Cumulative Curricular Actions

Click on the below headings to view curricular actions that were taken by the school deans from Fall 2013 to Spring 2023.

School of Business and Technology
Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

  • CM 023 Cosmetic Product Knowledge Lab, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update prerequisites from CM 341 to SC 149, CM 341Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      Action: Approved
  • CM 323 Cosmetic Product Knowledge, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2024:
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

  • Fashion Business Management, BS degree program:
    • Update bridge courses from FM 114 or FM 203, FM 244, or FM 204, FM 206 or TS 111, MA 222, and SS 141 to FM 100, FM 203, FM 204, FM 206, TS 111, MA 222, and SS 141
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • Fashion Business Management/Florence and New York, BS degree program:
    • Update bridge courses from FM 114 and FM 244, MG 153, MA 222, SS 141, and TS 111 to FM 100, FM 203, FM 204, FM 206, MA 222, SS 141, and TS 111
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • FM 100 Fashion Industry Fundamentals, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:Online delivery of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • FM 201 Social Media Applications for Fashion Business, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:Online delivery of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • FM 304 Business of Virtual Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023:Online delivery of course
    Action: Approved
    New course FM 312 Innovative Business Leadership, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: The course explores applications of innovative leadership skills required to manage people and projects. A combination of leadership styles influences key outcomes for the creative fashion industries. Special leadership topics currently faced by the fashion industry are examined. Business strategy development framework models to assess current performance are used.
    SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2024
    Action: Approved

Home Products Development

  • Home Products Development BS degree Program:
    • Drop HA 345 History of Industrial Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Liberal Arts in semester 5
    • Add choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts Elective(s), 3 cr.,to Liberal Arts in semester 5
    • Drop choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts Elective(s), 3 cr., from Liberal Arts in semester 6
    • Add HA 345 History of Industrial Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Liberal Arts in semester 6
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved

International Trade and Marketing

  • IN 341 International Logistics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:Update course description
    Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
    Action: Approved

Marketing Communications

  • Advertising and Marketing Communications, BS:
    • Add AC 231 Advertising Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a bridge course for program
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • New Journalism Minor:
    • Required course:
      • AC 141 Introduction to Journalism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Choose four (4) additional courses from the list below:
    • Advertising and Marketing Communications:
      • AC 242 Fashion Journalism Workshop, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • AC 341 Magazine Journalism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • AC 400 — Feature Journalism: Writing Lifestyle and Arts Articles, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • English and Communication Studies:
      • EN 200 Digital Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • EN 202 Women Write New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • EN 324 Writing on The Arts, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • EN 362 Creative Nonfiction, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Film, Media, and Performing Arts:
      • FX 226 Documentary Production: Streets of NYC, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FI 231 History of Documentary Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FI 256/EN 266 Screenwriting I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • FI 356/EN 366 Screenwriting II, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
        Prerequisites: EN 121 or equivalent
        Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
        Action: Approved
  • AC 111 Advertising and Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Blended delivery of course
    • Update course of study
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • AC 114  Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Blended delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course title from Marketing for Integrated Marketing Communications to Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • AC 362 Video Studio Production, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update prerequisites from AC 231 or PH 351 to AC 231
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course description
    • Update course of study
      Action: Approved

Production Management

  • Inactivation of MG 000 Manufacturing Management, 1-3 cr., 1-3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of MG 111 Manufacturing Process I, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of MG 152 Computer Applications Software, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Technical Design

  • Technical Design, BS Degree Program:
    • Add course TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to list of bridge courses
      Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023
      Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English and Communication Studies

  • New course EN 131 English Composition and Rhetoric, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): college-level English proficiency as demonstrated by placement test or completion of appropriate ES course(s)
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students learn rhetorical concepts and apply them to produce various genres of writing appropriate to different rhetorical situations. They will use revision to develop texts through multiple drafts, edit work to produce polished texts, and reflect upon their writing process. Students will practice reading complex texts and using information technologies. 
    SUNY General Education: G1 Basic Communication
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Communication - Written and Communication - Oral
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
    Action: Approved
  • EN 204 Contemporary US Immigrant Literature: Border Crossings and Migrations, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
      Action: Approved
  • EN 230/FI 204 Martial Arts Cinema and its Global Impact, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
      Action: Approved
  • EN 232 Perspectives on American Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent, to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • EN 235 African-American Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • EN 245 Intercultural Communication, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
      Action: Approved
  • EN 271 Literature and History: The Development of American Culture to 1865, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or ES 129 to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
      Action: Approved
  • EN 272 Identity in America: History and Literature, 1865 to Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or ES 129 to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
      Action: Approved
  • EN 301 Imaginative Worlds, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course of study
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or equivalent to EN 121 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
      Action: Approved
  • EN 306 Conflict Management and Negotiation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study:
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
      Action: Approved
  • EN 324 Writing on The Arts, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Online delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
      Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of EN 238 Comedy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • EN 335 Working Women in the United States: 1865 to Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
      Action: Approved
  • EN 337 Poetry in a Global Society, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Online delivery of course.
    • Update course description.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
      Action: Approved
  • EN 338 Introduction to Asian American History and Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Online delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
      Action: Approved
  • EN 363 Fiction Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
    • Update prerequisites from EN 121 or ES 129 to EN 121 or equivalent, or EN 131
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
      Action: Approved
  • EN 390 The Uncanny (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
      Action: Approved
  • Asian Studies Minor:
    • Add existing course SS 395 International Conflict in the 21st Century (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • Women and Gender Studies Minor:
    • Add new course MC 212 All In The Family: Representation of Italian Families in the 20th and 21st Centuries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved

Film, Media, and Performing Arts

  • New course FX 114 Introduction to Editing, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This is a film production course on non-linear digital editing. Through lectures, demonstrations and workshops, students will gain proficiency in all the crucial steps of film post-production from the organization of clips to final color grade and sound mix. Students will complete a series of exercises, both in-class and on their own.
    SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • FI 220 The Writers' Room: What Makes Great Television?, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:Update prerequisite from FI 256 Screenwriting I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to FI 256/EN 266 Screenwriting I, 3 cr.,3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • FI 222:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course title from History of Film, 1960-Present to History of Film, 1960-2000
    • Update prerequisite from none to FI 111
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FI 242/HA 315 Ethnographic Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023.
    Action: Approved
  • New course FI 301 The Film Auteur, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FI 111
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Films of directors are studied through the lens of “authorship,” a critical approach emphasizing the cinematic language and vision of a filmmaker in the body of their work. Each semester the films of one or two different directors will be examined.
    SUNY General Education: G7 Humanities
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities
    Minor(s): Film and Media Studies
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of PE 210 Devotional Art and Dance of the Indian Sub-Continent and West Asia (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Film and Media, BS degree program:
    • Add new course FI 301 The Film Auteur, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to list of Major Directors
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • Film and Media AAS 2-year degree program:
    • Drop PH 282 Basic Video Editing, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in Semester 1
    • Add new course FX 114 Introduction to Editing, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area in Semester 1
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • Film and Media Studies Minor:
    • Add new course FI 301 The Film Auteur, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved

History of Art

  • HA 111 History of Art and Civilization in the Mediterranean and Beyond: Prehistory Through the Middle Ages, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course title from History of Western Art and Civilization: Ancient Prehistory Through the Middle Ages to History of Art and Civilization in the Mediterranean and Beyond: Prehistory Through the Middle Ages.
    • Update course description.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 114 Prehistoric Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 115 : Crossroads: Global Art and Its Histories, 1450-1750, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs:
    • Online delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • HA 116 Indigenous Art of North America, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • New course New course HA 118 Introduction to Fashion History: Materials, Motifs & Meanings, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course explores the history of trade, inspiration, and appropriation between cultures through case studies. It examines how fashion shapes identity and the complex intersection of materials, motifs, and meanings. It teaches how to ethically study global fashion, factoring in existing and historic power structures and cultural values.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: G7: Humanities and G9: Other World Civilizations
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Minor(s): Ethnic Dress in a Global Context, Fashion History, Theory and Culture, and History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • HA 121 Cities and Civilizations: The Eastern Mediterranean World, c. 3000 BCE-1000 CE, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • New course HA 123 African Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This class introduces students to the art and visual cultures of sub-Saharan Africa, and its contexts within a continent with an exceptionally long and varied history of creativity and artistic production. The course analyzes a series of themes and corresponding case studies in historical framework, paying particular attention to formal analysis, social contexts, and the uses of art in Africa, past and present.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: G7: Humanities and G9: Other World Civilizations
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and World History and Global Awareness
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies and History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • HA 202 Feminist Art Histories, Theories, and Practices, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Online delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • HA 206 The Art, Architecture, and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 208 Earth Matters: Art & Environment in Ancient Egypt and Western Asia, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of HA 210 Devotional Art and Dance of the Indian Sub-Continent and West Asia (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2023
    Action: Approved
  • HA 212 Renaissance Art in Florence, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
    • Proposed SUNY General Education: G6 The Arts.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 215 History of Menswear in Europe and North America, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course title from History of Menswear to History of Menswear in Europe and North America
    • Change prerequisites from HA 112 to HA 112 or HA 115
    • Update course of study
    • Propose course for SUNY General Education: G6 The Arts
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
      Action: Approved
  • HA 220 History of Interior Design: The Modern Interior as Space and Image, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
    • Update prerequisites from HA 112 to Any 100 level HA course
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • HA 224 Mesoamerican Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 227 Archaeological Excavation in Israel, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
    • Proposed SUNY General Education: G7 Humanities.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 228 Oceanic Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of HA 233 Contemporary Global Fashion (course is renumbered to HA 322), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • HA 235 Art, Technology and Empire in the Ancient World: Greece and Persia, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • HA 236:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2024:
    • Update course title from Queering Art History and Western Visual Culture to Queering Art History in Visual Culture of Europe and the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • HA 238 Art and Design in Morocco, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 239 The History of African Textiles and Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • New course HA 246 Art and Social Justice in New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course studies social justice as addressed and explored through art, architecture, and visual culture in New York City. Critical investigations and discussion arise from field trips to local art institutions, historical sites, and monuments.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: G6: The Arts and G7: Humanities
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Humanities, and The Arts
    Minor(s): Ethics and Sustainability and History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 247 Medieval Art in Europe and the Mediterranean World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. (previously numbered HA 311)
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course presents the history of Western art and civilization from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance in Europe and the Mediterranean World. Illustrated lectures present architecture, painting, and sculpture in relation to pertinent religious, economic, and social changes.
    SUNY General Education: G6: The Arts, G7: Humanities, and G9: Other World Civilizations
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, The Arts, and World History and Global Awareness
    Minor(s): History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • HA 300 Art and Architecture of the Venetian Republic, c. 1100-1800, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update prerequisites from HA 112 to HA 112 or HA 115.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 304 Holocaust Representation in Art (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update prerequisites from HA 112 to Any HA course; and qualification for the Presidential Scholars Program or 3.5 GPA and approval of instructor.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • HA 305 History of 20th-Century Textile Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update prerequisites from HA 112 to HA 112 or HA 115.
    • Update student learning outcomes and course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • HA 306 Far From Home: Travel Narratives and Art History (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • HA 308 Goddesses, Women, Power and Patronage in the Ancient World (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • HA 311 Medieval Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Course inactivation (course renumbered to HA 247)
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • HA 317 Italian Renaissance Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
    • Update prerequisites from HA 112 to HA 112 or HA 115 or HA 212
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • HA 318 Repositioning Ancient Egypt and Rethinking Egyptology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Add course to African American and Africana Studies Minor
      Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • HA 319 Art History and Conservation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update prerequisites from HA 111 or HA 112 to HA 111 or HA 112 or HA 115.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
      Action: Approved
  • New course HA 322 Contemporary Global Fashion History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. (Renumbered from HA 233)
    Prerequisite(s): HA 237, 305, 344, or 346
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course covers global fashion design trends and culture in the 21st century through the lenses of globalism, fashion and design history, gender and sexuality, environment and labor. Thematic lectures cover new media, representation, fashion in museums and the academy, among others, with discussion of contemporary critical debates in global fashion. (G6: Arts; G7: Humanities)
    SUNY General Education: G6: The Arts and G7: Humanities
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, and The Arts
    Minor(s): Fashion History, Theory and Culture and History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • HA 333 Contemporary Photography and New Media, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update prerequisites from HA 231 or HA 243 or HA 343 to HA 231 or HA 243
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • HA 333 Contemporary Photography and New Media, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs:
    • Online delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • HA 395:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course title from Studies in American Indian Art and Culture (Honors) to Studies in Indigenous Art of North America (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • Art History and Museum Professions, BS:
    • Update bridge course from HA 112 to any 100-level HA course
    • Update HA 111 first semester course to any HA course
    • Update EN requirement: English: 3 credits. CHOICE of any 200- or 300-level EN course to any 300-level EN Course
    • In Semester 7, relabel to HA Major Area Elective Other World Civilizations, remove Liberal Arts
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • Ethics and Sustainability Minor:
    • Add new course HA 246 Art and Social Justice in New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add new course MC 307 Postcards from Italy: Marginality and Urban Ecologies in Modern Italian Culture, 3cr., 3 lec. hrs. to minor.
    • Add new course SS 315 Contemporary Issues Impacting the Caribbean Region, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023.
      Action: Approved
  • Fashion History, Theory, and Culture Minor:
    • Add new course MC 213 Italian Style: Fashion In Italian Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor.
    • Add new course HA 118 Introduction to Fashion History: Materials, Motifs & Meanings, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
    • Add renumbered course HA 322 Contemporary Global Fashion History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • History of Art Minor:
    • Drop HA 221 East Asian Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from minor
    • Drop HA 223 African Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from minor
    • Drop HA 233 Contemporary Global Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from minor
    • Add HA 117 East Asian Art and Civilization,3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add new course HA 118 Introduction to Fashion History: Materials, Motifs & Meanings, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add HA 123 African Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add HA 246 Art and Social Justice in New York,3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add HA 322 Contemporary Global Fashion History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

Italian Studies Minor:Add new course ​MC 210 WORK IT! Labor and the Making of Contemporary Italy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Add new course MC 212 All In The Family: Representation of Italian Families in the 20th and 21st Centuries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Add new course MC 307 Postcards from Italy: Marginality and Urban Ecologies in Modern Italian Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023.
Action: Approved

  • Latin American Studies Minor:
    • Add new course SS 315 Contemporary Issues Impacting the Caribbean Region, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of IT 132 Italian in Florence, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023.
    Action: Approved
  • IT 214 Italian IV, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course description.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World Languages.
      Action: Approved
  • IT 223 Italian Conversation II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course description.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World Languages
      Action: Approved
  • MC 204 Images of the Mind: Introduction to Chinese Calligraphic Art (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • MC 205/FI 206 : Mexican Cinema: Between The National and The Global, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
    • Propose SUNY General Education: G6 The Arts
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • MC 209 Hispanic Cultures In New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes and course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • New course MC 210 WORK IT! Labor and the Making of Contemporary Italy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course uncovers changes, and recurring trends, in labor history in Italy. Students address the complexity of Italy’s economic transformations-from reconstruction to the shifts in migration patterns as affected by labor demands-by exploring how industrialization was narrated, celebrated, challenged, and even influenced by literary and cinematic texts.
    Proposed General Education: G7: Humanities.
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities.
    Minor(s): Italian Studies.
    Type of Course: Elective.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023.
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 212 All In The Family: Representation of Italian Families in the 20th and 21st Centuries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: What are the origins of the myth of the Italian family? This course investigates the sources behind the enduring legacy of this trope of Italian society, through a wide variety of media. Students learn about the social, historical, and cultural forces that shaped the idea of la famiglia.
    Proposed General Education: G7: Humanities.
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation:x Humanities.
    Minor(s): Italian Studies and Women and Gender Studies.
    Type of Course: Elective.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023.
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 213 Italian Style: Fashion In Italian Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines fashion in Italian culture from the Middle Ages through the present day. Drawing upon historical sources as well as cultural expressions including literature, film, and advertising, we look at fashion’s significant place in Italian history both as an industry and as an expression of sociopolitical change.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: G7 Humanities
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities
    Minor(s): Fashion History, Theory and Culture, Italian, and Italian Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • MC 241 Italian American Cultural Studies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course description
    • Update course of study
    • Update student learning outcomes
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • MC 261/FI 225 Latin American Cinema and Resistance, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • MC 262 Revolution as Spectacle: Mexico, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: The Arts.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • MC 301 Imaginary Encounters: Representations of the Caribbean (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update prerequisites from none to Qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of Dean of Liberal Arts
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • MC 302 Faire La Cuisine: French Food and Identity, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • New course MC 307 Postcards from Italy: Marginality and Urban Ecologies in Modern Italian Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description:  Italy’s artistic past is often an obstacle to understanding its present. This course looks at four Italian cities in written and visual narratives and explores the connections between people and environments, as well as how Italians deal with industrialization, climate change, migrant labor, mass tourism, and changing socioeconomic patterns.
    Proposed General Education: G7: Humanities.
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.
    Minor(s): Italian Studies and Ethics and Sustainability.
    Type of Course: Elective.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023.
    Action: Approved
  • MC 351 From Modern to Contemporary Latin American Women Writers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
     Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social
    • Justice.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness.
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities.
      Action: Approved
  • SP 142 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course description.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World Languages
      Action: Approved
  • SP 311 Spanish for Business, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update prerequisites from SP 142 or SP 214 or equivalent to SP 141, 213, 223 or permission of the instructor.
    • Update course description.
    • Update student learning outcomes.
    • Update course of study.
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World Languages.
      Action: Approved
      Science and Mathematics
  • New course MA 122 Foundations of Data Science, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces the foundation of data science. It provides students with an understanding of the role of data science in making meaningful, data-driven decisions and predictions. This course is intended for students with no programming experience.
    SUNY General Education: G2: Mathematics
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course MA 145 Math, Paper, Scissors, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Using a variety of puzzles and problems, students will explore the mathematics that emerges from paper folding and cutting. Students will learn to build models, analyze algebraic and geometric relationships, make conjectures, and develop proofs with paper. Applications in fashion, product design and technology will be introduced.
    SUNY General Education: G2: Mathematics
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): Mathematics
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • MA 331 Calculus, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Online delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)
      Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of SC 045 General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Action: Approved
  • Mathematics Minor:
    • Add new cross-listed course SS/MA 103 Research Methods to Mathematics Minor, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add new course MA 145 Math, Paper, Scissors, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved

Social Sciences

  • New course SS/MA 103 Research Methods, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics Proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Enhance your decision-making skills by using research methods in your life. Using guided, step-by-step instructional support, you will be able to design your own research, carry it out, and learn how to analyze the results. You will be able to apply the scientific research method in a practical, everyday context, and understand the value of research by gaining research skills through hands-on activities.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: G4 Social Sciences
    Minor(s): Economics and Mathematics
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • SS 151 Global Power and Politics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Social Sciences
      Action: Approved
  • SS 202/FI 200 Bollywood and the Making of India, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • SS 251 American Government and Politics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Social Sciences
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: US History and Civic Engagement
      Action: Approved
  • New course SS 315 Contemporary Issues Impacting the Caribbean Region, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: A central focus of this course is the examination of a variety of themes reflecting contemporary social, political, and economic tension in the Caribbean, especially those between national security and challenges to human rights and citizenship.
    SUNY General Education: G4: Social Sciences
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Social Sciences
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, Caribbean Studies, Ethics and Sustainability, and Latin American Studies
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • SS 341 Women and Global Politics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • SS 353 Latin America Today, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Social Sciences
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • SS 354 Comparative Political Systems, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Social Sciences
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • SS 393 Politics in the Middle East (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Spring 2024:
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Social Sciences
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • SS 395 International Conflict in the 21st Century (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2024:
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course description
    • Update course of study
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Social Sciences
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
      Action: Approved
  • SS 397 Religion and Global Politics (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:
    • Update course of study
    • Update course description
      SUNY GE Framework for Fall 2024 Implementation:
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: World History and Global Awareness
    • Add SUNY GE Framework: Humanities
      Action: Approved
  • New course SS 401 Managerial Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 242, and SS 345 or IN 442
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course will cover applications of the principles of microeconomics in managerial analysis and decision making. Students learn to master core economic theories essential for understanding and managing in the fashion industry, the firms, and consumer behavior and strategy, business transactions, and their economic impact, and the role of government.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: G4 Social Sciences
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Social Sciences
    Minor(s): Economics
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • African American and Africana Studies Minor:
    • Add renumbered course HA 123 African Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor (course previously numbered HA 223)
    • Add HA 318 Repositioning Ancient Egypt and Rethinking Egyptology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add new course SS 315 Contemporary Issues Impacting the Caribbean Region, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • Caribbean Studies Minor:
    • Add new course SS 315 Contemporary Issues Impacting the Caribbean Region, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • Economics Minor:
    • Add new cross-listed course SS/MA 103 Research Methods to Mathematics Minor, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    • Add new course SS 401 Managerial Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • Ethnic Dress in a Global Context Minor:
    • Add new course HA 118 Introduction to Fashion History: Materials, Motifs & Meanings, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved


School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

  • New special topics course GD 380A Special Topics in Graphic Design: Experimental Graphic Design in Space, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): GD 345 and GD 346
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course covers the latest theories, principles, and skills of typography in motion to activate physical space. Graphic Design students utilize a variety of software to contextualize their designs. Typography in motion, and conceptual storytelling are stressed.
    SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Special Topic
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Fashion

  • FF 121 Fashion Research and Inspiration, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
    • Online delivery of course
    • Update course description
    • Update course of study
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved

Fine Arts

  • New course FA 122 Pigments and Mediums, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces the sources, basic chemistry and characteristics of historic and contemporary painting pigments and mediums, which will be formulated and used to illuminate the materials’ historic significance, proper application, and archival qualities. Lectures and studio work are supported with observation of artworks and conservation practices at local museums.
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Fine Arts AAS degree program:
    • Update Art History in Semester 1 from HA 112 to HA 112 History of European Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or HA 115 Crossroads: Global Art and Its Histories, 1450-1750, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved


Illustration and Interactive Media

  • Animation, Interactive Media and Game Design:
    • Add the following bridge courses to program:
      • CG 271 Design Fundamentals for Animation and Game Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • CG 272 Narrative Animation Fundamentals, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • CG 273 3D Fundamentals: Modeling, Rendering, Motion, and 3D Printing, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • CG 274 Web-based Game Development Fundamentals, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
        Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
        Action: Approved
  • New course CG 271 Design Fundamentals for Animation and Game Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this design fundamental course, students will learn basic design principles including but not limited to line structures, additive color, 3D space, pattern creation, as well as using the computer graphics as the medium to create imagery/artwork for animations and games.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course CG 272 Narrative Animation Fundamentals, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This introductory 2D animation course introduces the principles and techniques of narrative animation to artists and designers of various disciplines. Students will learn to bring their characters to life using fundamental animation skills and techniques. The focus is on combining digital animation tools with traditional animation principles and styles.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course CG 273 3D Fundamentals: Modeling, Rendering, Motion, and 3D Printing, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: The theory and concepts needed to understand and construct 3D models are introduced. The focus of this introductory course is on acquiring the techniques used to create 3D models and how to apply real-world effects to their work through material application and lighting. Fundamental efficiency and familiarity with design software are strongly recommended for students registering for this course.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course CG 274 Web-based Game Development Fundamentals, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces new creative possibilities in the field of interactive media development. It is geared towards students with a strong visual creative background and serves as a bridge to learning how to use code with image elements. This is an essential course for using web-based scripting languages to exercise interactive game development and problem-solving skills.
    Proposed SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • CT 300:Update course title from Typography for Digital Content Design to Kinetic Typography, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • Update course description
    • Update course of study
    • Update student learning outcomes
      Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2024
      Action: Approved
  • New course CT 360 Decentralized FinTech Product Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this course, students will learn fundamental product design principles by focusing on designing products specifically for the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The emphasis is on integrative user research, prototyping, iterative creative process, and the development of applications across platforms aligned with cryptocurrency use cases. This course offers students in the business majors an opportunity to acquire the skills and hands-on experience they need to ideate, design, and evaluate design from a user-centered perspective.
    SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2024
    Action: Approved
  • CT 372:Update course title from Typography for Digital Product Design to Advanced Kinetic Typeface Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
    • Update course of study
      Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2024
      Action: Approved
  • New blended course CT 380 AI-Assisted Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in visual art and design. Topics covered include AI ethics, copyright issues, and social impact, as well as generative design and AI-assisted creative workflow. Students will learn how to use these technologies and platforms to facilitate creative processes such as generating creative content, automating design processes, streamlining workflows, and making data-driven design decisions.
    SUNY General Education: None
     SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
     Minor(s): None
     Type of Course: Related Area Elective
     Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
     Action: Approved
  • CT 401 User Experience (UX) and Interaction Design (IxD), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.Blended delivery of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New minor Digital Typography:
    As an essential part of digital design, typography can make the text more readable and accessible, convey a brand's identity and values, and be used to create a visually appealing and user-friendly interface. This minor has a flexible curriculum designed to help students in the School of Art & Design obtain an advanced understanding of applied typography, brand typography, and digital typeface design for the digital age.
    Students must complete at least three courses toward the minor and register for the fourth class before signing up for the capstone class, CT372 Advanced Kinetic Typography. Advisement with the minor coordinators is strongly encouraged before registering for the capstone class.
    Courses:
    • CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 200 Content Design and Research, 2 cr,. 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. or CT 230 UX Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr,. 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. or CT 342 3D Brand Identity Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • CT 332 Motion Graphics for Designers, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.  or CT 300 Kinetic Typography, 2 cr,. 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 372 Advanced Kinetic Typeface Design, 2 cr,. 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design

  • TD 114 Computer Aided Print Design, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
    TD 126 : Textile Design Studio Practices, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
    Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023:Update course of study
    Update student learning outcomes
    Action: Approved
  • New course TD 230 Textile Design Studio: Portfolio and Industry, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): TD 114 and TD 126
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Guided by textile trend forecasts for apparel and home, students use concept development, traditional media, and CAD to create a collection of original print designs and coordinates. Through lectures, demonstrations and industry visits, students gain an understanding of current practices in the textile/surface design industry and prepare a professional portfolio.
    SUNY General Education: None
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Capstone and Major Area Required
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
    Action: Approved
  • Textile/Surface Design One-Year AAS Degree Program:
    • Drop TD 202 Advanced Professional Practices, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in semester 2
    • Add new course TD 230 Textile Design Studio: Portfolio and Industry, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area in semester 2
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • Textile/Surface Design AAS Degree Program:
    • Drop TD 202 Advanced Professional Practices, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in semester 4
    • Add TD 230 Textile Design Studio: Portfolio and Industry, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area in semester 4
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Exhibition and Experience Design

  • Inactivation of ED 591 Exhibition Design Thesis: Directed Research, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
    Action: Approved
  • Exhibition and Experience Design, MA degree program:
    • Drop ED 591 Exhibition Design Thesis: Directed Research, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., from Summer Session I
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved
  • ED 691 Capstone Project Development & Qualifying Paper, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
    • Update prerequisites from ED 591 to none
    • Update course description
    • Update course of study
      Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2024
      Action: Approved


Global Fashion Management

  • GF 503 Capstone I: Concept Development, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.:
    • Blended delivery of course
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • GF 552 Strategic Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Update course title from Business Policy to Strategic Management
    • Update course of study
    • Change a course description
      Requested Date of Implementation for Fall 2023
      Action: Approved
  • GF 586:Update course title from Global Retail Management to Seminar: Current Topics in Retail, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Update course of study
    • Update course description
    • Update student learning outcomes
      Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2024
      Action: Approved
  • GF 691 : Capstone Seminar, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
    • Course inactivation
      Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
      Action: Approved
  • Global Fashion Management, MPS degree program:
    • Move GF 612 Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 2 to semester 3
    • Move GF 561 21st Century Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 3 to semester 2
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
      Action: Approved

School of Art and Design
Communication Design Pathways

  • Update prerequisites of AD 381 Creative Principles, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from CD 217 or CD 216 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of AD 383 Strategy Planning and Brand Campaigns, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CD 216 or CD 217 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of CD 114 Presentation Graphics for Built Environments, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery, update course of study of CD 215 Design Studio II, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update co-requisites of DE 216 Foundation in Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update co-requisites of GD 216 Foundation in Graphic Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from DE 216 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of GD 331 Typography and Language, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CD 273 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of GD 332 Design in Cultural Context, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from CD 235 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of GD 345 Core Studio I: Design and Methodology, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from CD 217 or CD 216 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of PK 302 Packaging Design for Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Spatial Experience Design, BFA Degree Program:

  • Drop EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Liberal Arts in Semester 7
  • Change Liberal Arts English requirement from EN323 to English: 3 credits. CHOICE of 200- or 300-level EN writing course in Semester 7
  • Change choice - see Foreign Language*, 3 cr., to choice - see Liberal Arts / Foreign Language* G8 in Semester 7
  • Change choice - see Foreign Language*, 3 cr., to choice - see Liberal Arts / Foreign Language* G8 in Semester 8
  • Change Liberal Arts - Foreign Language: 6 credits. to Foreign Language or Modern Languages and Cultures:  6 credits. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Fabric Styling

  • Inactivation of FS 000 Fabric Styling, 1-3 cr., 1-3 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023 
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FS 321 Fashion Knit Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FS 322 Fashion Knit Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FS 424 Home Fashion Design, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FS 431 Fabric Styling II, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FS 432 CAD for Woven and Print Styling, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FS 433 Digital Presentation for the Fabric Stylist, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FS 453 Professional Presentation, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved

Fashion

  • New course FD 301 Sustainable Design Concepts, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students develop and design apparel using sustainable design practice while incorporating innovative methods utilizing previously constructed products and unconventional materials. Students explore new possibilities expanding their own personal aesthetic. Students collaborate on a group project focused on sustainable and design practice, small economy, and community engagement. Students research and collaboratively develop wearable apparel and accessories for now or the near future specifically addressing the impact of climate change, environmental, and societal impact. In the culmination of this course students will engage in an individual research project that reflects an understanding of the design's impact from fiber to finished design.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective and Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course FD 302 Designing For Innovation, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This class is designed as an elective for BFA students in the Fashion Department. Students develop design solutions using emerging technologies, including software, innovative materials and new methods of production. Incorporating advanced techniques in the initial module, students create innovative prototypes of functional solutions using methods and materials that can aid or support their wearer. Students collaborate on researching a new idea in design innovation, utilizing cutting-edge materials and/or tools. Students work together to develop and execute wearable items that address a need ( i.e., health and wellness, seated design, service work, protection, agriculture). In the culmination of this course, students select or create a brand label and design an innovative product with an aesthetic true to the company’s vision. 
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective and Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of JD 117 Enameling for Contemporary Jewelry, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from JD 101 to JD 101 or JD174
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Change course description and prerequisites of JD 122 Jewelry Casting, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from JD 121 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Fine Arts
Fine Arts BFA Degree Program:

  • Update writing electives from CHOICE of EN 321, EN 361, EN 362, EN 363, EN 364, or FI 256, 3cr. 3 lec. hrs., to any 200- or 300- level EN Writing Course 3cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Illustration and Interactive Media

Creative Technology Minor:

  • Remove AD 364 Digital Media Advertising, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Add a choice CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. or CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the minor. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
    Interior Design

Interior Design 2-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Remove HA 112 History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. from Art and Design History requirements
    Add “Any 100-level HA course (3 credits, required)” to Art and Design History course requirements
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of ID 431 Computer Rendering, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., from VP 311 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design

  • Update learning outcomes and course of study of TD 113 Textile Surface Design: Styles & Sources, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology
Cosmetics Fragrance Marking

  • Online delivery of CM 251 The Business of Beauty 360°, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries, BS Degree Program:

  • Drop EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Liberal Arts - Writing choice
  • Add EN 368 Intentional Objects: Writing About Things, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs to to Liberal Arts - Writing choice 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

  • New course FM 100 Fashion Industry Fundamentals, 3 cr., 3 lec. Hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None 
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course covers the evolution of fashion, market segmentation, relationships between industry sectors and retailers. Students will explore career paths and emphasize the importance of personal branding. Studies will culminate by exploring the global supply chain from concept to consumer focusing on sustainability and ethics.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FM 117 Introduction to Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FM 212 Case Studies in Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FM 224 Merchandising Math Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FM 225 Fashion Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FM 244 Product Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FM 262 Contemporary Retail Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FM 268 Team Development Workshop, 2.5 cr., 2 lec., 1 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update student learning outcomes, and update prerequisites of FM 328 Merchandising for Multichannel Retailing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from FM 224 and FM 225 to FM 203 or FM 224 and FM 206 or FM 225
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 331 Technology and Transformation in Fashion Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Let’s reimagine fashion! The metaverse is changing the fashion business, and the industry is poised to build upon the blockchain revolution. Digital identities, the Internet of Things, and robotics are altering the nature of fashion products. This course explores these exciting technological transformations and their implications for fashion business practices.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management, 1-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Drop choice - see Related Area Elective* from related area in semester 1
  • Add choice - see Major Area Elective* to Major Area in Semester 1
  • Drop choice - see Major Area Elective* from Major Area in Semester 2
  • Add choice- see Related Area Elective* to Related Area in Semester 2
  • Remove FM 212 Case Studies in Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from list of Major Area Electives
  • Add CM 251 The Business of Beauty 360°, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., MG 153 Excel for Business, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., and PM 121 Patternmaking I: Misses’ and Women’s Wear, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop FM 108 First Year Experience I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from major area in semester 1
  • Add new course FM 100 Fashion Industry Fundamentals, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.,  to major area in semester 1
  • Drop FM 109 First Year Experience II, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from major area in semester 2
  • Add choice- see Major Area Elective*, 3 cr., to major area in semester 2
  • Major area electives increase from 3 cr. to 6 cr.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management, 2-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Add CM 251 The Business of Beauty 360°, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., MG 153 Excel for Business, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., PH 162 Photographic Styling, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., and PM 121 Patternmaking I: Misses’ and Women’s Wear, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
  • Drop FM 212 Case Studies in Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from list of Major Area Electives
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Home Products Development

Home Products, BS degree program:

  • Drop choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts Elective(s), 6 credits, from Liberal Arts in Semester 7
  • Add EN 365 Research Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or EN 343 Advanced Public Speaking, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Liberal Arts in Semester 7
  • Add SS 206 Psychology of Consumer Behavior, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Liberal Arts in Semester 7
  • Drop choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts Elective(s), 3 credits, from Liberal Arts in Semester 8
  • Add PL 300 Business Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Liberal Arts in Semester 8
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Marketing Communications

Advertising and Marketing Communications, 2-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Drop American History requirement from General Education choice
  • Add SS 206 Psychology of Consumer Behavior, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Social Sciences choice
  • Add SS 131 General Psychology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to General Education in Semester 2
  • Update General Education - choice from 6 to 3 credits in Semester 2
  • Update History of Art and Civilization choice to CHOICE of any HA 100-level course
  • Add AC 222 Sales Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to list of Major Area Electives choice
  • Increase Social Sciences requirement in major from 6 to 9 credits
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications BS Degree Program:

  • Drop SS 237 Industrial Psychology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Liberal Arts Electives choice
  • Add American History choice of EN 271 Literature and History: The Development of American Culture to 1865, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., EN 272 Identity in America: History and Literature, 1865 to Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., EN 274 Voices of Civil Rights in American History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or EN 335 Working Women in the United States: 1865 to Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or HI 202 U.S. History: Civil War-Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., HI 203 Distant Neighbors: A History of Latin America and the U.S., 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., HI 391 U.S. History and Culture: 1860 to Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., HI 392 Religion and Religious Dissent in American History to the Civil War (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., HI 393 New York City and the Invention of America (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or HI 394 Rebellion and Resistance in America (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Correct verbiage under the Note: section for bridge courses by replacing the word 'or' with 'and'.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Production Management

Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries, AAS 2-Year Degree Program:

  • Drop SC 112 Earth Science, 3.5 cr., 3 lec, 1 studio/lab hrs., from General Education in Semester 2
  • Add choice: see Requirements* : Liberal Arts / Science, 3-3.5 cr., to General Education in Semester 2
  • Drop BL 343 Introduction to Business Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Related Area Electives choice
  • Add TT 261 Performance Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area Elective choice
  • Drop EN 231 Short Fiction, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., EN 232 Perspectives on American Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., and EN 233 Poetry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from General Education - English choice
  • Add EN 201 Organizational Communication and Workplace Relationships, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., and EN 203 Your Digital Life: Online Literacies for a Networked World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to General Education - English choice
  • Add SC 101 Biodesign: Innovation at the Intersection of Science and Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., SC 202 The True Cost: A Product’s Life Cycle and the Science of Sustainability, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., SC 253 Ecology and Environmental Problems, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to General Education - Science choice
  • General Education options, changes from 27.5 to 27-27.5 credits
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Technical Design

  • Update prerequisites of PM 221 Computerized Production Patternmaking, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 121 or approval of program coordinator to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of PM 236 Patternmaking: Coats and Suits I, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 121 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of PM 237 Patternmaking: Coats and Suits II, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 122 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of PM 255 Fit Analysis and Technical Documentation, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 233 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of PM 283 Patternmaking for Knit Garments, 2 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from PM 122 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of TD 313 Advanced Photoshop and Illustrator, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from TD 224 or TD 114 and TD 271 to TD 224 or TD 114 and TD 207
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing

  • Update course description, learning outcomes, and course of study of TS 131 Textile Principles for the Fashion Designer, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approve
  • Online delivery of TS 215 The History of Textile Trade and Technology, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing 1-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Add OR class option in major area required in semester one. Option is for TT 247 Color Creation and Sustainable Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., or TT 261 Performance Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
    Textile Development and Marketing 2-Year AAS Degree Program:
  • Add OR class option in major area required in semester two. Option is for TT 247 Color Creation and Sustainable Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., or TT 261 Performance Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
    School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Educational Skills

  • Update course description, learning outcomes and add new SUNY General Education Framework for ES 129 College Composition, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Communication - Oral and Communication - Written
    Action: Approved

English and Communication Studies

  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for EN 142 Composition and Rhetoric (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Communication - Oral, and Communication - Written
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description of EN 201 Organizational Communication and Workplace Relationships, 3 cr., 3 lec. Hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of EN 230/FI 204 Martial Arts Cinema and its Global Impact, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from none to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, learning outcomes and add new SUNY General Education Framework for EN 202 Women Write New York City, 3 cr.,3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, learning outcomes and add new SUNY General Education Framework for EN 258 Introduction to Performance Studies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Humanities, and Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, learning outcomes and add new SUNY General Education Framework for EN 279 Women's Writing: 1900 - Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, learning outcomes, add course to LGBTQIA Studies minor, and add new SUNY General Education Framework for EN 304 Writing as Activism (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts and Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

Communication Studies, Minor:

  • Add EN 251 Theater Arts, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

Women and Gender Studies, Minor:

  • Add new course FI 212 Drag and Cross-Dressing in Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor.
  • Add new course FI 323 Sexuality in Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Film, Media, and Performing Arts

  • New course FI 212 Drag and Cross-Dressing in Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This lecture/screening class examines the idea of clothing as a cultural performance, as it intersects with gender as masquerade. It will explore the relationships between cross-dressing and theatricality, the way in which clothing constructs (and deconstructs) gender and gender differences, and the performativity of gender.
    General Education: Approved for G7: Humanities
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities
    Minor(s): Film and Media Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Fashion History, Theory and Culture, and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Studies
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective and Related Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course FX 213 Second-Year Production II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): FX 212
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Building on production skills developed in Second-Year Production I, this course focuses on documentary and creative nonfiction filmmaking. Students will learn all the crucial steps of production from the development of ideas and research through editing and post- production. Students will complete three short documentaries including a biographical portrait, a social change documentary, and a creative nonfiction piece.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of FX 232 Documentary Film Production, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2024
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of PE 149 Meditation I, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study of PE 216 History of Ballet and Modern Dance, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Film and Media Studies, Minor:

  • Add proposed new course FI 212 Drag and Cross-Dressing in Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

Film and Media 2-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Drop FX 232 Documentary Film Production, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in Semester 4,
    Add new course FX 213 Second-Year Production II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in Semester 4, 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Film and Media BS Degree Program:

  • Add IC 497 Senior Internship, 3 cr. 3 lec. hrs., to the list of Major/Related Area Electives.
    Replace IC 497 Senior Internship, 3 cr. 3 lec. hrs. in semester 6 with an additional required Major/Related Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Pending Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

History of Art

  • Update course title and SUNY GE requirements HA 112 from History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era to History of European Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 115 Crossroads: Global Art and Its Histories, 1450-1750, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces the art histories of global cultures,1450-1750. Students think critically about the impact of cultural exchanges and colonization on art, religion, politics, and societal values. Diverse cultural definitions of art and artists are explored, with focus on perspectives from Eurasia, Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific Islands.
    General Education: Approved for G7:Humanities and G9: Other World Civilizations
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, World History and Global Awareness
    Minor(s): History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, and update learning outcomes of HA 116 Indigenous Art of North America, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 117 East Asian Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces the major characteristics and artistic traditions of East Asian countries. Through lectures and surveys, students will examine the historical, religious, and social aspects of these civilizations. Consideration will be given to how East Asian countries respond to the arts of their neighbors, near and far, in comparison with other major civilizations. Emphasis is placed on art techniques and materials unique to East Asian art.
    General Education: Approved for G7:Humanities and G9: Other World Civilizations
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Minor(s): History of Art and Asian Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, learning outcomes, and update course title of HA 204 from History of East Asian Costume to History of East Asian Dress, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, and update learning outcomes of HA 205 Italian Art in Context, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, learning outcomes, and add new SUNY General Education Framework for HA 211 Asian American Art and Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, and United States History and Civic Engagement
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, and update learning outcomes of HA 214 Art In New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of HA 216 American Indian Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. Course was renumbered to HA 116
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update SUNY GE requirements of HA 219 African American Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, Humanities, and US History and Civic Engagement
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of HA 221 East Asian Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update SUNY GE requirements of HA 225 Art and Civilization of India, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, and update learning outcomes of HA 229 Korean Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY General Education Framework to HA 231, update course title from Modern Art to Modern Art in Europe and North America, 3 cr., 3 lec. Hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World History and Global Awareness and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, and update learning outcomes of HA 240 Modern and Contemporary Korean Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 242 Andean Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course explores the art and visual culture of the South American Andes (modern-day Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia), from their origins through the Inka and European invasion, with an emphasis on textiles. The class will also examine ceramics, metalwork, and stone that express fundamental aspects of Indigenous philosophy and cosmovision.
    General Education: Approved for G7:Humanities and G9: Other World Civilizations
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, World History and Global Awareness
    Minor(s): History of Art, Latin American Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved
  • Update SUNY General Education requirements of HA 245 Art of the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2024
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, and update learning outcomes of HA 271 Japanese Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, update learning outcomes, and update prerequisites of HA 303 Tradition and Innovation in Asian Art and Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from HA 112 or HA 221 to HA 112, HA 115, or HA 117 Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, and update learning outcomes of HA 309 History of Business in the Visual Arts: 1800-2000 (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY GE Framework, update learning outcomes, and  update prerequisites, of HA 331 Contemporary Art and Culture: 1945 to the Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. from HA 112 to HA 112 of HA 115 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of HA 341 History of Minor Arts/Crafts, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title, description and course of study of HA 344 European Fashion: Ancient Origins to Modern Styles, 3 cr, 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update SUNY GE requirements and prerequisites of HA 344 European Fashion: Ancient Origins to Modern, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, learning outcomes, add course to Ethnic Dress minor, update prerequisites from HA 111 or HA 112 or HA 121 or HA 221 or HA 225 or HA 226 or HA 229 or HA 271 qualification for the Presidential Scholars Program (3.5 GPA or higher) to Any of the following: HA 111, HA 112, HA 115, HA 117, HA 121, HA225, HA 226, HA229, or HA271 and qualification for the Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA and permission of Dean of Liberal Arts, and add new SUNY General Education Framework for HA 383 Art of the Silk Road: Cross-Cultural Encounters (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of HA 384 American Narratives in New York City Museums (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update SUNY General Education requirements and prerequisites of HA 385 Racism and Antiracism in Public Art and Architecture of the United States (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; update prerequisite from HA 112 and qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of dean for Liberal Arts to Qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of dean for Liberal Arts
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Humanities, US History and Civic Engagement
    Action: Approved
  • Inactivation of HA 392 The Art of Venice: Titian to Tiepolo (Honors), 3 c.r, 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update SUNY GE requirements of HA 397 Studies in Maya Art and Culture (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Update SUNY GE requirements of HA 462 Art and Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, and Humanities
    Action: Approved

Art History and Museum Professions, BS Degree Program:

  • Drop IC 497 Senior Internship: Career Planning, 3 cr., from Related Area in semester 8
  • Add choice - see Requirements*: Major/Related Area Elective(s) to Major Area in semester 8
  • Add CHOICE of 300- or 400- HA course not previously taken, or IC 497 to list of Major/Related Area Electives
    Requested Date of Implementation: Pending Fall 2023 
    Action: Approved

Ethics and Sustainability, Minor:

  • Add FM 480A Structural Racism and the Challenges of Diversity in the Fashion Business Retail Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Not Approved - Temporary special topics course not to be permanently added to minor

Fashion History, Theory, and Culture, Minor:

  • Add new course FI 212 Drag and Cross-Dressing in Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

History of Art, Minor:

  • Add proposed new course HA 115 Crossroads: Global Art and Its Histories, 1450-1750, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
    Add new course HA 242 Andean Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for AB 111 Arabic I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for AB 112, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for AB 122 Arabic Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for CH 111 Chinese I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for CH 112 Chinese II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for CH 122 Chinese Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for CH 213 Chinese III, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for CH 214 Chinese IV, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for CH 223 Chinese Conversation II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for FR 111 French I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Add new SUNY General Education Framework to HA 231, update course title from Modern Art to Modern Art in Europe and North America, 3 cr., 3 lec. Hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World History and Global Awareness and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for FR 122 French Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for FR 213 French III, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for FR 214 French IV, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for FR 223 French Conversation II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for IT 111 Elementary Italian, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description and add new SUNY General Education Framework to IT 112 Italian II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for IT 113 Made in Italy: Italian Language through Food, Fashion and Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for IT 122 Italian Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for IT 213 Italian III, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description, update prerequisites from IT 214 or equivalent to IT 213 or 223 or permission of the instructor, and add new SUNY General Education Framework to IT 311 Italian for Business, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for IT 312 Italian Fashion Culture, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for JA 111 Japanese I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for JA 112 Japanese II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for JA 113 Japanese Conversation in Japan, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and new SUNY General Education
    Framework for JA 122 Japanese Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for JA 213 Japanese III, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for JA 214 Japanese IV, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for JA 223 Japanese Conversation II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC 200 Mediterranean Crossings: Migration, Integration, and Social Unrest, 3 cr., 3 lec. Hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, World History and Global Awareness and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC/FI 201 Mafia Movies: Crime and Corruption in Italian Popular Culture, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Offer MC 202 Rome: The Making and Unmaking of the Eternal City in Rome, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a study abroad course in Rome
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for MC 202 Rome The Making and Unmaking of the Eternal City, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World History and Global Awareness and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC 203 Gender as Performance: Representation of Masculinities in Latin American/Latinx Theatre, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, World History and Global Awareness, and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC 206 Arab Literature and Culture: An Introduction, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, World History and Global Awareness, and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework, and  propose course for SUNY General Education to MC/FI 207 Devouring the Screen: Food in Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Pending SUNY General Education: G6: The Arts 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for MC 208 Paris Imagined and Real, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and World History and Global Awareness 
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of MC 211 from Inventing Places: Spatial Myths in Brazilian Cinema to Brazilian Cinema: Inventing Places and Spatial Myths, 3 cr,. 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., and add new SUNY General Education Framework
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, World History and Global Awareness, and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for MC 251/FI 246/IT 251 Italian Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Offer MC 262 Revolution as Spectacle: Mexico, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a study abroad course in Mexico
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC 303 Black in Paris: African American, African, and Caribbean Writers in the City of Lights (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Humanities and World History and Global Awareness
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for MC 305 Tang Poetry and Calligraphy: Classical Traditions of China (618-907 CE), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
  • SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World History and Global Awareness, The Arts, and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of MC 306 from Narratives of Global Capital: Francophone Africa from the 1960's to the Present to Africa: Contemporary Voices in Francophone Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC 306 Africa: Contemporary Voices in Francophone Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. Hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, World History and Global Awareness, and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC/SS 308 White Gold: Sugar, Power and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
  • SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Social Sciences, and World History and Global Awareness and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework to MC 313 Writing Women of the Italian Renaissance, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, update prerequisites from none to any FI, HA ,or MC course, add new SUNY General Education Framework, add course to Women and Gender Studies Minor, and update course title of MC 331/FI 335 from Film Genres: Melodrama to Emotion Pictures: Film and Television Melodrama, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.,Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: The Arts and Humanities
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for MC 345 Food for Thought: Gastronomy in Italian Literature and Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: Humanities and World History and Global Awareness 
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for PO 111 Portuguese I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description, and add new SUNY General Education Framework to PO 112 Elementary Portuguese II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for PO 122 Portuguese Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for SP 111 Spanish I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description and add new SUNY General Education Framework to SP 112 Spanish II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for SP 122 Spanish Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for  SP 141 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of SP 142 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for  SP 213 Spanish III, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and add new SUNY General Education Framework for SP 214 Spanish IV, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, learning outcomes, and add new SUNY General Education Framework for SP 223 Spanish Conversation II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023 
    SUNY GE Framework Fall 2024 Implementation: World Languages
    Action: Approved

Latin American Studies, Minor:

  • Add new course HA 242 Andean Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
     Action: Approved

Science and Mathematics

  • New course SC 103 Environmental Justice Through the Lens of Chemistry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics Proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this course, a descriptive chemical and biochemical approach will be used to explore environmental chemistry, and further students' understanding of ethics, social injustice and sustainability. Selected case studies of environmental injustice will set a context for their learning and understanding of science. Specific examples of industrial processes, their environmental impacts, and the safety of consumer products are some of the environmental concerns that will drive students' exploration of science.
    Proposed General Education: Pending: G3 Natural Sciences
    Minor(s): Ethics & Sustainability
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

Mathematics, Minor:

  • Add MA/HA 272 Islamic Art and Mathematics (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Sustainable Materials and Technology, Minor:

  • Creation of new minor Sustainable Materials and Technology (SM&T)
    The Sustainable Materials and Technology (SM&T) Minor offers all FIT students the opportunity to gain an understanding to evaluate the different types of challenges faced by our societies through fundamental scientific knowledge and practice applying this to real-world scenarios and problems.Required Courses:SC 102 Climate Change, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    SC 202 The True Cost: A Product’s Life Cycle and the Science of Sustainability, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Electives:CS 100 Societal Impact of Computing, Security, and Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SC 100 Wired, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    SC 101 Biodesign: Innovation at the Intersection of Science and Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    SC 201 Plants, Pollinators, and People, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SC 203 Disease Ecology in a Changing World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SC 204 Designing with Emerging Materials (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    SC 245 Chemistry of the Everyday World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SC 253 Ecology and Environmental Problems, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    HA 319 Art History and Conservation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    ID 472 Ecology and the Built Environment, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    SS 302 Economics of Energy and Fossil Fuels, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    SS 336 Psychology for Sustainability, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    TT 247 Color Creation and Sustainable Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Social Sciences

  • Update prerequisites of HI 204 Leisure in America, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from EN 121 or ES 129 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course HI 212 America at Night, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Nights are different. Throughout American history, nighttime has been more fun, dangerous, and revealing of our unconscious. Learn about electric light and its historical consequences: 24-hour manufacturing, new leisure activities, changes in sexual and gender practices. Learn to help people suffering common afflictions of the night: depression, addiction, isolation.
    Proposed General Education: G10: American History and G7: Humanities
    Minor(s): American Studies and History
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 314 Economics of Art and Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): SS 141 and SS 242
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course reviews economic theory and its application to the arts and culture sectors. Students explore topics related to supply and demand analysis, market structure in the cultural sector, consumer behavior, the role of the economic agents in the art industry, and public support for the arts. The course examines the economic concept of the value and its application in arts, including how art trades in the market, whether art is a good investment or not, how art is financed, and what role art plays in the local community and economy.
    Proposed General Education: Pending G4: Social Sciences
    Minor(s): Economics, History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 400 Economics of Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 242, and SS/MC 304
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course offers students an application-oriented introduction to the economics of recreation, leisure, and tourism through a comprehensive analysis of the market mechanism, demand, supply, and consumer behavior. Throughout the course, students learn to master core economic theories essential for understanding the recreation, leisure, and tourism industry, firm and consumer behavior and strategy, business transactions and their economic impact, and the role of government.
    General Education: Approved for G4: Social Sciences
    Minor(s): Caribbean Studies, Economics
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

American Studies, Minor:

  • Add new course HI 212 America at Night, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

Caribbean Studies Minor:

  • Add SS 400 Economics of Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to the minor. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Economics Minor:

  • Add SS 400 Economics of Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to the minor.
    Add SS 314 Economics of Art and Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to the minor  
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Ethnic Dress in a Global Context, Minor:

  • Add HA 383 Art of the Silk Road:  Cross-Cultural Encounters (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Studies, Minor:

  • Add new course  FI 212 Drag and Cross-Dressing in Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

History, Minor:

  • Add new course HI 212 America at Night, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies
Art Market Studies

  • Update course title, description, learning outcomes and course of study of AM 533 Market Structures and Dynamics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Global Fashion Management

  • Inactivation of GF 511 Fashion for Global Markets, 3 cr., 4.5 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Winter 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title, course description and course of study of GF 551 Global Supply Chain and Sourcing, 3 cr., 3 lec.hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title, description, learning outcomes, and course of study of GF 561 21st Century Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of GF 602 Capstone III: Applied Research, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of GF 612 Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action: Approved

School of Art and Design
Communication Design Pathways

  • Online delivery of AD 217 Advertising and Digital Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
    Fashion
  • Update prerequisites of FD 400 3D Garment Visualization, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from FF 493 or FF 494 or FF 495 or FF 496 or FF 497 to none 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved


Fashion Design - Children’s Wear BFA degree program:

  • Add the following courses to the list of related area electives:
    • CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • IN 400 Cross Border E-commerce and Social Media for International Trade and Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
      Action: Approved


Fashion Design - Intimate Apparel BFA degree program:

  • Add the following courses to the list of related area electives:
    • CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • IN 400 Cross Border E-commerce and Social Media for International Trade and Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
      Action: Approved


Fashion Design - Knitwear BFA degree program:

  • Add the following courses to the list of related area electives:
    • CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • IN 400 Cross Border E-commerce and Social Media for International Trade and Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
      Action: Approved

Fashion Design - Special Occasion BFA degree program:

  • Add the following courses to the list of related area electives:
    • CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • IN 400 Cross Border E-commerce and Social Media for International Trade and Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
      Action: Approved

Fashion Design - Sportswear BFA degree program:

  • Add the following courses to the list of related area electives:
    • CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • IN 400 Cross Border E-commerce and Social Media for International Trade and Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
      Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisite(s) of ML 115 Fabric Hat Construction, 2.5cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from ML 113 to none 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Footwear and Accessories Design, BFA:

  • Open the related area electives to include major and related area electives
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: No approval required


Fine Arts

3-Dimensional Designed, Minor:

  • Drop DE 102 Principles of Display and Exhibit Design: Large Scale, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from minor
  • Drop PK 216 Foundation in Packaging Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Illustration and Interactive Media

  • Update prerequisite(s) of CG 214 Web Page Construction, 1.5cr., 1 lec., 1 studio/lab hr., from CG 111 or PH 114 or TD 111, or approval of chairperson to none and update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisite(s) of CG 221 Design and Authoring for Interactive Media I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CG 111 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New minor Multi-sensory Branding
    The Multi-sensory minor is a trans-disciplinary 5-course program that enables students to acquire a deeper understanding of the practice of branding and its role in the digital age. The minor complements the degree programs in Art & Design and Business & Technology. This new addition will provide graduates of all programs from both schools with a competitive edge in today's job market in a variety of branding-related fields.
    Required courses:
    • CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CT 342 3D Brand Identity Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • CT 350 Sonic Branding, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
      Action: Approved

Interior Design

  • Update course description and learning outcomes of ID 431 Computer Rendering, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/;lab hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved


Interior Design BFA degree program:

  • Drop EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from liberal arts in semester 6
  • Add EN 365 Research Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to liberal arts in semester 6
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved


Textile/Surface Design

  • Update course of study of TD 141 Nature Studies, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of TD 206 Advanced Home Textiles, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from TD 155 or TD 251 to TD 114 and TD 155 or TD 251
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description, and learning outcomes of TD 251 Techniques for Decorative Fabrics and Surfaces, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Business and Technology
Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, BS:

  • Update mathematics requirement to MA 311 Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., and MA 222 Statistical Analysis, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. 
  • Select from MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or MA 322 Statistics, Machine Learning, and Data Mining, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., if MA 222 Statistical Analysis, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. has previously been completed.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
    Entrepreneurship
  • New course EP 364 Understanding, developing Web 3.0 business opportunities and NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students will gain an understanding of Web 3.0, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and how to utilize them in creative businesses and entrepreneurship. The fundamentals of Web 3.0/NFTs will be learned, including how to create, mint, develop tokens, create authenticity, generate digital ownership, innovative opportunities, and ventures.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): Creative Entrepreneurship
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries, BS:

  • Update Mathematics choice in semester 5 from MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or MA 322 Statistics, Machine Learning, and Data Mining, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update Mathematics choice in semester 6 from MA 311 Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to MA 311 Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., MA 331 Calculus, 3 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., or MA 332 Calculus II, 3 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
  • Add FM 305 The Business of Building a Fashion Brand, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to related area elective choice
  • Add EN 365 Research Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to writing choice
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved

Creative Entrepreneurship, Minor:

  • Add new course FM 305 The Business of Building a Fashion Brand, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a choice in the minor.
  • Add new course EP 364 Understanding, developing Web 3.0 business opportunities and NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

  • Update course description, course of study and contact hours of FM 108 First Year Experience I, from 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 3 lec., 0 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and contact hours of FM 109 First Year Experience II, from 3 cr., 2 lec, 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 3 lec., 0 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update contact hours of FM 110 Product Elements and Principles, from 2 cr., 2 lec., 0 studio/lab hrs., to 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 305 The Business of Building a Fashion Brand, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EN 121 or equivalent
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: The Business of Building a Fashion brand explores concepts and skills in creating and launching a fashion brand. Students utilize classroom activities to simulate the business activities and strategies relevant to brand development including concept development, understanding target audience, manufacturing decisions, digital marketing and trademarking, pricing and profit strategies.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Marketing Communications

  • New course AC 275 Global Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): AC111, AC114, and SS 141 or Equivalent
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Challenges and perspectives in global marketing across and within national boundaries as they relate to Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) practice. The course focuses on cultural, legal, social, economic and competitive factors that affect marketing strategies, the marketing mix and IMC planning in global market environments.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 321 Principles of Public Relations, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 411 Brand Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
    Technical Design
  • Change course hours of TC 311 Production Pattern Development I, from 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. to 0 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Change course hours of TC 312 Production Pattern Development II, from 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. to 0 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing

  • Update credits and contact hours of TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory, from 1 cr., 0 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English and Communication Studies

  • Update course description, learning outcomes, and update course title of EN 322 from Writing in the Art and Design Professions to Writing for Art and Design Professions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of EN 367 Writing for Art History and Museum Professions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course EN 368 Intentional Objects: Writing About Things, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: People are obsessed with things. Special objects inspire imagination and evoke admiration. Common objects contain memories and showcase identities. What is collected, valued, and discarded is culturally and personally significant. Together we will explore the power of objects for creative writing using personal, archival and autoethnographic experiences.
    Proposed General Education: The Arts (G6)
    Minor(s): English, English Writing, LGBTQIA Studies, Women and Gender Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


English: Writing, Minor:

  • Add EN 368 Intentional Objects: Writing About Things, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
  • Drop EN 367 Writing for Art History and Museum Professions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Women and Gender Studies, Minor:

  • Add EN 368 Intentional Objects: Writing About Things, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


History of Art

  • Change course number and title of HA 216 American Indian Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to HA 116 Indegenous Art of North America, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Course approved for G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of HA 228 Oceanic Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 245 Art of the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. (course previously numbered and titled HA 314 History of American Art)
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Study of the visual arts in the United States from the Colonial Era to World War I. Painting, sculpture, architecture, and other visual media are analyzed as discrete artistic expressions and also as manifestations of pertinent cultural, social, economic, political, and religious developments. Students examine an inclusive array of artists.
    General Education: G7 Humanities and G10 American History (course previously approved for general education under course number HA 314)
    Minor(s): History of Art, History and American Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of HA 245 Art of the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 320 Animals, Architecture, and Aesthetics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): One History of Art course
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students study the myriad ways animals create structures for living and expression from an art historical perspective. Considering the construction and sustainability of nests, hives, dams, and burrows, we will ask “do animals make architecture?”. The aesthetic sensibility of animals will be discussed in relation to ontology and ethics.
    General Education: Approved for G7 Humanities and G6 The Arts
    Minor(s): History of Art and Ethics and Sustainability
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 321 Eco-Visions in Art and Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Any HA or approval of the chairperson
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course surveys modern and contemporary art and design from an ecological perspective, highlighting consciousness-raising activism and environmental sustainability.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for Humanities G7
    Minor(s): History of Art and Ethics and Sustainability
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and prerequisites of HA 342 History of Textile Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from two semesters of History of Art and Civilization to one HA course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
     Action: Approved
  • Renumbering of MP 209 Art and Museum Law, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., to MP 409; update prerequisite(s) from none to MP 362
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved

Ethics and Sustainability Minor:

  • Add new course HA 320 Animals, Architecture, and Aesthetics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
  • Add new course HA 321 Eco-Visions in Art and Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: No approval required

History of Art Minor:

  • Add retitled and renumbered course HA 116 Indigenous Art of North America, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
  • Add retitled and renumbered course HA 245 Art of the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to the minor
  • Add new course HA 320 Animals, Architecture, and Aesthetics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
  • Add new course HA 321 Eco-Visions in Art and Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: No approval required

Fashion History, Theory, and Culture, Minor:

  • Update HA 244 History of Western Costume, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from a required course in the minor to an option
  • Drop required course SS 376 Clothing and Society, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., make course an elective
  • Update minor to require only 5 courses to complete
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • New minor French and Francophone Studies
    Required:
    • Two semesters of French Language. Choose from:
      • FR 111 French I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FR 112 French II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FR 122 French Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • FR 132 French in Paris, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FR 213 French III, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FR 214 French IV, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FR 223 French Conversation II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • FR 315 Introduction to French Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • Three elective courses. Choose from:
      • MC 208 Paris: Imagined and Real, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • MC 301 Imaginary Encounters: Representations of the Caribbean (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • MC 302 Faire La Cuisine: French Food and Identity, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • MC 303 Black in Paris: African American, African, and Caribbean Writers in the City of Lights (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • MC 306 Narratives of Global Capital: Francophone Africa from the 1960's to the Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • MC 308 White Gold: Sugar, Power and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • FI 341 French Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      • HA 244 Art and Architecture in Paris, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      • HA 301 Fashion and Impressionism (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
        Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2022
        Action: No approval required

Social Sciences

  • Online delivery of SS 244 Fashion Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
    African American and Africana Studies, Minor:
  • Add HA 385 Racism and Antiracism in Public Art and Architecture of the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


American Studies Minor:

  • Retitling and renumbering HA 314 to HA 245 Art of the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Retitling and renumbering HA 216 to HA 116 Indigenous Art of North, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: No approval required


Economics Minor:

  • Add new course SS 206 Psychology of Consumer Behavior, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved
    History Minor:
  • Retitling and renumbering HA 314 to HA 245 Art of the United States, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: No approval required

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Studies, Minor:

  • Add EN 368 Intentional Objects: Writing About Things, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
    Middle East and North African Studies Minor:
  • Add HA 318 Repositioning Ancient Egypt and Rethinking Egyptology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation:  Summer 2022
    Action: Approved


Psychology Minor:

  • Add new course SS 206 Psychology of Consumer Behavior, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation:  Summer 2022
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies
Fashion and Textile Studies

  • Blended delivery of FT 620 Fashion Theory I: Art Historical and Social Theories of Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.|
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology
Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

Update title of CM 442 from Global Brand Management in Cosmetics and Fragrance to Global Brand Management in Cosmetics and Fragrance (in the Digital Age), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved


Entrepreneurship

Online delivery of BE 402 The Business of Illustration, 1 cr., 1 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved


Fashion Business Management

Online delivery of FM 109 First Year Experience II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of FM 204 Innovation in Product Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of FM 205 Fashion Marketing and Digital Technology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Update course of study and course description of FM 206 Strategies of Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of FM 207 Retail Strategies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Update course of study and course description of FM 245 Fashion Forecasting for Merchandisers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of FM 300 Case Study Method: Fashion Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Online delivery of FM 322 Fashion Inventory Management, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Update prerequisites of FM 363 Corporate Social Responsibility, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from FM 361 to none
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved

Online delivery and update prerequisites of FM 341 Computer-Aided Product Development I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from FM 244 to none
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved


Home Products Development

Home Products Development BS degree program:

Drop choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts Elective(s), from Liberal Arts in semester 6
Add MA 311 Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or MA 322 Statistics, Machine Learning, and Data Mining, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Liberal Arts in semester 6
Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
Action: Approved


International Trade and Marketing

New course IN 400 Cross Border E-commerce and Social Media for International Trade and Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course prepares students to apply the most important digital marketing strategies currently used by brands in cross border e-commerce in compliance with regulations in multiple countries. Students will apply this knowledge to select expansion strategies and use key social media platforms to support their international commerce initiatives.
Proposed General Education: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Major Area Elective
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved

Marketing Communications

Online delivery of AC 202 Strategic Planning for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved
Update prerequisites of AC 411 Brand Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from AC 321 to AC 321 and AC 362
Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
Action: Approved


Production Management

  • Update course of study, course description, and prerequisites of MG 114 Principles of Product Construction, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from TS 111, or TS 015/115 or TS 132 to TS 111, or TS 015/115 or TS 131 or TS 132
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description and learning outcomes of  MG 132 Marketing for Manufacturers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description and learning outcomes of MG 234 Supply Chain Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved


Technical Design

  • Update prerequisite of PM 122 Patternmaking II: Misses' and Women's Wear, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs. from PM 121 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisite(s) of PM 221 Computerized Production Patternmaking, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 121 or FD 121 or MW 131 to PM 121 or approval of program coordinator
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and title of TC 202 from Computerized Pattern Corrections and 3D Avatar Fitting to Browzwear Computerized Pattern Corrections and 3D Avatar Fitting, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved


Technical Design BS degree program:

  • Drop FD 117 Design Studio I - Introduction to Draping, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., DP 111 Draping Proficiency I, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs., and AR 101 Fashion Art and Design, 1.5 cr., 1 lec., 1 studio/lab hrs.,  from list of bridge courses
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Textile Development and Marketing

  • New course TT 203 Yarn Formation: Fundamentals and Industry Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec. 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): TS111 or TS131 or TS115/015
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course teaches the fundamental principles of short staple, long staple and filament yarn formation: the objectives and importance of opening, cleaning, blending, mixing, combing, drafting, and twisting of yarn. Quality and costing parameters that affect aesthetics, evenness and performance are studied. Emphasis is placed on the practical application of technical and novelty yarns in current markets. In the laboratory portion of this course, students analyze, determine and document physical properties of yarn using industry-standard techniques and communication practices.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course TT 456 Nonwovens and Performance Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): TS 111 or TS 131 or TS 015/115 or TS 110 or approval of chairperson 
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course provides students with a broad overview of nonwovens and performance textiles and their varied applications. The fundamental principles of nonwovens and performance textiles are introduced along with the latest developments and relevant technologies. Sustainability and emerging regulatory issues are emphasized.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update co-requisites of TS 461 Weft Knit Fabrications and Finishing Techniques, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., from none to FD 356
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2022
    Action: Approved


Textile Development and Marketing 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop TT 261 Performance Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec. 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 2
  • Add new course TT 203 Yarn Foundation: Fundamentals and Industry Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Textile Development and Marketing 2-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop TT 261 Performance Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec. 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 4

  • Add new course TT 203 Yarn Foundation: Fundamentals and Industry Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 4
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing BS Degree Program:

  • Add option of TT 456 Nonwovens and Performance Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., or TT 477 Textile Converting and Costing, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 7
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

  • New course AD 468 Creative Advertising Portfolio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AD 315 and AD 382
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students prepare cohesive art director, copywriter, strategy planner or brand designer portfolios to be hired at advertising and digital agencies upon graduation. Preparation for interviews, including how to present yourself comfortably and confidently, how to stand out, along with networking and establishing contacts in the industry will be covered in this course.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, and course title of AD 482 from TV and Web Video to TV and Online Video, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description, and course title of AD 498 from Senior Project to Purpose-Driven Project, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of PK 354 Design Strategy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Digital Design BFA Degree Program:

  • Drop AD 466 Senior Portfolio, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 7
  • Add AD 468 Creative Advertising Portfolio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., or CT 460 Brand Experience Design Portfolio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., as major or related area elective choice in semester 7
  • Update major and related area electives
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Graphic Design BFA Degree Program:

  • Drop CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from related area in semester 5
    Add CT 332 Motion Graphics for Designers, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to related area in semester 5
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Packaging Design BFA Degree Program:
  • Drop CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from related area in semester 5
  • Add CT 332 Motion Graphics for Designers, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to related area in semester 5
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Fashion

  • Update prerequisites of AP 244 Haute Couture Construction and Technology, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs., from AP 242 to AP242 or FD 231
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update co-requisites of JD 271 Alternative/Sustainable Materials, 2.5 cr., 5 studio/lab hrs., from JD 237 or approval of chair to JD 240, or approval of chair
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update co-requisites of JD 273 Studio Fabrication III, 2.5 cr., 5 studio/lab hrs., from JD 237 to JD 240
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved


Fashion Design AAS Degree Program - 1-Year Apparel Specialization: 

  • Drop CL 112 Faces and Places in Fashion, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs., from related area in semester 2
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Fashion Design AAS Degree Program - 1-Year Art Specialization: 

  • Drop CL 112 Faces and Places in Fashion, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs., from related area in semester 2
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Illustration and Interactive Media

  • New course CT 230 UX Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CT 200, AC 111, or instructor approval
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Writing is an essential part of user experience design (UXD). This course teaches skills, processes, and tools for maximizing the impact of UX writing on the overall user journey. Students from both marketing and design programs looking to enter the field of experience design will benefit greatly from this course.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New blended course CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication,  3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This digital design course introduces the principles of personal and brand communications. Students learn to articulate ideas and emotions through design elements such as line, shape, space, color, composition, and typography. Students enrolled are expected to have writing and presentation skills from classes such as EN121 or EN242.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New blended course CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this digital visual storytelling course, students learn to use color, texture, images, sound, and movement to engage viewers. Design principles and processes are introduced for the purpose of visual communications and expressions. Students enrolled are expected to have writing and presentation skills from classes such as EN121 or EN242.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course CT 332 Motion Graphics for Designers, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): GD 216 or PK 216
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces motion design principles and techniques specific to visual designers. Through lectures, discussions, and hand-on exercises, each student will create motion graphics that communicate the brand message and brand personality using time, movement, and sound.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Related Area Required
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course CT 342 3D Brand Identity Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CT 303 or Instructor Approval
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Through lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and hand-on exercises, students will learn how to create a unique and impactful 3D brand identity system for a wide range of touchpoints. The new possibilities for effective brand experience in virtual space are also discussed and explored.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course CT 350 Sonic Branding, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CT 303 or Instructor Approval
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students learn the creative process of audio brand identity design to activate customer experiences and build recognition and value through audio and sound. Sonic branding is one of the fastest-growing fields in branding. Students entering this course are expected to have fundamental branding knowledge from classes such as CT303.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course CT 460 Brand Experience Design Portfolio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CT 304
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students prepare a cohesive portfolio for user experience (UX) design, user interface(UI) design, digital product design, information architecture (IA) , interaction designer (IxD), digital content design, or dynamic branding design. The students will learn how to prepare a professional resume, online portfolio, leave-behind package, and interview techniques specific to the field of experience design.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Related Area Required
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
    School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Film, Media and Performing Arts
  • New course FX 212 Second-Year Production I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FX 113
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course builds on First-Year Production II and introduces students to a myriad of moving image forms including narrative, documentary and multiscreen installation. In-class workshops and lectures will provide an overview of aesthetic and technical aspects of film production as students are introduced to linear and nonlinear story-telling strategies.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved


Film and Media AAS degree program:

  • Drop PH 283 Framing the Shot, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. from Major Area in Semester 3
  • Add new course FX 212 Second-Year Production I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area in Semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Dance Minor: 

  • Move PE 200 Performance Workshop, 2 cr.,  1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to dance history and cultural context choice section of minor 
  • Move EN 258 Introduction to Performance Studies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Choice/Option section of minor
  • Move MU 202 Latin American and Caribbean Music, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Choice/Option section of minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: FYI only


History of Art

  • New course HA 318 Repositioning Ancient Egypt and Rethinking Egyptology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Recontextualizes ancient Egypt within the history of ancient Africa and African society. Through readings, discussions, and field trips, students examine how scholars have often framed ancient Egypt as part of the “West” rather than Africa and evaluate past and current biases in our understanding and reconstruction of ancient Egyptian culture.
    Proposed General Education: G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Minor(s): History of Art and Middle East and North African Studies
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 319 Art History and Conservation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): HA 111 or HA 112
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces students to technologies used to conserve, restore, and examine works of art, and to basics in the development, science, and ethics of art conservation. Students learn how technologies are used in critical analysis in art historical study, and about the history, challenges, and practices of conservation.
    Proposed General Education: G6 The Arts and G7 Humanities
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Minor(s): History of Art and Ethics and Sustainability
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 385 Racism and Antiracism in Public Art and Architecture of the United States (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): HA 112 and qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of dean for Liberal Arts.
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Study of racism and antiracism in public art and architecture of the United States from the Colonial Era to today. We analyze historical sites, sculptures, murals, and multimedia installations as discrete examples of visual culture and in context as strategic exertions of social, legal, economic, aesthetic, and political power.
    Proposed General Education:  American History (G10) and Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, American Studies, Ethics & Sustainability, History and History of Art
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved

Art History and Museum Professions BS Degree Program:

  • Drop MP 309 Art and Museum Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from major area in semester 6
  • Add MP 307 Professional Practicum for Art Museums and Galleries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to major area in semester 6
  • Drop MP 307 Professional Practicum for Art Museums and Galleries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from major area in semester 7
  • Add MP 309 Art and Museum Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to major area in semester 7
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Ethics and Sustainability Minor:

  • Add new course HA 319 Art History and Conservation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: FYI only


History of Art Minor:

  • Add new course HA 318 Repositioning Ancient Egypt and Rethinking Egyptology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
  • Add new course HA 319 Art History and Conservation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: FYI only


Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Add IT 312 Italian Fashion Culture, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the Fashion, History, Theory, and Culture minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: FYI action only
  • Online delivery and update course of study of JA 111 Japanese I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 208 Paris Imagined and Real, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this course, we explore the space that Paris occupies in both the imagination and history. Paris is many things to many people. Students will make their own assessments of the City of Lights, based on readings, screenings, and other representations of Paris.
    Approved for General Education: Western Civilization (G5) and Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): French and History
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 209 Hispanic Cultures In New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course focuses on the development of Hispanic culture in New York from the turn of the 20th Century to the present. Students examine the cultural production from the earlier waves of Hispanic immigration to contemporary expressions of Latinx culture through diverse media sources: writing, video, film, audio, and the visual arts.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7) and American History (10)
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, American Studies,  Caribbean Studies, Latin American Studies, History, and Spanish
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New cross-listed course MC/FI 211 Inventing Places: Spatial Myths In Brazilian Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students analyze films from diverse periods in Brazilian cinema through a series of places that explore geographic and symbolic spaces in the nation’s cultural imaginary. The City, The Backlands, The Amazons, and the topic of Nomadism are studied considering aspects of Brazilian culture related to race, gender and social class.
    Approved for General Education: Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Latin American Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 305 Tang Poetry and Calligraphy: Classical Traditions of China (618-907 CE), 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces students to Chinese calligraphy and poetry during the Tang period (618-907 CE), the golden age of Chinese art and culture. Students develop extensive knowledge of the classical tradition of Chinese language and literature, an understanding and appreciation of Chinese thought and culture and their place in the broader East Asian cultural ecology since the Middle Ages.
    Approved for General Education: G7 Humanities (G7) and G9 Other World Civilizations
    Minor(s): Asian Studies and Mandarin Chinese
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 306 Narratives of Global Capital: Francophone Africa from the 1960's to the Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course focuses on cultural contributions to the wealth of an Africa rising in the Francophone region. Students will be able to identify a shift from the center-periphery model of postcolonial theory to Ngūgī wa Thiong’o’s notion of “globalectics.” Emphasis will be placed on the ways in which film, literature, music, fashion, pop culture, and the visual arts produce knowledge about the cultures of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and their diasporas.
    Approved for General Education: Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, French and History
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of MC 351 From Modern to Contemporary Latin American Women Writers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of SP 311 Spanish for Business, 3 cr., 2 lec. 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2022
    Action: Approved
    Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Studies Minor:
  • Add MC 203 Gender as Performance: Representation of Masculinities in Latin American/Latinx Theatre, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: FYI only


Social Sciences

  • New course HI 211 Modern American History Through Food, 2 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines how the production, distribution, consumption and evolution of food has shaped the history of modern America. Students will explore how diverse “foodways” have shaped capitalism, economic power, social relations, cultural traditions, government, business institutions, labor organizations, and globalization from 1865 to the present.
    Approved for General Education: American History (G10)
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course PL 200 Environmental Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students will be introduced to the basic concepts, ethical theories and world views (e.g., anthropocentrism, environmental holism, deep ecology) that animate key debates in Environmental Ethics, the ways in which human activities have had a negative impact on the environment, and efforts that have or can be made to ameliorate that impact.
    Approved for General Education: G7 Humanities
    Minor(s): Ethics and Sustainability
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 206 Psychology of Consumer Behavior, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 131
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students explore the many facets of individual consumer decision making and behavior, including interpersonal, social, and societal factors that guide and predict behavior. Globalization and culture are emphasized throughout as essential considerations. Topics include consumer well-being, psychological distance, consumer neuroscience, emotions, identity-signaling behavior, status consumption, scarcity, privacy, and ethical consumption.
    Proposed General Education: G4 Social Sciences
    Type of Course:
    Minor(s): Economics and Psychology
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of SS 376 Clothing and Society, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of SS 446 Economies of Latin America, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2022
    Action: Approved
    Science and Mathematics
  • New course MA 200 A Visual Approach to Numbers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is a visual primer for elementary number theory. It explores patterns within the natural numbers, integers and rational numbers. Topics include divisibility, remainders, prime numbers, fractions, the greatest common factor, the Euclidean Algorithm, congruence, modular arithmetic, linear equations, Fermat’s little theorem, and cryptography. Whenever possible, visualizations will be used to demonstrate these concepts. Real life examples will draw from the visual arts, music theory, and data communication.
    Approved for General Education: Mathematics (G2)
    Minor(s): Mathematics
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of MA 231 Precalculus, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of MA 300 The Mathematics of Financial Life Management, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from MA 222 and mathematic proficiency to MA 222
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved


School of Graduate Studies

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management MPS Degree Program:

  • Drop CF 655 Commerce Management, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs., from semester 3
    Add CF 660 International Business Practices, 1.5 cr., 1.5 lec. hrs., to semester 3
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Exhibition and Experience Design

  • New course ED 600 Spatial Experience Design Integrated Technologies: Capstone, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: During this individualized studio course, each student will develop a unique experiential design project to apply and test their thesis hypothesis. The course incorporates Universal Design Principles, sustainable methods and materials, and the integration of the latest emerging technologies. The student will create a Final Design drawing and specification package following all industry standards.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Capstone, Thesis
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
    Exhibition and Experience Design MA degree program:
  • Drop ED 632 Advanced Presentation Techniques, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from semester 3
    Add new course ED 600 Spatial Experience Design Integrated Technologies: Capstone, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., to semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Fashion Design

  • New course MF 507 Pattern Recognition, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: First-year students will explore advanced creative pattern making using both digital and traditional methods. An integral and technical part of the design process, pattern making can also be approached more creatively. Experimental approaches to cutting and pattern making can result in innovative designs. Students will be encouraged to formulate a unique approach to patternmaking, while considering practical methods related to pattern creation and workflow
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course MF 606: Professional Development Seminar, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: A three-credit advanced professional development course to help graduate students chart their fashion design career paths, market themselves effectively, and transition successfully into the workforce. Class sessions and workshops are complemented by experiential learning or other special research projects, as selected by the student based on their individual professional goals, in consultation with the course faculty member.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Fashion Design MFA degree program:

  • Drop Elective from Semester 1
    Add new course MF 507 Pattern Recognition, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to  semester 1
  • Drop Elective from semester 2
  • Move MF 602 International Making Seminar II: Fashion Farming, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from winter session 3 to summer session 1
  • Add new course MF 606 Professional Development Seminar, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to semester 4
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Fashion and Textile Studies

  • Update course level of FT 520 Fashion Theory I: Art Historical and Social Theories of Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to a 600-level course
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description and course title of FT 522 from History of Western Textiles to History of Textiles through the Nineteenth Century, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and change hours of FT 551 Collection Management Skills from 3 lec. to 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, course of study and change hours of FT 552 Museum Theory and Practices from from 3 lec. to 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of FT 633 from Advanced Theory: Professional Seminar to Advanced Theory: Symposium Seminar, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of FT 654 Exhibition: Planning and Interpretation, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, description, and title of FT 691 from Fashion and Textile Internship to Internship: Preparation and Planning, change credits and hours from 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs., to 1 cr., 1 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
    New course FT 693 Internship: Completion and Assessment, 1 cr., 1 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FT 691
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: The Fashion and Textile Studies internship is a supervised field experience in a museum, archive, conservation center, library or other suitable organization. This course guides the documentation, completion and assessment of the internship experience.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Minor(s): None
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update hours of FT 701 Qualifying Paper Seminar from 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved

Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum and Practice MA Degree Program:

  • Drop FT 520 Fashion Theory I: Art Historical and Social Theories of Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 2 (course to be assigned new 600-level number)
  • Add FT 6XX Fashion Theory I: Art Historical and Social Theories of Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to semester 3
  • Drop choice of FT 624 History of Fashion Journalism and Visual Media. 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 3
  • Drop choice of FT 625  History of American Men's Wear, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 3
  • Drop choice of FT 631 Special Topics, 0 cr., 0 lec. hrs., from semester 3
  • Drop choice of FT 623 Contemporary Fashion: Research and Criticism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 4
  • Remove FT 691 Internship: Preparation and Planning, 1 cr., 1 lec. hrs., from Additional Courses list
  • Add FT 691 Internship: Preparation and Planning, 1 cr., 1 lec. hrs., to semester 2
  • Add FT 693 Internship: Completion and Assessment, 1 cr., 1 lec. hrs., to semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Global Fashion Management

  • Update course description and learning outcomes of GF 612, update course title from Quantitative Methods for Planning and Control to Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved


Division of Academic Affairs

Internship Center

  • Online delivery of IC 297 AAS Internship C: Career Exploration, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2022
    Action: Approved

School of Art and Design
Communication Design Pathways

  • New course AD 217 Advertising and Digital Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): PK 216
    Description: This course introduces students to the disciplines, work environment, and creative workflow of advertising and digital design. Students are presented with brand communication challenges and learn to work in the new creative team of art directors, writers, and experience designers to apply both narrative and systematic creative thinking to deliver creative solutions for brand messaging as well as digital products such as mobile apps.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of AD 364 Digital Media Advertising, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from AD 216, to AD 217 or CT 200
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course AD 483 Creative Case Studies, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AD 482
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: The course introduces the process of creating case studies to communicate creative concepts for both advertising campaigns and digital product design. Students learn to articulate the brand problem or a user problem, develop an insight, explore narrative or systematic creative solutions, execute the idea in the form of a client creative presentation that is persuasive, professional, and impactful.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery and update course of study of CD 232 Visual Language, 3 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of CT 200 from Content Design and Research for Artists to Content Design and Research, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New special topics course VP 480A Special Topics in Motion and Design: Storytelling for Graphic Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022

Advertising and Digital Design BFA degree program:

  • Drop AD 497 Student Competition, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in Semester 8
  • Add AD 483 Creative Case Studies, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., to major area in Semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Communication Design Foundation 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop AD 216 Foundation in Advertising Digital Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from related area in semester 1
  • Add AD 217 Advertising & Digital Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to related area in semester 1
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Communication Design Foundation 2-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop AD 216 Foundation in Advertising Digital Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in semester 3
  • Add AD 217 Advertising & Digital Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion

  • Update the text in the program curriculum grids and in the notes section of all Fashion Design, upper division in the major area electives and related area elective areas to allow for flexibility in the related area.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Photography

  • Change prerequisites of PH 331 Lighting for Still and Moving Images, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from PH 118 or PH 130 or PH 132 or PH 181 to PH 118 or PH 130 or PH 132 or PH 181 or FI 111
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved

Photography and Related Media, BFA program changes:

  • Drop EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from liberal arts in semester 6
  • Add EN 322 Writing in the Art and Design Professions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to liberal arts in semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


School of Business and Technology

Advertising and Marketing Communications

  • Update course of study and course description for AC 111 Advertising and Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 141 Introduction to Journalism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update co-requisites of AC 202 Strategic Planning for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from AC 272 Research Methods in Integrated Marketing Communications to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 211 Workshop in Business Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of AC 231 Advertising Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from (AC 111 and CD 122) or AD 216 to AC 111
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 242 Fashion Journalism Workshop, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 262 Multimedia Presentations for Business, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 312 Multi-Channel Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
    FIT-ISCOMM BS 1-year study abroad option
    A joint 1-yr study abroad exchange experience between ISCOM in Paris and FIT for twelve (12) FIT AMC students and twelve (12) French ISCOM students. The French students will study at FIT for semesters 5 and 6, along with the FIT students.  In semesters 7 and 8 the French and FIT students study at ISCOM. Courses taken at ISCOM will be transferred back to fulfill the AMC, BS degree requirements.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved 

Advertising and Marketing Communications 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop SS 205 Introduction to Accounting Financial Management from General Education, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 1
  • Add MG 242 Principles of Accounting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Related Area in Semester 1
  • Add AC 161 Multimedia Computing for Advertising and Marketing Communications, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area in Semester 1
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Advertising and Marketing Communications 2-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop SS 205 Introduction to Accounting Financial Management from General Education, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 1
  • Add MG 242 Principles of Accounting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Related Area in Semester 1
  • Remove 1 credit of Health and/or Phys. Ed from degree program
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Advertising and Marketing Communications BS degree program:

  • Add AC 301 Shopper Marketing and Sales Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to list of Major Area Electives/Internship
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

  • New cross-listed course CM/EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course provides a dynamic forum for students to identify new opportunities in the fragrance, cosmetics, and toiletries industries to create innovative business ideas and product concepts. Students will develop the skills and the materials necessary to launch ideas in the Beauty Entrepreneurship space turning them into viable new business ventures.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): Creative Entrepreneurship
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course CM 402 Color Cosmetics: Science and Creativity, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CM 323 and CM 023
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course will provide students with a full understanding of the world of color cosmetics. They will explore the chemistry, the psychology, the development, and the manufacturing of color cosmetics. Through a series of lectures, workshops, and hands -on experiments students will learn to color match, evaluate, and produce industry ready palettes for all product categories including lip, eye, skin, and nails.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing BS degree program:

  • Add option to 8th semester. Update 8th semester major area to CM 425 Environmental Fragrancing, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., or CM 402 Color Cosmetics: Science and Creativity, or CM 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Entrepreneurship

  • New cross-listed course EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course provides a dynamic forum for students to identify new opportunities in the fragrance, cosmetics, and toiletries industries to create innovative business ideas and product concepts. Students will develop the skills and the materials necessary to launch ideas in the Beauty Entrepreneurship space turning them into viable new business ventures.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
    Add new cross-listed course CM/EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Creative Entrepreneurship minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved


Entrepreneurship BS degree program:

  • Add new cross-listed course CM/EP 363 Beauty Entrepreneurship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the pool of courses listed on the Entrepreneurship major page as a Major or Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Fashion Business Management

  • Online delivery of FM 110 Product Elements and Principles,  2 cr., 2 lec.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of FM 203 Business Intelligence in Planning and Buying, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of FM 300 Case Study Method: Fashion Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 304 Business of Virtual Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None (for Fashion Business Management majors only)
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course focuses on the changes in retail merchandising for: wholesale showrooms, retail visual merchandising, and online platforms; B2B and B2C business models. This student experience in working in a virtual merchandising environment will be gained through the use of ByondXR Virtual Showroom Platform. This course applies cloud based virtual software that students will use to create virtual showrooms for wholesale and retail brands. Students will apply their skills to merchandise collections, plan and allocate product, and create visual merchandising presentations all in a virtual setting.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description, learning outcomes and change prerequisites of FM 422 Merchandising Strategies from FM 325 and (MA 300, or MA 311, or MA 321, or MA 322, or MA 331) to MA 300, or MA 311, or MA 321, or MA 322, or MA 331
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FM 441 Computer-Aided Product Development II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from FM 341 and MG 306 to FM 341
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Fashion Business Management/Florence and New York, BS

  • Drop MG 306 Information Systems: Case Analysis, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. from related area in semester 7
  • Add FM 330 Data Insights and Fashion Analytics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 7
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Home Products Development

  • Update/change course of study, course description, and learning outcomes of HP 315, change course title from Textile Applications: Home Products to Home Textile Applications
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved


Technical Design

  • Update prerequisites of PM 171 Pattern Grading: Misses' and Women's Wear, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from (for Patternmaking Certificate students) PM 121, or (for Fashion Design students) FD 111 or FD 121 to PM 121 Patternmaking I: Misses' and Women's Wear or approval from program coordinator
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of TC 341 Technical Design I - Wovens, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from TC 311 and (AR 215 or FF 242) and (FD 241 or MG 252 completed spring 2008 or later) to TC 311
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Production Management

Production Management BS degree program:

  • Drop MA 213 Quantitative Methods, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Liberal Arts in semester 5
  • Add choice of MA 300 The Mathematics of Financial Life Management, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., or MA 311 Mathematical Modeling for Business Applications, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Liberal Arts in semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Textile Development and Marketing

  • Online delivery of TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


School of Liberal Arts

English and Communication Studies

  • Online delivery of EN 203 Your Digital Life: Online Literacies for a Networked World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Add EN 235 African-American Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the African American and Africana Studies Minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and course description of EN 245 Intercultural Communication, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Add EN 274 Voices of Civil Rights in American History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to African American and Africana Studies Minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Film, Media, and Performing Arts

  • New course FI 210 Film Genres: Cult Cinema, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Cult films are difficult to define or categorize. Whether certain cult films are intentionally self designated, or whether alternative audiences see worth in what mainstream cinema goers have found unpalatable or distasteful, the “culture of cult” requires a more attentive approach.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): Film and Media Studies
    Type of Course: Major area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


History of Art

  • Online delivery of HA 111 History of Western Art and Civilization: Ancient Prehistory Through the Middle Ages, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Add HA 219 African American Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the African American and Africana Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Add HA 223 African Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the African American and Africana Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and change course description of HA 314 History of American Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Add HA 394 History of New York Architecture (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the American Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Online delivery of FR 111 French I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery and update course description of MC 202 Rome: The Making and Unmaking of the Eternal City, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Add MC 202 Rome: The Making and Unmaking of the Eternal City, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the History minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Add MC 203 Gender as Performance: Representation of Masculinities in Latin American/Latinx Theatre, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs, to the Women and Gender Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 203 Gender as Performance: Representation of Masculinities in Latin American/Latinx Theatre, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course provides an introduction to Latin American and Latinx theatre from the point of view of gender studies and the representation of masculinities. Students gain an understanding of the different trends that led to the development of theatrical manifestations in Latin America while learning about their historical, socio-economical, political, and cultural context from the late 60s up to nowadays.
    Proposed General Education: The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7), and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): Latin American Studies and Spanish
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of MC 302 Faire La Cuisine: French Food and Identity, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 303 Black in Paris: African American, African, and Caribbean Writers in the City of Lights (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of Dean of Liberal Arts
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course will explore the long-historical relationship that African American, African, and Caribbean writers have had with the city of Paris from the colonial period to the postcolonial eras. Central to our discussions will be two of the most prominent 20th Century Black cultural Movements: the Harlem Renaissance and the African and West Indian Negritude Movement.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, Caribbean Studies, and Ethics and Sustainability
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Social Sciences

  • Add HI 200 Queer Work: A Research Seminar in LGBTQ Business and Labor History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the LGBTQIA Studies and Women and Gender Studies minors
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New Special Topics course HI 280A Crime, Police, and Prisons in American History, 3 cr., 3 lec hrs.
    Prerequisite(s):None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: What should be illegal, and who should decide? How should societies police and punish lawbreakers? Students learn the history of crime, police, punishment and rehabilitation over three centuries, focusing on theories of crime and policing, racism, civil rights, sex, drugs, and the rise and fall of violent crime.
    Proposed General Education: American History (G10) and Social Sciences (G4)
    Minor(s): African American and Africana Studies, American Studies and History
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective, Special Topics
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Add PL 202 Animal Ethics and the Fashion Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., to the Ethics and Sustainability and Fashion History, Theory and Culture minors
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery and update course description of PL 300 Business Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 102 Economics of the Global Theme Park Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s):None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students will learn economic and applied economics principles of creative enterprises through their application to the global theme park industry. Students will learn how design can impact profitability and costs, and will apply this analysis to evaluate the success or failure of global theme parks and their social and economic impact.
    Proposed General Education: Social Sciences (G4)
    Minor(s): Economics
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
    Remove SS 310 Economic Globalization: Problem or Panacea?, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from the International Politics minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Fashion and Textile Studies

  • Update/change course of study of FT 691 Internship, update credits and hours from 0 cr., 3 lec. hrs to  2 cr.,  2 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion and Textile Studies MA degree program:

  • Add FT 691 Internship, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs. to semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion

  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 501 Thesis Idea, change to 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 502 Thesis Play, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 503 Fashion Creation I: X3 Self, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 522 Fashion Creation II: Elective Connect, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 601 Fashion Creation III: Design Archaeology, change to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 602 International Making Seminar II: Fashion Farming, change to 3 cr., 3 lec., 0 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 627 Thesis: Exhibition Design & Portfolio, change to 3 cr.,  2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update/change course of study and hours of MF 629 Thesis: Captured/Present, change to 3 cr., 3 lec., 0 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved

Fashion Design, MFA degree program:

  • Winter session 1:Drop MF 506 International Making Seminar I - Fashion Institute of Technology Investigates FIT, 3 cr., 6 lab. hrs.
  • Move Summer session 2 course: MF 602 International Making Seminar, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., to Winter session 3
  • Add to semester 3: choice of FT 524 Dress and Textiles in World Cultures, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., or FT 522 History of Western Textiles, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

  • Update course of study and online delivery of AD 216 Foundation in Advertising & Digital Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of CD 116 Design Studio Intensive I, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of CD 126 Digital Graphics Intensive I, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of CD 173 Typography I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of CD 217 Capstone Design Studio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of CD 226 Digital Graphics Intensive II, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of CD 232 Visual Language, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CD 235 to CD 235 or CD 116
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of CD 273 Typography II, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of CT 244 Introduction to Web Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of DE 216 Foundation in Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of GD 216 Foundation in Graphic Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of PK 216 Foundation in Packaging Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of PK 342 Digital Tools II, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 302 Overview of Spatial Experience Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: An overview of the spatial experience design profession, this course focuses on the historical, social, artistic, commercial, and technical trends and developments over the past 100 years. Highlights include retail design, trade shows, expositions, and museum exhibition design.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 303 Space, Environment and Visualization, 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this course, students develop designs for presentation environments through a process that includes content research, analysis, conceptualization, visualization, design development, schematic drawing and presentation documentation. This process is applicable to an array of presentation projects including museum exhibitions, showrooms, interpretive centers, trade shows, retail, corporate, and experiential environments.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 304 Brand, Spatial Experience and Retail Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): VP 303 Space, Environment and Visualization
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course encompasses how the consumer experience can be enhanced through store planning, visual merchandising, and of point of purchase display. Store, fixture, and point-of-purchase design is applied to commercial environments. Overall store design, product presentation, and fixture design, as well as point-of-purchase design are applied to developing commercial environments that communicate fundamental brand narratives and anticipate customer behavior.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course New course VP 305 Placemaking, Wayfinding and Environmental Graphics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): VP 303 Space, Environment and Visualization
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course focuses on the creative integration of graphics into spaces to enhance the viewer’s experience. The professional process of concept development, project proposals, schedules, techniques, materials, budget, production, and sources are explored. Assignments focus on the design of signage and other graphic media utilizing concept sketching and computer skills. Process and evaluation of the professional strategies are documented and evaluated.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 306 CAD for Spatial Experience, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): VP 303 Space, Environment and Visualization
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course presents 3D CAD techniques in Vectorworks, enabling designers to develop and present their concepts in 3D drawings and renderings.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of VP 312 from Product Presentation to Product Presentation - Small Scale, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of VP 314 from Mannequin Presentation for Retail and Exhibitions to Product Presentation - Large Scale, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of VP 331 from Three-Dimensional Construction for Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design to Three-Dimensional Construction for Spatial Experience Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 400 Portfolio and Careers in Spatial Experience Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): VP 441
    Description: This course examines the communication and digital skills required to create an identity and visual narrative to prepare for professional careers. In the class students will produce an electronic portfolio using a variety of digital platforms as well as specific print support. Students develop research and communication skills to pursue internship, career research, and professional networking specifically for the space and brand experience design field.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 401 Brand Activation in Spatial Experience Design, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CT 303
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Activations, Experience and Events are part of a very fast growing industry for the promotion and visibility of brands. Students explore and create meaningful and inspiring translations of brand campaigns and new products through interactive spaces, installations and experiences with the goal of educating, inspiring and gaining brand loyalty of consumers.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 402 Styling for Professional Presentation, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s) VP 211 and FS 434
    Co-requisite(s): FS 454
    Description: This advanced class explores an array of styling opportunities in a range of media through lectures, demonstrations, and studio projects. Students expand their three-dimensional and digital rendering skills to develop pieces for their portfolio. Working collaboratively, students design and construct a temporary three-dimensional trend forecasting installation for the Graduating Student Exhibition. Professional skills necessary for the industry such as scouting locations for photo shoots, finding appropriate props and set, development of fashion presentations and video production will be developed.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • New course VP 404 Advanced Brand Experience in Retail Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/labs
    Prerequisite(s): VP 304 Brand, Spatial Experience and Retail Design
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course presents a further understanding of the retail experience with an emphasis placed on innovation, technical skills and research analysis. Overall design concepts, fixtures, choice of materials and graphic components will be studied, applied and evaluated. Students will develop documentation that meets industry standards as well as advanced rendering and visualization techniques.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisite(s) of VP 411 Interpretive Exhibition Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from DE 226 or ID 282 to new course VP 303 Space, Environment and Visualization, 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study for VP 412 Senior Design Project, 4 cr., 1 lec., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisite(s) of VP 441 Interpretive Exhibition Graphics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from none to new course VP 305 Placemaking, Wayfinding and Environmental Graphics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2022
    Action: Approved

Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design BFA degree program:

  • Change of program title from Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design to Spatial Experience Design
    Requested date of Implementation: To be determined
    Action: Approved
  • Drop VP 301 Overview of Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 5
  • Drop VP 311 Space and Environment for Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 5
  • Drop VP 321 Visualization and Sketching for Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 5
  • Add VP 302 Overview of Spatial Experience Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 5
  • Add VP 303 Space, Environment and Visualization, 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 5
  • Drop VP 313 Visual Presentation in In-Store Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 6
  • Drop VP 314 Mannequin Presentation for Retail and Exhibitions, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 6
  • Drop VP 341 Graphic Strategy for Visual Presentation, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 6
  • Drop DE 226 CAD for Visual Presentation, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 6
  • Add VP 314 Product Presentation - Large Scale, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 6
  • Add VP 304 Brand Spatial Experience and Retail Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 6
  • Add VP 305 Placemaking, Wayfinding and Environmental Graphics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 6
  • Add VP 306 CAD for Spatial Experience, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 6
  • Add VP 400 Portfolio and Careers in Spatial Experience Design,  2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 7
  • Drop VP 461 Portfolio and Professional Presentation, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 8
  • Add the following two new courses to the list of major area electives:VP 404 Advanced Brand Experience in Retail Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    VP 401 Brand Activation in Spatial Experiential Design, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Design Division Studies

  • Update the text for both the Color Studies and the 3D minors to state that both minors can be of benefit to students from all schools in the College. Previously, the text indicated that these minors were only available to students from specific Schools.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Remove PK 212 Foundation in Three-Dimensional Design for Consumer Packaging, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from 3-Dimensional Design Minor offerings
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved

Fabric Styling

Fabric Styling BFA degree program:

  • Change course FS 491 Internship, 2 cr., from general elective course to required course in semester 8
  • Remove text regarding general elective choice of FS 491 or other elective course from the major page
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fabric Styling BFA degree program:

  • Drop FS 461 Sustainable Knits and Seamless Technology, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs. from major area in semester 7
  • Add FS 435 Home Fashion Styling, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 7
  • Drop FS 435 Home Fashion Styling, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 8
  • Add VP 403 Styling for Professional Presentation, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs., to related area in semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
    Fashion

Fashion Design - Intimate Apparel BFA Degree Program:

  • Drop FD 472 Structural Design Fitting Techniques, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., from semester 7
  • Add “choice - “see Major Area Electives**” to semester 7
  • Add FD 472 Structural Design Fitting Techniques, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., to list of Major Area Electives in notes section of major page
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion Design - Special Occasion BFA Degree Program:

  • Drop FD 472 Structural Design Fitting Techniques, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.  from semester 7
  • Add “choice - see Major Area Electives**” to semester 7
  • Add FD 472 Structural Design Fitting Techniques, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., to list of Major Area Electives in notes section of major page
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

  • Update course title and course of study for FD 356 from Seamless Knit Design: Stoll M1 to Fully-Fashioned Knit Design: Stoll M1 Plus, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course FD 400 3D Garment Visualization, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FF 493 or FF 494 or FF 495 or FF 496 or FF 497
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Using fashion designer methodology students digitally create garment patterns and fabrics prototypes while exploring textile possibilities for garments they have designed, using fashion industry proprietary/simulation CAD 3D software. Students learn the fundamentals of merging garment and fabric development to create collections with an overall balance of color, pattern, texture, proportion and function. (Current software Clo3d).
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New special topics course FD 480A Special Topics in Fashion Design: 3D Garment Visualization, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FF 493 or FF 494 or FF 495 or FF 496 or FF 497
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Using fashion designer methodology students digitally create garment patterns and fabrics prototypes while exploring textile possibilities for garments they have designed, using fashion industry proprietary/simulation CAD 3D software. Students learn the fundamentals of merging garment and fabric development to create collections with an overall balance of color, pattern, texture, proportion, and function.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of JD 267 Jewelry Seminar/Best Business Practices, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs., from JD 237, JD 271, and JD 273 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
    Change prerequisites of JD 274 Fabrication Capstone/Portfolio, 2.5 cr., 5 studio/lab hrs., from JD 273 and JD 271, or approval of chair to JD 273 and JD 240
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
    Interior Design
  • Change co-requisites of ID 173 Visual Representation I, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from ID 117 to ID 117 and CD 114
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of ID 219 Interior Design Studio III, 5 cr.,  1 lec., 8 studio/lab hrs., from ID 118 to ID 118 and ID 174
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change co-requisites of ID 282 Design Technology I, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from none to ID 219
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change co-requisites of ID 316 Interior Design Studio IV, 4 cr., 8 studio/lab hrs., from none to EN 323
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
    Photography
  • Update course of study and online delivery of PH 272 Photoshop I for Photographers, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
    Textile/Surface Design
  • New course TD 207 Adobe Illustrator for Textile/Surface Design, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): TD 114
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces students to illustrator tools and techniques, with a specific focus on repeat design creation. Students create an apparel print design collection and presentation boards.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
    Textile/Surface Design 1-year AAS degree program:
  • Drop TD 271 Textile/Surface Design Using Adobe Illustrator, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area required in semester 2 
    Add new course TD 207 Adobe Illustrator for Textile/Surface Design, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to major area required in semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


Textile/Surface Design 2-year AAS degree program:

  • Drop TD 271 Textile/Surface Design Using Adobe Illustrator, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area required in semester 3 
    Add new course TD 207 Adobe Illustrator for Textile/Surface Design, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to major area required in semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved


School of Business and Technology

Advertising and Marketing Communications

  • Online delivery of AC 221 Publicity Workshop, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 471 Media Planning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2021
    Action: Approved


Advertising and Marketing 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop FM 116 Fashion Business Practices, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a required related area course
  • Add FM 116 Fashion Business Practices, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.,  to the list of Major/Related Area choice statement below the grid
  • Add SS 205 Introduction to Accounting Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a related area required course in Semester 1
  • Drop AC 222 Sales Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area in Semester 2
  • Add AC 202 Strategic Planning for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Major Area in Semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing] 2-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop FM 116 Fashion Business Practices, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a required related area course 
  • Add FM 116 Fashion Business Practices, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the list of Major/Related Area choice statement below the grid
  • Add SS 205 Introduction to Accounting Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to  related area required course in Semester 1
  • Drop DM 211 Workshop in Direct Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Related Area required  
  • Add DM 211 Workshop in Direct Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the list of Major/Related Area choice statement below the grid
  • Add statement “choice - see Major Area Electives* or Related Area Electives*”, 3 cr., to Semester 3  
  • Drop AC 222 Sales Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area in Semester 4
  • Add AC 202 Strategic Planning for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Major Area in Semester 4
  • Change general education requirements for Social Sciences from SS 141 and SS 205 to SS 131 and SS 141 and SS 205
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications BS degree program:

  • Increase Major Area Electives choice credits from from 6 to 9 credits in Semester 7
  • Increase Liberal Arts credits from 6 to 9 credits in Semester 8
  • Replace bridge course AC 231 Advertising Copywriting, with AC 272 Research Methods in Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Direct and Interactive Marketing

  • Change prerequisite(s) of DM 433 Direct Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from DM 300, DM 211 and FM 213 to DM 300
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisite(s) of DM 435 Internet Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from DM 211, FM 213, and DM 300 to AC 111 or AC 114 OR DM 300 or equivalent marketing course
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management 

  • Online delivery of FM 108 First Year Experience I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FM 322 Fashion Inventory Management, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from MG 306 or (MG 132 and MG 153 and MG 253) to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; make course major area required in semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change credits of FM 330 Data Insights and Fashion Analytics from 3 credits, 3 lec., hrs., to 2 credits, 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of FM 328 from Merchandising for Omni Retailing to Merchandising for Multichannel Retailing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study, course description, remove MG 153 as a prerequisite, and online delivery of FM 341 Computer-Aided Product Development I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Update the listing of Major Area Electives and Related Area Electives on the 1-yr AAS major page for the entering class of Fall 21
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management 2-Year AAS degree program:

  • Update text on major page; add FM 201 Social Media Applications for Fashion Business,  3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the list of major area electives
  • Update text on major page: add AC 111 Advertising and Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the list of related area electives
  • Update the listing of Major Area Electives and Related Area Electives on the 2-year AAS major page for the entering class of Fall 2021
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management BS degree program:

  • Drop FM 325 Financial Assortment and Planning, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from major area in semester 5
  • Drop MG 306 Information Systems: Case Analysis, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from related area in semester 5
  • Add FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to major area in semester 5
  • Add FM 325 Financial Assortment and Planning, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to list of major area electives
  • Add FM 330 Data Insights and Fashion Analytics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 5
  • Eliminate specializations from the degree program; add those courses to the list of major area electives on the major page.New statement on major page now reads:
    **Major/Related Area Electives/Internship: 12 credits. CHOICE of four electives or three electives and one internship for 12 credits total: FM 300, FM 325, FM 328, FM 329, FM 330,FM 341, FM 362, FM 363, FM 423, FM 431, FM 441 FM 492, FM 499, or BL 343, FM 303, EP311 or PK 361
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management/Florence and New York BS degree program:

  • Drop FM 321 Workshop in Apparel Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., from major area in semester 5
  • Add FM 300 Case Study Method: Fashion Business Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to major area in semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description and online delivery of FM 441 Computer-Aided Product Development II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New special topics course FM 480A Structural Racism and the Challenges of Diversity in the Fashion Business Retail Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): upper division Fashion Business Management students
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course explores structural racism in the fashion industry from a historical and scholarly perspective. Prominent themes include Reconstruction, Jim Crow and how the Civil Rights Movement desegregated fashion retail stores. The rich contributions of Black designers such as Elizabeth Keckley and Ann Lowe frame a significant historical narrative.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021 
    Action: Approved

Technical Design

  • Change prerequisites of PM 233 Patternmaking: Misses' Sportswear, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 122 to PM 121
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of PM 236 Patternmaking: Coats and Suits I, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 122 to PM 121
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

Home Products Development

Home Products Development BS degree program:

  • Update list of Textile Design courses offered as related area electives on the major page 
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts

English and Communication Studies

  • Update course of study for EN 121 English Composition, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study for EN 321 Strategies of Business Communication, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description of EN 365 Research Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; add course to the English and English: Writing minors, add prerequisites of EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

Film, Media, and Performing Arts

  • Change course title of FI 461 from Senior Production I to Fourth Year Production I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 lab/studio hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Add PE 114, 145 and 146 to the Integrative Wellness minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved

Film and Media BS degree program:

  • Add FI 206 Mexican Cinema: Between the National and The Global, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the genres listing on the Film and Media BS degree major page under the heading of "National Cinemas"
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

History of Art

  • Update course of study of HA 112 History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of HA 204 History of East Asian Costume, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and change course description of HA 221 East Asian Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and change course title of HA 224 from Pre-Columbian Art and Civilization to Mesoamerican Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and change course description of HA 231 Modern Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 233 Contemporary Global Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): HA 112
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course covers global fashion-design trends and culture in the 21st century through the lenses of globalism, fashion and design history, gender and sexuality, environment and labor. Thematic lectures cover new media, representation, fashion in museums and the academy, among others, with discussion of contemporary critical debates in global fashion.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for The Arts (G6) and Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): Fashion History,Theory and Culture and History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 239 The History of African Textiles and Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Survey of historical and contemporary forms of African dress, adornment and fashion. Within a geographical overview of dress, students explore how historically rooted textiles have been reinvented by African-based artists and designers. Emphasis is on manufacture methods, socio-historic contexts, and dress and fashion’s importance as forms of African artistic expression.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7), and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s):  Ethnic Dress in a Global Context, Fashion History,Theory and Culture, and History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 240 Modern and Contemporary Korean Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course focuses on the development of Korean art from the 1850s to the present day. It starts with the modernization process in Korean art and traces the emergence of abstract art, performances, installations, and other forms of avant-garde art and design movements.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7), and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): Asian Studies and History of Art
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 309 History of Business in the Visual Arts: 1800-2000, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Any HA course 2. Qualification for the Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA and permission of Dean of Liberal Art
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines business and labor conditions in which artists and designers have created their work and pursued professional development from 1800 to the present. Historical examples demonstrate how artistic production relates to other forms of labor and how art works and skills are valued at different times and places.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for The Arts (G6) and Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): History of Art and History
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021 
    Action: Approved
  • New course MP 300 A Digital Art History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MP 361
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: For Art History & Museum Professions majors, this course explores the impact of digital technologies on the art and museum world. Students learn the theoretical foundations and historical evolution of digital technology and analyze their applications to the production, distribution, consumption, and study of art.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Art History and Museum Professions BS degree program:

  • Drop AC 111 Advertising and Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Related Area in Semester 8
  • Add new course MP 300 A Digital Art History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area in Semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change co-requisite(s) of MP 209 Art and Museum Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from none to MP 362
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisite(s) of MP 307 Professional Practicum for Art Museums and Galleries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from none to MP 361
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Update course of study and online delivery of MC 200 Mediterranean Crossings: Migration, Integration, and Social Unrest, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course New course MC 206 Arab Literature and Culture: An Introduction, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines the rich and variegated cultural background of the Arab tradition by looking at language varieties, literary traditions, customs, and representative institutions. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of the major aspects of Arab culture through the study of primary literary texts, media and films. Taught in English.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s):  Middle East and North African Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of MC 207 Devouring the Screen: Food in Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from FI 111 or permission of instructor to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study of MC 263 Contemporary Spain through its Cinema, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., add course to Spanish minor and request general education designation G7 Humanities
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021 (originally says Spring 2020)
    Action: Approved. Course previously approved by SUNY for G7 Humanities on 06/03/2015 under course number SP 263

Science and Mathematics

  • Change course title of MA 080 from Basic Mathematics to Fundamentals of Mathematics, 4 cr., 4 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course MA 301 Graph Theory (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Any 100-200 math course and Qualification for Presidential Scholars or a min 3.5 GPA with approval of Dean for Liberal Arts
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: The objective of the course is to introduce students with fundamental concepts, theorems, and algorithms in graph theory, with its connections to everyday life. Topics covered in this course include: graphs, paths, graph isomorphism, Eulerian graphs, Hamiltonian graphs, cycles, directed graphs, trees, spanning trees, adjacency matrices, planarity, and graph coloring.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for Mathematics (G2)
    Minor(s): Mathematics
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action: Approved
  • New course SC 102 Climate Change, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Math Proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Presents elements of Climate and Climate Change. Includes the basic components of meteorology such as, weather variables, energy exchanges, greenhouse gases and the water content in the atmosphere. Addresses anthropogenic, naturally occurring forcings and solar influences in climate change.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for Natural Sciences, (G3)
    Minor(s): Ethics and Sustainability
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
    Update course of study and online delivery of SC 253 Ecology and Environmental Problems, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

Social Sciences

  • New minor African American and Africana Studies
    Structure/Format/Requirements: Minimum of 5 courses (15 credits) required.
    Course titles:
    • SS 355 Contemporary African Politics 
    • SS 275 Sociology of Race & Ethnic Relations 
    • EN 235 African American Literature 
    • EN 274 Voices of Civil Rights in American History 
    • SS304/MC 304 Introduction to Caribbean Studies 
    • SS/MC 308 White Gold: Sugar, Power, and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism 
    • FM 363 Corporate Social Responsibility 
    • FI 203 African American Film Culture 
    • HA 219 African American Art 
    • HA 239 The History of African Textiles and Fashion 
    • HI 201 Classics in African American History 
    • HI 205 American Business from Slavery to the Present 
    • HI 209 Fashion and Slavery 
    • MC 300 The Poetics of Sound in Hispanic Caribbean Literature 
    • MC 301 Imaginary Encounters: Representations of the Caribbean 
    • PE 116 Afro-Caribbean Dance
      Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
      Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and online delivery of SS 445 Money and Banking, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Art Market Studies

  • Change course title of AM 691 from Internship to Professional Development and Internship, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; update course of study and online delivery
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

Global Fashion Management 

  • Change course title of GF 612 from Challenges of Profitability to Quantitative Methods for Planning and Control, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Global Fashion Management MPS degree program:

  • Drop CF 513 Corporate Finance for Managers,  3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 2
  • Add GF 612 Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., to semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approve

Fashion and Textile Studies

  • Update credits, hours, and course of study of FT 541 Proseminar: Critical Writing, Research Techniques, and Documentation Methods from 0 credits to 1 credit, 0 lec., hrs. to 15 lecture hours. Course will meet each Fall semester for 3 hours per week, for a total of 5 weeks
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Fashion and Textile Studies MA degree program:

  • Move FT 541 Proseminar: Critical Writing, Research Techniques, and Documentation Methods, 1 cr., 15 hrs., from pre-semester to Semester 1
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

  • Update course title of AD 482 from TV and Viral Videos to TV & Web Video, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.; update course of study, learning outcomes and course description
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of CT 302 Digital Product Design I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CT 300 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of CT 432 Self Promotion and Digital Portfolio, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from none to CG 121 or PH 374 or approval of instructor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update Creative Technology Minor; drop CT 331 from Group A; drop CG 224 from Group B
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved 
  • Change prerequisites of VP 411 Interpretive Exhibition Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from DE 226 to DE 226 or ID 282
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Fashion

Menswear AAS Degree Program:

  • Replace FM 202 with FM 116 as related area option in Semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design

Textile/Surface Design One-Year AAS degree program:

  • Drop TD 253 Advanced Decorative Fabrics, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from Semester 2
  • Add TD 206 Advanced Home Textiles, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to Semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design AAS degree program:

  • Move TD 161 Fundamentals of Screen Printing, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from semester 2 to semester 3
  • Move TD 251 Techniques for Decorative Fabrics and Surfaces, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from semester 3 to semester 2
  • Drop TD 253 Advanced Decorative Fabrics, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from Semester 4
  • Add TD 206 Advanced Home Textiles, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to Semester 4
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of TD 211 from Surface Design in Paris to Design Research in Paris, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Advertising and Marketing Communications

Advertising and Marketing Communications Two-year AAS Degree Program:

  • Remove 3 credits of American History requirement from AAS degree
    Update text on the major page:
    History of Art and Civilization 3 credits: HA 112
    Social Sciences 6 credits: SS 141 and SS 205
    Add SS 141 to semester 2
    Remove SS 131 
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications BS Degree Program:

  • Move AC 321 Principles of Public Relations, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 6 to semester 5  
  • Move AC 362 Video Studio Production, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from semester 5 to semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • Add American History requirement to the BS degree program.
    Update text on the major page:
    American History: 3 credits
    CHOICE of EN 271, EN 272, EN 274, or EN 335, or (HA 314), HI 202, HI 203, HI 391, HI 392, HI 393, or HI 394
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved

  • New course AC 202 Strategic Planning for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AC 111 and AC 114
    Co-requisite(s): AC 272
    Description: Students plan and develop integrated marketing communications strategies and plans in order to achieve specific marketing and communication objectives. Through student agency teamwork, they make strategic decisions about marketing and IMC mix elements and plans, based on corporate strategy, competitive and market analysis and research interpretation.
    Proposed General Education: none
    Minor(s): none
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and blended delivery of AC 221 Publicity Workshop, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of AC 242 Fashion Journalism Workshop, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course AC 301 Shopper Marketing and Sales Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AC 111 and AC 114 and AC 272
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students learn to plan Shopper Marketing and Sales
    Promotion campaigns as defined by effective shopper marketing objectives, formulation of shopper personas, understanding shopper behaviors, identification of shopper barriers and the implementation of shopper strategies. These are achieved via Shopper Marketing campaign ideas, appropriate sales promotion activities and powerful activation plans.
    Proposed General Education: none
    Minor(s): none
    Type of Course: Elective course
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of AC 312 Multi-Channel Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 472 Social Media for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

  • Update course title of CM 341 from Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing to Beauty Marketing for the Digital Age, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Entrepreneurship

  • Add CM 251 The Business of Beauty 360 to the Creative Entrepreneurship minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

Fashion Business Management BS Degree Program:

  • Replace BL 343 with FM 303
  • Update Major/Related Area Electives/Internship text to read:
    **Major/Related Area Electives/Internship: 6 credits. CHOICE of two
    electives or one elective and one internship for 6 credits total: FM 300,
    FM 303, FM 321, FM 322, FM 324, FM 326, FM 328, FM 329, FM 330, FM 341, FM 362, FM 363, FM 423, FM 431, FM 441 FM 492, FM 499, or EP
    311 or PK 361
  • Add FM 380A Special Topic: Case Study in Distributors- Amazon, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., FM 423 Fashion Planning and Allocation, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., and FM 441 Computer-Aided Product Development II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the list of major area electives in the Fashion Business Management BS degree program.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management/Florence and New York BS Degree Program:

  • Drop FM 226 International Buying and Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. from Florence major area in semester 5
    Add FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Florence major area in semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 201 Social Media Applications for Fashion Business, 3 cr., 2 lec. hrs
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisite(s): none
    Description: Students explore the social media platforms used by the fashion business industry. Course assignments emphasize blogging, vlogging, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Pinterest, and any emerging social media platforms.
    Proposed General Education: none
    Minor(s): none
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FM 206 Strategies of Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from FM 108, FM 109 and FM 203 to FM 203
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FM 245 Fashion Forecasting for Merchandisers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from FM 117 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of FM 321 Workshop in Apparel Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: No action necessary
  • Update prerequisites of FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from FM 361 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 2XX Digital Tools in Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisite(s): none
    Description: Digital Tools in Merchandising develops student’s digital skills as they relate to the role of a merchandiser. The course will introduce students to the fundamental techniques that Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop offer to manage and manipulate fashion images. Course assignments emphasize basic digital design development techniques for product merchandising.
    Proposed General Education: none
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
  • Action: Vote to not approve the action as proposed.  Recommended back to the department with the provision to add a pre-req course from the Art and Design School that introduces students to Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.  By doing this, the focus of this proposed course may be updated to target how merchandisers use digital tools most effectively.  

Production Management

Production Management BS Degree Program:

  • Update text for English to read:
    English: 6 credits. EN 121 and CHOICE of any 200- or 300- level EN course
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description and course of study of MG 306 Information Systems: Case Analysis, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Technical Design

  • Change course title of TC 111 from Beginning Adobe Illustrator for Technical Design to Beginning Adobe Illustrator, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs. 
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Not approved

Textile Development and Marketing

  • Reactivation of TS 313 International Textile Product Development: Italy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; update course of study, learning outcomes and course description (course previously deactivated in Fall 2018)
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts

English and Communication Studies

  • New course EN 142 Honors Composition and Rhetoric, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Qualification for Presidential Scholars Program and English Placement Exam or equivalent
    Co-requisite(s): none
    Description: Students learn rhetorical concepts and apply them to produce various genres of writing appropriate to different rhetorical situations, with a focus on public writing. They use revision to develop texts through drafts, edit work to polish writing, and reflect upon writing processes. Students examine complex texts and use information technologies.
    General Education: Approved for Basic Communication (G1)
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study of EN 233 Poetry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., propose course for online delivery, add the course to the English and English Literature minors, and propose course for SUNY general education designation Humanities (G7)
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of EN 306 Conflict Management and Negotiation, 3 cr. 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Film, Media and Performing Arts

  • New course FI 208 Film Genres: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of the World, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisites(s): none
    Description: Since the 1990s, American movies, TV shows, and books have been filled with zombie viruses, bioengineered plagues, and disease-ravaged bands of survivors. Students analyze why outbreak narratives have infected our public discourse and how they have affected the way Americans view the world. 
    General Education: Approved for Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): Film and Media Studies
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course FI 209 History of American Television, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisites(s): none
    Description: This course is a critical survey of the history of American television, from its birth out of radio during 1940s to the present, with its seemingly infinite options for platforms and content. While television programs will be surveyed in terms of chronology, this course also examines them as cultural artifacts and industrial products that reflect such issues as class, consumerism, gender, desire, race, and national identity.
    General Education: Approved for Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): Film and Media Studies
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course PE 100 Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisites(s): none
    Description: This course introduces students to theory and techniques of dance movement therapy (DMT). Students learn the integrative health effects of DMT on mind, body and emotions. They are introduced to the fundamentals of creative arts therapy with an emphasis on the core dance aesthetic. Course practicums introduce students to DMT techniques that foster new perspectives of dance as a catalyst for self-discovery and personal growth and as a viable approach toward managing stress and nurturing mental and physical health. 
    General Education: Approved for The Arts (G6)
    Minor(s): Dance and Performing Arts and Integrative Wellness
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course PE 201 Advanced Fitness Training Course, 3 cr., 2 lec. hrs., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students gain knowledge and hands-on experience necessary to design and execute exercise programs for all ages and physical levels, in both a gym setting and in private in-home environments.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): Integrative Wellness
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

History of Art

  • Blended delivery of HA 221 East Asian Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
    New course HA 237 Global Fashion: Ancient Origins to Modern Styles, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisites(s): none
    Description: Survey of elite and everyday fashion in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania from ancient origins to the 20th century. This course offers a geographical overview of global styles of adornment and dress, including cross-cultural connections and exchange, focusing on the aesthetics and making of dress and its representation in art.
    General Education: Approved for The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7), and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): Ethnic Dress in a Global Context, Fashion History, Theory and Culture, and History of Art
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 238 Art and Design in Morocco, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisites(s): none
    Description: Offered in Morocco, this course explores the art, architecture, and artisanal crafts of this visually rich culture. Site visits allow students to understand the role of historical culture in the making of identity, and hands-on workshops with traditional craftspeople impart a humanitarian perspective on the role of art in society.
    General Education: Approved for The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7), and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): History of Art and Middle East and North African Studies
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2021
    Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • New course JA 113 Japanese Conversation in Japan, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): JA 111
    Co-requisites(s): none
    Description: Students review, develop, and expand use of spoken and written structures of contemporary Japanese through total immersion. Optional home stay and required field trips emphasize the interactive use of the Japanese language and provide enriched understanding of the people, history and culture of Japan.
    General Education: Approved for Foreign Language (G8)
    Minor(s): Asian Studies and Japanese
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of SP 112 Spanish II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Science and Mathematics

  • New course CS 100 Societal Impact of Computing, Security, and Ethics, 3 cr., 3 studio/lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematic Proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is a modern introduction to computing and rising issues surrounding the broader areas of computer science. Fundamental computer science concepts as well as trending topics in social computing are covered. No programming background is required, but some degree of sophistication in mathematics is expected.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of MA 003 Algebra Review, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • Propose MA 153 Programming and Mobile Apps, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., for SUNY General Education designation Mathematics (G2)
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of SC 145 from Survey of General and Organic Chemistry to Introduction to Chemistry of Our Lives; update course of study, update co-requisites from SC 045 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved

Social Sciences

  • Update prerequisites of SS 205 Introduction to Accounting & Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from SS 141 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved
  • Add SS 243 History of Economic Thought, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the History minor (course is already in the Economics minor)
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 312 Sensation & Perception, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 131
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines the basic human senses and the psychological perceptions that help us interpret and respond to our environment. Students apply sensory and perceptual phenomena to concepts in their major fields of study and examine current applications of sensory and perceptual phenomena in a variety of fields.
    General Education: Approved for Social Sciences (G4)
    Minor(s): Psychology
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 313 Cultural Awareness, Design Responsibility and the Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): none
    Co-requisites(s): none
    Description: This course investigates the legal, financial, and social implications of cultural appropriation and the misuse of cultural property. A variety of indigenous and cultural groups ranging from the Wixáritari people of Mexico to the hip-hop community will be examined through case studies. Students develop strategies of how to design and collaborate with cultural groups in a sensitive and responsible manner.
    General Education: Approved for Social Sciences (G4) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): Ethnic Dress in a Global Context, Ethics and Sustainability, Fashion History, Theory and Culture and Sociology
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Art Market Studies

  • Change credits and hours of AM  602 Innovation in the Creative Industries from 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs to 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.; update course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • Change credits, hours and course title of AM  654 from 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs. to 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.; change course title to Practicum: Strategic Management for Art Organizations; update learning outcomes and course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved

Exhibition and Experience Design

  • New course ED 502 Experiential Branding Design and Research, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces students to design research methods based on a people-first approach, participatory design relating to building branded experiences; along with learning the fundamentals of typography, color, visual language and crafting the brand voice and messaging for building concepts that deliver concrete solutions to broaden the scope of projects.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved

Exhibition and Experience Design MA degree program:

  • Drop ED 541 Introduction to Exhibition Design Graphics, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., from semester 1
  • Add ED 502 Experiential Branding Design and Research, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., to semester 1
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved

Fashion and Textile Studies 

  • New special topics elective course FT 631A Overview of Modern Tapestries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is a reading/research seminar. While the subject to be investigated will change from year to year, the goals of the course remain constant.  An advanced seminar in the students’ 4th term should present a significant challenge and require original research that leads to a meaningful outcome, such as would be expected for research needed for a professional level conservation journal or professional proceedings publication. Research skills for a conservation based investigation are different than that for an art historical study. This course will focus on the special research skills and conservation resources needed to compile appropriate references for publication of a paper or creation of an original poster concerned with modern tapestry.  Areas of investigation will include but not be limited to such topics as a study of the chemistry of materials used, the physical breakdown pathway typical of tapestry woven art, a historical compilation of treatment choices, special techniques used in the creation of modern tapestry, and appropriate conservation methods.  An annotated bibliography as well as several presentations will be expected. 
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Special topics elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action: Approved
  • Add FT 701 Qualifying Paper Seminar, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Division of Academic Affairs

Internship Studies

  • Update course of study, course description and learning outcomes of IC 297 AAS Internship C: Career Exploration, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of IC 497 from Senior Internship C: Career Planning to Senior Internship: Career Planning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; update course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

  • Update course title, description and learning outcomes of AD 216 Foundation in Advertising & Digital Design, 2 cr., 1 lec. 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Updated course title will be reflected in the Communication Design AAS degree program
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course CD 114 Presentation Graphics for Built Environments, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This class teaches page layout skills to support students who are studying built environments. Using industry standard techniques, students are taught how to manipulate CAD drawings and other interior images so they can create their own imagined environments for presentations in a variety of media.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study of CD 114 Presentation Graphics for Built Environments, 2 cr., 1 lec. 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Communication Design 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Move DE 216 Foundation in Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, 2 cr,. 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in Semester 2 to Related Area in Semester 1
  • Move GD 216 Foundation in Graphic Design, 2 cr,. 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in Semester 2 to Related Area in Semester 1
  • Move CD 234 Color Studies, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in Semester 1 to Major Area in Semester 2
  • Move CD 235 Design History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area in Semester 1 to Major Area in Semester 2
  • Drop CD 216 Design Studio Intensive II, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in Semester 2
  • Add CD 217 Capstone Design Studio, 3cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area in Semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design BFA degree program:

  • Update Related Area Elective text on the major page to read:
    ***Related Area Elective: 4.5 credits (minimum). ID-431 or CT-301 and CHOICE of any elective course in Art and Design for which student has met the prerequisite(s)
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update text below the major page to read: ***Related Area Elective: 4.5 credits (minimum). ID 431 or CT 301 and CHOICE of any elective course in Art and Design for which student has met the prerequisite(s) 
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Computer Graphics

  • Change prerequisites of CG 225 Introduction to Game Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CG 212 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Fabric Styling

Fabric Styling BFA degree program:

  • Drop TS 341 Survey of Textile Printing Technology, 2.5 cr., 2 lec., 1 studio/lab hrs., from related area in semester 5
  • Move PH 162 Photographic Styling, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from related area in semester 7 to related area in semester 5
  • Add VP 211 Styling and Prop, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to related area in semester 7
  • Drop IN 331 Global Sourcing for Stylists, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs from related area in semester 8
  • Add FM 228 The Business of Styling, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to related area in semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Interior Design

  • Change co-requisites of ID 117 Interior Design Studio I, 5 cr., 1 lec., 8 studio/lab hrs., from ID 173 to ID 173 and CD 114
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description and course of study of ID 118 Interior Design Studio II, 5 cr., 1 lec., 8 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of ID 253 CAD I, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., from CG 111 and ID 157 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of ID 283 Design Technology II, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of ID 431 Computer Rendering, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., from ID 134 and ID 255 to VP 311
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Interior Design 2-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Replace CD 223 Introduction to InDesign, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., with new course CD 114 Presentation Graphics for Built Environments, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. as related area required course in Semester 1
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Jewelry Design

  • Deactivation of JD 116 Costume Jewelry White Metal Models, 5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Recommended
    New course JD 203 Introduction to Stone Setting, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): JD 101 or JD 174
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces the art and craft of stone setting, focusing on both the technical and historic. Student projects are engineered to expose, educate and encourage analysis and understanding of the physical parameters needed to securely hold stones and other applicable materials for presentation in the fine jewelry and accessories.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Photography

  • Change prerequisites of PH 230 Lighting II, 2.5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs., from PH 130 to PH 130 or PH 132
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design

  • New course TD 206 Advanced Decorative Fabrics, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): TD 155 (1-Year AAS students) or TD 251 (2-Year AAS students)
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this advanced course design for bedding will be discussed with an emphasis on producing industry standard CAD files from hand painted artwork using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Through research and personal design inspiration, students will create bedding collections. The technical aspects of working with large-scale layouts in CAD, repeat sizes, engineered prints, and technical sketches and tech packs will be explored to help students integrate CAD industry standard practices using hand painted designs into their workflow.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Advertising and Marketing Communications

  • New course AC 405 eCommerce & Omnichannel Marketing Communications for Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): DM 435
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this course, students learn how to plan for eCommerce Marketing (from a Marketing Communications perspective) from the definition of the objectives to the formulation of personas, the development of traffic generation, conversion and (re)generation strategies and tactics, the integration of Omnichannel capabilities and how to evaluate performance.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Tabled

Advertising and Marketing Communications 1-Year AAS degree program:

  • Add AC 211 Workshop in Business Communications to the list of Major Area Electives in Advertising and Marketing Communications 1-Year AAS degree program.
  • Statement on major page should now read: **Major Area Electives OR ** Related Area Electives: 2 credits (minimum)
    CHOICE of AC 113, AC 211, AC 242, or AC 262 OR CHOICE of IC 296, IC 297, or IC 298
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications AAS degree program:

  • Add EN 335 Working Women in the United States: 1865 to Present and HI 203 Distant Neighbors: A History of Latin America and the U.S. to the American History choice in Advertising and Marketing 2-year AAS degree program.
    Statement on major page should now read: American History: 3 credits
    CHOICE of EN 271, EN 272, EN 274, or EN 335, or HI 202, HI 203 HI 391, HI 392, HI 393, or HI 394
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications BS degree program:

  • Add MA 300 The Mathematics of Financial Life Management to list of mathematics choice in Advertising and Marketing Communications BS degree program.
    Statement on major page should now read: Mathematics: 6 credits. MA 321 and choice of MA 300 or MA-311. Mathematics Proficiency must be completed prior to enrolling in MA-300 or MA-311. MA-222 and Mathematics Proficiency must be completed prior to enrolling in MA-321
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Move AC 362 Video Studio Production, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 lab hours from major area in semester 5 to major area in semester 6
    Move AC 321 Principles of Public Relations, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from major area in semester 6 to major area in semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

  • Change prerequisites of CM 424 Fragrance Knowledge, 2 cr., 2 lec., hrs., from SC 146/046 to SC 149
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Direct and Interactive Marketing

  • Update prerequisites of DM 331 Direct Response Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from DM 211 or FM 213 to DM 300
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of DM 421 Direct Marketing Finance and Operations, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from (DM 211 or FM 213) and MA 311 to DM 300 and MA 311
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of DM 432 Direct Response Media Planning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from DM 211 or FM 213 to DM 300
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of DM 433 Direct Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from DM 211 or FM 213 to DM 300
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update prerequisites of DM 435 Internet Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from DM 211 or FM 213 to DM 300
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship BS degree program:

  • Add FM 303 Fashion Business Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to choice of Related Area in Semester 7
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Add EP/FF 300 Fashion Design Concept Launchpad, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Creative Entrepreneurship minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

Fashion Business Management BS Degree Program:

  • Add EN 306 Conflict Management and Negotiation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the list of English choices. Text will now read:
    CHOICE of EN 241, EN 242, EN 243, EN 244, EN 245, EN 306 or EN 342
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Add related area option to Fashion Business Management BS degree program in Semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Add PK 361 Packaging Design: Global Perspectives, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a related area choice in Semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

International Trade and Marketing

  • Online delivery of IN 320 Compliance Management in International Trade, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; add course to the Ethics and Sustainability minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved

Technical Design

  • Change prerequisites of TC 202 Computerized Pattern Corrections and 3D Avatar Fitting, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from PM 233 or PM 273 or PM 255 to none; update course description to read:
    This course focuses on garment fit analysis and pattern corrections using the two major CAD programs used in the apparel industry. Students learn advanced computerized patternmaking using Gerber Accumark PDS (Pattern Design System) and 3D virtual garment fitting using Optitex PDS. By analyzing garment fittings in the virtual environment, they learn the relation between fit issues and pattern corrections (knowledge and experience in pattern making is required for this course).
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts

Educational Skills

  • Blended delivery of ES 029 College Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English Lab, 0 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of ES 129 College Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

English and Communication Studies

  • Online delivery of cross-listed course EN 230/FI 204 Martial Arts Cinema and its Global Impact, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of EN 235 African-American Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from EN 121 or ES 129 or EN 362 to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of EN 302 Gender and Nationalism in World Fiction (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from EN 121 to Qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of Dean of Liberal Arts
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of EN 304 Writing as Activism (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from EN 121 or equivalent to Qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with approval of Dean of Liberal Arts; add (Honors) to course title
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course EN 306 Conflict Management and Negotiation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Conflict is a part of life in all relationships between friends, family, strangers, colleagues, companies, and even nations. Subsequently, culture is a determinant in all interactions. This course explores the relationship between culture, conflict, and negotiation. Students will learn how conflicts emerge, are managed, and how to achieve resolution using different methods and techniques, including conflict management styles and strategies, civility, appropriateness, and politeness.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): Communication Studies
    Type of Course: Elective
    Action:  Approved

Film, Media and Performing Arts

Film and Media AAS degree program:

  • Add FI 113 First-Year Production II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to semester 2
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Drop PH 281 Shooting the Narrative: Visual Storytelling II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from semester 2
  • Add FI 112 First-Year Production I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to semester 1
  • Drop PH 181 Shooting the Narrative: Visual Storytelling I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from semester 1
  • Creation of new minor Integrative Wellness
    • Required – choose 3 from the following (1 credit each):
      • PE 147 Gentle Yoga
      • PE 143 Yoga I
      • PE 149 Meditation
      • HE 102 Stress Management OL
      • PE 141 Fitness or PE 148 - Pilates
      • PE 111 Modern Dance, PE 113 Jazz, PE 118 Flamenco, PE 116 Afro Caribbean, PE 118 Middle Eastern Dance (choose 1 dance course)
    • Choose 4 from the following (3 credits each):
      • SS 340 Psychology of Gender, Perception, Self Expressions
      • SS 237 Industrial Psychology or SS 385 Social Psychology
      • SS 335 Abnormal Psychology
      • EN391 Creative Imagination: Theory and Practice
      • EN 280A Special Topics in English Creativity: Theory and Practice 
      • SS 338 Happiness and Human Flourishing - Honors
      • SS 303 LGBTQ in Society: A Global Perspective
      • HE 201 Human Sexuality
      • SC 326 Human Nutrition
      • SS 200 Personal Finance
        Action:  No action required
  • New course FI 113 First-Year Production II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FI 112
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is a continuation of FI 112, focusing on the aesthetic and technical aspects of film production as students work towards creating more sophisticated films. Each week there will be lectures, screenings and assignments to give students the conceptual understanding and experience working in narrative, documentary and experimental forms. These are all designed to help students develop as filmmakers and prepare them for their second year of film production studies.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
  • Action: Approved
    Online delivery of cross-listed course FI 204/EN 230 Martial Arts Cinema and its Global Impact, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved

History of Art

Art History and Museum Professions BS degree program:

  • Add HA 121 Cities and Civilizations: The Eastern Mediterranean World, c. 3000 BCE-1000 CE. 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as major area choice in Semester 5. Requirement in Semester 5 is now HA 111 or HA 121
  • Remove HA 112 History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 5 of the Art History and Museum Professions BS degree program, and make it a required course for admission into the degree program.
    Statement on major page should now read: NOTE: Students must have taken the following course prior to entering the program: HA112 or equivalent
    Replace EN 367 Writing for Art History and Museum Professions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., with choice of any 200- or 300- level EN course in Semester 5 liberal arts
    Move FA 117 Traditional Techniques in the Fine Arts, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Semester 7 related area to Semester 5 related area
  • Add new course HA 307 Professional Practicum for Art Museums and Galleries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Semester 7 major area
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
    New course HA 114 Prehistoric Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students study the forms and technologies of prehistoric art within the social and ecological contexts in which it was made. While considering when and where prehistory begins or ends, we reflect upon why art is made and what it looks like in its earliest forms.
    General Education: Approved for G6 The Arts, G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations
    Minor(s): History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Action:  Approved
  • New course HA 306 Far From Home: Travel Narratives and Art History (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Required qualification for Presidential Scholars Program
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students examine travelers’ accounts—the narrative, pictorial, and photographic records of travel on which art historians and archaeologists rely heavily—from ancient, medieval and modern cultures as a way to examine and reconstruct visual cultures.
    General Education: Approved for G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations
    Minor(s): History of Art
    Type of Course: Elective
    Action:  Approved
  • New course HA 307 Professional Practicum for Art Museums and Galleries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): HA 361
    Description: For Art History and Museum Professions majors. Provides training in effective modes of writing for professional uses and contexts specific to careers in art museums and other visual-art institutions.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 308 Goddesses, Women, Power and Patronage in the Ancient World (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Qualification for Presidential Scholars program or GPA 3.5 and above and permission from the dean
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces students to the world of women and women’s patronage in ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Eastern Mediterranean cultures through the study of art and archaeology. Surveys of visual representations of women leaders from the 3rd millennium BCE to Late Antiquity emphasize the manifold contributions made by women of power in ancient societies.
    Proposed General Education: The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): History of Art, Middle East and North Africa Studies and Women and Gender Studies
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved 

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Add MC 201/FI 202 Mafia Movies: Crime and Corruption in Italian Popular Culture, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the Italian language minor (with the language "with special permission")
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Science and Math

  • Change course title of SC 100 from Physical Computing, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Wired
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course SC 101 Biodesign: Innovation at the Intersection of Science and Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics Proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Biodesign, an inclusive, sustainable futures approach to design, takes inspiration from the tools of nature to create materials, systems and technologies based on the harmonies of a natural world. Through lectures, labs, field trips, exams, and group projects, students receive a foundation in biology, biomimicry, and sustainability science, enabling them to envision current and future biotechnology solutions to the diverse sustainability challenges of our global society.
    Proposed General Education: Natural Sciences (G3)
    Minor(s): Ethics and Sustainability
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Social Sciences

  • Add HI 208 American History Through Fabric, Fashion, and Dress, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Fashion History, Theory, and Culture minor
    Action:  Approved
    New course HI 209 Fashion and Slavery, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines the politics of fashion among people of African descent during slavery and the period immediately following emancipation. Geographical breadth is crucial to examining the African Diaspora in its full complexity; therefore, course material will cover the United States, Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and even Europe.
    Proposed General Education: Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): American Studies, Ethnic Dress in a Global Context, Fashion History, Theory and Culture and History
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course HI 210 Sales and Service in World History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: From ancient markets and taverns to modern barbershops and department stores, sales and service have shaped the world. Students examine changing corporate structure, labor relations, sourcing and marketing, consumer technologies, professionalization, pop culture, and philosophies of customer service over two thousand years, focusing on the modern western world.
    Proposed General Education: Social Sciences (G4), Western Civilization (G5) and Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): American Studies and History
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of SS 151 from Introduction to World Affairs to Global Power and Politics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Action: Approved
    Online delivery of SS 201 Contemporary Issues in Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 204 Economic Growth, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 141
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Why are some countries rich and others so poor?  Will poor nations catch up in the face of declining stocks of natural resources or trail behind the richest ones? This course focuses on both the historical experience of countries that are currently rich and the process of catch-up among poor countries. Topics include population growth, accumulation of physical and human capital, technological change, natural resources, income distribution, geography, government, and culture.
    General Education: Approved for Social Sciences (G4)
    Minor(s): Economics
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 205 Introduction to Accounting & Financial Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 141
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course covers accounting and financial concepts as they apply to Advertising and Marketing Communications related businesses and initiatives. Students study Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), learn how to read and develop financial statements for their business and make investment decisions. They learn how to evaluate the financial health of different companies by using ratio analysis.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): Economics
    Type of Course: Major Area Required and Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course SS 310 Economic Globalization: Problem or Panacea?, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 141 and SS 151
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course explores the benefits, risks and drawbacks of economic globalization from the standpoints of both developing and developed countries. Economic theory will be introduced and explained as it applies to various facets of globalization in order to better understand, analyze and evaluate the phenomenon of globalization.
    Proposed General Education: Proposed for G4 Social Sciences
    Minor(s): Economics and International Politics
    Type of Course: Elective
    Action:  Approved
  • New course SS 311 Environmental Psychology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 131
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course explores how human behavior and cultural values shape, and are shaped by, natural and built environments. Topics include: environmental perception and cognition, place attachment and psychological experiences of home, spatial implications of power and inequality, and typologies such as institutions, public space, workplaces, and play spaces.
    General Education: Approved for Social Sciences (G4)
    Minor(s): Psychology
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Exhibition and Experience Design

  • Deactivation of ED 541 Introduction to Exhibition Design Graphics, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved pending creation and approval of new ED course Experiential Branding Design

Fashion Design

  • New special topics course MF 531B Pattern Recognition, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this course students will explore creative pattern making via object abstraction: cutting, slashing, adding, distorting, twisting, spreading, enlarging, and articulating using visual pattern recognition. This course uses reflective studies, (P·C·S-Mirror World) of culture and society, print and surface/decoration, design/materiality and pattern-cutting/sample-making and fashion, through which to externalize and understand one’s own SELF as a creative.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Special Topics Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved with Recommendations – Please make sure the unit hours add up correctly.


Illustration

Illustration MFA degree program:

  • Drop MI 572 Digital Boot Camp, from Pre-Semester
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
    Division of Academic Affairs
    Internship Studies
  • Update course title and online delivery of IC 592 from Internship – Exhibition Design to Internship: Graduate Level, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Art and Design
Accessories Design

  • Change co-requisites of LD 133 Footwear Design I, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs. , from LD 121 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of LD 134 Footwear Design II, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., from LD 111, LD 121, and LD 133 to LD 133
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change co-requisites of LD 143 Handbag Design I, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., from LD 111 and LD 121 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change perquisites of LD 182 Performance Materials for Athletic Footwear, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs., from LD 111 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change perquisites of LD 184 Athletic Footwear Sketching,5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs., from LD 182 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of LD 185 Athletic Footwear Drafting,5 cr., 1 lec., 3 studio/lab hrs. , from LD 184 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Accessories Design BFA degree program:

  • Drop LD 134 Footwear Design II, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., and LD 144 Handbag Design II, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., from the existing list of required bridge courses
    Add the following statements to the major page:
    • Students who hold an AAS degree from the School of Art and Design and who wish to transfer into the BFA program from the following majors: Fashion Design, Jewelry Design, Menswear and Textile/Surface Design are required to complete LD-133 and LD-143 prior to 5th semester
    • Students who hold an AAS degree from the School of Art and Design and who wish to transfer into the BFA program from the following majors: Communication Design Pathways, Fine Arts, Illustration, Interior Design and Photography are required to complete the 1-yr AAS degree in Accessories Design prior to starting 5th semester.
    • Students who hold an AAS degree from the School of Business and Technology or Liberal Arts and who wish to transfer into the BFA program from the following majors are required to complete the 1-yr AAS degree in Accessories Design prior to starting 5th semester.
      Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
      Action:  Approved

Communication Design Pathways

  • Deactivation of AD 111 Advertising Design Foundation I, 4.5 cr., 9 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
    Change credits of CT 301 Intro to Dynamic Environments from 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs; update course of study, course learning outcomes and course description
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces the theories, principles, and skills of dynamic brand identity design. The primary focus is on the use of time, motion, and sound to communicate brand message and personality. Advanced concepts and techniques such as fluid identity, data-driven design, and generative design are also discussed.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course CT 304 Design Systems for UX and UI, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AD 383 and CT 300
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This advanced digital design course focuses on the process of creating a design system including visual, audio, time-based, interactive, and behavioral components that can be assembled to build applications. A successful design system is an extension of brand identity which provides a centralized, and evolving map of a brand’s products and direction.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course CT 401 User Experience (UX) and Interaction Design (IxD), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CT 304 Design System for UX and UI
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: User experience design (UX) and interaction design (IxD) formulate the user’s perceptions of and responses to the use of a product, system, or service. This course addresses all crucial aspects of user experience design, as well as explores new possibilities for advanced interaction design such as Internet of things (IoT), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and artificial intelligence assistant (AIA).
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Blended delivery of PK 315 Digital Prepress for Packaging Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of PK 317 from Packaging Design Process to Design Process, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; update learning outcomes and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of PK 318 from Packaging Design Process Studio I to Design Process Studio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.; update learning outcomes and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of PK 319 from Packaging Design Studio II to Strategic Design Studio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.; update learning outcomes, course description and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of PK 325 from Typography for Brand Packaging to Brand Identity Design for Consumer Products, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.; update learning outcomes, course description and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of PK 341 from Computer Graphics for Packaging Design to Digital Tools I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.; update learning outcomes, course description and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of PK 342 from Advanced Computer Graphics for
    Packaging Design to Digital Tools II, 2cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.; update course description and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of PK 343 from Explorations in 3D for Packaging Design to Explorations in 3D, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of PK 354 from Packaging Design Strategy to Design Strategy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; update learning outcomes, course description and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of PK 418 from Packaging Design Studio III to Experiential Brand Design Studio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.; update learning outcomes, course description and updated course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of PK 427 from Packaging Design Portfolio Preparation to
    Designer’s Portfolio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Update course of study of PK 431 Sustainable Packaging Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.; course approved for Blended delivery
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020 
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of PK 463 from Packaging Design for Professional Practice to Professional Practice, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.; update learning outcomes, course description and update course of study
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Update course of study and course description of PK 491 Internship, 3 cr.; add co-requisite of PK 427
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved

Advertising and Digital Design BFA degree program:

  • Drop CT 371 Introduction to Kinetic Typography, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in Semester 5
  • Drop CT 321 Print and Digital Production, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in Semester 5
  • Add CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 5
  • Add CT 302 Digital Product Design I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 5
  • Drop CT 341 Design for Web-based User Interface, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in Semester 6
  • Add CT 304 Design Systems for UX and UI, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 6
  • Drop CT Elective, 2 cr., from Related Area in Semester 7
  • Drop Liberal Arts Elective choice, 3 cr., from Semester 7
  • Add CT 401 User Experience (UX) and Interaction Design (IxD), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 7
  • Add choice – see CT/AD Electives, 2 cr., to Major or Related Area Elective in Semester 7
  • Drop choice – see Major Area Electives, 4-6 cr., from Major Area in Semester 8
  • Drop choice – see Related Area Electives, 2 cr., from Related Area in Semester 8
  • Add choice – see General Education Requirements, 3 cr., to Liberal Arts in Semester 8
  • Add choice – see CT/AD Electives, 4-5 cr., to Major or Related Area Elective in Semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved

Graphic Design BFA degree program:

  • Drop CT 371 Introduction to Kinetic Typography, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. to Semester 5
  • Add CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. in Semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved

Packaging Design BFA degree program:

  • Drop Art History (G9) choice, 3 cr., from Related Area, in Semester 5
  • Add CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 5
  • Drop Related Area Elective choice, 2 cr., from Semester 6
  • Add Art History (G9) choice, 3 cr., to Liberal Arts in Semester 6
  • Add Liberal Arts choice, 3 cr., to Semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved

Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design BFA degree program:

  • Drop VP 332 Merchandising Lab for In Store Design, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area in Semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
  • Drop PH 118 Beginning Digital Photography, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area in Semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
  • Add CT 303 Dynamic Branding, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Related Area in Semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

Computer Graphics

  • Update prerequisites of CG 251 Digital Editing for Film and Video, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CG 111or PH 114, or approval of chairperson to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

Fashion Design

  • Update prerequisites of FF 211 Visual Design Concepts III, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., from FD 127 to FF 161
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New interdisciplinary course FD 300 Fashion Design Concept Launchpad (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Must be in enrolled in the Fashion Design BFA Program
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This is an interdisciplinary course cross-listed with EP 300. In this dynamic forum, students identify new opportunities in the fashion market and create innovative product concepts and business plans through cross disciplinary collaborative partnerships. Focus is placed on apparel and fashion products. Students develop skills and resources as both designers and entrepreneurs, culminating in product design, technical specification, business strategy and pitch for a Launchpad into the marketplace.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

Illustration

Illustration 2-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Drop FA 119 2D Design for Illustrators as Related Area Elective in Semester 1
  • Add FA 110 Sculpture Studio: Visual Expression of Form and Space as Related Area Elective in Semester 1
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved 
  • Change prerequisites of IL 461 Illustration Workshop, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., from IL 378 or IL 379 to IL 378 or IL 379 or IL 377
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • Update title of IL 491 Mentor/Specialization Projects I to Mentor/Specialization Projects; change prerequisites from IL 378 or IL 379 to IL 378 or IL 379 or IL 325
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of IL 492 Mentor/Specialization Projects II, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approve

Interior Design

  • Blended delivery of ID 282 Design Technology I, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of ID 354 CAD III, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., from ID 214 and ID 255 to ID 283
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Jewelry Design

  • Change prerequisites of JD 239 Design Capstone/Portfolio,5 cr., 5 studio/lab hrs., from JD 237 and JD 271 to JD 240 and JD 271
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2021
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Advertising and Marketing Communications

Advertising and Marketing Communications 1-Year AAS Degree Program:

  • Update list of major area electives to remove 300-level courses AC 341 and AC 362.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change English credit requirements to allow students to register for EN 121 English Composition and a choice of any 200 or 300 level English/Literature course
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications 2-year AAS Degree Programs:

  • Change English credit requirements to allow students to register for EN 121 English Composition and a choice of any 200 or 300 level English/Literature course.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communication BS Degree Program:

  • Expand the choice of Economics choices from four courses to seven. New list of Economics choice is SS 200, 201, 302, 343, 443, 445 and 446.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Expand the courses from EN321, 361, 362, 363, 364 or FI256 to include these plus the following and any new 200-300 level writing courses:
    • EN 200 Digital Writing
    • EN 202 Women Write New York City
    • EN 266 / FI 256 Screenwriting I
    • EN 301 Imaginative Worlds
    • EN 303 Writing Mystery and Crime Fiction
    • EN 304 Writing as Activism (honors)
    • EN 321 Strategies of Business Communication
    • EN 322 Writing in the Art and Design Professions
    • EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation
    • EN 324 Writing on The Arts
    • EN 325 Playwriting
    • EN 361 Creative Writing
    • EN 362 Creative Nonfiction
    • EN 363 Fiction Writing
    • EN 364 Poetry Writing
    • EN 365 Research Writing
    • EN 390 The Uncanny (Honors)
  • EN 399 The Craft of Writing Poetry (Honors)
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • Update list of major area electives to remove 200-level courses AC 211, AC 242 and AC 262.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Remove AC 232 Radio and TV Copywriting Workshop and AC 291 Campaign Plans and Presentations from list of major area electives choice
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of AC 291 Campaign Plans and Presentations, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. Course is to be replaced by new course AC 300 Campaign Plans and Presentations for Profit and Non-Profit Companies and Organizations
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course AC 300 Campaign Plans and Presentations for Profit and Non-Profit Companies and Organizations (replaces AC 291), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): approval of chairperson or instructor
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Working on actual industry and non-profit cases and projects, students prepare recommendations for campaigns marketing analysis and planning, marketing research, creative, media, promotion, budget, public relations and present.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course AC 312 Multi-Channel Copywriting, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AC 231
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Explores how to effectively use today’s leading power tools of advertising – TV, Radio, Online/Digital/Social Audio/ Video – to create, craft and execute innovative marketing messages that produce results on the key broadcast platforms used by global, national and local marketers.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course AC 404 Public Relations Cases, Campaigns and Strategies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AC 221 and AC 321
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students develop and refine their critical thinking skills in selecting, creating and applying tools, techniques, and principles of public relations to a variety of managerial cases and problem situations. Using real-life case studies, they track current public relations issues, and evaluate successful and unsuccessful PR initiatives.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved 
  • Blended delivery of AC 411 Brand Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • Blended delivery of AC 471 Media Planning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Direct and Interactive Marketing

Direct and Interactive Marketing BS Degree Program

  • Drop DM 211 Workshop in Direct Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 5
    Add DM 300 Direct & Interactive Marketing Principles, Issues, and Application, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • New course DM 300 Direct & Interactive Marketing Principles, Issues, and Application, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AC 114 or equivalent
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students examine both the strategic objectives and capabilities of Direct Marketing as a unique tool in the marketing mix. They are challenged to get hands-on experience with Direct Marketing by designing their own Direct Advertising campaigns. 
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship BS Degree Program:

  • Semester 7 - Replace Related Area BL 343 Introduction to Business Law with: Related Area BL 343 Introduction to Business Law or FM 324 Business of Licensing or IN 441 International Business Law or IN 443 International Business Strategies for Fashion Law in Semester 7
  • Semester 7 – Add SS 445 to list of Liberal Arts Economics Choices in Semester 7. Economics choice text should now read Economics: 6 credits. SS 242 and CHOICE of SS 343, SS 443 or SS 445
  • Remove IC 497 Senior Internship C: Career Planning from Related Area Elective Semester 8
  • Add choice – see Internship or Major or Related Area Elective choice to Related Area Elective Semester 8
  • Remove the FM 116 Fashion Business Practices as bridge course requirement for program
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

  • New interdisciplinary course EP 300 Fashion Design Concept Launchpad (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EP 311
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This is an interdisciplinary course cross-listed with FD 300. In this dynamic forum, students identify new opportunities in the fashion market and create innovative product concepts and business plans through cross disciplinary collaborative partnerships. Focus is placed on apparel and fashion products. Students develop skills and resources as both designers and entrepreneurs, culminating in product design, technical specification, business strategy and pitch for a Launchpad into the marketplace.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course EP 362 Introduction to Blockchain for Creative Businesses, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students understand and utilize Blockchain technology, including how it applies to creative-based businesses and entrepreneurship. Using the tools of entrepreneurship and innovation, they develop concepts for new business opportunities in creative fields, products, and ventures. The fundamentals of blockchain and digital assets, applied to new and innovative business opportunities and ventures for the creative industries are covered.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective, Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

  • Creation of new Business and Technology Minor Creative Entrepreneurship
    Students must complete 5 courses, or 15 credits selected in any sequence:
    • Required course: EP 311 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
    • Any four courses may be selected: EP 360 Social Enterprise, EP 361 Cognitive Entrepreneurship, EP 362 Introduction to Blockchain for Creative Businesses, DM 321 Database Marketing,
      Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
      Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

Fashion Business Management 1-Year AAS Degree Program

Semester 1:

  • Drop FM 114 Introduction to the Fashion Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 117 Introduction to Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 224 Merchandising Math, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop AC-111 Advertising and Promotion from Related Area, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Related Area
  • Drop TS-111 Fundamentals of Textiles from Related Area, 3 , 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area
  • Add FM 108 First Year Experience I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 203 Business Intelligence in Buying and Planning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 110 Product Elements and Principles, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs. to Major Area
  • Add TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs. to Major Area
    Add Major Area Elective choice, 3 cr.

Semester 2:

  • Drop FM 268 Team Development, 5 cr., 2 lec., 1 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 244 Product Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 225 Fashion Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 262 Contemporary Retail Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Add FM 109 First Year Experience II, 2 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 204 Innovation in Product Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 205 Fashion Marketing and Digital Technology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 206 Strategies in Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 207 Retail Strategies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Update Electives on Major Page:
    • Remove FM 212 Case Studies in Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from list of Major Area Electives
    • Remove FM 245 Fashion Forecasting for Merchandisers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from list of Major Area Electives
    • Remove FM 491 Summer Internship: Fashion Merchandising in London, 4 cr., from list of Major Area Electives
    • Remove MG 153 Excel for Business, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from list of Related Area Electives
    • Remove CL 112 Faces and Places in Fashion, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs., from list of Related Area Electives
    • Add AC 141 Introduction to Journalism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add AC 171 Mass Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add CG 121 Applications of Social Media, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add TS 215 The History of Textile Trade and Technology, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add TS 261 Introduction to Weft Knitting Principles, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs. to list of Related Area Electives
    • Change IC 296, IC 297 to IC 296/297 or IC 298 Internship in list of Related Area Electives
      Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
      Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management 2-Year AAS Degree Program:

Semester 1:

  • Drop FM 114 Introduction to the Fashion Industry, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop AC 111 Advertising and Promotion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Related Area
  • Drop MG 153 Excel for Business, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area
  • Add FM 108 First Year Experience I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 245 Fashion Forecasting for Merchandisers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area

Semester 2:

  • Drop FM 117 Introduction to Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 262 Contemporary Retail Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 268 Team Development Workshop, 2.5 cr., 2 lec., 1 studio/lab hrs., from Major Area
  • Add FM 109 First Year Experience II, 2 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., as Major Area
  • Add FM 110 Product Elements and Principles, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs. to Major Area
  • Add Major Area Elective(s) choice, 3 cr., to Major Area
  • Drop TS 111 Fundamentals of Textiles, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from Related Area
  • Add TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs. as Related Area

Semester 3:

  • Drop FM 224 Merchandising Math Applications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Drop FM 244 Product Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Add FM 204 Innovation in Product Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 205 Fashion Marketing and Digital Technology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 203 Business Intelligence in Buying and Planning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add Major Area Elective choice, 3 cr.
    Drop Related Area Elective(s) choice, 1.5 cr., from Related Area

Semester 4:

  • Drop FM 225 Fashion Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Major Area
  • Add FM 206 Strategies of Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add FM 207 Retail Strategies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Major Area
  • Add Related Area Elective Choice, 3 cr., to Related Area
    Update Electives on Major Page:
    • Remove FM 212 Case Studies in Fashion Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from list of Major Area Electives
    • Remove FM 245 Fashion Forecasting for Merchandisers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from list of Major Area Electives
    • Remove FM 491 Summer Internship: Fashion Merchandising in London, 4 cr., from list of Major Area Electives
    • Remove MG 153 Excel for Business, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from list of Related Area Electives
    • Remove CL 112 Faces and Places in Fashion, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs., from list of Related Area Electives
    • Add AC 141 Introduction to Journalism, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add AC 171 Mass Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add CG 121 Applications of Social Media, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add TS 215 The History of Textile Trade and Technology, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs to list of Related Area Electives
    • Add TS 261 Introduction to Weft Knitting Principles, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs. to list of Related Area Electives
    • Change IC 296, IC 297 to IC 296/297 or IC 298 Internship in list of Related Area Electives
      Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
      Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management BS Degree Program:

  • Add FM 492 International Product Development Practicum, 4 cr., 4 lec. hrs., to list of Major Area Electives
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 203 Business Intelligence in Planning and Buying, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): MA 080 or MA 081 if required (SAYS REMEDIAL MATH on CIM FORM)
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course addresses business analytics used by merchants, product developers, planners, wholesale sales, and more.  Students are prepared to think critically, measure, and analyze the financial elements (key performance indicators) used in the fashion business.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course FM 303 Fashion Business Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course provides a practical introduction to the legal environment of the fashion industry. Students learn to anticipate and manage the key legal issues and problems faced by fashion designers and companies from the start-up phase though branding, sourcing, sales, and distribution phases. 
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FM 222 Import Buying, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from FM 224 to FM 108
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FM 251 Small Store Fashion Retailing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from FM 224 to FM 108
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FM 492 International Product Development Practicum, 4 cr., 4 lec. hrs., from FM 244 to FM 110 and FM 204
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 108 First Year Experience I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is part one of a two-part first year experience course that covers the evolution of fashion and the relationships between fashion industry sectors. Students begin to formulate their career path and understand the importance of “Brand You” Technology platforms widely used in the industry are introduced to provide the skills for a successful college introduction to fashion business management.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course FM 109 First Year Experience II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FM 108 First Year Experience I
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is the second part of the first year experience series.  Students delve into the history of retailing and retailers, and concentrate on retailer strategies and positioning with relation to various store types.  They explore the global supply chain from concept to consumer with a focus on sustainability and ethics. 
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course FM 110 Product Elements and Principles, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory
    Description: Students learn the key components necessary for development of fashion apparel products. They gain experience in identifying apparel construction techniques, fabric strategies, product processes, bill of materials (costing), global sourcing, and learn key apparel terminology to develop garment prototypes.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Deactivation of FM 202 The Marketing of Menswear, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course FM 204 Innovation in Product Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FM 110 Product Elements and Principles
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Introduces students to the processes of apparel product development, including planning, forecasting, fabric, silhouette, size specifications, pricing, and sourcing.  Students examine the best practices and innovative approaches for apparel product development in the apparel fashion industry in order to compete in today’s competitive retail environment. 
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course FM 205 Fashion Marketing and Digital Technology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Focuses on marketing in the context of the global fashion industry. Topics include research, analysis, market segmentation, target customer identification, the marketing mix, strategic planning, brand strategy and positioning,  customer relationships, social media, and mobile marketing, as well as the use of online analytics and new technologies.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course FM 206 Strategies of Merchandising, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FM 108 First Year Experience I, FM 109 First Year Experience II, and FM 203 Business Intelligence in Buying and Planning
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Focuses on various merchandising decision-making paths used in the fashion industry. They review a variety of businesses and develop hands-on strategies targeted to achieve business goals. A succession of team-driven strategies is developed, culminating in the creation of a business ePortfolio that illustrates their business knowledge and career objectives.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course FM 207 Retail Strategies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Explores current practices in the retail industry. Topics and disciplines include retail landscape, channel classification, industry segments, retail market strategies, data analytics, customer relationship management, financial strategy, supply chain structures and retail management.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Deactivation of BL 201 Business Law for the Artist, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

Home Products Development

Home Products Development BS Degree Program:

  • Add IC 496 Senior Internship B: Career Planning and IC 497 Senior Internship C: Career Planning as a Related Area Elective choice
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved

Production Management

Production Management BS Degree Program:

  • Drop PL 211 Informal Logic: A Guide to Clear Thinking, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 8 Liberal Arts
    Add PL 300 Business Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Semester 8 Liberal Arts
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved
    Update course of study for MG 108 Apparel and Home Textile Products, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Technical Design

  • New course TC 202 Computerized Pattern Corrections and 3D Avatar Fitting, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): PM 233 or PM 273 or PM 255 or approval of chairperson
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course focuses on garment fit analysis and pattern corrections using the two major CAD programs used in the apparel industry. Students learn advanced computerized patternmaking using Gerber Accumark PDS (Pattern Design System) and 3D virtual garment fitting using Optitex PDS. By analyzing garment fittings in the virtual environment, students learn connections between fit issues and pattern corrections.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020 
    Action:  Approved

Textile Development and Marketing

  • New course TS 110 Product Elements and Principles Laboratory, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): FM 110
    Description: This course is the lab component for FM 110. This course focuses on the understanding of textiles (knit and woven), and the details to consider when building a product in the Men’s, Women’s and Children’s apparel businesses.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action:  Approved

School of Liberal Arts
English and Communication Studies

Update prerequisites and offer online delivery of EN 200 Digital Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. Prerequisites updated from EN 121 to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent
Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
Action: Approved

  • Update prerequisites and offer online delivery of EN 201 Organizational Communication and Workplace Relationships, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. Prerequisites updated from EN 121 to EN 121 or ES 129 or equivalent
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of EN 202 Women Write New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add EN 280B Special Topics in English: Comparative World Literature – Revolutions, Uprisings and Resistance, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Ethics and Sustainability minor; update course of study Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course EN 305 Arab Women and the War Story (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): qualification for Presidential Scholars Program, or 3.5 GPA with the approval of dean for Liberal Arts
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course aims to provide students with an overview of cultural productions by women of the Arab world in the 20th and 21st centuries through an examination of different contemporary literary texts where Arab women communicate their responses to the social, political, religious, and engendered conditions of their respective nations at war.
    Proposed General Education: Proposed for G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations Minor(s): English: Literature, English: Writing, Ethics and Sustainability, International Politics, Middle East and North African Studies and Women and Gender Studies
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

Film, Media and Performing Arts

  • New course FI 112 First-Year Production I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces students to the aesthetic and technical aspects of film production, including the use of camera, lenses, lighting, editing and sound. In-class workshops and lectures give an overview of production skills and different modes of film making. Students hone their observational skills, communicate visual ideas with clarity, and develop their ability to create films as trained and informed filmmakers.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • Propose FI 205 Producing for Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., for general education designation The Arts (G6).
    Course approved by SUNY for G6 The Arts on 04/25/2019
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • Cleanup course record for FI 326 Major Directors: Charlie Chaplin and Frank Capra, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to include previously approved general education designation Humanities (G7)
    Action: No approval necessary, course already approved for Humanities (G7)
    Course FI 327 Post Production Digital FX, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., proposed for general education designation The Arts (G6)
    Course approved by SUNY for G6 The Arts on 03/20/2019
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change prerequisites of FI 327 Post Production Digital FX, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from FI 232 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Course FI 332 The Science Fiction Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., proposed for general education designation Humanities (G7)
    Course approved by SUNY for G7 Humanities on 03/14/2019
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Course FI 333 Film Genres: Animation, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., proposed for general education designation G6 The Arts and Humanities (G7)
    Course approved by SUNY for G6 The Arts on 03/12/2019 and G7 Humanities on 03/14/2019
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • Update course title of FI 361 from Junior Production I to Third-Year Production I, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of FI 362 from Junior Production II to Third-Year Production II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of FI 462 from Production II to Fourth-Year Production II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change course title of PE 215, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Dance in New York: A Survey of Live Performance to Seeing Dance Live; update course of study and online delivery
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of the following courses:
    • PE 112 Folk Dance, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs
    • PE 115 Skiing, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs
    • PE 121 Bowling, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs
    • PE 142 Gymnastics/Tumbling, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs
      Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
      Action:  Approved

History of Art

  • Online delivery of HA 201 History of Fashion Photography, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 235 Art, Technology and Empire in the Ancient World: Greece and Persia, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: An introduction to monumental Greek and Persian palace and temple architecture and its decoration in the Eastern Mediterranean and West/Central Asia before and after Alexander “the Great.” Students learn about the region’s history, technological traditions and innovations in building, function, furnishing and ornament, and about the legacies of ancient Greek and Western Asian architecture in the modern world.
    Proposed General Education: Proposed for G7 Humanities, G6 The Arts and G9 Other World Civilizations
    Minor(s): History of Art, Middle East and North African Studies
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course HA 236 Queering Art History and Western Visual Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students are introduced to the historical and social contexts and theorization of LGBTQIA presence and perspective, primarily in Europe and the US, from three angles: the history of artistic production by queer artists; representations of non-binary sexuality in art and popular imagery; and queering as a mode of reception and interpretation.
    Proposed General Education: Proposed for G7 Humanities
    Minor(s): History of Art, LGBTQIA Studies and Women and Gender Studies
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Change prerequisites of IT 312 Italian Fashion Culture, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from IT 213 or permission of instructor to IT 214 or permission of instructor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New cross-listed course MC/FI 207 Devouring the Screen: Food in Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): FI 111 or permission of instructor
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: An exploration of world cinema through the theme of gastronomy. Students learn how food is depicted across various cinematic genres and cultural contexts. Analysis focuses on the development of the “food film” and how cinematic and televisual representations of food communicate issues of gender, economics, politics, sexuality, and ethnic identity.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): Film and Media Studies
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • New course MC 302 Faire La Cuisine: French Food and Identity, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines the construction of France’s culinary identity, the power of its influence, and how its reputation continues to be maintained. Students explore a variety of texts including recipes, cookbooks, etiquette guides, menus, articles, and restaurant reviews, as well as works of fiction, autobiographies, and films. Conducted in English.
    Proposed General Education: Proposed for G5 Western Civilization and G7 Humanities
    Minor(s): French
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action:  Approved

Social Sciences

  • Online delivery of HI 208 American History through Fabric, Fashion, and Dress, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Update course title of HI 393 to add “Honors”. New title is New York City and the Invention of America (Honors)
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Add course to American Studies and History minors and update course of study of HI 393 New York City and the Invention of America (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. Course form updated to indicate previous approval from SUNY for General Education designation G10 American History
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • Update course title of HI 394 to add “Honors”. New title is Rebellion and Resistance in America (Honors)
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of HI 395 to add “Honors”. New title is Big Ideas in History: Smith, Darwin, Marx, Freud (Honors)
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved
  • New cross-listed course PL 2XX Introduction to Political Philosophy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is an introduction to texts in the canon of political philosophy. Students will survey ancient and contemporary thinkers such as: Cicero, Aristotle, Barack Obama, Sibyl Schwarzenbach, and Edward Said. Through engaging with these texts in writing and class discussion, students will develop their own ideas about politics and philosophy.
    Proposed General Education: Proposed for G5 Western Civilization and G7 Humanities
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Not Approved
  • New cross-listed course SS 101 Mathematical Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course helps students in creative fields develop quantitative skills in economics that are important for academic success, preparation for careers or graduate school, and entrepreneurial endeavors. The course empowers students to master quantitative skills in a supportive environment with applications to the fashion industry and other creative fields.
    Proposed General Education: Approved for G4 Social Sciences
    Minor(s): Economics
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change prerequisites of SS 237 Industrial Psychology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from SS 131 or approval of chair to none; request general education designation G4 Social Sciences
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved (course previously approved for G4 Social Sciences by SUNY) 
  • Change prerequisites of SS 301 Luxury: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from SS 171 or SS 277 or SS 374 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Online delivery of SS 304 Introduction to Caribbean Studies, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change prerequisites of SS 306 Kimono and Fashion: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs., from SS 171 or SS 277 or SS 374 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approve
  • New course SS 309 Tattoos and Body Modification: Social Stigma and Acceptance, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): SS 171 or SS 277 or SS 306 or SS 374
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course examines tattoos and various types of body modification, such as facial piercing and scarification, in Asian, Southeast Asian and Polynesian cultures. Students are introduced to ethnographic studies on tattoos and other corporal adornment practices and learn how the biological human body is transformed into a social canvas.
    Proposed General Education: Social Sciences (G4) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): Ethnic Dress in a Global Context and Sociology
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
  • Change course title of SS 309 from Tattoos and Body Modification: Social Stigma and Acceptance to Tattoos and Body Modification, 3 cr., 3 lec., hrs.; change prerequisites from SS 171 or SS 277 or SS 306 or SS 374 to none
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved
    Add SS 397 Religion and Global Politics (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Asian Minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2020
    Action: Approved
  • Update course title of SS 444 to add “Honors”. New title is Presidential Scholars Senior Seminar (Honors)
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management MPS degree program:

  • Moving major area required courses from one semester to another:Move CF 513 Corporate Finance for Managers, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Summer Session I to Semester
  • Move CF 510 Cosmetic Product Innovations, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Semester 2 to Summer Session I
  • Move CF 675 Global Supply Chain Management, 1.5 cr., 1.5 lec. hrs, from Semester 3 to Winter Session 2
  • Move CF 665 Building a Social Brand, 1.5 cr., 1.5 lec. hrs, from Winter Session 2 to Semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Winter 2020
    Action:  Approved

Fashion Design

  • New special topic course MF 531B Special Topics: Umbrella Topic: Fashion in TRANS:FORM:LATION, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Like Fashion the English language has many dialects, accents and diverse slang. Communication can often be complex, even more so when communicating to those from other countries. This course focuses on and explores Translation and Mis-Translation as a design tool.
    Proposed None
    Type of Course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action:  Approved

Illustration

Illustration MFA Degree Program:

  • Move MI 571 Integrating Digital with Traditional Media, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from Spring semester 2 to Fall semester 1
  • Move MI 641 Creative Writing for Illustrators, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., from Fall semester 3 to Spring semester 2
  • Change thesis requirement for the MFA to a qualifying paper
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2020
    Action:  Approved

  • New course MI 605 Qualifying Research Paper I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students are guided on the planning, research, writing, and evaluation of their Qualifying Research Paper. Students complete and submit a topic, abstract, outline, a historical overview. Students also begin a current state of art section, and begin collecting imagery and illustrative examples.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2021
    Action:  Approved
  • New course MI 606 Qualifying Research Paper II, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students complete writing and prepare their qualifying paper for publication and presentation. Emphasis is placed on editing and evaluating the paper’s content, as well as design for print and public presentation.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action:  Approved
  • New course MI 607 Studio Visits: New York, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course is a companion to MI 631 Studio Visits: Los Angeles. This course provides students with face-to-face interactions with East coast-based professional illustrators, animators, and art directors through in person meetings at studio and office visits in New York and Philadelphia.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action:  Approved
  • New course MI 608 Printmaking and Artist’s Books, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course exposes students to the process of planning and creating hand-printed artist’s books and unique editions using traditional printmaking techniques. Emphasis is placed on narrative and sequential projects, and students are encouraged to conceive fully considered book projects and editions of multiples.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2022
    Action:  Approved
  • New course MI 700 Studio Workshop, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course emphasizes experimentation and exploration of materials and studio practices. Students are encouraged to expand their artistic voices and develop their professional identity. They collaborate with classmates on a large scale public art project. The concepts and content of MI 792 are reinforced.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action:  Approved
  • New course MI 610 Qualifying Research Paper Workshop, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course introduces students to the parameters and scope of the Qualifying Research Paper. Students identify a possible topic and begin initial planning.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2021
    Action:  Approved
  • New course MI 700 Studio Workshop, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course emphasizes experimentation and exploration of materials and studio practices. Students are encouraged to expand their artistic voices and develop their professional identity. They collaborate with classmates on a large scale public art project. The concepts and content of MI 792 are reinforced.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2023 
    Action:  Approved

School of Art and Design

Accessories Design

  • Change name of 2-year AAS degree program and BFA degree program from Accessories Design to Footwear and Accessories Design
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Communication Design Pathways

Advertising and Digital Design BFA degree Program:

  • Correct CT Choice in the 7 semester is incorrect. The three choices should be CT 412, CT 411, or CT 431.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Advertising and Digital Design BFA degree Program:
    • Update text on major page – add Creative Technology (CT) to list of Related Area Electives
      Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
      Action: Approved

3-Dimensional Design Minor

  • Creation of new Art and Design minor 3-Dimensional Design
    Students must complete 5 courses, or 15 credits selected in any sequence.
    Courses offered: DE 101, DE 102, FA 110, FA 115, JD 138, JD 139, LD 112, PK 211, PK 212, PK 216, or VP 211
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Color Studies Minor: 

  • Creation of new Art and Design minor Color Studies:
    • Students must complete 5 courses, or 15 credits selected in any sequence.
      Courses offered: CD 234, FA 101, FA 106, GD 336, IL 126, IL 127, PH 118, PH 100, PH 104, or TD 112
      Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
      Action: Approved

  • Change prerequisites of AD 402 Idea Writing, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from AD 382 to AD 216
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of AD 403 Brand Identity in Advertising Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from CD 217 to AD 216
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of AD 404 Creative Content for Social Media, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from AD 364 to AD 216
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of CD 234 Color Studies, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of CD 235 Design History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Update course description, learning outcomes and course of study for CG 321 Design and Authoring for Interactive Media II, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change course description of CT 371 Introduction to Kinetic Typography, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Blended delivery of PK 341 Computer Graphics for Packaging Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Course deactivations:
    • AD 442 TV Studio/TV Ad Concepts, 3.5 cr., 1 lec., 5 studio/lab hrs.
    • AD 464 Senior Portfolio Design, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    • AD 495 Senior Design Project, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    • AD 496 Advanced Advertising Design Workshop, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    • CD 361 Professional Practices, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.
    • GD 232 Survey of Graphic Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • GD 311 Graphic Design I, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    • GD 312 Graphic Design II, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    • GD 342 Publication Design, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    • GD 344 Graphic Design in Digital Media, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • GD 411 Graphic Design III, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    • GD 441 Environmental Graphics, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
      Action: Approved
  • CD 251 Digital Imagery, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    AD 495 Senior Design Project, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Computer Graphics

  • Update course description of CG 221 Design and Authoring for Interactive Media I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
    New course CG 225 Intro to Game Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): CG212 or equivalent 3D modeling skills
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: In this introduction to game design, students are guided through a step by step process of creating 2D/3D games using a gaming engine. They learn about plot and character development, graphics and materials, level design, visual programming and developing playful experiences. CG 212 or equivalent 3D modeling skills.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of the following courses:
    • CG 215 Web Page Construction II, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CG 223 Digital Literacy for Designers (Interdisciplinary), 2.5 cr., 2 lec., 1 studio/lab hrs.
    • CG 241 Character Animation, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    • CG 313 Motion Graphics Production Using Adobe After Effects, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
      Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
      Action: Approved

Fashion Design

CAD for Fashion Designers – Art Credit Certificate Program:

  • Replace deactivated course FD 355 Primavision I with FD 342 CAD for Fashion Design and Development in the sequence of courses in the CAD for Fashion Designers–Art credit certificate program.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Deactivation of FD 223 Digital Literacy for Designers (Interdisciplinary), 2.5 cr., 2 lec., 1 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Illustration

  • Change course title of IL 125 from Introduction to Adobe Photoshop for the Illustrator to Introduction to Digital Illustration Techniques; change course description and learning outcomes; make course elective course
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Interior Design

Interior Design BFA degree Program:

  • Update text on the Interior Design major page to add CHOICE of any one to three courses or nine credits for which prerequisites have been met.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Jewelry Design

Jewelry Design AAS degree Program:

  • Drop JD 237 3D Digital Object Design, 2cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from semester 3
    Add new course JD 240Jewelry Design Development, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs., to semester 3
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Make course JD 237 3D Digital Object Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. an elective course
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course JD 240 Jewelry Design Development, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): JD 139 and JD 238
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course explores the design development process and provides students opportunities to build professional-level design presentation skills. Students also acquire advanced CAD modeling skills, and learn to model to specification. Completed class projects develop into graduating design portfolios as well as provide supporting content for other coursework.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved

Photography and Related Media

Photography and Related Media BFA degree Program:

  • Replace Liberal Arts course EN 324 Writing on the Arts, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., with EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., in semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design

  • Change prerequisites of TD 302 Fashion Studio for Print Design, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., from TD 111 or TD 114 or TD 224 to TD114 or TD224 or Instructor Approval
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Advertising and Marketing Communications

  • Online delivery of AC 271 Audiences and Media, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of AC 272 Research Methods in Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course AC 402 Digital Analytics for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): AC 361, DM 435 and MA 321
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Digital Analytics will empower the student with the knowledge of best practices for data collection and interpretation that leads to higher profits, an improved customer experience and creates measurable value to the business. Drawing from case studies and practical applications, the student will explore the key concepts, techniques and practices of web, mobile, social media and e-Commerce communication analytics, and how they can successfully leverage data to achieve communications objectives and improve business performance.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of Course: Major Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

  • Update course of study, course level and title of CM 151 The Business of Beauty 360°, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. New course number is CM 251.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved

Direct and Interactive Marketing

Direct and Interactive Marketing BS degree Program:

  • Drop AC 272 Research Methods in Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. as related area course from semester 5;
    Add BL 343 Introduction to Business Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. OR IN 324 International Marketing Research, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs as related area course in semester 5
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Entrepreneurship

  • Deactivation of EP 451 The Entrepreneurship Incubator, 4 cr., 4 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

Fashion Business Management BS degree Program:

  • Add the following courses to the list of electives in the BS degree program:
    FM 300, FM 329, FM 330, FM 341, and FM 322
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Drop PL 341 as liberal arts course in from semester 8; Add PL 300 Business Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as liberal arts course in semester 8
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add FM 329 Predictive Analytics for Planning and Forecasting (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., as a semester 6 choice in the Buying and Planning Specialization. Option is now FM 322 or FM 329
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Update course of study and learning outcomes of FM 262 Contemporary Retail Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change of prerequisites of FM 329 Predictive Analytics for Planning and Forecasting (Interdisciplinary) from MA 321 and choice of FM 301 or FM 321 or FM 322 or FM 324 or FM 325 or FM 326 or FM 328 or FM 341 or FM 361 or FM 362 or FM 363 or MG 306 to MA 222
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Home Products Development

Home Products Development BS degree Program:

  • Move “Related Area Choice – Related Area Elective, 1.5-3 cr.” from Semester 5 to Semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Update Related Area Elective options to the following: 
    **Related Area Electives: 1.5-3 credits CHOICE of any of the following (for which prerequisites have been met): Advertising and Marketing Communications (AC) 111, 114, 262, 272 Business Enterprise (BE) 261 Communication Design Foundation (CD) 223, 234 Computer Graphics (CG) 121, 211, 212 Direct and Interactive Marketing (DM) 211 Design Division Studies (DD) any course Entrepreneurship (EP) 311, 360, 361 Fashion Business Management (FM) 328, 330 International Trade & Marketing (IN) any course Packaging Design (PK) 211, 212, 301 Production Management (MG) 132, 153, 234 Textile Design (TD) 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 212, 224 Textile Science (TS) 215 Textile Technology (TT) 247, 261, 313, 343
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Production Management

Production Management BS degree Program:

  • Expand the list of available options for Other World Civilizations (G9) in the Production Management BS degree program. New text will read:
    Other World Civilizations: 3 credits. CHOICE of SS 151, 353, 354, 355, 356, 393, 395, or 446
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

Technical Design

  • Updated course of study for face-to-face and online delivery of PM 251 Advanced Adobe Illustrator for Technical Design, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts

English and Communication Studies

  • New course EN 204 Contemporary US Immigrant Literature: Border Crossings and Migrations, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): EN 121, EN362 or equivalent
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course on contemporary fiction, memoirs and poetry from the mid-1900s to the present focuses on stories of U.S. immigrant experience and border crossing. Students will consider how migration is reflected in literary narratives among overlapping discourses of place, nation, family, gender roles, cultural hybridity, transnationalism, history and ethnicity.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): American Studies and English
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Film, Media and Performing Arts

Film and Media Studies minor:

  • Add FI 205 Producing for Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Film and Media Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add FI 226 Documentary Production: Streets of NYC, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the Film and Media Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add FI 319 Sound Design for Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the Film and Media Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add FI 321 Film Theory and Criticism, An Introduction, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Film and Media Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add FI 326 Major Directors: Charlie Chaplin and Frank Capra, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the Film and Media Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add FI 327 Post Production Digital FX, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to the Film and Media Studies minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add general education designation G7 Humanities to FI 334 Film Genres: Films of the Supernatural, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved by Deans, pending approval by SUNY
  • Change prerequisites of FI 356 Screenwriting II, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from none to FI 256 Screenwriting I
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved

History of Art

Art History and Museum Professions BS degree Program:

  • Drop AC 111 as a major area course in semester 7; Add AC 322 Publicity/Public Relations for Visual Arts Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a major area requirement in semester 7; Drop BL 343/BL 201 as a major area course in semester 6; Add HA 209 Art and Museum Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as a major area course in semester 6
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add HA 204 History of East Asian Costume, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Asian Studies Course is already included in Fashion History, Theory and Culture and History of Art minors
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 205 Italian Art in Context, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Based in FIT in Italy and emphasizing field trips, this course examines the history of Italian art in context from antiquity to the present. Students are introduced to style, iconography, technical innovation, geography, and the philosophical, religious, cultural, social, economic, and political forces that have shaped Italian and European visual arts.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): History of Art and Italian Studies
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 206 The Art, Architecture, and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Illustrated lectures exploring the art, architecture, and archaeology of ancient Egypt from the predynastic to the Greco-Roman era. Topics may include religion, funerary practices, and ancient Egyptian attitudes toward gender, race, and cultural identity. “Egyptomania” and how ancient Egypt has influenced modern film, fashion, and design are also addressed.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilization (G9)
    Minor(s): History of Art and Middle East and North African Studies
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 207 Art and Architecture in Venice, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Offered in Venice, this course explores the art and architecture of the lagoon city from its Byzantine origins to the present time. On-site visits allow students to study Venetian buildings, monuments, and museum collections. The course contextualizes the artistic and cultural production of Venice within its historical and social environment.
    Proposed General Education: The Arts (G6) and Humanities (G7)
    Minor(s): History of Art and Italian Studies
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 208 Earth Matters: Art & Environment in Ancient Egypt and Western Asia, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: An introduction to artistic practices involving the environment and natural materials in ancient Egypt and Western Asia, providing an overview of iconography and materiality of nature in the context of palace cultures and broader historical contexts. Students will also learn about modern museums’ preservation of these materials.
    Proposed General Education: The Arts (G6), Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilizations (G9)
    Minor(s): Ethics and Sustainability, History of Art and Middle East and North African Studies
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course HA 209 Art and Museum Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This course for Art History and Museum Professions majors provides an introduction to the legal concepts and issues related to various types of arts institutions and the art market.
    Proposed General Education: None
    Minor(s): None
    Type of course: Major Area Required
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery and removal of prerequisites of HA 218 Art and Myth in the Classical World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of HA 271 Japanese Art and Civilization, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Propose AB 122 Arabic Conversation I, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs for General Education designation Foreign Language (G8)
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course IT 113 Made in Italy: Italian Language through Food, Fashion and Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): IT 111 or equivalent
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students review, develop, and expand use of spoken and written structures of contemporary Italian through total immersion. Field trips emphasize the interactive use of the Italian language through three significant themes: gastronomy, cinema, and fashion design, providing enriched understanding of the people, history and culture of Italy.
    Proposed General Education: Foreign Language (G8)
    Minor(s): Italian and Italian Studies
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add MC 300 The Poetics of Sound in Hispanic Caribbean Literature, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Caribbean Studies and Spanish Course is already included in the Latin American Studies minor.
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved
  • New course MC 308 White Gold: Sugar, Power and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This is an interdisciplinary course cross-listed with SS 308. In this team-taught course, students study the political and economic implications of the rise of sugar to dietary prominence and the literary representations of this phenomenon. Students examine the human costs of consumer behavior.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilization (G9)
    Minor(s): Caribbean Studies, Ethics and Sustainability and Latin American Studies
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
    Add MC 308 White Gold: Sugar, Power and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism
  • (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Economics minor. Course is already included in Caribbean Studies, Ethics and Sustainability, and Latin American Studies minors
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved

Fashion History, Theory and Culture Minor

  • Add IT 312 Italian Fashion Culture, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to Fashion History, Theory and Culture minor. Course is already in the Italian and Italian Studies minors
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved 

Ethnic Dress in a Global Context Minor

  • Creation of new minor Ethnic Dress in a Global ContextRequired Course:SS 374 Cross-Cultural Studies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Choose four from the following courses:
    • HA 204 History of East Asian Costume, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • HA 342 History of Textile Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • SS 277 Cultural Expressions of Non-Western Dress/Fashion, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • SS 301 Luxury: A Socio-cultural Perspective, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    • SS 306 Kimono and Fashion: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
      Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
      Action: Approved

Science and Math

  • New course SC 203 Disease Ecology in a Changing World, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics Proficiency
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: Students learn ecology and evolution through the lens of infectious diseases, which are of increasing urgency in the modern world, and central to many current and historical social and political topics. Through lectures, readings, labs, guest speakers and creative projects, students learn about what causes disease, how diseases emerge and spread, how humans respond to disease with medicine and technology, and how anthropogenic changes to our environment are impacting the risk and spread of disease.
    Proposed General Education: Natural Sciences (G3)
    Minor(s): Ethics and Sustainability
    Type of Course: Liberal Arts Elective, Related Area Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved

Social Sciences

  • Add SS 301 Luxury: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the Fashion History, Theory and Culture minor. Course is already included in the Sociology minor. Course is already included in the Sociology minor. Change prerequisites from SS 171 to SS 171, or SS 277 or SS 374
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
    Add course SS 306 Kimono and Fashion: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs to the Fashion History, Theory and Culture minor
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
    Add course SS 307 Emotions in Society, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to the LGBTQIA Studies and the Sociology Course was approved by SUNY for general education designation Social Sciences (G4) in November, 2018
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action:  Approved
  • New course SC 308 White Gold: Sugar, Power and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Description: This is an interdisciplinary course cross-listed with MC 308. In this team-taught course, students study the political and economic implications of the rise of sugar to dietary prominence and the literary representations of this phenomenon. Students examine the human costs of consumer behavior.
    Proposed General Education: Humanities (G7) and Other World Civilization (G9)
    Minor(s): Caribbean Studies, Ethics and Sustainability and Latin American Studies
    Type of course: Elective
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Add SS 308 White Gold: Sugar, Power and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism (Interdisciplinary), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to Economics minor. Course is already included in Caribbean Studies, Ethics and Sustainability, and Latin American Studies minors
    Requested date of Implementation: Fall 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Online delivery of SS 341 Women and Global Politics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
    Requested date of Implementation: Summer 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Change prerequisites of SS 386 Youth Subculture, Identity and Fashion: A Sociological Perspective, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from SS 171 to SS 171; SS277 or SS374
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved
  • Propose SS 442 Environmental Economics & Policy, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., for General Education designation Social Sciences (G4), add course to
    Requested date of Implementation: Spring 2019
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Art Market Studies

  • Change course title and course of study of AM 510 from The International Art Market to History of the Art Market, Renaissance Ital