Curriculum development
GSC Thursday, January 29, 2026
Agenda
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Zoom URL: https://asu.zoom.us/j/87113434871
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes - December 4, 2025
3. Announcements and Business
4. Subcommittee Reports (New Requests and Mandatory Review)
A. American Institutions (AMIT)
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
ENG 294 U.S. Law and Politics in Literature (Topic)
B. Global Communities, Societies, and Individuals (GCSI)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
AFR 200 Introduction to Africana Studies
AFR 340 The Making of Modern Africa
AFR 420 Race Ethnicity and Politics in the African Diaspora
ASB 252 Sports and Culture
HST 280 History of Science, Technology and Innovation
HST 303 Modern Korean History through Film (Topic)
HST 304 Nazi Germany (Topic)
HST 348 Rome
ITA 494 Noisemakers! Tracing Origins of Modern Music in Italy (Topic)
POS 300 Contemporary Global Controversies
SLC 194 Colonies, Contact, Creoles: French Around the World (Topic)
SOC 415 Families and Social Policy
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
ARB 194 Gateway to the Arab World (Topic)
ARS 402 The Art of Ancient Egypt
ASB 394 What Makes a Family? (Topic)
CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I
FIS 337 Innovation and Global Development
GCU 364 Energy in the Global Arena
HEB 201 Intermediate Modern Hebrew and Israeli Culture I
POS 360 World Politics
REL 379 Religion, Nationalism, and Ethnic Conflict
C. Governance and Civic Engagement (CIVI)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
CRJ 306 Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice
FAS 264 Sociology of Gender
HON 272 The Human Event
HST 327 Women in U.S. History, 1600 to 1880
HST 328 Women in US History, 1880-1980
HST 373 Roman History I: Foundations and Republic
HUL 494 Ethics of Ownership? (Topic)
JUS 303 Justice Theory
JUS 430 Social Protest, Conflict, and Change
REL 287 Religion and Social Media
REL 321 Religion in America
SOC 483 Sociological Theories
TCL 377 Arizona, Immigration, Latinos and Politics
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
CRD 494 AI Literacy: Navigating Technology for Social Good (Topic)
D. Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ABS 162 Applied Art for Biological Sciences
ARC 434 Great Cities
ARC 438 Visual Thinking and Structures: Art, Science, Architecture and Life
CAS 302 History and Philosophy of Complex Systems Science
CHI 369 How to Become Emperor
CSE 300 Ethics for the Information Age
DCE 305 Dance, Health and Wellness
ENG 308 Form and History/Culture
ENG 354 African American Literature: Harlem Renaissance to the Present
ENG 363 Transborder Mexican and Chicano/a Literature of Southwest North America
FMS 380 Race and Gender in U.S. Media
FRE 102 Elementary French II
FRE 110 Intensive French I
FRE 194 Tasting Culture: A French American Journey (Topic)
HST 194 Mythical History: Spartans, Crusades, and the Lost Cause (Topic)
HST 306 Native Americans and Sports (Topic)
HUL 294 Design for the Planet (Topic)
HUL 494 Dramatizing Democracy (Topic)
HUL 494 Humanizing Our Digital Futures (Topic)
HUL 494 Migration, Art, and Place (Topic)
IAP 264 Music, Mind and Culture
IND 317 20th-Century Design II
ITA 322 Modern Italian Culture: Explorers, Scientists, Musicians and Revolutionaries
JUS 477 Youth and Justice
KOR 394 Korean Film Directors (Topic)
LAT 101 Elementary Latin
MED 320 Applied Medical/Health Care Ethics
MHL 341 Music History I
MUS 347 Jazz in America
MUS 354 Country Music (Topic)
PRM 294 Nature and Adventure Leadership (Topic)
PRM 380 Wilderness and Parks in America
REL 202 Religion and Popular Culture
REL 381 Religion and Moral Issues
SLC 194 Artificial Intelligence in Literature and Film (Topic)
SLC 294 From the Olympics to the Colosseum: Ancient Sports (Topic)
TDM 294 Arizona & Hainan Bucket List (Topic)
TDM 448 Heritage and Cultural Tourism
E. Mathematics (MATH)
No submissions.
F. Quantitative Reasoning (QTRS)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
HCD 300 Biostatistics
SLC 294 (Mis)Information about Languages and Cultures (Topic)
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
STP 280 Probability and Statistics for Researchers
TEL 350 Reasoning with Data: Critical Thinking and Quantitative Insight
G. Scientific Thinking in Natural Sciences (SCIT)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
CHM 117 General Chemistry for Majors I
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
CHM 231 Elementary Organic Chemistry
CHM 235 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory
H. Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
APA 200 Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies
ASB 230 Beginning Social Research
CDE 337 Early Childhood Intervention
ENG 294 Children's Literature and Popular Culture (Topic)
FAS 301 Introduction to Parenting
FAS 435 Advanced Topics in Modern Family Relationships
SLC 294 Murder Most Ancient: Blood, Justice, Revenge (Topic)
SOC 220 Sociology of Sport
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
CDE 232 Human Development
JUS 329 Domestic Violence
PSY 213 ABCs of Happiness
SOC 241 Modern Social Problems
I. Sustainability (SUST)
Recommended for approval:
From ASU:
ABS 494 Urban Wildlife Ecology (Topic)
ASB 326 Human Impacts on Ancient Environments
EDS 301 Sustainable Community Design and Practices
ENV 201 Fundamentals of Environmental Science
HUL 494 Mitigating Wildlife Conflicts (Topic)
ITA 477 Italian Ecocinema
OGL 260 Resource Allocation in Organizations
Recommended for revise and resubmit:
From ASU:
ALA 102 Landscapes and Sustainability
GPH 414 Climate Change
5. Subcommittee Reports (Modifications to Course Learning Outcomes)
No submissions.
6. Discussion
7. Adjournment