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)

 

22

Before Change

 

22

After Change

 

 

Program Title: 

Political Science Minor (Education Emphasis)

 

 

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 Education Emphasis FROM:

 

MINOR - 22 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 10 ELECTIVE CREDITS FROM THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT EXCLUDING  820-105

 

TO:

 

MINOR - 22 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, 820-460, 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 10 ELECTIVE CREDITS FROM THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT EXCLUDING  820-105

 

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.

 

 

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

 

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 . (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).  

 

III.       Rationale

 

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.

 

 

IV.       Cost Implications                  

        

            None.