COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
COLLEGE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Arts Committee
MINUTES
20 September 2012, 15:30, Room 219, Pray Harrold
Present: Perry (AAS), Sacksteder (ART), Hammill (CMTA), Woodland (ECON), Harryman (ENGL), Dieterle (HIST/PHIL), Singh
(PLSC), Ensor (SAC), Crouch (WGST), Vosteen (WL, chair)
Ex-officio: Mehuron (CAS Dean’s Office)
I. Call to Order: 15:30
II. Minutes of the Meeting of 7 June 2012: Approved Unanimously
III. Old Business: College of Technology
The following three new course proposals from COT were Not Passed as a Package because the important concerns previously
raised remained unaddressed: Unanimous
The following courses were tabled at the meeting of June 7, 2012; please see notes following each entry for comments.
HRM120 Cooking Essentials for Non-Majors
TABLED UNANIMOUSLY: The proposed course does not provide options for students with moral, religious, or other prohibitions for handling some food
items (options need to be available to accommodate student diversity) and the proposal should be accompanied by a bibliography.
HRM435 Entrepreneurship in the Hospitality Industry
TABLED UNANIMOUSLY: The proposal needs clarification. The attached syllabus appears to have little to do with the proposed course. If different topics
will be taught for this course, then “Topics in…” should be included in the title and catalog description. Additionally, the proposal is missing a
bibliography.
COT709 Introduction to Statistical Reasoning in Technology
TABLED UNANIMOUSLY: The proposal does not indicate why this course is specific to technology. The course appears similar to other graduate level
statistics courses and COT should consult with COB, COE, and CAS departments having existing graduate level statistics courses.
IV. New Business
A. College of Arts and Sciences
CMTA
The following 7 New Course Proposals from CMTA were Approved as a Package: Unanimous
Requests for New Courses
CTAR255 Stage Management
CTAR268 Portfolio Development
CTAR352 Drafting for the Entertainment Industry
CTAR353 Digital Design for Theatre and the Entertainment Industry
CTAR366 Advanced Stage Makeup
CTAR368 Applied Design and Technology I
CTAR468 Applied Design and Technology II
The absence policies on the CTAR syllabi led to a discussion over the university policy on attendance and grading. The discussion
resulted in a need for clarification on that policy, which can be taken up at the next CAC meeting.
HIST/PHIL
1. Requests for New Courses
HIST4xx Nazi Germany Approved with Question: should there be a prerequisite for this 400-level course?: Unanimous
The following 14 New Course Proposals and New Program Proposal from HIST/PHIL were Approved as a Package with the
comment that the proposals were well prepared: Unanimous.
PHIL420W Ethical Theory
PHIL581 Philosophy of the Life Sciences (cross-listed with
PHIL520 Ethical Theory
481W)
PHIL524 Food Justice
PHIL590 Comparative Philosophy
PHIL525 Theories of Justice
PHIL591 Chinese Philosophy
PHIL528 Comparative Ethics
PHIL601 First Year Seminar in Philosophy
PHIL529 Topics in Environmental Philosophy
PHIL690, 691, 692 Thesis
PHIL575 Contemporary Philosophical Practices
PHIL693, 694, 695 Project
PHIL580 Philosophy of Science (cross-listed with 480W)
2. Proposal for New Degree Program
Master of Arts in Philosophy
B. Other Colleges: none
V. Chair’s Remarks
The chair welcomed everyone on the committee.
VI. Adjournment: 16:00
Respectfully Submitted,
Brad Ensor, Recording Secretary