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1957] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 435
Education for Men and the Department of Physical Education for Women. The
program is administered and staffed by specialists and offers an undergraduate
curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science degree, graduate work leading to
the Master of Science degree, and provides for teacher certification in the areas of
health education and driver education.
There shall be established a new Department of Recreation. Instruction in this
field is now being offered jointly by the Departments of Physical Education for
Men and Physical Education for Women. The program is administered and staffed
by specialists and offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science degree,
and graduate work leading to the Master of Science degree.
The Vice-President and Provost concurs, and the University Senate has been
informed of these proposals.
I recommend approval.
On motion of Mr. Nickell, these changes were approved.
CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL OF
JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS
(n) The Director of the School of Journalism and Communications recommends
the following administrative changes in the organization of the School, effective
September i, 1957:
The name of the School shall be changed to College of Journalism and Communications.
The chief executive officer shall be the Dean of the College.
The Institute of Communications Research, presently administered under the
Graduate College, shall be transferred to the College of Journalism and Communications,
with the Director of the Institute reporting to the Dean of the
College.
The Office of Broadcasting shall become the Division of University Broadcasting.
The instructional units of the College of Journalism and Communications shall be
designated as Divisions, i.e., Division of Journalism, Division of Advertising, and
Division of Radio and Television, and the administrative officer of each shall be
designated as Head of the Division.
The Vice-President and Provost concurs, and the University Senate has been
informed of these proposals.
I recommend approval.
On motion of Mr. Swain, these changes were approved.
CHANGE IN REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S DEGREE
IN LIBRARY SCIENCE
(12) The "University Senate recommends that the requirements for the master's
degree in Library Science be reduced from nine to eight units. This proposal was
initiated by the faculty of the Library School and was approved by the Executive
Faculty of the Graduate College.
The Director of the Library School presents the following reasons for this
change: As the master's degree in the Library School is now organized, an undergraduate
basic curriculum of twelve semester hours and nine units of graduate
work are required. By starting in the summer session a student is expected to complete
this program in a calendar year, but because of the five-unit schedule of
graduate courses which falls in one semester, many students remain an additional
summer to avoid overloading. Present heavy requirements are also out of line with
other leading library schools.
I concur and recommend that this change become effective at the beginning
of the academic year 1957-58.
On motion of Mr. Herrick, this recommendation was approved.
CHANGE IN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
IN THE COLLEGE OF LAW
(13) The University Senate recommends that effective September 1, 1958,
the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) be changed by add-