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From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2017 review:

New Program:
Certificate in Ambassador Honors (French or Spanish), MCL

Course Revisions:
DES 270 Visual Communication I. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 and DES 277. Introductory course in communication design involving basic design problems including logotype, stationery, and page layout. Examination of design and printing processes, as well as professional practices and issues. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 271 Lettering and Typography I. Prerequisite: DES 277. Uses of typographic forms in graphic design; problems in expression and appropriate application in print and digital layout; hierarchy, type specification, indication, copy fitting; origins of the Western alphabet. Offered fall semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 277 Computer Graphics I. Prerequisite: DES 101. Introduction to use of the computer as a design tool. Development and understanding of current hardware, digital illustration, and document layout programs. Applied theory, practice, and problems in a wide array of projects that build in complexity. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 307 Color Theory. Prerequisite: DES 101. Introductory course examining design problems in relationship to color. Hands-on exploration in various media for understanding of technical and compositional effects of color leading to enhanced creative expression. Examination of social, cultural, and mass media applications. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

DES 312 History of Craft: Industrial Revolution to the Present. Prerequisite: FAR 104. Limited to junior and senior craft students. Examination of the history and theoretical foundations of crafts from the Industrial Revolution to the present. Developments in crafts are considered both in relation to traditional forms and hand-based production methods and to contemporary technologies, media, and concepts of craft within specific cultural and intellectual contexts. Offered annually, beginning spring 2018.

DES 370 Visual Communication II. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75, upper-division standing, and DES 270. Design problems in visual communication. Emphasis on creative problem solving and appropriate application to promotional and editorial communication. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 377 Computer Graphics II. Prerequisite: DES 277. Intermediate-level course using digital image creation and editing programs. Creative problem solving in conceptual and real-world applications, including retouching, photography, advertising, and conceptual art. Image preparation for multiple destinations such as print, web, 3-D, and gaming. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

DES 380 Illustration. Prerequisite: DES 270. Creative problem solving illustration assignments. In-depth exploration of illustration media and techniques. Examination of professional practice and business issues. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2017.

ENG 303 Literature in Film. Prerequisite: CWP 102. The motion picture as a vehicle for literature. Analysis and comparison of verbal and pictorial forms. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

ENG 304 Forms of Film. Prerequisite: CWP 102. Film as art, medium of communication, and social document. May be taken for credit more than once when content varies. Offered every semester, beginning spring 2018.

FLE 501 Reflecting on Classroom Practices in New Language Education. Prerequisite: SPA 401, SPA 410, SPA 500, SPA 516, FRE 500, or FRE 516. In-class and field-based exploration of new language pedagogy in middle and high school settings. Conducted by school and college staff. Offered fall semester.