Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee (ASCC)

Details

Date
2023-10-20
Time
9:00-11:00am
Location
156 Univ Hall
Agenda
  1. Revision to the Physics BS (removal of focuses) (Guests: Tom Humanic and Lindsey Thaler)
  2. Certificate in Conflict and Diplomacy in History (new) (Types 1a, 1b, and 2) (Guests: Chris Nichols and Jen Getson)
  3. Certificate in Wicked Science (new) (Types 1a, 1b, and 2) (Guest: Mark Moritz)
  4. Connection Bookend Seminar
  5. Approval of 10-6-23 Minutes
  6. Subcommittee Updates
  7. Regular and Substantive Interaction in online courses (Guests: Elizabeth Vu and Jeremie Smith)
Notes

Course Updates: 

  • Anthropology 3419 “Latin American Cultures and Migration in Global Perspective” (existing course with GEL Social Science – Organizations and Polities; requesting GEN Themes Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World & Migration, Mobility, and Immobility) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5591
  • Anthropology 5627 “Migrants and Refugees: The Anthropology of Mobility” (existing course requesting GEN Themes: Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World & Migration, Mobility, and Immobility) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5577
  • Chemistry 1101 “Chemistry and Society” (existing course with GEL Natural Science – Physical Science; requesting 100% DL & GEN Natural Sciences status with concomitant addition of 4th credit hour for experiential component) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5741
  • Comparative Studies 2420 “American Food Cultures” (existing course with GEL Cultures and Ideas & Diversity – Global Studies; requesting GEN Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5738
  • English 3019 “Lived Rhetorics: Interpreting Place and Space” (new course requesting GEN Theme: Lived Environments) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/4748
  • History 3253 “20th Century Europe to 1950” (existing course with GEL Historical Study & approved for 100% DL; request to add GEN Theme: Traditions, Cultures, and Transformations) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5745
  • Geography 3597.03 “Climate Justice” (existing course with GEL Cross Disciplinary Seminar; requesting to remove cross-listing with English 3597.03 – latter has been withdrawn; change course title and description & add GEN Theme: Sustainability) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5748
  • Geography 3900.01 “Global Climate change: Causes and Consequences” (existing course with GEL Natural Science – Physical Science; requesting GEN Theme: Sustainability) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5749
  • Geography 3900.02 “Global Climate change: Causes and Consequences” (“new” course; requesting GEN Theme: Sustainability with High-Impact Practice: Research & Creative Inquiry) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5750
  • History 3480 “Israel/Palestine: History of the Present” (existing cross-listed course requesting GEN Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5746
  • History of Art 4798.03 “Gothic Art, Architecture, and Ecology in Paris” (new course requesting GEN Theme: Lived Environments) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5736
  • Jewish Studies 3480 “Israel/Palestine: History of the Present” (existing cross-listed course requesting GEN Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5747
  • Political Science 1910 “Introduction to the Politics of Identity” (new course requesting 100% DL and GEN Foundation: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Diversity) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5672
  • Sociology 3798.03 “Genocide and its Aftermath in Rwanda” (existing course with GEL Education Abroad: requesting GEN Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World with High-Impact Practice: Global and Intercultural Learning: Abroad, Away, or Virtual) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5752
  • Spanish 4542 “Taco Planet: Food, Sustainability & Latin(x) American Cultures” (new course requesting GEN Theme: Sustainability) https://ascnet.osu.edu/request/5380
Department Course Title Type Latest Committee Latest Status
Physics Revision BS Physics Program Request Completed
Anthropology Wicked Science Certificate Program Request Completed
History Certificate Conflict and Diplomacy in History Program Request Completed
General Education 2601 Connection Bookend Seminar New Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee (ASCC) Approved with Contingency