CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR

                                                                                                                       

 

Check Exactly One:

Change in:

 

Degree

 

Major

x

Submajor

Deletion of:

 

 

 

Major

 

Submajor

 

 

Total Number of Credits in Program:

(if "change in" is checked - even if credits remain the same)

 

21

Before Change

 

21

After Change

 

 

Program Title: 

Political Science Minor

 

 

Sponsor(s): 

Susan Johnson

Department(s):

Political Science

College(s):

Letters and Science

 

 

Other Programs Affected:

 

 

 

Effective Term:

Fall 2001

 

 

Submit the following:

 

I.                    Exact description of request

 

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

 

III.       Rationale

 

IV.       Cost implications

 

 

I.                    Exact description of request

 

Change the Political Science Minor  FROM:

 

MINOR - 21 CREDITS

1.      PSCI 820-141

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

         GROUP 1: PSCI 820-317, 820-318, 820-319, 820-344, 820-346, 820-357, 820-413, 820-414, 820-415, 820-419, 820-446

         GROUP 2: PSCI 820-316, 820-320, 820-330, 820-421, 820-430, 820-440, 820-489

         GROUP 3: PSCI 820-352, 820-380, 820-460, 820-461, 820-471

         GROUP 4: PSCI 820-350, 820-351, 820-377, 820-457

         GROUP 5: PSCI 820-411, 820-412, 820-420

3.             SELECT 9 ELECTIVE POLITICAL SCIENCE CREDITS EXCEPT 820-105

 

TO:

 

MINOR - 21 CREDITS

 1.        PSCI 820-141

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

            GROUP 1: PSCI  820-315, 820-317, 820-318, 820-319, 820-344, 820-346,      820-357, 820-413, 820-414, 820-415, 820-419, 820-446

            GROUP 2: PSCI 820-316, 820-320, 820-330, 820-421, 820-430, 820-440, 820-489

            GROUP 3: PSCI 820-352, 820-380, 820-460, 820-461, 820-471, 820-472

            GROUP 4: PSCI 820-350, 820-351, 820-377, 820-457, 820-463

            GROUP 5: PSCI 820-411, 820-412, 820-420

3.                   SELECT 9 ELECTIVE POLITICAL SCIENCE CREDITS EXCEPT 820-105

 

A.                 To Add 820-315/515 Women and American Politics as Group1 course and Remove 820-380 /580 Women and Politics as a Group 3 course.

B.                 To add 820-463/663 Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management in International Politics as a Group 4 course and 820-472 Government and Politics of China as a Group 3 course.

 

 

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

 

A.     The recategorization of the 820-315/515 Women and American Politics course as a Group I course will meet the Political Science Subject Matter Objectives 1 (All majors will have an understanding of the American Political system . . .) and 3b (All students will have a knowledge of the structure, operation, and process of the institutions of American Government and will have an understanding of the political process and the major actors in the process).   Further, this course meets Cognitive Development Objective 1 (All majors will have acquired the analytical skills needed for the analysis of political phenomena) and Skill Objective 1 (All majors will exhibit writing proficiency in the discipline).     

 

B.      The 820-472 Government and Politics Of China course will meet the Political Science Assessment Plan objectives in the following ways: (1) It will teach students about the comparative method as a research tool for understanding the politics in a non-democratic system (Subject Matter Objectives 2);  (2)  Students will learn about major theories of studying  Chinese government and politics (Subject Matter Objectives 3c); (3)  Students will become acquainted with the structure, process, and operation of a non-American political system (Subject Matter Objectives 3c); (4)  Students will be aware of the varied ways in which government and political systems are organized and operated (Subject Matter Objectives 3c); (5) Students will, through extensive class discussion, writing assignments, and application of the comparative method, develop analytical skills needed to understand political phenomena (Cognitive Development Objective 1).

 

         The 820-463 Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management in International Politics course will meet objectives 1, 3, 4 and 5 as listed above.

 

III.       Rationale

 

A.           The recategorization of 820-315 Women and American Politics, along with the development of a women and international affairs course, will provide students the opportunity to take classes that focus on women in both the domestic and international setting.

 

B.      In the Political Science major students must take credits in various subcategories.  This action is necessary to specify the categories under which the new courses 820-463 and 820-472 fall.

 

IV.       Cost Implications                  

        

            None.