PRELIMINARY FALL 2004 CURRICULUM REPORT

PLEASE BRING THIS REPORT OF THE UO COMMITTEE ON COURSES
TO THE UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING ON December 1, 2004

 

 

The body of this report consists of two major sections: Course Proposals for Fall 2004 (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.

 

Changes in University Senate–approved UOCC reports take effect fall term 2005 unless requested by a department and stated otherwise in the report.

 

The committee will continue to consider new proposals and those completed since publication of the Fall 2004 Final Report. The committee will submit the next quarterly report to the university in March 2005.

 

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 the UO Catalog. 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 course description and instruction type are not included in this document.

 

 

December 1, 2004:    University Senate considers fall 2004 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

January 3, 2005:      First day of winter 2005 courses. Curricular proposals must be submitted to the provost’s office no later than December 27, 2004.

March 9, 2005:        University Senate considers winter 2005 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

March 28, 2005:       First day of spring 2005 courses. Curricular proposals must be submitted to the provost’s office no later than March 15, 2005.

May 11, 2005:          University Senate considers spring 2005 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

July 2005:               Publication of 2005–6 University of Oregon Catalog. The changes in this report will first appear in the 2005–6 catalog.

 

Members, University of Oregon Committee on Courses

 

Voting:       Paul Engelking, Chair                        Ex Officio:       Jack Bennett

                  Jack Boss                                                               Herb Chereck

                  David Boush                                                           John Crosiar

                  Paul Peppis                                                             Toby Deemer

                  Virpi Zuck                                                              Scott Skelton

                                                                       

                                                                       

Student:      None                                               Staff:               Linda Adkins

                                                                                               Gayle Freeman

 

 

The University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that the course proposals and Other Curricular Matters, listed below, be approved. If approved, changes are effective fall 2005, unless stated otherwise. Changes approved in this report will first appear in the 2005–6 catalog.

 

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as 410/510)

BI 476/576 Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology (4) Flux of nutrients, carbon, water, and energy in the environment; interactions and consequences for organisms. Scale ranges from microbial to global. Prereq: BI 370.

 

(Subject previously taught as 410/510)

BI 478/578 Neotropical Ecology (2) Preparation for BI 479, field study in Ecuador. Biogeography, nutrient cycling, productivity, and community structure of the neotropics. Natural history of neotropical plants and animals. Sequence with 479/579. Prereq: BI 213 or 253.

 

(Subject previously taught as 410/510)

BI 479/579 Neotropical Ecology Field Study (6) Visit and study four different ecosystems in Ecuador, from high-elevation paramo to low-elevation Amazonian rain forests. Design and conduct independent research projects. Prereq: BI 478/578.

 

(Subject previously taught as 410/510)

BI 480/580 Evolution of Development (4) Exploration of the mechanisms by which organisms evolve new developmental pathways; techniques used to discover the evolutionary history of these innovations. Prereq: BI 328, 355, or 380.

 

(Subject previously taught as 410/510)

BI 489/589 Evolutionary Biology of Infectious Disease (4) Infectious disease shapes the ecology and evolution of all organisms. We examine resistance, virulence, tolerance, transmission, speciation, and life history evolution of parasites and pathogens. Prereq: BI 380.

 

(Subject previously taught as 410/510)

BI 493/593 Genomic Approaches and Analysis (4) An introduction to experimental methods and analytical techniques for studying biological questions on a genome-wide scale. Prereq: BI 320 and MATH 425 or equivalent.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as JPN 607)

JPN 645 Research Methods in Japanese Applied Linguistics (4) [Graded only for majors] Introduction to research methods in Japanese applied linguistics: experiments, introspective methods, interaction analysis, ethnography, case studies, research questions, hypotheses, data collection, and research instruments.

REINSTATED COURSES

 

JPN 438/538 Classical Japanese Literary Language: [Topic] (4)
Reinstatement effective winter 2005.

 

REINSTATED COURSES

 

JPN 439/539 Advanced Readings in Classical Japanese: [Topic] (4R)
Reinstated effective winter 2005. This course is repeatable twice for a maximum of 12 credits.

 

 

COURSES DROPPED

 

ENG 480/580 Native American Representation in Film (4)

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(Changed prerequisite)

ES 199 Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

Remove prerequisite.

 

(Changed prerequisite)

ES 330 Women of Color: Issues and Concerns (4)

Prereq: ES 101 or 102 recommended.

 

(Changed prerequisite)

ES 399 Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

Prereq: ES 101 or 102 recommended.

 

(Changed prerequisite)

ES 410/510 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1–5R)

Prereq: ES 101 or 102.

 

(Changed prerequisite)

ES 452/552 Race and Ethnicity and the Law: [Topic] (5)

Prereq: ES 101 or 102.

 

 

COURSES DROPPED

 

FLR 486/586 African American Folklore (4)

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(Changed prerequisite)

GEOL 311 Earth Materials (5)

Prereq: GEOL 318 and GEOL 311 or 332.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(Changed grading option)

HIST 613 Historical Methods and Writing (5)

Change grading option to pass/no pass only.

 

NEW COURSES

 

HIST 361 Early Modern Science (4) [Graded only for majors] Explores the subject, practice, and social place of science in the early modern world. Approved Group II Social Science requirement. Denied Category C: International Cultures multicultural status.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

HPHY 362 Sports Medicine (4)

(Changed Title, Description)
HPHY 362 Tissue Injury and Healing (4) Exploration of the physiology of injury and trauma. Emphasis on inflammation and healing of connective tissue injury as well as therapeutic strategies and rationale. Prereq: ANAT 312 and HPHY 313 or equivalent.

 

HPHY 676 Systems of Physiology I (4)

(Changed Title, Description)
HPHY 676 Human Cardiovascular Control (4) Cardiovascular physiology, including central control of blood pressure and flow regulation. An integrative approach toward how the cardiovascular system is coordinated with overall body function.

 

NEW COURSES

 

HUM 361 Ancient Science and Culture (4) [Graded only for majors] Explores the subject, practice, and social place of science in the ancient world. Approved Group I Arts and Letters requirement.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

LT 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–12R) R four times for a maximum of 16 credits.

LT 407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1–5R) R twice for a maximum of 8 credits.

LT 409 Supervised Tutoring (1–4R) R twice for a maximum of 8 credits.

LT 410/510 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1–8R) R twice for a maximum of 8 credits.

LT 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–9R) R five times for a maximum of 21 credits.

LT 607 Seminar: [Topic] (1–5R) R five times for a maximum of 16 credits.

LT 608 Workshop: [Topic] (1–5R) R five times for a maximum of 16 credits.

LT 609 Supervised Tutoring (1–4R) R twice for a maximum of 8 credits.

LT 610 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1–5R) R twice for a maximum of 8 credits.

LT 611 Terminal Project (1–16R) R four times for a maximum of 16 credits.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(Changed grading option)

PHYS 401 Research: [Topic] (1–16R)

Change grading option to optional.

Effective Winter 2005

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as PHYS 399)

PHYS 361 Modern Science and Culture (4) Examination of 19th century and early 20th century science in a cultural context. Approved Group III Science requirement.

 

 

Existing COURSE CHANGES

 

(Changed grading option)

rel 317 jesus and the Gospels (4)

Remove prerequisite.

 

 

 

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

ARTV 199 Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARTV 240 Design Tools (3)

ARTV 380 Letterform: Calligraphy (3–4R)

ARTV 381 Letterform: Letterpress (4R)

ARTV 401 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTV 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–8R)

ARTV 601 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTV 604 Internship: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTV 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–6R)

ARTV 606 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTV 607 Seminar: [Topic] (1–4R)

ARTV 608 Colloquium: [Topic] (1–8R)

ARTV 609 Terminal Creative Project M.F.A. (1–12R)

 

ARTX 199 Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARTX 401 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTX 404 Internship: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTX 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–6R)

ARTX 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–8R)

ARTX 409 Terminal Creative Project B.F.A. (1–12R)

ARTX 407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1–4R)

ARTX 408/508 Workshop: [Topic] (1–6R)

ARTX 601 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTX 604 Internship: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTX 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–6R)

ARTX 606 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–12R)

ARTX 607 Seminar: [Topic] (1–4R)

ARTX 608 Colloquium: [Topic] (1–8R)

ARTX 609 Terminal Creative Project M.F.A. (1–12R)

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Subject previously taught as ARTV 380)

ART 380 Calligraphy (4R) Fundamentals of calligraphy, its practice and history. Basic study of the structure of letters. R nine times for a maximum of 40 credits.

 

NEW COURSES