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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 9

MASTER OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, CHICAGO CIRCLE (10) The Chicago Circle Senate has recommended authorization of a program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology. The student demand for training in anthropology at the undergraduate level is at present exceeding existing capacity to produce well-trained professionals. The proposed program is designed to provide both substantive and methodological training in the biological and cultural aspects of man and society for students preparing to occupy college and university positions in teaching and research. Opportunities will be provided for graduate students to conduct laboratory research and to gain experience in archeological techniques through field explorations. Students in social or cultural anthropology will undertake off-campus research involving ethnic groups, in Chicago or elsewhere. The department identifies an increasing need both for training anthropologists in the conventional methods of historical and comparative analysis of traditional societies and also in the analysis of sociological and demographic factors which underlie the emergence of towns and urban centers. The Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in this recommendation. The Senate Coordinating Council has indicated that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. Submitted herewith are outlines of sample curricula, copies of which are being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I recommend approval, subject to futher action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mr. Jones, this recommendation was approved.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN T H E HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ART, CHICAGO CIRCLE (11) The Chicago Circle Senate has recommended authorization of a curriculum in the history of architecture and art leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. On March 20, 1968, the Board approved the establishment of a Department of History of Architecture and Art within the College of Architecture and Art. The new department is authorized to administer the history programs previously taught separately in the Architecture Department and in the Art Department. The establishment of this department was subsequently approved by the Board of Higher Education. The proposed program is a modification of the two separate programs. The history of architecture and art is of interest to an increasing number of professions such as the art historian, the critic, the conservator, the curator, the art center director, and others; accordingly, the minor program must be related to the specific needs of each student by means of individual counseling. The Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in this recommendation. The Senate Coordinating Council has indicated that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. Submitted herewith is an outline of the curriculum, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY, URBANA (12)The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended authorization of a curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Geology. Developments in geology over the past ten years suggest the need for a specific curriculum for students who plan to enter graduate study in geology and become professional geologists. These developments demand a broad and strong background in basic science paralleling, in many respects, existing curricula in chemistry and physics. The proposed curriculum offers more training in geology and basic science than is required of students who make geology their major subject in the sciences and letters curriculum in Liberal Arts and Sciences. The curriculum has been approved by the Department of Geology and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in this recommendation. The Senate Coordinating Council has indicated that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved.