Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1988
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326 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [July 9 intended to accommodate the additional communications course without reducing the number of elective hours available to a student for strengthening of the area of concentration. This will not create any course overloads in the junior and senior years. Revision of Options in Animal Science and Dairy Science in Core Curriculum in Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a revision of the options in animal science and dairy science in the core curriculum in agriculture, College of Agriculture. The Departments of Animal Science and Dairy Science have recently merged to form the Department of Animal Sciences. As a result of the merger, the department is now administering four options within the core curriculum in agriculture. These options differ considerably in their course requirements for graduation and flexibility in course selection. The consensus of the faculty is to eliminate the existing options and replace them with two options: (1) Animal Sciences — Science Option; and (2) Animal Sciences — Management Option. The first option is designed to prepare students for graduate programs for professional training. The second option is designed to prepare students for careers in various animal-related industries. This option would have seven specializations (beef, companion animal, dairy, poultry, sheep, swine, and meats) reflecting the diverse industries to which students may direct their studies. The total number of credit hours for graduation for both options is 126 as it is in the current options. Minor Change in the Requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, College of Engineering, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a minor change in the requirements for the Master of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, College of Engineering. The present requirement for the Master of Science degree is eight units of credit, seven units coursework and one unit of thesis work. This revision proposes retention of that option and the addition of a non-thesis option which would require nine units of coursework. The thesis requirement may be waived by petition. The department believes that under certain conditions, some students, particularly terminal M.S. students, would benefit more from the two units of course-work. Other University of Illinois engineering departments have similar options. T h i s report w a s received for record. Redesignation, Department of Anatomy as the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Chicago (14) The senate at the Chicago campus has approved a proposal from the Department of Anatomy to change its name to the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. The new name more accurately reflects the broader interests, teaching, and research activities of the faculty and of the graduate/Ph.D. programs. Two-thirds of the departments of anatomy nationally have changed or modified their names over the past twenty years to make clear that their activities involve more than merely the teaching of and studying of human cadavers. The change in name is endorsed by the department faculty and the Executive Committee of the College of Medicine. The chancellor at Chicago and the vice president for academic affairs have
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