UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
I. Call to Order
II. Announcements/Discussion
III. New Business
Proposal from the Center for Academic Advising, Retention and Transitions
Contact Person: Jacquelyn L. Nash, Associate Director for UNIV Courses and Programs
3-3223, jhilldru@gmu.edu
- UNIV 220 Decide and Confirm Majors
Proposals from the College of Education and Human Development
Contact Person: Ellen Rodgers, Associate Dean, Student and Academic Affairs
3-2034 erodger1@gmu.edu
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- ECED 402 Foundations of Language & Literacy for Diverse Prekindergarten & Kindergarten Learners
- ECED 406 Medical and Developmental Aspects of Disabilities of Diverse Young Learners
- ECED 422 Developing Language, Literacy, and Communication of Diverse Infants and Toddlers
- SPMT 425 Sport Analytics
- TOUR 241 Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management Practicum
- TOUR 314 Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management Revenue Management
- TOUR 330 Resort Management
- TOUR 331 Cruise Ship Management
- TOUR 340 Sustainable Tourism
- TOUR 352 Heritage and Cultural Tourism
- TOUR 362 Cultural and Environmental Interpretation
- TOUR 412 Hospitality, Tourism, and Events Management Marketing
- TOUR 414 Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management Finance
- TOUR 420 Tourism Planning Policy
- TOUR 440 Meetings and Conventions
- TOUR 450 Hospitality Human Resource Management
- TOUR 460 Facilities Management
- TOUR 470 Career Preparation
- TOUR 480 Special Topics
- TOUR 490 Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management Internship
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
- ECED 490 Internship in Early Childhood Education
- ECED 411 Assessment of Diverse Young Learners
- ECED 412 Language and Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Primary Grade Learners
- ECED 413 Integrating Social Studies Across the Content Areas for Diverse Young Learners
- ECED 415 Mathematics for Diverse Young Learners
- ECED 416 Science for Diverse Young Learners
- ECED 485 Applied and Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education
- ECED 490 Internship in Early Childhood Education
- RECR 139 Archery Introduction
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
New Programs (Action Items):
Proposal from the College of Health and Human Services
Contact Person: Cathy Tompkins, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies,
3-2838, ctompkin@gmu.edu
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- NURS 492 Death, Dying and Decision Making
- NURS 496 Violence in Today’s Society
- SOCW 452 Senior Seminar I
- SOCW 453 Senior Practicum I
- SOCW 454 Senior Seminar II
- SOCW 456 Senior Practicum II
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- GCH 380 Public Health Resource Methods
- GCH 465 Community Health Capstone
- HAP 489 Pre-Internship Seminar
- HAP 498 Heath Administration Internship
- NURS 305 Application of Basic Nursing Techniques
- NURS 310 Application of Basic Nursing Care
- NURS 312 Basic Nursing Care of Adults
- NURS 330 Nursing Fundamentals
- NURS 334 Nursing as a Health Profession and Discipline
- NURS 336 Concepts of Professional Nursing as a Discipline
- NURS 337 Application of Nursing Fundamental Technologies
- NURS 344 Intermediate Nursing Technologies
- NURS 350 Application of Nursing Care for Individuals and Small Groups
- NURS 351 Application of Intermediate Nursing Technologies
- NURS 358 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Maternal/Infant Nursing
- NURS 359 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Pediatric Nursing
- NURS 388 Problem-Based Clinical Inquiry
- NURS 425 Comprehensive Health Assessment
- NURS 427 Advanced Technologies for the Accelerated Pathway
- NURS 428 Community Health Clinic for the Accelerated Pathway
- NURS 434 Vulnerable Populations
- NURS 436 Leadership and Management in Health Care
- NURS 440 Community Health and Epidemiology
- NURS 451 Advanced Clinical Preceptorship
- NURS 457 Introduction to Nursing Informatics
- NURS 465Examination and Integration of Professional and Health Care Issues
- NURS 467 Clinical in Community Health Nursing
- NURS 468 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
- NURS 469 Clinical in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
- NURS 491 Critical Thinking and Analysis of Test Taking Strategies
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
- NURS 435 Public Health Preceptorship for Nurses
- SOCW 495 Field Practicum and Seminar I
- SOCW 496 Field Practicum and Seminar II
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
New Program (ANNOUNCEMENT):
Proposal from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact Person: Vita Vock, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1060 vvock@gmu.edu
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- ARTH380 African Art
- CHSS 310 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- CL 300 Introduction to Comparative Literature
- COMM 432 Political Communication
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- ARTH 102 Symbols and Stories in Art
- CHSS Excluded Courses and Credits
- COMM 200 Communication Theory
- COMM 249 Communication Field Experience
- COMM 301 Foundations of Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 450 Internship in Communication
- COMM 451 Facilitating Communication Education
- HIST 395 Topics in Digital History
- KORE 320 Korean Popular Culture in a Global World
- HNRS 130 Conceptions of Self
- HNRS 131 Contemporary Society in Multiple Perspectives
- SOCI 416 Internship in Sociology
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
- ARTH206 Survey of African Art
- ARTH318 Art and Archeology of Ancient Egypt
- COMM 327 Political Communication
- COMM 384 Public Relations and Social Media
- CRIM 485 Study Abroad
- ECON 485 Smithian Political Economy I
- ECON 486 Smithian Political Economy II
- ENGH 100 Composition for Multilingual Writers
- HIST 384 Global History of Christianity
- HIST 396 Introduction to Public History
- INTS 355 Consciousness, Meaning and Life-Purpose
- PHIL 306 Philosophy Internship
- PSYC 301 Research Methods in Psychology
- RELI 384 Global History of Christianity
- SPAN 485 Topics in Community-Based Spanish
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- BA and BS Criminology, Law and Society
- BA Economics Concentration in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- BA English
- BA English Concentration in Film and Media Studies
- BA English Concentration in Folklore and Mythology
- BA English Concentration in Linguistics
- BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies
- BA GlobalAffairs Concentration in Global Economy and Management (GEM)
- BA History
- BA History Concentrations in Digital History, Public History, Global History, and Individualized
- BA Integrative Studies Concentration in Childhood Studies
- BA Integrative Studies Concentration in Social Innovation
- Bachelor of Individualized Studies
- BA Integrative Studies
- BS Integrative Studies
- BS Psychology
- Minor in Folklore and Mythology
- Minor in Journalism
- Minor in Professional Writing
- Minor in Psychology
- Minor in Women and Gender Studies
New Programs (ACTION ITEMS):
Proposal from the College of Science
Contact Person: Dr. Kevin Curtin, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 3-4243, curtin@gmu.edu
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- BINF 401 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
- BIOL 437 Ornithology
- BIOL 438 Mammalogy
- BIOL 439 Herpetology
- CHEM 422 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis
- CHEM 423 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Laboratory
- GEOL 392 Geology and Earth Science Seminar
- GGS 462 Web Mapping
- MATH 401 Mathematics Through 3D Printing
- MLAB 407 Clinical Molecular Biology
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- BS Biology, Concentration in Bioinformatics
- BS Medical Laboratory Science
- BS Medical Laboratory Science, Concentration in Molecular Biology
- BS Medical Laboratory Science, Concentration in Microbiology
- BS Physics, Concentration in Applied and Engineering Physics, Astrophysics, Computational Physics, Teacher Education
Proposal from the Office of the Provost
Contact Person: Gbemi Disu, Executive Director, Office of Global Strategy, Office of the Provost
3-5479 Email: gdisu@gmu.edu
New Program (ACTION ITEM):
Proposals from the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Contact Person: Mara Schoeny, Associate Professor, Director, Undergraduate Program
3-9191 mschoeny@gmu.edu
New Course (ACTION ITEM):
- CONF 386 Study Abroad: Context and Synthesis
Modified Program (ANNOUNCEMENT):
Proposal from Volgenau School of Engineering
Contact Person: Pelin Kurtay, Associate Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
3-7606 paksoy@gmu.edu
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- CS 225 Culture and Theory of Games
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- BENG 101 Introduction to Engineering
- BENG 492 Senior Advanced Design Project I
- BENG 493 RS Senior Advanced Design Project II
- ECE 301 Digital Electronics
- IT 216 System Analysis and Design
- IT 306 Program Design and Data Structures
- IT 308 Event Driven Programming
- IT 331 Web I: Web Development
- IT 342 Operating Systems Fundamentals
- IT 352 Security Administration of Linux Systems
- IT 366 Network Security I
- IT 390 Rapid Development of Scalable Applications
- IT 410 Web Programming
- IT 436 Agile Web Development with Open Source Framework
- IT 465 Peer-to-Peer Systems and Overlay Networks
- IT 490 Application Maintenance and Spiral Development
- IT 492 Senior Design Project I
- IT 495 Turning Ideas into Successful Companies
- IT 496 Decision Making in IT Ventures
- ME 311 Mechanical Experimentation I
- ME 313 Material Science
- ME 321 Mechanical Experimentation II
- ME 322 Fluid Mechanics
- ME 323 Heat Transfer
- ME 341 Design of Mechanical Elements
- ME 342 Design of Thermal Systems
- ME 351 Analytical Methods in Engineering
- ME 352 Entrepreneurship in Engineering
- ME 431 Systems Dynamics
- ME 432 Control Engineering
- ME 443 Mechanical Design I
- ME 444 Mechanical Design II
- ME 453 Developing the Societal Engineer
- ME 499 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
- SYST 221 Systems Modeling Laboratory
- SYST 395 Applied Systems Engineering
New Courses (ACTION ITEMS):
- CYSE 499 Special Topics in Cyber Security Engineering
- CS 491 Industry-Sponsored Senior Design Project
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- BS Bioengineering (addition of CS 211 or 222 to degree requirements)
- BS Bioengineering (updated list of technical electives)
- BS Bioengineering concentration in BHI (adding HAP 361 as an option)
- BS Bioengineering concentration in BHI(adding HAP 436 as an option)
- BS Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (addition of CEIE 414 to CEIE electives)
- BS Applied Computer Science, Concentration in Computer Game Design (inactivate CS 225, require GAME 230)
- BS Applied Computer Science, ACS SWE majors (CS 491 added to electives)
- BS Applied Computer Science (Changes in AP and IB exam scores required to earn CS credit)
- BS Computer Science (Changes in AP and IB exam scores required to earn CS credit)
- BS Computer Science (ECE 301 changed from requirement to CS elective, CS 491 added as option for CS Senior or CS related)
- BS Cyber Security Engineering (CYSE 301 to ECE 301)
- BS Cyber Security Engineering (change technical elective list)
- AIT/INFT(Changes in major requirements)
- Statistics Minor (addition of STAT 460, 462, 472 as electives)
- BS Systems Engineering (modified Technical Emphasis area to INACTIVATE duplicate courses)
- BS Systems Engineering (to better align courses to the goals of the Technical Emphasis areas)
- All engineering majors (ADMISSION STANDARDS – change of major requirements now uniform across majors)
- VSE Restricted Courses 2017 (modification of language for catalog)
IV. Adjournment