ACADEMIC
PROGRAM APPROVAL
CHECKLIST
This form is a routing document for the approval of
new and revised academic programs. Page
2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate agenda. Proposing department should complete form,
attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean. Documentation should
include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate
Catalog. Proposals must arrive to the
Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate
by March 1. Proposals received after
this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog
for that year.
1.
Proposed
change leads to the degree of
( ) Bachelor of Arts ( ) Master of Arts ( ) Doctor
of Philosophy
( ) Bachelor of Science ( ) Master of Science ( ) Other
_____________________________
2. ( ) New major/curriculum Title to be entered in record
of students who select this program
( x )
New minor Interactive Media
Title to be entered in
record of students who select this program
( ) Change from provisional to permanent
status.
3. ( ) Revision of existing: (
) major ( ) minor ( ) concentration
Present title
Records System Program Code
( ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours
(
) Add concentration Title
( ) Delete concentration Title
4. ( ) Deletion of existing/disestablish:
( ) major ( ) minor ( ) Other _____________________
Title Code__________________
5. ( )
Policy Change_________________________________________________________________________
Title/Department
ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove
supporting documentation.)
Department Chairperson Date
Dean of College Date
Chairperson, Senate Com. On UG or GR Studies Date
Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
a.
Rationale for creation, revision, or
deletion:
The University has a documented and publicized presence at
the forefront of the use of technology and has expended significant effort and
resources to provide student and faculty ready access to the Internet and its
almost endless body of content. At the same time there has been little effort
toward providing an academic focus on the development of that content. The
establishment of the Minor in Interactive Media will balance and complete both
the use and the contribution to the use of Internet-related technology through
the added emphasis on content.
At the urging of a group of faculty from core departments
having an interest in the development of Internet sites and content, the Dean
of the College of Arts & Science formed a taskforce consisting of
representatives from the Departments of Art/Visual Communications,
Communication, Computer and Information Sciences, and English. The charge was
to investigate the development of an interdisciplinary academic program focused
on the development of content for Internet-based sites.
b. Summary of program:
This is a proposal for the establishment of an
interdisciplinary Minor in Interactive Media. It is championed by a taskforce
supported by the Dean of the College of Arts & Science and four
contributing core departments: Art / Visual Communications, Communication,
Computer and Information Science, and English.
Interactive Media is defined here as the convergence of
the media of television, film, radio and the Internet. The Minor in Interactive
Media offers an educational experience for students interested in the
development of relevant content and the study of the efficacy of its presentation
over the Internet. With the already unmanageable flood of information
available, it is crucial that the development and presentation of new content
be easily accessible and useful or desirable.
Given the varied and exponential use of the Internet and
the creation of Web-based content at this and other universities, we foresee
this minor serving as a surrogate major to students in many departments beyond
those included in this taskforce.
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MINOR:
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
REQUIRED
COURSES
ART
307 New Media Design........................................................................ 3
CISC 103 Introduction
to Computer Science with Web
Applications......................................................................... 3
COMM 408 New Media
Project Development................................................ 3
ENGL 413 Designing Online Information....................................................... 3
ELECTIVES
Two courses from existing university courses approved .................................. 6
by the Governance and Admissions Committee.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 18
AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES
Please check the appropriate
degree:
( ) Bachelor of
Applied Science
( ) Bachelor of Arts
( ) Bachelor of Arts
in Educational Studies
( ) Bachelor of Arts
in Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor of
Chemical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Civil Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Computer Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Electrical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Environmental Engineering
( ) Bachelor of Fine
Arts
( ) Bachelor of
Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Music
( ) Bachelor of
Science
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Accounting
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Agriculture
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Education
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Nursing
( ) Master of Applied Sciences
( ) Master of Arts
( ) Master of Arts
in Liberal Studies
( ) Master of
Business Administration
( ) Master of
Chemical Engineering
( ) Master of Civil
Engineering
( ) Master of
Education
( ) Master of
Electrical Engineering
( ) Master of
Environmental and Energy Policy
( ) Master of Fine
Arts
( ) Master of
Instruction
( ) Master of Marine
Policy
( ) Master of
Materials Science and Engineering
( ) Master of
Mechanical Engineering
( ) Master of Music
( ) Master of
Physical Therapy
( ) Master of Public
Administration
( ) Master of Science
( ) Master of
Science in Nursing
( ) Doctor of
Education
( ) Doctor of
Philosophy
This document will be retained permanently in the
Faculty Senate Office.
Revised 04/23/01