UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2

CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR

Check Exactly One:
 
Change in:
____
 Degree ____ Major _x___ Submajor
Deletion of:     ____ Major ____ Submajor

Total Number of Credits in Program:
(if "change in" is checked - even if credits remain the same)
 
21
 Before Change  
21
 After Change

 
Program Title: Gerontology Minor
Sponsor(s) William Powell/James Winship
Department(s) Social Work
College(s): Letters & Sciences 
Othe Programs Affected: None
Effective Term: Spring 2002

Submit the following:

I.    Exact description of request
The minor would be changed to allow greater flexibility in the required portion of the minor. The current minor requires students to take nine credits of a required core:

The revised minor would require students to select 9 credits from the following: Change From:

GERONTOLOGY

MINOR - 21 credits

  1. BIOLOGY 310, SOCWORK  337 and PHILSPHY  365
  2. SELECT 12 CREDITS FROM COURSES BIOLOGY 247, ECON 445, HEALTHED 360, HEALTHED 362, RECREATN 360, PHILSPHY 247, POLISCI 440, POLISCI 462, PSYCH 301, PSYCH 486, SOCWORK 302, SOCWORK 341, SOCIOLGY 410 , SOCIOLGY 455 AND WOMENST 350

    3.  
Change To:

GERONTOLOGY

MINOR - 21 credits

  1. SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES

    2. BIOLOGY 310, SOCWORK  337  PHILSPHY  365, RECREATN 360 OR SOCIOLGY 410
  2. SELECT 12 CREDITS FROM COURSES BIOLOGY 247, ECON 445, HEALTHED 360, HEALTHED 362, RECREATN 360, PHILSPHY 247, POLISCI 440, POLISCI 462, PSYCH 301, PSYCH 486, SOCWORK 302, SOCWORK 341, SOCIOLGY 410 , SOCIOLGY 455 AND WOMENST 350
II.    Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or College/Department goals and objectives
This change, which strengthens the minor, is consistent with the mission of the University System to support professional and specialized education. It is consistent with the UW-Whitewater mission which stresses the importance of inter-disciplinary preparation. It is consistent with the mission of the Social Work Department to provide knowledge that will be of use to students in their professional practice.
III.    Rationale
At present, two of the three required courses, Philosophy 365, Philosophical and Religious Perspectives on Death and Dying, and Biology 310, Biology of Aging, are not being offered regularly enough for students to complete the Required Core Courses. The addition of two more courses in the Required Core area would allow students to have greater flexibility and complete the minor in a timely fashion.
IV.    Cost implications
There are no added costs, as the courses are regularly offered.