A&S Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes Oct. 25, 2010 Dean's ...

A&S Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes
Oct. 25, 2010
Dean’s Conference Room
In Attendance: Scott Baker (Chair), Jerry Dias, Steven Driever, Leah Gensheimer,
LaShawna Harris, Dan McIntosh, Jim Sheppard, Anthony Shiu
I. Course Proposals
Physical/Natural Sciences 130, “Physics of Sports.” Proposal was untabled, revisions,
considered, and course was unanimously approved by the committee.
Physical/Natural Sciences 171, “Physics for Future Presidents.” Proposal was untabled,
revision of course number from “172” to “171” was considered, and course was
unanimously approved by the committee.
Physics 437/5537, “Particle Physics.” Proposal was untabled; course description and
graduate student assignments revisions were considered, and course was unanimously
approved by committee.
Statistics 5588, “Theory of Linear Model.” Course was unanimously approved by the
committee pending revision of “constrains” to “constraints” in the catalog description.
Environmental Studies 350, “Applied Ecology.” Course was unanimously approved by
the committee pending revision of “GEOL 3xx” to “ENVS 350” in the catalog
description.
Environmental Studies 450/5550, “Ecotoxicology.” The proposal elicited a question
concerning the lack of Organic Chemistry as a prerequisite; it was determined that the
advanced mathematics in the course will be the main issue to be addressed when teaching
the course given the present math prerequisite of MATH 110 for the CHEM 211
prerequisite. Course was unanimously approved by the committee pending revision of
“GEOL 4xx” to “ENVS 450” in the catalog description.
English 270, “Writing Tutor Practicum.” The proposal elicited a question about the
“practicum” component of the course, with reservations expressed as to the lack of direct
tutoring experience included in the course. Course was unanimously approved by the
committee pending the revision of the following: the course title should be changed from
“Writing Tutor Practicum” to “Writing Tutor Training Seminar,” and the “207” should be
changed to “270” on the “Required Supporting Documentation” form.
English 439, “Shakespeare and Film.” The proposal elicited a question about the
restriction of “Seniors and Graduate Students Only” and whether the restriction would be
enforceable in a practical manner. LaShawna Harris, from Academic Advising, informed
the committee that restrictions are informative and are not enforced. Course was
unanimously approved by the committee.

Cluster Course: History 300CF/English 300CQ/Communication Studies 450CD, “Race in
American Film. Course was unanimously approved by the committee pending the
addition of “and” between “Communication Studies 405CD” and “English 300CQ” in the
“Course Description” section on the History 300CF form.
Black Studies 320/5520, “Critical Health Issues in Black Communities.” Course was
unanimously approved by the committee pending removal of “(Please see attached
document for complete course description.)” in “Course Description” section.
Black Studies 321/5521, “The Black Family and Male-Female Relationships.” Course
was unanimously approved by the committee pending removal of “(Please see attached
document for complete course description.)” in “Course Description” section.
Classics 301, “Survey of Western Art I.” Course was unanimously approved by the
committee.
Art & Art History 435P, “Visual Culture: Logos, Images, Symbols, and Advertising.”
Course was unanimously approved by the committee pending inclusion of “to” between
“is” and “further” in “Course Description” section.
Art & Art History 439/5539, “Paris in the Age of the Rococo.” Course was unanimously
approved by the committee.
Art & Art History 479 and Classics 479, “From the Parthenon to the Altar of Peace.”
Courses were unanimously approved by the committee.
Art & Art History 462/5562, “History of Modern Design.” The proposal elicited
questions about the syllabus, namely the absence of a list of the weekly reading
assignments (or integration of reading assignments into the course calendar). The
committee recommends that this aspect of the syllabus be developed. Proposal tabled
unanimously until next meeting.
Art & Art History 463/5563, “Primitivism and Its Aftermath.” Course was unanimously
approved by the committee.
Art & Art History 464/5564, “Modern Art and the Grotesque.” Course was unanimously
approved by the committee.
Art & Art History 5540, “Seminar in French Art: Renaissance and Baroque.” Course was
unanimously approved by the committee.Course was unanimously approved by the
committee pending revision of “presentation s” to “presentations” in course description.
Art & Art History 5541, “Seminar in Northern Baroque Art: The Age of Rubens,
Rembrandt and Wren.” Course was unanimously approved by the committee.

Art & Art History 5547, “Seminar in Italian Baroque Art: The Age of Caravaggio,
Bernini, and Borromini.” Course was unanimously approved by the committee.
Art & Art History 5548, “Seminar in Spanish Art: El Greco to Gova.” Course was
unanimously approved by the committee.
II. Course Modifications
The suppression of Art History 300CS, 300CW, 403, 427, 428, 436P, 437P, 438P, 453,
454, 457, 458, 459, 460, 497, 498 from the Undergraduate Course Catalog was
unanimously approved by the committee.
The suppression of Art 300CH, 300CM, and 498F from the Undergraduate Course
Catalog was unanimously approved by the committee.
Course modifications for Art & Art History 105, 112, 204, 206, 221, 305, 311, 404, 411,
and 421 were unanimously approved by the committee.
Course modification for Art & Art History 310 was unanimously approved by the
committee pending the removal of the check mark in the “Prerequisite Change” box in
the “Type of Modification” section of the form.
Course modification for Art & Art History 438P was unanimously approved by the
committee pending the addition of “Restriction Change” and an adjacent checked boy in
the “Type of Modification” section of the form.
Course modification for Statistics 234 was unanimously approved by the committee.
Course modifications for Math 420, 464WI, 5509, 5517, 414/5514, and 424/5524 were
unanimously approved by the committee.
Course modification for English 5529 was unanimously approved by the committee
pending the revision of the “Winter 2010” to “Winter 2011” in Section Three of form.
Course modification for Communication Studies 5554 was unanimously approved by the
committee.
III. Committee Business Meeting
The minutes from the September 27, 2010, meeting were unanimously approved by the
committee.
Scott Baker reported that a new form that addresses longstanding issues with crosslisting,
Cluster Courses, etc., will be emerging from then Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee.

Scott Baker reported on developments from the General Education Oversight Committee.
An e-mail will be going out to Deans and Department Heads soliciting feedback from all
faculty concerning General Education outcomes. The results of this feedback request will
come back to the committee in the future.