Name changes of ATLAS-sponsored degrees offered by the College of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Name changes of ATLAS-sponsored degrees offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science • Technology, Arts & Media • Technology, Media & Society To degrees in Creative Technology and Design Katherine Eggert, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment On behalf of Mark Gross, Director ATLAS Institute, CU Boulder 1

Proposed degree name changes Technology, Arts & Media (BS, minor) Creative Technology and Design Technology, Media & (BS, minor, traditional MS, Society (traditional MS, professional MS, PhD) professional MS, PhD) 2

Rationale for change • Current names lack visibility, clarity and definition in academic and employment landscapes. • New name reflects both creativity and technical nature of degrees across multiple platforms and applications. • Aligns undergraduate and graduate degrees; identifies them Live Green as engineering academic programs. • Recommended by Academic Review and Planning Advisory Committee (CU Boulder program review) in 2019. 3

Advantages to students • Avoids confusion with CMCI and Art & Art History degrees. • Better positions students for employment: ° New degree name matches job titles. ° Enables employers to identify curricular areas and technical nature of degrees. ° Enables students to define and market themselves in technical and engineering job markets. 4

Costs and how they will be covered • No new faculty or additional resources needed. • Marketing costs (e.g., website changes) will be absorbed into regular budget. • Enrollment in professional MS program continues to grow, doubling since 2014. Enrollment in undergraduate program has grown to ~250 since launching in 2015. 5