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Description and 

Title Changes to Geography CoursE 

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

79-113

MEMORANDUM

To.....

Senate 

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

From ?

N...R.

Reilly, Chairman 

Senate Committee o 

.

n

Undergraduate Studies 

FOR

Acting in accordance with the powers delegated to the Senate 

Committee on Undergraduate Studies b 

y

Senate 

(S78-10)

the Senate 

Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved, at its meeting on 

November 

7, 1978,

changes in the pre:equisites, descriptions and 

titlesof certain Geography courses as outlined below and as 

detailed in 

S78-133.

In accordance with 

S78-10,

this action is 

being reported to Senate for information only. 

a)

Prerequisite change, GEOG 

313-3,

Geomorphology 

b)

Description change, GEOG 

315-3,

Biogeography I 

c) Prerequisite change, GEOG 

317-3,

Soil Geography 

d)

Title change, GEOG 

325-3

e)

Description change, GEOG 

415-5

Biogeography II 

N.R. Reilly 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

ro.. ? 

Mr. H.M. Evans, Secretary 

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From.,

Sheila Roberts, Secretary 

S. C. U. S. 

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Faculty of Arts Cu iculumCorruittee 

Subject

Curriculum Changes - Geography 

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Date

October 30, 1978 

The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of October 19, 1978 

approved the attached changes to the current calendar entry for the 

Department of Geography. 

Please put these changes on the agenda of the next SCUS meeting. 

Thank you. 

S. Roberts 

DEPARTi•E'.NT OF GEOGRAPHY 

CALENDAR CHANGES 

p. 139 GEOC 313-3          

Change of Pre-requisites 

From: "At least 30 credit hours including CJO( 111 ancl 

112." 

To: "At least 30 credit hours including (EOG ill or 

112." 

Change in Description 

From: "An introduction to vegetation and 

soils; description, sampling and survey 

methods; basic ecological concepts, dynamics 

and classification. Man's place in the 

soil-vegetation system." 

To: "A review of the ahiotic environments, 

community structure, and functioning of each 

of the major terrestrial ecosystems. 

Emphasis will be placed on research methodo- 

logy and problems associated with human 

occupation of each of these regional 

ecosystems." 

(see attached for 

the rationale) 

p. 139 

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GEOG 315-3 

Rationale:To provide a more detailed description of 

the course as it is actually taught. 

• p. 139 GEOG 317-3 

? Change of Pre-requisites: 

(see attached for 

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From: "At least 30 credit hours including GEOG 111 

the rationale) 

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and 112." 

To: "At least 30 credit hours including (TOG ill 

or 112." 

?

p. 139 

?

GEOG 325-3 ? 

Change of Title 

From: "Geography of Tertiary Activities" 

To : "Geography of Quaternary Activities" 

Rationale: Within the last ten years, the work in 

the 'bultural services" (also called quarternary 

activities) has increased so much that the name 

change seems appropirate. 

?

p.

141 ? 

GEOG 415-5 ? 

Change in Description 

From: "A review of some major world vegetation 

types and their associated soils. Emphasis 

will be placed on ecological problems and 

research methodology, human interference and 

human perception." 

To: "Applied biogeography. A survey of 

biogeographic theory and the application 

of these principles to the conservation 

and exploitation of biotic resources." 

RATIONALE: Pre-requisite Change for both Geog 313-3 and Geog 317-3 

Instructorhave found that requiring two prerequisites is unnecessary 

the

provide 

present 

students 

prerequisites 

with the 

limit 

background 

the course 

r'eauired 

needlessly. 

for this course. There 

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OWE

Space 

Equipment 

5. Approval 

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Date: 

QAJK

OCT

/1.

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

)OURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

?

CHANGE IN PRE-REQUISITES ONLY 

Calendar Information ? 

Department GEO(PAPHY 

Abbreviation Code: 

GEOG 

?

Course Number: 313 

?

Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 

Title of Course: 

?

Geomorphology 

Calendar Description of Course: 

An examination of landforms; processes, laws, and 

theories of development; types and distributions. 

Nature of Course 

Lecture/ Laboratory 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

At least 30 

credit hours including GEOG iii or 

112. 

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

approved: 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

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

possible? 

Objectives of the Course 

4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual 

.

Department Chairman ? 

-

?

Dean ? 

- ?

Chairman, SCUS 

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

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

SEN

ATE

COMMITTEE ON IR4 Di:RCRADtJATE STUDIES

C0111SE PROPOSAL FORM

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CLEPA 

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Cou.aE ONL1

1. C,

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tid;ir Information ?

Departoent:

GEOGRAPHY

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bbf(:ViOtiOfl

Code; ? 

GEOG Course 

Number ?

315 ? 

Credit Hours: 

3 ?

Vector: 

2-2-0 W 

Ti t Ic 

Courue:

BIOGEOGRAPHY I 

(iliLudar

flescrLption of Course: 

A review of the abiotic environments, community structure, and functioning of each of 

the major terrestrial ecosystems. Emphasis will be placed on research methodology and 

problems associated with human occupation of each of these regional ecosystems. 

Natuue

of Course 

Prerequisites

(or special instructions):

At least 

30 credit hours including Geog. 111 

What

course (courses), if 

any,

is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved:

None, merely a change in the calendar description of the course. 

heduli

how frequently

will 

the course

offered?

Twice per year, as at present. 

eoeter in which the course 

will 

first be offered? 

Which of

your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible?

Objectives of the Course

1) To introduce the 

student to the field of biogeography as the study of the 

dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems. Attention will be focussed on the links 

between members of the biological community, and between these organisms and the 

physical environment. Human interference in, and human perception of, the functioning 

of each of these inter-relations will also be stressed. 

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(P.T.O.) 

4. B

AZe

tary and

Space Requirements 

(for 

information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty ?

None 

Staff ?

None 

Library

None ? 

Audio

Visual

None 

Space

None 

Equipment ?

None 

S. Approval

Date: ?

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Department Chairman

Dean

Chai

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scus

SCUS 73-346: . 

- (When ccnnpleting this forts, 

for

instructions see Memorandum SCUS 

73-34a.

Attach course outline).

Oct '

1 1

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM CHANGE IN PE-REQUISITES

ONLY

Calendar Information 

?

Department 

GEOGAPHY 

Abbreviation Code: 

GEOG 

?

Course Number: 

317 ? 

Credit Hours: 3 

?

Vector: 

Title of Course: 

?

Soil Geography 

Calendar Description of Course: An introduction to soils 

and

soil geography. Factors and 

processes 

soil formation, profile description 

and soil 

surveying. Elementary 

field 

and

laboratory techniques of soil

and

analysis.

Nature of Course 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

At least 30 credit hours including GEOG 111 or

112

What course (courses),

if any, is being dropped from 

the calendar if this course is

approved:

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

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

Spossible? 

Obiectives of the Course 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for informatio only) 

What 

additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual 

1- 1 1 ,

4

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W_ Z_e^^ 

Chairman, SCIJS 

73-34b:-- (When completing this form, for instructions 

see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date: 

4'ttL&1L

Department 

Chairman 

i2o<

?

Chairman 

Dean 

I:NATE COMMITTEE ON IThDERG!L\DUATE_STUDIES

( /

--• 

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Depart 

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:

GEOGRAPHY 

AhIr&vI at ion Cede: 

GEOG. Course Number ? 

325 ? 

Credit Hours: 

?

3 ?

Vector: 

2-1-0 

Title 

of Cour;e: GEOGRAPHY OF TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY ACTIVITIES 

Caleudar Description of Course: 

An analysis of the spatial aspects of retailing, wholesaling, public 

sectors, professional, recreational and charitable activities. 

Nat ituc of Course 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

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

app roved: 

2. Scheduling 

how

frequently will the course be offered? 

rnter in which the course will first be offered? 

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

possible? 

1. O[jctIves of the Course 

6. hudjctary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Facu ity 

St.- ff 

1.1 b rary 

,\udir, Visual

Space

Equipment 

5• Approval 

.

Date: 

&dAd,

Department 

61ki1

Chairman 

OCT •:

i7?

Dean 

?

Chairman, 

scus

U' fl- 14b:-- (When 

completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach

courne 

outline). 

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SE1I\TE COIH1TTE ON 1JhDERG\DUATE sluDrEs

bZCRIPUJ

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OF (OU.P ?

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?M COURSE PROPOSAL

FORM

• l. 

(iftndar_Jnformation 

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Department 

:_Geogrpphy 

bbrtvLtition Code: 

GEOG. 

Course Number :415 

?

Credit Hours: 5 

?

Vector: 2-3-0 

Title of 

Course: 

BIOGEOGRAPHY II 

(;I1e(tdar Description of Course: 

?

Applied biogeography. A survey of 

biogeographic theory and the application of these principles to the 

conservation and exploitation of biotic resources. 

N;tuue of 

Course 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

?

?

At least 60 credit hours including 

?

Geog. 315. 

What course 

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

course is 

.ipp roved: 

None 

2. Scheduling 

how

frequently will the course be offered? 

?

Once per year, as at present.? 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

Which of your present faculty would be available to inake'the 

proposed offering 

possible? 

S

.

L 3Objectives 

of the Course ? 

To introduce the studeht to the following 

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areas of biogeographic theory and methods: 

- Analysis of Spatial Pattern of Organisms 

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- Mathematical Modelling in 

- Classification of Communities 

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Biogeography 

- Dynamics of Communities 

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- Management Principles for 

- Population Dynamics - Analysis and Prediction the development and 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

?

conservation of communities 

and organisms 

What additional 

resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty ? 

None 

Staff 

Library 

\udio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5.

-

OCT197R

Department Chairman 

?

Dean 

?

Chairilian, 

scus

SCUS 7-34,;- 

(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum 

SCUS 7--34a.

Attach 

course 

outline). 

Oct.' 