January 31, 2022
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: via Webex
1. Call to Order
2. Election of UUPC Chair for remainder of 2021-2022 Academic Year
3. Approval of UUPC Minutes from December 6, 2021
4. Announcements
5. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
|
Program Change
UHC approval |
University Honors Program | Undergraduate Studies | Reduce credits from 20 to 14 | |
| Course Terminations | Annual Inactive Course Review | Registrar's Office | ||
| Discussion | Policy on Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses | Undergraduate Studies | ||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| Program Change | B.Arch. in Architecture | Architecture | Revise two existing courses and add four new ones; 5000-level courses approved by UGPC | |
|
New Minor
Support |
Public Relations | Communication and Multimedia Studies & Political Science | New | |
| PUR 3105 | Public Relations and the Press | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 3 | New |
| New Concentration | BA in Interdisciplinary Studies, Pre-Law Concentration | Dean's Office | New | |
|
Program Change
(Postponed to next meeting.) |
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies | Dean's Office | Adding new SLS course to curriculum | |
| SLS 4342 | Professional Development | Dean's Office | 3 | New |
|
SPN 3435
Support |
Introduction to Creative Writing in Spanish | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 3 | New |
| CPO 4057 | Political Violence and Revolutions | Political Science | 3 | New |
| SYD 3702 (4702) | Race in Global Context | Sociology | 3 | Change course number to 4000 level, add prereqs. and change description |
| SYO 4372 (3372) | Sociology of Work | Sociology | 3 | Change course number to 3000 level and remove prereqs. |
| Program Change | BA in Theatre | Theatre and Dance | Replace a course | |
| Program Change | BA in Theatre: Design/Technical Concentration | Theatre and Dance | Replace a course | |
|
Program Change
Support |
BFA in Theatre Core Courses | Theatre and Dance | Replace a course | |
| THE 4500 | Dramatic Theory and Genre | Theatre and Dance | 3 | Terminate |
| Explanation for Theatre changes | ||||
| Business | ||||
| ECO 2013 | Macroeconomic Principles | Economics | 3 | Change description |
| ECO 2023 | Microeconomic Principles | Economics | 3 | Change description |
| ECO 3101 | Intermediate Microeconomics | Economics | 3 | Change description and prereqs. |
| ECO 3203 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | Economics | 3 | Change description and prereqs. |
| ECO 3703 | International Economics | Economics | 3 | Change description and prereqs. |
| ECO 4223 | Money and Banking (New title: Money and Financial Markets) |
Economics | 3 | Change title, description and prereqs. |
| ECO 4401 | Mathematical Economics (New title: Mathematical Modelling in a Connected World) |
Economics | 3 | Change title, description and prereqs. |
| ECO 4402 | Game Theory and Applications (New title: Game Theory) |
Economics | 3 | Change title, description and prereqs. |
| ECO 4704 | Economics of International Trade (New title: International Trade) |
Economics | 3 | Change title and description |
| ECO 4713 | International Monetary Economics | Economics | 3 | Change description and prereqs. |
| ECO 4933 | Cases in Economic Analysis (New title: Economic Policy Analysis) |
Economics | 3 | Change title, description and prereqs. |
| ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | Economics | 3 | Change description and prereqs. |
| ECP 4302 | Environmental Economics | Economics | 3 | Change description and prereqs. |
| ECP 4403 | Industrial Economics (New title: Industrial Economics, Market Structure and Government Policy) |
Economics | 3 | Change title, description and prereqs. |
|
ECP 4407
Support |
Economics of Entrepreneurship | Economics | 3 | New |
| ECS 3013 | International Economic Development | Economics | 3 | Change description and prereqs. |
| Explanation for Economics changes and new course | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| Honors College | ||||
|
Program Change
UHC approval |
English Literature Concentration | Recategorize program courses | ||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
|
New Combined Programs
Provost's Office approval (Both programs postponed to next meeting.) |
BA in Psychology/MA in Psychology BS in Neuroscience and Behavior/MA in Psychology |
Psychology | New | |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
| SOW 4290 | Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice | Social Work | 3 | New |
6. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, February 28, from 10 am to noon via Webex.
New programs and program changes approved at today's meeting will be considered by the Steering Committee and Faculty Senate on the dates noted below. Please have a college representative present for those meetings. If any new courses/course revisions seem controversial, please have a representative present as well.
To receive Webex invitations for the meetings below, please reach out to Michael Turtz,
mturtz@kome-shibahara.com.
Steering Meeting: Thursday, February 17, 2 to 4 pm, http://f6kw.kome-shibahara.com/ufsgov/steering-committee.php
UFS Meeting: Monday, February 28, 1 to 3 pm, http://f6kw.kome-shibahara.com/ufsgov/calendar.php