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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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Department of Political Science
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P.cP)bet. 4,. J.98
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Action undertaken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee at
its Meeting on December 2, 1985, gives rise to the following motion:
MOTION:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth inS.86-1,7
the proposed change in the degree requirements
for the M.A. program in Political Science:
From: Students will undertake formal course
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work and write a thesis. The formal
course work will include six one-semester
courses of which Pol 801 is compulsory.
Of the remaining five (5), students will
be required to choose at least three from
among the core courses in the academic
program, comprising Pol 812,. 821, 830,
841, 851 and 852.
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Students will undertake formal course work and
write a thesis. The formal course work will
include four one-semester courses of which
Pol 801 is compulsory. Of the remaining
three, students will be required to choose
at least two from among the core courses in
the academic program, comprising Pol 812, 821,
830, 841, 851 and 852, and any one course
listed under Political Science Graduate Courses.
Students may also be encouraged to take
additional courses in Methodology and Lang-
uages
Rationale for this change is outlined in the attached paper.
Bruce P. Clayman
Dean of Graduate Studies.
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Political Science
The Faculty of Arts Graduate Studies Committee at its meeting of
November 6, 1985 approved the reduction in formal course requirements
from six courses to four courses for Political Science MA students.
Will you please put this revision on the agenda of the Executive Senate
Graduate Studies Committee.
Thank you.
SR/erb
cc: A.H. Somjee, Political Science
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I shall be grateful to you if you would kindly place before the Faculty
of Arts Graduate Studies Committee the following changes in the Degree
Requirements for an M.A. Program in Political Science:
FROM:
"Students will undertake formal course work and write a thesis.
The formal course work will include six one-semester courses
of which POL. 801 is compulsory. Of the remaining five, students
will be required to choose at least three from among
courses in the academic program, comprising POL. 812, 2i,&3QV
841, 851 and
852."
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TO:
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"Students will undertake formal course work and write a thesis.
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The formal course work will include four one-semester courses
of which POL. 801 is compulsory. Of the remaining three, students
will be required to choose at least two from among the core
courses in the academic program, comprising POL. 812, 821, 830, 841,
851 and 852, and any one course listed under POLITICAL SCIENCE
GRADUATE COURSES. Students may also be encouraged to take additional
courses in Methodology and Languages.
Rationale for
Changes
The Department of Political Science had introduced its M.A. program
in 1976. The program, as it was felt by all concerned, had put great
emphasis on a larger course load and an extended thesis normally not
required for an M.A. degree. Those were also the findings of the PACUP
report which stated that in the Political Science Department, "Graduate
course requirements (6) are higher than in similar departments" and that
the number of courses required for the M.A. be considered with a view to
reducing course requirements from 6 to 4kzt^4
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complete his M.A. program in a shorter period than was the case so far.
We expect the proposed changes to be more popular with the students. In
April 1984, an external review of the department also recommended that
the department seriously re-examinethe existing graduate program with a
view to increasing its enrollment.
Chairman, Graduate Studies
Committee
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