TAMU Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda 

March 17, 2025

3:00pm, in 601 Rudder and via Zoom (link sent directly to Senators)

https://facultysenate.tamu.edu

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@tamufacultysenate4044/streams

 
CALL TO ORDER
 
SPEAKER COMMENTS
 
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Julie Harlin, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional School
Paul Batista, Faculty Athletics Representative 
 
MINUTES 
February 10, 2025 – Minutes – Attachment A
 
CONSENT AGENDA 
 Graduate Council – 

New Courses 

B.1 BICH 612: Single Molecule Techniques

B.2 BICH 633: Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Molecular Machines

B.3 MEID 818: Practical Application of Health Systems Science in the Clinical Setting

B.4 MEID 837: Artificial Intelligence with Clinical Applications

B.5 MEID 840: Future Doctors - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Mentorship and Education

B.6 MEID 841: Introduction to Aerospace Health Factors

B.7 MHUM 826: Physician and Society Through International Films

 
Change in Courses - 

B.8 ANES 801: Clinical Anesthesiology

B.9 ANES 802: Clinical Anesthesiology

B.10 ANES 805: Obstetric Anesthesiology

B.11 ANES 807: Pain Clinic

B.12 ANES 985: Off Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.13 ANES 999: On Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.14 EMED 800: Emergency Medicine Clerkship

B.15 EMED 804: Emergency Medicine

B.16 EMED 805: Prehospital Medicine

B.17 EMED 807: Toxicology

B.18 EMED 985: Off Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.19 EMED 999: On Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.20 FSTC 606: Microbiology of Foods

B.21 MEID 801: Healthcare Advocacy and Public Policy

B.22 MEID 806: Wilderness and Disaster Medicine

B.23 MEID 807: Internship Bootcamp

B. 24 MEID 810: Connecting and Communicating with Patients and Peers

B.25 MEID 811: Medicine in the Wild

B.26 MEID 814: Health Systems Science Education

B.27 MEID 817: Health Systems Science- Capstone Course

B.28 MEID 821: Practice of Medicine IV

B.29 MEID 822: Practice of Medicine V

B.30 MEID 823: Practice of Medicine VI - Interprofessional Social and Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare

B.31 MEID 850: Practice of Medicine Capstone

B.32 MEID 985: Special Topic

B.33 MEID 989: Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Medicine

B.34 MHUM 601: Medical Spanish I - Novice to Beginner

B.35 MHUM 602: Medical Spanish II – Beginner to Moderate

B.36 MHUM 603: Medical Spanish III – Moderate to Advanced

B.37 MHUM 604: Medical Spanish IV – Advanced

B.38 MHUM 801: Practical Medical Law and Ethics for Physicians

B.39 MHUM 802: Directed Research in History of Medicine

B.40 MHUM 803: Medical Humanities Directed Research

B.41 MHUM 804: Medical Education

B.42 MHUM 805: Public Affairs Intern – TMA

B.43 MHUM 806: Palliative Medicine

B.44 MHUM 807: Fellowships in Leadership

B.45 MHUM 808: Medical History and Humanities

B.46 MHUM 809: Healthcare Administration

B.47 MHUM 811: Practical Medical Law and Ethics

B.48 MHUM 820: Business of Medicine - A Practicum to Identify and Discuss Complexities of Healthcare Management

B.49 MHUM 985: Off Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.50 MHUM 999: On Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.51 MPAT 801: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

B.52 MPAT 985: Off Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.53 MPAT 999: On Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.54 MPSY 800: Psychiatry Clerkship

B.55 MPSY 802: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

B.56 MPSY 809: Advanced Inpatient Psychiatry

B.57 MPSY 810: Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry

B.58 MPSY 811: Advanced Outpatient Psychiatry

B.59 MPSY 812: Advanced Inpatient Psychiatry

B.60 MPSY 985: Off Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.61 OBGY 800: Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship

B.62 OBGY 802: Obstetrics and Gynecology

B.63 OBGY 803: Gynecologic Oncology

B.64 OBGY 804: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

B.65 OBGY 805: Reproductive Endocrinology

B.66 OBGY 806: Obstetrics and Gynecology

B.67 OBGY 809: Obstetrics and Gynecology Acting Internship

B.68 OBGY 985: Off Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.69 OBGY 999: On Campus Student Initiated Elective

B.70 SURG 800: Surgery Clerkship

B.71 SURG 801: Plastic Surgery

B.72 SURG 802: Otolaryngology

B.73 SURG 803: General Surgery

B.74 SURG 804: Surgery of the Spine

B.75 SURG 805: Neurosurgery

B.76 SURG 806: Orthopedic Surgery

B.77 SURG 807: Plastic Surgery

B.78 SURG 810: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

B.79 SURG 812: Bariatric Surgery

B.80 SURG 815: Urology

B.81 SURG 816: Surgery Acting Internship

B.82 SURG 817: Vascular Surgery

B.83 SURG 818: Surgical Intensive Care Unit

B.84 SURG 819: Abdominal Transplant Surgery

B.85 SURG 820: ENT Surgery Elective

B.86 SURG 821: Acute Care Surgery

B.87 SURG 822: General Surgery – GI II

B.88 SURG 823: Liver/Kidney Transplantation

B.89 SURG 832: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

B.90 SURG 838: Surgical Oncology

B.91 SURG 840: Plastic Surgery

B.92 SURG 841: Surgical Oncology

B.93 SURG 842: Adult and Pediatric Urology

B.94 SURG 843: Genitourinary

B.95 SURG 845: Transplant Surgery

B.96 SURG 848: Ophthalmology

B.97 SURG 849: Pediatric Surgery

B.98 SURG 853: Podiatry

B.99 SURG 857: Ophthalmology - Retina

B.100 SURG 858: General Surgery

B.101 SURG 864: Minimally Invasive Surgical Research

B.102 SURG 865: Oculoplastic Surgery

B.103 SURG 872: Surgical Innovation & Transformative Rapidly Engineered Prototyping

B.104 SURG 985: Off Campus Student Initiated Elective

 
Change in Courses – 

Change in Programs 
 Mays Business School
Department of Accounting and Department of Business 
B.105 BBA-ACCT/MS-CLBA-YR5: Accounting- 5-Year Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science

Change in Programs 
School of Public Health
Department of Health Policy & Management
B.106 BS-PHLT/MPH-PHPM-PPM: Public Health - 5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health in Health Policy & Management 

Change in Programs                                            
College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Geography
B.107 BS-GEOG/MS-GEOG-GGE: Geography - 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Geography

Change in Programs 
 College of Engineering and School of Public Health
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Department of Environmental & Occupational Health
B.108 BS-INEN/MPH-OCSH-PPH: Industrial Engineering - 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health in Occupational Safety and Health
 
Change in Programs                                         
 College of Engineering and Mays Business School
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Department of Finance
B.109 BS-INEN/MS-FINC-BBU: Industrial Engineering - 5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Finance
 
Change in Programs 
School of Public Health
Department of Health Behavior 
 B.110 BS-PHLT/MPH-HPCH-PPC: Public Health - 5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health in Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences
 
Change in Programs 
 School of Public Health
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health 
B.111 BS-PHLT/MPH-OCSH-PPS: Public Health - 5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health in Occupational Safety & Health
 
Change in Programs 
 School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics 
B.112 BS-PHLT/MPH-PHEP-PPH: Public Health - 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Public Health in Epidemiology
 
Change in Programs 
 Bush School of Government and Public Service
B.113 CERT-CNSA: National Security Affairs - Certificate
 
Change in Programs 
 School of Public Health
Department of Health Policy & Management 
B.114 MPH-PHPM: Master of Public Health in Health Policy Management
 
Change in Programs 
 College of Education & Human Development 
Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management
B.115 MS-KINE: Master of Science in Kinesiology
 
Change in Programs 
 College of Education & Human Development 
Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management
B.116 PHD-KINE: Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology
 
Miscellaneous Program Change Request 
None
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee  
New Courses -
None  
Change in Courses -

B.117 HLTH 415: Health Education Methodology

B.118 HLTH 425: Health Program Evaluation

B.119 MARE 402: Shipboard Automation and Control

B.120 PBSI 350: Cognitive Neuroscience

B.121 PHLT 322: Concepts in Health Education

B.122 PHLT 441: Strategies for Population Health Improvement

 
Change in Programs –
 School of Public Health
B.123 BS-PHLT-PHI: Public Health - BS, Internship Track

Change in Programs –
 School of Public Health
B.124 BS-PHLT-PHN: Public Health - BS, Non-internship Track
 
Change in Programs –
 School of Public Health
B.125 MINOR-HBEH: Health Behavior - Minor

Change in Programs –
College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies
Department of Marine Engineering Technology
B.126 MINOR-MARR: Marine Engineering Technology - Minor

W&C Courses
Courses with C – Certification 
None
Courses with C – Recertification 
None
Courses with W – Certification 
None 
Courses with W – Recertification 
B.127 PHIL 412-W: Seventeenth-Century Philosophy
 
End of Consent Agenda_____________________________
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

COMMITTEE REPORTS 
Core Curriculum Council February Report – Attachment C
 The Council approved the following courses for core curriculum recertification. We recommend approval of these courses by the Faculty Senate.

New Core Curriculum Certification:

Foundational Core Component Area:  Language, Philosophy, and Culture  
B.128 ANTH 204-GE: The Prehistoric World
B.129 DCED 201-GE: Dance History
 
Foundational Core Component Area: Life and Physical Science
B.130 ATMO 201-GE: Weather and Climate
B.131 ASTR 111-GE: Overview of Modern Astronomy
 
Foundational Core Component Area: Mathematics
B.132 MATH 171-GE: Calculus I
 
NEW BUSINESS
 

TAMU Minimum Syllabus Requirements Proposed Revisions - Attachment D1   

INFORMATIONAL ITEM
 
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADJOURN