TO: LETTERS AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Wendy Strauch Nelson , Art
Elena Gonzalez-Muntaner, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Anthony Palmeri, Communication
Linda Eroh, Mathematics
Tracy Slagter, Political Science
Heike Alberts, Geography and Urban Planning

FROM: Charles Gibson, chair (Chemistry)

DATE: October 15, 2008

RE: L&S Curriculum Committee meeting #5
October 21 at 3 p.m. in N/E 107

AGENDA


I. Approval of minutes from October 2 and October 7, 2008

II. Old Business – Tabled Curriculum Proposals

1. RELSTDS 372: Religious Radicalism and Globalization – new course - Blue sheet rec'd
2. RELSTDS 475: Religious Studies Capstone Course – new course - Blue sheet rec'd

III. New Business

A. New Curriculum Proposals

Overview of Music proposals that follow
1. MUSIC 173: Keyboard Harmony & Aural Skills I - change title, credits, description - Blue sheet rec'd
2. MUSIC 174: Aural Skills II - change credits, title, description, component - Blue sheet rec'd
3. MUSIC 273 : Keyboard Harmony & Aural Skills III - change title, component, description - Blue sheet rec'd
4. MUSIC 274 : Keyboard Harmony & Aural Skills IV - change title, component, description - Blue sheet rec'd
5. MUSIC 147: Class Piano I – new course
6. MUSIC 148: Class Piano II – new course
7. MUSIC 275: Piano for Music Educators I – new course
8. MUSIC 276: Piano Skills for Music Educators – new course
9. Music Major – add new courses to core curriculum
10. Music Education Major – add new courses to core curriculum
11. MUSIC 327: Jazz Ensemble – change title and prerequisites - Blue sheet rec'd
12. MATH 430: International Comparative Mathematics Education Seminar – new course
Overview of Environmental Studies proposals that follow
13. ENV STDS 260: Environmental Science – change prerequisites
14. ENV STDS 313: Rural Sociology – cross list with an existing sociology course
15. ENV STDS 315: Population Problems – cross list with an existing sociology course
16. ENV STDS 355: Global Environmental History – new course
17. ENV STDS 357: Social Ecology – cross list with an existing sociology course
18. ENV STDS 372: Primate Behavior and Ecology – cross list with an existing anthropology course
19. ENV STDS 390: Special Topics – repeatability
20. ENV STDS 391: Special Topics in Environmental Science – repeatability
21. ENV STDS 414: Bioregionalism – new course
22. ENV STDS 455: Environmental Communication – cross list with an existing communication course
23. COMP SCI 480: Special Topics – make repeatable for credit - Blue sheet rec'd
24. Communication: Speech Communication Education Minor: delete COMM 438 as requirement; add COMM 303
25. Communication: Speech Communication Education Major: delete COMM 438 as requirement
26. COMM 443: Organizational Communication – change number, title, description and prerequisites

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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