November 18, 2022- Agenda & Minutes
Time: 9:30am
Location: Zoom invite sent to committee members. If anyone else would like to attend, please email Jen for details.
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 11/4/2022.
When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.
[Attendees: Nathan Burtch, Fernando Camelli, Elisabeth Epstein, Geoff Gilleaudeau, Ramin Hakami, Dale Scott Rothman, Wendy Lewis, Carlos Rautenberg, Dale Scott Rothman, Pritha Roy, Kimberly Rule, Gregory Craft, Jennifer Bazaz Gettys]
I. Call to Order [9:35am]
II. Approval of the October 28, 2022 Meeting Minutes [Approved]
III. Announcements/Discussion
- INTO Mason Science Graduate Pathways [Approved]
- Last Offered Graduate Courses* [This list of “Zombie Courses” will be added to a new Teams group. COSCC Members will be asked to provide rationale for any courses that are not going to be inactivated.]
IV. Old Business
V. New Business – Undergraduate
New Courses
- GEOL 120: The Changing Ocean* [Approved with one abstention (ESP) and a correction of the max repeatable calculation.]
- GEOL 121: The Changing Ocean Laboratory* [Approved with one abstention (ESP) and a correction of the max repeatable calculation.]
Modified Courses
- PHYS 251: Introduction to Computer Techniques in Physics* [Approved]
- PHYS 325: Intermediate Methods of Experimental Physics* [Approved]
Modified Programs
- Environmental Science, BS [Approved pending updates: “Wildlife Conservation and Management” and a correction to BIOL 437’s title.]
VI. New Business – Graduate
New Courses
- BIMR 510: Creativity and Innovation [Tabled per department.]
- BIOL 671: Fundamental Concepts in Evolution [Approved]
- GEOL 508: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology* [Approved, pending updated syllabus.]
Modified Courses
- BIOL 527: Disease Ecology and Conservation [Approved]
Course Deactivation
- BIOL 509: DNA Analysis of Biological Evidence [Approved]
- BIOL 510: Forensic DNA Analysis Laboratory [Approved]
- BIOL 555: Lab in Waterscape Ecology [Tabled per ESP department request.]
- BIOL 556:Advanced Topics in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism [Approved]
- BIOL 572: Human Genetics [Tabled per BIOL department request.]
- BIOL 573: Developmental Genetics [Tabled per BIOL department request.]
- BIOL 577: Biogeochemistry: A Global Perspective [Approved]
- BIOL 578: Mutation, DNA Repair, and Environmental Contamination [Approved]
- BIOL 610: Bioremediation Theory and Applications [Approved]
- BIOL 611: Techniques in Environmental Microbiology [Approved]
- BIOL 719: Extremophiles [Approved]
- BIOS 760: Seminar in Molecular Systematics [Approved]
- BIOS 762: Phylogentic Analysis [Approved]
- BIOS 765: Molecular Systematics [Approved]
- BIOS 782: Interdisciplinary Issues in Bioethics Law and Policy [Approved]
Modified Programs
- Climate Dynamics, PhD [Approved]
- Computational Science, MS [Approved pending the “why” explanation for the applicant background change, and adding the correct link to the English proficiency requirements.]
VII. Adjournment [10:52am]
* Item was placed after the agenda announcement.
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