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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Curriculum Committee Minutes

February 2, 2015 – 3:00 pm

Present: Tiffany Fier, Warren Olfert, Angela Smith, Verena Theile, Kevin Thompson

New Courses Approved

1)  AHSS 188 Cultural Diversity Scholars, 2 credits

2)  EMGT 891 Preparedness Theory II, 3 credits (pending minor correction to syllabus)

3)  EMGT 892 Mitigation Theory II, 3 credits (pending minor correction to syllabus)

4)  EMGT 893 Response Theory II, 3 credits (pending minor correction to syllabus)

5)  EMGT 894 Recovery Theory II, 3 credits (pending minor correction to syllabus)

6)  MUSC 771 Orff Schulwerk Level I, 3 credits

Course Change Proposals – Approved (pending minor corrections to syllabi)

1)  EMGT 430 Socio-behavioral Foundations of EMGT – change title to Emergency Management Capstone and change bulletin description (pending minor corrections to syllabus)

2)  FREN 370 Translation: Practice and Theory – change bulletin description (pending minor corrections to syllabus)

3)  MUSC 163 Voice Class II – change course title to Voice Class for Instrumentalists; change number of credits from 1 to 2; change bulletin description (pending minor corrections to syllabus)

4)  RELS 220 Old Testament – change from 2 credits to 3 credits (pending verification that department does not desire this course to be proposed as a common course number within the NDUS)

5)  THEA 286 Theatrical Design Studio I: Collaboration and Concept – change catalog number to THEA 376; change course title to Theatrical Design Studio I: Theatrical Drawing and Rendering; change bulletin description (pending minor corrections to syllabus)

6)  THEA 287 Theatrical Design Studio II: Materials and Techniques for Design – change catalog number to THEA 377; change course title to Theatrical Design Studio II: Collaboration for the Designer; change bulletin description (pending minor corrections to syllabus)

New Course Requests - Tabled

1)  COMM 799 Master’s Examination (no syllabus provided)

2)  PHIL 199 Perspectives on Death and Dying (needs several changes to the syllabus)

3)  THEA 160 Storytelling (needs several changes to syllabus)

4)  THEA 260 Theatre for Young Audiences Ensemble (needs several changes to syllabus)

The remaining agenda items to be carried over to the next meeting (scheduled for Monday, February 9 at 3:00).

Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

Submitted by,

Cathy Heiraas