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General Education Committee Minutes, 11/21/08

Members present: J. Edwards S. Hines, D. MacDonald, D. Potts, F. Rosenzweig K. Shanley, D. Sloan, A. Williams

Members absent: M. Martin, D. Morton, M. Ramey, T. Thibeau

Guest: A. Borgmann, T. Miller-Shearer

The meeting was called to order at 9:15 pm.

Communication:

Committee members introduced themselves and the new student member was welcomed to the committee.

Business Items:

The Chair of Modern and Classical Languages contacted the Chair of the American and European Subcommittee to protest the rejection of the two German courses. He provided additional information so that the subcommittee now approves the courses. The committee voted to approve the courses.

MCLG 330/ GERM 303/ LS 321	German Culture, Beginnings to 1900
MCLG 331/ GERM 304/LS 322	German Culture, 1900 to Present

Historical and Cultural Studies submitted its approved course list for consideration. It has rejected 20 courses that were not introductory and foundation and follow-up is pending for five courses. The detailed list is appended below.

The Ethics and Human Values Subcommittee approved 15 courses and is rejecting 13 (see list appended). It will be communicating to the instructors of the rejected courses regarding the reason for the rejection and inviting them to resubmit. The communication will include a list of traditions that may be used with appropriate texts. The subcommittee will also offer a summer workshop for faculty interested in exposure to the traditions to meet the general education guidelines.

The Natural Science Subcommittee has minor concerns with several of the forms. However, it has not followed up with the instructors. There were only five forms that had a concern from more than one member of the subcommittee. After discussion, the Committee voted to reject GEOG 426 because it was not introductory and students who take the course would likely have already met the natural science requirement. WBIO 105 was also rejected because the form was poorly completed. The list appended lists the approved courses and those pending follow-up.

Literacy and Artistic Studies is still waiting for follow-up on two courses. The others on the appended list were approved.

The Indigenous and Global Perspective Subcommittee reported on the pending follow-up.

Anthropology	ANTH 103	Food and Culture	Rejected - Instructor has not responded to inquiry
Art	ART 150	Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art	Rejected - instructor has not responded to inquiry
Art	ART 367	Ancient American Art	Withdrew
Art	ART 484	African Art	Withdrew
Drama/Dance	DAN 434 UG	World Dance	Instructor agreed to change the number to 335
Economics	ECON 350	Economic Development	Approved
History	HIST 335	International Human Rights	Approved
Sociology	Soc 212	Southeast Asian Culture and Civilization	Approved

The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

Group VI Historical and Cultural

DEPARTMENT	COURSE #	TITLE
AAS	AAS 161	Introduction to African American Studies
AAS	AAS 262	African American History to 1865
AAS	AAS 263	African American History since 1865
Anthropology	ANTH 101	Introduction to Anthropology
Anthropology	ANTH 103	Food and Culture
Anthropology	ANTH 106	The Silk Road
Anthropology	ANTH 251	Foundation of Civilization
Anthropology	ANTH 252	Archaeological Wonders of the World
Applied Arts & Science	CLS 167	Nature and Society
Art	ART 150	Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art
Art	ART 151	Art of World Civilization: Early Modern to Contemporary Art
Drama/Dance	DRAM 320 UG	Theatre History I
Drama/Dance	DRAM 321 UG	Theatre History II
Drama/Dance	DRAM 336 /ART 336	History of Architectural Design, Pre-History to 1850
Environmental Studies	EVST167H	Nature & Society
History	HIST 104/107	European Civilization to 1715
History	HIST 105/108	Modern Europe
History	HIST 151/154	The Americans: Conquest to Capitalism & Honors
History	HIST 152	The Americans: 1877 to the Present
History	HIST 155	Honors The Americans: 1877 to the Present
History	HIST 286	Colonial Latin America
History	HIST 287	Modern Latin America
MCLL	JPNS 210	Japanese Culture and Civilization
MCLL	MCLG 100	Introduction to Latin American Studies
MCLL	MCLG 105, RUSS 105, LS 105	Introduction to Russian Culture
MCLL	MCLG 211	Chinese Culture and Civilization
MCLL	MCLG 360H, ART 380H, LS 340H	Ancient Greek Civilization and culture
Music	MUS 136	Music of the Worlds People
Music	MUS 324	History of Music I
Music	MUS 325	History of Music II
Native American Studies	NAS 100	Introduction to Native American Studies
Philosophy	PHIL 240	History and Philosophy of Science
Religious Studies	RELS 210	Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and the History of Ancient Israel
Religious Studies	RELS 232	Buddhism

Pending follow-up

Geography	GEOG 336	Exploration and Discovery
Geography	GEOG 432	The Human Role in Environmental Change
MCLL	GERM 303, LS 321, MCLG 330	German Culture, Beginnings to 1900
MCLL	GERM 304, LS 322, MCLG 331	German Culture, 1900 to the Present
MCLL	MCLG 360H, ART 380H, LS 340H	Ancient Greek Civilization and culture

Course not approved for Historical and Cultural Studies - courses are not introductory and foundational, in many cases there are lower-division courses that introduce the material

Anthropology	ANTH 323	Native Peoples of Montana
Anthropology	ANTH 330	Peoples and Cultures of the World
Anthropology	ANTH 351	Archaeology of North America
Anthropology	ANTH 352	Archaeology of Montana
Anthropology	ANTH 354	Mesoamerican Prehistory
Anthropology	ANTH 357	Archaeology of the Southwestern United States
Art	ART 367	Ancient American Art
Art	ART 368	Latin American Art
Drama/Dance	DAN 334 UG	20th Century Dance History
Geography	GEOG 333 UG	Cultural Ecology
History	HIST 319	Contemporary Europe
History	HIST 330	European International Relations: Origins of the State System to 1870
History	HIST 331	Foreign Relations of the Great Powers
History	HIST 334	War, Peace, and Society
History	HIST 339	European Cultural and Intellectual History
History	HIST 340	European Cultural and Intellectual History from 1900 to World War II
Native American Studies	NAS 465 UG (316)	History of American Indian Affairs from 1890
Native American Studies	NAS 466 UG (317)	History of American Indian Affairs to 1776
Native American Studies	NAS 317 UG	History of American Indian Affairs in the 19th Century
Native American Studies	NAS 324	Indians of Montana

Group VIII: Ethics and Human Values

DEPARTMENT	COURSE #	TITLE
Applied Arts & Science	WTS 240	Rhetoric and Ethics: Writing Arguments about Contemporary Issues
Applied Computing and Electronics	CRT 122	Ethics and Information Technology
Computer science	CS 415	Computer Ethics and Society
Computer science	SCI 220	Technology, Ethics and Society
Forestry	FOR 489 UG	Ethics and Management of Public Lands
History	HIST 334	War, Peace, and Society
History	HIST 335	International Human Rights
Pharmacy	PHAR 514	CASE Studies in Pharmacy Ethics
Philosophy	PHIL 200	Ethics: Great Traditions
Philosophy	PHIL 201	Political Ethics
Philosophy	PHIL 202	Ethics and the Environment
Philosophy	PHIL 223	Business and Ethics
Philosophy	PHIL 300	Moral Philosophy
Political Science	PSC 150	Introduction to Political Theory
Religious Studies	RELS 381	Comparative Ethics

Courses below will be asked to submit revised forms. The instructors will receive communication regarding the specific issues with the course. The communication will include a list of traditions that can be used with appropriate texts. A summer workshop will be offered to inform instructors of ethical traditions and offer ways of incorporating the foundations into their courses.

Anthropology	ANTH 385	Indigenous Peoples and Global Development
Curriculum & Instruction	C&I 407	Ethics and Policy Issues
Geosciences	GEOS 304E	Science and Society
Health & Human Performance	HHP 475E	Legal & Ethical Issues in the Health & Exercise Professions
Health Professions	MED 280	Ethics in the Health Professions
History	HIST 460	Problems of Peace and Security
History	HISTS 226	Terrorism from the French revolution to Today
Honors college	HC 320	Research Portfolio Seminar
Management	MGMT 320	Business Ethics
Native American Studies	NAS 303	Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans
Social Work	SW 410	Ethics and the Helping Professions
Social Work	SW 420	Child Abuse and Social Welfare
Women's and Gender Studies	WS 263	Introduction to Women's and Gander Studies

Group XI: Natural Science

DEPARTMENT	COURSE #	TITLE
Anthropology	ANTH 210	Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Anthropology	ANTH 211N	Human Genetics
Anthropology	ANTH 286	Survey of the Forensic Sciences
Applied Arts & Science	SCN 100	Issues in Biology
Applied Arts & Science	SCN 100	Issues in Biology
Applied Arts & Science	SCN 175	Integrated Physical Science
Applied Arts & Science	SCN 201	Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Applied Arts & Science	SCN 201/202	Human Anatomy & Physiology I/II
Applied Arts & Science	SCN 202	Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Biological Sciences	BIOL 106N	Elementary Medical Microbiology
Biological Sciences	BIOL 109N	Diversity of Life Laboratory
Biological Sciences	BIOL 110N	Principles of Biology
Biological Sciences	BIOL 120N	General Botany
Biological Sciences	BIOL 121N	Introductory Ecology
Biological Sciences	BIOL 130N	Evolution and Society
Chemistry	CHEM 101	Consumer Chemistry
Chemistry	CHEM 151	General and Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry	CHEM 154	Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory
Environmental Studies	EVST 101N	Environmental Science
Forest Management	FOR 241	Dendrology
Forestry	FOR 210	Introductory Soils
Geography	GEOG 102	Introduction to Physical Geography
Geosciences	GEOS 100N	General Geology
Geosciences	GEOS 101N	General Geology Laboratory
Geosciences	GEOS 103N	Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Natural Hazards
Geosciences	GEOS 105N	Oceanography
Geosciences	GEOS 108N	Climate Change, Past and Future
Pharmacy	PHAR110	Use and abuse of Drugs
Physics & Astronomy	ASTR 131N	Elementary Astronomy I
Physics & Astronomy	ASTR 132N	Elementary Astronomy II
Physics & Astronomy	ASTR 134N	Elementary Astronomy Laboratory I
Physics & Astronomy	ASTR 135N	Elementary Astronomy Laboratory II
Physics & Astronomy	ASTR 142N	The Evolving Universe: Theories and Observation
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 113N	Physics Laboratory I
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 114N	Physics Laboratory II
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 141N	Relativity: From Galileo to Einstein and Beyond
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 213N	Physics Laboratory I with Calculus
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 214N	Physics Laboratory II with Calculus
Physics & Astronomy	SCI 225N	General science: Physical and Chemical Science
Resources Conservation	FOR/RSCN 271	Wilderness Ecology

Follow-up pending - clarification required

Applied Arts & Science	SCN 115	Anatomy
Applied Arts & Science	SCN 150	Nutrition
Biological Sciences	BIOL 100N	The Science of Life
Biological Sciences	BIOL 108N	Diversity of Life
Biological Sciences	BIOL 135N	Biology of Yellowstone Hot Springs
Biological Sciences	BIOL 201N	Montana Wildlife
Chemistry	CHEM 152	Organic and Biological Chemistry
Chemistry	CHEM 161	College Chemistry
Chemistry	CHEM 162	College Chemistry II
Communicative Sciences and Disorders	CSD 221	Fundamentals of Acoustics: Applications in Speech, Hearing & Language
Geography	GEOG 322 UG	Weather and Climate
Geosciences	GEOS 106N	The History of Life
Health & Human Performance	HHP 236N	Nutrition
Pharmacy	BMED 145	Introduction to Cancer Biology
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 111N	Fundamentals of Physics I
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 112N	Fundamentals of Physics II
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 211N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 212N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II
Physics & Astronomy	SCI 226N	General Science: Earth and Life Science
Psychology	PSYC 270	Fundamentals of Biological Psychology

Course not approved for Natural Science designation

Geography	GEOG 426	Biogeography -Not introductory
Wildlife Biology	WBIO 105	Wildlife and People -Form poorly completed, learning outcomes not on syllabus

Group V: Literary and Artistic Studies

DEPARTMENT	COURSE #	TITLE
Applied Arts & Science	WTS 120	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
Applied Arts & Science	WTS 121	Introduction to Poetry
Art	ART 100	Art Appreciation
Art	ART 203	Introduction to Art Criticism
Art	ART 303 UG	Contemporary Art and Art Criticism
Drama/Dance	DAN 234	Dance in Cinema
Drama/Dance	DAN 434 UG	World Dance
Drama/Dance	DRAM 101	Theatre Appreciation
Drama/Dance	DRAM 220	Dramatic Literature (Script Analysis)
English	ENCR 110	Montana Writers Live!
English	ENFM 180	Introduction to Film
English	ENLT 120	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
English	ENLT 121	Introduction to Poetry
English	ENLT 217	British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance
English	ENLT 218	British Literature: Enlightenment to Romanticism
English	ENLT 219	British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary
English	ENLT 224	American Literature to 1865
English	ENLT 225	American Literature since 1865
English	ENLT 338	Montana Literature
English	ENLT 349	Medieval Literature
English	ENLT 350	Chaucer
English	ENLT 372	Gay and Lesbian Studies
Environmental Studies	EVST 305L	Environmental Vision
Liberal Studies	LS 151	Introduction to Humanities
Liberal Studies	LS 327	Gender and Sexuality in English Fiction
Liberal Studies	LS152	Introduction to Humanities
MCLL	GERM 361, LS 282, MCLG 222	History of German Cinema
MCLL	MCLG 155L	Survey of Classical Literature
MCLL	MCLG 160	Classical Mythology
MCLL	MCLG 251	The Epic
MCLL	MCLG 252	Greek Drama: Politics on Stage
MCLL	MCLG 306V, LS 306V	Introduction to 19th Century Russian Literature
MCLL	MCLG 307V, RUSS 307V, LS 307V	Introduction to 20th Century Russian Literature
MCLL	MCLG 313	Classical Chinese Poetry in Translation
MCLL	MCLG 314	Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation
MCLL	MCLG 332	Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Germany
Media Art	MAR U 101L	Intro to Media Arts
Music	MUS 132	History of Jazz
Music	MUS 133	History of Rock and Roll
Music	MUS 134	The Art of Western Music
Music	MUS 135	Introduction to Music Literature
Philosophy	Phil 340	Aesthetics

Follow-up pending

English	ENLT 227	Film as Literature, Literature as Film
Media Art	MAR U 111A	Integrated Digital Art

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