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 Courses:
CRS 705 Advanced Instructional Design in Creativity
CRS 706 Advanced Instructional Delivery in Creativity
CRS 725 Contemporary Global Perspectives in Creativity Theory, Practice, and Research
CRS 740 Foundational Quantitative Data Analysis and Statistics in Creativity Studies
CRS 741 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis and Statistics in Creativity Studies
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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 final fall review:
New Program:
B.S. Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Program Revisions:
B.S. Early Childhood Education, BS-SOE ECE
B.S. Early Childhood and Childhood Education (Birth–Grade 6, Combined Program), BS-SOE ECC
New Courses:
BXE 682 Field Experience in Bilingual General and Special Education. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, admission to BXE program, program coordinator permission. Graduate field placement composed of college-supervised field experience providing bilingual education to English language learners/multilingual learners (ELLs/MLLs) with and without disabilities as appropriate to the teaching certificate. Application of theories and practices in bilingual general and special education. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2021.
CRS 899 Dissertation. Prerequisites: CRS 689 and two of the following courses: CRS 730, CRS 731, CRS 740, CRS 741. Students contribute new knowledge to the field of creativity by conducting original empirical research (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods). Under the supervision of faculty members, students can follow a traditional dissertation format or may choose to complete a three-article dissertation. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2021.
EXE 324 Sign Language for Students with Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Overview of the nature and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its impact on communication. Includes evidence-based assessments and interventions for communication and behavioral aspects of ASD. Equips students with skills for communicating with individuals with ASD or other developmental disabilities or delays using functional sign language. Offered spring semester, beginning fall 2021.
EXE 583 Practicum in High School Special Education. Prerequisites: EXE 500 or equivalent; EXE 501 or equivalent; EXE 502 or equivalent; EXE 503 or equivalent; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in prerequisite coursework; program coordinator permission. Graduate student teaching experience with children in grades 7–12 needing special education services; completed in public, private, or charter school classrooms, private agency classrooms, or classrooms in residential settings. Required for graduate teacher candidates seeking certification as a teacher of special education. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2021.
PAD 515 NYS Government and Budget. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Blends NYS government and politics with the annual budget process. Topics include fiscal federalism, economic climate, NYS budget components and processes, contemporary policy issues, NYS government institutions, political parties, and interests. Offered every spring, beginning spring 2022.
PSC 221 Judicial Process and Politics. Detailed examination of the structure of American courts; the procedures and operating norms of judges, lawyers, and litigants; the impact of law on society, and alternative approaches to dispute resolution. Exploration of the nature and limits of law and legal reasoning; the selection of judges; the role of jurors; how federal courts set agendas, decide cases, and affect legal policy; and the role of interest groups and public opinion on judicial behavior. Offered occasionally, beginning spring 2022.
PSC 223 Social Justice through the Law. Focus on diversity, social justice, public interest, and the law. Investigation of the role the legal profession plays to advance diversity and social justice along with structural factors contributing to inequality, social class, power, wealth, and race. Analysis of means by which individuals can work for social justice, both in and out of the courtroom. Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2021.
PSC 426 Mediation. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Detailed examination of mediation theory and practice; the role of the mediator; the types of disputes most suited for mediation; the place of mediation in the American legal landscape; survey of other forms of alternative dispute resolution, challenges and controversies concerning their use. Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2021.
PSC 430 UN and Global Affairs. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Overview of the United Nations, including history, structure, objectives, and politics. Students learn practical skills by participating in Model UN simulations and conducting independent research on the UN. Offered spring semester, beginning spring 2022.
SLP 330 Deaf Culture in America. Study of cultural norms, values, traditions, and rules of social behavior of the deaf community. The effects of hearing loss, communication options, and use of assistive technologies. Offered every other spring semester, beginning spring 2022.
New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
HON 106 Arts Seminar. Honors introduction to Arts in General Education. Identification and building of skills and concepts that transfer across the curriculum. Concentration on the relationship between scholarship and the arts through research, artistic work, and high-impact practices. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2022.
Course Revisions:
BXE 623 Foundations, Theory, and Practice of Bilingual General and Special Education. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, admission to 4+1 pathway. Theories of bilingual education and bilingualism; sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics. Examines the history, legal foundations, and current practices in bilingual general and bilingual special education; issues and trends in the education of multilingual learners with and without disabilities. Explores multicultural perspectives in education, including an overview of linguistics and English grammar. Offered fall and summer semester, beginning summer 2021.
BXE 625 Curriculum and Instruction of Literacy in Bilingual General and Special Education. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, admission to 4+1 pathway, BXE program. Current and emerging philosophies and methods of teaching bi-literacy to English language learners/multilingual learners (ELLs/MLLs) with and without disabilities. Covers review of curriculum materials, strategies for teaching reading and writing skills, including native/home language arts, and important considerations for transfer of native/home language to English literacy skills. Offered every J-Term and summer as needed, beginning summer 2021.
BXE 626 Assessment Techniques in Bilingual General and Special Education. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, admission to BXE program. Assessment methodologies for English language learners/multilingual learners (ELLs/MLLs) with and without disabilities. Teacher candidates will design and implement an assessment plan for an English language learner/multilingual student with a disability that addresses cultural and linguistic considerations in classification and instructional planning. Topics include models, issues, basic terminology, test administration, scoring procedures, score interpretation, and test construction. Offered every fall and summer as needed, beginning summer 2021.
BXE 627 Curriculum and Instruction of Content Areas in Bilingual General and Special Education. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, admission to BXE program. Current and emerging philosophies and methods of teaching core subjects (i.e., math, science, social studies) to English language learners/multilingual learners (ELLs/MLLs) with and without disabilities. Includes review of curriculum materials, strategies for teaching in the content areas using both English and the native/home language. Offered every J-Term and summer as needed, beginning summer 2021.
