University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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'Nw' v. for engineering majors. there are student-run societies for ev- 1 l ji I li' v My 3 rx 453.4 . . if tended period of study is encouraged, ig so that students may more fully master their areas of concentration. e Every major in the College of Engi- rj- neering requires a sound basis in math- ematics, physical sciences, and engi- f- neering sciences. ln order to achieve rf this, many hours must be spent in the se.-laboratory and the library by every stu- -. dent. ln recent years, computer liter- V acy has also become very important P3 Within the College of Engineering . ery major, as well as for women engi- neersg these provide a forum for social and academic interaction between stu- dents. The Joint Student Engineering Societies hold an information Night for freshman engineers every February. At this affair faculty members discuss the various majors, and both upperclass- men and faculty answer questions about the programs. Also included within the college is the Office of Minority Affairs, which is at- tached to the Dean's Office. This office conducts high school recruitment pro- grams, and provides financial and tuto- rial aid to minority students within the college. - Constance Callahan l i it-xi Photos by Karen Zarrow Above- Extensive laboratory work is required to master many engineering subjects. Left- Computers have recently become very im- portant tools within engineering. School Of Engineering!25

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The Biggest and the Best Fifty-seven of the Unive-rsity's 94 un- guages, history and art, are included in dergraduate major programs are found the Humanities and Fine Arts Faculty. under the umbrella of the College of The Natural Sciences and Mathematics Arts and Sciences, making it the lar- Faculty includes such departments as gest college at the University. Arts and Computer and informational Science, Science students have had majors as Microbiology, and Zoology. The An- diverse as Near Eastern Studies, Medi- thropology, Political Science and Eco- cal Technology, and Social Thought nomics departments are some of the and Political -Economy. UMass was one departments found in the Social and of the first universities to offer a major Behavorial Science division. in -Women's Studies, which is also The College of Arts and Sciences also found in the College of Arts and Sci- offersa Bachelor's Degree with Individ- ences. ual Concentration CBDICJ, for which The College is divided into-three Fac- students design their own majors with ulties with common curricula. Depart- the guidance of a faculty sponsor. ments such as Afro-American and ln- terpreter's Studies, as well as lan- -- Wayne Coe 26!Arts and Sciences i I Photo Dy Judith Hola 1. ' V i--Sw-vmsxmm-4 Photo by Karen Zarrow Dan Lyman presents a paper in his Junior year writing class. Lisa Lasson and Mary Smith look over a diffi- cult musical piece.