From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
Program Revision:
B.A. Chemistry, BA-NS-CHE
New Course:
MUS 602 Advanced Topics in Music History
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
Program Revision:
B.A. Chemistry, BA-NS-CHE
New Course:
MUS 602 Advanced Topics in Music History
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2011 review and approval:
New Course:
MUS 602 Advanced Topics in Music History. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Central themes of historical style and compositional structure in Western art music from the Medieval to the Modern era. Students investigate essential artistic values through aspects of historical context, musical analysis, and scholarly commentary and apply those methodologies in a comprehensive research paper.
From the President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
New Course:
CHE 462 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following has been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
New Course:
CHE 462 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Correction
The Intellectual Foundations designation for ENG 353 Native American Literature published in the March 31, 2011, issue of the Daily was incorrectly listed as Western Civilization. The correct IF designation is Non-Western Civilization.
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
New Program:
B.S. Mathematical Physics, BS-NS-MAT
New Courses:
GLC 600 Great Lakes Center Seminar
HIS 382 History of Christianity to 1500
HIS 383 History of Christianity from 1500 to Present
Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY
FOR 122 Scientific Criminal Evidence Analysis
Advanced to the Senate 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:
M.A. Great Lakes Environmental Science
M.S. Great Lakes Environmental Science
Program Revision:
B.S. Forensic Chemistry, BS-NS-FRC
New Courses:
CHE 360 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry. Prerequisite: CHE 202. Descriptive inorganic chemistry of the main group and transition metal elements. Atomic structure and trends in the periodic table. Theories of chemical bonding. Introduction to crystal field, ligand field, and molecular orbital theories. Inorganic chemistry of important industrial processes, including metallurgy. Role of metal ions in biological systems.
CHE 462 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Prerequisites or corequisites: CHE 202, CHE 204, CHE 305, CHE 360, and CHE 306. Physical inorganic and transition metal chemistry. Development of symmetry and its applications to the spectroscopy of inorganic systems. Crystal field, ligand field, and molecular orbital theories. Organometallic chemistry, homogenous and heterogeneous catalysis. Metal ions in bioinorganic systems, inorganic materials. Advanced methods and methods of characterization.
IDE 253 History of Interior Design and Architecture II. Prerequisite: IDE 205. Comprehensive survey of the major historical periods of architecture and interiors from the Industrial Revolution to the present.
PSC 307 International Conflict and Peaceful Resolution. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status, or instructor permission. Key theoretical traditions and research in international and intrastate conflict and conflict resolution through in-depth empirical analysis.
PSC 398 Political Science Teaching Program. Prerequisites: PSC 101, PSC 203, and PSC 204 with a minimum grade of B in each course; nine additional hours in political science; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0; minimum GPA of 3.0 in political science. Examination of how political science courses are constructed and administered. Lecture development, exam construction, record keeping, and student engagement. Mentoring; preparing students for examinations and writing assignments. Students keep a journal of their activities and produce a written account of their experiences.
Course Revisions:
EDU 546 Theory, Research, and Practice in Language Arts Instruction. Prerequisite: EDU 501. Major aspects of the English language program: working with children, knowledge of research literature.
EDU 690 Master’s Curriculum and Assessment Project. Prerequisites: EDU 501 and 24 credits of CUR coursework. Review of the interaction of assessment and curriculum development in B–Grade 6 schools and current assessment-driven curriculum strategies. Culminates in a master’s curriculum project that integrates formative assessment used to drive and adjust learning activities.
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
New Program:
Minor in Intelligence Analysis
Program Revisions:
B.A. Anthropology, BA-NS ANT
B.A. Journalism, BA-AH JBS
B.A. Philosophy, BA-AH PHI
New Courses:
PHI 333 Philosophy of Natural Sciences
PHI 334 Philosophy of Social Sciences
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Senate 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:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology
Program Revisions:
M.S.Ed. Childhood and Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction, MSED-SE-CUR
M.S.Ed. Teaching Bilingual Exceptional Individuals: Childhood Level, MSED-SE-BXE
M.S.Ed. Teaching Bilingual Exceptional Individuals: Adolescent Level, MSED-SE-BXA
New Courses:
HIS 382 History of Christianity to 1500. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. Christianity in the East and the West from its origins to the dawning of the modern age. Development of Christianity, the Apostolic Era, the Patristic Era; Byzantine and medieval Latin Christianity until the fall of Constantinople and the Protestant Reformation. Political, intellectual, and cultural significance of Christianity in world civilizations.
HIS 383 History of Christianity 1500–Present. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. Developments in Christianity in the modern world from the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the East and from the Protestant Reformation in the West through the twenty-first century. Challenges of Christianity with respect to the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, liberalism, nationalism, socialism, capitalism and the Industrial Revolution, secularism, consumerism, and globalization.
MUS 111 Accompanying for Pianists. Prerequisite: Music major. For piano students who wish to gain experience accompanying. Students are assigned a vocalist or instrumentalist and are required to attend their soloist’s weekly applied lesson as well as a coaching/master-class session with the piano instructor.
MUS 410 Recital Accompanist. Corequisites: MUS 110 and MUS 171–MUS 473 applied lessons. For students enrolled in the applied music lesson sequence and preparing for a recital. Students meet and rehearse privately with a staff piano accompanist. Emphasis on preparation for performance, solo and ensemble performance techniques, and musical interpretation.
MUS 601 Foundations of Music Education. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Historical, cultural, and philosophical foundations that have shaped and directed music education in the United States. Aesthetic, sociological, and psychological foundations of music education.
MUS 620 Advanced Topics in Music Theory. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Theoretical, aesthetic, and creative aspects of a selected group of musical works that span the fourteenth century to the present day. Students develop analytical tools and use creative thinking skills to analyze those works from a historically, sociologically, and technologically informed perspective.
MUS 630 Contemporary Issues in Music Education. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Historical and intellectual foundations of contemporary music education in the United States. Curricular trends and areas of concern for music education in the United States.
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Senate 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.A. Journalism, BA-AH JBS
B.A. Philosophy, BA-AH PHI
B.A. Public Communication, BA-AH PCM
M.S.Ed. Educational Technology, MSED SP
New Courses:
GLC 535 Great Lakes Ecosystems. Prerequisite: One semester of ecology or organismal biology, or instructor permission. North American Great Lakes ecosystems: evolution, physical and chemical features, biological structure, ecological interactions, ecosystem metabolism, and human dimensions.
GLC 600 Great Lakes Center Seminar. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Great Lakes environmental science master’s degree program. Great Lakes environmental science topics, including physical, biological, chemical, socioeconomic, and management issues in the Great Lakes basin. Groups within the Great Lakes basin: government agencies, academia, industry, and public interest groups. Great Lakes environmental science and management practices. Forum for students’ thesis proposals and/or research results.
PHI 334 Philosophy of Social Sciences. Prerequisite: CWP 102. The structure and nature of the social sciences. Epistemological and ontological implications of social-scientific theories. Analysis of socially constructed facts and institutions. Rational-choice and decision-theory models of explanation.
PHI 335 Philosophy of Natural Sciences. Prerequisite: CWP 102. The structure and nature of science. Epistemological and ontological implications of scientific theories (e.g., quantum mechanics, evolutionary biology). The role of evidence, confirmation, falsification in science.
PSM 601 Project Management for Math and Science Professionals. Prerequisite: Graduate status. Current practices in project management as applied to math and science projects. Hands-on experience with the skills, tools, and techniques required in different phases of a project’s life cycle, including project selection, project planning, project staffing and organization, task scheduling, project-scope management, budgeting and progress reporting, risk management, quality management, project communications, and use of appropriate project-management software tools. Techniques for communicating and motivating teams throughout the project life cycle. Emphasis on team building and practicing project-management techniques through the use of science-based cases.
New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
ANT 388W Folklore and Technology: American Roots Music. Prerequisites: CWP 101 or equivalent and upper-division status. Richness and diversity of American roots music. Relationship of roots music to folklore and popular culture. Ways in which mediated transmission and technology have contributed to the development of and dissemination of roots music.
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 Courses:
FLE 503 Foundations of Foreign and Second Language Education. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. Survey of the historical, psychological, and social foundations of foreign and second language instruction.
FLE 515 Exploring English as a Second Language Grammar. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. Exploration of second language grammar instruction and English grammar points known to challenge nonnative speakers of English.
FLE 601 English as a Second Language Linguistics. The knowledge and skills required to analyze the linguistic structures of the English language and the appropriate means to teach these structures to limited English proficient (LEP) students. Focus on syntactic, morphological, phonological, semantic, and discourse features of the English language.
FLE 602 Assessment in Foreign and Second Language Education. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. Exploration of assessment protocols employed in foreign language and ESL education.
FLE 615 Multicultural Education in the Foreign Language Classroom. The conceptualization of multicultural education and the means by which future teachers can ensure that diverse cultures are respected and taught in the foreign language classroom.
FLE 689 Research Methods in Foreign Language Education. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. Interpreting research in the field of foreign language education as well as acquiring the skills needed to engage in practical and ethical research in secondary educational settings.
FRE 402 Pedagogical French. Instruction in classroom use of French and exploration of research in French pedagogy. Prepares candidates for the required American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) advanced-low level proficiency interview in French.
FRE 501 Structures of Modern French. Provides in-service and preservice teachers with the knowledge and skills required to analyze the linguistic structures of the French language and the appropriate means to teach these structures to foreign language students; focus on syntactic, morphological, phonological, semantic, and discourse features of French. Taught in French.
FRE 516 Literacy for French Teachers. Development of literacy in French and proficiency in literacy-centered language teaching practices. Taught in French.
FRE 600 History of the French Language. History of the origins of modern French; specific emphasis on French’s evolution from vulgar Latin, social and political influences on language change, and standardization movements in the seventeenth century.
FRE 650 Moliere and the Sun King. Prerequisite: Graduate status. Analysis of the life and works of Moliere, the milieu for which he wrote, the conventions of seventeenth-century French drama, the influence of his times on his work, his legacy. Taught in French.