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Executive Memorandum 08-67

September 5, 2008

Revised November 18, 2008

From: Paul J. Zingg, President

Subject: Executive Memorandum 08-67,  Changes to General Education and Cultural Diversity Courses

Following review by the General Education Advisory Committee (GEAC) and the recommendation of the Provost, I approve General Education (GE) and Cultural Diversity status changes as noted for the courses below effective spring 2009 (unless otherwise noted).

 

     

Area A2 - Written Communication

 

Add: ENGL 130E

Academic Writing - ESL  

Area B2 - Life Forms

 
Delete: BIOL 101
Concepts of Biology  

Area D3 - Cultural and Social Institutions

 
Delete: HIST 105
Global Environmental History: Before Columbus  
Delete: HIST 106
Global Environmental History: After Columbus  

Upper-Division Theme C

 
Add: ENGL 374

Languages of the World: Contact, Convergence & Loss

Add to theme in section:

1 course selected from:
CHST 354 Chicano Literature
ENGL 353 Multicultural Literature
ENGL 374 Languages of the World
SPAN 354 Chicano Literature

Eth status approved
Course applies to areas C, D of theme

Upper-Division Theme D

 
Add: ENGL 338

Rhetorics of the Environment

Add to theme in section:

1 course selected from:
ENGL 338 Rhetorics of the Environment
PHIL 329 Environmental Ethics
RELS 347 Cross-Cultural Environ Ethics

Course applies to areas C, D of theme

Upper-Division Theme G

 
Add: PHIL 336

American Indian Environmental Policy

Add to theme in section:

1 course required selected from:
PHIL 336 American Indian Environmental Policy Philosophies
RELS 332 World Religions & Global Is's

Effective fall 2008
Eth status approved
Course applies to areas C, D of theme

Upper-Division Theme H

 

Delete: PHIL 313H
PSYC 313H
RELS 342H

Add: PHIL 318H
PSYC 318H
RELS 318H

Delete: MCGS 316H
Add: ENGL 316H

What Motivates Altruism?



Altruism: Theories & Practice - Honors

 

Crossing Boundaries




Course applies to areas B, C, D of theme
 

Revised theme structure:


1 course selected from:
BIOL/PHIL 322H Science/Human Values: Honors
CSCI 313H/PSYC 332H Mind in the Machine–Honors
PHIL/PSYC/RELS 318H Altruism: Theories and Practice - Honors

1 course selected from:
ENGL/GEOG 316H Crossing Boundaries
MJIS/SOCI 356H Genocide/Mass Persuasion-Honors
PHIL/PSYC/RELS 318H Altruism: Theories and Practice - Honors

Capstone–to be taken last:
1 course selected from:
HNRS 399H Honors GE Thesis
HNRS 398H Special Topics - Honors

 
   

ADD: Upper-Division Theme V Consuming Interests: Food and Society
(11-18-08 revisions in red)

 

 

ANTH 340 Anthropology of Food NW status approved
Course applies to areas D, c of theme


 

PSSC 390 Food Forever: Comparisons of Sustainable Food Production Systems NW status approved
Course applies to areas B, d of theme

 

NFSC 310 Ecology of Human Nutrition

NW status approved
Course applies to areas B, d of theme


 

HUMN 380 Food and Film

Course applies to areas C, d of theme


 

ENGL 365 Food and Literature

Eth status approved
Course applies to areas C, d of theme


 

Theme structure:

1 course required:
ANTH 340 Anthropology of Food

1 course selected from:
NFSC 310 Ecology of Human Nutrition
PSSC 390 Food Forever: Comparisons of Sustainable Food Production Systems

1 course selected from:
ENGL 365 Food and Literature
HUMN 380 Food and Film