Approved Curricular Actions

School of Art and Design

Illustration and Interactive Media

New minor AI-Assisted Design:

The AI-Assisted Design minor equips students with the tools to integrate artificial intelligence into their creative processes. By balancing conceptual strategy with hands-on practice, the curriculum prepares students to leverage AI for generative design, motion design, and interactive media. While exploring these emerging workflows, students bolster their foundation in human-centered design and commit to the ethical use of technology in their professional practice.

Curriculum Outline:

• CT 201 Digital Content Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  OR CT 200 Content Design and Research, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
• CT 230 UX Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
• CT 322 Digital Design: Visual Storytelling, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  OR CT 305 Digital Design: Visual Communication, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
• CT 380 AI-Assisted Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
• CT 390 Rapid Prototyping with AI, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

English and Communication Studies

• ES 023 English as a Second Language Workshop, 1 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs:
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 024 English as a Second Language, 0.66 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 025 Pronunciation Skills for ESL Students, 0 cr., 2 lec. hrs.: 
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 027 : English Conversation, 0.66 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 028 Oral Presentation Skills Workshop for ESL Students, 0.833 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 029 Composition for English Language Learners Lab, 0 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 037 Survival Grammar, 1.33 cr., 1 lec., 1 studio/lab hr.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 123 English as a Second Language, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 129 English Composition and Rhetoric for English Language Learners, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• ES 133 College English Preparation, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

• MC 303 Black in Paris: African American, African, and Caribbean Writers in the City of Lights (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Add course to History minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved

Social Sciences

• EC 201 Contemporary Issues in Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Add SUNY CC: Civic Discourse
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
  • Update online statement
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved

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School of Art and Design

Illustration and Interactive Media

CT 270 Introduction to Motion Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:

• Online delivery of course
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

English and Communication Studies

• New course EL 130 College Literacy Strategies for Multilingual Students, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course helps multilingual students develop effective strategies for reading and writing complex texts while improving their English language proficiency. Students will analyze and compose texts of different genres, paying careful attention to audience and purpose when reading and writing. They will also reflect upon how strategies learned in class can apply to other contexts. SUNY General Education: G1 Basic Communication
  SUNY GE Framework: Communication - Written and Communication - Oral
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Elective
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved
• New course EL 131 College Literacy Strategies, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course helps students develop effective processes and strategies for reading and writing complex texts. Students will analyze and compose texts of different genres, paying careful attention to audience and purpose when reading and writing. They will also reflect upon how strategies learned in class can apply to other contexts.
  SUNY General Education: G1 Basic Communication
  SUNY GE Framework: Communication - Written and Communication - Oral
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Elective
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved
• ES 021 Intensive English as a Second Language, 1.3 cr., 4 studio/lab. hrs.: 
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ES 031 English Composition Workshop, 0 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ES 033 College English Preparation Workshop, 1 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only

Women and Gender Studies Minor:

Add minor learning outcomes
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Film, Media and Performing Arts

• New course PE 220 Dance and Rhythms of West Africa and the Diaspora
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: The cultures and traditions of African peoples survived despite the slave trade, in large part, through dance, music and religion. Students embody traditional and contemporary dances of West Africa; explore the sociocultural forces that evolved through the Diaspora focusing on the Caribbean; and engage in aesthetic inquiry and creative expression.
  SUNY General Education: G6 The Arts
  SUNY GE Framework: The Arts
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s):  African American and Africana Studies, Caribbean Studies, Dance, Movement and Wellness (DMW) Minor, and Sociology
  Type of Course: Elective
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

Integrative Wellness Minor:

• • Inactivation of Minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved

Dance Minor:

• • Inactivation of Minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• PE 122 Beginning Golf, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only
• PE 131 Tennis 1, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only
• PE 135: Basketball, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only
• PE 136 Volleyball, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only
• PE 153 Fencing, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only
• PE 231: Tennis II, 1 cr., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: FYI Action Only

History of Art

• HA 220 History of Interior Design: The Modern Interior as Space and Image, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Online delivery of a course (lecture only)
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• HA 230 Modern and Contemporary African Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Update prerequisite from Any HA Course to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• HA 305: History of 20th-Century Textile Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Change pre or co-requisites
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• MP 363 Collections Management and Care, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Update prerequisite from any 100-level HA course to MP 361
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved

Ethics and Sustainability Minor:

Add new course MC 215 Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

• New course MC 215 Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course examines constructs of queer identity in France from the nineteenth century to the present day. We trace emergent queer spaces as we explore the foundations of "French" queer identity that gave rise to various modes of present-day LGBTQIA+ expression in text and film. 
  SUNY General Education: G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations
  SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
  SUNY Core Competency: Civic Discourse
  Minor(s): Ethics & Sustainability, French, History, LGBTQIA Studies, and French & Francophone Studies
  Type of Course: Elective
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved
• New course MC 216 Pop & Punk: Paris was Burning
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: Paris, May 1968: a defining moment of modern history. This course explores the era’s radical quest for intellectual and bodily liberation through Pop and Punk, tracing its origins and aftermath across literature, music, film, visual arts, architecture, performance, and fashion.
  SUNY General Education: G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations
  SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
  SUNY Core Competency: Civic Discourse
  Minor(s): French and French & Francophone Studies
  Type of Course: Elective
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

Science and Mathematics

• New course SC 349 Advanced Topics in Cosmetic Chemistry, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): Math Proficiency and SC 149, or a 100 or 200 level chemistry course approved by the instructor
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description:  This course explores advanced cosmetic chemistry topics, examining ingredients, biochemistry, and toxicology. Students relate the structure and function of personal care products and packaging by practicing the scientific method to test original hypotheses. Students conduct a research project and laboratory experiments.
  SUNY General Education: G3 Natural Sciences
  SUNY GE Framework: Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): Sustainable Materials and Technology (SM&T)
  Type of Course: Liberal Arts Required
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
  Action: Approved

Sustainable Materials and Technology (SM&T):

Add new course SC 349 Advanced Topics in Cosmetic Chemistry, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
Action: Approved

Social Sciences

African American and Africana Studies Minor:

Add new course PE 220 Dance and Rhythms of West Africa and the Diaspora, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Caribbean Studies Minor 

• Add new course PE 220 Dance and Rhythms of West Africa and the Diaspora, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs. to minor
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved
• EC 302 : Economics of Energy and Fossil Fuels, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Online delivery of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  • Update course description
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved

LGBTQIA+ Minor:

Add new course MC 215 Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

History Minor: 

• Add course MC 303 Black in Paris: African American, African, and Caribbean Writers in the City of Lights (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor. to minor.
• Add new course MC 215 Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing

Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, BS:

• Drop SC 149 Chemistry for Cosmetics and Fragrances, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., from liberal arts in semester 5
• Add SC 349 Advanced Topics in Cosmetic Chemistry, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to liberal arts in semester 5
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
  Action: Approved

Fashion Business Management

• FM 303 Fashion Business Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Online delivery of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• FM 423:  
  
  • Update course title from Fashion Planning and Allocation to Strategic Planning with Data Analytics, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite from FM 322 or FM 329 or MA 329 to FM 206
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Fashion Design MFA

• MF 523 Thesis Focus and Edit, 6 cr., 3 lec., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Update course description
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved

Fashion Design, MFA degree program:

Drop Summer Session course MF 602 International Making Seminar II: Fashion Farming, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

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School of Art and Design

Illustration and Interactive Media

CT 300 Kinetic Typography, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:

• Update course description
• Update student learning outcomes
• Update course of study
  Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
  Action: Approved

Textile Surface Design

• TD 113 Textile Surface Design: Styles & Sources, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer  2026
    Action: Approve
• TD 115 Introduction to Textile Surface Design, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.: 
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2026
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Marketing Communications

• AC 271:
  
  • Update course title from Audiences and Media to Media Planning and Buying, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• AC 471:
  
  • Update course title from Media Planning to Advanced Media Strategies and Insights, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Film, Media and Performing Arts

Film and Media Studies Minor:

• Add course FI 253/HA 253 Afrofuturist Art and Visual Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

MC 262 Revolution as Spectacle: Mexico, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:

• Add SUNY CC: Civic Discourse
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

Social Sciences

Sociology Minor: 

• Add new course PE 220 Dance and Rhythms of West Africa and the Diaspora, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor 
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

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School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

New special topics course GD 380B Special Topics, Applied Typography: Advanced Methods & Practice, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course teaches typesetting and addresses practical, real-world expectations of using type to create legible and aesthetically pleasing text. Through hands-on projects, students will learn typesetting principles that can be applied to any design project. Legibility, variety, and typesetting techniques are stressed along with expression through type.
SUNY General Education: None
SUNY GE Framework: None
SUNY Core Competency: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Special Topic and Major Area Elective 
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design

TD 155 Decorative Fabrics, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.:

• Inactivation of course
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: FYI Action Only

School of Business and Technology

Marketing Communications

New course AC 463 Broadcast and Digital Journalism, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Prerequisite(s): AC 141 and AC 362
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This hands-on course introduces students to the fundamentals of broadcast journalism from story concept and scripting to on-air presentation of the finished product. Students will participate in live reporting techniques, both in the field (on-location) and in the studio, as well as production of taped segments.
SUNY General Education: None
SUNY GE Framework: None
SUNY Core Competency: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Major Area Elective 
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

English and Communication Studies

• EL 130 College Literacy Strategies for Multilingual Students, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Online delivery of course
  • Blended delivery of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• EL 131 College Literacy Strategies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  • Online delivery of course
  • Blended delivery of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved

Film, Media and Performing Arts

FX 328 Directing The Actor, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:

• Inactivation of course
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
  Action: FYI Action Only

Social Sciences

New course PY 250 Fashion and Public Health, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course will offer an introduction to public health by discussing the ways in which the fashion, cosmetology, and technology industries are used to prevent, detect, and monitor illness and disease in communities and populations.
SUNY General Education: G4 Social Sciences
SUNY GE Framework: Social Sciences
SUNY Core Competency: None
Minor(s): Fashion History, Theory and Culture and Psychology
Type of Course: Elective 
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Art Market Studies

• AM 500:
  • Update course title from Art Market Research and Valuation to Valuation and Provenance, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
• New course AM 501 Art and Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course explores the ethical issues confronting art and its markets through an interdisciplinary lens. Historical and contemporary cases are analyzed through multiple ethical frameworks.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Major Area Required
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
  Action: Approved
• AM 510:
  • Update course title from History of the Art Market: Renaissance Italy to the Present to Art Market History, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
• AM 511:
  • Update course title from Gallery Management and Operations to Galleries, 3 cr., 3 lec .hrs. 
    Update student learning outcomes
    Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• AM 513: 
  
  • Update course title from The Auction Business to Auctions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• AM 523:
  • Update course title from Art in a Global Context: Post-1989 to Contemporary Art, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• New course AM 530 Art and Technology, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This interdisciplinary graduate seminar examines the relationship between art and technology, focusing primarily on the digital transformations of the art world and the art market. Students learn the foundational concepts and historical context of digital technology as they relate to the production, distribution, and consumption of visual art.

  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Major Area Required
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
  Action: Approved

•  AM 531: 
  
  • Update course title from Marketing for Art Organizations to Arts Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2028
    Action: Approved
• AM 533:
  
  • Update course title from Market Structures and Dynamics to Art Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2028
    Action: Approved
• AM 600: 
  
  • Update course title from Case Study Research to Art Research, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
  • Update course description
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• AM 602:
  • Update course title from Innovation in the Creative Industries to Art Entrepreneuship, 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
• New course AM 656 Professional Development, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: A three-credit advanced professional development course to help graduate students articulate their near- and long-term professional goals, chart an effective path to meeting those goals, and strengthen their leadership capacity.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Major Area Required
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
  Action: Approved

Global Fashion Management

GF 583 Culture and International Business, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:

• Inactivation of course
  Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2026
  Action: FYI Action Only

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School of Art and Design

Communication Design Pathways

New course GD 381 Conceptual Narratives, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This class utilizes designers’ conceptual thinking abilities while focusing on a process-oriented approach to creating narrative-based typography-driven video and animation projects. The goal is to prepare students with an industry leading understanding of typography, movement and the processes and preparation needed for their succession in the field.
SUNY General Education: None
SUNY GE Framework: None
SUNY Core Competency: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Major Area Elective 
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Animation, Interactive Media and Game Design, BFA:

Update program description
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Fashion

Draping Techniques, Credit Certificate:

Drop DP 111, DP 112, DP 211, DP 212
Add FD 117, FD 127, FD 217
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved pending pending SUNY/NYSED approval

Menswear, AAS:

Drop Related Area Elective (FA 105 or IL 103) 1.5 credits
Drop choice- General Elective 1.5 credits
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Illustration and Interactive Media

• CG 321:
  
  • Update course title from Design and Authoring for Interactive Media II to Game Production and Development, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite(s) from CG 221 to none
  • Update co-requisite(s) from CG 341 to none
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• CT 411 Design and Interaction, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
    
    
• CT 412:
  
  • Update course title from Content-centric App Design to Advanced AI-assisted Content Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite from CT 300 to CT 380
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• CG 421:
  
  • Update course title from Interactive Project Design to Game Project Development, 3 cr., 2 lec. 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• CT 441 Creative Technology Lab, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Update course of study
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• CG 452:
  
  • Update course title from Music Production for Interactive and Animation Thesis Projects I to Music Production for Thesis Projects I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• CG 453:
  
  • Update course title from Music Production for Interactive and Animation Thesis Projects II to Music Production for Thesis Projects II, 2 r., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved

AI-Assisted Design Minor:

Add option of CT 412 Content-centric App Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to CT 230 UX Writing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Interior Design

ID 310 Adaptive Reuse: Community Place Making:
Update credits/hours from 2 cr., 0 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Update course of study
Update student learning outcomes
Update course description
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design

• New course TD 117 Drawing Nature: Line, Form, and Interpretation, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: Develop observational skills and drawing proficiency through direct study of the natural world. This course integrates fieldwork and studio practice, teaching you to master foundational drawing techniques and cultivate your artistic talent. A field journal will be used to practice reflective observation to nurture your curiosity and attentiveness, developing a personal style for documenting your creative journey.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Major Area Required 
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved
• New course TD 463 Design Lab and Creative Workspace
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): TD 462
  Description: In this course capstone students translate concepts from their portfolio collections into material based works for exhibition. Through open studio exploration, they experiment with traditional and emerging processes while documenting research and development. The course culminates in exhibition pieces with an accompanying Material Biography examining material origins and impact.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Major Area Required 
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design One-Year AAS Degree Program:

Drop TD 141 Natures Studies from Major Area in semester 1
Add TD 117 Drawing Nature: Line, Form, and Interpretation to Major Area in semester
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design AAS Degree Program:

Drop TD 141 Nature Studies from major area in semester 1
Add TD 117 Drawing Nature: Line, Form, and Interpretation to major area in semester 1
Add EP 110 to list of related area elective choice
Remove CD 123 from list of related area electives (course inactive).
Remove PH 118 and FA 171 from list of related area electives as students are able to take any course in Photography and Fine Arts area.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Textile/Surface Design, BFA:

Drop TD 413 CAD for Portfolio Presentation from major area in semester 8
Add TD 463 Design Lab and Creative Workspace to major area in semester 8
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
 Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Entrepreneurship

NextGen Digital Innovation Minor:

Add CS 211 Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Add CT 201 Digital Content Design, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Add CT 390 Rapid Prototyping with AI, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Home Products Development

HP 201 Introduction to Home Products, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
Update course description
Update student learning outcomes
Update course of study
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

Marketing Communications

AC 202 Strategic Planning for Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs:

• Update student learning outcomes
• Update course description
• Update course of study
  Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
  Action: Approved

Advertising and Marketing Communications, BS:

Update US History and Civic Engagement option to remove HI 393 and HI 394, and add HA 219 and HA 245
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Technical Design

• TC 321 Computerized Pattern Development, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Update course of study
  • Update student learning outcomes
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• TC 421 Computerized Pattern and Fit Corrections, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Update prerequisite from TC 312 and TC 322 and TC 341 to TC 321
  • Update co-requisite from none to TC 341
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing

New course TT 240 Textile Business in a New Era, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
Prerequisite(s): TS 110, TS 111, TS 131, TS 115/015, or approval of the Chair
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: This course explores how various textile products evolve through sustainability, digital innovation, and shifting consumer values. Integrating textile science, product development, and marketing, students study product management, quality systems, life cycle assessment, and regulations shaping the future of textiles, emphasizing the intersection of creativity, technology, and commercial strategy.
SUNY General Education: None
SUNY GE Framework: None
SUNY Core Competency: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Major Area Required 
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing, AAS 1-Year:

Replace TT 174 in semester 2 with new course TT 240 Textile Business in a New Era.
Remove TT 202 as "or"option to TT 210 in semester 2
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing, AAS 2-Year:

Replace TT 174 in semester 2 with new course TT 240 Textile Business in a New Era.
Remove TT 202 as "or" option to TT 210 in semester 4.
General education/Liberal Arts and Sciences: Add CS 211 to math choice, Add any SUNY GE Science option to sciences
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
 Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing, BS:

Update to General Education/Liberal Arts and Sciences - Remove World Languages, replace with 3 credits, additional Social Sciences course choice and 3 credits additional World History and Global Awareness choice.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

English and Communication Studies

Women and Gender Studies Minor:

Add new course MC 217 Cultures of Fascism: From Past to Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Film, Media and Performing Arts

• FI 328 Directing The Actor, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Reactivation of course
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course description
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• FX 319 Sound Design For Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.: 
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2026
    Action: Approved
• FI 271 Fans and Fandom in the Internet Age, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2026
     Action: Approved
• FI 301 The Film Auteur, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2026
    Action: Approved
• FI 326 Major Directors: Charlie Chaplin and Frank Capra, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs: 
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Summer 2026
    Action: Approved
• FX 373 Advanced Cinematography, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Update prerequisites from FX 204 to PH 331 *or* FX 204
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• PE 220 Dance and Rhythms of West Africa and the Diaspora, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs:
  
  • Request SUNY CC: Civic Discourse
  • Request SUNY GE: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved

Film and Media Studies Minor:

Add new course HA/FI 260 Orientalism: Inventing the Middle East in Art, Fashion & Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

History of Art

• HA/FI 253 Afrofuturist Art and Visual Culture, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Add course to the Film and Media Studies minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved
• HA 131 Global Modern Art 1750-1950, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Update course of study
  • Request SUNY CC: Civic Discourse
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• HA 255 Eco-Visions in Art and Design, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.: 
  
  • Online delivery of course (lecture only)
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
  • Request SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
  • Request SUNY CC: Civic Discourse
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• New cross-listed course HA 260/FI 260 Orientalism: Inventing the Middle East in Art, Fashion & Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level HA or any FI course
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: Explore how Western art, fashion, and film have imagined the “Middle East” from the 19th century to today. Through weekly screenings, museum visits, and critical readings, students learn to decode exoticism, challenge stereotypes, and understand how visual media shape global perceptions. Includes Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, Aladdin, and Syriana.
  SUNY General Education: G7 Humanities and G9 Other World Civilizations
  SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Humanities, and World History and Global Awareness
  SUNY Core Competency: Civic Discourse
  Minor(s): Ethics and Sustainability, Film and Media Studies, History of Art, and Middle East and North African Studies
  Type of Course: Major Area Required 
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
  Action: Approved
• HA 382 Beauty: The Human Ideal in Visual Culture (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
  
  • Update course of study
  • Request SUNY CC: Civic Discourse
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
    Action: Approved

Ethics and Sustainability Minor:

Add new course HA/FI 260 Orientalism: Inventing the Middle East in Art, Fashion & Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Add new courseAdd new course MC 217 Cultures of Fascism: From Past to Present, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Add new course HA 325 The Art of the Tree: Craft, Wood, Monument and Cultural Significance (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Fashion History, Theory, and Culture Minor:

Add new course HA/FI 260 Orientalism: Inventing the Middle East in Art, Fashion & Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

History of Art Minor: 

Add new course HA/FI 260 Orientalism: Inventing the Middle East in Art, Fashion & Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Add new course HA 325 The Art of the Tree: Craft, Wood, Monument and Cultural Significance (Honors), 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Modern Languages and Cultures

French Minor:

Add new course MC 215 Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Add new course MC 216 Pop & Punk: Paris was Burning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

French and Francophone Studies Minor:

Add new course MC 215 Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Add new course MC 216 Pop & Punk: Paris was Burning, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Social Sciences

New course EC 208 Health Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): EC 141
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: Participating in the healthcare market is unlike other markets. Firstly, we don’t make the choice. Secondly, the assumption of rationality in economics simply fails. This class will tackle the peculiarities of the healthcare market and how to improve the outcomes of the market, especially for the most vulnerable in society.
SUNY General Education: G4 Social Sciences
SUNY GE Framework: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice and Social Sciences
SUNY Core Competency: Civic Discourse
Minor(s): Economics
Type of Course: Elective
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Economics Minor:

Add new course EC 208 Health Economics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

History Minor:

Add course MC 262 Revolution as Spectacle: Mexico, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

Middle East and North African Studies Minor:

Add new course HA/FI 260 Orientalism: Inventing the Middle East in Art, Fashion & Film, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Art Market Studies

• AM 633: 
  
  • Update course title from Art Law and Professional Ethics to Art Law, 3 cr., 3 lec. Hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
    
    
• AM 654: 
  
  • Update course title from Practicum: Strategic Management for Art Organizations to Curating, 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
  • Update course description
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: Approved
• AM 511:
  
  • Update course title from Gallery Management and Operations to Galleries, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• AM 513:
  
  • Update course title from The Auction Business to Auctions, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• AM 531:
  
  • Update course title from Marketing for Art Organizations to Arts Marketing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2028
    Action: Approved
• AM 602:
  
  • Update course title from Innovation in the Creative Industries to Art Entrepreneurship, 4 cr., 2 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study 
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved

Visual Arts Management MA Degree program:

Update program title from Art Market Studies to Visual Arts Management
Update program description
Add a fourth semester/re-organize courses.
Add IC 592 to summer session 1 as optional.
Drop AM 522, replace with new course AM 501.
Drop AM 523, replace with new course AM 530.
Drop Option 1 (AM 655 and AM 701).
Drop AM 691, replace with new course AM 656.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved pending SUNY/NYSED approval

Academic Affairs

Internship Studies

IC 592 Internship: Graduate Level, 2 cr., 2 lec. hrs.:
Online delivery of course
Update course description
Update student learning outcomes
Update course of study
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

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