S
U
S.88-75
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To: ?
Senate ?
From:
J.W.G. Ivany
Chair, SCAP
Subject:
Department of Sociology and
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Date: ?
November 17, 1988
Anthropology - Curriculum Revisions
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate Committee
on Undergraduate Studies gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
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that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors as
set forth in S.88-75 the curriculum changes in the Department of Sociology
and Anthropology including:
New courses S.A. 275-4 China: Sociological and Anthropological ?
Perspectives
S.A. 319-4 Culture, Ethnicity and Aging
S.A. 447-4 Selected Issues in Social Policy Analysis
Deletion of ?
S.A. 456-4 Special Topics in Applied Social Research II
is
.
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SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
DEPT.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
New course
S.A. 447-4 SELECTED ISSUES IN SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS
(SA)
An advanced seminar devoted to an in-depth examination
of an issue or topic in .the field of social policy
analysis which is not regularly offered by the
department.
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 340-4
NOTE ?
The ?
addition ?
of ?
a "Selected Issues" number is
necessary ?
to ?
facilitate ?
the timely offering of
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advanced seminars on issues of emerging interest in
socialpolicy analysis. The course will be of
interest to sociology/anthropology advanced majors and
minors as well as to students enrolled in the Social
Policy Issues Diploma program.
New course
S.A. 319-4 CULTURE, ETHNICITY, AND AGING
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(SA)
An examination of the effects of culture and ethnicity
on the aging process and the treatment. of the aged.
Although the orientation of the course is
cross-cultural and comparative, particular emphasis
will be placed on the social aspects of aging among
various ethnic groups in contemporary Canada.
PREREQUISITES: ?
S.A. 101 or S.A. 150 and either one
second year Sociology or Sociology/Anthropology
course, or acceptance into the Gerontology Diploma
Program.
NOTE This course, proposed at the request of the
Gerontology Program, will strengthen our ties with
that program as well as adding a valuable course for
• ? our ?
own majors in a rapidly expanding field of
anthropology. It relates also to our department's
long-established teaching strengths in the field of
ethnicity.
New course
S.A. ?
275
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CHINA: SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL
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PERSPECTIVES (SA)
An examination of the social, cultural, economic and
political institutions
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of modern ?
China, and the
processes of social change shaping them.
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The emphasis?
will vary from semester to semester.
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 101
or
S.A. 150
NOTE: This course will expand the existing regional studies
component of the department's course offerings, and
will help to meet the growing interest of students in
Chinese ?
studies. ?
It ?
will ?
also ?
provide
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an
anthropological and sociological perspective to
complement specialized courses on China offered by
other departments.
Course deletion
S.A. 456-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH II
(SA)
NOTE: This course is no longer necessary; in view of the new
regulations for special topics courses, one course
number will suffice.
Editorial change to title
FROM: ?
S.A. 455-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH I
(SA)
TO: ?
S.A. 455-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH
(SA)
NOTE; ?
When S.A. 456 is dropped, the 'I' becomes redundant.
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Change of number, description and prerequisites.
FROM: ?
S.A. 461-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
II (SA)
An advanced seminar devoted to an in-depth examination
of a topic not regularly offered by the department.
PREREQUISITES: At least two upper division courses in
Sociology and Anthropology recommended.
To: ?
S.A. 360-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
A seminar exploring a topic not regularly offered by
the department. The disciplinary designation will
change to reflect specific topics; refer to
each
semester's course booklet.
PREREQUISITES: S.A. 101 and 150, plus one second-year
sociology, anthropology or sociology/anthropology
course.
NOTE: One year's experience with the new curriculum has
revealed a strong need for a Special Topics number at
the third-year level, to facilitate flexibility in
scheduling, and especially to benefit fully from the
specialized expertise of visiting faculty. Dropping
one of two Special Topics courses from the 400 level
will meet this need without adding an additional
course. Prequisites are changed to be consistent with
other 300-level courses. Omission of disciplinary
designation will allow flexibility from semester to
semester to reflect content of courses offered.
Editorial change to title; change in disciplinary
designation and description; slight modification of
prerequisites.
FROM: ?
S.A. 460-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
I (SA)
An advanced seminar devoted to an in-depth examination
of a topic not regularly offered by the department.
PREREQUISITES: At least two upper division courses in
Sociology and Anthropology recommended.
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TO: ?
S.A. 460-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
An advanced seminar devoted to an in-depth examination
of a topic not regularly offered by the department.
The disciplinary designation will change to reflect
specific topics; refer to each semester's course
booklet.
PREREQUISITES:
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At least two upper division courses in
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Sociology and/or Anthropology recommended.
NOTE: ?
Editorial change: 'I' becomes redundant when special
topics course II is dropped to 300-level. Description
changed to allow flexibility of disciplinary
designation, reflecting the variety of specific topics-
-anthropological, sociological and combined--that are
taught under this number.
Editorial change to prerequisites
FROM: ?
S.A. 355-4 Quantitative methods (SA)
PREREQUISITIES: STAT 103 and SA 255
TO: ?
S.A. 355-4 Quantitative methods (SA)
PREREQUISITES: STAT 103 or equivalent and SA 255
NOTE: ?
This change makes explicit the department's intent and
practice with regard to prerequisites. Students may
meet the requirement of a grounding in elementary
statistics through a number of routes.
Editorial change to course description
FROM; ?
S.A. ?
363-4
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PROCESSES ?
OF ?
DEVELOPMENT ?
AND ?
UNDERDEVELOPMENT
An ?
examination ?
of ?
anthropological ?
theories
?
of
development and underdevelopment as applied to the
Third World.
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The nature and consequences of world
system linkages; colonialism and decolonization;
patterns of social change in selected societies and
regions.
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An examination of sociological and anthropological
theories
?
of ?
development
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and underdevelopment as
applied to the Third World. The nature and
consequences of world system linkages; colonialism and
decolonization;
patterns of social change in selected
societies and regions.
NOTE This course draws on both sociology and anthropology.
The addition of 'sociological' rectifies an ambiguity
introduced by a last-minute modification at Senate
level when the course description was revised in 1986.
Change of title and course description.
FROM ?
S.A. 463-4 PROBLEMS IN THIRD WORLD SOCIETIES (SA)
An ?
examination of processes of social change in
?
selected Third World societies. Topics may include:
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liberation movements and colonialism; the comparative
studj ?
of ?
post-revolutionary
?
societies; ?
the
persistence, ?
transformation
?
and ?
disappearance of
?
contemporary peasantries directed change programs.
TO: ?
S.A. 463-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (SA)
An ?
examination of processes
of social change in
selected Third World societies.
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Topics will change
from ?
semester ?
to ?
semester, ?
but ?
may ?
include: ?
liberation movements and colonialism; the comparative
study ?
of ?
post-revolutionary
?
societies;
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the
persistenceg
?
transformation
?
and ?
disappearance of
contemporary peasantries directed change programs.
• NOTE: This course covers
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widely differing topics, taught in
different ways by several faculty members. A change
to a Special Topics format will allow those students
focussing on development studies to receive credit
twice, when the subtitle and course content differ.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
c.iLendar Information
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Department:Soc. and Anthro.
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,t,LrevLation Code:
S.A.
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Co.trse Number: 275
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Credit Hours;4
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Vector:
22°
1f.1 of
Course:
China Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives
Calendar Description of Course:
An examination of the social, cultural, economic and political institutions
of modern China, and the pracesses of social change shaping them. The emphasis will
vary from semester to semester.
Nature of
Course
Lecture
l:'rerequisitea (or special instructions):
SA 101 or 150
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
None
2.
Scheduling,
)Lov frequently will the course be offered?
Once every two years.
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
?
1990,
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
H. Sharma, I. Whitaker
. 3. ObJectives of
the Course
To expand the existing regional studies component of the department's course
offerings, and to meet the growing interest of students in Chinese studies. As a
basic course on Chinese society from a sociological and anthropological perspective,
the course will complement specialized courses on China offered by other departments.
4. Budgetary and
Space Requirements (for
information only)
What
additional resources will be required in
the following areas:
Faculty
?
None
Staff
None
Library
None
Audio
Visual
None
Space
None
Equipment
None
5. Approval?
Date:
DepartmenChairman
OCT27
1988:
Dean
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Chairman, SCUS
c;S 73-J4b:-
(Wh
pn
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this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS
73-34a.
craeolinL.
g 2M gj ft _course outline only
SA 275 China: Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives
C:ourse Content
and Orientation
This course is designed
to
give students an analytical
understanding
of
certain dominant themes in contemporary
China: these
include
the dominance of
the Han Chinese, and
current Chinese thinking and practice
on
the position
of
the
ethnic minorities, the problems of overpopulation and
governmental pol
i
cies
on
fami
l
y limitation, surviving
regionalism in contemporary China, and the practice of religion
and governmental attitudes to the same. Students will be
given
a chance to focus their studies on one
of these themes, whilst
at the same time being exposed
in
lectures and classroom
presentations to the other problem areas covered by the course.
There will be a
two-hour lecture weekly, and a two hour
seminar, initially led
by
the instructor, but in the second
half of
the semester offering students the opportunity of
presenting their research papers in digest form to the whole
class. Each student will discuss the research paper with the
instructor in advance, and a 15-30 minute presentation will be
expected.
Recommended material
s
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Baker,
H.
Yang,
C.
K.
Wolf, A.P.
Yang, C.K.
Parish
and
Hsu, F.L.K.
Yang, M.C.
Smith
A.
Fei, H.T.
Freedman, I'
Freedman, F
Yang
Ahern
Hinton, W.
Hinton,
W.
Crook,
I.
i::r.:icik, ?
I.
Myrdal, Jar
Myrdal J.
C:r i-il ,
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The Chinese_family
Chinese
Whit e
Under the ancestors' shadow
Villaae life in CFiina
Peasant life
in
China
Chinese lineagt_an4_jqSietY
Family ?
in Chinese society
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I_
ig_ion in Chinese society
The c
ult
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Chinese villaUt
sh en
Shen
fan
D.
The first
D. Ten mile inn
K:essl e
G. Chi
na: the
revol
ut
ion conti
nued
Feminism
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and socialism In China
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
.dendar Information
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S
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Department:
Sociology
& Anthropology
Code:
-
SA
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Coarse Number:
319
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Credit Hours:
?
4
Vector:
O-4-
FIt.I of Course:
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Culture, Ethnicity and Aging
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(SA)
Calendar Description of Course:
An examination of the effects of culture and
ethnicity on the aging process and the treatment of the aged. Although
the orientation of the course is cross-cultural and comparative, particular
emphasis will be placed on the social aspects of aging among various ethnic
groups in contemporary Canada,
Nature of Course
Lecture/ Seminar,
Prerequisites (or
special instructions):
SA 101 or SA 150 and either one second year Sociology-.or Sociology/Anthropology
course, or acceptance into the Gerontology Diploma Program.
What course (courses), if any
is being
dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
?
None
2. Scheduling,
lLov frequently will the course be offered?
?
Once every two years
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Ellen Gee; Michael G. Kenny
Objectives of the Course
To provide students with a cross-cultural perspectiveon aging, particularly
in
multi-
cultural environments. This perspective is intended to enhance perception of the
cultural, social and economic factors affecting treatment of the aged. Inturn this will
aid students in dealtng with practical situations in the social service field. The
course will accordingly be of interest to S/A students and those in Gerontology.
4.
BudGetaryand Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
?
None
Staff ?
None
Library ?
None
Audio Visual None
Space ?
None
Equipment ?
None
5.
Approval
Date:
October 27, 1988
OCT
2 ?
5
eVC
1)
?
Department Chairman
?
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
St,;S 73-J4b:-
(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS
73-34a.
;tvach course
outline).
'73
SA319: Culture, Ethnicity, and Aging
Course outline:
An examination of the effects of culture and ethnicity on the aging process and
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the treatment of the aged. Although the orientation of the course is cross-cultural
and comparative, particular emphasis will be placed on the multi-cultural milieu
of contemporary Canada.
Content:
1)
Demographic background: the age structure of human societies and the gender/age
division of labor in societies of different'socio-economic type--e.g.
hunter-gatherers, pastoralists, horticulturalists, industrial societies The
contribution of the social historians to an understanding of changing demo-
graphic patters in the west. The impact of the demographic transition.
2) Age as a principle of social ordering: the cycle of the generations, age based
systems and age grades. Ages in conflict.
3)
Household developmental cycles and the life course. Cultural perspectives on
the stages of life. Property, power, exchange and the role of senior genera-
tions in non-industrial societies,
4)
The meanings of ethnicity: sociological, anthropological', and other perspectives.
5)
Modernization and its impact on the elderly and their role: consideration of
the Holmes/Cowgill approach and its critics.
6) The world systems approach: dependency, ethnicity, and the marginalization of
the elderly.
7)
Aging, culture, and health.
8)
Family inheritance: household and ethnic community support systems in modern-
izing and modern societies.
9)
Cross-cultural communication: social/health services and ethnic minorities in
industrial societies.
10)
Policy perspectives: ethnicity and aging, selected comparisons.
11) Cross cultural perspectives on death and dying.
12)
Theory in culture and aging; competing paradigms and the current state of
research.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
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.
1.
.ile.ndar Information ?
Department:
_Sociology ._jop_ojogy
Abbreviation Code: SA
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Cd&irse Number:
447
Credit Hours:
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Vector:---.
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r.l.t of Course: Selected Issues in Social Policy Analysis
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(SA)
Calendar Description of Course:
An advanced seminar devoted to an in-depth examination of an issue or topic An the
field of social policy analysis which is not regularly offered by the department.
Natuie of Course Seminar
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
SA 340-4
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? At least once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
?
89-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
?
A ?
..
Objectives of the Course
To enable the timely offering of advanced seminars on issues of emerging interest
in the field of social policy analysis. The course will be of particular interest
to students enrolled in the Social Policy Issues Diploma Program as well as to
sociology/anthropology majors and minors.
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What
additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
?
NIL
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
.
?
DePartmen0hairman
u-1
JIL.
'nrI
27 '98
Dean
?
Chairman, SCUS
StS 73-J4b:-
(When completing this form,
for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
;u'.ieh course outline).
)c. '73
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
S.A. 447-4 SELECTED ISSUES IN SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS
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(sample course offering)
SOCIAL POLICY AND HEALTH CARE IN CANADIAN SOCIETY
COURSE CONTENT:
This course examines sociological and anthropological
perspectives upon health, health care policy and the broader
field of social policy within Canadian society. Particular
topics to be examined include:
- the historical and political development of the Canadian
health care system
- the evolution of health care policy in Canada in relation
to other social policy areas
- the role of professionals in health care issues and policy
planning
- minority health care issues: women; native peoples;
immigrant communities
- the transfer of Canadian health care policies and practices
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to third world nations through Canadian international aid
COURSE ORGANIZATION
Grades for the course will be based on:
Midterm examination/assignment
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30%
Book Report
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20%
Research Paper
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50%
REQUIRED READINGS
S.E.D. Shortt (ed.). Medicine in Canadian Society (1981)
D. Naylor, Private Practice, Public Payment; Canadian Medicine
and the Politics of Health Insurance, 1911-1966 (1986)
D. Culhan ,
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Speck, An Error in Judgement: The Politics of
Medical Care in an Indian/White Community (1987)
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Additional articles and books pertinent to the course will be
placed on reserve in the library.
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tion for Applied Social Research
FROM:
I would like to bring the following matter before the next meeting of FACC.
Due to an oversight there is an anomaly in the Calendar description of the
S&A Applied Social Research Program. With the changes to our Sociology cur-
riculum which went into effect in 88-3, we now have added a required statistics
course for all our majors, Statsl03 (or an equivalent post-secondary statistics
course). This change fails to appear in the description of the Applied Program,
which now reads:
APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
Students wishing a broader preparation in research methods may choose this
special stream, which has the following additional requirements:
LOWER DIVISION
.
STAT 101-3 Introduction to Statistics A
or
STAT 102-3 Introduction to Statistics B
Students are strongly recommended to take:
CMPT 001-3 Computers and the Activity of People
All lower divisions courses must be completed prior to entry into upper division
courses.
UPPER DIVISION
SA 355* Quantitative Methods
and at least three of the following:
SA 356 Qualitative Methods
357 Survey Methods
402 The Uses of Anthropology
455 Special Topics in Applied Social Research I
456 Special Topics in Applied Social Research II
472 Ethnohistory
* Students in the stream will have completed STAT 101 or STAT 102 and must
enrol in the appropriate seminar section of SA 355
•
It is proposed to change this description to the following (see over) in light of
altered statistics requirements for the undergraduate program in general:
on
APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
Students wishing a broader preparation in research methods may choose this
special stream, which has the following additional requirements:
LOWER DIVISION
STAT 101-3 Introduction to Statistics A
or ?
.
STAT 102-3 Introduction to Statistics B
or
STAT 103-3 Introduction to Statistics for Social Research
STAT 103-3 is highly recommended.
Students are also recomendéd to take
CMPT 001-3 Computers and the Activity of People
All lower division courses must be completed prior to entry into upper division
courses.
UPPER DIVISION
SA
355*
Quantitative Methods
and at least three of the following:
SA 356 Qualitative Methods
357 Survey Methods
402 The Uses of Anthropology
455 Special Topics in Applied Social Research I.
456 Special Topics in Applied Social Research II
472 Ethnohistory
* Students in this stream will have completed STAT 101 or STAT 102 or STAT 103
and must enrol in the appropriate seminar section of SA 355.
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