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.  A checklist is available to assist in the preparation of a proposal.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: _George Parsons     phone number_831-6891_______________

                               

Department:  _School of Marine Science and Policy_____________________________________email address___gparsons@udel.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Date:   __2/2/2012__________________________________________

 

Action:  _____revise Master of Marine Policy degree requirements________________________________________________________________________________________

(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_____12 Spring__________________________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree____MMP____________________________________________________________

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

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ___N/A________________________________________

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

 

 

Proposed name:_________N/A______________________________________________________

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

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:______________________________________

                                                                                    (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”)

Please see the attached document

 

Supply support letter from the Library, Dean, and/or Department Chair if needed

(all new majors/minors will need a support letter from the appropriate administrator.)

 

 

 

Supply a resolution for all new majors/programs; name changes of colleges, departments, degrees; transfer of departments from one college to another; creation of new departments; requests for permanent status.  See example of resolutions.

 

 

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

 

 

 

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.)

 

The major changes for the Masters are nine fewer credit hours of course work and an article-length Analytical Paper (AP) replacing the traditional Thesis.  The nine fewer credit hours come from two Requirement Areas: 3 credits from Law and Institutions and 3 credits from Economics; and the 3 credit Analytical Paper instead of the 6 credit Thesis.  This lowers the course load from 39 to 30 total credit hours, which is consistent with our School’s other Master’s degree programs.  We have also limited the options under our Decision Analytics Requirement Area but the required number of hours is unchanged.

 

The AP is a full article-length paper simulating the preparation and submission of an article for publication in a journal. Since most policy research is presented in journals, we believe this format is a more useful and pragmatic for our graduates than a traditional thesis. It is journal-ready, concise, and will prepare students for communicating research in a format used in his/her career going forward. We also believed the more streamlined curriculum will result in shorter time-to-graduation. Note that the supporting proposal, defense, and committee will continue to follow SMSP guidelines for a traditional thesis.

 

 

 

 

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.) See example of side by side.

See attached document

 

 

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

 

Department Chairperson        Charles E. Epifanio                                                                                 Date        11/17/2011                             

 

Dean of College       Nancy M. Targett                                                                                                   Date        01/01/2012                             

 

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