Curricular Items
Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019Curricular Items
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review:
New Program:
Minor in Television and Film Arts
Program Revision:
B.A. Television and Film Arts Program, BA-AH TFA
New Course:
DSA 652 Applied Time Series Analysis in Banking Risk Management
New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
REL 360 Western Monotheism (formerly submitted as Orthodoxies and Heresies)
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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 2019 review:
Program Revision:
Minor in Coaching
New Courses:
NFS 607 Experiential Learning in Weight Management and Diabetes. Prerequisites: CHE 322, NFS 302, and NFS 402 or verification statement. Focus on the biochemical basis and treatment of obesity and diabetes. Addresses required competencies for the graduate dietetics students. Explores techniques for measuring body composition and energy expenditure including indirect calorimetry. Includes selected content required for the interdisciplinary obesity and weight management and certified diabetes educator credentials, including medication management. Emphasis on primary literature. Employs competency-based education (CBE). Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2020.
NFS 609 Experiential Learning in Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Prerequisites: NFS 403 and NFS 430 or verification statement. Addresses required advanced medical nutrition therapy (MNT) related competencies for graduate dietetics students. Applies evidence analysis process. Explores MNT outcomes for malnutrition interventions in acute care, long-term care, home care, and community settings. Includes selected content for the certified nutrition support clinician credential, e.g., managing nutrition electrolytes and glucose management. Employs competency-based education (CBE). Offered fall semester, beginning fall 2021
PHI 360 Africana Philosophy. Prerequisite: One PHI or AAS course. Philosophical thought across the African diaspora. Both historic and contemporary responses to issues specific to the black experience across the globe, such as understanding freedom, rationality, and humanity from the position of the formerly enslaved and/or colonized, and analysis regarding the intersections of race, gender, and white supremacy. Offered spring semester, beginning spring 2020.
Course Revisions:
HPR 202 Techniques and Theories of Soccer. Prerequisite: HPR 126 (formerly HPR 300). Basic underlying philosophies, techniques, and theories for planning, organizing, and managing soccer programs in educational settings, e.g., high school. Intended for prospective soccer coaches. Application of the principles and practices of coaching a soccer team. Active participation in practical coaching scenarios under the guidance and supervision of a New York State certified coach. Offered fall semester, beginning spring 2020.
HPR 205 Techniques and Theories of Track and Field. Prerequisite HPR 126 (formerly HPR 300). Basic underlying philosophies, techniques, and theories for planning, organizing, and managing track and field programs. Intended for prospective track and field coaches. Application of the principles and practices of coaching a track and field team. Active participation in practical coaching scenarios under the guidance and supervision of a qualified coach. Offered spring semester, beginning spring 2020.
HPR 207 Techniques and Theories of Baseball/Softball. Prerequisite HPR 126 (formerly HPR 300). Basic underlying philosophies, techniques, and theories for planning, organizing, and managing baseball/softball programs in educational settings, e.g., high school. Intended for prospective baseball/softball coaches. Application of the principles and practices of coaching a baseball team. Active participation in practical coaching scenarios under the guidance and supervision of a New York State certified coach. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2020.
