FINAL -- Winter 2001
Curriculum Report
(Passed, as amended, by the University Senate on March
14, 2001)
OVERVIEW
The
body of this report consists of two major sections: Proposed Course Changes
for Fall 2001 (unless stated otherwise) and Other Curricular Matters. Policies
and definitions governing group and multicultural status are listed in the main
body of this report. Policies and
definitions governing group and multicultural general-education requirements
are under Other Curricular Matters.
Grading, repeatability,
sequence. Unless indicated otherwise,
courses may be taken either pass/no pass or for letter grades. P/N
only or Graded only indicates
that all students must take the course as specified in the bold print. Separate grading options for majors are
bracketed in this report and appear in UO class-schedule notes; they are not
printed in UO catalogs. R after course credits means that the
course number may be repeated for credit.
“Sequence: after the description means the courses must be taken in
numerical order. Changes in grading
option, course description, pre- and corequisites, conditions of repeatability,
and instruction type are not necessarily included here.
LOOKING AHEAD
The
Committee on Courses offers the following reminders:
ü
If
there is any question that a proposed new or changed course might duplicate
coverage in an existing course from another department or school, the proposing
department must gain written confirmation that the other department has been
consulted and does not object to the new or changed course.
ü
According
to University Senate legislation, courses submitted for group-satisfying status
must be submitted to the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum
Committee. CAS departments submit them
directly to that committee; academic departments in professional schools and
colleges submit them to their own dean’s office, which submits approved
proposals to the CAS Curriculum Committee.
That committee reviews all group-satisfying proposals before passing
them on to the UO Committee on Courses.
ü
Proposals
for undergraduate group-satisfying and multicultural courses must include
written justification, regardless of whether they are new or existing courses.
ü
Courses
may not be both group-satisfying and repeatable for credit.
ü
Proposals
for new courses should be accompanied by full syllabi.
ü
For
400-/500-level courses, both proposal forms and syllabi must state explicitly
the substantive and measurable differences in type and amount of work for the
two levels.
ü
Changes
in University Senate-approved UOCC reports take effect the following fall term
unless requested by a department and stated otherwise in the report.
ü
At
its May 1998 meeting, the University Senate agreed that the University
Committee on Courses should include in its reports courses that should be
dropped because (1) they have not been taught for three years and (2) the
department provided no reasonable explanation of why they have not been taught
or whether they will be in the future.
March 14, 2001: University Senate considered winter 2001 report of the University
Committee on Courses and made amendments which are included herein.
July 2001: Publication of 2001-2002 University of Oregon
Catalog.
MOTION
The University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that Proposed Changes for Fall 2001 (unless otherwise stated) and Other Curricular Matters be approved. If approved, they take effect fall 2001 unless stated otherwise. Changes in this report will first appear in the 2002 catalog.
University of Oregon Committee on Courses
Voting: Paul Engelking, chair Ex officio: Jack Bennett
Tom Bivins Herb
Chereck
John Nicols Toby
Deemer
Cory Portnuff Staff: Kathy Campbell
Larry Singell Gayle
Freeman
Priscilla Southwell
COMMITTEE
ON COURSES
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES FOR FALL 2001
(unless stated otherwise)
Anthropology
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
ANTH
320 Native North Americans
(Changed
description, general education requirements)
ANTH 320 Native North Americans (4)
Interpretive approach to the accomplishments, diversity and survival of
pre-contact, post-contact and present-day American Indian peoples. Questions
Euro-American stereotypes impact on politics and identity. Prereq: ANTH 110. [Still Group II: Social Science; approved for
Category B: Identity, Pluralism and
Tolerance.]
NEW
COURSES
(Subject
previously taught as 310)
ANTH 329 Immigration and
Farmworkers Political Culture (4) Mexican
farmworkers in the United States, their history and their current living and
working conditions are explored along with the political culture of
immigration. Prereq: Introductory social science course recommended. Offered alternate years. [Approved for Group II: Social Science;
approved for Category B: Identity, Pluralism and Tolerance.]
(Subject
previously taught as 310)
ANTH 330 Hunters and
Gatherers (4)
Survey of contemporary hunter gatherer societies; foraging, decision-making,
exchange, prestige, marriage, gender roles, parenting, history, demography in ecological/evolutionary
perspective. [Approved for Group II:
Social Science and; Category C: International Cultures.]
(Subject
previously taught as 410/510)
ANTH 420/520 Culture,
Illness and Healing (4) Explores the cultural foundations of illness/healing. How can we
analyze illness experiences? What do therapies look like cross-culturally? What
is the nature of healing?. Prereq: ANTH 110.
Offered alternate years. [Approved
ANTH 420 only for Category C: International Cultures.]
(Subject previously taught as 410/510)
ANTH 423/523
Nationalism/Transnationalism (4) Explores
interrelationship of nationalism and transnationalism in global economy and
postcolonial public spheres. Examines diasporic and refugee communities,
tourism, sex tourism and popular culture forms. Prereq: ANTH 110. [Approved
ANTH 423 only for Category C: International Cultures.]
(Subject previously taught as 407/507, 610)
ANTH 424/524 Feminist Methods in Anthropology (4) Seminar in feminist research design and methods in three
subfields of anthropology: biological, sociocultural archaeology. Examination
of case studies illustrating research ethics, collaboration and activism.
Prerequisite: 12 credits ANTH or WST [Approved
ANTH 424 only for Category B: Identity, Pluralism and Tolerance.]
Computer and Information
Science
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
CIS 632 Computer and Information Networks (4)
(Changed Title, Description)
CIS 632 Computer Networks
Advanced issues in computer networks, focusing on research to extend the
services offered by the Internet. Prerequisite: CIS 432/532.
Economics
NEW
COURSES
EC 404 Internship (1-4R) P/N only. R Repeatable
for a maximum of 4 credits.
(Previously taught as 410/510)
EC 484/584 Multinational
Corporations (4) [Graded only for majors] Economist’s perspective of multinational
corporations. What policies governments use to influence firm behavior,
patterns of investment; taxation as a tool for implementing public policy.
Prereq: EC 311.
Exercise and Movement
Science
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
ANAT
311 Human Anatomy I: Bones, Muscles, Nerves
(4)
(Changed
Credits)
ANAT 311 Minimum credits: 3
ANAT
312 Human Anatomy II: Systems of the Body (4)
(Changed
Credits)
ANAT 312 Minimum credits: 3
NEW
COURSES
ANAT 314 Human Anatomy I:
Laboratory (2) Graded only. Laboratory experiences in
gross anatomy of skeletal muscle and bones. Includes media-based instruction
and a cadaver laboratory. Pre/corequisite: ANAT 311 or equivalent
ANAT 315 Human Anatomy II:
Laboratory (2) Graded only. Laboratory experiences in
circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and urogenital systems. Includes
media-based instruction and a cadaver laboratory. Prerequisite: ANAT 314;
corequisite ANAT 312.
Geography
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
GEOG
204 Geography of Post-Soviet States (4)
(Changed Title)
GEOG 204 Geography of Russia and Neighbors (4)
Germanic Languages and
Literatures
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
GER 221 Postwar Germany (3)
(Changed
Credits)
GER 221 Postwar Germany (4)
GER 222 Voices of Dissent (3)
(Changed
Credits)
GER 222 Voices of Dissent (4)
GER 223 Germany: A Multicultural Society (3)
(Changed
Credits)
GER 223 Germany: A Multicultural Society
(4 )
NEW
COURSES
GER 257 German Culture &
Thought (4) Introduction to German literature, art, music,
philosophy, history through analysis and discussion of selected documents from
different periods, genres, and media. 257: From Luther to Marx; 258:From
Schopenhauer to Musil; 259: Culture of the Weimar Republic. Sequence: GER 258,
GER 259. Offered every year. [Approved
for Group I: Arts and Letters and Category C: International Cultures.]
GER 258 German Culture &
Thought (4) Introduction to German literature, art,
music, philosophy, history through analysis and discussion of selected
documents from different periods, genres, & media. 257:Luther to Marx; 258:
Schopenhauer to Musil; 259: Weimar Republic. Sequence: GER 257, GER 259.
Offered every year. [Approved for Group
I: Arts and Letters and Category C: International Cultures.]
GER 259 German Culture &
Thought (4) Introduction to German literature, art,
music philosophy, history through analysis and discussion of selected documents
from different periods, genres, & media. 257:Luther to Marx; 258:
Schopenhauer to Musil; 258: Weimar Republic. Sequence: 257, 258. Offered every year. [Approved for Group I: Arts and Letters and Category C: International
Cultures.]
History
NEW
COURSES
(Subject
previously taught as 399 in 1 year ago)
HIST 352 The U.S. in the
1960s (4) [Graded only for majors] Course considers
1960s as watershed in modern U.S. history. Focus on civil rights, student
activism, Vietnam, sex/gender revolution, antiliberalism and culture wars.
Offered alternate years. [Approved for
Group II: Social Science.]
HIST 365 The Social,
Historical, and Scientific Worlds of Childhood (4) [Graded only for majors.] Social
meaning and experience of childhood. Examines change in perspective on
children's development, legal status, and cultural representation. Issues
include the nature/nurture problem, poverty, education, leisure, and ethical
dilemmas related to childhood. Primary emphasis will be on children and
childhoods in 20th-century United States. Offered alternate years.
Judaic Studies
OLD
COURSES DROPPED
JDST 201 Foundations of
Judaic Thought (4)
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
JDST
202 Foundations of Judaic History (4)
(Change
course number, title, description)
JDST 212 Medieval and Early Modern
Judaism (4) An interdisciplinary introduction to Jewish life, literature,
religion, culture, and thought in medieval and early modern times in both
Muslim and Christian milieux. Course
will be taught once or more per academic year. [Approved for Group I: Arts and Letters and Category B: Identity,
Pluralism and Tolerance.]
JDST 203 Foundations of Judaic Culture (4)
(Change
course number, title, description)
JDST 213 The Jewish Encounter with Modernity (4) A survey of Jewish encounters with modernity outside the
Americas from 1700-1948, concentrating on transformations in political status,
national identity, Jewish culture, and religious self-definition. Course will be taught once or more per
academic year. [Approved for Group II: Social Science and Category B: Identity,
Pluralism and Tolerance].
Linguistics
NEW
COURSES
(Previously
taught as 199)
LING 160 Language, Power,
and Gender (4) Graded
only for majors. How power is reflected, achieved, and maintained through
language, with special emphasis on the relationship between power hierarchies
and women's vs. men's use of language. [Approved for Group II Social Science and Category B:
Identity, Pluralism and Tolerance]
(Previously
taught as 410/510)
LING 495/595 Language and
Gender (4) [Graded only for majors] An objective
investigation of differences between women's and men's use of language on all
linguistic levels, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics,
syntax, and discourse. Vakareliyska. Prereq: LING 290 or equivalent. [Approved
LING 495 only for Category B: Identity, Pluralism and Tolerance.]
Mathematics
NEW
COURSES
MATH 246 Calculus I for
Biological Sciences (4) [Graded only for majors]
Differential calculus with applications to biological sciences. Cannot receive
credit for both MATH 246 AND MATH 241, 251, or 261. Sequence: 247, 253 or 243. Prereq: Math 112 or satisfactory placement
exam. [Approved for Group III: Science.]
MATH 247 Calculus II for
Biological Sciences (4) [Graded only for majors]
Course covers integral calculus with emphasis on applications to biological
sciences. Cannot receive credit for both MATH 247 AND MATH 242, 252, or
262. Prereq: MATH 246. [Approved
for Group III: Science.]
MATH 261 Honors Calculus I
(4) [Graded only for majors] Differential
calculus from the theoretical point of view, how calculus works as well as how
to use it. Cannot receive credit for both
MATH 261 AND MATH 241, 246, or 251. Sequence: 262, 263. Prereq: Permission of the instructor. [Approved
for Group III: Science.]
MATH 262 Honors Calculus II
(4) [Graded only for majors] Integral calculus
from the theoretical point of view, covers how calculus works as well as how to
use it. Cannot receive credit for BOTH MATH 262 AND MATH 242, 247, or 252.
Prerequisite: MATH 261. [Approved for Group III: Science.]
MATH 263 Honors Calculus III
(4) [Graded only for majors] Sequences and
series, Taylor polynomials, and series of functions. Taylor's remainder
theorem. Convergence, uniform convergence. Cannot receive credit for BOTH MATH
263 AND MATH 253. Prerequisite: MATH 262.
[Approved for Group III: Science.]
Religious Studies
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
REL 315 Early Judaism (4)
(Change level, course number, description)
REL 211 Early
Judaism (4) Study of Jewish history,
literature, culture and religion from biblical times to the completion of the
Babylonian Talmud. Emphasizes institutions, ideas, family life, ritual.
[Still Group II: Social Science; approved for Category B: Identity,
Pluralism and Tolerance].
Russian and East European
Studies Center
NEW
COURSE
RUSS 460/560 Russian Texts
and Newspapers (4) Graded only. Developing speed and accuracy reading Russian, through
vocabulary building and reading/ translation of newspaper and scholarly
articles. Prerequisite: 2 years of Russian or instructor permission.
Theater Arts
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
TA 406/506 Field Studies (1-18R)
(Changed
Grading options)
TA 406/506 UO grading option: P/N
only.
TA 423/523 Theatre Arts Pedagogy (4R)
(Changed
Grading options)
TA 423/523 UO grading option: P/N
only.
NEW
COURSES
(Subject
previously taught as 410)
TA 465 Writing for
Performance (3) [Graded only for majors] A
laboratory seminar focused on active and intensive development of new skills
and aims in writing for live performance. For majors with instructor's
permission. Prereq: Junior standing or permission of instructor by
application. Offered alternate years.
COLLEGE
OF EDUCATION
Education
(EDUC)
The following courses were erroneously dropped in the Fall 2000 report.
They should be retained pending further review by the College of Education:
EDUC 196 Field Studies:
[Topic] (1-2R)
EDUC 198 Workshop: [Topic]
(1-2R)
EDUC 199 Special Studies:
[Topic] (1-5R)
EDUC 399 Special Studies:
[Topic] (1-5R)
EDUC 401 Research: [Topic] (1-18R)
EDUC 402 Supervised College
Teaching (1-6R)
EDUC 403 Thesis (1-18R)
EDUC 404 Internship: [Topic]
(1-18R)
EDUC 405 Reading and
Conference: [Topic] (1-18R)
EDUC 406 Special Problems:
[Topic] (1-16R)
EDUC 407/507 Seminar:
[Topic] (1-5R)
EDUC 408/508 Workshop:
[Topic] (1-18R)
EDUC 409 Practicum: [Topic]
(1-8R) P/N only
EDUC 410/510 Experimental
Course: [Topic] (1-5R)
EDUC 503 Thesis (1-16R) P/N
only
EDUC 601 Research: [Topic]
(1-16R) P/N only
EDUC 602 Supervised College
Teaching (1-5R)
EDUC 603 Dissertation
(1-16R) P/N only
EDUC 604 Internship: [Topic]
(1-16R)
EDUC 605 Reading and
Conference: [Topic] (1-16R)
EDUC 606 Special Problems:
[Topic] (1-16R)
EDUC 607 Seminar: [Topic]
(1-5R)
EDUC 608 Workshop: [Topic]
(1-16R)
EDUC 609 Practicum: [Topic]
(1-16R)
EDUC 610 Experimental
Course: [Topic] (1-5R)
EDUC 704 Internship: [Topic]
(1-16R)
EDUC 705 Reading and
Conference: [Topic] (1-16R)
EDUC 706 Special Problems:
[Topic] (1-16R)
EDUC 707 Seminar: [Topic]
(1-5R)
EDUC 708 Workshop: [Topic]
(1-16R)
EDUC 709 Practicum: [Topic]
(1-16R)
EDUC 710 Experimental
Course: [Topic] (1-5R)
School of
Architecture and Allied Arts
Department
of Art
General Department Art Courses (ART)
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGE
(General education; increase
credits, grading option)
ART 111 The Artist
Experience (4) (Optional
grading). Series
of presentations by resident faculty members of the Department of Art. {Approved
for Group I: Arts and Letters.]
(Change title; description, repeatability)
ART 115 Basic Design:
Fundamentals (4) P/N only Intermediate laboratory for
fundamentals of communication design.
Development of visual vocabularies.
(Previously taught as 408/508).
ART 243 Introduction Hand
Papermaking (4R) [Graded only.] Historical and technical fundamentals of hand
papermaking in both Eastern and Western Traditions and papermaking in
contemporary art. Students make both 2D
and 3D projects. R once for a maximum of 8 credits.
[Effective spring 2001.]
OLD
COURSES DROPPED
ARTC 465/565 Kiln Firing
(3-4R)
ARTC 467/567 Glaze
Laboratory (3R)
ARTC
455/555 Advanced Ceramics (4-5R)
(Change
title and description)
ARTC 455/555
Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics (4-5R) Areas of technical focus will vary. Emphasis will fall on development of
personal style and critical approaches to work. Prereq: 3 terms of ARTC
255.
ARTC 459/559 Advanced Studio
Forum (4-6R) A combined studio/discussion
for BFA and MFA students providing a forum for works in progress in a context
of professional practice and contemporary critical thinking. Open only to ceramics majors.
(Previously
taught as 410/510)
ARTC 468 Glaze/Fire I (6R) [Graded only for major.] Firing theory and practice and elementary
glaze chemistry. Students fire kilns
and mix glazes in a studio component.
Prereq: 1 term ARTC 255; instructor permission. R once
for a maximum 12 credits.
(Previously
taught as 410/510)
ARTC 469 Glaze/Fire II
(6R) [Graded only for major.] Discussion groups to
further examine the practices of firing and glaze formulation. The studio component involves increased
firing and systematic scientific glaze experimentation. Prereq: ARTC 468.
R once for a maximum of 12
credits.
Multimedia Design (ARTD)
(Previously taught as ARTD
199)
ARTD 250 Multimedia Survey
(4)
Historical survey of multimedia practices and tools related to contemporary
technology. Discussion and examples of
current design strategies and copyright/ethical considerations for linear and
non-linear projects. Features guest
speakers
(Previously
taught as ARTD 199)
ARTD 251 Multimedia Design
Tools I (4R) Introduction to design and
communication issues utilizing multimedia technology, tools, hardware,
software, and the World Wide Web.
Addresses written, visual, aural and interactive communication. Emphasizes design and composition. R once
for a maximum of 8 credits.
ARTD 252 Multimedia Design
Tools II (4R)
Continues issues introduced in Tools I.
Utilizes multimedia technology, tools, hardware, software, and the World
Wide Web. Addresses written, visual,
aural, and interactive communication.
Emphasizes design and composition. Prerequisite: ARTD 251. R once for a maximum of 8 credits.
Fibers Courses (ARTF)
ARTF
358 Dyeing (3-5R)
(Change
title, repeatability, credits, description)
ARTF 358 Natural Dyeing
(3-5R) Explore
color through natural dyes on natural fibers.
Identify and gather dyestuffs in the field. Compile a resource notebook using full spectrum of dye samples. R
thrice for a maximum of 20 credits.
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Classes (ARTM)
ARTM
257 Metalsmithing and Jewelry.
ARTM 258 Introduction to
Jewelry (3-5R) Introduction to basic
metalworking processes. Forming and
construction of adornment and related objects.
Introduction to historical and contemporary work through slides and
lectures.
(Previously
taught as ARTM 257)
ARTM 259 Introduction to
Metalsmithing (3-5R) Introduction to basic
metalworking processes. Forming and
construction of functional and sculptural objects. Introduction to historical and contemporary work through slides
and lectures.
Arts and Administration
NEW
COURSES
(Previously
taught as AAD 410/510)
AAD 420/520 Event Management
(4) Examines management practices and trends of
special events, festivals, celebrations, and fundraisers sponsored by organizations.
(Previously taught as AAD 607)
AAD 422/522 Arts Program
Theory (4)
[Graded only for majors.] Explores program theory, principles, and practices
associated with comprehensive arts programs.
AAD 631 Research Proposal
Development (3) P/N only. Conceptualize, research and develop proposal for
graduate thesis or project. Prereq: AAD
630.
Interior Architecture
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGE
IARC
444/544 Furniture and Accessories
(change title, description)
IARC 444/544 Furniture:
Theory and Analysis (3) Analysis of furniture and cabinetry from a theoretical and practical
standpoint. Emphasis on use within
architectural space as well as free standing elements. Introduction to structure, construction and
construction installation drawings.
IARC
471/571 Materials of Interior Design I
(change
title, description)
IARC 471/571 Interior
Construction Elements (3) The properties and detailing of materials used in interior design
construction. Code issues that affect
interior construction field trips to supply sources and projects.
IARC
472/572 Materials of Interior Design II
(change
title, description)
IARC 472/572 Interior
Finishes and Design Application (3) The properties, manufacture, application and code
issues of interior finish materials; field trips to supply sources.
Landscape Architecture
NEW
COURSE
LA 503 Thesis (1-16R) P/N
only.
LUNDQUIST
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Business Administration
BA
452H Business Leadership (4) Graded only. A skills-based course to develop
essential business leadership behaviors, including self awareness, critical
thinking, supportive communication, creative problem solving, building power
and influence. Intensive discussion and
case analysis. Prereq: open only to
students admitted to the Lundquist College of Business Honors Program; junior
or senior standing. Not open to students who have taken BA 452.
BA
453H Business Strategy and Planning (4) Graded only. Capstone course provides
conceptual tools for in-depth strategic analysis and interactive discussions from a broad range of sources relevant to
the challenge of developing and implementing strategy. Intensive individual and group research
projects closely supervised by faculty.
Prereq: open only to students admitted to the Lundquist College of
Business Honors Program; junior or senior standing. Not open to students who
have taken BA 453.
Decision
Sciences
DSC
330H Business Statistics (4) Graded
only. Review of hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. Regression analysis: computer-aided model
formulation and diagnostic testing.
Making decisions under uncertainty.
Prereq: MATH 243 or equivalent; open only to students admitted to the
Lundquist College of Business Honors Program; junior or senior standing. Not open to students who
have taken DSC 330.
DSC
335H Information Technology and Operations Management (4) Graded only. Planning and control of manufacturing and service
operations with an emphasis on supply chain management. Intensive case analysis and class
discussions. Prereq: DSC 330 or
equivalent; open only to students admitted to the Lundquist College of Business
Honors Program; junior or senior standing. Not open to students who have taken DSC 335.
Finance
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
The
following courses change subject code from FINL to FIN:
199, 240, 281, 283, 311, 316, 380, 401, 403, 405,
407, 410/510, 462, 463, 473, 503, 601, 603, 605, 607, 608, 610, 663, 667, 671,
673, 683, 688.
NEW COURSES
FIN
311H Economic Foundations of Competitive Analysis (4) Graded only. Analyzes the competitive
structure of marks and industries.
Focuses on the relationships among cost, pricing strategy and economic
profit in a range of competitive environments.
Prereq: EC 201, MATH 242; open only to students admitted to the
Lundquist College of Business Honors Program; junior or senior standing. Students cannot receive credit for both EC
311 and FIN 311. Not
open to students who have taken Finn 311 or EC 311.
FIN
316H Financial Management (4) Graded only. Covers the fundamental tools and
concepts of finance. Combines lectures,
discussion of current events, readings, student projects and case studies. Prereq: ACTG 213; open only to students
admitted to the Lundquist College of Business Honors Program; junior or senior
standing. Not open to students who have taken FIN 316.
FIN
406 Special Problems: [Topic} (1-18R).
R when topic changes.
FIN
409 Practicum: [Topic] (1-12R) P/N only.
R when
topic changes.
Management
NEW COURSE
MGMT
321H Managing Organizations (4) Graded only. Explores the major
principles of management in the context of current management practice. Nature of the manager’s job in dynamic and
complex environment. Cases, group
project and intensive class interaction.
Prereq: open only to students admitted to the Lundquist College of
Business Honors Program; junior or senior standing. Not open to students who
have taken MGMT 321.
Marketing
NEW COURSE
MKTG
311H Marketing Management (4) Graded only. Explores marketing strategy and tactics for profit
and non-profit organizations including start-ups and global firms. Uses cases and projects, and requires
intense student participation. Prereq:
EC 201, EC 202; open only to students admitted to the Lundquist College of
Business Honors Program; junior or senior standing. Not open to students who
have taken MKTG 311.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Jazz Studies
Courses MUJ
EXISTING COURSE CHANGE
MUJ 350 History of Jazz (4)
(change title, description)
MUJ
350 History of Jazz 1900-1950 (4) Covers styles and musicians from 1900 (Early Jazz) through Modern
Jazz (1950). Issues of history,
biography, multiculturalism and racism.
No prerequisite; no musical training required. [Still Group I: Arts and Letters and Category A: American Cultures.]
NEW COURSE
MUJ
351 History of Jazz 1940-Present (4) Covers styles and musicians from
1940 (Modern Jazz) to the present.
Issues of history, biography, multiculturalism and racism. No prerequisite; no musical training
required. [Approved for Group I: Arts and
Letters and Category A: American Cultures.]
Music Education
Courses MUE
EXISTING COURSE CHANGE
(Change
prerequisite)
MUE
442/542 Teaching Singing in the Classroom (3)
Prerequisite: MUE 391
Music Courses
MUS
EXISTING COURSE CHANGE
MUS 264 History of Rock Music I
(Change title, sequence)
MUS
264 Rock History 1950-1970 (4) Not a
sequence, no prerequisite.
MUS 265 History of Rock Music II
(Change title, sequence)
MUS
265 Rock History 1965-Present (4) Not a
sequence, no prerequisite.
(Change prerequisite)
MUS 485/585 Advanced Choral Conducting (3)
Prerequisite: MUS 233
OTHER CURRICULAR MATTERS
UNDERGRADUATE
GENERAL-EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
GROUP-REQUIREMENT POLICIES
The following criteria were
proposed by the Undergraduate Council and the College of Arts and Sciences
Curriculum Committee. The University
Senate approved them in May 1998.
1. Group-satisfying courses proposed by
departments or individual faculty members must be reviewed by both the College
of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee and the University Committee on
Courses before submission to the University Senate.
2. Group-satisfying courses must be numbered at the 100, 200, and 300 levels. Lower-division courses must be offered annually and upper division courses at least biannually. Approved courses must be at least 4 credits each [Senate Resolution US 9900-6, February 9, 2000].
3. No more than three courses with the same subject code may be
counted by a student as satisfying group requirements.
4. Group-satisfying courses in art and letters, social science,
and science must meet the following criteria:
a. Group-satisfying courses in arts and letters must create
meaningful opportunities for students to engage actively in the modes of
inquiry that define a discipline.
Proposed courses must be demonstrably liberal in nature and broad in
scope. Though some courses may focus on
specialized subjects or approaches, there must be a substantial course content
locating that subject in the broader context of the major issues of the
discipline. Qualifying courses will not
focus on teaching basic skills but will require the application or engagement
of those skills through analysis and interpretation.
b. Group-satisfying courses in the social sciences must be liberal in
nature rather than professionally oriented or devoted in substantial measure to
the performance of professional skills.
They must cover a representative cross-section of key issues,
perspectives, and modes of analysis employed by scholars working on the subject
matter addressed by the course. The
subject matter of the course will be relatively broad (e.g., involving more
than one issue, place, or time).
Courses with emphasis on methods and skills will satisfy the requirement
only if there is also a substantial and coherent theoretical component.
c. Group-satisfying courses in the sciences should introduce students
to the foundations of one or more scientific disciplines, or provide a
scientific perspective on a major problem facing society, or provide an
introduction to scientific methods (including the use of mathematics and
computers) used within or among disciplines.
5. In particular:
a. Courses
designed primarily for majors are not excluded a priori from group status.
b. Courses in
methods or statistical analysis are excluded in the social sciences, but
courses in theory construction are acceptable.
c. Laboratory
courses are not excluded from group-satisfying status in the sciences.
d. Qualifying
courses in arts and letters cannot focus on teaching basic skills, so
first-year German, for example, could not qualify for group status, but reading
Goethe in German might.
MULTICULTURAL-CATEGORY DEFINITIONS
Category A: American Cultures. The goal is
to focus on race and ethnicity in the United States by considering racial and
ethnics groups from historical and comparative perspectives. Five racial or ethnic groups are identified:
African American, Chicano or Latino, Native American, Asian American, European
American. Approved courses deal with at
least two of these groups in a comparative manner. They do not necessarily deal specifically with discrimination or
prejudice, although many do.
Category B: Identity,
Pluralism, and Tolerance. The goal is to gain scholarly insight into
the construction of collective identities, the emergence of representative
voices from varying social and cultural standpoints, and the effects of
prejudice, intolerance, and discrimination.
The identities at issue may include ethnicities as in the American
Cultures category, as well as classes, genders, religions, sexual orientations,
or other groups whose experiences contribute to cultural pluralism. This category includes courses that analyze
the general principles underlying tolerance, or the lack of it.
Category C: International Cultures. The goal is to study world cultures in critical perspective. Approved courses either treat an
international culture in view of the issues raised in Categories A and B—namely,
race and ethnicity, pluralism and monoculturalism, and/or prejudice and
tolerance—or explicitly describe and analyze a world-view—i.e., a system of
knowledge, feeling, and belief—that is substantially different from those
prevalent in the 20th-century United States.
APPENDIX
OF OTHER PROPOSALS RECEIVED
The
following information is not provided for approval by the University
Senate. It is to inform academic and
administrative departments about the status of proposals reviewed but not
approved by the University Committee on Courses during winter term 2001 and/or
work in progress.
COMMITTEE ON COURSES WORK IN PROGRESS
Ø Development of guidelines for honors status of courses.
Ø Develop a position (in cooperation with the Undergraduate Council) on conditions for satisfying the 4-credit hour/contact hour issue.
COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND SCIENCES
Germanic
Languages and Literatures
EXISTING COURSE CHANGE
(increase
credits from 4 to 5)
Proposals withdrawn by department.
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS
Landscape Architecture
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGE
(General
education, description change, change credits to 4)
LA 260 Understanding
Landscapes (2-4). Proposal is PENDING and needs information from
department regarding variable credits, justification for credit in excess of
contact hours and how a variable credit course could differentiate contact
hours; more complete syllabus, grading criteria. [Requesting Group I: Arts
and Letters.]
LUNDQUIST COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Business Administration
NEW COURSE
BA 131
Introduction to Business Productivity Software (4) DENIED.
Decision Sciences
NEW COURSE
DSC 271 Integrated Software
Applications in Business (4) DENIED.
SCHOOL
OF LAW
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGE
LAW 643 Constitutional Law I will be considered during spring term 2001.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Dance, Music
Dance
Curricular changes submitted in late February will be considered during spring term 2001.