University Curriculum Committee

Minutes 02/28/2008

 

Present:

 

Regular Members: D. Batts, G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, J. Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado

 

Ex Officio Members:  C. Boklage, L. Griffin, R. Mitchelson

 

Administrative: K. Snyder

 

Excused:  T. Jenks

 

1.       Chair J. Neil called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.

 

2.       The minutes of the February 14, 2008 meeting were approved via e-mail.

 

3.       Request from the Department of English for a new course, ENGL 2830, was approved.

 

4.       Request from International Studies for a new Certificate in Global Understanding was tabled.  L. Griffin noted that the committee might want to consider developing a format for submission of requests for undergraduate certificates.

 

5.       Request from the College of Business for four new courses, BUSI 1200, BUSI 2200, BUSI 3200, and BUSI 4200, was approved.  Request for revision of six existing degrees, BSBA in Management Accounting, BSA / MSA, BSBA in Finance, BSBA in Management, BSBA in Management Information Systems, and BSBA in Marketing, was approved.

 

6.       Request from the Department of Technology Systems for new minors in Architectural Design Technology and Mechanical Design Technology was approved.

 

7.       Request from the Department of Technology Systems for a revision in the BS in Design degree was approved.

 

8.       Request from the Department of Technology Systems for revision of an existing course, IENG 3020, was approved as amended.

 

9.       Request from the Department of Technology Systems for a new course, ICTN 2732, was approved subject to revision and notification.  Request for a new course, ICTN 4592 and its lab component 4593, was approved subject to revision of the memorandum of request.  Request for renumbering of an existing course and its lab component, ICTN 3530 and ICTN 3531, to ICTN 2530 and ICTN 2531, was approved subject to revision of the memorandum of request. Request to revise the existing BS in Information and Computer Technology and the existing minor in Information and Computer Technology was approved.

 

10.   Request from the Department of Construction Management to bank an existing course, CMGT 3101, was approved.  Request to revise six existing courses, CMGT 2210, CMGT 2211, CMGT 3100, CMGT 4660, CMGT 4662, and CMGT 4664 was approved subject to revisions.  Request to revise two existing courses, CMGT 3662 and CMGT 3663, was approved.  Request to revise CMGT 4600 and 4601 was approved subject to notification. Request for revision of the existing BS in Construction Management was approved.

 

11.   Old Business: 

 

a.       P. Schwager and D. Batts presented a revised course banking form.  A motion was made, seconded and passed to adopt the form.  J. Neil will take the revised form to Faculty Senate for approval. 

b.       C. Boklage will circulate comments on the UNC Tomorrow report before the next committee meeting.

 

12.   New Business:  K. Snyder will send an e-mail to the ECU Official list informing faculty that curricular matters will not be considered at the April 24 committee meeting.  The April 10 meeting is the last meeting at which curricular matters will be considered.

 

13.   Meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m. by Chair Neil.

 

Submitted by Jan Lewis, UCC Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Carolina University

University Curriculum Committee (UCC)

B-104 Brewster

 

Minutes for Thursday, February 28, 2008

 

The following Catalog revisions were approved by the UCC:

 

ENGL: ENGLISH

 

 

 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

 

Bruce Southard, Chairperson, 2201 Bate Building

 

BA in English

 

Minimum degree requirement is 126 s.h. of credit as follows:

 

1. Foundations curriculum (See Section 4, Foundations Curriculum Requirements for all Baccalaureate Degree Programs.)..............................................................................................42 s.h.

2. Foreign language through level 1004..........................................................................................12 s.h.

3. Core (exclusive of freshman composition).................................................................................12 s.h.

Shakespeare

Choose 3 s.h. from:

ENGL 4070. Shakespeare: The Histories (3) (F-EY) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 4080. Shakespeare: The Comedies (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 4090. Shakespeare: The Tragedies (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

Historical Survey I: Literature to 1700

Choose 3 s.h. from:

ENGL 3000. History of British Literature to 1700 (3) (WI) (F,S) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL major, minor, or consent of dept; ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3600. Classics from Homer to Dante (3) (WI) (F) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

Historical Survey II: Literature after 1700

Choose 3 s.h. from:

ENGL 3010. History of British Literature, 1700 - 1900 (3) (WI) (F,S) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL major, minor, or consent of dept; ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3020. History of American Literature to 1900 (3) (WI) (F,S) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL major, minor, or consent of dept; ENGL 1200)

ENGL 4360. World Literature in English (3) (WI) (S-EY) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

Language Study–Creative Writing, Linguistics, Rhetoric and Composition, or Technical and Professional Communication

Choose 3 s.h. from:

ENGL 2700. Introduction to Language Studies (3) (F,S) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 2710. English Grammar (3) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 2730. Functional Grammar (3) (WI*) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 2740. Language in the USA (3) (F) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 2760. Afro-Caribbean Language and Culture. (3) (S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 2830.  Writing and Style (3) (WI) (S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3030. Introduction to Rhetorical Studies (3) (WI) (S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3040. Introduction to Professional Writing (3) (WI) (F) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3700. History of the English Language (3) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3720. Writing Systems of the World (3) (F) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3730. The Structure of English: Phonology and Morphology (3) (F) Formerly ENGL 5501 (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3740. The Structure of English: Syntax and Semantics (3) (S) Formerly ENGL 5502 (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3750. Introductory Linguistics (3) (S) (FC:HU) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3770. Language Universals (3) (WI) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3815. Introduction to Creative Writing (3) (F,S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3830. Introduction to Play Writing (3) (F) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3835. Persuasive Writing (3) (WI) (F,S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3840. Introduction to Poetry Writing (3) (F,S,SS) (P : ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3850. Introduction to Fiction Writing (3) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3860. Introduction to Nonfiction Writing (3) (F,S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3870. Introduction to Editing and Abstracting (3) (F,S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 4730. Language and Society (3) (S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 5500. Linguistic and Cultural History of the English Language (3) May not count toward foundations curriculum humanities requirement.

4. Electives........................................................................................................................................24 s.h.

Choose an additional 24 s.h. of ENGL electives 2000 or above.

5. Senior writing portfolio.

6. Minor and general electives to complete requirements for graduation.

 

English Minor

 

Required ENGL courses (exclusive of freshman composition)....................................................24 s.h.

A minimum of 12 s.h. must be selected from courses numbered above 2899. CLAS 3460 may be counted.

ENGL 2710 and 2730 may not be counted. Students interested in minoring in English should consult with the director of undergraduate studies in the department to plan their minor programs.

 

Department Certificate in Business and Technical Communication

 

For licensure, sStudents must register with the department and maintain a minimum average of B.

1. Core ..................................................................................................................................................3 s.h.

ENGL 3880. Writing for Business and Industry (3) (WI) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200)

2. Electives....................................................................................................................Minimum of 12 s.h.

COMM 2420. Business and Professional Communication (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:FA)

ENGL 2710. English Grammar (3) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200) or ENGL 2730. Functional Grammar (3) (WI*) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3030. Introduction to Rhetorical Studies (3) (WI) (S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3040. Introduction to Professional Writing (3) (WI) (F) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3810. Advanced Composition (3) (WI) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3820. Scientific Writing (3) (WI) (F,S,SS) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3835. Persuasive Writing (3) (WI) (S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3860. Introduction to Nonfiction Writing (3) (F,S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3870. Introduction to Editing and Abstracting (3) (F,S) (P: ENGL 1200)

ENGL 3885. Writing and Publications Development/Process (3) (WI) (S) (P: Consent of instructor)

ENGL 3895. Topics in Technical and Professional Writing (3) (WI) (S) (P: Consent of instructor)

ENGL 4890. Practicum: Careers in Writing (3) (F,S,SS) (P: Consent of instructor) or ENGL 4891. Practicum: Careers in Writing (3) (F,S,SS) (P: Consent of instructor)

ENGL 5770. Advanced Editing (3) (P: ENGL 3870 or consent of instructor)

ENGL 5780. Advanced Writing for Business and Industry (3) (P: ENGL 3880 or consent of instructor)

ENGL 5860. Advanced Nonfiction Writing (3) (P: ENGL 3860 or consent of instructor)

With departmental approval, certain other courses may be substituted.

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2700. Introduction to Language Studies (3) (F,S) (FC:HU) P: ENGL 1200. Emphasis on origins of language, historical development of English, acquisition of language, relationship of meaning and language use, and role of linguistic diversity.

 

2710. English Grammar (3) (F,S,SS) May not count toward foundations curriculum humanities requirement. P: ENGL 1200. Traditional grammar. Emphasis on syntax, forms and usages, and punctuation.

 

2730. Functional Grammar (3) (WI*) (F,S,SS) May not count toward foundations curriculum humanities requirement. P: ENGL 1200. Practical English grammar. Emphasis on application, sentence patterns, and informational writing.

 

2740. Language in the USA (3) (F) (FC:HU) P: ENGL 1200. Linguistic perspective on emergence of American English within the context of many languages spoken in the USA, both past and present. Issues related to language usage, language variation, and linguistic pluralism also discussed.

 

2760. Afro-Caribbean Language and Culture (3) (WI*) (S) P: ENGL 1200. Description and analysis of the languages spoken by the descendents of Africans in the Caribbean.

 

2830.  Writing and Style (3) (WI) (S) P: ENGL 1200. Study of stylistic techniques in written texts through rhetorical analysis and a series of experimental and practical writing activities.