University Curriculum Committee
Meeting Minutes
Undergraduate Academic Center room 474
April 11, 2014 2 p.m.
Members attending: Augustine Agwuele, Micky Autrey, Betsy Blunk, Karen Gibbs, Selene Hinojosa,
Lou Jimenez, Jessica McClean, Ken Moon, Eileen Morrison, Hunter Schuler, Vivek Shah, Michael
Supancic, Ricardo Torrejon, Megan Trexler, Gary Winek
Guests attending: Audwin Anderson, Eleanor Close, Susan Day, Diana Gonzalez, Kim May, Debbie
Thorne, Jim Van Overschelde, Julie Westerlund
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
 Add a graduate minor in Diversity Studies - APPROVED
 Add DVST 5320 Global Issues in Diversity - APPROVED with revision to Goals and Objectives
 Add a Master of Science major in Dementia and Aging Studies - APPROVED with revisions
o Page 8 - correct headcount numbers
o Page 22 top of page - “students will apply(demonstrate knowledge)” needs to be revised
o Page 22 bottom - typo “Students will develop a of mastery”
 Add SOCI 5318 Seminar in Advanced Data Application - APPROVED with revisions to the
Description, Co-Requisite, Repeatability, Outline, and Goals and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5357 Gender and Aging in Society - APPROVED with revisions to number, Degree
abbreviations, and Goals and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5361 Aging and Dementia: Racial and Ethnic Minorities - APPROVED with
revisions to number, Instructional Methodologies, and Goals and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5362 Rural Aging and Dementia - APPROVED with revisions to number and Goals
and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5351 Introduction to Dementia Studies - APPROVED with revisions to number and
Goals and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5352 Dementia and Caregiving - APPROVED with revisions to number, CoRequisite, and Goals and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5355 The Social Psychology of Dementia - APPROVED with revisions to number,
Prerequisites, Co-Requisite, and Goals and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5354 Theoretical Perspectives of Aging and Dementia - APPROVED with revisions
to number and Goals and Objectives
 Add SOCI 5356 End of Life Care - APPROVED with revisions to number and Goals and
Objectives
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
 Add CDIS 5380 Communication and Aging - APPROVED
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
 Add a Bachelor of Science major in Interdisciplinary Science - APPROVED
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PPS 2.01 - APPROVED
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PPS 2.05 - APPROVED