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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 and approval:

New Courses:
CIS 512 Introduction to Data Science and Analytics
CIS 600 Machine Learning for Data Science

Course Revision:
PSC 399 Research Skills

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Infusion (INF):
SWK 317 Research Methods in Social Work (CT, IM, W)

CT=Critical Thinking, IM=Information Management, W=Writing

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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 review. Late submissions will be reviewed in the fall:

New Program:
Advanced Certificate in Nonprofit Management, PAD

Program Revisions:
B.A. International Relations, BA-NS IR
B.A. Political Science, BA-NS PSC
B.F.A. Ceramics, BFA-AH CER
B.F.A. Fibers, BFA-AH FIB
B.F.A. Metals/Jewelry Design, BFA-AH MJD
B.F.A. Wood/Furniture Design, BFA-AH WFD
Minor in Political Science, PSC
Minor in International Relations, IR
Minor in Legal Studies

New Courses:
BUS 665 Entrepreneurship. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Multidisciplinary course on the process of translating an idea into an enterprise that connects with its environment and achieves self-sustained value-generating status. Students learn essential concepts and constructs employed in the entrepreneurial mindset, as well as the types of decisions, actions, or undertakings that characterize the business entrepreneurial process.

HEA 725 Fundamentals of Data Management and Decision Support in Higher Education. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Overview of institutional research practices and processes, as well as approaches to data management and decision support. The relationship of institutional researchers and assessment professionals to various internal and external organizational functions and to the emerging field of knowledge management.

HEW 322 Principles of Health Promotion Sciences. Prerequisites: HEW 204, HEW 225. Principles of social-ecological change that promote better health at the population level. Environmental and social conditions that affect health and select intervention strategies that change those systems and conditions in communities.

PAD 400 International Public Management and Service. Prerequisite: PAD 360 or instructor permission. Public management, public service, and public-private partnerships as related to the U.S. federal government, international government organizations (IGOs), and the global arena.

PAD 401 Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy. Prerequisite: PAD 360 or instructor permission. International human rights and humanitarian assistance as related to the legal aspects and major practical and policy considerations in the global arena.

PAD 648 Nonprofit Grants Management and Fund Development. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the MPA program. Topics and challenges in resource development for nonprofit organizations. Detailed examination of the grant-seeking process and development of overall fundraising strategy. Students prepare an actual grant proposal and write a fundraising plan.

PAD 649 Financial Management in the Nonprofit Sector. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the MPA program. Planning, financial management, and control in nonprofit organizations. Language, key concepts, and techniques of financial management. Students gain a working knowledge of basic financial analytical tools to ensure effective and efficient administration of financial resources.

PAD 650 Introduction to Health Policy and Management. Prerequisite: PAD 500. Topics in the study of health and health-care delivery in the United States including distribution of health and disease in society; historical developments in public health and health management; quality and accessibility of health-care services; organization of the U.S. health-care system; stakeholders and behaviors within the health policy network; comparison of the U.S. health-care system with other advanced industrialized societies; and the state of play in health-care reform.