Curricular Items

Curricular Items

Posted:

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

Program Revisions:
B.S. French Education (712) (0651)
B.S. Spanish Education (7–12) (0656)
Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification French Education (7–12) (7046)
Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification Spanish Education (7–12) (7076)

New Minors:
GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
Leadership

New Courses:
CRS 435 Experiences in Leadership
ENT 420 Professional Experience in Mechanical Engineering Technology

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
CRJ/PSC/SOC 485 Moot Court

Course Revisions:
IDE 488 Interior Design Internship
MAT 126 Applied Calculus I
PHY 107 General Physics I
PHY 111 University Physics I

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
DIVERSITY
PSC 225 Women in American Politics

Curricular Items

Curricular Items

Posted:

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:
GEG 478 Global Change
GEG 485 Interactive and Web-Based Mapping

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 Programs:
Postmaster’s Certification Only, Special Education: Early Childhood
Postmaster’s Certification Only, Educational Leadership for School District Leader 
(SDL)
C.A.S. Educational Leadership Combined 
School Building Leader/School District Leader (SBL/SDL)Program

Program Revisions:
B.S. Exceptional Education (0299)
M.S.Ed. Childhood and Early Childhood, Including Initial Teaching Certification (6212) (currently
M.S. Childhood Education (Grades 1–6), Including Initial Teaching Certification)
M.S.Ed. Childhood Education (Grades 1–6) (6520)

M.S.Ed. Special Education: Childhood (6341)
M.S.Ed. Special Education: Adolescence (6342)

New Course:
EDU 618 Practicum in Elementary Teaching.Prerequisite: Admission to the childhood education program (6520). Supervised field experience teaching grades three to six for a minimum of 50 hours. Effective demonstration of content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, and knowledge of student development; collaboration with school professionals and reflectivity of practice required.

Course Revision:
EXE 385 Observation and Participation in Special Education. Prerequisites: EXE 100, EXE 360, EXE 361, EXE 362, EXE 363, EXE 364, EXE 365, and EXE 367. Must be taken the semester following 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.

Curricular Items

Curricular Actions

Posted:

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

New Courses:
ENT 102 Introduction to Equation-Solving Software
ENT 314 Solid Modeling
SCI 503 Initial Science Teaching Experience
SCI 550 Professional Development in Science Education

Curricular Items

Curricular Items

Posted:

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:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology (0832) 

New Course:
ENT 420 Professional Experience in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Corequisites/Prerequisites: ENT 335, ENT 411, and ENT 421. Prerequisites: ENT 301, ENT 302, ENT 311, ENT 312, ENT 331, ENT 401, TEC 201, and TEC 311. Exposure to professional engineering design concepts/methodologies; MET portfolio development and evaluation of MET subject matter necessary for the senior design project; senior design project proposal development. Required for mechanical engineering technology program.

Course Revisions:
CIS 400 Visual Basic Programming for the Windows Environment. Prerequisite: CIS 251 or CIS 361. Students gain experience with an object-oriented, event-driven programming language using a modern integrated development environment. Students write programs utilizing basic data types, control structures, multiple forms, user-defined classes, arrays, and collections and access data from forms, files, and databases.

ENT 422 Machine Design II. Prerequisite: ENT 420.Advanced topics in machine design. Students design a major project involving preliminary analysis, working drawings, fabrications, and testing of a prototype. Required for mechanical engineering technology majors.

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY and HUMANITIES
TEC 319 Technology and Values. Prerequisite: Upper-division status. Social and ethical impacts of technology; the often-conflicting roles of historical and current creators and users of technology; examination of selected current technical-ethical issues of societal importance.

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

New Courses:
ENT 102 Introduction to Equation-Solving Software
ENT 314 Solid Modeling
SCI 503 Initial Science Teaching Experience
SCI 550 Professional Development in Science Education

Curricular Items

Curricular Items

Posted:

Correction from April 3 Bulletin
SCI 502 Initial Science Teaching should be SCI 503 Initial Science Teaching.

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 Revisions:
B.S. French Education (7-12) (0651)
B.S. Spanish Education (7-12) (0656)

Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification French Education (7-12) (7046)
Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification Spanish Education (7-12) (7076)

New Minors:
GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
Leadership

New Courses:
CRS 435 Experiences in Leadership. As the culminating course in leadership, the capstone experience is designed to synthesize prior coursework and serve as a transition to professional leadership opportunities. This will be primarily achieved through an applied leadership experience in which students will be required to employ knowledge and skills gained from prior courses in the minor program. To enable students to develop an understanding of leadership in applied contexts, they will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from successful leaders in the Western New York region. Finally, students will be required to articulate a vision of themselves as future leaders in their respective professions and communities.

HPR 309 Health Sciences for Coaching.Interdisciplinary study of the health sciences as they apply to coaching interscholastic sports. Selected principles of anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology related to coaching; risk minimization; mixed competition; New York State Department of Education selection and classification of athletes; definition of age and maturity of athletes.

PSC 305 Environmental Policy. International public-policy responses to environmental challenges; viewpoints on ecological limits, regulatory responses, and the role of business. Population growth, international climate change, sustainable development, cap-and-trade approaches to pollution reduction, and the correlation between violent conflict and environmental stress.

SOC 208 Sociology of Contemporary China.Contemporary China from various sociological perspectives. Changes in social structure, cultural values, and norms in modern China. Understanding China as a non-Western society.

New Courses and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
NATURAL SCIENCE
PHY 104 Physics for K-8 Teachers. Prerequisites: Acceptance to Pre-K–8 teaching majors or pre-majors. High school algebra and writing. Nature of science, energy transfer, force interactions, systems, Newton’s Laws, magnetic, gravitational, light, and thermal interactions, conservation of energy, and simple circuits as appropriate for teachers of K–8 science. MeetsNational Science Education Standards S (NRC, 1996) and the New York State Education Department (NYSED, 1996) learning standards for Math Science and Technology and elementary and intermediate physical setting standards (Standard 4). Inquiry-based classroom co-mingles laboratory with lecture.

NATURAL SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
PHY 304 Optics and Vision for Teachers and Artists. Prerequisites: Any college or high school introductory physics course; CWP101; any first-year MAT or instructor permission. Phenomena of light, vision, color, and photography, as appropriate for teachers of science and visual arts majors. Meets the National Science Education Standards S (NRC, 1996) and the New York State Education Department (NYSED, 1996) learning standards for Math Science and Technology and elementary and intermediate physical setting standards (Standard 4). Inquiry-based classroom co-mingles laboratory with lecture using handheld apparatus and demonstrations in the lecture theater and take-home laboratory activities using everyday materials. Can be used as a sequence with PHY 104.

Course Revisions:
AED 300 Foundations in Art Education.Prerequisites: Art education major or permission of department chair and successful completion of GE2K or IF requirements in English composition/basic communication and mathematics. A writing-intensive introductory course that integrates instructional planning, learning theories, and teaching practices with the visual arts in education and society. Required for art education majors.

AED 301: Theoretical Constructs in Art Education.Prerequisites: Art education major, AED 300, or department chair permission and one psychology course.AED 301 is a writing intensive course that examines traditional and contemporary theories and practices relevant to current art education environments, learners, and communities and is required for art education majors.

AED 302 Function and Practice in Art Education.Prerequisites: Art education major, AED 301, and one course in sociology or anthropology. Studies of contemporary theories, functions, and practices in the visual arts including context, content, and processes necessary in the design of instructional planning, implementation, and evaluation of visual art teaching. Practicum experiences in local educational settings. Required for art education majors.

ENG 190 Introduction to Literary Interpretation.Prerequisites: CWP 101 and CWP 102 or equivalent. The basic types of responses to literature; the defining characteristics of poetry, fiction, and drama; as well as the skills of close reading of literary texts. Students should take this class immediately after completing the freshman writing requirement or within the first year of transferring into the English major.

HIS 354 The Caribbean in the Larger Atlantic World. PrerequisitesUpper-division status or instructor permission. The islands of the Caribbean as they fit into the larger context of the “Atlantic World.” Arrival of the Spanish in the Caribbean and how the encounter shaped relations in Americas, Europe, and West Africa. How events in the Caribbean, such as the rise of the sugar industry, shaped economics, demographics, power, and revolutionary movements.

IDE 488 Interior Design Internship. Prerequisite: IDE 401. Guided and supervised exposure to professional interior design operations through on-the-job work experience in an authorized design firm, department, studio. or showroom. To earn 3 credit hours, the student must complete 135 contract hours with the firm, provide a written report of the work experience, and receive a written evaluation from the employer.

MAT 126 Applied Calculus I. Prerequisites: MAT 124 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C. Intuitive introduction to differential and integral calculus. Analysis of functions, derivatives of algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions, applications of the derivative, anti-derivatives of simple algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions, area and the fundamental theorem of calculus. Graphical, symbolic, numerical, and verbal representations are used for all topics. Designed for students majoring in disciplines that use calculus as a tool. Credit issued for either MAT 126 or MAT 161 (or equivalent), but not for both.

PHY 107 General Physics I. Algebra-based study of mechanics: measurement, kinematics, Newton’s laws, gravity, conservation of energy and momentum, and rotation; laboratory.

PHY 111: University Physics I. Calculus-based treatment for science majors of particle motion, kinematics, mechanics, Newtonian dynamics, energy transformation, conservation laws of energy and momentum, gravitation and rotation; laboratory. Required for majors.

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY and WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
ANT 300 Indigenous Peoples of Western North America. Prerequisites: ANT 100 or instructor permission. Way of life of the original inhabitants of Western North America; reconstructing life during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries using archaeology, historical documents, and oral tradition. Tribal nations of the Plains, Northwest Coast, Southwest, Great Basin, Plateau, and California. Effects of European exploration and colonization and the persistence of indigenous Western North American peoples in the modern world.

NATURAL SCIENCE
PHY 108 General Physics II. Prerequisite: PHY107 or instructor permission. Algebra-based study of electricity and magnetism: static electricity (including electric fields and potential), current electricity and circuits, magnetism and electromagnetic interactions; laboratory.

PHY 112: University Physics II. Prerequisite: PHY 111 or instructor permission. Calculus-based treatment for science majors of static electricity, electric fields and potentials, current electricity and circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic interactions and electromagnetic induction. Required for majors.

SCI 501 The History of Science for Science Teachers. Historic development of major scientific discoveries and achievements within a narrow range that directly impacts the teaching of science. Contextual forces that affect science discovery. Contributions from other disciplines such as mathematics, technology, navigation, military actions, and engineering.

ORAL COMMUNICATION
MUS 440 Ethnomusicology. Prerequisites: MUS 302 and 303 or instructor permission. Lectures, readings, recordings, and hands-on participation in class, with emphasis on understanding the theories and methodologies used to study music as an aspect of human culture. Examination and discussion of case studies from different regions of the world, as well as independent fieldwork research. Required for music majors.

WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
ANT 330 Pacific Islanders. PrerequisitesANT 101,sophomore status, or instructor permission. Introduction to Pacific Islanders including origins, languages, ecology, cultural identity and agency, political struggles. Experience of indigenous communities. Representations of the Pacific originating inside and outside the region. Encounters and transformation by first inhabitants, explorers, missionaries, colonists, and recent glo

Curricular Items

Curricular Actions

Posted:

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

New Courses:
ANT 350 Global Marriage Practices
MAT 383 Applied Statistics

Course Revision:
ENG 499 Independent Study

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
MATHEMATICS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
MAT 114 Functions and Modeling

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY
CRJ 425 Race, Ethnicity and the Administration of Justice
CRJ 430 Gender and the Administration of Justices
ECO 302 Women in the Economy

HUMANITIES and DIVERSITY
ENG 231 Women in Literature

ORAL COMMUNICATION
BIO 303 Genetics
BIO 350 Genes in Populations
ENG 490 Senior Seminar
SED 407 Practice Teaching Science in the Middle School
SED 408 Practice Teaching Science in the High School

SOCIAL SCIENCE
PSC 230 International Relations

Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY
SOC 333 Sociology of Social Movements

HUMANITIES
ENG 252 British Modernism

MATHEMATICS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
ECO 305 Economic Statistics
MAT 126 Calculus

Curricular Items

Curricular Items

Posted:

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 Courses:
ECO 604 Development Economics. Prerequisites: ECO 507 and ECO 508 or instructor permission.Examination of issues related to economic development; theories of development with regard to historical experiences of advanced economies, developing economies, and less-developed countries. Economic growth, poverty, unequal development, development policy, international aid, the role of international organizations.

GEG 383 Severe and Unusual Weather. Prerequisite: GEG 101, GEG/GES 241, or equivalent. In-depth look at meteorological phenomena related to severe and unusual weather-related events and patterns, weather-analysis tools, climate-change outlooks, and social implications; planning and management strategies to prepare and respond to severe and unusual weather.

GEG 419 Globalization, Technology, Competition, and Service Economies. Examination of globalization, technological advancements in recent years, and their effects on the service industry and competitiveness of firms and nations. In-depth studies of the U.S. service sector, competitive strategies, globalization, and new technologies.

GEG 478 Global Change. Prerequisite: GEG 101 or equivalent. Interdisciplinary study of the principles needed to understand human impacts on the natural environment. Climate variability and global warming; nutrient cycling; land-use issues; connections and feedbacks among climate, ecosystems, and biogeochemistry; impacts of global change on society; policy measures; potential solutions. 

GEG 485 Interactive and Web-Based Mapping.Prerequisite: GEG 425. Different approaches to communicating with maps on the Internet. How to create Web-based mapping applications.

PSC 337 The Politics of Globalization. Prerequisite: PSC 101. Interdependent global political economy; complex process by which governments, corporations, individuals, and information technology are integrated and interconnected on a global scale; costs vs. benefits of globalization.

PSC 341 Government, Politics, and Policies of the European Union. Prerequisite: PSC 101 or PSC 102 or PSC 240. Government, politics, and policies of the European Union. Origins and development of European integration, European identity, theories of economic and political integration, treaties and law-making, institutions and decision-making, internal and external policies and policy-making.

SCI 502 Initial Science Teaching Experience.Prerequisites: Acceptance to the graduate science education program; SCI 501. Full-time science teaching at the middle and high school level with college supervision and school supervision: lesson and unit design, assessment, classroom management, designing and implementing student assessment, and participation in school community. 

SCI 550 Professional Development in Science Education. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree.Designed to mentor new and practicing teachers as they work to increase their science content and pedagogy skills. In-depth discussions around new and developing teacher issues. Topics include goal setting, best-practices, standards, testing, mentoring. May be taken multiple semesters.

SOC 250 Sociology of Buffalo, New York.Prerequisite: SOC 100. The city of Buffalo from the perspectives of socio-historical development, socioeconomic conditions, environmental conditions, and neighborhood development. Use of secondary data and field experiences to better understand the condition of the city and its neighborhoods. Includes a field component as part of regular class time and outside assignments. Students complete term papers based on readings, research, and field work.

New Course and Intellectual Foundation Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
CRJ/PSC/SOC 485 Moot Court. Prerequisite: Junior or senior level or instructor permission. Simulation of a trial court or appellate court proceeding involving teams of students acting as prosecutor/plaintiffs’ attorneys, defense attorneys, and witnesses. Students develop case strategy, analyze evidence, integrate legal precedent, prepare a written brief, question witnesses, and present oral arguments to the court in opening and closing statements. Final project is a mock trial presentation held in a formal courtroom setting.

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY
ENG 353 Native American Literature (formerly submitted as Intellectual Foundations Designation only).Prerequisite: Three hours of literature or permission of the instructor. Selected aspects of traditional and contemporary Native American literature in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts.

PSC 225 Women in American Politics. Influences of female participation in the American political system; the political behavior of American women; the implications of these influences and behaviors.

ORAL COMMUNICATION
SSE 409 Student Teaching of the Social Studies in the Middle School. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (overall and in major coursework), grade of C or higher in SSE 303 and SSE 309, successful completion of English composition/basic communication and mathematics competency requirements. Supervised teaching experience five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Effective demonstration of content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflectivity of practice required.

SSE 410 Student Teaching of Social Studies in the High School. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (overall and in major coursework), grade of C or higher in SSE 303 and SSE 309, successful completion of English composition/basic communication and mathematics competency requirements. Supervised teaching experience five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Effective demonstration of content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflectivity of practice required.

SOCIAL SCIENCE
PSC 103 Great Political Issues. Examines great political issues such as civic engagement, civil disobedience, democracy, freedom, equality, ideology, identity, law, morality, and political obligation and discusses them in light of their various historical contexts and political implications.

SOCIAL SCIENCE and ORAL COMMUNICATION
IST 200 Introduction to International Studies(formerly IST 100 Introduction to International Studies). Introduction to key concepts, issues, and approaches used in international studies, including political, economic, geographic, and cultural perspectives. Analysis of historical and contemporary globalization, migrations, and cultural hybridization.

TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
BIO 104 Environmental Biology. Non-majors only. Biological aspects of global environmental problems. Principles of ecology.

WESTERN CIVILIZATION
PSC 330 American Foreign Policy. Prerequisite: PSC 102. Basic ideas that shape American foreign policy; isolationism, domestic and international pressures, cold war, peaceful coexistence and détente, major problems.

PSC 351 History of Political Thought I (formerly PSC 351 History of Political Theory I). Prerequisite: PSC 101 or PSC 103. Main problems of political theory examined through the writings of major political thinkers from Plato to Aquinas.

PSC 352 History of Political Thought II (formerly PSC 352 History of Political Theory II). Prerequisite: PSC 101 or PSC 103.
Main problems of political theory examined through the writings of major political thinkers from Machiavelli to Rawls.

Curricular Items

Curricular Items

Posted:

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

New Course:
ANT 350 Global Marriage Practices

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
MATHEMATICS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
MAT 114 Functions and Modeling

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY
CRJ 425 Race, Ethnicity, and the Administration of Justice
CRJ 430 Gender and the Administration of Justice
ECO 302 Women in the Economy

HUMANITIES and DIVERSITY
ENG 231 Women in Literature

ORAL COMMUNICATION
BIO 303 Genetics
BIO 350 Genes in Populations
ENG 490 Senior Seminar
SED 407 Practice Teaching Science in the Middle School
SED 408 Practice Teaching Science in the High School

SOCIAL SCIENCE
PSC 230 International Relations

Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY
SOC 333 Sociology of Social Movements

HUMANITIES
ENG 252 British Modernism

MATHEMATICS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
ECO 305 Economic Statistics
MAT 126 Calculus

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 Course:
MUS 222 Recording Technology and Sound Reinforcement. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.Overview of electronic audio systems and their application, including the art and science of sound recording and reinforcement of instrumental and vocal music in live and studio situations. Topics include microphone selection and placement, signal processing, mixing, amplification, loudspeaker types, digital audio editing software, MIDI and sound system design for live venues.

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ARTS and DIVERSITY
MUS 206 Foundations of American Popular Music.This survey course studies the historical developments that helped formulate today’s popular music, including the roots of blues, jazz, and rock music in America.

DIVERSITY
ENG 353 Native American Literature. Prerequisite: 3 hours of literature or instructor permission. Selected aspects of traditional and contemporary Native American literature in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts.

Curricular Items

Curricular Actions

Posted:

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

New Courses:
BIO 625 Ichthyology
BIO 629 Fisheries Management
BIO 630 Stream Ecology
SOC 484 Practicum in Teaching Sociology

Course Revision:
PSC 201 Political Statistics (formerly PSC 301)

Curricular Items

Curricular Actions

Posted:

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

New Courses with Intellectual Foundations Designations:
NATURAL SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
BIO 105 Biotechnology Applications and Issues 

TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
ENG 380 The History of the Printed Book

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
CHE 315 Environmental Chemistry and Technology
NFS 105 Food and People

NATURAL SCIENCE
NFS 102 Introductory Nutrition

SOCIAL SCIENCE
PSC 101 Introduction to Government and Politics

AMERICAN HISTORY
PSC 102 American Political Development (formerly Introduction to American Government)

New Courses:
FOR 122 Scientific Criminal Evidence Analysis
HIS 315 History of Classical and Medieval Thought
HIS 327 Colonial Latin America (formerly submitted as HIS 303)
HIS 359 Germany and Central Europe, 1618–1918
HIS 403 The Italian Renaissance
HIS 630 Topics in Asian History
SLP 102 American Sign Language II
UNC 111 Career Planning in Theory and Practice

Course Revisions:
EDU 651 Improving Mathematics in the Elementary School
HIS 323 Classical Greece and Rome
MAT 161 Calculus
PSC 200 Political Analysis
SLP 101 American Sign Language I

Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
PSY 472 Seminar on Psychology

NATURAL SCIENCE
SCI 105 Physical Science for Non-science Students

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