COLLEGE OF LETTERS & SCIENCES
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

AGENDA

The Committee will meet THURSDAY, April 19, 2001
AT 2:15 P.M. IN SALISBURY 102


  1. Approval of the April 5, 2001 Minutes
  1. Announcements

    2.  
  2. Election of UCC Representative to replace Phil Johns whose term expires.

    3.  
  3. Mathematical and Computer Sciences

    4. A.  New Courses
    1. 760-463 Complex Variables

      2. (This course will be a required course in the newly proposed Earth Systems and Space Sciences broadfield major.  It covers material that is standard in many undergraduate mathematics majors and will, therefore, be a valuable elective course for all mathematics majors, especially those bound for graduate studies)
    2. 760-477 Mathematical Scattering Theory and Applications

      3. (The newly proposed Applied Mathematics of Earth System and Space Sciences Broadfield major will require some courses specifically designed to teach students how to apply mathematical tools to practical research problems which arise in earth system and space sciences. This course will give students the opportunity to incorporate sound knowledge of applied mathematics in solving problems generated from natural phenomena occurring in both earth and space)
    3. 760-483 Mathematical Waves Propagation Theory and Applications

      4. (The newly proposed Applied Mathematics of Earth System and Space Sciences Broadfield major will require some courses specifically designed to teach students how to apply mathematical tools to practical research problems which arise in earth system and space sciences.  Wave propagation theory and applications are integral parts of most relevant natural phenomena. This course will provide the students  with a significant platform to bridge the gap between the classroom exercises and the actual needs of the work place).
    B.  New Emphasis/Track - Applied Mathematics of Earth System and Space Sciences Broadfield
      (This program is designed to prepare students for careers in space industries, government space program, NASA, NAVY, ARMY, DOD, or university research settings where there is a need to solve applied problems related to mathematical earth system and space sciences.  Students graduating from this program will be well equipped to exercise effective leadership in national earth system and space science programs)
  4. History

    5. A.  Number change and requisite change for the History course
      "From Newton to  the Nuclear Age: History of Western Science Since 1600" FROM 740-333 and prerequisite 900-120 and 900-150 TO 740-165 and No prerequisite.
      (The History department has launched an effort to expand and rationalize its introductory level course offerings. "From Newton to the Nuclear Age: History of Western Science Since 1600"  is a chronologically broad survey course, similar in scope to 740-155 Modern Europe.  With the recent changes to the department’s majors and minors (which now allow students to choose from a range of 100-level courses), "From Newton to the Nuclear Age: History of Western Science Since 1600" is an appropriate alternative to the more traditional survey courses).
    B.  Title change and requisite change for the History course 740-200 FROM Historical Analysis in
      Contemporary Perspective TO Historical Methods
      (The new course title is both less cumbersome and better reflects the content of the course. Formerly, all history majors were required to take a two-course sequence in the history of Western Civilization (740-154 and 740-155).   With the recent changes in our major programs, that requirement as been dropped and students may choose a specified number of credits from any 100-level history offerings.   In addition, some history majors may take the history core course (900-120) as part of their general education program.   The new prerequisite for this course reflects these changes).