[Advising] FW: ENG curriculum change: minor in professional writing is now 18 hours *and* STS course added to SBS

Good morning, Please share these updates with all advising staff. This minor will provide valuable, practical writing skills for our students. Thanks, Jackie Jacqueline Segura Loden, M.Ed., LPC Director of Advising Arts and Humanities Advising Center University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Multidisciplinary Studies Bldg 4.01.50 210-458-6513 ph http://www.utsa.edu/advise From: Sue Hum Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 5:42 PM To: Jackie Loden <Jackie.Loden(a)utsa.edu&gt; Cc: Anna Boyer-Chadwick <anna.boyer-chadwick(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Stephen Cheney <Stephen.Cheney(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Julie Fisher <Julie.Fisher(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Richard Medellin <richard.medellin(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Miranda Swain <Miranda.Swain(a)utsa.edu&gt; Subject: ENG curriculum change: minor in professional writing is now 18 hours *and* STS course added to SBS Dear Jackie In response to feedback from advisors, I have worked with the rhet/comp faculty and have made the following change: from 21 to 18 hours for the Minor in Professional Writing. Below is a screen shot of the courseleaf editing and this change will be effective 2018 (having gone through the approval chain). In addition, we have added a new course in the core under the Social and Behavioral Science component. It is "ENG 2033: Science, Technology, and Society." Here is the catalog course description. The interdisciplinary study of how social, political, and cultural practices shape scientific research and technological innovation, with emphasis on knowledge construction, production and analysis of scientific texts, controversies, expertise, public understanding of science, and the political economy of STEM knowledge. The course fulfills all required learning objectives for the Social and Behavioral Sciences component of the core curriculum. Generally offered: Fall, Spring. I hope you will share these changes with your students, which will also impact the Undergrad Certificate in Professional Writing and Rhetoric, which is designed for major outside of English. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will also be glad to meet with you at your convenience. Thank you!! Best, sue [cid:image001.png@01D3AC07.5D662480] Mark Bayer Associate Professor and Chair Department of English University of Texas at San Antonio (210) 458-4374