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Board of Governors, State University System of Florida Request to Offer a New Degree Program (Please do not revise this proposal format without prior approval from Board staff) University of Florida Fall 2016 University Submitting Proposal Proposed Implementation Term Languages, Literatures and Cultures Liberal Arts and Sciences Name of College(s) or School(s) Name of Department(s)/ Division(s) B.A. in Foreign Languages & Foreign Languages & Literatures Literatures Academic Specialty or Field Complete Name of Degree 16.0101 Proposed CIP Code The submission of this proposal constitutes a commitment by the university that, if the proposal is approved, the necessary financial resources and the criteria for establishing new programs have been met prior to the initiation of the program. Date Approved by the University Board of President Date Trustees Signature of Chair, Board of Date Vice President for Academic Date Trustees Affairs Provide headcount (HC) and full-time equivalent (FTE) student estimates of majors for Years 1 through 5. HC and FTE estimates should be identical to those in Table 1 in Appendix A. Indicate the program costs for the first and the fifth years of implementation as shown in the appropriate columns in Table 2 in Appendix A. Calculate an Educational and General (E&G) cost per FTE for Years 1 and 5 (Total E&G divided by FTE). Projected Implementation Projected Program Costs Enrollment Timeframe (From Table 2) (From Table 1) E&G Contract E&G Auxiliary HC FTE Cost per & Grants Total Cost Funds Funds FTE Funds Year 1 290 217.5 9945 2162942 0 0 2162942 Year 2 390 292.5 Year 3 327 245.3 Year 4 367 276.8 Year 5 390 292.5 5952 1741074 1741074 Note: This outline and the questions pertaining to each section must be reproduced within the body of the proposal to ensure that all sections have been satisfactorily addressed. Tables 1 through 4 are to be included as Appendix A and not reproduced within the body of the proposals because this often causes errors in the automatic calculations. INTRODUCTION I. Program Description and Relationship to System-Level Goals A. Briefly describe within a few paragraphs the degree program under consideration, including (a) level; (b) emphases, including concentrations, tracks, or specializations; (c) total number of credit hours; and (d) overall purpose, including examples of employment or education opportunities that may be available to program graduates. (a) The proposed program is a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures. (b) The program will offer specializations focusing on oral and written language skills, literature, and culture in the following areas: African Languages (Akan, Swahili, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu), Arabic, Chinese, French and Francophone, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and Russian. It also offers a dual specialization in any two of the preceding language areas, with the addition of Polish, Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese. Students will be able to obtain field concentrations in Comparative Cultural Studies, Film and Visual Culture, Literary Studies, and Medieval and Early Modern Studies. The program will replace 4 existing Bachelor’s programs which will be closed once the new degree is in place. (c) The total number of credit hours is 120. The curriculum includes 16-20 credits of preparatory language study in the lower division and 33 hours of language, literature, and culture study in the upper division. (d) The purpose of the degree is to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of a specific area of language and culture as well as a familiarity with the culture of other language or area traditions. Moreover, through cross-disciplinary exposure, the program will enhance students’ critical thinking and communication skills. With this cross-cultural understanding of their contemporary world, students will be fully prepared for advanced graduate study in an area of foreign language and culture. Their skills and knowledge will also prepare them for careers in education (e.g. teacher, study abroad coordinator), government (e.g. State Department, immigration and customs, foreign intelligence, international development), diplomacy and international politics (e.g. embassy/consulate work, Aid work, United Nations, international security, interpreting and translating), law (e.g. international law, court interpreter), global business and industry (e.g. import/export, international banking and finance, marketing, public relations), communications (interpreter, translator, journalist), social sciences (e.g. anthropologist, archaeologist, professional researcher, archivist), arts and culture (e.g. film industry, critic/reviewer, travel journalist), and publishing (e.g. editor, marketer, researcher). B. Please provide the date when the pre-proposal was presented to CAVP (Council of Academic Vice Presidents) Academic Program Coordination review group. Identify any concerns that the CAVP review group raised with the pre-proposed program and provide a brief narrative explaining how each of these concerns has been or is being addressed. April 12, 2013. No concerns were raised. C. If this is a doctoral level program please include the external consultant’s report at the end of the proposal as Appendix D. Please provide a few highlights from the report and describe ways in which the report affected the approval process at the university. N/A D. Describe how the proposed program is consistent with the current State University System (SUS) Strategic Planning Goals. Identify which specific goals the program will directly support and which goals the program will indirectly support (see link to the SUS Strategic Plan on the resource page for new program proposal). The B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures will provide preeminent undergraduate education while preparing students for professional education, business, industry, research, and public service of the highest quality. The faculty members poised to participate in this program are leaders in their respective fields and pioneers in interdisciplinary studies and distance education. As such, the proposed degree meets the SUS strategic Goal 3. This program meets Goal 1. In terms of “access to and production of degrees” the B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures offers, in addition to the existing specializations in East Asian (Chinese and Japanese), French and Francophone, German, and Russian, new specializations (to major level) in African Languages, Italian, as well as structured study (to level of minor) in Haitian Creole, Polish, and Vietnamese. The B.A. will also offer greater visibility and more straightforward access to major specializations in both Arabic and Hebrew (until now only available through an IDS major in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures), by integrating them into the B.A. The major also offers a new dual specialization track designed to allow students to develop proficiency in two languages as well as cultural knowledge appropriate to their chosen language areas. The structure of the B.A. also reflects the importance of comparative cultural knowledge offering students a new, attractive option of a cross-cultural field concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies, Film and Visual Culture, Literary Studies, or Medieval and Early Modern Studies. This program meets Goal 4. Students enrolled in the B.A in Foreign Languages and Literatures will develop the cross-cultural knowledge, the linguistic skills, and the critical aptitudes that will allow them to make “significant contributions within an increasingly global community” referenced in UF’s mission statement. Specifically, the program meets the “unique institutional responsibilities” of UF by providing students with the multilingualism, the diverse cultural knowledge, the research and writing skills, and the critical and expressive clarity that will prepare them to engage decisively with the social, political, and cultural realities of the 21st century as we transition into a more global environment in all areas of life, business, industry, trade, and educational systems. As a result, our students will be able to meet Florida’s professional and workforce needs and assist the state in becoming more competitive in the national and global economy (Goal 2). E. If the program is to be included in a category within the Programs of Strategic Emphasis as described in the SUS Strategic Plan, please indicate the category and the justification for inclusion. The Programs of Strategic Emphasis Categories: 1. Critical Workforce: • Education • Health • Gap Analysis 2. Economic Development: • Global Competitiveness 3. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Please see the Programs of Strategic Emphasis (PSE) methodology for additional explanations on program inclusion criteria at the resource page for new program proposal. This B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures, General CIP 16.0101 will directly address two identified categories of Strategic Emphasis, namely Global Competitiveness and Education. The B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures will allow students to move freely and decisively through the world. At home and abroad they will make superb researchers, educators, statesmen, entrepreneurs, and contributors to the cultural, economic, business, political, and artistic landscapes they inhabit. Equipped with a breadth of knowledge and the ability to express it in a variety of languages, our graduates will be much desired not only as language teachers but also as educators in areas where second language skills