S.02-8
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To:
From:
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
Senate
A. MacKinnon, Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Subject: ?
Curriculum Revisions
Faculty of Education
(SCUS Reference 01-22)
(SCUS Reference 01-22e)
(SCUS Reference 01-29)
Date:
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December 12, 2001
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of
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December 11, 2001 gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
"That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the Minor in
Counselling and Human Development, as set forth in S. 02-8
For Information
Acting under delegated authority, at the October 30, and November 27, 2001 meetings, SCUS
approved the following curriculum revisions in the Faculty of Education:
a) deletion of EDUC
425-4:
Counselling for the Classroom Teacher in the Faculty of
Education.
b)
new course: EDUC 411 - Investigations in Secondary Mathematics
Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions should contact
Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant at 291-3168 or email bgrant@sfu.ca
CUS 01-22
e)
(Revised)
MINOR IN COUNSELLING AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
This minor exposes students to a combination of theoretical, empirical, and practical matters central to the
understanding and practice of counselling and human development. The course work provides students
with a strong theoretical and critical foundation on which to base and evaluate counselling and teaching
practices aimed at enhancing human development.
LOWER LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
EDUC 220-3 Introduction to educational psychology
EDUC 222-3 Research methods in educational psychology
PSYC
250-3
Child psychology
UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
(minimum of 15 credits)
Both of:
EDUC 322-3 Social lives of school children
EDUC 323-3 Introduction to counselling theories
Three electives selected from the following:
At least two of:
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EDUC 327-3 Self, psychology, and education
EDUC 328-3 Theories of career development and education
EDUC 423-4 Helping relationships
EDUC 464-4 Early childhood education
If the courses chosen from the list above do not add up to a minimum of 15 credits, then students
must also complete one additional course chosen from the following:
EDUC 422-4 Learning disabilities
EDUC 428-4 Nature and nurture of gifted students
EDUC 437-4 Ethical issues in education
EDUC 441-4 Multicultural education
EDUC 445-4 Legal context of teaching
Rationale:
Teachers are increasingly called upon to support the emotional and social development of children and to
take such issues into account when designing, implementing, and evaluating classroom activities. School
counsellors, who must first be certified as teachers, often begin their graduate training in counselling
psychology with little foundational background to prepare them to deal with what will become key aspects
of their work (e.g., social and emotional problems and interventions, career development and counselling).
Until recently, the undergraduate curriculum included only one course (Education 425) that focused on
such subjects. The proposed minor is designed to provide aspiring and practicing teachers and other
individuals interested in working with children and adults in educational settings with a critical, theoretical,
and practical foundation for understanding emotional, social, and psychological issues and practices.
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Effective date: 200212003 Calendar
