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The following Course Action Forms have been submitted and are ready for entry into Banner. Per the Course Action process, proposed changes will be made available for
public review. If no objections are raised, the Course Action Forms will be sent to the Registrar's Office for inclusion in the University Course Listing and the next
published Catalogue, effective Fall 2020.
In the event objections are raised, the Provost's Office should be notified (Kerry Castano) and the departments and programs involved should meet and attempt
to resolve the issue in accord with the Faculty Senate Course Mediation Process found on the Faculty Senate website:
http://www.uvm.edu/sites/default/files/CourseMediationProcessSenate.pdf
The information provided for proposed new courses is abbreviated. You may view complete forms by logging into CourseLeaf and conducting a "Quick Search" for "Added" courses.
The information provided for existing courses is limited to proposed changes. To see complete forms, log into CourseLeaf and conduct a "Quck Search" for "Edited" courses.
The link to CourseLeaf is here (PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK INTO FIREFOX TO OPEN COURSELEAF):
https://www.uvm.edu/~facrsrcs/?Page=coursechangeform.html
SPECIAL NOTE: Courses deactivated because they have not been offered for three or more years will not be posted for review in AY 2019-20. There are approximately 1,000
courses that require deactivation this year, a centralized process will be employed to make these changes in year one. We'll return to the standard course deactivation process/workflow
in AY 2020-21.
Course Title Form Field Current Course Information Revised Course Information
ANFS 313 Food Safety and Public Policy Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
not using this course number, NFS 313 is the number
used
ANTH 124 People, Poison, Place
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program Anthropology
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites ANTH 021.
Description
Focus on social inequality, toxin exposure, and human
health impacts within the context of place, culture,
history, and political economy. Examination of the
interaction of political economy, toxic waste, history,
culture, and place, and how constellations of inequality
translate into exposure to various toxins.
Course - Academic Merit
People, Poison, Place covers a body of material not
previously examined in our curriculum. It enhances the
academic program of our department by connecting
social inequality, toxin exposure, and health issues
within the context of place, culture, political economy,
and social justice. It contributes to the major in general
and to the Global Health Concentration in
Anthropology.
ANTH 190 LASP-SSS Thesis Short Title ISSP Thesis LASP-SSS Thesis
The University of Vermont
Proposed Course Changes as of January 15, 2020 (includes course action forms reaching the Provost's Office between 10/18/19 and 1/15/20).
Review Period for these Changes Ends February 3, 2020
Proposed new courses are highlighted in blue
Existing courses are highlighted in peach.
Added
Description
Independent study for students enrolled in Integrated
Social Sciences Program; final product is thesis.
Independent design, research, and writing of a thesis in
the Liberal Arts Scholars Program (LASP) under the
Social Sciences Scholars (SSS) designation.
Catalog Prerequisites Enrollment in ISSP courses. LASP-SSS students only; Instructor permission.
Change Justification
Program name has changed from "Integrated Social
Sciences Program" (ISSP) to "Liberal Arts Scholars
Program" (LASP). This course is specifically for students
completing a thesis under the "Social Sciences Scholars"
(SSS) designation. Course description modified from
"Independent study for students enrolled in Integrated
Social Sciences Program; final product is thesis" to
incorporate the new program designations.
ANTH 205 Advanced Proseminar in Anthro Short Title Senior Proseminar in Anthro Advanced Proseminar in Anthro
Syllabus ANTH205_2018 Dickinson.pdf
Change Justification
We are changing the name from "Senior Proseminar in
Anthro" to "Advanced Proseminar in Anthro" since this
course is also appropriate for several students with
junior standing.
ANTH 228 Social Organization Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
The course was last taught Spring 2012 and before that
Fall 2008. It was taught by Robert Gordon, who has
retired.
ANTH 241 Human Diversity and Evolution Short Title Human Evolution & Diversity Human Diversity and Evolution
Change Justification
Changed name from "Human Evolution & Diversity" to
"Human Diversity and Evolution" to clear up some
confusing by highlighting that the "Diversity" refers to
humans.
ANTH 242 Research in Hum Biol Diversity Short Title Research Mthds Human Diversity Research in Hum Biol Diversity
Change Justification
Changing "Research Mthds Human Diversity" to
"Research in Hum Biol Diversity" to reinforce for the
anthropology audience that the class is focused on
biological (vs. cultural) diversity
BIOL 209 Field Zoology of Arthropods Short Title Field Zoology Field Zoology of Arthropods
Brief Description of the Proposed Graduate Action
The proposed change is to adjust the title of the course
from "Field Zoology" to "Field Zoology of Arthropods."
The reason for this proposed change is to more clearly
communicate the content of the course to students,
who have been confused about what the course entails.
As stated in the course description, the focus of the
course is the "collection, identification, and ecology of
arthropods." Thus, the course itself remains unchanged.
Change Justification
The proposed change is to adjust the title of the course
from "Field Zoology" to "Field Zoology of Arthropods."
The reason for this proposed change is to more clearly
communicate the content of the course to students,
who in the past have been confused about what the
course entails. As stated in the course description, the
focus of the course is the "collection, identification, and
ecology of arthropods." Thus, the course itself remains
unchanged.
BIOL 241 Human Diversity and Evolution Short Title Human Evolution & Diversity Human Diversity and Evolution
Change Justification
Changed name from "Human Evolution & Diversity" to
"Human Diversity and Evolution" to clear up some
confusing by highlighting that the "Diversity" refers to
humans.
BIOL 242 Research in Hum Biol Diversity Short Title Research Mthds Human Diversity Research in Hum Biol Diversity
Change Justification
Changing "Research Mthds Human Diversity" to
"Research in Hum Biol Diversity" to reinforce for the
anthropology audience that the class is focused on
biological (vs. cultural) diversity
BIOL 254 Population Genetics Pre/Co-requisites BCOR 101.
Catalog Prerequisites BCOR 101 or BCOR 102.
Change Justification
The proposed action adds an alternative 100-level
course (BCOR 102) as a satisfactory prerequisite.
Prospective students of this course will have the
adequate background by either taking BCOR 101 or
BCOR 102; the course content remains unchanged. This
will make enrollment simpler for students who may be
Zoology majors that have taken one but not both of
BCOR 101 or BCOR 102. Previously, the instructor of this
course has provided overrides for these students.
BIOL 261 Neurobiology Catalog Prerequisites BCOR 103 or NSCI 110. BCOR 103 or NSCI 111.
Change Justification
The proposed action updates the number of the
prerequisite course to the current catalog designation
of NSCI 111, which used to be NSCI 110.
BME 111 Core 3 Systems & Signals
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Electrical & Biomedical Engr
Subject Prefix Biomedical Engineering
Credits 6
Catalog Prerequisites BME 012.
Added
Description
Studio-style course that fuses lecture with project-
based learning and laboratory exercises. Covers linear
modeling of biological systems with mechanical,
electrical, fluidic, and thermal elements,
continuous/discrete-time descriptions of signals and
linear systems, fourier and Laplace analysis and
feedback systems, collection and processing of signals
and images.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This is a required course in a new biomedical
engineering curriculum. The content pulls from several
courses offered by other engineering departments, but
is taught with a focus on applications in biomedical
engineering.
Effects on Other Departments
See response in teaching loads section. This has been
discussed at the level of CEMS leadership.
BME 185 BME Capstone Design I
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Electrical & Biomedical Engr
Subject Prefix Biomedical Engineering
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites BME 112.
Description
Teams apply industry-standard biodesign and project
management processes to design, build, and test a
functional prototype that meets their client's
requirements.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This is a required design course in a new biomedical
engineering curriculum. The content is specific to the
field of biomedical engineering and is not offered in the
current biomedical engineering curriculum or the
current biomedical engineering capstone design course.
Effects on Other Departments
See response in teaching loads section. This has been
discussed at the level of CEMS leadership.
BME 186 BME Capstone Design II
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Electrical & Biomedical Engr
Subject Prefix Biomedical Engineering
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites BME 185.
Description
Teams refine their functional prototype from BME
Capstone Design 1 and explore approaches for
manufacturing at scale, regulatory strategy, clinical
strategy, IP strategy, health-economics and
reimbursement.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Added
Added
Course - Academic Merit
This is an elective design course in a new biomedical
engineering curriculum. The content is specific to the
field of biomedical engineering and is not offered in the
current biomedical engineering curriculum or the
current biomedical engineering capstone design course.
Effects on Other Departments
See response in teaching loads section. This has been
discussed at the level of CEMS leadership.
BME 187 Capstone Design I Description
Multidiscipline teams apply their knowledge to design,
build and test a functional prototype that meets their
client's requirements and solves their unique problem.
Teams follow typical engineering design and project
management processes that include periodic reports,
presentations, meetings, reviews and demonstrations
using standard industry tools.
Project-based course. Multidisciplinary teams apply
their knowledge to design, analyze, build and test a
functional prototype that meets client’s
requirements and solves unique problems. Teams
follow engineering design and project management
processes such as periodic reports, presentations,
meetings, reviews and demonstrations using standard
industry tools.
Change Justification To be consistent with changes in ME 185 and EE 187.
BME 188 Capstone Design II Description
Multidiscipline teams apply their knowledge to design,
build and test a functional prototype that meets their
client's requirements and solves their unique problem.
Teams follow typical engineering design and project
management processes that include periodic reports,
presentations, meetings, reviews and demonstrations
using standard industry tools.
Project-based course. Multidisciplinary teams apply
their knowledge to design, analyze, build and test a
functional prototype that meets client’s
requirements and solves their problems. Teams follow
engineering design and project management processes
such as periodic reports, presentations, meetings,
reviews and demonstrations using standard industry
tools.
Change Justification
Edited to include "project based" and to be consistent
with ME 186 and EE 188.
BME 206 Biomechanics of Human Motion
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Electrical & Biomedical Engr
Subject Prefix Biomedical Engineering
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites
Senior or Graduate Student standing in Engineering,
Instructor permission.
Description
Covers the typical processes-from small scale protein
interactions to large scale joint torques-that result in
human locomotion. Clinical problems and athletic
performance will be discussed. Students will learn
about musculoskeletal tissues related to force
generation/transmission and will perform
kinematic/kinetic analyses.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This course supports the biomechanics track of the BME
program. It already is a ME elective.
Effects on Other Departments
Cross listed with ME 206. Department chair cc'd on
correspondence with instructor.
BME 011 Core 1 Biomechanics & Sensing Added
Added
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Electrical & Biomedical Engr
Subject Prefix Biomedical Engineering
Credits 6
Description
Studio-style course that fuses lecture with project-
based learning and laboratory exercises. Covers force
and torque vectors, systems in equilibrium, physical
properties of human body segments and biological
systems, kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid
bodies, stress and strain of solid materials, circuits and
instrumentation.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This is a required course in a new biomedical
engineering curriculum. The content pulls from several
courses offered by other engineering departments, but
is taught with a focus on applications in biomedical
engineering.
Effects on Other Departments
See response in teaching loads section. This has been
discussed at the level of CEMS leadership.
BME 012 Core 2 Materials & Transport
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Electrical & Biomedical Engr
Subject Prefix Biomedical Engineering
Credits 6
Catalog Prerequisites BME 011.
Description
Studio-style course that fuses lecture with project-
based learning and laboratory exercises. Covers
materials related to medical devices, the biological
reaction to implanted medical devices, and associated
failure mechanisms. Diffusive and convective mass
transport in biochemical interactions, oxygen transport,
cell adhesion/signaling, drug and macromolecule
transport.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This is a required course in a new biomedical
engineering curriculum. The content pulls from several
courses offered by other engineering departments, but
is taught with a focus on applications in biomedical
engineering.
Effects on Other Departments
See response in teaching loads section. This has been
discussed at the level of CEMS leadership.
CDAE 186 Community Develpmt:St Lucia I Short Title Sustain Dev Sm Island States Community Develpmt:St Lucia I
Description
This course is a general introduction to problems of
sustainable development on small island developing
states utilizing a case study of St. Lucia, West Indies.
A general introduction to problems of sustainable
development on small island developing states utilizing
a case study of St. Lucia, West Indies.
Added
Credits 4 3
Effective Date Fall 2020
Enforce Prerequisites Yes
Certify Definition of a Credit Hour Yes
Are you seeking diversity credit approval as part of this
action? No
Are you seeking sustainability learning outcome (SLO)
credit approval as part of this action? No
Are you seeking quantitative reasoning (QR) credit
approval as part of this action? No
Companion Documents CDAE 186 Memo.pdf
Change Justification
Community Development and Applied Economics is
proposing to change the credit load for CDAE 186 due
to a change in Registrar policy. The new policy requires
the “4th― credit to be earned in the Winter Term as
a 1-credit addendum. Students will ultimately earn all
four credits via the following arrangement: Fall
Semester (on campus) 3cr of CDAE 186 Winter Term
(travel portion) 1cr of CDAE 195 (to be, eventually
proposed as CDAE 187) There are no changes to any
prereqs, course content, etc. Only when the credits are
allocated.
CDAE 187 Community Develpmt:St Lucia II
College/School College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department/Program Cmty Dev & Apld Econ
Subject Prefix Community Development & Applied Economics
Credits 1
Catalog Prerequisites CDAE 186.
Description
The travel component to CDAE 186: Sustainable
Development in Small Island States.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Community Development and Applied Economics is
proposing to change the credit load for CDAE 186 while
also adding CDAE 187 due to a change in Registrar
policy. The new policy requires the “4th― credit to
be earned in the Winter Term as a 1-credit addendum,
which we are proposing here. Students will ultimately
earn all four credits via the following arrangement: Fall
Semester (on campus) 3cr of CDAE 186 Winter Term
(travel portion) 1cr of CDAE 195 (to be, eventually
proposed as CDAE 187)
Effects on Other Departments None
CDAE 259 Consumer Law in Action II Short Title Consumer Assistance Program II Consumer Law in Action II
Repeatable No Yes
Added
Description
A practicum providing further experience working as a
consumer advocate in the CAP office. Builds on
experience with consumer complaints and inquiries
gained in CDAE 159.
Practicum providing experience working as an advanced
consumer advocate in the Consumer Assistance
Program office. Builds on CDAE 159 experience with
students addressing more complex consumer
complaints and inquiries as well as leading student
teams. Jointly sponsored with the Vermont Attorney
General's Office.
Change Justification
This title more appropriately reflects the "what" that
students are undertaking in this course. They are taking
action steps toward connecting Vermonters with
information and legal resources to help them with
consumer protection complaints. The CAP office is the
joint sponsor in this and is an important role to be sure,
but we wanted the title to more accurately reflect what
the students are doing and focused on in the course
experience itself. Students in 259 are handling more
complex consumer cases, or are leading small groups or
teams of students in research and handling of consumer
issues. The 259 level reflects the advanced nature of the
content that the students handle in the course,
CDAE 266 Dec Making:Comm Entrepreneurs Catalog Prerequisites CDAE 166, MATH 019, and CALS 085 or CS 002.
CDAE 166, MATH 019, and CALS 085 or CALS 002 or CS
002.
Pre/Co-requisite Change Notes
CALS 002 is the first year version of CALS 085. All
students in CALS must take CALS 002 or CALS 085 as
part of the CALS Core / General Ed requirements. The
curriculum is geared more toward the first year
experience in CALS 002, but the skills taught and
acquired in the courses are identical. We simply need to
update the prereqs to decrease systematic Banner
preventions of students with the appropriate skills and
prereqs from enrolling.
Change Justification
CALS 002 is the first year version of CALS 085. The
curriculum is geared more toward the first year
experience in CALS 002, but the skills taught and
acquired in the courses are identical. We simply need to
update the prereqs to decrease systematic Banner
preventions of students with the appropriate skills and
prereqs from enrolling.
CDAE 018 Communication Design I
College/School College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department/Program Cmty Dev & Apld Econ
Subject Prefix Community Development & Applied Economics
Credits 3
Added
Description
Directed projects which explore the elements and
principles of communication design. Design research,
process, experimentation, and production in hand-
based and computer-generated design application for
multi-modal presentations.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Core course for the Communication Design
concentration. This course will replace CDAE 014 and
absorb the information taught in that course and
expand upon it to help fulfill the demands and
expectations of a degree concentrating in
communication design by expanding the modal
applications in design and presentation at the
introductory level.
Effects on Other Departments none
CE 151 SU: Water & Wastewater Engr Description
Fundamentals and design of sustainable systems for
water supply, domestic and industrial wastewater
treatment, soil and groundwater remediation;
semester-long design projects; energy and resource
recovery.
Fundamentals and design of sustainable systems for
water supply, domestic and industrial wastewater
treatment, soil and groundwater remediation; energy
and resource recovery; project-based.
CE 172 Structural Steel Design Description
Theory and design of steel structures including flexural
members, axially loaded members and combined stress
members; design of composite members; and plastic
analysis and design.
Theory and design of steel structures including flexural
members, axially loaded members and combined stress
members; design of composite members; plastic
analysis and design; project-based.
CE 173 Reinforced Concrete Description
Analysis of stresses in plain and reinforced concrete
members; design of reinforced concrete structures; and
theory of prestressed concrete.
Analysis of stresses in plain and reinforced concrete
members; design of reinforced concrete structures;
theory of prestressed concrete; project-based.
Change Justification
"Project-based" has been added to the course
description.
CE 182 Geotechnical Principles Lab Description
Performing various laboratory tests to determine index,
hydraulic, and mechanical properties of soils; computer
modeling of geotechnical systems; associated
laboratory and project report writing and
presentations.
Performing various laboratory tests to determine index,
hydraulic, and mechanical properties of soils; computer
modeling of geotechnical systems; associated
laboratory and project report writing and
presentations; project-based.
Change Justification "Project-based" is added in course description.
CE 185 SU: Capstone Design I Description
Integrate knowledge from multiple subdisciplines of
Civil/Environmental Engineering in team-based
contemporary design projects promoting sustainability
under realistic constraints (economic, environmental,
social, regulatory, safety, constructability); consider
risk, uncertainty, life-cycle principles, and
environmental impacts in the design; professional
practice; ethics; effective communication.
Project-based. Integrate knowledge from multiple
subdisciplines of Civil/Environmental Engineering in
team-based contemporary design projects promoting
sustainability under realistic constraints (economic,
environmental, social, regulatory, safety,
constructability); consider risk, uncertainty, life-cycle
principles, and environmental impacts in the design;
professional practice; ethics; effective communication.
Pre/Co-requisites
For CE degree: Senior standing; CE 133 or CE 170; CE
160 or CE 180; CE 101 or CE 151 For EnvE degree: Senior
standing; CE 151 or CE 254; CE 160; CE 133 or CE 180
Pre/Co-requisite Change Notes Yes, the CEE department approved this change.
Change Justification
1) "Project-based" is added in the course description. 2)
The prerequisites used to be only "senior standing."
This course is required by our accreditation and is
supposed to be a culminating design experience that
uses knowledge gained in foundational courses. Some
students have senior standing based on the number of
credits they have, but they still may not have taken
enough foundational courses. We are asking that
students have at least three junior level courses before
they can take the capstone experience. It is our
understanding that the system cannot be coded for
"any three of the following six courses". That would
have been IDEAL. Because that is not possible, we have
compromised for this and/or condition, which is more
restrictive.
CE 186 SU: Capstone Design II Description
Student teams will integrate the knowledge from
multiple subdisciplines of Civil/Environmental
Engineering in a contemporary design project involving
realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,
social, regulatory and sustainability; professional
practice; ethics; written and oral presentations to
professional review panels.
Project-based. Student teams will integrate the
knowledge from multiple subdisciplines of
Civil/Environmental Engineering in a contemporary
design project involving realistic constraints such as
economic, environmental, social, regulatory and
sustainability; professional practice; ethics; written and
oral presentations to professional review panels.
Change Justification
"Project-based" has been added to the course
description.
CE 003 SU:Intro to Civil & Envir Engr Description
Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering,
sustainability, ethics, systems thinking, teamwork in
engineering, laboratories, hands-on design projects,
and computational exercises.
Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering,
sustainability, ethics, systems thinking, teamwork in
engineering, laboratories, computational exercises, and
project-based.
Change Justification
Course description was edited to include "project-
based".
CE 010 Geomatics Description
An introduction to surveying including distance and
angle measurements, leveling, traverse surveys, error
propagation, topographical mapping, global positioning
systems (GPS), and geographic information systems
(GIS).
An introduction to surveying including distance and
angle measurements, leveling, traverse surveys, error
propagation, topographical mapping, global positioning
systems (GPS), and geographic information systems
(GIS). Project-based.
Change Justification
"Project-based" has been added to the course
description.
CHEM 379 Intro to Graduate Research
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program Chemistry
Subject Prefix Chemistry
Added
Credits 1
Catalog Prerequisites Chemistry M.S. or Ph.D. students only.
Description
Introduction to graduate research in chemistry.
Overview of faculty research areas and
department/university research resources.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? Yes
Course - Academic Merit
This course will better prepare first-year graduate
students for the most important aspect of their Ph.D. or
M.S. work, independent research. Students will learn
how to: work safely in a research laboratory, make a
well-reasoned choice of research advisor, construct an
effective graduate studies committee, and utilize
departmental and university resources at their disposal.
Effects on Other Departments None
CHEM 487 Research Problem Conception
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program Chemistry
Subject Prefix Chemistry
Credits 1
Catalog Prerequisites CHEM 484.
Description
Identification of a current research problem to be
addressed by original, independent research.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? Yes
Course - Academic Merit
This course is very closely related to a program learning
goal, "Independently develop and defend an original
research proposal." Chemistry Ph.D. graduates will be
expected to develop and lead research programs
whether they work in academia or industry, so this is an
essential component of the Ph.D. degree. This course
will give the students the resources they need to
successfully develop an original research proposal.
Effects on Other Departments None
CS 121 QR: Computer Organization Description
Introduction to computer system organization including
performance, assembly language, machine-level data
representation, arithmetic for computers, processor
datapath control, memory, and input/output.
Introduction to computer system organization including
performance, assembly language, machine-level data
representation, arithmetic for computers, processor
datapath control, memory, and input/output. Includes
significant semester project.
CS 124 QR: Data Struc & Algorithms Catalog Prerequisites
CS 110 with a grade of C- or better; CS 064 or MATH
052.
CS 110 with a grade of C- or better, minimum
Sophomore standing.
Change Justification
We used to require CS 110 with a grade of C- or better
as a prereq to CS 120. However, now that we are
changing the prereq for CS 120 to CS 124, we have lost
the requirement for a C- or better in CS 110 for
students continuing on in CS. This change restores that.
Removed CS064 prerequisite to remove unnecessary
bottleneck in degree program. Also, this course was
already approved for QR status, please maintain.
Added
CS 142 QR: Advanced Web Design Description
Advanced web site design, including structure,
architecture, compliance, CSS, usability, etc., to help
create a pleasing user experience.
Advanced web site design, including structure,
architecture, compliance, CSS, usability, and other
related topics, to help create a pleasing user
experience. Several team based projects during the
semester with a team based final project
Change Justification
Pointing out that there are team based projects in the
course.
CS 145 Web Client Programming
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Computer Science
Subject Prefix Computer Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites CS 008; CS 020 or CS 021.
Description
Covers client side programming in the web browser.
Explores the JavaScript programming language to
include user actions in your web site, and work with the
DOM (Document Object Model). Semester project.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
We do not have a course that covers client side web
programing. This is a topic that students have been
asking for.
Effects on Other Departments none
CS 148 QR: Database Design for Web Description
Design and implementation of a relational database
model using SQL and PHP. Typical project includes
creation of ecommerce shopping site.
Design and implementation of a relational database
model using SQL and PHP. Open ended final team based
project, examples: ecommerce site, blogging site,
members only site, learning site.
Change Justification
adding to the description that there is a significant 30%
of grade final project.
CS 187 Basics of Data Science
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Computer Science
Subject Prefix Computer Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites STAT 111 or STAT 141 or STAT 143 or STAT 211.
Description
Basic data science techniques, from import to cleaning
to visualizing and modeling, using the R language.
Machine learning methods include regression,
classification and clustering algorithms. Programming
methods include user-defined functions.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit see STAT 187 new course submission.
Effects on Other Departments none
CS 211 Data Privacy Added
Added
Added
College/School College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department/Program Computer Science
Subject Prefix Computer Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites CS 124, CS 125.
Description
Explores the research field of data privacy, including
privacy attacks on anonymized data, and formal
approaches like k-Anonymity and differential privacy.
Applies the theory of data privacy to real problems in
programming projects.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? Yes
Course - Academic Merit
This course covers a new area (data privacy) not
covered by other courses in the computer science
department.
Effects on Other Departments None
CS 231 QR: Programming for Bioinform Description
Introductory course on computing (including scripting,
database, and statistical analysis) for developing
bioinformatics applications. Particular emphasis is
given to comparative genomics and systems biology
scenarios.
Introduction to computing (including scripting,
database, and statistical analysis) for developing
bioinformatics applications. Particular emphasis is given
to comparative genomics and systems biology
scenarios.
Brief Description of the Proposed Graduate Action
MMG courses are changing so this crosslisting will be
defunct.
CS 232 QR: Methods in Bioinformatics Description
This course provides a methodological survey of
bioinformatics. Particular emphasis is given to
algorithms associated with sequence analysis,
comparative genomics, structural biology, and systems
biology.
A methodological survey of bioinformatics. Particular
emphasis is given to algorithms associated with
sequence analysis, comparative genomics, structural
biology, and systems biology.
Brief Description of the Proposed Graduate Action MMG course will change so this crosslisting is defunct.
CS 008 QR: Intro to Web Site Dev Description
Provides a strong foundation in HTML, CSS, images,
beginning web programming, and web design so that
the student can create a complete functional web site.
Provides a strong foundation in HTML, CSS, images,
beginning web programming, and web design so that
the student can create a complete functional web site in
a team based final project.
Change Justification
adding to the description that there is a significant 30%
of grade final project. I am not sure what to answer for
the QR question at the end of the form. The course
already has that so I chose no I am not seeking that. The
only change is a minor description change.
CSD 381 Advanced Readings
Description
Readings, with conferences, intended to contribute to
the programs of graduate students in phases of
communication sciences and disorders for which formal
courses are not available. Credit as arranged, up to
three hours each semester.
CSD 382 Advanced Readings Deleted
Deleted
Description
Readings, with conferences, intended to contribute to
the programs of graduate students in phases of
communication sciences and disorders for which formal
courses are not available. Credit as arranged, up to
three hours each semester.
Delete Justification Course no longer needed
EDEC 190 Early Childhood Internship Short Title Internship, Birth-5 Early Childhood Internship
Description
A non-licensure practicum for students interested in
gaining valuable, individually-defined, service learning
experience working with infants, toddlers and
preschoolers- as well as their parents and teachers- in a
collaborative, community-based context grounded in a
child-centered, play-based, social constructivist
approach to learning.
A non-licensure practicum for students interested in
gaining valuable, individually-defined, service learning
experience working with young children- as well as their
parents, teachers, advocates and support systems- in a
collaborative, community-based context. Students will
pursue a relevant action research project related to
their field experience.
Change Justification
This is a simple name change to reflect a broader
definition ("Early Childhood" vs. "birth-age 5") to
provide more flexibility for acquiring placement sites.
EE 110 Control Systems Catalog Prerequisites EE 171 or ME 111. C- or better in EE 171 or C- or better in ME 111.
Change Justification
Edits to align better with course offering. Probability co-
req added to ensure students are prepared for noise
analysis.
Control systems heavily leverage foundations in signals
and system dynamics and this change is to help ensure
students have the appropriate level of preparation.
Pre/Co-requisite Change Notes
Adding C- or better to key pre-reqs has been discussed
at the CEMS leadership meetings.
EE 113 SU: Electric Energy Systems Catalog Prerequisites
EE 003 or B- or better in EE 100 or B- or better in EE
075.
C- or better in EE 003 or B- or better in EE 100 or B- or
better in EE 075.
Change Justification
Edits to clarify term "renewable" to distinguish from
other energy courses offered by EE and other
programs.
Energy systems required a solid understanding of
circuits. This change ensures students are better
prepared for the material.
EE 121 Electronics II Catalog Prerequisites EE 120. C- or better in EE 120.
Description
Physical principles of operation of common
semiconductor devices. Analog and digital circuits using
MOS and bipolar junction transistors. Operational
amplifier design. Electronic circuit analysis and
simulation.
Physical principles of operation of common
semiconductor devices. Analog and digital circuits using
MOS and bipolar junction transistors. Operational
amplifier design. Electronic circuit analysis and
simulation. Project-based final.
Change Justification Description edited to match updated course content.
Electronics II heavily leverage foundations in Electronics
I and this change is to help ensure students have the
appropriate level of preparation. Project is being added.
Pre/Co-requisite Change Notes
Adding C- or better to key pre-reqs has been discussed
at the CEMS leadership level.
EE 174 Communication Systems Catalog Prerequisites EE 171. STAT 151. C- or better in EE 171.
Pre/Co-requisite Change Notes
Adding C- requirement to key pre-reqs has been
discussed at the CEMS leadership level.
Change Justification
Communication systems heavily leverage foundations in
signals and this change is to help ensure students have
the appropriate level of preparation.
EE 211 Real-Time Control Systems Enforce Prerequisites No Yes
Description
Digital control systems analysis and design. Techniques
for system analysis and controller design, e.g., system
identification, linearization, gain scheduling, and
control of systems with saturation and time delays.
State space models and discretization of continuous-
time systems.
Digital control systems analysis and design. Topics
include: difference equations, the Z-transforms,
discrete-time transfer functions, state-space models,
sampled-data systems, discretization, and optimal
control. Project-based final.
EE 228 Sensors Description
Sensor design, interrogation, and implementation. A
wide variety of electrical, electronic, optical, mechanic,
and cross-disciplinary devices. System designs,
measurement techniques, and methodologies.
Sensor design, interrogation, and implementation. A
wide variety of electrical, electronic, optical, mechanic,
and cross-disciplinary devices. System designs,
measurement techniques, and methodologies. Interface
electronics, system grounding and shielding methods.
Catalog Prerequisites Senior standing in Engineering or Physics. EE 101 or EE 120.
Change Justification
Pre-req changed to required junior electronics course in
EE, foundational material for the advanced treatment of
sensor technology. Description updated based on
revised objectives. Identified the level of project based
learning in the course.
EE 003 Linear Circuit Analysis I Catalog Prerequisites MATH 022 or MATH 023. C- or better in MATH 022 or C- or better in MATH 023.
Change Justification
Core concepts overlap with service courses for ME/BME
(EE 100) and CE/EnvE (EE 075). Adding co-req option of
PHYS 152 for non-engineering majors (e.g., PHYS or CS)
A solid foundation of Calculus is needed in engineering.
This is the first fundamental course in Electrical
Engineering and this change is help ensure students are
prepared for the curriculum.
Pre/Co-requisite Change Notes
Adding C- requirements to pre-reqs of core courses has
been discussed at the CEMS leadership meetings.
ENGR 101 Engineering Communications Enforce Prerequisites No Yes
ENGS 033 Topics in Native American Lit
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program English
Subject Prefix English
Credits 3
Description
Representative topics: Introduction to Native American
Literature. May be repeated for credit with different
content.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Added
Course - Academic Merit
This important course in Native American literature has
been offered previously as a topics course--is scheduled
for spring 2020 as ENGS 030--for which all sections are
not appropriate for D1 designation. We are therefore
seeking to create a new course all sections of which will
be D1, thereby meeting the requirement that the D1
designation be at the level of the course, not the
section. Justification for inclusion as a Category 1 (D1)
Race and Racism in the United States: The primary focus
of this course is race and racism in the United States as
it pertains to Native/indigenous people. Studying the
literature and oral traditions of Native Americans
teaches students the importance and impact of
diversity in U.S. society.
Effects on Other Departments None
ENGS 060 Topics in Post-Colonial Lit
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program English
Subject Prefix English
Credits 3
Description
Representative topic: Introduction to Post-Colonial
Literature. May be repeated for credit with different
content.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
In the last thirty to forty years, post-Colonial literary
studies (addressing literature written in English around
the world, particularly in post-colonial settings in the
Caribbean, Africa, and Asia) have flourished, achieving
at least co-equal status with the traditional study of
English and American in college and university English
departments. The work of highly accomplished scholar
in our department in this field has been a notable
signature of the department. Hitherto, however,
courses in this area have only been offered at the 100-
level and higher. ENGS 60 will provide a lower-division
portal to this increasingly important area of study, and
one open to undergraduates in all colleges and schools
as a broad introductory course. [PLEASE REVIEW FOR
CAS NEC DESIGNATION.]
Effects on Other Departments None
ENGS 062 Topics in Caribbean Literature
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program English
Subject Prefix English
Credits 3
Added
Added
Description
Representative topics: Caribbean Women Writers. May
be repeated for credit with different content.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
The material in this course represents an increasingly
important part of literary and cultural studies, the
significant Caribbean subset of Anglophone World
literature--material that hitherto has been taught in our
department only at the 100-level and that we now wish
to make more broadly available to students in all
colleges and schools at the introductory level.
Justification for designation as a D2 offering: This
course should serve BOTH the UVM Gen Ed D2
requirement for The Diversity of Human Experience,
AND the College of Arts and Sciences D2 requirement
for Non-European Cultures. While Caribbean literature
is influenced by U.S., British, French, and Spanish
colonizers, it is also fundamentally the literature of
indigenous Latinx people and people of African descent.
In terms of Gen Ed, this course expands students’
cultural awareness of and appreciation for the diversity
of human experience, specially in relation to race and
ethnicity. As with post-colonial literature, there is a
special emphasis on fostering an understanding of
global issues such as the flow of people and cultures
across political and geographical boundaries.
Effects on Other Departments None
ENVS 002 SU:Solutions in Env Studies Short Title D2:SU:International Env Stdies SU:Solutions in Env Studies
Description
Multidisciplinary analysis of the interaction of global
and local variables in understanding and solving
pervasive environmental problems.
Analysis and critique of grand challenges in
environmental studies with an emphasis on
understanding and solving pervasive global and local
environmental problems such as global climate change.
Change Justification
Changes proposed to the foundational course ENVS002
include a new emphasis on solutions (and their
critique), a stronger link to grand challenges
(introduced in ENVS001), and a focus on climate
adaptation, socioecological resilience, and
sustainability.
EXSC 175 Applied Kinesiology
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Rehabilitation & Movement Sci
Subject Prefix Exercise Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites Minimum Sophomore Exercise Science major.
Added
Description
Foundational course examining applied kinesiology of
human movement with focus on musculoskeletal
anatomy.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This course is not a new course. We are simply changing
the prefix to align with our program name change and
the fact that only Exercise Science majors take the
course.
Effects on Other Departments None
EXSC 213 Biomechanics of Human Movement
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Rehabilitation & Movement Sci
Subject Prefix Exercise Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites ANPS 019, ANPS 020.
Description
The applcation of kinesiology and biomechanical
principles and concepts to the analysis of human
movement, posture, joint structure and function, and
gait.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This course is not a new course. We are simply changing
the prefix to align with our program name change and
the fact that only Exercise Science majors take the
course.
Effects on Other Departments None.
EXSC 250 Exercise Physiology
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Rehabilitation & Movement Sci
Subject Prefix Exercise Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites ANPS 019, ANPS 020.
Description
Explores the acute and long-term responses to exercise
on the metabolic, skeletal, cardiovascular, and
respiratory systems.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This new course will replace an existing course with an
old prefix. The new course prefix aligns with our
Program name.
Effects on Other Departments None.
EXSC 252 Exercise Physiology Lab
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Rehabilitation & Movement Sci
Subject Prefix Exercise Science
Credits 1
Description
The main objective of this laboratory course is to learn
how to measure and evaluate physiological function
and structure.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This course with its new prefix will replace the existing
course with the old prefix.
Added
Added
Added
Effects on Other Departments None.
FOR 001 Forest Conservation SLO - SLO #1 Level of Exposure Introduces
SLO - SLO #2 Level of Exposure Reinforces
SLO - SLO #3 Level of Exposure Reinforces
SLO - SLO #4 Level of Exposure Reinforces
Are you seeking sustainability learning outcome (SLO)
credit approval as part of this action? Yes
SLO - Provide a brief history of the course/curriculum,
general reasons why the course satisfies the
Sustainability Learning Outcomes (SLO)
This course provides an overview of forests and forest
conservation practices, including the ecological,
economic, and social sustainability of forest systems in
the US and around the globe. We integrate a diversity
of perspectives on forest values and conservation
strategies through in-class activities and guest lectures.
Discussions and exercises around how to achieve
sustainability with forest systems in the region and
other parts of the planet are central to this course.
GERM 011 Experience German
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program German (& Russian)
Subject Prefix German
Credits 1
Description
Students will engage in a variety of events to enhance
their understanding and appreciation of German
language and culture. Provides an opportunity to
experience German through a variety of interactive
contexts.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Replaces listing German House as GERM 095 & 096,
which are meant to designate special topics courses.
Effects on Other Departments none
GRNS 422 DNP Project Seminar I Short Title DNP Project & Seminar I DNP Project Seminar I
Repeatable No Yes
Brief Description of the Proposed Graduate Action
This is a required course for graduate students within
the graduate nursing programs for the Doctor of
Nursing Practice.
With discussion and approval of the Graduate Education
Committee, these changes more accurately reflect an
evidence based and methodological approach for the
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project.
Description
This seminar provides structure for the development of
the Doctor of Nursing Practice Project.
Provides structure for the development of a conceptual
framework and methodological approach to the DNP
project; a project where a clinically relevant problem is
addressed through application of the best evidence.
Catalog Prerequisites GRNS 321, GRNS 322, GRNS 323, GRNS 327.
Pre/Co-requisites GRNS 328.
Added
Change Justification
With discussion and approval of the Graduate Education
Committee, these changes more accurately reflect an
evidence based and methodological approach for the
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project.
HLTH 187 Health Coach Immersion Intro
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Dean-Nurs & Hlth Sci
Subject Prefix Health
Credits 1
Catalog Prerequisites
Minimum Sophomore standing or Instructor
permission.
Co-requisites HLTH 188, HLTH 189.
Description
Initial course in an Integrative Health and Wellness
Coaching sequence. Introduces the practice of
Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching with focus on
experiential learning of integrative therapies for self-
care as emerging healthcare providers and their future
clients. Required for NBHWC Exam.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
The UVM Integrative Health faculty within the CNHS has
worked extensively with CDE to redesign the existing
courses in the Certificate in Integrative Health and
Wellness Coaching to all be offered in a very innovative
delivery mode of mostly on line and hybrid
simultaneously. The purpose of this is to serve a broad
audience of both CDE students asking for on line
curriculum and UVM students asking for a hybrid
delivery model where face to face instruction has been
preserved. We believe the redesign of the Certificate
curriculum will accomplish both these goals. Thank you
for reviewing our new syllabi.
Effects on Other Departments
Based on the first year of the Certificate we can expect
positive effects on enrollments as it is an offering that is
very attractive to students.
HLTH 188 Motivational Interview Intro
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Dean-Nurs & Hlth Sci
Subject Prefix Health
Credits 1
Catalog Prerequisites
Minimum Sophomore standing or Instructor
permission.
Co-requisites HLTH 187, HLTH 188 Skills lab 0 credit, HTLH 189.
Added
Added
Description
Teaches the theoretical framework, strategies and
techniques of basic motivational interviewing. Examines
evidence-based practice as it relates to the Stages of
Behavioral Change and skillful conversation, including
the use of open ended questions, affirmations,
reflections, and summaries. Required for NBHWC Exam.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
The UVM Integrative Health faculty within the CNHS has
worked extensively with CDE to redesign the existing
courses in the Certificate in Integrative Health and
Wellness Coaching to all be offered in a very innovative
delivery mode of mostly on line and hybrid
simultaneously. The purpose of this is to serve a broad
audience of both CDE students asking for on line
curriculum and UVM students asking for a hybrid
delivery model where face to face instruction has been
preserved. We believe the redesign of the Certificate
curriculum will accomplish both these goals. Thank you
for reviewing our new syllabi.
Effects on Other Departments
Based on the first year of the Certificate we can expect
positive effects on enrollments as it is an offering that is
very attractive to students.
HLTH 189 Health Coach Skills Lab Intro
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Dean-Nurs & Hlth Sci
Subject Prefix Health
Credits 2
Catalog Prerequisites Minimum Sophomore standing or Instructor permission
Co-requisites HLTH 189 Skills Lab 0 credit, HLTH 187, HLTH 188.
Description
Interactive course where students apply basic
motivational interviewing skills and behavioral change
theory to the practice of Integrative Health & Wellness
Coaching. Covers the coaching structure, application of
skills, and health promotion. Required for NBHWC
National Certification Exam.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Added
Course - Academic Merit
The UVM Integrative Health faculty within the CNHS has
worked extensively with CDE to redesign the existing
courses in the Certificate in Integrative Health and
Wellness Coaching to all be offered in a very innovative
delivery mode of mostly on line and hybrid
simultaneously. The purpose of this is to serve a broad
audience of both CDE students asking for on line
curriculum and UVM students asking for a hybrid
delivery model where face to face instruction has been
preserved. We believe the redesign of the Certificate
curriculum will accomplish both these goals. Thank you
for reviewing our new syllabi.
Effects on Other Departments
Based on the first year of the Certificate we can expect
positive effects on enrollments as it is an offering that is
very attractive to students.
LC 001 Arts & Creativity Lrng Cmty
College/School General Instruction
Department/Program Provost
Subject Prefix Learning Community
Credits 1
Description
Students will: explore the blossoming local cultural arts
community; engage in cognitive opportunities in arts-
related fields; and interact with artists and others
behind the scenes to gain an understanding of the vital
nexus between artistic creation, curation, criticism and
community.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Learning Outcomes Students will grasp the multiple role
creativity plays in all aspects of daily life and as a
functional value in their own lives and areas of study.
Students will learn to engage their creative, curatorial,
and critical impulses and see the imagination as an
important means of forging identity and self-discovery.
Students will learn to identify the basic elements of
several artistic practices to include new media,
performance, visual, literary, musical and cinematic
arts. Students will come to value the unique role of the
artist in society, but also the curator and critic as active
facilitators of cultural dialogue and exchange. Students
will discover how creativity is a form of inquiry.
Students will uncover how the arts contribute to a spirit
of collaboration in society. Students will gain a
historical, structural, and theoretical perspective of the
arts as a vital component of a functioning society.
Added
Effects on Other Departments
Enrollment in LC courses will have no material impact
on enrollments in other courses.
LC 002 Cultural Crossroads Lrng Cmty
College/School General Instruction
Department/Program Provost
Subject Prefix Learning Community
Credits 1
Description
Students will explore the cultural and linguistic diversity
of lives in Vermont and around the world, and deepen
understanding of human languages, cultures, identity,
diversity, and social justice, to learn how to live, work
and learn in an increasingly global and interconnected
society.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Course Learning Objectives: Upon completing this
course, students will be able to: Engage thoughtfully in
campus conversations about identity, diversity, and
inclusion; Begin to understand, describe and provide
examples of global cultural diversity; Reflect upon their
emergent intellectual interests and identify how to
further explore them through academic programs and
pathways at UVM
Effects on Other Departments
The content of the LC courses is unique and does not
overlap with, or have a negative impact on other
courses or departments.
LC 003 Innov & Entrepreneur Lrng Cmty
College/School General Instruction
Department/Program Provost
Subject Prefix Learning Community
Credits 1
Description
Every product, object, service, and concept in our
society was envisioned in someone’s imagination.
Through a series of plenary lectures, panel discussions,
and experiential learning opportunities, this community
challenges students to use their imagination to figure
out how they can transform their world.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Added
Added
Course - Academic Merit
Students will be able to: •Identify opportunities for
innovation and problem solving in the
environment/community. •Identify how to expand
their creativity and participate in positive risk-taking.
•Recognize and utilize problem solving strategies,
such as brainstorming and prototyping. •Generate
ideas and assess opportunities and goals. •Employ
approaches to cope with and build on failures that
occur while innovating. •Understand the role
entrepreneurship plays in increasing access to
underrepresented populations. •Locate key
resources on-campus and in the community to make
your ideas a reality (mentors, funding, etc.) •Connect
with other students who share similar interests in
innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.
•Broaden their awareness for further study in
innovation and entrepreneurship.
Effects on Other Departments
The content of the LC courses is unique and does not
overlap with, or have a negative impact on other
courses or departments.
LC 004 CL:Ldrshp&Soc Change Lrng Cmty
College/School General Instruction
Department/Program Provost
Subject Prefix Learning Community
Credits 1
Description
Deepens students’ understanding of how to create
social change through leadership, and support
individual and community success at UVM.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Learning Outcomes This course will focus on four
primary learning outcomes to deepen students’
understanding of how to create social change through
leadership: â—• Connection: Understand and utilize
resources at UVM and in Vermont that support
individual and community success â—• Individual:
Develop understanding of individual strengths, values,
identities, and interests â—• Group: Enhance capacity to
mobilize oneself and others to serve and work
collaboratively on campus and in Vermont â—•
Society/Community: Become more responsibly
connected to UVM and Vermont
Effects on Other Departments
The content of the LC courses is unique and does not
overlap with, or have a negative impact on other
courses or departments.
LC 005 Outdoor Experience Lrng Cmty
College/School General Instruction
Added
Added
Department/Program Provost
Subject Prefix Learning Community
Credits 1
Description
Students will be able to describe the benefits of outdoor
experiences on human well-being; engage in a variety of
outdoor activities throughout Burlington that expand a
sense of connection to place; and will develop self-
awareness, teamwork, and outdoor leadership in an
inclusive community.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1)
Examine the evidence in support of the benefits of
outdoor experiences on human well-being a) Describe
scientific understanding of psychological and
physiological outcomes of human experiences in nature
b) Connect these scientific findings to their own health
and well-being 2) Engage in a variety of outdoor
activities throughout Burlington that expand a sense of
connection to place a) Navigate to local and regional
outdoor experiences on foot, using bike share, buses,
and car share b) Examine and critically reflect upon the
individual and communal experiences they have over
the semester 3) Develop self-awareness, teamwork, and
outdoor leadership in an inclusive community a)
Understand how their identities and experiences shape
their worldviews and perspectives b) Build connections
within their section and the broader Outdoor
Experience Learning Community c) Engage with local
organizations that promote sustainability, equity,
justice, and inclusiveness
Effects on Other Departments
The content of the LC courses is unique and does not
overlap with, or have a negative impact on other
courses or departments.
LC 006 Sustainability Lrng Cmty
College/School General Instruction
Department/Program Provost
Subject Prefix Learning Community
Credits 1
Description
Students explore and practice three central themes of
sustainability – Outdoor Exploration, Food Systems,
and Matter and Energy. Through field-based activities,
discussion, and reflection, builds skills and intention
around creating the conditions for well-being for life at
all scales: personal, social, and ecological.
Added
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Ecology of Place is an exploration of self, community,
and larger human and natural systems. We begin within
our home community and building in the Harris/Millis
complex and branch out across campus and into our
larger community and landscapes. Within class and
during Sustainability House community celebrations,
students explore and practice three central themes of
sustainability – Outdoor Exploration, Food Systems,
and Matter and Energy. Woven throughout the course,
we use a lens of Social Justice and Mindfulness to
complement our exploration. Through this interplay of
field-based activities, discussion, and reflection, we
build skills and intention around how we want to live in
our years at UVM and beyond within the larger context
of creating the conditions for well-being for all life at all
scales: personal, social, and ecological.
Effects on Other Departments
The content of the LC courses is unique and does not
overlap with, or have a negative impact on other
courses or departments.
MATH 193 College Honors Effective Date Fall 2020
Enforce Prerequisites Yes
Description Honors studies leading to thesis.
Catalog Prerequisites CEMS 101.
Change Justification
CEMS 101 prepares HCOL students for conducting their
research and developing of their thesis. The course also
initiates discussion with potential advisors and has
students define a research topic for their 193/194
experience.
MATH 293 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Effective Date Fall 2020
Enforce Prerequisites Yes
Catalog Prerequisites CEMS 101.
Change Justification
CEMS 101 is designed to prepare HCOL students (in
their junior year) for their thesis undertaking.
MATH 382 Seminar Description
Topical discussions with assigned reading. Required of
M.S. degree candidates. Topical discussions with assigned reading.
Brief Description of the Proposed Graduate Action
As part of last year's revisions to the requirements for
the MS degree in Mathematics, this course is no longer
required for that degree, and is not being offered
annually. So we are removing the part of the
description that used to say that the course was
required.
Change Justification
This course is no longer required for the MS degree in
Mathematics. That change in degree requirements has
already taken effect, and the course is not being offered
annually.
MATH 019 QR: Fundamentals of Calculus I Description
Introduction to limits and differential calculus with a
wide variety of applications. Students interested in
intensive use of mathematics should take MATH 021.
Credit not given for more than one of the courses
MATH 019, MATH 021 unless followed by MATH 022.
See MATH 023.
Introduction to limits and differential/integral calculus
with a wide variety of applications. Students interested
in intensive use of mathematics should take MATH 021.
Credit not given for more than one of the courses MATH
019, MATH 021 unless followed by MATH 022. See
MATH 023.
MATH 020 QR:Fundamentals of Calculus II Description
Introduction to integral calculus with a wide variety of
applications. Students completing MATH 020 may be
admitted to MATH 022; however, MATH 019 and MATH
023 is preferable to MATH 019 and (MATH 020 or
MATH 021) and MATH 022.
Techniques and applications of integration. An
introduction to multi-variable calculus: partial
derivatives and double integrals. Students completing
MATH 020 may be admitted to MATH 022; however,
MATH 019 and MATH 023 is preferable to MATH 019
ME 193 College Honors Effective Date Fall 2020
Enforce Prerequisites Yes
Description Honors studies leading to thesis.
Catalog Prerequisites CEMS 101.
Change Justification
CEMS 101 prepares HCOL students for conducting their
research and developing of their thesis. The course also
initiates discussion with potential advisors and has
students define a research topic for their 193/194
experience.
ME 042 SU: Applied Thermodynamics Catalog Prerequisites ME 040. ME 040 with a C- minimum.
Change Justification
ME 040 is the foundation to the ME 042 coursework.
Students must have strong comprehension of ME 040
coursework in order to be successful in ME 042.
MLS 371 Clinical Correlations Short Title Clinical Correlations I Clinical Correlations
Graduate Program
Proposed Master's degree program in Medical
Laboratory Science Master's degree program in Medical Laboratory Science
Change Justification
We changed the name of Clinical Correlations II;
therefore, we are simply removing the "I" for this
course.
MMG 232 QR: Advanced Bioinformatics Short Title QR:Methods in Bioinformatics QR: Advanced Bioinformatics
Description
This course provides a methodological survey of
bioinformatics. Particular emphasis is given to
algorithms associated with sequential analysis,
comparative genomics, structural biology, and systems
biology. Alternate Years. Spring.
Advanced data processing and genome assembly
analysis, data integration, and machine learning.
Python, R, and Linux-scripting are used to assemble
genomes, integrate large data sets, and build complex
biological models. Topics include genomics, meta-data
management, and multi-omics analyses at systems
biology levels. Alternate Years. Spring.
Catalog Prerequisites STAT 151, STAT 153, or Instructor permission.
MMG 104 or BCOR 101; MMG 231, or Instructor
permission.
Change Justification
In redesigning the MMG Bioinformatics offerings in
coordination with the proposed new Minor in
Bioinformatics, we have changed the syllabus and
content of MMG 231 and MMG 232 (herein) to reflect
the introductory nature of MMG 231, which will be
offered every Fall semester starting in 2020, and the
advanced nature of MMG 232, which will be offered
every other Spring semester starting in 2021. Both
courses have previously been approved for quantitative
reasoning (QR), and the proposed changes should not
affect these approvals.
NFS 154 Principles Food Technology Lab Catalog Prerequisites
NFS 054, NFS 153, or concurrent enrollment in NFS 153,
organic chemistry; Department majors only.
NFS 153, or concurrent enrollment in NFS 153, organic
chemistry; Department majors only.
Change Justification
NFS 054 is no longer being taught. The remaining
prereqs are more than sufficient for the students to be
successful in the course.
NFS 185 Cooking & Today's Food Issues Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
This course has not been taught since 2010 and there is
no plan to teach it in the near future.
NFS 223 Nutrition Educ & Counseling Pre/Co-requisites NFS Prerequisites: NFS 043, NFS 053, NFS 054, NFS 143. NFS Prerequisites: NFS 043, NFS 053, NFS 143.
Change Justification
remove NFS 054 from pre-reqs, NFS 054 is being
deactivated due to changes to NFS 053
NFS 244 Nutr in Hlth & Disease Prevntn Pre/Co-requisites NFS 053, NFS 054, NFS 143; minimum Junior standing. NFS 053, NFS 143; minimum Junior standing.
Change Justification
remove NFS 054 from pre-reqs, this course is being
deactivated due to changes to NFS 053
NFS 254 Global Food Safety
College/School College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department/Program Nutrition & Food Sciences
Subject Prefix Nutrition and Food Sciences
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites NFS 113 or NFS 114; NFS 153 or MMG 002 or MMG 101.
Description
An overview of food safety issues, policies, and
opportunities around the globe, with a focus on
bacterial, viral, and parasite-based food safety
challenges.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Added
Course - Academic Merit
This offers a global perspective on food safety, which
would be an advantage to students in an increasingly
globally connected world. This perspective has not
previously been explored in NFS food safety curricula.
This course is being proposed as a new course as part of
the minor in Biosecurity and as such does not have
student evaluations from past offerings. The instructor
includes NFS 113 as one of the permissible prerequisites
because the instructor plans to spend a fair amount of
time in the course discussing how different global food
policies affect food safety and it'd consequently be
helpful for students to have an understanding of U.S.
food policy. There is language in the course description
mentioning food policies.
Effects on Other Departments None
NFS 263 Nutritional Biochemistry Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
this course has not been taught since 2013. The needs
of this course are currently being met by BIOC 263.
NFS 310 MSD Journal Club Credits 1 2
Change Justification
This course has evolved to include not only review
discussions of current peer reviewed literature but also
the application of professional practice issues
addressed in the articles leading to an increase in credit
hours
NFS 360 Rsch Meth Nutr & Food Sciences Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
This course has not been taught since 2017. The needs
of this course are currently being met by other research
methods courses on campus.
NFS 390 Master's Project Research Credits 3-6 1-6
Change Justification
Students split the credits for the final project over 2
semesters. A 1-6 credit option provides greater
flexibility.
NFS 391 Master's Thesis Research Repeat Limit 98
Credits 1-18 1-15
Catalog Prerequisites Master of Science in Dietetics student. Nutrition and Food Science graduate students only.
Description
Final research thesis under the direction of a graduate
faculty mentor.
Change Justification
Only NFS graduate students do research theses. The
earlier requirement for MSD students only was
inaccurate because they do projects.
NFS 021 Vtrim for Undergrads Part II Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
course not taught since 2013, no plans in immediate
future to teach this course
NFS 053 Basic Concepts of Foods Description
Study of the scientific aspects of food with emphasis on
reasons for procedures used and phenomena occurring
in food preparation. Spring.
Introduces the basic concepts of food central to the
disciplines of nutrition, food science and food systems.
Introduces these basic concepts in the same way as
everyday Americans – through the process of meal
preparation.
Change Justification
The course design has changed and so the catalogue
description needed to be updated.
NFS 054 Basic Concepts of Foods Lab Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
NFS 054 lab course is being combined into NFS 053 as a
hybrid classroom/lab course, so a separate lab section is
not needed. An update to NFS 053 in CourseLeaf is
forthcoming.
NFS 072 Kitchen Science
College/School College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department/Program Nutrition & Food Sciences
Subject Prefix Nutrition and Food Sciences
Credits 3
Description
Integrated lecture-lab course that explores the scientific
concepts underlying why foods do what they do in the
kitchen. Applications include topics such as ice cream,
gluten, and molecular gastronomy. Labs and final
project provide opportunities to design, conduct, and
evaluate experiments investigating culinary
phenomena.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Kitchen Science adds an introductory level food science
focused course for NFS majors and minors to expand
their knowledge of food chemistry, physics, and
biology. Additionally, it provides an opportunity for non-
majors to learn fundamental science concepts in a
familiar context – food. The lab activities and
independent final project help train students in
experimental design, data analysis and presentation,
and drawing appropriate conclusions from data. These
are skills applicable to a broad range of fields.
Effects on Other Departments
We do not anticipate any effect on other departments.
It’s an elective course with a maximum of 16
students that’s only taught once a year. The past
two years, a majority of the students were NFS majors
or minors.
NSCI 111 Exploring Neuroscience Course - Required or Elective Explain
NSCI 111 would be required of all Neuroscience majors
and minors.
Catalog Prerequisites
PSYS 001; CHEM 023 or CHEM 031; and one of the
following pairs of courses: BIOL 001 and BIOL 002,
BCOR 011 and BCOR 012, or ANPS 019 and ANPS 020.
PSYS 001; CHEM 023 or CHEM 031; and one of the
following: (BIOL 001 and BIOL 002) or (BCOR 011 and
BCOR 012) or BCOR 021 or (ANPS 019 and ANPS 020).
Change Justification
Adds the accelerated BCOR 021 to the list of intro
biology options.
Added
NSCI 112 Exploring Neurosci Laboratory Course - Required or Elective Explain
This course would be required and restricted to
Neuroscience Majors
Catalog Prerequisites
PSYS 001; CHEM 023 or CHEM 031; and one of the
following pairs of courses: BIOL 001 and BIOL 002,
BCOR 011 and BCOR 012, or ANPS 019 and ANPS 020.
PSYS 001; CHEM 023 or CHEM 031; and one of the
following: (BIOL 001 and BIOL 002) or (BCOR 011 and
BCOR 012) or BCOR 021 or (ANPS 019 and ANPS 020).
Change Justification
Adds the accelerated BCOR 021 to the list of intro
biology options.
NSCI 225 Human Neuroanatomy Description
Functional anatomy of the human nervous system and
its cells. Focus on both peripheral and central nervous
system. Lectures and laboratory (gross and microscopic
anatomy).
Functional anatomy of the human nervous system on
both the microscopic and macroscopic scales. Focuses
on the structures of the peripheral nervous system,
spinal cord, and brain, and how they work together to
achieve behavior. Lectures and a required laboratory
(gross and microscopic anatomy).
Catalog Prerequisites Instructor permission. NSCI 111.
Change Justification
Added more information about the course and specified
that labs are required to better inform students
interested in the class.
NSCI 255 Neuroregeneration Course - Required or Elective Explain
Neuroscience majors are required to take an advanced
course in cellular/molecular neuroscience, and are
given the choice to choose from a list (currently the list
has 6 options all though one is rarely taught). Proposed
Neuroscience minors have a similar course list for
which this course could fulfill a requirement
Description
An analysis of the cellular and molecular processes
involved in injury, responses to damage, and
differences in the capacity of specific neural tissues to
regenerate.
Clinical neuroscience of injury and healing in the human
nervous system, factors leading to different outcomes,
and the impact of successful and failed repair on
functional recovery. Explores cutting-edge approaches
to treating neurological disease.
Catalog Prerequisites NSCI 111. NSCI 111 or BIOL 261.
Change Justification
Previous description over emphasized cellular and
molecular aspect. New description is better reflects the
subject and proportionality of course content. Adding
BIOL 261: Neurobiology as an alternative prerequisite.
PBIO 209 Biology of Ferns Catalog Prerequisites PBIO 108 (BCOR 101 recommended). PBIO 108 or PBIO 109 (BCOR 101 recommended).
PBIO 395 Graduate Special Topics
College/School College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department/Program Plant Biology
Subject Prefix Plant Biology
Credits 1-18
Description See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? Yes
Added
Course - Academic Merit
This is a graduate-level special topics course, to replace
PBIO 381 and 382, which we are deactivating. We're
making all of our special topics courses end in 5 for
consistency.
Effects on Other Departments none
PBIO 495 Doctoral Special Topics
College/School College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department/Program Plant Biology
Subject Prefix Plant Biology
Credits 1-18
Description See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? Yes
Course - Academic Merit
This is a graduate-level special topics course, to replace
PBIO 496, which we are deactivating. We're making all
of our special topics courses end in 5 for consistency.
Effects on Other Departments none
PEAC 100 Juggling & Circus Games
College/School General Instruction
Department/Program Undeclared Department
Subject Prefix Physical Education Activities
Credits 1
Description
An all-levels juggling fundamentals course designed to
promote fitness and as an introduction to a greater
circus education.
Course - Academic Merit
Course is a new offering that helps to diversify our
offerings. this course will also help with student brain
development.
Effects on Other Departments none
PEAC 090 Personal Fitness
College/School General Instruction
Department/Program Undeclared Department
Subject Prefix Physical Education Activities
Credits 1
Description
Provides students with the opportunity to promote
their personal health and wellness through
participation in the Campus Recreation offerings. Self-
paced and includes student reflection on establishing
fitness goals, regular work routine, and identifying
strategies to overcome challenges.
Course - Academic Merit
This course provides an opportunity for students to
explore fitness through a variety of the participation
opportunities offered through Campus Recreation to
help them meet their fitness and exercise goals.
Effects on Other Departments None
POLS 237 Pol Effects of Entertain Media Change Justification
Adjusting the prerequisites so there are more pathways
into this course.
Added
Added
Added
Catalog Prerequisites POLS 137.
POLS 021; three hours of Political Science at the 100-
level; minimum Junior standing.
POLS 094 LASP Seminar Pol. Science
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program Political Science
Subject Prefix Political Science
Credits 4-Mar
Co-requisites
Enrollment in Liberal Arts Scholars Program for Social
Science Scholars.
Description
Seminar for students enrolled in the Liberal Arts
Scholars Program for Social Science Scholars. Course
explores political science perspectives and methods for
understanding critical social problems. May be repeated
for credit with different content.
Course - Academic Merit
This course covers a body of material not previously
examined. NOTE: It is 3-4 credits because sometimes it
may be offered as a regular 3-credit course and
sometimes it may be offered as a 4-credit course with a
required lab.
Effects on Other Departments None.
PRNU 249 Nsg Care of Crit Ill Adults
College/School College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department/Program Professional Nursing
Subject Prefix Professional Nursing
Credits 2
Catalog Prerequisites
PRNU 232, PRNU 234, PRNU 235, Instructor permission
required.
Co-requisites PRNU 231, PRNU 240.
Description
Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in the
delivery of holistic nursing care for adults in the critical
care setting. A variety of critical care concepts are
explored and interprofessional practice is highlighted.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
This course expands upon content covered in Adult
Health Nursing I and II. A variety of critical care
concepts are explored, including core critical care
concepts, common pathophysiological disease states,
ethical issues, and end-of-life care, with an emphasis on
the psychosocial effect of critical illness on the patient
and family. Students who are placed in adult intensive
care or emergency department for their senior
practicum are strongly encouraged to take this course
and will receive priority for registration. Many students
express interest in exploring intensive care or
emergency nursing as a career path, and this course
serves to introduce students to these specialties.
Added
Added
Effects on Other Departments None
PSS 120 Cold Climate Viticulture Catalog Prerequisites PSS 010, PSS 021, or Instructor permission. PSS 010 or PSS 021 or Instructor permission.
Change Justification
Clarifying prerequisites as PSS 010 or PSS 021 or
instructor permission. This clarifies that a student does
not need both PSS 010 and PSS 021.
PSS 123 Garden Flowers Catalog Prerequisites
PSS 010, PSS 021, one semester of Biology, or Instructor
permission.
PSS 010 or PSS 021, or one semester of Biology, or
Instructor permission.
Change Justification Updating pre-reqs for clarity.
PSS 125 Woody Landscape Plants Catalog Prerequisites
PSS 010, PSS 021, one semester of Biology, or Instructor
permission.
PSS 010 or PSS 021, or one semester of Biology, or
Instructor permission.
Change Justification Updating per-requisite description for clarity.
PSYS 178 Mentored Clinical Internship
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program Psychological Science
Subject Prefix Psychological Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites
PSYS 053, PSYS 054; Senior standing; Instructor
permission. Juniors may qualify if space is available.
Description
Clinical internship placement for two semesters (6
credits). Every effort will be made to assist students in
finding a placement that fits their interests. A weekly
seminar will offer an opportunity for all interns to share
experiences and learn the importance of ethics and
confidentiality.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
The course offers students an opportunity to apply
psychological science to a community mental health
setting.
Effects on Other Departments None.
PSYS 278 Science of Traumatic Stress
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program Psychological Science
Subject Prefix Psychological Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites PSYS 053, PSYS 170.
Description
More than 85 percent of adults in the US will
experience a traumatic event, yet only a fraction of
these individuals will develop conditions such as
posttraumatic stress disorder. Explores why this
outcome occurs and the clinical skills needed to treat
this condition.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? Yes
Course - Academic Merit
The course covers a body of material that is in large part
not currently covered in our 200-level PSYS courses.
Effects on Other Departments None.
PSYS 070 TAP: Meanings of Madness
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Added
Added
Added
Department/Program Psychological Science
Subject Prefix Psychological Science
Credits 3
Catalog Prerequisites First-time, first-year students only.
Description
Students consider the many “meanings of
madness― and how psychological science can advance
our understanding, prevention and treatment of mental
health challenges.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
The course introduces first-year students to a wide
array of psychological science content and how it can be
applied to real world problems. [PLEASE EVALUATE THE
COURSE FOR the CAS Non-European Cultures
requirement.]
Effects on Other Departments None
RADT 274 Clincal Practicum IV Credits 14 11
Enforce Prerequisites No courses listed as pre-requisites Yes
Description
Students are assigned to approved clinical education
sites to observe and increase their participation in the
clinical environment. Evaluations based on defined
clinical objectives and competencies to be completed
by the clinical and University faculty. RADT majors only.
Spring.
RADT students are assigned to approved clinical
education sites to observe and increase their
participation in the clinical environment. Evaluations
based on defined clinical objectives and competencies
to be completed by the clinical and University faculty.
Spring.
Co-requisites RADT 280.
Change Justification
The total amount of credit hours exceeds the
departmental policy amount. Based on the BHSC policy,
1 credit has a maximum clinical hours of 42. Since this
course requires 480 hours over the semester, it is 11.42
credit hours; 11 credit hours.
RMS 175 Applied Kinesiology
Are you seeking diversity credit approval as part of this
action? No
Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
Changing prefix to EXSC but want to keep RMS number
available.
RMS 213 Biomechanics of Human Movement Course Status Active Deactivate
Effective Date Fall 2020
Reason for Deactivation
Changing prefix to EXSC but want to keep RMS number
available.
RMS 250 Exercise Physiology Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
Changing prefix to EXSC but want to keep RMS number
available.
RMS 252 Exercise Physiology Lab
Are you seeking diversity credit approval as part of this
action? No
Course Status Active Deactivate
Reason for Deactivation
Changing prefix to EXSC but want to keep RMS number
available.
RUSS 011 Experience Russian
College/School College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program German (& Russian)
Added
Subject Prefix Russian
Credits 1
Description
Students will engage in a variety of events that will
enhance their understanding and appreciation of
Russian language and culture. Provides opportunities to
experience Russian through a variety of interactive
contexts.
Course Seeking Graduate Credit? No
Course - Academic Merit
Replaces listing Russian House as RUSS 095 & 096,
which are meant to designate special topics courses.
Effects on Other Departments none
SPAN 111 SU:Race,Identity&Migrant Labor Description
Spanish composition and conversation via an
exploration of Mexican and Mexican-American
experiences in the United States during the nineteenth,
twentieth, and twenty-first centuries.
Spanish composition and conversation course that
explores the Mexican and Mexican-American
experience in the United States during the nineteenth,
twentieth, and twenty-first centuries and focuses on
issues of sustainability, food sovereignty and
institutionalized racism in service-learning and global
contexts.
Catalog Prerequisites SPAN 052 or equivalent; GRS 001 recommended.
Cross Listed Race, Identity & Migrant Labor
Change Justification
GRS is proposing to create a cross-listed GRS version of
this course, and so this action puts the cross-list in for
the SPAN version. The SU designation is not changing
and does not need to be reviewed.
STAT 293 Undergrad Honors Thesis Effective Date Fall 2020
Catalog Prerequisites CEMS 101.
Change Justification
CEMS 101 is designed to prepare HCOL students (in
their junior year) for their thesis undertaking.