UWM College of Letters and Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science

2000-2001
Course and Curriculum Committee
Meeting: Friday, May 11, 2001, 1:00 noon
Holton Hall 241

Minutes No. 12

Present:   Bettina Arnold, Jay Beder, Jim Coggins, Connie Jo (ex officio), Terry Nardin, Roy Swanson, Cam Tatham
Excused: Jeff Merrick
Guest: Eric Key
  1. Call to Order - The co-chair, Jim Coggins, called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. in HLT 241.


  2. Automatic Approvals - none


  3. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the following automatic consent items. They stand approved.
    1. Approval of Minutes #11 (April 13, 2001)
    2. Special Listing Request Forms
      3. Asian St ArtHist 180-192 Freshman Seminar: (w/approp subtitle) Certif Prog
      Asian St Honors 462-200 Honors Seminar: The Shaping of the Modern Mind: ("Love and Attachment in Buddhist Narrative" subtitle) Certif Prog
      Grmn St Pol Sci 778-333 Seminar in Comparative Politics: (with approp subtitle) Certif Prog
      Jwsh St History 449-364 The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism and the Fate of the Jewish People in Europe, 1933-1945 Certif Prog
      LGBT St   Linguis 550-200 Aspects of Language: (with approp subtitle) Certif Prog
      Peace St Int'l St 504-550 Senior Seminar in International Studies: ("Collective Violence and the State" subtitle) Certif Prog
      Pol Sci Int'l St 504-550 Senior Seminar in International Studies: ("Collective Violence and the State" subtitle) Crosslist
      REES Geogr 416-238 East Europe Certif Prog
      REES Geogr 416-364 Central Europe Certif Prog
      REES History 448-295 Historical Encounters: (w/approp subtitle) Certif Prog
      REES History 448-345 Southeastern Europe in the Age of Nationalism and Revolution Certif Prog

    3. CAR Forms [view on-line at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform/]
      4. Anthro 156-565 Seminar in Regional Archaeology: (Subtitle) (title, prereq)
      ArtHist 180-210 The Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Near East (delete)
      English 350-210 International English (prereq-Int'l)
      English 350-285 Modern Irish Language and Literature (prereq-Int'l)
      English 350-306 Irish Literature (prereq-Int'l)
      English 350-622 Seminar in Irish Literature: (Subtitle) (prereq-Int'l)
      Geosci 422-455 Field Geology (cr, prereq)
      JMC 584-500 Advanced Reporting (title, descrip, prereq)
      Pol Sci 778-173 Introduction to Latin America (delete)
      Spanish 912-309   Advanced Grammar and Composition I (#305, title, descrip)
      Spanish 912-320 Talking About the Hispanic World (#310, prereq)

    It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to consider the matter of interest to the Committee's guest.

    Item VI.C.6, a request for an entitlement to plan a major in actuarial science, was moved and seconded. Eric Key answered questions about the proposal. Connie Jo noted that the credits for Bus Adm 201, on the first page, needed to be corrected to read "3." With that correction, the motion was approved unanimously.

    The Committee returned to the regular order of the agenda.

  4. Procedural Matters
    1. Election of Chair for 2001-2002 - Jay Beder was elected unanimously as committee chair for 2001-2002.
    2. Summer Approvals - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to authorize the current or incoming chair to act on routine curricular matters on behalf of the committee over the summer.

  5. Old Business
    1. Community Program in Jewish Studies - nothing to report

  6. New Business
    1. Social Sciences
      1. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a capstone experience to the international studies major.
      2. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a capstone experience to the africology major. Connie Jo noted that an amendment to the proposal had been submitted. The Department of Africology wishes to add the option of an internship to complete the capstone requirement. The amendment was approved, and the motion was approved unanimously.

    2. Humanities
      1. CAR Forms

        2. - Approval of Philos 736-335 Philosophy of Biology (new) was moved and seconded. Committee members expressed discomfort with the form of the description. The motion to recommend approval of Philos 335 was approved with the suggestion that the department consider rewording the description. Connie Jo will communicate that information to the department.
        - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of Philos 736-685 Capstone Senior Seminar: (Subtitle).
      2. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a capstone experience to the philosophy major.
      3. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a capstone experience to the art history and criticism major.
      4. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to open the Latino studies certificate to post-baccalaureate students.


        5. The following five proposals were moved and seconded as a group.
      5. Proposal to Add a Capstone Experience to the German Major
      6. Proposal to Add a Capstone Experience to the Classics Major
      7. Proposal to Add a Capstone Experience to the Linguistics Major
      8. Proposal to Add a Capstone Experience to the Hebrew Studies Major
      9. Proposal to Add a Capstone Experience to the Russian Major


      Connie Jo presented an email message from the Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, Garry Davis, in which he outlined a number of reasons why students generally do their study abroad experiences in their junior year and asking for approval to count junior year study abroad as the capstone experience. Committee members acknowledged that junior year study abroad is more common than a senior year overseas study. However, faculty legislation states that the capstone experience must occur in the senior year; the Committee does not believe it has the authority to alter that requirement. The FLL proposals provide several options for completing the capstone experience; therefore, students should not have difficulty meeting this requirement without counting junior-year study abroad. Those students who engage in a study abroad experience in the senior year may use that experience to meet the capstone requirement. Committee members noted that the department's proposal states that the capstone experience must be taken in the senior year; therefore, they did not see the need for any additional clarifying language regarding this matter.

      Committee members also expressed concern about the inclusion of "work experience" as an option for completing the capstone requirement. In general, they felt that the capstone experience should be an academic one, taken for credit. The Committee voted to approve the capstone experiences for the five FLL majors, contingent upon the removal of "work experience" as an option for completing the requirement.

    3. Natural Sciences
      1. CAR Form - The following CAR form was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously: Math 600-599 Capstone Experience (new).
      2. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a capstone experience to the mathematical sciences majors.
      3. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a capstone experience to the geoscience major.
      4. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add a capstone experience to the conservation and environmental science major.
      5. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to establish an additional physics major with mechanical engineering degree option. Committee members noted that the proposal did not contain a capstone requirement. In addition, the proposal would require students to take only 14 advanced credits in the physics curricular area; the College requires that students in all L&S majors take 15 advanced credits in residence in their majors. It was suggested that the Physics Department add a one credit research, independent study, or seminar course to the major requirements. This would provide both a capstone experience and the additional advanced credit required by L&S policies. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to table this proposal.
      6. Request for Entitlement to Plan a Major in Actuarial Science - see above.

    4. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the L&S Faculty and the Dean approval of the proposal to eliminate the W-I requirement.

    Committee members agreed to consider two additional CAR forms.

    It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:
    Math 600-341 Seminar: Introduction to the Language and Practice of Mathematics (#241, descrip)
    Spanish 912-311   Advanced Grammar and Composition II (title, prereq)

  7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 p.m.


Respectfully submitted,

Connie Jo
Special Assistant to the Dean
Secretary to the L&S Faculty


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Associate Deans Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster, Van Wynsberghe
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