Three New Degree Programs at BC

New B.S. Degree in Exercise Science

A bachelor of science degree program in exercise science has been approved by the New York State Education Department to take effect immediately, Brooklyn College has announced.

The new degree program, approved at the CUNY Board of Trustees’ June 23 meeting, will be administered by the Brooklyn College Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science under the direction of Associate Professor Raymond W. Leung.

“Exercise science is a rapidly growing segment of the health and fitness field, as evidenced by the current expansion rate of health and fitness facilities all across the nation,” said Professor Charles Tobey, chairperson of the Physical Education and Exercise Science Department.  “This rapid expansion in fitness training represents ever wider career opportunities for well-trained and highly qualified exercise science professionals.”

The department currently offers two bachelor’s degrees in physical education—one with a concentration in exercise science, the other in teacher education.  Though the new degree program in exercise science will go into effect immediately for new students, the concentration in exercise science will remain in effect until September 2009 for those already enrolled in that program so that they can apply earned credits toward graduation.

Anyone seeking more information about this new degree program should contact Professor Leung at 718.951.5763.

Students interested in computing and the arts will soon be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in multimedia computing, according to Professor Aaron Tenenbaum, chairman of the Brooklyn College Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS).

The Multimedia Computing Program is one of two new degree programs that will be offered by CIS starting in the fall 2008 semester, Tenenbaum said. The other program, administered in conjunction with the Department of Economics, will offer a bachelor’s degree in information systems.

Students previously had the option of majoring either in business, management, and finance or in business administration in the Economics Department, or in computer and information science. Now students can major in a combination of business and computing in a single degree program—the B.S. degree in information systems.

Tenenbaum said CIS proposed making multimedia computing a new degree program to attract students “who are interested in the types of computing that are used in entertainment, art, and aesthetics.”

The new multimedia computing degree program, he added, “will build upon the strong liberal arts foundation provided by the College-wide curriculum while providing students with the skills and knowledge base they will need to qualify for entry-level positions in multimedia information technology.”

“It will provide a solid foundation for students interested in graduate degrees in computer science with an emphasis in multimedia technologies,” he said, “and will also prepare future entrepreneurs in the area of multimedia information technology.”

The new information systems degree program, said Tenenbaum, “is designed for students who want to use their computing skills in the field of business and organizational management.”

The degree program combines a broad education in computing with an extensive “business intelligence” that today’s corporations seek from their information technology staffs. “The major will prepare students for such careers as business analyst, systems analyst, database administrator, information technology specialist, and information consultant,” said Tenenbaum.

For more information on these two new CIS degree programs, click on the Brooklyn College Department of Computer and Information Science website or contact Professor Tenenbaum at 718.951.5657.