University
of
Rhode Island;
Faculty
Senate
December 20, 2004
Faculty
Senate Curricular Affairs
Committee
Four
Hundred Twenty-Ninth Report
At the December 6, 2004 meeting of the Curricular Affairs Committee and
on
December 10, 2004 the following matters were considered and are now
presented
to the Faculty Senate.
SECTION I
Informational Matters
A. College of Arts and Sciences
1. Department of English
CHANGE: Title and description for ENG
201
as follows:
ENG 201 Principles of Literary Study (3)
Introduction to the study of literature through reading and
discussion
of major methodologies, analytical approaches, and perspectives in
literary
study. Restricted to English majors. (Lec. 3)
2. Department of Psychology
*CHANGE:
Offering
of the B.A. major in Psychology to include traditional students at the
Providence
Campus.
B. College of Human Science and
Services
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
*CHANGE:
Offering
of the B.S. major in Human Development and Family Studies to include
traditional
students at the Providence Campus.
*Pending
approval of the Four Hundred Twenty-Eighth
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee Report.
SECTION II
Curricular
Matters Which Require Confirmation by the Faculty
Senate
A. College of
Arts and Sciences
1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology
CHANGE: Credits for the following courses to
“3”:
1) APG 310 Topics in Anthropology (3)
2) SOC 300 Topics in Sociology (3)
2. College Writing Program
ADD: WRT 383 Field Experience in Writing
Consultancy
(3)
Supervised field experience,
tutoring in the Writing Center or in the
undergraduate peer consultants program. Pre: 353 or permission of
instructor.
May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.
**B.
College of Arts and Sciences and College of The Environment
and Life Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
TRANSFER: Department of Biological Sciences
from
the College of Arts and Sciences to The College of the Environment and
Life
Sciences effective July 1, 2005.
**Will require approval by the
Board of Governors for Higher Education.
SECTION III
Joint Report of the Curricular Affairs
Committee and Graduate
Council
on 400-Level
courses.
At the December 6, 2004 meeting of
the Curricular Affairs Committee and
the December 10, 2004 meeting of the Graduate Council the following
temporary
course was approved and is presented to the Faculty Senate for
information.
College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
ADD: AVS 440X Seminar on Marine Mammals (3)
Leading scientists from different
areas of expertise discuss the
natural history, evolution, anatomy, physiology, husbandry, behavior
and
conservation of marine mammals. Current research is emphasized.
(Lec.
3) (Special registration and fee are required. Contact Mystic Aquarium,
Mystic,
CT 06355 Tele. # 860-572-5955)