Curriculum Committee Meeting Report to Faculty Council · Curriculum Committee Meeting Report to Faculty Council Communication Studies 254. Methods of Rhetorical Analysis. Rhetorical

Curriculum Committee Meeting Report to Faculty Council

African American and Diaspora Studies 102. Making of the African Diaspora.1790 to the mid-twentieth century. Slave politics and abolition, the meaning of freedom after emancipation, black workers' struggle for democracy and citizenship. Resistance to empire and colonialism, migration, race and color ideology, religion, and culture. [3] (P)

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African American and Diaspora Studies 102. Diaspora: A Problem for Thought.Beginning with the slave trade in Europe to the formation of slave colonies in the Americas. Meaning of diaspora for African subjects in the 18th-19th centuries, and challenges to racism and colonialism in the African Diaspora in the 20th century. [3] (INT)

CHANGE TO: Diaspora: A Problem for Thought

Change in Title and Description and AXLE in African American and Diaspora StudiesIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 41Instructor: Tiffany Ruby Patterson

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African American and Diaspora Studies 265. Twentieth-Century African American Biography.Biographies and autobiographies as lenses for the study of historical trends and events; development of gender, sexual, and racial identities in subjects. [3] (US)

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African American and Diaspora Studies 265. Memoirs and Biographies.Biographies and autobiographies as lenses for the study of historical trends and events; development of gender, sexual, and racial identities in subjects. [3] (US)

CHANGE TO: Memoirs and Biographies

Change in Title in African American and Diaspora StudiesIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 24Instructor: Alice Randall

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Classics 3250. Roman Law and Social History.Relationship of law and society as illustrated by legal, literary, epigraphic, and papyrological evidence. Views and methodologies of leading modern scholars. Focus on methodology. Marriage, family, personal status, the economy, and judicial system. Basic familiarity with Roman history or law is expected. [3] (SBS)

ADD: Roman Law and Social HistoryNew Course in ClassicsIntended Term: Fall 2015Word count: 46Instructor: Thomas McGinn

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Communication Studies 254. Methods of Rhetorical Analysis.Rhetorical criticism of cultural texts and artifacts, including oratory, mass media, and other forms of public discourse. Fundamentals of effective rhetorical analysis and writing. Repeat credit for students who have completed 254W. [3] (HCA)

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Communication Studies 254. Rhetoric, Culture, and Critique.Rhetorical criticism of cultural texts and artifacts, including oratory, mass media, and other forms of public discourse. Fundamentals of effective rhetorical analysis and writing. Repeat credit for students who have completed 254W. [3] (HCA)

CHANGE TO: Rhetoric, Culture, and Critique

Change in Title and Description in Communication StudiesIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 41Instructor: Claire Sisco King

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German 115F. Germans in America, Americans in Germany. Cultural exchange across the centuries.Do The Sound of Music and Inglorious Bastards tell us more about Germany, or about America? Why is there Germantown in Nashville? What inspires a German to write a Wild West novel, or direct a road trip movie? Germans and Americans have been crossing the Atlantic and writing about their experiences for over 300 years. We will engage with some of these cultural artifacts in the classroom and on excursions in Nashville, to explore what it has meant, and still means, to be German and/or American. [3] (HCA)

ADD: Ger-Amer Cultural ExchangeNew First-Year Writing Seminar in GermanIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 87Instructor: Riviere

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Greek 202. Beginning Greek II.Continuation of 201. Completion of the elements of classical Greek through readings from classical authors. Introduction to Homeric and Hellenistic Greek. No credit for students who have earned credit for a more advanced Greek language course. [4] (INT)

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Greek 202. Beginning Greek II.Readings from classical authors. Introduction to Homeric and Hellenistic Greek. No credit for students who have earned credit for a more advanced Greek language course. Graded basis only. Prerequisite: 201. [3] (INT)

CHANGE TO: Beginning Greek II

Change in Description in GreekIntended Term: UndecidedWord count: 32Instructor:

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Greek 240. Early Christian Writers.Writings of Greek Christians, from the New Testament to critical works and letters by the Cappadocian fathers. Historical and intellectual context. Rhetoric and style. The Roman East. Prerequisite: 204. [3] (HCA)

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Greek 240. Early Christian Writers.Writings from the New Testament to critical works and letters by the Cappadocian fathers. Historical and intellectual context. Rhetoric and style. The Roman East. Prerequisite: 203. [3] (HCA)

CHANGE TO: Early Christian Writers

Change in Description in GreekIntended Term: UndecidedWord count: 28Instructor: Joseph Rife


History of Art 2325. Great Masters of the Italian Renaissance.From the late Gothic to the High Renaissance. Landmarks in painting, sculpture, and architecture in central Italy. Trecento Sienese masters; Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, and Leonardo in Florence; and Michelangelo and Raffaello in Rome. Tempera and Fresco technique; civic, ecclesiastic, and domestic buildings; and stylistic progression. No credit for students who have earned credit for 218. [3] (INT)

ADD: Renaissance Great MastersNew Course in History of ArtIntended Term: UndecidedWord count: 57Instructor: Sheri Shaneyfelt

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Italian 243. Mediterranean Culture.Culture and history of the Mediterranean. Taught in Sicily and the Italian peninsula. [3] (HCA)

ADD: Mediterranean CultureNew Course in ItalianIntended Term: Summer 2015Word count: 16Instructor: Jessica Greenfield

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Italian 280. Italian Visual Culture.Parallels between Italian literature and the visual arts, including painting, cinema, and intermediality. Focus on the representation of the visual arts in literature, the representation of literature in the visual arts, and Italy as the cradle of Western visual culture. Prerequisite: 200. [3] (HCA)

ADD: Italian Visual CultureNew Course in ItalianIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 45Instructor: Andrea Mirabile

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Latin 101. Beginning Latin I.Designed to enable the student to understand elementary Latin, whether written or oral. Some practice in speaking and writing in Latin. No credit for students who have earned credit for a more advanced Latin language course. [4] (No AXLE credit)

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Latin 101. Beginning Latin I.Practice in speaking and writing. No credit for students who have earned credit for a more advanced Latin language course. Graded basis only. [3] (No AXLE credit)

CHANGE TO: Beginning Latin I

Change in Description in LatinIntended Term: Fall 2015Word count: 27Instructor:


Latin 102. Beginning Latin II.Continuation of 101, and transition to literary Latin. Emphasis on the comprehension of texts. No credit for students who have earned credit for a more advanced Latin language course. [4] (INT)

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Latin 102. Beginning Latin II.Transition to literary Latin. Emphasis on comprehension of texts. No credit for students who have earned credit for a more advanced Latin language course. Graded basis only. Prerequisite: 101. [3] (INT)

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Change in Description in LatinIntended Term: UndecidedWord count: 31Instructor:




Political Science 237. African Politics.Pre-colonial to the present. State-building, socioeconomic development, public service provision, and foreign interventions. Conflict including: separatism, insurgency, slavery, genocide, and gender-based violence. Rise of democracy including party systems, voting behavior, electoral competition, fraud. Identity politics of ethnicity, gender, class, and clash of Western and local norms. Offered on a graded basis only. Repeat credit for 284-01 taken in spring 2014. [3] (SBS)

ADD: African PoliticsNew Course in Political ScienceIntended Term: UndecidedWord count: 62Instructor: Kristin Michelitch

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Political Science 279. Logic of Politics.Rational choice analysis of politics. Individual and collective choice. Collective action, public goods, and externalities. [3] (SBS)

ADD: Logic of PoliticsNew Course in Political ScienceIntended Term: UndecidedWord count: 17Instructor: Wiseman

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Psychology 115F. FYS: Normal Irrational Behavior.Modern psychological science has discovered that normal people are often irrational. Some see things that do not exist and fail to notice objects that seem obvious in retrospect. Others place monetary value on products based on their own actions and emotions rather than on objective principles. People act in ways inconsistent with their own self-professed goals. This course explores psychological research in visual perception and behavioral economics that explain these phenomena. Emphasis will be placed on relating the scientific theories to commonplace events and personal experiences. [3] (SBS)

ADD: FYS: Normal Irrational BehaviorNew First-Year Writing Seminar in PsychologyIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 88Instructor: Adriane Seiffert

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Psychology 115F. Stress and Coping.Stress is a huge problem for some in our contemporary society, causing myriad health, professional, and interpersonal problems. But not for everyone. Solid scientific evidence demonstrates that individuals vary tremendously in their tendencies and abilities to cope with stress. This course gives you an in-depth look at contemporary research in stress and coping. We will examine the consequences of stress on individuals, and on the social environments in which their lives take place: family, friends, work/school, communities, etc. We will then move into a discussion of coping mechanisms, and optimal strategies for handling stress. [3] (SBS)

ADD: Stress and CopingNew First-Year Writing Seminar in PsychologyIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 96Instructor: Leslie D. Kirby

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Religious Studies 279. The Sacred and the Secular.Ethnographies of ritual and religious life. Politics of secularism and religious revival. Issues in anthropology, literature, and philosophy. Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Native American religions. [3] (P)

ADD: The Sacred and the SecularNew Course in Religious StudiesIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 27Instructor: Anand Taneja

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Russian 115F. FYS: Gypsies, Roma, Sinti: Who Are they? .Ever since they arrived in Europe nine centuries ago, Roma's ethnic and linguistic origins were mystified, and their traditional lifestyle and resistance to integration left them vulnerable to everyday discrimination from local European populations and authorities. This course explores the history, culture, and language of various Romani groups. We will address questions of national, social, ethnic, and linguistic identity, the power of Gypsy stereotypes, migration and minority issues, and explore the structure of the unique Romani language. [3] (INT)

ADD: FYS: Gypsies, Roma, Sinti: Who ArNew First-Year Writing Seminar in RussianIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 79Instructor: Staff

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Sociology 115F. Mass Incarceration in the United States.Why does the U.S. have the highest incarceration rate in the world? We will begin our study of U.S. prisons with the period at the end of the Civil War, and consider several historical eras. We will give particular attention to the period from the 1970s to the present, when rates of incarceration rose sharply, especially among African-American men. Throughout the course, we will examine sociological explanations for the changing role of incarceration in the U.S. and for the effects of mass incarceration on society. [3] [SBS]

ADD: Mass Incarceration in the U.S.New First-Year Writing Seminar in SociologyIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 96Instructor: Evelyn Patterson

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CGE Report to the Faculty Council

Classics 5250. Roman Law and Social History.Relationship of law and society as illustrated by legal, literary, epigraphic, and papyrological evidence. Views and methodologies of leading modern scholars. Focus on methodology. Marriage, family, personal status, the economy, and judicial system. Basic familiarity with Roman history or law is expected. [3]

ADD: Roman Law and Social HistoryNew Course in ClassicsIntended Term: Fall 2015Word count: 46Instructor: Thomas McGinn

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Economics 304C. Microeconomic Theory III.General equilibrium, social choice, and welfare economics. General equilibrium, existence, stability, and uniqueness results; fundamental theorems of welfare; core and equilibria; general equilibrium with time and uncertainty; social choice theory and mechanism design. Prerequisite: 304a and 304b, or consent of instructor and the Economics Director of Graduate Studies. [3]

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Economics 304C. Microeconomic Theory III.General equilibrium, welfare economics, social choice, and mechanism design. Prerequisites: 304a and 304b; or consent of the instructor and the director ofgraduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Microeconomic Theory III

Change in Description in EconomicsIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 27Instructor: staff

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Economics 305B. Macroeconomic Theory II.Neoclassical and new theories of economic growth. Overlapping generations models. Prerequisite: 305a or consent of the instructor and Economics Director of Graduate Studies. [3]

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Economics 305B. Macroeconomic Theory II.Inflation and growth, optimal monetary and fiscal policy, overlapping-generations models and money non-neutrality. Prerequisite: 305a or consent of the instructor and thedirector of graduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Macroeconomic Theory II



Economics 312B. Health Economics.Conceptual and empirical analysis of demand for health, medical services, and insurance; decisions by physicians and hospitals about price, quantity, and quality of services; technological change; and structure and performance of the pharmaceutical industry. [3]

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Economics 312B. Health Economics.Conceptual and empirical analysis of demand for health, medical services, and insurance. Causes and consequences of various health risk behaviors. Emphasis on tools and designs of research in modern health economics. Prerequisites: 304b and 309a, or consent of the instructor and the director of graduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Health Economics





Economics 317. International Monetary Economics.The balance of payments and the foreign exchange market. Elasticities, absorption, and monetary approaches to the adjustment mechanism. Interest rates and capital flows. Optimal currency areas, internal and external balance. International reserves and liquidity. [3]

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Economics 317. International Macroeconomics.Neoclassical and New Keynesian international business cycle models; interaction of asset markets and goods markets. Dynamic models of exchange rates, relative prices, and the trade balance. Monetary and fiscal policy in the open economy. Simulation and estimation of business cycle models. Prerequisite: 305b, or consent of the instructor and thedirector of graduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: International Macroeconomics

Change in Title and Description in EconomicsIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 57Instructor: staff


Economics 320B. Seminar in the Organization and Control of Industry.The structure of American industry; the origins and development of industrial concentration; the behavior and performance of oligopolistic and imperfectly competitive markets; the economics of public utilities. Public policy toward industrial structure and conduct, including antitrust policy, limitation of competition, and direct regulation. [3]

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Economics 320B. Industrial Organization II.Emphases on empirical research in the field and application of models. Consumer demand for differentiated products, static games of imperfect competition, dynamic models of individual choice, dynamic games of imperfect competition, and the estimation of production functions. Prerequisites: 309b and 320a, or consent of the instructor and thedirector of graduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Industrial Organization II





Economics 333. Topics in Microeconomics.Advanced theory and applications. May be repeated for credit more than once if there is no duplication in topic. Students may enroll in more than one section of this course each semester. [1-3]

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Economics 333. Topics in Microeconomic Theory.Advanced theory and applications. Variable topics including auctions, networks, contract theory, social choice, political economy, and market design. May be repeated for credit more than once if there is no duplication in topic. Students may enroll in more than one section of this course each semester. Prerequisite: 304b, or consent of the instructor and thedirector of graduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Topics in Microeconomic Theory



Economics 349A. Reading Course.Designed to permit graduate students to do more intensive study in the area of their special interest than regular course offerings provide. Admission by consent of department chair and supervising professor. [Variable credit: 1-3 each semester]

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Economics 349A. Reading Course.Intensive study in an area of special interest beyond regular course offerings. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and the director of graduate studies. [1-3]

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Economics 371. An Introduction to Economic History.Economic history in terms of measurement and theory. Factors associated with modern economic growth and institutional change in a variety of countries and time periods. Relation between economic history and history of thought. [3]

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Economics 371. Introduction to Economic History.Measurement and theory. Factors associated with modern economic growth and institutional change in various countries and time periods. Prerequisites: 304a and 305a, or consent of the instructor and the director of graduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Intro to Economic History



Economics 373. Time Series Econometrics.Estimation of stationary ARMA models, analysis of nonstationary time series models (unit roots and cointegration), introduction to structural time series models and spectral analysis. Models of time-varying conditional variances and models of regime-switching with applications to topics in macroeconomics and finance. Prerequisite: 309b. [3]

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Economics 373. Time Series Econometrics.Methods for estimating structural vector autoregressive models and dynamic economic models, such as maximum likelihood method, Bayesian method, and generalized method of moments. Prerequisite: 309b, or consent of the instructor and the director ofgraduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Time Series Econometrics





Economics 375. Topics in Advanced Econometrics.Advanced theory and applications. May be repeated for credit more than once if there is no duplication in topic. Students may enroll in more than one section of this course each semester. [1-3]

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Economics 375. Microeconometrics.Econometric models and methods for dealing with micro data. Structural and reduced-form approaches. Statistical inference using the models and their applications in IO, labor, health, and elsewhere in economics and social sciences. May be repeated for credit more than once if there is no duplication in topic. Students may enroll in more than one section of this course each semester. Prerequisite: 309b, or consent of the instructor and thedirector of graduate studies. [3]

CHANGE TO: Microeconometrics



Economics 379. Non-candidate Research.[Variable credit: 0-12]

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Economics 379. Non-candidate Research.Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and the director of graduate studies. [0-12]

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Economics 398. Workshop on Economics.Research seminar to aid advanced students in the selection of thesis topics and presentation of research papers. Topics covered depend on interests of students and faculty. [0-3]

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Economics 398. Workshop on Economics.Development of thesis topics and presentation of research papers according to interests of students and faculty. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor and the director ofgraduate studies. [0-3]

CHANGE TO: Workshop in Economics



Political Science 340. Gender, Institutions, Behavior.Empirical research on gender, political institutions, elite and citizen behaviors. [3]

ADD: Gender, Institutions, BehaviorNew Course in Political ScienceIntended Term: Spring 2015Word count: 11Instructor: Kristin Michelitch

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Psychology 370. Independent Study.May be repeated for credit more than once if there is no duplication in topic. [1-6]

ADD: Independent StudyNew Course in PsychologyIntended Term: UndecidedWord count: 25Instructor: TBA

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Curriculum Committee Meeting Report to Faculty Council · Curriculum Committee Meeting Report to Faculty Council Communication Studies 254. Methods of Rhetorical Analysis. Rhetorical