University of Rhode Island
Faculty Senate
December 16, 2005
Faculty
Senate Curricular Affairs Committee
Four
Hundred Thirty-Eighth Report
At the December 12, 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
Department
of History and African and African American Studies Program
CHANGE:
Prerequisite for HIS 366 (or AAF 366) and HIS 367 (or AAF 367) to
“Pre: sophomore standing.”
B. College of Human Science and
Services
Department
of Kinesiology
ADD:
KIN 308X Health Instruction (3)
Instruction in contemporary
techniques used in health education and intervention programs in school
and community. Students review and practice planning and
instructional techniques of education, intervention, treatment, and
rehabilitation programs. (Lec. 3) Pre: KIN major.
C. Repeatability of Open-ended
courses
An
open-ended course that does not specify the number of credits for which
topics may be repeated, will be considered “May be repeated for a
total of 9 credits.”
S E C T I O N
II
Matters
that Require Confirmation by the Faculty Senate
College of Arts and Sciences
1.
Department of Political Science
ADD:
PSC 312 Topics in Political Science (3)
Critical study of selected
topics. Subject will vary according to the expertise and
availability of instructors. (Lec. 3) Pre: Open to any
major. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
2.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
a.
ADD: A new criminal justice option within the B.S. Degree in
Applied Sociology as follows:
B.
S. in Applied Sociology option in Criminal Justice
126 credits are required for
graduation. The total number of required sociology credits is 36.
In addition to SOC 100, 301, and
two courses in the area of social inequality (from SOC 240, 242, 336,
413, 428, 452), there will be four courses required of all students
selecting the Criminology and Criminal Justice option:
SOC 230 Crime and Delinquency
SOC 274 Criminal Justice System
SOC 370 Theories of Crime and
Delinquency (in lieu of SOC 401, History of Sociological Thought, which
is required of sociology majors in the B.A. program.)
SOC 476 Policy Issues in
Criminal Justice (Capstone course, in lieu of SOC 495, Senior Seminar,
which is required of sociology majors in the B.A. program.)
Four additional courses must be
selected from the following list of electives:
SOC 330 The Police in Democratic
Societies
SOC 331 Punishment and
Corrections
SOC 420 Family Violence
SOC 497 Field Experience in
Sociology
SOC XX1 Gender, Crime and
Justice (to be developed)
When appropriate, and by
permission of the Department Chair, students may substitute SOC 300,
Topics in Sociology, or SOC 498 or 499, Independent Study, for one or
more of the four elective courses listed above.
Sample Program of Study
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Sample Program for Criminology
and
Criminal Justice Option |
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B. S. in Applied
Sociology |
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| Year |
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Semester |
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Fall |
Spring |
| First |
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SOC 100 (3) |
SOC 230 (3) |
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Language (3) |
Language (3) |
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Gen Ed (9) |
Gen Ed (9) |
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Credits (15)
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Credits (15) |
| Second |
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SOC 274 (3) |
SOC 370 (3) |
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PSC 113 (3) |
PSC 288 (3)
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SOC 240 (3) |
SOC 242 (3) |
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Gen Ed (6) |
Gen Ed (6) |
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Credits (15) |
Credits (15) |
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SOC 301 (3) |
SOC 331 (3) |
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SOC 330 (3)
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SOC 420 (3) |
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Credits (15)
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Credits (18) |
| Fourth |
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SOC 476 (3)
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SOC 497 (3)
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PSC 472 (3) |
Electives (12) |
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Electives (12)
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Credits (18) |
Credits (15) |
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b.
DELETE: Public Policy Option within the B.S.
degree in Applied Sociology
3. Department of Theatre
CHANGE: Requirements for
directing track under the B.F.A. in Theatre as follows:
1)
Replace THE 413 with THE 484
2) Add THE 112
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E C T I O N III
Joint Report of the Curricular
Affairs Committee and Graduate Council on 400-Level courses
At the December 12, 2005 meeting
of the Curricular Affairs Committee and the December 9, 2005 meeting of
the Graduate Council the following matter was considered and is now
presented to the Faculty Senate for information.
College of
Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematics
CHANGE: Title, description
and prerequisite for MTH 420 as follows:
MTH 420
Re-examining Mathematical Foundations for Teachers (3)
Connects ideas covered in upper
level math courses to topics taught in secondary school. Designed
for teachers. (Lec. 3) Pre: 316 or permission.