University Undergraduate Programs Committee (UUPC) Minutes Feb. 17, 2012

University Undergraduate Programs Committee (UUPC) Minutes – Feb. 17, 2012

Members present: ChairJerry Haky, SC; Kenneth Keaton, AL; Ethlyn Williams, BA; Ellen Ryan, CDSI; Elizabeth Villares, ED; Yan Yong, EG; Michael Harrawood, HC; Joy Longo, NU; Bebe Chang, Library; DeanEdward Pratt, Undergraduate Studies;Maria Jennings and Risa Polansky, Registrar’s Office.
Guest: SameerHinduja, CDSI (Criminology and Criminal Justice)

Chair Jerry Haky called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m.

Minutes and Announcements/Discussion

Minutes:The minutes of the Dec. 2, 2011 meeting were reviewed and approved.

Announcements/Discussion
To address and close last month’s discussion regarding the possibility of using an “H” as part of a course number to denote an honors course, Chair Jerry Haky reported to the committee that Maria Jennings of the Registrar’s Office researched the issue and found that the only school in the State University System that ascribes to the practice (University of Central Florida) finds it troublesome and is working to remove its H designations, which also do not conform to the Statewide Course Numbering System. Rather than go that route, Chair Haky emphasized the importance of FAU’s current practice of ensuring “Honors” is a part of each honors course’s title.

Also on the subject of honors, Chair Haky reminded the committee that one of the goals of the University’s Quality Enhancement Plan is to add more upper-division honors programs. The procedure for proposing one begins at the departmental and college levels, where approval is needed for the program and all associated courses. A department may consult the Honors Council with questions throughout, but College approval is required before formally bringing a proposal before the council. Associated courses should be submitted before or at the same time as the program proposal, preferably with a note of honors distinction in the syllabus as in the Honors College. Chair Haky also asked that departments make an effort to gauge and report student interest in proposed programs to ensure that time and effort isn’t expended in creating a program that then goes unutilized, as has happened in the past. Undergraduate Dean Edward Pratt said the focus should be on publicizing the programs to ensure students are aware of them and that the committee can’t reject a proposal based on lack of documented student interest. Chair Haky agreed that a plan for information dissemination should be included but said demonstrated student interest is relevant. Representative Ken Keaton from Arts and Letters noted that Music’s honors program has proven effective, with graduates rising to the rank of tenured professors. He asked whether such existing programs need also to be submitted to the Honors Council, to which Chair Haky responded that existing programs will be grandfathered in. He recommended Donna Chamely visit the committee with a briefing on honors efforts.

New Business from the Colleges

College for Design and Social Inquiry
Revisions to the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Dr. Sameer Hinduja of Criminology and Criminal Justice explained that the impetus behind the program changes is to provide more structure, eliminate redundancies and increase academic rigor by raising core credits from 9 to 12 and offering a more targeted menu of electives, requiring 6 credits from a restricted list and 12 credits from a free-electives list rather than 21 credits from a free-electives list. No new courses will be added to the program.

New course

In discussing the new course proposal for ARC 3133, Graphic Communication for Architecture, Rep. Keaton asked whether Visual Arts or Communication faculty had been consulted given that the course’s content relates to those areas. CDSI Representative Ellen Ryan noted the course’s architecture focus and the fact that only Architecture majors would take it. Both Rep. Keaton and Chair Haky said consultation regarding overlap is committee policy and especially important when it comes to efficiency – given that students might be able to take a similar existing course in a different department – as well as to collegiality. The UUPC tabled the course proposal pending consultation with the overlapping departments.

Regarding the proposed URP 4430, Planning for Hazards/Disasters, Rep. Ryan noted that the department continues to create courses focused on disaster planning, with an interdisciplinary minor in the works. She assured Chair Haky, who is concerned with the volume of new course number requests, that the new course would require no new resources and be taught by a current faculty member.

URP 4430 / Planning for Hazards/Disasters /

3

/ New

The UUPC approved theCriminal Justice revisions and URP 4430.

Dorothy F. Schmidt Collegeof Arts and Letters
Revisions to Languages majors:French, Italian, Linguistics, Spanish Heritage and Spanish Non-Heritage

Rep. Keaton informed the committee thatthe Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature is proposing changes to its Languages majors that include making the structure of all the majors parallel, splitting Spanish into heritage and non-heritage speakers and reducing upper-division credits from 45 to 37 in order to better align with other programs in the state and offer students more flexibility to take other courses. Expectations include improved completion rates and growth in double majors.

Revisions to Art History, Graphic Design and Studio Art bachelor’s programs

Rep. Keaton informed the committee that program and course revisions in the Art History, Graphic Design and Studio Art bachelor’s programs in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History are being proposed as a way to keep up with rapidly changing technology and as part of an ongoing effort to become a state leader in the area. Part of the changes to each program (which would become effective in fall) include replacing the currently required Art Appreciation course with an Art History Survey series, though Art Appreciation will remain in the course inventory. Chair Haky questioned whether the Art History Survey course will also be designated part of the Intellectual Foundations Program, which Dean Pratt confirmed is the intention. Required credits for the B.A. in Art History would rise from 55 to 58. In the B.F.A. in Graphic Design, total minimum credits would go from 68 to 74, required core credits from 24 to 26 and required credits in graphic design courses from 16 to 24. Also, several existing courses would be replaced with updated and new courses. In the B.A. in Studio Art, required core credits would rise from 19 to 22 and total credits from 67 to 70. The programs will still require 120 credits for graduation.

Given that many of the courses in these programs are 4 credits, Dean Pratt also asked about transfer students coming in having taken 3-credit versions of the courses. Rep. Keaton said it comes down to similarity of content – commonly numbered courses are always accepted, and those students short on credits take upper-division electives to make up for any deficiencies.

New courses, course changes, terminations

THE 2000

/ Theatre Appreciation /

3

/ Change description

THE 2305

/ Script Analysis /

/ Change description

THE 4284

/ History of Fashion and Décor 1 /

/ Change description

THE 4285

/ History of Fashion and Décor 2 /

/ Change description

TPA 2020

/ Design Studio-Lighting Design 1
(New title: Lighting Design 1) /

/ Change title

TPA 2040

/ Design Studio- Costume Design 1
(New title: Costume Design 1) /

/ Change title

TPA 3231

/ Topics in Stage Costume
(New title: Stage Costume Topics) /

/ Change title

TPA 4021

/ Design Studio-Lighting Design 2
(New title: Lighting Design 2) /

/ Change title

TPA 4041

/ Design Studio-Costume Design 2
(New title: Costume Design 2) /

/ Change title

TPP 4310

/ Directing 1 /

/ Change description

*Approved by Public Administration

TheUUPC approved the Arts and Letters submissions.

College of Education
New course and course change

Representative Elizabeth Villares explained that the Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology is proposing its first undergraduate introductory course (LDR 2001) in order to attract students from other disciplines in the College and allow them to become familiar with the concept and prospects of educational leadership, providing an early understanding of the field. The course also offers opportunity to explore careers in student leadership and was created with participation from the University’s Dean of Students.

ARE 4313** / Art: Elementary School /

/ Change description
LDR 2001 / Introduction to Leadership /

1-2

/ New

** Approved by all College of Education departments and Visual Arts and Art History

TheUUPC approved the Educationsubmissions.

College of Engineering and Computer Science
New courses and program change

The UUPC tabled proposals for two new honors courses and revisions to the existing Innovation Leadership Honors program pending approval by the Honors Council.

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
New course and course change

Rep. Harrawoodnoted LIT 2010 received approval from the Writing Across Curriculum (WAC) Committee.

LIT 2010

/ Honors Interpretation of Fiction /

/ Add WAC

POS 4206***

/ Honors Political Psychology /

/ New

*** Approved by Honors Political Science faculty

TheUUPC approved the Honorssubmissions.

Update from Nursing

Representative Joy Longo informed the committee that plans for a Health Studies program are progressing, with survey data from students rolling in.

III. Next Meeting/Adjournment

The next meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. on March 23, 2012 in SU 80, room132. Chair Haky reminded the committee that program changes intended to be effective in summer or fall 2012 andcourses intended to be effective in spring 2012 should be proposed at the March meeting, as April items will be held over until the first University Faculty Senate meeting in the fall.

Chair Haky adjourned the meeting at 11:11a.m.

UUPC Minutes – Feb. 17, 2012