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Simon Fraser University
Senate Graduate Studies Committee
Annual Report to Senate for 2007
February 2008
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Submitted by Dr. Jon Driver, Dean of Graduate Studies
Composition and Mandate of the Committee
The membership of SGSC in 2007 consisted of the Dean of Graduate Studies (chair),
Librarian (or designate), the Director Graduate Records, Admissions and Registration,
chairs of the six faculty graduate program committees, one other faculty member from
each of the six graduate program committees, two graduate students, and the Graduate
Issues Officer of SFSS. The Dean of Graduate Studies' secretary serves as secretary to
the committee. The. Associate Dean of Graduate Studies attends as a non-voting resource
person.
SGSC has established a regular monthly meeting schedule, in an attempt to spread the
workload of the committee more evenly over the year.
SGSC is responsible to Senate for admissions (delegated to the Dean), maintenance of
academic standards, changes to existing programs, evaluation of new programs (via a
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subcommittee), and administration of the graduate general regulations. SGSC approves
admissions under Special Arrangements (via a subcommittee), and may act as an appeal
body for student progress reviews (via a subcommittee).
Graduate Studies at Simon Fraser Universi
In 2007 masters programs and doctoral programs were being offered in each faculty
(except the Faculty of Health Sciences, that does not yet have a doctoral program).
Graduate diploma programs were offered in all faculties. In addition, the Dean of
Graduate Studies office administers the Special Arrangements Program that provides a
home for students with individual interdisciplinary programs of study and research
(limited to 40 students). Summary statistics on enrollments and award of degrees are
available from the Office of Institutional Research web site (see Appendix B of this
report for data on enrollments and credentials awarded).
Enrollment and Graduation
Graduate enrollments in degree programs increased steadily from the late 1980's to the
mid- 1990's, remained relatively stable for a few years, and saw renewed increases since
2000 (see Appendix B). The recent increases in graduate degree enrollments early in this
decade were probably due to a combination of factors: the development of new programs
(such as the Masters of Public Policy or the MBA in Global Asset Wealth Management),
the addition of programs at Surrey, the "Double the Opportunities" funding from the
provincial government, and the recruitment of graduate students by new faculty members
as they establish their research programs.
 
Total enrollments increased again in 2007 (3% increase fall 2006 to fall 2007, or an 11%
Data
annualized
on credentials
FTE increase
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New Programs
Assessment Committee for New Graduate Programs (ACNGP) is a sub-committee of
SGSC, responsible for the detailed assessment of new graduate degree programs, of
which the most important element is an external review process. Since September 2004,
the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies has chaired this committee. In 2007 ACNGP
continued to be busy with new program development. Details are provided in Appendix
A, and a summary of all new programs since 1981 is provided in Appendix C.
Funding for graduate students
Financial support for graduate students has undergone some significant changes in 2007.
The University increased the graduate scholarships and awards budget by just over $1 m.
The province committed to fund graduate students through a variety of new programs,
most notably the Pacific Century Graduate Scholarships ($500k per annum for four years
to SFU students). Other provincial sources of funding have probably added close to
another $500k.
Total awards held in fall 2007 from federal granting councils are summarized in the
following table. A doctoral graduate won an NSERC doctoral dissertation prize (only 4
awarded annually), the seventh year in a row that SFU students have been winners or
runners-up of this prestigious prize. The same student won the CAGS/UMI dissertation
prize for science and applied science (only one awarded each year in Canada).
SSHRC
MA
SSHRC
PhD
SSHRC NSERC
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CIHR
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SAppendix A Senate Graduate Studies Committee, Activities 2007
Meetings and content are described in the attached spreadsheet (Appendix D). Numerous
minor program details were approved (new courses, new Calendar language etc.)
New programs
There is a two-stage process for approving new degree programs. A notice of intent and
preliminary proposal are approved by SGSC and SCUP. The full program proposal is
then developed, reviewed by ACNGP (including external review), and then approved by
SGSC, SCUP and Senate. Graduate diploma programs and Graduate Certificates are
approved by SGSC, SCUP and Senate.
In 2007. the following programs were given preliminary approval by SGSC:
MA (International Studies) [currently at ACNGP for external review]
Masters in Digital Media (Great Northern Way Campus)
PhD (Health Sciences)
In 2007 ACNGP recommended the following programs to SGSC for approval:
Applied Legal Studies (going to SGSC in 2008)
Master of Financial Risk Management
PhD (Gerontology)
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Masters in Digital Media (Great Northern Way Campus)
In 2007 the following programs were given full approval by SGSC and recommended to
SCUP for approval:
Master of Financial Risk Management
Masters in Digital Media (Great Northern Way Campus)
PhD (Gerontology)
No graduate diploma program was approved by SGSC.
Cohort Special Arrangements
These programs are offered on a short-term basis, either to fill an immediate need for a
specialized program or to allow a "trial run" of a proposed program. SGSC approved the
following cohort special arrangements program in 2007:
MA (International Studies)
The appeals subcommittee of SGSC heard one appeal in 2007. The appeals process was
revised substantially.
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Appendix B. Graduate Enrollment and Credentials Awarded
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Note: figures refer to headcounts; no allowance is made for full-time, part-time and on-
leave status
Graduate enrollments (headcounts in fall semester)
Faculty
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
Applied
Sciences
446
466
452
476 574#
606
621
644
646
624
Arts and Soc.
Sciences
777
752
730
769
755
817
871
944
953
995
Business
Admin
270
296
344
416
I
438
453
354
363
374
359
GDBA only
0
57
601
103
130
101
115
103
98
92
Degree
program only
270
239
284
313
308
342
239
260
276
264
Education
468
451
641
1124$
12791
1078
1051
1192
1516
1579
ODE only
0
0
155
608
721
607
603
630
778
830
Degree
program only
468
451
486
516
558
471
448
562
738
746
Health
Sciences
18
56
105
Science
377
393
393
432
450
476
5011
505
544
550
Total*
2338
2358
2560
3217
3
3
4451 3429
3401
3666
4089
4211
%
change from
previous year
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0.9
8.6
25.7$
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8%
12%
3%
Total degree
program **
2338
2301
2345
2506
2594
2706
2680
2889
3154
3241
%change from
previous year
-2.7
-1.6
1.9
6.9
3.5
4.3
-1%
8%
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total headcount of all graduate students, including those enrolled in diploma
programs, plus exchange students. Note that there are graduate diploma students in all
faculties, but the above table only lists large diploma programs as separate lines
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total headcount of all graduate students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs
the sudden increase is due to the incorporation of graduate programs from the
former Technical University of BC
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the sudden increase is due to the conversion of the post-baccalaureate diploma in
Education to the Graduate Diploma in Education
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Credentials awarded by academic year
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Faculty/credential
97/98
98/99 99/00
00/0101/02 02/03
03/04104/05
05/06 06/07
Applied Sciences
Masters
74
56
66
68
72
90
82
112
113
128
Ph.D.
20
15
16
22
11
15
14
16
18
23
Arts
Diploma
2
Masters
122
104
138
134
140
139
146
154
181
198
Ph.D.
40
26
38
24
28
29
15
24
27
29
Business Administration
GDBA
0
0 1
26
27
66
80
55
92
30
66
Masters
126
113
132
119
144
164
163
167
132
147
Ph.D.
Education(SAR
before 05)
-
1
2
GDE
0
0
0
0
3
287
3321 265
1741
81
M.Ed.
116
151
121
94
104
117
166
129
63
176
Other Masters
33
48
221
21
20
19
31
26
33
20
Doctoral
8
13
13
7
13
14
11
11
14
20
Health Sciences
Master's
14
Science
Masters
55
57
49
51
61
60
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63
65
85
Ph.D.
33
211
41
26
28
23
27
34
34
32
Total degrees
627 604
636
566
621
671
705
736
682
872
Total masters
526 529
528 4871
541
589
638 651 587 768
Total doctoral
101
75
108
791
80
82
671
85
951 104
%Ph.D.
16.1 12.4 17.0 14.0
12.9 12.2
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11.5
13.9 1
11.9
The number of doctoral degrees awarded seems to be increasing, and we would expect a
significant increase within the next few years, based on an overall increase in doctoral
enrollments. However, there seems to be no increase in the percentage of doctoral
degrees awarded, because master's degrees have also been increasing. The number of
master's degrees awarded declined in the Faculties of Education and Business
Administration in 2005/2006. This is likely due to the dip in enrollments in those
programs in 2003-2005. The number of master's degrees awarded in those two faculties
increased in 2006/2007.
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Appendix C. New program activity
Year of ACNGP approval
Program
1981
PhD, Education
1982
PhD, Computing Science
1983
PhD, Communication
1984
PhD, Criminology
1984
MA, Women's Studies
1984
MEng, Engineering
1984
MASc, Engineering
1985
MSc, Statistics
1985
MBA, Business Administration
1990
PhD, Engineering
1990
MPub, Publishing
1992
MA, Latin American Studies
1994
MA, Gerontology
1994
PhD, Linguistics
1994
PhD, Resource and Environmental Management
1994
MSc, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
1994
PhD, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
1995
MSc, Earth Sciences
1995
PhD, Political Science
1996
EdD, Education
1997
MET, Biological Sciences
2000
MBAMOT, Business Administration
2002
Masters of Public Policy
2002
PhD, Women's Studies
2003
PhD, Earth Sciences
2004
PhD, Business Administration
2004
MA, Interactive Arts and Technology
2004
MSc, Interactive Arts and Technology
2004
PhD, Interactive Arts and Technology
2004
MBA Global Assets and Wealth Management
2004
Master of Urban Studies
2005
MA Educational Technology
2005
PhD Educational Technology
2005
MSc Population and Public Health
2005
Graduate Diploma in Foundations of Global Health Studies
2007
Master of Financial Risk Management
2007
Master of Digital Media (Great Northern Way Campus)
2007
MA in Applied Legal Studies
2007
PhD, Gerontology
Note: all dates since 1985 refer to the year in which ACNGP approval was given. Dates
for final approval and first admission of students may be slightly later.
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