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S.02-86

MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate

From: ?

A. MacKinnon, Chair

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

Subject: ?

Curriculum Revisions

Faculty of Science

(SCUS Reference 02-28) ?

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Date: ?

October 30, 2002

FOR INFORMATION

Acting under delegated authority, at the October 29, 2002 meeting, SCUS approved

curriculum revisions in the following departments/schools/programs:

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a)

Biological Sciences

b)

Chemistry

C)

Earth Sciences

d)

Environmental Science

e)

Geography

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Mathematics

g)

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

h)

Physics

i)

Statistics & Actuarial Science

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

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FOR INFORMATION

a) Biological Sciences

i)

BISC 326 - Change of title

ii)

BISC 329 - Change of prerequisite

iii)

BISC 410— Change of title and description

iv)

BISC 490, 491, 492 - Change of description and prerequisite

v)

MASC 440, 445, 446 - Change of credit hour and vector

vi)

Deletion of Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Environmental Toxicology

vii)

Change in Honors Program Entry Description

b) Chemistry

i)

Change in Major Program description

ii)

Change in Honor Program description

iii)

Chemistry Course Description Insert

c) Earth Sciences

EASC 208 - Change of description

d) Environmental Science

i)

Change to Physical Geography Stream

ii)

EVSC 491 - Change of prerequisite and change to role of course

iii)

Pollutant Transport Stream - Change to electives

iv)

Pollutant Transport Stream - Change to the Honors Program in Calendar entry

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e) Geography

i)

Change in Major program for Physical Geography

ii)

Change in Minor program for Physical Geography

iii)

Deletion of Minor in Quaternary Studies

iv)

Course deletions: QUAT 400, 401, 403

f) Mathematics

i)

MATH 190— Change of description

ii)

MATH 251 - Change of prerequisite

iii)

MATH 361 - Change of course number and prerequisite

iv)

MATH 416— Change of course title and prerequisite

v)

Change to Mathematics Major, Honors and Minor Programs

vi)

Change to Mathematical Physics Program

vii)

Change to the Applied Mathematics Major Program

viii)

Change to the Applied Mathematics Honors Program

ix)

MATH 232, 310, 467 - Change of prerequisite

x)

MATH 495 - Change of credit hour, title and vector

xi)

Change to lower division requirements for the Mathematics Major and Honors

Program

xii)

Change to lower division requirements for the Applied Mathematics Major and

Honors Program

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g) Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

i)

New courses: ?

MBB 438 - Human Molecular Genetics

MBB 441 - Bioinformatics

MBB 442 - Proteomics

MBB 443 - Protein Biogenesis and Degradation

ii)

BISC 331 - Change of course number and description

iii)

BISC 402 - Change of course number and prerequisite

iv)

Change to MBB Major Program

h) Physics

i) New course: ?

PI-IYS 380 - Introduction to Subatomic Physics

ii)

NUSC 485 - Change of prerequisite

i) Humanities

i) New course: HUM 332 - Mythology in Context

i) ?

Statistics & Actuarial Science

i)

New courses: ?

STAT 336 - Job Practicum I

STAT 337 - Job Practicum II

STAT 436 - Job Practicum III

STAT 437 - Job Practicum IV

STAT 438 - Job Practicum V

STAT 285 - Intermediate Probability and Statistics

ii)

STAT 330 - Change of title, description and prerequisite

iii)

STAT 380 - Change of description and prerequisite

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v)

STAT 270, 302, 350, 400, 403, 410, 450, 460 - Change of prerequisite

Deletion of STAT 340 - Statistical Quality Control

vi)

Change to Certificate in Actuarial Mathematics

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