Minutes: January 29, 2026

 

Attendees: Shifa Ahmed, Katie Birger, Mia Blackston, Carmen Cain, Chesne Coombs, Erik Crowe, Elizabeth Feeser, Felipe Filomeno, Gavin Gilliland, Cody Goolsby-Cole, Quareebat Okanlawon, Richard Sponaugle, Susanne Sutton, Jennifer Volpe, Gary Williams, Jae Yang

Approved Course and Program Proposals

The Undergraduate Council has approved the course and program changes listed below. Log into Curriculog to view course descriptions.

New Course Request

  • ANTH – 324 – The Anthropology of Performance
  • CMSC – 412 – Neurosymbolic Text Generation
  • ENGL – 219 – Journalists on Screen: Heroes, Villains and Iconoclasts
  • FREN – 329 – French for Professional Purposes
  • PHYS – 104 – A World of Light and Color
  • THTR – 301 – Applied Acting Studio
  • THTR – 302 – Applied Vocal Studio
  • THTR – 303 – Applied Movement Studio

Course Change Request

  • AGNG – 430 – Legal and Ethical Issues in Aging Services
  • AMST – 300 – Approaches in American Studies
  • AMST – 323 – Baltimore in Film
  • AMST – 358 – Special Topics in American Signs
  • AMST – 375 – Studies in Asian American Culture
  • AMST – 376 – Capitalism and American Society
  • AMST – 413 – Policing and Prisons in U.S. Society
  • AMST – 422 – Preserving Places, Making Spaces in Baltimore
  • AMST – 464 – Narratives of Contemporary U.S. Immigration
  • ENGL – 401 – Methods of Interpretation
  • ENGL – 405 – Seminar in Literary History
  • ENGL – 410 – Seminar in Genre Studies
  • ENGL – 413 – Advanced Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
  • ENGL – 416 – Advanced Topics in Literature and Other Arts
  • ENGL – 417 – Seminar in Literature and Other Arts
  • ENGL – 419 – Seminar in Literature and the Science
  • ENGL – 431 – Seminar in Contemporary British and American Literature
  • ENGL – 448 – Seminar in Literature and Culture
  • ENGL – 449 – Seminar in Genre Analysis
  • ENGL – 451 – Seminar in Major Writers
  • ENGL – 461 – Seminar in Minority Literature
  • ENGL – 469 – Advanced Topics in Race and Ethnicity
  • ENGL – 490 – Advanced Topics in the English Language
  • ENGL – 491 – Seminar in Topics in the English Language

Program Change Request

  • Computer Science, B.S. (HOLD)
  • Gender and Women’s Studies Certificate
  • Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

New Minor Request

  • Global Studies Minor
  • Visual Arts, Photography and Cinema Minor

Sent Back

  • AMST – 324 – The Road Movie in America and Abroad
  • CMSC – 489 – Active Cyber Defense
  • ENGL – 334 – Medieval Literature
  • ENGL – 336 – Medieval and Early Modern Drama
  • ENGL – 339 – Early Modern Literature
  • ENGL – 351 – Studies in Shakespeare
  • ENGL – 464 – Advanced Topics in Women and Literature
  • Financial Economics, B.S.
  • HIST – 311 – American Entrepreneurs: From Pirates to Tech Billionaires
  • HIST – 382 – Pacific Crossings: Race, War, and Gender in Asian Migrations
  • MCS – 480 – Producing a Media Campaign
  • PSYC – 395 – Psychology Writing Fellows Program
  • PSYC – 396 – Psychology Peer Mentor Program

APR

Department of Biological Science (BIOL) – Approved