UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Revised 3-24-11
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: ___November 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 / Exercise Physiology__
(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”)
None.
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revisedcurriculum supports the 10 goals
of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
None of the proposed changes affect the manner in which
the 10 goals were already being addressed.
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
MEDT200 to our major requirements as evidenced by the attached email.
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
revising the Biomechanics and Motor Control concentration. All of these program revisions actions are
related to some extent.
In this proposal:
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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.*
4.
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 offer these two
courses to students in the same manner as the parallel course KAAP426 (4
credits Biomechanics with lab).
5.
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).
6.
The
revised 4-credit KAAP428 will move from the Biomechanics and Motor Control
concentration requirement to an Exercise Science major requirement. Our Exercise Science major seeks balance across the subdisciplines of Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, and
Motor Control & Learning. The
existing major requirements currently include Exercise Physiology with lab (430), and Biomechanics with lab (426) but not Motor Control and
Learning with Lab (428). Moving this
course addresses the desire to have balanced undergraduate training in each of
these three subdisciplines.
7.
With
the recent initiation of University Breadth Requirements, we have
re-categorized courses that satisfy the University requirements (PSYC100,
NTDT200).
8.
KAAP451 “Clinical
Exercise Physiology” is proposed to become a concentration requirement rather
than an option due to its importance for pre-health professional training which
represents a majority interest of our majors.
9.
KAAP 655 “Advanced
Physiology of Exercise”is being added as an option in
concentration requirements. This offers
another opportunity for specialization and a solution to accommodate the
increasing number of students with more flexibility in class scheduling.
10. HESC 430 was incorrectly named as “Physiology of Activity” in the
previous catalog. The proposal includes
a revision with the correct name “Exercise Physiology”.
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
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