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| Title change | Description change | 400/500 course |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| HST 441/541 | Aristophanes' Athens | 4 - |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| HST 441/541 | Decolonization and its Aftermaths | 4 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Decolonization&After |
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Current Course Description: Examines the social and political structure of Athenian democracy through the medium of the plays of the Athenian comic, Aristophanes. |
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New Course Description: This course examines decolonization in former European colonies in the modern era and introduces students to post-colonial theories. We will analyze different types of decolonization movements and the lingering effects of colonialism and decolonization on post-colonial societies around the world. |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): Faculty changes |
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Students/Program affected: History |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Max Geier | Approved | December 08 2011 |
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Comments: Department has experienced two departures and one new hire among its tenured/tenure-track faculty over the past year. This change is needed to bring catalog into conformity with current expertise of the faculty. |
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| 2 - Division | John Rector | Approved | December 14 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mark Henkels | Approved | December 15 2011 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | February 21 2012 |
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Comments: Faculty members in the history department have the following policy for courses that are offered at the 400-level for undergraduates and at the 500-level for graduate students (¿slash courses.¿)
In addition to completing the 400-level requirements, graduate students in the 500-level course will be required to complete the following:
Additional readings and group discussion, with particular emphasis on developing a more sophisticated understanding of the historiographic arguments and varieties of methodologies and analysis historians use in this field of inquiry.
Additional writing assignments, including critical analysis of sources and either an expanded course research paper or an additional paper above the requirements for the 400-level.
History faculty will assess graduate student discussion and writing at a higher level of sophistication, argument, evidence, and conclusions than discussion and writing at the undergraduate level.
Where appropriate, graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor undergraduate students in slash courses by leading discussion, teaching a class, or mentoring.
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| 5 - Graduate Committee | Marie LeJeune | Approved | February 21 2012 |
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Comments: Addendum: Faculty members in the history department have the following policy for courses that are offered at the 400-level for undergraduates and at the 500-level for graduate students (¿slash courses.¿) In addition to completing the 400-level requirements, graduate students in the 500-level course will be required to complete the following: Additional readings and group discussion, with particular emphasis on developing a more sophisticated understanding of the historiographic arguments and varieties of methodologies and analysis historians use in this field of inquiry. Additional writing assignments, including critical analysis of sources and either an expanded course research paper or an additional paper above the requirements for the 400-level. History faculty will assess graduate student discussion and writing at a higher level of sophistication, argument, evidence, and conclusions than discussion and writing at the undergraduate level. Where appropriate, graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor undergraduate students in slash courses by leading discussion, teaching a class, or mentoring. |
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| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | February 22 2012 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | February 23 2012 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | February 24 2012 |
| HST 441 Decolonization syllabus.docx | Download |
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