March 25, 2024
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: SU 132 and via Zoom
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of UUPC Minutes from February 26, 2024/Announcements
3. Old Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
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| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| AI for Cybersecurity | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New | |
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CEN 3062C
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Introduction to Software Design | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
| Programming 1 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change course number to add C and change description | |
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COP 3274C
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Systems Programming with C++ | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
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COP 3826
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Introduction to Web Programming | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
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Program Change
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BACS in Computer Science | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core, strengthen program, and eliminate Professional BACS | |
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Program Change
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BSCE in Computer Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
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Program Change
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BSCS in Computer Science | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
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Program Change
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BS in Data Science and Analytics | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
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Program Change
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BSEE in Electrical Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Cybersecurity | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | (shared with Mathematics and Statistics) | New | |
4. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
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| University-Wide | ||||
| Catalog Change | Fully online degree program policy | Center for Online and Continuing Education | Add policy to catalog | |
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Program Change
CCC Approval |
FAU's IFP/General Education curriculum | Undergraduate Studies | Revamp FAU's IFP program and replace with new title/curriculum to adhere to state requirements | |
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Program Change
Honors Approval CCC Approval |
Honors College IFP/General Education curriculum | Honors College |
Revamp the Honors College IFP/General Education program and replace with new title/curriculum |
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Course Changes
CCC Approval |
Arts and Letters Global Citizenship IFP courses moving to Humanities | Arts and Letters | Move several courses from Global Citizenship IFP area to Humanites Gen. Ed. | |
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Course Changes
CCC Approval |
Arts and Letters Global Citizenship IFP courses moving to Social Sciences | Arts and Letters | Move several courses from Global Citizenship IFP area to Social Sciences Gen. Ed. | |
| Appreciation of Dance | Theatre and Dance | 3 | Change course description | |
| Racism and Anti-Racism | LLCL | 3 | Remove course from IFP/Gen. Ed. | |
| Global Jewish Communities | Jewish Studies | 3 | Change course description | |
| Gender and Climate Change | Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies | 3 | Remove course from IFP/Gen. Ed. | |
| The Educated Citizen in a Global Context | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | Move course from Global Citizenship IFP area to Social Sciences Gen. Ed. | |
| Global Perspectives of Social Services | Social Work | 3 | Change course description and objectives; move course to Social Sciences Gen. Ed. | |
| Race and Cultural Inclusion in Social Work | Social Work | 3 | Remove course from IFP/Gen. Ed. | |
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| Arts and Letters | ||||
| ANT 4495 | Research Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology (New title: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology) | Anthropology | 3 | Change title |
| MUM 3005 | Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship 1 | Music | New | |
| MUM 4007 | Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship 2 | Music | New | |
| Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship | Music | New | ||
| U.S. Politics of War | Political Science | 3 | New | |
| POS 4614 | The U.S. Supreme Court | Political Science | 3 | New |
| Program Change | B.A. in Political Science, Pre-Law Concentration | Political Science | Adding the new POS course to this concentration | |
| Business | ||||
| Education | ||||
| South Florida Hydrological Systems | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | New | |
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| Program Change | BSCV in Civil Engineering | Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering | Update requirements to allow for course equivalencies in degree program | |
| Program Change | BSEV in Environmental Engineering | Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering | Update requirements to allow for course equivalencies in degree program | |
| Program Change | BSGE in Geomatics Engineering | Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering | Update requirements to allow for course equivalencies in degree program | |
| CAP 4623 | Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| CNT 4403 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| COP 3035 (3035C) | Introduction to Programming in Python | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change course number to add C |
| COP 3410 (3410C) | Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis with Python | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change course number to add C and change prerequisites |
| COP 3530 (3530C) | Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change course number to add C and change prerequisites |
| COP 4610 | Computer Operating Systems | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| EEL 4220 | Electrical Machine | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisite and remove corequisite |
| EEL 4421C | RF Devices and Circuits | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisite |
| STA 4821 | Stochastic Models for Computer Science | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| Course Change Summary | ||||
| Program Change | General Combined Program Language | All college departments | Increase number of double-counted credits for combined programs to 12 | |
| Program Change | Combined Civil Engineering programs | Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering | Increase number of double-counted credits for combined programs to 12 and a few other minor revisions | |
| Program Change | Combined Electrical Engineering and Computer Science programs | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Increase number of double-counted credits for combined programs to 12 and a few other minor revisions | |
| Program Change | Combined Ocean and Mechanical Engineering programs | Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Increase number of double-counted credits for combined programs to 12 and a few other minor revisions | |
| Combined programs shared by Engineering and Honors College | All college departments and Honors College | Increase number of double-counted credits for combined programs to 12 and a few other minor revisions | ||
| Provost's Office Approval for all combined program changes | ||||
| Honors College | ||||
| Honors Principles of Accounting 1 | 3 | New | ||
| Honors Principles of Accounting 2 | 3 | New | ||
| Honors Mathematical Thinking in Context 1 | 3 | New | ||
| Honors Cellular Neuroscience | 3 | New | ||
| Honors Fundamentals of Real Estate | 3 | New | ||
| Biological Chemistry Concentration | Add new PCB course as an elective | |||
| Biology Concentration | Add new PCB course as an elective | |||
| Business and Economics Concentrations | Add new REE course as an elective | |||
| Neuroscience Concentration | Add new PCB course as an elective | |||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
| CHM 3410 | Physical Chemistry 1 | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 3 | Change description, prerequisites |
| CHM 3411 | Physical Chemistry 2 | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 3 | Change description |
| B.A. in Chemistry | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Add courses to requrements to provide flexibility | ||
| Honors Program in Climate Change | Geosciences | New | ||
| Honors Program in Geography and Honors Program in Geology | Geosciences | Revise verbiage and requirements for clarity | ||
| New Certificate | Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Cybersecurity | Mathematics and Statistics | (shared with Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) | New |
| AST 3019 | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Physics | 3 | New |
| AST 3110 | Solar System Astronomy | Physics | 3 | Change pre- and corequisites |
| AST 3722 | Techniques of Observational Astronomy | Physics | 3 | New |
| AST 4300 | Stars and the Galaxy | Physics | 3 | New |
| AST 4402 | Galaxies and Cosmology | Physics | 3 | New |
| New Minor | Astronomy | Physics | 12 | New |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
5. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, April 29, from 10 am to noon, in SO 112 and via Zoom.
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 for those courses as well.
Steering Meeting: Thursday, April 18, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
UFS Meeting: Monday, April 29, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/