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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Meeting #4 – September 18, 2013

Approved Minutes

Present: S. Doederlein (CLAS), D. Ballantine (CHEM), Giovanni Bennardo (ANTH), J. Groves

(ECON), F. Jaeger (FL&L), Joel Stafstrom (BIOS)

Absent: Doris Macdonald (ENGL)

A. Action on Minutes

Minutes from the #3 meeting on September 11, 2013, have been approved online and forwarded

to the catalog editor.

B. Curriculum – Old Business

Department of Political Science

Course deletions for POLS 381, The US and Latin America and POLS 382, US Foreign Policy

Making, POLS 681, US National Security, and 689, Global Terrorism were approved. New

course proposals for POLS 381, 382, 387, 655, 681, and 689 were approved. Course revisions to

POLS 383 and POLS 701 were approved. Program revisions to Emphasis 3 and Emphasis 4 were

approved. Revisions to the graduate catalog department description and course list were

approved. Revisions to the M.A. program were approved. Revisions to the Ph.D.

Language/Research-Tool Requirement and Candidacy Examinations were approved. Revisions

to the Ph.D. course requirements were TABLED again due to concern from the committee

regarding the number of credit hours.

C. Curriculum – New Business

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Revisions to the Academic Regulations section of the undergraduate catalog were approved

to include undergraduates enrolled in law courses.

Latino and Latin American Studies

Revisions to the minor in Latino/Latin American Studies and Concentration in Latin American

Studies were approved.

Southeast Asian Studies

The deletion of the Concentration in Southeast Asian Studies was approved. The Certificate of

Graduate Study in Southeast Asian Studies was approved. Course revisions were approved for

ILAS 225 (changed to SEAS 225), ILAS 490 (changed to SEAS 490), ILAS 590 (changed to

SEAS 590), ILAS 690 (changed to SEAS 690), ILAS 691 (changed to SEAS 691). Revisions to

the minor in Southeast Asian Studies were approved. The new course proposal for SEAS 625 was

TABLED until the director can be consulted regarding the title of the course.

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Approved Minutes

Department of Philosophy

Course deletions were approved for PHIL 442 and PHIL 542. New course proposals for PHIL

334 and PHIL 385 were approved. Course revisions for PHIL 335, PHIL 390, PHIL 482

(changed to PHIL 426), and PHIL 583 (changed to PHIL 526) were approved. Program revisions

to the areas of Ethics and Value Theory and Metaphysics or Epistemology in the B.A./B.S. were

approved. Revisions to the M.A. requirements were also approved.


Revisions to the Degree with Honors were approved. The committee also approved the 3+3

Integrated B.S. or B.A/J.D. Program. The new course proposal for POLS 393 was TABLED

until additional information regarding the academic content of the course can be provided by the

department.

Division of Public Administration

Course revisions for PSPA 501 (changed to PSPA 625) and PSPA 699A were approved.

Revisions to the MPA requirements and Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Management

were approved as well.

Tabled:

POLS – Program Revision: Ph.D. in Political Science, Course Requirements

New Course Proposal: POLS 393

SEAS – New Course Proposal: SEAS 625

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Approved Attachments


Other Catalog Change Page 52, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

Academic Regulations

↓

Undergraduates in Graduate Courses for Undergraduate Credit

↓

Undergraduates in Courses for Graduate Credit

↓

Undergraduates in Law Courses

Undergraduates enrolled in a 3+3 program who are matriculated in the College of Law may take up to 30

hours of Law course work to apply towards their baccalaureate degrees.

Graduate Students in Undergraduate Courses

↓

Rationale: Addition of new 3+3 program in the Department of Political Science.

CENTER FOR LATINO AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES



↓

Interdisciplinary Minors

↓

Minor in Latino/Latin American Studies

Coordinator: Michael Gonzales Kristin Huffine, acting director, Center for Latino and Latin

American Studies

↓

Requirements (18)

*ILAS 100 – Introduction to Latin American Civilization (3),

OR HIST 382 – Modern Latin America (3)

Five of the following (15)

ANTH 405 – Peoples of Mesoamerica (3)

↓

ANTH 469 – Archeology of Empires (3)

ARTH 380 – Studies in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian Art, and Latin-American

Art (3)

ARTH 458 – Topics in Art History: African, Oceanian, Native-American, Pre-Columbian and Latin-

American Art (3)

ECON 341D – Economic Area Studies: Latin America (3)

↓

FLSP 215 – Spanish Grammar for Spanish Speakers (3)

FLSP 301 – Advanced Spanish Grammar (3)

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FLSP 322 – Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature (3)

↓

HIST 485 – Modern Latin American Revolutions (3)

HIST 487 – The Latin American City ( 3)

HIST 486 – Poverty and Progress in Latin America (3)

↓

SOCI 361 – Race and Ethnicity (3)

Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

Rationale: The following courses for the undergraduate minor were recently deleted by the College of

Visual and Performing Arts - ARTH 376, 385, and 386. We would like to add ARTH 380 and 458 as

requirements for our minor to replace those courses that were deleted. FLSP 301 Advanced Grammar (3)

– is a course that is comparable to FLSP 215 for non native speakers. Also our native speakers often test

out of FLSP 215 and are placed in FLSP 301. HIST 487 The Latin American City (3) – Urbanization is

an important phenomenon in modern Latin American history and the study of the Colonial and Modern

Latin American City introduces students to studies of social movements, with an emphasis on rapid rural-

to-urban migration and nation building. The study of Latin American City is crucial to the understanding

of Latin American history and contemporary politics and social affairs.

Impact Statement: The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies has consulted with the School of

Art, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and the Department of History regarding the

addition of their courses to the list of outside requirements in the Minor in Latino/Latin American Studies.

None of the departments identified any negative impact on course availability or enrollment with this

change.

Other Catalog Change Page 295-296, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog

Interdisciplinary Academic Centers, Institutes, and Courses ↓

Center for Latino and Latin American Studies

Director: Michael J. Gonzales Acting Director: Kristin Huffine

↓

Concentration in Latin American Studies

↓

Requirements (12)

HIST 582 – Mexico Since 1810 (3),

OR HIST 586 – Poverty and Progress in Latin America (3)

OR HIST 581 – Indigenous Mexico (3)

Three of the following (9)1

ANTH 505 – Peoples of Mesoamerica (3)

↓

ANTH 626 – Latin American Peasants and Social Change (3)

ARTH 580 – Studies in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian Art, and Latin-

American Art (3)

ARTH 658 – Topics in Art History: African, Oceanian, Native-American, Pre-Columbian and

Latin-American Art (3)

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ENGL 693C – Ethnic American Literature: Latina/Latino American Literature (3)

↓

POLS 673K – Foreign Area Politics: Latin America (3)

↓

Rationale: The following courses within the graduate concentration were recently deleted by the College

of Visual and Performing Arts – ARTH 704 and 704. We would like to add ARTH 580 and 658 as

requirements for our concentration to replace those courses that were deleted.

Impact Statement: The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies has consulted with the School of

Art and the Department of History regarding the addition of their courses to the list of outside

requirements in the Concentration in Latin American Studies. Neither department identified any negative

impact on course availability or enrollment with this change.

CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES

Deletion of Concentration in Southeast Asian Studies – Addition of Certificate of Graduate Study

in Southeast Asian Studies

Other Catalog Change Page 296-297, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog

Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Director: James T. Collins, Ph.D.

Faculty Associates

Mace Bentley, associate professor of geography, Ph.D.

Michael Buehler, assistant professor of political science, Ph.D.

Kenton Clymer, Presidential Research Professor of history, Ph.D.

Rhodalyne Gallo Crail, instructor of foreign languages and literatures, M.A.

Kikue Hamayotsu, associate professor of political science, Ph.D.

John F. Hartmann, Presidential Teaching Professor of foreign languages and literatures, Ph.D.

George M. Henry, associate professor of computer science, Ed.D.

Trude Jacobsen, associate professor of history, Ph.D.

Eric Jones, associate professor of history, Ph.D.

Kheang Leang, instructor of foreign languages and literatures, M.A

Judy Ledgerwood, professor of anthropology, Ph.D.

Wei Luo, professor of geography, Ph.D.

Andrea Molnar, professor of anthropology, Ph.D.

Grant Olson, information technology manager, Ph.D.

Barbara Posadas, professor of history, Ph.D.

Catherine Raymond, associate professor of art, Ph.D.

Susan D. Russell, professor of anthropology, Ph.D.

Tharaphi Than, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures, Ph.D.

Kurt Thurmaier, professor of public administration, Ph.D.

Kheang Un, assistant professor of political science, Ph.D.

Daniel H. Unger, associate professor of political science, Ph.D.

Jui-Ching Wang, assistant professor of music, M.M.

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Robert Zerwekh, associate professor of computer science, Ph.D.

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, established in 1963, provides leadership, focus, and coordination

for Southeast Asian Studies at NIU. It is responsible for addressing student needs, coordinating

undergraduate and graduate courses dealing with Southeast Asia, and developing and administering other

programs concerned with this region of the world. Formal and informal exchange relationships exist with

universities and programs in Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand,

and Vietnam which offer qualified students opportunities and facilities for graduate research and training

in these countries. The center is an active member of SEASSI (Southeast Asian Studies Summer

Institute), a national consortium of Southeast Asian studies centers, and works closely with the Center for

Burma Studies at NIU.

Concentration in Southeast Asian Studies Since the center is not a degree-offering unit, all graduate degrees are obtained through the departments,

whose requirements must be met. A student earning a graduate degree may, with the consent of the

departmental adviser, also take a concentration of courses in Southeast Asian studies. Completion of the

concentration will be noted on the student’s transcript.

At the master’s level, the concentration requirements are met by the successful completion of four

graduate courses (excluding thesis credit) dealing with Southeast Asia, at least two of which must be

offered by departments other than that in which the student is earning a degree; demonstrated competence

(equivalent to one year’s course work) in a Southeast Asian language; 3 and the satisfactory completion

of a thesis, if required by the department, or a special paper in lieu thereof, on a Southeast Asian topic.

At the doctoral level, the concentration requirements are met by the successful completion of six graduate

courses (excluding dissertation credit) dealing with Southeast Asia, at least three of which must be offered

by departments other than that in which the student is earning a degree; demonstrated proficiency

(equivalent to two years’ course work) in a Southeast Asian language; 3 and the satisfactory completion

of a doctoral dissertation on a Southeast Asian topic.

The specific Southeast Asian courses which the student is permitted to take as part of the concentration

requirements are selected in consultation with the departmental adviser. The concentration is available to

students in all colleges.

All requirements for the concentration in Southeast Asian studies must be completed within a period of

six consecutive years.

Southeast Asian Courses

ANTH 507 - Peoples and Cultures of Insular Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 508 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 521 - Social Organization (3)

ANTH 522 - Gender and Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 526 - Political Anthropology (3)

ANTH 562 - Museum Methods (3)

ANTH 5931 - Anthropology Field Study (1-6)

ANTH 621 - Advanced Topics in Southeast Asian Ethnology (3)

ANTH 627 - Southeast Asian Peasant Economy (3)

ANTH 628 - Religion and Cosmology in Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 690 A-J1 - Independent Study in Anthropology (1-3)

ANTH 790 A-J1- Seminar in Anthropology (3)

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ARTH 701 - Seminar in Art History (3)

ARTH 7031 - Independent Study in the History of Art (3)

ENGL 6071 - Topics in Literature (3)

FLIN 521 - Introduction to Indonesian Literature (3)

FLIS 581 - Independent Study in a Foreign Language (1-6)

FLST 581 - Special Topics in Literature I (3)

FLST 582 - Special Topics in Literature II (3)

FLST 583 - Special Topics in Linguistics (3)

GEOG 508 - Tropical Environmental Hazards (3)

GEOG 7581 - Readings in Geography (1-3)

GEOG 771 A-J1 - Independent Research (1-3)

HIST 546 - History of Thailand (3)

HIST 547 - History of Burma (3)

HIST 548 - History of Indonesia (3)

HIST 549 - History of Malaysia and Singapore (3)

HIST 569 - The Vietnam War (3)

HIST 5701 - America and Asia (3)

HIST 575 - The United States and Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent (3)

HIST 5901 - Special Topics in History: Asian (3)

HIST 6601 - Reading Seminar in Asian History (3)

HIST 680 - Reading Seminar in Global History (3)

HIST 736J - Independent Study: Asian History (1-3)

HIST 756J1 - Directed Research: Asian (3-6)

HIST 760 - Research Seminar in Asian History (3)

ILAS 5901 - Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies (3)

ILAS 690 - Workshop in Teaching Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

ILAS 691 - Seminar in Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

MUHL 531 - Music of Southeast Asia (3)

MUSE 670 - World Music Ensemble: Gamelan (1)

POLS 5951 - Seminar in Current Problems (3)

POLS 6621 - Seminar in Political Culture (3)

POLS 6671 - Seminar in Political Development (3)

POLS 6681 - Seminar in the Political Economy of Developing Areas (3)

POLS 670 - Reading Seminar in Southeast Asian Politics (3)

POLS 672 - Topics in Comparative Politics (3)

POLS 673N - Foreign Area Politics: Thailand (3)

POLS 673R - Foreign Area Politics: Indonesia (3)

POLS 687 - Southeast Asia and International Politics (3)

POLS 7021 - Research Seminar in Comparative and International Politics (3)

POLS 7961 - Independent Study in Political Science (1-6)

PSPA 6721 - Administrative Problems of Less Developed Countries (3)

SOCI 5571 - Families in Global Perspective (3)

SOCI 6591 - Social Structure and Development (3)

↓

Footnote: 1 Courses may meet the concentration requirements when they include substantial treatment of Southeast

Asia.

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Rationale: There are only two concentrations left in the university including SEAS and for a variety of

reasons the university does not support them anymore. One such example is that there is also no official

tracking of concentrations in the MyNIU system.

Other Catalog Changes Page 179, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog


↓

Certificates of Graduate Study

↓

Museum Studies (15)

↓

Southeast Asian Studies (12-22)

Director: Judy Ledgerwood (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies offers a certificate program designed for graduate students

completing MA or PhD programs at NIU as well as for individuals for whom knowledge of the region

would further their professional and intellectual development (school teachers, mid-career managers,

government employees, and non-governmental/non-profit agency staff. The Certificate can serve as an

important professional credential for employment in an increasingly globalized world. The Certificate is

available to students in good academic standing in any NIU graduate program or in the graduate- level

classification of student-at-large.

The Certificate incorporates an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Southeast Asia offering students

an opportunity to conceptualize Southeast Asia from diverse perspectives including: anthropology,

linguistics and literature, history, political science, arts and music.

The Certificate requires proficiency in a Southeast Asian language (equivalent to one year of language

courses [10 hours]). Students may test out of language requirement; native speakers from Southeast Asia

may have the language requirement waived. In addition to the language, the certificate requires a series

of four courses offered, on campus or on-line, by the Center’s affiliated academic units including one core

course and three elective courses selected from the three categories below – one from each category.

Requirements (12-22)

SEAS 625 Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

One of the following (3) - Culture and Arts

ANTH 507 – Peoples and Cultures of Insular Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 508 – Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 521 – Social Organization (3)

ANTH 522 – Gender in Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 526 – Political Anthropology (3)

ANTH 528 – Ritual and Myth (3)

ANTH 590A-J4 – Anthropological Research Training

ANTH 5934 – Anthropology Field Study (1-6)

ANTH 621 – Advanced Topics in Southeast Asian Ethnology (3)

http://catalog.niu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=19&poid=3232&returnto=584







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ANTH 628 – Religion and Cosmology in Southeast Asia (3)

ANTH 690A-J4 – Independent Study in Anthropology (1-3)

ANTH 790A-J4 – Seminar in Anthropology (3)

ARTH 5704 – Studies in Asian Art (3)

ARTH 6574 – Topics in Art History: Asian Art (3)

ARTH 7014 – Seminar in Art History (3)

ARTH 7034 – Independent Study in the History of Art (3)

FLIN 521 – Introduction to Indonesian Literature (3)

FLIS 5814 – Independent Study in a Foreign Language (1-6)

FLST 5814 – Special Topics in Literature I (3)

FLST 5824 – Special Topics in Literature II (3)

FLST 5834 – Special Topics in Linguistics (3)

MUHL 531 – Music of Southeast Asia (3)

MUSE 670 – Gamelan (1)

One of the following (3) - Geography and History

GEOG 5084 – Tropical Environmental Hazards (3)

GEOG 7584 – Readings in Geography (1-3)

GEOG 771A-J4 – Independent Research (1-3)

HIST 542 – History of Buddhist Southeast Asia (3)

HIST 543 – History of Islamic Southeast Asia (3)

HIST 546 – History of Thailand (3)

HIST 547 – History of Burma (3)

HIST 548 – History of Indonesia (3)

HIST 549 – History of Malaysia and Singapore (3)

HIST 569 – The Vietnam War (3)

HIST 5704 – America and Asia (3)

HIST 575 – The United States and Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent (3)

HIST 590J4 – Special Topics in History: Asian (3)

HIST 6604 – Reading Seminar in Asian History (3)

HIST 6804 – Reading Seminar in Global History (3)

HIST 736J4 – Independent Study: Asian History (1-3)

HIST 756J4 – Directed Research: Asian (3-6)

HIST 7604 – Research Seminar in Asian History (3)

One of the following (3) - Politics and Southeast Asian Studies

POLS 5954 – Seminar in Current Problems (3)

POLS 6624 – Seminar in Political Culture (3)

POLS 6674 – Seminar in Political Development (3)

POLS 6684 – Seminar in the Political Economy of Developing Areas (3)

POLS 670 – Reading Seminar in Southeast Asian Politics (3)

POLS 6724 – Topics in Comparative Politics (3)

POLS 673N – Foreign Area Politics: Thailand (3)

POLS 673R – Foreign Area Politics: Indonesia (3)

POLS 687 – Southeast Asia and International Politics (3)

POLS 6904 – Political Science Research (1-3)

POLS 6964 – Independent Study in Political Science (1-6)

POLS 7024 – Research Seminar in Comparative and International Politics (3)






































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PSPA 672

4 – Administrative Problems of Less Developed Countries (3)

SEAS 590 – Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies (3)

SEAS 690 – Workshop in Teaching Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

SEAS 691 – Seminar in Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

Other courses with significant Southeast Asian Studies content, to be approved by the Director of the

Center for Southeast Asian Studies (3)

Women’s Studies (12)

↓

Footnote: 4 Courses may meet the certification requirements when they include substantial treatment of Southeast

Asia.

Rationale: The Center for Southeast Asian Studies would like to offer a certificate program designed for

graduate students completing MA or PhD programs at NIU as well as for individuals for whom

knowledge of the region would further their professional and intellectual development (school teachers,

mid-career managers, government employees, and non-governmental/non-profit agency staff. The

Certificate can serve as an important professional credential for employment in an increasingly globalized

world. The Certificate is available to students in good academic standing in any NIU graduate program or

in the graduate- level classification of student-at-large.

Impact Statement: The Center for Southeast Asian Studies has consulted with the School of Art and the

School of Music, the Departments of Anthropology, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, and

Political Science regarding the addition of their courses to the list of requirements in the Certificate of

Graduate Study in Southeast Asian Studies. None of the departments identified any negative impact on

course availability or enrollment with these changes.

Other Catalog Change Page 295, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog

Interdisciplinary Academic Centers, Institutes, and Courses

↓

Center for Burma Studies

↓

The Southeast Asian Collection located in Founders Memorial Library contains published works,

periodicals, microfilm, and microfiche concerning Burma. These volumes offer the researcher

considerable intellectual challenge and opportunity from their broad base of subject matter, time span, and

cultural perspective. The center works in coordination with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies in

assisting those students who wish to include Burma Studies as part of a concentration certificate of

graduate study in Southeast Asian studies which may then be listed on the student’s transcript.

↓

Rationale: Change from concentration to certificate of graduate study.

Course Revisions Page 202, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog





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Southeast Asian Studies (SEAS)

ILAS SEAS 225. SOUTHEAST ASIA: CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD (3). Interdisciplinary

introduction… …societies of the region.

ILAS SEAS 490. ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (3). Topics from the

sciences, social… …when topic varies.

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Southeast Asian Studies (SEAS)

ILAS SEAS 590. ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (3). Topics from

sciences, social… …when topic varies.

ILAS SEAS 690. WORKSHOP IN TEACHING SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES (1-3). Designed for

those who want… …hours as topic varies.

ILAS SEAS 691. SEMINAR IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES (1-3). May be… …topic varies.

Rationale: The new designation would avoid confusion with other ILAS courses, and would help mark

the SEAS “brand” as we move from a graduate concentration to a certificate program. We note that the

Women’s Studies program has shifted to WOMS from ILAS, and Black Studies has its own BKST

designation.



↓


↓

Minor in Southeast Asian Studies

↓

The primary functions… …concerned with Southeast Asia; sponsorship of a publication series on

Southeast Asia; and promotion of outreach activities dealing with Southeast Asia.

The participating… …political science, and family, consumer, and nutrition sciences sociology.

↓

Requirements (19 or 21)

Students must… … of Chinese language. An aAdditional 9 semester hours… …list of courses.

ANTH 302 – Asian American Cultures (3)

↓

ANTH 3282 – Anthropology of Religion (3)

ANTH 3632 – Globalization and Corporate Cultures (3)

↓

ANTH 4982 – Independent Study in Anthropology (1-6)

ARTH 370 – Studies in Asian Art: India and Southeast Asia (3)

ARTH 457 – Topics in Art History: Asian Art (3)

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ENGL400

2 – Literary Topics (3)

FCNS 384 – Asian American Families (3)

↓

FLIS 4812 – Independent Study in a Foreign Language (1-6)

FLST 1812 – Elementary Language Instruction I (5)

FLST 1822 – Elementary Language Instruction II (5)

FLST 3812 – Special Studies in Language I (1-9)

FLST 382 2 – Special Studies in Language II (1-9)

FLST 4812 – Special Topics in Literature I (3)

FLST 4822 – Special Topics in Literature II (3)

FLST 4832 – Special Topics in Linguistics (3)

FLTA 103 – Beginning Tagalog I (5)

↓

FLTH 204 – Intermediate Thai II (5)

GEOG 3382 – Geography of Asia (3)

GEOG 3902 –Topics in Geography (1-3)

↓

GEOG 498B2C

2 – Seminar in Current Problems: Meteorology/Climatology (3)

HIST 319 The Early Islamic World (3)

HIST 342 – History of Southeast Asia to ca. 1800 (3)

↓

HIST 3462 –Women in Asian History (3)

HIST 3872 – History of Genocide (3)

HIST 442 – History of Buddhist Southeast Asia (3)

HIST 443 – History of Islamic Southeast Asia (3)

HIST 446 – History of Thailand (3)

↓

HIST 4932 – Independent Study (1-4)

*ILAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

ILAS 4902 – Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies (3)

JOUR 482 – International News Communications (3)


MUSE 370 – Gamelan (1)

A. Gamelan *NOTE TO DONNA – Needs to be removed from the online catalog. Print version is fine.

POLS 3622 – Politics of Developing Areas (3)

POLS 365 – Origins of Political Order (3)

POLS 371 – Politics in Southeast Asia (3)

↓


*SEAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)


SOCI457 - Families in Global Perspective (3)

Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

Rational: The course deletions and additions are necessary because of change in teaching staff. The change

from ILAS to SEAS numbering of our courses is so the courses are readily identifiable to students. Other

interdisciplinary centers offering minors have begun to use their own numbers.

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Impact Statement: The Department of Anthropology, School of Art, Department of History, and the

Department of Political Science have been notified regarding the addition of their courses to the list of

outside requirements in the SEAS minor. None of the departments identified any negative impact on

course availability or enrollment with this change.

ALL UNIVERSITY CHANGES -- Change in course designator for ILAS 225


University Graduation Requirements

↓

General Education Course Titles

↓

Interdisciplinary Studies (3-6) ↓

ILAS 100 – Introduction to Latin American Civilization (3)

ILAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

ILAS 261 – Language, Mind, and Thought (3)

↓

PSYC 245 – Thinking (3)

SEAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

TECH 245 – Pollution, Pestilence, Prevention, and the Cost of Doing Business (3)

↓

Other Catalog Change Page 191-196, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog


↓


↓

Minor in Global Studies

↓

Global Politics Studies

↓

HIST 485 – Modern Latin American Revolutions (3)

*ILAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

JOUR 482 – International News Communications (3)

↓

POLS 480 – International Law and Organization (3)

*SEAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

SOCI 352 – Population (3)

↓

Certificates of Undergraduate Study ↓

Asian American Studies ↓

Requirements

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↓

One of the following (3)

↓

HIST 346 – Women in Asian History (3)

ILAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

POLS 371 – Politics in Southeast Asia (3)

POLS 372 – Politics of China, Japan, and Korea (3)

SEAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3)

A course in Asian music, with approval of the coordinator (3)

↓

Notification: The coordinator for the minor in global studies was notified of this change via email.

Other Catalog Change Page 362 – 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

Illinois Articulation Initiative Core Curriculum

↓

Applicable NIU Courses

↓

Humanities and Fine Arts

↓

IDSP 290 – Drama Into Film F2 908

ILAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World HF 904N

↓

PHIL 231 – Contemporary Moral Issues H4 904

SEAS 225 – Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World HF 904N

TH-D 222 – Dance and the Fine Arts F1 906

↓

ALL UNIVERSITY CHANGES -- Change in course designators from ILAS to SEAS


Interdisciplinary Academic Centers, Institutes, and Courses

↓

Center for Southeast Asian Studies

↓

Concentration in Southeast Asian Studies

↓

Southeast Asian Courses ↓

HIST 760 – Research Seminar in Asian History (3)

ILAS 5901 – Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies (3)

ILAS 690 – Workshop in Teaching Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

ILAS 691 – Seminar in Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)


↓

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PSPA 672

1 – Administrative Problems of Less Developed Countries (3)


SEAS 690 – Workshop in Teaching Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

SEAS 691 – Seminar in Southeast Asian Studies (1-3)

SOCI 5571 – Families in Global Perspective (3)

↓

Rationale: Change in course designator.

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

Course Deletions Page 295, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

442. THEORIES OF VALUE (3).

Rationale: The department has not had a faculty member to teach Theories of Value for over five years

now. Moreover, should the department in the future hire a faculty member who wants to teach the course,

it could be taught under PHIL 430, Topics in Ethics.


542. THEORIES OF VALUE (3).

Rationale: The department has not had a faculty member to teach Theories of Value for over five years

now. Moreover, should the department in the future hire a faculty member who wants to teach the course,

it could be taught under PHIL 530, Topics in Ethics.

New Courses

CIP Code 38.01 Page 294, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

334. ANIMAL ETHICS (3). Examination of ethical issues concerning animals, addressing such

questions as: Is it wrong to kill animals for fun? Is it wrong to wear animals? Is vegetarianism morally

obligatory for people living in modern societies? Is it wrong to display animals in zoos? Is animal

experimentation morally permissible?

Rationale: This course has already been offered several times under PHIL 390, Topics in Philosophy, a

variable-topics course, since animal ethics is an area of expertise of one of the department’s tenured

faculty members. It has always been a very successful course, and both the instructor and the department

would like the course to be offered regularly, making a catalog entry desirable. Animal ethics is a

growing area within philosophy, represented by a burgeoning literature and courses in philosophy

departments across the country, and there is strong interest in the topic among both philosophy majors

and non-philosophy majors, and both within the academy and among the general public.

Non-Duplication: The Department of Sociology was notified with regard to this course and has indicated

there is no conflict with any of their current course offerings.

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385. PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE FICTION (3). Examination of philosophical problems raised in

science fiction literature and films, addressing such questions as: Are parallel universes real? Is time

travel possible? How can you know that the world of your experience is not a computer simulation? Do

androids have conscious experience? Do you retain your identity through teleportation?

Rationale: This course has already been offered under PHIL 390, Topics in Philosophy, a variable-topics

course. When offered, it was very successful, and both the instructor and the department would like the

course to be offered regularly, making a catalog entry desirable. Courses on philosophy and science

fiction, offered in philosophy departments, are fairly common in the U.S., and there is a significant body

of literature, including published textbooks and anthologies, in the area. The reason for its popularity is

that science fiction literature and films routinely raise many questions of a philosophical nature, and they

do so in ways that are accessible to students, even those who have never studied philosophy.

Non-Duplication: The Department of English was notified with regard to this course and has indicated


Course Revisions Pages 294-295, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

335. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS (3). Investigation of moral issues involving the environment. Topics

may include the nature and extent of our duties regarding the environment, duties to future generations,

biocentric ethics, ecofeminism, the value of ecosystems, the moral status of animals, and animal

experimentation. Examination of ethical issues involving human interaction with the environment,

addressing such questions as: Why should we preserve natural environments and protect biodiversity?

Are some attitudes towards the environment morally preferable to others? How should we respond to

global environmental challenges, such as population growth and climate change?

Rationale: Since the department hired a specialist in environmental ethics several years ago, discussion of

animal ethics has not constituted a significant part of the course, contrary to what is implied by the

description that has long been in the catalog. Moreover, given the addition to the catalog of a course

specifically on animal ethics (see above), it is desirable to minimize any potential overlap between

environmental ethics and animal ethics. Finally, the new description brings the description into line with

the content that is actually covered (which, apart from the coverage of animal ethics, is unchanged), and it

brings the course description into line with the question format now typical of course descriptions for

100- through 300-level courses in Philosophy.

390. TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY (3). Topics vary and may include science fiction and philosophy,

philosophical aspects of emerging technologies, and philosophical aspects of sex, love, and gender. Study

of one major philosophical problem, position, or movement. May be… …subject matter occurs.

Rationale: One of the specific problems listed is getting its own course number (see above), and the other

two topics are very unlikely to be taught again. As this is a variable-content course, it is best that the

catalog description not indicate particular content.

482 426. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY (3). A study… … the 300 level or consent of department.

Rationale: American Philosophy is a course in the history of philosophy, so belongs in the 420s with the

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other courses in the history of philosophy. 19

th Century Philosophy is PHIL 427, so it makes sense to

number this course 426, since the period it covers begins before and extends through the 19th century.


582 526. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY (3). A study… ...PRQ: Consent of department.

Rationale: American Philosophy is a course in the history of philosophy, so belongs in the 520s with the

other courses in the history of philosophy. 19th Century Philosophy is PHIL 527, so it makes sense to

number this course 526, since the period it covers begins before and extends through the 19th century.



↓

Department of Philosophy (PHIL)

↓

Major in Philosophy (B.A. or B.S.)

↓

Ethics and value theory political philosophy ↓

PHIL 430 – Topics in Ethics (3)

PHIL 442 – Theories of Value (3)

PHIL 450 – Topics in Social and Political Philosophy (3)

Metaphysics or and epistemology PHIL 311 – Knowledge and Justification (3)

↓

Rationale: 1) Deletion of PHIL 442 from the ethics and value theory area follows deletion of PHIL 442

from the catalog (see above). 2) Within the ethics and value theory area requirement, both the survey of

ethics (331) and topics course in ethics (430) are accepted in satisfaction of the area requirement, but

currently only the survey course in social and political philosophy (351) is accepted in satisfaction of the

requirement. This was an oversight on the part of the department. Adding the topics course in social and

political philosophy (450) brings the two topic areas within the area requirement in parallel. 3) Given the

changes to the list of courses that satisfy the ethics and value theory area requirement, the title “ethics and

political philosophy” is more appropriate than “ethics and value theory.” 4) Given the fact that the title of

the other area in which a course is required is a title of an area, rather than a description of how a student

satisfies the area requirement, “metaphysics and epistemology” is more appropriate than “metaphysics or

epistemology.”



↓

Department of Philosophy

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↓

Master of Arts in Philosophy

↓

Ethics and Value Theory (6)

PHIL 530 – Topics in Ethics (3)

PHIL 542 – Theories of Value (3)

PHIL 550 – Topics in Social and Political Philosophy (3)

↓

History of Philosophy (3)

↓

PHIL 582 526 – American Philosophy (3)

↓

Rationale: Deletion of 542 and change in course number for 582/526.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Course Deletions Page 307, 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

POLS 381, THE US and LATIN AMERICA (3).

Rationale: The instructor of this course is no longer in the department. Newly hired international relations

faculty members are hoping to add new courses that reflect their range of expertise in South Asia and

Middle East. Additionally, this course can be replaced by a new course that can incorporate a broader

range of topics related to study of regional security in international politics. The numbering sequence in

international relations is full. This course needs to be deleted to make room for a course that a faculty

member wants to teach and fits in with the curriculum envisioned by the department going forward.

POLS 382. US Foreign Policy Making (3).

Rationale: Deletion of this course is warranted because an existing course (POLS 380 – American

Foreign Policy) already covers the exact material associated with this course’s focus. In addition, the

department offers other courses on foreign policy that overlap with this course (POLS 388 – US National

Security Policy). Also, the newly hired international relations faculty members are hoping to add some

new courses, and the numbering sequence in international relations is limited. Finally, the course that will

replace this course (Topics in Contemporary Security) is a needed addition that brings the department’s

international relations course offerings more in-line with similar research institutions.


POLS 681. U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY (3).

Rationale: Deletion of this course is warranted because two existing courses (POLS 683, U.S.

Presidential Foreign Policy Management, and POLS 685, American Foreign Policy Making) already

cover the exact material and core focus associated with this course. Also, the faculty member that offered

this course is leaving the university, and the remaining international relations faculty is not interested in

offering this course in the future. In addition, the course that will replace this course (International

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Security) is a much needed addition that updates the department’s graduate course offerings more in-line

with similar research institutions.

689. GLOBAL TERRORISM (3).

Rationale: The instructor of this course is no longer in the department. Newly hired international

relations faculty members are hoping to add new courses that reflect their range of expertise.

Additionally, this course can be replaced by a new course that can incorporate a broader range of topics

related to political violence in international politics. The numbering sequence in international relations is

full. This course needs to be deleted to make room for a course that a faculty member wants to teach and

fits in with the curriculum envisioned by the department going forward.

New Courses Page 307, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

CIP Code: 44.04

International Relations

POLS 381. REGIONAL SECURITY (3). Survey of issues in regional security, highlighting the politics of

cooperation and conflict in one or more regions of the world and analyzing the repercussions of regional

security issues on the international system.

Rationale: This course is designed for students who are interested in matters of regional security and

peace in the international system. Students in this course will gain familiarity with these concepts through

various regional lenses. Concurrently, the course is designed to assist the student in developing a well-

rounded understanding of the politics of cooperation in those regions. Finally, by critically examining the

security processes in the specific regions, this course will highlight the repercussions of regional security

issues on the international system.

Non-Duplication: The Departments of History and Sociology were notified with regard to this course and

have indicated there is no conflict with any of their current course offerings.

POLS 382. TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY SECURITY (3). Analysis of major theoretical perspectives

and debates associated with contemporary conflicts, including issues such as terrorism, drone warfare,

civil wars, conflict in developing nations, inter-state conflict, nuclear weapons development, small-arms

proliferation, and religious violence.

Rationale: To provide undergraduate students with an international relations course offering that

addresses contemporary security issues in the international system. A course that focuses on

contemporary security issues better matches the expertise of the current faculty members in international

relations. In addition, a course on topics in contemporary security allows for a less rigid and more flexible

approach to course material since it allows for different topics to be emphasized based on either faculty

expertise, student interest or contemporary relevance.



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POLS 387. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (3). Survey of the most salient issues in international

security, including topics such as nuclear proliferation, intrastate conflicts, conflict management, and

interstate rivalry.

Rationale: This course is designed for students who are interested in matters of international security and

peace. It will give students a solid grounding in the various theoretical approaches to international

security. It will equip them with analytical tools to take the concepts and theories we discuss in class and

use them to analyze issues confronting societies and the policy responses mounted by political leaders.



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POLS 655. DEMOCRATIC THEORY (3). Examines both the abstract ideal of democracy and issues

relating to its practical application within political societies. Contemporary democratic theory is studied in

relation to the history of political thought with a view to assessing the desirability, fairness, and

practicability of democracy as a form of government. Readings include Plato, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and

Alexis de Tocqueville along with prominent contemporary scholars.

Rationale: 1) Democratic theory is a staple of political science graduate course offerings throughout the

U.S., and its current absence forms a conspicuous gap in the department's graduate curriculum. 2) The

study of democracy forms a major part of the political science department's identity, cutting across and

connecting the different subfields. The availability of this course would accurately reflect and

significantly strengthen this cross-sub-disciplinary identity.

Non-Duplication: The Departments of History and Philosophy were notified with regard to this course

and have indicated there is no conflict with any of their current course offerings.

POLS 681. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (3). Seminar addresses major theoretical perspectives in

security studies, surveys some of the most important substantive areas and debates in the field, and

applies theories and arguments from the academic literature to contemporary policy problems. Topics to

be covered include but are not limited to the use of force, weapons of mass destruction, intra-state

conflict, and great power rivalry.

Rationale: To provide our graduate students with a core international relations course offering that is a

foundational element of graduate training in international relations. This course is offered in almost all

Ph.D. granting programs that focus on international relations and its addition will bring the department’s

offerings in-line with research institutions of similar caliber. Students (both graduate and undergraduate)

would benefit from this course offering since it provides a broad overview of the relevant topics that

represent and constitute one of the two major subfields in international relations (international security).

In addition, this course can be offered by multiple faculty members in the department, which ensures

efficient utilization of faculty expertise and provides for the regular offering of this important class for

graduate students specializing in international relations.

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Non-Duplication: The Department of History was notified with regard to this course and has indicated


POLS 689. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AN DPROCESSES (3). Familiarizes graduate students with

the international relations on conflict management, its conceptualizations, intricacies of different types of

conflict management, and assess their usefulness in terms of effectiveness and what it means to have

conflict management success.

Rationale: This course builds on existing graduate seminars on causes of war. Many grand and mid-range

theories seek to understand why states fight one another and how these disputes escalate to war. Taking

these studies as a backdrop, this seminar addresses a slightly different series of questions. When

militarized conflicts occur, what can others do to de-escalate them? How does one manage the causes and

consequences of conflict? Further, can conflict be resolved, and if so, how? This course will familiarize

our graduate students with debates among international relations scholars about these questions, and help

them build research projects that critique and contribute to this literature.

Non-Duplication: The Department of Sociology was notified with regard to this course and has indicated


Course Revisions Page 307, 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

POLS 383. Changing World Political Economy INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (3).

International political… …Recommended: At least sophomore standing.

Rationale: Changing the course name is warranted since the new title is the more commonly accepted title

for this type of course. This has the benefits of updating the department’s undergraduate course offerings

to be aligned with similar types of research institutions. In addition, changing the title of the course allows

graduate programs or other possible evaluators to more readily discern the equivalency of this course to

similar offerings at other institution.


POLS 701. RESEARCH SEMINAR IN AMERICAN POLITICS AND POLICY (3). Open to advanced

doctoral students in American government, politics and the life sciences, and public policy who wish to

work on a dissertation proposal.

Rationale: The subfield “Politics and Life Sciences” is no longer being offered.

Other Catalog Changes Page 304, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog


↓

Department of Political Science (POLS, PSPA)

↓

Teacher Certification ↓

Six-Year (3+3) Integrated B.S. or B.A./J.D. Program in Political Science and the College of Law

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Admission

The six-year integrated sequence leads to both the B.S. or B.A. in Political Science and J.D. degrees.

Students who want to complete this program must identify themselves to the Political Science

Department as majors who will complete the 3+3 Program with a Politics Emphasis. This program is

open to all undergraduates who major in Political Science and have completed at least 90 credit hours of

undergraduate coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.25. Juniors who have met these standards in their

B.S. or B.A. degree in Political Science must also apply for admission to NIU’s College of Law under the

special provisions of this program. The application to the College of Law must be submitted no later than

February 15 of the applicant’s junior year. As part of the application to the College of Law, applicants

must take the LSAT no later than February of their junior year and must score above the 50th percentile of

the previous year’s matriculating law class.

Curriculum

Students must complete all the requirements for the Political Science B.A. or B.S. degrees as well as all

general education requirements (90 credit hours in total) by the end of their junior year. Beginning with

the first semester of their senior year, students will start taking classes at the College of Law. These

courses will count toward the final 30 credits of the undergraduate degree. The final two years of the

program will follow the standard College of Law timetable.

↓

Degree with Honors

↓

Rationale: This program aims to save students who have an interest in political science and want to

attend law school one year of costs. It also aims to assure law school admission to undergraduates who

meet specific GPA and LSAT scores. There is a clear link between political science and law, as the

department has over ten courses dedicated to the connections between law and politics. The Department

has three public law professors, two of whom have JD degrees. Therefore, there is no pedagogical

concern about allowing POLS majors to complete their electives in the area of law. With declining

enrolments, often driven by students’ financial situations, it seems important to find ways to build

synergies between departments, colleges, and so forth. This program will be very appealing to students

who have a clear view of their future as lawyers, and will help NIU be more competitive in attracting

these students as undergraduates and then keeping them for law school. The program has been developed

with the College of Law, CLAS leadership, and the Provost’s office. CLAS and the Provost’s office have

worked on separate language to account for the issue of allowing dual credit (both for BA/BS and JD).



↓


↓

Major in Political Science (B.S. or B.A.)

↓

Emphasis 3. Public Administration and Service

↓

POLS 356 – American Political Thought I (3)

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POLS 382 – U.S. Foreign Policy Making Topics in Contemporary Security (3)

POLS 383 – Changing World Political Economy International Political Economy (3)

POLS 389 – International Law and Organization (3)

↓

Emphasis 4. International Politics

↓

POLS 380 – American Foreign Policy (3)

POLS 381 – The U.S. and Latin America Regional Security (3)



POLS 384 – Contemporary Foreign Policy (3)

POLS 386 – Global Terrorism (3)

POLS 387 – International Security (3)

POLS 388 – U.S. National Security Policy (3)

↓

Rationale: The proposed catalog changes under Emphasis 3 and Emphasis 4 would be required should

all of the deletions (381, 382), name changes (383), and new courses (381, 382, 387) that POLS is

submitting for consideration be approved. In each case, the rationale is provided in the particular

documents submitted for curricular consideration.



↓


↓

Major in Political Science (B.S. or B.A.)

↓

Degree with Honors ↓

Requirements to Graduate with Honors: In addition to all degree requirements, students must complete three requirements to graduate with honors

in political science:

1) Complete at least 3 semester hours of POLS 491

2) Complete at least 3 semester hours of 496

3) Complete 1 semester hour of POLS 497 during fall semester no more than two

semesters prior to the semester in which they complete the thesis (499).

4) Complete 3 semester hours of POLS 499 during spring semester within two semesters

following completion of POLS 497. The honors thesis must be approved by the

student’s thesis director and a faculty member appointed by the director of

undergraduate studies.

↓

Rationale (Honors): In the existing version of the program, students had to complete a one-credit hour

research design course (497) in the fall semester of their senior year and then the thesis during the spring

semester (499). We are building more flexibility into the program by now allowing students to graduate

with honors at different times of the year. If the student wants to graduate in December rather than May,

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then it would be possible to do so with honors by completing 497 in the spring or summer prior to the fall

semester when he or she writes the thesis. Also, POLS will now mandate that all those doing University

Honors and writing POLS theses will have to complete the 497 research design course. This change will

ensure that University Honors students will be able to complete their capstones at whatever time of the

year they wish.

ALL UNIVERSITY CHANGES -- Deletion of old POLS 381 / Addition of new POLS 381



↓

Minor in Latino/Latin American Studies

↓

Requirements (18)

↓

MGMT 487 – Multinational Management (3)

POLS 381 – The U.S. and Latin America Regional Security (3)

SOCI 358 – Racial and Ethnic Minority Families (3)

↓

Notification: The director of Southeast Asian Studies was notified of this change via email.

ALL UNIVERSITY CHANGES -- Deletion of old POLS 382 / Addition of new POLS


College of Health and Human Sciences

↓

School of Nursing and Health Studies (NURS, PHHE)

↓

Department of Military Science (MILS)

↓

Minor in Military Science (28)

↓

HIST 477 – American Foreign Relations Since 1914 (3)


POLS 388 – U.S. National Security Policy (3)

↓

Notification: The College of Health and Human Sciences was notified of this change via email.

ALL UNIVERSITY CHANGES -- Change in Course Title for POLS 383

Other Catalog Change Page 191-192, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

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↓

Minor in Global Studies

↓

Global Commerce Studies1

↓

MKTG 4672 – Global Marketing Management (3)


INTL 301/INTL 401 – Study Abroad Programs (3-6 semester hours with approval of minor coordinator)

Global Politics Studies

↓

POLS 380 – American Foreign Policy (3)


POLS 386 – Global Terrorism (3)

↓

Global Development Studies

POLS 362 – Politics of Developing Areas (3)


SOCI 352 – Population (3)

↓

Notification: The coordinator for the minor in global studies was notified of this change via email.

Other Catalog Change 4-257, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog


↓


↓

The Department of Political… …Ph.D. degrees. Six Five fields are available… …comparative politics,

and international relations, and politics and the life sciences.

Graduate study… … Foreign study and overseas internship opportunities also exist. All programs are

related to the Students’ career objectives should be discussed with by their departmental advisers.

↓

Course List

↓

Many courses… … numbering system is used for political science classes.

–00 to –19, American government

–30 to –39, politics and the life sciences

–50 to –59, political theory

↓

Rationale: The subfield “Politics and Life Sciences” is no longer being offered. There is no faculty to

support this emphasis; hence, the change in the first paragraph and in the listing under “Course

Numbering System.” The last sentence of the second paragraph is changed to improve grammar and

remove any indication that the programs can be tailor-made for students. Under “Course Numbering

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System” the language is added to make it clear that these are the numbers used for political science

classes; not for public administration classes.



↓


↓

Master of Arts in Political Science

↓

Requirements

Of the minimum 30 36 semester hours of graduate credit required for the degree, at least 9 semester hours

are to be taken in one of the subfields of political science listed above and at least 6 semester hours have

to be taken in a second subfield of political science. In addition, POLS 602 and POLS 603 are required

and at least 3 semester hours in of POLS 690. PSPA 661… …3 semester hours of POLS 690 may be

counted toward the 30 36 semester… …applied to the degree.

↓

Rationale: 1) The program has always been advertised and understood to be a two-year program. Full

time status in any NIU graduate program requires enrolling in 9 credits each semester. Hence, a two year

program should require 36 credits (9 credits x 4 semesters). In addition, the department believes that 30

credits are not sufficient to prepare students for doctoral study, which is one of the primary objectives of

the MA program. 2) The creation of a second subfield emphasis is to broaden the scope of the student’s

learning experience and better prepare them for a possible doctoral study (whether at NIU or somewhere

else). Also, when students do two “starred papers” they are required to complete them in two sub-fields so

this will better prepare them for this eventuality. 3) Students will be required to take two classes in social

science research (POLS 602 and POLS 603) because the MA in political science is not an applied degree

(like the MPA in Public Administration). Moreover, the MA in political science and is a research oriented

degree and students need to be provided an introduction to alternative research methods/approaches.

Last, a recent program review caused the department to learn that one of the job growth areas for social

science graduates is in performing policy and survey analysis, topics covered in POLS 602.



↓


↓

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science

↓

Language/Research-Tool Requirement

The student… …using a foreign language and/or qualitative or quantitative research tools. The choice…

…Any one of the following will satisfy the language/research-tool requirement.

↓

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Rationale: The word “qualitative” is added because it was simply mistaken left out of earlier versions of

the catalog.



↓


↓

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science

↓

Candidacy Examinations

The student… …doctorate in political science. A student may must take all three examinations in

contiguous semesters or in one examination period, based on the recommendation of his/her advisory

committee. Any student who fails… …A student who fails two written examinations in the same field, or more than three in different fields, will not be permitted to continue.

Rationale: Consistent with current nationwide best practices, students will now be allowed to take

candidacy exams in contiguous semesters with the consent of their advisory committee. The student’s

advisory committee is the ultimate arbiter of the timing of student candidacy exams. References to

“three” exams is dated and for several years the department has only required examinations in two

subfields.

DIVISION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Course Revisions Page259-261, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog

PSPA 625 501. PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTEERISM (3). Discussion… …organizations.

PSPA 699A. PUBLIC SERVICE RESEARCH (1-3 4 ). Research and writing related to the completion of

the capstone paper requirement for the M.P.A. degree. Students may enroll in 1-3 semester hours in a

single term. A minimum of 3 semester hours are required for the degree. May be repeated to a maximum

of 11 semester hours. Minimum of 3 4 semester hours. S/U grading. PRQ: Consent of department.

Rationale: We renumbered PSPA 501 to PSPA 625, conforming it to the numbering system of the other

MPA courses. We also adjust the minimum credits in PSPA 699A to conform to the changes proposed in

our core course requirements.



↓


↓

Division of Public Administration (PSPA)

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↓

Master of Public Administration

↓

Requirements

The M.P.A. degree normally requires the completion of a minimum of 40 39 semester hours of approved

graduate study in the public policy/management core and a selected specialization. The student must

complete a minimum of 40 39 semester hours of course work exclusive of internship hours.

In addition to… …Every student must complete at least 3 4 semester hours of PSPA 699A… …other

students after 15 18 semester hours. After the… …capstone requirements.

↓

Public Policy/Management Core (28 27)

↓ PSPA 612 – Information Technology in Public Service Organizations (3)

PSPA 699A – Public Service Research (1-3 4 )

PSPA 699B – Capstone Project (1)

↓

Specialization in Strategic Public Management and Leadership

↓

Approved graduate course work (3)

One of the following

PSPA 634 – New Governance (3)

↓

PSPA 671 – Public Management in a Globalized Environment (3)


Specialization in Local Government Management

↓

PSPA 630 – Local and Metropolitan Government (3)

PSPA 632 – Local Government Administration (3)

PSPA 6951 – Internship in Public Administration (1-3)


One Two of the following

PSPA 631 – Urban Planning and Zoning (3)

↓

PSPA 665 – Public Sector Innovation (3)

PSPA 695 – Internship in Public Administration (1-3)


↓

Rationale: 1) We corrected errors from previous catalog changes related to revising the PSPA 699

requirements. Total core requirements should be 28 credits (using a 3 credit minimum for PSPA 699a and

1 credit minimum for PSPA 699b). 2) We deleted “Policy” from the core description, since we have no

core policy courses. 3) We standardized the format and treatment of the specialization requirements to

insure that all specializations only require 4 courses. This includes fixing a clerical error in the local

government management specialization that inadvertently results in that specialization requiring 5

courses. We apologize for this error, which needs to be corrected as soon as possible so that it does not

adversely affect students currently in the specialization. 4) We revise the Requirements section to

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increase total minimum degree requirements from 39 to 40 credits, exclusive of the internship (PSPA

695) requirement.

Other Catalog Change Page257, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog


↓


↓

Division of Public Administration (PSPA)

↓

Certificate of Graduate Study

↓

Public Management (15)

↓

Admission to pursue… …furnished by the Division of Public Administration, and submit a written

statement describing the applicant’s work experience in the public sector. Additionally, a brief statement

indicating how the applicant’s career objectives can be enhanced by completing the certificate, a copy of

undergraduate and graduate transcripts, should be submitted and one professional reference from a recent

supervisor stating the applicant’s ability to perform graduate level work and potential for leadership.

A student’s program of study must be reviewed and approved by the division director or the assistant to

the chair M.P.A. coordinator. A maximum of 3 semester hours earned in another department or program

may be applied toward the certificate with the consent of the division director or assistant to the chair

M.P.A. coordinator.

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Rationale: Update admissions requirements in the graduate certificate program to include a letter from a

supervisor and transcripts from previous institutions. We also update the language to refer to the assistant

to the chair instead of the MPA coordinator.

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