SENATE DOCUMENT #15 

                      ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE

                              DOCUMENT #10

                               1984-85



The Academic Policies Committee recommends the following changes in the 
Department of Literature:

1.  Rename COMM 265 (Science and Technical Writing) LANG 261 (Science and 
    Technical Writing).

    Rationale:

    Because the Communications program specializes in Communications to a mass 
    audience, the director of that program does not feel that a course in 
    Science and Technical Writing is appropriate to the program, nor one which 
    their staff is prepared to teach.  For that reason, we are requesting that 
    the course (which has not yet been taught) be transferred from 
    Communications to Language.  The course is required for the new degree in 
    Industrial and Engineering Management.

2.  Cancel Literature 110 (Enrichment in Literature and Writing).

    Rationale:

    This course has never been offered and we have no plans to offer it.  
    Should an occasion arise, we would prefer to offer it as a special topics.

3.  Add a new Literature course:

    200  Literature and Human Values (3)

         An introduction to western masterworks of literature.  Classic 
         novels, plays and poetry, studied for their expression of human values 
         and cultural insights.  Recommended as a university elective.

    Rationale:

    This course is needed to fulfill WCU requirements.  It also would make an
    attractive elective for UNCA students.  It will be taught primarily in 
    the evenings and Saturdays.

4.  Change 3 course titles:

    LIT 221 Western Literature I to The Beginnings of Western Literature
    LIT 222 Western Literature II to Western Literature:  Renaissance to
            Enlightenment
    LIT 223 Western Literature III to Western Literature:  Romantic to
            Modern

    Rationale:

    The current titles lack clarity.  Without reading the catalog, students 
    cannot decipher what literary periods they cover.  They also present 
    difficulty for students transferring to another college since they lack 
    specificity.  Course descriptions and content remain unchanged.