UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
OFFICE OF THE CAMPUS PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95064
March 9, 2005
Dr. Julius Zelmanowitz
Vice Provost – Academic Initiatives
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street, 4th . Floor
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
RE: Five-Year Perspectives of Proposed New Academic Programs, 2005-2010
Dear Vice Provost Zelmanowitz,
In response to your December 21, 2004 request for an updated list of proposed academic
programs, academic units, and research units envisioned for establishment on the Santa
Cruz campus within the next five years (2005-2010), I have enclosed the fo llowing
information:
ATTACHMENT I: List of academic programs, academic units, and research units
on last year’s list that have been deleted from this year’s list.
ATTACHMENT II: Brief descriptions of proposed academic programs, schools,
colleges, and research units that we have added to the five-year list.
ATTACHMENT III: Revised statements for prior year submittals.
ATTACHMENT IV: Announcement of any transfer, consolidation, discontinuance,
or disestablishment actions under consideration.
The proposed programs represent a deliberate expansion of degree offerings consistent
with our plans for expanding the breadth of undergraduate, graduate and professional
offerings on the Santa Cruz campus. Per your request, each proposal is identified as
undergo ing departmental, divisional Senate, or campus administration review.
One of the proposals submitted last year, Applied Mathematics and Statistics M.S./Ph.D.,
has changed the program name to Statistics and Stochastic Modeling M.S./Ph.D. I also
wish to report the formal establishment of the Biomolecular Engineering Department on
the Santa Cruz campus effective February 2004; and the name of the Marine Sciences
M.S. degree program has been changed to Ocean Sciences M.S. effective fall 2004.
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The Academic Senate committees on Planning and Budget, Educational Policy,
Research, and the Graduate Council have reviewed the Five-Year Perspectives.
Electronic copies of the program summaries will be submitted to Suzanne Klausner. If
you require additional information, please contact me at (831) 459-2327 or Academic
Planning Analyst Betsy Moses at (831) 459-5161.
Sincerely,
George S. Brown
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Enclosures
Cc:(w/enc)
Chancellor Denton
Director Dettman
Director Draper
Senate Chair Galloway
Interim Provost Kliger
Interim Vice Provost Ladusaw
Vice Chancellor Michaels
Vice Chancellor Miller
Principal Analyst Moses
Academic Deans
Academic Senate Office
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ATTACHMENT I
PROPOSED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, ACADEMIC UNITS, AND RESEARCH
UNITS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S LIST THAT SHOULD BE DELETED:
DEGREE PROGRAMS
STATUS
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology M.A./PHD
approved
Jewish Studies B.A.
withdrawn
Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology M.A./PHD approved
Music Composition D.M.A.
approved
Social Documentation M.A.
approved
ORGANIZED RESEARCH
None
COLLEGES
None
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ATTACHMENT II
PROPOSED DEGREE PROGRAMS, COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND RESEARCH
UNITS THAT SHOULD BE ADDED TO PREVIOUS LIST
DEGREE PROGRAMS
STATUS
Autonomous Systems M.S./Ph.D.
Latin American and Latino Studies Ph.D.
departmental review
departmental review
ORGANIZED RESEARCH
None
COLLEGES
None
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AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS M.S./PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: The graduate Autonomous Systems
(AS) program provides training in dynamical systems theory and control, coupled with
intensive study of their applications in science and engineering. A new set of engineering
courses and their associated labs (e.g. “Modern and Robust Control, I and II”, “Applied
Feedback Control”, “Introduction to Mechatronics”, and “Adaptive and Optimal
Control”) will be provided, in addition to the needed background courses in dynamical
systems theory. The program represents a broad, interdisciplinary research and education
paradigm designed to meet the challenges of designing and implementing an increasing
number of automated and intelligent systems technologies in the 21st century (e.g.,
robotic assisted living and planetary rover technologies). The current faculty has
expertise in state-of-the-art control theory and computational tools, embedded multisensor technologies, and applications ranging from mobile sensor networks to large-scale
telescopes. All of these contribute to the large potential for future interdisciplinary,
systems theory-based collaborations within the UCSC Baskin School of Engineering, as
well as with the relevant departments in the Division of Physical and Biological
Sciences, and the Division of Social Sciences.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The proposed
program will consist of a combination of new courses combined with appropriate existing
courses, mostly from the School of Engineering. Certain new and existing courses will
be cross- listed between departments. Facilities, equipment, faculty and staff will be
shared due to the variety of courses that will comprise the curriculum. No existing
campus programs or units will be discontinued due to this program. The program is
expected to become a graduate group, offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, with an
administrative home in the Department of Computer Engineering.
Resources: Existing resources for this program include 3 primary faculty (Dunbar and
Elkaim in CE; Cortes in AMS), and 6 associated faculty (Mantey and Nourbakhsh in CE;
Akella, Musacchio and Ross in ISTM; Wiberg in EE). Faculty additions to the program
will result from hiring for the graduate program, and from normal growth in the
Computer Engineering and other departments. In addition to the standard needs for
research faculty, students, and research staff, it is likely that the program will grow to the
point of needing administrative support the one that which will be initially supplied by
the Department of Computer Engineering.
Funding : Current sources of funding include divisional support and campus support
through enrollment growth, as well as funds provided through the University Affiliated
Research Center (UARC) in collaboration with NASA Ames. Substantial support for
research and training from federal agencies, private foundations, and industry ties is
actively being pursed.
Students: In three years, we estimate that a steady-state range of 8-12 graduate students
per year will be enrolled in this program. Students will primarily enroll in the Computer
Engineering graduate program until such a time as a graduate group is formed.
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Employment Implications: Graduates of this program will be prepared for careers in
several exciting areas of industry (including aerospace, information systems
management, and robotics broadly applied) as well as for further advancement in
academia.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings: UC Santa
Barbara, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles, USC, Caltech and Stanford all
offer graduate research in areas of autonomous systems. The UCSC graduate AS program
would be the only one with primary faculty in Computer Engineering and Applied Math
and Statistics Departments, enabling unique perspectives and approaches to autonomous
systems research within California academic institutions. Additionally, autonomous
systems related research within the ISTM department will strengthen the role of UCSC in
the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
2004-05
initial students employed in UARC research, addition of initial courses
2005-06
continued UARC research, more graduate courses added
2006-07
proposal for a graduate group or for restructuring existing programs to
accommodate Autonomous Systems graduate curriculum.
Current Status: This program is currently in the conceptual stage; a formal written
proposal does not exist.
Campus Contact Person: Richard Hughey, Professor and Chair, Department of
Computer Engineering; rph@soe.ucsc.edu; 831.459.2939 (phone); 831.459.4829 (fax).
LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDIES PH.D.
Description of, and Reasons for, Establishment: A Ph.D. program in Latin
American/Latino Studies remains a long-term goal for this department. The dean of
social sciences has explored with the department, with faculty from other departments,
and with the vice chancellor of research/dean of graduate studies the possibility of
creating a graduate group to offer a Ph.D. program. Planning for the program will begin
in 2005. This may represent a better long-term approach for LALS faculty than a
program mounted entirely by department.
The department has developed a Parenthetical Notation in LALS, which was approved by
Graduate Council in summer 2003. Currently, the department has entered into
agreements with the following graduate degree granting departments: sociology,
anthropology, literature, and history of consciousness. The Graduate Council has
approved all these agreements. Currently, we are in the process of negotiating agreements
with environmental studies, politics, history, and psychology.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: Unknown at this
time
Resources: Unknown at this time
Funding : Unknown at this time
Students: Unknown at this time
Employment of Graduates: Unknown at this time
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions with Similar Offerings : Unknown at
this time
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
2005-06 Preliminary planning and consultations; proposal preparation
2006-07 Divisional Review
2007-08 Formal campus review
2008-09 Formal off-campus review
2009-10 Advertise and admissions
2010-11 First student majors enroll
Current Status: The department expects to commence planning for the proposal in
2005-06.
Campus Contact: Rosa Linda Fregoso, Professor and Chair; Latin American/Latino
Studies; Merrill Faculty Services; rfregoso@ucsc.edu; 831-459-1548 (voice); 831-4593125 (fax)
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ATTACHMENT III
REVISED STATEMENTS FOR PRIOR YEAR SUBMITTALS
DEGREE PROGRAMS
STATUS
Architecture and Planning Studies B.A.
departmental. review
Biology B.A./Education minor
departmental review
Biomolecular Engineering B.S.
departmental review
Biomolecular Engineering M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Coastal and Marine Policy M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Comparative U.S. Studies Ph.D.
administration review
Education Ed.D. (joint UC/CSU)
UC system review
Education M.A.S.
departmental review
Feminist Studies Ph.D.
administration review
Film and Digital Media M.F.A./Ph.D.
departmental review
Information Systems & Technology Management M.S./Ph.D. departmental review
Performance Practice M.F.A.
departmental review
Social Policy and Public Advocacy M.A.
departmental review
Software Engineering M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Statistics and Stochastic Modeling M.S./Ph.D. (previously Applied Mathematics &
Statistics)
departmental review
Visual Art M.F.A.
departmental review
Visual Culture Ph.D.
departmental review
Web & Int ernet Engineering M.A.S.
departmental review
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ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING STUDIES B.A.
Description and Reason for Establishment: Architecture entails the study and practice
of creating the built environment. It requires an understanding of social, cultural,
political, technical, and environmental issues and their interconnectedness. Because of
the range of knowledge required, it is inherently multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
requiring a broad range of study across all divisions. The proposed program focuses on
three-dimensional thinking, the stimulation of creativity, critical intervention, and an
understanding of interconnected levels of analyses. This program will prepare students to
think about society’s needs, its cultural memories and heritage, rationally and
informatively on a broad plane of intersections, attune to the variety and complexity of
issues surrounding visual culture and cultural diversity at the center of many
contemporary debates.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs: The proposed program uses the critical
and theoretical skills of campus faculty to apply to an area that has direct, practical social
and environmental ramifications as well as significant and necessary fields of thinking
and management. It uses existing courses from a variety of campus departments,
particularly Art, History of Art and Visual Culture, and Environmental Studies,
consolidating study from several areas and increasing cohesiveness, coherence, and
interaction within and across divisions among those interested in three-dimensional
thinking and human constructions on the natural and urban landscapes.
Resources: Faculty strengths are concentrated in Art, History of Art and Visual Culture
(HAVC), and Environmental Studies. Most faculty in HAVC teach architecture within
their HAVC courses. Two ladder-rank faculty positions in HAVC are occupied by
scholars who specialize in architecture.
Space needs have already been incorporated into various departmental and divisional
plans and are not an issue. The HAVC Department will expand into Porter College
facilities as the Film and Digital Media Department moves into the Communications
Building (winter 2004-05) and when Humanities vacates space in Porter (2006-07).
HAVC is scheduled to move into the McHenry Library Addition (circa 2009).
Funding: Most courses are already offered on campus or will be with the addition of new
FTE. Library resources already exist; only a small amount of new materials will be
needed but an annual budget of $3,000 or so would be desirable. Additional departmental
administrative staff of approximately 25% may be necessary. Some of these issues can be
resolved through reallocation of current resources. Additionally, the Development Office
would seek funding from several large and successful architectural firms in the region.
Students: Projected enrollment in the major is between 10-15 students per year, with a
maximum of approximately 20 students. Students are already declaring a similar course
of studies as individual majors. We believe the numbers will increase as the major is
recognized.
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Employment Implications: There is a wide variety of opportunities for graduates
including, architectural practice, ranging from building design to urban design, interior
design, lighting and product design, and building architect; historic preservation and
conservation; construction, construction management, material and building science;
regional planning, urban planning, public policy; landscape architecture; and information
systems, computer-aided design, imaging and engineering.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs: We
would be competitive with other B.A. programs which do not offer professional training,
e.g., US Santa Barbara. UC Berkeley offers some professional training in its BA in
Architecture and UC Davis in its BS in Design. Despite some overlap with UC San
Diego’s BA in Urban Studies and UC Irvine’s BA in Environmental Analysis, those
programs differ substantially. We would not be competitive with the larger professional
programs. However, professional training is not the intent of this program; rather an
advanced wide-ranging intellectual and critical background.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Divisional review – 2004-05
Formal campus review – 2005-06
Admission of students -- Fall 2006
Current Status: A proposal has been submitted to the division for informal review. We
expect to return the proposal to the department with comments within the winter quarter
and hope for them to be resubmitted for formal review by Fall 2005.
Campus Contact Person: Professor Virginia Jansen, History of Art and Visual Culture
Department, Cowell Faculty Services, goth@ucsc.edu, phone: 831-459-2055; fax: 831459-3535.
BIOLOGY B.A./EDUCATION Minor (joint Biological Sciences/Education)
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: The joint major/minor in Biology and
Education is intended for students who wish to teach biology in California high schools.
Benefits are anticipated for both K-12 schools and for higher education as grade school
and high school science teachers can be better prepared, thus improving preparation and
potential success rates for college students.
Students will complete the requirements for both the Biology major and Education minor,
including a five- unit field study in Education. Students will gain additional experience
working with schools either in a classroom or in an informal science education setting
such as a museum, aquarium, etc.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The proposed major
differs from other Biology majors in several respects. First, six rather than seven upper
division Biology courses are required, keeping the overall credit load within an
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acceptable range. In addition, the upper division course in Education (185C: Introduction
to Teaching in the Content Area—Science) is required. The further difference is that
students are required to take a three-course concentration in a science area outside of
Biology, such as Physics, Ocean Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Earth Sciences,
or Chemistry and Biochemistry.
The proposed major will advance the Education Department’s efforts to enhance and
stabilize the Education Minor. By combining the minor with a major in Biology, the
Education Department will provide a model for preparing teachers with expertise in an
important subject matter. In addition, the proposed major will engage students, who
intend to pursue careers in education, in their study of education throughout their
undergraduate studies.
Resources: The basic elements for the major/minor are in place. The required and
elective courses are available now. Modest enrollment increases are anticipated and will
be supported within the existing curriculum planning model.
The major is viable within existing faculty resources.
Funding : At this time, additional funding needs are unclear but expected to limited. They
will be met within existing divisional and/or departmental resources.
Students : It is estimated that 40-50 students will choose the Biology/Education
major/minor. Potentially, this will retain Biology majors, who currently change majors to
pursue their interest in education. Conversely, it will lower the number of students
majoring in disciplines such as psychology and sociology which attract students
interested in pursuing careers in education.
Employment of Graduates: The Occupational Outlook Handbook characterizes job
opportunities for teachers over the next 10 years as excellent, attributable mostly to the
large number of teachers expected to retire. Although employment of preschool,
kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers is expected to increase
at a pace consistent with all occupations, a large proportion will be eligible to retire by
2010, creating many vacancies particularly at the secondary school level.
States in the South and West—particularly California, Texas, Arizona, and Georgia—will
experience large enrollment increases, while states in the Northeast and Midwest may
experience declines. Currently, many school districts have difficulty hiring qualified
teachers in some subject areas including science and math.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs: The
proposed major will be unique in the UC and CSU systems. Biology majors exist at every
UC campus, but not in combination with an Education minor or with an emphasis on
teaching science.
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Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates: As originally envisioned, the
major/minor should be ready for Senate review during winter or early spring 2005 and
available to students in fall 2005.
Current Status: The proposal is under development by faculty from the MCD Biology,
EE Biology, and Education Departments.
Campus Contact Person: Rod Ogawa, chair of the Education Department, EDUC, 1156
High Street, Santa Cruz CA 95064, rtogawa@ucsc.edu, 831-459-3672, 831-459-4618
(fax).
BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING B.S.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: This program will provide students
with a new breed of engineering courses and their associated labs (e.g. “Applications in
Biomolecular Engineering”, “Biochip Technologies”, “Microfluidics”, and
“Microrobotics”), in addition to substantial background in biochemistry, molecular
biology, and biology. The program represents a broad, interdisciplinary research and
education paradigm designed to meet the challenges of the post-genomic era, ushered in
by the completion of the Human Genome Project and genomes of other model organisms.
The driving technologies will be a blend of the major technological advances of the latter
part of the 20th century: computers and biotechnology. UCSC’s leadership in both of
these areas, as well as its location, in close proximity to many of the world’s industrial
leaders in computers and biotechnology, provide a unique opportunity and can serve to
position the UCSC Baskin School of Engineering as a leading center of research and
teaching in this area of critical importance.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The proposed
program will consist of a combination of new courses, mostly from the School of
Engineering, combined with appropriate existing courses, mainly from the Division of
Physical and Biological Sciences. Certain new and existing courses will be cross-listed
between departments. Facilities, equipment, faculty and staff will be shared due to the
variety of courses that will comprise the curriculum. No existing campus programs or
units will be discontinued due to this program. The program is highlighted in the School
of Engineering’s Long Range Plan dated December 2001. The plan was met with
favorable review at the campus level, indicating a general agreement with the proposed
new programs.
Resources: Existing resources for this program include four Engineering faculty
members, several Physical and Biological Sciences faculty teaching relevant background
courses; the courses themselves and the cla ssrooms and laboratories utilized by these
courses; as well as many relevant periodicals and books in the Science and Engineering
Library. Ten new faculty FTE are expected by 2010; 12-15 new undergraduate courses
will be developed; four 1000 sf laboratory classrooms will be needed; staff (1-3 FTE)
will be needed to coordinate the curriculum and support the faculty, students, and
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laboratory courses; funds will be needed for laboratory equipment and renovation;
teaching assistants (TAs) and reader/tutors will be needed to assist with larger classes; the
library may need additional funds for a few new periodicals. These new resources will be
incremental. Resources needed for the first five years: 1-2 new faculty per year; 2-3 new
courses the first two years, then 1 new course per year thereafter; 1 administrative staff
right away and 1-2 added as enrollments and available courses increase; funds to outfit
the new teaching labs, according to existing alterations schedules (estimated minimally at
$25,000 per workstation, 12 workstations per lab, plus any additional room infrastructure
costs); TAs and reader/tutors needed as enrollments grow, gradually increasing to
approximately 20 TA positions and 12 reader/tutor positions; library funds may require
supplementation as new faculty are hired and new courses are developed.
Funding : Major sources of funding include divisional support and campus support
through enrollment growth, as well as funds provided through two School of Engineering
Alterations Projects. The School of Engineering is engaged in strategic planning to best
utilize its resources to allow high priority program development in a manner that will
minimally impact existing program growth. Substantial support is also expected for
research and training from federal agencies, private foundations, and industry ties. At
department maturity, the 13 state- funded BME faculty are projected to attract
approximately $4.5M in award funding annually. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(which funds one of the BME faculty) and large, multi-PI project grants are expected to
earn approximately $4-$5M per year. Based on the breakdown of the current awards to
BME faculty, it is estimated that the $9M will translate to $7M in direct costs and $2M in
indirect. The BME program will also benefit from ties with multi-campus organizations
such as the Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) and the UC SystemWide Bioengineering Institute of California (a proposed MRU headquartered at UCSD),
both of which support distance- learning and intercampus collaborative education efforts.
Both Institutes are fostering ties with industry to assist in financing their endeavors.
Students: In the year of commencement (projected 2007), 10 - 20 undergraduate majors
are expected. Majors will increase to 80 -100 at steady state, expected to be reached
within 5 years. The program may have a slight negative impact on the number of
bioinformatics, biology, and electrical engineering majors, however the surging
popularity of all of these disciplines is expected to override any perceived competition
between the programs.
Employment Implications: Graduates of this program will be prepared for careers in
several exciting areas of industry (including biomedical biotechnology, environmental
bioengineering, and biomaterials science) as well as for further advancement in
academia.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings: UC
Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and Stanford offer BS programs in Bioengineering
or Biomedical Engineering. Only the Berkeley and Stanford campuses are capable of
meeting the needs of the San Francisco Bay Area. These programs have more of a
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biomedical/biomechanical slant than the proposed UCSC program, which will have more
of a molecular- level focus.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
2005-06 preliminary planning and consultations
2006-07 formal campus review
2007-08
first student majors enroll
Current Status: This program is currently in the conceptual stage; a formal written
proposal does not exist.
Campus Contact Person: At this time, the best contact person is Professor David
Deamer, interim Chair of the BME Dept; deamer@soe.ucsc.edu; 831.459.5158 (phone);
831.459.4828 (fax).
BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING M.S./PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: Students will pursue advanced study
and research in a variety of specializations based on a new breed of engineering courses
and their associated labs, while obtaining a sound foundation in engineering and the
biological sciences. Expected course titles include “Introduction to Nanotechnology”,
“Molecular Devices”, and “Protein Engineering” among others. The program represents
a broad, interdisciplinary research and education paradigm designed to meet the
challenges of the post-genomic era, ushered in by the completion of the Human Genome
Project and genomes of other model organisms. The driving technologies will be a blend
of the major technological advances of the latter part of the 20th century: computers and
biotechnology. UCSC’s leadership in both of these areas, as well as its location, in close
proximity to many of the world’s industrial leaders in computers and biotechnology,
provide a unique opportunity and can serve to position the UCSC Baskin School of
Engineering as a leading center of research and teaching in this area of critical
importance.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The proposed
program will consist of a combination of new courses, mostly from the School of
Engineering, combined with appropriate existing courses, mainly from the Division of
Physical and Biological Sciences. Certain new and existing courses will be cross-listed
between departments (for example BIO 210, a course on microarrays, is taught by an
engineering faculty member and will also be listed as BME 230). Facilities, equipment,
faculty and staff will be shared due to the variety of courses that will comprise the
curriculum. No existing campus programs or units will be discontinued due to this
program. The program is highlighted in the School of Engineering’s Long Range Plan
dated December 2001. The plan was met with favorable review at the campus level,
indicating a general agreement with the proposed new programs.
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Resources: Existing resources for this program include 4 Engineering faculty members,
several Physical and Biological Sciences faculty teaching relevant background courses;
the courses themselves and the classrooms and laboratories utilized by these courses; as
well as many relevant periodicals and books in the Science and Engineering Library. Ten
new faculty FTE are expected by 2010; 8-10 new graduate courses will be developed;
staff (1-3 FTE) will be needed to coordinate the curriculum and support the faculty, and
students; funds will be needed for teaching assistants (TAs) and reader/tutors to assist
with undergraduate classes; the library may need additional funds for a few new
periodicals. These new resources will be incremental. Resources needed for the first five
years: 1-2 new faculty per year; 2-3 new courses the first two years, then 1 new course
per year thereafter; 1 administrative staff right away and 1-2 added as enrollments and
available courses increase; TAs and reader/tutors needed as enrollments grow, gradually
increasing to approximately 20 TA positions and 12 reader/tutor positions; library funds
may require supplementation as new faculty are hired and new courses are developed.
Funding: Major sources of funding include divisional support and campus support
through enrollment growth, as well as funds provided through two School of Engineering
Alterations Projects. The School of Engineering is engaged in strategic planning to best
utilize its resources to allow high priority program development in a manner that will
minimally impact existing program growth. Substantial support is also expected for
research and training from federal agencies, private foundations, and industry ties. At
department maturity, the 13 state- funded BME faculty are projected to attract
approximately $4.5M in award funding annually. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(which funds one of the BME faculty) and large, multi-PI project grants are expected to
earn approximately $4-$5M per year. Based on the breakdown of the current awards to
BME faculty, it is estimated that the $9M will translate to $7M in direct costs and $2M in
indirect. The BME program will also benefit from ties with multi-campus organizations
such as the Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) and the UC SystemWide Bioengineering Institute of California (a proposed MRU headquartered at UCSD),
both of which support distance- learning and intercampus collaborative education efforts.
Both Institutes are fostering ties with industry to assist in financing their endeavors.
Students: In the year of commencement (projected 2008), 7 PhD and 3 MS students are
expected. At steady state, within 4-5 years, 20 PhD and 10 MS students are expected.
The program may have a slight negative impact on the number of bioinformatics,
biology, and electrical engineering graduate headcounts, however the surging popularity
of all of these disciplines is expected to override any perceived competition between the
programs.
Employment Implications: Graduates of this program will be prepared for careers in
several exciting areas of industry (including biomedical biotechnology, environmental
bioengineering, and biomaterials science) as well as for tenure-track and research- level
academic positions at a growing number of prestigious institutions.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings: UC
Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and Stanford offer graduate programs in
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Bioengineering or Biomedical Engineering. Only the Berkeley and Stanford campuses
are capable of meeting the needs of the San Francisco Bay Area. These programs have
more of a biomedical/biomechanical slant than the proposed UCSC program, which will
have more of a molecular-level focus.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
2004-05 preliminary planning and consultations
2005-06 formal campus review
2006-07 formal off-campus review
2007-08 advertise and admissions
2008-09
first student majors enroll
Current Status: This program is currently in the conceptual stage; a formal written
proposal does not exist.
Campus Contact Person: At this time, the best contact person is Professor David
Deamer, interim Chair of the BME Dept; deamer@soe.ucsc.edu; 831.459.5158 (phone);
831.459.4828 (fax)
COASTAL AND MARINE POLICY M.S./Ph.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: This interdisciplinary program will
focus on understanding marine science as well as management, socio-economics,
government/law, and communications in order to provide the leadership needed to
develop and implement rational and sustainable ocean policy and management for the
21st century. The program will offer a core set of courses in the diverse and relevant
disciplines so that all students acquire the fundamental skills necessary to become
effective practitioners, but will also offer more focused courses tailored to specific career
objectives or directions.
While the need exists for such a program, no UC campus has developed a program.
UCSC is home to a large and diverse group of marine science faculty, related research
units including the Institute of Marine Sciences, affiliated scient ists working on policyrelated marine issues from a scientific and often policy-oriented perspective, and has
collaborative programs and cooperative agreements with five co- located state and federal
agency programs directly involved in marine or coastal management and policy. And
UCSC is located in the middle of the nation’s largest national marine sanctuary,
providing valuable mentors, internships, and opportunities not found elsewhere. A
program located at Santa Cruz offers both the professional expertise and the research
infrastructure to provide a rich intellectual and practical learning environment for
students.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: Instruction and
research in environmental sciences is one of the three areas of emphasis for present and
future initiatives in the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences, along with
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biomedical/health sciences and technology. The proposed program crosses disciplinary
and divisional lines and will build on the strengths of several departments and two
academic divisions to further enhance the campus’s reputation in marine sciences and
environmental studies.
Resources: The current cadre of marine science faculty (about 46 faculty from 7
departments) can provide the physical and biological sciences course work needed for the
program. At this time, it is anticipated that up to three new faculty FTE would be needed
at the outset to cover the core courses of the program; many potential electives are
offered already. Graduate student support, some level of administrative support, and a
modest amount of space will also be needed.
Funding: Discussions between the Social Sciences and Physical and Biological Sciences
Divisions regarding funding were initiated during the 2003-04 academic year to further
define the funds needed and identify the source(s).
Students: At the outset, the program would serve approximately 8-10 students, primarily
Master’s students. As student and faculty interest grows along with program reputation,
internship opportunities, etc., the program could expand to 20-25 students in several
years.
Employment of Graduates: There is a market for professionals with both scientific and
management/policy training for positions in marine agencies, natural resource leadership
and management at both the state and federal levels, legislatures and legislative bodies
(especially policy development), public education and outreach with non- governmental
organizations, university-based research groups, and governmental research institutions.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs: As
stated above, this program would be unique in the UC system. UCSB’s Bren School of
Environmental Science and Management offers a Master’s of Environmental Science and
Management addressing scientific and socio-economic issues related to coastal marine
ecosystems and a Ph.D. program geared to future research professors. Berkeley’s M.S.
and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Science, Policy and Management focuses on
addressing environmental problems of major social and political impact. Irvine’s M.S.
and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Health Science and Policy emphasize public health
and the environment.
There are eight U.S. universities that provide graduate degrees in marine policy, marine
affairs, or marine resource management, and a ninth university (University of Maine) that
has recently initiated a dual degree program in marine science and policy. All offer
master’s degrees, except the University of Delaware that awards a Doctor of Marine
Policy degree. Oregon State University and the University of Washington are the only
west-coast universities that offer programs.
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Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates: Campus review may begin
by fall 2005. According to the current guidelines and instructions for the Five-Year List,
we can anticipate the first enrollments in fall 2008.
Current Status: The proposal is being developed under Gary Griggs’ direction. New
faculty FTE are required to adequately staff the program, and the limited number of FTE
the campus will receive in the next two or three years suggest that the first students would
not enroll until 2008-09.
Campus Contact Person: Gary Griggs, Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and
Professor of Earth Sciences, is the contact person for specific information about the
proposed program. His mail stop is Ocean Sciences, email is griggs@cats, and extension
is 9-5006.
COMPARATIVE UNITED STATES STUDIES Ph.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: The objectives of the graduate program in
Comparative United States Studies Graduate Program (CUSSP) are to: 1) provide students and
professors with dynamic and rigorous training in multi-disciplinary scholarship on the study of
the United States; and 2) serve as a resource for public and private institutions who aim to
expand their understanding of the United States in its past, present and future forms.
This graduate group on the United States is global in scope and comparative in approach. By this
we mean that although we focus distinctly on the United States, we understand the U.S. to be a
nation that has important global dimensions and to be a nation that is also critically defined by its
multi- national, immigrant based citizenry. This comparative and global approach represents a
new approach to the study of the United States. It will also represent an innovation in the field of
“American Studies” of which CUSSP is a part. “American Studies” when practiced from this
perspective, will fundamentally define the United States as an international, multi- national,
multi-racial and ethnic nation with cultural, technological and economic global significance. This
new approach accounts, in part, for our decision to use “United States” over the more commonly
used “America” in our program title. We believe, based on our research, that this will be the first
Comparative U.S. Studies Ph.D. program in the country.
Our three primary areas of study will be defined by the following three research clusters:
Expressive Practices and Media Studies; Nation, Diaspora and Borderlands, and Democracy,
Law and Public Life. These three areas of exploration make room for a wide variety of research
projects with several axes of concern. CUSSP will thus represent something new and dis tinctive
in the study of American life, and as such should be able to attract a distinguished group of
graduate students and make a major contribution to the intellectual life of UC Santa Cruz.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: CUSSP builds on existing
programs and establishes a new endeavor at the same time. At this point, the interdisciplinary
study of the United States takes places in several existing departments, but no single department
or program is dedicated exclusively to this area of research and graduate programming. Our
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program will bring in new faculty who study the United States and will bring existing faculty
into synergistic relation across several departments and three divisions (Humanities, Social
Sciences and the Arts Divisions).
CUSSP will offer new courses and will share courses with many departments and programs on
campus. In addition, some of the principal CUSSP faculty will be drawn from existing
departments. Levels of existing faculty participation in CUSSP will be based on department and
faculty interest and needs.
CUSSP will offer new courses as well as share existing courses taught by existing faculty and
will work closely with the current undergraduate American Studies program, especially in
relation to TA support and with other graduate programs, perhaps offering students a
parenthetical notation and other cross-curriculum exchanges. CUSSP is expected to enhance
interdepartmental graduate student and faculty exchanges, dialogue and research.
Although housed in the American Studies Department within the Humanities Division, the
program/group will function trans-divisionally, in support of campus initiatives articulated in the
Millennium Report, for interdisciplinary graduate programs with cooperative relationships across
departments and divisions. Such strong interactions among departments have long been a
hallmark of UCSC and with CUSSP these more extensive departmental and divisional exchanges
will be brought to bear on the field of American Studies.
Resources: The Humanities Division hopes to provide three FTE as well as physical space for
new CUSSP faculty, administrative support funds and administration offices within the
American Studies Department. The program will share a full- time Administrative Assistant III
with the American Studies Department. The current staffing formula of a total of 1.42 FTE will
be adjusted upward to 2 FTE, the standard staffing for departments with graduate programs. In
addition to the 3 faculty FTE, annual funds needed for faculty participation buyouts of existing
faculty will need to be determined more specifically, based on final decisions regarding types of
faculty participation. It appears that these buyout costs should total approximately $42,000
annually for the first three years. As new hires are secured, this buyout budget will be
proportionately reduced. The projected annual budget for events, lectures, honoraria, and office
supplies is projected to cost an additional $7,500 per year. To augment considerable current
McHenry holdings, we will be able to allocate library start- up fund at the normal rate of $6,000
per faculty FTE for each of the three permanent CUSSP appointments, for a total of $18,000. In
addition, library staff suggest an increase in the base materials budget of $16,479. Computing
costs are still being calculated, but we expect them to be commensurate with existing/start-up
budgets for humanities and social science related programs.
Rough Estimate of New Resources Required:
Year 1
Year 2
Buyout Funds
$42,000
$42,000
$34,000
Events, etc.
$7,500
$7,500
FTE
$55,000
$55,000
Library Start up
$6,000
$6,000
Year 3
$42,000
Year 4
$34,000
Year 5
$7,500
$55,000
$6,000
$7,500
$7,500
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Staff Salary & benefits$23,750
$23,750
$23,750
$23,750
$23,750
Totals:
$134,250
$134,250
$ 65,250
$134,250
$65,250
Funding: These resources will be funded primarily by the Humanities Division, with
additional funds provided by the Social Sciences Division and Arts Division. We expect
the establishment of CUSSP to contribute to the campus wide mission of expanding
graduate programs, and do not for see any trade-offs beyond those associated with any
new growth.
Students:
Years 2008-09 through 2015-16
# first-year students
Total # of students
0809
5
5
0910
5
10
1011
5
15
1112
5
20
1213
5
25
1314
5
30
1415
5
30
1516
5
35
Employment Implications: Currently there are approximately 30-40 jobs listed in the Career
Network job listings under fields directly related to CUSSP. Jobs in American Studies, Ethnic
Studies, American Culture, Media and Popular Culture, and many other fields are jobs for which
CUSSP students will be especially qualified.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings: As of this point,
there are extremely few American Studies Ph.D. programs in the western region of the Unites
States, and even fewer within the State of California and none in the University of California
system. Aside from a new program recently launched at the University of Southern California,
there is only one, small Ph.D. program in American Studies on the west coast, at Washington
State University. An American Studies Ph.D. program has recently been established at the
University of Southern California that borrows heavily from existing Ethnic Studies program
curriculums. CUSSP does not employ this curriculum model and is therefore significantly
different from ethnic studies programs within the University of California and California State
campuses.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Winter 06
Formal Campus Review
Spring 06-Winter 07 Formal Off Campus Review
Winter – Spring 07 Advertise and Admissions
2008-2009
First Students Enroll
Current Status:A full draft of the proposal is currently under administration review and should
be ready for formal campus consideration as early as January 2005.
Campus Contact Person: Professor Tricia Rose, Department of American Studies is leading the
proposal’s development and has primary responsibility for the program implementation.
Professor Tricia Rose
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Department of American Studies
1156 High Street; 335 Oakes College
831.459.5145
trose@ucsc.edu
EDUCATION Ed.D. (Joint UC/CSU)
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: The Education Department proposes an
Ed.D. program in collaborative leadership. This program will be a joint program with San
Jose State University and CSU Monterey Bay. The program is designed for educators
who are committed to using their knowledge, research, and skills to serve the schools,
districts, and K–12 populations that have not been served well.
The program will be a three- year program with intensive instruction during the summer
and weekend instruction during the regular year. The program will attract educators, who
work in schools and district offices, as well as teacher educators, policy analysts,
curriculum developers, district-office administrators, and community agency workers.
Presently, UC’s Ed.D. programs are too small and geographically limited to meet the
state’s needs. In 1998, the doctoral programs across the UC system produced only 152
graduates, almost half at UCLA alone. This program will allow UC to play a moreprominent role in the preparation of leaders for public education in our state.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The strength of the
proposed program may be seen in its capacity to draw upon cutting-edge resources,
faculty, facilities, and research from both of the campuses. The proposed program design
demonstrates a recognition of the strengths that both of California’s public higher
education systems can contribute in order to increase leadership capacity, scholarpractitioners and system reform through a program grounded in not only theory to best
practice but also best practice to theory.
Resources: The proposed Ed.D. in Education program will build on the expertise of the
existing Education Department faculty. The division has committed to hiring one faculty
member for the program in 2005-06 (recruitment is presently underway), one faculty
member in 2006-07 and, depending on enrollments, plans on hiring an additional faculty
member for the program in 2007-08. The division plans to augment the Education
Department’s staffing by 0.5 FTE to administer and coordinate the program.
The space for facilities, computing, and equipment required to begin the program is in
place. The department has moved into new space in Social Sciences 1 that will
accommodate the needs for the program for the next few years. Space in the Humanities
and Social Sciences Building, now under construction, will provide some space for the
program in future.
Funding: The division will use funding from the central administration to support the
new program.
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Students: The projected number of students in the steady state will be 72. The steady
state will be reached by the program’s fifth year. The department will admit 12 students
for the first and second years of the program, and 24 students in each subsequent year.
Employment Implications : This program will prepare key decision- makers in the state’s
educational system. These leaders will make the decisions that affect the culture and
structure of school districts. Surveys conducted by UCSC Extension indicate an
overwhelming need for and desire to participate in this program. As a result of recent
media attention for the program, faculty at UCSC and SJSU report a large volume of
inquiries seeking information about this program.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions with Similar Offerings: Prior to this
year, UC had Ed.D. programs at the Irvine, Los Angeles, Davis, and Berkeley campuses,
but in 1998 they produced a combined total of only 152 graduates. UCLA produced
almost half of those graduates. Most school- level leaders hold doctorates from private
institutions. UC’s programs are too small and geographically limited to meet the state’s
needs.
Three joint Ed.D. programs were approved and students were admitted for 2003–04. The
new programs are located at UC Berkeley, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. UC Santa
Cruz is unique because it serves the Central California region, an area not largely served
by other institutions of higher education. This geographical region could serve an
estimated 25,000 professional educators. A large pool of potential graduate students
exists in our geographic area.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates: The proposal has been
approved by the UCSC’s Education Department and the Division of Social Sciences. The
dean of the Schools of Education at San Jose State University and the dean of the College
of Professional Studies at California State University Monterey Bay have also approved.
It was approved by the UCSC Graduate Council December 2004 We have heard
informally that WASC approved the substantive change proposal February 2005. We
plan new student enrollment beginning summer 2005 contingent on final UC system wide
approvals.
Current Status : The proposal is currently under University wide review.
Campus Contact Person: June Gordon, Associate Professor, Education Department,
EDUC, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz CA 95064, (831) 459-3234, jagordon@ucsc.edu.
EDUCATION M.A.S.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: The Education Department proposes to
mount a program in both Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties to support further
development of effective practitioners who can lead their schools and districts in
improving learning and teaching. In addition to serving the K–12 teaching profession,
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this program will enhance the Education Department at UCSC. The program will provide
a means of advancement for teachers who have served as mentors in the M.A. in
Education program. At the same time, the program will recruit new mentor teachers who
share the values and pedagogical principles that form the heart of the program. In
addition, some teachers who complete the Master of Advanced Studies program will
continue their studies through either the new PhD or the soon-to-be proposed new Joint
Ed.D. programs.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The program will be
organized in conjunction with UCSC Extension. While Extension will administer the
program, the UCSC faculty, with assistance from a lecturer pool, will decide issues
concerning admissions, academic planning, and teaching.
Resources: Cohorts of 15 to 20 students would be formed at appropriate sites in both
Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties and would complete the program in two years of
part-time study. In the first year, there would be one cohort; in the second year and
thereafter, two cohorts (total of 30 to 40 students) would be involved. Education
Department faculty, supported by a lecturer pool or other associate faculty, would
perform a substantial portion of the teaching. It is unclear at present (additional planning
is needed) to determine how many additional resources—permanent faculty, lecturers,
and so on—would be needed to mount the program. Funding from UCSC Extension fees
could support part of these workload needs.
Funding: The division expects to use special allocations of central funds and UCSC
Extension fees to support the new program. The division will not divert resources that are
necessary to support programs in other departments.
Students: Cohorts of 15 to 20 students would be formed at appropriate sites in both
Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties and complete the program in two years of part-time
study. In the first year, there would be one cohort; in the second year and thereafter, there
would be two cohorts (total 30–40 students).
Employment Implications: Graduates of this program will return to their school districts
and public-school administrative positions, where they will provide leadership and
initiate action-research activities. By bringing evidence of previous and continued
professional development and innovative practice to the program, graduates of this
program will enhance their knowledge and skills as educators, increase their teaching
expertise in a specific content area, develop expertise relevant to student individual
inquiry, or gain expertise in staff development and mentoring and/or educational reform.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions with Similar Offerings: This
collaborative effort between UCSC and Extension is unique. Given our geographic
service area, we are poised to meet the needs of professional educators in several
surrounding counties, from Santa Clara County and the Silicon Valley to Monterey and
San Benito counties.
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Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates: Education expects to
complete a proposal for the Master of Advanced Studies in 2005–06. To date, advance
publicity for a prospective program has already generated approximately 6,000 inquiries.
The Education Department would launch the program in the quarter immediately
following approval.
Current Status: The proposal is under development in the Education Department, with a
proposal possible in 2006-07.
Campus Contact Person: Gordon Wells, Professor of Education, EDUC, 1156 High
Street, Santa Cruz CA 95064, gwells@ucsc.edu, 831-459-4701, 831-459-4618 (fax).
FEMINIST STUDIES PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: The proposed Feminist Studies Graduate
Program is designed to foreground transnational analyses that move beyond traditional notions of
the international and the comparative, to formulate problem-based research methodologies, and to
develop an institutional structure that situates the formation of knowledge within a collaborative
learning environment. This program builds upon the strengths of an already well-established and
highly successful undergraduate program in Women's Studies. Moreover, a graduate Parenthetical
Notation in Women’s Studies has been in place since 1992 and involves six cooperating
departments. As of Spring 2003, twenty students have graduated and thirty-two students are
currently enrolled in the Parenthetical. Progression to a graduate program is the natural next step,
especially in light of the recent establishment of the Institute for Advanced Feminist Research
within the Humanities Division. The Ph.D. program has two main objectives: first, to provide
teachers and scholars with a rigorous training in feminist methods and scholarship; and second, to
serve the needs of other professionals in areas such as public policy and human rights research.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The Ph.D. program in
Feminist Studies will complement and contribute to graduate programs in other UCSC
departments. A number of graduate programs in the Humanities and Social Sciences have
concentrations or tracks in feminist scholarship. These include the departments of History,
History of Consciousness, Literature, Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology. Students from
these departments have enrolled in the interdisciplinary graduate courses that the Women's
Studies department has offered for the last seven years. The Ph.D. program in Feminist Studies
will offer a broader range of courses that can contribute to the training of graduate students in
other departments. It will also provide a center for graduate students across departments and
divisions who will benefit from a forum in which to share their research interests on feminist
issues.
This proposal has been included in the campus ten-year academic plan, as part of the Humanities
Division's ten-year plan. The planning process began in 2000-2001 and was completed in 20032004.
Resources:
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Estimated faculty FTE: 2 senior hires (one in 2005-2006; the second ideally by 2006-2007); 1
junior hire (ideally by 2008-2009)
Estimated additional library acquisition costs: $15,000 (in faculty start- up funds)
Estimated additional computing costs: For faculty, start- up funds usually available. For
graduate students serving as TA’s, may need modest assistance from the Division to
provide access to computers and printers in the amount of $4,622-$5,122.
Estimated Staff FTE : Current part-time Administrative Assistant to full- time; the equivalent
of 1 additional staff FTE (2007-2008)
Estimated Space Needs: additional space for a full administrative office, and up to 400 square
feet of space for faculty and teaching assistants' offices. With the projected plans for a new
Humanities/Social Science building these needs should be easily accommodated within current
plans.
New Courses: Feminist Theories, Feminist Methodologies, Introduction to Collaborative
Research (200-202); Feminist Pedagogies (203); Disciplining Knowledge, Culture,
Power Politics, Technologies of Modernity, History and Memory (210A-D); Group
Independent Study (296); Independent Study (297); Collaborative Research (297F -2
units, one hour per week); Group Dissertation Research (298); Dissertation Research
(299).
Funding: A key advantage to this program is that it maximizes utilization of existing resources
while minimizing need for additional financial outlays. By drawing on an excellent group of
faculty presently at UCSC, a new graduate program can be mounted with optimal faculty
resources with some additional but modest FTE allocation for program senior leadership and
administration. Both the Graduate Division and the Humanities Division have committed
sufficient funds for graduate student support. Moreover, the Department is developing a fundraising campaign and has already has established the 21st Century Feminist Scholarship
Endowment Fund.
Students: The Feminist Studies Graduate Program will admit 5-7 students into the doctoral
program per year. An estimated 25% of these students will opt to graduate at the end of two years
with a Master's degree. At maturity, there will be approximately 30 students in the program.
Employment Implications: The past few years of the academic job market have demonstrated a
clear and sustained growth in the number of women's studies jobs available. There is increasing
demand for teachers of Women's Studies and Critical Gender Studies at both the two-year and
four-year college levels, as well as in the growing number of graduate programs in Women's
Studies.
The UCSC program is also uniquely situated to provide intellectual training in policy and nongovernmental research, to name a few select areas, and is thus capable of meeting the new
demand for professionals with Women's Studies degrees in public and private sector agencies. As
policy- making organizations, state institutions, and businesses continue to confront issues of
diversity in the workplace and beyond, the demand will grow for scholars, activists, and
consultants with experience and expertise in areas such as gender equity, international women's
issues, multiculturalism, women's health, family planning, and women's education.
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UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings: The only other
Ph.D. program in Women's Studies in the University of California system is at UCLA. The
proposed program in Feminist Studies at UCSC should not conflict with the program at UCLA
because of location, context, and focus. Cooperative work between the two programs is expected.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2005-06
campus review
2006-07
off-campus review
summer, early fall 2007
advertise and admissions
2008-09
first students matriculate
Current Status: The proposal has been submitted to the Dean of Humanities for review.
Campus Contact Person
Angela Y. Davis, Chair, Women’s Studies Department
UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
831 459-4324,
email: aydavis@ucsc.edu
FILM & DIGITAL MEDIA M.F.A. /PH.D.
Description and Reasons for Establishment: The Film & Digital Media graduate
program prepares practitioners and scholars of media art with a critical understanding of
the technological world and provides them with knowledge and understanding of art
forms like cinema, television, video art and digital media. It will investigate the
relationship between moving image media and cultural change, looking at how diverse
forms like cinema, video and computer technologies function across a range of historical
and global contexts.
The M.F.A. program emphasizes visual media praxis and the mastery of relevant
technologies in the context of project-based seminars. The doctoral program prepares
scholars and professionals within a larger historical framework of cultural and
technological change.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs: This program takes up the challenge of
the Millennium Report by incorporating new media technologies into the on-going
scholarship on older related forms of moving image media. By looking at media art in
global and historical perspective, the program will also support the campus’s drive for
greater curricular diversity and inter-disciplinarity.
F&DM already has strong ties to the History of Consciousness doctoral program. Most of
F&DM’s current teaching assistants come from HistCon. Many HistCon students have
taken F&DM graduate seminars and many F&DM faculty serve on doctoral dissertation
committees within that department. We expect these productive associations to continue.
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The M.F.A. in Digital Arts and New Media is an interdisciplinary inter-divisional
program that incorporates faculty and curriculum from Art, Art History, Music, Theater,
and Computer Engineering, as well as F&DM. While the two programs share an interest
in new media, and could cross- list courses, this one area of overlap does not define either
program.
The Masters degree in Social Documentation offers the possibility of collaboration with
graduate studies in F&DM although the emphasis of each program remains distinct.
Social Documentation stresses community activism rather than artistic practice.
Resources: The entire faculty of F&DM will be involved in teaching graduate courses.
The core curriculum will reflect the research strengths of the current faculty as well as
other faculty on campus whose participation is anticipated (including faculty from
Literature, History of Consciousness, Latin American and Latino Studies, Art History,
Sociology, and American Studies).
We have recently completed a new digital media computing lab and installed servers
devoted to faculty and student projects in digital media. In addition, several campus-wide
computing labs provide digital- media workstations and are available to our students.
F&DM is scheduled to acquire approximately 6,000 asf in Kresge upon completion of the
Humanities Building, circa 2006. We do not anticipate additional needs for media
equipment as a direct result of the formation of the graduate program.
We expect staff needs to grow due to the rapid growth of the undergraduate program. No
new staff positions, beyond those for anticipated growth, will be required to mount the
graduate program. We do anticipate the need for 10 new Graduate Research
Assistantships and 10 new Graduate Fellowships per year.
Funding: In the division’s recent long-range plan, we projected the faculty to grow to 20
budgeted FTE by 2010-11. No additional FTE beyond this anticipated growth will be
required to mount the graduate program.
The current McHenry Library collection, which includes film media, with extended
interlibrary loan access, is adequate for a graduate program in F&DM. On- line and other
digital- media access to contemporary and historical films has dramatically improved
scholarly resources in this field.
Students: In the first year, we expect 5-8 students will be admitted per year until we
reach a sustainable total of 15-20 graduate students.
A graduate program in F&DM will have a desirable impact on our undergraduate
program by creating a pool of graduate students trained in our discipline which will
significantly improve the quality of instruction in discussion sections and small- group
settings. In addition, advanced undergraduates may be permitted to take some graduate
seminars, enhancing their opportunities for in-depth study.
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Employment of Graduates: Demand is rapidly growing within the academic job market
for media scholars with knowledge of film and/or digital art-making practice. Nearly onethird of the academic positions advertised by the Society for Cinema Studies asked for
graduates with film- or video-making experience or MFA graduates with theoretical and
historical background. Outside academe, there are opportunities in the art world,
commercial entertainment industry, in Silicon Valley, and in public intellectual life where
informed critique of our moving image culture is ever more necessary.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Offerings: Several
doctoral programs in the state focus on a historical and theoretical study of film and
television, usually with little consideration of related forms like video installation, virtual
reality, and the internet- media that we believe must be studied in inter-relation. UCB’s
Ph.D. in Rhetoric, UCI’s Ph.D. in Visual Studies, UCLA’s Ph.D. in Film and Television,
UCSD’s Ph.D. in Communication, USC’s Ph.D. in Critical Studies offer little or no
opportunity for creative production, and therefore do not duplicate the program we are
proposing.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Formal campus review – 2005-06
System-wide review – 2006-07
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2007-08
Admit first cohort – 2008
Current Status: A proposal has been submitted to the division for informal review.
However, in the light of a recent external review, the Department wishes to revise and
resubmit. We expect to receive and return the revised proposal to the department with
comments by the end of the 2004-05 academic year and hope for it to be submitted for
formal review by Fall 2005.
Campus Contact Person: Professor Chip Lord, Chair of Film and Digital Media, (831)
459-3204 & lord@ucsc.edu.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT M.S./PH.D.
Description of, and Reasons for, Establishment: Design and management of complex
systems, which employ and/or involve rapidly changing technology, presents challenges
to the enterprise and to the individual executives and managers. The central technology in
most complex systems today is information technology, and the most rapidly changing
business environments are in the areas of information technology and complex system
designs. The challenges are the tight integration of technology and business to solve
complex interdisciplinary problems in the management, development and
commercialization of technology. The need of businesses and managers to respond to
rapidly changing markets requires managers, executives, and engineers, who have an
understanding of technologies along with analytical skills that enable them to develop
theoretically sophisticated, and practically implement viable solutions. The range of
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skills and abilities required to design and manage complex systems in technology
contexts include knowledge of the relevant technologies, plus understanding of the
operational, financial and marketing dimensions of the business enterprise. Relevant
technologies include knowledge management, information system design, decision
support, data mining and system level product development, and enterprise level supply
chain management and e-business. High-tech industries require managers who possess
analytic training to further direct their technology- honed intuition (e.g., the use of data
mining for market data understanding). Successful executives and managers will be those
who can exploit opportunities and resources and employ risk management approaches,
enabled by information technologies, in designing product portfolios and achieving rapid
and effective product design and delivery. Students in this program will also have the
opportunity to learn venture analytics, going beyond traditional (experiential-based)
entrepreneurship. Managers and entrepreneurs require an understanding of the human and
social elements, and the ability to incorporate into enterprise management, in managing
groups, and in responding to customers. The skills and ability to communicate across all
functions and levels within and without the organization as well as leadership and people
skills, are important qualifications for these future managers. We also anticipate that
many of the graduates of the program will be able to develop and manage sophisticated
Business Intelligence platforms and systems that drive enterprises. The doctoral students
would develop theory fusing sophisticated stochastic optimization management
analytics with advanced knowledge management methods, based on industry
interactions.
Critical Role of Proposed Program or Unit in Fulfilling Campus Academic Plan. Information Systems and Technology Management, in partnership with other SOE
programs, Computer Networking and Software Engineering, serves to meet the needs of
industry and the State of California. These programs will enable UCSC to attract capable
students and train them to play important roles in the emerging technologies of the 21st
century. Together with the other programs in the School of Engineering, UCSC will be in
a unique position to fully exploit Santa Cruz’s location as the UC for Silicon Valley. We
also anticipate that Silicon Valley firms will have significant interest in a technologicallyoriented management program that can help provide skills to train key employees who
will learn to manage and lead teams to success. Based on our discussions, firms such as
Cisco have indicated interest and enthusiasm, and have provided additional contacts in
their technology areas, to form technology clusters of interested firms.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: The Information
Systems and Technology Management Program is founded on an interdisciplinary theme.
The curriculum will include courses in the management of technology, financial
engineering applied to technology management and investment, technology supply value
chains and webs, information search and retrieval, information and knowledge systems
design and management, informational economics, psychology, plus additional
engineering courses to enrich the technical background of it students. Courses in
statistics, stochastic processes and optimization support the analytical dimensions of this
program. The program will complement the growing Business Economics Program in the
Social Sciences Division. The Ph.D. degree will be offered in cooperation with the
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departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science
(including Software Engineering), Bio-Molecular Engineering, Economics, Sociology,
and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. The MS degree could potentially be in
collaboration with the Hass School of Business at UC Berkeley (discussions have been
initiated with Dean Tom Campbell), as the campus considers the possibility of a
Management School.
Resources: Planned faculty will total 10 FTE, which is already part of the long-range
campus plan. Staffing will include one program coordinator, one industry coordinator and
one administrative staff FTE. Up to 20 or more adjunct instructors/faculty with high tech
and Silicon Valley experience as executives and managers will be utilized initially for
instruction, allowing a phased- in approach to filling the program’s faculty FTE; some of
these could potentially include NASA, Silicon Valley firm employees and IBM, who are
establishing partnerships with us. Our location, near Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
High-Tech hub, provides our faculty and students with opportunities for frequent and
close interaction with enterprises working on technologies such as semiconductors,
networking, computers, software, nanotechnology, biotechnology and information
technology.
Funding : The program has initial funding, and partnerships with industry and the
community are well underway. (Permanent funding for faculty will come from
enrollment growth funding.) The careful cultivation of partnerships with industry,
business, and the community will yield external resources to augment graduate student
support and facility enhancements. This linkage has also the potential for firms to support
or subsidize employees and UCSC, based on the successful development of the program
and business conditions.
Students: The program expects to have 15 masters and 3-4 doctoral students at the start,
and 60-180 MS students and 30-50 doctoral students in steady state. There is no
anticipated effect on enrollments of existing majors.
Employment of Graduates: Contact with industry professionals has indicated a strong
need for technical employees with management training at the masters level. As already
mentioned, Cisco has expressed great interest and enthusiasm. The notion of industry
relevant research that is incorporated into the curriculum has great appeal. Cisco views
this model as being of great value and interest to the firm and Directors moving up to the
VP level, using their ISTM training. Cisco further likes the ISTM focus on technology
clusters and has made referrals to firms in the same industry such as Caspian Networks
and JDS Uniphase.
A similar program at Carnegie Mellon University (designed by Prof. Akella) has had an
excellent response at the doctoral level, with outstanding placement in faculty positions at
top schools.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Offerings: UC
Berkeley (Haas and Engineering) has the Management of Technology Program. UCB
also has a School for Information Management Systems. UC Davis (School of
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Management) offers an undergraduate Management of Technology. UC Irvine has a
program more targeted at Information Systems. UC San Diego is currently developing a
School of Management with stronger coupling between engineering and management.
However, our program has a somewhat different focus, in engineering, with all the
advantage of complementary in-depth technology training, and provides unique
opportunities to synthesize skills between engineering and management in a way that is
unique and novel. We have initiated discussions with several of the deans of the other
campuses for inputs and potential collaboration.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Proposed timeline:
2005 Prepare M.S. and Ph.D. proposals and submit for campus review
2005 - 2006: Seek system-wide approval for program; hire staff FTE
2006- 2007 Admit first cohort of students formally; informal cohort a year earlier.
Current Status : Professor Ram Akella has been hired to establish and lead the area. The
proposal is under development, and will be submitted in Fall 2005 for campus review.
Campus Spokesperson: Ram Akella, Professor and Director, Information Systems and
Technology Management, Baskin Engineering, akella@soe.ucsc.edu, (831) 459-1728, or
(831) 459-4829 FAX.
PERFORMANCE PRACTICE M.F.A.
Description and Reason for Establishment: This program will combine a systematic
program of graduate studies with the working environment of a functioning professional
theater company so that ideas, theories and inspirations born in the classroom will be
tested in the context of actual performance. Conversely, performances will assist in
incubating the new concepts, theories, and inspirations. All students will participate in the
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) productions as an integral part of the program. The SSC
lab theater will offer a wide variety of productions throughout the year ranging from
experimental works to polished studio pieces. The MFA program proposes to integrate
the best of two worlds -- the exploration that characterizes University research and the
creative energies and exigencies of a professional performing theater company.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs: The MFA will supplant the current 5th year graduate certificate in Theater Arts. Faculty guidance and resources already directed
toward the 5th -year program will be redirected to the MFA. Graduate level courses will be
redesigned to respond to the new emphasis in this program.
Development of graduate level instruction remains one of the highest priority for the Arts
Division, outlined in our December 2001 Build-out Plan. This MFA fulfills a long- held
goal of the Division and Department to offer a specialized graduate program built upon
the existing strengths of SSC.
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Resources: The current Theater Arts Complex offers state-of-the-art studios and
performance venues. A major capital construction project for the Arts, circa 2008, will
allow transfer of an additional teaching studio from the Art Department as well as other
graduate program facilities.
Our Build-out Plan projected ladder faculty resources at 14 FTE, including 4 FTE for the
MFA. The Department currently has 10 FTE and is recruiting 3 FTE this year. Faculty
resources should be well met before the program is implemented.
Funding: Fellowship and grant support for Fine Arts Graduate programs in the UC
system averaged $5,890 per graduate FTE. We reasonably assume students will receive
base-line support of $3,000 per graduate FTE from General Fund/Ed Fee funds. TAships
will be available with a regular complement of salary and funding support (i.e., GSHIP
and fee remission). Internships with the SSC Festival, El Teatro Campesino, and other
professional theaters will be available.
Students: The MFA will accept 18 students per year, for a total of 36 students at any one
time. All but 3-4 will concentrate on performing. The others will select directing or
occasionally dramaturgy as their primary area of concentration.
We anticipate these graduate students will raise the quality of artistic license in our
undergraduate population as they interact with the undergraduates as teaching assistants
and explore the perceived limits of artistry, etc.
Employment Implications: Graduates should be competitive for work in Shakespeare
Festivals nationwide, find employment in professional theatre, the entertainment industry
(TV and film), the advertising industry, teaching at university, college, community
college level, participating in educational theatre, or museum outreach programs. The
training is also applicable to related fields in arts administration, conference/event
planning and production, business presentation/training, state and national councils on the
arts programming. Our fifth year certificate graduates have trained lawyers in court
presentation techniques, created their own production companies for theatre, dance and
folk arts, established community theatres and arts centers as well as entering professional
companies or teaching. While the field is competitive and an M.F.A. does not guarantee a
steady income as a performer, director, or dramaturge, the training prepares our
resourceful artists to find ways to apply the arts to many areas of society in meaningful
and productive ways.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs: Several
other California institutions offer MFAs in Acting, Directing, Design and Production, or
Playwriting, including CSU Long Beach, CSU Humboldt, California Institute of the Arts,
and University of Southern California. UC Davis, UC, Irvine, and UC Los Angeles also
offer a similar variety of MFA degrees. However, UC San Diego is the other comparable
institution that has a real working theater on campus (the La Jolla Playhouse).
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However, none of the above programs offers the same kind of performance practice
integration we envision. In addition, our close affiliation with Shakespeare Santa Cruz,
which is incorporated into the Theater Arts Center, provides the perfect foil for the
integration of university research and the creative energies and exigencies of a
professional performing theater company.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Completion of revisions and campus review – 2005-06
System-wide review – 2006-07
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2007-08
Admission of students -- Fall 2008
Current Status: A proposal has been submitted to the division for informal review. We
expect to return the proposal to the department with comments within the winter quarter
and hope for it to be resubmitted for formal review by Fall 2005.
Campus Contact Person: Professor and Department Chair Danny Scheie, Theater Arts
Department, Theater Arts Center, dscheie@ucsc.edu, phone: 831-459-2974, fax: 831459-3552.
SOCIAL POLICY AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY M.A.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment: Faculty in the Division of Social Sciences are
developing a proposal for an interdisciplinary master’s program in social policy and public
advocacy. The proposed program will educate students to “solve problems in society, rather than
to manage them.” It will occupy a niche unfulfilled by traditional policy programs, which some
faculty believe do not adequately prepare students for the challenges of grappling with the
problems of our own era. The need now is to teach students not only how to evaluate policies or
to analyze policy alternatives, as most conventional policy programs do, but also how to think
creatively about new problems. In addition, the program will be designed to address the needs of
an underserved public -policy sector — non-governmental organizations and non-profit agencie s
— that, in turn, serves an underserved population. Social justice will be a broad theme of the new
program.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission: Policy
considerations influence the curriculum in many departments in the Division of Social
Sciences. Nonetheless, the campus does not have a degree program in policy, so this
program will represent a new initiative for the campus. The program will draw upon
curriculum from, and faculty in, several departments in the Division of Social Sciences.
Resources: We project a need to hire five or six faculty FTE for the new program, plus the
space and support associated with the new faculty. In addition, at least 25 existing faculty
have expressed an interest in teaching in the program. The program will require one staff
member to coordinate admissions and curriculum scheduling. We expect to hire the
faculty within the first two years of the program.
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Funding: The division expects to use growth funds to support the new program. The
division will not divert resources that are necessary to support programs in other
departments.
Students: At steady state, the program would admit 25 to 30 students each year and enroll
50 to 60 students total. The division plans have not progressed to the point of identifying
the number of students to be enrolled each year during the early years of the program.
Employment Implications: At this point in our planning, we have not yet conducted a
detailed review of the job market. However, policy students find jobs in government,
non-profit organizations, universities, and research institutes.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions with Similar Offerings : Other universities
have policy programs, but no other UC or California institution has a program as focused
on social policy and public advocacy as this program.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates: The division does not have a
definite target date for starting the program. It is not likely to begin before fall 2007 or
fall 2008. A proposal is not likely to emerge before the 2006-07 academic year.
Current Status : The proposal is under consideration by faculty in the division, but a
formal proposal has not been developed yet. A proposal is not likely to come forward
until the 2006-07 academic year at the earliest.
Campus Contact Person: Due to uncertainty about resources, the dean of social sciences
has not yet appointed a faculty member to lead the program development. Questions
about the program should be directed to Michael Hutchison, Interim Dean, Division of
Social Sciences, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz CA 95064, hutch@ucsc.edu, 831-4593212, 831-459-3661 (fax).
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: M.S./Ph.D.
Description and Reason for Establishment: At this point, the Computer Science
Department is actively considering whether to develop graduate programs in Software
Engineering. No program specifics exist at this time.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units and Mission: The MS and PhD in
Software Engineering programs are part of the School' s long-range academic plan. The
fields of study represented in these degrees could meet an important need for engineers
working in these fields. In addition, the Software Engineering program could be a key
initiative in the Silicon Valley Center. It will also play a role in the School's planned ITI
ORU. Finally, Software Engineering is poised to be a major research emphasis of
employees in the NASA Ames University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), and it is
likely that this talent pool can be leveraged to enrich the proposed degree program, either
as lecturers, or as project leaders.
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Resources: The Computer Science ten-year plan calls for additional hiring of faculty
with a specialization in Software Engineering, with a cohort of at least 6 by 2010-11 in
CS. Faculty additions to the program will result from normal growth in the Computer
Science department. In addition, it is anticipated that there could be related faculty in
Information Systems and Technology Management (ISTM) and in Computer Engineering
(CE) who will work closely with the Software Engineering program. It is expected that
SE will also have research-supported adjunct faculty. Faculty office and research space
has been planned as part of the CS department 10 year plan. New offices will be located
in the E2 building, as well as in the Silicon Valley Center.
Funding : As mentioned above, workload and divisional allocations will support the
program's growth and development, along with research-supported visitors
and adjunct faculty.
Students : We anticipate that once the Software Engineering major is available, a subset
of the existing graduate CS majors (perhaps 20%) will become majors. Since several of
the courses required for the SE major will be CS courses, there should be a small impact
on enrollments in CS. Additionally, we anticipate that the MS in Software Engineering
will be especially attractive to workers in Silicon Valley, and will result in additional
enrollments in Computer Science and Software Engineering courses.
Employment Implications: Because of the campus' proximity to Silicon Valley, the job
outlook is excellent. There is a strong current job market for graduates of the proposed
programs, and a strong market projected for the foreseeable future.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs : At
present, students in the Department of Informatics in the School of Information and
Computer Science at UC Irvine can receive a degree concentration in Software, which is
similar to the proposed degree program. In a similar vein, the University of Southern
California offers a specialization in Software Engineering for their Masters of Science
program (MSCS-SE).
Located closer to UC Santa Cruz, Santa Clara University offers a Masters in Software
Engineering degree program. Santa Clara University has limited research impact within
the Software Engineerng community, however.
Carnegie Mellon University, though located in Pittsburgh, has a facility on the NASA
Ames campus, and offers a Masters degree program in Software Engineering, using a
project-oriented curriculum in which there is minimal participation in classrooms-style
learning, with students learning material on an as-needed basis during the project from
videotaped lectures. While the CMU degree program is the most significant potential
competitor for the UCSC Software Engineering degree programs, the high cost of the
CMU program, as well as the non-traditional learning style provides a niche for a less
expensive and course-oriented curriculum. There are also possibilities for cooperation
between these two programs, and this possibility will be explored as well.
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Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Date: It is expected that the earliest
date that the department anticipates initiating the program would be Fall 2007.
Current Status : The CS Faculty is engaging in preliminary discussion of how formal
graduate degree programs in Software Engineering might be built upon existing
departmental strengths and initiatives
Campus Contact Person: Assistant Professor Jim Whitehead, Computer Science
Department, Baskin Engineering, ejw@soe.ucsc.edu, (831-459-1227) (FAX: 831-4594829)
STATISTICS AND STOCHASTIC MODELING M.S./PH.D. (Renamed from
Applied Mathematics and Statistics0
Description and Reason for Establishment: Development of an Applied Mathematics
and Statistics Department (AMS) has long been needed at Santa Cruz, and has the
potential to benefit a broad constituency of faculty and students. Initially we plan to
develop Masters and Ph.D. programs in Statistics and Stochastic Modeling, which would
be followed eventually, when enough faculty are in place, by the establishment a B.S.
degree in Applied Mathematics (offered jointly with the existing Mathematics
department) and possibly also a B.S. degree in Statistics. A proposal for an undergraduate
minor in Statistics is expected to be submitted to campus by the end of December 2004.
The initial scientific foci are dynamic mathematical modeling of complex natural
processes (including discrete mathematics, mechanics, fluid dynamics, numerical
analysis, mathematical biology, and control theory) and Bayesian statistical methods of
inference, prediction, and decision- making (including stochastic processes). These areas
were specifically chosen because of their historically broad appeal, perceived relevance
and need, and potential for collaboration with other departments and with partners in
industry and government.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units and Mission: Interest in the
applications of mathematics and statistics remains high both at UCSC and in the outside
community. The goal of the program will be to bring the disciplines closer through the
development and use of common mathematical and statistical techniques, and to provide
applied service teaching for quantitatively-oriented departments throughout the campus.
The proposed program would have a strong synergy with the existing Biomolecular
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering
Departments, as well as with the proposed program in Information Systems and
Technology Management. This is especially true in stochastic processes and discrete
mathematics, which are used to address areas such as system/network performance,
computer and network security, coding, and compression.
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Dynamics and mechanics naturally tie in with the physical sciences and engineering in
areas of robotics and control systems. Additionally, there has been a long-standing need
for more fluid dynamics on campus, as there are natural connections with Ocean
Sciences, Earth Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, as well as with the present
Mathematics Department. Numerical methods tie in well with many departments across
campus.
Nonlinear dynamics has infiltrated many areas of science, especially those dealing with
more complex systems, including the Biological, Economic and Environmental sciences.
Finally, control theory has strong links with robotics and remote sensing research in
Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering, and this topic also
plays a vital role in adaptive optics in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Resources: There are currently 10 ladder appointments in AMS, and the 10- year plan
calls for additional hiring of faculty, up to 17 total, by 2010-11, split approximately
evenly between Statistics and Applied Mathematics. Faculty office and research space is
also part of the long-range plan.
Funding: Permanent funding will come from anticipated workload and divisional
allocations. Research-supported visitors and adjunct faculty may bring additional funds.
The further development of partnerships with industry, business, and the community will
provide additional support for graduate students.
Students: There are already 19 graduate students who have enrolled for graduate study in
AMS, mainly in the Computer Science graduate program, while waiting to transfer to the
AMS graduate program when it opens. We estimate that there will be 25 students in the
first official cohort of graduate students (including the existing students mentioned
above), and that the eventual size of the program at steady state will be 40-60 students,
divided approximately equally between Statistics and Applied Mathematics.
Employment Implications: The demand for applied mathematicians, statisticians, and
other computational scientists is strong. Dependent on their area of emphasis, graduates
can be expected to obtain jobs in such diverse areas as the aerospace industry, automotive
design, the computer industry, environmental engineering, electrical engineering, the
ocean and atmospheric sciences, the petroleum industry, telecommunications, robotics,
manufacturing, government, finance, and bioinformatics.
UC Campuses and Other California Institut ions Offering Similar Programs:Various
other UC campuses have applied mathematics, statistics, and/or engineering science
activities in one form or another, but there is little uniformity in the actual
implementation, and no UC campus has an explicitly designated "Department of Applied
Mathematics and Statistics." A number of top universities in the United States and
Europe, including the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, Johns
Hopkins University, and the University of Copenhagen, have graduate programs
administered by Departments of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, typically within
Schools of Engineering, and separate from Departments of Mathematics in non-
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Engineering Divisions on campus. Many leading universities in the U.S., Europe, and
elsewhere internationally have chosen to locate their pure mathematics and applied
mathematics groups in separate administrative units; the California Institute of
Technology (CalTech) is prominent in California in this regard, and the list of other top
American universities with this administrative arrangement includes the University of
Colorado in Boulder, the University of Washington, and Northwestern University. The
novelty of the AMS graduate program at UCSC is that, perhaps alone among U.S.
graduate programs, it will train quantitative scientis ts who develop a deep understanding
both of statistical analysis and of applied mathematical modeling. The absence of a joint
applied mathematics and statistics department within the UC system, coupled with the
continuing demand for computational scientists and engineers, argues strongly for the
establishment of an AMS program at UCSC. Such a program would clearly be filling a
niche not met at other UC campuses.
Anticipated Campus Review and Imple mentation Date; Current Status: In the
winter of 2003 we submitted our draft graduate program for campus approval; it received
widespread support as well as some recommendations on how it might be strengthened
through revision. In December 2004 or January 2005 we will resubmit a revised version
of our graduate program to the campus approval process and will then seek system-wide
approval. Because our faculty growth has serendipitously been somewhat faster in
statistics than in applied mathematics to date, we are better placed to immediately launch
graduate programs in "statistics and stochastic modeling" than in "applied mathematics
and statistics," so our revised graduate proposal will be for degrees under the former
heading. In several years time, when more applied mathematics hiring has taken place,
we will modify our degree programs or launch new ones accordingly (the phrase
"statistics and stochastic modeling" covers a wide variety of applied mathematical
research interests; this phrase comfortably describes the research work of all current
members of AMS as well as of the new applied mathematicians and statisticians we
expect to hire in the next several years). Depending on the timing of the approval process,
the department anticipates initiating its formal graduate programs by accepting
applications either in Fall 2005 for an entering first cohort of students in Fall 2006 or in
Fall 2006 for an entering first cohort of students in Fall 2007, and we will immediately
transfer all students who are already pursuing AMS graduate study to the AMS graduate
program as soon as it is approved.
Campus Contact Person:David Draper, Professor and Chair, Applied Mathematics and
Statistics, Baskin Engineering, draper@ams.ucsc.edu, (831) 459-1295 or (831) 459-4829
FAX.
VISUAL ART M.F.A.
Description and Reason for Establishment: The MFA will integrate theory and
practice to explore the power of visual communication. Courses and project groups will
foster critical thinking, an awareness of contemporary theory and art history. A conscious
focus on art as visual communication will address ways that students’ work can make an
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impact on the sites, institutions, and audiences where the work is presented and
experienced.
This program is in response to a national need for more culturally and socially relevant
approaches to graduate art education, as well as an outgrowth of the strengths and
diversities of the present art faculty. Social content and context have become increasingly
important as dissolution of dominant ideologies gave way to works that cannot be clearly
categorized by materials and forms. The goal of the program is educate graduates to
contribute effectively to developments in the arts as well as in other disciplines that use
the visual arts as a means for investigation and communication. A distinctive feature of
this program is our approach to identifying overlapping areas of emphasis based on the
context of art production. The methods available will be identified by the subject of
exploration and how the work communicates to an audience. We will encourage art
production that can make a conscious difference in a variety of public contexts such as
galleries and museums, civic and community spaces, and the internet. Our program
would generate cross media dialogue to address more relevant issues in contemporary art.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs: Digital arts and new media are integrated
into the visual arts graduate curriculum. As an inter-disciplinary graduate program, the
new Digital Arts and New Media MFA will serve as a node of activities for students
interested in electronic media. DANM graduate students interested in integrating
electronic media into sculpture or installation contexts will be able to enroll in the
graduate visual arts seminars and colloquia and interact with the visual arts faculty. At
least two Art faculty will teach in both programs.
Points of intersection between visual art mediums and stage design or sound as an
element in three dimensional work, installation, and performance art provides potential
for collaboration between students and faculty in these areas.
Resources: The Art Department has state-of-the-art studios equipped for production in
photo, sculpture, painting, printmaking, computer and intermedia processes. We expect
completion of additional faculty research studios, offices, and teaching facilities as part of
an Arts major capital construction project to be completed by the time this program is
initiated (circa 2008). New faculty studios will release existing studios for graduate
student use. Additional research space will be available with the completion of the
proposed donor- funded Center for Art and Visual Studies (museum/gallery).
Funding: Fellowship and grant support for Fine Arts Graduate programs in the UC
system averaged $5,890 per graduate FTE. We reasonably assume students will receive
base-line support of $3,000 per graduate FTE from General Fund/Ed Fee funds. TAships
will be available with a regular complement of salary and funding support (i.e., GSHIP
and fee remission).
Students: The MFA will accept 16 students per year, for a total of 32 students at any one
time. We anticipate these graduate students will raise the quality of artistic license in our
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undergraduate population as they interact with the undergraduates as teaching assistants,
show their work, exp lore the perceived limits of artistry, etc.
Employment Implications: As visual literacy becomes ever more critical for navigating
a world saturated with images, artists can provide savvy leadership in many areas such as
education, city arts commissions, and museum outreach programs. Our graduates should
be competitive as educators, artists, designers, and curators, in the cultural and
entertainment industry, to name a few.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs: UC
Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, US San Diego,
California College of the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Mills College, San
Francisco Art Institute, CSU San Francisco, CSU San Jose, and Stanford all offer MFA
programs with an emphasis on professional development in the studio arts. All programs
include traditional studio arts. Most have core courses of study and encourage an
interdisciplinary approach to art practice, but in contrast to our program, are structured by
media categories. We will emphasize the content and context of art production as an
alternative in the highly competitive area of graduate admissions.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Completion of revisions and campus review – 2005-06
System-wide review – 2006-07
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2007-08
Admission of students -- Fall 2008
Current Status: A proposal has been submitted to the division for informal review. We
expect to return the proposal to the department with comments within the winter quarter
and hope for them to be resubmitted for formal review by Fall 2005.
Campus Contact Person: Associate Professor E.G. Crichton, Art Department, Baskin
Visual Arts, egc@ucsc.edu, phone: 831-459-2272; fax: 831-459-3793.
VISUAL CULTURE PH.D.
Description and Reason for Establishment: Graduate Studies in Visual Culture offers
students the opportunity to conduct advanced research in the history, form, creation,
reception, and meaning of visual signs and practices. Courses will examine a variety of
media, from fine arts to popular imagery, from architectural environments to material
culture, as well as the institutions and discourses that give rise to, authorize, and affect
their creation and interpretation.
Analytic techniques developed in the discipline of art history have done much to explain
how works of art and cultural artifacts both derive from and constitute particular visual
regimes. However, these techniques, as well as the concept of “art” itself, are culturally
specific and can be conceptually limiting. Consequently, the methods used to interpret
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and analyze the diverse array of objects, practices, institutions, and discourses that
constitute our arena of study will incorporate approaches drawn from several disciplines,
including art history, cultural anthropology, history, literary studies and cultural studies.
Framing graduate studies within the rubric of Visual Culture will allow students to
develop research projects that encompass a broad range of cultural practices and
contemporary visual forms from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs: Graduate Studies in Visual Culture will
be formed as an interdisciplinary program in order to draw on the talents of scholars
across the UC Santa Cruz campus including members of the faculty in Anthropology,
History, Literature, Sociology, American Studies, Women’s Studies, and History of
Consciousness, among others. The program will include the participation of all
department members, as well as faculty from other academic divisions who share a
commitment to the critical study of art and visual culture. What is desired is a multiplicity
of voices that can articulate a wide range of theoretical approaches to core issues. Support
for such an interdisciplinary Ph.D. was identified as a priority of the Arts Division in
long-range planning documents, December 2001.
Resources: We currently have an exceptional group of faculty on the campus who do
advanced work in this area. The core curriculum will be taught by faculty on a rotating
basis. The core themes reflect the research strengths of the current faculty as well as the
interests of other faculty on campus whose participation in the graduate group is
anticipated.
We antic ipate the need for an additional departmental staff person. Most resources from
faculty to library materials are in place. Graduate student (office/research) space needs
will be addressed with release space at Porter (with completion of the Humanities
building, circa 2006) and the McHenry Library addition (circa 2009).
Funding: In the recent EPR and Dec. 2001 planning documents, the division supported a
full complement of 16 faculty in the History of Art and Visual Culture Department (i.e.,
the addition of 5 more faculty) by 2010-11. A graduate-program leadership position was
filled in 2004-05. The development of this program will help determine the next set of
FTE hires. It may well be appropriate to make cluster hires that take into account
specified culture areas, historical periods, and areas of specialization or theoretical
approaches.
Students: We expect our undergraduate enrollment to realign with graduate enrollment,
ultimately set at 10% of total student FTE. Majors should not be negatively affected by
realignment of resources to the graduate program. In fact, we expect enhancement of the
undergraduate experience by the addition of qualified graduate students.
Employment Implications: Graduate students will be eligible to apply for jobs in a
variety of fields. Some of our students will enter departments of Art History, bringing
with them new analytic techniques and a revised conception of art practice that locates
the art object within a larger framework of visual cultural signs. Other graduate students
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may enter the fields of visual or cultural Anthropology if their work involves innovative
intersections between fieldwork and the analysis of images or objects. Our students will
also find a home in departments of American Studies, Science Studies, or Women’s
Studies where there is an increasing interest in the way history, science, and gender have
been shaped by visual discourses. In addition to these fields of study, there are a growing
number of departments and centers designed specifically for the study of visual culture
where our students may carry on their research or teaching after they receive their
graduate degree.
Our graduate students will also be able to secure employment in a variety of nonacademic institutions such as museums, the film and television industries or in the private
sector where expertise in the study of visual culture is highly sought after. We therefore
are confident that our students will be quite competitive in both academic and nonacademic markets.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs : This
program of study does not replicate the more traditional approaches to the study of Art
History that are already available at UCLA, UC Santa Barbara or UC Berkeley, yet it
offers an approach to the study of visual culture that other UC campuses are beginning to
explore. Our program is probably most closely akin to the Program in Visual Studies on
the UC Irvine campus. However, this program combines art history, media studies and
film studies whereas our program will exist in conjunction with the proposed Film
Studies Ph.D. program.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Completion of revisions and campus review – 2005-06
System-wide review – 2006-07
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2007-08
Admission of students -- Fall 2008
Current Status: A proposal should be ready for informal division review in 2004-05.
Campus Contact Person: Associate Professor Carolyn Dean, History of Art and Visual
Culture Department, Porter Faculty Services, csdean@cats.ucsc.edu, phone: 831-4593119, fax: 831-459-3535.
WEB AND INTERNET ENGINEERING: MAS.
Description and Reason for Establishment : The program is aimed at technical
professionals in Silicon Valley seeking a deep understanding of the four primary research
disciplines that inform Web and Internet application development: Network Engineering,
Software Engineering, Databases and Storage Systems, and Hypermedia. The MAS is
intended to be a coursework-only curriculum, offered at times (at night, or on weekends)
and in places (Silicon Valley) convenient to working professionals.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units and Mission: The proposed MAS
is an inclusive interdisciplinary undertaking. Several programs will contribute to the
overall program of study: Computer Science will administer the program, working
closely with Computer Engineering. However, the program will rely heavily on existing
courses. In addition, the department is undertaking a careful and deliberate examination
of the inclusion of specific UCSC Extension courses into the MAS curriculum above and
beyond the UCSC-taught coursework. The rationale is to provide focused, technologycentric courses that would enhance the technical skill base of MAS students. While the
deep background underlying Web engineering as conveyed by UCSC courses will
provide the highest value, offering knowledge that will withstand significant technology
change, there is also a need for courses, such as those offered by UCSC Extension, that
focus on topics of intense practical value, and are less theoretically oriented. Of course,
ensuring the MAS program meets the highest educational standards of the University of
California will be a primary consideration when examining any integration of UCSC
Extension courses into the MAS degree program.
The MAS in Web and Internet Engineering program will reside under the department of
Computer Science, and is part of the School's long-range academic plan. The fields of
study represented in the MAS degree will meet an important need for engineers working
in these fields.
Resources: The program will be initiated with existing resources and minimal new
courses. Faculty additions to the program will result from hiring for the graduate
program, and from normal growth in the Computer Science and Computer Engineering
departments.
Funding : As mentioned above, workload and divisional allocations will support the
program's growth and development, and the program will benefit from the resources
available via the graduate program.
Students: This degree is aimed at computer professionals who will be primarily taking
courses while working in professional careers. We estimate that approximately 20
graduate students per year will be enrolled in this program, and that the enrollment
should reach steady state within three years of the launch of the program.
Employment Implications: Participants in this program will already, for the most part,
hold positions in Silicon Valley. They will bring to these jobs enhanced professional
development and innovative practices. There is a strong current job market for graduates
of the proposed program, and a strong market projected for the foreseeable future.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs: The
MAS in Web and Internet Engineering program is that it would be among the first of its
kind in the nation. In the Silicon Valley region, there are three primary institutions
granting Masters degrees in addition to UCSC: Stanford, Santa Clara University, and San
Jose State University. However none of these offer a degree program synthesizing
networking, database and storage systems, software engineering, and hypermedia to meet
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the needs of Web and Internet Engineers. Additionally, UCSC Extension offers
certificate programs in E-Business, Web and Internet Systems Engineering, Database
Systems and Concepts, and Software Engineering and Management. We expect to
consult with UCSC Extension in areas such as market research, fee setting, and
marketing, as well as the possibility of including UCSC Extension courses in the degree
program itself.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates: Since the program requires
no initial resources and the courses are in place or have been proposed, the department
anticipates initiating the program Fall 2007.
Current Status: A group of CS Faculty has received campus funding to plan and initiate
a MAS program. A preliminary proposal draft is under development, and is being
reviewed by members of the CS and Computer Engineering faculty. A final
determination on whether to proceed with the degree program, and a final proposal, are
expected by the end of the 2004/05 academic year.
Campus Contact Person: Assistant Professor Jim Whitehead, Computer Science
Department, Baskin Engineering, ejw@soe.ucsc.edu, (831-459-1227) (FAX: 831-4594829)
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ATTACHMENT IV
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANY TRANSFER, CONSOLIDATION,
DISCONTINUANCE, OR DISESTABLISHMENT ACTIONS UNDER
CONSIDERATION
DEGREE PROGRAMS
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