UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: _Laura Glass__________________________ phone number_831-1647________

                               

Department:  _School of Education_____________________ email address_lglass@udel.edu__

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  _Add minor___________________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term__09F_______________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree__NA________________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: __NA____________________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed name: __Urban Education minor_________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration: ____________________________ ______

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor: __________ _________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

                                                                  (Must attach  your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

 

 

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

 


List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

 

The goal of the minor is to enable students to engage deeply in urban education issues within their particular professional interests. Three new courses are being proposed to achieve this goal.

 

EDUC 395 Building Communities of Learners in Urban Contexts

In this course, students would learn how to design educational communal environments sensitive to diverse needs of urban school children: academic, emotional, moral, and relational. They would participate in a field experience to apply the knowledge and skills that they learned in the university classroom to the school classroom.

 

EDUC 440 Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners

Many urban school classrooms include English Language Learners. In this course, students would learn effective literacy instruction for English Language Learners in the elementary and middle school levels in the following areas: language development, vocabulary instruction, decoding, reading fluency, comprehension strategy instruction, and motivation and engagement.

 

EDUC 459 Urban Schools and Urban Landscapes.

It is important for urban school educators to understand the context within which urban schools reside. Students in this course would examine the historical, sociocultural, economic, and political perspectives on the urban educational experience. They would also explore how educators can create socially just educational environments that address issues of equity and draw upon the resources, opportunities, and challenges in urban contexts.

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

EDUC 258, 259, 419, 395, and 459 address Goal 9: Understand the foundations of United States society including the significance of its cultural diversity. Students in EDUC 258 Cultural Diversity, Schooling and the Teacher discuss big structural issues of societal diversity and inequality and how they affect education in the United States. Students in EDUC 259 Cultural Diversity in Community Contexts build meaningful personal relations with culturally different children and learn about their lives and local communities through a field experience at the Latin American Community Center and/or West End Neighborhood House. EDUC 419 Diversity in Secondary Education examines aspects of diversity in secondary schools and includes a field placement in a middle school classroom. The latter two courses are outlined above and students in these courses examine urban settings in United States’ society and how to educate children in these settings.

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

The minor includes electives from the departments of Black American Studies, Geography, Human Development and Family Studies, Political Science and International Relations, and Sociology and Criminal Justice. Permissions to include courses from these departments are attached.

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

Students in this interdisciplinary minor would engage deeply in urban education issues within their particular professional interests. For example, teacher education students could learn the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in urban schools and address the demand for urban teachers; urban schools are often the ones who are in the most need of effective teachers and face the most challenges. Students in all majors would develop a richer understanding of urban communities from multiple perspectives, including an education perspective, and learn how they can contribute to the urban educational experience.

 


The following is a rationale for the requirements in the minor.

·         EDUC 258, 259, or 419. These courses provide an overview of diversity in different educational settings. Students can explore diversity in United States classrooms in general (EDUC 258), local communities such as downtown Wilmington (EDUC 259), or middle and secondary school classrooms (EDUC 419).

·         EDUC 395, 440, and 459. A description of how theses courses support the goal of the minor is provided above.

·         Electives. Several courses across campus address specific components, constructs, or issues related to urban education and are listed as electives in the table below. The electives enable students to explore their particular interests and gain multiple perspectives in this area.

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

 

Urban Education minor

 

The minor in Urban Education provides students with the opportunity to engage deeply in urban education issues within their particular professional interests. Please note that completion of the minor does not lead to teacher certification. A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses.

 

Courses

Credits

EDUC 258 Cultural Diversity, Schooling and the Teacher or EDUC 259 Cultural Diversity in Community Contexts or EDUC 419 Diversity in Secondary Education

3

EDUC 395 Building Communities of Learners in Urban Contexts

3

EDUC 440 Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners

3

EDUC 459 Urban Schools and Urban Landscapes

3

Select two courses from the list below.

 

BAMS 110            Introduction to Black American Studies

BAMS/SOCI 204   Urban Communities

BAMS 205            Contemporary Afro-American Issues

BAMS/SOCI 215   Race in Society

BAMS/SOCI 415   Race, Class and Gender

GEOG 325           Urban Geography

GEOG 346           Urban Cultural Geography

HDFS 202            Foundations of Family Studies

HDFS 230            Families and their Communities

POSC 355            Urban Politics and Community Development

POSC 452            Urban Issues and Policy Analysis

SOCI 305             Social Class and Inequality

6

TOTAL

18

 

 

 


ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 5/02/06   /khs