Social Sciences Subcommittee
	REPORT

	October, 2009

I.	MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS	
A.	Graduate School of Business 
Add a New Certificate						Eff. Term: Spring 2010
Certificate	Business Fundamentals for Non-Business Professionals (19 units)
Nineteen-unit certificate for professionals wanting business skills without a full MBA.  Includes five courses (some of which may be replaced with others) and one elective, all in Business.
	>	Approved
The Social Science Subcommittee co-chair suggests that the LSAT might be acceptable as an alternative to the GMAT for admission (in addition to the GRE or a completed graduate degree, already mentioned in the catalogue copy as possible alternatives to the GMAT).

II.	ANNENBERG SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
A.	Public Diplomacy
Add a new course							Eff. Term: Spring 2010
PUBD 524  The Public Diplomacy of Trade in the Americas (4)
The role of public diplomacy in forming and maintaining hemispheric free trade agreements and the use of trade agreements as a tool of public diplomacy.
	>	Approved

III.	COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES	
A.	Gender Studies
Revise Two Programs						Eff. Term: Fall 2010
1.  B.A. Gender Studies (128 units)
Change lower division requirements from SWMS 210 or SWMS 225 to SWMS 210 or SWMS 215g.
	>	Approved

2.  Minor Gender Studies (20 units)
Change lower division requirements from SWMS 210 or SWMS 225 to SWMS 210 or SWMS 215g.
•	Approved