THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                         FACULTY SENATE 


                                 Senate Document Number  0391F 

                                 Date of Senate Approval 12/12/91


 
Signature of Senate Chair __________________________ Date________

Action of Vice Chancellor: 

   Approval _______________________________  Date________________ 
              
     Denied _______________________________  Date________________
      
Reasons for denial and suggested modifications: 









 
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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:   

        APC DOCUMENT #2:  "Changes in Political Science"



Change 1.

Effective Date:  1992-1993 Catalog

Add: on page 161, under the heading "Program in Political Economy",
     section I, second line, the course number "323" after the
     course number "321".  The clause will then read

          "..., and one course from 321, 323, or 326;..."

     the same identical change is to be made in the very last line
     of page 89.  Approval of the Economics Department is attached.

Impact:  The change will increase the elective options available to
     students majoring in Political Economy.  There will be no
     change in the frequency with which the courses are offered.


Rationale:  POLS 321 and 326 primarily address the supply of
     economic benefits.  POLS 323 addresses the political demand
     for such goods.  The addition offers a greater balance to the
     program.


Change 2.

Effective Date:  1992-1993 Catalog

Add:  on page 165, to the end of the course descriptions of POLS
     392 and POLS 491, and on page 166 to the end of the
     description of POLS 492, the following...

     "(An IP grade may be awarded at the discretion of the
     instructor)".

Impact:  none foreseen.  Students must still pass either 491 or 492
     to satisfy the Demonstration of Competency Requirement.  Over
     the last five years less than ten percent of the students
     enrolled in these classes would have been affected.

Rationale:  These are research courses where, on occasion, students
     are unable to complete projects within a specified time.  This
     corresponds to the definition and intent of the IP grade.
                                 

Change 3

Effective Date:  1992-1993 Catalog

Delete:  on page 163, the Course Title and description for
     Political Science 334.

Replace With:     

     "The Politics of Law"

     "A critical and comparative examination of law and legal
     institutions in their political contexts.  Students are
     introduced to normative debates surrounding legal theory and
     practice."

Impact:   no impact on availability or staffing of the course.

Rationale:  The course, as currently listed, gives the impression 
     of being more pragmatically pre-professional than it is or   
     should be.  The new description is more appropriate for a    
     liberal arts curriculum and to the material it actually      
     covers.