OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 700 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, MSC 102 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363-8202 361/593-3106 FAX 361/593-3107 UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM REVISIONS Effective Fall 2015 (as of March 26, 2015) COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN SCIENCES Department of Animal, Rangeland, and Wildlife Sciences Proposal No.: RWSC-13-U-01 SUMMARY OF CHANGES: 1. Change name of Range and Wildlife Management - Wildlife Emphasis to Range and Wildlife Management (no emphasis requested). 2. Move HIST 1301 from freshmen year 2nd semester to freshmen year 15t semester. 3. Move ^ Visual/performing arts from freshman year 15t semester to sophomore year 1st semester. 4. Move ^ Literature/philosophy from sophomore year 15t semester to freshmen year 2nd semester. 5. Move PLSS 3410 from junior year 15t semester to senior year 15t semester. 6. Move RWSC 4319 from senior year 15t semester to junior year 2nd semester. 7. Move RWSC, adv. from senior year 15t semester to senior year 2nd semester. 8. Replace /\Global Learning criterion from the 2nd semester of sophomore year with GEOG2472. 9. Replace ENGL 2314 from 15t semester of junior year with RWSC 2323. 10. Replace STAT 1342 from the 15t semester of the junior year with ANSC 4308. 11. Delete BIOL 3402 from the ANSC 3335/BIOL 3402 offering during the 2nd semester of the junior year. 12. Delete AGBU 4325 from the 15t semester of the senior year. 13. Delete BIOL 3403 from the 2nd semester of the junior year. 14. Replace ANSC 4307,3313, or ANSC 4303 from the 2nd semester of the senior year with RWSC 4325. 15. Replace AGRI 4171 from the 2nd semester of the senior year with RWSC 4171. 16. Add RWSC 3380 or 4320 to 1st semester of senior year. 17. Add 3-hours of RWSC 3995 to the 15t semester of the junior year. 18. Add RWSC 4385 to the 1st semester of the senior year. Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness and Environmental Sciences Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Department of Human Sciences Proposal No.: HSCI-15-U-1 New Course HSCI 33XX [3335 requested] Computer-Aided Design for Apparel 3(2-2) Development and production of textile and apparel designs and patterns via selected computer software packages. Implications for use in the apparel industry. Prerequisite: HSCI 1330. Proposal No.: HSCI-15-U-2 Modify degree plan of Bachelor of Science in Human Sciences Major: Human Sciences with Concentration in Fashion & Interiors Merchandising, including change in concentration name. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: 1. Change name of concentration from Fashion and Interiors Merchandising to Fashion Merchandising. 2. Remove elective (3) (Soph. 2nd); add ISYS 2302. 3. Remove HSCI 3340 (Jr. 1st); add MGMT 3322. 4. Remove Elective (3) (Jr. 1st); add MKTG 3324. 5. Remove ARTS 2313 or ITEN 1311 (Jr. 2nd); add HSCI 2334. 6. Add HSCI 33XX [3335 requested; HSCI 15-U-1] (Jr. 2nd); change total hours Jr. 2nd to 15. 7. Remove elective, Advanced (3) (Sr. 1st); add BUAD 3341, BUAD 3355, or MGMT 3312. 8. Remove HSCI 4339 (Sr. 1st); add MGMT 3310. 9. Remove HSCI 4334 (Sr. 2nd); add BUAD 2374. 10. Remove HSCI 4340 (Sr. 2nd); change total hours Sr. 2nd to 12. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Department of Chemistry Proposal No., CHEM-13-U-2 New Course CHEM4351 Medicinal Chemistry 3(3-0) Medicinal chemistry, including the synthesis, structure-activity relationships, mode of action, and metabolism of some major therapeutic agents. Drug classification, major routes to their site of action, and the major metabolic transformations. Mode of action of major antimicrobial and antiviral agents. Prerequisite: CHEM 3325. Proposal No., CHEM-13-U-3 CHEM 4352. Green Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Industry. 3(3-0) Introduction to the tools required to minimize the environmental impact of chemistry and to the processes in the pharmaceutical industry. Design environmentally friendly pharmaceutical processes to be economically and technologically feasible. Measurement and metrics analysis, green chemistry concepts and principles illustrated with real-life case studies. Prerequisite: CHEM 3325 Proposal No.: CHEM-13-U-4 New course CHEM4402. Techniques in Pharmaceutical Science. 3(3-0) Modern methods in analyzing drugs and drug products encountered in pharmaceutical industries and research laboratories. UV/Visible spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, NMR, gas chromatography, HPLC, capillary electrophoresis. Prerequisites: CHEM 2401 and CHEM 3325. Proposal No.: CHEM-13-U-5 Add a new degree emphasis to B.S. in Chemistry Changes: 1. Replace “CHEM 4421 (Jr. 2nd)” with “CHEM 4351” 2. Add Adv. Elective *(Jr. 2nd) 3. Replace “CHEM 4401 (Sr. 2nd)” with “CHEM 4402” 4. Replace “BIOL, Adv. (Sr. 2nd)” with “BIOL 4355” 5. Replace “Elective, Adv.* (Sr. 2nd)” with “CHEM 4352” Proposal No.: CHEM-13-U-6 Change catalog description [page 145, under DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY (CHEM)] The aim of the department is to provide a proper education for those who wish to become professional chemists; to provide a cultural background for those who are interested in science and desire the B.S. or B.A. degree but do not expect to become professional chemists; and to provide service courses for other departments whose subject matter is based, in part, on the fundamentals of chemistry Students majoring in Chemistry can pursue either ACS certified degree plans or non-ACS certified degree plans. The non-ACS certified degree plans include B.A. in Chemistry with Teaching Certification, B.S. in Chemistry with Pre-health emphasis, and B.S. in Chemistry with Pharmaceutical Chemistry emphasis. The ACS certified degree plans includes one traditional chemistry emphasis Department of Clinical Health Sciences Proposal No.: CSDO-14-G-3 Modify CSDO 5328 title and description so that the evaluation of course performance requires maximum supervision by the certified SLP at the extern site. CSDO 5328. Beginning Practicum Externship 3(3-0) Field placement. Assessment and management of clients with speech, language and hearing disorders for graduate students with no previous externship experience Location will be at an externship site under supervision of ASHA certified supervisors. Prerequisites: 3.0 graduate GPA, Completion of 50 on-campus clinical contact hours and permission of instructor. Credit/Noncredit. Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy Proposal No., CRIJ-14-U-6 New Course CRIJ 4338. Topics in Criminal Justice. 3(3-0) Focused study of an issue in Criminal Justice. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: 6 hrs. of Criminal Justice. Proposal No., CRIJ-14-U-7 Add course requirements for Criminal Justice minor. PROPOSED CATALOG MATERIAL: [p. 130 under Special Requirements, in order] Criminal Justice. See requirements listed in the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy section in this catalog. [p. 166]A minor in Criminal Justice requires completion of 18 semester hours in Criminal Justice. Three specific courses are required: CRIJ 1301, CRIJ 1313, and CRIJ 4301; plus one of the following: CRIJ 1310, CRIJ 2313, or CRIJ 2328; plus two additional advanced courses in Criminal Justice. Proposal No.: HIST 14-U-02 New course HIST 4309. Topics in Public History. 3(3-0) Issues in public history not otherwise covered. May be repeated when the topic changes. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of history. Proposal No.: HIST 14-U-03 New course HIST4307. Public History Practices. 3(3-0) Different ways public history is practiced. Curatorship, research practices, docentship, and historical restoration. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of history. Proposal No.: PHIL-14-U-1 Change course title and description for PHIL 2303. PHIL 2303. Introduction to Logic. 3(3-0) Surveys formal methods of deductive and inductive logic with an emphasis on syllogistics, truthfunctional logic and quantificational logic. Topics include Venn Diagrams, truth tables, quantifiers, rules of inference, formal proofs and probabilistic reasoning. Proposal No., POLS-13-U-4 Delete Course POLS 4364 Women and Politics Proposal No., POLS-13-U-5 Add course POLS 4367. Gender, Politics & Citizenship. 3(3-0) Investigation of how political institutions and processes shape norms of citizenship, focusing on social identifiers such as gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of Political Science and/or Sociology. Credit may not be obtained in POLS 4367 and WGST 4367 or SOCI 4367. Proposal No.: POLS-14-U-4 Remove GOVT 2301 and 2302 from the list of classes allowed for transfer credit for POLS 2301 and 2302. POLS 2301. The Government and Politics of the United States. (GOVT 2305) A survey of the structures, functions and processes of the political system of the United States. Fulfills 3 semester hours of the legislative degree requirement of 6 hours. POLS 2302. The Government and Politics of Texas. (GOVT 2306) A survey of the structures, functions and processes of the Texas political system. Fulfills 3 semester hours of the legislative degree requirement of 6 hours. Proposal No., WGST-14-U-1 Delete Course WGST 4364 Women and Politics Department of Language and Literature Proposal No.: ENGL-14-U-2 Add Course ENGL 3399. Intermediate Topics in Literature or Language. 3(3-0) Readings in special topics such as science fiction, detective novels, Chicano literature, AfricanAmerican literature, women's studies or the dialects of American English. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL 3399, when taught from a women and gender studies perspective, and WGST 3399. Can be repeated once when topics change. Prerequisite: 3 semester hours of sophomore English or permission of instructor. Proposal No.: ENGL-14-U-3 Add Course ENGL 4380. Special Topics in World Literature. (3-0) Selected topics in world literature written in English or in English translation. A topic for intensive investigation will be selected for each offering of the course. May be repeated with different topics, but no more than 6 SCH may count toward major or minor requirements Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of sophomore English. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL Proposal No.: ENGL-14-U-4 Add Course ENGL 4360. Special Topics in American Literature. 3(3-0) Selected topics in literature from the United States. A topic for intensive investigation will be selected for each offering of the course. May be repeated with different topics, but no more than 6 SCH may count toward major or minor requirements. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of sophomore English. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL 4360, when topic is taught from a women’s studies perspective and WGST 4361. Proposal No.: ENGL-14-U-5 Change course description. ENGL4340. Special Topics in British Literature. (3-0) Selected topics in British Literature. A topic for intensive investigation will be selected for each offering of the course. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of sophomore English. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL 4340, when taught from a women and gender studies perspective, and WGST 4340. Can be repeated once when topics change. Proposal No., WGST-13-U-1 Add Course WGST 1301. Introduction to Women and Gender Studies. 3(3-0) Introduces the role that gender plays in social institutions and the ideas, discourses, and questions that define women and gender studies. Proposal No., WGST-13-U-2 Modify ENGL and add WGST 3399 “Intermediate Topics in Literature or Language” to Women and Gender Studies Minor and to be cross listed with ENGL 3399. WGST 3399. Intermediate Topics in Literature or Language. 3(3-0) Readings in special topics. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL 3399, when taught from a woman and gender studies perspective, and WGST 3399. Can be repeated once when topics change. Prerequisite: 3 semester hours of sophomore English or permission of instructor. Proposal No., WGST-13-U-3 New course WGST 4340. Special Topics in British Literature. (3-0) Selected topics in British Literature. A topic for intensive investigation will be selected for each offering of the course. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of sophomore English. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL 4340, when taught from a women and gender studies perspective, and WGST 4340. Can be repeated once when topics change. Proposal No., WGST-13-U-4 New course. WGST4361. Special Topics in American Literature. 3(3-0) Selected topics in literature from the United States. A topic for intensive investigation will be selected for each offering of the course. May be repeated with different topics, but no more than 6 SCH may count toward major or minor requirements. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of sophomore English. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL 4360, when topic is taught from a women’s studies perspective and WGST 43XX [4361 requested]. Proposal No., WGST-13-U-5 New course WGST 4380. Special Topics in World Literature. (3-0) Selected topics in world literature written in English or in English translation. A topic for intensive investigation will be selected for each offering of the course. May be repeated with different topics, but no more than 6 SCH may count toward major or minor requirements Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of sophomore English. Credit may not be obtained in both ENGL 4380, when topic is taught from a women’s studies perspective, and WGST 43XX [4380 requested]. Proposal No., WGST-13-U-6 New course WGST 4367. Gender, Politics & Citizenship. (3-0) Investigation of how political institutions and processes shape norms of citizenship, focusing on social identifiers such as gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of Political Science and/or Sociology. Credit may not also be obtained for POLS 4365 or SOCI 4367. Proposal No.: WGST-13-U-8 Change program listing to reflect other proposals. A minor in Women and Gender Studies requires 18 semester hours to be selected from the following courses: Required: WGST 1301 And 15 hours from the following: ARTS 3302/MUSI 3302/THEA 3302/WGST 3302 EDHL 3383 ENGL 3399/WGST 3399 ENGL 4340 /WGST 4340 ENGL 4360/WGST 4361 ENGL 4380 /WGST 4380 HIST 4360/WGST 4360 POLS 4367/SOCI 4367/WGST 4367 PSYC 3313/WGST 3313 PSYC 2305/WGST 2305 SOCI 2363/WGST 2363 SOCI 4364/WGST 4300 WGST 4390 Or with approval from the WGST Director other courses for which there is a significant component or project on gender or women’s issues. Department of Mathematics Proposal No.: MATH 14-U-01 Change the order of the courses in the degree plan for the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with Teaching Certification. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: 1. Move #MATH 3360, So. 2 to Jr. 1 2. Move #MATH 3370, Jr. 1 to So. 2; 3. Move #MATH 4340, Sr. 1 to Jr. 2; 4. Move #MATH 4341 or MATH 4373, Jr. 2 to Sr. 1. Department of Music Department of Physics and Geosciences Proposal No., GEOG 14-U-1 Change course prerequisites for GEOG 3460 GEOG 3460. GIS in Natural Resources and Environmental Management 4(3-3) GIS and other geospatial technologies (including GPS and remote sensing) as applied to natural resources and environmental management. Technologies and techniques used to acquire geographic information, spatial data and location analysis, and applications of GIS within the natural and environmental sciences. Case studies, labs, and field exercises. Prerequisite: GEOG 2472 (preferred), or six hours of physical or life science, or permission of instructor. Proposal No.: GEOG-14-U-4 Change the prerequisite wording for GEOG 1101. GEOG 1101. Physical Geography: Meteorology Laboratory. 1(0-2) A laboratory experience that focuses on laboratory techniques, data collection and analysis. The experience reinforces and promotes greater understanding of concepts of meteorology presented in GEOG 1301. Prerequisite: credit or registration in GEOG 1301. Proposal No.: GEOG-14-U-12 New Course GEOL 3370. Introduction to Geophysics. 3(3-0) Application of classical physics to the study of the Earth and the solution of problems in Earth sciences. Geomagnetics, the Earth’s gravitational field, seismic analysis, sequence stratigraphy, well log interpretation, and applications to petroleum exploration. Prerequisites: GEOL 1303/1103, PHYS 2325/2125, PHYS 2326. Proposal No.: GEOG-14-U-13 New Course GEOL 4375. Seismology. 3(3-0) Basics of seismology, starting with wave propagation, seismic reflection and refraction. The physics of determining the seismic velocity and anisotropy structure of the Earth. Earthquake generation, post-seismic deformation and creep events, and their relation to faulting and plate tectonics. Prerequisites: GEOL 1303/1103, PHYS 2325/2125, PHYS 2326, GEOL 3370 [Introduction to Geophysics, ref. GEOL-14-U-12]. Proposal No.: GEOG-14-U-15 Change Course Title GEOL 1302. Introduction to Oceanography, Astronomy & the Atmosphere. 3(3-0) Survey of earth’s dynamic systems: the oceans, the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Survey of astronomy emphasizing earth’s place in the universe. Field trips may be arranged. Designed for students not majoring in science or engineering. Open to geosciences majors. Proposal No.: GEOG-14-U-17 Change Course Title GEOL 1102. Introduction to Oceanography, Astronomy & the Atmosphere Laboratory. 1(0-2) A laboratory experience that focuses on laboratory techniques, data collection and analysis. Reinforces and promotes greater understanding of concepts of the oceans, the hydrosphere and atmosphere and astronomy as presented in GEOL 1302. Prerequisite: credit or registration in GEOL 1302. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-1 Include field trip and field trip fee to GEOG 2472, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. GEOG 2472. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 4(3-3) Principles and experience of Geographic Information Systems. Acquisition, management, processing and interpretation of geographic data. Spatial data structure and the display, manipulation and analysis of geographic data. Field trip required. Field trip fee required. Prerequisite: 3 hours of natural science or permission of instructor. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-2 Change the course description to add a field trip fee to GEOG 3421, Geomorphology. GEOG 3421. Geomorphology. 4(3-3) Description, classification and quantitative analysis of landforms and surface processes in relation to human development. Regional physiography of the United States and topographic map interpretation. May be used as geology credit. Field trip required. Field trip fee required. Prerequisite: GEOL 1302/GEOL 1102 or GEOL 1303/GEOL 1103, MATH 1316. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-3 Change the course description to add a field trip fee to GEOG 3450, Field Mapping, Cartography and Global Positioning. GEOG 3450. Field Mapping, Cartography and Global Positioning. 4(3-3) The principles and practice of plane surveying and the global positioning system (GPS) and their interface with geographic information systems (GIS). Basic principles of cartography and use of cartographic tools and software. Management of cartographic data and GPS data. Local field trips required. Field trip fee required. Prerequisite: MATH 1314 and MATH 1316 or MATH 1324. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-4 Change the course description to require a field trip and field trip fee for GEOL 1304, Historical Geology. GEOL 1304. Historical Geology. (GEOL 1304 or GEOL 1404) 3(3-0) The important changes through which the earth has passed since its origin as a planet; especially the history of the orderly evolution of life and physical features evidenced in the rocks of the earth. Field trip and field trip fee required. Prerequisite: GEOL 1303. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $20. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-6 Change the course description to add a field trip fee to GEOL 3409, Mineralogy. GEOL 3409. Mineralogy. 4(3-3) Morphological crystallography and symmetry concepts. Methods of identification of minerals by their physical and chemical properties. Origin of economic minerals and ore deposits. Geological significance of common rock-forming minerals. One weekend field trip required. Field trip fee required. Prerequisites: GEOL 1303/GEOL 1103 and 3 hours of chemistry. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-7 Change the course description to add a field trip fee to GEOL 3411, Petrology. GEOL 3411. Petrology. 4(3-3) Classification and origin of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory emphasis on identification and interpretation of hand specimens. One weekend field trip required. Field trip fee required. Prerequisite: GEOL 3409. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-8 Change the course description to require a field trip and field trip fee for GEOL 3431, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. GEOL 3431. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. 4(3-3) Study of the composition, environment, sequence and correlation of stratified rocks. Field trip and field trip fee required. Prerequisites: GEOL 1303/GEOL 1103 and GEOL 1304/GEOL 1104. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-9 Add field trip and field trip fee, GEOL 3481, Structural Geology GEOL 3481. Structural Geology. 4(3-3) The inherent and imposed structures in rocks and their modes of formation. Mechanical principles of rock deformation, petrofabrics, regional structural interpretation, theories of mountain building and geotectonics. Field trip and field trip fee required. Prerequisites: GEOL 1303/GEOL 1103 and GEOL 1304/GEOL 1104. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-10 Add a field trip requirement and field trip fee to GEOL 4420, Special Topics. GEOL 4420. Special Topics in Geoscience. 4(3-3) One or more important concepts, developments or discoveries in geology. May be repeated once for credit. Field trip and field trip fee required. Prerequisite: 12 semester hours of geography and/or geology. NOTE: Field Trip Fee will be $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-19 Delete GEOL 4311 Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-20 Delete GEOL 4312 Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-22 Delete GEOL 4417 Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-23 Delete GEOL 4418 Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-24 Add Course GEOL 3307 Field Geology. Geologic mapping on topographic maps and aerial photographs. Interpretation of field relationships. Basic topographic surveying methods and measurements using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Prerequisite: GEOL 1304/GEOL 1104. Concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3107 recommended. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-25 New Course GEOL 3107. Field Geology Laboratory. 1(0-3) Methods of collection of geological field data and its presentation; proper use of geological field and lab equipment and instruments; interpretation of various types of map systems. Overnight camping field trip required, and local mini-field trip reports. Field trip fee required. Prerequisite: Credit or registration in GEOL 3307, or permission of instructor. NOTE: Field Trip fee $40. Proposal No.: GEOL-14-U-26 Delete GEOL 3407 Proposal No., PHYS-13-U-7 Delete Degree Delete B.A. in Physics Department of Psychology and Sociology Proposal No., CRIJ-14-U-1 Revise Degree Requirements B.A. in Criminal Justice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Change Visual/performing arts (Fr. 1st) to Creative arts. Change POLS 2340 to POLS 2304 (So. 1st). Change Natural Science to Life and physical science (So. 1st and So. 2nd). Change CRIJ 1313 to CRIJ 2313 or CRIJ 2328 (So. 2nd). Change POLS 2340 to PHIL 3313 (So. 2nd). Change Oral Communication to Communication (So. 2nd). Change CRIJ adv. to CRIJ 2314 or CRIJ 2323 (Jr. 1st). Add CRIJ 3304 to Jr. 1st. Change SOCI 3381 to SOCI 3381 or PSYC 3381 (Jr. 1st). Change CRIJ adv. to CRIJ 4345 (Sr. 1st). Add footnotes, Sr. 1st to indicate choices for CRIJ, adv. Proposal No.: CRIM-14-U-1 Change topic to stand-alone course CRIM 43XX Police and Society. CRIM 4338. Police and Society. 3(3-0) Types of policing agencies and police in contemporary American society, treated in terms of their nature, organization, functions, problems, and components. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of Criminology. Proposal No.: CRIM-14-U-2 New Course CRIM 4328. White Collar Crime. 3(3-0) Types of white collar crime; the social structure and organizational factors leading to its development. Its nature, extent, and costs, as well as society’s response. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of criminology. Proposal No.: CRIM-14-U-3 Add Course. CRIM 4327. Organized Crime. 3(3-0) Social structure and organizational factors leading to the development of organized criminal activity, as analyzed from a sociological perspective. The nature, extent, types, costs, and structure of white-collar crimes will be treated. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of criminology. Proposal No., SOCI-13-U-1 Add course SOCI 4367. Gender, Politics & Citizenship. 3(3-0) Investigation of how political institutions and processes shape norms of citizenship, focusing on social identifiers such as gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of Political Science and/or Sociology. Credit may not be obtained in SOCI 4367 and POLS 4367 or WGST 4367. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Department of Accounting and Finance Proposal No.: ACCT-15-U-1 Delete course ACCT 4940 Proposal No.: ACCT-15-U-2 New course ACCT 4340 Internship in Accounting 3(3-0) An off-campus learning experience allowing the application of accounting skills in an actual work setting. Will count towards the hours required for the CPA exam only if the internship requirements set by the State Board of Public Accountancy are met. Prerequisites: approval of the department chair. Proposal No., ACCT-15-U-3 Modify the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree plan. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change ACCT elective to ACCT, adv. (Sr. 1st). 2. Change ACCT elective to ACCT, adv. (Sr. 2nd). Proposal No.: FINC-15-U-1 Delete course FINC 4940 Proposal No.: FINC-15-U-2 New course FINC 4340. Internship in Finance 3(3-0) An off-campus learning experience allowing the acquisition and application of finance skills in an actual work setting. Prerequisites: approval of the department chair. Proposal No., FINC-15-U-3 Modify the Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance degree plan. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change ACCT elective to ACCT, adv. (Jr. 1st). 2. Change FINC elective to FINC, adv. (Jr. 2nd). 3. Change ACCT elective to ACCT, adv. (Sr. 1st). 4. Change FINC elective to FINC, adv. (Sr. 1st). 5. Change FINC elective to FINC, adv. (Sr. 2nd). Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems Proposal No.: BCOM 14-U-1 Change course description. BCOM 3306. Business Communication. 3(3-0) Principles of business communication through letters, memos, email, presentations and presentation visuals. Clear, accurate, and focused communication; practical psychology with attention to communication ethics and diversity. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302 and junior standing. Proposal No., BAAS-14-U-1 Remove Concentration Remove the Business concentration as an option in the B.A.A.S. program. Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-1 Delete course BUAD 1205 Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-2 Delete Course BUAD 1205 Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-4 Delete Course BUAD 1225 Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-5 Delete Course BUAD 1230 Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-6 Delete Course BUAD 1235 Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-7 Delete Course BUAD 1240 Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-8 Delete Course BUAD 1250 Proposal No., BUAD-15-U-9 Delete Course BUAD 1255 Proposal No.: GENB-14-U-2 Create new Product Pricing concentration, for the Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business Administration degree program. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change ACCT, adv. to ACCT 3314 (Jr. 1st) 2. Change ISYS, adv. to ISYS 3351 (Jr. 2nd) 3. Change MKTG, adv. to MGMT 3310 (Jr. 2nd) 4. Change FINC, adv. 3 to FINC 3355 (Sr. 1st) 5. Add MKTG 3360 (Sr. 1st); MKTG 3365 (Sr. 1st); and MKTG 4350 (Sr. 2nd) 6. Change Business, adv. 9 to Business, adv. 3 (Sr. 1st) & Business, adv. 9 to Business, adv. 6 (Sr. 2nd) Proposal No.: ISYS-15-U-1 Delete course ISYS 4940 Proposal No.: ISYS-15-U-2 New course ISYS 4340. Internship in Information Systems 3(3-0) An off-campus learning experience allowing the acquisition and application of information technology skills in an actual work setting. Prerequisites: approval of the department chair. Proposal No., ISYS-15-U-3 Modify the Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems degree plan. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change ISYS elective to ISYS, adv. (Jr. 2nd). 2. Change ACCT elective to ACCT, adv. (Sr. 1st). 3. Change ISYS elective to ISYS, adv. (Sr. 2nd). Proposal No.: MGMT-15-U-1 Delete course MGMT 4940 Proposal No.: MGMT-15-U-2 New course MGMT 4340. Internship in Management 3(3-0) An off-campus learning experience allowing the acquisition and application of management skills in an actual work setting. Prerequisites: approval of the department chair. Proposal No.: MGMT-15-U-3 Modify the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management degree plan. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change MGMT elective to MGMT, adv. (Jr. 2nd). 2. Change MGMT elective to MGMT, adv. (Sr. 1nd). 3. Change MGMT elective to MGMT, adv. (Sr. 2nd). Proposal No.: MGMT-15-U-4 Modify the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management-Human Resources degree plan. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change MGMT elective to MGMT, adv. (Sr. 1nd). 2. Change MGMT elective to MGMT, adv. (Sr. 2nd). Proposal No.: MGMT-15-U-5 Modify the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management-Materials and Chain Supply Management degree plan. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change MGMT 4335 to MKTG 4335, adv. (Sr. 2nd). Proposal No.: MKTG-15-U-1 Delete course MKTG 4940 Proposal No.: MKTG-15-U-2 New course MKTG 4340. Internship in Marketing 3(3-0) An off-campus learning experience allowing the acquisition and application of marketing skills in an actual work setting. Prerequisites: approval of the department chair Proposal No., MKTG-15-U-3 Modify the Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing degree plan. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Change MKTG elective to MKTG, adv. (Jr. 2nd). 2. Change MKTG elective to MKTG, adv. (Sr. 1st). 3. Changes to MKTG elective to MKTG, adv. (Sr. 2nd). COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE Proposal No.: EDED-13-U-23 Modify B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Generalist 4-8. 1. Change visual/performing arts to Creative arts (Fr. 1). 2. Move Creative arts to So. 2 from Jr. 1. 3. 4. 5. Change Elective to Comp. Option B (Fr.1). Move **Special Emphasis from So. 2 to Jr. 1 Change COMS 1300 to COMS 1311 (So. 2) Proposal No., EDED-13-U-32 Modify the B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Bilingual Generalist – Spanish EC-4. 1. Change Visual/performing arts to Creative arts (Fr. 1) and change Oral communications to Communications (Fr. 2). 2. Remove EDED 1301 (Fr. 1). 3. Change SPAN 1313 to SPAN 1313 or SPAN 1373 (Fr. 1) and SPAN 1314 to SPAN 1314 or SPAN 2302 (Fr. 2). 4. Add UNIV 1101 (Fr. 1) and add UNIV 1102 (Fr. 2). 5. Add footnote “For courses listed under Core Curriculum “Components” see “General Requirements for Graduation with a Baccalaureate Degree” in an earlier section of this Catalog.” 6. Change Bilingual Generalist Spanish EC-4 to Bilingual Generalist Spanish EC-6. 7. Change the number of hours required from 123 to 122. Proposal No.: EDED-14-U-1 Modify B.S in Interdisciplinary Studies. Change Support area hours (So. 2) to 3 hours and add Creative Arts 3 hours. Proposal No.: EDED-14-U-02 Amend B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies Business Education 6-12. 1. Remove ISYS 1301 Personal Computer Applications (Fr 1), ECON 3334 International Economics (Sr 1), FINC 3321 Business Finance (Sr 1), and MGMT 3325 Human Resource Management (Sr 1). 2. Remove BCOM 2206 (So 2) and BCOM 2207 Business Presentations (Sr 1) and add BCOM 3306 (Sr 1). 3. Move Elective (So 1) to (Jr 2) and move COMS 1311 Introduction to Oral Communication (Fr 2) to (Fr 1). 4. Add Support field (Fr 2, Jr.1, Jr. 2, Sr 1). 5. Change BLAW 3211 Business Law (Jr 2) to BUAD 3341 (Jr 2). Proposal No.: EDSE-13-U-1 Modify B.S in Interdisciplinary Studies: Special Education EC-12. 1. Remove Global Learning (Fr 2). 2. Add ENGL 1171 Information Literacy (So 2). 3. Remove SCWK 2331 Introduction to Social Work (So 2), Psychology 2308 Child Psychology (So 2), CSDO 2325 Phonetics (So 2) & HSCI 2320 Foundations of Child Development (So 2); 4. Remove EDSE 4383 Development of Exceptional Individual (Sr 1). 5. Remove EDSE 4385 Special Education Consultation (Jr 2). 6. Add- UNIV 1101 (Fr 1) and UNIV 1102 (Fr 2). [EDED 1301 was removed] 7. Add- 12 Credit Hours in (Same Area) Supporting Field Courses (So 1, So 2, & Jr 1). 8. Replace EDED 3332 Curriculum & Materials Development & Planning (Sr 1) with EDED 3310 Introduction to Instructional Design (Jr 1). 9. Move EDED 3346 Assessment & Teaching of Science (Jr 2) to (Sr 1), Add EDED 3316 Teaching of Social Studies (Sr 1) & Group as EDED 3316 or EDED 3346 (Sr 1). 10. Remove EDRG 4305 Effective Remediation of Reading Problems (Sr 2). 11. Change EDED 4623 (3) and EDED 4623 (3) (Sr 2) to EDED 4623 (6) (Sr 2). 12. Remove EDRG 3344 English Language Arts (Jr 1). 13. Add EDED 4310 Methods of Educational Media (Jr 1) & EDRG 4307 Literacy Instruction Grades 4-8 (Jr 1). 14. Move MATH 1314 College Algebra (Fr 2) to (Fr 1). 15. Move POLS 2301 U.S. Government (So 1) to (Fr 2). 16. Move POLS 2302 Texas Government (So 2) to (So 1). 17. Move EDSE 4349 Foundation of Special Education (Jr 1) to (Jr 2). 18. Move EDSE 4359 Teaching Exceptional Students (Jr 2) to (Sr 1). 19. Move EDRG 3314 Foundations Literacy Instruction (Jr 1) to (Jr 2). 20. Move Visual Performing Arts from (So 1) to (Fr 1) and rename it “Creative Arts”. 21. The total number of hours required increased from 120 to 122. Department of Health and Kinesiology Proposal No., EDKN-14-U-01 Modify the B.S. in Kinesiology (Sport Business): Replace COMS 1315 (Fr. 2nd ) with COMS 1311 or COMS 1315. Proposal No., EDKN-14-U-03 Modify the B.S. in Kinesiology (Exercise Science): Replace EDHL 1254 (Fr. 1st) with EDHL 1254 or EDKN 2201. Proposal No., EDKN-14-U-04 Modify the B.S. in Kinesiology (Exercise Science-Pre-Physical Therapy Option): Replace EDHL 1254 (Fr. 1st) with EDHL 1254 or EDKN 2201. Proposal No., EDKN-14-U-05 Modify the B.S. in Kinesiology (Exercise Science-Performance Psychology Option): 1. Replace EDHL 1254 (Fr. 1st) with EDHL 1254 or EDKN 22XX. 2. Move /\Creative arts to before /\Lang/phil/culture in So. 1st. 3. Replace *Statistics (Jr. 2nd) with Statistics*. 4. In Sr. 2nd, move "or" up one line (from immediately prior to EDKN 4342 to immediately after EDKN 4342). Proposal No., EDKN-14-U-06 Modify the B.S. in Kinesiology (Sport and Leisure Studies): Replace EDHL 1254 (Fr. 15t) with EDHL 1254 or EDKN 2201. Proposal No., EDKN-14-U-07 Modify the B.S. in Kinesiology (EC-12 Physical Education with Teacher Certification): Replace EDHL 1254 (Fr. 15t) with EDHL 1254 or EDKN 22XX. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering Proposal No.: CHEN-15-U-1 CHEN 4373. Chemical Reactor Engineering. 3(3-0) Chemical reaction rates and design of chemical reactors. Applications of computers to chemical kinetics and the design of chemical reactors. Prerequisites: CHEN 3371, CHEN 3310 and CHEM 3332. Proposal No.: CHEN-15-U-2 Modify major in Chemical Engineering. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES: 1) CEEN 1301 in Fall Freshman semester is replaced with UNIV 1101 in the Fall Freshman Semester and UNIV 1102 in the Spring Freshman semester. 2) HIST 1301, Spring Freshman semester, moves to Fall Sophomore semester. 3) HIST 1302, Fall Sophomore semester, moves to Spring Senior semester. 4) Humanities B Elective, Fall Sophomore semester, is replaced with ^Lang/Phil/Culture (Language, Philosophy, Culture) of the new general education requirement. 5) Fine Arts elective, Spring Sophomore semester, is replaced by MATH 3415. 6) POLS 22340, Fall Junior semester, is replaced by ^Social/Behavioral of the new general education requirement. 7) Communication Elective, Fall Junior semester, is replaced by ^Communication of the new general education requirement. 8) EVEN 2374 (the Global Learning of the old general education requirement) in the Spring Junior semester is replaced with CHEM 3332, Physical Chemistry II. 9) MATH 3415, Spring Senior semester, moved to Spring Sophomore semester as noted in 5) above. 10) ^Creative Arts is added to Spring Senior semester. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering Proposal No.: AEEN-14-U-1 Modify degree plan for Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES: 1. Move CHEM 1311/1111 Sophomore 1 to Junior 1 2. Move ^Creative arts + from Sophomore 1 to Sophomore 2 3. Move AEEN 1320 from Sophomore 2 to Sophomore 1 4. Move AEEN 3346 from Sophomore 2 to Sophomore 1 5. Move ^Communications from Junior 1 to Junior 2 6. Move ^Lang/phil/culture from Junior 2 to Sophomore 2 7. Delete Senior 1 AEEN 4346 Building System Management 8. Add Senior 1 Engineering Elective Amend engineering elective footnote 3 to read: Engineering electives: AEEN 3320, AEEN 3325, AEEN 3348, AEEN 4316, AEEN 4333, AEEN 4336, AEEN 4346, CEEN 2113/ 2212, CEEN 4314, CEEN 4317, CEEN 4368; ITEN 4332, ITEN 4353, and MEEN 3348. Proposal No.: AEEN-14-U-2 Change Course Description of AEEN 3335 AEEN 3335. Environmental Systems for Buildings. 3(3-0) Introduction to options for controlling the indoor environment, including; preliminary planning and design of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Prerequisite: AEEN 3346 and Corequisite: CEEN 3392. Proposal No.: AEEN-14-U-3 Change Course Description and Prerequisites of AEEN 4320 AEEN 4320. Building Services Engineering. 3(3-0) Advanced design and development of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning systems; introduction to fire protection systems. Prerequisites: Credit or registration in AEEN 1320; credit in AEEN 3335 and EEEN 3331. Proposal No.: AEEN-14-U-4 Change Course Description of AEEN 2325 AEEN 2325. Introduction to Development in Architecture. 3(3-0) Introduction to topics which influence the development of architectural designs including; building codes, building elements, major building systems and their selection, and materials and methods of construction. Prerequisite: AEEN 1310. Proposal No.: CEEN-14-U-1 Modify degree plan for Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 1. Amend Additional Mathematics and science electives recommended to read: ** Additional mathematics and science electives recommended: CHEM 1312 or any approved upper-level chemistry, physics, or biology course. MATH 3415, MATH 4341 or any other approved upper-level mathematics course. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Proposal No., CSEN-14-U-9 Change arrangement of courses in freshman, sophomore and junior years. Incorporate required changes in general education curriculum. Add a course to the degree plan to keep the total hours at 120 as well as address specific ABET learning outcomes. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES: (1) Moves MATH 3370 from fall semester junior year to spring semester junior year. (2) Incorporates changes required by the adoption of the new general education core curriculum in fall 2014. Students may take any course listed for a given category as listed in the Core Curriculum section of the Catalog. For the Communication requirement, COMS 2374 or ENGL 2374 is recommended. (3) Adds POLS 4324 as a degree requirement (replacing the old global learning requirement). (4) Courses are rearranged slightly to make the number of hours required in each semester more uniform. Changes not described elsewhere in this proposal are: PHYS 2325/2125 moved from spring semester freshman year to fall semester sophomore year PHYS 2326/2126 moved from fall semester sophomore year to spring semester sophomore year STAT 1342 moved from spring semester sophomore year to fall semester junior year (5) Incorporate course number changes approved in previous proposals. The new numbers are shown in the Proposed Catalog Material on the following page. CSEN-14-U-2 – Changed CSEN 4314 to CSEN 3314 CSEN-14-U-3 – Changed CSEN 4315 to CSEN 3315 CSEN-14-U-4 – Changed CSEN 4316 to CSEN 3316 Proposal No., EEEN-14-U-1 Modify Electrical Engineering Degree Plan SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES: 1) General Education requirements and approved electives are updated: o The ^Global learning** (Junior-Fall) has been eliminated, resulting in the total degree plan hours of 127. o The ^Visual/performing arts (Sophomore-Spring) has been changed to ^Creative Arts (Sophomore-Spring). The ^Literature/philosophy (SophomoreSpring) has been changed to ^Lang/Phil/Culture (Sophomore-Spring). The ^Oral Communication (Sophomore-Spring) has been changed to ^Communication (Sophomore-Spring). 2) Two course have been moved: o The ^Social/behavioral elective has been moved from (Junior-Spring) to (Junior-Fall) semester. o The CEEN 3317 has been moved from (Senior-Fall) to (Junior-Spring) semester. 3) The CHEN 3347 or MEEN 3347 course (Senior-Spring) has been removed from the degree plan. An additional “Approved Elective***” (Senior-Spring) course has been added. 4) Footnotes are amended accordingly: o “*All general education elective courses must be chosen from the approved elective list, after discussions with the academic advisor.” o “**COMS 2374 or ENGL 2374 is strongly recommended.” o “***Approved major-related electives must be chosen as a sequence of courses to satisfy a professional objective and must be chosen with the consent of the academic advisor or the department chair.” Department of Environmental Engineering Proposal No.: EVEN-14-U-3 Modify prog ram requirements for Environmental Engineering. PROPOSED CHANGES: 1) Move CEEN 3317 from Fall of Senior Year to Spring of Junior Year. 2) Move EVEN 4301 from Spring of Junior Year to Spring of Senior Year. 3) Add the course EVEN 4304 in the Spring of Senior Year. 4) Add the course EVEN 2372 as an equivalent to the existing “Social/behavioral” as an optional course within the Spring of Junior Year. 5) Move one “Engineering Elective” from the Spring to the Fall of Senior Year. 6) Add the course EVEN 2311 to the Spring of Sophomore Year. 7) Remove EVEN 4110 from the Spring of Senior Year. 8) Move “Visual/performing arts” from the Spring of Sophomore Year to Fall of Senior Year. 9) Add EVEN 4399 and EVEN 4336 as class electives. 10) Remove CSEN 4363 from class electives. 11) Replace EVEN 4302 with EVEN 4102 in the Fall of Senior Year. 12) Add AEEN 1310 along with MEEN 1310 in the Spring Semester of the Freshman Year. 13) Rename Literature/philosophy, Visual/performing arts and Oral communication as Language, Philosophy and Culture (Lang/phil/culture), Creative Arts, and Communication, respectively. Department of Industrial Management and Technology Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Proposal No.: MEEN-14-U-1 Change prerequisites for MEEN 4352 MEEN 4352. Design of Turbomachinery. 3(3-0) Design and application of centrifugal and axial flow pumps and turbines, consideration of similarity parameters, real machine performance characteristics, materials and methods of construction, selection process for various applications. Prerequisites: MEEN 4341 and MEEN 3392. Proposal No.: MEEN-14-U-2 Modify degree plan for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Proposed Degree Requirements Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700 Freshman Year CHEM 1311/1111 ENGL 1301 HIST 1301 MATH 2413 MEEN 1310 UNIV 1101 Sophomore Year CEEN 2301 MATH 3320 PHYS 2326/2126 POLS 2301 ^Creative Arts 4 3 3 4 3 1 18 ENGL 1302 HIST 1302 MATH 2414 MEEN 1320 PHYS 2325/2125 UNIV 1102 3 3 4 3 4 1 18 3 3 4 3 3 16 CEEN 3311 MATH 3415 MEEN 2146 MEEN 2302 MEEN 3145 MEEN 3344 *Communication 3 4 1 3 1 3 3 18 Junior Year CEEN 3317 3 MEEN 3347 3 MEEN 3349 3 MEEN 3352 3 MEEN 3392 3 ^Language, Phil., and Culture 3 18 EEEN 3331 MEEN 3348 MEEN 3350 MEEN 3360 MEEN 4341 Senior Year MEEN 4131 1 MEEN 4263 2 MEEN 4344 3 MEEN 4351 3 POLS 2302 3 Engineering Elective 3 15 MEEN 4264 Engineering Elective Engineering Elective MATH Elective ^Social/Behavioral Science 3 3 3 3 3 15 2 3 3 3 3 14 Total Hours Required: 132 Engineering electives: MEEN 3398, MEEN 4317, MEEN 4335, MEEN 4336, MEEN 4343, MEEN 4345, MEEN 4347, MEEN 4348, MEEN 4349, MEEN 4352, MEEN 4354, MEEN 4355, MEEN 4371, MEEN 4372, MEEN 4373, MEEN 4385, MEEN 4395, MEEN 4396, MEEN 4397, EVEN 3399, EEEN 4357, CSEN 4367 Math Electives: MATH 4341, MATH 4370, MATH 4371, MATH 4372, MATH 4373, MATH 4374, STAT 4303. *ENGL 2374 or COMS 2374 is required unless otherwise approved by advisor and department chair. ^For courses listed under Core Curriculum "Components" see "General Requirements for Graduation with a Baccalaureate Degree" in an earlier section of this Catalog. Proposal No.: MEEN-14-U-3 Change the Educational Objectives of the Mechanical Engineering Program. The Educational Objectives of the Mechanical Engineering Program are to prepare graduates who, after the first few years of their professional career, have: 1. Established themselves as practicing mechanical engineers or advanced their studies through graduate school, and 2. Adapted to ever-changing demands by updating their core knowledge and abilities, and 3. Functioned successfully in their professional responsibilities, which may include economic, environmental, safety, health and ethical aspects, and 4. Established themselves as critical, flexible thinkers and leaders in their profession and in society. Proposal No.: MEEN-14-U-4 Change prerequisites for MEEN 4131. 1(0-3) MEEN 4131. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. Experimental investigation of mechanical engineering systems: engines, fluid flow, air conditioning, heat transfer devices, pumps and mechanical systems. Prerequisites: MEEN 2146 and MEEN 3348.