University Curriculum Committee Agenda

University Curriculum Committee
Agenda

UCC meeting, April 16, 2010 at 2:15 p.m.
Hyer Hall – Room 214

UCC members

Approval of the agenda

Approval of the December 11, 2009 and the January 22, 2010 minutes
1.Curriculum proposals from the Accounting Department
Prerequisite change (information only)
ACCOUNT 343 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCOUNT 452 Tax II
ACCOUNT 461 Advanced Accounting
ACCOUNT 463 Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations
ACCOUNT 465 Auditing
2.Curriculum proposals from the Communication Department
Other curricular action
Change GPA requirement to declare COMM minor and graduate with COMM minor
Change GPA requirement to declare the Advertising minor
Change GPA requirement to declare the Journalism minor
Change GPA requirement to declare the Public Relations minor and to graduate with one
Name change for SPEECH submajors to COMMUNICATION submajors

New course
COMM/JOURNLSM 275Advertising and Public Relations Research Literacy
JOURNLSM 315 Digital Journalism
COMM 493M Media Arts and Game Development Internship

Prerequisite change (information only)
JOURNLSM 406 Reporting Public Affairs
COMM 493I Public Relations Internship

Change in submajor
Journalism Advertising Emphasis
Journalism Print Emphasis
Communication Public Relations Emphasis

Change in minor
Advertising minor
Journalism minor
Communication Public Relations minor

3.Curriculum proposals from the Educational Foundation Department
Overview of changes in the Library Media Program

Other administrative action(information only)
902 Initial Licensure Change

Course revision and contact hour/credit change
EDFNDPRC 411 Library Practice

Prerequisite and title change (information only)
From: EDFNDPRC 411 Library Practice
To: EDFNDPRC 411 Public Library Administration Practicum

Title change (information only)
From: LIBMEDIA 440/640 Developing Library Media skills
To: LIBMEDIA 440/640 Information Literacy

Description and title change (information only)
From: LIBMEDIA 350/550 Reference and Bibliography
To: LIBMEDIA 350/550 Finding and Using Information

From: LIBMEDIA 434/634 Instructional Technology
To: LIBMEDIA 434/634 Digital Tools for Learning

From: LIBMEDIA 451/651 Classification and Cataloging
To: LIBMEDIA 451/651 Organizing Information

From: LIBMEDIA 454/654 Library and Media Center Administration
To: LIBMEDIA 454/654 Library Administration

Change in minor
Library Media K-12 Emphasis minor
Public Library Special Emphasis minor

4.Curriculum proposal from the Geography/Geology Department
New course
GEOGRPY/RELIGST 333 Geography of Religion
GEOGRPY 423 Rivers and Floods

5.Curriculum proposal from the History Department
New course
HISTRY 376 Rise and Fall of the French Overseas Empire

6.Curriculum proposals from the Information Technology and Business Education Department
Change in major
Business Education BSE
Business & Marketing Education Comprehensive BSE

7.Curriculum proposals from the Languages & Literatures Department
New course
ENGLISH/ASIANSTD 333 Japanese Literature
ENGLISH 472 Nature Writing
GERMAN 360 German Language and Culture Through Film
JAPANESE 301 Japanese Contemporary Issues through the lens of the Media

8.Curriculum proposal from the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department
Prerequisite change (information only)
MATH 141 Intermediate Algebra

9.Curriculum proposals from the Philosophy & Religious Studies Department
Course deletion (information only)
PHILSPHY 343 American Philosophy
PHILSPHY 345 Contemporary Philosophy

New course
PHILSPHY 346 19th Century Philosophy
PHILSPHY 347 20th Century Philosophy

Change in minor
Philosophy minor
Philosophy Education Emphasis minor

10.Curriculum proposal from the Political Science and Sociology Departments
Other curricular action
Create new subject prefix: PAX – Peace and Justice Studies

11.Curriculum proposal from the Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy/Religious Studies/Geography Departments
New course
PAX 200 Introduction to Peace and Social Justice

12.Curriculum proposal from the Psychology Department
Change in submajor
Scientist-Practitioner Graduate School Preparation Emphasis

13.Curriculum proposals from the Social Work Department
Prerequisite change (information only)
SOCWORK 311/511 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
SOCWORK 372 Social Work Practice II

Change in major
Social Work BA/BS

14.Curriculum proposal from the Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Department
Credit hour change
SOCIOLGY 350 Contemporary Japanese Society

15.Special courses approved from 2/26/10 to 4/9/12 (information only)

New Business

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