FINAL WINTER 2003 CURRICULUM REPORT

(Passed, as amended, by the University Senate on March 12, 2003)

 

 

 

The body of this report consists of two major sections: Proposed Course Changes for Fall 2003 (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.

 

 

 

The Committee on Courses offers the following reminders:

 

¸       The Committee on Courses will no longer accept the old manual course proposal forms as of Winter 2003. The electronic forms are available on the CAS web site, http://casweb.uoregon.edu/scripts/index.asp. Arrangements for access may be made with the Lexy Wellman in the CAS office. Future proposals submitted on old forms will be returned, without review, to academic departments, schools, or colleges.

¸       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.

¸       According to University Senate legislation, courses submitted for group-satisfying status must be submitted to the Inter-College General Education Committee. CAS departments submit them directly to that committee; academic departments in professional schools and colleges submit them to their own deanís office, which submits approved proposals to the Inter-College General Education Committee. That committee reviews all group-satisfying proposals before passing them on to the UO Committee on Courses.

¸       Proposals for undergraduate group-satisfying and multicultural courses must include written justification, regardless of whether they are new or existing courses.

¸       Courses may not be both group-satisfying and repeatable for credit.

¸       Proposals for new courses should be accompanied by full syllabi.

¸       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.

¸       Changes in University Senate-approved UOCC reports take effect the following fall term unless requested by a department and stated otherwise in the report.

¸       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 12, 2003: University Senate considers Winter 2003 preliminary report of the University Committee on Courses.

 

July 2003: Publication of 2003-2004 University of Oregon Catalog. (The changes in this report will first appear in

the 2004-2005 catalog.)

 

 

 

 

 

The University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that Proposed Course Changes for Fall 2003 (unless otherwise stated) and Other Curricular Matters be approved. If approved, changes are effective Fall 2003 unless stated otherwise. Changes in this report will first appear in the 2004-2005 catalog.

 

 

Members, University of Oregon Committee on Courses

 

Voting: Paul Engelking, Chair

David Conley

Christine Theodoropoulos

James Weston

Virpi Zuck

 

Ex officio: Jack Bennett

Herb Chereck

Toby Deemer

Frances Milligan

 

Staff: Gayle Freeman

Linda White

Student: Cory Portnuff

 

 

 

 

NEW COURSE

 

CHN 308 Literature of Modern Taiwan (4) [Graded only for majors] Surveys the literature of Taiwan from the postwar era to the present. Discussion focuses on national identity, gender, class, modernization, and globalization. Taught in English.modernization, and globalization. Taught Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group and International Cultures Multicultural requirements.

 

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

ENG 151 Introduction to African American Literature (4) Previously satisfied Arts and Letters Group and American Culture Multicultural requirements.

 

ENG 240 Introduction to Native American Literature (4) Previously satisfied Arts and Letters Group and American Culture Multicultural requirements.

 

ENG 310 African American Prose (4) Previously satisfied Arts and Letters Group and American Culture Multicultural requirements.

 

ENG 311 African American Poetry (4) Previously satisfied Arts and Letters Group and American Culture Multicultural requirements.

 

ENG 312 African American Drama (4) Previously satisfied Arts and Letters Group and s and Letters Group requirement and

American Culture Multicultural requirements.

 

ENG 463/563 Native American Women Writers (4) Previously satisfied American Culture Multicultural requirement.

 

ENG 464/564 Native Americans in Literature and Law (4) Previously satisfied American Culture Multicultural requirement.

 

ENG 489/589 Native American Literature: [Topic] (4R) Previously satisfied American Culture Multicultural requirement.

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGESEXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

ENG 107 World Literature (4)

(Changed general education requirements)
ENG 107 World Literature (4) Approved to satisfy International Cultures Multicultural requirement.

 

ENG 108 World Literature (4)

(Changed general education requirements)
ENG 108 World Literature (4) Approved to satisfy International Cultures Multicultural requirement.

 

ENG 109 World Literature (4)

(Changed general education requirements)
ENG 109 World Literature (4) Approved to satisfy International Cultures Multicultural requirement.

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as ENG 151, 240)

(Subject previously taught as 151, 240 in 200201)

ENG 245 Ethnic American Literature: [Topic] (4R) [Graded only for majors] Introduction to American ethnic literature from the 1800s to the present, including selections from African, Native, Chicano, and Asian American texts. R once when topic changes for a maximum of 8 credits. Approved to satisfy Identity, Pluralism and Tolerance Multicultural requirement.

 

ENG 246 Global Literature in English: [Topic] (4R) [Graded only for majors] World Anglophone literature presented as literary responses to colonial history, displacement, and exile in order to understand English as a global language of literary expression. R once when topic changes for a maximum of 8 credits. Approved to satisfy International Cultures Multicultural requirement.

 

(Subject previously taught as ENG 310, 311, 312)

ENG 360 African American Writers (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the origins and development of African American writing in relevant cultural, social, and historical contexts. Prereq: sophomore standing.

 

ENG 361 Native American Writers (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the origins and development of Native American writing in relevant cultural, social, and historical contexts. Prereq: sophomore standing.

 

(Subject previously taught as ENG 399)

ENG 362 Asian American Writers (4) [Graded only for majors]ded only for majors] Examines the origins and development of Asian American writing in relevant cultural, social and historical contexts. Examines the origins and development of Asian American writing in relevant cultural, social, and historical contexts. Prereq: sophomore standing or above.

 

ENG 363 Chicano and Latino Writers (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the origins and development of Chicano and Latino writing in relevant cultural, social, and historical contexts. Prereq: sophomore standing.

 

(Subject previously taught as ENG 399)

ENG 364 Comparative Ethnic American Literatures (4) [Graded only for majors] Comparative examination of major issues in African, Asian, Chicano, and Native-American writing in relevant contexts. Prereq: sophomore standing.

 

(Subject previously taught as ENG 399)

ENG 365 Anglophone Literature (4) [Graded only for majors] Examination of non-U.S. and non-British authors writing in English in relation to the historical, cultural, and intellectual contexts of their native countries. Prereq: sophomore standing.

 

ENG 466/566 Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: [Topic] (4R) [Graded only for majors] Focused study of authors, genres, and literary movements related to literature written in English about and in former colonies of American or European nations. Prereq: junior standing. R twice when topic changes for a maximum of 12 credits.

 

(Subject previously taught as 407/507)

ENG 468/568 Ethnic Literature: [Topic] (4R) [Graded only for majors] Advanced study of one or more authors or literary genres related to ethnic literature including African, Native, Asian, or Chicano American. Prereq: junior standing. R twice when topic changes for a maximum of 12 credits.

 

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGE

 

GEOG 311 Cartographic Methods (4)

(Changed title, description)
GEOG 311 Maps and Geospatial Analysis (4)
Nature of map data and design and their use in cartography; introduction to cartography, geographic data analysis, remote sensing, GIS, and GPS.

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as 410/510)

GEOG 464/564 Forests and the Human Experience (4) Examines relationships between culture and environment in the development of Western civilization. Draws upon contemporary and historical sources, and uses the campus as a laboratory. Prereq: GEOG 341 or 342 or 343, or instructor consent.

 

GEOG 651 Advanced Paleoecology: [Topic] (4R) P/N only. Skills and concepts used in advanced paleoecological research, with special attention to methods used in studies of vegetation and fire history. Prereq: GEOG 431/531 or instructor consent. R twice with instructor consent when topic changes for a maximum of 12 credits.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

GER 356 German Fairytales (4)

(Changed general education requirements)
GER 356 German Fairytales (4) Approved to satisfy Arts & Letters Group requirement. (Effective Fall 2002)

 

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

HIST 318 Europe in the Middle Ages: Top (4)

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

HIST 409 Supervised Tutoring Practicum (1-3R)

(Changed title, repeatability, credits)
HIST 409 Supervised Tutoring (1-2R) R four times for a maximum of 8 credits.

HIST 426/526 Society and Culture in 18th Century Europe (4)

(Changed title, description)
HIST 426/526 Cultural History of the Enlightenment (4) Developments in science, education, economics, sex, government, art, music, communication, and travel in the 18th-century European Age of Reason.

HIST 435/535 French Revolution and the Era of Napoleon (4)

(Changed title, description)
HIST 435/535 Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe (4) The French Revolution; Napoleon; German idealism; British industry; the coalescence of European identity; revolutions in knowledge and education; changing gender roles.

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as HIST 318)

HIST 319 Early Middle Ages in Europe (4) [Graded only for majors] Emergence, from the remains of the late Roman Empire, of a uniquely medieval Christian culture in the Germanic kingdoms of northern Europe between the 4th and 9th centuries. Approved to satisfy Social Science Group requirement.

 

HIST 320 High Middle Ages in Europe (4) [Graded only for majors] Changes that swept Europe from 1000-1225, including the rise of towns and universities, new spiritual and artistic visions, and varieties of religious and social reform. Approved to satisfy Social Science Group requirement.

 

HIST 321 Late Middle Ages in Europe (4) [Graded only for majors] A survey of Europe, 1250-1430óthe age of Dante and the Black Deathówhen breakthroughs alternated with disasters in the realms of politics, economics, and religion. Approved to satisfy Social Science Group requirement.

 

HIST 329 The Mediterranean World (4) HIST 329 The Mediterranean Wor[Graded only for majors] Political, economic, social, and cultural history of the Mediterranean basin 1099-1797. Topics include Italian maritime republics; Byzantine, Mamluk, and Ottoman empires; the first global economy; and the decline of Mediterranean Europe.

 

(Subject previously taught as HIST 399)

HIST 356 Black Radicalism in U.S. (4) [Graded only for majors] Black radicalism in U.S., 1890s to present. Topics include militant integrationism, black nationalisms, pan-Africanism, black Marxism, black feminisms, and Afrocentrism. Approved to satisfy American Culture Multicultural requirement.

 

HIST 404/604 Internship (1-3R) P/N only. R once for a maximum of 6 credits.

 

(Subject previously taught as HIST 410/510)

HIST 421/521 Organization of Knowledge (4) [Graded only for majors] Production and preservation of knowledge since ancient times, first libraries, monasteries, and universities; science exploration; books and letters; the academic disciplines; the Internet.

 

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

HBRW 111 Biblical Hebrew I (4) Prepares students to read biblical and postbiblical Hebrew texts. Emphasis on classical Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax.

 

HBRW 112 Biblical Hebrew II (4) Continuation of HBRW 111. Focus on classical Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, syntax, and reading skills. Prereq: HBRW 111 or equivalent.

 

HBRW 113 Biblical Hebrew III (4) Continuation of HBRW 112. Completion of basics of classical Hebrew grammar. Prereq: HBRW 112 or equivalent.

 

HBRW 311 Biblical Narrative (4) Graded only. Readings in extended narrative prose passages from the Hebrew Bible; emphasis on reading, translation, vocabulary formation, and Hebrew syntax. Taught in Hebrew. Prereq: HBRW 113 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group requirement.

 

HBRW 312 Biblical Poetry (4) Graded only. Readings in poetic passages from the Hebrew Bible; focus on reading, translation, vocabulary formation, Hebrew syntax, and biblical poetics. Taught in Hebrew. Prereq: HBRW 113 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group requirement.

HBRW 313 Postbiblical Literature (4) Graded only. Readings in postbiblical Hebrew texts of various genres from late antiquity and the Middle Ages, including legal writings, narratives, and poetry. Taught in Hebrew. Prereq: HBRW 113 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group requirement.

 

 

 

OLD COURSE DROPPED

 

PHYS 492 Stellar Structure and Evolution (4)

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGE

 

PHYS 155 The Physics of the Internet (4)

(Changed title)
PHYS 155 Physics behind the Internet (4)

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as ASTR 492, 410)

ASTR 492 Advanced Astrophysics (4) Topics include stellar structure and evolution; radiative transfer; stellar dynamics; and observational cosmology. Prereq: ASTR 321, PHYS 411.

 

(Subject previously taught as 399)

PHYS 354 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (4) Introductory treatment of quantum mechanics with an applied focus. Topics include square well potential, Bragg reflection, and de Broglie waves. Prereq: PHYS 353.

 

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

PS 601 Research (1-15R)

(Changed credits)
PS 601 Research. R for a maximum of 16 credits.

PS 603 Dissertation (1-15R)

(Changed credits)
PS 603 Dissertation. R for a maximum of 16 credits.

PS 605 Reading and Conference (1-15R)

(Changed credits)
PS 605 Reading and Conference. R for a maximum of 16 credits.

PS 606 Field Studies (1-15R)

(Changed credits)
PS 606 Field Studies. R for a maximum of 16 credits.

PS 607 Seminar (1-4R)

(Changed credits)
PS 607 Seminar. R for a maximum of 5 credits.

PS 609 Practicum (1-3R)

(Changed credits)
PS 609 Practicum. R for a maximum of 4 credits.

PS 610 Experimental Course (1-3R)

(Changed credits)
PS 610 Experimental Course. R for a maximum of 5 credits.

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

REL 111 Introduction to the Study of the Bible (4)

REL 201 Great Religions of the World (4)

REL 202 Great Religions of the World (4)

REL 422/522 Medieval Christian Mysticism (4)

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as REL 201)

REL 101 World Religions: Asian Traditions (4) [Graded only for majors] Introduction to related religious traditions of Asia, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and Shinto.Readings in sacred texts and scholarly literature. Lecture and discussion. Readings in sacred texts and scholarlary literature. Lecture, discussion. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group and International Cultures Multicultural requirements.

 

(Subject previously taught as REL 202)

REL 102 World Religions: Near Eastern Traditions (4) [Graded only for majors] Introduction to the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and to related traditions such as the Zoroastrian, Manichaean, Mandean, Bahaíi. Lecture, discussion. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group andIdentity, Pluralism, and Tolerance Multicultural requirements.

 

(Subject previously taught as REL 111)

REL 222 Introduction to the Bible (4) [Graded only for majors] Content and organization of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures; examination of scholarly method and standard research tools used in study of the Bible. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group requirement.

 

REL 332 Islamic Civilization (4) [Graded only for majors] Classical, formative period of Islamic civilization, 7th to 13th centuries. Attention to religious scholarship, urban focus and basis of society, political thought, science, and philosophy. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group and Identity, Pluralism, and Tolerance Multicultural requirements.

 

(Subject previously taught as REL 199)

REL 353 Dark Self, East and West (4) [Graded only for majors] Comparative examination of selfhood in Eastern and Western religious thought and cultural contexts. Focus on dark side or problematic dimensions of Buddhist, Christian, Daoist, Jewish, and other thought. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group and Identity, Pluralism, and Tolerance Multicultural requirements.

 

REL 355 Mysticism (4) [Graded only for majors] The experiential or mystical dimensions of the three major Abrahamic faiths. Exploration of the original writings of men and women from each spiritual tradition. Approved to satisfy Arts and Letters Group and Identity, Pluralism, and Tolerance Multicultural requirements.

 

REL 424/524 Early and Medieval Christian Heresy (4) [Graded only for majors] Survey of various heretical beliefs from early medieval Christian history; examines alternative visions of Christian Truth, and the formation from heterodoxy of orthodoxy.

 

REL 426/526 Sex and Gender in Early Christianity (4) [Graded only for majors] Study of how and why certain early Christians sought, successfully, to normalize certain interrelated cultural constructions of gender, the body, and sexuality.

 

REL 434/534 Islamic City of God (4) Graded only. Examines Muslim perceptions of statehood and the political life, from the first theocratic Islamic Society, Ummah, in Medina to contemporary Islamic movements and societies.

 

REL 444/544 Medieval Japanese Buddhism (4) [Graded only for majors] Medieval Japanese Buddhism of the 12th and 13th centuries. Examination of religious thought and cultural history including Zen and Pure Land.

 

 

 

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS

 

 

 

REINSTATED COURSE

 

(Dropped in Fall 2002 curricular report as course not taught; offered spring 2003)

ARCH 437/537 Theory of Urban Design II (3)