Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Provides practical experience in retail, interior design or apparel design settings. Prerequisites: FCSC 3173. Proposed Course Title: DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING INTERSHIP Proposed Credit Hours: 3 hrs. (max. 6) Rational: We have not previously required students to participate in an internship experience. Beginning with incoming freshman in fall 2015 either an internship, an international field study or study abroad will be required. The current internship is 6-8 credits (which can be a financial burden. The internship credit hours is being changed to 3 to bring it in line with the existing Textiles Field Study in which students travel to a foreign country every other year during the summer. Action Taken: Approved. College of Arts & Sciences ART 1110 FOUNDATION: TWO DIMENSIONAL, 3 hrs. Current Course Description and Prerequisites: First in a sequence of three foundation courses that investigate the fundamentals of design. Basic aesthetic/formal concepts and conceptual approaches are covered through a variety of two-dimensional mediums. Structured critiques are employed to provide students the experience of assessing formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of art. (Normally offered fall semester) Prerequisite: none Proposed change of Course Description: First in a sequence of three foundation courses that investigate the fundamentals of design. Basic aesthetic/formal concepts and conceptual approaches are covered through a variety of two-dimensional mediums. Structured critiques are employed to provide students the experience of assessing formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of art. Action Taken: Approved. ART 1120 FOUNDATION: THREE DIMENSIONAL, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Second in a sequence of three foundation courses that investigate the fundamentals of design. Basic aesthetic/formal concepts and conceptual approaches are covered through a variety of three-dimensional mediums. Structural form is emphasized in various contextual settings. Structured critiques are employed to provide students in the experience of assessing formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of art. (Normally offered spring semester) Prerequisites: none. Proposed change of Course Description: Second in a sequence of three foundation courses that investigate the fundamentals of design. Basic aesthetic/formal concepts and conceptual approaches are covered through a variety of three-dimensional mediums. Structural form is emphasized in various contextual settings. Structured critiques are employed to provide students in the experience of assessing formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of art. Action Taken: Approved. ART 2030 HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN, 3 hrs. Current Course Description and Prerequisites: History of graphic language and evolution of graphic communication. Includes an extensive examination of the social forces that shaped the design profession and how in turn design has shaped society. The theories that designers to act to remake society are also considered. Prerequisites: HIST 1110, 1120, 1320, or 1330 or any of the following: ANTH 1200, 1300, 1450; MUSC 1000; RELI 1000; THEA 1000; HP 1020, 1151; ARE 3030; and successful completion of WA or COM1 Prerequisites: ANTH 1200, 1300, 1450; MUSC 1000; RELI 1000; THEA 1000; HP 1020, 1151; ARE 3030; and successful completion of WA or COM1 Proposed change of Prerequisite: No prerequisites. Action Taken: Approved. ART 2112 GRAPHIC DESIGN, 3 hrs. Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Explores techniques of graphic design preparation from concept through paste-up to the printed page, both on and off the computer. Provides knowledge of basic foundations and principals of graphic design through the solving of conceptual design problems. Prerequisites: ART 1110. Proposed change of Prerequisite: ART 1110, Foundation 2D and ART 1115, Digital Media Action Taken: Approved. CHEM 4110/
5110 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 3 hrs Current Course Description and Prerequisites: A basic course on theoretical and descriptive inorganic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 2320 or 2420, and physical chemistry. Dual / Cross list: CHEM 5110. Proposed change of Course Description: A basic course on theoretical and descriptive inorganic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 2420, and physical chemistry. Dual / Cross list: none. Decouple 4110/5110. Action Taken: Approved. CHEM 5110/ 4110 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 3 hrs Current Course Description and Prerequisites: A basic course on theoretical and descriptive inorganic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 2320 or 2420, and physical chemistry. Dual / Cross list: CHEM 4110 and CHEM 5110. Proposed change of Course Number: CHEM 5111 Proposed change of Course Title: ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Proposed Dual / Cross list: none Action Taken: Approved. MUSC 4330 BAROQUE PERIOD, 3 hrs. Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Studies origins of Baroque literature. For graduate credit, students must present extra paper or project determined by instructor Prerequisites: MUSC 2050 and 2055. Proposed change of Cross Listing: MUSC 4330 / MUSC 5330 (creating grad level). Action Taken: Approved. MUSC 4340 ROMANTIC PERIOD, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: The theory of radar and the application of radars to studies of the atmosphere, including basic radar design, distributed targets, attenuation, polarization, Doppler velocities, analysis techniques, and examples of radar studies of clear air, clouds, and precipitation. Prerequisites: ATSC 5002 and 5005. Proposed change of prerequisites: ATSC 5010, 5011. Action Taken: Approved. ATSC 5500 ATMOSHERIC RADIATION AND OPTICS, 3 hrs. Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Overview of atmospheric radiation, basic definitions, and basic laws of radiation. Nature of solar and terrestrial radiation, and atmospheric transmission. Derivation and analytic solutions to the equation of radiative transfer. Radiative transfer models at solar and terrestrial wavelengths, net radiation, and effects of polarization. Radiative properties of molecules, aerosols, and clouds (Rayleigh and Mie scattering). Inadvertent climate modification. Atmospheric refraction, diffraction and polarization phenomenon. Prerequisites: ATSC 5002. Proposed change of prerequisites: ATSC 5011. Action Taken: Approved. ATSC 5600 ADVANCED CLOUD MICROPHYSICS, 3 hrs. Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Analysis of the processes involved in cloud and precipitation formation. Detailed treatments of the condensation, ice nucleation, vapor growth, and collection processes. Emphasis is on reviewing the current state of knowledge in the field and on surveying directions of research. Prerequisites: ATSC 5005. Proposed change of prerequisites: ATSC 5010 and ATSC 5011. Action Taken: Approved. CE 4440 SOLID WASTE ENGINEERING, 3 hr.
6930 LEGAL CLINIC, 3 hr. Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Supervised clinical training in law office and court procedures. Clinical programs available are the Defender Aid Program, Legal Services Program, and the Prosecution Assistance Program. Satisfactory/unsatisfactory only. Prerequisites: Third year standing. Current Grading System: S/U Proposed Change of Grading System: A/F. Proposed Change of Prerequisites: Students must have completed first year of law school. Action Taken: Approved. Part II – Courses to Discontinue (Consent Agenda) College of Agriculture FCSC 1140 NUTRITION, 2 hrs. Current Course Description and Prerequisites: Relationship of food to maintenance of health and importance to the individual and society. Recommended for non-majors. Prerequisites: None. Rationale: After much consideration, our nutrition faculty decided there is no need for FCSC 1140 Nutrition, a two credit introductory nutrition course recommended for We currently offer two introductory nutrition classes, one two credit (FCSC 1140) class and one three credit (FCSC 1141) class, the latter of which is primarily for our majors. However, it would be beneficial for ALL students, not just our majors, who want to take an introductory nutrition course to take the three credit introductory nutrition course. This course still covers basic fundamental nutrition concepts, yet it allows for more time to cover additional important fundamental nutrition concepts. Action Taken: Approved. FCSC
5020 PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY II, 1 hrs. Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Laboratory course concerned with physical processes in the atmosphere. Approximately eight experiments are conducted examining phenomena related to atmospheric radiation, gas expansions, phase transitions, and nucleation. Prerequisites: MATH 2210, PHYS 1310 and 1320 (or equivalent). Rationale: This course is an old course that was left over from a previous curriculum. It is not part of our existing core curriculum nor has it been taught for several years. Material in this course will be treated in ATSC 5012. Action Taken: Approved. ATSC 5100 ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS I, 3 hrs. Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Development and interpretation of the atmospheric equations of motion, scales of motion, horizontal atmospheric winds, thermal wind equation, circulation and vorticity. Introduction to planetary boundary layer flows. Prerequisites: ATSC 5005, ATSC 5006 or concurrent enrollment. Rationale: Curriculum change. Content of this course will be covered in ATSC 5015. Action Taken: Approved. ATSC 5160 SYNOPTIC METEORLOGY, 2 hrs. Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Structure and evolution of the extratropical cyclone, identification and development of fronts, jet streams and associated weather features; theories of cyclogenesis; role of topography. Climatology of formation and movement of a cyclone. Mesoscale circulation features; ingredients of severe weather. Dual listed with ATSC 4160. Prerequisites: ATSC 4031, 5001, 5003, 5100, 5004 5031 and permission of instructor. Rationale: Curriculum change. Content of this course will be covered in ATSC 5016. Action Taken: Approved. CHE
chemical engineering equipment for both incompressible and compressible fluids, and of microscopic fluid mechanics, including differential mass and momentum balances. (add *) Proposed Prerequisites: CHE 2005 Chemical Process Analysis (C or better), MATH 2210 Calculus III, MATH 2310 Applied Differential Equations I (concurrent), and PHYS 1210 Engineering Physic. Rationale: This course prepares CHE students well for the other two transport phenomena classes (CHE 3026 Heat Transfer and CHE 3028 Mass Transfer). It emphasizes on mass, energy, and momentum balances, momentum transfer, and flow in chemical engineering equipment for both incompressible and compressible fluids, and further exposes students to Navier-Stokes. Action Taken: Approved. CHE 3026 HEAT TRANSFER, 3 hr. Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Introduces the theory and application of energy transport (e.g. conduction, convection, radiation), discusses in depth fundamentals of microscopic energy transport, and applies the knowledge to macroscopic chemical engineering processes and systems. (add *) Proposed Prerequisites: CHE 2080 Chemical Engineering Mechanics or ES 2330 Fluid Dynamics Rationale: CHE 3025 Transport Phenomena, introduces CHE students to both heat and mass transfer concepts, is removed from the CHE curriculum. The heat transfer concepts are now taught in the proposed course, while the mass transfer concepts are in a new course CHE 3028 Mass Transfer. This way, more heat transfer concepts and heat exchanger design can be discussed. Action Taken: Approved. CHE 3028 MASS TRANSFER, 3 hr. Proposed Course Description and Prerequisites: Introduces mass transfer concepts, including molecular diffusion, convective mass transfer, and mass transfer between phases,