Office of Academic Affairs
    December 18, 2001


    TO:            Ed Erdmann, Faculty Senate Chair

    FROM:      Richard Telfer, UCC Chair

    RE:            Transmittal of UCC Actions on Friday, December 14, 2001
     

    On December 14, 2001 the University Curriculum Committee approved or received and recorded (information only items) the following curriculum proposals and/or resolutions:

    1. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMUNICATION & SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS
      New Submajor
      Crime Reporting Module
       
    2. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
      New Course
      GEOGRPY 346 Globalization and the City
      GEOGRPY 352 / GEOLGY 352 Geohazards
      GEOGRPY 470(670) Applied Environmental and Natural Resources GIS

      Change in Submajor
      Geology Minor

      New Submajor
      Geographic Information Systems Certificate
       

    3. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS
      New Course
      GEOGRPY/SOCIOLOGY 336 Women in Asia: Environment, Work, and Development
       
    4. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT
      New Course
      HISTRY 360 Comparative Intellectual History: Asian and European Thought

      Change in Submajor
      History Minor
      History Minor - Elementary Education Emphasis
      History Minor - Public History Emphasis
      History Minor - Secondary Education Emphasis
      History with Social Studies Emphasis (BSE)
      Social Studies with History Emphasis (BSE)

      Change in Major
      History (BA/BS)
      History (BSE)
       

    5. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
      Letter of support from Department of Public Instruction

      Change in Contact Hours (information only)
      MUSC 151 Music Theory I
      MUSC 152 Music Theory II
      MUSC 153 Aural Skills I
      MUSC 154 Aural Skills II
      MUSC 251 Music Theory III
      MUSC 252 Music Theory IV
      MUSC 253 Aural Skills III
      MUSC 254 Aural Skills IV

      Change in Credits (information only)
      MUSC 368 Percussion Techniques

      Changes in Description & Title (information only)
      MUSC 443 Literature and Pedagogy of the Major Performing Area

      Course Split (information only)
      from :  MUSC 275 Diction for Singers (repeated 4 times each for 1 credit)
      to :       MUSC 275 Diction for Singers I
                 MUSC 276 Diction for Singers II

      Course Revision
      MUSC 338 Applied Voice Pedagogy

      New Courses
      MUSC 190 Music Improvisation
      MUSC 290 Technology for Music Educators
      MUSC 292 Instrumental Techniques
      MUSC 362 String Instrument Techniques
      MUSC 363 Woodwind Techniques I
      MUSC 364 Woodwind Techniques II
      MUSC 366 Brass Instrument Techniques
      MUSC 450 Survey of World Musics

      Changes in Submajors
      Music Education Choral Emphasis (BM)
      Music Education General Emphasis (BM)
      Music Education Instrumental Emphasis (BM)
      Music History-Theory Emphasis (BM)
      Music Minor
      Music Performance Emphasis (BM)

      Note: Consultation took place with Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, and the College of Education for Music Education Choral Emphasis, Music Education General Emphasis, and Music Education Instrumental Emphasis
       

    6. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE MUSIC AND CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENTS
      Change in Requisites (information only)
      SECNDED 437 Methods of Teaching Instrumental Music in the Middle/Secondary School

      Course Revisions
      ELEMMID 434 Elementary General Music Methods  (Was ELEMMID 234)
      ELEMMID 437 Elementary/Middle School Instrumental Methods  (Was ELEMMID 236)
       

    7. CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE  OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY & HEALTH DEPARTMENT
      Changes in Requisites (information only)
      SFTYIND 420(620) Principles of Environmental Safety
      SFTYIND 480(680) Industrial Hygiene Instrumentation
      SFTYIND 484(684) Industrial Hygiene
      SFTYIND 485(685) Fire Protection/Prevention
      SFTYIND 489(689) Chemical Safety
       
    8. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
      (approved at the November 2, 2001 meeting)
      Change in Major
      Physics (BSE)
       
    9. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE WOMEN'S STUDIES DEPARTMENT
      Change in Major
      Women's Studies Major
       
    10. UNIVERSITY-WIDE CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
      Other Curricular Action
      Clarify wording of Waived Courses
       
    11. SPECIAL COURSES APPROVED 10/27/01 thru 12/5/01 (information only)
       
      Course Number Title Term Approved
      BIOLOGY 491/691 Alaska Natural History Tour 2023 11/21/01
      BSED/CNA 496/696 Marketing Education Professional Development Conference 2023 11/12/01
      BSED/CNA 496/696 Teaching International Business Seminar 2023 11/12/01
      BSED/CNA 796 International Business Education Conference 2023 11/12/01
      CIGENRL 490/690 Environmental Education 2023 11/21/01
      CIGENRL 491/691 Exploring Education and Culture in Jamaica 2030 12/03/01
      COACHING 490/690 Basketball Camp Administration Fundamentals 2023 11/21/01
      COACHING 490/690 Developing a Complete Football Program 2021 11/12/01
      COACHING 490/690 Developing a High School Passing Attack 2023 11/21/01
      COACHING 490/690 Developing a High School Running Attack 2023 11/21/01
      COACHING 490/690 Offensive & Defensive Pressure Basketball 2023 11/21/01
      COACHING 490/690 Sport Camp Organization & Observation 2023 11/21/01
      COMDIS 490/690 Hearing Aids in the Schools 2023 12/04/01
      EDUINDP 490/690 Children at Risk 2023 11/21/01
      EDUINDP 490/690 Conflict Resolution 2023 11/21/01
      EDUINDP 490/690 Teaching Gifted Students 2023 11/21/01
      FORNLANG 496 Intermediate Japanese III 2021 12/03/01
      GEOGRPY 496/696 Introduction to GIS for Classroom Teachers 2023 12/04/01
      MUSC 490/690 Music & Interdisciplinary Models, Technology & Assessment 2023 11/28/01
      PEPROF 490/690 Electrocardiography 2023 11/30/01
      PEPROF 490/690 Wilderness Medicine 2023 11/30/01
      RECREATN 490/690 Advanced Kickboxing 2021 11/21/01
      RECREATN 490/690 Kickboxing 2021 11/21/01
      SPECED 490/690 Applying Functional Assessment in the Classroom 2023 11/21/01
      SPECED 490/690 Computer Applications in the Special Education Classroom 2023 11/21/01
      SPECED 490/690 High Stakes Test & Altern Assess. Inst Wksp 2023 11/12/01
      SPECED 490/690 High Stakes Test & Altern Assess. Post-Inst Wksp 2023 11/12/01
      SPECED 490/690 High Stakes Test & Altern Assess. Pre-Inst Wksp 2023 11/12/01
      SPECED 490/690 School-to-Work Transitional Planning 2023 11/21/01
      SPEECH 794 New Communication Technologies 2021 12/04/01