From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been received by the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
New Program:
B.S. Mathematical Physics, BS-NS-MAT
Program Revision:
Minor in Global Studies (1036)
New Courses:
GLC 600 Great Lakes Center Seminar. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the multidisciplinary studies Great Lakes environmental science master’s degree program. Research seminar on Great Lakes environmental science topics, including physical, biological, chemical, socioeconomic, and management issues in the Great Lakes basin. Invited speakers representing various groups within the Great Lakes basin, including government agencies, academia, industry, and public interest groups, give presentations on Great Lakes environmental science and management topics. Students present thesis proposals and research results.
UED 617 Contemporary Social Contexts of Urban Education. The contemporary social contexts of urban education; explores theory, schooling, and strategies for improved ways of teaching in relation to the community.
UED 625 Pedagogies for the Urban Classroom. Culturally responsive pedagogies and research that highlight effective instruction in urban educational environments. Emphasizes an emancipator view of education, deconstructs dominant educational discourses, and investigates multiple literacies for culturally diverse populations.
UED 632 Social Action: Critical Education Theory in Urban Education. Overview and analysis of the relevant theoretical orientations used to examine the sociohistorical condition of education, both its institutions and agents, within an urban context. Topics include Critical Race Theory and Critical Urban Theory.
UED 655 Social Action: Teacher as Agent of Change. The politics of urban education: the forces that affect the urban classroom and the ways a teacher can navigate those forces to bring about change and sound educational outcomes.
Course Revisions:
CNS 640 Technology and Conservation of Objects I. Corequisite: CNS 641. Technology and material science of cultural objects composed of organics (wood; plant materials; animal materials including leather, bone, ivory, etc.; and noncellular organics such as resins and coatings); changing attitudes toward these materials, and changes in the strategies of working these materials.
CNS 641 Technology and Conservation of Objects I Laboratory. Corequisite: CNS 640. Hands-on identification of the historical strategies of working organic materials as conditioned by culture; covers appropriate conservation techniques and materials for organics; examination and research on one organic object in preparation for conservation treatment; re-creation of historical artifact or material using traditional technology.
CNS 642 Technology and Conservation of Objects II. Corequisite: CNS 643. The deterioration and practical conservation of various categories of materials, and the objects made from them; historical methods of repair, currently accepted methods of conservation treatment.
CNS 643Technology and Conservation of Objects II Laboratory. Corequisite: CNS 642. The design of a treatment plan, followed by the supervised conservation treatment of artifacts; conservation treatment options explored and defended by research into the literature, by using appropriate analytical techniques, and by discussion with the instructor.
CNS 644Technology and Conservation of Objects III. Advanced study of the technology and materials of objects, especially technology and conservation of inorganic materials (metals, glass, stone, ceramics, etc.), changes in the strategies of working them over time, and as conditioned by culture; appropriate conservation techniques.
CNS 646 Technology and Conservation of Objects IV. Supervised treatment of advanced object conservation projects; scientific analysis as tool in treatment; assessment of alternative treatment options from literature.
COM 210 Introduction to Media Writing. Prerequisites: CWP 101 and CWP 102. Writing lab with practice in organizing and writing for print and digital media; introduction to news, feature, and advocacy writing; application to journalism, public relations, and advertising.
COM 215 Introduction to Visual Communication. Prerequisite: COM 100 or SPC 103. Analysis of production and consumption of visual information; exploration of the role of images in the communication process; application to journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and digital media.
COM 327 Literary Journalism. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. Exploration of literary excellence in journalistic writing; classic journalistic authors and their stories; relationship of journalism and literature, as well as television and radio scripts and online, long-form narrative.
COM 336 Web Publishing and Social Media. Prerequisite COM 215. Theory and practice of web-based communication and social media; focus on strategy and design as well as writing for web and social media.
COM 405 News Reporting. Prerequisites: COM 337, COM 303, and either COM 338 or COM 325. Supervised reporting and editing experiences through laboratory practice resulting in online publication; theory and practice in news gathering, writing, editing, capturing visual and audio elements of news stories, working under deadline pressure; emphasis on news judgment, research, accuracy, data gathering, interviewing, editing, diversity, legal issues, and journalistic ethics.
FOR 312 Chemistry and Criminalistics. Prerequisites: CHE 201, FOR 122, and MAT 311. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHE 301. Chemistry as an investigative aid in the process of criminal justice. General chemical techniques used in criminal investigations. Relevant laws and legal issues that have an impact on scientific evidence. The overall function of the criminalist from the gathering of evidence to the final presentation of expert testimony.
GST 200 Introduction to Global Studies. Introduction to key concepts, issues, and approaches used in global studies including social, political, historical, economic, and geographic perspectives. Topics include migrations, diasporas, the global image of the United States, intercultural conflicts, and study-abroad programs. Required for global studies minor.
Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY
FOR 122 Scientific Criminal Evidence Analysis. Scientific techniques that have been adapted and applied to the detection and investigation of crimes. Collection techniques, analytical processes, and value of scientific evidence from the point of view of forensic scientists. Different disciplines, specialties, and careers available in forensic science.
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Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
Program Revision:
M.S.Ed. Educational Technology, MSED-SP
New Course:
GLC 535 Great Lakes Ecosystems
