Susquehanna University Bulletin; Course Catalog (2009-2010)

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SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
GENERAL CATALOG
FOR 2009-10
School of Arts, Humanities and Communications
School of Natural and Social Sciences
Sigmund Weis School of Business
www.susqu.edu/catalog
The 152ndAcademic Year
514 UniversityAvenue
Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1164
Accreditation. Susquehanna is fullyaccreditedbyappropriate state and regional accreditingorganizations, includingthe Middle
StatesAssociation ofColleges and Schools, the Pennsylvania State Department ofEducation, andthe Board ofRegentsofthe
UniversityoftheStateofNewYork. Education programs are approved bytheAmerican Association ofColleges forTeacher
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Education. The Sigmund Weis School ofBusiness is accredited byAACSB International the Association to AdvanceCollegiate
Schools ofBusiness. The Department ofMusic isaccredited bythe National Association of Schools ofMusic, and the Departmentof
Chemistryis accredited bytheAmerican Chemical Society. The accountingprogram is registered with the Universityofthe Stateof
NewYork; itsgraduates are eligible to sit forthe NewYorkStatelicensureexamination in certified public accounting.
Susquehanna is also a memberoftheAmerican Association ofColleges and Universities, theAmerican Council on Education, the
American Council ofLearned Societies, theAssociated NewAmerican Colleges and the Lutheran Educational Conference ofNorth
America.
Nondiscrimination Policy. In administering its affairs, theuniversityshall not discriminateagainstanyperson on the basisofrace,
color, religion, national orethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability,veteran status oranyotherlegallyprotected
status. Compliance inquiriesmaybedirected to LisaM. Scott, special assistant to thepresident forequityand inclusion and chief
diversityofficer, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1164, 570-372-4567; orto the directorofthe Departmentof
Education, Washington, D.C.
CatalogInformation. This catalog is notto be considered an offer to enter into a contractora contractualagreementbetween the
universityand thestudent orbetween theprofessorand the student. While frequent changes are not probable, the administration
reserves the rightto make anychanges it deems necessaryand acknowledges that undercertain circumstances special activities ofthe
universityorpart ofthe universitycommunitymight impingeupon the normal academic schedule. All students are responsible for
adherenceto theuniversity's rules, regulations andprocedures, whetherpublished in this catalog, the StudentHandbook, or other
official media.
KeytoAbbreviations
CC = Central Curriculum
GPA = gradepoint average
S = Satisfactory
SH = semesterhours
U = Unsatisfactory
This catalog is printed on recycled paper.
Table of Contents
Table ofContents 3
Elements ofa Susquehanna Education 4
Majors and Minors 11
Schoolsand Courses ofStudy 15
Academic Policies and Regulations 139
Campus Life, Student Services and Facilities 146
Admission to Susquehanna 153
Costs and Financial Aid 157
Costs 160
Directories 163
Index 176
• Workeffectivelywith ateam to analyzeand solve problems.
ELEMENTS OF A • Function withprofessional competency in a chosen
discipline.
SUSQUEHANNA EDUCATION • Understand thatproblems often elicitcomplex, conflicting,
and ambiguous responses.
The Central Curriculum isdesigned to foster in students
There arethree majorelementsofcourseworkat Susquehanna: • Knowledgeofthelimits andcontextsoftheirown
• The CentralCurriculum forms the broad liberal artsbase in experience and the abilitytovaluethedifferent experiences
preparation forspecialized studyin anyfield. Central ofothers.
Curriculum courses are spread over fouryearsandtotal • The abilityto examine theirown strengthsand weaknesses
about40percent ofthegraduation requirements. criticallyand realistically.
• Majorprograms build on the Central Curriculum • Willingness to strivefor responsible actionspersonallyand
foundation and usuallytotal one-third ofcourses taken. interpersonally.
Majorsaredesigned toprovide abroad introduction tothe The Central Curriculum is intended tolead studentstopossess
theoryand practice ofeach field; studentsmaychoose an integrated senseofpersonal ethical responsibilityfocused on
departmental, interdisciplinaryor self-designed majors. their
• Electives typicallymake up the remainingcoursework. • Interaction with the natural environment.
Thesemaybe used topursueone or more minorsora • Continuedgrowth and developmentascontributing
second major, to workin an internship, or simplyto develop membersofa numberofcommunitieswithin human
individual interests that mayexpand career options. society.
• Recognition and understanding ofthediversitiesofhuman
experience.
Central Curriculum
• Commitment to an ongoing development ofthelifeofthe
mind.
Susquehanna's Central Curriculum, which is required ofall
students, embodiesthe university'svision ofourstudents as
confident, liberally educated peoplewho arecommitted to the Structure
ongoingprocessesofcross- and multidisciplinaryeducation, who
arecapable ofthinking not only in terms oftheirmajor area, but The structurefortheCentral Curriculum is as follows:
from theperspectives ofotherdisciplines aswell, and who bring
togetherall facetsoftheireducationalexperience in orderto Section 1. RichnessofThought
frame awayofthinking about theirvocations,theirmajorareaof 4 semesterhours in Analytical Thought
study, and theirlivesasa meansto achievement,leadershipand 4 semesterhours in LiteraryExpression
service intheworld. 4 semesterhours in Artistic Expression
The Central Curriculum isdesignedto develop in studentsan Amongthegoals ofthe Richness ofThoughtareaareteaching
awarenessof: students to debatethe definitions ofliterarytext, canon(s), and
• The richnessofhuman thought and expression the relationshipbetween them; to abstract a problem into a
• Theways humanshave sought to explain the natural world symbolic ormathematical model or framework; and toarticulate
• Thebreadth ofhuman interactionsthroughout theworld, an understandingoftheways in which art can serve as amedium
across time and into thepresent, and ofthebeliefsystems, forrecognizingand understanding the diversities ofhuman
values, and practicesthrough which those interactions are experiences.
manifested. Section 2. NaturalWorld
The Central Curriculum is intended toprovidestudents with the 4 semesterhours in Scientific Explanations
abilityto On completingthe Natural World requirement, students should
• Thinkcreativelyand criticallyin orderto analyze issues and be able to describethephilosophical underpinnings ofscience as
makeeffective decisions. it isused to explain the naturalworld and to evaluatethevalidity
• Incorporatethe methodsofanalysis from a range of ofinformation presented as science.
academic disciplines in the natural and social sciences and
humanitiesto understand and solveproblems and explore Section 3. Human Interactions
4 semester hours in Social Interactions
conflict.
• Listen effectivelyand articulatean informed opinion and 4 semester hours in Historical Perspectives
argument orallyand in writing. 4 semester hours in Ethics
• Gatherand evaluate information.
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0-12 semesterhours (dependingon placement) in alanguage satisfying other requirements, an appropriatelydesignatedcourse
otherthan English in the Central Curriculum mayalso be counted toward oneor
4 semesterhours in Ethics Intensive courses two Intensive requirements (e.g. ANTH-413 Race, Ethnicity, and
Minorities, in addition to satisfyingthe Diversityrequirement
The extensive objectives ofthisarea ofthe Central Curriculum and theSocial Interactions requirement, also maybe applied
includeleadingstudentsto demonstrate they can understand and
toward the Writing Intensive requirement).
evaluatehow the methodsofanalysis from thesocial sciences are
used to identify issues and exploreconflict within a
contemporarycontext; to describethewaypasteventsand trends Courses
are relevantto thepresent; to articulate the implicationsof
ethical questions forhuman life; and to compareand contrast Coursescurrentlyapproved forthe Central Curriculum arelisted
anotherlanguage and culturewith their own. below. It is anticipated that departmentswillcontinueto submit
Central Curriculum proposals, especially in the Interdisciplinary,
Section4. IntellectualSkills
Cross-Cultural, and Intensive areas, through the2009-10
2 semesterhours in Perspectives
academic year.
4 semesterhours in Writingand Thinking
4 semester hours in an Interdisciplinarycourse AnalyticalThought
8 semesterhours in Writing Intensivecourses MATH:108 Introduction to Statistics
4 semesterhours in Oral Intensivecourses MATHTll Calculus I
4 semesterhours inTeam Intensivecourses MATHT12 Calculus II
MATH:201 LinearAlgebra
Through this area ofthe Central Curriculum, students should
MATH:221 Discrete Structures
learn to show an appreciation ofhow different academic MGMT:202 Business Statistics
disciplinescan supplement and reinforce oneanother;to work MUSC:363 TheoryV Modality, SetTheory&Serialism
togetherina team to analyzeand solveproblems; and to develop,
strengthen and marshal an argument, both orallyand in writing. PHIL:11 Introduction toLogic
PSYQ123 Elementary Statistics
Section 5. Connections
LiteraryExpression
4 semester hours in Diversity
ENGL:200 LiteratureandCulture
4 semesterhours in DiversityIntensive courses
ENGL:205 LiteratureStudies
An off-campus Cross-Cultural experience that mayormaynot
ENGL:220 Studies in Literatures ofthe Americas, Colonial
bearcredit, depending on the specific experienceselectedbythe
to 1865
student
ENGL:225 Studies in Literatures ofthe Americas, 1865-
2 semesterhours in a Cross-Culturalseminar, to be taken after
Present
the student returns from his orherCross-Cultural experience
ENGL:230 Studies in Literature ofthe British
Theirstudyin this area ofthe Central Curriculum should lead Commonwealth, Medieval to Renaissance
students toa fundamentalunderstandingofmultipletheories ENGL233 Studies in Literature ofthe British
and principles ofdiversity, to demonstrate a complex Commonwealth, Jacobean to Augustan
understandingofculture, andto reflect on theirpersonal growth, ENGL:235 Studies in LiteratureoftheBritish
social responsibilityand the value ofactive participation in Commonwealth, Romantic to Modernist
human society. ENGL:245 Studies in Comparative Literatures ofthe
Americas
Section 6. Capstone
ENGL:250 World Literature
2 semesterhours in a Capstonecourse
ENGL:255/J Jewish Literature
The Capstone is designed to enrich students' academic WST:255
experiencebyallowingthem to demonstrate what has been ENGL:265 FormsofWriting
learned through a concentrated courseofstudyat Susquehanna. RELI:103 The New Testament
THEA:200 Introductionto DramaticLiterature
Courses satisfying Central Curriculum requirementsmayalso be
counted toward majors and minors. The Diversitycoursemay ArtisticExpression
cross-countwith anyonecoursewithin the Central Curriculum, ARTD:101 Introduction to ArtHistoryI
merging the requirements forboth into a single course offering ARTD:102 Introduction to Art HistoryII
(e.g. ANTH-413 Race, Ethnicity, and Minorities satisfiesboth the ARTD:305 Ancient Art
Diversity requirement and the Social Interactions requirement). ARTD:306 Renaissance Art History
Similarly, the Interdisciplinarycourse maycross-countwith any ARTD:308 American Art History
onecoursewithin the Central Curriculum. In addition to ARTD:309 19th CenturyArt History
11
ARTD:310 20th CenturyArt MUSG245 Music ofMed, Ren, &BaroqueEras
ARTD:313/W Women inArt
Ethics
MST:313
PHIL:101 Problems in Philosophy
FILM:150 Introduction to Film
PHIL:105 PhilosophyofLoveand Desire
FILM:220 InternationalFilm
MGMT-133 British Theatre PPHHIILL:T22021 REevseorlyvdianygEMtohricaslConflicts
MUSQIOl Introduction to Music
MUSC:102 A StudyofJazz RELL102 Applied BiblicalEthics
RELL107 Faithsand Values
MUSC:130 Rock Music and Society RELL115/JW Jewish Philosophyand Ethics
MUSC:250 Music ofthe Classic and Romantic Eras
ST:115
PHIL:235 Aesthetics
THEA:152 UnderstandingTheatre Language
THEA:252 SurveyofWestern Theatre Completion through the 201 levelofanylanguage otherthan
THEA:253 Identity&Representation in Non-Western English
Theatre
Ethics Intensive
ScientificExplanations ACCT:210 Legal Environment
BIOL:01 Issues in Biology ARTD:312 ContemporaryArt
BIOLTOl Ecology, Evolution, and Heredity BIOL:300 Developmental Biology
CHEMT00 Chemical Concepts BIOL:301 Developmental BiologyLab
CHEM:1 1 General ChemistryI MGMT:369 Ethicsand Leadership
ECOLTOO Introduction to Ecology MUED:355 Music forExceptional Children
EENVTOl Environmental Science PHIL:221 Applied Ethics
EENV:102 EnvironmentalHazards PHIL:241 Ancient Philosophy
EENV:103 Earth System History PSYG450 Introduction to Counseling
EENV:104 Weatherand Climate RELL105 World Religions
EENV:213 Oceanography SOCL316 Social Justice
PHYS:100 Astronomyand ClassicalPhysics
Perspectives
PHYS:108 Physics ofMusic MGMTT02
Global Business Perspectives
PHYS:204 IntroductoryPhysics I MUSCT52 World Music Perspectives
Social Interactions PRDV:104 Perspectives
ANTH:152 Public Culture
WritingandThinking
ANTH:413/S Race, Ethnicityand Minorities ENGLT00 WritingandThinking
OCL413
ECON:201 Principles ofMacroeconomics Interdisciplinary
ECON:202 Principles ofMicroeconomics ECON:338/P International PoliticalEconomy
EDUC:240 Cognition and Learning OLL338
POLE11 American Government and Politics HLCR:305 Eastern andWestern Health Care
POLL121 Comparative Government and Politics HLCR:370 Human Health and Disease
POLL131 WorldAffairs MUED:355 Music forExceptional Children
PSYQ101 Principles ofPsychology RELL207/ Women in the Biblical Tradition
SOCL101 Principles ofSociology WMST:207/J
SOCL102 Social Problems WST:207
RELL350 Science and Religion
Historical Perspectives
THEA:340 Stage Management &Theatre Operations
HIST:11 U.S. Historyto 1877
HIST:112 U.S. HistorySince 1877 WritingIntensive
HISTT31 Europe800-1648 ANTHT52 Public Culture
HIST:132 Europe 1648 - Present ANTH:222 LifeDuringWartime
HISTT51 TraditionalEast Asia ANTH:341/S Familyand Kinship
HIST:152 Modern EastAsia OCL341
HISTT71 African Civilization ANTH:413/S Race, Ethnicityand Minorities
HIST:172 EarlyModern Africa OCL413
HIST:180 Latin America, 1492 1825 BIOL:202/EC Systematic Biology
HISTT81 Latin America, 1825-Present OL:202
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CHEM:222 Organic ChemistryII MGMT:400 Business Policy and Strategy
CHEM:34I Physical Chemistry I MUSQ245 MusicofMed, Ren & Baroque Eras
COMM:131 Introduction to Journalism POLL211/W Women and U.S. Politics
COMM:275 Media Analysis MST:211
ECON:370 Game Theory POLL501 SeniorSeminar
EENV:242 Climateand Global Change SPAN:401 Advanced Spanish Language
ENGL:235 Studies in Literature ofthe British SPAN:445 Peninsular Spanish Studies
Commonwealth, Romantic to Modernist SPAN:447 Hispanic-American Studies
ENGL:265 Forms ofWriting THEA:151 ActingI
ENGL:290 Aesthetics and Interpretation THEA:251 Acting II
ENGL:315 Themes in EarlyModern British Literature THEA:351 Acting III
ENGL:335 Themes in EarlyAmerican Literature Team Intensive
ENGL:350 Studies in MajorAuthors
ARTD:402 Senior Portfolio
ENGL:365 Studies in Literature and Gender
ARTD:451 Graphic Design Studio
ENGL:390 Special Themesand Topics
BIOLT01 Ecology, Evolution and Heredity
ENGL:440 Independent Research: Issues in Literature
BIOL:202/EC Systematic Biology
FRNC:460 French/Francophone Seminar
OL:202
GERM:404 Multicultural German Literature
COMM:411 Corporate Communications/P. R.
GERM:460 Seminar in German Studies
Management
GERM:461 German Theatreand Film
COMM:491 Group Communication
INFS:472 Management Support Systems
HIST:401 Collective Inquiry in History
MGMT:400 Business Policy and Strategy MGMTT02 Global Business Perspectives
MUSC:250 Music ofthe Classic and Romantic Eras
POLI:131 World Affairs MUSC:261 TheoryIII: Advanced Tonal Harmony
MUSC:262 TheoryIV: Form and Analysis
POLL316 TheAmerican Presidency
POLL411 Government Power &theConstitution SOCL316 SocialJustice
THEAT01 The Fall Musical
POLE412 Civil Liberties and the Constitution THEAT02 The One-Act PlayFestival
POLI:501 Senior Seminar
THEAT03 Spring Production
PSYC:334/W PsychologyofGender
THEAT04 Advanced Acting Workshop
MST:334
THEA:142 Stagecraft and Production
PSYC:350 Psychology, Culture, and Ethnicity
THEA:143 Scenic Paintingand Lighting
PSYC:421/42 Directed Research
2 Diversity
RELL207/ Women in the Biblical Tradition ANTHT52 Public Culture
WMST:207/J ANTHT62 CulturalAnthropology
WST:207 ANTH:220/R Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
SOCL331 Social Control and Deviance ELE220
SPAN:401 Advanced Spanish Language ANTH:227 Native America North ofMexico
SPAN:445 Peninsular Spanish Studies ANTH:413/S Race, Ethnicity, and Minorities
SPAN:447 Hispanic-American Studies OCL-413
THEA:258 From Page to Stage COMMT94 Intercultural Communication
THEA:453 Dramatic Theoryand Criticism COMM:275 Media Analysis
WRIT:250 Introduction to CreativeWriting DIVSTOO Introduction to DiversityStudies
ENGL:245 Studies in Comparative Literatures ofthe
Oral Intensive
Americas
ARTD:312 Contemporary Art
ENGL:255/ Jewish Literature
BIOL:511 Student Research II JWST
COMM:192 Public Speaking
PSYQ334/ PsychologyofGender
FRNC:460 French/Francophone Seminar
WMST:334
GERM:303 Introduction to Business German
PSYC:350 Psychology, Culture, and Ethnicity
GERM:404 Multicultural German Literature
RELIT07 Faithsand Values
GERM:460 Seminarin German Studies
RELIT10 Introduction to Religious Studies
GERM:461 German Theatre and Film
HLCR370 Human Health and Disease RELIT13/ Introduction to Judaism
JWST:113
MGMT:102 Global Business Perspectives
SOCI:202 BlackFeminism I ECON:499 Applied Research Methods
SOCI:300 BlackFeminism II EDUQ501 Preparation and Planning
THEA:253 Identity& Representation in Non-Western EDUG502 Classroom Teaching
Theatre EDUC503 Classroom Management
WMST:100 Introduction toWomen's Studies EDUG600 Seminar
EENV:590 Environmental Internship
Cross-Cultural
EENV:591 Environmental Internship Seminar
INTD:510 Focus Australia
EENV:595 Research in Earth & Environmental Science
R£LI:250 Images ofJesus in CentralAmerica
EENV:596 Research Seminar
DiversityIntensive EENV:597 Field Program
ANTH:222 Life During Wartime ENGL:440 Ind Research: Issues in Literature
ANTH:341/S Familyand Kinship FRNC460 SeminarFrench Literature/Culture/Film
OCI:341 GERM:404 Multicultural German Literature
BIOL:157/W BiologyofWomen GERM:460 Seminarin German Studies
MST:250 GERM:461 German Theatreand Film
ECON:373 Political EconomicThought HIST:41 Seminarin History
HIST:112 U.S. HistorySince 1877 INFS:505 Capstone
HIST:323 History ofAmerican Medicine MATH:500 SeniorColloquium
MGMT:360 Management & Organizational Behavior MGMT:400 Business Policyand Strategy
MGMT:468/ Women in Organizations MUED:400 Student Teaching
WMST:380 MUSG500 Recital
MUSC:152 World Music Perspectives MUSC:501 Independent Studyin Music
PHIL:201 EverydayEthics PHIL:500 Directed Readingand Research
POLI:211/W Women and U.S. Politics PHYS:550 Physics Research
MST:211 POLL501 Senior Seminar
POLI:314 Diversityin American Politics PSYG421/42 Directed Research
RELI:105 World Religions 2
RELI:207/ Women in the Biblical Tradition RELL500 Independent Study
WMST:207/J RELL502 Practicum
WST:207 SOCL500 Seminar
PvELI:360/AN Religious Fundamentalisms in the Modern SOCL501 Independent Study
TH:360 World SPAN:401 Advanced Spanish Language
SOCI:206 Gendered Bodies and Social Control SPAN:445 Seminarin PeninsularSpanish Studies
SOCI:315 Social Stratification in ContemporarySociety SPAN:447 Seminarin Hispanic-American Studies
THEA:200 Introduction to Dramatic Literature THEA:505 Theatre Capstone
WRIT:550 SeniorWritingPortfolio
Capstone
ANTH:500 Seminar
ANTH:501 Independent Study Cross-Cultural Programs Policies and
ARTD:402 Senior Portfolio
ARTD:403 SeniorThesis Procedures
ARTD:451 Graphic Design Studio
BIOL:501 Seminarin Biology Susquehanna Universityoffersawide range ofprograms around
BIOL:510 Student Research I theworld to suit student interests, fields ofstudyand foreign
BIOL:511 Student Research II language preparation. The Global Opportunities (GO) programs
CHEM:500 Problems in Chemistry fit into several categories: SU GO Long, SU GO Short and SU GO
COMM:411 Corporate Communications/P. R. YourOwn Way. There are manySU GO Shortprograms led by
Management SU facultyand staff. Theygenerallylast two tofourweeksduring
COMM:435 FeatureWriting winteror summerbreak. SU GO Longprograms areapproved
COMM:482 Television Documentary Production semesterprogramsthat areadministered entirelyby
COMM:491 Group Communication Susquehanna LTniversityorin close cooperation with studyaway
CSCI:472 Software Engineering: Practicum partners. Thevast majority-ofstudents choose an approved SU
CSCI:483 CompilerTheory GOprogram. However, students mayattend other
CSCI:500 Senior Colloquium recommended programs ordesign theirown Cross-Cultural
ECOL:511 Student Research II
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