Addenda

Blazer Cor Approvals

Approved 10/4/2024

Approved to Blazer Core City as Classroom

DCS 210
HRP 210 with a flag in Civic Engagement.
HRT 100 Introduction to Human Rights with flags in Justice and Service Learning/ Community-Based Learning.
HY 210 History of American Medicine
WLL 118 City as Main Character with flags in Undergraduate Research and Global/Multicultural Perspectives. 

Approved to Blazer Core Communicating in the Modern World

SPA 180 Spanish for Health Professionals with a flag in Wellness.

Approved to Blazer Core Creative Arts

MU 264 with a flag in Global/Multicultural Perspectives.

Music Therapy Concentration added to the B.A. in Music

Approved 06/14/2024

RequirementsHours
Core Selections41
As a part of the Blazer Core students should take MU 120, PY 101, PY 212 and THR 105
Music Foundations
MU 115Computer Music I3
MU 221Music Theory I3
MU 224Aural Skills I1
MU 222Music Theory II3
MU 225Aural Skills II1
MU 321Music Theory III3
MU 324Aural Skills III1
MU 322Music Theory IV3
MU 325Aural Skills IV1
MU 159Introduction to Composition3
MU 329Conducting2
MU 366Music in World Cultures2-3
MU 472Music Hist/Lit 1750-Present3
MUP 122Class Voice1
MUP 124Class Piano1
MUP 125Piano Proficiency Exam0
MUP 126Advanced Class Piano1
MUP 128 Gospel Keyboard Improvisation1
MUP 200 Approved Applied Studies 4
Approved Music Ensemble6
MUP 001Performance Attendance (6 semesters of enrollment required.)0
Clinical Foundations
PY 218Psychopathology3
BY 115
115L
Human Anatomy
and Human Anatomy Laboratory
4
CHHS 141Lifelong Health & Wellness3
Music Therapy Concentration
MTY 100 Guitar Class I for Music Therapist1
MTY 105 Guitar Class II for Music Therapist1
MTY 200 Introduction to Music Therapy3
MTY 205 Music Therapy Clinical Musicianship3
MTY 300 Psychology of Music3
MTY 305 Music Therapy Research Methods3
MTY 310 Music Therapy Methods/Techniques I3
MTY 400 Music Therapy Methods/Techniques II3
MTY 405 Music Therapy Methods/Techniques III3
MUP 410 Music Therapy Ensemble1
MTY 410 Internship in Music Therapy3
Total Hours121-122

Blazer Core New Course Approvals

Approved 9/12/2024

Approved to Blazer Core Communicating in the Modern World

EDU 210 Writing and Speaking Skills for the Education Professional

FR 105 Accelerated Gamified Introductory French with a flag in Global/Multicultural Perspectives

Approved to Blazer Core Humans and Their Societies

KIN 231 Digital Gaming

PHL 213 Ethics of Artificial Intelligence with flags in Justice and Post-Freshman Writing

Approved to Blazer Core City as Classroom

WLL 295 Study Abroad and the City  with flags in Global/Multicultural perspectives and Collaborative Assignments and Projects

Honors College Graduation Designations

Approved 8/18/2024

Honors-Level Courses

All UAB Honors College students who earn 30 or more credit hours of honors-level coursework with a 3.5 GPA overall or better will graduate with High Distinguished Honors. Students who complete a minimum of 18 honors credit hours with a 3.5 GPA or better overall will graduate with Distinguished Honors. Students who complete 18 credit hours or more of honors-level coursework with an overall GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 will graduate with Honors.  Specific requirements for our Personalized Pathway and our Specialized Programs are detailed in these sections.

Personalized Path:

UAB Honors College students on our Personalized Pathway who earn 30 or more credit hours of honors-level coursework with a 3.5 GPA overall or better will graduate with High Distinguished Honors. Students who complete a minimum of 18 honors credit hours with a 3.5 GPA or better overall will graduate with Distinguished Honors. Students who complete 18 credit hours or more of honors-level coursework with an overall GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 will graduate with Honors.  In a Personalized Path, students earn honors credit in various ways. 

Global and Community Leadership Honors:

GCL students may complete 30 hours of honors coursework with a 3.5 GPA overall or better to graduate with High Distinguished Honors in Global and Community Leadership. Students must complete a minimum of 18 hours of designated honors coursework with a 3.5 GPA overall or better to graduate with Distinguished Honors in Global and Community Leadership; Students who complete 18 hours or more of designated honors coursework with an overall GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 will graduate with Honors in Global and Community Leadership.

Science and Technology Honors

To graduate with High Distinguished Honors in Science and Technology, students must complete 30 semester hours of designated honors coursework with a 3.5 GPA overall or better; Students who complete 30 or more of designated honors coursework with an overall GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 will graduate with Honors in Science and Technology.

University Honors Porgram

To graduate with High Distinguished Honors in University Honors, students must complete 30 semester hours of designated honors coursework with a 3.5 GPA overall or better; Students who complete 30 or more of designated honors coursework with an overall GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 will graduate with Honors in University Honors.

New Advanced Placement Test Approved for UAB Credit

Approved 8/13/2024

AP Precalculus Score 3 MA 105 Precalculus Algebra (3 credits) grade of P
AP Precalculus Score of 4 or 5 MA 105 Precalculus Algebra & MA 106 Precalculus Trigonometry (6 credits) grade of P
AP African American Studies Score of 3 AAS 200 Introducation to African American Studies (3 credits ) grade of P

Early Childhood Education

Correction 8/5/2024

 Early Childhood Education-Teacher Certification

RequirementsHours
Blazer Core Curriculum 141
As part of the Blazer Core take the following:
English Composition I 2
Introduction to Freshman Writing I
English Composition II 2
Introduction to Freshman Writing II
Public Speaking 3
Select Biology for One Thinking Broadly: Scientific Inquiry requirement 4
Introduction to Psychology 5
MA 105 or 110 or higher (See Blazer Core)
Other
CHHS 200Quality of Life2
MA 313Patterns, Functions and Algebraic Reasoning3
Select a Science course with a lab4
Additional Math Requirement
MA 314Geometric and Proportional Reasoning 63
MA 316Numerical Reasoning 63
Professional Studies
EDU 200Education as a Profession3
ECY 300Survey of Special Education3
EDF 362Foundations of Education I: Social, Historical, Philosophical3
EPR 363Foundations of Education II: Psychological3
Teaching Field Courses
Pre-TEP Courses
EEC 300Child Development/Family Relationships3
KIN 301Teaching Health Education and Physical Education in Elementary Schools3
Early Childhood Classroom Preparation Block
EEC 301Introduction to P-6 Education3
ECE 331Creative Learning Expression: Young Child1
ECE 332Literature for the Young Child3
EEC 415Learning Environments through Positive Behavior Support 3
ECE 410Organize Programs: Young Children3
The following require admission to TEP before they may be taken:
Birth-5 Methods Block (B-Pre-K5)
ECE 320Early Childhood Curriculum and Teaching3
EEC 421Methods of Teaching Foundations of Reading Development3
ECE 445Young Children: Math/Science/Social Studies3
ECE 460Current Topics in Early Childhood Education Assessment3
ECE 494Field Work in Early Childhood Education 71
Primary Methods Block (K - 2nd)
EEC 402Primary Math Methods3
EEC 422Methods of Teaching the Development of Reading Comprehension3
EEC 423Methods of Reading Assessment, Instruction, & Intervention3
EEC 440Advanced Workshop in Education: Methods to Support English Learners 3
ECE 494Field Work in Early Childhood Education 71
Internship 8
ECE 490Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education I9
EEC 491Internship Seminar in Education1
Total Hours123
1

Blazer Core Curriculum requirements

2

Fulfills Blazer Core Academic Foundations: Freshman Writing requirement.

3

Fulfills Blazer Core Academic Foundations: Communication in the Modern World requirement.

4

Fulfills Blazer Core Thinking Broadly: Scientific Inquiry requirement.

5

Fulfills Blazer Core Thinking Broadly: Humans and their Societies requirement.

6

Preferred math options

7

Each semester a candidate enrolls in a methods block course, they must also enroll in EEC 494 Fieldwork in Education for 1 credit hour. A total of 2 credit hours of EEC 494 is required prior to student teaching internship.

8

Internship courses must be taken AFTER admission to TEP. Internship cannot be taken until all program courses are complete and application is approved for student teaching.

Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights

Approved 12/8/23

New bachelor's program to be added in the College of Arts and Sciences in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.

RequirementsHours
Blazer Core Curriculum41
HRT 100Introduction to Human Rights3
HRT 400Skills and Methods in Human Rights3
Global Human Rights3
Philosophical Foundations3
Contemporary Moral Issues
History of Philosophy: Socrates Plato and Aristotle
or PHL 316
Civil Rights3
U.S. Civil Rights Movement
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Politics and Race in America
Capstone/Internship3
Human Rights Professional Internship
or HRT 490
Major Elective (2 Disciplines Required)18
Introduction to African-American Studies
Race, Rhetoric, and Resistance
Public Health and Medical Issues in African Communities
Race, Crime, Gender and Social Policy
Anthropology of Slavery
Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Religious Violence
Human Rights, Peace, and Justice
Anthropology of Transitional Justice and Human Rights
Villains, Victims, & Vigilantes
Justice Advocacy
Restorative Justice
Race, Crime, and Social Policy
Women and Crime
Gender in Communication
African-American Special Topics
Women's Literature and Theory
The Holocaust in History and Literature
LGBT History
Women Rogues, Radicals and Reformers
Nazi Germany
The Black Power Movement
Ethnic Cleansing & Genocide 1912-2012
U. S. Labor History
American Environmental History
The Holocaust on Film
Spain and the Spanish Inquisition
Environmental Ethics
Ethics of War
Special Topics in Philosophy
The United Nations
Memory Politics: Monuments, Museums and Human Rights
Health and Humanitarian Crisis
Social Justice and Pop Culture
Human Rights and Technology
Human Trafficking
Politics of Transitional Justice
International Law
Introduction to Global Health
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health
Environmental Justice and Ethics
Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Health
Public Health Law and Policy
Psychology of Gender and Sexuality
Contemporary Social Problems
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Our Interconnected World: International Sociology
Environmental Sociology
Racism, Sexism and Other Isms
Songs of Social Change through World Cultures
General Electives43
Total Hours120

Concentration in Music Therapy

Approved June 14, 2024

RequirementsHours
Blazer Core Curriculum41
Music Foundations
MU 115Computer Music I3
MU 221Music Theory I3
MU 224Aural Skills I1
MU 222Music Theory II3
MU 225Aural Skills II1
MU 321Music Theory III3
MU 324Aural Skills III1
MU 322Music Theory IV3
MU 325Aural Skills IV1
MU 159Introduction to Composition3
MU 329Conducting2
MU 366Music in World Cultures2-3
MU 472Music Hist/Lit 1750-Present3
MUP 122Class Voice1
MUP 124Class Piano1
MUP 125Piano Proficiency Exam0
MUP 126Advanced Class Piano1
MUP 128 Gospel Keyboard Improvisation1
MUP 200 Approved Applied Studies4
Approved Ensemble6
Performance Attendance (six semesters minimum)
Clinical Foundations
PY 218Psychopathology3
BY 115
115L
Human Anatomy
and Human Anatomy Laboratory
4
CHHS 141Lifelong Health & Wellness3
Music Therapy Concentration26
MTY 100 Guitar Class I
MTY 105 Guitar Class II
MTY 200 Introduction to Music Therapy
MTY 205 Music Therapy Clinical Musicianship
MTY 300 Psychology of Music
MT 305 Music Therapy Research Methods
MTY 310 Music Therapy Methods Techniques I
MTY 400 Music Therapy Methods Techniques II
MTY 405 Music Therapy Methods Techniques III
MUP 410 Music Therapy Ensemble
MTY 415 Internship in Music Therapy
Total Hours120-121

 Undergraduate Certificate in Organizational Communication

Approved May 8, 2024

New Certificate program to be added in the Collat School of Business in overview certificates.

RequirementsHours
BUS 350Business Communications3
MG 438Managerial Communication Skills3
IB 439Global Business Communications3
Electives6
Management Processes and Behavior 1
Managerial Spreadsheet Analytics
Talent Development
Managing Through Leadership
Management and Leadership in Sports and Entertainment Organizations
Advanced Leadership Theory and Practice
Social and Community Enterprise
Business Data Communications
Professional Selling
Advanced Professional Selling
Health Communications & Advocacy
Communications and Teamwork
Organizational Communication
Developing Digital Documents
Special Topics in Public Health
Total Hours15
1

Elective approved for non-business students only

Undergraduate Certificate in Wellness Program Design & Management

Approved May 8, 2024

New Certificate program to be added in the Collat School of Business in overview certificates.

RequirementsHours
MG 414Talent Development3
MG 448Workplace Wellness Program Design, Management and Assessment3
PUH 204Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health3
Electives6
Business Major Options
Public Health Data and Methods
Well Being and You
Healthy People, Healthy Planet
Nutrition and Health
Health and Wellness in the Information Age
Concepts of Health and Fitness
Non-Business Major Options
Managing Innovation
Project Management
Managing Through Leadership
Management and Leadership in Sports and Entertainment Organizations
Managerial Communication Skills
Advanced Leadership Theory and Practice
Global Business Communications
Other Elective Options 1
Health Communications & Advocacy
Lifelong Health & Wellness
Behavioral Theory in Health Education/Promotion
Planning and Implementing Health Education/Promotion Programs
Microskills & Coaching in Community Health and Human Services
Mental Health, Stress Management & Wellness Promotion
Total Hours15
1

These elective options can be applied to both business and non-business majors

BA in Music with a Concentration in Music Therapy Four Year Plan 

Approved 6/14/2024

Freshman
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
MUP 0010MUP 0010
MUP Approved Music Ensemble1MUP Approved Ensemble1
MUP 200 Approved Applied Studies1MUP 200 Approved Applied Studies1
MU 2213MU 2223
MU 2241MU 2251
MUP 1221
MU 1261
 
 MTY 105 - Guitar Class for the Music Therapists II1
MU 1203MTY 200 - Introduction to Music Therapy3
MTY 100 - Guitar Class for Music Therapist I1Academic Foundations - Writing3
Academic Foundations - Writing3 
 14 13
Sophomore
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
MUP 0010MUP 0010
MUP Approved Ensemble1MUP Approved Ensemble1
MUP 200 Approved Applied Studies1MUP 200 Approved Applied Studies1
MU 3213MU 1153
MU 3241MU 3223
MUP 128 - Gospel Keyboard Improvisation1
 MU 3251
PY 10123MTY 205 - Music Therapy Clinical Musicianship2
Quantitative Literacy - Mathematics3PY 21223
Thinking Broadly – Scientific Inquiry3THR 10523
MUP 125 Piano Proficiency Exam
  
 15 17
Junior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
MUP 0010MUP 0010
MUP Approved Ensemble1MUP Approved Ensemble1
MU 1593MU 3662-3
MU 3292MTY 305 - Music Therapy Research Methods3
MTY 300 - Psychology of Music3MTY 400 - Music Therapy Methods & Techniques II33
MTY 310 - Music Therapy Methods & Techniques I33Academic Foundations – Communicating in a Modern World3
Academic Foundations – Reasoning3Local Beginnings3
 15 15-16
Senior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
MTY 405 - Music Therapy Methods & Techniques III33MU 4723
BY 1154MUP 410 - Music Therapy Ensemble31
BY 115L0CHHS 1413
PY 2183Thinking Broadly – Scientific Inquiry3
City as a Classroom3Thinking Broadly – History & Meaning3
 13 13
Fifth Year
First TermHours 
MTY 415 - Internship in Music Therapy43 
 3
Total credit hours: 118-119
1

These courses are not required, but they are helpful for passing MUP 125 - Piano Proficiency. These courses are worth one (1) credit hour each.

2

Core curriculum and degree course requirement

3

Music Therapy Concentration course includes pre-internship clinical field experience

4

Internship period is six months (June-December). Students begin the process of applying for Internship fall semester senior year