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Academic Program Changes Approved by
the UAPC,
July 2005 through June 2006
The University Academic Planning Council considered and recommended these
formal academic actions and changes related to academic programs:
Majors and Degrees
Preliminary Entitlement to Plan
Doctor of Physical
Therapy, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, School of
Medicine and Public Health
Authorization to Implement
Master of Science-Agroecology,
School of Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Joint Reviews Completed
Phased-out
Discontinued the
graduate major (MS, MA, PhD) in Industrial Relations, Department
of Sociology, College of Letters and Science
Discontinued the
undergraduate major Business: Diversified, School of Business
Renamed/Restructured
BS-Nursing program
offered at the Western Campus removed from pilot status and approved
on an on-going basis, School of Nursing
Extended the MA-Library and
Information Studies to be offered in a distance delivery
format to the Prairie Area Library System (SLIS-PALS) in Illinois, School
of Library and Information Studies, College of Letters and Science
Extended the Master of
Fine Arts degree to the graduate major (MS and PhD) in Human
Ecology, option Design Studies, School of Human Ecology
Renamed the degree
associated with the master's level major Social Work from Master of
Science - Social Work to Master of Social Work, School of Social
Work, College of Letters and Science
Renamed the degree
associated with the bachelor's level major Social Work from Bachelor
of Arts or Bachelor of Science to Bachelor of Social Work, School of
Social Work, College of Letters and Science
Transferred the
administrative home of the graduate program (MS and PhD) in
Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology from the Graduate School to
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and
Public Health
Renamed the graduate major (MS and PhD) in Pathology to Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health
Dual Degrees
Options and
Honors Programs
New
Option:
Epidemiology, added to the graduate major (MS and PhD) in Population
Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine
and Public Health
Option:
Entrepreneurship, added to the undergraduate level major Business:
Management and Human Resources, School of Business
Renamed/Restructured
Phased-out
Named options in the
undergraduate German major - Option: German Culture, Option: German
Literature, College of Letters and Science
Undergraduate
"Pre-Physician Assistant" classification, School of
Medicine and Public Health
Certificates
Established
Capstone and Graduate-level
Certificates in Global Health, School of Medicine and Public Health
(approved in Spring 2005; implementation
after approval of the
Center for Global Health in fall 2005)
Graduate-level Certificate in
Patient Safety, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College of Engineering
Undergraduate-level
Certificate in Middle East Studies, Middle East Studies Program,
College of Letters and Science
Undergraduate-level
Certificate in Educational Policy Studies, Department of Educational Policy Studies,
School of Education
Undergraduate-level Certificate in Computer Sciences, Department of Computer Sciences, College of Letters and Science
Renamed/Restructured
Phased-out
Undergraduate level
certificate in International Business, School of Business
Undergraduate level
specialization in International Business, School of Business
Academic Departments
Established
Renamed/Restructured
Phased-out
Timetable Departments/Listings
Established
Agroecology, to
accompany the new MS-Agroecology, Department of Rural
Sociology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Occupational Therapy, associated with the MS-Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, School of Education
Renamed/Restructured
Phased-out
School or College
Renamed/Restructured
Medical School to be renamed
School of Medicine and Public Health (Also approved by the University Committee, the Faculty Senate, and
the UW Board of Regents.)
Centers and Institutes
Established
Center for Global Health,
School of Medicine and Public Health
Center for Plasmas in the
Laboratory and in Astrophysics, Department of Physics, College of
Letters and Science
University of Wisconsin-Madision Energy Institute,
College of Engineering
Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, Department of Political Science, College of Letters and Science
Center for High Throughput Computing, Department of Computer Sciences, College of Letters and Science
Renamed/Restructured
Transferred the
administrative home of the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology
Center from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to the
School of Medicine and Public Health.
Transferred the
administrative home of the graduate program and major in Comparative Biomedical Sciences (MS and PhD) from the department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences to the department of Pathobiological Sciences, all within the School of Veterinary Medicine
Phased-out
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