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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
CREATION OF A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
WITH A MAJOR OR MINOR IN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL
ARTS CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG,
1998-2000, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
Richard W. Lariviere, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts,
filed with the Secretary of the Faculty Council the proposal below for
creation of a bachelor of arts degree with a major or minor in Asian American
studies in the College of Liberal Arts chapter of The Undergraduate
Catalog, 1998-2000. The faculty and the dean of the College of Liberal
Arts approved the changes on November 22, 1999. The edited proposal was
received from the Office of Official Publications on February 17, 2000.
The secretary has classified this proposal as legislation of exclusive
application and primary interest to a single college or school.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General
Faculty by the date specified below, the legislation will be held to have
been approved by the Faculty Council. If objection is filed within the
prescribed period, the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council
at its next meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a
member of the Faculty Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office
of the General Faculty by April 7, 2000.
<signed>
John R. Durbin, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council
web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on March 28, 2000. Paper copies
are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22,
F9500.
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CREATION OF A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
WITH A MAJOR OR MINOR IN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL
ARTS CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG,
1998-2000, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
On page 255, in the College of Liberal
Arts chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000, in the section "BACHELOR OF ARTS, PLAN I," subsection "MAJORS AND MINORS," add
the following new concentration to the major in ethnic studies:
Ethnic Studies
The ethnic studies program is administered through the
Center for African and African American Studies, the Center for Asian
American Studies, and the Center for Mexican American Studies. The
directors and executive committees of these centers advise students, prescribe
groups of courses that fulfill content requirements, and authorize course
substitutions when appropriate. Students majoring in ethnic studies must
choose one of [two] three areas of concentration
and meet the requirements of that concentration as outlined below.
African American Studies
No changes.
Asian American Studies
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1.
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Asian American Studies 310.
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2.
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Twenty-one semester hours, including at least eighteen
hours of upper-division coursework, chosen from a list of courses
approved by the Advisory Committee of the Center for Asian American
Studies. This coursewor k must include at least one three-semester-hour
course in each of the following groups:
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a.
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Culture, literature, and media
studies
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b.
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Economics, history, and government
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c.
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Anthropology, geography, and
sociology
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3.
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The minor: Twelve semester hours, including at
least six hours of upper-division coursework, in any one field of
study in the University. Six of the required hours must be taken in
residence.
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Mexican American Studies
No changes.
Rationale:
Add a new concentration to accommodate the creation of a Center for Asian
American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.
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