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Calendar .... Changes.:.... Africa/ .............. 

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Middle East Studies 

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SENATE COMM

ONUNDERGRADUATE 

STUDIES

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Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

Studies at its meeting on April 12, 1977 gives rise to the 

following motion: 

MOTION 

That Senate approve, and recommend approval to the 

Board of GOvernors, the changes in the Calendar entry 

for Africa/Middle East Studies as specified in paper 

S.77-50. 

NOTE - 

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It was noted that AME. 001-3, a new course. since the 

last calendar entry, is to be included in the lower division 

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requirements for a major and that the balance of the revisions 

are designed to provide clarification rather than 

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to reflect 

changes in the program. 

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Daniel R. Birch 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

• ..............MR. HARRY...EVANS, REGISTRAR .& ....................From............ROERT..C....OWN,...DEAN ......................... ................ 

SECRETARY, SENATE COMMITTEE ON 

. .. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES........................................................FACUL'Y.. OF.. 

INTERDISCLPLIIU1.RY

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The Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies Undergraduate Curriculum 

Committee has received and approved the following calendar and curri- 

culum changes and I am forwarding them to you for inclusion on the 

agenda of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies. 

I.

On page 309, the second paragraph. 

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"If the minor is taken together with a major, all, courses 

for the minor shall be taken outside the student's major 

department. A student is required to select lower division 

courses in at least two of the.following departments: 

Archaeology, Economics and Commerce, English, Geography, 

History, Political Science and Soàiology and Anthropology." 

Replace by: "If the minor is taken with aijor, 

all

couraeafor the 

minor shall be taken outside, the student's major department.. 

Students who choose to minor in. Africa/Middle East Studies 

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of the upper division courses identified in Group A (either 

AXE. 401-5 or 402-5) and, in' addition,. gain at the 

Lower Division Six credit hours in two recognized courses 

from Group .B with one from each of two 

departments, and 

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Upper Division At least eleven Credit hours from three 

recognized, courses from Group B with at 

least one from each of two departments." 

Also on page 309 with reference to the two s.in4ngra 

From: ? 

"These seminars can be 

taken

as. part of a program leading 

to a minor in Africa/Middle East Studies OR 

part 

of-s.

student's normal electives." 

To: ? 

. "Subject to the regulations above, these seminars, can be 

taken as part of a program leading to a minor in Africa/ 

Middle East Studies OR as part of a student's áormal, 

electives." ? 

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II. Place courses in two groups, as follows, including change in use of IdlE. 

001. 

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Group A - Africa/Middle East Studies courses 

1. Lower Division Course 

AXE. 001-3 A Multi-disciplinary Introduction to 

Africa and the Middle East 

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An introduction to the problems 

steining from human 

distribution, language, religious 

belief, 

past and 

present political patterns, educational systems and 

economic conditions, and how 

these problems are 

viewed by different disciplines. 

(Lecture/Tutorial) 

2. Interdisciplinary Seminars 

Two interdisciplinary seminars are offered: 

AME. 401-5 Studies 

In Africa ? 

(Seminar) 

AME. 402-5 Studies In the Middle 

East ? 

(Seminar) 

These seminars will normally be offered 

respectively in 

the Spring and the Fall. Precise 

topics will be announced 

accordingly. 

Subject to the regulations above, 

these seminars can be 

taken as part of a program leading to a minor 

in Africa/ 

Middle East Studies OR as part of a student's normal 

electives. They are open to 

all students with 60 hours 

or more, or to students with a minimum of 

45 hours with 

the consent of the instructor crncerned and subject to the 

approval of the Coordinator of the program. 

Group B - Courses with Africa/Middle East Content 

In addition, the following courses offered by 

the under- 

mentioned university departments may be used to 

fulfil 

program requirements. Students wishing to take' a special 

topics course for credit toward a 

minor in Africa/Middle 

East Studies should have such a course 

approved by the 

Coordinator. 

Note: Courses marked with an 

asterisk should be checked 

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concerning the 

Africa/Middle East content. 

(Courses as earlier approved by 

Senate.) 

Dean 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

....Mr....Harry..Evmis,...Registrar..

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P....Stigger,...Co-.ordinator

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The objective of the African/Middle 

Eastern Studies Program has been to 

encourage students interested in 

Africa andthe Middle' East to adopt 

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a

multi* - disciplinary approach 

to the regions, rather than to encourage 

unduespecialization within a 

single discipline. 

Experience has shoun that this objective has 

not been fully achieved 

through the introduction of ME. 401 and 

N4E.' 402 

because,

although these 

courses have met a need, it has been 

found in practice that students have 

become aware of the program or that they 

have appreciated the advantages 

of a multi-disciplinary approach, too 

late in their 'academic careers for 

them to declare a minor in the Program. 

In order to overcome these faults a 

general aulti-disciplinary introduction 

course, AME. 001, has been approved 

and

will-be

introduced for the Fall,, 

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1977, to encourage earlier student 

involvenflt In 

the program to

their 

own advantage. 

Since the intention is to facilitate the 

sound academic development of 

participants, calendar changes are 

desireable to reinforce our 'initial 

objectives and approval is now sought to 

require students seeking the 

Minor in African/Middle 

Eastern Studies to take AC. 001 and one of the 

AME. 400 level courses. 

Interested students, who do not intend 

to apply for the Minor on graduation 

are welcome to participate in any AM course 

they are qualified 

enter. 

P. Stigger,. -ordinator 

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