October 21, 2008
SUBJECT: UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
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 Graduate Council, where appropriate; and the University Curriculum
Committee at its September 25 and continuation meeting of October 2, 2008 meeting, and signed by the President on
October 13, 2008 and will be placed into the curriculum effective Spring 2009 semester (20096) unless otherwise indicated.
INTERDISCIPLINARY
COURSE SYLLABUS OMNIBUS REVISION –
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT: (Eff. Fall 2008 – 20093)
[IDC 0901]
All INT prefix course syllabi (except those already in compliance) are updated with assessment criteria.
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSES: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
ARU/CFT 492 Glassblowing A
SWK 538 The Organization and Practice of Family Group Decision-Making I
SWK 539 The Organization and Practice of Family Group Decision-Making II
SWK 540 The Organization and Practice of Family Group Decision-Making III
SWK 545 Child Permanence in the Family-in-Environment
SWK 574 Family Mediation in Advanced Social Work Practice
[VPA 08100]
[LAS 07064]
[LAS 07065]
[LAS 07066]
[LAS 07067]
[LAS 07063]
3 SH
1 SH
1 SH
1 SH
1 SH
1 SH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
SWK 559 Social Work Interventions with Substance Abusing Populations:
A Systems Approach to Chemical Dependency Treatment
[LAS 07068]
1 SH – 1 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS and PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
SWK 508 Maltreatment in the Family: Social Work Practice
[LAS 07069]
1 SH – 1 CH
SELECTED TOPICS ANNOUNCED: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
BIO 470 Selected Topics in Biology: Molecular Biology of Cancer
ARU 570 Selected Topics in Art: Differentiating Instruction through Art
CSC 580 Selected Topics in Computer Science: Theory of Programming Languages
[LAS 08104]
[VPA 0917]
[LAS 08083]
3 SH – 3 CH
3 SH – 3 CH
3 SH – 3 CH
[BUS 0809]
3 SH – 3 CH
–
–
–
–
–
–
4 CH
1 CH
1 CH
1 CH
1 CH
1 CH
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
ECO 310 Money and Banking
University Curriculum Memo of September 25, 2008
Page 2
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COURSE SYLLABUS OMNIBUS REVISION – LIBRARY SCIENCE/
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT: (Eff. Fall 2008 – 20093)
[EDU 0837]
All LIB prefix course syllabi (except those already in compliance) are updated with assessment criteria.
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Fall 2009 – 20103)
PED 230 Leadership and Team Building in Sport
(Can be used for General Education under Category 5. Electives.)
[EDU 0901]
3 SH – 3 CH
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
MINOR PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
Minor Code:
Program:
00020
French
[LAS 08011]
Under Area 1., Required Courses: The following courses had a № change: FRE 021 to FRE 103; and FRE 022 to FRE 104.
Remove FRE 211. The composition component has been separated from the conversation component in the two-course
sequence of French Composition and Conversation (FRE 211 and FRE 212); these courses are replaced with FRE 212
French Composition and FRE 213 Advanced French Conversation. A new minor program check sheet is necessary
identified with the new version number 20096.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
[LAS 08012]
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
2
28
00
French
BA
16.0901
Under Major Program, Core Courses: Remove FRE 211. The composition component has been separated from the
conversation component in the two-course sequence of French Composition and Conversation (FRE 211 and FRE 212);
these courses are replaced with FRE 212 French Composition and FRE 213 Advanced French Conversation. A new
program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number 20096.
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS and PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
WRI 312 Creative Writing: Poetry
[LAS 08019]
3 SH – 3 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS, PREREQUISITE and TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
FROM:
TO:
ANT 212
Anthropology of Religion
ANT 212
Shamans, Witches and Magic
[LAS 08085]
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
CSC 320 Introduction to Game Programming
(Can be used for General Education under Category 5. Electives.)
[LAS 08082]
3 SH – 3 CH
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Summer I, 2009 – 20101)
CHM 052 Introduction to Forensic Science Laboratory
[LAS 08095]
1 SH – 2 CH
(Can be used for General Education under Category 4. Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and 5. Electives.)
NEW COURSES: (Eff. Fall 2009 – 20103)
ANT 213 World Religions
(Can be used for General Education under Category 3. Social Science, and 5. Electives.)
HIS 161 History of Africa to 1800
(Can be used for General Education under Category 3. Social Science, and 5. Electives.)
SELECTED TOPICS ANNOUNCED: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
FRE 370 Selected Topics in French: Utopian and Sci-Fi Quests
for a Better World in French and Francophone Literature
GER 370 Selected Topics in German: The German Fairy Tale
POL 371 Selected Topics in Political Science: Geopolitics and War
PSY 280 Selected Topics in Psychology: Honors: Evolutionary Psychology
SPA 370 Selected Topics in Spanish: Women in Latin America
[LAS 08086]
3 SH – 3 CH
[LAS 08099]
3 SH – 3 CH
[LAS 08097]
[LAS 08100]
[LAS 08096]
[LAS 08098]
[LAS 08101]
3 SH
3 SH
3 SH
3 SH
3 SH
–
–
–
–
–
3 CH
3 CH
3 CH
3 CH
3 CH
University Curriculum Memo of September 25, 2008
Page 3
EDITORIAL CORRECTION TO UCC MEMO
from April 24, 2008 dated September 9, 2008:
[BUS 0833]
An incorrect course title was noted for MKT 355 in the restricted electives for the Certificate of Recognition in Attractions
Management and Marketing. Service Marketing is the correct course title for MKT 355.
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
PROGRAM REVISION WITH ADDED CONCOMITANTS: (Eff. Fall 2009 – 20103) [VPA 0911]
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
15
Music/Business
BA
50.0901
24 SH for concomitant as follows: Required Courses 15 SH: PED 195, ECO 012, BUS 131, MGM 210, MKT 210. Elective
Courses 9 SH – select three upper division courses in any of the following prefixes for which the student has the
prerequisite(s), if applicable: BUS, ECO, FIN, MGM, MKT. All BA Music concomitant areas are listed on the new program
check sheet identified with version number 20103.
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
17
Music/Computer Science
BA
50.0901
24 SH for concomitant as follows: Required Courses 12 SH: CSC 125, CSC 130, CSC 135, CSC 136. Elective Courses 12
SH – select any courses with CSC prefix. All BA Music concomitant areas are listed on the new program check sheet
identified with version number 20103.
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
19
Music/Electronic Media
BA
50.0901
24 SH for concomitant as follows: Required Courses 12 SH: TVR 010, TVR 050, TVR 055, TVR 070. Elective Courses 12
SH – Select related courses with a TVR prefix. Students in the Electronic Media concomitant must take MUS 230 as the
music elective. All BA Music concomitant areas are listed on the new program check sheet identified with version number
20103.
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
21
Music/General Studies
BA
50.0901
This concomitant consists of 24 SH of Elective Courses as follows: Select any courses from the following prefixes: ACC,
ANT, ARC, ARH, ART, AST, BIO, BUS, CFT, CHM, DAN, ECO, EDU, ELU, ENG, FAR, FAS, FIN, FRE, GEG, GEL,
GER, HIS, HPD, INT, LIB, MAT, MGM, MKT, NUR, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, SOC, SPA, SPE, SPU, SWK, THE,TVR,
WRI, WST. All BA Music concomitant areas are listed on the new program check sheet identified with version number
20103.
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
23
Music/Journalism and Professional Writing
BA
50.0901
This concomitant consists of 24 SH of Required Courses as follows: SPE 170, SPE 241, WRI 211, WRI 216, WRI 207,
WRI 214, WRI 316, CSC/FAR 020. All BA Music concomitant areas are listed on the new program check sheet identified
with version number 20103.
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
25
Music/Library Science
BA
50.0901
24 SH for concomitant as follows: Required Courses 18 SH: LIB 109, LIB 211, LIB 313, LIB 326, LIB 380, LIB 395.
Elective Courses 6 SH – Select related courses with LIB prefix. Students in the Library Science concomitant must take LIB
380 (Independent Study) related specifically toward Music Librarianship, and LIB 395 (Fieldwork) in a music library. All BA
Music concomitant areas are listed on the new program check sheet identified with version number 20103.
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
27
Music/Pre-Music Therapy
BA
50.0901
25 SH for concomitant as follows: Required Courses 16 SH: BIO 120, BIO 121, PSY 125, PSY 202, PSY 250, PSY 375.
Elective Courses 9 SH – Select at least 2 courses with the PSY prefix: PSY 312, PSY 325, PSY 360, SPU 100. Students in
the Pre-Music Therapy concomitant must take PSY 011 in General Education, and MUS 205 as the Music Elective. All BA
Music concomitant areas are listed on the new program check sheet identified with version number 20103.
University Curriculum Memo of September 25, 2008
Page 4
PROGRAM REVISION WITH ADDED CORE: (Eff. Fall 2009 – 20103)
[VPA 0911]
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
1
46
11
Music/Core
––
50.0901
New policy for courses under Major Program, Basic Requirements: Music majors will now be required to achieve a grade of
“C” or better in all of the Basic Requirements courses. Under General Education, 5. General Electives: credits in this
category reduced from 12 s.h. to 6 s.h., thereby reducing total Credits under General Education from 54 to 48 credits. Under
Major Program, 4. Music Electives: delete MUS 379; add MUS 279. Under Concomitant Courses: credits under this area
increased from 12 s.h. to 24/25 s.h. Open Electives area deleted from check sheet. Total credits for Major Program increased
from 66 s.h. to 72 s.h. Total program credits revised from 120 s.h. to 120/121 s.h. A new program check sheet is necessary
identified with version number 20103.
PROGRAM TITLE/CODE MADE INACTIVE: (Eff. Fall 2009 – 20103)
School Prog
Conc
Program
1
46
00
Music
[VPA 0911]
Degree
BA
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Summer I, 2009 – 20101)
MUS 100 Experiencing Contemporary Music
[VPA 0813]
3 SH – 3 CH
COURSE SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
MUS 227 Creative Keyboard
[VPA 0817]
1 SH – 2 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS and PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2009 – 20096)
MUS 320 Keyboard Harmony
[VPA 0819]
3 SH – 3 CH
CIP
50.0901
COURSE SYLLABUS OMNIBUS REVISION –
ART EDUCATION AND CRAFTS DEPARTMENT: (Eff. Fall 2008 – 20093)
[VPA 08102]
The following courses are updated with assessment criteria: ART/HUM/WST 211 and all ARU, ART, and ARC prefix
course syllabi (except ART 231 and those already in compliance).
COURSE SYLLABUS OMNIBUS REVISION –
ART EDUCATION AND CRAFTS DEPARTMENT: (Eff. Fall 2008 – 20093)
[VPA 08102]
The following courses are updated with assessment criteria: ART 231, CFT 368, and CFT 370 plus any other course syllabi
with the CFT prefix that do not have an assessment section.
EDITORIAL CORRECTION TO UCC MEMO
[VPA 0810]
from March 27, 2008 dated August 29, 2008:
The Contact Hours and Load Hours revision for MUP 281 University Band were noted incorrectly. The correct course
revision is as follows:
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS, and PREREQUISITE, REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2008 – 20093)
MUP 281 University Band
[VPA 0810]
1 SH - 4 CH
ds
cc:
Dr. A. Arnold, Mr. R. Bazylak, Dr. V. Brancato, Ms. K. Gardi, Mr. G. Godshall, Ms. M. Hughes, Mr. B. McCree,
Mr. L. McGhee, Mr. J. Mumbauer, Dr. P. Quinn, Mr. M. Santos, Ms. S. Sperduto, Dr. Wm. Stahler, Secretaries of
Academic Departments, and U.C.C. Members