College of Letters and Science
Curriculum Committee

Memorandum



 
TO: Barbara Monfils, Chair
University Curriculum Committee
FROM:  Elizabeth Hachten, Chair
Letters & Sciences Curriculum Committee
DATE: October 24, 2007
SUB: Proposals approved at the October 18, 2007 L&S Curriculum Committee meeting

At its meeting on Thursday, October 18,  2007, the Letters & Sciences Curriculum Committee approved the propsals listed below.  These proposals are being forwarded to the UCC for its action or information.   The signature pages will be sent to you soon.

Biology

  1. New Course BIOLOGY/GEOLOGY 451/651 "Natural History of Yellowstone NP and the Upper Great Plains."
  2. Change in Biology-Ecology_Field (BSE)  This has been sent to the College of Education.  The signature page will come from them.
  3. Change in Biology -Cell_Physiology (BSE)  This has been sent to the College of Education.  The signature page will come from them.
  4. Deletion of the Biology-General BSE submajor  This has been sent to the College of Education.  The signature page will come from them.
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
  1. New Course CRIMIJUS 322 "Criminal Investigation of Child Abuse."
  2. Course Revision, Description change, Number change for SOCIOLGY 140 to 240 "Introductory Sociology."
Informational Items
  1.  Change in the Human Services Foundation Minor
  2. Title Change for BIOLOGY 341 FROM "Animal Development"  TO  "Developmental Biology
  3. Requisite changes for the following Sociology courses:
    1. SOCIOLGY 426 "Minorities and the Criminal Justice System"
    2. SOCIOLGY 465/665 "Extraordinary Groups: The Sociology of Intentional  Communities"
    3. SOCIOLGY 473/673 "Social Theory: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives"
    4. SOCIOLGY 476 "Methods of Social Research"
    5. SOCIOLGY 478 "Sociology in Practice"
  4. Deletion of the following Sociology Courses
    1. SOCIOLGY 336 "Women in Asia: Environment, Work, and Development"
    2. SOCIOLGY 455/655 "Sociology of the Family"