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: ___Christopher A Knight_______________phone number___6175__________

                               

Department:Kinesiology and Applied Physiologyemail address__caknight@udel.edu____

 

Date:   ___October 5, 2010__________________________________

 

Action:___Revise Exercise Science Major & Concentration ___________

(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________11F_________________________________________________________

                                                (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:_____NA_______________________________________________________

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

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting:

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration: Exercise Science / Medical Scholar__

                                                                                    (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”)

 

KAAP200 “Statistics in Health Sciences” is added as an alternate to STAT200 in major requirements.  This will offer statistical training in methods that are specific to the health sciences using highly relevant examples.

 

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

 

By offering a content specific statistics course (KAAP200) we will improve the manner in which we address goal number 2 (critical thinking).  Students will be better equipped to understand and therefore contemplate meaningful examples from within the Health Sciences.  This will likely cause the students to approach problem solving with greater enthusiasm, resulting in better outcomes and retention.

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

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

 

The chair of Medical Technology supports our addition of MEDT 200 to Major Requirements as evidenced by the email in the appendix.

 

 

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

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

 

Background: Following a department split, the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences became the Departments of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology (KAAP) and Behavioral Health and Nutrition (BHAN). KAAP retains the name “Exercise Science” for one of its majors.  We are taking this opportunity to improve the mechanics of thismajor, its three concentrations (Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics & Motor Control, Medical Scholars) and our two minors (Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning) by renumbering some classes, consolidating some 3-credit courses with their 1-credit lab sections, and changing the physics requirement in the Biomechanics and Motor Control concentration.  All of these program revisions actions are related to some extent.

 

In this proposal:

 

1.       The HESC course prefix has been replaced with the KAAP prefix throughout.

 

2.       KAAP205 will be replaced by KAAP105.  Freshman Seminar in Exercise Science is being renumbered to from 205 to 105 to match placement of this of this course within the first year program of study.

 

3.       We propose concentration requirements that allow PHYS201/202 or PHYS207/208 and this standardizes the requirement across all three concentrations in the Exercise Science Major.  Accordingly, these physics courses will be moved from concentration requirements to major requirements.

 

4.       KAAP428/429 are the 3 credit Motor Control & Learning course and its co-requisite lab section.  429 will be deactivated and the lab will become part of 428, elevating it from 3 credits to 4.*

 

5.       KAAP428 (Motor Control and Learning with Lab, 4 credits) replaces KAAP375 (3 credits) in Major Requirements*.

 

6.       KAAP430/431 are the 3 credit Exercise Physiology course and its co-requisite lab section.  431 will be deactivated and the lab will become part of 430, elevating it from 3 credits to 4.*

 

*The above 2 revisions are related to a revision of major requirements in each of our concentrations such that each Exercise Science subdiscipline is represented in Major Requirements.  These are KAAP 426,428 and 430 (each a 3 credit course with a 1 credit lab).

 

7.       KAAP375 “Neuromechanical Basis of Human Movement” is proposed to be removed from major requirements.  With the successful expansion of KAAP310 to KAAP309&310 (Pre-clinical Anatomy and Physiology I and II) in prior years and the creation and refinement of KAAP428, this course material is being covered elsewhere.  This represents an improvement because the fundamental neurophysiology of movement is delivered early in the program of study (in 309) to support multiple courses while the more specific applications of this knowledge are examined first hand in laboratory (428).

 

8.       With the recent initiation of University Breadth Requirements, we have re-categorized courses that satisfy the University requirements (PSYC100, NTDT200).

 

9.       The PSYC 325 requirement has been expanded to allow PSYC325 or 334.  These are child and abnormal psychology, respectively.  This makes the curriculum more flexible and is consistent across all three concentrations of the Exercise Science Major

 

10.   MEDT 200 “The Language of Medicine” has been added as a new major requirement based on suggestions and feedback from our students.

 

11.   KAAP200 “Statistics in Health Sciences” is added as an alternate to STAT200 in major requirements.  This will offer statistical training in methods that are specific to the health sciences using highly relevant examples.

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.)

 

Current

Proposed

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR: EXERCISE SCIENCE

CONCENTRATION: MEDICAL SCHOLAR

 

CURRICULUM                                                        CREDITS

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing                                   3

(minimum grade C-) 

First Year Experience (FYE)                                                    0-4

Breadth Requirement                                                                                12

Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)                                    3

Multi-cultural Courses                                                              3

 

DEPARTMENT BREADTH REQUIREMENTS

 

Humanities and Communication Skills                                      6

Choose 6 credits from: PHIL 202, PHIL 203, PHIL 241, PHIL 246, PHIL 313, PHIL 389, PHIL 444, HDFS 330

 

Social Sciences

PSYC 100                                                                                3

PSYC 325                                                                                3

Additional 3-credit Social Science 3

 

Natural/Biological Sciences and Mathematics

BISC 207 Introductory Biology I                                                             4

BISC 208 Introductory Biology II                                                            4

CHEM 103 General Chemistry                                                                 4

CHEM 104 General Chemistry                                                                 4

MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A                        4

NTDT 200 Nutrition Concepts                                                                3

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (minimum grade C- in each)

 

STAT200 Basic Statistical Practice                                          3

HESC180 Introduction to Exercise Science                                              3

HESC 205 Freshman Seminar in Exercise Science                    1 

HESC309 Pre-Clinical Anatomy & Physiology I                     4

HESC 310 Pre-Clinical Anatomy & Physiology II                   4

HESC 353 Pre-Professional Seminar                                        1

HESC 375 Neuromechanical Basis of Human Movement         3

HESC 400 Research Methods                                                   3

HESC 426 Biomechanics I                                                       4

HESC 430 Physiology of Activity                                           3

HESC 431 Physiology of Activity Laboratory                         1

 

 

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (minimum grade C- in each)

Social Science                                                                           3

(Choose one of the following courses:HIST 382, HDFS 201, HDFS 221, HDFS 270, HDFS 329, HDFS 401, HDFS 339/HDFS 403, PSYC 420, POSC/SOCI 343, POSC 653, SOCI 311, WOMS 233, WOMS 389)

Second Writing Course                                                             3

 

BISC 401 Molecular Biology of the Cell                                   3

or CHEM 527 Introductory Biochemistry                                                3

BISC 403 Genetic and Evolutionary Biology                                            3

BISC408 Mammalian Histology                                                               4

or  

HESC420 Functional Anatomy                                                                5

CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry                                                                4

CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry                                                                4

PHYS 201 Introductory Physics I                                                            4

PHYS 202 Introductory Physics II                                           4

 

Two of the following three:

ARSC 480 Issues in Healthcare for Children and Families         3

ARSC 482 Issues in Public Health – Economics                        3

SOCI 410 Health Services Practicum and Seminar                    3

 

 

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 120

 

NOTE: This curriculum meets the Medical Scholars curricular requirements with a specialization in Bioethics. Completion of a Senior Thesis UNIV 401, UNIV 402 also meets the requirements for the Medical Scholars specialization in Translational Research.

 

 

 

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR:   EXERCISE SCIENCE

CONCENTRATION: MEDICAL SCHOLAR

 

CURRICULUM                                                      CREDITS

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

 

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing                        3

(minimum grade C-)                                                     

First Year Experience (FYE)                                         0-4

 Satisfied by KAAP105 in Major Requirements

Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)                          3

Can be satisfied by KAAP400 in Major Requirements  

Multi-cultural Course                                                     3

 

UNIVERSITY BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (12)

   (minimum grade of C- in each)

   Creative Arts and Humanities                                     3

   History & Cultural Change                                         3

   Social and Behavioral Sciences                                       

      PSYC100 General Psychology                                 3

   Math, Natural Sciences & Technology                             

      NTDT200 Nutrition Concepts                                3

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (65)

(minimum grade C- in each)

 

KAAP 105 Freshman Seminar in Exercise Science         1

KAAP 180 Introduction to Exercise Science                 3

CHEM 103 General Chemistry                                      4

CHEM 104 General Chemistry                                      4

BISC 207   Introductory Biology I                                 4

BISC 208   Introductory Biology II                               4

MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A             4

MEDT 200 The Language of Medicine                         3

PHYS 201 or 207 Physics I                                           4

PHYS 202 or 208 Physics II                                         4

STAT 200 Basic Statistical Practice                             
Or
KAAP 200 Statistics in Health Sciences                        3

PSYC 325 Child Psychology                                        

Or

PSYC 334 Abnormal Psychology                                  3

KAAP 309 Pre-Clinical Anatomy and Physiology I      4

KAAP 310 Pre-Clinical Anatomy and Physiology II     4

KAAP 353 Pre-Professional Seminar                            1

KAAP 400 Research Methods                                       3

KAAP 426 Biomechanics I                                            4       

KAAP 428 Motor Control & Learning                          4

KAAP 430 Exercise Physiology                                    4

 

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (36/37)

(minimum grade C- in each)

 

Choose one of the following courses:                             3

HIST 382, HDFS 201, HDFS 221, HDFS 270, HDFS 329, HDFS 401, HDFS 339/HDFS 403, PSYC 420, POSC/SOCI 343, POSC 653, SOCI 311, WOMS 233, WOMS 389

 

Choose 6 credits from the following:                        3

PHIL 202, PHIL 203, PHIL 241, PHIL 246, PHIL 313, PHIL 389, PHIL 444, HDFS 330

 

Second Writing Course                                                   3

 

BISC 401 Molecular Biology of the Cell                                  

Or

CHEM 527 Introductory Biochemistry                          3

BISC 403 Genetic and Evolutionary Biology                  3

BISC408 Mammalian Histology                                    

Or  

KAAP420 Functional Anatomy                                    4/5

CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry                                      4

CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry                                      4

 

Choose two of the following three:                                6

ARSC 480 Issues in Healthcare for Children and Families        

ARSC 482 Issues in Public Health – Economics            

SOCI 410 Health Services Practicum and Seminar         

 

ELECTIVESAfter required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 120

 

NOTE: This curriculum meets the Medical Scholars curricular requirements with a specialization in Bioethics. Completion of a Senior Thesis UNIV 401, UNIV 402 also meets the requirements for the Medical Scholars specialization in Translational Research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 02/09/2009   /khs

 

APPENDIX

Supporting Email from Medical Technology Chair

 

Hello Todd,

 

To confirm our discussion, the Department of Medical Technology welcomes the addition of students from the Athletic Training major and the Exercise Science major in our course MEDT 200 Language of Medicine.  The addition of 150-175 of your students per year can be accommodated, if divided between the fall and spring semesters.

 

I look forward to hearing if your faculty approve this curriculum revision.

Anna.

 

Anna Ciulla

Chair and Associate Professor

Department of Medical Technology

Willard Hall Education Building, Room 305

University of Delaware

Newark, DE 19716

302-831-2849 (Office)

302-831-4180 (Fax)

aciulla@udel.edu