MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL
February 6, 2004
Present: Dr. Homer Burkett, Dr. Charles Eagles, Dr. Jeff Hallam, Dr. Michael
Hoffheimer, Dr. Christopher Mullens, Dr. Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham, Mr. Amit Patel, ,
Dr. Jay Watson, Dr. Hugh Sloan (for Dr. Keith Womer), Dr. Maurice Eftink, (ex officio),
Dr. Tyrus McCarty (ex officio), Dr. Julia Rholes (ex-officio), Dr. Max Williams (ex
officio), and Dr. Christy Wyandt (ex officio)
Absent: Dr. John Rimoldi and Dr. William Scott
Guest: Dr. Joseph Urgo
1. On a motion by Dr. Oliphant-Ingham, seconded by Mr. Patel, the minutes of the
meeting of November 11, 2003 were approved.
2. Dr. Watson, seconded by Dr. Rholes, made a motion to approve addition of ENGL
599. After considerable discussion, the council voted against the motion. Council
members agreed that they would reconsider the course and vote to approve the course by
e-mail prior to the next meeting if the request to add a new course form reflected the
following:
Modification of the course description to indicate that (1) the course could not be used to
satisfy degree requirements for any graduate degree in the English Department and (2)
the course is intended primarily for summer course offerings targeted to school teachers.
3. Dr. Rholes, seconded by Dr. Sloan, made a motion to approve addition of ANTH 504
and ANTH 506. The council voted against the motion and requested that since the course
is offered at the 500 level, a clear distinction needs to be provided for how the course
differs for students earning graduate and undergraduate credit.
4. On a motion by Dr. Watson, seconded by Dr. Hoffheimer, BISC 579 was approved.
The council advised the Biology Department that each course syllabus should reflect how
the course differs for students earning graduate and undergraduate credit.
5. On a motion by Dr. Sloan, seconded by Dr. Burkett, the council approved the addition
of ECON 525.
6. On a motion by Dr. Watson seconded by Dr. Rholes, the council approved the addition
of FR 582.
7. On a motion by Dr. Sloan seconded by Dr. Eagles, the council approved the addition of
LAW 583.
8. Dr. Eagles, seconded by Dr. Oliphant-Ingham, made a motion to approve addition of
POL 638. The council voted against the motion because the syllabus was not complete.
9. On a motion by Dr. Rholes, seconded by Dr. Watson, the council approved the request
by the Art Department to delete ART 551 and ART 554.
10. On a motion by Dr. Watson seconded by Dr. Hoffheimer, the council approved the
following catalog changes:
Change: ARED 660. CURRICULUM PLANNING FOR ART EDUCTION. Problems in
curriculum development for art programs in public schools. (Same as EDSE 631.) (3).
To: ARED 660. CURRICULUM PLANNING FOR ART EDUCATION. Problems in
curriculum and research development for art programs in public schools. (Same as EDSE
631.) (3).
Change: ARED 661. PHILOSOPHY OF ART EDUCATION. Philosophies in art
education and their relationship to planning, development, evaluation, and administration
of art education programs in public schools. (3)
To: ARED 661. PHILOSOPHY OF ART EDUCATION. Advanced work in philosophies
in art education and their relationship to planning, development, evaluation, and
administration of art education programs ; emphasis on the secondary level teaching. (3).
Change: ARHI 577. HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING. Art in the graphic media in
Western Europe, the United States, and the Orient for the 15th century to the present;
illustrated lectures. (3).
To: ARHI 577. HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING. Art in the graphic media in Western
Europe, the United States, and Asia for the 15th century to the present. (3).
On page 46 of the 2003-2004 Graduate School Catalog:
CHANGE: The degree requires the successful completion of two semesters of ART 692,
ART 697, ARHI 599 or ARED 661; 9 semester hours of art history; 18 semester hours of
a specific studio emphasis (ceramics, graphic design, painting, printmaking, or sculpture);
15 semester hours from two studio areas other than the area of emphasis; and 9 semester
hours of electives. A minimum of 6 semester hours must be taken in drawing.
TO: The degree requires the successful completion of ART 692 (taken during the fall
semester of the first year of residence), 6 hours of ART 697, and ARHI 599 or ARED
661; 9 hours of art history; 18 hours of a specific studio emphasis (ceramics, painting, or
printmaking,); 15 semester hours from at least two studio areas other than the area of
emphasis; and 9 hours of electives. A minimum of 6 hours must be taken in drawing,
either as part of the 15 hours of secondary emphases or as electives.
10. On a motion by Dr. Watson, seconded by Dr. Rholes, the council approved the
following catalog changes:
Addition to pate 65 of the 2003-2004 Graduate Catalog:
The Program in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Students may receive an M.A. with an emphasis in Renaissance and Early Modern
Studies by completing six hours of graduate course work in Renaissance and/or Early
Modern Studies, and submitting a thesis on a Renaissance or Early Modern subject.
Students are encouraged to take three hours in a related discipline such as history,
religion, or art, provided the focus of the course is on the Renaissance or Early Modern
period.
Students may receive a Ph.D. with an emphasis in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
by completing 21 hours of graduate course work in Renaissance and/or Early Modern
Studies, including a minimum of nine hours in the English Department and a minimum of
nine hours outside the English Department, and submitting a dissertation on a
Renaissance or Early Modern subject. With the exception of the 6-hour requirement in
literature after 1800 and the 6-hour limit on graduate course work in related disciplines,
students must also satisfy all other general program requirements for the Ph.D. in
English.
11. On a motion by Dr. Rholes, seconded by Dr. Oliphant-Ingham, the council approved
the following catalog changes:
CHANGE: POL 623. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL
ANALYSIS. Examination of the major empirical concepts of comparative politics and
their use in theory construction for the analysis of politics within societies. (Cross list
with LAW 611) (3)
TO: POL 623. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL
ANALYSIS. Examination of the major empirical concepts of comparative politics and
their use in theory construction for the analysis of politics within societies. (3)
On page 106 of 2003-2004 Graduate Catalog:
CHANGE: Requirements. A student enrolled in the doctoral program will be admitted to
candidacy when the following requirements have been satisfied: (1) a minimum of 60
semester hours of graduate-level course work in political science have been completed,
including course work for the M.A. (done at the University of Mississippi or elsewhere),
but excluding credit for the thesis or internship, (2) the methodology requirement has
been met; and (3) the written and oral portions of the comprehensive examination have
been passed.
TO: Requirements. A student enrolled in the doctoral program will be admitted to
candidacy when the following requirements have been satisfied: (1) a minimum of 54
semester hours of graduate-level course work in political science have been completed,
including course work for the M.A. (done at the University of Mississippi or elsewhere),
but excluding credit for the thesis or internship, (2) the methodology requirement has
been met; and (3) the written and oral portions of the comprehensive examination have
been passed.
12. On a motion by Dr. Oliphant-Ingham, seconded by Dr. Watson, the council approved
the following catalog changes:
CHANGE: PHYS 521, 522. ACOUSTICS. Mathematical description of sound
propagation with various boundary conditions. Prerequisite: PHYS 401, 402. (3)
TO: PHYS 521. ACOUSTICS. Mathematical description of sound propagation with
various boundary conditions. Prerequisite: PHYS 402 or graduate status. (3)
CHANGE: PHYS 522. ACOUSTICS LABORATORY. A laboratory course to
complement an acoustics lecture course; emphasis of a study of wave phenomena and
acoustical measurements. Pre or corequisite: PHYS 521. (1)
TO: PHYS 522. ACOUSTICS LABORATORY. A laboratory course to complement an
acoustics lecture course; emphasis of a study of wave phenomena and acoustical
measurements. Co-requisite: PHYS 521 or graduate status. (1)
CHANGE: PHYS 523. INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS.
Phenomenology. Symmetries and conservation laws. Quarks, leptons, gauge bosons.
Standard model. Experimental techniques of particle physics. (3)
TO: PHYS 523. INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS.
Phenomenology. Symmetries and conservation laws. Quarks, leptons, gauge bosons.
Standard model. Experimental techniques of particle physics. Corequisite: PHYS 451 or
graduate status. (3)
CHANGE: PHYS 533, 534 SURVEY OF TOPICS IN PHYSICS. Topics of special
interest to teachers of life and physical sciences. Not applicable to a professional degree
in physics. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3,3)
TO: PHYS 533. SURVEY OF TOPICS IN PHYSICS I. Topics of special interest to
teachers of life and physical sciences. Not applicable to a professional degree in physics.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3)
PHYS 534. SURVEY OF TOPICS IN PHYSICS II. Topics of special interest to teachers
of life and physical sciences. Not applicable to a professional degree in physics.
Prerequisite: PHYS 533 or consent of instructor. (3)
CHANGE: PHYS 551, 552. THEORETICAL PHYSICS I, II. Mathematical aspects of
the theoretical formulation of classical and modern physics. (3,3)
TO: PHYS 551. THEORECTICAL PHYSICS I. Mathematical aspects of the theoretical
formulation of classical and modern physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 308 or graduate status.
(3)
PHYS 552. THEORECTICAL PHYSICS II. Mathematical aspects of the theoretical
formulation of classical and modern physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 551. (3)
CHANGE: PHYS 609, 610. ADVANCED MECHANICS. Lagrange's equations,
Hamilton's principle, normal coordinates, and advanced problems. Prerequisite: PHYS
310. (3,3).
TO: PHYS 609. ADVANCED MECHANICS I. Newtonian mechanics, Lagrangian
dynamics, small oscillations, rigid body motion. Hamiltonian dynamics, waves,
continuum mechanics, classical field theory. (3).
PHYS 610. ADVANCED MECHANICS II. Continuation of advanced mechanics I.
Prerequisite: PHYS 609. (3).
CHANGE: PHYS 611, 612. QUANTUM MECHANICS. Schrodinger's equation and
Hilbert spaces. Symmetry and conservation laws. Path integral quantization. Quantum
theory of angular momentum. Systems of identical particles and many electron-atoms.
Perturbation theory. Nonrelativeistic scattering. Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 609,
610, 617 and 618. (3,3).
TO: PHYS 611. QUANTUM MECHANICS I. Schrodinger's equation and Hilbert
spaces. Symmetry and conservation laws. Path integral quantization. Quantum theory of
angular momentum. Systems of identical paricles and many-electron atoms. Perturbation
theory. Nonrelativistic scattering. Corequisite: PHYS 617. (3).
PHYS 612. QUANTUM MECHANICS II. Continuation of Quantum Mechanics I.
Prerequisite: PHYS 611. Corequisite: PHYS 618. (3).
CHANGE: PHYS 617, 618. MODERN PHYSICS. Special relativity and quantum
mechanics; applications to atomic and nuclear physics, particle physics, and solid state
physics. (3,3).
TO: PHYS 617. MODERN PHYSICS I. Special relativity and quantum mechanics;
applications to atomic and nuclear physics, particle physics, and solid state physics. (3).
PHYS 618. MODERN PHYSICS II. Continuation of Modern Physics I. Prerequisite;
PHYS 617 (3).
CHANGE: PHYS 621, 622. ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY.
Electromagnetic waves, scattering and dispersion, and advanced boundary value
problems. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (3,3).
TO: PHYS 621. ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I. Electromagnetic
waves, scattering and dispersion, and advanced boundary value problems. (3).
PHYS 622. ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II. Continuation of
Advanced Electromagnetic Theory I. Prerequisite: PHYS 621. (3).
CHANGE: PHYS 623, 624 INTRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS I. Prerequisite:
MATH 454. (3,3)
TO: PHYS 623. INTRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS I. Prerequisite: MATH
454. (3)
PHYS 624. INTRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS II. Continuation of Nuclear
Physics I.. Prerequisite: PHYS 623 (3)
CHANGE: PHYS 625,626. SOLID STATE PHYSICS. Properties of solids and solid
state theory; lattices, lattice imperfections and vibrations, cohesive energy, band
structure, magnetism, transport and optical properties. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
(3,3)
To: PHYS 625 SOLID STATE PHYSICS I. Properties of solids and solid state theory,
lattices, lattice imperfections and vibrations, cohesive energy, band structure, magnetism,
transport and optical properties. (3)
PHYS 626. SOLID STATE PHYSICS II. Continuation of Solid State Physics I. Pre
requisite: PHYS 625. (3)
CHANGE: PHYS 627, 628- ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS AND STATICAL
MECHANICS. Theory and applications of the laws of thermodynamics and statistical
mechanics from the classical and quantum viewpoints. Prerequisites or co requisite:
PHYS 611,612,617,618. (3,3)
TO: PHYS 627. ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL
MECHANICS I. Theory and applications of the laws of thermodynamics and statistical
mechanics from the classical and quantum viewpoints. (3)
PHYS 628. ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS AND STASTICAL MECHANICS II.
Continuation of Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics I. Prerequisite:
PHYS 627
CHANGE: PHYS 629, 630- SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS II. Topics of current
interest, both experimental and theoretical. Prerequisite: consent of instructor (3,3)
To: PHYS 629. SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS I. Topics of current interest, both
experimental and theoretical. (3)
PHYS 630. SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS II. Topics of current interest, both
experimental and theoretical. Prerequisite: Physic 629. (3)
CHANGE: PHYS 631, 632- QUANTUM PARTICLE PHYSICS. Quantized relavistic
fields. QED. Renormalization. Gauge fields. Spontaneous symmetry breaking.
Electroweak interactions. QCD. Grad Unification. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
(3,3)
TO: PHYS: 631. QUANTUM PARTICLE PHYSICS I. Quantized relativistic fields.
QED. Renormalization. Gauge fields. Spontaneous symmetry breaking. Electroweak
interactions. QCD. (3)
PHYS 632. QUANTUM PARTICLE PHYSICS II. Continuation of Quantum Particle
Physics I. Prerequisite: PHYS 631. (3)
13. The meeting was adjourned at 5:20.