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From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2018 review:

Program Revision:
B.S. Health and Wellness, BS-NS HEW

New Courses:
HEW 350 Introduction to Epidemiology. Prerequisite: MAT 103 with minimum grade of C. Introduction to epidemiology and epidemiological research for incidence, distribution, and control of diseases and health-related factors. Conceptual and practical issues encountered in design, conduct, and analysis of descriptive, experimental, and clinical epidemiologic studies. Includes basic research designs, estimating outcome measures, establishing cause and effect, and effectiveness of interventions to prevent and cure disease. Offered spring semester.

PAD 505 Introduction to Disaster and Emergency Management. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Introduction to disaster and emergency management principles, policies, and practices. How disasters and emergencies are defined, history of disaster and emergency management in the United States, phases of disaster and emergency management, politics of disaster response and humanitarian aid, and political landscape of disaster recovery and social change. Primary focus on the United States, with international examples used. Offered alternating years, beginning in spring.

PAD 606 Disaster Response and Recovery Management. Prerequisite: PAD 505. Management of disaster response and recovery activities. Federal and state disaster relief and recovery processes and policies, intergovernmental and cross-sector collaboration in emergency response and relief, and strategies for overcoming common challenges associated with managing disaster relief and recovery operations. Primary focus on the United States, with international examples used. Offered alternating years, beginning in summer.

PAD 609 Disaster and Emergency Management Planning. Prerequisite: PAD 505. Federal, state, and local disaster and emergency management planning policies and programs that guide disaster and emergency management planning and mitigation. How to analyze and assess hazard environments, assess local and organizational contexts, and develop strategies for preparing for and mitigating losses incurred by natural and man-made hazards. Focus primarily on the United States. Offered alternating years, beginning in fall.