July 6, 2006
SUBJECT: UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING OF APRIL 27 and
CONTINUATION MEETING OF MAY 4, 2006
TO: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
College Deans
Department Chairpersons
FROM: Charles Cullum
Associate Provost and Dean, College of Graduate Studies
The following course and program additions, changes and deletions have been approved by the Departmental Curriculum
Committees; the College Curriculum Committees; the Graduate Council, where appropriate; and the University
Curriculum Committee at its April 27th and May 4th, 2006 meeting, and signed by the President on June 28, 2006 and
will be placed into the curriculum effective Spring 2007 semester (20076) unless otherwise indicated.
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSES:
BUS 572
Managing Enterprise Information Technology
(Eff. Fall 2006 – 20073)
SEU 540
Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking for the Middle and High School Levels
(Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS and TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
FROM:
TO:
SPU 511
Teaching the Exceptional Child in the
SPU 511
Teaching the Exceptional Child in the
Regular Classroom
General Classroom
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
5
70
22
Reading Specialist
MED
13.1315
Under I. Required Courses: Entry-Level Courses, Intermediate Level Courses sections combined, renamed to Foundation
Level; Advanced Level Courses area renamed to Application Level. Under Required Courses, Application Level: remove
EDU 553 Psychological Basis of Reading Instruction; add EDU 559 Topics in Reading Instruction. Revision of the
program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number 20076.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COURSE DESCRIPTION/PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
MKT 320
Marketing Management
(Remove MGM 300 from prerequisites in course description.)
MKT 332
Sales Management
(Remove MGM 300 from prerequisites in course description.)
MKT 347
New Product Management
(Remove MGM 300 from prerequisites in course description.)
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
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COURSE DESCRIPTION/PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
MKT 351
Media Concepts and Planning
(Add the prerequisite MKT 310, Principles of Marketing, to course description.)
MKT 357
Advertising Campaigns
(Under Prerequisites: add MKT 310, Principles of Marketing; remove “(or concurrent
enrollment)”.)
MKT 411
Marketing Communications Management
(Add the prerequisites MKT 310, Principles of Marketing, and MKT 350 Advertising
Management, to course description.)
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
NEW COURSES: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
PHY 214
Modern Physics II
PHY 314
Mechanics II
PSY 205
Psychology of the Black Experience
(Can be used for General Education under categories 3. Social Sciences, and 5. Electives.)
SWK 286
Social Work and Substance Abuse
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
ARCHIVED COURSE: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
The following course was announced as archived. This course will remain on the Course Master but should be removed
from the next edition of the Undergraduate Bulletin.
GEG 332
Computer Cartography
3 SH - 4 CH
COURSE NUMBER REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
FROM:
GEG 170
Field Methods in Geography
GEG 180
The Geography of Natural Hazards
GEG 240
Geography of Pennsylvania
TO:
GEG 232
GEG 212
GEG 112
Field Methods in Geography
The Geography of Natural Hazards
Geography of Pennsylvania
COURSE TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
FROM:
GEG 335
World Problems in Geography
TO:
GEG 335
Political Geography
COURSE NUMBER and TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
FROM:
TO:
PHY 110
Modern Physics
PHY 212
Modern Physics I
COURSE TITLE, NUMBER and DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
FROM:
TO:
PHY 312
Mechanics
PHY 312
Mechanics I
COURSE DESCRIPTION/PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
CSC 242
Scripting Languages and Client/Server Computing
[CIS 242]
(Remove CSC 112 from prerequisites in course description. CSC 125 and CSC 135
remain as prerequisites.)
Note: The CIS prefix designates Computer Science courses on a provisional basis until
the new CSC prefix is implemented by University Administration.
GEG 120
Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
(Remove all prerequisites to coincide with all other regional courses.)
GEG 375
Research Methods in Geography
(Revise course description to read, ‘Junior status and 24 credits in Geography with a
prerequisite or co-requisite of PSY/SOC/POL 200 or MAT 140.’)
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
University Curriculum Memo of April 27 and May 4, 2006
COURSE DESCRIPTION/PREREQUISITE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
MAT 105
College Algebra
(Remove the following sentence from the course description: ’It is not open to anyone
who already has received credit for MAT 115.’)
MAT 106
Trigonometry
(Remove the following sentence from the course description: ’It is not open to anyone
who already has received credit for MAT 115.’)
MAT 115
Precalculus Mathematics
(Remove the following sentence from the course description: ‘It is not open to anyone
who already has received credit for either MAT 105 or MAT 106.’)
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3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
ENG 123
Current Themes in Literature: American Writers and the Environment
(Can be used for General Education under categories 2. Humanities, and 5. Electives.)
3 SH - 3 CH
ONE TIME ONLY ANNOUNCED: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
GEL 040
Honors: Theories of Earth History
(Can be used for General Education under categories 4. Natural Sciences & Math, and 5. Electives)
3 SH - 3 CH
SELECTED TOPICS ANNOUNCED: (Eff. Fall 2006 – 20073)
FIN 371
Selected Topics in Finance: Applied Investment Management
SPA 370
Selected Topics in Spanish: Rebels and Romantics: Spanish Romanticism
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
2
59
00
Physics
BS
40.0801
Under Major Requirements, Required Courses: № change from PHY 110 to PHY 212, eff. 20076; remove PHY 362/472
and PHY 364/474, replace with PHY 214. Title change for PHY 312, from ‘Mechanics’ to ‘Mechanics I’. Under Major
Electives: add PHY 314, MAT 301. A new program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number
20076.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
2
59
01
General Studies/Pre-Engineering
BS
40.0801
Under Major Requirements, Natural Science & Math: № change from PHY 110 to PHY 212, eff. 20076; title change for
PHY 312 from ‘Mechanics’ to ‘Mechanics I’. № change from PHY 210 to PHY 327, eff. 19943. A new program check
sheet is necessary, however the version number remains the same – 19943.
MINOR PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
Minor Code:
Program
00053
Physics
Under I. Required Courses, № change from PHY 110 to PHY 212, eff. 20076. A new minor program check sheet is
necessary, however the version number remains the same – 20023.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Fall 2007 – 20083)
PED 290
Fundamentals of Sports Law
(This course does not fulfill General Education requirements and is not open to Business majors.)
COURSE SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 – 20073)
The following course will have an updated syllabus to reflect current trends in assessments:
SEU 320
Appraisal and Evaluation in Secondary Education
3 SH - 3 CH
3 SH - 3 CH
University Curriculum Memo of April 27 and May 4, 2006
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PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
05
Secondary Education/Biological Science
BSED
26.0101
Under Major Requirements, Professional Education Courses, Professional Courses: add EDU 015. Under Specialization,
Required Courses: replace BIO 234 requirement with choice of BIO 234 or BIO 320; replace BIO 346 requirement with
choice of BIO 346 or BIO 350. Total program credits increased from 120 to 121 credits. A new program check sheet is
necessary identified with the new version number 20073.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
09
Secondary Education/Chemistry
BSED
40.0501
Under Major Requirements, Professional Education Courses, Professional Courses: remove PSY 120, add ITC 300 and
EDU 015; this area now 13 s.h. Under Professional Semester: remove AVC 300 and EDU 326; this area now 12 s.h.
Under Student Teaching: credit hours for SEU 390/391 reduced from 14 s.h. to 12 s.h. Free Electives area removed from
grid. № change from GEG 320 to GEG 204, eff. 19993. Total program credits reduced from 140 to 133 credits. A new
program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number 20073.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
10
Secondary Education/Citizenship Education/Geography
BSED
45.0101
Under Specialization, Category Requirements: designate GEG 101 and GEG 220 as required courses, discontinue GEG
Electives for this area; required credits for this area reduced to 6 s.h. Required Electives area renamed as Globalization;
designate GEG 225, GEG 310, GEG 335, and GEG 338 as required courses, discontinue GEG Electives for this area; this
area now 12 s.h. A new program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number 20073.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
31
Secondary Education/English
BSED
23.0101
Under Specialization, Required Courses: remove ENG 380, replace with 300 or 400 level ENG Literature Elective;
replace ENG 300, with choice of ENG 300 or ENU 405. Under Writing Electives, prefix and № changes as follows:
WRI 241 to ENG 242; WRI 319 to ENG 219; WRI 120 to ENG 119, eff. 20053. Under Literature Electives, minorities
course section: add ENG 138. A new program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number 20073.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
37
Secondary Education/German
BSED
16.0501
Under Major Requirements, Professional Education Courses, Professional Courses: add EDU 015. Under Professional
Semester: remove EDU 326. Under Student Teaching: credit hours for SEU 390/391 reduced from 14 s.h. to 12 s.h. Under
Specialization, Required Courses: check sheet correction as follows: replace GER 212 (German Composition) with
GER 211 (German Composition and Conversation I); replace GER 213 (German Conversation) with GER 212 (German
Composition and Conversation II). Under Specialization, Electives: add GER 360, GER 390. Total program credits
reduced from 125 to 120 credits. A new program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number 20073.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
45
Secondary Education/Spanish
BSED
16.0905
Specialization category: semester hours revised from 42 s.h. to 39-42 s.h. Under Specialization, Electives: add SPA 348,
SPA 368; semester hours revised from 21 s.h. to 18-21 s.h. A new program check sheet is necessary identified with the
new version number 20073.
PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
53
Secondary Education/General Science/Biology
BSED
30.0101
Under Specialization, Field Elective: remove BIO 150, add BIO 324. A new program check sheet is necessary identified
with the new version number 20073.
University Curriculum Memo of April 27 and May 4, 2006
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PROGRAM REVISION: (Eff. Fall 2006 - 20073)
School Prog
Conc
Program
Degree
CIP
3
70
98
Secondary Education/Social Sciences/Psychology
BSED
45.0101
Specialization category: semester hours revised from 42 s.h. to 45 s.h. Under Specialization, Required Courses: add
PSY 120; semester hours for this area revised from 30 s.h. to 33 s.h. Total program credits increased from 120 to 121 s.h.
A new program check sheet is necessary identified with the new version number 20073.
COLLEGE OF THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
EDITORIAL CORRECTION TO UCC MEMO from MARCH 23, 2006 MEETING dated 5/8/06:
Although the revised contact hours noted for THE 210 are accurate, the revision should not have been noted in the UCC
Memo from March 23, 2006. This contact hours revision was approved at the February 23, 2006 UCC Meeting, not at the
March 23, 2006 UCC Meeting.
NEW COURSE: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
SPE/WST 237 Women Writers in Performance
3 SH - 3 CH
(Can be used for General Education under Categories 2. Humanities, and 5. Electives.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SYLLABUS REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
CDE 358
Communication Design Workshop: Digital Animation
(The course description/syllabus revision for CDE 359-373 also applies to CDE 358.)
CDE 359-373
Communication Design Workshops
2 SH - 6 CH
2 SH - 6 CH
COURSE TITLE REVISION: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
FROM:
TO:
CDE 359 Communication Design Workshop:
CDE 359 Communication Design Workshop: Design
Art of Humor, Satire and Caricature
for the Greeting Card and Gift Industry
(The ‘Art of Humor, Satire and Caricature’ workshop continues to be offered under the CDE 365
designation.)
NEW WORKSHOP: (Eff. Spring 2007 – 20076)
CDE 359 Communication Design Workshop: Design for the Greeting Card and Gift Industry
ds
cc:
2 SH - 6 CH
Mr. R. Bazylak, Ms. K. Morris, Dr. V. Brancato, Dr. Wm. Stahler, Mr. G. Paterno, Dr. G. Brey, Mr. L. McGhee, Ms.
A. Sterner, Dr. P. Breeze, Ms. M. Hughes, Ms. L. Male, Mr. G. Godshall, Mr. L. Sechney, Mr. J. Mumbauer, Ms. K.
Malloy, Ms. L. Dietrich, Dr. U. Connor, Ms. L. Grabowski, Ms. C. Jones, Ms. C. Lenhart, Ms. Chris Heiter, and
U.C.C. Members