PRELIMINARY FALL 2001 CURRICULUM REPORT

OVERVIEW

The body of this report consists of two major sections: Proposed Course Changes for Fall 2002 (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 co-requisites, 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.

NEW POLICY

SUSTAINABLE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

The 2000-2001 academic year was the first year that the Committee on Courses systematically deleted from the University Catalog courses that have not been taught for three years or more.

In several cases, departments had not offered a specialized course under a course number and title specified in the catalog. Yet, similar courses had been taught regularly in the department in various formats, under experimental numbers (410, 510, 610), or under the general designations for special topics seminars, workshops, or practicums (the 4/5/6 06,07,08,09 series). With time, departments had discovered that a course description in the catalog was too specialized to apply to any of their courses as actually being taught.

Unfortunately, removal of an overly specialized course, although untaught, still might have consequences for departments. Often, that course had been the sole representatives in the catalog of subjects that are taught by a department and are part of the regular curriculum. Dropping that course could make it appear that a department offered no courses in that course’s subject area.

The committee has noted another, companion problem. Over the years, the committee has observed that new courses tailored to the particular research interests and instructional style of an individual faculty member are likely to fall into disuse within a few years as the person's teaching assignments and interests change, or if the instructor becomes unavailable for teaching that particular course.

The Committee on Courses recommends that departments and programs develop more sustainable course descriptions. A sustainable course description would identify a subject area and general approach, but would not be so restrictive as to exclude different perspectives or specializations also representative of that subject area.

The Committee also recommends that departments and programs be selective when proposing permanent course status for specialized courses that can only be taught by one particular instructor.

For example: A department with several experts qualified to teach ceramics, but having only one instructor who specializes in Ming porcelain per se, might currently have a specialized course titled “Ming Dynasty Porcelains” in the catalog. A more sustainable course title could be “Chinese Porcelains, ” or even “Porcelains,” depending upon the range of expertise available to teach the course. Another approach would use the topics course “Ceramics,” possibly repeatable as the exact subject material–and transcript title--changes.

Departments following these recommendations could then represent the full range of their curricular offerings and could maintain a sustainable list of courses in the catalog.

December 5, 2001: University Senate considers Fall 2001 preliminary report of the University Committee on Courses.

July 2002: Publication of 2002-2003 University of Oregon Catalog.

MOTION

The University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that Proposed Course Changes for Fall 2001 (unless otherwise stated) and Other Curricular Matters be approved. If approved, they take effect Fall 2002 unless stated otherwise. Changes in this report will first appear in the 2002-2003 catalog.

Members, University of Oregon Committee on Courses

Voting: Paul Engelking, Chair Ex officio: Jack Bennett

Tom Bivins Herb Chereck

Bruce Blonigen Toby Deemer

David Conley

Christine Theodoropoulos Staff: Gayle Freeman

James Weston Linda White

PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES FOR FALL 2002

(unless stated otherwise)

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

EXERCISE & MOVEMENT SCIENCE

ANAT 314 (P/N only)

(Change grading option)

ANAT 314 Human Anatomy I: Laboratory (2)

Optional grading

Effective Winter 2002

ANAT 315 (P/N only)

(Change grading option)

ANAT 315 Human Anatomy II: Laboratory (2)

Optional grading

Effective Winter 2002

HPHY 316 (P/N only)

(Change grading option)

HPHY 316 Human Physiology I: Laboratory (2)

Optional grading

Effective Winter 2002

HPHY 317 (P/N only)

(Change grading option)

HPHY 317 Human Physiology II: Laboratory (2)

Optional grading

Effective Winter 2002

GEOGRAPHY

OLD COURSE DROPPED

GEOG 104 Geog & Environment (4)

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

GEOL 203

(Change Prerequisite)

GEOL 203 Evolution of the Earth (4)

Prerequisite: GEOL 101 or 202

Effective Fall 2001

GERMANIC LANGUAGES & LITERATURE

GER 257, 258, 258 German Culture and Thought (4,4,4)

(Remove sequence notation)

HISTORY

OLD COURSES DROPPED

HIST 331 England (4)

HIST 333 England (4)

HIST 340 Germany (4)

HIST 341 Germany (4)

HIST 464/564 American Economic History (4)

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

HIST 332 England (4)

(Changed Title, Repeatability, Description)
HIST 332 British History: [Topic]
Repeatable 2 times for a maximum of 12 credits when topic changes.
British history from the Celts to the 21st Century. I. The British Isles from Celtic times to 1450. II. Britain in the age of the Reformation and Civil War (1450-1700). III. The rise and decline of British economic, political and imperial influence (1700-2000).

HIST 342 Germany (4)

(Changed Title, Repeatability, Description)
HIST 342 German History: [Topic]
Repeatable 2 times for a maximum of 12 credits when topic changes.
German history from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th Century. I. The Middle Ages and Reformation (1410-1648). II. Germany in the Old Regime and Age of Revolution (1648-1948). III. Modern Germany (1848-present).

HIST 463/563 American Economic History (4)

(Changed Title, Repeatability, Description)
HIST 463/563 American Economic History: [Topic]

Repeatable 2 times for a maximum of 12 credits when topic changes.
Varying topics concerning the economic development of the United States as a pre-industrial, industrial and post-industrial society. I. The Great Depression. II. Industrialization

NEW COURSE

(Subject previously taught as 410/510 in Winter Term 2001)

HIST 472/572 American Masculinities (4) [Graded only for majors] An examination of the history of masculinity in the United States from the colonial era to the late 20th century. Offered alternate years.

REINSTATED COURSE

HIST 443/543 Modern Germany: [Topic] (4R) [Graded only for majors] Variable topics include class formation, revolutionary movements, the socialist tradition, the Third Reich. R When topic changes

POLITICAL SCIENCE

OLD COURSES DROPPED

PS 280 Introduction to Political Psychology (4)

PS 338 Southeast Asia in Modern Times (4)

NEW COURSES

(Subject previously taught as 399 in S01)

PS 337 The Politics of Development (4) [Graded only for Majors] Presents alternative perspectives on key north-south issues: trade, aid, foreign investment, debt and the environment. Includes institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and WTO.

(Subject previously taught as 407 in W01)

PS 413/513 Politics of Brazil (4) [Graded only for majors] Explore the factors that shape contemporary Brazilian politics, from dictatorship and developmentalism to soccer and samba.

(Subject previously taught as 407 in S01)

PS 417/517 Politics of Violence in Latin America (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the consequences of drug, paramilitary, guerrilla and state-sponsored violence for political life in contemporary Latin America.

REINSTATED COURSE

PS 492/592 Decision-Making (4) Effective Fall 2001; course will be taught Winter 2002

THEATER ARTS

TA 423/523 (P/N only)

(Change grading option)

TA 423/523 Theater Arts Pedagogy (4R) GRD/GRD

Effective Winter 2002, emergency approval

WOMEN’S STUDIES

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

WST 101 Introduction to Women's Studies (4)

(Changed Subject Code, Title, Description)
WGS 101 Women, Difference, and Power
Interdisciplinary examination of the diverse experiences, the status, and the contributions of women in U.S. society and culture. Topics include social constructions of gender, body image, sexuality, work and class, violence, health, social activism, spirituality, and creativity.

Professional Schools and Colleges

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (EDLD)

OLD COURSES DROPPED

EDLD 613 Introduction to School Organization (3)

EDLD 622 Policy Research and Analysis I (3)

EDLD 623 Policy Research and Analysis II (3)

EDLD 624 Policy Research and Analysis III (3)

EDLD 640 Management and Organizational Development (3)

EDLD 650 Administration of College Student Services (3)

EDLD 652 Administration of the Community College (3)

EDLD 664 Historiography of American Education (3)

EDLD 677 Collective Bargaining in Education (3)

NEW COURSES