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dropping the Musicology M.A. program and the Music Theory and History M.A.
program (College of Arts and Architecture) – Appendix F, Page F1
d) Program Change/Program Drop: Creation of a single Master of Music
(M.Mus.) degree program in Pedagogy and Performance by changing the Piano
Pedagogy and Performance M.Mus. program and dropping the Voice Performance
and Pedagogy M.Mus. program (College of Arts and Architecture) – Appendix G,
Page G1
e) New Program: African Studies dual-title graduate degree program (College of
the Liberal Arts)—[newly approved course AFR 501 is attached for reference] –
Appendix H, Page H1
f) Program Change: Proposal by Political Science to adopt the proposed dual-title
graduate degree program in African Studies (College of the Liberal Arts) –
Appendix I, Page I1
g) Program Change: Proposal by Comparative Literature to adopt the proposed
dual-title graduate degree program in African Studies (College of the Liberal Arts)
– Appendix J, Page J1
h) Program Change: Change in the degree requirements in the graduate program in
French (College of the Liberal Arts)—[newly approved courses FR 501A and FR
501B are attached for reference] – Appendix K, Page K1
i) Program Change: Creation of new option, Nurse Educator, in the Master of
Science (M.S.) degree program in Nursing (School of Nursing) – Appendix L,
Page L1
j) Program Change: Creation of new option, Nurse Administrator, in the Master of
Science (M.S.) degree program in Nursing (School of Nursing)—[newly approved
course NURS 845 is attached for reference] – Appendix M, Page M1
k) Program Change: Change in the requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.)
and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Materials Science and Engineering
(intercollege program housed in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)—
[MATSE 582 new course proposal is attached for reference) – Appendix N,
Page N1
l) Program Change: Drop the Doctor of Education (D.Ed.) degree in Curriculum
and Instruction (College of Education) – Appendix O, Page O1
Informational items (Appendices P–R):
a) Program Change: Discontinuation of the extension to Penn State Great Valley
School of Graduate Professional Studies of the Master of Education (M.Ed.) and
the Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Special Education (College of Education)
– Appendix P, Page P1
b) Program Change: Discontinuation of the extension to Penn State Great Valley
School of Graduate Professional Studies of the Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree
in Curriculum and Instruction (College of Education) – Appendix Q, Page Q1
c) Additional information related to Appendices P and Q: Proposal from Madlyn
Hanes, Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, to the Faculty Senate to
discontinue the Education Division as an organizational unit at Penn State Great
Valley – Appendix R, Page R1
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