The UCC will meet on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., in the Reitz Union senate Chambers.

September UCC Review document

Welcome

1. Introductions and Purpose of the Committee | Dr. Lindner

2. Election of Co-Chair.

3. Approval of May minutes.

4. Update from the Faculty Senate.

5. Programs: 

• None

6. Certificates:

New Undergraduate Certificates: 

• None

Changes to Existing Certificates: 

• None

Course Recommendations

7. Proposed New Undergraduate Courses:

Agricultural and Life Sciences

• AEC 3XXX- Communication and Leadership for Agricultural and Life Sciences Policy Issues
• AOM 4XXXC- Instrumentation and Climate Management in Controlled Environment Agriculture
• ENY 4941- Practical Work Experience
• FOR 3XXX- Florida’s Forest Communities
• WIS 2XXX- The Future of Tropical Rain Forests

Education

• SDS 2XXXL- What if there was no Stigma in Mental Health?

Liberal Arts and Sciences

• CPO 4XXX- Social Movements and Contentious Politics in Europe
• MET 4200C- Machine Learning in Meteorology

8. Proposed Changes to Undergraduate Courses:

Agricultural and Life Sciences

• AEB 3114L- Introduction to Agricultural Computer Applications
• ANS 3008- Livestock Behavior and Welfare
• FOR 4090C- Urban Forestry
• SUR 4376- Geospatial Applications of UAS
• SUR 4940C- Practicum in UAS Mapping

Design, Construction, and Planning

• BCN 1012- History of Construction

Education

• SMT 3301C- Classroom Interactions in Mathematics and Science Education

Engineering

• ECH 4323- Process Control Theory
• EMA 3800- Error Analyses and Optimization Methodologies in Materials Research

Journalism and Communications

• RTV 2100- Writing for Electronic Media

Liberal Arts and Sciences

• AST 3043- History of Astronomy through Newton

9. Proposed New Joint Courses: 

Agricultural and Life Sciences

• FAS 4XXX- Marine Protected Areas

Engineering

• ENU 4XXX- Power Plant Simulation

Health and Human Performance

• APK 4XXXC - Clinical Anatomy for the Exercise Sciences

10. Information Items from the Academic Assessment Committee:

• Initial/New - Academic Assessment Plan For Soil, Water and Public Health Graduate Certificate - Recycled
• Initial/New - Academic Assessment Plan For Fertilizer Science and Technology (FST) Graduate Certificate Program - Recycled
• Ph.D. in Plant Breeding AAP - Recycled
• Mass Communication - remove repeated SLO - Approved
• Nursing PhD SLOs modification - Conditionally Approved

11. Information Items from the Graduate School:

CERTIFICATES:

• The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to create a graduate certificate in Financial Math and Optimization (#17891).
• The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to create a graduate certificate in Financial Risk Analysis and Management (#17914).
• The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to create a graduate certificate in Financial Technology (#17881).
• The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seeks to create a graduate certificate in Public Archaeology (#17733).
• The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate certificate in Tropical Agriculture (#18062).

CONCENTRATIONS:

• The College of Medicine seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate concentration in Biomedical Informatics for the Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Medical Sciences (#18412).
• The College of Medicine seeks to modify the curriculum for the graduate concentration in Biomedical Informatics for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Medical Sciences (#18424).

MAJOR:

• The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering seeks to modify the curriculum for the Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Computer Science (#18464).

COMBINATION DEGREES:

• The Levin College of Law seeks to reaffirm the combination graduate/professional degree program between the Master of Accounting (M.Acc.) with a major in Accounting and the Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a major in Law (#18527).
• The Levin College of Law seeks to reaffirm the combination graduate/professional degree program between the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a major in Business Administration and the Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a major in Law (#18528).
• The Levin College of Law seeks to reaffirm the combination graduate/professional degree program between the Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Finance and the Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a major in Law (#18529).
• The Levin College of Law seeks to reaffirm the combination graduate/professional degree program between the Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Real Estate and the Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a major in Law (#18530).

ADDENDUM---Summer Mail Vote:

On 6/15/23, an electronic ballot was sent to Graduate Council members via https://voting.aa.ufl.edu/ with a voting period of 6/15/23 to 6/20/23. The ballot presented the following proposal:

The College of Engineering seeks to participate in the existing interdisciplinary concentration in Clinical and Translational Science for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Environmental Engineering Sciences (#18571).