GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE PROPOSAL*

Department ______EPML_________________________ Date __9-27-01____________

__X__ Original Submission

 ____ Resubmission                   Date of Original Submission __9-27-01______
Date of Implementation ____________

__X__ Course is currently listed in the catalog

____ Course is not currently listed in the catalog
Comments: 

I.    Proposed Course Information

Discipline Prefix          _______SPAN_____________     Course Number _____331___________

Course Title                _Latin American Civilization and Culture________     Credit Hours _______3___________

Prerequisite Course     __Spanish 202 or equivalent

If Cross-Listed:

        Secondary Prefix ____________________     Course Number ________________

Course Description

A study of the peoples and cultures of Latin America, with emphasis on the social institutions of the current century.  Prerequisite:  SPAN 202 or equivalent.  SPAN 320 recommended.  3 credits.

General Education Goal(s) for which course is designed: ______9___________
 
Please attach the following :

(1) a completed General Education Course Planning Matrix.

(2) a proposed syllabus in the format presented in the Faculty Handbook. The syllabus should indicate in some detail how the course will satisfy each of the nine (9) required General Education Course Criteria AND each of the student outcomes specified for this goal.

II.       Required for a Major, Minor, Concentration (please specify):  Required for major in Modern Languages, concentration in Spanish.  Required for minor in Spanish.

III.     Rationale for Course:

Goal 9 calls for courses which give the student "an understanding of the diversity of other cultures and societies" outside of the Western European tradition.  This course fulfills all of the outcomes listed for Goal 9, covering  the arts, ethnic heritage and diversity, urban and rural life, cultural institutions, religion, history and current events of Spanish America.

IV.     Resource Assessment

A.    How frequently do you anticipate offering this course?   Every fall semester.

B.    How many sections of this course do you anticipate offering each semester?   one

C.   What class size do you anticipate for this course?  25

D.   Describe anticipated staffing for the course, including any changes in existing faculty assignments:

No staffing changes are anticipated.  Currently, the course has about 15 students each semester and can easily accommodate 12 or so more.

E.    Estimate the cost of required new equipment:   None.

F.    Estimated cost of and description of additional library resources:  None

G.   Will this course require additional computer use, hardware or software? If so, please describe and estimate cost:   No.

V. Approvals

 

Date Rec’d

 

Signature Date

 

Approved

1. Dept Curriculum Committee Chair

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2. Department Chair

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The Department Chairs of programs that may be affected have been notified:

Department:________________________ Date Notified:________________

Department:________________________ Date Notified:________________

Department:________________________ Date Notified:________________

3. School Dean

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4. School Curriculum Committee

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5. General Education Committee

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6. Educational Policy Committee

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7. Faculty Senate Chair

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8. Registrar

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9. Date forwarded to Provost and VPAA  __________

Proposals must be submitted to the General Education Committee by December 7, 2001 in order to be included in next year's catalog.

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