Curriculum Updates in Banner - March 2019

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The following courses and programs have recently been updated in Banner according to approved Collegewide Curriculum Committee proposals.

Fall 2019 Effective Term

New Course

POLI 201 – FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC POLICY

Introduces the discipline of public policy. The role of key institutions, processes, and public policy actors such as Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, the courts, interest groups, and the media will be explored. Students learn basic analytic strategies for assessing public policies. Various policy areas will be examined such as inequality, education, health care, economic and budgetary, immigration, environmental, and/or homeland security policies. This course can help students understand, evaluate, and affect public policies throughout their lives.  General Education:  BSSD.  Prerequisite:  ENGL 101/101A.  Three hours per week.

Revised Courses

ASLP 121 – INTRO TO DEAF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE

General Education attributes for BSSD and global and cultural perspective were added.

BIOL 222 – PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS

CHEM 131 was added as a prerequisite.

CMAP 245 – DATABASE APPLICATIONS

Changes were made to the title, description, and outcomes.   CMAP 120 was added as a prerequisite, and deleted course CMAP 242 was removed.  The revised CMAP 245 is equivalent to CMAP 242 and the previous CMAP 245. 

CMSC 140 – INTRO TO PROGRAMMING

ELAI 990 was added to the assessment level, and the description was revised.

EMGT 103 – EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

Outcomes and description were revised.

LGST 101 – INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 106- LEGAL ETHICS

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 210 – TORTS

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 211 – MARYLAND CONTRACT LAW

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 216 – REAL PROPERTY

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 218 – CIVIL LITIGATION

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 220 – WILLS AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION IN MARYLAND

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 225 – COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 250 – PARALEGAL INTERNSHIP

Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

NWIT 230 – INTRO TO CYBER OPS

New title

PHOT 201 – PHOTOGRAPHY II

PHOT 150 was removed as a pre-requisite. The description and outcomes were updated.  Germantown was removed from the campuses to offer.

PHOT 210 –PHOTOJOURNALISM

PHOT 150 was removed as a prerequisite. The description and outcomes were updated. 

PHOT 251 – PORTRAIT AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY

The description and outcomes were updated. 

PHOT 265 – ADVANCED COLOR/BLACK AND WHITE IMAGING

Changes were made to the title, description, and outcomes.

TVRA 236 – VIDEO PRODUCTION PORTFOLIO

Removed TVRA 129 from the list of prerequisites.

Deleted Courses

CMAP 242 – INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE APPLICATIONS

PHOT 150 – PHOTOGRAPHY I

PHOT 260 – BLACK-AND-WHITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES

Revised Programs

172 Portrait, Fashion, and Photojournalism Certificate

Removed deleted course PHOT 150 from the program requirements.

193 Electronic Photography Certificate

Removed deleted course PHOT 150 from the program requirements.

196 Photography Master Certificate

Removed PHOT 260 and PHOT 150.  Added PHOT 269.

238 Database Systems Certificate

Removed CMAP 242 and CMAP 106 from the prerequisites.  The total credits were reduced to 20.

356A Cybersecurity AAS

Replaced NWIT 203 with NWIT 230.  Updated sequence of courses.

400/570 Nursing

SOCY 214 was removed from the General Education BSSD options, as it no longer has the GE designation.

407 Civil Engineering AS

PHYS 263 was removed from the area of concentration requirement.   A requirement for a four credit program elective was added.  Depending upon the transfer institution, PHYS 263, BIOL 105 and BIOL 106, BIOL 150, CHEM 203, or GEOL 101 may be appropriate as the elective.

410 General Engineering AS

MGMT and DATA were added to the list of program electives.

412C Physics Area of Concentration, Science AS

CHEM 131 and CHEM 132 were removed from the NSLD courses and added to the list of program electives.  PHYS 262 and PHYS 263 are the new NSLD requirements.  ENES 206 was removed from the area of concentration requirements and added to the list of program electives.  Established program electives (nine credits) that can be chosen from BIOL, CHEM, CMSC, DATA, ENES, ENEE, and GEOL, depending upon the transfer institution.

412F Biological Science Area of Concentration

BIOL 202 and BIOT 120 were added to the list of electives.

611B General Studies STEM AA

NWIT was added to the list of STEM Core options.

Deleted Programs – pending BoT and MHEC approval

179A Carpentry Certificate

194 Photographic Techniques Certificate

224 Advanced Interior Design

236A Residential Remodeling and Repair Certificate

244 HVAC Certificate

245 Electrical Wiring Certificate

824 Photoshop Letter of Recognition

Other Changes – no updates required in Banner

CHEM 109L –CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY LABORATORY

Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 132 – PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY II

Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 135 – GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 150 – ESSENTIALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 203 – ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 204 – ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 272 -  BIOANALYTICAL LABORATORY

Outcomes were revised.

CMSC 207 – INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE STRUCTURES

An editorial change was approved for the online catalog to indicate that a grade of C or higher is required for prerequisite MATH 182.

251 Women’s Studies Certificate

Corrections were made to the advising notes.  New note:  The Women’s Studies Program also offers Honors courses and Honors modules for qualified students; Women’s Studies internships with local agencies and county offices are also available to Honors students.

341 Paralegal Studies

The outcome and description were changed.

Correction

JAPN 101 and JAPN 102 were previously listed as five hours per week.  They are four hours per week.