CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR

Check Exactly One:
 
Change In:         Degree    X    Major         Submajor
Deletion Of            Major         Submajor

Total Number of Credits in Program (if change in):
 
  54 Before Change
  54 After Change
Program Title: 
 Political Science Broadfield Political Science II Emphasis
Sponsor(s):
 John Kozlowicz
Department(s):
 Political Science
College(s):
 College of Letters & Sciences
Other Programs Affected:
 None
Effective Term:
 As soon as Approved

Submit the following:

I.   Exact description of request

Categorize POLISCI 340 - Politics of Development - as an Group 4 (International Relations) course within the Political Science Broadfield II major.  Categorize POLISCI 365 - Black Political and Social Thought - as an Group 5(Political Theory) course within the Political Science Broadfield II major. Change the exclusion in Sec. 3 from POLISCI 105 (old Global Perspectives course number) to GENED 140 (current Global Perspectives course number).
CHANGE FROM:
POLITICAL SCIENCE (Broadfield Political Science II Emphasis)

MAJOR - 54 CREDITS

  1.  POLISCI 141
  2. SELECT 1 COURSE FROM EACH OF 3 GROUPS BELOW:

    3. GROUP 1: POLISCI 315, 317, 318, 319, 344, 346, 357, 413, 414, 415, 419, 446
    GROUP 2: POLISCI 316, 320, 330, 421, 430, 440, 489
    GROUP 3: POLISCI 352, 460, 461, 471, 472
    GROUP 4: POLISCI 350, 351, 377, 442/662, 457, 463
    GROUP 5: POLISCI 411, 412, 420
  3. SELECT 10 ELECTIVE CREDITS FROM THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT EXCLUDING POLISCI 105
  4. SELECT 32 CRED FROM AT LEAST 3 DEPARTMENTS: ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
  5. COMPLETE SIGNIFICANT WRITING IN ADVANCED COURSE WITH VERIFICATION BY INSTRUCTOR.
CHANGE TO:
POLITICAL SCIENCE (Broadfield Political Science II Emphasis)

MAJOR - 54 CREDITS

  1.  POLISCI 141
  2. SELECT 1 COURSE FROM EACH OF 3 GROUPS BELOW:

    3. GROUP 1: POLISCI 315, 317, 318, 319, 344, 346, 357, 413, 414, 415, 419, 446
    GROUP 2: POLISCI 316, 320, 330, 421, 430, 440, 489
    GROUP 3: POLISCI 352, 460, 461, 471, 472
    GROUP 4: POLISCI 340, 350, 351, 377, 442/662, 457, 463
    GROUP 5: POLISCI 365, 411, 412, 420
  3. SELECT 10 ELECTIVE CREDITS FROM THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT EXCLUDING GENED 140
  4. SELECT 32 CRED FROM AT LEAST 3 DEPARTMENTS: ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
  5. COMPLETE SIGNIFICANT WRITING IN ADVANCED COURSE WITH VERIFICATION BY INSTRUCTOR.


II.   Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or College/Department goals and objectives
 N/A

III.  Rationale

POLISCI 340 Politics of Development clearly fits in with the other courses in Group 4 (International Relations) and meets the objectives of Group 4.   POLISCI 365 Black Political and Social Thought clearly fits in with the other courses in Group 5 (Political Theory) and meets the objectives of Group 5, but they were inadvertently not modified in the major when they were approved.
IV.   Cost implications   N/A