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