COLLEGE OF LETTERS & SCIENCES
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

AGENDA

The Committee will meet THURSDAY, September 30, 2010
at 2:15 PM in White 6C

  1. Approval of the September 2, 2010 Minutes.
  2. Announcements
  3. Physics
    1. New Course PHYSCS 290 "Physics Recitations I." (This course will give the students experience in solving real life problems using familiar concepts and techniques. A student who completed this course will certainly have acquired an in-depth view of the world of applied sciences).
    2. New Course PHYSCS 291 "Physics Recitations II" (This is a continuation of the Physics Recitations I course).
  4. Political Science
    1. New Course POLISCI_AFRIAMR 261 " African American Politics." (The course examines the African-American experience of race, ethnicity, class, and gender within the context of American political landscape . It will therefore explore the unique history, content and forms of African-American political participation as well as their struggle for freedom and equality as full citizen in the workings of various Amerian political institutions).
    2. New Course POLISCI_RACEETH 280 "Politics of Urban Inequality in the U.S." (The course offers a sophisticated depiction of systemic urban inequality that constrains the lives of the urban poor. The readings will feature academic books and research articles that describe and analyze the politics and life experiences in inner-city neighborhoods).
    3. New Course POLISCI_INTRNAR 348 "International Organizations." (The course will explore theoretical perspectives as well as the expanding roles of international organizations in the context of global politics. Since the end of the Cold War, the United Nations and other regional organizations have played an enhanced role in global governance. It will, therefore, provide an overview of the United Nations system, a number of regional organizations and their contributions to the maintenance of international peace and security).
  5. Receive & Record
    1. Adds the new Political Science course POLISCI to the following majors and submajors:
      1. Political Science BABS
      2. Political Science Honors BABA
      3. Political Science BSE
      4. Political Science Minor
  6. Old Business.