UNIVERSITY OF RHODE
ISLAND
Kingston, Rhode
Island
Faculty Senate
December 17, 2003
Faculty Senate
Curricular Affairs Committee
Four Hundred
Nineteenth Report
At the December 8, 2003 meeting of the
Curricular Affairs Committee and on December 16, 2003, the following
matters were considered and are now presented to the Faculty
Senate.
SECTION I
Informational
Matters
A. College of the Environment and Life
Sciences
1. Department of Community
Planning and Landscape Architecture
ADD: CPL 302X Global Urban
Geography (3)
Comparative study of the world's cities.
Global processes of urban and regional development in cultural,
geographical, and historical context. Social, economic, and political
factors, problems and solutions. Emphasizes non-Western regions.
(Lec. 3)
2. Department of Natural Resources
Science
*ADD: NRS 496X Senior Workshops (1)
Student-directed workshops for reflection on
educational accomplishments, exploration of post-graduate
opportunities, and formulation of long-term goals. Required poster
presentation at weekend meeting. (Workshop) Pre: senior standing in
Natural Resources Science. Not for graduate credit.
*No
action by the Graduate Council. Not for graduate credit.
B. College of Human Science and
Services
Department of Physical Education
and Exercise Science
CHANGE: Title and description for
PEX 270 to read as follows:
PEX 270 Introduction to Teaching Physical
Education (3)
Foundations of teaching physical education.
Application of current theories of effective practices of teaching
physical education in the elementary and secondary schools. (Lec.
3)
S E C T I O N I
Curricular Matters
Which Require Confirmation by the Faculty Senate
A. College of the Environment and Life
Sciences
Department of Nutrition and Food
Sciences
ADD: NFS 360 Nutrition in Exercise
and Sport (3)
Relationships among diet, physical activity,
health and performance. Metabolism and requirements of nutrients in
physically active individuals. Applications to energy balance, body
composition, various population groups, fitness levels and
conditions. (Lec. 3) Pre: 207, PEX 275 and/or BIO 242.
B. College of Human Science and
Services
1. Entire College
CHANGE: Curriculum for all Human
Science and Services undergraduate programs by requiring COM 100 to
fulfill the General (EC) English Communications General Education
requirement.
2. Department of Physical Education and
Exercise Science
a. CHANGE: Credits, description
and method of instruction for PEX 355:
PEX 355 Coaching of Soccer (3)
Technical, tactical, physical and
psychological elements of coaching and playing soccer. Includes
planning of training schedules and analysis of individual and team
play . Successful completion results in USSF certification. (Lec. 2,
Lab. 2) Pre: 263 or permission of instructor.
b. CHANGE: Curriculum requirements for the
Health Fitness and Exercise Science specializations as
follows:
1) add PEX 382 as a requirement
for the Health Fitness specialization
2) add PEX 382 as an approved elective for the
Exercise Science specialization
3) delete PSY 232 as required course for the
Health Fitness and Exercise Science specializations