FINAL
WINTER 2002 CURRICULUM REPORT
Passed by the University Senate on March 13, 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.
March 13, 2002:
University Senate considers Winter 2002 preliminary 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 Winter 2002 (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 2003-2004 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
Student: Cory Portnuff
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES FOR FALL 2002
(unless stated otherwise)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
ANTH 222 Life Stories (4)
(Changed title, description)
ANTH 222 Anthropology of Life Stories (4) Examines how individuals
experience and tell others about their lives within context of culture.
Narrations of personal experience will take the form of life stories, histories
and autobiographies.
ANTH 413/513 Culture and Personality (4)
(Changed title, description)
ANTH 413/513 Culture and Psychology (4) Bridging anthropology and psychology,
the course explores the relationship between the individual and culture,
including such topics as emotion, personality, mental illness, and sexuality.
ANTH 421/521 Anthropology of Gender (4)
(Changed description)
ANTH
421/521 Anthropology of Gender (4) Explores gender
cross-culturally. Topics include sex and sexualities, queer communities, the
politics of marriage, local/global feminisms, and relations among gender, race,
colonialism, and global capital.
ANTH 447/557 Prehistoric Technologies (4)
(Changed title, description)
ANTH 447/547 Traditional Technologies (4) Explores 2.5 million years of human
technologies through analysis and replication of stone, bone, shell, and wood
tools as well as basketry and ceramics.
ANTH 486/586 Japanese Society and Culture (4)
(Changed general education requirements)
ANTH 486/586 Japanese Society and
Culture (4) Approved to satisfy
International Cultures multicultural requirement.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as ANTH 310)
ANTH
340 Fundamentals of Archaeology (4) Methods modern archaeology
uses to reconstruct the past, including background research, field methods,
laboratory analyses and interpreting data. Prerequisite: ANTH 150. Offered
alternate years. Approved to satisfy
Science Group requirement.
(Subject previously taught as ANTH 310)
ANTH
375 Primates in Ecological Communities (4) A community ecology
course. How do primates interact with other species at evolutionary and
ecological scales? What factors influence differences and similarities in
primate communities? Prerequisite: ANTH 171 or 270 or instructor approval. Approved to satisfy Science Group
requirement.
(Subject
previously taught as ANTH 410/510)
ANTH
422/522 State, Society, Gender in Asia (4) Explores gender as
nexus of state control and popular resistance. Topics include gendered
nationalisms, reproductive regimes, labor, prostitution, feminist and queer
subversions, transnational Asian communities. Prerequisite: ANTH 110 or
instructor approval. Offered alternate
years. Approved to satisfy International
Cultures multicultural requirement.
(Subject previously taught as ANTH 410/510)
ANTH
466/566 Primate Feeding and Nutrition (4) An evaluation of
primate feeding and foraging behavior, diet, and nutrition. Explores
anatomical, physiological and behavioral solutions to feeding challenges at
ecological and evolutionary scales. Prerequisite: ANTH 171 or 270.
(Subject previously taught as ANTH 407/507)
ANTH 472/572
Primate Conservation Biology (4) An evaluation of the
conservation status of the Order Primates. Explores biological/ecological
issues as well as the social/cultural issues influencing primate biodiversity,
distribution and abundance. Prerequisite: ANTH 171 or 270 or instructor
approval.
(Subject
previously taught as ANTH 407/507)
ANTH
474/574 Human Paleopathology (4) [Graded only for majors]
Methods and techniques of paleopathology, the disease process and how hard
tissues are affected by them. Pivotal anthropological issues in which
paleoanthropology plays a key role. Prerequisite: ANTH 366. Offered alternate
years.
(Subject previously taught as ANTH 407/507)
ANTH
475/575 Issues and Methods in Paleodiets (4) [Graded only for
majors] Primary methods and techniques anthropologists use to reconstruct the
dietary patterns of prehistoric human populations. Prerequisite: ANTH 150, 270,
366. Offered alternate years.
(Subject previously taught as ANTH 407/507)
ANTH
481/581 Principles of Evolutionary Psychology (4)
Investigates how understanding of our evolutionary history is being used to
further our understanding of the human mind. Prerequisite: ANTH 170, 270 or
equivalent background in evolutionary theory.
(Subject previously taught as ANTH 410/510)
ANTH
482/582 Human Behavioral Ecology (4) Addresses behavioral
strategies employed by humans to respond contingently to environmental
variability both within and across cultures. Prerequisite: ANTH 170, 270 or
equivalent knowledge of evolutionary theory. Approved to satisfy International Cultures multicultural requirement.
OLD COURSES DROPPED
BI 261
Foundations I: Genetics and Evolution (5) Replaced by new
introductory sequence: BI 251-253.
BI 262
Foundations II: Molecular Genetics (5) Replaced by new introductory
sequence: BI 251-253.
BI 263
Foundations III: Biochemical Basis of Life (5)
Replaced by new introductory sequence: BI 251-253.
BI 264
Foundations IV: Biological Interactions (5) Replaced by new
introductory sequence: BI 251-253.
EXISTING COURSE CHANGE
BI 320 Genetics (4)
(Changed title)
BI 320 Molecular Genetics (4)
NEW COURSES
BI 214
General Biology IV: Biochemistry and Genetics (4) [Graded
only for majors] Protein structure and function; metabolism; DNA structure,
replication, mutation, and repair; gene mapping and complementation; and gene
regulation. Sequence: 211, 212, 213.
Prerequisite: P or C- or better in BI 211. Prereq or coreq: CH 331. Not
open to students who have successfully completed BI 252. Approved to satisfy Science Group requirement
(Subject previously taught as BI 263)
BI 251
Foundations I: Biochemistry and Cell Physiology (5) [Graded
only for majors] This course focuses on the cellular structures and chemical
reactions that allow cells to grow, to transform energy, and to communicate.
Sequence: 252, 253. Sequence recommended for those planning to apply to medical
school. Prereq or coreq: CH 331. Approved to satisfy Science Group
requirement.
(Subject
previously taught as BI 262)
BI 252
Foundations II: Genetics and Molecular Biology (5)
[Graded only for majors] How living organisms store, replicate, and transmit
their genetic information, and how this information directs the activities of
the cell and organism. Sequence: 251, 253. Sequence recommended for those
planning to apply to medical school.
Prerequisite: P or C- or better in BI 251, CH 331. Approved to satisfy Science Group requirement.
(Subject previously taught as BI 261 and 264)
BI 253
Foundations III: Evolution and BioDiversity (5) [Graded
only for majors] Genetic basis and ecological context of evolutionary change
leading to an examination of the generation and major patterns of biodiversity.
Sequence: 251, 252. Sequence recommended for those planning to apply to medical
school. Prerequisite: P or C- or better
in BI 252. Approved to satisfy Science
Group requirement.
(Subject previously taught as BI 399)
BI 353
Sensory Physiology (4) Introduction to physiology of the senses:
cellular physiology of peripheral receptors through the computational
mechanisms that are ultimately related to perception. Prerequisite: P or C- or
better in BI 214, or BI 251, or BI 264.
NEW COURSES
(Subject
previously taught as CIS 410/510)
CIS
427/527 Introduction to Logic (4) Basic notions of logic.
Propositional logic, first-order logic, Hilbert systems, sequent calculus,
natural deduction. Soundness, completeness, undecidability. Current research:
logic frameworks, automated deduction, Curry-Howard isomorphism. Prerequisite:
MATH 233 or instructor approval. Offered alternate years.
OLD COURSES DROPPED
CRWR 325 Intermediate
Creative Writing: Short Story (4R)
CRWR
326 Intermediate Creative Writing: Short Story (4R)
CRWR
334 Intermediate Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (4R)
CRWR
335 Intermediate Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (4R)
CRWR
342 Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry (4R)
CRWR
343 Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry (4R)
CRWR
431 Advanced Creative Writing (4R)
CRWR
432 Advanced Creative Writing (4R)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
CRWR
324 Intermediate Creative Writing: Short Story Writing (4)
(Changed repeatability)
CRWR
324 Intermediate Creative Writing: Short Story (4R)
Repeatable 2 times for a maximum of 12 credits under the following condition:
To give undergraduate students an opportunity to increase their skills to the
point that they are prepared to take the advanced course in creative writing.
Readings and assignments change each term.
CRWR 336 Intermediate Creative Writing: Literary
Nonfiction (4)
(Changed repeatability)
CRWR
336 Intermediate Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (4R) Repeatable
2 times for a maximum of 12 credits under the following condition: To give
undergraduate students an opportunity to increase their skills to the point
that they are prepared to take the advanced course in creative writing.
Readings and assignments change each term.
CRWR 341 Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry Writing
(4)
(Changed repeatability)
CRWR 341 Intermediate
Creative Writing: Poetry Writing (4R) Repeatable 2 times for a maximum of 12 credits under the
following condition: To give undergraduate students an opportunity to increase
their skills to the point that they are prepared to take the advanced course in
creative writing. Readings and assignments change each term.
(Changed repeatability)
CRWR 430 Advanced
Creative Writing (4R)
Advanced study in short fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction writing.
Prerequisite: 300-level creative writing course in fiction, nonfiction, or
poetry, or instructor’s approval. R twice for maximum
of 12 credits
ENGLISH (ENG)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as ENG 199)
ENG 255
Folklore and U.S. Popular Culture (4) [Graded only for majors]
Explores the relationship between folklore and popular culture, with special
emphasis on the analysis of legends, myths, icons, stereotypes, heroes,
celebrities, rituals, and celebrations. Offered once or more per academic year.
(Subject previously taught as ENG 410/510)
ENG
413/513 Theories of Literacy (4) [Graded only for majors]
Approaches to literacy through literary theory, rhetoric and cultural studies.
Examines issues involved with school and community literacy. Prereq/coreq: ENG
404/604: Community Literacy Intern.
OLD COURSES DROPPED
ES 253
Introduction to the Asian American Experience (4)
ES 255
Introduction to the Chicano and Latino Experience (4)
ES 257
Introduction to the Native American Experience (4)
ES 406
Field Studies (1-5)
ES
454/554 Chicanos and the Law (4)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
ES 252 Introduction to the Asian American Experience (4)
(Changed title, description, grading options)
ES 252 Introduction to Asian American Studies (4) [Graded only for majors] Focuses on historical, cultural, and
social issues in Asian America and surveys scholarship in Asian American
studies. Course continues to satisfy
Social Science group and American cultures category
ES 254 Introduction to the Chicano and Latino Experience
(4)
(Changed title, description, grading options)
ES 254 Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies (4) [Graded only for majors] Focuses on historical, social, and
cultural issues in Chicano and Latino communities and surveys scholarship in
Chicano/Latino studies. Course should
continue to fulfill requirements for Social Science group and American cultures
category.
ES 256 Introduction to the Native American Experience (4)
(Changed title, description, grading options)
ES 256 Introduction to Native American Studies (4) [Graded only for
majors] Focuses on historical,
social, and cultural issues in Native America and surveys scholarship in Native
American studies. Offered alternate years. Course
should continue to fulfill requirements for Social Science group and American
cultures category.
ES 452/552 Asian Americans and the Law (4)
(Changed title, repeatability, description, grading
options, general education requirements)
ES 452/552 Race and Ethnicity and the Law: [Topic] (4R) [Graded only for
majors] Addresses issues of social
justice and the participation of Asian Americans, African Americans,
Chicanos/Latinos, and/or Native Americans in the legal system. Prerequisite: ES
102. R when topic changes. Course no longer satisfies Identity,
Pluralism & Tolerance category.
NEW COURSES
ES 250
Introduction to African American Studies (4) [Graded only for
majors] Focuses on historical, cultural, and social issues in African America
and surveys scholarship in African American studies. Offered alternate years. Approved to satisfy Social Science group and
American Cultures category requirements.
ES 498
Theories of Race and Ethnicity (4) [Graded only for majors]
Designed to prepare majors for independent research in ethnic studies, this
course examines historical and contemporary theoretical works on race and
ethnicity. Prerequisite: Completion of required courses for ethnic studies
major (except ES 499) or instructor's consent.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as FLR 410/510)
FLR
491/591 Anglo-American Ballad and Folksong (4) Study
of popular ballads in the Anglo-American tradition – styles, origins, forms,
content and dissemination. History and influence of popular media.
NEW COURSES
CAS 110
Humanities Freshman Honors Colloquium (1R) [Pass/No Pass only]
Introduction to Humanities fields for freshman honors students. Faculty from
various departments discuss their research, the nature of their fields, and
career opportunities. Requires acceptance to the Freshman Honors Colloquium
program. R thrice for a maximum of three credits
CAS 120
Science Freshman Honors Colloquium (1R) [Pass/No Pass only]
Introduction to Science fields for freshman honors students. Faculty from
various departments discuss their research, the nature of their fields, and career
opportunities. Requires acceptance to the Freshman Honors Colloquium program. R
thrice for a maximum of three credits
CAS 130
Social Science Freshman Honors Colloquium (1R)
[Pass/No Pass only] Introduction to Social Science fields for freshman honors
students. Faculty from various departments discuss their research, the nature
of their fields, and career opportunities. Requires acceptance to the Freshman
Honors Colloquium program. R thrice for a maximum of three credits
OLD COURSES DROPPED
GEOG
480/580 Progress in Physical Geography (1R)
GEOG
481/581 Progress in Human Geography (1R)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as GEOG 480/580)
GEOG
631 Progress in Physical Geography (1R) [P/N only] Recent developments in climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, and
biogeography. Lectures, readings, and presentation of faculty and student
works-in-progress. Prerequisite: Graduate students in good standing. R
Course will be offered every term to discuss current literature and
developments in the subdiscipline and present works-in-progress. Material
covered in each term will be new. Students may sign up for this course each
term for four years.
(Subject previously taught as GEOG 481/581)
GEOG
632 Progress in Human Geography (1R) [P/N only] Recent
developments in cultural, economic, environmental and political geography.
Lectures, readings, and presentation of faculty and student works-in-progress.
Prerequisite: Graduate students in good standing. R Course will be
offered every term to discuss current literature and developments in the
subdiscipline and present works-in-progress. Material covered in each term will
be new. Students may sign up for this course each term for four years.
GEOG
633 Progress in Geographic Information Science (1R) [P/N only] Recent developments in cartography, GIS, remote sensing, data
analysis, and visualization. Lectures, readings, and presentation of faculty
and student works-in-progress. Prerequisite: Graduate students in good
standing. R Course will be offered every term to discuss current literature
and developments in the subdiscipline and present works-in-progress. Material
covered in each term will be new. Students may sign up for this course each
term for four years.
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
SCAN 250 Scandinavian Fantasies (3)
(Changed credits, description)
SCAN 250 Scandinavian Fantasies (4)
Explores “the fantastic” in Scandinavian film, mythology, literature, and
philosophy in relation to individual identity, truth, and other experiences
beyond language. Conducted in English.
NEW COURSE
GER 356
German Fairy Tales (4) The German fairy tale in historical and
theoretical context, from the Brothers Grimm and Romantic tales to adaptations
by Tchaikovsky and Sendak. Offered alternate years.
NEW COURSES
JDST
330 American Jewish Cultures (4) American Jewish culture,
ritual, identity, institutions from 1880s to the present. Examines pluralism
within American Jewish community and relationships with other religious and
ethnic groups. Offered alternate years. Approved
to satisfy Social Science Group and Identity, Pluralism, & Tolerance
Multi-cultural category requirements.
JDST
340 Israelis and Palestinians (4) Examines political struggle
between Israelis and Palestinians over past century and related human,
societal, and cultural issues. Explores contemporary attempts at resolution.
Offered alternate years. Approved to
satisfy Social Science Group and International Cultures category requirements.
(Change prerequisite)
TA 364
Play Direction (4)
Prerequisite: 210, 211, 212, 250, 271
(Change prerequisite)
TA
416/516 Costume Design (4)
Prerequisite: 210 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
417/517 Advanced Costume Design (4)
Prerequisite: 416/516 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
418/518 Costume Pattern Drafting (4)
Prerequisite: 212 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
419/519 Costume Construction (4)
Prerequisite: 212 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
425/525 Scenery Drafting Techniques (4)
Prerequisite: 211 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
441/541 Scene Design: Single Set (4)
Prerequisite: 210 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
442/542 Scene Design: Multiple Sets (4)
Prerequisite: 210 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
445/545 Advance Projects in Theater Technology: [Topic] (4R)
Prerequisite: Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
452/552 Advanced Acting: [Topic]
Prerequisite: 250 and Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
461/561 Dramaturgy (4)
Prerequisite: 367, 368, 369
(Change prerequisite)
TA 462
Advanced Script Analysis (4)
Prerequisite: 367, 368, 369
(Change prerequisite)
TA
467/567 Lighting for the Stage (4)
Prerequisite: 211 or Instructor consent
(Change prerequisite)
TA
471/571 Studies in Theater and Culture: [Topic] (4R)
Prerequisite: 462/562 and Instructor consent
Professional Schools and Colleges
ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS
ARCHITECTURE (ARCH)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
ARCH 463/563 Reinforced Concrete Building Systems
(4)
(Change title, description)
ARCH
463/563 Structural Systems (4) Comparative
study of structural systems emphasizing structural planning. Case studies
illustrate how structural concepts, codes, and professional practices are
incorporated into architectural design processes. Prerequisite: ARCH 462/562. Offered once or more per academic
year.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as ARCH 410/510)
ARCH
496/596 The Window (3) The window
as an element of architectural design. Emphasis on historical, philosophical,
artistic, literary, morphological, thermal, manufacturing, construction, cost,
structural, lighting, and compositional perspectives. Prerequisite: ARCH
491/591, 471/571, 282/682. Offered once or more per academic year.
(Subject previously taught as ARCH 407/507)
ARCH
497/597 Case Studies in Sustainable Design (3) Students conduct in-depth case studies of nearby
buildings, matching design intent and selected performance topics through field
investigations and inquiry. Prerequisite: ARCH 491/492 or 591/592. Offered
alternate years.
(Subject previously taught as ARCH 410/510)
ARCH
498/598 Energy Scheming (3) Energy
efficiency as an element of architectural design using Energy Scheming
software. Emphasis on performance through materials selection and building form
to take advantage of the sun for heating and lighting, and the wind for
cooling. Prerequisite: ARCH 4/591 or instructor approval.
ART (ART, ARTC, ARTD, ARTM, ARTO)
OLD COURSE DROPPED
ARTC
450/550 Ceramic Theory and Chemistry (4-5R)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
ART 407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1-3R)
(Changed credits)
ART
407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1-4R) Offered
once or more per academic year.
ARTC 255 Ceramics (3-4R)
(Changed title, credits, description)
ARTC 255
Beginning Ceramics (4-5R) [Graded
only] Introduction to forming and
surfacing techniques and processes in ceramics. Hand building, throwing,
glazing.
ARTD 461 Introduction to Animation (4)
(Changed course level)
ARTD 361
Introduction to Animation (4)
ARTM 457/557 Intermediate and Advanced
Metalsmithing and Jewelry (3-5R)
(Changed title, description)
ARTM
457/557 Metalsmithing and Jewelry [Topic] (3-5R) Emphasis on creative work. Advanced investigation
of techniques and process. Content varies by term related to process focus.
Includes holloware, forging, connections, casting, aluminum anodizing,
enameling, stone setting, others. Prerequisite: ARTM 258, 259, 357.
ARTO 351 Creative Black-and-White Photography (4R)
(Changed course level)
ARTO 251
Creative Black-and-White Photography (4R)
ARTO 452/552 Creative Large-Format Photography
(4R)
(Changed course level)
ARTO 352
Creative Large-Format Photography (4R)
ARTO 453/553 Constructed Image in Creative
Photography (4R)
(Changed course level, course title)
ARTO 353
Constructed Image Photography (4R)
NEW COURSES
ARTC 355
Intermediate Ceramics [Topic] (4-5R) [Graded
only] Advanced processes and
concepts. Areas of technical focus include, but are not limited to, slip
casting, glaze and decorator surface embellishment, architectural ceramic,
low-fire, and raku. Prerequisite: Three terms of ARTC 255.
(Add graduate level to 462)
ARTD 562
Motion Graphics (4R) Design and
production of animation and time-based film/video projects. Cinematic concepts
and techniques used to explore and present content in multimedia environments.
Prerequisite: ARTD 361. R five times
for a maximum of 24 credits.
(Add graduate level to 563)
ARTD 563
Communication Design (4R) [Graded
only for majors] Explores the
communication of ideas and information through visual means. Introduces design
process and principals, visual language, and the art of problem solving in
visual communication. Prerequisite: ARTD 360, 394, 460. R once for a maximum of 8 credits.
(Add graduate level to 471)
ARTD 571
3D Computer Imaging (5R) [Graded
only for majors] Introduction to 3D
computer graphic arts, including three-dimensional digital space and form,
model building, scene composition, surface properties, lighting, and the
rendering of three-dimensional images. Prerequisite: ARTD 360, 382, 394. R once for a maximum of 10 credits.
(Add graduate level to 472)
ARTD 572
3D Computer Animation (5R) [Graded
only for majors] Introduction to 3D
computer animation arts. Topics include time and space in the digital 3D
environment, animation concepts, and techniques in 3D space as well as
production techniques for various applications. Prerequisite: ARTD 4/571. R three times for a maximum of 20
credits.
ARTD
473/573 3D Computer Animation Production (5R) [Graded only]
This course aims to encourage creativity and artistry utilizing 3D digital
animation media. Students will produce a 3D animation portfolio piece. Teamwork
is encouraged. Prerequisite: ARTD 4/571, ARTD 4/572. R three times for a maximum of 20 credits.
(Add graduate level to 477)
ARTD 577
Multimedia Design I (5R) [Graded
only] Introductory multimedia design
and authoring course which exposes students to all phases of project
development including conceptualizing, planning, authoring, using sound, and
preparing graphics. Prerequisite: ART 116, ARTD 235, 360, 394. R once for a total of 10 credits.
(Add graduate level to 478)
ARTD 578
Multimedia Design II (5R) [Graded
only] Intermediate/advanced
multimedia design and authoring course which emphasizes creation of larger,
student-directed multimedia projects. Prerequisite: ARTD 4/577. R once for a total of 10 credits.
(Add graduate level to 480)
ARTD 580
Design Direction (5) Design and
project management for digital media enterprises, techniques for interpersonal
communication, critique, and evaluation and presentation. Prerequisite: ARTD 4/578.
(Add graduate level to 494)
ARTD 594
Advanced Design I (5) [Graded
only for majors] Theory, problems,
and projects in language, meaning, and communication, identity, and
signification, conceptual invention, creativity, critical analysis. Lectures,
projects, and critiques. Prerequisite: ARTD 4/578.
(Add graduate level to 495)
ARTD 595
Advanced Design II (5) [Graded
only for majors] Concepts and
techniques of information design. Representation, explanation, and proof
through text, pictures, graphics, sound, and motion. Structural, navigational,
and functional strategies for digital media. Prerequisite: ARTD 4/594.
ARTD 601
Research: [Topic] (1-12R) Pass/No Pass only
ARTD 604
Internship: [Topic] (1-12R)
ARTD 605
Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-6R)
ARTD 606
Special Problems: [Topic] (1-12R)
ARTD 607
Seminar: [Topic] (1-4R)
ARTD 608
Colloquium: [Topic] (1-8R)
ARTD 609
Terminal Creative Project M.F.A. (1-12R)
ARTD
497/597 Advanced Design III (5) [Graded
only] Class focuses on design
applications for real world problem solving. Each student will produce an
individualized portfolio and organize a group exhibition for outside professional
reviews. Prerequisite: ARTD 4/596.
ARTM 357
Metalsmithing and Jewelry [Topic] (3-5R) Further exploration of techniques related to conceptual problems.
Content varies by term. Will focus on individual processes like hollowware,
forging, connections, casting, aluminum, anodizing, enameling, stone setting,
etc. Prerequisite: ARTM 258, 259.
ARTM
459/559 Advanced Metalsmithing and Jewelry (3-5R) Emphasis on individual creative development.
Various conceptual problems. Prereqs: ARTM 258, 259, 357, 457. R for credit.
ARTS AND ADMINISTRATION (AAD)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as AAD 410/510)
AAD
424/524 Conference Management (2-4) Planning
and managing meetings, workshops, seminars, and conferences in a variety of
settings. Offered once or more per academic year.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (LA)
OLD COURSES DROPPED
LA 420
Landscape Research Methods (3)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
LA 520 Landscape Research Methods (3)
(Change course level, repeatability, credits)
LA 620
Landscape Research Methods (2R) R
once for a maximum of 4 credits.
NEW COURSES
LA
439/539 Landscape Architectural Design and Process (6R) [P/N only] Intermediate problems in landscape
architecture design. Relations among problem concepts, goals, design theory,
communication media, and technical analysis. Sequence: LA 489/589, 494/594.
Prerequisite: LA 389. R 4 times for a total of 30 credits.
(Add graduate level to 462)
LA 562
Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture (2) Introduction to the different forms of private and
public practice of landscape architecture, legal and ethical responsibilities,
office and project management, licensing, and professional organizations.
Prerequisite: LA 361, 362. Offered every term.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COUNSELING, FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES (CFHS)
OLD COURSES DROPPED
Courses will be
taught under Family and Human Services (FHS)
CFHS 503
Thesis (1-16R)
CFHS 601
Research (1-16R)
CFHS 605
Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-16R)
CFHS 606
Field Studies: [Topic] (1-16R)
CFHS 607
Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R)
CFHS 608
Workshop: [Topic] (1-16R)
CFHS 609
Practicum: [Topic] (1-16R)
CFHS 610
Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-5R)
FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES (FHS)
OLD COURSES DROPPED
EDST
328 Healthy Families (2)
EDST
329 Child-Family Issues and Resources (4)
EDST
330 Individual and Group Interventions (4)
EDST
430/530 Individual and Group
Interventions II (4)
EDST
433 Senior Project (2)
EDST
491 Professional Practices (2)
EDST
492 Professional Practices (2)
EDST
493 Professional Practices (1)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as EDST 199)
FHS 215
Exploring Family and Human Services (4) [Graded only for majors]
Exploration of the historic basis and current design of family and human
services. Emphasis is placed on
services to children, youth and families.
(Subject previously taught as EDST 410)
FHS 327 Organizational Issues in Human Services (4) [Graded only for majors]
Theories and policies on the organization of human
services. Emphasis is placed on the
evaluation of outcomes of services for children, youth and families.
Prerequisite: Major standing
(Subject previously taught as EDST 328)
FHS 328
Healthy Families (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines child
development within the context of families and society from an ecological
perspective. Focuses on healthy
parenting at different developmental stages. Prerequisite: Major standing
(Subject previously taught as EDST 329)
FHS 329
Child-Family Issues and Resources (4) [Graded only for majors] Reviews childhood problems from a
developmental framework, including child abuse, hyperactivity, and
delinquency. Discussion of assessment
techniques and intervention procedures. Prerequisite: Major standing
(Subject previously taught as EDST 330)
FHS 330
Individual and Group Interventions I (4) [Graded only for majors] Strategies and interventions that
enhance growth and change in individuals and families. Interventions range from
specific individual techniques to strategies with small-group and family. Prerequisite: Major standing
(Subject previously taught as EDST 430/530; change level)
FHS 331
Individual and Group Interventions II (3) [Graded only for majors]
Strategies and interventions that enhance growth and change within
organizations. Interventions include
facilitation, networking, supervision, and consultation. Prerequisite: 330
FHS 401
Research: [Topic] (1-5R)
FHS 405
Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-5R)
FHS 406
Special Problems: [Topic] (1-8R)
FHS
407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R)
FHS
408/508 Workshop: [Topic] (1-9R)
FHS 409
Practicum: [Topic] (1-9R)
FHS
410/510 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-5R)
FHS
420/520 Research in Human Services (4) [Graded only for majors] Use
of research to reform practice in human services. Trends and issues in
assessment and evaluation in human services are provided.
(Subject previously taught as EDST 410)
FHS
481/581 Prevention Alcohol and Drug Addiction (4)
[Graded only for majors] Research and practice in community interventions
designed to prevent alcohol and drug addiction. Includes health and safety promotion and school-based programs.
Prerequisite: Major standing
(Subject previously taught as EDST 410)
FHS
482/582 Prevention of Youth Violence (4) [Graded only for majors]
Research and practice in community interventions designed to prevent youth violence.
Includes home, school and community-based interventions.
(Subject previously taught as EDST 410)
FHS
483/583 Prevention of Interpersonal Violence (4)
[Graded only for majors] Examines interpersonal violence and community-based
prevention within ecological, multicultural, international framework. Assessment, prevention, intervention, and
co-occurrence of adult violence and child maltreatment are emphasized.
(Subject previously taught as EDST 491)
FHS
491,492,493 Junior Professional
Practices and Issues I, II, III (3,3,3) [Graded only for majors]
Examines issues and behaviors associated with being a community services
professional. Prerequisite: Major standing
(Subject previously
taught as EDST 407)
FHS
494, 495 Senior Professional Practices and Issues (2,2)
{Graded only for majors] Examines issues and behaviors associated with being a
community service professional. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or majors
only. Corequisite: FHS 496, 497.
(Subject previously taught as EDST 407)
FHS 496
Senior Project Proposal (1) [Graded only for majors]
Students create written proposal outlining rationale, project description, and
timelines for completed senior project.
Prerequisite: Instructor consent or majors only.
(Subject previously taught as EDST 433)
FHS 497
Senior Project (2) [Graded only for majors] Students develop a written product/project in conjunction with
faculty and agency/site personnel.
Prerequisite: FHS 496, major standing
FHS 601
Research: [Topic} (1-5R)
FHS 605
Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-5R)
FHS 607
Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R)
FHS 608
Workshop: [Topic] (1-9R)
FHS 609
Practicum: [Topic] (1-5R)
FHS 610
Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-5R)
GRADUATE ELEMENTARY TEACHING (GET)
NEW COURSES
GET 601
Research: [Topic] (1-6R)
GET 605
Reading and Conference: [Topic} (1-5R)
GET 606
Special Problems: [Topic] (1-9R)
GET 607
Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R)
GET 608
Workshop: [Topic] (1-9R)
GET 609
Practicum: [Topic] (1-9R)
GET 610
Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-5R)
(Subject previously taught as EDUC 610)
GET 620
Literature and Social Studies Methods (4) [Graded only] A
methodological course to prepare students to teach in two curricular areas:
social studies and language arts.
(Subject previously taught as EDUC 610)
GET 621
Elementary Reading Instruction (4) [Graded only] Analysis of
literacy as a social construction with a focus on reading in its earliest
phases.
(Subject previously taught as EDUC 610)
GET 622
Curriculum Design and Teaching Strategies (3) [Graded only]
Understanding the role of curriculum in day-to-day teaching and in assessment.
(Subject previously taught as EDUC 610)
GET 623
Teaching Math, Science, Health Methods (4) [Graded only] Methods
course to prepare for teaching mathematics, science, and health to elementary
age students in heterogenous classrooms.
(Subject previously taught as EDUC 610)
GET 624
Reading and Writing Upper Elementary (4) [Graded only] Basic
knowledge and skills necessary to plan, teach, and evaluate a program of
reading and writing instruction for students
in upper elementary school.
(Subject previously taught as EDUC 610)
GET 625
Early Childhood and Elementary Student Teaching (9)
[P/N only] Prepare students to assume the daily schedule and full range of
responsibilities of a teacher.
(Subject previously taught as EDUC 610)
GET
630, 631, 632 Professional Practices I, II, III (1)
[Graded only] Integrating class assignments and activities with fieldwork.
GET 639
Capstone (3) [P/N only] Preparing students to complete a capstone
requirement. Application of inquiry skills to the practice of teaching.
MIDDLE/SECONDARY TEACHING (MSEC)
NEW COURSES
MSEC
601 Research: [Topic] (1-5R)
MSEC
605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-5R)
MSEC
606 Field Studies: [Topic] (1-6R)
MSEC
607 Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R)
MSEC
608 Workshop: [Topic] (1-5R)
MSEC
609 Practicum: [Topic] (1-15R)
MSEC
610 Experimental Course: [Topic} (1-5R)
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
618 Technology in Middle/Secondary Schools (3)
[Graded only for majors] Uses of technology for instructional planning,
delivery, and evaluation of student progress.
Applications of web pages, computer-based learning strategies, and
presentation programs.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
619 Adolescent Studies (3) {Graded only for majors] Social, cognitive, moral
and physical aspects of adolescent development. Interpersonal communication and organizational strategies that
accommodate adolescent needs and facilitate identity formation.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
620 Methods of Teaching Language Arts (3) [Graded only for
majors} Relationships between learning goals and research on effective
instruction and assessments for language arts at the middle/secondary levels.
Overview of current curriculum standards.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
621 Methods of Teaching Social Studies (3) [Graded only for
majors]
Relationships between learning goals and research on
effective instruction and assessments for social sciences at the
middle/secondary levels. Overview of current curriculum standards.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
622 Methods of Teaching Mathematics (3) [Graded only for majors]
Relationships between learning goals and research on
effective instruction and assessments for mathematics at the middle/secondary
levels. Overview of current curriculum standards.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
623 Methods of Teaching Science (3) [Graded only for majors]
Relationships between learning goals and research on
effective instruction and assessments for the sciences at the middle/secondary
levels. Overview of current curriculum standards.
(Subject
previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
624 Methods of Teaching Second Languages (3) [Graded only for
majors]
Relationships between learning goals and research on
effective instruction and assessments for second languages at the
middle/secondary levels. Overview of
current curriculum standards.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
625 Supports for Diverse Learners (3) [Graded only for majors] Instructional
practices that address and support diverse learning needs among middle and high
school students. Includes strategies
for assessing and monitoring individual needs and responses.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
626 Teaching Strategies for Middle/Secondary Learners (3)
[Graded only for majors] Strategies and instructional decision-making processes
that facilitate learning and improve student performance. Links instructional improvement with
research on effective teaching.
(Subject previously taught as TED 610)
MSEC
627 Curriculum/Assessment Alignment (3) [Graded only for majors] Basic
assessment concepts for reading, writing, and critical thinking in content
areas. Demonstrates alignment of
knowledge forms and intellectual operations with measurement and reporting
systems.
(Subject previously taught as TED 609)
MSEC
629 Middle/Secondary Supervised Teaching (9) {P/N only] Full-time
teaching experience with comprehensive assessments of proficiency in curriculum
planning, classroom management, effective instruction, assessments of learning,
and professional interactions. Prerequisite: MSEC 632, one 3 credit practicum
and one 4 credit practicum.
(Subject previously taught as TED 607)
MSEC
630 Professional Practices I (1) [P/N only] Applications of
content-specific instructional designs to actual teaching units. Addresses classroom management,
philosophical perspectives, and personal/professional balance.
(Subject previously taught as TED 607)
MSEC
631 Professional Practices II (1) [P/N only] Design and
alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for mid/high content
units. Includes techniques for
explaining pedagogical decision-making and rationale to stakeholders.
Prerequisite: 630
(Subject previously taught as TED 607)
MSEC
632 Professional Practices III (1) [P/N only] Analysis and
evaluation of professional progress in meeting standards of curriculum
planning, classroom management, effective instruction, learning assessments,
and professional interactions. Prerequisite: 631
(Subject
previously taught as TED 607)
MSEC 639 Middle/Secondary Capstone Master’s
Project (3) [P/N only] Comprehensive study of instructional
improvement. Students demonstrate a
research-based process for addressing instructional problems.
(Subject previously taught as TED 606)
MSEC
641 Middle/Secondary Continuing Professional Development (1-6) [P/N
only] Topical site-based studies for licensed teachers. Requires an evaluation of existing data, and
exploration of researched and implemented alternatives.
(Subject previously taught as TED 606)
MSEC
642 Middle/Secondary Continuing License (1-6) [P/N only] Topical
studies in advanced curriculum planning, classroom management, effective
instruction, learning assessment, and professional interactions.
SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES (CDS)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as CDS 410)
CDS 411
Clinical Observation (2) [Graded
only for majors] The fundamental principles and procedures for treating persons
who have communication disorders, for the beginning clinician. Provides
opportunities to observe therapy sessions.
(Subject previously taught as CDS 610)
CDS 611
Clinical Methods (1) [Graded
only] Provides methodology behind
sound clinical practices and fundamentals of the UO speech-language-hearing
center operations. Prepares students to begin working with clients.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND
COMMUNICATION
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
J 644 Philosophy
of Mass Communication (4)
(Changed title,
description)
J 644 Philosophy of Communication (4) An in-depth exploration of the philosophical roots
of human communication in various forms – from interpersonal to mediated.
NEW COURSE
J 333 Writing for Multimedia (4) [Graded only]
Introduction to the process and practice of writing for mutlimedia including
print, audio/video, computer-assisted presentation, internet-intranet
applications, and striking the balance between word and image. Prerequisite:
Multimedia minor standing
SCHOOL OF LAW
OLD COURSES DROPPED
LAW 634 Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions (2)
LAW 641 Partnerships and Corporations (3)
NEW COURSES
(Previously taught as LAW 641))
LAW 620 Business Associations I (3)
(Previously taught as LAW 634))
LAW 621 Business Associations II (2)
LAW 658 Local
Government Law (2)
(Changed credits)
LAW 658 Local Government Law (3)
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND
RECREATION SERVICES
OUTDOOR PURSUITS ¾ LAND (PEOL)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as 388)
PEOL 287
Glacier Rig/Resc Prep (1R) [P/N
only] Introduction to techniques and
skills essential to safe glacier travel and crevasse rescue. Preparation for
independent participation in glacier travel and rescue. Sequence: PEOL 367
Glacier Rig/Resc Outing. Prerequisite: PEOL 285, PEOL 351 or equiv experience. R once.
PEOL 354
Backpacking III Outing (1R) [P/N
only] This is a 3-day advanced backpacking course conducted off-trail in rugged
country. Topics include advanced navigation skills and techniques for
negotiating hazardous terrain. Sequence: PEOL 286, 351, 352. Prerequisite: PEOL
285; pre/coreq: PEOL 286, 351, or equiv. R
once.
(Subject previously taught as 399)
PEOL 355
Ultralight Backpacking (1R) [P/N
only] A 3-day backpacking course
using ultralight gear. Topics include lightweight equipment design and
construction, and techniques for safe, comfortable minimalist camping.
Sequence: PEOL 296. Prerequisite: PEOL 285, 351; Pre/coreq: PEOL 286. R once.
(Subject previously taught as 399)
PEOL 367
Glacier Rig/Resc Outing (1R) [P/N
only] Glacier travel techniques and
crevasse rescue skills are covered in a 3-day outing with emphasis on rescue
systems. Sequence: PEOL 287. Pre/coreq: PEOL 287. R once.
PROGRAM/DEGREE CHANGES
Multimedia Design The Oregon University System has approved the
name change from M.F.A. in Visual Design to M.F.A. in Multimedia Design. This
change will be effective Fall Term 2002.
Delete
subject code. Courses will now be taught under new subject code FHS, Family and Human Services.
Addition
of new subject code, CAS. Program is part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Oregon University System has approved the
proposal from the Women’s Studies Program to change the program, major (B.A.
and B.S. degrees), minor and major for graduate certificate from Women’s
Studies Program to Women’s and Gender
Studies. This name change will be
effective Fall Term 2002.
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 the UO
Committee on Courses during winter 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 May 2002. However, only proposals that were approved in the Fall 2001
Final Report will appear in the 2002-2003
University of Oregon Catalog.
PLANNING,
PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (PPPM)
Proposals for course deletes, changes, additions and
reinstatements will be considered during the spring 2002 curriculum review.
PROPOSALS DENIED
Proposals for course changes and addition of graduate-level
courses denied for lack of response from academic department.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.