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From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Withdrawal
The following item listed in the October 19, 2017, Daily Bulletin has been withdrawn by the department and will not be reviewed by the College Senate Curriculum Committee:

Program Revision (Withdrawn):
B.A. Geography, BA-NS GEG

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Advanced to the President
The following has been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review:

New Program:
M.S. Multidisciplinary Studies (Nutrition Track), HND-MS

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2017 review:

New Courses:
BIO 440 Applications in Biotechnology. Prerequisites: CWP 102, BIO 211, CHE 112, and junior standing. Case-study exploration of molecular, cellular, and immunological techniques used to address industrial, agricultural, environmental and human health issues. Emphasis on underlying biological principles, the biotechnology employed, and evidence of effectiveness. Safety, policy issues, bioethical considerations, and public perceptions. Offered every fall semester.

EDL 613 School District Administration and Governance. Prerequisite: Majors only. Instructional, managerial, and political roles of the chief school administrator and central office staff; school district organization, governance, and core or governing values used in decision making; collective bargaining; facilities management; school and community relations; relationships with federal and state governments; and the role and operation of the board of education. Offered spring semester.

HIS 347/PSC 338 Politics and History of Modern Terrorism I. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor permission. Politics and history of terrorism from the French Revolution until the end of the Cold War. First of two-part course sequence. Broad definitions of terrorism including tyrannicide, state terror, and counterinsurgency. Narrow definitions do not include state actors. Questions of geopolitical, socioeconomic, and cultural causation. Current methodology and empirical research of terrorism. Typology of terrorism including historical analysis of racist, nationalist, anarchist, and socialist organizations. Focus on controversies about state response regarding legal rights, proceedings, and immigration addressing political, social, and cultural issues. Offered every fall semester.

HIS 348/PSC 339 Politics and History of Modern Terrorism II. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or instructor permission. History and politics of terrorism from the Cold War until today. Second of two-part course sequence. Definitions of terrorism with and without state actors. Questions of geopolitical, socioeconomic, and cultural causation. Current methodology and empirical research of terrorism. Typology of terrorism including historical analysis of jihadi extremist and narco-terrorist groups. Focus on controversies about state response regarding legal rights, proceedings, and immigration addressing political, social, and cultural issues. Offered every spring semester.

Course Revisions:
BIO 111 Foundations of Biology. Molecular and cellular approach to understanding human biology. Emphasis on biomolecules, cell structure and function, cell division, genetics, gene expression, and biotechnology as they pertain to understanding human biology and human health. Offered every semester.

BIO 333 Biological Form, Function, and Diversity. Prerequisites: BIO 211 and BIO 213. Origin and history of life on earth and its diversification with an emphasis on Eukarya. Survey of the morphology, physiology, development, reproduction, and life cycles of protists, plants, fungi, and animals. Offered every spring semester.

GEG 485 Interactive and Web-Based Mapping. Prerequisite: GEG 425 or instructor permission. Introduction to interactive and web-based mapping. Exploration of different approaches to communicating with maps on the Internet. Creation of web-based mapping applications. Offered every other year.

GEG 525 Fundamentals of GIS. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Geographic information systems (GIS) and computer cartography. Principles and methods of spatial data automation, models and structures of spatial databases, spatial analysis and map display in computerized environment. Computer mapping principles including scales, map projections, symbolization, coloring strategy, and thematic mapping. Offered every semester.

GEG 529 Advanced Topics in GIS. Prerequisite: GEG 425/525 or equivalent GIS course or instructor permission. Builds from the topics covered in GEG 525 focusing on digital representation of the human and physical environment, including location referencing, database design, data quality issues, spatial statistical analysis using GIS, and understanding spatial analysis algorithms and models. Introduces programming in a GIS environment. Offered spring semester.

HEW 488 Internship. Prerequisite or corequisite: HEW 312; instructor permission. Practice in the professional skills of entry-level community health education and promotion specialists through mentored field experience. Offered every semester.