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Course Form (One form per course, lab, or recitation)
NORTHEAST Integrated Curriculum Committee

Date: 10/14/2022
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Contact person: David Fazzino
Phone:

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570-389-4859

Email: dfazzino@bloomu.edu

Department: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Sociology
Program: Anthropology

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Tracking # (For Provost office use only)

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CIP# (For Provost office use only)

5.

Select which actions you are requesting for _X_ Undergraduate __ Graduate
☒ Course Modified for Integration

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☐ Course Not Previously Offered at any campus

Click modalities that the course may be offered (80% +)
☒Face-to-Face/In person ☒ Online (100%) ☐ Interactive TV ☒ Multi-modal

New University
Course Prefix

New University
Course Number

New University
Course Title

ANTH

320

Contemporary World Cultures

Current University
Course Prefix

Current University
Course Number

Current University
Course Title

*Only list Current Courses that are equivalent to the New Course

BU: ANTHRO
LHU:
MU:

320

Contemporary World Cultures

New Course for Integrated University
7. Will the course be seeking General Education approval?
☐ X No ☒ Yes (if yes, go to next section General Education Approval- click on this link)
8. Resources at Each Campus: List any resources, including faculty, facilities, technology,
equipment, or library resources necessary at each campus listed above.
The course will be offered within load of current faculty, and will be available to all three
campuses. For face to face offering there are no additional resources need beyond current
classroom technology. For online offering there are no additional resources need. For multi-modal
offering classroom will need to be equipped with proper technology to facilitate synchronous
communications with faculty member and students in-person and those students that are
accessing the class remotely.
Identify on which campuses the course is intended to be offered in the integrated university
(for administration use only):
☒ BU

☒ LHU

☒ MU

9. Identify Departments/Programs/Courses impacted by changes on this form (Identify any
programs/departments/courses that may be impacted by course changes. Contact programs,
departments to obtain support if you are offering a course that will impact their program:
None
No programs/departments/courses impacted by course changes
10. Indicate Semester and Year Course will be implemented:
Fall 2023
11. Provide a rationale for how this course relates to the mission and goals of the related program:
A B.A. in Anthropology provides students with skills needed to understand social and cultural
systems, and helps them develop critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and presentation
skills necessary for professional success. The goals of the Anthropology program are to have
students be able to: 1. Identify diverse worldviews, 2. Describe anthropological theories, 3. Apply
ethical principles in research and practice, 4. Conduct research, 5. Demonstrate effective
communication skills, and 6) Evaluate the viability of diverse approaches to contemporary issues.
This course compares contemporary world cultures in a variety of diverse cultural and ecological
settings across the world through the application of a number of anthropological theories
(Anthropology Program Goals 1 and 2). The course considers how people in various societies
across the globe consider make a living and solve issues that they face (Anthropology Program
Goal 6). Students will demonstrate effective communication skills in the context of class
discussions and assignments (Anthropology Program Goal 5).

12. Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule, Maximum 20 spaces):
ANT and World Issues

13. Course Description for Catalog (Maximum 75 words -start with an action verb.):
Presents a comparative analysis of selected societies in contrasting cultural and natural
areas. Considerations include natural and social environment; national character; religion
& world view; and literary, artistic, and musical expressions.
14. Credit(s): 3
Clock Hours: 3

Lecture: 3 hours

Recitation: hours Lab: hours

Contract Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 hours

Recitation: hours Lab: hours

15. Prerequisites (Courses completed prior to taking this course):
None
16. Co-requisites (Courses which must be taken simultaneously with other courses): None
17. Enrollment Restrictions (e.g., limited to majors in program XXX, restricted from majors in program
XXX, etc.): None

18. Repeatable: Can this course be repeated for credit as a multi-topic class, not just for a grade
change?
☒ No ☐ Yes: How many times is the course repeatable?
19. Dual-Level or Cross-Listed: Is this course dual-level? ☐Yes ☒No.
If yes, list the course prefix and number.
If dual-level, indicate content, assignments, and assessments for graduate and undergraduate
courses on two separate Master Course Syllabus forms. Cross-Listed is across multiple
departments/programs.
20. Estimated Frequency of Offering: Course will be offered every semester
21. Recommended class size for student success: Provide the recommended class size number and a
clear rationale based on accreditation guidelines, discipline standards, or pedagogical limitations.
25 students recommended for student success. This class size will allow for classroom discussions
when offered in-person. This class size will also allow timely and substantive feedback on written
assignments. Additionally, 25 student course cap will allow for students to develop formal
presentation skills through delivery of oral reports on contemporary world cultures.

Submit a Master Course Syllabus – (see attached)

General_Education_Approval
Locate the required Curricular Theme, Program Goal, and Learning Objectives and Desired Outcomes for
your selected area of this program in the General Education Plan (click on this link).
GE-1: Select the Curricular Theme and Program Goal you are applying from the drop down below (click
on the words Choose an item, then click on the arrow and select one option): None. Choose an item.
GE-3: List the Course Specific SLOs that correspond to the General Education SLOs of the relevant
Curricular Theme and Program Goal and explain how your course will meet each one of these Course
Objectives. Please be specific and use examples to align in column two and to demonstrate how this will be
implemented in column three.
Course Specific Student Learning
Objectives (SLOs)

General Education Student
Learning Objectives (SLOs)

How do the methods and
structure of the course provide
students with the opportunity
to meet each aligned pair of
General Education and Course
Specific SLOs?

Submit the Master Course Syllabus (including assessment) in addition to this form to be considered for
General Education approval.

Signatures
Required
Signatures

Name

Date

Department
Chairperson

David Fazzino

10/17/2022

By typing my name in the box above, I am electronically signing this form. Dean, ICC Chair, and
President/Designee will sign to indicate approval directly in SharePoint.

MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
NORTHEAST Integrated Curriculum Committee

DATE PREPARED:
October 17, 2022
PREPARED BY:
David Fazzino
DEPARTMENT:
Anthropology, Criminal Justice, and Sociology
Program:
Anthropology
4.
COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER (without space in-between): ANTH320
5.
COURSE TITLE:
Contemporary World Cultures
6.
CREDIT HOURS:
3
7.
RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE:
25
8.
PREREQUISITES/CO-REQUISITES:
None
9. COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG: Presents a comparative analysis of selected societies
in contrasting cultural and natural areas. Considerations include natural and social
environment; national character; religion & world view; and literary, artistic, and musical
expressions.
1.
2.
3.

10. CONTENT DESCRIPTION: The particular content outline will depend on the particular
nation or culture(s) being examined at the time the course is offered. Content will
generally include categorical consideration of:
a. natural environment
b. and social environment
c. national character
d. religion & world view
e. literary, artistic, and musical expressions.
11. & 12. TABLE: STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT. Use the
Table below to document the outcomes and assessment for the course. If this is a
General Education course, be sure to complete the second column as well, it if is not a
General Education course, you can leave the 2nd column blank.
If General Education: Select the Curricular Theme and Program Goal you are applying from
the drop down below directly as done on the Course Form above (click on the words Choose
an item, then click on the arrow and select one option):None
Choose an item.

11. Course Specific Student
Learning Objectives (SLOs)

GE SLOs

12. Student Assessment
Suggested

Analyze contemporary world
cultures in a variety of diverse
cultural and ecological settings
across the world through the
application of several
anthropological theories
(Anthropology Program Goals 1
and 2).
Analyze how people in various
societies across the globe make
a living and solve issues that
they face (Anthropology
Program Goal 6).

Students will read, analyze, interpret, and synthesize
information from peer reviewed and scientific
sources.
Quizzes.
Examinations.
Essays.

Students will demonstrate
effective communication skills in
the context of class discussions
and assignments (Anthropology
Program Goal 5).

Student will present analysis and synthesis in essay
form and through classroom discussions.
Quizzes.
Examinations.
Essays.

Student will read, analyze, interpret, and synthesize
information from peer reviewed and scientific
sources.
Quizzes.
Examinations.
Essays.

*Note- Rows can be added

13. METHODS: In a traditional classroom setting, the course is taught in a lecture format,
supplemented with classroom discussion, homework assignments, in-class assignments and
activities, quizzes, and exams.
In a distance education or multi-modal setting, the course makes use of available university
classroom management software, and other supplementary web-based applications. The
instructor may utilize a variety of methods including the use of discussion boards, recorded
lectures, online video and audio, group projects. Exam proctoring may be required at the
discretion of the individual instructor.
In a distance education setting: This course may be taught online using synchronous or
asynchronous methods based on the instructor.

In a multi-modal setting: (1) the course is taught in a lecture format on-campus and students
can participate in person or in zoom, or (2) flex plus zoom format where in one part of the
course students can participate in person or in zoom, and the second part will be a zoom-only
class.

14. COURSE ASSESSMENT:
The program curriculum committee will assess the objectives of course assessment and recommend
changes so that the course better reflects the goals of the program. Course assessment will also be
conducted in coordination with and/or upon the request of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and
other relevant bodies.
15. SUPPORTING MATERIALS- SAMPLE TEXTS (Recommended):
Supporting materials depend on the cultural contexts focused on.