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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its
meeting of November 13, 1984 gives rise to the following motion:
MOTION:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.84-66 , the
proposed revisions to the Lower Division course
requirements in Political Science."
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The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of
October 25, 1984 approved the attached revisions to the Lower
Division course requirements in Political Science. Would you please
place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of SCUS.
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The Political Science Department would like to add to the Calendar
description of its Lower Division Course Requirements (p.76) the
following sentence:
"It is strongly recommended that Pol 213-3 is included in
this
selection."
At present, the Department makes no methodological requirements of
its Majors, and
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fact offers little in the way of methodologically-
oriented courses. This weakness
was
noted in last year's External
Review, and is acknowledged by the department.
Pol 213-3 was recently
re-structured, but the department feels that positive encouragement
(although not compuls
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for Majors to take the course is desirable.
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CURRICULUM REVISIONS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
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FROM LOWER DIVISION COURSE REQUIREMENTS
(1984-5 Calendar)
Students who plan to Minor in Political
Science should obtain credit in two 100 division
and two 200 division courses, ensuring that
theyfke courses in at least two of the five
fields of Political Science.
Students who plan to Major or take an Honors
degree in Political Science should obtain at
least 18 hours credit in lower division courses,
ensuring that they take courses in at least four
of the five fields of Political Science.
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LOWER DIVISION COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students who plan to Minor in Political
Science should obtain credit in two 100 division
and two 200 division courses, enuring that
theyfke courses in at least two of the five
fields of Political Science.
Students who plan to Major or take an Honors
degree in Political Science should obtain at
least 18 hours credit in lower division courses,
ensuring that they take courses in at least four
of the five fields of Political Science. It is
strongly recommended that Pol 213-3 is included
in this selection.
RATIONALE: The Department feels that some encouragement is
needed in order to enhance the general level of
methodological training Majors receive, which is
at present very low. The Department is reluctant
to introduce a compulsory course into a programme
where no such courses exist, and feels that a
positive indication of the desirability of such
training in the Calendar will stimulate the
intended improvements.
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