University Curriculum Committee – Agenda: February 20, 2024

The UCC will meet on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., in the Reitz Union Senate Chambers

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February Review Document

Welcome

1. Updates | Dr. van Oostrom
2. Approval of January and December minutes.
3. Faculty Senate Updates | Dr. Baweja

Programs: 

4. Requested Removal of Prerequisites for the Bachelor of Arts in Art History in the College of the Arts. | Melissa Hyde | 19089

5. Modifications to the Graphic Design Bachelor of Arts Curriculum in the College of the Arts. | Melissa Hyde | 19113

6. Modifications to the Art Bachelor of Arts Curriculum in the College of the Arts. | Melissa Hyde | 19114

7. Modifications to the Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Curriculum in the College of the Arts. | Melissa Hyde | 19115

8. Modifications to the Bachelor of Science Environmental Engineering Curriculum in the College of Engineering | Elliot Douglas | 19130

9. Modifications to the Undergraduate, Innovation Minor (AI Track) | Jeffrey Citty | 19456

10. Modification to the Bachelor of Science Microbiology and Cell Science Curriculum in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences | Leandro Dias Teixeira | 18969

Certificates: 

11.  New Undergraduate Certificates: 

• None

12. Changes to Existing Certificates: 

• Request to Close the Undergraduate, Graphic Design Certificate in the College of the Arts | Melissa Hyde | 18448

Course Recommendations: 

13. Proposed New Undergraduate Courses: 

Agricultural and Life Sciences

• EVS 1XXX- First Year Environmental Science
• EVS 3XXX- Environmental Science 2

Health and Human Performance

• SPM 2XXX- Athletic Career Management
• SPM 2XXX- Athlete Health and Wellbeing
• SPM 3XXX- International Sport Management
• SPM 4XXX- Sport, Social Media, & Data Collection

Journalism and Communications

• ADV 3XXX- Artificial Intelligence and Advertising
• ADV 4XXX- AI-Driven Social Media Insight

Liberal Arts and Sciences

• EUS 1XXX- European Experience: A Humanities Perspective (Q1P) 
• EUS 2XXX- Europe’s Food Environment (Q2P)

Public Health and Health Professions

• HSC 4XXX- Medical Pharmacology in Clinical Care
• HSC 4XXX- Musculoskeletal Assessment in Rehabilitation
• HSC 4XXX- Wearable Technology, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence for Health

14. Proposed Changes to Undergraduate Courses: 

Design, Construction and Planning

• IND 2422- Interior Finishes and Materials

Education

• EDF 1005- Introduction to Education
• SMT 4945- Apprenticeship in Secondary Mathematics and Science Teaching

Liberal Arts and Sciences

• LIT 4305- Comics Studies

Public Health and Health Professions

• HSC 4608L- Critical Thinking in Health Care

15. Updates from the Graduate School

CERTIFICATES

1. The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate certificate in Engineering Leadership (#18936).
2. The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate certificate in Engineering Project Management (#18937).

CONCENTRATIONS

1. The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences seeks to create an online graduate concentration in Microbial and Cellular Data Science for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (#18948).
2. The College of Pharmacy seeks to close the graduate concentration in Personalized Medicine for the Master of Science in Pharmacy (M.S.P) with a major in Pharmaceutical Sciences (#19120).

16. Academic Assessment Committee