Office of the Registrar Dept. 3964; 1000 East University Ave. • Laramie, WY 82071-3964 (307) 766-5272 • fax (307) 766-3960 • e-mail: registrar@uwyo.edu • www.uwyo.edu University Course Review Committee Agenda Meeting # 287 April 12, 2017 CACS Library - 2nd Floor, Knight Hall 2:00 PM Part I – Course Modifications (Consent Agenda) Present: Lane Buchanan, Audrey Shalinsky, Steve Barrett, Teresa Garcia, Bruce Cameron, Reed Skull, Leslie Rush, Kenya Johnson, Matthew Troyanek College of Agriculture FCSC 2121 CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 4 hrs. Current Course Description: Incorporates classroom instruction with laboratory application of child development research and theory in physical, intellectual and social/emotional domains. Emphasizes early childhood years. Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or SOC 1000 or Year Seminar. Proposed Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or SOC 1000 or EDST 2450 Enforce in Banner: Yes Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Action: Approve FCSC 3119 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, 3 hrs. Current Course Description: Research and theory related to the process of the parent-child relationship across the lifespan. Emphasizes developmental and family theory, contexts that influence parent-child relationships and application to professional practice. Prerequisites: FCSC 2121 and FCSC 2131. Proposed Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or FCSC 2121 or EDST 2450 Enforce in Banner: Yes Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Action: Approve MICR 4321 MICROBIOLOGY CAPSTONE COURSE, 3 hrs.
Current Course Description: Explore the methods, vocabulary, and processes of professional development in graphic design including: portfolio production, creation of personal business forms, job searching, interviewing, networking, and personal portfolio website development. Projects will be focused around solving one's own real-world graphic design professional problems. Prerequisites: ART 2000 and 4120. Proposed Course Number: ART 3150 Proposed Course Title: CG II: VIDEO EXPERIMENTS Proposed Course Description: Explores digital video, sound and site-specific experiments. Students learn and use experimental digital design tools and techniques to develop site- specific time-based individual and collaborative works. Students also collaborate and install works on campus, town and other venues. Projects include video and sound design and editing, graphic arts, computer graphics and digital art history. Proposed Prerequisite: ART 2000, and 2112 OR 2122 Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Action: Approve ANTH 4215 EVOLUTION OF HOMINID FOSSILS, 3 hrs. Current Course Description: Surveys hominin fossil record in context of evolutionary process, stressing structure-function and the dynamics of adaptive responses. Dual listed with ANTH 5215. Prerequisite: ANTH 1100. Dual listed: ANTH 5215 Proposed Course Title: Hominin Evolution Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Action: Approve ANTH 4220 VARIATION, 3 hrs.
Proposed Course Description: Studies ways in which nervous systems of both invertebrates and vertebrates contribute to and control their behavioral repertories. Focuses on aspects of sensory physiology with brief orientation to structure and function of nervous systems. Presents analysis neural control of movement. Includes laboratory demonstrations. Prerequisite: ZOO 3115 or equivalent. Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Rationale: Faculty no longer available to teach. Action: Approve ZOO 4425 GENETIC MARKERS 3 hrs. Proposed Course Description: Overview of the use of genetic, molecular markers for the analysis of natural populations of plants and animals. Approaches from individual identification to systematics, with a core focus on populations. Prerequisite: LIFE 4000. Dual/Cross list: 5425 Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Rationale: Faculty no longer available to teach. Action: Approve ZOO 4550 WETLAND ECOLOGY, 3 hrs. Proposed Course Description: Study of the function of inland and coastal wetlands: hydrology, biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, distribution and production of algae and macrophytes, decomposition, contaminant processing, ecology of invertebrates and vertebrates, and food web structure. Roles of wetlands in aquatic and terrestrial landscapes, wetland classification schemes, and conservation programs. One-day field trip required. Prerequisites: LIFE 1010; LIFE 2022 or 2023; CHEM 1030. Dual listed: ZOO 5550. Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Rationale: Faculty no longer available to teach. Action: Approve College of Education