A Message from the Dean of Yale College

This catalog presents the 2,000 courses offered to students in Yale College. Taken together they provide a remarkable opportunity to study a wide array of subjects taught by some of the finest scholars in the world. Along with the vibrant community of your residential college and the extracurricular activities in which you engage, these courses are designed to help you to develop the intellectual knowledge, skills, and sense of citizenship that will serve you throughout your lives.

Of course, a collection of individual courses does not constitute an education. We count on you, our students, with the counsel of faculty and deans, Yale's distributional requirements, and your own interests and passions, to shape your liberal education in ways that will help you to become cultivated citizens of the world. Our expectation is that when you leave Yale, you will not only have acquired a trained mind, broadened knowledge, and a greater sense of citizenship; you also will have come to a deeper understanding of the continuing joy of disciplined learning.

We hope that perusing the pages of this bulletin will stir you to consider courses of study that you had never before imagined, and lead you deeper into intellectual worlds you already have explored. This book represents the heart and soul of what the Yale faculty holds in promise for you. It comes to you with our best wishes for a successful year.

Peter Salovey
Dean of Yale College
Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology