March 28, 2022
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: via Webex
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of UUPC Minutes from February 28, 2022
3. Announcements
4. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Letters | ||||
|
MMC 4611C
Political Science support |
Political Podcasting | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 3 | New |
|
New Program
State Forms (postponed) |
BA in Global Studies | Interdisciplinary Studies | New | |
|
(postponed) |
Global Studies 1 | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
|
(postponed) |
Global Studies 2 | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
|
(postponed) |
Cultural Study of Globality | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
|
(postponed) |
Directed Independent Research | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
|
JST 2452
IFP approval |
Global Jewish Communities | Jewish Studies | 3 | New and Intellectual Foundations Program course |
|
MUH 2122
IFP approval |
Music in Global Society | Music | 3 | New and Intellectual Foundations Program course |
| Business | ||||
|
Program Change
Exercise Science and Health Promotion support Psychology support |
Gerontology Certificate | Health Administration | Update course offerings | |
| Program Change | Hospitality and Tourism Management major and minors | Marketing | Add a new course to the elective tables | |
| Education | ||||
| EDG 3324 | Effective Teaching Practices | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | Remove a prereq. |
| EEX 4616 | Classroom Management for Inclusive Elementary Schools | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | Remove a prereq. and add a coreq. |
| SSE 4150 | K-9 Social Studies | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | Remove a prereq. |
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| Program Change | Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise technical elective requirements | |
| CDA 4210 | Introduction to VLSI | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prereqs. |
| CDA 4240C | Design of Digital Systems and Lab | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prereqs. |
|
IDS 4722
Support from AL, BA, NU, SJ (also listed below with Science) |
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Biology | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Biological Sciences | 3 | New |
| Honors College | ||||
|
Program Change
Honors approval |
Concentration in Business | Remove two required courses, increase electives, reduce concentration total by 1 credit | ||
|
Program Change
Honors approval |
Concentration in Economics | Remove two required courses, increase electives, reduce concentration total by 1 credit | ||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
|
IDS 4722
Support from AL, BA, NU, SJ (also listed above with Engineering) |
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Biology | Biological Sciences and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
| Program Change | BA and BS in Biological Sciences and BS in Medical Biology | Biological Sciences | Add new course, IDS 4722, to elective choices | |
|
Combined Program Change
(also approved by Graduate Programs Committee) |
BA in Health Science/MS in Exercise Science and Health Promotion | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | Increase shared courses from 9 credits to 12, raise entrance GPA, remove other admission requirements | |
|
Combined Program Change
(also approved by Graduate Programs Committee) |
BS/MS in Exercise Science and Health Promotion | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | Increase shared courses from 9 credits to 12, raise entrance GPA, remove other admission requirements | |
| PET 4550 | Exercise Testing and Prescription | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | 4 | Remove coreq. |
| PET 4550L | Exercise Testing Lab | Exercise Science and Health Promotion | 1 |
Terminate |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
5. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, April 25, from 10 am to 12:30 pm. For UUPC representatives and ex officio members, the meeting will take place in SU 132 with a social half hour from noon to 12:30. For guests, the meeting will be available 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 for those courses as well.
To receive Webex invitations for the meetings below, please reach out to Michael Turtz,
mturtz@fau.edu.
Steering Meeting: Thursday, April 14, 2 to 4 pm, http://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
UFS Meeting: Monday, April 25, 1 to 3 pm, http://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/