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Senate 

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From

Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies 

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New Graduate Course Proposals 

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Date. .

November 18, 1980 

MOTION: That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board, as set forth in 

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S.81-27 - New Graduate 

Course Proposals, BISC 811-3 and 861-3. 

These changes were approved by the Executive Committee of the 

Senate Graduate Studies Committee on November 17, 1980. 

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Bryan P. Beirne 

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Dean of Graduate Studies 

attachs. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Heath 

Assistant Registrar ? 

Assistant to the Dean 

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NEW .. GRADUATE.. COURSE. PROPOSALS ? 

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1980 10 .21.................................................................... 

At the meeting of 1980 10 20, the Faculty of Science passed the 

following motion: 

That the new course proposals, 

BISC 811-3,

Cell and Molecular 

Biology

and

BISC 861-3,

Advanced Studies in Cell and Molecular 

Biology,

be approved and forwarded to the Senate Graduate Studies 

Conviittee and Senate for consideration and approval. 

The course proposal forms, outlines and information concerning the 

Library collection are attached. 

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)NA structure, t raiise.ri nt tue and 

translation will be critically reviewed. Selected niuduriistudies in cell and molecular 

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JUSTIFICATION:

Cell andmolecular biology is one of the areas of empha 

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inthe Dptment attractin    

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graduate students with these research interests and/or molecular genetics. The Department 

offered several "Special Topics" courses in this subject area in 1977-1., 1977-2 and 

1979-3 and wishes to formalize ome of them for more regTiIar ffering. 

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.may also be of interest to any emergent biochemistry graduate program.________ 

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iE.3URCES: 

Which Faculty 

member will

normally teach the course: 

Drs. Michael J. Smith and David L. 

What are the budgetary implications of tinting the 

course: ? 

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Outline of Proposed Course - Cell and Molecular Biology ? BISC. 811 

•, The purpose of this course will be to introduce at a graduate level the topic 

of cell and molecular biology. Classical studies which demonstrate specific 

phenomena will be reviewed. Following this introduction, the student will be 

presented with modern studies and methodologies which probe DNA structure and 

function. Examples of the topics to be covered are: 

1.

Review of DNA, RNA, and protein structures. 

2.

Prokaryote and Eukaryotes: differences and similarities 

at a molecular biological level. 

3.

Nucleases, polymerases, and other enzymes of interest. 

4.

DNA replication and synthesis. 

S. RNA synthesis, transcription and regulation. 

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Protein synthesis: translational mechanisms and their control. 

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Plasmids, phages, and recombinant DNA. 

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Advanced studies in Cell and Molecular Biology 

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Conteorary basic studies in cell and molecular biology will be examined 

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and translational mechanisms and their regulation, will be critically assessed. 

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offered: 

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1/year 

3. JUSTJFICATION: 

Cell and molecular biology is one of the areas of emphasis in the Department attracting 

gteudents 

offered several 

with 

"Special 

these research 

Topics" courses 

interests 

in this 

and/ 

subject 

or

molecular 

area in 1977-1, 

genetics. 

1977-2 

TheDepartment 

and 1979-3____ 

and wishes to formalize some of them for more regular offering. This course will be a 

continuation of BISC. 8XX (Cell and Molecular Biology). 

4. IIE R OURCM 

Which Faculty member will normally 

teach

the course.- 

Drs

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Michael J._ Sm 

,and 

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David L.Baflhie 

What

are the budgetary implications 

of nolintiug the 

course: 

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Nil

Are there sufficient Library 

re:.ojrces

(ppencl ?

tall.): See

attached memo (MDeutsch)

Appended: a) Outline of the Course 

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Library 

indication 

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Outline of Proposed Course - Advanced Studies in Cell and Molecular Biology - BISC. 861 

The intent of this course is to examine in detail current cell and molecular 

biological research. This course will be a continuation of BISC. 8XX (Cell and 

Molecular Biology). The rate of progress in these research areas is phenomenal 

at this time. Consequently it is impossible to specify the topics to be covered. 

The areas of the literature covered will be concerned with DNA structure and 

its relationship to transcription and transcriptional regulation, translational 

mechanisms and their control, and emergent technologies such as plasmid, phage, 

and recombinant DNA studies. 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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With regard to the proposed course: 

Bioscience 

811

Cell and Molecular Biology 

Bioscience 861 Advanced Studies in Cell and Molecular 

Biology 

the Library's book, journal, and index/abstract collections 

can adequately support graduate and post graduate research 

and study in the areas of cell and molecular biology. 

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