Agenda

University Curriculum Committee July 13, 2007 1:30 p.m., 217 Koldus

1. Approval of the minutes of June 8, 2007.

2. New Courses

A57 BESC 306 A58 BESC 320

A59 FINC 427

A60 SENG 430 – cross listed CHEN 430 A61 SENG 460 – cross listed CHEN 460

3. Change in Courses

C40 SOCI 323 – course title

C41 SOCI 403 – course title

4. Change in Curriculum

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and Crop Sciences D22 B.S. in Agronomy

Agro-Industry Option Soil and Crop Management Option

Turfgrass Management Option

The item listed below was tabled at the June 2007 UCC meeting. Additional information was

requested, and a representative from the department was not present.

College of Liberal Arts Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures

D18 B.A. in Classics

5. Special Consideration

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences Program H18 University Studies Degree

Area of Concentration – Biomedical Sciences

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6. Special Consideration – Certificate Change

Dwight Look College of Engineering H19 Systems Safety Engineering Specialty Certificate

7. Other Business

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Members present: Robert Knight (Chair), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Tim Scott (Vice-Chair), College of Science; Jim Kracht, College of Education and Human Development; Cynthia

LaJimodiere, Dwight Look College of Engineering; Roxanna Russell (for Vatche Tchakerian), College of Geosciences; Pamela Matthews, College of Liberal Arts; Bill McMullen, Texas A&M University at

Galveston; Kristin Harper (for Martyn Gunn), Undergraduate Programs and Academic Services; Laurie Jaeger, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Guests: Narasimha Reddy and Steve Wright, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Miranda Walichowski, Department of Educational Psychology-Bilingual Programs.

The University Curriculum Committee recommends approval of the following:

1. The minutes of the May 10, 2007 meeting.

2. New Courses

AGSC 405. Facilitating Complete Secondary Agricultural Science Programs. (2-3). Credit 3. Theory and practice in facilitating secondary agricultural science programs: includes

classroom instruction, supervised experience, and youth leadership development; designed for students preparing to teach agricultural science in Texas public schools. Prerequisites: AGSC

384; concurrent enrollment in AGSC 402.

ALED 125. Leadership Learning Community I. (1-0). Credit 1. Offered to students living in

the Freshmen Leadership Living Learning Community; fundamentals of developing personal leadership while participating in co-curricular activities; emphasis on the relational model of

leadership and global perspective building. Prerequisites: Freshman classification or approval of instructor; on-campus residence.

ALED 225. Leadership Learning Community II. (1-0). Credit 1. Offered to students living

in the Freshmen Leadership Living Learning Community; fundamentals of peer mentoring while participating in co-curricular activities; emphasis on building supportive relationships on a

college campus. Prerequisites: Freshman classification or approval of instructor; on-campus

residence.

ECEN 411. Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. (2-3). Credit 3. Introduction to the basic physics of magnetic resonance, the

principles of MR imaging and spectroscopy, the major contrast mechanisms in MRI and MR imaging system hardware; development of pulse sequences for different imaging methods,

including flow and spectroscopic imaging; will build RF coils. Prerequisites: Junior or senior

classification; MATH 251, PHYS 208.

MATH 471. Communications and Cryptography II. (3-0). Credit 3. Additional topics in coded communications; information and entropy, elliptical curves, error corrections, quantum

methods. Prerequisites: MATH 470 or consent of instructor.

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MUSC 283. University Student Orchestra. (0-3). Credit 1. The rehearsal and performance of orchestra literature of various historical backgrounds; full ensemble rehearsal, individual practice,

an public performances; development of knowledge, understanding, and appreciation for aspects

of music ranging from the Renaissance to the Modern Era. May be repeated 10 times for credit. Prerequisite: Previous orchestral experience; successful audition with Conductor.

3. Change in Courses

AGSC 436. Student Teaching in Agricultural Education. Course title

From: Student Teaching in Agricultural Education.

To: Professional Teaching Internship in AGSC.

Course description From: Planning for and teaching vocational agriculture in selected high schools in Texas;

includes one-half semester student teaching. To: Planning for and teaching secondary agricultural science in selected high schools in

Texas; includes 12 weeks of professional teaching experience under the guidance of

a university supervisor and a cooperating teacher in the school.

ECEN 350. Computer Architecture and Design. Lab hours and credit hours

From: (3-0). Credit 3.

To: (3-3). Credit 4.

4. Change in Curricula

College of Education and Human Development Department of Educational Psychology B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies – Hispanic Bilingual Education

College of Liberal Arts Department of Anthropology

B.A. in Anthropology

Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures B.A. in French

B.A. in German B.A. in Russian

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Department of Hispanic Studies B.A. in Spanish

Department of Psychology B.A. in Psychology

B.S. in Psychology

Department of Sociology B.A. in Sociology

B.S. in Sociology

5. Special Consideration

College of Education and Human Development Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture Minor in Applied Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering,

and Mathematics (STEM)

6. The following item was tabled; additional information from the department was requested.

Change in Curriculum

College of Liberal Arts Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures

B.A. in Classics

Other items discussed

• UCC course tracking chart; to be posted on UCC website.

• Post link to THECB website (for CIP Codes and Course Inventory) on UCC website. • Discussion on classification definitions.

• September deadline set for using new course forms.

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Subject: further information on Classics 120-hour proposal Date: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:25 PM From: Matthews, Pamela <p-matthews@tamu.edu> To: Bob Knight <bob-knight@tamu.edu> Cc: Sandra Williams <swilliams@oar.tamu.edu> Conversation: further information on Classics 120-hour proposal Dear Bob, I asked for further clarification on the 120-hour degree proposal from Classics (which, you’ll recall, was in the same proposal with the reductions of French, German, and Russian). Here’s what I received from Christoph Konrad, director of undergraduate studies in the department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures: “In all the current foreign language BA degree plans (i.e., French, German, Russian, and Spanish) no credit whatsoever towards the hours required in the major field is allowed for first-year elementary language courses (101 and 102), notwithstanding the fact that those first-year courses are prerequisites for the 200-level courses required for the BA. The proposed elimination of 1 hour credit for CLAS 101 (Greek) or CLAS 121 (Latin) is, therefore, consistent with the practice in the modern languages. Nor does the proposed elimination conflict with any existing regulations concerning degree plan structures, there being no rule stating that any course that is a prerequisite for a course required in a degree plan must in turn also be admitted for major field credit in that degree plan.” I should have made a special effort to have departments represented at the UCC, and because I’d been gone, it fell through the cracks this past time. Christoph’s explanation makes sense to me. Does it answer your concerns? Is there any way we can streamline this for the next meeting so that Classics doesn’t get left behind the other language majors in the department? Thanks, Pam Pamela R. Matthews Associate Dean and Professor of English College of Liberal Arts 301 Coke Building Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4223 Phone: 979.845.8509 Fax: 979.845.5164