University of Delaware Faculty Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee

January 24, 2006

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – 180 S. College Avenue

(Faculty Senate Conference Room)

Agenda

I. Old Business:

College of Engineering – Dr. Steven Dentel will join the committee to address questions and concerns for the following two proposals:

a. Revision to the chemistry, computer skill, and biology course requirements: BENE Environmental Engineering BS (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

b. Revision to the major : Environmental Engineering – create four formal concentrations for BENE degree (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)

1. Contaminant Transport and Control Processes

2. Environmental Facilities Design and Construction

3. Environmental Biotechnology

4. Water Resources and Water Quality

II. New Business:

College of Arts and Sciences

a. Revision of the BA Degree, FLL major, concentration in Three Languages and Literatures (attachment)

b. Revision to the BFA degree in Fine Arts (BFA FA0; all concentrations (attachment)

c. Revision to the undergraduate minor in Art and reinstatement of minor (attachment)

d. Revision to the Bachelor of Music concentration in Applied Music – Piano (AMP) (attachment)

e. Revision to the Bachelor of Music concentration in Music Theory and Composition (MTC) (attachment)

f. Revision to the BA degree, FLL major, concentration in Spanish Studies (attachment)

g. Revision to the undergraduate minor in Legal Studies (attachment)

h. Revision to the BA degree in History and BA degree in History Education, including all concentrations (attachment)

i. Request for a new undergraduate minor in Sexualities and Gender Studies (attachment) (11)

j. Revision of the BA degree, Psychology major (attachment) (12)

k. Revision of the BA degree, Psychology Education major (attachment) (13)

l. Request for a new undergraduate degree: BS in Psychology (attachment) (14)

m. Revision to all BA secondary Ed. programs in Arts and Sciences (attachment) (15)

n. Revision to the undergraduate minor in Geography (attachment) (16,17,18)

o. Revision to the BA degree in Geography Education

p. Revision to the BA Honors degrees in Geography and Geography Education

q. Revision to the BS degree , Physics major, concentration in Astronomy/Astrophysics (attachment) (19)

r. Revision to the undergraduate minor in Linguistics Cognitive Science (attachment) (20)

s. Revision to the Linguistics and Cognitive Science undergraduate program description (attachment) (21)

t. Revision to the Linguistics and Cognitive Science undergraduate program description (pre-professional speech pathology and cognitive and linguistic science (attachment) (22)

u. Revision to the Linguistics and Cognitive Science undergraduate program description (to delete information relating to defunct “conference interpretation” program) (attachment) (23)

College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy

v. Revision to the major in Early Childhood Development and Education (attachment) (attachment)

w. Add an Associates in Arts in Education degree option for the Southern Delaware Elementary Teacher Education Program (attachment)

x. Revision to the Educational Studies (EDS) minor (attachment)