Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee Minutes
April 30, 2002
Members
Present: Schoen, Nelson, Socha,
Williams, Odulana, Finnegan, Kemnitz, Matchett, Y. Johnson, Wainscott
Members Absent:
Loh (exc), Scheuermann (exc),
Reithel, Klindworth
Consultants: Dittman, Martin-Stanley,
Anderson, Schumacher, Jax
Guests: Hollon, Steven Finley, Clow,
Kelly, Leonard
1. Kathryn Hollon was
introduced to the committee as the LTE replacement for Judy Holloway.
2. M/S/P to approve minutes
of April 23, 2002, as amended. Change
Wainscott to an excused absence.
3. Second Readings – None.
4. First Reading, Proposal
#28, Theatre Arts Major-Music Theatre Emphasis (music minor); Music Major-Music
Theatre Emphasis (theatre minor) new
subprograms effective Fall 2002.
Theatre
Arts Major
Music
Theatre Emphasis
36 credits, including theatre arts core
requirements; THA 221, 222, 310, 421, 482.
Students enrolling in this major must enroll as a Music Minor: Music
Theatre Emphasis.
Music Minor
Music Theatre Emphasis
22 credits, including MUS 235, 236, 237, 238,
308; applied music: four credits in voice; Dance: four credits in ESS 100 –
Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern; three credits in Music Theatre Practicum THA 360.
4 semesters of participation in ensembles.
Students enrolling in this minor must enroll as a Theatre Major: Music
Theatre Emphasis.
Music Major
Music Theatre
Emphasis
37 credits, including music
core requirements; applied music: six credits in applied voice, at least three
credits must be taken at the 300 level and one at the 400 level; MUS 310; music
electives, 3 credits at the 300 level or above; six semesters of participation
in ensembles. Students enrolling in
this major must enroll as a Theatre Minor: Music Theatre Emphasis.
Theatre Minor
Music Theatre
Emphasis
22 credits, THA 220, 221,
222, 320; MUS 308; Dance: four credits in ESS 100 – Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern;
three credits in Music Theatre Practicum THA 360. Students enrolling in this minor must enroll as a Music
Major: Music Theatre Emphasis.
THA/MUS 310, The Singer/Actor, 3 credits, new course effective Fall 2002.
This course examines the process of acting through
song and verse. Its purpose is to
explore a variety of theoretical and practical approaches integrating acting,
vocal and stylistic techniques which support and strengthen each other.
Prerequisites: THA 220 or 222; MUS 235/237 and MUS 236/238.
M/S/P
to waive the second reading and approve the proposal.
5. Consent
Agenda:
BIO440/540,
Bioinformatics, 2 credits, New course, effective Fall
2002. Cross-listed with MIC 440/540
(approved 2/26/02).
In bioinformatics students will use computers to study and compare the sequence
of nucleotides in DNA or RNA, or the amino acids in proteins.
Computers are also used to examine the three dimensional structures of
proteins. Being able to manipulate
and study this information is the basis for the current revolution in
Biotechnology. This course provides
students an opportunity to explore the relationships between biology,
microbiology, chemistry and computer science.
Prerequisites: BIO 306 or MIC 230 (BIO 435 or MIC 416 recommended).
M/S/P
to approve.
Revised College of Liberal Studies Core Research
Methods Courses for Art.
ART
A sequence of courses including three Art History courses from ART 351,
352, 353, 354. In addition one
course from ART 303, 400, 405, 408, 410, 413, 414, 415, 416, 421, 440 will be
completed.
M/S/P
to approve.
6.
CBA student petition to approve SOC 313/GEO 304/MGT 308/MGT 449 meeting
the writing emphasis requirement within major.
M/S/P to approve.
7.
Old Business - none
8.
New Business:
A suggestion was made that a special charge be made to next year’s
committee based on this year’s discussion of item #5 of the committee
responsibilities (Review of these was part of the 2001-02 Committee Charge)
#5)
Evaluating curriculum proposals by a hierarchical set of criteria, taking into
consideration the needs of students and of society, the mission of the
university, the necessity for quality programs, and the ability of the
department and college to meet the resource needs of the proposal. (UCC
Committee Responsibilities)
DEAN APPROVED STUDENT PETITIONS
SAH: ENG 1118 taken at Rochester Community College, for ENG 200 to
fulfill Gen Ed requirement.
CBA: ENG 207 for ENG 200 to fulfill Gen Ed requirement.
The
meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Diane L. Schumacher
UCC Secretary