September 20, 2012
SUBJECT: UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING OF April 26, 2012
TO: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
College Deans
Department Chairpersons
FROM: Carole Wells
Vice Provost
The following course and program additions, changes, and deletions have been approved by the Departmental Curriculum
Committees; the College Curriculum Committees; the Council for Teacher Education, where appropriate; and the University
Curriculum Committee at its April 26, 2012, meetings and signed by the President on May 15, 2012, and will be placed into the
curriculum effective Spring 2013 semester unless otherwise indicated.
GENERAL EDUCATION
GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES REVISIONS: (Eff. Fall 2012)
[GEC 1204]
“Supporting Documentation” now required with proposals. Language changed under “Directions” to reflect how the
Competencies will be offered. Added a note that spell checker does not work on proposal form.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COURSE DESCRIPTION/PREREQUISITE/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
BUS
120
Principles of Business Statistics
[COB 1217]
3 SH – 3 CH
Prerequisite changed to: Minimum grade of ‘C’ in MAT 105 or a ‘C’ in MAT 121, and BSBA majors; or by permission of the
department chair.
COURSE PREREQUISITE/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
MGM
399
Business Strategy and Policy
[COB 1226]
3 SH – 3 CH
Prerequisite changed to: 99 credits; MGM 210, MKT 210, FIN 350, and MGM 351; and BSBA majors; or by permission of the
department chair.
COURSE PREREQUISITE/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
ECO
360
International Trade and Finance
[COB 1227]
3 SH – 3 CH
Prerequisite changed to: ECO 011, ECO 012, and BSBA majors or economics minors; or by permission of the department chair.
NEW MINOR PROGRAM:
[COB 1243]
Academic Plan
Program
Degree
UCOBPROST2
Professional Studies
Minor
This is an eighteen credit minor designed to help prepare graduates to work in a professional organization.
CIP
52.0201
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2012)
COU
590 Supervised Counseling Experience
[COE 1228]
3 SH – 3 CH
This course may be taken twice in the same semester. This course can be taken up to three times for total of nine credits.
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS/TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
ITC
525
Technologies for the 21st Century Educator
[COE 1238]
Title change from: Computers for Educators to: Technologies for the 21 st Century Educator
3 SH – 3 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/PREREQUISITE/SYLLABUS/TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
ITC
520
Building Effective Online and Classroom Instruction
[COE 1242]
Prerequisites removed.
Title change from: Instructional Design to: Building Effective Online and Classroom Instruction
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
ITC
548
Electronic Portfolios for Educators
COURSE CREDIT HOUR REVISION: (Eff. Summer I 2012)
CPY
560
Topics and Issues in Community Counseling
This course may be taken for credit a maximum of four times for a total of 12 credits.
3 SH – 3 CH
[COE 1246]
3 SH – 3 CH
[COE 1267]
3 SH – 3 CH
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Spring 2013)
ENG
272
Women and Violence in Contemporary World Texts
Prerequisites: ENG 023, ENG 024, or ENG 025.
Request for use in old general education category II. and V.
[LAS 12154]
3 SH – 3 CH
COURSE CLOCK HOUR/DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
PSY
362 Internship in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
[LAS 12168]
This course may be repeated for credit up to a maximum of six credits.
3 SH – 9 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS/TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
HIS
244
Immigration and Ethnicity in American History
[LAS 12171]
Title change from: The Immigrant in American History to: Immigration and Ethnicity in American History
Request for use in old general education category III. and V.
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Spring 2013)
WRI
344
Story Analysis and Screenplay Development
[LAS 12177]
Prerequisites: ENG 023, ENG 024, or ENG 025; and WRI 340 or permission of the instructor.
Request for use in old general education category II. and V.
COURSE PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
PHY
102
Physics II
Prerequisites changed to: PHY 100 and MAT 181
3 SH – 3 CH
3 SH – 3 CH
[LAS 12182]
4 SH – 6 CH
[LAS 12187]
[LAS 12188]
[LAS 12189]
9-12 SH – 9-12 CH
3 SH – 3 CH
3 SH – 3 CH
SELECTED TOPICS ANNOUNCED: (Eff. Fall 2012)
SOC
371
Selected Topics in Sociology: Quantitative Analysis in Sociology
[LAS 12192]
3 SH – 3 CH
ADD DISTANCE EDUCATION TO EXISTING COURSE: (Eff. Summer I 2012)
ANT
138
Caribbean Cultures
[LAS 13001]
NEW COURSES:
POL/GEE 391
POL/GEE 392
POL/GEE 393
(Eff. Fall 2012)
The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS): Internship
The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS): Research
The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS): Seminar
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
PROGRAM TITLE CHANGES: (Eff. Fall 2012)
Academic Plan
Program
UVPASPECO
Communication Studies
Title change from: Speech Communication to: Communication Studies
[VPA 1261]
Degree
BA
CIP
23.1304
PROGRAM TITLE CHANGES: (Eff. Fall 2012)
Academic Plan
Program
UVPASPECO2
Communication Studies
Title change from: Speech Communication to: Communication Studies
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Spring 2013)
SPE
340 Communication Research and Writing
Prerequisites: SPE 010, SPE 101
[VPA 1261]
Degree
Minor
CIP
23.1304
[VPA 1262]
3 SH – 3 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/PREREQUISITE/SYLLABUS/TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
SPE
299
Survey of Communication Theory
[VPA 1274]
Prerequisite changed to: SPE 101 and 30+ credits or permission of instructor.
Title change from: Communication Theory to: Survey of Communication Theory
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
SPE
145
Nonverbal Communication
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS/TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2013)
SPE
110
Small Group Communication
Title change from: Small Group Discussion to: Small Group Communication
3 SH – 3 CH
[VPA 1281]
3 SH – 3 CH
[VPA 1287]
3 SH – 3 CH
PROGRAM MINOR REQUIREMENT CHANGES: (Eff. Fall 2012)
[VPA 1291]
Academic Plan
Program
Degree
CIP
UVPAARTHI2
Art History
Minor
50.0703
ARH elective removed from II. Elective Courses. New III. Professional Experience added with ART 392: Field Experience in
Art. No change in required number of credits for minor.
COURSES PREFIX CHANGE: (Eff. Spring 2013)
All SPE courses change from SPE prefix to new COM prefix.
ADD DISTANCE EDUCATION TO EXISTING COURSE: (Eff. Summer I 2012)
FAR
062
Digital Photography for Non-Art Majors
bm
cc:
[VPA 1292]
[VPA 1293]
Prof. J. Forte, Ms. K. Gardi, Mr. B. Gottschall, Mr. J. Green, Ms. M. Hughes, Mr. B. McCree, Mr. J. Mumbauer, Dr. P.
Quinn, Mr. M. Santos, Ms. N. Snow, Dr. T. Stewart, Ms. N. Wunderly, Mrs. S. Youse, Secretaries of Academic
Departments, and U.C.C. Members