UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS
LIST #7– 2004/2005
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The Curriculum Subcommittee will meet
on Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at 1:30 in SAC 275 to review the Program Change Proposals contained in this list. (Response due to Academic Affairs by noon on Tuesday, April 12, 2005) |
Deadlines for Submission of Course and Program Proposals
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Department of History
NEW PROGRAM
Middle East and Islamic Studies Minor Program
Justification: The Middle East and Islamic Studies minor emphasizes coursework in the history, politics, society, culture, and religion of the Middle East and the wider Islamic world. The curriculum for the program includes upper and lower division courses offered by the departments of History, Humanities and Religious Studies, Government, Sociology, Women's Studies and Foreign Languages. The program brings together existing curricular resources in order to provide an academic framework for students wishing to specialize in Middle Eastern and Islamic culture, society and politics.
Program Description: The Middle East and Islamic Studies minor emphasizes coursework in the history, politics, society, culture, and religion of the Middle East and the wider Islamic world. The curriculum for the program includes upper and lower division courses offered by the departments of History, Humanities and Religious Studies, Government, Sociology, Women's Studies and Foreign Languages. Students wishing to minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies are required to consult with the program coordinator.
Minor Requirements
Total number of units required in the minor: 18 units total , 6 maximum units may be from lower division coursework. All required courses are also listed as potential electives. Courses taken to fulfill requirements cannot also be taken as electives. The electives courses under requirement C must be taken from two or more departments.
A. (3 Units) Islamic Studies RequirementOne course from the following:
History 8: Introduction to Islamic Civilization (3)
HRS 144: Introduction to Islam (3)
B. (6 Units) Modern Middle East RequirementTwo courses from the following:
Government 148: Government and Politics of the Middle East (3)
History 143B: The Middle East 1800 to the Present (3)
Sociology 162: Middle Eastern Societies and Culture (3)
C. (9 Units) ElectivesThree additional courses from the following:
Arabic 001A- Elementary Arabic (4)
Arabic 001B- Elementary Arabic (4)
Arabic 002A-Intermedite Arabic (4)
Government 148: Government and Politics of the Middle East (3)
Government 137: Nationalism
History 8: Introduction to Islamic Civilization (3)
History 143A: The Middle East to 1800 (3)
History 143B: The Middle East 1800 to the Present (3)
History 110: The Ancient Near East
HRS 144: Introduction to Islam (3)
HRS 145: Islamic Cultures (3)
HRS 152: Mysticism (3)
HRS 178B: South Asian Religions (3)
Sociology 162: Middle Eastern Societies and Culture (3)
Sociology 163: Middle East Conflict, Oil, and Development (3)
Women's Studies 121: Women in the Middle East (3)
HIST/HRS/GOVT/SOC 199: Special Problems or Independent Study (3)
Special Features
The minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies is administered through the Department of History in the College of Arts and Letters.
The program committee consists of faculty from several departments in the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Science and Interdisciplinary Studies.
With the approval of the student's MEIS faculty advisor and the program coordinator students may take a maximum of three (3) units of independent study towards the electives requirement for the minor. The independent study project must consist of substantial readings and research in a project developed in consultation with the student's faculty advisor.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Master's of Business Administration for Executives (EMBA)
Justification: The College of Business Administration (CBA), in conjunction with the College of Continuing Education (CCE), propose to offer a self-support Master of Business Administration degree program, the Master of Business Administration for Executives (EMBA).
The overall objective of this program is to facilitate the development of future leaders for the greater Sacramento region. This master's degree program will be specifically designed to meet the educational needs of seasoned managers and professionals in the region.
The EMBA program under consideration would:
• Be offered at a location and with a schedule convenient to the professionals.
• Use on-line technologies for research, assignments, and discussion in addition to classroom lectures.
• Consist of 12 courses and an individual project to provide in-depth applications-oriented knowledge and skills for managers facing current and future business environments.
• Have students move through the program as a cohort to develop strong professional relationships and contacts.
• Take 12 to 15 months to complete.
The proposed program consists of 41 academic credit units: Orientation (1 unit), eight Required Courses (24 units), four Elective Courses (12 units), and an individual project for Culminating Experience (4 units).
The Orientation is designed to provide students an overview of each of the classes presented in the program, introduce the group to concepts and strategies related to critical thinking, develop their ability to conduct academic research and case analysis, help them familiarize with the on-line technologies for instruction-related activities, and provide students the opportunity to meet each other and start to form group norms.
The Required Courses reflect the cornerstones of the program. The Elective Courses provide program flexibility to meet the needs of each program cohort or various corporate or government agencies requesting in-house custom-designed curriculum. The Required and Elective Courses offered in the program are designed to develop executive knowledge and skills in five general themes:
• Corporate Strategy
• Financial Analysis and Economics
• Strategic Marketing and Management
• Leadership and Human Resource Management
• Information and Decision Technology.
Listings of the required and elective courses are as follows.
Required Courses |
Elective Courses |
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| EMBA 222 | Managerial Accounting for Executives | 3units | EMBA 242 | Product and Brand Management | 3units |
| EMBA 224 | Managerial Finance for Executives | 3units | EMBA 243 | Legal Issues in Business Environment | 3units |
| EMBA 223 | Quantitative Methods for Decision Making | 3units | EMBA 244 | Corporate Performance Measurement | 3units |
| EMBA 225 | Organizational Design and Management | 3units | EMBA 246 | Managing Creativity and Innovation | 3units |
| EMBA 226 | Technology Management for Executives | 3units | EMBA 247 | Executive Decision Making | 3units |
| EMBA 227 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3units | EMBA 248 | Project Management | 3units |
| EMBA 228 | Strategic Analysis | 3units | EMBA 245 | Competing in the Global Marketplace | 3units |
| EMBA 229 | Leadership and Change Management | 3units | EMBA 249 | Management in the Public Sector | 3units |
Department of Management
NEW PROGRAM
Minor Entrepreneurship Concentration
Justification: The Entrepreneurship Concentration is being offered for students in the College of Business Administration to more effectively meet the demands of students and the business community. The Entrepreneurship Concentration is aligned with the CBA Mission of offering a quality business education that is responsive to the changing regional, global, and technology-driven environment' of the Sacramento Region.
Entrepreneurship Concentration students will complete nine (9) units of required courses. They will gain a solid understanding of entrepreneurial skills, principles and strategies that build an effective organization. All students will be required to complete the Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Venture Growth Strategies courses.
A breadth and functional orientation to organizations that support entrepreneurial activities will be gained through area emphasis. A total of 9 units will be required from other area emphasis to complete the Entrepreneurship Concentration. The courses of area emphasis are provided in the supporting documentation.
The new Entrepreneurship Concentration provides students with the opportunity to gain better understanding of entrepreneurial activities and strategies within organizations. In addition, the concentration supports the growing demand within the business community to develop students with entrepreneurial skills that will enable them to be more effective in organizations that create new ventures, spin-offs, mergers and other entrepreneurial activities.
Required Courses (9 Units)
• MGMT 187 Entrepreneurship
• MGMT 189 Corporate Entrepreneurship
• MGMT 185 Venture Growth Strategies
Area Emphasis (9 Units)
Select nine (9) units from any of the following list of courses:
A. Marketing
MGMT 121 Marketing Research and Information
MGMT 126 Salesmanship
MGMT 129 Marketing Management
B. Finance
MGMT 134 Financial Management
MGMT 137 Financial Institutions and Markets
MGMT 138 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
C. Accounting
ACCY 111 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCY 121 Cost Accounting
D. Operations Management
MGMT 160 Principles of Quality Management
MGMT 181 Supply Chain Logistics Management
MGMT 188 Operations Strategy and Design
E. Fund Formation and Investments
MGMT 135 Investments
MGMT 136 Modern Portfolio Management
F. Human Resources Management
OBE 152 Management of Human Resources
OBE 155 Conflict Management and Negotiations
G. International Business
MGMT 172 International Business
MGMT 173 Multinational Marketing
MGMT 174 Multinational Business Finance
H. Special Emphasis
(6) Other area emphasis approved by Entrepreneurship Concentration Coordinator.
TOTAL UNITS = 18
NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
International Business Concentration
Justification: The IB concentration was revised in Fall, 2003 based on the philosophy that a formal program of study in international business combined with a concentration in a functional area conveys a solid preparation for dealing with the global aspects of the job. Since a student of IB can choose foreign language as his/her functional area, we propose the d eletion of the following description of foreign language requirement for the concentration from the catalog: This concentration requires minimum competency in a foreign language. Competence is met by completion of course work at the 2B level (4th semester) with a grade of "C" or better; or by admission to CSUS from a non-English speaking high school; or by a letter from a professor or government consul affirming a level equivalent to the above.
Department of Teacher Education
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Master of Arts in Education - Behavioral Sciences Option - Women's Studies
Justification:
| 1. | Change minimum GPA from 2.5 overall to 3.00 in the last 60 units |
| Rationale for the change in GPA: The change in GPA would be consistent with other graduate programs in our department. | |
| 2. | Delete: An approved Statement of Purpose |
Add: An approved Statement of Purpose that addresses: 1) why the applicant wants to enter this particular program; 2) career objectives which will coincide with program goals. |
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| Rationale: Asking applicants to write a more specific statement of purpose allows the interviewer to better understand the career goals and academic objectives of the applicant. This information would also help when advising the applicant on which course electives to consider. | |
| 3. | Add: Admission requirement: Applicants must show evidence of completion of a previous course(s) with B or better grades, (undergraduate or graduate level), which focuses on the area of women studies and/or gender studies. |
| Rationale: Requiring the applicant to have some academic background related to gender studies provides the applicant the opportunity to gain a general understanding of the core emphasis of this specific masters program. Any courses in women studies and/or gender equity taken prior to the admittance of this program will only help broaden the knowledge of gender and be useful to the applicant's awareness on gender constructs in society. | |
| 4. | Required courses to include EDTE 290, Seminar in Culminating Experience (Required courses would change from 12 units to 15 units) |
| Rationale: Requiring EDTE 290 would be consistent with other graduate programs in our department. | |
| 5 | Elective courses would change from 15 units to 12 units. Change the statement At least 9 of the elective units must be at the 200-level to At least 6 of the elective units must be at the 200-level. |
Rationale: Due to an increase in the required courses, elective courses would decrease by 3 units. Total 12 units electives. |
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| 6 | Name change of Program: Delete: Master of Arts in Education (Behavioral Sciences: Women Studies) |
| Add: Master of Arts in Education (Behavioral Sciences: Gender Equity Studies) | |
| Rationale for Name Change: Changing the name of the option from Women Studies to Gender Equity Studies is more in concert with the current program goals and objectives. The current program is inclusive of equity issues for both females and males. Though it is not the intent, in any way, to diminish or remove the emphasis of females' importance in education or the inclusion of feminist philosophies within course content, the title of Gender Equity Studies offers a broader perspective of current and future areas of research for this program. |
| Old Program (30 Units) | New Program (30 Units) | ||
| A. | Required Courses (12 units) | A | Required Courses (15 units) |
| EDTE 165 (3 units) | EDTE 165 (3 units) | ||
| EDTE 250 (3 units) | EDTE 250 (3 units) | ||
| EDTE 251 (3 units) | EDTE 251 (3 units) | ||
| EDTE 266 (3 units) | EDTE 266 (3 units) | ||
| EDTE 290 (3 units) | |||
| B | Electives (15 units) | B | Electives (12 units) |
| C | Culminating Requirement (3 units) | C | Culminating Requirement (3 units) |
| EDTE 506 (3 units) | EDTE 506 (3 units) |
NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Certificate of Competency Mathematics Education
Justification: EDTE 228 is a new course that was established to replace EDTE 386 so EDTE 386 will be deleted from this certificate program and EDTE 228 will be added.
This change brings the catalog copy up-to-date with current practice by adding an additional graduate level course while eliminating a 300 level course.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Department of Computer Science
NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Master of Science in Computer Science
Justification: Remove Math 101 as an admission requirement.
There is an overlap of material in CSC 28 and Math 101. CSc 28 is a current admission requirement and will remain as the Discrete Structures admissions requirement. The department has recently removed Math 101 as a required course for the BS in Computer Science for the same reason. The department does not want to require any course for admission that is not required for the BS. Also, applicants with non-CSUS BS in CS degrees or degrees in related areas usually have had a similar course in their BS programs.
NEW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
OLD ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Master of Science in Computer Science
Justification: Add CSC 212 to the Database Management area of the breadth requirement. CSC 212 is currently an elective course for the MS in Computer Science degree but a required course for the Bioinformatics Certificate, which limits the possibility of students completing the requirements for both the Bioinformatics Certificate and the MS in Computer Science degree. Changing CSC 212 from an elective course to a course for breadth requirement can improve this situation. Among the available areas in the breadth requirement for the MS in Computer Science program, the Database Management area is the closest to CSC 212.
NEW PROGRAM REQUIREMENTSB. Breadth Requirement (9 units) |
OLD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTSB. Breadth Requirement (9 units) |
NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Master of Science in Software Engineering
Justification: Remove Math 101 as an admission requirement. There is an overlap of material in CSC 28 and Math 101. CSc 28 is a current admission requirement and will remain as the Discrete Structures admissions requirement. The department has recently removed Math 101 as a required course for the BS in Computer Science for the same reason. The department does not want to require any course for admission that is not required for the BS. Also, applicants with non-CSUS BS in CS degrees or degrees in related areas usually have had a similar course in their BS programs.
| NEW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission as a classified graduate student requires: • A baccalaureate degree; • A minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 units attempted; • Mathematical preparation including two semesters of calculus+ and one semester of calculus-based probability and statistics+ +++++++++++++++++ corresponding to CSUS MATH 030, MATH 031, STAT 50+ ++++++++; • Computer science lower division preparation including programming proficiency, discrete structures, machine organization, and UNIX and PC-based program development environment proficiency corresponding to CSUS courses CSC 015, CSC 020, CSC 028, CSC 035, and CSC 060 and as evidenced by a pass on the graduate student placement test or a baccalaureate degree in computer science; and • Computer science advanced preparation as evidenced by a 3.25 GPA in the following CSUS upper division computer science courses or their equivalent elsewhere: CSC 130, CSC 131, CSC 132, CSC 137, CSC 138, CSC 139. Applicants with deficiencies in the admission requirements are advised to remove any such deficiencies before applying. |
OLD ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants with deficiencies in the admission requirements are advised to remove any such deficiencies before applying. |
Department of Civil Engineering
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Civil Engineering
Justification: Better meet accreditation (ABET) requirements, in particular the professional practice component (Criterion 4); give more balanced coverage of each of the five specialty areas in civil engineering to better prepare graduates for success on the professional engineering licensure exam ; and reduce total units in program from 138 to 135, reducing time to graduation.
Proposed Changes:
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Comparison of new and old programs (changes are in boldface type) |
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CE100 Engineering Geology |
CE147 Transportation Facilities (3 units) or |
Changes associated with numbers justifications listed on Form B: |
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Criminal Justice
NEW PROGRAM
Forensic Investigation Minor
Justification: This new minor will be open only to biology and chemistry majors. It is intended to supplement their scientific education with an orientation to the criminal justice system and a foundation in law, court process and investigation that will provide those interested in pursuing a career in forensic science with critical knowledge not available in their majors.
The minor would require the same number of units (21) as existing general CJ minor, but would substitute six units of investigative classes for 6 units of the current requirements. This minor would only be open to those majoring in chemistry or biology.
The Div. of Criminal Justice suspended our forensics option several years ago after concluding students desiring to work as forensic chemists needed the scientific depth that could only be attained by majoring in chemistry, bio-chemistry or molecular biology.
Although the Chemistry Department offers a forensic concentration within the chemistry major, the option includes only two criminal justice courses (CrJ 1 and 146). In an effort to develop knowledge of the criminal justice process and institutions in which forensic scientists work, many of these students have chosen to minor in criminal justice. We have routinely approved course substitutions that customize the minor to the needs of these students. This proposal would formalize that process and make additional students aware of the option.
This minor will broaden the future forensic scientist's knowledge in investigative process, law, legal process and the structure and function of police agencies. The vast majority of forensic scientists work for law enforcement agencies in close cooperation with investigators and prosecutors. An understanding of investigative procedures, law and legal process allows them to understand the larger context in which they work and makes them more marketable to potential employers.
To date, we have routinely authorized course substitutions to better shape our minor to the needs of these science majors. This change would formalize that process and allow more students to be aware of the option. We have conferred with the chemistry and biology departments and they support this proposal.
Program Requirements
Must be a chemistry or biology major and complete the following courses with a minimum grade of C or higher:
CrJ 1, Introduction to CJ
CrJ 2, Law of Crimes
CrJ 4, Fundamentals of Investigation
CrJ 140 Advanced Investigation
CrJ 146 Intro to Physical Evidence
CrJ 167 Police and Society
CrJ 175 Structure & Function of Am Courts
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
Justification: In response to changes in requirements from the American Speech Language Association, we must add 2 prerequisite courses to our major. One course in biological sciences and one course in physical sciences. We have kept the focus of these courses open to increase the opportunities for students to meet these prerequisites through their general education requirements.
A previous error placing SPHP 146 under required courses and elective courses led to an error in the total number of units needed for the majors. The course has been removed from the list of required upper division courses and 3 units have been subtracted from the total units needed for the majors.
Proposed Changes:
In response to changes in require me nts from the A me rican Speech Language Association, we must add 2 prerequisite courses to our major. One course in Human Anatomy and Physiology and one course in physical sciences.
A previous error placing SPHP 146 under required courses and elective courses led to an error in the total number of units needed for the majors. The course has been removed from the list of required upper division courses and 3 units have been subtracted from the total units needed for the majors
New ProgramRequire ments Bachelor of Science Degree |
Old ProgramRequire ments Bachelor of Science Degree |