What’s New for the 26-27 Catalog

New programs of study

• Dance and Teaching Methods Minor  
• Mathematics Education, 5-9 Gr Minor  
• Sacred Music, Organ, BMU  
• Sacred Music, Voice, BMU  
• Social Studies Education, Economics Concentration, BA  
• English, Creative Writing Emphasis, BA  with distinction: students may now be granted a ‘with distinction’ designation on their transcript by completing additional courses for the major
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor  (replacing the Teaching English as a Second Language Minor)

New courses 

• BIOL 316 - Aquatic Ecosystems  
• BIOL 316L - Aquatic Ecosystems Laboratory  
• CHEM 257 - Organic Laboratory Independent Project  (replaces CHEM 256-B last-half semester independent project)
• CHEM 257D - Organic Laboratory Independent Project Discussion  (replaces CHEM 256D-B last-half semester independent project discussion)
• ENGS 360L - Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory  (new corequisite of ENGS 360 )
• GBHL 450 - Advanced Global Health Experiential Capstone  
• GEMS 101 - Mathematics of Puzzles and Games   
• HIST 278 - Disability History: US and the World  
• HIST 288 - Global History of Medicine  
• MATH 314 - Machine Learning with Large Datasets  
• POL 269 - Women and Gender in a Global Society  (replaces POL 160) 
• PSY 343 - Sleep Seminar  
• PSY 425 - Global Child Flourishing  
• REL 125 - Land, Scripture, Story, Place  
• WGS 264 - Christian Feminism  (new cross-listing with REL 264 )
• WGS 269 - Women and Gender in a Global Society  (replaces WGS 160)
• WGS 273 - Gender and Society  (new cross-listing with SOC 273 )
• WGS 287 - US Women and Social Change  (new cross-listing with HIST 287 )
• WGS 372 - Gender Communication  (new cross-listing with COMM 372 )
• WGS 382 - Psychology of Gender  (new cross-listing with PSY 382 )

Course title, credit, and attribute changes

• CHEM 326 - Communication in Chemistry and Biochemistry  (previously 1 credit)
• CLAS 130 - Ancient and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean World  (previously Introduction to Ancient and Medieval European History)
• CLAS 250 - Classical Mythology  (new attributes: AH2, HCP)
• CLAS 285 - Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity  (new attributes: AH2, HST)
• HIST 274 - Friend or Foe: China and the United States in Trade, War, and the Missionary Movement  (new attributes: AH2, HST)
• HIST 285 - Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity  (new attributes: AH2, HST)
• DAN 293 - Global Dance: Dance Across Cultures  (previously Global Percussive Dance and Music Perspectives)
• EDUC 307 - Cultural and Physical Geography for Educators  (previously Teaching Cultural and Physical Geography in Secondary Schools)
• ENGS 380 - Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering  (previously Biomedical Instrumentation)
• ENGS 380L - Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering  (previously Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory)
• HIST 130 - Ancient and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean World  (previously Introduction to Ancient and Medieval European History)
• NURS 418 - Nursing Research Practicum  (previously 1 credit)

Other changes

• BIOL 335/335L and CHEM 335/335L deleted (no longer cross-listed with NSCI 335 /NSCI 335L )