FINAL FALL 2006 CURRICULUM REPORT

Passed, as amended, by the University Senate on November 29, 2006

 

 

The body of this report consists of two major sections: Course Proposals reviewed fall 2006 and Other Curricular Matters. Policies and definitions governing group and multicultural general-education requirements are under Other Curricular Matters.

 

Course proposals approved by both the University of Oregon Committee on Courses (UOCC) and the University Senate are effective fall term 2007, unless a specific term is requested by an academic department and stated otherwise in this report.

 

The UOCC will consider new proposals during winter term and will submit a winter quarterly report to the University Senate in March 2006.

 

Routing of Minor Changes: The UOCC has confirmed that the following minor course changes may be made without review by the full committee: minor edits of course description, pre- or corequisites, grading option, and conditions of repeatability. Changes may be submitted in writing directly to the Office of the Registrar and Creative Publishing, in care of Mike Jefferis (jefferis@uoregon.edu) and Scott Skelton (sskelton@uoregon.edu). The memorandum should indicate the effective term for the change(s). Note: extensive changes may be referred to the UOCC for review.

 

Courses Not Taught Report: The UOCC has changed the policy of dropping courses not taught within the past three years from the fall curriculum report to the spring curriculum report. This allows the correct listing of courses in the catalog for the following curricular year. The intention for this change is to allow departments a chance to reply earlier and provide a more thoughtful response while still involved in curricular planning and staffing for the next academic year and can best determine which courses they are able to offer.

 

Multicultural Courses Policy: As part of general-education requirements, offerings of multicultural courses at the 100, 200, and 300 levels need to be available to a wide spectrum of students from all across the university. Departments wishing to offer courses to satisfy the multicultural requirement should make such courses available at the more general 100, 200, or 300 levels whenever possible, rather than at the more specialized 400 level.

 

Extended Course Descriptions for Group-Satisfying Courses: All proposals for courses that would satisfy a group requirement for general education must include a suitable extended course description, for use with the course, as specified in senate legislation:

 

“For all group-satisfying courses to be offered during a particular term, faculty members or departments are asked to post electronically, in the Schedule of Classes, course descriptions that are substantially expanded over those provided in the catalog. The posted course information should be understandable to someone unfamiliar with the field and should emphasize the questions or issues that reveal, by their breadth and significance, why the course has earned group status.” (US03/04-8, May 12, 2004)

 

 

December 20, 2006:     Curricular proposals for consideration in the winter round must be submitted to the provost’s office.

March 14, 2007:          University Senate considers winter 2007 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

March 21, 2007:          Curricular proposals for consideration in the spring round must be submitted to the provost’s office.

May 6, 2007:              University Senate considers spring 2007 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

July 2007:                  Publication of 2007–8 University of Oregon Catalog. The changes in the fall report will first appear in this catalog.

September 12, 2007:    Curricular proposals for consideration in the fall round must be submitted to the provost’s office.

November 28, 2007:     University Senate considers fall 2007 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

 

 

Members, University of Oregon Committee on Courses

 

Voting:       Paul Engelking, Chair                        Ex officio:        Jack Bennett

                  Jack Boss                                                               Herb Chereck

                  Emma Martin                                                          John Crosiar

                  Paul Peppis                                                             Scott Skelton

                  Arkady Vaintrob                                                     

                  Frances White

                                                                                              

Student:      None                                               Staff:               Linda Adkins

                                                                                               Mike Jefferis

 

The University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that the following course proposals and Other Curricular Matters be approved.

 

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.

 

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGE

 

(Changed Grading Option)

CIS 650 Software Engineering (4) (Optional Grading)

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

CAS 399 Special Studies: [Topic] (1-5R) Optional grading

CAS 401 Research: [Topic] (1-12R)  Pass/no pass only

CAS 404 Internship: [Topic] (1-12R) Pass/no pass only

CAS 409 Practicum: [Topic] (1-12R) Pass/no pass only

 

 

REINSTATED COURSE

 

JPN 471/571 The Japanese Cinema (4)  Effective spring term 2007

 

NEW COURSES

 

CHN 380 Self and Society in Traditional Chinese Literature (4) Examines the role of the self in premodern Chinese society through reading some of the most important works in traditional Chinese literature. Taught in Chinese. Prereq: proficiency in modern Chinese as confirmed by instructor. Course was approved by UOCC during spring term 2006 and was added to the department’s curriculum.  Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education status. 

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Course previously taught as 410/510)

GEOL 438/538 Geobiology (4)  [Graded only for majors] Studies how microorganisms interact with geological environments at scales from enzymes to global element cycles.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Course previously taught as HIST 399)

HIST 322 The Crusades (4)  [Graded only for majors] Surveys the idea and practice of Christian holy war—not only in Palestine, but within Europe. From the First Crusade in 1096 through early 13th Century.

 

HIST 397 Modern Chinese History (4)  Provides an overview of modern China, guiding students through the richness and complexity of modern Chinese history. Conducted in Mandarin Chinese. Prereq: proficiency in Mandarin as determined by instructor. Approved to satisfy Group II: Social Science general-education group requirement and Category C: International Cultures multicultural requirement.  Effective spring term 2007.

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

INTL 251 Cooperation, Conflict, and Global Resources (4) 

Previously satisfied Group II: Social Science general-education group requirement and Category C: International Cultures multicultural requirement.

 

NEW COURSES

 

INTL 260 Culture, Capitalism, and Globalization (4)  [Graded only for majors] Cultural and historical perspectives on the development of capitalism as a way of life and its relationship to contemporary global issues and imbalances.  Approved to satisfy Group II: Social Science general-education group requirement and Category C: International Cultures multicultural requirement.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

MATH 212 Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II (3) 

(Changed Credits)

MATH 212 Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II (4)  Effective winter term 2007.

 

MATH 213 Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics III (3) 

(Changed Credits)

MATH 213 Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics III (4)  Effective winter term 2007.

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

PHIL 515 Continental Philosophy (4) 

PHIL 520 American Philosophy (4) 

PHIL 525 Philosophy of Language (4) 

PHIL 540 Environmental Philosophy: [Topic] (4) 

PHIL 541 Topics in the Philosophy of the Arts (4) 

PHIL 543 Feminist Philosophy: [Topic] (4) 

PHIL 544 Feminist Ethics (4) 

PHIL 558 Philosophy of Mind (4) 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Course previously taught as 515)

PHIL 615 Continental Philosophy: [Topic] (4R)  Explores philosophical problems and traditions in contemporary European philosophy. Prereq: major standing. R when topic changes.

 

(Course previously taught as 520)

PHIL 620 American Philosophy: [Topic] (4R)  Treats issues in classical and contemporary American philosophy. Prereq: major standing. R when topic changes.

 

(Course previously taught as 525)

PHIL 625 Philosophy of Language (4)  Philosophical theories of language and meaning, with special attention to the nature of concepts and reasoning. Prereq: major standing.

 

(Course previously taught as 543)

PHIL 643 Feminist Philosophy: [Topic] (4R)  Explores contemporary feminist philosophy. Prereq: major standing. R when topic changes.

 

(Course previously taught as 544)

PHIL 644 Feminist Ethics (4)  Treats feminist ethical theory. Prereq: major standing.

 

(Course previously taught as 540)

PHIL 645 Environmental Philosophy: [Topic] (4R)  Pursues advanced questions in environmental philosophy regarding a particular tradition or problem area. Prereq: major standing. R when topic changes.

 

(Course previously taught as 541)

PHIL 646 Philosophy of the Arts: [Topic] (4R)  Concerns the meaning and value of art and aesthetic experience. R when topic changes.

 

(Course previously taught as 558)

PHIL 658 Philosophy of Mind (4)  Analyzes basic concepts and problems in psychology. Prereq: major standing.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

REES 503 Thesis (3-6R) 

(Changed Credits)

REES 503 Thesis (1-9R)

 

RUSS 351 Russian Film and Literature (4) 

(Changed Course Title)

RUSS 351 Russian Literature and Film (4)  Effective winter term 2007.

 

RUSS 444/544 Introduction to Slavic Languages (4) 

(Changed Course Title, Repeatability)

RUSS 444/544 Slavic Linguistics: [Topic]  R when topic changes.

 

RUSS 503 Thesis (3-6R) 

(Changed Credits, Workload)

RUSS 503 Thesis (1-9R)

 

NEW COURSES

 

REES 315 Politics of Language (4)  [Graded only for majors] Examines some of the major social issues involving language politics in post-1990 Eastern Europe. Approved to satisfy Group II: Social Science general-education group requirement and Category C: International Cultures multicultural requirement. Effective winter term 2007.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(Changed Grading Option)

SOC 467/567 Economic Sociology (4) [Optional grading]  Effective fall term 2006

 

 

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action; Correction from fall term 2005)

(Changed Repeatability)

ARTD 250 Digital Arts I: Print Based (4) Introduction to the rich, unique resources the computer offers the artist. Image making, print-media design, visual culture. Lab sections and tutorials provide hands-on application. Effective fall term 2006.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

ARH 331 Cultures of the Medieval West (4)  [Graded only for majors] Explores distinct cultural moments during the Middle Ages (c. 650-1200), drawing on its multicultural character—analyzing its art and its historical, social, religious, racial, and class systems. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

ARH 469/569 The Pritzker Prizewinners (4)  [Graded only for majors] Examines the work of the Pritzker Prize winners—architecture's equivalent of the Nobel Prize—in order to study recent and contemporary architecture. Prereq: ARH 315.

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(Changed Grading Option)

LA 362 Landscape Technologies I (4)  [Optional grading] Effective winter term 2007.

 

LA 366 Landscape Technologies II (4) 

(Changed Credits)

LA 366 Landscape Technologies II (2)

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

PPPM 422/522 Grant Writing (1) 

(Changed Course Title)

PPPM 422/522 Grant Proposal Writing (1)  Effective winter tem 2007

 

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

CDS 168 Beginning American Sign Language (4) 

CDS 169 Intermediate American Sign Language (4) 

CDS 170 Advanced American Sign Language (4) 

.

(UOCC Administrative Action)

CDS 653 School-Age Language Development and Disorders (4)

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

CDS 656 Voice Science and Disorders (1) 

(Changed Credits, Workload)

CDS 656 Voice Science and Disorders (3)

 

CDS 665 Language Disorders in Children (4) 

(Changed Course Title)

CDS 665 Language Disorders in Young Children

 

NEW COURSES

 

(UOCC administrative action; changed prefix)

(Course previously taught as CDS 168)

ASL 101 First-Year American Sign Language (5)  Study of basic grammatical structure and vocabulary of American Sign Language, expressive and receptive finger-spelling, and introduction to American deaf culture. Sequence: ASL 101–103, 201–203.

 

(UOCC administrative action; changed prefix)

(Course previously taught as CDS 169)

ASL 102 First-Year American Sign Language (5)  Increased receptive and expressive communication skills in ASL, and study of cultural values and behavioral rules of the deaf community. Sequence: ASL 101–103, 201–203. Prereq: ASL 101.

 

(UOCC administrative action; changed prefix)

(Course previously taught as CDS 170)

ASL 103 First-Year American Sign Language (5)  Concentration on understanding and acquiring advanced conversational proficiency. Emphasis on ASL classifiers. Continued study of deaf culture as a linguistic minority. Sequence: ASL 101–103, 201–203. Prereq: ASL 101, 102.

(UOCC administrative action; changed prefix)

ASL 201 Second-Year American Sign Language (4)  Applied conversational use of ASL through literature, narratives, poetry, and plays. Explores various underlying metaphors found in ASL literature. Sequence: ASL 101–103, 201–203. Prereq: ASL 101–103.

 

(UOCC administrative action; changed prefix)

ASL 202 Second-Year American Sign Language (4)  Emphasis on more abstract and challenging conversational and narrative ranges. Lab and readings cover historical aspects of deaf community and culture. Sequence: ASL 101–103, 201–203. Prereq: ASL 101–103 and 201.

 

(UOCC administrative action; changed prefix)

ASL 203 Second-Year American Sign Language (4)  Further emphasis on more abstract and challenging conversational and narrative ranges. Explores broader political and social activities of international deaf community. Sequence: ASL 101–103, 201–203. Prereq: ASL 101–103, 201, 202.

 

(UOCC administrative action; changed prefix)

ASL 301 American Deaf Culture (4)  Study of the relationship between small groups and dominant culture in the United States. Explore issues of language, culture, self-representation, identity, and social structure. Approved to satisfy Category B: Identity, Pluralism, and Tolerance multicultural requirement.

 

(Course previously taught as CDS 653)

CDS 451/551 Later Language Development (4)  [Graded only for majors] This course is designed to promote an in-depth study of language development in school-age children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 6-20 years). Sequence: CDS 450, 451. Prereq: CDS 450.

 

(Course previously taught as 607)

CDS 626 Professional Practices in the Schools (1)  [P/NP only for majors] Helps students critically assess and integrate their fieldwork and course work in the broader context of the school experience. Prereq: must be taken concurrently with CDS 625.

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

CDS 651 School-Age Language Disorders (4)  Presents normal language development and language disorders in school-age children and adolescents.  Emphasizes contributions from linguistics, psychology, education, and learning theory.

 

 

REINSTATED COURSES

 

J 419/519 Editing Theory and Production (4)  Effective winter term 2007.

J 464/564 Newspaper Design (4)  Effective winter term 2007.