March 30, 2026
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: SU 132 and via Zoom
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes from February 23, 2026 Meeting/Announcements
3. Old Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| IDS 3762 | Language, Society and Artificial Intelligence | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
| IDS 4764 | Capstone in AI, Technology and Society | Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | New |
| Bachelor of Arts in AI, Technology and Society | Interdisciplinary Studies | 120 | New | |
4. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
| Admissions | ||||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| AML 3263 | Literature of the South | English | 3 | Change description |
| AML 3264 | Florida Women Writers | English | 3 | Change descrption |
| AML 4640 | American Indian Literature (New title: Native American Literature) | English | 3 | Change title |
| ENL 4221 | 17th-Century Literature | English | 3 | Change description |
| ENL 4251 | Victorian Literature | English | 3 | Change description |
| ENL 4273 | 20th-Century British Literature | English | 3 | Change description |
| LIT 3312 | Fantasy Literature | English | 3 | Change description |
| LIT 3313 | Science Fiction | English | 3 | Change description |
| LIT 3333 | Literature of Adolescence (New title: YA Literature) | English | 3 | Change title and description |
| HIS 4074 | Oral History | History | 3 | New |
| Bachelor of Arts in History - British History Concentration | History | Terminate concentration | ||
| Bachelor of Arts in History - Legal History Concentration | History | 15 to 12 | Reduce concentration credits from 15 to 12 and restructure core and elective courses | |
| Bachelor of Arts in History - Public History Concentration | History | 12 | New | |
| Bachelor of Arts in History - Religious History Concentration | History | 15 to 12 | Revise requirements to reflect curriculum changes and reduce credits from 15 to 12 | |
| Special Topics in Spanish | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | 3 | New | |
| Politics of Hamilton | Political Science | 3 | New | |
| Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Major and Minor) | Political Science |
|
Change CPO 3003 to CPO 2002 | |
| Program Change | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre: Music Theatre Concentration | Theatre and Dance | Update program to include relevant music theatre courses and dance training | |
| Business | ||||
| GEB 4083 | Mindfulness in Business Communications | Management Program/Business Communications | 3 | New |
| HSA 4140 | Strategic Management in Health Organizations | Management Programs | 3 | Change prerequisite |
| HSA 4222 | Long-Term Care Administration | Management Programs | 3 | Change prerequisite |
| HSA 4915 | Directed Independent Research in Health Administration | Management Programs | 1-3 to 1-6 | Change credits |
| Program Change | Health Administration Major | Management Programs | Add/remove electives and add course substitutions; total credits remain at 120 | |
| Program Change | Health Administration Minor | Management Programs | 9 to 12 | Offer one 12-credit minor, instead of separate business and non-business minors and add/remove elective courses |
| Program Change | Healthcare Finance Minor or Certifcate | Management Programs | Add and remove electives; credits remain at 12 | |
| Education | ||||
| Program Change | Elementary Education (K-6) with ESOL and Reading Endorsements | Curriculum and Instruction | Update administrative language and clean up courses | |
| Program Change | General college information for all programs | Curriculum and Instruction | Update administrative language to reflect current departmental structure and streamline administration | |
| Program Change | Undergraduate Research Honors Programs (EIEIO-ELEM Honors and EIEIO Secondary Honors) | Curriculum and Instruction | Terminate these programs | |
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| CAI 4800 | Security Engineering with Generative AI | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
| CEN 4010 | Principles of Software Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change description |
| CNT 4007 | Communication Networks | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change description |
| COP 3410C | Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis with Python | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisite |
| COP 4703 | Advanced Database Systems | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change description |
|
New Program
(See below under Social Work and Criminal Justice for their paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Criminal Justice | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Criminology and Criminal Justice | 120 | New |
| EML 4263C | Fabrication of Mechanical Engineering Systems | Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | 2 | Change prerequisite |
| Program Change | Mechanical Engineering | Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Add substituition option for EGN 1002 for students entering with an AA or over 60 credits | |
| Program Change | Ocean Engineering | Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Add substituition option for EGN 1002 for students entering with an AA or over 60 credits | |
| Honors College | ||||
| Honors The Judicial Process | Change prerequisite | |||
| General Education -Humanities Group B | Remove ARH 2050 and ARH 2051 from the list of Group B Humantites courses | |||
| Interdisciplinary Ethics Minor | Change description, change required courses from course A list, make course adjustments, and remove HUM 2020 from Course B list; total credits are not changed | |||
| Law and Society Concentration | Edit description and update electives list; total credits not changed | |||
| Philosophy Concentration and Minor | Change description, required courses, and several other requirements; remove interdisciplinary concentration; update philosophy elective courses; total credits are not changed | |||
| Political Science Concentration | Add new courses, remove option to substitute POS 2041, add options for CPO 2002 substituition, clarify concentration requirements, add and remove courses from electives list, update description; total credits are not changed | |||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
| Introduction to Coding for Life Sciences | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 3 | New | |
| URP 4870 | Site Planning | Urban and Regional Planning | 3 | Change prerequisite |
| Bachelor of Urban Design | Urban and Regional Planning | Add new technology-based course to core, add COP 3035C to electives list, remove GIS 3015C, and update catalog language; credits remain at 120 | ||
| Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning | Urban and Regional Planning | Add new technology-based course to core, add COP 3035C to electives list, and update catalog language; credits remain at 120 | ||
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
| CJL 4133 | Criminal Procedure | Criminology and Criminal Justcie | 3 | New |
| Criminal Law and the Constituition in Florida | Criminology and Criminal Justcie | 3 | New | |
| Criminal Law | Criminology and Criminal Justcie | 3 | New | |
|
(See above under Engineering and Computer Science for their paperwork.) |
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence with Criminal Justice | Criminology and Criminal Justice and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 120 | New |
| Criminal Justice Minor | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Clarify course apllicability and address overlap with Forensic Investigations and Public Safety minors | ||
| Criminal Law Minor | Criminology and Criminal Justice | 12 | New | |
5. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, April 27, from 10 am to noon, in SU 132 and via Zoom.
New programs and program changes approved at today's meeting will be considered by the Faculty 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.
Faculty Steering Meeting: Thursday, April 16, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
University Faculty Senate Meeting: Monday, April 27, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/