Curriculum development
GSC Thursday, December 4, 2025
Agenda
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Zoom URL: https://asu.zoom.us/j/87113434871
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes - October 30, 2025
3. Announcements and Business
4. Subcommittee Reports (New Requests and Mandatory Review)
A. American Institutions (AMIT)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ASB 294 Anthropology of American Democracy (Topic)
PAF 411 Law in Action
THP 394 Theatre and U.S. Democracy (Topic)
Recommended for denial:
From ASU:
MCO 120 Media and Society
B. Global Communities, Societies, and Individuals (GCSI)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ARB 101 Elementary Arabic I
COM 371 Language, Culture and Communication
CRJ 294 International Criminology (Topic)
KOR 101 First-Year Korean I
PBH 494 Global Sexual and Reproductive Health (Topic)
RUS 102 Elementary Russian II
SOC 418 Aging and the Life Course
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
CHI 394 Labor & the Environment in Chinese Writing (Topic)
Recommended for denial:
From ASU:
CSE 300 Ethics for the Information Age
C. Governance and Civic Engagement (CIVI)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ASB 305 Poverty and Global Health
NLM 494 Rebuilding Civic Trust (Topic)
SWU 332 Social Policy and Advocacy
TCL 202 Transborder Society and Culture II: Contemporary Issues
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
CRD 494 AI Literacy: Navigating Technology for Social Good (Topic)
Recommended for denial:
From ASU:
SPA 412 Advanced Conversation and Composition
D. Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ARS 250 History of Photography
ARS 473 Art of Japan
CAP 394 Expressive Therapies for Counseling (Topic)
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin Social and Global Contexts
ENG 294 Revenge in Literature, Film and Television (Topic)
HST 318 History of Engineering
ITA 101 Elementary Italian I
JST 211 Jews and Judaism in America
KOR 347 Korean Film and Literature
MCO 418 History of Mass Communication
MHL 394 Global Popular Music: Appropriation and Hybridity (Topic)
MHL 494 Jazz History and Discourse (Topic)
MHL 494 Music and Film (Topic)
MVS 202 Exploring Veteran Culture
REL 307 Religion: Theory and Practice
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
HEB 133 Elementary Biblical Hebrew
HEB 233 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
HST 306 Jazz and American Society (Topic)
E. Mathematics (MATH)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
MAT 119 Finite Mathematics
F. Quantitative Reasoning (QTRS)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
CHM 240 Mathematical Methods in Chemistry
MTC 452 Research Methods in Music Theory and Cognition
SLC 294 Humans vs. AI: Who Analyzes Text Faster & Smarter? (Topic)
SWU 321 Statistics for Social Workers
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
TEL 350 Reasoning with Data: Critical Thinking and Quantitative Insight
Recommended for denial:
From ASU:
CSE 205 Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
G. Scientific Thinking in Natural Sciences (SCIT)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
CHM 111 General Chemistry Laboratory for Majors I (Will be held until CHM 117 is also recommended for approval)
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
CHM 117 General Chemistry for Majors I
H. Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ASB 335 Ancient Ruins of the Southwest
COM 230 Teamwork and Collaboration
COM 363 Latinxs and the Media
MTC 251 Introduction to Music Cognition
SOC 324 Sociology of Work and Organizations
SPE 365 Foundations of Behavior Analysis
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
ENG 294 Children's Literature and Popular Culture (Topic)
I. Sustainability (SUST)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ASM 414 Urban, Environmental and Health Challenges
CNV 194 Introduction to Conservation (Topic)
ENV 194 Environmental Sustainability (Topic)
SWU 351 Sustainable Living, Mindful Eating
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
AIS 375 Indigenous Sustainability and Environmental Justice
CGF 150 Introduction to Climate Futures
OGL 260 Resource Allocation in Organizations
Recommended for denial:
From ASU:
ASB 370 Ethics of Eating
CEL 394 Energy, Environment & Leadership (Topic)
CGF 100 Exploring Global Futures
ECN 345 Survey of Energy and Environmental Economic Issues
5. Subcommittee Reports (Modifications to Course Learning Outcomes)
No submissions.
6. Discussion
7. Adjournment