TAMU Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda
December 9, 2024
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
MINUTES
November 11, 2024 – Minutes – Attachment A
CONSENT AGENDA
Graduate Council –
New Courses
B.1 BUAD 650: Business Transformation with Generative Artificial Intelligence
B.2 BUAD 655: Automating Business Story Telling Using Artificial Intelligence
B.3 BUAD 660: Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, and Business Applications
B.4 BUAD 665: Business Applications of Deep Learning: Image Audio and Video Data
B.5 BUAD 670: Applied Natural Language Processing for Business Decisions
B.6 CHEN 647: Chemical and Biological Sensors
B.7 COMM 602: Foundations of Humanistic and Critical Inquiry in Communication Research
B.8 COMM 612: Computational Methods in Communication Research
B.9 COMM 621: Cultural Studies and Critical Theory in Communication Research
B.10 COMM 627: Power and Communication
B.11 COMM 629: Propaganda and Communication
B.12 COMM 635: Communicating Race and Racism
B.13 COSC 651: Data Science for the Built Environment
B.14 COSC 664: Advanced Construction Safety and Health Management
B.15 INTA 731: STEM in National Security
B.16 INTA 745: African Conflict, Demographics, and Development
B.17 ISTM 644: Computer Trading for Non-Finance Majors
B.18 LDTC 649: Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence
B.19 MATH 659: Math Finance Bootcamp
B.20 MEEN 704: Applied Computing Concepts
B.21 MEEN 705: Mechanics of Fracture and Fatigue
B.22 MEEN 707: Intuitive and Counter-Intuitive Mechanisms
B.23 MEEN 796: Laser Material Processing for Manufacturing
B.24 NUEN 637: Fundamentals of Fusion Engineering
B.25 NUEN 652: Nuclear Security System Design
B.26 NUEN 667: Deep Learning for Engineering Applications
B.27 OCEN 679: Design of Integrated Ocean Systems
B.28 OCEN 680: Mechanics of Ocean Engineering Structures
B.29 PHAR 768: Postgraduate Residency Preparation
B.30 PHAR 769: Leading Change in Pharmacy
Change in Courses –
B.31 ARCH 690: Research Ideologies for Architecture
B.32 COMM 610: Quantitative Social Science Methods in Communication Research
B.33 COMM 611: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Communication Research
B.34 COMM 615: Interpretive and Critical Methods in Communication Research
B.35 COMM 634: Communicating Gender and Sexuality
B.36 COMM 637: Topics in Organizational Communication
B.37 COMM 652: Communication and Social Movements
B.38 COMM 653: Communication and Public Culture
B.39 COMM 658: Communication and Culture
B.41 COMM 663: Topics in Media Studies
B.42 COMM 665: Communication and Technology
B.43 COMM 669: Health Communication
B.44 COMM 670: Topics in Health Communication
B.45 CPSY 604: Career Counseling in Schools
B.46 CPSY 627: Structured Personality Assessment in Counseling
B.47 EDAD 602: The Community College
B.48 EDAD 627: Case Studies in Higher Education Administration
B.49 EDCI 685: Directed Studies
B.50 EHRD 614: Strategic Human Resource Development
B.51 ENTC 662: Advanced Control Systems
B.52 MARA 616: Ports, Terminals and Harbors Management
B.53 MARA 636: Maritime Business Analytics and Decision-Making
B.54 MARA 641: Maritime Financial Management
B.55 MARA 645: Maritime Cybersecurity and Risk Management
B.56 MARA 650: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
B.57 MATH 645: A Survey of Mathematical Problems
B.58 MCMD 671: Macromolecular Folding and Design
B.59 MEEN 739: Solar Energy Engineering
B.60 MSEN 635: Flow and Fracture of Polymeric Solids
B.61 PBSI 683: Professional Seminar
B.62 PHEO 640: Industrial Hygiene
B.63 PLAN 610: City Form and Function
B.64 PLAN 613: Planning Methods II
B.65 PLAN 642: Planning for Community Sustainability and Resiliency
B.66 PLAN 647: Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation
B.67 PLAN 650: Disaster Recovery Planning
B.68 PLAN 661: Community Engagement
B.70 SPSY 684: Professional Internship
B.71 VTPP 641: Principles of Human Health Risk Assessment of Chemicals
Change in Courses – Inactivation Proposal
B.72 COMM 625: International Communication and Public Diplomacy
B.73 COMM 626: Communication Law and Policy
B.74 COMM 649: American Public Discourse to 1865
B.75 COMM 650: American Public Discourse Since 1865
B.76 COMM 656: Feminism and Rhetoric
B.77 GEOG 627: Arid Lands
B.79 MARA 640: Global Logistics
B.80 MARA 652: Marine Transportation System Design and Policy
B.81 MARA 658: Port Design, Planning and Security
B.82 MARA 665: Maritime Business Analytics
B.83 VTPP 677: Fluorescence Detection: Steady State, Time Resolved and Imaging
New Programs Proposal
Mays Business School
B.84 CERT-AIBS: Artificial Intelligence in Business - Certificate
New Programs Proposal
College of Architecture
Department of Land Architecture and Urban Planning
New Programs Proposal
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.86 MS-MESC: Master of Science in Microelectronics and Semiconductors
New Programs Proposal
School of Public Health
B.87 PHD-HBEH: Doctor of Philosophy in Health Behavior
New Programs Proposal
School of Public Health
B.88 PHD-PHLS: Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Sciences
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences and Bush School of Government and Public Service
Department of Economics and Department of International Affairs
B.89 BA-ECON/MIA-INTA-BIA: Economics - 5-Year Bachelor of Arts and Master of International Affairs
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences and Bush School of Government and Public Service
Department of Economics and Department of Public Service and Administration
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences and Bush School of Government and Public Service
Department of Economics and Department of International Affairs
B.91 BS-ECON/MIA-INTA-BIA: Economics - 5-Year Bachelor of Science and Master of International Affairs
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences and Bush School of Government and Public Service
Department of Economics and Department of Public Service and Administration
Change in Programs
College of Engineering
Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering
B.93 CERT-ENPM: Engineering Project Management - Certificate
Change in Programs
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture
B.94 EDD-EDCI: Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Miscellaneous Program Change Request
B.95 677: Establishment of "Credit Requirements" Section in Doctoral Program Requirements
B.96 678: Revision of "Degree Plan" Section in Graduate Program Requirements
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
New Courses
B.97 AERO 438: Intuitive and Counter-Intuitive Mechanisms
B.98 AREN 310: Thermal-Fluid Sciences for Architectural Engineers
B.99 BIMS 250: Professionalism, Skill Development, Career Exploration, and Ethical Conduct in BIMS
B.100 BIMS 303: Research Methodologies and Experimental Design in Biomedical Sciences
B.101 BIMS 402: Anatomy
B.102 BMEN 464: Cancer Bioengineering
B.103 BMEN 472: Computational Fluid Dynamics in Biomedical Engineering
B.104 BUSN 204: Discover Consulting
B.105 BUSN 405: Consulting Interview Preparation
B.106 BUSN 450: Business Transformation with Generative Artificial Intelligence
B.107 BUSN 455: Automating Business Story Telling Using Artificial Intelligence
B.108 BUSN 460: Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, and Business Applications
B.109 BUSN 465: Business Applications of Deep Learning - Image Audio and Video Data
B.110 BUSN 470: Applied Natural Language Processing for Business Decisions
B.111 CHEM 181: Peer-Assisted Learning Pedagogy for Chemistry
B.112 CHEM 321: Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
B.113 CHEM 458: The Chemistry of Drug Discovery
B.114 COMM 248: Podcasting and Audio Storytelling
B.115 DCED 205: Fundamentals of Pilates
B.116 DCED 210: Functional Anatomy for Pilates
B.117 DCED 320: Pilates Apparatus II
B.118 DCED 413: Pilates Apparatus III
B.119 DCED 415: Teaching Pilates
B.120 ECEN 431: RF Circuits for Wireless Communications
B.121 ENGL 463: Science Writing
B.122 ESST 201: Socio-Environmental Systems and Sustainability
B.123 GEOG 303: Health Geography
B.124 HIST 478: Immigration in Post-1945 European History
B.125 HONR 101: Honors Seminar in Respect, Excellence, and Leadership
B.126 HONR 102: Honors Seminar in Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service
B.127 HONR 103: Honors Seminar in Aggie Core Values
B.128 HONR 301: Honors Seminar in Respect
B.129 HONR 302: Honors Seminar in Excellence
B.130 HONR 303: Honors Seminar in Leadership
B.131 HONR 304: Honors Seminar in Loyalty
B.132 HONR 305: Honors Seminar in Integrity
B.133 HONR 306: Honors Seminar in Selfless Service
B.134 HONR 497: Honors Culminating Experience
B.135 INTA 323: International Law
B.136 INTA 412: International Economic Development
B.137 ISTM 444: Computer Trading for Non-Finance Majors
B.138 JOUR 255: Media Literacy in the Digital Age
B.139 JOUR 313: Photojournalism I
B.140 JOUR 319: Bilingual Reporting
B.141 JOUR 452: Business Reporting
B.142 JOUR 459: Sports Entertainment Reporting
B.143 MARB 421: Community Ecology in the Tropics
B.144 MARB 422: Tropical Marine Botany
B.145 MARE 410: Marine Engine, Energy, and Electrical Resource Management
B.146 MART 130: Introduction to Maritime Law
B.147 MART 225: Terrestrial Navigation II
B.148 MART 420: Advanced Towing
B.149 MART 430: Combined Basic & Advanced Training for Personnel on Vessels Subject to the IGF Code
B.150 MEEN 498: Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering and Biological Applications
B.151 MSEN 468: Fabrication and Characterization of Electronic Materials
B.152 MXET 345: Numerical Methods in Robotics Applications
B.153 MXET 450: Artificial Intelligence for Mechatronics
B.154 NUEN 484: Internship
B.155 PHIL 317: Climate Ethics
B.156 PHSC 310: Medicinal Pharmacy I
B.157 PHSC 311: Medicinal Pharmacy II
B.158 PHSC 312: Pharmaceutical and Drug Product Analysis
B.159 PHSC 313: Drug Design and Discovery
B.160 PHSC 322: Pharmaceutical and Drug Product Analysis Laboratory
B.161 PHSC 324: Foundations in Toxicology
B.162 PHSC 327: Vaccine Therapeutics Delivery
B.163 PHSC 328: Pharmaceutical Statistics
B.164 PHSC 340: Research Techniques
B.165 PHSC 341: Physical Pharmacy
B.166 PHSC 357: Herbal Medicine
B.167 PHSC 358: Pharmacy Management
B.168 PHSC 359: Pharmacoeconomics
B.169 PHSC 381: Essential Writing in Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.170 PHSC 410: Principles of Pharmacology
B.171 PHSC 411: Systems Pharmacology
B.172 PHSC 412: Advanced Pharmacology
B.173 PHSC 413: Pharmacogenomics
B.174 PHSC 426: Physiological Basis of Drugs for Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.175 PHSC 438: Cosmetology
B.176 PHSC 439: Pediatric Therapeutics
B.177 PHSC 441: Pharmaceutical Calculations
B.178 PHSC 442: Pharmaceutics
B.179 PHSC 443: Industrial Pharmacy
B.180 PHSC 444: Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
B.181 PHSC 445: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
B.182 PHSC 446: Product Development by Quality-by-Design
B.183 PHSC 447: Drug Development and Regulatory Affairs
B.184 PHSC 452: Pharmaceutics Laboratory
B.185 PHSC 454: Pharmaceutical Care
B.186 PHSC 471: Clinical Communications
B.187 PHSC 481: Seminar
B.188 PVFA 101: First Year Experience
B.189 VIBS 446: Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals
Change in Courses
B.190 ARCH 106: Design and Visual Communication Foundations II
B.191 ARCH 115: Visual Communication Foundations I
B.192 ARCH 205: Architecture Design I
B.193 ARCH 305: Architecture Design III
B.194 ARCH 405: Architecture Design IV
B.195 BIMS 101: Introduction to Biomedical Sciences
B.196 BIOL 351: Fundamentals of Microbiology
B.197 BUSN 404: Career Design
B.198 CHEM 220: Physics and Chemistry of Inorganic Materials
B.199 CHEM 325: Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
B.200 CHEM 326: Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
B.201 CHEM 327: Physical Chemistry I
B.202 CHEM 466: Polymer Chemistry
B.203 CHEM 468: Materials Chemistry of Inorganic Materials
B.204 CSCE 451: Software Reverse Engineering
B.205 DIVE 357: Dive Leadership – Divemaster
B.206 ENSS 105: Introduction to Environmental Systems Science
B.207 GEOG 395: Cartography and Geovisualization
B.208 INST 363: English as a Second Language Methods II
B.209 INTA 211: Introduction to International Social Issues
B.210 INTA 221: Principles of International Affairs
B.211 INTA 231: Principles of the Global Economy
B.212 ISEN 434: Human Error and Resilient System Design
B.213 ITDE 402: Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design II
B.214 JOUR 200: Mass Media Information
B.215 JOUR 203: Media Writing I
B.216 JOUR 285: Directed Studies
B.217 JOUR 303: Media Writing II
B.218 JOUR 304: Editing for the Mass Media
B.219 JOUR 468: Magazine Feature Writing
B.220 MARA 301: Ocean Transportation
B.221 MARA 304: Marine Insurance
B.222 MARA 342: Managerial Maritime Finance
B.223 MARA 345: Maritime and Marine Entrepreneurship Ventures
B.224 MARA 346: Maritime and Marine Business Plans
B.225 MARA 347: Launch a Startup
B.226 MARA 348: Maritime Service Operations
B.227 MARA 350: Maritime Business Computer Programming and Security
B.228 MARA 360: Maritime Cybersecurity Issues
B.229 MARA 363: The Management Process
B.230 MARA 373: Personnel Management
B.231 MARA 401: Brokerage and Chartering
B.232 MARA 402: Inland Waterways
B.233 MARA 416: Port Operations, Administration and Economics
B.234 MARA 421: Admiralty Law
B.235 MARA 424: Intermodal Transportation
B.236 MARA 435: Labor Law and Policy
B.237 MARA 440: Global Economy and Enterprise Management
B.238 MARA 445: Lean Start Up
B.239 MARA 446: Entrepreneurship Greenhouse
B.240 MARA 450: Maritime Supply Chain Management
B.241 MARA 461: Disciplined Entrepreneurship
B.242 MARA 466: Strategic Management
B.243 MARA 470: Environmental Law
B.244 MARA 475: Business Leadership
B.245 MARA 484: Management Internship
B.246 MARA 485: Directed Studies
B.247 MARA 489: Special Topics in...
B.248 MARA 490: Maritime Interdisciplinary Studies - Business, Law and Policy
B.249 MARA 491: Research
B.250 MARA 493: International Maritime Management Experience
B.251 MARE 301: Digital Fundamentals for Marine Engineers
B.252 MARE 316: Marine Auxiliary Systems
B.253 MART 204: Terrestrial Navigation I
B.254 MART 215: Seamanship II
B.255 MART 310: Integrated Navigation II: Electronic Navigation
B.256 MART 403: Advanced Topics in Shipboard Operations
B.257 MASC 320: Inquiries in Physical Science
B.258 MASC 420: Inquiries in Life and Earth Sciences
B.259 MATH 482: Research Seminar
B.260 MEEN 455: Engineering with Plastics
B.261 MEFB 450: Social Studies Methods in the Middle Grades
B.262 MEFB 470: Science Methods in Middle Grades
B.263 MSEN 400: Design and Analysis of Materials Experiments
B.264 NUEN 201: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering I
B.265 NUEN 265: Materials Science for Nuclear Energy Applications
B.266 NUEN 301: Nuclear Reactor Theory
B.267 NUEN 302: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering II
B.268 NUEN 304: Nuclear Reactor Analysis
B.269 NUEN 309: Radiological Safety
B.270 NUEN 329: Analytical and Numerical Methods
B.271 NUEN 406: Nuclear Engineering Systems and Design
B.272 NUEN 410: The Design of Nuclear Reactors
B.273 NUEN 451: Nuclear Security System Design
B.274 OCNG 330: Geological Oceanography
B.275 OCNG 340: Chemical Oceanography
B.276 PHYS 102: Physics Orientation
B.277 PHYS 419: Physics of Optoelectronic Devices
B.278 RDNG 490: Assessment in Reading Instruction in Middle Grades
B.279 VIBS 277: Essential Neuroscience - From Molecules to Nervous Systems
B.280 VIBS 450: Mammalian Functional Neuroanatomy
B.281 VTPP 330: Biomedical Toxicology
Change in Courses – Inactivation Proposal
B.282 VTPP 233: Health Disparities Research Parameters and Analysis
New Programs Proposal
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
B.283 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
BS-PHSC-DDV: Pharmaceutical Sciences - BS, Drug Development Track
New Programs Proposal
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.284 BS-PHSC-HPR: Pharmaceutical Sciences - BS, Health Professional Track
New Programs Proposal
Mays Business School
Department of Business
B.285 MINOR-AIBS: Artificial Intelligence in Business - Minor
New Programs Proposal
B.286 Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
B.287 BA-CHEM: Chemistry - BA
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
B.288 BA-CHEM-CET: Chemistry - BA, Chemical Education Track
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Global Languages and Cultures
B.289 BA-USLA-RGE*: University Studies - BA, Race, Gender, Ethnicity Concentration
Change in Programs
Mays Business School
B.290 BS-BUSI: Business - BS
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
B.291 BS-CHEM: Chemistry - BS
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
B.292 BS-CHEM-BCT: Chemistry - BS, Biological-Chemistry Track
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
B.293 BS-CHEM-MCT: Chemistry - BS, Materials Chemistry Track
Change in Programs
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
B.294 BS-DANS: Dance Science - BS
Change in Programs
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Educational Psychology
B.295 BS-EDUC-BLE: Education - BS, Bilingual Education EC-6
Change in Programs
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Educational Psychology
B.296 BS-EDUC-ENS: Education - BS, English Language Arts/Social Studies, Middle Grades Certification
Change in Programs
College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
B.297 BS-EVEN: Environmental Engineering - BS
Change in Programs
College of Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
B.298 BS-INEN: Industrial Engineering - BS
Change in Programs
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management
B.299 BS-KINE-AEP: Kinesiology - BS, Exercise Science Track, Applied Exercise Physiology Concentration
Change in Programs
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management
B.300 BS-KINE-EST: Kinesiology - BS, Exercise and Sport Science Track
Change in Programs
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management
B.301 BS-KINE-MTB: Kinesiology - BS, Exercise Science Track, Motor Behavior Concentration
Change in Programs
College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies
Department of Maritime Transportation
B.302 BS-MART: Marine Transportation - BS
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Global Languages and Cultures
B.303 BS-USLA-RGE*: University Studies - BS, Race, Gender, Ethnicity Concentration
Change in Programs
Mays Business School
B.304 CERT-IBSU: International Business Studies - Certificate
Change in Programs
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
B.305 MINOR-BIMS: Biomedical Sciences - Minor
Change in Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
B.306 MINOR-CHEM: Chemistry - Minor
Change in Programs
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.307 MINOR-ELEN: Electrical Engineering - Minor
Change in Programs
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies
B.308 MINOR-LEAD: Leadership - Minor
Change in Programs
College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies
Department of Marine Engineering Technology
B.309 MINOR-MELT: Marine Electro-Technology - Minor
Change in Programs
School of Public Health
B.310 MINOR-PHLT: Public Health Studies - Minor
Change in Programs – Inactivation Proposal
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
B.311 MINOR-CTMS: Control of Mechanical Systems - Minor
Change in Programs – Inactivation Proposal – Qatar Campus
Qatar Campus – College of Engineering
Department of Petroleum Engineering
B.312 MINOR-NGPP: Natural Gas Production and Processing - Minor
W&C Courses
Courses with C – Certification
NONE
Courses with C – Recertification
NONE
Courses with W – Certification
B.313 BAEN 479-W: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Design I
Courses with W – Recertification
B.314 GLST 407-W: Migration, Indigeneity, and Diaspora
B.315 JOUR 490-W: Journalism as a Profession
End of Consent Agenda_____________________________
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Core Curriculum Council November Report – Attachment C
Core Curriculum Recertification:
Foundational Core Component Area: Creative Arts
COMM 340-GE: Communication and Popular Culture
PERF 301-GE: Performance in World Cultures
Foundational Core Component Area: Life and Physical Sciences
AGSM 105-GE: The World Has a Drinking Problem - Global Water Scarcity
MARS 102-GE: Earth and Ocean Science
Foundational Core Component Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences
ECON 203-GE: Principles of Economics
JOUR 102-GE: American Mass Media
New Core Curriculum Certification:
Foundational Core Component Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences
ENST 201-GE: Socio-Environmental Systems and Sustainability
WGST 205-GE: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
Foundational Core Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture
AFST 225-GE: Reframing Public Memory - Texas and the African American
CHIN 250-GE: Popular Culture in Modern China
GLST 209-GE: Languages in the United States
NEW BUSINESS
Creation of the School of Engineering Medicine – Attachment D1
Fall 2024 Degree Candidate Count – Attachment D2
TAMU Main Campus - 5,006
(Includes: AG, AR, AT, GB, BA, ED, EN, PV, VM)
TAMU Galveston - MM 118
TAMU Qatar - 23
TAMU Law - 184
TAMU Health Science Center- 303
(Includes: DN, MD, NU, PH)
Total Degree Candidates for Fall 2024 5,634
INORMATIONAL ITEM
Preamble Code of Conduct (discussion only) – Attachment E1
Code of Conduct (discussion only) – Attachment E2
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
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