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From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee

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

New Program:
Minor in Asian Studies

Program Revisions:
B.A. Political Science (0722), BA-NS-PSC
B.S. Health and Wellness, BS-NS-HEW
M.S.Ed. Literacy Specialist (Birth–Grade 12) (formerly Literacy Specialist [Birth–Grade 6]) (6261), LTB

New Courses:
ADE 582 Introduction to Adult Literacy Education in the U.S. Prerequisites: Graduate status and admission to the adult education master’s degree program.Examination of the adult literacy education system in the United States from historical and modern perspectives; exploration of research, theory, and professional wisdom of the field; reflection on, discussion of, and critique of the current policy, instructional, philosophical, and social issues that affect the adult literacy education field.

ADE 645 Design Teams in Training and Development. Prerequisites: Graduate status and admission to the adult education master’s degree program or multidisciplinary master’s degree program, or instructor permission; ADE 608; and ADE 610. A practical approach using a design team in training and development integrating adult learning and instructional design theories for the analysis, design, and development of employee/volunteer programs for targeted organizational learners; use of authentic evaluation and assessment concepts to design programs and workforce learner evaluations. Students work in a virtual, simulated environment to experience the challenges of practicing the critical competencies of program design, development, and evaluation.

PAD 501 Comparative Public Administration. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission.Cross-cultural, cross-national, and cross-institutional survey of public administration organizations and practices around the world. Administrative systems of northern nation-states and the processes of administrative change in post-Communist and southern nation-states. Evolution of administration; structure of administrative systems; personnel; budgeting; ethics and legal frameworks; role of administration in economic development; transfer of administrative skills; regional and international administrative organizations; theoretical approaches and methodological issues in understanding similarities and differences in administrative behavior.

PSY 330 The Psychological Power of Language. Prerequisite: PSY 101. Study of language from a psychological-science standpoint. Properties of human languages; how language is represented in mind and brain; how it is acquired; whether it is specific to humans; relationship between language and culture; verbal and nonverbal aspects of how language is used to communicate.

New Courses and Intellectual Foundations Designations:

AMERICAN HISTORY
ANT 250 Historical Archaeology. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or instructor permission. Archaeology of the United States from 1500 through the American Civil War. Material life and diversity of sociocultural experiences in the United States during this period.

DIVERSITY
PSC 390 The Italian American Experience: Politics, Society, and Identity. Examination of the experience of Italians in the United States from an interdisciplinary perspective beginning with the peak years of emigration (1870–1920) including the culture, society, economy, and government of Italy (push factors) and the promise of America (pull factors). Identity, citizenship, worldview, family structure, expressive culture, politics, economics, crime, and social relations in the Italian American community.

Course Revisions:
CNS 600 Examination/Documentation I. Corequisite: CNS 601. Methods and techniques used to determine and document the condition of artifacts. Development of theoretical understanding and advanced practical skills in scientific photography, conservation photodocumentation, and studio photography. Development of advanced skills in digital photography using standard- and large-format cameras and emphasizing precision, standardization, and color accuracy.

CNS 601 Examination/Documentation I Lab. Corequisite: CNS 600. Laboratory component of CNS 600. Supervised applied practice in use of environmental light, UV, and relative humidity meters and recorders; digital conservation photodocumentation of paintings, paper, and objects using view camera with scanning back and DSLR cameras; specialized conservation and studio lighting techniques; close-up photography and photomacrography. Emphasis on individual supervision for the rapid development of skills sufficient for independent mastery of techniques presented.

CNS 602 Examination/Documentation II. Corequisite: CNS 603. Continuation of CNS 600. Ultraviolet, infrared, and other specialized techniques used to examine and document the structure and condition of artworks and cultural artifacts using visible and nonvisible radiations; emphasizes theoretical understanding and development of advanced practical skills using digital cameras and electronic imagers. Proper techniques for planning, producing, and delivering professional illustrated presentations.

CNS 603 Examination/Documentation II Lab. Corequisite: CNS 602. Laboratory component of CNS 602. Supervised applied practice in ultraviolet examination and digital photodocumentation (reflected UV and UV-induced fluorescence methods); infrared examination and digital photodocumentation using digital cameras and infrared imagers; reflectance transform imaging; 3-D scanning; oral presentation techniques. Emphasis on individual supervision for the rapid development of skills sufficient for independent mastery of techniques presented.

CNS 604 Examination/Documentation III. Corequisite: CNS 605. Continuation of CNS 602. Radiographic techniques; emphasis on theoretical understanding and acquisition of advanced skills in film and digital radiographic techniques for museum artifacts; radiation safety. Use of scanners in the digitization of artifacts. Color management in digital photography; profiling of capture and output devices. Applications of image processing and Adobe Photoshop for artifact analysis and attribution studies and virtual and actual restoration. Basics of color film photography; use of color temperature meters and filters. Color perception.

CNS 605 Examination/Documentation III Lab. Corequisite: CNS 604. Laboratory component of CNS 604. Supervised applied practice in use of flatbed and film scanners; profiling of digital cameras, scanners, monitors, and printers; film-based and computed radiography of museum artifacts; Adobe Photoshop restoration techniques; use of color temperature meters. Emphasis on individual supervision for the rapid development of skills sufficient for independent mastery of techniques presented.

CNS 606 Examination/Documentation IV. Corequisite: CNS 607. Continuation of CNS 604. Advanced studies in examination and documentation and in radiography, ultraviolet, infrared, and other imaging techniques appropriate to a student’s areas of conservation specialization and to their specialization research project. May include advanced-level readings in conservation literature, as well as in the fields of imaging science and nondestructive testing; research into the application of newly developed examination methods and new applications of existing methods; individual supervision of applications of all techniques to the treatment or analysis of artifacts assigned in advanced courses in painting, paper, and objects conservation.

CNS 607 Examination/Documentation IV Lab. Corequisite: CNS 606. Laboratory component of CNS 606. Supervised applied practice in examination and documentation and in radiography, ultraviolet, infrared, and other imaging techniques appropriate to a student’s areas of conservation specialization and to their specialization research project. Emphasis on individual supervision for the rapid development of skills sufficient for independent mastery of techniques presented.

PSY 430 Psycholinguistics. Prerequisite: PSY 330 or PSY 340. Empirical approach to how we produce and understand language. Major theories, looking at language sounds, words, sentences, conversation, discourse, and language acquisition. Integrates language representation and processing into the general framework of cognitive science. Includes laboratory exercises and final project.

Course Revisions and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Designations:

PSC 309 International Political Economy (WAC). Prerequisite: PSC 101 or PSC 102. A political perspective of dynamic global economy. Emphasis on analyzing and examining theoretical traditions of international political economy to study contemporary international economic issues such as international trade, international monetary policy, foreign aid, energy crises, and the impact of international financial organizations.

PSC 317 U.S. Constitutional Law (WAC). Prerequisite: Junior or senior status, or instructor permission. Foundations of American Constitutionalism; judicial review and its use throughout history; the Supreme Court’s interaction with Congress, the president, and the states; evolving concepts of federalism; development of governmental regulation of private property and contracts; the evolution of the principles of constitutional due process and equal protection.

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Advanced to the Interim President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the interim president for review and approval:

Program Revisions:
M.S.Ed. Early Childhood Special Education (6340),EXC MSED-ED
M.S.Ed. Childhood Special Education (6341), XCE MSED-ED
M.S.Ed. Adolescence Special Education (6342),EXA MSED-ED

New Courses:
PAD 689 Research Methods in Public Administration
PAD 699 Data Analysis and Presentation
PAD 735 Management Practices in Public and Nonprofit Sectors
PSC 342 Russian Politics

Course Revision:
PSC 317 U.S. Constitutional Law: Power, Institutions, and Accountability

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
HUMANITIES and DIVERSITY
AAS 100 Introduction to Africana Studies

ORAL COMMUNICATION
MED 408 Student Teaching of Mathematics in High School