University Curriculum Committee - February 18, 2020
The UCC will meet on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Chambers at the Reitz Union.
Welcome
1. Approval of minutes of January 21, 2020 meeting.
2. Update from the Faculty Senate.
3. Proposed 2024-2025 Academic Calendar. Steve Pritz
Programs
4. Information Items:
- Updates to College of the Arts course prereqs.
- Proposed Universal Tracking for BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, effective Summer 2020
- Proposed Universal Tracking for BS in Soil & Water Science, effective Summer 2020
5. Proposed changes to BD in Architecture, effective Summer 2020. Abdol Chini
6. Proposed changes to Communication and Leadership Development specialization in the Agricultural Education and Communication major, effective Summer 2020. Joel H Brendemuhl
7. Proposed changes to IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation department, effective Summer 2020. Joel H Brendemuhl
8. Proposed Universal Tracking for Advertising Agency Track, effective Summer 2020. James Babanikos
9. Proposed Universal Tracking for Persuasive Messaging Track, effective Summer 2020. James Babanikos
10. Proposed closure of News specialization in Telecommunications major, effective Summer 2020. James Babanikos
11. Proposed changes to BA in Digital Arts and Sciences, effective Summer 2020. Jennifer Setlow
12. Proposed changes to BA in Art, effective Fall 2021. Jennifer Setlow
13. Proposed changes to BFA in Arts, effective Fall 2021. Jennifer Setlow
14. Proposed to create BA Theatre Management specialization, effective Summer 2020. Jennifer Setlow
15. Proposed changes BA in Religion, effective Summer 2020. Joseph Spillane
16. Proposed changes to minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies, effective Summer 2020. Joseph Spillane
Academic Assessment Committee
17. Notice of items from the Academic Assessment Committee (information only).
- Data Science – ALC/APP – Recycled
- Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Graduate Certificate – Recycled
- MS Sport Management – Approved
- UG Sport Management Certificate – Conditionally Approved
- Medical Physiology – Approved
- SLO change for FYCS Major – Approved
Graduate School
18. Notice of items from the Graduate School (information only).
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to modify the curriculum for the graduate concentration in Hydrological Sciences (14329)
- College of Medicine to create a new concentration in Medical Physiology and Pharmacology under the existing Master of Science degree with a major in Medical Sciences (14399)
- Warrington College of Business to reduce the amount of credit required for the Master of Science degree with a major in Management from 32 to 30 credits for students with a previous degree in business (14298)
- Warrington College of Business to reduce the amount of credit required for the existing Master of Science in Entrepreneurship (M.S.E.) degree from 36 to 32 credits (14294)
- College of Education requesting to offer online the existing degree of the Doctor of Education with a major in Special Education.
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to close the Ph.D. in German (14467)
- College of Pharmacy to change the name of the current Pharmacy concentration to Pharmaceutics for the Ph.D. degree with a major in Pharmaceutical Sciences (14243)
- College of Pharmacy to change the name of the current Pharmacy concentration to Pharmaceutics for the M.S.P. degree with a major in Pharmaceutical Sciences (14563)
Certificates
Graduate
19. Notice of new graduate certificates (information only).
- College of Medicine to create a new graduate certificate in Tropical Medicine (13656)
20. Notice of changes to graduate certificates (information only).
- Closure of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences graduate certificate in Wetland Sciences (14393)
- Closure of the College of Journalism and Communications graduate certificate in Fundraising Management (13841)
Undergraduate
21. Proposed new undergraduate certificates.
Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Translation Studies Certificate, effective Summer 2020. Joseph Spillane
22. Proposed changes to undergraduate certificates.
- None
Professional
23. Proposed new professional certificates.
- None
24. Proposed changes to professional certificates.
Pharmacy
- Personalized Medicine Certificate. Shauna Buring
Courses
Undergraduate
25. Proposed new undergraduate courses.
Health and Human Performance
Journalism and Communications
Liberal Arts and Sciences
- CHT 3XXX All the Tea in China
- COM 3225 Global and Cultural Issues in Health Communication
- GEO 4XXX Communicating Science
- REL 3XXX Global Religions in the United States
26. Proposed changes to undergraduate courses.
Journalism and Communications
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professional
27. Proposed new professional courses.
- None
28. Proposed changes to professional courses.
Medicine
Joint
29. Proposed new joint courses.
- None
30. Proposed changes to joint courses.
- None
5000-Level
31. Proposed new 5000 level courses.
- None
32. Proposed changes to 5000 level courses.
- None
Graduate
33. Notice of new graduate courses (information only).
Public Health and Health Professions
- PHC 6XXX Environmental Ecology of Human Pathogens (13903)
- PHC 6XXX Public Health Surveillance (14374)
34. Notice of changes to graduate courses (information only).
Agricultural and Life Sciences
- ALS 6166 Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues (14171)
Design, Construction and Planning
- DCP 7790 Doctoral Core 1 (14495)
- DCP 7911 Advanced Design, Construction, and Planning Research I (14496)
Health and Human Performance
- HMG 6589C Applied Multivariate Analysis for Tourism and Hospitality (14403)
Journalism and Communications
- RTV 6801 Media Management and Theory (14651)
Liberal Arts and Sciences
- CHM 6461 Statistical Thermodynamics (14347)
