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Contact(s)

Name E‐mail Phone

Kris Knox knoxj@tamug.edu 409‐740‐4442

Academic level Undergraduate

Effec ve Term 2020‐2021 Galveston

Department Mari me Business Administra on

College Galveston Campus

Program type Minor

With a minor in Mari me Business Administra on (MBAU) (MARA)

Associated Program Not Applicable

Catalog Program Title

Mari me Business Administra on ‐ Minor

Ra onale for Proposal

The new name will more accurately describe the business emphasis of the program to external stakeholders. Note, change

of the department's name to Mari me Business Administra on was approved Spring 2019.

To remove add MARA 416 from 435, MARA 470 and MARA 475 to the list of required elec ve courses. This has the effect of

reducing the number of required credit hours from 12 to 9 hours, and increasing the number of elec ves hours from 6 to 9.

The total credit hours required by the program does not change.

To add ACCT 230, FINC 341, MARA 212, MARA 373, MARA 416 and MKTG 321 to the list of elec ve courses.

Program hours 18

Is this program eligible

for financial aid?

Will program hours

change

(increase/decrease)

due to the proposed

curriculum changes?

No

Date Submi ed: 08/20/19 2:53 pm

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Last approved: 09/15/17 4:30 pm

Last edit: 09/04/19 8:58 amChanges proposed by: knoxj

Mari me Administra on ‐ Minor

Catalog Program Requirements

MINOR-MBAU: Maritime Business Administration - Minor https://nextcatalog.tamu.edu/courseleaf/courseleaf.cgi?page=/programa...

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Addi onal informa on

Required Proposal

Forms

MARA Minor Edited for MARA 435, 470, 475.pdf

PresidentApprovalFacultySenateItems050817.pdf

MARA‐MINOR Admin Change Request.docx

MARA‐MINOR Request New Minor Code.pdf

MARA‐MINOR Edited Degree Evalua on.pdf

Reviewer Comments Sandra Williams (sandra‐williams) (06/10/19 4:46 pm): Rollback: Please use correct program name.

Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (07/15/19 12:22 pm): Rollback: Please a ached the Minor's degree

evalua on that matches the proposed edits. Also, the statement “Students must be admi ed to a degree

program on the Galveston Campus as a requirement for acceptance into the Mari me Business Administra on

Minor” Is a program enrollment limita on that cannot be enforced in the degree evalua on. This statement

would be best added to the Overview tab of the programs Catalog page.

Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (09/04/19 8:58 am): Ini al concerns have been addressed.

Terra Bisse  (t.bisse ) (10/07/19 4:32 pm): UCC approved October 2019.

Key: 544

Course List

Code Title Semester Credit Hours

ACCT 229 Introductory Accoun ng 3

MARA 301 Ocean Transporta on I 3

MARA 416 Port Opera ons, Administra on and Economics 3

MARA 363 The Management Process 3

General elec ves 1 6

Elec ves 1, 2 9

Total Semester Credit Hours 18

1Students should meet with an advisor in the Department of Mari me Business Administra on to select the courses most appropriate for their area of interest.

2 Select from:  ACCT 230, FINC 341, MARA 212, MARA 304, MARA 342, MARA 373, MARA 401, MARA 402, MARA 416, MARA 421, MARA 424, MARA 435, MARA 440,

MARA 450, MARA 460, MARA 470, MARA 475, MARA 484, MARA 485, MARA 489, MARA 491, MARA 493 and MKTG 321.

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Administrative Change Request Change to An Existing Degree Program

Instructions. Institutions requesting a change to an existing degree program should address

the factors below in determining if the request is a degree modification or would necessitate

a request for a new degree program. No one factor necessarily determines the decision but

in general the more extensive the change(s) the more likely the need for a new program

request.

I. Current Degree Information: (list current degree program, CIP code, and

administrative structure)

o Current Title: Minor in Maritime Administration (MARA)

o CIP Code: 52-0209-00

o Administrative Structure:

Department of Maritime Business Administration 1814

Maritime Administration

II. Proposed Change:

A. Program Identification: Describe changes to the program identification.

1. Change name

Change name from Maritime Administration (MARA) to Maritime

Business Administration (MBAU)

2. Change in degree designation

None

3. CIP Code change

None

4. Change in administrative unit

None

B. Justification for Change: The program is primarily a business degree that

focuses on Economics, Finance, Regulations, and Operations in the maritime

industry. The new name will more accurately reflect that to external stakeholders.

C. Other Changes Associated With Request.

1. Focus/purpose or objectives/mission of degree

No Change

2. Additional areas of employment available to graduates

Additional areas of employment will include more generic business

placement due to the addition of the word business

D. Describe changes in the curriculum:

Include information on:

1. Degree completion requirements

None

2. Additional new courses to be added

None

3. Changes to existing courses

None

4. Courses common to all students in the degree plan

None

5. How will the set of courses required of all students in the degree program

change?

No change.

6. New specializations

None

E. Describe new accreditation, licensure & certification

1. What new program accreditation would become available?

We are seeking AACSB accreditation. AACSB has recommended this

name change.

2. What new professional licensure or certification would become available?

None

F. Describe changes needed in core faculty

1. New faculty needed to implement proposed change

None

2. New areas of expertise sought in additional faculty during past three years that

have contributed to degree program change

None

3. New areas of expertise in additional faculty that will be hired during the

upcoming three year

None

4. Existing faculty that will be reassigned to a different program or terminated.

Other faculty that would become responsible for program delivery

No changes

G. Cost:

1. Please indicate new costs that will be incurred with the modification to the

degree program during the first five years after the changes

No Changes in cost.

2. How will these costs be met?

N/A