Attachment to Proposed Minor Field of Study Name of Minor Program: Architectural Heritage Conservation Please indicate further requirements such as grade point requirement, prerequisites, resident (if above the minimum of 6 hours at the 300- to 400- level), capstone or methods courses. Minimum of 6 hours at 300- to 400- level Select two of the following: ANTH 202 Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 313 Historical Archaeology ANTH 402 Archaeological Artifact Conservation ANTH 421 Museums and Their Functions ARCH 260 Comparative Theory in the Built and Virtual Environment ARCH 345 History of Building Technology ARCH 347 Recording Historic Buildings RENR 375 Conservation of Natural Resources RENR 405 GIS for Environmental Problem Solving RPTS 307 Methods of Environmental Interpretation URPN 201 The Evolving City URPN 460 Sustainable Communities
MINOR IN ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION (ARHC) DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE - TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY APPROVAL FOR RPTS 307 (Methods of Environmental Interpretation) ; RENR 375 (Conservation of Natural Resources) From: Scott Shafer Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:01 AM To: Rogers, Julia S Cc: Lou Hodges; Susan Scott; Melyssa-Anne Stricklin; Ann Williams; Tazim Jamal Subject: RE: New minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation Hi Julie, Our undergraduate committee met yesterday and the agenda included an item on your request to use RPTS courses in the proposed AHC minor. We appreciate that you identified potential value in our courses and want to support the education of any student when possible. At this time we are happy to have you list RPTS 307 and RENR 375 as electives in the AHC minor. We will withhold RPTS 426 until we know more about our ability to meet the needs of RPTS students. 426 is a required, writing intensive offering that currently fills to capacity each time it is offered. We may have some additional capacity to teach RPTS 426 next year and would be happy to revisit listing the course at that time. If we need to provide anything else in support of listing RPTS 307 and RENR 375 please let us know. Scott C. Scott Shafer Professor & Department Head Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences 2261 TAMU Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2261 979-845-3837 desk 979-229-9111 cell sshafer@tamu.edu From: Rogers, Julia S Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 9:01 PM To: Scott Shafer <sshafer@tamu.edu> Subject: New minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation The Department of Architecture is proposing a new minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation (ARHC). The minor is intended to provide an interdisciplinary and global approach to understanding architectural heritage conservation and its importance to sustainable conservation of the built environment. The curriculum emphasizes an awareness of principles and theories impacting architectural heritage conservation and enables students to explore technological advancements critical to documenting and assessing the built environment. We would very much like to include the following courses as elective coursework on the ARHC minor. Initially we do not think more than 30 students will declare the minor, so we would estimate not more than two students might enroll in each class below, of course pending your course limits. RPTS 307 Methods of Environmental Interpretation RPTS 426 Tourism Impacts
We would appreciate your approval so we might list these courses as electives on the minor. We would also welcome any suggested courses you might think appropriate. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. Many thanks Julie Dr. Julie Rogers Department of Architecture Scoates 132 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77845 Tel: 979.574.1657 Email: jrogers@arch.tamu.edu
APPROVAL FOR RENR 405 (GIS for Environmental Problem Solving) From: Merwyn Kothmann Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 2:46 PM To: Rogers, Julia S Cc: Katy Kavanagh; Heather Janke Subject: Re: new minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation Julia, RENR 375 is taught by the RPTS department, not ESSM. We should be able to accommodate 10-15 students per year in RENR 405. It is taught fall, spring, and summer. Do you want a letter from ESSM stating that we can support this minor with RENR 405? Mort Mort Kothmann Professor & Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Programs Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Agriculture and Life Sciences On Sep 8, 2016, at 9:09 PM, Rogers, Julia S <jrogers@arch.tamu.edu> wrote: Mr. Kothmann, The Department of Architecture is proposing a new minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation (ARHC). The minor is intended to provide an interdisciplinary and global approach to understanding architectural heritage conservation and its importance to sustainable conservation of the built environment. The curriculum emphasizes an awareness of principles and theories impacting architectural heritage conservation and enables students to explore technological advancements critical to documenting and assessing the built environment. We would very much like to include the following courses as elective coursework on the ARHC minor. Initially we do not think more than 30 students will declare the minor, so we would estimate not more than two students might enroll in each class below, of course pending your course limits. RENR 375 Conservation of Natural Resources RENR 405 GIS for Environmental Problem Solving We would appreciate your approval so we might list these courses as electives on the minor. We would also welcome any suggested courses you might think appropriate. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. Many thanks Julie Dr. Julie Rogers Department of Architecture Scoates 132 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77845 Tel: 979.574.1657 Email: jrogers@arch.tamu.edu
APPROVAL FOR ANTH 202 (Introduction to Archaeology); ANTH 313 (Historical Archaeology); ANTH 402 (Archaeological Artifact Conservation); ANTH 421 (Museums and their Functions) From: Werner, Cynthia A Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 4:09 PM To: Rogers, Julia S Subject: Re: New minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation Dear Julie, This all sounds great. I support the addition of all of the proposed anthropology courses for the minor. One of the courses, however, ANTH 454, will not be offered in the future due to a faculty retirement. We have recently hired a new faculty member and curator who may be offering relevant courses in the near future. She will be teaching the museum studies course and developing other courses for that minor. Best regards, Cynthia Cynthia Werner Interim Department Head Associate Professor werner@tamu.edu ANTH 224 On Sep 8, 2016, at 8:56 PM, Rogers, Julia S <jrogers@arch.tamu.edu> wrote: Hello Cynthia, The Department of Architecture is proposing a new minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation (ARHC). The minor is intended to provide an interdisciplinary and global approach to understanding architectural heritage conservation and its importance to sustainable conservation of the built environment. The curriculum emphasizes an awareness of principles and theories impacting architectural heritage conservation and enables students to explore technological advancements critical to documenting and assessing the built environment. We would very much like to include the following courses as elective coursework on the ARHC minor. Initially we do not think more than 30 students will declare the minor, so we would estimate not more than two students might enroll in each class below, of course pending your course limits. ANTH 202 Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 313 Historical Archaeology ANTH 402 Archaeological Artifact Conservation ANTH 421 Museums and their Functions ANTH 454 Archaeological Photography We would appreciate your approval so we might list these courses as electives on the minor. We would also welcome any suggested courses you might think appropriate. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. Many thanks Julie Dr. Julie Rogers Department of Architecture Scoates 132 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77845 Tel: 979.574.1657
APPROVAL FOR URPN 201 (The Evolving City); URPN 460 (Sustainability Communities) From: Van Zandt, Shannon S Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 9:47 PM To: Rogers, Julia S Subject: Re: New minor in Architecture Hi Julie, Sounds good to me! I ran it by Thena and she doesn't see any problems. Please feel free to list them. Thanks for checking! Shannon Shannon Van Zandt Professor Interim Department Head, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Langford A310 svanzandt@tamu.edu 979.458.1223 On Sep 8, 2016, at 8:49 PM, Rogers, Julia S <jrogers@arch.tamu.edu> wrote: Hello Shannon, The Department of Architecture is proposing a new minor in Architecture Heritage Conservation (ARHC). The minor is intended to provide an interdisciplinary and global approach to understanding architectural heritage conservation and its importance to sustainable conservation of the built environment. The curriculum emphasizes an awareness of principles and theories impacting architectural heritage conservation and enables students to explore technological advancements critical to documenting and assessing the built environment. We would very much like to include the following courses as elective coursework on the ARHC minor. Initially we do not think more than 30 students will declare the minor, so we would estimate not more than three students might enroll in each class below, of course pending your course limits. URPN 201 The Evolving City URPN 460 Sustainability Communities We would appreciate your approval so we might list these courses as electives on the minor. We would also welcome any suggested courses you might think appropriate. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. Many thanks Julie Dr. Julie Rogers Department of Architecture Scoates 132 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77845 Tel: 979.574.1657 Email: jrogers@arch.tamu.edu