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Submit Program on 08/08/2011 at 09:11 AM by Clare Marie Beer (cmbeer@umn.edu) → Degree-Granting College Sent Back for College of Liberal Arts on 08/08/2011 at 03:50 PM by Clare Marie Beer (cmbeer@umn.edu) → Degree-Granting College Sent Back for College of Science and Engineering on 08/08/2011 at 03:50 PM by Clare Marie Beer (cmbeer@umn.edu) → Submit Program on 08/08/2011 at 03:51 PM by Clare Marie Beer (cmbeer@umn.edu) → Degree-Granting College for College of Liberal Arts on 08/11/2011 at 10:37 AM by Nanette Hanks (nhanks@umn.edu) → Degree-Granting College (Pending) for College of Science and Engineering
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Approval Level: Degree-Granting College Action: Sent Back College: College of Liberal Arts Approver: Clare Marie Beer Date Submitted: 08/08/2011 at 03:50 PM Add missing line to the "rationale for changes."
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Institution:	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMNTC)
Campus:	Twin Cities (UMNTC)
Career:	Undergraduate (UGRD)
Program type:	Free-Standing Minor
Program title (short):	History of Sci, Tech, and Med
Program title (long):	History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Minor
Additional terms:	This program does not need any summer terms.
Stakeholder college(s):	Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering, Coll
Degree-granting college(s):	Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering, Coll
Approver college(s):	Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering, Coll
Budgetary college(s):	Liberal Arts, College of : 50% Science and Engineering, Coll : 50%
Administrative college(s):	Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering, Coll
Department(s):	College of Liberal Arts - Adm
First term admitting students:	Fall 2011
Effective date:	2011-09-06 (Fall 2011)
Catalog description:	The undergraduate minor in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (HSTM) offers the student a convenient way to bring together coursework at the upper divisional level (3xxx-5xxx), undertaken in History of Science and Technology courses (HSCI) and History of Medicine courses (HMED) into a coherent program that reflects a humanistic background to the basic applied sciences, technologies and/or healthcare professions. Students interested in the HSTM minor should consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the HSTM program and draw up a plan of study that represents a coherent theme within the history of sciences, technology, and medicine. Normally such a coherent program will entail survey course work in the history of science, the history of technology, or the history of medicine, along with more advanced historical work around a specific field (science, technology, or medicine) or theme (focus on a particular time period, geographical focus, type of history, etc).
RIASEC Codes:
Field of Study:	()
Program contact's U of M Internet ID:	nhanks
Program contact's full name:	Nanette Hanks
Program contact's campus mail address:	CLA Undergraduate Programs Room 205 JohH 3774J 101 Pleasant St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
Program contact's email address:	nhanks@umn.edu
Program contact's phone number:	612/624-4801
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Brief summary or overview of reason for proposed new program or rationale for changes:	New undergraduate minor combining the existing minors of "History of Science and Technology" and "History of Medicine." Jointly proposed by the History of Medicine and Biology and the History of Science and Technology Programs. Approved by the CI&A committee, and the CLA Assembly. -CMB 07/06/11
Site(s) beyond the home campus where this program will be delivered:
External accrediting agency for this program:
External accrediting agency address:
External accrediting agency phone number:
External accrediting agency Web site URL:
Frequency of agency review:	.
Scheduled time of upcoming review:
Academic Exchange or Articulation Agreement:
Program Delivery:	Classroom (majority of program is face-to-face)
Mission, Priorities and Interrelatedness:	The HSTM undergraduate minor is consistent with the University of Minnesota's commitment to collaborative scholarship and to integration of undergraduate teaching across disciplinary (and in this case collegiate) lines. The HST and HMED minors, which the HSTM minor will replace, already serve to unify the curriculum available to undergraduate students generally in these separate units. It represents a further integration of these offerings, in parallel with the recent integration of the HST and HMED graduate programs into the HSTM graduate program. Both have provided coherent and individualized programs to support undergraduate majors in the sciences, engineering, and allied healthcare fields as well as offering a special emphasis on the history of science, technology, and medicine within humanities and social science majors. It is anticipated that the HSTM undergraduate minor will entail no implications for other units, colleges, or campuses beyond those that already exist for the HST and HMED minors it will replace. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will additionally further the mission of the HSTM graduate faculty to prepare undergraduate students 'in house' to excel, should they choose to pursue a graduate degree in this field. The University of Minnesota (UMN) has never had an undergraduate degree program in either HST or HMED, as has the University of Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins, and other universities, and the new minor will help coordinate the undergraduate training available to UMN students in this area along the lines of the merged HSTM graduate program.
Need and Demand:	There is a pronounced demand for undergraduate instruction in HST and HMED, both to provide humanistic and cultural perspective on the sciences, engineering, and allied health professions to students pursuing degrees in these areas and in keeping with the liberal education mission of the University. Enrollments in our large entry-level courses and smaller upper-division topical courses bear witness to this. Although the number of students taking these courses who go on to choose a minor in HSCI or HMED has been small, it is growing. HSTM faculty has reported increasing interest among students who have taken one course inquiring about additional courses. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will provide an attractive opportunity for these students to integrate these courses into a coherent program with greater flexibility than with the precedent HSCI and HMED minors. Historians of medicine agree that HMED courses provide important human perspective and historical foundation for professionals in the allied health fields, whose training allows scant time for such courses beyond the undergraduate degree curriculum. Such perspectives (and coursework) presumably position students favorably to compete for entry into medical school and other allied health degree programs, and a minor provides certification of the student's serious interest. Similarly, historians of science and technology have assumed that the HST curriculum prepares students in the sciences and engineering to understand policy issues and ethical considerations within science and technology and to participate in national debate on appropriate scientific and technological development. The new HSTM undergraduate minor aims to continue to confer the professional advantages of the HST and HMED minors and to prepare citizens to participate in public discussion of these areas, while offering better integration and a streamlined administration.
Comparative Advantage:	A unified HSTM graduate program has positioned the University of Minnesota favorably among peer institutions nationally. While there are about 65 programs in the history of science and about a dozen in the history of medicine at major research universities, many individuals who seek advanced degrees in the history of science, technology or medicine do so within history departments and medical programs. Universities with dedicated units offering such degrees often do so in alliance with philosophy and ethics programs, as is the case with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University and the Department of Medical History and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. History of technology is seldom taught outside of history departments, and even then is often integrated with the history of science and not the history of medicine. The University of Minnesota, by unifying the history of science, technology, and medicine into one program, has created a model for intellectual and disciplinary integration. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will both reflect this academic initiative and extend it to undergraduate education.
Efficiency, Effectiveness, and use of Resources:	The new HSTM undergraduate minor will entail no costs or additional curricular resources beyond what is required by the existing HST and HMED minors and should, by replacing these, realize a cost savings in terms of administrative time. A joint faculty director of undergraduate studies (DUS) will be appointed to administer the new minor, replacing existing duplicate functions currently within HST and HMED; the DUS will be responsible to the HSTM graduate faculty and the individual chairs of the HST and HMED programs.
Program-level Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment:
Program Quality and Diversity Goals:	The learning outcomes for the HSTM undergraduate minor are a reflection of those for the constituent courses, which are evident in their ECAS proposals. Quality control and assessment are likewise monitored and regulated by individual course instructors. However, the DUS, who is responsible for advising minor students, will oversee the general success of the minor through interaction with advisees, in order to assess how effectively the minor requirements are meeting their needs and expectations. Teaching and learning within the program will be enhanced by the faculty in keeping with the policies and practices of the constituent HSCI and HMED units. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will not be subject to outside accreditation, but will become a visible part of the HSTM graduate program and will assist in recruitment of graduate students and faculty to the program by increasing its educational footprint.
Program Development:	The HSTM undergraduate minor requires 14 credits of 3xxx-5xxx courses. Students must work with the DUS to create a coherent plan that builds some area of special interest. No more than 25% of the total credits in the minor program may consist of directed study, directed instruction, or independent study. No more than 25% of the total credits may be taken on an S-N basis. All student minor programs must be approved by the HSTM director of undergraduate studies.
Admission Requirements Hide Section
Enter the minimum courses or credits to be completed before admission, if applicable:	No Courses or Credits
Indicate students that are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major:	None
Enter the preferred minimum G.P.A. above 2.0 for students already admitted to the degree-granting college(s) and now seeking entry to the major, if applicable:	N
Enter the preferred minimum G.P.A. above 2.0 for students transferring from another U of M college (I.U.T.s), if applicable:	N
Enter the preferred minimum G.P.A. above 2.0 for students transferring from outside the University, if applicable:	N
Explanation of G.P.A. above 2.0 requirements:
Explanation of other requirements to be completed before admission:
Required course(s):
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Program Requirements Hide Section
Minor length in credits:	14 credits
Minor length in credits:	14 credits
How many semesters of a second language are required?	0 semester(s)
Specific language(s) required	No Second Language
Other requirements, if applicable:
Required course(s):	Minor Courses Minor Courses Take a minimum of 14 credits of HSCI 3xxx-5xxx or HMED 3xxx-5xxx. No more than 25% of the total credits in the minor program may consist of directed study, directed instruction, or independent study. No more than 25% of the total credits may be taken on an S-N basis. Take 14 or more credits(s) from the following: HSCI 3xxx HSCI 4xxx HSCI 5xxx HMED 3xxx HMED 4xxx HMED 5xxx
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Sub-plan requirement for this program:	No

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Completed Approvals
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Submit Program

on 08/08/2011 at 09:11 AM

by Clare Marie Beer

(cmbeer@umn.edu)

→

Degree-Granting College

Sent Back

for College of Liberal Arts

on 08/08/2011 at 03:50 PM

by Clare Marie Beer

(cmbeer@umn.edu)

→

Degree-Granting College

Sent Back

for College of Science and Engineering

on 08/08/2011 at 03:50 PM

by Clare Marie Beer

(cmbeer@umn.edu)

→

Submit Program

on 08/08/2011 at 03:51 PM

by Clare Marie Beer

(cmbeer@umn.edu)

→

Degree-Granting College

for College of Liberal Arts

on 08/11/2011 at 10:37 AM

by Nanette Hanks

(nhanks@umn.edu)

→

Degree-Granting College

(Pending)

for College of Science and Engineering

Approver Comments (oldest to newest)

Approval Level: Degree-Granting College Action: Sent Back College: College of Liberal Arts Approver: Clare Marie Beer Date Submitted: 08/08/2011 at 03:50 PM

Add missing line to the "rationale for changes."

General Information
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Institution:

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMNTC)

Campus:

Twin Cities (UMNTC)

Career:

Undergraduate (UGRD)

Program type:

Free-Standing Minor

Program title (short):

History of Sci, Tech, and Med

Program title (long):

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Minor

Additional terms:

This program does not need any summer terms.

Stakeholder college(s):

Liberal Arts, College of
Science and Engineering, Coll

Degree-granting college(s):

Liberal Arts, College of
Science and Engineering, Coll

Approver college(s):

Liberal Arts, College of
Science and Engineering, Coll

Budgetary college(s):

Liberal Arts, College of : 50%
Science and Engineering, Coll : 50%

Administrative college(s):

Liberal Arts, College of
Science and Engineering, Coll

Department(s):

College of Liberal Arts - Adm

First term admitting students:

Fall 2011

Effective date:

2011-09-06 (Fall 2011)

Catalog description:

The undergraduate minor in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (HSTM) offers the student a convenient way to bring together coursework at the upper divisional level (3xxx-5xxx), undertaken in History of Science and Technology courses (HSCI) and History of Medicine courses (HMED) into a coherent program that reflects a humanistic background to the basic applied sciences, technologies and/or healthcare professions. Students interested in the HSTM minor should consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the HSTM program and draw up a plan of study that represents a coherent theme within the history of sciences, technology, and medicine. Normally such a coherent program will entail survey course work in the history of science, the history of technology, or the history of medicine, along with more advanced historical work around a specific field (science, technology, or medicine) or theme (focus on a particular time period, geographical focus, type of history, etc).

RIASEC Codes:

Field of Study:

()

Program contact's U of M Internet ID:

nhanks

Program contact's full name:

Nanette Hanks

Program contact's campus mail address:

CLA Undergraduate Programs Room 205 JohH 3774J 101 Pleasant St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

Program contact's email address:

nhanks@umn.edu

Program contact's phone number:

612/624-4801

Narrative Materials
Hide Section

Brief summary or overview of reason for proposed new program or rationale for changes:

New undergraduate minor combining the existing minors of "History of Science and Technology" and "History of Medicine." Jointly proposed by the History of Medicine and Biology and the History of Science and Technology Programs. Approved by the CI&A committee, and the CLA Assembly. -CMB 07/06/11

Site(s) beyond the home campus where this program will be delivered:

External accrediting agency for this program:

External accrediting agency address:

External accrediting agency phone number:

External accrediting agency Web site URL:

Frequency of agency review:

Scheduled time of upcoming review:

Academic Exchange or Articulation Agreement:

Program Delivery:

Classroom (majority of program is face-to-face)

Mission, Priorities and Interrelatedness:

The HSTM undergraduate minor is consistent with the University of Minnesota's commitment to collaborative scholarship and to integration of undergraduate teaching across disciplinary (and in this case collegiate) lines. The HST and HMED minors, which the HSTM minor will replace, already serve to unify the curriculum available to undergraduate students generally in these separate units. It represents a further integration of these offerings, in parallel with the recent integration of the HST and HMED graduate programs into the HSTM graduate program. Both have provided coherent and individualized programs to support undergraduate majors in the sciences, engineering, and allied healthcare fields as well as offering a special emphasis on the history of science, technology, and medicine within humanities and social science majors. It is anticipated that the HSTM undergraduate minor will entail no implications for other units, colleges, or campuses beyond those that already exist for the HST and HMED minors it will replace. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will additionally further the mission of the HSTM graduate faculty to prepare undergraduate students 'in house' to excel, should they choose to pursue a graduate degree in this field. The University of Minnesota (UMN) has never had an undergraduate degree program in either HST or HMED, as has the University of Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins, and other universities, and the new minor will help coordinate the undergraduate training available to UMN students in this area along the lines of the merged HSTM graduate program.

Need and Demand:

There is a pronounced demand for undergraduate instruction in HST and HMED, both to provide humanistic and cultural perspective on the sciences, engineering, and allied health professions to students pursuing degrees in these areas and in keeping with the liberal education mission of the University. Enrollments in our large entry-level courses and smaller upper-division topical courses bear witness to this. Although the number of students taking these courses who go on to choose a minor in HSCI or HMED has been small, it is growing. HSTM faculty has reported increasing interest among students who have taken one course inquiring about additional courses. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will provide an attractive opportunity for these students to integrate these courses into a coherent program with greater flexibility than with the precedent HSCI and HMED minors. Historians of medicine agree that HMED courses provide important human perspective and historical foundation for professionals in the allied health fields, whose training allows scant time for such courses beyond the undergraduate degree curriculum. Such perspectives (and coursework) presumably position students favorably to compete for entry into medical school and other allied health degree programs, and a minor provides certification of the student's serious interest. Similarly, historians of science and technology have assumed that the HST curriculum prepares students in the sciences and engineering to understand policy issues and ethical considerations within science and technology and to participate in national debate on appropriate scientific and technological development. The new HSTM undergraduate minor aims to continue to confer the professional advantages of the HST and HMED minors and to prepare citizens to participate in public discussion of these areas, while offering better integration and a streamlined administration.

Comparative Advantage:

A unified HSTM graduate program has positioned the University of Minnesota favorably among peer institutions nationally. While there are about 65 programs in the history of science and about a dozen in the history of medicine at major research universities, many individuals who seek advanced degrees in the history of science, technology or medicine do so within history departments and medical programs. Universities with dedicated units offering such degrees often do so in alliance with philosophy and ethics programs, as is the case with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University and the Department of Medical History and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. History of technology is seldom taught outside of history departments, and even then is often integrated with the history of science and not the history of medicine. The University of Minnesota, by unifying the history of science, technology, and medicine into one program, has created a model for intellectual and disciplinary integration. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will both reflect this academic initiative and extend it to undergraduate education.

Efficiency, Effectiveness, and use of Resources:

The new HSTM undergraduate minor will entail no costs or additional curricular resources beyond what is required by the existing HST and HMED minors and should, by replacing these, realize a cost savings in terms of administrative time. A joint faculty director of undergraduate studies (DUS) will be appointed to administer the new minor, replacing existing duplicate functions currently within HST and HMED; the DUS will be responsible to the HSTM graduate faculty and the individual chairs of the HST and HMED programs.

Program-level Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment:

Program Quality and Diversity Goals:

The learning outcomes for the HSTM undergraduate minor are a reflection of those for the constituent courses, which are evident in their ECAS proposals. Quality control and assessment are likewise monitored and regulated by individual course instructors. However, the DUS, who is responsible for advising minor students, will oversee the general success of the minor through interaction with advisees, in order to assess how effectively the minor requirements are meeting their needs and expectations. Teaching and learning within the program will be enhanced by the faculty in keeping with the policies and practices of the constituent HSCI and HMED units. The new HSTM undergraduate minor will not be subject to outside accreditation, but will become a visible part of the HSTM graduate program and will assist in recruitment of graduate students and faculty to the program by increasing its educational footprint.

Program Development:

The HSTM undergraduate minor requires 14 credits of 3xxx-5xxx courses. Students must work with the DUS to create a coherent plan that builds some area of special interest. No more than 25% of the total credits in the minor program may consist of directed study, directed instruction, or independent study. No more than 25% of the total credits may be taken on an S-N basis. All student minor programs must be approved by the HSTM director of undergraduate studies.

Admission Requirements
Hide Section

Enter the minimum courses or credits to be completed before admission, if applicable:

No Courses or Credits

Indicate students that are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major:

None

Enter the preferred minimum G.P.A. above 2.0 for students already admitted to the degree-granting college(s) and now seeking entry to the major, if applicable:

Enter the preferred minimum G.P.A. above 2.0 for students transferring from another U of M college (I.U.T.s), if applicable:

Enter the preferred minimum G.P.A. above 2.0 for students transferring from outside the University, if applicable:

Explanation of G.P.A. above 2.0 requirements:

Explanation of other requirements to be completed before admission:

Required course(s):

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Program Requirements
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Minor length in credits:

14 credits

Minor length in credits:

14 credits

How many semesters of a second language are required?

0 semester(s)

Specific language(s) required

No Second Language

Other requirements, if applicable:

Required course(s):

Minor Courses

Take a minimum of 14 credits of HSCI 3xxx-5xxx or HMED 3xxx-5xxx. No more than 25% of the total credits in the minor program may consist of directed study, directed instruction, or independent study. No more than 25% of the total credits may be taken on an S-N basis.

Take 14 or more credits(s) from the following:

HSCI 3xxx

HSCI 4xxx

HSCI 5xxx

HMED 3xxx

HMED 4xxx

HMED 5xxx

Sub-plans
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Sub-plan requirement for this program:

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Minor

College of Liberal Arts - Adm

College of Liberal Arts

College of Science and Engineering

• Free-Standing Minor

• Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2011

• Required credits in this minor: 14

Program & Curriculum Approval

Minor Courses

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Minor

Minor Requirements

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