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From: Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz [mailto:csc@UDel.Edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:22 PM
To: Beth Morling
Cc: Beth Ann Morling; Karren Helsel-Spry
Subject: Re: Proposed changes to Spanish Studies Minor
Dear Beth,
Thanks to you and the committee for your careful scrutiny of this change.
Actually the entire minor must be completed with courses taught in Spanish. The
non-SPAN courses currently listed--ARTH 339, HIST 339 and POSC 441--are taught
abroad in Spanish. The new additions would not pose an additional burden--they
would simply give students more options.
Please feel free to contact me if further clarification is required.
Best,
Cindy
Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Chair, Spanish Faculty
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
207 Jastak-Burgess Hall
University of Delaware
---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:57:34 -0500
>From: Beth Morling <morling@psych.udel.edu>
>Subject: Proposed changes to Spanish Studies Minor
>To: <csc@UDel.Edu>
>Cc: Beth Ann Morling <morling@UDel.Edu>, Karren Helsel-Spry
<karren@UDel.Edu>
>
> Dear Cynthia,
>
> I am chair of the Faculty Senate's Undergraduate
> Studies Committee this year. We met today to
> consider your proposed changes to the Spanish
> Studies minor.
>
>
>
> Our committee had a question about a notation on the
> new minor requirements. Specifically, under the new
> curriculum, there is an asterisk by the word "three"
> specifying that the courses on the list must be
> taught in Spanish. Our committee is wondering
> whether the ARTH, BUAD, POSC, HIST, and ANTH courses
> are usually taught in Spanish, and if not, whether
> this would be too much of a burden for students who
> are pursuing the minor. This asterisk requirement
> also seems to be a new addition to the minor
> curriculum, for which you did not give a rationale
> in the proposed changes.
>
>
>
> So...we'd like to know what you meant by that
> asterisk...and whether you think that requirement
> will prevent students from completing the minor in a
> timely way. A short rationale might be in order.
> (It also occurs to me that the * might have been
> misplaced?) If you have questions about this, just
> call me at x8377; or you can email me back and we
> can take it from there. We do want to help you move
> forward in making your desired changes, so please
> let me know how we can help.
>
>
>
> Beth
>
>
>
> Beth Morling, Ph.D.
>
> Associate Professor of Psychology
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