Minnesota State University Moorhead

Office of Academic Affairs

Memorandum

 

Date:     April 22, 2005

 

To:        Academic Policy and Advisory Committee

 

From:    Bette Midgarden,

            Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Re:       April 26, 2005 APAC Agenda

 

The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 26 at 3:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room, CMU 101.

 

AGENDA

 

1.   Approval of the 4/19/05 APAC Minutes (Electronic Item)

 

2.   3-, 4-Credit Task Force Recommendations - Update

 

3.      2006-2007 Academic Calendar (Electronic Item)

a.  Current Style

b.  New Style

     

4.   Women’s Studies Department

(The Liberal Studies Committee has approved the following changes)

Cross-list the following courses with the Women’s Studies rubric:

ANTH 303:  Cross Cultural Gender (3 crs)

ART 408:  Women and Art (4 crs)

B1OL 300:  Biology of Women (3 crs)

ENGL 246:  Images of Women in Literature (3 crs)

MDS 232A:  Women's Roles and Socialization in 19th & 20th Century America (2 crs)

MDS 232B:  Women's Roles and Socialization in 19th & 20th Century America (1 cr)

PE 294:  Women and Sport (3 crs)

PHIL 314:  Introduction to Feminist Theory (3 crs)

PHIL 495:  Topics in Feminist Theory (3 crs)

SOC 219:  Sociology of Sexual Behavior (3 crs)

SOC 308:  Introduction to Gerontology (3 crs)

SOC 310:  Dominant-Subordinate Group Relations (3 crs)

SOC 320:  Sociology of the Family (3 crs)

SOC 333:  Sociology of Gender (3 crs)

SOC 416:  Violence in the Family (3 crs)

 

Change the rubric on the following courses from HUM to WS:

HUM 312:  Women and the Humanities (3 crs)

HUM 395:  Topics in Women's Studies (3 crs)

HUM 410:  Directed Readings  in Women's Studies (1-3 crs)

 

5.   Languages and Cultures Department (Electronic Item)

      Minor Changes:

SPAN 498:  Senior Project (2 crs)

·         Eliminate from the curriculum

SPAN 251:  Intermediate Spanish Conversation I (3 crs)

·         Change course number to:  SPAN 211

·         Reduce from 3 credits to 2 credits

SPAN 252:  Intermediate Spanish Conversation II (3 crs)

·         Change course number to:  SPAN 212

·         Reduce from 3 credits to 2 credits 

SPAN 311:  Introduction to Spanish Literature (3 crs)

·         Change course number to:  SPAN 340

·         Reduce from 3 credits to 2 credits

·         Change semester offered from every spring to every fall

SPAN 351: Advanced Spanish Composition (2-3 crs)

·         Change course number and title to: SPAN 311:  3rd Year Spanish Composition I 

SPAN 402:  Survey of Spanish Linguistics (3 crs)

·         Change course number to:  SPAN 451

·         Increase from 3 credits to 4 credits 

SPAN 411:  Survey of Iberian Literature (3 crs)

·         Change course level and number to:  SPAN 341

·         Increase from 3 credits to 4 credits

·         Change from elective to required.  Majors will be required to take SPAN 341 or SPAN 342.

SPAN 412:  Survey of Latin American Literature (3 crs)

·         Change course level and number to:  SPAN 342

·         Increase from 3 credits to 4 credits

·         Change from elective to required.  Majors will be required to take SPAN 341 or SPAN 342.

SPAN 413: Genres and Themes of Iberian/Latin American Literature (3 crs)

·         Change course number to:  SPAN 441

·         Increase from 3 credits to 4 credits

·         Add sentence to course description:  “Students must inform the professor, during the 1st week of class, whether or not they intend to use this course as the elective in which they will complete the project or paper that is required of all majors.”

SPAN 414:  Periods and Authors of Iberian/Latin American Literature (3 crs)

·         Change course number to:  SPAN 442

·         Increase from 3 credits to 4 credits

·         Add sentence to course description:  “Students must inform the professor, during the 1st week of class, whether or not they intend to use this course as the elective in which they will complete the project or paper that is required of all majors.”

LANG 441:  Methods and Materials in Teaching Foreign Languages I (4 crs)

·         Change course number to:   LANG 471.

LANG 442:  Methods & Materials in Teaching Foreign Languages II (4 crs)

·         Change course number to:  LANG 472.

 

New Course Proposals:

SPAN 301:  Spanish Grammar and Composition I (4 crs)

SPAN 302:  Spanish Grammar and Composition II (4 crs)

SPAN 312:  3rd Year Spanish Conversation II (4 crs)

SPAN 351:  Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (4 crs)

SPAN 401:  Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (4 crs)

SPAN 421/521:  Advanced Iberian Culture and Civilization (4 crs)

SPAN 422/522:  Advanced Latin American Culture and Civilization (4 crs)

SPAN 461/561:  Introduction to Spanish Translation I (4 crs)

 

Ø      Restructure the B.A. major in Spanish and increase from 38 credits to 50 credits 

Current Spanish Major (BA)                                 Credits         Cumulative

Core Courses:

Span 201-202 (int. Span I & II)                                        8                      8

Span 301-302  (Grammar, Conv/Comp)                           8                     16

Span 321 or 322 (Culture & Civ)                                      4                     20

Span 311 (Intro to lit)                                                     4                     24

Span 498 (Sr. Project)                                                   2                     26

 

Electives: Any 4: 321, 322, 390, 401, 351,                    

                           402, 411, 412, 413, 414, 490                               12                  38

 

Proposed Spanish Major (BA)

Core Courses:

                 Fall                                               Spring                            Cumulative Credits

Year 1       Span 201 Int Span I (4)                   Span 202 Int Span II (4)                         

                 Span 211 Int Conv I (2)                   Span 212 Int Conv II (2)                 12

Year 2       Span 301 Gram & Comp I (4)          Span 302 Gram & Comp II (4)

                 Span 311 3rd Yr Conv I (2)              Span 321/322 Cult & Civ (4)          26

 

Year 3       Span 340 Intro to Lit (4)                  Span 341/342 Survey of Lit (4)     

                 Span 401 Adv Gram & Comp (4)    Span 351 Phonetics (4)                 42

 

Electives:

A minimum of 8 additional credits from the following courses:

Span 312 (4), Span 421 (4), Span 422 (4), Span 441 (4),

Span 442 (4), Span 451 (4), Span 461 (4).                                                           50

 

Ø      Restructure the B.S. major in Spanish and increase from 46 credits to 58 credits

Current Spanish Major (BS)                         Credits                Cumulative

Core Courses:

Span 201-202 (int. Span I & II)                                        8                      8

Span 301-302  (Grammar, Conv/Comp)                           8                     16

Span 321 or 322 (Culture & Civ)                                      4                     20

Span 311 (Intro to lit)                                                     4                     24

Span 498 (Sr. Project)                                                   2                     26

Lang 441-442                                                8                              34

 

Electives: Any 4: 321, 322, 390, 401, 351,                    

                           402, 411, 412, 413, 414, 490                                      12                      46

 

Proposed Spanish Major (BS)

Core Courses:

                        Fall                                           Spring                          Cumulative Credits

Year 1               Span 201 (4)                             Span 202 (4)                            

                        Span 211 (2)                             Span 212 (2)                               12

 

Year 2               Span 301 (4)                             Span 302 (4)

                        Span 311 (2)                             Span 321/322 (4)                        26

 

Year 3               Span 340 (4)                             Span 341/342 (4)                       

                        Span 401 (4)                             Span 351 (4)                               46

                                                                        Lang 471 (4)

 

Year 4               Lang 472 (4)                                                                               50

 

Electives:

A minimum of 8 additional credits from the following courses:

Span 312 (2-4), Span 421 (4), Span 422 (4), Span 441 (4),

Span 442 (4), Span 451 (4), Span 461 (4).                                                            58

 

Note: The BS is identical to the BA + Lang 471 & Lang 472

 

Ø      Restructure the B.A. minor in Spanish and increase from 23-24 credits to 26 credits

Current Spanish Minor (BA)                         Credits                   Cumulative

Core Courses:

Span 201-202 (int. Span I & II)                                        8                      8

Span 301-302  (Grammar, Conv/Comp)                           8                     16

Span 321 or 322 (Culture & Civ)                                      4                     20

 

Elective: Any one: 311, 321, 322, 390, 401, 351,