THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 2106S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Effective Date: Fall 2006
1. Delete: On
page 184, entire entry under Requirements
for the Minor:
Add: On page 184, in place of deleted entry:
Students must complete 22-23 hours
for the minor, including 3 hours from CSCI 201 or 244 or ART 100; 9 hours from
MMAS 121, 151 and 222; 9 hours from 300-400 level MMAS; and one elective chosen
from the courses listed below.
ART 100, 101
CSCI 201, 202, 244,
255, 344, 346, 361, 363
MGMT 384
MUSC 131, 335, 384, 385, 386, 387
PHIL 301, 310
PHYS 101, 102
VMP 207, 209, 305, 307
Impact:
There is a slight decrease in the number of hours
required for the minor. This change affects few students, and therefore has little
impact on the other departments represented. According to a report from Archer
Gravely, UNCA Institutional Research, the number of declared MMAS minors varied
from 1 to 4 students for each of the last six semesters.
Rationale:
This change is essential because previous minor
requirements allow students to minor in MMAS without taking any MMAS
courses. Additionally, those students
pursuing a minor do not have to take the fundamental MMAS course sequence (MMAS
121, MMAS 151, MMAS 222) that is required for core
pedagogical instruction in Multimedia Arts and Science within a Liberal Arts
Institution. The existing MMAS minor specification is a holdover from the
initial interdisciplinary program that was conceived when there was only one
fulltime MMAS faculty member and few MMAS courses being offered each term.