UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

The Graduate School

CURRICULAR REPORT FROM THE GRADUATE COUNCIL TO THE FACULTY SENATE: REPORT NO. 2003-2004-3

As approved by the Faculty Senate on November 20, 2003

At meeting No. 390 held October 31, 2003, the Graduate Council considered and approved the following curricular matters which are now submitted to the Faculty Senate for information or confirmation as indicated.

I. Matters Requiring Confirmation by Faculty Senate

A. College of Engineering

1. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

a. Change in prerequisites to read:

CVE 573 Theory of Water Purification and Treatment &endash; Pre: Permission of instructor

CVE 575 Open Channel Hydraulics &endash; Pre: 370

CVE 586 Geotechnical Design of Waste Containment Systems &endash; Pre: 381 or equivalent

CVE 587 Groundwater Flow and Seepage Pressures &endash; Pre: 381 or equivalent

CVE 588 Groundwater Hydrology &endash; Pre: 370 and 381 or equivalent

CVE 596 Numerical Methods in Structural Engineering &endash; Pre: Permission of instructor

b. Change in description and prerequisite:

CVE 601, 602 Graduate Seminar &endash; change to read:

Presentations by researchers and practicing professional covering topics in various areas of civil engineering and related fields. Presentations and discussions of research by graduate students. (Seminar) Required of all full time graduate students. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits. Fall semester: 601; Spring semester: 602. Pre: Graduate standing

B. College of Environmental and Life Sciences

1. Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science

a. Deletion

AFS 555, 556 Pathology Rotation

b. Re-submission:**

AFS 510 Application of Quantitative Methods to Marine Fisheries Ecology (3)

An introduction to quantitative methods used to model population growth, density dependency, exploitation, predator-prey systems, competition, and multi-species communities in marine ecosystems. An independent research project is required for graduate credit. (Lec 2/Lab 3) Pre: BIO 262 and MTH 111 Offered fall, even years.

 

** Tabled by Faculty Senate at their September 25, 2003 meeting