Florida International University Curriculum Committee Bulletin

Curriculum Committee Bulletin #5 March 29, 2005

The following curriculum information is presented to the University Community for its consideration.  In accordance with the procedures of the University Curriculum Committee, objections to all proposed new courses, programs, or program/course modifications should be communicated, in writing, within two weeks of the publication date of this bulletin, to Professor Rosalie Hallbauer, College of Business (Curriculum Committee), Professor Leonard Bliss, College of Education (Graduate Council), or Professor Barbara Roller, College of Arts & Sciences (Undergraduate Council).

Existing  Professional Master’s Track in OT           Prerequisites and other Requirements	Proposed Professional Level Master’s Track Prerequisites and other Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences Occupational      Therapy Track  at FIU (this includes FTIC FIU      students and CC transfer students)	Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Track  at FIU (this includes FTIC FIU students and CC transfer students)
Eligibility for Graduate Admissions at FIU	Eligibility for Graduate Admissions at FIU

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS - REVISED PUBLIC HEALTH PhD CURRICULUM
Faculty Contact - Deodutta Roy

ORIGINAL PUBLIC HEALTH PHD CURRICULUM (Old requirements)
The program requires a minimum of 90 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate or 60 hours beyond the master’s degree (minimum of 36 hours of coursework and a minimum of 24 hours of dissertation credits). If not previously taken, students will take the following:

PHC 6000 Introduction to Public Health Epidemiology                   3

PHC 6050 Public Health Statistics or                                            3

IHS 6509 Quantitative Research Analysis in                                 3
                Health and Urban Affairs I

PHC 6315 Public Health and Environmental                                  3
                Management

PHC 6410 Health Behavior and Public Health                                3

PHC 6443 Ethical Issues in Public Health                                       3

PHC 6500 Foundations of Public Health                                        3
                Practice

HSA 5125 Introduction to Health Services                                    3

IHS 6910 Research Methods in Health and
               Social Services                                                             3

PHC 610x Emerging Public Health Issues

Seminar (repeat at least twice)                           1

Research Methods Courses (minimum 15 credits with 9 at the 7000 level)

Required:
PHC 771X Methodological Issues in Scientific Inquiry of Public Health Research             3

Choose from:
IHS 6507 Qualitative Research in Health and Urban Affairs                                           3

IHS 6510 Quantitative Research Analysis in
Health and Urban Affairs II                                                                                         3

IHS 651X  Quantitative Research Analysis in Health and Urban Affairs III                      3

IHS 75XX Research Concepts and Proposal Development                                           3

PHC 770X Advanced Research Methods:  Survey Research                                         3

PHC 6015 Epidemiological Methods                                                                            3

IHS 651X Principles in Clinical Trials                                                                             3

PHC 71XX Advanced Issues in Economic Evaluation  of Health Care Programs              3

PHC 7702 Advanced Measurement in Public Health                                                      3

STA 6176 Biostatistics                                                              3

STA 6244 Data Analysis I                                                          3

STA 6247 Data Analysis II                                                         3

STA 6505 Analysis of Categorical Data                                      3

STA 7707 Multivariate Methods I                                               3

STA 7708 Multivariate Methods II                                              3

Additional Concentration Outside of Track                                  9
(minimum)
Courses to be selected in consultation with advisor from University offerings in a focused area appropriate to public health.

PHC 798X or DIE 7980 Dissertation                  24

Courses for Health Promotion Track
(minimum 12 credits with 9 at the 7000 level)

PHC 6501 Health Promotion Communication Theory       3
         and Design

PHC 6503 Community Organization in Health                 3
         Promotion

PHC 6580 Contemporary Issues in Health Promotion      3

PHC 6589 Health Promotion in Institutional Settings        3

IHS 693X Specialized Short Courses in Health and          1-3
        Urban Affairs

PHC 758X Health Promotion in the Workplace               3

PHC 758X Policy and Practice in Health Promotion        3

PHC 758X Theory Development in Health Promotion      3

Courses for Community Nutrition Track
(minimum 12 credits with 9 at the 7000 level)

IHS 693X Specialized Short Courses in Health and Urban Affairs         1-3

FOS 6236 Food Toxicology and Food Safety              3

HUN 6255 Nutrition in Wellness Programs                   3

HUN 6266 Nutritional Assessment                               3

HUN 752X Community Nutrition                                 3

HUN 740X Nutrition Across the Life Span                   3

HUN 7249 Nutrition Science and Implications for Community Health    3

NEW REVISED PUBLIC HEALTH PHD CURRICULUM (New requirements)
The program requires a minimum of 75 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate which includes a minimum of 24 hours of dissertation credits. There are three components to the SSPH Ph.D. curriculum. The first is a core curriculum shared across all tracks (12 credit hours). The second component is specific to the tracks (27 credit hours) and secondary field courses (12 credit hours). The third component consists of the dissertation, including 24 dissertation credit hours.

Minimum Total Credit Hours:                          75
Shared Core Courses
PHC6XXX Emerging Issues in Public Health                  3

IHS 6510 Quantitative Research Analysis in                3
               Health and Urban Affairs II or other approved Quantitative Methods course
 

IHS 75XX:  Research Concepts and Proposal              3
                  Development (submitted 2004)

PHC 7XXX Methods in Evidence Based                        3

Public Health (New course)
Total shared coursework                                          12

Tracks: A minimum of 9 hrs in Method and 18 hrs in Content Courses is required.

A. Method Courses                                                    9
Specific methods courses for each concentration

B. Content Courses
Courses to be identified by field faculty in specific field courses for each concentration                                                          18
Total Concentration Specific Requirements                27

Secondary Field Courses                                          12
Secondary field courses selected from approved graduate school courses in consultation with academic advisor

Dissertation Requirements
PHC 798X or DIE 7980 Dissertation                         24
Total Dissertation Requirements                              24
GRAND TOTAL                                                     75
 

Courses for Health Promotion  Track (minimum 18 credits with 9 at the 7000 level).
A minimum of 9 hrs in Method and 18 hrs in Content Courses is required.

A. Method Courses:                 
Major advisor and the program committee for the student will identify an appropriate methods course from an approved list. 

PHC 6715 Survey Research in Public Health                  3

PHC 7702 Advanced Measurement in Public Health       3

IHS 6501 Principles of Research in Health and Social      3
               Services

IHS 6507 Qualitative Research Methods in Health and    3
               Urban Affairs

IHS 651X Quantitative Research Analysis in Health and  3
              Urban Affairs III* or other approved methods course

B. Content Courses
(minimum 18 credits with 9 at the 7000 level)                  18

PHC 6410 Health Behavior in Public Health                   3

PHC 6503 Community Organization in Health                 3
                Promotion

PHC 6580 Contemporary Issues in Health                      3
               Promotion

PHC 6589 Health Promotion in Institutional Settings        3

IHS 693X Specialized Short Courses in Health and          1-3
               Urban Affairs

PHC 758X Health Promotion in the Workplace*             3

PHC 758X Policy and Practice in Health Promotion*      3

Secondary field courses or Additional Concentration
Outside of Track (minimum)                                          12
Courses to be selected in consultation with advisor from University offerings in a focused area appropriate to public health.

Dissertation Requirements                                             24
PHC 798X* or DIE 7980 Dissertation             24

Courses for Community Nutrition Track (minimum 18 credits with 9 at the 7000 level). A minimum of 9 hrs in Method and 18 hrs in Content Courses is required.

A. Method Courses                                                      9
Major advisor and the program committee for the student will identify method courses. 

DIE 6937 Graduate Seminar in Dietetics & Nutrition
              (1 credit, take 3 times)                                      3

HUN 6266 Nutritional Assessment                               3

IHS 6501 Research Methods in Health and Urban Affairs

                 or                                                                 3

other approved methods course

B. Content Courses                                                      18

HUN 752X Community Nutrition*                               3

HUN 740X Nutrition Across the Life Span*                 3

HUN 7249 Nutrition Science and Implications for Community
                  Health                                                   3

Take at least 6 credits of the following:                     6
IHS 693X Specialized Short Courses in Health and Urban
              Affairs                                                         1-3

FOS 6236 Food Toxicology and Food Safety  3

HUN 6255 Nutrition in Wellness Programs                   3

HUN 6257 Physio/Psychology of Food Intake  3

HUN 6435 Contemporary Issues in Food and Nutrition or other approved
               course                                            3

Secondary Field Courses                                              12
Secondary field courses selected from approved graduate school courses in consultation with academic advisor

Dissertation Requirements                                             24
PHC 798X* or DIE 7980 Dissertation             24

SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT - CHANGES IN THE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT THESIS TRACK
Faculty Contact - Steven Moll

 SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT - CHANGES IN THE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN TOURISM STUDIES
Faculty Contact - Steven Moll

OLD
Master of Science in Tourism Studies

Undergraduate Prerequisites (21)
ECO 2013               Macroeconomics                                                 3

ENC 3311               Advanced Research Writing                                   3

HFT 3403               Accounting for the Hospitality Industry                   3

HFT 3713               International Tourism                                          3

HFT 4465               Finance for Tourism                                            3

HFT 4509               Tourism Marketing                                              3

HFT 4520               Personal Sales Tactics for Hospitality
                      Industry                                                                 3

Core Requirements (24)
HFT 6472               Feasibility Studies for Tourism                          3

HFT 6507               Tourism Marketing on the Internet                    3

HFT 6562               Global Destinations Marketing
                     Organizations                                                       3

HFT 6706               Environmental Management Systems
                     for Tourism                                                           3

HFT 6711               Tourism and Economics                                     3

HFT 6712               Tourism Planning and Regional                            
                        Development                                                        3

HFT 6715               Problem Solving in Travel and
                       Hospitality                                                            3

STA 6166               Statistical Methods in Research I                     3

Graduate Electives (15)
Students select an area of specialization (Some courses may be taken outside the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.  Students must have advisor’s approval and signature)

Marketing
HFT 6555               e-Commerce for Hospitality and                                
                        Tourism                                                 3

HFT 6596             Marketing Management                                     3

HFT ____          Approved Elective                                               3

HFT ____          Approved Elective                                               3

HFT ____          Approved Elective                                               3

Management (select 5 courses)
HFT 6225               Multicultural Human Resources Mgmt
                           for the Hospitality Industry                               3

HFT 6226               Motivation and Leadership                                3

HFT 6245               Hospitality/Tourism Service Operations                        Management                                                         3

HFT 6246               Organizational Behavior in the
                          Hospitality Industry                                            3

HFT 6278               Time Share Management                                    3

HFT 6296               Strategic Management for Hospitality
                         and Tourism                                                          3

HFT 6299               Case Studies in Hospitality                               
                        Management                                                         3

HFT 6756               Convention and Meeting Management           3

Environmental Issues
LEI 5xxx  Parks and Recreation Facilities                               
             Planning                                                                                3

EVR 5360 Protected Area Management                             3

LAA 5235 Theory of Landscape Architecture                   3

EVR         Approved Elective                                               3

EVR          Approved Elective                                               3

Advertising and Public Relations
PUR 5406               Multi-Cultural Communications                        3

PUR 5607               Advertising and Public Relations
                       Management                                                         3

PUR 5806               Integrated Advertising and Public                               
                       Relations                                                               3

PUR                  Approved Elective                                               3

PUR                  Approved Elective                                               3

Leisure Studies
LEI 5110 Program Administration in Parks, Recreation and Sports         3

LEI 5440 Program Development in Parks,  Recreation and Sports          3

LEI 5503 Liability and Law in Leisure, Recreation and Sports                3

LEI 5595 Seminar in Parks and Recreation Management                      3

LEI 5605 Philosophical and Social Bases of Parks and Recreation Planning       3

LEI 5907 Directed Study in Parks and Recreation Management             3

LEI 6577 Leisure Services Marketing                                               3

Others (To be submitted by student and approved by Graduate Advisor)

Industry Experience Requirement: 1300 hours
A total of 1300 documented hours of tourism related practical training work experience is required.  A minimum of 800 hours must be completed while enrolled in the degree program at FIU.  Work documentation is required.

NEW
Master of Science in Tourism Studies

Undergraduate Prerequisites (15)
ECO 2013               Macroeconomics                                       3

ENC 3311               Advanced Research Writing                          3

HFT 3403               Accounting for the Hospitality Industry         3

HFT 4465               Finance for Tourism                                     3

HFT 4509               Tourism Marketing                                       3

Core Requirements (24)
HFT 6472               Feasibility Studies for Tourism                          3

HFT 6507               Tourism Marketing on the Internet                   3

HFT 6562               Global Destinations Marketing Organizations     3

HFT 6586               Research and Statistical Methods                    3

HFT 6706               Environmental Management Systems
                     for Tourism                                                           3

HFT 6711               Tourism and Economics                                     3

HFT 6712               Tourism Planning and Regional Development          3

HFT 6715               Problem Solving in Travel and Hospitality              3

Graduate Electives (15)
Students select an area of specialization (Some courses may be taken outside the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.  Students must have advisor’s approval and signature)

Marketing
HFT 6555               e-Commerce for Hospitality and Tourism             3

HFT 6596               Marketing Management                                    3

HFT____               Approved Elective                            3

HFT____               Approved Elective                            3

HFT____               Approved Elective                            3

Management (select 5 courses)
HFT 6225               Multicultural Human Resources Mgmt for the Hospitality Industry           3

HFT 6226               Motivation and Leadership                                3

HFT 6245               Hospitality/Tourism Service Operations Management                             3

HFT 6246               Organizational Behavior in the Hospitality Industry                          3

HFT 6278               Time Share Management                                    3

HFT 6296               Strategic Management for Hospitality and Tourism                        3

HFT 6299               Case Studies in Hospitality Management                                     3

HFT 6756               Convention and Meeting Management           3

Environmental Issues
ANT 5548              Ecological Anthropology                               3

EVR 5065               Ecology of the Costa Rican Rain Forest          3

EVR 5066               Ecology of the Amazon Flooded Forest          3

EVR 5183               Environmental Resource Policy                     3

EVR 5300               Urban Ecology                                           3

EVR 5320               Environmental Resource Management            3

EVR 5360               Protected Area Management                        3

EVR 5907               Independent Study in Environmental Studies        3

EVR 5936               Special Topics - Pollution Ecology                      3

LAA 5235              Theory of Landscape Architecture                       3

REL 5183                Ethics and the Environment                              3

Advertising and Public Relations
ADV 6805              Creative Advertising and Public Relations
                    Execution                                                               3

MMC 6416            The Literature of Integrated Communication  3

PUR 5406               Multi-Cultural Communications                        3

PUR 5607               Advertising and Public Relations Management       3

PUR 5806               Integrated Advertising and Public Relations          3

PUR 6935               Advanced Public Relations Seminar 3

Leisure Studies
LEI 5110 Program Administration in Parks, Recreation and Sports         3

LEI 5440 Program Development in Parks, Recreation and Sports           3

LEI 5503 Liability and Law in Leisure, Recreation and Sports               3

LEI 5595 Seminar in Parks and Recreation Management                      3

LEI 5605 Philosophical and Social Bases of Parks and Recreation Planning  3

LEI 5907 Directed Study in Parks and Recreation Management                3

LEI 6577 Leisure Services Marketing                                3

Others (To be submitted by student and approved by Graduate Advisor)

Industry Experience Requirement: 1,300 hours
A total of 1,300 documented hours of tourism related practical training work experience is required.  A minimum of 800 hours must be completed while enrolled in the degree program at FIU.  Work documentation is required.

Attendance at all Dean’s Lectures is required for all graduate students.

SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION - CHANGES IN THE UNDERGRADUATE TRACK IN ADVERTISING
Faculty Contact - Cathy Ahles

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS – NEW COURSE REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS
MANAGEMENT & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS:
MAN 6XXX   Emerging Markets                                                                            3 credits
The course focuses on what managers of international firms large and small need to know to succeed in emerging markets, including the factors and forces that shape the competitive environment.

MAN 6XXX   International Entrepreneurship                                                         3 credits
This course is an introduction to entrepreneurship in international contexts and its role in economic development.

MAN 6XXX   Small Business Management                                                            3 credits
This course is directed at the effective management of small and medium size enterprises with special attention given to growing such firms and instituting turnarounds in changing economies.

MAN 6XXX   Starting and Growing a Professional Practice                                  3 credits
This course is directed at the creation of sustainable and profitable professional practice for those in law, accounting, architecture, nursing, engineering, medicine, or any other profession.

MAN 7XXX   Doctoral Research Seminar:  Development and Utilization of Large Scale Datasets                                                                                                                  3 credits
Opportunities and issues associated with complex, multifaceted data set:  representative samples and consensuses, multiple levels of analysis, diverse data sources, alternative weighting strategies, index formation & reliability:  limits on inferences.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS – COURSE CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
MANAGEMENT:
GEB 6116C    New Prerequisites:  MAN 6805 or by Permission of instructor

MAN 6086C   New Title:  Product and Service Development

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION – NEW COURSES REQUESTS, LISTEDY BY DEPARTMENT:
ELPS:
EDH 6XXX    Contemporary Issues in Higher Education                          3 credits
Study of contemporary issues confronting higher education.  Emphasis is on the identification, definition, and study of issues and how they might be addressed by educational leaders and policy makers.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION – COURSE CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTEDY BY DEPARTMENTS:
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION:
ARE 3313       New Title:  Experiencing Art in the Elementary Schools; New Description:
Knowledge and skills for the development and implementation of art experiences in the elementary curriculum for the elementary classroom teacher.  Part of Block II,
Prerequisites Block I.  Co-requisite:  EDE 4941.  Field experience required.  Lab Fee
Required.  (F.S,SS)

ARE 6304       New Description:  Elective in masters program in Early Childhood
Education.  Refines skills related to program development, methods of teaching, selection of materials, and review of research , for preschool, kindergarten and primary grades teachers.  Lab fees required.  (F.S,SS)

ARE 6315       New Description:  Elective in masters program in elementary education.  Refines skills related to program development, methods of teaching, selection of materials, and review of research, for elementary teachers.  (AR)  Lab fee required.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING – NEW COURSE REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:

MECHANICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING:

EML 1XXX    Introduction to CAD for Mechanical Engineers                              3 credits
Introduction to technical graphical visualization and communication for mechanical design; knowledge and skills to use a software package to create multi-view and 3-D drawings using ANSI standards

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS – NEW COURSE REQUESTS, LISTED BY

DEPARTMENTS:

ENV. & OCCUP. HEALTH

PHC 6XXXC  Environmental Health & Toxicology Seminar                                 3 credits
Designed to develop critical and analytical thinking skills in the environmental & occupational health research.

PHC 6XXXC  Special Topics in Environmental & Occupational Health    3 credits
This course is designed to impart in depth knowledge of emerging issues in the area of Environmental & Occupational Health.

PHC 6XXXL  Current Topics in Environmental & Occupational Health Science Research
Lab                                                                                                           3 credits
To conduct laboratory based analytical research and collect data.

PHC 7XXX     Biological Basis of Environmental Public Health                             3 credits
This course will discuss current research and biomedical advances in the field of environmental and occupational health, disease prevention, diagnosis, control, and treatment.

PHC 7XXX     Signal Transduction in Environmental Health & Toxicology          3 credits
Designed to develop critical and analytical thinking how hazardous agents interfere with normal signaling while others may mimic endogenous stimulants and mediators.

PUBLIC HEALTH:
PHC 6XXXC  Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology                                             3 credits
This course will increase understanding of epidemiological pattern, etiology and risk factors of selected major cardiovascular diseases from a population based perspective.

PHC 6XXXC  Data Management and Applied Epidemiologic Analysis                3 credits
Covers Practical issues related to the management, security, and analysis of epidemiologic data by creating, managing, and analyzing an epidemiologic database using statistical software packages.

PHC 6XXXC  Introduction to Public Health Policy & Management                      3 credits
Introduces students to the underlying principles of public health policy and management.  Emphasis on the philosophy, structure, and programs of public health.  Public health law trends will be analyzed.

PHC 6XXXC  Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis in Public Health               3 credits
Use of meta-analysis to explore data, identify sources variation among studies and identify future research questions; meta-analytic methods & software reviewed and applied to data sets.

PHC 6XXXC  Sampling of Population:  Methods and Applications                       3 credits
Concepts and procedures of sampling and estimation methods and sample size calculations are presented as applied to health sciences.  Other topics include questionnaire development and data management.

PHC 6XXXC  Special Topic in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology                  3 credits
The purpose of this course is designed to impart in-depth knowledge of a particular cardiovascular disease or risk factor that is affecting populations nationally and/or internationally.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY:
OTH 3210L    Occupational Development Throughout the Lifespan I Lab           1 credit
Laboratory class to accompany OTH 3210

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS – COURSE CHANGE DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
HEALTH SCIENCES:
HSC 3549       New Description:  An integrated, systems-based approach to the study of human physiology with relevant clinical correlations and case studies.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY:
OTH 3210C    2 credits

SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY – NEW COURSE REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
HOSP/TOURISM MANAGEMENT:
HFT 5XXX     Study Abroad Research Program                                                     3 credits
Field research opportunity for students who want to interact with local scholars policy makers & hospitality industry leaders to do an in-depth research of the hospitality industry in a foreign country.

SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM – COURSE CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
BROADCASTING:
JOU 3117       New Prerequisites:  JOU 3113L and full admission into upper division program

JOU 3300       New Prerequisites:  JOU 3113L, JOU 3117, RTV 3301 and full admission
into upper division

JOU 4341C     New Prerequisites:  JOU 3117, RTV 3301

RTV 4324       New Prerequisites:  RTV 4320 and full admission into upper division
program 

ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS:

ADV 4101       New Prerequisites:  ADV 3000, ADV 3200, (with a grade of “B” or better)

MMC 3104C and full admission into upper division program.

ADV 4103       New Prerequisites:  MMC 3104C, ADV 3000, ADV 3200 (with a grade of “B” or better) and full admission into upper division program.

MMC 4410    New Prerequisites:  All track and school requirements except seminar and/or internship

MMC 6950    3 credits

PUR 5607       PUR 6XXX;  New Description:  Operations of integrated advertising &
public relations activities for entrepreneurial ventures & companies using case studies on budgeting, ethics, media planning, promotion & direct marketing.

PUR 5806       PUR 6806 ;  New Title:  Integrated Communications Planning ;  New
Description:  Advanced study in developing, planning & evaluation strategic
communications programs for entrepreneurial businesses and companies.