April 18, 2000

    TO:            Ed Erdmann, Faculty Senate Chair

    FROM:      Richard Telfer, UCC Chair

    RE:            Transmittal of UCC Actions on Friday, April 14, 2000
     

    On April 14, 2000  the University Curriculum Committee approved or received and recorded (information only items)
    the following curriculum proposals and/or resolutions:

  1. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCES
      2. Change in Number (information only)
        Science and Technology in Society (download)
        from:  900-150
        to:       600-150
         
      Change in Requisites (information only)
        600-201 Seminar: Introduction to Liberal Studies (download)
         
  2. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
      3. Change in Title, Number, Requisites, and Description (information only)
        from: 164-493  Internship in Mass Communication  (download)
        to:  164-493G Internship in Journalism , and
             164-493A Internship in Advertising
         
  3. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
      4. Change in Title and Number (information only)
        from:  230-451 (651) Economies of Asia
        to:   230-351 (551) Economies of Asia (Emerging Markets) (download)
         
  4. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE FINANCE AND BUSINESS LAW  DEPARTMENT
      5. New Course
        240-484  Applied Investments (download)
         
  5. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT
      6. Change in Requisites (information only)
        740-315 Women in American History (download)
        740-317 United States Social History, 1865 to Present  (download)
        740-342 Early Latin America to 1860  (download)
        740-343 Modern Latin America  (download)


      New Course (including General Education in  Humanities)

        740-347 Revolutionary Movements in Latin America  (download)
         
  6. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
      7. New Course
        820-255 Introduction to Comparative Politics  (download)
         
  7. REPORTS FROM GENERAL EDUCATION FOR U.S. AND WORLD  CONTEXT AND WORLD OF THE ARTS

    8. The UCC accepted the General Education Committee's recommendation to continue the U.S. and World Context course but with a request to review it again next year (2000-2001) to determine the effect of the recent General Education changes.

    The UCC also accepted the General Education Committee's recommendation to continue World of the Arts.