Interdepartmental 130 (3) - Introduction to African-American Studies. This interdisciplinary course introduces students to several of the major topics, approaches, problems, and achievements in the traditions of African-American culture. The aim is to immerse students in several problem areas of African-American Studies; for example, three weeks might be devoted to the slave narrative and the experience of slavery in literature, art, and history; three weeks to the Harlem Renaissance, focusing on poetry, visual art, and music; three weeks to the 1950s and 1960s, treating the Civil Rights movement and the emergence of Black Nationalism; and three weeks to contemporary issues in African-American politics, culture, and art. In addition, students encounter several arguments about the methods, purposes, and aims of African-American Studies. Led by a single professor, this course incorporates multiple guest lecturers from the faculty to supplement the instructor's own area of expertise. The goal of this course is to prepare students to explore the range, diversity, and power of African-American culture. (GE4 as history) Staff. Fall  

Interdepartmental 391 (1)Senior Capstone in East Asian Studies. Weekly seminar in East Asian studies that focuses on research tools and methodology. Students develop and present to the group their capstone proposal. Additional presentations by East Asian studies faculty and guest speakers. Staff. Fall

Interdepartmental 393 (3) - Senior Capstone in East Asian Studies. Capstone project. Weekly seminar, focusing on the completion of the capstone project, including a formal presentation of the finished project to East Asian studies faculty and students. Staff. Winter

Interdepartmental 450 (0) - Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship. Prerequisite: Interdepartmental 101 and successful application for Shepherd Alliance. Eight-week summer internship working with individuals and communities. Supervised work with agencies in business and economic development, community organizing, education, environmental advocacy, healthcare, law, religious ministry, and social services which work with impoverished persons and communities. Eight weeks of full-time work is preceded by an orientation to prepare the interns and followed by a closing conference for interns to reflect critically on what they have learned. W&L students work with students from other participating colleges. Students keep journals reflecting on their work. Financial support is available; in rare instances the Shepherd Program director may approve other internship programs to meet this requirement, but approval must be in advance with special conditions and stipulations. Beckley. Fall  

Japanese 101 (3) - Exploring Japanese Language and Society. This course is an introduction to spoken Japanese.  Students develop basic oral communication skills and are introduced to the three writing systems.  Through cultural scenarios, media presentations, and film, students explore how language functions in contemporary Japanese society.  This course is not a prerequisite for Japanese 111, nor does it allow a student to move to a language course numbered higher than Japanese 111 without permission of the instructor.  These credits do not apply toward the language requirement for the East Asian Studies major.  Staff. Spring

Journalism 296 (3) - Topics in News Media History. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.  This course uses a variety of research methods to explore a particular era or focus in the history of the American press. Past topics, likely to be offered again on a rotating basic, have been on civil rights coverage in the South since 1945 and on early American newspapers as represented by the 18th- and 19th-century newspapers in W&L's Farrar Collection. Open to non-majors. Cumming. Fall (revised and renumbered from Journalism 215)

Journalism 240 (3) - Journalism of Poverty. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. This course consists of two parallel initiatives: (1.) A study of distinguished journalism on matters related to class and poverty, and (2.) team-based service learning projects (students participate in one per term). Previous projects have included doing preliminary work toward creating a low-power FM radio station in an impacted community and designing and creating a Web site to serve journalists who specialize in covering issues of poverty and class, which included assembling a nationwide database of such journalists. Wasserman. Spring

Journalism 340 (3) - Media Ownership and Control. Prerequisite: Junior standing. This course explores the relationship between what the media do and how they are owned and run. It examines the influence of market pressures and state regulation, and asks how commercial objectives affect the media's ability to meet their traditional responsibilities within a democratic society, as a forum for discourse, an organ of accountability and a means by which popular culture is sustained. Although the chief focus is on news media, the course also looks at the entertainment industries and the Internet as increasingly integrated parts of a consolidated media system and as interpreters of social and political realities. Wasserman. Fall, Winter

Neuroscience 442 (2) - Honors Thesis Proposal. Prerequisite: Honors candidacy.  Writing a proposal for honors thesis research, including a clear statement of  the problem being studied, a literature review, and a feasible, detailed plan for the research.  Taken no later than the winter term of the junior year. Staff. Offered in fall or winter when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.

Politics 105 (3) - Global Politics. An introduction to the comparative study of national politics, international relations and the interaction between the two. Topics may include: power relations among and within states; changes in the conduct of international affairs and conflict resolution; contrasting ideas about democracy; economic development; justice; globalization; terrorism; causes and alternatives to war; social movements; and the role of the nation‑state. (GE6) Staff.   Fall, Winter

Philosophy 215 (3) - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity. An exploration of the different range of opportunities available to various social groups, including racial, ethnic and sexual minorities, women, and the poor. Topics include how to define fair equality of opportunity, the social mechanisms that play a role in expanding and limiting opportunity, legal and group‑initiated strategies aimed at effecting fair equality of opportunity and the theoretical foundations of these strategies, as well as an analysis of the concepts of equality, merit and citizenship, and their value to individuals and society. (GE4c) Bell. Winter

Physical Education 148 - Team Handball. (GE7) Staff. Winter (2nd six weeks), Spring

Physics 115 (3) - Apples and Anti‑Apples: Physics for the Non‑Scientist. A conceptual overview of the fundamental ideas of modern physics. This non‑laboratory course presents the essential concepts and philosophical and ethical aspects of the most important developments in modern physics, such as quantum mechanics, relativity, particle physics and statistical physics. Discusses the impact of these concepts on our continuous efforts to understand the universe. Algebra and geometry are used but no calculus. (GE5c) Mazilu. Spring 2006 and alternate years.

Physics 251 (4) - Experimental Methods in Physics and Engineering. - see description under Engineering 251 revision below

Politics 215 (3) - International Development. A study of international development and human capability, with a focus on Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The course analyzes theories to explain development successes and failures, with a focus on the structures, institutions, and actors that shape human societies and social change. Key questions include measuring economic growth and poverty, discussing the roles of states and markets in development, and examining the role of industrialized countries in reducing global poverty. The course explores links between politics and other social sciences and humanities. (GE6) Dickovick. Winter.

Portuguese 100 (3) - Beginning Portuguese. Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of the Program in Environmental Studies or Head of Department of Romance Languages This course is designed to help prepare students in Portuguese language proficiency for participation in the US/Brazil Consortium for Environmental Studies, a federally funded Washington and Lee University exchange program with the Universidade do Amazonas and the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense. Basic language skills are taught in preparation for a Portuguese Language immersion course taught in Brazil as part of the exchange program. The immersion course focuses on language skills required for environmental studies. The course does not fulfil any part of the General Education language requirements. First priority is given to students participating in the FIPSE/CAPES exchange program or other relevant programs in Brazil (Watson Fellowships, Global Stewardship internships, Fulbright Fellowships, approved internship programs, etc.). Other students are eligible for participation in the program on a space-available basis. In addition to the exchange students, a limited number of students will be eligible to participate in the intensive course in Brazil, at their own expense. Staff. Spring

Poverty and Human Capability Studies 295 (Law 221) (2) - Child Abuse and Neglect Seminar. Prerequisites: Poverty and Human Capability Studies 101 and at least junior standing. This seminar examines the response of the legal system to issues of child abuse and neglect.  Attempts by courts and legislators to define abuse and neglect are reviewed and critiqued.  The seminar also explores the legal framework which governs state intervention to protect children from abuse and neglect.  Attention is paid to both state and federal law, including the federal constitutional issues which arise in many child abuse and neglect proceedings.  Issues relating to the professional responsibilities of lawyers involved in abuse and neglect proceedings are examined. Shaughnessy. Winter 2006 and alternate years

Psychology 265 (3) - Developmental Psychopathology. Prerequisites: Psychology 113 and Psychology 210; prerequisite or corequisite: Psychology 250. This course utilizes a biopsychosocial perspective to explore typical and atypical developmental processes. The course examines risk and protective factors that contribute to the development of social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties in childhood and adolescence. How children's psychological disorders are currently conceptualized, assessed, and treated in clinical settings is also considered. Murdock. Fall

Psychology 354 (3) - Directed Research in Attention and Memory. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in attention and memory.  May not be repeated. Whiting. Winter

Psychology 365 (3) - Directed Research in Developmental Psychopathology. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychopathology. May not be repeated. Murdock. Winter

Psychology 493 (3-3) - Honors Thesis.  Fall Winter  (this course is not new, but was not printed in the 2005-06 catalogue)  

Religion 151 (3) - Christianity and Culture Before 1500.  This course introduces students to Christian thought and culture in the period roughly from Augustine to the high middle ages. Course materials include primary texts, exemplary images, and important works of modern scholarship reflecting on the significance of the Christian materials. Students consider intellectual, practical, aesthetic, mystical, and other forms of Christianity. (GE4d) Kosky. Fall 2006 and alternate years [This is a repeat of a recent offering of REL 195]

Religion 224 (Anthropology 224) (3) - American-Indian Religions, Landscapes, and Identities. Drawing on a combination of scholarly essays, Native accounts, videos, guest lectures, and student presentations, this seminar examines the religious assumptions and practices that bind American-Indian communities to their traditional homelands.  The seminar will elucidate and illustrate those principles concerning human environmental interactions common to most Indian tribes; focus on the traditional beliefs and practices of a particular Indian community that reflected and reinforced their understanding of the relationship they sought to maintain with the land and its creatures; and examine the moral and legal disputes that have arisen out of the very different presuppositions which Indians and non-Indians hold regarding the environment.. (GE4 as religion) Markowitz. Fall

Religion/Anthropology 285 (3) - Introduction to American Indian Religions.  See Anthropology 285 description above.

Religion 299 (3) - Directed Study in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Instruction in Sanskrit language and literature.  For students at the elementary level, the course presents all the basic grammar of the language over the course of a year, with readings of gradually increasing difficulty from the first class. Recitation and the use of spoken Sanskrit to analyze grammatical forms will be taught.  At the intermediate level, the course gives more attention to syntax, the use of compounds, and metrics.  All readings are taken from original Sanskrit works, beginning with easy epic passages and fables in prose and verse. At the advanced level, the course guides students in the reading, analysis, and interpretation of important works in Sanskrit (chosen in accordance with the students' interests), providing historical, religious, and cultural background, as well as a consideration of the relevant secondary literature. Opportunities for reading from manuscripts are offered. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and when the levels of instruction are different. Lubin. Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit

Theater 215 (3) - 20th-Century Theater and Drama I. This course explores the principle movements and aesthetics in the modern period in European and American theater history from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. Significant plays, playwrights, theater artists and theorists are studied in context of the successive waves of modern movements: realism, symbolism, expressionism, surrealism, epic theater, and theater of the absurd. Of particular interest are the interrelationships among the various modern artistic movements, as well as their unique ties to related art forms such as literature and visual art. Oral presentations, short research papers, and performance projects are required. (GE4) Jew. Fall 2007 and alternate years

Theater 290 (3) - Topics in Performing Arts. Prerequisite: Three credits in theater or permission of the instructor.  Selected studies in theater, film or dance with a focus on history, criticism, performance or production.  May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. (GE4) Staff.    Spring 2006, and when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.

University Scholars 201 (3) - First-;, Second-; and Third-;Generation French and American Existentialistic Novelists. A thematic and imaged, Internet-enhanced, foray into the realms of philosophy and literature, this course acquaints students with the origins and essence of the philosophy of existentialism. It also addresses the manner in which, through its emphasis on individualism and authentic being, existentialism informs several French novels of the mid-1900s, American-objectivist Ayn Rand's writing, and certain American and French novels of the second half of the 20th century. The first part of the course focuses on a definition of existentialism rooted in Kierkegaard and Heidegger and elucidated or amplified by Sartre and Camus, respectively, in the essays, "Existentialism is a Humanism" and "The Myth of Sisyphus." The second phase is devoted to an analytic reading of Sartre's novelette, A Boss' Childhood, Rand's The Fountainhead, and Camus' novel, The Fall. In the third part of the course, the focus shifts to Walker Percy's The Moviegoer and to James Dickey's Deliverance, whereas the final phase entails a brief consideration of Georges Bataille's essay, "The Literature of Evil," and thorough analyses of two recently published French novels: W&L alumnus Philippe Labro's Manuella, and Lolita Pille's Hell. In terms of typically existentialistic metaphorical imagery, also to be fully emphasized and appreciated in the course, perhaps none is more poetic than is the Biblically Dantesque imagery of The Fall resurrected in Deliverance. Two films are viewed and analyzed in conjunction with the readings: The Passion of Ayn Rand, based on Barbara Branden's 1986 biography, and Deliverance based on Dickey's novel. (GE3) Fralin

University Scholars 203 (3) - Industrial Revolutions. The Industrial Revolution is a watershed in human history. Over the last 150 years, technology has wrought changes in geography, communications, politics, family structure, work content and organizations, social interaction and culture. But defining "the Industrial Revolution" is difficult at best. Perhaps it is better to look at "industrious revolution" (a term used of the Low Countries), "growth revolution" (characteristic of Japan in the 18th and 19th centuries before "industrialization" began), or "protoindustrialization" (with France as an example). One focus of this seminar is on "industrial revolutions" in England, Europe, the United States, Japan and elsewhere, and the crucial elements which define them. The other focus is on the impact on people, as explored especially through literature. Writings of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, David Ricardo and other novelists and journalists are included. Students work both in the area of the "industrial revolution" writ large and in exploring the revolution through the arts or other sources that provide insights into the impact of change on individual lives. (GE6 in economics). Smitka

Course Revisions
Anthropology 290 (6) - Historic Landscapes: Assessment, Conservation, and Interpretation. Approved revising Anthropology 290 for Spring 2006 only to increase the credits from three to six.

Business Administration 330 (3) - Global Human-Resource Management. Prerequisite: Business Administration  217.  Human-resource management (HRM) is concerned with how to best attract, select, develop, and retain employees in organizations. This course examines HRM in the global context.  Topics include employee selection, training, performance management, compensation, health, safety, and security, and termination. We focus on designing HRM practices in the context of the global social, legal, and technological environments.  Dean. Fall, Winter

Business Administration 390-391 (3-3) - Supervised Study Abroad. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, other prerequisites as specified by the instructor, and approval of the International Education Committee. These courses are linked; the second must be completed to receive any credit for the first. This course covers topics of current interest in business administration for which international travel provides a unique opportunity for enhancing understanding. Emphasis changes from year to year and is announced well in advance of registration. Staff. Spring (when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit)

Approved revising Engineering 251 (Computer Science 251) (3), Laboratory Computer Applications, by removing the cross-listing in computer science, establishing a cross-listing in physics, raising the number of credits, and revising the course description as follows.

Engineering 251 (Physics 251) (4) - Experimental Methods in Physics and Engineering. Prerequisite: Physics 112 or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the design and implementation of experimental methods.  Execution of the methods focuses on current data acquisition techniques, along with a study of standard data reduction and analysis.  Results are examined in order to review the experimental method employed and to redesign the method for future experiments.  This course is intended for any science major interested in performing experimental research on campus or in graduate school. Kuehner. Fall 2005 and alternate years

English 203 (3) - Topics in Creative Writing: Fiction. Prerequisite: Completion of GE1 composition requirement. A course in the practice of writing short fiction, involving workshops, literary study, and critical writing. (GE4a, Fine Arts) Staff. Fall, Winter, Spring

English 204 (3) - Topics in Creative Writing: Poetry. Prerequisite: Completion of GE1 composition requirement. A course in the practice of writing poetry, involving workshops, literary study, and critical writing. (GE4a, Fine Arts) Staff. Fall, Winter, Spring

English 307 (3) - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry. ... (GE4a, Fine Arts) Miranda. Winter

English 308 (3) - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction. ... (GE4a, Fine Arts) Solomon. Winter

German 314 (3) - German literature 1900‑1945. Prerequisite: German 262, 263 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Readings in German fiction, essays, drama and poetry from the end of Naturalism through World War II. Mann, Kafka, Hesse, Rilke, Wedekind and Brecht are among the authors treated. Conducted in German. (GE3) Crockett. Winter 2008 and alternate years.

German 316 (3) - German literature 1945‑Present. Prerequisite: German 262, 263 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Readings in German fiction, essays, drama and poetry from the end of World War II to the present. Böll, Grass, Seghers, Dürrrenmatt, Frisch, Wolf and Strauss among the authors treated. Conducted in German. (GE3) Crockett. Winter 2007 and alternate years.

German 347 (3) - The Age of Goethe: Sentimentalism to Sturm und Drang. Prerequisite: German 311 and 312 or equivalent. A study of dramatic, expository, narrative, and poetic works by the young Goethe, Schiller, and their contemporaries. While emphasizing the historical and socio‑political context of this aesthetically revolutionary period, this course examines Germany's turn toward Sentimentalism that culminates in the Sturm und Drang movement. Regular expository writing in German and performing in debates or scenes are required. Conducted in German. (GE3) Kramer. Fall 2007 and alternate years

German 349 (3) - The Age of Goethe: German Classicism. Prerequisite: German 311 and 312 or equivalent. A course that examines the influence of Greece on German theoretical, dramatic, and poetic works by the mature Goethe, Schiller, and their contemporaries, especially Hölderlin and Kleist. By investigating the extent to which German writers embraced or rejected Winckelmann's stoic vision of Greek art and culture, this course aims to refine our understanding of German Classicism. Regular expository writing in German and performing in debates or scenes are required. Conducted in German. (GE3) Kramer. Fall 2006 and alternate years

Interdepartmental 296 (3) - Spring Institute in Culture and Society. (GE6 as credits only, not an area).
Literature in Translation 295 (3) - Literature and Film of West Africa. (GE3) Approved general education designations for the Spring 2006 Institute in Culture, which is going to Senegal. Students will be required to take both of the courses above.

Revise and renumber Journalism 215 (3), Journalism of the South, Since 1945, as follows: 
Journalism 296 (3) - Topics in News Media History. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.  This course uses a variety of research methods to explore a particular era or focus in the history of the American press. Past topics, likely to be offered again on a rotating basic, have been on civil rights coverage in the South since 1945 and on early American newspapers as represented by the 18th- and 19th-century newspapers in W&L's Farrar Collection. Open to non-majors. Cumming. Fall

Medieval and Renaissance Studies 395 (3) ‑ Renaissance Comic Theater and Commedia dell'arte. - GE3 during Spring 2006

Music 106 (1) - Jazz Improvisation (revised to add to the applied-music courses (140s, 240s, 340s, 440s) with a "J" option for jazz improvisation.  The same limits apply, namely, nine credits toward degree requirements for non-majors and 12 credits for majors from applied-music courses.

Psychology 254 (3) - Experimental Psychology:  Attention and Memory. Prerequisites: Psychology 112; prerequisite or corequisite: Psychology 250. An examination of the theories and mechanisms associated with attention and memory processes.  Topics may include: selective attention, inhibition, working memory, and higher-level memory processes.  The functioning of the above processes in abnormal patient populations is also examined. Whiting. Fall

Psychology courses renumbered and retitled:

Psychology 261 (3), Socioemotional Development (previously Psychology 256)
Psychology 269 (3), Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination (previously Psychology 259)
Psychology 361 (3), Directed Research in Socioemotional Development (previously Psychology 356)
Psychology 369 (3), Directed Research in Social Psychology (previously Psychology 359)

Spanish 164 (3)—Advanced Intermediate Spanish. Prerequisite: Departmental permission as a result of placement examination for entering students. Students with credit in Spanish 164 may not receive subsequent credit in a lower-numbered Spanish course.  Students with credit in a lower-numbered Spanish course are in general ineligible for credit in Spanish 164. Emphasis on reading and composition skills, with extensive practice in speaking and listening through class discussion. Some grammar review. (GE2) Staff.

University Scholars 201 (3) and University Scholars 202 (4), taught together as Field Biogeography and Species Conservation: Science and Literature - Approved general education designations if literature (GE3) and laboratory science (GE5a) for Spring 2006,

Program in African-American Studies
"The Program in African-American Studies is not a major. Students identified by the chair of the African-American studies committee as having completed the program will have a notation placed on their transcripts at graduation. While only certain regular courses are listed below as meeting the requirements of this program, other courses across the curriculum study appropriate material within the context of the various disciplines and in interdisciplinary ways. Students may petition the program committee to include other relevant courses in the program requirements.

The program requires completion of 21 credits, including the following:
1.         Interdepartmental 130
2.         History 359 or 360
3.         12 additional credits selected from the following. Additional courses may be used when the topic is relevant and the African-American Studies Committee approves.
        Art 310-African-American Art
        English 365-AfricanAmerican Literature
        History 359-The History of the African-American People to 1877
        History 360-The History of the African-American People since 1877
        History 375-European Imperialism in East & Central Africa in the 19th & 20th Centuries & the Successor States
        Literature in Translation 295-Images of Africa (when taught on an African-American topic)
        Music 221-History of Jazz
        Politics 250-Black American Politics
        Sociology 228-Race and Ethnic Relations
4.         Senior Capstone experience: A relevant individual study, senior thesis, or honors thesis approved by the program committee and taught by a member of the program faculty.

Biology
Approved changing categories in the biology major for Biology 216 (6) Tropical Ecology, removing it as an options for the "Diversity of Life" category and adding it to "Ecology and Evolution."

Approved changes to the major:
Biology major leading to Bachelor of Science
"3...d. Structure and Function: Biology 265* (Engineering 265*) ..."

Biology major leading to Bachelor of Science
"2...d. Structure and Function: Biology 265* (Engineering 265*) ..."

The majors leading to both the BA and BS degree are also revised as follows:

 "Molecules and Cells: Biology 215* or 215S*, 310*, 320, 321*, 350..."

Business Administration
Revise the requirements for the major as follows: 
"4.a.     International Business: Accounting 396, Business Administration 305, 357, 359, 364, 390, Economics 280, 370, 371..."

Chemistry
Revise the chemistry majors as follows:
leading to Bachelor Arts degree
"...2.     One course from each of the following groups:
Chemistry 241 or 241S
Chemistry 252 or 254
Chemistry 260 or 261"

Classics
The major requirements are also revised to read as follows. 
"2.        At least 12 additional credits chosen from the following: Classics; Greek; History 109, 110, 111; Latin; Philosophy 141, 222; Politics 265; Religion 102. Independent‑study courses must be approved in advance by the department."

East Asian Languages and Literatures
Add a major in East Asian languages and literatures.

"A major in East Asian Languages and Literatures leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of at least 39 credits, including an emphasis in either Chinese or Japanese as follows.

1.Language core: At least 18 credits in either Chinese or Japanese including completion of either Chinese 302 or Japanese 302

2.Literature & Culture Core: At least six credits chosen from East Asian Languages and Literatures 200, Literature in Translation 218, 221, 223, 225, and 295 (when appropriate)

3.Six credits from courses numbered at the 300 level and above and chosen from the following:
Chinese 311, 312, 401, 402, 403
Japanese 311, 312, 401, 402, 403
Literature in Translation 395 (when appropriate)

4.         At least six credits chosen from the following, or a course approved in advance by the department, with a maximum of three credits total from Japanese 100, 115, or 265
Art 140, 240, 241
Economics 272, 274
History 103, 104
Philosophy 168
Politics  227
Religion  103, 116, 131

5.         Capstone experience (3-6 credits): East Asian Languages and Literatures 473 or 493 (3-3)

Students with background in the core language may substitute courses with the advance approval of the East Asian Languages and Literatures department head. Native speakers in either Chinese or Japanese will be required to study the other language to fulfill the requirements.

The East Asian languages and literatures major may not be combined with the interdisciplinary non-major Program in East Asian Studies."  

  The program requires completion of 22 credits, with an emphasis on either China or Japan, as follows.

  China emphasis (22 credits)
1.         History 103, Interdepartmental 391, 393
2.         12 additional credits on China, including at least one 300-level course and including no more than three credits of Chinese language study, chosen from among the following:
Art 240, 340, 390 (on a China-related topic)
Chinese 111
Economics 274
History 156, 383, 384
Literature in Translation 218, 295 (on a China-related topic)
Philosophy 168
Politics 227, 392 (on a China-related topic)
3.         Three additional credits on General Asia or Japan, chosen from among the following:
Art 140, 241, 242, 341, 390 (on a Japan-related topic)
Economics 272
History 378, 380, 381, 382, 389
Japanese 100, 101, 111
Literature in Translation 221, 223, 225
Politics 327, 392 (on a Japan-related topic)
Religion 103, 116, 130, 131

Japan Emphasis (22 credits)
1.         History 104, Interdepartmental 391, 393
2.         12 additional credits on Japan, including at least one 300-level course and including no more than three credits of Japanese language study, chosen from among the following:
Art 241, 341, 390 (on a Japan-related topic)
Economics 272
History 380, 381, 382, 389
Japanese 100, 101, 111
Literature in Translation 221, 223, 225
Politics 327, 392 (on a Japan-related topic)
3.         Three additional credits on General Asia or China, chosen from among the following:
Art 140, 240, 242, 340, 390 (on a China-related topic)
Chinese 111
Economics 274
History 156, 378, 383, 384
Literature in Translation 218, 295 (on a China-related topic)
Philosophy 168
Politics 227, 392 (on a China-related topic)
Religion 103, 116, 130, 131"

English
Revise the major requirements as follows:
"2.  Three to nine credits from English 203, 204, 230, 232, 233,..."
5.         At least nine credits must be chosen from each of the following areas, with no more than one 200‑level course counting in each. ...
a.         Early British Literature: ...and when the topic is appropriate, 203, 204, ...
b.         Later British Literature and World Literature in English: ...and when the topic is appropriate, 203, 204, ...
c.         American Literature: ...and when the topic is appropriate, 203, 204, ..."

Neuroscience
Corrected a major requirement:
A major in Neuroscience leading to a Bachelor of Science degree requires the completion of at least 50 credits, including the following:
1. Biology... Psychology 120, 250, 253

Politics
Revise the politics major as follows:
"1. Politics 100, 105, 111; ..."
3...b.  Comparative Government and International Relations: Politics 214, 215, 221, ..."

Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability
The Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability offers a curricular and co-curricular program of study that enriches any major. Sustained and coordinated study in this program enables students to understand how their undergraduate and graduate studies can prepare them as future professionals and citizens to address the problems of poverty and establishing a decent minimum of human development for all people. Students completing designated requirements in this program receive notations on their transcript at graduation. The program director and coordinator of co-curricular education certify students for this notation when they meet the following requirements totaling at least 16 credits.
1.         Interdepartmental 101, 450
2. At least 10 credits chosen from among the following: Economics 205, 280, English 260, Interdepartmental 102, Journalism 240, Philosophy 215, Politics 215, Poverty and Human Capability Studies 102, 295, Psychology 230, Sociology 202, 228, 264, or independent-study courses of at least three credits each, focused on poverty and human capability, or other course offerings (e.g. Journalism 295, Spanish 204) that devote a segment to poverty and enable students to write a paper that addresses poverty and human capability. These courses must be approved by the director of the Shepherd Program.
3.         A capstone study that culminates in a major research paper on a topic proposed by the student that focuses on poverty and human capability. This course will typically be Interdepartmental 423. It may be an independent study, senior thesis, honors thesis, or Interdepartmental 396, when the research projects fit the criteria above and are co-advised by Shepherd Program faculty. These substitute courses must be approved in advance by the director of the Shepherd Program and by the participating instructors.

Public Policy
Approved dropping from the curriculum the major in public policy. The requirements will be removed from future catalogues, but the four currently declared students (three seniors and one junior) may complete the major.

Religion
Revised the requirements for a major in religion.
"3...c.   Islam, Judaism, and American Indian Religions: Religion 105, 224, 271, 272 (Literature in Translation 272), 275, 280, 285 (Anthropology 285), 370; 195, 295, or 395 when appropriate..."

Theater
Revise the major in theater as follows: 
"3.        At least 15 credits chosen from among the following: Theater 202, 215, 216, 220, 232, 236, 237, 238, 239, 241, 250, 290, 362, 397, 423, 453"..."

Women's Studies

Revise the Program in Women's Studies as follows:

"2...b.   Humanities and other disciplines: Art 311; English 261, 313, 320, 358, 359; History 357, 358; Public Speaking 305; Religion 132, 215; Theater 250 and, when appropriate, English 380, French 331, 397 and Spanish 395 and 396."

Separate course designations for Non-major Programs:
Approved establishing separate designations beginning in 2006-07 for non-major programs and moving interdepartmental courses for the following programs from the Interdepartmental (INTR) section catalogue to separate sections labeled as follows:

            AFAM: African-American Studies
EAS: East Asian Studies (already exists)
ENV: Environmental Studies
POV: Poverty and Human Capability Studies
WST: Women's Studies

Admissions - Entrance Requirements
Approved the following change (in bold) in entrance requirements, to first appear in the 2006-07 catalogue, as requested by the General Education Review Steering Committee and in consultation with the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid (Requirements for Admission, page 36).

"A student must have completed at least 17 units in college preparatory subjects.  At least 15 of these 17 units should be in English, foreign languages, mathematics, history, the social sciences and the natural sciences.  Specific requirements are four units in English, three units in mathematics, three units in foreign language (preferably through the senior year), one unit in natural science (excluding general science), and one unit in history."

The committee also agreed to the following clarification: "If the program of study available at a secondary school makes it impossible to complete these requirements, a note of explanation may be attached to the application."

Admissions - Transfer Student Admission Requirement:
Approved the following revision to the policy on admission of "Transfer Students" (page 39, 2005-06 catalogue).

"While there is no explicit GPA standard for transfer admission, the successful transfer applicant will generally have achieved at least a B (3.0) average."

Course Block Schedule
Endorsed the recommended class block schedule to be implemented in Fall 2006 to allow for an increased passing time between classes. The recommended block schedule maintains classes that are 55 or 120 minutes in length with a 10 minute passing time between classes which makes available the same number of total class blocks, and allows for flexibility in faculty teaching styles and course scheduling selections (e.g. 4- and 5-day per week classes, 90 versus 120 minute classes.