University Curriculum Committee
Meeting Minutes
Fall 2015 Course Additions and Deletions
September 5, 2014, 2 p.m.
Alkek 105-106
Members attending: Micky Autrey, Betsy Blunk, Selene Hinojosa, Mary Hogan, Lou
Jimenez, Gloria Johannessen, William Peeler, Rebecca Raphael, Vivek Shah, Amy
Simmons, Michael Supancic, Ricardo Torrejon, Gary Winek, Jo An Zimmermann
Guests attending: Farhad Ameri, Audwin Anderson, Mary Brennan, Tom Clark, Susan
Day, Erina Duganne, Rich Earl, Matthew Eichler, Beth Erhart, Dave Falleur, Debra
Feakes, Wim Geerts, Ken Grasso, Todd Hudnall, Bill Kelemen, Russell Lang, Dan
Lochman, Kim May, Kristin McDaniel, Sherri Mora, Ed Piner, Roger Priebe, Paula
Rechner, Liz Rodda, Jovita Ross-Gordon, Richard Sodders, Harold Stern, Gary White,
Barbara Wilson,
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
ADDITION:
DVST 3320 Introduction to Global Diversity Issues – APPROVED with revision to the
Abbreviate Title and Goals and Objectives.
Department of Anthropology
ADDITION:
ANTH 5325 Medical Anthropology - APPROVED
DELETIONS:
ANTH 3323 Cultures of the Middle East - APPROVED
ANTH 3376B Archaeological Myths and Mysteries - APPROVED
ANTH 3376K Japan and American Cultures - APPROVED
ANTH 5323 Cultures of the Middle East - APPROVED
ANTH 5373A Medical Anthropology - APPROVED
ANTH 5373D Disease and Society - APPROVED
Department of English
ADDITION:
ENG 4385 Advanced Studies in Children’s or Adolescent Literature – APPROVED with
revision/expansion to Justification section and revision to Goals/Objectives.
Department of Geography
ADDITION:
GEO 4323 Conservation Leadership – APPROVED with revision to Goals and Objectives
Department of History
ADDITIONS:
HIST 3374 Topics in Religious History - APPROVED
HIST 3374A History of Christianity 1300-1700 – APPROVED with revision to
Goals/Objectives.
HIST 3374B American Religious History - APPROVED
HIST 3374C History of Religion in India – APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives.
HIST 5315 Topics in the History of Gender and Sexuality - APPROVED
HIST 5315A American Sexualities – APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives.
HIST 5315B Queer History: GLBT Histories in the United States - APPROVED
HIST 5316 Topics in Women’s History - APPROVED
HIST 5316A Women’s Rights in Comparative Perspective- APPROVED
HIST 5316B Women and Empire - APPROVED
DELETION:
HIST 3368W American Religious History - APPROVED
Department of Political Science
ADDITIONS:
POSI 5337 Social Contract Theory - APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5338 The Problem of Power and The Crisis of Modernity - APPROVED with revision
to Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5339 Contemporary Perspectives in Modern Liberalism - APPROVED with revision
to Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5344 American Political Culture and Discourse - APPROVED with revision to
Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5352 Theological Perspectives in Modern Democracy - APPROVED with revision to
Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5353 The Crisis of Liberalism and The Future of Democracy - APPROVED with
revision to Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5354 Justice and Liberty in American Thought - APPROVED with revision to
Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5358 Contract Law - APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5359 Approaches to the Study of Political Science - APPROVED with revision to
Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5372 Introduction to the Paralegal Profession and Legal Technology - APPROVED
with revision to Goals/Objectives.
POSI 5388 Applied Research Project - APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives.
DELETIONS:
POSI 3395 Ethnicity and Nation Building – APPROVED with revision to justification.
POSI 4337B The Politics of the American Working Class - APPROVED
POSI 4339 Canadian Government and Politics - APPROVED
POSI 5302A Contemporary Perspective in Modern Liberalism - APPROVED
POSI 5302B The Problem of Power and The Crisis of Modernity - APPROVED
POSI 5302C The Contractarians - APPROVED
POSI 5326A Theological Perspectives in Modern Democracy - APPROVED
POSI 5326B The Crisis of Liberalism and The Future of Democracy - APPROVED
POSI 5326C Justice and Liberty in American Thought - APPROVED
POSI 5327B American Culture and Media - APPROVED
POSI 5396 Law Office Management - APPROVED
Department of Psychology
DELETIONS:
PSY 4390F Psychology of Persuasion - APPROVED
PSY 5371 Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies - APPROVED
Department of Sociology
ADDITION:
SOCI 5110 Proseminar in Sociology - APPROVED
DELETION:
SOCI 5388C Sexual and Reproductive Health - APPROVED
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
ADDITIONS:
MSEC 7395 Topics in MSEC – APPROVED with revision to long title.
MSEC 7395A Microwave & Power Device Physics and Materials – APPROVED with
revision to Goals/Objectives.
MSEC 7395B Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices – APPROVED with revision to
Goals/Objectives.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
ADDITIONS:
CHEM 1335 Engineering Chemistry – APPROVED with addition of restrictions to include
ENGR/ENGT majors and revision to Goals/Objectives.
CHEM 4312 Organometallic Chemistry – APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives
and revision to textbooks.
CHEM 5312 Organometallic Chemistry – APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives
and revision to textbooks.
Department of Computer Science
ADDITIONS: - APPROVED
CS 3369 Embedded Computer Systems - APPROVED
CS 4380 Parallel Programming – APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives
DELETIONS:
CS 3468 Embedded Computer Systems - APPROVED
CS 4378T Parallel Programming - APPROVED
Ingram School of Engineering
ADDITION:
ENGR 3375 Mechanics for Engineers – APPROVED with revision Goals/Objectives and
Bibliography
Department of Engineering Technology
ADDITIONS:
CSM 5302 Fundamentals of Construction Contracts and Liability Issues - APPROVED
CSM 5304 Fundamentals of Construction Estimating – APPROVED with removal of 13-18
sections
TECH 1311 Engineering Design Graphics – APPROVED with revision to
Goals/Objectives.
TECH 4389 Topics in Technology - APPROVED
TECH 4389A Advanced Residential Construction – APPROVED with revision to
Restrictions and needs newer/updated bibliography
TECH 4389B Construction Industry Best Practices – APPROVED with revision to
Bibliography
DELETIONS: - APPROVED
CIM 4210 Senior Concrete Lab – APPROVED (Curriculum Office will check equivalency
on CIM 4310)
TECH 4391 Manufacturing Processes II – APPROVED (Curriculum Office will check
equivalency on TECH 4395)
TECH 5302 Fundamentals of Construction Contracts and Liability Issues - APPROVED
TECH 5304 Fundamentals of Construction Estimating - APPROVED
Department of Mathematics
ADDITIONS:
MATH 3383 Numerical Analysis I – APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives
MATH 4383 Numerical Analysis II - APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives
MATH 5374 Numerical Linear Algebra - APPROVED with revision to Goals/Objectives
MATH 5393 Numerical Optimization – APPROVED with revision to section #14 to remove
“Test” statement
Department of Physics
ADDITIONS:
PHYS 3311 Mechanics I – Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to questions
regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 4121 Undergraduate Research – Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 4221 Undergraduate Research – Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 4350 Topics in Physics - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 4350A Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26
due to questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 4350B Relativity - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to questions
regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 5100 Professional Development - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 5195 Fundamentals of Research - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 5295 Fundamentals of Research - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 5301 Classical Mechanics - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 5350 Topics in Physics - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to
questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 5350A Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices – Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26
due to questions regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
PHYS 5350B Relativity -Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26 due to questions
regarding Goals/Objectives and Assessment sections.
DELETIONS:
PHYS 3414: Mechanics I - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26.
PHYS 5401 Classical Mechanics - Tabled for review at next UCC Mtg 9/26.
COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS
Department of Agriculture
DELETIONS:
AG 2421 Range Forage and Pasture Crops - APPROVED
AG 3311 Agricultural Practices and Pollution Control - APPROVED
AG 4306 Advanced Landscape Design and Construction - APPROVED
AG 4371S GPS-Agricultural and Environmental Application - APPROVED
School of Criminal Justice
DELETIONS:
CJ 7351A Technology for Management and Decision Making - APPROVED
CJ 7351B Justice and Global Information Technology - APPROVED
CJ 7351C Transnational Public Policy and Security - APPROVED
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
ADDITIONS:
CA 3391 Communication Skills and Techniques - APPROVED
CA 4100 Professional Preparation in Consumer Affairs - APPROVED
CA 4301 Internship in Consumer Affairs - APPROVED
CA 4391 Independent Study in Consumer Affairs - APPROVED
FCS 5310 Research Methods in FCS - APPROVED
FCS 5311 Statistics and Data Analysis for Family and Consumer Sciences – APPROVED
with revision to restriction
DELETIONS:
FCS 3391 Communication Skills and Techniques - APPROVED
FCS 4100 Professional Preparation in Family and Consumer Science - APPROVED
FCS 4301 Internship in Family and Consumer Science - APPROVED
FCS 4391 Independent Study in Family and Consumer Science - APPROVED
Department of Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies
ADDITIONS:
OCED 4111 Independent Study in Occupational Education - APPROVED
OCED 5304 Professional Practicum - APPROVED
MCCOY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Department of Accounting
DELETIONS: Withdrawn by the Department of Accounting – 8/29/14
ACC 5383 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
ACC 5384 IT Systems Project Management
ACC 5385 Database Management Systems
Department of Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods
ADDITION:
CIS 3350 Information Security Assurance: Principles & Practices - APPROVED
Department of Management
ADDITION:
MGT 4393 Entrepreneurial Internship – APPROVED with revision to prerequisite and
restrictions.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychology
ADDITIONS:
ED 7316 Advanced Studies in Adult Development - APPROVED
ED 7318 Advanced Studies in Adult Learning - APPROVED
ED 7320 Literature Review for Research Writing - APPROVED
SPSY 6601 Professional Internship in School Psychology – Tabled for review at next
UCC Mtg 9/26 due to questions regarding requested credit hours, repeatability and
prerequisites.
SPSY 6602 Professional Internship in School Psychology – Tabled for review at next
UCC Mtg 9/26 due to questions regarding requested credit hours, repeatability and
prerequisites.
DELETION:
ED 7389F Advanced Studies in Adult Development - APPROVED
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
ADDITION:
SPED 5376 Advanced Intervention Practices for Challenging Behavior - APPROVED
Department of Health and Human Performance
DELETION:
PE 2365 Rhythm and Movement Activities - APPROVED
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
School of Art and Design
ADDITIONS:
ARTS 2301 Expanded Media I - APPROVED with revision to the textbooks.
ARTS 3302 Expanded Media II - APPROVED with revision to the prereqs and the
textbooks.
ARTS 3303 Expanded Media III - APPROVED with revision to the prereqs and the
textbooks.
ARTS 3304 Expanded Media IV - APPROVED with revision to the prereqs and the
textbooks.
ARTS 4305 Expanded Media V - APPROVED with revision to the prereqs and the
textbooks.
ARTS 4306 Expanded Media VI - APPROVED with revision to the prereqs and the
textbooks.
ARTS 4307 Expanded Media VII - APPROVED with revision to the prereqs and the
textbooks.
School of Music
ADDITIONS:
MU 5345 Piano Literature I - APPROVED
MU 5346 Piano Literature II - APPROVED
MU 5351 Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis - APPROVED
MUSE 5129 Afro-Caribbean Lab - APPROVED
DELETIONS:
MU 4356 Mariachi Arranging - APPROVED
MU 5356 Mariachi Arranging - APPROVED
MU 5375A Schenkerian Analysis - APPROVED
MU 5375F Piano Literature - APPROVED
Department of Theatre and Dance
ADDITIONS:
TH 5331 Television Writing – APPROVED with revision to textbooks/bibliography and
Goals/Objectives
TH 5341 Drama Adaptation – APPROVED with revision to textbooks/bibliography and
Goals/Objectives
TH 5350 Second Year Project – APPROVED with revision to textbooks/bibliography and
Goals/Objectives
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Clinical Laboratory Science Program
ADDITION:
CLS 3326 Medical Parasitology - APPROVED
DELETION:
CLS 4326 Medical Parasitology - APPROVED
School of Health Administration
ADDITIONS: - APPROVED
LTCA 5302 Elder Abuse and Mistreatment – APPROVED with revision to Textbooks and
Goals/Objectives
LTCA 5305 Environmental Design for Dementia – APPROVED
St. David’s School of Nursing
ADDITIONS:
NURS 5141 Reproductive, Sexual and Obstetrical Health Practicum - APPROVED
NURS 5208 Current Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing - APPROVED
NURS 5311 Behavioral Health Primary Care - APPROVED
DELETIONS:
NURS 4272 Leadership and Management of Nursing Care II - APPROVED
NURS 4370 Leadership and Management of Nursing Care I - APPROVED
NURS 4471 Leadership and Management of Nursing Care II Practicum - APPROVED
NURS 5252 The Art and Science of Self-Healing - APPROVED
NURS 5411 The Philosophy and Structures of Change in Family Systems - APPROVED
Department of Respiratory Care
DELETIONS:
RC 4214 Polysomnography Instrumentation II - APPROVED
RC 4310 Fundamentals of Polysomnography - APPROVED
RC 4313 Polysomnographic Therapeutic Intervention - APPROVED
RC 4412 Clinical Polysomnography-Sleep Staging I - APPROVED
RC 4415 Clinical Polysomnography-Sleep Staging II - APPROVED