Arts and Humanities Subcommittee
AMENDED REPORT
September 2007
I.     SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE	
	      A. 	New Course	Eff. Term:	Spring 2008
	                ARCH-528	Urban Housing: Types and Typologies
	(2)
Applications and precedents for the architect interested in designing multi-family housing. Review of the sources of modern housing types, the impact of building codes and technology on the form and construction of housing, and study of housing densities, comparative analysis of multi-family residential patterns. Major emphasis on critical knowledge of historic housing typologies as they are applied to site conditions and groupings, building form, section, organization, and the design of individual dwellings.
>	Approved
	
	      B.	New Course	Eff. Term:	Spring 2008
        ARCH-529	 Urban Housing: Programs, Precedents, and Recent Case Studies
	(2)
Historical overview of the major domestic and international housing developments and innovations since the early 20th-century.case study format examining a wide range of issues that determine the form of urban housing in various cultures. Major emphasis on the detail analysis of social, technical, and design factors affecting recent housing developments.
>	Approved

II.      COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES	English
New	Course	Eff. Term:	Spring 2008
ENGL-444	Native American Literature
	(4)
Survey of Native American literature, including oral traditions and print 
genres, such as short story, poetry, novel, and autobiography, from 1700 to 
the present.  Recommended preparation: ENGL 263. Cross-list as AMST 444
>	Approved
Also being considered as a Diversity course.