Arts and Humanities Subcommittee
REPORT
October 2007
I.	SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE	
		A.     Revise a course		Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
		ARCH-307   Digital Tools for Architecture (2)
NEW: Main topics include building information modeling, geometric and analytical modeling, among other applications in digital design. Lecture and laboratory. (Duplicates credit in former ARCH 207b.) Recommended preparation: ARCH 207 or equivalent computer experience.

CURRENT: Introduction for the non-programmer to the uses of the computer in architecture, including the application of existing programs and their implications for design. Management of computer systems. Lecture and laboratory. (Duplicates credit in former ARCH 207b.) Recommended preparation: ARCH 207 or equivalent computer experience.
>	Approved

B.   Revise a Program		Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
M.B.S.	Master of Building Science [48 unit program]
Add ARCH 611 as an alternate to ARCH 511 as a required core course for the M.B.S, including  36-unit Advanced Standing alternative.
>	Approved

C.   Add a New Course		Eff. Term:	Spring 2008
ARCH-527	Case Studies: The Development of Urban Housing (2)
An exploration of the various elements and stages of the housing development process.
Recommended Preparation	A preliminary understanding of real estate or housing.
>	Approved

II.	COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES

	A.   Add two new courses:	East Asian Languages and Cultures
					
					Eff. Term:     Spring 2008

		1.   EALC-103ab  Online Chinese I (2-2)
Basic listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities in Mandarin Chinese. Instruction includes individual meetings and online content. EALC 103ab Duplicates credit in EALC 104.
>	Approved
Originally proposed with a different catalogue description : "Delivered primarily online, with classroom and office meetings. 103a will be equivalent to the first half of EALC-104; and 103b, the second half of EALC-104."

	2.   EALC-454  Bildungsroman in Modern East Asia (4)
Comparative study of core narratives of youth and its destiny in modern literature from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Readings include scholarship on European literature.
>	Approved
Cross-Listed As COLT 453.  Also proposed as Diversity course.  EALC proposes this as an elective, not required, course toward the EALC major and minor  The course is to be added to the .'Literature' Concentration for the COLT major and minor.

B.    Add three new courses 			Philosophy
						
					Eff. Term:  Spring 2008
		1.   PHIL-285L   Knowledge, Explanation, and the Cosmos (4)
Examination of philosophical problems related to modern cosmology, including knowledge of the unobservable, the nature of space and time, and the origin of the universe.
>	Approved
		Approved for GE Category IV.

	2.   PHIL-510	Philosophical Logic (4)
Applications of logical theory to contemporary philosophical research. Elements of model theory, recursion theory; Goedel's Incompleteness results; modal logic and its interpretations. Recommended preparation:  PHIL-350
>	Approved

	3.   PHIL-589	Writing for Publication in Philosophy (4, max 8)
Intensive writing seminar in which students read cutting-edge philosophy and take supervised steps towards crafting critical essays for publication.  Prerequisites: PHIL 500, and PHIL 505.
>	Approved

		C.   Add a new course:	   				Spanish & Portuguese
						Eff. Term:	Spring 2008
PORT-250	Cultures of Brazil and Lusophone Africa (4)
Comparative study of Brazil in the context of the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) world, especially Portugal’s former colonies in Africa. Materials drawn from literature, visual culture, music and cultural theory.
•	Approved
	Also approved as a category II general education course.

III.		SCHOOL OF MUSIC					Choral Music
		Reinstate a Course				Eff. Term:	Spring 2008
MUCM-694	Treatise (2, max 4)
A major research paper designed to complement performance studies in choral music. Credit upon acceptance of treatise. Graded CR/NC.
>	Approved
Reinstated for use of students following an earlier version of a degree program that was recently revised.