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MINUTES
September 25, 2009
In attendance: Rasheeda Ayanru, Momodou Darboe, David Gordon, Linda Kinney,
Alan McDonald, Rachel Ritterbusch
1.
The minutes of the September 18 meeting were approved.
2.
The Committee continued the discussion of the Foundations section.
a.
Section A of Foundations:
The Committee decided, for the moment, to let International
Studies majors choose between ECON 123 and ECON 205, as the
current Shepherd General Studies allows.
ii.
The Committee discussed the whether or not International Studies
majors should be allowed to take History and Literature courses
from the distant past. The Committee decided that Linda Kinney
would organize an on-line/electronic vote on the following motion:
“International Studies majors will be allowed to take History and
Literature courses from any historical period.”
iii.
The Committee voted in favor of requiring International Studies
majors to take HIST 103 The Modern World. However, IS majors
would be allowed to choose among the remaining options in the
History section of the current Shepherd General Studies, pending
the outcome of the electronic vote (see ii above).
i.
b.
Section C of Foundations:
The Committee decided to require that all majors take ANTH 203
Introduction to Anthropology and PSCI 324 International
Relations.
ii.
Anthropology 315, BADM 359, and SOCI 307 were left in as
choices.
iii.
ENVS 202 Dimensions of Environmental Science II was listed as
one of the choices. Dr. Ed Snyder, chair of Environmental Studies,
indicated that it was more focused on the social and policy aspects
of environmental problems than ENVR 201.
iv.
The other components of Section C will be discussed next week.
i.
3.
The current composition of the Foundations section is as follows (changes
made this week in bold italics).
Section A: Courses in Shepherd University General Studies where students have a choice. International
studies majors must choose the following:
 ENGL 209 World Literature II (ENGL 208 is too far back?)
(3 credits)
 HIST 103 The Modern World (HIST 101 is too far back?)
(6 credits)
 PSCI 100 Politics and Government
(3 credits)
 Foreign Language
(12 credits)
Section B: Other Courses in Shepherd General Studies:
 ECON 123 or ECON 205 (provides foundations for international studies) (3 credits)
 MUSC 111 (provides foundations for international studies)
 ART 103 (provides foundations for international studies)
 COMM 202
 Science
 Math
 SOCI 203 (provides foundations for international studies)
 Fitness for Life
Section C: International Studies Core
(24 credits):
 Introduction to International Studies
(3 credits)
 Capstone
(3 credits)
15 credits
 GEOG 100 World Regions
(3 credits)
 ANTH 203 Introduction to Anthropology
(3 credits)
 PSCI 324 International Relations
(3 credits)

Not yet
discussed

4.
Choose three (3) of:
(9 credits)
 ANTH 315 Cultural Anthropology
 BADM 359 International Business
 SOCI 307 Demography
 ENVS 202 Dimensions of Environmental Science II
 Additional English? (Department suggested ENGL 313 Literature in English since
1900 which deals with 20th century lit from western and eastern countries.
However, there is a prereq for all upper level English courses, ENGL 301 Intro
to Literary Studies, required of all English majors)
 Additional Art and Music? (Departments determined that, other than courses already
included in the General Studies, there are no appropriate courses)
Two courses that focus on a specific region
(6 credits)
Next meeting: Friday, Oct 2 at 8:00 AM in White 103.