College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting · 2017-12-08 · Item II. Opening comments. Election of Secretary for two academic year term Appointing of Parliamentarian Spring Faculty

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting Thursday, December 14, 2017

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Nebraska Union Georgian Suite

AGENDA

Item I. Approval of minutes from the Spring Faculty Meeting on April 13, 2017. (See appendix). Item II. Opening comments. Election of Secretary for two academic year term Appointing of Parliamentarian Spring Faculty Meeting – April 25, 2018 Item III. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed

changes to the major and minor in Actuarial Science. (See appendix.) Item IV. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed

changes to the major and minor in Economics. (See appendix.) Item V. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed

changes to the major in Global Studies. (See appendix.) Item VI. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed

changes to the major in History. (See appendix.) Item VII. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed

changes to the minor in Humanities In Medicine. (See appendix.) Item VIII. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed

changes to the major in Sociology. (See appendix.) Item IX. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed

changes to the major and minor in Women’s & Gender Studies. (See appendix.) Item X. Opportunity to ask questions of the Dean.

APPENDIX

Item I. Approval of minutes from the Spring Faculty Meeting on April 13, 2017. Spring Faculty Meeting Notes

4/13/2017

3:30-3:45 Informal conversation 3:45 Meeting called to order by Parliamentarian Steve Lahey Item I. Call for Approval of minutes from the Fall Faculty Meeting on December 8, 2016 by Dean Francisco.

Motion to approve: Dan Hoyt (Sociology) Seconded: June Griffin (English/Dean’s Office) No calls for changes. Minutes were unanimously approved.

Item II. Opening Comments. Dean Francisco called for an overview of committee work for the year as recounted by a committee chair or (if chair is unavailable) a committee member. Executive Committee work was recounted by Dean Francisco who convenes this committee. The committee has been reviewing and strategizing about the building of partnerships. Partnerships from a traditional perspective usually means university/industry partnerships. In visits with alumni, Dean came to be aware of the need to take a broader perspective on the idea of partnerships. The College wanted to survey with a view toward how faculty across the many disciplines represented in the college understand the idea and potential of partnerships. The committee is in the process of developing a set of principles to foster/encourage around partnerships—to guide departments and faculty in pursuing them. Associate Dean Jockers reported that the response rate was roughly 70% with good representation across the many disciplines. The survey was developed, distributed and analyzed with the help of BOSR. The survey underscored the need for some guidelines. Once the guidelines are drafted, Dean Francisco suggested the guidelines would be forwarded to Chairs & Directors for discussion and feedback. Promotion & Tenure Committee work was recounted by Assoc. Dean Beth Theiss-Morse. She directed those in attendance to the committee report included in the agenda. She thanked the committee for their work and talked about how hard and well the committee members work. Committee on Student Academic Distinction, Awards and Appeals: Assoc. Dean June Griffin discussed the work of this committee and talked particularly about distinction. The committee noted that the number of students writing theses seems somewhat low for a college the size of Arts & Sciences. The Committee has worked with UNL’s Writing Center to offer workshops on thesis development and writing. There are also some guidelines for working on theses that the committee hopes will help students and faculty work well together. Curriculum & Advising Committee: Assoc. Dean June Griffin explained that the timeline for curriculum has shifted at the university level, so she has been working to get that message out to departments. The committee has also been working with the new Courseleaf system. Assessment Committee: Assoc. Dean Pilson oversees this committee but was not able to be at the meeting. Dean Francisco characterized the assessment work that has been undertaken. He also talked about program review and the need to work with units and programs across the college to understand (in a systematic way) their resource needs. Research Advisory Committee: Assoc. Dean Jockers described the primary activity of this committee (reviewing award applications). In addition, that committee distilled all the survey data that was collected regarding partnerships.

Space Committee (ad hoc): Assoc. Dean Jockers also described an ad hoc committee which focused on assessing space needs across the college. Representatives from humanities, social sciences and sciences served by interviewing the college’s all chairs and directors to gather information about space needs in the immediate, medium-term and longer-term. The resulting document would then be used to negotiate across campus for resources to address those needs. While Jockers expressed optimism, he acknowledged that some of the bigger needs/shifts won’t happen until (likely) summer 2018. The Dean drew attention to the fact that the college’s travel awards were able to move forward in spite of travel freeze because the College Dean’s Office made a strong argument for the relationship between research-related travel and international visibility for research. The Dean also commended the College leadership (associate deans, chairs, directors, etc.) for keeping the college moving forward with strategic hires in the midst of a hiring freeze. With hiring comes additional pressures on space. Endowed Professorship Committee: Assoc. Dean Theiss-Morse explained that the committee, this year, reviewed the nominations for named professorships and that the College used those deliberations in ranking and making recommendations to upper administration regarding nominees. She also asked department leaders to consider faculty members who would make good additions to this committee. An additional announcement regarding College’s Instructional Improvement Fund was made. The College made 5 awards and anticipates another round of calls for proposals in the upcoming year. Item III. Opportunity for faculty ask questions arising from annual reports of the various college committees. Jeanette Jones (History): Asked whether the college had considered changing the due date for College theses as one way to raise the number of students who participate. Her sense is that students sometimes pull out because the theses are due early in the semester of graduation. Assoc. Dean Griffin explained that the due date has to do with the timing of graduation and the printing of diplomas. So the deadline will not be changed. However, the Honors Program has shifted their deadline to match the college deadline which might help honors students plan and increase the likelihood that honors students would submit their program thesis to the college for distinction consideration. While there is no plan to move the deadline earlier, a focus on publicizing the value of the thesis and encouraging students to start early may help.

Item IV. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed changes to the Academic Programs and Policies, Course Restrictions in the college portion of the Undergraduate Bulletin. Assoc. Dean Griffin introduced this curriculum change proposal by explaining that there was a redundant rule (Bullet 4) which the committee recommends removing. The second issue in this proposal is Bullet #1 which the committee believed goes to the college’s core values in terms of what counts or doesn’t count for academic credit in the college. The committee then did some research both in terms of the history of Bullet #1 on UNL’s campus and also in terms of practices across the Big 10. In terms of the rule at UNL, the committee determined that the rule initially existed as part of the Classics & Religious Studies minor. According to Assoc. Dean Griffin, research across the Big 10 revealed that no other institutions in the Big 10 Academic Alliance allow credit for courses that advocate for a religious belief or particular faith (which appears in the curriculum proposal as part of the justification for this change). Marco Abel (ENGL) moved to approve motion. Matt Jockers (ENGL/Dean’s Office) seconded the motion and it was open to discussion.

Bob Gorman (History) worried that the situation this proposal addresses is more complicated than it may appear. He offered the example of a student bringing a course taught in Latin from a seminary which a student could then use as a Latin course at UNL. Students studying classical latin have done that in the past, he explained. Because the course advocates a particular faith, the proposed policy would preclude that course from being used now. Roland Vegso (English) argued that the proposed policy moves the burden to the student to make the case that such a course should count. He explained that as he understands the porposed policy, the course can transfer in the kind of case Gorman described. It is not automatically excluded but does require some additional paperwork. Max Mueller (Classics and Religious Studies) raised a second concern about the policy—as worded—being too broad. He explained that it appears to him that any course offered at a religiously focused institution would be excluded and he wouldn’t allow that. Assoc. Dean Griffin explained that it’s not the case that the course would be excluded based solely on the institution that offers it. Rather, it would have to do with the focus of the course. Mueller raised a second concern about the ideology of secularism, itself. As a secular institution, he offered, the college is proposing a judgment that is, itself, ideological and not all that different from a religious institution. Priscilla Hayden-Roy (MODL) argued that the proposed wording of the policy seemed vague. Both “religion” and “faith” are very broad terms. Assoc. Dean Griffin explained that the current policy requires that the college already to be making some of these kinds of judgments. She argued that moving from restriction to exclusion might actually be helpful to students. Priscilla Hayden-Roy (MODL) asked for clarification that this policy applies only to courses that are being transferred to this college. Motion was approved (both bullets) with one abstention. Item IV. Opportunity to ask questions of the Dean Dean Francisco asked how many faculty are reading “From the 12th Floor” (electronic newsletter). He explained that the goal of that newsletter is to communicate how the deans are working to move the college forward. Dean wanted to focus on some positives (though he acknowledged that some of the news this spring—in terms of budget—has been negative). Two faculty from Institute for Ethnic Studies have been awarded Fulbright. He congratulated Joy Castro on her leadership of that unit. An Arts & Sciences undergraduate has also been awarded a Fulbright. The Dean also congratulated the Department of History for winning the NU system-wide teaching award. The Dean noted that the College had a significant number of faculty who were awarded named professorships. The Dean thanked department and program chairs for helping faculty to make strong cases and for their work in nominating outstanding faculty. The Dean also called on Prof. Bob Gorman to announce 70 students were invited to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this spring. The Dean also noted that the College’s Future of the Humanities Symposium (March 2017) was garnering positive national attention. Marco Abel (ENGL) announced the Humanities on the Edge speaker is beginning and invited others to attend.

Matthew Loar (Classics and Religious Studies) asked if the Humanities Symposium would be repeated or if there are some other planned future steps. The Dean said that the college would do something like this again, but not every year. One question he shared was whether, going forward, we could be even more strategic (and perhaps a bit narrower) in terms of goals for next steps. For example, how can we use the insights from this symposium to get us rethinking curriculum. Christina Brantner (MODL) offered that she enjoyed the symposium but that she was very interested in what happens as a result of the symposium. Dean agreed and described an article that appeared the Daily Nebraskan where the student-writer was hoping to see where faculty take the results of the forum. Dean wanted to encourage faculty to engage student in this. The Dean shared another story of a student who was moved by the event—he happened to be working in the auditorium while the symposium was going on.

With no further questions or comments the meeting was adjourned at 5:05. Minutes respectfully submitted by Debbie Minter

Arts & Sciences Actuarial Science (ASC)

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College: Arts & Sciences

Degree Offered: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

Hours Required: 120

Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0 for graduation

Minor Available: Yes

Advisor: Susan Vagts

Description

Website: http://business.unl.edu/academic-programs/departments/finance/actuarial-

science/cba.unl.edu/academic-programs/departments/finance/actuarial-science/

An actuary is a mathematically-oriented business person who will most likely be a manager or

supervisor at some point in his/her career. A course of study culminating in a bachelor of science

degree with a major in actuarial science is an excellent educational background for prospective

actuaries.

The actuarial science program is designed to prepare students for the current industry demands.

Because the demands change on a regular basis, often times, the number of hours, the sequencing

of courses, and the specific requirements change for this major. Students should continue to

consult with the department for the appropriate selection and listing of course requirements.

All actuarial science students are encouraged to visit the actuarial science program’s website

(business.unl.edu/academic-programs/departments/finance/actuarial-

science/http://cba.unl.edu/academics/actuarial/) and an actuarial science program faculty advisor

for more information about the program, including the Actuarial Science Club, sequencing of

courses, scholarship opportunities, and the requirements for achieving professional actuarial

designations.

Major Requirements

Core Requirements

Course List

Code Title Credit Hours

Required Calculus Sequence

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MATH 106 Calculus I 5

MATH 107 Calculus II 4

MATH 208 Calculus III 4

Credit Hours Subtotal: 13

Required Statistics and Probability Sequence

STAT 380 Statistics and Applications 3

STAT 462 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I: Distribution Theory 1 4

STAT 463 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II: Statistical Inference 2 4


Required Finance Courses

FINA 338 3

FINA 467A 3


Required Actuarial Science Courses

ACTS 440 4

ACTS 470 3

ACTS 475 3

10

Total Credit Hours 374024

1 Students must complete STAT 462 before taking any 400-level actuarial science course

except ACTS 440 and ACTS 441. 2 STAT 463 may be taken concurrently with ACTS 470.

Specific Major Requirements

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Code Title Credit

Hours

Actuarial Science Courses

Twelvewenty-two (212) hours of additional ACTS courses to be selected from list of

courses below and in consultation with the faculty advisors.. See the degree audit and

the actuarial science advisor for specific course choices.

ACTS 410

ACTS 425

ACTS 430

ACTS 441

ACTS 471

ACTS 473

122


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Code Title Credit

Hours

ACTS 474

FINA 467A



Added footnote on the 12 hour area: ACTS 399, 401, 402,

403, 404, and 405 do not count toward the 12 additional

hours, but may be recommended by the faculty advisors.

Additional Major Requirements

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades

A grade of C or above is required for all courses in the major and minor.

Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor.

Requirements for Minor Offered By Department

Plan A Minor

At least twelve (12) hrs of actuarial science as indicated below, plus prerequisite mathematics

(MATH 106, 107, and 208) and statistics (STAT 380, 462, and 463) courses. Fifteen (15) hrs of

actuarial science plus prerequisite mathematics and statistics courses.

Plan B Minor

ACTS 440

ACTS 470

ACTS 475

One additional ACTS courseTwelve (12) hrs of actuarial science plus prerequisite

mathematics and statistics courses.


Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor.

Justification for changes:

Updated websites to new College of Business web addresses.

Clarity of required ACTS and FINA course and for the minor, reducing to just one plan option

since the built in Math minor automatically were forcing the PLAN B..

Added list of courses to select from to fulfill additional 12 hours of ACTS credit. Moved FINA

467A from list of “Required Finance Courses” to this new list.


Arts & Sciences Economics (ASC)

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Hours Required: 120



Advisor: Amy Beyer (assigned) and Christopher Mann (faculty)

Description

Economic analysis is useful in many decisions made by individuals, businesses, nonprofit

organizations, and governments. In addition to opportunities in teaching, economists are

employed in many branches of government and on the staffs of corporations in manufacturing,

insurance, banking, brokerage, and financial services. Economists often serve as consultants,

either individually or in consulting firms. Today's economists deal with problems ranging from

to include monetary and fiscal policy, monopoly and competition, environmental improvement,

labor relations, regional development, urban reconstruction, economic development and

international business and finance. Economics is also a popular major for students planning to

enter professional and graduate programs, particularly in law, foreign service, labor relations, or

business administration, or policy analysis.

Major Requirements

Thirty (303) hours of economics courses.

Core Requirements

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MATH 104 Applied Calculus 3

ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics 1 3

ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics 1 3

ECON 215 Statistics 1 2 3

ECON 311 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 3

ECON 312 Intermediate Microeconomics 3 3


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1 ECON 211, ECON 212, and ECON 215 should be completed before additional required

economics course work. 2 BSAD 50 and MATH 104 are required prior to enrollment in ECON 215. STAT 218 may be

substituted for ECON 215 if STAT 218 was completed before declaring economics as a

major. 3 It is strongly recommended that students complete ECON 311 and ECON 312 prior to

completing additional 300 and 400 level classes.


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

Advanced Economics Courses

Select 15 hours of ECON courses at the 300 or 400 level with at least 9 hours at

the 400 level. 15




Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor, except for ECON 399.

Requirements for Minor Offered by Department

Plan A Minor

Eighteen (18) hours of economics courses including:

ECON 211

ECON 212

12 additional hours of ECON courses.

Plan B Minor

Formatted: Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 0.25" +

Indent at: 0.5"


Twelve (12) hours of economics courses including:

ECON 211

ECON 212

6 additional hours of ECON courses.

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor, except for ECON 399.


The specific courses added have been hidden requirements as pre-requisites and these changes

clarify the full expectations of the major and minor.


Arts & Sciences Global Studies

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Hours Required: 120



Advisor: Emira Ibrahimpasic

Description

The global studies major at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln prepares students for a changing

and complex world by increasing their knowledge of global issues and developing their skills in

critical thinking, communications and logical analysis. The interdisciplinary program is designed

to help students understand the growing connectedness and diversity of interactions at the global

level.

Global studies provides students with a range of classroom, community and co-curricular

activities. It is built on the framework of:

a. being a dynamic and well-integrated interdisciplinary academic program for student

learning opportunities and an active partner in the College’s internationalizing the

curriculum strategic plan;

b. providing students a variety of well-vetted academic and international/experiential

learning opportunities that will enhance their depth of global understanding;

c. collaborating with other internationally-focused programs at UNL to promote interest in

and understanding of global events and structures; and

d. developing strong, mutually-beneficial partnerships with relevant community groups and

individuals.

Major Requirements

Forty (3940) hours, with no more than 9 hours in one department, excluding Core Courses and

Foreign Language. At least 15 hours at the 300 or 400 level. No course may apply in more than

one area.

Core Requirements

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GLST 101 Windows to the World 1

GLST 160 / POLS 160 International Relations 3

GLST 201 Introduction to Global Studies 3

GLST 494 Seminar in Global Studies (Capstone) 3



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Code Title Credit

Hours

Foreign Language

Students are required to continue their study of a second language by completing both

6 hours and proficiency through at least the third year level of instruction of UNL

courses. For example: SPAN 203 and 204, or SPAN 220 or higher. Modern languages

taught at UNL include: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Japanese, Russian,

and Spanish.

Select 6 hours of a modern foreign language (excluding literature in translation) over

the 202/210 level.

6


Global Awareness

Education Abroad or Internship in Global Studies 3

GLST 391 Learning Abroad 3

Participation in a Global Studies education abroad experience, or substituted

academic credit from an approved education abroad experience.

or

GLST 395 Internship in Global Studies 3

Completion of an approved internship for a governmental or private agency

involved in global issues, domestic or abroad.

Transfer of academic credit from an approved education abroad experience

(substitution for GLST 395)

Internship for governmental or private agency involved in global issues (upon

approval of program advisor) domestic or abroad (GLST 395 Internship in Global

Studies)



Commented [EI1]: The course will no longer be offered

by GLST or MODL and therefore will no longer be a

requirement in our curriculum.

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Commented [EI2]: Students must complete 90 hours at

internship in order to earn 3 credits.


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Code Title Credit

Hours

Region

Choose one region, and select three courses associated with that region. 9

Africa and Middle East

ARAB 288

Exploring Love, Sexuality and

Femininity in the History of Arabic

Culture

ARAB 306 Women in Quran

ENGL 244A / ETHN 244A Introduction to African Literature

ENGL 344D Caribbean Literature

ETHN 203 Introduction to Africa

FREN 323 Aspects of Francophone Civilization

FREN 460 Francophone Literature

FREN 461

Studies in Francophone Literature

and Cultures

HIST 150 / ETHN 150 African Culture and Civilization

HIST 214 / RELG 214 History of Islam

HIST 216 / RELG 216 History of Christianity

HIST 217 / JUDS 217 / RELG 217 Israel: The Holy Land

HIST 219 / JUDS 219 / RELG 219 Introduction to Jewish History

HIST 285 / ETHN 285 Africa Since 1800

HIST 326 Algeria and France

HIST 331 Ancient Israel

HIST 339 / JUDS 339 The Holocaust

HIST 367 History of the Modern Middle East

HIST 386 History of Radical Islam

HIST 434

Palestine and the Arab-Israeli

Conflict

HIST 459 / ETHN 459 / WMNS 459 Women and Gender in African

Societies

HIST 486 / ETHN 486 History of South Africa

POLS 375 / ETHN 375 Conflict and Development in Africa

POLS 477 / JUDS 477 Israel and the Middle East

RELG 181 Judaism, Christianity and Islam

RELG 208 Introduction to Islam

RELG 318 Islam in the Modern World

Asia and Eurasia

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Commented [EI3]: Needs to be only in Europe and Asia

and Eurasia


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Code Title Credit

Hours

HIST 181 / POLS 171

AHIS160 Introduction to Asian Art

(ACE7, ACE9)

AHIS 261 Chinese Arts and Culture

AHIS262 Japanese Art and Culture

Introduction to East Asian

Civilization



HIST 262

Russia: The Nineteenth Century to

the Present

HIST 282 Modern East Asia

HIST 338

War and Peace in Europe: 1914 to

the Present

HIST 339: The Holocaust

HIST 362

Eastern Europe and the Balkans

Since 1815

HIST 377

China in Revolution: From Sun Yat-

sen to Chairman Mao

HIST 382 History of Modern Japan

HIST 462 Recent Russia

RELG 108 World Religions

RELG 118

Introduction to Hinduism,

Buddhism, and Daoism

RELG 218 Buddhism

RELG 230 Tibetan Buddhism

RUSS 408 Business and Political Russian

RUSS 482 Russian Literature in Translation I

Europe

ENGL 331 British Authors Since 1800

FREN 321 French Civilization I

FREN 322 French Civilization II

FREN 461

Studies in Francophone Literature

and Cultures

GERM 321 German Civilization I

GERM 322 German Civilization II

HIST 130 Premodern Europe

HIST 131 Modern Europe

Commented [EI4]: These are new classes.


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Code Title Credit

Hours

HIST 216 History of Christianity

HIST 219 Introduction to Jewish History

HIST 232

History of England Since the

Glorious Revolution

HIST 328 History of Germany: 1914 to Present

HIST 330 Contemporary Europe

HIST 333 / JUDS 333 / RELG 333 Jews in the Modern World

HIST 338


the Present


HIST 362


Since 1815

HIST 387 The Enlightenment

PHIL 345 / JUDS 345 Modern European Jewish

Philosophy

SPAN 314

Introduction to Hispanic Literature:

Spain

SPAN 315 Representative Authors of Spain

SPAN 321 Exploring Hispanic Culture: Spain

Latin America

ANTH 237 / ETHN 237 / LAMS 237 Ancient Mesoamerica

ANTH 478 / EDPS 478 / GEOG 478 /

HIST 478 / LAMS 478 / MODL 478 /

POLS 478 / SOCI 478

Pro-seminar in Latin American

Studies

GEOG 378 Geography of Latin America

ENGL 346 Cuban-American Literature

HIST 171 / ETHN 171 History of Latin America

HIST 271 / ETHN 271 / LAMS 271 Colonial Latin America

HIST 272 / ETHN 272 / LAMS 272 Modern Latin America

HIST 371 / ETHN 371 Modern Mexico

HIST 476A

Gender and Sexuality in Latin

America

HIST 476B / ETHN 476B Race in Modern Latin America

POLS 277 / ETHN 277 / LAMS 277 Latin American Politics

SPAN 311


Latin America

SPAN 331 / LAMS 331 Latin American Civilization


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Hours



Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

Themes

Choose two themes, and select two courses in each of those themes. 12

Identity, Culture, and Society

ANTH 212 / ETHN 212 Introduction to Cultural

Anthropology

ANTH 412 Family, Marriage, and Kinship

ANTH 472

Belief Systems: Animism to

Zombies

COMM 211 / ETHN 211 Intercultural Communication

COMM 250 Rhetoric, Media, and Civic Life

COMM 465 Communication and Social Identity

COMM 486

Communicating Organizational

Culture and Power

CZEC 301 Representative Authors I

CZEC 302 Representative Authors II

ECON 321

Introduction to International

Economics

ENGL 331 British Authors Since 1800

FREN 301 Representative Authors I

FREN 302 Representative Authors II

GEOG 272 Geography of World Regions

GERM 301 Representative Authors I

GERM 302 Representative Authors II

GLST 242 / ENGL 242 Global Literatures since 1850

GLST 381 / POLS 381 / MODL 381 Cultures in Transit

GLST 382 / MODL 382 / MRST 382 /

SOCI 382 Storytelling

GLST 383 / ENGL 383 / MODL 383 /

WMNS 383 Women Write the World

HIST 130 Premodern Europe

HIST 131 Modern Europe


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Code Title Credit

Hours

HIST 150 / ETHN 150 African Culture and Civilization

HIST 171 / ETHN 171 History of Latin America

HIST 181 / POLS 171 Introduction to East Asian

Civilization

HIST 214 / RELG 214 History of Islam


HIST 217 / JUDS 217 / RELG 217 Israel: The Holy Land


HIST 271 / ETHN 271 / LAMS 271 Colonial Latin America

HIST 272 / ETHN 272 / LAMS 272 Modern Latin America

HIST 329 / MRST 329 / WMNS 329 Women in European History

HIST 362


Since 1815

HIST 387 The Enlightenment

HIST 476B / ETHN 476B Race in Modern Latin America

MUNM 276G The Music Experience

PHIL 325

Advanced Social Political

Philosophy

POLS 108 Political Ideas

SOCI 491 Political Sociology

SPAN 311


Latin America

SPAN 314


Spain

SPAN 315 Representative Authors of Spain

Global Development and Service

ACCT 200 Accounting for Business Decisions

ALEC 102 Interpersonal Skills for Leadership

ALEC 202

Foundations of Leadership Theory

and Practice

ALEC 302

Dynamics of Effective Leadership in

Organizations

ALEC 466

Leadership and Diversity in

Organizations and Communities

ANTH 474

Applied and Development

Anthropology

BLAW 300 Business, Government & Society


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Code Title Credit

Hours

BSAD 320 Global Issues

BSAD 420

Global Leadership and the Culture

Map

COMM 271 Organizing Social Change

COMM 486

Communicating Organizational

Culture and Power

COMM 487

Global Organizational

Communication

CRPL 400 Introduction to Planning

ECON 200 Economic Essentials and Issues

ECON 321 Introduction to International

Economics

FINA 300 Financial Decision Making

MNGT 300

Management Essentials For

Contemporary Organizations

MRKT 300 Contemporary Marketing

NUTR 253

Cultural Aspects of Food and

Nutrition

PHIL 325


Philosophy

Global Security and Foreign Policy

AERO 295

The Evolution of US Air and Space

Power I

AERO 296

The Evolution of US Air and Space

Power II

AERO 441

National Security Affairs and

Preparation for Active Duty I

AERO 442

National Security Affairs and

Preparation for Active Duty II

ANTH 261 / POLS 261 / SOCI 261 Conflict and Conflict Resolution

ANTH 353 Anthropology of War

COMM 210 Communicating in Small Groups

COMM 212 Debate

COMM 375 Theories of Persuasion



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Code Title Credit

Hours

COMM 487

Global Organizational

Communication

CRIM 413 Sociology of Deviant Behavior

CRIM 476 Terrorism

CRIM 477 Organized Crime

CSCE 477

Cryptography and Computer

Security

GEOG 312 / NRES 312 Introduction to Geospatial

Information Sciences

GEOG 412 / NRES 412 Introduction to Geographic

Information Systems

GEOG 418 / NRES 418 Introduction to Remote Sensing

GEOG 444

Geo-demographic and Geographic

Information Systems (GIS)

GEOG 447 Political Geography

HIST 304

United States Military History Since

1917

HIST 324 The Cold War

HIST 337

History of Modern Espionage and

Intelligence

HIST 338


the Present

HIST 348 America and the World Since 1914

NAVS 321 Evolution of Warfare

NSST 175 Introduction to National Security

NSST 375

Writing and Briefing for the

National Security Enterprise

NSST 376

Analysis for the National Security

Establishment

NSST 475

Threats and Solutions to Global

Security in the 21st Century

POLS 263 Causes of War and Peace

POLS 268 Threats to World Order

POLS 361

The United Nations and World

Politics

POLS 362

Globalization, Human Rights and

Diversity

POLS 363 United States Foreign Policy


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

POLS 459 International Political Economy

PSYC 435 Psychology of Terrorism

RELG 418

Fundamentalism, Religion, and

Politics

RUSS 408 Business and Political Russian

Human Rights

ANTH 353 Anthropology of War

ANTH 442 Human Variation


ENGL 210P Literature of War and Peace

HIST 225 / WMNS 225 Women in History

HIST 333 / JUDS 333 / RELG 333 Jews in the Modern World


HIST 486 / ETHN 486 History of South Africa

JOMC 222

Social Justice, Human Rights and

the Media

PHIL 325


Philosophy

or PHIL 425 Political and Social Philosophy

POLS 281 Challenges to the State

POLS 361

The United Nations and World

Politics

POLS 362

Globalization, Human Rights and

Diversity

POLS 469 International Law

POLS 470 International Human Rights

POLS 472 State Terror

SOCI 481 / ETHN 481 Minority Groups

Global Resources and Environment

AECN 357 / NREE 357 Natural Resource and

Environmental Law

AECN 420

International Food and Agricultural

Trade

AGRI 282

Introduction to Global Agricultural

and Natural Resources Issues

AGRO 153 / HORT 153 / SOIL 153 Soil Resources


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

AGRO 475 / CIVE 475 / CRPL 475 /

GEOL 475 / MSYM 475 / NRES 475 /

POLS 475 / SOCI 475 / SOIL 475 /

WATS 475

Water Quality Strategy

ALEC 125 Land, Food and People

ALEC 388 / AECN 388 Ethics in Agriculture and Natural

Resources

ALEC 410 / NRES 413 Environmental Leadership

ANTH 473 Ecological Anthropology

CRPL 470 Environmental Planning and Policy

ENSC 110 Energy in Perspective

ENSC 220 Introduction to Energy Systems

ENSC 230

Energy and the Environment:

Economics and Policy

ENVR 189H University Honors Seminar

ENVR 201

Science, Systems, Environment and

Sustainability

ENVR 249

Individual and Cultural Perspectives

on the Environment

ENVR 319

Environmental Engagement and the

Community

ENVR 334 / PSYC 334 Psychology of Environmental

Sustainability

GEOG 181 Quality of the Environment

GEOG 308 / GEOL 308 / NRES 308 Biogeography

GEOG 378

Geography of Latin America

GEOG 412: Introduction to

Geographic Information Systems

GEOG 418: Introduction to Remote

Sensing

GEOG 419: Applications of Remote

Sensing in Agriculture and Natural

Resources

GEOL 485 Fossil Fuel Geology and Exploration

GEOL 495 Economic and Exploration Geology

NRES 104 Climate in Crisis

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Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

NRES 108 Earth's Natural Resource Systems

Laboratory

NRES 220

& NRES 222

NRES 208: Applied Climate

Sciences

NRES 312: Introduction to

Geospatial Information Sciences

Principles of Ecology

and Ecology Laboratory

NRES 323 Natural Resources Policy

NRES 370 / METR 370 Basic and Applied Climatology

NRES 452 / AGRO 450 / GEOG 450 /

METR 450 Climate and Society

PHIL 225

Environmental Ethics

SCIL 109: Water in Society

SOCI 346 Environmental Sociology

WATS 281 / GEOG 281 / NRES 281 Introduction to Water Science




Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken as Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor, with the exception

of GLST 395 Internship in Global Studies.

Course Level Requirement

At least 15 hours at the 300/400 level.


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Eighteen (18) credit hours, with no more than 6 credit hours in one department, excluding the

core, and at least 6 hours at the 300/400 level.

Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

Required Courses

GLST 160 / POLS 160 International Relations 3

GLST 201 Introduction to Global Studies 3


Region

Select two courses associated with one of the following regions (see course lists in

major section): 6

Africa and Middle East; Asia and Eurasia; Europe; Latin America


Theme

Select two courses associated with one of the following themes (see course lists in

major section): 6

Identity, Culture, and Society; Global Development and Service; Global Security

and Foreign Policy; Human Rights; Global Resources and Environment



Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor, with the exception of

GLST 395 Internship in Global Studies.



Arts & Sciences History

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Hours Required: 120



Advisor: Ann Tschetter

Description

The Department of History offers topical and period courses of general cultural and educational

value to all University students to broaden their range of historical experience and sense of

perspective. The particular aim of the history program is not only to provide knowledge for

students who are preparing for a career in education, but also to give instruction that will aid

those with interests in law, journalism, library, and museum work; in local, state, and national

public service; and in business where a knowledge of domestic and foreign affairs is particularly

useful.

Honors Program. The Department of History offers a four-year program of honors work

beginning with honors sections in the introductory courses for freshmen and sophomores. For

upperclassmen, the Departmental Honors Program consists of directed reading courses and

seminars. In the senior year, an honors student is expected to prepare an honors thesis for a

bachelor of arts degree with distinction.

Program Assessment. In order to assist the department in evaluating the effectiveness of its

programs, majors will be required:

1. Submit final papers from HIST 250 The Historian's Craft and HIST 450 Capstone

Seminar electronically to their instructors or the undergraduate chair.

2. Complete a majors’ survey in both HIST 250 and HIST 450.

Results of participation in this assessment activity will in no way affect a student’s GPA or

graduation.

Major Requirements

At least 32 33 hours of history courses with at least 18 hours at the 300 or 400 level.

Item VI. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed changes to the major in History.


Core Requirements

Course List


HIST 250 The Historian's Craft 1 3

HIST 450 Capstone Seminar 3


1 HIST 250 should be completed within the first 12 hours of course work in the major.


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

History Sub-Areas

Select 6 hours in each of the following four areas (see Degree Audit for specific

course choices in each area.) 24

United States or Canadian History

European History (including British History)

Latin American, Asian or African History

Pre-1800 Period History


Additional History Coursework

Select one additional HIST course. 2-3

Credit Hours Subtotal: 2-3

Total Credit Hours 26-27


Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No more than 3 hours of credit taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor,

excluding HIST 398 Internship in History.



Eighteen (18) credit hours at the 300 and/or 400 level.


Eighteen (18) hours of history, including 6 hours in courses numbered 300 and above.

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No more than 3 hours of credit taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor,

excluding HIST 398 Internship in History.


The 32 hour total hours was left over from a past bulletin structure that included a 2-hour course.

33 hours better reflects the hours students earn in more recent years and reduces confusion for

students looking for a 2 hour option that is no longer there.


Arts & Sciences Humanities in Medicine

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Degree Offered: Minor only

Hours Required: 18


Advisor: Rose Holz

Actuarial Science (ASC)

Description

This interdisciplinary minor draws on a variety of fields in the humanities and social sciences to

support students learning about the social and cultural contexts that inform understandings of

health, illness and healthcare. This minor will be of particular interest to students preparing for

careers in a health-related profession, but will also have much to offer any student interested in

examining an important part of the human experience from multiple perspectives and developing

a critical understanding of this aspect of society.


Eighteen (18) hours of course work with the following distribution:

3 hours of Required Core (HMED 397)

9 hours from the list of Humanities Courses

Of these, at least 3 hours at the 300-level or above

And must come from at least 2 different departments

6 additional hours (can come from Humanities Courses or Electives)

Item VII. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed changes to the minor in Humanities In Medicine.


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

Core Courses

Required Core (3 hours):

HMED 397. Directed Experience in Health Care

Select one of the following:

Humanities Courses (9 hours): ANTH 422. Medical Anthropology

ANTH 472. Belief Systems: Animism to Zombies CLAS 233. Science in the Classical World

COMM 354. Health Communication

COMM 368. Communication and Aging COMM 454. Communication and Health Disparities

ENGL 210I. Illness & Health in Literature FREN/ENGL/MRST/WMNS 388. Body Language: Love, Politics & the Self in French Literature

HIST 221. Science in History

HIST 228. History of Medicine in Western Society HIST 320. History of American Medicine

HIST/WMNS 402. Sexuality in 19th & 20th Century America HMED 396. Humanities in Medicine: Special Topics

PHIL 213. Medical Ethics PHIL 317. Philosophy of Science

RELG 225. Science & Religion

RELG 351. Death, Immorality, and Transcendence in Asian Religions WMNS 201. Introduction to LGBTQ/Sexuality Studies

WMNS 385. Women, Gender & Science

3

ENGL 210I Illness and Health in Literature

HIST 221 Science in History

HIST 228 History of Medicine in Western Society

PHIL 213 Medical Ethics

RELG 225 Science and Religion

Elective Courses: GERO 200. Introduction to Gerontology

GERO 307. Death & Dying GERO 410. Educational Gerontology

GERO 435. Issues in Aging

GERO 442. Recreation Therapy: Intervention for the Aging GERO/PSYC 446. Psychology of Adult Development & Aging

GERO 447. Mental Health and Aging GERO 450. Legal Aspects of Aging

GERO 451. Long-Term Care Administration

GERO 452. Senior Housing GERO 455. Health Aspects of Aging

GERO 459. Disorders of Communication in Older Adults

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Code Title Credit

Hours

GERO 467. Programs and Services for the Elderly

GERO 469 (SOCW 404). Working with Minority Elderly GERO/SOCW 485. Hospice and Other Services for the Dying Patient/Family

PSYC 365. Addiction

PSYC 428. Health Psychology PSYC/CYAF/EDPS/SOCI 471. Human Sexuality & Society

SOCI 252. Health, Medicine, and Society SOCI 309. Drugs & Society

SOCI 353. Sociology of Health Care and Health Professions

SOCI 443. Sociology of Mental Health SOCI/ETHN 454. Physical Health Disparities

Credit Hours Subtotal:

Additional Courses 1

Select 4 additional courses from the following, with at least one course at the 300 or

400 level: 12

ANTH 422 Medical Anthropology

ANTH 472 Belief Systems: Animism to Zombies

CLAS 233 Science in the Classical World

COMM 354 Health Communication

ECON 389 Current Economic Issues 2

ENGL 210I Illness and Health in Literature

FREN 398 Special Topics

GERO 200 Introduction to Gerontology

GERO 307 Death and Dying

GERO 435 Issues in Aging

GERO 446 / PSYC 446 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging

GERO 455 Health Aspects of Aging

GERO 485 / SOCW 485 Hospice and Other Services for the Dying

Patient/Family

HIST 221 Science in History

HIST 228 History of Medicine in Western Society

HIST 320 History of American Medicine

HIST 402 / WMNS 402 Sexuality in Nineteenth and Twentieth

Century America

HMED 396 Special Topics

PHIL 213 Medical Ethics

PHIL 317 Philosophy of Science

PHIL 320 Ethical Theory

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Code Title Credit

Hours

POLS 250 Genetics, Brains, and Politics

POLS 350 Issues in Biology, Psychology, and Politics

POLS 426 Topics in American Public Policy 2

PSYC 370 Evolution, Behavior and Society

PSYC 428 Health Psychology

PSYC 471 / CYAF 471 /

EDPS 471 / SOCI 471 Human Sexuality and Society

RELG 225 Science and Religion

SOCI 252 Health, Medicine,and Society

SOCI 309 Drugs and Society

SOCI 353 Sociology of Health Care and Health

Professions

SOCI 443 Sociology of Mental Health

SOCI 444 Social Demography

SOCI 454 / ETHN 454 Physical Health Disparities

UHON 395H University Honors Seminar 2

WMNS 201 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-

gender, Queer/Sexuality Studies

WMNS 385 Women, Gender and Science


Directed Experience (required)

HMED 397 Directed Experience in Health Care 3



1 A course may be used to satisfy either the core requirement or the additional courses

requirement but not both. 2 Topics in these courses vary, so these classes count only when health care topics are the main

focus of the course. Other courses with a relevant focus may be applied toward the minor by

permission of an HMED advisor.

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades

A grade of C or above is required for all courses in the minor.

Pass/No Pass

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No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the minor.


Required Core (HMED 397) has been moved from the bottom of the

requirements list to the top to ensure its visibility to students.

Revamping of categories into 2 new categories: Humanities Courses and

Electives. There are three reasons for this:

1) The old HMED course list had become too heavy with social sciences.

Thus students could get the minor by taking only 3 hours in the

humanities. This is not in keeping with the spirit of the minor. With this

change, students now must take at least 9 hours. Note: In the future we

hope to up this to 12 hours. However, because there is some uncertainty

in how often some of these humanities courses are being offered, this

will ensure that students will be able to satisfy this requirement without

undue burden. This can be revisited in the future.

2) This change also minimizes the amount of double-dipping students can

do.

3) Likewise, this change also ensures that students are taking courses that

our outside of their disciplines. For example, under the old

configuration psychology or gerontology students could mostly satisfy

the HMED minor by simply applying their psychology or gerontology

classes. Again, this is not pushing them to learn new material nor is it in

keeping with spirit of Humanities in Medicine.

Removal of Courses:

1) The following courses were removed because there is no certainty

that they address HMED issues: ECON 389, FREN 398, PHIL 320,

POLS 426

2) The following courses were removed because they do not meet the

spirit of HMED: POLS 250, POLS 350

Addition of Courses: these are new classes that are in keeping with the spirit

of HMED

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RELG 351

2) In the Electives Category: GERO 410, 442, 447, 450, 451, 452, 455, 459,

467, 469 and PSYC 365



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Arts & Sciences Sociology

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Hours Required: 120



Advisor: Kara Brant

Description

A major or minor in Sociology within the College of Arts and Sciences provides students with

vital intellectual and occupational skills. This includes analytical thinking, creative problem

solving, effective written and oral communication, collecting, analyzing and interpreting data,

and gaining expertise regarding the impact of social and cultural dynamics on individual and

societal trends. Students may pursue broad training in sociology, or they may pursue a specific

Focus Area, such as Crime/Deviance, Family, Health, Social Inequality, or Social Research. We

also encourage students strongly to seize the opportunities provided for internship and a variety

of research experiences, which play a key role in helping students define their career trajectory

and build a resumé.

Our majors and minors pursue careers in a variety of fields that reflect their substantive

expertise, such as:

Social-Justice Related Activism

Law and Criminal Justice

Education and Social/Human Services

Research -- especially, public health and medicine, public opinion research, market

research/marketing, as well as occupations requiring data collection, analysis and project

direction skills (e.g., nursing, policy work, journalism, engineering, computational

sciences)

Public Service/Government and Administration

Private-sector for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations

Management and Human Resources

We also encourage student to combine their interest in Sociology with one of the many

interdisciplinary programs/certificates offered in the College of Arts and Sciences and beyond.

This includes but is not limited to: Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Ethnic Studies,

Global Studies, Human Rights, Humanities and Medicine, Public Policy, Women’s and Gender

Studies, plus the Center for Great Plains Studies, and the Center for Civic Engagement.

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interdisciplinary appeal of the field

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student demand


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Item VIII. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed changes to the major in Sociology.


Program Assessment. To assist the department in evaluating the effectiveness of its programs,

majors will be asked to complete an exit survey. The Department will inform the students of the

scheduling and format of the survey. Results of participation in these assessment activities will

not affect a students GPA or graduation in any way.

Major Requirements

Thirty-three (33) hours of sociology, including a significant research experience and at least 15

hours at the 300 or 400 level. No more than 6 hours from internship and independent study

courses (SOCI 396, SOCI 397, and SOCI 399) may be counted toward the major.

Core Requirements

Course List


SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology 3

SOCI 205 Introduction to Social Research I 3

SOCI 206 Introduction to Social Research II 3

SOCI 355 Theory and Intensive Writing 3



Course List


Research Requirement

Select one of the following: 3-6

SOCI 310A

& SOCI 310B

Applied Sociology: Community-based Research I

and Applied Sociology: Community-based Research II

SOCI 495 Senior Seminar

SOCI 399H Honors: Advanced Readings

Additional Sociology Courses 1 15-18

Select additional SOCI courses. 2


1 At least 15 of the 33 hours must be taken in the form of Sociology courses at the 300-400 level.

2 Examples of recommended Courses for Specific Focus Areas:

Crime/Deviance: SOCI 209, SOCI 261, SOCI 309, SOCI 311, SOCI 474

Family: SOCI 226, SOCI 325, SOCI 448, SOCI 449, SOCI 471

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hyperlinks be added into the table under “ADDITIONAL

SOCIOLOGY COURSES”? (rather than looking like a

footnote)


Health: SOCI 252, SOCI 353, SOCI 443, SOCI 444, SOCI 454

Inequality: SOCI 200, SOCI 201, SOCI 217, SOCI 341, SOCI 346, SOCI 480,

SOCI 481, SOCI 490

Social Research: SOCI 310A and SOCI 310B, SOCI 362, SOCI 407, SOCI 465,

advanced courses, such as SOCI 462 and SOCI 463


Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor. Exceptions may be

made for independent study and up to 3 hours of fieldwork.


At least 15 hours must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.


Eighteen (18) hours of SOCI courses including SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology and a

minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level.

No more than 3 hours total from internship and independent study courses (SOCI 396,

SOCI 397, and SOCI 399) may be counted toward the minor.

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor. Exception may be

made for independent study and up to 3 hours of fieldwork.

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Dean Griffin and CAS recommended that the department change the number of

credit hours required for the major from previously 30 to now 33. The full faculty

voted on this proposed at its first meeting of the current academic year (Sept 2017)

and approved the change. Faculty also requested that we change the number of

required credit hours earned at the 300/400 level from previously 12 to now 15, to

sync with the general change in credit hour regulations for majors. No changes

were made to the requirements for minors.

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Arts & Sciences Women’s and Gender

Studies

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Hours Required: 120



Advisor: Rose Holz

Description

The women's and gender studies (WGS) major is a multidisciplinary academic program with

courses that focus on knowledge relating to women, gender, and sexuality.

The program is designed to help students to learn about historical and contemporary

contributions of women and to analyze the construction and representation of gender in the arts,

literature, history, psychology, education, contemporary culture, politics, and society. Students

are challenged to examine critically assumptions about women and gender held by academic

disciplines and to evaluate them based on current research and individual experience. Students

also explore sex roles, gender systems, and sexuality in various cultures as they change over

time.

Program Assessment. In order to assist the department in evaluating the effectiveness of its

programs, majors will be required:

1. To submit for assessment during WMNS 400 Senior Seminar an electronic portfolio of

student work including:

1. a critical synthetic overview of the items in the portfolio;

2. an assignment from a WGS history class + critical reflection;

3. an assignment from a WGS social sciences class + critical reflection;

4. an assignment from a WGS literature/film class + critical reflection;

5. an assignment from WMNS 485 + critical reflection; and

6. the final paper/project from WMNS 400.

NOTE: If a student has written an undergraduate thesis (through WGS or the

honors program) on women, gender, and/or sexuality, this should be included as

well.

Item IX. Recommendation from the College Curriculum & Advising Committee to approve the proposed changes to the major and minor in Women’s & Gender Studies.


2. In their last semester, to return an anonymous survey regarding the WGS program and, if

the student wishes, to participate in an exit interview with the director or associate

director.

Results of participation in this assessment activity will in no way affect a student’s GPA or

graduation.

Major Requirements

Requirements: 36 hours of courses with the following distribution:

9 hours from Required Core (WMNS 101, 400, and 485)

6 hours from each disciplinary category (History; Literature/Rhetoric, and Other Humanities; and SocialSciences)

6 hours of courses that fulfill the diversity requirement, of which at least 3 hours must fulfillracial/ethnic/global diversity

12 hours of courses at the 300-level or above

Option A. Thirty-six (36) hours from required courses and course listings.

Option B. Thirty (30) hours from required courses and course listings, and at least 18 hours in a

related minor to be determined in consultation with the WGS chief advisor.

For either option, at least 12 hours must be at the 300 level or above.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

WMNS 101 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies 3

WMNS 400 Senior Seminar (offered spring semester only) 3

WMNS 485

Feminist Theories, Feminists' Perspectives (offered fall semester

only) 3


Diversity Requirement

Two courses outside the core requirements must meet the Diversity Requirement. This

requirement promotes our objectives to critically examine cultural assumptions about gender,

race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other sources of identity. One course must satisfy the

racial/ethnic/global diversity requirement (denoted by footnote 1). The additional course can

come from either the sexual diversity category (denoted by footnote 2) or the racial/ethnic/global

diversity category.



Select at least two courses in each of the sub-areas History, Literature and Humanities, and

Social Science. Two courses must meet the diversity requirement as described above.

Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

History Courses

Select 6 hours of the following: 6

CLAS 440 / WMNS 440 Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World

HIST 204 / WMNS 204 Women and Gender in U.S. History

HIST 225 / WMNS 225 Women in History

HIST 329 / MRST 329 /

WMNS 329 Women in European History

HIST 336 / MRST 336 /

WMNS 336 Saints, Witches, and Madwomen

HIST 356 / ETHN 356 /

WMNS 356 African-American Women's History 1

HIST 358 / ETHN 358 /

WMNS 358 Native American Women 1

HIST 363 / WMNS 363 History of Women and Gender in the American West 1

HIST 402 / WMNS 402 Sexuality in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century

America 2

HIST 441 / WMNS 441 Seminar in U.S. Women's and Gender History

HIST 459 / ETHN 459 /

WMNS 459 / WMNS 859 Women and Gender in African Societies 1

HIST 476A /

ETHN 476A /

WMNS 476A

Gender and Sexuality in Latin America 1

WMNS 201

Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gender,

Queer/Sexuality Studies (This course may only count

for one of the three areas) 2


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

Literature/Rhetoric and other Humanities Courses



Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

ARAB 288 / RELG 288 /

WMNS 288

Exploring Love, Sexuality and Femininity in the

History of Arabic Culture 1

ARAB 306 / MRST 306 /

RELG 306 / WMNS 306 Women in Quran 1

ENGL 212 / WMNS 212 Introduction to LGBTQ Literature 2

ENGL 215 / WMNS 215 Introduction to Women's Literature

ENGL 253A /

WMNS 253A Introduction to Poetry Writing: Women's Poetry

ENGL 312 / WMNS 312 LGBTQ Literature and Film 2

ENGL 315A /

WMNS 315A Survey of Women's Literature

ENGL 315B /

WMNS 315B Women in Popular Culture

ENGL 344B /

ETHN 344B /

WMNS 344B

Black Women Authors 1

ENGL 345N /

ETHN 345N /

WMNS 345N

Native American Women Writers 1

ENGL 401K /

WMNS 401K LGBTQ Drama and Popular Culture 2

ENGL 414 / WMNS 414 Women's Literature

ENGL 414B /

WMNS 414B Modern and Contemporary Women Writers

ENGL 475A /

WMNS 475A Rhetorical Theory: Rhetoric of Women Writers

FREN 388 / ENGL 388 /

MRST 388 / WMNS 388

Body Language: Love, Politics, and the Self in French

Literature

JUDS 340 / RELG 340 /

WMNS 340 Women in the Biblical World

MODL 383 / ENGL 383 /

GLST 383 / WMNS 383 Women Write the World 1

PHIL 218 / WMNS 218 Philosophy of Feminism

WMNS 201



for one of the three areas) 2



Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

Social Sciences Courses


ANTH 410 / WMNS 410 Gender: An Anthropological Perspective

COMM 380 Gender and Communication

CRIM 339 Women, Crime and Justice

CYAF 447 / WMNS 447 Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender

(GLBT) Youth in Professional Context 2

ECON 375 / HIST 375 /

WMNS 375 Women and Work in USA History

ECON 445 / WMNS 445 Gender Economics and Social Provisioning

POLS 338 / WMNS 338 Women and Politics

PSYC 330 Psychology of Diversity 2

PSYC 421 / WMNS 421 Psychology of Gender

PSYC 471 / CYAF 471 /

EDPS 471 / SOCI 471 Human Sexuality and Society 2

SOCI 200 / WMNS 200 Gender in Contemporary Society

SOCI 226 / WMNS 226 Families and Society

SOCI 325 / WMNS 325 Contemporary Family Issues

SOCI 490 / WMNS 490 Sociology of Gender

TMFD 410 /

WMNS 410A Body, Dress and Identity

TMFD/WMNS 477

WMNS 201

Gender and Material Culture



for one of the three areas.) 2

WMNS 385 Women, Gender and Science


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

Additional Women's and Gender Studies Courses

Select one (Option B) or three (Option A) courses from the lists above or below: 3-9

ARCH 481 / IDES 481 Women in Design


Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

CYAF 330 Refugee Family & Community

Wellbeing: Think Globally, Act Locally

GPSP 377 / GEOG 377 / WMNS 377

Women of the Great Plains

TMFD 407 History of Dress

WMNS 189H University Honors Seminar

WMNS 210

Activism and Feminist

Communities

WMNS 250

Sex and Gender Around the

Globe 1

WMNS 291

Special Topics in Women's &

Gender Studies

WMNS 391

Special Topics in Women's &

Gender Studies

WMNS 399 Independent Study

WMNS 399H Honors Thesis

WMNS 492

Special Topics in

Masculinities

WMNS 497

Internship in Women's and

Gender Studies

WMNS 498

Special Topics in Women's

and Gender Studies

Credit Hours Subtotal: 3-9

1 Courses that fulfill racial/ethnic/global diversity requirement. 2 Courses that fulfill sexual diversity requirement.

Minor Requirement (Option B Only)

Women’s and Gender Studies majors pursuing Option B must complete an approved Plan A

minor or two approved Plan B minors.


Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass


No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor. The only exception is

WMNS 497 (Internship in Women’s & Gender Studies). For the major, up to 6 hours can be

taken. For the minor, up to three.


Students must take 12 hours of courses at the 300 level or above.


Eighteen (18) hours of courses in the women's and gender studies program, including:

Course List

Code Title Credit

Hours

WMNS 101 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies 3

Select 3 hours each from the sub-areas of the major. 9

History

Literature, Rhetoric, Film, and Other Humanities

Social Science

Select an additional 6 hours of courses from the Women's and Gender Studies

program. 6


At least 6 hours of courses at the 300 level or above and at least 3 hours of courses that fulfill the

diversity requirement as designated with a footnote 1 or 2 in the Major tab.

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades


Pass/No Pass

No course taken Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor. The only exception is

WMNS 497 (Internship in Women’s & Gender Studies). For the minor, up to 3 hours can be

taken.



Removal of Plan B Option for the major:

This decision was made in consultation with June Griffin and Christina Fielder and approved by

WGS committees. It was felt that 30 hours out of a total of 120 was not sufficient to warrant a

major in WGS. 36 hours is more in keeping with other units. We will, however, continue to

encourage our students to pursue additional majors and minors when pursuing their WGS degree.

Added courses:

TMFD/WMNS 477 is a new course cross-listed with WGS.

CYAF 330 (Refugee Family and Community Wellbeing). In its new home, this course replaces

ANTH/WMNS 407 (Think Global, Mentor Local) which is no longer on the books.

Removed Courses:

TMFD 407 (History of Dress). This course does not have enough content on WGS issues to

warrant it counting towards the major/minor.

P/N Exception:

WMNS 497 (Internship in Women’s & Gender Studies) is only offered as a P/N course. We

request that it stand as an exception to the College rule.


Documents

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting · 2017-12-08 · Item II. Opening comments. Election of Secretary for two academic year term Appointing of Parliamentarian Spring Faculty