GRADUATE COUNCIL
for the
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Meeting
Graduate Council meetings are held monthly, August through May, in Mason Hall Room D5, from 1:30-3:00. See schedule for exact dates. All meetings are open to the general George Mason University community.
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the October 2007 Minutes
III. Announcements
IV. Discussion Items
A. Graduate Academic Policies (GAP) Membership (Linda Schwartzstein)
B. New Forms Re 998 - 999 Credits (Susan Jones & Jamie Cooper)
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
Proposal from the College of Education and Human Development
Contact Person: Ellen Rodgers, 3-2034, erodger1@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Items):
EDCI 544 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in
Elementary Education
EDCI 545 Assessment and Differentiation
EDUT 805 Personnel Preparation and Professional
Development in Early Education of Diverse Learners
EDUT 806 Early Childhood Cognition, Language, and
Literacy for Diverse Young Learners
EDUT 804 Families of Diverse Young Learners –
Interdisciplinary and Cross-cultural Research, Policy, and Practice
Modified Courses (Announcements):
EDCD 660 Multicultural Counseling
EDCD 602 Foundations in Counseling
EDUC 542 Foundations of Education
New Program (Action Items):
MS in Educational Psychology
Modified Program (Announcements):
MS in Elementary Education
Proposal from the College of Health and Human Services
Contact Person: James D. Vail, 3-1913, jvail@gmu.edu
Executive Summary for the Proposal for Masters of Public Health
New Courses (Action Items):
NURS 950 Special Topics in Nursing
GCH 751 Nutrition Assessment, Monitoring, and Surveillance
GCH 740 Applied Physiology: Cardiorespiratory System
GCH 611 Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Health Promotion
Programs
GCH 610 Foundations of Health Education and Behavior
GCH 555 Human Biology
Modified Courses (Announcements):
SOCW 687 Empowering Communities for Change
SOCW 684 Social Work & the Law
SOCW 675 Selected Topics in Clinical Practice
SOCW 658 Direct Social Work Practice II
SOCW 657 Direct Social Work Practice I
SOCW 652 Social Policies, Program & Services II
New Certificate (Action Items):
Graduate Certificate in Nutrition
Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation Science
Proposal from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact Person: Jamie S. Cooper, 3-8414, jcooperb@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Items):
ANTH 555 Policy and Culture
ENGL 502 Research Methods in Rhetoric and
Professional Writing
ENGL 508 Digital Rhetoric and Design
Modified Courses (Announcements):
CTCH 685 Practicum
CTCH 885 Internship in College Teaching and
Administration
ECON 812 Microeconomic Theory II
ENGL 501 Introduction to Professional Writing
and Editing
ENGL 613 Technical and Scientific Writing
ENGL 697 Composition Theory
GOVT 540 International Relations
GOVT 703 Seminar in the Courts and Constitutional Law
GOVT 706 Federalism and Changing Patterns of
Governance
GOVT 715 Statistical Methods in Political Science
Research
GOVT 745 Issues in International Security
PUAD 613 Economic Analysis in Public Administration
PUAD 632 Homeland Security: Terrorism, Threat, and
Vulnerability Analysis: Theory and Practice
PUAD 664 Nonprofit Financial Management
PUAD 703 Third-Party Governance
PUAD 731 Homeland and Security: Transportation Security
Administration
PUAD 741 Policy Analysis
Deleted Courses (Announcements):
GOVT 708 Law and Social Control
GOVT 709 Politics of Crime Policy
GOVT 792 Crime and Crime Policy
New Certificate (Action Items):
Public Management
Modified Concentration (Announcements):
Community College Teaching
Professional Writing and Editing
Proposal from the College of Science
Contact Person: Peter Becker, 3-3619, pbecker@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Items):
GEOG 650 Introduction to GIS Programming
NEUR 634 Computer Modeling of Neurons and Networks
Proposal from theVolgenau School of Information Technology & Engineering
Contact Person: Daniel Menasce, 3-1537, menasce@gmu.edu
Modified Courses (Announcements):
CSI 876 Measure and Linear Spaces
CSI 972 Mathematical Statistics I
CSI 973 Mathematical Statistics II
IT 876 Measure and Linear Spaces
IT 971 Probability Theory
IT 972 Mathematical Statistics I
IT 973 Mathematical Statistics II
STAT 876 Measure and Linear Spaces
STAT 971 Probability Theory
STAT 972 Mathematical Statistics I
STAT 973 Mathematical Statistics II
Modified Program (Announcements):
PHD in Statistical Science