 | The University of Virginia record April 1, 1921 |  |
DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE STUDIES.
| Edwin Anderson Alderman, Ph.B., D.C.L., LL.D. | President |
| Richard Heath Dabney M.A., Ph.D. | Dean |
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Required for Admission to the Department.—A candidate for admission
to the Department of Graduate Studies must have a baccalaureate
degree from a recognized institution of collegiate rank; or, in case the
institution he attended does not confer such a degree, he must present 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.
Required for Admission as Applicant for a Degree.—In order to be
recognized as an applicant for a master's or doctor's degree, any candidate
who has not received a baccalaureate degree from this university
must secure from the Registrar of the University a blank form, which,
when properly filled out, he must file with the Dean of this department,
together with a catalogue of the institution from which he graduated.
If that institution has (1) a faculty of at least eight professors giving
their full time to college or university work; (2) entrance requirements
equal to those of this university, and (3) a course of four full years in the
liberal arts and sciences, the candidate will not be required to take any
undergraduate courses except such as the Committee on Rules and
Courses or the professors in charge of the graduate courses he elects
may consider necessary for their successful prosecution. If, however, the
institution in question does not meet the three conditions mentioned
above, the candidate's preparation will be carefully considered by the
Committee on Rules and Courses, which will prescribe such undergraduate
courses as are deemed necessary to supply his deficiences.
Admission of Women.—The candidate must hold a baccalaureate degree
from a recognized institution of collegiate rank.
REGULATIONS.
Grade.—The grade of a student in any course, either for a term or
for the session, is determined by his class standing and his examination
grade, combined in such proportion as the professor in charge of the
course in question may decide.
Grade Required for Passing.—For passing in any course a grade of
seventy-five per cent is required.
Absence from Examination will not be excused except for sickness
on the day of examination, attested by a physician's certificate, or for
other cause which the faculty by special order may approve. An unexcused
absence is counted as a total failure.
Special Examinations.—A student whose absence from an examination
is excused, is entitled to a special examination on a date to be arranged
between himself and the professor in charge.
Change of Subjects of Study after registration can be made only with
the consent of the Dean and of the professors concerned.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES.
The Master's Degrees.
A candidate who has received a baccalaureate degree from this university,
or who has fulfilled the conditions above specified under Entrance
Requirements, is entitled to a master's degree upon his successful completion
of four graduate courses, chosen in accordance with the restrictions
detailed below:
No C course which a candidate has offered as part of the work credited
for a baccalaureate degree may be counted for a master's degree.
No C course may be counted toward a master's degree unless preceded
by B work in the same subject aggregating at least 6 session-hours;
or, in case only one 3 session-hour course is offered in that subject, by
one B course in that subject and a second B course in the same Group,
chosen with the approval of the professor in charge of the C course in
question.
A candidate must take at least two graduate courses during the last
year of his work for a master's degree, and no candidate may receive this
degree until at least one year after he has received his baccalaureate degree,
except by special consent of the Academic Faculty.
The degree of Master of Arts is conferred upon a Bachelor of Arts
who has successfully completed four graduate courses, chosen with the
approval of the Academic Faculty. These four courses must be in at
least three distinct subjects, and in three different Academic Schools, except
by special order of the Academic Faculty. Three of the subjects
must be cognate, which means that they must be selected from kindred
groups of subjects, such as, for example, languages and literature, or
mathematics and natural science, or history, economics, and government,
or philosophy, education, and biology.
The degree of Master of Science is conferred upon a holder of the
cultural degree of Bachelor of Science who has successfully completed
four graduate courses chosen in accordance with the regulations
prescribed for the Master of Arts above.
The degree of Master of Science in a Special Subject, the name of
which is inscribed on the diploma, is conferred upon a holder of the vocational
degree of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject who
has successfully completed four graduate courses selected from among
those offered in his special subject, or from among other courses which
meet with the approval of the professors in charge of his special subject.
Doctor of Philosophy.
A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must hold a baccalaureate
degree of this university, or, if he be a graduate of some other
institution, he must have fulfilled the conditions above specified under Entrance
Requirements. The requirements for the degree are as follows:
(1) A reading knowledge of French and German, attested by the successful
completion of the B courses in these languages, or else by examinations
held at the beginning of the first year of the candidate's work
for the doctorate, by committees consisting of the professor in charge of
the candidate's major subject and the professors of French and German,
respectively. If the candidate fails on one or both of these examinations,
he will be required to enter the appropriate course in one or both of
these languages. No student will be regarded as a regular candidate for
the doctorate until he has fulfilled this requirement.
(2) The successful completion of at least three years of graduate work
in three subjects, to be known, respectively, as the candidate's major, primary
minor and secondary minor. These subjects must be cognate (see
page 8, and must be chosen, with the approval of the Committee on
Rules and Courses, from at least three Academic Schools. The major
must be pursued for at least three years, the primary minor for at least
two years, and the secondary minor for at least one year.
No C course may be counted toward the doctor's degree unless preceded
by B work in the same subject aggregating at least 6 session-hours;
or, in case only one 3 session-hour course is offered in that subject, by
one B course in that subject and a second B course in the same Group,
chosen with the approval of the professor in charge of the C course in
question.
Any student taking a D course in any 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.
Graduate work done in other universities may be accepted in lieu of
resident work, 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 the candidate takes in this university at least one graduate
course in his primary minor, and does at least one year's resident work
in his major subject.
A candidate who is a professor in a chartered college or university,
of the subject selected by him as major, may be allowed by the Academic
Faculty to spend only two years in resident work. In all cases the work
of the last year of candidacy shall be done in residence, unless the Academic
Faculty shall for special reasons direct otherwise.
(3) A dissertation exhibiting independent research in some branch
of the candidate's major subject. The dissertation must be submitted to
the Academic Faculty not later than April 15 of the year in which the
candidate applies for the degree. Moreover, the copy presented for the
prescribed quality and size, shall be bound, and shall have certain prescribed
phrases on the cover and title page. If the dissertation is accepted
by the faculty as satisfactory the copy submitted shall immediately
become the property of the University. Before the degree is conferred
the dissertation must be printed at the candidate's expense, 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.
(4) A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy with any
field of Education as a major subject, shall (a) pass, at least two terms prior
to receiving the degree, preliminary written examinations in each of the
following fields: History of Education, Educational Psychology, Educational
Administration, Secondary Education, Educational Sociology; and
(b) pass a final oral examination upon his dissertation and the general fields
of his major and minor subjects.
EXPENSES.
The necessary expenses of a Virginia student in the Department of
Graduate Studies may be estimated at from $270 a year upward, according
to the mode of living; for students from other States, $435 upward.
A fuller statement of expenses, including the conditions under which Virginians
and other students are entitled to free tuition, will be found on
pages 91-95 of the General Catalogue.
Applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy who are granted the
privilege of non-residence during a period of their candidacy, under the
conditions above stated, are required to register each year during such period
of non-residence, and to pay the annual university fee ($10 for Virginians,
$40 for students from other States).
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES.
McINTIRE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS.
I. Art.
Art C1: Advanced Drawing and Painting: Art B2 and B3 prerequisite.—First
and second terms: Drawing and painting from the life. Third
term: Painting landscape and architectural subjects out of doors.
II. Architecture.
Architecture C1: Advanced Architectural Design: Architecture B1 and
B2 prerequisite.—Problems in the design of complex structures and ensembles.
Sketch problems in the developed treatment of elements of architecture
and the allied arts. Individual criticism and discussion, with occasional
lectures. Fee, $40.[1]
(Credit, 6 session-hours for B.S. in Architecture.)
Drawing, 18 hours a week. Professor Kimball.
III. Music.
Music C1: Advanced Harmony and Counterpoint: Music B2 prerequisite.—(B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session hours.) Professor Fickenscher.
Music C2: Composition and Analysis: Music B2 and C1 prerequisite
(or may be taken concurrently with C1 by special arrangement). Construction
and drill in various rythmic and melodic forms. Their use in
sections, phrases and periods. Construction of song and dance forms;
the study of these and also larger forms, including the sonata form,
through the works of the masters. Blackboard exercises in the classroom,
and written examples which are discussed with the student. Professor
Fickenscher.
Music C3: Ensemble Course: Music B1 or B2 prerequisite.
a. Concerted playing of Chamber Music. Representative sonatas,
trios, quartets, quintets, etc., by classical and modern masters used as
material for study. One hour a week—to be arranged.
b. Orchestral playing. Training in conducting, study of scores, and
principles by which conductors should be guided in the selection and performance
of orchestral works. (Pianists must either study some orchestral
instrument concurrently or must take choral drill.) Admission to Music
C3 only to students who have acquired the requisite proficiency on the
piano or some orchestral instrument. One hour a week—to be arranged.
Technical Courses.—Technical training under special instructors in
Pianoforte, Organ, Violin, 'Cello, and Singing. University students may
arrange for tuition in these branches at a reduction in rates by application
to Professor Fickénscher.
Choral Singing.—One rehearsal a week. Three concerts during the
Academic year. Study of part songs and other choral works of various
masters from the Netherland School to the present day.
Orchestra.—One hour a week—to be arranged.
Concerts.—a. A series of six concerts by artists of international reputation
at moderate prices gives opportunity for extended musical knowledge
and appreciation.
b. A series of sixteen ensemble recitals by the faculty of the Music
Department affords opportunity for intimate acquaintance with the best
in musical literature and through familiarity to become intelligent in
appreciation of the masters.
c. Three concerts by the Albemarle Choral Club.
History and Environment.—The work offered re-establishes the instruction
outlined in the first curriculum of the University, 1818, the earliest
proposal for instruction in art, architecture, and music in any American university.
An unrivalled background is provided for it by the buildings and environment
of Charlottesville; the University group, with its old buildings specially
designed to furnish examples of the various orders "as specimens
for the architectural lecturer," its new buildings designed by Stanford
White; the works of sculpture by Houdon, Ezekiel, Bitter, Borglum, Keck,
Shrady, and Aitken; the concerts and exhibitions of paintings brought to
the University with part of the income of the McIntire fund.
Equipment.—The School of Fine Arts has its headquarters in the
building at the south end of West Range, which has been specially adapted
to its use. It comprises a lecture, concert, and exhibition hall, architectural
draughting rooms, dark rooms and offices. A large studio for
freehand drawing and painting is located in Cabell Hall. For concerts
requiring large seating capacity Cabell Hall itself is available, and also the
new classic open-air amphitheatre given to the University by Paul Goodloe
McIntire, of the Class of 1879.
Since the foundation of the School the University has already acquired
the nucleus of an important collection of works of art, to supplement
the considerable number of fine portraits and other paintings in its
possession. As a gift from Hon. John Barton Payne it has received a
large collection of etchings, engravings and lithographs, including numerous
and important examples of the work of Rembrandt, Whistler, Haden,
Turner, Legros, Zorn and other masters, and admirably illustrating the
history and processes of the graphic arts. An important canvas ascribed
to Rubens has just been presented by John Armstrong Chaloner, Esq.
For the current work in Art and Architecture there is generous provision
of casts, books, photographs and lantern slides. The casts include
geometrical models, motives of ornamentation, architectural elements,
elements of the figure, and a number of full figures from the antique,
as well as fine modern figures. Beside the books on the history of
art and on construction kept at the University Library, an exceptional
departmental collection of works valuable for reference in
architectural design and detailing, is housed in direct connection with the
Grands Prix de Rome, Médailles des Concours d'architecture, Monuments
antiques, Fragments antiques, Edifices de Rome moderne, The Georgian
Period, Work of McKim, Mead, and White, etc., etc. These are supplemented
by some three thousand photographs, and by a collection of
five thousand lantern slides, as well as by a number of envoi drawings by
former holders of the Roman Prize and the Rotch Travelling Scholarship.
For Music, the school has two concert grand pianos for its use in the
classroom and for ensemble recitals, a double bass and kettle drums for
the use of students in the orchestra, lantern slides illustrating ancient
instruments and a comprehensive library of chamber music, orchestral
scores and parts, operas, and piano classics, as well as books of reference
on musical subjects and collateral reading, which latter are kept in the
University Library.
There are also available for the Music Department a two-manual
Skinner organ in Cabell Hall and a new three-manual Moeller organ in
connection with the McIntire amphitheatre.
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY.
Astronomy C1: Spherical and Practical Astronomy: Astronomy B1 and
Mathematics B1 prerequisite.—Spherical astronomy and theory of astronomical
instruments, with practical exercises in making and reducing astronomical
observations.—Hours to be arranged. Adjunct Professor Allen.
Astronomy C2: Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics
B2 prerequisite.—Rectilinear motion, central forces, potential; problems of
two, three and n bodies, perturbations, determination of a preliminary orbit.—Hours
to be arranged. Adjunct Professor Olivier.
Astronomy D1: Advanced Practical Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—Determination
of the positions of the fixed stars, use of transit
instrument, equatorials and measuring machines.—Hours by appointment.
Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D2: Theoria Motus: Astronomy B1 and Mathematics B2
prerequisite.—Determination of the position of an undisturbed body from
known elements, determination of the elements of an undisturbed orbit, theory
of special perturbations.—Hours by appointment. Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D3: Advanced Celestial Mechanics: Astronomy C2 prerequisite.—Problem
of three bodies, and theory of general perturbations.—
Hours by appointment. Professor Mitchell.
Astronomy D4: Photographic Astronomy: Astronomy C1 prerequisite.—
Theory and reduction of astronomical photographs, including spectrograms.
—Hours by appointment. Professor Mitchell.
The Leander McCormick Observatory is situated upon Mount Jefferson,
which furnishes an unobstructed horizon. The principal building is a
rotunda forty-five feet in diameter, which contains the great Clark refractor
of twenty-six inches aperture. The instrument and building are the gift
of the late Leander J. McCormick, Esq., of Chicago. The telescope is fitted
The computing rooms adjoining contain clocks, chronograph, machines for
measuring astronomical photographs and spectrograms, and an excellent
working library. In a smaller building are a three-inch transit and a six-inch
equatorial. A temporary students' observatory, erected in the rear
of Dawson's Row, is intended primarily for the use of students in Astronomy
B1.
The members of the Visiting Committee of the Leander McCormick
Observatory are:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
THE RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY.
MR. ROBERT HALL MCCORMICK.
MR. LEANDER MCCORMICK-GOODHART.
PROFESSOR S. I. BAILEY, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEANDER MCCORMICK OBSERVATORY.
For information in regard to the Vanderbilt Fellowships in astronomy,
see page 103 of the General Catalogue.
JOHN B. CARY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL HISTORY
AND LITERATURE.
Biblical Literature C1: Any two B courses from the English Group, prerequisite.—The
origin and history of the English Bible: The canon; the
text; the English versions. Professor Forrest.
Biblical Literature D1: The religious ideas of the Bible, or the theology
of the Old and New Testaments.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Forrest.
MILLER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.
A laboratory fee of $10 is charged for each course.
Any course may be withdrawn unless elected by at least four students.
I. Biology and Agriculture.
Biology C1: Evolution and Heredity: Biology B1 prerequisite.—First
term: Evolution, the theory and its history. Second term: The principles
of heredity and their application to social questions. Third term: The biological
aspects of human problems. Lectures only. Professor Lewis.
II. Botany.
Botany C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—The evolution of plants based on
a morphological study of a series of types, which will represent the more
important families of algae, fungi, liverworts, mosses, ferns and seed
plants. The principles of classification are considered and illustrated.—One
hour a week will be devoted to a study of periodical literature. Professor
Lewis.
Botany D1: Advanced work along some of the lines indicated above.
The work will be varied to suit the needs of the students applying for the
course.—Hours by appointment. Professor Lewis.
III. Zoölogy.
Zoölogy C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Experimental zoölogy. A comparative
study of the morphology and behavior of typical invertebrates.—
Two lectures and two three-hour laboratory periods weekly. Abstracting
of periodical literature one hour each week. Professor Kepner.
Zoölogy D1: Principles of animal histology. Protoplasm, cell organization,
and tissue formation. The student is required to become familiar
with the principles of histological technique and to make his own preparations.—Two
lectures and two three-hour laboratory periods a week. Also
a weekly meeting of one hour for a discussion with the instructor of current
literature and of the problems arising out of the students' work.
Hours by appointment. Professor Kepner.
Further advanced work may be arranged to meet the needs of students.
The Biological Laboratory, completed in 1920, is adequate in size and
arrangements for housing comfortably all the classes in Biology. The
building is provided freely with electricity, gas, and water. The equipment
consists of compound microscopes of the best types, microtomes,
paraffin ovens, incubators, sterilizers, and other apparatus required for
general and advanced work. The departmental library contains a good
working collection of biological texts and books of reference, as well as
files of the more important journals.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY.
Students taking Laboratory courses in Chemistry are required to pay for each
course a fee of $20 and make a special deposit of $5 to cover breakage of
apparatus.
Chemistry C1: Quantitative Analysis: Chemistry B3 prerequisite.—A
thorough course in quantitative analysis, including some work in technical
methods of analysis as well as the fundamental procedures of gravimetric
and volumetric analysis. One to two hours of lecture and recitation a
week. Eight to ten hours of laboratory. Mon., Wed., Fri., 2-5, with three
hours to be arranged. Adjunct Professor Yoe and assistants.
Chemistry C2: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B2 and C1 prerequisite.
—The lectures deal with selected topics in organic chemistry. Reading
from the scientific journals, advanced texts, and the history of chemistry
will be assigned. The laboratory work involves a study of typical problems,
designed to teach methods of investigation which are widely applicable.
Twelve or more hours a week. Lectures: Mon., Wed., Fri., 2-3;
Laboratory: 9 hours by appointment. Professor Bird.
Chemistry C3: Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B1 and B3 prerequisite.
—Some knowledge of the calculus is required and previous training in
Physics is desirable. This course treats of such topics as the gas
laws, kinetic theory of gases, the properties of dilute solutions, molecular
weights, mass action, reaction velocities, electrolysis and electromotive
force, the phase rule, etc. Emphasis is placed upon the application of
physico-chemical laws in the solution of chemical problems. The laboratory
Edgar.
Chemistry C4: Applied Chemistry: Chemistry B3 and C3 prerequisite.
—The lectures and recitations in this course will be devoted to the study
of fundamental principles underlying the more important phases of industrial
chemistry, including both theoretical and economic problems. A
considerable amount of reading in descriptive industrial chemistry will be
assigned, and written reports upon special subjects will be required. Professor
Edgar.
Chemistry C5: Advanced Inorganic Laboratory: Chemistry B1 and B3
prerequisite; Chem. C1 and C3 prerequisite or must be taken concurrently.
This course is designed to offer special training to the student in
particular lines in which he may be interested, and for which he may be
prepared. It will consist of an experimental study of special problems
in inorganic, physical or analytical chemistry, supplemented by assigned
reading, and by conferences with the instructor. A minimum of nine
hours a week will be required; hours by appointment. Professor Edgar,
Associate Professor Carter, Adjunct Professor Yoe.
Advanced Courses: Seminars will be offered in the different branches
of Chemistry to students applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
The courses will be offered only as occasion demands, and the subjects
treated will vary. These courses will be designated as "D" courses, but
owing to the flexibility which it is desired to secure in the subject matter,
no definite statement of them will be made except that special phases
of physical, inorganic, and analytical chemistry will be treated, including
such subjects as radio-chemistry, the chemistry of the rare elements,
colloid and surface chemistry, etc. Research work looking toward a thesis
will accompany these courses.
The Chemical Journal Club will meet once a week (hour to be arranged)
for the critical review and discussion of various topics of interest
in current chemical literature and of such chemical researches as are in
progress in the University. All members of the teaching staff and advanced
students in chemistry are expected to participate in these meetings
and to take part in the discussions. The privileges of the club are
extended to all members of the University and others who are interested
in the progress of Chemistry.
The Chemical Laboratory, recently completed, is of brick, fire-proof
construction, and the three floors afford 30,000 square feet of space. The
seven larger laboratories will accommodate 625 students, and, in addition
to these, there are smaller laboratories for the use of instructors and advanced
students. There are also rooms for assay furnaces, gas and water
analysis, photography, etc. The building is supplied throughout with water,
gas and electricity. A commodious working library is available for the
students, containing about 4,000 books directly related to chemistry, and
complete files of the more important chemical journals.
JAMES WILSON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS.
I. Economics.
Economics C1: The Growth of American Industry and Commerce:
Economics B1 and any other B course in Group IV, prerequisite.—Economic
principles as illustrated by American experience, with a study of the influence
of economic conditions upon American social and political development.
The work is mainly topical, and the topics receiving chief emphasis
vary from year to year. Associate Professor Snavely.
Economics C2: Public Finance: Economics B1 and one other B course
in Group IV, prerequisite.—First and second terms: The general principles
of public finance, with a detailed investigation of state and local taxation.
Third term: The financial institutions and methods of the federal government.
Associate Professor Snavely.
Economics C3: Money and Banking and Foreign Exchange: Economics
B1 and one other B course in Group IV, prerequisite.—First and second
terms: Money and Banking: A study of monetary systems, forms of
money and monetary standards, price level and its fluctuations, principles
of banking, national banking system and the Federal Reserve system,
government financing. Third term: Foreign Exchange. Associate Professor
Snavely.
Economics C4: Corporation Finance: Economics B1 and one other B
course in Group IV, prerequisite. First and second terms: Forms of business
organization, growth of corporations, corporation laws of different
states, sources of capital, stocks and bonds, profits and distribution of
earnings, use of surplus. Third term: Combinations and Trusts.—
(Omitted in 1920-1921.)—Associate Professor Snavely.
II. Business Administration.
a. Courses in 1920-'21.
Economics C5: Marketing.—This course attempts an analysis of the
existing commercial mechanism for the distribution of goods from "producer"
to "consumer." The emphasis of the course will be put on practical
problems in an endeavor to appraise the efficiency of the distributive
system and to indicate where improvements may be introduced. The
work of the fall term will deal primarily with the marketing of farm products
and raw materials; that of the winter term with the merchandising of
manufactured or "finished" products, with some attention to the significance
of advertising as a business force. Associate Professor Eldred.
(Fall and Winter Terms.)
Economics C6: Business Statistics.—The application of statistical
methods to business and economic problems, such as living costs, employment,
production, sales, markets, construction of index numbers, and
economic and business forecasts. Associate Professor Eldred. (Spring
Term.)
Economics C7: Industrial Problems.—This course attempts to analyze
the basic elements in the human relationship of employer and employee
as exemplified in modern industry, and to acquaint the student
with the major problems and necessary point of view to enable him to
make a helpful contribution towards a better industrial relationship.
A brief consideration of the history and structure of modern industry in
its bearings on human nature will be followed by a detailed study of the
causes and manifestations of "labor unrest" and by an examination of the
most promising plans that have been suggested for the prevention and
adjustment of industrial disputes—including collective bargaining, aitration,
profit sharing, and the like—as well as a consideration of the
broader implications of the workers' aspirations to exert a larger and more
organic influence upon the processes of industrial life. Associate Professor
Eldred. (Winter and Spring Terms.)
b. Courses in 1921-'22.
It is also planned to offer in 1921-22 one or more of the following
courses, depending upon the number of registrants:
A full year course in Transportation, including railroads, inland waterways,
and ocean systems, with particular reference to freight rates and
traffic problems from the points of view both of the general business
community and of those who plan to enter transportation as a vocation.
A full year course in Insurance, devoting one term each to property
insurance, life insurance, and social insurance.
A full year course in Labor Supply and Organization, involving a discussion
of immigration and the working class population, the extent and
character of employment and unemployment, the movement for standards
of labor legislation, trade unions and their policies, employment
management and wage systems, labor disputes and agencies of industrial
conciliation.
A full year course in the Economics of Agriculture, approaching the
problems of farm management from the point of view of the farm as a
business enterprise as well as considering the relation of agriculture to
the whole industrial system. Among the topics to be investigated are:
the changing social conditions of rural life, the forms of land tenure,
large farms vs. small farms, intensive vs. extensive farming, specialized
as compared with diversified farming, the status and wages of farm labor,
the influence of farm machinery, farmers' business organizations,
agricultural credit, the marketing and distribution of farm products.
III. Government.
Government C1: International Relations.—Government B1, and one
B course in economics, commercial law, or commercial geography, prerequisite
(but, with the permission of the instructor, this course and Government B1
may be taken together.—The nature of international law; the scope of
existing international government; the causes of modern wars; the problem
of preserving peace (peace projects of the past, the adequacy of arbitral
peoples; the foreign policy of the United States; the problems of
the war and of the peace treaty. Adjunct Professor Williams.
Government C2: Political Parties.—The origin, develoment and organization
of political parties in the American (federal, state and municipal)
and foreign governmental systems, with a consideration of current
party issues and problems. Adjunct Professor Williams. (Omitted in
1920-1921.)
Government D1: Politics and Jurisprudence.—Various concepts of
the state, of sovereignty, and of political obligation; American political
theories; the nature, sources, and forms of law, and its philosophical and
sociological aspects.—Hours by appointment. Adjunct Professor Williams.
Government D2: Constitutional Aspects of Social and Economic Problems.—The
constitutional limitations on governmental action with respect
to property and industry; labor problems, the regulation of corporations,
interstate commerce, social legislation, the extension of federal
authority, etc.—Hours by appointment. Adjunct Professor Williams.
Omitted in 1920-1921.
IV. Commercial Geography.
Commercial Geography D1: A Course of Research.—Associate Professor
Bardin.
CURRY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Education C1: Advanced Educational Psychology: Education B2 or
Philosophy B3 and one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term:
Quantitative studies of learning. Second term: Individual differences.
Third term: Selected investigations. M. W. F., 12-1. P. H., 8. To be
given in alternate years with Education C6. Professor Ferguson.
Education C2: Educational Surveys: State, City and County: Education
B5 and one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term:
Organization, aims, scope and methods of school surveys. Second term:
A detailed study of selected school surveys. Third term: The limitations
and possibilities of educational surveys in the fields of elementary and secondary
education. M. W. F., 3-4. P. H., 4. To be given in alternate years
with Education C3. Professor Manahan.
Education C3: Standard Tests in School Subjects: Education B5
and one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term: Problems
in the application of the principles of scientific management to education.
Second term: Standard tests in school subjects; their derivation and
standardization. Third term: Application of educational tests, and the
interpretation of the results. M. W. F., 3-4. P. H. 4. To be given in
alternate years with Education C2. Professor Manahan.
Education C4: Problems in Secondary Education: Education B7
and one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—An advanced course in
of special problems relating to secondary education. T. Th. S.,
11-12. P. H., 2. Professor Smithey.
Education C5: Sociology and Education: Education B3 and one other
B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term: The family as a social
and educational institution. Second term: Social education in the public
schools. Third term: The sociology of rural life. Hours to be arranged.
Professor Smithey.
Education C6: Mental Tests and their Applications: Education B2 or
Philosophy B3 and one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term:
Tests of separate functions. Second term: Intelligence scales. Third
term: Selected investigations. M. W. F., 12-1. P. H., 8. To be given in
alternate years with Education C1. Professor Ferguson.
For Graduates.
Education D1: Seminar in Educational Psychology: Research studies.
Hours by appointment. Professor Ferguson.
Education D2: Seminar in School Administration: Research studies
in state, city and county school organization and administration will be
made and reported for class discussion by each student. Hours by appointment.
Professor Manahan.
Education D3: Seminar in Secondary Education: Research studies
in secondary education. Each student will be given a special problem
which will be reported to the class for discussion. Hours by appointment.
Professor Smithey.
SCHOOLS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.
Linden Kent Memorial School of English Literature.
English Literature C1: The English Drama: Any two B courses in
the Schools of English Language and Literature, prerequisite: any B course in
Group V may, however, serve as one of the prerequisites.—1. The chief
Elizabethan dramatists (except Shakespeare). 2. Shakespeare. 3. Contemporary
dramatists. Professor Metcalf and Professor Wilson.
Only one of the following courses will be given in any one year:
English Literature D1.—The English novel from Defoe to Scott. The
English romantic poets. Hours by appointment Professor Metcalf.
English Literature D2.—Elizabethan literature (non-dramatic). Milton
and Dryden. Hours by appointment. Professor Metcalf and Professor
Wilson.
Edgar Allan Poe School of English.
English C1: American Literary Types: Any two B courses in the
Schools of English Language and Literature, prerequisite. Biblical Literature
B2 or History C1 may also serve as one of the prerequisites.—1. American
lyric poetry. 2. The American novel. 3. The American drama. Professor
Wilson and Professor Metcalf.
English C2: Old English and Middle English: Prerequisites are the
same as for English C1.—1. Old English prose. 2. Old English poetry. 3.
Middle English prose and poetry. Professor Wilson and Associate Professor
Johnson.
Only one of the following courses will be given in any one year:
English D1.—Edgar Allan Poe. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hours by appointment.
Professor Wilson.
English D2.—Old English epic: Beowulf. Early English metrical romances.
Hours by appointment. Professor Wilson and Professor Metcalf.
CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY.
Geology C1: Petrology: Geology B3 prerequisite.—(a) Physical Crystallography.
Determination of minerals and rocks in thin sections under
the microscope. Optical and microscopical mineralogy, with especial reference
to the behavior of minerals as constituents of rock masses. (b)
Petrography. The microscopic structure, mineralogical composition,
genetic relations, and distribution of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
rocks.—Lectures and laboratory work to the amount of 12 hours a
week throughout the year, to be arranged. Professor Watson.
Geology C2: Geology of Ore Deposits: Geology B1 prerequisite, and
Geology C1 in addition recommended.—The origin, nature, distribution, and
uses of the metallic products, with especial reference to those of the United
States.—Lectures, collateral reading, laboratory and field work, to the
amount of 12 hours per week throughout the year. Hours to be arranged.
Professor Watson. Given in alternate years with Geology C3.
Geology C3: Geology of the Nonmetallic Minerals: Geology B1 prerequisite,
and Geology C1 in addition recommended.—The origin, nature, distribution,
and uses of the nonmetallic products, with especial reference to
those of the United States.—Lectures, collateral reading, laboratory and
field work, to the amount of 12 hours per week throughout the year, to
be arranged. Professor Watson. Given in alternate years with Geology
C2.
Geology C4: Geological Field Methods: Geology B1 prerequisite, and
Geology C1 in addition recommended.—Special course for students in geology
and engineering, designed to familiarize the student with the methods
employed and the instruments used in making topographic and geologic
maps. The structural relationships of rocks and the proper cartographic
representation of these occurrences in nature are especially emphasized.
Lectures and field work.—Hours to be arranged. Associate Professor Giles.
Geology C5: Structural Geology: Geology B1 or B2, and Geology B3,
prerequisite, and Geology C2 and C4 in addition recommended.—The causes,
manifestations, and recognition of the evidence of various types of earth
movements, and of the relation of topography to structure. Special emphasis
is given the regional and structural geology of the Atlantic States.
Lectures, collateral reading, preparation of papers, laboratory and field
years with Geology C6.
Geology C6: Invertebrate Paleontology: Geology B1 and one elementary
course in zoölogy, prerequisite.—Invertebrate fossils, their identification,
classification, and geologic and geographic distribution. The application of
fossils to stratigraphic and other geologic investigations will receive constant
emphasis. The student will be required to make collections in the
field and to prepare, identify, and classify the material.—Lectures, collateral
reading, laboratory and field work.—Hours to be arranged. Associate Professor
Giles. Given in alternate years with Geology C5.
Geology D1: Advanced Geology: Geology B1 and B3 prerequisite.—A
thorough treatment of the broader problems of the science, involving the
knowledge of stratigraphical principles, as a preparation for independent research.
Stress will be laid upon field work, and the student will be required
to work up some particular region or formation, and report his results.
Topics involving a knowledge of the literature and growth of opinion in
relation to particular questions are assigned.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Watson and Associate Professor Giles.
Geology D2: Advanced Mineralogy and Petrography: Geology C2 and
C3 prerequisite.—Adapted to the needs of the individual student. Properly
qualified students may pursue work directed along the line of crystallography
(crystal measurements and drawings, and crystal optics), chemical
mineralogy (mineral or rock analysis), or petrographic research.—Hours
by appointment. Professor Watson.
Geology D3: Advanced Economic Geology: Geology C2 and C3 prerequisite.—Special
topics in mining geology for advanced students, selected
according to the needs of the individual student. Lectures, laboratory and
field work, reading, reports and theses.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Watson.
Geology D4: Economic Geology of the Southern Appalachians: Geology
C2 and C3 prerequisite.—Detailed study of the mining geology of the
region, especially that of Virginia. Excursions to various parts of the
region will be taken and individual reports required. Original investigation
of an assigned area, based upon field work, is required of each student.—
Hours by appointment. Professor Watson.
Geological Seminary: Review and discussion of the more important
current geological literature, and the preparation of papers on special subjects
based on field and library investigations. All instructors and advanced
students in geology are expected to take part in the discussions at these
meetings. Time to be arranged.
The Lewis Brooks Museum contains collections illustrating the main
subdivisions of natural history. Each of the collections is arranged so as to
exemplify the principles of the science, and at the same time offers a large
variety of subjects for advanced study. In geology the specimens show
all the different kinds of rocks, classified according to mineral character
and the formation in which they occur; the collections of fossils, plaster
In mineralogy the principles of the science are made plain by
well-chosen suits of specimens, models of crystals, etc. The general collection
of minerals contains all the important species, and many of the
rarer ones, in good specimens. In addition to the above, a beginning
has been made of a collection to illustrate the geology and mineralogy of
the State of Virginia, and this is being increased as rapidly as possible.
SCHOOL OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES.
German C1: German B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Conducted in German.
First term: Die Tragödie der Klassiker; Seminar: Schiller's Wallenstein.
Second term: Der deutsche Roman, 1795-1900. Third term: Seminar:
Goethes Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre; Kellers Der Grüne Heinrich. Professor
Faulkner. Given in alternate years with German C2.
German C2: German B1 and B2 prerequisite.—First term (conducted in
English): Historical grammar, with selected readings in specimens of
early New High German prose and poetry. Second and third terms (conducted
in German): Goethes Jugend: Gedichte bis 1775; die Leiden des
jungen Werthers; Götz von Berlichingen; Dichtung und Wahrheit. Seminar:
Goethes Faust, I. und II. Teil. Professor Faulkner. Given in
alternate years with German C1.
The following courses are open only to candidates for a doctor's degree
in one of the Schools of English, English Literature, Latin, Greek,
Romanic or Germanic Languages, who have already completed not less
than one year of graduate work as candidates for that degree. Only one
course will be given in any one session. German C1 or C2 prerequisite.
Three hours a week, by appointment. Professor Faulkner.
German D1.—Gothic and Old High German.
German D2.—Middle High German, with readings in the Nibelungenlied.
German D3.—Middle High German, with readings in Walther von
der Vogelweide.
SCHOOL OF GREEK.
Greek C1: Greek B2 prerequisite.—Thucydides II; Aristophanes,
Acharnians and Frogs; Euripides, Bacchae; Sophocles, Agamemnon; Aeschylus,
Prometheus; Theocritus, selections.—Hours to be arranged. Professor
Webb.
Only one of the following courses will be given in any one session.
Greek C1 prerequisite. Hours by appointment. Professor Webb.
Greek D1.—Sophocles.
Greek D2.—Aristophanes.
Greek D3.—Greek epigraphy, palaeography, and text-criticism.
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF HISTORY.
History C1: History of the United States: History B1 and B2 prerequisite.
Professor Dabney.
Only one of the following courses will be given in any one session.
History D1: History B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Intellectual, moral, religious
and social development of Europe.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Dabney.
History D2: History B1, B2 and C1 prerequisite.—History of the Reconstruction
of the Southern States.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Dabney.
SCHOOL OF LATIN.
Latin C1: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—History of the Latin language,
with oral and written exercises. Tacitus, Annals; Cicero, Letters;
Plautus, Captivi; Terence, Phormio; Horace, Satires and Epistles; Cicero,
De Oratore and Orator; Tacitus, Dialogus de Oratoribus. The literary life
of the Romans. Professor FitzHugh and Adjunct Professor McLemore.
Latin C2: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—History of the Latin language,
with oral and written exercises. Tacitus, Histories; Pliny, Letters;
Plautus, Mostellaria; Terence, Andria; Juvenal, Satires; Lucretius, De Rerum
Natura; Cicero, De Natura Deorum. The philosophic life of the Romans.
Professor FitzHugh and Adjunct Professor McLemore.
Latin D: Latin C1 or C2 prerequisite.—A three-year course for those
who desire to specialize in classical philology, especially those who choose
Latin as their major for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. If the candidate's
major be Latin, a respectable familiarity with Greek is required.
If the candidate's major be Romanic, the technical Greek requirement is
waived as far as practically possible, and he is guided into the history of
the Roman popular vernacular and into an acquaintance with the authors
illustrating the Vulgar Latin in literature. It is the aim of this course to
prepare the candidate to investigate independently the sources of our
knowledge of the language, monuments (literary and objective), and life
of the Romans. The following is, therefore, an outline of the course: I.
In Language: Elements of comparative grammar; introduction to Latin
historical grammar; systematic grammar; reading of epigraphic and literary
monuments illustrating the history of the Latin Language. II. In
the Literary and Objective Monuments of the Romans: Reading of authors
in groups systematically planned to illustrate the literary life of
the Romans; history and interpretation of texts; elements of palaeography,
epigraphy, numismatics, topography and remains. III. In Roman
Life: Constructive study of Roman culture-history; reading of authors
illustrating the development of Roman civilization; study of modern authorities
in Roman culture-history.—Hours by appointment. Professor
FitzHugh, Adjunct Professor McLemore.
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS.
Mathematics C1: Mathematics B1 and B2 or Mathematics B2 and B3
prerequisite.—Analytical geometry of three dimensions; advanced differential
and integral calculus; differential equations. Professor Echols.
Mathematics D1: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—Differential geometry.
—Hours by appointment. Associate Professor Luck.
Mathematics D2: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—Ordinary and partial
differential equations.—Hours by appointment. Professor Page.
Mathematics D3: Mathematics C1 prerequisite.—Theory of functions.
Mathematical analysis for advanced students. Professor Echols.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS.
Applied Mathematics C1: Applied Mathematics B1 prerequisite.—First
term: Mechanics of machines. Second term: Stability of structures.
Third term: Hydraulic motors and pumps. Professor Thornton.
For more advanced courses in theoretical mechanics, refer to the
School of Physics.
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY.
Philosophy C1: The History of Philosophy: Two of the following
courses prerequisite: Philosophy B1, B2, B3, B4.—The lectures trace the development
of philosophical thought from the early Greeks to the middle
of the nineteenth century. The endeavor is made to present the various
philosophical systems in their relation to the civilization of the age to
which they belong, and to estimate their social and political significance.
—Professor Lefevre.
Philosophy C2: Psychology: Two of the following courses prerequisite:
Philosophy B1, B2, B3, B4.—First term: Analysis of human nature.
Second and third terms: The chief features of social order and organization,
with critical discussion of current social theories.—Professor Balz.
Philosophy C3: Recent Philosophical Tendencies: Open to students
who have taken or are taking Philosophy C1.—First term: A discussion of
the chief philosophical problems as an introduction to the work of the
succeeding terms. Second and third terms: Critical study of the works
of a number of philosophers representing current movements.—Hours to
be arranged. Professor Balz.
Only one of the following courses will be given in the session 1921-1922.
Philosophy D1: Admission on approval of the professors in charge.—
Empiricism and rationalism. The empirical movement as represented by
Locke, Berkeley, and Hume, and the rationalistic movement as represented
by Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, are studied with reference to their
distinctive methods.—Hours by appointment. Professors Lefevre and Balz.
Philosophy D2: Admission on approval of the professors in charge.—The
critical philosophy of Kant. A study of the Critique of Pure Reason, of the
Critique of Practical Reason, and of the Critique of Judgment. Special
attention is given to Kant's relation to previous philosophical systems, to
the development of his own philosophy, and to the interrelation of the
three Critiques.—Hours by appointment. Professors Lefevre and Balz.
Further advanced work will be arranged in accordance with the needs
of individual students.
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS.
Physics C1: Mechanics, Sound and Light: Physics B1 and Mathematics
B1 prerequisite.—Hours to be arranged. Professor Sparrow.
Physics C2: Electricity and Heat: Physics B1 and Mathematics B1 prerequisite.—Each
topic is treated for one half of the session. Laboratory, 4 to
6 hours per week. Professor Hoxton.
Courses for Graduates only.—Two are offered each year. Their content
varies according to the needs and research tendencies of the students.
All the more important fields of physics have been covered in this way in
recent years. For 1920-21 the subjects given are the theory of the potential
and allied topics and spectroscopy. Professor Hoxton and Professor
Sparrow.
Journal Meeting.—The faculty and advanced students in physics and
astronomy meet once a week for the presentation and discussion of current
research. The students, as well as the professors, take an active part
in the presentation of these reports.
The Rouss Physical Laboratory is a commodious building, characterized
throughout by structural stability. The rooms are abundantly lighted,
while some may be darkened for optical experiments. There is a general
distribution of water and all the rooms are supplied with gas and electricity.
The equipment includes an exceptionally complete collection of demonstration
apparatus, and a good stock of apparatus for elementary laboratory
instruction. In addition to this, there is a special line of electrical and
optical instruments, a 21½-foot concave grating with Rowland mounting,
photographic dark room, liquid air plant and storage battery, and an instrument
shop for the repair and construction of physical instruments.
For advanced work in some lines, the facilities offered are excellent.
SCHOOL OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES.
I. French.
French C: Six session-hours of collegiate French, not more than
three of which may be taken in any one year, prerequisite. Seven one-hour
courses throughout the year. To obtain any degree credit whatever students
are required to take French C1 and two of the remaining six courses.
French C1: One hour a week throughout the year. The Democracy of
French Literature. A course in research. Original investigations by students
and professor. Conducted in French. Professor Wilson.
French C2: One hour a week throughout the year. Maupassant and the
Short Story. A course in sight reading. (Hour subject to change.) Associate
Professor Graham.
French C3: One hour a week throughout the year. Daudet as an impressionist.
A course in literary analysis. Professor Wilson.
French C4: One hour a week throughout the year. Molière and the
Classic Play. This course is intended especially for members of the Dramatic
Abbot.
French C5: One hour a week throughout the year. Balzac as a theorist.
A course in literary analysis. Professor Wilson.
French C6: One hour a week throughout the year. Musset and the Lyric.
A course in versification. Adjunct Professor Lehman.
French C7: One hour a week throughout the year. Hugo as a fantasist.
A course in literary analysis. Professor Wilson.
II. Spanish.
Spanish C: Six session-hours of collegiate Spanish, not more than
three of which may be taken in any one year, prerequisite. Three one-hour
courses throughout the year. To obtain any degree credit whatever students
are required to take all three of these courses.
Spanish C1: One hour a week throughout the year. Mexico. A course
in commercial geography. Associate Professor Bardin.
Spanish C2: One hour a week throughout the year. Cuba. A course
in commercial geography. Adjunct Professor Knight.
Spanish C3: One hour a week throughout the year. Argentina. A
course in commercial geography. Adjunct Professor —.
III. Romanic.
Romanic D: Six session-hours of graduate courses, three of which
must be French and three Spanish, prerequisite. These courses are intended
for teachers of French and Spanish.
Romanic D1: Two hours a week throughout the year. In this course the
University of Virginia method of teaching French and Spanish in the high school
and college is elaborated. Professor Wilson, Associate Professor Bardin,
Associate Professor Graham, Adjunct Professor Abbot, Adjunct Professor
Knight, Adjunct Professor Lehman, Adjunct Professor —.
Romanic D2: One hour a week throughout the year. A practical
course in departmental administration. Professor Wilson, Associate Professor
Bardin, Associate Professor Graham, Adjunct Professor Abbot, Adjunct
Professor Knight, Adjunct Professor Lehman, Adjunct Professor
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