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S.89-51

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To:

Senate

From:

L. Salter

Chair, SCAP

Subject:

. Gerontology Program -

Date: ?

November 9, 1989

Curriculum revisions

Reference: SCUS 89-19

SCAP 89-35

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

Undergraduate Studies gives rise to the following motion:

Motion:

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors

as set forth in S.89-51 the proposed addition of three courses to the

optional credit list, including

New course GERO 405 - 3

Aging in Rural Canada"

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To:

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Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee 

From: ? 

R1H. Morsfall, Chair, Gerontology Curriculum 

Committee 

Re: ? 

Additions to Optional Course Lists 

Date: ? 

l] April 1989 

We wish to add three courses - two of them recently approved 

by Senate -land a new course, to the optional credit list: 

from: 

Optional Courses

CRIM

411

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Crime and Victimization of the Elderly

351-3

Family Development Il: Maturing and Extended Families

Selected Topics (when topic Is Housing for the Elderly)

GERO 401-3

Aging, and the Environment

402-3

Drug Issues in Gerontology.

403-3

Counselling with Older Adults

404-3

Health and

Illness in Later Life

410-3

Special Topics in Gerontology

411-3

Special Topics in Gerontology II

412-3

Special Topics in Gerontology Ill

KIN

460-3

Cellular Mechanisms and Theories of Aging

PHIL

231-3

Selected Topics I (when topic Is Moral Problems in

Health Care of the Aged)

PSYC

301-3

Intermediate Research Methods and Data Analysis

306-3

Psychological Assessment Procedures

444-5

Psychopathology (when locus is on aging)

456-5

Psychology of Adulthood and Aging

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320-4

Population and Society

355-4

Quantitative Methods

460-4

Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (when

topic is Medical Anthropology)

to: as above, but add: 

S.A. 319 Culture, Ethnicity and Aging 

Geog 386 Medical Geography 

Gero 405 Aging in Rural Canada 

rationale: 

S.A. 319 examines the effects of culture and ethnicity on 

the aging process and the treatment of the aged. It is a 

topic of key interest to Gerontology students. In fact, a 

preliminary Version of it was taught previously as Gero 412 

Special Topics - Ethnicity and Aging. The prerequisites for 

this course, are: S.A. 101 or S.A. 150 and either one second 

year Sociology or Soc/Anthro course or acceptance into the 

Diploma Progam in Gerontology. 

Geog 386, whiich teaches some basic principles of 

epidemiology, 1 

will complement Gero 404 Health and Illness in 

Later Life, and allow some concentration in the theme area 

of health and aging. 

Gero 405 is a new course. See attached outline. 

i. calendar Information 

Abbreviation Code: 

GERO 

Course Number: 405 

Department Gerontology 

Credit Hours: 

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Vector: 2-1-0 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

Title of Course: 

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AGING IN RURAL CANADA 

Calendar Description of Course: An examination of the demographic trends in aging 

in rural areas of Canada, the geographical and social contexts in which these 

are occurring and the, experience of rural communities in assessing needs and 

providing support services and housing. 

Nature of Course Lecture/Seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

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GERO 300 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: None. 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? Once a year on campus and via DISC 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 90-3 

Ld'k.e.

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? Dr. Gerald Hodge, Research Assoc., Gero Research Centre; Adjunct 

Prof., Gero Diploma Program. Dr. A.M. Gill, Assist. Prof., Geography. 

3 Objectives of the Course 

a) To familiarize students with rural environments in which one-third of 

the elderly live; 

.b) To explore needs of the rural elderly in housing, transport and support 

services. 

c) To examine issues in the delivery of services to the rural elderly. 

4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

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nil

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5. Approval? 

Date: 

V tfepament Chairman 

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Chairman, SCUS 

SCIJS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

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AGING IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT 

COURSE PERSPECTIVE: 

1)

Close to one million elderly Canadians (65+) live in rural 

areas and small towns and they have the tendency to remain 

there; and 

2)

Fully one-third of the small towns in Canada already have 

proportion of the elderly in their populations equal to or 

greater than that expected for the nation' in the year 2010. 

The importance f these facts is that rural habitats, which 

differ from those of cities, have to provide services, 

facilities, and support 

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for substantial numbers of senior 

citizens. Now this can be done satisfactorily is a question only 

beginning to reach the public agenda. Its consideration will 

need to acknowledge basic rural characteristics' of small numbers 

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(of facilities, 

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clients, care-givers), few alternative sources 

(of services and transportation), and lar 

g

e distances to be 

travelled (to obtain or deliver services). 

This course examines trends of aging in rural areas in Canada, 

the geographical and social contexts within which these are 

occurring, and the experience of rural communities in responding 

to the presence of the elderly. 

COURSE STRUCTURE: 

The course wlllhave a combination of contributions by the 

instructor and the students.. The instructor will be responsible 

for a series oflecture5 around the following topics: 

1)

Canadian Rural Aging Trends (3 weeks) 

2)

The Geographic Context of Rural Aging (3 weeks) 

3)

Aging and the Rural Community (3 weeks) 

4)

Providing Sipport and Services to the Rural Elderly (3 weeks) 

Students will participate in several in-class exercises and make 

presentations on articles and one book review. There will be 

approximately 40 pages of reading required each week. 

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Note: Detailed Reading List Available from 

Secretary of Senate 