Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 547]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 21

plan to pursue graduate studies in this field, as well a* students who are majoring in related disciplines, such as history, literature, and sociology. For the minor in the History of Architecture and Art, students are required to take a core of introductory courses plus twenty additional hours of course work at the 200- and 300-level. Revision of the Criteria f o r Departmental Distinction in History, Chicago Circle T h e Chicago Circle Senate has approved the revision of the criteria for departmental distinction in history, which has the effect of increasing the options available to a student desirous of earning departmental distinction in history. In the past, departmental distinction could be awarded to a student having a 4.50 overall average and a 4.75 average in all courses taken in the Department of History at Chicago Circle. Under the revision, the department offers an additional option: Students who earn a 4.25 overall average and a 4.50 average in all courses taken in the Department of History at Chicago Circle may choose to complete an honors thesis while enrolled in History 399. T h e student must register for History 399 in two separate quarters and earn 8 credit hours with a 4.50 average. Revision of the Computer and Information Systems Area of Concentration, Chicago Circle The Chicago Circle Senate has approved changes in the Computer and Information Systems area of concentration as follows: (1) several new courses have been added; (2) a change has been made in the prerequisite for one course; (3) changes have been made in the courses required in the Information Systems and Computer Systems options, to accommodate the new and modified courses and to reflect an increased emphasis on minicomputers; (4) a new option, Computer Automation, has been added; and (5) a new catalog description for the area of concentration has been provided. T h e changes were made for several reasons: (1) the increased maturity of the Information Engineering Department and its course offerings in computer areas since the area was last revised; (2) the desire of the department to conform to national standards for computer-oriented curricula; (3) technical developments within the field; and (4) the department's recognition that computer automation, a new and important area for which student demand already exists, is best included as a new option within the area of concentration. Revision of the Studio Arts Major, Chicago Circle T h e Chicago Circle Senate has approved a recommendation from the School of Art and Design that the three studio art majors (painting, printmaking, and sculpture) and the studio arts portion of the Comprehensive Curriculum be combined into one studio arts major. Ninety-six quarter hours will be required for the major with 61 hours in required courses. T h e revision restructures the last three years of undergraduate study in studio arts. Second- and third-year courses in painting, printmaking, and sculpture, may be repeated in order to develop fuller consciousness of the interrelation of the three areas, and to explore more fully the unique possibilities of each separate area. T h e fourth year allows a student to concentrate a full year in one of the three major areas or to explore more than one studio discipline. A required studio seminar common to all three years is intended to focus on issues and possibilities in contemporary art.