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 Revisions:
B.A. Television and Film Arts, BA-AH TFA
M.S. Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, MS-SP HEA
Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
SOC 490 Senior Seminar in Sociology
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Correction
SOC 490 was incorrectly listed as a WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM (WAC) designation in the March 15 and April 5 issues of the Daily Bulletin. The corrected designation, ORAL COMMUNICATION, appears below, and has been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and by the president.
Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation
ORAL COMMUNICATION
SOC 490 Senior Seminar in Sociology
Advanced to the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
Program Revision:
B.S. Hospitality Administration, HTR-BR (0437)
New Courses:
CHE 572 Advanced Biochemistry. Prerequisite: CHE 571 or CHE 470; not open to students who have had CHE 472 or equivalent. Examination of metabolic processes in living systems. Relationship of metabolic enzyme activity to cellular control. The chemistry of genetic information, storage, and expression.
FTT 359 Visual Merchandising. Prerequisite: FTT 250 or instructor permission. Importance of visual merchandising in the retail landscape, with an emphasis on the principles and techniques needed to create strong, effective visual presentations. Topics include a history of window display and its transition to visual merchandising, design and composition, tools and materials used in the field, mannequins and use of props, lighting and signing, installation of presentations, visual merchandising’s place in store and corporate hierarchy, store design and planning, computers and visual planning, and safety.
PSM 602 Communication Strategies for Math and Science Professionals. Prerequisite: Graduate-level status. Examination of communications intended to develop strategic thinking about communication of quantitative information and aid in improving writing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills for mathematicians and scientists within a variety of settings (e.g., industrial, managerial, academic, research), including a set of “best practices” or guidelines that have been derived from both research and experience. Students put those guidelines into practice using a workshop format that relies heavily on discussion and in-class exercises.
Course Revisions:
ENT 471 Power Systems I. Prerequisites: ENT 331 and senior status. Basic elements of power systems. Energy sources. Balanced three-phase circuits. Power factor correction. Voltage regulation. Transmission line modeling. Per-unit system. Balanced fault analysis. Load flow analysis using numerical methods. Electric power distribution economics.
ENT 472 Power Systems II. Prerequisite: ENT 471. Calculation of electric demand of a power system. Solving line faults using symmetrical components. Use of equal area criteria to solve simple stability problems. System protection. Electromechanical and numeric relays and their applications. Voltage quality and reliability. Design of a power distribution system for industrial facility.
EXE 684 Seminar in Special Education. Prerequisites: Completion of all core courses except the research requirement and a minimum of 9 hours of coursework from the specialized program. Special education issues and problems: review, analysis, and critique of articles and other materials, findings and opinions, research efforts, and approaches. Each student organizes and leads at least one discussion. Students write a formal review of the literature on a problem or issue of their choice and outline a feasible study of a related research problem.
EXE 690 Master’s Project. Prerequisites: Completion of all core courses including EXE 684 and a minimum of 9 hours of coursework from the specialized program. Study undertaken by one or more individuals on a problem of special interest submitted in acceptable form according to directions given by the Exceptional Education Department.
FTT 304 Surface Pattern Development for Industry. Prerequisite: FTT 208 or instructor permission. Creation of original motifs for prints that are targeted for the fashion product markets; professional methods for transforming original motifs into commercial digital surface patterns and/or graphic prints (using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator); color reduction and cleaning; basic repeat development; colorway development based on manufacturer requirements; awareness of current color and graphic trends, marketability, and industry standards.
FTT 308 Fashion CAD (Computer-Aided Design). Prerequisite: FTT 208 or instructor permission. Intermediate multifaceted skill expansion for fashion product design and technical development using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Fashion product design line/collection development; electronic and web-based portfolio presentation.
FTT 309 Technical Fashion Specs. Prerequisite: FTT 308. Expansion of Adobe Illustrator skills to gain advanced technical spec pack expertise for fashion product development. Encompasses detailed technical drawing and digital skills required for fashion technical designer positions.
FTT 326 Traditional/Computer Flat Pattern. Prerequisite: FTT 224 or instructor permission. Introduction to traditional and computer flat pattern method of pattern making; emphasis on design and completion of selected items of apparel developed from a basic sloper.
FTT 327 2-D/3-D Computer Pattern Making. Prerequisite: FTT 326 or instructor permission. Apparel patterns modified and graded in 2-D and simulated in 3-D through the use of industrial multidimensional software; hand pattern drafting techniques adapted to the computer by creating a virtual custom dress from a body scan and applying pattern modifications in order to create a variety of intermediate to advanced garment style patterns that are simulated in 3-D on a virtual avatar.
FTT 451 Senior Project. Prerequisites: FTT 308 and instructor permission. Fashion students must have completed (1) up to and including all FTT 300-level core courses and (2) all 300-level required courses for their respective areas of concentration, apparel design or product development.
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:
FRE 600 History of the French Language
IDE 253 History of Interior Design and Architecture II
New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
IDE 205 History of Interior Design and Architecture I
Course Revisions:
ENG 306 Creative Writing: Poetry
PHI 318 Modern Philosophy
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
CORRECTION APPENDED
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
New Course:
HIS 349 Eastern European History: From Empires to Nations. Prerequisite: Upper-division status or instructor permission. History of Eastern Europe from 1500 to present. The legacy of the Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman empires. The impact of the Reformation and religious wars. Napoleonic conquests, nationalism, and imperial response. The breakup of Ottoman rule in the Balkans and the formation of independent states. The First World War and interwar national development. The Nazi and Soviet occupations. National resistance to the Soviets during the Cold War. Reform and ethnic conflict since 1989.
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
Program Revisions:
B.A. Television and Film Arts, TFA-BA
M.S. Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, HEA-MS
Course Revision:
SOC 302W Qualitative Methods
Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
SOC 490 Senior Seminar in Sociology
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Correction: April 12, 2012
The original version of this announcement, published April 5, 2012, incorrectly recorded SOC 490 as a WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM (WAC) designation.
From the Chair of the College 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 Program:
B.A. International Relations
Program Revisions:
B.A. Television and Film Arts, TFA
M.S. Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, HEA-MS
New Courses:
FRE 660 Haitian Literature in Sociocultural Context. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. Taught in French. The novel as vehicle for social activism and venue for exploring the syncretic nature of Haitian identity. Exploration of the ideology, objectives, rhetoric, and literary symbolism of key Haitian activist authors.
MUS 315 Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Study and performance of vocal jazz music within an ensemble of 12–16 auditioned musicians. Traditional approaches and skills to the performance and study of vocal jazz music will be developed while significantly expanding the student’s knowledge of vocal jazz repertoire, performance practice, and vocal techniques.
MUS 624 Social Commentary in Musical Theater. Prerequisite: Matriculation in master of music education degree program (Mus.M.). Overview of the history, evolution, and impact of musical stage entertainment as it relates to specific social and political issues and causes; development of prominent stage forms in relation to their intended or unintended social contributions, moral lessons, political purposes, and artistic symbolism.
MUS 641 Repertoire and Ensemble Leadership. Prerequisites: Matriculation in master of music education degree program (Mus.M.) and instructor permission. In-depth overview of the leadership, conducting, and programming skills required for music educators, with added emphasis on ensemble psychology, rehearsal management, score preparation, and concert planning.
THA 232 Stage Management. Prerequisite: THA 106 or THA 216 or instructor permission. Instruction in the duties, responsibilities, and techniques of a successful stage manager. Preparation of all materials needed to run a rehearsal and maintain a performance as the stage manager. Participation in one of the departmental productions to explore hands-on work and interactive experiences.
THA 236 Drafting for the Theater. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. A study of basic drafting principles as they relate to theatrical design. Computer-aided ground plans, elevations, and sections.
THA 338 Digital Design Media for Theater. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Introduction to fundamental skills in current area-specific software programs for the realization and presentation of theatrical designs.
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:
FRE 600 History of the French Language
IDE 253 History of Interior Design and Architecture II
New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
IDE 205 History of Interior Design and Architecture I
Course Revisions:
ENG 306 Creative Writing: Poetry
PHI 318 Modern Philosophy
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 Program:
Mus.M. Music Education (Pending NYSED)
New Course:
FLE 602 Assessment in Foreign and Second Language Education
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 Program:
Minor in Ethics
New Courses:
FLE 515 Exploring English as a Second Language
FLE 601 English as a Second Language Linguistics
FLE 615 Multicultural Education in the Foreign Language
FLE 689 Research Methods in Foreign Language
FRE 402 Pedagogical French
FRE 650 Moliere and the Sun King
PSC 321 Civil Procedure
SPA 401 Spanish for Spanish Teaching
SPA 516 Literacy for Spanish Teachers
Course Revisions:
EDU 546 Theory, Research, and Practice in Language Arts Instruction
PHI 309 Knowledge and Justification
PHI 312 Philosophy of Mind
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
CORRECTION APPENDED
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:
Course Revision:
SOC 302W Qualitative Methods. Prerequisite: SOC 100. Introduction to the basics of conducting qualitative field research. Requires original qualitative research projects. Prepares students for senior-level capstone coursework.
Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
SOC 490W Senior Seminar in Sociology. Prerequisites: SOC 100, SOC 300W or SOC 302W, and SOC 400W or SOC 408W. Research in selected area(s) of sociology. Required for B.A. sociology majors with senior status.
Advanced to the President
The following has been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
New Program:
Mus.M. Music Education
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Correction: April 12, 2012
The original version of this announcement, published March 15, 2012, incorrectly recorded SOC 490 as a WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM (WAC) designation.
From the President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
ENS 300 Environmental Case Studies
From the Chair of the College 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 Courses:
FRE 420 Literature and Society of Francophone Canada: 1700 to the Present. Prerequisites: One 300-level FRE literature course and instructor permission. Taught in French. Study of the lasting impact of French colonialism on the society, literature, and self-identity of Francophone North America.
FRE 430 Francophone African Literature in Postcolonial Context. Prerequisites: One 300-level FRE literature course and instructor permission. Taught in French. Study of the effects of colonialism on the society, culture, and self-identity of Francophone Africa.
FRE 500 Advanced Pedagogical French. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. Taught in French. Exploration of the acquisitional, interactional, and sociocultural aspects of classroom French and French used in professional development media, complemented by a focus on the development of greater proficiency in French language and culture.
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 Program:
Minor in Ethics
New Courses:
FLE 515 Exploring English as a Second Language Grammar
FLE 601 English as a Second Language Linguistics
FLE 602 Assessment in Foreign and Second Language Education
FLE 615 Multicultural Education in the Foreign Language Classroom
FLE 689 Research Methods in Foreign Language Education
FRE 402 Pedagogical French
FRE 650 Moliere and the Sun King
PSC 321 Civil Procedure
SPA 401 Spanish for Spanish Teaching
SPA 516 Literacy for Spanish Teachers
Course Revisions:
EDU 546 Theory, Research, and Practice in Language Arts Instruction (new title)
PHI 309 Knowledge and Justification
PHI 312 Philosophy of Mind