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Program Projections
The University continues to strive for excellence in all programs, to
align activities with resources, and to view programs in terms of
focus areas:
1) "Marine and Environmental" offerings; 2) Offerings related
to "Enterprise and Advanced Technology;" 3) programs
addressing issues related to "Children, Families and
Communities;" 4) "Health and Health Promotion"
programs; and 5) the "Liberal Arts Core."
Note: This section of the report contains those
items which will require Board of Governors' formal approval. Readers
of earlier plans will notice that the list presented here is shorter
than ones presented in earlier plans. That results from internal
review and the revisiting of program proposals as they come forward.
As indicated in our earlier plans, such documents must remain dynamic
and provide for taking advantage of unforeseen opportunities as well
as for reassessing information presented in earlier iterations. This
section does not include information usually forwarded under the
category of "Notices of Change." Proposed changes of
department names, for example, are not included in the following list.
Also not included are curricular changes within programs (minor
changes in degree requirements within a given program or incremental
changes in the General Education Program) since such changes are part
of the ongoing dynamic nature of an institution of higher learning and
usually do not require Board approval.
A.
Proposed Stage
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B.S. in Financial Services proposed by the College of Business
Administration
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Approval of a generic model for certificate programs at the Alan Shawn
Feinstein College of Continuing Education (ASFCCE)
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Feinstein Center for a Hunger-Free America, a focal point for
experiential opportunities and an academic minor
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Reorganization of the College of Business Administration
B.
Planning Stage
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M.S. in Software Engineering, a joint program proposed by the Colleges
of Engineering and Arts and Sciences
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Thanatology proposed by the College of
Nursing
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B.A. in Computer Science proposed by the College of Arts and Sciences
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Interdisciplinary Master’s
in Information Resources Management proposed by the College of Arts
and Sciences
C.
Concept Stage
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Interdisciplinary Master’s
in the Humanities proposed by the College of Arts and Sciences
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Student-designed B.A. proposed by the College of Arts and Sciences
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B.A. in Hemispheric Studies proposed by the College of Arts and Sciences
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Baccalaureate in Film Studies proposed by the College of Arts and
Sciences and under discussion with Rhode Island College
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While the Master of Public Health (MPH) has been approved by the Board
of Governors for Higher Education, it cannot be implemented until new
funding sources have been identified. This remains an open agenda item
for the University, the Board of Governors and the State Legislature.
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M.S./M.A. in Transportation under discussion by the University’s Transportation Center.
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This URI Partnership Forensic Science includes scientists in Chemistry
and related fields and participants from the State's Crime Lab. While
this is currently a series of funded research projects, an academic
major or minor may result.
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While the concept of Paidia (p a i d i a ) has been presented to the Board's Facilities
Committee because it involves a building, there may also be academic
programs related to Greek language and culture which develop over
time.
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Programs in Sustainable Communities which would be interdisciplinary and
involve departments and colleges University-wide.
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Suspensions or Deletions
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Department of Dental Hygiene
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B.S. in Consumer Affairs
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B.S. in Food Science
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