TO: LETTERS AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Todd Borgerding Music
Miles Maguire Journalism
Stephen Bentivenga Biology and Microbiology
Wing Huen Computer Science
Heike Alberts Geography and Urban Planning
Frances Rauscher Psychology

FROM: Simon Sibelman, committee chair, Foreign Languages and Literatures

DATE: October 20, 2006

RE: L&S Curriculum Committee meeting

October 26, 2006 , 3 p.m. in N/E 107

 AGENDA

I. Approval of minutes from September 21, 2006

II.Old Business – previously tabled proposals

  1. MATH 348/548: Introduction to Ring Theory – new course (elective) - Blue Sheet rec'd
  2. ART 481: Art Seminar – description and prerequisites changes

III. New Business
A. New Curriculum Proposals

  1. BIOLOGY 108: Honors: Concepts in Biology – prerequisites change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  2. GEOLOGY 110: Honors: Geology – prerequisites change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  3. COMM 112: Honors: Fundamentals of Speech Communication – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  4. ENGLISH 110: Honors: Composition – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  5. ENGLISH 228: Honors: Modern American Literature – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  6. ENGLISH 229: Honors: African American Literature – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  7. PHIL 106: Honors: Ethics – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  8. PHIL 110: Honors: Introduction to Philosophy – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  9. RELSTDS 110: Honors: World Religions – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  10. PSYCH 104: Honors: General Psychology – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  11. PSYCH 302: Honors: Abnormal Psychology – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  12. INTRDSCP 175: Honors: Seminar – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  13. INTRDSCP 271: Honors: The Culture Connection – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  14. INTRDSCP 272: Honors: The Culture Connection II – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  15. INTRDSCP 475: Honors: Senior Seminar – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  16. COMP SCI 125: World Wide Web Development – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  17. INTRDSCP 351: Special Topics: Fine Arts – new course
  18. INTRDSCP 352: Special Topics: Humanities – new course
  19. PHIL 205: Ethical Issues in a Diverse Society – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  20. PHIL 311: Bioethics – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  21. PHIL 316: Introduction to Cognitive Science – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  22. PHIL 327: Philosophy of Mind – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  23. PHIL 330: Business and Ethics – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  24. PHIL 422: Philosophy of Language – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  25. POLI SCI 301: European Union Politics – new course - Blue Sheet rec'd
  26. Political Science Major – add POLI SCI 301 to subgroup 4 - Blue Sheet rec'd
  27. GEOG 121: Physical Geography I: Weather & Climate – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  28. PSYCH 371: Research Methods I – units, title, description, component changes - Blue Sheet rec'd
  29. ANTHRO 314/WOM STDS 314: Native American Women – new course - Blue Sheet rec'd
  30. WOM STDS 347: Race, Class, Gender in American Film – prerequisite change - Blue Sheet rec'd
  31. COMM 329, 347, 425 & 426 (RTVF) – prerequisite changes - Blue Sheet rec'd
  32. MPA Program – discontinue cooperative masters degree program - Blue Sheet rec'd

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS: Please send a qualified representative to this meeting who is able to answer questions about the proposal(s) listed above.

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