Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Academic Council: November 16, 2010 Agenda

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 16, 2010, from 10:30-11:45 in the Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 305 (THC 305). Please review the agenda below and the cited materials in advance of the meeting.

Approval of minutes from the November 2, 2010 meeting.

General Informational Items

Academic Council must approve any Fall 2011 catalog changes (including new courses, course number/title changes, or major/minor/concentration changes) no later than the February 15, 2011 meeting (and A&S Faculty at the February 21, 2011 meeting).
Consent Agenda

We will use the Consent Agenda to deal with routine business that requires Academic Council action and would not be expected to generate discussion. Any item can be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Discussion Agenda.

History

Please see amended minutes from the November 2, 2010 Academic Council meeting for course number revisions.

Modern Literatures & Cultures
New Honor Programs

French Honors program (approved by the Honors Committee, Emma Goldman, chair, 2010-11)

Italian Honors program (approved by the Honors Committee, Geoff Goddu, chair, 2009-10)

Modern Literatures & Cultures
New Course Proposals


ITAL 491 Honor Thesis 1
0.5 unit
Prerequisites (if any): None

ITAL 492 Honor Thesis 2
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any): None

Modern Literatures & Cultures
Revised Course Credit


ARAB 495 Independent Study
0.5-1 unit (current description stipulates full unit credit; for flexibility, we need to establish the possibility of a half-unit independent study option)
Prerequisites (if any): Permission of instructor

Modern Literatures & Cultures
Revised Course Title


GERM 472 Culture Wars & Identity Debates in German Society from Empire to EU (replaces previous title: Multiculturalism, Identity and Authorship in the German Context)
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any): One 300-level German course

Proposed Change to Religion Major and Minor
(see catalog changes)

The religion department proposes to eliminate RELG 401 as a requirement for the religion major. The religion major would be composed of nine courses. RELG 400 would be the capstone experience, with the expectation that students will take the course in their junior year and only enroll in it as seniors with permission from the department.

We also propose to amend the religion minor to include RELG 400 instead of one of the 300-level electives.

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies/Law
Justification of Course Credit for Cross-listed Courses

WGSS 379/LAW Special Topic: Feminist Legal Theory Seminar
1 unit

WGSS 379/LAW Special Topic: Muslim Family Law
1 unit

Discussion Agenda
  • Ayers Saint Gross (ASG) - Ms. Luanne Greene and Ms. Bynum Walter (Master Plan Interview Questions) http://www.asg-architects.com
  • Status of FY12 capacity audit
  • Preliminary overview of FY12 budget proposals
  • Other business


Documents


Next Meeting
We will meet on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. in Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 305 (THC 305).

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