Science and Engineering Subcommittee

REPORT

October 2007

I.		COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS AND SCIENCES				Biological Sciences

A.	Revise Program														Eff. Term: Fall 2008

B.S., Biological Sciences (128 units) and B.S., Biochemistry (128 units)
Add new course BISC-305 (request provided simultaneously) as an option to the B.S., Biological Sciences, and the B.S., Biochemistry 3rd level math requirement.

	Approved

Includes a new course:												Eff. Term: Spring 2008
BISC-305 Introduction to Statistics for Biologists (4)
Statistical methods in biological science and medicine, including populations and samples, random sampling, confidence intervals, paired samples and regression.

	Approved
New course for BISC and BIOC BS majors; also can count as upper-division elective for B.A., Biological Sciences.  Catalogue description on #301 form differs from the final version based on suggestion made by subcommittee co-chair and accepted by the proposing faculty.

B.	Add 2 new courses												Eff. Term: Spring 2008

			1.	BISC-427 The Global Environment (4)
Earth's development as a habitable planet, from origin to human impacts on global biogeochemical cycles in the ocean, land, atmosphere. Discussion of environmental alternatives.    Prerequisite: BISC 120Lg or BISC 121Lg; CHEM 105bL or CHEM 115bL.
	Approved
Crosslisted as GEOL 427, ENST 427.

			2.	BISC-456L Conservation Genetics (4)
Biological principles underlying conservation including ecology, evolution, genetics and biogeography. Covers both marine and terrestrial environment, with special emphasis on island biology. Catalina semester only.  (Duplicates credit in BISC 373L.)   Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; BISC 220L or BISC 221L;  recommended preparation: BISC 320L; BISC 313 or BISC 325.
	Approved
Cross-listed as ENST-456L.

II.		COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS AND SCIENCES					Geography

A.	Revise Program														Eff. Term: Fall 2008

Certificate in Energy, Technology and Society (14-16 units)

	Approved
Change required units from “14-16” to “14”.

III.		COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES				Kinesiology

A.	Revise course														Eff Term: Spring 2008

EXSC-250 Drugs and Ergogenic Aids in Sport and Weight Control (4)
New:	Evaluation of drugs, nutritional supplements, and ergogenic aids and their effect on human athletic
performance, weight and fat loss.   Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour.  [no prerequisite]

Current:	The course will evaluate drugs, nutritional supplements, and ergogenic aids that are purported to 
enhance human athletic performance to promote weight and fat loss.  Prerequisite: BISC-220 or BISC-221; CHEM-105b or CHEM-115b.
	Approved
Drop prerequisites; add 'Lecture, 3 hours, discussion, 1 hour' to catalogue description.

IV.		KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE								Cell and Neurobiology

Revise 2 programs:														Eff. Term: Fall 2008

A.	M.S., Cell and Neurobiology (34 units)
Adding new courses to existing course lists.  New courses come from BME, CNB, INTD, MICB.

	Approved

B.	Ph.D., Cell and Neurobiology (60 units)
Adding new courses to existing course lists.  New courses come from BME, CNB, INTD, MICB.

	Approved
Addition of 3-unit courses does not reduce the 16-unit requirement the courses fulfill.