University Curriculum Committee
Transmittal

To:       Ed Erdmann, Faculty Senate Chair
From:   Barbara Monfils, UCC Chair

Re:       Transmittal of UCC actions on January 20, 2006

On January 20, 2006 the University Curriculum Committee approved or received and recorded (information only items) the following curriculum proposals and/or resolutions:

1.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT
            Requisite Changes (information only)
            ARTSTDIO 385 Electronic Illustration
            ARTSTDIO 388/588 Kinetic Art/Multimedia Design
            ARTMULTI 389 Multimedia Design - Website Design
            ARTSTDIO 390 Digital Photography/Digital Imaging
            ARTMULTI 391 Multimedia Design 2 Time-Based HD Design
            ARTMULTI 392 Interactive Multimedia Design
           
            Change in Minor
            Multimedia Design

2.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT           
Course Revision & Description Change (information only)
SPEECH 340 Speechwriting

Requisite Changes  (information only)
JOURNLSM 210 Foundations of Print Journalism
JOURNLSM 245 Publication Editing
JOURNLSM 248 Publication Layout

Requisite Change & Contact Hour Change and/or Credit Change (information only)
SPEECH 493I Public Relations Internship

New Courses
SPEECH 351 Game Development:  Theory and Practice
SPEECH 364 Advertising and Public Relations Operation and Management

Change in Submajor
Speech Interpersonal Communication
Speech Public Relations
Speech Electronic Media

Change in Minor
Speech minor
Speech Public Relations Minor

3.            CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE HISTORY  DEPARTMENT
            Title Change  (information only)
            From:  HISTRY 342 Early Latin America to 1860
            To:  HISTRY 342 Conquest and Colonialism in Latin America

            Number and Requisite Change (information only)
            From:  HISTRY 460 Twentieth-century Europe
            To:  HISTRY 377 Twentieth-century Europe

            Title, Number, and Requisite Changes (information only)
            From:  HISTRY 433 Twentieth Century Japan
            To:  HISTRY 386 Modern Japan

            From:  HISTRY 432 Banditry, Rebellion and Revolution in Modern China
            To:  HISTRY 385 Modern China

            Course Deletion (information only)
            HISTRY 434 Social History of Japan

            Change in Major
            History BA/BS
            Public History BA/BS

            Change in Minor
            History Minor BA/BS
            Public History Minor

4.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY & HEALTH DEPARTMENT
            Course Deletion (information only)
            SAFETY 486/686 Safe Handling of Materials

            New Courses
            SAFETY 471/671 Applied Methods in Ergonomics
            SAFETY 472/672 Advanced Industrial Ergonomics

            New submajor
            Occupational Ergonomics Emphasis

            Change in Major
            Occupational Safety (BS), Occupational Safety - Construction Safety (BS)

            Change in Minor
            Occupational Safety
                       

5.         SPECIAL COURSES APPROVED FROM 11/23/05 THRU 1/11/06