CAS Science Subcommittee Meeting
February 3, 2011, 3:30 pm
521 Mark Jefferson
Minutes
Present: Knapp (Psych), Korta (Bio), Blair (Math), Haynes (COSC), Clark (G&G),
Behringer (P&A), Emal (Chem), Tornquist (Dean's Office), Nord (DH-Chem)
Guest: Liza Cerroni-Long (Anthropology),
I. Call to order 3:32 by John Knapp, Chair.
II. Minutes of January 6, 2011, (motion by Clark, Emal) approved unanimously.
III. New Business
College of Arts and Sciences
Liza Cerroni-Long, (SAC) gave a précis of proposed new Graduate Certificate program
and related new courses.
Program is interdisciplinary currently, primarily between Anthropology section
and Historic Preservation section (G&G). It has been in development for 2 years.
A. ANTH 430/530 Museum Anthropology, New Courses
Discussion:
• As there are significant different expectations for undergrad versus grad course,
would it not be better to have two different forms?
• Discussion of prerequisites for 430 versus for 530. We note that with no
prerequisites, undergraduate students could take the 430 (i.e., a capstone class)
before taking any foundation class. Lack of prerequisite for the 530 class is not
viewed as a problem because the students enrolling in that class are graduate
students (and hence possess an implied level of maturity or knowledge content).
Suggestion/Comment:
• In the course (430/530) proposal, it is unclear what the grading scale is. We
suggest spelling out ranges of points so as to remove ambiguity. Also, the syllabus
should be clarified for graduate students -- there is no D grade possible.
• We recommend that there be some prerequisite on ANTH 430 in order to aid
advising, student expectation, and instructor expectation. For example, a required
class level of junior or above, or ANTH 135, or department permission. This will
clarify the expectation that ANTH 430 is a capstone course and not a foundation
course.
• We suggest splitting the two courses, 430 and 530, into two forms for
convenience of SAC department and Registration (Banner); CAC-Sciences does
not need to review this future bureaucratic convenience. Proposers should discuss
this with Rhonda Longworth and Diane Winder.
B. Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies
Discussion:
• Do you intend to allow students in the graduate certificate program to take 430
instead of 530? If not, then the program should not allow 430 (ANTH 430/530 is
currently listed as a required course).
• We note that a student in this certificate program could take only one class in
Anthropology (ANTH 530) and the rest of the classes in G&G.
• What is the MSST prefix? Answer: The MSST prefix does not yet exist. The
proposers intend to create an MSST prefix for this program to encourage future
cross-listing.
Motion (Haynes, Clark) to accept two course proposals (ANTH 430, ANTH 530) and new
graduate certificate program in Museum Studies as a package with above comment
passes unanimously.
IV. Meeting adjourned 4:16pm
Repectfully submitted,
Susan Makrouhee Haynes, secretary