea t re ma jo r i s i nvo l ved i n some way w i t h each p roduc t i on . Thea t re ma jo r s and m ino rs f o rm a company o f ac to r s , des i gne rs and t echn i c i ans t ha t i s r espons ib l e , w i t h t he men to r sh i p


and pa r t i c i pa t i on o f f acu l t y and s t a f f , f o r a l l aspec t s o f each wo rk .

Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . S tuden t s pa r t i c i pa te i n t he M idwes t Thea t re Aud i t i ons and o the r l oca l aud i t i ons f o r summer t hea t re j obs and i n t e rnsh ips w i t h o rgan i za t i ons ac ross t he coun t r y. S tuden t s pu r sue l oca l emp loymen t and i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es w i t h t he Repe r t o r y Thea t re o f S t . Lou i s , t he S t . Lou i s B lack Repe r t o r y Company, Ope ra Thea t re S t . Lou i s , t he Muny Thea t re and o the r p ro fess i ona l o rgan i za t i ons .

Careers Gradua tes have wo rked i n 30 p ro fess i ona l t hea te r s i n and a round S t . Lou i s , i nc l ud i ng t he Fabu lous Fox Thea t re , l oca ted i n t he Grand Cen te r a r t s d i s t r i c t one b l ock campus ; t he new l y r enova ted Peabody Ope ra House ; and t he Muny, Amer i ca ' s o l des t and l a rges t ou tdoo r mus i ca l t hea te r.

A l umn i f r om the t hea t re p rog ram work i n p ro fess i ona l t hea t re , f ea tu re f i lms , t e l ev i s i on p roduc t i ons , commerc i a l s and o the r venues whe re ac to r s , p l aywr i gh t s , d i r ec to r s , des i gne rs and t hea t r i ca l c ra f t speop le a re needed . Gradua tes a re a l so ab l e t o use t he i r sk i l l s i n non - t hea t r i ca l f i e l ds such as l aw, t r a i n i ng , sa l es , ma rke t i ng and o the r ca ree rs whe re p resen ta t i on sk i l l s a re key.




Scholarships and Financial Aid The re a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a Sa i n t

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Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (24 c red i ts ) T H R 1 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o T h e a t r e 3 T H R 2 2 0 0 S u r v e y o f T h e a t r e D e s i g n 3 T H R 2 5 1 0 A c t i n g I : F u n d a m e n t a l s 3 T H R 2 5 2 0 S t a g e c r a f t 3 T H R 3 5 0 0 P l a y s c r i p t A n a l y s i s 3 T H R 3 5 5 0 T h e a t r e P r a c t i c u m ( M a j o r s m u s t c o m p l e t e a n d p a s s 6 s e m e s t e r s ) 0 T H R 3 6 0 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l T h e a t r e - C a r e e r P r e p 3 T H R 3 7 0 0 D i r e c t i n g I 3 T H R 4 5 1 0 S u r v e y o f T h e a t r e H i s t o r y 3

Thea t re E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) T H R 2 4 0 0 P a g e t o S t a g e 3 T H R 2 5 0 0 C o s t u m e C o n s t r u c t i o n 3 T H R 2 5 3 0 A c t i n g I I : R e h e a r s a l & P e r f o r m a n c e 3 T H R 2 5 4 0 Vo i c e a n d D i c t i o n 3 T H R 2 5 6 0 M o v e m e n t f o r t h e T h e a t r e 3 T H R 2 5 8 0 M a k e u p f o r t h e S t a g e 3 D A N C 2 6 3 0 M o d e r n M o v e m e n t / D a n c e ( M a d r i d O n l y ) 3 T H R 2 7 0 0 E x p l o r i n g U . S . D i v e r s i t y i n T h e a t r e 3 T H R 3 5 1 0 M u s i c a l T h e a t r e P e r f o r m a n c e 3 T H R 3 5 2 0 A d v a n c e d A c t i n g : A u d i t i o n i n g 3 T H R 3 6 1 0 T h e a t r e M a n a g e m e n t 3 T H R 3 6 2 0 S t a g e M a n a g e m e n t 3 T H R 4 5 0 0 C o s t u m e a n d S c e n e D e s i g n 3 T H R 4 5 4 0 L i g h t i n g a n d S o u n d D e s i g n 3 T H R 4 5 7 0 A d v a n c e d A c t i n g : S c e n e S t u d y 3 T H R 4 5 9 0 A d v a n c e d A c t i n g : P e r i o d S t y l e s 3 T H R 4 6 0 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l I n t e r n s h i p 1 - 6 T H R 4 6 2 0 A d v. A c t i n g : A c t i n g f o r t h e C a m e r a 3 T H R 4 6 3 0 A d v. S t u d i e s i n T h e a t r e D e s i g n 3 T H R 4 7 0 0 D i r e c t i n g I I 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 36 For s t uden t s who i n t end t o ma jo r i n t hea t re :

+ A t o t a l o f 18 c red i t s o f t hea t re cou rsework may be accep ted t owa rd t he ma jo r r equ i r emen ts .

+ An aud i t i on o r po r t f o l i o r ev i ew / i n t e r v i ew w i t h a f u l l -t ime t hea t re f acu l t y member i s r equ i r ed p r i o r t o f i na l a r t i cu l a t i on o f c red i t s t owa rd t he ma jo r.

+ Thea t re c red i t s may be accep ted t ha t do no t a r t i cu l a t e as f u l f i l l i ng a ma jo r r equ i r emen t . These c red i t s may be app l i ed as r e l a ted c red i t s o r as e l ec t i ve c red i t t owa rd g radua t i on .

+ A m i n i mum o f 3 semes te r s o f THR 3550 Thea t re P rac t i cum i s r equ i r ed t o be success fu l l y comp le ted . The t r ans fe r s t uden t w i l l be r equ i r ed t o comp l e te one l ess semes te r o f THR 3550 Thea t re P rac t i cum than t he expec ted semes te r s r equ i r ed t o comp le te g radua t i on r equ i r emen ts . Fo r examp le , i f a s t uden t ’s p rog ram o f s t udy requ i r es 4 semes te r s a t


SLU p r i o r t o g radua t i on , 3 semes te r s o f THR 3550 mus t be success fu l l y comp le ted . Th i s r equ i r emen t w i l l be a r t i cu l a t ed a t t he t ime o f ma t r i cu l a t i on i n t o t he p rog ram.

I n gene ra l , p rac t i cum o r i n t e rnsh ip t hea t re c red i t s may no t be used t o f u l f i l l t he F i ne A r t s Co re Requ i r emen t w i t h i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences .

Non-Course Requirements A l l S tud i o A r t ma jo r s mus t submi t a po r t f o l i o o f a r two rk f o r f acu l t y r ev i ew du r i ng t he semes te r t ha t 13 c red i t s o f S tud i o A r t cou rses w i l l be comp le ted . These 13 c red i t s shou ld i nc l ude ART 2800 , a t l eas t t h ree o f t he r equ i r ed f ou r cou rses o f ART Founda t i on Co re ( o r ano the r 2000 -l eve l s t ud i o a r t cou rse . ) Po r t f o l i o Rev iew shou ld occu r no l a t e r t han t he second semes te r o f sophomore s t a tus ( o r, i n ex tenua t i ng cases , t he f i r s t semes te r o f j un i o r s t a tus w i t h f acu l t y men to r app rova l ) . I n o rde r t o g radua te w i t h a ma jo r i n S tud io A r t , s t uden t s mus t pass t he Po r t f o l i o Rev iew.

A f t e r success fu l l y pass i ng t he Po r t f o l i o Rev iew, ma jo r s choose an emphas i s a rea and en ro l l i n 3000- l eve l c l asses . The S tud io Emphas i s a reas a re D raw ing† , Pa in t i ng , Ce ram ics /Scu lp tu re , P r i n tmak ing , Compu te r A r t , and Graph i c Des ign .

† S ince D raw ing I i s pa r t o f ART Founda t i on co re , a r e l a t ed s t ud i o cou rse i s added t o t he D raw ing Emphas i s 2000 - , 3000 - , 4000 - l eve l sequence .

Communi ty Par t i c ipa t ion Stud io A r t ma jo r s a re expec ted t o ac t i ve l y pa r t i c i pa te i n t he SLU a r t commun i t y by submi t t i ng wo rk t o a l l s t uden t a r t exh i b i t i ons and he lp i ng t o hos t t hese exh ib i t i ons .

Continuation Standards A l l Thea t re ma jo r /m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r Thea t re ma jo r /m ino r r equ i r emen ts and t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r /m ino r.

MINOR IN ART HISTORY Program Requirements A to ta l o f 18 c red i t s a re r equ i r ed , 9 o f wh i ch mus t be a t 3000 - l eve l o r 4000 - l eve l .

I n t roduc tory Course (3 c red i ts ) A R T H 1 0 0 0 A p p r o a c h i n g t h e A r t s 3 A R T H 1 0 4 0 A r t a n d F i l m 3 A R T H 1 0 8 0 M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 1 0 9 0 G l o b a l M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3

Stud io Ar t o r 3000 /4000 - l eve l Ar t H is to ry E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) A R T 2 0 0 0 D r a w i n g I 3 A R T 2 1 0 0 D e s i g n 3 A R T 2 2 0 0 P a i n t i n g I 3 A R T 2 3 0 0 P r i n t m a k i n g I 3 A R T 2 4 0 0 C e r a m i c S c u l p t u r e I 3 A R T 2 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I 3 A R T 2 6 0 0 P h o t o g r a p h y I 3 A R T 3 0 0 0 D r a w i n g I I 3 A R T H 3 x x x 3 0 0 0 - l e v e l A r t H i s t o r y c o u r s e 3

A R T H 4 x x x 4 0 0 0 - l e v e l A r t H i s t o r y c o u r s e 3

Elec t i ve Cred i ts ( 9 c red i ts )

Ar t p roduced BEFORE 1800 (9 -12 c red i t s ) A R T H 1 0 2 0 H i s t o r y o f A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 A R T H 1 5 0 0 L i f e a n d T i m e s o f M i c h e l a n g e l o 3 A R T H 2 1 0 0 A r t o f J e r u s a l e m a n d 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 A r t o f A f r i c a 3 A R T H 2 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y 3 A R T H 2 1 5 0 S a i n t s i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f S p a n i s h A r t 3 A R T H 2 2 0 0 T h e A r t o f R o m e 3 A R T H 2 3 0 0 A n c i e n t A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 3 5 0 E x c a v a t i n g C u l t u r e o f 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 1 4 5 0 A r t o f P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s 3 A R T H 2 4 1 0 A r t s o f C a t h e d r a l s a n d K i n g s 3 A R T H 2 5 0 0 R e n a i s s a n c e A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y 3 A R T H 2 6 0 0 B a r o q u e a n d R o c o c o A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 3 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 4 5 0 A r t o f P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 4 1 0 A r t s o f C a t h e d r a l s a n d K i n g s : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 0 0 E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 3 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 2 0 N o r t h e r n R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 3 6 3 0 G o l d e n A g e o f S p a n i s h A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : G e n e r a l 3

A r t p roduced AFTER 1800 (9 -12 c red i t s ) A R T H 1 0 2 0 H i s t o r y o f A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 A R T H 2 0 2 0 S c u l p t u r e i n S a i n t L o u i s 3 A R T H 2 0 5 0 C o n t r o v e r s y i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 S u r v e y o f A r t i n A f r i c a S i n c e P r e h i s t o r y 3 A R T H 2 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f S p a n i s h A r t 3 A R T H 2 1 9 0 T h e A r t a n d H i s t o r y o f M a d r i d 3 A R T H 2 2 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n A r t 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I 3 A R T H 2 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t W o r l d W a r I I t o t h e P r e s e n t 3 A R T H 2 7 5 0 N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 8 0 0 M o d e r n A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 8 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t S i n c e 1 9 8 0 3 A R T H 3 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I 3 A R T H 3 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t W o r l d W a r I I t o t h e P r e s e n t : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 7 4 0 A m e r i c a n A r t B e t w e e n t h e W o r l d W a r s 3 A R T H 3 7 5 0 N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 3 8 0 0 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y A r t 3 A R T H 3 8 8 0 H i s t o r y o f P h o t o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 4 8 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t 3 A R T H 4 8 1 0 M o d e r n A r t i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 A R T H 4 8 5 0 R e l i g i o u s D i m e n s i o n s i n M o d e r n A r t 3

3 c red i ts Caps tone Research course o r any 400 -l eve l course A R T H 4 0 0 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3 A R T H 4 7 0 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y F r e n c h P a i n t i n g 3 A R T H 4 8 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t 3 A R T H 4 8 1 0 M o d e r n A r t i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 A R T H 4 8 5 0 R e l i g i o u s D i m e n s i o n s o f M o d e r n A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 0 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 A R T H 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a C ave rage i n m i no r cou rses .

MINOR IN DRAMA STUDIES Overview The Drama S tud i es M i no r i s a co l l abo ra t i on among t he


Depar tmen ts o f F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s , Eng l i sh , and Mode rn and C lass i ca l Languages . I t i s des i gned t o o f f e r s t uden t s a concen t ra t i on o f d rama i n a l l gen res and e ras . I t p rov i des p repa ra t i on f o r ca ree rs i n d rama tu rgy, l i t e ra r y managemen t , and d rama c r i t i c i sm. Those comp le t i ng t he D rama S tud ies M ino r may f i nd t hemse l ves engaged i n ass i s t i ng t he c rea t i on o f new d rama t i c wo rks , l i t e ra r y / p roduc t i on r esea rch and deve lopmen t , a r t s i n educa t i on , and /o r a r t s advocacy.

Work i ng i n p ro fess i ona l t hea t res , i n co l l eges and un i ve r s i t i es , and on a p ro j ec t - by p ro j ec t bas i s , d rama tu rgs and l i t e ra r y manage rs con tex tua l i ze t he wo r l d o f p l ay ; es tab l i sh connec t i ons among t he t ex t , ac to r s , and aud ience ; o f f e r oppo r t un i t i es f o r p l aywr i gh t s ; gene ra te p ro j ec t s and p rog rams ; and c rea te conve rsa t i ons abou t p l ays i n t he i r commun i t i es .

D rama tu rgs and l i t e ra r y manage rs f o rge a c r i t i ca l l i n k be tween a r t i s t s and i ns t i t u t i ons and t he i r commun i t i es . They wo rk w i t h o the r a r t i s t i c co l l abo ra to r s t o hone t he v i s i on f ocus t he goa l s and f i nd ou t l e t s f o r t he c rea t i ve wo rk on a new and c l ass i ca l p l ays , ope ras , and dance p i eces . D rama tu rgs and l i t e ra r y manage rs se r ve as expe r t s on t he d rama t i c pas t and as advoca tes f o r w r i t e r s o f t oday and t he impo r t an t wo rk o f t he f u t u re .

Wh i l e an i n t e rnsh ip i s no t r equ i r ed f o r success fu l comp le t i on o f t he D rama S tud ies Ce r t i f i ca te , oppo r t un i t i es a re ava i l ab l e and h i gh l y r ecommended . The app l i ca t i on o f c l ass room sk i l l s t o r ea l wo r l d goa l s t h rough an i n t e rnsh ip p rov i des an exce l l en t t r ans i t i on f r om the academic t o t he p ro fess i ona l wo r l d

Program Requirements Studen t s may coun t no more t han 6 c red i t s o f t he i r M ino r t owa rd an academic ma jo r.

Prerequ is i t es to Acceptance (3 Cred i ts ) T H R 1 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o T h e a t r e 3 O R T H R 2 4 0 0 P a g e t o S t a g e 3

Elec t i ve Ca tegory 1 ( 6 Cred i ts ) T H R 2 7 0 0 E x p l o r i n g U . S . D i v e r s i t y i n T h e a t r e 3 T H R 3 5 0 0 P l a y s c r i p t A n a l y s i s 3 T H R 4 5 1 0 T h e a t r e H i s t o r y I 3 T H R 4 5 2 0 T h e a t r e H i s t o r y I I 3 C M M 3 1 5 0 R e v i e w i n g t h e A r t s 3 C M M 4 4 3 0 C u l t u r e , Te c h n o l o g y & C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 E N G L 4 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g : D r a m a 3

Elec t i ve Ca tegory 2 ( 9 c red i ts ) C L H 4 3 1 0 G r e e k T r a g e d y : O r i g i n a n d F o r m 3 E N G L 3 4 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 4 3 1 0 E a r l y S h a k e s p e a r e 3 E N G L 4 3 2 0 S h a k e s p e a r e : S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 E N G L 4 3 3 0 R e n a i s s a n c e D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 7 9 0 A m e r i c a n D r a m a 3 F R E N 4 5 1 0 E a r l y M o d e r n F r e n c h T h e a t r e : C o m e d y, T r a g e d y, a n d M y s t e r y 3 F R E N 4 5 2 0 F r e n c h D r a m a : 1 8 t h C e n t u r y t o t h e R o m a n t i c s 3 F R E N 4 5 4 0 F r e n c h D r a m a : 2 0 t h C e n t u r y 3 F R E N 4 8 5 0 S e m i n a r o n M o l i è r e 3 S PA N 4 5 8 0 G o l d e n A g e D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 7 2 0 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y S p a n i s h D r a m a 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards

A l l D rama S tud ies cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r

MINOR IN MUSIC Program Requirements P iano (1 Cred i t ) M U S C 1 2 6 0 C l a s s P i a n o I 1 M U S C 1 2 7 0 C l a s s P i a n o I I 1 M U S C 2 0 2 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c P i a n o 1 M U S C 2 5 0 0 C l a s s P i a n o I I I 1 M U S C 2 5 1 0 C l a s s P i a n o I V 1

Appl ied Mus ic Cred i ts ( 4 Cred i ts ) M U S C 2 0 1 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : Vo i c e 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 2 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : P i a n o 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 3 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : G u i t a r 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 4 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : W o o d w i n d s 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 5 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : B r a s s 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 6 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : S t r i n g s 1 - 2 M U S C 2 0 7 0 A p p l i e d M u s i c : P e r c u s s i o n 1 - 2

Music Theory /H is to ry (14 Cred i ts ) M U S C 2 2 7 0 M u s i c T h e o r y I 3 M U S C 2 2 7 1 A u r a l S k i l l s I 1 M U S C 2 2 8 0 M u s i c T h e o r y I I 3 M U S C 2 2 8 1 A u r a l S k i l l s I I 1 M U S C 3 3 0 0 M u s i c H i s t o r y I 3 M U S C 3 3 1 0 M u s i c H i s t o r y I I 3

Music E lec t i ve Courses (3 Cred i ts ) M U S C 11 5 0 H i s t o r y o f J a z z 3 M U S C 11 7 0 W o r l d M u s i c 3 M U S C 11 8 0 M u s i c o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 M U S C 11 9 0 A m e r i c a n M u s i c a l M o s a i c 3 M U S C 2 2 6 0 M u s i c C o m p u t e r S k i l l s 3 M U S C 2 3 0 0 I n t r o t o M u s i c T h e r a p y 3 T H R 3 5 1 0 M u s i c a l T h e a t r e P e r f o r m a n c e 3 M U S C 2 3 6 0 M u s i c L i t e r a t u r e S e m i n a r 3 M U S C 3 2 7 0 M u s i c T h e o r y I I I 3

Per formance Ensemble (3 Semeste rs ) M U S C 3 4 1 0 C h a m b e r M u s i c E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 2 0 U n i v e r s i t y C h o r a l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 4 0 U n i v e r s i t y M a s t e r s i n g e r s 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 5 0 J a z z E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 6 0 S t r i n g E n s e m b l e 0 - 1 M U S C 3 4 7 0 P e p B a n d 0 - . 5 M U S C 3 4 8 0 G u i t a r E n s e m b l e 0 - 1

TOTAL CREDITS: 22

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a C ave rage i n m i no r cou rses .

MINOR IN STUDIO ART Program Requirements Foundat ions Courses (12 c red i ts ) A R T 2 0 0 0 D r a w i n g I 3 A R T 2 1 0 0 D e s i g n 3 A R T 2 1 2 0 T h r e e D i m e n s i o n a l D e s i g n 3 A R T 2 1 5 0 C o l o r T h e o r y 3

Stud io Ar t Courses (6 Cred i ts ) Studen t s choose one o f t he sequences be low

2000 - l eve l Sequence C h o o s e t w o 2 0 0 0 - l e v e l c o u r s e s o u t s i d e t h e F o u n d a t i o n C o u r s e s


Ceramics Sequence A R T 2 4 0 0 C e r a m i c I 3 A R T 3 4 0 0 C e r a m i c s I I 3

Compu te r A r t Sequence A R T 2 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I 3 A R T 3 5 0 0 C o m p u t e r A r t I I 3

D raw ing Sequence B e c a u s e A R T 2 0 0 0 i s a l r e a d y r e q u i r e d a s a f o u n d a t i o n c o u r s e , d r a w i n g e m p h a s i s m a j o r s m u s t c o m p l e t e a r e l a t e d s t u d i o a r e a r e q u i r e m e n t A R T 3 0 0 0 D r a w i n g I I 3

G raph i c Des ign Sequence A R T 2 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I 3 A R T 3 7 0 0 G r a p h i c D e s i g n I I 3

Pa i n t i ng Sequence A R T 2 2 0 0 P a i n t i n g I 3 A R T 3 2 0 0 P a i n t i n g I I 3

P r i n tmak ing Sequence A R T 2 3 0 0 P r i n t m a k i n g 3 A R T 3 3 0 0 P r i n t m a k i n g I I 3

Scu lp tu re Sequence A R T 2 4 5 0 S c u l p t u r e I 3 A R T 3 4 5 0 S c u l p t u r a l I I 3

Ar t H is to ry Courses (3 c red i ts ) A R T H 1 0 8 0 M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 1 0 9 0 G l o b a l M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 1 5 0 0 L i f e a n d T i m e s o f M i c h e l a n g e l o 3 A R T H 2 0 7 0 A r t a n d t h e B o d y 3 A R T H 2 1 0 0 A r t o f J e r u s a l e m a n d 3 F a i t h s : P a s t a n d P r e s e n t 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 S u r v e y o f A r t i n A f r i c a S i n c e P r e h i s t o r y 3 A R T H 2 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y 3 A R T H 2 1 5 0 S a i n t s i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 2 0 0 A r t i n R o m e 3 A R T H 2 3 0 0 A n c i e n t A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 3 5 0 E x c a v a t i n g C u l t u r e o f 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 5 0 0 R e n a i s s a n c e A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y 3 A R T H 2 6 0 0 B a r o q u e a n d R o c o c o S u r v e y 3 A R T H 3 0 1 0 W o m e n i n A r t 3 A R T H 3 0 2 0 C h r i s t i a n I c o n o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 3 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 4 0 0 A r t : P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s : A d v 3 A R T H 3 4 1 0 A r t o f C a t h e d r a l s a n d K i n g s : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 0 0 E a r l y R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 3 5 1 0 H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t i n I t a l y : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 5 2 0 N o r t h e r n R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : G e n e r a l 3 A R T H 1 0 2 0 H i s t o r y o f A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 A R T H 1 0 8 0 M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 1 0 9 0 G l o b a l M a s t e r p i e c e s i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 0 2 0 S c u l p t u r e i n S t L o u i s 3 A R T H 2 0 5 0 C o n t r o v e r s y i n A r t 3 A R T H 2 0 7 0 A r t a n d t h e B o d y 3 A R T H 2 1 2 0 S u r v e y o f A r t i n A f r i c a S i n c e P r e h i s t o r y 3 A R T H 2 2 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n A r t 3 A R T H 2 3 2 0 A r t o f t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a 3 A R T H 2 8 0 0 M o d e r n A r t S u r v e y 3 A R T H 2 8 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t S i n c e 1 9 8 0 3 A R T H 2 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I 3 A R T H 2 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : W W I I t o t h e P r e s e n t 3 A R T H 2 7 5 0 N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y A r t 3 A R T H 2 8 0 0 M o d e r n A r t 3 A R T H 2 8 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t S i n c e 1 9 8 0 3 A R T H 3 0 1 0 W o m e n i n A r t 3 A R T H 3 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : C o l o n i a l t o W W I I : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 A R T H 3 7 1 0 A m e r i c a n A r t : W W I I t o P r e s e n t : A d v a n c e d 3 A R T H 3 7 4 0 A m e r i c a n A r t B e t w e e n t h e W a r s 3 A R T H 3 8 0 5 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y A r t 3

A R T H 3 8 8 0 H i s t o r y o f P h o t o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 4 8 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t 3 A R T H 4 8 5 0 R e l i g i o u s D i m e n s i o n s i n M o d e r n A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 21

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a GPA i n cou rsework f o r t he m ino r i n S tud io A r t o f a t l eas t 2 . 0 .

MINOR IN THEATRE Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) T H R 1 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o T h e a t r e 3 T H R 2 5 1 0 A c t i n g I : F u n d a m e n t a l s 3 T H R 2 5 2 0 S t a g e c r a f t 3 T H R 3 5 0 0 P l a y s c r i p t A n a l y s i s 3 T H R 4 5 1 0 S u r v e y o f T h e a t r e H i s t o r y 3 T H R 3 5 5 0 T h e a t r e P r a c t i c u m * 0 * ( M i n o r s m u s t p a s s 3 s e m e s t e r s )

Thea t re E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) T H R 2 2 0 0 S u r v e y o f T h e a t r e D e s i g n 3 T H R 2 4 0 0 P a g e t o S t a g e 3 T H R 2 5 0 0 C o s t u m e C o n s t r u c t i o n 3 T H R 2 5 3 0 A c t i n g I I : R e h e a r s a l & P e r f o r m a n c e 3 T H R 2 5 4 0 Vo i c e a n d D i c t i o n 3 T H R 2 5 6 0 M o v e m e n t f o r t h e T h e a t r e 3 T H R 2 5 8 0 M a k e u p f o r t h e S t a g e 3 D A N C 2 6 3 0 M o d e r n M o v e m e n t / D a n c e ( M a d r i d O n l y ) 3 T H R 3 5 1 0 M u s i c a l T h e a t r e P e r f o r m a n c e 3 T H R 3 6 2 0 S t a g e M a n a g e m e n t 3 T H R 3 7 0 0 D i r e c t i n g I 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 21 For s t uden t s who i n t end t o m i no r i n t hea t re :

+ A t o t a l o f 5 c red i t s o f t hea t re cou rse wo rk may be accep ted t owa rd t he m ino r r equ i r emen ts .

+ An aud i t i on o r po r t f o l i o r ev i ew / i n t e r v i ew w i t h a f u l l -t ime t hea t re f acu l t y member i s r equ i r ed p r i o r t o f i na l a r t i cu l a t i on o f c red i t s t owa rd t he m ino r.

+ Thea t re c red i t s may be accep ted t ha t do no t a r t i cu l a t e as f u l f i l l i ng a m ino r r equ i r emen t . These c red i t s may be app l i ed as e l ec t i ve c red i t t owa rd g radua t i on .

+ A m i n i mum 2 semes te r s o f THR 3550 Thea t re P rac t i cum i s r equ i r ed t o be success fu l l y comp le ted by t he t r ans fe r app l i can t .

Continuation Standards A l l Thea t re ma jo r /m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r Thea t re ma jo r /m ino r r equ i r emen ts and t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r /m ino r.


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LEADERSHIP Je f f r ey P. B i shop , M .D . , Ph .D .

Cen te r D i r ec to r and Depa r tmen t Cha i r

Er i ca K . Sa l t e r, Ph .D . Ph .D . P rog ram D i rec to r

OVERVIEW Es tab l i shed i n 1979 t o p rov i de e th i cs educa t i on and consu l t a t i ons w i t h i n t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Schoo l o f Med i c i ne , t he A lbe r t Gnaeg i Cen te r f o r Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs has g rown i n t o an academic depa r tmen t w i t h a mu l t i d i sc i p l i na r y f acu l t y w i t h v i b ran t r esea rch , se r v i ce p rog rams and educa t i ona l o f f e r i ngs .

The m i ss i on o f t he Cen te r f o r Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs i s academic r esea rch i n t eg ra ted w i t h t each ing , l ea rn i ng and se r v i ce i n hea l t h ca re e th i cs . Cons i s t en t w i t h t h i s m i ss i on , t he i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y unde rg radua te m ino r and Ph .D . p rog ram i n hea l t h ca re e th i cs we re es tab l i shed .

The cen te r ' s f acu l t y a re na t i ona l l y r ecogn i zed , t each t he vas t ma jo r i t y o f cou rses and supe rv i se a l l d i sse r t a t i ons i n t he cen te r. The ma in p rog ram ob jec t i ve i s t o p repa re i nd i v i dua l s f o r ca ree rs i n academic , co rpo ra te , r esea rch and c l i n i ca l b i oe th i cs se t t i ngs .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + M ino r i n Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs

Graduate Of fe r ings + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs

Faculty Je f f r ey P. B i shop , M .D . , Ph .D . Ha ro l d B raswe l l , Ph .D . S tephan ie So lomon Ca rg i l l , Ph .D . Ke l l y D ineen , R .N . J .D . , Ph .D . E r i ca K . Sa l t e r, Ph .D . Gr i f f i n Tro t t e r, M .D . , Ph .D . Tob ias W in r i gh t , Ph .D .

MINOR IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS Overview The m i no r i n hea l t h ca re e th i cs a l l ows s tuden t s t o examine some o f t he e th i ca l ques t i ons t ha t a r i se i n t he comp lex hea l t h ca re sys tem. S tuden t s w i l l d i s cuss t he de f i n i t i on o f dea th , how t o a l l oca te dona ted o rgans , wha t i s cons ide red a d i sease and when t o w i t hd raw l i f e -sus ta i n i ng t r ea tmen t .

Program Requirements Studen t s pu rsu i ng t he m ino r mus t t ake HCE 2010 be fo re o r a t t he same t ime as any 4000 - l eve l cou rses . Th ree o f t he f i ve cou rses f o r t he m i no r mus t be a t t he 3000 o r 4000 l eve l .

I n t roduc tory Courses (3 c red i ts ) H C E 2 0 1 0 F o u n d i n C l i n i c a l H C E t h i c s 3 H C E 2 0 2 0 F o u n d i n C a t h o l i c H C E t h i c s I 3

H C E 2 0 3 0 F o u n d i n P u b l i c H e a l t h E t h i c s 3

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) H C E 3 0 1 0 E t h i c s i n C l i n i c a l M e d i c i n e 3 H C E 3 2 0 0 F r e a k s a n d t h e M e d i c a l B o d y 3 H C E 4 2 0 0 W a r r i o r s a n d M e d i c s 3 H C E 4 2 1 0 C o n t . i n D e a t h a n d D y i n g 3 H C E 4 2 2 0 C o n t r i n R e p r o a n d P e d E t h i c s 3 H C E 4 2 3 0 C o n t . i n R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 3 H C E 4 2 5 0 L a w a n d B i o e t h i c s 3 H C E 4 2 6 0 R a c e a n d R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 3 H C E 4 2 7 0 O r g a n P r o c u r e m e n t + T r a n s p l a n t 3 H C E 4 9 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3

Students may take one E lec t i ve ou ts ide o f the cen te r P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 E N G L 3 7 3 0 I n t r o M e d i c a l H u m a n i t i e s 3 E N G L 3 7 4 0 M e d i c i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 T H E O 2 5 1 0 C h r i s t i a n E t h i c s 3 T H E O 2 5 2 5 T h e o l o g i c a l B i o e t h i c s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a GPA i n cou rsework f o r t he m ino r i n Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs o f a t l eas t 2 . 0 .

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS Program Highlights Facu l t y f r om the cen te r have i n f l uenced numerous b i oe th i cs deba tes i n U .S . soc i e t y, se r v i ng as consu l t an t s t o t he Nancy Be th C ruzan case , NASA, t he I ns t i t u t e o f Med i c i ne , t he Un i t ed Ne two rk f o r O rgan Sha r i ng , t he Agency f o r Hea l t hca re Resea rch and Qua l i t y and t he Depa r tmen t o f Hea l t h and Human Se rv i ces . The f acu l t y a re we l l - r espec ted i n d i sas te r r e l i e f e t h i cs , c l i n i ca l e t h i cs , r esea rch e th i cs and i n t eg r i t y, as we l l as r e l i g i on and med i c i ne . The f acu l t y a re a l so r ecogn i zed f o r t he i r numerous pub l i ca t i ons i n academic j ou rna l s and i n t e rna t i ona l l y r enowned books .

Curriculum Overview The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy (Ph .D . ) p rog ram p resen t s an i n t eg ra ted , i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y cu r r i cu l um i n Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs t ha t p repa res s t uden t s t o wo rk as scho la r s , c l i n i c i ans , and co rpo ra te e th i c i s t s . S tuden t s may t a i l o r aspec t s o f t he i r cou rsework and t he i r d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch t o f ocus on b i o techno log i ca l , c l i n i ca l , o rgan i za t i ona l , o r r esea rch e th i cs . S tuden t s pu r su i ng t he J .D . /Ph .D . , M .D . /Ph .D . , o r t he M .A . /Ph .D . f o l l ow a mod i f i ed cu r r i cu l um.

S tuden t s w i t h mas te r ' s l eve l o r h i ghe r deg rees comp le te 48 c red i t s o f cou rsework i n f ou r a reas : f ounda t i ons , con tex t o f hea l t h ca re , t op i cs and scho la r s , and d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch . S tuden t d i sse r t a t i ons a re on t op i cs r e l a t ed t o b i o t echno log i ca l , c l i n i ca l , p ro fess i ona l , o rgan i za t i ona l o r r esea rch e th i cs .

S tuden t s admi t t ed d i r ec t l y a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r bache lo r ' s deg ree a re r equ i r ed t o comp le te an


add i t i ona l 12 c red i t s o f cou rsework .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Gradua te s t uden t s bene f i t f r om the r i ch a r ch i va l and i ns t i t u t i ona l r esou rces ava i l ab l e i n S t . Lou i s i t se l f , i n c l ud i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h s i t es such as t he M i ssou r i H i s t o r i ca l Soc ie t y, t he Je f f e r son Na t i ona l Expans ion Memor i a l , t he C i r cu i t Cou r t Reco rds P ro j ec t , t he Pu l i t ze r Founda t i on f o r t he A r t s , t he She ldon Ga l l e r i es , t he Con tempora r y A r t Museum, t he Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum, t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden and t he H i s t o r i c Landmarks Assoc ia t i on .

Careers Studen t s f r om t he f i e l ds o f l aw, med i c i ne , nu rs i ng , pub l i c hea l t h , ph i l osophy and re l i g i ous s t ud i es have j o i ned t he Ph .D . p rog ram i n hea l t h ca re e th i cs . G radua tes have been h i gh l y success fu l i n f i nd i ng exce l l en t f u l l - t ime pos i t i ons bo th i n t he academy ( t each ing and conduc t i ng r esea rch i n hea l t h ca re e th i cs ) and i n hea l t h ca re sys tems (as p ro fess i ona l e t h i c i s t s ) .

Admission Requirements Studen t s en te r i ng t he Ph .D . p rog ram i n Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs w i l l have an unde rg radua te o r g radua te deg ree i n a r e l evan t f i e l d , f o r i ns tance ph i l osophy, t heo logy, a c l i n i ca l f i e l d , soc i a l s c i ences o r l aw. Success fu l app l i can t s usua l l y have a h i gh GPA, h i gh GRE pe rcen t i l es ( espec ia l l y i n t he ve rba l and ana l y t i ca l w r i t i ng ca tego r i es ) , a s t r ong no rma t i ve w r i t i ng samp le and a demons t ra t i on o f ove ra l l f i t w i t h t he p rog ram ’s educa t i ona l ob j ec t i ves .

The Ca tho l i c Hea l t h Assoc i a t i on has r ecommended t ha t e t h i c i s t s wo rk i ng i n Ca tho l i c hea l t h ca re w i t h an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y Ph .D . deg ree shou ld add i t i ona l l y ho l d an M.A . i n Theo logy. I t i s s t r ong l y r ecommend t ha t s t uden t s who do no t a l r eady ho l d an M .A . i n t heo logy comp le te t he dua l deg ree p rog ram, o f f e red i n co l l abo ra t i on w i t h t he Aqu inas I ns t i t u t e o f Theo logy. A l t e rna te l y, s t uden t s shou ld p l an on comp le t i ng an M.A . p r i o r t o commenc ing wo rk i n Ca tho l i c hea l t h ca re .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + Wr i t i ng samp le + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t




Ass is tan tsh ip Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t h e i r app l i ca t i on a l ong w i t h

t he r eques t t o be cons ide red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p by Dec . 1 .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by a commi t t ee o f f acu l t y members f r om the A lbe r t Gnaeg i Cen te r f o r Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs .



Program Requirements Foundat ions o f Hea l th Care E th ics (9 c red i ts ) H C E 6 0 1 0 M e t h o d s i n P h i l o s o p h i c a l E t h i c 3 H C E 6 0 2 0 M e t h o d s i n R e l i g i o u s E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 4 0 I n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y R e s e a r c h i n H e a l t h C a r e E t h i c s 3

Foundat ions E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) H C E 6 0 5 0 P h i l o s o p h i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s i n E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 6 0 P s y c h o s o c i a l F o u n d a t i o n s i n E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 7 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f C a t h o l i c M o r a l i t y 3

Contex t o f Hea l th Care ( 9 c red i ts ) H C E 6 11 0 I n t r o - M e d i c i n e f o r E t h i c i s t s 1 L A W 8 0 0 5 B i o e t h i c s a n d t h e L a w 2 H C E 6 1 3 0 C l i n i c a l E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 1 4 0 R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 3

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 15 c red i ts ) H C E 6 1 5 0 P r a c t i c u m * 3 H C E 6 9 8 0 D i r e c t e d R e a d i n g s * 3 * W i t h a f o c u s i n a r e a o f c o n c e n t r a t i o n

Ca tho l i c Trad i t i on Concen t ra t i on H C E 6 0 7 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f C a t h o l i c M o r a l i t y 3 H C E 6 3 1 0 H e a l t h C a r e E t h i c s i n t h e C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n 3 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n E l e c t i v e 3

Emp i r i ca l Resea rch Me thods Concen t ra t i on H C E 6 5 2 0 C a p s t o n e i n E m p i r i c a l R e s e a r c h i n B i o e t h i c s 3 Q u a l i t a t i v e M e t h o d s E l e c t i v e 6

Resea rch E th i cs Concen t ra t i on H C E 6 1 4 0 R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 3 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d o l o g y E l e c t i v e 3 H e a l t h C a r e E t h i c s E l e c t i v e 3


TOTAL CREDITS: 48

Bachelors Entry Option Foundat ions o f Hea l th Care E th i cs ( 9 c red i ts ) H C E 6 0 1 0 M e t h o d s i n P h i l o s o p h i c a l E t h i c 3 H C E 6 0 2 0 M e t h o d s i n R e l i g i o u s E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 4 0 I n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y R e s e a r c h i n H e a l t h C a r e E t h i c s 3

Foundat ions E lec t i ve ( 12 c red i ts ) P U B H 5 0 2 0 E t h i c a l I s s u e s i n P u b l i c H e a l t h 3 H C E 6 0 5 0 P h i l o s o p h i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s i n E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 6 0 P s y c h o s o c i a l F o u n d a t i o n s i n E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 7 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f C a t h o l i c M o r a l i t y 3

Contex t o f Hea l th Care ( 12 c red i ts ) H C E 6 11 0 I n t r o - M e d i c i n e f o r E t h i c i s t s 1 H C E 6 1 2 0 B i o e t h i c s a n d t h e L a w 2


H C E 6 1 3 0 C l i n i c a l E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 1 4 0 R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 1 5 0 P r a c t i c u m 3

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 15 c red i ts ) H C E 6 1 5 0 P r a c t i c u m * 3 H C E 6 9 8 0 D i r e c t e d R e a d i n g s * 3 * W i t h a f o c u s i n a r e a o f c o n c e n t r a t i o n

Ca tho l i c Trad i t i on Concen t ra t i on H C E 6 0 7 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f C a t h o l i c M o r a l i t y 3 H C E 6 3 1 0 H e a l t h C a r e E t h i c s i n t h e C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n 3 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n E l e c t i v e 3

Emp i r i ca l Resea rch Me thods Concen t ra t i on H C E 6 5 2 0 C a p s t o n e i n E m p i r i c a l R e s e a r c h i n B i o e t h i c s 3 Q u a l i t a t i v e M e t h o d s E l e c t i v e 6

Resea rch E th i cs Concen t ra t i on H C E 6 1 4 0 R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 3 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d o l o g y E l e c t i v e 3 H e a l t h C a r e E t h i c s E l e c t i v e 3


TOTAL CREDITS: 60

Non-Course Requirements Research Too ls These compe tenc i es a re essen t i a l f o r success i n hea l t h ca re e th i cs . S tuden t s may deve lop t hese compe tenc i es t h rough d i f f e ren t mechan i sms .

1 . Compe tency i n med i ca l t e rm ino logy 2 . Compe tency i n l i b ra r y da tabase sk i l l s 3 . Compe tency i n r ead ing s t a t i s t i c s and s t udy des i gn

Comprehens ive Examina t ions The comprehens i ve exami na t i ons occu r a f t e r comp le t i ng a l l cou rse wo rk and p rac t i ca . Fo r mo re i n f o rma t i on abou t comprehens i ve examina t i ons , go t o www.s l u .edu /b i oe th i cs /phd -p rog ram/cu r r i cu l um/comp-exams .

Disser ta t ion Proposa l Af te r pass i ng t he o ra l and w r i t t en comprehens i ve examina t i ons , s t uden t s p repa re a f o rma l d i sse r t a t i on p roposa l . The d i sse r t a t i on p roposa l i s a d i s t i nc t r equ i r emen t o f t he p rog ram and i t mus t be app roved i n w r i t i ng by a l l members o f t he d i sse r t a t i on commi t t ee and t he Cen te r D i r ec to r. I n t he i r d i sse r t a t i on p roposa l s , Ph .D . cand ida tes mus t p resen t subs tan t i a l ev i dence o f t he i r ab i l i t y t o ex tend t he know ledge base i n t he ma jo r f i e l d and demons t ra te how t he r esea rch compe tenc ies i n t he p rog ram a re t o be i n t eg ra ted w i t h t he p roposed resea rch o f t he d i sse r t a t i on .

Disser ta t ions : Non-Trad i t iona l Format Ord ina r i l y doc to ra l cand ida tes i n t he Ph .D . p rog ram i n Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs w i l l f o l l ow t he t r ad i t i ona l gu i de l i nes f o r d i sse r t a t i ons . Howeve r, when app rop r i a t e , a s t uden t ’s d i sse r t a t i on commi t t ee may pe rm i t t he s t uden t t o w r i t e a d i sse r t a t i on us i ng a “ non- t r ad i t i ona l f o rma t ” , t he body o f wh i ch cons i s t s o f a t l eas t t h ree t hema t i ca l l y r e l a t ed o r i g i na l a r t i c l e - l eng th manusc r i p t s , a t l eas t two o f wh i ch mus t be accep ted f o r pub l i ca t i on . As i s a lways t he case , a l l d i sse r t a t i on con ten t mus t r ece i ve f i na l app rova l by t he s t uden t ’s d i sse r t a t i on commi t t ee . The mere f ac t t ha t a manusc r i p t has been

pub l i shed o r accep ted f o r pub l i ca t i on does no t gua ran tee t ha t i t can be used t owa rd a non - t r ad i t i ona l d i sse r t a t i on . O rd i na r i l y, i f a f acu l t y member se r ves as a co -au tho r on one o f t he pub l i ca t i ons , t h i s f acu l t y member wou ld no t se r ve as t he s t uden t ’s d i sse r t a t i on cha i r. The non - t r ad i t i ona l d i sse r t a t i on f o rma t r equ i r es t ha t :

1 . The t h ree i nco rpo ra ted a r t i c l es be p receded by a subs tan t i ve i n t r oduc t i on chap te r and f o l l owed by a subs tan t i ve conc l us i on chap te r, wh i ch w i l l i n t eg ra te t he t h ree manusc r i p t s i n t o a cohe ren t who le .

2 . O rd i na r i l y, t he s t uden t i s t he so l e o r p r ima ry au tho r o f a l l t h ree manusc r i p t s .

3 . A t l eas t two o f t he t h ree manusc r i p t s mus t be f u l l y accep ted f o r pub l i ca t i on and t he t h i r d a t l eas t unde r r ev i ew.

4 . D i sse r t a t i ons mus t sa t i s f y t he f o rma t t i ng r equ i r emen ts d i c t a ted by t he “Po l i c i es and P rocedu res f o r Thes i s , P ro j ec t , and D i sse r t a t i on Fo rma t t i ng ” .

5 . A l l a r t i c l es i nco rpo ra ted i n t o t he d i sse r t a t i on mus t have been submi t t ed wh i l e en ro l l ed i n t he Ph .D . P rog ram.

Ora l De fense o f the D isser ta t ion Upon comp le t i on o f t he d i sse r t a t i on , s t uden t s pub l i c l y p resen t and de fend t he i r d i sse r t a t i on be fo re t he i r d i sse r t a t i on commi t t ee , CHCE facu l t y and Doc to ra l s t uden t s .


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS & JURIS DOCTOR DUAL DEGREE Overview Studen t s beg in t he i r dua l deg ree s t ud i es a t t he Schoo l o f Law as t r ad i t i ona l f i r s t - yea r s t uden t s . I n t he i r second and t h i r d yea rs o f s t udy, s t uden t s a re p r ima r i l y l aw s tuden t s bu t t ake s i x c red i t s o f cou rses a t t he Cen te r f o r Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs . I n add i t i on t o t he s i x c red i t s a t t he CHCE, s t uden t s en ro l l i n a t h ree c red i t d i r ec ted resea rch cou rse t ha t i s c ross - l i s t ed by bo th p rog rams . The d i r ec ted resea rch p ro j ec t i s supe rv i sed by f acu l t y f r om bo th p rog rams and i s t r ea ted as a t r ad i t i ona l l aw schoo l d i r ec ted resea rch p ro j ec t .

Dua l deg ree s t uden t s o rd i na r i l y g radua te w i t h t he J .D . i n t h ree yea rs o f f u l l - t ime s tudy. I t i s r ecommended t ha t t hey s i t t he ba r exam i n t he summer f o l l ow ing t he i r g radua t i on .

Beg inn i ng i n t he f a l l f o l l ow ing t he i r g radua t i on f r om t he Schoo l o f Law, a l l academic wo rk i s ded i ca ted t o t he Ph .D . p rog ram. The Ph .D . p rog ram recogn i zes 9 c red i t s o f l aw schoo l cou rses t owa rds t he Ph .D . (See de ta i l s be l ow. ) Add i t i ona l l y, s t uden t s w i l l have comp le ted 9 c red i t s o f Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs c l asses du r i ng t he J .D .


p rog ram. Thus i t i s expec ted t ha t s t uden t s w i l l comp le te t he i r Ph .D . cou rsework i n two semes te r s f o l l ow ing t he i r J .D . p rog ram. Comprehens i ve exams and t he d i sse r t a t i on o rd i na r i l y r equ i r e an add i t i ona l t h ree semes te r s .

Du r i ng t he en t i r e t ime t ha t s t uden t s a re en ro l l ed i n t he dua l deg ree p rog ram, i t i s expec ted t ha t t hey w i l l be engaged i n bo th p rog rams . S ta r t i ng w i t h t he i r second yea r o f l aw schoo l , s t uden t s w i l l t ake pa r t i n Ph .D . sem ina rs and o the r ex t r acu r r i cu l a r p rog rams o f f e red by t he Doc to ra l p rog ram. Once t hey have comp le ted t he i r J .D . and a re en ro l l ed i n t he Doc to ra l p rog ram, i t i s expec ted t ha t t hey w i l l r ema in engaged i n r e l evan t hea l t h l aw ac t i v i t i es a t t he Schoo l o f Law.

Program Requirements Studen t s comp le te t he usua l cu r r i cu l um i n bo th t he Ju r i s Doc to r and Ph .D . p rog rams Howeve r, as i nd i ca ted be low, 18 c red i t s o f cou rsework sa t i s f i es r equ i r emen ts i n bo th o f t he p rog rams .

J .D . Courses Counted toward Ph .D . Degree (7 c red i ts ) L A W 8 0 0 0 H e a l t h C a r e L a w 3 L A W 8 0 0 5 B i o e t h i c s a n d t h e L a w 2 L A W 8 6 2 2 R e s e a r c h E t h i c s 2

Ph.D . Courses Counted toward J .D . Degree (9 c red i ts ) H C E 6 5 3 0 D i r e c t e d R e s e a r c h i n H e a l t h L a w a n d E t h i c s P l us two o f t he f o l l ow ing f i ve add i t i ona l Ph .D . cou rses : H C E 6 0 4 0 I n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y R e s e a r c h i n H e a l t h C a r e E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 5 0 P h i l o s o p h i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s o f E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 6 0 P s y c h o s o c i a l F o u n d a t i o n s i n E t h i c s 3 H C E 6 0 7 0 C a t h o l i c F o u n d a t i o n s o f M o r a l i t y 3 H C E 6 3 4 0 H e a l t h C a r e R e f o r m 3


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS & DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DUAL DEGREE Overview Studen t s beg in t he i r dua l deg ree s t ud i es as t r ad i t i ona l f i r s t yea r s t uden t s i n t he Schoo l o f Med i c i ne . A f t e r t he second yea r o f med i ca l schoo l , s t uden t s beg in f u l l - t ime s tudy i n Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs . S tuden t s a re expec ted t o comp le te t he Ph .D . i n t h ree yea rs , a f t e r wh i ch t hey r e tu rn t o t he Schoo l o f Med i c i ne t o comp le te t he t h i r d and f ou r t h yea rs o f med i ca l s t ud i es .

Program Requirements A m i n i mum o f 48 c red i t s i s r equ i r ed f o r t he Ph .D . Th i s o rd i na r i l y i nc l udes 33 c red i t s o f cou rse wo rk , t h ree c red i t s o f p rac t i cum, and 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch . CHCE accep t s 7 c red i t s f r om Phase 1 and Phase 2 o f t he M .D . cu r r i cu l um. The requ i r ed cou rses HCE.6110 I n t r oduc t i on t o Med i c i ne f o r E th i c i s t s , one 3 -c red i t Top i cs and Scho la r s e l ec t i ve and t he HCE.6150 P rac t i ca a re wa i ved based on med i ca l schoo l

cou rsework i n Pa t i en t , Phys i c i an , and Soc ie t y I and I I , and i n Fundamen ta l s o f B i omed i ca l Sc i ence . M .D . /Ph .D . s t uden t s w i l l be r ecogn i zed as hav i ng sa t i s f i ed a l l t h ree Resea rch Too l s r equ i r emen ts based on t r a i nee know ledge o f med i ca l t e rm ino logy, b i os ta t i s t i c s , and l i b ra r y da tabase sea rches . The rema in i ng 27 c red i t s o f Ph .D . cou rsework , comprehens i ve exams , t he d i sse r t a t i on , and t he pub l i c de fense o f t he d i sse r t a t i on mus t be comp le ted du r i ng t he t h ree yea rs o f Ph .D . s t udy.


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS & MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGY DUAL DEGREE Overview Ord ina r i l y, s t uden t s beg i n t he i r M .A . s t ud i es a t Aqu inas I ns t i t u t e o f Theo logy (A IT ) du r i ng t he i r f i r s t yea r o f t he p rog ram. I n yea r 1 , s t uden t s w i l l comp le te 30 * c red i t s o f 36 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he M .A . f r om A IT:

+ B i b l i ca l S tud i es ( 6 c red i t s ) + H i s t o r i ca l S tud i es ( 3 c red i t s ) + Sys tema t i c Theo logy (12 c red i t s ) + Mora l Theo logy (9 c red i t s )

Du r i ng t he second yea r, s t uden t s en te r t he Ph .D . p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y and f o l l ow t he Ph .D . cu r r i cu l um fo r s t uden t s who a l r eady ho l d Mas te r ’s deg rees . I n Yea r 2 , dua l deg ree s t uden t s become e l i g i b l e f o r ass i s t an t sh i p f und ing . A IT w i l l coun t 6 c red i t s f r om the Ph .D . cou rsework comp le ted i n Yea r 2 t owa rd comp le t i on o f t he M .A .

Program Requirements The fo l lowing Ph .D . courses may be used to fu l f i l l the f ina l 6 c red i ts toward the M.A . : + HCE.6020 (Me thods i n Re l i g i ous E th i cs ) o r

HCE.6310 (Hea l t h Ca re E th i cs i n t he Ca tho l i c Trad i t i on ) [Dua l deg ree s t uden t s mus t en ro l l i n bo th o f t hese cou rses du r i ng t he i r t ime i n t he Ph .D . p rog ram. Comp le t i on o f 1 o f t he cou rses i s r equ i r ed f o r comp le t i on o f t he M .A . These cou rses a re o f f e red i n a l t e rna t i ng sp r i ng semes te r s . The re fo re , s t uden t s w i l l comp le te on l y one o f t hem i n Yea r 2 o f t he dua l deg ree p rog ram. ]

+ A 3 - c red i t e l ec t i ve i n HCE + A t o t a l o f 6 c red i t s t aken t oward t he M.A . a t A IT w i l l

coun t t owa rds f u l f i l lmen t o f t he Top i cs and Scho la r s e l ec t i ve r equ i r emen ts i n t he Ph .D . p rog ram.

Two o f the fo l lowing M.A . courses may be t rea ted as Top ics and Scho la rs e lec t i ves fo r the Ph .D . : + Jus t i ce and Ca tho l i c Soc i a l Teach ing + E th i cs o f Human Sexua l i t y + Ch r i s t i an An th ropo logy


Af te r t he end o f Yea r 2 and comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r pape r and comprehens i ve exams requ i r ed f o r t he M .A . deg ree , s t uden t s a re awarded t he M.A . i n Theo logy f r om A IT. The t im ing f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r pape r and t he comprehens i ve exams i s t o be de te rm ined i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he M .A . adv i so r a t A IT.

I n Year 3 , s tudents beg in the coursework requ i red fo r the Ph .D .



HISTORY www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /h i s t o r y

LEADERSHIP Char l es H . Pa rke r, Ph .D .


Damian J . Sm i t h , Ph .D . Di rec to r o f t he Gradua te P rog ram

OVERVIEW The depa r tmen t o f h i s t o r y a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y f o l l ows a l ong t r ad i t i on . I t has been p rov i d i ng a so l i d f ounda t i on o f h i s t o r i ca l unde rs tand ing t o t he unde rg radua te s t uden t s o f SLU f o r mo re t han a cen tu r y and a ha l f . The Bache lo r o f A r t s i n H i s t o r y beg i ns w i t h i n t r oduc t i ons t o Eu ropean , non -Wes te rn and Amer i can h i s t o r y and a p r ime r i n how t o mas te r t he t oo l s o f t he h i s t o r i ca l c ra f t . S tuden t s t hen t ake cou rses i n more spec i f i c h i s t o r i ca l a reas t ha t a l l ow exp lo ra t i on o f ce r t a i n sub jec t s i n g rea te r dep th . F i na l l y, s t uden t s t ake a sem ina r t ha t r equ i r es t hem to r esea rch and w r i t e i n mo re na r row l y f ocused a reas . Some s tuden t s may op t t o w r i t e an Hono rs t hes i s .

The Depa r tmen t o f f e r s t he Ph .D . i n Med i eva l , Ea r l y Mode rn , and U .S . H i s t o r y. Mas te r ’s s t uden t s may spec ia l i ze i n one o f t hese t h ree f i e l ds o r i n La te An t i qu i t y /Byzan t i ne H i s t o r y, Mode rn Eu ropean H i s t o r y, o r Wor l d H i s t o r y. Doc to ra l s t uden t s mus t choose a p r ima ry and a seconda ry spec ia l t y. The seconda ry spec i a l t y may be i n any o f t he a reas c i t ed f o r Mas te r ’s deg ree s t udy o r i n a spec ia l i zed a rea cons t r uc ted i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he depa r tmen ta l adv i so r and w i t h t he app rova l o f t he g radua te commi t t ee . The Depa r tmen t pa r t i c i pa tes i n t he ac t i v i t i es o f t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies and i s r anked i n t he na t i on ' s t op 100 Doc to ra l p rog rams by U .S . News and Wor l d Repo r t .

The depa r tmen t o f h i s t o r y pa r t i c i pa tes i n t he ac t i v i t i es o f t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies , t he Cen te r f o r I n t e r cu l t u ra l S tud ies and t he Cen te r f o r I n t e rna t i ona l S t ud ies . H i s t o r y ma jo r s a re a l so encou raged t o exp lo re m ino rs and concen t ra t i ons ava i l ab l e a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y, i nc l ud i ng A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies , i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es , med i ca l human i t i es , med ieva l s t ud i es , Russ ian and Eas te rn Eu ropean s t ud i es and women ’s and gende r s t ud i es .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n H i s t o r y + M ino r i n H i s t o r y

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n H i s t o r y + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n H i s t o r y

Faculty Doug las R . Bo in , Ph .D . F l anne ry Bu rke , Ph .D . Thomas J . F i nan , Ph .D . Ph i l i p R . Gav i t t , Ph .D . C la i r e G i l be r t , Ph .D .

Lo r r i G love r, Ph .D . To r r i e Hes te r, Ph .D . Thomas F. Madden , Ph .D . F i l i ppo Mars i l i , Ph .D . Na than ie l M i l l e t t , Ph .D . Geo rge O . Ndege , Ph .D . Cha r l es H . Pa rke r, Ph .D . Jenn i f e r J . Pop ie l , Ph .D . M i cha l Rozb i ck i , Ph .D . Ma rk Edward Ru f f , Ph .D . Dan ie l L . Sch la f l y, Ph .D . S teven A . Schoen ig , Ph .D . S i l vana R . S i dda l i , Ph .D . Damian J . Sm i t h , Ph .D . Ka t r i na D . Thompson Moo re , Ph .D . War ren Treadgo ld , Ph .D . Luke Ya rb rough , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY Program Highlights Studen t s choose t o s t udy h i s t o r y f o r t h ree ma in r easons . F i r s t , i t r ep resen t s t he r eco rd o f a l l human expe r i ence and he lps f u l l y i l l u s t r a t e t he f o r ces t ha t i n f l uence t he wo r l d . I t i s cen t ra l t o a l i be ra l a r t s educa t i on and a de f i n i ng f ea tu re o f t he Jesu i t t r ad i t i on . I t has l ong been cons ide red t he f ounda t i on o f t he human i t i es because i t p rov i des a gene ra l f r amework and a un i f y i ng pe rspec t i ve f o r many more na r row l y spec i a l i zed d i sc i p l i nes . Second , i t i s h i gh l y en j oyab le ; r ea l s t o r i es a re o f t en muc h more f asc i na t i ng t han f i c t i on , and t he de tec t i ve wo rk needed t o d i g i n t o sou rces can be t h r i l l i ng . Th i r d , i t t eaches a sk i l l se t t ha t r ema ins i n s t r ong demand on t he eve r - chang ing j ob marke t : ana l y t i ca l t h i nk i ng , e f f ec t i ve use o f ev i dence , r esea rch and w r i t i ng sk i l l s , r he to r i ca l ab i l i t i e s and an unde rs tand ing o f cu l t u ra l d i f f e rences .

Add i t i ona l p rog ram h i gh l i gh t s :

+ H i s t o r y o f f e r s s t uden t s t he chance t o make d i scove r i es abou t t he pas t . Semina rs w i l l t ake s tuden t s t o a r ch i ves and museums t o v i ew l e t t e r s , d i a r i es , pho tog raphs f r om decades and cen tu r i es ago . Uppe r d i v i s i on cou rses can t ake s t uden t s t o p l aces l i ke Rome and I r e l and whe re s t uden t s can d i g i n t o t he r u i ns o f cas t l es and anc i en t c i t i es . S tuden t s a re o f f e red t r ave l money t o v i s i t a r ch i ves and h i s t o r i ca l s i t es i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes .

+ H i s t o r y o f f e r s mu l t i p l e oppo r t un i t i es t o p resen t d i scove r i es abou t t he pas t . The hono r soc i e t y, Ph i A l pha The ta , sponso rs an annua l unde rg radua te r esea rch con fe rence . Semina rs a re sma l l enough f o r s t uden t s t o p resen t f i nd i ngs i n de ta i l t o c l assma tes . The resea rch , w r i t i ng and commun i ca t i on sk i l l s ga i ned a re t hose mos t sough t a f t e r by emp loye rs .

+ H i s t o r y o f f e r s f i r s t - hand resea rch expe r i ence . The i n t e rnsh ip p rog ram a l l ows s t uden t s t o pa r t ne r w i t h l oca l museums , nonp ro f i t s , r e l i g i ous i ns t i t u t i ons and co rpo ra t i ons . S tuden t s can bu i l d w indows i n t o t he pas t t h rough h i s t o r i ca l r eco rds , manusc r i p t


co l l ec t i ons and pho tog raphs .

Curriculum Overview His to r y ma jo r s a re educa ted i n bas i c i n t e l l ec tua l and commun i ca t i on sk i l l s t ha t a re va l ued i n bus i ness , j ou rna l i sm, pub l i c se r v i ce and l aw, among o the r f i e l ds . I n r ecen t yea rs , unde rg radua tes have augmen ted s tud i es i n h i s t o r y w i t h educa t i on , po l i t i ca l s c i ence , f o re i gn l anguage o r bus i ness admin i s t r a t i on — comb ina t i ons t ha t have p roven a t t r ac t i ve i n med i c i ne , bus i ness and gove rnmen t se r v i ce .

Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y h i s t o r y s t uden t s l ea rn t o i n t e rp re t a va r i e t y o f sou rces , deve lop t he sk i l l s t o f i nd r e l evan t i n f o rma t i on and ev i dence , and a r t i cu l a te an a rgumen t . They p rac t i ce c l ea r and f o r ce fu l w r i t i ng .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The depa r tmen t o f h i s t o r y o f f e r s a va r i e t y o f i n t e rnsh i ps w i t h museums and o the r h i s t o r i ca l o rgan i za t i ons , mos t o f wh i ch a re e l i g i b l e f o r cou rse c red i t .

I n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea i nc l ude :

+ Ab raham L inco ln P res i den t i a l L i b ra r y and Museum + Campbe l l House Museum + D i scove ry Exped i t i on o f S t . Cha r l es + Eugene F i e l d House and Toy Museum + Ho locaus t Museum + Je f f e r son Ba r racks + Je f f e r son Na t i ona l Expans ion Memor i a l Ach ieves + Landmarks Assoc ia t i on o f S t . Lou i s + L i nco ln Home and Na t i ona l H i s t o r i c S i t e + M idwes t Jesu i t Ach ieves + M i ssou r i H i s t o r y Museum + Na t i ona l A r ch i ves Reco rds Cen te r + Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y A r t Museum + Sco t t Jop l i n House + U l ysses S . G ran t Na t i ona l H i s t o r i c S i t e

Careers Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y h i s t o r y depa r tmen t g radua tes f i nd a b road range o f emp loymen ts , i nc l ud i ng educa t i on , l aw, j ou rna l i sm, i n t e rna t i ona l bus i ness , museum and l i b ra r y wo rk , and pub l i c se r v i ce . Many have success fu l l y pu r sued g radua te s t ud i es and now t each i n academic i ns t i t u t i ons . Recen t su r vey da ta o f h i s t o r y a l umn i i nd i ca tes t ha t 93 pe rcen t cons ide r t hemse l ves “ sa t i s f ac to r i l y occup ied . ”

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve rs i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .

To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l

Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .

Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans f e rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) H I S T 111 0 O r i g i n s o f t h e M o d e r n W o r l d t o 1 5 0 0 3 H I S T 11 2 0 O r i g i n s o f t h e M o d e r n W o r l d s i n c e 1 5 0 0 3 H I S T 2 8 0 0 T h e H i s t o r i a n ’ s C r a f t 3

2000 o r 3000 - l eve l H is to ry E lec t i ve Courses (18 c red i ts ) These mus t i nc l ude a t l eas t one cou rse i n each o f t he f ou r f o l l ow ing a reas .

P re -1500 Eu ropean H i s t o r y Cou rses w i t h t he P re -1500 Eu ropean H i s t o r y a t t r i bu te , such as : H I S T 3 0 0 0 A n c i e n t G r e e c e 3 H I S T 3 0 1 0 R o m a n R e p u b l i c 3 H I S T 3 0 2 0 T h e R o m a n E m p i r e 3 H I S T 3 0 3 0 T h e B y z a n t i n e E m p i r e 3 H I S T 3 0 4 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s t o 11 0 0 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s 11 0 0 t o 1 4 5 0 3 H I S T 3 0 6 0 T h e C r u s a d e s 3 H I S T 3 0 7 0 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n s t o 1 5 4 0 3 H I S T 3 3 5 0 P l a g u e s a n d P e o p l e : D i s e a s e i n S o c i e t y 3 H I S T 3 4 0 0 I t a l y : 9 0 0 – 1 8 6 0 3 H I S T 3 8 0 0 A u t o b i o g r a p h y a n d H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3

Mode rn Eu ropean H i s t o r y Cou rses w i t h t he Mode rn Eu ropean H i s t o r y a t t r i bu te , such as : H I S T 3 0 8 0 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n S i n c e 1 5 4 0 3 H I S T 3 0 9 0 T h e A g e o f R e n a i s s a n c e 3


H I S T 3 1 0 0 T h e R e f o r m a t i o n E r a 3 H I S T 3 11 0 T h e A g e o f A b s o l u t i s m 3 H I S T 3 1 2 0 F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n & N a p o l e o n 3 H I S T 3 1 3 0 T h e A g e o f I n d u s t r i a l i s m a n d D e m o c r a c y 3 H I S T 3 1 4 0 2 0 t h C E u r o p e : E r a o f W o r l d W a r s 3 H I S T 3 1 5 0 E u r o p e s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 1 6 0 E a s t e r n E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 2 5 0 W o r l d i n C o n f l i c t s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 2 6 0 M o d e r n F r a n c e s i n c e 1 8 1 5 3 H I S T 3 2 8 0 R u s s i a t o 1 9 0 5 3 H I S T 3 2 9 0 R u s s i a s i n c e 1 9 0 5 3 H I S T 3 3 0 0 M o d E u r o D i p l o m a t i c H i s t 1 8 1 5 – 1 9 1 4 3 H I S T 3 3 1 0 M o d E u r o D i p l o m a t i c H i s t 1 9 1 4 – P r e s 3 H I S T 3 3 2 0 E a r l y M o d H i s t o r y S p a i n 1 4 6 9 – 1 8 1 8 3 H I S T 3 3 6 0 E n g l H i s t : T h e S t u a r t s , 1 6 0 3 - 1 7 1 4 3 H I S T 3 3 7 0 E n g l H i s t : I n d R e v o l u t i o n , 1 7 1 4 - 1 8 8 0 3 H I S T 3 3 8 0 E n g l H i s t : V i c t o r i a n A g e , 1 8 3 7 - 1 9 1 4 3 H I S T 3 3 9 0 H i s t o r y o f E n g l i s h L a w 3 H I S T 3 4 1 0 I t a l y : 1 8 6 0 – P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 7 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c R e f o r m a t i o n 3 H I S T 3 7 2 0 C u l t u r a l E n c o u n t e r s , 1 5 0 0 - 1 7 0 0 3 H I S T 3 7 3 0 D a i l y L i f e i n E a r l y M o d E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 7 5 0 W o m e n i n M o d e r n E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 7 6 0 M e d i e v a l S p a i n : C h r i s t i a n s , J e w s a n d M u s l i m s 3 H I S T 3 7 7 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e J e w s i n S p a i n 3

U .S . H i s t o r y Cou rses w i t h t he U .S . H i s t o r y a t t r i bu te , such as : H I S T 2 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 2 6 1 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s s i n c e 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 3 3 9 0 H i s t o r y o f E n g l i s h L a w 3 H I S T 3 4 5 0 C o l o n i a l A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 4 6 0 F o u n d o f A m e r i c a n R e p u b l i c , 1 7 6 3 - 1 8 1 6 3 H I S T 3 4 7 0 N a t i o n a l i s m & S e c t i o n a l i s m , 1 8 1 6 - 1 8 6 0 3 H I S T 3 4 8 0 C i v i l W a r & R e c o n s t r u c t i o n , 1 8 5 0 - 1 8 7 7 3 H I S T 3 4 9 0 T h e G i l d e d A g e 3 H I S T 3 5 0 0 P r o g r e s s i v e E r a t o J a z z E r a , 1 8 9 0 - 1 9 2 0 3 H I S T 3 5 1 0 P r o s p e r i t y , D e p r e s s i o n & W a r , 1 9 2 0 - 4 5 3 H I S T 3 5 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A m e r i c a , 1 9 4 5 - P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 5 3 0 U S D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y t o 1 9 0 0 3 H I S T 3 5 4 0 U S D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y , 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 5 5 0 U S D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 5 6 0 U S S o c i a l & I n t e l l e c t u a l H i s t o r y t o 1 8 6 1 3 H I S T 3 5 7 0 U S S o c i a l & I n t e l l e c t u a l H i s t o r y s i n c e 1 8 6 1 3 H I S T 3 5 8 0 A m e r i c a n S l a v e r y 3 H I S T 3 5 9 0 A m e r i c a n W o m e n 3 H I S T 3 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f F i l m i n t h e U S 3 H I S T 3 6 1 0 C i v i l R i g h t s i n A m e r i c a , 1 8 6 5 - 1 9 6 5 3 H I S T 3 6 3 0 T h e S a i n t L o u i s R e g i o n 3 H I S T 3 6 4 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e A m e r i c a n W e s t 3 H I S T 3 6 5 0 R a c e & R e l i g i o n i n T r a n s - A t l a n t i c W o r l d 3 H I S T 3 6 6 0 N o r t h A m e r i c a n E n v i r o n m e n t a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 3 6 7 0 U S E c o n o m i c H i s t o r y t o 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 3 6 8 0 U S E c o n o m i c H i s t o r y s i n c e 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 3 7 0 0 U S C o n s t i t u t i o n a l H i s t o r y 3

Non-Weste rn H is to ry (As ian , A f r i can , M idd le Eas te rn , o r La t in Amer ican ) Courses w i t h t he Non -Wes te rn H i s t o r y a t t r i bu te , such as : H I S T 2 7 0 0 C h i n a a n d J a p a n t o 1 6 0 0 3 H I S T 2 7 1 0 C h i n a a n d J a p a n s i n c e 1 6 0 0 3 H I S T 2 7 3 0 I n t r o . t o t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 H I S T 3 1 7 0 C o l o n i a l L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 8 0 M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 9 0 M e x i c o 3 H I S T 3 2 0 0 C h i n a t o 1 6 4 4 3 H I S T 3 2 1 0 C h i n a s i n c e 1 6 4 4 3 H I S T 3 2 2 0 T h e J e s u i t s i n A s i a 3 H I S T 3 2 3 0 A f r i c a t o 1 8 4 4 3 H I S T 3 2 4 0 A f r i c a s i n c e 1 8 4 4 3 H I S T 3 4 3 0 A f r i c a n E c o n o m i c H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 3 4 4 0 I m p e r i a l i s m a n d N a t i o n a l i s m 3 H I S T 3 6 5 0 R a c e & R e l i g i o n i n T r a n s - A t l a n t i c W o r l d 3 H I S T 3 8 2 0 I s l a m i c M i d d l e E a s t 3

H I S T 3 8 3 0 M o d e r n M i d d l e E a s t 3

Sen ior Seminar ( 3 c red i ts ) H I S T 4 9 0 0 S e m i n a r i n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 4 9 0 1 S e m i n a r i n A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 4 9 0 2 S e m i n a r i n N o n - W e s t e r n H i s t o r y 3

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H is to ry Thes is Th i s cou rse w i l l be conduc ted as an i ndependen t s t udy / resea rch cou rse f o r w r i t i ng an hono rs t hes i s . I t i s an oppo r t un i t y f o r supe r i o r s t uden t s who wan t t o expand and rev i se a pape r f o r a p rev i ous 3000 o r 4000 l eve l h i s t o r y cou rse i n t o an hono rs t hes i s . Th i s op t i on w i l l g i ve t he s t uden t a chance t o deve lop and demons t ra te advanced resea rch and w r i t i ng sk i l l s . I t w i l l be exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s , some o f wh i ch r equ i r e app l i can t s t o submi t a w r i t i ng samp le . (H IST 4940 ) .

I n te rnsh ip Oppor tun i t i es The Depa r tmen t o f H i s t o r y o f f e r s a va r i e t y o f i n t e rnsh ips ; f o r examp le , i n an a r ch i ve , a museum, a h i s t o r i ca l s i t e , o r on a spec i f i c p ro j ec t . (H IST 4960 )

Continuation Standards 1 ) Grade o f a B - o r be t t e r i n :

+ H IST 1110 - O r i g i ns o f t he Mode rn Wor l d t o 1500 + H IST 1120 - O r i g i ns o f t he Mode rn Wor l d s i nce 1500

2 ) A 2 .0 m in imum GPA fo r a l l H i s t o r y cou rses

MINOR IN HISTORY Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) H I S T 111 0 O r i g i n s o f t h e M o d e r n W o r l d t o 1 5 0 0 3 H I S T 11 2 0 O r i g i n s o f t h e M o d e r n W o r l d s i n c e 1 5 0 0 3 H I S T 2 8 0 0 T h e H i s t o r i a n ’ s C r a f t 3

Sen ior Seminar ( 3 c red i ts ) H I S T 4 9 0 0 S e m i n a r i n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 4 9 0 1 S e m i n a r i n A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 4 9 0 2 S e m i n a r i n N o n - W e s t e r n H i s t o r y 3

2000 o r 3000 - l eve l H is to ry E lec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) These mus t i nc l ude a t l eas t one cou rse i n t h ree o f t he f ou r f o l l ow ing a reas .

P re -1500 Eu ropean H i s t o r y C o u r s e s w i t h t h e P r e - 1 5 0 0 E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y a t t r i b u t e , s u c h a s : H I S T 3 0 0 0 A n c i e n t G r e e c e 3 H I S T 3 0 1 0 R o m a n R e p u b l i c 3 H I S T 3 0 2 0 T h e R o m a n E m p i r e 3 H I S T 3 0 3 0 T h e B y z a n t i n e E m p i r e 3 H I S T 3 0 4 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s t o 11 0 0 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s 11 0 0 t o 1 4 5 0 3 H I S T 3 0 6 0 T h e C r u s a d e s 3 H I S T 3 0 7 0 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n s t o 1 5 4 0 3 H I S T 3 3 5 0 P l a g u e s a n d P e o p l e : D i s e a s e i n S o c i e t y 3 H I S T 3 4 0 0 I t a l y : 9 0 0 – 1 8 6 0 3 H I S T 3 8 0 0 A u t o b i o g r a p h y a n d H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3

Mode rn Eu ropean H i s t o r y C o u r s e s w i t h t h e M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y a t t r i b u t e , s u c h a s : H I S T 3 0 8 0 C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n S i n c e 1 5 4 0 3


H I S T 3 0 9 0 T h e A g e o f R e n a i s s a n c e 3 H I S T 3 1 0 0 T h e R e f o r m a t i o n E r a 3 H I S T 3 11 0 T h e A g e o f A b s o l u t i s m 3 H I S T 3 1 2 0 F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n & N a p o l e o n 3 H I S T 3 1 3 0 T h e A g e o f I n d u s t r i a l i s m a n d D e m o c r a c y 3 H I S T 3 1 4 0 2 0 t h C E u r o p e : E r a o f W o r l d W a r s 3 H I S T 3 1 5 0 E u r o p e s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 1 6 0 E a s t e r n E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 2 5 0 W o r l d i n C o n f l i c t s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 2 6 0 M o d e r n F r a n c e s i n c e 1 8 1 5 3 H I S T 3 2 8 0 R u s s i a t o 1 9 0 5 3 H I S T 3 2 9 0 R u s s i a s i n c e 1 9 0 5 3 H I S T 3 3 0 0 M o d E u r o D i p l o m a t i c H i s t 1 8 1 5 – 1 9 1 4 3 H I S T 3 3 1 0 M o d E u r o D i p l o m a t i c H i s t 1 9 1 4 – P r e s 3 H I S T 3 3 2 0 E a r l y M o d H i s t o r y S p a i n 1 4 6 9 – 1 8 1 8 3 H I S T 3 3 6 0 E n g l H i s t : T h e S t u a r t s , 1 6 0 3 - 1 7 1 4 3 H I S T 3 3 7 0 E n g l H i s t : I n d R e v o l u t i o n , 1 7 1 4 - 1 8 8 0 3 H I S T 3 3 8 0 E n g l H i s t : V i c t o r i a n A g e , 1 8 3 7 - 1 9 1 4 3 H I S T 3 3 9 0 H i s t o r y o f E n g l i s h L a w 3 H I S T 3 4 1 0 I t a l y : 1 8 6 0 – P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 7 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c R e f o r m a t i o n 3 H I S T 3 7 2 0 C u l t u r a l E n c o u n t e r s , 1 5 0 0 - 1 7 0 0 3 H I S T 3 7 3 0 D a i l y L i f e i n E a r l y M o d E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 7 5 0 W o m e n i n M o d e r n E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 7 6 0 M e d i e v a l S p a i n : C h r i s t i a n s , J e w s a n d M u s l i m s 3 H I S T 3 7 7 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e J e w s i n S p a i n 3

U .S . H i s t o r y C o u r s e s w i t h t h e U . S . H i s t o r y a t t r i b u t e , s u c h a s : H I S T 2 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 2 6 1 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s s i n c e 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 3 3 9 0 H i s t o r y o f E n g l i s h L a w 3 H I S T 3 4 5 0 C o l o n i a l A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 4 6 0 F o u n d o f A m e r i c a n R e p u b l i c , 1 7 6 3 - 1 8 1 6 3 H I S T 3 4 7 0 N a t i o n a l i s m & S e c t i o n a l i s m , 1 8 1 6 - 1 8 6 0 3 H I S T 3 4 8 0 C i v i l W a r & R e c o n s t r u c t i o n , 1 8 5 0 - 1 8 7 7 3 H I S T 3 4 9 0 T h e G i l d e d A g e 3 H I S T 3 5 0 0 P r o g r e s s i v e E r a t o J a z z E r a , 1 8 9 0 - 1 9 2 0 3 H I S T 3 5 1 0 P r o s p e r i t y , D e p r e s s i o n & W a r , 1 9 2 0 - 4 5 3 H I S T 3 5 2 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A m e r i c a , 1 9 4 5 - P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 5 3 0 U S D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y t o 1 9 0 0 3 H I S T 3 5 4 0 U S D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y , 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 5 5 0 U S D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 5 6 0 U S S o c i a l & I n t e l l e c t u a l H i s t o r y t o 1 8 6 1 3 H I S T 3 5 7 0 U S S o c i a l & I n t e l l e c t u a l H i s t o r y s i n c e 1 8 6 1 3 H I S T 3 5 8 0 A m e r i c a n S l a v e r y 3 H I S T 3 5 9 0 A m e r i c a n W o m e n 3 H I S T 3 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f F i l m i n t h e U S 3 H I S T 3 6 1 0 C i v i l R i g h t s i n A m e r i c a , 1 8 6 5 - 1 9 6 5 3 H I S T 3 6 3 0 T h e S a i n t L o u i s R e g i o n 3 H I S T 3 6 4 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e A m e r i c a n W e s t 3 H I S T 3 6 5 0 R a c e & R e l i g i o n i n T r a n s - A t l a n t i c W o r l d 3 H I S T 3 6 6 0 N o r t h A m e r i c a n E n v i r o n m e n t a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 3 6 7 0 U S E c o n o m i c H i s t o r y t o 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 3 6 8 0 U S E c o n o m i c H i s t o r y s i n c e 1 8 6 5 3 H I S T 3 7 0 0 U S C o n s t i t u t i o n a l H i s t o r y 3

Non -Wes te rn H i s t o r y - As i an , A f r i can , M idd le Eas te rn , o r La t i n Amer i can C o u r s e s w i t h t h e N o n - W e s t e r n H i s t o r y a t t r i b u t e , s u c h a s : H I S T 2 7 0 0 C h i n a a n d J a p a n t o 1 6 0 0 3 H I S T 2 7 1 0 C h i n a a n d J a p a n s i n c e 1 6 0 0 3 H I S T 2 7 3 0 I n t r o . t o t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 H I S T 3 1 7 0 C o l o n i a l L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 8 0 M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 9 0 M e x i c o 3 H I S T 3 2 0 0 C h i n a t o 1 6 4 4 3 H I S T 3 2 1 0 C h i n a s i n c e 1 6 4 4 3 H I S T 3 2 2 0 T h e J e s u i t s i n A s i a 3 H I S T 3 2 3 0 A f r i c a t o 1 8 4 4 3 H I S T 3 2 4 0 A f r i c a s i n c e 1 8 4 4 3 H I S T 3 4 3 0 A f r i c a n E c o n o m i c H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 3 4 4 0 I m p e r i a l i s m a n d N a t i o n a l i s m 3 H I S T 3 6 5 0 R a c e & R e l i g i o n i n T r a n s - A t l a n t i c W o r l d 3 H I S T 3 8 2 0 I s l a m i c M i d d l e E a s t 3 H I S T 3 8 3 0 M o d e r n M i d d l e E a s t 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 21

Continuation Standards 1 ) Grade o f a B - o r be t t e r i n :

+ H IST 1110 - O r i g i ns o f t he Mode rn Wor l d t o 1500 + H IST 1120 - O r i g i ns o f t he Mode rn Wor l d s i nce 1500

2 ) A 2 .0 m in imum GPA fo r a l l H i s t o r y cou rses

ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview The Acce l e ra ted Bache l o r ' s /Mas te r ' s P rog ram (ABM) o f f e r s t he oppo r t un i t y f o r ou t s t and ing H i s t o r y unde rg radua te ma jo r s t o beg in an M.A . p rog ram i n t he i r sen io r yea r, comp le t i ng t he M .A . w i t h a f u l l t ime f i f t h yea r o f g radua te s t udy a f t e r t he i r success fu l comp le t i on o f bo th t he f i r s t yea r r equ i r emen ts and t he i r unde rg radua te deg ree and ma jo r.

Program Requirements The Amer i can S tud i es ma j o r, l i ke mos t human i t i es ma jo r s , r equ i r es t h i r t y c red i t s o f cou rsework , and t he M .A . a f u r t he r t h i r t y. By coun t i ng two g radua te cou rses , o r s i x c red i t s , f o r bo th deg rees , s t uden t s ea rn t he r equ i s i t e t h i r t y c red i t s i n on l y twe l ve t o f ou r t een mon ths a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r Bache lo r ' s deg ree .

Continuation Standards Studen t s who pu rsue a ma jo r i n Amer i can S tud ies mus t ea rn a 2 .00 GPA i n t he cou rses app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r o r m ino r. I f a s t uden t ' s m ino r GPA d rops be low 2 .00 , t he s t uden t w i l l be p l aced on academic p rog ram p roba t i on w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t . A s t uden t may rema in on academic p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s , o r f o r t h ree semes te r s t o t a l , be fo re be ing d i sm issed f r om the m ino r

MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY Program Highlights + The g radua te p rog ram i n h i s t o r y a t Sa i n t Lou i s

Un i ve r s i t y i s one o f t he o l des t i n t he coun t r y, g ran t i ng i t s f i r s t Ph .D . i n 1919 .

+ Today, t he t r ad i t i on o f exce l l ence i s con t i nued by t r a i n i ng s t uden t s i n a va r i e t y o f h i s t o r i ca l f i e l ds .

+ SLU ' s h i s t o r y p rog ram o f f e r s s t uden t s i n t e rna t i ona l l y r enowned f acu l t y, an ou t s t and ing men to r i ng p rog ram and h i gh -qua l i t y p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng .

Curriculum Overview Mas te r s s t uden t s choose a spec ia l i zed a rea o f s t udy f r om the f o l l ow ing concen t ra t i ons :

+ Amer i can + Byzan t i ne + Ea r l y Mode rn Eu ropean + La te An t i que


+ Med ieva l Eu ropean + Mode rn Eu ropean + Wor l d H i s t o r y

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities SLU 's h i s t o r y p rog ram o f f e r s s t uden t s i n t e rna t i ona l l y r enowned f acu l t y, an ou t s tand ing men to r i ng p rog ram and h i gh -qua l i t y p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng .

Careers The w i de - rang ing sk i l l s t ha t a s t uden t l ea rns i n t he cou rse o f do i ng a mas te r ’s i n h i s t o r y can be used no t on l y i n t each ing and a r ch i va l wo rk bu t i n gove rnmen t , f o re i gn a f f a i r s , bus i ness , t he l aw, t he a r t s and a hos t o f o t he r p ro fess i ons .

Admission Requirements Standa rd i zed t es t sco res a re cons i de red as we l l as GPA and Eng l i sh p ro f i c i ency ( i f app l i cab le ) . Each i t em i n t he app l i ca t i on package i s r equ i r ed f o r an app l i can t t o be rev i ewed .

The o rd i na r y p re requ i s i t e i s a B .A . i n h i s t o r y ( o r a t l eas t 18 c red i t s o f success fu l wo rk i n uppe r -d i v i s i on cou rses i n h i s t o r y ) , t hough s t uden t s f r om o the r f i e l ds w i t h s t r ong backg rounds i n h i s t o r y w i l l a l so r ece i ve cons i de ra t i on . App l i can t s w i t h d i f f e ren t ma jo r s who possess s t r ong backg rounds i n h i s t o r y w i l l be cons i de red .

Language Requ i rements Proo f o f compe tency i n one f o re i gn l anguage i s r equ i r ed t h rough a w r i t t en examina t i on admin i s t e red by t he depa r tmen t o r success fu l comp le t i on o f g radua te t r ans l a t i on cou rses .

Appl ica t ion Procedures + An o f f i c i a l t r ansc r i p t o f unde rg radua te r eco rd and ,

f o r app l i can t s t o t he Ph .D . p rog ram, g radua te r eco rd .

+ Recen t GRE sco res ( t he GRE Sub jec t Tes t i s no t r equ i r ed ) . Sco res need t o be rece i ved by t he app l i ca t i on da tes l i s t ed be low.

+ A cu r ren t r esume + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on assess i ng

po ten t i a l i n g radua te s t ud i es . + A l e t t e r o f i n t en t desc r i b i ng p ro fess i ona l and

i n t e l l ec tua l goa l s , and i n t e res t i n g radua te s t ud i es . The l e t t e r shou l d i nc l ude t he spec i f i c f i e l d o f h i s t o r i ca l s t udy i n t e res ted i n ; a v i s i on o f how t o con t r i bu te t o ex i s t i ng r esea rch and c r i t i c i sm i n an a rea o f i n t e res t ; and t he SLU facu l t y members i n t e res ted i n wo rk i ng w i t h . Wh i l e p l ans may we l l change as a r esu l t o f f u r t he r s t udy, t he s t a temen t w i l l he l p t he depa r tmen t t o assess t he g rasp o f t he f i e l d , and ab i l i t y t o desc r i be i deas cohe ren t l y and compe l l i ng l y.

+ A f i f t een t o twen t y page wr i t i ng samp l e wh i ch demons t ra tes compe tence i n h i s t o r i ca l w r i t i ng and ana l ys i s , and wh i ch may be an exce rp t f r om a l onge r p i ece .

+ Comp le ted app l i ca t i ons w i t h a l l ma te r i a l s f o r adm iss i on and f i nanc ia l a i d mus t be r ece i ved by Janua ry 15 . S tuden t s a re no t adm i t t ed i n t he sp r i ng

o r summer semes te r.




Appl ica t ion and Ass is tan tsh ip Dead l ine Submi t an app l i ca t i on f o r t he f o l l ow ing f a l l semes te r by Janua ry 15 .

Rev iew Process A s tand i ng g radua te app l i can t r ev i ew commi t t ee mee ts j us t a f t e r t he exp i r a t i on o f t he app l i ca t i on dead l i ne . The commi t t ee r ev i ews each i t em o f eve ry comp le te app l i ca t i on . The commi t t ee makes i t s app l i can t se l ec t i ons by t he beg inn i ng o f Ma rch .


Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t ud en t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (3 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 0 0 0 T h e o r y a n d P r a c t i c e o f H i s t o r y : A n I n t r o d u c t i o n 3

Concent ra t ion Courses (12 c red i ts )

E lec t i ve Courses Outs ide Concent ra t ion (9 c red i ts ) Chosen f r om above a reas o r a max imum o f 6 c red i t s may be t aken i n academic f i e l ds o the r t han h i s t o r y.

Thes is Opt ion (6 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Non-Thes is Opt ion (6 c red i ts ) Chosen f r om Concen t ra t i on l i s t i ngs .

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

American Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 6 0 0 S t u d i e s i n A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 6 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 6 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 4 0 S e m i n a r A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3

Byzantine Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 2 0 0 S t u d i e s i n L a t e A n t i q u i t y a n d B y z a n t i n e H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 2 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n L a t e A n t i q u i t y a n d B y z a n t i n e H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 0 0 S e m i n a r i n L a t e A n c i e n t a n d B y z a n t i n e H i s t o r y 3

Early Modern European Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts )


H I S T 5 4 0 0 S t u d i e s i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 4 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 4 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 2 0 S e m i n a r i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3

Late Antique Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 2 0 0 S t u d i e s i n L a t e A n t i q u i t y a n d B y z a n t i n e H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 2 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s L a t e A n t i q u i t y a n d B y z a n t i n e 3 H I S T 5 2 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n L a t e A n t i q u i t y a n d B y z a n t i n e H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 0 0 S e m i n a r i n L a t e A n c i e n t a n d B y z a n t i n e H i s t o r y 3

Medieval European Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 3 0 0 S t u d i e s i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 3 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 1 0 S e m i n a r i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3

Modern European Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 5 0 0 S t u d i e s i n M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 5 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 5 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 3 0 S e m i n a r i n M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3

World History Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 7 0 0 S t u d i e s i n W o r l d H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 7 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s W o r l d H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 7 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n W o r l d H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 7 0 S e m i n a r W o r l d H i s t o r y 3

Non-Course Requirements Compe tency i n one f o re i gn l anguage , t o be ve r i f i ed by w r i t t en examina t i on .

A two -hou r w r i t t en comprehens i ve exam and a one -hou r o ra l exam fo r t he M .A . ; a one -hou r o ra l t hes i s p resen ta t i on f o r M .A . r esea rch . (Fo r s t uden t s con t i nu i ng on t o t he Ph .D . , no exam o r t hes i s i s necessa ry ) .


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HISTORY Program Highlights + The g radua te p rog ram i n h i s t o r y a t Sa in t Lou i s

Un i ve r s i t y i s one o f t he o l des t i n t he coun t r y, g ran t i ng i t s f i r s t Ph .D . i n 1919 .

+ Today, t he t r ad i t i on o f exce l l ence i s con t i nued by t r a i n i ng s t uden t s i n a va r i e t y o f h i s t o r i ca l f i e l ds .

+ The Ph .D . p rog ram ranks among t he t op 100 h i s t o r y p rog rams i n t he na t i on acco rd i ng t o U .S . News & Wor l d Repo r t .

+ SLU ' s h i s t o r y p rog ram o f f e r s s t uden t s

i n t e rna t i ona l l y r enowned f acu l t y, an ou t s t and ing men to r i ng p rog ram and h i gh -qua l i t y p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng .

Curriculum Overview Doc to ra l s t uden t s choose a spec ia l i zed a rea o f s t udy f r om the f o l l ow ing concen t ra t i ons :

+ Amer i can H i s t o r y + Ea r l y Mode rn Eu ropean + Med ieva l Eu ropean

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Gradua te s t uden t s bene f i t f r om the r i ch a r ch i va l and i ns t i t u t i ona l r esou rces ava i l ab l e i n S t . Lou i s i t se l f , i n c l ud i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h s i t es such as t he M i ssou r i H i s t o r i ca l Soc ie t y, t he Je f f e r son Na t i ona l Expans ion Memor i a l , t he C i r cu i t Cou r t Reco rds P ro j ec t , t he Pu l i t ze r Founda t i on f o r t he A r t s , t he She ldon Ga l l e r i es , t he Con tempora r y A r t Museum, t he Sa in t Lou i s A r t Museum, t he M i ssou r i Bo tan i ca l Ga rden and t he H i s t o r i c Landmarks Assoc ia t i on .

Careers We expec t t ha t t he ma jo r i t y o f t he s t uden t s a t doc to ra l l eve l w i l l t hemse l ves become p ro fess i ona l h i s t o r i ans and t each a t t he co l l ege l eve l .

Admission Requirements Standa rd i zed t es t sco res a re cons i de red as we l l as GPA and Eng l i sh p ro f i c i ency ( i f app l i cab le ) . Each i t em i n t he app l i ca t i on package i s r equ i r ed f o r an app l i can t t o be rev i ewed .

A Mas te r ’s deg ree i n t he f i e l d o r t he equ i va l en t .

Language Requ i rements Proo f o f compe tency i n one f o re i gn l anguage i s r equ i r ed t h rough a w r i t t en examina t i on admin i s t e red by t he depa r tmen t o r success fu l comp le t i on o f g radua te t r ans l a t i on cou rses .

Doc to ra l s t uden t s i n med ieva l and ea r l y mode rn Eu ropean h i s t o r y a re r equ i r ed t o d i sp l ay r ead ing p ro f i c i ency i n La t i n as we l l as one add i t i ona l f o re i gn l anguage . A l l o t he r Ph .D . s t uden t s mus t demons t ra te p ro f i c i ency i n two f o re i gn l anguages . Fo r doc to ra l s t uden t s i n U .S . h i s t o r y, app roved cou rses i n r esea rch me thods may rep l ace t he second l anguage .

Appl ica t ion Procedures + An o f f i c i a l t r ansc r i p t o f unde rg radua te r eco rd and ,

f o r app l i can t s t o t he Ph .D . p rog ram, g radua te r eco rd .

+ Recen t GRE Tes t sco res ( t he GRE Sub jec t Tes t i s no t r equ i r ed ) . Sco res needs t o be r ece i ved by t he app l i ca t i on da tes l i s t ed be low.

+ A cu r ren t r esume + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on assess i ng

po ten t i a l i n g radua te s t ud i es . + A l e t t e r o f i n t en t desc r i b i ng p ro fess i ona l and

i n t e l l ec tua l goa l s , and i n t e res t i n g radua te s t ud ies . The l e t t e r shou l d i nc l ude t he spec i f i c f i e l d o f h i s t o r i ca l s t udy i n t e res ted i n ; a v i s i on o f how t o con t r i bu te t o ex i s t i ng r esea rch and c r i t i c i sm i n an a rea o f i n t e res t ; and t he SLU facu l t y members


i n t e res ted i n wo rk i ng w i t h . Wh i l e p l ans may we l l change as a r esu l t o f f u r t he r s t udy, t he s t a temen t w i l l he l p t he depa r tmen t assess t he g rasp o f t he f i e l d , and ab i l i t y t o desc r i be i deas cohe ren t l y and compe l l i ng l y.

+ A f i f t een t o twen t y page wr i t i ng samp l e wh i ch demons t ra tes compe tence i n h i s t o r i ca l w r i t i ng and ana l ys i s , and wh i ch may be an exce rp t f r om a l onge r p i ece .

+ Comp le ted app l i ca t i ons w i t h a l l ma te r i a l s f o r adm iss i on and f i nanc ia l a i d mus t be r ece i ved by Janua ry 15 . S tuden t s a re no t adm i t t ed i n t he sp r i ng o r summer semes te r.




Appl ica t ion and Ass is tan tsh ip Dead l ine Submi t an app l i ca t i on f o r t he f o l l ow ing f a l l semes te r by Janua ry 15 .

Rev iew Process A s tand i ng g radua te app l i can t r ev i ew commi t t ee mee ts j us t a f t e r t he exp i r a t i on o f t he app l i ca t i on dead l i ne . The commi t t ee r ev i ews each i t em o f eve ry comp le te app l i ca t i on . The commi t t ee makes i t s app l i can t se l ec t i ons by t he beg inn i ng o f Ma rch .



Program Requirements (Ph.D.) None o f t he doc to ra l cou rses may be a t t he unde rg radua te l eve l and no more t han s i x c red i t s may be t aken i n a r e l a t ed depa r tmen t w i t hou t t he pe rm iss i on o f t he d i r ec to r o f g radua te s t ud i es .

Fo r Amer i can H i s t o r y s t uden t s , compe tency i n one f o re i gn l anguage i s r equ i r ed . Fo r Med ieva l Eu ropean and Ea r l y Mode rn Eu ropean s tuden t s , two l anguages a re r equ i r ed , one o f wh i ch mus t be La t i n . I t i s unde rs tood t ha t i n a l l f i e l ds o f s t udy adv i so r s can requ i r e add i t i ona l l anguages i f t hey a re pe r t i nen t t o t he s t uden t ’s r esea rch agenda .

Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 9 0 0 H i s t o r y Te a c h i n g P r a c t i c u m 0 H I S T 6 9 0 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g f o r H i s t o r i a n s I 3 H I S T 6 9 0 1 P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g f o r H i s t o r i a n s I I 3

Pr imary Concent ra t ion Courses (12 c red i ts )

Secondary Concent ra t ion Courses (6 c red i ts )

E lec t i ve Courses (3 c red i ts )

D isser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 39

Program Requirements (M.A. to Ph.D.) For t he Ph .D . i n h i s t o r y, 27 c red i t s o f cou rsework beyond t he M.A . a re r equ i r ed , o r 36 c red i t s i f pu r su i ng t he comb ined M.A . /Ph .D . A m in imum o f 12 c red i t s i n t he p r ima ry concen t ra t i on and s i x c red i t s i n t he seconda ry concen t ra t i on a re r equ i r ed .

The rema i n i ng c red i t s a re f l ex i b l e . None o f t he doc to ra l cou rses may be a t t he unde rg radua te l eve l and no more t han s i x c red i t s may be t aken i n a r e l a t ed depa r tmen t w i t hou t t he pe rm iss i on o f t he d i r ec to r o f g radua te s t ud i es .

Fo r U .S . h i s t o r y s t uden t s , compe tency i n one f o re i gn l anguage i s r equ i r ed . Fo r med ieva l and ea r l y mode rn Eu ropean h i s t o r y s t uden t s , two l anguages a re r equ i r ed , one o f wh i ch mus t be La t i n . I t i s unde rs tood t ha t i n a l l f i e l ds o f s t udy adv i so r s can requ i r e add i t i ona l l anguages i f t hey a re pe r t i nen t t o t he s t uden t ’s r esea rch agenda .

Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) H I S T 5 0 0 0 T h e o r y a n d P r a c t i c e o f H i s t o r y : A n I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 H I S T 5 9 0 0 H i s t o r y Te a c h i n g P r a c t i c u m 0 H I S T 6 9 0 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g f o r H i s t o r i a n s I 3 H I S T 6 9 0 1 P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g f o r H i s t o r i a n s I I 3

Pr imary Concent ra t ion Courses (12 c red i ts )

Secondary Concent ra t ion Courses (6 c red i ts )


D isser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 48

Early Modern European Concentration with Medieval European Pr imary Concent ra t ion (12 c red i ts )

Ear l y Mode rn Eu ropean H I S T 5 4 0 0 S t u d i e s i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 4 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 4 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 2 0 S e m i n a r i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3

Secondary Concent ra t ion (6 c red i ts )

Med ieva l Eu ropean H I S T 5 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 1 0 S e m i n a r i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3

Medieval European Concentration with Early Modern European Pr imary Concent ra t ion (12 c red i ts )

Med ieva l Eu ropean H I S T 5 3 0 0 S t u d i e s i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 3 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 1 0 S e m i n a r i n M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3



Ear l y Mode rn Eu ropean H I S T 5 4 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 2 0 S e m i n a r i n E a r l y M o d e r n E u r o p e a n H i s t o r y 3

American Concentration with World History Pr imary Concent ra t ion (12 c red i ts )

Amer i can H I S T 5 6 0 0 S t u d i e s i n A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 6 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 5 6 5 0 P e r s p e c t i v e s i n A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 4 0 S e m i n a r A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y 3


Wor l d H i s t o r y H I S T 5 7 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s W o r l d H i s t o r y 3 H I S T 6 8 7 0 S e m i n a r W o r l d H i s t o r y 3

Non-Course Requirements Fo l l ow i ng t he comp l e t i on cou rsework , s t uden t s mus t comp le te and pass a comprehens i ve examina t i on wh i ch has bo th w r i t t en and o ra l componen t s .

The wr i t t en exami na t i on cons i s t s o f two f ou r -hou r w r i t t en examina t i ons , one each i n t he ma jo r and m ino r f i e l ds . The examina t i ons a re based on t he t ex t s on t he p repa ra to r y r ead ing l i s t and se l ec ted f r om a se t o f cho i ces deve loped by t he examine rs . The o ra l examina t i on commi t t ee i s compr i sed o f t he t h ree f acu l t y members f r om the d i sse r t a t i on commi t t ee and two o the r f acu l t y ag reed upon w i t h an adv i se r i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he g radua te d i r ec to r and t he depa r tmen t cha i r. The o ra l examina t i on l as t s two hou rs and i s t aken t he week f o l l ow ing t he w r i t t en examina t i ons . The examina t i on commi t t ee w i l l ask abou t t he w r i t t en examina t i on , as we l l as t ex t s on t he p repa ra to r y r ead ing l i s t .

Fo l l ow i ng success fu l comp l e t i on o f t he o ra l examina t i on , s t uden t s w i l l mee t w i t h an adv i se r and t he cha i r o f t he h i s t o r y depa r tmen t t o d i scuss and g i ve f i na l app rova l t o t he p rospec tus . S tuden t s w i l l t hen f i l e an app roved copy o f t he d i sse r t a t i on p rospec tus w i t h t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences and p roceed t o w r i t e t he d i sse r t a t i on . Twe l ve c red i t s a re g i ven f o r t he w r i t i ng o f t he d i sse r t a t i on . Comp le ted d i sse r t a t i ons a re asses sed by t he commi t t ee and a re f o rma l l y accep ted a f t e r a pub l i c de fense .



INTEGRATED & APPLIED SCIENCES www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences / i n t eg ra ted -and -app l i ed - sc i ences

LEADERSHIP Pau l Je l l i s s , Ph .D .

Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

OVERVIEW The I n teg ra ted and App l i ed Sc i ences ( IAS) doc to ra l p rog ram was es tab l i shed t o b roaden s tuden t exposu re t o a l l a reas o f sc i ence , encou rage co l l abo ra t i on ac ross depa r tmen ts and co l l eges , and be t t e r t r a i n g radua te s t uden t s t o p resen t t he i r r esea rch t o a more d i ve r se aud ience . Th i s i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y p rog ram i s l a rge enough t o p rov i de s t uden t s w i t h b road exposu re t o co l l abo ra t i ve sc i en t i f i c p ro j ec t s , ye t sma l l enough f o r s t uden t s t o have one -on -one i n t e rac t i on w i t h t he i r f acu l t y men to r. Th i s pe r sona l i zed app roach i s necessa ry f o r deve lop ing t he commun i ca t i on sk i l l s t ha t w i l l enhance emp loymen t oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s and , i n keep ing w i t h SLU ' s Jesu i t t r ad i t i on , endow them w i t h t oo l s t o be t t e r con t r i bu te t o soc i e t y.

Graduate Of fe r ings + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n I n t eg ra ted & App l i ed

Sc i ences

Faculty Gera rdo Cami l o , Ph .D . B r i an Downs , Ph .D . Damon Ha l l , Ph .D . Jack Kenne l l , Ph .D . I s t van K i ss , Ph .D . Jason Knou f t , Ph .D . I rma Ku l j an i shv i l i , Ph .D . R i cha rd Mayden , Ph .D . Susan Spence r, Ph .D . Dav id W isbey, Ph .D . Was i t Wu lamu , Ph .D .

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN INTEGRATED & APPLIED SCIENCES Program Highlights The i n t eg ra ted and app l i ed sc i ences Ph .D . p rog ram a ims t o b roaden s tuden t exposu re t o a l l a reas o f sc i ence , encou rage co l l abo ra t i on ac ross depa r tmen ts and co l l eges , and t o be t t e r t r a i n g radua te s t uden t s t o p resen t t he i r r esea rch t o a more d i ve r se aud ience .

Bio logy Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on i s gea red t oward b i o l og i ca l r esea rch w i t h B io i n f o rma t i cs o r I n t eg ra ted Geospa t i a l B i o l ogy. Requ i r ed co re cou rses may be t aken i n t he B io l ogy Depa r tmen t .

Chemis t ry Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on i s f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n chemica l r esea rch w i t h subs tan t i a l ove r l ap w i t h o the r b i o l og i ca l o r phys i ca l sc i ence and eng inee r i ng

d i sc i p l i nes .

Env i ronmenta l Sc iences and G . I .S . Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on i s f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n t he app l i ca t i on o f geog raph i c i n f o rma t i on sys tems (G . I .S . ) i n t he f i e l d o f env i r onmen ta l sc i ences . Requ i r ed cou rse a re t aken i n t he Ea r t h and A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences Depa r tmen t as we l l as t he G . I .S . p rog ram.

Phys ics Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on i s gea red t owards s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n t he phys i cs o f so l i d s t a t e and nanoma te r i a l s .

Susta inab i l i t y Sc ience Concent ra t ion Studen t s bu i l d on a f ounda t i on o f Sus ta i nab i l i t y Sc i ence by t aken cou rsework i n U rban P lann ing & Deve lopmen t as we l l as t he G . I .S . p rog ram.

Curriculum Overview The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy (Ph .D . ) p rog ram i n I n t eg ra ted and App l i ed Sc i ences ( I .A .S . ) u t i l i zes i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y app roaches and co l l abo ra t i on w i t h i n t he f i e l ds t o p repa re g radua tes t o con f i den t l y assume mu l t i - f ace ted ro l es i n t he chang ing sc i en t i f i c commun i t y. S tuden t s spec i a l i ze i n a concen t ra t i on depend ing on t he i r p r ima ry men to r ’s r esea rch a rea . Concen t ra t i ons i nc l ude :

+ Chemis t r y + B io l ogy + Phys i cs + Env i r onmen ta l Sc i ence and G IS + Sus ta i nab i l i t y sc i ence .

The d i s t r i bu t i on o f cou rses i n t he va r i ous IAS a reas i s de te rm ined by t he s t uden t ’s d i sse r t a t i on commi t t ee w i t h a m in imum to ta l o f 30 c red i t s be tween a l l t h ree a reas . A t o t a l o f 42 c red i t s a re r equ i r ed w i t h t he r ema i n i ng 12 c red i t s com ing f r om d i sse r t a t i on c red i t s . An app rop r i a t e cou rsework t r ack i s deve loped by t he s tuden t and t he i r men to r w i t h subsequen t app rova l by t he IAS admin i s t r a t i ve commi t t ee . A t yp i ca l cou rsework s t r uc tu re i nc l udes :

+ Pa r t i c i pa t i ng depa r tmen ta l co re cou rses (9–12 c red i t s )

+ I n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y c red i t s ( 18–21 c red i t s ) + D i sse r t a t i on c red i t s ( 12 c red i t s )

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Th i s r esea rch - i n t ens i ve doc to ra l p rog ram w i l l t r a i n s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs i n pha rmaceu t i ca l and b i ochemica l i ndus t r i es , as we l l as i n academia . The p rog ram ’s sc i en t i f i c t r a i n i ng t akes p l ace i n an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y env i r onmen t w i t h b i o l ogy, b i omed i ca l sc i ence , chemis t r y, ea r t h and a tmosphe r i c sc i ence , eng inee r i ng , and phys i cs f acu l t y.

Careers Th i s doc to ra l p rog ram t r a i ns sc i en t i s t s f o r ca ree rs i n academia as we l l as chemica l , b i o l og i ca l , env i r onmen ta l and sus ta i nab i l i t y sc i ence i ndus t r i es and p repa res t hem to co l l abo ra te w i t h o the r p ro fess i ona l s . Sc i en t i f i c t r a i n i ng t akes p l ace i n an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y env i r onmen t w i t h f acu l t y f r om sc i ence depa r tmen ts i n


t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences as we l l as f r om the Cen te r f o r Sus ta i nab i l i t y.

Admission Requirements The i n t eg ra ted and app l i ed sc i ences admi n i s t r a t i ve commi t t ee w i l l ensu re t ha t t he app l i can t possesses a m in imum o f a bacca lau rea te deg ree f r om an acc red i t ed , r ecogn i zed co l l ege o r un i ve r s i t y i n a d i sc i p l i ne r e l evan t t o t he r esea rch o f t he i n t eg ra t ed and app l i ed sc i ences f acu l t y men to r.

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + Cu r r i cu l um v i t ae + P ro fess i ona l goa l s s t a t emen t




Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t comp le te app l i ca t i ons by Feb . 1 .

Rev iew Process The i n t eg ra ted and app l i ed sc i ences admin i s t r a t i ve commi t t ee w i l l ensu re t ha t t he app l i can t ' s p rev i ous academic r eco rd i nd i ca tes t he ab i l i t y needed t o pu r sue advanced s tud i es . The commi t t ee w i l l t hen make an admiss i ons r ecommenda t i on t o t he g radua te admiss i ons depa r tmen t , wh i ch i s r es pons ib l e f o r mak ing t he f i na l dec i s i on and commun i ca t i ng t ha t dec i s i on t o bo th t he i n t eg ra ted and app l i ed sc i ences p rog ram d i r ec to r and t he app l i can t .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) I A S 6 0 1 0 I n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y S e m i n a r 4 I A S 6 0 3 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n I n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y R e s e a r c h 8

Concent ra t ion Courses (18 c red i ts )

Concen t ra t i on Co re Depa r tmen t ( 9–12 c red i t s )

Concen t ra t i on I n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y c red i t s ( 6–9 c red i t s )

Disser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 42

Biology Concentration Concent ra t ion Core Depar tment ( 9–12 c red i ts ) B I O L 5 0 6 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 5 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o l o g i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 5 1 0 0 C e l l u l a r a n d M o l e c u l a r G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 1 2 0 S i g n a l T r a n s d u c t i o n 3 B I O L 5 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 3 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n Ve r t e b r a t e P h y s i o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 3 4 0 P r o b l e m s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 1 - 2 B I O L 5 3 5 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n C e l l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 4 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n G e n e t i c s 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 1 0 E c o l o g i c a l G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 4 2 0 P r o b l e m s i n E v o l u t i o n a r y B i o l o g y 1 - 4 B I O L 5 4 5 0 B i o g e o g r a p h y 3 B I O L 5 4 6 0 S y s t e m a t i c B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n E c o l o g y 2 - 4 B I O L 5 5 5 0 A d v a n c e d E c o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 6 0 0 D e v e l o p m e n t G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 5 6 7 0 A d v a n c e d P o p u l a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 0 0 A d v a n c e d M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 7 7 0 C o e v o l u t i o n 3 B I O L 5 8 4 0 G r a d u a t e S e m i n a r i n E c o l , E v o l , a n d S y s t e m 2 B I O L 6 0 4 0 C u r r e n t To p i c s i n D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 6 1 5 0 N e u r a l B a s i s o f B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 6 5 1 0 P l a n t - W a t e r R e l a t i o n s h i p s 3 B I O L 6 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 3 B I O L 6 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 B I O L 5 8 2 0 G r a d u a t e S e m i n a r / C e l l a n d M o l e c R e g u l a t i o n 2 B I O L 5 8 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n P r a c t i c u m 3

Concent ra t ion In te rd isc ip l ina ry Course (6–9 c red i ts ) C o u r s e s f r o m E a r t h & A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s , E n g i n e e r i n g , P h y s i c s , M a t h e m a t i c s , C h e m i s t r y , B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g , o r B i o m e d i c a l S c i e n c e s , C e n t e r f o r S u s t a i n a b i l i t y , o r G . I . S . c o u r s e s

Chemistry Concentration Concent ra t ion Core Depar tment ( 9–12 c red i ts )

Chemica l Syn thes i s & Ma te r i a l s Sc i ence (3 -6 c red i t s ) C H E M 5 1 6 0 A d v a n c e d S y n t h e t i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 6 0 S y n t h e t i c O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 7 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M e d i c i n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 0 0 A d v a n c e d I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 5 0 O r g a n o m e t a l l i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 6 0 S o l i d S t a t e C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s a n d D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3 C H E M 5 8 5 0 P o l y m e r C h e m i s t r y 3

Chemica l Ana l ys i s & Phys i ca l Cha rac te r i za t i on ( 3 -6 c red i t s ) C H E M 5 1 5 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M e t h o d s f o r P h y s i c a l S c i e n t i s t s 3 C H E M 5 1 7 0 A d v a n c e s i n A n a l y s i s a n d M o d e l i n g o f C h e m i c a l S y s t e m s 3 C H E M 5 2 0 0 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 5 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y I I I L a b 1 C H E M 5 2 5 0 B i o a n a l y t i c a l M e t h o d s o f A n a l y s i s 3 C H E M 5 2 6 0 A n a l y t i c a l S e p a r a t i o n s 3 C H E M 5 2 7 0 E l e c t r o a n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 2 8 0 C h e m i c a l S e n s o r s 3 C H E M 5 2 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 3 0 A d v a n c e d P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 4 0 A d v a n c e d T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 C H E M 5 3 5 0 E l e m e n t s o f S u r f a c e a n d C o l l o i d S c i e n c e 3 C H E M 5 3 7 0 C o m p u t a t i o n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 3 9 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 4 0 0 O r g a n i c S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 4 5 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 5 7 0 G r o u p T h e o r y & S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 7 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l C h e m i s t r y 3


Concent ra t ion In te rd isc ip l ina ry Course (6–9 c red i ts ) C o u r s e s f r o m E a r t h & A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s , E n g i n e e r i n g , P h y s i c s , M a t h e m a t i c s , C h e m i s t r y , B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g , o r B i o m e d i c a l S c i e n c e s , C e n t e r f o r S u s t a i n a b i l i t y , o r G . I . S . C o u r s e s . S t u d e n t s s h o u l d r e g i s t e r f o r z e r o c r e d i t s i n S e m i n a r C H E M 5 9 2 0 e a c h s e m e s t e r o f t h e i r f i r s t t w o y e a r s b e f o r e r e g i s t e r i n g f o r I A S 6 0 1 0 i n y e a r s 3 a n d 4 .

Environmental Sciences and G.I.S. Concentration Concent ra t ion Core Depar tment ( 9–12 c red i ts ) E A S 4 3 5 0 G r o u n d W a t e r H y d r o l o g y 3 E A S 4 5 0 0 S c i e n t i f i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n 2 E A S 5 1 9 0 S e m i n a r i n G e o s c i e n c e 3 E A S 5 9 0 0 G e o s c i e n c e J o u r n a l C l u b 1 E A S 5 1 7 0 D i v e r g e n t / C o n v e r g e n t M a r g i n s 3 E A S 5 1 8 0 T r a n s f o r m / P l a t e I n t e r i o r s 3 E A S 5 6 0 0 A t m o s p h e r i c C h e m i s t r y 3 G I S 5 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 G I S 5 0 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 G I S 5 0 4 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 G I S 5 0 6 0 G e o s p a t i a l M e t h o d s i n E n v i r o n m e n t a l S t u d i e s 3 G I S 5 0 7 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 G I S 5 0 8 0 D i g i t a l C a r t o g r a p h y & G e o v i s u a l i z a t i o n 3 G I S 5 0 9 0 P r o g r a m m i n g f o r R e m o t e S e n s i n g / G I S 3 G I S 5 1 0 0 M i c r o w a v e R e m o t e S e n s i n g : S A R P r i n c i p l e s , D a t a P r o c e s s i n g a n d A p p l i c a t i o n s 3 G I S 5 11 0 I n t e r f e r o m e t r i c S y n t h e t i c A p e r t u r e R a d a r 3 G I S 5 1 2 0 G e o g r a p h i c I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e , S o c i e t y a n d S u s t a i n a b i l i t y 3 G I S 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 0 - 6

Concent ra t ion In te rd isc ip l ina ry Course (6–9 c red i ts ) B I O L 4 6 8 0 L a n d s c a p e E c o l o g y a n d M a n a g e m e n t 3 B I O L 5 1 9 0 G I S i n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 4 8 0 C o n s e r v a t i o n B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 5 5 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n E c o l o g y 3 C H E M 5 7 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l C h e m i s t r y 3 S O C 5 2 0 5 S c i e n c e , Te c h n o l o g y, & P u b l i c P o l i c y 3 B S D P 5 1 0 1 F u n d a m e n t a l s o f D i s a s t e r P l a n n i n g 3 E O H 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s i n E n v i r o n m e n t a l & O c c u p a t i o n a l H e a l t h 3 E A S 5 3 4 0 C l o u d P h y s i c s 3

Physics Concentration Concent ra t ion Core Depar tment ( 9–12 c red i ts ) P H Y S 5 0 1 0 N a n o s c i e n c e a n d N a n o f a b r i c a t i o n F r o n t i e r s 3 P H Y S 5 0 2 0 E x p e r i m e n t a l P h y s i c s 3 P H Y S 5 0 3 0 M a t h e m a t i c a l M e t h o d s i n P h y s i c s 3 P H Y S 5 0 4 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s o f E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m 3 P H Y S 5 0 5 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 5 0 7 0 C o n d e n s e d M a t t e r P h y s i c s 3

Concent ra t ion In te rd isc ip l ina ry Course (6–9 c red i ts ) C H E M 5 5 7 0 G r o u p T h e o r y & S p e c t r o s c o p y 3 C H E M 5 3 4 0 A d v a n c e d T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 C H E M 5 3 7 0 C o m p u t a t i o n a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 5 8 0 0 F u n d a m e n t a l s a n d D e s i g n o f N a n o a r c h i t e c t u r e s 3 C H E M 5 5 6 0 S o l i d S t a t e C h e m i s t r y 3 E C E 5 1 3 1 L o w N o i s e E l e c t r o n i c s D e s i g n 3 E C E 5 1 3 2 A n a l o g I n t e g r a t e d C i r c u i t D e s i g n 3 E C E 5 1 4 2 M i c r o w a v e T h e o r y & Te c h n i q u e s 3 E C E 5 1 4 3 A n t e n n a T h e o r y a n d D e s i g n 3 E C E 5 1 5 0 A d v a n c e d F i l t e r D e s i g n 3 E C E 5 2 3 5 D i g i t a l I . C . D e s i g n 3

Sustainability Science Concentration Concent ra t ion Core Depar tment ( 9–12 c red i ts ) S U S 5 0 1 0 S u s t a i n a b i l i t y F o u n d a t i o n s 3 S U S 5 0 2 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l A s p e c t s o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y 3

S U S 5 0 3 0 S u s t a i n a b i l i t y i n S o c i e t y a n d C u l t u r e s 3 S U S 5 0 4 0 S u s t a i n a b l e B u s i n e s s P r a c t i c e s 3 S U S 5 1 0 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l P o l i t i c s a n d P o l i c y 3 S U S 5 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3

Concent ra t ion In te rd isc ip l ina ry Course (6–9 c red i ts ) U P D 5 1 0 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 G I S 5 0 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G . I . S . 3 G I S 5 0 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G . I . S . 3 G I S 5 0 4 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o R e m o t e S e n s i n g 3 G I S 5 0 6 0 G e o s p a t i a l M e t h o d s i n E n v i r o n m e n t a l S t u d i e s 3 G I S 5 0 7 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 G I S 5 0 8 0 D i g i t a l C a r t o g r a p h y & G e o v i s u a l i z a t i o n 3 G I S 5 0 9 0 P r o g r a m m i n g f o r R e m o t e S e n s i n g / G . I . S . 3 G I S 5 1 0 0 M i c r o w a v e R e m o t e S e n s i n g : S . A . R . P r i n c i p l e s , D a t a P r o c e s s i n g a n d A p p l i c a t i o n s 3 G I S 5 11 0 I n t e r f e r o m e t r i c S y n t h e t i c A p e r t u r e R a d a r 3 G I S 5 1 2 0 G e o g r a p h i c I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e , S o c i e t y a n d S u s t a i n a b i l i t y 3 G I S 5 9 7 0 R e s e a r c h To p i c s 1 - 6 U P D 5 0 0 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f P l a n n i n g 3 U P D 5 0 2 0 L a n d U s e P l a n n i n g a n d A n a l y s i s 3 U P D 5 2 0 0 L o c a l E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t P o l i c y a n d P r a c t i c e 3 U P D 5 2 2 0 I n f r a s t r u c t u r e P l a n n i n g a n d P r o c e s s 3 U P D 5 2 5 0 P l a n n i n g a n d D e v e l o p m e n t i n S t . L o u i s 3 U P D 5 2 6 0 R e a l E s t a t e a n d E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 U P D 5 3 5 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l P l a n n i n g 3 U P D 5 3 6 0 S u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d t h e B u i l t E n v i r o n m e n t 3 U P D 5 3 7 0 S u s t a i n a b l e S i t e P l a n n i n g 3 U P D 5 4 5 0 C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t F i n a n c e 3 U P D 5 5 0 0 R e a l E s t a t e F i n a n c e 3 U P D 5 9 0 0 P l a n n i n g a n d D e v e l o p m e n t S t u d i o 3

Non-Course Requirements Assuming success fu l comp le t i on o f o ra l and w r i t t en comprehens i ve exams , s t uden t s shou ld comp le te t he Ph .D . p rog ram i n f ou r t o f i ve yea rs . S tuden t s en te r i ng t he p rog ram w i t h an app rop r i a t e M .S . deg ree may comp le te t he p rog ram i n l ess t ime , aga in assuming success fu l comp le t i on o f o ra l and w r i t t en comprehens i ve exams .



INTERNATIONAL STUDIES www.s l u . edu / i n t e rna t i ona l - s t ud i es -p rog ram

LEADERSHIP Dav id Bo rgmeye r, Ph .D .

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OVERVIEW The SLU Cen te r f o r I n t e rna t i ona l S tud i es i s an academic un i t whose m i ss i on i s t o f ac i l i t a t e i n t e rna t i ona l l y -o r i en ted educa t i on w i t h i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences and ac ross t he Un i ve r s i t y i n co l l abo ra t i on w i t h o the r un i t s and pa r t ne rs .

The p r i ma ry f ocus o f t he Cen te r i s t he I n t e rna t i ona l S tud i es , as a seconda ry ma jo r wh i ch i nc l udes i nd i v i dua l i zed mu l t i d i sc i p l i na r y cou rsework , p rac t i ca l and se r v i ce l ea rn i ng expe r i ences , cu l t u ra l app rec i a t i on t h rough s tudy ab road immers i on , and t he s t udy o f l anguages . The I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies ma jo r enhances s tuden t s ' SLU educa t i on and suppo r t s t he Un i ve r s i t y ' s Jesu i t m i ss i on and des i r e t o engage w i t h t he wo r l d i n t he se r v i ce o f t r u t h .

The Cen te r d raws upon ou t s t and ing f acu l t y f r om ac ross t he un i ve r s i t y whose t each ing and resea rch i s i n t e rna t i ona l i n cha rac te r and scope . Th i s p rov i des t he deep and d i ve r se expe r t i se necessa ry t o he l p s t uden t s p repa re t hemse l ves i n a b road a r ray o f f i e l ds and d i sc i p l i nes f o r a r ap i d l y chang ing and i nc reas i ng l y cha l l eng ing wo r l d .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n I n t e rna t i ona l S tud i es + M ino r i n M idd le Eas t S tud ies

Faculty Pe te r Be rnha rd t , Ph .D . , B i o l ogy James Bohman , Ph .D . , Ph i l osophy J .D . Bowen , Ph .D . , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence Gera rdo Cami l o , Ph .D . , B i o l ogy E l l en Ca rnaghan , Ph .D . , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence E l l en C rowe l l , Ph .D . , Eng l i sh Ben de Foy, Ph .D . , Ea r t h & A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences A j l i na Ka rameh i c -Mura tov i c , Ph .D . , Soc i o l ogy & An th ropo logy Ju l i a L i ebe rman , Ph .D . , Languages , L i t e ra tu res , & Cu l t u res Ka th l een L l ewe l l yn , Ph .D . , Languages , L i t e ra tu res , & Cu l t u res Ana Londono , Ph .D . , Ea r t h & A tmosphe r i c Sc i ences M i che l l e Lo renz i n i , Ph .D . , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence Ka the r i ne MacK innon , Ph .D . , Soc i o l ogy & An th ropo logy R i cha rd Mayden , Ph .D . , B i o l ogy Geo rge Ndege , Ph .D . , H i s t o r y Tomás O ’Su l l i van , Ph .D . , Theo log i ca l S tud i es Jean -Lou i s Pau t ro t , Ph .D . , Languages , L i t e ra tu res , & Cu l t u res Jenn i f e r Pop ie l , Ph .D . , H i s t o r y Ruben Rosa r i o -Rod r i guez , Ph .D . , Theo log i ca l S tud ies Mark Ru f f , Ph .D . , H i s t o r y N i l San t i áñez , Ph .D . , Languages , L i t e ra tu res , &

Cu l t u res Dan ie l Sch la f l y, Ph .D . , H i s t o r y Be th Schwaab , MPH, G loba l Hea l t h & Soc ia l Jus t i ce Rabb i Ma rk Shook , Ph .D . , Ph i l osophy Joya U ra i zee , Ph .D . , Eng l i sh Emmanue l Uwa laka , Ph .D . , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence Robe r t Wood , Ph .D . , B i o l ogy

MAJOR IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Program Highlights SLU 's unde rg radua te deg ree i n i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es i s o f f e red t h rough t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc ience ' s Cen te r f o r I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies and mus t be comp le ted i n comb ina t i on w i t h a second o r t h i r d ma jo r. Popu la r cho i ces i nc l ude pub l i c hea l t h , po l i t i ca l s c i ence , bus i ness , h i s t o r y, t he mode rn l anguages , and ea r t h and a tmosphe r i c sc i ences .

A w i de va r i e t y o f cou rses w i l l f u l f i l l p rog ram requ i r emen ts , f r om economics , po l i t i ca l s c i ence and soc i o l ogy t o a r t h i s t o r y, ph i l osophy and t heo logy.

As pa r t o f a deg ree p rog ram, s t uden t s w i l l demons t ra te p ro f i c i ency i n a mode rn l anguage and comp le te an i n t e rnsh ip i n i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es t ha t can t ake p l ace e i t he r i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes o r ab road .

Curriculum Overview The s tudy ab road requ i r emen t f o r t h i s deg ree p rog ram can be f u l f i l l ed w i t h c l asses , an i n t e rnsh ip o r j ob ou t s i de o f t he coun t r y. Th i s expe r i ence can be f o r a summer, f a l l o r sp r i ng t e rm and o f t en occu rs i n t he sophomore o r j un i o r yea r. Wh i l e SLU o f f e r s s t udy ab road oppo r t un i t i es i n coun t r i es ac ross t he wo r l d , s t uden t s can a l so s t udy ab road a t a non-a f f i l i a t ed p rog ram. I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s s t udy i ng a t t he S t . Lou i s campus can use t ha t expe r i ence t owa rd a s t udy ab road requ i r emen t .

H igh l i gh ted s t udy ab road oppo r t un i t i es f r om the Cen te r o f I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies i nc l ude spend ing j un i o r yea r a t Ox fo rd o r spend ing a summer i n Mumba i , I nd i a .

The Cen te r f o r I n t e rna t i ona l S tud i es o f f e r s t he Joe Ado r j an scho la r sh i p t o ass i s t f i nanc i a l l y w i t h s t udy ab road expe r i ences . Scho la r sh i ps a re a l so ava i l ab l e t h rough t he O f f i ce o f I n t e rna t i ona l Se rv i ces .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The Cen te r f o r I n t e rna t i ona l S tud i es r equ i r es an i n t e rnsh ip as pa r t o f t he cu r r i cu l um to supp lemen t s t uden t s ’ academic ca ree r w i t h p rac t i ca l expe r i ence . The i n t e rnsh i p s i t e may be l oca l as l ong as i t i s o f f campus . I t mus t a l so have a f undamen ta l l y -i n t e rna t i ona l componen t .

The chap te r o f S i gma I o ta Rho , an hono r soc i e t y f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es , p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h p rog rams such as f acu l t y r esea rch p resen ta t i ons and soc i a l se r v i ce even t s , as we l l as o the r f un , i n t e rna t i ona l l y o r i en ted ac t i v i t i es .

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An unde rg radua te deg ree i n i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es p repa res s t uden t s f o r a g l oba l ca ree r and can make s tuden t s more a t t r ac t i ve t o f u t u re emp loye rs . Some examp les o f f i e l ds whe re a deg ree i n i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es can be bene f i c i a l i nc l ude :

+ Pub l i c se r v i ce w i t h NGOs o r gove rnmen ta l agenc ies + G loba l hea l t h + Educa t i on + Immig ra t i on l aw + Resea rch + Env i r onmen ta l + Soc ia l r e f o rm

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege ad miss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .






Fo r p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r a dm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (4 c red i ts ) I S T D 11 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d i e s 1 I S T D 4 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d i e s 3

Course Area One: Economics , Po l i t i cs , Communica t ions (3 c red i ts ) C M M 3 3 0 0 I n t e r c u l t u r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 E C O N 1 9 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f E c o n o m i c s 3 E C O N 3 1 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e M a c r o e c o n o m i c s 3 P O L S 1 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o D i p l o m a c y 3 S O C 3 6 1 0 S o c i o l o g y o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s 3

Course Area Two: H is to ry and Contemporary Cu l tu re ( 3 c red i ts ) F R E N 3 2 5 0 C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 G R 3 2 5 0 C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 H I S T 2 7 1 0 H i s t o r y o f C h i n a s i n c e 1 6 4 4 3 H I S T 3 1 4 0 2 0 t h C e n t u r y E u r o p e : 3 T h e E r a o f W o r l d W a r s , 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 4 5 H I S T 3 1 6 0 H i s t o r y o f E a s t e r n E u r o p e 3 H I S T 3 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 9 0 H i s t o r y o f M e x i c o 3 H I S T 3 2 3 0 H i s t o r y o f J a p a n s i n c e 1 6 3 9 3 H I S T 3 2 4 0 H i s t o r y o f A f r i c a s i n c e 1 8 4 4 3 H I S T 3 2 5 0 T h e W o r l d i n C o n f l i c t S i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 2 6 0 M o d e r n F r a n c e : 1 8 1 5 - p r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 2 9 0 H i s t o r y o f R u s s i a s i n c e 1 9 0 5 3 H I S T 3 3 1 0 M o d e r n E u r o p e a n D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y 3 1 9 1 4 - p r e s e n t H I S T 3 3 3 0 H i s t o r y o f G e r m a n y s i n c e 1 8 1 5 3 H I S T 3 4 1 0 H i s t o r y o f I t a l y : 1 8 6 0 - p r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 4 4 0 S p a n i s h C i v i l W a r 3 H I S T 3 7 5 0 W o m e n i n M o d e r n E u r o p e 3 R U S S 3 2 5 0 C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n 3

Course Area Three : E lec t i ve Courses (21 c red i ts ) The rema i n i ng 21 c red i t s may be se l ec ted f r om the l i s t o f app roved cou rses . Th i s i s a mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y deg ree , and cou rses shou ld come f r om a t l eas t t h ree sub jec t a reas . S tuden t s may a l so pe t i t i on t o have cou rses w i t h an i n t e rna t i ona l f ocus t aken ab road app l i ed t owa rd t he I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies ma jo r.

TOTAL CREDITS: 31

In te rnsh ip Requ i rement An i n t e rnsh ip ( ISTD 4910 o r equ i va l en t ) i s a r equ i r emen t o f t he ma jo r. The i n t e rnsh ip may be i n t e rna t i ona l o r l oca l . Howeve r, l oca l i n t e rnsh ips mus t r e l a t e t o i n t e rna t i ona l ma t t e r s ( 3 c red i t s ) . S tuden t s mus t consu l t w i t h t he D i rec to r o f I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies and comp le te an app rova l f o rm be fo re se l ec t i ng an op t i on .

Non-Course Requirements Study Abroad Requ i rement Res idency ab road , whe the r f o r s t udy o r wo rk , i s a r equ i r emen t o f t he ma jo r. Leng ths o f t ime va ry ( e .g . semes te r, academic yea r ) . S tuden t s mus t consu l t w i t h t he i r I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies adv i so r be fo re dec i d i ng on a pa r t i cu l a r p rog ram.

Language Requ i rement Studen t s mus t demons t ra te p ro f i c i ency i n a second mode rn l anguage by : a ) success fu l l y comp le t i ng one o f t he f o l l ow ing l anguage cou rses : FREN 3040 , GR 4010 , ITAL 4020 , RUSS 4150 , o r SPAN 3040 , b ) r ece i v i ng o the r ce r t i f i ca t i on o f p ro f i c i ency, o r c ) hav i ng ve r i f i ed


na t i ve f l uency i n a second l anguage . S tuden t s shou ld consu l t w i t h t he i r adv i so r r ega rd i ng t he i r l i ngu i s t i c i n t e res t s t o dev i se t he mos t app rop r i a t e cou rse o f s t udy.

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a g rade o f “C ” o r be t t e r i n I n t e rna t i ona l S tud ies cou rsework and an ove ra l l 3 . 0 GPA.

GPA Requ i rement Studen t s mus t ea rn a 3 .0 cumu la t i ve GPA a t t he t ime o f g radua t i on .

MINOR IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES Overview The M i dd l e Eas t i s a r eg i on o f h i s t o r i c and con tempora ry impo r tance i n wh i ch t h ree o f t he ma jo r wo r l d f a i t hs deve loped . Ru le r s bu i l t emp i res whose peop les made l as t i ng con t r i bu t i ons t o ph i l osophy, t he v i sua l and l i t e ra r y a r t s , a r ch i t ec tu re , and ma thema t i cs . The re l evance o f s i gn i f i can t t r ade rou tes i n t he pas t con t i nues i n t he r eg i on t oday i n i t s ma jo r commerc i a l cen te r s and i ndus t r i es o f p ro found impo r tance . Th i s m ino r f ac i l i t a t es t he exp lo ra t i on o f t hese va r i ous f ac to r s t ha t have shaped t he M idd le Eas t , a l so expos ing s tuden t s t o t he h i s t o r y, cu l t u res , and re l i g i ons o f Juda i sm, Ch r i s t i an i t y, and I s l am, among o the r r e l i g i ons i n t he reg i on . The p rog ram i s spec i a l i n i t s h i s t o r i ca l s cope—exp lo r i ng t he anc i en t , med ieva l , and mode rn pe r i ods—to encou rage s tuden t s t o ga in an unusua l dep th i n t he i r s t udy o f a comp lex wo r l d r eg i on . Mo reove r, t he m ino r f ocuses no t on l y on t he geog raph i c a rea o f t he t r ad i t i ona l M idd le Eas t bu t a l so on a reas i n f l uenced by o r po l i t i ca l l y t i ed t o t he cu l t u res o f t he M idd le Eas t , such as Spa in and A f r i ca . W i t h cou rses f r om an a r ray o f f i e l ds i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s & Sc iences , t he R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus iness , and t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus , t h i s m ino r i s d i s t i nc t l y mu l t i d i sc i p l i na r y.

Curriculum Overview Studen t s mus t comp le te 19 c red i t s o f M idd le Eas t S tud ies (MES) cou rses f o r t he m ino r. S tuden t s a re encou raged t o t ake MES cou rses f r om a r ange o f d i sc i p l i nes on d i ve r se t op i cs , cu l t u res , and t ime pe r i ods . Cou rses f o r t he m ino r a re o f f e red a t bo th t he S t . Lou i s and t he Mad r i d campuses .

Some cou rses no t l i s t ed he re may coun t t owa rd t he m ino r w i t h t he app rova l o f t he D i rec to r. These mus t have a ma jo r i t y o f ma te r i a l r e l a t ed t o t he M idd le Eas t . Cou rses t ha t a re t aken i n s t udy ab road p rog rams o r t ha t a re Spec ia l Top i cs cou rses (w i t h a t empor a r y cou rse number end ing i n ‘ 930 ’ ) may a l so be app roved f o r t he m ino r and may coun t t owa rds one o f t he a rea requ i r emen ts w i t h consu l t a t i on f r om the D i r ec to r.

Program Requirements (St. Louis Campus) At l eas t one o f t he MES cou rses t aken f o r t he 19 c red i t s

o f t he m ino r mus t be a t t he 3000 -4000 l eve l .

Requ i red course : ( 1 c red i t ) I S T D 11 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d i e s 1

Humani t i es and the Ar ts E lec t i ves (3 c red i ts ) Courses w i t h MES HA a t t r i bu tes , such as A R T H 1 0 9 0 M a s t e r p i e c e s o f G l o b a l A r t 3 A R T H 2 1 0 0 T h e A r t o f J e r u s a l e m a n d 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 3 5 0 E x c a v a t i n g t h e C u l t u r e o f 3 F a i t h s 3 A R T H 2 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y 3 A R T H 3 1 4 0 I s l a m i c A r t a n d S o c i e t y : A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s 3 H I S T 2 7 3 0 T h e M i d d l e E a s t a n d N o r t h A f r i c a 3 H I S T 3 8 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 H I S T 3 8 3 0 T h e M o d e r n M i d d l e E a s t 3 H I S T 3 9 3 0 T h e M a k i n g o f I s l a m i c S o c i e t i e s 3 H I S T 3 9 3 0 J i h a d : S t r i v i n g i n G o d ’ s W a y 3 M L N G 3 2 0 0 I s r a e l i C u l t u r e : F r o m t h e B i r t h o f Z i o n i s m 3 t o t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y S PA N 4 9 3 0 S p a n i s h ( C h r i s t i a n ) M y s t i c i s m a n d i t s 3 M u s l i m a n d J e w i s h P r e d e c e s s o r s

Soc ia l Sc ience and In te rna t iona l Bus iness (3 c red i ts ) Courses w i t h MES SS a t t r i bu te , such as I B 3 1 5 0 M i d d l e E a s t e r n B u s i n e s s 3 P O L S 2 6 5 0 W a r a n d P e a c e i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 P O L S 2 6 6 0 M i d d l e E a s t / I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 9 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e M i d d l e E a s t a n d N o r t h A f r i c a 3

Phi losophy and Theo log ica l S tud ies (3 c red i ts ) Courses w i t h MES PT a t t r i bu te , such as P H I L 3 4 8 0 J e w i s h L i f e : B i b l e t o M i d d l e A g e s 3 P H I L 3 4 9 0 J e w i s h L i f e a n d T h o u g h t : M i d d l e A g e s t o M o d e r n T i m e s 3 T H E O 2 11 0 O l d Te s t a m e n t 3 T H E O 2 2 1 0 N e w Te s t a m e n t 3 T H E O 2 7 1 5 J e r u s a l e m : T h r e e F a i t h s , O n e C i t y 3 T H E O 2 7 2 0 I s l a m : R e l i g i o n a n d C u l t u r e 3 T H E O 3 11 0 P e n t a t e u c h 3 T H E O 3 11 5 O l d Te s t a m e n t : T h e P r o p h e t s 3 T H E O 3 3 3 5 C h r i s t i a n s i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 T H E O 3 7 2 5 S u f i s m : I s l a m ’ s M y s t i c a l T r a d i t i o n 3 T H E O 3 7 3 0 J e w i s h L i f e : B i b l e t o M i d d l e A g e s 3 T H E O 3 7 3 0 J e w i s h L i f e a n d T h o u g h t : M i d d l e A g e s 3 To M o d e r n T i m e s T H E O 3 9 3 0 M u s i c , P o e t r y a n d R e l i g i o u s I d e n t i t y 3 T H E O 3 9 3 0 M a r t y r d o m a n d Te r r o r i s m 3 T H E O 3 9 3 0 / 4 9 3 0 H e r o e s a n d S a i n t s i n I s l a m i c A r t / L i t 3

Elec t i ves (9 c red i ts ) Add i t i ona l c red i t s chosen f r om any o f t he t h ree MES A t t r i bu te a reas .

TOTAL CREDITS: 19

Program Requirements (Madrid Campus) At l eas t one o f t he MES cou rses t aken f o r t he 19 c red i t s o f t he m ino r mus t be a t t he 3000 -4000 l eve l .

Requ i red course : ( 1 c red i t ) I S T D 11 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d i e s 1

Humani t i es and the Ar ts E lec t i ves (3 c red i ts ) Courses w i t h MES HA a t t r i bu tes , such as H I S T 3 7 6 0 M e d i e v a l S p a i n : C h r i s t i a n s , J e w s a n d M u s l i m s 3 H I S T 3 7 7 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e J e w s i n S p a i n 3

Soc ia l Sc ience and In te rna t iona l Bus iness (3 c red i ts ) Courses w i t h MES SS a t t r i bu te , such as


P O L S 2 9 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e P o l i t i c s o f t h e M i d d l e 3 E a s t a n d N o r t h A f r i c a P O L S 4 9 3 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n t e m p o r a r y C h a l l e n g e s 3

Phi losophy and Theo log ica l S tud ies (3 c red i ts ) Courses w i t h MES PT a t t r i bu te , such as T H E O 2 4 9 0 S t u d i e s i n T h e o l o g y a n d H i s t o r y : M u s l i m s , C h r i s t i a n s a n d J e w s i n M e d i e v a l S p a i n 3 T H E O 2 7 3 0 I s l a m : R e l i g i o n a n d C u l t u r e 3 T H E O 2 7 5 0 J e r u s a l e m : C i t y o f T h r e e F a i t h s 3 T H E O 2 9 3 0 T h e B i b l e a n d t h e H o l y L a n d 3 T H E O 2 9 3 0 T h e Q u r ’ a n a n d t h e B i b l e 3 T H E O 3 9 3 0 A n c i e n t I s r a e l a n d t h e N e a r E a s t 3 T H E O 3 11 5 O l d Te s t a m e n t : T h e P r o p h e t s 3 T H E O 3 4 9 0 S t u d i e s i n T h e o l o g y a n d H i s t o r y : A r c h a e o l o g y o f t h e B i b l e 3 T H E O 3 7 3 0 J e w i s h L i f e a n d T h o u g h t 3 T H E O 4 7 1 0 I s l a m & C h r i s t i a n T h e o l o g y : C o m p a r i n g T h e o l o g i c a l T h e m e s 3

Elec t i ves (9 c red i ts ) Add i t i ona l c red i t s chosen f r om any o f t he t h ree MES A t t r i bu te a reas .

TOTAL CREDITS: 19

Non-Course Requirements For t he non -c red i t bea r i ng r equ i r ed caps tone , m ino rs w i l l r ev i se a r esea rch pape r t ha t was o r i g i na l l y w r i t t en f o r an MES cou rse f r om the m ino r w i t h t he counse l o f a p ro fesso r. The s t uden t s w i l l p resen t t he r ev i sed pape r a t an annua l caps tone even t and w r i t e a b r i e f commen ta r y on t he i r s t ud i es on t he M idd le Eas t f o r submiss i on t o t he D i r ec to r o f t he m ino r.

Language S tudy and S tudy Abroad Recommendat ion Though t he MES m i no r does no t r equ i r e f o re i gn l anguage s tudy o r s t udy ab road , t he MES facu l t y s t r ong l y r ecommends t ha t s t uden t s w i t h an i n t e res t i n f u t u re ca ree rs o r g radua te s t ud ies i n M idd le Eas t t op i cs pu r sue re l evan t f o re i gn l anguage s tudy and /o r s t udy ab road i n t he M idd le Eas t . Language cou rses t aken ab road o r i n o t he r un i ve r s i t i es may t r ans fe r and coun t t owa rds t he m ino r w i t h app rova l f r om the D i r ec to r o f t he m ino r. S tuden t s shou ld d i scuss t he op t i ons ava i l ab l e w i t h t he D i r ec to r o f t he m ino r and t he O f f i ce o f I n t e rna t i ona l Se rv i ces .

Continuation Standards A l l m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.


LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND CULTURES www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences / l anguages - l i t e ra tu res -cu l t u res

LEADERSHIP Ann ie K . Smar t , Ph .D .


Jean -Lou i s Pau t ro t , Ph .D . , French Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

Olga A rbe láez , Ph .D . Span i sh Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

Dan N i cko la i , Ph .D Di rec to r o f t he Language Resou rce Cen te r :

OVERVIEW The depa r tmen t exp lo res l anguages , l i t e ra tu re , and cu l t u re w i t h t he goa l o f app rec i a t i ng t he comp lex i t i es o f t he g l oba l human expe r i ence i n t he i nc reas ing l y i n t e r connec ted wo r l d . I n t h i s cha l l eng ing age o f g l oba l i za t i on , co l l ege g radua tes who can f unc t i on i n more t han one l anguage have some o f t he b roades t oppo r t un i t i es f o r emp loymen t and advancemen t . By t each ing s t uden t s t o engage w i t h l anguages and cu l t u res f r om As ia , Eu rope , La t i n Amer i ca , and t he M idd le Eas t , t he f acu l t y encou rage l eade rs o f t omor row t o exp lo re i nnova t i ve and co l l abo ra t i ve ways o f commun i ca t i ng ac ross cu l t u ra l bounda r i es .

The Depa r tmen t o f Languages , L i t e ra tu res , and Cu l t u res o f f e r s a Ma jo r o r M ino r i n Ch inese , F rench , Ge rman , Greek & La t i n , I t a l i an , La t i n Amer i can S tud i es , Russ ian , Span i sh , and t he C lass i ca l Human i t i es . I n add i t i on , co re cou rses a re o f f e red i n A rab i c .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n C lass i ca l Human i t i es + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n F rench + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Ge rman S tud ies + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Greek & La t i n Language &

L i t e ra tu re + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n I t a l i an S tud ies + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n La t i n Amer i can S tud ies + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Russ i an S tud ies + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Span i sh + M ino r i n Ch inese + M ino r i n F rench + M ino r i n Ge rman S tud ies + M ino r Greek + M ino r i n La t i n + M ino r i n I t a l i an S tud ies + M ino r i n La t i n Amer i can S tud ies + M ino r i n Russ i an S tud ies + M ino r i n Span i sh

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n F rench + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Span i sh

Faculty

Sher i Ande rson -Gu t i é r r ez , Ph .D . O lga A rbe láez , Ph .D . Sa rah Baue r, M .A . , M .Ed . Ye lena Be l yaeva -S tanden , Ph .D . S imone B regn i , Ph .D . Ma r i e Ca rdona , Ph .D . A r l i ne C ravens , Ph .D . E l ena Da l l a To r re , Ph .D . An thony Da l y, S . J . , Ph .D . G rego ry D i ve r s , Ph .D . Ch r i s t i na Ga rc ía , Ph .D . L i l i Guo , M .D . L . Cassand ra Hamr i ck , Ph .D . Joan Ha r t -Has le r, Ph .D . C laud ia Ka ragoz , Ph .D . Ju l i a L i ebe rman , Ph .D . Ka th l een L l ewe l l yn , Ph .D . Osca r López , Ph .D . Ge rmán Lo renzo -Aya la , M .A . Ke l l y Love joy, Ph .D . Eve l yn Meye r, Ph .D . Ana Mon te ro , Ph .D . Dav id Murphy, Ph .D . Dan ie l N i cko la i , Ph .D Sydney No r t on , Ph .D . Jean -Lou i s Pau t ro t , Ph .D . Pasca le Pe r raud in , Ph .D . N i l San t i áñez , Ph .D . Ka ren Sec r i s t , Ph .D . Ann ie Smar t , Ph .D . Amy E . Wr i gh t , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CLASSICAL HUMANITIES Program Highlights The s tudy o f c l ass i ca l human i t i es , o f f e red by t he depa r tmen t o f l anguages , l i t e ra tu res and cu l t u res , i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s seek ing f i rm f ounda t i ons and i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y dep th i n t he i r l i be ra l a r t s educa t i on . I t ’ s a l so i n t ended f o r s t uden t s who p l an t o pu r sue s tud i es t ha t a re f ac i l i t a t ed by know ledge o f c l ass i ca l l anguages and cu l t u re . These i nc l ude l aw, med i c i ne , t heo logy, ph i l osophy, med ieva l and Rena i ssance s tud i es , po l i t i ca l s c i ence , commun i ca t i on , my tho logy, an th ropo logy, psycho logy, a r t h i s t o r y, cu l t u ra l c r i t i c i sm and t he h i s t o r y o f educa t i on .

+ S tuden t s s t udy i ng c l ass i ca l l anguages en joy sma l l c l asses and pe rsona l i zed a t t en t i on .

+ S tuden t s have a g rea t dea l o f f l ex i b i l i t y i n t he i r p rog rams .

+ S tuden t s en j oy t he resou rces o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies as we l l as t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y.

+ S tuden t s have access t o compu t i ng f ac i l i t i e s t ha t o f f e r compu te r so f twa re and I n t e rne t suppo r t f o r La t i n and Greek s t ud i es , l i t e ra r y s t ud i es and compara t i ve l i t e ra tu re .

Curriculum Overview Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ' s c l ass i ca l human i t i es ma jo r ' s f l ex i b l e cu r r i cu l um comp lemen ts o the r ma jo r s based on


a know ledge o f c l ass i ca l l anguages and cu l t u re — i nc l ud i ng l aw, med i c i ne , t heo logy, ph i l osophy, po l i t i ca l s c i ence , an th ropo logy, f o rens i c sc i ence , med ieva l s t ud i es and a r t h i s t o r y — and o f f e r s many t ypes o f t u t o r i a l s and i ndependen t s t udy op t i ons .

SLU ' s ma jo r i n c l ass i ca l human i t i es r equ i r es 30 c red i t s . S tuden t s w i l l choose f r om th ree requ i r ed cou rses i n La t i n , G reek — o r bo th — and go on t o t ake seven e l ec t i ves f r om any Greek o r La t i n cou rses o r uppe r -d i v i s i on cou rses r e l a t i ng t o c l ass i ca l cu l t u re . S tuden t s s t udy i ng c l ass i ca l l anguages a t SLU en joy sma l l c l asses and pe rsona l i zed a t t en t i on .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s have access t o t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies and t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y on campus , as we l l as access t o compu te r so f twa re and i n t e rne t suppo r t spec i f i ca l l y f o r La t i n and Greek s tud i es , l i t e ra r y s t ud i es and compara t i ve l i t e ra tu re .

Careers Mos t c l ass i ca l human i t i es g radua tes con t i nue t he i r p ro fess i ona l s t udy i n c l ass i ca l l anguages o r i n o t he r f i e l ds . Recen t g radua tes o f SLU ' s c l ass i ca l human i t i es p rog ram have en te red f i e l ds such as l aw, t heo log i ca l s t ud i es , soc i a l wo rk , a r t h i s t o r y, hosp i t a l adm in i s t r a t i on and educa t i on , and med i c i ne f o l l ow ing g radua te p rog rams .

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i c an t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .


Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’ s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Scholarships and Financial Aid The re a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a Sa i n t

Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y educa t i on :





Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) A l l ma jo r s t ake t he f o l l ow ing sequence o f 3 cou rses o f e i t he r G reek o r La t i n : G K 1 0 1 0 R e a d i n g G r e e k I 3 G K 1 0 2 0 R e a d i n g G r e e k I I 3 G K 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G r e e k L a n g & L i t 3 O R L AT N 1 0 1 0 R e a d i n g L a t i n I 3 L AT N 1 0 2 0 R e a d i n g L a t i n I I 3 L AT N 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m L a t i n : L a n g u a g e & L i t 3

Elec t i ve Courses (21 Cred i ts ) Studen t s a l so t ake 21 c red i t s chosen f r om any Greek o r La t i n cou rses , o r cou rses o f 3000 - l eve l o r h i ghe r r e l a t i ng t o C lass i ca l cu l t u re w i t h t he CLH a t t r i bu te . These cou rses a re o f f e red by depa r tmen ts such as Languages , L i t e ra tu res & Cu l t u res ; H i s t o r y ; F i ne & Pe r f o rm ing A r t s ; Ph i l osophy ; Theo log i ca l S tud i es and Eng l i sh . Examp les o f such e l ec t i ve cou rses a re : C L H 4 2 9 0 I n t r o t o C l a s s i c a l M y t h o l o g y 3 C L H 4 3 1 0 G r e e k T r a g e d y : O r i g i n & F o r m 3 G K 4 5 6 0 E u r i p i d e s 3 G K 4 6 0 0 R e a d i n g s i n P l a t o 3 L AT N 4 0 2 0 R o m a n L e t t e r W r i t e r s 3 L AT N 4 4 0 0 R e a d i n g s i n O v i d 3 E N G L 3 3 8 0 T h e C l a s s i c s a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 H I S T 3 0 0 0 A n c i e n t G r e e c e 3 P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y A n c i e n t G r e e k P h i l o s o p h y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a ma jo r i n C lass i ca l Human i t i es , G reek , o r La t i n mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses r equ i r ed f o r t he ma jo r

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FRENCH Program Highlights The Bache l o r o f A r t s i n F rench p rog ram, o f f e red by t he depa r tmen t o f l anguages , l i t e ra tu res and cu l t u res , a ims t o deve lop s t uden t s ’ compe tency i n t he l anguage , wh i l e i nc reas i ng t he i r know ledge o f t he F rench -speak ing wo r l d . As t he l i v i ng env i r onmen t becomes i nc reas i ng l y t r ansna t i ona l , a ma j o r i n F rench o f f e r s an a t t r ac t i ve asse t t o ca ree rs i n many f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng bus i ness , med i c i ne , po l i t i c s , l aw and t he human i t i es . I n add i t i on ,


t he ma jo r p repa res s t uden t s f o r g radua te wo rk i n F rench by p rov i d i ng t hem w i t h a b road range o f cou rses i n F rench and F rancophone l i t e ra tu re and cu l t u re .

Add i t i ona l p rog ram h i gh l i gh t s i nc l ude :

+ We o f f e r a w ide va r i e t y o f cou rses on t he F rench -speak ing wo r l d , i nc l ud i ng cou rses such as “F rench and I n t e rna t i ona l Re la t i ons , ” “Bus iness F rench , ” "F rench C inema , ” “F rench and F rancophone Med ia . ”

+ S tuden t s can spend a yea r i n Lyon , F rance . Th i s yea r - l ong , f u l l - immers i on p rog ram a l l ows s t uden t s t o expe r i ence t he coun t r y and i t s cu l t u re f i r s t hand . S tuden t s w i l l t ake c l asses i n t he F rench un i ve r s i t y sys tem w i t h F rench s tuden t s and o the r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s . Cou rses no t on l y f u l f i l l r equ i r emen ts f o r F rench ma j o r s a t SLU, bu t s t uden t s may a l so have an oppo r t un i t y t o comp le te some o f t he i r co re r equ i r emen ts wh i l e i n Lyon .

+ S tuden t s can a l so spend a semes te r o r a yea r i n Po i t i e r s , F rance , s t udy i ng a t t he Un i ve r s i t é de Po i t i e r s a l ongs i de o the r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s and na t i ve F rench speake rs . Cou rses t aken as pa r t o f t h i s f u l l - immers i on p rog ram may coun t t owa rd t he s tuden t ’s ma jo r o r m ino r i n F rench , s t udy i n o the r d i sc i p l i nes , o r t he s t uden t ’s co re r equ i r emen ts .

+ The F rench expe r i ence a t SLU ex tends beyond t he c l ass room wa l l s : s t uden t s can pa r t i c i pa te i n se r v i ce oppo r t un i t i es i n t he S t . Lou i s commun i t y ; t he depa r tmen ts o f f e r f r equen t “ ac t i v i t és cu tu re l l es ” open t o a l l l e ve l s ; and hos t a chap te r o f t he na t i ona l F rench Hono r Soc ie t y P i De l t a Ph i .

Curriculum Overview French cou rse o f f e r i ngs cove r a l l cen tu r i es o f F rench l i t e ra tu re and cu l t u re , F rancophone and pos t co l on i a l s t ud i es , gende r s t ud i es , and i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y a reas such as a r t and l i t e ra tu re , mus i c and l i t e ra tu re , c i nema , c ross - cu l t u ra l ques t i ons , l i t e ra tu re and t he env i r onmen t . Spec ia l unde rg radua te o f f e r i ngs a l l ow s tuden t s t o comb ine i n t e rna t i ona l , s c i en t i f i c and p ro fess i ona l i n t e res t s w i t h F rench .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s a re encou raged t o enhance t he i r ma jo r o r m ino r t h rough an immers i on expe r i ence i n a F rench -speak ing coun t r y. SLU s tuden t s can choose f r om a va r i e t y o f s t udy op t i ons i n F rench i nc l ud i ng summer, semes te r and academic yea r p rog rams i n t he c i t i es o f Lyon and Po i t i e r s i n F rance . SLU F rench ma jo r s o f t en comp le te a ma jo r i n ano the r d i sc i p l i ne ( e .g . Eng l i sh , B i o l ogy, Psycho logy, I n t e rna t i ona l Bus i ness , Commun i ca t i on , e t c . ) .

Careers Bene f i t s o f t he F rench p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . By comb in i ng p rac t i ca l asp i r a t i ons w i t h t he human i z i ng and b roaden ing e f f ec t s o f l anguage s tudy, t he unde rg radua te ma jo r p repa res s tuden t s t o pe r f o rm i n a number o f r ewa rd i ng ca ree rs . Access i b i l i t y t o f acu l t y i s a ha l lma rk o f t he depa r tmen t o f l anguages , l i t e ra tu res and cu l t u res . Facu l t y w i l l be happy t o adv i se s t uden t s on ca ree r op t i ons .

Ca ree r pa ths f o r F rench g radua tes i nc l ude :

+ Educa t i on + I n t e rna t i ona l bus i ness + Nongove rnmen ta l o rgan i za t i ons + Fo re i gn Se rv i ce + Law + Med i c i ne + Resea rch + I n t e rp re t i ng + Cu l t u ra l se r v i ces p l ann ing + Museum work + Re loca t i on ab road se r v i ces + Trave l consu l t an t + S tudy ab road adv i so r








Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho l a r sh i ps and f i nanc i a l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t


f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) F R E N 3 0 1 0 D i s c o v e r i n g t h e F r e n c h - S p e a k i n g W o r l d 3 F R E N 3 0 2 0 Te x t , Vo i c e & S e l f - E x p r e s s i o n 3 F R E N 3 0 3 0 2 1 s t - C e n t u r y F r a n c e 3 F R E N 3 0 4 0 S o c i e t y , N a t i o n & t h e A r t s i n P r e - R e v o l u t i o n a r y F r a n c e 3

Elec t i ve Courses (18 Cred i ts ) F R E N 3 2 5 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y F r e n c h C u l t u r e 3 F R E N 4 11 0 L a n g u a g e & L i n g u i s t i c s 3 F R E N 4 1 6 0 F r e n c h f o r t h e P r o f e s s i o n a l 3 F R E N 4 1 7 0 F r e n c h a n d t h e S c i e n c e s 3 F R E N 4 1 8 0 F r e n c h a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s 3 F R E N 4 2 0 0 P e r c e i v i n g o t h e r U S a n d F r a n c e 3 F R E N 4 2 2 0 F r e n c h & F r a n c o p h o n e M e d i a 3 F R E N 4 2 9 0 W o m e n a n d G l o b a l I s s u e s 3 F R E N 4 3 0 0 M a s c u l i n / F é m i n i n 3 F R E N 4 3 1 0 C o n t e m p . W o m e n W r i t e r s i n F r a n c e & Q u e b e c 3 F R E N 4 3 2 0 F r e n c h S h o r t S t o r y 3 F R E N 4 3 3 0 S t u d i e s i n F r e n c h P r o s e : R a b e l a i s t h r o u g h 1 7 t h C . 3 F R E N 4 3 4 0 S t u d i e s i n 1 8 t h C . F r e n c h P r o s e 3 F R E N 4 3 5 0 S t u d i e s i n 1 9 t h C . N o v e l 3 F R E N 4 3 6 0 P a r i s i n 1 9 t h C . L i t . 3 F R E N 4 3 9 0 S t u d i e s i n 2 0 t h C . F r e n c h P r o s e 3 F R E N 4 4 1 0 F r e n c h P o e t r y : O r i g i n s t h r o u g h 1 8 t h C . 3 F R E N 4 4 2 0 F r e n c h P o e t r y : R o m a n t i c i s m t o B a u d e l a i r e 3 F R E N 4 4 4 0 F r e n c h P o e t r y : S y m b o l i s t t o P r e s e n t 3 F R E N 4 5 1 0 E a r l y M o d e r n F r e n c h T h e a t r e 3 F R E N 4 5 2 0 F r e n c h D r a m a : 1 8 t h C . t o t h e R o m a n t i c s 3 F R E N 4 5 4 0 F r e n c h D r a m a : 2 0 t h C . 3 F R E N 4 6 1 0 F r e n c h C i n e m a 3 F R E N 4 6 2 0 T h e P r o s e L i t e r a t u r e o f Q u e b e c 3 F R E N 4 6 3 0 T h e m e s i n F r e n c h o r F r a n c o p h o n e L i t . 3 F R E N 4 6 4 0 S t u d i e s i n F r a n c o p h o n e L i t . 3 F R E N 4 6 5 0 F r e n c h C i n e m a I I : 8 0 s - 9 0 s 3 F R E N 4 6 6 0 N a t i o n , I d e n t i t y & C u l t u r e 3 F R E N 4 6 7 0 P o s t - c o l o n i a l i s m & V i o l e n c e 3 F R E N 4 7 0 0 L o v e a n d H o n o r i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r a n c e 3 F R E N 4 7 1 0 W o m e n a n d W r i t i n g i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r . 3 F R E N 4 8 5 0 S e m i n a r o n M o l i è r e 3 F R E N 4 8 7 0 E x o t i c i s m i n F r e n c h L i t e r a t u r e 3 F R E N 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 0 - 3 Up t o 9 c red i t s may be i n r e l a t ed f i e l ds w i t h t he app rova l o f t he Depa r tmen t .

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

NOTE: S tudents who beg in the i r s tudy o f F rench a t SLU above the 3010 l eve l must comple te an add i t iona l course o r courses a t the 4000 l eve l to fu l f i l l the 30 c red i ts requ i red fo r the ma jor.

Non-Course Requirements A l l F rench ma jo r s mus t comp le te a Sen io r I nqu i r y (FREN 4880 ) du r i ng t he i r f i na l yea r. Fo r t he Sen io r I nqu i r y, s t uden t s have t he op t i on o f comp le t i ng an add i t i ona l 4000 - l eve l cou rse , o r conduc t i ng a f i na l r esea rch p ro j ec t unde r t he supe rv i s i on o f a f acu l t y member.

Continuation Standards A l l F rench ma jo r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he ma jo r /m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r /m ino r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GERMAN STUDIES Program Highlights Studen ts who pu rsue a deg ree i n Ge rman s tud i es a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y a re :

+ I n t en t on becoming conve rsan t i n Ge rman i n o rde r t o enhance t he i r g l oba l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es i n i n t e rna t i ona l and domes t i c bus i ness , ma rke t i ng , l aw, t r ans l a t i on , gove rnmen t se r v i ce , news se rv i ce , museums , t he pub l i sh i ng i ndus t r y and /o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es .

+ I n t e res ted i n ga i n i ng cu l t u ra l p ro f i c i ency i n Ge rman , t hus expand ing t he i r ho r i zons and acqu i r i ng new pe rspec t i ves w i t h wh i ch t o v i ew t he i r own cu l t u re .

+ Cu r i ous abou t l anguage , r he to r i c and commun i ca t i on .

+ Look ing t o acqu i r e Ge rman as a t oo l f o r g radua te s t udy i n h i s t o r y, po l i t i ca l s c i ence , l i b ra r y sc i ence and coun t l ess o the r f i e l ds .

Bo th t he ma jo r and m ino r p rog rams i nvo l ve l ea rn i ng German i n a h i gh l y commun i ca t i ve a tmosphe re and en ta i l a mu l t i d i sc i p l i na r y app roach t o t he h i s t o r y, po l i t i c s , soc i e t y and cu l t u re o f t he Ge rman-speak ing wo r l d .

Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o f f e r s Ge rman s tud i es s t uden t s oppo r t un i t i es f o r summer, semes te r and yea r - l ong s t udy ab road p rog rams t ha t coun t t owa rd deg ree op t i ons , espec ia l l y t h rough t he depa r tmen t ’s a f f i l i a t i on ag reemen ts w i t h t he Un i ve r s i t y o f He ide lbe rg and i t s U .S . coun te rpa r t — He ide lbe rg Un i ve r s i t y i n T i f f i n , Oh io — the Un i ve r s i t y o f F rank fu r t and t he Un i ve r s i t y o f S tu t t ga r t . Many German ma jo r s and m ino rs t ake advan tage o f t hese s t udy ab road oppo r t un i t i es t o enhance t he i r s t ud i es a t SLU and i n Ge rman , and espec ia l l y t he i r l anguage sk i l l s , cu l t u ra l compe tency sk i l l s and gene ra l know ledge .


+ A l l l ea rn i ng i s v i go rous and t akes p l ace i n i n t ima te c l ass room se t t i ngs and f ocuses on i n t e r cu l t u ra l compe tenc i es t ha t make s tuden t s h i gh l y compe t i t i ve on t he j ob marke t .

+ A l l i ns t r uc t i on i s i n Ge rman and i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y i n na tu re , comb in i ng deve lop ing l anguage p ro f i c i ency w i t h cu l t u ra l , con tempora r y and h i s t o r i ca l , and l i t e ra r y and a r t i s t i c s t udy pe r t a i n i ng t o Ge rman .

+ The German f acu l t y cove rs a b road range o f r esea rch expe r t i se , r ang ing f r om med ieva l t o 19 th cen tu r y and con tempora ry, f r om the v i sua l a r t s t o l i t e ra tu re and l i ngu i s t i c s .

Curriculum Overview A l l i ns t r uc t i on i s i n Ge rman and i s i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y i n na tu re . Uppe r -d i v i s i on cou rses a re t augh t i n an i n t ima te c l ass room se t t i ng , a l l ow ing f o r g rea te r c l ass room d i scuss i on and un ique l ea rn i ng expe r i ences . S tuden t s w i l l a l so have oppo r t un i t i es f o r ex t r acu r r i cu l a r engagemen ts t ha t can s t r eng then unde rs tand ing o f t he Ge rman cu l t u re and l anguage .


Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he Ge rman s tud i es p rog ram a l so i nc l ude i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Depa r tmen t f acu l t y ass i s t s t uden t s i n f i nd i ng i n t e rnsh ips bo th i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea and ab road .

Careers Studen t s who g radua te w i t h a deg ree i n Ge rman s tud i es f r om Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y a re p repa red t o wo rk i n a number o f r ewa rd i ng f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng :

+ Fo re i gn Se rv i ce + I n t e rna t i ona l bus i ness + I n t e rna t i ona l l aw + Sc i en t i f i c r esea rch + Soc ia l se r v i ce + Trans la t i on + Museum Cura t i on









Program Requirements Requ i red Courses* ( 12 c red i ts ) G R 3 0 1 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y i n G e r m a n I 3 G R 3 0 2 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y i n G e r m a n I I 3 G R 3 2 0 0 G e r m a n C u l t u r e S t u d i e s I 3 G R 3 2 5 0 G e r m a n C u l t u r e S t u d i e s I I 3

Language Sk i l l s ( 3 c red i ts ) G R 4 0 1 0 F l u e n c y i n G e r m a n 3 G R 4 2 5 0 B u s i n e s s G e r m a n 3 G R 4 7 5 0 T h e G e r m a n P r e s s 3

Medieva l Course (3 c red i ts ) G R 4 5 0 0 C o u r t l y L o v e a n d L i f e i n M e d i e v a l G e r m a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 G R 4 5 5 0 H i s t o r y o f t h e G e r m a n L a n g u a g e 3 G R 4 6 0 0 B e g i n n i n g M i d d l e H i g h G e r m a n 3 G R 4 6 5 0 W o l f r a m ’ s P a r z i v a l : G e n d e r , R a c e a n d O t h e r n e s s 3

Modern /Contemporary Courses (3 c red i ts ) G R 4 1 5 0 B e r l i n 3 G R 4 2 0 0 M o d e r n G e r m a n P r o s e 3 G R 4 3 5 0 G e r m a n F i l m 3 G R 4 7 0 0 : W e i m a r R e p u b l i c 3

4000 - l eve l German E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts )

German Re la ted Area E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) G R 4 x x x A d d i t i o n a l 4 0 0 0 - l e v e l c o u r s e 3 A R T H 3 5 2 0 N o r t h e r n R e n a i s s a n c e A r t 3 A R T H 3 6 5 0 N o r t h e r n B a r o q u e A r t 3 H I S T 3 1 0 0 T h e R e f o r m a t i o n E r a 3 H I S T 3 1 4 0 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y E u r o p e : E r a o f W o r l d W a r s , 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 3 0 0 M o d e r n E u r o p e a n D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y f r o m 1 8 1 5 - 1 9 1 4 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y G e r m a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 P O L S 4 6 3 0 T h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n : P o l i t i c s a n d P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 T H E O 3 3 2 5 T h e R e f o r m a t i o n s o f t h e 1 6 t h C e n t u r y 3

Sen ior Exper ience (3 c red i ts ) S e n i o r C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t ( G R 4 9 6 0 ) , o r t a k e a 4 0 0 0 - l e v e l c o u r s e i n w h i c h t h e s t u d e n t w r i t e s a C a p s t o n e R e s e a r c h p r o j e c t o n a r e l a t e d t o p i c f r o m t h a t c o u r s e .

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

NOTE: S tudents who beg in the i r s tudy o f German a t SLU above the 3010 l eve l must comple te an add i t iona l course o r courses a t the 4000 l eve l to fu l f i l l the 30 c red i ts requ i red fo r the ma jor.

Continuation Standards A l l Ge rman S tud ies ma jo r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he ma jo r /m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r /m ino r

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GREEK & LATIN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Program Highlights Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s s t udy o f c l ass i ca l l anguages i s


des igned f o r s t uden t s wan t i ng t o imp rove t he i r wo rd power and l anguage sk i l l s , i n t e res ted i n t he sou rces o f Wes te rn cu l t u re , seek i ng f i rm f ounda t i ons and i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y dep th i n t he i r l i be ra l a r t s educa t i on and who i n t end t o pu r sue s t ud i es t ha t a re f ac i l i t a t ed by know ledge o f c l ass i ca l l anguages and cu l t u re . Th is i nc l udes f i e l ds such as l aw, med i c i ne , t heo logy, ph i l osophy, med ieva l and Rena i ssance s tud i es , po l i t i ca l s c i ence , commun i ca t i on , my tho logy, an th ropo logy, psycho logy, a r t h i s t o r y, cu l t u ra l c r i t i c i sm, h i s t o r y o f educa t i on , l i t e ra r y s t ud i es and compara t i ve l i t e ra tu re .

The s tudy o f G reek o r La t i n l anguages and l i t e ra tu re p rov i des a un ique cohe rence , dep th and b read th t o t he unde rg radua te scho la r, o f f e r i ng va r i e t y, f l ex i b i l i t y and scope . C lass i ca l s t ud i es a l l ow f o r exposu re t o a vas t r ange o f s i gn i f i can t pe r so na l i t i es , i n f l uen t i a l w r i t i ng and w i sdom l i t e ra tu re t ha t i s r e l evan t t o a l l t imes . I t i s t he “ r oya l r oad ” ( t he v i a r eg i a ) t o impo r t an t momen ts , i deas and movemen ts i n t he cu l t u ra l h i s t o r y o f t he Wes te rn wo r l d .


+ A l l l ea rn i ng i s v i go rous and t akes p l ace i n i n t ima te c l ass room se t t i ngs and f ocuses on i n t e r cu l t u ra l compe tenc i es t ha t make s tuden t s h i gh l y compe t i t i ve on t he j ob marke t .

+ A l l i ns t r uc t i on i s i n Ge rman and i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y i n na tu re , comb in i ng deve lop ing l anguage p ro f i c i ency w i t h cu l t u ra l , con tempora r y and h i s t o r i ca l , and l i t e ra r y and a r t i s t i c s t udy pe r t a i n i ng t o Ge rman .

+ The German f acu l t y cove rs a b road range o f r esea rch expe r t i se , r ang ing f r om med ieva l t o 19 th cen tu r y and con tempora ry, f r om the v i sua l a r t s t o l i t e ra tu re and l i ngu i s t i c s .

Curriculum Overview A focus i n Greek o r La t i n l anguage and l i t e ra tu re can comp lemen t a lmos t any unde rg radua te deg ree p rog ram. The B .A . emphas i zes t he s t udy o f anc i en t t ex t s i n t he i r o r i g i na l l anguages . I t i s o f t en comb ined w i t h ano the r ma jo r, usua l l y a r t h i s t o r y, b i o l ogy, Eng l i sh , ph i l osophy o r t heo logy. S tuden t s s t udy i ng c l ass i ca l l anguages en joy sma l l c l asses and pe rsona l i zed a t t en t i on . S tuden t s have f l ex i b i l i t y i n t he i r p rog rams , w i t h many t ypes o f t u t o r i a l s o r i ndependen t s t udy poss i b l e .

G reek and La t i n l anguage and l i t e ra tu re s t uden t s a t SLU en joy sma l l c l asses and pe rsona l i zed a t t en t i on i n a p rog ram tha t i s f l ex i b l e and o f f e r s many oppo r t un i t i es f o r t u t o r i a l s and i ndependen t s t udy.

S tuden t s w i l l be exposed t o a w ide range o f s i gn i f i can t w r i t e r s and ph i l osophe rs and t he i r wo rks .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y encou rages s t uden t s t o enhance t he i r academic expe r i ence by s t udy i ng ab road . Many s tuden t s o f G reek and La t i n choose t o r es i de and t ake Greek and La t i n c l asses i n Rome and o the r Med i t e r ranean c i t i es .

S tuden t s w i l l have access t o t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y and t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies .

Careers Studen t s who g radua te w i t h a deg ree i n Greek and La t i n l anguage and l i t e ra tu re f r om Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y a re p repa red t o go on t o pu r sue advanced deg rees i n f i e l ds such as :

+ Law + Med i c i ne + Theo l ogy + Ph i l osophy + Med ieva l and Rena i ssance s t ud i es + Po l i t i ca l s c i ence + Commun i ca t i on + An th ropo logy + Psycho logy + A r t h i s t o r y + L i b ra r y sc i ence + L i ngu i s t i c s + Compara t i ve l i t e ra tu re



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examin es t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.




Fo r p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and


comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) G K 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G r e e k L a n g & L i t 3 L AT N 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m L a t i n : L a n g u a g e & L i t 3

Elec t i ve Courses (24 Cred i ts ) Studen t s a l so t ake 24 c red i t s o f cou rses e i t he r 3XXX l eve l o r h i ghe r i n Greek and La t i n w i t h t he Greek o r La t i n a t t r i bu te . These can be equa l l y d i v i ded i n number o r w i t h a t l eas t 2 cou rses i n t he l esse r l anguage . Examp les o f such cou rses , wh i ch a re common ly t augh t , a re : G K 4 3 6 0 X e n o p h o n 3 G K 4 5 2 0 S o p h o c l e s 3 G K 4 5 6 0 E u r i p i d e s 3 G K 4 6 0 0 R e a d i n g s i n P l a t o 3 G K 4 6 1 0 T h e G r e e k O r a t o r s 3 L AT N 4 0 2 0 R o m a n L e t t e r W r i t e r s 3 L AT N 4 2 3 0 C i c e r o a s E s s a y i s t 3 L AT N 4 2 8 0 R e a d i n g s i n S t . A u g u s t i n e 3 L AT N 4 3 3 0 R e a d i n g s i n S e l e c t H i s t o r i a n s 3 L AT N 4 4 0 0 R e a d i n g s i n O v i d 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a ma jo r i n Greek & La t i n Language & L i t e ra tu re mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses r equ i r ed f o r t he ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ITALIAN STUDIES Program Highlights Study ing I t a l i an a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y p rov i des much more t han p ro f i c i ency i n a f o re i gn l anguage . W i t h I t a l i an be ing one o f Eu rope ' s ma jo r l anguages , no t t o men t i on I t a l y ' s r o l e i n t he deve lopmen t o f Wes te rn C i v i l i za t i on and i t s t i es t o non -Wes te rn cu l t u res , t he sma l l , v i b ran t p rog ram g i ves s t uden t s access t o a r i ch cu r r i cu l um d raw ing f r om cen tu r i es - l ong con t r i bu t i ons i n l i t e ra tu re , a r ch i t ec tu re , pa i n t i ng , scu l p tu re , mus i c , ph i l osophy and sc i ence .


+ The SLU I t a l i an s t ud i es p rog ram i s t he on l y i n t e r /mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y p rog ram i n t he Grea te r S t . Lou i s a rea .

+ The SLU I t a l i an s t ud i es p rog ram o f f e r s more s t udy ab road op t i ons i n I t a l y t han any l anguage p rog ram i n t he Grea te r S t . Lou i s a rea . Fo r examp le , Rome , t he cap i t a l ; sma l l , qua in t Asco l i P i ceno ; t he beau t i f u l Ama l f i coas t i n So r ren to and med ieva l un i ve r s i t y c i t y Bo logna .

+ The SLU I t a l i an s t ud i es p rog ram i s un i que w i t h i t s s t r ong emphas i s on soc i a l j us t i ce , i n t e r cu l t u ra l

compe tence and g l oba l c i t i zensh ip .

Curriculum Overview The I t a l i an S tud i es p rog ram i s i n t e r /mu l t i d i s c i p l i na r y i n na tu re . The f ocus o f t he I t a l i an S tud ies ma jo r i s t he deve lopmen t o f l i ngu i s t i c and cu l t u ra l p ro f i c i ency w i t h i n a mu l t i d i sc i p l i na r y / i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y con tex t .

I n co l l abo ra t i on w i t h o the r depa r tmen ts and p rog rams , S tuden t s may t ake cou rses i n o t he r a rea such as f i ne and pe r f o rm ing a r t s , ph i l osophy, t heo logy, h i s t o r y, Eng l i sh , women ' s and gende r s t ud i es , f i lm , i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es and t he Hono rs P rog ram to t a i l o r t he i r cu r r i cu l um to su i t t he i r needs and i n t e res t s .

S tuden t s a re a l so s t r ong l y encou raged t o se l ec t a second ma jo r ; v i r t ua l l y any o the r d i sc i p l i ne can be cons i de red (e .g . , h i s t o r y, po l i t i ca l s c i ence , psycho logy, t heo logy, t he sc i ences and o the rs ) . By becoming a doub le ma jo r, s t uden t s w i l l s i gn i f i can t l y imp rove oppo r t un i t i es when en te r i ng t he wo rk fo r ce , pa r t i cu l a r l y i n t he a reas o f gove rnmen t se r v i ce , o r when app l y i ng f o r g radua te s t udy, espec ia l l y i n l anguage and a rea s tud i es p rog rams .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Beyond t he c l ass room, t he I t a l i an p rog ram o f f e r s seve ra l oppo r t un i t i es t o en r i ch c l ass room l ea rn i ng . La Tavo la I t a l i ana - The I t a l i an Tab l e mee ts week l y a t SLU ' s Cen te r f o r G loba l C i t i zensh ip t o p rov i de casua l conve rsa t i on oppo r t un i t i es t o a l l s t uden t s a t SLU. I t a l i an Mov ie N igh t , r egu la r mov ie v i ew ings , g i ve s t uden t s a chance t o l ea rn abou t da i l y l i f e i n I t a l y as we l l as cu l t u ra l and h i s t o r i c t op i cs a l l i n o r i g i na l ve r s i on ( bu t w i t h sub t i t l es ) . The s tuden t d i r ec ted I t a l i an C lub a l so hos t s o the r ac t i v i t i es such as cook i ng c l asses , Bocce games , mov ie n i gh t s and ou t i ngs .

A w i de va r i e t y o f s t udy ab road p rog rams i n I t a l y a re ava i l ab l e f o r s t uden t s o f I t a l i an , i nc l ud i ng t he Sp r i ng H i l l Co l l ege I t a l y Cen te r i n Bo logna , t he San t 'Anna I ns t i t u t e i n So r ren to , t he Bab i l on i a Cen te r i n Tao rm ina , t he Loyo la Un i ve r s i t y Rome Campus and t he V i l l a Naza re th i n Rome .

Careers An unde rg radua te deg ree i n I t a l i an s t ud i es p repa res s tuden t s f o r a number o f r ewa rd i ng ca ree rs . Oppo r t un i t i es a re r i ch i n f i e l ds such as l i t e ra tu re , pe r f o rm ing a r t s , c i nema , des i gn , po l i t i c s , spo r t s , f ash ion and i ndus t r y. Hund reds o f Amer i can compan ies ope ra te i n I t a l y. S tuden t s m igh t pu r sue a ca ree r as a (n ) :

+ I n t e rna t i ona l bus i ness r ep resen ta t i ve + I n t e rna t i ona l pub l i c r e l a t i ons p ro fess i ona l + Spec ia l agen t + Fo re i gn Se rv i ce o f f i ce r + L i ngu i s t + Teache r + I n t e rp re te r / t r ans l a to r

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y


cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .








Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) I TA L 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e I t a l i a n : L a n g & C u l t u r e 3 I TA L 3 0 1 0 W r i t t e n C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I 3 I TA L 3 0 2 0 O r a l C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I 3 I TA L 4 0 1 0 W r i t t e n C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I I 3 I TA L 4 0 2 0 O r a l C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I I 3

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) I TA L 3 2 0 0 I t a l i a n C i n e m a 3 I TA L 3 3 0 0 W o m e n a n d G e n d e r i n I t a l y 3 I TA L 3 4 5 0 M a f i a a n d A n t i m a f i a i n I t a l i a n C u l t u r e 3 I TA L 3 5 0 0 E n l i g h t e n i n g Ta l e s : T h e W o r k s o f I t a l o C a l v i n o 3 I TA L 3 5 5 0 M e d i e v a l a n d R e n a i s s a n c e I t a l i a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 I TA L 3 6 0 0 P r e - M o d e r n I t a l i a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 I TA L 3 6 5 0 M o d I t a l i a n C u l t u r e A c r o s s B o r d e r s & C u l t u r e s 3 I TA L 3 7 0 0 M i g r a t i o n a n d M u l t i c u l t u r a l i s m 3 I TA L 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 1 - 3 I TA L 4 2 0 0 D a n t e ' s D i v i n e C o m e d y 3 I TA L 4 3 5 0 T h e m e s i n I t a l i a n L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e N i n e t e e n t h

C e n t u r y 3 I TA L 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 1 - 3

Rela ted S tud ies (9 c red i ts ) Upper -d i v i s i on cou rsework w i t h t he I t a l i an - - Re la ted S tud ies a t t r i bu te , such as : A R T H 3 0 2 0 C h r i s t i a n I c o n o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 3 4 0 0 - A r t o f P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s 3 A R T H 3 5 0 0 - E r l y R e n a i s s a n c e A r t & C u l t u r e 3 A R T H 3 5 1 0 - H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t / I t a l y : A d v 3 A R T H 3 6 0 0 - I t a l i a n B a r o q u e A r t 3 A R T H 4 5 2 0 - R e n a i s s a n c e W o m e n a n d A r t 3 A S T D 3 0 1 0 - E t h n i c G r o u p s i n t h e U . S . 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 - T h e M i d d l e A g e s 11 0 0 t o 1 4 5 0 3 H I S T 3 0 9 0 - T h e A g e o f R e n a i s s a n c e 3 H I S T 3 1 5 0 - E u r o p e s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 4 0 0 - I t a l y : 9 0 0 - 1 8 6 0 3 H I S T 3 4 1 0 - I t a l y : 1 8 6 0 - P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 7 3 0 - D a i l y L i f e i n E a r l y M o d E u r o p e 3 L L C 3 2 5 0 - M i g r a n t s a n d B o r d e r s o n S c r e e n : T h e C i n e m a 3 M U S C 3 3 0 0 - H i s t o r y o f M u s i c I 3 M U S C 3 3 1 0 - H i s t o r y o f M u s i c I I 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 - M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 S PA N 4 11 0 - L a n g u a g e a n d L i n g u i s t i c s 3 S PA N 4 1 3 0 - S e c o n d L a n g u a g e A c q u i s i t i o n 3 T H E O 3 3 7 0 - Te a c h e r s i n M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 W G S T 3 3 0 0 - I n t e r c u l t u r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

NOTE: S tudents who beg in the i r s tudy o f I t a l i an a t SLU above the 3010 l eve l must comple te an add i t iona l course o r courses a t the 4000 l eve l to fu l f i l l the 30 c red i ts requ i red fo r the ma jor.

Continuation Standards A l l I t a l i an S tud ies ma jo r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he ma jo r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Program Highlights His to r i ca l , cu l t u ra l , economic and po l i t i ca l r e l a t i ons be tween t he Amer i cas have made La t i n Amer i can S tud ies an impo r t an t f i e l d o f i nqu i r y f o r numerous d i sc i p l i nes . The re l evance o f La t i n Amer i can S tud ies con t i nues t o i nc rease due t o t he impo r tance o f La t in Amer i ca f o r t he Un i t ed S ta tes and t he g row ing i n f l uence o f t he H i span i c popu la t i on i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes . La t i n Amer i ca i s g row ing i n g l oba l s t r a t eg i c impo r t ance wh i l e r ema in i ng a r eg i on o f d i ve r se oppo r t un i t i es and cha l l enges . The economic g row th o f t he r eg i on has been sus ta i ned i n t he pas t decade , and t oday B raz i l and Mex i co rep resen t two o f t he l a rges t economies i n t he wo r l d . Mo reove r, La t i n Amer i ca has 15 pe rcen t o f t he wo r l d ’s o i l r ese r ves , l a rge s t ocks o f m ine ra l s , a qua r t e r o f i t s a rab le l and and a t h i r d o f i t s f r esh wa te r — a l l t hese vas t r esou rces o f s t r a t eg i c and v i t a l impo r t ance o f f e r t he oppo r t un i t y f o r La t i n Amer i ca t o deve lop i t s po ten t i a l t o become t he wo r l d ’s l a rges t p rov i de r o f f ood , ene rgy and wa te r.


+ The SLU I t a l i an s t ud i es p rog ram i s t he on l y


i n t e r /mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y p rog ram i n t he Grea te r S t . Lou i s a rea .

+ The SLU I t a l i an s t ud i es p rog ram o f f e r s more s t udy ab road op t i ons i n I t a l y t han any l anguage p rog ram i n t he Grea te r S t . Lou i s a rea . Fo r examp le , Rome , t he cap i t a l ; sma l l , qua in t Asco l i P i ceno ; t he beau t i f u l Ama l f i coas t i n So r ren to and med ieva l un i ve r s i t y c i t y Bo logna .

+ The SLU I t a l i an s t ud i es p rog ram i s un i que w i t h i t s s t r ong emphas i s on soc i a l j us t i ce , i n t e r cu l t u ra l compe tence and g l oba l c i t i zensh ip .

Curriculum Overview The La t i n Amer i can S tud i es p rog ram a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o f f e r s a se r i es o f cou rses i n economics , h i s t o r y, po l i t i ca l s c i ence , bus i ness , soc i o l ogy, pub l i c hea l t h , c r im ina l j us t i ce , t heo logy as we l l as l anguages , l i t e ra tu res and cu l t u re s t ud i es des i gned t o engage s tuden t s w i t h La t i n Amer i ca . The p rog ram exposes s tuden t s t o t he me thods , ma te r i a l s and t oo l s o f seve ra l academic a reas t ha t , w i t h c l ose men to r i ng , enab le t hem to do t he i r wo rk f r om an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y pe rspec t i ve , cu lm ina t i ng i n t he sen io r i nqu i r y cou rse f o r t he La t i n Amer i can S tud ies deg ree op t i ons .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Comp le t i on o f one semes te r ab road and comp le t i on o f a t l eas t 70 hou rs o f commun i t y se r v i ce du r i ng t he semes te r i n La t i n Amer i ca i n coo rd i na t i on w i t h t he p rog ram d i r ec to r o r La t i n Amer i can S tud ies men to r i s a l so r equ i r ed f o r t he ma jo r.

Careers Whi l e a s t r ong command o f Span i sh w i l l make s t uden t s an exce l l en t j ob cand ida te i n t he U .S . j ob marke t , t he p rog ram a l so p repa res g radua tes t o wo rk i n La t i n Amer i can o f f i ces w i t h i n gove rnmen t agenc ies , nonp ro f i t s and NGOs . I t i s a l so he lp fu l when en te r i ng t he f i e l ds o f i n t e rna t i ona l t r ade and f i nance , f o re i gn se r v i ce , i n t e rna t i ona l l aw, immig ra t i on s t ud i es , j ou rna l i sm and H i span i c med ia and commun i ca t i ons .



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden t s who have a t t emp ted

f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’ s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.





Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho l a r sh i ps and f i nanc ia l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) L A S 3 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 H I S T 3 1 7 0 H i s t o r y o f C o l o n i a l L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 L A S 4 9 6 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y 3


TOTAL CREDITS: 33

Non-Course Requirements Comp le t i on o f one semes te r i n a La t i n Amer i can coun t r y.

Comp le t i on o f a t l eas t 70 c red i t s o f commun i t y se r v i ce du r i ng t he semes te r i n La t i n Amer i ca i n coo rd i na t i on w i t h t he P rog ram D i rec to r o r LAS men to r.

Continuation Standards A l l La t i n Amer i can S tud ies ma jo r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he ma jo r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RUSSIAN STUDIES Program Highlights Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y has t augh t Russ i an s t ud i es f o r mo re t han 50 yea rs and i s t he on l y i ns t i t u t i on i n t he g rea te r S t . Lou i s r eg i on t ha t p rov i des a ma jo r i n Russ ian s t ud i es .

Russ i a i s o f t en i n t he news because o f scanda lous behav io r—Olymp i c scanda l s , i n t e rna t i ona l hack i ng i nc i den t s , i n t e r f e rence i n r eg i ona l and g l oba l con f l i c t s


and sanc t i ons by t he i n t e rna t i ona l commun i t y. Ye t i t r ema ins a l ead ing p l aye r on t he wo r l d s t age . Russ i a cove rs abou t one -e i gh th o f t he wo r l d ' s su r f ace w i t h l ands t ha t a re r i ch i n o i l and m ine ra l s , bo rde rs 14 d i f f e ren t na t i ons (many o f whom were once pa r t o f i t s Emp i re ) and has a s t r ong m i l i t a r y f o r ce w i t h nuc l ea r capab i l i t i e s . S tuden t s who v i s i t Russ i a , howeve r, f i nd t ha t i t s r es i den t s a re conce rned w i t h t he same economic , env i r onmen ta l and secu r i t y i s sues t ha t f ace t he r es t o f t he g l obe .


+ S tuden t s and f acu l t y go on t r i ps t o l oca l s t o res , chu rches and res tau ran t s t o sha re t he i r common i n t e res t i n Russ i an cu l t u ra l immers i on .

+ Russ ian s t ud i es s t uden t s a t SLU a l so pa r t i c i pa te i n i n t ens i ve summer Russ ian p rog rams i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes and s t udy ab road oppo r t un i t i es t ha t i nc l ude a SLU-sponso red p rog ram a t Smo lny Co l l ege t h rough Ba rd Co l l ege , a l l ow ing t hem to f u r t he r imp rove t he i r f l uency.

Curriculum Overview Requ i r i ng 30 c red i t s o f uppe r d i v i s i on cou rses , t he Russ ian ma jo r emphas i zes a commun i ca t i ve l ea rne r -cen te red app roach t o l anguage l ea rn i ng . S tuden t s immerse t hemse l ves i n Russ i an l anguage , l i t e ra tu re , f i lm and cu l t u re by ana l yz i ng a w ide range o f i s sues , a t t end ing cu l t u ra l even t s and conduc t i ng d i g i t a l r esea rch f o r i ndependen t p ro j ec t s .

As a concen t ra t i on , Russ i an S tud ies r ema ins popu la r, pa r t i cu l a r l y due t o i t s p rom inen t con t r i bu t i ons t o t he a r t s and sc i ences . S tuden t s w i l l l ea rn abou t such w r i t e r s as Fedo r Dos toevsky, Lev To l s t oy and An ton Chekhov ; f amous exp lo re r s V i t us Be r i ng and Yu r i Gaga r i n ; i nnova t i ons made by M i kha i l Lomonosov, Dmi t r i Mende leev and I van Pav lov ; c l ass i ca l mus i c i ans Pe t r Tcha i kovsky and I go r S t rav i nsky and t a l en ted a r t i s t s such as M i kha i l Ba ryshn i kov and Marc Chaga l l .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o i n t eg ra te t he i r s t udy o f Russ ian w i t h a va r i e t y o f f i e l ds—chemis t r y, b i o l ogy, l i t e ra tu re , t hea te r, t heo logy, bus i ness , l aw and h i s t o r y—to p repa re f o r f u t u re ca ree rs i n i n t e l l i gence , t he non -p ro f i t sec to r, j ou rna l i sm and med i c i ne . Russ ian S tud ies co l l abo ra tes w i t h o the r p rog rams i n t he Depa r tmen ts o f Eng l i sh , H i s t o r y, Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence and Theo l og i ca l S tud i es t o deve l op i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y cou rses w i t h Russ i an - re l a ted con ten t so t ha t s t uden t s can deve lop t he i r i n t e res t s i n t hese academic d i sc i p l i nes , as we l l .

Careers The re i s an i nc reas i ng demand f o r Russ i an expe r t s i n seve ra l expand ing f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng compu te r sc i ence and cybe r secu r i t y, as we l l as many oppo r t un i t i es ava i l ab l e i n t he S t . Lou i s r eg i on f o r Russ ian s t ud i es s t uden t s t o s t udy, t each and vo l un tee r.

Fo rmer SLU s tuden t s have ea rned p rom i nen t scho la r sh i ps (Fu lb r i gh t , STARTALK and C r i t i ca l Languages ) and have advanced t o l ead ing g radua te

p rog rams i n Russ ian and Eas t Eu ropean s tud i es , d i p l omacy, l aw, soc i a l wo rk , med i c i ne and po l i t i ca l s c i ence a t p rom inen t i ns t i t u t i ons ac ross t he coun t r y. G radua tes have been h i r ed by f ede ra l o r i n t e l l i gence agenc ies , non -p ro f i t s and co rpo ra te i ns t i t u t i ons .

G radua tes i n Russ i an s t ud i es f r om Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y wo rk i n a w ide r ange o f bus i nesses and o rgan i za t i ons , i nc l ud i ng :

+ The U .S . A rmed Fo rces , NASA, t he NSA, t he C IA and o the r m i l i t a r y i n t e l l i gence and f ede ra l agenc ies

+ P r i va te bus i nesses such as M i c roso f t , De l t a , Reebok , Fo rd , AT&T, Avon and Hew le t t -Packa rd

+ Nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons such as Amnes t y I n t e rna t i ona l , G reen Cross , I n t e rna t i ona l Rese t t l emen t Agenc ies , Peace Co rps , IREX, ACTR/ACCELS and Mo the r and Ch i l d Teache rs o f Russ ian i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes , Russ ia and Eas te rn Eu rope

+ S lav i c l i b ra r i ans







Fo r p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps ,


app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Language Component ( 6 c red i ts ) R U S S 3 0 1 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y I 3 R U S S 3 0 2 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i n R u s s I I 3 R U S S 3 0 5 0 R u s s i a n C o n v e r s a t i o n 3

4000 - l eve l Russ ian Course (3 c red i ts ) R U S S 4 0 1 0 F l u e n c y i n R u s s i a n 3 R U S S 4 1 5 0 To p i c s i n R u s s i a n G r a m m a r 3 R U S S 4 2 0 0 To p i c s i n R u s s i a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 R U S S 4 4 0 0 P r a g m a t i c s o f C o n v e r s a t i o n 3

Cul tu ra l Component ( 3 c red i ts ) R U S S 3 2 5 0 R u s s i a F r o m P e t e r t o P u t i n : I m p e r i a l , S o v i e t , a n d P o s t - S o v i e t C u l t u r e 3

Pol i t i ca l Sc ience Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 5 3 0 S o v i e t a n d P o s t S o v i e t P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 5 0 0 R u s s i a n P o l i t i c a l C u l t u r e 3

His tory Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) H I S T 3 2 8 0 R u s s i a t o 1 9 0 5 3 H I S T 3 2 9 0 R u s s i a n H i s t o r y S i n c e 1 9 0 5 3

Phi losophy Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 R U S S 4 5 1 0 T h e R u s s i a n O r t h o d o x 3

L i te ra tu re and F i lm f rom the 19 th -Century ( 3 c red i ts ) R U S S 3 2 0 0 S a i n t s a n d S i n n e r s i n R u s s i a n L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m : 1 9 c . 3 R U S S 3 3 2 0 D o s t o e v s k y T h r o u g h t h e C e n t u r i e s 3

L i te ra tu re and F i lm f rom the 20 th -Century ( 3 c red i ts ) R U S S 3 3 5 0 C h e k h o v a s D r a m a t i s t 3 R U S S 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s w i t h r e l a t e d c o u r s e m a t e r i a l 3

Elec t i ve Component ( 3 c red i ts ) R U S S 2 2 2 0 R u s s i a n C u l t u r e & C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 R U S S 3 0 5 0 R u s s i a n C o n v e r s a t i o n 3 R U S S 3 0 7 0 S c i e n t i f i c R u s s i a n 3 R U S S 3 2 0 0 S a i n t s & S i n n e r s i n R u s s i a n L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m : 1 9 t h C . 3 R U S S 3 2 5 0 R u s s i a f o r P e t e r t o P u t i n 3 R U S S 3 3 2 0 D o s t o e v s k y T h r o u g h t h e A g e s 3 R U S S 3 3 3 0 L e v To l s t o y : W r i t e r , S o l d i e r , L o v e r , A c t i v i s t 3 R U S S 3 3 5 0 C h e k h o v a s D r a m a t i s t 3 R U S S 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 0 - 3 R U S S 4 11 0 L a n g u a g e a n d L i n g u i s t i c s 3 R U S S 4 4 0 0 P r a g m a t i c s & C o n v e r s a t i o n 3 R U S S 4 5 1 0 T h e R u s s i a n O r t h o d o x 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Continuation Standards A l l Russ i an S tud ies ma jo r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he ma jo r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH Program Highlights

+ The Span i sh p rog ram a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y p repa res s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs t ha t r equ i r e p ro f i c i ency i n Span i sh o r f o r g radua te wo rk i n Span i sh .

+ The Span i sh p rog ram a t SLU o f f e r s exc i t i ng c l asses i n Span i sh l anguage , Span i sh l i ngu i s t i c s , Span i sh f o r spec i f i c f i e l ds as we l l as Span i sh l i t e ra tu re , f i lm and cu l t u re . Mos t s t uden t s s t udy ab road i n p rog rams a l l ove r Spa in ( t he Mad r i d campus ) and La t i n Amer i ca (Ecuado r, Pe ru , Ch i l e , Mex i co and many more ) .

+ Span i sh i s t he second mos t used l anguage i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes , spoken a t home by more t han 50 m i l l i on peop le . Span i sh i s spoken a round t he wo r l d , by more t han 460 m i l l i on speake rs on f ou r con t i nen t s and i n 21 coun t r i es . I t i s one o f t he s i x o f f i c i a l l anguages o f t he Un i t ed Na t i ons and one o f t he o f f i c i a l l anguages o f t he Eu ropean Un ion .

+ Based on t he g row th o f t he H i span i c popu la t i on and t he i nc rease o f Span i sh - speake rs wo r l dw ide , b i l i ngua l Eng l i sh /Span i sh ab i l i t y and c ross - cu l t u ra l unde rs tand ing a re va l ued asse t s w i t h i n a l l f i e l ds bu t espec ia l l y so w i t h i n t he bus i ness wo r l d , hea l t h ca re f i e l ds , gove rnmen t , educa t i on , cu l t u ra l as we l l as i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es , soc i a l wo rk and l aw en fo r cemen t . I n add i t i on , i t i s r epo r t ed t he need f o r f o re i gn l anguage t eache rs w i l l i n c rease 20 pe rcen t ove r t he nex t 10 yea rs i n t he US .

Curriculum Overview The bache l o r ’ s deg ree i n Span i sh concen t ra tes on advanced l anguage t r a i n i ng as we l l as cu l t u ra l and l i t e ra r y s t ud i es .

I n o rde r t o p romo te cu l t u ra l awa reness conce rn i ng Span i sh and H i span i c i s sues , t he depa r tmen t r egu la r l y o rgan i zes ex t r acu r r i cu l a r ac t i v i t i es . These ac t i v i t i es r ange f r om mov ie n i gh t s , cu l t u ra l t a l ks , soc i a l se r v i ce wo rkshops and dance demons t ra t i ons t o d i nne rs and pa r t i es .

The annua l g radua te and unde rg radua te depa r tmen t o f l anguages , l i t e ra tu res , and cu l t u res s t uden t sympos ium a t t r ac t s more t han 100 pa r t i c i pan t s f r om l oca l and ne ighbo r i ng un i ve r s i t i es . Th i s i n t e l l ec tua l f o rum p rov i des uppe r - l eve l Span i sh s t uden t s i ns i gh t i n t o c r i t i ca l r esea rch and l i f e i n academia . Span i sh ma jo r s who choose t o w r i t e a sen io r t hes i s p resen t t he i r wo rk a t t h i s even t .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities At t he Language Lab Cen te r, a l l s t uden t s have access t o a w ide r ange o f mu l t imed ia t echno logy des igned t o enhance t he deve lopmen t o f l anguage and cu l t u ra l p ro f i c i ency. These i nc l ude l i ve sa te l l i t e t r ansm iss i ons w i t h news b roadcas t s ; i n t e rac t i ve v i deo , f i lm and mu l t imed ia ; and a va r i e t y o f compu te r p rog rams .

The p rog ram encou rages a l l s t uden t s ma j o r i ng i n Span i sh t o spend one yea r a t t he campus i n Mad r i d , Spa in . Bes i des t he t r ad i t i ona l cou rses i n Span i sh l anguage , cu l t u re and l i t e ra tu re , s t uden t s a t t he Mad r i d campus may se l ec t f r om a w ide va r i e t y o f o f f e r i ngs i n t he human i t i es , soc i a l s c i ences and na tu ra l s c i ences .


Many cou rses a re t augh t i n Eng l i sh as we l l . Th i s expe r i ence ab road has p roven t o be an i nva l uab le asse t i n compe t i ng f o r ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es .

Careers A Span i sh ma j o r i s a va l uab l e asse t f o r a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs , espec ia l l y when s tuden t s comb ine t he i r Span i sh s t ud i es w i t h a second ma jo r. The rap i d l y evo l v i ng po l i t i ca l c l ima te and t he i n t e rna t i ona l ma rke tp l ace make know ledge o f l anguages and cu l t u res espec ia l l y des i r ab l e . Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y s t uden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o comp le te an i n t e rnsh ip t ha t u t i l i zes t he i r know ledge o f t he Span i sh l anguage a t o ne o f t he many bus i nesses , compan ies o r commun i t y ou t r each f ac i l i t i e s

The ma j o r i n Span i sh , comp l emen ted by a second ma j o r such as i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es , un i que l y qua l i f i e s s t uden t s t o compe te i n ca ree rs w i t h an i n t e rna t i ona l o r i en ta t i on . G radua tes may pu rsue ca ree rs i n i n t e rna t i ona l l aw, bus i ness , economics , gove rnmen t wo rk , f o re i gn se r v i ce o r sc i en t i f i c r esea rch .







Fo r p r i o r i t y cons ide ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .

Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho l a r sh i ps and f i nanc i a l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) S PA N 3 0 1 0 W r i t t e n C o m m . 3 S PA N 3 0 2 0 O r a l C o m m . 3 S PA N 3 0 3 0 A d v a n c e d W r i t t e n C o m m . 3 S PA N 3 0 4 0 A d v a n c e d O r a l C o m m . 3 S PA N 4 2 0 0 I n t r o . t o H i s p a n i c L i t . 3 S PA N 4 9 6 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y 0

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) S PA N 4 0 0 0 A d v a n c e d S p a n i s h G r a m m a r 3 S PA N 4 0 5 0 S p a n i s h P h o n e t i c s & P h o n o l o g y 3 S PA N 4 0 9 0 S p a n i s h S o c i o l i n g u i s t i c s 3 S PA N 4 11 0 L a n g u a g e & L i n g u i s t i c s 3 S PA N 4 1 3 0 L a n g u a g e A c q u i s i t i o n 3 S PA N 4 1 6 0 B u s . & P r o f e s s i o n a l S p a n i s h 3 S PA N 4 1 9 0 T h r e e i n O n e : T h e H i s p a n i c E x p e r i e n c e 3 S PA N 4 2 4 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n S h o r t S t o r y 3 S PA N 4 2 6 0 L a t . A m e r i c a n “ M o d e r n i s m ” 3 S PA N 4 2 7 0 C o n t e m p . L a t . A m e r i c a n P o e t r y 3 S PA N 4 2 8 0 E a r l y L a t . A m e r i c a n N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 2 9 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 3 1 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 3 2 0 T h e A f r i c a n E x p e r i e n c e i n S p a n i s h A m e r i c a 3 S PA N 4 3 3 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n N o v e l A f t e r 1 9 7 0 3 S PA N 4 3 5 0 C o u n t e r H e g e m o n y D i s c o u r s e s 3 S PA N 4 3 6 0 W o m e n ’ s L i t e r a t u r e i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 S PA N 4 3 7 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e & F i l m 3 S PA N 4 3 8 0 S t e r e o t y p e s i n L a t i n A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 S PA N 4 4 0 0 S t r a n g e r s i n a F a m i l i a r L a n d 3 S PA N 4 5 2 0 F r o m W e s t S i d e S t o r y t o H i p H o p 3 S PA N 4 5 6 0 D o n Q u i x o t e 3 S PA N 4 5 9 0 S p a n i s h J e w r y i n S p a i n a n d i n t h e D i a s p o r a 3 S PA N 4 6 1 0 S p a n i s h R o m a n t i c i s m 3 S PA N 4 6 2 0 1 9 t h C . S p a n i s h N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 6 3 0 N a r r a t i v e o f t h e S p a n i s h C i v i l W a r 3 S PA N 4 6 6 0 G e n e r a t i o n o f 9 8 3 S PA N 4 6 7 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h T h o u g h t 3 S PA N 4 6 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h S h o r t S t o r y 3 S PA N 4 7 0 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h P o e t r y 3 S PA N 4 7 1 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 7 2 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 7 4 0 P e n i n s u l a r S p a n i s h P o e t r y 1 9 6 5 - P r e s e n t 3 S PA N 4 7 5 0 S p a n i s h N o v e l a f t e r 1 9 7 0 3 S PA N 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m 3 S PA N 4 7 7 0 S p a n i s h W o m e n P o e t s 3 S PA N 4 7 9 0 S p a n i s h C u l t u r e & C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 S PA N 4 8 2 0 T h e S h o r t S t o r y i n M e d i e v a l S p a i n 3 S PA N 4 8 3 0 S p a n i s h M e d i e v a l M a s t e r p i e c e s 3 S PA N 4 8 4 0 L o v e i n t h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 S PA N 4 8 5 0 1 6 t h a n d 1 7 t h C . S p a n i s h P r o s e 3 S PA N 4 9 0 0 B e t w e e n Te a r s & L a u g h t e r : G e n d e r S t e r e o t y p e s i n S p a n i s h C a r t o o n s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

NOTE: S tudents who beg in the i r s tudy o f Span ish a t SLU above the 3010 l eve l must comple te an add i t iona l course o r courses a t the 4000 l eve l to fu l f i l l the 30 c red i ts requ i red fo r the ma jor.

Continuation Standards A l l cou rses f o r t he Span i sh ma jo r mus t be comp le ted w i t h g rade o f C o r be t t e r.


MINOR IN CHINESE Program Requirements Studen t s who beg in t he i r s t udy o f Ch inese a t SLU above t he 1010 l eve l mus t comp le te an add i t i ona l cou rse o r cou rses i n Ch inese t o f u l f i l l t he 18 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he m ino r.

Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) C H I N 1 0 1 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g I n C h i n e s e I 3 C H I N 1 0 2 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g I n C h i n e s e I I 3 C H I N 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e C h i n e s e I 3 C H I N 2 0 2 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e C h i n e s e I I 3 C H I N 3 0 1 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f C h i n e s e I 3 C H I N 3 0 2 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f C h i n e s e I I 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards A l l Ch inese m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he ma jo r /m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

MINOR IN FRENCH Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) F R E N 3 0 1 0 D i s c o v e r i n g t h e F r e n c h - S p e a k i n g W o r l d 3 F R E N 3 0 2 0 Te x t , Vo i c e & S e l f - E x p r e s s i o n 3 F R E N 3 0 3 0 2 1 s t - C e n t u r y F r a n c e 3 F R E N 3 0 4 0 S o c i e t y , N a t i o n & t h e A r t s i n P r e - R e v o l u t i o n a r y F r a n c e 3

Elec t i ve Courses (6 Cred i ts ) F R E N 3 2 5 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y F r e n c h C u l t u r e 3 F R E N 4 11 0 L a n g u a g e & L i n g u i s t i c s 3 F R E N 4 1 6 0 F r e n c h f o r t h e P r o f e s s i o n a l 3 F R E N 4 1 7 0 F r e n c h a n d t h e S c i e n c e s 3 F R E N 4 1 8 0 F r e n c h a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s 3 F R E N 4 2 0 0 P e r c e i v i n g o t h e r U S a n d F r a n c e 3 F R E N 4 2 2 0 F r e n c h & F r a n c o p h o n e M e d i a 3 F R E N 4 2 9 0 W o m e n a n d G l o b a l I s s u e s 3 F R E N 4 3 0 0 M a s c u l i n / F é m i n i n 3 F R E N 4 3 1 0 C o n t e m p . W o m e n W r i t e r s i n F r a n c e & Q u e b e c 3 F R E N 4 3 2 0 F r e n c h S h o r t S t o r y 3 F R E N 4 3 3 0 S t u d i e s i n F r e n c h P r o s e : R a b e l a i s t h r o u g h 1 7 t h C . 3 F R E N 4 3 4 0 S t u d i e s i n 1 8 t h C . F r e n c h P r o s e 3 F R E N 4 3 5 0 S t u d i e s i n 1 9 t h C . N o v e l 3 F R E N 4 3 6 0 P a r i s i n 1 9 t h C . L i t . 3 F R E N 4 3 9 0 S t u d i e s i n 2 0 t h C . F r e n c h P r o s e 3 F R E N 4 4 1 0 F r e n c h P o e t r y : O r i g i n s t h r o u g h 1 8 t h C . 3 F R E N 4 4 2 0 F r e n c h P o e t r y : R o m a n t i c i s m t o B a u d e l a i r e 3 F R E N 4 4 4 0 F r e n c h P o e t r y : S y m b o l i s t t o P r e s e n t 3 F R E N 4 5 1 0 E a r l y M o d e r n F r e n c h T h e a t r e 3 F R E N 4 5 2 0 F r e n c h D r a m a : 1 8 t h C . t o t h e R o m a n t i c s 3 F R E N 4 5 4 0 F r e n c h D r a m a : 2 0 t h C . 3 F R E N 4 6 1 0 F r e n c h C i n e m a 3 F R E N 4 6 2 0 T h e P r o s e L i t e r a t u r e o f Q u e b e c 3 F R E N 4 6 3 0 T h e m e s i n F r e n c h o r F r a n c o p h o n e L i t . 3 F R E N 4 6 4 0 S t u d i e s i n F r a n c o p h o n e L i t . 3 F R E N 4 6 5 0 F r e n c h C i n e m a I I : 8 0 s - 9 0 s 3 F R E N 4 6 6 0 N a t i o n , I d e n t i t y & C u l t u r e 3 F R E N 4 6 7 0 P o s t - c o l o n i a l i s m & V i o l e n c e 3 F R E N 4 7 0 0 L o v e a n d H o n o r i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r a n c e 3 F R E N 4 7 1 0 W o m e n a n d W r i t i n g i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r . 3 F R E N 4 8 5 0 S e m i n a r o n M o l i è r e 3

F R E N 4 8 7 0 E x o t i c i s m i n F r e n c h L i t e r a t u r e 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

NOTE: S tudents who beg in the i r s tudy o f F rench a t SLU above the 3010 l eve l must comple te an add i t iona l course o r courses a t the 4000 l eve l to fu l f i l l the 18 c red i ts requ i red fo r the minor.

Continuation Standards A l l F rench m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

MINOR IN GERMAN STUDIES Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) G R 3 0 1 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y i n G e r m a n I 3 G R 3 0 2 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y i n G e r m a n I I 3 G R 3 2 0 0 G e r m a n C u l t u r e S t u d i e s I 3 G R 3 2 5 0 G e r m a n C u l t u r e S t u d i e s I I 3

4000 - l eve l German E lec t i ve ( 3 c red i ts ) G R 4 0 1 0 F l u e n c y i n G e r m a n 3 G R 4 1 5 0 B e r l i n 3 G R 4 2 0 0 M o d e r n G e r m a n P r o s e 3 G R 4 2 5 0 B u s i n e s s G e r m a n 3 G R 4 3 5 0 G e r m a n F i l m 3 G R 4 5 0 0 M e d i e v a l G e r m a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 G R 4 6 5 0 W o l f r a m ’ s P a r z i v a l : G e n d e r , R a c e a n d O t h e r n e s s 3 G R 4 7 0 0 : W e i m a r R e p u b l i c 3 G R 4 7 5 0 T h e G e r m a n P r e s s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

NOTE: S tudents who beg in the i r s tudy o f German a t SLU above the 3010 l eve l must comple te an add i t iona l course o r courses a t the 4000 l eve l to fu l f i l l the 15 c red i ts requ i red fo r the minor.

Continuation Standards A l l Ge rman S tud ies m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r

MINOR IN GREEK Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) G K 1 0 1 0 R e a d i n g G r e e k I 3 G K 1 0 2 0 R e a d i n g G r e e k I I 3 G K 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G r e e k L a n g & L i t 3

Elec t i ve Courses (9 Cred i ts ) Studen t s a l so t ake 9 c red i t s o f cou rses e i t he r 3000 -l eve l o r h i ghe r i n Greek w i t h t he Greek a t t r i bu te . Examp les o f such cou rses , wh i ch a re common l y t augh t , a re : G K 4 3 6 0 X e n o p h o n 3 G K 4 5 2 0 S o p h o c l e s 3 G K 4 5 6 0 E u r i p i d e s 3 G K 4 6 0 0 R e a d i n g s i n P l a t o 3 G K 4 6 1 0 T h e G r e e k O r a t o r s 3


TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n Greek mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses requ i r ed f o r t he ma jo r.

MINOR IN LATIN Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) L AT N 1 0 1 0 R e a d i n g L a t i n I 3 L AT N 1 0 2 0 R e a d i n g L a t i n I I 3 L AT N 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m L a t i n : L a n g u a g e & L i t 3

Elec t i ve Courses (9 Cred i ts ) Studen t s a l so t ake 9 c red i t s o f cou rses e i t he r 3000-l eve l o r h i ghe r i n La t i n w i t h t he La t i n a t t r i bu te . Examp les o f such cou rses , wh i ch a re common l y t augh t , a re : L AT N 4 0 2 0 R o m a n L e t t e r W r i t e r s 3 L AT N 4 2 3 0 C i c e r o a s E s s a y i s t 3 L AT N 4 2 8 0 R e a d i n g s i n S t . A u g u s t i n e 3 L AT N 4 3 3 0 R e a d i n g s i n S e l e c t H i s t o r i a n s 3 L AT N 4 4 0 0 R e a d i n g s i n O v i d 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n La t i n mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses requ i r ed f o r t he m ino r.

MINOR IN ITALIAN STUDIES Program Requirements Studen t s who beg in t he i r s t udy o f F rench a t SLU above t he 3010 l eve l mus t comp le te an add i t i ona l cou rse o r cou rses a t t he 3000 o r 4000 l eve l t o f u l f i l l t he 18 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t h e m ino r.

Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) I TA L 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e I t a l i a n : L a n g & C u l t u r e 3 I TA L 3 0 1 0 W r i t t e n C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I 3 I TA L 3 0 2 0 O r a l C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I 3 I TA L 3 2 0 0 I t a l i a n C i n e m a 3 I TA L 3 3 0 0 W o m e n a n d G e n d e r i n I t a l y 3 I TA L 3 4 5 0 M a f i a a n d A n t i m a f i a i n I t a l i a n C u l t u r e 3 I TA L 3 5 0 0 E n l i g h t e n i n g Ta l e s : T h e W o r k s o f I t a l o C a l v i n o 3 I TA L 3 5 5 0 M e d i e v a l a n d R e n a i s s a n c e I t a l i a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 I TA L 3 6 0 0 P r e - M o d e r n I t a l i a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 I TA L 3 6 5 0 M o d I t a l i a n C u l t u r e A c r o s s B o r d e r s & C u l t u r e s 3 I TA L 3 7 0 0 M i g r a t i o n a n d M u l t i c u l t u r a l i s m 3 I TA L 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 1 - 3 I TA L 4 0 1 0 W r i t t e n C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I I 3 I TA L 4 0 2 0 O r a l C o m m . i n I t a l i a n I I 3 I TA L 4 2 0 0 D a n t e ' s D i v i n e C o m e d y 3 I TA L 4 3 5 0 T h e m e s i n I t a l i a n L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y 3 I TA L 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 1 - 3

Rela ted S tud ies (6 c red i ts ) Upper -d i v i s i on cou rsework w i t h t he I t a l i an - - Re la ted S tud ies a t t r i bu te , such as : A R T H 3 0 2 0 C h r i s t i a n I c o n o g r a p h y 3 A R T H 3 4 0 0 - A r t o f P i l g r i m a g e a n d C r u s a d e s 3

A R T H 3 5 0 0 - E r l y R e n a i s s a n c e A r t & C u l t u r e 3 A R T H 3 5 1 0 - H i g h R e n a i s s a n c e A r t / I t a l y : A d v 3 A R T H 3 6 0 0 - I t a l i a n B a r o q u e A r t 3 A R T H 4 5 2 0 - R e n a i s s a n c e W o m e n a n d A r t 3 A S T D 3 0 1 0 - E t h n i c G r o u p s i n t h e U . S . 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 - T h e M i d d l e A g e s 11 0 0 t o 1 4 5 0 3 H I S T 3 0 9 0 - T h e A g e o f R e n a i s s a n c e 3 H I S T 3 1 5 0 - E u r o p e s i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 4 0 0 - I t a l y : 9 0 0 - 1 8 6 0 3 H I S T 3 4 1 0 - I t a l y : 1 8 6 0 - P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 7 3 0 - D a i l y L i f e i n E a r l y M o d E u r o p e 3 L L C 3 2 5 0 - M i g r a n t s a n d B o r d e r s o n S c r e e n : T h e C i n e m a 3 M U S C 3 3 0 0 - H i s t o r y o f M u s i c I 3 M U S C 3 3 1 0 - H i s t o r y o f M u s i c I I 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 - M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 S PA N 4 11 0 - L a n g u a g e a n d L i n g u i s t i c s 3 S PA N 4 1 3 0 - S e c o n d L a n g u a g e A c q u i s i t i o n 3 T H E O 3 3 7 0 - Te a c h e r s i n M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 W G S T 3 3 0 0 - I n t e r c u l t u r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards A l l I t a l i an S tud ies m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) L A S 3 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 H I S T 3 1 7 0 H i s t o r y o f C o l o n i a l L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 8 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 L A S 4 9 6 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y 3


TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Non-Course Requirements Comp le t i on o f one semes te r ab road as desc r i bed f o r t he ma jo r.

Comp le t i on o f a t l eas t 40 c red i t s o f commun i t y se r v i ce du r i ng t he semes te r i n La t i n Amer i ca .

Continuation Standards A l l La t i n Amer i can S tud ies m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he ma jo r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he ma jo r.

MINOR IN RUSSIAN STUDIES Program Requirements Requ i red Course R U S S 3 2 0 0 S a i n t s a n d S i n n e r s i n R u s s i a n L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m : 1 9 c . 3

Russ ian Language (6 c red i ts ) S e l e c t t w o o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : R U S S 3 0 1 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i c i e n c y I 3 R U S S 3 0 2 0 O r a l & W r i t t e n P r o f i n R u s s I I 3 R U S S 3 0 5 0 R u s s i a n C o n v e r s a t i o n 3 Elec t i ve Courses (6 Cred i ts ) S e l e c t t w o o f t h e f o l l o w i n g ( a t l e a s t 3 c r e d i t s m u s t b e a t t h e


4 X X X l e v e l ) : R U S S 3 2 5 0 R u s s i a F r o m P e t e r t o P u t i n : I m p e r i a l , S o v i e t , a n d P o s t - S o v i e t C u l t u r e 3 R U S S 3 3 2 0 D o s t o e v s k y T h r o u g h t h e C e n t u r i e s R U S S 3 3 3 0 L e v To l s t o y : W r i t e r , S o l d i e r , L o v e r , A c t i v i s t 3 R U S S 3 3 5 0 C h e k h o v a s D r a m a t i s t : P e r f o r m a n c e , A d a p t a t i o n s , a n d I n t e r m e d i a l T r a n s p o s i t i o n s 3 R U S S 3 4 4 0 A r t , M e d i a , & P o w e r i n P o s t - S o v i e t R u s s i a 3 R U S S 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 1 - 3 R U S S 4 4 0 0 P r a g m a t i c s & C o n v e r s a t i o n 3 R U S S 4 5 1 0 T h e R u s s i a n O r t h o d o x 3 H I S T 3 2 9 0 R u s s i a n H i s t o r y S i n c e 1 9 0 5 3 P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

Continuation Standards A l l Russ i an S tud ies m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

MINOR IN SPANISH Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) S PA N 3 0 1 0 W r i t t e n C o m m . 3 S PA N 3 0 2 0 O r a l C o m m . 3 S PA N 3 0 3 0 A d v a n c e d W r i t t e n C o m m . 3 S PA N 3 0 4 0 A d v a n c e d O r a l C o m m . 3 S PA N 4 2 0 0 I n t r o . t o H i s p a n i c L i t . 3

Elec t i ve Courses (6 Cred i ts ) S PA N 4 0 0 0 A d v a n c e d S p a n i s h G r a m m a r 3 S PA N 4 0 5 0 S p a n i s h P h o n e t i c s & P h o n o l o g y 3 S PA N 4 0 9 0 S p a n i s h S o c i o l i n g u i s t i c s 3 S PA N 4 11 0 L a n g u a g e & L i n g u i s t i c s 3 S PA N 4 1 3 0 L a n g u a g e A c q u i s i t i o n 3 S PA N 4 1 6 0 B u s . & P r o f e s s i o n a l S p a n i s h 3 S PA N 4 1 9 0 T h r e e i n O n e : T h e H i s p a n i c E x p e r i e n c e 3 S PA N 4 2 4 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n S h o r t S t o r y 3 S PA N 4 2 6 0 L a t . A m e r i c a n “ M o d e r n i s m ” 3 S PA N 4 2 7 0 C o n t e m p . L a t . A m e r i c a n P o e t r y 3 S PA N 4 2 8 0 E a r l y L a t . A m e r i c a n N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 2 9 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 3 1 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 3 2 0 T h e A f r i c a n E x p e r i e n c e i n S p a n i s h A m e r i c a 3 S PA N 4 3 3 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n N o v e l A f t e r 1 9 7 0 3 S PA N 4 3 5 0 C o u n t e r H e g e m o n y D i s c o u r s e s 3 S PA N 4 3 6 0 W o m e n ’ s L i t e r a t u r e i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 S PA N 4 3 7 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e & F i l m 3 S PA N 4 3 8 0 S t e r e o t y p e s i n L a t i n A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 S PA N 4 4 0 0 S t r a n g e r s i n a F a m i l i a r L a n d 3 S PA N 4 5 2 0 F r o m W e s t S i d e S t o r y t o H i p H o p 3 S PA N 4 5 6 0 D o n Q u i x o t e 3 S PA N 4 5 9 0 S p a n i s h J e w r y i n S p a i n a n d i n t h e D i a s p o r a 3 S PA N 4 6 1 0 S p a n i s h R o m a n t i c i s m 3 S PA N 4 6 2 0 1 9 t h C . S p a n i s h N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 6 3 0 N a r r a t i v e o f t h e S p a n i s h C i v i l W a r 3 S PA N 4 6 6 0 G e n e r a t i o n o f 9 8 3 S PA N 4 6 7 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h T h o u g h t 3 S PA N 4 6 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h S h o r t S t o r y 3 S PA N 4 7 0 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h P o e t r y 3 S PA N 4 7 1 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h N o v e l 3 S PA N 4 7 2 0 2 0 t h C . S p a n i s h D r a m a 3 S PA N 4 7 4 0 P e n i n s u l a r S p a n i s h P o e t r y 1 9 6 5 - P r e s e n t 3 S PA N 4 7 5 0 S p a n i s h N o v e l a f t e r 1 9 7 0 3 S PA N 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m 3 S PA N 4 7 7 0 S p a n i s h W o m e n P o e t s 3 S PA N 4 7 9 0 S p a n i s h C u l t u r e & C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 S PA N 4 8 2 0 T h e S h o r t S t o r y i n M e d i e v a l S p a i n 3 S PA N 4 8 3 0 S p a n i s h M e d i e v a l M a s t e r p i e c e s 3 S PA N 4 8 4 0 L o v e i n t h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 S PA N 4 8 5 0 1 6 t h a n d 1 7 t h C . S p a n i s h P r o s e 3 S PA N 4 9 0 0 B e t w e e n Te a r s & L a u g h t e r : G e n d e r

S t e r e o t y p e s i n S p a n i s h C a r t o o n s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

NOTE: S tudents who beg in the i r s tudy o f Span ish a t SLU above the 3010 l eve l must comple te an add i t iona l course o r courses a t the 4000 l eve l to fu l f i l l the 18 c red i ts requ i red fo r the minor.

Continuation Standards A l l cou rses f o r t he Span i sh ma jo r mus t be comp le ted w i t h g rade o f C o r be t t e r.

MASTER OF ARTS IN FRENCH Program Highlights The Mas te r o f A r t s (M .A . ) deg ree p rog ram i n F rench o f f e r s a d i ve r se cu r r i cu l um i n F rench l anguage , cu l t u res , and l i t e ra tu res , i nc l ud i ng F rancophone s tud i es , f i lm , and gende r s t ud i es . The Mas te r o f A r t s i s des i gned t o su i t t he needs o f t hose p l ann ing o r a l r eady engaged i n p ro fess i ona l ca ree rs such as t each ing o r i n t e rna t i ona l a f f a i r s . A t t he same t ime , t he p rog ram p rov i des exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r s t ud i es i n F rench beyond t he Mas te r ’s deg ree .

Doub le M.A . Degree Through a pa r t ne r sh i p be tween Sa i n t Lou i s Un i v e r s i t y and t he Un i ve r s i t y o f Po i t i e r s i n F rance , s t uden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o ea rn a doub le deg ree . S tuden t s who success fu l l y comp le te t he p rog ram w i l l r ece i ve bo th a M .A . f r om the Un i ve rs i t y o f Po i t i e r s and a M .A . i n F rench f r om Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

S tuden t s se l ec ted f o r t h i s exc i t i ng exchange p rog ram spend one academic yea r a t each i ns t i t u t i on , s t udy i ng F rench o r compara t i ve l i t e ra tu re , i mage and po l i t i c s . S tuden t s a re se l ec ted du r i ng t he i r f i r s t yea r o f g radua te s t ud i es and mus t app l y and be accep ted sepa ra te l y a t SLU and t he Un i ve rs i t y o f Po i t i e r s .

Curriculum Overview The p rog ram i s su i t ed t o t hose p l ann i ng o r engaged i n p ro fess i ona l ca ree rs such as t each ing o r i n t e rna t i ona l a f f a i r s . A t t he same t ime , t he deg ree p rog ram has a p roven reco rd i n p repa r i ng t hose who e l ec t t o con t i nue t he i r s t ud i es beyond t he M.A . l eve l i n F rench .

Qua l i f i ed s t uden t s may add a g radua te m ino r i n Span i sh t o t he i r M .A . deg ree p rog ram i n F rench . Th i s comb ina t i on can be an a t t r ac t i ve op t i on f o r t hose p repa r i ng t o t each o r wo rk i n an env i r onmen t whe re compe tency i n two Romance l anguages wou ld be an asse t .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities I n o rde r t o ach ieve op t ima l l eve l s o f l i ngu i s t i c and cu l t u ra l p ro f i c i ency i n F rench , s t uden t s may w i sh t o pa r t i c i pa te i n an app roved p rog ram ab road . M .A . s t uden t s have p ro f i t ed f r om cou rsework and cu l t u ra l immers i on i n F rance , i n Québec C i t y (Un i ve rs i t é Lava l ) i n Canada o r a t o t he r un i ve r s i t i es . Qua l i f i ed s t uden t s may add a m ino r i n Span i sh t o t he i r M .A . deg ree i n t he F rench p rog ram.


Oppor tun i t i es f o r p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t i nc l ude pa r t i c i pa t i on i n t he annua l SLU Gradua te S tuden t Sympos ium and SLU on l i ne s t uden t j ou rna l .

Careers Af te r g radua t i ng w i t h a mas te r ’s deg ree i n F rench , s t uden t s m igh t pu rsue a ca ree r as a t eache r, f o re i gn se r v i ce o f f i ce r o r a t r ans l a to r.

Admission Requirements An unde rg radua te ma jo r i n F rench o r t he equ i va l en t .

App l i can t s w i l l be r ev i ewed based on t he i r GPA, TOEFL sco res ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s ) and s tanda rd i zed t es t sco res .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco re o r M i l l e r ’ s Ana l ogy t es t sco re + Résumé + I n t e r v i ew (des i r ed ) + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t + Wr i t i ng samp le i n F rench

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + A comp le ted Dec la ra t i on o f F i nanc i a l Suppo r t



Appl ica t ion Dead l ines Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Feb . 1 f o r t he f a l l semes te r.

The f i na l dead l i ne t o app l y f o r t he f a l l semes te r i s Ju l y 1 f o r U .S . app l i can t s and May 1 f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s . The f i na l dead l i ne t o app l y f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r i s Dec . 1 f o r U .S . app l i can t s and Oc t . 1 f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s .

Rev iew Process The exami n i ng commi t t ee t akes i n t o accoun t each i t em o f t he app l i ca t i on .


Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (3 c red i ts ) F R E N 5 1 0 0 C r i t i c a l W r i t i n g , O r a l E x p r e s s i o n , a n d R e s e a r c h 3

Coursework p r io r to 1900 (9 c red i ts )

Coursework a f te r 1900 (9 c red i ts )


TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Graduate Courses F R E N 5 0 4 0 M e t h o d s a n d Te c h n o l o g y f o r Te a c h i n g F r e n c h 3 F R E N 5 0 7 0 S t u d i e s i n F r a n c o p h o n e C u l t u r e 3 F R E N 5 2 0 0 P e r c e i v i n g O t h e r s 3 F R E N 5 2 2 0 F r e n c h a n d F r a n c o p h o n e M e d i a 3 F R E N 5 2 9 0 W o m e n a n d G l o b a l I s s u e s 3 F R E N 5 3 3 0 F r e n c h “ M o r a l i s t s ” 3 F R E N 5 3 4 0 T h e A g e o f E n l i g h t e n m e n t 3 F R E N 5 3 5 0 S t u d i e s i n 1 9 t h - C e n t u r y F r e n c h N o v e l 3 F R E N 5 3 7 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e F a n t a s t i c 3 F R E N 5 3 9 0 S t u d i e s i n 2 0 t h - C e n t u r y F r e n c h P r o s e 3 F R E N 5 4 1 0 E a r l y M o d e r n F r e n c h P o e t r y 3 F R E N 5 4 2 0 S t u d i e s i n 1 9 t h - C e n t u r y F r e n c h P o e t r y 3 F R E N 5 5 1 0 E a r l y M o d e r n F r e n c h T h e a t e r 3 F R E N 5 5 4 0 S t u d i e s i n 2 0 t h - C e n t u r y F r e n c h T h e a t e r 3 F R E N 5 2 2 0 F r e n c h a n d F r a n c o p h o n e M e d i a 3 F R E N 5 5 5 0 W r i t e r s o f M e m o r y 3 F R E N 5 6 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y W o m e n W r i t e r s i n F r a n c e a n d Q u e b e c 3 F R E N 5 6 1 0 F r e n c h C i n e m a 3 F R E N 5 6 3 0 S t u d i e s i n F r a n c o p h o n e L i t e r a t u r e 3 F R E N 5 6 6 0 N a t i o n , I d e n t i t y a n d C u l t u r e 3 F R E N 5 6 7 0 P o s t c o l o n i a l i s m a n d V i o l e n c e 3 F R E N 5 7 0 0 L o v e & H o n o r i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r a n c e 3 F R E N 5 7 1 0 W o m e n a n d W r i t i n g i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r a n c e 3 F R E N 5 8 5 0 S e m i n a r o n M o l i è r e 3 F R E N 5 8 6 0 T h e W o r l d o f B a u d e l a i r e 3 F R E N 5 8 7 0 E x o t i c i s m i n F r e n c h L i t e r a t u r e 3

Non-Course Requirements A f i na l w r i t t en p ro j ec t t o be app roved by t he g radua te examina t i on commi t t ee o r a w r i t t en comprehens i ve examina t i on .


MASTER OF ARTS IN SPANISH Program Highlights Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ' s g radua te p rog ram i n Span i sh o f f e r s a ho l i s t i c and d i ve r s i f i ed app roach t o t he s t udy o f Span i sh l anguage , H i span i c cu l t u re and l i t e ra tu re , g i v i ng s t uden t s a so l i d , up - t o -da te backg round i n H i span i c s t ud i es and b roaden ing t he i r pe r spec t i ve w i t h i n spec i f i c a reas o f i n t e res t . Cou rse o f f e r i ngs i nc l ude Pen insu la r and La t i n Amer i can l i t e ra tu re and cu l t u re , A f r o -H i span i c l i t e ra tu re , f i lm , a r t , women wr i t e r s , l i ngu i s t i c s and t each ing me thodo log ies .

Curriculum Overview The p rog ram i s su i t ed t o t hose p l ann ing o r a l r eady engaged i n p ro fess i ona l ca ree rs such as t each ing o r i n t e rna t i ona l a f f a i r s and p rov i des exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r doc to ra l s t ud i es .

Deg ree requ i r emen ts i nc l ude 30 c red i t s o f cou rsework , a f i na l w r i t t en examina t i on and a f i na l o ra l examina t i on . Cou rses a re o f f e red yea r - r ound a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ' s campuses i n S t . Lou i s , M i ssou r i , and Mad r i d , Spa in . S tuden t s may f u l f i l l a l l o r pa r t o f t he p rog ram requ i r emen ts on e i t he r campus .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities


The p rog ram i s o f f e red on two campuses : Mad r i d and S t . Lou i s . S tuden t s may f u l f i l l a l l o r pa r t o f t he p rog ram requ i r emen ts on e i t he r campus . S tuden t s w i sh i ng t o comp le te t he p rog ram exc l us i ve l y i n Mad r i d have two op t i ons : t hey may comp le te i t i n t h ree summers ex tendab le t o f i ve , o r t hey may comp le te i t t h rough a comb ina t i on o f summers and t he regu la r sp r i ng and f a l l semes te r s .

Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ' s Mad r i d campus , t he f i r s t f u l l y acc red i t ed U .S . Un i ve r s i t y r ecogn i zed by Span i sh h i ghe r educa t i on au tho r i t i es , has been educa t i ng s t uden t s f o r mo re t han 40 yea rs . I t i s gu i ded by t he same Jesu i t i dea l s and t r ad i t i ons as t he S t . Lou i s campus .

Careers Gradua tes w i t h an M .A . i n Span i sh a re p repa red f o r ca ree rs as t eache rs , f o re i gn se r v i ce o f f i ce r s , t r ans l a to r s o r t r ave l consu l t an t s .

Admission Requirements An unde rg radua te ma jo r i n Span i sh o r t he equ i va l en t .

App l i can t s w i l l be r ev i ewed based on t he i r GPA, TOEFL sco res ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s ) and s tanda rd i zed t es t sco res .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco re o r M i l l e r ’ s Ana l ogy t es t sco re + Résumé + I n t e r v i ew (des i r ed ) + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t + Wr i t i ng samp le i n Span i sh

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + A comp le ted Dec la ra t i on o f F i nanc i a l Suppo r t



Appl ica t ion Dead l ines For p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on o f ass i s t an t sh i ps , s t uden t s mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on f o r t he f a l l semes te r by Feb . 21 , and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Oc t . 31 . I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s shou ld app l y f o r t he f a l l semes te r by May 1 , and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Oc t . 1 .

Rev iew Process The exami n i ng commi t t ee t akes i n t o accoun t each i t em o f t he app l i ca t i on .


Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l

se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements Course requ i rements Of t he t en cou rses r equ i r ed f o r t he deg ree , two mus t be i n t he a rea o f La t i n Amer i can S tud ies , two i n Pen insu la r Span i sh S tud ies , and two i n Teach ing o r L i ngu i s t i c s

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Graduate Courses S PA N 5 0 2 0 S p a n i s h i n t h e W o r l d 3 S PA N 5 0 3 0 S p a n i s h L i n g u i s t i c s 3 S PA N 5 0 4 0 M e t h o d s a n d Te c h n o l o g y f o r t h e Te a c h i n g o f S p a n i s h 3 S PA N 5 0 5 0 S p a n i s h P h o n o l o g y a n d i t s P l a c e i n t h e C l a s s r o o m 3 S PA N 5 0 7 0 S p a n i s h S t y l i s t i c s 3 S PA N 5 0 8 0 L e a r n i n g Te x t s : T r a d i t i o n , A u t h e n t i c i t y a n d V i r t u a l i t y 3 S PA N 5 7 9 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 S PA N 5 1 9 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 S PA N 5 2 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i t e r a r y C r i t i c i s m 3 S PA N 5 2 4 0 S h o r t S t o r i e s : H i s t o r y , H i s t o r i e s 3 S PA N 5 2 6 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n “ M o d e r n i s m o ” 3 S PA N 5 2 7 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o e t r y 3 S PA N 5 2 8 0 E a r l y L a t i n A m e r i c a n N o v e l 3 S PA N 5 2 9 0 B o o m , M a s s M e d i a a n d U t o p i a 3 S PA N 5 3 1 0 W o m e n W r i t i n g W o m e n : L a t i n A m e r i c a n W o m e n P l a y w r i g h t s 3 S PA N 5 3 2 0 T h e A f r i c a n E x p e r i e n c e i n S p a n i s h A m e r i c a 3 S PA N 5 3 3 0 N a r r a t i v e s o n t h e E n d o f U t o p i a s 3 S PA N 5 3 5 0 C o u n t e r H e g e m o n y D i s c o u r s e s 3 S PA N 5 3 6 0 W r i t t e n b y H e r s e l f : L a t i n A m e r i c a n W o m e n W r i t e r s 3 S PA N 5 3 7 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n F i l m 3 S PA N 5 3 8 0 C u l t u r a l S t e r e o t y p e s : L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 S PA N 5 7 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h W o m e n W r i t e r s 3 S PA N 5 8 3 0 T h r e e S p a n i s h L i t e r a r y M a s t e r p i e c e s 3 S PA N 5 5 6 0 D o n Q u i x o t e b y C e r v a n t e s 3 S PA N 5 5 7 0 G o l d e n A g e L y r i c P o e t r y 3 S PA N 5 5 8 0 G o l d e n A g e D r a m a 3 S PA N 5 5 5 0 S p a n i s h J e w r y i n M e d i e v a l S p a i n 3 S PA N 5 6 1 0 N i n e t e e n t h - C e n t u r y P o e t r y a n d D r a m a 3 S PA N 5 6 2 0 N i n e t e e n t h - C e n t u r y N o v e l 3 S PA N 5 6 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h S h o r t S t o r y 3 S PA N 5 7 0 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y P o e t r y 3 S PA N 5 7 1 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y N o v e l 3 S PA N 5 7 2 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y D r a m a 3 S PA N 5 7 3 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a t u r e a n d F i l m 3 S PA N 5 7 4 0 F r o m t h e P o e t r y o f K n o w l e d g e t o t h e P o e t r y o f t h e T u r n o f t h e C e n t u r y 3 S PA N 5 7 5 0 S p a n i s h N o v e l a f t e r 1 9 7 0 3 S PA N 5 7 7 0 C a r p e Ve r b u m : T h e J o u r n e y o f W o m e n P o e t s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a i n 3

Non-Course Requirements A f i na l w r i t t en exam ove r a r ead i ng l i s t and a f i na l o ra l deg ree exam ove r cou rsework .



MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS maths ta t . s l u . edu

LEADERSHIP Bryan C la i r, Ph .D .


Brody Johnson , Ph . D . , Assoc ia te Cha i r

Brad ley Cu r rey, Ph .D . Gradua te D i r ec to r

OVERVIEW I n Ma thema t i cs , t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s a Bache lo r o f A r t s (B .A . ) , Bache lo r o f Sc i ence (B .S . ) , Mas te r o f A r t s (M .A . ) and Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy (Ph . D . ) i n Ma thema t i cs , as we l l as a m ino r i n ma thema t i cs , a m ino r i n eng inee r i ng ma thema t i cs , and a m ino r i n ac tua r i a l ma thema t i cs . The depa r tmen t a l so pa r t i c i pa tes i n a Mas te r o f Sc i ence (M .S . ) p rog ram i n B io i n f o rma t i cs and Compu ta t i ona l B i o l ogy, and i n Acce le ra ted Bache lo r s /Mas te r s p rog rams t ha t comb ine t h i s M .S . deg ree w i t h e i t he r o f t he Bache lo r s o f f e r i ngs .

Facu l t y a re l eade rs i n bo th r esea rch and t each i ng , and s tuden t s go on t o many ca ree r pa ths , i nc l ud i ng bus i ness , i ndus t r y, med i c i ne , gove rnmen t , and educa t i on .

Ma thema t i cs and S ta t i s t i c s cou rses mee t t he needs o f s t uden t s w i t h a w ide va r i e t y o f i n t e res t s . The depa r tmen t o f f e r seve ra l i n t r oduc to r y cou rses t o sa t i s f y t he co re cu r r i cu l um requ i r emen ts , as we l l as cou rses t ha t p rov i de s t uden t s i n o the r d i sc i p l i nes w i t h t he ma thema t i ca l and s t a t i s t i ca l backg round t ha t t hey need f o r t he i r chosen f i e l ds o f s t udy. S t uden t s who ma jo r i n Ma thema t i cs a re p repa red f o r ca ree rs i n bus i ness , i ndus t r y, gove rnmen t , and educa t i on , o r f o r f u r t he r s t udy a t t he g radua te l eve l , i n ma th , compu te r sc i ence , l aw, o r med i c i ne .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Ma thema t i cs + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Ma thema t i cs + M ino r i n Ac tua r i a l Ma thema t i cs + M ino r i n Eng inee r i ng Ma thema t i cs + M ino r i n Ma thema t i cs

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Ma thema t i cs + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Ma thema t i cs

Faculty Anneke Ba r t , Ph .D . Russe l l B l y t h , Ph .D . John Can twe l l , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us B ryan C la i r, Ph .D . B rad ley Cu r rey, Ph .D . K imbe r l y D rusche l , Ph .D . Cha r l es Fo rd , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Dan ie l F reeman , Ph .D . James G i l l , Ph .D . Ha i j un Gong , Ph .D .

S teven Ha r r i s , Ph .D . James Hebda , Ph .D . Ben jam in Hu t z , Ph .D . Dav id Jackson , Ph . D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us B rody Johnson , Ph .D . John Ka l l i ong i s , Ph .D . Qayum Khan , Ph .D . M i chae l May, S . J . , Ph .D . Greg Marks , Ph .D . Ju l i anne Ra inbo l t , Ph .D . N i r i na Rand r i ana r i vony, Ph .D . Da r r i n Speeg le , Ph .D . Ash i sh S r i vas tava , Ph ,D . T. Ch r i s t i ne S tevens , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us M i chae l Tsau , Ph .D . Denn i s Wacke r, D . Sc .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MATHEMATICS Program Highlights Mathema t i cs emphas i zes ca re fu l r eason ing , a l ong w i t h t he ana l ys i s and so l u t i on o f p rob le ms . Hence , a ma jo r o r m ino r i n ma thema t i cs w i l l appea l t o s t uden t s who l i ke t o deve lop t he i r s k i l l s i n p rob lem so l v i ng and ana l y t i ca l t h i nk i ng . Fo r t h i s r eason , ma thema t i cs i s a l so an app rop r i a t e ma jo r f o r s t uden t s p l ann ing ca ree rs i n l aw o r med i c i ne .

Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s ma thema t i cs p rog ram comb ines t he f ea tu res o f bo th sma l l and l a rge schoo l s t o c rea te a compe l l i ng educa t i ona l expe r i ence . S tuden t s can expec t a s t uden t - f r i end l y env i r onmen t , w i t h t he ma th cou rses f o r ma jo r s sma l l i n s i ze and t augh t by regu la r f acu l t y ( ca l cu l us c l asses a re capped a t 30 s t uden t s ) . Facu l t y ge t t o know s tuden t s and g i ve i nd i v i dua l adv i ce wh i l e s t uden t s a re i nd i v i dua l l y r ec ru i t ed f o r pa r t i c i pa t i on i n ma th con tes t s and o the r oppo r t un i t i es .

L i ke a l a rge schoo l ’ s p rog ram, ma th a t SLU a l so has enough b read th t o l e t s t uden t s t a i l o r t he i r uppe r -d i v i s i on ma th cou rses t o t he i r i n t e res t s and goa l s . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n pu re ma thema t i cs can choose t heo re t i ca l cou rses t ha t p rov i de a so l i d p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te schoo l . S i nce SLU has a g radua te p rog ram i n ma thema t i cs , excep t i ona l unde rg radua te s t uden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o t ake g radua te cou rses i n ma thema t i cs . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n app l i ed ma thema t i cs ( o r sc i ence and eng inee r i ng s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n a second ma jo r i n ma thema t i cs ) can f ocus on a w ide se l ec t i on o f mo re app l i ed cou rses . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n s t a t i s t i c s can se l ec t a va r i e t y o f cou rses i n s t a t i s t i c s and p robab i l i t y t heo ry. S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n seconda ry schoo l t each ing can se l ec t cou rses t ha t f i l l t he r equ i r emen ts o f t he ma jo r and o f a t each ing ce r t i f i ca te a t t he same t ime .

Curriculum Overview A l l s t uden t s ma jo r i ng i n ma thema t i cs s t a r t w i t h a bas i c co re o f f i ve r equ i r ed ma thema t i cs cou rses , i nc l ud i ng ca l cu l us and l i nea r a l geb ra .

The B .A . i n ma thema t i cs i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s w i t h a w ide va r i e t y o f i n t e res t s . S tuden t s may se l ec t t o


pu rsue one o f t h ree t r acks o r a concen t ra t i on i n s t a t i s t i c s :

Pure mathemat ics t rack For s t uden t s i n t end i ng t o go on t o g radua te wo rk i n one o f t he ma thema t i ca l sc i ences .

Appl ied mathemat ics t rack For s t uden t s who i n t end t o pu rsue a ca ree r i n a f i e l d whe re ma thema t i cs i s used i n wo rk — such as eng inee r i ng .

Teach ing t rack For s t uden t s who a re p l ann i ng a ca ree r i n seconda ry educa t i on . Th i s t r ack f ea tu res cou rses t ha t mee t t he r equ i r emen ts f o r s t a te ce r t i f i ca t i on i n ma thema t i cs .

Concent ra t ion in s ta t i s t i cs For s t uden t s p l ann i ng a ca ree r i n ana l yz i ng da ta .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The SLU Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ence C l ub g i ves s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n ma thema t i cs and compu te r s a chance t o exp lo re r e l evan t t op i cs ou t s i de o f t he c l ass room. The c l ub ho l ds week l y mee t i ngs w i t h ac t i v i t i es such as game be ta t es t i ng , danc ing and cod ing .

Careers Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The re a re many occupa t i ons and ca ree r pa ths open t o a ma thema t i cs ma jo r. A good sou rce f o r i n f o rma t i on abou t t hese i s t he webpage , maa .o rg / ca ree rs , wh i ch i s ma in ta i ned by t he Ma thema t i ca l Assoc ia t i on o f Amer i ca .

G radua tes have pu rsued a va r i e t y o f ca ree r s . Wh i l e some have gone i n t o seconda ry educa t i on , many o the rs have f ound emp loymen t i n compan ies o r gove rnmen t agenc ies such as :

+ Bu reau o f Rec lama t i on + Compaq + Mas te r ca rd + Merce r S t . Lou i s + N ISA I nves tmen t Adv i so r s + Na t i ona l Imag ing and Mapp ing Agency +

P r i cewa te rhouseCoope rs + She l l O i l

O the r g radua tes have en ro l l ed i n g radua te o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s i n ma thema t i cs , bus i ness admin i s t r a t i on , compu te r sc i ence , phys i cs , me teo ro l ogy, med i c i ne and educa t i on , among o the r f i e l ds .









Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I ‡ 4 M AT H 2 6 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 3 1 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 ‡ C a l c u l u s I I I M u s t b e t a k e n a t S a i n t L o u i s U n i v e r s i t y w i t h m i n i m u m g r a d e o f “ C - ”

Track o f Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 15 -18 c red i ts ) S t u d e n t s t h e n c h o o s e o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g t h r e e t r a c k s o r t h e s t a t i s t i c s c o n c e n t r a t i o n . P u r e M a t h e m a t i c s T r a c k A p p l i e d M a t h e m a t i c s T r a c k Te a c h e r s O p t i o n S t a t i s t i c s C o n c e n t r a t i o n


Pure Mathematics Track Abst rac t A lgebra Sequence (6 c red i ts ) M AT H 4 11 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A b s t r a c t A l g e b r a 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 1 2 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 4 1 5 0 N u m b e r T h e o r y 3

Ana lys is Sequence (6 c red i ts )


M AT H 4 2 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y s i s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 2 2 0 M e t r i c S p a c e s 3 M AT H 4 2 3 0 M u l t i v a r i a b l e A n a l y s i s 3

Upper D iv is ion MATH Course (3 c red i ts )

Applied Mathematics Track Two o f the year - long sequences (12 c red i ts )

Di f f e ren t i a l Equa t i ons Sequence M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 5 5 0 N o n l i n e a r D y n a m i c s a n d C h a o s 3 M AT H 4 5 7 0 P a r t i a l D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3

S ta t i s t i c s Sequence M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t A n a l y s i s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 8 0 0 P r o b a b i l i t y T h e o r y 3 M AT H 4 8 4 0 T i m e S e r i e s 3 M AT H 4 9 7 0 A p p l i e d R e g r e s s i o n 3

Abs t rac t A l geb ra Sequence M AT H 4 11 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A b s t r a c t A l g e b r a 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 1 2 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 4 1 5 0 N u m b e r T h e o r y 3

Ana l ys i s Sequence M AT H 4 2 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y s i s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 2 2 0 M e t r i c S p a c e s 3 M AT H 4 2 3 0 M u l t i v a r i a b l e A n a l y s i s 3

Comp lex Ana l ys i s Sequence M AT H 4 3 1 0 I n t r o t o C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 3 2 0 C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s I I 3 M AT H 4 3 6 0 G e o m e t r i c To p o l o g y 3

Upper D iv is ion MATH Course (3 c red i ts )

Teachers Option Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 4 0 5 0 H i s t o r y o f M a t h e m a t i c s 3

Pure Math Course (3 c red i ts ) M AT H 4 11 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A b s t r a c t A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 4 2 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y s i s 3

Geomet ry Course (3 c red i ts ) M AT H 4 4 1 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f G e o m e t r y 3 M AT H 4 4 3 0 N o n - E u c l i d e a n G e o m e t r y 3

Elec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 M AT H 4 8 0 0 T h e o r y o f P r o b a b i l i t y 3 M AT H 4 8 5 0 M a t h e m a t i c a l S t a t i s t i c s 3 M AT H 4 8 7 0 A p p l i e d R e g r e s s i o n 3 M AT H 4 1 5 0 N u m b e r T h e o r y 3

Statistics Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 4 8 0 0 P r o b a b i l i t y T h e o r y 3 M AT H 4 8 5 0 M a t h e m a t i c a l S t a t i s t i c s 3 C S C I 1 3 0 0 O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m m i n g 3

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) M AT H 4 2 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 4 2 3 0 M u l t i v a r i a b l e A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 4 8 4 0 T i m e S e r i e s 3 M AT H 4 8 6 0 S t a t i s t i c a l M o d e l s 3

M AT H 4 8 7 0 A p p l i e d R e g r e s s i o n 3 C S C I 5 7 5 0 M a c h i n e L e a r n i n g 3

TOTAL CREDIT: 18

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n t he i r ma thema t i cs ma jo r o r m ino r cou rses by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r, mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum o f 2 . 00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n t hese cou rses a t t he conc lus i on o f each semes te r t he rea f t e r, and mus t be r eg i s t e red i n a t l eas t one ma thema t i cs cou rse coun t i ng t owa rd t he i r ma jo r o r m ino r i n each academic yea r ( un t i l a l l r equ i r emen ts a re comp le ted ) .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS Program Highlights Mathema t i cs emphas i zes ca re fu l r eason ing , a l ong w i t h t he ana l ys i s and so l u t i on o f p rob lems . Hence , a ma jo r o r m ino r i n ma thema t i cs w i l l appea l t o s t uden t s who l i ke t o deve lop t he i r s k i l l s i n p rob lem so l v i ng and ana l y t i ca l t h i nk i ng . Fo r t h i s r eason , ma thema t i cs i s a l so an app rop r i a t e ma jo r f o r s t uden t s p l ann ing ca ree rs i n l aw o r med i c i ne .

Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s ma thema t i cs p rog ram comb ines t he f ea tu res o f bo th sma l l and l a rge schoo l s t o c rea te a compe l l i ng educa t i ona l expe r i ence . S tuden t s can expec t a s t uden t - f r i end l y env i r onmen t , w i t h t he ma th cou rses f o r ma jo r s sma l l i n s i ze and t augh t by r egu la r f acu l t y ( ca l cu l us c l asses a re capped a t 30 s t uden t s ) . Facu l t y ge t t o know s tuden t s and g i ve i nd i v i dua l adv i ce wh i l e s t uden t s a re i nd i v i dua l l y r ec ru i t ed f o r pa r t i c i pa t i on i n ma th con tes t s and o the r oppo r t un i t i es .

L i ke a l a rge schoo l ’ s p rog ram, ma th a t SLU a l so has enough b read th t o l e t s t uden t s t a i l o r t he i r uppe r -d i v i s i on ma th cou rses t o t he i r i n t e res t s and goa l s . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n pu re ma thema t i cs can choose t heo re t i ca l cou rses t ha t p rov i de a so l i d p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te schoo l . S i nce SLU has a g radua te p rog ram i n ma thema t i cs , excep t i ona l unde rg radua te s t uden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o t ake g radua te cou rses i n ma thema t i cs . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n app l i ed ma thema t i cs ( o r sc i ence and eng inee r i ng s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n a second ma jo r i n ma thema t i cs ) can f ocus on a w ide se l ec t i on o f mo re app l i ed cou rses . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n s t a t i s t i c s can se l ec t a va r i e t y o f cou rses i n s t a t i s t i c s and p robab i l i t y t heo ry. S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n seconda ry schoo l t each ing can se l ec t cou rses t ha t f i l l t he r equ i r emen ts o f t he ma jo r and o f a t each ing ce r t i f i ca te a t t he same t ime .

Curriculum Overview A l l s t uden t s ma jo r i ng i n ma thema t i cs s t a r t w i t h a bas i c co re o f f i ve r equ i r ed ma thema t i cs cou rses , i nc l ud i ng ca l cu l us and l i nea r a l geb ra .

The B .S . deg ree i n ma thema t i cs i s des i gned t o p rov i de a s t r ong g round ing i n ma thema t i cs f o r s t uden t s cons i de r i ng g radua te schoo l i n ma thema t i cs o r a c l ose l y a l l i ed f i e l d . Fo r t he B .S . deg ree , t he s t uden t bu i l ds on t he bas i c co re o f r equ i r ed ma th cou rses w i t h


a se l ec t i on o f n i ne uppe r -d i v i s i on ma thema t i cs cou rses , chosen t o i nc l ude pu re ma thema t i cs cou rses i n r ea l ana l ys i s and a l geb ra , a s t a t i s t i c s cou rse a t t he uppe r d i v i s i on l eve l , two comp le ted uppe r d i v i s i on sequences i nc l ud i ng one i n pu re ma thema t i cs , and e l ec t i ves t o comp le te t he r equ i r ed n i ne uppe r d i v i s i on cou rses . S tuden t s mus t a l so t ake a t l eas t one cou rse i n compu te r p rog ramming and one cou rse i n ano the r d i sc i p l i ne t ha t has a s t r ong ma thema t i ca l o r compu ta t i ona l componen t . The requ i r emen ts f o r t he B .S . i n ma thema t i cs f o l l ow t he recommenda t i ons o f t he Ma thema t i cs Assoc i a t i on o f Amer i ca f o r deg ree p rog rams i n ma thema t i cs t ha t p repa re s t uden t s f o r g radua te wo rk .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The SLU Ma thema t i cs and Compu te r Sc i ence C lub g i ves s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n ma thema t i cs and compu te r s a chance t o exp lo re r e l evan t t op i cs ou t s i de o f t he c l ass room. The c l ub ho l ds week l y mee t i ngs w i t h ac t i v i t i es such as game be ta t es t i ng , danc ing and cod ing .

Careers Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The re a re many occupa t i ons and ca ree r pa ths open t o a ma thema t i cs ma jo r. A good sou rce f o r i n f o rma t i on abou t t hese i s t he webpage , maa .o rg / ca ree rs , wh i ch i s ma in ta i ned by t he Ma thema t i ca l Assoc ia t i on o f Amer i ca .

G radua tes have pu rsued a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs . Wh i l e some have gone i n t o seconda ry educa t i on , many o the rs have f ound emp loymen t i n compan ies o r gove rnmen t agenc ies such as :

+ Bu reau o f Rec lama t i on + Compaq + Mas te r ca rd + Merce r S t . Lou i s + N ISA I nves tmen t Adv i so r s + Na t i ona l Imag ing and Mapp ing Agency +

P r i cewa te rhouseCoope rs + She l l O i l

O the r g radua tes have en ro l l ed i n g radua te o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s i n ma thema t i cs , bus i ness admin i s t r a t i on , compu te r sc i ence , phys i cs , me teo ro l ogy, med i c i ne and educa t i on , among o the r f i e l ds .

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admi ss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .

To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh

schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .







Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I ‡ 4 M AT H 2 6 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 3 1 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 ‡ C a l c u l u s I I I M u s t b e t a k e n a t S a i n t L o u i s U n i v e r s i t y w i t h m i n i m u m g r a d e o f “ C - ”

Pure Mathemat ics Requ i rements (6 c red i ts ) M AT H 4 11 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A b s t r a c t A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 4 1 2 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3

Sta t i s t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) A t l e a s t o n e s t a t i s t i c s c o u r s e ( w i t h M AT H o r S TAT d e s i g n a t i o n ) a t t h e 3 0 0 0 o r 4 0 0 0 l e v e l s u c h a s : M AT H 3 8 1 0 P r o b a b i l i t y a n d S t a t i s t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c a l A n a l y s i s 3

Computer Programming Requ i rement ( 3 -4 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 C S C I 1 3 0 0 O b j e c t - O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m m i n g 4

Upper D iv is ion Requ i rements (27 c red i ts ) Studen t s t hen t ake an add i t i ona l n i ne uppe r d i v i s i on ma thema t i cs cou rses , a compu te r p rog ramming cou rse and an a l l i ed e l ec t i ve mee t i ng t he d i s t r i bu t i on r equ i r emen ts be l ow. A 2 .00 o r “C ” GPA i s r equ i r ed i n uppe r d i v i s i on ma thema t i cs cou rses coun t i ng t owa rd t he ma jo r.


Sequence requ i rement ( 6 c red i ts )

Di f f e ren t i a l Equa t i ons Sequence M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 5 5 0 N o n l i n e a r D y n a m i c s a n d C h a o s 3 M AT H 4 5 7 0 P a r t i a l D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3

S ta t i s t i c s Sequence M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t A n a l y s i s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 8 0 0 P r o b a b i l i t y T h e o r y 3 M AT H 4 8 4 0 T i m e S e r i e s 3 M AT H 4 9 7 0 A p p l i e d R e g r e s s i o n 3

Ana l ys i s Sequence M AT H 4 2 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n a l y s i s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 2 2 0 M e t r i c S p a c e s 3 M AT H 4 2 3 0 M u l t i v a r i a b l e A n a l y s i s 3

Comp lex Ana l ys i s Sequence M AT H 4 3 1 0 I n t r o t o C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 4 3 2 0 C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s I I 3 M AT H 4 3 6 0 G e o m e t r i c To p o l o g y 3

Upper D iv is ion Mathemat ics E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) 3 0 0 0 o r 4 0 0 0 - l e v e l m a t h e m a t i c s e l e c t i v e s , e x c e p t f o r M AT H 3 2 7 0 a n d M AT H 4 0 5 0

Al l i ed E lec t i ve ( 3 -4 c red i ts ) A n a d d i t i o n a l c o u r s e i n a n o t h e r d i s c i p l i n e t h a t h a s a s t r o n g m a t h e m a t i c a l o r c o m p u t a t i o n a l c o m p o n e n t . T h i s c o u r s e c a n n o t b e u s e d t o s a t i s f y a n y o f t h e o t h e r r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r a B . S . d e g r e e . A l i s t o f a p p r o v e d c o u r s e s t h a t s a t i s f y t h i s r e q u i r e m e n t i s p r o v i d e d b e l o w : 1 . B I O L 4 0 3 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G e n o m i c s 2 . C H E M 4 3 0 0 M a t h e m a t i c a l Te c h n i q u e s i n C h e m i s t r y 3 . A n y 3 o r 4 - c r e d i t C S C I c o u r s e o t h e r t h a n t h e o n e u s e d t o s a t i s f y t h e p r o g r a m m i n g r e q u i r e m e n t f o r t h e B . S . i n m a t h e m a t i c s . 4 . E A S 3 3 3 0 , E A S 3 5 0 0 , o r E A S 4 3 3 0 . 5 . A n y 3 0 0 0 o r 4 0 0 0 l e v e l E C O N c o u r s e ( p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n t o p r e r e q u i s i t e s ) e x c l u d i n g E C O N 3 0 1 0 . 6 . P H I L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d S y m b o l i c L o g i c ( n o t i n g t h a t P H I L 4 0 4 0 i s i t s p r e r e q u i s i t e ) . 7 . A n y 3 o r 4 - c r e d i t P H Y S c o u r s e n u m b e r e d 1 6 1 0 o r h i g h e r , n o t a l r e a d y c o u n t i n g f o r t h e B . S . c o r e r e q u i r e m e n t i n l a b o r a t o r y s c i e n c e s . ( P H Y S 1 6 1 0 s h o u l d n o t b e t a k e n f o r c r e d i t i f t h e s t u d e n t a l r e a d y h a s t a k e n P H Y S 1 3 1 0 o r i t s e q u i v a l e n t f o r c r e d i t . ) 8 . A n y 3 o r 4 - c r e d i t c o u r s e i n E n g i n e e r i n g t h a t h a s a t l e a s t M AT H 1 5 1 0 o r P H Y S 1 6 1 0 a s a p r e r e q u i s i t e ( p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n t o o t h e r p r e r e q u i s i t e s ) : A E N G 2 0 0 0 ( o r a h i g h e r n u m b e r e d c o u r s e w i t h A E N G 2 0 0 0 i n t h e p r e r e q u i s i t e s e q u e n c e ) , B M E 3 1 0 0 , B M E 3 2 0 0 , B M E 3 3 0 0 , E C E 3 1 4 0 , E C E 3 1 5 0 , E C E 4 1 2 0 , E C E 4 1 5 1 , E C E 4 1 5 3 , E S C I 2 1 5 0 , E S C I 2 3 0 0 ( o r a h i g h e r n u m b e r e d E S C I c o u r s e s w i t h a t l e a s t o n e o f E S C I 2 1 0 0 - 2 2 0 0 i n t h e p r e r e q u i s i t e s e q u e n c e ) , M E N G 2 0 0 0 , M E N G 4 5 3 0 , M E N G 4 1 5 0 .


Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n t he i r ma thema t i cs ma jo r o r m ino r cou rses by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r, mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum o f 2 . 00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n t hese cou rses a t t he conc lus i on o f each semes te r t he rea f t e r, and mus t be r eg i s t e red i n a t l eas t one ma thema t i cs cou rse coun t i ng t owa rd t he i r ma jo r o r m ino r i n each academic yea r ( un t i l a l l r equ i r emen ts a re comp le ted ) .

MINOR IN MATHEMATICS Overview Studen t s may no t ea rn more t han one m ino r among t he m ino rs i n ma thema t i cs , eng inee r i ng ma thema t i cs , o r ac tua r i a l ma thema t i cs .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (21 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I ‡ 4 M AT H 2 6 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 3 1 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 A t l e a s t o n e a d d i t i o n a l u p p e r d i v i s i o n M AT H c o u r s e 3 ‡ C a l c u l u s I I I M u s t b e t a k e n a t S a i n t L o u i s U n i v e r s i t y w i t h m i n i m u m g r a d e o f “ C - ”

TOTAL CREDITS: 21

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n t he i r ma thema t i cs m ino r cou rses by t he conc l us i on o f t he i r sophomore yea r, mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum o f 2 . 00 cumu la t i ve GPA i n t hese cou rses a t t he conc lus i on o f each semes te r t he rea f t e r, and mus t be r eg i s t e red i n a t l eas t one ma thema t i cs cou rse coun t i ng t owa rd t he i r ma jo r o r m ino r i n each academic yea r ( un t i l a l l r equ i r emen ts a re comp le ted ) .

MINOR IN ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS Overview Studen t s may no t ea rn more t han one m ino r among t he m ino rs i n ma thema t i cs , eng inee r i ng ma thema t i cs , o r ac tua r i a l ma thema t i cs .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (24 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I ‡ 4 M AT H 3 11 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 7 6 0 F i n a n c i a l M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 3 8 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y T h e o r y o f P r o b a b i l i t y 3 A t l e a s t o n e a d d i t i o n a l u p p e r d i v i s i o n M AT H c o u r s e 3 ‡ C a l c u l u s I I I M u s t b e t a k e n a t S a i n t L o u i s U n i v e r s i t y w i t h m i n i m u m g r a d e o f “ C - ”

TOTAL CREDITS: 24


MINOR IN ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS


Overview Studen t s may no t ea rn more t han one m ino r among t he m ino rs i n ma thema t i cs , eng inee r i ng ma thema t i cs , o r ac tua r i a l ma thema t i cs .

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I ‡ 4 ‡ C a l c u l u s I I I M u s t b e t a k e n a t S a i n t L o u i s U n i v e r s i t y w i t h m i n i m u m g r a d e o f “ C - ”

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) M AT H 3 11 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 1 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 M AT H 3 6 0 0 C o m b i n a t o r i c s 3 M AT H 3 8 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y T h e o r y o f P r o b a b i l i t y 3 M AT H 3 8 1 0 P r o b a b i l i t y & S t a t i s t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 4 3 1 0 I n t r o t o C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s 3 M AT H 4 3 2 0 C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s I I 3 M AT H 4 3 6 0 G e o m e t r i c To p o l o g y 3 M AT H 4 5 5 0 N o n l i n e a r D y n a m i c s a n d C h a o s 3 M AT H 4 5 7 0 P a r t i a l D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 M AT H 4 6 5 0 C r y p t o g r a p h y 3 M AT H 4 8 0 0 P r o b a b i l i t y T h e o r y 3 M AT H 4 8 4 0 T i m e S e r i e s 3 M AT H 4 8 7 0 A p p l i e d R e g r e s s i o n 3 No tes :

+ P re requ i s i t es f o r t hese cou rses mus t a l so be me t . + C red i t canno t be ea rned f o r bo th MATH 3110 and

MATH 3120 . + C red i t can be ea rned f o r on l y one o f MATH 3800 ,

MATH 3810 , o r MATH 3850 .

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MASTER OF ARTS IN MATHEMATICS Program Highlights The depa r tmen t o f ma thema t i cs and s ta t i s t i c s a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o f f e r s g radua te p rog rams o f advanced s tudy and resea rch l ead ing t o Mas te r o f A r t s and Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy deg rees i n ma thema t i cs . Due t o t he h i gh f acu l t y - s t uden t r a t i o , g radua te s t uden t s r ece i ve ex tens i ve i nd i v i dua l i zed i ns t r uc t i on .

Curriculum Overview A l l ma thema t i cs Ph .D . s t uden t s a t SLU mus t comp le te h i gh - l eve l cou rses i n a l geb ra , ana l ys i s , t opo logy and d i f f e ren t i a l geome t r y. As a Ph .D . cand ida te , s t uden t s a l so mus t pass w r i t t en exams i n t h ree ma jo r f i e l ds o f

ma thema t i cs , p l us a l anguage exam tha t t es t s ab i l i t y t o r ead ma thema t i ca l wo rks i n F rench , Ge rman o r Russ i an . The caps tone i s t o w r i t e and de fend a d i sse r t a t i on .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Courses a t t he advanced g radua te l eve l a l l ow s tuden t s t o p roceed beyond t he s t anda rd g radua te cu r r i cu l um i n t o a reas o f r esea rch rep resen ted by t he f acu l t y. To g radua te , s t uden t s mus t e i t he r w r i t e and de fend a mas te r ’s t hes i s o r pass an o ra l exam cove r i ng t h ree a reas o f g radua te - l eve l ma thema t i cs .

Careers Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s M .A . i n ma thema t i cs p repa res s tuden t s f o r f u r t he r s t udy t owa rd t he Ph .D . o r f o r a ca ree r i n t each ing o r i ndus t r y.

Admission Requirements App l i can t s shou ld have a bache lo r ’s deg ree i n ma thema t i cs o r have t aken t he equ i va l en t cou rsework .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements

+ App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t


packe t w i t h a l l accompany ing documen ts + TOEFL o r PTE Academi c sco re + Check t he Eng l i sh P ro f i c i ency Po l i c y page f o r


Ass is tan tsh ip and App l i ca t ion Dead l ines Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 1 .

U .S . s t uden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r t he f a l l semes te r shou ld app l y by Ju l y 1 and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Nov. 1 . I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s shou ld app l y f o r t he f a l l semes te r by May 1 and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Oc t . 1 .

Rev iew Process A l l app l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by commi t t ee w i t h abou t a s i x -week wa i t f o r dec i s i on -no t i f i ca t i on t o app l i can t s . A l l app l i can t s have un t i l Ap r i l 15 t o dec i de t o accep t .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) Two o f t he f o l l ow ing t h ree sequences


A lgeb ra Sequence M AT H 5 11 0 A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 5 1 2 0 A l g e b r a I I 3

Ana l ys i s Sequence M AT H 5 2 1 0 R e a l A n a l y s i s I 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 5 2 2 0 C o m p l e x A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 3 0 F u n c t i o n a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 4 0 H a r m o n i c A n a l y s i s 3

Topo logy Sequence M AT H 5 3 1 0 To p o l o g y I 3 M AT H 5 3 2 0 To p o l o g y I I 3

Elec t i ve Courses (18 c red i ts ) M AT H 5 1 0 2 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 5 2 0 2 M e t r i c S p a c e s 3 M AT H 5 1 0 5 N u m b e r T h e o r y 3 M AT H 5 2 0 3 M u l t i v a r i a b l e A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 11 0 A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 5 1 2 0 A l g e b r a I I 3 M AT H 5 2 1 0 R e a l A n a l y s i s I 3 M AT H 5 2 2 0 C o m p l e x A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 3 0 F u n c t i o n a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 4 0 H a r m o n i c A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 3 1 0 To p o l o g y I 3 M AT H 5 3 2 0 To p o l o g y I I 3 M AT H 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 1 - 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Non-Course Requirements I n add i t i on t o t he t en cou rses i n ma thema t i cs , mas te r ’s s t uden t s mus t t ake a comprehens i ve o ra l exam i n t he f i na l semes te r o f t he i r p rog ram. Th i s exam i s admin i s t e red by t h ree f acu l t y members . The exam cons i s t s o f t h ree pa r t s , one f o r each o f t h ree assessmen t a reas . Assessmen t a reas a re chosen by t he D i r ec to r o f G radua te S tud ies i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he s t uden t . I n each pa r t t he s t uden t g i ves a t en m inu te t a l k on a ma thema t i ca l t op i c i n t ha t a rea . Each t a l k w i l l be f o l l owed by a ques t i on and answer pe r i od . The du ra t i on o f each o f t he t h ree pa r t s i s abou t t h i r t y m inu tes . Mas te r ’s s t uden t s have t he op t i on o f w r i t i ng a Mas te r ’s t hes i s . I n t ha t case , two o f t he cou rses i n t he second yea r wou ld be devo ted t o r esea rch f o r t he t hes i s , and t he Mas te r ’s o ra l exam i s r ep l aced by an o ra l de fense o f t he t hes i s .


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MATHEMATICS Program Highlights The depa r tmen t o f ma thema t i cs and s ta t i s t i c s a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o f f e r s g radua te p rog rams o f advanced s tudy and resea rch l ead ing t o Mas te r o f A r t s and Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy deg rees i n ma thema t i cs . Due t o t he h i gh f acu l t y - s t uden t r a t i o , g radua te s t uden t s r ece i ve ex tens i ve i nd i v i dua l i zed i n s t r uc t i on .

Curriculum Overview The mas te r ' s p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r f u r t he r s t udy t owa rd t he Ph .D . o r f o r a ca ree r i n t each ing o r i ndus t r y. Th i s deg ree requ i r es 30 c red i t s o f cou rsework ,

w i t h a t l eas t seven cou rses a t t he 5000 - l eve l o r h i ghe r, i nc l ud i ng two f u l l - yea r 5000 - l eve l co re cou rses . The success fu l mas te r ’s s t uden t mus t e i t he r w r i t e and de fend a mas te r ’s t hes i s o r pass an o ra l exam cove r i ng t h ree a reas o f g radua te - l eve l ma thema t i cs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Courses a t t he advanced g radua te l eve l a l l ow s tuden t s t o p roceed beyond t he s t anda rd g radua te cu r r i cu l um i n t o a reas o f r esea rch rep resen ted by t he f acu l t y. To g radua te , s t uden t s mus t e i t he r w r i t e and de fend a mas te r ’s t hes i s o r pass an o ra l exam cove r i ng t h ree a reas o f g radua te - l eve l ma thema t i cs .

Careers The Ph .D . i n ma thema t i cs p repa res s t uden t s f o r r esea rch o r t each ing ca ree rs i n co l l eges , un i ve r s i t i es o r i ndus t r y.

Admission Requirements App l i can t s shou ld have a mas te r ’s deg ree o r a bache lo r ’s deg ree i n ma thema t i cs t ha t i nc l udes a yea r o f cou rsework i n a l geb ra and i n ana l ys i s o r t opo logy.

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + A comp l e ted Dec la ra t i on o f F i nanc ia l Suppo r t



Ass is tan tsh ip and App l i ca t ion Dead l ines Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 1 .

U .S . s t uden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r t he f a l l semes te r shou ld app l y by Ju l y 1 and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Nov. 1 . I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s shou ld app l y f o r t he f a l l semes te r by May 1 and f o r t he sp r i ng semes te r by Oc t . 1 .

Rev iew Process A l l app l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by commi t t ee w i t h abou t a s i x -week wa i t f o r dec i s i on -no t i f i ca t i on t o app l i can t s . A l l app l i can t s have un t i l Ap r i l 15 t o dec i de t o accep t .





Requ i red Course Sequences (24 c red i ts )

A lgeb ra Sequence M AT H 5 11 0 A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 5 1 2 0 A l g e b r a I I 3

Ana l ys i s Sequence M AT H 5 2 1 0 R e a l A n a l y s i s I 3 C h o o s e o n e f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : M AT H 5 2 2 0 C o m p l e x A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 3 0 F u n c t i o n a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 4 0 H a r m o n i c A n a l y s i s 3

Topo logy Sequence M AT H 5 3 1 0 To p o l o g y I 3 M AT H 5 3 2 0 To p o l o g y I I 3

D i f f e ren t i a l Geome t r y Sequence M AT H 6 4 1 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l G e o m e t r y I 3 M AT H 6 4 2 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l G e o m e t r y I I 3

Disser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) H I S T 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

Elec t i ve Courses (18 c red i ts ) M AT H 5 1 0 2 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 5 2 0 2 M e t r i c S p a c e s 3 M AT H 5 1 0 5 N u m b e r T h e o r y 3 M AT H 5 2 0 3 M u l t i v a r i a b l e A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 11 0 A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 5 1 2 0 A l g e b r a I I 3 M AT H 5 2 1 0 R e a l A n a l y s i s I 3 M AT H 5 2 2 0 C o m p l e x A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 3 0 F u n c t i o n a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 2 4 0 H a r m o n i c A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 5 3 1 0 To p o l o g y I 3 M AT H 5 3 2 0 To p o l o g y I I 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 36

Non-Course Requirements Wr i t t en p re l im i na ry exams i n t h ree ou t o f t he f ou r poss i b l e a reas o f a l geb ra , ana l ys i s , d i f f e ren t i a l geome t r y, and t opo logy. An o ra l exam i n a spec ia l a rea o f concen t ra t i on . Demons t ra t i on o f p ro f i c i ency i n one o f t he f o l l ow ing l anguages : F rench , Ge rman , o r Russ ian . P ro f i c i ency i s t o be demons t ra ted by pass i ng a j ou rna l / t r ans l a t i on examina t i on admin i s t e red by t he depa r tmen t . The cu lm ina t i ng r equ i r emen t f o r t he Ph .D . deg ree i s w r i t i ng and success fu l l y de fend ing a d i sse r t a t i on t ha t p resen t s t he r esu l t s o f t he o r i g i na l and i ndependen t ma thema t i ca l r esea rch t ha t s t uden t s have ca r r i ed ou t , w i t h t he gu i dance o f a f acu l t y member.



MEDIEVAL STUDIES www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /med ieva l - r ena i ssance -s tud i es

LEADERSHIP Thomas F. Madden ,

Di rec to r, CMRS

Steven A . Schoen ig , S . J . , Assoc ia te D i r ec to r, CMRS, and D i rec to r o f Unde rg radua te S tud ies

OVERVIEW The Cen te r f o r Med i eva l and Rena i ssance S tud i es suppo r t s , coo rd i na tes , and p romo tes t he ex t r ao rd i na ry a r r ay o f scho la r s , s t uden t s , and resou rces devo ted t o med ieva l and ea r l y mode rn resea rch a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y. One o f t he l a rges t i n t he coun t r y, t he Cen te r i s home t o more t han f i f t y f u l l - t ime f acu l t y members . By suppo r t i ng s t uden t s , con fe rences , speake rs , f e l l owsh ips , l i b ra r y acqu i s i t i ons , and p ro fesso rsh ips , t he Cen te r en r i ches t he i n t e l l ec tua l env i r onmen t f o r med ieva l i s t s and ea r l y mode rn i s t s on campus and ac ross t he r eg i on . I t comb ines t he r esou rces o f t he depa r tmen ts o f Eng l i sh , F i ne and Pe r f o rm ing A r t s , H i s t o r y, Ph i l osophy, Theo log i ca l S tud ies , and Languages , L i t e ra tu res and Cu l t u res , a co l l abo ra t i on bu i l t upon t he co l l ec t i ons o f t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y and t he Ra re Book Co l l ec t i on . The Cen te r o f f e r s an Unde rg radua te Ma jo r, an Unde rg radua te M ino r, and a Gradua te Concen t ra t i on i n Med ieva l S tud i es . I n add i t i on , t he Cen te r sponso rs l ec tu res , sem ina rs , con fe rences , wo rkshops , and resea rch oppo r t un i t i es bo th on campus and t h rough t he Newber r y L i b ra r y Conso r t i um. Each yea r t he Cen te r b r i ngs a w ide r ange o f scho la r s t o campus t o use t he ex tens i ve co l l ec t i ons i n t he P ius X I I Memor i a l L i b ra r y unde r t he ausp i ces o f t he NEH Resea rch Fe l l owsh ip P rog ram. The Cen te r ’s D i r ec to r and a f f i l i a t ed f acu l t y a re ava i l ab l e t o he l p s t uden t s f ash i on i ndependen t p rog rams o f s t udy and resea rch w i t h i n t he con tex t o f t he i r ma jo r depa r tmen ts .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Med ieva l S tud i es + M ino r i n Med ieva l S tud i es

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES Program Highlights The Bache l o r o f A r t s i n Med i eva l S tud i es i s an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y ma jo r f ocus i ng on t he med ieva l wo r l d . S tuden t s ga i n i n -dep th know ledge o f t he h i s t o r y, a r t , t heo logy and ph i l oso phy o f med ieva l Eu rope and o f t en pa r t ne r t h i s ma jo r w i t h o the r a f f i l i a t e p rog rams a t t he Un i ve r s i t y w i t h med ieva l s t r eng ths .

Curriculum Overview Af te r comp le t i ng an i n t r oduc to r y cou rse , s t uden t s w i l l t ake a b road se l ec t i on o f cou rses i n a f f i l i a t e depa r tmen ts . By t he i r j un i o r yea r, t hey w i l l se l ec t ma jo r and m ino r f i e l ds , w i t h i n wh i ch t hey w i l l t ake sem ina r -

l eve l cou rses .

A l l s t uden t s w i l l ach i eve La t i n compe tency a t t he 2010 l eve l , and w i l l a l so comp le te a caps tone o r i n t e rnsh ip a t t he comp le t i on o f t he i r p rog ram. S tuden t s a re encou raged t o s t udy ab road du r i ng t he cou rse o f t he i r educa t i on .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Med ieva l S tud ies s t uden t s a t SLU can move on t o advanced g radua te s t ud i es i n med ieva l f i e l ds and a re admi t t ed t o compe t i t i ve p rog rams a round t he wo r l d . O the r g radua tes choose t o pu rsue f u r t he r educa t i on i n f i e l ds such as museum s tud ies and a r ch i va l s t ud i es .

Careers Gradua tes a re we l l p repa red f o r a w ide va r i e t y o f j obs bo th i ns i de and ou t s i de t he academic r ea lms .

G radua tes move on t o advanced g radua te s t ud i es i n med ieva l f i e l ds , ga i n i ng admiss i on t o compe t i t i ve p rog rams a round t he wo r l d . S tuden t s a l so a re we l l t r a i ned t o unde r t ake f u r t he r s t ud i es i n d i ve r se f i e l ds such as museum s tud i es and a r ch i va l s t ud i es , and t hey o f t en use i n t e rnsh ips as s t epp ing s t ones i n t hose ca ree rs .


To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on to any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .



+ Scho la r sh i ps : awa rded based on academic ach ievemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh ip and f i nanc ia l


need . + F i nanc i a l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s and

l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i r e r epaymen t .

Fo r p r i o r i t y cons i de ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r a dm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Studen t s may app l y t he Co l l ege o f A r t s & Sc ience Co re r equ i r emen t cou rses t o t he B .A . i n Med ieva l S tud i es .

Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) M R 2 1 0 0 T h e M e d i e v a l W o r l d 3 L AT N 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e L a t i n ( o r h i g h e r ) * 3 * f u l f i l l e d b y p a s s i n g L AT N 2 0 1 0 w i t h a C + o r b e t t e r , o r t e s t i n g o u t o f L AT N 2 0 1 0 , o r p a s s i n g a L a t i n c o u r s e a b o v e L AT N 2 0 1 0 )

Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) H I S T 3 0 4 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s t o 11 0 0 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 A R T H 3 4 0 0 R o m a n e s q u e A r t 3 T H E O 2 3 0 0 M e d i e v a l T h e o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h i e s 3 E N G L 3 x x x 3 0 0 0 - l e v e l m e d i e v a l l i t e r a t u r e s u r v e y 3

Chosen f r om: E N G L 4 2 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o O l d N o r s e 3 E N G L 4 2 3 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e V i k i n g s 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 5 0 C h a u c e r : T r o i l u s & S h o r t e r W o r k s 3 E N G L 4 2 6 0 M e d i e v a l D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 2 7 0 A r t h u r i a n L i t : M e d i e v a l t o M o d e r n 3 E N G L 4 2 8 0 T h e A l l i t e r a t i v e T r a d i t i o n 3 E N G L 4 2 9 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 S PA N 4 4 1 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a r y C u l t u r e 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) One cou rse chosen f r om fou r d i f f e ren t d i sc i p l i ne a reas : M e d i e v a l A r t H i s t o r y 3 M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 M e d i e v a l T h e o l o g y 3

Med ieva l A r t H i s t o r y, such as : A R T H 3 4 0 0 R o m a n e s q u e A r t 3 A R T H 3 4 1 0 G o t h i c A r t 3 A R T H 4 4 0 0 I l l u m i n a t e d M a n u s c r i p t s 3 A R T H 4 4 1 0 M e d i e v a l W o m e n a n d A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 3 1 S p e c i a l To p i c s : M e d i e v a l 3

Med ieva l L i t e ra tu re , such as : E N G L 4 2 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o O l d N o r s e 3 E N G L 4 2 3 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e V i k i n g s 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 5 0 C h a u c e r : T r o i l u s & S h o r t e r W o r k s 3 E N G L 4 2 6 0 M e d i e v a l D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 2 7 0 A r t h u r i a n L i t : M e d i e v a l t o M o d e r n 3 E N G L 4 2 8 0 T h e A l l i t e r a t i v e T r a d i t i o n 3 E N G L 4 2 9 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 S PA N 4 4 1 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a r y C u l t u r e 3

Med ieva l H i s t o r y, such as : H I S T 3 0 3 0 T h e B y z a n t i n e E m p i r e 3 H I S T 3 0 4 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s t o 11 0 0 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 H I S T 3 0 6 0 T h e C r u s a d e s 3 H I S T 3 7 6 0 M e d i e v a l S p a i n : C h r i s t i a n s , J e w s a n d M u s l i m s 3

H I S T 3 8 2 0 I s l a m i c M i d d l e E a s t t o 1 2 5 0 3

Med ieva l Ph i l osophy, such as : P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h i e s 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3

Med ieva l Theo logy, such as : T H E O 3 3 7 0 Te a c h e r s i n M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y 3

Sen ior Exper ience (6 c red i ts ) M R 4 1 0 0 M e d i e v a l S y n t h e s i s 3 M R 4 9 1 0 M e d i e v a l I n t e r n s h i p 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 39

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Med ieva l S tud ies ma jo r /m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r /m ino r.

MINOR IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) M R 2 1 0 0 T h e M e d i e v a l W o r l d 3 L AT N 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e L a t i n ( o r h i g h e r ) * 3 * f u l f i l l e d b y p a s s i n g L AT N 2 0 1 0 w i t h a C + o r b e t t e r , o r t e s t i n g o u t o f L AT N 2 0 1 0 , o r p a s s i n g a L a t i n c o u r s e a b o v e L AT N 2 0 1 0 )

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) One cou rse chosen f r om fou r d i f f e ren t d i sc i p l i ne a reas : M e d i e v a l A r t H i s t o r y 3 M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 M e d i e v a l H i s t o r y 3 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 M e d i e v a l T h e o l o g y 3

Med ieva l A r t H i s t o r y, such as : A R T H 3 4 0 0 R o m a n e s q u e A r t 3 A R T H 3 4 1 0 G o t h i c A r t 3 A R T H 4 4 0 0 I l l u m i n a t e d M a n u s c r i p t s 3 A R T H 4 4 1 0 M e d i e v a l W o m e n a n d A r t 3 A R T H 4 9 3 1 S p e c i a l To p i c s : M e d i e v a l 3

Med ieva l L i t e ra tu re , such as : E N G L 4 2 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o O l d N o r s e 3 E N G L 4 2 3 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e V i k i n g s 3 E N G L 4 2 4 0 C h a u c e r : T h e C a n t e r b u r y Ta l e s 3 E N G L 4 2 5 0 C h a u c e r : T r o i l u s & S h o r t e r W o r k s 3 E N G L 4 2 6 0 M e d i e v a l D r a m a 3 E N G L 4 2 7 0 A r t h u r i a n L i t : M e d i e v a l t o M o d e r n 3 E N G L 4 2 8 0 T h e A l l i t e r a t i v e T r a d i t i o n 3 E N G L 4 2 9 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 S PA N 4 4 1 0 S p a n i s h L i t e r a r y C u l t u r e 3

Med ieva l H i s t o r y, such as : H I S T 3 0 3 0 T h e B y z a n t i n e E m p i r e 3 H I S T 3 0 4 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s t o 11 0 0 3 H I S T 3 0 5 0 T h e M i d d l e A g e s 3 H I S T 3 0 6 0 T h e C r u s a d e s 3 H I S T 3 7 6 0 M e d i e v a l S p a i n : C h r i s t i a n s , J e w s a n d M u s l i m s 3 H I S T 3 8 2 0 I s l a m i c M i d d l e E a s t t o 1 2 5 0 3

Med ieva l Ph i l osophy, such as : P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h i e s 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3

Med ieva l Theo logy, such as : T H E O 3 3 7 0 Te a c h e r s i n M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18


Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Med ieva l S tud i es m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he m ino r.


NEUROSCIENCE www.s l u .edu /p rog rams /unde rg radua te /neu rosc i ence

LEADERSHIP Tony W. Buchanan , Ph .D .

Co-D i rec to r

Jud i t h M . Og i l v i e , Ph .D . Co-D i rec to r

OVERVIEW Neurosc i ence comb ines b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, phys i cs and psycho logy t o ga i n a be t t e r unde rs tand ing o f b ra i n s t r uc tu re , f unc t i on and behav io r.

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Neu rosc i ence

Faculty B io logy Fu l l T ime Facu l ty Wi l l i am S . S ta r k , Ph .D . Feng l i an Xu , Ph .D .

Psycho logy Fu l l T ime Facu l ty A. M i chae l Anch , Ph .D . B renda A . K i r chho f f , Ph .D . J i l l War i ng , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NEUROSCIENCE Program Highlights Neurosc i ence i s an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y f i e l d o f s t udy t ha t emp loys t he t oo l s and pe rspec t i ves o f b i o l ogy, psycho logy, chemis t r y, phys i cs , ma thema t i cs , ph i l osophy and med i c i ne t o ach ieve a be t t e r unde rs tand ing o f b ra i n s t r uc tu re , f unc t i on and behav io r.

A deg ree i n neu rosc i ence p l aces s t uden t s i n an exce l l en t pos i t i on t o add ress t he bas i c sc i ence o f b ra i n f unc t i on , a l ong w i t h a my r i ad o f poss i b i l i t i e s f o r app l i ca t i ons w i t h i n med i c i ne , sc i ence and i nd us t r y. The neu rosc i ence ma jo r o f f e r s cou rses t ha t f u r t he r t he unde rs tand ing o f psych ia t r i c , neu ro l og i ca l and deve lopmen ta l d i so rde rs , w i t h a goa l t owa rd t he deve lopmen t o f i nnova t i ve t r ea tmen t op t i ons t h rough bas i c and app l i ed r esea rch .

Neu rosc i ence i s an app rop r i a t e ma jo r f o r s t uden t s p l ann ing t o con t i nue t he i r pos tg radua te educa t i on i n neu rosc i ence o r r e l a t ed p ro fess i ona l f i e l ds .


+ SLU i s one o f t he f ew un i ve r s i t i es t o o f f e r a deg ree i n neu rosc i ence .

+ Neu rosc i ence i s a g row ing f i e l d , w i t h new i n i t i a t i ves a imed a t t he deve lopmen t o f i nnova t i ve t echno log ies t o f os te r a be t t e r unde rs tand ing o f b ra i n f unc t i on .

+ The neu rosc i ence p rog ram o f f e r s a r i go rous and i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y cu r r i cu l um w i t h emphas i s on p rep ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng .

Curriculum Overview Courses i n t he ma jo r i nc l ude l ec tu res , sem ina rs and l abo ra to r y expe r i ences . The cu r r i cu l um i nc l udes f ou r co re neu rosc i ence cou rses : I n t r oduc t i on t o Neu rosc i ence : Mo lecu la r, Ce l l u l a r and Sys tem ic , I n t r oduc t i on t o Neu rosc i ence Behav io ra l and Cogn i t i ve , a neu rosc i ence l ab cou rse and a sen io r sem ina r.

Add i t i ona l l y, s t uden t s a re r equ i r ed t o t ake re l a t ed cou rses f r om the b i o l ogy depa r tmen t and f r om the psycho logy depa r tmen t as we l l as cou rses i n chemis t r y, phys i cs , ma thema t i cs and ph i l osophy. S tuden t s mus t a l so comp le te t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences co re r equ i r emen ts .

S tuden t s a re a l so r equ i r ed t o comp le te a caps tone l ea rn i ng expe r i ence , cons i s t i ng o f e i t he r r esea rch , p rac t i ca o r advanced cou rsework , a l l o f wh i ch a re des i gned t o g i ve s t uden t s exposu re t o t he b read th o f t he f i e l d o f neu rosc i ence and t he po ten t i a l f o r unde rs tand ing i t s app l i ca t i ons i n t he r ea l wo r l d .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The p rog ram a l so f ea tu res oppo r t un i t i es f o r i n t e rnsh i ps t h rough ex i s t i ng co l l abo ra t i ons w i t h t he b i o l ogy and psycho logy depa r tmen ts , and t he re i s a s t r ong ou t l ook f o r emp loymen t — bo th r eg i ona l l y and na t i ona l l y — fo r s t uden t s who g radua te w i t h a deg ree i n neu rosc i ence .

Careers Gradua tes have a s t r ong ou t l ook f o r f u t u re emp loymen t and w i l l be ab l e t o f i nd wo rk i n i ndus t r i es such as med i c i ne , ve te r i na r y med i c i ne , pha rmaceu t i ca l s , b i o t echno logy, educa t i on , compu te r sc i ence and a r t i f i c i a l i n t e l l i gence .

An unde rg radua te deg ree i n neu rosc i ence a l so p rov i des a so l i d base f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n a t t end ing g radua te schoo l o r wo rk i ng i n f i e l ds r e l a t ed t o psycho logy, b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, phys i cs , b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng , l aw, med i c i ne o r ph i l osophy.



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30


qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.



+ F i nanc i a l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s a nd l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i r e r epaymen t .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses in Neurosc ience (10 c red i ts ) N E U R 3 4 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o N e u r o s c i e n c e I 3 N E U R 3 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o N e u r o s c i e n c e I I 3 N E U R 3 5 5 0 N e u r o s c i e n c e L a b 2 N E U R 4 9 0 0 N e u r o s c i e n c e S e m i n a r 3

Requ i red Courses in B io logy (14 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 2 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I 3 B I O L 1 2 4 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 1 2 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I 3 B I O L 1 2 6 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 3 0 2 0 C e l l u l a r B i o c h e m i s t r y & M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 3 0 4 0 C e l l u l a r S t r u c t u r e & F u n c t i o n 3

Bio logy E lec t i ve Courses (10 c red i ts ) Mus t i nc l ude one l ab cou rse i nd i ca ted i n i t a l i c B I O L 3 0 6 0 C e l l S t r u c t u r e & F u n c t i o n L a b o r a t o r y 1 B I O L 3 1 0 0 E x p e r i m e n t s i n G e n e t i c s L a b 1 B I O L 3 4 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n a t o m y o f t h e Ve r t e b r a t e s 5 B I O L 3 4 4 0 E m b r y o l o g y 5 B I O L 3 4 7 0 G e n e r a l P h y s i o l o g y L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 3 4 8 0 E x e r c i s e P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 0 5 0 M o l e c u l a r Te c h n i q u e L a b o r a t o r y 2 B I O L 4 0 7 0 A d v a n c e d B i o l o g i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 B I O L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d C e l l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 3 6 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r 3 B I O L 4 3 7 0 A n i m a l B e h a v i o r L a b 1 B I O L 4 4 1 0 C o m p a r a t i v e A n i m a l P h y s i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 4 4 0 Ve r t e b r a t e H i s t o l o g y : S t r u c t u r e a n d F u n c t i o n o f T i s s u e s 4 B I O L 4 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t o r y E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 1 0 B e h a v i o r a l E n d o c r i n o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 5 4 0 H u m a n C e l l u l a r P h y s i o l o g y I 3 B I O L 4 6 0 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 6 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l B i o l o g y L a b 2 B I O L 4 6 3 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f I m m u n o b i o l o g y 3 B I O L 4 7 0 0 M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3

Requ i red Courses in Psycho logy (10 c red i ts ) P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 2 0 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s & S t a t i s t i c s w i t h L a b 4

P S Y 3 1 0 0 B r a i n , M i n d & S o c i e t y 3

PSY E lec t i ve (9 c red i ts ) P S Y 3 1 2 0 C o g n i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 2 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y : C h i l d 3 P S Y 3 2 3 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y : A d o l e s c e n c e 3 P S Y 3 3 0 0 S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 3 1 0 P e r s o n a l i t y T h e o r y 3 P S Y 4 1 4 0 P s y c h o p h a r m a c o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 1 5 0 S c i e n c e o f S l e e p 3 P S Y 4 3 5 0 H e a l t h P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 3 9 0 A b n o r m a l P s y c h o l o g y 3

Courses in Chemis t ry ( 8 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L e c t u r e 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 1 L a b o r a t o r y 1 C H E M 11 2 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 L e c t u r e 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y 2 L a b o r a t o r y 1

Course in Mathemat ics ( 4 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4

Course in Ph i losophy (3 c red i ts ) P H I L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y & M i n d 3

Courses in Phys ics (4 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 3 1 0 P h y s i c s I 3 P H Y S 1 3 2 0 P h y s i c s I L a b o r a t o r y 1 Caps tone / I nqu i r y /Hono rs P ro j ec t ( 1 -3 c red i t s ) A l l neu rosc i ence ma jo r s mus t comp le te a caps tone o r equ i va l en t p ro j ec t ( e . g . , Psycho logy Caps tone cou rse , B i o l ogy Sen io r I nqu i r y, Hono rs Thes i s , e t c . ) . The ra t i ona le f o r t h i s r equ i r emen t i s t o p rov i de t he oppo r t un i t y t o i n t eg ra te cou rsework w i t h an ac t i ve l ea rn i ng expe r i ence , such as r esea rch . Cou rses t ha t mee t t h i s r equ i r emen t i nc l ude , bu t a re no t l im i t ed t o , t he f o l l ow ing : B I O L 4 8 9 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y : C o m p r e h e n s i v e E x a m i n a t i o n B I O L 4 9 7 0 L i b r a r y P r o j e c t B I O L 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y P S Y 4 0 1 0 A d v a n c e d S t a t i s t i c s a n d R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s P S Y 4 8 6 0 H i s t o r y o f P s y c h o l o g y P S Y 4 8 8 0 C a p s t o n e R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t P S Y 4 9 0 0 C r i t i c a l T h i n k i n g a b o u t P s y c h

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Pre -Pro fess iona l Hea l th Studen t s t ak i ng a P re -P ro fess i ona l Hea l t h cu r r i cu l um w i l l be r equ i r ed t o comp le te add i t i ona l cou rse requ i r emen ts f o r med i ca l o r o t he r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s as ou t l i ned by t he P re -P ro fess i ona l Hea l t h S tud ies P rog ram.

Non-Course Requirements Mentor ing A l l m a j o r s a r e r e q u i r e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n f i r s t a n d s e c o n d y e a r m e n t o r i n g .

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a m in imum o f a 3 .0 GPA i n t he f o l l ow ing requ i r ed ma jo r cou rses by t he conc lus i on o f two semes te r s a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y : PSY 1010 , B IOL 1240 /1245 , B IOL 1260 /1265 , CHEM 1110 /1115 , and CHEM 1120 /1125 . S tuden t s t ha t f a l l be l ow a 3 .0 GPA w i l l be p l aced on p rog ram p roba t i on . I n o rde r t o con t i nue as a Neu rosc i ence ma jo r a f t e r f ou r semes te r s a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y, s t uden t s mus t ob ta i n a t l eas t a 3 .0 GPA i n t he f o l l ow ing r equ i r ed ma jo r cou rses : PSY 1010 , PSY 2050 , B IOL 1240 /1245 , B IOL 1260 /1265 ,


BIOL 3020 , B IOL 3040 , CHEM 1110 /1115 , CHEM 1120 /1125 , and NEUR 3400 . Trans fe r s t uden t s w i l l be assessed on a case -by - case bas i s .


PHILOSOPHY www.s l u .edu /p rog rams /unde rg radua te /ph i l osophy

LEADERSHIP Sco t t Rag land , Ph .D


OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Ph i l osophy i s r anked i n t he t op 50 bes t g radua te p rog rams i n t he na t i on , and i s no ted f o r s t r eng ths i n med ieva l ph i l osophy, ph i l osophy o f r e l i g i on , ac t i on t heo ry, and ep i s t emo logy.

The depa r tmen t i s d i s t i ngu i shed by a l ong -s tand ing t r ad i t i on o f p l u ra l i sm bo th o f me thodo logy and i n t e res t . The depa r tmen t has f acu l t y members wo rk i ng i n t he h i s t o r y o f ph i l osophy f r om an t i qu i t y t h rough t he p resen t , as we l l as i n mos t a reas o f con tempora r y Ana l y t i c and Con t i nen ta l Eu ropean ph i l osophy. The depa r tmen t i s a l so home t o t he j ou rna l Res Ph i l osoph i ca ( f o rmer l y The Mode rn Schoo lman ) , one o f t he o l des t j ou rna l s i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Ph i l osophy + M ino r i n Ph i l osophy

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Ph i l osophy + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Ph i l osophy

Faculty Michae l D . Ba rbe r, S . J . , Ph .D Grego ry Beabou t , Ph .D Sco t t J . Be rman , Ph .D Je f f r ey P. B i shop , Ph .D R i cha rd J . B l ackwe l l , Ph .D . -Emer i t us James F. Bohman , Ph .D . -Emer i t us Susan B rower -To land , Ph .D John Greco , Ph .D Gar th L . Ha l l e t t , S . J . , Ph .D . -Emer i t us Dan Hayb ron , Ph .D Jona than Jacobs , Ph .D Ka th r yn M . L i ndeman , Ph .D Jack C . Ma r l e r, Ph .D Co l l een McC luskey, Ph .D C l yde P. “Sco t t ” Rag land , Ph .D Wi l l i am R . Rehg , S . J . , Ph .D Joe Sa le rno , Ph .D Ken t W. S ta l ey, Ph .D E leano r S tump , Ph .D Geo rge N . Te rz i s , Ph .D F r. Theodo re R . V i t a l i C .P, Ph .D

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY Program Highlights The m i ss i on o f t he depa r tmen t i s t o p rov i de a ph i l osoph i ca l educa t i on app rop r i a t e t o t he Ca tho l i c and Jesu i t goa l s o f educa t i on . Th i s goa l i s r oo ted i n t he bas i c Ca tho l i c be l i e f t ha t a l l human expe r i ence revea l s and speaks t o t he ex i s t ence and na tu re o f God as we l l

as t o t he d i gn i t y and va l ue o f a l l human be ings i n t hemse l ves and as members o f t he human commun i t y.

The depa r tmen t s t r i ves t o p rov i de an exce l l en t i n t r oduc t i on t o t he d i sc i p l i ne and p rac t i ce o f ph i l osophy. The f acu l t y seek t o bu i l d up i n s t uden t s t he ab i l i t y t o unde rs tand , exp la i n and eva lua te l i nes o f r eason ing ; t o f os te r a r e f l ec t i ve mora l l i f e ; and t o educa te t hem i n t he h i s t o r y o f ph i l osophy, con tempora r y ph i l osoph i ca l deba te and t he Ca tho l i c he r i t age . The f acu l t y nu r t u re i n each s tuden t a ph i l osoph i ca l hab i t o f m ind , an app rec i a t i on f o r t he Wes te rn ph i l osoph i ca l t r ad i t i on , a sp i r i t o f i n t e l l ec tua l i nqu i r y and a l i f e l ong des i r e f o r w i sdom.

Curriculum Overview The Depa r tmen t o f Ph i l osophy i n SLU ' s Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences o f f e r s a B .A . t ha t o f f e r s f ou r concen t ra t i ons :

Genera l Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h a so l i d f ounda t i on i n c r i t i ca l ph i l osophy t h i nk i ng wh i l e l eav i ng s i gn i f i can t r oom to f ocus on t he i r pe r sona l i n t e res t s i n ph i l osophy.

His tor ica l Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on p rov i des h i s t o r i ca l con tex t t o ph i l osophy.

Hea l th Sc iences Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on enab l es s t uden t s w i t h app rop r i a t e sc i ence backg rounds t o ach ieve a deg ree o f i n t eg ra t i on be tween sc i ence and ph i l osophy f a r g rea te r t han i s poss i b l e w i t h t he h i s t o r i ca l concen t ra t i on .

Soc ie ty and Law Concent ra t ion Th i s concen t ra t i on p repa res s t uden t s f o r ca ree rs ded i ca ted t o l aw, t he we l f a re o f soc i e t y and pub l i c se r v i ce .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The depa r tmen t o f f e r s a w i de range o f oppo r t un i t i es f o r ph i l osoph i ca l exchange and d i a l ogue , bo th w i t h i n t he i n t e l l ec tua l commun i t y o f t he Un i ve rs i t y and w i t h t he w ide r ph i l osoph i ca l commun i t y. These oppo r t un i t i es i nc l ude v i s i t i ng scho la r s , depa r tmen ta l co l l oqu ia , t he annua l Wade Memor i a l Lec tu re , v a r i ous con fe rences , r ead ing g roups and g radua te s t uden t t a l ks .

+ S tuden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o ge t t o know o the r ph i l osophy ma jo r s t h rough t he Ph i l osophy C lub .

+ The Va t i can M i c ro f i l m L i b ra r y, l oca ted on campus , i s t he f i nes t r esou rce i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes f o r r esea rch i n med ieva l and rena i ssance s tud i es .

+ The depa r tmen t o f ph i l osophy has an i n t e rna t i ona l l y r ega rded j ou rna l .

+ The Co l l i ns V i s i t i ng P ro fesso rsh i p b r i ngs Eu ropean ph i l osophy p ro fesso rs t o Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Careers Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . S tuden t s who pu rsue a deg ree i n ph i l osophy w i l l f i nd t hemse l ves we l l - p repa red f o r any number o f ca ree r op t i ons . Ph i l osophy p rov i des , f o r examp le , exce l l en t t r a i n i ng f o r t hose i n t e res ted i n


pu rsu ing p ro fess i ona l deg rees i n l aw, bus i ness o r med i c i ne .

No t on l y do ph i l osophy ma jo r s exce l on en t r ance exams f o r p ro fess i ona l p rog rams , bu t t he ana l y t i ca l and commun i ca t i on sk i l l s t hey deve lop i n t he i r ph i l osoph i ca l s t ud i es a re essen t i a l f o r t he i r f u t u re success i n t hese p rog rams . The s tudy o f ph i l osophy i s an exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r any ca ree r t ha t pu t s a p rem ium on c l a r i t y, conc i s i on and ana l y t i c r eason ing .



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Program Requirements The Ph i l osophy Depa r tmen t o f f e r s f ou r concen t ra t i ons w i t h i n t he Ph i l osophy ma jo r : Gene ra l , H i s t o r i ca l , Hea l t h

Sc i ences , and Soc ie t y and Law.

General Concentration Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 8 8 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y 3

His tory o f Ph i losophy (6 c red i ts ) P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 5 0 To p i c s i n M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) Two cou rses mus t be a t t he 4000 - l eve l o r h i ghe r : P H I L 3 2 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 3 0 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e H u m a n P e r s o n 3 P H I L 3 3 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d G o o d L i f e 3 P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 3 8 0 B u s i n e s s E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 P H I L 3 4 2 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d E c o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 3 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f L a w 3 P H I L 3 4 4 0 M o r a l i t y a n d M o d e r n W a r f a r e 3 P H I L 3 4 5 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 P H I L 3 4 8 0 J e w i s h L i f e : B i b l e t o M i d d l e A g e s 3 P H I L 3 4 9 0 J e w i s h L i f e : M i d A g e t o M o d T i m e 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 To p i c s i n S c i e n c e , Te c h & S o c 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 9 0 To p i c s i n A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 1 0 0 S u r v e y o f E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 2 0 To p i c s i n E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e S u r v e y 3 P H I L 4 1 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d P h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 1 7 0 To p i c s : P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 1 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e S o c i a l S c i 3 P H I L 4 2 1 0 To p i c s i n M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 2 2 0 S u r v e y P h i l o s o p h y o f L a n g u a g e 3 P H I L 4 2 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f M i n d 3 P H I L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y a n d M i n d 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 To p i c s i n E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 2 0 F e m i n i s m a n d t h e H i s t o r y o f E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 4 0 G a m e T h e o r y a n d E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 5 0 S u r v e y o f S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t G r e e k P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f T h o m a s A q u i n a s 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 5 0 To p i c s i n M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y G e r m a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 1 0 S u r v e y C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 2 0 To p i c s C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h P h i l : U n a m u n o & O r t e g a 3 P H I L 4 8 0 0 To p i c s a n d M o v e m e n t s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 1 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f F e m i n i s m 3 P H I L 4 8 2 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 P H I L 4 8 3 0 P e r s o n a n d A c t i o n : T h e P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y & E t h i c s o f J o h n P a u l I I 3 P H I L 4 8 4 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t 3 P H I L 4 8 5 0 To p i c s i n P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 8 6 0 P r o b i n P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 4 8 7 0 S y s t e m a t i c S u r v e y 3

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Historical Concentration Requ i red Courses (21 c red i ts )


P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 8 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y 3

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) Two cou rses mus t be a t t he 4000 - l eve l o r h i ghe r : P H I L 3 2 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 3 0 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e H u m a n P e r s o n 3 P H I L 3 3 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d G o o d L i f e 3 P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 3 8 0 B u s i n e s s E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 P H I L 3 4 2 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d E c o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 3 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f L a w 3 P H I L 3 4 4 0 M o r a l i t y a n d M o d e r n W a r f a r e 3 P H I L 3 4 5 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 P H I L 3 4 8 0 J e w i s h L i f e : B i b l e t o M i d d l e A g e s 3 P H I L 3 4 9 0 J e w i s h L i f e : M i d A g e t o M o d T i m e 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 To p i c s i n S c i e n c e , Te c h & S o c 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 9 0 To p i c s i n A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 1 0 0 S u r v e y o f E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 2 0 To p i c s i n E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e S u r v e y 3 P H I L 4 1 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d P h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 1 7 0 To p i c s : P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 1 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e S o c i a l S c i 3 P H I L 4 2 1 0 To p i c s i n M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 2 2 0 S u r v e y P h i l o s o p h y o f L a n g u a g e 3 P H I L 4 2 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f M i n d 3 P H I L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y a n d M i n d 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 To p i c s i n E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 2 0 F e m i n i s m a n d t h e H i s t o r y o f E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 4 0 G a m e T h e o r y a n d E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 5 0 S u r v e y o f S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t G r e e k P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f T h o m a s A q u i n a s 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 5 0 To p i c s i n M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y G e r m a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 1 0 S u r v e y C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 2 0 To p i c s C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h P h i l : U n a m u n o & O r t e g a 3 P H I L 4 8 0 0 To p i c s a n d M o v e m e n t s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 1 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f F e m i n i s m 3 P H I L 4 8 2 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 P H I L 4 8 3 0 P e r s o n a n d A c t i o n : T h e P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y & E t h i c s o f J o h n P a u l I I 3 P H I L 4 8 4 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t 3 P H I L 4 8 5 0 To p i c s i n P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 8 6 0 P r o b i n P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 4 8 7 0 S y s t e m a t i c S u r v e y 3

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Health Sciences Concentration Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 8 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y 3

His tory o f Ph i losophy (3 c red i ts ) P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3

Hea l th Sc iences Courses (6 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 To p i c s i n S c i e n c e , Te c h & S o c 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e S u r v e y 3 P H I L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y a n d M i n d 3

Elec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) One cou rse mus t be a t t he 4000 - l eve l o r h i ghe r : P H I L 3 2 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 3 0 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e H u m a n P e r s o n 3 P H I L 3 3 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d G o o d L i f e 3 P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 3 8 0 B u s i n e s s E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 P H I L 3 4 2 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d E c o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 3 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f L a w 3 P H I L 3 4 4 0 M o r a l i t y a n d M o d e r n W a r f a r e 3 P H I L 3 4 5 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 P H I L 3 4 8 0 J e w i s h L i f e : B i b l e t o M i d d l e A g e s 3 P H I L 3 4 9 0 J e w i s h L i f e : M i d A g e t o M o d T i m e 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 To p i c s i n S c i e n c e , Te c h & S o c 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 9 0 To p i c s i n A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 1 0 0 S u r v e y o f E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 2 0 To p i c s i n E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e S u r v e y 3 P H I L 4 1 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d P h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 1 7 0 To p i c s : P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 1 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e S o c i a l S c i 3 P H I L 4 2 1 0 To p i c s i n M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 2 2 0 S u r v e y P h i l o s o p h y o f L a n g u a g e 3 P H I L 4 2 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f M i n d 3 P H I L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y a n d M i n d 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 To p i c s i n E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 2 0 F e m i n i s m a n d t h e H i s t o r y o f E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 4 0 G a m e T h e o r y a n d E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 5 0 S u r v e y o f S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t G r e e k P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f T h o m a s A q u i n a s 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 5 0 To p i c s i n M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y G e r m a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 1 0 S u r v e y C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 2 0 To p i c s C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h P h i l : U n a m u n o & O r t e g a 3 P H I L 4 8 0 0 To p i c s a n d M o v e m e n t s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 1 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f F e m i n i s m 3 P H I L 4 8 2 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 P H I L 4 8 3 0 P e r s o n a n d A c t i o n : T h e P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y & E t h i c s o f J o h n P a u l I I 3 P H I L 4 8 4 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t 3 P H I L 4 8 5 0 To p i c s i n P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 8 6 0 P r o b i n P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 4 8 7 0 S y s t e m a t i c S u r v e y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 33

Society and Law Concentration Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 3 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f L a w 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 8 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y 3

His tory o f Ph i losophy (3 c red i ts ) P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3


Soc ie ty and Law Course (3 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 3 8 0 B u s i n e s s E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 P H I L 3 4 1 0 C o m p u t e r E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 2 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d E c o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 To p i c s i n S c i e n c e , Te c h & S o c 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e S u r v e y 3 P H I L 4 1 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e S o c i a l S c i 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 To p i c s i n E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 2 0 F e m i n i s m a n d t h e H i s t o r y o f E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 8 1 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f F e m i n i s m 3

Elec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) One cou rse mus t be a t t he 4000 - l eve l o r h i ghe r : P H I L 3 2 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 3 0 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e H u m a n P e r s o n 3 P H I L 3 3 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d G o o d L i f e 3 P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 3 8 0 B u s i n e s s E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 P H I L 3 4 2 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d E c o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 3 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f L a w 3 P H I L 3 4 4 0 M o r a l i t y a n d M o d e r n W a r f a r e 3 P H I L 3 4 5 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 P H I L 3 4 8 0 J e w i s h L i f e : B i b l e t o M i d d l e A g e s 3 P H I L 3 4 9 0 J e w i s h L i f e : M i d A g e t o M o d T i m e 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 To p i c s i n S c i e n c e , Te c h & S o c 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 8 0 A d v a n c e d S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 9 0 To p i c s i n A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 1 0 0 S u r v e y o f E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 2 0 To p i c s i n E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e S u r v e y 3 P H I L 4 1 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d P h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 1 7 0 To p i c s : P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 1 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e S o c i a l S c i 3 P H I L 4 2 1 0 To p i c s i n M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 2 2 0 S u r v e y P h i l o s o p h y o f L a n g u a g e 3 P H I L 4 2 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f M i n d 3 P H I L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y a n d M i n d 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 To p i c s i n E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 2 0 F e m i n i s m a n d t h e H i s t o r y o f E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 4 0 G a m e T h e o r y a n d E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 5 0 S u r v e y o f S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t G r e e k P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f T h o m a s A q u i n a s 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 5 0 To p i c s i n M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y G e r m a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 1 0 S u r v e y C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 2 0 To p i c s C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h P h i l : U n a m u n o & O r t e g a 3 P H I L 4 8 0 0 To p i c s a n d M o v e m e n t s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 1 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f F e m i n i s m 3 P H I L 4 8 2 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 P H I L 4 8 3 0 P e r s o n a n d A c t i o n : T h e P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y & E t h i c s o f J o h n P a u l I I 3 P H I L 4 8 4 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t 3 P H I L 4 8 5 0 To p i c s i n P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 8 6 0 P r o b i n P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 4 8 7 0 S y s t e m a t i c S u r v e y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 33

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Ph i l osophy ma jo r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r.

MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY Overview A ph i l osophy m i no r he l ps s t uden t s w i t h o the r ma j o r s exp lo re t he i r own mean ing and pu rpose as we l l as t he mora l and concep tua l f ounda t i ons o f t he i r p r ima ry f i e l ds o f s t udy.

Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 2 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 3 3 0 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e H u m a n P e r s o n 3 P H I L 3 3 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d G o o d L i f e 3 P H I L 3 3 6 0 M e d i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 3 8 0 B u s i n e s s E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 P H I L 3 4 2 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d E c o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 3 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f L a w 3 P H I L 3 4 4 0 M o r a l i t y a n d M o d e r n W a r f a r e 3 P H I L 3 4 5 0 D i s a s t e r N a r r a t i v e s 3 P H I L 3 4 8 0 J e w i s h L i f e : B i b l e t o M i d d l e A g e s 3 P H I L 3 4 9 0 J e w i s h L i f e : M i d A g e t o M o d T i m e 3 P H I L 3 6 5 0 To p i c s i n S c i e n c e , Te c h & S o c 3 P H I L 4 0 4 0 S y m b o l i c L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 0 9 0 To p i c s i n A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 4 1 0 0 S u r v e y o f E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 2 0 To p i c s i n E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 1 5 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e S u r v e y 3 P H I L 4 1 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d P h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 1 7 0 To p i c s : P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 4 1 8 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f t h e S o c i a l S c i 3 P H I L 4 2 1 0 To p i c s i n M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 4 2 2 0 S u r v e y P h i l o s o p h y o f L a n g u a g e 3 P H I L 4 2 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f M i n d 3 P H I L 4 2 8 0 B i o l o g y a n d M i n d 3 P H I L 4 3 1 0 To p i c s i n E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 2 0 F e m i n i s m a n d t h e H i s t o r y o f E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 4 0 G a m e T h e o r y a n d E t h i c s 3 P H I L 4 3 5 0 S u r v e y o f S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 4 0 0 H i s t o r y o f A n c i e n t G r e e k P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 0 0 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 5 0 To p i c s i n M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 5 6 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f T h o m a s A q u i n a s 3 P H I L 4 6 0 0 H i s t o r y o f M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 6 5 0 To p i c s i n M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y G e r m a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 1 0 S u r v e y C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 2 0 To p i c s C o n t i n e n t a l P h i l o s o p h y P H I L 4 7 4 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f K a r l M a r x 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 6 0 S p a n i s h P h i l : U n a m u n o & O r t e g a 3 P H I L 4 8 0 0 To p i c s a n d M o v e m e n t s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 1 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f F e m i n i s m 3 P H I L 4 8 2 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 P H I L 4 8 3 0 P e r s o n a n d A c t i o n : T h e P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y & E t h i c s o f J o h n P a u l I I 3 P H I L 4 8 4 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t 3 P H I L 4 8 5 0 To p i c s i n P h i l o s o p h i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 P H I L 4 8 6 0 P r o b i n P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 4 8 7 0 S y s t e m a t i c S u r v e y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Ph i l osophy m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he m ino r.


ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview The Acce l e ra ted Bache l o r ' s /Mas te r ' s P rog ram (ABM) o f f e r s t he oppo r t un i t y f o r ou t s t and ing Ph i l osophy ma jo r s t o beg in an M.A . p rog ram i n t he i r sen io r yea r, comp le t i ng t he M .A . w i t h a f u l l t ime f i f t h yea r o f g radua te s t udy a f t e r t he i r success fu l comp le t i on o f bo th t he f i r s t yea r r equ i r emen ts and t he i r unde rg radua te deg ree and ma jo r.

Program Requirements The Ph i l osophy ma j o r, l i ke mos t human i t i es ma j o r s , r equ i r es t h i r t y c red i t s o f cou rsework , and t he M .A . a f u r t he r t h i r t y. By coun t i ng two g radua te cou rses , o r s i x c red i t s , f o r bo th deg rees , s t uden t s ea rn t he r equ i s i t e t h i r t y c red i t s i n on l y twe l ve t o f ou r t een mon ths a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r Bache lo r ' s deg ree .

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Ph i l osophy ma jo r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r.

MASTER OF ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY Program Highlights The M.A . i n ph i l osophy i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s who wan t t o b roaden t he i r ph i l osoph i ca l know ledge t h rough g radua te s t ud i es w i t hou t necessa r i l y i n t end ing t o pu r sue a Ph .D .

Curriculum Overview Courses i n t he ph i l osophy g radua te p rog ram examine h i s t o r i ca l as we l l as con tempora r y i s sues such as p rob lems i n me taphys i cs , ep i s t emo logy, soc i a l and po l i t i ca l e t h i cs , and ph i l osophy o f r e l i g i on , among o the rs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Spec ia l r esou rces ava i l ab l e t o t he p rog ram i nc l ude t he i n t e rna t i ona l ph i l osoph i ca l j ou rna l , Res Ph i l osoph i ca ; t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y, one o f t he f i nes t r epos i t o r i es o f i t s k i nd i n t he Wes te rn hemisphe re ; t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies ; a f o rma l f acu l t y and s tuden t exchange w i t h t he Un i ve r s i t y o f F rank fu r t i n Ge rmany ; and t he James Co l l i ns V i s i t i ng P ro fesso rsh i p , t h rough wh i ch no ted Eu ropean scho la r s a re i nv i t ed t o t each i n t he g radua te p rog ram i n t he depa r tmen t .

The re a re r egu l a r oppo r t un i t i es t o wo rk w i t h em inen t v i s i t i ng scho la r s , numerous co l l oqu ia and con fe rences , a w ide va r i e t y o f r ead ing g roups as we l l as oppo r t un i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n exchange p rog rams .

Careers Poss ib l e ca ree rs f o r ph i l osophy g radua tes i nc l ude d i p l oma t , p ro fesso r, l awye r, chu rch m in i s t e r and pub l i c se r v i ce o f f i c i a l .

Admission Requirements Success fu l app l i can t s possess a h i gh GPA, sk i l l s i n

ph i l osophy v i a GPA i n t he ma jo r /m ino r, w r i t i ng samp le and t es t imony by f acu l t y, su f f i c i en t GRE sco res and su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco re ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s ) .

E i gh teen c red i t s o f uppe r -d i v i s i on unde rg radua te cou rsework .





Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r a ph i l osophy ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 15 .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by commi t t ee o f ph i l osophy depa r tmen t f acu l t y members . The Amer i can Ph i l osoph i ca l Assoc i a t i on r u l es s t i pu l a t e an Ap r i l 15 na t i ona l dead l i ne t o make f o rma l o f f e r s t o ph i l osophy g radua te s t ud i es app l i can t s a nd f o r t hose app l i can t s t o accep t t he o f f e r t o a t t end .



Program Requirements Two op t i ons a re ava i l ab l e f o r t he Mas te r o f A r t s deg ree i n ph i l osophy : non - t hes i s and t hes i s .

Non-Thes is Opt ion + A m i n i mum o f 15 g radua te c red i t s + A m i n i mum o f 18 c red i t s i n ph i l osophy (12 o f wh i ch

mus t be g radua te ) and comp le t i on o f t he r ev i ew syn thes i s cou rse ( t h ree c red i t s ) .

Thes is Opt ion + 24 c red i t s o f g radua te - l eve l cou rses (12 o f wh i ch

mus t be c red i t s i n anc i en t , med ieva l , mode rn and con tempora ry pe r i ods )

+ S i x c red i t s o f t hes i s r esea rch + Comp le t i on o f a t h ree -hou r w r i t t en examina t i on on

t he h i s t o r y o f ph i l osophy cove r i ng t h ree o f t he f ou r h i s t o r i ca l pe r i ods

+ Comp le t i on o f t hes i s + One -hou r o ra l examina t i on on mas te r ' s t hes i s and

cou rsework


+ Read ing p ro f i c i ency i n F rench , Ge rman o r o t he r f o re i gn l anguage

TOTAL CREDITS: 30


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHILOSOPHY Program Highlights The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy p rog ram i s des i gned t o p repa re s t uden t s t o en te r t he f i e l d o f ph i l osophy as t eache rs and scho la r s p repa red t o engage a t t he h i ghes t l eve l s o f ph i l osoph i ca l d i scou rse .

Curriculum Overview Courses i n t he ph i l osophy g radua te p rog ram exami ne h i s t o r i ca l as we l l as con tempora r y i s sues such as p rob lems i n me taphys i cs , ep i s t emo logy, soc i a l and po l i t i ca l e t h i cs , and ph i l osophy o f r e l i g i on , among o the rs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Spec ia l r esou rces ava i l ab l e t o t he p rog ram i nc l ude t he i n t e rna t i ona l ph i l osoph i ca l j ou rna l , Res Ph i l osoph i ca ; t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y, one o f t he f i nes t r epos i t o r i es o f i t s k i nd i n t he Wes te rn hemisphe re ; t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies ; a f o rma l f acu l t y and s tuden t exchange w i t h t he Un i ve r s i t y o f F rank fu r t i n Ge rmany ; and t he James Co l l i ns V i s i t i ng P ro fesso rsh i p , t h rough wh i ch no ted Eu ropean scho la r s a re i nv i t ed t o t each i n t he g radua te p rog ram i n t he depa r tmen t .

The re a re r egu l a r oppo r t un i t i es t o wo rk w i t h em i nen t v i s i t i ng scho la r s , numerous co l l oqu ia and con fe rences , a w ide va r i e t y o f r ead ing g roups as we l l as oppo r t un i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n exchange p rog rams .

Careers Poss ib l e ca ree rs f o r ph i l osophy g radua tes i nc l ude d i p l oma t , p ro fesso r, l awye r, chu rch m in i s t e r and pub l i c se r v i ce o f f i c i a l .

Admission Requirements Success fu l app l i can t s possess a h i gh GPA, sk i l l s i n ph i l osophy v i a GPA i n t he ma jo r /m ino r, w r i t i ng samp le and t es t imony by f acu l t y, su f f i c i en t GRE sco res and su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco re ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s ) .

E i gh teen c red i t s o f uppe r -d i v i s i on unde rg radua te cou rsework .




spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re r equ i r emen ts . S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s tuden t s page f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on r equ i r emen ts .

Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r a ph i l osophy ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 15 .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by commi t t ee o f ph i l osophy depa r tmen t f acu l t y members . The Amer i can Ph i l osoph i ca l Assoc i a t i on r u l es s t i pu l a t e an Ap r i l 15 na t i ona l dead l i ne t o make f o rma l o f f e r s t o ph i l osophy g radua te s t ud i es app l i can t s and f o r t hose app l i can t s t o accep t t he o f f e r t o a t t end .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (54 c red i ts ) + 21 c red i t s i n t he h i s t o r y o f ph i l osophy : two

sem ina rs / cou rses i n anc i en t , med ieva l and mode rn ; one semina r / cou rse i n con tempora r y h i s t o r y

+ 15 c red i t s i n t h ree o f t hese a reas : e t h i cs , me taphys i cs , ep i s t emo logy, and soc i a l and po l i t i ca l

+ N ine c red i t s o f e l ec t i ves + One cou rse ( t h ree c red i t s ) i n advanced l og i c + S i x c red i t s o f two t h ree -c red i t r ead ing cou rses i n

t he t op i c o f t he d i sse r t a t i on cu lm ina t i ng i n t he d i sse r t a t i on p rospec tus

+ Twe l ve c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch

TOTAL CREDITS: 66

Graduate Courses The nex t cou rses add ress t he bas i c ques t i ons r a i sed bo th i n t he h i s t o r y o f ph i l osophy and t he con tempora r y ph i l osoph i ca l se t t i ng : P H I L 5 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e G r a d u a t e S t u d y o f P h i l o s o p h y 0 P H I L 5 1 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 5 2 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 5 3 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n E t h i c a l T h e o r y 3 P H I L 5 4 0 0 P r o b l e m s i n S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 5 8 0 0 S y s t e m a t i c S y n t h e s i s 3 P H I L 5 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s i n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 5 9 5 0 S p e c i a l S t u d y f o r E x a m i n a t i o n s 0 P H I L 5 9 8 0 G r a d u a t e R e a d i n g C o u r s e 1 - 3 P H I L 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 0 - 6 P H I L 6 0 0 0 S e m i n a r o n a M a j o r P h i l o s o p h e r i n E t h i c s 3 P H I L 6 0 5 0 S e m i n a r o n a M a j o r P h i l o s o p h e r i n P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 6 1 0 0 S e m i n a r o n a M a j o r P h i l o s o p h e r i n M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 6 1 5 0 S e m i n a r o n a M a j o r P h i l o s o p h e r i n E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 The f o l l ow i ng cou rses exp l o re on a more advanced p l ane h i s t o r i ca l and con tempora r y ph i l osoph i ca l


t hemes : P H I L 6 2 0 0 P h i l o s o p h y o f S c i e n c e 3 P H I L 6 2 2 0 A d v a n c e d L o g i c 3 P H I L 6 2 6 0 P r o b l e m s i n t h e P h i l o s o p h y o f R e l i g i o n 3 P H I L 6 3 0 0 A d v a n c e d E t h i c s 3 P H I L 6 3 2 0 A d v a n c e d M e t a p h y s i c s 3 P H I L 6 3 4 0 A d v a n c e d E p i s t e m o l o g y 3 P H I L 6 3 6 0 S e m i n a r i n P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 6 3 8 0 S e m i n a r i n A e s t h e t i c s 3 The nex t f ou r cou rses exami ne t he ma j o r ph i l osoph i ca l f i gu res and i s sues pe r t a i n i ng t o pe r i ods i n t he h i s t o r y o f ph i l osophy : P H I L 6 4 0 0 A n c i e n t P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 6 4 5 0 M e d i e v a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 6 5 0 0 M o d e r n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 6 5 5 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y P h i l o s o p h y 3

Non-Course Requirements A two -hou r o ra l examina t i on on t he d i sse r t a t i on p rospec tus cove r i ng : ( 1 ) t he r e l a t i onsh ip be tween t he d i sse r t a t i on t op i c and t he b roade r d i sc i p l i ne , whe the r con tempora ry o r h i s t o r i ca l , and (2 ) t he ph i l osoph i ca l impo r t ance o f t he t op i c i t se l f . Read ing p ro f i c i ency i n bo th F rench and German , o r i n two o the r f o re i gn l anguages a t t he d i sc re t i on o f s t uden t s ’ supe rv i so r y f acu l t y commi t t ee .



PHYSICS www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /phys i cs / i ndex .php

LEADERSHIP Wi l l i am D . Thacke r, Ph .D .


OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Phys i cs o f f e r s two unde rg radua te deg rees i n Phys i cs : t he Bache lo r o f Sc i ence (B . S . ) deg ree f o r s t uden t s en ro l l ed i n Pa rks Co l l ege and t he Bache lo r o f A r t s (B . A . ) deg ree f o r s t uden t s i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . The depa r tmen t a l so o f f e r s a Bache lo r o f Sc i ence (B . S . ) deg ree i n Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs f o r s t uden t s en ro l l ed i n Pa rks Co l l ege . I n add i t i on , t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s M ino rs i n Phys i cs , use fu l p r ima r i l y t o s t uden t s ma jo r i ng i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence , eng inee r i ng f i e l ds , and o the r sc i ences . Ma jo r -m ino r l i n ks be tween phys i cs and o the r d i sc i p l i nes p rov i de oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o acqu i r e va l uab le ana l y t i ca l and p rob lem-so l v i ng sk i l l s and t o d i s t i ngu i sh t hemse l ves f r om o the rs pu r su i ng s im i l a r ca ree r pa ths .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Phys i cs + M ino r i n Phys i cs

Faculty Grego ry L . Comer, Ph .D . V i j a i V. D i x i t , Ph .D . John C . James , Ph . D . I rma Ku l j an i shv i l i , P h .D . Ma r t i n N i ko l o , Ph . D . Jean Po t v i n , Ph .D . I an H . Redmoun t , Ph .D . Tha l anaya r S . San thanam, Ph .D . Dmi t r y So lenov, Ph .D . W i l l i am D . Thacke r, Ph .D . Dav id W isbey, Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHYSICS Program Highlights Phys i cs i s t he b ranch o f sc i ence t ha t s t ud i es t he na tu re o f ma t t e r, ene rgy and space t ime a t t he mos t f undamen ta l l eve l . I t p rov i des a f ounda t i on f o r a l l t he na tu ra l sc i ences and eng inee r i ng d i sc i p l i nes . Phys i cs has b rough t such revo lu t i ons as r e l a t i v i t y, quan tum mechan i cs and t he B ig Bang t heo ry, p ro found l y a l t e r i ng t he way mank ind v i ews t he un i ve r se .

Phys i c i s t s have p l ayed a ma jo r r o l e i n t he d i scove ry o f many phenomena l ead ing t o who le new t echno log ies . The i nven t i on o f t he t r ans i s t o r, by phys i c i s t s , has made t he mode rn compu te r poss i b l e , wh i l e t he deve lopmen t o f l ase r s has l ed t o d i ve r se app l i ca t i ons r ang ing f r om supe rmarke t scanne rs t o l ase r su rge ry. The phys i c i s t i s a ve r sa t i l e p rob lem so l ve r and ab le t o exce l i n many t echn i ca l f i e l ds .

A t r a i n i ng i n phys i cs l eads t o a b road -based

unde rs tand ing o f na tu ra l phenomena , ana l y t i ca l and compu te r sk i l l s , expe r i ence w i t h e l ec t r on i cs and t he ope ra t i on o f soph i s t i ca ted equ ipmen t , an unde rs tand ing o f measu remen ts and t he i r l im i t a t i ons , and t he ab i l i t y t o f o rmu la te and so l ve t echn i ca l p rob lems .

Phys i cs s t uden t s have a s t r ong i n t e res t i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r s and sc i ence a l ong w i t h a des i r e t o unde rs tand how t he un i ve r se wo rks . They a re i n t e res ted i n ques t i ons such as “Why do e l emen ta r y pa r t i c l es behave t he way t hey do? ” , “Wha t i s t he na tu re o f l i gh t ? ” o r “How d i d t he un i ve r se beg in , and wha t w i l l even tua l l y happen t o i t ? ” Some o f ou r s t uden t s pu r sue doub le ma jo r s i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r an eng inee r i ng f i e l d .

Curriculum Overview The B .A . i n phys i cs f r om the Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences comb ines a f i rm g round ing i n phys i cs w i t h a b road l i be ra l educa t i on .

S tuden t s o f t he phys i cs p rog ram ga in a so l i d f ounda t i on i n ana l y t i ca l , compu ta t i ona l and l abo ra to r y sk i l l s t h rough cou rse wo rk i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence and phys i cs . The phys i cs cu r r i cu l um i nc l udes cou rses i n c l ass i ca l mechan i cs , quan tum mechan i cs , e l ec t r i c i t y and magne t i sm, t he rmodynamics and s t a t i s t i ca l mechan i cs , as we l l as op t i c s , e l ec t r on i cs and mode rn phys i cs .

The requ i r ed cou rses l i s t ed be l ow a re accompan i ed by t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re . Th i s deg ree i s con fe r red by Pa rks Co l l ege . Th i s cu r r i cu l um a l so sa t i s f i es a l l r equ i r emen ts f o r a M ino r i n Eng inee r i ng Ma thema t i cs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he phys i cs p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The phys i cs depa r tmen t emp loys some o f i t s s t uden t s as t each ing and resea rch ass i s t an t s du r i ng t he summer. S tuden t s have he ld summer i n t e rnsh ips a t NASA -Lang ley, t he A rgonne Na t i ona l Labo ra to r y and o the r l abo ra to r i es . They have wo rked bo th du r i ng t he summer and du r i ng t he yea r a t l oca l i ndus t r i es such as Boe ing and Anheuse r -Busch . Numerous oppo r t un i t i es ex i s t f o r summer r esea rch i n bas i c and app l i ed phys i cs i n t he Pa rks Summer Unde rg radua te Resea rch Expe r i ence (SURE) p rog ram and i n na t i ona l l abo ra t o r i es and i n Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on - sponso red p rog rams a t un i ve r s i t i es t h roughou t t he Un i t ed S ta tes .

The p rog ram s t r esses unde rg radua te r esea rch and app l i ca t i ons o f compu te r s i n phys i cs . New s ta te -o f - t he -a r t r esea rch f ac i l i t i e s a l l ow f o r s t uden t s t o wo rk d i r ec t l y a l ongs ide f acu l t y members on r esea rch p ro j ec t s .

Careers Gradua tes w i t h a bache lo r ’ s deg ree i n phys i cs en te r a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs t ha t depend on t he t echn i ca l sk i l l s t hey have ga ined i n co l l ege . They a re emp loyed i n p roduc t deve lopmen t and qua l i t y con t ro l i n l a rge i ndus t r i es such as RCA, Boe ing o r Lockheed -Mar t i n . They a re compu te r spec i a l i s t s a t Anheuse r -Busch and o the r compan ies . Some a re now i nvo l ved i n t he marke t i ng o f t echn i ca l p roduc t s , wh i l e o t he rs a re i n


managemen t pos i t i ons . A f ew g radua tes have en te red m i l i t a r y ca ree rs . S tuden t s f r equen t l y ea rn doub le ma jo r s , comb in i ng phys i cs w i t h ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r chemis t r y.









Program Requirements Pre requ is i t es (28 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o . t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3

Requ i red Phys ics & Mathemat ics Courses (25 c red i ts ) : M AT H 2 6 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 3 1 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 4 3 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s 3 P H S Y 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H S Y 3 11 0 C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H S Y 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m 3 P H S Y 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Addi t iona l Requ i rements ( 6 c red i ts ) 2 u p p e r d i v i s i o n p h y s i c s c o u r s e s f r o m t h e l i s t b e l o w : P H S Y 3 1 2 0 A d v a n c e d C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H S Y 3 3 1 0 O p t i c s / L a b 3 P H S Y 3 4 1 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s & S t a t i s t i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H S Y 3 5 1 0 A n a l o g & D i g i t a l E l e c t r o n i c s / L a b 4 P H S Y 3 6 1 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s I I 3 P H S Y 4 0 1 0 N a n o s c i e n c e a n d N a n o f a b r i c a t i o n F r o n t i e r s 3 P H S Y 4 0 2 0 E x p e r i m e n t a l P h y s i c s 3 P H S Y 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y a n d M a g n e t i s m I I 3 P H S Y 4 6 2 0 A p p l i c a t i o n o f Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Sen ior Inqu i ry ( 0 -3 c red i ts ) : P H S Y 4 8 4 0 T h e s i s 3 P H S Y 4 8 8 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y : R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t 3 P H S Y 4 8 9 0 C o m p r e h e n s i v e E x a m i n a t i o n 0


Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Phys i cs ma jo r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r.

MINOR IN PHYSICS Program Requirements (Arts & Science) Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) P H Y S 3 0 0 0 – P H Y S 4 9 3 0 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Program Requirements (Parks) Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4

Elec t i ve Courses (10 c red i ts ) Three phys i cs cou rses ( one w i t h l ab ) numbered P H Y S 3 0 0 0 – P H Y S 4 9 3 0 1 0

TOTAL CREDITS: 22

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Phys i cs m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he m ino r.


POLITICAL SCIENCE www.s l u .edu /depa r tmen t -o f - po l i t i ca l - sc i ence -home

LEADERSHIP E l l en P. Ca rnaghan , Ph .D .


Wynne Moskop , Ph .D . Di rec to r o f G radua te S tud ies

Rober t C rop f Coord ina to r o f t he M .P.A . P rog ram

B i l l McCorm ick , SJ , Ph .D . Coord ina to r o f Unde rg radua te S tud ies

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence depa r tmen t i s home t o ou t s t and ing f acu l t y members and engaged and t hough t f u l s t uden t s who a re eage r t o se r ve i n so l i da r i t y w i t h o the r s t o add ress sou rces o f i n j us t i ce i n t he commun i t y and t he wo r l d . The d i sc i p l i ne o f po l i t i ca l s c i ence p rov i des ana l y t i ca l t oo l s t o be t t e r unde rs tand t he s t r uc tu res o f power t ha t p roduce i nequa l i t y and opp ress i on and a l so t he know ledge t o bu i l d sys tems more l i ke l y t o he i gh ten l i be r t y. Th rough g radua te and unde rg radua te p rog rams i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence and i n t e rna t i ona l s t ud i es , t he depa r tmen t t r a i ns s t uden t s t o mee t t he cha l l enges o f pub l i c se r v i ce , t o t ake ac t i ve r o l es as c i t i zens , and t o add ress c r i t i ca l cha l l enges i n t he wo r l d t oday. Facu l t y r esea rch examines ques t i ons o f c i t i zensh ip , r ep resen ta t i on , l aw, u rban and i n t e rna t i ona l deve lopmen t , na t i ona l secu r i t y, democ ra t i za t i on and o the r t op i cs v i t a l t o commun i t i es and coun t r i es a round t he wo r l d .

The Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence depa r tmen t ' s unde rg radua te and g radua te p rog rams p rov i de s t uden t s w i t h an e f f ec t i ve comb ina t i on o f know ledge , t heo ry, and p rac t i ca l r esea rch and ana l y t i ca l s k i l l s t o p repa re t hem to make mean ing fu l con t r i bu t i ons t o soc i e t y. I nsp i r ed by t he Ca tho l i c - Jesu i t he r i t age , t he depa r tmen t i s commi t t ed t o cu l t i va t i ng s t uden t s ' ab i l i t i e s t o t h i nk d eep l y, ca re fu l l y and we l l abou t r e l a t i ons o f power so t ha t t hey can become engaged c i t i zens who a re ab l e t o g rapp le w i t h some o f t he mos t impo r t an t soc i a l j us t i ce p rob lems o f t he t ime , f r om rac i sm a t home t o wa r, pe r s i s t en t unde rdeve lopmen t , and opp ress i on ab road . The depa r tmen t comb ines t he bes t aspec t s o f a l i be ra l a r t s co l l ege and a t op r esea rch un i ve r s i t y. The depa r tmen t i s l a rge enough t o o f f e r a w ide range o f c l asses , bu t sma l l enough t ha t s t uden t s ge t i nd i v i dua l a t t en t i on f r om facu l t y. Facu l t y a re pass i ona te abou t t each ing and men to r i ng s t uden t s , and s t uden t s ge t hands -on expe r i ence wo rk i ng w i t h f acu l t y engaged i n cu t t i ng -edge resea rch t ha t add resses p ress i ng na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l i s sues . SLU ' s l oca t i on i n t he hea r t o f S t . Lou i s opens up oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o unde rs tand f i r s t - hand t he cha l l enges o f Amer i can c i t i es t h rough f i e l d r esea rch and i n t e rnsh ips . The Madr i d ,Spa in campus and many o the r s t udy ab road oppo r t un i t i es open up t he r es t o f t he wo r l d . Cou rsework and co -cu r r i cu l a r expe r i ences b roaden s tuden t s ' pe r spec t i ves

and p repa re t hem fo r ca ree rs beyond SLU.

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence + M ino r i n As i an S tud ies + M ino r i n Fo re i gn Se rv i ce + M ino r i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Pub l i c and Soc ia l Po l i c y

Faculty J .D . Bowen , Ph .D . E l l en Ca rnaghan , Ph .D . Robe r t C rop f , Ph .D . James G i l s i nan , Ph .D . Ru th Gro f f , Ph .D . Mo rgan Haze l t on , Ph .D . No r i Ka tag i r i , Ph .D . Amber Kn igh t , Ph .D . Ch ry l La i r d , Ph .D . M i che l l e Lo renz i n i , Ph .D . Wynne Moskop , Ph .D . S teven Roge rs , Ph .D . Robe r t S t r i kwe rda , Ph .D . Emmanue l Uwa laka , Ph .D . Ann Wa insco t t , Ph .D . Kenne th War ren , Ph .D . Penny We i ss , Ph .D . Jason Winde t t , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Program Highlights Po l i t i ca l s c i en t i s t s s t udy power, po l i t i c s and a va r i e t y o f po l i t i ca l p rocesses , sys tems and behav io r s . Po l i t i c s can be unde rs tood b road l y as t he p rocess by wh i ch g roups o f peop le make dec i s i ons abou t how t hey w i l l l i ve and ac t t oge the r. As such , po l i t i ca l ac t i on i s t he essen t i a l unde rp i nn i ng o f a l l human commun i t i es and soc i a l l i f e .

The d i sc i p l i ne o f po l i t i ca l s c i ence cove rs many t op i cs , f r om campa igns and e l ec t i ons i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes , t o economic deve lopmen t and democ ra t i za t i on a round t he wo r l d , and t o d i p l omacy and g l oba l i za t i on . Po l i t i ca l s c i ence s tuden t s l ea rn how to add ress b i g ques t i ons , such as wha t makes a gove rnmen t l eg i t ima te o r wha t cons t i t u t es a good soc i e t y. They a l so come to unde rs tand causes and mechan i sms f o r add ress i ng ma jo r g l oba l cha l l enges l i ke t e r ro r i sm, pove r t y, c l ima te change and wa r. The po l i t i ca l s c i ence ma jo r can p repa re s t uden t s f o r advanced s tudy i n a va r i e t y o f a reas : l aw, pub l i c adm in i s t r a t i on , i n t e rna t i ona l r e l a t i ons , u rban a f f a i r s , bus i ness and po l i t i ca l s c i ence . Po l i t i ca l s c i ence s t uden t s pu rsue j obs i n gove rnmen t , i n t e rna t i ona l o rgan i za t i ons , nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons , educa t i on , l aw, j ou rna l i sm, d i p l omacy, su r vey r esea rch and f i e l ds r e l a t ed t o t he p romo t i on o f soc i a l j us t i ce .


+ Unde rg radua tes can s t a r t t ak i ng g radua te c l asses


be fo re t hey ea rn t he i r B .A . and qu i ck l y f i n i sh an M.A . as pa r t o f t he acce le ra ted M.A . p rog ram.

+ The un i que l oca t i on i n t he hea r t o f S t . Lou i s opens up oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o unde rs tand f i r s t -hand t he cha l l enges t ha t f ace Amer i can c i t i es and t o ga in t he sk i l l s needed t o e f f ec t change i n t he i r own commun i t i es .

+ The po l i t i ca l s c i ence p rog ram a t SLU i s d i s t i nc t i ve i n i t s commi tmen t t o p repa r i ng s t uden t s t o become engaged c i t i zens bo th l oca l l y and g l oba l l y. S tuden t s g rapp le w i t h some o f mos t impo r t an t soc i a l j us t i ce p rob lems o f t he t ime , f r om rac i sm and pove r t y a t home t o wa r, pe r s i s t en t unde rdeve lopmen t , and opp ress i on ab road .

+ The SLU po l i t i ca l s c i ence depa r tmen t i s b i g enough t o o f f e r a w ide range o f c l asses , and sma l l enough t ha t s t uden t s ge t i nd i v i dua l a t t en t i on f r om facu l t y.

Curriculum Overview Studen t s can s t udy t he po l i t i c s o f mos t a reas o f t he wo r l d as we l l as i s sues o f g l oba l secu r i t y and economic deve lopmen t . They can augmen t t he i r s t udy o f po l i t i c s w i t h wo rk i n a va r i e t y o f d i s t i nc t i ve i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y p rog rams , i nc l ud i ng p rog rams devo ted t o a rea s t ud i es (As i a , Russ i a and Eas t Eu rope , La t i n Amer i ca ) , g l oba l and l oca l soc i a l j us t i ce , f o re i gn se r v i ce , po l i t i ca l j ou rna l i sm, A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies , gende r s t ud i es and more .

S tuden t s can choose among t h ree op t i ons f o r t he i r B .A . :

B.A . (Genera l ) : Cove rs Amer i can po l i t i c s , compara t i ve po l i t i c s , i n t e rna t i ona l r e l a t i ons , and po l i t i ca l t hough t and a l l ows s tuden t s f l ex i b i l i t y t o choose c l asses t ha t r e f l ec t t he i r pa r t i cu l a r i n t e res t s .

B.A . (Wi th a Concent ra t ion in In te rna t iona l A f fa i rs ) : Perm i t s s t uden t s t o s t udy po l i t i c s i n va r i ous pa r t s o f t he wo r l d ; po l i t i ca l p rocesses l i ke economic deve lopmen t , r evo l u t i on and democ ra t i za t i on ; and t he va r i e t y o f i n t e rac t i ons among coun t r i es , f r om t r ade t o d i p l omacy t o va r i ous f o rms o f wa r f a re .

B.A . (Wi th a Concent ra t ion in Pub l i c Law) : Focuses a t t en t i on on l aw and cou r t s and t he r e l a t i onsh ip o f bo th t o l a rge r i s sues o f j us t i ce , soc i a l change and democ racy.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Underg radua te s t uden t s ma jo r i ng i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence a t SLU may t ake s i x c red i t s o f e l ec t i ves t h rough i n t e rnsh ips o f f e red i n a reas such as campa ign p rac t i cum, f o re i gn se r v i ce , s t a t e and f ede ra l gove rnmen t , and ove rseas f i e l dwo rk . These i n t e rnsh ips pe rm i t s t uden t s t o ga i n p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence wo rk i ng w i t h e l ec ted o f f i c i a l s , o rgan i za t i ons t ha t se r ve immig ran t s o r d i sadvan taged commun i t i es , l aw f i rms , nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons o r o t he r g roups wo rk i ng t owa rd t he pub l i c good . S tuden t s have i n t e rned i n S t . Lou i s , i n Wash ing ton D .C . and i n many coun t r i es a round t he wo r l d .

Bene f i t s o f t h i s p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l r esea rch and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The po l i t i ca l s c i ence

depa r tmen t un i que l y comb ines t he bes t aspec t s o f a l i be ra l a r t s co l l ege and a t op resea rch un i ve r s i t y. S tuden t s wo rk w i t h ca r i ng and en thus i as t i c f acu l t y who a re engaged i n cu t t i ng -edge resea rch and a re pass i ona te abou t unde rg radua te t each ing . S tuden t s can pa r t i c i pa te i n f acu l t y r esea rch p ro j ec t s t ha t add ress p ress i ng na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l i s sues . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n i n t e rna t i ona l a f f a i r s w i l l f i nd t a l en ted f acu l t y engaged i n r esea rch a round t he wo r l d a t SLU. Among many s t udy ab road op t i ons , s t uden t s can p i ck t o s t udy a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in campus , wh i ch o f f e r s exce l l en t c l asses i n i n t e rna t i ona l r e l a t i ons a t bo th t he bache lo r ’s and mas te r ’s l eve l .

Careers Gradua tes a re p repa red f o r j obs i n gove rnmen t , i n t e rna t i ona l o rgan i za t i ons , commun i t y and nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons , educa t i on , l aw, NGOs , j ou rna l i sm, d i p l omacy, su r vey r esea rch and f i e l ds r e l a t ed t o t he p romo t i on o f soc i a l j us t i ce .

An unde rg radua te deg ree i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence a l so p rov i des marke tab le sk i l l s i n emp i r i ca l da ta ana l ys i s and p rac t i ca l p rob lem-so l v i ng . I t i s a t r ad i t i ona l ma jo r f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n l aw schoo l o r p l ann ing a ca ree r i n po l i t i c s .





+ Scho la r sh i ps : awa rded based on academic


ach ievemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh ip and f i nanc ia l need .




Program Requirements Po l i t i ca l s c i ence ma jo r s may no t t ake more t han s i x c red i t s o f i ndependen t s t udy (POLS 4980) and /o r i n t e rnsh ip wo rk t owa rd t he 34 -c red i t Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence requ i r emen t . The two 4000 - l eve l sem ina rs and t he me thods c l ass mus t be comp le ted a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y, no t by t r ans fe r c red i t . On l y 15 c red i t s o f t r ans fe r c red i t can app l y t owa rd t he Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence ma jo r. S tuden t s may no t coun t mo re t han f ou r 1000 l eve l cou rses and mus t t ake a t l eas t f ou r 3000 o r h i ghe r l eve l cou rses

To g i ve some focus t o a ma jo r, s t uden t s a re encou raged t o t ake 3 o r 4 cou rses i n a t l eas t one o f t he f ou r sub -f i e l ds o r a c ross - sub - f i e l d a rea o f i n t e res t i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence ( l i ke soc i a l j us t i ce , democ ra t i za t i on o r l ega l s t ud i es ) . S tuden t s shou ld consu l t w i t h depa r tmen t f acu l t y adv i so r s i n se l ec t i ng cou rses .

Amer ican Po l i t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 11 5 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m 3

Compara t i ve Po l i t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p a r a t i v e P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 1 5 1 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e D e v e l o p i n g W o r l d 3 P O L S 2 5 1 0 W e s t E u r o p e a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 3 0 S o v i e t & P o s t - S o v i e t P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 4 0 E t h n i c i t y a n d I n t e r n a l W a r 3 P O L S 2 5 5 0 P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m s o f t h e S u b - S a h a r a 3 P O L S 2 5 6 0 P o l i t i c s o f A s i a 3 P O L S 2 5 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 8 0 P o l i t i c s o f M e x i c o 3 P O L S 2 5 9 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e M i d d l e E a s t a n d N o r t h A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 E a s t A s i a n P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 3 5 1 0 R e b i r t h o f D e m o c r a c y 3 P O L S 3 5 2 0 C o m m u n i s m , C a p i t a l i s m & S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 5 3 0 C o m p a r a t i v e R e v o l u t i o n s 3 P O L S 3 5 4 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 P O L S 3 5 6 0 P o l i t i c a l P r o c e s s e s i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 P O L S 3 5 6 7 P o l i t i c a l D e v e l o p m e n t i n C o n t e m p . S p a i n 3 P O L S 3 5 7 0 T h i r d W o r l d D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 3 5 9 0 T h e A r a b U p r i s i n g s 3 P O L S 3 8 1 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n - U . S . R e l a t i o n s 3

I n te rna t iona l Re la t ions Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 0 0 I n t r o t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 2 6 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 2 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te r r o r i s m 3 P O L S 2 6 5 0 W a r a n d P e a c e i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 P O L S 2 6 6 0 M i d d l e E a s t i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 9 1 T h e o r y a n d P r a c t i c e o f H u m a n R i g h t s 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 1 0 M u l t i l a t e r a l D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 3 6 2 0 I n t e r n a t ’ l O r g a n z t n & M a n a g e m e n t o f W o r l d P r o b l e m s 3 P O L S 3 6 3 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y a n d C o n f l i c t

R e s o l u t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a w 3 P O L S 3 6 5 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s o f A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 6 7 0 A m e r i c a a n d t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 P O L S 3 8 1 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n - U . S . R e l a t i o n s 3

Pol i t i ca l Thought Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 7 0 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f P o l i t i c a l T h e o r y 3 P O L S 2 7 0 0 I s s u e s i n P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P O L S 3 7 1 0 A n c i e n t & M e d i e v a l P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 3 7 2 0 R e n a i s s a n c e & M o d e r n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 3 7 7 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y : G e n d e r J u s t i c e 3

Research Methods Requ i rement ( 4 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 0 0 0 M e t h o d s i n P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e 4 Mus t be comp le ted a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y, no t by t r ans fe r c red i t .

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) May be chosen t o sa t i s f y one o f t he t h ree concen t ra t i ons .

Sen ior Seminar Requ i rement ( 6 c red i ts ) To reg i s t e r f o r a sen io r sem ina r, s t uden t s mus t have comp le ted a t l eas t one (and p re fe rab l y mo re ) cou rse i n t he same sub - f i e l d and t hey mus t have f u l f i l l ed t he me thods requ i r emen t .

The two 4000 - l eve l sem ina r c l ass mus t be comp le ted a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y, no t by t r ans fe r c red i t . P O L S 4 0 1 0 C u l t u r a l M e t h o d s : G e n d e r , P o l i t i c s a n d P o w e r 3 P O L S 4 11 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l I n s t i t u t i o n s 3 P O L S 4 1 2 0 C i v i l R i g h t s : A M o o t C o u r t S e m i n a r 3 P O L S 4 1 2 5 W o m e n a n d t h e L a w 3 P O L S 4 1 2 6 S e x u a l i t y a n d t h e L a w 3 P O L S 4 1 4 0 P o l i t i c a l P a r t i e s a n d I n t e r e s t G r o u p s 3 P O L S 4 1 5 0 G e n d e r a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 1 6 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s : A m e r i c a n P r e s i d e n c y 3 P O L S 4 1 7 0 E l e c t o r a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 1 7 1 L a w, P o l i c y , S o c i e t y 3 P O L S 4 3 0 0 L a w, P o l i t i c s , a n d R e g u l a t o r y P o l i c y 3 P O L S 4 3 4 0 I s s u e s i n P u b l i c P o l i c y 3 P O L S 4 5 0 0 R u s s i a n P o l i t i c a l C u l t u r e 3 P O L S 4 5 1 0 D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 4 5 2 0 P o l i t i c a l C h a n g e 3 P O L S 4 5 3 0 A u t h o r i t a r i a n i s m : A S t u d y i n C o n c e p t u a l U t i l i t y 3 P O L S 4 5 9 0 C r i s i s o f L e a d e r s h i p 3 P O L S 4 6 1 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s : T h e o r y & P r a c t i c e 3 P O L S 4 6 2 0 G l o b a l D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 4 6 3 0 T h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n : P o l i t i c s a n d P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 4 6 4 0 P r o b l e m s o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te r r o r i s m 3 P O L S 4 6 5 0 W a r , P e a c e a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 6 9 2 T h e o r i e s o f W o r l d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 7 1 0 C i t i z e n s h i p & S o c i a l D i f f e r e n c e 3 P O L S 4 7 3 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y P o l i t i c a l I d e o l o g i e s 3 P O L S 4 7 4 0 M a r x ’ s C a p i t a l 3 P O L S 4 7 5 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 4 8 0 0 T h e o r i e s o f C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I n t e r p r e t a t i o n 3 P O L S 4 8 4 0 G l o b a l H e a l t h P o l i t i c s & P o l i c y 3

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Research Pro jec t Opt ion As an a l t e rna t i ve t o one o f t he 4000- l eve l sem ina rs , s t uden t s hav i ng a g rade -po in t ave rage o f 3 . 30 o r be t t e r may, w i t h Depa r tmen t Cha i r app rova l , t ake POLS 4960 , an i nd i v i dua l r esea rch p ro j ec t unde r t he supe rv i s i on o f a Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence f acu l t y member.

Honors Thes is Opt ion The Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence Hono rs Thes i s op t i on f o r qua l i f i ed


and h i gh l y mo t i va ted s t uden t s . These s t uden t s need t o i n f o rm t he D i rec to r o f Unde rg radua te S tud ies o f t he i r i n t e res t by t he sp r i ng o f t he i r Jun io r Yea r i f t hey wan t t o w r i t e t he t hes i s du r i ng t he i r sen io r yea r o r by t he f a l l o f t he Jun io r yea r i f t hey wan t t o s t a r t a semes te r ea r l i e r. S tuden t s do i ng an Hono rs Thes i s mus t have a Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence GPA o f 3 . 5 and an ove ra l l GPA o f 3 . 4 . Th i s p rog ram i nvo l ves a f u l l yea r, two cou rse sequence : POLS 4990 Resea rch Des ign and POLS 4991 Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence Hono rs Thes i s . S tuden t s do i ng hono rs t heses w i l l have a 37 -c red i t ma jo r. POLS 4990 f u l f i l l s one 4000 - l eve l sem ina r r equ i r emen t .

I n te rnsh ips The Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence depa r tmen t encou rages ma j o r s t o t ake po l i t i ca l s c i ence i n t e rnsh ips as pa r t o f t he i r deg ree p rog rams . These p rov i de exce l l en t p rac t i ca l expe r i ence t ha t po ten t i a l emp loye rs app rec i a te . I n t e rnsh ips o f t en he lp ma jo r s se l ec t a f u t u re ca ree r. S tuden t s se l ec t i n t e rnsh ips i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he i r men to r s .

The Depa r tmen t o f f e r s a va r i e t y o f i n te rnsh ips , wh i ch may sa t i s f y up t o 6 c red i t s o f e l ec t i ves . POLS 3910 Fede ra l Gove rnmen t I n t e rnsh i p , POLS 3911 S ta te and Loca l Gove rnmen t I n t e rnsh ip , POLS 3912 Admin i s t r a t i ve I n t e rnsh ip , POLS 3914 Fo re i gn Se rv i ce I n t e rnsh ip , POLS 3915 Lega l I n t e rnsh ip , POLS 3916 Campa ign P rac t i cum, POLS 3917 Resea rch I n t e rnsh ip , POLS 3918 Ove rseas F i e l d Work , POLS 3919 Women Leade rs I n t e rnsh ip , POLS 4910 Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence I n t e rnsh ip , . S tuden t s may con tac t t he D i r ec to r o f Unde rg radua te S tud ies f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on .

International Affairs Concentration Requ i red Courses (3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3

Elec t i ve Cho ice #1 (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p a r a t i v e P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 1 5 1 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e D e v e l o p i n g W o r l d 3 P O L S 2 5 1 0 W e s t E u r o p e a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 3 0 S o v i e t a n d P o s t S o v i e t P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 4 0 E t h n i c i t y a n d I n t e r n a l W a r 3 P O L S 2 5 6 0 P o l i t i c s o f A s i a 3 P O L S 2 5 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 8 0 P o l i t i c s o f M e x i c o 3 P O L S 2 5 9 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e M i d d l e E a s t a n d N o r t h A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 A s i a n M i r a c l e s 3 P O L S 3 5 2 0 C o m m u n i s m , C a p i t a l i s m a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 5 3 0 C o m p a r a t i v e R e v o l u t i o n s 3 P O L S 3 5 4 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 P O L S 3 5 9 0 T h e A r a b U p r i s i n g s : T h e P o l i t i c s o f E x p e r t i s e 3

Elec t i ve Cho ice #2 (3 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 2 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d t h e M a n a g e m e n t o f W o r l d P r o b l e m s 3 P O L S 3 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a w 3 P O L S 3 6 5 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s o f A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 6 6 0 U . S . S t r a t e g y i n A s i a 3 P O L S 3 6 7 0 A m e r i c a a n d t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 P O L S 3 8 1 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n - U . S . R e l a t i o n s 3

Sen ior Seminar Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 4 5 0 0 R u s s i a n P o l i t i c a l C u l t u r e 3 P O L S 4 5 1 0 S e m i n a r : D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3

P O L S 4 5 2 0 P o l i t i c a l C h a n g e 3 P O L S 4 5 3 0 A u t h o r i t a r i a n i s m : A S t u d y i n C o n c e p t u a l U t i l i t y 3 P O L S 4 6 5 0 W a r , P e a c e a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 6 9 2 T h e o r i e s o f W o r l d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 8 4 0 G l o b a l H e a l t h P o l i t i c s & P o l i c y 3 P O L S 5 5 1 0 D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 5 5 5 0 P o l i t i c s o f E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 5 5 8 0 I s l a m a n d G e n d e r 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

Public Law Concentration Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 2 0 0 A m e r i c a n S t a t e a n d U r b a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 1 2 0 T h e A m e r i c a n C o n g r e s s 3 P O L S 2 2 2 0 U r b a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y * 3 * i f t a k e n , m a y n o t d o u b l e c o u n t f o r t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s R e q u i r e m e n t s u b f i e l d r e q u i r e m e n t

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 5 1 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e D e v e l o p i n g W o r l d 3 P O L S 2 0 1 0 E t h i c s a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 3 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P u b l i c A d m i n i s t r a t i o n 3 P O L S 2 3 5 0 S e x , D r u g s , a n d R o c k a n d R o l l : M o r a l i t y P o l i t i c s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s 3 P O L S 2 8 2 0 A m e r i c a n F o r e i g n P o l i c y 3 P O L S 3 2 1 0 U . S . H o u s i n g P o l i c y 3 P O L S 3 3 3 0 U . S . P u b l i c P o l i c y 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 E a s t A s i a n P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 6 0 U S S t r a t e g y i n A s i a 3 P O L S 3 6 7 0 A m e r i c a a n d t h e M i d d l e E a s t P O L S 3 7 8 0 D i s a b i l i t y T h e o r y a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 3 8 0 0 S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y : G l o b a l l y a n d L o c a l l y 3 P O L S 3 8 1 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n - U . S . R e l a t i o n s 3 P O L S 3 9 1 0 F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t I n t e r n s h i p 3 P O L S 3 9 1 2 A d m i n i s t r a t i v e I n t e r n s h i p 3 P O L S 3 9 11 S t a t e o r L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t I n t e r n s h i p 3

Sen ior Seminar Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) Studen t s may subs t i t u t e t he 5000- l eve l sem ina rs l i s t ed be low f o r t he r equ i r ed 4000 - l eve l sem ina rs . P O L S 4 1 3 0 / 5 1 3 0 A m e r i c a n R a c e R e l a t i o n s 3 P O L S 4 1 5 0 G e n d e r a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 1 7 1 L a w, P o l i c y , S o c i e t y 3 P O L S 4 3 0 0 / 5 3 0 0 L a w, P o l i t i c s , a n d R e g u l a t o r y P o l i c y 3 P O L S 4 3 4 0 / 5 3 5 0 I s s u e s i n P u b l i c P o l i c y 3 P O L S 4 6 5 0 W a r , P e a c e a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 8 4 0 / 5 8 4 0 G l o b a l H e a l t h P o l i t i c s & P o l i c y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

Public Policy Concentration Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 1 0 0 T h e A m e r i c a n C o n s t i t u t i o n 3 P O L S 2 7 1 0 T h e o r i e s o f J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 1 0 0 J u d i c i a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 4 3 0 0 L a w, P o l i t i c s , a n d R e g u l a t o r y P o l i c y 3 * i f t a k e n , m a y n o t d o u b l e c o u n t f o r t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s R e q u i r e m e n t s u b f i e l d r e q u i r e m e n t

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 1 2 0 T h e A m e r i c a n C o n g r e s s 3 P O L S 3 1 3 0 C i v i l R i g h t s a n d C i v i l L i b e r t i e s 3 P O L S 3 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a w 3 P O L S 3 8 8 0 V i o l e n c e A g a i n s t W o m e n 3 P O L S 3 9 1 5 L e g a l I n t e r n s h i p 3 P O L S 4 1 2 0 C i v i l R i g h t s : A M o o t C o u r t S e m i n a r 3 P O L S 4 1 7 1 L a w, P o l i c y , a n d S o c i e t y 3 P O L S 4 1 2 5 W o m e n a n d t h e L a w 3 P O L S 4 1 2 6 S e x u a l i t y a n d t h e L a w 3


Sen ior Seminar Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 4 3 0 0 L a w, P o l i t i c s , a n d R e g u l a t o r y P o l i c y 3 P O L S 4 1 2 0 C i v i l R i g h t s : A M o o t C o u r t S e m i n a r 3 P O L S 4 1 7 1 L a w, P o l i c y , a n d S o c i e t y 3 P O L S 4 1 2 5 W o m e n a n d t h e L a w 3 P O L S 4 1 2 6 S e x u a l i t y a n d t h e L a w 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Madrid Students The concen t ra t i on i n I n t e rna t i ona l Re la t i ons , i s o f f e red a t t he Mad r i d , Spa in Campus .

Amer ican Po l i t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 11 5 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m 3

Compara t i ve Po l i t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p a r a t i v e P o l i t i c s 3

I n te rna t iona l Re la t ions Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3

Pol i t i ca l Thought Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 7 0 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f P o l i t i c a l T h e o r y 3

Research Methods Requ i rement (4 c red i ts ) P O L S 2 0 0 0 M e t h o d s i n P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e 4

Economics Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) E C O N 1 9 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f E c o n o m i c s 3

Communica t ions Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) C M M 2 4 0 0 M e d i a & S o c i e t y 3 C M M 3 0 6 0 P o l i t i c a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 C M M 4 4 6 0 G l o b a l M e d i a 3


Sen ior Seminar Requ i rement ( 6 c red i ts ) P O L S 4 6 1 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s : T h e o r y & P r a c t i c e 3 P O L S 4 6 3 0 T h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n : P o l i t i c s a n d P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 43

Continuation Standards Studen t s i n t he Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence ma jo r mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence cou rsework .

MINOR IN ASIAN STUDIES Overview The As i an S tud i es i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m i no r i s a 21 -c red i t i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y p rog ram i nvo l v i ng seve ra l depa r tmen ts . The m ino r i s open t o a l l ma jo r s .

Program Requirements Requ i red As ian Language (9 c red i ts ) A n o t h e r A s i a n l a n g u a g e s m a y b e s u b s t i t u t e d t h r o u g h c o u r s e w o r k e l s e w h e r e . N a t i v e s p e a k e r s o f a n A s i a n l a n g u a g e m a y s u b s t i t u t e n i n e a d d i t i o n a l c r e d i t s o f e l e c t i v e s f o r t h e l a n g u a g e r e q u i r e m e n t s .

Ch inese C H I N 1 0 1 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n C h i n e s e I 3 C H I N 1 0 2 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n C h i n e s e I I 3 C H I N 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e C h i n e s e : L a n g u a g e a n d C u l t u r e I 3

H i n i d H I N D 1 0 1 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n H i n d i I 3 H I N D 1 0 5 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n H i n d i I I 3 H I N D 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e H i n d i : L a n g u a g e a n d C u l t u r e 3

A rab i s A R 1 0 1 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n A r a b i c I 3 A R 1 0 2 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g i n A r a b i c I I 3 A R 2 0 1 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e A r a b i c : L a n g u a g e a n d C u l t u r e 3

Elec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) C H I N 3 9 3 0 C u l t u r a l C o m p a r i s o n : C h i n a – U S 3 E N G L 3 1 8 0 C h i n e s e S c r e e n : C h i n e s e a n d C h i n e s e - A m e r i c a n F i l m 3 E N G L 3 5 0 0 L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e P o s t c o l o n i a l W o r l d 3 E N G L 4 6 7 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y P o s t c o l o n i a l L i t e r a t u r e a n d C u l t u r e 3 H I N D 3 9 3 0 I n d i a n L i t e r a t u r e s i n T r a n s l a t i o n 3 H I S T 2 7 0 0 C h i n a t o 1 6 0 0 3 H I S T 2 7 1 0 J a p a n a n d C h i n a S i n c e 1 6 0 0 3 H I S T 3 2 1 0 C h i n a S i n c e 1 6 4 4 3 H I S T 4 9 2 0 I m p e r i a l i s m i n A s i a 3 I B S 3 0 4 0 A s i a n B u s i n e s s 3 P O L S 2 5 6 0 T h e P o l i t i c s o f A s i a 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 A s i a n M i r a c l e s 3 P O L S 3 9 3 0 U S S t r a t e g y i n A s i a 3 T H E O 2 7 0 0 R e l i g i o u s T r a d i t i o n s o f A s i a 3 T H E O 2 7 2 0 B u d d h i s m 3 T H E O 2 7 3 0 H i n d u i s m 3 T H E O 2 7 1 0 R e l i g i o n s o f t h e W o r l d 3 T H E O 2 5 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e R e l i g i o u s E t h i c s 3 T H E O 3 7 1 0 A r t s o f H i n d u i s m a n d B u d d h i s m 3 T H E O 3 7 2 0 I n t u i t i o n , S p o n t a n e i t y , a n d F l o w : D a o i s m i n C o m p a r a t i v e P e r s p e c t i v e 3

Capstone Course (3 c red i ts ) P O L S 3 9 3 0 A s i a n S t u d i e s C a p s t o n e 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 21

Continuation Standards A l l As i an S tud ies m ino r cou rses mus t be comp le ted w i t h a g rade o f C o r h i ghe r i n o rde r t o coun t f o r t he m ino r and f o r t he s t uden t t o con t i nue i n t he m ino r.

MINOR IN FOREIGN SERVICE Overview Th i s i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m i no r i s i n t ended t o he l p i t s pa r t i c i pan t s p repa re f o r an i n t e rna t i ona l ca ree r, whe the r w i t h t he U .S . S ta te Depa r tmen t , w i t h i n t e rna t i ona l non -gove rnmen ta l o rgan i za t i ons , w i t h i n t e rna t i ona l o rgan i za t i ons , o r i n t he p r i va te sec to r. I t i s open t o any unde rg radua te en ro l l ed a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y. A l l ma jo r s qua l i f y.

Upon j o i n i ng t he p rog ram, s t uden t s mus t mee t i nd i v i dua l l y w i t h t he p rog ram d i r ec to r t o d raw up a s t udy p l an t a i l o red t o t he ca ree r goa l s o f i nd i v i dua l pa r t i c i pan t s and i den t i f y t he cou rses t ha t w i l l bes t se r ve t ha t pu rpose .

Program Requirements Requ i red Po l i t i ca l Sc ience courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 1 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o D i p l o m a c y 3

Pol i t i ca l Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (9 cred i ts ) P O L S 2 5 1 0 W e s t E u r o p e a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 2 0 I n t r o t o A f r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3


P O L S 2 5 3 0 S o v i e t a n d P o s t - S o v i e t P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 4 0 E t h n i c i t y a n d I n t e r n a l W a r 3 P O L S 2 5 5 0 P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m s o f S u b - S a h a r a n A f r i c a 3 P O L S 2 5 6 0 P o l i t i c s o f A s i a 3 P O L S 2 6 0 0 I n t r o t o P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 2 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te r r o r i s m 3 P O L S 2 6 5 0 W a r & P e a c e i n M i d d l e E a s t 3 P O L S 2 6 6 0 M i d d l e E a s t i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 T h e A s i a n M i r a c l e s 3 P O L S 3 5 1 0 R e b i r t h o f D e m o c r a c y 3 P O L S 3 5 2 0 C o m m u n i s m , C a p i t a l i s m a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 5 3 0 C o m p a r a t i v e R e v o l u t i o n 3 P O L S 3 5 6 7 P o l i t i c a l D e v e l o p m e n t i n C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a i n 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 1 0 M u l t i l a t e r a l D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 3 6 2 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d t h e M a n a g e m e n t o f W o r l d P r o b l e m s 3 P O L S 3 6 5 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s o f A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 9 1 4 F o r e i g n S e r v i c e I n t e r n s h i p 3 P O L S 3 9 1 8 O v e r s e a s F i e l d w o r k 3 P O L S 4 5 0 0 R u s s i a n P o l i t i c a l C u l t u r e 3 P O L S 4 7 3 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y P o l i t i c a l I d e o l o g i e s 3 P O L S 4 6 6 0 A s y m m e t r i c W a r f a r e

Elec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) A n y m o d e r n l a n g u a g e b e y o n d t h e i n t e r m e d i a t e l e v e l E C O N 3 7 9 0 E c o n o m i e s o f L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 E C O N 3 8 5 0 P o l . E c o n o m y E u r o p e a n U n i o n 3 E C O N 4 3 0 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a d e 3 E C O N 4 3 1 0 E x c h a n g e R a t e s a n d G l o b a l E c o n o m y 3 E C O N 4 5 6 0 E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 H I S T 2 7 1 0 C h i n a a n d J a p a n S i n c e 1 6 0 0 3 H I S T 3 1 4 0 2 0 t h C e n t u r y E u r o p e : W o r l d W a r s H I S T 3 1 8 0 M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 2 5 0 T h e W o r l d i n C o n f l i c t S i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 2 9 0 R u s s i a S i n c e 1 9 0 5 3 H I S T 3 3 1 0 M o d e r n E u r o p e a n D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y , 1 9 1 4 - P r e s e n t 3 H I S T 3 5 4 0 U . S . D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y , 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 5 5 0 U . S . D i p l o m a t i c H i s t o r y S i n c e 1 9 4 5 3 H I S T 3 8 1 0 I s l a m i c C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 H I S T 3 8 2 0 I s l a m i c M i d d l e E a s t 3 H I S T 3 8 3 0 M o d e r n M i d d l e E a s t 3 P S Y 4 2 7 0 C r o s s - C u l t u r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 S O C 11 8 0 W o r l d G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 3 3 5 0 S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 S O C 3 6 1 0 S o c i o l o g y o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s 3 T H E O 2 5 1 5 S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 T H E O 2 7 1 0 R e l i g i o n o f t h e W o r l d 3 T H E O 2 7 1 5 J e r u s a l e m : T h r e e F a i t h s , O n e C i t y 3 T H E O 2 8 2 0 R e l i g i o n a n d S c i e n c e 3 T H E O 2 9 0 5 D e a t h a n d S u f f e r i n g 3 T H E O 3 3 3 5 C h r i s t i a n s i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 T H E O 3 5 1 5 P o v e r t y , W e a l t h & J u s t i c e 3 T H E O 3 5 1 0 F a i t h a n d P o l i t i c s 3 T H E O 3 7 1 0 A r t s o f H i n d u i s m a n d B u d d h i s m 3 T H E O 4 5 1 0 W a r a n d P e a c e i n t h e C h r i s t i a n T r a d i t i o n 3 T H E O 4 8 1 0 N i c a r a g u a : T h e o l o g y a n d C u l t u r e 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 24 A 10 -page ca ree r -o r i en ted caps tone pape r. Th i s pape r shou ld be p l anned i n t he j un i o r yea r and w r i t t en i n t he sen io r yea r, wo rk i ng i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he p rog ram d i r ec to r. The pape r i s due t he 2nd Monday o f Ap r i l be fo re g radua t i on ( o r t he Monday f o l l ow ing Thanksg i v i ng f o r t hose g radua t i ng i n December ) .

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n Fo re i gn Se rv i ce mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he Fo re i gn Se rv i ce m ino r.

MINOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

Overview The m i no r i n Amer i can S tud ies i s 18 c red i t s , i nc l ud i ng t he i n t r oduc to r y cou rse , ASTD 1000 : I nves t i ga t i ng Amer i ca ( t h ree c red i t s ) . The rema in i ng 15 c red i t s a re se l ec ted f r om Amer i can S tud ies cou rses . W i t h t he app rova l o f t he s t uden t ' s depa r tmen ta l adv i so r, up t o s i x o f t hese c red i t s can be t aken i n r e l a ted f i e l ds .


Program Requirements Genera l Requ i rements (9 c red i ts ) One cou rse chosen f r om th ree o f t he ma jo r sub f i e l ds

Spec ia l i za t ion Requ i rements (9 c red i ts ) Three add i t i ona l cou rses chosen f r om Compara t i ve Po l i t i c s , I n t e rna t i ona l Re la t i ons o r Po l i t i ca l Though t .

Amer i can Po l i t i c s P O L S 11 5 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m 3

Compara t i ve Po l i t i c s P O L S 1 5 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p a r a t i v e P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 1 5 1 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e D e v e l o p i n g W o r l d 3 P O L S 2 5 1 0 W e s t E u r o p e a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 3 0 S o v i e t & P o s t - S o v i e t P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 4 0 E t h n i c i t y a n d I n t e r n a l W a r 3 P O L S 2 5 5 0 P o l i t i c a l S y s t e m s o f t h e S u b - S a h a r a 3 P O L S 2 5 6 0 P o l i t i c s o f A s i a 3 P O L S 2 5 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 8 0 P o l i t i c s o f M e x i c o 3 P O L S 2 5 9 0 P o l i t i c s o f t h e M i d d l e E a s t a n d N o r t h A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 5 0 0 E a s t A s i a n P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 3 5 1 0 R e b i r t h o f D e m o c r a c y 3 P O L S 3 5 2 0 C o m m u n i s m , C a p i t a l i s m & S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 5 3 0 C o m p a r a t i v e R e v o l u t i o n s 3 P O L S 3 5 4 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 P O L S 3 5 6 0 P o l i t i c a l P r o c e s s e s i n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 P O L S 3 5 6 7 P o l i t i c a l D e v e l o p m e n t i n C o n t e m p . S p a i n 3 P O L S 3 5 7 0 T h i r d W o r l d D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 3 5 9 0 T h e A r a b U p r i s i n g s 3 P O L S 3 8 1 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n - U . S . R e l a t i o n s 3

I n t e rna t i ona l Re la t i ons P O L S 1 6 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 0 0 I n t r o t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c a l E c o n o m y 3 P O L S 2 6 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 2 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te r r o r i s m 3 P O L S 2 6 5 0 W a r a n d P e a c e i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 P O L S 2 6 6 0 M i d d l e E a s t i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 6 9 1 T h e o r y a n d P r a c t i c e o f H u m a n R i g h t s 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 1 0 M u l t i l a t e r a l D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 3 6 2 0 I n t e r n a t ’ l O r g a n z t n & M a n a g e m e n t o f W o r l d P r o b l e m s 3 P O L S 3 6 3 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y a n d C o n f l i c t R e s o l u t i o n 3 P O L S 3 6 4 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a w 3 P O L S 3 6 5 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s o f A f r i c a 3 P O L S 3 6 7 0 A m e r i c a a n d t h e M i d d l e E a s t 3 P O L S 3 8 1 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n - U . S . R e l a t i o n s 3

Po l i t i ca l Though t P O L S 1 7 0 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f P o l i t i c a l T h e o r y 3 P O L S 2 7 0 0 I s s u e s i n P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P O L S 3 7 1 0 A n c i e n t & M e d i e v a l P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 3 7 2 0 R e n a i s s a n c e & M o d e r n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 3 7 7 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y : G e n d e r J u s t i c e 3

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Continuation Standards Studen t s i n t he Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence m ino r mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence cou rsework .

ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview The B .A . /M .A . i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence o f f e r s s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y t o comp le te t he B .A . and M.A . deg rees i n an acce le ra ted 5 - yea r 144 -c red i t p rog ram o f s t udy (120 as an unde rg radua te , 30 as a pos t -bacca lau rea te s t uden t , 6 o f t hose c red i t s coun ted t owa rds bo th deg rees ) . S tuden t s who have been admi t t ed f o r unde rg radua te s t udy a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y and se l ec t a ma jo r i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence may app l y i n t he i r j un i o r yea r o f s t udy t o be admi t t ed t o t he Mas te r ’s p rog ram to comp le te t he l i nked pos t -bacca lau rea te deg ree .

Program Requirements Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence ma jo r, j un i o r s t and ing , and a g rade po in t ave rage o f a t l eas t 3 . 40 .

MASTER OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Program Highlights The M.A . p rog ram a l l ows academi ca l l y t a l en ted s tuden t s t o advance t he i r know ledge and ana l y t i ca l s k i l l s by f ocus i ng on an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y p rob lem-o r i en ted a rea o f concen t ra t i on w i t h i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence . The M.A . i s open t o i nd i v i dua l s who have p rev i ous l y ea rned a B .S . o r B .A . deg ree i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence o r a r e l a ted soc i a l s c i ence d i s c i p l i ne f r om an acc red i t ed un i ve r s i t y and demons t ra te ou t s t and ing po ten t i a l . S tuden t s admi t t ed f o r M .A . s t udy mus t have an ou t s t and ing unde rg radua te r eco rd and demons t ra te t he po ten t i a l f o r sen io r l eade rsh ip i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence .

Curriculum Overview The M. A . i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence requ i r es 30 c red i t s w i t h t he op t i on o f one o f f i ve concen t ra t i on a reas .

Amer ican Po l i t i cs The Amer i can po l i t i c s t r ack p rov i des a subs tan t i ve g round ing i n t he academic s t udy o f Amer i can po l i t i c s , s t r ong me thodo log i ca l sk i l l s and op t i ons t o concen t ra te on pa r t i cu l a r a reas o f i n t e res t . Th i s t r ack i s app rop r i a t e f o r many pu rposes and i s pa r t i cu l a r l y r ecommended f o r s t uden t s who a re i n t e res ted i n p repa r i ng f o r a Ph .D . p rog ram i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence .

The pub l i c l aw t r ack i s app rop r i a t e f o r s t uden t s who a re i n t e res ted i n l aw and i t s b roade r r o l e i n t he Amer i can po l i t i ca l s ys tem. S tuden t s who a re con temp la t i ng l aw schoo l m igh t be pa r t i cu l a r l y i n t e res ted i n t h i s t r ack .

I n te rna t iona l A f fa i rs Choose f r om a gene ra l i n t e rna t i ona l a f f a i r s t r ack o r a t r ack t ha t f ocuses on secu r i t y and coope ra t i on .

The gene ra l i n t e rna t i ona l a f f a i r s t r ack p rov i des an ove ra l l t heo re t i ca l and subs tan t i ve g round ing i n i n t e rna t i ona l r e l a t i ons and compara t i ve po l i t i c s . Some o f t he t op i cs cove red a re t he p rocess o f democ ra t i za t i on , wa r f a re , d i p l omacy and human r i gh t s . Th i s t r ack i s pa r t i cu l a r l y app rop r i a t e f o r s t uden t s who a re i n t e res ted i n p repa r i ng f o r a doc to ra l p rog ram.

The secu r i t y and coope ra t i on t r ack p rov i des a t heo re t i ca l and subs tan t i ve g round ing i n i n t e rna t i ona l r e l a t i ons and compara t i ve po l i t i c s , w i t h a pa r t i cu l a r f ocus on i n t e rna t i ona l secu r i t y. Cou rses f ocus on t e r r o r i sm, asymmet r i c wa r f a re and i n t e rna t i ona l o rgan i za t i on . S tuden t s a l so ga in sk i l l s i n geog raph i c i n f o rma t i on sys tems .

Gender and Po l i t i cs Th i s concen t ra t i on exp lo res t he soc i a l and po l i t i ca l r am i f i ca t i ons o f gende r i n U .S . and wo r l d po l i t i c s .

Pol i t i ca l Theory Th i s concen t ra t i on p rov i des subs tan t i ve g round i ng i n t he h i s t o r y o f Wes te rn po l i t i ca l t hough t , as we l l as t he oppo r t un i t y t o exp lo re i s sues i n con tempora ry po l i t i ca l t heo ry and ph i l osophy.

Publ i c Po l i cy Th i s concen t ra t i on i s des i gned f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n ga i n i ng a p rac t i ca l unde rs tand ing o f how po l i t i ca l and soc i a l po l i c i es a re deve loped .

Careers The M.A . i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence p repa res s t uden t s ca ree rs i n gove rnmen t , f o re i gn se rv i ce , na t i ona l o r i n t e rna t i ona l bus i ness , nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons and NGOs , as we l l as f u t u re g radua te s t udy. Poss ib l e ca ree rs i nc l ude campa ign a i de , d i p l oma t and l abo r r e l a t i ons spec i a l i s t .

Admission Requirements B.A . o r B .S . i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence o r a r e l a t ed soc i a l s c i ence d i sc i p l i ne . Th i s shou ld i nc l ude a t l eas t 18 c red i t s o f unde rg radua te po l i t i ca l s c i ence cou rses and an unde rg radua te soc i a l s c i ence me thods cou rse .

Success fu l app l i can t s possess a GPA o f 3 . 4 ( ove ra l l and i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence cou rses ) , su f f i c i en t GRE sco res and su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco re ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s ) .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + On l i ne app l i ca t i on and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + Na t i ona l boa rd sco re t es t r esu l t s + Transc r i p t ( s ) + A s ta temen t o f pu rpose + A w r i t i ng samp l e + Cu r r i cu l um v i t ae o r r ésumé


packe t w i t h a l l accompany ing documen ts + TOEFL o r PTE Academic sco re + Check t he Eng l i sh P r o f i c i ency Po l i c y page f o r

spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re r equ i r emen ts . S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s t uden t s page f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on


abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on r equ i r emen ts .

Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s wan t t o be t o be cons ide red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 30 .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by a commi t t ee o f po l i t i ca l s c i ence depa r tmen t f acu l t y members .



Program Requirements Studen t s w i l l choose a t r ack and f ocus on Amer i can Po l i t i c s , Gende r and Po l i t i c s , I n t e rna t i ona l A f f a i r s , Pub l i c Po l i c y, o r Po l i t i ca l Theo ry.

A l l s t uden t s w i l l comp le te a t o t a l o f 30 c red i t s f o r t he M .A . deg ree . A l l s t uden t s a re r equ i r ed t o pass a f i e l d exam admin i s t e red a t t he beg inn ing o f t he s t uden t ’s f i na l semes te r o f cou rsework .

No more t han 12 c red i t s o f t he M .A . may be t aken ou t s i de Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , no more t han 6 c red i t s may be t aken a t t he 4000 - l eve l , and no more t han 6 c red i t s may be i ndependen t s t udy c l asses o r i n t e rnsh ips . Some c l asses have p re requ i s i t es . Depend ing on t he i r unde rg radua te p repa ra t i on , s t uden t s may be r equ i r ed t o t ake spec i f i c unde rg radua te c l asses p r i o r t o en ro l l i ng i n pos t - bacca lau rea te c l asses . Excep t i ons w i l l be a l l owed on l y w i t h t he app rova l o f t he D i r ec to r o f G radua te S tud i es f o r t he depa r tmen t .

S tuden t s may comp le te an i n t e rnsh ip f o r up t o s i x c red i t s as pa r t o f t he M .A . i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence . S tuden t s w i l l wo rk unde r t he d i r ec t i on o f a p recep to r a t t he i n t e rnsh ip l oca t i on and a f acu l t y member i n t he depa r tmen t . The i n t e rnsh ip shou ld i nvo l ve 200 hou rs o f wo rk cen t ra l t o t he o rgan i za t i on s t uden t s a re wo rk i ng w i t h , and s t uden t s w i l l a l so need t o w r i t e an ex tens i ve pape r r e l a t ed t o t he wo rk .

S tuden t s who choose t o w r i t e mas te r ' s t heses w i l l wo rk c l ose l y w i t h a f acu l t y d i r ec to r and a commi t t ee o f two o the r f acu l t y members chosen w i t h t he d i r ec to r ' s gu i dance . The M.A . t hes i s i s a two -semes te r p ro j ec t . S tuden t s w i l l comp le te a t hes i s p roposa l i n t he f i r s t semes te r and t he t hes i s i t se l f du r i ng t he second semes te r. S tuden t s who a re no t ab l e t o de fend t he i r p roposa l success fu l l y du r i ng t he f i r s t semes te r w i l l no t be a l l owed t o con t i nue t o t he second semes te r o f t hes i s wo rk . The l eng th o f t he t hes i s va r i es acco rd i ng t o t he na tu re o f t he p ro j ec t , bu t mos t t heses f a l l be tween 40 and 75 pages .

American Politics Concentration (General Track) Core Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 1 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 6 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3

Research Methods (6 c red i ts )

P O L S 5 0 1 0 C u l t u r a l M e t h o d s : G e n d e r , P o l i t i c s , a n d P o w e r 3 P O L S 5 0 2 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3

Other Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) Tw o m o r e A m e r i c a n p o l i t i c s o r P u b l i c P o l i c y c o u r s e s 6

Pol i t i ca l Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) 6 c red i t s may be an i n t e rnsh ip o r M A t hes i s

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American Politics Concentration (Public Law Track) Core Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 1 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 6 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3

Research Methods (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 0 1 0 C u l t u r a l M e t h o d s : G e n d e r , P o l i t i c s , a n d P o w e r 3 P O L S 5 0 2 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 3 0 0 A d m i n i s t r a t i v e L a w 3 P O L S 5 8 0 0 T h e o r i e s o f C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I n t e r p r e t a t i o n 3 P O L S 5 1 7 1 L a w, P o l i c y a n d S o c i e t y 3


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Gender and Politics Concentration Core Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 7 6 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y 3 P O L S 5 7 7 0 F e m i n i s t E p i s t e m o l o g y 3


Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 12 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 1 3 0 A m e r i c a n R a c e R e l a t i o n s 3 P O L S 5 1 5 0 G e n d e r a n d A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 5 5 8 0 I s l a m a n d G e n d e r 3 P O L S 5 7 1 0 C i t i z e n s h i p a n d S o c i a l D i f f e r e n c e 3 P O L S 5 9 3 0 G e n d e r , D e v e l o p m e n t , a n d S u s t a i n a b i l i t y 3 P O L S 6 7 1 0 L e a d e r s h i p a n d C u l t u r e 3

Pol i t i ca l Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) Cred i t s may be an i n t e rnsh ip o r M A t hes i s

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International Affairs Concentration Core Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 5 1 0 D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 5 5 5 0 P o l i t i c s o f E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 5 6 9 0 T h e o r i e s o f W o r l d P o l i t i c s 3



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International Affairs Concentration (Foreign Service Track)


Core Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 5 1 0 D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 5 5 5 0 P o l i t i c s o f E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 5 6 9 0 T h e o r i e s o f W o r l d P o l i t i c s 3


Other Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 1 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 5 6 2 0 G l o b a l D i p l o m a c y 3

Language Requ i rement ( 6 c red i ts ) 6 c red i t s a t t he 4000 o r 5000 - l eve l o f t he f o re i gn l anguage app rop r i a t e t o an a rea o f i n t e res t .

S tuden t s who have a l r eady ach ieved t h i s l eve l o f p ro f i c i ency may t ake 6 c red i t s o f e l ec t i ves i ns tead .

Pol i t i ca l Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) Cred i t s may be an i n t e rnsh ip o r M A t hes i s

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International Affairs Concentration (Security and Cooperation Track) Core Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 5 1 0 D e m o c r a t i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 5 5 5 0 P o l i t i c s o f E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 5 6 9 0 T h e o r i e s o f W o r l d P o l i t i c s 3


Other Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 6 2 0 G l o b a l D i p l o m a c y 3 P O L S 5 6 4 0 P r o b l e m s o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te r r o r i s m 3 P O L S 5 6 6 0 A s y m m e t r i c W a r 3 P O L S 6 3 1 0 P o l i c y P r o c e s s 3 S O C 5 6 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G e o g r a p h i c I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s 3 S O C 5 6 6 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G e o g r a p h i c I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s 3


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Political Theory Concentration Core Courses (3 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 9 3 0 H i s t o r y o f P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3

Research Methods (3 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 0 1 0 C u l t u r a l M e t h o d s : G e n d e r , P o l i t i c s , a n d P o w e r 3

Other Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 7 1 0 C i t i z e n s h i p a n d S o c i a l D i f f e r e n c e 3 P O L S 5 7 3 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y P o l i t i c a l I d e o l o g i e s 3 P O L S 5 7 4 0 M a r x ’ s C a p i t a l 3 P O L S 5 7 6 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y 3 P O L S 5 7 7 0 F e m i n i s t E p i s t e m o l o g i e s 3 P O L S 6 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 6 7 1 0 L e a d e r s h i p a n d C u l t u r e 3


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Public Policy Concentration Core Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 1 0 0 S e m i n a r i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 6 3 1 0 P o l i c y P r o c e s s 3


Other Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) P O L S 6 3 2 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l T h e o r y 3 P O L S 6 3 3 0 P u b l i c F i n a n c e T h e o r y 3


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Non-Course Requirements A l l s t uden t s i n t he po l i t i ca l s c i ence M.A . p rog ram mus t s i t f o r a f i e l d exam du r i ng t he i r l as t semes te r o f cou rsework . A l l s t uden t s mus t pass t he w r i t t en po r t i on o f t he exam. An add i t i ona l o ra l exam w i l l be r equ i r ed a t t he d i sc re t i on o f t he exam commi t t ee .


MASTER OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & JURIS DOCTOR DUAL DEGREE Overview The dua l M .A . i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence / J .D . a l l ows s tuden t s t o comp le te a J .D . and an M.A . i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence i n r ough l y f ou r yea rs , w i t h l ess t ime and expense t han wou ld be i ncu r red comp le t i ng t he two deg rees sepa ra te l y. The dua l deg ree i s compa t i b l e w i t h any o f t he t r acks i n t he Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence M.A . A s t uden t i n t e res ted i n t he ro l e l aw p l ays i n Amer i can soc i e t y, f o r i ns tance , m igh t f o l l ow t he Pub l i c Law M.A . t r ack , wh i l e a s t uden t i n t e res ted i n i n t e rna t i ona l l aw m igh t comb ine t he J .D . w i t h one o f t he I n t e rna t i ona l A f f a i r s t r acks .

Program Requirements Studen t s mus t comp le te t he f i r s t - yea r r equ i r emen ts f o r t he Schoo l o f Law be fo re beg inn ing t he i r s t ud i es i n t he M .A . p rog ram. The rea f t e r, s t uden t s w i l l a t t end c l asses i n bo th t he Schoo l o f Law and Depa r tmen t o f Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence . S tuden t s w i l l o rd i na r i l y comp le te a t o t a l o f 103 c red i t s o f academic wo rk i n o rde r t o comp le te t he M .A . / J .D . , 82 c red i t s i n t he Schoo l o f Law and 21 c red i t s i n t he Depa r tmen t o f Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence . O f t he 91 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he J .D . deg ree , 9 c red i t s a re sa t i s f i ed by Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence cou rses and 9 c red i t s o f Law Schoo l cou rses a re accep ted t owa rd t he 30 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he Mas te r ’s deg ree .



MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Program Highlights The Mas te r o f Pub l i c Admi n i s t r a t i on (M .P.A . ) p rog ram i s des i gned f o r pub l i c se r v i ce p ro fess i ona l s and p re -se rv i ce s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n p repa r i ng t hemse l ves f o r a ca ree r i n t he pub l i c o r nonp ro f i t sec to r s a t t he na t i ona l , s t a t e , and l oca l l eve l s . The M.P.A . p rov i des a un ique i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y r ange o f educa t i ona l expe r i ence and resea rch . I n t he pas t , s t uden t s have pa r t i c i pa ted i n p ro j ec t s f o r t he U .S . Depa r tmen ts o f Labo r, Educa t i on , Jus t i ce , Hea l t h and Human Se rv i ces , t he B rook ings I ns t i t u t i on , and a va r i e t y o f r eg i ona l , s t a te , and l oca l pub l i c and p r i va te en t i t i e s . The M.P.A . deg ree p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Ne two rk o f Schoo l s o f Pub l i c Po l i c y, A f f a i r s , and Admin i s t r a t i on (NASPAA) .

Curriculum Overview The Mas te r o f Pub l i c Admi n i s t r a t i on (M .P.A . ) p rog ram i s compr i sed o f cou rse wo rk t o t a l i ng 36 c red i t s : 18 c red i t s o f r equ i r ed co re cou rses and 18 c red i t s o f e l ec t i ves . I n add i t i on , t he p rog ram requ i r es an I n t e rnsh ip ( 3 c red i t s ) f o r s t uden t s w i t h l im i t ed p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence i n t he pub l i c sec to r.

Admission Requirements At l eas t 18 c red i t s i n advanced soc i a l s c i ence o r bus i ness cou rses , an i n t r oduc to r y i n f e ren t i a l s t a t i s t i c s cou rse o r i t s equ i va l en t .

Success fu l app l i can t s possess a GPA o f 3 . 4 ( ove ra l l and i n po l i t i ca l s c i ence cou rses ) , su f f i c i en t GRE sco res and su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco re ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s ) .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + On l i ne app l i ca t i on and f ee + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + Na t i ona l boa rd sco re t es t r esu l t s + Transc r i p t ( s ) + A s ta temen t o f pu rpose + A w r i t i ng samp l e + Cu r r i cu l um v i t ae o r r ésumé




Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s wan t t o be t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 30 .


Scholarships and Financial Aid Studen t s may app l y f o r ass i s t an t sh i ps , g ran t s and f e l l owsh ips . Fe l l owsh ips p rov i de a s t i pend and hea l t h

i nsu rance f o r t he du ra t i on o f t he f e l l owsh ip .


Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) P O L S 5 0 2 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 P O L S 5 3 0 0 A d m i n i s t r a t i v e L a w 3 P O L S 5 3 1 0 I s s u e s i n P u b l i c A d m i n i s t r a t i o n 3 P O L S 5 3 2 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P u b l i c S e c t o r B u d g e t i n g 3 P O L S 5 3 3 0 E c o n o m i c s o f t h e P u b l i c S e c t o r 3 P O L S 6 3 2 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l T h e o r y a n d B e h a v i o r 3

Elec t i ve Courses (18 c red i ts ) Studen t s se l ec t e l ec t i ve cou rse wo rk w i t h adv i ce f r om the p rog ram d i r ec to r. E l ec t i ve cou rse wo rk i s ava i l ab l e i n a va r i e t y o f a reas . Typ i ca l f ocus a reas f o r Pub l i c Admin i s t r a t i on s t uden t s i nc l ude : C r i m i n a l J u s t i c e P o l i c y F i n a n c e N o n p r o f i t F u n d r a i s i n g H e a l t h C a r e P o l i c y H o u s i n g P o l i c y N o n p r o f i t M a n a g e m e n t O r g a n i z a t i o n a l P s y c h o l o g y P u b l i c S e c t o r B u d g e t i n g

I n te rnsh ips Requ i rement Studen t s w i t hou t s i gn i f i can t p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence i n pub l i c se r v i ce a re r equ i r ed t o t ake a t h ree c red i t i n t e rnsh ip .

TOTAL CREDITS: 36 -39 c red i ts

Non-Course Requirements I n o rde r t o comp le te t he p rog ram, s t uden t s comp le te a caps tone p ro j ec t .


MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & MASTER OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE DUAL DEGREE Overview The M.P.A . /M .A . dua l deg ree p rog ram un i t es t he Amer i can and u rban f ocus o f pub l i c po l i c y ana l ys i s w i t h t he b road i n t e rna t i ona l and t heo re t i ca l conce rns o f po l i t i ca l s c i ence . The re a re a t o t a l o f 51 c red i t s o f cou rse wo rk r equ i r ed f o r t he M .P.A . /M .A . i n Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence .


Addi t iona l Requ i rements Three co re c l asses , w i t h two f r om e i t he r t he Amer i can Po l i t i c s o r t he I n t e rna t i ona l A f f a i r s concen t ra t i on , and


one co re c l ass f r om the o the r concen t ra t i on ( 9 c red i t s )

I n te rnsh ip (3 c red i ts )

Po l i t i ca l Sc ience E lec t i ve Courses (18 c red i ts )

Caps tone (3 c red i ts )


MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & JURIS DOCTOR DUAL DEGREE Overview The Depa r tmen t o f Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence and t he Schoo l o f Law o f f e r s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y t o ea rn a dua l deg ree i n Law and Pub l i c Admin i s t r a t i on ( J .D . /M .P.A ) . S tuden t s spend t he f i r s t yea r o f t he dua l p rog ram i n t he l aw schoo l . The rea f t e r, s t uden t s unde r t ake bo th M .P.A . and J .D . cou rsework . S tuden t s i n t he dua l deg ree p rog ram take a t o t a l o f 106 c red i t s o f cou rsework ( 82 c red i t s i n t he Schoo l o f Law and 24 c red i t s f r om the M.P.A . cu r r i cu l um) .


Elec t i ve Course (3 c red i ts )



MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DUAL DEGREE Overview The Depa r tmen t o f Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence and t he Co l l ege f o r Pub l i c Hea l t h and Soc ia l Jus t i ce o f f e r s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t y t o ea rn a dua l deg ree i n Pub l i c Admin i s t r a t i on and Soc ia l Work . S tuden t s w i l l gene ra l l y spend t he f i r s t semes te r o f t he dua l deg ree p rogram i n Soc ia l Work .


Elec t i ve Course (6 c red i ts )


Genera l i s t Foundat ion Courses (18 c red i ts ) S W R K 5 7 0 2 S o c i a l P o l i c y 3 S W R K 5 7 5 0 S o c i a l W o r k P r a c t i c e w i t h I n d i v i d u a l s , F a m i l i e s , a n d G r o u p s 3 S W R K 5 7 5 1 S o c i a l W o r k P r a c t i c e w i t h C o m m u n i t i e s a n d O r g a n i z a t i o n s 3 S W R K 5 7 2 5 H u m a n B e h a v i o r a n d t h e S o c i a l E n v i r o n m e n t 3 S W R K 5 8 1 9 F o u n d a t i o n I n t e g r a t i v e S e m i n a r 1 S W R K 5 8 4 1 F o u n d a t i o n P r a c t i c u m I 2 P U B H 5 0 1 0 M i s s i o n a n d P r a c t i c e o f G l o b a l P u b l i c H e a l t h 3

Advanced Soc ia l Po l i cy Course (3 c red i ts ) S W R K 5 7 0 7 P o l i c y P r a c t i c e f o r S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3

Va lues & E th ics Courses (6 c red i ts ) S W R K 5 7 0 0 Va l u e s a n d E t h i c s 3 S W R K 5 7 4 9 B e h a v i o r C h a n g e a n d E t h i c s i n A p p l i e d B e h a v i o r A n a l y s i s 3

Research Methods Courses (3 c red i ts ) S W R K 5 7 8 7 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s f o r S o c i a l W o r k P r a c t i c e I 3 S W R K 5 7 8 8 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s f o r S o c i a l W o r k P r a c t i c e I I 3

Advanced Prac t i ce Concent ra t ion Courses (9 c red i ts ) S W R K 5 7 3 3 A d v a n c e d C l i n i c a l S o c i a l W o r k P r a c t i c e 3 S W R K 5 7 3 4 H u m a n B e h a v i o r a n d t h e S o c i a l E n v i r o n m e n t P a r t I I 3 S W R K 5 7 6 2 C l i n i c a l D i a g n o s i s 3

Concent ra t ion Prac t i cum (6 c red i ts ) S W R K 5 8 2 0 C o n c e n t r a t i o n I n t e g r a t i v e S e m i n a r 1 S W R K 5 8 3 2 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I 2 S W R K 5 8 3 3 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I I 3



PSYCHOLOGY www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /psycho logy

LEADERSHIP Je f f r ey D . G fe l l e r, Ph .D .


K imber l y K . Pow l i sh ta , Ph .D . Graduate Director, Experimental Program

J i l l on S . Vande r Wa l , Ph .D .

Graduate Director, Clinical Program

Edward J . Sab in , Ph .D .

Graduate Director, Industrial-Organizational Program

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Psycho l ogy a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y f ocuses on exp lo r i ng and unde rs tand ing t he comp lex i t i es o f t he m ind and human behav io r t h rough resea rch , spec i a l i zed p rog rams and a v i b ran t l ea rn i ng commun i t y.

SLU has t he o l des t psycho logy depa r tmen t a t a Jesu i t un i ve r s i t y and has o f f e red psycho logy cou rses f o r mo re t han 100 yea rs . S tuden t s pu rsu ing a psycho logy deg ree w i l l f i nd suppo r t i n app rox ima te l y 300 f e l l ow unde rg radua te s t uden t s and 100 f e l l ow g radua te s t uden t s , mak ing i t one o f t he mos t popu la r p rog rams a t SLU. More t han 25 f acu l t y members p rov i de men to r sh i p and resea rch oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s , as we l l .

Based i n a s t r ong l i be ra l a r t s backg round , a reas o f s t udy can ven tu re i n t o soc i a l psycho logy, o rgan i za t i ona l psycho logy, educa t i ona l psycho logy and psycho logy and t he l aw. Rega rd l ess o f wha t cou rses s tuden t s choose as pa r t o f t he p rog ram, s t uden t s w i l l deve lop eva lua t i on sk i l l s and an enhanced unde rs tand ing o f t hemse l ves , un i que l y p repa r i ng s tuden t s t o make a d i f f e rence .

The depa r tmen t ’s two cen te r s , t he Cen te r f o r t he App l i ca t i on o f Behav io ra l Sc i ences and t he Psycho log i ca l Se rv i ces Cen te r, p romo te commun i t y se r v i ce . S tuden t s can a l so ga i n va l uab le , hands -on expe r i ence by ass i s t i ng on f acu l t y o r g radua te r esea rch p ro j ec t s , as we l l as conduc t i ng t he i r own resea rch .

The depa r tmen t o f f e r s Bache l o r o f A r t s and Bache l o r o f Sc i ence unde rg radua te deg rees .

The depa r tmen t o f psycho l ogy a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y o f f e r s a non te rm ina l mas te r ' s deg r ee and doc to ra l p rog rams i n t h ree a reas :

+ C l i n i ca l psycho logy + Expe r imen ta l psycho logy (w i t h concen t ra t i ons i n

deve lopmen ta l psycho logy, soc i a l psycho logy and cogn i t i ve neu rosc i ence )

+ I ndus t r i a l - o rgan i za t i ona l psycho logy

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Psycho logy + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n Psycho logy

+ M ino r i n Psycho logy

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n C l i n i ca l Psycho logy + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n Expe r imen ta l Psycho logy + Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n I ndus t r i a l -O rgan i za t i ona l

Psycho logy + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n C l i n i ca l Psycho logy + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Expe r imen ta l Psycho logy + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n I ndus t r i a l -O rgan i za t i ona l

Psycho logy

Faculty Michae l Anch , Ph .D . K i r a Hudson Banks , Ph .D . Tony Buchanan , Ph .D . Edd ie M . C la r k , Ph .D . John F. C ross , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us D . Gene Davenpo r t , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Phy l l i s Te r r y F r i edman , Ph .D . Ann ie Ga rne r, Ph .D Je f f r ey D . G fe l l e r, Ph .D . Jud i t h L . G ibbons , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Pau l J . Handa l , Ph .D . R i cha rd Ha rvey, Ph .D . Hono re M . Hughes , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Dus t i n K . Jund t , Ph .D . Dav id A . S . Kau fman , Ph .D . Rona ld T. Ke l l ogg , Ph .D . K r i s t i n L . K i ddoo , Ph .D . Cha l l i s J . K i nnucan , Ph .D . B renda A . K i r chho f f , Ph .D . James H . Ko rn , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Jane t E . Kueb l i , Ph .D . Donna LaVo ie , Ph .D . Dav id C . Munz , Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us Joan M i l es O l i ve r, Ph .D . , P ro fesso r Emer i t us K imbe r l y K . Pow l i sh ta , Ph .D . M i chae l J . Ross , Ph .D . Co r t W. Rudo lph , Ph .D . Edward S . Sab in , Ph .D . B r yan Soko l , Ph .D . J i l l on Vande r Wa l , Ph .D . J i l l War i ng , Ph .D Ru th Warne r, Ph .D . Te r r i Lynn Weave r, Ph .D . Je rem iah We ins tock , Ph .D . L i sa Wi l l oughby, Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY Program Highlights Psycho logy i s t he sc i ence o f behav io r. S tuden t s l ea rn how human behav io r depends on b i o l og i ca l f ac to r s , deve lopmen ta l s t a t us , cogn i t i ve p rocesses and soc i a l cond i t i ons . Behav io ra l s c i ence encompasses a w ide range o f me thods and t op i cs , f r om b ra i n f unc t i on t o cu l t u ra l i n f l uences . The d i scove r i es o f psycho logy imp rove unde rs tand ing o f t he human expe r i ence and t he qua l i t y o f l i f e .

As one o f t he mos t popu la r ma jo r s a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y, psycho logy p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h mu l t i p l e


avenues t o exp lo re t he i r own i n t e res t s and deve lop t he i r ab i l i t i e s t h rough resea rch , se r v i ce and s t udy. A reas o f s t udy i nc l ude cogn i t i ve neu rosc i ence , deve lopmen ta l psycho logy, soc i a l / pe r sona l i t y psycho logy and app l i ed psycho logy.

The depa r tmen t o f psycho l ogy ’s m i ss i on i s t o b road l y educa te s t uden t s i n t he d i sc i p l i ne o f psycho logy and i t s app l i ca t i ons . The f acu l t y accomp l i sh t h i s by i n t eg ra t i ng emp i r i ca l sc i ence , t heo ry and p rac t i ce f ocused t owa rd t he ev i dence -based unde rs tand ing o f t he behav io r and expe r i ence o f i nd i v i dua l s and g roups , i nc l ud i ng t he f am i l y, o rgan i za t i ons and i ns t i t u t i ons .

The f acu l t y encou rage i n t e l l ec tua l cu r i os i t y, c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng and e th i ca l r espons ib i l i t y. A commi tmen t t o va l ue -based , ho l i s t i c educa t i on and an en thus i asm fo r psycho logy i s r ea l i zed i n t he p roduc t s o f r esea rch , i n g radua tes and i n se r v i ce t o o the r s l oca l l y, na t i ona l l y and g l oba l l y. The f acu l t y seek t o con t r i bu te t o t he imp rovemen t o f t he human cond i t i on and t o p romo te human we l f a re t h rough unde rs tand ing pas t know ledge , d i scove r i ng new know ledge and d i ssemina t i ng t ha t know ledge t h rough t each ing , pub l i ca t i on and se rv i ce . The f acu l t y educa te s t uden t s t o be p ro fess i ona l s and cha l l enge t hem to be e th i ca l l y r espons ib l e , t o be commi t t ed t o se r v i ng o the rs and t o r espec t human d i ve r s i t y i n a l l i t s f o rms .


+ Psycho logy ma jo r s a re men to red by i nd i v i dua l f acu l t y members who suppo r t s t uden t s ’ d i sce rnmen t o f and success fu l p rog ress t owa rd p ro fess i ona l goa l s t ha t a re i n t eg ra ted w i t h expec ta t i ons o f compass iona te commun i t y engagemen t .

+ Psycho logy ma jo r s bu i l d ev i dence -based hab i t s o f m ind and resea rch sk i l l s t h rough r i go rous cou rsework , i nd i v i dua l r esea rch p ro j ec t s , and as r esea rch ass i s t an t s wo rk i ng w i t h f acu l t y and g radua te s t uden t s i nves t i ga t i ng a w ide va r i e t y o f psycho log i ca l phenomena (e .g . , ea t i ng behav io r s , gamb l i ng , s t r ess , i n t e rg roup re l a t i ons , c l ose re l a t i onsh ips , ADHD, soc i a l ca tego r i za t i on , s t i gma and s te reo t yp i ng , pa ren t - ch i l d d i scou rse , PTSD, s l eep , ag i ng and o rgan i za t i ona l deve lopmen t , assessmen t and consu l t i ng ) .

+ Psycho logy ma jo r s can t ake sc i ence ou t o f t he i vo r y t owe r t o f os te r soc i a l j us t i ce i n d i ve r se commun i t i es and ne ighbo rhoods as members o f a soc i a l advocacy l ea rn i ng commun i t y, a t nea rby se r v i ce -l ea rn i ng p rac t i cum s i t es o r t h rough va l ues -based resea rch ac t i v i t i es .

Curriculum Overview The unde rg radua te psycho l ogy p rog ram o f f e r s s t uden t s t h ree deg ree op t i ons : a B .A . , a B .S . and a m ino r i n psycho logy. Each i n t r oduces s t uden t s t o t he s t udy o f psycho logy, wh i l e deve lop ing capac i t i es f o r ev i dence -based reason ing , quan t i t a t i ve t h i nk i ng and psycho log i ca l i nqu i r y.

Ma jo r s r ece i ve a s t r ong l i be ra l a r t s educa t i on i n p repa ra t i on f o r en t r y - l eve l emp loymen t , w i t h s t r eng ths i n unde rs tand ing peop le and ev i dence -based

reason ing . The B .A . and B .S . deg rees f u r t he r p repa re s t uden t s t o en te r g radua te p rog rams f o r p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng as psycho log i s t s f o r wh i ch a Ph .D . i s needed . S tuden t s may a l so use t he B .A . and B .S . deg rees i n psycho logy as p rep ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng i n med i c i ne , phys i ca l t he rapy, occupa t i ona l t he rapy, soc i a l wo rk , educa t i on and l aw.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s can a l so ga i n va l uab le , hands-on expe r i ence by ass i s t i ng f acu l t y o r g radua te r esea rch p ro j ec t s , as we l l as conduc t i ng t he i r own resea rch t h rough caps tone resea rch p ro j ec t s , and by vo l un tee r i ng a t human se rv i ces s i t es t h rough caps tone p rac t i cum p ro j ec t s .

S tuden t s may ga in vo l un tee r expe r i ence i n a va r i e t y o f p rac t i cum se t t i ngs , i nc l ud i ng men ta l hea l t h , r esea rch , consu l t i ng , schoo l s and commun i t y se r v i ce o rgan i za t i ons . I n add i t i on t o comp le t i ng mu l t i p l e cou rses i n r esea rch me thodo logy and s ta t i s t i c s , s t uden t s may seek ou t oppo r t un i t i es t o be unde rg radua te r esea rch ass i s t an t s wo rk i ng i n a f acu l t y member ’s r esea rch l ab .

Careers SLU g radua tes have used t he i r psycho logy deg ree as p re -p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng t o go on t o t he f i e l ds o f med i c i ne , phys i ca l t he rapy, occupa t i ona l t he rapy, soc i a l wo rk , educa t i on o r l aw. S t reng ths i n unde rs tand ing and reason ing abou t human behav io r w i l l a l so p repa re s t uden t s f o r en t r y - l eve l pos i t i ons i n many add i t i ona l f i e l ds .

An unde rg radua te deg ree i n psycho logy can a l so p repa re s t uden t s t o con t i nue as a g radua te s t uden t w i t h p l ans t o become a psycho log i s t , a p ro fess i on t ha t r equ i r es a Ph .D .

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t ud en t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .


Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) .


I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.




Fo r p r i o r i t y cons ide ra t i on f o r me r i t - based scho la r sh i ps , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r adm iss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A i d (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Min imum res i dency requ i r emen t : 15 depa r tmen ta l c red i t s i nc l ud i ng PSY 2050 and t he Caps tone cou rse .

Requ i red Courses (7 c red i ts ) P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 2 0 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s a n d S t a t i s t i c s 4

Requ i red Area Courses (12 c red i ts ) Min imum o f 1 cou rse i n each o f t he 4 a reas be low

Cogn i t i ve Neu rosc i ence P S Y 3 1 0 0 B r a i n , M i n d & S o c i e t y 3 P S Y 3 1 2 0 C o g n i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 1 3 0 P h y s i o l o g i c a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 1 6 0 L e a r n i n g a n d M e m o r y 3 P S Y 4 1 3 0 C o g n i t i v e N e u r o s c i e n c e 3 P S Y 4 1 4 0 P s y c h o p h a r m a c o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 1 5 0 S c i e n c e o f S l e e p 3 P S Y 4 7 1 0 S t u d i e s : E x p e r i m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y 3

Deve lopmen ta l Psycho logy P S Y 3 2 1 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h : C h i l d 3 P S Y 3 2 3 0 D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h : A d o l e s c e n t 3 P S Y 4 7 2 0 S t u d i e s : D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y 3

Pe rsona l i t y / Soc i a l Psycho logy P S Y 3 3 0 0 S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 3 1 0 P e r s o n a l i t y T h e o r y 3 P S Y 4 3 2 0 C l o s e R e l a t i o n s h i p s 3 P S Y 4 3 3 0 P s y c h o l o g y o f O p p r e s s i o n 3 P S Y 4 3 4 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 3 5 0 H e a l t h P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 3 9 0 A b n o r m a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 7 5 0 S t u d i e s : S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3

App l i ed Psycho logy P S Y 3 4 5 0 C o u n s e l i n g f o r H e l p i n g P r o f e s s i o n s 3 P S Y 4 4 1 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 4 2 0 P s y c h o l o g i c a l Te s t s a n d M e a s u r e s 3 P S Y 4 4 8 0 P s y c h o l o g y a n d L a w 3 P S Y 4 7 3 0 S t u d i e s : A p p l i e d P s y c h o l o g y 3

Psycho logy E lec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) 9 c red i t s i n add i t i ona l 3000 o r 4000 l eve l cou rse i n Psycho logy, exc l ud i ng a caps tone cou rse .

Capstone Course (3 -4 c red i ts ) P S Y 4 0 1 0 A d v S t a t i s t i c s & R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 4 P S Y 4 8 7 0 C a p s t o n e P r a c t i c u m P r o j e c t 3 P S Y 4 8 8 0 C a p s t o n e R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t 3 P S Y 4 9 0 0 C r i t i c a l T h i n k i n g a b o u t P s y c h o l o g y 3


Non-Course Requirements Men to r i ng Ma t t e r s ( f i r s t - yea r ma jo r s and second-yea r ma jo r s )

A t t endance a t Men to r i ng Ma t t e r s i s r equ i r ed f o r a l l Psycho logy ma jo r s du r i ng t he i r f i r s t and second yea r as a ma jo r. Each yea r, s t uden t s pa r t i c i pa te i n a 90 -m inu te Men to r i ng Ma t t e r s sess i on schedu led i n Feb rua ry. "

Continuation Standards To con t i nue as a Psycho logy ma jo r, s t uden t s mus t ea rn a C o r be t t e r i n PSY 1010 and ma in ta i n a Psycho logy GPA o f 2 . 00 .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY Program Highlights Psycho logy i s t he sc i ence o f behav io r. S tuden t s l ea rn how human behav io r depends on b i o l og i ca l f ac to r s , deve lopmen ta l s t a t us , cogn i t i ve p rocesses and soc i a l cond i t i ons . Behav io ra l s c i ence encompasses a w ide range o f me thods and t op i cs , f r om b ra i n f unc t i on t o cu l t u ra l i n f l uences . The d i scove r i es o f psycho logy imp rove unde rs tand ing o f t he human expe r i ence and t he qua l i t y o f l i f e .

As one o f t he mos t popu la r ma jo r s a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y, psycho logy p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h mu l t i p l e avenues t o exp lo re t he i r own i n t e res t s and deve lop t he i r ab i l i t i e s t h rough resea rch , se r v i ce and s tudy. A reas o f s t udy i nc l ude cogn i t i ve neu rosc i ence , deve lopmen ta l psycho logy, soc i a l / pe r sona l i t y psycho logy and app l i ed psycho logy.

The depa r tmen t o f psycho l ogy ’s m i ss i on i s t o b road l y educa te s t uden t s i n t he d i sc i p l i ne o f psycho logy and i t s app l i ca t i ons . The f acu l t y accomp l i sh t h i s by i n t eg ra t i ng emp i r i ca l sc i ence , t heo ry and p rac t i ce f ocused t owa rd t he ev i dence -based unde rs tand ing o f t he behav io r and expe r i ence o f i nd i v i dua l s and g roups , i nc l ud i ng t he f am i l y, o rgan i za t i ons and i ns t i t u t i ons .

The f acu l t y encou rage i n t e l l ec tua l cu r i os i t y, c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng and e th i ca l r espons ib i l i t y. A commi tmen t t o va l ue -based , ho l i s t i c educa t i on and an en thus i asm fo r psycho logy i s r ea l i zed i n t he p roduc t s o f r esea rch , i n g radua tes and i n se r v i ce t o o the r s l oca l l y, na t i ona l l y and g l oba l l y. The f acu l t y seek t o con t r i bu te t o t he imp rovemen t o f t he human cond i t i on and t o p romo te human we l f a re t h rough unde rs tand ing pas t know ledge , d i scove r i ng new know ledge and d i ssemina t i ng t ha t know ledge t h rough t each ing , pub l i ca t i on and se rv i ce . The f acu l t y educa te s t uden t s t o be p ro fess i ona l s and cha l l enge t hem to be e th i ca l l y r espons ib l e , t o be commi t t ed t o se r v i ng o the rs and t o r espec t human


d i ve r s i t y i n a l l i t s f o rms .


+ Psycho logy ma jo r s a re men to red by i nd i v i dua l f acu l t y members who suppo r t s t uden t s ’ d i sce rnmen t o f and success fu l p rog ress t owa rd p ro fess i ona l goa l s t ha t a re i n t eg ra ted w i t h expec ta t i ons o f compass iona te commun i t y engagemen t .

+ Psycho logy ma jo r s bu i l d ev i dence -based hab i t s o f m ind and resea rch sk i l l s t h rough r i go rous cou rsework , i nd i v i dua l r esea rch p ro j ec t s , and as r esea rch ass i s t an t s wo rk i ng w i t h f acu l t y and g radua te s t uden t s i nves t i ga t i ng a w ide va r i e t y o f psycho log i ca l phenomena (e .g . , ea t i ng behav io r s , gamb l i ng , s t r ess , i n t e rg roup re l a t i ons , c l ose re l a t i onsh ips , ADHD, soc i a l ca tego r i za t i on , s t i gma and s te reo t yp i ng , pa ren t - ch i l d d i scou rse , PTSD, s l eep , ag i ng and o rgan i za t i ona l deve lopmen t , assessmen t and consu l t i ng ) .

+ Psycho logy ma jo r s can t ake sc i ence ou t o f t he i vo r y t owe r t o f os te r soc i a l j us t i ce i n d i ve r se commun i t i es and ne ighbo rhoods as members o f a soc i a l advocacy l ea rn i ng commun i t y, a t nea rby se r v i ce -l ea rn i ng p rac t i cum s i t es o r t h rough va l ues -based resea rch ac t i v i t i es .

Curriculum Overview The unde rg radua te psycho l ogy p rog ram o f f e r s s t u den t s t h ree deg ree op t i ons : a B .A . , a B .S . and a m ino r i n psycho logy. Each i n t r oduces s t uden t s t o t he s t udy o f psycho logy, wh i l e deve lop ing capac i t i es f o r ev i dence -based reason ing , quan t i t a t i ve t h i nk i ng and psycho log i ca l i nqu i r y.

Ma jo r s r ece i ve a s t r ong l i be ra l a r t s educa t i on i n p repa ra t i on f o r en t r y - l eve l emp loymen t , w i t h s t r eng ths i n unde rs tand ing peop le and ev i dence -based reason ing . The B .A . and B .S . deg rees f u r t he r p repa re s t uden t s t o en te r g radua te p rog rams f o r p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng as psycho log i s t s f o r wh i ch a Ph .D . i s needed . S tuden t s may a l so use t he B .A . and B .S . deg rees i n psycho logy as p rep ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng i n med i c i ne , phys i ca l t he rapy, occupa t i ona l t he rapy, soc i a l wo rk , educa t i on and l aw.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s can a l so ga in va l uab le , hands -on expe r i ence by ass i s t i ng f acu l t y o r g radua te r esea rch p ro j ec t s , as we l l as conduc t i ng t he i r own resea rch t h rough caps tone resea rch p ro j ec t s , and by vo l un tee r i ng a t human se rv i ces s i t es t h rough caps tone p rac t i cum p ro j ec t s .

S tuden t s may ga in vo l un tee r expe r i ence i n a va r i e t y o f p rac t i cum se t t i ngs , i nc l ud i ng men ta l hea l t h , r esea rch , consu l t i ng , schoo l s and commun i t y se r v i ce o rgan i za t i ons . I n add i t i on t o comp le t i ng mu l t i p l e cou rses i n r esea rch me thodo logy and s ta t i s t i c s , s t uden t s may seek ou t oppo r t un i t i es t o be unde rg radua te r esea rch ass i s t an t s wo rk i ng i n a f acu l t y member ’s r esea rch l ab .

Careers SLU g radua tes have used t he i r psycho logy deg ree as p re -p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng t o go on t o t he f i e l ds o f

med i c i ne , phys i ca l t he rapy, occupa t i ona l t he rapy, soc i a l wo rk , educa t i on o r l aw. S t reng ths i n unde rs tand ing and reason ing abou t human behav io r w i l l a l so p repa re s t uden t s f o r en t r y - l eve l pos i t i ons i n many add i t i ona l f i e l ds .

An unde rg radua te deg ree i n psycho logy can a l so p repa re s t uden t s t o con t i nue as a g radua te s t uden t w i t h p l ans t o become a psycho log i s t , a p ro fess i on t ha t r equ i r es a Ph .D .


To be cons i de red f o r adm iss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) tes t .

Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le s emes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s tuden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Scholarships and Financial Aid The re a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a S a in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y educa t i on :





Program Requirements Min imum res i dency requ i r emen t : 18 depa r tmen ta l c red i t s i nc l ud i ng PSY 2010 D i sc i p l i nes & P rac t i ces i n


Psycho logy, PSY 2050 , PSY 3060 , and PSY 4010 .

Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 2 0 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s a n d S t a t i s t i c s 4 P S Y 2 0 1 0 D i s c i p l i n e s & P r a c t i c e s i n P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 0 6 0 A p p l i c a t i o n s o f R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s a n d S t a t i s t i c s 4 P S Y 4 0 1 0 A d v a n c e d R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s a n d S t a t i s t i c s 4




Pe rsona l i t y / Soc ia l Psycho logy P S Y 3 3 0 0 S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 3 1 0 P e r s o n a l i t y T h e o r y 3 P S Y 4 3 2 0 C l o s e R e l a t i o n s h i p s 3 P S Y 4 3 3 0 P s y c h o l o g y o f O p p r e s s i o n 3 P S Y 4 3 4 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 3 5 0 H e a l t h P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 3 9 0 A b n o r m a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 7 5 0 S t u d i e s : S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3


Psycho logy E lec t i ve Course (3 c red i ts ) 3 c red i t s i n add i t i ona l 3000 o r 4000 l eve l cou rse i n Psycho logy, exc l ud i ng a caps tone cou rse .

Capstone Course (3 -4 c red i ts ) P S Y 4 0 1 0 A d v S t a t i s t i c s & R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 4 P S Y 4 8 7 0 C a p s t o n e P r a c t i c u m P r o j e c t 3 P S Y 4 8 8 0 C a p s t o n e R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t 3 P S Y 4 9 0 0 C r i t i c a l T h i n k i n g a b o u t P s y c h o l o g y 3


Non-Course Requirements Men to r i ng Ma t t e r s ( f i r s t - yea r ma jo r s and second-yea r ma jo r s )

A t t endance a t Men to r i ng Ma t t e r s i s r equ i r ed f o r a l l Psycho logy ma jo r s du r i ng t he i r f i r s t and second yea r as a ma jo r. Each yea r, s t uden t s pa r t i c i pa te i n a 90 -m inu te Men to r i ng Ma t t e r s sess i on schedu led i n Feb rua ry. "

Continuation Standards To con t i nue as a Psycho logy ma jo r, s t uden t s mus t ea rn a C o r be t t e r i n PSY 1010 and ma in ta i n a Psycho logy GPA o f 2 . 00 .

MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (3 c red i ts ) P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3




Pe rsona l i t y / Soc i a l Psycho logy P S Y 3 3 0 0 S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 3 3 1 0 P e r s o n a l i t y T h e o r y 3 P S Y 4 3 2 0 C l o s e R e l a t i o n s h i p s 3 P S Y 4 3 3 0 P s y c h o l o g y o f O p p r e s s i o n 3 P S Y 4 3 4 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 3 5 0 H e a l t h P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 3 9 0 A b n o r m a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 4 7 5 0 S t u d i e s : S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3


Psycho logy E lec t i ve Course (3 c red i ts ) 3 c red i t s o f add i t i ona l 3000 o r 4000 l eve l cou rses i n Psycho logy, exc l ud i ng PSY 4790 , 4800 , 4010 , 4870 , 4880 , o r 4900 .

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards To con t i nue as a Psycho logy m ino r, s t uden t s mus t ea rn a C o r be t t e r i n PSY 1010 and ma in ta i n a Psycho logy GPA o f 2 . 00 .

M ino rs a re no t r equ i r ed t o mee t w i t h a Psycho logy f acu l t y men to r bu t a re we l come t o do so . The f o rma l men to r i ng pe r i od beg ins d i r ec t l y a f t e r f a l l b reak and sp r i ng b reak

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Program Highlights I n i t s 2015 "Bes t G radua te Schoo l s " ed i t i on , U .S . Ne ws & Wor l d Repo r t r anked SLU ' s c l i n i ca l psycho logy g radua te educa t i on p rog ram i n t he t op 100 o f a l l g radua te p rog rams i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes .


Studen t s spec i a l i ze t he i r g radua te s t ud i es i n c l i n i ca l psycho logy by choos ing f r om one o f t he f o l l ow ing educa t i on and t r a i n i ng oppo r t un i t i es , as de f i ned by t he Taxonomy f o r Hea l t h Se rv i ce Spec ia l t i es : c l i n i ca l ch i l d psycho logy, c l i n i ca l neu ropsycho logy, hea l t h psycho logy, t r auma psycho logy o r spo r t s psycho logy. I n add i t i on t o a r esea rch p ro j ec t o r d i sse r t a t i on , each a rea o f s t udy r equ i r es two t o t h ree yea rs o f cou rses and p rac t i cums , depend ing on wh i ch spec ia l t y i s chosen .

Curriculum Overview Th i r t y - s i x c red i t s a re r equ i r ed f o r t he mas te r ' s deg ree , i nc l ud i ng 30 c red i t s o f depa r tmen ta l and c l i n i ca l co re cou rsework and s i x c red i t s o f t hes i s r esea rch . Each s tuden t mus t comp le te and de fend a t hes i s . Upon comp le t i on o f t he mas te r ' s deg ree , doc to ra l s t uden t s comp le te an add i t i ona l 42 c red i t s o f cou rsework and 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch .

Ph .D . s t uden t s conduc t a pub l i c p resen ta t i on and o ra l de fense o f t he d i sse r t a t i on f o l l ow ing comp le t i on o f t h i s r esea rch p ro j ec t . They mus t a l so comp le te an APA -app roved i n t e rnsh ip i n c l i n i ca l psycho logy p r i o r t o r ece i v i ng t he i r doc to ra l deg ree .

Area o f Emphas is , Exper ience o r Exposure

Cl i n i ca l Ch i l d Psycho logy E lec t i ve g radua te cou rses f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n c l i n i ca l ch i l d psycho logy i nc l ude Ch i l d Assessmen t and Psychopa tho logy, Ch i l d I n t e r ven t i ons , Coup les and Fami l y The rapy, Cogn i t i ve Behav i o ra l I n t e r ven t i ons , and Psychopha rmaco logy. Ex te rna l p l acemen ts i nvo l v i ng ped ia t r i c , ch i l d and ado lescen t assessmen t , consu l t a t i on and i n t e r ven t i on a re a l so ava i l ab l e .

C l i n i ca l Neu ropsycho logy E lec t i ve g radua te cou rses f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n t he f i e l d o f c l i n i ca l neu ropsycho logy i nc l ude Fundamen ta l s o f Neu ropsycho logy, Neu ropsycho log i ca l Assessmen t , Memory and Cogn i t i on , Phys i o l og i ca l Psycho logy and Psychopha rmaco logy. Supe rv i sed c l i n i ca l expe r i ence i n neu ropsycho log i ca l assessmen t , consu l t a t i on and t r ea tmen t i s o f f e red t h rough ex te rna l p l acemen ts .

Hea l t h Psycho logy S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n hea l t h psycho logy shou ld cons i de r t ak i ng cou rses i n C l i n i ca l Hea l t h Psycho logy, Cogn i t i ve Behav io r I n t e r ven t i ons , Psychopha rmaco logy, Spo r t s Psycho logy, and Add i c t i ons : Assessmen t and I n t e r ven t i ons . Add i t i ona l cou rses re l a ted t o hea l t h psycho logy a re o f f e red i n SLU ' s Co l l ege o f Pub l i c Hea l t h and Soc ia l Jus t i ce . Ex te rna l p l acemen ts i n t he app l i ca t i on o f psycho log i ca l se r v i ces t o enhance phys i ca l we l l - be i ng and hea l t h a re ava i l ab l e .

Trauma Psycho logy S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n wo rk i ng i n t he f i e l d o f t r auma a re o f f e red e l ec t i ve g radua te cou rsework i n t he Psycho logy o f Trauma , Cogn i t i ve Behav io ra l I n t e r ven t i ons , and Add i c t i ons : Assessmen t and I n t e r ven t i ons . Add i t i ona l cou rses re l a ted t o t r auma t i c s t r ess a re o f f e red i n SLU ' s Co l l ege o f Pub l i c Hea l t h and Soc ia l Jus t i ce . Supe rv i sed c l i n i ca l t r a i n i ng expe r i ences w i t h t hose who have

expe r i enced t r auma a re o f f e red w i t h i n t he Psycho log i ca l Se rv i ces Cen te r on a t r auma- focused t eam.

Spo r t s Psycho logy E lec t i ve g radua te cou rses i n Spo r t s Psycho logy, Hea l t h Psycho logy and Cogn i t i ve Behav io ra l I n t e r ven t i ons a re o f f e red t o s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n spo r t s and pe r f o rmance psycho logy. S tuden t s wo rk w i t h t eams and a th l e t es ac ross t he commun i t y, i nc l ud i ng t he SLU Depa r tmen t o f A th l e t i c s , t h rough resea rch , p rac t i cum and c l i n i ca l t r a i n i ng oppo r t un i t i es .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Tra in i ng i n psycho log i ca l assessmen t and i n t e r ven t i on f o r ch i l d ren , ado lescen t s and adu l t s i s p rov i ded t h rough t he on -campus Psycho log i ca l Se rv i ces Cen te r.

Advanced c l i n i ca l t r a i n i ng oppo r t un i t i es i n neu ropsycho logy, ped ia t r i c and c l i n i ca l ch i l d psycho logy, hea l t h psycho logy and academic psycho logy a re ava i l ab l e t h rough co l l abo ra t i ve r e l a t i onsh ips w i t h med i ca l cen te r s , agenc ies a nd p rac t i t i one rs i n t he S t . Lou i s commun i t y. Spec ia l i zed resea rch , c l i n i ca l and academic oppo r t un i t i es a l so a re ava i l ab l e t h rough va r i ous f e l l owsh ips , g ran t s and con t rac t s .

Careers The Amer i can Psycho l og i ca l Assoc i a t i on acc red i t ed c l i n i ca l psycho logy p rog ram w i l l t r a i n s t uden t s t o be a compe ten t and e th i ca l s c i en t i s t - p rac t i t i one r i n a va r i e t y o f hea l t h ca re se t t i ngs . Job poss i b i l i t i e s i nc l ude c l i n i ca l psycho logy, c l i n i ca l hea l t h psycho logy, neu ropsycho logy, and ch i l d and ped ia t r i c psycho logy.

S tuden t s i n t he g radua te p rog ram i n c l i n i ca l psycho logy have ga ined p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence t h rough i n t e rnsh ips a t Bay lo r Co l l ege o f Med i c i ne , Bos ton Med i ca l Cen te r, Vande rb i l t Un i ve r s i t y VA Med i ca l Cen te r, Rush Un i ve r s i t y Med i ca l Cen te r and Un i ve r s i t y o f Lou i sv i l l e , among o the rs .

Admission Requirements Mos t s t uden t s en te r t he p rog ram w i t h a bache lo r ' s deg ree and comp le te bo th t he Mas te r o f Sc i ence deg ree and t he Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy deg ree i n t he c l i n i ca l p rog ram.

App l i can t s w i t h bache lo r ' s deg rees mus t app l y t o t he M .S . deg ree p rog ram and w i l l even tua l l y pe t i t i on t o t he Ph .D . p rog ram.

An app l i can t who a l r eady has ea rned a Mas te r o f A r t s o r Mas te r o f Sc i ence deg ree i n psycho logy w i l l app l y t o t he Ph .D . deg ree p rog ram.

S tuden t s admi t t ed t o t he p rog ram t yp i ca l l y w i l l have an ave rage unde rg radua te GPA o f 3 . 7 ( on a 4 .0 sca le ) and bo th ve rba l and quan t i t a t i ve GRE sco res above t he 50 th pe rcen t i l e . Admi t t ed s t uden t s t yp i ca l l y have a l so r e l evan t c l i n i ca l and resea rch expe r i ence . S tuden t s mus t have comp le ted a m in imum o f 21 c red i t s o f s t udy i n psycho logy, i nc l ud i ng cou rses i n gene ra l psycho logy, abno rma l psycho logy and resea rch and /o r s t a t i s t i ca l me thods . App l i ca t i ons mus t be submi t t ed by Dec . 1 .


App l i ca t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + I n t e r v i ew + Pe rsona l s t a t emen t + D i ve r s i t y s t a t emen t




Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Dec . 1 . A l l app l i can t s accep ted f o r adm iss i on a re cons i de red f o r ass i s t an t sh i ps . No sepa ra te ass i s t an t sh i p app l i ca t i on i s r equ i r ed .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by a commi t t ee o f psycho logy depa r tmen t f acu l t y members .



Program Requirements - Bachelor's Option Th i s op t i on i s f o r s t uden t s en te r i ng w i t h a bache l o r ’ s deg ree .

Requ i red Courses (33 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 0 3 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t I 3 P S Y 5 0 4 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t I I 3 P S Y 5 1 0 0 H i s t o r y a n d S y s t e m s 3 P S Y 5 1 2 0 C o g n i t i v e - A f f e c t i v e B a s e s o f B e h a v i o r 3 P S Y 5 1 3 0 N e u r o s c i e n c e 3 P S Y 5 2 2 0 L i f e s p a n D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 5 3 0 0 S o c i a l A s p e c t s o f B e h a v i o r 3 P S Y 6 0 3 0 H u m a n D i v e r s i t y 3 P S Y 5 5 2 0 P s y c h o p a t h o l o g y 3 P S Y 5 6 1 0 C l i n i c a l I n t e r v e n t i o n s 3 P S Y 6 8 0 0 E t h i c s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l I s s u e s 3

Research Methods (6 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 0 8 0 A d v Q u a n t i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 P S Y 5 0 9 0 P s y c h o m e t r i c T h e o r y 3

Sta t i s t i cs (6 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 7 9 0 A p p l i e d U n i v a r i a t e S t a t i s t i c s 3 P S Y 6 5 0 0 A p p l i e d M u l t i v a r i a b l e & M u l t i v a r i a t e S t a t s 3

Cl in ica l P rac t i ce ( 0 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 8 0 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t P r a c t i c u m I 0 P S Y 5 8 8 0 P r a c t i c u m : P s y c h o p a t h o l o g y 0 P S Y 5 8 3 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t P r a c t i c u m I I 0 P S Y 5 8 9 0 C l e r k s h i p : A c a d e m i c P s y c h o l o g y 0 P S Y 6 8 8 0 C l i n i c a l I n t e r v e n t i o n s P r a c t i c u m 0 P S Y 5 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I * 0

P S Y 5 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I V * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e

Elec t i ves (27 c red i ts )

Research (18 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 8 6 0 C l i n i c a l R e s e a r c h 1 * 0 P S Y 5 8 7 0 C l i n i c a l R e s e a r c h 1 I * 0 P S Y 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6 P S Y 6 8 6 0 A d v a n c e d C l i n i c a l R e s e a r c h 1 * 0 P S Y 6 8 7 0 A d v a n c e d C l i n i c a l R e s e a r c h 1 I * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e P S Y 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 90

Program Requirements - Master's Option Th i s op t i on i s f o r s t uden t s en te r i ng w i t h a mas te r ’s deg ree .

Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 1 0 0 H i s t o r y a n d S y s t e m s 3 P S Y 5 1 2 0 C o g n i t i v e - A f f e c t i v e B a s e s o f B e h a v i o r 3 P S Y 5 1 3 0 N e u r o s c i e n c e 3 P S Y 5 2 2 0 L i f e s p a n D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 5 3 0 0 S o c i a l A s p e c t s o f B e h a v i o r 3 P S Y 6 0 3 0 H u m a n D i v e r s i t y 3



Cl in ica l P rac t i ce ( 0 c red i ts ) P S Y 6 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I V * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e P S Y 6 8 9 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n C l i n i c a l P s y c h o l o g y 0

Psycho logy E lec t i ves (12 c red i ts )

Research (12 c red i ts ) P S Y 6 8 6 0 A d v a n c e d C l i n i c a l R e s e a r c h 1 * 0 P S Y 6 8 7 0 A d v a n c e d C l i n i c a l R e s e a r c h 1 I * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e P S Y 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 54

Non-Course Requirements


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Program Highlights I n i t s 2015 "Bes t G radua te Schoo l s " ed i t i on , U .S . News & Wor l d Repo r t r anked SLU ' s c l i n i ca l psycho logy g radua te educa t i on p rog ram i n t he t op 100 o f a l l g radua te p rog rams i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes . Th i s p rog ram t r a i ns s t uden t s as sc i en t i s t - p rac t i t i one rs t o p rov i de c l i n i ca l and resea rch se rv i ces i n academic o r hea l t h ca re se t t i ngs . The 36 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he mas te r ' s


deg ree i nc l ude 30 c red i t s compr i s i ng t he depa r tmen ta l and c l i n i ca l co re cou rsework and s i x c red i t s o f t hes i s r esea rch . Each s tuden t mus t comp le te and de fend a t hes i s i n acco rdance w i t h g radua te schoo l r equ i r emen ts . Upon comp le t i on o f t he mas te r ' s deg ree , doc to ra l s t uden t s comp le te an add i t i ona l 42 c red i t s o f cou rsework and 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on r esea rch . S tuden t s conduc t a pub l i c p resen ta t i on and o ra l de fense o f t he d i sse r t a t i on f o l l ow ing comp le t i on o f t h i s r esea rch p ro j ec t . F i na l l y, s t uden t s mus t comp le te an APA-app roved i n t e rnsh ip i n c l i n i ca l psycho logy p r i o r t o r ece i v i ng t he i r doc to ra l deg ree .

Curriculum Overview Th i r t y c red i t s o f cou rsework a re r equ i r ed f o r t he mas te r ’s deg ree , wh i ch coun t s t owa rd t he 59 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he Ph .D . S tuden t s en te r i ng t he p rog ram w i t h a mas te r ' s deg ree may p resen t cou rse sy l l ab i and /o r o t he r documen ta t i on f r om p rev i ous cou rses t o t he expe r imen ta l psycho logy g radua te p rog ram d i r ec to r t o r eques t subs t i t u t i ons f o r spec i f i c r equ i r emen ts .

The Expe r i men ta l Psycho l ogy p rog ram i nc l udes t h ree concen t ra t i on a reas : Cogn i t i ve Neu rosc i ence , Deve lopmen ta l Psycho logy, and Soc ia l Psycho logy. A l l a reas i n t eg ra te t heo ry and resea rch i n cou rses , r esea rch , and p ro fess i ona l expe r i ences .

Th ree Concen t ra t i ons

Cogn i t i ve Neurosc ience Th i s concen t ra t i on f ocuses on t he i n t eg ra t i on o f cogn i t i ve psycho logy and neu rosc i ence . I t i s des i gned t o p repa re s t uden t s f o r r esea rch ca ree rs i n bas i c and app l i ed se t t i ngs , and t each ing a t t he co l l ege l eve l .

Cou rsework i n t he cogn i t i ve neu rosc i ence concen t ra t i on dea l s w i t h bas i c i s sues i n cogn i t i on and neu rosc i ence , wh i l e spec ia l t y sem ina rs add ress spec i f i c i n t e res t s . I n t he l abo ra to r y, emphas i s i s p l aced on acqu i r i ng t echn i ca l and p rac t i ca l sk i l l s i n t he i ns t r umen ta t i on and resea rch me thodo logy assoc i a ted w i t h a spec ia l i za t i on . Wr i t i ng and p resen ta t i on sk i l l s necessa ry f o r t he commun i ca t i on o f r esea rch a re emphas i zed t h rough cou rse ass i gnmen ts , g ran t w r i t i ng , p resen ta t i ons a t r eg i ona l and na t i ona l mee t i ngs , and pub l i ca t i ons .

S tuden t s i n t he cogn i t i ve neu rosc i ence concen t ra t i on pa r t i c i pa te i n Cogn i t i ve Neu rosc i ence o f S t r ess Lab , Neu rosc i ence S leep Labo ra to r y, Mu l t i d i s c i p l i na r y Ag ing and Cogn i t i on Resea rch Lab , Memory, Language , and Cogn i t i on Lab , and Cogn i t i ve and A f f ec t i ve Neu rosc i ence o f Ag ing Lab .

Deve lopmenta l Psycho logy Th i s concen t ra t i on i nves t i ga tes deve l opmen ta l p rocesses i n ch i l dhood and ado lescence , w i t h an emphas i s on t he soc i a l aspec t s o f deve lopmen t , such as pa ren t - ch i l d i n t e rac t i on , gende r cogn i t i ons and soc i o -mora l r eason ing . I t p repa res s t uden t s t o t each and conduc t r esea rch i n academic and resea rch se t t i ngs . S tuden t s comp le te su r vey cou rses exp lo r i ng i s sues i n soc i a l and cogn i t i ve deve lopmen t , as we l l as t op i ca l sem ina rs more spec i f i c t o f acu l t y r esea rch

i n t e res t s .

Resea rch t r a i n i ng f o r t h i s concen t ra t i on f o l l ows an app ren t i cesh ip mode l . S tuden t s beg in by immers i ng t hemse l ves i n t he i r men to r ' s r esea rch a rea , conduc t i ng co l l abo ra t i ve , and i nc reas i ng l y i ndependen t , wo rk t h roughou t t he i r t enu re i n t he p rog ram. Many s tuden t s beg in t each ing — rang ing f r om ass i s t an t du t i es o r gues t l ec tu res t o f u l l r espons ib i l i t y f o r a cou rse — to p repa re f o r f u t u re academic appo in tmen ts .

Gende r Cogn i t i ons and Deve l opmen t Lab , Ch i l d and Ado lescen t Soc ia l Deve lopmen t Lab , and Ch i l d and Fami l y Resea rch Lab a re assoc i a ted w i t h t he deve lopmen ta l psycho logy concen t ra t i on .

Soc ia l Psycho logy Th i s concen t ra t i on exami nes t he behav io r o f g roups and i nd i v i dua l s i n a soc i a l con tex t . A reas exp lo red i nc l ude : se l f - concep t s t r uc tu re , se l f - r egu la t i on , c l ose re l a t i onsh ips , s t e reo t yp i ng and p re j ud i ce , soc i a l j us t i ce , t he soc i a l psycho logy o f hea l t h , soc i a l exc l us i on , r ac i a l and soc i a l i den t i f i ca t i on , and a t t i t udes .

The soc i a l psycho l ogy spec i a l t y o f f e r s academi c and resea rch t r a i n i ng , as we l l as an app l i ed componen t t ha t i nvo l ves bo th cou rsework and p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence . S tuden t s a re t r a i ned i n t heo re t i ca l and p rog rammat i c r esea rch as t hose f i e l ds r e l a te t o bo th bas i c and app l i ed i s sues . G radua tes o f t he spec ia l t y w i l l be p repa red f o r r esea rch ca ree rs i n academic and app l i ed se t t i ngs , as we l l as t each ing a t t he co l l ege l eve l .

App l i ed Soc ia l Psycho logy Lab and Soc ia l Jus t i ce Lab a re assoc i a ted w i t h t he soc i a l psycho logy concen t ra t i on .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Dur i ng each t e rm o f t he p rog ram, s t uden t s w i l l ac t i ve l y pa r t i c i pa te i n a r esea rch ve r t i ca l t eam, wh i ch w i l l i n c l ude i nd i v i dua l l ab g roups , concen t ra t i on g roups and /o r f u l l p rog ram g roups . Th rough d i scuss i ons , p resen ta t i ons and o the r ac t i v i t i es , t h i s t eam w i l l he l p s t uden t s s t ay i nvo l ved i n r esea rch and o the r p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t ac t i v i t i es du r i ng t he p rog ram.

Careers Th i s p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s f o r academic t each ing and resea rch ca ree rs i n t he a reas o f cogn i t i ve neu rosc i ence , deve lopmen ta l o r soc i a l psycho logy.

Admission Requirements App l i ca t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t + I n t e r v i ew (may be reques ted by r ev i ew commi t t ee ,

usua l l y by phone )






Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by a commi t t ee o f expe r imen ta l psycho logy depa r tmen t f acu l t y members r ep resen t i ng t he concen t ra t i on t o wh i ch a s t uden t has app l i ed .

Because t he p rog ram ope ra tes on an app ren t i cesh ip mode l , i t i s impo r t an t t ha t t he app l i can t ' s r esea rch i n t e res t s ma tch t he expe r t i se o f one o r mo re p rog ram facu l t y members , as r e f l ec ted i n t he i r p ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t .

6 -7 s t uden t s a re accep ted i n t o t he p rog ram each yea r, each f acu l t y member accep t i ng one new s tuden t a yea r, on ave rage . GPA, GRE sco res , TOEFL sco res ( i f app l i cab le ) , l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on , expe r i ence , and t he f i t be tween t he app l i can t ' s r esea rc h i n t e res t s / ca ree r goa l s and p rog ram o f f e r i ngs a re a l l cons i de red .


Fo r mo re i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .


Requ i red Courses (2 c red i ts ) P S Y 6 0 3 0 H u m a n D i v e r s i t y 1 P S Y 6 8 0 0 E t h i c s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l I s s u e s 1



Program Core Requ i rements (12 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 1 2 0 C o g n i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 5 1 3 0 N e u r o s c i e n c e 3 P S Y 5 2 5 0 C o g n i t i v e D e v e l o p m e n t * 3 P S Y 5 3 0 0 S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 * o r P S Y 5 2 6 0 S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 9 c red i ts )

Cogn i t i ve Neu rosc i ence P S Y 6 1 9 0 To p i c s : C o g n i t i v e N e u r o s c i e n c e 9 P S Y 6 1 9 0

Deve lopmen ta l Psycho logy P S Y 5 2 5 0 C o g n i t i v e D e v e l o p m e n t * 3

P S Y 6 2 9 0 To p i c s : D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h 6 * o r P S Y 5 2 6 0 S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t ( n o t t a k e n t o c o m p l e t e t h e P r o g r a m C o r e r e q u i r e m e n t )

Soc i a l Psycho logy P S Y 6 3 9 0 To p i c s : S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 9

Exper imenta l Psycho logy E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) P S Y 6 0 0 0 Te a c h i n g o f P s y c h o l o g y 3 O r a n y o f t h e c o u r s e s i n t h e C o n c e n t r a t i o n s R e q u i r e m e n t s

Cl in ica l P rac t i ce ( 0 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 8 0 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t P r a c t i c u m I 0 P S Y 5 8 8 0 P r a c t i c u m : P s y c h o p a t h o l o g y 0 P S Y 5 8 3 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t P r a c t i c u m I I 0 P S Y 5 8 9 0 C l e r k s h i p : A c a d e m i c P s y c h o l o g y 0 P S Y 6 8 8 0 C l i n i c a l I n t e r v e n t i o n s P r a c t i c u m 0 P S Y 5 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I * 0 P S Y 5 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I V * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e


TOTAL CREDITS: 53





Program Core Requ i rements (12 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 1 2 0 C o g n i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 5 1 3 0 N e u r o s c i e n c e 3 P S Y 5 2 5 0 C o g n i t i v e D e v e l o p m e n t * 3 P S Y 5 3 0 0 S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 * o r P S Y 5 2 6 0 S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t

Concent ra t ion Requ i rements ( 9 c red i ts )

Cogn i t i ve Neu rosc i ence P S Y 6 1 9 0 To p i c s : C o g n i t i v e N e u r o s c i e n c e 9 P S Y 6 1 9 0

Deve lopmen ta l Psycho logy P S Y 5 2 5 0 C o g n i t i v e D e v e l o p m e n t * 3 P S Y 6 2 9 0 To p i c s : D e v e l o p m e n t a l P s y c h 6 * o r P S Y 5 2 6 0 S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t ( n o t t a k e n t o c o m p l e t e t h e P r o g r a m C o r e r e q u i r e m e n t )

Soc i a l Psycho logy P S Y 6 3 9 0 To p i c s : S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 9

Exper imenta l Psycho logy E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) P S Y 6 0 0 0 Te a c h i n g o f P s y c h o l o g y 3 O r a n y o f t h e c o u r s e s l i s t e d i n t h e C o n c e n t r a t i o n s R e q u i r e m e n t s

Cl in ica l P rac t i ce ( 0 c red i ts ) P S Y 6 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I I * 0


P S Y 6 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I V * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e P S Y 6 8 9 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n C l i n i c a l P s y c h o l o g y 0


TOTAL CREDITS: 53

Non-Course Requirements Success fu l comp le t i on o f t he w r i t t en p re l im ina ry and t he o ra l qua l i f y i ng exams .


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Program Highlights The g radua te p rog ram i n I ndus t r i a l -O rgan i za t i ona l Psycho logy p repa res Doc to ra l - l eve l p ro fess i ona l s w i t h t he know ledge , r esea rch ab i l i t i e s , assessmen t sk i l l s , and i n t e r ven t i on app roaches t o impac t o rgan i za t i ona l i s sues a t t he i nd i v i dua l , g roup , and sys tem l eve l s t o imp rove i nd i v i dua l we l l - be i ng , g roup f unc t i on i ng , and o rgan i za t i ona l e f f ec t i veness .

Some impo r t an t t op i cs w i t h i n t hese l eve l s i nc l ude :

+ I nd i v i dua l D i f f e rences + Pe r f o rmance Managemen t + Se lec t i on + Mo t i va t i on + Groups /Teams + Organ i za t i ona l deve lopmen t + Occupa t i ona l Hea l t h + Sys tems and p rocess consu l t a t i on + Organ i za t i ona l assessmen t

Curriculum Overview Th i s p rog ram requ i r es t ha t s t uden t s comp l e te a m in imum o f 73 c red i t s ( o r t he equ i va l en t f o r s t uden t s who en ro l l w i t h a mas te r ' s deg ree i n i ndus t r i a l -o rgan i za t i ona l psycho logy ) . I n add i t i on t o cou rsework and p ro fess i ona l t r a i n i ng ac t i v i t i es , i ndus t r i a l -o rgan i za t i ona l psycho logy s t uden t s mus t comp le te and success fu l l y de fend an emp i r i ca l t hes i s and d i sse r t a t i on .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities I n t he doc to ra l p rog ram i n i ndus t r i a l - o rgan i za t i ona l psycho logy, s t uden t s w i l l l ea rn t o conduc t r esea rch on and i n o rgan i za t i ons as we l l has how t o app l y psycho log i ca l t heo ry, mode l s , and p r i nc i p l es i n t he wo rkp lace .

Th rough supe rv i sed resea rch and p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence , s t uden t s a re t r a i ned as sc i ence -p rac t i one rs and a re expec ted t o deve lop compe tence i n r esea rch and , i f t he i r ca ree r goa l s

wa r ran t , o rgan i za t i ona l consu l t a t i on .

Supe rv i sed app l i ed expe r i ence i s essen t i a l f o r good t r a i n i ng i n t he doc to ra l psycho logy p rog ram. Wh i l e i t i s no t r equ i r ed , mos t s t uden t s t ake advan tage o f a vas t ne two rk o f p ro fess i ona l connec t i ons t ha t t he p rog ram has es tab l i shed i n S t . Lou i s and comp le te p rac t i ca ( i . e . , sho r t - t e rm p ro j ec t s ) and /o r i n t e rnsh ips ( a one -yea r m in imum commi tmen t ) . Many s t uden t s f i n i sh t he p rog ram w i t h two t o t h ree yea rs o f p ro fess i ona l expe r i ence , mak ing t hem a t t r ac t i ve t o po ten t i a l emp loye rs .

Careers Gradua tes a re f u l l y p repa red t o p rac t i ce as i ndus t r i a l -o rgan i za t i ona l psycho log i s t s , app l y i ng t he p r i nc i p l es o f psycho logy t o human resou rces , managemen t , ma rke t i ng and more . The Bu reau o f Labo r S ta t i s t i c s l i s t s t he mean annua l sa l a r y o f t h i s occupa t i on as $90 ,070 .

A l umn i a re emp loyed a t o rgan i za t i ons such as :

+ Ameren UE + Cen te r f o r C rea t i ve Leade rsh ip + Monsan to + P f i ze r + N i ke + FedEx + Co l l a re l l i , Meye r, & Assoc ia tes + Un i t ed S ta tes Sec re t Se rv i ce + Me t ropo l i t an L i f e + Embry -R idd le Un i ve r s i t y + No r t he rn I l l i no i s Un i ve r s i t y + DePau l Un i ve r s i t y + Appa lach ian S ta te Un i ve rs i t y + V i r g i n i a Commonwea l t h Un i ve r s i t y + Un i ve r s i t y o f Wes t F l o r i da

Admission Requirements App l i can t s shou ld possess an unde rg radua te GPA o f 3 . 5 o r h i ghe r, a psycho logy ma jo r ( i . e . , a m in imum o f 18 uppe r -d i v i s i on c red i t s i n psycho logy, i nc l ud i ng s ta t i s t i c s / r esea rch me thods ) , a m in imum comb ined sco re a t t he 50 th pe rcen t i l e ( ve rba l and quan t i t a t i ve r eason ing ) o f t he GRE, and a   r ev i ew o f TOEFL sco res ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s ) .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE sco res + Résumé + I n t e r v i ew + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a t emen t



spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re r equ i r emen ts . S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s t uden t s page f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on


abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on r equ i r emen ts .


Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by a commi t t ee o f I /O p rog ram psycho logy depa r tmen t f acu l t y members .




Requ i red Courses (7 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 4 6 0 A d v a n c e d O r g a n i z a t i o n a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 P S Y 6 0 3 0 H u m a n D i v e r s i t y 1 P S Y 6 8 0 0 E t h i c s a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l I s s u e s 3

Research Methods and S ta t i s t i cs (15 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 0 8 0 A d v Q u a n t i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 P S Y 5 7 9 0 A p p l i e d U n i v a r i a t e S t a t i s t i c s 3 P S Y 6 5 0 0 A p p l i e d M u l t i v a r i a b l e & M u l t i v a r i a t e S t a t s 3

I ndus t r i a l -Organ iza t iona l Psycho logy E lec t i ves (33 c red i ts )

C l in ica l P rac t i ce ( 0 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 8 0 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t P r a c t i c u m I 0 P S Y 5 8 8 0 P r a c t i c u m : P s y c h o p a t h o l o g y 0 P S Y 5 8 3 0 C l i n i c a l A s s e s s m e n t P r a c t i c u m I I 0 P S Y 5 8 9 0 C l e r k s h i p : A c a d e m i c P s y c h o l o g y 0 P S Y 6 8 8 0 C l i n i c a l I n t e r v e n t i o n s P r a c t i c u m 0 P S Y 5 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I * 0 P S Y 5 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I V * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e


TOTAL CREDITS: 73



Research Methods and S ta t i s t i cs ( 15 c red i ts ) P S Y 5 0 8 0 A d v Q u a n t i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 P S Y 5 7 9 0 A p p l i e d U n i v a r i a t e S t a t i s t i c s 3 P S Y 6 5 0 0 A p p l i e d M u l t i v a r i a b l e & M u l t i v a r i a t e S t a t s 3

I ndus t r i a l -Organ iza t iona l Psycho logy E lec t i ves (33 c red i ts )

C l in ica l P rac t i ce ( 0 c red i ts )

P S Y 6 8 1 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I I I * 0 P S Y 6 8 2 0 C l i n i c a l P r a c t i c u m I V * 0 * A t l e a s t o n e t a k e n e a c h s e m e s t e r i n r e s i d e n c e P S Y 6 8 9 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n C l i n i c a l P s y c h o l o g y 0


TOTAL CREDITS: 64

Non-Course Requirements I nvo l vemen t i n r esea rch /p ro fess i ona l p rac t i ce ac t i v i t i es each semes te r.

Wr i t t en and o ra l p re l im ina ry examina t i ons .

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve GPA o f 3 . 00 i n a l l r equ i r ed g radua t e /p ro fess i ona l cou rses .


PUBLIC AND SOCIAL POLICY www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences /pub l i c - soc i a l -po l i c y / i ndex .php

LEADERSHIP J . D . Bowen

Co-D i rec to r o f t he Ph .D . i n Pub l i c and Soc ia l Po l i c y

Ness Sandova l Co-D i rec to r o f t he Ph .D . i n Pub l i c and Soc ia l Po l i c y

OVERVIEW Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y ’s i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y g radua te pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y p rog ram se rves a v i b ran t i n t e l l ec tua l commun i t y commi t t ed t o academic exce l l ence .

Graduate Of fe r ings + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Pub l i c and Soc ia l Po l i c y

Faculty Po l i t i ca l Sc ience J .D . Bowen , Ph .D . E l l en Ca rnaghan , Ph .D . Robe r t C rop f , Ph .D . James G i l s i nan , Ph .D .

Soc io logy Richa rd Co l i gnon , Ph .D . H i sako Ma tsuo , Ph .D . , Soc io l ogy Dan Mon t i , Ph .D . , Soc io l ogy Onés imo Sandova l , Ph .D . , Soc i o l ogy

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC AND SOCIAL POLICY Program Highlights The pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y p rog ram p rov i des a Ca tho l i c , Jesu i t educa t i on t o p repa re s t uden t s t o engage w i t h s i gn i f i can t soc i a l and po l i t i ca l p rob lems . The p rog ram p repa res s t uden t s t o t ack l e some o f t he b i gges t p rob lems o f t he t imes , i nc l ud i ng pe rs i s t en t pove r t y bo th i n Amer i can c i t i es and i n poo r coun t r i es a round t he wo r l d , u rban renewa l , r ac i a l and e thn i c i nequa l i t y, and hea l t h d i spa r i t i es .

The Ph .D . i n Pub l i c and Soc i a l Po l i c y p repa res s t uden t s f o r scho la r l y and l eade rsh ip r o l es i n gove rnmen t , un i ve r s i t i es , r esea rch and pub l i c se r v i ce o rgan i za t i ons by p rov i d i ng t hem w i t h mu l t i p l e d i sc i p l i na r y pe r spec t i ves , advanced me thodo log i ca l sk i l l s , and t he ab i l i t y t o conduc t o r i g i na l r esea rch i n an academic o r app l i ed se t t i ng . S tuden t s w i l l l ea rn how qua l i t y r esea rch can i n f o rm bo th bas i c and po l i c y - re l a ted ques t i ons , and t hey w i l l have t he ab i l i t y t o sha re t he i r know ledge w i t h bo th academic and nonacademic aud iences .

Curriculum Overview The doc to ra l deg ree i n pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y r equ i r es

33 c red i t s o f g radua te cou rses above p rev i ous mas te r ' s - l eve l wo rk and 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on c red i t .

S tuden t s may en ro l l as pa r t - t ime o r f u l l - t ime s tuden t s w i t h mos t cou rses o f f e red i n t he even ing t o accommoda te bo th t he pa r t - t ime and f u l l - t ime p rog rams .

The re a re s i x concen t ra t i ons ava i l ab l e w i t h i n doc to ra l p rog ram, each w i t h d i ve r se c l asses and resea rch oppo r t un i t i es .

Publ i c Admin is t ra t ion Pub l i c adm in i s t r a t i on i s conce rned w i t h how gove rnmen ts a re o rgan i zed , how po l i c i es a re deve loped and imp lemen ted , and t he po l i t i ca l r ea l i t y t ha t c i t i zens encoun te r da i l y. Th i s concen t ra t i on he lps s t uden t s acqu i r e p ro f i c i ency i n managemen t p r i nc i p l es and t echn iques , r esea rch and eva lua t i on sk i l l s , and t he ana l ys i s o f soc i a l , economic and po l i t i ca l behav io r.

Urban and Communi ty Deve lopment Po l i cy The concen t ra t i on i n u rban and commun i t y deve l opmen t po l i c y p repa res s t uden t s t o add ress t he cha l l enges f ac i ng peop le Wes te rn soc i e t i es and new ly deve lop ing coun t r i es . I t f ocuses on t he p rocess o f c i t y bu i l d i ng and a l l t he economic and po l i t i ca l cond i t i ons i nvo l ved i n t he deve lopmen t o f u rban a reas . Th i s concen t ra t i on a l l ows s tuden t s t o exp lo re t he d imens ions o f u rban and commun i t y change and soc i a l j us t i ce f r om a d i ve r se se t o f pe r spec t i ves , i nc l ud i ng u rban eco logy, demography and immig ra t i on .

I n te rna t iona l Deve lopment Po l i cy Th i s concen t ra t i on add resses t he cha l l enges o f i n t e rna t i ona l deve lopmen t , i nc l ud i ng pe rs i s t en t pove r t y, g l oba l d i f f e rences i n deve lopmen t , u rban g row th i n t he deve lop ing wo r l d , r ac i a l and e thn i c i nequa l i t y, t r ade and economic deve lopmen t s t r a t eg i es , and po l i t i ca l cha l l enges . S tuden t s s t udy t he deve lopmen t o f t he s t a te as t he dominan t f o rm o f po l i t i ca l o rgan i za t i on i n t he con tempora r y wo r l d and t he r o l e i t p l ays i n economic deve lopmen t , po l i t i ca l compe t i t i on and i n t e rna t i ona l r e l a t i ons .

Hea l th Po l i cy Studen t s i n t e res ted i n a l l d imens ions o f hea l t h po l i c y, whe the r i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes o r i n t e rna t i ona l l y, w i l l p ro f i t f r om the hea l t h po l i c y concen t ra t i on . They w i l l exp l o re l eg i s l a t i ve hea l t h po l i c y, hea l t h ca re o rgan i za t i on , hea l t h economics and hea l t h d i spa r i t i es .

Pol icy and Geospa t i a l Ana lys is Th i s concen t ra t i on p repa res s t uden t s t o wo rk w i t h b i g da ta and geospa t i a l s t a t i s t i c s t o add ress app l i ed soc i a l and pub l i c po l i c y ques t i ons a t t he l oca l , na t i ona l and g l oba l l eve l . I t f ocuses on t h ree bu rgeon ing a reas o f know ledge : geog raph i c i n f o rma t i on sc i ence i n e -gove rnmen t ; accoun tab i l i t y, e t h i cs , t he l aw and spa t i a l da ta ; and i n t eg ra ted dec i s i on suppo r t and spa t i a l s c i ence .

S tuden t s c rea te spa t i a l da ta and deve lop spa t i a l me thodo log ies ; i n t e rp re t advanced spa t i a l s t a t i s t i c s ; w r i t e s t a t i s t i ca l p rog rams f o r spa t i a l ana l ys i s ; c rea te


comp lex and c rea t i ve v i sua l ana l y t i c s ; and o f f e r sc i en t i f i c spa t i a l ana l ys i s f o r pub l i c po l i c y cha l l enges .

Law, Cr ime , and Po l i cy Th i s concen t ra t i on i s des i gned t o p roduce academi c scho la r s and l eade rs i n pub l i c po l i c y and app l i ed se t t i ngs . I t comb ines l ead ing -edge soc i a l s c i ence me thods w i t h t he d i sc i p l i nes o f po l i t i ca l s c i ence , soc i o l ogy, l aw and c r im ino logy.

S tuden t s who choose t h i s concen t ra t i on ga i n t he know ledge and me thodo log i ca l sk i l l s t o conduc t po l i c y -r e l evan t r esea rch . They a l so have t he oppo r t un i t y t o wo rk w i t h agenc ies t o add ress con tempora r y i s sues re l a ted t o l aw and c r ime .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y s t uden t s engage i n commun i t y -based p ro j ec t s and i n t e rac t w i t h f acu l t y and each o the r t h rough a s t uden t p l ann ing o rgan i za t i on , annua l one -day r e t r ea t and resea rch co l l oqu ia .

F rom the t i me s tuden t s en te r t he pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y p rog ram, you ’ l l pa r t i c i pa te i n a r esea rch p ro -sem ina r, wh i ch mee ts mon th l y. Pa r t i c i pa t i on i s r equ i r ed t h roughou t t he t ime i n t he p rog ram, and c red i t w i l l be g i ven once t he d i sse r t a t i on i s de fended .

Careers Gradua tes f r om the pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y p rog ram have gone on t o become l eade rs i n t he p r i va te and pub l i c sec to r s , exce l l i ng i n such a reas as bus i ness , commerce , gove rnmen ta l a f f a i r s , hea l t h and human se rv i ces , c r im ina l j us t i ce and academia .

Admission Requirements To be admi t t ed i n t o t he Ph .D . i n pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y, app l i can t s mus t a l r eady ho ld a mas te r ' s deg ree i n t he soc i a l s c i ences o r a r e l a ted p ro fess i ona l deg ree . O the r r equ i r emen ts f o r adm iss i on i nc l ude :

An unde rg radua te deg ree f r om an acc red i t ed i ns t i t u t i on w i t h a GPA o f a t l eas t 3 . 2 on a 4 .0 sca le

An M.A . i n a soc i a l s c i ence o r r e l a t ed d i sc i p l i ne o r a p ro fess i ona l deg ree (M .B .A . , M .P.A . , J .D . , M .S .W. , e t c . ) w i t h a GPA o f a t l eas t 3 . 4 . ( Lower GPAs accep ted f o r l aw schoo l s whe re g rad ing i s on a f o r ced mean . )

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on ( a t l eas t two o f

t hem f r om facu l t y i n t he app l i can t ' s mas te r ' s p rog ram)

+ GRE o r GMAT o r LSAT sco res + Wr i t i ng samp le + Résumé + Pe rsona l s t a t emen t o f pu rpose + I n -pe rson o r v i deo i n t e r v i ew


packe t w i t h a l l accompany ing documen ts + Pape r -based TOEFL (PBT) sco re o f a t l eas t 550 , an

80 on t he compu te r -based TOEFL ( iBT ) , a 6 .5 on t he IELTS , and a 4+ on SLU ' s own Wr i t i ng Exam.

Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 1 .




Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (18 c red i ts ) P O L S 6 3 1 0 P o l i c y P r o c e s s 3 P O L S 6 3 3 0 P u b l i c F i n a n c e T h e o r y 3 S O C 5 0 6 0 Q u a l i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 S O C 5 6 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G e o g r a p h i c I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s 3 S O C 5 8 5 0 P o l i c y E v a l u a t i o n a n d A s s e s s m e n t 3 S O C 6 1 0 0 R e g r e s s i o n A n a l y s i s a n d N o n - l i n e a r M o d e l s 3

Concent ra t ion E lec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts )

D isser ta t ion Research (12 c red i ts ) P S P 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 45

Non-Course Requirements Othe r pub l i c and soc i a l po l i c y p rog ram requ i r emen ts i nc l ude a w r i t t en exam a f t e r you ’ ve comp le ted t he seven co re cou rses and an o ra l d i sse r t a t i on de fense .



SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY www.s l u .edu /a r t s -and -sc i ences / soc i o l ogy -an th ropo logy

LEADERSHIP Dr. R i cha rd A . Co l i gnon


Ter r y Tomaz i c Ph .D . Gradua te P rog ram D i rec to r

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Soc i o l ogy and An th ropo l ogy o f f e r s a va r i e t y o f cou rses and concen t ra t i ons t ha t a re d i r ec ted t owa rd unde rs tand ing t he pa t t e rns and p rocesses o f soc i a l l i f e . The f acu l t y f ocus on pe rspec t i ves t ha t i l l um ina te and i nvo l ve s t uden t s i n i s sues o f soc i a l j us t i ce . The f acu l t y emphas i ze c ross - cu l t u ra l app roaches t ha t h i gh l i gh t t he i nc reas i ng l y d i ve r se and g l oba l wo r l d .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n An th ropo logy + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Soc io l ogy + Bache lo r o f Sc i ence Fo rens i c Sc i ence + M ino r i n An th ropo logy + M ino r i n Compu ta t i ona l Geospa t i a l Sc i ence + M ino r i n Fo rens i c Sc i ence + M ino r i n Soc io l ogy

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Soc io l ogy

Faculty E l i zabe th Ch ia re l l o , Ph .D . Amy Coope r, Ph .D . Te r ra Edwards , Ph .D . Mon i ca Epp inge r, J .D . ,Ph .D , Sco t t Ha r r i s , Ph .D . Joe l Jenn ings , Ph .D . A j l i na Ka rameh i c -Mura tov i c , Ph .D . Ka th r yn E . Kuhn , Ph .D . Ka the r i ne C MacK innon , Ph .D . H i sako Ma tsuo , Ph .D . Dan ie l Mon t i , Ph .D . B ruce O ’Ne i l l , Ph . D . Ch r i s t ophe r P rene r, Ph .D . J .S . Onés imo Sandova l , Ph .D . Te r r y Tomaz i c , Ph .D . Ma ry Ve rm i l i on , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY Program Highlights An th ropo logy i s t he s t udy o f humans . The an th ropo log i ca l endeavo r i nvo l ves bo th t he soc i ocu l t u ra l and b i o l og i ca l aspec t s o f humank ind . The s tudy o f an th ropo logy requ i r es a ho l i s t i c app roach ; i t i s comprehens i ve , i nc l us i ve and i n t eg ra tes i n f o rma t i on f r om many d i f f e ren t a reas o f s t udy t h rough e thnog raph i c , b i o l og i ca l , c ross - cu l t u ra l , a r chaeo log i ca l and soc i o l og i ca l i nqu i r i es .

An an th ropo log i ca l pe r spec t i ve — i nc l ud i ng an examina t i on o f t he s im i l a r i t i es and d i f f e rences among human g roups , cu l t u res and soc i e t i es bo th l oca l l y and wo r l dw ide — emphas i zes t he concep t s o f cu l t u ra l r e l a t i v i sm, mu l t i cu l t u ra l pe r spec t i ves and g l oba l i za t i on p rocesses t ha t a re v i t a l t o many a reas o f s t udy a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

By pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n an th ropo logy cou rses i n t he depa r tmen t o f soc i o l ogy and an th ropo logy, s t uden t s w i l l be f u r t he r p repa red t o success fu l l y f unc t i on i n and pa r t ake o f an i n t e r connec ted wo r l d . The ma jo r and m ino r deg rees i n an th ropo logy a re des i gned t o comp lemen t any o the r ma jo r a t t he Un i ve r s i t y.

The an th ropo l ogy p rog ram a l so suppo r t s an ac t i ve An th ropo logy C lub , and house t he E ta Chap te r o f Lambda A lpha , t he Na t i ona l An th ropo logy Hono r Soc ie t y. Bo th o rgan i za t i ons a re engaged i n numerous ou t r each p rog rams a t SLU and w i t h i n t he g rea te r S t . Lou i s commun i t y.

Curriculum Overview Key p rog ram componen t s i nc l ude a r i go rous soc i a l s c i ence cu r r i cu l um focused on t he sub f i e l ds o f cu l t u ra l an th ropo logy, b i o l og i ca l an th ropo logy and a r chaeo logy ; on l ab cou rses t ha t p rov i de a hands -on l ea rn i ng d imens ion ; on p rac t i ca l app l i ed expe r i ences t h rough f i e l dwo rk oppo r t un i t i es and i ndependen t r esea rch p ro j ec t s ; and on connec t i ons made w i t h t he l a rge r commun i t y v i a i n t e rnsh ips , s t udy ab road oppo r t un i t i es and a sen io r caps tone p ro j ec t .

S tuden t s choose an emphas i s on one o f t h ree sub f i e l ds o f an th ropo logy :

+ Cu l t u ra l / soc i a l an th ropo logy : t he s t udy o f human cu l t u res i n t he p resen t o r r ecen t pas t

+ Phys i ca l / b i o l og i ca l an th ropo logy : t he s t udy o f humans f r om a b i o l og i ca l and evo lu t i ona ry pe r spec t i ve

+ L i ngu i s t i c an th ropo logy : t he i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y s t udy o f how l anguage i n f l uences soc i a l l i f e .

+ A rcheo logy : t he s t udy o f t he anc i en t and recen t human pas t t h rough excava t i on , ana l ys i s and i n t e rp re ta t i on o f ma te r i a l r ema ins

One cha rac te r i s t i c t ha t se t s an th ropo logy apa r t f r om o the r f i e l ds o f s t udy i s i t s ho l i s t i c app roach . I t i s comprehens i ve , i nc l us i ve and i n t eg ra tes i n f o rma t i on f r om many d i f f e ren t a reas o f s t udy t h rough e thnog raph i c , b i o l og i ca l , c ross - cu l t u ra l , a r chaeo log i ca l and soc i o l og i ca l i nqu i r i es . By pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n an th ropo logy cou rses , s t uden t s w i l l be f u r t he r p repa red t o success fu l l y f unc t i on i n and pa r t ake o f an i n t e r connec ted wo r l d .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities F i e l dwork t akes p l ace w i t h i n and ou t s i de t he U .S . Th i s a l l ows s t uden t s t o expe r i ence o the r cu l t u res i n a un i que , f i r s t hand way and ga in a g rea te r app rec i a t i on f o r cu l t u res d i f f e ren t f r om the i r own . The f acu l t y a re p l eased t o o f f e r SLU s tuden t s dynamic cou rses and f i e l dwo rk oppo r t un i t i es i n t he upcoming mon ths and yea rs t ha t w i l l en r i ch t he i r c l ass room l ea rn i ng , as we l l


as t he i r l i ves .

The A rcheo l ogy Lab p rov i des an exce l l en t wo rkspace f o r s t uden t s t o exp lo re and con t r i bu te t o t he sc i ence o f a r cheo logy. Each semes te r, t he l ab p rov i des hands -on oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o exp lo re p reh i s t o r i c and h i s t o r i c l i t h i cs , ce ram ics and o the r ma te r i a l s and t o deve lop s t uden t - i n i t i a t ed resea rch p ro j ec t s .

The Urban Lab makes t he c i t y o f S t . Lou i s a c l ass room. Th rough cou rsework , i n t e rnsh ips and f i e l d schoo l s , you ’ l l have t he chance t o conduc t o r i g i na l r esea rch on u rban cu l t u re , i nequa l i t y and deve lopmen t .

Careers SLU 's an th ropo logy g radua tes a re p repa red t o success fu l l y f unc t i on i n an i n t e r connec ted wo r l d . The ma jo r and m ino r deg rees i n an th ropo logy a re des i gned t o comp lemen t any o the r ma jo r. A l umn i o f t he an th ropo logy p rog ram have t he f o l l ow ing ca ree rs :

+ A rchaeo log i ca l t echn i c i an + Co rpo ra te an th ropo log i s t / ma rke t r esea rch + The Fo re i gn Se rv i ces + P rese rva t i on ass i s t an t + Documen ta r y f i lmmake r + I n t e rna t i ona l deve lopmen t + M i ss i on o rgan i ze r









Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (22 c red i ts ) A N T H 1 2 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 2 2 0 0 C u l t u r a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 2 2 1 0 B i o l o g i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y + L a b 4 A N T H 2 2 4 0 A r c h a e o l o g y 3 A N T H 3 2 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A n t h r o p o l o g i c a l T h e o r y 3 A N T H 4 8 7 0 S e n i o r P r o j e c t / C a p s t o n e i n A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 S O C 2 0 0 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3

Elec t i ves* ( 15 c red i ts ) *A t l eas t 12 c red i t s mus t be t aken a t t he 3000 o r 4000 l eve l .

No more t han one e l ec t i ve may doub le - coun t f o r ano the r, sepa ra te ma jo r o r m ino r w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t A N T H 3 2 1 0 S c i e n c e a n d P s e u d o s c i e n c e 3 A N T H 3 2 4 0 A n t h r o p o l o g y o f S e x a n d G e n d e r 3 A N T H 3 2 6 0 P e a c e a n d C o n f l i c t 3 A N T H 3 2 7 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 3 2 8 0 F o r e n s i c A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 3 2 9 0 N a t i v e P e o p l e s o f N o r t h A m e r i c a 3 A N T H 4 2 4 0 P r i m a t e S o c i a l B e h a v i o r 3 A N T H 4 5 3 0 U r b a n E t h n o g r a p h y : C i t i e s i n a G l o b a l P e r s p e c t i v e 3 A N T H 4 5 4 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I m p a c t o f t h e C i t y 3 A N T H 4 7 1 0 A r c h a e o l o g y F i e l d S c h o o l 3 A N T H 4 7 2 0 A r c h a e o l o g y L a b M e t h o d s 3 F R S C 2 6 0 0 S u r v e y o f F o r e n s i c S c i e n c e 3 S O C 11 8 0 W o r l d G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 2 3 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o p C u l t u r e 3 S O C 3 0 1 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 S O C 3 0 2 0 Q u a l i t a t i v e A n a l y s i s 3 S O C 3 2 3 0 G e n d e r a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 3 6 0 R a c i a l a n d E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s 3 S O C 3 4 3 0 M a r r i a g e a n d t h e F a m i l y 3 S O C 3 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y 3 S O C 4 8 0 0 R e s e a r c h A c t i v i t y 3 S O C 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 S O C 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 37

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a ma jo r i n An th ropo logy mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he An th ropo logy ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY Program Highlights Soc io l ogy i s t he sc i en t i f i c s t udy o f human g roups and t he i r cha rac te r i s t i c s , changes , causes and consequences . Th rough t each ing , r esea rch and


se rv i ce , soc i o l ogy revea l s a c r i t i ca l unde rs tand ing o f t he d i f f e ren t ways peop le r e l a t e t o one ano the r t h rough t he o rgan i za t i on o f soc i e t y and how i t s s t r uc tu res and cu l t u res i n f l uence l i ves . A t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y, t he soc i o l ogy p rog ram ’s sub jec t ma t t e r r anges f r om fam i l y l i f e t o l a rge -sca le o rgan i za t i ons , f r om c r ime t o r e l i g i on , f r om the d i v i s i ons o f r ace and soc i a l c l ass t o t he sha red be l i e f s o f a common cu l t u re , f r om pove r t y t o p rospe r i t y, and f r om the soc i o l ogy o f wo rk t o t he soc i o l ogy o f spo r t . Few f i e l ds have such a b road and exc i t i ng scope .

The depa r tmen t ma i n ta i ns i mpo r t an t l i n ks w i t h t he commun i t y and beyond . The cu r r i cu l a i nc l ude exc i t i ng f i e l dwo rk p rac t i cum cou rses and se r v i ce l ea rn i ng . The depa r tmen t o f f e r s s t uden t s oppo r t un i t i es t o ga i n i nva l uab le on -s i t e expe r i ence a t p l aces such as t he Me t ropo l i t an Emp loymen t and Rehab i l i t a t i on Se rv i ce , t he M i ssou r i A t t o rney Gene ra l ’ s O f f i ce , t he S t . Lou i s C i t y C r ime Lab , t he I n t e rna t i ona l I ns t i t u t e , and dozens more pub l i c and p r i va te i ndus t r y l oca t i ons .

Curriculum Overview Studen t s w i l l exam ine t op i cs r ang ing f r om fam i l y l i f e t o l a rge -sca le o rgan i za t i ons , f r om c r ime to r e l i g i on , f r om the d i v i s i ons o f r ace and soc i a l c l ass t o t he sha red be l i e f o f a common cu l t u re , and f r om pove r t y t o p rospe r i t y.

Th rough t each i ng , r esea rch and se r v i ce , s t uden t s w i l l ga i n a c r i t i ca l unde rs tand ing o f t he d i f f e ren t ways peop le r e l a t e t o one ano the r t h rough t he o rgan i za t i on o f soc i e t y and how s t r uc tu res and cu l t u res i n f l uence l i ves .

S tuden t s may comp le te t he gene ra l soc i o l ogy ma jo r o r choose t o use t he i r soc i o l ogy e l ec t i ves t o pu rsue one o f f ou r concen t ra t i ons .

Gender, Sexua l i t y, and the Bod y Th i s concen t ra t i on exami nes how soc i a l f o r ces cause mascu l i ne and f em in i ne behav io r, c rea te gende red sys tems o f p r i v i l ege , and i n f l uence t he l i ves o f i nd i v i dua l s and g roups .

Hea l th and Med ic ine Th i s concen t ra t i on f ocuses on t he i n t e rp l ay o f i n t e rac t i ons , i nequa l i t y, and i ns t i t u t i ons t ha t shape hea l t h and i l l ness , bo th l oca l l y and g l oba l l y. S tuden t s p repa r i ng f o r hea l t h - r e l a ted f i e l ds f i nd t h i s a rea o f concen t ra t i on r e l evan t .

Law, Cr ime , and Dev iance Th i s concen t ra t i on a l l ows s tuden t s t o deve l op t he i r soc i o l og i ca l expe r t i se on t he mak ing , b reak i ng , and en fo r cemen t o f soc i a l no rms .† S tuden t s cons ide r i ng ca ree rs i n l aw, f o rens i c sc i ence , and p rog ress i ve l aw en fo r cemen t w i l l i n t e res ted i n t h i s concen t ra t i on .

Urban iza t ion , Immigra t ion , and Demography Th i s concen t ra t i on a l l ows s tuden t s t o exp lo re u rban and commun i t y change and soc i a l j us t i ce . Th i s concen t ra t i on p rov i des oppo r t un i t i es i n ca ree rs i n consu l t i ng , gove rnmen t , human se rv i ces , soc i a l we l f a re , geo in fo rma t i cs , and geospa t i a l s t a t i s t i c s .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities

The depa r tmen t has many connec t i ons w i t h soc i a l agenc ies t h roughou t t he S t . Lou i s me t ropo l i t an a rea . F i e l dwo rk p rac t i cums a re ava i l ab l e f o r soc i o l ogy ma jo r s , i nc l ud i ng wo rk i ng a t ne i ghbo rhood cen te r s i n S t . Lou i s o r pe r f o rm ing soc i a l r esea rch p ro j ec t s . F i e l dwo rk p rac t i cums a l so p rov i de an oppo r t un i t y f o r s t uden t s t o be i nvo l ved i n agenc ies and o rgan i za t i ons . S tuden t s mee t w i t h t he depa r tmen t i n t e rnsh ip d i r ec to r f o r ass i s t ance i n app l y i ng t o any o f t he numerous l oca l emp loymen t oppo r t un i t i es i n S t . Lou i s .

S t . Lou i s boas t s an exce l l en t r esea rch l abo ra to r y f o r how soc i a l behav io r i s de te rm ined by soc i a l s t r uc tu re and phys i ca l env i r onmen t , how commun i t y i s a ma jo r f ac to r i n shap ing human behav io r, and how humans adap t t o t he i r commun i t y. The soc i o l ogy ma j o r p rov i des a s t r ong backg round i n soc i a l s c i ence educa t i on t ha t comb ines t heo ry and emp i r i ca l me thods o f ana l ys i s w i t h an emphas i s on soc i a l i nequa l i t y and i ns t i t u t i ons . S tuden t s ’ l ea rn i ng expe r i ences may be enhanced t h rough p rac t i ca l f i e l dwo rk expe r i ences w i t h S t . Lou i s nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons and gove rnmen ta l agenc ies .

Careers Gradua tes o f t he soc i o l ogy p rog ram a re i nvo l ved i n d i ve r se ca ree rs , i nc l ud i ng as p res i den t o f a managemen t consu l t i ng f i rm , me thodo log i s t f o r a hea l t h o rgan i za t i on and d i r ec to r s o f commun i t y cen te r s .

S tuden t s can a l so con t i nue w i t h g radua te wo rk i n soc i o l ogy i n a w ide range o f p rog rams such as soc i a l wo rk , l aw and hea l t h se r v i ce f i e l ds .

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y rev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve r s i t y ’s academic r equ i r emen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s t uden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve r s i t y scho la r sh i p p rog rams .








Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o t he r scho la r sh i ps and f i nanc ia l a i d , v i s i t t he s t uden t f i nanc i a l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u . edu .

Program Requirements In t roduc t ion Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) S O C 11 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S o c i o l o g y : D i v e r s i t y 3 S O C 11 2 0 I n t r o t o S o c i o l o g y : D i v e r s i t y & H e a l t h 3

Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) S O C 2 0 0 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 S O C 3 1 0 0 S o c i o l o g i c a l T h e o r y 3

Research Requ i rements ( 3 c red i ts ) S O C 3 0 1 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 S O C 3 0 2 0 Q u a l i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3

Sen ior Exper ience (3 c red i ts ) S O C 4 8 4 0 S o c i o l o g y C a p s t o n e 3 S O C 4 9 9 0 D e p a r t m e n t a l H o n o r s T h e s i s 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) A N T H 2 2 0 0 C u l t u r a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 2 2 1 0 B i o l o g i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y w / L a b 4 A N T H 2 4 6 0 G l o b a l M e n t a l H e a l t h 3 A N T H 3 2 4 0 A n t h r o p o l o g y o f S e x a n d G e n d e r 3 A N T H 3 2 7 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 4 5 5 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I m p a c t o f t h e C i t y 3 S O C 11 8 0 W o r l d G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 11 9 0 C u l t u r a l G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 1 5 0 0 T h e U r b a n C o m m u n i t y 3 S O C 2 11 0 S o c i o l o g y o f S p o r t s 3 S O C 2 1 8 0 C i t i e s a n d S p a c e 3 S O C 2 3 6 0 D i v e r s i t y a n d H e a l t h D i s p a r i t i e s 3 S O C 2 4 8 0 D r u g s a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 2 4 9 0 S o c i o l o g y o f M e d i c i n e 3 S O C 2 5 0 0 S o c i a l E c o l o g y 3 S O C 3 1 8 0 I m m i g r a t i o n 3 S O C 3 2 2 0 U r b a n S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 3 2 3 0 G e n d e r a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 3 3 0 C o r p o r a t e a n d E l i t e D e v i a n c e 3 S O C 3 3 5 0 S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 S O C 3 3 6 0 R a c i a l a n d E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s 3 S O C 3 3 8 0 P o l i t i c a l S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 3 4 3 0 M a r r i a g e a n d t h e F a m i l y 3 S O C 3 4 9 0 S o c i o l o g y o f M e n t a l H e a l t h 3 S O C 3 5 1 0 T h e S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y 3 S O C 3 5 2 5 E l i t e a n d W h i t e C o l l a r D e v i a n c e 3 S O C 3 5 7 5 S o c i o l o g i c a l T h e o r i e s o f C r i m e 3 S O C 3 5 8 0 D e v i a n t B e h a v i o r 3 S O C 3 5 9 0 L a w a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 8 4 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n R e l i g i o u s T r a d i t i o n s 3 S O C 4 0 5 0 F e m i n i s t M o v e m e n t s 3 S O C 4 1 8 0 C i t i z e n s h i p 3 S O C 4 2 0 0 C i t i e s , S u b u r b s , a n d N e i g h b o r h o o d s 3 S O C 4 2 5 0 S o c i o l o g y o f U r b a n i z a t i o n 3 S O C 4 6 3 0 S o c i o l o g y o f R e l i g i o n 3 S O C 4 6 4 0 D e m o g r a p h y 3

S O C 4 6 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 S O C 4 6 6 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 S O C 4 6 7 0 S p a t i a l D e m o g r a p h y 3 S O C 4 6 8 0 F o r e n s i c G I S 3 S O C 4 7 0 0 A p p l i e d S p a t i a l A n a l y s i s 3 S O C 4 8 0 0 R e s e a r c h A c t i v i t y 3 S O C 4 9 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

Gender, Sexuality, and the Body Concentration E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) A N T H 3 2 4 0 A n t h r o p o l o g y o f S e x a n d G e n d e r 3 S O C 2 11 0 S o c i o l o g y o f S p o r t s 3 S O C 3 2 3 0 G e n d e r a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 4 3 0 M a r r i a g e a n d t h e F a m i l y 3 S O C 3 5 1 0 T h e S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y 3 S O C 4 0 5 0 F e m i n i s t M o v e m e n t s 3

Health and Medicine Concentration E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) A N T H 2 2 1 0 B i o l o g i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y + L a b 4 A N T H 2 4 6 0 G l o b a l M e n t a l H e a l t h 3 A N T H 3 2 7 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 S O C 11 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S o c i o l o g y : D i v e r s i t y a n d H e a l t h 3 S O C 2 4 8 0 D r u g s a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 2 4 9 0 S o c i o l o g y o f M e d i c i n e 3 S O C 3 4 9 0 S o c i o l o g y o f M e n t a l H e a l t h 3 S O C 4 6 4 0 D e m o g r a p h y 3

Law, Crime, and Deviance Concentration E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) S O C 2 4 8 0 D r u g s a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 2 2 0 U r b a n S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 3 3 3 0 C o r p o r a t e a n d E l i t e D e v i a n c e 3 S O C 3 5 7 0 S o c i o l o g i c a l T h e o r i e s o f C r i m e 3 S O C 3 5 8 0 D e v i a n t B e h a v i o r 3 S O C 3 5 9 0 L a w a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 4 6 8 0 F o r e n s i c G I S 3

Urbanization, Immigration, and Demography Concentration E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) A N T H 4 5 4 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I m p a c t o f t h e C i t y 3 S O C 11 8 0 W o r l d G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 11 9 0 C u l t u r a l G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 1 5 0 0 T h e U r b a n C o m m u n i t y 3 S O C 2 5 0 0 S o c i a l E c o l o g y 3 S O C 3 1 8 0 I m m i g r a t i o n 3 S O C 3 2 2 0 U r b a n S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 4 2 0 0 C i t i e s , S u b u r b s , a n d N e i g h b o r h o o d s 3 S O C 4 2 5 0 S o c i o l o g y o f U r b a n i z a t i o n 3 S O C 4 6 4 0 D e m o g r a p h y 3 S O C 4 6 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 S O C 4 6 6 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 S O C 4 6 7 0 S p a t i a l D e m o g r a p h y 3 S O C 4 6 8 0 F o r e n s i c G I S 3 S O C 4 7 0 0 A p p l i e d S p a t i a l A n a l y s i s 3

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Soc io l ogy ma jo r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE Program Highlights Forens i c sc i ence i s t he sc i en t i f i c me thod o f ga the r i ng and ana l yz i ng ev i dence . Fo rens i c sc i ence i s an


i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y f i e l d t ha t emp loys t he me thods , t oo l s and pe rspec t i ves o f b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, an th ropo logy, soc i o l ogy, phys i cs , ma thema t i cs and med i c i ne t o be t t e r unde rs tand t he i n t e r sec t i on o f l aw and sc i ence .

Fo rens i c sc i ence has ga i ned recen t med i a a t t en t i on i n i t s app l i ca t i on t o c i v i l and c r im ina l l aw. Howeve r, t he f i e l d i s much b roade r and i nc l udes t he app l i ca t i on o f f o rens i c sc i ence t o acc i den t s , na tu ra l and man -made d i sas te r s , h i s t o r i ca l / a r chaeo log i ca l eva lua t i ons o f dea th and l i f e s t y l e t o more con tempora r y es tab l i shmen t o f dea th f o r c r im ina l o r c i v i l pu rposes .

The f o rens i c sc i ence ma j o r f o l l ows t he gu i de l i nes f o r acc red i t a t i on s t anda rds o f Amer i can Academy o f Fo rens i c Sc i ences . The ma jo r i n t h i s f asc i na t i ng and qu i ck l y deve lop ing sc i en t i f i c f i e l d enab les s t uden t s t o compe te w i t h t he mos t accomp l i shed and we l l - educa ted s tuden t s i n p res t i g i ous un i ve r s i t i es on a na t i ona l and g l oba l l eve l . Upon comp le t i ng t he ma jo r i n f o rens i c sc i ence , s t uden t s f i nd t hemse l ves no t on l y we l l ve r sed i n sc i en t i f i c me thodo logy bu t a l so p repa red t o ded i ca te t he i r unde rs tand ing o f l aw and sc i ence ac ross mos t i ndus t r i es t o t he se rv i ce o f o t he rs .

Fo rens i c sc i ence i s an app rop r i a t e ma j o r f o r a l l s t uden t s who wan t t o pu r sue g radua te s t ud i es o r p ro fess i ona l wo rk i n any sc i en t i f i c o r p ro fess i ona l f i e l d . Comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r p l aces s t uden t s i n a pos i t i on t o add ress t he sc i en t i f i c bas i s o f c i v i l and c r im ina l l aw t h rough f u r t he r l ega l s t ud i es o r r esea rch .

Curriculum Overview Forens i c sc i ence i s an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y f i e l d t ha t emp loys t he me thods , t oo l s and pe rspec t i ves o f b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, an th ropo logy, soc i o l ogy, phys i cs , ma thema t i cs and med i c i ne t o be t t e r unde rs tand t he i n t e r sec t i on o f l aw and sc i ence .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The depa r tmen t has connec t i ons w i t h f o rens i c sc i ence l abo ra to r i es i n t he S t . Lou i s me t ropo l i t an a rea . F i e l dwo rk p rac t i cums a re r equ i r ed f o r f o rens i c sc i ence ma jo r s , i nc l ud i ng wo rk i ng a t an ope ra t i ng f o rens i c sc i ence l ab and pe r f o rm ing t he f o rens i c r esea rch p ro j ec t s i n t hose l abs .

F i e l dwo rk p rac t i cums a l so p rov i de an oppo r t un i t y f o r s t uden t s t o be i nvo l ved i n t he l abo ra to r i es , l aw en fo r cemen t agenc ies and l ega l and med i ca l o rgan i za t i ons i n t he a rea . S tuden t s mee t w i t h t he depa r tmen t i n t e rnsh ip d i r ec to r f o r ass i s t ance i n app l y i ng t o any o f t he l oca l , r eg i ona l , na t i ona l and even i n t e rna t i ona l emp loymen t oppo r t un i t i es .

The Fo rens i c Sc i ence Labo ra to r y i s a 1 ,000 -squa re - f oo t t each ing and resea rch l ab w i t h t he l a t es t ha rdware , so f twa re and sa fe t y equ ipmen t , as we l l as ma te r i a l s used i n t he app l i ca t i on o f f o rens i c an th ropo log i ca l t echn iques . Each sp r i ng , t he l ab hos t s a c r ime scene i nves t i ga t i on cou rse . The p rog ram a l so hos t s a Fo rens i c Sc i ence C l ub t ha t o f f e r s f o rens i c - r e l a ted ac t i v i t i e s and exp lo ra t i on .

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Recen t g radua tes who ma jo red i n f o rens i c sc i ence a t SLU wo rk i n a va r i e t y o f f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng med i ca l examina t i on and resea rch . A l umn i have a l so gone t o t op g radua te p rog rams i n t he coun t r y i n t he a reas o f f o rens i c sc i ence , f o rens i c an th ropo logy, pa tho logy, l aw and hea l t h se r v i ce .









Program Requirements B io logy Requ i rement ( 8 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 0 4 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I w / L a b 4 B I O L 1 0 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I w / L a b 4

Chemis t ry Requ i rement ( 16 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1


C H E M 11 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 11 2 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h e m i s t r y I I L a b 1 C H E M 2 4 1 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 2 4 1 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 C H E M 2 4 2 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 2 4 2 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I I L a b 1

Phys ics Requ i rement ( 8 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 3 1 0 P h y s i c s I 3 P H Y S 1 3 2 0 P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 3 3 0 P h y s i c s I I 3 P H Y S 1 3 4 0 P h y s i c s I I L a b 1

Mathemat ics Requ i rement ( 4 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4

Sta t i s t i cs Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) M AT H 1 3 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3 S O C 3 0 1 0 S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3

Soc io logy and Anthropo logy Requ i rement ( 26 c red i ts ) A N T H 3 2 8 0 F o r e n s i c A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 F R S C 2 6 0 0 S u r v e y o f F o r e n s i c S c i e n c e 3 F R S C 3 6 2 0 C h e m i c a l F o r e n s i c s w / L a b 4 F R S C 3 6 3 0 F o r e n s i c B i o l o g y w / L a b 4 F R S C 4 5 5 0 C r i m e S c e n e I n v e s t i g a t i o n w / l a b 3 S O C 3 5 9 0 L a w a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 4 0 0 0 F i e l d W o r k P r a c t i c u m 3 S O C 4 6 0 1 D e a t h I n v e s t i g a t i o n 3

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) I nc l ud i ng a m in imum o f 2 l abo ra to r y cou rses B I O L 3 0 2 0 B i o c h e m i s t r y a n d M o l e c u l a r C e l l B i o l o g y I 3 B I O L 3 0 3 0 G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 3 0 4 0 / 3 0 6 0 C e l l B i o l o g y 4 B I O L 3 1 0 0 E x p e r i m e n t s i n G e n e t i c s 2 B I O L 4 5 8 0 A p p l i e d P o p u l a t i o n G e n e t i c s 3 B I O L 4 6 4 0 / 4 6 5 0 G e n e r a l M i c r o b i o l o g y 5 B I O L 4 7 0 0 M o l e c u l a r B i o l o g y 3 C H E M 2 2 0 0 / 2 2 0 5 A n a l y t i c / Q u a n t i t a t i v e C h e m i s t r y 4 C H E M 3 3 3 0 P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 4 5 0 0 I n o r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 4 6 1 0 / 4 6 1 5 B i o c h e m i s t r y 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4

TOTAL c red i ts : 77

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n Fo rens i c Sc i ence mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r ma jo r cou rsework .

MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (13 c red i ts ) A N T H 1 2 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 2 2 0 0 C u l t u r a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 2 2 1 0 B i o l o g i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 4 A N T H 3 2 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y A n t h r o p o l o g i c a l T h e o r y 3

Elec t i ve Courses (9 c red i ts ) A N T H 3 2 1 0 S c i e n c e a n d P s e u d o s c i e n c e 3 A N T H 3 2 4 0 A n t h r o p o l o g y o f S e x a n d G e n d e r 3 A N T H 3 2 6 0 P e a c e a n d C o n f l i c t 3 A N T H 3 2 7 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 3 2 8 0 F o r e n s i c A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 3 2 9 0 N a t i v e P e o p l e s o f N o r t h A m e r i c a 3 A N T H 4 2 4 0 P r i m a t e S o c i a l B e h a v i o r 3 A N T H 4 5 3 0 U r b a n E t h n o g r a p h y : C i t i e s i n a G l o b a l P e r s p e c t i v e 3 A N T H 4 5 4 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I m p a c t o f t h e C i t y 3 A N T H 4 7 1 0 A r c h a e o l o g y F i e l d S c h o o l 3

A N T H 4 7 2 0 A r c h a e o l o g y L a b M e t h o d s 3 F R S C 2 6 0 0 S u r v e y o f F o r e n s i c S c i e n c e 3 S O C 11 8 0 W o r l d G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 2 3 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o p C u l t u r e 3 S O C 3 0 1 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 S O C 3 0 2 0 Q u a l i t a t i v e A n a l y s i s 3 S O C 3 2 3 0 G e n d e r a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 3 6 0 R a c i a l a n d E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s 3 S O C 3 4 3 0 M a r r i a g e a n d t h e F a m i l y 3 S O C 3 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y 3 S O C 4 8 0 0 R e s e a r c h A c t i v i t y 3 S O C 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 S O C 4 9 8 0 A d v a n c e d I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 22

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n An th ropo logy mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he An th ropo logy m ino r.

MINOR IN COMPUTATIONAL GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (9 c red i ts ) S O C 4 6 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 S O C 4 6 6 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 S O C 4 6 7 0 S p a t i a l D e m o g r a p h y 3

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) S O C 4 6 4 0 S o c i a l D e m o g r a p h y 3 S O C 4 6 8 0 F o r e n s i c G I S 3 S O C 4 7 0 0 A p p l i e d S p a t i a l A n a l y s i s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 15

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n Compu ta t i ona l Geospa t i a l Sc i ence mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he An th ropo logy m ino r.

MINOR IN FORENSIC SCIENCE Program Requirements Requ i red (20 c red i ts ) F R S C 2 6 0 0 S u r v e y o f F o r e n s i c S c i e n c e 3 F R S C 3 6 2 0 C h e m i c a l F o r e n s i c s w i t h L a b 4 F R S C 3 6 3 0 F o r e n s i c B i o l o g y w i t h L a b 4 F R S C 4 5 5 0 C r i m e S c e n e I n v e s t i g a t i o n w i t h L a b 3 F R S C 4 6 1 0 D e a t h I n v e s t i g a t i o n 3

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) A N T H 2 2 1 0 B i o l o g i c a l A n t h r o p o l o g y w i t h l a b 3 A N T H 2 2 4 0 A r c h a e o l o g y 3 A N T H 3 2 8 0 F o r e n s i c A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 S O C 3 5 9 0 L a w a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 4 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 3 S O C 3 0 1 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e A n a l y s i s ( S t a t i s t i c s ) 3 O R M AT H 1 3 0 0 E l e m e n t a r y S t a t i s t i c s w i t h C o m p u t e r s 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 26

Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n Fo rens i c Sc i ence mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n t he i r m ino r cou rsework .


MINOR IN SOCIOLOGY Program Requirements In t roduc t ion Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) S O C 11 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S o c i o l o g y : D i v e r s i t y 3 S O C 11 2 0 I n t r o t o S o c i o l o g y : D i v e r s i t y & H e a l t h 3

Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) S O C 2 0 0 0 R e s e a r c h M e t h o d s 3 S O C 3 1 0 0 S o c i o l o g i c a l T h e o r y 3

Elec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) A N T H 11 9 0 C u l t u r a l G e o g r a p h y 3 A N T H 2 2 0 0 C u l t u r a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 A N T H 3 2 7 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n t h r o p o l o g y 3 S O C 11 8 0 W o r l d G e o g r a p h y 3 S O C 1 5 0 0 T h e U r b a n C o m m u n i t y 3 S O C 2 11 0 S o c i o l o g y o f S p o r t s 3 S O C 2 2 2 0 P e a c e a n d C o n f l i c t S t u d i e s 3 S O C 2 3 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o p C u l t u r e 3 S O C 2 4 9 0 S o c i o l o g y o f M e d i c i n e 3 S O C 2 5 0 0 S o c i a l E c o l o g y 3 S O C 3 1 8 0 I m m i g r a t i o n 3 S O C 3 2 2 0 U r b a n S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 3 2 3 0 G e n d e r a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 3 6 0 R a c i a l a n d E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s 3 S O C 3 3 0 0 S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 S O C 3 3 5 0 S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 S O C 3 3 8 0 P o l i t i c a l S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 3 4 2 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n s : T h e o r y a n d P r a c t i c e 3 S O C 3 4 3 0 M a r r i a g e a n d t h e F a m i l y 3 S O C 3 4 9 0 S o c i o l o g y o f M e n t a l H e a l t h 3 S O C 3 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y 3 S O C 3 5 1 0 T h e S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y 3 S O C 3 5 8 0 D e v i a n t B e h a v i o r 3 S O C 3 5 9 0 L a w a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 3 8 4 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n R e l i g i o u s T r a d i t i o n s 3 S O C 4 0 0 0 S o c i o l o g y P r a c t i c u m 3 S O C 4 0 5 0 F e m i n i s t M o v e m e n t s 3 S O C 4 2 0 0 U r b a n E c o l o g y 3 S O C 4 6 3 0 S o c i o l o g y o f R e l i g i o n 3 S O C 4 6 4 0 D e m o g r a p h y 3 S O C 4 8 0 0 R e s e a r c h A c t i v i t y 3 S O C 4 9 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d y 3

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Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Soc io l ogy m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he m ino r.

ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview The Acce l e ra ted Bache l o r ' s /Mas te r ' s P rog ram (ABM) o f f e r s t he oppo r t un i t y f o r ou t s t and ing Soc io l ogy ma jo r s t o beg in an M.A . p rog ram i n t he i r sen io r yea r, comp le t i ng t he M .A . w i t h a f u l l t ime f i f t h yea r o f g radua te s t udy a f t e r t he i r success fu l comp le t i on o f bo th t he f i r s t yea r r equ i r emen ts and t he i r unde rg radua te deg ree and ma jo r.

Program Requirements The Soc i o l ogy ma j o r, l i ke mos t human i t i es ma j o r s , r equ i r es t h i r t y c red i t s o f cou rsework , and t he M .A . a f u r t he r t h i r t y. By coun t i ng two g radua te cou rses , o r s i x c red i t s , f o r bo th deg rees , s t uden t s ea rn t he r equ i s i t e

t h i r t y c red i t s i n on l y twe l ve t o f ou r t een mon ths a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r Bache lo r ' s deg ree .

Continuation Standards Studen t s who pu rsue a ma jo r i n Soc io l ogy mus t ea rn a 2 .00 GPA i n t he cou rses app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r o r m ino r. I f a s t uden t ' s m ino r GPA d rops be low 2 .00 , t he s t uden t w i l l be p l aced on academic p rog ram p roba t i on w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t . A s t uden t may rema in on academic p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s , o r f o r t h ree semes te r s t o t a l , be fo re be ing d i sm issed f r om the m ino r

MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY Program Highlights The depa r tmen t o f soc i o l ogy and an th ropo l ogy o f f e r s a Mas te r o f A r t s w i t h a concen t ra t i on i n Pub l i c Soc io l ogy. The p rog ram p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h t he ana l y t i c and admin i s t r a t i ve sk i l l s t o advance i n l eade rsh ip pos i t i ons i n t he pub l i c , p r i va te and gove rnmen t sec to r s . The p rog ram i s d i s t i nc t i ve i n i t s b l end o f academic and p rac t i ca l sk i l l s .

Comb in i ng ou t s t and ing scho la r sh i p and p rac t i ca l expe r i ence , f acu l t y members a re engaged i n cu t t i ng -edge resea rch and b r i ng t h i s expe r t i se t o t he c l ass room to en r i ch t he educa t i ona l expe r i ence o f s t uden t s . Cou rses a re t augh t by i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y f acu l t y f r om soc i o l ogy and pub l i c po l i c y who i n t eg ra te t he t heo ry, p rac t i ca l expe r i ence and emp i r i ca l s k i l l s needed i n 21s t - cen tu r y o rgan i za t i ons .

Curriculum Overview The M.A . deg ree requ i r es a t o t a l o f 33 c red i t s o f g radua te s t udy w i t h a m in imum o f 27 c red i t s o f cou rsework . The M.A . can be comp le ted e i t he r t h rough t hes i s o r non - t hes i s t r acks . The t hes i s t r ack i nc l udes up t o s i x t hes i s c red i t s wh i l e t he non - t hes i s t r ack i nc l udes s i x add i t i ona l c red i t s o f cou rsework .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Through t each i ng , r esea rch and se r v i ce , soc i o l ogy s tuden t s examine d i f f e ren t ways peop le r e l a t e t o one ano the r t h rough t he o rgan i za t i on o f soc i e t y and how i t i n f l uences l i ves . The M.A . deg ree i n soc i o l ogy and an th ropo logy t r a i ns s t uden t s t o i den t i f y and documen t i ns i gh t s i n t o t hese soc i a l p rocesses and s t r uc tu res i n t he i r ca ree rs . S tuden t s exp lo re l a rge - and sma l l - sca l e o rgan i za t i ons , f am i l i es , be l i e f s and soc i a l c l asses w i t h oppo r t un i t i es f o r hands -on expe r i ence i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea .

Careers Gradua tes m igh t pu r sue a ca ree r as a marke t r esea rch ana l ys t , nonp ro f i t adm in i s t r a t o r, po l i c y ana l ys t o r manage r i a l and po l i c y pos i t i ons such as p rog ram eva lua to r, r esea rche r, p rog ram d i r ec to r o r po l i c y make r. The Bu reau o f Labo r l i s t ed t he 2014 med i an annua l sa l a r y f o r ma rke t r esea rch ana l ys t s as $61 ,290 , and emp loymen t o f ma rke t r esea rch ana l ys t s i s p ro j ec ted t o i nc rease by 19 pe rcen t by 2024 .


Admission Requirements Success fu l app l i can t s possess 3 .0 o r h i ghe r GPA, su f f i c i en t GRE sco res and su f f i c i en t TOEFL sco res ( f o r i n t e rna t i ona l app l i can t s ) .





Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Feb . 1 .

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Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) S O C 6 3 2 0 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l T h e o r y a n d B e h a v i o r 3 S O C 5 0 5 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e I : A p p l i e d I n f e r e n t i a l S t a t i s t i c s 3 S O C 5 1 0 0 P r o - s e m i n a r 3 S O C 5 6 0 0 G e n e r a l R e s e a r c h M e t h o d o l o g y 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) S O C 5 2 0 0 U r b a n i z a t i o n 3 S O C 5 2 5 0 U r b a n E c o l o g y : N e i g h b o r h o o d 3 S O C 5 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y 3 S O C 5 5 1 0 C o n s t r u c t i n g S o c i a l P r o b l e m s 3 S O C 5 5 2 0 S o c i o l o g i c a l S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 S O C 5 5 3 0 U r b a n E t h n o g r a p h y 3 S O C 5 5 4 0 E n v i r o n m e n t a l I m p a c t o f t h e C i t y 3 S O C 5 5 5 0 C o m p a r a t i v e T h e o r i e s o f R a c e & E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s 3 S O C 5 5 9 0 L a w a n d S o c i e t y 3 S O C 5 6 1 0 D e a t h I n v e s t i g a t i o n 3 S O C 5 6 4 0 D e m o g r a p h y M e t h o d s : M e a s u r i n g a n d M o d e l i n g 3 S O C 5 6 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o G I S 3 S O C 5 6 6 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e G I S 3 S O C 5 6 7 0 S p a t i a l D e m o g r a p h y 3 S O C 5 6 8 0 S p a t i a l A n a l y t i c s o f I n j u s t i c e : C r i m e a n d D e v i a n c e 3 S O C 5 7 0 0 A p p l i e d S p a t i a l A n a l y s i s 3 S O C 5 7 5 0 I n t e r m e d i a t e Q u a l i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h 3 S O C 5 8 0 0 S u r v e y D e s i g n a n d S a m p l i n g 3 S O C 5 8 5 0 P r o g r a m E v a l u a t i o n a n d A s s e s s m e n t 3 S O C 5 8 9 0 R e a d i n g S t a t i s t i c s i n R e s e a r c h 3

S O C 6 1 0 0 R e g r e s s i o n A n a l y s i s a n d N o n - l i n e a r M o d e l s 3 S O C 6 2 0 0 N o n p a r a m e t r i c S t a t i s t i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 S O C 6 5 0 0 C o n f i r m a t o r y F a c t o r A n a l y s i s 3

Thes is Opt ion (6 c red i ts ) S O C 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

Non-Thes is Opt ion (6 c red i ts ) C h o s e n f r o m c o u r s e l i s t i n g a b o v e

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Non-Course Requirements


MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY & JURIS DOCTOR DUAL DEGREE Overview The Schoo l o f Law and t he Depa r tmen t o f Soc i o l ogy and An th ropo logy o f f e r a dua l deg ree p rog ram ( J .D . /M .A . ) . Th i s spec i a l i zed p rog ram comb i ned t he J .D . and M.A . deg rees , b road l y f ocus i ng on t he r e l a t i onsh ip be tween l aw and soc i e t y. The dua l deg ree cap i t a l i zes on t he advan tages o f l ega l t r a i n i ng and soc i a l s c i ence resea rch expe r t i se . G radua tes o f t he J .D . /M .A . p rog ram a re i n demand i n j obs r equ i r i ng sk i l l i n ga the r i ng and ana l yz i ng i n f o rma t i on , i n t e rp re t i ng l ega l i s sues and imp lemen t i ng admin i s t r a t i ve po l i c y.

S tuden t s may ea rn bo th deg rees i n r ough l y f ou r yea rs , i ns tead o f t he t yp i ca l f i ve yea rs . The sav i ngs i n t ime and t u i t i on a re cons ide rab le . Pa r t i c i pan t s mus t mee t t he admiss i on r equ i r emen ts f o r t he Mas te r ’s deg ree i n Soc io l ogy as we l l as t he admiss i on requ i r emen ts f o r t he J .D . deg ree .

The re a re seve ra l p rac t i ca l ob j ec t i ves t o t h i s dua l deg ree p rog ram. Gradua tes o f t h i s p rog ram en joy an i nc reased number o f t he j ob oppo r t un i t i es i n f ede ra l and s ta te l aw en fo r cemen t , co r rec t i ons and j ud i c i a l pos i t i ons . G radua te ga in add i t i ona l compe t i t i ve advan tages i n a b road range o f j ob poss i b i l i t i e s ove r g radua te w i t h on l y one o f t he deg rees . Fu r t he r, g radua tes f i nd t he i r educa t i on use fu l as soc i a l en t r ep reneu rs app l y i ng t he i r l ega l , adm in i s t r a t i ve and resea rch know ledge i n po l i c y a reas f r om men ta l hea l t h , economic deve lopmen t , and env i r onmen ta l sus ta i nab i l i t y t o i s sues o f c i v i l r i gh t s , immig ra t i on , i n t e rna t i ona l human r i gh t s , and emp loymen t d i sc r im ina t i on . Mo reove r, t h i s p rog ram a t t r ac t s h i gh l y qua l i f i ed s t uden t s f r om ou t s i de t he reg i on as t h i s i s one o f t he on l y J .D . /M .A . p rog rams o f i t s k i nd be tween t he m idd le o f t he coun t r y.

Program Requirements Studen t s mus t comp le te t he bas i c f i r s t - yea r r equ i r emen ts f o r t he Schoo l o f Law be fo re beg inn i ng t he i r s t ud i es i n t he M.A . p ro g ram. The rea f t e r, s t uden t s a t t end c l asses i n bo th t he Schoo l o f Law and Depa r tmen t o f Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy. S tuden t s


comp le te a t o t a l o f 106 c red i t s o f academic wo rk , i nc l ud i ng a summer i n t e rnsh ip , i n o rde r t o comp le te t he J .D . /M .A . ( 82 c red i t s i n t he Schoo l o f Law and 24 c red i t s i n t he Depa r tmen t o f Soc i o l ogy and An th ropo logy. O f t he 91 c red i t r equ i r ed f o r t he J .D . deg ree , 9 c red i t s a re sa t i s f i ed by Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy cou rses and 9 c red i t o f Law Schoo l cou rses a re accep ted t owa rd t he 33 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he Mas te r ’s deg ree .


GRADUATE MINOR IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Overview A fo rma l Un i ve r s i t y -w ide , m ino r i n Resea rch Me thodo logy i s o f f e red and admin i s t e red t h rough t he Depa r tmen t o f Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy. The m ino r i s des i gned t o p rov i de s t uden t s w i t h a backg round i n advanced ana l ys i s and me thods . Th i s m ino r i s open t o a l l s t uden t s and can be t a i l o red t o mee t s t uden t s ’ own d i sc i p l i na r y p rog ram needs . E l emen ts o f t he m ino r a re deve loped by consensus be tween s tuden t s , t he i r adv i so r /men to r and t he Gradua te D i r ec to r i n t he Depa r tmen t o f Soc io l ogy & An th ropo logy. Essen t i a l l y t he m ino r cons i s t s o f (w i t h P re requ i s i t es ) f i ve cou rses : a bas i c , quan t i t a t i ve s t a t i s t i c s / ana l ys i s cou rse ; two advanced quan t i t a t i ve ana l ys i s cou rses ; and two advanced resea rch me thodo logy cou rses . A l i s t i ng o f t he cou rses o f f e red ac ross t he Un i ve r s i t y t ha t w i l l f u l f i l l t he r equ i r emen ts can be f ound on t he Gradua te Educa t i on webs i t e . S tuden t s may pe t i t i on f o r t he i nc l us i on o f add i t i ona l cou rses by submi t t i ng a copy o f t he sy l l abus f o r such cou rses . Upon app rova l , t hese cou rses can a l so be i nc l uded i n t he m inor. As pe r Gradua te Educa t i on po l i c y, a t l eas t 80% o f t he cou rses i nc l uded i n t he m ino r mus t be t aken a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y and a l l cou rses mus t be g raded cou rses ( i . e . no pass / f a i l o r sa t i s f ac to r y / unsa t i s f ac to r y cou rsework w i l l be accep ted )

To be admi t t ed , s t uden t s mus t be admi t t ed t o a deg ree -seek ing p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y. Fo r a m ino r, s t uden t s mus t f i r s t make an app l i ca t i on t h rough t he Depa r tmen t o f Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy. Then , i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he depa r tmen t ’s Gradua te D i r ec to r and t he i r adv i so r /men to r, t he m ino r i s deve loped by de te rm in i ng se l ec t i ons f r om the t h ree c l us te r s o f cou rses : bas i c quan t i t a t i ve ana l ys i s ; advanced me thodo log i ca l des i gn ; and advanced s ta t i s t i c s /ana l ys i s . Once a l l academic p l an f o rms a re s i gned and cou rses comp le ted , a pe t i t i on t o amend t he m ino r f i e l d i s submi t t ed t o t he Assoc ia te Gradua te Dean /D i r ec to r o f t he co l l ege , schoo l , o r cen te r app rop r i a t e f o r s t uden t s , who w i l l s i gn and f i l e t he f o rm w i t h t he Reg i s t r a r. Upon comp le t i on , i t w i l l be no ted as a “M ino r i n Resea rch Me thodo logy ” on t he academic t r ansc r i p t .

S tuden t s a re encou raged t o d i scuss t he poss i b i l i t i e s o f

t he m ino r w i t h t he i r adv i so r /men to r o r t hey can con tac t t he Gradua te D i r ec to r i n Soc io l ogy and An th ropo logy. I n t h i s way, a s t uden t can bu i l d a m ino r t ha t i s bes t su i t ed f o r h i s / he r own needs and t he goa l s i n t he i r ma jo r p rog ram. The m ino r i s des i gned t o be f l ex i b l e and b road enough t o suppo r t s t uden t s ac ross t he Un i ve r s i t y.

Program Requirements The resea rch me thodo l ogy m i no r i s admi n i s t e red t h rough t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . I t i s composed o f a t l eas t 15 c red i t s t ha t i nc l ude a bas i c s t a t i s t i ca l ana l ys i s cou rse , two cou rses i n advanced ana l ys i s and two cou rses i n advanced me thodo logy.

Cou rses t ha t f u l f i l l t hese ca tego r i es come f r om a w ide va r i e t y o f depa r tmen ts ac ross t he Un i ve r s i t y.

C lus te r I : Co re cou rse . A l l s t uden t s mus t t ake an i n t r oduc to r y i n f e ren t i a l s t a t i s t i c s cou rse .

C lus te r I I : Advanced s ta t i s t i c s / ana l ys i s cou rses . A s tuden t wou ld se l ec t a t l eas t two cou rses f r om th i s c l us te r.

C lus te r I I I : Advanced me thodo logy and des ign cou rses . A s t uden t wou l d se l ec t a t l eas t two cou rses f r om th i s c l us te r.

Wh i l e 15 c red i t s a re r equ i r ed , s t uden t s may t ake more cou rses and ge t c red i t f o r t hem. I n o rde r f o r t he m ino r t o be l i s t ed on an o f f i c i a l Un i ve r s i t y t r ansc r i p t , s t uden t s mus t comp le te t he Pe t i t i on t o Amend .



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Mary Dunn , Ph .D . Di rec to r o f G radua te S tud ies

OVERVIEW The Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Depa r tmen t o f Theo l og i ca l S tud i es i s a commun i t y o f scho la r s ded i ca ted t o t he s t udy o f t heo logy i n t he Ca tho l i c , Jesu i t t r ad i t i on .

The depa r tmen t f u r t he r s SLU ' s m i ss i on t h rough resea rch and t each ing on a va r i e t y o f r e l i g i ons ac ross t he g l obe , and espec ia l l y on t he b i b l i ca l , h i s t o r i ca l , s ys tema t i c , e t h i ca l and sp i r i t ua l d imens ions  o f t he Ca tho l i c t r ad i t i on .

The f acu l t y a re open t o sha r i ng and l ea rn i ng w i t h peop le o f a l l f a i t hs and none i n t he pu rsu i t o f t r u t h f o r t he g rea te r g l o r y o f God and t he se r v i ce o f human i t y.

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Theo log i ca l S tud i es + M ino r i n Theo log i ca l S tud ies

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Theo log i ca l S tud ies + Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n H i s t o r i ca l Theo logy

Faculty E l i zabe th Sweeny B lock , Ph .D . Ch r i s t ophe r S . Co l l i ns , S . J . , Th .D . Emi l y Dumle r -W inck l e r, Ph .D . Ma ry Co r l ey Dunn , Ph .D . Dan ie l J . F i nucane , Ph .D . Jay M . Hammond I I I , Ph .D . J . A . Wayne He l lmann , D r. Theo l . G ran t A . Kap lan , Ph .D . A t r i a La rson , Ph .D . Pau l i ne Lee , Ph .D . M i chae l J . McC lymond , Ph .D . Leona rd Co rne l l McK inn i s , Ph .D . Dav id V. Mecon i , S . J . , D . Ph i l . Oxon . Dav id Ough ton , Ph .D . James A . Red f i e l d , Ph .D . G . John Rena rd , Ph .D . Rubén Rosa r i o Rod r i guez , Ph .D . Randa l l S . Rosenbe rg , Ph .D . Ju l i e Han lon Rub io , Ph .D . B r i an Sho l l , Ph .D . Dan ie l L . Sm i t h , Ph .D . Je f f r ey T. W ickes , Ph .D . Tob ias L . W in r i gh t , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Program Highlights Theo l ogy i s abou t God and t he ways i n wh i ch humans have l i ved , and con t i nue t o l i ve , w i t h God . I t i s t hus

conce rned w i t h t he mos t bas i c ques t i ons o f l i f e . The depa r tmen t o f t heo log i ca l s t ud i es t r a i ns s t uden t s i n a va r i e t y o f sou rces and me thods t o he l p t hem eva lua te and app rec i a te t he mos t v i t a l aspec t s o f r e l i g i ous expe r i ence and t hough t . The depa r tmen t en te r s i n t o t h i s i nves t i ga t i on f r om an academic pe rspec t i ve w i t h t he a im o f he l p i ng s t uden t s c l a r i f y t he i r own unde rs tand ing . The Ca tho l i c t r ad i t i on i s cen t ra l t o t he wo rk o f t he depa r tmen t , bu t Ca tho l i c i sm i s s t ud i ed i n t he con tex t o f t he who le Ch r i s t i an t r ad i t i on and i n r e l a t i onsh ip t o a l l o f t he wo r l d ’s r e l i g i ous t r ad i t i ons .


+ The SLU theo l ogy p rog ram a l l ows s tuden t s t o exp lo re ma jo r ques t i ons abou t l i f e and God wh i l e s t udy i ng w i t h t op scho la r s i n t he f i e l d .

+ S tuden t s exp lo re deep , t heo log i ca l i s sues i n a we l com ing env i r onmen t t ha t i s bo th r oo ted i n t he Ca tho l i c t r ad i t i on and open t o a l l v i ewpo in t s .

+ S tuden t s deve lop t he i r w r i t i ng , r esea rch and c r i t i ca l t h i nk i ng sk i l l s i n p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te s t udy and ca ree rs i n va r i ous d i sc i p l i nes such as t heo logy, l aw, soc i a l wo rk , ph i l osophy and many o the rs

Curriculum Overview The ma j o r i n t heo l og i ca l s t ud i es cons i s t s o f 30 c red i t s a f t e r comp le t i on o f t he i n t r oduc to r y Theo log i ca l Founda t i ons cou rse . S tuden t s a re r equ i r ed t o t ake one O ld Tes tamen t cou rse , one New Tes tamen t cou rse , a t l eas t one cou rse i n two o f t he sub -d i sc i p l i nes w i t h i n t heo log i ca l s t ud i es l i s t ed be low, f ou r e l ec t i ves and two caps tone sem ina rs . Sub -d i sc i p l i nes w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t i nc l ude :

+ Theo l ogy and h i s t o r y + Fa i t h and reason + Ch r i s t i an mora l i t y and soc i e t y + Non -Ch r i s t i an r e l i g i ous t r ad i t i ons

The i n t r oduc to r y cou rse , Theo l og i ca l Founda t i ons , i n t r oduces s t uden t s t o t he God o f r eve la t i on w i t h i n t he Judeo -Ch r i s t i an t r ad i t i on and t o t he unde rs tand ing o f i t s imp l i ca t i ons f o r l i v i ng a human l i f e , r espec t i ng c rea t i on and pu rsu i ng beau t y and t r u th . Th i s i s done w i t h i n an ecumen i ca l and g l oba l con tex t , examin i ng o the r wo r l d r e l i g i ons and va r i ous soc i a l r ea l i t i e s . Subsequen t cou rses f ocus on an aspec t o f Ch r i s t i an o r o t he r r e l i g i ous t r ad i t i ons and add ress soc i a l and mora l i s sues .

Fo l l ow i ng t he i n t r oduc t o r y Theo log i ca l Founda t i ons cou rse , t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s unde rg radua te cou rses i n t he 2000–4000 l eve l i n Sc r i p t u re , bo th Heb rew and Ch r i s t i an ; t he h i s t o r y o f Ch r i s t i an i t y f r om i t s o r i g i ns t h rough t oday ; cons t r uc t i ve t heo logy wh i ch examines cen t ra l t hemes and p ress i ng i s sues i n Ch r i s t i an i t y, t heo log i ca l e t h i cs , wh i ch s t ud ies d i ve r se Ch r i s t i an p rac t i ces ; wo r l d r e l i g i ons / compara t i ve t heo logy, wh i ch exp lo res non -Ch r i s t i an f a i t hs by e i t he r compar i ng o r con t ras t i ng t hem w i t h Ch r i s t i an i t y ( e .g . , I s l am and Ch r i s t i an i t y ) o r by s t udy i ng t hem i nd i v i dua l l y ( e . g . , wo r l d r e l i g i ons ) ; and sp i r i t ua l i t y, wh i ch examines t he va r i ous exp ress i ons o f Ch r i s t i an d i sc i p l esh i p ( e .g . , I gna t i an sp i r i t ua l i t y ) .


The two -semes te r caps tone coho r t (THEO 4960 and 4965 ) cha l l enges s t uden t s t o examine a cen t ra l i s sue i n t heo logy and /o r r e l i g i ous s t ud i es . Th i s caps tone expe r i ence i nc l udes t he deve lopmen t o f a ma jo r r esea rch p ro j ec t and cu lm ina tes i n a pub l i c scho la r l y p resen ta t i on :

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The Theo l ogy C l ub a t Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y p rov i des an oppo r t un i t y f o r s t uden t s and f acu l t y t o come t oge the r i n an i n f o rma l , soc i a l se t t i ng . The c l ub ho lds r egu la r d i scuss i ons , sponso rs l ec tu res and he lps p l an an annua l unde rg radua te con fe rence . The depa r tmen t pub l i shes a mon th l y news le t t e r, t he I gna t i an He ra l d , wh i ch keeps i n t e res ted s t uden t s i n f o rmed abou t campus even t s . The depa r tmen t a l so sponso rs two annua l l ec tu resh ips , t he Be l l a rm ine and De Lubac Lec tu res , i n wh i ch wo r l d - c l ass scho la r s sha re t he i r ongo ing resea rch w i t h f acu l t y, s t uden t s and t he w ide r un i ve r s i t y commun i t y.

Facu l t y members and academi c adv i so r s /men to r s ass i s t s t uden t s i n f i nd i ng i n t e rnsh ips i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea o r i n t he i r home towns t ha t w i l l u t i l i ze t he know ledge ob ta i ned f r om the t heo logy cu r r i cu l um and enhance t he s tuden t s ’ s k i l l se t s .

Careers Those who w i sh t o r ema i n i n t he f i e l d o f t heo l ogy a f t e r g radua t i on may t each on t he e l emen ta r y and seconda ry l eve l s o r se r ve as r e l i g i ous educa t i on coo rd i na to r s i n a pa r i sh and pas to ra l assoc i a tes i n schoo l s o r pa r i shes . Many s t uden t s see t he t heo logy ma jo r as good p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te s t ud i es . G radua te s t ud i es i n t heo logy p repa re s t uden t s f o r a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs i n m in i s t r y, t each ing a t t he co l l ege o r un i ve r s i t y l eve l s and en te r i ng many o the r ca ree rs . Some s tuden t s choose t o comp le te a doub le ma jo r i n o rde r t o d i ve r s i f y t he i r oppo r t un i t i es f o r emp loymen t . S tud ies i n t heo logy enhance ca ree rs i n j ou rna l i sm, soc i a l wo rk , med i c i ne , l aw o r po l i t i c s .



Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An

o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.






Program Requirements A s i ng l e cou rse canno t be used t o f i l l mo re t han one requ i r emen t .

Foundat ions Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3

Scr ip ture Requ i rement ( 6 c red i ts ) T H E O 2 11 0 O l d Te s t a m e n t 3 O n e c o u r s e w i t h a N e w Te s t a m e n t a t t r i b u t e 3 O R T H E O 2 2 1 0 N e w Te s t a m e n t 3 O n e c o u r s e w i t h a n O l d Te s t a m e n t a t t r i b u t e 3

Area E lec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) 2 cou rses f r om 2 o f t he f o l l ow ing sub jec t a reas : E t h i c s & S o c i e t y 6 F a i t h & R e a s o n 6 R e l i g i o n s o f t h e W o r l d 6 T h e o l o g y & H i s t o r y 6

Genera l E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) 4 cou rses f r om any one o r comb ina t i on o f t he f o l l ow ing sub jec t a reas : E t h i c s & S o c i e t y F a i t h & R e a s o n S a c r e d S c r i p t u r e s R e l i g i o n s o f t h e W o r l d T h e o l o g y & H i s t o r y

Capstone (6 c red i ts ) T H E O 4 9 6 0 C a p s t o n e S e m i n a r I 3 T H E O 4 9 6 5 C a p s t o n e S e m i n a r I I 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 33

Sac red Sc r i p t u res Cou rses , such as : T H E O 2 11 0 O l d Te s t a m e n t 3 T H E O 2 2 1 0 N e w Te s t a m e n t 3


T H E O 3 11 5 O l d Te s t a m e n t : P r o p h e t s 3 T H E O 3 1 2 0 O l d Te s t a m e n t : P s a l m s 3 T H E O 3 2 1 0 O n e J e s u s , F o u r P o r t r a i t s : T h e G o s p e l s 3 T H E O 4 2 1 0 H o w t o I n t e r p r e t S c r i p t u r e 3 T H E O 4 2 1 5 T h e B i b l e a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 T H E O 4 2 9 0 S e m i n a r i n N e w Te s t a m e n t 3

Fa i t h & Reason Cou rses , such as : T H E O 2 4 1 0 M a k i n g C h r i s t i a n i t y C r e d i b l e 3 T H E O 2 4 1 5 T h e C h u r c h : Ye s t e r d a y & To d a y 3 T H E O 2 4 3 0 J e s u s a n d S a l v a t i o n 3 T H E O 2 8 1 5 P s y c h o l o g y a n d t h e S o u l 3 T H E O 2 8 2 0 R e l i g i o n a n d S c i e n c e 3 T H E O 2 8 4 0 C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d L i t e r a t u r e 3 T H E O 2 9 0 0 L o v e a n d t h e H u m a n C o n d i t i o n 3 T H E O 2 9 0 5 D e a t h a n d S u f f e r i n g 3 T H E O 3 4 1 0 C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d A t h e i s m 3 T H E O 3 4 1 5 C h r i s t a n d C o l o r : L i b e r a t i o n T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 3 4 2 0 W o m e n a n d G o d : F e m i n i s t T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 3 6 1 5 C h r i s t i a n I c o n o g r a p h y 3 T H E O 3 9 0 0 S e e k i n g G o d : A H i s t o r y 3 T H E O 3 9 0 5 M a r r i a g e a n d C h r i s t i a n Vo c a t i o n 3 T H E O 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s 1 - 3 T H E O 4 4 1 0 T h e o l o g i c a l O u t s i d e r s : K i e r k e g a a r d , N i e t z s c h e , a n d D o s t o e v s k y 3 T H E O 4 4 9 0 S e m i n a r i n C o n s t r u c t i v e T h e o l o g y 3

E th i cs & Soc ie t y Cou rses , such as : T H E O 2 5 1 0 C h r i s t i a n E t h i c s 3 T H E O 2 5 1 5 S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 T H E O 2 5 2 0 C o m p a r a t i v e R e l i g i o u s E t h i c s 3 T H E O 2 5 2 5 T h e o l o g i c a l B i o e t h i c s : M e d i c i n e & M o r a l i t y 3 T H E O 3 5 1 0 F a i t h a n d P o l i t i c s 3 T H E O 3 5 1 5 P o v e r t y , W e a l t h & J u s t i c e 3 T H E O 3 5 2 5 G r e e n D i s c i p l e s h i p : T h e o l o g y a n d E c o l o g y 3 T H E O 3 5 3 5 S e x , G e n d e r a n d C h r i s t i a n E t h i c s 3 T H E O 3 5 6 0 P o s t H u m a n F u t u r e ? E t h i c s o f Te c h n o l o g y 3 T H E O 4 5 1 0 W a r a n d P e a c e i n t h e C h r i s t i a n T r a d i t i o n 3 T H E O 4 5 2 5 F r e e d o m o f C o n s c i e n c e 3 T H E O 4 5 9 0 S e m i n a r i n C h r i s t i a n E t h i c s 3 T H E O 4 8 1 0 N i c a r a g u a : T h e o l o g y a n d C u l t u r e 3

Re l i g i ons o f t he Wor l d Cou rses , such as : T H E O 2 7 1 5 J e r u s a l e m : T h r e e F a i t h s , O n e C i t y 3 T H E O 2 7 2 0 I s l a m : R e l i g i o n a n d C u l t u r e 3 T H E O 3 7 1 0 A r t s o f H i n d u i s m a n d B u d d h i s m 3 T H E O 3 7 1 5 S a i n t s a n d F r i e n d s o f G o d : R e l i g i o u s G e n i u s i n I s l a m a n d C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 T H E O 3 7 2 0 I n t u i t i o n , S p o n t a n e i t y , a n d F l o w : D a o i s m i n C o m p a r a t i v e C o n t e x t 3 T H E O 3 7 2 5 S u f i s m : I s l a m ’ s M y s t i c a l T r a d i t i o n 3 T H E O 3 7 3 0 J e w i s h L i f e a n d T h o u g h t 3 T H E O 3 7 4 0 R e l i g i o n s o f A s i a 3 T H E O 4 7 1 0 I s l a m a n d t h e C h r i s t i a n T h e o l o g i a n 3 T H E O 4 7 9 0 S e m i n a r i n W o r l d R e l i g i o n s 3

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n Theo l ogy ma j o r cou rsework .

MINOR IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Program Requirements A s i ng l e cou rse canno t be used t o f i l l mo re t han one requ i r emen t .

Requ i red Courses (3 c red i ts ) T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3

Theo logy E lec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) T H E O 2 0 0 0 l e v e l 6 T H E O 3 0 0 0 l e v e l 3 T H E O 4 0 0 0 l e v e l 3 T H E O 3 0 0 0 o r 4 0 0 0 l e v e l 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Continuation Standards A s tuden t mus t ma i n ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n Theo l ogy m i no r cou rsework .

ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview The Acce l e ra ted Bache l o r ' s /Mas te r ' s P rog ram (ABM) o f f e r s t he oppo r t un i t y f o r ou t s t and ing Theo log i ca l S tud i es ma jo r s t o beg in an M .A . p rog ram i n t he i r sen io r yea r, comp le t i ng t he M .A . w i t h a f u l l t ime f i f t h yea r o f g radua te s t udy a f t e r t he i r success fu l comp le t i on o f bo th t he f i r s t yea r r equ i r emen ts and t he i r unde rg radua te deg ree and ma jo r.

Program Requirements The Theo l og i ca l S tud i es ma jo r, l i ke mos t human i t i es ma jo r s , r equ i r es t h i r t y c red i t s o f cou rsework , and t he M .A . a f u r t he r t h i r t y. By coun t i ng two g radua te cou rses , o r s i x c red i t s , f o r bo th deg rees , s t uden t s ea rn t he r equ i s i t e t h i r t y c red i t s i n on l y twe l ve t o f ou r t een mon ths a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r Bache lo r ' s deg ree .

Continuation Standards Studen t s who pu rsue a ma jo r i n Theo l og i ca l S tud i es mus t ea rn a 2 .00 GPA i n t he cou rses app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r o r m ino r. I f a s t uden t ' s m ino r GPA d rops be l ow 2 .00 , t he s t uden t w i l l be p l aced on academic p rog ram p roba t i on w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t . A s t uden t may rema in on academic p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s , o r f o r t h ree semes te r s t o t a l , be fo re be ing d i sm issed f r om the m ino r

MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Program Highlights The M.A . i n Theo l ogy b r i ngs t oge the r two , comp lemen ta r y po l es o f t heo log i ca l r e f l ec t i on : r e t r i eva l and app rop r i a t i on . The p rog ram a t once equ ips s t uden t s w i t h t he me thodo log i ca l and concep tua l t oo l s necessa ry f o r unde rs tand ing c l ass i c t heo log i ca l t ex t s w i t h i n t he i r h i s t o r i ca l , cu l t u ra l , and ecc l es i a l con tex t s and a t t he same t ime encou rages s tuden t s t o b r i ng t hese t ex t s i n t o c r i t i ca l conve rsa t i on w i t h t he con tempora ry wo r l d , g i v i ng s t uden t s t he oppo r t un i t i es and sk i l l s necessa ry t o engage i n t he p ro j ec t o f t heo log i ca l r e f l ec t i on .

Curriculum Overview The Mas te r o f A r t s p rog ram o f f e r s two t r acks : r e l i g i ous educa t i on and resea rch .

Rel ig ious Educa t ion Concent ra t ion Studen t s seek i ng ca ree rs i n schoo l s , pa r i shes , hosp i t a l s , nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons o r o t he r r e l i g i ous i ns t i t u t i ons shou ld choose t he re l i g i ous educa t i on concen t ra t i on .

The re l i g i ous educa t i on concen t ra t i on cons i s t s o f a two -


yea r p rog ram o f s t udy t ha t i nc l udes 33 c red i t s o f cou rsework ( i nc l ud i ng 200 c red i t s o f supe rv i sed i n t e rnsh ip ) and comprehens i ve exams .

Research Concent ra t ions Studen t s des i r i ng t o con t i nue i n doc to ra l wo rk shou ld choose one o f t he r esea rch concen t ra t i ons .

The resea rch t r ack cons i s t s o f a two -yea r p rog ram o f s t udy t ha t i nc l udes 36 c red i t s o f cou rsework and a 50–70 page t hes i s , and s tuden t s mus t demons t ra te p ro f i c i ency i n one o r two f o re i gn l anguages . S tuden t s i n t he resea rch t r ack may choose t o concen t ra te i n cons t ruc t i ve t heo logy, h i s t o r i ca l t heo logy o r t heo log i ca l e t h i cs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Resou rces f o r t heo logy s tuden t s a t SLU i nc l ude t he more t han 37 ,000 m i c ro f i lms o f t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y, t he a r ch i ves o f t he I ns t i t u t e o f Jesu i t Sou rces and more t han 150 ,0000 vo l umes o f t he D i v i n i t y L i b ra r y i n t he P ius X I I Memor i a l L i b ra r y (wh i ch con ta i ns 1 .4 m i l l i on books , j ou rna l s and o the r med ia ) . The l i b ra r y a l so p rov i des access t o many key r esea rch r esou rces , i nc l ud i ng t he Pa t ro l og i a La t i na , B repo l i s , Ea r l y Eng l i sh Books OnL ine , ATLA , Ca tho l i c Pe r i od i ca l I ndex , J -STOR, I ndex o f Ch r i s t i an A r t , as we l l as e l ec t r on i c access t o ma jo r j ou rna l s and o the r i ndex i ng t oo l s .

The Cen te r f o r D i g i t a l Theo l ogy c rea tes p roduc t s and t oo l s t o suppo r t t each ing and resea rch i n h i s t o r i ca l t heo logy. Theo logy f acu l t y and g radua te s t uden t s a l so con t r i bu te t o o the r i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y cen te r s , such as t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies and t he Cen te r f o r Women ' s S tud ies .

Careers Gradua tes have gone on t o a w ide range o f ca ree rs i n academia , educa t i ona l adm in i s t r a t i on , museums , l i b ra r i es , a r ch i ves , and non -p ro f i t agenc ies . SLU ' s Depa r tmen t o f Theo log i ca l S tud ies i s commi t t ed t o t he p ro fess i ona l p repa ra t i on o f eve ry g radua te s t uden t .

Admission Requirements An unde rg radua te ma jo r i n t heo logy o r r e l i g i ous s t ud i es i s r ecommended bu t no t r equ i r ed . App l i can t s w i t h a s t r ong backg round (a t l eas t 18 c red i t s o f uppe r - l eve l cou rsework ) i n t heo logy o r r e l i g i ous s tud i es w i l l a l so be cons i de red .




spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re r equ i r emen ts .

S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s t uden t s page f o r mo re i n f o rma t i on abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on r equ i r emen ts .

Appl ica t ion Dead l ine I n t e res ted s t uden t s shou ld app l y by Janua ry 1 .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by t he depa r tmen t ’s G radua te S tud i es Commi t t ee .



Constructive Theology Concentration Requirements Requ i red Courses (21 c red i ts ) T H E O 5 4 0 0 R e s o u r c e s & M e t h o d s i n T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 4 x x / 5 5 x x S y s t e m a t i c T h e o l o g y 9 T H E O 5 6 x x T h e o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 T H E O 5 2 x x H i s t o r i c a l T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 0 x x / 5 1 x x S c r i p t u r e 3


Thes is Resear ch (6 c red i ts ) T H E O 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 36

Historical Theology Concentration Requ i red Courses (24 c red i ts ) T H E O 5 4 0 0 R e s o u r c e s & M e t h o d s i n T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 2 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o H i s t o r i c a l M e t h o d 3 T H E O 5 2 x x H i s t o r i c a l T h e o l o g y 9 T H E O 5 6 x x T h e o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 T H E O 5 4 x x / 5 5 x x S y s t e m a t i c T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 0 x x / 5 1 x x S c r i p t u r e 3


Thes is Research (6 c red i ts ) T H E O 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 36

Theological Ethics Concentration Requirements Requ i red Courses (21 c red i ts ) T H E O 5 4 0 0 R e s o u r c e s & M e t h o d s i n T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 6 x x T h e o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 9 T H E O 5 4 x x / 5 5 x x S y s t e m a t i c T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 2 x x H i s t o r i c a l T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 0 x x / 5 1 x x S c r i p t u r e 3


Thes is Research (6 c red i ts ) T H E O 5 9 9 0 T h e s i s R e s e a r c h 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 36

Religious Education Concentration Requ i red Courses (27 c red i ts ) T H E O 5 4 0 0 R e s o u r c e s & M e t h o d s i n T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 5 1 5 0 B i b l i c a l I n t e r p r e t a t i o n S t u d y 3 T H E O 5 8 1 0 I g n a t i a n S p i r i t u a l i t y & P e d a g o g y 3 T H E O 5 9 11 I n t e r n s h i p P r e p a r a t i o n 0


T H E O 5 9 1 0 I n t e r n s h i p i n R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n 6 T H E O 5 4 x x / 5 5 x x S y s t e m a t i c T h e o l o g y 6 T H E O 5 6 x x T h e o l o g i c a l E t h i c s 3 T H E O 5 0 x x / 5 1 x x S c r i p t u r e 3


TOTAL CREDITS: 33

Non-Course Requirements Studen t s i n t he r esea rch t r ack mus t demons t ra te compe tency i n a t l eas t one f o re i gn l anguage and mus t w r i t e a 50 -70 page t hes i s . S tuden t s i n t he r e l i g i ous educa t i on t r ack mus t comp le te 200 hou rs o f supe rv i sed i n t e rnsh ip and pass comprehens i ve examina t i ons i n 3 a reas .

Const ruc t i ve Theo logy Concent ra t ion Studen t s concen t ra t i ng i n Cons t ruc t i ve Theo logy mus t demons t ra te compe tency i n one f o re i gn l anguage ( i . e . , La t i n , G reek , Ge rman , F rench , o r Span i sh ) .

His tor ica l Theo logy Concent ra t ion Studen t s concen t ra t i ng i n H i s t o r i ca l Theo logy mus t demons t ra te compe tency i n two f o re i gn l anguages , one anc i en t ( i . e . , La t i n , G reek ) and one mode rn ( i . e . , Ge rman , F rench , o r Span i sh ) .

Theo log ica l E th ics Concent ra t ion Studen t s concen t ra t i ng i n Cons t ruc t i ve Theo logy mus t demons t ra te compe tency i n one f o re i gn l anguage ( i . e . , La t i n , G reek , Ge rman , F rench , o r Span i sh ) .

Rel ig ious Educa t ion Concent ra t ion The re l i g i ous educa t i on concen t ra t i on cons i s t s o f a two -yea r p rog ram o f s t udy t ha t i nc l udes 33 c red i t s o f cou rsework ( i nc l ud i ng 200 c red i t s o f supe rv i sed i n t e rnsh ip ) and comprehens i ve exams .


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HISTORICAL THEOLOGY Program Highlights The doc to ra te i n H i s t o r i ca l Theo l ogy o f f e r s s t uden t s advanced t r a i n i ng i n t he d i sc i p l i ne o f t heo logy w i t h a f ocused a t t en t i on on t he d i a l ogue and d i a l ec t i c be tween t heo log i ca l doc t r i nes and i deas , on t he one hand , and h i s t o r i ca l con tex t , on t he o the r. The p rog ram a ims t o f o rm s tuden t s as bo th scho la r s and t eache rs , equ ipp ing s tuden t s w i t h t he sk i l l s t o do resea rch t ha t ma t t e r s i n t he f i e l d o f H i s t o r i ca l Theo logy and p repa r i ng s t uden t s t o t each a r ange o f cou rses a t t he unde rg radua te l eve l .

Curriculum Overview The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n H i s t o r i ca l Theo l ogy i s based upon t he Ca tho l i c t r ad i t i on and app roaches t heo logy f r om a h i s t o r i ca l pe r spec t i ve . Th i s comprehens i ve way o f examin i ng t heo log i ca l i s sues t akes a doub le t h rus t , name l y s t udy i ng t he i s sues w i t h i n t he i r own con tex t o f t ime and p l ace wh i l e a l so r e l a t i ng t hem to t he b road deve lopmen ts w i t h i n t he t r ad i t i on o f

Ch r i s t i an t heo logy f r om the ea r l y chu rch t o t he p resen t day. The doc to ra l p rog ram has t h ree a reas o f spec i a l i za t i on : ea r l y Ch r i s t i an i t y, med ieva l Ch r i s t i an i t y and mode rn Ch r i s t i an i t y.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Resou rces f o r t heo logy s t uden t s a t SLU i nc l ude t he more t han 37 ,000 m i c ro f i lms o f t he Va t i can F i lm L i b ra r y, t he a r ch i ves o f t he I ns t i t u t e o f Jesu i t Sou rces and more t han 150 ,0000 vo l umes o f t he D i v i n i t y L i b ra r y i n t he P ius X I I Memor i a l L i b ra r y (wh i ch con ta i ns 1 .4 m i l l i on books , j ou rna l s and o the r med ia ) . The l i b ra r y a l so p rov i des access t o many key r esea rch r esou rces , i nc l ud i ng t he Pa t ro l og i a La t i na , B repo l i s , Ea r l y Eng l i sh Books OnL ine , ATLA , Ca tho l i c Pe r i od i ca l I ndex , J -STOR, I ndex o f Ch r i s t i an A r t , as we l l as e l ec t r on i c access t o ma jo r j ou rna l s and o the r i ndex ing t oo l s .

The Cen te r f o r D i g i t a l Theo l ogy c rea tes p roduc t s and t oo l s t o suppo r t t each ing and resea rch i n h i s t o r i ca l t heo logy. Theo logy f acu l t y and g radua te s t uden t s a l so con t r i bu te t o o the r i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y cen te r s , such as t he Cen te r f o r Med ieva l and Rena i ssance S tud ies and t he Cen te r f o r Women ' s S tud ies .

Careers Gradua tes have gone on t o a w ide range o f ca ree rs i n academia , educa t i ona l adm in i s t r a t i on , museums , l i b ra r i es , a r ch i ves , and non -p ro f i t agenc ies . SLU ' s Depa r tmen t o f Theo log i ca l S tud ies i s commi t t ed t o t he p ro fess i ona l p repa ra t i on o f eve ry g radua te s t uden t .

Admission Requirements An M.A . deg ree i n H i s t o r i ca l Theo logy o r t he equ i va l en t i s r equ i r ed f o r adm iss i on . App l i can t s mus t a l so have 9 c red i t s o f uppe r - l eve l ph i l osophy cou rses , 9 c red i t s o f uppe r - l eve l h i s t o r y cou rses and be p ro f i c i en t i n a t l eas t one resea rch l anguage bes ides Eng l i sh . ( t yp i ca l l y G reek , La t i n , Sy r i ac , F rench , o r Ge rman) .





Appl ica t ion Dead l ine I n t e res ted s t uden t s shou ld app l y by Janua ry 1 .

Rev iew Process App l i ca t i ons a re r ev i ewed by t he depa r tmen t ’s G radua te S tud i es Commi t t ee .




Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) T H E O 6 0 1 0 M e t h o d s i n H i s t o r i c a l T h e o l o g y 3 T H E O 6 0 2 0 S u r v e y o f E a r l y C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 T H E O 6 0 3 0 S u r v e y o f M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y 3 T H E O 6 0 4 0 S u r v e y o f M o d e r n C h r i s t i a n i t y 3

Major Area Seminars Concent ra t ion (12 c red i ts )

Ear l y Ch r i s t i an i t y T H E O 6 11 0 E a r l y C h r i s t i a n i t y S e m i n a r 1 2

Med ieva l Ch r i s t i an i t y T H E O 6 1 2 0 M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y S e m i n a r 1 2

Mode rn Ch r i s t i an i t y T H E O 6 1 3 0 M o d e r n C h r i s t i a n i t y S e m i n a r 1 2

Minor Area (6 c red i ts ) 3 c red i t s o f sem ina r i n each o f t he a reas no t concen t ra t i ng i n .

Ea r l y Ch r i s t i an i t y T H E O 6 11 0 E a r l y C h r i s t i a n i t y S e m i n a r 3

Med ieva l Ch r i s t i an i t y T H E O 6 1 2 0 M e d i e v a l C h r i s t i a n i t y S e m i n a r 3

Mode rn Ch r i s t i an i t y T H E O 6 1 3 0 M o d e r n C h r i s t i a n i t y S e m i n a r 3


D isser ta t ion Research (18 c red i ts ) T H E O 6 2 1 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n P r o s p e c t u s 6 T H E O 6 9 9 0 D i s s e r t a t i o n R e s e a r c h 1 2

TOTAL CREDITS: 54

Non-Course Requirements I n add i t i on t o cou rsework , deg ree requ i r emen ts i nc l ude compe tency i n a t l eas t t h ree f o re i gn l anguages , comprehens i ve examina t i ons , and a d i sse r t a t i on t ha t p resen t s an o r i g i na l t hes i s i n r esponse t o a ques t i on o f s i gn i f i cance t o t he f i e l d o f H i s t o r i ca l Theo logy.



URBAN AND POVERTY STUDIES (MICAH) micah . s l u . edu

LEADERSHIP Dona ld S tump , PhD.

Di rec to r

OVERVIEW The m i ss i on o f Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y i s t he pu rsu i t o f t r u t h f o r t he g rea te r g l o r y o f God and f o r t he se r v i ce o f human i t y. The M i cah p rog ram seeks t o f u l f i l l SLU ' s m i ss i on by f ocus i ng on p i l l a r s o f f a i t h , commun i t y, academics , se r v i ce and l eade rsh ip . I n t eg ra ted a round t hemes o f soc i a l j us t i ce , t he p rog ram takes i t s name f r om the B ib l i ca l p rophe t M i cah , who spoke ou t aga ins t soc i a l i nequ i t i es i n anc i en t I s rae l . The p rog ram we l comes s tuden t s f r om a l l f a i t hs and a l l a reas o f s t udy.

The p r i ma ry a i m o f t he p rog ram i s t o suppo r t t he Un i ve r s i t y ' s m i ss i on o f deve lop ing men and women f o r o t he r s by :

+ Bu i l d i ng a nondenomina t i ona l f a i t h -based commun i t y o f a d i ve r se g roup o f s t uden t s who se rve , s t udy, and l i ve t oge the r as a l ea rn i ng commun i t y.

+ P rov i d i ng spec i a l sec t i ons o f i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y cou rses t ha t add ress i s sues re l a ted t o u rban pove r t y and soc i a l j us t i ce and f u l f i l l co re r equ i r emen ts f o r mos t ma jo r s .

+ Deepen ing s t uden t s ' unde rs tand ing o f such i ssues by f ac i l i t a t i ng t he i r commun i t y se r v i ce i n t he c i t y and p rov i d i ng oppo r t un i t y f o r gu i ded re f l ec t i on on t he i r expe r i ences .

+ Fos te r i ng s t uden t s ' l eade rsh i p sk i l l s by o f f e r i ng ex tens i ve oppo r t un i t i es t o o rgan i ze and l ead t he commun i t y ac t i v i t i e s bu i l t i n t o t he p rog ram.

+ Suppo r t i ng t he s t uden t s ' ongo ing commun i t y t h rough SLU g radua t i on and beyond .

Freshman Communi ty Upon a r r i va l a t t he Un i ve r s i t y, f r eshmen en ro l l i n spec i a l sec t i ons o f i n t r oduc to r y cou rses t ha t encou rage i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y s t udy and re f l ec t i on and , i n mos t cases , sa t i s f y Un i ve r s i t y co re r equ i r emen ts .

S i nce en ro l lmen t i s l im i t ed , c l asses a re sma l l , a l l ow ing pa r t i c i pan t s t o wo rk c l ose l y w i t h t he i r i ns t r uc to r s and t he i r f e l l ow s tuden t s .

I n t he f a l l , t he depa r tmen t exp lo res i dea l s o f j us t i ce and soc i a l o rde r i n t he C lass i ca l and Ch r i s t i an t r ad i t i ons . S tuden t s t ake t he f o l l ow ing two cou rses :

+ THEO 1000 Theo log i ca l Founda t i ons + PH IL 1050 I n t r o t o Ph i l : Se l f and Rea l i t y

These cou rses sec t i ons a re co - t augh t and res t r i c t ed t o s t uden t s pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n t he M i cah P rog ram.

I n t he sp r i ng , t he depa r tmen t t u rn t o soc i a l p rob lems t ha t h i nde r t he r ea l i za t i on o f t he i dea l s t ha t we re

s t ud i ed i n t he f a l l . S tuden t s t ake a t l eas t one o f t he f o l l ow ing :

+ ASTD 3200 The U rban C r i s i s + AAM 2010 Con tempora ry B lack Amer i ca + LAS 3000 I n t r oduc t i on t o La t i n Amer i can S tud ies

M i cah f r eshmen t ha t have no t f u l f i l l ed t he i r Eng l i sh w r i t i ng co re r equ i r emen t a l so t ake

+ ENGL 1900 Advanced S t ra teg i es O f Rhe to r i c and Resea rch

Compan ions Studen t s no t a f f i l i a t ed w i t h t he F reshman Commun i t y may en te r t he p rog ram by a t t end ing M i cah co -cu r r i cu l a r ac t i v i t i es , t ak i ng a t l eas t one cou rse app roved f o r t he i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y M ino r i n U rban Pove r t y S tud ies , and pe r f o rm ing a t l eas t 30 hou rs o f commun i t y se r v i ce w i t h us .

Faculty Olga A rbe laez , Ph .D . Jona than Jacobs , Ph .D . Ch ry l La i r d , Ph .D . Ben jam in Looke r, Ph .D . I an McReady -F l o ra , Ph .D . Dav id Mecon i , S . J . , Ph .D . C l yde P. Rag land , Ph .D . B r i an Sho l l , Ph .D .

MINOR IN URBAN & POVERTY STUDIES Program Requirements • At leas t four te rms (or the i r equ iva len t ) o f communi ty serv ice , averag ing a t leas t 30 c red i ts per te rm

Approved courses : S tudents are requ i red to d is t r ibu te the i r 18 c red i ts in the fo l lowing four ca tegor ies : Nature o f Jus t i ce and Soc ia l E th ics Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts min imum) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y : S e l f a n d R e a l i t y ( M i c a h ) 3 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s ( M i c a h ) 3 T H E O 2 5 1 0 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y ( M i c a h ) * 3 T H E O 3 5 1 5 P o v e r t y , W e a l t h a n d J u s t i c e * 3 * T h e s e t w o c o u r s e s c a n a p p l y i n a n A r e a o f S p e c i a l i z a t i o n i n s t e a d .

U rban Soc ia l and Po l i t i ca l P rob lems Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts min imum) A S T D 3 1 0 0 M a k i n g t h e A m e r i c a n C i t y 3 A S T D 3 2 0 0 T h e U r b a n C r i s i s 3 A S T D 3 3 0 0 W o r k s h o p i n t h e C i t y 3 C V N G 2 0 3 0 S u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l E n g i n e e r i n g 3 E C O N 4 1 0 0 U r b a n a n d R e g i o n a l E c o n o m i c s 3 E D 2 2 0 0 To d a y ' s D i v e r s e E d u c a t i o n a l E n v i r o n m e n t : T r e n d s a n d I s s u e s 3 H I S T 3 5 7 0 U . S . S o c i a l a n d I n t e l l e c t u a l H i s t o r y S i n c e 1 8 6 1 3 H I S T 3 6 1 0 C i v i l R i g h t s i n A m e r i c a , 1 8 6 5 - 1 9 6 5 3 N U R S 3 4 4 0 P u b l i c H e a l t h N u r s i n g 3 N U R S 3 4 5 7 C o m m u n i t y P r o j e c t 3 N U R S 3 4 5 7 C o m m u n i t y P r o j e c t 3


P O L S 2 2 1 0 C i v i c R e n e w a l : S e r v i c e L e a r n i n g a n d C o m m u n i t y J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 2 2 2 0 U r b a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 3 2 1 0 S h e l t e r i n A m e r i c a 3 P O L S 3 8 0 0 T h e S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y : G l o b a l l y a n d L o c a l l y 3 P O L S 3 3 3 0 M e t r o p o l i t a n E n v i r o n m e n t 3 S O C 2 5 0 0 C u r r e n t S o c i a l P r o b l e m s 3 S O C 3 2 4 0 U r b a n S o c i o l o g y 3 S O C 4 1 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U r b a n E c o n o m i c 3 S O C 4 2 0 0 U r b a n E c o l o g y : N e i g h b o r h o o d 3 S O C 4 5 3 0 U r b a n E t h n o g r a p h y 3 T H E O 2 5 2 5 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y a n d H e a l t h C a r e 3

Area o f Spec ia l i za t ion (6 c red i ts ) Choose a t l eas t two cou rses i n one o f t he f o l l ow ing a reas :

Cyc l es o f Exc l us i on A A M 2 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 A A M 2 0 1 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y B l a c k A m e r i c a 3 A A M 2 5 0 0 I n t e r g r o u p D i a l o g u e 3 A A M 3 2 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 A A M 3 2 7 0 D i v e r s i t y a n d A n t i O p p r e s s i o n 3 A S T D 3 4 0 0 P r i s o n s i n A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e 3 A A M 3 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y 3 A A M 4 2 7 0 U . S . A n t i - B l a c k R a c i s m 3 A A M 4 8 3 0 P o s t 1 9 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 A A M 4 9 0 0 B l a c k W o m e n i n S o c i e t y 3 C M M 4 3 2 0 C o m m u n i c a t i n g A c r o s s R a c i a l D i v i s i o n s 3 E N G L 3 2 8 5 L i t e r a t u r e a n d t h e C i t y 3 E N G L 3 5 2 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a r y T r a d i t i o n s I I : A f t e r 1 9 0 0 3 F S T D 4 2 0 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n C i n e m a 3 P H I L 4 8 2 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 P O L S 2 1 5 0 B l a c k P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 2 1 0 C i v i c R e n e w a l : S e r v i c e L e a r n i n g a n d C o m m u n i t y J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 9 3 0 S p e c i a l To p i c s : P o w e r i n U . S . S o c i e t y 3 P S Y 4 3 4 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n P s y c h o l o g y 3 S O C 2 1 8 0 C i t i e s a n d S p a c e 3 S O C 3 3 6 0 R a c i a l a n d E t h n i c R e l a t i o n s 3 S W R K 3 1 0 0 T h e A m e r i c a n S o c i a l W e l f a r e S y s t e m 3 S W R K 3 2 0 0 D i v e r s i t y a n d A n t i - O p p r e s s i o n P r a c t i c e 3 T H E O 3 8 3 0 A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n R e l i g i o u s T r a d i t i o n s 3

Immig ra t i on and G loba l i za t i on E C O N 3 7 9 0 E c o n o m i c / P o l i t i c a l / S o c i a l D e v e l o p m e n t — L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 H I S T 3 1 8 0 M o d e r n L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 I B 3 0 2 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n B u s i n e s s 3 L A S 3 0 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s 3 O C S 3 7 2 0 C r i t i c a l P e r s p e c t i v e s o f C u l t u r e , O c c u p a t i o n , a n d J u s t i c e 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P O L S 2 5 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L a t i n A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 2 5 8 0 P o l i t i c s o f M e x i c o 3 P O L S 3 5 4 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i a l M o v e m e n t s 3 P O L S 3 5 6 0 P o l i t i c a l P r o c e s s – L a t i n A m e r i c a 3 P O L S 3 5 7 0 T h i r d W o r l d D e v e l o p m e n t 3 P O L S 3 6 0 0 P r o b l e m s o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n 3 P O L S 3 8 1 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n - U . S . R e l a t i o n s 3 P U B H 2 3 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I s s u e s i n G l o b a l H e a l t h 3 S O C 3 1 8 0 I m m i g r a t i o n 3 S PA N 2 2 3 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n C u l t u r e a n d C i v i l i z a t i o n 3 S PA N 2 2 4 0 M e e t i n g t h e O t h e r - - H i s p a n i c E x p e r i e n c e 3 S PA N 4 1 9 0 T h r e e i n O n e - - T h e H i s p a n i c E x p e r i e n c e 3 S PA N 4 3 8 0 C u l t u r a l S t e r e o t y p e s - - L a t i n A m e r i c a n 3 T H E O 2 5 1 0 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y 3 T H E O 4 8 1 0 N i c a r a g u a : T h e o l o g y a n d C u l t u r e 3 T H E O 3 4 1 5 S t u d i e s i n F a i t h a n d R e a s o n , T h e T h e o l o g y o f G u s t a v o G u t i e r r e z 3

Hea l t h Ca re H S C I 2 0 0 0 T h e U . S . H e a l t h C a r e S y s t e m 3 C S D I 3 0 0 0 C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f M u l t i c u l t u r a l P o p u l a t i o n s 3 D I E T 4 3 0 0 F o u n d a t i o n s i n C o m m u n i t y N u t r i t i o n 3

S O C 2 3 6 0 D i v e r s i t y a n d H e a l t h D i s p a r i t i e s 3 N U R S 3 4 4 0 P u b l i c H e a l t h N u r s i n g 3 N U R S 3 4 5 7 C o m m u n i t y P r o j e c t 3 O C S 3 7 2 0 C r i t i c a l P e r s p e c t i v e s o f C u l t u r e , O c c u p a t i o n , a n d J u s t i c e 3 P U B H 2 3 0 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y I s s u e s i n G l o b a l H e a l t h 3 P U B H 3 1 0 0 P u b l i c H e a l t h a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P U B H 4 0 0 0 P o l i t i c s a n d P u b l i c H e a l t h A d v o c a c y 3 T H E O 2 5 2 5 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y a n d H e a l t h C a r e 3

Theo ry o f Soc ia l Jus t i ce A A M 3 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y A A M 4 3 3 0 P s y c h o l o g y o f O p p r e s s i o n 3 A A M 4 8 1 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 E N G L 4 1 5 0 E t h n i c a n d R a c e S t u d i e s 3 P H I L 4 3 6 0 To p i c s i n S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 7 5 0 L a t i n A m e r i c a n P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 4 8 2 0 P h i l o s o p h y a n d R a c e 3 P H I L 4 8 4 0 C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t 3 P O L S 2 0 1 0 E t h i c s a n d P o l i t i c s 3 P O L S 3 5 2 0 C o m m u n i s m , C a p i t a l i s m , a n d S o c i a l J u s t i c e 3 P O L S 3 7 4 0 C a p i t a l i s m , R a c i s m , P a t r i a r c h y : T h e o r i z i n g S t r u c t u r a l P o w e r 3 P O L S 3 8 0 0 S t r u c t u r e s o f P o v e r t y : G l o b a l l y a n d L o c a l l y 3 P S Y 4 3 3 0 P s y c h o l o g y o f O p p r e s s i o n 3 S O C 3 5 0 0 S o c i a l I n e q u a l i t y 3 T H E O 2 5 1 0 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y 3 T H E O 3 4 1 5 T h e T h e o l o g y o f G u s t a v o G u t i e r r e z 3 T H E O 2 5 2 5 C h r i s t i a n M o r a l i t y a n d H e a l t h C a r e 3 T H E O 3 5 1 5 P o v e r t y , W e a l t h , a n d J u s t i c e 3 3

Sen ior Caps tone (3 c red i ts ) Comp le te MH 4960 o r an app roved 3 - c red i t sen io r caps tone , p rac t i cum, o r sem ina r i n t he s t uden t ’s ma jo r. The cou rse mus t cu l m i na te i n an 8 -10 page pape r and an o ra l p resen ta t i on on a t op i c i nvo l v i ng u rban pove r t y i n t he chosen A rea o f Spec ia l i za t i on f o r t he I n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y M ino r.

Cou rses t aken t o sa t i s f y t he r equ i r emen ts o f t he co re o r o f a ma jo r o r m ino r i n ano the r d i sc i p l i ne may a l so be coun ted t owa rd t he I n te rd i sc i p l i na r y M ino r. Cou rses , howeve r, coun ted t owa rd ano the r i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y m ino r ( such as A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies o r Women ' s S tud ies ) may no t be i nc l uded .

I n unusua l c i r cums tances , s t uden t s may (a t t he d i sc re t i on o f t he D i r ec to r ) coun t r e l evan t cou rses no t l i s t ed above by con t rac t i ng w i t h t he i ns t r uc to r t o w r i t e a subs tan t i ve pape r r e l a t ed t o u rban p rob lems o r commun i t y se r v i ce . Con t rac t s mus t be app roved no l a t e r t han t he f ou r t h week o f c l asses .

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S tudy abroad Studen t s pu rsu i ng t he t r ack i n Immig ra t i on and G loba l i za t i on have t he op t i on t o s t udy f o r a semes te r i n La t i n Amer i ca . Cou rses t aken t he re on t he h i s t o r y and cu l t u re o f t he r eg i on may be coun ted t owa rd t he 9 c red i t s r equ i r ed i n t ha t t r ack . As soon as poss i b l e ( and no l a t e r t han t he t e rm be fo re depa r t i ng f o r La t i n Amer i ca o r t ak i ng MH 4960 ) , s t uden t s s t udy i ng ab road as pa r t o f t he concen t ra t i on i n Immig ra t i on and G loba l i za t i on mus t f u l f i l l a p re requ i s i t e o f 3 c red i t s o f co l l ege Span i sh o r i t s equ i va l en t . Language s tudy does no t coun t t owa rd t he 18 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he I n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y M ino r.

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Med ieva l S tud i es


mino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he m ino r.


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LEADERSHIP Penny We i ss , Ph .D .


Gre t chen A rno ld , Ph .D . Di rec to r o f G radua te S tud ies

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Women ' s and Gende r S tud i es o f f e r s engag ing cou rses t ha t he l p s t uden t s deve lop a c r i t i ca l pe r spec t i ve o f t he wo r l d . Ou r unde rg radua te and g radua te cu r r i cu l a r a i se v i t a l ques t i ons abou t power, r es i s t ance , and soc i a l t r ans fo rma t i on , and t each s tuden t s how to engage i n t he wo r l d as r espons ib l e c i t i zens .

Women ' s and gende r s t ud i es i s t he s t udy o f human expe r i ence t ha t p l aces gende r a t t he cen te r o f ana l ys i s . I t i s an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y f i e l d t ha t d raws f r om know ledge and expe r t i se i n t he human i t i es , soc i a l s c i ences , and na tu ra l sc i ences .

Undergradua te Of fe r ings + Bache lo r o f A r t s i n Women ' s and Gende r S tud ies + M ino r i n Women ' s and Gende r S tud ies

Graduate Of fe r ings + Mas te r o f A r t s i n Women ' s and Gende r S tud ies + Gradua te M ino r i n Women ' s and Gende r S tud i es

Faculty Gre t chen A rno ld , Ph .D . Amanda I zzo , Ph .D . Robe r t S t r i kwe rda , Ph .D . C laud ia Ka ragoz , Ph .D . E l ena Da l l a To r re , Ph .D . E l i sabe th Pe r r y, Ph .D . , emer i t a Penny We i ss , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES Program Highlights Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y has a g row ing women ’s and gende r s t ud i es depa r tmen t , open t o bo th men and women , w i t h cou rses f ocus i ng on women , gende r and sexua l i t y ac ross t he cu r r i cu l um o f t he human i t i es and soc i a l s c i ences and i nc l ud i ng p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as nu rs i ng , l aw and soc i a l wo rk .

Women ’s and gende r s t ud i es i s t he s t udy o f t he human expe r i ence t ha t p l aces women and gende r a t t he cen te r o f t he ana l ys i s . I t i s an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y f i e l d t ha t d raws f r om know ledge and expe r t i se i n t he human i t i es , soc i a l s c i ences and sc i ences . I t exam ines how gende r i nequa l i t y i s bu i l t i n t o soc i a l i ns t i t u t i ons and p rac t i ces , env i s i ons more ega l i t a r i an a l t e rna t i ves , and s t ud i es s t r a teg i es o f soc i a l change . Women ’s and gende r s t ud i es l ooks a t bo th how gende r no rms va ry ac ross

cu l t u res , and how they i n t e rac t w i t h o the r sys tems o f i nequa l i t y, such as t hose based on race and c l ass . Cou rses r ange f r om “gende r and popu la r cu l t u re ” t o “ h i s t o r y o f women i n Amer i ca ; ” f r om “ f em in i s t t heo ry ” t o “ f em in i sm i n ac t i on ; ” and f r om “mu l t i cu l t u ra l U .S . f em in i sms ” t o “ g l oba l f em in i sms . "

The depa r tmen t r ep resen t s bo th a con ten t a rea and an app roach t ha t i nc l udes f em in i s t pedagogy, f em in i s t me thodo log ies and f em in i s t s t r a t eg i es o f i n t e rp re ta t i on . S tuden t s r egu la r l y r e f l ec t on ques t i ons pe r t a i n i ng t o e th i cs and j us t i ce as we l l as examine t he r ange and d i ve r s i t y o f women ’s expe r i ences .

Curriculum Overview The p rog ram o f f e r s engag i ng cou rses t ha t deve l op s tuden t s ’ mu l t i cu l t u ra l awa reness . The p rog ram enab le i nd i v i dua l s t o become more re f l ec t i ve abou t t he i r own l i ves and t he l i ves o f men and women eve rywhe re . Cou rses encou rage s tuden t s t o se r ve as an ac t i ve c i t i zen o f t he wo r l d .

S tuden t s i n women ’s and gende r s t ud i es en j oy s t udy i ng women , gende r, sexua l i t y, e t h i cs , f am i l i es and commun i t i es . Women ’s and gende r s t ud i es s t uden t s l ea rn sk i l l s des i gned t o he l p t hem bu i l d commun i t i es , deve lop po l i c i es , and u nde rs tand soc i a l r e l a t i onsh ips . Cou rses pay pa r t i cu l a r a t t en t i on t o t he i n t e r sec t i on o f i s sues o f e t hn i c i t y, c l ass and sex and exp lo re how d i f f e rences be tween men and women s t r uc tu re soc i e t y. Many s t uden t s choose t o doub le ma jo r.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities A l l ma jo r s pa r t i c i pa te i n a caps tone cou rse i n wh i ch t hey comp le te a p ro j ec t unde r t he supe rv i s i on o f an i nd i v i dua l f acu l t y member. I n t h i s cou rse , s t uden t s have t he expe r i ence o f wo rk i ng one -on -one w i t h a f acu l t y member who p rov i des spec i a l oppo r t un i t i es f o r men to r i ng and p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t .

Careers Studen t s pu rsue ca ree rs i n soc i a l se r v i ce agenc ies , gove rnmen t , co rpo ra t i ons and educa t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons ; some s tuden t s go on t o mas te r ’s o r doc to ra l wo rk i n women ’s and gende r s t ud i es o r pu rsue g radua te wo rk i n a va r i e t y o f f i e l ds , i nc l ud i ng soc i a l wo rk and l aw.



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App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s t uden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewe r t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav i ng comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r mo re o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f adm iss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y exam ines t he s t uden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s t uden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y.

Scholarships and Financial Aid The re a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a Sa i n t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y educa t i on :





Program Requirements Courses may coun t f o r mu l t i p l e ma jo r s and m ino rs , and f o r co re r equ i r emen ts .

Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) W G S T 1 9 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o W o m e n ’ s a n d G e n d e r S t u d i e s 3 W G S T 3 8 5 0 F e m i n i s m i n A c t i o n 3 W G S T 4 0 1 0 C u l t u r a l A n a l y s e s o f G e n d e r 3 W G S T 4 9 6 0 W o m e n ’ s a n d G e n d e r S t u d i e s C a p s t o n e 3

Femin is t Theory Requ i rement ( 3 c red i ts ) W G S T 4 8 1 0 F e m i n i s t P h i l o s o p h y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P h i l o s o p h y ) W G S T 3 7 7 5 G e n d e r J u s t i c e 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e )

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) W G S T 2 8 0 0 M e n a n d M a s c u l i n i t y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 2 4 0 0 G e n d e r & P o p C u l t u r e 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s a n d F i l m S t u d i e s ) W G S T 3 2 4 0 F e m a l e B i l d u n g s r o m a n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d E n g l i s h a n d F i l m S t u d i e s ) W G S T 3 3 0 0 I n t e r c u l t u r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n ) W G S T 3 5 1 0 S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d S o c i o l o g y ) W G S T 3 6 0 0 W o m e n i n L i t e r a t u r e 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d E n g l i s h ) W G S T 3 6 3 0 S e x , G e n d e r , & C h r i s t i a n E t h i c s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d T h e o l o g y ) W G S T 3 7 2 0 R e n a i s s a n c e & M o d e r n P o l i t i c a l T h e o r i e s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P h i l o s o p h y a n d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 3 7 8 0 D i s a b i l i t y T h e o r y a n d P o l i t i c s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 3 8 0 0 V i o l e n c e A g a i n s t W o m e n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 4 3 0 0 G e n d e r a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n )

W G S T 4 3 3 0 P s y c h o l o g y o f O p p r e s s i o n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P s y c h o l o g y ) W G S T 4 7 7 0 S p a n i s h W o m e n P o e t s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d L a n g u a g e s , L i t e r a t u r e s , a n d C u l t u r e s ) W G S T 4 8 0 0 B l a c k W o m e n i n S o c i e t y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s ) W G S T 4 8 6 0 G l o b a l a n d T r a n s n a t i o n a l F e m i n i s m 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e )

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Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 . 0 i n Women ’s and Gende r S tud i es ma jo r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r.

MINOR IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES Program Requirements Courses may coun t f o r mu l t i p l e ma jo r s and m ino rs , and f o r co re r equ i r emen ts .

Requ i red Courses (3 c red i ts ) W G S T 1 9 0 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o W o m e n ’ s a n d G e n d e r S t u d i e s 3

Requ i red E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) W G S T 3 8 5 0 F e m i n i s m i n A c t i o n 3 W G S T 4 0 1 0 C u l t u r a l A n a l y s e s o f G e n d e r 3 W G S T 4 9 6 0 W o m e n ’ s a n d G e n d e r S t u d i e s C a p s t o n e 3 W G S T 4 8 1 0 F e m i n i s t P h i l o s o p h y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P h i l o s o p h y ) W G S T 3 7 7 5 G e n d e r J u s t i c e 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e )

Genera l E lec t i ve Courses (12 c red i ts ) W G S T 2 8 0 0 M e n a n d M a s c u l i n i t y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 2 4 0 0 G e n d e r & P o p C u l t u r e 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s a n d F i l m S t u d i e s ) W G S T 3 2 4 0 F e m a l e B i l d u n g s r o m a n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d E n g l i s h a n d F i l m S t u d i e s ) W G S T 3 3 0 0 I n t e r c u l t u r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n ) W G S T 3 5 1 0 S t r u c t u r e o f P o v e r t y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d S o c i o l o g y ) W G S T 3 6 0 0 W o m e n i n L i t e r a t u r e 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d E n g l i s h ) W G S T 3 6 3 0 S e x , G e n d e r , & C h r i s t i a n E t h i c s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d T h e o l o g y ) W G S T 3 7 2 0 R e n a i s s a n c e & M o d e r n P o l i t i c a l T h e o r i e s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P h i l o s o p h y a n d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 3 7 8 0 D i s a b i l i t y T h e o r y a n d P o l i t i c s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 3 8 0 0 V i o l e n c e A g a i n s t W o m e n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ) W G S T 4 3 0 0 G e n d e r a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n ) W G S T 4 3 3 0 P s y c h o l o g y o f O p p r e s s i o n 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P s y c h o l o g y ) W G S T 4 7 7 0 S p a n i s h W o m e n P o e t s 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d L a n g u a g e s , L i t e r a t u r e s , a n d C u l t u r e s ) W G S T 4 8 0 0 B l a c k W o m e n i n S o c i e t y 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n S t u d i e s ) W G S T 4 8 6 0 G l o b a l a n d T r a n s n a t i o n a l F e m i n i s m 3 ( C r o s s - l i s t e d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e )

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Continuation Standards Studen t s w i t h a m ino r i n Women ’s and Gende r S tud ies mus t ma in ta i n a 2 .0 GPA i n cou rses f o r t he Women ’s and Gende r S tud ies


ACCELERATED BACHELOR'S/MASTER'S PROGRAM Overview The Acce l e ra ted Bache l o r ' s /Mas te r ' s P rog ram (ABM) o f f e r s t he oppo r t un i t y f o r ou t s t and ing Women ’s and Gende r S tud i es ma jo r s t o beg in an M .A . p rog ram i n t he i r sen io r yea r, comp le t i ng t he M.A . w i t h a f u l l t ime f i f t h yea r o f g radua te s t udy a f t e r t he i r success fu l comp le t i on o f bo th t he f i r s t yea r r equ i r emen ts and t he i r unde rg radua te deg ree and ma jo r.

Program Requirements The Women ’s and Gende r S tud i es ma j o r, l i ke mos t human i t i es ma jo r s , r equ i r es t h i r t y c red i t s o f cou rsework , and t he M .A . a f u r t he r t h i r t y. By coun t i ng two g radua te cou rses , o r s i x c red i t s , f o r bo th deg rees , s t uden t s ea rn t he r equ i s i t e t h i r t y c red i t s i n on l y twe l ve t o f ou r t een mon ths a f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r Bache lo r ' s deg ree .

S tuden t s mus t be pu rsu i ng a Women ’s and Gende r S tud ies ma jo r o r m ino r, have a t l eas t j un i o r s t and ing , and have a m in imum g rade po in t ave rage o f 3 . 3 , a l t hough excep t i ons can be g ran ted by t he Gradua te D i r ec to r.

Continuation Standards Studen t s who pu rsue a ma jo r o r m ino r i n women ’s and gende r s t ud i es mus t ea rn a 2 .00 GPA i n t he cou rses app roved f o r comp le t i on o f t he ma jo r o r m ino r. I f a s t uden t ' s m ino r o r m ino r GPA d rops be l ow 2 .00 , t he s t uden t w i l l be p l aced on academic p rog ram p roba t i on w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t . A s t uden t may rema in on academic p roba t i on f o r no more t han two consecu t i ve semes te r s , o r f o r t h ree semes te r s t o t a l , be fo re be i ng d i sm issed f r om the m ino r

MASTER OF ARTS IN WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES Program Highlights The Mas te r o f A r t s i n Women ’s and Gende r S tud i es p rov i des an i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y educa t i on abou t con tempora ry soc i a l j us t i ce i s sues , p repa r i ng s tuden t s f o r l eade rsh ip and advocacy r o l es i n commun i t y o r academic se t t i ngs . Wh i l e gende r i s t he p r ima ry f ocus , each cou rse and t he d i sc i p l i ne as a who le examine gende r i n l i gh t o f r ace , e t hn i c i t y, c l ass , sexua l i den t i t y, ab i l i t y, age and re l i g i on . The d i sc i p l i ne t eaches s tuden t s t o t h i nk c r i t i ca l l y and t o engage i n t he wo r l d as r espons ib l e c i t i zens .

Curriculum Overview The mas te r ’s deg ree i n women ’s and gende r s t ud i es r equ i r es 30 c red i t s . S tuden t s w i l l t ake f i ve co re cou rses cove r i ng f em in i s t t heo ry, f em in i s t ep i s t emo log ies , r esea rch me thods , cu r ren t i s sues and deba te , and comp le te a women l eade rs ’ i n t e rnsh ip . S tuden t s can t hen choose f i ve e l ec t i ve cou rses f r om dozens o f

cho i ces i n women ' s and gende r s t ud i es ; po l i t i ca l s c i ence ; A f r i can Amer i can S tud ies ; ph i l osophy ; Eng l i sh ; h i s t o r y ; l anguages , l i t e ra tu res and cu l t u res ; f i ne and pe r f o rm ing a r t s ; soc i a l wo rk ; and l aw, among o the rs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Studen t s w i l l a l so need t o comp le te a caps tone p ro j ec t and p resen ta t i on based on e i t he r an i n t e rnsh ip o r r esea rch deve loped t h rough cou rsework t o g radua te w i t h a M .A . i n women ’s and gende r s t ud i es .

Careers The SLU M.A . i n women ’s and gende r s t ud i es p repa res s tuden t s f o r :

+ Ca ree rs i n commun i t y o rgan i z i ng , nonp ro f i t o rgan i za t i ons , gove rnmen t se r v i ce , hea l t h ca re , bus i ness , t he a r t s and po l i c y r esea rch .

+ Doc to ra l wo rk i n women ’s and gende r s t ud i es and re l a ted f i e l ds .

+ P ro fess i ona l schoo l s , i nc l ud i ng pub l i c hea l t h , l aw, soc i a l wo rk and pub l i c po l i c y.

Admission Requirements A GPA o f 3 . 3 o r above i s p re fe r red . The i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y M .A . p rog ram we l comes app l i can t s f r om a l l academic f i e l ds .

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on + GRE o r LSAT sco res + Résumé + S ta temen t o f Pu rpose + Wr i t i ng samp le ( p re fe rab l y r e l a t ed t o women ’s and

gende r s t ud i es )




Ass is tan tsh ip App l i ca t ion Dead l ine Studen t s who wan t t o be cons i de red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on by Jan . 30 .



Program Requirements Requ i red Courses (15 c red i ts ) W G S T 5 0 1 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y 3 W G S T 5 0 2 0 F e m i n i s t E p i s t e m o l o g i e s 3 W G S T 5 0 3 0 C u l t u r a l M e t h o d s : G e n d e r , P o l i t i c s , a n d P o w e r 3


W G S T 5 0 4 0 C u r r e n t I s s u e s a n d D e b a t e s 3 W G S T 5 9 1 0 W o m e n L e a d e r s I n t e r n s h i p 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) W G S T 5 0 7 0 S t u d i e s i n F r a n c o p h o n e C u l t u r e 3 W G S T 5 1 5 0 G e n d e r a n d A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 W G S T 5 2 1 0 W o m e n ' s M o v e m e n t s i n t h e U . S . a n d B e y o n d 3 W G S T 5 2 9 0 W o m e n a n d G l o b a l I s s u e s 3 W G S T 5 3 1 0 W o m e n W r i t i n g W o m e n : L a t i n A m e r i c a n W o m e n P l a y w r i g h t s 3 W G S T 5 3 6 0 W r i t t e n b y H e r s e l f : L a t i n A m e r i c a n W o m e n W r i t e r s 3 W G S T 5 6 9 0 A d v N u r s e P r a c : G y n e c o l o g i c I s s u e s 3 W G S T 5 7 1 0 W o m e n a n d W r i t i n g i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r a n c e 3 W G S T 5 7 1 6 D i v e r s i t y a n d A n t i - O p p r e s s i o n P r a c t i c e 3 W G S T 5 7 2 0 C i t i z e n s h i p a n d S o c i a l D i f f e r e n c e 3 W G S T 5 7 7 1 I n t i m a t e P a r t n e r V i o l e n c e 3 W G S T 5 7 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h W o m e n W r i t e r s 3 W G S T 6 2 0 0 V i s u a l C u l t u r e T h e o r y 3 W G S T 6 2 7 0 M i d d l e E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 3 0 0 F e m i n i s t E t h i c s 3 W G S T 6 3 5 0 1 7 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 5 0 0 R o m a n t i c i s m 3 W G S T 6 5 9 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y E n g l i s h L i t 3 W G S T 6 6 0 0 S t u d i e s i n M o d e r n i s m 3 W G S T 6 6 1 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y F i c t i o n 3 W G S T 6 6 5 0 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y P o s t c o l o n i a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 6 7 0 To p i c s i n L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e 2 0 t h C e n t u r y 3 W G S T 6 6 9 0 I r i s h G o t h i c 3 W G S T 6 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 W G S T 6 7 1 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 7 8 0 To p i c s : 2 0 t h C e n t A m e r i c a n L i t 3 W G S T 6 7 9 0 F e m A p p r o a c h : N o t f o r W o m e n O n l y 3 W G S T 6 8 0 0 S c h o o l o f L a w S e m i n a r s 3 W G S T 6 8 3 3 E m p l o y m e n t D i s c r i m i n a t i o n 3 W G S T 6 8 7 5 F a m i l y L a w 3

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Non-Course Requirements Capstone p ro jec t A caps tone p ro j ec t and p resen ta t i on based on e i t he r an i n t e rnsh ip o r r esea rch deve loped t h rough cou rsework i s a l so r equ i r ed .


MASTER OF ARTS IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES AND JURIS DOCTOR DUAL DEGREE Overview The dua l J .D . /M .A . p rog ram p rov i des s t uden t s w i t h a r i go rous , i n t e rd i sc i p l i na r y, and c r i t i ca l s t udy o f l aw, gende r and soc i a l j us t i ce . Wh i l e t ak i ng cou rses t h rough bo th t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve r s i t y Schoo l o f Law and t he women ' s and gende r s t ud i es p rog ram, s t uden t s deve lop resea rch p ro j ec t s t ha t f ocus on how l aw and l ega l po l i c i es i n t e r sec t w i t h gende red soc i a l i ns t i t u t i ons and p rac t i ces . By pu rsu i ng bo th deg rees concu r ren t l y, s t uden t s acqu i r e a b roade r con tex t f o r t h i nk i ng c r i t i ca l l y abou t and advoca t i ng f o r gende r equa l i t y i n l aw and po l i c y.

Dua l J .D . /M .A . s t uden t s acqu i r e sk i l l s app l i cab le t o a va r i e t y o f se t t i ngs , i nc l ud i ng :

+ Advoca t i ng f o r t he r i gh t s o f women and o the r m ino r i t i es

+ He lp i ng su r v i vo r s o f gende r -based v i o l ence + Work i ng i n l oca l and na t i ona l f em in i s t l ega l

o rgan i za t i ons + P rac t i c i ng l aw w i t h a c l ea r unde rs tand ing o f how

gende r i s sues i n t e r connec t w i t h pub l i c and p r i va te po l i c i es

Admission Requirements Studen t s app l y f o r adm iss i on t o each p rog ram i ndependen t l y. S tuden t s beg in t he J .D . p rog ram f i r s t and t hen app l y f o r adm iss i on t o t he women ' s and gende r s t ud i es mas te r o f a r t s p rog ram du r i ng t he sp r i ng o f t he i r f i r s t yea r i n l aw schoo l .

Program Requirements The p rog ram i s des i gned t o be comp l e ted i n f ou r yea rs . S tuden t s choose 18 c red i t s ( s i x cou rses ) t ha t coun t s imu l t aneous l y t owa rd bo th deg rees . Examp les o f cou rses i nc l ude Gende r and Cu l t u re , Sexua l i t y and t he Law, Emp loymen t D i sc r im ina t i on , Fami l y Law, D i sab i l i t y Law, and C r i t i ca l Race Theo ry.


GRADUATE MINOR IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES Admission Requirements To rece i ve a g radua te m ino r, s t uden t s mus t be en ro l l ed i n ano the r g radua te p rog ram a t SLU. Any g radua te s t uden t may t ake t he requ i r ed cou rses as l ong as t hey have t he app rova l o f t he i r depa r tmen t o r p rog ram.

Program Requirements Courses may coun t f o r mu l t i p l e ma jo r s and m ino rs , and f o r co re r equ i r emen ts .

Requ i red Courses (6 c red i ts ) W G S T 5 0 1 0 F e m i n i s t T h e o r y 3 W G S T 5 0 2 0 F e m i n i s t E p i s t e m o l o g i e s 3 W G S T 5 0 3 0 C u l t u r a l M e t h o d s : G e n d e r , P o l i t i c s , a n d P o w e r 3 W G S T 5 0 4 0 C u r r e n t I s s u e s a n d D e b a t e s 3

Elec t i ve Courses (15 c red i ts ) W G S T 5 0 7 0 S t u d i e s i n F r a n c o p h o n e C u l t u r e 3 W G S T 5 1 5 0 G e n d e r a n d A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c s 3 W G S T 5 2 1 0 W o m e n ' s M o v e m e n t s i n t h e U . S . a n d B e y o n d 3 W G S T 5 2 9 0 W o m e n a n d G l o b a l I s s u e s 3 W G S T 5 3 1 0 W o m e n W r i t i n g W o m e n : L a t i n A m e r i c a n W o m e n P l a y w r i g h t s 3 W G S T 5 3 6 0 W r i t t e n b y H e r s e l f : L a t i n A m e r i c a n W o m e n W r i t e r s 3 W G S T 5 6 9 0 A d v N u r s e P r a c : G y n e c o l o g i c I s s u e s 3 W G S T 5 7 1 0 W o m e n a n d W r i t i n g i n E a r l y M o d e r n F r a n c e 3 W G S T 5 7 1 6 D i v e r s i t y a n d A n t i - O p p r e s s i o n P r a c t i c e 3 W G S T 5 7 2 0 C i t i z e n s h i p a n d S o c i a l D i f f e r e n c e 3 W G S T 5 7 7 1 I n t i m a t e P a r t n e r V i o l e n c e 3 W G S T 5 7 8 0 C o n t e m p o r a r y S p a n i s h W o m e n W r i t e r s 3 W G S T 6 2 0 0 V i s u a l C u l t u r e T h e o r y 3 W G S T 6 2 7 0 M i d d l e E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 3 0 0 F e m i n i s t E t h i c s 3


W G S T 6 3 5 0 1 7 t h C e n t u r y L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 5 0 0 R o m a n t i c i s m 3 W G S T 6 5 9 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y E n g l i s h L i t 3 W G S T 6 6 0 0 S t u d i e s i n M o d e r n i s m 3 W G S T 6 6 1 0 Tw e n t i e t h - C e n t u r y F i c t i o n 3 W G S T 6 6 5 0 Tw e n t i e t h C e n t u r y P o s t c o l o n i a l L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 6 7 0 To p i c s i n L i t e r a t u r e o f t h e 2 0 t h C e n t u r y 3 W G S T 6 6 9 0 I r i s h G o t h i c 3 W G S T 6 7 0 0 A m e r i c a n P o l i t i c a l T h o u g h t 3 W G S T 6 7 1 0 1 9 t h C e n t u r y A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e 3 W G S T 6 7 8 0 To p i c s : 2 0 t h C e n t A m e r i c a n L i t 3 W G S T 6 7 9 0 F e m A p p r o a c h : N o t f o r W o m e n O n l y 3 W G S T 6 8 0 0 S c h o o l o f L a w S e m i n a r s 3 W G S T 6 8 3 3 E m p l o y m e n t D i s c r i m i n a t i o n 3 W G S T 6 8 7 5 F a m i l y L a w 3

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