UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, December 05, 2017, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
I. Call to Order:
II. Announcements/Discussion
- Dr. Stephanie Foster, Associate Director for Undergraduate Education, and Dr. Shannon Nix Director of Institutional Research and Assessment will discuss assessment plans. Please refer to the following handout: SCHEV Assessment Policy – APPROVED July 2017
- Dr. Bethany Usher, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dr. Jeannie Brown Leonard from the Center of Academic Advising, Retention and Transitions will discuss academic themes
III. New Business
PROPOSAL FROM INTO MASON
Contact Person: Dr. Nicole J. Sealey, Academic Director, 3-3378, [email protected]
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE CENTER OF ACADEMIC ADVISING, RETENTION AND TRANSITIONS
Contact Person: Jacquelyn L. Nash, Associate Director for UNIV Courses and Programs
3-3223, [email protected]
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Contact Person: Ellen Rodgers, Associate Dean, Student and Academic Affairs
3-2034 [email protected]
ACTION ITEMS:
New Courses
- HEAL 250: Introduction to School Health
- Inactivated Courses
- HEAL 312: Health and Wellness Choices
New Programs
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Modified Courses
- HEAL 405: Teaching Methods in Health Education (K-12)
- KINE 350: Exercise Prescription and Programming
- PHED 273: Net and Target Games
- PHED 274: Dance and Educational Gymnastics
- PHED 275: Field and Invasion Games
- PHED 276: Health-Related Fitness Education
- PHED 320: Student Assessment in Health and Physical Education
- PHED 403: Elementary School Instruction in Physical Education
- PHED 404: Middle and High School Instruction in Physical Education
- TOUR 313: Event Technical Production
- TOUR 341: Film and Medical Tourism
- TOUR 343: Wine and Food Tourism
- TOUR 410: Tourism Economics
- TOUR 430: Destination Marketing and Management
- Inactivated Courses
- HEAL 402: Introduction to Driver Education Instruction
- HEAL 403: Driver Education Practice and Administration
- TOUR 416: Hospitality Sales
- Modified Programs
- BSEd Physical Education
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Contact Person: Cathy Tompkins, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies,
3-2838, [email protected]
ACTION ITEMS:
New Programs
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Modified Programs
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Contact Person: Vita Vock, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1060 [email protected]
ACTION ITEMS:
New Courses
- INTS 450: Social Innovation in Action
- SOCI 208: Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
- SOCI 215: Gender and Society
- WMST 412: Challenging Pride: Bias Within the LGBTQ Community
Modified Courses
- COMM 300: Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
- COMM 301: Relational Communication Theory
- COMM 302: Media Theory
- SOCI 320: Globalization and Social Change
Inactivated Courses
- CLAS 370: Greek and Roman Historians
- SOCI 300: Social Control and Freedom
- WMST 303: Psychology of Women
- WMST 427: Feminist Political Thought
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Modified Courses
- ANTH 365: Scientific Racism and Human Variation
- CHIN 201: Intermediate Chinese I
- CHIN 300: Reading Skills Development
- CHIN 301: Advanced Grammar and Syntax
- CHIN 305: Chinese for the Business World
- CHIN 318: Introduction to Classical Chinese
- CHIN 490: Internship in Chinese Studies
- COMM 140: Forensics Seminar I
- COMM 141: Forensics Seminar II
- COMM 142: Debate Seminar I
- COMM 143: Debate Seminar II
- COMM 340: Forensics Seminar III
- COMM 341: Forensics Seminar IV
- COMM 342: Debate Seminar III
- COMM 343: Debate Seminar IV
- ECON 494: Introduction to Independent Research in Economics
- FREN 201: Intermediate French I
- FREN 300: Study Tour in France
- FREN 309: Reading and Writing Skills Development
- FREN 310: Oral Proficiency in French
- FREN 357: Introduction to Translation
- GERM 201: Intermediate German I
- GERM 310: Conversation and Composition
- GERM 316: German for the Business World
- GERM 318: Translation of Texts
- GERM 340: Topics in German Literature and Film
- GERM 355: Readings in Poetry (Topic Varies)
- GERM 365: Topics in German History and Culture
- GERM 370: German Through the Arts
- GERM 375: Readings in Drama
- INTS 417: Human Trafficking and the International Community
- ITAL 201: Intermediate Italian I
- ITAL 330: Advanced Italian: Language and Culture I
- ITAL 340: Italian through Arts
- ITAL 360: Southern Italy
- JAPA 201: Intermediate Japanese I
- JAPA 330: Advanced Reading and Speaking I
- JAPA 350: Readings in Japanese Culture
- KORE 201: Intermediate Korean I
- KORE 305: Business Korean
- KORE 310: Classical Korean Literature
- KORE 321: Korean Proficiency through Visual Culture
- KORE 330: Advanced Korean Language and Culture
- RUSS 201: Intermediate Russian I
- RUSS 302: Russian Conversation and Composition
- RUSS 303: Russian Advanced Conversation
- RUSS 310: Readings in Russian Literature
- RUSS 311: Contemporary Russian Short Fiction
- RUSS 380: Advanced Russian I
- RUSS 381: Advanced Russian II
- SOCI 385: Religion and Society
- SOCI 412: Contemporary Sociological Theory
- SPAN 301: Grammar and Syntax
- SPAN 305: Spanish in Context I
- SPAN 309: Intensive Spanish in Context
- SPAN 324: Study Abroad in Spanish
- SPAN 326: Treasures of Spanish-Language Literature and Culture
- SPAN 335: Topics for Proficiency: The Americas
- SPAN 336: Topics for Proficiency: Spain
- SPAN 351: Oral Spanish
- WMST 100: Global Representations of Women
Inactivated Courses
- ARAB 210: Intermediate Arabic
- ARAB 250: Gateway to Advanced Arabic
- CHIN 210: Intermediate Chinese
- CHIN 250: Gateway to Advanced Chinese
- FREN 210: Intermediate French
- FREN 250: Gateway to Advanced French
- GERM 210: Intermediate German
- GERM 250: Gateway to Advanced German
- ITAL 210: Intermediate Italian
- ITAL 250: Gateway to Advanced Italian
- JAPA 210: Intermediate Japanese
- JAPA 250: Gateway to Advanced Japanese
- KORE 210: Intermediate Korean
- KORE 250: Gateway to Advanced Korean
- RUSS 210: Intermediate Russian
- RUSS 250: Gateway to Advanced Russian
- SPAN 210: Intermediate Spanish
- SPAN 250: Gateway to Advanced Spanish
- WMST 306: Topics in Communication and Gender
- WMST 312: Gender, Trauma, and Recovery
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Contact Person: Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 3-9787, [email protected]
ACTION ITEMS:
New Courses
- BIOL 357: Ecology Field Skills
- COS 300: Professional Preparation for STEM Disciplines
- EVPP 112: Ecosphere: Introduction to Environmental Science II-Lecture
- EVPP 113: Ecosphere: Introduction to Environmental Science II–Lab
- GEOL 325: Planetary Geology
Modified Courses
- CHEM 313: Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 314: Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 315: Organic Chemistry Lab I
- CHEM 318: Organic Chemistry Lab II
Modified Program (ACTION ITEM):
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Modified Courses
Inactivated Courses
New Programs
Modified Programs
- Minor in Geographic Information Systems
- BS Concentration in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
- BS Concentration in Chemistry Education
- BS Concentration in Analytical Chemistry
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Contact Person: Nicole Springer, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, 3-5232 [email protected]
ACTION ITEMS:
New Programs
Modified Programs
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Inactivated Courses
Modified Courses
Modified Programs
- EventTechnical Production Minor
- Graphic DesignMinor
- BFA Theater
- BM Music Technology
- Web Design Minor
Inactivated Programs
PROPOSAL FROM THE HONORS COLLEGE
Contact Person: Ms. Heather Anderson, Director of Academic Affairs and Advising, 3-1108, [email protected]
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Contact Person: Marcy Glover, Operations Manager, Academic Programs and Services, Office of the Provost. 3-8729 Email: [email protected]
ACTION ITEMS:
New Courses
- UNIV 106: Thriving at Mason
- UNIV 206: Exploring Identities
- UNIV 306: Preparing for a Career
- UNIV 406: Pursuing Workplace Success
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHAR SCHOOL OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT
Contact Person: Ann Ludwick, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1415, [email protected]
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Modified Courses
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Contact Person: Patrick Soleymani, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
3-5137, [email protected]
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHOOL FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION
Contact Person: Mara Schoeny, Associate Professor, Director, Undergraduate Program
3-9191 [email protected]
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE VOLGENAU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Contact Person: Pelin Kurtay, Associate Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
3-7606 [email protected]
ACTION ITEMS:
New Courses
Modified Courses
- STAT 455: Experimental Design
- STAT 460: Introduction to Biostatistics
- STAT 462: Applied Multivariate Statistics
- STAT 465: Nonparametric Statistics and Categorical Data Analysis
- STAT 472: Introduction to Statistical Learning
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Modified Courses
- CEIE 402: Highway Design and Construction
- CEIE 403: Experimental Methods in Civil Engineering
- CS 499: Special Topics in Computer Science
- ECE 410: Applications of Discrete-Time Signal Processing
- ECE 422: Digital Control Systems
- STAT 498: Independent Study in Statistics
- SWE 432: Web Application Development
IV. Adjournment