Graduate Curriculum Committee Agenda

                 October 8, 2026

                 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

                  Meeting Location:

110 Grinter Hall & Zoom https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92882107859

Welcome - Dr. Tom Kelleher

Updates & Information Items 

1. Approval of September 2026 Meeting Minutes

October 2026 Review Document

Courses

Updated Course Requests

MED – Neuroscience

2. GMS 6XXX Physiology of Synaptic Plasticity: Mechanisms of Learning and Memory 

Proposed Changes to Courses

CALS – Animal Sciences

3. ANS 6751 Physiology of Reproduction - Increase credit amount

HHP – Applied Physiology and Kinesiology

4. APK 5166 Sports Supplements - change prerequisite 

MED – Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

5. GMS 6221 Ethics in Genetics - increase credit amount & change course description

CALS – Microbiology and Cell Science

6. SWS 5132 - change course title and prerequisite

Proposed New Courses

CALS – Animal Sciences

7. ANS 6XXX Animal Epigenetics

CALS – Interdisciplinary Ecology

8. EVR 6905 Individual Work in Ecology and Environment

9. EVR 6910 Supervised Research in Ecology and Environment

10. EVR 6912 Nonthesis Project in Ecology and Environment

COP – Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research

11. PHA 6XXX Introduction to Genetics and Genomics I

12. PHA 6XXX Introduction to Genetics and Genomics II 

DCP – Urban and Regional Planning

13. URP 6XXX AI and Cities: How Machines See, Read, and Shape Urban Futures

Program Requests

Certificates

CALS – Interdisciplinary Ecology

14. The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences seeks to create a new graduate certificate in Water Policy.

COP – Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research

15. The College of Pharmacy seeks to create a new graduate certificate in Sports Pharmacy and Human Performance.

Concentration Modification

CBA – Marketing

16. The Warrington College of Business seeks to modify the curriculum for the concentration in Marketing Analytics for the Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Marketing.

Majors

CLAS – Languages, Literatures and Cultures

17. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seeks to create a new major in Strategic Languages and Cultures for the Master of Arts (M.A.). 

MED – Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics

18. The College of Medicine seeks to create a new major in Biomedical Informatics for the Master of Science (M.S.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

19. The College of Medicine seeks to create a new major in Clinical & Translational Sciences for the Master of Science (M.S.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). 

MED – Neuroscience

20. The College of Medicine seeks to create a new major in Neuroscience for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

Major Modifications

CBA – Marketing

21. The Warrington College of Business seeks to modify the curriculum for the major in Marketing for the Master of Science (M.S.). 

DCP – Urban and Regional Planning

22. The College of Design, Construction and Planning seeks to modify the curriculum for the major in Urban Analytics for the Master of Science (M.S.).

Degree Modification

DCP – Urban and Regional Planning

23. The College of Design, Construction and Planning seeks to reduce the number of credits required for the Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Urban Analytics.

Modify Grad/Pro Combination Degree Program

MED – General Medicine

24. The College of Medicine seeks to modify the combination degree program between the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Rehabilitation Science and a concentration in (a) Communication and Swallowing Sciences and Disorders, (b) Disability, Health and Participation, or (c) Neuromuscular Plasticity and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).