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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science

2002-2003
Course and Curriculum Committee
Meeting: Tuesday, April 1, 2003, 8:00 a.m.
Holton Hall 241

Minutes No. 9

Present: Christopher De Sousa, Shane Haensgen, Sarah Hoot, Connie Jo (ex officio), Elihu Lubkin, Terry Nardin, Charles Schuster (ex officio), Cam Tatham
Excused:     John Isbell, Genevieve McBride, Jennifer Watson
Guests: Denise Mueller

  1. Call to Order - The Chair, Cam Tatham, called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.

  2. Automatic Approval - None

  3. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the following items; they stand approved.
    1. Minutes #8 (March 12, 2003)
    2. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform
      3. Ethnic 550 Senior Seminar in Comparative Ethnic Studies (prereq)
      Psych 319 Gay and Lesbian Psychology (descr, prereq)
      Psych 320 Psychology of Women (descr, prereq)
      Psych 407 Personality Theory (prereq)
      Psych 412 Psychopathology (prereq)
      Psych 503 Perception (prereq)
      Psych 550 History of Psychology (prereq)
      Psych 551 Learning and Motivation Theories (descr, prereq)
      Psych 560 Developmental Theories (descr, prereq)
      Psych 609 Motivation (prereq)
      Psych 611 Current Topics: (Subtitle) (descr, prereq)
      Psych 655 Behavioral Neurochemistry (descr, prereq)
      Psych 680 Psychology of Aging (prereq)
      Spanish 349     Introduction to Interpreting (title, descr)
    3. Special Listing Requests - None

  4. Procedural Mattes - None

  5. Old Business
    1. Update on Degree Requirements Survey - Cam Tatham asked members of the committee to encourage faculty in their departments to fill out the surveys. He stated he would also contact various department chairs asking that they remind their faculty to complete the surveys.

  6. New Business
    1. Social Sciences
      1. CAR Form -Terry Nardin gave a brief summary of the reasons for changing Philos/Pol Sci 384. It was moved, seconded and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:
        2. Pol Sci 384   The Philosophy of Law (#[560], title, descr, prereq)
        Philos 384   The Philosophy of Law (#[560], title, descr, prereq)
      2. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Russian and East European Studies Certificate - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Russian and East European Studies Certificate. Connie gave a brief summary of the requirements for the certificate program. The Committee members discussed the fact that the foreign language track is not in line with the Faculty's approval parameters. The previous form of the certificate, which also did not fit the language parameter, was grandfathered in when the parameters were adopted. Members agreed that the changes should be approved with the same exemption. The motion was approved.
      3. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Digital Arts and Culture Certificate - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Digital Arts and Culture Certificate. Connie gave a summary concerning the changes in the certificate. Sarah Hoot asked if Digital Arts and Culture is going to become a major. Connie responded that the School of the Arts and L&S have discussed that possibility for the future. Elihu Lubkin expressed his concern that there were no computer programming courses required. The motion was approved.
      4. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the JMC Major - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the JMC major. Connie explained there is a minor change; JMC 552, which is discontinued, is being removed from the list of requirements. The motion was approved.
    2. Humanities
      1. CAR Form - See above section VI.A.1.
        2. Philos 384   The Philosophy of Law (#[560], title, descr, prereq)
    3. Natural Sciences
      1. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Chemistry Minor - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Chemistry minor. Connie explained that the routine changes would bring the minor in line with the major. The motion was approved.
    4. Other
      1. Request for International Designation for Honors Topics - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following topics to count toward the International requirement:
        2. English 685   Honors Seminar: The Search for Self
        French 383 Honors Seminar: I Eat Therefore I Am - Cuisine and Identity in France
        History 398 Honors Seminar: Joan of Arc in History and Legend
        Honors 200   Honors Seminar: The Shaping of the Modern Mind - Love and Attachment in Buddhist Narrative
        Italian 383 Honors Seminar: Dante's Inferno - The Journey Toward Identity
        Philos 381 Honors Seminar: Nietzsche
      The motion was approved with one nay vote and one abstention.

  7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 a.m.


Respectfully submitted,

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


Distribution: Dean G. Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe
Chairs (via email/web)
Secretary of the University

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