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University Course Review Committee
Agenda
Minutes # 249
September 23, 2011
1:00 PM
Old Main Room 321
Present: Tammy Aagard, Bruce Cameron, Audrey Shalinsky, Aneesa McDonald,
Janet Timmerman, Pam Henderson, Courtney Carlson, Dan McCoy, Trent Allen,
Tristin Wallhead, Dave Whitman
Part I – Consent Agenda
 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
AGEC
4450/5450
NEGOTIATION, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines how to use negotiation
to resolve conflict. Describes conflict; outlines way to address conflict; examines
different negotiation strategies and the impact of cognitive bias, power, ethics,
and individual and cultural differences; and explores mediation practices.
Students complete negotiations, role-plays, and questionnaires.
Prerequisites: COJO 1010 and junior standing.
Requested Change of Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines how to
use negotiation to resolve conflict and get agreement. Describes conflict; outlines
ways to address conflict; examines different negotiation strategies and the impact
of cognitive bias, power, ethics, and individual and cultural differences; and
explores mediation practices. Students complete negotiations, role-plays, and
questionnaires.
Prerequisite: Completion of USP O requirement; junior standing.
Action Taken: Approved.
University Course Review Committee
Meeting #249
REWM
4330
September 23, 2011
RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Inventory and analysis of
rangeland resources; vegetation; as well as concepts and techniques for
utilization, condition, trend and suitability determination.
Prerequisites: REWM 2000 and STAT 2050 or 2070.
Requested Change of Course Description and Prerequisites: Assessment,
monitoring, and analysis of rangeland ecosystems. Students integrate sampling
design, measurements of vegetation attributes, ecological site information, and
statistical estimation to evaluate rangeland resources. Students collect, analyze,
and report data using current technology.
Prerequisites: STAT 2050 or 2070 (can be concurrent with either); REWM 2000;
REWM 2500.
Action Taken: Approved.
 College of Arts and Sciences
AAST/RELI
2450
TRADITIONAL AFRICAN RELIGION [CH, G], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Surveys traditional religions of
Africa, both ancient and contemporary.
Prerequisite: AAST 1000.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: none.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST
3000
AAST
3010
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Surveys African American music
from its origins in Africa to current, popular jazz, rock, soul and rap forms.
Prerequisite: AAST 1000.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000level course.
Action Taken: Approved.
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN AESTHETIC, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines inter-relationship of
the creative process with cultural and philosophical motifs, as well as the spiritual
and the artistic amongst African people on the continent and Diaspora.
Prerequisite: AAST 1000.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000level course.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
September 23, 2011
AAST/HIST
3120
AFRICA SINCE 1800, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Survey of African history from
the onset of the 19th century to the present day. Designed to provide an
introduction to the main historical themes of the African past and an
understanding of some of the main issues confronting Africa today.
Prerequisite: 3 hours in history.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000level course, or AAST/HIST 2360.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST
3130
AAST
3670
GLOBAL IMPACT OF AFRICAN CULTURES [CS, G], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines concepts of culture
and value systems as applied to Africa and African-derived cultures and the
impact on civilizations around the globe. Using the lens of the Diaspora, this
course examines aspects of African culture on the African continent along with
the traditions, experiences, socialization, and histories that continue for dispersed
peoples of African descent.
Prerequisite: any AAST course or junior or senior standing.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000level course.
Action Taken: Approved.
AFRICAN DIASPORA [CS, G], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines the process through
which aspects of African culture have endured in Diaspora. Analyzes the social
relations between Diaspora Africans and non-African populations in North and
South America, the Caribbean, Britain, Asia and the Mediterranean. Discusses
cultural hybridization ("creolization") as a product of culture contact.
Prerequisites: AMST 2110, ANTH 1200, ENGL 2190, SOC 1000, SOC 2140,
any AAST course, or junior/senior standing.
Requested Change of Course Description, Prerequisites and Cross List:
Examines the process through which aspects of African culture have endured in
the Diaspora. Analyzes the social relations between Diaspora Africans and nonAfrican populations in North and South America, the Carribean, Britain, Asia,
and the Mediterranean.
Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000 level course, or AAST/HIST 2360.
Cross list with HIST 3670.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
September 23, 2011
AAST/RELI
4100
AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGIOUS CULTURE [WC, D], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: This mid-level writing-intensive
seminar is a comparative study of African American religious celebration,
primarily in the context of Afro-Christianity, but touching on Islam, Candomble,
"Voodoo," Santeria, and Rastafarianism.
Prerequisite: 3 hours in African American studies or history.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: WB and one of the following:
AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000-level course or RELI 1000.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST/COJO
4160/5160
AFRICAN AMERICAN RHETORIC [CH], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: African American discourse and
its relationship to equality and participation. Using the struggle of African
Americans as an instructive exemplar, it will come to terms with the philosophical
concepts, political issues, moral complexities, and discursive characteristics of
African American Rhetoric.
Prerequisites: AAST 1000 and AAST 3010, or COJO 1040 and COJO 4061.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit hours in any level COJO
course.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST/COJO
4190/5190
DIMENSIONS OF RACISM, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Explores the effects of racism on
African people in America using an African centered framework. We will look at
the ways racism intersects with sexism, classism, and heterosexism/homophobia
within the African community both in America and throughout the Diaspora.
Prerequisites: AAST 1000, 6 credits of AAST or COJO 1000 or COJO 1040.
Prerequisite (5190): graduate standing.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000
level course, junior/senior standing, or nine credits in any level course in COJO.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
September 23, 2011
AAST/COJO
4231
MINORITY MEDIA OWNERSHIP [CS, D], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines ethnic-owned media
organizations in the United States. Addresses African American, Latino, Asian,
Native American as well as Arab American owned media. Examines the markets
and audiences that ethnic owned media serve and the implications of regulatory,
economical, and technological changes in the media industry.
Prerequisite: 9 hours in AAST or COJO courses.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000
level course, junior/senior standing, or nine credits in any level COJO course.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST/WMST
4233/5233
RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER IN THE MEDIA [D], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines the role mass media
plays in the Black community using an African centered framework. Through a
historical, sociological, and cultural analysis, students will develop a critical
understanding of the way the mass media embraces white supremacy and uses
stereotypes and prejudice to influence society's views about Black people.
Prerequisite: any AAST course or junior/senior standing.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000level course, or three hours of any level of WMST courses, and junior/senior
standing.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST/AMST
4250/5250
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE [D], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines the florescence of
African American creativity, centered in Harlem, New York, between the end of
World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. This movement had a
tremendous impact on African American culture in and outside of the U.S.,
including Africa and the Caribbean.
Prerequisites: CH and WB.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: AAST 1000, AMST 2010, AMST
2110 or any AAST 2000-level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit
hours in any level AMST course.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
September 23, 2011
AAST/POLS
4400
BLACK POLITICS, 1867 TO THE PRESENT, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: African American participation
in partisan electoral politics in the United States from Reconstruction to the
current presidential election.
Prerequisites: 3 hours 3000-level courses in African American studies or political
science and WA.
Requested Change of Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000-level
course, or POLS 1000 and junior or senior standing.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST/ENGL
4455/5455
LITERATURE OF ENSLAVEMENT [D], 3-4 (Max. 4) hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Students engage in an in-depth
study of the literary voices that emerged from the history of enslavement in the
Americas from colonial times through the end of Reconstruction in 1877.
Prerequisites: 6 credits of 2000-level literature courses, or 6 credits of AAST, or
AAST/ENGL 2350.
Requested Change of Prerequisites: AAST 1000 or any AAST 2000 level
course, and Junior or Senior Standing, OR six credit hours of literature courses in
ENGL.
Action Taken: Approved.
AAST/CHST/WMST
4675
U.S. WOMEN OF COLOR [D], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines in comparative
perspective the social conditions that shape the experiences of Chicanas/Latinas in
the U.S. Students gain an understanding of how the intersection of race, class,
gender, and sexuality shape the lived experiences of U.S. women of color through
ideological, economic, and political forces.
Prerequisite: junior standing or 6 hours of CHST or AAST or WMST
coursework.
Requested Change of Prerequisites: junior standing and/or a combination of 3-6
hours of any level of CHST, WMST, or AAST coursework.
Action Taken: Approved.
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University Course Review Committee
Meeting #249
AIST
4020
ANTH
4315/5315
CRMJ
2210
September 23, 2011
INTERNSHIP, 1-4 (Max. 4) hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Reflective work in American
Indian studies in a practical setting. With written agreement among student,
director, and sites, students work on or off campus in settings addressing such
areas as politics, economics, education, law, or human services affecting
American Indians. Consultations, readings, and writings, as well as other work as
agreed in contract.
Prerequisite: 9 hours in AIST courses.
Requested Change of Course Description and Credit Hours: Requires active
participation and service to an Indigenous community or organization in US or
elsewhere. A written agreement among the student, the AIST director or AIST
faculty mentor, and an on-site supervisor is required. AIST Majors must take at
least four credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-12 (Max. 12).
Action Taken: Approved.
HUMAN BEHAVIOR ECOLOGY, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Critically examines the
evolutionary paradigm in anthropology, from the 19th century to current
manifestations of neoevolutionism, with emphasis on behavioral ecology as it is
applied to hunting and gathering societies. Dual listed with ANTH 5315.
Prerequisites: ANTH 1100, 1200, and 1300.
Requested Change of Course Description: Examines the models and techniques
of human behavioral ecology applied to hunter-gatherer societies; covers
foraging, demography, life history, division of labor, sharing, and social
inequality.
Action Taken: Approved.
CRIMINAL LAW, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Introduces the fundamental
principles of substantive criminal law: the history and philosophy of modern
criminal law, the basic dimension of criminality, the elements of major crimes,
criminal defenses and the nature of criminal sanctions.
Prerequisite: CRMJ 1001 or sophomore standing.
Requested Change of Prerequisites: CRMJ 1001 and completion of a USP V
course.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
CRMJ
3490
CRMJ
3680
September 23, 2011
POLICING, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Modern American police
agencies strike a difficult balance between the rule of law and the protection of
the rights of the citizenry. As such, policing is an ever-evolving social
phenomenon. Explores the complex relationship between police agencies and the
people that they serve.
Prerequisites: CRMJ 1001.
Requested Change of Course Description and Prerequisites:
Modern American police agencies strike a difficult balance between the rule of
law and the protection of the rights of the citizenry. As such, police work is a
difficult and sometimes misunderstood profession. Examines the development,
organization, policies, and performance of the police in the United States.
Prerequisites: CRMJ 1001, CRMJ/SOC 2400, CRMJ 2210, and junior standing.
Action Taken: Approved.
RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE [WC, L], 4 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Introduces students to
fundamental issues associated with application of scientific methods to criminal
justice problems. Students will develop research designs involving ethnographic,
archival, historical, and quantitative methods then conduct individual research
projects. Special attention is given to CJ data sources and techniques for
analyzing data using computer spreadsheets.
Prerequisites: STAT 2050, 2070, or equivalent; enrollment limited to criminal
justice majors.
Requested Change of Course Number, Description, Prerequisites, and Credit
Hours: CRMJ 2685.
Introduces students to fundamental issues associated with the application of
scientific methods to criminal justice problems. Students examine research
designs involving ethnographic, archival, historical, and quantitative methods and
how they relate to criminal justice issues. Prerequisite: enrollment limited to
criminal justice majors.
Credit Hours: 3.
Action Taken: Approved.
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University Course Review Committee
Meeting #249
ENGL
4450
MUSC
September 23, 2011
AFRICAN AMERICAN NOVEL [D], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Considers aesthetic dimension
and cultural matrix of novels written by Black Americans.
Prerequisite: 6 hours of 2000-level literature courses.
Requested Cross list and Change of Prerequisites: Cross list with AAST 4450.
Prerequisites: AAST 1000, any AAST 2000 level course, junior/senior standing,
six hours of 2000-level literature courses in ENGL.
Action Taken: Approved.
4080. BARITONE HORN IV
4090. BASSOON IV
4100. CELLO IV
4110. CLARINET IV
4120. DOUBLE BASS IV
4130. FLUTE IV
4140. FRENCH HORN IV
4150. GUITAR I
4160. HARP IV
4170. OBOE IV
4180. ORGAN IV
4190. PERCUSSION IV
4200. PIANO IV
4210. SAXOPHONE IV
4220. TROMBONE IV
4230. TRUMPET IV
4240. TUBA IV
4250. VIOLIN IV
4260. VIOLA IV
4270. VOICE IV
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Individual Lessons. All students
are required to take a jury examination at the end of the semester to determine, in
part, the final grade. (See current fee schedule for listing of fees in individual
lessons.)
Prerequisites: 4 semester hours of MUSC 3080 through MUSC 3270 on the same
instrument.
Requested Change of Prerequisites: 4 semester hours of MUSC 3080 through
MUSC 3270 on the same instrument and satisfactory completion of MUSC 3255.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
MUSC
4255
MUSC
4265
MUSC
4300
September 23, 2011
BECOMING A REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER: PRACTICUM, 2 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Part of Phase IIIa of the music
teacher education program. Practicum experience is integral to MUSC 4265 and
must be taken concurrently.
Prerequisites: 2.75 cumulative GPA, successful completion of all music and
professional education courses and concurrent enrollment in MUSC 4260.
Requested Change of Course Title and Description: Elementary and Secondary
Methods: Practicum. Part of Phase IIIa of the music teacher education program.
Practicum experience is integral to MUSC 4265 and must be taken concurrently.
Action Taken: Approved.
BECOMING A REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER: SPECIFIC PEDAGOGY
IN MUSIC [WC, D], 8 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Comprised of content and
pedagogy in Music. Must be taken in the same semester as the 2 semester hour
course, MUSC 4250.
Prerequisites: 2.75 minimum cumulative GPA, 2.75 GPA in major, successful
completion of all music and professional education courses and concurrent
enrollment in MUSC 4250.
Requested Change of Course Title and Description: Elementary and Secondary
Music Teaching Methods.
Comprised of content and pedagogy in Music. Must be taken in the same semester
as the 2 semester hour course, MUSC 4255.
Action Taken: Approved.
INSTRUMENTATION AND ARRANGING, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Explores instruments of the
orchestra and band, as well as arranging for various instrumental and choral
combinations. For graduate credit, students must present extra paper or project
determined by instructor.
Prerequisites: MUSC 2030 and 2035.
Requested Change of Prerequisites: MUSC 2030, 2035, 2395.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
September 23, 2011
STAT/BOT/ECOL
5380
BAYESIAN DATA ANALYSIS, 4 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Bayesian statistical methods for
analyzing data, with emphasis on ecological and biological data. Includes Bayes
rule, basic Bayesian formulation (priors, posteriors, likelihoods), single-and
multiple-parameter models, hierarchical models, generalized linear models,
multivariate models, mixture models, models for missing data, merging statistical
and process models, and introduction to computation models.
Prerequisites: at least 2 semesters of calculus and one semester of statistics.
Requested Change of Course Description, Prerequisites, Credit Hours, and
Removal of Cross List:
Bayesian statistical methods for analyzing various kinds of data. Topics include
basic Bayesian ideas and model formulation (priors, posteriors, likelihoods),
single- and multiple-parameter models, hierarchical models, generalized linear
models, multivariate models, survival models and an introduction to computation
methods. Prerequisites: at least 2 semesters of calculus and one semester of
statistics at or beyond the 4000 level.
Credit Hours: 3. Remove cross list and discontinue BOT/ECOL 5380.
Action Taken: Approved.
WMST
4580/5580
WOMEN AND THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Women's contributions to
development of third world countries and effects of development projects on
women, their work and their families are examined in this course. Cross listed
with SOC 4580. Dual listed with WMST 5580.
Prerequisite: WMST 1080 or 3500.
Requested Change of Course Title, Description, Prerequisites, and Cross List:
Gender, Global Change, and Development.
Examines the global intersections of gender and public policy through its analysis
of five central themes: [1] international development discourse in practice; [2]
feminized labor and migration; [3] women's unequal access to resources
(including land ownership and education); [4] agricultural production and
sustainability; [5] health, reproduction and mothering. Prerequisite: 3-6 hours of
WMST or INST courses. Cross list with INST 4580/5580.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
WMST
4965
WMST
4970
September 23, 2011
SENIOR PAPER, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: The student, in consultation with
the Director of Women's Studies and a faculty supervisor, will identify a topic of
research interest and produce a research paper of 30-40 pages in length. The paper
should show evidence of original thought, familiarity with published work, and
solid research skills. Prerequisite: WMST 4700.
Requested Change of Course Title, Description, and Prerequisites:
Senior Honors Project.
The student consults with the director/faculty supervisor to identify a topic and (a)
produces a 30-40 page research paper or (b) a shorter 15-20 page paper plus a
creative or service learning component, showing originality, firm knowledge of
the discipline(s), and solid research skills, with a thesis defense as culmination.
Prerequisites: WMST 4700, or concurrent enrollment with instructor consent, and
a 3.5 gpa.
Action Taken: Approved.
INTERNSHIP, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Students gain practical
experience in the application of principles learned in women's studies courses.
Students work with the director of women's studies internships and select a site;
will intern approximately ten hours per week in the host organization; and will
complete written assignments which reflect the student's work.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Prerequisites: 12 semester hours of women's studies course work, including
WMST 1080 and 3500 or 3710 and consent of instructor.
Requested Change of Course Prerequisites: 12 semester hours of WMST
coursework, 3.3 gpa and consent of instructor.
Action Taken: Approved.
 College Health Sciences
DHYG
3600
ETHICS AND LAW IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Core principles in ethics and
values as they relate to the professional code of conduct and state jurisprudence.
Students explore contemporary issues within a diverse society in understanding
and applying a personal value system to issues in the dental hygiene profession.
Prerequisite: successfully complete all first-year dental hygiene courses.
Requested Change of Course Credit Hours: 2 hrs.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
September 23, 2011
 Other
ERS
4990
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENERGY RESOURCE SCIENCE, 2-4 (Max. 6) hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Special topics in energy
resources sciences of interest to advanced students. The specific subject matter
varies each semester and will address a specialized topic of interest inside and
outside the ERS major.
Prerequisites: QA and one of the following: SB, SP or SE course.
Requested Change of Course Title, Description, and Credit Hours: Topics in
Energy Resource Development and Management. Special topics in contemporary
energy development and management will be offered in response to changing
industry and academic demands. The specific subject matter is based on faculty
requirements and workforce innovation.
Credit Hours: 1-6 (Max. 6).
Action Taken: Approved.
Part II – Consent Agenda
Courses for Discontinue
 College of Arts and Sciences
CRMJ
4720
CRMJ
4810
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CIVIL LIABILITY, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Exposes students to civil liability
generally and to the federal laws specifically; makes student aware of the liability
risks of criminal justice personnel; and indicates proactive steps that can be taken
to minimize the liability risks to criminal justice practitioners and agencies.
Prerequisite: 9 hours of criminal justice courses.
Action Taken: Approved.
HISTORY OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Explores how the concept of
organized crime has changed over time, with special emphasis on the 20th
century. Special emphasis is given to questions of ethnicity, crime fighting, and
the media. Draws on readings, film analysis, and class discussions.
Prerequisite: HIST 1221.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
SOC
3800
September 23, 2011
CHICANAS/OS IN CONTEMPORARY SCHOOLS [CS, D], 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Focuses on three major
movements within the Chicana/o community; labor, nationalism, and feminism.
Students will assess these three movements to determine what role they have
played in transforming the social conditions and political identity of the Chicana/o
and Latina/o population in the US.
Prerequisites: CHST 1100 or SOC 1000 or WMST 1080 or instructor permission.
Note: CHST and WMST will retain their sections of this course.
Action Taken: Approved.
THEA
3025
TEACHING CREATIVE MOVEMENT [CA], 1 hr.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: A studio-based pedagogy course
that looks at teaching and performing creative movement concepts and skills, and
fundamentals of rhythm. Emphasizes content understanding, movement
performance, and preparation of lessons.
Prerequisites: 2.5 GPA, and THEA 3440, or KIN 1000 and 1025.
Action Taken: Approved.
Part III – Regular Agenda
Courses for Addition
 College of Arts and Sciences
AIST
4975
INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-4 (Max. 8) hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Directed, independent study in
American Indian issues with American Indian Studies affiliated faculty. Students
must initiate a project with an appropriate faculty member and have it approved
by the program director. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and 6 hours of AIST.
Justification: AIST has no undergraduate level Independent Studies courses; AIST
5000 is the only Independent Studies course the program offers. Yet, the majority
of students who wish to do an independent study with AIST faculty are
undergraduates. AIST needs an undergraduate independent study to keep up with
the undergraduate demand for such a course and to make sure undergraduates don't
unduly earn graduate credit.
Action Taken: Approved with amendment to prerequisite.
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Meeting #249
GEOG
4455/5455
GEOG
4502/5502
GEOG
4570/5570
September 23, 2011
REMOTE SENSING OF RIVERS, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Explores the application of
remote sensing data and techniques to the study of river systems and introduces
the physical principles that enable various channel attributes to be inferred from
different types of image data. A series of computer-based exercises illustrate
methods for characterizing river form and behavior via remote sensing.
Prerequisites: junior standing and one prior course in remote sensing.
Justification: Remote sensing of rivers has emerged as a rapidly evolving
subdiscipline in the river sciences, and the ability to efficiently characterize channel
morphology and aquatic habitat at high-resolution and over larger, watershed
extents could facilitate both basic research in fluvial geomorphology and stream
ecology and various applications in resource management. The instructor is a
recognized expert in this field and is well qualified to offer a unique course that will
appeal to undergraduate and gradaute students from a number of departments
across campus.
Action Taken: Approved.
IMAGES OF WYOMING AND THE WEST, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: The West is nothing more than
a barren, desolate landscape to some while to others it offers great spiritual and
cultural significance. Examines how individuals and groups perceive Wyoming
and the West, how such perceptions have been constructed over time, and how
these differing views create images of the region both real and imagined.
Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 and junior standing.
Justification: new personnel.
Action Taken: Approved.
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Cultural Geography is an
overview in qualitative cultural landscape studies. The course emphasizes what a
cultural landscape is, how it can be examined, and what can be learned from such
landscapes. Students are exposed to readings in cultural geography from a wide
array of viewpoints with an emphasis placed on classic works. Dual listed with
GEOG 5570. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 and junior standing.
Justification: new personnel.
Action Taken: Approved.
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Meeting #249
GEOG
4572/5572
GEOG
4574/5574
GEOG
4576/5576
September 23, 2011
EXPERIENCE OF PLACE, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Examines how individuals and
groups perceive specific geographic locations, how such perceptions are
constructed, and how these differing views and feelings play out in our everyday.
Dual listed with GEOG 5572. Prerequisites: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 and
junior standing.
Justification: new personnel.
Action Taken: Approved with amendment to prerequisite.
CONTESTED LANDSCAPES, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Explores the representation of
place and how various groups often have differing views of how a place should be
represented and/or thought of. Various local representations of contested land use,
group place identity, and personal place identity are discussed. Dual listed with
GEOG 5574. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 and junior standing.
Justification: new personnel.
Action Taken: Approved.
HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: A cultural landscape expresses
much of who we are. Students examine how one can learn from the past as well as
more accurately assess our present culture by examining the layers of culture
offered on the landscape. Dual listed with GEOG 5576. Prerequisite: GEOG
1000 or GEOG 1020 and junior standing.
Justification: new personnel.
Action Taken: Approved.
ZOO
5405
WINTER ECOLOGY OF THE YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, 2 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Winter Ecology emphasizes the
effects of winter abiotic conditions on organisms and organismal adaptations.
Energy flux, snowpack physics, organismal adaptations, avalanche awareness,
and the influence of winter on wildlife management are emphasized through
lectures and field laboratories. Students will develop an independent research
project and present their results. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Justification: This course is offered by cooperative agreement by Teton Science
Schools in cooperation with the Science and Mathematics Teaching Center under a
Zoology course prefix.
Action Taken: Approved.
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University Course Review Committee
Meeting #249
September 23, 2011
 Other
ENR
3800
INTRODUCTION TO OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP, 2 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Designed to increase
knowledge and competencies related to leading others in the outdoors. Significant
focus is on self-awareness, judgment, and decision-making. The specific skills
and theories students learn throughout provide a foundation for other leadership
endeavors.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Justification: This course has been under special topics for two years. This change
reflects integration into ENR. In addition, this course will satisfy many National
Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) credits for students relying on the articulation
agreement for direct credit for NOLS courses. Students enrolled in this course oncampus are part of a year-long leadership development program offered through the
Outdoor Program.
Tabled for clarification on prerequisite or changing number to a 2000 level.
Part IV
Tabled Courses
None.
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