Election of UCC Representatives to fill the expired terms of
Jolly Emrey and Beth Olson
Biological Science
New course BIOLOGY 442
"Environmental Toxicology." (This
course is an introduction to environmental
toxicology that focuses on sources, transport, fate, accumulation, and
toxicity
of contaminants.Principles of toxicity
testing and analysis of effects at different levels of biological
organization
(molecular to ecosystem) are covered).
New
course BIOLOGY
448 "Bioinformatics." ( Bioinformatics is an introduction to
computer
applications and algorithms currently used in the analysis of
biological data,
especially genomic and sequence data. The course entails lectures,
discussions,
readings, and hands-on experience with bioinformatic software).
Change
in the Biology-Cell/Physiology
BSE. (Changes
the submajor from a 34 credit BSE submajor to a 41 credit major to
be more in line with recent changes to the BA/BS emphases. We also are reorganizing
the
layout of the emphasis so as to be more helpful to students).
Change in the Biology-Ecology/Field
Biology BSE. (Changes
the submajor from a 34 credit BSE submajor to a 40 credit major to
be more in line with recent changes to the BA/BS emphases. We also are
reorganizing the layout of the emphasis so as to be more helpful to
students).
Change in the Biology
Education
Minor (BSE). (We
are increasing the number
of credits to reflect the increase in credit for Biology 141 and 142
from four
credits to five credits each. We are also moving the chemistry
requirement into
the unique requirements and expanding it to a full year of chemistry.
This
change does effectively require an additional biology elective from
students
but also allows chemistry majors to now opt for the Biology BSE minor).
New Emphasis "Integrated
Science
and Business Water Resources Emphasis."(ISBM
students frequently choose water-related topics for their senior
projects.
This is understandable, given the water-rich surroundings of UWW,
the
high number of water technology companies in the region, and the close
proximity of world-class water research centers (e.g., Great Lakes
WATER
Institute and NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory). In
the
future, water will likely be the most important natural resource and
commodity.
Those with knowledge and skills in business, science and technology
that allow
them to address issues related to water quality, quantity, distribution
and
treatment in an interdisciplinary manner will be well positioned for
employment
in this growing field).
Geography
Change in the Environmental
Studies Minor. (The minor
is
being reduced from 24 to 21 units and the requirements are being
updated).
History
New course HISTRY 336
"Empires
& Invasions in the Pre-Modern Middle East: 500-1500." (“Empires
& Invasions in the
Pre-Modern Middle East” examines the growth and development Middle
Eastern
civilization from the eve of Islam through the early
modern period. It looks at how the peoples of the Middle
East built and sustained one of the richest multi-ethnic empires in the
pre-modern world).
Mathematics and Computer Science
New
course MATH
352/552 "Infinite Processes for the Elementary
Teacher." (This
course is primarily for pre-service
elementary and middle school teachers. Students will be introduced to
the
concepts of calculus, which include infinite processes, limits, and
continuity.
In addition, derivatives and integrals, and their relationship to area
and
change will be covered).
New
course MATH
370/570 "Problem Solving for the Elementary Teacher." (This
course is primarily for pre-service
elementary and middle school teachers. Students will learn a variety of
problem
solving strategies applicable in elementary and middle school. The
applications
will cover many different areas of mathematics).
New
course COMPSCI
370 "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence." (This
course introduces basic artificial
intelligence principles including simple representation schemes,
problem
solving paradigms, constraint propagation, search strategies, and
learning
approaches. Knowledge representation, natural language processing,
gaming,
machine learning and user modeling will be explored. Students should
have
written moderately complex computer programs in a high level language).
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
New
course ANTHROPL
305 "Native North America Today: People, Culture and
Survival." (This
course will emphasize
an anthropological perspective that will stress an understanding of
Native life
(both through autobiographical portraits and contemporary ethnography)
from a
local, everyday, and insider perspective. This course is not an
exhaustive
survey of particular Native groups, but rather an exploration of what
it means
to be a Native Person and how Native culture is represented through
writing
(and film) today.Topics range from
contemporary Native identitypolitics to
current portraits of life on Reserves/Reservations to the integration
of Native
culture and economies through globalization and global indigenous
social
movements).
New
submajor "Sociology
Honors Emphasis (BA/BS)." (This
emphasis is designed for two groups of
students: 1) Those seeking the most thorough possible training to
prepare
themselves for graduate school and a career in research; 2) Those
seeking entry
to competitive professional programs and wishing to obtain a degree
that
recognizes their exceptional dedication and ability.In this major, students have the same course
requirement as a BA or BS Sociology degree, plus the requirement to
complete a
substantial research project with a thesis in their senior year).
Change
in the Sociology
Major. (Change
group requirements by creating a new 5th group of courses. Students
must complete 1 course in each of the 5 groups).
Change
in the "Sociology
- Global Comparative Emphasis." (Update the AR to reflect new courses,
renumbered courses, and deleted course. Also to change the group
requirements from 4 to 5 groups in the Sociology part of the major).
Change
in "Sociology
- Criminal Justice Emphasis. " (Change group requirements by creating a
new 5th group of courses. Students must complete 1 course in each of
the 5 groups. Also remove Psychology 446 to reflect changes in
that course).
Change
in the Social
Studies: Broadfield-Sociology Option I Emphasis to Social
Studies: Broadfield -Sociology Emphasis (Modify
Social Studies-Broadfield Sociology Emphasis 1 to consolidate Social
Studies -
Broadfield 1 and Social Studies - Broadfield 2 as recommended by the
Social
Studies Council. This will change the name of the emphasis to Social
Studies:
Broadfield Sociology Emphasis. Also change the sociology group requirements to reflect
updates in the Sociology
curriculum by creating a new 5th group of courses. For the sociology major
section, students must complete 1 course in each of 5 groups).
Delete
Social
Studies: Broadfield-Sociology Option II. (This program is being combined with
Social Studies: Broadfield-Sociology Option I to become Social Studies:
Broadfield-Sociology Emphasis).
Change
in the Sociology
Minor. (Change
group requirements by creating a new 5th group of courses. Students
must complete 1 course in each of the 5 groups).
Languages & Literatures
New
course ENGLISH/RACEETH
202 "Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature." (The course will present students with the
diverse U.S. Latino experiences, by introducing them to texts that
examine
literary works by authors of Latino/Latina backgrounds other than the
Chicano, in their historical
context and cultural context).
Description
change and title change for HISTRY 305
FROM Industrial America, 1877-1919 TO From the Guilded Age to the World
Stage, 1875-1920. (The
new course title and description provide a clearer and more complete
guide to
the topics of study.The proposed change
in chronological coverage is a minor “clean-up” that clarifies the fact
that
the late nineteenth century starting point includes the study of more
than the
Compromise of 1877, and that the end point is the full decade of the
1910s).
Change
in the Mathematics
Minor: Elementary Education Emphasis. (Replaces
two courses Math 148 and Math 149 from the minor with the two new
courses (Math 352
and Math 370) that have been designed specifically for elementary
education
majors who choose a math minor).