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Minutes of Graduate Council

March 1, 2016

3:30 p.m.

127 Leadership Studies Building

Members Present: C. Boyer, G. Brase, M. Copple, R. Dandu, B. DePaola, P. Hardwidge, L. Harrington, C. Hauck, E. Higgins, K. Koppel, M. Krysko, J. Kwon, J. Mahoney, G. Morris, A. Nutsch, P. Payne, K. Schmidt, W. Schumm, J. Spencer, J. Suh, K. Taylor, H. Wang, E. Stauffer, and B. Zhang

Members Absent: S. Alavi, R. Collins, D. Deines, S. Dissanayake, R. Larson, R. Maghirang, O. Prakash, S. Reznikoff, L. Wigfall, and D. Wilcox,

Graduate Student Council: A. Martens and T. Jones

Graduate School: C. Shanklin, S. Schlender, M. Herman, and M. Miller

Guests: K. Bhattacharya, L. Kniffin, M. Tolar, T. Steffensmeier, K. Boone, and D. Procter

1. Opening Remarks Three Minute Thesis http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/feb16/3mt22316.html

2. Minutes of the February 2, 2016 meeting were approved as presented. http://www.k-state.edu/grad/faculty/graduate-council/agendaminutes/2016_2%20Minutes.pdf

3. Graduate School Actions and Announcements

Advising Doctoral Student Modules https://k-state.instructure.com/courses/15160 o The modules are available in Canvas to anyone who has a KSU eid. Module 3 “Getting

Started” should be especially helpful to those advising graduate students. The other modules include information specifically to advising doctoral students.

o The modules include links to sections of the Graduate School webpage as appropriate to the content of each module.

Membership Approvals

NAME POSITION DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM

DATE APPROVED BY GRAD SCHOOL

Amir Bahadori Assistant Professor Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering 02/05/2016

Gaea Hock Assistant Professor Communications and Agricultural Education

02/10/2016

Jon Ulmer Associate Professor Communications and Agricultural Education

02/10/2016

Yulan Xiong Assistant Professor Anatomy & Physiology 02/02/2016

Jianzhong Yu Assistant Professor Anatomy & Physiology 02/02/2016

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4. Academic Affairs Committee- Haiyan Wang, Chair

Graduate Faculty Nominations: On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Dr. Haiyan Wang moved the approval of the Graduate Faculty Membership and Certification nominations. The motion passed.

Course and curriculum issues: On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Dr. Haiyan Wang moved the approval of the following Expedited Course Changes, Expedited Curriculum Changes, Expedited Course Drop, Non-Expedited New Courses, and Non-Expedited Curriculum Changes. The motion passed.

Expedited Course Changes

College

Course

Number Title

Effective

Date Page

Veterinary Medicine CS 760 Topics in Global Veterinary Medicine Fall 2016 7

Veterinary Medicine CS 890 Clinical Science Problems Fall 2016 7

Education EDCI 830 Contemporary Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences Summer 2016 7

Arts and Sciences ART 600 Advanced Drawing Fall 2016 8

Arts and Sciences ART 680 Metals Workshop Fall 2016 8

Arts and Sciences BIOL 632 Ecology Laboratory Spring 2017 8

Arts and Sciences BIOL 863 Professional Skills in Biology Spring 2017 9

Arts and Sciences BIOL 875 Evolutionary Ecology Fall 2016 9

NAME POSITION DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM GRADUATE FACULTY TYPE

Heather Bayless Instructor Art Graduate Faculty Associate

Suarav Misra Research Associate Professor

Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Membership

Amir Bahadori Assistant Professor Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Certification

Brad Behnke Associate Professor Kinesiology Certification

Kris Boone Professor/ Department Head

Communications & Agricultural Education

Certification

Katie Heinrich Associate Professor Kinesiology Certification

Gaea Hock Assistant Professor Communications and Agricultural Education

Certification

Jon Ulmer Assistant Professor Communications and Agricultural Education

Certification

Yulan Xiong Assistant Professor Anatomy & Physiology Certification

Jianzhong Yu Assistant Professor Anatomy & Physiology Certification

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Arts and Sciences HIST 987 Seminar in Writing History for Publication Fall 2016 9

Arts and Sciences MATH 875 Algebraic Topology Fall 2016 10

Arts and Sciences MATH 876 Differential Topology Spring 2017 10

Arts and Sciences MATH 881 Differentiable Manifolds I Fall 2016 10

Arts and Sciences MATH 882 Differentiable Manifolds II Spring 2017 11

Arts and Sciences PSYCH 802 Psychological Research Design and

Analysis I Fall 2016 11

Arts and Sciences STAT 726 Introduction to Splus/R Computing Fall 2016 11

Veterinary Medicine AP 874 Clinical Pharmacokinetics Fall 2016 12

Expedited Curriculum changes

College Title

Effective

Date Page

Arts and Science Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate Fall 2016 13

Expedited Course Drop

College

Course

Number Title Effective Date Page

Arts and Sciences MATH 701 Elementary Topology I Fall 2016 14

Arts and Sciences MATH 702 Elementary Topology II Fall 2016 14

Arts and Sciences MATH 871 General Topology I Fall 2016 14

Arts and Sciences MATH 872 General Topology II Fall 2016 15

Arts and Sciences MATH 971 Algebraic Topology I Fall 2016 15

Arts and Sciences MATH 972 Algebraic Topology II Fall 2016 15

Arts and Sciences MATH 973 Low-Dimensional Topology I- Geometric

Topology Fall 2016 15

Arts and Sciences MATH 974 Low-Dimensional Topology II- Quantum

Topology Fall 2016 15

Veterinary Medicine AP 901 Molecular Neurobiology Fall 2016 15

Non-Expedited New Courses

College

Course

Number Title

Effective

Date Page

Education EDLEA 848 Philosophies of Inquiry Fall 2016 16

Education EDLEA 928 Narrative and Arts-Based Inquiry in Qualitative Research Fall 2016 16

Education EDLEA 958 Case Study in Qualitative Research Summer 2016 17

Education EDLEA 968 Discourse Analysis Summer 2016 17

Education EDLEA 978 Qualitative Data Management and Analysis Using Nvivo Summer 2016 18

Education EDLEA 988 Differentiated Research Fall 2016 18 Leadership Studies

LEAD 945 Social Science Research for Public Problem Solving Fall 2016 19

Arts and Sciences MATH 770 Introduction to Topology/ Geometry I Fall 2016 19 Arts and Sciences MATH 771 Introduction to Topology/ Geometry II Spring 2017 19 Arts and Sciences PSYCH

961 Multivariate Analyses of Behavioral Data Fall 2017 20

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Non-Expedited Curriculum changes

College Title

Effective

Date Page

Arts and Sciences Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate Fall 2016 20

Non-Expedited New Curriculum Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya presented an overview of the Qualitative Graduate Certificate. The Council had questions about evidence that such a program is meeting an employment need and that this certificate program would benefit students. There also were questions about whether existing qualitative research methods courses in other programs would count as credit towards this certificate program. Dr. Tim Steffensmeier, Dr. Kris Boone, Dr. David Proctor, Mary Tolar, and Lori Kniffin presented an overview of the PhD in Leadership Communication. The Council raised questions about the logistics of an interdisciplinary degree program being created by three units that do not individually offer doctoral degrees and asked questions about the intended career opportunities for those who earn a PhD in Leadership Communication. On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Dr. Haiyan Wang moved to approved the new curriculum items as presented. The motion passed with one “nay” vote and two abstentions for the PhD in Leadership Communication proposal.

College Title

Effective

Date Page Interdisciplinary- Communication Studies, Staley School of Leadership Studies, Communications and Agricultural Education Ph.D. Leadership Communication Fall 2016

Please See Attachments

Education Qualitative Graduate Certificate Fall 2016 Please See Attachments

5. Graduate Student Affairs Committee- Abbey Nutsch, Chair The committee had no new business to report.

6. Graduate School Committee on Planning- Brett DePaola, Chair Reading One:

Graduate Admissions standards related to English Proficiency

Chapter 1, Section B, 2. Graduates of foreign colleges and universities:

The Graduate School requires each international applicant whose native language is not English to

demonstrate competence in the English language by achieving a satisfactory score (defined below) on

the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing

System (IELTS) and Pearson Test of English (PTE). The TOEFL, IELTS or PTE is required to ensure

that the student’s progress toward a degree is not jeopardized by language barriers. The TOEFL (K-

State TOEFL school code 6334) is offered several times a year throughout the world by the Educational

Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey. International applicants are advised to take the TOEFL as early

as possible to avoid delays in the processing of their applications for admission. However, the test date

should be no older than eighteen months from the application deadline for international applicants.

Check the Graduate School website for exact dates each year. An applicant who has received a degree

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in the last two years from a United States college or university is exempt from this requirement.

However, individual programs may require demonstration of English language proficiency.

7. Graduate School Committee on Assessment and Review- Michael Herman, Associate Dean Today is the deadline for programs under a full program review to submit their program review report. Eleven programs are undergoing a full program review and 17 programs are undergoing a mid-cycle review. Some of the programs under mid-cycle review have sub-programs, which also must be reviewed.

8. Graduate Student Council Information- Amanda Martens, President

March 4 is the deadline to submit nominations for the Alumni Association graduate student awards for outstanding academics and outstanding leadership and service.

The GSC is hosting a fundraiser at Panera Bread on March 8. Proceeds from sales between 4-8pm will be donated to the GSC.

The GSC will soon be accepting nominations for GSC Executive Officers for the 2016-2017 academic year. https://ksugsc.wufoo.com/forms/z1hin0v81qy7i7v/

Faculty are encouraged to recognize the accomplishments of their graduate student by submitting a recognition for the Notable Achievement Newsletter. March 27 is the deadline to submit recognitions

Graduate Student Appreciation week is April 4-8. The GSC will host an Awards and Recognition Reception on April 5 to recognize graduate student accomplishments within the last year. Academic Colleges have been encouraged to host one appreciation event/activity during the week to show appreciation of the graduate students in their college.

9. University Research and Scholarship- Dr. Michael Herman Survey of Earned Doctorate- please see attachment Summary of how K-State compares to national data:

Lack of diversity at K-State (our graduate students tend to be more male and more white than national average)

KSU graduate students have a lower debt level

KSU graduate students tend to engage in more interdisciplinary work

Time to degree is a small issue for KSU

10. Calendar of Professional Development Workshops

March

7 The Library and Your Research Workshop: Using Primary Sources 1:30-2:30pm, 407

Hale Library

8 GSC Student Affairs/Powercat Financial Counseling Seminar: Tax Preparation, 3:30-4:30pm,

127 Leadership Studies

9 GSC Professional Development Seminar: Communicating Your Research to the Public, 3-5pm,

Union Room 227 (tent. location)

21 The Library and Your Research Workshop: Using Citation Managers 1:30-2:30pm, 407 Hale

Library

23 Teaching and Learning Center GTA Professional Develop Seminar: Working with Students in

Distress, 2:30-3:30pm, Hemisphere Room

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24 GSC Professional Development Seminar: Publishing Your Research and Scholarly Work, 3-

5pm, 1109 Engineering Hall

25 GSC Graduate Student Social at the Taphouse

28 The Library and Your Research Workshop: Using Data, 1:30-2:30pm, 407 Hale Library

30 K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery (GRAD) Forum, 8am-5pm, Engineering

Complex

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Expedited Course Change Department of Clinical Sciences

CHANGE: CS 760. Topics in Global Veterinary Medicine. (1) II. An overview of the role of

veterinarians around the world. Topics include international uses and attitudes about animals,

problems the world faces pertaining to livestock production, and social tensions. One hour

lecture each week. Pr: 2nd year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine, or enrolled as

a graduate student with instructor permission.

TO: CS 760. Topics in Global Veterinary Medicine. (1) II. An overview of the role of

veterinarians around the world. Topics include international uses and attitudes about animals,

problems the world faces pertaining to livestock production, and social tensions. One hour

lecture each week. Pr: 1st or 2nd year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine, or

enrolled as a graduate student with instructor permission.

RATIONALE: This course will also be offered as a 1st year elective.

Impact (i.e. if this impacts another college/unit): None

EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall 2016

___________________________________________________________________________

CHANGE: CS 890. Clinical Science Problems. (1-3) I, II, S. Advanced instruction in research topics

and technologies, emphasizing various disciplines. Pr: DVM degree

TO: CS 890. Clinical Science Problems. (1-3) I, II, S. Advanced instruction in research topics and technologies, emphasizing various disciplines. Pr: DVM degree or dual degree student in the College of Veterinary Medicine

RATIONALE: Changing prerequisite will allow dual degree students in the College of Veterinary Medicine to

obtain graduate credit for this course. EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall 2016

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Curriculum and Instruction

FROM: EDCI 830. Contemporary Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences. (0-18) Fall, Spring- Dormant.

Advanced study of evolving trends and materials for Family and Consumer Sciences programs; application to

teaching and curriculum. Pre-Requisite: EDSEC 621 and Teaching Experience.

TO: EDCI 830. Contemporary Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences. (3) Summer. Advanced study of

evolving trends and materials for Family and Consumer Sciences programs; application to teaching and

curriculum. Recommended Pre-Requisite: EDSEC 621 and Teaching Experience.

IMPACT: No foreseeable impact.

RATIONALE: The class has been dormant for some time. This is to reactivate the course for enrollment

services and to update data regarding the course.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Summer 2016

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Art

FROM: ART 600 – Advanced Drawing. (3 or 6) I, II. Upper-level drawing, development, and personal

motivation. Lectures and problems directed toward an understanding of the historical development of

drawing as well as investigations of contemporary studies. Note: May be repeated for 4 semesters.

Credits over 3 hours must be approved by instructor. Pr.: ART 325.

TO: ART 600 – Advanced Drawing. (3) I, II. Upper-level drawing, development, and personal motivation.

Lectures and problems directed toward an understanding of the historical development of drawing as

well as investigations of contemporary studies. Pr.: ART 325. Note: This is a repeatable course.

RATIONALE: It is difficult to have a class with some students taking the course for 3 credits and others for 6.

We would prefer that all students take the class for only 3 credits at a time.

IMPACT: None


FROM: ART 680 – Metals Workshop. (1-5) I, II. A number of metalsmithing techniques will be explored by

the upper division student with emphasis on experimental problems and possibilities. The

development of an individual point of view will predominate throughout the course. Note: May be

repeated twice. Pr.: ART 655.

TO: ART 680 – Metals Workshop. (3) I, II. Independent study designed for advanced level students to

research and master metalsmithing and jewelry techniques through individual concentration as well as

to develop a personal artistic language to create a unique body of work for BFA show. Note: This is a

repeatable course. Pr.: ART 655.

RATIONALE: To change the description of the course to reflect the updated content and curriculum structure.

Also to make the course repeatable more than twice so that major students can spread 9 required

credits into 3 semesters with less credit hours instead of being forced to 4 or 5 hours in a semester.

IMPACT: None

EFFECTIVE DATE: FALL 2016

Division of Biology

FROM: BIOL 632 – Ecology Laboratory. (1) II. Laboratory and field experiences with ecological problems. K-

State 8: None. Pr.: STAT 340 or equivalent.

TO: BIOL 632 – Ecology Laboratory. (1) II. Laboratory and field experiences with ecological problems. K-

State 8: None. Pr.: BIOL 529 and STAT 340 or equivalent.

RATIONALE: BIOL 632 Ecology Laboratory is taught assuming that students have taken BIOL 529

Fundamentals of Ecology and have the necessary background information to succeed in Ecology

Laboratory. This is followed in practice but is not currently stated in the undergraduate catalog course

description.

IMPACT: None

EFFECTIVE DATE: Spring 2017

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FROM: BIOL 863 – Professional Skills in Biology. (3) II. An introduction for new graduate students in the

mechanics of becoming a scientist and professional biologist. The course includes presentation of

professional seminars, grant proposal writing and reviewing, manuscript preparation and submission,

interviewing for jobs, teaching skills, effective communication of scientific data in graphs and tables,

and other topics.

TO: BIOL 863 – Professional Skills and Ethics. (3) II. An introduction for graduate students in the

mechanics of becoming a scientist and professional biologist. Students actively participate in learning

professional skills such as proposal writing and reviewing, professional oral and poster presentations,

communicating science to the general public, abstract and manuscript preparation, and other topics.

Ethical conduct in research and professional settings is discussed throughout the course. Note:

Offered every spring; meets twice a week for 1.5 h. Required course for biology graduate students.

RATIONALE: A title and course description change are requested to better reflect the content of the course.

The topics outlined in the course description have been taught but not on a yearly basis as new topics

have been included to keep pace with changing times, needs, and student fields. To provide flexibility

as additional skills are taught, we have modified the course description.

IMPACT: None


FROM: BIOL 875 – Evolutionary Ecology. (3) I, even years. A study of the evolution of population,

community, and ecosystem structure. Pr.: BIOL 529.

TO: BIOL 875 – Evolutionary Ecology. (3) II, odd years. A study of the evolution of population, community,

and ecosystem structure. Pr.: BIOL 529.

RATIONALE: Dr. Michi Tobler will be teaching this class, previously taught by Dr. Ted Morgan. The requested

change of semester in which the class is taught will work best with the rest if Dr. Tobler’s planned

teaching schedule.

IMPACT: None


History

FROM: HIST 987 – Seminar in Writing History for Publication. (3) II. A historical introduction and training in

the central means by which historical knowledge is transmitted in written format. Pr.: Must be enrolled

in the Graduate Program.

TO: HIST 987 – Seminar in Writing History for Publication. (3) II. Students will take an example of their

past or current written work (a seminar paper, a section of a thesis or dissertation) and refine it for

publication as a scholarly article. Emphasis will be on writing in a clear, correct, and well-organized

way; on sharpening arguments and interpretations; on undertaking additional research in primary and

secondary sources; and on critiquing the work of fellow students in a professional manner. Pr.: Must

be enrolled in the Graduate Program.

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RATIONALE: Current course description does not accurately reflect actual course material.

IMPACT: None


FROM: MATH 875 – Algebraic Topology. (3) I. Fundamental groups; Seifert-Van Kampen Theorem; covering

spaces; homology and cohomology; simplicial, singular, cellular, and axiomatic theories; cup products;

Betti numbers, Euler characteristics; universal coefficient and Kunneth theorems; Hurewicz theorem in

dimension one; orientation of manifolds; degree of maps. Pr.: MATH 701.

TO: MATH 875 – Algebraic Topology I. (3) I, Even numbered years. Homology and cohomology;

simplicial, singular, cellular, and axiomatic theories; cup products; universal coefficient and Kunneth

theorems; Hurewicz theorem in dimension one; orientation of manifolds; degree of maps spectral

sequences, Whitehead’s theorem. Pr.: Math 771, Math 731.

RATIONALE: Change to better match current research and the qualifying exams that we give out students.


FROM: MATH 876 – Differential Topology. (3) II. Smooth manifolds; smooth maps; smooth partitions of unity;

tangent spaces and tangent bundles; derivatives; inverse function theorem and applications; Morse

functions; embedding theorems; orientations and orientability via tangent bundles; cotangent and

exterior bundles; differential forms; integration on manifolds; vector fields and Lie derivaties; DeRham

cohomology and DeRham’s theorem. Pr.: MATH 701.

TO: MATH 876 – Algebraic Topology II. (3) II, odd numbered years. Continuation of MATH 875.

Fibrations, cofibrations, higher homotopy groups, characteristic classes, sheaves, rational homotopy

theory, simplicial objects, spectra, K-theory. Pr.: MATH 875.

RATIONALE: Change to better match current research and the qualifying exams that we give our students.


FROM: MATH 881- Differentiable Manifolds I. (3) I. Differentiable structures, tangent bundles, tensor

bundles, vector fields and differential equations, integral manifolds, differential forms, Stokes’

Theorem, DeRham cohomology, Riemannian metrics, introduction to Lie groups, topics in algebraic

topology from differentiable viewpoint. Pr.: MATH 702.

TO: MATH 881 – Differential Topology. (3) I, odd numbered years. Tangent spaces and tensor bundles;

derivatives; inverse function theorem, Sard’s theorem and applications; vector fields and flows; Morse

functions; handle decompositions; embedding theorems; orientations and orientability via tangent

bundles; intersection theory; cobordism theory. Pr.: MATH 771, MATH 722.



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FROM: MATH 882 – Differentiable Manifolds II. (3) II. Continuation of MATH 881. Pr.: MATH 881.

TO: MATH 882 – Differential Geometry. (3) II, even numbered years. Riemannian metrics, covariant

derivatives, Gauss curvature, Riemann curvature; Gauss-Bonnet theorem; Exponential map and

normal coordinates; The Hopf-Rinow Theorem; Jacobi fields; The Cartan-Hadamard Theorem; Ricci

curvature and Myers’ and Bonnet’s Theorems; selected topics and Kähler geometry; symplectic

topology; gauge theory. Pr.: MATH 771, MATH 722.



Psychological Sciences

FROM: PSYCH 802 – Psychological Research Design and Analysis I. (3) I. Introduction to techniques of

research planning and design, including critical evaluation of psychological research practices and

selected research studies. Pr.: STAT 325 or equivalent.

TO: PSYCH 802 - Psychological Research Design and Analysis I. (3) I. Introduction to techniques of

research planning and design, including critical evaluation of psychological research practices and

selected research studies. Pr.: STAT 325 or equivalent, and Psychology major or consent of

instructor.

RATIONALE: Some other departments have requested to list the graduate psychology methods sequence

(PSYCH 802/805) as an option within their curricula, which raises a need to be able to manage

enrollment size.

IMPACT: Students outside of psychology will still be able to take this course, with instructor consent, up to the

point of the course capacity. Exchanged emails with Dr. Junehee Kwon (Hosp. Management) on

10/27, Tem Steffensmeier (Comm. Studies) on 9/29.


Statistics

FROM: STAT 726 – Introduction to Splus/R Computing. (1) I. Topics may include basic environment and

syntax, reading and importing data from files, data manipulation, basic graphics, and built-in and user-

defined functions. Pr.: One graduate level course in statistics.

TO: STAT 726 – Introduction to R Computing. (1) I. Topics may include basic environment and syntax,

reading and importing data from files, data manipulation, basic graphics, and built-in and user defined

functions. Pr.: One graduate level course in statistics.

RATIONALE: Change in course title to better reflect the content of the course.

IMPACT: Does not impact other departments


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Department of Anatomy & Physiology

CHANGE: AP 874. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. (3) II. An overview of pharmacokinetics with emphasis

on practical implications for the clinician, including bioavailability, bioequivalence, residues in

food of animal origin, dosage forms and regimens, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug

interactions, interspecies difference, and the effect of disease on the pharmacokinetics of

drugs. Background in physiology and statistics strongly recommended.

TO: AP 874. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. (3) I. An overview of pharmacokinetics with emphasis

on practical implications for the clinician, including bioavailability, bioequivalence, residues in

food of animal origin, dosage forms and regimens, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug

interactions, interspecies difference, and the effect of disease on the pharmacokinetics of

drugs. Background in physiology and statistics strongly recommended.

RATIONALE: Course needs to be offered in Fall semesters, not Spring semesters.

Impact (i.e. if this impacts another college/unit): None


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Expedited Curriculum Changes Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate

FROM: TO:

Elective courses – select two (minimum of 6 credit hours) In addition to the Geospatial Core courses, students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in GIScience program must take a minimum of 6 additional credit hours of electives consisting of courses in intermediate/advanced GIScience or application courses with a major emphasis on the use of geospatial technologies. Elective requirements may be satisfied from the following course list or, in some instances, be met through special topics or independent study courses with significant geospatial content (must be approved by the certificate coordinator).

AGRON 655 - Site Specific Agriculture Credits: (3)

CE 585 - Civil Engineering Project Credits: (1-3)

CE 752 – Advanced Hydrology (3)

CE 786 – Land Development for Civil Engineers and Planners (3)

CIS 501 - Software Architecture and Design Credits: (3)

CIS 560 - Database System Concepts Credits: (3)

CIS 635 - Introduction to Computer-Based Knowledge Systems Credits: (3)

CIS 636 - Introduction to Computer Graphics Credits: (3)

GEOG 560 – Field Methods (3)

GEOG 602 – Computer Mapping and Geographic Visualization (3)

GEOG 610 - Geography Internship Credits: (Var.)

GEOG 700 - Quantitative Analysis in Geography Credits: (3)

GEOG 711 - Topics in Remote Sensing Credits: (3)

GEOG 712 – Internet GIS and Distributed GIServices Credits: (3)

GEOG 795 – Topics in Geographic Information Science Credits: (3)

GEOG 808 – Geocomputation Credits: (3)

GEOG 880 – Spatial Data Analysis and Modeling Credits: (3)

Elective courses – select two (minimum of 6 credit hours) In addition to the Geospatial Core courses, students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in GIScience program must take a minimum of 6 additional credit hours of electives consisting of courses in intermediate/advanced GIScience or application courses with a major emphasis on the use of geospatial technologies. Elective requirements may be satisfied from the following course list or, in some instances, be met through special topics or independent study courses with significant geospatial content (must be approved by the certificate coordinator).

AGRON 655 - Site Specific Agriculture Credits: (3)

CE 585 - Civil Engineering Project Credits: (1-3)

CE 752 – Advanced Hydrology (3)

CE 786 – Land Development for Civil Engineers and Planners (3)

CIS 501 - Software Architecture and Design Credits: (3)

CIS 560 - Database System Concepts Credits: (3)

CIS 635 - Introduction to Computer-Based Knowledge Systems Credits: (3)

CIS 636 - Introduction to Computer Graphics Credits: (3)

GEOG 560 – Field Methods (3)

GEOG 602 – Computer Mapping and Geographic Visualization (3)

GEOG 610 - Geography Internship Credits: (Var.)

GEOG 700 - Quantitative Analysis in Geography Credits: (3)

GEOG 711 - Topics in Remote Sensing Credits: (3)

GEOG 712 – Internet GIS and Distributed GIServices Credits: (3)

GEOG 728 – Topics in Programming for Geographic Analysis (3)

GEOG 795 – Topics in Geographic Information Science Credits: (3)

GEOG 808 – Geocomputation Credits: (3)

GEOG 880 – Spatial Data Analysis and Modeling Credits: (3)

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GEOG 895 – Topics in Spatial Analysis Credits: (3)

LAR 704 – Environmental Landscape Planning and Design (5)

PLAN 801 – Planning Methods I (3)

PLAN 836 – Community Plan Preparation (3)

STAT 703 – Intro to Statistical methods for the Sciences (3)

STAT 705 – Regression and Analysis of Variance (3)

GEOG 895 – Topics in Spatial Analysis Credits: (3)

LAR 704 – Environmental Landscape Planning and Design (5)

PLAN 801 – Planning Methods I (3)

PLAN 836 – Community Plan Preparation (3)

STAT 703 – Intro to Statistical methods for the Sciences (3)

STAT 705 – Regression and Analysis of Variance (3)

RATIONALE: This document is a proposal to add one new courses that meets the program’s

elective requirement.

IMPACT: None


Expedited Course Drop Mathematics

DROP: MATH 701 – Elementary Topology I. (3) Introduction to axiomatic topology including many examples

and a study of metric spaces, quotient spaces, compactness, connectedness, local properties,

separation axioms, the fundamental group, and the classification of covering spaces.

RATIONALE: This material is covered in a better way in other classes.


DROP: MATH 702 – Elementary Topology II. (3) Elementary topics in topology, which may include: basic

facts about topology and differentiable manifolds, concepts from the knot theory, PL topology, tilings.



DROP: MATH 871 – General Topology I. (3) Topological spaces and topological invariants; continuous

mappings and their invariants; perfect mappings; topological constructions (product, quotient, direct

and inverse limit spaces).



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DROP: MATH 872 – General Topology II. (3) Compact spaces and compactification, uniform and proximity

spaces, metric spaces and metrization, topology of Rn, function spaces, complete spaces, introduction to

homotopy theory.



DROP: MATH 971 – Algebraic Topology I. (3) I. Homotopy groups, covering spaces, fibrations, homology,

general cohomology theory and duality, homotopy theory. Pr.: MATH 702 and 811.



DROP: MATH 972 – Algebraic Topology II. (3) II. Continuation of MATH 971.



DROP: MATH 973 – Low-Dimensional Topology I – Geometric Topology. (3) I. Manifolds, triangulations,

differentiable structures, wild vs. tame embeddings, the Jordan Curve theorem, Schonflies Theorems,

the classification of compact surfaces, Dehn’s Lemma, the Triangulation Theorem and

Hauptvermutung in dimensions 2 and 3, introduction to knot theory: knot groups, the Alexander

polynomial, and related topics. Pr.: MATH 872 or 881.



DROP: MATH 974 – Low- Dimensional Topology II – Quantum Topology. (3) II. Artin’s braid groups.

Markov’s Theorem, the Jones Polynomial and its generalizations, state-sum invariants of knots and

manifolds, skein-relations, quantum groups and categories of tangles, topological quantum field

theories. Pr.: MATH 973 or consent of instructor.



DROP: AP 901. Molecular Neurobiology. (2) II. Topics of neurobiology are covered from a molecular perspective, including neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, the synapse, G-coupled receptors, pumps, ligand-gated and voltage-gated channels, sensory transduction, the action potential and other relevant phenomena. RATIONALE: This course will no longer be offered in the curriculum. EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall 2016

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Non-Expedited New Course Educational Leadership

#1 EDLEA 848. Philosophies of Inquiry. (3) Fall. In this course, students will explore a variety of philosophical

stances that underpin research methods. The course focuses on the nature of reality (ontology) and

knowledge (epistemology). Students are expected to develop a personal philosophy of inquiry that will help

inform their theoretical and methodological approaches to research. Recommended Pre-Requisite: EDLEA

838.

IMPACT: There is no negative impact to another unit. Rather, this course should be utilized as a

complementary course to other units. In this course, students will develop their personal philosophies of

inquiry, which should then be applied to their respective research endeavors. Thus it is an interdisciplinary

course that should only serve to enhance students’ research agendas, regardless of discipline or field.

RATIONALE: In this course, students will explore a variety of philosophical stances upon which different

education research methods are built. With a focus on the nature of reality (ontology) and the nature of

knowledge (epistemology), the course will challenge students to question the ways in which education

knowledge is produced, interpreted, and utilized. By the end of the course, students are expected to develop a

personal philosophy of inquiry that will help inform their theoretical and methodological approaches to

education research.


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#2 EDLEA 928. Narrative and Arts-Based Inquiry in Qualitative Research. (3) Fall-every other year. Students

will be introduced to narrative and arts-based inquiry to inform their qualitative research projects. Students will

identify a genre from narrative and arts-based inquiry to prepare representational and methodological

reflection pieces to inform their future research. Topics covered include critical autoethnography, creative non-

fiction, visual representation, mixed-medium art and more. Pre-Requisite: EDLEA 838.

IMPACT: There is no negative impact to any college of audience. In fact, if students use this form data

representation in their dissertation or publishable papers, they have a strong chance of being noticed by their

respective disciplines for engaging a broad audience, community engagement, and for innovative work.

Additionally, if students choose to use this approach in their dissertation, they would have done a large amount

of reading that could inform both their methodology and data representation chapters.

RATIONALE: Qualitative research is multidimensional where students need to learn how to represent data in

compelling ways that can be taken up within and outside of academic boundaries to become key agents of

change, especially within certain social justice agendas. For this reason, students need to learn the various

ways in which data can be presented in accessible, compelling manner, employing the creative arts that would

engage a broad variety of audience. In this class, students will learn various options in the creative

presentation of narrative data.


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#3 EDLEA 958. Case Study in Qualitative Research. (3) Spring. This is an advanced research course on

qualitative case study design and application in social science research. Topics include types of case studies,

defining the case, site, and sample selection, data collection methods, within-case and cross-case analysis,

and writing case reports. Students will conduct and critique a case study appropriate to their discipline.

Recommended Pre-Requisite: EDLEA 838.

IMPACT: There is no negative impact to any college of audience. For faculty, the impact has implications for

reducing their time in mentoring students in basic skills required to design and conduct a qualitative research,

using the case study method. Time can be better spent between faculty and advisees on more advanced

topics while students learn and hone their research skills in this class.

RATIONALE: This is an advanced course for all graduate students which delves into the complete process of

designing a qualitative case study and focuses on students’ hands-on experiences of conducting case studies.

Often students who have considered or attempted using case study approach for their own research find the

knowledge and skills needed to actually conducting a case study is beyond what they have gained from other

introductory courses. Often faculty members take their own time to mentor students in these areas and it is

time consuming. Even with guidance from their advisors, for students, the experience of trying to learn the

method while attempting a research is overwhelming and can be counterproductive. If students are taught

these skills and given opportunities to participate in the research process and practice the research skills, then

they can perform better in research and work more closely with faculty and/or their advisors for high quality

research.


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#4 EDLEA 968. Discourse Analysis. (3) Summer. Students will be exposed to the broad and complex field of

discourse analysis. Students will learn about different theoretical and methodological approaches to analyzing

the various forms and conceptualizations of “discourse”. The course will weave together theory and method,

as it will cover discourse analysis as both method and methodology. Pre-Requisite: EDLEA 838 or equivalent.

IMPACT: There is no negative impact to another unit. Rather, this course should be utilized as a

complementary course to other units. For students who wish to engage in discourse analysis for their research

(e.g., dissertation, thesis, etc.), this an opportunity for students to develop their research designs, practice

analyzing discourse, and writing about their results.

RATIONALE: In this course, students will be exposed to the broad and complex field of discourse analysis,

particularly as it relates to education research. Students will learn about different theoretical and

methodological approaches to analyzing the various forms and conceptualizations of “discourse”. The course

will weave together theory and method, as it will cover discourse analysis as both a method and methodology.

While the course will cover a range of approaches (e.g., sociolinguistics, critical discourse analysis,

Foucauldian discourse analysis, etc.), students can expect to explore one approach in-depth through an

applied project.


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#5 EDLEA 978. Qualitative Data Management and Analysis Using Nvivo. (3) Summer. Students will have

opportunity to explore the relationships between current technologies and the theory and methods of research.

Students will learn to use qualitative analysis software, Nvivo, with specific data sets for preparation of data

files, management of text and image, creation of codes, memos, queries models, and formation of reports.

Pre-Requisite: EDLEA 838 or equivalent. EDLEA 938 is highly recommended prior to taking this course.

IMPACT: There is no negative impact to any college of audience. The impact has implications for reducing

faculty time to mentor students in skills required to manage multiple data sources, document data analysis

processes, and create linkage/tracking systems amicable for writing up the research findings scholarly and

appropriate for their intended audience. Further, this course has implications in helping students progress in

their data analysis and representation as an independent and accountable learner through peer reviews, team

teaching, and presenting deliverables to class.

RATIONALE: Often students who work with qualitative research struggle with data management, analysis,

and write-up of findings, organizing multiple data sources, cross-tracking raw data and analytical/interpretative

data, detailing research processes, and generating evidence-supported proposals, dissertations, or research-

based reports they are involved with. This course is designed to assist the students in their utilization of Nvivo,

a qualitative analysis software, for their qualitative inquires. This course provides the students opportunity to

learn iteratively through modeling, application or experimentation, feedback, and application; it builds on real

projects relevant to the students’ own discipline and allows more tailored assistance that better meets

individual students’ needs in progressing in their research projects.


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#6 EDLEA 988. Differentiated Research. (3) Fall. Students will complete a research project of their choice by

breaking the project into smaller components, setting goals, maintaining accountability, and preparing

deliverables towards the completion of the project. Projects can include theory, methodological work, book

chapters, publishable papers, dissertation proposal or chapter drafts, grant work, and more. Recommended

Pre-Requisite: EDLEA 838 or an advanced research course.

IMPACT: There is no negative impact to any college of audience. The impact has implications for reducing

faculty time to mentor students while students are completing their research projects. Additionally, this course

will also help students in Educational Leadership who needs guidance in completing their proposals. Further,

this course has implications in helping students finish their proposals and dissertations in a timely manner

through accountability, partnering with other students, and bringing deliverables to class.

RATIONALE: Students often need help with their qualitative research projects beyond the scope of the

coursework, especially when they are writing up literature reviews, publishable papers, proposals, or

dissertation chapters. Often students choose a methodological approach that require closer engagement,

attention, and feedback. Students also tend to fall behind when they have to do this work on their own without

support. Therefore, this course supports students in their research projects in a differentiated manner,

honoring that each student’s project is different and therefore needs different kind of attention. Students make

a contract with the instructor (with their advisor’s approval) about what they want to accomplish in this class

and are held accountable to the contract.


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Staley School of Leadership Studies

LEAD 945. Social Science Research for Public Problem Solving. (3) Fall, Spring. The study of how social

science research and social sector evaluation can be applied to address public problems, including the

identification of public problems and the critique of current evaluation methods, and applying concepts by

developing an evaluation including quantitative and qualitative analysis in partnership with social sector

partners.

IMPACT: History, Sociology, Political Science, and Landscape Architecture, and Regional & Community

Planning were contacted on 9/1/2015 and report no reservations with this course proposal.

RATIONALE: This course is designed for students to understand and practice applied public problem solving.

This is an advanced course being proposed as part of the Leadership and Communication doctoral program.

This program is in the proposal process.


Mathematics

ADD: MATH 770 – Introduction to Topology/Geometry I. (3) I. This is the first course of a two course

sequence including definitions and examples of topological spaces, simplicial complexes, topological

and smooth manifolds, quotient spaces, CW complexes, projective spaces and knots. Topological

properties including elementary separation, compactness, connectedness. Homotopy, the

fundamental group, Covering spaces, Euler characteristics, classification of closed surfaces,

differential forms, integration, Stokes’ theorem, de Rham cohomology. Pr.: MATH 633.

RATIONALE: This class will prepare our students to use modern topological techniques.

IMPACT: None


ADD: MATH 771 – Introduction to Topology/Geometry II. (3) II. The second course in a two class

introduction to topology at a graduate level. Second term topics include:

covering spaces, Euler characteristic, classification of closed surfaces, differential forms, integration,

Stokes’ theorem, and de Rham cohomology. Pr.: MATH 770.

RATIONALE: This class will prepare our students to use modern topological techniques.

IMPACT: None


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Psychological Sciences

ADD: PSYCH 961 – Multivariate Analyses of Behavioral Data. (3) I. Methods of working with behavioral

sciences multivariate data, including screen data for compliance with assumption and addressing

violations of assumptions. Coverage of common multivariate analyses used, with specific application

to behavioral research content and topics. Pr.: PSYCH 805 or consent of instructor.

RATIONALE: This is a graduate seminar which has been taught under the general “Seminar in Psychological

Measurement” (PSYCH 956) title. As this course is a core option within the graduate curriculum for

this department, making it a distinct course with a set number of credit hours will clarify its statue.

IMPACT: None


Non-Expedited Curriculum Changes Women’s Studies

Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate

FROM: TO:

Core course required (3 hours):

WOMST 810 - Gender: An

Interdisciplinary Overview Credits: (3)

Elective courses (choose 9 hours from the following list of courses)

Courses followed by a subtitle in parentheses vary

and count toward the Women’s Studies Graduate

Certificate only when offered with the indicated

subtitle.

WOMST 610 - Capstone Seminar in

Women's Studies Credits: (3)

WOMST 700 - Advanced Topics in

Women's Studies Credits: (1-3)

WOMST 784 - Internship in Women's

Studies Credits: (1-12)

ENGL 605 - Readings in Medieval

Literature Credits: (3)

(when offered as The Idea of Work in the

Middle Ages)

Core course required (3 hours):

WOMST 810 - Gender: An

Interdisciplinary Overview Credits: (3)

Elective courses (choose 9 hours from the following list of courses)

Courses followed by a subtitle in parentheses vary

and count toward the Women’s Studies Graduate

Certificate only when offered with the indicated

subtitle.

WOMST 610 - Capstone Seminar in

Women's Studies Credits: (3)

WOMST 700 - Advanced Topics in

Women's Studies Credits: (1-3)

WOMST 784 - Internship in Women's

Studies Credits: (1-12)

WOMST 799 – Independent Study for

Graduate or Advanced Undergraduate

Students Credits: (1-3)

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ENGL 625 - Readings in Eighteenth-

Century British Literature Credits: (3)

(when offered as Austen, Readings in 18th

Century Women, or Restoration Drama)

ENGL 660 - Readings in Major

Authors Credits: (3)

(when offered as Gender and

Performance, George Eliot, Louise Erdrich

and Sherman Alexie, Shakespeare, or

Austen and Her Legacy)

ENGL 670 - Topics in British


(when offered as Women in the

Eighteenth Century)

ENGL 680 - Topics in American


(when offered as In the Shadows of

American Literature, Latino/a Literature, or

Asian American Literature)

ENGL 685 - Topics in Rhetoric and

Composition Credits: (3)

(when offered as Feminist Rhetorics)

ENGL 705 - Theories of Cultural

Studies Credits: (3)

ENGL 710 - Studies in a Literary

Genre Credits: (3)

(when offered as Gender and Sexuality in

American Indian Literature, Restoration &

Eighteenth Century Drama, Shakespeare

and Children’s Literature)

ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major

Author Credits: (3)

(when offered as The Brontes, Drama,

Shakespeare, or Extreme Shakespeare)


Period Credits: (3)

(when offered as Restoration and

Eighteenth Century Drama, or Classic

Girls in a Modern Age)

ENGL 830 - Seminar in Cultural


ENGL 605 - Readings in Medieval


(when offered as The Idea of Work in the

Middle Ages)

ENGL 625 - Readings in Eighteenth-

Century British Literature Credits: (3)

(when offered as Austen, Readings in 18th

Century Women, or Restoration Drama)

ENGL 660 - Readings in Major

Authors Credits: (3)

(when offered as Gender and

Performance, George Eliot, Louise Erdrich

and Sherman Alexie, Shakespeare, or

Austen and Her Legacy)

ENGL 670 - Topics in British


(when offered as Women in the

Eighteenth Century)

ENGL 680 - Topics in American


(when offered as In the Shadows of

American Literature, Latino/a Literature, or

Asian American Literature)

ENGL 685 - Topics in Rhetoric and

Composition Credits: (3)

(when offered as Feminist Rhetorics)

ENGL 705 - Theories of Cultural



Genre Credits: (3)

(when offered as Gender and Sexuality in

American Indian Literature, Restoration &

Eighteenth Century Drama, Shakespeare

and Children’s Literature)

ENGL 720 - Studies in a Major

Author Credits: (3)

(when offered as The Brontes, Drama,

Shakespeare, or Extreme Shakespeare)


Period Credits: (3)

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(when offered as American Feminisms, or

US Latino Studies)

HIST 984 - Topics in American

History Credits: (1-3)

(when offered as Gender in American

History)

MC 612 - Gender Issues and the

Media Credits: (3)

KIN 796 - Topics in Excercise

Physiology Credits: (3)

POLSC 606 - Gender and

Politics Credits: (3)

POLSC 799 - Pro-Seminar in Political

Science Credits: (3)

(when offered as Women and Law)

SOCIO 633 - Gender, Power, and

Development Credits: (3)

SOCIO 635 - Sociology of Human

Trafficking Credits: (3)

SOCIO 665 - Women and

Crime Credits: (3)

SOCIO 670 - Diversity and Social

Interaction in the Workplace Credits: (3)

SOCIO 833 - Gender Differentiation and

Inequality Credits: (3)

SOCIO 933 - Gender &

Society Credits: (3)

THTRE 782 - Women in

Theatre Credits: (3)

EDCI 735 - Gender Implications for

Education Credits: (3)

EDCI 886 - Seminar in Curriculum and

Instruction Credits: (1-18)

(Women, Education, and Leadership)

EDACE 750 - Women, Education, and

Work Credits: (2-3)

MFT 869 - Systematic Treatment of

Domestic Violence and Substance

Abuse Credits: (2)

FSHS 865 - Human Sexuality Credits: (3)

(when offered as Restoration and

Eighteenth Century Drama, or Classic

Girls in a Modern Age)

ENGL 830 - Seminar in Cultural


(when offered as American Feminisms, or

US Latino Studies)

HIST 984 - Topics in American

History Credits: (1-3)

(when offered as Gender in American

History)

MC 612 - Gender Issues and the

Media Credits: (3)

KIN 796 - Topics in Excercise

Physiology Credits: (3)

POLSC 606 - Gender and

Politics Credits: (3)

POLSC 799 - Pro-Seminar in Political

Science Credits: (3)

(when offered as Women and Law)

SOCIO 633 - Gender, Power, and

Development Credits: (3)

SOCIO 635 - Sociology of Human

Trafficking Credits: (3)

SOCIO 665 - Women and

Crime Credits: (3)

SOCIO 670 - Diversity and Social

Interaction in the Workplace Credits: (3)

SOCIO 833 - Gender Differentiation and

Inequality Credits: (3)

SOCIO 933 - Gender &

Society Credits: (3)

THTRE 782 - Women in

Theatre Credits: (3)

DED 820 – Foundations of Social Justice

Education: Research, Theory & Practice

EDCI 735 - Gender Implications for

Education Credits: (3)

EDCI 886 - Seminar in Curriculum and

Instruction Credits: (1-18)

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(Women, Education, and Leadership)

EDACE 750 - Women, Education, and

Work Credits: (2-3)

MFT 869 - Systematic Treatment of

Domestic Violence and Substance

Abuse Credits: (2)

FSHS 865 - Human Sexuality Credits: (3)

RATIONALE: These courses were approved by the Women’s Studies faculty to count toward the

graduate certificate in Women’s Studies.

IMPACT: DED 820 was submitted for approval for the graduate certificate in Women’s Studies by the

Assoc. Dean for Research and Graduate Study in the College of Education, Dr. Linda Thurston. She

clearly supports it. Her email states that “Our SLOs align well with the SLOs of the Women’s Studies

graduate certificate. The competencies of understanding, examining and communicating positionality

relate to the first and last WS SLOs. Positionality examines one position in a specific context related

to gender, sexuality race, ethnicity, ability status, and positions of privilege. The second and third WS

SLOs are reflected in all the course SLOs, but especially 3 and 5. This course embodies the

multidisciplinary nature of social justice education and demonstrates the interdisciplinarity that also

characterizes Women’s Studies”.


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