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S. ?

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To: Senate

Subject: Department of Languages.

Literatures and Linguistics -

Latin American Studies

From: Senate committee on

Undergraduate Studies

Date: October 21, 1986

-Action-undertaken-by-the Senate-Committee onUndergraduate Studies at its - - - - - - - -

meeting of October 21, 1986 gives rise to the following motions:

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board

of Governors, as set forth in S.86- 67, the proposed changes

in the Latin American Studies program."

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board

of Governors, as set forth in S.86-6

, the proposed

New courses - LAS. 311-3 Latin American International

Relations

LAS. 498-5 Independent Study Project"

FOR INFORMATION

Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of October 21, 1986 the

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved

Revisions to a number of LAS. courses.

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

5CuS

MEMORANDUM

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Heath, Secretary 

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Senate Committee on 

Undergraduate 

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The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of October 16, 1986 

recommended calendar changes to the Spanish and Latin American Studies 

Programs. 

Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of SCUS. 

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S. Roberts 

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To:

Dr. Even Alderson

From:

Jorge Garcia

Associate Dean of Arts and

Chairmen, Spanish Division

Chairmen of FACC

and Co-ordinator of LAS

Subject:

Date:

a submission from the Spanish Division and

the Latin American Studies Program for calendar revisions.

JG/h

jrge 1wrcia

Att.-

SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

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CALENDAR REVISIONS

Introduction

These calendar revisions have been prepared in anticipation of the

administrative changes that may occur as a result -of the DLLL

re-organization.

The revisions reflect the association of the Spanish and the Latin

American Studies Programs. Both programs have proceeded with a

curriculum rationalization that includes discontinuation of non-essential

courses, reduction of credit hours, transfer of Spanish Culture courses to

LAS, and introduction of new courses.

These proposals constitute a minimal viable academic program, and

reflect better the expertise of our faculty component, as well as the new

developments in the disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields of study.

The proposal has two parts: Spanish (p. 3-39), and Latin American

Studies (

. 40-54). It contains calendar entry revisions and course

revisions for both programs.

Table of contents

Introduction...............................................................................

Summery

course

revisions ............................................

p. 2

Spanish - Calendar entry revisions ................................

p. 3

Spanish - Description of courses revision ..................

p. 6

New course proposal, SPAN 220 ......................................

p. ?

SPAN

310

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p.20

SPAN

402

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SPAN

425

......................................

p. 27

SPAN

460

...................................... p.31

SPAN461 ?

......................................

p. 35

LAS -

Calendar entry revisions

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LAS - Description of courses revision ......................... p.45

........................................ p.48

.. ...................................... p.54

SUMMARY OF COURSE REVISIONS

a = change of prerequisite

I = change of title

b = rethction of credit hours

g = change of requirements

c = change in number

change of prefix

= revision of description

I = new course

e = revision of content

j = disco nti nued

SPANISH

(p. 2-39)

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (p. 40-54)

Old Calendar ?

New Calendar

Code

Old Calendar

New Calendar

360-3

441-4

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - CALENDAR ENTRY REVISIONS

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Location:

Room 9222 - Classroom Complex

Telephone:

291-3689

The Co-ordinator of the Latin American Studies program is selected periodically from

among the Associated Faculty.

Spanish and Linguistics

In addition to the associated faculty there is, from time to time, a Visiting Professor

eppoi ntment.

A joint major in Latin American Studies is offered In conjunction with selected

disciplines. A minor program in Latin American Studies may be taken with any major or

honours degree, or with a Bachelor of General Studies degree.

The program is designed to offer students the maximum opportunity to integrate their

'inderstandi ng of Latin America.

Students wishing further information on the program should contact the Co-ordinator of

the program or the General Office

prior to

the normal registration time.

Latin American Studies Joint Major Program

The Latin American Studies program offers an interdisciplinary joint major in Latin

American Studies combined with selected Faculty of Arts disciplines leading to a Bachelor of Arts

degree. Course-work designated as counting in the credits used towards the upper division

requirements for the Latin American Studies component of the degree may not be used as part of

the selected joint discipline's credit requirements, or vice versa. The individual disciplines

participating in the joint major program are: Archaeology, Geography, History, Political

Science, Sociology and Anthroplogy, and Spanish.

JOINT MAJOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Requirements

Language

Reading and speaking competence in Spanish or Portuguese equivalent to the successful

completion of three college-level courses must be demonstrated. (At the discretion of the

Steering

Committee other larivage training programs or demonstrations of competence

may be accepted.)

Lover Division Courses

A minimum of 12 credit hours is required including LAS. 140-3 and LAS. 200-3; the

remaining courses are to be taken from the approved list of courses with Latin American

content in at least two departme.nit.s:

LAS. ?

140-3 ?

Pre-columbiarand Hispanic Heritage of Latin America

HtST ?

104-3

History of the Americas to 1763

HIST ?

208-3

Lati ii America: The Colonial Period

HST ?

209-3 ?

Latin America: The National Period

Archaeologg of the New World

SPAN 240-3 ?

1 nt rod uctiori to Hispanic Literature

**SA

260-4 ?

Peasant Society

* This course counts onlu when the selected region is Latin America.

Note: ?

Students must also ;atisfi

the lower division ?

requirements of the selected joint

disci pline.

c) ?

Upper Division Courses

A minimum of 40 upper division credit hours is required, including at least 20 credit

hours in Latin American Studies, and from 20 to 30 credit hours in the joint discipline

selected, as specified below.

1. ?

Latin American Studies (20 hours)

11 to 14 upper division credit hours in LAS courses (LAS. 310, 311

312, 402,

403) includin g at least one 300, and one 400 LAS course. The remaining courses to

be taken from the approved list of upper division courses with Latin American

content in other disciplines.

2. ?

Joint Major Discipline

From 20 to 30 credit hours, as indicated for the specific discipline.

ARC.- LAS. ?

20 credits in Archaeolo

u in the 300 and 400 division.

6E06-LAS. ?

30 credits in Geography from :pecified upper division

courses, including:

five

courses 0 5 hours) from division A;

two

courses (1 0 hours) from division B;

a Geography course on Latin America (5 hours);

HIST-LAS. ?

30 credits in upper division History, as required for History

major.

LAS. ?

30 credits in upper division Political Science, as required

for Political Science majors.

** ?

o be

poe .rc' The ii•'1 epproI

i.e1eftder ñ.mes

oTher deper/.

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*POL 337-3 Government and Politics: Selected Latin

American Nations I and

*PQL 338-3 Government and Politics: Selected Latin

American Nations II

* Ma y not be used to satisfy LAS requirements.

S.A.- LAS.

20 credits in upper division Sociology or Anthropology.

SPAN LAS.

20 credits in upper division Spanish.

* Onig one of SPAN 341 -3 Latin American Literature in Translation or SPAN 451 -5

Modern Latin American Novel may be used for this requirement.

MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Requirements

Language Preparation

Althoughal.l

courses ere taught in English, students will be required to demonstr

a t e

- - -

reading knowled

e of Spanish or Portuguese or, in exceptional circumstances, French.

This ability is seen as a recommended skill for upper division course-work, which is

taught in seminar format and which frequently involves independent investigation of a

specialized topic b participants.

Lower Division Courses

Atotal of 12 credit hours including LAS. 140-3 or LAS. 200-3; the remaining courses to

be taken from the approved list of courses with Latin American content in at least two

departments.

Upper Division Courses

A minimum of 14 upper division credit hours, including at least one 300 level, and one

400 level LAS course. The remaining courses to be taken from the approved list of

courses with Latin American content i ri at least two departments.

LAS Courses Offered

LAS. 1

40-3

Pre-col umbian and Hispanic Heritage of Latin America

LAS. 200-3 Introduction to Latin American Issues

LAS. 310-3 Regional Studies

LAS. 311-3

Latin American International Relations

LAS. 312-3

Latin American Cultural Topics

LAS. 402-5

Field Stud

LAS. 403-5

Interdisciplinary Seminar

LAS. 498-5

Independent Studg Project

COURSES WITH EXCLUSIVE LATIN AMERICAN CONTENT

Students are advised to consult the Calendar or the department concerned regarding

prerequisites and descriptions for the courses listed. Refer to the Course Description Index in

the Calendar. Because departments offer courses which are taught by a number of faculty with

• different professional interests, it should be noted that

credit

will be given for particular

courses only when they are taught by instructors shown above as Associated

Facultir

(See list page -

Department of Archaeology

ARC. 273-3 Archaeology of the New World

ARC. 330-3 Prehistoryof Latin America

Department of Geography

*GEOG 263-3 Selected Regions

* This course counts only when the selected region is Latin American.

Department of History

HIST 208-3 Latin America: The Colonial Period

HIST 209-3 Latin America: The National Period

HIST 458-3 Problems in Latin American Regional History

HIST 459-3 Problems in the Political and Social History of Latin America

Department of L inquages, Literatures and Linguistics

SPAN 341-3 Latin American Literature in Translation

SPAN 451-5 Modern Latin American Novel

SPAN 452-5 Modern Latin American Poetry

SPAN 453-3 Modern Latin American Short Story

SPAN 454-3 Latin American Theatre

Department of Political Science

POL. 337-3

Government and Politics: Selected Latin American Nations I

POL.

338-3

Government and Politics: Selected Latin American Nations II

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

S.A.

280-4

Peasant Society

S.A.

363-4 Social Change in the Third World

S.A. 391-4 Latin America

S.A.

464-4

Urban Anthropology

S.A. 293-4 Central and South America - Specific Regions

COURSES WITH PARTIAL LATIN AMERICAN CONTENT

Courses with partial Latin American content, or in which Latin Am

rica may be

emphasized in a given semester, may be used to fulfil program requirements when their content

is appropriately focused on the Latin American region. In questionable situations, consult

course outlines in the General Office and confer with the Co-ordi nator of the Latin American

Studies program for specific authorization. Students wishing to take a Special Topics course(s)

for credit toward a joint major or minor in Latin American Studies should have the course

approved by the Co-ordinator.

Department of Archaeology

ARC. 474-3 North America - Southwest

Department of Economics

ECON 355-5 Economic Development

ECON 362-4 Economics of Natural Resources

Department of Geography

13E06 343-3 Geography of Transitional Societies

GEUG 422-5 The Geography of Lesser Developed Countries

Department of History

HIST 104-3 Historu of the Americas to 1763

P1131

299-3 ?

Problems in History

HIST 485-3 Studies in History I (Special Topics)

HIST 486-3

Studies in History II (Special Topics)

Note: HIST 299, 485 and 586 vary from semester to semester and may have partial or

exclusive Latin American content, or none stall. These may be used toward the satisfaction of

LAS degree requirements only when the Program Co

ordinator has determined that they have

Latin American content.

Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

- -

SPAN 240-3

Introduction to Hispanic Literature

Department of Political Science

PUL. ?

342-5

Relations Between Developed and Developi nq Nations

PUL. ?

345-3

The Nation State and the Multi national Corporation

POL. ?

433-3

Comparative Developing Systems

Department of Communication

CMNS 322-3

Communication and Cultural Context

CMNS

240-3

The Political Economy of Communication

CMNS 444-5

Political Economy of International Communication

CMNS 436-4

Communication and Rural Development

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Course descriptions for LAS courses are given on page - - of this Calendar.

Description

LATIN AMERICAN

Courses

STUDIESRevision

Revised: ?

LAS.

140-3 Pre-Columbian and Hispanic Heritage of Latin America

An interdisciplinary introduction to Latin American culture through the

examination of American, Iberian, and African civilizations. (Lecture/Tutorial)

SPAN 140-3 Hispanic Culture I

The artistic, political and social heritage of Spain and Latin America. A course

conducted in English. ?

(Lecture/Tutorial)

d,e,f.

Revised: ?

LAS. 200-3 Introduction to Latin American Issues

A multidisciplinary introduction to contemporary Latin America. The course is

organized in three modules: "People and the Land," "The Human Condition," and

"The Political Alternatives," each of which will be exami ned from the varying

perspectives of history, geography, politics, the arts, etc.

(Lecture/Tutorial) ?

No/a. This is a required course for 145 jo/nt majors, and £45

minors. 

Open to

a/I s/uonts.

£45. 149- 3 is

reconnndeo. 

Old: ?

LAS. 200-3 Introduction to Latin American Studies

A lecture course taught co -operatively, and organized in three "modules:" "Man

and the Land," "The Human Condition in Latin America," and "The Political

Alternatives," each of which will be considered from the varying perspectives of

politics, history, geography, literature, etc. Designated for students with little

or no background, as a broad first look at Latin American culture.

(Lecture /Tutorial)

d,e,f.

Revised: ?

LAS. 310- 3 Regional Studies

An interdisciplinary study of a specific Latin American region

)

e.g. Central

America, The Andes, The Southern Cone, Amazonia, etc. One region will be

examined from a multidisciplinary perspective: history, literature, politca,

economy, etc.

(Lecture/Tutorial)

Prerequisite: 145. 200-3.

Old: ?

LAS. 404-5 Interdisciplinarg Seminar in Selected Latin American

Subjects ?

(Seminar)

b,c,d,e,f

* Please refer to

2 for a code equivalence chart.

1;1

New Course:

LAS. 311-3 Latin American International Relations

A multidisciplinary study of bilateral issues between Latin America and a specific

country or region, e.g. Canada and Latin America, The U.S. and Latin America, The

Pacific RI m. Historical, economic, and ideological perspectives as well as topics

(Lecture/Tutorial)

Prrqufsfte: L4S. 200-3.

'I. (See new course proposal form, p.48.)

Revised:

LA&3i23_iat1n.Amer1cartCuiturlTOpJcs

A cross-disciplinary focus on specific elements of contemporary Latin American

and Iberian cultures. Topicssuchasindigenism,Afro- Latinculture, religion,

literature, and folklore will be studied.

(Lecture/Tutorial)

Preraqu/stia: iS. 14-0- 3 or 1 145. 200-3.

Old: ?

SPAN 360-3 Hispanic Culture II

Topics in the artistic, political and social heritage and reality of Spain and Latin

America. ?

(Lecture/Tutorial)

. ?

Prsrsquts/s: Awdinq knoIisd9a of Spanish and aüher SP4N / 49

MS. 200, or permission of the t'epar/rnent.

a,c,d,e,f,h.

Revised: ?

LAS. 402-5 Field Study

A multidisciplinary study of a selected country or region. This course will

normally be part of the LAS Field School in Latin America, and will be conducted

in co-operation with local lecturers from the host country.

(Seminar/Field Study)

Prerequisie. 648. 200-3.

Old: ?

LAS. 402-5 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Selected Latin American

Subjects ?

(Seminar)

d,e,f.

Revised: ?

LAS. 403-5 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Selected Latin American

Subjects

This seminar will be taught co-operatively by LAS associated faculty or by a

Visiting Professor. A topic will be chosen which can be exami ned profitabi y from

a multidisci p11 nary perspective.

(Seminar)

Prr°quisfk: Z.4S. 200-3.

Old:

LAS. 403-5 Interdisciplinarq Seminar in Selected Latin American

Subjects ?

(Seminar)

Code: ?

New Course:

LAS. 498-5 Independent Studg Project

Independent reading and research on a cross-disci p11 nary project under the

supervision of a faculty member. A term paper will be required.

Code: ?

i. (See new course proposal form,

54.)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES ?

NEV COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1. Calendar Information:

311

Credit Hours: 3 Vector:

_210

Title of Course:

Latin American International Relations

Calendar Description of Course:

A multidisci p11 nary study of bilateral issues

between Latin America and a specific country or region, e.g. Canada and Latin

America, The U.S. and Latin America, The Pacific Rim. Historical, economic,

and ideological perspectives as veil as topics related to business, foreign aid,

and immigration will be emphasized.

Natureof Course:

Lecture

Tutorial

•

? Peqifs[tëI(rsécialiñst?tctioii): LAS 200-3-

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

• ?

is approved:

None

2. Scheduling:

How frequently viii the course be offered?

Once eve rij two gears.

Semester in which course viii first be offered?

55- 1

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

possible? A. Ciria, P. Roger, P. Newton

3.Objectives of the Course:

This course will provide the students with a

knowledge of multinational issues related to Latin America, such as the U.S. and

Latin America, Canada and Latin America, the E.E.C. and Latin America, the

Pacific Rim, etc. These topics are not covered in the current calendar, and are

an indispensihie component of an LAS degree.

4, Budg.y and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Sessional

Some films and video tapes me be needed.

(Wen completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCTJS 73-349.

Attach course outline.)

Eal

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 311-3:

LATIN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELAT IONS

Latin America and the United States

SAMPLE COURSE DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

This course introduces students to the long and complicated history of

relations between Latin America and the United States, seeking to

understand this relationship from the point of view of Latin Americans.

Our approach is thematic and we shall study six episodes or problems

(spending two weeks on each) in order to sample the range of issues

involved. In general we shall be concerned with the kinds of influence the

United States exerts on the political economy and the culture of Latin

America through direct military intervention, economic leverage and

'developmental programmes, and cultural diffusion. The assumption is not

that influences flow only in one direction, from the U.S. to Latin America,

but most of our time in this course is taken up with the hegemonic force

of the most powerful nation of the hemisphere. The folowing topics will

be the foci for reading and discussion.

O Orientation: introduction to the invention of America, the

western hemisphere idea, and the Monroe Doctrine.

0 Invasion: the Day of Pigs.

0 The Multinational Corporation: the case of Chile.

0 The Debt Crisis: Mexico.

o Communism, a menace or a solution?: Central America in

the Eighties.

Lii '1i [

- Five discussion papers on the above topics (60).

- Seminar participation (20).

- Final examination (20).

0 ?

Latin America and the United States

SEMINAR TOPICS

I. Introduction: The Western Hemisphere Idea, the Invention of

America, and the Monroe Doctrine

Michael J. Kryzanek,

-L at/n Amer/con Relations (

Praeger,

1985), Chapters One and Two,

pp.

3-49.

Armin Rappaport (ed.),

The Monroe

Doctrine(New York, 1964),

92-119.

Jerome Slater, "United States Policy in Latin America," in

221-242. Note selective bibliography on

pp.

240-242.

Arthur P. Whitaker,

The Western Hemisphere Idea

Ithaca,

1954.

Edmundo O

Gorman, The Invention

Amer/ce.

II. The Bay ofPig

Arthur M. Sclesinger, Jr., A

Thousand

Days (Boston, 1965), Ch.

"The Bay of Pigs."

H. L. Matthews,

Re .

'o1ution in Ct/ha: An Essay in

L/nderstend/ng (

New York: Charles Scribne(s Sons, 1975), "Pigs

and Missiles,"

pp.

190-206.

Tad Szulc and Karl E. Meyer,

The cuhan Invasion. the chronicle

ole Disoster(New

York: Ballantine, 1962): Chapter One: "The

Story(New York: Simon

and Schuster, 1979), "Aftermath," and "It Could Happen Again," pp.

289-327.

Stewart Alsop, "The Lessons of the Cuban Disaster,"

Saturday

Even/n§ Post

24 June, 1961.

III. Chile and the Multinational Corporation

Seymour Hersh, "The Price of Power: Kissinger, Nixon, and Chile,"

The , tlant/c Monthly

Dec., 1962: 31-58.

Osvaldo Sunkel, "Big Business and Dependencio:

The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation,

Sulwersion in Ch/l 9

Case 5/1/dy in LI 5 corporate Intrigue in the Third World

(Spokesman Books, 1972).

Henry Kissinger, "Chile: The Fall of Salvador Allende,"

Years of

L/p/ieaval (Little, Brown and Co., 1982): 374-413.

IV. U.S.-Latin American Cultural Relations: The Puerto Rican

Case

Graham H. Stewart and James L. Tigner, "Puerto Rico - A Study in

American Territorial Government,"

Latin 9rnerice and the

United States

(Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc.,

1975), pp: 389-409.

Bryon Williams,

Puerto Rico. commonealth, 5/ate or

Nat/eu

(New York, Parents Magazine Press, 1972): Read Chapter

on Americanization,

pp.

178-208.

Pedro Albizo Campos, "Everybody is Quiet but the Nationalist

Party,"

Sorinquen. 9n Anthology of Puerto Rican

Literetur.

Maria Teresa Bonin and Stan Steiner (eds.): pp.

250-264.

Manuel Maldonado-Denis, "The Bridge Between Two Cultures or the

Siege of Puerto Rican Culture,"

Puerto Rico.- 9 Soc/o-N/st or/c

Interpretation

(Random House, New York, 1972): 210-230.

Pedro Pietri, "Puerto Rican Obituary," (poem) in

floriuiqueti pp.

453-466.

The Economic Crisis: The Mexican Case

David Darkin. "Mexico Albatross: The U.S. Ecoriomu."

Latin

Amer/can Perspect/e.s 11, 2(1975): 64-60.

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, "Latin American Debt,"

Foreign Affairs.

Winter

1982-83:344-364.

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, "Latin American Debt: Act II,"

Cheryl Payer, "The IMF and the Third World,"

The Trojan Horse

A Radical LeaR' at Foreign Ala,

NACLA Newsletter,

1974, pp.

_6i-72 ------

--------------------------------

Susan Kaufman Purcell, "Latin American Debt and U.S. Economic

Policy,"

Or/i/s 27, (3): 591-602.

(IMF policies on Latin America.)

Jorge G. Castateda, "Mexico at the Drink,"

Foreign Affairs 64

2(1985): 287-303.

. ?

VI. Central America in the Eighties

"Reagan's Address to Congress 20 April

1963:

U.S. Responsibility

in Central America" in

Crisis and Opportunity,

Mark Falcoff and

Robert Royal, Ethics and Public Policy Center (Washington D.C.,

1904):

pp .

7-20.

Arturo J. Cruz, "Nicaragua's Imperiled Revolution,"

Foreign

Affairs 61 5(1963): 1031-1047.

Richard H. Ullman, "At War with Nicaragua,"

Foreign Affairs 62

1(1983): 39-58.

Richard Allan White, The floress.

Un/ted States /nter'ention

in central America

(New York: Harper and Row Publishers,

1984):

Chapter Three, "The Role of the CIA,"

pp.

40-74.

Roger Burbach, "Rereading Haig's Documents,"

f/other Jones 6

5(1985): 32-33.

John Gerassi, "America's Hit List,"

P/other Jones 6 5(1905): 38.

Eden Pastora Goméz, "A Revolution Betrayed," in

crisis and

Opportunity. 399-406.

Thomés Dorge Martinez, "Washington's Lies and Half Truths," in

Crisis and Opportunity. 371-380.

VII. Concluding Assessments: Social Science as Subversion?

1. Kalman Silvert, "Politics and Studying Societies: The United

States and Latin America," in Silvert,

ESSOUS

in /noerst anti/ny

Lot/fl America

(Philadelphia, 1977),

PP.

131-141.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEV COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information:

Department:

Lot.

Amer.

Stud.

Abbreviation Code: LAS- Course Number:

498

Credit Hours:

....

Vector:O-O-O

Title of Course: Independent Study Project

Calendar Description of

Course: Independent reading and research on a

cross-discip1inary project under the supervision of a faculty member. A term

paper will be required.

Nature of Course:

Directed readi ngs, and research.

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

Completion of 90 credit hours of study;

signature of at least one LAS associated faculty member. Approval of project by

- -

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

is approved:

None

Scheduling:

How frequently will the course be offered?

OnIg when needed.

Semester in which course will first be affeied?

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

possible?

The

LAS Program Associated Faculty.

3.Objectives of the Course:

To permit students to undertake research in

interdisciplinary topics of their interest and expertise in areas not normally

covered by regular calendar offerings.

4. Budgyand Space Requirements (for information only)

Vhat additional resources will

be required in the following areas:

NONE

(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73- 34e.

Attach course outline.)

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To ....... Sheila 

.

Roberts, Secretary 

.......... From ....

Sharon Thomas, 

Faculty of Arts 

?

Head - Collections Management 

Curriculum Conittee 

?

Off-ice 

.......................

Subject .

• NEW 

.

COURSES: 

.LATINAMERICAN ? 

Date.....

ctob 

STUDIES 

?

LAS 311 - LATIN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

Since LAS 311 will apparently differ in focus 

from time to time, specific comment is difficult but we do 

routinely collect material in international relations in 

general as well as in the more specific analysis of 

international affairs between and among various countries 

and regions. As a result we have healthy, though not 

enormous holdings in areas such as Latin American relations 

with the United States, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, etc. 

The U.S., Canadian and British approval plans are designed 

to maintain these collections so we should have no particular 

difficulty supporting this course. 

LAS 498 - INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT 

Independent study courses are, by definition, 

impossible to assess but it should be noted that the closer 

they adhere to the stated purpose of allowing students 

to "undertake research.. . in areas not normally covered 

by regular calendar offerings" the greater the possibility 

that we may be unable to adequately support that research. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Faculty of Arts Curriculum ? Collections Management Office 

.................Committee ................................................................................ 

SPAN 220 - INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS 

Spanish linguistics is included in our approval 

plan profiles and the existing collection is more than 

adequate to support an introductory course. 

SPAN3l0 - :READING - SPANISH -

SOCIAL SCIENCES 

Library involvement in this course is minimal 

and should not affect Committee deliberation. 

SPAN 402 - DIALECTOLOGY II: LEXICON 

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We have been collecting material on Spanish 

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dialects for some years and the catalog reveals holdings 

on the dialects of 50 different regions from Andalusia 

to Uruguay. With approval plan coverage for new 

publications, Library holdings should prove sufficient 

for this course. 

SPAN

425 -

TEACHING SPANISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 

The Library currently acquires material on 

second language acquisition and teaching as well as on the 

teaching of Spanish in particular. We own at least one 

copy of each title on the bibliography and I believe the 

collection to be adequate for this purpose. 

SPAN 460 and 461 - SPECIAL TOPICS I AND II 

The extent to which we can support these courses 

will vary but Special Topics Courses have not proved to be 

generally troublesome. 

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