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PROPOSED CHANGE 

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COMMITTEE 

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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

at its meeting of October 5, 1982 gives ri;e to the following motion: 

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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-114 , the 

proposed changes in requirements for a Major in 

Communication." 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM 

Janet

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Blanchet, Secretary

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Richards

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Deartherit ..caTTru.nication

Requirements for Major in CMNS

22 July, 1982

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.Date .......................................................

The Department of Communication has approved a change in the requirements

fora major in Cairrninication. The current calendar (page 81), in section

and Authority in 19th Century thought

PHIL 243-3 Historical studies in the

philosophy 

of science

PHIL 341-3

hilosophy 

of science (see note below)

S.A. 327-4 Sociology of knowledge (see note below)

S.A. 358-4

The

philosophy of the social sciences (see note below)

NOTE: Sate of these courses have prerequisites. For

sate

students,

these prerequisite courses will complement their communication programs.

Rr other students with programs that provide satisfactory preparation,

the prerequisites to these courses may be waived. For questions

regarding this matter, consult the Undergraduate Advisor.

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had a lot of problemwith the regulation as it stands. It seemed that

the advanced courses in History and S.A. were too difficult for students to

take without the prerequisites. They attempted to do this anyhow, which

has caused a number of complaints from the departments offering these

courses.

The

instructors felt that the relatively unprepared students

from Communication were slowing the whole class down, and they were unhappy

about this.

address these difficulties, we ammended the calendar with

the following note:

NOTE: Permission may be granted by the Undergraduate ?visor for students

to fulfill

he requirarents by taking any two of CMNS 300, 310,

331, and 441, except the combination of 331 and 441.

It turns out that this modification has not solved the problem. For one thing,

CMNS 300 has not been offered often enough to make its use a viable alternative.

Another difficulty is that the whole idea of requiring students to get some

exposure to the area of philosophy of social science is subverted by

accepting so many options from our own course offereings, which were not

designed for this purpose.

we

have had discussions with the Philosophy department over the summer and have

cone up with the following proposal:

Philosophy is offering a new course, PHIL 244-3 introduction to the Philosophy

of Natural and Social Science.

They

have agreed to offer the course at least

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once a year. They are prepared to handle between 60 and 80 communication

students at each offering. They have agreed to us listing the course in

the calendar as a requirement.

They

have modified their proposal especially

to suit our needs, as a result of extensive discussion with our department.

Vie are proposing to add 

PHIL

244-3 to the list of options in other departnnts. 

we will change the notes after the list of options, so that the CMNS options 

are no longer accepted and so that it is clear that the prerequisites for 

the upper level options should not be waived. The proposed new listing 

follows: 

D. PHIL

244-3 Introduction to the 

p

hilosophy of the Natural and Social 

Sciences 

or

at least one of: 

HIST

408-3 Liberty and Authority in 19th Century Thought 

PHIL

341-3 Philosophy of Science 

S.A. 327-4 Sociology of Knowledge 

S.A. 358-4 The 

philosophy 

of the Social Sciences 

NOTE: PHIL

244-3 was designed especially for Communication students and 

has no prerequisites. A student who wishes to persue this area 

in more depth may wish to substitute one of 

HIST

408, S.A. 327, 

S.A. 358, or PHIL 341 for 

PHIL

244. These courses.all have 

prerequisites which are necessary background for the advanced 

courses. It is recommended that students taking the more 

advanced courses do not attempt to have th 

e prerequisites 

waived. 

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Both of the notes currently in the calendar will be deleted. 

• SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MIMO1ANDUM

William Leiss, Chairman 

Communication Department 

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Davis,   

• Chairman 

Dept. of Philosophy 

August 6.1982 

We are pleased that your department has decided to list PHIL 244-3, 

Introduction to the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, among the 

requirements for a major in communication. The course has been designed 

with Communication majors in mind and it will be offered at least once 

a year. 

Steven Davis 

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