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MEMORANDUM 

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Office of the Dean. of Graduate Studies 

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Graduate. .Cu.rricuium..Changes - 

Master 

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December 10, .1.980 

of Arts (CMNS) 

MOTION: That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board, as set forth in 

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S.81-23 ? 

- Graduate 

Curriculum Changes in the Master of Arts (CMNS) 

program. ? . . 

These changes were approved by the Senate Graduate Studies 

Committee on December 1, 1980. 

Bryan P. Beirne 

Dean of Graduate Studies 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Members of the Senate 

Grad.

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Studies Committee ? 

Assistant Registrar 

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Subject

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Nov.mbe.r1.3........80

These changes were approved by the Executive Committee 

of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee at its meeting 

on September 22, 1980. 

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PROPOSED CALENDAR CHANGES:

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RE: "DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN M.A." IN

CGQ4UNICATION

Degree Requirements for an M.A. 

Candidates for the Master's degree normally satisfy 

the following requirements: 

1. Course work consisting of at least six courses 

at the graduate level (normally completed before 

beginning a thesis, a project or extended essays) 

which áuet include thefollowing: 

a.

One of CMS 800-5, 801-5 or 802-5. 

b.

MNS 860-2; graduate colloquium. 

Four additional courses, at least two of which

are to be selected from within the Department 

and may include courses designated in (a) above. 

A maximum of two courses may be Directed 

Studies.

No more than one course of Directed Studies or 

Special Topics may be completed with the same 

Instructor except by permission of the Chairperson 

of the Department. 

THE CALENDAR CURRENTLY REQUIRES FIVE COURSES TOTALLING

TWENTY HOURS. THIS CHANCE WILL MEAN THE REQUIREMENTS

INCREASE TO SIX COURSES (REFERENCE TO CREDIT HOURS IS

DROPPED).

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

Marian McGinn 

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Graduate Studies 

RATIONALE FOR C1NS 86 0-2 

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Robert S. Anderson, Chairman 

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Department of Communication 

September 19, 1980 

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The graduate colloquium will be coordinated by one faculty member 

and will have other faculty invited to participate. Students and 

faculty will give presentations. The primary objective is to develop 

continuing discussion among students and faculty of current communica- 

tions literature and research, beyond the ,specific topics of theses 

underway. It is required once for all students before graduation. 

There exists at present GHNS 856-5, the graduate seminar, which is 

not required and which is principally used by professors for graduate 

courses prior to approval of more specific course proposals. Thus 

CMNS 856-5 is not appropriate to the primary objective of this proposed 

course CNNS 860-2. 

The rationale for this required, S/li course, is to facilitate an 

exchange of ideas in a large and growing graduate program and to keep 

abreast of a growing volume of research and publications. 

Robert S. Anderson 

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SENATE CO1U4ITTEF. ON 

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'.GRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSF PROPOSAL FORM 

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Calendar Information 

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Department: 

Communication 

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Abbreviation 

Code: ? 

CMNS 

Course Number: 

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860 ? 

Credit Hours: 

2

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Vector:_________ 

Title of Course: 

Graduate Colloquium 

Calendar Description 

of Course: 

Critical Discussion of Selected Problems in Communication 

Nature of Course Seminar -- invited presentations by students and faculty 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

Must be completed once before graduation; S/U standing only. 

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? 

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Once annually 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

Spring 1981 

Which of your present faculty 

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be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? 

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Any of the currently listed faculty at the discretion of the Chairman. 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

Focus on current literature and new research underway; theme for semester to be 

chosen in consultation with participants. 

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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NONE 

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5. Approval ? 

Date: 

Department 

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Chairman 

Dean ? 

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Chairman, Departmental 

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Graduate Studies Committee 

SCUS 73-34b:-

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

Attach course outline). 