UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Academic Program Approval
This form is a routing document for the approval of new
and revised academic programs. Proposing department should
complete this form. For more
information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.
Submitted by: James Brophy phone number: 0795
Action: Request for Permanent Status
– Continental European Studies Program
(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete
major/minor/concentration,
revise major/minor/concentration,
academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change,
etc.)
Effective term: 06F
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree: BA
Major
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: n/a
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed name: n/a
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration: n/a
(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)
Undergraduate minor: n/a
(Example: African
Studies, Business
Administration, English, Leadership,
etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement change: n/a
(Attach your Graduate Program Policy
Statement)
Graduate Program of Study: n/a
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration: n/a
List program changes for
curriculum revisions:
none
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum:
(Be aware that approval
of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through
the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)
none
Other affected units:
(List other departments affected by this new or revised
curriculum. Attach permission from the
affected units. If no other unit is
affected, enter “None”)
Because there is no new or revised curriculum, none is
affected.
Rationale:
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
Introduction
The Continental European Studies (CES) program has existed
since 1999. This area studies program
integrates various disciplines and skills into one major to produce a
wide-ranging knowledge of European civilization. It offers students a comprehensive focus of a
particular European country and culture (e.g.,
CES majors are encouraged to study abroad and live in the
culture of their target country. UD offers numerous programs in
Resources
The CES program does not have its own faculty and therefore requires no additional resources. New funds have never been allocated to this program. Rather, Europeanists from the departments of Political Science and International Relations, Foreign Languages and Literatures, and History constitute the teaching faculty of this area studies program. Professors from the departments of Philosophy, Art History, Geography, Music, and Anthropology offer elective courses, thus enabling this major to boast both breadth and depth of course selection.
The program presently enjoys an annual rollover budget of $1500.
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Student Enrollment
In the last five years, nineteen students have enrolled as majors of this area studies program. Of these nineteen, three students left the program, seven graduated, and nine are currently enrolled in the program. Of the sixteen CES majors who remained with the program, seven are double majors and nine are sole CES majors.
Although these numbers are small, they nonetheless point to an auspicious start. The low attrition rate suggests that students stayed with this area studies program because it met, if not exceeded, their needs. Further, nine students chose CES as their sole major, underscoring the integrity and coherence of the CES curriculum; for these students, it was not merely the “tack-on” second subject of a double major. Finally, these nineteen students found their way to the major with little or no active recruitment from the CES faculty.
With better advertising and campus presence, the potential for growth in this program is great. It is noteworthy that this program was bereft of an active director in the years 2000-02 and, prior to that, little time or resources were spent on recruitment. Only through word of mouth or through the active research of students did this major grow. In the past year, the CES faculty have taken critical steps in enhancing its presence in student culture:
In addition, the core directors of the program have stepped
up their efforts to publicize the CES program to their colleagues and
students. There is still much work to be
done to make the program known to colleagues in allied departments in the
The Future of the Program
The CES program petitions the Senate for permanent status,
because it believes in its future.
Viewed in pedagogical terms, the transnational and interdisciplinary
study of
In regard to student interest, CES has attracted 3-4 students per year with little or no help from active recruitment from faculty or administration. Hence, with the new website, new brochures, and with better stewardship, the major is poised to grow. Above all, CES has yet to genuinely embed itself in student culture. With greater presence, the current student satisfaction should multiply the number of majors. CES’s enormous repertoire of courses is a feature that most area studies programs can only envy.
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Finally, in terms of university resources, UD is fashioning an innovative major at virtually no cost. CES draws upon the extensive faculty already residing in the College’s core departments and therefore needs no additional lines. Thus far, the small program has not required any administrative staff. In the future, the University may want to commit administrative resouces to the four area studies program and provide a physical site for students and faculty to convene. In this way, UD would confer onto the area studies programs the mantle of legitimacy, which would ensure the expansion of these programs.
Program Requirements:
(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the
Course Catalog. If this is a revision,
be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)
ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting
documentation.)
Department Chairperson Date
Dean of College Date
Chairperson, College Curriculum
Committee___________________________________Date_____________________
Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR
Studies Date
Chairperson, Senate Coordinating
Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Programs
& Planning Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
Revised