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FINAL
SPRING 2002 CURRICULUM REPORT
(Passed,
as amended, by the University Senate on May 8, 2002)
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.
May 8, 2002: University Senate considers Spring 2002
final report of the University Committee on Courses
July 2002: Publication
of 2002-2003 University of Oregon Catalog.
(The changes in this report will first appear in
the 2003-2004 catalog.)
MOTION
The
University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that Proposed Course Changes
for Spring 2002 (unless otherwise stated) and Other Curricular Matters be
approved. If approved, changes are
effective Fall 2002 unless stated otherwise.
Changes in this report will first appear in the 2003-2004 catalog.
Members,
University of Oregon Committee on Courses
Voting:
Paul Engelking, Chair
Tom Bivins
Bruce Blonigen
David Conley
Christine Theodoropoulos
James Weston
Student:
Cory Portnuff (Student)
Ex
officio:
Jack Bennett
Herb Chereck
Toby Deemer
Staff:
Gayle Freeman
Linda White
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES FOR FALL 2002
(unless stated otherwise)
College
of Arts and Sciences
ANTHROPOLOGY
(ANTH)
NEW COURSES
(Subject
previously taught as ANTH 199)
ANTH
234 Pacific Island Societies (4) Focuses on select societies
within New Guinea and Polynesia, discussing exchange, gender, politics,
development, and migration. Approved to
satisfy Social Science group requirement and International Cultures
multi-cultural requirement.
(Subject
previously taught as ANTH 310)
ANTH 328 New Guinea (4) A look at the lifeways of New Guinea people
focusing on personhood, gender, exchange, Christianity, and development. Satisfies Social Science group requirement
and International Cultures multicultural requirement.
(Subject
previously taught as ANTH 399, 410)
ANTH 441/541 Recent Cultural Theory
(4) A survey of various
frameworks: Durkheimian, Marxian, Feminist, transnationalism, Orientalism.
Prereq: 8 credits social science.
ANTH 452/552 Postcolonialism and
Globalization: [Topic] (4R) Examines
issues of policies and culture presented by globalization including inquiry
into the problem of globalization itself. R
once for 8 credits maximum, when topic changes
ANTH 630 Political Forces and the
Disciplines: [Topic] (4R) Examines
cultural and political forces that have shaped the disciplines since the 19th
century. Emphasis on anthropology, history, geography, and literature. R once for 8 credits maximum, when
topic changes
BIOLOGY (BI)
OLD COURSE DROPPED
BI
429/529 Developmental Patterning and Morphogenesis (4)
NEW COURSE
(Subject
previously taught as BI 399)
BI
453/553 Marine Molecular Physiology (5) Molecular and physiological
approaches to understanding how marine organisms work. Mechanisms that
organisms use to deal with changing conditions, including temperature,
salinity, oxygen, and development. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 252 or instructor
approval.
ECONOMICS
(EC)
(Subject previously taught as
EC 410/510)
EC 427/527 Games and Decisions (4) [Graded only for majors]
Game-theoretic methods of decision-making. Topics may include extensive-form
games, non-credible threats, subgame perfect equilibrium, strategic-form games,
undominated strategies, Nash equilibrium, coalition games, and the core.
Prereq: MATH 111 or equivalent
(Subject previously taught as
EC 410/510)
EC
428/528 Behavioral and Experimental Economics (4) [Graded
only for majors] Investigates the “rational choice” model and behavioral
alternatives, using laboratory experiments. Topics may include altruism,
auctions, bargaining, behavioral finance, hyperbolic discounting, and
decision-making under uncertainty. Prereq: EC 311.
REINSTATED COURSE
EC
330 Urban and Regional Economic
Problems (4) Satisfies Social Science group requirement and
Identity & Pluralism multicultural requirement
FOLKLORE (FLR)
NEW COURSE
(Subject
previously taught as FLR 607)
FLR 681
History and Theory of Folklore Research (5) [Graded only] Examines
nature of scholarly inquiry, research questions, and techniques. Historic
orientation with emphasis on ideological development of folkloristics from its
beginnings to the present.
HISTORY (HIST)
NEW COURSE
(Subject
previously taught as HIST 410)
HIST 358
American Jewish History (4) [Graded only for majors] This
course will examine the ways persons identifying themselves as Jews have
reinvented their identity and created communities in the United States through
the 1990s. Approved to satisfy Identity,
Pluralism and Tolerance multicultural requirement.
HONORS
COLLEGE (HC)
NEW COURSES
(Subject
previously taught as HC 101H)
HC 221H
HC Literature (4) [Graded only] Study of literature and the nature
of literary experience through the reading of great works drawn from English
and world literatures.
(Subject previously taught as HC 102H)
HC 222H
HC Literature (4) [Graded only] Study of literature and the nature
of literary experience through the reading of great works drawn from English
and world literatures.
(Subject previously taught as HC 103H)
HC 223H
HC Literature (4) [Graded only] Study of literature and the nature
of literary experience through the reading of great works drawn from English
and world literatures.
(Subject previously taught as HC 107H)
HC 231H
HC History (4) [Graded only] Examination, through close study of
secondary and primary source materials, of institutions and ideas that have
shaped the modern world.
(Subject previously taught as HC 108H)
HC 232H
HC History (4) [Graded only] Examination, through close study of
secondary and primary source materials, of institutions and ideas that have
shaped the modern world.
(Subject previously taught as HC 109H)
HC 233H
HC History (4) [Graded only] Examination, through close study of
secondary and primary source materials, of institutions and ideas that have
shaped the modern world.
(Subject previously taught as HC 408H)
HC 421H
HC Arts and Letters Colloquium (4R) {Graded only] Offered in a wide
range of topics, with an emphasis on arts and letters. R thrice for maximum of 16 credits, when topic changes
(Subject previously taught as HC 408H)
HC 431H
HC Social Science Colloquium (4R) [Graded only] Offered in a wide
range of topics, with an emphasis on social science. R thrice for maximum of 16 credits, when topic changes
(Subject previously taught as HC 408H)
HC 441H
HC Science Colloquium (4R) [Graded only] Offered in a wide range of topics,
with an emphasis on science. R
thrice for maximum of 16 credits, when topic changes
LINGUISTICS (LING)
REINSTATED COURSES
LING 421/521 Language, Mind, and Culture (4)
LING
426/526 Analysis of Language Structure: [Topic] (4)
LING
622 Discourse Analysis (4)
PHILOSOPHY (PHIL)
NEW COURSES
PHIL
325 Logic, Inquiry, and Argumentation (4) This course explores the
means and ends of argumentation and inquiry by considering deductive reason,
argumentation and emotion, and ethical and social dilemmas in inquiry.
(Subject
previously taught as PHIL 443/543)
PHIL
444/544 Feminist Ethics (4) This course considers feminist
revisions of philosophical ethical theory including ethics of care, ethics of
liberation, and European feminist ethics. Prereq: PHIL 103 or equivalent.
POLITICAL
SCIENCE (PS)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
PS
337 The Politics of Development (4)
(Changed general education requirements)
PS 337
The Politics of Development (4) Approved
to satisfy the Social Science group requirement and International Cultures
multicultural requirement.
PS
413/513 Politics of Brazil (4)
(Changed
general education requirement)
PS
413/513 Politics of Brazil (4) Approved
to satisfy International Cultures multicultural requirement.
PS
417/517 Politics of Violence in Latin America (4)
(Changed general education requirement)
PS
417/517 Politics of Violence in Latin America (4) Approved to satisfy International Cultures
multicultural requirement.
NEW COURSE
(Subject previously taught as PS 410)
PS 411
Honors Thesis Prospectus (1) [P/N only] Prepares students
for writing the senior honors thesis in Political Science. Provides guidance in
framing a suitable topic, conducting preliminary research, and writing a
prospectus. Prereq: Majors with honors
standing
REINSTATED COURSE
PS 207
Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory (4) Satisfies Social
Science group requirement.
PSYCHOLOGY (PSY)
PSY 399
Special Studies: [Topic] (1-5R) R when topic changes
REINSTATED COURSE
PSY
476/576 Language Acquisition (4)
RELIGIOUS
STUDIES (REL)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as WST 399)
REL 318
Women in Judaism (4) Women and their roles in Judaism; emphasis on
early modern and contemporary eras. Texts read include historical, literary,
and theoretical documents. Approved to
satisfy Arts and Letters group requirement and Identity, Pluralism, and
Tolerance multicultural requirement.
(Subject previously taught as REL 410/510)
REL
420/520 Jewish and Christian Spiritual Autobiographies (4) An
exploration of autobiographies written by Christians and Jews from late
antiquity to the present. Emphasis on history of western spirituality and focus
on Jewish and Christian religious commonalities and differences.
ROMANCE LANGUAGES (SPAN)
SPAN 111 Intensive
Beginning Spanish (6)
(Changed credits)
SPAN 111 Intensive Beginning Spanish (5)
SPAN 112 Intensive
Beginning Spanish (6)
(Changed credits)
SPAN 112 Intensive Beginning Spanish (5)
THEATER
ARTS (TA)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
TA
465 Writing for Performance (3)
(Changed title, credits, description)
TA 465
Playwriting (4) Writing for live performance in both traditional
and non-traditional venues. Pre/coreq: Junior standing and instructor approval.
NEW COURSE
(Subject
previously taught as 410/510)
TA
474/574 Themes in Dramatic Literature: [Topic] (4R)
[Graded only for majors] The intents, uses, and effects of dramatic literature
with special regard for theatrical production and audience reception. R thrice for a maximum of 16 credits,
when topic changes
Professional Schools and Colleges
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS
ART (ARTD)
NEW
COURSES
(Added
to 400-level sections)
ARTD 507 Seminar:
[Topic] (1-4R)
ARTD 508 Workshop:
[Topic] (1-6R)
ARTD 510 Experimental
Course: [Topic] (1-6R)
PLANNING, PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (PPPM)
OLD
COURSES DROPPED
PPPM 623 Plan Making:
Social Planning (4)
PPPM 639 Leadership and Organizational
Change (4)
PPPM 660 Human Resource
Management in Public Sector (4)
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
PPPM
424/524 Managing Public Money (4)
(Changed
title, description)
PPPM 424/524 Public and
Nonprofit Financial Management (4) Financial
management decision and control processes in public agencies and nonprofit
organizations. Financial resources (taxes, donations, grant, etc.) stewardship,
expenditure systems, and capital project analysis.
PPPM
480/580 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (4)
(Changed
title)
PPPM 480/580 Nonprofit
Management I (4)
PPPM
612 Legal Issues in Planning (5)
(Changed
credits)
PPPM 612 Legal Issues in
Planning (4)
PPPM
613 Planning Analysis (4)
(Changed
credits)
PPPM 613 Planning
Analysis (5)
PPPM
618 Introduction to Public Policy and Management (4)
(Changed
title, description, grading options)
PPPM 618 Introduction to
Public Service (4) [Graded only for majors]
History and theories of the core concepts and practices that provide the
foundation for professional public service, with emphasis on the fields of
public administration and planning.
PPPM
621 Plan Making: Environmental Analysis (4)
(Changed
title, description)
PPPM 621 Environmental
Analysis (4) Examines the technical and political
factors that influence the practice of environmental planning and analysis.
PPPM
624 Plan Making: Community and Regional Development (4)
(Changed
title, description)
PPPM 624 Plan Making (4)
Examines the technical and political factors that
influence the practice of community and regional development. Includes how
plans are made, implemented, and evaluated.
NEW
COURSES
(Subject
previously taught as PPPM 410)
PPPM 331 Environmental
Management (4) Introduction to environmental
management. This course focuses on solutions to current population, pollution,
and resource management problems.
PPPM 412 Internship
Preparation (1) [P/N only] Orientation to the PPPM
Internship Program including overview of public service organizations,
assessment of career interests, and guided internship search. Required
prerequisite for internship.
(Subject
previously taught as PPPM 410/510)
PPPM 436/536 Social
Planning Geographic Information Systems (5) This course
is designed to augment students’ existing GIS skills by applying those and new
GIS skills to real-world projects, particularly in the area of social planning.
Prereq: Introduction to GIS or instructor approval.
(Subject
previously taught as PPPM 407/507)
PPPM 438/538
Transportation Issues in Planning: [Topic] (4R) This
course introduces students to social implications of various
transportation-related policies and practices: specific topics vary by term. R for a maximum of 8 credits.
PPPM 619 Planning and
Public Policy Communications (2) [P/N only]
Theory and practice of effective communication, including presenting ideas in
oral, visual, and written forms; working with small and large groups; and using
appropriate decision-making methods.
COURSE
REINSTATEMENT
PPPM 481/581 Resource
Development for Nonprofit Organizations (4)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (EDLD)
EDLD
619 Adult Learning (3)
(Changed
credits, grading options)
EDLD 619 Adult Learning
(4) [Graded only for majors]
EDLD
692 Higher Education I: Governance and Organization (3)
(Changed
credits, grading options)
EDLD 692 Higher
Education I: Governance and Organization (4) [Graded
only for majors]
EDLD
693 Higher Education II: Leadership and Management (3)
(Changed
credits, grading options)
EDLD 693 Higher
Education II: Leadership and Management (4) [Graded only
for majors]
NEW
COURSES
EDLD 404 Internship
(1-5R) [P/N only]
(Subject
previously taught as EDLD 408)
EDLD 450/550 Data and
Information Retrieval (1) [P/N only] Students learn a
variety of multi-media information search and organization procedures for use
with public libraries, web sites, and institutional-governmental
clearinghouses.
EDLD 604 Internship
(1-5R) [P/N only]
(Subject previously taught as EDLD 607)
EDLD 646 Action Research
(4) Addresses issues in designing and implementing
quasi-experimental studies in classrooms and using outcomes to enhance
educational programs and provide professional development for teachers.
(Subject
previously taught as EDLD 610)
EDLD 655 Analysis of
Teaching and Learning (3) A foundations course designed
to increase understanding of theories of learning and methodologies of teaching
through analysis of relationship between teaching and learning.
(Subject
previously taught as EDLD 607)
EDLD 656 Experimental
Research Designs (4) An advanced course on using
sophisticated analytical and statistical techniques to create data sets and
interpret them to ascertain significance.
(Subject
previously taught as EDLD 607)
EDLD 659 Professional
Writing (4) [P/N only] Develops students’
proficiency in preparing technical reports, dissertations, grant applications,
and literature syntheses to communicate educational programs, processes, and
results.
(Subject
previously taught as EDLD 610)
EDLD 661 Item Response
Theory I (3) Theory and application of item
response measurement models. Participation outcomes include knowledge of IRT
models, terminology, and resources. Emphasis on popular models and underlying
assumptions.
(Subject
previously taught as EDLD 610)
EDLD 662 Item Response
Theory II (3) Application of item response
measurement models to current research. Applying theoretical knowledge to
practical problems associated with measurement, data structure, and software
operation. Prereq: EDLD 661.
(Subject
previously taught as EDLD 607)
EDLD 680 Sociological
Perspectives on Educational Policy (4) [Graded
only] How sociological perspectives and research contribute to understanding
educational policy, and how sociology has influenced the development and
implementation of federal and state policy.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY (MFT)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 615 Introduction to Marriage
Family Therapy (3) [Graded only]
Course is designed to be a survey of the distinct disciplines of marriage and
family therapy.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 616 Family Theory (3) [Graded only] Course surveys macro theories and
their relationship to families and family therapy with emphasis on systems,
communications, and ecological theories.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 617 Families Across the Life
Cycle (3) [Graded only] Focuses
on the theoretical understanding of family relationships across the stages of
the family life cycle and related to treatment strategies.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 618 Research Methods in
Counseling (4) [Graded only]
Course is designed as an introduction to research theory, statistics, and
quantitative and qualitative research methods.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 619 Gender and Ethnicity (3) [Graded only] Purpose of this course is to bring
about increased awareness and sensitivity regarding the role of gender and
ethnicity in our work as family therapists.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 620 Psychopathology and Behavior
Deviations (3) [Graded only]
Course is designed to introduce students to traditional diagnostic techniques
and approaches, with particular emphasis on DSM-IV-TR.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 621 Professional and Ethical
Issues (4) [Graded only] Provides
broad introduction to legal, ethical, and professional standards for field of
marriage and family therapy.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 622 Stress and Family Crisis
Intervention (3) [Graded only]
Course is designed to provide students with solid theoretical base from which
to address family stress management and crisis intervention within clinical
practice.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 610)
MFT 623 Child and Family Assessment
(3) [Graded only] Course is
designed to foster assessment and intervention skills in working with young
children, adolescents, and their families.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 624 Group Psychotherapy (3) [Graded only] Provides overview of basic elements
of group process including introduction to group work, guidelines for
multicultural practice, ethical/professional issues in group practice, and
group leadership.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 625 Family Violence (3) [Graded only] Designed to create
conceptual/skills-oriented foundation for psychotherapists in an effort to work
safely/effectively with individuals who were battered, and individuals choosing
to batter.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 626 Human Sexuality in
Counseling (3) [Graded only]
Designed to help students further their understanding and clinical abilities in
working with couples, with special emphasis on the role of intimacy and sexual
relationships.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 627 Advanced Family Therapy (3) [Graded only] Course designed to provide
opportunity for advanced MFT students to continue in their developing
understanding of elements and processes of change in systemic family therapy.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 628 Contemporary Issues in
Addiction (3) [Graded only]
Course is designed to increase the conceptual understanding and skills of
family therapists working with contemporary issues, with emphasis on addictions
and addictions recovery.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 629 Couples Therapy (3) [Graded only] Course examines key issues
associated with effective couples therapy, including research findings,
assessment, motivation, change, content and process, ethics, and social/macro
considerations.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 630 Existential and Spiritual
Issues in Counseling (3) [Graded
only] Provides opportunity for students/professionals to develop an
understanding of the interplay of existential issues and spirituality in the
individual, marriage, and family therapeutic processes.
(Subject previously taught as MFT 607)
MFT 631 Families in Later Life (3) [Graded only] Covers personal and family topics
related to later life issues.
SPECIAL EDUCATION (SPED)
OLD COURSES DROPPED
SPED 430/530 Introduction to
Exceptionalities (3)
SPED 662 Foundations of Disability
II (3)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGE
SPED 406 Special Problems [Topic] (1-16R)
(Changed title)
SPED 406 Field Studies: [Topic] (1-16R)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as SPED 662)
SPED 412/512 Foundations of
Disability II (3) Overview of
special education and disability-studies issues; social construction of
disability, personal and family experiences and perspectives; service systems
that support individuals with disabilities. Prereq: 411/511
(Subject previously taught as SPED 610)
SPED 611 Middle/Secondary Reading
(3) [Graded only for majors]
Course focuses on instructional strategies and content for reading instruction
that meets the needs of middle and high school students with disabilities.
(Subject previously taught as SPED 610)
SPED 612 Middle/Secondary Writing
(3) [Graded only or majors]
Course focuses on instructional strategies and content for writing instruction
that meets the needs of middle and high school students with disabilities.
(Subject previously taught as SPED 610)
SPED 613 Adolescent Development and
Transition (3) [Graded only for
majors] Provides an overview of theories and research on various aspects of
adolescent development with emphasis on similarities/differences for students
with and without disabilities.
(Subject previously taught as SPED 610)
SPED 614 School to Careers (3) [Graded only for majors] Focuses on issues and
strategies for preparing adolescents and young adults with disabilities for the
transition from school to future careers and continuing education.
(Subject previously taught as SPED 610)
SPED 615 Transition Assessment and
Planning (3) [Grade only for
majors] Provides overview and strategies of transition planning for youth with
disabilities. Includes features, supports, resources, and incorporation into
the IEP.
LUNDQUIST COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BA)
NEW COURSE
(Subject previously taught as BA 705)
BA 740
Capstone Business Project (1-9R) [Graded
only] Focuses on integration of functional areas of business. Includes writing
a plan that applies knowledge and develops a course of action to accomplish
organizational objectives. Prereq: Offered only through the Oregon Executive
MBA program to OEMBA students in 2nd year of the program. R thrice for a maximum 9 credits.
MANAGEMENT (MGMT)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGE
611 Managing Effective Organizations (3)
(Changed title)
MGMT 611
Managing Competitive Organizations (3)
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
MUSIC (MUS)
REINSTATED COURSE
MUS 635 Advanced Aural Skills (3)
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RECREATION SERVICES
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as PEAE 399)
PEAE 341
Cross Training II (2R) [P/N only]
Intermediate offering of our popular aerobic and weight training course. Two
days a week are devoted to aerobic fitness and also to strength and
conditioning. Prereq: PEAE 340 or equivalent. R once.
(Subject previously taught as PEMA 399)
PEMA 312
Jeet Kune Do II (1R) [P/N only] A
martial art that teaches the dynamics of physical encounters through self
defense. This is a discipline whose training methods can be adapted to each
individual. Prereq: PEMA 311. R
once.
(Subject previously taught as PEMA 399)
PEMA 322
Jiu Jitsu II (1R) [P/N only]
Means “the gentle art,” practiced non-competitively. Helping smaller
individuals defend themselves against attack, this martial art uses leverage
and technique, not power and strength. Prereq: PEMA 321. R once.
(Subject previously taught as PEMB 199)
PEMB 201
Gentle Yoga (1R) [P/N only] An
entry level experience introduces the student to yoga, with adaptations for
older students, or those with physical limitations such as prior injury or
stiffness. R once.
(Subject previously taught as PEMB 399)
PEMB 302
Ashtanga Yoga (2R) [P/N only] The
level of effort in Ashtanga distinguishes it from a traditional yogic emphasis
on relaxation and helps the practitioner develop strength and stamina. Prereq:
PEMB 212. R once.
PENDING PROPOSALS
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 received but not approved by the UO
Committee on Courses during Spring 2002.
The committee will continue to consider new
proposals and those completed since publication of the Winter 2002 Final
Report. The committee will submit
another quarterly report to the University Senate in December 2002. However, only proposals that were approved
in the Fall 2001 Final Report will appear in the 2002-2003 University of Oregon Catalog.
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (EDLD)
EDLD
104, 412/512 , 421, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491,
492, 621
PROPOSALS DENIED
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PEL)
NEW COURSES
PEL 301
Action Leadership (1R) [P/N
only] No syllabus provided.
PLANNING, PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (PPPM)
PPPM 630
Computer Applications in PPPM (3)
[P/N only] The committee felt this was
a basic computer course and recommends it be offered as a non-credit workshop.
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:
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.
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.
MULTICULTURAL-CATEGORY DEFINITIONS
Category A:
American Cultures. The goal is
to focus on race and ethnicity in the United States by considering racial and
ethnic 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.
CRITERIA FOR ADDING AN “H” SUFFIX TO A COURSE
NUMBER
The
Committee on Courses has discussed the criteria for adding an “H” suffix to a
course number and recommends the following:
The “H” suffix is intended to advise students that a
course provides honors content of significant difficulty and requires honors
effort from students. The University Committee on Courses will be looking
for evidence of the following in determining whether a course should hold an
“H” suffix designation:
1. Students enrolling should have a cumulative GPA
of at least 3.3 in their major.
2. The
content of the class, and the level of analysis, should be significantly deeper
than for non-honors classes.
3. Class
size should be small enough to promote intensive student participation.
4. The
faculty member(s) teaching the course should be available for close advising
outside of class.
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS, MINORS, CERTIFICATES
MAJOR
Definition
Courses in designated primary subject
areas/disciplines in which a student commits to gaining in-depth knowledge,
skills, competence, and attitudes through a coherent pattern of courses. A footnote accompanies the major definition:
Divisional major programs emphasize a general and integrated approach to
learning, with the student’s major program broadly inclusive of work in several
of the discipline or subject areas within the specific division within which
the student’s degree program lies (i.e. humanities, social science,
science). For instance, a divisional
major program in the social sciences would call for the student to include
within his/her major work from several of the disciplines or subject areas in
the social sciences (e.g. sociology, political science, economics). Because of the breadth of disciplines or
subjects included in the major, the student has less opportunity to delve in
depth into a single subject area such as sociology, political science, or
economics, than they would be able to do were they in a “departmental major”
program in a single one of these disciplines or subject areas.
Minimal Requirements
36 credits – of which a
minimum of 24 must be upper division.
Departments should consider setting minimum residency requirements.
MINOR
Definition
Courses in a designated secondary subject area or
discipline distinct from and usually outside the student’s degree major in
which knowledge is gained in a coherent pattern of courses.
Minimal Requirements
24 credits – of which a minimum of 12 must be
upper division. Should be within
discipline that already has a pre-existing major or sponsored by department.
CERTIFICATE
Definition
An approved academic award given in conjunction with the
satisfactory completion of a program of instruction requiring one year or more,
but less than four years, of full-time equivalent post-secondary level
work. The conditions and conferral of
the award are governed by the faculty and ratified by the governing board of
the institution granting the certificate.
Minimal Requirements
36 credits – 24 upper division with 12 minimum at 400
level. Sponsoring department must provide guidance – template/check list, name
of an advisor, with notice that student must consult an advisor to apply for
certificate at least two terms prior to graduation.