Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1982
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522 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 15 T h e health care industry is one of the largest and most rapidly growing areas of the economy. Changes in financing, training, and delivery of health care have created the need for people skilled in the field of health planning and administration. T h e proposed option provides initial preparation for careers in the planning and administration of programs in health facilities and agencies. The primary objectives of the undergraduate program are the development and education of students in preparation for health careers based on a broad multidisciplinary field directed towards understanding people and health-related factors which affect populations. This option will be established within existing budgetary resources. Master of Urban Planning Degree Program, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved an increase in the number of units required for graduation for the Master of Urban Planning degree from 12 or 13& to 15 or 16 units, depending on the course work taken by the student. With the approval of the Graduate College and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning increased the credit for 400-level courses and for 300-level courses in order that such credit would be consistent with other departments with which courses are crosslisted or shared. These cooperating departments offer course credit in oneunit modules. Consequently, the number of units for the Master of Urban Planning degree must be increased so that the course credit increase will not result in a reduction in course requirements for the degree. Option in Anatomical Sciences in the Life Sciences Field of Concentration, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the establishment of an option in anatomical sciences in the life sciences field of concentration which is in the Sciences and Letters Curriculum, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students choosing the anatomical sciences option must meet all requirements of the Sciences and Letters Curriculum and the field of concentration in life sciences. T h e option is designed to meet the interests of students in the structural aspects of biological systems and is unique in requiring courses which deal with multiple levels of biological organization. The option will train students to advance with the development of the field and will be generalized to the extent that it will encourage future development and permit preparation for a variety of professional careers and technical occupations. The establishment of this option will not require any new courses or staff. It will be instituted within existing resources. Option in Consumer Economics for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resources and Family Studies, Urbana T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the establishment of an option in consumer economics in the Bachelor of Science degree program in Human Resources and Family Studies. This option draws upon a wide base of course work designed to meet the needs of students who wish to prepare for careers as consumer affairs specialists in consumer protection agencies, Cooperative Extension Service, financial institutions, social service agencies, mass media, consumer organizations, and business consumer affairs departments. It also will provide a foundation for students who wish to attend graduate school. Students choosing the consumer economics option must meet all graduation requirements of the Human Resources and Family Studies Curriculum in the
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