UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Revised
Academic Program Approval
This form is a routing document for the approval of new
and revised academic programs. Proposing department should
complete this form. For more
information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.
Submitted by: Dan Rich phone number 831-6835
Department: School of Public Policy and Administration email address________________
Date: February 23, 2011
Action: Revise major in
Public Policy
Effective term: 011Fall
Current degree BA
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: NO CHANGE
Proposed name: NO CHANGE
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major: REVISING BA AND MAJOR IN PUBLIC POLICY
Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________
(Example: African
Studies, Business
Administration, English, Leadership,
etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________
(Must attach your
Graduate Program Policy Statement)
Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(Be aware that approval
of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through
the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)
NONE
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
The revised curriculum, like the current curriculum, fully
supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education. Supplement A, attached, provides a “curriculum map” with
details that link courses and concentrations in the revised curriculum to
specific goals of undergraduate education.
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
NONE
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
On January 1, 2011, the
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy became the School of Public Policy
and Administration and moved to the College of Arts and Sciences. There are two
reasons for the proposed revisions of the B.A. Degree in Public Policy.
1.
The BA in Public Policy needs
to be revised to meet the requirements for the BA degree within the College of
Arts and Sciences. These include increasing the number of credits for the BA
degree from 120 to 124, adding the College of Arts and Science's breadth
requirements, adding a foreign language requirement, adding a 4 credit lab
science, and increasing the level of the Math requirement.
2.
The
Public Policy major is being revised to broaden the range of offerings
available to students. The revisions will provide students with an opportunity
to pursue studies in one of four areas of concentrations: policy studies,
policy analysis, public and nonprofit administration, and urban policy,
planning and historic preservation. These areas of concentration are the same
as those currently available to the Public Policy minor. They reflect
established areas of expertise of the School’s faculty. This revision will
enable Public Policy majors to acquire a deeper understanding of Public Policy
in the areas of concentration. The number of required
credits for the major will remain 30 but the distribution of credits is being
revised so that 15 credits will be in required courses and 15 credits will be
in courses in one of the four concentrations. While students will be encouraged
to pursue a minor, this will no longer be a requirement of the Public Policy
major.
The School offers a sufficient
number of approved undergraduate courses to support each of the
concentrations. In addition, courses
from other departments that are already approved for students in the Public
Policy major (and currently listed in the catalog copy) are being incorporated
in the areas of concentration; please see the attached list. The courses
available for each of the concentrations will be listed at the School’s website
with an active web link from the catalog. See Supplement
B for an initial description of the courses in each concentration.
Program Requirements:
(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the
Course Catalog. If this is a revision,
be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of
the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)
The revisions are summarized in
the section above.
Supplement C shows the old
curriculum as it appears in the online catalog.
Supplement D shows the new
curriculum as it should appear in the online catalog.
Below is a side-by-side
comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed revision. Items that are highlighted represent changes.
|
Current Public Policy Curriculum 2010 |
Credits |
Proposed Public Policy Curriculum 2011 |
Credits |
|
Total BA Degree
Credits |
120 |
Total BA Degree
Credits |
124 |
|
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|
|
University Requirements |
Credits |
University Requirements |
Credits |
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
First Year Experience |
0-4 |
First Year Experience |
0-4 |
|
Discovery Learning Experience (UAPP300) |
3 |
Discovery Learning Experience (UAPP300) |
3 |
|
Multicultural Requirement |
3 |
Multicultural Course |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
University Breadth Requirements |
12 |
University Breadth Requirements |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Skill Requirements |
|
College of Arts & Sciences Skills Requirements |
|
|
Second Writing Requirement |
3 |
Second Writing Requirement |
3 |
|
Mathematics Requirement |
3 |
Mathematics Requirement |
3 |
|
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·
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·
|
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·
|
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·
Proficiency Test |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No
Language Requirement |
|
Foreign Language (Intermediate
Level) |
0-12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Breadth Requirements (Arts & Sciences) |
|
College of Arts & Sciences Breadth Requirements |
|
|
Group A Creative Arts and Humanities |
9 |
Group A Creative Arts and Humanities |
9 |
|
Group B History and Cultural Change |
9 |
Group B History and Cultural Change |
9 |
|
Group C Social and Behavioral Sciences |
9 |
Group C Social and Behavioral Sciences |
9 |
|
·
ECON 151 |
|
·
ECON 151 |
|
|
·
ECON 152 |
|
·
ECON 152 |
|
|
Group D Mathematics,
Natural Sciences and Technology |
9 |
Group D Mathematics, Natural
Sciences and Technology |
10 |
|
Major |
30 |
Major |
30 |
|
UAPP 110 Changing the World:Role of PP |
3 |
UAPP 110 Changing the World:Role of PP |
3 |
|
UAPP 220 Citizens, Comm,
& Change |
3 |
|
|
|
UAPP 225 Crafting Public Policy |
3 |
UAPP 225 Crafting Public Policy |
3 |
|
UAPP 300 Public Policy Field Experience |
3 |
UAPP 300 Public Policy Field Experience |
3 |
|
UAPP 325 Public Policy Analysis |
3 |
UAPP 325 Public Policy Analysis |
3 |
|
UAPP 410 Making
Convincing Pol. Arguments |
3 |
|
|
|
UAPP 419 Policy
Leadership & Ethics |
3 |
|
|
|
UAPP 427 Evaluating
Public Policy |
3 |
|
|
|
UAPP 440 Contemporary Policy Issues |
3 |
UAPP 440 Contemporary Policy Issues |
3 |
|
|
|
15 Credits in one of the
following areas. Courses in the public policy concentrations are listed
online at: http://www.sppa.udel.edu/policyconcentrations |
15 |
|
Advanced
Economics Requirement |
|
Policy Studies |
|
|
Options: ECON 311, 332, 340, 343, 360, 393 |
3 |
Policy Analysis and
Decision Making |
|
|
|
|
Public and Nonprofit
Administration |
|
|
|
|
Urban Policy, Planning
and Historic Pres. |
|
|
Required Minor |
15-18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directed
Electives |
16-24 |
General Electives |
Varies |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplement A: Curriculum Map of Revised Public Policy Major with UD General Education Goals
and UAPP Learning Outcomes: February 23, 2011
|
UAPP Courses |
UD Goal #1 |
UD Goal #2 |
UD Goal #3 |
UD Goal #4 |
UD Goal #5 |
UD Goal #6 |
UD Goal #7 |
UD Goal #8 |
UD Goal #9 |
UD Goal #10 |
|
UAPP110 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
UAPP225 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
UAPP300 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
UAPP325 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
UAPP364 |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UAPP440 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Concentration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Policy Studies |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Policy Analysis |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Public and Nonprofit Administration |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
Urban Policy, Planning, and Historic
Preservation |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Goals of Undergraduate
Education at the
1.
Attain
effective skills in oral and written communication, quantitative reasoning, and
the use of information technology
2.
Learn to think
critically to solve problems
3.
Be able to
work and learn both independently and collaboratively
4.
Engage
questions of ethics and recognize responsibilities to self, community, and
society at large
5.
Understand the
diverse ways of thinking that underlie the search for knowledge in the arts,
humanities, sciences, and social sciences
6.
Develop the
intellectual curiosity, confidence, and engagement that will lead to lifelong
learning
7.
Develop the
ability to integrate academic knowledge with experiences that extend the
boundaries of the classroom
8.
Expand
understanding and appreciation of human creativity and diverse forms of
aesthetic and intellectual expression
9.
Understand the
foundations of
10.
Develop an
international perspective in order to live and work effectively in an
increasingly global society
Supplement B: Courses
for Concentrations in the Public Policy Major and Minor
Below
is the initial list of courses in the public policy concentrations. The online
catalog will include a web-link to the up-to-date course list at the School’s
website:
http://www.sppa.udel.edu/policyconcentrations
Policy
Studies
UAPP 401 Public
Policy
UAPP 425 Energy Policy
and Administration
UAPP 426 Conservation
and Renewable Energy Policy
UAPP 448 Environmental Ethics
UAPP 449 Civil Rights Law and Policy s
UAPP 452 International Development Policy and Administration
UAPP 453 Politics and Healthcare
UAPP 456 Politics and Disaster
UAPP 457 Health Policy
UAPP 465 Climate Change Policy
and Equity
UAPP 494 Transportation
and Infrastructure Policy
UAPP 499
Comparative Public Policy (new
course)
ENEP 425 Energy Resources, Technologies, and
Policies
ENEP 426 Climate Change: Science, Policy and
Political Economy
ECON 311 Economics of Developing Countries
ECON 340 International Economics
ECON 343 Environmental Economics
ECON 390 Economics of Health Care
FREC 406 Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy
FREC 410 International
Agricultural Trade and Marketing
HDFS 201 Life Span Development
HDFS 270 Families and Developmental Disabilities
HDFS 390 Honors
Colloquium: Culturally Diverse Families
HDFS 230 Families and their Communities
HDFS 401 Foundations of Human Sexuality
HDFS 402 Family and Child
Policy
HDFS 403 Concepts
in Gerontology
HDFS 475 Topics
in Human Development and Family Studies
Policy Analysis
LEAD 341 Decision-Making and Leadership
UAPP 402 Research Methods: Urban and Public Policy
UAPP 410 Making
Convincing Policy Arguments
UAPP 427 Evaluating Public Policy
UAPP 476 Survey Research
UAPP 491 Quantitative
Analysis in the Public and NP Sectors
UAPP 485 GIS in Public Policy
FREC 342 Environmental Economics
FREC 408 Research Methods I
FREC 409 Research Methods II
FREC 480 Geographic Information Systems in Natural
Resource Management
Public and Nonprofit
Administration
LEAD200 The Leadership
Challenge
LEAD404 Leadership
in Organizations
UAPP 407 Community Development
and Nonprofit Leadership
UAPP 419 Policy
Leadership and Ethics
UAPP 422 Criminal Justice Administration
UAPP 441 Topics in Nonprofit Management and
Leadership
UAPP 442 Strategic Planning: Public and Nonprofit
Sectors
UAPP 458 Contemporary Issues in Public
Administration
UAPP 468 Government Budgets and Fiscal Federalism
UAPP 472 Nonprofit Organizations: Scope, Framework
and Dynamics
UAPP 473 Governing Nonprofit Organizations
UAPP 474 Strategic Fundraising and Marketing for
Nonprofits
UAPP 477 Planning IT-enhanced Projects
UAPP 484 Performance
Management
UAPP 487 State Government Policy
and Management
ECON 332 Economics of Government Spending and
Taxation
ECON 360 Government Regulation of Business
Urban Policy, Planning,
and Historic Preservation
UAPP 220
Citizens, Community and Change
UAPP 406 Planning for Sustainable Communities and
Regions
UAPP 412 Urban Housing Policy
and Administration
UAPP 413 Planning Theory
and Urban Policy
UAPP 414 The American
Suburb
UAPP 418 Traditional Architectural Materials
UAPP 421 Contemporary Issues in Urban Affairs
UAPP 423 Urban Society
and Public Policy
UAPP 428 World Heritage Sites
UAPP 429 Theory/Practice of Historic Preservation
UAPP 430 Methods in Historic Preservation
UAPP 431 Documentation
of Historic Structures
UAPP 436 Historic
Preservation
UAPP 439 Community Development Theory
and Practice
UAPP 446 Civic Engagement
UAPP 475 Land Use and Transportation Linkages
HDFS 230 Families and their Communities
FREC 429 Community
Economic Development
ECON 393 Urban Economics
Supplement C: Current Catalog Copy
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF
ARTS
MAJOR: PUBLIC POLICY
The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy (SUAPP) offers the Bachelor of
Arts degree in Public Policy that provides students the opportunity to examine
complex public issues and the policies developed to address them through a
multiple set of disciplines such as Sociology, Education, Leadership, History,
and Political Science. The Public Policy degree integrates concepts across
different disciplines equipping students with the tools required to examine and
understand the purpose and impacts of public policies that address the social,
economic, political and environmental conditions affecting communities in the
U.S. and globally. Within a liberal arts context, the program focuses on
building core skills and professional dispositions so students can effectively
take on public policy roles of responsibility that contribute to communities
and society at large. In addition, students can pursue their individual
interests through a minor that fosters a depth of understanding within a
specific content area and through directed electives that provide more
exploratory opportunities.
Under the guidance of an interdisciplinary faculty and through field-based
learning activities, students will develop the capacity to engage in policy
analysis and policy formation. The degree is designed to develop students’
curiosity, confidence, and engagement through the direct interaction with
challenging, real-world issues and with those whose responsibility it is to
address them.
As a result, Public Policy majors will learn how to effect change in the
public, nonprofit and private sectors, specifically preparing them to be
entry-level policy analysts, public officials, and community/ civic leaders.
Majors will also be prepared for graduate work in law, public administration,
environmental studies, public policy, and health care administration as well as
being able to pursue Masters and Ph.D. degrees in the School of Urban Affairs
& Public Policy.
Students who wish to change from another major in the University are encouraged
to contact the SUAPP Office for more information.
Curriculum Credits
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
|
Critical |
3 |
|
|
0-4 |
||
|
Discovery Learning Experience (UAPP 300) |
3 |
|
|
12 |
||
|
3 |
||
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
|
Second Writing
Requirement: |
3 |
This requirement
involves a second writing course that emphasizes professional and/or technical
writing. Creative writing courses will not meet this requirement. This course
must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours.
|
Mathematics
requirement |
3-4 |
(one of the following
courses with a minimum grade of D-)
|
College Mathematics
and Statistics |
|
|
|
Introduction to
Statistical Methods I |
|
|
Breadth requirements |
|
|
|
Group A - 9 credits
of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional
units |
30 |
|
|
Changing the World:
The Role of Public Policy |
3 |
|
|
Citizens, Community,
and Change |
3 |
|
|
Crafting Public
Policy |
3 |
|
|
Public Policy
Analysis |
3 |
|
|
Policy Leadership and
Ethics |
3 |
|
|
Evaluating Public
Policy |
3 |
|
|
Public Policy Field
Experience |
3 |
|
|
Making Convincing
Policy Arguments |
3 |
|
|
Contemporary Policy
Issues |
3 |
|
|
Advanced Economics
requirement |
3 |
|
Students are expected to complete one of the following economics courses:
|
Economics of
Developing Countries |
|
|
|
Economics of
Government Spending and Taxation |
|
|
|
International
Economics |
|
|
|
Environmental
Economics |
|
|
|
Government Regulation
of Business |
|
|
|
Urban Economics |
|
Areas of Policy Focus
|
Minor |
15-18 |
Majors are required to
choose any of the
|
Electives |
16-24 |
Majors are encouraged
to elect courses from the following:
Energy & Environment
|
Energy Resources,
Technologies, and Policies |
|
|
|
Climate Change:
Science, Policy and Political Economy |
|
|
|
Special Problems in
Energy Policy |
|
Health
|
Society, Politics and
Health Care |
|
|
|
Life Span Development |
|
|
|
Families &
Developmental Disabilities |
|
|
|
Foundations of Human
Sexuality |
|
|
|
Concepts in
Gerontology |
|
|
|
Economics of Health
Care |
|
Historic Preservation
|
Theory & Practice
in Historic Preservation |
|
|
|
World Heritage Sites |
|
|
|
Methods in Historic
Preservation |
|
|
|
Public History:
Research, Resources, & Practice |
|
Human Development and Family Studies
|
Families and their
Communities |
|
|
|
Family and Child
Policy |
|
|
|
Topics in Human
Development & Family Studies |
|
Public Administration
|
Criminal Justice
Administration |
|
|
|
Managing Risk and
Security |
|
|
|
Leadership in
Organizations |
|
|
|
State Government
Policy & Management |
|
Urban Issues
|
Seminar in Community
Development & Nonprofit Leadership |
|
|
|
Poverty,
Neighborhoods, & Community Development |
|
|
|
Community Development
Theory, Concepts, and Practice |
|
|
|
Civil Rights Law
& Policy |
|
|
|
Urban Housing Policy
& Administration |
|
|
|
Issues in Land Use
and Environmental Planning |
|
|
|
The American Suburb
and Sprawl |
|
|
CREDITS to Total a
Minimum of |
120 |
Supplement D: New Catalog Copy
February 2011
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF ARTS
MAJOR: PUBLIC POLICY
The School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) within the College of
Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy that
provides students the opportunity to examine complex public issues and the
policies developed to address them through a multiple set of disciplines such
as Sociology, Education, Leadership, History, and Political Science. The Public
Policy degree integrates concepts across different disciplines equipping
students with the tools required to examine and understand the purpose and
impacts of public policies that address the social, economic, political and
environmental conditions affecting communities in the U.S. and globally. Within
a liberal arts context, the program focuses on building core skills and
professional dispositions so students can effectively take on public policy
roles of responsibility that contribute to communities and society at large. In
addition, students can pursue their individual interests through a minor that
fosters a depth of understanding within a specific content area and through
directed electives that provide more exploratory opportunities.
Under the guidance of an interdisciplinary faculty and through field-based
learning activities, students will develop the capacity to engage in policy
analysis and policy formation. The degree is designed to develop students’
curiosity, confidence, and engagement through the direct interaction with
challenging, real-world issues and with those whose responsibility it is to
address them.
As a result, Public Policy majors will learn how to effect change in the
public, nonprofit and private sectors, specifically preparing them to be
entry-level policy analysts, public officials, and community/ civic leaders.
Majors will also be prepared for graduate work in law, public administration,
environmental studies, public policy, and health care administration as well as
being able to pursue Masters and Ph.D. degrees in the
The BA in Public Policy is awarded to those
students who follow a broad course of study and is designed to provide a
liberal education. For this degree, students must complete a minimum
of 124 credits composed of requirements for general education, college skills
and breadth requirements, required courses in a major,
and elective courses. A grade of C- is required in all major courses. No more
than 45 credits with the same departmental prefix (including cross-listed
courses) may be counted toward the total required for the degree.
Students who wish to change from another major in the
University are encouraged to contact the Undergraduate Office in the
|
|
CREDITS |
University
and College requirements
[use web link that applies to all Arts and Sciences BA degree programs]
|
Major Core Courses |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changing the World:
The Role of Public Policy |
3 |
|
|
Crafting Public
Policy |
3 |
|
|
Public Policy
Analysis |
3 |
|
|
Public Policy Field
Experience |
3 |
|
|
Contemporary Policy
Issues |
3 |
|
Policy Concentration 15
Students must complete
15 credits of coursework in one of the following concentrations.
Policy
Studies
Policy
Analysis
Public
and Nonprofit Administration
Urban
Policy, Planning, and Historic Preservation
Courses in the public
policy concentrations are listed online at http://www.sppa.udel.edu/policyconcentrations
Total Required Credits
for the Major
30
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