Graduate Studies Committee
Minutes of March 11, 2008
Members present: Debi Prasad Choudhary, Claudia Fajardo-Lira, Philip Gorman,
Leilani Hall, Vickie Jensen, David Moguel, Bruno Osorno, Jennifer Romack, Merril
Simon, Mary Woodley,
Excused: Cheryl Hogue, John O’Brien, Mack Johnson
Guests: Mary Baxton, John Binkley, Vicki Ebin, Margaret Fieweger, Marilynn Filbeck,
Jennifer Kalfsbeek, Ellie Kazemi, Karen Kearns, Ah-Jeong Kim, Sharon Klein, Daisy
Lemos, Sabrina Peck, Greg Truex, Teresa Williams-Leon
Staff: Hedy Carpenter, Gloria Roberts
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m.
II.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the February 12th meeting were approved.
III.
Announcements
Hedy Carpenter announced that ten CSUN students have been selected for the
CSU Research Symposium held on May 2-3, 2008 at CSU East Bay. She
reported that there are four undergraduate students and six graduate students.
Carpenter also announced that the deadline for the Graduate Student Awards
is on March 21st, and leading environmentalist and social activist Paul
Hawken will be giving a lecture on March 13th at 12:30 pm at the Performing
Arts Center.
Gloria Roberts announced that the Fulbright Scholar Program Workshop for
faculty would be held on April 18th from 10:00 am – 12 noon at the University
Club.
IV.
Curriculum Review
A. College of Arts, Media, and Communication
Communication Studies
1. Course modification proposal in COMS 698C-Thesis or Graduate Project
to change current catalog course description and change requisites was
approved.
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2. New course proposal in COMS 601-Core Seminar in Communication
Research Methods was approved with the following caveats:
 Edit the first sentence in Item #12 since the department is proposing a
new course not a program modification.
 Edit the sentence in Item #13 because it indicates that the course is an
introduction as a graduate level to offer introductory material, which
contradicts the graduate level work.
 SLOs in Item #14 need to be revised because they were vague and
brief. Also, the course SLOs can be linked back to the program SLOs,
but for the specific course state how that course is going to fulfill those
SLOs.
3. Program modification proposal to change program requirements by adding
methods and area requirements for the M.A. in Communication Studies was
approved.
Theatre
1. Course modification proposals in TH 422-Theatre and Drama of Greece
and Rome, TH 423-Theatre and Drama of Middle Ages and Renaissance, TH
424-Theatre and Drama of 18th and 19th Century, TH 425-Theatre and Drama
of Europe from Naturalism to the Mid-20th Century, TH 426-Contemporary
Theatre and Drama of Europe and America, TH 427-History of Costume, TH
432-Theatre and Drama of the United States, TH 433-The Musical Theatre in
the United States, TH 475-Theatre and Drama for Young Audiences, TH 530Theatre and Drama of Latin America, TH 531-Theatre and Drama of Asia,
and TH 535-Theatrical Theory and Criticism to change current catalog course
description and change requisites were approved with the following caveat:
 Write a statement to describe the difference in expectations of
graduates and undergraduates for all 400 level courses that are offered
to both for all the course modifications for Theatre.
B. College of Health and Human Development
Health Sciences
1. Program modification proposal to change program requirements by
increasing the Master’s Thesis/Project to 3 units in the M.P.H. program was
approved.
C. College of Humanities
Linguistics
1. New course proposal in LING 555-TESL Classroom Practices in PostSecondary Academic Settings was approved.
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College of Humanities
1. New course proposals in HUMA 501-Gateway to the Humanities, HUMA
510-The Sacred, HUMA 520-The Self: Body and Mind, HUMA 530-Family
and Life Cycle, HUMA 600-Identity, Meaning, and Culture, HUMA 610Space, Place and Geography: Mental Mapping, HUMA 620-Science and
Magic, HUMA 630-Nation and Empire, Law and Government, HUMA 640Norms and Knowledge, HUMA 650-Capstone: The Good Life, HUMA 697Directed Comprehensive Studies, and HUMA 699-Graduate Independent
Study were approved.
2. New program proposal for the M.A. in Humanities was approved.
D. College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Psychology
1. New certificate program proposal for the Board Certified Behavior
Analyst Program was approved with the following caveat:
 Revise the wording within the new program proposal attachment.
2. New course proposals in PSY 551A-Becoming a BCBA: Professional and
Certification Issues, PSY 551B-Becoming a BCBA: Taking the Exam, PSY
552-Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, PSY 553-Measurement and
Experimental Evaluation of Behavior, PSY 555-Applications and Ethics in
Applied Behavior Analysis, PSY 557-Behavior Change Procedures and
Systems Support, PSY 558A-Geriatric Health Psychology: Selected Issues,
PSY 558B-Geriatric Sexual Health: Selected Issues, and PSY 558C-Geriatric
Relational Health: Selected Issues were approved with the following caveat:
 Add a bibliography for PSY 558.
Social Work
1. Program modification proposal to change program requirements so that
SWRK 603 is a required course in the M.S.W. program was approved with the
following caveat:
 Change the units under the Proposed Catalog section of proposal
for the Foundation Year and the Advanced Concentration Year.
V.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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