UW-Milwaukee - College of Letters and Science

Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee

Meeting: Monday, May 7, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
Holton Hall 241

Minutes No. 11


Present: Kathryn Dindia, Douglas Howland, Connie Jo, Jay Moore, Tom O'Bryan, Jeffrey Oxford, Steven Redd, Charles Schuster, Kristene Surerus, Michael Weinert
Excused: John Berges, Peter Sands
Guests: Kenneth Bendiner, Paul Brodwin, Kim Romenesko, Stefen Schnitzer, Bill Washabaugh

  1. Call to Order - The Chair, Kathryn Dindia, called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. in HLT 241.

    It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to accommodate guests and attend to new business.

    VI. A.2. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following courses for international status:
    Anthro 104   Lifeways in Different Cultures: A Survey of World Societies
    Anthro 440 Medical Anthropology
    Paul Brodwin and Bill Washabaugh were available to answer questions. The motion was approved.
    VI. C.2.   It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course for international status:
    Art Hist 373 The Art of Mesoamerica
    Kenneth Bendiner was available to answer questions. The motion was approved.
    VI. A.1. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
    Ethnic 350 Advanced Topics in Comparative Ethnic Studies: (Subtitle) (new)
    After much discussion, the motion to approve Ethnic 350 was denied. Committee members thought the sample syllabus that was submitted with the topic "Race, Gender and the Prison Industrial Complex" presented only one side of a multi-faceted issue; the course needed to be more "balanced" to be acceptable. The other two topics that were given were acceptable.
    VI. B1. The following course, approved at the April 9 meeting, was returned to the committee because a change was made in the credits (from 4 to 3) and the title was corrected:
    Bio Sci 475 Topical Ecology: (Subtitle) (title, cr, descrip, prereq) - approved at April 9 meeting; cr corrected to 3, not 4
    It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the course in its revised form. Stefan Schnitzer was present to answer questions about the course. The motion was approved.
    VI. A3. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to revise the requirements of the Comparative Ethnic Studies Certificate. The committee was concerned that the Ethnic Studies Program would not have an adequate number of upper level course offerings without Ethnic 350, a variable topic course that was not approved (see above). Consequently, the motion to revise the requirements of the Ethnic Studies Certificate was tabled. The committee said it would be helpful if the Director of Ethnic Studies, Rachel Buff, could be present at the next meeting to discuss the proposed changes.

    It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of the agenda.

  2. Procedural Matters
    1. Informational matters - There were no questions concerning the following matters:
      • The Comparative Study of Religion major program change proposal approved at the last AP&CC meeting has been modified to remove the "Stage I" revision. The proposal to incorporate the research requirement will be sent forward. The program plans to make additional changes to the Stage I, II, and III requirements in the near future.
      • The CAR form for Sociol 700 Professional Seminar approved at the last meeting has been withdrawn. The Graduate School requested that the department instead set up a new course, 701, that is identical to the form proposed for 700. The use of a new course number will allow the change to be effective in Fall, 2007 when the next cohort of graduate students is admitted. Sociol 701 is listed under automatic approval below because it is identical to the revised 700. The form has been forwarded to the Graduate School in order to secure approval prior to the end of the academic year.
    2. Election of chair for 2007-2008 - There was one nomination, Jeffrey Oxford, to serve as the Chair of the Committee for 2007-2008. He was unanimously and enthusiastically elected.
    3. Authorization for summer actions - It was moved, seconded, and approved to authorize the Chair to act on behalf of the committee for non-controversial items submitted during the summer.
    4. Request for blanket approval of CAR forms dropping international and seminar statements - It was moved, seconded, and approved to grant blanket approval to CAR forms on which the only change is the removal of the seminar or international statement.
  3. Automatic Approval - There were no questions about any of the Automatic Approval items.
    1. CAR Forms
      L&S NS 496   UROP Apprenticeship, Upper-Level (new)
      L&S SS 496 UROP Apprenticeship, Upper-Level (new)
      Sociol 701 Professional Seminar (new)
    2. GER Rationales - these proposals are required by the campus APCC; they do not require L&S AP&CC action, but the generated GER request forms will indicate L&S AP&CC approvals
      Atm Sci 100   Survey of Meteorology (GER rationale)
      Atm Sci 106 Principles and Forecasting of the Weather (GER rationale)
      Atm Sci 109 Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes (GER rationale)
      Math 205 Introductory Finite Mathematics (GER rationale)
      Math 211 Survey in Calculus and Analytic Geometry (GER rationale)
      Math 225 Calculus with Precalculus I (GER rationale)
      Math 226 Calculus with Precalculus II (GER rationale)
      Math 231 Calculus and Analytic Geometry (GER rationale)
      MthStat 215 Elementary Statistical Analysis (GER rationale)
  4. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the automatic consent items; they stand approved.
    1. Minutes #10, 2006-2007 (April 9, 2007)
    2. Special Listing Request:
      Asian St CompLit 363 Chinese Literature in the Global Context: (Subtitle) Certif Prog
      Cult&Com CompLit 232 Literature and Politics: "Gender and the Historical Novel" subtitle Certif Prog
      Cult&Com Film 301 Conversations with Filmmakers: "Radical Black Film" subtitle Certif Prog
      Cult&Com Hebr St 238 Topics in Hebrew/Jewish Literature, Art, and Culture: "The Arab-Israeli Conflict" subtitle Certif Prog
      Cult&Com Hebr St 254 Studies in Hebrew Culture: "The Holocaust" subtitle Certif Prog
      Cult&Com Hebr St 256 Good and Evil in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Certif Prog
      Global St Commun 631 Current Topics in Interpersonal Communication/Conflict Management: "Seminar on Genocide" Subtitle Intdptl Degr
      Intl St Commun 381 Seminar in Communication in a World of AIDS Intdptl Major
      Intl St Geog 330 Europe: East and West Intdptl Major
      Intl St German 415 Topics in German Civilization: (Subtitle) Intdptl Major
      Intl St Hebr St 254 Studies in Hebrew Culture: "Judaism, Christianity, Islam - 3 Religions, One God" subtitle Intdptl Major
      LesbGay St   English 247 Literature and Human Experience: "Whitman & Ginsberg-Liberating American Bards" subtitle Certif Prog
      Peace St English 247 Literature and Human Experience: "Whitman & Ginsberg-Liberating American Bards" subtitle Certif Prog
      Wmns St CompLit 135   Cross-Cultural Literary Forms: "Women and War in Latin America and the Caribbean" subtitle Crosslist
      Wmns St CompLit 232 Literature and Politics: "Gender and the Historical Novel" subtitle Crosslist
      Wmns St CompLit 350 Topics in Comparative Literature: "Literary and Artistic Perspectives on Prostitution" subtitle Crosslist
    3. CAR Forms - view online at http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/des/apps/carform/. Note: the majority of these forms remove international or seminar statements.
      Africol 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Africol 239 International Relations of African States (prereq)
      Africol 320 Black Cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean (prereq)
      Africol 329 Problems and Prospects of U.S./Africa Economic Relations (prereq)
      Africol 417 Race, Class and Gender in Southern Africa (prereq)
      Africol 418 Race, Class and Gender in the Caribbean (prereq)
      Anthro 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Anthro 315 Peoples and Cultures of Mexico and Central America (prereq)
      Anthro 316 Peoples and Cultures of South America (prereq)
      Anthro 317 Peoples and Cultures of Brazil (prereq)
      Anthro 318 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (prereq)
      Anthro 319 Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific (prereq)
      Anthro 320 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (prereq)
      Anthro 323 Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (prereq)
      Anthro 325 Japanese Culture and Society (prereq)
      Anthro 326 Peoples and Cultures of South Asia (prereq)
      Anthro 327 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (prereq)
      ArtHist192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      ArtHist 251 Introduction to the Art and Architecture of Latin America (prereq)
      ArtHist 302 The City of Rome: Its Architecture, City Planning, and Urbanism (prereq)
      ArtHist 359 Modern Architecture I: The European Foundations of Modern Architecture (prereq)
      ArtHist 366 German Painting, 1800-1933 (prereq)
      ArtHist 367 Latin American Modernisms (prereq)
      ArtHist 371 African Art (prereq)
      ArtHist 372 Pre-Columbian Art of South America (prereq)
      ArtHist 382 Chinese Art and Architecture (prereq)
      ArtHist 383 Japanese Art and Architecture (prereq)
      ArtHist 463 Cubism and its Inheritance (prereq)
      ArtHist 464 European Art, 1890-1910 (prereq)
      ArtHist 465 Dada and Surrealist Art (prereq)
      ArtHist 480 Chinese Painting (prereq)
      Astron 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Atm Sci 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Bio Sci 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Bio Sci 302 Introduction to Entomology (# change to 353, prereq)
      Bio Sci 305 Birds of Wisconsin (# change to 358)
      Bio Sci 333 The Plant Kingdom (# change to 361, title, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 349 Comparative Ecophysiology (# change to 359, prereq)
      Bio Sci 350 Human Parasitology (cr, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 356 Developmental Biology (descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 407 Plant Systematics and Evolution (descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 425 Biology of Algae (title, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 455 Neurobiology (descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 514 Limnology II (title, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 515 Limnology II Laboratory (title, cr, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 553 Seaweeds and Coastal Marine Ecology (title, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 554 Marine Ecology Laboratory (title, cr, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 630 Endocrinology (# chg to 564, descrip, prereq)
      Bio Sci 675 Physiology of Reproduction (# chg to 545, prereq)
      Chem 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Classic 375 Origins and Survivals of Classical Myth (prereq)
      Commun 450 Cross-Cultural Communication (prereq)
      Commun 550 International and Global Communication (prereq)
      CompLit 320 Mediaeval Literature and Culture: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      CompLit 321 Renaissance Literature and Culture: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      CompLit 333 Literature and Law (prereq)
      CompLit 360 Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      CompLit 362 Transnational Asian Cinemas: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      CompLit 363 Chinese Literature in the Global Context: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      CompLit 393 Seminar on Technology in Utopian Literature and Science Fiction (prereq)
      CompLit 410 Classical Backgrounds of Modern Literature: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      CompLit 433 Comparative Mythology (prereq)
      CompLit 449 Modern and Contemporary Drama (prereq)
      CompLit 461 Film-Fiction Interaction (Subtitle) (prereq)
      CompLit 463 Literary Criticism: Major Authors (prereq)
      Econ 351 Introduction to International Economic Relations (prereq)
      Econ 353 Economic Development (prereq)
      Econ 426 Public Economics (title, descrip)
      Econ 454 International Trade (prereq)
      Econ 455 International Finance (prereq)
      Econ 468 Economic Problems of Africa (prereq)
      English 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      English 285 Modern Irish Language and Literature (prereq)
      English 306 Survey of Irish Literature (prereq)
      English 316 World Cinema: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      FilmStd 192   Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      FLL 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      French 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Geog 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Geog 218 Canada (prereq)
      Geog 238 East Europe (prereq)
      Geog 239 Geography of Scandinavia (prereq)
      Geog 250 East Asia (prereq)
      Geog 253 Austria: The Second German State (prereq)
      Geog 261 Africa: Topical Analysis (prereq)
      Geog 309 Nationalities and Nations of the World (prereq)
      Geog 331 Mediterranean and Middle East (prereq)
      Geog 364 Central Europe (prereq)
      Geog 374 Geography of the Tropics (prereq)
      Geog 421 Geography of Latin America (prereq)
      Geog 422 Geography of South America (prereq)
      Geog 443 Cities of the World: Comparative Urban Geography (prereq)
      Geog 444 Former Soviet Union: Regional Analysis (prereq)
      Geog 445 Former Soviet Union: Topical Analysis (prereq)
      Geog 462 Cultural Geography of Latin America (prereq)
      Geog 463 Geography of Religions (prereq)
      Geog 470 Geography of South Asia (prereq)
      Geog 654 Tropical Field Course (prereq)
      Geo Sci 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      German 140 Germany: A Business Perspective (prereq)
      German 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Global 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Global 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Global 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Global 321 The Global City in History (prereq)
      Global 371 Rethinking Global Security (prereq)
      Global 421 Cities in the Global Economy (prereq)
      Global 451 Access, Security, and Intercultural Contexts in Global Communications (prereq)
      Global 471 Strategies for Realizing Security in Global Contexts (prereq)
      Hebr St 253 The Ethics of Zionism (title)
      Hist 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      IntlSt 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Jewish 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Jewish 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      JMC 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      JMC 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      L&S NS 296   UROP Apprenticeship (prereq)
      L&S SS 296 UROP Apprenticeship (prereq)
      Linguis 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Math 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Math 221 Honors Calculus I (prereq, GER rationale)
      Philos 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Physics 194 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Polish 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Pol Sci 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Sociol 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Spanish 192   Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Urb Std 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Wmns 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Wmns 193 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)

    It was moved, seconded, and approved to finish new business prior to addressing old business.

    VI.A.1. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course. The motion was approved with a friendly suggestion to add the policy link to the syllabus.
    Pol Sci 716   Introduction to Comparative Politics II (new)
    VI.B.1.   It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
    Bio Sci 565   Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (new)
    It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
    Math 276   Algebraic Structures for Elementary Education Majors (new)
    It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
    Math 591   Undergraduate Seminar: (Subtitle) (new)
    The motion was approved with a friendly suggestion to add the policy link to the syllabus.

    It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
    MthStat 591   Foundations of Professional Practice in Actuarial Science (new)
    The motion was approved with friendly suggestions to add the policy link to the syllabus and explain in more detail how absences affect students' grades.

    It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
    MthStat 592   Professional Development Seminar (new)
    Tom O'Bryan stated that he believes the course is meant to prepare students for the actuarial exam by reviewing material taught in other classes, and he indicated that he did not feel students should earn credit for the class. The course was tabled, and the department will be asked whether or not the course contains new material. The committee thought it would be helpful if someone from Math could attend the next meeting to address members' questions.
    VI.B2. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the dean approval of the Math Department's Research Requirement proposal.
    VI.B.3. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the dean approval of the proposal to revise the requirements of the Math Department Major to incorporate the research requirement.
    VI.B.4 It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the dean approval of the proposal to eliminate the Biotechnology Certificate.
    VI.C.1. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course: Spanish 338 Spanish for Health Professionals I (new)
    VI.D.1. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course.
    Hist/Jewish 358   The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture (new; int'l status)
    The motion was approved with the contingency that junior status be added to the CAR form as a prerequisite (it was mistakenly left off) and that the policy link be added to the syllabus. The recommendation includes approval of international status for the course.

    It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of the agenda.

  5. Old Business
    1. Curricular Areas/Certificate Programs (O'Bryan report on Independent Study) - Tom distributed a list of independent study registrations for fall 2006 (copy attached to original of these minutes). Of 79 registrations in L&S curricular areas, only 6 were in curricular areas not housed in a department. Tom indicated that most of the study proposals that he reviewed were fine. He indicated that his concern about faculty oversight of independent study in non-departmental curricular areas may be without foundation, although he thought the small number of such registrations might be an anomaly. He suggested that he look at another round of proposals from fall 2007 and report back to the committee next year.
    2. Assessment of L&S Degree Requirements - Committee members were uncertain about the level of assessment that needs to occur. Tom O'Bryan believes that assessment of the major is all that is necessary. Connie Jo believes that all parts of the degree requirements need to be assessed. The committee decided to ask Dean Meadows what he wants to happen. After getting some direction from the Dean, a group consisting of the Associate Deans, Kathryn Dindia (as out-going chair), Jeffrey Oxford (as in-coming chair), and Connie Jo will meet over the summer to formulate a recommendation to bring back to the committee in the fall.
    3. Sport and Recreation Courses - In response to a question about why this item has remained on the agenda, Connie Jo indicated that the L&S Faculty had charged the curriculum committee to develop a strongly-supported proposal to not accept Sport and Recreation courses toward the L&S degree. Tom O'Bryan said that data indicate that few students would be affected by the proposal. He added that the Provost failed to approve the proposal the first time and probably would not approve it a second time, given that nothing has changed. He also noted that the proposal generates ill will toward the College. The Committee agreed to recommend to the Faculty that this issue be dropped.
  6. New Business
    1. Social Sciences
      1. CAR Forms - see above
        Ethnic 350 Advanced Topics in Comparative Ethnic Studies: (Subtitle) (new)
        Pol Sci 716   Introduction to Comparative Politics II (new)
      2. Request for International Status - see above
        Anthro 104   Lifeways in Different Cultures: A Survey of World Societies
        Anthro 440 Medical Anthropology
      3. Recommendation to Revise the Requirements of the Comparative Ethnic Studies Certificate - see above
    2. Natural Sciences
      1. CAR forms - see above
        Bio Sci 475   Tropical Ecology: (Subtitle), (title, cr, descrip, prereq) - approved at the April 9 meeting; cr corrected to 3, not 4
        Bio Sci 565   Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (new) -- green
        Math 276 Algebraic Structures for Elementary Education Majors (new) -- salmon
        Math 591 Undergraduate Seminar: (Subtitle) (new) -- salmon
        MthStat 591 Foundations of Professional Practice in Actuarial Science (new) -- salmon
        MthStat 592 Professional Development Seminar (new) -- salmon
      2. Math Department Research Requirement - see above
      3. Recommendation to Modify Math Department Majors - see above
      4. Recommendation to Eliminate the Biotechnology Certificate - see above
    3. Humanities
      1. CAR form - see above
        Spanish 338   Spanish for Health Professionals I (new)
      2. Request for International Status -- see above
        Art Hist 373   The Art of Mesoamerica
    4. Jointly-Offered Course
      1. CAR forms - see above
        Hist/Jewish 358   The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture (new; int'l status)
  7. Adjournment - Connie Jo and members of the Committee commended Kathryn Dindia for her outstanding work as chair over the past year and acknowledged the valuable contributions of the outgoing members, Kathryn, John Berges, Doug Howland, and Steve Redd. The Committee is grateful for their service. The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

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

Distribution: Dean G. Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Schuster, Swain
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger
Secretary of the University

Minutes #11, 2006-07.ap&cc