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Memorandum
To:
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Senate
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J. Munro, Chair
Senate Committee on Academic Planning
Date:
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September 2, 1999
Subject:
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Faculty of Arts - Graduate Curriculum Revisions
Action by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning and the Senate Graduate Studies
Committee gives rise to the following motions:
MOTION #1: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board
of Governors, as set forth in S.99-48, a M.A. Course Option
for the graduate program in the Department of Sociology and
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Anthropology, including new courses SA 896 and 897"
MOTION #2: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board
of Governors, as set forth in S.99-48, a M.A. Course Option
for the graduate program in the Department of Women's
Studies, including new course WS 999"
For Information
Acting under delegated authority, the Senate Graduate Studies Committee approved
curriculum revisions in the following Department/Program:
a)
Gerontology Program
b)
Department of Political Science
b)
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Department of Psychology
c)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions within the Faculty
of Arts should contact Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant at 291-3168 or e-mail
bgrant@sfu.ca .
To: ?
Roger Blackman, Chair
Faculty of Arts Graduate Studies Committee
From: ?
Dara Cuihane, Chair
Graduate Program Committee
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Date: ?
March 10, 1999
RE: ?
REVISIONS TO MA. PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
T
he Department of Sociology and Anthropology is proposing the following
changes in its MA calendar description in order to offer more flexibility in the
MA program, and to make our graduate program more responsive to current
needs in our fields. Currently the MA requires completion of four courses and a
thesis. We would like to add one additional option, and to revise the course
requirements for the thesis option.
The new option proposed consists of-
* completion of four one-semester courses
20 credits) +two extended essays or one
research project report.
The revision to the thesis option consists of-
* completion of three one-semester courses
(15 credits) + thesis
We would also like to offer our MA program on both a part-time and a full-time
basis. No extra costs, or new courses, or new library resources are associated
with any of these revisions. The Department is proposing these changes for the
following reasons.
(1)
Many students have expressed an interest in part time graduate studies in
our particular fields of study. We believe providing a part time option has the
potential to attract a broad range of students.
(2)
Many students have expressed an interest in completing an MA program
within one calendar year. Such programs are offered in many other
universities in Canada and the U.S.A. We believe creating this option will
make our program
more competitive
and allow us to attract high caliber
students.
(3)
The Department believes that increased flexibility and options will benefit
the overall quality of the program.
(4)
The extended essays or research project report options offer opportunities
for students to engage in both
innovative theoretical work,
and to gain
practical
applied research experience.
Therefore we believe these changes will meet the
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needs of MA students wishing to continue in an academic career immediately
upon completion of an MA, as well as those who wish to apply their skills
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outside of academia as a full-time career choice, or for a period of time before
continuing on with Ph.D. studies.
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Thank you for your consideration.
Yours truly,
Dara Cuihane
Assistant Professor
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New Graduate Course Proposal Form
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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Course Number ?
SA 896
Course Title:
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MA Extended Essays
Course Description for Calendar
(append a course outline): ?
n/a
This course credit is assigned to students successfully completing the MA Research Project
Credit Hours:
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Prerequisites (if any):
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none
Estimated Enrolment
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When the course will first be offered:
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upon approval
Frequency of course offering
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every semester
Justification
To set up a course number for the MA Research Project
Resources:
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Faculty member(s) who will normally teach this course;
append information about their competency to teach the course:
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Senior Supervisor
Number of additional faculty members required in order to offer this course:
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n/a
Additional space required in order to offer this course
(append details): ?
n/a
Additional specialized equipment required in order to offer this course
(append details): ?
n/a
Additional Library resources required
(append details):
annually: $nf a
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one-time: $ n/a
Any other resource implications of offering this course
(append details):
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n/a
If additional resources are required to offer this course, the department proposing the course should be
prepared to provide information on the source(s) of those additional resources.
Approvals:
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RATIONALE FOR NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
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SA 896-0
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MA Extended Essays
RATIONALE:
To set up a course number for the Extended Essays option..
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New Graduate Course Proposal Form
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Course Number. ?
SA
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Course Title: ?
MA Research
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Course Description for
Calendar
(append a course
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n/a
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credit is assigned to students
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Research Project.
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Prerequisites
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Estimated Enrolment
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Frequency
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every
semester
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append information about
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Senior Supervisor
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order to offer
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n/a
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(append details): ?
n/a
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(append
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n/a
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(append
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annually: $n/a
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(append details): ?
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If
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RATIONALE FOR NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
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MA Research Project
RATIONALE:
To set up a course number for the Research Project option..
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RATIONALE FOR NEW PROGRAM PROPOSAL
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S STUDIES
MA. COURSE OPTION RATIONALE
Since its inception, the Women's Studies MA degree has included a thesis or two extended-
essays for degree completion. However, only two students have availed themselves of the extended
essays option. In addition, we will not accept a student into the thesis option unless a faculty member is
available and willing to supervse the student. Consequently, there are a number of excellent students
who cannot be admitted to the program. There are also many potential students who for professional
reasons wish to pursue a MA but who do not wish to undertake subsequent Ph.D. work, for whom a
course option MA would be an attractive possibility.
Thus, it seems that a course intensive program would allow the program to be made available to
some of the students who now cannot gain admission to the program. In addition, the Department now
has the ability to increase the number of course offerings to accommodate the course option, and we
think that an increase in the number of courses and the size of the class involvement would be an
advantage to the individual student regardless of the option for completion. Finally, the course option
is now an established program within this institution and others, and is regarded as a suitable way to
complete an MA.
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New Graduate Course Proposal Form
Department: Women's Studies
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Course Number: WS 999-0
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Course Title: M.A. Field Exam
Course Description for Calendar
(append a course outline):
Field exams based upon the subject area of two completed graduate courses in Women's Studies.
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Vector: 0
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Prerequisites (if any): completion of six graduate courses
Estimated Enrolment:
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When the course will first be offered: N/A
Frequency of course offering: N/A
Justification:
Field examinations are required to complete the course work M.A. in Women's Studies.
Resources:
Faculty member(s) who will normally teach this course;
append information about their competency to teach the course:
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Number of additional faculty members required in order to offer this course:none
Additional space required in order to offer this course (append details):
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none
Additional specialized equipment required in order to offer this course
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Additional Library resources required
(append details):
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one-time: $ none
Any other resource implications of offering this course
(append details):
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of those additional resources.
Approvals:
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FOR INFORMATION
(SGSC Reference: Meeting May 17, 1999)
(SCM' Reference: SCAP 99- 24a)
a) ?
Gerontology Program
Acting under delegated authority, the SGSC approved curriculum
revisions as follows:
New course: GERO 850-0
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Co-op Internship
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FOR INFORMATION
(SGSC Reference: Meeting May 17, 1999)
(SCAP Reference: SCAP 99- 24b)
b)
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Department of Political Science
Acting under delegated authority the SGSC approved curriculum
Revisions as follows:
New courses: ?
POL 892-0 Research Project
POL 895-0 Extended Essays
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FOR INFORMATION
(SGSC Reference: Meeting May 17, 1999)
(SCAP Reference: SCAP 99— 24c)
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Department of Psychology
Acting under delegated authority, the SGSC approved curriculum
revisions as follows:
Revised deadline for application to graduate studies:
From:
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"by the preceding February l"
To: ?
"the first working day of the new year"
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FOR INFORMATION
(SGSC Reference: Meeting May 17, 1999)
(SCAP Reference: SCAP 99-24d)
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Acting under delegated authority, the SGSC approved the following
curriculum revision
Revision to the thesis option M.A.
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