USF Undergraduate Council - Minutes of September 24, 2007

Present: Dell DeChant, Sherman Dorn, Bradley Kamp, Michael LeVan, Sunita Lodwig, Dewey Rundus, Larry Thompson.

Absent:

Guests: Cordell Chavis, Jay Coble, Lagretta Lenker, Janet Moore, Kathleen Moore, Kay Perrin, Bob Sullins

The meeting was called to order at 3:04 p.m.

1. The minutes of September 10, 2007 were approved with the suggested amendments.

2. Announcements/Discussions

   • Consent Agenda - Nonsubstantive Changes
     • ITW 4100 - TABLED
     • ITW 4101 - TABLED
     • LIT 3410 - APPROVED
     • ZOO 4753C - APPROVED

3. New course/curriculum proposals

   • COM 3473 Communication and Visual Culture
     This course examines the nature and practices of seeing as fundamental to communication with special emphasis on cultural and rhetorical implications of visual practices in aesthetic, political, and social arenas. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • COM 4021 Family Communication and the End of Life
     This cousre explores theories and practices of family communication at end-of-life through language, relationships, bioethics, and case analysis techniques. For majors; nonmajors by permit only. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • COM 4271 Globalization and Democratic Discourse
     This course examines rhetoric of globalization and democracy from communication perspectives, especially the discourses of war, terrorism, nationalism, and security.For majors; nonmajors by permit only. Not repeatable for credit. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • COM 4412 Public Memory
     This course is an exploration of collective memory as public communication. Examines public memory as created and communicated in memorials, museums, mediated history, nostalgia, and story. For majors; nonmajors by permit. Not repeatable for credit. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • COM 4413 Communication, Travel, and Tourism
     This course focuses on cultural, experiential, and performative practices and meanings of travel and tourism as sites of communication inquiry. Majors only; nonmajors by permit. Not repeatable for credit. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • COM 4708 Communication, Language, and Mental Illness
     This course explores intersection of mental illness and communication as language, talk-in-interaction, and discourse as social practice. For majors; nonmajors by permit. Following discussion, this course was approved.

     Bradley/Dorn - TABLED

   • ORI 4018 Performance Art - New course
   • ORI 4019 Performing Identity and Culture - New course
   • ORI 4210 Performing Young Adult Literature - New course
   • ORI 4211 Performing Nonfiction - New course
   • ORI 4220 Performing Relationships - New course
   • ORI 4320 Writing for Performance - New course

   • PHH 3061 Medieval Philosophy
     This course is a survey of medieval and early Renaissance philosophy in the Latin West, focusing on the thought of Augustine, Anselm, Peter Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William Ockham. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • Philosophy - Changes in major/minor requirements were approved.

   • REL 3340 Buddhism Truths and Paths
     This course provides an historical survey of Buddhist religion from its inception through today by focusing on the life and teachings of the historical Buddha, doctrinal development, the various denominations, and canon formation. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • Religious Studies - Changes in major/minor requirements were approved.

     Rundus/Thompson - TABLED

   • Bachelor of General Studies - New degree program

The next meeting will be Monday, October 8, 2007. The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.

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Office of Undergraduate Studies