What’s New?

Organizational Changes

• College of Information, Data & Society  (formerly College of Professional and Global Education) 
• Professional & Global Engagement  (formerly College of Professional and Global Education) 

​Programs

New Degrees (3)

• Asian American Studies, BA   
• Computational Linguistics, MS  
• Geographic Information Science (GISc), MS (Accepting Students for Fall 2025)  

New Minors (3) 

• Energy Systems Minor  
• Spanish Language Media and Journalism Minor  
• Sustainability Minor    

New Certificates (4)

• Advanced Social Work Practice in Gerontology Certificate  
• Advanced Social Work Practice in Mental Health Certificate  
• Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist Training Program Certificate  
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate  

New Credentials (1)

• PK-3 Early Childhood Education (PK-3 ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential  

Major Program Revisions (8) 

• Accounting and Analytics, MS  (formerly Accountancy, MS)
• Biological Sciences - Marine Biology, BS  
• Business Administration, Accounting Concentration, BS + Accounting and Analytics, MS   (formerly Business Administration, Accounting Concentration, BS + Accountancy, MS)
• Communicative Disorders and Sciences, BS  (formerly Communicative Disorders and Sciences, BA) 
• Clinical Psychology, MS  (formerly Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS) 
• Data Analytics, MS   (CIP code change 52.1301 to 30.7001)
• Financial Analytics, MS  (formerly Finance, MS)
• History Minor  (formerly General History Minor) 

General Education Program

Area A1: Oral Communication

• HUM 10 - Honors Global Oral and Rhetorical Cultures  (A1)

Area A3: Critical Thinking and Writing

• HUM 11 - Honors Critical Thinking across Global Cultures  (A3)

​Area B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

• ESM 19 - Precalculus  (B4)
• ESM 26 - Quantitative Reasoning in Linguistic Diversity  (B4)

Area C1: Arts 

• ENGL 71 - Creative Writing  (C1) (formerly C2)
• HUM 20 - Honors Global Material Cultures  (C1)

​Area C2 - Humanities

• HEBR 1A - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• HEBR 1B - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• HUM 21 - Honors Reading Difference across Global Cultures  (C2)
• JWSS 1A - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• JWSS 1B - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• RELS 1A - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• RELS 1B - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)

Area F: Ethnic Studies

• NAIS 1 - Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies  (F)
• NAIS 2 - California Indigenous Peoples  (F)

​Area R: Earth, Environment, and Sustainability

• AFAM 151 - Race, Class and the Environment  (R) (Spring 2025)
• ENVS 151 - Race, Class and the Environment  (R) (Spring 2025)
• JOUR 160 - Environmental Journalism  (R) 

​Area S: Self, Society & Equality in the U.S. 

• AFAM 152 - Black Feminisms  (S)
• AFAM 159 - The Racial Wealth Gap in America  (S)
• AFAM 170 - Interracial Intimacies and Mixed Race Identity in the U.S.  (S)
• NUFS 134 - Multicultural Complementary and Alternative Medicine  (S)

​Area V: Cultures and Global Understanding

• HIST 118 - Yiddish History and Culture  (V)
• JWSS 118 - Yiddish History and Culture  (V)
• MCOM 118 - Metaverse, Society and World-Building  (V)
• RTVF 111 - Global Screen Cultures  (V)

​Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)

• DATA 245 - Machine Learning Technologies  (GWAR)

Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Scholars Programs (7)

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 programs 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.

• Business Administration, Finance Concentration, BS + Financial Analytics, MS  
• Economics, BA + Economics, Applied Economics Concentration, MA   
• Economics, BA + Economics, MA   
• Economics, BS + Economics, Applied Economics Concentration, MA   
• Economics, BS + Economics, MA   
• Industrial and Systems Engineering BS + Industrial and Systems Engineering, Concentration in Operational Analytics, MS  
• Mathematics, Integrated Teacher Education Program, BA + Single Subject Credential + Education Specialist Credential + Special Education, MA  

SJSU Online (1)

• Interdisciplinary Studies, Health Care Leadership Concentration, BS (SJSU Online)  

New Courses (117)

Effective Fall 2024 (unless otherwise indicated).

Business  

• BUS 227G - Tax Compliance & Planning (TCP)   (Spring 2025)
• BUS 244 - Information Technologies for Business: Essentials & Emerging  
• BUS 270S - Special Topics in Finance  
• BUS2 135C - Entertainment Marketing  (Spring 2024)
• BUS2 135D - Sports Marketing  (Spring 2024)
• BUS3 184N - Business Network Experience  
• BUS4 118A - Cloud Computing for Data Professionals  
• HSPM 155 - Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management  (Spring 2024)

Education

• CHAD 264 - Seminar in Family Systems  (Spring 2024)
• CHAD 274 - Seminar in Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development  (Spring 2024)
• EDD 590 - Research Seminar and Colloquium in Educational Leadership  (Spring 2024)
• EDD 598 - Dissertation Research Development  (Spring 2024)
• EDLD 11 - Making Research Work: Explorations in Career Pathways  (Spring 2024)
• EDTE 208A - Culture, Education and Power for Spanish-English Bilinguals  
• EDTE 208M - Culture, Education and Power for Mandarin-English Bilinguals  
• EDTE 262A - Language Methods and Equity for Spanish-English Bilinguals  
• EDTE 262M - Language Methods and Equity for Mandarin-English Bilinguals  
• EDTE 297A - Advanced Issues in Spanish-English Bilingual Education  (Spring 2024)

Engineering  

• AE 105 - Mathematical Methods for Aerospace Engineers  
• AE 119 - Finite Element Analysis for Aerospace Applications  (Spring 2024)
• AVIA 129 - Aviation Cybersecurity  (Spring 2024)
• AVIA 160 - Aircraft Dispatch  (Spring 2025)
• CHE 282 - Applied Graduate Research  
• CHE 283C - Graduate Curricular Practical Training  
• CMPE 217 - Human AI Interaction  
• CMPE 219 - Cybersecurity Clinics with HCI  
• CMPE 297 - Special Topics in Computer/Software Engineering  (Spring 2024)
• ISE 216 - Service Design: Process and Methods  
• ISE 295C - Graduate Curricular Practical Training ​ 
• MATE 146 - Experimental Methods in Materials Characterization  
• MATE 282 - Applied Graduate Research  
• MATE 283C - Graduate Curricular Practical Training  
• TECH 242 - Vision System Application in Manufacturing  

Health and Human Sciences 

• AUD 526C - Clinical Externship in Audiology III  (Spring 2024)
• HS 90 - Introduction to Health Science Professions  
• HS 110 - Interprofessional Health Teams  (Spring 2025)
• KIN 276 - Advanced Exercise Psychology  
• OCTH 201AD - Field Work Experience   
• OCTH 201BD - Advanced Field Work Experience   
• OCTH 206D - Clinical Practice Skills for Occupational Therapy   
• OCTH 210D - Seminar in Occupational Therapy   
• OCTH 210ITLD - Seminar in Occupational Therapy: International Experience   
• OCTH 211D - Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Occupational Therapy   
• OCTH 212D - Occupations through the Lifespan   
• OCTH 221D - Occupational Analysis   
• OCTH 222D - Functional Kinesiology for Occupational Therapists   
• OCTH 245D - Introduction to Research Methods  (GWAR)
• OCTH 276D - Practicum and Seminar 1A   
• OCTH 286D - Practicum and Seminar 1B   

Humanities and the Arts

• ADV 127 - Practical Qualitative Research in Advertising  
• ART 15 - Digital 2D Foundations   
• ARTH 150 - Modern Textiles: A Global History of Art and Design  (Spring 2025)
• DSGN 101 - Design Thinking Studio  
• ENGL 160 - Topics in American Literature  
• ENGL 171 - Pop Cultures  
• HEBR 1A - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• HEBR 1B - Elementary Hebrew  (C2) 
• HUM 10 - Honors Global Oral and Rhetorical Cultures  (A1)
• HUM 11 - Honors Critical Thinking across Global Cultures  (A3) (Spring 2025)
• HUM 20 - Honors Global Material Cultures  (C1)
• HUM 21 - Honors Reading Difference across Global Cultures  (C2) (Spring 2025)
• JOUR 140AS - Student Media Production in Spanish  
• JOUR 160 - Environmental Journalism  (R)
• JPN 170 - Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Preparation  (Spring 2024) 
• JWSS 1A - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• JWSS 1B - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• LING 220 - Computational Linguistics I  (Spring 2024)
• LING 221 - Computational Linguistics II  (Spring 2024)
• MCOM 94 - Sport, Communication and Society  
• MCOM 118 - Metaverse, Society and World-Building  (Spring 2025)
• MCOM 172 - Introduction to Spanish Language Media and Journalism  
• MUSC 10BK - Class Piano for Non-Majors  
• MUSC 60S - ModLark - Mobile Device and Laptop Orchestra (Intro. Level)  
• MUSC 66A - Mariachi San José  
• MUSC 166A - Mariachi San Jose  
• MUSC 266A - Mariachi San Jose  
• RELS 1A - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• RELS 1B - Elementary Hebrew  (C2)
• RTVF 22 - KSJS Radio Programming & Production  
• RTVF 23 - Podcasting For Radio and Digital Media  
• RTVF 83 - Digital Media Impact and Analysis  

College of Information, Data & Society

• DATA 201 - Database Technologies for Data Analytics  
• DATA 202 - Mathematics for Applied Data Science  
• DATA 226 - Data Warehouse and Pipeline  
• DATA 236 - Distributed Systems for Data Engineering  
• DATA 265 - Large Language Model Applications  
• DATA 266 - Generative Model Applications  
• IDT 201 - Introduction: Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies  (Spring 2025)
• IDT 202 - Systematic Design: Instruction & Human Performance  (Spring 2025)
• IDT 203 - Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Human Perf  (Spring 2025)
• IDT 204 - Theories of Teaching, Learning, and Human Cognition  
• IDT 205 - Learning Design and Technologies  (Spring 2025)
• IDT 206 - Advanced Instructional Design and Development  (Spring 2025)
• IDT 207 - Learning Analytics and Data-Driven Evaluation and Assessment  (Spring 2025)
• IDT 298 - Capstone Applied Project and e-Portfolio  (Spring 2025)
• ISDA 160 - User Experience (UX) Research and Design  

Science

• CS 148 - Applied Algorithms II  
• CS 273 - Topics in Natural Language Processing  (Spring 2024)
• MICR 293 - CGMBS Lab Management  (Spring 2024)

Social Sciences   

• AAS 158 - Asian American Intersections  
• AAS 184 - Ethnic Studies Theory  
• AFAM 170 - Interracial Intimacies and Mixed Race Identity in the U.S.  (S)
• CCS 190 - Chicana and Chicano Studies Capstone  (Spring 2024)
• FS 172 - Practical Forensic Microscopy  
• FS 174 - Forensic Taphonomy and the Depositional Environment  
• GISC 205 - Spatial Data Literacy and Ethics  (GWAR)
• GISC 210 - Spatial Data Science Through Open-Source GIS Technologies  
• GISC 220 - Spatial Statistics, Analysis, & Modeling  
• GISC 298A - Master Report 1: Final Project Research Design  
• HIST 118 - Yiddish History and Culture  (V)
• JS 213 - Seminar in Cybercrime  (Spring 2024)
• JS 224 - Seminar in Reproductive Justice  (Spring 2024)
• JWSS 118 - Yiddish History and Culture  (V)
• NAIS 1 - Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies  (F)
• NAIS 2 - California Indigenous Peoples  (F)

​Undergraduate Education

• ESM 19 - Precalculus  (B4)
• ESM 26 - Quantitative Reasoning in Linguistic Diversity  ​(B4)