CAS Academic Council
Agenda
April 18, 2007
6:00 PM – DH 340, LSC
A. Approval of Agenda
B. Approval of Minutes – 02/21/07 & 03/21/07
C. Student Government Report
D. Committee Reports
1. By-Laws Committee
2. Elections Committee
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Introduce/induct new AY 08 members
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Elect New Chair
3. Curriculum Committee
EXPEDITED:
New Courses for Purpose of Cross-Listing only:
1. ICVM 250 – European Film
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ICVM 253 – Italian Film History
ICVM 254 – Italian Film Genre
ICVM 259 – South Asian Film
BIET 186 – Moral Problems: Ecology Crisis
MATH 331 - Cryptography
Course Changes:
MUSC - Memo
1. MUSC 252 – Music History/Literature 9th to 17th Century
2. MUSC 353 – 18th=19th Century Music History/Literature
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MUSC 354 - 20th-21st Century Music History/Literature
LITR 280 – European Masterpieces
LITR 281 – European Novel
LITR 282 – European Drama
LITR 283 – European Authors
LITR 284 – European Film
FULL REVIEW:
New Courses:
1. BWS 397 – Capstone/Internship
2. ENGL 185 – Creative Writing – Pre-Collegiate Program
3. FNAR 195 – Topics in Fine Arts – Pre-Collegiate Program
4. PLSC 395 – PLSC Honors Seminar
5. ARAB 250 - Arabic Conversation & Composition I
6. ARAB 251 - Arabic Conversation & Composition II
Honors Program (tabled from previous meeting)- New Courses:
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HONR 208 – Encountering Latin America and the Caribbean
HONR 209 – Encountering Asia
HONR 210 – Encountering Africa
HONR 212 – Encountering the Middle East
HONR 216 – Encountering Contemporary Europe
HONR 300 – Moral Responsibility
Beijing Center – New Courses:
1. CHIN 341 - Modern Chinese Literature in Chinese
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LITR 292 - Modern Chinese Fiction
NTSC 270 - Environment of China
PHIL 191 - Traditional Chinese Philosophy
PHIL 192 - Chinese Ethics and Asian Values
PHIL 193 - Contemporary Chinese Philosophy
THEO 167 – Varieties of Religions in China
THEO 168 - Sacred Texts of China
THEO 169 - Taoism: An Historical and Contemporary View
PROGRAMS:
Bioinformatics (from Feb. meeting):
1. Major Change
2. Cross-Listings (to establish the cross-listing course #’s)
a. BIOI 366 – Biochemistry
b. BIOI 387 – Genomics
c. BIOI 388 – Bioinformatics
d. BIOI 390 – Molecular Biology Lab
Mathematics (from March Meeting):
1. MATH - BS - Major Change
2. MATH/EDUC – BSE – Major Change
3. MATH/PHYS - BS – Major Change
4. MATH 215 - Programming for Mathematics – New Course
Criminal Justice
 Major Change
Women’s Studies:
1. WOST – Major Change
2. WOST – Minor Change
History:
1. History Major – AP Credits – Change of Major
2. History Major – Transfer Credits – Change of Major
3. Change of Minor
4. New Courses:
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HIST 3000 Topics
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HIST 3001 Topics in Pre-modern History
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HIST 3002 Topics in European History (post-1700)
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HIST 3003 Topics in U.S. History
HIST 3004 Topics in World History
HIST 3211 Germany in the Nineteenth Century (INST XXX)
HIST 3301 English Social History 1450-1750
HIST 3661 World War I and American Culture
HIST 3731 (CRMJ XXX) Crime and Punishment
HIST 3761 History of the American Indian
HIST 3802 (BWS 302) Islam in the African-American Experience
Polish Studies – New Minor
1. New Minor
2. POLS 395 – Topics in Polish Studies – New Course
Computer Science:
1. Summary Memo of Changes
2. Computer Science BS – Major Change
3. Communication Networks and Security – Major Change
4. Information Technology – Major Change
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Computer Science and Mathematics – Major Change
COMP 215 – Object-Oriented Programming with Mathematics – New Course
COMP 331 – Cryptography – Course Change
COMP 383 – Computational Bioinformatics – Course Change
Computer Crime and Forensics - New Minor
International Studies
1. Major Change
2. Minor Change
OTHER:
 Double Dipping Policy
E. Dean’s Report – Dr. Isiaah Crawford
F. Chair’s Report – Dr. Greg Dobrov
G. New Business – Dr. Dobrov
H. Adjournment
(Council Members will receive this agenda and zipped files on/by Wednesday morning. Contact
Pam Bradley @ pbradle@luc.edu for the zip file containing the agenda items.)