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S.92-8

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

From: ?

Subject: Faculty of Science -

Date ?

December 10, 1991

Graduate Curriculum Revisions

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning and the Senate

Graduate Studies Committee, gives rise to the following motion:

Motion: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of

Governors as set forth in S.92-8 graduate curriculum revisions

the Faculty of Science as follows:

Master of Aquaculture Program

ii)

Master of Pest Management Program"

Master of Pest Management Program

and

Master of Aquaculture Program

Summary of Graduate Curriculum Revisions

SGSC Reference: Meeting November 25, 1991

SCAP Reference: SCAP 91-55

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Option of part-time status for students in Master of Pest Management and

Master of Aquaculture program

2. ?

Calendar revisions to the Master of Pest Management program.

SGSC Reference: Mtg. of November 25, 1991

SCAP Reference: SCAP 91-54

Deletion of BISC 400 as prerequisite for the Master of Aquaculture Program.

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Dr. P. Percival ? 

Pr. M.L. 

Winston

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From

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Chemistry ? 

Biological Sciences 

MPH, M.Aq. Part-time Status 

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28 February 1991 

Subject .....

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Calendar 

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Date

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The following two items were approved at the Departmental 

meeting of 27 February 1991. I would appreciate your 

bringing them forward to the Faculty Graduate Studies 

Committee for consideration. 

1.

The Department approved the option of part-time status 

for students in our Masters of Pest Management and 

Aquaculture programs. Both of these professional 

programs would benefit from allowing certain students 

to enroll part-time, as per Senate regulations 1.4.5. 

Enclosed is a memo from the Directors of those programs 

with additional rationale. 

2.

The Department also approved the attached calendar 

revisions for the Master of Pest Management program. 

Also enclosed is a letter from the Director, Dr. 

Mackauer, outlining these revisions. 

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MLW:ma 

ends. 

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SiMON FRASE1 UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Senate Graduate Regulations (Section 1.4.5) permit students in specified

graduate programs to complete their course requirements on a part-time basis.

This provision is of particular interest to students who are employed full- or part-

time and hence are unable ocartyaiull course load. _

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As you will note from the Calendar, several Departments including Economics,

Engineering Science and Natural Resource Management, permit graduate

students in Ph.D. and Master's programs to enroll for part-time study.

We ask that Biological Sciences make graduate programs available to full- as well

as to part-time students. While part-time students are counted as one-half of FTE

students (and hence pay lower fees), they make few, if any, demands on financial

support. In particular, graduate students in the Master of Aquaculture and the

Master of Pest Management program would benefit form a decision to make

these programs available on a part-time basis.

As this would only be an option, subject to approval by the student's supervisory

committee and the Graduate Program Committee, the Department will retain

control and can prevent abuses.

We ask that DGSC consider at an early meeting any changes

that will be

necessary in order to make M. Aq. and M.P.M. available to part-time students.

We understand that a provision for part-time study is available already to students

in the Post Baccalaureate Program in Environmental Toxicology.

/& &257Z

L J. Albright

Acting Director, M.Aq.

cc: Dr. B. A. MacKeown, Chair

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

Chair, Biological Sciences

Director, CPM

MPM Revision

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I attach a copy of the revised MPM program. The revision includes several

changes that, I hope, will clarify issues raised by the Departmental Review

Committee and during subsequent discussions.

(1)

We have added an introduction which outlines general program

requirements and average completion times.

(2)

The Program prerequisites have been reduced from 18 to a more realistic

12 credit hours in ecology, entomology, plant pathology, and chemical

pesticides..

(3)

BISC 847 (Pest management in practice) has been made mandatory for all

MPM students, in addition to the five 600-level courses.

BISC 847 will provide an overview and integrate diverse pest management

tactics based on current examples. The course should be offered once a

year, with several faculty participating in their areas of specialization.

(4)

The elective course requirements are reduced from previously 6 to now 4

(plus BISC 847) courses to bring them closer to general Faculty of Science

requirements.

(5)

BISC 849 has been re-named as M.P.M. thesis" rather than "MPM

Professional Paper"; the course will not carry any credit hours. This

change should reduce the confusion about what MPM students must do to

satisfy degree requirements.

However, we feel very strongly that MPM students should retain the option

of doing either library-, or laboratory-, or field-research. Although a

majority of the students are doing laboratory/field research now, student

interests and employment opportunities may change in the future.

(6)

We have indicated that the MPM program can be completed on a part-time

basis.

(7)

We have removed a restriction on 600-level MPM courses, making these

courses available for credit to other graduate students in the Department.

Thus, a decision to enroll in one of these courses will now rest with the

student and his/her Supervisor.

This change conforms with course availability in, e.g., environmental

toxicology and aquaculture.

with currentstructure

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remains unchanged. The MPM program enables students to obtain a broad

training in diverse fields of pest biology and pest management, but it does not

restrict participation in research. It is this duality (practicum courses and

research) that makes the MPM program distinct from the M.Sc. program.

The

1991.

revision was approved unanimously at the meeting of the CPM on 15 January

tuer

cc: CPM Faculty

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MASTER OF PEST MANAGEMENT 

The ? 

Master ? 

of ? 

Pest ? 

Management ? 

(M. ? 

P. ? 

M.) ? 

program ? 

is

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a

professional degree program offered on a full- or part-time basis 

by the Department of Biological Sciences. 

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Established in 1972, 

the program has graduated students from all over the world. 

The M. 

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P.

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M. ? 

program offers 

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comprehensive ? 

instruction ? 

in

theoretical and applied aspects of pest biology and management, 

combining graduate courses on campus with the demonstration of 

traditional and modern methods of pest assessment and control in 

the ? 

field. ? 

The ? 

program 

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is ? 

not ? 

committed ? 

to ? 

any ? 

particular 

approach ? 

in pest control, 

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although the need 

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for environmental 

conservation is emphasized. 

As part of the degree requirements, M. 

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P. M. students must 

complete a thesis on a specific aspect of pest management. This 

thesis ? 

may ? 

be based ? 

on ? 

original 

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field, ? 

laboratory or 

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library 

research and must satisfy University regulations for a Master's 

degree. 

The requirements for the M. P. M. degree can be completed in 

three ? 

semesters ? 

(1 ? 

year) ? 

of

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full-time ? 

study; ? 

however, 

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most 

students will require four to six semesters. 

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A minimum of one 

semester should normally be allowed for a research project based 

on ? 

library ? 

work, ? 

while ? 

field and 

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laboratory 

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research 

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usually 

takes longer to complete. 

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M. P. X. 

Program 

Admission Requirements 

University admission requirements are given in the Calendar in 

the section on General Regulations (Graduate Programs). In 

addition, the program requires that, for clear admission, the 

applicant must have completed undergraduate level instruction 

equivalent to a total of 12 credit hours in ecology, entomology, 

plant pathology, and chemical pesticides. Applicants who lack 

some of the prerequisites may be admitted to the program but will 

be required to make up the deficiencies prior to graduation. 

--Professiona-1 -experience -relevant- to- pest -management- can- he 

considered in the case of applicants who do. not meet formal 

admission standards. Normally, the M. P. M. admissions committee 

will specify the appropriate qualifying conditions, if any, at 

the time of admission. 

Degree Requirements 

Every M. P. M. program will include the following: 

1)

Core courses (24 credit hours) 

131SC847-3 PestManagement in Practice 

Professional courses. The five 600-level courses are 

normally taken as a block during the Summer semester of the first 

year: 

BISC 

601-5 

Urban and industrial pest management 

BISC 602-5 Forest pest management 

BISC 603-5 Farm and specialty crop pest management 

I3ISC 604-3 Orchard crop pest management 

BISC 605-3 Management of animal disease vectors 

2)

Elective courses (12 credit hours) 

M.

P. M. candidates must complete a minimum of four elective 

800-level graduate courses from the list given below. Course 

selection must be approved by the senior supervisor. Up to six 

credit hours of 

non-M.

P. 14. graduate courses may be substituted, 

subject to prior approval by the student's supervisory committee 

and the program director. 

BISC 816-3 Biology and management of forest insects 

BISC 817-3 Social insects 

BISC 841-3 Plant disease development and control 

BISC 842-3 Insect development and reproduction 

BISC 843-3 Population processes 

BISC 844-3 Biological controls 

BISC 846-3 Insecticide chemistry and toxicology 

BISC 848-3 Nematology 

BISC 850-3 Weed biology and control 

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BISC 8513 Vertebrate pests 

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BXSC 852-3 Medical and veterinary entomology 

BISC 884-3 Special topics in pest biology and management 

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3)

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BISC 849 M.P.M. thesis 

The M.P.M. thesis is based on original, library, laboratory 

or field research and must' meet the standards specified in 

General Regulations (Graduate Studies). 

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Defense 

An oral examination that includes the candidate's research 

as well as general aspects of pest biology and management. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

MEMORANDUM

From.

Dr. M. Mackaue

Chair, Graduate Studies Committee

Director, CPM

Subject:. .

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Date..?

vem1991

Further to my memorandum of 28 January 1991 to Dr. B. McKeown, I am pleased

to provide additional information that will explain the reasons for the proposed.

changes in the Master of Pest Management program. The numbers below refer

to the numbered comments in the above-mentioned memorandum.

Several of the proposed changes were recommended by the External Department

Review committee (#1, 5) or by Biology faculty (#7). The rationale here was to

clarify the MPM degree requirements or to remove

restrictions on course

In addition, the proposed name change from "MPM Professional Paper" to "MPM

Thesis" recognizes the fact that the Professional Paper" is equivalent to the M.Sc.

thesis, both in format and significance. The Department requires MPM students

to defend their "Professional Paper" at a public defense under Senate Graduate

Studies regulation 1.9.2. Thus, the MPM Professional Paper has in practice been

considered equivalent to the M.Sc. thesis, although MPM students did have

greater latitude in the selection of the thesis topic. The name change will reduce

any confusion about the format and scope of the MPM thesis.

The proposed reduction from 18 to 15 credit hours in 800-level course

requirements (Items 3, 4) is made to bring MPM course requirements more in line

with the general course requirements for a Masters degree in the Faculty of

Science, which are 12 semester hours of graduate course work in addition to an

original thesis. As MPM students must complete the five Professional courses

(BISC 601-605) with 21 credit hours, the total course requirements were

unreasonable and perhaps out-of-line with the expectations for a Masters degree.

To ensure that all MPM students share, as far as possible, a common

background, we propose to make BISC 847 (Pest Management in Practice)

mandatory. The course will be redesigned to provide a general overview on

current pest management theory and practice, as understood by SFU faculty.

hours (Item 2). This change recognizes the fact that very few universities in North

America offer undergraduate instruction in all the areas related to pest

management, including parasitology, plant pathology and toxicology. In fact, our

own Department recently deleted BISC 408 (Parasitic Associations) from the

curriculum because of continued problems in offering the course on a regular

basis.

Finally, we propose to offer the MPM program on apart-time basis (Item 6). This

change makes use of an available option under University regulations. A

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significant and, perhaps, increasing number of MPM applicants have full-time

employment, either with government agencies or colleges, but can obtain leave of

absence to complete the degree requirements. The program gains from the

admission of students with significant professional experience, experience that

helps the typical University graduate to gain an understanding of real-life

situations in pest management.

Please let me know if you, or the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, requires

additional information.

To: M. Winston, Chair, DGSC

From: L.J. Albright, A/Director, M.Aq. program

Re: Removal of BiSc 400 as u requirement of entry Into the M.Aq. program.

Date: 26 March, 1991

In response to your memorandum of 22 March, 1991. I can provide you

with the following information.

Drs. Albright, Druetil, McKeown, Fankboner, Devoretz, Schwlndt, Hertwlck

and Llpovsky were present at the meeting of the M.Aq faculty which

occurred on 12 February, 1991. At the meeting Dr. Fankboner moved that

w6isc 400 be removed from the prerequisites-for the-Master of Aquacuiture

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rogram ". This motion was seconded by Dr. Hartwlck and passed

unanimously.

• The feeling of all individuals at the meeting was that this prerequisite

was unnecessary in view of the applied nature of the M.Aq. program.

Drs. Dreuhi and McKeown stated

that at the time they drew up the

proposal for the M.Aq. degree, they felt the M.Aq.

students should have 6lSc

400 as a prerequisite in view of the fact that It was a requred course for

graduation with a B.Sc.

at this University. However, subsequent experience

and thought indicated to them that its usefulness to the M.Aq. students was

limited.

Accordingly, Based upon the above rationale and the motion passed by the

t1.Aq. faculty on 12 February, 1991, I cm requesting that BrSc 400 be deleted

as a prerequisite for entrtf into the M.Aq. program.

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