New course proposals

The following new course proposals have been submitted to the Faculty Senate Office for review and approval and are listed here for faculty review and comment. Comments on any new course proposal should be submitted to Ernest May, secretary of the Faculty Senate, at senate@senate.umass.edu.

EDUC 647A, “Assistive Technology for Learners with Disabilities,” 3 credits; Instructor: Jason Travers; Focuses on benefits, affordances, problems, practices, and law related to the use of technology to support academic, social, communication, and adaptive development of students with special education needs.

GERMAN 365, “Berlin: Global City,” 4 credits; Instructor: Ela Gezen; This course examines representations of Berlin in contemporary literature, film, music and art projects in a historical and socio-cultural context with a focus on minorities, migrants, and exiles. Conducted in English. Prerequisites: None