Time: Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Lubar N116 and Microsoft Teams
I. Call to order
II. Announcements
1. Committee Reports
2. Undergraduate program review schedule
3. GER News
III. Auto consent
1. Approval of the meeting minutes from September 9, 2025.
2. Curricular changes – Review in CourseLeaf
a. New Courses
| APC 485 | Computer Security |
| FRSHWTR 208 | Freshwater Sciences Internship |
b. New Courses Requesting GER
Global Impacts and Innovations
| EAS 120 | Sustainable Earth: The Natural World, Built Environment, and Earth’s Future |
| EAS 170 | Engineering Approaches to Natural Disaster Management |
Health and Well-Being
| EAS 140 | Digital Minimalism: Being Healthy in the Age of AI, Smartphones, & Big Tech |
| HONORS 203 | Shaping Modern Mind (Fostering Health and Well-Being): (subtitle) |
| HONORS 360 | Honors Seminar in Fostering Health and Well-Being: (subtitle) |
Ideas, Languages, and Cultures
| HIST 382 | Honors Seminar: (subtitle) |
| HONORS 353 | Honors Seminar in Understanding Ideas, Languages, and Cultures with CD: (subtitle) |
Natural World
| EAS 102 | Story of Innovation: From Ideas to Impact |
c. Changed Courses
| AFRIC 415 | Race in Sports |
| CES 390 | Changing Climate: A Conservation and Sustainability Approach |
| CHEM 563 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory |
| CRM JST 380 | Victimology |
| CRM JST 385 | Women and Criminal Justice |
| DANCE 371 | Dance Anatomy & Kinesiology |
| DANCE 601 | Senior Project |
| EAP 100 | Introduction to College Writing for Multilingual Students |
| EAP 101 | College Writing for Multilingual Students/English 101 |
| EAP 110 | College Reading and Writing Skills for Multilingual Students |
| EAP 120 | Grammar and Editing in English for Multilingual Students |
| EAP 135 | Basic Skills in Academic Listening & Speaking |
| EAP 145 | Practice in Academic Listening and Speaking |
| EAP 420 | Academic Writing, Reading, and Grammar for Advanced Multilinguals |
| EAP 435 | Presentation, Pronunciation, & Listening for Advanced Multilinguals |
| ED POL 111 | Introduction to Community Engagement and Change |
| ED POL 112 | Introduction to Community Education and Development |
| ED POL 114 | Community Issues, Policies, and Solutions |
| ED POL 506 | Research Techniques for Community Engagement and Education |
| ED POL 520 | Peace Education |
| ED POL 607 | Service Learning and Community Engagement |
| ED POL 624 | Education, Title IX, and the Human Experience |
| ED POL 626 | Approaches to Discrimination in Education |
| ED POL 627 | Theories and Issues of Policy and Reform in Education |
| ED POL 630 | Public Policy in Urban America |
| ED POL 633 | Community Development: History, Structure, Process-Empowering Communities |
| ED POL 688 | Fieldwork in Foundations of Education and Community |
| ED POL 698 | Fieldwork in International Education |
| EXCEDUC 560 | Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| EXCEDUC 561 | Methods for Working with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| EXCEDUC 575 | Field Experience in Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| FILM 203 | Media Workshop: (subtitle) |
| FILM 220 | 16mm Filmmaking |
| FILM 222 | Digital Filmmaking |
| FILM 231 | Writing for Film |
| FILM 232 | Animation I |
| FILM 233 | Digital Animation |
| FILM 234 | Introduction to the Screenplay |
| FILM 255 | Introduction to Digital Arts |
| FILM 303 | Current Topics in Media Arts Production |
| FILM 318 | Film and the Visual and Performing Arts |
| FILM 319 | Theory/Practice Seminar: (subtitle) |
| FILM 320 | The Art of the Short Film |
| FILM 323 | Film as a Modernist Art Form |
| FILM 324 | Genre and the Horror Film |
| FILM 325 | Indie Cinema |
| FILM 326 | Philosophy and Film |
| FILM 327 | Cartoons, Animation, and the Graphic Novel |
| FILM 328 | Radical Cinema |
| FILM 329 | Sociological Cinema |
| FILM 331 | The Animated Short |
| FILM 332 | Miyazaki Shorts and Features |
| FILM 336 | Special Effects and Illusion in Cinema |
| FILM 343 | The Business of Animation |
| FILM 344 | The Producer’s Role |
| FILM 346 | Documentary Projects: doc/UWM |
| FILM 347 | Introduction to 3D Animation |
| FILM 348 | Mechanics of Animation |
| FILM 361 | Animation Studio |
| FILM 362 | Documenting Community |
| FILM 363 | Mumblecore: Fundamental Cinema |
| FILM 364 | Music Video Production |
| FILM 366 | Experimental Sound Techniques |
| FILM 367 | Personal Cinema |
| FILM 368 | Dreams: Yours, Mine, Ours |
| FILM 376 | Zen and the Art of Filmmaking |
| FILM 377 | Collaborative Filmmaking |
| FILM 378 | Art Direction and Production Design |
| FILM 379 | Storyboarding |
| FILM 381 | Acting for Animation |
| FILM 382 | Visual Effects |
| FILM 383 | Character Design and Animation |
| FILM 385 | Experimental Animation |
| FILM 386 | Interactive Animation |
| FILM 387 | Puppetry |
| FILM 388 | Stop Motion Animation |
| FILM 390 | Directing |
| FILM 391 | Cinematography |
| FILM 392 | Documentary Filmmaking |
| FILM 393 | Sound Design |
| FILM 394 | Film Score Studio |
| FILM 395 | Preproduction |
| FILM 396 | Video Installation |
| FILM 397 | Drawing for Filmmakers |
| FILM 398 | Editing and Post-Production |
| FILM 420 | Intermediate Media Arts Module: (subtitle) |
| FILM 446 | Advanced Documentary Projects: doc/UWM |
| FILM 460 | Advanced Portfolio Topics: (subtitle) |
| FILM 461 | Landscape Cinema |
| FILM 462 | Humor and Filmmaking |
| FILM 463 | Experimental Documentary |
| FILM 464 | Observational Documentary |
| FILM 465 | Experimental Narrative |
| FILM 466 | Appropriated Media |
| FILM 467 | Film and Performance |
| FILM 480 | Advanced Production Topics: (subtitle) |
| FILM 482 | Advanced Cinematography |
| FILM 483 | Post-Production Sound |
| FILM 484 | Field Recording |
| FILM 486 | Advanced Animation |
| FILM 498 | Advanced Editing |
| FILM 509 | Senior Project I |
| FILM 510 | Senior Project II |
| INFOST 410/410X | Database Information Retrieval Systems |
| MECHENG 364 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Design of Machine Elements 1 |
| MECHENG 366 | Design of Machine Elements |
| MUSIC 454 | New Music Ensemble |
| NURS 317X/UWS NSG 317 | Health Assessment |
| NURS 375/375X | Genetics and Genomics for Health Professionals |
| NURS 407X/UWS NSG 407 | Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice |
| NURS 445/445X | Capstone Practicum for Registered Nurses |
| NURS 446X/UWS NSG 446 | Research and Evidence-Based Practice |
| NURS 447X/UWS NSG 447 | Leadership and Management |
| NURS 454X/UWS NSG 454 | Community Health Nursing |
| SOC WRK 410 | Social Work Practice II: Groups |
| SPANISH 506 | Seminar in Spanish Literature and Culture: (subtitle) |
| UWS NSG 453/NURS 453X | Information Management and Healthcare Technology |
d. Inactivated Courses
| SCNDVST 101 | First-Semester Swedish |
| SCNDVST 102 | Second-Semester Swedish |
| SCNDVST 192 | First-Year Seminar |
| SCNDVST 199 | Independent Study |
| SCNDVST 203 | Third-Semester Swedish |
| SCNDVST 204 | Fourth-Semester Swedish |
| SCNDVST 289 | Internship in Scandinavian Studies, Lower Division |
| SCNDVST 296 | UROP Apprenticeship |
| SCNDVST 297 | Study Abroad: (subtitle) |
| SCNDVST 299 | Ad Hoc: (subtitle) |
| SCNDVST 331 | Intermediate Swedish Grammar and Writing |
| SCNDVST 332 | Analysis of Swedish Texts |
| SCNDVST 426 | Introduction to Translation: Swedish to English |
| SCNDVST 489 | Internship in Scandinavian Studies, Upper Division |
| SCNDVST 497 | Study Abroad: (subtitle) |
| SCNDVST 499 | Ad Hoc: (subtitle) |
| SCNDVST 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
e. GER Resubmissions
Artistic Expression
| ARCH 112 | Design II |
| ARTHIST 241 | Introduction to Baroque Art |
| ARTHIST 250 | Introduction to American Art |
| ARTHIST 381 | Honors Seminar: (subtitle) |
| HONORS 380 | Honors Seminar in the Arts: (subtitle) |
| MUSIC 45 | Alta Voce Singers |
| MUSIC 81 | University Community Orchestra |
| MUSIC 100 | Introduction to Classical Music |
| MUSIC 101 | Fundamentals of Music |
| MUSIC 102 | American Popular Music |
| MUSIC 130 | Beginning Piano Level I |
| MUSIC 140 | Class Voice Level I |
| MUSIC 150 | Beginning Guitar |
Global Impacts and Innovation
| ANTHRO/DAC 140 | Games and Society |
| ARABIC 164 | Arabs and Islam in America |
| BUS ADM 100 | Introduction to Business |
| EAS 130 | Systems Thinking, Complexity, and Wicked Problems in the 21st Century |
| GEO SCI 105 | Earth, Air, Fire, and Water |
| GEOG 105 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| GEOG 110 | The World: Peoples and Regions |
| GEOG 115 | Globalization and Economic Development |
| GLOBAL 101 | Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics |
| GLOBAL 201 | Introduction to Global Studies II: Economics and the Environment |
| GLOBAL 202 | Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology |
| HIST 131 | World History to 1500 |
| HIST 248 | The First World War |
| HIST 249 | The Second World War in Europe |
| LINGUIS 210 | Power of Words |
| PEACEST/GLOBAL 203 | Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies |
| POL SCI 102 | Introduction to International Relations |
| PSYCH 270 | Introduction to Global Mental Health |
| URBPLAN 315 | Great Cities of the World: Their Growth and Guided Urbanization |
Health and Well-Being
| AFRIC 265 | Psychological Effects of Racism |
| BMS 201 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS |
| BMS 232 | Introduction to Nutrition |
| CHPS 105/105X | Survey of the Health Professions |
| COMSDIS 250 | Interprofessional Communication in the Health Sciences |
| EAS 125 | How People Move: Introduction to Human Movement Science for Global Health |
| HCA 212 | Drugs Used and Abused |
| HIST 229 | History of Race, Science, and Medicine in the United States |
| NUTR 241 | Why We Eat What We Eat: An Ecological Approach |
| POL SCI 110 | Sex and Power |
| POL SCI 255 | The Body Politic: Topics in Health and Politics |
Ideas, Languages, Cultures
| AFRIC 102 | Survey of African American Literature |
| CLASSIC 101 | Words Matter: Howe Greek and Latin Shape Our Language |
| CLASSIC 170 | Classical Mythology |
| CLASSIC 201 | Introduction to Greek Life and Literature |
| CLASSIC 202 | Introduction to Roman Life and Literature |
| CLASSIC 211 | Alexander the Great to Augustus |
| COMPLIT 231 | Literature and Religion: (subtitle) |
| COMPLIT 233 | Literature and Film: (subtitle) |
| ENGLISH 215 | Introduction to English Studies |
| ENGLISH 243 | Introduction to Literature by Women: (subtitle) |
| ENGLISH/AIS 276 | Introduction to American Indian Literature: (subtitle) |
| ENGLISH 281 | Introduction to African American Literature: (subtitle) |
| FILMSTD 212 | Intermediate Topics in Film and Television Studies: (subtitle) |
| GLOBAL 102 | Introduction to Global Languages and Cultures |
| GLOBAL 192 | First-Year Seminar: (subtitle) |
| HIST 150 | Multicultural America |
| HIST 175 | East Asian Civilization to 1600 |
| HIST 176 | East Asian Civilization Since 1600 |
| HIST 203 | The History of Medieval Europe: The Early Middle Ages |
| HIST 204 | The History of Medieval Europe: The High Middle Ages |
| HIST 241 | Women and Gender in Europe: 1350 to 1750 |
| HIST 282 | The Modern Middle East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries |
| INFOST 120/120X | Information Technology Ethics |
| ITALIAN 242 | Topics in Italian American Studies: (subtitle) |
| JAPAN 100 | Introduction to Japanese Literature |
| JEWISH 230 | Bible Stories |
| JEWISH 231 | Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible |
| KOREAN 221 | Korean Culture and Society |
| PHILOS 101 | Introduction to Philosophy: (subtitle) |
| PHILOS 204/204X | Introduction to Asian Religions |
| PHILOS 242 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy |
| PHILOS 381 | Honors Seminar: (subtitle) |
Individuals, Groups, Societies
| AFRIC 232 | Survey of African Societies and Cultures |
| ANTHRO 104 | Lifeways in Different Cultures: A Survey of World Societies |
| ASL 330 | Deaf History |
| ASL 352 | American Deaf Culture |
| COMSDIS 210 | Survey of Communication Disorders |
| COMSDIS 240 | Normal Speech and Language Development |
| ED POL 360 | The Mexicano/Mexicana Experience in the U.S. |
| GERMAN 145 | Views of Germany: (subtitle) |
| HIST 151 | American History 1607-1877 |
| NURS 380 | Honors Seminar: (subtitle) |
Natural World
| ASTRON 103 | Survey of Astronomy |
| ASTRON 104 | Astronomy Laboratory |
| ASTRON 175 | Cosmic Origins |
| MTHSTAT 215 | Elementary Statistical Analysis |
| PHYSICS 107 | Physics in Everyday Life |
| PHYSICS 108 | Laboratory for Physics in Everyday Life |
| PHYSICS 120 | General Physics I (Non-Calculus Treatment) |
| PHYSICS 121 | General Physics Laboratory I (Non-Calculus Treatment) |
f. Minor Program Changes
- Animation Arts, BA
- Applied Computing, BS
- Business German, Minor
- Chinese, Minor
- Civil Engineering, BSE
- Classics, BA
- Classics, Minor
- Committee Interdisciplinary Major, BA/BS
- Committee Interdisciplinary Major, BA: Chinese Language and Culture
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS/Communication Sciences and Disorders, MS
- Community Engagement and Education, BS
- Community Engagement and Education, BS: Child and Family Services
- Community Engagement and Education, BS: Child Care
- Comparative Ethnic Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, BS
- Cultures and Communities, Undergraduate Certificate
- FILM, BFA
- German, BA
- German, Minor
- Global Studies, Minor
- Hmong Diaspora Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
- Industrial Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Korean Studies, Minor
- Liberal Arts, AAS
- Mechanical Engineering, BSE/Engineering, MS: Mechanical Engineering
- Peace and Conflict Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
- Russian and East European Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
- Russian, BA
- Russian, Minor
- Translation, Graduate Certificate
g. Inactivated Programs
- Committee Interdisciplinary Major, BA: Comparative Ethnic Studies
- Community-Based Organizations: Policy and Leadership, Undergraduate Certificate
- Community Engagement and Education, BS: Community-Based Organizations: Policy and Leadership
- Community Engagement Strategies, Undergraduate Certificate
- French, BA/Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA
- German, BA/Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA
- Global Studies, BA/Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA
- Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies, BA/Translation and Interpretating Studies, MA
h. Curricular Area
| AMLLC | Move to World Languages and Cultures |
| CHINESE | Move to World Languages and Cultures |
| CLASSIC | Move to History |
| ETHNIC | Move to History |
| GERMAN | Move to World Languages and Cultures |
| GREEK | Move to History |
| HEBREW | Move to World Languages and Cultures |
| HMONG | Move to History |
| KOREAN | Move to World Languages and Cultures |
| LATIN | Move to History |
| LIBRLST | Eliminate |
| POLISH | Move to World Languages and Cultures |
| RUSSIAN | Move to World Languages and Cultures |
| SCNDVST | Eliminate |
IV. Unfinished Business
- SOC WRK 300: Aged to Perfection: Introduction to the Study of Aging