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Organizational Changes

• The Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management  moved from the College of Health and Human Sciences  to the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business  effective July 1, 2021. 

Programs

New Degrees (7)

• Animation & Illustration, BFA  (elevated from concentration)
• Climate Science, BS  (elevated from concentration)
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS  (elevated from concentration)
• Information Science and Data Analytics, BS  (online degree completion)
• Special Education, MA  (elevated from concentration)
• Speech Language Pathology, MS   (elevated from concentration)
• Teaching, MAT  (elevated from concentration)

New Concentrations (4)

• Advanced Standing Program - Social Work, MSW  
• Business Administration, Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Concentration, BS  (formerly Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management, BS)
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Educational and Community Leadership Concentration, BA  (online degree completion)
• Nursing, Integrated Community College Pathway, BS  

New Certificate (1)

• Nursing Specialty Advanced Certificate  

New Minors (4)

• Transformative Leadership Minor  
• Robotics Minor  
• Sports Journalism Minor  
• Wildfire Sciences Minor  

Major Program Revisions (6)

• Broadcast Meteorology Minor  (formerly Meteorology Minor)
• Earth System Science, BS  (formerly Earth Science, BA)
• Engineering Technology, Computer Network System Management Concentration, BS  (formerly Industrial Technology, BS and new CIP Code)
• Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Systems Concentration, BS  (formerly Industrial Technology, BS and new CIP Code)
• Interdisciplinary Engineering, BS  (formerly General Engineering, BS)
• Interdisciplinary Studies, BA /Interdisciplinary Studies, BS  (formerly Special Major BA/Special Major BS)
• Science Education, MS  (formerly Science Education, MA)

General Education Program

Per Amendment C to University Policy S14-5, the General Education Program was revised to create a 3-unit GE Area F Ethnic Studies  and reduce the GE Area D Social Sciences  unit requirement from 9 units to 6 units to bring SJSU in alignment with California Education Code 89032. Amendment D to University Policy S14-5 replaced the Area D language and added the Area F language in the 2014 GE Guidelines.

• MUSC 10C - Pop and Rock in the U.S.
    (C1)
• MUSC 10D - Introduction to Hip Hop
    (C1)
• SPAN 20A - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
    (C2)
• SPAN 20B - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
    (C2) (Spring 2022)
• TAG 1A - Elementary Tagalog I
    (C2)
• TAG 1B - Elementary Tagalog II
    (C2)
• VIET 1A - Elementary Vietnamese
    (C2)
• VIET 1B - Elementary Vietnamese
    (C2)
• CHAD 76 - Child Development Among Media and Emerging Technologies
    (D) (Spring 2022)
• MUSC 8 - The Artist’s Way
    (E)
• AAS 1 - Introduction to Asian American Studies
    (F)
• AAS 159 - Asian American Media Representation and Popular Culture
    (F)
• AFAM 22 - The Humanities in African American Culture
    (F)
• AFAM 134 - The Black Civil Rights Movements
    (F)
• AFAM 158 - Race, Sport, Activism & Social Movements
    (F) (Spring 2022)
• AFAM 162 - The Aesthetics of Hip-Hop
    (F) (Spring 2022) 
• CCS 1 - Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies
    (F)
• CCS 30 - Race and Ethnicity in Public Space
     (F) (Spring 2022)
• AAS 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America
    (F)
• AFAM 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America
    (F)
• CCS 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America
    (F)
• AMS 139 - Animals and Society
    (R)
• METR 116 - Impacts of Extreme Weather under Climate Change
    (R)
• NURS 164AR - Community Health Theory for Nursing BS Program (starting F2022)
    (R)
• NURS 172R - Community Health Theory for RN to BSN Program (starting F2022)
    (R)
• GEOG 107 - Mapping the World
    (R)
• GEOG 140 - The United States
    (S)

Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Scholars Programs (10)

Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Scholars programs are combined bachelor’s and master’s programs at SJSU (per University Policy F19-1). Sometimes they may also satisfy the requirements for a credential. Students in these programs pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. These program allow students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.

• African American Studies BA + Minor in U.S. History + Single Subject Credential in Social Science + Teaching MAT  
• Art, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Single Subject Credential + Teaching MAT    
• Biomedical Engineering BS + MS   (effective Fall 2022)
• Chemical Engineering BS + MS  
• Electrical Engineering BS + MS  (effective Spring 2022)
• Kinesiology, Preparation for Teaching, BS + Single Subject Credential + Teaching MAT   
• Liberal Studies, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Multiple Subject Credential + Teaching MAT  
• Liberal Studies, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Education Specialist Credential + Special Education MA    
• Materials Engineering BS + MS  
• Social Science, Preparation for Teaching, BA + Single Subject Credential + Teaching MAT    

New Courses (135)

Effective Fall 2021 (unless otherwise indicated).

Business

• BUS2 135B - Services Marketing
    
• BUS4 118B - Business Intelligence
    
• BUS4 118I - Digital Innovation
    
• BUS5 164C - Doing Business in China
    
• MTM 226C - Transportation Safety and Compliance Management
    

Education

• CHAD 76 - Child Development Among Media and Emerging Technologies
    (D) (Spring 2022)
• CHAD 156 - Social Media and Youth Civic Engagement
    
• EDLD 110 - Introduction to Educational and Community Leadership
    
• EDLD 120 - The Right to Learn: Language, Dignity, and Education
    
• EDLD 130 - Antiracist Leadership: Cases, Frameworks, and Praxis
    
• EDLD 140 - Identity, Solidarity, and Social Justice Leadership
    
• EDLD 150 - Communication, Leadership, and Social Justice
    
• EDSE 192D - Introduction to Special Education Policy and Law
    

Engineering

• AE 149 - Advanced Dynamics and Simulation
    
• BME 116 - Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation
    
• BME 276 - Project Management in Biomedical Technologies
    
• BME 280 - Graduate Research Studies
    
• CE 204 - Advanced GIS Applications in Civil Engineering
    
• CHE 142 - Principles of Thermal Analysis
    
• CHE 191 - Bioseparations
    
• EE 282A - Reinforcement Learning for Multi-Robot Networks
    
• EE 226 - Cryogenic Nanoelectronics
    (Spring 2022)
• ENGR 130 - Introduction to Intellectual Property for Engineers
    (Spring 2022)
• ENGR 131 - Introduction to Patents for Engineers (Spring 2022)
• ENGR 241 - Modeling and Control of Energy Systems (Spring 2022)
• ENGR 242 - Power Converters for Alternative Energy Systems (Spring 2022)
• ENGR 243 - Energy Storage Applications & Manufacturing (Spring 2022)
• ENGR 244 - Risk Management, Resilience, and Reliability of Energy Systems (Spring 2022)
• ISE 133 - Data Mining and Analysis for Industrial Systems
    (Spring 2022)
• ISE 234 - Electricity Markets & Power Systems Analytics
    (Spring 2022)
• TECH 177 - Data Science in Industrial Systems Management
    
• MATE 150 - Introduction to Computational Materials Engineering
    (Spring 2022)

Health and Human Sciences

• AUD 511 - Pediatric Audiology 
    
• AUD 512 - Pediatric Auditory Habilitation 
    
• AUD 514 - Audiological Assessment III 
    
• AUD 515 - Hearing Aids II 
    
• AUD 516 - Adult Auditory Rehabilitation 
    
• AUD 510A - Clinical Rotation in Audiology I 
    
• KIN 108 - Adapted Physical Activity for Young Adults with Disabilities
    
• KNED 189 - Student Teaching Seminar in Adapted PE
    
• NUFS 243 - Nutrition and Dietetics Leadership
    
• NURS 164AR - Community Health Theory for Nursing BS Program (starting F2022)
    (R)
• NURS 172R - Community Health Theory for RN to BSN Program (starting F2022)
    (R)
• NURS 205O - Ostomy Care
    
• NURS 205W - Wound Care
    
• NURS 253ITL - International Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I
    
• OCTH 505 - Occupational Therapy Doctorate Exploration I
    
• OCTH 515 - Occupational Therapy Doctorate Exploration II
    
• OCTH 516 - Evaluations in Occupational Therapy
    
• OCTH 524 - Occupational Therapy Practice in the Community
    
• OCTH 526 - Occupational Therapy with Children
    
• OCTH 533 - Professional Development - Leadership
    
• OCTH 536 - Occupational Therapy with Youth
    
• OCTH 555 - Qualitative Research Methods in Occupational Therapy
    
• PH 188 - Community Health Assessment
    
• PH 189 - Community Health Education Capstone
    
• PH 191 - Applied Epidemiology
    
• PH 197 - Quantitative Analysis
    
• PH 198 - Qualitative Methods
    
• PH 199 - Population Data Science Capstone
    
• PKG 160 - Hazardous Materials Packaging
    

Humanities and the Arts

• AMS 139 - Animals and Society
    (R)
• HUM 95 - Introduction to Digital Humanities
    
• JPN 135 - Japanese Culture and Society in Films
    (Spring 2022)
• MCOM 84 - Storytelling in the Age of Intelligent Machines
    (Spring 2022)
• MUSC 8 - The Artist’s Way
    (E)
• MUSC 64 - New Music Ensemble
    
• MUSC 164 - New Music Ensemble
    
• MUSC 242 - Graduate Art Song Repertoire
    
• MUSC 264 - Graduate New Music Ensemble
    
• MUSC 10C - Pop and Rock in the U.S.
    (C1)
• MUSC 10D - Introduction to Hip Hop
    (C1)
• MUSC 241A - Graduate Applied Lyric Diction
    
• MUSC 241B - Graduate Applied Lyric Diction
    
• MUSC 260O - ENS: Graduate Trombone Choir
    
• RTVF 126 - Advanced Audio Mixing
    (Spring 2022)
• SPAN 160A - Hispanic Culture
    (Spring 2022)
• SPAN 160B - Hispanic Linguistics
    (Spring 2022)
• SPAN 160C - Hispanic Literature
    (Spring 2022)

Professional and Global Education

• DATA 260 - Applied Intelligent Systems
    
• DATA 270 - Data Analytics Processes
    (GWAR)
• INFM 284 - Seminar in Informatics
    
• ISDA 20A - Query Languages
    
• ISDA 20B - Python Programming
    
• ISDA 20C - Web Development
    
• ISDA 20D - Computer Operating Systems
   ​ 
• ISDA 100 - Technical Writing for Information
    
• ISDA 101 - Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success
    
• ISDA 110 - Technology, Culture, and Society
    
• ISDA 111 - Information and Data Science
    
• ISDA 120 - Information Security
    
• ISDA 121 - Human Centered Cybersecurity
    
• ISDA 122 - Privacy, Security, Ethics
    
• ISDA 123 - Information Assurance
    
• ISDA 130 - User Centered Interface Architecture
    
• ISDA 131 - Information Architecture
    
• ISDA 140 - Big Data Analytics and Management
    
• ISDA 141 - Information Visualization
    
• ISDA 170 - The Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends
    
• MARA 286 - Information Assurance
    
• MARA 287 - Developing an Information Governance Strategy
    

Science

• BIOL 111 - Fire Ecology
    
• BIOL 161 - Marine Ecology and Biology
    
• CS 136 - Introduction to Computer Vision
    (Spring 2022)
• CS 171 - Introduction to Machine Learning
    
• MATH 151 - Fundamentals of Data Science
    
• METR 55 - Introduction to Broadcast Meteorology
    
• METR 116 - Impacts of Extreme Weather under Climate Change
    (R)
• METR 127 - Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry
    
• MS 253 - Marine Pollution
    

Social Sciences

• AAS 1 - Introduction to Asian American Studies
    (F)
• AAS 159 - Asian American Media Representation and Popular Culture
    (F)
• AFAM 158 - Race, Sport, Activism & Social Movements
       
• AFAM 162 - The Aesthetics of Hip-Hop
    
• AFAM 185 - Special Topics in African American Studies
    
• AFAM 155B - Triumphs and Trials of the Black Athlete in the U.S., 2000-Present
    
• CCS 145 - Chicana/o Folklife and Popular Culture
    
• COMM 112P - Communicating at Work
    (Spring 2022)
• COMM 185F - Health Communication
    
• COMM 186I - Research Methods in Health Communication
    
• COMM 187P - Communication and Community Wellness
    
• ECON 297 - Experimental Methods in Economics
    (Spring 2022)
• ENVS 175 - Wildfire Policy and Management
    
• FS 12 - Introduction to Digital Evidence Investigations
    
• FS 130 - Digital Forensic Analysis
    
• FS 131 - Digital Forensic Applications
    
• FS 171 - Forensic Criminology
    
• FS 173 - Death Scene Investigation
    
• PSYC 136 - Cognitive Science
     
• WGSS 135 - Trans Studies: Identities, Embodiment, & Politics