UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS The - University of Rhode Island

language (12); b) the balance of 12 credits
in either or both language(s) (12). The
remaining six credits must be from the following:
ARH 354; CLA 391, 395, 396, 397;
HIS 300, 303; PHL 321 (6).
Certification in secondary education in
Latin is available through the Department of
Education.
A total of 120 credits is required for
graduation. At least 42 of these must be in
courses numbered 300 or above.
Communication Studies
The Department of Communication
Studies offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
degree in communication studies.
Faculty: Associate Professor Derbyshire,
chairperson. Professors Brownell, Chen,
Ketrow, Logan, N. Mundorf, Salazar, Swift,
and Wood; Associate Professors DiCioccio,
Leatham, K. McClure, Torrens, and
Quainoo; Assistant Professors Healey Jamiel,
Petronio, Reyes, Roth, and Ye; Lecturers
Alfano, August, S. Brown, Cabral, Fonseca,
Greenwood, J. Mundorf, Proulx, J. Smith,
R. Smith, Waitkun, and Wales; Professors
Emeriti Anderson, Devlin, and Doody.
URI’s program in communication studies
provides maximum flexibility in planning
for a variety of academic and occupational
goals. The curriculum is personalized for
each student. Although the student will play
an important role in curriculum planning,
his or her program is closely supervised by
the advisor. Specific curricular, extracurricular,
and internship programs are planned
as integral parts of each student’s program.
Departmentally approved courses provide
diversity or a more focused approach,
depending on the student’s needs and
goals. Courses outside the department that
relate to the student’s needs and goals are
also encouraged.
Courses in communication studies can
count toward a minor in public relations
when taken in conjunction with specific
journalism and marketing courses.
Students selecting this major may
pursue studies in business and professional
communication, communication theory,
oral interpretation, rhetoric and public
address, public relations, radio and TV
advertising, and similar career goals.
Students must achieve a minimum
grade of B- in COM 100 or COM 110 in
order to transfer to the College of Arts
and Sciences with a major in Communication
Studies. The program requires a
minimum of 36 credits (maximum 51) in
the major, including COM 202, 221, 381,
382, and 383. The remaining credits will be
distributed as follows: at least two courses
(6 credits) of COM 200 level; at least two
courses (6 credits) of COM 300 level; and at
least three courses (9 credits) of COM 400
level. A student must maintain a 2.00 grade
point average in her or his major to meet
graduation requirements. Courses of independent
study (COM 471, 472, 491, 492)
and internships do not fulfill the requirements
for the major or minor.
A total of 120 credits is required for
graduation. At least 42 of these must be in
courses numbered 300 or above.
Comparative Literature Studies
As of June 2010, admission to the
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) program is suspended.
The minor is still available (see page 36).
Coordinator: Professor Leo (English).
The choice of courses in a student’s
major and in the area of special interest
must have both sufficient range (genre,
period, and at least two literatures) and a
specific focus. It must be approved by an
advisor and filed with the dean’s office.
Students in the comparative literature
studies program fulfill the Basic Liberal
Studies Fine Arts and Literature requirement
by taking three credits in Fine Arts and three
credits in Literature over and above their
major literature requirements.
Students must complete a minimum of
30 credits in one of the following options:
1. English and One Foreign Literature
in the Original Language. Nine credits
in English and/or American literature, 300
level or above; nine credits in one foreign
literature; three credits in literary theory
or criticism (CLS/ENG 350 or ENG 302).
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The remaining credits are to be taken from
the comparative literature core courses or
the literature courses in English or Modern
and Classical Languages and Literatures
departments.
2. Two Foreign Literatures in the Original
Language. Nine credits in each of two
foreign literatures; three credits in literary
theory or criticism (CLS/ENG 350 or ENG
302). The remaining courses are to be taken
from the comparative literature core courses
or the literature courses in the English or
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
departments.
3. World Literature in English Translation.
Three credits in the nature of language from
APG/LIN 200 or APG/LIN 220; three credits
in literary theory or criticism (CLS/ENG 350
or ENG 302); at least one foreign literature
in translation course. In addition, the
student must take 12 credits in a language
beyond the 102 level. The remaining credits
are to be taken from the comparative literature
core and/or literature courses offered
by the English and Modern and Classical
Languages and Literatures departments.
Up to 8 credits of film media courses
may be applied toward the major for any
of the three options described above,
providing the film media courses have an
international scope.
A total of 120 credits is required for
graduation. At least 42 of these must be in
courses numbered 300 or above.
Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science
and Statistics offers the Bachelor of Arts
(B.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
degree in computer science. The department
also co-sponsors the B.S. in computer
engineering (described in the College of
Engineering section). At the graduate level,
the department offers the Master of Science
(M.S.) degree in computer science, the
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in computer
science, and the Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) in applied mathematical sciences
with a specialization in computer science.
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