Curriculum Development

Curriculum development

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

General Studies Council Meeting

Agenda

Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Location: Fulton Center (FULTN) Room 2490 (Tempe)
Conference Call-in number: 480-884-1950
Conference ID: 5941

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes - February 25, 2014  

3. Announcements  

4. Old Business  

  • Criteria checklists should be finalized and ready for a vote at the last General Studies Council meeting on April 22, 2014.
  • Finalize bylaws to reflect a Vice Chair on the General Studies Council.  

5.  New Business  

  • As discussed during the fall semester, George Justice, Dean of Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will attend the GSC meeting and give a brief presentation regarding the vision of ASU as it relates to humanities.  

6.  Subcommittee Reports

A. Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)

From ASU

AFS/APA/CDE/SOC 350/JUS 365/TCL 360 Inequality and Diversity in Education
ASB 327 Action Anthropology
BIO 416/HPS 410 Professional Values in Science (Mandatory Review)
BIO 431 Genes, Development, and Evolution (Mandatory Review)
FMS 200 Film History (Mandatory Review)
GCU 496 Geographic Research Methods (Mandatory Review)
REL 387 Religion and Conflict: Theories and Cases  

From PCC: none

B. Mathematical Studies (MA/CS)

From ASU: none  

From PCC: none

C. Humanities, Fine Arts and Design (HU)

From ASU

MCO 425 Digital Media Literacy
REL 387 Religion and Conflict: Theories and Cases  

From PCC

REL 130 Asian Religions
REL 140 Philosophy of Religion
REL 221 New Testament  

D. Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB)

From ASU

ASB 327 Action Anthropology
JUS 424 Ethics and Alternative Tourism 

From PCC

PSY 216 Psychology of Gender
PSY 218 Health Psychology
PSY 240 Developmental Psychology
PSY 250 Introduction to Social Psychology
PSY 265 Normal Personality
SOC 127 Marriage and the Family

E. Natural Sciences (SQ/SG)

From ASU:

SCN 250 Physical Science by Inquiry (SQ)

From PCC

BIO 105 Environmental Biology (SG)
BIO 109 Natural History of the Southwest (SG)
BIO 115 Wildlife of North America (SG)
BIO 156 Introductory Biology for Allied Health (SQ)
GLG 140 Intro to Oceanography (SQ)  

From YCC

BIO 156 Human Biology (SQ)
BIO 160 Intro to Anatomy and Physiology (SG)
CHM 121 Environmental Chemistry (SQ)
ENV 105 Environmental Biology (SG)  

F. Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) 

From ASU

ASB 327 Action Anthropology
JUS 435 Cinema and Justice  

From MCCCD

SPH 245 Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest (Mandatory Review)  

From PCC

PSY 216 Psychology of Gender  

G. Global Awareness (G)

From ASU

ASB 330 Archaeological Method and Theory
REL/SGS 107 Religion and Globalization
REL 387 Religion and Conflict: Theories and Cases  

From PCC

REL 130 Asian Religions  

H. Historical Awareness (H)

From ASU

ASB 330 Archaeological Method and Theory
GCU 359 Cities of the World I (Mandatory Review)

From PCC: none

7. Adjournment

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