Graduate Council Meeting Minutes
December 9, 2009
GBB 202, 12:10-1:00 p.m.
Members Present: C. Anderson, R. Bolton, D. Erickson, L. Frey, J. Hirstein J. Hunt, E.
Hurd, M. McGuirl, N. Moisey, G. Quintero, C. VonReichert, C. Winkler
Members Absent/Excused J. Halfpap
Ex-officio members Present: P. Brown, S. Ross
The meeting was called to order at 12:10 p.m.
The 12/2/09 minutes were approved.
Communications

The Co-convening is close to being finalized. The draft will be distributed to
members in January to facilitate discussion early spring semester.

The first meeting spring semester will be February 3rd.

Four applications were received for admissions into the Individualized
Interdisciplinary PhD (IIP) program. One application was not complete. The IIP
Admissions Committee recommends that the others not be admitted.
Associate Provost Brown suggests a joint meeting with the IIP Oversight
Committee, IIP Admissions Committee, and the Graduate School to discuss the
role of the committees and establish better application guidelines for students.
Many of the issues could be addressed if the students have a better understanding
of what is expected. The meeting should take place early in the spring in order to
provide guidance to the students that will be applying in April.
Business Items
Curriculum Follow-up
Professional Schools
 The items appended below were approved.
Humanities
 Although a revised syllabus was received for MAR 456 UG, the graduate
increment was not adequately defined.
Science
 The subcommittee is following-up on the proposed Bioethics Certificate courses
graduate increment and other issues.
Program Review
 The Science Subcommittee Reviewed the program review information for
Computer Science. The document appended below was approved. It will be sent
to the department chair and Associate Provost Walker-Andrews.

The review of Social Work is underway by the Social Science Subcommittee.
The role of the Graduate Council in the program review process was briefly
discussed. It is an opportunity for an internal review. Feedback could identify
strengths, weaknesses and priorities. The Council’s comments can influence the
follow-up that takes place between the program and academic affairs.
IIP Oversight report – inactive students
 Several students in the IGERT were admitted into the IIP by Dean Strobel and
were not reviewed by the IIP Admissions Committee. The Oversight Committee
was confused because they did not have background information on these
students.
Revised Program Modification / Level I Form
 The language on the form appended below was revised and approved. It should
trigger programs to think about other programs that might be affected by the
change. The Council suggested that the language be added to the course form as
well.
Bertha Morton scoring/ranking language
 The draft language will be reviewed by the Council in the spring. It simply
clarifies the procedure for a more consistent process.
It is expected that the scholarship funds will be at a similar level to last year.
The meeting was adjourned at 1.05 p.m.
Professional Schools Consent Agenda
Accounting and Finance
ACTG 643
Fraud & Forensic Accounting
Journalism
JOUR 400
UG
JOUR 417
UG
Online News
Advanced Photojournalism and
Multimedia Storytelling
Change title from Fraud Examination,
change credits to variable 2-3, change
description
change credits from 1-2 to 3, expand
focus
Change title from Multimedia Projects,
change description /prerequisite
JOUR 418
UG
JOUR 429
UG
JOUR 450
UG
JOUR 481
UG
JOUR 489
UG
Radio- TV
RTV 401 UG
Freelance Photography
Documentary Photojournalism
Change title from Digital Studio and
Location Lighting, change description
change description
International Journalism
New course
Ethics and Trends in News
Media
Opinion Writing
Change title from Senior Seminar and
drop "G" component
Change description, expand scope
Broadcast Programming
Delete
RTV 403 UG
Sports and Media
Delete
RTV 420 UG
Advanced Audio
RTV 440 UG
Advanced Video Storytelling
RTV 450 UG
RTV 481 UG
Advanced Video Photography
and Directing
Student Documentary Unit
RTV 482 UG
Documentary- Production
Change title from Radio Deliberation
Project, change description
Change title from Television News
Magazine Production, change description
Change title from Broadcast NewsroomProduction, change description
Change title from Documentary-Editorial,
Change description
Delete
RTV 485 UG
Griz TV
RTV 494 UG
Senior Seminar
Change title from Advanced Television
News Producing, change description
Delete
December 9, 2009
Graduate Council Program Review
Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at The University of Montana offers one graduate
program: the M.S. in Computer Science. The department has eight tenure-track faculty
lines, all hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a master’s in CS with a Ph.D. in a related
field. The Faculty Standard by the accrediting agency calls for the “necessary technical
breadth and depth to support a modern computer science program.” This program was
judged to meet that standard on the basis of faculty background and scholarly activity in
the field. The number of graduate students, 24 in 2008, has been approximately the same
for 25 years. Roughly two out of every three admitted students complete the program;
the average is eight graduates per year over the past five years.
Program goals for the graduate program address factors necessary for success in the field:
a mixture of theoretical and practical courses is required. Admission standards are high;
the department enforces rigorous prerequisites in mathematics and computer
programming to guarantee that all students have a sufficient background to approach
significant problems in the field. Graduates of the program are required to complete a
substantial programming project that includes a paper and a formal defense before the
department’s Graduate Committee.
The University of Montana has eight large open-access computer laboratories on campus.
Three of these are dedicated to the Computer Science Department. Programming,
visualization, and simulation software are kept current to meet the instructional and
research needs of the program. Facilities were judged adequate in the accreditation
report: “The program meets the intent of the Laboratory and Computer Facilities
Category by satisfying all associated standards with no concerns.”
Faculty members in the Department of Computer Science participate in external funding
that promotes interdisciplinary cooperation with several other departments (particularly
through the EPSCoR and IGERT grants). Partnerships in teaching and research have
been developed with faculty in mathematics, biology, and biomedical sciences. This
department meets its high potential to work with other units, providing valuable
interdisciplinary opportunities for graduate students in many science departments.
Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Department/program
Summary
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
(Use additional sheet if
needed)
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
Other
Please
describe
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
it to appear in the catalog. 
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.