Social Sciences Subcommittee
	REPORT
February 2007
I.	MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
A.     Accounting
New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
ACCT-588	Analysis and Implications of SEC Registration and Reporting (3)
Legal, institutional, and economic implications of being a U.S. public company. The Securities and Exchange Commission and its influence on investors, management, underwriters, and accountants. Recommended preparation:  ACCT 572.
>	Approved
Catalogue copy was provided showing program elective lists the course should be added to.
B.     Management and Organization
New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
MOR-385	Business in a Diverse Society (4)
Explores business in an increasingly diverse society. Examines how differences in social class, race, nationality, and gender affect how business is organized and managed.
>	Approved
II.	ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION
A.   COMMUNICATION
New	Program	Eff. Term:	Summer 2007
Master of Public Diplomacy Practitioner and Mid-Career Professional (32)
Joint-degree partnership between Annenberg School of Communication and School of International 
Relations for students with at least five years experience.  Taught over one calendar year beginning with a summer course.  Includes 8 units of core requirements, 8 units of public diplomacy toolbox courses, 8 units of electives in communication or IR, and 8 units of other electives.
	>	Approved
Reviewed by HPS.  Includes new course PUBD 500.  Catalogue copy provided showing that the Admission Requirements for the Master of Public Diplomacy also apply to the Master of Public Diplomacy and Mid-Career Professional.

1.   New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
PUBD-500	Introduction to the Advanced Study of Public Diplomacy (4)
Introduction to the advanced academic study of public diplomacy from multidisciplinary perspectives: including media and communication, international relations and history. 
Approved.  
Foundation course for the MPD (Practitioner) degree.  HPS reviewers made suggestions about the syllabus which were conveyed to the department and instructor.

B.   Revise Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
Master	Public Diplomacy  
Reduce required internship units from 4 to 1, decreasing total units from 52 to 49; decrease required 
courses from 11 to 7; add PUBD 590 as a new course and option for degree.
	>	Approved
	New course PUBD 590 is approved as an administrative action (March report).

C.   JOURNALISM

New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
JOUR-432	Sports Commentary  (4)
Techniques of reporting and writing sports columns and commentary for print, video, radio and Web-based media.
>	Approved
Subcommittee chair comment:  An excellent syllabus which could serve as a model.

III.	ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

A.   Revise Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
Master of Arts in Teaching, Single Subject  (32-35)
Replace EDUC 508 (3) with "additional course work in the subject matter area to be approved by the 
Teacher Education Program (3)."  Expands focus of single subject beyond current concentration on 
Science.
	>	Approved

B.   Revise Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
MS	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 
Increasing number of required units from 28 to 33, eliminating EFL track (formerly there were two 
tracks, so now there are none), adding (existing) EDUC 527 to required course list, eliminating the list 
of electives and allowing a freer choice (which includes LING-411), and changing the completion option 
to choice between EDHP 593ab or EDHP 594ab..
>	Approved
Includes two revised courses (EDHP 518, EDHP 519).  Reviewed by HPS.

1.   Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
EDHP-518	Teaching American English Pronunciation (3)
New title:  Applied Linguistics: Teaching American English Pronunciation
Current title:  Teaching American English Pronunciation
Provides ESL instructors with a thorough grounding in the sound system of American English and a variety of techniques for teaching pronunciation.
>	Approved
Revising title.  Part of revision to MS in TESOL.   Linguistics chair approved request.  Comments from HPS reviewers:  The participation and classroom practice is listed in the syllabus as 20% of the course grade.  This may be justified given the course objectives, but exceeds the 10% maximum recommended by UCOC.  Therefore, we request the addition of further justification/explanation of the participation in the syllabus or a reduction to 10%.  A statement concerning plagiarism similar to that in the syllabus for EDHP 519 should be added to the syllabus.

2.   Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
EDHP-519	Teaching English Grammar (3)
New title:  Applied Linguistics: Teaching English Grammar.
Current title:  Teaching English Grammar
Provides ESL instructors with a thorough grounding in the grammar of English and a variety of techniques for teaching grammar.
>	Approved
Change course title. Part of revision to MS TESOL.  Linguistics chair approved request.  Comment by HPS reviewers:  The print size used in the syllabus should be increased to meet ADA guidelines
Add four new courses:

C.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
EDUC-700	Research and Practice in the Preparation of Teachers (3)
Research on the preparation of teachers for diverse populations. Measures of teacher quality and student achievement. Existing practices in teacher education from multiple perspectives.
>	Approved
Comments from HPS reviewers:  The course ID (EDUC-700) should be added to the information on the face page of the syllabus.  The assignments should be included in the "Overview of Modules."

D.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
EDUC-701	Pedagogy in Teacher Education (3)
A critical examination of pedagogical practices in teacher education.  The design of pedagogical approaches and programs for diverse and underserved students in urban schools.
>	Approved
Comments from HPS reviewers:  The course ID (EDUC-701) should be added to the information on the face page of the syllabus.  The assignments should be included in the "Overview of Modules."

E.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
EDUC-706	Proseminar in Higher Education (3)
Critical issues in urban higher education from historical and philosophical perspectives.
>	Approved
Comments from HPS reviewers:  The in class participation counts for 30% of the course grade.  The syllabus emphasizes the importance of class participation and describes the grading criteria for participation sufficiently to justify this high percentage.   

F.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
EDUC-709	Finance in Higher Education
	(3)
Local, national, and global economic and policy environments and their effect on institutional policies and practices.
>	Approved

IV.  COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES
AMERICAN STUDIES
A.   New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
AMST-379	Arabs in America
	(4)
Arab immigration and acculturation in the U.S. from late-19th century to present; emphasis on community formation, race, religion and gender.
•	Approved
Cross-listed as HIST-379.  Course will be added to the list of courses in the “History” category for the Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and Ethnicity.

GEOGRAPHY
B.  New	Program	Eff. Term: Fall 2007
M.S.	Geographic Information Science and Technology  (28)
Degree includes 16 units of core courses and 12 units of electives.  All courses taught via distance learning, with the exception of one week at Catalina in required course GEOG 587.  All courses include some synchronous communication between faculty and students (such as giving an oral report in each 
class), as does the thesis.  Some materials from UNIGIS used.
	>	Approved

C.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:  Fall 2007
Certificate	Geographic Information Science and Technology
Increase units from 12 to 16.  Revise course requirements to reflect curricular revisions (new and 
revised courses) developed for the new Masters in GIST.
	>	Approved
MS and Certificate reviewed by SES (Hans Bozler) at Jan 19, 2007 meeting.  Programs and courses deferred to chair.  Revised catalog copy and revised course syllabi received.  Includes 5 new courses (GEOG 582, 586, 588, 589, 591) and one revised course (GEOG 585).

1.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
GEOG-582	Spatial Databases (4)
Design, implementation, and interrogation of relational, object-oriented and other 
types of geospatial databases.  Recommended preparation GEOG 581
>	Approved
At  SES meeting, Jan 19, 2007:  Deferred to chair.  Revised syllabus provided.

2.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
GEOG-586	GIS Programming and Customization (4)
Design, coding, and implementation of GIS-based software and models with Java and Visual Basic .NET programming languages.  Recommended preparation:  GEOG-581.
>	Approved
At  SES meeting, Jan 19, 2007:  Deferred to chair.  Revised syllabus provided.

3.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
GEOG-588	Remote Sensing for GIS (4)
Principles of remote sensing, satellite systems, and role of remote sensing data in GIS applications.  Recommended preparation:  GEOG-581.
>	Approved
 At  SES meeting, Jan 19, 2007:  Deferred to chair.  Revised syllabus provided.

4.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
GEOG-589	Cartography and Visualization (4)
Principles of visual perception, spatial cognition and cartographic design and their contributions to the maps, animations, virtual reality and multimedia displays produced with modern GIS.  Recommended preparation:  GEOG-581.
•	Approved
At  SES meeting, Jan 19, 2007:  Deferred to chair.  Revised syllabus provided.

5.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
GEOG-591	Web GIS (4)
Design, implementation, and technological building blocks (including GML) for distributed web-based services.  Recommended preparation:  GEOG-581.
>	Approved
At  SES meeting, Jan 19, 2007:  Deferred to chair.  Revised syllabus provided.

6.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
GEOG-585	Geospatial Technology Project Management  
New: Geospatial Technology Project Management  Concepts, principles, and use of project management tools and the people issues encountered running GIS projects.  Recommended preparation:  GEOG 581.

Current:  Social and Institutional Impacts of GIS (4)The role of GIS as a human activity system and an examination of the 
legal, privacy, and policy issues affecting geographic information.  Prerequisite:  
GEOG-583.
>	Approved
At  SES meeting, Jan 19, 2007:  Deferred to chair.   Revised syllabus provided.

HISTORY
D.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
HIST-240g	The History of California (4)
A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environment, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.  Concurrent enrollment in WRIT-140.
>	Approved
Also approved for category VI GE.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

E. New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
IR-519	Field Research Methods in Comparative Politics and International Studies (4, Sp)
Intended for graduate students planning social science research projects in a foreign country.  Primary goal is to assist students to prepare the design for their dissertation research.  Cross-listed as POSC-519.
>	Approved

POLITICAL SCIENCE
F.  New      Course                                                     Eff.      Fall 2007
POSC-545           Critical Issues in Politics and Policy (4)
Selected topics in politics and policy; focus on current issues shaping the U.S. and the world.
>	Approved
Approval received from PPD.  Course will support new graduate certificate in Energy, Technology and Society (to be reviewed next month).

V.	SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

A.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
SOWK-694	Group Psychotherapy in Mental Health Settings (3)
Focus on group therapy for clinical social workers as practiced in various mental health settings. The entire process of group development is examined.  Prerequisites:  SOWK 505, SOWK 535
>	Approved

B.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2007
SOWK-692	Loss, Grief and Bereavement (3)
Focus on the experiences of loss, death and bereavement as it is viewed by individuals, families and loved ones.  Prerequisites:  SOWK 505, SOWK 535
>	Approved

C.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
SOWK-543	Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families 
NEW:  Social Work Practice with Individuals. (3)
Theories and principles underlying generic social work practice with primary emphasis on working with individuals.  
CURRENT: Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families.  (4)
(Same description.)  
>	Approved
Change title, reduce units from 4 to 3.

Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
D.  SOWK-545	Social Work Practice with Groups and Complex Cases 
New: Social Work Practice with Families, Groups and Complex Cases. (3) 
Theories and principles with primary emphasis on families and groups with application to problems requiring multi-level interventions.    Prerequisites:  SOWK 503, SOWK 534, SOWK 543

Current:  Social Work Practice with Groups and Complex Cases. (2)  
Theories and principles with primary emphasis on groups and application to problems requiring multi-level interventions.  Prerequisites:  SOWK 503, SOWK 534, SOWK 543
>	Approved
Change title and description.  Increase units from 2 to 3.