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From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee

CORRECTION APPENDED

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:

Program Revision:
M.A. Biology (5631)

New Courses:
ARA 101 Beginning Arabic I. Rudimentary fundamentals of Arabic with emphasis on the spoken and written language.

ARA 102 Beginning Arabic II. Basic fundamentals of Arabic with emphasis on the spoken and written language.

GES 410 Undergraduate Research Seminar.Prerequisites: GES 101, GES 103, and instructor permission. Common topics related to undergraduate research in the geosciences including research methods, handling data, making interpretations, preparing for oral and poster presentations, and preparing for graduate school and professional geology. Must be engaged in (or planning) research with an Earth Sciences faculty member. May be taken more than once.

IDE 302 Interior Design Computer Applications.Corequisites: IDE 301 and IDE 303. Intermediate-level course. Integrates computer presentation software to augment concurrent Interior Design studio, professional practice, and stand-alone projects. Digital 3-D modeling and 2-D presentation tools, in conjunction with computer-aided design (CAD) software, are used to translate students’ fundamental manual presentation techniques to digital drawing, modeling, and layout.

New Courses and Intellectual Foundations Designations:

HUMANITIES
MCL 100 Italian Cinema I. Masterpieces of Italian cinema 1940–1970s. Taught in English.

MATHEMATICS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
PHI 107 Introduction to Mathematical Logic.Prerequisite: Basic proficiency in mathematics as specified by the requirements for the Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning component of Intellectual Foundations. Introduction to two types of mathematical models for assessing the correctness of reasoning. Venn diagrams discussed as geometric mathematical models for assessing categorical syllogisms. Sentential logic and monadic predicate logic discussed as systems of algebraic mathematical models for assessing the reasoning associated with these systems.

TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
ANT 385 Visual Anthropology. Prerequisite: ANT 101 or SOC 100. How technology of still camera transformed relationship to imagery, perception of time and movement through splitting and flattening of representations into “realistic” images. Basics of still cameras as research tools; how to collect informants’ images as data. Meaning, use of images, representations, and power of visual data.

WESTERN CIVILIZATION
MUS 224 Music and Political Action. Prerequisites: CWP 101 and CWP 102. Chronological overview of significant political, social, military, and religious events and the music associated with those events. Various composers, musical styles, musical forms, and musical selections as they directly relate to historically significant circumstances, events, and movements within world and American history. Previous musical experience helpful but not required.

WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
MUS 209 Sub-Saharan African Music and Cultures.Study of the cultures of sub-Saharan Africa focused on the histories and musics from four specific regions. Two-thirds of class time is in lecture format; one-third is dedicated to learning and performing African rhythms on percussion instruments.

Course Revisions:
EDU 121 Tutoring Students with a Diverse Language Background. Prerequisite: Completion of all GE2K general education/IF cognates in math and English with a minimum grade of C. Develops sociocultural awareness and trains tutors for community-based experiences. Prepares students for experiences and unique interactions between culture and education while providing strategies to help second-language learners access the core curriculum.

EDU 326 (formerly EDU 426) Tutoring Students with a Diverse Language Background. Prerequisites: Good standing in the major, EDF 202, and EDU 311. May be taken concurrently with EDU 329. For 0521 and 0522 majors. Exploration of principles, practices, and materials for providing children, birth–preschool, with strong foundation to support early literacy skills and language development. Examines theoretical influences on language development, relationship between oral language and early literacy, children’s literature, curriculum, and assessment. Consideration of implications for enhanced literacy and language outcomes for all children.

EDU 401 Practicum in Teaching. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; minimum grade of C in teaching methods courses related to specific major (EDU 220, EDU 310, EDU 311, EDU 312, or EDU 329). Second supervised teaching experience of two school settings at two developmental levels five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Students are required to effectively demonstrate content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflective practice.

EXE 385 Tutoring Students with a Diverse Language Background. Prerequisites: EXE 100, EXE 360, EXE 361, EXE 362, EXE 363, EXE 364, EXE 365, and EXE 367. Application of principles of evaluation, assessment, and curriculum design and implementation for children with disabilities through on-site participation. Required for Exceptional Education majors. Must be taken the semester following EXE 365 and EXE 367.

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:

ARTS
FAR 251 Art History II. World history of painting, sculpture, architecture, and related arts from the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries.

THA 216 Theater Fundamentals. Introduction to the art of theater for department majors. Examines elements of production, history, genres, and styles of theater. Attendance at live theater performance required.

HUMANITIES
ENG 255 The Short Story. Various examples of influential short fiction produced around the world since the nineteenth century. Familiarizes students with various literary techniques involved in the craft of short fiction.

ORAL COMMUNICATION
ANT 415 Seminar in Archaeology. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Value of archaeology and its relevance to problems faced by people today. Benefits from archaeology and how they are achieved. Intellectual, social, and political trends that have shaped the development of the field of archaeology. Archaeological theory and research design in depth. Negotiating between the different stakeholders in archaeological projects. Oral communication of archaeological findings.

EDU 400 Practicum in Teaching. Prerequisites:Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; minimum grade of C in teaching methods courses related to specific major (EDU 220, EDU 310, EDU 311, EDU 312, or EDU 329). First supervised teaching experience of two school settings at two developmental levels five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Students are required to effectively demonstrate content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflective practice.

EDU 404 Practicum in Teaching. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; minimum grade of C in teaching methods courses related to specific major (EDU 220, EDU 310, EDU 311, EDU 312). Supervised teaching experience at grade 1–4 developmental level five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Students are required to effectively demonstrate content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflective practice.

ENG 463 Methods, Materials and Professional Development for Teachers of English. Prerequisites: EDF 303, ENG 200, and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in major. Methods and materials necessary to become an effective teacher of English. Includes secondary school curriculum, New York State standards for the language arts, planning, assessment, and classroom management. Additional emphasis on professional development with on-site observations, practice teaching sessions, and interactions with public-school teachers and personnel.

GES 307 Geomorphology. Prerequisite: GES 101 or GEG 101. Internal and external processes and structural controls that shape the surface of Earth and other solid solar system bodies. Emphasis on selected geologic environments. Field trips required.

SOCIAL SCIENCE
IST 200 Introduction to International Studies. Key concepts, issues, and approaches used in international studies including political, economic, geographic, and cultural perspectives. Analyses of historical and contemporary globalization, migrations, and cultural hybridization.

TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
EDU 375 Integration of Technology in Education.Provides the pre-service teacher with an awareness of the current range of instructional and adaptive technologies. Emphasis on curricular integration of technology within the general and special education classroom, and connections between instructional technology and the broader role of technology in society.

WESTERN CIVILIZATION and TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
THA 332 Period Styles for the Theater. Prerequisite: Any THA course. Survey of architecture, décor, and fashion from pre-civilization to the early twentieth century. Students analyze the effects of nature, technology, politics, religion, and aesthetics on style. Provides vocabulary and identification of period style necessary to examine and evaluate the translation of a period style to the stage or screen.

WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
ANT 305 Peoples of Africa. Cross-cultural comparisons of indigenous and modern African nations. Regional, linguistic, social, political, religious, economic, and aesthetic characteristics; historical and recent population migrations on the African continent and the surrounding islands.

ANT 307 Urban Anthropology. Origins and evolution of cities around the world and their impact on the human family, other social relationships, and the physical environment. Early and recent viewpoints on life in cities, suburbs, and rural communities.

ANT 411 African Family. Prerequisite: ANT 101 or ANT 305. Modes of marriage, rules of marital residence, descent and kinship, community organization, and reference kinship terms. How urbanism and urbanization, formal education, service and industrial economies, migrations, and civil wars are contributing to changes in marriage, family, and kinship ties across Africa.

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

New Course:
SLP 625 Advanced Topics and Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders

New Course and Intellectual Foundation Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
PHI 347 Western Thought: Homer to Alexander

Course Revisions:
CIS 400 Visual Basic Programming for the Windows Environment
HIS 355 History and Culture of Argentina
MAT 103 Introduction to Mathematics

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundation Designations:
DIVERSITY
ANT 301 Indigenous Peoples of Eastern North America

ORAL COMMUNICATION
ECO 490 Senior Seminar

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Correction: March 19, 2009
The original version of this article, published March 12, incorrectly recorded ANT 307 as both WORLD CIVILIZATIONS and DIVERSITY designations.