Social Sciences Subcommittee
	REPORT

February 2008

I.  ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION		Communication
Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
B.A.	Communication (128 units)
Restructure required courses so that instead of requiring two courses (the "first tier") and then four out of five in a second tier, four out of five courses are required in the "first tier."  Add COMM 206 (existing course) to the core options.  Specifically, move COMM 200 and 201 from required to list of 5 courses from which majors choose 4 (COMM 200, 201, 202, 203 and 206).  Move COMM 204, 301L and 322 to list of 3 from which majors choose 2.
>	Approved
No change to number of units for major, or number of elective units required.

II.  ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION	Education
A.  New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2008
EDUC-714	Measurement and Evaluation for Decision-Making (3)
Collecting, analyzing, and using quantitative data to solve problems of practice and in evaluating educational institutions, programs, and policies.  Open only to doctoral students
>	Approved

B.  Revise Program
Master of Arts in Teaching, Single Subject (Music Education)	Eff. Fall 2008
Reflect changes in courses approved on AHS report of Feb 08 (decrease units of MUED 510, make MUED 549 into two-semester course, add one unit to 522, decrease units of MUED 532).  One course, MUED 547, added to Choral track.  No change in total units for either Instrumental or Choral track.
>	Approved

III.  COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES
A.  American Studies and Ethnicity
1.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2008
AMST-700	Theories and Practices of Professional Development
	(2 units,	being increased to 4)
New:  (4 units)  Offers students a structured environment in which to write their dissertation proposals and focuses on professional development. Completion of qualifying exam.  Graded CR/NC.

Current (2 units) :Prerequisite:  completion of qualifying exam (Same description)
>	Approved

B.  Geography
New	Course	Eff. 	Fall  2008
GEOG-101L	Sustainability Science and Society (4)
Sustainability theory, analytic tools and solutions. Focus on climate change, ecosystem appropriation, resource exploitation, and urbanization. Role of sustainability science in public policy.
>	Approved
Approved for Category IV GE.

C.  History
1.  New	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
B.A.	History and Social Science Education	(56 units)
Program for students interested in teaching history and social studies in elementary and high schools.  
Requires 14 courses, all in History except for two from Economics and one from Political Science, and includes a capstone course, HIST 488.  The BA, Social Sciences with an emphasis in History is being terminated.
	>	Approved
	Includes new course HIST 488
Comment from subcommittee reviewer in Education:  There is a particular shortage of math and science teachers at the secondary school level. Any way this program could have a "ripple effect" in other LAS departments?

2.  New	Course				Eff. 	Fall 2008
HIST-488	Teaching History in the Secondary Schools (4)
Seminar in research methods, textbook and on-line research and teaching materials, and instructional approaches for teaching history in secondary schools.
>	Approved
Capstone course for HSSE.

3.  Terminate Program		Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
B.A.	Social Sciences, Emphasis in History
A new degree, BA in History Social Science Education, is being proposed.
	>	Approved

D.  International Relations
New	Course	Eff. 	Summer 2008
IR-337	The Impact of Remittances on Development in Mexico (4)
Examines the nature of remittances and their effects. Can remittances promote development? Explores policy making focused on improving the quality of remittance expenditures in Mexico. Recommended Preparation:	Working ability with Spanish.
>	Approved
Add to list of options for International Political Economy and Latin America.  Course includes two weeks of field work in Mexico.

E.  Psychology
1.  New	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
M.A.	Psychological Science (24 units)
Degree requires one 500-level statistics or methods course, a three-course breadth requirement at the 500-level, and 4 units each of PSYC 590 and 594ab (thesis).
	>	Approved
This is a terminal degree for which undergraduates who meet certain requirements may apply (GPA of 3.5, at least a B+ in PSYC 274 and PSYC 314).  It is unlike the MA in Psychology, for which students may not apply (students would apply for the Ph.D.).  The GRE is not required.

2.  New	Course							Eff. 	Fall 2008
PSYC-540	Cognitive Neuroscience	(4)
An examination of the major components of cognition (e.g., perception, memory, intelligence) in terms of the neural coding characteristic of the relevant brain areas
>	Approved
Cross-Listed As	NEUR 533.  Part of revision to PhD in Neuroscience. Chair comment:  The course looks a bit light for a doctoral class--using a somewhat introductory textbook with a moderate number of articles, and requiring only a midterm and final examination.

IV.  SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT	
A.  Revise Programs,  All Effective Fall 2008

1.  B.S.	Public Policy, Management and Planning (Honors) (128units)
Increase overall GPA needed to enroll in a senior honors seminar from 3.0 to 3.5.
	>	Approved

2.  M.H.A.	Master of Health Administration (44 units)
Change prerequisites in accounting and statistics for admission to the MHA, reflecting recent changes in prerequisites for PPD courses, and delete prerequisite in economics.
	>	Approved
Entire degree was revised at the January 2008 UCOC meeting.  This revision just affects the prerequisites.

3.  M.S., Gerontology/Master of Health Administration (72)
Revise the MHA part of the dual degree so that all courses required for the MHA except PPD 511 and 
PPD 600 are required for the dual (by adding PPD 500 and 501a). Catalog justifies omissions:  PPD 
600, required for the MHA, is substituted for by PPD 601 (a more relevant topic for GERO).  PPD 511 skills are learned in certain GERO courses.  Also, remove PPD 516 as a required course.  Dual degree will be described fully only in the PPD part of the catalog.
	>	Approved

4.  M.H.A.	Executive Master of Health Administration (34 units)
Add HMGT 540 to requirements, reduce electives by 2, keeping units the same.  Add alternative courses to requirements.  Remove list of electives, leaving free choice of 8 units.  Add an accounting prerequisite.	
	>	Approved

Dual degrees:
The PPD part of these dual degrees was approved in the December SSS report, but catalog copy or approval from the other school had not been received.  Also, the Master of Landscape Architecture and the MS GERO were also being revised (see AHS and SES reports).  Revised duals reflect these changes.  All dual degrees with PPD will be described fully only in the PPD section of the catalog (with references to them from the other owning school) except for the two dual degrees with Architecture, which will be described fully in the ARCH section of the catalog, with a reference to them from PPD.  (This also pertains to dual degrees approved in earlier months.)

5.  Master of Planning/Master of Science Gerontology (60)
Drop specialization methodology; add concentration methodology.  Add PPD 501a, PPD 533; drop PPD 
528.
	>	Approved
M.Pl. part of dual was approved by chair for January UCOC meeting.  GERO part of dual was revised 
in SES report for February.  Degree will now be fully described only in the PPD part of the catalog and 
not the GERO part.

6.  Master of Public Administration/Master of Science, Gerontology (40/41 units)
Reflects changes to MPA.
	>	Approved
	MPA part approved in December SSS report. GERO change (in "program adaptation" statement) 
	approved in February SES report.

7.  Master of Planning/Master of Landscape Architecture (60 units)
Add PPD 501a; and PPD 533 drop PPD 528.
	>	Approved
Changes in PPD part of degree approved in principle in December SSS report.  Changes to M.L.Arch approved in AHS February report.  Fully described only in ARCH.

8.  Master of Planning/Master of Architecture (60)
Delete specialization methodology, add concentration methodology.  Add PPD 501a, PPD 533; drop PPD 
528.
	>	Approved
	Changes in PPD part of dual degree were approved in principle in December SSS report.  (No changes    in ARCH part.)  Dual degree is now written up fully only in ARCH section of catalog, and is referred to in 
	PPD section of catalog.

9.  Master of Public Administration/Master of Social Work (40/41 units)
Social Work approves the PPD changes but wants to make two small changes in the Social Work 
section of the catalog copy:  Delete the sentence “However, students who have substantial prior 
supervisory or administrative experience can petition the dean of the School of Social Work to waive 
this concentration requirement.”  And add the sentence, *Note:  Students that have taken a Leadership 
course in PPD are not required to take SOWK 611.

10.  Master of Planning/Master of Social Work (60)
This dual degree was approved on the January SSS report, but the School of Social Work later decided they want to add the same sentence to the Social Work section of the dual as is described above for the MPA/MSW.
	>	Approved
	PPD part of proposal was approved in December SSS report.

Changes to programs in Engineering related to revisions of PPD 500 and 501 approved in December SSS report.
Belatedly, it was discovered that these courses were among the options for two Engineering degrees.  Catalog copy was received replacing PPD 501 with 501ab and adjusting units as needed, for:

11.  Master of Science in System Safety and Security (in Industrial and Systems Engineering)

12.  Public Administration Professional Sequence with the School of Engineering (option for MS Civil Engineering)

C.  Revise Courses, all Eff. Fall 2008

1.  PPD-510a	Financial Management of Health Services (4)
New: a: Accounting principles, financial reports, managerial finance, financial planning, capital investments, working capital analysis; elements of budgeting and reimbursement; performance standards; reporting; developing a management system. Prerequisite(s)	PPD 516x. Recommended Preparation: PPD 404x or competence in statistics. Open only to graduate students.
Current: (Same description) Prerequisite(s) PPD-404 and PPD-516
>	Approved

2.  PPD-511	Health Information Systems (2)
New: Conceptual framework for database development; relational data management; use of health statistics; health indicators; confidentiality, security, privacy. Recommended Preparation	PPD 404x or competence in statistics and PPD 516x or competence in accounting.
Current: (Same description) Prerequisite(s)	PPD-404 and PPD-516
>	Approved

3.  PPD-513	Legal Issues in Health Care Delivery	(4)
Rights of consumers; health-related powers of governments; rights and responsibilities of health care providers; interrelationships of rights, powers, and responsibilities. Recommended Preparation: PPD 509 or substantial prior work experience in health care organizations Open only to graduate students.
Current: (Same description) Prerequisite(s)	PPD-509
>	Approved

4.  PPD-515	Strategic Management of Health Organizations	(4)
New: Application of principles of health administration in several practice settings. Decision-making; strategic management; organizational performance; communication; provider comparisons. Prerequisite(s)	PPD 510a or HMGT 565, and PPD 545 or HMGT 520.   Recommended Preparation: PPD 509, PPD 511, PPD 513, PPD 514, PPD 557
Current: (Same description) Prerequisite(s) (PPD-509 and PPD-510A and PPD-513 
and PPD-557 and PPD-545 and PPD-511 and PPD-514)
>	Approved

5.  PPD-601	Management of Long-Term Care Organizations	(4)
New: History, development, trends; major policy issues; organization of systems; principles and techniques of administration; management of institutional and community based programs. Prerequisite(s)	PPD 545 or HMGT 520; 
Corequisite(s)	ACCT 509 and IOM 585; Recommended Preparation PPD 510a or HMGT 565  Open only to graduate students.
Current (Same description) Prerequisite(s) PPD-516 and PPD-545 Corequisite(s)	ACCT-509 and PPD-649 and IOM-585
> Approved

6.  PPD-623	community Development and Site Planning (4)
New: Community Development and Site Planning
Urban form and emerging community design practices; design project development; evaluation and assessment of site planning in cities and local communities.
Current: Land Use Controls and Other Tools of Physical Planning Effectuation 
Federal, state, and local laws and administrative controls affecting the physical development of municipalities and metropolitan regions; e.g., planning, land use, health, safety, environment.
>	Approved

7.  PPD-626	Public/Private and Mixed Enterprises Planning	(2, 4)
Case studies of planning and public/private and mixed enterprises; public production of private goods; privatization of public services; public/private partnerships; mixed enterprises.
New units:  2, 4
Current units:  4
>	Approved
Course will generally be offered in 4-unit version in the fall for MPL students and 2-unit version in the spring for MRED students (omitting material not needed for them).

8.  PPD-627	Design Skills for Urban Planners 	(4)
Develop observation, description, analysis, and conceptualization skills related to urban spatial conditions; advance professional communication proficiencies.
New preparation:  no preparation (drop prerequisite)
Current: Prerequisite(s)	PPD-530
>	Approved

9. PPD-631	Geographic Information Systems for Policy, Planning, and Development (4, revised to 2)
New: Geographic Information Systems for Policy, Planning, and Development  (2)
Introduction to GIS systems and usage in the public sector; spatial data; understanding software and the application of technology; analysis of data using GIS.  No prerequisite.
Current: Urban Information Systems  (4 units)
How GIS and other information systems are integrated within professional planning organizations. Examination of data, hardware, software, humanware, analysis, operations and policy.  Prerequisite PPD 427.
>	Approved
Change title and description, reduce units to 2, remove prerequisite.  (Sign-off from Geography requested but not received as of the date of the March UCOC meeting.)