University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science 2002-2003 Course and Curriculum Committee Meeting: Tuesday, November 26, 2002, 9:30 a.m. Holton Hall 241 Minutes No. 4 Present: Jay Beder, Christopher De Sousa, Connie Jo, William Kean, Terry Nardin, Kristene Surerus, Campbell Tatham, Madeleine Velguth, Jennifer Watson-Madler Excused: Genevieve McBride Guests: Kathy Callahan, Eric Key, Denise Mueller, Merry Wiesner-Hanks The Chair, Cam Tatham, called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. in Holton Hall 241. Automatic Approval - None Automatic Consent Minutes #3 (November 5, 2002) were approved unanimously as submitted. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform Cam asked Connie the reason for withdrawing the Geosciences courses from the list. She indicated the department is preparing new syllabi. There were no objections to any of the following CAR forms; they stand approved. Chem 511 Inorganic Chemistry (prereq) Chem 692 Senior Thesis (prereq) English 201 Strategies for Academic Writing (prereq) English 202 Writing in the Humanities (prereq) English 205 Business Writing (prereq) English 208 Writing and Research (prereq) English 211 Aspects of the English Language: (Subtitle) (prereq) English 214 Writing in the Professions: (Subtitle) (prereq) English 215 The Literary Imagination: How to Read and Write about Literature (prereq) English 221 English Writers: The Anglo-Saxons through the Eighteenth Century (prereq) English 222 English Writers: The Modern Period (prereq) English 223 American Writers: Colonial Times through the Nineteenth Century (prereq) English 224 American Writers: The Twentieth Century (prereq) English 225 Introduction to Modern Literature: Backgrounds (prereq) English 226 Introduction to Modern Literature: Recent Developments (prereq) English 227 Comedy: (Subtitle)(prereq) English 228 Tragedy: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 230 Writing with Style (prereq) English 233 Introduction to Creative Writing (prereq) English 240 Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture: (Subtitle) (prereq) English 243 Women's Literature: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 245 The Life, Times, and Work of a Literary Artist: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 247 Literary and Human Experience: (Subtitle) (prereq) English 248 Literature and Contemporary Life: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 251 Fantasy in Literature (prereq) English 252 Mystery and Detective Fiction (prereq) English 253 The Tradition of Science Fiction (desc, prereq) English 261 American Short Stories (desc, prereq) English 262 American Plays (desc, prereq) English 263 American Novels (desc, prereq) English 270 The Forms of Fiction: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 271 The Forms of Poetry: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 274 Literature and the Other Arts: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 275 The Forms of Folk Literature: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 276 Introduction to American Indian Literature: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 277 Introduction to Ethnic Minority Literature: (Subtitle) (desc, prereq) English 285 Modern Irish Language and Literature (prereq) English 286 Writing about Film and Television (prereq) GeoSci 102 Historical Geology (cr) - WITHDRAWN GeoSci 301 Principles of Mineralogy (cr) - WITHDRAWN GeoSci 302 Elementary Petrology (cr) - WITHDRAWN GeoSci 390 Geosciences Research and Communication Methods (cr) - WITHDRAWN GeoSci 414 Structural Geology (cr) - WITHDRAWN Hist 288 Theory and Practice of Historical Writing-Writing-Intensive Inquiry (prereq) Hist 291 Seminar on Historical Method: Theory and Approach (W-I) (prereq) Hist 354 France from Napoleon to World War I, 1804-1914 (discontinued) Hist 355 Modern and Contemporary France (title, descr) Hist 357 The Old Regime and the French Revolution (title) Honors 200 Honors Seminar: Shaping of the Modern Mind: (Subtitle) (prereq) JMC 661 Seminar in Mass Communication and Society (prereq) MthStat 462 Data Analysis and Graphing Using SAS-II (title) Philos 681 Seminar in Advanced Topics: (Subtitle) (prereq) Physics 501 Special Topics: Mathematical Models of Physical Problems I (title, prereq) Physics 502 Special Topics: Mathematical Models of Physical Problems II (title, prereq) Pol Sci 399 Political/Administrative Internship: (Subtitle) (discontinue) Pol Sci 489 Internship in Political Science (prereq) Russian 201 Third-Semester Russian (prereq) Russian 215 Elementary Composition and Conversation (prereq) Russian 305 Third-Year Russian (prereq) Sociol 493 Capstone Seminar in Sociology (prereq) Wmns Std 500   Advanced Social Science Seminar in Women's Studies: (Subtitle)(prereq) Wmns Std 501 Advanced Humanities Seminar in Women's Studies: (Subtitle)(prereq) Special Listing Requests - None Procedural Matters - None Old Business - None It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to accommodate the guests. VI.B.2     Merry Wiesner-Hanks gave a brief summary and answered questions concerning the Implementation Plan for a Major in Women's Studies. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean to approve the Implementation Plan for Major in Women's Studies. VI.B.1. Kathy Callahan was available to answer any questions concerning the new course, Hist 353. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval Hist 353 Ireland Since 1600: Colony to Independent State (new). It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of the agenda. New Business Natural Sciences GER-NS Request - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the following GER-NS course: Bio Sci/Geo Sci/Math 299     Ad Hoc: "Sophomore Seminar: The Process and Nature of Integrated Scientific Research" subtitle Proposal to change the Requirements of the Geosciences Major - view on web at htttp://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=394 - WITHDRAWN Social Sciences CAR Form Hist 353     Ireland Since 1600: Colony to Independent State (new) - see above Recommendation to Approve Implementation Plan for a Major in Women's Studies - see above Humanities Recommendation to Change Capstone Requirements in Philosophy Major - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=375 - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the change in capstone requirements in Philosophy major. Other Request for Approval of the Classes Listed Below to Meet the L&S International Requirement: - Cam Tatham stated that the syllabus for English 685 needed to be corrected; the title should be "Medieval Europe." With that amendment the following subtitles were unanimously approved: ArtHist 381 Honors Seminar: "Breaking the Code: Deciphering Meaning in Renaissance and Baroque Art" subtitle English 685 Honors Seminar: "Monsters of Medieval Europe" subtitle Hist 398 Honors Seminar: "Medieval Monasticism" subtitle Honors 200   Honors Seminar: The Shaping of the Modern Mind - the following subtitles: Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere: The Heroic and The Tragic Worlds Apart: Utopias from Plato to the French Revolution God and the Soul: World Classics of the Philosophy of Religion The French Revolution Ovid and the Mythic Imagination The Examined Life: Classics of Ancient Philosophy Honors 680 University Honors Seminar in the Humanities: "Classics of World Religion" subtitle Italian 383 Honors Seminar: "The Florentine Renaissance: Art, Architecture, and Literature" subtitle Late Additions Request for GER-HU cr - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the following GER-HU: Italian 299     Ad Hoc: "Tales of Pinocchio: From Wood to Flesh" subtitle (handout) Recommendation to Approve Implementation Plan for a Major in ActuarialSciences (handout) - Jay Beder gave a brief summary of the major in actuarial science. He explained that the current actuarial science option of the math major was redesigned as a major to attract more students. Eric Key answered questions by the Committee and gave details concerning the program. He explained that unlike programs at other institutions, the UWM major in actuarial science is a B.A. in L&S, not a business degree. He clarified that the current option would be eliminated when the major is approved. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the implementation plan for a major in actuarial science. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 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 D:comm/minutes#4, 2002-2003.ccc