Contents

Introduction 3

Your Sophomore Adviser 3

Selecting Courses 4

Choosing a Major 5

Advice for Premedical Students on Choosing a Major 6

Special Options 7

    Early Concentration 7

    Independent Concentration 7

    Interdepartmental Certificate Programs 8

Department and Program Descriptions 9

Program in African Studies 9

Program in African-American Studies 10

Program in American Studies 11

Department of Anthropology 12

Program in Applications of Computing 14

Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics 15

School of Architecture 15

Department of Art and Archaeology 17

Department of Astrophysical Sciences 18

Program in Biophysics 20

Department of Chemistry 20

Department of Classics 22

Department of Comparative Literature 24

Department of Computer Science 26

Program in Creative Writing 27

Department of East Asian Studies and
    Program in East Asian Studies 29

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 30

Department of Economics 31

School of Engineering and Applied Science 33

Department of English 34

Program in Environmental Studies 35

Program in European Cultural Studies 36

Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society 37

Program in Finance 39

Department of French and Italian 39

Department of Geosciences 43

Department of German 45

Program in Hellenic Studies 46

Department of History 48

Program in Judaic Studies 49

Program in Language and Culture 51

Program in Latin American Studies 53

Program in Linguistics 54

Program in Materials Science and Engineering 56

Department of Mathematics 57

Program in Medieval Studies 59

Department of Molecular Biology 61

Department of Music> and Program in Musical Performance 62

Department of Near Eastern Studies and Program in Near Eastern Studies 63

Program in Neuroscience 64

Department of Philosophy 66

Department of Physics 67

Department of Politics 68

Department of Psychology 71

Department of Religion 72

Program in Robotics and Intelligent Systems 73

Program in Russian and Eurasian Studies 73

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 74

Department of Sociology 75

Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures 76

Program in Teacher Preparation 77

Program in Theater and Dance 78

Program in Visual Arts 79

Program in the Study of Women and Gender 80

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs 81

Academic Opportunities of Interest to Sophomores 84

Field Study 84

Study Abroad 84

University Scholar 88

Advising Directory 89

Centrally Located Advising Services 89

Preprofessional Advisers 91

Departmental Representatives and Program Directors 92

Resources for Academic Support 99

 

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