February 26, 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 January 29, 2024/Announcements
3. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
| Program Update | Undergraduate Research Curriculum Committee Documentation | Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry | Change requirements and guidelines for the program | |
| Course Terminations | Annual Inactive Course Review | Registrar's Office | ||
| Admissions | ||||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Introduction to Anthropology | Anthropology | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Art Appreciation | Visual Arts and Art History | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
College Writing 1 | English | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Introduction to Philosophy | Philosophy | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Appreciation of Theatre | Theatre and Dance | 3 | Change description |
| Architectural Design 5 | Architecture | 3 | Add corequisite | |
| Architectural Design 6 | Architecture | 3 | Add prerequisite | |
| Architectural Design 7 | Architecture | 3 | Add prerequisites | |
| BA in Multimedia Studies: Film, Video and New Media Concentration (New title: Film and Media Concentration) | Communication and Multimedia Studies | Change the name of one concentration and update courses and course categories | ||
| Fundamentals of Multimedia (New title: Fundamentals of Digital Media Practice) | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | Change title | |
| Digital Video Editing (New title: Digital Film Editing | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | Change title | |
| Interactive Multimedia (New title: Interactive Digital Media) | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | Change title | |
| Experimental Video Production (New title: Experimental Cinema) | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | Change title | |
| Video Production (New title: Digital Film Production) | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | Change title | |
| BA in Philosophy | Philosophy | Replace old courses with new, revise elective section, incorporating course changes, and eliminate Philosophy Law Concentration | ||
| Philosophy Minor | Update residency credit total, simplify requirements, and eliminate the minor tracks | |||
| Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy | Philosophy | 4 (3) | Change credits | |
| Early Modern Philosophy | Philosophy | 4 (3) | Change credits | |
| Late Modern Philosophy | Philosophy | 4 (3) | Change credits | |
| Knowledge and Reality | Philosophy | 3 | New | |
| Aesthetics and Art Theory | Philosophy | 4 (3) | Change credits | |
| Career Paths in Sociology | Sociology | 3 | New | |
| Sociology Internship | Sociology | 3 | New | |
| BA in Art with Art History and Studio Art concentrations to Master of Nonprofit Management | Public Administration and Visual Arts and Art History | New | ||
| Business | ||||
| Intermediate Microeconomics | Economics | 3 | Change prerequisites and remove all restrictions | |
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | Economics | 3 | Change prerequisites and remove all restrictions | |
| Risk Management and Insurance | Finance | 3 | Remove prerequisites and restrictions | |
| Corporate Risk Management | Finance | 3 | Remove prerequisites and restrictions | |
| QMB 3600 | Quantitative Methods in Administration | Information Technology and Operations Management | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| BBA/BS in International Business to MS in International Business | Management Programs | New | ||
| BHS in Health Administration | Management Programs | Update course titles in curriculum tables | ||
| HSA 3111 | Health Delivery Systems | Management Programs | 3 | Change description |
| HSA 4110 | Health Care Organization and Admin. (New title: Organizational Behavior in Health Care) | Management Programs | 3 | Change title and description |
| HSA 4140 | Planning in Health Organization (New title: Strategic Management in Health Organizations) | Management Programs | 3 | Change title and description |
| HSA 4170 | Health Care Financial Management | Management Programs | 3 | Change description |
| HSA 4423 | Health Law | Management Programs | 3 | Change description |
| HSA 4700 | Health Research Methods (New title: Introduction to Health Research and Managerial Epidemiology) | Management Programs | 3 | Change title and description |
| Program Change | Meetings & Events Management Certificate (New title: Events Management Certificate) | Marketing/Hospitality and Tourism Management | Change name of certificate | |
| HFT 3741 | Meetings & Events Management (New title: Events Management | Marketing/Hospitality and Tourism Management | 3 | Change title |
| Education | ||||
| LDR 4276 | Media Literacy and Leadership | Educational Leadership and Research Methodology | 3 | New |
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
|
(postponed) |
AI for Cybersecurity | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
| CDA 4102 | Computer Architecture | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisites |
|
(postponed) |
Introduction to Software Design | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
|
(postponed) |
Programming 1 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change description |
|
(postponed) |
Systems Programming with C++ | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
|
(postponed) |
Introduction to Web Programming | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New |
| COP 4808 | Full-Stack Web Development | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | Change prerequisites |
|
(postponed) |
BACS in Computer Science | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
Revise courses in core, strengthen program, and eliminate Professional BACS |
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|
(postponed) |
BSCE in Computer Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
|
(postponed) |
BSCS in Computer Science | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
|
(postponed) |
BS in Data Science and Analytics | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
|
(postponed) |
BSEE in Electrical Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Revise courses in core and strengthen program | |
|
(postponed) |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Cybersecurity Certificate | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | New | |
| Honors College | ||||
| Honors Latin American Politics | 3 | Remove Writing Across Curriculum (WAC) component | ||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Introduction to Astronomy | Physics | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Life Science | Biological Science | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Biological Principles | Biological Science | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Anatomy and Physiology 1 | Biological Science | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Contemporary Chemical Issues | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
General Chemistry 1 | Chemistry and Biochemistry | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
The Blue Planet | Geosciences | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Environmental Science and Sustainability | Geosciences | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Physical Geology / Evolution of Earth | Geosciences | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
College Algebra | Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | Change description and prerequisites |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 | Mathematics and Statistics | 4 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
General Physics 1 | Physics | 4 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
College Physics 1 | Physics | 4 | Change descripion |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
General Psychology | Psychology | 3 | Change description |
|
(See IFP approval below) |
Introductory Statistics | Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | Change description and prerequisites |
| IFP approval for courses above | ||||
| OCB 4722 | Culture of Aquatic Organisms | Biological Science | 3 | New |
| PCB 4852 | Genes, Neurons and Behavior | Biological Science | 3 | New |
| Program Change | Advanced Geographic Information Systems Certificate | Geosciences | Update recently changed course numbers | |
| Program Change | Geographic Information Systems Minor | Geosciences | Update a course number that is changing | |
| Program Change | BA in Geosciences | Geosciences | Add new courses to two concentrations replacing old courses | |
| BS in Geoscienes | Geosciences | Add new courses to three concentrations replacing old courses | ||
| EVR 4322 | Introduction to Coastal Freshwater Resources | Geosciences | 3 | New |
| GEO 4167C (GIS 4115C) | Spatial Data Analysis | Geosciences | 3 | Change prefix, course number and prerequisites |
| GLY 3155C (4155C) | Geology of Florida | Geosciences | 3 (4) | Change level and credits |
| GLY 4200C | Mineralogy and Crystal Chemistry | Geosciences | 3 | Terminate |
| GLY 4310C | Petrology of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks (New title: Mineralogy and Petrology) | Geosciences | 3 | Change title, description and prerequisites |
| GLY 4832C | Introduction to Hydrogeology Modeling and Aquifer Testing (New title: Groundwater Numerical Modeling) | Geosciences | 3 | Change title, description and prerequisites |
| MET 3052 | Atmospheric Hazards | Geosciences | 3 | New |
| MET 3112 | Tropical Climatology | Geosciences | 3 | New |
| MET 4142 | Climate Data Applications | Geosciences | 3 | New |
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
| Honors in Criminal Justice Research | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Revise admissions and program requirements to be more in line with other programs in the university | ||
| Program Change | BSW Admission Requirements | Social Work | Add statistics course choices to the requirements | |
| Program Change | Social Work Minor | Social Work | Add one course to the electives table | |
4. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, March 25, 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 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, March 14, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
UFS Meeting: Monday, March 25, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/