Minutes of the University Curriculum Committee
Meeting of 27 September 2001
2:00, Brewster B-104
In attendance: D. Batie, T. Huener, D. Knickerbocker, G. Lapicki, B. Markowski, R. Reaves, E. Smith, R. Taylor
Excused: S. Estes
I. Lapicki moved approval of the minutes and catalogue minutes of 13 September 2001. Markowski seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
II. The Chair reported on his meeting with the Academic Standards Committee, in which it was decided that both committees would continue to follow the existing policy concerning UCC approval of courses for General Education credit: i.e., courses whose prefixes are not approved for a given category of General Education credit must also be approved by Academic Standards. He also announced the creation of a link from the UCC’s web site to a page containing the Senate’s policies on General Education credit.
III. Professor Calvin Mercer presented revisions to the Religious Studies minor, including new courses RELI 2500 and 4500. Taylor moved to accept the proposals pending approval by Academic Standards of HU credit for RELI 2500. Huener seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
IV. Professors Dennis Cali and Larry Auld presented revisions to the Communications Curriculum. Markowski moved to table until next meeting pending further revisions. Taylor seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
V. Huener moved to approve banking of EDTC 3272 and 3700, Batie seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
VI. The Committee charged the Chair speak to the Chair of the Faculty concerning the possibility of moving back the deadline for proposals to two weeks before each scheduled meeting, allowing the Committee to evaluate whether proposals are ready to be placed on the agenda the week before meetings.
The meeting adjourned at 3:10.
Respectfully submitted,
Dale Knickerbockers, Chair
University Curriculum Committee
Catalog Copy for September 27, 2001
Religious Studies
p. 385. Add new RELI courses as follows:
2500. Study Abroad (6) (SS) (GE:HU) P: Consent of instructor or director of religious studies. Religion and culture. Incorporates field experience.
4500. Selected Topics in Religion. (3) (F) May be repeated for a maximum of 6 s.h. credit with change in topic. P: Consent of instructor or director of religious studies. Selected topics with emphasis on research method.
p. 78. Update Religious Studies catalog entry. Replace the paragraph giving the program description with the following:
Religious studies is a nonsectarian and interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with an understanding of religion as historical and cultural phenomena. Courses offered explore religion in its various dimensions--aesthetic, anthropological, ethical, historical, literary, philosophical, political, psychological, and sociological. Students interested in obtaining a major or double major in religious studies can do so through the Multidisciplinary Studies Program. Interested students should contact the director of religious studies for information. The religious studies minor requires 24 s.h. credit. The major adviser should send a potential minor to the director for advising. Requirements for the minor are listed below. A maximum of 6 s.h. may be used to satisfy general education requirements and requirements for the religious studies minor. No course work in the student’s major field of study will be accepted for credit toward the minor. Study-abroad programs having the prior approval of the director will be accepted for a maximum 6 s.h. of credit toward the minor. Additional courses beyond those listed below will be accepted if they significantly further the student’s understanding of religion; prior approval by the director is required for additional courses. Departmental prerequisites may be waived in special cases by the department offering the course.
1. Core. Change “3 s.h.” to “6 s.h.”
RELI 4500. Selected Topics in Religion (3) (F) [P: Consent of instructor or director of religious studies]
RELI 5000. Religious Studies Seminar (3) [P: Consent of instructor or director of religious studies.
2. Electives.
Change “21 s.h.” to “18 s.h.”
Add “Choose a minimum of 9 s.h. from List I and the remaining electives from List I or List II.”
Delete “Choose a minimum of 12 s.h. from:” and add “LIST I:” in boldface type.
Delete “Choose remaining electives from:” and add “LIST II:” in boldface type.
Under “Choose a minimum of 12 s.h. from,” (which is to be changed to “LIST I”) add in alphabetical order the following courses:
ENGL 3640. Literature and Religion (3) (WI) (F-OY) (GE:HU)
HIST 3412. History of Christianity to 1300 (3) (GE:SO)
RELI 2500. Study Abroad (6) (SS) (GE:HU) (P: Consent of instructor or director of religious studies)
NOTE: The terms LIST I and LIST II will be renamed and noted in future minutes.
Under “Choose remaining electives from,” (which is to be changed to “LIST II”) add in alphabetical order the following courses:
ART 2905. Masterpieces and Ideas in the History of Art (3) (S) (GE:FA) (P: Non-art major)
ART 2906. West and Central African Art (3) (F) (GE:FA) (P: Non-art major)
ART 3950. Architectural History of the Middle East Before 1600 (3) (S) (GE:FA) (P: Junior standing; ART 1905 or 1910; 1906, 1907; or consent of instructor)
ART 3970. African Art (3) (WI) (F,S) (P: ART 1906, 1907; or consent of instructor)
ART 4916. Art of India (3) (P: ART 1906, 1907; or consent of instructor)
CLAS 2400. Women in Classical Antiquity (3) (GE:HU)
CLAS 3400. The Ancient City: Rome (3) (F,S) (GE:HU)
CLAS 3460. Classical Mythology (3) (GE:HU)
ENGL 3620. Oriental Literature (3)
HIST 3670. History of the Middle East (3) (WI) (GE:SO)
HIST 5230. Themes in African American History (3) (S)
HIST 5300. Comparative History of Non-Western Civilizations (3) (WI)
MRST 5000. Medieval and Renaissance Studies Seminar (3) (P: 9 s.h. in MRST or consent of instructor)
MUSC 5476. African Music (2) (P: Open to area minors and ANTH majors with consent of instructor)
PHIL 4250. Metaphysics (3) (GE:HU) (P: 6 s.h. in PHIL or consent of instructor)
p. 385. Under RELI 3930 (and where RELI 3930 appears in degree requirements elsewhere in the catalog), add “(GE:HU)”
School of Education
Department of Librarianship, Educational Technology, & Distance Instruction
Bank the following EDTC courses:
p. 288. 3272. Introduction to Audiovisual Instruction Materials and Techniques (2)
p. 289. 3700. Technologies in Education (3)
