THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 5506S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Effective Date: Fall 2006
1. Delete: On pg.
160,
Health Care
MGMT 320, 321, 421, 425;
MGMT 489 or 499
2. Delete: On pg. 160,
Certificate in Health Care Administration:
This certificate is offered
for those individuals presently employed in the health care field.
The individual will be required to successfully
complete the following courses with a C or better: MGMT 220, 320, 421; and 9 additional hours.
The 9 additional hours will provide individualized program focus and must be
approved by the academic advisor. Three of these 9 hours must be 300 level or
above. At least 9 of the required 18 hours must be taken at UNCA.
3. Delete: On pg. 147,
MGMT 421 from the list of electives for the Legal Studies minor
Impact:
This
proposal will remove one concentration from the major and will remove one
certification program. Reference to the
Health Care Management Concentration will be removed from the catalog. Students may continue to declare a major with
a Health Care Management Concentration during the 2005-2006 academic year. Students
desiring to declare the major in 2005-2006 will be informed that the
concentration is being phased out and will be given guidance that should enable
them to determine whether or not they can plan to enroll in the courses
required for the concentration. Those
students who are currently enrolled in the concentration will also be given
guidance on the limits to their opportunities to take the courses. Removing
MGMT 421 from the list of possible electives for the Legal Studies minor will
have minimal impact since few students choose this course to complete minor
requirements.
Rationale:
The
Health Care Administration Concentration in Management is the smallest of the
concentrations in Management. There are
currently 12 majors in this area. The
Department believes that this concentration is no longer viable. During the past year, faculty
have felt obligated to inform students that we did not expect the Health
Care concentration to continue. The students have received advice on the
courses needed for them to complete the degree and on the semesters that the
Department will present each of the required courses for the last time. It would be infeasible, not to mention
quixotic, to try to resurrect the program at this time.
At
one point there were two full-time faculty members qualified to teach in Health
Care. At present there is only one, and
the Department must frequently ask him to cover core courses. When the faculty member who is qualified in
this area chooses to retire, replacement would be problematic.
While
the concentration has had real value to the school and to the greater
community, and has provided students with a worthwhile option, circumstances
have reached the point where it is in the best interest of all concerned to
discontinue the program.