Social Sciences Subcommittee
AMENDED REPORT
APRIL 2007
	
I.  MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS	
A.  Finance and Business Economics
New	Program	Eff. Term:  Fall 2007
Certificate	Financial Analysis and Valuation
	(15)
Students complete one of three possible 15-unit options:  corporate finance, investment management, or student investment fund.  Program open to matriculated USC graduate business students and USC graduate business alumni only.
	>	Approved

B.  Management and Organization
New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
MOR-572	Leadership and Self-Management
	(3)
Successful leaders are effective at self-managing their thoughts, emotions and actions. Course provides concepts and methods for developing essential self-management skills.
>	Approved

C.  Marketing

New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
MKT-580	Strategies for Fostering Creativity in Business
	(3)
An experiential course focused on understanding and developing the creative process. Creative exercises and techniques are developed and applied within a business context.
>	Approved

II.  ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION:	Communication

A.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
COMM-206	Communication and Culture
	(4)
Examines cultural institutions, ideologies, artifacts, and productions; role of culture in everyday life; cultural studies as methodology; culture and power.
>	Approved

B.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
COMM-654	Art, Artists and Society
	(4)
Cultural and temporal differences in defining arts, artists and audiences; transmitting cultural beliefs through art; understanding aesthetic responses; experiences of alienation and incomprehension with art.
•	Approved

C.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
Ph.D.	Communication
	(76)
Add new course COMM 654 to to Media, Culture and Community track.
•	Approved

D.   New	Course	Eff. 	Spring 2007
CMGT-537	Communication, Culture, Commerce and Videogames
	(4)
History and taxonomy of videogames; theories and research methods of game play; videogame industry landscape; game design principles; game technologies; cultural role of games
•	Withdrawn by department.

III.  ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
 
A.  Revise Two Programs                                                             
1.  Master of Marriage and Family Therapy                 Eff. Term:         Fall 2008 							(51 units, increased to 60)
                
Revise program to allow students to meet the education qualifications for licensure as a marriage and family therapist by the California Board of Behavior Sciences.  Increase units from 51 to 60.  Change prefixes of most courses from EDCO to EDUC.  Revise and replace some courses and add some new courses.
 
> Approved.  The overall revision is well-justified.  The rationale for these changes is clearly explained.  Anticipated programmatic impacts are addressed and resolved.  The proposed new courses are justified and the syllabi are generally complete.   The committee wondered about housing a Marriage and Family Therapy program in the school of education but decided that this question is beyond the purview of this committee, especially since this is a revision of an already existing program.  The committee understands that this is a program for practitioners who are going into counseling.  Yet, given that this is a graduate level program, the committee wondered about the academic rigor of several of the courses as reflected in the required assignments and the amount/variety of readings (often based on one or two text books with no peer-reviewed research articles to support evidence-based practice).
 
Includes 18 new courses (11 of which duplicate credit in an existing EDCO course), one revised course, and 14 dropped courses.
 
2.  M.E.    School Counseling (48)                       Eff. Term:         Fall 2008
                
Change course prefixes to reflect changes from EDCO, EDHP, etc, to EDUC.  [Note that prefixes are an administrative and not curricular issue.]
  >   Approved

B.  New     Program                                                                      Eff. Term:       Fall 2007
Certificate School Counseling
                (21)
Certificate available only to MMFT students who have completed specified courses in the MMFT.  Seven courses (in addition to those in the MMFT).  Allows students to complete requirements for a Pupil Personnel Services: School Counseling Credential.
  >   Approved
                        
C.  New Courses Effective Fall 2007
 
1.  EDUC-507    Professional Identity, Law and Ethics for Counselors
                        (3)
History of the field of counseling and professional identity development for counselors are addressed. Examination of current legal, ethical, and other professional issues in counseling.  Concurrent registration:  EDUC-500
>    Approved
 
2.  EDUC-583    Counseling through the Lifespan
                        (3)
Developmental issues and life events from infancy to old age and their effect upon individuals, couples, and family relationships
> Approved with a comment:  The readings posted on the course schedule are rather light for a graduate level course and are all from a single text book.  The committee recommends revising the reading list.
 
3.  EDUC-633    Child and Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence
                        (2)
A review of laws governing mandated reporting of child and elder abuse, the procedures involved, as well as etiology, effects, and treatment interventions.
            
> Approved with a comment:  The committee had three concerns.  First, course objectives seem overly ambitious in terms of areas of knowledge relative to the time spent in the course on each topic (child abuse, elder abuse, domestic violence; prevalence, laws and regulations; psychological, physical, sexual and financial abuse; outcomes on family, victim/survivor, and perpetrator; diagnosis and intervention).  Second, the readings seemed light relative to the course objectives and in general for a graduate course (four chapters from a single book and three guides).  Third, the syllabus is for a 10 week summer term, yet this course is anticipated to be offered in Fall 2007 (20073).  
 
4.  EDUC-634    Counseling Couples in Relationships
                        (3)
Examines relational development and change, strategies for intervention with couples, and selected issues in couples relationship functioning.  Prerequisites:  EDUC 500, 507; EDCO 541.
>    Approved
 
5.  EDUC-570    Research Methods and Data Analysis for Counselors
                        (3)
Various research designs and their appropriateness for addressing different research questions. Threats to validity and other challenges in research. Basic statistical methods and their use.  Recommended preparation:  beginning statistics course.
>    Approved
 
D.  New Courses Effective Fall 2008
These courses duplicate credit in or replace existing courses.  [Note that prefixes are an administrative and not curricular issue.]

1.  EDUC-500    The Counseling Process
                        (3)
Theoretical foundations, models, values, and assumptions underlying psychological counseling; cross-cultural perspectives, ethical and legal considerations.  Concurrent registration:  EDUC-507.
>    Approved
Duplicates credit in former EDCO 500.  Change prefix from EDCO to EDUC and add prerequisite.  Title and catalog copy remain the same.
 
2.  EDUC-515    Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy
                        (3)
Major psychotherapeutic orientations relating to family systems, marital relationships, and communications theory applied to the family unit.  Prerequisites:  EDUC-500, EDCO-541.
>    Approved
Duplicates credit in former EDCO-515.  Change prefix and title of EDCO 515; course description remains the same.

3.  EDUC-544    Measurement Procedures for Counselors
                        (3)
Educational and psychological instruments; psychometric concepts and the rationale for the use of psychological instruments in the counseling relationship
>    Approved
Duplicates credit in former EDCO-544.  Change prefix, title, and preparation from EDCO 544; description remains the same.

4.  EDUC-546    Psychopathology for Marriage and Family Therapy
                        (3)
Theories of psychological impairment emphasizing diagnosis of child and family dysfunction. Practice in utilizing DSM-IV classification of case studies.
>    Approved
Duplicates credit in former  EDCO-546.  Change prefix and title, description remains the same.

5.  EDUC-547    Career Development: Theory and Process
                        (3)
Theories and process of career development; principles of career and leisure planning and counseling applicable throughout life.
>    Approved with a comment:  The readiness for this course are from one book only (Zunker) which seems rather limiting for a graduate course.  Duplicates credit in former EDCO-548.  Change prefix and number (EDUC 548 is 
not available).  Title and course description remain the same.  Drop corequisite of EDCO 541
 
6.  EDUC-593a  Master's Seminar
                        (2)
An examination and analysis of research and literature in the student's area of focus.  Graded CR/NC.
>    Approved
 
7.  EDUC-593b  Master's Seminar
                        (2)
An examination and analysis of research and literature in the student's area of focus.  Graded CR/NC.
>    Approved
 
8.  EDUC-594a  Master's Thesis
                        (2)
Credit on acceptance of thesis.  Graded IP/CR/NC.
>    Approved
 
9.  EDUC-594b  Master's Thesis
                        (2)
Credit on acceptance of thesis.  Graded IP/CR/NC
>    Approved
 
10.  EDUC-594z Master's Thesis
                        (0)
Credit on acceptance of thesis.  Graded IP/CR/NC
  >  Approved    
 
11.  EDUC-635  Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
                        (3)
Training in unique diagnostic considerations in working with children and adolescents. Exposure to empirically supported treatment modalities for children and adolescents.  Prerequisites:  EDUC-500, 507; EDCO 541
>    Approved with a comment: The course description indicates “Exposure to empirically supported treatment modalities” yet the readings for this class are based on text books without any research articles. Duplicates credit in former EDCO-554.
 
12.  EDUC-636  Perspectives on Human Sexuality
                        (3)
The physiological-psychological and socio-cultural variables associated with sexual identity and sexual behavior with an emphasis upon sexual dysfunctions.  Prerequisites:  EDUC 501, 507
>    Approved
Duplicates credit in former EDCO-516.  Different prefix and number, same title and description.  Add prerequisites.

13.  EDUC-637  Group Counseling: Theory and Process
                        (3)
Theory, research, and practice of group counseling. Includes laboratory experience. Prerequisites:  EDUC-500, 507; EDCO-541
>    Approved
Duplicates credit in former EDCO-542.  Change prefix and number, add EDUC 500 and 507 as prerequisites.  Title and description same.

14.  EDUC-638  Cross-Cultural Counseling: Research and Practice
                        (3)
An examination of the cultural, socioeconomic, and language factors that may affect culturally differentiated populations; alternative cross-cultural counseling approaches.
>    Approved 
Duplicates credit in former EDCO-551.  Change prefix, number, and description, drop corequisite.  Title remains the same.
 
15.  EDUC-644  Practicum in Counseling
                        (3)
Supervised clinical work with clients, including adults, couples, children, and families.  Prerequisites:  EDUC-500, 507, 546; and EDCO-541
>    Approved
Duplicates credit informer  EDCO-560.  Different prefix, number, description, and preparation.  Title remains the same.

16.  EDUC-645a Field Work in Counseling
                        (3, max 6)
Supervised field experience in a clinical setting.  Prerequisite:  EDUC 644.  Graded CR/NC.
>    Approved
Duplicates credit in former EDCO-561.  Different prefix, number, description, and prerequisite.  Title the same.

17.  EDUC-645b Field Work in Counseling
                        (3)
Supervised field experience in a clinical setting.  Graded CR/NC.
>    Approved

E.  Revised Course
Revise      Course                                                 Eff.          Fall 2008
EDUC-553         Psychopharmacology for Marriage and Family Therapists
                        (3)
New: Psychopharmacology and the Effects of Substance Abuse
Focus on the effects of psychotropic medication, alcohol, and other substances on behavior. The professional and ethical issues for marriage and family therapists
 
Current: Psychopharmacology for Marriage and Family Therapists.  
Focus on the effects of drugs on behavior. Provides a general understanding of the professional and ethical issues for marriage and family therapists.
 
>          Approved
Change title and description.
 
F.  Terminate Courses Effective Summer 2008
 
1.  EDCO-500    The Counseling Process
                        (3)
Theoretical foundations, models, values, and assumptions underlying psychological counseling; cross-cultural perspectives, ethical and legal considerations.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 500.
 
2.  EDCO-515   Theories of Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling
                        (3)
Major psychotherapeutic orientations relating to family systems, marital relationships, and communications theory applied to the family unit.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 515.
 
3.  EDCO-516    Perspectives on Human Sexuality
                        (3)
The physiological-psychological and socio-cultural variables associated with sexual identity and sexual behavior with an emphasis upon sexual dysfunctions.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 636.
 
4.  EDCO-542    Group Counseling: Theory and Process
                        (3)
Theory, research, and practice of group counseling. Includes laboratory experience.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 637.

5.  EDCO-544    Measurement Procedures in the Helping Process
                        (3)
Educational and psychological instruments; psychometric concepts and the rationale for the use of psychological instruments in the counseling relationship.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 544.

6.  EDCO-546    Psychopathology for Counselors
                        (3)
Theories of psychological impairment emphasizing diagnosis of child and family dysfunction. Practice in utilizing DSM-IV classification of case studies.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 546.
 
7.  EDCO-548    Career Development: Theory and Process
                        (3)
Theories and process of career development; principles of career and leisure planning and counseling applicable throughout life.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 547.
 
8.  EDCO-551    Cross-Cultural Counseling: Research and Practice
                        (3)
An examination of the cultural, socioeconomic, and language factors that may affect culturally differentiated populations; alternative cross-cultural counseling approaches.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 638.

9.  EDCO-554    Psychotherapy with Children
                        (2)
An examination of the relevant literature and theories concerning the development and psychopathologies of children and adolescents, including the topics of divorce, homosexuality, and abuse.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 635.

10.  EDCO-557  Chemical Dependence and Substance Use
                        (3)
Use and abuse of licit and illicit substances are examined from several perspectives including epidemiology, psychophysiology, etiology, consequences, treatment, and education/prevention.
>    Approved
Content incorporated into revised EDUC 553.
 
11.  EDCO-560  Practicum in Counseling
                        3, 
                        max 6
Supervised practice in individual counseling with children, adolescents, and families. Graded CR/NC.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 644.

 
12.  EDCO-561  Field Work in Counseling
                        (3)
Professional supervision of the student's counseling process in a school or community setting. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: 560.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 645a.
 
13.  EDCO-593a            Master's Seminar
                        (2)
An examination and analysis of research and literature in the student's area of focus. Required for all master's candidates who do not enroll in the Master's Thesis (594abz). Graded CR/NC.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 593a.
 
14.  EDCO-593b            Master's Seminar
                        (2)
An examination and analysis of research and literature in the student's area of focus. Required for all master's candidates who do not enroll in the Master's Thesis (594abz). Graded CR/NC.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 593b.
 
15.  EDCO-594a            Master's Thesis
                        (2)
Required for all master's candidates who do not enroll in the Master's Seminar (593ab). Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 594a.
 
16.  EDCO-594b            Master's Thesis
                        (2)
Required for all master's candidates who do not enroll in the Master's Seminar (593ab). Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 594b.
 
17.  EDCO-594z            '
                        (0)
Required for all master's candidates who do not enroll in the Master's Seminar (593ab). Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
>    Approved
Replaced by EDUC 594z.

IV. COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES
A. 	Anthropology
New	Program	Eff. Term :Fall 2007
Minor	Southeast Asia and its People
	(20)
Interdisciplinary minor requiring one lower division and four upper division courses (from two categories), offered by many departments within LAS.
	>	Approved
Subcommittee co-chair will inform Anthropology that HIST 344, "The Vietnam War, 1945-1975," one of 
the five options in the "Southeast Asia and the United States" category, will not be offered at least in 
the near future.

B.  History
1.  Withdrawn Course	Eff. 	Spring 2008
HIST-273	Introduction to Colonial Latin America
	(4)
Introduction to Colonial Latin America; native American peoples, themes, issues, and evolution of Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule to ca. 1800. 
>	Withdrawn
Course has been proposed for GE; GE wasn’t approved.  Department wishes to resubmit the course for review by both the SSS and GE in the 2007-08 academic year.

Three new courses:
1.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
HIST-325	Early Modern Britain
	(4)
A survey of one of the most pivotal eras in British history: reform, regicide, and revolutions; new ideas, new religions, and new worlds.
>	Approved

2.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
HIST-408	Everyday Life in Chaucer's England
	(4)
Readings and research on English social history between 1300 and 1550; emphasis on family structures, demography, gender relations, and class divisions.
>	Approved

3.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
HIST-566	Historical Scholarship on North America to 1800
	20083
Introduction to research in the fields of American Indian, colonial America, Atlantic world, and the early United States.  Open only to graduate students
>	Approved

C.  Psychology
New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
PSYC-201Lgx	The Science of Happiness
	(4)
Evaluates scientific research on human happiness. Integrates research from psychology, economics, and neuroscience in the evaluation of personal and public policy choices.  Not for major credit for Psychology majors.
•	Approved

V.  SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Two new courses:
1.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
PPD-613a	Policy, Planning, and Development International Laboratory
	1, 
	max 2
Research methods for intensive practical field research and evaluation; policy, management and planning practice in intercultural contexts; preparation for professional-level consulting abroad
>	Approved
Preparation for lab work done abroad in the summer in PPD-613b.

2.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
PPD-613b	Policy, Planning, and Development International Laboratory
	3, 
	max 6
Research methods for intensive practical field research and evaluation; policy, management and planning practice in intercultural contexts; preparation for professional-level consulting abroad
>	Approved
Overseas consulting in the summer.