Office of Academic Affairs

University Curriculum Committee
Transmittal

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

Re:                   Transmittal of UCC actions on April 7, 2006

On April 7, 2006 the University Curriculum Committee approved or received and recorded (information only items) the following curriculum proposals and/or resolutions:

1.         CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMUNICATION
New Submajor
Multimedia Digital Arts: Art
Multimedia Digital Arts: Communication

2.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
New Course
BEINDP 210 Business Topics

Change in Submajor
General Business International Emphasis

3.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
Course Revision, Description, Contact Hour, Requisite Change and add cross-listing
(information only)
CHEM 456 Biochemistry

Change in Degree
Chemistry: Professional ACS Approved

4.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
Other Curricular Action (information only)
Change Milestone Title
From:  Exit Interview
To:  Communication Department Exit Survey

Requisite Change (information only)
JOURNLSM 244 News Gathering

5.         CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS DEPARTMENT
Other Administrative Action (information only)
Department of Communicative Disorders Title Change
From: Communicative Disorders
To: 
Communication Sciences and Disorders

6.         CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT
Other Curricular Action (information only)
Island Program in London, England for elementary education

7.         CUURICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
Requisite Change (information only)
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
ECON 345 Business Statistics II

Change in Major
Economics BBA

Change in Submajor
International Economics Emphasis (BA/BS)

Change in Minor
Economics Education Emphasis

8.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION & COACHING DEPARTMENT
Change in Minor
Health Education Minor

9.         CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DEPARTMENT
New Courses
ENGLISH 230 Foundations of Professional Writing and Editing
ENGLISH 330 Manuscript Editing
ENGLISH 332 Writing for the Web
ENGLISH 430 Book Editing
ENGLISH 436 Topics in Technical Writing

New Submajor
Professional Writing and Book Publishing

New Minor
Professional Writing and Book Publishing

New Certificate Program
Professional Writing and Book Publishing         

10.       CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM THE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Course Title & Description Change (information only)
From:  MANGEMNT 456 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
To: MANGEMNT 456 Supply Chain Management and International Sourcing

11.       CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
New Courses
MUSC 462 Advanced Music Composition
MUSC 347 String Pedagogy

12.       CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
New Courses
POLISCI 418 Legal Research and Writing

Change in Major
International & Area Studies: Approved Course List (Asia)

Change in Minor
International Studies Minor

13.       CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
New Courses
ANTHROPL 365 Precolumbian Civilizations
SOCIOLGY 430 Racial & Ethnic Equality:  Beyond the Classroom

Change in Minor
Asian Studies Minor

14.       CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
New Submajor
Special Education Minor (non Licensure) for Non Education Majors

Change in Minor
Special Education Minor (Non Licensure)

15.       CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FROM THE THEATRE DEPARTMENT
New Course
THEATRE 310 Practicum Development

Course Credit Changes (information only)
THEATRE 301 Production Practicum: Acting
THEATRE 302 Production Practicum: Stage Manager
THEATRE 304 Production Practicum: Scenery
THEATRE 305 Production Practicum: Lighting
THEATRE 306 Production Practicum: Costumes
THEATRE 308 Production Practicum: Sound
THEATRE 309 Production Practicum: Theatre Management
THEATRE 312 Production Practicum: Directing

16.      SPECIAL COURSES APPROVED FROM 03/10/06 THRU 03/31/06  (information only)

Course #

Title

Term

Approved

CIGENRL 491/691

Passages to Germany

2073

3/22/06

CRIMJUS 491/691

Transnational Crime

2071

3/29/06

ECON 491/691

Yugoslavia Disintegration/European Integration

2071

3/22/06

FNBSLW 491/691

Intro to International Business Law

2071

3/16/06

LSINDP 291/491/691

From Harlem to Paris

2071

3/16/06

LSINDP/SOCIOLGY 491/691

Thailand: Vietnam

2071

3/15/06