Important note: This proposal reduces by 3 credit hours the total liberal education requirements for students studying abroad and keeps it the same for students who do not study abroad.

1. MPF I, IV and V remain the same.

2. Similar to the historical requirement and reminiscent of the old non-dominate perspective requirement, students must select one MPF course that carries a “C” designation for US/World Cultures. This is a “double-dip:” students receive credit for the MPF category the course is in as well as C credit.

Criteria will be developed for C courses, but it is expected that they must include both a US culture perspective as well as a World cultures perspective. Existing or new courses will be submitted to LEC for review for C designation.

3. Modify MPF II and III as follows

a. MPF II include 3 credit hours in each of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Science;
b. MPF III has two options:

Option A (6 credit hours) – Student studies abroad on a Miami-approved program and completes (and transfers to Miami) 6 credit hours of course work on the program.

Option B – (9 credit hours) – Student selects one or a combination of:

*9 credit hours of MPF courses designated as G-courses. No double counting permitted; i.e. the G course chosen would not count in any other MPF category.
*9 credits hour of a foreign language. (For CAS students, the 9 hours must either be in a different foreign language than the one for CAS or complete 9 additional hours beyond the 202-level in the language they use for CAS requirement.)

LEC intends for Option B to eventually be phased out in an effort to encourage study abroad. However, LEC also recognizes that, for a variety of reasons, some students cannot study abroad. In this case, Option B alternatives to study abroad will be approved by petition. In other words, eventually, the expectation is that all students will study abroad as a part of their liberal education, while recognizing there will be petitionable exceptions.

4. Other initiatives to globalize the Miami Plan:

a. First Year Seminars that emphasize a global perspective now receive priority consideration. Each seminar is an MPF course

b. In January a call for proposals will be sent to faculty to develop new Capstones that – among other criteria - have either a global perspective or a diversity perspective.

c. LEC would like to have a thematic sequence developed that has these 3 courses: a prestudy abroad course for preparation; a study abroad research experience; and a post-study

 

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