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S.88-69
FOR INFORMATION
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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Senate
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From:
J.W.G. Ivany
Chair, SCAP
Subject:
Humanities Minor Program -
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Date:
November 17, 1988
Curriculum Revisions
Acting under delegated authority SCUS approved curriculum revisions as set forth in
S.88-69 to the Humanities Minor Program.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Office of the Dean
Faculty of Arts
To: Ellen Gee
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From: Paul Dutton
Chair
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Coordinator
FACC
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Humanities Program
Re: Curriculum Revisions
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Date: September 21, 1988
The Humanities Minor Program Committee has decided to make the changes
indicated below to its calendar entry.
RATIONALE:
These changes all serve to bring the calendar entry and the courses into
agreement. HUM 380 was added some years ago and should be included in
the lists of courses. HUM 201 and 202 were introduced to provide further
foundation courses for the program.
HUMANITIES MINOR PROGRAM
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FROM:
The Humanities minor program enables students to obtain a background in
the Humanities through course work in various disciplines offered through
regular departments. A more specific approach to humanistic inquiry at the
upper division is available through the humanities core courses (HUM 302,
303,304, 306, 308 and 400). Students will be advised about related courses
in their major field or cognate fields in order to plan a coherent program
around the specific Humanities courses. Students' attention is drawn to
HUM 390-3 Directed Studies in Humanities. (See course description index
for prerequisites.)
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The Humanities minor program enables students to obtain a background in
the Humanities through course work in various disciplines offered through
regular departments. A more specific approach to humanistic inquiry at the
upper division is available through the humanities core courses (HUM 302,
303, 304, 306, 308, 380 and 400). Students will be advised about related
courses in their major field or cognate fields in order to plan a coherent
program around the specific Humanities courses. Students' attention is
drawn to HUM 390-3 Directed Studies in Humanities. (See course
description index for prerequisites.)
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LOWER DIVISION REQUIRMENTS AS PREREQUISITES
FROM:
Students must complete 18 semester hours of credit from among the
Humanities related courses listed below. Courses from at least two different
departments must be included. These prerequisite hours may include
courses also taken to fulfill major prerequisites or Faculty of Arts group
requirements. The topic headings indicate significant aspects of the
Humanities. Students may choose from different areas or concentrate on a
specific historical period. Because the study of the Humanities requires some
familiarity withphilosophical concepts and an awareness of the past, History
105 and 106, and Philosophy 150 and 151 are designated as introductory
courses. Students minoring in the Humanities program are advised to
include all four courses mentioned above in their program.
Students must complete 18 semester hours of credit from among the
Humanities related courses listed below. Courses from at least two different
departments must be included. These prerequisite hours may include
courses also taken to fulfill major prerequisites or Faculty of Arts group
requirements. The topic headings indicate significant aspects of the
Humanities. Students may choose from different areas or concentrate on a
specific historical period. Because the study of the Humanities requires some
familiarity with philosophical concepts and an awareness of the past, History
105 and 106, Philosophy 150 and 151 and Humanities 201 and 202 are
designated as introductory courses. Students minoring in the Humanities
program are advised to include at least four of these introductory courses in
their program.
UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
FROM:
16 semester hours of upper divison credit, including two of Humanities 302,
303, 304, 306, 308, plus Humanities 400, plus two approved courses outside
the department of the major concentration. Upper level requirements may
not be fulfilled by any courses used to fulfill requirements of other major or
honors programs.
The advisory system is essential to the program. Upon declaring his/her
intent to minor in Humanities, the student will be assigned to an advisor
from among the Steering Committee. The advisor will discuss the student's
particular interests in order to assist in planning a program of studies and
the culminating essay. The program of studies must be approved by the
Humanities Steering Committee.
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16 semester hours of upper divison credit, including two of Humanities 302,
303, 304, 306,308,380 plus Humanities 400, plus two approved courses
outside the department of the major concentration. Upper level requirements
may not be fulfilled by any courses used to fulfill requirements of other major
or honors programs.
The advisory system is essential to the program. Upon declaring his/her
intent to minor in Humanities, the student will be assigned to an advisor
from among the Steering Committee. The advisor will discuss the student's
particular interests in order to assist in planning a program of studies and
the culminating essay. The program of studies must be approved by the
Humanities Steering Committee.
LOWER DIVISION HUMANITIES RELATED COURSES
FROM:
Listed below is a sample of lower division courses within the University
covering some aspect of the Humanities. These courses have been grouped
together under topic headings that emphasize an interdisciplinary approach.
Students may wish to select from different areas (for example, one course
from Ancient Culture,, one from the Nineteenth Century, etc.) or to
concentrate on a historical period, for example; the art, history, and
philosophy of the Ancient World; or the history, politics, and art of the
Englightenment.
However students may decide to select their lower division prerequisites, it is
important for them to have some familiarity with philosophical concepts and
to possess a broad awareness of the human past. For this reason, History
105 and 106, and Philosophy 150 and 151 are designated as introductory
courses to the Humanities. The student is advised to include all four in his or
her program; these courses provide the general background necessary for the
comparative study of Western Civilization.
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Listed below is a sample of lower division courses within the University
covering some aspect of the Humanities. These courses have been grouped
together under topic headings that emphasize an interdisciplinary approach.
Students may wish to select from different areas (for example, one course
from Ancient Culture, one from the Nineteenth Century, etc.) or to
concentrate on a historical period, for example; the art, history, and
philosophy of the Ancient World; or the history, politics, and art of the
Englightenment.
However students may decide to select their lower division prerequisites, it is
important for them to have some familiarity with philosophical concepts and
to possess a broad awareness of the human past. For this reason, History
105 and 106 Philosophy 150 and 151, and Humanities 201 and 202 are
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designated as introductory courses to the Humanities. The student is
advised to include
all
four in his or her program; these courses provide the
general background necessary for the comparative study of Western
Civilization.
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HUMANITIES COURSE DESCRIPTION CHANGES
FROM: HUM 306 THE PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION OF THE
HUMANITIES
What is intellectual history? How does the art, literature, religion, and
philosohy of the past represent the inner life of the period? Can we
reconstruct that inner life, or do we only interpret the surface of the past in
terms of our own desires and priorities? This seminar will investigate
different ideas of history particularly relevant to the study of culture.
TO: HUM 306 THE PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION OF THE HUMANITIES
How does the study of the humanities, with its emphasis on expression,
belief, and tradition, present the central concepts of Western Civilization in a
way which cannot be understood simply as history or sociology? If different
cultures, or different historical periods within a culture produce different
interpretations of human value and different images of humanity, how are
they to be reconciled and related to one another? These questions will be
discussed through the integrated study of history, literature, arts and
philosophy.
• FROM: HUM 308 THE HUMANITIES AND CRITICAL THINKING
The concept of the Humanities has been historically associated with 'the best
that has been thought and said' throughout various epochs. In spite of the
assoociation between the humanities and the highest ideals of culture many
critical thinkers have defined their thought in opposition to the most
cherished beliefs of culture. This course will focus on the thought of selected
major figures whose works imply radical departures from traditional
thinking. The combinations of figures may vary from semester to semester.
An example of a typical course would be: Marx, Darwin, Freud and
Dostovesky.
TO: HUM 308 THE HUMANITIES AND CRITICAL THINKING
The humanities have traditionally been associated with "the best that has
been
thought
and said" throughout the history of civilization. But from its
beginnings Western Civilization has also been characterized by the restless
criticism of its own ideals. This course will compare and contrast diverse
critical traditions within Western culture, the attempts of great artists and
thinkers to break with tradition, and the subsequent creation of new ideas
and forms of experience and expression.
RATIONALES:
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