March 27, 2023
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals

Time: 10 am to noon
Location: via Webex

1. Call to Order

 

2. Approval of UUPC Minutes from February 27, 2023

 

3. Announcements

 

4. Old Business

Course/Program Title Department Credits Action
Arts and Letters
Explanation for all SPN course changes below
SPN 2161 Spanish for Careers Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 3 Change prereqs.
SPN 2220 Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture 1 Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 4 Change prereqs.
SPN 2221 Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture 2 Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 4 Change prereqs.
SPN 2240 Intermediate Spanish Conversation Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 3 Change prereqs.
SPN 2341 Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Learners Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 4 Change prereqs.
SPN 3343 Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 4 Change prereqs.
SPN 3400 Advanced Spanish: Conversation
(New title: Advanced Spanish
Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 4 Change title and prereqs.
SPN 3410 Advanced Spanish: Conversation Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 3 Change prereqs.
SPN 3440 Commercial Spanish 1 Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature 3 Change prereqs.

 

5. New Business

Course/Program Title Department Credits Action
University-Wide
IDS 4894

RI approval
Professional Capstone (New title: RI: Professional Capstone) Undergraduate Studies 1-4 Change title and add Research Intensive component to course
Arts and Letters
ANT 4464

Support

Global Health and Culture Anthropology 3 New
ANT 4492

Support
Systems and Institutions in Anthropological Perspective Anthropology 3 New
ANT 4532

Support

Epidemics: Culture, Science and Policy Anthropology 3 New
Program Change BA in Anthropology Anthropology   Add new courses above to electives
Program Change

Explanation
BA in History History   Revise upper-division coursework to increase History major courses; program remains at 120 total credits
Program Change

Explanation

Support

Ethics, Law and Society Certificate Interdisciplinary Studies   Add flexibility to requirements and add new courses to elective choices
POS 3270

Support

Political Marketing Political Science 3 New
WST 2101 Women and Gender in the Global South (New title: Women, Gender and Power in the Global South)  Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Change title
WST 3325 Gender-Based Violence and Resistance (New title: Gender-Based Violence and Social Movements) Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Change title and description
WST 4113 Women's International Human Rights (New title: Gender and Human Rights) Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Change title and description
WST 4404 Women of Color in the U.S. (New title: Intersectional Feminist Politics in the U.S.) Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Change title and description
Business
         
Education
Program Change BA in Mathematics Education (6-12) Curriculum and Instruction   Move one course from electives to requirements and reduce electives from 15 to 12; program remains at 120 total credits
Engineering and Computer Science
         
Honors College
Program Change

Honors approval
Environmental Science and Envrionmental Studies concentrations and minors Honors College   Update language, delete old courses from requirements, add new courses

PCB 4233

Honors approval

Honors Immunology Honors College 3

New

PHY 2048L

Honors approval

Honors General Physics Lab 1 Honors College 1

Change prereqs. and coreqs.

PHY 2049L

Honors approval

Honors General Physics Lab 2 Honors College 1

Change prereqs. and coreqs.

PHY 2053

Honors approval

Support

Honors College Physics 1 Honors College 4

New

PHY 2054

Honors approval

Support

Honors College Physics 2 Honors College 4

New

Library
         
Nursing
Program Change BSN Tracks Nursing   Revision of BSN tracks for alignment with Nursing's accrediting body and industry trends
NUR 3026C Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 1 Nursing 2 Change prereqs.
NUR 3065 Health Assessment in Nursing Situations Nursing 2 Change prereqs.
NUR 3065L Health Assessment in Nursing Situations Lab Nursing 1 Change prereqs.
NUR 3262 Chronic Care Nursing Situations for Adults and Aging Populations Nursing 3 Change coreqs.
NUR 3262L Chronic Care Nursing Situations for Adults and Aging Populations in Practice Nursing 2 Change coreqs.
NUR 3358 Nursing Care of Children: Nursing Situations Nursing 3 Change prereqs. and coreqs.
NUR 3358L Nursing Care of Children: Nursing Situations in Practice Nursing 1 Change prereqs. and coreqs.
NUR 3455 Maternal Newborn: Nursing Situations Nursing 3 Change prereqs.
NUR 3455L Maternal Newborn: Nursing Situations in Practice Nursing 1 Change prereqs. and coreqs.
NUR 4079 Systems, Quality and Information Technology Nursing 3 Change prereqs.
NUR 4638 Population Health: Nursing Situations Nursing 3 Change coreqs.
NUR 4937 RI: Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice Nursing 3 Change prereqs. and description
Science
New Program

Provost approval

(Approved and sent to University Graduate Council for review/approval.)

BS/MS in Chemistry Combined Program Chemistry and Biochemistry   New
PHY 3101C Survey of Modern Physics Physics 4 (3) Change credits
PHY 3221 Classical Mechanics Physics 4 (3) Change credits
PHY 3323 Electromagnetism 1 Physics 4 (3) Change credits
PHY 3722C Physical Electronics Physics 4 (3) Change credits
PHY 4523 Statistical Physics Physics 4 (3) Change credits
PHY 4604 Quantum Mechanics 1 Physics 4 (3) Change credits and coreq.
PHZ 3151C Computational Physics Physics 4 (3) Change credits
PHZ 4113 Mathematics Methods for Physics Physics 4 (3) Change credits
Program Change BA in Physics Physics   Reducing upper-division credit requirements to be in line with peers; program remains at 120 total credits
Program Change BS in Physics Physics   Reducing upper-division credit requirements to be in line with peers; program remains at 120 total credits
Program Change

(Postponed until next meeting.)
Physics Minor Physics   Reducing upper-division credits and increasing lower-division credits to be in line with peers; total credits for major increase from 34 to 37
CLP 4390 Forensic Psychology Psychology 3 New
PSB 4842 Neurscience of Sleep Psychology 3 New
PSY 3070 Careers in Psychology Psychology 1 (3) Change credits, prereqs. and coreqs.
SOP 4612

Support

Industrial Organizational Psychology Psychology 3 New
SOP 4762 Police Psychology Psychology 3 New
Program Change BA in Psychology Psychology   Add new courses to elective table and correct credits on course with a credit change
Program Change

Support

BS in Neuroscience and Behavior Psychology   Add new course to elective table
Program Change

Support

Applied Mental Health Services Certificate Psychology   Add new courses to elective table
Social Work and Criminal Justice


6. Next Meeting and Adjournment

The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, April 24, 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 for those courses as well.
                                   
Steering Meeting: Thursday, April 13, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room,
https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/

UFS Meeting: Monday, April 24, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/