 | The University of Virginia record February, 1909 |  |
THE DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE STUDIES.
| EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, D. C. L., LL. D., | President. |
| RICHARD HEATH DABNEY, M. A., Ph. D., | Dean. |
Required for Entrance upon the Work of the Department.—The
possession of a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of
collegiate rank: or, in the case of a graduate of an institution of such
rank that does not confer a baccalaureate degree, presentation of a certificate
of graduation in a course of study accepted by the Academic
Faculty as fully equivalent to that ordinarily required for the degree in
question. A candidate entering the University under these conditions
will be registered as a Graduate Student if he is pursuing one or more
graduate courses: he may, however, be permitted, or, if he is a candidate
for a degree who enters from another college, be required to take in
addition such strictly undergraduate courses as may be desirable or necessary
for his purpose.
Graduate in a School.
Any student who successfully completes all the courses offered in
any Academic School is entitled to a diploma of graduation in that
School: but a student thus pursuing graduate studies will not be registered
as a member of this Department unless he has satisfied the conditions
above stated.
Master of Arts.
The degree of Master of Arts of the University of Virginia will
be conferred upon a Bachelor of Arts of this University who has completed
the work in four fully organized graduate courses chosen by himself
and approved by the Academic Faculty; each of which courses must
be one in which the professor regularly meets the class not less than
three hours a week. The four courses must be chosen from at least
three distinct subjects distributed among three different Academic Schools,
except by special order of the Academic Faculty; and three of the courses
must be cognate. Students who take such graduate courses in some subjects
before receiving the B. A. degree will not be granted the M. A.
degree unless they take at least two of their graduate courses in the academic
year when the latter degree is conferred.
A brief summary of the C courses open to candidates for the Master's
hours of lectures and examinations: a description of each is given in its
proper connection in that portion of the catalogue which treats of the
work of the independent Academic Schools.
The courses indicated are also, in many cases, included among the
advanced courses that may be offered as electives at large for the degree
of Bachelor of Arts: credit can be obtained for any such course in but
one of these capacities by the same candidate; work done for the lower
degree being in no case counted again as part of the work required for the
attainment of the higher degree.
Students holding baccalaureate degrees from other chartered institutions
of learning and desiring admission to candidacy for the degree of
Master of Arts should write immediately to the Registrar of the University
and ask for a blank form of application, to be filled out (partly
by the applicant, and partly by the President of the institution from
which the applicant has received a degree) and promptly returned to the
Registrar. When the Committee on Academic Degrees has duly considered
the application and reported to the Academic Faculty, the latter
will decide whether the application will be accepted; and, if so, the applicant
will then be informed what work he will have to do in order to
obtain the M. A. degree.
In general, the Faculty will require that, unless the baccalaureate
degree of the candidate conforms with reasonable closeness to the B. A.
degree of the University in the character of its requirements, the candidate
must take such undergraduate courses here as will supplement his
deficiencies. In particular, the Faculty will require the candidate to take
not only the four graduate courses mentioned above, but also the undergraduate
courses in the same subjects, unless convinced by the report
of the Committee on Academic Degrees that the candidate's work done
elsewhere in one or more of these subjects has been fully equal in quality
and quantity to the undergraduate work required in such subject or subjects
at the University of Virginia. Nor can the candidate be excused
from doing the undergraduate work in any one of these four subjects
without the consent of the professor of that subject.
Master of Science.
The degree of Master of Science of the University of Virginia
will be conferred upon a holder of the cultural degree (p. 154) of Bachelor
of Science, under regulations exactly similar to those under which the
degree of Master of Arts is conferred upon a Bachelor of Arts. Candidates
for the degree of Master of Science need, therefore,—in order
to see in detail what will be required of them,—merely substitute the
"B. A." and "M. A." respectively occur in the statement (pp. 165-166) of
the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts.
Doctor of Philosophy.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
will be conferred upon the holder of a cultural baccalaureate degree of
this University, or (under the regulations mentioned below) upon the
holder of a similar degree from some other chartered institution of
learning who possesses a reading knowledge of French and German, and
who completes the prescribed graduate work in three cognate subjects,
chosen by himself from at least two Academic Schools, and approved
by the Academic Faculty; this graduate work to be pursued for at least
three years in the major subject, for at least two years in the primary
minor, and for at least one year in the secondary minor subject. It is
also provided that any student taking the second or third year of graduate
work in a subject may be required by the professor, with the approval
of the Academic Faculty, to attend such lectures or courses in any of the
Academic Schools as the professor may deem necessary.
The "reading knowledge" of French and German mentioned above
is intended to enable the candidate to pursue his chosen subjects through
the medium of books and periodicals in the French and German languages.
His ability to do this must be tested at the beginning of the
first year of his candidacy by examinations on these languages in the
presence of a committee consisting of the professor of the candidate's
major subject and the professors of French and German. In case of
failure on either or both of the examinations, he will be required to enter
the appropriate class or classes in one or both of the languages, and
will not be regarded as a regular candidate for the doctorate until he has
fulfilled the requirements in French and German. It is provided, however,
that any student who has already passed on the B course in either
or both of the languages at this University shall be considered as having
the requisite knowledge of either or both of them, as the case may be.
Graduate work done in other universities may be accepted in lieu
of resident work done here, provided sufficient evidence is furnished by
examination, written or oral, or both, that such work has been of a grade
similar to that required here, and has been satisfactorily performed, and
provided also that, while it shall be possible for a candidate to get
credit in this way for the whole of his secondary minor subject, every
candidate must take here at least one advanced course in his primary
minor, and at least one year's work in his major subject.
It is also provided that a candidate who is a professor, in charge
of the subject selected by him as major, in a chartered college or university,
years in resident work at this University. The graduate work of the
last year of candidacy shall in all cases be done at this University, unless
the Academic Faculty shall for special reasons direct otherwise.
Upon the completion of the approved courses, the candidate shall
submit to the Academic Faculty a Dissertation exhibiting independent
research in some branch of his major subject. The Dissertation must
be submitted not later than April 15 of the year in which the candidate
applies for the degree. Moreover, the copy presented for the Faculty's
approval shall be written (type-written, if feasible) on paper of prescribed
quality and size; shall be bound; and shall have certain prescribed
phrases on the cover and title page. If accepted as satisfactory by the
Faculty, this copy shall immediately become the property of the University.
If approved, the Dissertation must be printed at the candidate's
expense before the degree is conferred, and one hundred copies deposited
in the Library of the University; or, if this be impracticable on
account of lack of time, the candidate must deposit with the Bursar
a sum of money sufficient to have a hundred copies of the Dissertation
printed.
The instruction open to candidates for the Doctor's degree in each
of the Academic Schools is described in a preceding portion of the
catalogue. No graduate course can be counted for the Doctor's degree
unless the professor regularly meets the class not less than three hours
a week.
The conditions on which students holding baccalaureate degrees
from other chartered institutions of learning are admitted to candidacy
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy are as follows.
Each applicant should write to the Registrar of the University and
ask for a blank form of application to be filled out (partly by the applicant,
and partly by the President of the institution from which the
applicant has received a degree) and promptly returned to the Registrar
When the application has been duly considered by the Committee on
Academic Degrees and by the Academic Faculty, the applicant will be
informed as to the work which he, if accepted as a candidate, will have
to do in order to secure the Doctor's degree. The general rule will be
that unless his baccalaureate degree conforms with reasonable closeness to
one of the cultural baccalaureate degrees of this University in the nature
of its requirements, he must take such undergraduate courses here as will
supplement his deficiencies. In particular, he will be required to take
not only the graduate work in his three chosen subjects, but the undergraduate
courses as well, unless the Faculty is convinced that his work
done elsewhere in one or more of these subjects has been fully equal in
or subjects at this University. Moreover, the individual professor of any
of these three subjects may require the candidate to take his undergraduate
course, should he regard him as insufficiently grounded in the fundamental
facts or principles of the subject.
EXPENSES.
The necessary expenses at the University for a Virginia student in
the Department of Graduate Studies may be estimated at from $160 a
year upward, according to the mode of living; for students from other
States this minimum should be increased by a sum ranging from $90 to
$130 for tuition fees. A fuller statement of expenses, including the conditions
under which Virginia or other students are entitled to free tuition,
will be found on pp. 92-98.
Applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy who are granted
the privilege of non-residence during a portion of their candidacy, under
conditions above stated, are required to matriculate and to pay the annual
University fee of $40 if not Virginians, and $10 if Virginians, during
such period of non-residence.
COURSES IN THE ACADEMIC SCHOOLS WHICH ARE OPEN TO
GRADUATE STUDENTS.
A brief summary is here presented of the courses open to election
by candidates for the Master's and Doctor's degrees.
Where an undergraduate course is stated to be prerequisite to a
graduate course, the latter may be taken parallel with the former if, in
the judgment of the professor concerned, the circumstances justify such
a privilege.
A full description of each of these courses will be found in the
statements of the Academic Schools upon preceding pages 109-149.
Latin.
4C. History of the Latin Languages and Advanced Prose: Cicero, Tacitus,
Plautus, Terence, Horace: History of Roman Literature. Course
2B or Course 3B (or the equivalent of either) prerequisite. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 12 to 1: Cabell Hall. Professor Fitzhugh
and Mr. Bolling.
5C. (Given alternately with 4C.) Higher Syntax of the Cases and
Moods and Advanced Prose: Tacitus, Pliny, Plautus, Terence,
Juvenal, Lucretius, Cicero: History of Roman Philosophy. Course
2B or Course 3B (or the equivalent of either) prerequisite. Tuesday,
and Mr. Bolling.
6D. Comparative Grammar and Historical Grammar of Latin Language.
Stylistic Exercise with Cicero's de Oratore.—Literary and
Objective Monuments of the Romans.—Constructive Study of Roman
culture-history. Course 4C or 5C (or the equivalent of either)
prerequisite. Hours by appointment. Professor Fitzhugh.
Greek.
4C. Advanced Grammar and Composition: Advanced Prose, Lyric Poetry,
and Drama: Demonsthenes; Thucydides, Æschylus, Sophocles,
Aristophanes. Meters. Course 3B prerequisite. Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 12 to 1: Cabell Hall. Professor Humphreys.
5D and 6D.—General survey of Greek Literature. Attic Prose. Attic
Drama. Greek Poets. Course 4C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Humphreys.
German.
3C. Modern Poetry, Goethe: The Modern German Novel: Middle High
German Poetry: German Drama: Historical German Grammar:
History of German Literature. Course 2B prerequisite. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 10 to 11: Cabell Hall. Professor Harrison.
4D. German Literature since 1730—Lectures and Class-work conducted
in German. Announced for 1909-1910: Goethe's Gedichte. Goethe's
Faust. Goethe's Wilhelm Meister. Course 3C prerequisite. Hours
by appointment. Adjunct Professor Faulkner.
5D. Gothic, Old High German, Middle High German. Course 3C prerequisite.
Hours by appointment. Professor Harrison.
English Language.
2C. Advanced Anglo-Saxon and Middle English: Chaucer, Spenser,
Beowulf: History and Etymology of English: History of Early
English Literature. Course 1B prerequisite. Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 12 to 1: Cabell Hall. Professor Harrison. Adjunct Professor
Faulkner.
3D and 4D.—English Philology and Etymology, General Phonetics. Intensive
Study of Early English and Middle English Prose and
Poetry. Course 2C prerequisite. Hours by appointment. Professor
Harrison, Adjunct Professor Faulkner.
French.
3C. Modern French Prose: tendencies of French fiction; France's place
in Civilization. Courses 1A and 2B prerequisite. Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 11 to 12: Rotunda, S. W. Professor Wilson.
Italian.
3C. Italian Grammar: Nineteenth Century Literature: Dante; Petrarch;
Boccacio: History of Italian Literature and of the Renaissance.
French 1A and 2B, or Spanish 1A and 2B, prerequisite. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 12 to 1: Rotunda, S. W. Professor Wilson.
Old French.
4D. Old French: French 1A and 2B, Spanish 1A and 2B, and Italian 3C
prerequisite. Lectures conducted in French. Hours by appointment.
Professor Wilson.
Mathematics.
3C. Solid Analytical Geometry: Advanced Differential and Integral Calculus:
Ordinary Differential Equations: History of Mathematics.
Course 2B prerequisite. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12 to 1:
Cabell Hall. Professor Echols.
4D. Advanced Analytic Geometry with application to Kinematios and
theory of homogenous displacements. Course 3C prerequisite.
Hours by appointment. Professor Echols.
5D. Differential Geometry. Course 3C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Page.
6D. Theory of Continuous Groups. Course 3C prerequisite. Hours by
appointment. Professor Page.
7D. Differential Equations. Course 3C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Page.
8D. Theory of Functions. Course 3C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Echols.
Mechanics.
2C. Analytical Mechanics. Mathematics 2B and Course 1B prerequisite.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 to 10: Mechanical Laboratory.
Professor Thornton.
3D. Mixed Mathematics. Course 2C and Mathematics 3C prerequisite.
Hours by appointment. Professor Thornton.
Astronomy.
2C. Practical Astronomy. Mathematics 2B (or its equivalent) and
Course 1B prerequisite. Hours will be announced: McCormick
Observatory. Professor Stone.
3C. Theoria Motus. Mathematics 2B (or its equivalent) and Course
1B prerequisite. Hours will be announced: Cabell Hall. Professor
Stone.
4C. Celestial Mechanics. Mathematics 2B (or its equivalent) and
Course 1B prerequisite. Hours will be announced: Cabell Hall.
Professor Stone.
Courses 3C and 4C are not given the same year.
5D. Special and Practical Astronomy. Course 2C prerequisite. Hours
by appointment. Professor Stone.
6D. Celestial Mechanics. Course 4C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Stone.
7D. Lunar Theory. Course 4C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Stone.
8D. Recent Advances in Celestial Mechanics. Course 5D prerequisite.
Hours by appointment. Professor Stone.
Physics.
2C. Electricity and Magnetism. Course 1B and Mathematics 2B prerequisite.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 to 11. Laboratory
hours, Tuesday, Thursday, 3 to 5: Rouss Physical Laboratory.
Adjunct Professor Hoxton., Dr. Guthrie.
3C. Optics. Course 1B and Mathematics 2B prerequisite. Hours by appointment:
Rouss Physical Laboratory. Adjunct Professor Hoxton.
4D. Spectroscopy. Course 3C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Dr. Guthrie.
Chemistry.
2C. Industrial Chemistry. Course 1B (or equivalent knowledge) prerequisite.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3.30 to 4.30: Chemical
Laboratory. Professor Dunnington.
3C. Organic Chemistry. Course 1B prerequisite. Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 9 to 10. Laboratory work nine hours a week, by appointment.
West Range Chemical Laboratory. Professor Bird and
Adjunct Professor Bedford.
4D. Advanced General Chemistry. Courses 1B and 2B are prerequisite.
Lecture and laboratory hours by appointment. West Range Chemical
Laboratory. Professor Bird.
Analytical Chemistry.
2C. Quantitative Analysis, Volumetric and Gravimetric. Course 1B prerequisite.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 to 11; laboratory hours
by appointment: Chemical Laboratory. Professor Dunnington.
Botany.
2C. Plant Morphology: Thallophytes.
3C. Plant Morphology: Archegoniates.
4C. Plant Morphology: Spermophytes.
One of these courses will be offered each year. Botany 1B and
Zoölogy 1B prerequisite. Lectures Tuesday, Thursday, 1 to 2:
laboratory periods, Wednesday, Friday, 11 to 2: weekly seminar
by appointment. In addition to the work represented by the hours
indicated, subjects for independent study and report will from
time to time be assigned to each student individually. Cabell Hall.
Professor Tuttle.
Zoölogy
2C. Animal Morphology: the lower Invertebrates.
3C. Animal Morphology: the higher Invertebrates.
4C. Animal Morphology: the Vertebrates.
One of these courses will be offered each year. Botany 1B and
Zoölogy 1B prerequisite. Lectures Monday, Wednesday, 1 to 2:
laboratory periods Tuesday, Thursday, 11 to 2: weekly seminar
by appointment. In addition to the work represented by the hours
indicated, subjects for independent study and report will from
time to time be assigned to each student individually. Cabell Hall.
Adjunct Professor Kepner.
5D. Cytology and Comparative Histology. Botany 1B, Zoölogy 1B
and one advanced course in either prerequisite. Lectures, laboratory
hours and seminar by appointment. Cabell Hall. Professor
Tuttle and Adjunct Professor Kepner.
Geology.
2C. Advanced Geology and Mineralogy. Course 1B prerequisite. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday, 9 to 10: Brooks Museum. Professor
Fontaine.
3D. Descriptive Mineralogy. Course 2C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Fontaine.
4D. Geology. Course 2C prerequisite. Hours by appointment. Professor
Fontaine.
Economic Geology.
2C. General Economic Geology. Course 1B (or equivalent) prerequisite.
Hours by appointment. Brooks Museum. Professor Watson.
3D. Advanced Economic Geology. Course 2C prerequisite. Hours by
appointment. Professor Watson.
4D. Economic Geology of the Southern Appalachians. Course 2C prerequisite.
Hours by appointment. Professor Watson.
History.
2C. English and American History. Course 1B prerequisite. Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 11 to 12: Cabell Hall. Professor Dabney.
3D. Intellectual, Moral, Religious, and Social Development of Europe.
Course 2C prerequisite. Hours by appointment. Professor Dabney.
4D. History of the Reconstruction of the Southern States. Course 2C
prerequisite. Hours by appointment. Professor Dabney.
Economics.
2C. Growth of American Industry and Commerce. Course 1B prerequisite.
Hours by appointment: Cabell Hall. Professor Page
(T. W.).
3D. Course of Research. Course 2C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Page (T. W.).
English Literature.
5C. Shakespeare; the Romantic Movement of the Eighteenth Century;
Nineteenth Century Prose in America. Course 2B or 3B (or the
equivalent of either) prerequisite. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
1 to 2: Cabell Hall. Professor Kent.
6D. Same as Course 5C above with supplementary reading and writing.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1 to 2: Cabell Hall. Professor
Kent.
7D. Colonial Literature in America. Browning and his Poetry. Drama
in England since 1740. Course 6D prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Kent.
8D. Dissertation and collateral reading. Course 6D prerequisite. Hours
by appointment. Professor Kent.
Philosophy.
4C. History of Philosophy. Courses 1B, 2B, or 3B prerequisite. Monday,
Lefevre.
5C. Social Psychology. Courses 1B, 2B, or 3B (or their equivalents)
prerequisite. Hours to be arranged: Rotunda, S. E. Professor
Payne.
6D. Empiricism and Rationalism. Course 4C prerequisite. Hours by
appointment. Professor Lefevre.
7D. Critical Philosophy of Kant. Course 4C prerequisite. Hours by appointment.
Professor Lefevre.
Education.
3C. Principles of Education. Course 1B or 2B or Philosophy 2B or 3B
prerequisite. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 to 11: Alumni Hall,
East Range. Professor Heck.
4C. School Administration. Course 1B or 2B, or Philosophy 2B or 3B
prerequisite. Hours by appointment. Alumni Hall, East Range.
Professor Heck.
Biblical History and Literature.
3C. Formation and Literary Value of the English Bible. Course 1B
or 2B (or the equivalent of either) prerequisite. Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 9 to 10: Madison Hall. Associate Professor Forrest.
SCHEDULE OF LECTURES
1909-1910
With Dates of Examinations
| Hours | Mon. Wed. Fri. | Tues. Thurs. Sat. | Hours |
| 9 to 9:55 |
Chemistry 3C; | Geology 2C. | 9 to 9:55 |
| Mechanics 2C. | Bibl. Hist. and Lit. 3C. | ||
| Tuesday, Dec. 14 | Tuesday, Dec. 21 | ||
| Thursday, March 17 | Thursday, March 24 | ||
| Tuesday, May 31 | Tuesday, June 7 | ||
| 10 to 10:55 |
Education 3C; | German 4C. | 10 to 10:55 |
| Physics 2C; | |||
| Analytical Chemistry 2C; | |||
| Philosophy 4C. | |||
| Monday, Dec. 13 | Friday, Dec. 17 | ||
| Wednesday, March 16 | Monday, March 21 | ||
| Thursday, June 9 | Friday, June 3 | ||
| 11 to 11:55 |
Botany 2C, 3C or 4C (Lab. Section); |
French 3C; | 11 to 11:55 |
| Chemistry 4D. | Zoölogy 2C, 3C or 4C (Lab. Section). |
||
| Thursday, Dec. 23 | Saturday, Dec. 18 | ||
| Saturday, March 26 | Tuesday, March 22 | ||
| Monday, May 30 | Saturday, June 4 | ||
| 12 to 12:55 |
Mathematics 3C; | Latin 4C or Latin 5C; | 12 to 12:55 |
| History 2C; | Italian 3C; | ||
| Greek 4C; | English Language 2C; | ||
| Botany 2C, 3C or 4C (Lab. Section). |
Zoölogy 2C, 3C or 4C (Lab. Section). |
||
| Monday, Dec. 20 | Wednesday, Dec. 15 | ||
| Wednesday, March 23 | Friday, March 18 | ||
| Monday, June 6 | Wednesday, June 1 | ||
| 1 to 1:55 |
Zoölogy 2C, 3C or 4C; | Literature 4C and 6D. | 1 to 1:55 |
| Botany 2C, 3C or 4C (Lab. Section). |
Botany 2C, 3C or 4C. | ||
| Zoölogy 2C, 3C or 4C (Lab. Section). |
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| Wednesday, Dec. 22 | Thursday, Dec. 16 | ||
| Friday, March 25 | Saturday, March 19 | ||
| Wednesday, June 8 | Thursday, June 2 | ||
| 3:30 to 5 |
Chemistry 2C. | Physics 2C (Lab. Section). | 3:30 to 5 |
| Monday, Dec. 20 | Wednesday, Dec. 22 | ||
| Wednesday, March 23 | Friday, March 25 | ||
| Monday, June 6 | Wednesday, June 8 |
| The University of Virginia record February, 1909 | |