January 30, 2007

Curriculum Committee Minutes

Members present: Karissa Enger, Stephen Grollman, Gregg Muilenburg, Logan Richman, Elna Solvang (Chair), Bill Todt, Jonathan Steinwand

The first item of business was a course modification request from the classics department carried over from last week. CL 130 would change title from CL 130 Archaeology to CL 130 Classical Archaeology.  In addition, the department requested a change in course description. The new course description would read:

"After studying the methodology and theoretical framework of archaeology, students are introduced to Classical Archaeology, the branch of archaeology that studies the ancient Greeks and Romans and the cultures that came into contact with them. Includes a survey of the important sites and artifacts beginning with Neolithic Greece and Italy and ending with the Roman empire under Constantine."

The changes were approved.

For our second agenda item, the chair proposed some Revisions in Forms:

  1. New Course Proposal:  A section would be added that asks applicants to explain how the liberal learning goals would be addressed in the proposed new course. A decision on this was change was postponed pending further discussion.

  2. Application for Core Credit (suggestions for Core Committee). This was a point of information.

  3. Modification in Course: The form was edited to indicate on the top that changes in course credit require a new course proposal; A line was added with the 16 digit registration code. These changes were approved.

  4. A form for new travel seminars and one for off-campus courses were created. These forms were approved.

The next four items of business were new course proposals, listed below:

  1. THR 334                New Course Proposal: THR 334 History of Western Theater         

  2. THR 335                New Course Proposal: THR 335 Non-Western Theater

  3.  REL 372               New Course Proposal: REL 372 Christian Spirituality

  4. Global Studies       New Course Proposal: GS 410 Senior Seminar

All four courses were approved.

The next agenda item involved a request by CSTA for a change in name and requirements of a major:  The major would change from "Speech Communication Major Communication Arts/Literature Teaching License, Grades 5-12" to "Communication Major with Communication Arts/Literature teaching licensure".

 

The following requirements would be changed:

1. Make the seventh required speech course COM 316; it would no longer be an elective.
2.  Require both ENG 160 and 220, instead of having a choice among 150, 160 or 220.
3.  Have students choose a course from among the five British and American literature courses instead of one each.

These changes were approved

The next two requests came from the Sociology dept for changes in course descriptions.

1. For SOC 231: In accordance with the previously approved title change from Soc 231 Marriage and Family Today to SOC 231 Sociology of Families, the course description would read as follows: 

"An examination of families from a sociological perspective, which includes an appreciation of families as an institution in society.  We will explore how families have changed throughout U.S. history and how families are shaped by gender, race, and social class.  The topics of sexuality, marriage, cohabitation, parenting, domestic violence, divorce are also examined within the context of families."   

2. SOC 214B would have this new course description: "An introduction to research methods and theories of sociology used to analyze and address major social problems in the United States.  Some comparisons are made to problems and mitigation efforts of other countries.  Public and Private efforts to address social problems are evaluated and new approaches considered.  Recent topics have included economic inequality, education, race, sexuality, crime, alcohol and drugs."                                   

The final item covered was a for change of requirements for the marketing major. The course would add Add: ACCT 156 Principles of Accounting II (1.0) to the course requirements and reduce the number of elective marketing course credits from 3.5 to 2.5. These changes were approved.

The committee adjourned at 5:35.

Respectfully submitted,

Stephen Grollman