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MEMORANDUM

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From SENATE CO MM

ITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Sub

ject .....

CU . RRI . CUL . UM

ENGLISH 

Date..... 

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1982

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

Studies at its meeting of June 15, 1982 gives rise to the following 

motion: 

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MOTION: ? 

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-69, the 

proposed changes in English as follows: 

i)

New courses - ENGL 491-2 - Honors Seminar A; 

ENGL 492-2 - Honors Seminar B. 

ii)

Addition of a requirement in Literary 

Criticism (using ENGL 364-4 - History and 

Principles of Literary Criticism) to the 

Honors program. 

iii) Substitution of ENGL 491-2 and ENGL 492-2 

for ENGL 494-4 and ENGL 495-4 as required 

courses in the Honors program. 

For Information 

Acting under its delegated authority at its meeting of June 15, 

1982, SCUS approved the eventual phasing out of two courses following the 

approval for the offering of ENGL 491-2 and ENGL 492-2: ENGL 494-4 - 

Honors Directed Reading, and ENGL 495-4 - Honors Directed Research. SCUS 

also approved titles changes for: 

ENGL 318-4 - from Dryden, Pope, Swift 

to ? 

Major Authors of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century: 

Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson, Blake, and 

ENGL 320-4 - from Samuel Johnson and his Contemporaries 

to ? 

Topics in Literature and Culture in the Restoration and 

Eighteenth Century 

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To........

Subject.....

Date ....

9.?Q.-Q9....................................

The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of May 13, 

1982 passed the following motion: 

That the Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee approve 

the changes to the English Honors program which include 

adding new honors seminars, ENGL 491-2 and ENGL 492-2, 

as required courses and phasing out the present required 

courses ENGL 494-4 and ENGL 495-4, and addin 

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a requirement 

in Literary Criticism to be met by ENGL 364-4. 

The Committee also approved changes in title for ENGL 318 and ENGL 320. 

Would you please place these changes on the agenda of the next meeting 

of SCUS. 

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Thank you. ? 

ij^m^ 

S. Roberts 

Attachments 

SR:nl 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

L Calendar Information 

Abbreviation Code: 

ENGL ? 

Course Number: 491 

Title 

of COurse: 

Honors Seminar A 

Department 

ENGLISH 

Credit Hours: 2 

Vector: 

0-2-00 

Calendar Description of Course: 

Reading and discussion related to a literary topic. Topics will vary from semester 

to semster. 

Nature of Course 

Seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

This seminar will be open only to students who have been accepted 

in the honors program. 

The student must complete this seminar before taking ENGL 496-4. 

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

approved: 

None at present - eventually ENGL 494-4. 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? every serrester 

Semester 

In

which the course will first be offered? 83-1 

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

possible? all faculty 

3.

Obectives of the Course 

See attached proposal. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required 

in

the following areas: 

Faculty ? 

)

Staff ? 

)

Library ? 

)

Audio Visual ? 

NONE 

Space 

Equipment ? 

)

5.

Approval 

Date: ? 

May 19, 1982 

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Department Chairman 

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Dean 

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Chairman, SCU 

SCUS 73-34b:-- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-36a. 

Attach course outline). 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

Calendar Information ? 

Department ? 

ENGLISH 

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Abbreviation Code: 

ENGL ? 

Course Nthnber ? 

492

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Credit Hours: 2 

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Vector: 

0-2-0 

Title of Course: 

Honors Seminar B 

Calendar Description of Course: 

Reading and discussion related to a literary topic. Topics will vary from semester 

to semester. 

Nature of Course 

Seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

This seminar will be open only to students who have been accepted 

in the honors program. 

The student must complete this seminar before taking 

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Whac        

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if any, Is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: 

None at present - eventually ENGL 495-4. 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? every serrster 

Semester 

in

which the course will first be offered? 83-1 

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

possible? ? 

all faculty 

Objectives of the Course 

See attached proposal. 

6.- Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

NONE 

Audio Visual 

)

Space 

Equipment 

)

5. Approval 

Date: ? 

M.y 19 

8

1982

Department Chairman 

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Dean           

Chairman, SCUS 

11S 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

ttach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

('rriculum Chanj 

Department of English 

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Change in Honors Program 

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pp.

108-109 

Honors in Engjtsh\ 

Students proposingto entei Honors Lng)ish should take the z ime kcr diva

sion English courses as English Majors. On their córnpletion,theythôuld apply

for adrnissioh to the Honors English progam.'A Grdc Point Aerage of 3.0 or

higher in all English coursct'iaëñ at SioiFrasèr

Univisty is rcqired for -

acceptance and contithiàhein the jraa1 but docs iOtin itcf guarantee

either.

Normally, a student in Honors Enghsh as required to obtain

credit hours an

division English courses, one of which must C60e. from within the. series

'ENGL 300 to 308, one must core from within the series ENOL 310 to I6, three

must b&ENGL' 494.

495

and 496;:and the remainder ma cothe frOm anywhere

'athan the snes ENGL 300 to 378 and NGL 44) to

46 ENOL 494

495

md 496

must be iii en in that order, the acm nndci may be taken in any order. ) xceo-

.•; tionally,:and

only 

with thc:permission of the Department, other English courses

of equivalent content nrty be substituted for ei

ther or both of those

ot ired in

the series 300 to. 303 and310 to 316.-With the permission of the Department, up-to

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credit houls derived 'from courses on literature given by the Depantmcht of

Languages, Literatures and Linguistics r other Departments may be substituted

for up to S hours in upp..r division Eng

ish courses No cou-s.s from other

dcartincnts army be substituted for the. I-Iorors courses, LNGI 494 495,

496.

A grade o E

must

b%, c'-m ev ' a' the "onos

G aduauiy Essa, (1GL -'

496 .

4) in which

the orogri.xxi culminates.

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TO:

Honors in English 

This program is intended

for the student 

who has a special interest in Fngiish Literature, 

and wishes to pursue his or her 3tudies beyond 

the course-work required for the major. The 

program will provide experience In thtee areas: 

a core of essential knowledge of criticism provided 

by ENGL 364 (Histcry and Principles of Literary 

Criticism), discussion of selected topics jntwo 

honors

seminars, and, with the honors essay, 

independent writing and research on a topic of 

the student's choice. 

Students proposing to enter Ilonois English should take the saint tower divi-

sion English courses

English Majors. On their cornpktion, they should apply

for admission to the Honors English program. A Grade Point Aviragc of 3.0 or

higher in all English courses taken at Simon

Fr.iser

University fit required for

acccptzlnce

and

continuance in thc program but does not in itself guaranice

cith.

Normally, a student in Honors English is required 

to obtain 52 credit hours in upper division English 

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courses. One of these courses must come from within 

the series ENGL 300 to 308; one must come from within 

the series ENGL 310 to 316; four of these courses must 

be ENGL 

364

(History 

and

Principles of Literary Criticism), 

ENGL 

491.

(Honors Seminar A), English +92 (Honors Seminar 

B), ENGL 

496

(supervised writing of the honors essay); 

...and. 

the rcaindermay cóñe from anywhere.

.;.within

the serie

ENCL

300

to 373 and ENGL.441

to'446. ENGL 494, 495,:and 496

must be taken

in that

order;

the

'remaiflder may be taken

courses

of equivalent content-in' be substituted for either or both of those required in

the

se'-ies 300.

3t)3

and

310 1o316..With the permission of

the

Dcoartnent,

8 credit hours de' ed from courses on literature given by the Departitent o

Languages;

Literatures

and Linguistics

or other Departments may he substituted

for up to 7

S ]ours in upper divis,on English

courses

from other

departments may be substituted for

the

Honors courses, ENOL

491,492

-and

496

A grad;of B or higher must

achieved in

the

Honois Graduating

(LNGI -

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the

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cu!mrnates

Page 114 ? ADD: ENGL 491-2 Honors Seminar A 

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Reading and discussion related to a literary topic. 

Topics will vary from semester to semester. 

Pre-requisite: This seminar will be open to students who 

have been accepted in the honors program. 

The student must complete this seminar 

before taking ENGL 496-4.

ADD: ENGL 492-2 Honors Seminar B 

Reading and discussion related to a literary topic. 

Topics will vary from semester to semester. 

Pre-requisite: This seminar will be open to students who 

have been accepted in the honors program. 

The student must complete this seminar 

before taking ENGL 496-4. 

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RATIONALE: 

In our present honors program English 49 

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and

495

are

Directed Readings courses devoted entirely to preparation for 

writing the honors essay. While some excellent essays have 

been produced under this program, the department has found 

disadvantages 

honors essay: the 

in the 

honors 

program's 

students 

exclusive 

become isolated 

concentration

from each 

on the 

other in their individual projects, the essay tends to become 

too large a project, sometimes growing into a small MA thesis, 

and the knowledge acquired from completing the program may be 

too specialized. 

The proposed program will limit the length of the essay, 

and insure that the honors students will engage in study and 

discussion 

364

will provide 

in several 

a common 

areas 

background 

before writing 

in the 

the

history 

essay. 

of

English 

criticism, 

while the honors seminars will focus on specific areas of - 

literary interpretation. 

One two--hour honors seminar will be offered each semester. 

It will be part of the formal workload of the instructor. The 

subject of the seminar will be chosen by the person teaching 

it. This subject should be limited enough to provide a specific 

focus for the semester's discussion, but also should be relevant 

to major issues of literary interpretation and critical approach. 

The department's Undergraduate Curriculum Committee will be 

responsible for seeing that the topics vary from semester to 

semester. Honors students will take two of these seminars. 

The seminars are separate from the honors essay; what is studied 

in the seminars need not be incorporated into the essay. 

The main goals of the honors seminars will be to provIde a 

broad

range of literary knowledge by encouraging students to 

study areas outside, as well as within, their area of expertise, 

thus 

and

to

adding 

provide 

their 

some 

interests 

an

conviviality 

opportunity 

through 

to

for

discussion 

the

honors 

program, 

tudent 

and oral 

to share 

presentationsand 

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 

Changes in course title for English 318 and 320. Calendar, 

pages 111-112. 

FROI: 

ENGL•318 Dryden, Pope, Swift 

ENGT3 

320

Samuel Johnson and his Contemporaries 

TO:

ENGL 318 Major Authors of the Restoration and Eighteenth 

Century: Dryden,. Swift, Pope, Johnson, Blake 

ENGI, 320 Topics in Literature and. Culture in the RescoraU.on 

and Mghteenth Century . 

(Note on 318--the general description of upper division English 

courses states: "Where the course title is a series of authors, 

at least two of them will be given substantial attention.") 

RATIONLE: 

The present 

definition sof 318 

and 320

limit the content of 

the

th

art

eenth 

definition 

dourses 

demand

century. 

unnecessarily 

chronological

of

Both 

320 limits 

of the 

because 

division, 

proposed 

fre-edom 

they 

of

definitions 

to

are

the

deal 

too

period. 

with 

narrowly 

give 

the

In

the

later 

focu$sed 

particu:ia-r, 

instructor 

eight- 

freedom of choice over the whole period, including the beginnings 

narnc 

from

o.

organized

the

social

figures, 

Romantic 

around

possibly 

intellectual

Movement. 

a central

in

318

combination 

history.

theme, 

would consist 

such 

with 

as

others, 

a

of

genre 

two

while 

or

or

more 

a subject 

320

of

would 

the

This recommendation is 

the

result of discussion with the .fou

eng

c , and

Kris

1au

the

son

final 

Banerjee,

choice 

in it :i.at

among 

Teuipl

the

alter- 

natives suggested by the committee. The recommendation was 

ytatified unanimously at a meeting of the Eng1ih Department 

on May 20th. 