UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

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: __Sue Clark______________________phone number 831-8371__________

                               

Department:  _College of Health Sciences/Dean’s Office_____email address sclark@udel.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  ____Revise Major_/Delete Concentrations___________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term___________09F_________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree________________BS___________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: __________BS___________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name: Health Studies______________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:___ _Revising Major/Deleting Concentrations                                                                           (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

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”)

MEDT200 – The Language of Medicine

Understanding medical terminology is a critical skill for those pursuing a health-related career.

HLTH241 – Ethical Aspects of Healthcare

Gives an additional choice to students other than PHIL241. Students, especially in the healthcare professions need a working knowledge of ethics and ethical principles.

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

No change from original major.

Goal 1: Attain effective skills in oral and written communication, quantitative reasoning, and the use of information technology.

Course requirements include those emphasizing both oral and written communication, math and a course in computer use.

Goal 4: Engage questions of ethics and recognize responsibilities to self, community, and society at large.

An ethics course is required in the major. Other courses in the major including HESC311, NURS411 (412) stress the importance of recognizing the responsibility we have to others.

Goal 7: Develop the ability to integrate academic knowledge with experiences that extend the boundaries of the classroom

The Discovery Learning capstone requirement of the health studies major includes a practicum that allows students to integrate all the knowledge from their courses to an out of the classroom experience in the health arena.

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

Only units in the College of Health Studies

 

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

Since the Health Studies major was initiated five years ago, some of the courses have been renumbered, some have been renamed and some have been deleted. The majority of the proposed changes to the major are to accommodate revisions made by other units.

The concentration options, Health Ethics, Science-Based Health Information, Family and Personal Health, have been confusing for students and advisors and allowed too much double counting of courses within the college. The requirement of an approved minor outside the college gives more breadth to the degree and allows students to gain additional knowledge and information to focus their interests and goals more specifically. Consequently, the concentration options are redundant.

 

 

 

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.)

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & International Programs                                               Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 10/23/2007   /khs