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S.95-67
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?
OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC ?
MEMORANDUM
To: ?
Senate
From:
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D. Gagan, Chair ?
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Senate Committee on Academic Pl
Subject: ?
Faculty of Arts Proposal for Environmental Studies
Date:
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November 8, 1995
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and the Senate
Committee on Academic Planning gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board
of Governors, the Faculty of Arts Proposal for Environmental
Studies as set forth in S.95-67, including
Proposed Joint Major - Geography/Economics - Environmental Specialty
Proposed Geography Major - Environmental Specialty
New courses:
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GEOG 389-4 Human Ecology: Human Relations to
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Nature
GEOG 450-4 Environmental Workshop."
Agreement has been reached between the Faculty and the Library in the
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assessment of library costs associated with new courses
Note:
The Faculty of
Arts proposal for Environmental Studies included a proposed
B.Sc. in Environmental Science (Physical Geography) which has not yet been
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approved by the Faculty
of
Science. It will come forward to Senate for approval
at a later date.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Andrea Lebowitz
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FROM: ?
R.B. Horsfall
Associate Dean
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Acting Chair
RE: Environmental Studies
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DATE: ?
June 13, 1995
Proposal
Attached is the revised Environmental Studies proposal and associated course
outlines for approval by the F.A.C.C.
In response to your query regarding a new faculty member for GEOG 450, this
decision will not be made for one, or possibly two, years. Hopefully, by then, the
enrolment figures will justify a new position.
R.B. Horsfall
RBH/mw:
cc: John Chant, Chair
Department of Economics
Note:
The Department
of
Economics approved this program on November 14, 1995.
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Introduction to the Faculty of Arts Proposal for Environmental Studies
1.
Rationale
Enclosed are three program proposals from the Department of Geography (Figure 1) which
represent the Faculty of Arts contribution to the tn-faculty undergraduate environment program
initiative (Figure 2). All proposals build upon existing strengths in Geography and Economics
and, with the exception of two new transdisciplinary core courses, involve no major requests for
resources.
Program I
offers a highly focused and largely social scientific study of the environment in which
the pedagogies from Geography and Economics are combined for a joint major in those disciplines
with an environmental specialty.
Program IT
is designed as a Geography Major with an Environmental Specialty. At the same
time, Program
II
offers more of a balanced integration of physical and social sciences than
Program I.
isProgram ITT
to be approved by the Faculty of Science Curriculum Committee builds on the
strengths of the BSc program in physical geography extending it to include the transdisciplinary
core courses at the lower and upper division levels. This will be a highly demanding degree
providing students trained in environmental science with a broader base for understanding human
environment interaction than is possible in the Faculty of Sciences five-streams in Environmental
Science.
2.
Demand
While some of the demand for these programs will be derived from the existing complement of
students or from students planning on entering geography and/or economics, it is expected that a
net increase will occur of at least 20 - 30 FIE/year.
3.
Resources
Depending upon student demand within the Faculty of Arts and from the Faculties of Science and
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Applied Sciences, a minimum of one, and perhaps as many as three, new CFL positions will have
to be created.
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Program I
Joint Major - Geography/Economics - Environmental Specialty
Lower Division -
42 semester hours, to include:
Economics Requirements
Same as Economic Major plus Econ 260 (can be counted as one of 200-level requirement)
Geography Requirements -
18 semester hours
Same as Geography Major plus Geog
215
In addition students must complete two lransdisciplinary compulsory 100 level courses
(6 semester hours):
ENPL 100-3 Global Change
ENPL 200-3 Environmental Dynamics
Upper Division
-49 semester hours, to include:
Economics -
25 semester credit hours in Economics to include:
ECON 30
1-5
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
305-5
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
362-4 Economics of Natural Resources
BUEC 333-3 Elementary Economic and Business Statistics H
and at least two
1 +00-level Economics
or
Grou p
requirement:
one course as specified in Economics requirements
Geography
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24 semester credit hours in Geography to include:
GEOG 322-4 World Resources
382-4 Population Geography
One of
GEOG 323-4 Geography of Manufacturing
385-4 Food Production and the Environment
386-4 Medical Geography
383-4 Regional Development and Planning I
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And 3 from the following:
GEOG 421-4 Geography of Resource Development
422-4 Geography of Third World
426-4 Multinational Corporations and Regional Development
444-4 Regional Development and Planning II
449-4 Environmental Processes and Urban Development
In addition students must complete five transdisciplinary core courses (18 semester hours):
GEOG
445-4
Resource Planning
ENPL 311-3 Sustainable Environments
GEOG 389-4 Human Ecology
ENPL 356-3 Management Institutions
GEOG
450-4
Workshop
Breadth Requirements:
The following courses are recommended for breadth requirements:
HUM 325-3
Humanity and the Natural World
CMNS
322-4 Communication in Conflict and Intervention
446-3
The Communication of Service and the Transfer of Technology
ARCH 101-3
Introduction to Archaeology
365-3
Ecological Archaeology
386-3
Archaeological Resource Management
PHIL 120-3 Facts and Values
244-3 Introduction to the Philosophy of Natural nd Social Science
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204-3
Women, Science and Technology
HIST 369-3 The History of Science: 1100 - 1725
SA 371-4 The Environment and Society
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Program II
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Geography Major - Environmental Specialty *
Lower Division
Students must complete a total of 24 semester hours of lower level courses including:
GEOG 100 Human Geography
111 Physical Geography
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Biogeography
221 Economic Geography
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Social Geography
One course from section C of the calendar and two transdisciplinary core courses:
ENPL 100-3 Global Change
ENPL 200-3 Environmental Dynamics
Upper Division
Students must complete 18 semester hours from transdisciplinary core courses:
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ENPL
311-3 Sustainable Environments
GEOG
389-4
Human Ecology (or Human Relations to Nature)
ENPL 356-3
Management Institutions
GEOG
445-4 Resource Planning
GEOG
450-4
Environmental Workshop
And 24 semester hours from the following 300 level:
GEOG
315
Regional Ecosystems
322
World Resources
323
Geography of Manufacturing
327
Geography of Tourism
369
Human Microgeography
381
Political Geography
382
Population Geography
383
Regional Development and Planning I
385
Food Production and the Environment (Introduction to Agricultural Geography)
386
Medical Geography
387
Geography and Gender
And at the 400 level 12 semester hours from the following:
GEOG
420
Comparative Cultural Geography
421
Geography of Resource Development
422
Geography of Third World
426
Multinational Corporations and Regional Development
427
Selected Topics in Geography of Tourism
444
Regional Development and Planning II
449
Environmental Processes and Urban Development
* For students wishing to pursue the Co-operative Education program, they must complete 28
semester hours with a minimum GPA of 2.75. Four work semester (GEOG 302, 303, 402 & 403)
must be completed.
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SENATE COMMrF!EE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
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Department Geography
Abbreviation Code: GEOG Course Number:
450
Credit Hours:
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4 Vector: O0
Title of Course: ?
Environmental
Workshop
Calendar Description of Course:
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This is an interdisciplinary course whose principle objective is to act
as a roundtable and forum for in-depth analysis and resolution of important environmental issues as they
relate to economy,
technology,
politics and culture.
Nature of Course: ?
Seminar
Prerequisites (or special instructions): ENPL 100-3; ENPL 200-3; ENPL 311-3; ENPL 356-3; GEOG
389; GEOG
445.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved:
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered?
Every three to four semesters
Semester in which the course will first be offered? Fall 1998
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible?
J. T. Pierce, A.M. Gill
3.
Objectives of the Course As the last of the seven transdisciplinary core courses, it will allow stud
from social and natural sciences background to work co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary
environmen
the purpose of identifying and offering solutions to key environmental problems.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
A new faculty member to teach three transdisciplinary core courses in Geography
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
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5.
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Approval
Date:
Chair
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ir, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:-4
outline).
is
completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course
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GEOG
450-4
Environmental Workshop?
Proposed Course Content
This is an interdisciplinary course
whose
99APIlrotiective
is to act as a roundtable and forum
for in-depth exploration and resolution of important environmental issues as they relate to
economy, technology, politics/governance and culture. Through carefully designed workshops,
organized around selected themes and involving a number of stakeholders from government,
industry and public interest groups, emphasis will be placed on translating much of the theory of
sustainable development into practical and workable terms. Students will become active
participants in a co-operative and team environment in defining, researching and recommending
solutions to environmental problems at the local and regional levels. In this problem solving
environment, students will be expected to balance and integrate social, natural and managerial
- sciences.
While it is recognised that the themes will vary over time, it is proposed that the following themes
be used in the first instance as focal points for case studies at the local and regional levels.
T
he themes are as follows:
1. Governance and environmental management
2. Technology and science in the service of the environment
3.
Growth and the environment - scenario analysis
4. Conflict resolution and negotiation
5.
Urban design and environmental processes
6.
Energy and the environment
7.
Social change and environmental imperatives
Students will be evaluated on the basis of two independently, team researched case studies, as well
as a term paper and class participation.
There is no course text and library demands are expected to be minimal.
Course format - 1 three hour seminar/week
Evaluation -
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Final Examination ?
25%
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20%
Team Presentations
55%
5.
Approval
Date:
Department Chair
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
FACULTY OF ARTS
Calendar Information ?
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Department Geography
Abbreviation Code: GEOG Course Number 389 Credit Hours: ?
4 Vector 2-2-0
Title of Course: ?
Human Ecology: Human Relations to Nature
Calendar Description of Course: ?
This course introduces the student to concepts and theories relating
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to the way human populations organize in order to maintain themselves in given environments. Major
themes will be: 1) processes of adaptation to environmental conditions; 2) the development of a system of
relationship which allows a population to act as a unit within the content of prevailing technology and
communication; and 3) the evolution of the system according to changing capacities for growth. Other
themes will be the politics of nature, eco-feminism, and the social construction of nature.
Nature of Course:
Prerequisites (or special instructions): ?
ENPL 100-3; and ENPL 200-3
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved:
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Every 3rd or 4th semester
Semester in which the course will first be offered? January 1997
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible?
J.T. Pierce, B. Pitman
3.
Objectives of the Course ?
As one of five upper division transdisciplinary core courses to be taken by
Faculty of Arts and Applied Science students, the course aims to provide a finn grounding in the
theoretical debates regarding society's relationship and evolution within environmental systems.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
A new faculty member to teach the three transdisciplinaiy core courses in Geography. ?
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
1.
2.
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course
outline).
10.
GEOG 389-4 Human Ecolog y:
Human Relations to Nature
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Proposed Course Content
Human ecology is concerned with the way in which human populations organize in order
to maintain themselves in given environments. The study of human ecology has traditionally
focussed on three themes: (1) the process of adaptation to environmental conditions; (2) a
system of relationships which enables a population to act as a unit within the context of
prevailing technology and communication; and (3) the evolution of the system according to
changing capacities for growth. Increasingly, human ecology is concerned with such things as
the politics of nature, eco-feminism, and the social construction of nature.
Topics
(1)
Philosophical and conceptual issues in human ecology
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environmentalism/worldviews
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ceo-feminism
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valuation of nature
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ecology of knowing
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health paradigms
(2)
Historical/cultural perspectives on resource use and resource conservation
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hunting and gathering societies
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pre-industrial
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industrial
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the strong principle
(3)
Population, Resources and Environment
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exponential growth
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throughput of matter and energy
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assimilation capacity
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substituion vs. complementarity
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reconciling human welfare and environmental protection
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energy and economics
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progress redefined
(4)
Population and Income Growth
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population dynamics
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population distribution
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development issues
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politics of 'population control'
(5)
Carrying Capacity
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history and concept
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examples from renewable resource sectors - agriculture, forestry, fisheries
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recent developments- ecological footprints
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(6)
Perturbations to environmental systems
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water
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climate/atmosphere
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biochemical cycles
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food chains
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ecological accounting.
(7)
Using Human Ecology for Problem Solving
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health
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industrial ecology
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public policy
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urban form
Text -
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P. Ehrlich et al. 1993 Human Ecolog y
. San Francisco: Freeman
Course Format - ?
One two hour lecture and one two hour tutorial/week
Evaluation ?
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Final Examination ?
35%
Oral and written presentations ?
50%
Short paper
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15%
References
Wright, S.D.
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et al. 1993. Human Ecolog y
: Crossing Boundaries. Chicago: University of
.
Chicago Press.
Hawley, A., 1986. Human Ecology: a Theoretical Essa y
. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press.
Ehrlich, P. et al. 1993. Human Ecology. San Francisco: H. Freeman & Co.
Miller, G.T., 1992. Living in the Environment. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Turner II, B.L., et al., eds., 199?. The Earth as Transformed by Human Actions: Global and
Regional Change. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Reddlift, M. and Benton, T., eds., 1994. Social Theor
y
and the Global Environment. London:
Routledge.
Smil, V., 1994. Global Ecolog
y.
London: Routledge.
Steiner, D. and Nauser, M., 1993. Human Ecolog y : Fragments of Anti-Fragmentar
y
Views of
the World. London: Routledge.
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