Course conflicts will be most easily avoided by taking courses in proper sequence. All courses are given as term courses, with the exception of senior work (0700 courses) and independent study work (0500 courses). These course numbers may signify ongoing work and, in that event, are graded S (satisfactory progress) or U (unsatisfactory progress).
At the head of each departmental or program section, the major is described and the requirements for a major in that department or program are stated, together with the recommended courses.
Prerequisites to a course are shown in parentheses. Courses not being offered this year are indicated as such, but the course description remains for informational purposes. Abbreviations are: lab=laboratory section; lect.=lecture section; prelab = lecture for the laboratory section; drill=drill; screen=screening; perf.=performance; and disc. =discussion section.
The following abbreviations are used to designate courses that satisfy the distribution requirement for academic categories: ART, the arts; DED, deductive reasoning and analytical processes; HIS, historical studies; LIT, literature; LNG, foreign language; PHL, philosophical and religious studies; SCI, physical and life sciences; SOC, social analysis. The following abbreviations are used to designate courses that satisfy the cultures and civilizations requirement: EUR, European; AAL, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Carribean; CMP, Comparative; NOR, United States and Canada.
The College reserves the right, without further notice, to cancel any courses herein described, and to make any other changes in staff, fees, and courses which may be deemed necessary.
Spring term offerings listed for 2009 may be incomplete. The most up-to-date information can be found on the College's Web site <www.middlebury.edu>. Departments and programs may be consulted about the possibility of other courses. Information on winter term courses and first-year student seminars will be published and distributed separately.
College departments and many programs are organized into six academic divisions: Arts (Interdepartmental Arts Course, Music, Studio Art, Theatre, Dance, and Film/Media), Humanities (Classics, Classical Studies Program, History, History of Art and Architecture, Philosophy, Religion), Languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese Studies, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish), Literature (Literature Program, English and American Literatures, Literature Courses In Translation, Literary Studies), Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Physical Education and Athletics, Physics) and Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, Teacher Education). There are also seven Interdisciplinary programs (African American Studies, American Studies, Environmental Studies, Independent Scholar Program, International Studies, Neuroscience, Women's and Gender Studies) and a College Writing Program that are not associated with any single division. Departmental and program course offerings are listed alphabetically.
ARTS
Art
Interdepartmental Arts Course
Film & Media Culture
Music
Theatre and Dance
HUMANITIES
Classics
Classical Studies Program
History
History of Art and Architecture
Philosophy
Religion
LANGUAGES
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
(for courses in Greek, Hebrew, and Latin, see Classics)
LITERATURE
English and American Literatures
Foreign Literature Courses in Translation
Literary Studies
NATURAL SCIENCES
Biology
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Computer Science
Geology
Mathematics
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Physical Education and Athletics
Physics
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Economics
Geography
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology/Anthropology
Teacher Education
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
African Studies
African American Studies
American Studies
American Civilization (not applicable to Class of 2010 and beyond)
Environmental Studies
Independent Scholar Program
Interdepartmental Courses
International Studies
Neurosciences
Women's and Gender Studies