Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form

for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher

Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.

1. Course prefix and number: 2. Date:

3. Requested action:

X / New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from / # / to / #

4. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course or course revision or course renumbering:

Since inception of the Bioenergetics and Exercise Science Ph.D. program, a special topics course unofficially known as “Metabolism” had been taught by Drs. Dohm and Barakat through the Dept of Physiology. With their retirements, an assessment of the material taught in “Metabolism” and that taught in BIOC 8320 - Biochemistry II: Regulation of Metabolism by graduate faculty of both Biochemistry and Exercise and Sport Science determined that the objectives of these courses overlap and that combining the courses would benefit the student population of both departments. Since “Metabolism” was not a course offered through EXSS, it is therefore requested that a new course, EXSS 8320 -Bioenergetics II: Regulation of Metabolism to be cross-listed with BIOC 8320 - Biochemistry II: Regulation of Metabolism”.

5. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:

EXSS 8320. Bioenergetics II: Regulation of Metabolism (4) Same as BIOC 8320 P: BIOC 7301 or EXSS 7211 or consent of chair. Regulation and integration of metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and amino acids in humans, with an emphasis on primary research literature.

6. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:

7. Graduate catalog page number from current (.pdf) graduate catalog:

8. Course credit:

Lecture Hours / 4 / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / 4 / s.h.
Lab / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Studio / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Practicum / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Internship / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Total Credit Hours / 4 / s.h.
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9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:

10. Affected degrees or academic programs:

Degree(s)/Program(s) / Current Catalog Page / Changes in Degree Hours
Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / 251 / n/a
Ph.D. in Bioenergetics & Exercise Science / 213 / n/a

11. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:

Not applicable
X / Notification & response from affected units is attached

12. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):

X / Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.

13. Service-Learning Advisory Committee (SLAC) approval

X / Not applicable
Applicable and SLAC has given their approval.

14. Statements of support:

a. Staff

X / Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):

b. Facilities

X / Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):

c. Library

X / Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):

d. Unit computer resources

X / Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):

e. ITCS resources

X / ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached

15. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for instructions):

a. Textbook(s) and or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and city/state/country

There is no specific textbook for this course. Publicly available articles in primary research literature will be assigned for discussion.

b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
a) Describe and compare the molecular mechanisms underlying the coordinated regulation of major metabolic pathways.
b) Interpret experimental findings with respect to the regulation of metabolism
c) Analyze and evaluate current research in the regulation of metabolism, demonstrated through the appraisal of primary research literature articles and class discussions.

c. Course topic outline

I. Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism
II. Regulation of lipid metabolism
III. Integration of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism
IV. Regulation of nitrogen and amino acid metabolism
V. Mitochondrial energetics
VI. Epigenetic control of development and disease
VII. Neuroendocrine control of feeding behavior and metabolism
VIII. Translational control of metabolism
IX. Tissue-specific regulation of metabolism

d. List of course assignment, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system for determining a grade

The course will consist of a combination of didactic lectures and discussions of current or seminal journal articles that illustrate the most current understanding of the subject, and the research methods used to investigate these questions. Students are expected to read the assigned articles and be prepared to discuss them in class. The grade in this course will be determined from four unit examinations, each comprising 25% of the final grade. Grades will be assigned from the cumulative score as follows: 90-100% A, 80-89% B, 70-79% C, <70% F. Exams may consist of any combination of short answer, discussion, and multiple choice questions to be determined by the unit lecturers.

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