Curricular Items
Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2022Curricular Items
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review:
Course Revision:
MAT 309 Combinatorics
Program Deactivations:*
Minor in Fashion Design
Minor in Apparel Construction and Pattern Making
*Deactivation effective fall 2022; Buffalo State will not accept new students into these programs as of May 2020.
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Advanced to the Curricular Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2022 review:
New Program:
B.A./M.A. English Literature Combined Pathway
Program Revision:
B.A. Applied Psychology (formerly B.A. Psychology)
New Courses:
PSY 360 Evaluating Psychological Science. Prerequisites: PSY 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSY 350. Overview of the science of psychology. How to be successful as a consumer of psychology information. Language and structure of research as a process of scientific inquiry. Analysis and evaluation of research articles. Fundamentals of writing in the discipline. Fundamentals of psychological research, ethical principles.
PSY 468 Professional Skills in Psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 360 and senior standing. Preparation for careers in psychology. Topics include the role of science in applied psychology, critical thinking, careers in psychology and related fields, general and field-specific professional skills, and professional ethics that guide the field.
Course Revision:
PSY 458 Advanced Research Methods in Psychology. Prerequisite: PSY 450. Continuation of PSY 450. Focus on advanced methods used in psychological research and the application of these methods through the completion of a research project. Topics include ethics in psychology, experimental design, research with human subjects, statistical analyses, potential confounds, and the development of scales and other measures.
