Graduate Council Meeting Minutes
October 14, 2009
GBB 202, 12:10-1:00 p.m.
Members Present: C. Anderson, R. Bolton, L. Frey, J. Hunt, N. Moisey, G. Quintero,
C. VonReichert, C. Winkler
Members Absent/Excused D. Erickson J. Hirstein, E. Hurd, M. McGuirl, Associate
Provost Brown
Ex-officio members Present: S. Ross
The meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m.
The 9/30/09 minutes were amended and approved.
Communication

Endorsement of the Academic Strategic Plan was postponed at the Faculty Senate
meeting last week. There has been much criticism of the document. ASCRC has
formed a workgroup to make recommendations and suggests that the Council do
the same especially with regard to the second initiative – Cultivate Learning and
Discovery at the Graduate Level. Council members will review the draft for
discussion next week.

A department has asked about the process regarding transitioning graduate
courses to common course number (CCN) rubrics. According to the Registrar
graduate courses will be automatically transitioned to the CCN rubrics when
departments complete the conversion process. These changes will not need to be
reviewed by the Council unless course numbers and titles change.
Business Items:

The Social Science subcommittees consent agenda was approved (below).
Several courses are pending follow-up.

The Humanities subcommittee consent agenda was approved (below). Follow-up
is pending on ART 502 and 599 and Media Arts 456. ART 436 UG was
withdrawn.
The subcommittee rejected the proposal for HC 496 UG, Independent Study for
the following reasons: 1) HC does not have a graduate faculty, 2) departments
with graduate programs and faculty should get the credit for graduate courses, 3)
graduate credit isn’t given to undergraduates: even graduate students on
provisional non-degree status must be admitted to the graduate school and that
requires an undergraduate degree. The Council approved the rejection.
The subcommittee also recommended that the UG status be removed from HC
495 UG. The Council agreed that the Dean of the Honors College should be
informed of the rejection of HC 496 UG and the recommendation to remove the
UG status from HC 495 UG and given the opportunity to discuss the issue with
the Council. Chair Bolton will communicate to the Honors College Dean.
The subcommittee also rejected the proposed Graduate Certificate in Women’s
and Gender Studies for the reasons listed below. Members were instructed to
review the proposal for discussion next week.
1) The WGS undergraduate program is small and only offers an undergraduate
minor
2) One of the two proposed core courses, HSTR 570 Seminar in U.S. Women’s
History, cannot be offered every year because of constraints on History’s other
offerings if the course were offered more often
3) There was no rationale provided for the grouping of diverse disciplines
4) One co-director who would be involved in admission to the program is an
adjunct.
5) There was no mention as to how the certificate might be useful
6) There has been no consultation with other departments (at least not English,
History or MCLL, all of which have faculty listed on the proposal as teaching
courses that would be options for the certificate program).
7) Students, with approval of their home departments, would be allowed to apply
credits both to their degree and the graduate certificate.
8) It risks delaying graduation because few programs have room for 12 credits of
electives
9) numbers are bound to be low because of 8, and it would be a target for
elimination in a few years
10) No rationale was provided for the need for such a program
The meeting was adjourned at 1.02 p.m.
Social Science Consent Agenda
Anthropology
ANTH 463 UG
ANTH 553
Historic Preservation
Seminar in Evolutionary
Archaeology
Environmental Studies
EVST 430 UG
Culture and Agriculture
New course
New course
Change credits from 2 to 3,
change to UG, change
description
Geography
GPHY 535
GPHY 597
Social Work
SW 545
SW 553
SW 588
SW 589
SW 593
Seminar in Water Resources
Professional Paper
New course
New course
Practice of Organizational
Leadership
Social Work Practice in the Field of
Addictions
Concentration Practicum I
Concentration Practicum II
Professional Portfolio
Reduce credits from 4 to 3
New course
Increase credits from 2 to 3
Increase credits from 2 to 3
Change repeatability
Humanities Consent Agenda
ART
ART 340 UG
Painting II: Contemporary Themes
ART 351 UG
Painting II: Special Topics
ART 501
Graduate Critique Seminar
ART 502
new course
ART 504
Graduate Assistant Seminar/
Professional Development
Pre-Candidacy
ART 505
Graduate Studio Research: Art
new course
ART 515
ART 580
Graduate Research and Studio
Processes: Photography
Graduate Research and Studio
Processes: Drawing
Graduate Research and Studio
Processes: Ceramics
Graduate Research and Studio
Processes: Printmaking
Graduate Research and Studio
process: Sculpture
Graduate Research and Studio
Processes: Painting
Graduate Teaching Assistant Seminar
change course title from Graduate
Studio in Photography
Change title from Graduate
Studio/Drawing
Change title from Graduate
Studio/Ceramics
Change title from Graduate
Studio/Printmaking
Change title from Graduate
Studio/Sculpture
Change title from Graduate
Studio/Painting
Delete
ART 697
Terminal Project: Thesis Paper
New course
ART 699
Level I
Terminal Project: Thesis
Exhibition/Presentation
MA, major in Theatre
Level I
MFA, major in Theatre
Change title from Art Thesis,
change credits from 6 to 3
Re-titling major from Drama to
Theatre
Re-titling major from Drama to
ART 523
ART 529
ART 533
ART 535
ART 540
Change title from Painting II: The
Figure; Modify descr, eliminate
prereq
Change title from Painting II;
Modify descr
Change credits from 1 to 2
new course
Theatre
Theatre
THTR 406 UG
THTR 420 UG
THTR 421 UG
Professional Technical Production
Acting V: Studio
Acting VI: Studio
THTR 423 UG
Professional Performance
THTR 425 UG
Acting VII: Studio
THTR 426 UG
Acting VIII: Company
THTR 475 UG
Directing II
THTR 476 UG
Directing III
THTR 501
Introduction to Graduate Studies
Renaming course, lowering
credits, removing repeatability
Renaming course, lowering
credits, removing repeatability
Renaming course, lowering credits
THTR 521
Graduate Acting II
New course
THTR 532
THTR 538
New course
New course
THTR 575
Graduate Seminar in Dramaturgy
Graduate Methods of Teaching
Theatre
Directing IV
THTR 576
Directing V
THTR 609
Graduate Design Project
Renaming course, revising
description
Renaming course, revising
description
New course
THTR 645
Graduate Design Seminar III
New course
THTR 646
Graduate Design Seminar IV
New course
THTR 675
Directing VI
Renaming course, revising
description
ENFM 381
Studies in Film
Change from UG to U
ENFM 481
Advanced Studies in Film
Change from UG to U
New course
Removing repeatability
Removing repeatability, revising
course description
Renaming course, changing
number of credits
Renaming course, revising
description, adding fee
New course
English
Modern and Classical Languages - French
Change title from Advanced
Composition and Conversation,
Change number from 408, change
description.
Delete
FRCH 421 UG
Advanced Stylistics and Oral Argument
= change title and description
FRCH 485 UG
Topics in the Linguistic Structure of
French
FRCH 494 UG
Seminar Variable
Change course description
Level I
MFA
MAR 415 UG
Screenwriting
New Integrated Digital Media
Specialization
New Course
MAR 422 UG
Digital Compositing II
Level Change
MAR 445 UG
Sound for Digital Media
New Course
Media Arts
MAR 446 UG
Sound for Digital Film
New Course
MAR 500
Digital Technology in the Arts I
New Course
MAR 510
Digital Technology in the Arts II
New Course
MAR 514
Advanced Compositing Techniques
New Course
MAR 520
Graduate Teaching Seminar
New Course
MAR 522
Intro to Interactive Digital Media
New Course
MAR 523
Techniques in Interactive Digital Media
New Course
MAR 524
Compositing Applications I
New Course
MAR 525
Compositing Applications II
New Course
MAR 688
Media Production Lab
Credit Change