Approved Curricular Actions

School of Art and Design

Design Divisional Studies

New special topics course DD 380A Special Topics in Design Division Studies: Public Art Studio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs. 
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: The special topics course will take advantage of the Union Square project to guide students through every stage of producing public art in a real-world setting—from concept development to execution.
SUNY General Education: None
SUNY GE Framework: None
SUNY Core Competency: None
Minor(s): None
Type of Course: Special Topics
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2026
Action: FYI Action Only

School of Business and Technology

Marketing Communications

AC 275 Global Integrated Marketing Communications, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.:
Update prerequisite(s) from AC 111 and AC 114 and SS 141 or equivalent to AC 111 and AC 114
Update course of study
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing

Textile Development and Marketing, AAS degree program 1-Year:

Update related area electives to remove PH 118 Beginning Digital Photography, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., and add EP 110 Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking for Creatives, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Textile Development and Marketing, AAS 2-Year degree program:

Update related area electives to remove PH 118 Beginning Digital Photography, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., and add EP 110 Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking for Creatives, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Film, Media, and Performing Arts

Film and Media BS degree program:

Add FX 373 Advanced Cinematography, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to major area in semester 5
Drop choice - see Requirements: Major/Related Area Elective(s), 3 cr.,  from major area in semester 5
Update Major/Related Elective(s) choice from 15 credits to 12 credits. 
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Science and Mathematics

New course SC 231 Lighting and Our Environment, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics Proficiency
Co-requisite(s): None
Description: Light and lighting technology are explored through a scientific lens. Students learn how scientists measure and quantify the color, intensity and quality of light sources. Field measurements of light give students hands-on experience of the lighting in our environment. Students will also consider the health and environmental impacts of lighting.
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: Elective
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

Social Sciences

• New course EC/SO 104 What We Eat, Who We Are, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course explores food systems through the lenses of economics and anthropology, focusing on how race, class, gender, and other identities shape access, labor, and power in the production and consumption of food. Students analyze global and local food systems and evaluate real-world case studies to better understand food justice.
  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, Cross-Listed Course
  Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
  Action: Approved
• New course EC/MA 202 Foundations of Regression Analysis, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. 
  Prerequisite(s):Mathematics Proficiency (see beginning of Mathematics section)
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course introduces regression analysis to students interested in economics and data analysis. Students learn how economists use regression to explain and predict real-world outcomes. Topics include simple and multiple regression, interpreting coefficients, model fit, and qualitative variables. The course applies regression analysis to economic and business questions.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) and Social Sciences
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): Economics, Mathematics, and Psychology
  Type of Course: Elective
  Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
  Action: Approved

Economics Minor:

Add new course EC/SO 104 What We Eat, Who We Are, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Add new course EC/MA 202 Foundations of Regression Analysis, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to minor.
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Global Fashion Management

Global Fashion Management, MPS degree program:

Move GF 551 Global Supply Chain and Sourcing, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 2 to semester 4
Move GF 552 Strategic Management, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from semester 4 to semester 2
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

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School of Art and Design

Illustration and Interactive Media

• CG 314:
  • Update course title from Programming Concepts to Game Development and Programming I, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 322:
  • Update course title from Interface Design to Core Studio: Game Design Concepts and Professional Practices
  • Update prerequisite from CG 321 to CT 366
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 341:
  • Update course title from CG 341 3D Modeling and Animation to CG 341 3D Modeling and Animation I
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 342:
  • Update course title from Advanced 3D Computer Modeling to 3D Modeling and Animation II 
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 0 lec., 6 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 345:
  • Update course title from 3D Computer Animation to Core Studio I: Animation Concepts and Professional Practices 
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 346:
  • Update course title from Principles of Animation I to  2D Animation 
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs., to 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite from CG 212 to none
  • Update co-requisite from CG 351 and IL 302 to none
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 421:
  • Update course title from Game Project Development to Game Development and Programming II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 422:
  • Update course title from Interactive Production to Thesis Game Production
  • Update credits and hours from 2.5 cr., 5 studio/lab hrs., to 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite from CG 421 to CG 491
  • Update co-requisite from none to CG 492
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 441:
  • Update course title from Advanced 3D Animation to Advanced Animation Lab
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite from CG 342 and CG 345 to CG 342
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 442: 
  
  • Update course title from Animation Production to Thesis Animation Production
  • Update hours from 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to 0 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite from CG 441 and CG 451 to none
  • Update co-requisite from none to CG 492
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 491: 
  
  • Update course title from Senior Project Planning to Thesis I: Planning, Design and Pre-production 
  • Update credits and hours from 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs., to 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update prerequisite from none to CG 345
  • Update co-requisite from CG 421 and CG 441 to none
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CG 492: 
  
  • Update course title from Study Senior Project to Thesis II: Production, Post Production & Case, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
    Action: Approved
• CT 302 Digital Product Design I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Add course to UX/UI Design minor
  • Update co-requisite from CT 300 to none
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
• New course CT 365 Game Design I, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course explores foundational game design principles through the collaborative development of hybrid physical and digital experiences. Students conceptualize, prototype, and playtest tabletop game mechanics before expanding their projects into screen-based mobile interfaces. Emphasis is placed on iterative design, player experience, and professional presentation within a team environment.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Related Area Required
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
  Action: Approved
• New course CT 366 Game Design II, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): CT 365
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: Building upon foundational game design skills, this course examines user experience principles with a specialized focus on early childhood player psychology, usability, and feedback systems. Working in teams, students design and prototype an educational game for touch-screens or interactive projections, utilizing advanced design software and AI-assisted rapid prototyping.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Related Area Required
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
  Action: Approved
• CT 372 Advanced Kinetic Typeface Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  
  • Update prerequisite from CT 300 to CT 270
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
• CT 431 Introduction to User Experience Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  
  • Update prerequisite from CT 300 to none
  • Update course description
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
  • Add course to UX/UI Design minor
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
• New course CT 466 Digital Portfolio Design, 2 cr., 4 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description:This studio course focuses on the professional presentation of a student's culminating body of work. Students design and program a responsive portfolio website to showcase their projects. Additionally, students learn to craft comprehensive case studies and format their work specifically for industry competition submissions.
  SUNY General Education: None
  SUNY GE Framework: None
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): None
  Type of Course: Related Area Required
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
  Action: Approved

Animation and Game Design, BFA

Semester 5:

• CG 314 - update credits from 2 to 3 
• CG 341 - update credits from 2 to 3
• CG 365 - 2 credits
• Replace IL 302 with new course CT 365 as related area required
• Drop CG 321, CG 344, CG 351
• Add LAS/Art History requirement

Semester 6:

• CG 342 - update credits from 2 to 3 
• CG 345 - update credits from 2 to 3 
• Move CG 421 from semester 7 to semester 6
• Replace IL 303 with new course CT 366
• Add related area elective choice
• Drop CG 322, CG 352, CG 353

Semester 7:

• Move CG 322 from semester 6 to semester 7
• CG 491- update credits from 2 to 3 
• Drop CG 421, CG 446, CG 451, CG 452
• Add new course CT 466 as related area required

Semester 8:

• Make CG 422 and CG 442 an ""OR"" option
• Drop CG 442, CG 453
• Update Related area elective to 4 creditsz
  Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2028
  Action: Approved

UX/UI Design Minor

• Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027:
  • Update minor description in catalog
  • Add CT431 Intro to UX Design, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., as an option
  • Add CT302 Digital Product I, 2 cr., 1 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., as an option
• Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027:
  • Update minor title from Game UX/UI Design Minor to UX/UI Design Minor
    Action: Approved

School of Business and Technology

Entrepreneurship

Creative Entrepreneurship Minor

Adding new course EP 110 Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking for Creatives, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., to the minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Film, Media, and Performing Arts

• FI 215/PC 215 Dynamic Perspectives: Contemporary Iranian Cinema and Beyond, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Add cross-listing of PC 215 to course
  • Add course to International Politics minor
  • Update student learning outcomes
  • Update course of study
    Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
    Action: Approved
• New course FI 227 Film Genres: Film Noir and Neo-Noir, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs.
  Prerequisite(s): None
  Co-requisite(s): None
  Description: This course explores the history and evolution of Film Noir and Neo-Noir through film screenings, critical readings, and discussion. Students analyze visual style, genre, historical context, and cultural themes while developing skills in close film analysis and critical interpretation.
  SUNY General Education: G6 The Arts and G7 Humanities
  SUNY GE Framework: The Arts and Humanities
  SUNY Core Competency: None
  Minor(s): Film & Media Studies
  Type of Course: Major Area Elective
  Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
  Action: Approved
• FI 272 : Introduction to Television Studies, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.: 
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    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.:
Update course description
Update course of study
Update prerequisite from Any 100 level HA course to none
Requested Date of Implementation: Fall 2027
Action: Approved

Ethics and Sustainability Minor

Add PL 300 Business Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., as an option to required course PL 431 Philosophy: Ethics, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs.
Drop SC 201 Plants, Pollinators, and People, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs., from minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

Science and Mathematics

Mathematics Minor

Add new course EC/MA 202 Foundations of Regression Analysis, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

Social Sciences

International Politics Minor

Add course FI/PC 215 Dynamic Perspectives: Contemporary Iranian Cinema and Beyond, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

Middle East and North African Studies Minor

Add course FI/PC 215 Dynamic Perspectives: Contemporary Iranian Cinema and Beyond, 3 cr., 2 lec., 2 studio/lab hrs., to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

Psychology Minor

Add new course EC/MA 202 Foundations of Regression Analysis to minor, 3 cr., 3 lec. hrs. to minor
Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
Action: Approved

School of Graduate Studies

Exhibition and Experience Design

• ED 531 Presentation Techniques, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 572 Historical Perspective and Theory, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 573 Exhibition Design International Professional Practices Seminar, 3 cr., 1 lec., 4 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 581 Introduction to the Exhibition Design Studio, 1.5 cr., 3 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 582 Exhibition and Planning Design Studio, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 600 Spatial Experience Design and Integrated Technologies: Capstone, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 632 : Advanced Presentation Techniques, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 643 : Exhibition Design Graphics II, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only
• ED 651 : The Exhibition Model, 3 cr., 6 studio/lab hrs.:
  
  • Inactivation of course
    Requested Date of Implementation: Spring 2027
    Action: FYI Action Only

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