University of Rhode Island
Faculty Senate
February 22, 2005
Faculty Senate Curricular
Affairs Committee
Four Hundred
Thirtieth Report
corrected
At the February 14, 2005 meeting of
the Curricular Affairs Committee 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 Communication Studies
a. CHANGE: Offering of the B.A. major in Communication Studies to include traditional students at the Providence Campus.
b. CHANGE: Prerequisite for the following courses:
1. COM 207, add
Pre: 100
2. COM 208, add Pre: 100
3. COM 209, add Pre: 100
4. COM 210, add Pre: 100
5. COM 308,
add Pre: 208 or permission of
instructor
6. COM 316, change
to Pre: 202 and 208 or 209 and
210
7. COM 333,
add (COM 231 recommended)
8. COM 381, change to Pre: 202 (101) AND 221
(103)
9. COM 382, change to Pre: 202 (101), OR 221
(103)
10. COM 383, remove 100, Add (210 recommended)
11. COM 385, remove 100
12. COM 391, 392, remove prerequisite
2.
Department
of English
a. CHANGE: Title and description for ENG 202:
ENG 202, Introduction to Literary Study (3)
Introduction to the study of literature and culture
through
written responses to and participation in a series of faculty
presentations
reflecting current critical and creative practices in the discipline.
(Lec.3)
Pre: 201. Restricted to English Majors.
b. CHANGE: Title and description for ENG 378:
ENG 378 Aspects of Postmodernism (3)
Introduction to major issues and theories of Postmodern
Literature
and Culture, emphases may include temporality, borders, cyberculture,
theories
of the image and constructions of subjectivity. (Lec.
3).
3.
English
Language Studies
ADD: ELS 322X Advanced Oral
English
Skills (3)
Focuses on advanced speaking and listening skills, for students whose first language is not English. Emphasis on developing students' ability to communicate effectively in English language environments. (Lec. 3) Pre: 312X, or three years of university-level English.
4. Film Studies
CHANGE: Prerequisite for FLM 203 by deleting "101."
5. Department of History
CHANGE: Title and description for HIS 323:
HIS 323 History of Great Britain
in
the Nineteenth Century
(3)
Politics, culture, and economy of
Great
Britain in the nineteenth century: elements of both continuity and
change
in the social life and organization of its inhabitants, and in their
religious
and social beliefs: effects of British imperial expansion on the
colonizers
and on the colonized. (Lec. 3)
6. Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
CHANGE: Delete prerequisite for the following courses and add 'Students enrolling in this course should have taken [former perquisite] or equivalent:'
CHN 102, 103, 104; FRN 102, 103, 104, 204,
207;
GER
102,
103, 104, 112, 113, 114, 201, 202, 205, 206, 215, 216; HBW 102, 103, 104; ITL 102, 103, 104, 205, 206; JPN 102, 103, 104; LAN 192, 193, 194, 205, 206; LAT 102, 301, 302; GRK 102, 301, 302; POR 102, 103, 104, 205, 206; RUS 102, 103, 104, 205, 206; SPA 102, 103, 104, 205, 206, 207.
7.
Department
of Sociology and Anthropology and African and African American Studies
Program
CROSS-LIST the following courses with AAF:
1) SOC
240
(or AAF 240) Race Ethnic Relations
2) SOC
336 (or
AAF
336) Social Inequality
8. College
Writing
Program
CHANGE: Description for the following
courses:
1) WRT 104: add "Not open to students
with credit
in 105 or 106."
2) WRT 105: add "Not open to students with credit in 104 or 106."
3) WRT 106: add "Not open to students with credit in 104 or 105."
B. College of Human Science and Services
Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
CHANGE: Description for the following courses:
1) TMD 303 Textile Science (3)
The primary textile industry: fiber to finished fabric. Textile fibers and their properties; yarns, fabric construction, dyeing, finishing and printing. (Lec. 3) Students must be admitted to the degree-granting college (HSS) as TMD or TM majors, and concurrent enrollment in 313.
2)
TMD
313 Textile Science Laboratory (1)
Laboratory exercises in fiber
identification, fabric analysis and fabric performance testing, dyeing
and finishing. (Lab.
2) Students must be admitted to the degree-granting college (HSS) as
TMD
or TM majors, and concurrent enrollment in 303.
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S E C T I O N II
Curricular Matters Which Require
Confirmation
by the Faculty Senate
A.
College
of Arts and Sciences
1.
Department
of English
ADD: ENG
379 Contemporary Literature (3)
Studies in contemporary literature with an emphasis on cultural
and
interdisciplinary issues. Movements and emphases may include
multiculturalism,
culture and technology, globalization, and politics of the body. (Lec.
3)
2.
Department
of Political Science
ADD: Minor
in
International Relations
This minor is designed to provide
students
with a basic grounding in the theory and practice of international
affairs.
The International Relations minor will draw upon upper level courses in
economics,
history and political science.
Students who declare a minor in
International
Relations must complete a minimum of 18 credits. The required courses
and
options are outlined below. Most of these courses have prerequisites.
Students
are responsible for completing the required prerequisites before
enrolling
these courses.
REQUIREMENTS:
A. All
students
must take the following:
ECN 338 International
Economics
B. Students
must
take at least ONE of the following:
PSC 431 International Relations
PSC 580 Seminar in International
Relations
Theory
C.
Students must take one course from each of the
following
groups:
International Relations Theory
PSC487 Rebuilding Our Communities:
Theory
and Practice
PSC 544 Democracy and Its Critics
PSC 546 Peace and World Order Studies
PSC 580 Seminar in International
Relations
Theory
PSC 584 Seminar in Advanced
Comparative
Theory
International Political Economy
ECN 305 Competing Traditions in
Economics
ECN 344 International Financial
Economics
ECN 363 Economic Growth and
Development
ECN 381 Contemporary Political
Economy
PSC 402 Environmental Policy and
Politics
PSC 403 Global Ecopolitics
PSC 521 Comparative Labor Relations
Systems
PSC 595 Problems of Modernization in
Developing
Nations
Comparative Government
HIS 332 History of Imperial Russia
HIS 374 History of Modern China
HIS 375 History of Modern Japan
HIS 38l History of Modern Latin
America
HIS 384 The Caribbean
HIS 388 History of Sub-Saharan Africa
B.
College
of the Environment and Life Sciences
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
ADD: AFS 311 Exploration of Marine
Bioresources
(3)
Explores marine bioresources for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals
and
novel biomaterials. Distribution and biodiversity of marine organisms
important
to industrial utilization. Culture and recovery technologies and
assessment
of bioactivity. (Lec. 3)
C.
College
of Human Science and Services
1.
Department
of Communicative Disorders
CHANGE: Curricular
requirements for the B.S. degree in Communicative Disorders by deleting
areas A, B, C and D and replacing them as follows:
Students may select 9 credits from
the following list of courses
in
consultation with advisors:
|
COM: 221 (Interpersonal Communication); 251 (Small Group Communication) |
|
CMD: 440 (advanced Head and Neck); 475 (Gestural Communications); CMD 491, 492 (Special Problems; 1-3 credits) |
|
EDC: 312 (Psychology of Learning) |
|
HDF:
200 (Life Span 1); 201 (Life Span 2), 203 (Introduction to
Work
with Children); 312 (Adult Development); 314 (Introduction to
Gerontology);
HDF 400 (Child Development Ð Advanced Course) |
|
HIS: 117 (History of Medicine) |
|
HSS: 120 (Introduction to Human Science and Services) |
|
LIB: 120 (Introduction to Information Literacy) |
|
LIN: 200 (Language and Culture); 220 (Introduction to the Study of Language) |
|
PSY: 232 (Developmental Psychology); 254 (Behavior Problems & Personality Disorders); 300 (Quantitative Methods in Psychology; 388 (Psychology of Language); 442 (The Exceptional Individual) |
|
SOC: 224 (Health, Illness, and Medical Care) |
|
STA: 220 (Modern Day Statistics); 308 (Introductory Statistics) |
2.
Department
of Kinesiology
CHANGE: Requirements
for the Adapted Physical Education Endorsement by replacing "EDC 402"
with
"PEX 410."
3. Department
of
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
a. CHANGE: Description
of curriculum requirements for the Textiles Marketing program to read:
Students in this curriculum must take the following courses: TMD
103,
224, 303[1],
313, 240, or 340 or 440, 402, 403, 433[2]
and three credits of a TMD elective; CHM 102 or 105; MTH 131; STA 308,
412;
CSC 101; ACC 201 and 202; MGT 300 or 301; BSL 333; MKT 301, 311, 415,
and
nine credits of MKT electives. Students must also take the following
courses
to complete general education requirements: CHM 101 or 103; NFS 207 or
BIO
105 or MIC 190 or PHY 109/110 or PHY 111/185 or PHY 112/186; and ECN
201,
202.
b. CHANGE:
Description
of curriculum requirements for the Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and
Design
program to read:
The following core courses are required: ART 101 or 207; TMD
103;
224; 232; 226 and 326 or 426, or 222 or 325 and 327; 303[3];
313; 240, 340 or 440; 402, 433[4],
HDF 225; ECN 201 and 202; CHM 101/102 or 103/105; NFS 207 or BIO 105 or
MIC
190 or PHY 109/110 or PHY 111/185 or PHY 112/186.
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S E C T I O N III
Joint Report of the Curricular
Affairs
Committee and Graduate Council on 400-level courses
During the Fall 2004 semester and at
the Curricular Affairs Committee's meeting of February 14, 2005 and at
the November 19, 2004, December 17, 2004 and February 4, 2005 meetings
of the Graduate Council, the following matters were considered and are
now presented to the Faculty Senate.
A.
Informational
Matters
1.
College
of Arts and Sciences
a.
Department
of Communication Studies
CHANGE: Prerequisites for the following
courses:
a)
COM 409, add
Pre: 316A or 316B or 383
b) COM 440, add Pre: 340
c) COM 441, add Pre: 383 or 316A
d) COM 445, add Pre: 210
e) COM 450, change to Pre: 251 (220).
b.
Department
of Modern and Classical Languages
1) CHANGE: Description for ITL 465 Topics in Italian Literature
by
adding "May be repeated with change in topic for a maximum of 9
credits."
2) CHANGE: Description for SPA 470 Topics in Hispanic
Literature by
adding "May be repeated with change in topic for a maximum of 9
credits."
c. Department
of Sociology and African and African American Studies Program
CROSS-LIST: SOC
428
as SOC 428 (or AAF 428) Institutional Racism
* d. Department of Sociology and Department of
Psychology
CHANGE: Prerequisite for SOC 430 (or PSY
430)
to "Pre: any 100 or 200-level course in Sociology or PSY 113 or
permission
of instructor."
2. College of
Human
Science and Services
a.
Department
of Communicative Disorders
CHANGE: Method of instruction for CMD 465
to
"(Lec. 4)."
b. Department of Human Development and
Family Studies
* ADD: HDF 462X Health and Aging: An
Interdisciplinary
Explores biopsychosocial aspects of health, wellness and disease during late life. Interdisciplinary focus on the benefits of healthy aging. Open to students in any health and human service professions programs. (Lec. 3) Not for graduate credit.
B. Curricular
Matters
Which Require Confirmation by the Faculty Senate
1. College of Arts and Sciences
a. Department of Biological Sciences
CHANGE: Title, credits, description and
prerequisite for BIO 418:
BIO 418 Ecology of Marine Plants (4)
Ecology, development, and physiology
of
marine algae and higher plants. Topics
include
competition, herbivory, nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, and growth. (Lec. 3, Lab. 3). Pre:
102, 262 or permission of instructor. Alternate
years.
b. Department
of
Psychology
ADD: PSY 478 Applications of
Psychology (1-3)
Applications of psychological research and theory to contemporary
problems,
with an emphasis on scholarly bases. (Seminar) May be repeated for a
maximum
of 12 credits.
2. College of
the
Environment and Life Sciences
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
ADD:
AFS 435 Aquatic Food
Product
Development (3) Concept
of product developments, physicochemical principles and process
technology
for aquatic food and marine bioproduct development, survey of aquatic
and
marine products and manufacturing processes, and lab exercises on key
products.
(Lec. 2, Lab. 2) Pre: 434 or equivalent.
3. College of
Human
Science and Services
a. Department of Communicative Disorders
CHANGE: Level, number and method of
instruction
for CMD 475:
CMD 275 (475) Gestural Communications (3) ... (Lec. 3)
b. Department of Human Development and Family Studies
* DELETE: DHY
462 Oral Health Care of the Aged and Medically Compromised (3)
4. College of
Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice
CHANGE: The code for APS 504 to PHP 504
(APS)
Health Systems II
[This course was inadvertently omitted from Curricular
Reports
that reflected Faculty Senate Bill #03-04--19 The Four Hundred
Twentieth
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee: Proposal to reorganize the
College
of Pharmacy.]
*No action by the
Graduate Council. Not
for graduate credit.
[1] Admission to the degree-granting college in the major is a prerequisite for TMD 303.
[2] Economics is a prerequisite for TMD 433 land HDF 225.
[3] Admission to the degree-granting college in the major is a prerequisite for TMD 303.
[4] Economics is a prerequisite for TMD 433 and HDF 225.