University of Idaho Faculty Senate passed several new degree options, on Tuesday, proposing to offer a new Bachelor of Science in global disease ecology, a minor in apparel textile and design as well as a new certificate and endorsement for the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.
The new bachelor’s degree in global disease ecology will be within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, under the department of entomology, plant pathology and nematology. “The premise of the major is to increase understanding of human, livestock, animals and plant diseases couched within the framework of environment health,” said Edwin Lewis, who presented the item.
The goal of the program would be to gain scientific literacy to move on to graduate school and positions of policymaking.
The new minor in apparel, textile and design will also be in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, under the department of family and consumer sciences.
“This minor has been requested at least the last ten years,” Lori Wahl, who presented the item, said. “It complements business, marketing, journalism and mass media and other (degree programs) such as theater.”
The first of two items passed from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences is a new Technology Integration Specialist Certificate.
Taylor Raney, who presented the item, said the certificate aimed for “practicing teachers who are looking to serve their school districts as specialists in technology integration.”
The last item from the Education, Health and Human Sciences College was a new teaching endorsement in computer science.
This endorsement was developed in collaboration with the computer sciences department. While the courses run parallel to computer science courses. Raney said, “There’s a bend on the courses, to help teachers with how they can make the content accessible for K-12 students. The program was built for pre-service and in-service teachers. However, its real target goal is in-service teachers.”
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