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,
Proposed
change leads to the degree of: __NA____________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
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
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
·
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