December 6, 2021
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: via Webex
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of UUPC Minutes from November 8, 2021
3. Announcements
4. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
| Discussion | Online modality approvals | |||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| FIL 4364 | Documentary Film and Video (New title: Traditions of Documentary Film |
Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | Change title |
| HIS 3081 | Introduction to Archives | History | 3 | New |
| Program Change | BA in Political Science | Political Science | Updating curriculum | |
| Program Change | Minor in Political Science | Political Science | Updating curriculum | |
| POS 3330 | Understanding Political Science Research (New title: Exploring Political Science) |
Political Science | 3 | Change title |
|
Program Change
Support from SCMS |
BFA: Graphic Design Concentration | Visual Arts and Art History | Curriculum adjustments needed to accommodate conversion of courses to 3 credits | |
|
Program Change
Explanation Support from ED |
BA: Studio Art Concentration | Visual Arts and Art History | Curriculum adjustments needed to accommodate conversion of courses to 3 credits | |
|
Progam Change
Explanation Support from ED |
BFA: Studio Art Concentration | Visual Arts and Art History | Curriculum adjustments needed to accommodate conversion of courses to 3 credits | |
|
Program Change
Explanation Support from ED |
Art Minors | Visual Arts and Art History | Changing from 7 tracks to 1 track (Studio Art); reducing credits | |
| GRA 3193C | Visual Design Lab 2 | Visual Arts and Art History | 4 | Change prereqs. and coreqs. |
| GRA 4115C | Visual Design Lab 4 (New title: Visual Design Lab 5) |
Visual Arts and Art History | 4 | Change title, description, prereqs. and regis. controls |
| GRA 4183C | Typographic Design Lab 3 (New title: Visual Design Lab 4) |
Visual Arts and Art History | 4 | Change title, description, prereqs. and regis. controls |
|
GRA 4194C
RI Approval |
Visual Design Lab 3 (add RI to title) | Visual Arts and Art History | 4 | Change title and description; add research-intensive component to course |
| GRA 4522C | Interactive Design Lab 2 | Visual Arts and Art History | 4 | Change description, prereqs. and regis. controls |
| Business | ||||
| Program Change | Business Economics major | Economics | Providing wider variety of elective courses | |
| Program Change | General Economics major | Economics | Providing wider variety of elective courses | |
| ECO 4704 | Economics of International Trade | Economics | 3 | Change prereqs. |
| ECO 4713 | International Monetary Economics | Economics | 3 | Change prereqs. |
| Explanation for two ECO course changes above | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
|
New Combined Program
(Sent to Graduate Programs Committee for review/approval.) |
BA/BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering to MS in Information Technology and Management | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | New | |
|
(Sent to Graduate Programs Committee for review/approval.) |
BS in Data Science and Analytics to MS in Artificial Intelligence or MS in Data Science and Analytics or MS in Information Technology and Management | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | New | |
| Provost's Office Approval for two combined programs | ||||
| Support from Business for two combined programs | ||||
| Honors College | ||||
|
BSC 3452C
Honors Approval |
Honors Experimental Design and Data Analysis | 3 | New | |
|
BSC 4442C
Honors Approval |
Honors Molecular Ecology | 3 | New | |
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
| PSY 4603 | Multicultural Psychology | Psychology | 3 | New |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
| New Certificate | Social Justice and Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice |
Social Work | New | |
| SOW 4284 | Social Justice and Social Work: Issues and Responses | Social Work | 3 | New |
| SOW 4382 | Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice | Social Work | 3 | New |
| SOW 4700 | Social Work with Substance Abusers (New title: Substance Use Disorders in Social Work) |
Social Work | 3 | Change title |
5. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, January 31, 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 meeting invitations for the meetings below, please reach out to Michael Turtz,
mturtz@fau.edu.
Steering Meeting: Thursday, January 20, 2 to 4 pm, http://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee.php
UFS Meeting: Monday, January 31, 1 to 3 pm, http://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar.php